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IVIDDL•ES-EX•EL-ECTION.
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A meeting of the registered shareholders of this com-
pany was yesterday held at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, for. the purpose of confirming an agreement
made by the directors with the directors of the Great
Western of Bengal Railway Company for the amalga-
mation of the two companies, and of adopting the mea-
sures necessary for carrying the same into effect, and also
of receiving a report from the directors,
The chair was taken at one o'clock by Sir G. Larpent,
chairman of the company. The notice convening the
meeting having been read,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to read the report of the
directors, from which 'it appeared that the company had
been registered under the Act of 7 and 8 Vic., c. 110;.
that tall the necessary conditions had been complied
with; and that the directors. had brought their negotia-
tions with the East India ,Company to a close. The
terms upon which the Hon. East India Company had
previously propOsed to sanction the construction of two
sections of the great trunk line of railroad from Calcutta
to Delhi, through Mirzapore, one in the lower and the
other in the upper provinces' were:—that the land for
the railway should be granted free. of all cost for ninety-
nine years; and- that interest at the rate of four per cent.
per annum lot 'fifteen years on the capital employed on
these sections (no- exceeding 3,000,000/. sterling) should
be advanced by the Hon. East India Company, such
interest to commence is soon as the contract should be
arranged, and the sum of sop.onoi. paid into the East
India Company's treasury; repayment of said interest
being made when the profits of the line should exceed
.four per cent.• - The directors* did not -consider
these terms sufficiently favourable to induce them
to propose to the shareholders the adoption thereof.
The directors considered the rate of guaranteed in
terest too low, the period too short, and the sum re-
quired to be paid down too large. Upon all these points,
the directors were happy, to, state that the Hon. East
India Conepiny,bati inet.thadt. with fairness and libe-
rality, and-hietagreed to raise the rate of interest from
four to five per cent. e to extend the term from fiheen to
twenty-five years; and to require 100,000/. only to he
paid upon,the-errangement of the contract. The terms,
therefore, which" the directors had now to submit
to the consideration of she shareholders were—that
the East Indian- Railway Company was to undertake
to construct in the first instance, and to keep and work
when constructed, two sections of their, proposed line of
railway between Calcutta and the north western pro-
vinces in India—one section in Upper and the other in
-Lower India; and to expend thereon the sum of 3,000.0001.
sterling. The RairwayCompany was to carry the Govern-
ment mails free of cost, and the troops and military stores
at the lowest fin-ea charged to passengers and goods. In
cogeideratien yhereof,' the East India Company was to
guarantee a minimum dividend_ of five per cent. per
annum upon sums which, in the course of three years
&pin the date of the railway company signing the first
contract with the East India Company, should be paid
into the. East India Company's treasury by the railway
company, to an extent not exceeding 3,000,000/. ster-
ling. This guarantee was to continue for a period of
twenty-five years, and the payment of the interest was
to commence as soon-as the payment into the East India
Company's treasury should amount to 100,000 L, and was
to be made in London half-yearly. The East India Com-
pany was to provide and lease to the railway company,
without charge or expense, for ninety-nine years, all the
land required for. the railway, the land remaining the
pioperty of; the Government. When the profits of the
railway exceed five per cent., the excess was to be di-
vided between the East India Company and the railway
company, until the amount which may have been ad-
vanced by the East India Company shall have been
repaid: •thus, supposing the line to pay 10 per cent., the
proprietary would receive 7i per cent., and the Govern-
ment 2f; nntil.the advances should be repaid, when the
whole of the profits would revert to the.proprietors. ' It
was the unanimoee opinion of the directors, that these
terms were such, as they could most fully recommend
the.proprietors to adopts offering, as they did advantages
superior. to those .enjoyed by any railway • company at
home or on the continent, and removing the difficulties
which; in tithes like the present; might otherwise pre-,
vent the railway. comgany from. raising the necessary
capital for an undertaking in so distant a country as
India.' The gurrantee established the rail Way payments.
up to 3,000,0001. sterling-on the basis of a Government
5 per cent:- stock,-end offered a' safe aadeligible invest-
ment for money at a fair rate of. interest, payable half-
yeirly in London, for twenty-five years. In addition to
this certainty, the proprietors might, reasonably indulge
the hope of an early participation in• the profits
of the railway, which had been shown, ,by the data
laid before them in April last, to promise a -large addi-
liOnal compensation to the persona who might be
disposed to. embark their capital in the undertaking.
Should the proPrietors concur in these views, the direc-
tors hoped that authority would be given to them to close
with the proposals of the Honourable East India Com-
pany. The directors were prepared to take immediate
measures for carrying out the undertaking ; and they
hoped to be able to make such arrangements as would
ensure the commencement of the works during the cold
season of the present year. To accomplish this, a com-
mand of funds to some amount would be required, and
they relied, therefore, upon the proprietors immediately
registering their shares; for upon the number of shares
registered, every arrangement must depend. The direc-
tors would receive payment in anticipation of calls, so as
to allow parties to avail themselves of the East India
Company's guarantee at once; but until the registration
of the shares be completed, the directors could not state
positively what amount per share could be so paid; they
were prepared, however, to take the responsibility of re-
ceiving 151. per share, expecting that the whole amount
required would not exceed 20/. out of the 50/. share.
The proposed Amalgamation with the Great Western
Railway Company of Bengal would be upon the follow
ing terms :
" 1. That the subscribed shares in the Great Western
of Bengal Railway Company be exchanged for an equal
number of shares in the Consolidated Joropany.
"2. That therelative expenses of the two companies-
be equitably adjusted by mutual arrangement.
"3. That three of the directors of. the Great Western
of Bengal Railway Company do join the Consolidated
Board.
"4. And that the claims of the officers who may be
displaced by the amalgamation, be considered by the
Consolidated Beard."

