The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-20 00:00:00

EAST ANOLIAN RAILWAYS.

Yesterday, an extraordinary general meeting of
this company took place at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of considering the terms of an agreement on the
put of the Groat Northern Company, awl also one on the
part of tho Eastern Counties Company, for the purchase of
the East Anglian plant, &c. The chair was taken by H.
Buret, Esq.
The SECRETARY having read the advertisement call-

ing the meeting _
The MIA'HAAN said the offer of the Eastern Counties
Company bad only been received yesterday. He road a
letter on the part of the Great Northern Company. from
Mr. Easter, which recapitulated the former circum-
stances of the Company. The requisition in conformity
with which the present meeting was called was
signed by 200 shareholders, and he had received several
letters kora shareholders, in which they expressed strongly
their prehreace for the terms offered by the Eastern
:zoo Counties y, stating as their reason that by accept-
ing the arms wintkl got be exposed to the risk of a
ruinous ter mane. Under these circumstances,
it would law bun sand on the part of the directors to
base taken any dip geadini the period of the requisition
and the puma. nneties. Ka telt also that as so large •
el almerheldlese were averse to an agreement with
the Serthem Campany, they meld act go to parlia-
ment le seastion It. The preprahkeu hem the two com-
e am=c7.7hiels wire lahl before Om were of • very
enlarged e
kr. SIMPSON, who stated that he ragemented Use inte-
rests et the Mambo/atm !heptachlors, ergrandemi the
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meeting on the prospect of the agremiteat with the Great
Northern Company being dissolved. The reason, why
their sompsny should ally_ themvelves with the Eastern
Counties were obvious. He concluded by moving a relega-
tion which, in substance, was, "That inasmuch as the
agreement with the Great Northern Company was declared
illegal, an arrangement, based on the terms contained in a
letter from Mr. Vaddingtou, should be entered into with
the Eastern Counties Company, and that a committee should
be appointed to carry the same into effect."
Mr. 11ESSELT1NE, in seconding the motion, said he
held 170 letters in favuurof the agreement with the Eastern
Counties Company, and not one of them was in favour of
that with the Great Northern Company.

A short diseamion ensued. . .
Mr. WADDINGTON stated that the Eastern Counties
Company did not want to get anything from the Bast
Anglian Rafivrays Company. Their only object was to act
equitably tetrads the East Anglian. The Eastern Counties
Company wished to atone by future liberality. for that con-
duct which made the Great Northern come into the field,
and their policy was now to develop the traffic of the East
Anglian line, and realise (or the shareholders in that com-
pany some return ter their capital. (Applause.)
An amendment was moved " that no agreement with
one company or the other should be entered into for two
mouths," but was negatived.
The original motion was altered to the effect "that the
agreement with the Eastern Counties Company should be
approved, and that a committee be formed to report thereon
to a future meeting."
After a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, the

meeting adjourned.
The terms of the Eastern Counties Company were the
following
The Eastern Counties to purchase for cash the East
Anglian plant, he., at the valuation lately made, and to
pay half the cost of such valuation. The money to be
realised from the sale of the plant, to be appropriated
as follows —The amount required to pay for the sinetruction
of the bridges on the Wisbech branch to be seemed far that
purpose, sad the remainder applied in liquidation of the
East Anglian liabilities. Five per cent. to be gueematned
by the Eastern Counties on the Eau Deals, IN if
the bonds should be converted into p eons shares the
dividend on these preference shame to be puseeedoed
provided the amount does not exceed 17.001 K sad if in
any one year the earnings of the East Aniline limos me in-
sufficient to provide for the said interest, the lamb= Clean-
ties is to have no claim for the amount paid by then be ex-
ecs of the amount realised from the none ; and shoal the
East Anglian at any future period be able to redoes the fa,
term on the bonds to any lower rate than 6ipst tile be-
nefit of sash reduction shall belong to the lest
The Emotes Counties are to supply all the wining Meek,
locomotive e.,
paver that may from time le dm be re.
Inked Ike lie Waal, (peek losel end through).
are em*mph hes Ayes to Lesars, red lel=
to Lyn when resalsod. The last Millis as to seeds
60 per seat. of all tee an the Let Argils lies eel the
Eastern Counties are to receive tits ramekin Ice.eeed.,
which is to sever ell emit of hisehgo, supply of bees-
metba board, Aim% ma servants of desedp.
See, sehilesetw of way, *dens sad bridges, tams she,
kr Wiwi.% The lest Argils Ogden-
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*aisles deuselles mope le erre Se hoer sees he
theeves Amt lbws the deat Aydin Nese Sat they *NV
de dab ewe ea =Yeast psis gag to the Noe plat.
Thelma Amiss le has the bee reef the Lees One
the slater at Sy, Ds:shwa, sod Wilma ; and the ler
ton Counties to has the of the East depths elides
at Whirr& and Denham. La arbitration arse le
whisk will pis the Bar desire hued the parer
r at ease to the Miles' apseded son, all seek
>aarsse se meet be waled by the two beasts.
Tsars of apearest to be he WO is eat et pule-'
rest to he applied be evas seeder sap shored at the
spews at the Dees Ostrilles. The leers Crashes
dart as amber of thdr beard two pertens. deli pub!
• hid, who may be reesameded by dr Zest Angles lard
to represent the iMll.lllollet die Ss depths."

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