The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-04 00:00:00

148T11111 COUNTIES RAILWAY.

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS AT TUB
JOINT COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.
Mom Herepat's Aural of this day.)
We have the following on &nod authority :—The
Joist committee of the directors of the Eastern Counties,
Eastern Usios, and Norfolk Balhrays, asembled yesterday
Is the Eastern Counties bothd-rom el the Bialtopegme
mike. It Wag the first meth* of the year, it booms
seemuy, nadir the thirty-mond Noma el Me egreemat,
to proceed in the first instance to the Melba of obeinnom lee
the year. There was a full board—The bar directors of the
Eastern Comtism, Mr. Love, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Smythe, mad
Mr. Walter., beteg ail present on one aide el the table; and
the directors of the Eastern Union end Norfoth, Mr. Cob-
bold. M.P.. Mr. Josselyn, Mr. Bidder, and Mr. Simpson,
being seated on the other.
Prior to the commencement of the proceedings, Mr. Love, '
the present chairman of the Eastern Coonh2Lagailway, who
bad Men chairman of the joist oommittes the pest
Leas, was about to take his seat at the of the table.
meg been reminded, however, that his time of office had
emaind, the humble gentleman exclaimed, "Oh 1 1 forgot,"
and seated himself an a side seat.
Mr. MALTZ'S moved, and Mr. SIMILE seconded, that
Mr. Leve do take the chair.
Mr. BIDDIi mid be shoal/ move, es ea amentheist, that
Mr. Cobbold, M.P., do take the chairdaring the next year.
Mr. JOSSILTN seconded the ansiscinwast.
TM directors divided on the anwednisee.
tom IT (4.) AGAINST IT (4.)
Mr. Bidder Mr. Love
Mr. Jearlya lit. Walters
Mr. Cobbold Mr. Smythe
Mr. flimipeon Mr. Bruce.
Thom Wavy* meting vote, the meandrosot was declared
not to be eeeried.
A DINACTOR— Well, we are at a dead lock.
flevemil Dtam-rom—Rear,Maer.
Mr. Watritne raid tt was a most unfortunate state of
**Pk
Mr. BUM= said be thought that, under the *cum-
Maces, the best coarse would be that each oompany in Re
earn should give them • chairman to rotatioe, either at mob
meetiag, or mos • meth, or quarterly, as might be *acted.
Mr. Love said be should protest against any ouch arrange-
ment. Re sever would agree to it.
Om& Dremorone—Thea we are eta dead lock.
After some farther commotion,
Mr. BIDDSZ meld be regretted Mr. Love would not acres
to hia Arm proposal for getting the committee out of their
present dimstrous sad unfortunate position. It was his
Mob, and the web of those with whom he awed, to rescue
the companies from the maid= in wltkilit they ware placed.
le wanted to proceed to bealmees—(heardeser)—ael he
would, horsier*, move that Mr. Braes do mks the chair far
lbe da.
Kr.y Waimea—l will mond the rembilen.
The dimmers divided.
rose (7.) AGAINST il;)
Mr. Bider Mr. Heratici ve.
Mr. Walters
Mr. Braes
Mr. [Myths
Mr. Cobbold
Mr. Jeseelyn
Mr. Simpson.
Mr. Baum thereupon took the chair.
Mr. Love—l proem, air, I probist.
Mr. BIDDRIL—The chairman is elected. It is no an.
yew protesting.
Mr. Lova—lt is illegal, I protest.
Mr. Halms leg the chair the ordinary boluses of
the board wee prooseded with. At its close,
Mr. Lova mid—All this is Illegal, I protest against the
prommithp being signed by the °Minims.
The CILIZMAII—Theo I will melt all collage= to
sign the proceedings with me. (Hear, bees.
The premodify@ were Aped by all the -
key, exoteg, we believe, by Mr. Tam.