The Hon. Baronet -then' went .on to say that no
time had been lost in laying the result of the nego-
tiation with, the Board of Control before the share-
holders. .He always considered it necessary to have
a substantial proprietary ;.that had been obtained by the-
company to their fullest satisfaction. It was most im-
portant to know the actual amount of shares registered,
because if the shares were registered to any consider-
able extent the calls would of course be considerably
less. For the present year no larger sum would be re-
quired than 100,0001, which would be sufficient to com•
mence proceedings :at once in India ; but it must be
borne in mind that 5 per cent. would be paid to the
shareholders upon that sum. With respect to the
amalgamation referred to in the report, he felt that they
would be adding strength to their concern by taking these
parties into the management with the present direction.
Proposals of amalgamation had , been made by other
companies, but, under existing circumstances, the
directors could not recommend them) to the proprietors;
but, as this undertaking was clearly understood to be
the first to which the sanction and influence of the Hon.
East India Company would be given, the directors
hoped that all parties desirous of carrying out railroads
in India would unite in giving that aid to this company
'upon the success of which the future extension pi' -the
system of railway communication in India depended. If
the great line connecting, the metropolis
„of India, with
the north-western provinces were accomplished,, there
could be little, doubt of similar-undertakings in other
parts of India being ultimately adopted. If the present
opportunity be lost, it was problematical whether this
improved mode of communication; offering such
advantages to British India—such additional security
to .the Governmentl—and such benefits to . the
whole empire—would not be delayed for many years,
to the serious loss of the present geoeration. It was
intended to send Mr. Stephenson, C E., out to India with
the stuff of the company ; that gentleman possessed'the
fullest confidence of the drectors, and he had rendered
most efficient services hitherto to them., With Mr.
Stephenson would -also be sent out other persenocon-
nected with the whole maphinery of railway companies. It
was the intention of the company to educate the
.natives
of India in the use of the machinery connected with rail-
way matters.—(Hear, hear.) He felt that this subject
was one of the greatest importance. Fortunately they
had a Governor-General going out to India, who, in
consequence of his previous connexion with the railway
department of the Board of Trade, was most intimately
acquainted with the whole of the questions connected
With railways. He should be most happy to answer any
ofquestions that might be put to him upon the subject
motionthe 1. port be was
was theeatreceived,abo uttitiopttoed
among the proprietors, and that the
,mariakdeiirchlahtieedh
be
hereby authorised to adopt such measures as they
may deem necessary f
the arrangements for carrying into complete effect
referred to in the with the lion East India Company
modifie.ition thereot reportas
of the directors, subject to such
M A the
r. ..NDERSON wished to
Y may deem advisable.
printers would be held
oliable f ,know whether the pro-
-3,000,000/. stated to be the' ran amount beyond the
of the company, to
be expended in any extension theof
The- CHAIRMAN said that it proposed railway.
make any further extension of
enot contemplated to
ori-
ginally proposed: He could pledge himself,
than- was
of the directors, not to take any oli =self, on the part
1 further outlay for extensions withouter
steps 'involving a laying. the whole
subject before the shareholders. .
In answer to a question put by another. shareholder,
The CHAIRMAN also stated that t
intention of the directors, when the prelimi-
narywas the
proceedings ere brought to a close, t
o ob
m
lain an Act of Parliament. to reduce the 501. shares
into 20/. shares, the latter sum being .considered quite
necessary for carrying out all the purposes of the
company.
The resolution was then agreed to unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said that the next resolution Was that
this 'meeting' cordially 'approves of the amalgamation ,)}
this- company with- the -Great Western Railway of
Bengal, upon the terms specified in the-report, and that.
the director' be lattliO4,ed to adopt 414416114" (Pr carry.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN

