The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, BM

GREAT 1102 M I, ZAILEAE-(T1118 DAL)

This morning the adjourned half-yearly meeting
of the proprietors of the Gnat Nathan Railway wee held
et the Lemke Tavern, Mr. E. B. Dirattson, lit.P., &linen
of the hoard ot directors, in the chair. The ineottag was
very annevoury attended. The &einem sad directors es
enter* the room were received with mingled ohms eel
hems, the former, however, prodoeinating. The proem&
tap throughoot were sedated sad upreericar. The aim-
Unseat otanaing the meet* having bees nod,
Mr. Era nm. rose to a point Border, sad contended that
the Ise of roues on this as well r the bet °corks of their
mann was illegal. ("No, so," and coulombs.) He ap-
pealed to the legal advisers el the employ 'hither he wee
not right la law. By the 7th Vkt., proxies could sot be
set at two relay wept ride • perky of 601. for moh
ease. ("No, no.")
The CHAIRMAN, without enticing the port raised, said
the lest burns of the asseteg was to adopt the report sub-
mitt el to the meeting on the 21st Augur hat.
Xi. JOSIAH WILSON—WiII yogi nOt Sly peen DO, sir, to
Mr. Hughes' question! In.
The CIRAIRMAN—It has ban mood sad escoaded that N
the report of the 21st of Augur lee be received ; then who I
are of that oplake will plows to bold up their hands
Mr. MATH, ow of the praetor elmreholders' cos- re
metes, Tidied to melte a few oteentices Won the corks al
at.
Inn pee.
The CRAIILMAN-1 deal object, but Facticoliy you are gs.
too late to 'peak.
Mr. Era a re—Barely, it, yen do not seen to eh* all
disonerce
A Votco—lie dace ears • pia fee • eat of Ws Ms as. LL
Kr. HeaTH the. prooesded, amidst great uproar, to dried, is
l at some length, the corn whisk the preference shanhobees
hed rhos, end coatooded that they were not open to the e
omen which the dinettes wished to ores epos this.
(Haar, ha a r.)
Mr. lowan WILSOX asked If the arks been the olek
wee to pre the aranate oldie last two hallway seetiege. 2
The Cumulus—l tun sine* rift to naive the hat
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Mr. FIRDIRICit WILSON retested ageing the ads
was' la which the proceedings were bias conducted.
te.
Mr. T vela refund to resin the mon, because it gs.
corded aatrathe. The Ireton had bee gay of •
breath of embassies la publishing the holdings of tb. Reveal It
abareheiden The chairmen wished to eat of his large It.
capital prier the mile of the whirr. ("Oh, oh.") But the It
cermet could ass e 4 with the mean altanhohlar that he it
had greed what he held. (" Oh, oh.") les
es
After some further noisy ead ustatelligible dreuesion,
Mr. Eva nee blamed the abettors fat not keeping order. is
He hod not *reed his month to ether the uproar. (Rest, le
os.
hew.)
The CRAMMAX—WiII Mr. Hughes be good womb to 4
Itell me how I amto prawns eider f
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Yes. 4081 AR WILSON washed to speak to the queues of ot
Samoa
The Ca•taxxx—ism are out ef order. You have es
elready epees.
Kr. Jositil WILAin No. I now* asked • quarion. S.
The CliklaMAN —Weil, if the inselag wishes to bat Ls
11 your request synth I have ao objective. (" 06, oh," sad so"
1 a Yoko—. lee had tans—the &airmen as to same at N
fferd7'") . JuSI•11 WILSON then waned the sharehoStere of Se
thes= they inn innendana In law eXpeareri.
shareholders -then eseed the meelmmart the IL
M.
mane time, midst Mee et "Tun him out, he's pro' gt
fame ems," and much confuses.
Mr. BALLANTINE KNioin urged all clown of share le
bolsters to make up their quarrels; to continue them longer Is.
would be 'Weidal. R. did not approve of the chairmen's o-
bverts at the err time be cord not kogst that the 1,1.
charmers Ird rendered great service both to the pub& and so
e perspristere. (.) N
th
THSCHAIIIMAN—iChee f Irs
have saki sorbing discourteous, N
I have been provoked to it. I never attended to bruit _st-
agy mem, sad if neve done so I •tun sorry for it. nut "
lam williag to forget ell that hes peered, and I hope, le
for oar ow cabs, that you
_will do the saw. (Cheers.) to
The report was Wm adopeed, with oaly four thastatiento
Thu CNAIRMAN said the nest businsis Wu to declare the 6
dividend; the directors cheerfully bowed to the decision of
the Lords Jostior, and proposed that the preference share le
-
should be paid in frt. They had are drama of
apperiag egret that decries ; but, at the isms time, they
eft that they _bed done voters but what duty required of
them had sow to move " That the di vid.nd from the K
let of July, 18311, to the 30th of Juno, 1837, be hereby m, I
decreed, sad that the our be psychic to the thareholdars ft
regletared in the hooks of the Company on the 30th of et
November lest, as follows, vim at the percentage prescribed
by law ea the several preference stocks ; Ga. per Dent. at the oVi:
original rock, sod 12a. pm rat on the B neck, towards the a.
per cwt. powered by the A rock." Is. I
The motes herrn bees roooded or pat sad carried at.
with only duce dissentients ; the chairman addiag in en I
answer to • queries that probably the dividends would to IS
et.
paid within theant fortnight.R
Mr. Games so then entered upon a Ingthened review of R.
the conduct of the directors la refeenco to tbs appoint-
mat and superesion of their officers. lie contended K
that the directors were Ballypcom lialde to tb. abarstiolders to
fear &death's cl,ticienclos, Masao& ea, according to their
own &owlet, the masageoseat of the reltaratiOn depart- II I
sent wee so Om* that a child could undertake It, and ss,
therefore they could have guarded order fraud had K
they performed • simple and miry duty. The Red- St. I
path frau& were the result of pure neglig rues to
no their put. Mr. Ofeennli, offer Woking for *otos le
tier, ear compelled to appeal te the chairrasn to swan os.
him • hewing.
The CillititliAN wee most mikes that he should be
heed, bat he tour remind Mr. Cireetuiug that in higher el
places than that when a geodesist tired tie hearers with et
a wearisome speech, ha did not object to sit down. (" Oh, s,
oh," sad langlitu.) 111.
Mr. Oasis trio thou continued hie review of the Redpath
frauds, sad osateaded that the directors hat ample warning et.
,el whet was going cs when liedpath towered with the I
mires They bad se good grounds for arresting Rod- ?.
path ia January, 1838, as they had in November, •
183 G, obis, be took to eight; beim en those m
he fabricated rock to the extent of et.
Cr,rodofl. For that sans the directors won morsile, If not it.
legally, WA to the shareholders, bat be that as It might,
be druid move • Tom of Main Upon them fur their neg. 7;
let of try. (Crawl
Mr. ore escoaded the soden. He sherd to
Lan preferred, if he couto fit this censure et.
upon lie chairmen, foe hie Wads rested the V.
nlin managestat of the vospear, and he acted etc,
r the autocrat of the whole concern. But both directors so
end melon had ieras.ly seglected their duty, wad ought to e
be made re le for each meet. He concluded by v.
proteges( wane the an of melee es this modish. S.
Mr. Score sannared kis Weak& to move an amend-
ment. He was told that from the Ten Tommineereent of at
dividends it bed bra the parties of the 'screwy to sign
dividend warrants in bundles, and without reference to then. SR
soot. (Hear, beer.) Now that was clearly wear ; the Is
errretery ens paid • large salary, sad it was clearly his duty
to have looked into the accuracy of the dividend entreats. ft
He therefore moved sa anseadmeat, which in terms a,
Included the raetery in the vote el emeure. et.
Mr. Pr% te .ad the seuesenest. ft.
Mr. Fen. irk spoke in dram of the seczere7 ; Mr. N
Walter dreaded the report of the eaminitiee of investiga. "
don ; end Mr. Wells and Er. Withers recommenled the IL
amain to let the directors rousse la odor, sad look on to
the futon.
The CHAIRMAN wee replying when OUT report left.
tie

