The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-16 00:00:00

has bees reproested, for the committee will observe that,
although I haves twinned to give my newearied attention to
the company's aiGirs, I did sot ask for any recompense he-
lms the 2,0001 was voted to me ; nor have I sines, although
rshot of both body and mind have been op to this
used voted, to the set of my *hiller. to further the tu-
tors.' of the Eastern Counties It eilwae C ,mpeny.
" H eying given e. mutt time and mimes safeties to the
traffic department, there is ao doubt many matters will arise
with weich I shall he more soave nut than a stranger; and
I have now only to some* you that I shell etworiutly give
el. ry inforomeen tied .id in my power team new beard of
director.. however much my mac easy he ocespied ha dein ,
so, until all eutstandieg or disputed eller, are disposed
" I am, rentlenten, yours nbedieett_y,
(Seised) DAVID WADDINOTON."
Mr. MEEK then commented a. great lergth upon rile
keeping letter. 11,. maintained that Mr. Waddiat
toe wee a putty to, and countenanced the sheer
Sons made so the accounts. He knew that snob
melon was 'trocs, for he re:coast:etre' with Mr.
Hudson. Why thee, aid he remises to deceive them ?
(lieu. hear) kir Weeleiretou had scented the committee
et deeline in inrieuations. He (Mr. Mee It) would speak
openly ; be would ask whether it was an unfair inthitsse
that Mr. Waddington was moved by the 1,0001. and the
2,0001 (Hear, hear.) He then refund to the applies-
Sion made for Wielarech thine, 500 for Mr. Hudson, and
600 fur lie. Wed .ington, and the indignant refusal of Mr.
Dee to accede to it, followed by the bold unblushing set es
which he den Lot give th; right name. (Cries of '• Yes,
yes ; out with ie" sod the. n)—that act by wl ich 4,0001. el
their mosey wee taken by Mr. Hudson and
Mr. Wedlington, and 2,0001. of the amount paid
back as de perils on 1,000 shares that neon existed.
Mr. CHRISTIE b:ptel that they would allow him
to say um: wore In explanation of what Mr. Meek
had th suehe proper to.state with reit-yeses to his conduct on
the committee et toutedgetion. He must certainly bear
testimony to the powerful elOqueitco of the hon. proprietor
who had juet aide's-eel them. (" Oh, oh," and laughter.)
At the same time he must say that there had been a very
great amount of unfairness in his conduct. (Heir, hest.)
They (tar cunrcittee) bad see down day after day to investi-
gate the alfeire a.f this raj, way, sod th. y. had made the most
machine levities into the actual pi sie .11 of the company ;
reed circume :me:" hod treuspired in the coupe of the inva *-
teatime which would reflect the highest disnedit upon the
late chairmen and deputy chairmen. He had him-
self deeh with the deputy chairman in the wont
severe manure.. He hod told him, from time to time,
what was h a (Mr. Christie's) opinion of hie conduct.
Mr. COLEMAN ruse to proems Mr. Merk's list of right
dire logs kr th .03pany. (Hear, hear.) He would mom
as an ansesiment that the fullowine eight gentlemen ha
elected di.ecta•re est the company The Hoe. Eliot
Yoke, 'el.)' —(Cries of •t No, co ; it won't do, we went
men of buenasee" ) ; Oconee Frederick Young, E.g.—
(Hear, h. ar) ; Ambrose Moue, Esq.—(No, so) • George
• E•q —(!La'. hear); HenreVigars Beet. Beg.; James
Puke, Eee. • Ito ran Naghteas, Esq.; and John Freer, Esq.
Great ewe, met and cote union renewed the announce-
meut of this list, end annoy gentlemen amused themselves
by crying, Where's poor Bex ? What have you done with
Hon i"
As Men as order was restored,
Mr. NATHAN roes to reconel the reselet!on, that the
gentlemen whose Dunes heal been proposed by Mr. Ale*
be elected directors, end he hoped the meeting would ap-
prove of tit, seethe.
