The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-16 00:00:00

rairrisff RAILWAY COMPANY.

Yesterday a Meeting of the Kentish Railway Company was held
st the Albion Tavern, Bialtomate-street, Sir J. Coceot: nN in
the Chair.
The Chairman stated theta pet et the proposed Railway went
through the parishes of Hrthato and Dreenintite, which were on
Crown land. Ir was a point of courtesy not to introduce any mea-
nies in the Wits, of Commons which respected the Crown lands.
without Oro giving notice to the Crown, and ascertaining whether
they had soy objection to it. This had been done in the present
inetaece, when a wrong op?rwition arose on the part of thoSe gentle-
men mudding at Elitism, who had villas and who were afraid
that the introduction of a Itailmail would destroy what was their
chief remntmendation' namely, retirement. There was no probe.
billty of the Society, by any onmpcmuition, overcoming this oppo.
sition. They had, however, found that, by taking a circle of a
mile, they could proceed with the road ; but these was not time to
give the necessary notice, to enable them to take any proceedings
this Session for forwarding the menoire in Parliament. limier
these ciscumstsnees, therefore, the Directors had come to the rem-
lutioo of recommending to the Proprietors to abandon all proceed-
ings io Parliament for tile present, and to allow every Shareholder
who chose r.. withdraw his del.osit, deducting his &hereof the ex-
peeee• in erred.
A Mr. Wares, who was stated to be an attorney, made a violent
muck on the Directors and on the Solicitor of the Company. H
concluded by moving (as as ameotiment to the motion which had
been made, tor the adoption of the recommendation of the Direc-
tors). that the project was improvident.
A long elite-metal ensued, on the cnu,se of which it was stated
by the Ditectots, that they had not taken one farthing for their
attendance; thud they had not sold a single share, or availed them-
selves of any of the advantages which Directors of other Com-
panies fairly aviii!eal themselves of, but had paid all their deposits.
W All3l E declared that he would proceed against the Chair.
man and Dumont for tile recovery of the toll amount of his depo-
sits, to which he said he was by law entitled.

The Cum NMAN arid Mr. Bialtt, M.P., declared they would
meet any el4ini of the kind at law, if any one were so dishonour-
able w to support it.
Tate amendment of Mr. Warne was negatived, there being but
three hands held up for it ; the original niotioa wax carried by
large majority; aod tt.e persons who chose to discontinue their
support of the Company were allowed to take their dividend, on
seneinr, notice before the lot of June.
Cap air kgnkas mated that he WWI the projector of this rail.
toad, and that those lion. Gentlemen who had supported the men.
sure had only done it after having untied the concurrent testimony
of Mr. Barlow, of a camber pi* the most able engineers of the
country, and, above all, of Mr. Telford, who, having refused to
have anything t., do with otheerail-roads, declared his opinion that
this must produce 211 per cent. to the shareho:ders.

On the ;notion of Drr. J. Airrcii ELL. the unanimous thanks of
the Shareholders were v,ard to the Directors, for their faithful ser.
wit= in furthering tits iiisereate of elm Owirsstany. They had had
upwards of seventy mectincr, and never received one farthing for
their attendance. (A petatise.)
The thanks of the cueetivg to the Chairman were afterwards cur-
ried by acclamation.