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directors. There was another letter from Lord
liardinge, dated Simla, July 21st, 1846, enclosing the
latter.

The CHAIRMAN then stated -that- he had received a
letter from Mr. D. Salomons, postponing to the next,
quarterly court the motion of which that Hon. Pro-
prietor had:given notice on the subject of the native army.
The CHAIRMAN having declared the regular business
of the Court at an end,
Mr. GORDON brought forward a motion, to the effect
that the minutes of the littst court should be printed and
disseminated amongst the proprietors. He complained
that the proprietors were not allowed to have anything
like an adequate knowledge of the proceedings of the
directors and the Government, or of the financial affairs
of the Company and its territory.
The motion was not seconded, and fell to the ground.
The same Hort. PROPRIETOR gave notice that, at the
next quarterly court, he would call the attention of the
proprietors to the circumstances under which he (Mr.
Gordon) had been last week arrested, and dragged like
a felon through the streets to the Mansion-house, by
order of the Chairman.
Sir J. W. HOGG said that he should take care that
the Hon. Proprietor's notice should be laid before the
next Court.

After some immaterial conversation the Court ad.
journed.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH
COAST RAILWAY.
A special goneral meeting of the proprietors of the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, was held
yesterday, at the London-bridge-station, for con-
firming the agreement of peace come to with the South-
Western Company, and authorising the directors to
apply for certain lines, branches, and extensions in the
ensuing session of Parliament. Mr. Charles Pascoe
Grenfell, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN having opened the business of the
meeting, said, the first scheme was for lines of railway to
Tunbridge. Maidstone, and Canterbury, to be called
the Kent Railway. There was another scheme for ex-
tending the present line to London-bridge, and, jointly
with the South-Eastern Railway to enlarge the London-
bridge station. The third Bill would be for autho-
rising a joint amalgamation of the Direct London
and Portsmouth Railway with this company,
and also to enable the South-Western Com-
pany to participate in the part of the Direct
Portsmouth Railway lying between Dorking and Ports-
mouth. The fifth Bill was to enable this company and
the South-Western Railway Company to purchase,
jointly, part of the Chichester and Portsmouth Exten-
sion of the Brighton and Chester Railway, situate be-
tween Havant or Cosham, and Portsmouth. The capital
for the Kent Railway, it was proposed, should be
1,900,0001., and raised in stock to be called Kent Stock,
the holders of which should participate only in
the profits arising from such railway, one moiety
of stock, in shares of 20L each, to bo offered
to the Kent Atmospheric Company. Another
Bill would give them power to increase the capital,
if it were necessary, of the Kent Railway. Those were
the schemes the Brighton Company would submit to
Parliament next session if the proprietors desired. The
policy of the company might Lie comprised in the
simple word "Peace." Struggles had hitherto been
going on between this company and its neighbours,
which had always resulted in disappointment and loss,
and therefore the directors had determined to protect
themselves (Parliament taking good care, by restricting
tolls, to protect the public) by effecting amicable ar-
rangements with other companies. They were at peace
with the South-Western Company, and they might confi-
dently expect good results would arise from the agree-
ment which had been come to with that company. He
wished he could say as much with regard lo the South-
Eastern Company ; but, although they had made over-
tures to the South-Eastern Board, they had been met
with so little show of friendship on their part that terms
of peace could not be come to with them. Still
they were prepared to hold out to the South-
Eastern Company the olive-branch ' - but if they
insisted, the meeting might depend upon it the
fight would be conducted, on their-parts, so as to inflict
as little injury on their proprietory and the public as
possible. He concluded by moving a resolution approv-
ing of the schemes he had already specified.
Mr. L. LEVY depricated in the! strongest terms any
show of fight whatever.—(Hear, hear.) He would recom-
mended that further attempts should be made to nego-
tiate a peace with the South-Eastern Company.
The CHAIRMAN said they were quite ready to shake
bands with the South Eastern Company, but they could
not do so and be cudgelled at the same time.
Mr. NPLAIIREN said the South-Eastern Company was
perfectly justified in the policy they were pursuing. He
objected to having another fight with the South-East-
ern Company. How could they expect that company
to be at peace with them while they were promoting
parallel lines to the South-Eastern's ?
The CHAIRMAN said the lines the Hon. Gentleman
had alluded to had been called into existence by the
attempts of the South-Eastern Company to extract
20,0001. worth of traffic from their main line.
Mr. SMITH said the only way to bring about peace
was to give the directors the power they asked for.
Mr. LEVY moved an amendment, for the purpose of
recording the objection of the proprietors to fight the
Parliamentary contentions between neighbouring com-
panies.
Mr. WISHAW seconded the amendment.
Mr. SCHEWSTER, a director, said they had invited a
conference with the South-Eastern Company, which
subsequently took place ; and at that conference the
Brighton deputation stated that all they wanted was to
maintain their own existing lines from further attack,
but the South-Eastern Company refused to give such
undertaking unless the Brighton Company would con
sent to their making another line to Croydon, which of
course they could not give, and therefore the negotiation
fell through.
Mr. CASH suggested that the matters in difference be-
tween the two companies should be referred to the arbi-
tration of some disinterested person.
Mr. BROGDEN said Mr. Schewster had only told half
the story. The Brighton Company required that the
South-Eastern Company should pay the same toll as
they did at present, notwithstanding they might get
their Mid-Kent line, and in addition to that, it was re-
quired of them to give up the Tunbridge and Hastings
Railway.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the original
resolutions put from the chair, and carried with only
three dissentients.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman,
and the meeting terminated.