The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-31 00:00:00

SEVENOAKS AAILWAY.

The second half-yearly meeting of this company
was held yesterday at 12 o'clock, at their offices, 2, Moor-
gate.street, City; Lord AWRICRAT in the chair.
The mort, which we have already published, having
been read,
The noble CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said he did so with much satisfaction, mit appeared
that the line WAS progressing in a most favourable manner.
Mr. C. J. HILTON, a director, in seconding the motion,
retorted to the success of the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company, in obtaining an extension of their line
to the City and West Rod, by means of which Sevenoaks
would be brought into direct communication with Farring.
don.strost and Victoria-greet, Westminster, awl with the
pvincipil linen of railway north of the Thornier. The
Western Extension line of that railway was now very
nearly completed, and would be open for traffic in the
autumn of the present year, so that a convenient access to
the metropolis would be afforded to the traffic passing over
the Sevenonks line as soon as it was completed. He there-
fore could not help congratulating the shareholders upon
the success of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
Company.
The motion for the adoption of the report was then put
and carried unanimously.
Mr. WIIMIORD then moved that a vote of thanks be ten-
dered to the chairman. He trusted that the line would
soon be opened.
Mr. G. tsaurrox seconded the motion, and observed
that unless there was a decided change for the better in the
weather there would not be a chance of getting this or any
other line opened.
The CHAIRMAN said at all events; the glass was rising
to-day, so there was a chance of such favourable weather as
would enable them to complete the line.
The proceedings then terminated.

MARGATE RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held at the offices, iu Moorgate-•traet, yesterday ; Mr. C.J.
HILTON in the ch. Air.

Mr. Hotcaorr, the secretary, having read the advertise-
ment convening the meeting and the report which has been
already published,
The ClitilkkA.N moved its adopt:on, and stated that they
had hoped by this time to have had the line to Herne Bay
opened ; but the peculiarly unfavourable weather of the last
six months, and the difficult nature of the works, had pre-
vented it, but they had every expectation that
it would be completed by next spring, iu time
for the early traffic. The directors had been in
negotiation with the London, Dover, and Chatham Corn.
pany for effecting a junction with that line, and completing
the line into Margate as early as possible, but he regretted
they had not vet been mildest to do so, owing in • great
measure to the apathy of the public and the want of sup-
port from the inhabitants of Margate and the neighbour-
hood ; but he trusted all difficulties would be shortly over-
come and the arrangements completed. He congratulated
the proprietors on the success of the London, Chatham, and
Dover Company in obtaining their bill for extending their
line to Farriegdon-street and improving the Victoria sta-
tion, which, when the Margate line was completed, would
put them in communication with all the principal railways
north of the Thanes, both in the City and West.cnd, and
prove to the public that the Margate was really the valu-
able line its promoters had represented it to be.
The resolution, having been seconded, was carried unani-
mously.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.