The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY MEETINGS.

YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND.
THE HULL AND SELBY PURCHASE SHARES.
Yesterday there was a spells' eat-wing of the ahareh lier.
of it. York and North Midland Railway Company, at tie
De 13-ey Rionas,York, for the purpose of submitting to their
consideration the resolutions passed by the directors and
the committee appointed at • weed general meeting held
on the 29th ult., with respect to the best mode of dealing
with the question of the purchase of the Hull and Sethy
Rsilwey, and the piaerenee shares created with that object
Another purpose of the meeting was to receive the fourth
and final report of the committee appointed to investigate
the affairs of the company.
H. S. Tlionnote, Bsq., the chairman of the company,
prattled, and there was an average attendance of share-
holders. The business of the meeting wee commenced by
Mr. SWANN, the chairman of the committee of investi-
gation. who rose to present their final report to taro share
holders, the principal item in which referred to the Yorkstire
and Lancashire Company, and he would allude to it no
further than to observe that he was extremely happy to be
able to intern the ahareholden that an opinion bad been
named the day before, which was ex ettaingly favourable
to the opinion entertained by the committee as to the
liability of the Yorkshire and Lancashire Company to join
the York and North Midland in the Hull and Selby
lease. (Hear, hear.) The next item was the accountant's
report, the most important part of which had re-
ference to that most actor:nests account--the suspense
account the committee could come to no other conclueion
than that it would be best for the interests of the share-
holders to put this to capital. (Hear, hear.) Before he
sat down there was one point which he felt bound to ant n
Lion, because it had been the cause of much differeece of
agreement and discussion between the din ctors and the
committee. He alluded to what might have been considered
as an interference on the part of the committee with the
board is choosing new directors (Hear, hear.) There could
be no question that the committee enjoyed the confidence
of • very large number of the shareholders, and
the board as at present constituted wee, he thought,
if the shareholders would just reflect, poeitively—(a voice—
" a seltelectea body.")—Yes, a self-elected body. At
the same time he was bound to state, from a conversation he
had had with the chairman,that he believed the preeent board
were • xceedingly anxious to fill up future vacancies with the
best men that could be found. He moved that the fourth
and final report of the commi•tee be received and adopted
Mr. STOCKS seconded the motion, which was then put
and carried.
The CHAIRMAN then passed a high eulogy on the com-
mittee of investigation, and concluded by moving the thanks
of the shareholders to them for the time and atter tion they
hat divot, d to the discharge of the duties that had devolved
upon them.
Mr. PRICE seconded the motion, which was carried, but
not unanimously. There were three or four hands held up
against it.
Mr. 8 *VANN acknowledged the compliment. He hoped
that the board, in its inture constitution, would work well
and for the good of the company.
The CHAIRMAN then introduced the Hull and Selby
purchase question, and moved the adoption of the following
tntions, which had been previously circulated among the

ahareholders:
" That it is expedient, for the interests of all classes of
shareholdets, that the terms ou which the Bull and Selby
preference shares were created on the 26th Oct , 1846. be
modified u Ohms Aad that an act of parliament be applied
for in the ensuing session to carry the ume into effect.
" 1. That the guaranteed dividend, at the rate of W. per
Ant. on the 101. already called up in respect of thou:shares,
Asti cease from the Ist of July, MO ; and that tor the
future the amount of capital shall be entitled, in pups-
miry, to • preference dividend at the rate of 48 per cent.
per annum.
" 2. That the sum of 161. pershars remaining to be ultra
up on ih ire shares shall he entitled in perpetuil to a prefe-
rence dividend, at the rate of 61. per cent, per annum, from
the respe•itive times of milling the same up.
" 3. That future calls on the preference shares shall be
mad., only for the purpose for which they were originally
created, of completing the purchase of the Bull and Seib'
Railway, it and when the completion of that purchase shall
be resolved upon, or for paying off the debentures of the
company.
•• e. chat the holders of the prefereree shares shall be en-
titled to the benefit of any rividend above the leveret
guaranteed rates of dividends which %beholders of the general
stock of the crop my m.y receive "
The CHAIRMAN adde4 that they had Milted a proviso
to give the company, power to pay off Me preference shares,
if they sln.ulit deem it expedient. at par.
Mr. LLOYD (one of the late Committee of lnvestigatior )
thought
art wuulu be a monstrous thirg if the were to agree
touarantee in perpetuity tu one description' f sti ck,
whilst the other might get no d vidend at all. His own
opinion was, the propuition should be deferred till the
February meting.
Toe LORD MAYOR (Mr. Seymour) seconded Mr.

