The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-13 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE LO.ND9.N AN9 SOUTH-
WESTERN RAILWAY COMPAIVY.
(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the proprietors of this
railway was held this afternoon at the Company's Office,
Waterloo station— Mr. Chaplin, the chairman of the
company preicling--for the purpose of again taking into
consideration, and of approving or disapproving a bill
now before Parliament entitled " An Act for authorising
the execution of works by the company for regulating their
capital, and for of her purposes." And further for consider-
ing the provisions of a bill now before Parliament for
making a railway from the Manor-street terminus of the
authorised Westminster terminus railway, wherein cer-
tain powers aro intended to be conferred on the com-
pany.
It will be recollected that about a month since a
meeting of the proprietors was held relative to the
first portion of this notice, (the object of the act
amongst others beim! to empower the directors to
extend their line from Yeovil or Dorchester to Exeter).
When the shareholders present expressed themselves
strongly against the proposed extension, and the result
of tie poll beim-, in their favour, it was thought neces-
sary and desirable by the directors this second meeting
should be held, in the hope the shareholders, on re-
considering the sufject, would assent to the bill.
The SEC:RTARY (Mr. L. Crombie) having read the
notice convening the meeting and the directors' report,
and the Solicitor the heads of the two bills,
The CHAIRMAN said he appealed to the meeting with
confidence to approve of this bill. After alluding to the
meetings tha, had already been held, with reference to
this question, he hoped that harmony would exist, so es-
sential to the crosp,rity of the company, and moved a re-
solution in conformity with the notice convening the

meeting.
Mr. LACY seconded the motion,

Mr. HELPS objected to the resolution, as compre-
hending too much. It should be divided and put to
the meeti❑g separately under its various heads.
Mr. TITS, M.P., suggested that, instead of discussing
the question, the chaTman should declare the number
of proxies the board had received in favour of the bill ;
for, after• all, the question must be decided by numbers.
The Chairman said it was not usual to pursue
such a course, but if it was the wish of the meeting he
would do so.
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE objected, because the proxies
had not yet been examined.
Mr. HELPS condemned the holding a second Wham-
cliffs order during the same session of Parliament for
one object, and proceeded to defend his conduct
and that of Mr. Dickinson in opposing the
extension clauses of the hill. He moved as an amend-
ment :—" That this meeting protests against any at-
tempt to reverse the decision of the meeting held, in
pursuance of the Wharncliffe standing order, on the 31st
day of May last ; considering that the Wharncliffe
standing order contemplates the holding of only
one meeting, and that the holding of a second
meeting, on the same bill, in the same session of Parlia-
ment, and with a view to reverse the decision of the
only meeting contemplated by the Wharncliffe standing
order, is contrary to the letter, spirit, and meaning of
that standing order, and subversive of the security
which it is calculated to give to all property invested in
joint-stock undertakings."
Dr. MAYO seconded the amendment, and added that
Mr. Baron Parke, in a conversation with him at the
Athenaeum Club, deprecated the conduct of the directors
in holding the second meeting as unjust and unheard of.
General AITCHISON suggested to the meeting th e neces-
sity of unanimity in their proceedings, and that it would
be better to support the directors.
LLEFT SITTING.]