The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-04 00:00:00

THE CEYLON CONPANY.-(THIS DAY.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

The first annual meeting of the proprietors of
this company was held this afternoon at the London
Tavern ; Mr. L. MOUND presided.
The following are the most important passages in the
report :
" The accounts annexed to this report abow that during the
few months that the company has been operation in Ceylon
a sun, of 2,6791. 18s. 2d. has been earned, after paying
current charges. This result might fairly warrant the
directors in proposing to distribute a dividend
of 10 or 12 per cent., but looking to the small
amount of capital yet paid up, they think the better
course will be to pay interest thereon, at the rate of 5 per
met. per annum, to extinguish the item of preliminary ex
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mma a and carry forward the balance of profit that will the
remain to the credit of the next account. The advises re-
ceived 'oath from Ceylon and Mauritius show that there
is ample room in those colonies for the profitable employ-
ment of a much larger capital than the company will bare
at its command eves whoa the full amount proposed to be
called up, viz., 101. per share, stall be paid. The directors
therefore recommend, in accordance with clause 109 of the
artiedesof association, that the shareholders should authorise
them to borrow money on debentures or otherwise, at in-
terest, for the purposes of the company ; the amount to be
so borrowed not to exceed that of the unpaid portion of the
subscribed capital stock."
The CHAIRMAN said as soon as Mr. Braine, the ma-
nager for Ceylon, arrived at the island, he began to
work for the interests of the company. Be had in
the beginning of September commenced business, and
since thee upwards of 59,M31. had been invested
in mortgages, and shoat 29,0301. in purchases. •
The mortgage money was lent in two distinct
lODIC The one was upon the land, and the other on current
accounts. On the bet, or block loan, the interest charged !
was at the rate of 10 per cent., while on the second it was '
9 pa. cent., with a commission of 24 per cent on the ales
iasd. The estates purchased were four coffeenitates, end con-
sisted of more than 1,000 acres, of which upwards of 700
were under cultivation. The oompany had extended its
business to the Mauritius. Mr. Arbuthnot had been ap-
pointed the manager there, and the board had the highest
opinion of his energy and ability, The mortgagee made in
the Mauritian were not generally on land. Advances were
made on the crops, which were hypothecated, the interest •
charged being generally 10 per oast., with a commission on
the sale. After stating that the money which the board
Wended to borrow would be profitably employed, he con-
gratulated the proprietor, on the moos which bad alresdy
attended the company's operations, and concluded by mov-
ing: the adoption of the report.
The motion was duly 'wooded, and after a alight conver-
sation it wee carried uniurimottaly.
The meeting was afterwards made special, and a resolu-
tion authorising the board to borrow money as specified in
the report was agreed to.
The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the board and
the chairman.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bolan Ur. Ckausissioser Halroyd.)
HZ ALCOCZ AND ALCOOZ.- =TIMM MIAMI IN THZ

CIIMA This was a Fitting for the electiULMon of an Naives, odder
the Winn of Messrs. Alcock, the china and glees mantilla>
toren, of Hatton Garden, and of &MIMI, Staffordshire,
which took place some years since. The former wiva is
dead, and as there is a chancery snit pending, it became
necessary to appoint another in his stsad.
An assignee was chosen, and the proceedinp terminated.

CLITKI. —SAD OUTS OP SUDS.
Thelma'wept, Jasper Carter, a tailor, of Victorie-terrace,
Old Heat-road, and of Haywood'a•plaos, Oreyhoand•road,
applied to per his examination, end for his order of dis-
charge. The debts u s 2451. ; rests, 301. The failure wee
attributed to the badness of trade, tie aniallases of profits,
and express. orsequent oe illness. The examination was
pared, and diorama granted.