Thompson" motion.
. lion
i and that steps be immediately taken to tefer the settlemei t
ro.:ltUhiY.
matterNSON ,
brief
dideatennchedestetoe,
theale obpaposet-rdarthlye nimeea,stuinr::
and he waved an amendment, " That the further considers
1 of this question to a fair and equitable tribunal."
Mr. LLOYD seconded the amendment proposed by Mr.
Joynsor.. II • thought that there need be no alarm about
getting there debentures renewed at 5 per cent. when money
was not worth more than la or 2 per cent. He knew no
line, the bliahton line excepted, which bad had its affairs
so thoroughly inve.tiffated, and which was so worthy of
purchases in the row/krt.
A brit( discussion then ensued, after which the rrsolutien
was put to :he 'meting, toe word " another" I.r a .' fair and
evahlt" tribunal, being substituted. On a division the
amquendment was lost, sou the original resolution was CAT fit d
by a large majority.
A further reso:ution was then carried, authorising the
directiho to die• effect to the resolutions.
Mr. SHOOTER entered a protest against the frio7utions
which had ores adopted, amidst muck noise caused by
panics leaviog the room.
A vote of thaulu to the chairman terminated the birth's'
of the n.te ins.
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NORTH KENT.
A very large meeting was held at Dover on Tuesday, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of
supporting the application in the ensuing session for este-
'dishing the N ink Kent Ride/ay. The Magog. presided.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the processing', satd he
felt that the estobiisbment of the N.tr.b K. nt line of rail-
way from Lonnon to D nee would be of vital importonce,
not only to the port of Dover, but to the kingd m peat rally.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. RICE, M P.. proposed a resolution to the effect Oust
the I.t.ie county of Kent aff tiled no proper commutdcation
with London, n• Inc to the wont of railway facilities.
Mr. J. IS KNOCKhB seconded the resolution ; which
was can ad.
Mr. TAYLOR said the grestrst possible advantage would
accrue to the prt of Dover by the tormotion of the propsoied
railway, particularly IN it would be msde to communicate
aith teat gee national work, the Harbour of Refuge.
(Hear, hear.) The Doke t I Wellington, the government,
and the Admiralty, and several influential nnolemen, ap-
prove 1 of the pr .yet and hat: promised to support them in
carrying it out )
bir J. TYLDEN, lI tn., thought great a ivantages would
result Ir. m the proposed line, as i
ts throughout England.
8 vent ether gentlemen sdd.essed the nieetinis, ant a
committee bavins been apptiated to conduct the hill throw
parliegsent in the session a tote Of tOILIIItt to the
etheingan clue el the proceedings.

FATAL EFFECTS OF a TRIAL OF STRENGTH. —A
fatal ad or took phac on Sunday last at the house of Mr
J ahn Adam on, the Travellers' I no, Brushy Common The
unfortunam sufferer is Richatd Massey, prom
prietor of a
quarry at Wick. r-ley, who was drinking in the ablve house
on Sunday lair, and shortly titer one o'clock on the day a
men nano d M. tylls happened t i be present, when the con
vets Won turhed upon the surest mode of turning a man
out o' a h..u.e. G e word brought on another, and a ilia
was feint* ahtly complied with by Moody. fbe
y laid bold of
each other,w ben Meas. y, who straggled hard to throw his op
potent user h s heat, was overpow• red, and he fell foreword
with his head d•,ubled,and having the wtight of his antavonon
upon hint, his neck was put out, he turned black Maw di-
ately, and anoth• r pers,n present, tamed Hint, made cc
eff et to put it N • Aloes were struck on either side, und
Massey Ifit h r bi- d at the nose or mouth. He sea
cot, yi d 11,•rn. to Wickersley, where he espir d on the fol
lovind ig. An inquest wee held on the body on W,n•
. au, la.t, f•r, T baclur, Esq , coroner, when it w..a
clearly .hewn that there was to blame attached to any w e
but the deceased himself, and further, John Gmham, ot
wkker.-ey, woo awe the deoease ' sits o'clock un SJnoa)
night, beard him &dare on Iva de Abbe& the. himself aloe ..
was to blam -. T... was lurther corroborated by the falser
of the d. c• as d The coronet Bummed up in his usual *be-
manner. and s v. r tic, in sec ddance was given, ewinerat.il
Moody !rem Nam. —Doncaster Gazette.
ALLEGED POISONING OF A HUSBAND ET ins WIFE.
—Tea:rode' at r. ova Mr Carter held an imp at at the
the King's ad, Mimbism, br'ore • retractable jur. on 'be
body Hong`; Ba
ia. Salvor, a superannuated police constable,
of the F ch‘....,... tam death was supposed to be caused
by poison administer. d by Lis wife, for the outline. of ob-
taining th., fun•-r maw from a Forester's Saudi Sci ty
Toe thetas. d nbe 9-It inst., aster a long se d
' a ram•iur bay.sig been sat afloat in the neighbourbo al rt•a,
I he had 11 en paiaard, f! was deemed necessary to bold a-
isqucst ant t•• ingite.e a pit mortem examinari.in, duty
which wois ;
ors crf .em-al by Air Clark, a meted by Mr Parrfs.
onSatariay last cud the dec.ased was buried on Sunday,
in ths twee ua of 1.r.0 cm:nurse of persons. Ye...groat 1
Mr Clark was lea rimed. and in answer to the corers, rotated
that he was o: o.neina that d, ceased died from typhus tee, r
of long a ding, and that it, blame: U attached to any,
n
Mr. Parr.', the .•th• r surgeon, g timilsr evidence, and
after a short enouthitioe. the jury returned a veraio, f
" Died frngs natural calms."
REPRESt.NTATIon OF LIMERICK Col.:NTT.—Tt:e
protectionis a are actually caavo ssing read f•r vote- i •
support of a can a•s- to replace Mr. Daliakeony whose denth
,
although h • is •.n.• • f their own, thee are indecently ant lel.
pating. It Vie 110010 and Irish tree traders will un to .ad
act, they hay .• their 101W.t to 1'0r..4t any pr tit
candidate in the county ot Llateica.—Lumwrock Reantasei
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