The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-18 00:00:00

EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY.

The adjourned special meeting of this company
vas held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. Samos Ia
the chair. . . .

The evanudAN explained the present position ol the
company, and said with respect to the agreement with the
Eastern CunnUe• Railway, Mr. Lloyd had prepared • state-
ment of the deviatious from the agreement, which would
shortly be submitted to the Eastern Counties board. It
would be the task of the East Anglian board to carry the
question to a successful issue. During the last three weeks
they had been engaged in watching the progress of a bill
that would affect the interest of the shareholders. The
Hunstanton Bill, he believed, had already paired the legis-
lature.

Kr. TAYLOR said he was much disappointed at the pre-
sent meeting ; in fact, he knew nothing more than he did
two mostbsago. He thought the line from London to Lynn
would be injurions to the interest, of the East Anglian
Railway. He, therefore, wished to know whether nothing
could be done to counteract the influence of that line.

Mr.SHAW (a director) said it would be very impolitic at
present to go into the affairs of the company while various
Negotiations were going 00. He thought it better that the
meeting should be dissolved.
Several shareholders objected to the meeting being dis-
solved before the report of Mr. Watkin was read.
The CHAIKNAN said the board had no object in view but
the good of the company in not sebmitting Mr. Watkin's
report to the meeting. He did not think that the company
would be benefited by the reading of the report.
Mr. WATHIN said the report was drawn up for the private
inspection of the board, and was not intended for publics-
lion. The original error was made by Mr. Bruce in making
that report the text of his speech at the half.yearly meeting.
The report IVY only a confidential communication to the
directors, giving them advice on the state of the line, in.
Hb dul not think its publiiation would do the company any
good
After Some discussion, the CHAIRMAN, in answer to a
question, said he should prefer seeing the district between
Hutton and Lynn occupied by the associated companies,
and not by au independent company.
Mr. Bancs said Mr. Watkins $ report was made at the
request of a committee of the Manchester shareholders.
That report confirmed the views of the shareholders who
were hostile to the board. He thought the present meeting
was not the place to discuss that report, or the policy he had
pursued when chairman of the company.
After some discussion the subject was allowed to drop.
The meeting was then made special for the purpoee of in-
creasing the number of directors.
Mr. SHAW said they had for a long time felt that the
government of the company was weak. It was therefor,
thought that the position of the company would be strength.
ened by the addition of two more directors. He then moved
a resolution to the effect that it was expedient to increase
the number of directors from five to seven.

The motion having been earned, Mr. Chadwick, of Man-
chester, and Mr. R. B. Wilkinson wore elected directors.
The meeting then separated.

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