Mr. liners again eneeaveured to obtain a Auricle, bet he
was swop to n sumo has seat amid cries of " Chair,
Chair;" " Qua sties, question," ho.
Ile. FAKE--He would now mimes a lire of names for
their smoke retina: Decree Meek, E Henry View's
Zs", Esq.. lino. Eliot Yorke. M.P. -JoA., h Fryer. Eq,
Jame@ Puke, H.q., Joseph Box, 114:1 Aentacee Moore,
EA., and °ewe* Fri &rick Young, Eq. (Loud laughter,
sad cries of "Qu •stinn." " Who's Box ?" " Any relation
to D a and Cots?" &c.) He (Mr. Price) thought it eighty
important the: they *Writhe be men c f most honourable
eha-
raster aed de:ermined disporition The boa. gentlee an then
wont oa to stignintiee ties emsduct of the late *elicitor to the
company. who had, he said. after resigning tin a Mee, pro-
moted the anuegamati-n of the Noriolk line. Ile believed
that that 11313:1Sitlition wee a most fraudulent jolt. There
was no I. a. then 6h0,0001. in debentures relent to the capital
on the Norfolk account. lie (Mr. Pa Le) thought it was
highly teem t ent-
-Ihe CHAIRMAN rose to call thd hon. genii man to
seder.
Mr. PRICE continued—Tie statement he win now
making wee connected with the bush,. se for which they
were "seenf.'e 1.
• rliol ItIETOR—Who it Box (A laueb.)
Mr. PHI E is a retired tradesman 01 great respect-
ability.
The coatinuatien of the speech was interrupted by Mr.
Baps, w seals essayed to ailerons the Jemmies, and the
chaften n cel'ed upon that gentleman to speak.
• Mr. HELPS then said they reheard to hear him just now,
but he w s alterable:l to tape his pert In the proceedings.
lie was semi ens that Hr. Anderson should take the choir,
but enter is a lawful meaner. He was a burieter—that was
to say, • math., of one of these profusion. which coulee red
that atten'ion to the law was desirable The resolution
which he theald hive p.oposed as an amendment, he should,
wader the Freest eircumstanses, sure st ite a `
themotion. Ile submitted that the proper course far *bare-
holden t • adopt was to sleet fur directors, recommending
four ethers for eleetiou by the beard. This wee not men iy
the pmeer convoy, but it was the only course which could
Iswally he cane el into Whet.
' The CHAIRMAN then roar to order amid loud Cite of
"Oh, oh," at d •• Question." Did they suppose he time
there few his two pleasure ? He attended there it. order to
farther the ebjeete of the meeting. anal his desire wee,
that the heaths.* sl nuld be conducted fairly and impartially.
He cauld cot roe-ece the proposition of the hon. gentleman
es a mediation ; they had business to go through, and they
Must Seat eiseees of the amendment.
Mr. HELPS said he appealed to the learned serjeast
(Clarice), whom Le saw upon the platform, whether it one
popible to rake any keel doubt open the question ?
Mr. NORLEY slid that in clo.ing the doer upon revels
thousand a f their eharelueders they had I :eluded a large
am, not of intenigenee. He mentioned tee fact in justifies.
thee. al' the p opneel he was now about to make to them—
viz., that Mr. W. H. Howe he appointed a director of the
contently. He was folly qualified foe the office both by his
merit' abiltelee and hr the act of parliament.
At th • to a 'vet of Mr. Hows's name, then wen a com-
plete storm of hives. mine led with +emote of " Who's How ?"
' The pewnbreket ! " "Put him up the spout ! " and
many • ther exclamations equally complimentary. The chair-
men endeavoured to restore order, but it was in vein he
tried to speak, and he accordingly appealed to the mee• hag
throve% the medium of his bands, which he held up in as
ineek.ring manna r. At length the uproar sub'i led, as thou
who vocifera•ed the loudest became fatigued by their exer-
tion., end r-r hatiarsa of the day promried.
