The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-26 00:00:00

GREAT MUNSTER and LEINSTER

RAILWAY.

A meeting of the Directors and Proprietors of the
above scheme was held on Saturday, at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of electing Directors. Mr.
C. H. Latouche was elected to the chair, and he was
about to call upon the Secretary to read the advertise-
ment convening the meeting, when
Mr. Sstrim said he would object to that, as he was
prepared to maintain that there was no Secretary to the
Company. It was known that some years ago a resolution
was passed, the effect of which was to put the Company in
abeyance. The offices had been closed and there bad
been a total cessation of the powers of all parties con-
nected with the Company, and therefore Mr. Harte could
not officiate. In this opinion he had been con-
fined by the advice of several eminent
lawyers. Several meetings had at various
times been held, at which he had invariably acted in the
capacity of secretary, and he would contend that he was
the secretary for all the purposes of the Bill.
The CHAIRMAN said, in reply to the objections of
Mr. Smith, he would read an extract from the minutes of
the meeting which was held on the 13th September. It
was as follows:—A communication having taken place
between the Directors and Mr. Harte relative to his
future services as secretary, it was mutually agreed that his
present salary should cease at the expiration of the pre-
sent quarter, Mr. Harte entering into the views of the
Directors as to the necessity of reducing the expendi-
ture of the Company ; but the Directors deom it essential
to the interests of the -company that Mr. Harte should
still retain the appointment of Secretary at nominal re-
muneration, to secure to the Company the advantages of
his experience, should circumstances enable them at a
future period, to proceed with the undertaking.
After a great deal of discussion, which was
noisily carried on, amidst great confusion, for
some time, as to the eligibility of Mr. Smith or
Mr. Harte to act as Secretary, it was agreed
that their respective claims should, for the present, re-
main in abeyance.
The orignal business of the meeting for the election
of Directors, on the motion of Mr. BEAMISH, was then
proceeded with. A difficulty, however, arose as to the re-
ception of proxies which were held by Mr. Smith, for
persons absent in the country, as it was doubtful whether
they were bon4 fide or not.
It was ultimately resolved that the Chairman should
receive them under protest.
The annexed resolution was then moved by Mr.
SMITH :—lt is resolved that the following gentle-
men be elected Directors—viz • J. B. Beamish, J. Par.
nell, B. Shaw, T. Mooney, P. Gale, J. Alexander, Esqs.,
Capt. Lamont, J. D. Lowden, Esq., and that it be an in-
stuction to those Directors to nominate P. P. Collett,
Esq., M.P., N. H. Thomas, J. Brand, Esqs., Sir T. But-
ler, Col. Bruen, ALP., E. Grogan, Esq., M.P., W. P.
lloey, R. S. Ginness, and T. Redmond, Esqs., as soon as
the last-named gentlemen had qualified under the Act.
This list was objected to by Mr. BRYSON, who pro-
posed to substitute another, but his amendment was lost,
and the original motion was passed pro forma by the
Chairman, on his receiving under protest the proxies
which Mr. Smith held.
After the discussion of some unimportant routine
business, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the
meeting separated.

Lord Sidney Osborne, uncle to the Duke of Leeds, has taken a
mansion in Vypor Portland-place.