The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY MEETINGS.

TORII AND NORTH MIDLAND.
eas parr of yesterday we oar* a roped of the
at this weetieo up to the hour of kW Ohlock,
aor Weal kad to be dupambed.) It hal that lima
ey
tad a 11111MIIMUMB should he appointed to Moho
easuladai the future patties of the pedhoolos
us;,ll • tbectiselm. was join on as to the=
7m; peoe4 est committee. The question was
lea should be of a mixed character, or should be
'alibi, of miasmas shembeiden, sad ultimately
ri;ioas F positios was adopted. The committ. e sleeted
ion tollows : Mr S eann,Wr R. S hitt', Mr. Larne'.
se. IT prom Mr. Watson. ot York, Kr. 1111, Rom
ti! AL Kr. 1310110, Mr. Dibb, el Isei Segura
.waggili, sad Kr. W. Beverley, el beds.
1
'. s
so teed toss sev.is of the soramittee Amid farm a
end that they should meet at the brad room early
;A tarsier
mi. STOCKS thee reiv.d • resolution empowering the
dioah.l.lirs to sire: platinum as dir.etors, who are hot
moot withia ones =des of York.
10. BULL ascostied the usetioa. whisk was carried.
The CHAIRMAN mid the committee had unmated to
oa sorest that the apoinuseat of auditors should stand
ao‘estil the half-yearly meeting, in August nett. This
wee fess is coasequrace ol the sablembeisic saner the oest.
odantios el a eseamittee of delerges hem all the priacipal
so tray sompanio is WO country.
Mr. STOCKS hest stored a rerilution, empoweriag the
me to mrypect the book. of the eompaay.
r. BALL wooded the modes.
St. WATSON. of Matlock. urged that the resoled°.
Amid use ado the shire registry books.
r. STOCKS believed thou w •• set giving the steer
Miens 'secs te • stssies die skate matey.
Mr. WATSON would like ea set to be obtained thee.
Toe esedim was dna put sad @atria.
The anjostread special meets& was thea resumed. whoa
Mr. SWANN said the osound•se had fully istsoded to
Mae how Wean the shsreneklen their Worth sad Seel
psynrt bet amf oh. observation whisk Ind fades from Mr.
from
sad the other directon, tbej bit it quit* hare:
Men to di as t far this 'woe, that the maims
held whisk had
lont aseddhed so them were doubted—they were net
to be rot. would therefore be hie dnty to mow that ten
twain be adjesmeed haul the Wl.ysarly setting is
r"
Mr. Cii. WSHAT—I as helm ready to bow to the dad.
dos el the proses% mortis& szekselire 4.,f the roan.
Mr. RAMISRY-1 appeal to the eheirmais, had I beg to
sled Woe is sot • mid.nty Is fames el the sseuelees.
The CHAIRMAN said the comind.tee had • msjeritx,
le ludic' the Polio-
Mr ROSS submitted to the directors that the matins
ow* my **gat so mush about did sot east say rider
OM open their 11000 Sf, as they were musty qesstiaes of
wrest. sad he urged them to semis to the vote that ked
Us,- or tali...
CILAWSHAY —I have hot the eligliteet stessales le
ssy test the masa is dosed as far se lam coaesraed. At
timOmbe twos I do sot haid out say hope et noble benumb
lintel that if year demean aro sot be be considerad
wow misses to elan their .we elminaim the/ ere hot sir
lisieito year tosildshoo. (Laid erne of " Hear. hear.")
aSer la further oppeoinea, bet l *seam madder that
I obey that moLlesse whisk it has bees hitherto my pride
sof 'imam to have reposed Ia me, sad tharolore wilt

Mr. ROSS said the ergot question wee the expedited of
the appeistearit of Mr. Med, ad wet as to the iatemrity
of
Itheasearesr, shoat whisk they wets MI agreed. lie mast
mg he dytred iw tofu with the direetore, sad, had he been
weed them, sad feud • majority of the shartbolden differ-
lieuwith his, he should nut have felt it any idiotism to
OM up Id dishier
Mr. CRAWSHAY said if th mid persade Mr. Meek
ma Mi. Ramateee to remain ii the direction,; he would
week chi them with the mated *aware. He meet hare
the two gestlemee to help hiss, bat his feet wee they
were ries •es Wm them be h.
lIcliwANN had no objection to est out the "Leedom
sad put it before the ihareholdece for their duties.
gigtee CHAIRMAN sad Mr. CRAWSHAT also exprimed
themat willing to concur ia the adortou of that eosins,
the Wiser residua hop*, that Mr. Rowatree said the
ether members et the beard would also agreed the
sad that Mr. &mated cicala nude in the direction
ks *paid of the shat. holden was eacemained.
