The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-12 00:00:00

City, the Docks, end the Thaws, would form the mart Important mss.
-we that bail ever Levu aooptcal in connraiun with the N Milk-'r agent
Caompany. The estimates for the line amounted to 7110,000/., and he
had no reason to ruppoar they would be much departed from. The
estimate of the (ratite elder would be abstracted be the Itirmineliain
and Oxford line, that was taking out the whole of the Dirom,ghani
Dottie andmore, wax only 7 per cent on the whole grope traffic,
that was biking It at the very worn, but it mast be uoderetood
that it was not intended to give up the w hole of the Birmingham
traffic. By the openhof of the new lines on the north-east, if the
whole amount were dedueted, it would occasion a reductioa of 3 per
cent. on the groas annual receipt of the original line. The hon. gen-
tleman was proceeding to answer severalq regions of a similar nature,
but • proprietor objected to glvtng estimates on bypothetical eases,
and that view being generally concurred in. the qu.stlona were not
further premed. Mr. Boothby (a obrector), h "verse, stated his con-
viction that when the Chaster and Holyhead line, and the railway
ownmunication to the Routh of Ireland should be completed, the North
Wadern Company would reserve an Menage of traffic of not le.. than
4,, 00/. a week; and toe chairman intimated that the lad reek's et -
mild& of tire company had been the beat Once it. artablishment The
amount of capital invested in linen from which nu tliviviend was now
received was 410,000/.
A proprietor innate,' whether .he strike of the enaine-drirers had
originated (ruin any attempt to reduce their wages in oi der to cur Led
the working expemi
The Cluonmor ad not alluded to that subent in hie speech, as
he had no wi-h t. make the Care atromfer amend the t ngine-drivera
than was neeereiry. so far from the wages of three Urea having been
enlaced, they had upon the average been it crewed. The strike had
nothing o with the cpustion el payment, and this was admired. Ly
the enginedirirera themselves.
Mr. (leery (u propnetor) +aid it had bees stated in the newnpapres
that It was proposed to reduce the weep 44 all the engine driven to
ss. let, u day—be hoped that was not the fact.—Tire Chairman ra-
p ideal that 1! e arrangement unit. r which the engine-drive ra were
now working was one of chisaiticetion, and the attention of the loco-
motive animates had been caled to the propriety of establiatung irech
an arcane, mint by the &trete themaslvee. There were several
clawee paid U epectively at the late or se, 7s. Cal., 70., Os, $.l
No. ed. a day. And the Intention of the regulation was, that a vacancy
occurring in a superior clam, it should be els apt filial up (except
when the man was not competent) by the Retreat man of the next
lower el.a. There wan no intention on the part of the dircetorm
avail henirelvte of thin eyntem of classiticatton to mime the wages
below what they were now of a class se men who, for (bele uniform
good conduct up to the present etc pion were deserving of every cote
sitter. atm.. -A Broprietur In it the int...item of the directon taloa
re-erapagiee any of elm re men who line sit uck to make Ito in pledge
thenietiven not to Wong to any onion -The Chairman I think it
will he much letter to leave that inane to the direction of the lonr
motive committee.
the resolution woo then put and carried unanininuely—to was one
,ruthot pia* a dividend of 3/. in'. per 1001. Aura for the or, arid
ne, on in eneourtian in the other share*; another for coneolidatteg
105920/. paid up London and Birmingham 107.1401, Grand Junction
duo,. Into stock, and a fourth appointing E. J. eloaciey, Lee, an
auditor in the room 44 the late Mr. Earle. nome cooTeraal out anne
an to the delay in loubliehtne the memento, and , revolution was moved
and seconded that future meetings he postponed until the teed period
ellorod try we cr of parli.mient to order to give tee di-
reet-ni an opportunity of preparmg and circulating the se-
counts of the compuny before the propriettire were called mein to
pass them. The Chairman woureal the pooh, torn that without any
revolution on the Reelect the directors would endeavour to comply
with the wish of the preprieturs in this respect, end had no doubt of
being able to do 0, when the wsule of the err..d mods at Edo.-
, equate piloted 10, co mplel,d. They 100 re nohow. nut to pistpone the
period of meeting b pond the usual time, as they coed not always
employ the balances available for dirt end profit rick, rind they
thought It was much betel' in the peckebt of the motel-ore than
Iv ing .elerenut the blinkers', if they bound they could not get out
the:recounts in lone for 'devilris circulation, otheffsho they we old
prop ice the day of meeting.- 51r. eurchase, who urged on the direc-
tors the desirabilty of closing the capital aecuulti tur .anon u. posdirle,
recommend, d that the resolution should be withdrawn. which was
done, end after a Tote of hanks to the rludrilian, which was duly
seknouledged, the me ling broke up. It was announced that the
dividend would be peptide oo the letb lust
&MTH DoeCAsTen, AND GOOLE.— Halt
ymrly .Vsetertg.—London, Aug. IL-- Mr. Denison, Mee. in the
cnair.—The Secretary read the directors' report, which matt that, in
mplianee with the weans of a been, majority of proprietorn, as ex-
po-evil at tin extraordinary geireral nesting, the works bud been
aonmeme.. belles n Duncanter and Swinton. These MIMICS bee
st, witty prom eased under the direction of the engineer, who reporia a.
