The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-24 00:00:00

CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The ninth ordinary hall-yearly meeting was held
this morning, at the South Eastern aka, Lonibm-bridge
terminus ; the Hon. J. WINO is the chair.
The following is the mbetsace of the direcems' repastrepast:—
"The receipts for the half-year seeding the 30th Deeeenber,
1863, have been 439.1951. 3s. 5d., and the expediters
360,4224 lia. id. Tb principal expeaditure has hem :—On
account of the webs.* at property required for the City
terminus (192.3121. 2e. 74.) ; traria as the original line from
London Bridge to Charing Cress (147,0071. 7s. 11d.), sad Land
and Compensation is respect of the lies (41,0661. Ti. ltd.)
TM amount expended to the let Deomaber was 2,544,2971.
3s. 2d. The directors believe that the anammieed powers
together with the additional capital proposed to be applied
for (120,0331.) in circler to carry out the widening of Cannon-
street station, will be found amply maxim% for the comple-
tion of the undertaking. At the time it mad be remem-
bered that the statement of expeditors to this dale covers
not only the east of the railway, but that of other valuable
property in the pommemaim of the company, ischadim the
St. Mousse's Hospital estate (Corohlood for 296.004
the Hangeeford-twidge tolls (85,0000, the Hangerford.
pier tolls (55,0J31 ), shares in the Cheriagmees hotel
(65,0301.), and surplus property (50.1.331.). The
works of the original railway to Charingorom have
been sufficiently completed to enable it to be
tially opened for traffic on the 11th of January
The station at Charing-croon is in an advanced state.
The directors expect that the contractors will be able to
finish it, sou to amble the lima to be complete!" opened
this spring. Considerable progress has been made with the
portholes of property required for the City terminus, the
works of which are in active program, with a view to its
completion and opening at the earliest practicable period."
The Custaxau in moving that the report be adopted ex-
I *used that the fermium' at Charing-cross, though not yet
completed as regarded its apmamhes, was opened, and that
' so far as they were yet enabled to judge, the lies promised
lie its results, to be equal to their moat sanguine expecta-
tions. The works for the Canoonetreet extension wore
progessing rapidly, and ft Imo intended in forming the
Age across the Thames, to provide a foot way on either
ride of the railway bridge, from which the director" expec-
ted a considerable revenue, the Hanprford foot-way bridge
producing in tolls 4,0C..11. a-year.
After some conversation the motion wax agreed to.
The meeting was then made special, and a resolution was '
passed empowering the directors (if the meeting shall think
fit and so determine) to exercise the powers conferred by
the Charing-cross Railway Aist, 1863, of borrowing, on mort-
gage, in respect of the additional capital of 7C),C.:Of by that
act authorised to be raised, any sum not exceeding 233,4CJ1.

William Taffer, aecond mate of the Flowery
Lend, writing to a contemporary, lays :—" Lyons acted as
interpreter in the chief mate's watch, and Paul in the cap-
tain's watch, and there was no insubordination on board
except with Carlos, and he wit the only one in say way
punished. Then was no short allowance of either food or
water, as we bad been out thirty-two daya, and she was
provisioned for six months, and as far as sharing any rations
with them I never had any rations shared out, as I always
had my mess in the cabin with the captain, his brother,
and mate. As to the men who have been reprieved I
will not say a word ; but sit° those eve who have suffered
this morning they were the greatest villains that ever lived,
andel' were guilty of the crime for which they have been
executed."

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RAM —OXFORD, Tone-
DAY ET WING. —The Oxford " eight," griee rowing to
Wallingford, have searcely done any work, their practice
vine Friday having bees confined to the abort coarse be-
tween !filer and Oxford. The circumstance, combined with
the fact that the number six man bad absented himself
from the beet since Friday, has somewhat shaken the teeth
of the blacken of Oxford. Mr. Seymour will probably re-
sume his piece in the boat to-morrow (Wednesday), when
the crew will row the Tool come from Sandford to Abing-
don. Mr. Carr, the president of the Oxford Univenity
Boat Club, has been rowing in Mr. Seynsoar's place until
to-day, whea lir. Wynne, of Christ Cho* took as oar.
13p to the present time the crew have not entered Ike*
lig-ht boat, baring rowed in a "
TROUT IN THE THAMV3. —mere is a prospect of
abundance of snort la the river Thames for trout fisting this
*mem Already they have been taken at Richmond while
who; for reach aod dace, and they have been sees feeding
la various parts of the river. Upwards of 40.000 young
trout, hatched by the Thames Angling Preservation So-
ciety apparatus, were turned iota the water last rear.
Although trout fishing commences by law after the 27th of
January, the fiah are seldom in rendition Is the Thames
much earlier than the let of April, at which time the
sailers generally commence operation.