The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-07 00:00:00

THE EXPEESO, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1863.

D'Eynoosirt saki that it seamed in all cues where an
apprentice was taken as this owe was, ar where no premium
W.
med. the muter had the most trouble. He should
.:1 prisoner to she Howse al,Cocrostion for two calendar
months with hard kbour.
The prisoner said he could sleep the dine away.

COLONIAL 8471.-{THIS DAV.)

The fiftieth half-yearly general meeting of the
Viltawee held at 1 o'olook, at the London Tavern ;
TAN la the chair.
The report said that in the last report the directors stated
that, in consequence of the depressed condition of the
oolonial produce market sod of the continuance of the civil
war in the United States, they had considered it proper to
instruct the local managers to be extremely cautious in
their °parttime. The profit now reported showed bat
a small diminution compared with the previous half-year,
w 'Mkt it was slightly in excise of the corresponding period
of 1861. Ai the cause* of the reekriotions referred to in
the last report continued in operation, the seine
caution was still exercised. It was proposed that out
of the profit of 36,9031. 2e. ltd. realised, there shout(' be
• dividend d 6 per cent for the half-year ending 30th June,
1862, being at the rate of 12 per sient per annum. This
would leave 6,9331.25. Ild. to be added to the reserve fund,
which would after that addition amount to 116,1891. 6a. Bd.
The following bakneessbeet was submitted —Debts
ambition, 282,00r31. lle. fid. ; deposits, bills playable, and Ilk'
other liabilities, 1,578,4821. fe. 9d.; paid-up capital, is
500,0001; reserved fund, 109,1961. 18s. 9d. ; net la
profit, 36,9931. 2s. 2,506,7541, 19a. Id. 10
Assets : Specie, 966,4821. 16a. Bd. ; due to the back in the ea.
colonies, on bills discounted and purchased, including those t.
put due, kc., 1,014,3541.13..108 ; due to the bank in the is
colonies, on current amounts, 7,1291. 17a. 7d. ; due to the sp
bank in London, on bills remitted, cuh at bankers, ha, le
1,209,163/. 165. "d. ; bank premise sad furniture, in Leaden ea
and the colonies, 9,023 i. 145. Bd. ; total, 2,506,7 W. 19a Id. 16
The Cannata], maid ea the 'lateen's% of accounts wale it
rather more favourable than bed been anticipated be did es.
not apprehend that any fault would be found. As regarded at.
the increased radrictiena, be regretted that eV
the causes of &wades °enthused in operation.
The main some was the large quantity of ef
t.
slave sugar introduced into this country. came of at:
Eager was like that of tattoo, 80 per omt of which had es.
been 'applied by one country alone. at.
The report and balanos-sheet were adopted, end •
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cloud at the rate of 6 per omit. for the half-year declared.BC
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Mr. William Brown, Mr. Frank Cromley,M.P.,

