The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

ING (THIS DAT).

The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro-
prieten of the Cherter end Holyhead Hailers), wee held
this morning at the Enston-square station; Sir S. M. Piro,
Bart., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the their.

The report, which has already bun published, was takes
as read.

The CHAIRVAN, in moving the adoption of this docu-
ment, stated thet the agreement between this Cowpony sad
the Loudon and North Western had his. finally arranged,
sad It would be signed in the coarse of the day. The di-
rectors, in settling this agreement, had resolved considerable
assistant* from the committee of shareholders appointed tome
time ago, end it was his intention today to ask the share-
holders to continue this committee for six mouths leaser.
The traffic of the line during the last halt-yesr bad on the
whole been exceedingly satiefactory, while it was • therm
if gratidcatioa to him, and no doubt would he to the
shareholder, that under the eirmenea& with the Links
end North Western the cost of the locomotive &parakeet
would in future be onsiderably diminished. The re-
port stated that the &motors were is a position is
dare • divides& bat in order es meet the prim-
tag demands of the sampiny, the direstems had deferred
proposing its payment for the present. He might Mate,
however, that there were swots amply milkiest to meet the
liabilities of the cosi); re ; indeed, with the ezesptien of
the debt duo to the London and North Western Compeer
—for which that company held ample security—the lishilt-
Um of the company did not exceed 33.370 i, nod no one
could dispute their ability to meet that at say time. After
• short delay, thereto*, he believed the directors would
be in • position to pay the dividsad, and be hoped this
assurance would satiety the public out of doors. To ohm
the expediency of the arrangement about to be ellieebNiei
with the London and Nor -Western Cemthey, he might
mention that, had it been in operation lest year, the di-
rectors would have been in • position to pay Its. U. pap
aws on the proforma; stock, and yet have a behinds in
hand of 3,3861.75. 2d. Under these eireamstasese, he felt
that their preepects let the /stare were of the most theories
thareeter.
A Plovairroz asked when the t weskit mime,
into operation, and what would t .J 14 tl be blibleeil
The CRAIRKAN replied that the esimemall erects INN
into force immediately after it was Mond and nitheil,inth
the dividend would be paid when the 33,3004 'hi WM.
had bees paid off. At lest, it would °omelette epthellien
assess teeter arrangements meld be code ter treseheellepi
the line to the London and North Western, walk eletelels
weal net be later then the let of July.
After some farther oaavenation, the report was edapeoll.'
Resolutions were then passed, authorising the ellreererei.
to pay out of 33,0301. 16s. 104.—thies the net earnings of
the past six meaths-1,0001. to the Steam-boat Renewal
Fund—Mt. per share in the first pre/mean shares, 'set-
prising all stream up to the 31st of Dmseatter,
and amounting to 23,0001., and • dividend at
the rata of Ave per that. per ammo on the
soma preemies shares, smoothing to 6,633/. leo,
leev-
iag a belascs of 4471.6 x.. to be wheel /coward to flifi
rest half-year ; bet that the payment of them divides& be
ilea."l""asestsP.:ad reelielvietaceign,":"yistrasusacttkfthth:thaier....commiratzsewitasthiteesamtiloidle moiint7"l"lll.ll6remilseithe Ow"
the
for the wpm, of assisting the diresten in
eat the workng agreement with the Linden and i
Western."
A PSOl'lll7Ol Inquired what per restage the Leedom '
and North Western were to maim for walking the line
The CSAIIIIIAN mplied 46 per that.
Kamen G. H. lismiltaa K P., and hiskson, M.P., were
then insiessad dizosties..6 Kr. L. W. Head, the of the
shartheiline• commit., INS Meath the of the audio:we.
Thoth@ were then with is the chairman sad illegals,
and the meeting t, voluted.

NIWIIVINDIIII' BENZPOLENT
an piled to learn that ;he feeds of t►is easellent institution
bass just reeiised a sessemable addition of upwards of M.
holm the proceeds of a benefit at Drury Lane Theatre.
freely mated by Kr. K. T. Smith, t►o 141111“. who also pro-
, tested the eeentoittee wit► the liberal donation of 201.
Raw Ross ELncrioN.—The following were the
Wades positions of the candidates for New Rom et the close
of the poll : —Tottenham, 88; Redingtoe, 67 ; majority 21.