The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-06 00:00:00

BANK OF EGYPT.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at 2 o'clock at the London Tavern ; lir. Tim, M.P.,
in the chair.

The report having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in movies its adoption, after congratu.
Laic* the meeting no the redaction of the debt of Prince El
Hs= Pachit to 6,0001., said little doubt was entertained that
theother principaloutirtandingdebt, which had been reduced
to 32,0001., would ultimately be recovered. On the whole,
he said, though the advances were imprudent, there was no
cause for apprehension.
The report was adopted, and a dividend at the rata at 7
per cent. per annum declared.

Lord Fermoy and Mr. Harvey Lewis, the mem-
bers for the borough of Marylebone, addressed another
meeting of their constituents yesterday forenoon, at the
Vestry-hall, Harrow-road. A unanimous vote of thanks for
the manner in which they bad performed their parlia-
mentary duties during the pad session was voted to the boa.
members.

The cotton mill of Messrs. A rrovssmith and Sons,
in Bolton, was nearly destroyed by fire oe Moeday, infer-
tuoately adding to the general distress of Bolton by throw-
ing 200 people out of employment. The fire was discovered
soon after it broke out, bat the flames spread with such
amazing rapidity that the whole part of the old building,
with a considerable amount of property and machinery,were
destroyed. A policeman fractured lois ankle severely through
• fall whilst riding for the fire engine&
A St.cuirmar CONVKRT.—A singular scene was
witnessed in the Music Hall at Leeds, last night. A.
secularist lecturer, named Gordon, was to have attended
there to state publicly his reasons for renouncing hie
opinions, and accepting the Christian faith. A very large
crowd assembled, the hall was crammed to suffocation, and
there was such so uproar that it was found to be impossible
to proceed with the intended explanation. The meeting
was therefore adjourned. .

Prathorts Pot4ITION.—A remarkable escape of a
young lady is reported from Llandudno. In wandering
along the cliff, she had rolled off the face of a rock into a
position from which she could not recover herself, and in
which she could scarcely be seen. After waiting six hours
the lady was rescued by a boat's crew.
Gaul. NORTHRRN RAMP/AV.—The directors of
this company have determined to recommend to the pro-
prietors, at the general meeting on the 23rd inst., to declare
a dividend for the half•year to 30th June last, at the rate
of 41. 10c per cent. per annum on the original stock of the
company, giving for the half-year V. 6s. per cent. to the
original stock • 3/. per cent, to the B stock ; and it. Rh.
per cent. to the A stock.
PROJECT OF A CORINTH CANAL.—At the last
sitting of the French Academy of Sciences, M. Grimaud de
Gems read a paper on the survey of the isthmus of Corinth,
the maximum altitude of which is about 82 metres ; the
minimum beieg ahout 40 metres. The author then discussed
the possibility of cutting a canal across the isthmus, and
calculated that if such a project were realised, the seeing to
a packet-bast would be 800 f. each trip, compared with the
expense of its present route round the Pelopoiniesus. The
stream of trade with the East would be carried in that direc-
tion, and Greece would thus become one of the most im-
portant trading countries of the world. The Mon iteur ex-
press its satiafsctioe at the great sensation caused by this
paper, and says it has been inserted at full length in the
transactions of the academy, and referred for examination
to a committee consisting of MM. de Taman, Clapeyron, and
Marshal Vairant.

The Echo de I Ardeche record. a fearful tragedy
which has recently occurred at Bt. Jenne d'Ancieure in that
department. On Senday last, a farmer named Faurot
saw a woman trooped's( on his property, and fired
bia gun at her. A warrant was in consequence ileueol
for Fe:trot:a arrest, and as it was supposed that he
would offer some resistance. its execution was en-
trusted to three gendarmes, who were accompanied by the
tur-de.paix and the Mayor of Andean'. On reaching
Filmset' house they found that be bad barricaded the
doors, and when summoned to surrender be threatened to
shoot any one who should attempt to enter. One
of the gendarme', named Bousquet. determined to
do his duty even at the risk of hie life,
sat about breaking open the door, and bad just
effected a partial entrance, when Faurot shot him dead.
The other gendarmes then made prevention's& if to burn out
the murderer, but he. seeing their object, set fire to the
house himself, rushed out with a pistol In each band, and,
though fired at several times, made good his weeps to a
neighbouring wood. As it was then nearly dark, he was not
pursued, but measure' were taken to insure his capture next
day.—Gaiipaani.

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