Mr. David Baxter, of Deader ; Yes. Henry Rich, late mein-
her for Richmond ; Sir D. Cooper, the first speaker of the is
Legislative Amenably of New South Wales; and Mr. Thomm
Davies Lloyd, of Bronwrid, " • Welsh gentleman of ancient est
lineage," constitute the batch of new baronets. te
.00
Dufaure, batonnier of the Order of Advocates
in FRIDos, on Saturday met a number of the members of tip
that body in the library of the order, and informed them 100
that the council had been occupied with the new measure g
for abridging the period of preventive imprisonment which es
persons charged with certain misdemeanors were compelled IL
to undergo before their trial. From an examination of the gg
result ascertained, it did not appear that condemnations or
appeals were more numerous than before, while the regale- rH.
e:
tion had the effect of diminishing preventive detention by lee
10,000 days • month. In concert with the Procureur
Withal and the Procureur Imperial, it had bum agreed rmi
that foe the future an advocate should attend daily in
each of the three tribunals of Correctional Polio& to defend re
ex officio those persons who should have expressed • wish at
to be supplied with legal advice. Eighteen advocates were
immediately designated for the service during the month of toe
January.
The Milan Gazette, in order to give an idea of le,
the state of progress and prosperity of that city, publishes •
review of the different improvements, new buildings, and g,
embellishments which have been going on lately, and have 50
increased the population to 260,000. Sines the impulsion"
of the Austrians the population has increased 50,000. Six N
new streets have been formed, and numerous public build- et
ings constructed, among which are fine public gardens, large ga.
slaughter-homes, and • grand central railway station. Bt.
10
From the Ist of January to the 4th of August ga
last year, eight slavers bad been captured which bad on Oh
board nearly 4,000 slaves. Since the execution of Captain
Gordon in New York, American slavers are rapidly ding- ii6l
peering from the West Corset of Africa.
FRASER'S IiIAOAZIN 4 —We are requested to ni
state that the announcement of • literary contemporary that
Mr. Fronde was aboat to relinquish the editorship of '"
Prayer's Magazine is without any foundation.
Mirraorourarr BRNEFIT SOCIETIES' ASYLUM.— 10
The inmates of this institution in the Ball's Pond-road N
were entertained with the annual dinner there on Monday, P.
when • bountiful supply of good old English fare er.a pro- ;
vided, and the aged folio sat together for upwards of four go
hours. Mr. Morrell, of the house committee, presided, and ee
Prov. D. G. M. Stephens (Odd Fellows) filled the vice-chair. st
The committee and their wives attended, and heartily N
enjoyedthe scene, partaking of tea, and inspected the build- re
ing, lately repaired. In the course of • short address, the in
chairman stated that the accounts to the close of the year u
showed • surplus of nearly 7,0001. for endowment fund, sod a
urged the necessity for lamming the inmates' maims by le
additional subscriptions. The committee have arranged le
with praiseworthy liberality for • course of free lectures
weekly in the chapel, the tint this (Wednesday) evening go
being by the Rev. Mic, of St. Jude's Chelsea, op go
" grpt and the Holy Loodron," with magic-lantern views. IS
DISTRESS AND ANTICIPATED RIOT IN PSALM— MI
A correepoodent of the Ilreentates Journal, writing from
Talus, ea Saturday coming, says : " A rumour having pre- ;
veiled that, in conmquense of the severe distress existing at g
present amoert the labouring claws in l'relee, a black flag . 4
would be carried through the town by the parties in dretitu- 91
Hon, and that violence to the provision shops might ensue, 10
several detachmeotaof the constabulary from the out stations rg
of the district were this morning sent into the town and kept is
under arms for the purposeof quelling anydisturbance which go
might arise. lam glad, however, at being in • position 119
to state that., though poverty to alarm, extent prevails is
this town, neither a black flag was carried around, nor •
disturbance of any desaiption occurred, and that the duties
of the police, who left the town in the evening, were quits
a sinecure. A requisition to the chairman of the town
commissioners, numerously signed by clergymen of both
persomiens, gentlemen, traders, and others, requiring him
to call a public meeting to take measures for relieving the
dutreassd in the town, having been resulted to that
=am, he has lamed • notice calling • meeting for
Tuesday next in the County Court-house, the use of which iti,%
has beta kindly granted by the high sheriff for the occasion."
SMITH WISEACRES. —The following amusing IV
story is going the round of London :—ln the course of a kj
remelt divorce case, the parties to which were •• nobleman •j go,
of advanced years and his young wife, Sir Cresswell Cress- 15,1
well remarked that this was another instance of the evil alkl
effects of " marriages contracted between May and la. Al,
cember." Shortly after the learned judge received • letter 11,:`,
from the secretary of a Scotch statistical society, intl. 10.4
mating that the body which he represented would be much 5,1
obliged if Sir Cresewell would favour them with an account ear
of the facts from which be had derived the singular rule SA
enunciated by him as to the infelicity of marriages solem-
Mead during the latter months of the year ; and adding that 10•.;
some of the members of the society wished to draw rep the so(
information which might be thus afforded them in the shape es
of • paper to be read before the society, with • view to 11141
public discuasion.—Cliurca Review. 84.1
The following supplies of coal were purchased 121
last year by the Peninsular and Oriental Compeey, for *4
their foreign coal depass—vis..4B,ooo tons for Malta ; 36,000 141
tons for Point de Galls ; 43,000 tons for Aden ; 16,000 tons IV
for Singapore ; 16,000 tons for Hong Kong • 21,000 true N.
for Alexandria ; 4,500 tons for Gibraltar ; 19,000 tom for •'
Bombay ; 6,000 toes for King George's Sound ; 4,000 toes 7,
for Shanghai ; 3,000 tom for Calcutta ; 1,500 tons for
Mauritius ; and 1,000 toss for Sydney.