The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

MEETING THIS DAY.

Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine, 14, Ironmonger-lane, 12 noon.
THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY.—The half-
resit' meeting was held yesterday at the companra °filets, in
ltwingliall-atmi. James Eaulaile, Eq., in the Chair. The directors'
report stated that certain proposila made to the company were under
consideration, and would he reported to a special meeting. The
expense of procuring the new act to extend the time for completing
the troths, had placed them financially In a worse condition. The
report was adoptol. A large number of shares were declared for-
fted, of which 25 were voted to each of the directors for their long
and gratuitous services
SOUTH AND MIDLAND J NCTION .—A meeting of scrip-
holders was held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee HOW.C, wider the
Dissolution Act. The directors dated that they were in a condition
to return It. 7s. 6d. per share immediately ; and that a further pro
rata division would be made after the calumny's liabilities were dis-
charged. The resolution to dissolve passed unanimously.
DUBLIN, BELFAST, AND COLERAINE.—The meeting
which was to have been held yesterday was postponed till Tuesday
(this day).
LONDON, HOUNSLOW, AND WESTEEN.—The announced
meeting, et the lamdco Tavern yesterday, did not take place.
Esau/ an UNION.—The half.yearly meeting was held at
Ipswich yesterday. The report of the directors stated that the line
from Ipswich to Colchester was opened for traffic on the 15th of June,
and from that time to the week ending 21rd of August, the last for
which returns had been made up, the weekly returns had been from
400/. to 4751. They continued to therm...a. The traffic would have
been more but for inadequate locomotive power. When the whole 17
miles of line were open it would afford as large a dividend as any rail-
way in England. The directors had resolved to purchase the line from
Bentley to amalgamate it with their owe. They asked authority to
call in the old Harwich line scrip, and issue new scrip In such a man-
ner 110 might be deemed expedient, and to sanction an application to
Parliament to constructs branch line to I larwich from Nlanningtree,
an Ito raise 20,0001. by issuing new shares. The report was adopted.
The meeting was made special to confirm the purchase of the Had-
kith Junction, and to warrant the creation of new stores to the
amount of 20,000/.
EAST LANCASHIRE.—An extraordinary general meeting
was held at Bury yesterday to authorise the Dimwits to borrow
money, and to increase the capital of the Company by the distribu-
tion of new shares. They w; re empowered to borrow any aunt not
exceeding 276,000/., in such ommanta and at such intervals as they
might think fit, and to mortgage the works and halve rolls. The
3,000 shares lately held by the Soften and Bury Csapany are to. be
divided in the proportion of sue to every two old shares, and the
remaining 447 diatom-I of for the benefit of the Coo: any. The. line
from Rawtenstall to Manchester (about It miles) will be opcneesn or
before the 24th of september.
BIILMNOHAM AND OLOTIFsTER.—A special meetiar was
held yesterday at the company's eMee in Birmbwham, at which the
seal of the company was afllaed to the deed concluding the/
with the Midland, which lately received the sanction of Par-
liament
WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW.—A meeting of scrip-
holdrea, held at Dublin on Satard ty, oppoiated a committee to collect
scrip, to vote for diseolutios at the meerng wrier Lint iftlaKftwift.ft

act:-
GREAT GRIMSBY AND SHEFTIRLD cNerin.e.—The third
gaiters] meeting was held at Sheffield en Friday last, Lord Wonder in
the chair. The report of the direr:Wes commenced by enunaeruting
the measarce promoted in Parliament by the company last session.
The meet important la the act by which this company, the Sheffield
and Manchester, the Sheffield and Lhicalnshire Junction and Exten-
sion. and the Grinvdre Dock Companies, are to be amalgamated. The
whole of these undertakings will, from and after the Ist of January
next, be under tim management of one board of direceora. Under the
Ama'evamatioa Act, the ehareholders in the. Great Grimsby and She!.
field Junction, and the titieffield and Lincolnshire Junction :Ind
Extension and Grimsby laocks, are entitled to five per cent. per
annum on paid up calls, till six months after the two lines of railway
are opened; the Sheffield and Manchester to receive In the mean
time the whole of their own profits. Alter that, the united companies
will participate equally in the profits of the oonsolklated undertakings
in proportion to their shares. The whole of the lines arc of easy
corugruction, and embrace a wide and important district. The
bills promoted by the Great Grimsby and Sheffiekl Junction
for improving the communication across the Humber, and
for extending their line of runway from Market itasen to
Lincoln, have peeled. Several competing projects have been defeated.
The Crest Grimsby and Sheffield Junction extends in one direction
from the port of Grimaby through Brigs to Gainaborough where it
loins the Sheffield and Lincolnshire, which connects it with'the Great
Northern at Darlton, near 'Newark : in another from the !lumber at
Barton and New Holland, opposite 11,111, through Market Ramer' to
Lincoln, where it joins the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension which
connects it with the Great Northern and the Nottingham and Lincoln
railways. The enrinoer's report stated that : —ln the Galnsborougb
district (121 miles), the earth-work is in progress throughout the Uwe,
the brickwork has proceeded well, and arrangemente are making to
commence immediately the bridge over the Trent, to commuraeate
with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction. ID the Kirton 'funnel
(1 mile), the beitng has been completed, and the contractor is now
tunneling frO'm twelve faces. In the Brigg district (14 miles'„ the
Mitten dir:utir the last month has been Mow, on account of the bar-
ren. Three miles of perm ment way have been laid, and only the
bridges over the And:mime nasigation remain to be built. The
Grim•i'd•diotriet (II miles) Will be completed early next summer. In
the '.ew Hollaad district (71 miles), the permanent way will be
laid throughout early in the casing *ring. The Ilatket linsen

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