The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-21 00:00:00

METING OF SURREY GAB CONSUMERS.

Lest galnini_ll riga Matting of the members of
the Sountwork,, Leak*, and Greenwich United Gee Coo-
amen' Autoladoe, sad other inhabitants of the &stria,
took plus at the Pussy Theatre, to receive the proposal of
the Surrey Cononmers' Gas Company to supply the diarist
with gas at 4e. per 1.000 *able Net, and to wander whether
It woo expedieat to accept that proposal, or to form a &Nina
and indepeadent aempany sonsuurs.
11r. 3. TRWAITRiI (the *airman) said that at the last
psblle Meetlyg the annainee had been direeted to exiuniae
late the merits et the farm Canniness' Company. Before
deleg a, they had again itesasautiosted with the mistime
ampesdee, to gin aim another opportunity of offering, if
OM theme fo NIP* gas at a his market prise. They re-
ousted that a depstatina from oak of the three compaaies
might ma the esasittao wittiest delay. Beek a meeting
took plaa al..* *Bridge Roue Hotel, what, after three
homes' sheep the directors ached foe den to cow
sider their answer. A tottaiyht elapsed, whet the following
Joist sawyer was received from the secretaries of the three
eampeaise, the Ludo*, the Bona Metropolitan, and to
Paul::—" Resolved unanimously, that an answer be seat
to Mr Tswana, as chairman of he deputation, that the
companies are sot It a position to reduce MI price of gm to
4s. as requested ; bet that, so soon as improvemeats in the
maaafeetare of gas, or say other meow, will enable Me
reepeetive companies to effect any alteration is the mew
price, the consumer' may rely ee r. ceiving the bate*
thereof." Heusi their coarse was Cur. All other means
hasp itshauted, the committee sought how they
might best supply themselves. They essmined, as distend,
late Ma malts et Me Surrey Clensumere employ, and same
to the resohnlea Mat the 'dueness offered by that assa-
psay, arladlag the subscription of a apical of 40,0001., to
ostaa of their works, ;wed the seaman oh-
.OWBl* thetlevalanaistana•lor easormeimanolume"

deserve tle erisidence and support of the gm 4111111111 MAIL I
(Rear.) The committee bed taken security from
the new amoeittion that they should not =alga•
name, nor be bought off, nor raise the price higher
than 4s. the 1,000 feet. (Cheers.) Throe trustme—hiensolf
foe Southwark, Mr. 11. me for Lambeth, and Mr. Wade for
Greenwich—had been appointed to en that this undertaking
was serried oat. He bad retrained from taking a seat at the
beard of the new company, in order that the old eompsnise
might not say he had been seeking • position ; he woald
stand by the consumers until their object was gained.
tCheers.) Since objection was mode to the engineer, the
oespany bad secured the services of Mr. Croll, the engineer
.1 the Gnat Central Gas Consumers' Company. (Chem)
Kr. WALKER, of Southwark, moved a neoludom, ap-
proving of the proceedings or the committee, and decitario4
the arrangements made with the SUMS) C unmet.' Gas
Light and Coke Association, to be highly satisfactory, and
advantageous to the 00C13111111f11.

Dr. BRADY, is steoadieg the reeolutiew, called oa the
meeting to show the existing companies that they were sot
the tauten of the consumers. _

The reallatioe was tnen put sad unesimouly agreed to.
Mr. LAWLEE wired the woad mainline, which
pledged the meeting to promote the success of the associa-
tion, to take its gas, sad became shareholder', and to refum
to take gas from the cid companies should they eve* reduce
the price below es.
Mr. WADE. of Greenwich, seconded the resolutioa,
which was carried; and a vote of thanks to the emirs**
closed the proceedings.