The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-17 00:00:00

CLERICAL

Rev. Daniel Ace, to BrintiiiiCuracy--- , Yorkshire.
Rey. Roger Bird, to Utlington Vicarage, Berks.
Rev. John Cholmeley, to St. Mary Perpetual Caney.
Waiafiset, Lincolnshire.
Rey. Edward Wiles Gilbert, to Stow-mith-Quy Curacy,
Cembndgeskire.
Rey. Jobs Gurney, to be Chaplain to her Majesty's steam
frigate Leopard (14), Portsmouth.
Rev. John Acland James, to St. Andrew Curacy, Man-
chester.

Kaska, to Alßutton Curacy,' Bonet.
Roy. R. Montgomery, to be Chaplain to Lord Bateman.
HST. Willies Russell Parker, to Willingalo-Spain Re•-
tory, Room ; vale', 3251. with midenee ; patron, the Queen,
on the aseistailea of the Bishop of Rochester.
Bev. Itairelll, to the Evening Lectureship, parish
chianti, ImAror, Salop.
Rev. J. Biumpoa, to Shelton-with-Hardwick Caney,
Norfolk.

/4;51. flpester, to Bagthorpe Curacy, Norfolk.
Rev. George Tanen, to Thornton Witless Rectory,
Yorkshire; vales, 4761. with residence.
Rev. Garr William Winter, to Lacks= with East
Unbars Carney, Norfolk.

PIEZPRITAL Coaacr.—Halite:, St. Anne in the Drove
(or Briers), Yorkshire, diocese of Ripon ; value 150 L, with
residence; patron, Vicar of Halifax ; Rev. John Rope, de-
ceased.
CIIZACIIIII.—Chippiag Norton. county and diocese of
Oxford (two) • stipend 751. and 601.
Ritchie, Herta, dimes, of Rochester; stipend SOL, with
a title.
leington, Staffordshire, dims* of Lichfield ; stip=
1001.
Menhesiot, Cornwall, diocese of Exeter; stipend 1001.
Padworth, Berkshire, diocese of Oxford ; stipend 100,.
Bt. Riots, Rontiaidesehire, diocese of Ely ; stipend
100 L
Booth Molten, Devonshire, diocese of Exeter ; SU
port SOL

—.-- Corporation School, Northam
leas;1; Used salary 1501., with residence;
Iseamminis belies Mob_
NesseMa Grammar Warwickshire ; Second
111maseskip, salary 001.
Reselory Grammar Behest Staffordshire ; to be in
Ordeue; salary 2001, with residence ; tastiamaials before
Mame 1.

Iknithwell Collegiate !School, Nottinghamshire.
Fatzomants.—Cambridge, Kind's College (Sonia)
Rev. James rimaank, deceased.

HEALTH Or THE Dialler Or LINCOLN.—We are
ialliewed that the Neap of Lined& has bed a relapse, and
L null worse. Tile aid of aB. Brodie was called in
Let week aad ea liasisy =Daft, at Maim service, held
se die t eawd. tba piqued ate asepegatlea for the
LlSlgagisessarra
ce Timm war liebly nimbi Menem were tegateted.—

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprie-
tors of this company took place yesterday, at the London
Tavern, the Hon. FIIANCIV SCOTT, M.P., in the chair.. The
advertisement eahing the meeting having been read,
The CHAU/NAN moved the adoption of the report—(an
abitract of which has already appeared in the Express)
—and in doing so made some explanatory observations.
The resolution was agreed to, as wu another authorising
the dividend at the rate of four per cent. per annum.