MN. ROWNTRER thought thepropos.' • very fair owe,
bat Or he ”id
he not kaow whether Mr. Meek woull tutors
the h ard, could mot say that be would remain.
Mr. MEEK said he bad left the board, and ho did not
lathed spin to dean • his seat at it. He 'greed eith the
madame that. generally apathies, railway boards were
hdrgendeat of each other ; but at the saad time, where
me ince were
bitn • geographical position to be of benefit to
seek other, g gentlesses might he 'seeders of
both hoards. It was entirely through 1,1111 leterveation and
peicomiva d trio ads toot he had )..tad the board, and now
that he had got out, he lived they would allow him to
TOISCII Out.
Mr CALRB WILLIAMS, of York, mid they seemed to
have someone to • point at which th • mensairtes of investiga•
tics might be released from (unbar labour. Certaialy," and
" Hear, hear.") They bad devoted • great deal of their
time, sad they hat bees • long time now ie collision wilt
thedireetors, sad the dein of dm railway had been much
Ward by their admired" with the mune of the directors. '
(Mose, hear) With the leave of the chained, he would
move that the committee be dimmed from further swim.
(A plans sad laughter )
A SHARRHOLDER did be would second the mord-
tion. Ile "sly saw three of the committeepresent. aad be
would be better eatisti-vi if Wed ware sod. (Lugedes.)
Mr. WATSON, of Xerk, did pedaled his misdates%
that the meeting be erjouraed until the 21st of December.
whisk was wedded by Mr. ALLIS, of Ostraldwisk.
Mr CRAWSHAY 'squired whether Mr. Meek and Mr.
Roosted would give their assistemos to the board for
twelve months.
Mr. MERIT sod be did eat like to be tied up seek aid
bed, ear t t be so dictatorial ea tomy, " I will," or " I
wet." Bet it he was to be driven to the alternative, what
!staid was that he would not go back. He must my he
thought the committee had not treated the directors with a
him than of civility He did not wish tors& their feathers,
er data the sued', for they had had 'audit cf that
shady. ir
At the same thee he nest tell them that he was
gee of those people who would set be dictated to, not eves
by a committee of investigation. ( Hem, hear.) He would
utak at any bold as • matter of euffemide ; he would
either sit in as hasoarable sod free position, or not st all,
whether as chawatan, vioodairman, Of isedlam director.
(Beat, beer.) If • man wm • bad maa ia cess positition, be
wee very 1.
hog to keep tap hie charterer is smother ; sad he
was non goiog to sit at the board of this cuspid to be ed
pared gator by the sbareholded or by the oimatittee.
After • little 110111,1111141100, the is emsednead '
of some mmarkamade by Mr. WATSON. who rated ha should
press his moth main put the (Laudon to Mr. Meek, who
repltsd—m7 intention Is sot to return to the board.
Mr. WATSON.—WiII you take it into your considers-
ties ?
Mr. MIRK.—No; I had get eat mow, and let me remain
gat. It is tint my imitative to go bask dale.
Mr SWANN this altered hie made Mr the adjournateat
from February to the 21st of Deeember.
Mr. STOCKS seemded the asetios.
Mr. CRAW SHAT.—Are we to nat.erstead that the ooze-
"shies d ievestiesti m aric to ettatiaue sitting ?
Mr. STOCKS—No, we shall sever some near you.
Mr. CRAWSIIIIV—Hccease there is great impede going
en, sad I meat to know if that *spews is going to OHM.
MT* has already been 1,91 U. ezpended.
Mr. SWANN—I am quite sateded that when this Inver
friths h over, se mosey that Wbeen spent will be found
to be bed spent mosey. As keg m there is a committee, if
there are say exposed, they must t e incurred ; and I don't
think it is ier_yee to tell me about this 1,9001.
Me. C do think it is dry proper. (liesr.)
Mr. SWANN—Titea I beg to dissent.
Mr. CRAWSHAT—You told as of memorises. and
ineyeloities. mad I have • right te tell you that. (Applause.)
