The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY lB, 18419,

in bringing about the appointment of a committee that
had made a report which must provo of grt at service to
the property.—(Loud cheers) lie could see no
analogy between this company and the Eastern
Counties, for in this case the committee of inves-
tigation had exonerated the Chairman from all
blame, while in the Eastern Counties it appeared
the chairman had been most culpable.—(Cheers.) No
doubt the directors and the Chairman had fallen into
error, but they had not erred wilfully, and now that they
had got an excellent and cheering report upo❑ the exist-
ing condition o' their line, he hoped their future efforts
would be directed towards carrying into effect the recom-
mendations which that report contained. Appoint
paid accountants and auditors, as the report recom-
mended to the directors, and then they would guard
against future error, and secure an efficient manage-
ment of the line.—(Cheers.) . _ _

The resolution was then put and carried by a large
majority, only three hands being held up against it.
The CHAIRMAN then moved a vote of thanks to the
committee, and in doing so, he took occasion to express
a hope that the company would continue to have the as-
sistance of some of its members either as directors or as
auditors .1--(Cheers.)
Mr. RENSHAW, the Deputy-Chairman, seconded the
motion, and hoped that ere they met again, he should
have done something which would show that he was not
unworthy of their confidence.—(Cbeers.)
The motion was then put and carried with acclamation.
Mr. L. MOZLEY briefly acknowledged the compliment,
and warmly repelled the insinuation that he, or any
member of the committee, had acted as the puppet of the
directors. He pledged his honour as a man that every
word in the report of the committee was based upon
strict truth, arrived at after a long and tedious
investigation, and it was too bad now to
he taunted with partiality by a gentleman
who confessed that he had signed 288 cheques
as a financial committeeman without knowing what they
were for. With respect to what had talleu from Mr.
Wilson, he could assure that gentleman that the paper
bullet he fired at the committee—he meant his letter—
received the utmost attention, and it had been entered
on the minutes as a record, either of the folly
of Mr. Wilson or of the importance of his document.
If the committee had remained investigating every
mare's nest submitted to them, the committee would have
been sitting to this day.—(Hear, hear.) Now, let by-
gones
future
ined
and having discovered the errors the
concern bg
hadob h.yt:;:e llsen into, let them turn their entire at-
tention improvementthathe
signed of the
theeund cheques as
Mr. THOMSON ex as
a din otor, and not as a committeeman.
The CHAIRMAN said, at the last meeting it was agreed
that two auditors should be appointed at this meeting.
Was it the wish of the meeting to appoint auditors now,
or to depute the accountant of the Committee of laves-
ii4ation to examine the accounts of the next half-year,
and at the next meeting appoint them as auditors, with
a salary?
The meeting elected to adopt the latter course.
Three hearty cheers were then given for Mr. Mac-
gregor.

A- VOlCE—Three groans for Thomson.
Three very dismal groans were accordingly given, Mr
Thomson joining in them.
Mr. Thomsozi—Gentlemen, if I had come here as
a thief I should have been well received, but this is the
treatment an honest man always meets with.
The meeting then broke up at four o'clock.