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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Important Meeting—(This Day.)

This day a meeting of the most stormy description
was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of
adopting the report made by the committee of investi-
gation.

At one o'clock the committee appointed to investigate
the company's affairs entered the room and were received
with some hiseces and cheering, but on the entering of
the Directors there was a perfect hurricane of uproar.
The minutes cf last meeting were road and confirmed.
Mr. Box, amidst confusion, rose and said that under
the circumstances he thought that as several gentlemen
would have to address the viectiog, adverse probably to
the Directors, that Mr. Waddington ought to leave the
chair—(confusion) —because be could to an extent curtail
the privileges of the shareholders. He was not now as-
suming that the Chairman was guilty of that alleged
against him, but it was to insure fair play for both aides
that—(cheers and dissent)—he moved that a shareholder
of the Eastern Counties Railway proper occupy
the chair. (Uproar.) He asked him, as a gentleman,
to give way to the feeling of the meetingand retire from
the chair. (Cheers and confusion.)
Mr. PULLEY seconded the motion.
The CHAIRMAN rose amidst great confusion, cries of
" Turn him out," " Fair play," " Lock him up in a
penitentiary," and cat-calls, being predominant. He
said that, according to the provisions of the Act of Par-
liament, he was chairman of the meeting, and should
retain the chair. (Uproar.) And as chairman, he had
a duty to perform to them as well as to himself, and
be should remain in that chair until the meeting gave
him an opportunity of meeting the charges that had
been made against him—(uproar)—and in their meeting
together that day to receive the report of the Com-
mittee of Investigation he must claim theirserious atten-
tion for a moment. (Great uproar.)
Mr. Box asked if Mr. Waddington was the chairman
according to the provisions of the act of incorporation.
Mr. MAYNARD (solicitor) said he was, and read the
clause of the Act.
The CHAIRMAN, amidst renewed confusion, said it pro-
bably would be expected of him to account for the ab-
sence of four of the directors that day, and he proceeded
to state that Mr. Smyth was suffering from a serious
accident. Mr. Pax from gout. (Oh, oh, and laughter.)
Lord Alfred Paget was in attendance on the Queen, and
Mr. Fano was 120 miles from London when he received
the notice of the meeting, and it was inconvenient for
him to attend. He had forwarded a letter, in which he
urged the propriety of adjourning the meeting to enable
the directors to meet the charges contained in the com-
mittee's report.
Mr. PULLET protested against the course adopted by
the Chairman.
The CHAIRMAN said he intended to move a resolu-
tion. (Confusion.)

Mr. PULLEY—Yon cannot do it. (Cheers and uproar.)
The CHATEAU; amidst renewed confusion, said he
called on them to hear him, and then afterwards
others. In assembling them that day by advertise-
ment to receive the report of the Committee of Invest:-
m
gation he must claim their serious attention for a
Their object was, or ought to be, to obtain
a truthful and complete knowledge of the state of their
property—(cries of " We have it")—but that knowledge
could never, even with the most ample materials in their
possession, be arrived at by any heated or angry discus.
sion. (Uproar.)

Mr. PULLET again objected to the course adopted by
the chairman.
Mr. LOVE called on the chairman to state whether or
not the repqrt of the committee had not been received.

The CHAIRMAZsT, who was again met with uproar and
much confu,ion (like that'of the "olden times"), said it
would much facilitate the proceedings of the meeting if
the shareholders would but listen to him, because
he would be heard if he remained till midnight. The
report in question impugned his honour, policy, and
management—(uproar)—in a manner that should not
remain unanswered. He would meet it and would
answer it calmly, deliberately, and in as permanent a
form as the way in which those charges had been
made. It was now only a week that had elapsed,
and to do it in the manner he named was abso-
lutely impracticable. He gave them the pledge
he had already made in writing, that his answer
should be frank and complete, and in that spirit of fair-
ness which distinguished English assemblies. He asked
them, after they had heard the report read, to at once
adjourn the meeting to such day after the 24th of
December as may be convenient to them, when he
should be prepared to defend himself, and to prove to
them that he was not unworthy of that confidence that
was so liberally given to him in March, 1851. He

moved that the report be received, and that this meet-
ing be adjourned. (Cries of "No, no ;" "Bruce, take
the chair.")