Mr. SWANN—WeII, if yes choose to begin with this at
this time of sieht—
Mr. CRAWSHAY—I em a shareholder, and I have a
right to 'blest to theme dresser eietinuing. I ant eat so
well sethild with what you have done mto agree to those
e:
Mr. is very likely, beside you mascot
have yam own wee.
Mr. CRAWSHAT—I have a right to a* the qatedies
fairly sad before this mcetiamedeeher emaniittee is to
costinue to sit till the 21stal Beastlier.
Mr. SWANN—The oseemittes will sit as bong as they
thi..k prow for the Medusa of the meeting.
After some further medrastion,
Me. WATSON, of York. oohed whether they►
were to us-
deryead that dram would he mat to the shasholders ea
this rim ?
The CHAIRMAN replied is the negative.
The meeting hos separated. themastderation of the berth
report standing weee to the meeting on the 21st instant.
The fallowing appeared in the late edition of our paper
yesterday, by telt graphic dress:
" The directors and committee unanimously resolved to
ismassa•ad that the tea pounds pal t on preleream shares be
parented lour-sad a-half pm mat. ha perpetuity, sad the
dorimder, if called, id per seat."

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF PROPRIETORS.
It having been resolved at the half-yearly meeting
of the propriston, held on the 29th of August :
"Thu a committee of five preprieton be appoints i tee
consider whether say or what measures can be adapted to
increase the company'aineonn, to degrease the expose:l4am
end to improve the mote of administering its affairs. The:
the committee be re quested to send a coiy f their report to
each proprietor at least one week previously to convening •
special menisci of ereprieton to consider the same.
That A. A. Ouldstaid, C. R. Colinas, sod Thomas
Carlisle, Burs , be &please. ed member, of the min committee,
sad that Vey be 'empowered to nosiest' the two additional
members required."
The three proprietor above-wad, elected W. G. Thomp-
as sad Samuel Ilishece, Fogs., mention of the aintairae,
and Mr. Samuel Blickson's other secessions been; led be.
to rake, Mr. William Hickne was chosen is his road.
The committee thus constitute.' die:cud a Cif Mk, to be
sent to each proprietor, requesting to be furnished with any
suggestion Sr information that might conduce to the interest
of the railwa> ; and th. y remind several onmensinicatiows
whittle have materially waisted them a the course of their
88%10.
The committee conceived the obieets of their appointment
to include the consideration of the p onager traffic, the
goods traffic. the expeaditure, the relations of the company
with the B.scera Colonies R away, their intended co-opera.
ties with the Meet sad West laths Desk and Birsingtam
'ratios Railway, the hest mode of administering the
sales of the company, and some few other miscallassous
aws, which will be hissed er adverted to in this report.
Far the doe consideration of these matters, the casualties
Mare had various comaranicatloas with the directors sad
alma ,-f the company, wad several other peruse ; and they
I Imme mule mhos. inquiries on the subjeets hare mae 0, bat
Mop do DM perms is this report to enlarge on all of them ;
lissom way emeedess. especially these of detail, in regard
to the oda me, pay, and arrangementy, of the staff, could Lot
be well taiga without discussion; sad mull not be discussed
entisfectonly, or eves perhaps withunt di advantage, at •
epeleseal mean of the proprietors; and the econsit•e ~ mon-
ever, consider this Warm less advisable, beaten they believe
that a non Waken representation of the several pante that
have bees ander their consideraties will wince to f Niue* the
proprietors to concur in the conclusion at which they have
arrived, that the stain of the company *bald not continue
Whe admirlillared as they have hitheno been, but that,
Imam peeper supervision, the corer 1 or the whole should
lbsessen asisestented. And if the proprietors shall think fit
be adept die wersition to this e (feet, subsist& i . this
I lager% eilteimettim thick that it may be expected to
assomptla is the readiss. many of the required
ISM li en ions.
I ',Lawson& TRAFFIC —The first subject that has engaged
the attention of the committee eas been the passenger
traffic; and the following state was delivered, which
shwa the Hodes of the station aid the wharf traffic, during
three years, from the lot of July, 1846 :
Amount.