RAILWAY.
The usual half-yearly meting of this company—the
ot wffiecnetay
0- sfi xt
ht
eh -;-ov vina s p a heldn), y
Ninee s t. eerl
elms,
asy,
forat onethe o'clock,transaction a t
theof
the ordinary btisiness of the undertaking. W. Chaplin,
Esq., M.P. for Salisbury, presided. A vast number of
shareholders were present.
The advertisement convening the meeting having been
read, the seal ailixed to the register of proprietors, and
the previous minutes confirmed,
The SECRETARY (Mr. Laurentz Campbell) read the
following report, which, as it is of au important charac-
ter, we give as submitted to the shareholders:—
" The Directors are happy to state, that notwith-
standing the•very great reduction in the fares of this
railway, the long continued winter, and the general
commercial depression, the result of the half-year's
traffic enables them to recommend the seine dividend
as was paid at the corresponding period of the last year.
The gross income of the past six months _ _ _

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amounts to ... --
X 192,432 17 0
The gross expenses, including interest
on borrowednapql, amount $o ... 105,488 17 3

Showing a balance of £86,9•13 19 9
of which after the payment of the dividend of 11. 17s. 6d.
per share, subject to income-tax. there will remain
3901. 4s. 9d. applicable to the revenue account of the
current half year. "

" The dirjctors also recommend, in conformity with
the notice conveyed in the last half-yearly report, the
payment of 6 0001 to the holders of old 401. shares (con-.
solidated eighths), being at the rate of 51. per cent. p
annum on their capital, from Ist January to 30th June
last, from which day the4ol. shareholders will be entitled
to dividend rateably with the proprietors generally.
" The Salisbury and Bishopstoke Branch, 22 miles in
length, was opened for traffic in March, and the South-
ampton and Dorchester Railway, 61 miles in length, was
opened in June last. but tv failure in the tunnel- at
Solithirop"ton, which has interposed a break between
that line and the main railway, hats prevented the new
line from being worked with all the convenience which
could have been wished. The directors anticipate that
this obstruction wilt be shortly removed, and that a large
accession to the traffic will then ensue.
"The directors of the Southampton and Dorchester
Company have hitherto not felt at liberty to acquiesce
in an amalgamation between this proprietary and their
own, but this difficulty no longer existing, and your
directors considering that such a course must be mutually
beneficial, will at the present meeting request your
authority to perfect -an arrangement for the complete
union of the two companies.
" With reference to the works of the. company, now
under execution, tho directors are happy to report that
the extension .to Waterloo-bridge is in a most satisfac,
tory state of forwardness.
All the branches and extensions sanctioned in the
session of 1846 are in progress ; and the directors see
no chute to doubt that the preaches from Weybridge to
Chertsey, and from Fareham to Cosham may be opened
in the spring, and those to Godalming and Alton, in the
summer of next year. The line between Basingstoke
and Salisbury being of heavier character, its completion
must not be anticipated before the spring of 1849. • -
" Several purch.ases of land have been made on the
Lotidon-bridge Extension and Hampton' Court Branch,
and both will be shortly under contract.
" Having thus briefly noticed the operations of the
company under their existing powers, the directors are
confident that the proprietors will feel satisfaction in.
reviewing the important proceedings in Parliament
during the session which has just terminated.
"In the metropolitan district the company have pro-
Cured powers to widen the main line between the Rich-
mond Junction ped Nine-elms, and to take addi-.
timd- property' for enlarging the site of the proposed
station near Waterloo, bridge- - •
" In the Richmond and Windsor districts, Acts have
been passed for-inaking extensions from Richmond by
Staines to Windsor (including a loop, passing by Chis-
wick, Brentford, and Hounslow), and from Staines by
Egham, to the main line nearFarnbrough,With a branch
to -Chertsey. In the capital of these undertakings -
(amounting to 800.0000 this company hold 520,0001.
An agreement for a perpetual le,ase of these lines has aUO
been entered into, and powers of purchasing them have
been obtained. _ _ _ _