Mr. WINTER HARRIS maid he should only detain the
m'ctnr a very 1 w minute", while he explained to them that
be sered with Mr. Helps ae to the legality of the present
pew. 'liege,. He had incurred the coxes- of two guineas
for tee opinion of one of the melt eminent railway counsel,
and he would new read the questions he had put to that
gentleman, and the mowers he had given to them :
QCEeTIONS.-1. Ton are minuted to advise whether
the adj •iern. d 'vening on the 15th of June it rot, und.r the
true eenstruetion of the act, a continuation ae! the general
matins h.ld it. February ? end whether it is vempetent
for :be shareholders to traesact any other buinees than that
left unfloiehed in February ?
2. Whether, as the report presented to the meet'ng in
February steed, that two directors only retired from office,
the meeting have any power whatever to elect more than
two dirt eters in their stead ?
3. Whether the vacancies tendered by the remaining di-
rectors can be accepted, and cheer places supplied by the re-
sera meeting ? or whether, under section 142, their eerie-
nations mutt not be tempted at, and the vacations supplied
by. the board of directors ?
4th. Wiether any peony vote, not received by the secre-
tary three el ar dies before the holding of the meeting in
February, can he legally received by that officer, so as to
entitle ouch prezyto vote at the adj tuned meeting in June?
Axewans-1. Assuming the acts to which I am referred
to he still the governing acts of the company, so far as re-
gards the matters under consideration. I am clearly of
opinion that it is not competent to the adjourned meeting to
tunseet any business but that which was before them in
February, and left unfinished at the meeting then holden.
2. I am also of opinion that the adjourned meeting has no
power to proceed t • the election of any new &eaten, except
such as would he required to supply the plats of the dim-
tore retiring by rotation is February.
3. lam of opinion that the places of the resigning ell•
rectors, nr se many of them as it may be requisite or expe-
dient to fill up. ought V) be supplied by gentlemen chosen by
the beard of directors, such newly-elected directors being
substituted for the persons resigning and going out by rota-
tion as thole persons respectively would have d me. So
that they shoal/ be chosen thus : A to supply the plea of
B; C inetrai of D ; and so on. I think it immaterial
whether the resignations be made formally to the board '
of directors or to the company ; but, considering that
the present is an adjourned meeting only, it amen to
me that the pr: per and regular course would be, not
to =eke the resignations to that meeting, or to enter
the acceptance of them on the minutes of such meeting, but
to make and notify them to the board and the secretary, or to
callt an extraordinary geceral meeting for the purpose.
4. I am clearly of opinion that no proxies can be received
for the purpose of voting at the adjourned meeting which
would not have been available at the first day's meeting in,
February. In contemplation of law, the adjourned meeting
I. merely a continuation of the meeting assembled on the first
day ; and the style would he—. At a general meeting, he.,
held &c., on the day of February, 1849, and continued by
adjournment to and upon the 15th day of JunJ. e. 1849."
11. LLOYD.
1, King's Desch Walk, Inns 14, 1849.
It appeared to him (Mr. Harris) that the proper course
for them to adopt was, that as two directors retired from
office in February last, they ought to proved to the election
of two directors, and, after doing so, the meeting should
arse upon da names which should goto the general body of
directors. By pursuing this sours., the board wean be
legally constituted.
Mr. CASH said he thought the time had arrived when
he ought to lay a few monism them- He would address then
very brie fly, for he felt that the moues they got to busi-
ness the better. (Haar, hear.) They had beard thatee_dura
the meetion of the tetesmittee of Ime.lothlation um^
been much difference of ',idols. He w..as not about to find
halt with any et kis *diseases. I..`tair___„dollip wss
to find oat every dmassfines width iellis=:g
may tend to elicit the seal essillime of the
affairs. With regard le Its we Rate
read to them,ey it was • nonuse el iedidlossaaW 01
whisk th shoe. dim% hot,
tbdt 311W1--ed kd bed ileddsy = le MAN,