The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-04 00:00:00

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

The bills which this company has now pending
in parliament are numerous. The first bill proposes to
extend for three years the period prescribed for the own-
pletion of the works authorised in the Great Eastern Rail-
way (Additional Powers) Act of 1865 and 1866, the Great
Eastern Railway (Ramon) ) Act of 1865, and the Great
Eastern Railway (Tottenham Branch) Act, 1866. The
priorities and rights attached to the old Eastern Counties
extension stock No. 1, the Harwich stock, and the Wood-
bridge stock are to be settled by as arbitrator, and by •
further
clause in the bill it is proposed that his decision
shall be final. The bill provides for the extinction of de-
legate directors at the baud from the Northern sad
Eastern and the East Anglian.. With regard to the Etat
Anglian it is proposed to be saretsd :—" Thep roprietors of
the Feet Anglian stocks shallbave the samerights of attend-
ing and voting at all mestinme of thecempany as other share-
holders of the company, the propsietors of Pest Anglian ABC
and No. 1 stocks respectively voting according to the same
scale as the holders of preference stooks of the company,
and the proprietors of Tait Anglian Na 2 stock voting so
cording to the same male as the ordinary shareholders of
the company." The essond bill provides for the appoint.
merit of directors, who are to be not more theafourteen end
not less than Eve in number. It is proposed that it shall
be lawful at any meeting to dealers the oaks of any
director or directors vacant, and at the Ulf-yearly meeting
to be held in August, 1868 the direskoe appointed by the
Northam and :Urn and East ANIL= shall cease is be
direoton. In consideration of these arrangements the fel.
lowing provisions are proposed to be inserted in the bill :
" The iproprietors of East Anglian No. 1 stook, of Bea An-
glian A. stook, of East Anglian B stock, of East Anglian C
stook shall resesotive4 here all melt rights, powers,and ree
mediae se we conferred upon tbe loaders of debenture ate*
by the Company's Clauses Act. 1863, pert 3, with respect
folds payment of interest or di vM on such respective
stocks. East Anglian No. 2 stook, at the request of ilse
holders thereof, shall be converted by the Great &aim
Compaq into ordinary stoat *6 the company in the per
SOL Great Heaters ordinary stock for every
rO-12771 Nast Anglian No. 2 stook. Any holder of East
=MtNo. 2 stack who does sot desire each corneas*
respect at that stook, have the same right to
ahead the mestlago, and vole at meetings of the company
upon the shales of directors soil all her questions, as
boldem of Great Resters marry sleek; and sash Ikon
Anglia No. f stook shell make Oa isms amts
votes and the same ereslillentites as Gres* &Mem
ordinary Mork. The Rest ringsestivelY
shall retain their relative P=l6".isailies as Nor
misted at the flee el the of the sel, lab
the provisions of the mi. The peenniery
for a seat at the Great lostsen beerd is raised to the pa*
eeellea 6,000 t. et oak dews oeftsaior pnieronse, cir
bosh." An audit esandtles et net lees Um tine or isle
than seven ia amnbwr, sad melt pereenting ,000 i. l
maim; Meek ho to be ameb se 10
ae& la Angers. The thirda
MU proper he met in Ile Great Resters the murk
dimmed Bible Soothed, Deamov. and &einem
Bas.