The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

ER 19, 1863.

OALcuTrA AND
(THIS DA SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Y.)
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The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at noon, at the offices of the company, 214, Gresham-
lore, Old Broad-street, Mr. J. BonaoranA in the chair.
The report of the directors :—" The Bee eras racially
opened from Calcutta to Canning. on the 15th of May last.
The jetty, which is of essential importance for shipping
and lauding cargoes, had arrived eddy, and arrangements
were in progress for the immediate erection of it. At the
date to which the report Greeds, the traffic which is ex-
pected to furnish the chief returns oe this line, by Mistress
port of merchandise to sod from vessels vetting the poet,
bad only begun to be developed. But the receipts for the ,
conveyance of pessengers from Calcutta to Chappsbattee
I. highly satisfactory. The inadequacy of the receipts to
cover the working expenses, which in this, as in all other
leases, was to be anticipated on the first opening of the line.
is rapidly diminishing, sod during the six months under
review had been reduced to about 431. Only 1 targeted pared
over the Line, but the traffic in connexion with the vessels
recently arrived and those which were expected would Is
all probability turn the deficiency into a surplus. To make
suitable provision for this traffic, however, it is neceesery that
the line should be placed io • state of complete efficieecy,
more especially in reference to the accommodation of
warehouses. Without theme conveniences, the risk of a
heavy responsibility will be incurred for injury to goods
entrusted to the charge of the company. The attention of
the beard has been directed to this important question,
and they have premed it on the government in India
through their own officers. An estimate hen accordingly
been sent home of the works required for the completion of
the line, and of the expense of executing the m, wb WI has been
submitted to the Secretary of State for India, who tau been
pleased to authorise the rising of a further sum of 100,0001.
While the difficulties of this undertaking, which is intended
to cooper a new auxiliary port with the commercial capital
d Bengal, have been unusually peat, as soon as the port is
fairly established the prospects of the line will be propor-
tionately brightened, ad will, moreover, admit of indefinite
improvement. It is • matter of deep regret, bet one for
which the directors are in no way responsible, that the
steps taken by the local authorities for carte:let-
log roads to the railway stations, and still more
for draining and raideriag habitable the town
of Oro*, should have bees so dilatory. The town was
laid out, sad • considerable part of the best site, sold, Ilve
years vitae,/ in sooordancs with plans, copies of which
accompanied the last report of the directors ; but up to this
time lttW hes been doss by government in discharge of
their duty toilet lotholders, and thus the lotereota of ell on-
oeroed in the railway, whether shereholdere or the govern.
meat, have been seriously prejudiced. The gournewat,
however, has wow established municipal reamirsioners, red
made over to them all the bed included in the site of the
town,ss well se leads adjoining It, to the =teat 48,000 acres,
with authority to sea or Ipso them ,
_• sad it is to be
hoped that sufficient funds ney be derived hem this pro-
perty to give the new town all those average. of roads
sad tramways, wharfs, tanks, and drier, whisk shall
the TWA of settler. The deaden are, eller
fore, in Shit, however alders way be Shelia before
them, ie this novel fed imp start undertaking, they will be
enabled from time to time to make reports of bewaring
premerity. The glasnost, of receipts of proem& from
Jan. 1 to Sep. 30,1863, showed that the former merited
to 980,3774 70., sad the latter to 185,6821. fe. 3d., houtes •
Inbar of 101,8964 0". 10i"
The Churanen, Is moving the adoption of the report
and amounts, said the anticipation of baba by the agent
pm a prospect of their to the earner, aad doing sere-
&lag beyond payieg working expires. Almost everything
that the government should have dor during the ocestrate
tics of the lir bad to hider mew that it was completed.
There weer fist every r foregoes that the peers-
meet would prepare far the opening of the Bee,
particularly as regarded the town of Oran ; bat
greet delay bad caserred sad all that had been com-
plied was the merrodion of • bank to prevent the over-
lbw of the river. The cold weather would, however, greatly
aeoMerate the works sow io progress, sad he hoped they
would sow be finitbed. The silting at the mouth of the
Hoeghley had sec/mitred the provision of • sew harbour
in the near Mullah, is order that the traffic of the line
might be selpeetely accommodated.
Mr. /WEIZMAN (deputychairmaa) seconded the maim
Is scaly to spiestior,
The CHAIRMAN observed that a complete account of the
trio would be farad at the next annual meeting, tad
that application bad frequeetly been made to the govero-
noset to construct the works which it had been understood
they would coestrnet.
In replying to Mr. Adams,
The CHAIILNAN said the board bad no thought of sayer-
teadoe, though they might be willing that that company
shield work as intension projected by another company.
The motion having been pawl' unanimously, the meeting
was made weld, to confirm the neohitions pared at a
inessiug al the 13th October, authorising the borrowing of
lACOOI. A adios for that purpose was adopted, diet
vrhbb the proosediap terminated in the usual meaner.

