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London, England, 1846-05-30 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and Amiens .. .. .. 12 .... 11% .... ..• • . 11 %
Dutch Rhenish .. .. .. .. 6 .... ••••• • • • • • 714
East 141,11 an .. . .. .. 55. .... —..•• .. • • %
Great Indian Peninsular .. .. ss. .... % ...... NI
%
Namur and Liege .. .. .. 6 .... 3%
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .. .. 13% ••••.. . • • • 13%
Orleans and Vierzen .. .. 10 .... 14 l4
Means and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 10 9% 9%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 5% 6.... .. 6
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .. .. 4% ..... .. 4%
Sumbre and Meuse .. .. .. S .... 5M ..... .
West Flanders .. .. .. . 4 ....
MINES.

British Iron .. .. 10 .. ••••• • • • • • 1914
Cobre Copper .. .... 2S 29
Real del Monte, Unregistered .. ...... ... 4

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
London:and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 26

LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of holders of scrip or of bankers'
receipts in the London and York Railway Company was
this day held at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-
street, when a copy of the Bill now pending in Parlia-
ment, entitled "A Bill for making a railway from
London to York, with branches therefrom providing for
the counties of Hertford, Bedford, Huntingdon, North-
ampton, Rutland, and Nottingham, and the three divi-
sions of the county of Lincoln, a railway communica-
tion with London and York, and with the manufacturing
districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, to be called the
Great Northern Railway," was submitted to the con-
sideration of the meeting.
The following directors were present :—W. Astell,
Esq., M.P. ; E. B. Denison, Esq., M.P. ; Hon. 0.
Duncombe, M.P. ; Hon. J. C. Dundas, M.P. ;
F. Parker, Esq. ; R. Gill, Esq, ; R. Ellison, Esq. ; F.
Pym, Esq. ; C. Chaplin, Esq. ; A. F. Paull, Esq, ; G.
H. Parke, Esq. ; Mr. Alderman Meek ; Jas. Arbouin,
Esq. ; S. Mills, Esq. ; H. J. Enthoven, Esq.
The chair was taken at one o'clock by W. Astell,
Esq., M.P.
The Secretary having read the advertisement con-
vening the meeting, with their abstracts,
The CHAIRMAN then moved the resolution in accord-
ance with the resolutions of the House of Lords.

Major Richardson commenced a speech of consider-
able warmth, when he was told by
Mr. B. DENISON, the vice-chairman, that it was irregu-
lar of him to speak at that period, unless it was his in-
tention to move an amendment on the motion.

Major RICHARDSON then, at considerable length, ar-
gued in favour of an amalgamation with the Eastern
ceunties. The grounds on which he considered it ne-
cessary for this amalgamation were, the serious opposi-
tion of the Company, and that they would leave no
stone unturned for the purpose of defeating the London
and York: He concluded his speech by moving, as an
amendment, that: the meeting should be adjourned till
next Monday week.
W. NUGENT, Esq. seconded the resolution.
J. WATSON, Esq., spoke in favour of the original re-
solution. He considered that they should not rashly
throw themselves into the arms of the Eastern Counties,
which were open to embrace them.
Mr. WITHERS thought that, when they got their Bill,
it would be sufficient time to talk of amalgamation.
Mr. RILEY would be glad to hear any statements,
which the directors would make with reference to the
prosperity of the amalgamation.
B. DENISON, Esq., M.P., then gave a short statement
of his opinions with reference to the amalgamation with
the Eastern Counties. He stated that he had not re-
ceived any communication whatever from Mr. Hudson on
the part of the Eastern Counties, which did not either
directly or indirectly involve the giving up of the Lon-
don and York Railway. The last offer which had been
made was certainly one of the coolest, he would
not say one of the most impudent offers he could
well imagine. It was, that six of the London
and York Railway directors should be honoured
with a seat on the Eastern Counties Board, and that
twelve directors of the Eastern Counties should be
joined with these six, and that this quorum, of which
one. third only were to be London and York directors,
this number were to form themselves into a committee
to consider what portion or portions of the London and
York Railway should be abandoned. The answer of the
directors had been that they would enter into no
arrangement which did not include the passing
of the London and York Railway in its integrity.
He was happy to make this short explanation; he hoped
they had been satisfactory, and that the shareholders
would still continue to give their support to the direc-
tors. He would also state before he concluded that
the real business of the meeting was to decide whether
or no the Bill sheuld be proceeded with. In the course
of the Hon. Member's rietthnarks he stated that he had
heard that the evidence o
examination that morning, had been
thrown
was undertn
altogether in the course of his ecross-examination.en This
announcement n to the
ids
announcement was received with the most tremendous
cheering.
The original
resolution having been put, it was car-
ried unanimously. The number of shares represented
were 78,000.
There were in the hands of the directors 63,517 shares,
which had been forwarded to them, assenting to the pro-
secution of the measure, which was considerably more
than the number required by the resolutions of the
House of Lords. 16,173 shares were bought in by the
public, making a total of shares present of 79,690.
Another meeting was them formed, according to ad-
vertisements.
The following resolutions were then put and carried
authorising the prosecution of the following Bills :
" A Bill for making a railway from the projected (London
and York) Great Northern Railway at Hatfield to the Bo-
' rough of Hertford.