Men let July Maid Detembse, 1110... I,7Plril, It ...421.31 It 1
From tot Jensen to 30th Jose, 1617 1,331,1113 .. 22,060 13 0
hem let July to Met Dreseelser, lel7 1,543,113 ... 26,11.57 II 10
From Ist January to 20ta June, 160_ 1,171110 ... 22,022 17 10
hese let July to Met Dtemater, IMS 1,426,141 ... 21,303 13 2
From tat January to NM June, MM 1,916,1 N ... 1',631 12 6
It is to be observed
than
s teat the actual decline of
of thwtraffic
is somewhat gnaw ppean on the hos this gate-
man, imamate as the later roam addi the traffic on
the atessies lice.
The oossaiuee made an inquiry as to the supposed canals
of the decline of this traffic, and it was stetted to them that
they were considered to be the great deepreesion of trade
which has prevailed during a large portion of the time ; the
attraction of other Stuns of a envoy aim, mid of other pints
of public resist ; and latterly the epidemic. But although
each of these circumstances may have contributed to the di-
minutia of the traffic, your committee are nct diapoied to
lettribute lb. whole of the decrease to these senses alone.
• rpm a comparison of the dates of the decline of the
bails in each divisin, it would appear that a large parties
of the decrease took place before see of the alleged
names rearctively 'needed them came into open-ion;
and the trafile moreover of this railway, appears to have
declined in a very mach larger proportion than that of
say other railway in the kingdom: it is, therefor*, dif-
Moult to suppose that the whole effect can jarly be
eseribed to the untoward eircumsteans_which. have been
enumerated.
The committee made an inspection of the whole line,
and it occurred to them that the mode of conducting the
tick S depar ment was open to groat o'l sties. It appeared
that the proceeds might be deceased by • frandalent we of
the tidies, by the abuse of giving free passages over the
=Sway, or by negligence la allaying persons to pre with
ese paying their tan; sad the system pursued woad not
died ass, of detection. The committee terve no actual
Itrownd fur the imputation of the first of them offences, but
Shay neve great reason to believe that the plastics of
greatiog free passages has bees extended beyond its Jast
emit, and they know that due are has not been remised
Is preventing persons from entering the carriages without
paying their tares. The careerism of the rouse taken
in delivering sad receiving the tickets might be ascertained
by counting tlo- number of pssons in a train, and com-
periog the number with the return made; but the slates
of the tickets and by the company renders this imposeble.
Although there are fiety•eight trains nosing daily, the
tickets do not contain the hosts for which they are teased,
sad they have hitherto been taken from the penengers
almost the instant they were d‘ limed to them.
With a view to correct this evil, and for the purpose of
introducing a stricter economy is the expenditure, the com-
mittee were disposed to recommend a limited and imperil.
mental trial of s negation which had bola made some
time dams by • member of the Board et Dire dars, vie., that
of introdoeing tamales ; bat somas, isosavenienees are,
as itemised to the sommittee, justly stated as likely to re-
sult hoes etskieg this experiment, even en a limited scale,
that they unmated themselves with advising that the
hour of departure should be marked on the tickets. Bat
they regret that the apprehension of its acessioning too
mach trouble appears to deter the dkestors from adopting
this measure.
1 The directors have indeed sow eo arraawd the bow that
, the tickets, instead of being sakes sway instantly, is hero
tonne, are retained by the passenger until their hydra
1 proms ea the platform, and are then delivered to one
of the clerks. This mode probably renders more difficult
any attempt at fraudulent collusion in wing the same
tickets • second time, but it does not assist in
detecting any aegligence in allowing pews. to pas*
without paving their fare*, or auy endue et:tension of the
privilege of granting free pamezes. It would seem also that
eaten the directors be made acquainted with the number
of passengers in s ch train, they must be deprived of the
pomades aeons of Tualatin; the number sod hours of the
Palo eetair 'oily with the advantage of the railway and
as essvenience of the public.
The went et proper arrangements at the company's when
hes been such as doubtlessly to det r many passengers from
walla, themselves of that accommodation which it is ad-
mirably calculated to afford. ressengers arriving with
piekages or luggage have been annoyed by the competition
of porters plying for employment. This has been found
gatalintiy objectionable where Mete have been female ple-
. Arrangements have recently been aside by which
mhoped nowcompereoavenience wi:l be avoided, the
being lled to wear hadlys stating their
Maher sod the sharps they are authorised to mike.