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wall Bouth=Eogltsh Chattel lied Biscay Soy Comb. South-
fastaStrait or Dover to Lincolnshire and Heligoland.

According to statistics of the fur trade in the
North-Wes{, published I. the &. Paul's Press', a Miser-
sots paper, the treppers killed last season 5,500 bison arid
buffaloes, upwards of 5.000 waves, 830 bears, 1,131 foxes,
28,000 minks, 2,258 otters, 1,600 martins, and 230,000 musk
nits. . .... _ .

The following new steamers are building by the
Peninsular and Oriental Company, :—Nyaase, Baroda,
Delhi, Golconda. aed Byre.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOBPITA L. —A very nume-
rously attended mettles of the governors of St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital was held yesterday, for the purpose of con-
sidering what steps should be taken relative to the oMes of
president of the institution, which had been rendered vacant
by the death of Mr. Cubitt. The Treasurer (Mr. Foster
White) presided. and in opening the proceedings adverted to
the right claimed by the corporation of Leedom regarding
the filling up of the office and to the legal poxeedieralto
lie moved a neologies 'og
the office of president of the hospital to be vacant. Alder-
man Sidney and other gentlemen maintained that the office
could not be declared to be vacant, as upon a vacancy the
Lord Mayor for the time being had a right to be elected to
the position. The motion was, after some discumioe, remind
by a large majority. Some further dienismion took place
upon the subject of filling up the vacancy, and upon the egg-
gestion of Mr. Andetton it was decided to refer the matter
to a committee of governors. and to empower them to 000(0r
with the governors of the other royal hospitals on the sub-
ject, and if necessary to invite their co-operation in opposing
the claim of the corporation. The proceedings closed with
a vote of thanks to the Treasurer for presiding.
HOLBORN VALLIY litemovradayr.—Notice of
intended application to parliament in the seat session has
bees given. to authorise the corporation of London to make
a viaduct for the penises of a high-level street commencing
on Holbere-hill. seer Ely-court, passing Huron-garden,
Ply-rents. Ely-plane, and terminating in Skinner-street, bear
the Old Bailey. The following improvements are specified in •
000nexioo with the scheme: —A new strest,commeseing near
the junction of Hatton.gselen with Holborn-hill, and ter-
minating in Farrinploo•roal, Dear West-street ; • sew street,
commencing near fit. Sepulchre's church, Skinner-street,
and terminating in Fat.ingdoe-road, about 30 yards to the
worth of ; a new street, consineocing by a junction
with Shoe-lase, nest St. Andrew's church, passing under
the viaduct, and terminating In the intended sew street, at
a point about 45 yards west of its baton led Jennison with
Farringdownied ; a widening on the resters side of
, Farriegdon-road between Holborn-hill and the junction of
the intended street, nearly opposite West-street ; an alters-
Lion of the levels of Farringdon-street and Farriegdon road,
commencing neer Newcastle-street and terminating about
230 test north of New Obariesstreet ; power to alter and im-
prove the levels of the welters approach to the Metropoli.
taa Meat and Poultry Market in Smithfield; to widen
the western mad and northern side of Nessgatnetreet,
comineoeing at the 0300110 of Oiltspur-sheet. end terminating
at and including No. 105, Newgetnetreet, sod to wine.
Ying-strest, conimesisiog sear its jennies with Smithfield,
and kermineang at its lasetion with Snow-hill. Power, are
also sought to dour the expenses of the works to be autho-
rised upon the duty referred to in the 2nd section of the
London Coal and Wioe Duties Costienasee Aet, 1853, to
methodist the appropriation to that purpose of say moons
arising from that duty, and be authorise the corporation to
rake mousy on mortgage or annuity. and to apply for the
above purposes any monies under their eoetroL

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THDI DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
&Hipp in Bono.—(Heron Lord Chief Baron Pollock and
Barons Bramwell, animal, and Pigott)
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