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German art has just sustained a heavy loss.
Henry d. Hess, the famous battle-painter, died last week
at Munich, aged 65. He was for many years director of the
royal museums.
SYMPATHY wrrn POLAND,—Yesterday afternoon
a numerously attended seed enthusiastic public meeting was
held on Flunisteed-conunee for the purpose of adopting
sesseures to aid the Poles in their present struggle. The
majority of those present appeared to belong to the working
crams employed at the Royal Arsenal and Dockyard, al-
though a considerable number attended from Greenwich,
Deptford, and other precis. Mr. Dunmire, of Woolwich, oocu.
peed the chair. Mr. Walker moved the following resolution :
That should the British government see fit to demand
from Russia freedom for Poland, ever. at the cost of war,
this meeting is of opinion that the government would be
fully supported by the people of this country." The rem°-
, lotion was seconded by Mr. Fennell and unanimously
adopted. Mr. Booth proposed that • subscription be oast-
mewed by the working dress of Woolwich, Chariton,
Plumateed, kit, in aid of the Polish movement for indepen-
deuce. Mr. Phdroore seconded the motion, which was sup-
ported by Mr. Lewis, of Greenwich. and unanimously
adopted. Colonel Adolphe Wolff., who stated that he had
formerly acted with the Poles in their struggles for freedom,
and was about to mil from England with other patriots to
fight against Rorie, then addressed the meeting, sod ex-
pressed his conviction that, notwithstanding the power of
their oppressors and the cruelties practised, the Poles
would ultimately achieve their freedom. Another resolu-
tion was adopted requestiog Colonel Wolfe to convey the
expression of the meeting's sympathy to the provisional go-
vernment at Warsaw ; and it having bees announced that a
monster meeting would be held on Sunday Peat in Hyde-
park, cheers were given for Poland and groans for Russia.
A collection was made in behalf of the fund, and the meet-
ing_separated.
1 EMIGRATION FROM LIVZHPOOL.—The emigration
trade at this port, which has been for some time past in a
state of comparative stagnetice.. owing ehiefiy to the war
in America, is showing evident signs of activity. The num-
ber of emigrants under the act, for the month just ended,
is as follows :—Uaited States, 23 ships, 10.818
Victoria, 3 ships, 1,210; Queensland, 2 ships, 73 ; th
America, 1 ship, 87 ; total, 12,688. Short ships, or thole
not under the set :—United Siete'. 11 ships, 852 passengers ;
New Brunswick, I ship, 17; New South Wales, 1 ship,
24; Victoria, 1 ship, 21 ; all other places, 4
ships, 32; total, 948. Aggregate for the month,
13.634 ; being en increase of 10.010 under
the act, and of 559 not under the act, se
compered with the corresponding month of last year. The
countries to which the emigrants belonged were as follows :
United States, 445 English, 230 Scotch, 8,885 Irish, 167
foreigners; Victoria, 383 &kerb. 203 Scotch, 677 Irish,
33 foreigners; Queensland, 374 English. 20 Scotch, 153
Irish, 2 foreigners; South America, 78 Irish. The cabin
passengers are not clarified in the government emigration
returns. The March quarter just ended exhibits • large
increase as compared with the game period of 1862. There
is an increase in the quarter of the present year as compared
with 1862 of no lees than 17.828.—Liorrpoollfercury.
Nsw Acr ON THE MALT DIITHEL—An act of
parliament was passed on the 27th ult. to extend the time
of credit of the excise duty on malt. Hitherto the duty
was payable is six weeks after the return was made of the
sum chargeable, and it may now be extended to three
mouth., ea antics In writing ; and the delay in the payment
is to bear the interest of 31. ss. a year on every 1001.
chargeable as duty.
CONDITION OF COVENTRY.—From an authentic
return just made of the number of empty houses, business
premises, shops, public-houses, Be.. it appears that there
are vacant in this city, at the present moment, no less than
25 public houses, 106 business premises, 681 front dwelling.
houses, and 51,5 houses in courts, making • grand total of
1,329 houses and premises out of use. On Wednes-
day last • party of 112-88 from Coventry and
24 front Bedworth—left Coventry for Liverpool,
to embark on board the Waverley for Canada.
The committee have forwarded 1001. to Mr. Buchanan,
the emigration agent in Canada, for the purpose of pro.
vidiog for the emigrauts after their arrival, and before they
can obtain employment. Lord Leigh, with his usual kind-
er", forwarded a sum of money, to be divided among the