••• The proceedings adopted wills re.pect to the execution of
the One have been highly ouctisfactrwy. The greater 'lonian of the
Jana hew. en NM inter, and Dontester bun been egrets! fur. • noir tom
of u de. end u considerable teeintity 01 chairs raid el veep hive n
contracted lie, at the presort low pri tee The plant tit waggons and
r its facepary for eleciating tee s hue litre has bras obtahhii .$t
very re onaerible cr et, rind the several works between err inton
Doncaster are in retire peewee% where piesaseion of thetanl h re been
obtained. About 210.100 cubic }arils of earthwork have been re.
moat. The tutting through the limentone hill at Warinsivorth oe
the lieuveot work on the line -about one-third of the one has liven
clectitaL Operatione ere now prceeetline at nix faces in that cutteg,
vo that the tone for completing d will not exceed what le memo.
for other ports of the line; and it is tread that the anticipation
already expreened by the directors as to the time of conpleting the
railway between iwiaton and Doncaster wall be radioed, without &-
to irting from a steady economical mode of executieg the works."
The attriition of the directors has ban confined for the het fox
month. almeet exclusively to the formation of this portion, was to
precut e the earliest return upon the capital prop med to be upend d,
and to limit its application to en mile out w lib-11 the finances
of the cempany would be able to bear without undue pres-
sure upon the proprietary. A bill for an extaapion to Bent-
stone vas rejtelol by a committee of the House tit but the
director., state that tee intereata of the company have nut authored by
such rejection, arrangements having been enteral into with the, Man.
cluster, sluellelti, and Lincoluseire' who, bill fora similar scheme
hasher n tohLotted, clop ,wcring the company to use their line when
constructed. Ihr t tat anemia of p elite accruing to the 30.11 of June
amounted to 19,741 f. Ho. NI., out of which the delerre iliv ideal,
declared at the lent m, rung amounting to 2,x131. 10s., being deducted,
W t a balance of 1n,6171. NA. :AL as profit it, the hande of the cialptiny.
'the directors recommend that a deferred divelend at the rate of it per
and- per annum Ire declared, or the half-year ending 22nd
of July last, amounting on the capital now called up to
4 sth. The statement of accounts shows i the receipt. at
138,0531. 00. 9d.; mend:lure, 01 /a. I Pd. ; leaving a balance et
1',217/. 1;e. I Id.—ln 1.% hag the adoption of the report, the Chair-
man
bore teetimony to the twees y of the ntatemennt of the tone '
patty's. engineer, a gentleman in whom he had the highest contideect.
lle bed no doubt of the Work?, being completed in the comse of the
entering spring or summer. With regard to the ultimate ;motivate of
the line het nuttained as favourable on opinion as ever, liral ire could
waterline,. sta:e that lie knew of no railway not yet at work in
which he would serener make aSi investment than the routb York-
shire ; for he Was cannon 1 that In a few years, it would be a very re-
munerative undertaking. Ile wished to call their attention to the
tact, that the bablecr of Iliaited. elated ill the accounts, war der iv al
from the lamella miming from the canal with which the railroad was
ainalguitated.—Mr. J. Thompson seconded the adoption of the
report, in a few brk-1 oti bservaone, In which hr wand that the les
ceipts on the canal to 3 per rent. on the paid-up c pealed tine CUM.
party. In answer to a proprietor he Putted that tl.e time which would
rl pre before the whole line wan completed would depend on the
amount of als Made. It would roillire 131. per share to complete
the tine. le answer to another proprietor, time chortom stated that
the length of the line from Swinton to Ikmeaster was about 9 mike,
and the remainder 01 the line about 9 more. The entire length. in-
cluding branches, wan not more than 20 miles, About id, per mare,
inelusive of what had teen already paid, woul.l carry them between
Done-atter end bwinton, and about U. per nhare more would C artplete
the. reuerlialer. The report was then adopted, and the dividend
opted to.