"l the Portsmouth end Brighton diatricts an Act has
bee ed for effecting arrangements between the.
Brighto dtnpany and this company for the joint
ownership of the Brighton Company's line between
Cosham and Portsmouth, and for giving the Brighton
Company powers of running op the South-Western
line between Wandsworth and Waterloo-bridge. This
company have also acquired powers tore making an in-
dependent,line from Coseam into Portsmouth. With re-
gard to the largest question of furnishing further railway
accommodation in the country lying intermediate between
the South-Western and Brighton main lines. no progress
has been made, but the directors deem it right to take-
this public opportunity of emphatically denying all in-
tention or desire to thwart the public requirements in
this respect. In entire consistency with their-repeated
opinions they-have certainly urged.- that to execute the
direct Portsmouth line would not be the best course for
fulfilling those requirements; and, they trust thatlet the
time is at band when arrangements may be comp d
for perfecting the railway accommodation of this district
in a mannermore likely to serve the public interests.
e
" This company have obtained the sanction of Parlia-
ment for making.a railway from Andover to Southamp-
ton, and power to-purchase the Andover -and Redbridge
Canal, on which the proposed railway may be,
to serest
extent, executed. Arrangements hate also been made
with the promoters of the Manchester and Southampton
Railway, by which (in the event of their procuring an
Act, iuthe next session, for the execution of such part of
their line as lies, between Andover and Cheltenham),
they. will, on.contributing half its cost, become joint
owners of the Andover and Southampton line between
Andover. end Romsey, and will have rights
of running
over the remainder of this company's line,
by .Romsey
and Redbridge, to Southampton, and of using this com-
pany's stations there, on terms of reciprocal advantages .
"-Of the branches promoted in connexi to on with
the
the
Southampton and Dorchester line, three, namely—
Southampton Water at Eling, to Lymington, and to
.Weymouth—have.been sanctioned by Parliament. The
Bill fur making
_the branch to Blandford has been prose-
cuted successfully through the Commons, but owing to
its being heard by the Committee to whom the lines west
of Salisbury were referred, it was necessarilyso delayate
ed,
as to prevent its being passed into a law during tbe let,
session. It will be resumed next session, when, the op-
position to it having been already fully heard, no doubt
of its success need be entertained.
" With respect.. to the great extension , lines from
Salisbury, westward, although the directors are unable
to report final success, they believe that it can be no
longer doubtful. 'The necessity of waiting for the re•
port of the Commissioners of Railways upon the financial
position, of the company, led to considerable delay in the
first instance, and the inquiry itself, conducted as it
was before a Committee quite unexampledin the patience
and care with which they investigate 1 the aubject,
was protracted to so great a length (fifty-three days),
that it was only on the 2d of July that the Committee
unanimously decided in favour of these lines. These
Bills.have, therefore, been suspended under the oiders
,f the Houses until the next session, and after the um
paralleled examination by three Committees in the last
attempts to oppose the
and present year, and their unanimous decisions in
favour of the execution of such, lines by this company
and their allies, any. furtheropinions of the district, and of Parliament, can scarcely
succeed even to the extent dowsing further delay« .
Exeter"‘rh eftnßdillEfoxrmeoxutetiling. period for executing the
Railway,
and forauthorising this
company to subscribe towards its capital, and lease or
purchase it on the terms
the which ha
etors , ve at
has received the
a former meet.
ing been sanctioned by propri
Royal assent. - .
'•n their last report, was
West of Exeter, the directors .regret that the
opposition referred to i
unsuccessful, and the company were prevented
submitting the Plymouth and rum lines to the
consideration of Parliament on their merits. Under
these circumstances, the directors . considered it
'
,their duty to aid in the oppositions raised m the locality
.against the various lines promoted by the Bristol and
Exeter, and South Devon Companies, and_the result was
the rejection of ahe Crediton and Launceston, the
Plymouth, Tavistock, and Launceston, and ,the Laun-
ceston and Liskeard Billy ; thus effectually Preventing
the occupation of the district by hostile and less eeteP re
henhive undertakings, b nd oblailling a further rec) i.
tion of the greater value and importance of the 4gllmeasures
proposed by this company.
" The Bill. for improving Sutton Pool, the, great com-
mercial harbour of. Plymouth, and tor auth • ..ds it and authorising this
company to subseribe towar e to assume an ade-
quate share in its M a n age na en t, has paseed into a ,
and the directors believe that the Company have thus
obtained a position of the utmost value in piymoth,
where the strongest, feeling in favour of the
extension
thither of a railway, on the national gauge, continues to
_
prevail. . .
" The Bill for authorising the lease of the 1.
Railway by. this company
, c was referred to th Taw Vale
e Commit-
tee which had charge of the Bills east of Exeter, a
from this circumstance could not be brought under" 39"
cussion before ihe 9th of July last. It, therefore, is.
re-
mains suspended Under the resolutions or the Houses,
and "will.. be resumed in the next sessien:
Mean-
time the Taw Vale Company have acquired powers94ll-
- 'the execution of two branch lines (to. Bi
slid South Molton), Which
furtherr
accommodatiOrt to Na' th Devon," and' it is alSo ext
probable that, by the addition-of the Exeter-andre eIY
WA iiin (to be jachgloi ia ON iineAdoci 1 • redi.
04410 to thin

company), the Taw Vale Railway, and its adjuncts, will
furnish a complete connexion between North Devon and
the national gauge system at Exeter.
" It is not the intention of the directors on the present
occasion to enter upon the measures which it may be
necessary for the company to promote in Parliament
next session, further than to ask for the confidence of
the proprietors, and their sanction to such preliminary
steps as the directors may think it expedient to take
before submitting to a future meeting definitive and ma-
tured plans.
" With respect to the capital intended to be raised,.
under the resolutions of the special general meeting held
in November last, the proprietors are probably aware,
that through the suspension of some. of the company's
Bills, the directors have failed to acquire powers to create
so large an amount as was then contemplated
" The sums authorised to be raised in shares by the
company's Acts of the present session, are
For Subscription towards and purchase of the
Windsor Lines £Boo,ooo
„ The Andover and Southampton Line 300,000
99 The Widening of the Main Line and En-
largement of the York-road Station 150,000
~ Further Subscription towards the Southamp-
ton and Dorchester and Branches
~ The New Works connected with .the
Portsmouth and Farebam Line
19 Subscription towards the Exeter and Ex-

moat-11-Railway
„ The Sutton Harbour Improvement (Ply-
mouth)