Mr. LOVE said he hoped that the meeting would not
be put an end to by a side wind. The business of the
meeting was simply to receive or reject the report made
by the committee of investigation. It was now raid that
seven days was not enough to answer the report. But he
asked why any man, h wing a charge brought against
him, wanted seven hours to answer it. lie trusted that

,he meeting would, after they had appointed a com-
mittee, properlysupport them in carrying out the inquiry.
Mr. PULLEY begged to move that the report be taken
as read, and adopted. (Uproar.)
Mr. ArLAREN addressed some observations in favour
of the chairman, but was received with a storm of
I uproar.

Mr. LOVE, chairman of the committee of investiga-

tion, said he hoped that the meeting would allow him to
make a few observations. The report was stated
to be a one-sided one, but he could say i❑ all ho-
nesty and truth that the cnninittee bad endea•
voured without fear or affection to devote them-
selves with satisfaction to arrive at a fair termi-
nation. (Cheers.) With respect to the evidence of Mr.
Gooch and Mr. Waddington, it had been stated that
that evidence had been tampered with, but he begged to
say in all honesty, that that evidence had not been
altered in the slightest degree. (Cheers.) With respect
to the allegations made by the committee against Mr.
Waddington, it was stated by that gentleman that
he required time to answer them, but they were dis-
tinct and plain, and he thought that any Englishman
could answer such questions within four.and twenty
hours. (Caeers and uproar.)
Mr. BRUCE, after addressing a few observations in
dumb show, was understood to object most
strongly to the adjournment of the meeting
till the first week in January. He begged to
say that he did not believe that Mr. Waddington
spoke the feelings of the board when he moved the ad-
journment of the meeting. lie begged to move "That
the Report of the Committee of Investigation, appointed
on the 31st day of August last, to inquire into the
affairs of this company, and which has been distributed
among the proprietors, be now taken as read, and be re-
ceived and adopted, and entered on the proceedings of
the meeting of this day."

A SHAREHOLDER begged to move, as an amendment,
that the report be received but not adopted.
Mr. MITCHELL called upon the meeting to accept the
report, in a very forcible speech, contending their so
doing would be the means of saving their property.
Mr. MARGRAVEB defended his conduct, as a director,
and called on the meeting to proceed with the business
for which they had been called together.
The CHAIRMAN then put the question of receiving the
report, and that the meeting be adjourned, which was
received with great expressions of disapprobation. Six
hands only were held up for it, but a forest of hands
were held up against it.
The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, that the re-
port be received and adopted, which was carried by an
overwhelming majority amidst loud cheers.
The Directors demanded a poll, which was met with
cries of " No, no.
A SHAREHOLDER said it was not competent for the
Directors to demand a poll under the circumstances.
Mr. IIArNABD (solicitor) was of opinion a poll could
be demanded and granted. (This statement created
great confusion, three or four gentlemen speaking at the
same time in as many portions of the room).
The CHAIRMAN, amidst cries of " Turn him out" and
" Resign, and a volley of hisses, groans, and other marks
of disapprobation, said he should adjourn the meeting to

take the poll.
A SHAREHOLDER (a member of the Investigation
Committee), we believe, at length obtained a hearing,
and succeeded in moving the following resolution :
"That the =tinned sacrifice of the interests of t
Eastern Counties Railway Company by Mr. Wadding-
ton, during the time that he has held the office of emir-
man of the beard, dis,,.;ntitle,r; him t' the furthtr cont.
dence cf the shareholders, and that he be no longer the
chairman of the board of directors of this company—
(loud cheers)—that bis pay gui chAirm44 cease And Le