The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-16 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

A Wharnciiffe meeting of this company was yes-
terday held at the Roseau-square station, to consider a long
series of inessnres now pending in parliament sad affectieg
the company's interests ; Mr. Moos occupied the *heir.
The 011Ainethii, is opening the Promedirds. •x,bilad
that out ci the keg list of sixteen bills ineut . ioned in the
notice convening the meeting, there were only two which
were promoted by the company per ee. In the ease ci ids
of these they were, with other companies, part promoters,
bet the other eight bad been introduced into parliament
by perfectly independent parties, but u they more cc kW
interfered with the company's interest'', they could not he
proceeded with before the committee of the Roues of Lords
until they received the sanction of a special =Mil, like
the present. There would, however, be now no eseassity to
dwell further upon them, u they were not yet rips for rim.
sideration. One of their own bills proper was in the same
condition as were Ave of those to which they were parties-
Under them eiramestaises they would have only two mea-
sures now submitted to them.
The solicitor of the company having read the marginal
explanation, of the several denies, the eseetinglion e mo-
tion of the chairman, sanctioned the following vie.
A bill to enable the Shrewsbury and Hereford way
Company to lease their undertaking to acquire addildomd
lands, and for other purposes ; sod a Bill for me/ening ad-
ditional powers on the London and North Western Railway
Oempany in relation to their own undertaking and the us-
dartakhree ci other companies, and for autborisiag a devia-
tion in the line al the South Leicestershire Railway, sad for
other purpose..
The meeting wee then adjourned to the 29th instant, at
Doom

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
Yesterday an adjourned meeting of this company
took piece at the offices, Waterloo station, to consider cer-
tain bills now pending in parliament ; Captain /LANGUR in
Use akar.
The CHAIRMAN stated that out of the three bills which
stood over for consideration from the previous meeting,
held a fortnight ego, only oils was ins sufficiently forward
state to be submitted so the Marebolders en the present
00CeMOO. This bill gave powers to the London and South
Western Company to oonstrnot a railway from •Wersouth
to the Isle of Portland, and to =taxi the Wilts, Senserset,
sod Weymouth Railway to the harbour. The line of rail-
way would be about 4j miles in lewth, but, including
blanches and tramways, it would extend to about six miles.
By agreement already in existence, it was arranged that the
line should be constructed by on independent company, sod
when completed to the satisfaction of the engineers, should
be limed to the Great Western and South Western com-
panies, to be held by them conjointly, each company pay-
ing 2,260 f. a year for the same, free of all deductions. A
resolution woe thee mewed approving a bill authorising fie
emstruction of a railway from Weymouth to the hie of
Portland, and to extend the Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth Railway to the harbour.
The meeting was then adjourned till the 29th task
A special general moieties was next held to consider a
bill to authorise the Londe°, Brichtoo, and South Coast
Railway Company to make aortae new lines of railway in
the comities of Surrey and Sums:.
The CHAIRRAN explained that the object of the bill was
to improve the connexion with the West London Exten-
sion, the Crystal Palace, the South Eastens, aid Leaden,
Chatham, and Dover lines, and to enable the Soak Western
Company to make arrangements for worineg ever those
bees. The hill was merely permissive, there be* at pre-
sent as armagements going es with the said eenepinnes.
A resolution in accordance with the above objects was
*Mad to.
The CHAIRMAN mid that NM 2 as the list of bills intended
to have been brought forward to-day, Tie. as Act for making
a railway and harbour in the county of Devon, to be called
"The Stdmouth Railway and Harbmr," was sot yet ripe
for diaconate, and its exwideratiee would therefore be pod-
poned till the adjourned meeting on the 210th May.
Meeting adjourned accordingly.

LONDON GF.N/DAL PORTII3B' EINIVOLDNT ASBO-
- seventeeeth quarterly meeting of the MOM.
ben et the above society was held as Wednesday evening
at the George; Aldermanbury. Mr. F. T. lsitt, chairman
of the board of management, presided. The Chairman, on
opening the preasediap, urged upon the members the ae.
amity of increased exertion, in order to augment the funds
of the society, the nementy and importance of which would
be shown at the election of pensioners on Thursday, when
21 candidates would be brought forward, out of whom (for
want of funds) they were only able to elect two. Mr.
Bennett, the secretary, read the report, which stated that
the total receipts of the peat three months wen 3291., being
an increase of 1691. on the receipts of the previous quarter.
There was at the present time • balance of 2721. Lis. 5c1.,
which, with the amount of invested capital, via' 4,1801.
New Three per that. Aanuitin, gave • total to thecreditof
the association of 4,4621.155. Lid. 75 new members had
joined during the pest quarter. The ball-yearly meeting
for the election of pensioners took place yesterday at the
London Tavern ; Mr. least in the chair. The poll resulted
in Alfred Speed and James Woodford being declared the
encoded cassbistsa.
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dinner him Wit he was face to fan with then:. Sur.
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