The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-11 00:00:00

GRZAT BHIP CORIPAN7.-(Till8 DAY.)

This afternoon the ordinary general meeting of
the above oompsay was Yid at the London Tavern, Mr.
OAMPIILL, the Chargers of the Board of Directors, la
the chair. The ansaamase ass very negetroes, gad
the proceedings being recormatel is the lower room of the
Tavern, onnifavly too small Sante secede., some contsdoe
acme which ultimately induced the &moors to ermeent to
as sdjoeromentto the Ball-room. Then eammekeed better-
getter scrembls op-stain, bat ober the atelleguat si the
emnovel had subsided the beams of the day wee ripely
reramed, gad the secretary proceeded to reed the repot of
the erllolo,ll.

" The whole course of events in commits with the pro-
grew of the Great Eastern, from the time of he haring her
meettams at Deptford, until her arrival in Bonthamptoe
Water, is so well known from the able reports of the
public pram that your &More emalthr any resepltalir
tion perfectly ueneoessary. The memate en eireitiatad
amongst the proprietor*, show the leanthal poidtkin of the
oomputy se it actually stands, and the mesetion• at them
with the contractor being now seder srldtretion, your dine-
' tore refrain trim alcohol to the immure is dispute with Yr.
J. Scott Russell. The policy and the satiety of your
directors in having the *hip completed amid her qualities
meted within the earliest possible period, were fully ex-
plained to the thartholders at a previous me/ ft Although
the untoward accident and delays have not ftthdthild the
reliance of your directors on the ultimate moans andaitheitel
ismortseco of the ' Great Reelem,' they mane coamel frees
thoesires that diversity of and mace anis-
brim mist mice( is from ewes
our which yoer emirs hem so oceliel, mat
they bare, thwelkem menimeasly ewe le the rapsilloe,
titer it is dos to yes ad Wherein, to pleas thsir rode-
erreila la your beak and dry ealy ride odes ill yea
their sessersaa. he f
spot
es.
sealers retire by vines of
r provisioes of the aidesS o sod Pm
rein hem mired OM a spoil waft el the
simeeimiders shill be osmoses! kw Wearily, is Ili
lei, for dr perms, of dein illsoless seilless, eel
for sea edger beams es wry ester. Owing le dr mu
kern sireemimess bates. rimed to, your &errs
hem bre ebbed to marries is barowfai powers
of the sompsey I. is sated of 40,0001, se the
of the ship, the lose of which ars be be..
ben kiselly owns., far el: meths, et is Ms of
pr nat. per omen. seldom to a mbar, at die ray of
if per rat" sired the tempi, der to pay of is Ism
the smirks d the& pried. It will be ssealla air-
sees le ilmarld deimet and bassouGhset. tbst
700.710 limes hem hum Arid ; so that If the be-
lige GI the shires, WIN sompists espial le
186,1001.) sod be pink it weed( act hi socomory is riles
say reps smseat to rim of the saris mimes, and
sails the ship to be met se be fret weressis
hseTh Geyer
if is id aged tame am Mass se
isM
Is
rid of sway dlamtples, ND* dellikat
sa Amerisse rip. It MI be tar the druidism to
adds whither the petit reselpee shell be mellemi, or,
V mairwho, how die ralpills went mini Is pq
it cd, sad le media whet liter ink ell y be
"1117DIT0111. =POW.
"To tbit proprietors of is Greet Iffilp Clempeey
(Laird),—Havre sauslard sod esmpasi Mat
of sessear of the Greet dip Osamu, (Litchi), to Irs
presents at the anaual meatier of propisors m the 11th
of Jostoory, with the youths. God book-book, wo bellow
tits omit to be • tro• summit of the ilessoid stabs of
the sompsey.

" WILLIAM B•RDIR. j Sus.
HANKY C. Baton,
"Landes, filat Den, 1869."
The CRAIRMAN, observing the MMUS tscaper of the
Ilissthig, **tented biome!! with simply moving the adoption
tithe report. At • more fitting season, however, he ahonlii
be prepared to prove that everything his direstion had
dew was perfect/ right ; that they had no elternative but to
lake the coves they had followed In view of the itteseloan
ewe; that the adeptita of any other mares would sot
have plead the cowers in a better finaacial positke ;
that is every act and every decision, the
beet latareete of the shareholders had bees
steadfastly kept In elm; sad that, If the directors wens ea.
titled to the merit swede/ to them before the snidest en
board the ship, they were dottb!y entitle/ to It now. (Oh.)
The meths fee the eileptext of the report having been
duly seceaded,

Mr, w. 11,;ons, who avowed that his taking part la the
proosallege wee dos to the respect in which he held the
reeersty of his Mead, the late Mr. Brunel, mood en
amsonmest, for the appointment of a committee of fosse-
ligation, both wit& regard to the poet policy sad Maze
nonagement of the company, and also to report se secs as
possible apes say proposals which may have been needs for
the charter or Fuchs./ of the Alp. The gentlemen he
should propose to serve on this committee would
represent the old capital, the new capital, the opposing pert
of the directios, and the general interests of the company.
An angry sad protracted disenesioa ensued, in the coarse
of which the policy of the directors and the motives of the
contractors of the skip were spoken of in anything
bat anaplimentary:terree. At the time our report left, there
eppeorei to be every respect that a oommittse would be
agreed so; bat that a were contest would take place upon
the geadaasa who shoots compose It.