EAse LINCOLNSH ar.-11,111-yetrly bleetiraq.-London.
Aug. 11.—Mr. ii. 11. l'acke in the chair.—The directory,' report elated
that the lice betwecu Great Crawley atoll Louth, fourteen miles in
length, bud been openal since the IN of March. The act for the Jane,
lion at ne.by wino the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-hire, had
received tee royal rosette The work,. the line between Louth and
Boston were nearly C inipleted. The whole ease wool I tic handed over
to the Great Northern about the end of Seek mtee, and the g iarantee
id that company oft per cent. would tome into operation on the let of
October neat. A call of 21. per share would lee made on the lot of
Norendoer next. The cash account ahowed the total receipts to
le 513,9551., and the cseh in hand 20,9311. 19a. id. The report was
adaeted.
littr AT NORTH OF ENOLAND.—llalf.rearly Mreting.-
Derlingutn, Aug. Ile—Mr. N. Mews in the cbair.—The busitios, eons
nista! an merely declaring the dividen,l4 as tolann, *ix. :-3/. per
share an the.m lie rheas; 11. to fel. per share on the 40/. shares;
If. 10s. Per share on the 3 f. shares—bring alter the rate of 10 per
cent.; end as. el. per sham on the 15/. shalt s -being at the rate of
5 per cent upon the amount paid up. The dividend., Nee to become
payable on the 17th intl.., subject to the deduction of iii.onle-tax.
Bilge MOHAN AND OXFORD J eNeTIO7I. .4eijourned
-Vetffiefe—Landon, Aug. ll.—Mr. Mentz in the chair.—The chairman
...unmeant that the Doren had been given far the third reading of the
, bill that day in the pause of Isorde; be should therefore move that
the Myrtle's adjoion to to-morrow (this day), at le o'clock, at the
• Saute plane, No. 419, Strand. The adjournment was nen raary in
case the bill should not get a third reading that night—Adjourned
accordingly.
AIRDRIE AND BATHOATE.—nair yearly Mectittf.—
GLegow, Aug. 9.—Mr. W. Balkier in tbeelmir.—The &lectors re-
port, atter referring to the cltange in the comtitution of the bolted
Noce last hen-yearly meeting, and the consequent change in the
mareigemant of the effairs tit the cone one, proceeded to narrete the
different law solo tending at the date of that Meeting, end concluded
by recinnuientlirtg that the law suits referred to should be abandon, d.
It farther stated that the directors were proceeding with the settle.
went of all claims air ante the company, and that the oetetantling acs
Iluarita had been mama,' to u narrow COl.lll/4N6 A lengthened mcde-
rn
nt was also read from the law agent of the company regarding the
law report ...allllo/111.

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B Cal N ESS OF TII E ENSUING WEEK.-(Prom Railway Chronicle.)
Men obis-Birmingham, Woke. lutepton, and Stour Valley, Aug.
It, Birmingham at 1; Bristol :.nd South Wal-s Junction, Aug. 11,
Bristol, at 12; (Sgt and Watrforj, Aug. In, London Tavern; Eartern
tbuntiea, August 17, London Tam rn ; Glaagaw, Dumfries, tool
Cairlole, August 17, Glasgow, at I; Great Northern, Augu4 12, Lou-
don Tavern, at 12; Great Writeni. August 17, Brietol; loniton
and Illackwall, August 22, London Tavern, at 12; London, iti Moue,
and south root, August is, Itridgsbotre Ilotel, at I; Midland,
AUfr,34l 19, Derby, at I; Newry, Warrenpoint and Itosetrevor,
August 13, 19, Mmirgsteutreet, at 1 ; Northern and Ea-dern, August
19, Inds merrate t•LitIoll, at l; south Eastern, Aug. 17, Itridge.house
Hotel, at l; West Carnival', August 17, limey Anne, Weatialiumer,
at I.
Domes D.-North Stsfbirdshire-4s. per ebare, Aug. 14.
