The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-21 00:00:00

meeting. After this amount has been paid there will remain a ,
baLsues of 741. 15e. Gil. to be carried to the credit of the
current year." A statement of accounts was appended
to the report, which stated that the total receipts,
includiug deposits, to 31st December, from the formation
of the company, had been 49,970/. is. 6d. The expense of
obtaining the act was 13,6411. 63. 3d. The sulmespient ex-
penditure to the 39th of June last was .5,1011. 3s. sd. Re-
pots.: of last year in salaries, advertising, &e. 401.2 x. The
interest account showed payments to shareholders and in
other ways of 3,4941. Os. sd. This left a balance of 26,3.501.,
which was lent on mortgage; of interest due thereon,
502,175. 6d.; in the hands of- the bankers 7051. 4s. 6d.; in
the hands of the secretary, 41. 13s. sd.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and
accounts, which was agreed to.
Mr. FAR CETT inured that the directors he authorised
to pay to the shareholders a further dividend of Is. 2d. per
share out of the interest which had accrued on the balance
of eapital during the suspension of the works.
Mr. ALEXANDER TAYLOR seconded the motion.—
Agreed to.
Mr. GEORGE MARLOW asked whether there was any
prospect of the shareholders having a division of the capital
remaining, and getting their money hack.
The CHAIRMAN said this qui.stion had several tines
engaged the attention of the board, but they were of opinion
that it was inadvisable to divide the capital, or interfere
with it at present.
A vote of thanks was given to the directors and auditors,
and the meeting separated.

SHEFFIELD, IiOTHERHAM, WAKEFIELD, lII:DDERS-
Tiara), AND Goon,. ltattwaY.—The half-yearly general
meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the
Company's offices in Wakefield, on Wednesday last, the
19th inst. Mr. John Ilarff in the chair. The report stated
that the amount of outstanding liabilities to landowners,
contractors, and others, which at the last half-yearly meet-
ing amounted to about 16,000/., has been reduced on the
31st of December last by about 6,500/, and up to this
day they have been still further reduced, so as to leave
the amount of known claims now outstanding at
about 4,000/., and with contingencies which may
increase that amount to 4,500/. These will be
paid off as the objection to titles to land and
other matters are from time to time disposed of. To meet
these claims the company has assets, including the 2s. 6d.
per share, to be retained for the first two half
years 63 per share, as per resolution of the ge-
neral meeting in February last, amounting to 4,6001.
The report having been read, it was resolved, on the
motion of the chairman, that such report be received
and adopted, and that it be printed for circulation amongst
the proprietors. It was also resolved, " That a dividend on
the guaranteed stock, for the half-year ending 31st I)!ectm-
ber last, at the rate of 51. per cent. per annum he now
declared, less income tat, and less 2s. 6d, per share deduction!
as authorised at the uuasting held on the 20th February, !,
1850." Another resolution was pawed, continuing the for-
feiture of a number of share; declared by the directors to
have been forfeited, and the meeting concluded.