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The CHAIIIKAN then moved that the agreement gun-
, ranteeing the branch, at a rental of four per cent., from
Wimbledon to Mitcham, be confirmed.
Mr. BAUM opposed the motion, denying that the object
for which the branch was to be guaranteed, via., the bring-
ing some of the Brighton traffic over the South Western
line, would be carried out by it, the Brighton Company
having refused to allow a junction between it and their
line at Croydon. If the branch were made, ell the traffic
that could come upon it was that between Mitcham and
London. Mitcham was remarkable only for its geese, but
he hoped the proprietors would not be geese enough to con-
firms a most improvident bargain. He met the motion by
an amendment adverse to the agreement.
The resolution and the amendment were respectively put,
and the latter was carried by. a large majority.
Another resolution authorising the directors to watch all
proposed railway schemes affecting the interests of the com-
pany, and to take such steps as they might deem expedient
in regard to them, was then put by the chairman, and se-
conded by a proprietor, who said that this was ens of those
schemes which required especial attention viz., that
brought forward in connexion with the Bristol and Exeter
Company—which, if carried, would seriously interfere with
the western traffic of this company.
This motion was also passed unanimously.
The Cnataxam, having read the notice for proceeding to
the election of four directors, to fill the vacancies at the
board occasioned by the resignation of the Right Hon. the
Earl of Morley, and of Thomas Smith, Esq., and by the
retirement, under the provisions of the London and South
Western Railway Amendment Act, 1847, of John Lewis
Count Eyre and Matthew tizielli, Esq., and announced
that the two retiring directors, John Lewis Count Eyre and
Matthew Vzielli, Esq., offered themselves for re-election,
and that George Best, Esq., Thomas William Helps, Esq.,
Edward John Hutchins, Esq , M.P., Sir Raymond Jarvis,
Captain Gilbert Johnston, Alexander Kay, Esq., and Wil-
liam Philip Snell, Esq., wero also candidates, and duly
qualified, moved that the four vacancies be now filled up.
Mr. BAilla moved an amendment that the number of
directors be reduced from 14 to 12, which, on being put to
a show of hands, was lost.

Mr. BIRCRAD; haring stated, in 'answer to Mr. Castle-
man, that it was not competent under the act of parliament
for the shareholders to reduce the number of directors
below thirteen, but that the question of reducing the num-
ber to thirteen might be considered without notice, and
that it was in the power of the shareholders at any melting
to determine which of the directors should retire after so
reducing the number,
Another amendment reducing the number of directors to
thirteen was then submitted, and, after a long and stormy
dimension, was put with the resolution, and the latter was
dickered by the chairman to have been lost on the show of
lade.

Th. amendment was then put as a substantive motion,
WilSiellen
XT. BAZIR moved another amendment that the four
vammaise should be filled up, and that it should be • re-
emnmendation to the board not to Lill up the neat vaoancy
OM dwell nem

Th emesilmvitt was lost on a show of hands, but on the
iledeties reducing the number of directors being declared
to bine bees carried, a poll was demanded, which was fixed
to take pies tomerrow at the atom in the York•road, the
revolt to be deviendi es Ilesseday at the London Tavern,
to whisk time card plea the meeting was ultimately
&gemmed.
The 'paid meetly was dies bold "to consider the pro-
priety el neumais. tie seepaded works ea the Basingstoke
and Bellamy Mee, believes Andover and Salisbury, and of
applying to piellsond in the present swim for an act to
sanction the eampleties of the entire lime es authorised by
the act of llitt"

that 030.0101. 100 already
bees s▪
peadat dl wade.a tide Mse—ttat Se land had
all bass pardoned. swept about USK seta. the pro-
states of wits log leaded the aseassagy oases. The
wesbo boil bees solamaied is UNA ia _saran of the
them Sale et sake. Imat it was ass assemery to re-
fume mei esniplete it Mar to same to the Sonde
Waters the assays of the liseliespeaa sad to
keepsat rivals who lesesseser to mmyseo dirt SAIL
The samekt: mosislo tho limo to islkibery
with a Hoe of rails was 142,0001. Amoy-
nests hod made with Mr. Brassy, the Meisel
contrasts for Ss works, and there was easy rases to
base this the whole would be finished and the line
beset MS work by the close of the year. Though the
lime nigh" ass pay • large dividend ups the mirk anweint
emmemilei, it wield he highly remunerative mina the sum
requited to sompleas itseMse which, it we absolutely
foe thespoloodss of their own trails He con-
• y aseeft a Memel resolution, aatiorising the
directors to ammo tbe works, and to takei the neosseary
steps for obtaioleg tho matt of parliament to carry out the
I limp, es
Mr. LOC:119411;111 the motion, as did one or two
'other stylises. but sa a show of hands, it was carried by
• very large areperlty.
A Paor musts demanded a poll.
The CZALIMAN aid be would take a show of bands
whether a FM eisedi be allowed, mid the decision being
adverse, he Wendt tbe application.
The meeting then adjourned.