CAL•.-Bilinitlidlart, Wolverhampton, end Stour Valley-11. 10s.,
ilue Aug. 7 ; Caledonian- 2!. los. on the 10/. preference shares, due
Aug. 21; Ceylon-5e., due Aug. 21 ; Chester and Holyhead-
-52, due July 21 ; Dutch-ltheatish-100., due Aug. la ; Dun.
dalk and Enniskillen-2!. IM., due Aug. 12 ; East Anglian
-1/. on the new 5/. shares, and 10s. on the nel• V. lib.
shares, both due July 31 ; Fain Lancashire-21. on the sew share.,
dire Aug. I; East Lincolnshire- 21. 10s., due Aug. 1; r-ret and
west India Docks and Birmingham Junction--21. 10s., due
Aug. J 1; tacit and West Yorkshire-21. 10s., due July IS;
Eastern Counties -2/. Ws. on the new In!. 6 per eenl
shams, due July 2b. Eastern Union.-2!. Iffi. on the clam B sharca,
due July 10; Giargow, Caisicy, and Greenock -21. on the rrefrretice
shares, due Aug. 22; Great Indian Penuoula.- Ws., due Aug. l 5;
Great North of England-21. 104. on the 111. shares, due Aug.
II ; Grad Northern-U., due Aug. 21; Irish South-Eastern-11.,
due Aug. 21 ; Italian and Austrian-11., due Aug. 15; Leeds. Dews.
bury, and Manchester-21. 105. on the 501. [hares, due July 17;
Leeds and Thirsk-51, on the original shares, due Aug. 9; Loth,
Brighton, und South Coast-11. on the new S per out. pref. shares,
due August 8, and 101. on the eighth "D" shares, due August
15; London and North-Western-51. on the Grand Junction 4 1.
sharrs, due Aug. 19; Mallon and Driffield-1 /. 10a., due
Aug. 8 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire -M. on
Great Grimsby and Sheffield 501. shares; 2!. on Great
Grimsby and sbetheld 20/. allures; U. U. on Great Grims-
by and Sheffield 121. 10a. shares; 21. 10s. on Sheffield and Lincoln-
&ire 251. {hail; 21. Ica. on Sheffield and Lincolnshire extension 2.4.
share; M. 10s. on Grimsby Dock shares; and I!. ss. on Sheffield
and Manchester eighth shares, all due August 1 ; Namur and Lige-
M., due July 26; Newcastle and Carlin -li.!. on the new 1001. shares,
due Aug. 21 ; Newry, Warrenpoint, and liceetrevor-21. 10n., due
Aug. 15; Norfolk-M. on the new 20!. shares, due July 20;
North Western -IL sa. due July 17 ; Scottish Midland Junction-
Sr. on the new stock, due Aug. 2 ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham-11.
on the "A" Miens, due Aug. 1; South Devon-51. in the original
share,, due Aug. 1 ; Smith-Eastern-IL 30. on the No. 4 shares,
due Aug. 16; South Wales-51. due August 16 ; Taff Vale, 11. on the
10!. awes, due July 22; Tourtay and Jarthee and Leaden and
it,,,,.th.....a., , as Aug. I ; Waterford and Kilkenny-21. 10a, due
Aug. 25; Waterford and Limerick-21. 10.. due Aug. 10; York,
Newcastle, and Berwiek-51. on the extensions:, No. 2, due Aug. 25.
Derouirs itrreanan.-Anglo-Belglan ; 21. per share. Derby, Ut-
toxeter, and Stafford; le. ad. pershure (Anal) till Sept I. Grand Cnion ;
Is. per share. Over-Taal; 125. 3d. per share. Southampton, Man-
ch, star, and Oxford; Go. per share, every Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday oil Sept. 90. Shrewsbury and llereford; Is. 41. per share
(final). Woromberjenbury, and Ludlow • ss. per share, till Aug. 20.
TRANPFUII 11001,11 CLOS.. - Birmingliaun, Wolverhampton, and
Stour Valley-till August 14; Bristol and South Wales Junc-
tion-till Augnet 14; (kirk anti Waterford-till August 18; Eastern'
Connote-till August 18; Glasgow, Dirmfriee, and Carlisle-
rill Auguet 17; Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr-till August 21;
Great Western-till Aug. 17 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire-from Aug.
16 till Sept. 6; Landon sad Blackwell--4rom August 14 till 22 ; lan.
dos. Brighton. and South Ocnat-till ague% l 8 i London and South.