The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

BRIGHTON ELECTION.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.—(THIS DAY.)
(Br gLICTIIC TILIGRAPII.)
BRIGHTON, TOZBDAT.
The official declaration of the poll took phwe at
11 o'clock this morning.
The MATOI announced the numben Ile follows :
Mom (oonservstive)
Fawcett
Ooldunid
Dome
Harper
A peat crowd was premot. Neither Mr. Mist nor Yr.
Goldin:id was listened teat beard.
Mr. Fawcett was heard without any difficulty.
Mr. Dumas was so ill-treated last night by the mob that
he could not &Used. Mr. Harper was absent.

LONDON AND BLACZWALL RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)

The ball-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at coon, at the Loodon Tavern, Mr. J. Y•. DLNEILL
in the chair.

The report and amounts, which bad been already pub-
lished, were taken as read.
The cammAN mid the traffic of the last half year was
of • pregnantlye character, and the increase might be regarded
as cannel, wed arising in • great degree from the improved
accommodatioe provided for the docks. The small addi-
tional expenses were unavoidable. litany of the carriages
had become bad, and it via necessary to make the requitit•
alteretioas ; and the renewal of the permanent way also de-
manded some iDCZINIIPS. The arraegemetit with the Loudon
Dock Company had not yet come into operation ; and
the traibc would not commenes under at least two months.
The line from the Isle of Dogs had passed the standing
olden, and there wag no mann to doubt that it would be
passed without opposition. The board had paid the requi-
site atteation to all the projected metropolitan lines, sod
from sate of them did they expect to derive any benefit,
while me of them, which had been lost os standing orders,
connected with the Thames Teeml would have done them
positive injury. After remarking that the compaey was on
the best terms with the Great Easters Company, he con-
cluded by moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. F. MACNAVONTIOI seconded the motion.

Jtooura mitered into some detests sad oomparimme
with regard to the expeediture, in order to show that it
might b• considerately reduced. He rejoiced that there was
nothing down under the bled of oompeoeatioe for socideotii.
(Hear, hear.) Such ea exereptioo. extending Dow over
some rears, was highly creditable to the manager. Mr.
Wightinan. (Chews.) He believed that the lowering of
the fares thug far had proved a decided wooers. and regretted
that the chairman bad sot alluded to that poiet.
A Snattedioxoni complained that the second clam car-
riages were inferior to thaw of adman soy other line..

Mr. WIMITIIAN (the seperinteadeat) explained that only
of the carriages were rourtmeted in 1840, and had been im-
proved WI far ae was practicable, adding that the new COO-
rime' were all built is the bed manner. As regarded their
freedom from &academia, a large number of men were ae-
esseerily employed everyday to attend to the traffic, and in
order that they might be fresh the switehmea sad all par-
secs epos whom misty depended were chimed every day at
2 o'clock. Not • single farthing was expended without dee
• . •

(018;r8.)

The CHAIRMAN, as regarded Asap fares, oluorred
that grass are was requeits. The reoeipts town
passeagers showed an Memo of 240/. as compared with
the second bait of 1262 ; bat for this they had carried
117,000 additions! painengen. The line was not at all a
pleasure one, and it was questinoable whether the principle
of cheapness could be carried further consistently with the
iatrrest of the eciropaay.
The report was adopted, and • dividend at the rate of 4
per cent. per annum was declared.
The retina' director. mad auditors were re-elected.
Thanks were afterwards voted to Mr. Wichtman, super.
Intendant, for the meaner is which ha has managed the
line.

The meeting having then been mule special, resolution
was paned for the " treader to the London aed North
Western Railway Company of the lisydonsquare Railway,
and the lands, works, and conveniences thereof, mod all or
any of the power., rights, sad priellnree is coneerioe
therewith. io ponnanos of the anneemeot between the corn-
psalm, dated Nth October, 1&50, and of the po wen of the
act 17 and 18 Viet., tap. 201."

High gales have been prevalent in all parte of
England and Sootland during the last few days, and ship-
ping disasters are reported from every part of the coast.
The storm appears to have raged with the greatest violence
on Saturday in the north of England and in Soothied.

A fine strong and lively salmon, between 2 and
3 feet in lsegth, is sow is cos of the ponds at the Regent's•
park Zoological Gardens, having been brought there through
the perseveres°. of Dr. Basidasd.
Tms Oltin lrairriam.—Tbe decision of the Court
of Adinhelly rimipectisg the (Allies to t►e ship Jane by
the Gnat Easters, reported last week, is to he brought be-
fore the Privy Cauca os appeal, at the thetasa of the
Great Skip Ocunpasy.