The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-10 00:00:00

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MEETINGS THIS DAY.

472 60 145 30
437 30 440
073 681 25
433 337 30
343 437 30

London and North Western, Euston-square Station, 12 noon
Llynvi Valley, London Tavern, 2 p.m.

Orx.M. Ett_E!itit
in the chair.—A report of the proceeding. at the previous meeting
was published in tide journal of the 4th Mutant. On the resump-
tion of the proceedings yesterday the chairman announced, that, dur-
ing the interval which had elapsed since the last meeting, he had
taken the highest legal opinion on the subject of the shares which had
been paid off, but and for the purposse of voting on the 3d inet- Ile
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(the chairman) had received a letter from Mr.
Sparkman and Mr. Samuela, two of the scrutineern, requiring the di-
rectors to furnish the dirinctive marks and numerical designs_
' tiona of each of those there, which had been so used. This, acting
under legal advice, he was not prepared to do; but he, on behalf
of the directors, would give a pledge to the scrutineers that they (the
directors) would not impugn or take advantage of any report which
'the scrutineers might make, disallowing the votes given in respect of
the shares to which he referred. With this statement he must add
that, under advice, be shoulddeeline to answer any questions put to
him. Mr. Sparkman, at some lemth, recapitulated a correeponnenee
which had ensued since the last meeting between the secretary of
the company and himself, the purport of which was to demand the
production of the books and vouchers of the company, he which to
trace out the 4,240 surreptitious votes. That demand had been. refused
in the same spirit as that which dictated the declaration of the chair.
man that he would not answer any questions that might be put to
him. Without the information sought, it was; impossible that the
scrutineers could proceed in the discharge of their duties. A long
desultory and warm discussion ensued. Mr. Sparkman submitted
that it was not in the power of his colleagues and himself to rescind
votes already recorded, and Mr Clarke suggested that the only mode
by which they could get out of the dilemma, was for the parties who
had voted on the co-called caneelkd shares to come forward and
withdraw them. This suggestion met no response, and eventually
the scrutineer; withdrew to take the votes of the ghat/it:mitten., which
had not already been recorded After a lapse of nearly
two hours they returned, when Mr. Sparkman, on behalf of his two
colleagues and himself, made the following report: „We, the under-
signed, baring been appointed scrutineers at a general meeting of
shareholders of this company held at the London Coffee-house, Lud-
gate-hill, on Tnursday, the 3rd December instant, to take and record
the votes for and against the dissolution and btudruptev of the com-
pany, do hereby certify that we have taken and recorded the votes
given at such meeting, as also those given at the meeting held this
day by adjournment, at the same place, and do now report as follows
That the number of votes given and recorded by us it, a,975, being
more than one-third of the number of shares lamed prior to the 31st
March, 1846, and therefore sufficient to constitute a meeting under
the act. But, whereas, in the tour,* of our proceedings. we were in-
formed by Henry George Ward, Esq., the chairman, by J. F. Elmelie,
Eaq., the solicitor, and by John Hughes, Esq., the smeary to the
company, that 4,240 votes had been given at the meeting held on the
3rd instant, in respect of shares which had been paid off br the com-
pany ant were now in the possention of the directors ; and having no
means of ascertaining whether such votes were given for or against
bankruptcy, we are unable to report thereon. We, therefore, in
the perlorinance of our duty, do now demand the right of inspect.
ing the vouchers in the posseadon of the directors, in respect
to the said 4,240 shares, in order that we may verify the
statement made, and the votes given, in respect of the
same. As witures our hands, this oth day of December, 184 G.
signed, W. F. Sparkman, Alfred Samuel', G. D. Clarke." The
Chairman, after reading the report, Melded to receive it, on the
ground that it renewed a demand which had already been refried,
and that it exceeded the power emiterred upon the ecrutineers by
Lord Dalhousie's Act. If the scrutineers would amend their report
by stating special facts, he would not object to receive and counter.
an it. After some conversation, Messrs. Sparkman and Samuels de-
timed to make any alteration, whilst their coadjutor, Mr. Clarke,
expressed his readiness to amend the report to the extent, 'indeed
" of a demand of the right to inspect vouchers, of stating •• that
it is our intention to demand in form the right of inspecting the
vouchers in the possession of the 'rectors," ate.—The Chairman on
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Ole to the act, he should declare the meeting diseolved.—Mr. Speck-