The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

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FORSKIN RAILWAYS.
&ASA Aostrita sod LoisbarAshYdsoliss, 20.

The Lord Chancellor hoe treated a new batch of
magistrate, tor tie boron\ of Bewalkatwetwa, enentothis
Ooloaal Tryon. ideas Perkiaa, awl Mr. G. & Make.
the mayor of the tereagb.
A Naw Man OMIVITANCI. —Bonie of the
caviar, pentane, who haw hog Neiman to travel to
Mittibato letters to widelyileletiel bosom, we was
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velocipedes to weal theta to Oboes.
Tan SCULPTOR AND TES Paagaza —Among tin I.
lest of hie worts IMO the bests of tie late Lord Ads si
Lord Palmerston. The faggot I in the possesion of Irk
but the latter woo sever goo It was keptea
Imeg.head that Load Palmerston gleamed rive for f
This was at the time that the nelpher wag Mid
;17hTda two Hoehn* dings; the or. fer 'Tratelpar-
=Use other for arvasharland. It was ow the orris
%pg. the last Ain Not Woes *poi the
maim witig—" hay news, my lord, ben num ?AIM'
we Mad with Lewis Napalm f" s Lord Pahosesten
Ids eyebrows far as Mint, lobed wasprieed, but
asswered. "Boar, Mr. Boimose, I ain't ksoor—l have mil
MU thaaowopopors."—OorisAia Magorise for Joao.

In connection with the issue of- the new shares
of the General Credit sod Finance Company, it
deserves to be noticed that the directors, to facilitate
a just apportionment of the due quota of shares
amongst the smaller class of proprietors, have
adopted the expedient of issuing tickets representing
one.third of a sre each. On presentation of three
of these ticket., acquired by purchase or otherwise,
to the company's registrar, a shareholder may
receive is exchange one share in the new ions.
The only stipulation I. that these tickets shall be
sent in by the 10th of June. It is at the same
time intimated that every facility will be given at
the company's office for the consolidation of the
fractional tickets. In future, small shareholders in
public companies may urge the precedent set by
thin company, should any attempt be made to de-
prive them of their just proportion of new shares
on the plea that a share cannot be split up into
fractional parts.
A meeting of the Panama, New Zealand, and
Australian Royal Mail Company took place yester-
day, when a dividend was declared for the half-
year at the rate of 7 per oent. per annum, as re-
commended in the directors' repeat, which [was
adopted.
A notice having appeared in a morning journal
to the effect that a private meeting of share-
holders in the London and South African Bank
has been convened for Thursday next, and that
it is rumoured that an amalgamation is con-
templated with the Standard Bank of British South
Africa, we are authorised by the directors of the
London and South African Bank to state that the
meeting has been sailed without their knowledge,
sod that the object as now avowed they entirely
disapprove.
The half/early report of the directors of the Perrin-
solar and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, to
be submitted at the meeting on the 3rd of June,
expresses the satisfaction felt by the directors in
reporting that, notwithstanding • considerable
falling oft in the silk shipments from China during
the spring months, the result of the company's
operations for the hail-year enables them to recom-
mend that a payment of 1 per cent, be mad*, in
addition to the usual hall-yearly dividend of Se
per cent. The warrants for the half-year ending
Slat March laskwill accordingly be calculated at the
rate of 6 per cent. on the paid-up capital.
Tha following is from the report of the directors
of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, to be
presented at the general meeting on the 10th of
June :

1. The preset beteg the period for the meal goes&
teseling d tbe oomposy, se prescribed by the royal shiner
1 d bearporatios sad deed of antleseeet, lb. dawn" aow
submit to the proprietors their twelfth sand report,
together with the necests, doily audited, mad 'bowleg the
stabs al the leek's Wain for the amnia year owing Slat
Dee., 1863. 2. Desieg the above period the trick of the
I oaken, though mond. has boos "erne essapobilke
between the antis. Inks her also bon the mesas el
&prone( the rate of iatonet. Notwithstanding Nom
fan, it will, however, be gratifying to the prevention to
1 leers that the lonerial Wenn of the beck have to so say
suffered, aad chat no Monne osenior they have every
neon to be 'stilled with the meek et the past wer's
operation t. l'he latest nvien received freer the
oaken extend to the !Nil al Nene from Ne/hecres, mod
the Sled Wank from Slimy, and ere et a knowable
ehareeter. It be gratify* to the threaten to be able to
elan that Mr. Ihnowell, tic haak's laspeolor, who las rat
anti arrive& la this s
e's
ea leave of sheens, nabs is
tern of the hams prospects of this arponliee,
se nil as the send ebarsofer el He buskin From lir.
fineless, the nerelary of the heck, who bass peoeseded
to Amin& to replace /dr. Dranweell during hie tesepescry
ancesthe dirsolore have also resolved advisee by the
lest oceisming the Mows 'aprons& by lir. Brainwell
4. It wilt be observed that the encasse appeeded to this
mown ere meth ap, r canneary, to the ilet Demeabor les%
hen chin It appease that, otter the newel dedestien and
aloe after making "Downes for bed sad Mental dais,
Yoe renal= to the credit of peedit and leer, the ism CI
AMU 3a. IX Oet of whin the donnees resenned
Von a dividend be Mired for the bolt-year of 4 per ent.,
free el lescene tee, 40,000 i. ; sad that a sem of 4,0006. be
the mem* feed ; together, 44.000 k ; Marie(
tir to
earried Is east seems{ a Wm= of 7,4491. 11d.

With reference to the prospects of the consump-
tion of foreign and colonial produce the circular of
Messrs. Joseph Travers and Sons remarks as
wider :

The irereiteless of ell artistes a teed and luxury ate-
, time bossy, .s h. quantities lakse foe baeazziona
lies ere Wetly threegbeet the year f.ghee a •
Messer. Chopleisleed ma* 01 law in

Thedirectors of the St. John del Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received by telegram. from
Lisbon, the following report, dated Morro Velho,
April :—" Produce, 10 days of April, 8,773
oitavas ; yield 4.830 oitavas per ton. Timbering
bibs shaft. Putting wire rope on Cachoeirs
(mem"
At East Lovell the lode in the shaft at the 37
fathom level is reported to be worth 1801. per
fathom. _ _ _

---At West Chiverton, the 80 fathom level west on
Williams' lode, has improved to 1001. per fathom.
100 tons of ore from this mine were sold on Satur-
day, at 221. lbs. bd. per too.