Ri.ltlOCe ACCIDEST.—On Friday 'yenta .g, about
6 o'clock. as Mb. Mlle, dater to Mr. I'. W. S. Maim, for-
merly :smatter for Bristol, and half-sister to Mr. W. Mike,
M.P. far FAA Soneenist, was returning to Kingsweston
Perk from Bristol, en accident of a were perigee character
occurred. On ',thin( at the bill hiding to the lodge
entorace of the park the coach as peened the park gate,
sad, discovering his mistake, bused tba limos sharply, G*4
aro doing overturned the carrier on to a bank. Mine
Mile*, who we, the only penes Weide the °crier, bad her
land mverely ad by the breakiag of oat of the windows;
bet, assistance brieg tperdily procured from the lodge, oho
was extricated without further injury. The (pabulum, who
woe on the boo, snetaised • were cancuesion of the brain ;
and the coedit:inn, who fell as the footman (the carriage
cooking upon both of them), sustained severe intend thja-
rim, and Le bre is despared of.
Tile CII.ULI.E or MURnEII AGAINNT TIIE CAPTAIN
•xl• MATT or Tics ELldderdb.—LlV6RlooL, MOND/a.—
The investiosti en bite the death of Ihnderlia, the poor
Spaslaid, who it is alleged loot his lite through the brutal
treatment of Captain 1. A. Christie. of the bargee Elizabeth,
end his meth, Janes Millard, was mama to-day before Mr.
MaarGad. when lames Maras, esessa, Geroge Pollock,
steward, Francis Belles, !mead mate, and James Lambert, IL.
were susedeed, and folly corroborated the etiehmo, KIWIS on
Saturday, end, &hough eubneitted to arty searching war
eleselnation by the primmer,' couseel, did not swerve at ell
from their original seaman. The am was ogela seliverned
mad 2 o'clock to-morrow.
As ELorestr.n.—Considerable stir was made in
lbs issighbenrhood of Kinseewood • few days ego, when it
was Irsown that the daughter of a fanner to the neighbaur-
hood led doped with her father's ploughman. The fanner
bed, by way of ascamegini Id= la his duties. occasionally
joked the waxy lover about hie deailder, lad aot with the
reensteet idea that smith an mat should ever take Omar ; con-
etqwmaly, hi &spin et the tam Minks harm ft may be
molly ismagiasid. Tito was lorries" bolted on the &Mir-
day evenbeg—lodged the beams with the semis-clerk of the
district, sod wily- an the morning of the fallowing Monday
the two were joined fa wedlotk by a claims* in a neigh-
t=teersa to, better or 6.w worse. The farmer is said to be
kr the lose at his &Nibble, sod has so doubt by
this dine learned • Lima tram els old Soots proem/, to
"jobs at Istasrs."—Zionsw-alive Allrortimr.