15,200

Total £1,775,200

" In consequence of this limitation of the capital to
about one third of the sum intended in November last,
the directors propose the issue of third•shares instead
of Integral shares of 501. and 401., and as Parliament ha;
prohibited the payment‘of interest out of the new capital;
the directors recommena the following plan, which will
give the holders of the new stock, at least a just equiva-
lent for the proposed modification of the terms of their
subscription, and will be, under the circumstances, the
most conVenient for the present shareholders, vi z. :
" That there shall be immediately created such a
number of thirds of a 501. share us shall be sufficient to
taking one such third,
certificates the option of taking four such thirds.
certificate the
five option of
"That the deposits already paid shalt be treated as so
give each holder
of each third shall be-called up in seven payments of 11.
ofa 504
ds pc h
las. 4d. each, at intervals of three months, 'the first of
much paid up on the third shares, and that the remainder
such payments to be made on the 30th September next,
and the last on the 30th MArch. 1849.
"That dividend.on such thii'ds shall accrue from the
1 4 July, 1848, upon the amount which shall have been
then paid in respect of calls thereupon, and upon all
sums paid subsequently to that day from the time of
their respective payments, rateably with the Other divi-
dend bearing shares in the company ; but no interest
shall be payable in respect of any sum paid on calls pre-
viously to the Ist July, 1848, but payments in advance
of calls, if tendered shall be received, and interest at 51.
per cent. per annum allowed.
" Should the proprietors adopt this recommendation
of the directors, the ready acquiescence of the scrip
holders may be confidently anticipated.
" The attention of the directors has been called by
various holders of 401. shares to the inconvenience
arising from the existence .of this description of share,
and the directors have therefore determined, in framing
the above terms, to avoid anything which might
hereafter increase their number ; but the holders
of the 401. scrip may rely that every facility
will be iff)rded them
.in the conversion of their scrip,
should the terms above suggested to the proprietors be
sanctioned'ard acted upon, and as regards the existing
401. shares, the difficulty felt by the holders of them will
be removed by the conversion of all the fully paid up
shares in the company into transferable stock in the
course of the present autumn, and by adopting the same
process as regardi all the other shares so soon as full
payment shall have been made upon them.
" In conclusion,' the directors feel called upon, after a
mature review and consideration of all the circumstances
alfeeti:.g the present-position and future prospects of the
South Western Company, to express a very decided opi-
nion that its affairs were neve r at any former period in a
condition so promising; and they feel confident that time,
and perseverence in she course which the proprietors
have commenced with so much spirit, are alone neces-
sary to prove the cOrreetness of this opinion."
The following is an abstract-of the accounts
CAPITAL ACCOUNT.
Amount expended to the :31at Decem- X s. d.
ber, 1846 ... ..• ... 2,634,825 14 2
Since paid : s. d.
Land and Compensation: 292 16 0
Redemption Land Tax 4,000 0 0

4,292 16 0

2,639,118 10. 2

NEw lanms,_lB44 'rn
itecelpts on
Eighth Shares. 1844 226,612 15 0 .
New Shares, 1845 ... 1,211,468 10 0
Tenths Shares; 1846 449,968 0 0
New Shares; 1846 493,568 0 0
Debenture Bonds ... 943,300 0 0

3,324,935 5 0'

LINES OPENED.

Payments:—
Richmond Railway—Purchase of ... 349,555 11 6
Guildford Junction Railwdy—Pur-
chase of "
... 79,066 17 11
Bishopatoke and Salisbury Railway
Construction of ... 248,855 4 7
Southampton and Dorchester Railway
—Payments on Shares ; Extra
Works and Loans ... 568,027 10 4
LINES CONSTRUCTINO.
Metropolitan Extension to Hungerford
and Waterloo Bridges •••
. 469,939 16 2
•
Metropolitan -Extension to “London
Bridge
Haw ton Court. Branch ..•
Weybridge and Chertsey Branch ...
Guildford Extension, and Portsmouth
and Farnham Line
Farnham and Alton ...
Basingstoke and Salisbury ...
Andover and Southampton ...
Epsom Line ... • ...
Cornwall, Devon, and Central Line
Sutton Harbour ...
Exeter and Exmouth
Taw Vale Railway
Bodmin and Wadebridge
13attersea widening
Windsor lines
Portsmouth extension
Andover and Southampton...
Salisbury and Yeovil
Blandford and Bruton ...
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester
Cornwall and Devon Central
and Plymouth
Southampton & Dorchester, I
branches ...
New South-Western Steam IV
Company 12,000 0 0
estern Lines—principally in contri-
bution towards expenses of the Lon-
. don, Yeovil, and Cornwall and Devon
Central Lines, 1845, 1846; arrange-
ments wits the scrip-holders therein,
and on account of expenses, 1846 and
1847.... ••• *.
Surveying engineering, &c.