emigrants on their arrival at Liverpool, so that they might
have the means of purchasing little necessaries for the
voyage. To-morrow another batch of emigrants will leave
for Queensland-42 from Coventry, 46 from Bedworth arid
• few other places in the district.—Birminshass Doily
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NORFOLK " TOWELARD FAlL."—This great fair,
which is a centre of attraction at this period of the year for
farmers and graziers over a wide .:test of sonntry—Nor-
folk, Suffolk, Erma sad Cambridgeshire—was held on
Thursday at Norwich, and was very numerously attended.
The show of sheep, the "specialty " of the fair, was very
large, sod tbe cattle bill, which is crowned by the venerable
castle, presented, the weather being fine and sheerly, an
interesting and animated spectacle. A coosiderable trade
was done in boggets, but eeverthelem only an imperfect
eisanume was effected, as the mambas on offer were in ex-
ams of the &mead. Prices receded Lt. to 2a per bold. The
top miotatioa eras 45a to 525. ; secondarydeuriptimos brought
37.. to 45a per head. For • few special lots of mry superior
quality exceptionally higher prices were obtained, sad the
quality of the sheep coo offer proarally was considered good.
Fat sheep in their wool realised Ba. 6d. to 10e. ; shorn ditto,
Bs. per 141 b. The show of stare cattle was ooesitterable, bat
the trade was not distinguished by much animation, and
where sales were effected they woe concluded on terms the
Wm to favour of the buyer. The quotation for Scots was
6d. Lo fra.; fee shorthorns, 4.. to 4s. fal.; fresh in condi-
tion, 5a.; and for Irish 3s. ed. to 4a. par 141 b. (estimated
weight when fat). There was % large show of home& and
fair pikes were realised. Oa the whole, however, the
fair exhibited great audios on the part of purchasers in the
various departments of busisem.
WHOLISALI fiwraaun a.,o.—The Correctional a ri-
Waal of Ma/Dille, has pat been engaged In trying two per-'
sum compacted with a swindling affair which was effected in
Deemsber last at Alemedria. The sum obtained was nearly
500,000., mad the author of the fraud was a Freoehman,
mend Linker, established in that cits, assisted by his
brother-fa-law named Weimberg, his wits living at Mar.
make. Linker succeeded be means of letters sent by hie
hirceliar.in-law, to induce a belief that • soused' arable eredit
was opened to hire at • backlog boom at Marseilles, and he
obis/pad fast-rata bills op London to the above amount.
Ths catablishinsete victimised by. the manoeuvres weretbe
Bask of Egypt ; MM. Oppeabstm sad Co. ; Bory sod Co. ;
Makin and Pirili ; Mamma sad Co. ; and Landau and Co.
Linker mat the draft' ors Lemke to Weimbarg,
with orders to convert them late money at my
cost, and to leave immediately for LiveepooL As it wee
Obeistinarday when Weisberg received the bills, be could
*sly realise a part of them. Is the meantime the neer-
ohinta at Alsmodria detested the fraud, and oe application
to the Preach Ocareal.Geweesl the latter sent a telegraphic
hto Marseilles, sad Weisberg was arrested with
11=. in kis posesesion, sad the reemieder of the drafts
.at yet negotiated. A seta of 79.000 f. was still wanting,
and Leaks?, wife having hastily left Masnelllee for Paris
lammediately after Weimieres arrest, a &match was seat
off, sad se her being also motored that sum, ell is beak
motes, woe foaled sewed up in her dress. Linker was
arrested at Alemadria, to before the aeolidar
sad aoadonsod to two plan' impritoaamet. His two or,
amplicos bare bon sow sentenced by the Oterecedcael Tri-
bunal of Maisano, each to twelve moot& imprisonsamt.
Libor bat apert aphid the ocineslar mentemes, the
stair will ba t Wore tho Imperial Coart of Aix.
The aneeplaisants ye bees fortunate mos& to twrawar
the Orb at their property.

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 186$.

SHARE L1827.4.-CMIB BAY.)

Two o'Obect.
There is not much business in the railway market
to-day, but the tone is good. Great Northern stock
has improved 4 per cent. ; and South Eastern and
Great Eastern, t. The other leading lines
are quiet at previous prices. Metropo-
litan shares are flat, at 124 to Lou.
don and North Western stock is now gnoted
914 to 98 ; Great Western, 04 to # ;
Me tot ; Lanasebire and Yorkahirs, 1081ttel:
Caledonian lin to 1134, ex div. ; South astern,.
924 to 034 ; Great Eastern, 501 to f ; Great.
Northern, 1214 to 1224; and London and South
Western, 101 to 1014.
Indian railway stooks are firm. Foreign lines are
generally inactive.
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