The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

VICTORIA (LONDON) DOCK COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors wan
held at 1 o'clock, at the Landon Tavern ; Mr. C. MORRISON
in the chair.

The report stated that during the half-year ending 30th
Jane last 1,417 shi pa, measuring 501,775 tons, entered therm-
torieDocke, showing &decrease of 130 ships, sod 48,489 too;
se °mowed with the mese period ie 1862.- This falling off was
acconnted for in the deerama in colliers and coasters, motet-
Mg to 171 vessels, mournrieg6B,ol4 tons. The following is a
comparative abatement of the vessels and their teenage
which entered the undermentioned docks in the years
mad* 30th June, 1862 and 1863, reepeetively :
Victoria, 1862, ships 2772. toooodo 1.887407 ; 1863. 411*
2.678, teenage 1,009,003. London, for years roan,/ the
31st May, 1852 and 1863 (loaded from foreign Port_s), 1862,
ships 1,017, tame 481,285; 1863, ships 1,120, too-
cage 518.5.30; and St. Katharine, 1862, ships 823,
tonnage 207,749 ; 1863, ships 942, teenage 241,402.
The total number of ships, end their swept. register ton-
nage, that entered the port of London with cargoes from
foreign ports during the years eroding 30th Aunt 1882 sod
1863, respectively, was-1862, 10,723 ships; 3,188,049 ton-
nage. 1863, 11,977 ships; 3,473,300 tow:tags. Increase
in ships. 1,254 ; increase in tonnage, 285,251.
The board of directors had agreed with the Chariorcrome
Railway Company to refer to arbitration the question of the
sum to be paid by the latter for the Steelyard. The Charing-
mom Company, in coneideratien of obtaining immediate
possession, bad paid 26,0001. as a deposit since the date to
which the half -yearly accounts bed been made up, awl have
agreed to pay interest at 4 per met., from the Ist May
leak on the balance of the cam which may be awarded.
The improvements in the eempaey's warehouses for io-
creasing their security against fire, of which the share-
, holders were informed in the report of the 28th of August,
1862, having been completed to the matidaation of the com-
mittee of the insurance companies, their surveyor bad given
a certificate placing the Victoria Docks in the first class of
warehouses as respected the rates of fire insurance. The rem
ex peeled on Rime improvementeduring the put half year had
been 3,4001, andthiring the previous ball year3,ooof. A small
sum remained to be paid on this account. Mr. Morrison and
Mr. Peabody were the directors end Mr. Commies wee the
auditor retiring by rotation. They offered themselves for
reelection,

The CHAIRMAN, ia moviug the adoption of the report,
said although there was a decrease in the num-
ber of colliers and other rusting vessels there was an
Mamma is the larger classes of wounds ; while on the
whole year there war an increase in the aggregate.
He hoped that for lee Steelyard they would obtain adequate
cornpearation by means of arbitratioa.
The report waa adopted unanimously, and, the vacanoMe
I. the direction sad *editorship having been filled up, the
meeting separated.

UNITID KINGDOM RAILWAY OFFICIRS AND
SZIVAIITS' ASDOCIATION.—A ■pecial meeting was held on
Tuesday evening at the London Bridge-bones Hotel (Mr.
W. Dyes ia the *hair), when some alterations were made in
the rolesof the joist provident department. It was resolved
to sd►bSab a fund to meet mere of sickness of such of the
menabors es might subscribe to it; awl to enrol the aseocia-
Um seder the Friendly Societies Aet. The tables submitted
were certified to by Jeekin Japes. Seq., of the National
Mercantile Life office, the consulting actuary of the meanie.
tins. The meeting then adjourned till September 20th, for
eocirmatioe of the resolutions pasted.
TRH SCOTCH HIVING FISHITIAT. DUNBAR,
ACCOST 71—A very large ember of boats way &thing
last sight between the Baas and St. Abbe Heed. the boats
to the east having the better quality. The highest boats
had from te, to twenty cram. Prices this morning have
bug nor• to quality. Some of the boats which had
sweat Sib eel as low as 12s. to 155., while the boats with
MI Y relined from 20a. to Ws. per OION.