... 8,860 14 0
... 2,182 17 5
14,597
,3 10

... 144,310 19 2
... 41,022 14 1
... 36,816 18 8
... 8,187 13 11
... 12.333 0 7
... 3,000 0 0
... 5,748 15 0
... 3,871 10 0

... 78,220 4 7
..-. 27,000 0 0

Depositsi
Standg. 534,037 5 0
Orders.

-avigation

... 98,910 14 0
....3,197,013 15 4

Balance ...

... 127,921 9 8

REVENUE ACCOUNT TO JUNE 30, 1847.
CR. •

... 192,432 17 0

By traffic
• Da.
Maintenance of way 15,746 17 10
Locomotive department ... 27,037 7 0
Carriage department ... ... 7,254 18 6
Charges on general traffic ... . 30,102 4' 6
Rates and taxes and Government duty 12,393 4 2
Debenture bond interest and Gosport
share interest

Balance ..;

12,954 5 9

105;488 17 3

... £86,943 19 9

The reading of the report gave the utmost satisfac-
tion to the meeting, as nearly every paragraph of it was
applauded.

The Cit.uhatAN then proposed the adoption of the
report and accounts, and addressed the meeting. He
said he had always thought' that aw
welt digested d report
should supersede a speeeh of the
chairman
pang ; - but so many revolutionssnch trao oi m
rdien°ar;
changes had recently taken place in the property of the
company--that he felt some remarks from him were
necessary. Their affairs were in a most satisfactory
state.—(Cheers.) By the end of IB4B'their lines would
have stretched out as far as London-bridge, and -would
afford accommodation to the thro of people passing at
all times over Southwark, Blackfriars, Waterloo, West-
minster and other bridges, and no doubt their line would
be selected as the best means of getting to the coast—
more preferable than the route through Isleworth (by
the Great Western), and the passengers would. have
sufficient accommodation, excellent carriages— wire
blinds and wooden-wheeled caiTiages--which neither
created noise nor threw-up the dust.—(Cheers.) The
traffic had immensely increased, and the number of
people now travelling on the roads was greater than be-
gungtheerfirord and the
coaches had much increased. The traffic at Slough was
fore the line 'was made--at least the dutypapssaeidngbeyrs
immense, but when their Windsor line was made what
th ew foausl hd i rtle --
a vast number of people . would avail themselves
of the line, because it would miry them directly on to
LGndon-bridge. It could not be looked upon other thin
.as,a successful project.—(Cheers.) , Then the Richmond
line was equally important.;- the. South-Eastern had
ert e
eteßr
otifpcohorr
route
i usg:ttneotdt ibnnlpitnwee,
between
they
fsreotttlet
able-part*Df LondOu to Brighton. The'Hainpton airt
um woui4 also be a fruitfuL some 9f traffic 17
erothdmuei
g i 0,00
coothlleerab, riwcigwhailitsstaon:Dartildhtlitehe-

