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AT the FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL
MEETING of the Shareholders of the BRITISH TELE-.
GRAPH COMPANY, held at Carrick's Royal Hotel, in the City of
Glasgow, on WEDNESDAY, August 36, 1854,
WILLIAM GIBII, Esq., of Manchester, in the chair.

The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to :
First,—That the report now read to this meeting and the state-
ment of accounts be received and adopted, and that they be printed
and circulated amongst the shareholders.

Second,—That the following gentlemen be and they are hereby
elected directors of this Company, in conformity with the arrange-
ment between this Company and the European and American Eh.c.
trio Printing Telegraph Company, viz. :
The Right Honourable the Lord daMauley.
Samuel Laine, Esq., M.P.
W. J. Chaplin, Esq., M.P.
Sir James Robert Carmichael, Bart.
Ernest Burisen, Esq.
J. W. Brett, Esq.
Francis Edwards, Esq.
Rear-Admiral Sir Richard O'Conor.
Inbert Gill, Esq.
George Edward Daring, Esq.
Third—That the following directors who retire by ballot at the
present meeting, but who offer themselves and are eligible for re-
election, to and they are hereby re-elected accordingly, viz. :
Samuel Bateson, Esq.
William Wilberforce Pearson, Esq.
William Gibb, Esq.
Stephen Symond4, Esq.
William Crawford, Esq.
James Hannan, Ell.
Fourth—That Mr. George Broom, of the firm of Broom, Bagthaw,
and Westcott, 35, Coleman. street, London, public accountants, and
Mr. Henry Webster Blackburne, or Bradt,,rd, in the county ofTork,
public ac,ountarit. he and they are hereby appcinted the auditors of
this Company, and that their remuneration for the ensuing year be
the sum of twentY gulner,s -"" - -
Fifth—That the following gentlemen be and they are hereby ap-
pointed trustees of the British Telegraph Company, under the pro-
visions of the deed ofsettlement, viz.:—
James Simpson, Esq., C.E.
David We: ster, Esq., and
Wi Liam Wilberforce Pearson, Esq.

Sixth—That .fr. George Saward be and he is hereby appointed
secretary of the British Telegraph Company, and that his salary or
remuneration be the sum of four hundred pound, per anniun.
seventh—That a dividend at the rate of three per c:nt. per annum
for the half-year ending June 30, 1854, be now declared upon the
share capital entitled to the same, viz.: upon 60,255/., and that the
same be payable on and aft, r the 15th des of October, at the Com-
pany's bankers, in London, Manchetar, and Glask.w.
Eighth—That the thanks of this meeting he given to the directors
for thei,attention to the interests of the Company.
Kinth—That the thanks of this mectins- be given to the Chairman,
IFR:fain Esq., for his exertions on behalf of the Company.
By order. GEORGE SAWA RD, Secretary.