The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-15 00:00:00

YID-ZANY ILAILWAL—ITHIS Da F.)

This morning the ordinary half-yearly meeting of
this railway hominy ma held at the Lmidan Tavern, Sir
JOSS LISSOCII in the chair.
The report (whim hes sandy been pnbibbed be the-lf•
rem) wee SAWS WI red.
The Ciaramati, be moneg its adoption, reenehad that it
we *tidy graillyteg to the directors Ii en that the in-
land' of the cranny was steadily iscrosig. • consider-
di genii', of building wee is costemiethen be the neigh-
bonehead et Beckattum, irli;ch would materlany Mail to •
still farther lac/ease.
A Sitimitounn seconded the motlee, which was car-
ried.
The CIUSISMAS mid that there we SpSISS7Sph Is the
report referring to the Brighton Company, upon which it
might be SICSISIB7 for him to make an observation. The
paragraph wee • Thediretioes regret tosaythstitie bill pro-
moted by this company in the present eirmion, for the objects
stated in the kat report, wee °pond by the Brighton Cow-
pony, and thrown out by the committee of the lone of Coen-
EOM The baud consider the couree taken by the arms
sill thonneel of the Brighton Company in this matter to hays
Men manly at venoms with the spirit of the agreement
lemma theme tempaalre, and directly hostile to the into-
reds al the KY Meet Company. Under these eireamotenees
they have lelhemed the Brighton Campany that the Yid-
Kist Compaq will consider thiamine at liberty with
respect to say flaws pin...dare that may appear to be
lienalcial to thotralbc of thefts," He begged to state that
this had not bmninereed Mama much osastdicetton, sad it
had brought ales lettere, evening over three pages, from
the Brighton Compels, is reply. Tho letter had only been
just pus into his hands, sad it wig obviously knowable to go
into it a me ; but at the mat meeting of the board it
would be takes op and answered.
• SOSEZMOLIMIt—What is the mend purport of the
letter f
Mr. BELLAMY (ds• earetary)—lt simply states that the
course takes by the Brighton Company was In conformity
with the spirit of the agreement.
The SHASSUOLDSZ—Thea the Brighton Company do not
pretwid to is hostile to as?
The 81CRWTARY—No.
• dintead at the rated 3 per net. per annum, payable
on the Mame, free of income ten, was them declared ;
and • vote of thanks to the cheirman concluded the Mamma

1078201 AND BITCMIN RAILWAY COMPANY.
(Till DAY.)

Tbis esevning the twenty-seventh ordinsailiek.af-
yearly amain( ef cesapiny wee held at the 94. 61.
Heise* Besitegegelmelegal, W. Ran. Zeq., la the et.
This britg • pernetred ben wily cme ebarettuder wee prei-
mat, bat the (Mimes haviag received eat else to ..1‘
constitute a legal meeting the beldame was with.
The CHAIRMAN, la 11110WhIg a rescinds. that • dividend et
at the rate of 6 per e etk per annum, ler Wixom tam sod Id. 91
per share for express of management be declared, sail that If
there wets only two enbjecte on which be had to reerwk.
The first wee with regard to the allowance foe ex-
which some time age was flied at lid. per share.
ins the last meeting the director* bad eo reorganited the
system that the charge would now be only Id. a share. By.
upointlng Mr. Janson their secretary, who had offices of his
own where the necessary bullies. of the company might be
transacted, no rent would in future have to be paid, and Mr.
Janson had undertaken for a certain fixed sum, to pay all
toollwarel expenses. The deduction of Id. a .ban was equal
to 33 per out. of the expenses. The other point wee that
of the income tax. Ia coneequence of the half-year at
which dividends were paid by this company not being Iden-
tical with the financial hall-year of the Chanoallor of the
Ercheqrse, the directors had been obliged to divide
the payment .o as to make 10d. In the pound in the preterit
belt-yea, and the remainder in the next. With these excep-
tions the dividend declared would be the same, and payable
as usual.
In answer to the SNASSIIOI.I,II, who raid that other
companies ally charged 9d. In tho present half-year,
The CRAIRMAX expleised that the dividend was paid ae
to the 30th July. a month later than other ; and
the paymeat of 10d. income tax would algae the payment to
to so much lea next half-year.
The resoletima was seread tn. The now retiring acting
directors were reertiretad. and the prooredlogs concluded.
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THE BRADFORD Tat MIXIAL Fur VlL.—The third
se shereery et this great provincial music meeting will be
beidi et St. Gmege's Hall, Bradford, on the 2ird, 24th, 26th,
sad 76th of this month, and the &stied will he reedited
more laureate, from the fact that the profits ere to be gime
to the local bigneary sod dispensary. The artists espied
set Mesdames Nowell°, Letninene Illoningtes, sad Mader
Didiee, Mr.. fiendstleed, Mdlk. Titi.nr, Mimes Passer sad
Preemie, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Wilbys Cooper, fitgarmi
Gashed, Bellah, and Belled. Mr. Smiley, sad se solo
inetruroratallet, Mies Arabella Goddard. The band will con-
man of 96 paforners, sad ineladse the moat aceomplialied
artiste from thsqleredid *rehears of the Royal Italisa Opera.
The thorns will be formed of the members of the Bradford
Festive! Choral Society, with mire aserasos and altos from
elm eteighbottneg towns. Mr. W. Jackson will set so chorus
weer. Mr Browne:oth will prekle at the ergs.; sod lest.
Mr lOW. Mr. Coati will be the conductor. The works to be
given see the Oreatiea. no the 23rd; the Dettilogros Te Drum,
sad a semi= from huhu Nesoihass on the 24th, St Paid
os the 2fith, sad the Memank to the 24th. Three greed
enkeellamens 001101,0 will Moo be given on the 111V•1210g1 01
the 24th26 h, and 26th, at wbkb Mini Arabella Goddard
will perform the Choral ranted& of Beethoven end the
Concerto in B flitnti the seine master. The instrommtni
portion will me Mozart's/vier symphony sad revrral
overtures, vete seleatkes from opens; madrigals and
part songs sill also be given, aad the c snores will likewise
be marked bp_ the grit portonssac• of Mr. W. laciest's
meet. 7As Fear.
The inane report of the engineer to the Mercy
Dock Bova chowo that the expenlitnre daring the lest
twelve teenthe has her. es —Liverpool total my
works, 104,9321 , total regain, 748601 ; total elpteditam.
, 127,7921. Birkeihred total new er irks, 195 i tea total
wan, UAW. , Mame* of stock, 28,1364-239,673 L