people visited the pictures in the course of the year, anti,
besides, the trade of the locality was considerable., The
Guildford line had now a double line of rails,
and the traffic of that district had increased, and was
increasing. The lines between Guildford and
Godalreing were heavy, but they were in a very
forward state, and they might anticipate that the traffic
to the. coast by, that route would be considerable. The
Hon. Gentleman then referred to the other lines men-
tioned in the report. At all the stations.- with the ex-
ception- of the Andover road, the traffic had greatly
increased. The traffic of the docks at southatnpton bad
also-materially iucreased ; 63 packets departed from the
port in.the course of a month. The distance between
Havre and Southampton had recently been accomplished
by one of their beats in six hours and a quarter, and
163 packets passed between the port and the Isle of
Wight in the course of a month. The Dorchester line had
just been te opened, and the mail train ran along it yester-
day. The people of Salisbury had testified their respect
for him. in electing him as their Member, and he hoped
they would appreciate the kindness, especially as he had
polled more votes than any person did on any former
occasion.—(Cheers.) The line which had recently
, passed the House of Commons—between Exeter and
Salisbury—would bring them a vast accession of traffic
from the west. They proposed to erect large works at
Salisbury, which would be a most convenient point for
the Exeter as well as the old line. They had not derived
a vast sum from the parent line during this year, owing
to the reduction of fares, but they had the elements of
Prosperity in the whole district, especially as it was in-
creasing. He believed that their new-line would yield a
dividend of seven per cent. _
Mr. SIMPSON seconded the adoption of the report.
Mr. Sifirrn required an explanation of the item -4,1641.
for " sundry -petty disbursements."
The CHAIRMAN said the expenses extended over a
period o three years, and related to the various new
lines. To other questions he stated that 240,000/. was
paid on the fifty shares-50,000/. or one-fitth remained
unpaid. The time was only three weeks past. and it
would not be well to allow the nam,.s of their friends to
be exposed for the gratification of any shareholder.
The meeting, he was sure, would agree with him.—
(Cheers.) The traffic from the west of England would,
he -believed, be satisfactory. The tariff in the new
801 was more than they were now taking.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE entered MS protest against
the name of one share defaulter not' being made known
—they ought to know who paid, and who did not pay
their calls. Mr. Strutt's Bill would have obviated this,
and if he wanted an argument in favour of that -Bill he
should find it in the general opposition of all railway
companies to it.—(Applause.) It he had been the Hon.
Member for Salisbury he should not have opposed it.
He gave the directors credit for not adopting the plan of
other companies, and not increasing the fares 'as soon as
Parham( nt rose. They wanted no argument to show
that the Windsor line was a most important one. The
Central Devon had been thrown out by the Standing
Orders. He wished to know whether this was caused by
the Honourable; Member for Honiton (Mr. Lecke,
the engineer), and whether he intended to imitate
the example of Mr. Stephenson, the engineer of
the Manchester and Southampton. who had offered
to carry the line through the _Standing Orders at his
own expense.--e(Hear, hear.) He wished to suggest
that there should be a refreshment room on the line, or
' that one should be carried along with the trains.—
(Laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN repeated that the 50,000/. was but a
small amount ; money was scarce, and three weeks had
butelapied since the time of payment, and that parties paid
5 per cent. interest. The Waterloo-bridge line would
be opened in July, 1848, and the London-bridge one as
soon after as possible. They had bought the shares
I held by the public in the Dorchester line, subject to the
approval of the meeting.' ,They had felt it their duty to
give Mr. Cockburn a dinner at Richmond tor his exer-:
tions.—(Cheers.) .
Mr. Loam, M.P., explained that he had employed
most able men to survey the Cornwall line. But one or
two parties could be blamed, and the errors ferretted
out by ,Mr. Brunel were only such as had 'been
passed by other Committees without objection. It the
directors wished it he`would carry the-line through the
Standing Orders--(No, no)—but would 5001. com-
pensate him for guaranteeing 10,0001.?—(Hear,'hear,)
They should recollect that this .was but one of eight
lines which the company hid before Parliament. last
session. He was not the engineer of the Southampton
and Dorchester, and was not thereforptesponsible for
the tunnel. He had; never charged the comp!.ey for any-
thing but for his own Afaeices. He never made a profit
out of any one he employed. It was too much to ex-
pect him, to be responsible for the acts of those who
were emPloyed by the company.—(Bear;,
In reply to two quekions, the CHAIM' eplied that
the Wogs and, Fore%tsial net.expresse any desire to
alter the station de a' upon by agreement at
Windsor. It was true the Great Western in-
tended to reduce their fares, but be did - not think .
they-were entering into a reinous compTiCtion with that
line Even with the contemplated redaction of fh.ir
ne tienevt-a shoe, suey mom De enabled to pay 71.
per cent. .
The GENTLEMAN who elicited. these .replies said,
the Great Western would no doubt next year
get their line to Windsor_; ind by the lines
they had obtained they would be enabled to cross the
river to join their line, to get to Hungerford and also
to London-bridge.—(Cries of No, no.") The gentle-.
Man admitted that he was a broad gauge_ proprietor, but-
he' held a greater stake in narrow gauge lines. He
doubted much whether the lines-to the west would be
productive. • •
The CHAIRMAN said they had 230 miles of railway,
and 21,0001. a mile share capital, and surely they could
compete with the Great Western. They ceitainly would
take a considerable. portion of the-traffic of the Great
Western between Exeter and London. , -
Mr. BIRCHAM explained that the Great Western had
not yet reduced their fares, and it was competent for any
one to-sue them for the difference mentioned. in their
Act. But the fares os the two companies would ulti-
mately be alike.
_

The CHAIRMAN 'stated, in reply to another question
that the receipts of the Richmond line for the last six
months amounted to 9,472/. ‘Three-quarters of the
Windsor line belonged to them, and they had money to
buy the other quarter.
Mr. CHADWICK, deputy chairman of the Staines
line, stated, in reply to the gentleman above referred
to, that the Great Western could only come to Vauxhall-
bridge. The contracts of the Staines line had been taken
at 8,0001. a mile, including bridges; and surely at such a
rate they could defy competition, for he defie,fthe Great
Western to get to Waterloo bridge under 1,000,000 h;
but if the Great Western did _carry on the line to Water-
loo-bridge, they would take two churches, besides im-
portant works, and interfering with Lambeth Palace.
The CHAIRMAN said the Great Western'line to Bat-
tersea would bring them a great accession of traffic. -
The report was then received unanimously, and it
dividend of 11. 17s. 6d.' per share was -declar..d, and also
a resolution to pay 1/. per share to the holders of the
consolidated eighths.

A resolution was then proposed empowering the
directors to purchase 9,000 shares in the Dorchester
line.

The CILLPMAN stated that they proposed to buy
these shares, with some tenth shares, which had not been
issued, and the market premium would be the value given
for those shares.