May complaints lave also been made by p roots resident
' is the neighbourhood of the extension lice, of the extreme
latoseeriena to which they are subj, end by being Mem-
' pelted to quit the carriages at Stepney, instead of being ear-
ned on to feachurch•street. (Thh eireumelenee may like-
wise have occasioned some diminution of the traffic.)
Your sommittete made representation en this Benj. et, bat
they were informed that ay alteration in this respect would
prove ineoneistent with the frequency of tin) trains which it
was indispensable to continue between Loudon and Black-
well. The alteration was, however, continued is be urged,
eel the committee have the setisfaction to find that Seise
NO Mel taming paseswen from Bow to Yeschurek-etreet
without any change of carriage. There are many ether
iinwastances which might perhaps tend to enfant tle
Onewee derived from the passenger traffic, which it wield
be inconvenient to serail, is detail ; but it mast readily eane
'to every one that accommoistion to passengen, as anew.
tics appearance of the railway. the lodiciois appeal:matt
[ aid rattail of teeing, and the sonvesient establish-
West of redone, mat all contribute to have • material
effeet on the socee of the company's affairs It 'void be
difficalt, if not impossible, to propose here any special mu-
'Minns or these objects; bat it is of the greatest importance
GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND. thii:w torteheaynehtwololleb; strictly
are attended to by the officers under
The kw* general meeting of the Great North of STRAW. sovrs.—The attention of the proprietors, at their
Ilesdand Bedesely was held Yellin the Royal Hotel, Aber- Ben metringe, has been freviendy hue. to the arranne-
dent, es Weellemday. S r J. A ii, Ripkinewas, shakeout menu made at the Brunswick Wharf far the we ansodation
of the eewsperiy. retedWg• of steamboats hem Gravesend, Woolwich, Ake. By the
Tbe apart enlmitsail to the mania, by the dinners, regulations kith. rto made, • preference of favourable hours
AIM that the esesessmaisties of the essapsay% osaisser, for landing ha. been given to such bout se oterented to lad
Mr Cabin, 'melee ben sdepsd with rebeesee male co.- their passengers there exclusively. The epeunituo tine bad
struetion of the Base to illitil, it had bees seeertaismi that • loss coefereace with owe of tLerglpel
as of •
the cam of 470,00114 mould bi requited for the purse ; steamboat dempany widish has to lowa at the
that is consequeses MM. preesedings adapted by the oink- Brunswick Wharf, in coassepteace of being eatifeet to the
man. a meeting was held at Pitnychte. on October 12, of all disadvalitaae of having the lase favourable hews opeigraed to
the proprietow ea the hoe at erehkh the principle of • fee them. The committee did sot hear say eleJestion takes to
duty was formally reMgaireA. The balm& sheet of theme- the equity of *Bowies • 'preference owlet she eireumanarea
paey's a wade up OD Almost 3let hat, audited interims stated, bat the y thick that it may be a very proper e
el the Act el shows that the as of the of oeliberatioe, whether it would sate mere pacts ta=
'missal. up is thas gaeamanatod 1ey1,2424.17. 34, sag it. draw all restriction,. and to offer mace generally sash ad
dletionmaeats to 92,0371. 12a 10d., leavirg a halsoirdue to ties sad secommodatioss se would adage • lager amber di
their Makers of UAW. 16e. Id. Bat the caraway are boats to land aad embark passengers as the Ilrometateito
pesesseed or laod sad alai peeper% aMalred for the par- wharf.
pew of the set, eilleisat to meet UM choked
balsam. °Oats Ti.arno.—The following Is a stateacat et los
The CIIMILKOL to a, few re
sass resenameatted the proceeds or the goods make daring three yeas, tram** Ad
elopties of tie eepert, whisk was emeaded lOU Noma al July, 1846: •-• •
Parsielt. lit lely to 31st Dee., 1846 jlXll,_ 1.4
Sr. IMMIX Of Aaohladeir, elated %battle Implawasee Ist Jan. to 30th Jene,lB47 .
dna the Be' 'is& Mined to live the proast required tin let Jaly to 31st Dee.,
Iho wrier of the railway at a amiewase relusi mt. het Ist Jan. to 10th Jaws 148 . 1.036 16 i
may es eon
that a fall atantanit et die again el tin Ist July le Slit Due., , _
smug *raid bs Lid blissilim, ISM lay NW le ass- US ha to 11* Isms LOW eseeieee SI 16 1
s !