The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-16 00:00:00

towards the gentlemen who bad fanned the committee of in-
vestigation. Their object bad been to do their duty, and
they had done it to the best of their ability. They bad been
kind amnion to solicit him to allow his name to to proposed
es a director ; bat he was too fond of peace to join the d rut
rims whilst &storm lased. (Hem, hear.) Ho found it ra-
ther difficult to restrain the impetuosity of his young friend
(turning to Mr. Mesh. A laugh.) if it had been necessary
for him to take a mare determined step, he should have done
so. He had no disposition to interfere to prevent the adop-
tion of the report (Cries of You voted against it.") He
voted against It! Ultimately the majority agreed to that report,
and he gave his amens. Under theta circumstances, he hoped
that notwithstanding all that had passed, they would have
the advantage of a capital board of directors. One word
with regard to I". committee of selection. He thought they
had pursued theirkbours legally, and if they disapproved of
ary names, they had a right to brirg forward e there. Ile
wished also to say a word in nfetenue to the committee in
Sins-lane. He believed he might s.y there never was
a committee appointed that had a more arduous duty
to perform than the committee of investigaint, and he
felt enured they would to ire from tuat duty with seriefac-
tion to themselves—and, he hsped, to the general body of
shareholders. (H. ar, hear.)
Mr. U. DROWN, M P , expressed his strong disapproba.
t'on at the a:nlusion *hick had characterised the proceedings
lasth of that meeting, and the preceding ones having the
some objeat. It was attributable, in Lis opinioo, to • want
of straighteorwardoess. He then alluded to a rumour that
Mr. Cosh had not stated in bin evidesee before parliament
all that he know retpecting the Sire lane committee and the
expenditure of 7,0001. He complainod that an heur and a
half bad been occupied by a speech of Mr. Meek, which
was neither instructive nor useful. (Uproar) He said be
felt as indignant as soy man at the conduct of the directors ;
but he also tbcught :hat vituperation mould not be pro-
le. gad profitably. Let the shareholders take ears whom
they 'lend as direct. rs. Thos canvass for the board
bed been as earn at as ono for a seat in parliament.
Wh none, was to be expended they might suspect
some interested motive. He must repeat his bt that the
railway was not at present paying Is. profit for divisi in, and
he wAtld warn the meeting not to act so sa to run the tisk of
going through the present ordeal again.
After alien noisy ri c a ion,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to put rte amendments to
th.e muting, beginning with the ore proposed last,
and ascending to trio general list proposed by Mr. Atkinson.
The amendments were successively declared by him is be
het. He then put the original motion, and that also was
declared to have be. n rejected.
The SECRETARY—GentIemen, I am instructed by the
chairman of this meeting to announce to yen that, sating oil
the advice of the legal gentleman who is bore to assist him
this day, he denier.' that this meeting fa dissolved.
Much astonishment was maeitested at this announcement.
The chairman Laving retired, Mr. Helps made his se ey from
the body of the room to the platform mad took the chair,
evidently fur the ourp,se of continuing the proceedings.
Mr. CASH said the sharehslders had one way of getting
over the difficulty in which they were placed by out having
ac transtcd the barren for which they had assembled. He
had no doubt that in a very abort time a requisition would
be addressed to the directors, calling upon them to c invene
msetir.g as only as possible for the election of dirceton.
He was tone:need that the meeting was positively at an end.

(Henr, hear.) -
Mr. HELPS was of opinion that the meeting was not a•
an end, having been illegally ditselved. (Hear, hear.)
The net required that there should be 60 shareholders pre-
sent to tranmet bueiness, and so long as that number re-
mised he would retain the Chair. An illegal dissolution was
no dimoluti.m. The only business before the meeting was
that of ale tine dirtnom.
Mr. HARRIS proposed that Mr. Packs should be a di-
rector in:the worn of Mr. Anderson, who retired.
Mr. CRASSEN eertaded the motion, rod Mr. Helps,
having put it, declared that Mr. Peck* had been duly clecucl
a director. (La-ll:ter.)
Mr. WARD Formed Mr. John Fryer as n director in the
room ef Mr. Firher, who retired.
Mr. FRYER :el: much obliged fur the compliment, but
could not consent to take a seat amongst such mess as the
ezistiog directors.
Mr. YELL would like to hear from the e' sermon who was
to pay the expense, in ease the legality of these proceedings
should ha celled in question. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.)
Mr. HELPS did nut feel quite sure now that there were
fifty shareholder. prevent. (Laughter.)
A SH Alt EHOLDER.—Was the first motion carried ?
Mr. HELPS.—Y• s, that was carried. (A laugh.)
The te. C AIRMAN' then eslied upon thaw present who
were sharehthl, re to hold uo their hands in order thot he
might he able to ascertain whether or not there was the
number recoir.d by the est. Only thirteen or fourteen
hands !moot:tied to this appeal.
Mr. HELPS then put a motion that the meeting be ad-
journed fur a fortnight, and declared it to have been
agreed to.
The company remising in the room then dispersed.