The resolution was agreed to.
A resolution *as next proposed for purchasing the
Windsor, Staines, and
_South-Western line, at a pre-
mium of 4/.

Mr. Ow= considered the proposition a job, and
one which would merely benefit the holders of th
18,000 shares.

The CHAIRMAN said the difectors had no objection to
wait for a short time to see whit the line would produce,
but they were so confident of the impOrtince of the line
that they had no doubt on the matter. They simply
'wished to have the option of doing so.
ndiarecgretoemrsensitm
Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE moved that the agreement be
entered into; which was seconded by Mr. il(lrs.
shareholders M r.BiRC I,
Atolacosanifidrmthae
had entered with the Windsor lane. The purchase of the
line was quite optional.
Mr. ;CITE, as one of the shareholders in the Windsor
, line, hoped the South-Western would not exercise their
intopiy whichwished ththeyn
option, as hebelieved, instead of being worth a premium._
_,
of 4L,- it; would' be worth many 41. premiums 9. He
.g_!
from wan
great difficultyin preventing the shareholder
drawing from the agreement.
Mr. LACY, M.P., the chairtnan f the Windsor' line,
te.
corroborated the statement of Mr. Ti
Mr. LocKE, M.P., as a largeshare
ho lder in the South-
e lose a day in
shareholders not to h
Western, urged the This was the first time e
perfecting the ..agreement.
opinion on the affairs of the
bad ventured to offer an p
t % of aZengineering character.
company not•stria I: six hands were meld up
,After considerable discussion, . _
in
of
and the remainder support con-
fer the amendment, a
firming the contract:
mentioned in the
The other resolutions report, these
with respect to the Andover Canal and the Manchester
and Southampton Railway, for the construction of the
works of the Windsor and other lines, obtained during
the last session, for completing arrangements made with
the Exeter and Yeovil, Taw Vale, and other lines, were
agreed to.
To the last, Mr. Heys proposed an amendment, that
the company having as much on their hands as ' they
could manage, that they should not be allowed to carry
out any arrangements with lines west of t t but
xe er,
only two hands were held up in favour of it.
,Some minor business having been transacted, and-a
vote of thanks having been awarded to the chairman
and directors, the meeting separated shortly before five
o'clock.

CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION. The South-
Eastern and Continental Steam Packet Company's
steam-ship the Queen of the Belgians left Folkestone
for Boulogne at six, A.M., yesterday ; the Prince Ernest
arrived at Folkestone from Boulogne at 8 20, Ax.,, with
65 passengers, and again left Folkestone for Boulogne at
4 30, p. 314, with 75 passengers ; the Queen of the Bel-
gians arrived at Folkestone from Boulogne at 7.7, P.M,
with 2'B passengers.; the Princess Clementine: left,
1 Ramsgate for Ostend st 7, A-31., • with 84 passoigers ;
and the Queen of the French arrived at liumsgtito &pm
Ostend at 126, wt., with 41 passepgem

The CHAIRMAN naving put•the motioc,
Captaiti.Dicisoist said, that while he was-opptYded to
the messnre---propmd-hy the counoil, _he Was s_3
til.l
desirous that they: should Tettirn• to 'their- offi H ce.
was ',ware of the difficulties with which the entitled
.htid
tli-aCthe
might be augmented by -other 'Deana, 1( the Gallant
Gentleman here read -a letter from Dr. lieid, who, he
stated, had great experience in instittriOnslike the
present, and who recommended- that a good edileatiell at
a lew. Trice, which however. should .eover the eica-nses,
should be-given, and by this means the number of pupils
would be ipereas-ed:) The ieniale -school wa. a pi.ttern
fur them to adopt with respect to the school- fOr the bois,
because-there it was evident how the funds of the school
were applied,
• Atter some discussion, •
-... The Gallant PRESIDE7ST said; that having heard from
various members .of the corporation that it was g.--ne-
rally'desired that they should retain-their ores,--they
had determined to do so. lie wished it, however, to be
understood; that to the plan which they prop,;sed they
still adhered. The fact was that they had bulk too
large a school. They had built a school calculated to
contain 600, while the profession could only send to it
150. The council, however, was ready to receive any
suggestions that might be offered by any member of the
corporation. --- ---

Lieutenant WALKER here produced two letters which
he bad siddressvd, one to the editor of the United Ser-
vice Gazette, 'and the other to the Right Hon."the Earl
of Auckland, in which the gallant writer deprecated
strongly the admiksion of civilianainto the school, which
he contended was totally at variance with the object of
the institution: - The gallant writer expressed his
hostility also to the contemplated application -to
Government for a sum of money, and suggested
that the entrance fee of lot should be abolished, and an
additional charge of 21. to all pupils paying full be im-
posed. The payment in advance to be made quarterly
instead of halt yearly, and also a quarter's notice. to be
given before the removal of any pupil, and also that
there Would be an improved education afforded, the pre-
sent being very .limited.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
Thanks-were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated.