The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-16 00:00:00

NORTH OF EUROPE 813411 NAVIGATION

00YP4A7.-(THJB DA 7)

This afternoon an adjourned extraordinary meet-
ing of this company was held at the Load= Tavern, Bishops-
gate eared, to ream the report of the scrutineers on the
question, whether the report of the directors should Do re-
ctived, or whether the knowing amendment should be

adopted :
" That the report of the board of directors now read be re-
ceived, but that this meeting feel' called upon to express its
opinion that the conduct of the late board of directors in
laming reports and declaring dividends which are now shown
to have been false, and in the means resorted to W darn in
the month et March last year for concealing the red onadition
of the company, has been most unjnatifiable, itsienenek 111. it
we calculated to he of pernicious example in this tram and
oommercW community, besides being certain to ha sikadet
with disastrous consequences to the public aenlg to till
statements and characters of public, men, sod thsrelbro k
deserving the most serious reprobation wklett the share-
holders in this company can pro:tonnes."
The CII•tillt•N then rood the following report from the
sonstiortem
" Sir,—We beg to certify the result of the poll held to-
day and yesterday -
" For the original motion—Voted irt person.. 14
ty proxy .. 17

" Say 31 persons representing 8118 'bare, equal
to 183,3601. baying vote
" For the amendmeet--one pereon bolding 75,
share, equal to 1,5001., laving vote

" Majority for the original 111; 1607
" Giontne erazzie,
Wnrraw MIME
BDWAID Gam ow."
He therefore declared the original naolution le be tarried,
and the amendment to be lost. The meeting we WM at an
sad ; and with it, be was happy to lay, the proesedbge of the
North of Europe Steam Navigation Pmpsay.
Yr. Lim Newsom ruggeeted that the vote of thanks passed
at the last meseing, together with the result of the poll, should
be advertised in the mars In which the amendment had been
advertised.
The CHAIIMAN thought the suggestion a very fair one,
and intimated that It would be a-ted upon.
BEOLDWOOD understood that no imputation bad
been made against the integrity of tltt he present beard, and
thought It quite right that a vote of ka should have been
agreed to.
The proceedings then terminated.

BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA
RAILWAY COMP...NE-(7NR; DAY)"

This afternoon the third annual general meeting
of the above company was held at the dikes of the Com-
pany, Colonel FIENCH In the chair.
Oa the lost coomion of meeting the shareholders, the
directors announced that the honourable court had granted
to the Company the concession of the Junction line from
Band to Bombay. They now Informed them, In the report
of the directors, that construction use commenosd oa the
first ten miles from Surat, southward, on the 21at day of ,
April lut, end that survey and estimates for the second ten
miles have bees laid before the Bombay goveronasat for ap-
proval. A report of the oonsultthg sagineer, heat.-Colonel
J. P. Immedy, giving account of the programs
sad the sosnomy of the work, under construe-
don, we lid beige the meeting. There being now
23,112 duns la the capital of the compaar P' op M
the directors hem It doolnsbio to sert the paid-up capital
late stock as soca as pemßda sad old this view a resolution
had been prepared la ceeftstatf CM the provisions of the
company's am of peritemetalad the Cest=flattees
Consolidadon Act, and was Iced for the of the
shareholders.
The report was adopted, sad the above resolution agreed to,

A dreadful explosion of at4a, -preature boiler
occurred at Mem& Snowdon sted ' Tees aids Iron-
ware', on Monday otaisbag lard the dertruction of
mph value* popery, the lola of ens life, serious injuries
to tea nee, egad Wear walk and cats to rsrione other per-
Nee empleyeit ea the proseine.