The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-28 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY.

The ordinary half-yearly general tweeting of this
rowan was bald pest. rday at tte 4llkose, St. George's.
street, Westminster; W. LOAM, charism of the
company, la the chair.
The revert owed that the Streeter. had, for the mums
submitt d la the shareholders at the last meatinp, still de-
fined the totem wersest of the wo,ka ; they hoped. 11 m-
em?, that the time was no:. now far clotaat, should the Katie
palms of a speedy terminadoe of the war be happily
realised, whim they may safely give the rod rto begin this
groat undertaking, the miss sad importance of welch are
asiverselly admitted. le the Miasatme application will be
made to parliasseat so .stand the time for tbe coarrectlon
of that portion piths Haslet aetborisod, and to release the
lam sum of mosey at potent lyieg idle in the beads of
the Ausmateet-Genersi,whisb. if applicable for the pelmets
at the undertaking, would seaVe the directors toe mplete
• eassido fable seethes of the Ilse berme making farther calls.
1114 sccoaats ,bawd that 122,2361. had been received ;
the o:meditate, Wet:lies trelitainary sad perllammitary
sad eremitism aspens. bed been 36.9971.2•. 3d., leaving
a Salasaa at 86.939/. 17s. 9d., of whish 71,2501. was is she
hands of the Ammeter:Genera.

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The CHAIRMAN. is noels, the adeptios of the report sad
seesests. stated that sines the la,t half Peery sasetieg, se
@tempt had bees aide to 'rested with the works, laelaly
swim to the mete el ths mossy narks*. Be st,ribeted
that usfavesrable stets to tb• et of the lugs mount
(100.000,0001) of the batted debt of t►e dilferest railway
eospeakos ars/ems sa the market. While sash s state of
things tostiessd, it would b. bigbya■wiw to nuance
these works. He ee•seaiaed Melon *bother a more favour.
able tins esteld be .spewed, salsas tbe goversoest in-
terlard to mdse. the peomeate. It was sot proposed to all
the vssaseles is the dine's, bet to ailk ass tbs =Mina
Is, two metes, le await Ike seem of *mac
Freee the lime ei aoudad he Massif had lately adopted is
rake's', to railway directors is geserel. It might be ad-
'liable for hiss to resists his stet at their bead.
la se* at gaieties. heat see oe awe peoprisiess,

The Czmaw stated the greater portion of the balances
at the betaken was beeeleg interest at 6 per oat. • mum
of 16,0001. had boa bonewed frog the Great Western Cure
play at a rate of lowest not yet determined.
Mr. Jonas considered that the present depressed state of
the meaty market wee the best time to parchase property;
be thought instead of going to parliament for an extensions
Otis., the directors should make • call, which would be
cheerfully met, and at ones praised to acquire the neceseary
laud. (Geer, bear.) There were already four director. of
the Greet Winters Haile', Company me the hood, sad he
thought the three retiring director. who were anciosucted
with that company should be re-elected, otherwise they'
might be left entirely is the bands of the Great Western.
Foe his own part, he was nut anions tr pay up his calls.
CAST= said the pseud opiaioa was that the line
was sever Weeded to be carried out ; they wore merely
mad* Wiwi. for the purpose. of we Great Western Com.
pea. (Hear, beer)
The CHAIZILUS replied that if terms were favourable the
Greet Weotera would lend them every amiatarve, as the
line would give that cemplay a direct communication with
the docks, which would be meet veluable to them.
Mr. J 0125 moved oce an amendment to the resolution for
the edoptios of the report—" That the analog do adjourn
till the 23rd of April at 12 o'clock." His object was to
enable the director. to oonaider the propriety of proceeding
with the works, and if they thought fit, to prepare in
egaeadul report.
Mr. CARTEL sweadad tlup useadment.
After some cementation. the easeadment wee agreed to,
sad the muting Opened.