The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY MEETINGS.

EASTERN COUNTIES.-ADJOURNED
MEETING. _ .

Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, certain of the
shareholders in this oompaay spun aseemblid at the Lon
don-tavern for the purpose of hearing the result of the poll
which bed been demanded on the previous day. The Met-
ing was held in ore of the smaller re oms of the hotel, and
although the numbers were by no mew contidereb'e, there
was sufficient ezeitentent to produce a partial repetition of
theta angry dieplays by which former meetings have been
distinguished.
Mr. ANDUISON having taken the chair, called upon the
scrutineers to declare the rtsult of the ballot.
Mr. RONEY, the seminary, thereupon read the origins,
resolution, which had been proposed oa the previous day
"That the bill fiv amalgamating the Norfolk Railway Com.
pang with the Bittern Cimultiss' Railway be approved of,
subject to such alterations as may be made therein by par-
liament." After this Mr. Meek's amendment was road,
" That the meeting be adjourued until the 2nd of August,
for the purpose of receiving the report of Mr. Gloater upon
he two accounts autunite, d to him under the authority of
the committee of ii.vestigation."
Mr. RONRY then announced the result of the poll to be
as follows :
138 prop
Votes given personslly by proprietors In favour
of the an reaolivion, ai.d against the amend-
ent 3,287
mat 17,7111
17,716

Tots' 21,003
Votes Rives personslly by 101 proprietors impaled Ws
resolution, end fur the amendment 2,470
0

Pro—zits -

Totil 2,470
Majority in favour of the rtulution and against the
amendment 18,633
Being a larger majority than was required by the act.
Ales some diaeusa
Mr. WILCOMON prop ased that a yxte of thanks be given
to the chair ran for his kindness ha attending this and the
preceding meeting. lie bad fie filled a very ungrateful and
a very unpluaent task, and he had conferred great benefit
upon the sbarehiAdera by so doing.
The motion Laving been seconded, was carried unani-
mously,
Mr ANDERSON was deeply obliged to them for this ex.
pression of their go 4 opinion. He had been many years
connected with the Emmen& Counties Railway, and the
*vents of tAe last tares mons had been xtremely painful
to him. He would, howevther, pledge himself to remain in
office until they should find another person to succeed him.
Ile would continue to act as a director until the meeting of
OP 13th inst.
The meeting then adjourned.

LANCASTER AND PRESTON.
Special Meeting. July 2 —Mr. JOSEPH licsoetr. in the
chair. The meeting was convened for the consideration of
a bill now before parliament, with the triple object of rati-
fing the agreement with the Canal Company as lessees of
the Lancaster and Prism line for its restoration to the ori-
ginal proprietary, the reconstruction of the board of direr-
tioe , and the confirmation or the arrangement entered into
with the Lancaster and Carlisle Company in May last, for
the transfer of the line in perpetuity. An abstract of the bill
having been read by Mr. Robert Jackson, one of the law
clinks to the company,
Mr. HAVE (a member of the East Lancashire board)
directed the particular attention of the shareholders present
tea the fact that, by the proposed agreement with the Lances-
, ter and Carlisle Company, they would he deprived of the
I slightest controul over their own property, however growl
it might be mismanaged by the Lancaster and Carlisle boar
He hoped the repor era would take this down, and report it
faithfully. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. NILLON acid that if any mismanagement occurred
the Lanceet r and Preston Company would have a share in
it, ao thee had their representativeat the Carlisle board.
'Mr. HAYS void not admit that this company was fairly
represeated at the Carlisle board, as it had only 0.. e director
on that board, though representing collectively a capital of
half a million.
A PROPRIETOR reworked that if the aoreement with
the Carlisle Company were carried into effect, both wave-
ni• a would patent an identity of interest.
Mr. A. WATKIN (of Manchester), wished the share-
holders to take .antics that they were bound to participate
in the profit or loss of the Scottish Central Company by the
proposed agreement. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN, while admitting participation in the
Scottish Central guarantee to be a -blemi-la (hear, hear),
Vatught it would tune out a more insiirificant ayesore
than the hon. proprietor imagined. He concluded,
by moving : " That this meeting approves of the draftot
the bill now submitted for its consideration."
Mr. W. JACKSON seconded the motion.
Mr. WAI MN, atter observing that he did net object to a
union with the Lancaster d Carlisle Company, provided it
coald be effected on fair and equitable terms, 'netted, as an
amendmest, that this meeting disapproves of such part of
the agreement as relates to tee contract with the Scottish
Central, and the representation of this company at the Cu-
lisle Board.
Mr. JOHN BARKER, in secanding the amendment, said
the whole agreement appeared to have been drawn up in the
arbitrary rule of a muter to his outwits.
The CHAIRMAN said his own feeling was, that the
amendment was irregular; but, in deference to other opi-
nions which had been given by gentlemen near hiss, he
would put it to the meesung.
The intendment was then put in the wail form, and ne-
gatived by a nujoriti of 36-10 voting for, and 46 against it.
A poll was at St taken on the original motion, when there
, appeared in farina of it, including proxies, 4,000 and odd
votes • against it, 1,100. The motion was, consequently,
declared to be carried. The proceedings, which occu-
pied four hours, terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

Extraordinary meetings of the Lancaster and Carlisle
Railway, and Lancaster Canal Companies, were held the
same day with a similar object. Mr. Dilworth Creweeen,
jun., presided ►t the Canal meeting ; Colonel Mosel' over the
Lancaster and Carlisle. Resolutions approving of the bill
as it now stands ware adopted at both meetings.

OPINING Or Tits STOUR VALLET.-011 Monday this
line, which branches off from Marks Tey and panes through
Chappel and Bares, and reaches Sudbury at a distance of
12 miler, was regularly opened for passenger and goods
traffic.
OPINING Op Skit LINE OF RAILWAY TO DISS.-03 MoG-
day the line was opened to Diss and Bunton. The latter
placs is within 12 miles of Norwich The entire line will
be opened early in September, but the greatest esenion is
Dow being made to complete the line to Newton, 7 miles
from Norwich, by the 16th of the present month, the day on
which the Royal Agricultural Society commence their meet-
ing at Norwich. The line 1 the Eastern Union Railway
atllaughley-road. and proceeds thnughElinsted, Thurston,
Eye, Dim, and Bunton.