The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-13 00:00:00

LONDON AND G2PRNWICH RAILWAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of this company
was held at the offices, Gresham-bonse, Old Broadetrest,
yesterday ; Mr. T. Cosxxr in the chair.
In the absence of the Secretary through domestic *Mc-
tiou, Mr. KINASTON. one of the directors, read the adver-
tisement convening the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting that their time
would not be long occupied. His flint duty was to read the
statement of moose* which was as follows I.—Profit and
Loss Acoount.—Dr. : Dividend of 1/. 7s. Id. on 861,4501.
atsock, 11,6661. 13a. 9d. ; balsam, 2061. ; making
total of 11.14.21. 17a. 3d. ; to interest of hoods.
4,4241. • on preference sleek, 5,5681. • total, 9,9961. ;
to baling, of income tax, 36915. 14s. 8.1. ; to ex-
poser : J. Nash, half-yeah annuity 71. ; dire*
tan' salaries, 3151. • rent of Atom 40/. ; interest on divi-
dend warrants, coda, priatiag, staticeery, stamps, sad petty
disbursements, 291. 17.. 10d. ; interest oe bankeraloens,
48/. 9a 6d. ; to balance, 11,9031. ; making a pore total of
22,7104 Is. On the creditor side of the account there was—
hy balance of profit and Ines to 10th Juse, 11,8721; by
banns, 2061. 3.. 6d. ; by South Easters Railway, half
yeses rental, 22.5004 ; transfer fees. 31. 17.. 6d. ; making a
total credit of 22,7101. 1,.. which deducted from the debit,
left a balance as stated of 11,903/. 9s. (Hear, hear.) The
chairman concluded by moving that the remit at the direr.
tors be received and adopted, sod that a dividend be de-
clared on the original stock of the company of If. 7s. Id. pot
cent., or to. lid. per share, clear of income tax, for the half-
year, payable by warrant, sent by post as heretofore, on
and after the 14th inst.

Mr. Pn.rnist esomided the motion, which was earried
usanimously.
On the motion of Mr. Hurr, seconded by Mr. Lrrce-
WORTH, the minion directors. Mr. Kynaston and Mr. Hunt,
were re-elected and returned thanks for the confidence the
shareholders had been pleased to place in them.
in reply to a shareholder.
Mr. KINAISTON stated that the interest on the bowled
debt wee 4 per cent.
Mr. Lirraiworrti thee moved • vote 'of thanks to the
chairman, which was carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN bristly replied, observing that the affairs
of the company were is such • narrow emnpass, and iu such
exoelleet order, that the directors bad little to do. If,
however, • time should arrive whim more exertions should
be required from the chairman and directors, they would
Dot be found wanting in the perfonsaaos of their duty.
(Hear, hear.)
The formal business of the meeting being at aa nod.
Mr. LITCHWORTH moved a vote of coodoleece to the se-
cretes,. Mr. Adroo, oe account of a severe family bereave-
:neat, from which he wan suffering—namely, the Ices of his
wife. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunt, agreed to,
and ordered to be entered on the minutes.
The meeting then separated.

TRAFFIC RRTURN&
Miles Pas- lter- Total, Total,
ItaiLNATS. open. Rangers. ebandlee. 1663. 110/3.
Week ending Oct 25.
Bombay. liaroda, and C 1961 2,016 1.213 3,229 1,251
eek ending Jan. 2 Hot. 111411.
IdtabcirghandClaegos. 1601 6,1173 7.912
Week mina: Jan. 9.
Cork and Bandon 3O BM 116 151 37$
oiaagow *booth Weslaco hal ken 7,336
week .041.,. Jail 10.
Gres& Luzusbaug 134 795 1.522 3,307 11,563
London and Cleekoall 1.3.6 2.0 1.974 1.5 3
Metropolitan 2,606
North London
Oarestry and Newtown
IJamilloes & Newtown 60 431 610 1.691 560

HEALTH or LONDON. —lt appears from the
• weekly return amid by the Registrar.o-enenl that 1,798
ideals were registered in London in the week that aided as
hut Saturday. la the tee oorrespoading weeks of the run
1854-6311 m avenge somber was 1,380, which, if raised Is
proportion to increase of populitiee, would give a modality
for the present time of 1,619. The deaths of last week were
therefore more than the estimated amend by 279. The
increase arises from the meet depression of temperature, se
is more particularly shown by the number of deaths from
diseases of the rippirstory organs. The number of deaths
in this class, which more than others rises end falls with
• the Miamians of hest and cold, rose last week to 473.
In the previous week the number was 313. The °errata!
avenge of the class for 10 oorrespooshog weeks is 364. The
deaths from bronchitis is the last form weeks were
147, 154, 177, and 3JB. Pneumooia does not exhibit say
Lorene. Pktheis, which was feed in the previous week is
163 arm cumbered het week 194. Epidemic diseases do
ea disclose soy remarkable feature. Typhus yields 75
deaths, the largest contribution to the mortality d this
elms ; scarlatiaa 74, whooping coash 48, measles 28, mall-
pox 10. As infant, aged nine mouths, died is the work-
house, St. Margaret's, Westminster, of choleraic diarrhea.
Niue peaces died at the ego of 90 years and upwards ;
exams these a gentlentes is registered as hawing died
Marreldet, Pancras, cee sth Jeamay._ at the age ot
is
100 years. led week the birtha of 988 boys aad 92/1
girls, is all 1,916 children, were regidered Lowlese.
la the tea eerrespondiag weeks of the years 1864-68 the
avenge mambos (ooneeted) was 1,996.
Da. DE JONON'S LIGHT-BROWN COD Ltrra Om
L semberlem lustiness of chronic bronchitis and cough this
celairated oil had bees used with estraordisary soccer. Y.
Climaposilloa, the missed physician to the Hospital of Tel
Osecs. rcoorda, "That this oil is most efltaclutis la Wring all
chromic affections of the respiratory organs. No remedy so
eiteetesll7 allays the...al irritationoely which pregame hoar
Ise sad relie "—Noel la betties.
OL, es. Mme,
Wed R., by Dr. Jemmies seeapialed
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MARVIT&

TALLOW.—TUCSDAT EVUTIIO.—The market ma,
to-day. Spot, now, 41s. 9d. to 42.5. ; old, 41.. Aprit,
Joao, 435. 3d. ; October to December, 45a. 31
livery to LA mats& 354 casks ; Do minis.

COTTON.—Livzaroot, Jex. 12.—We hem to repo.,
=dente demand tad.), clewing at rather e►.irr p,.
ne males are 2,000 bales, of which d are for impart at,i,
apecedatiom

COTTON COODS.—Mescueirren, Jan. 12.—The yirt
market has bees firm, but the amount of business his bet,
mnall. dpinaers do not appear the leant disposed to irt,
way in price, and some of them are taking rather high
for descriptions of yerus which are scarce, such as
yams, which are at the present moment difficult to uses
with in any quantity. Home trade yarns have also IL,
with very little demand, and prices are about the woe b,
on Friday. Mandaseuren appear to be waiting to see het
the cloth people will move before they take action. soM
few spinners would have taken rather lower price., (,u,
generally the market ia unaltered as to price. The 6.l.ute
of the day has been very small. The cloth market ha. i,,
exceedingly tat, and vetzirtinl business has been practieaL,
for any market. The to hand from Bombay kti
Calcutta are on the wh considered very untavouta!,4,
and have helped to check operations. Doe from
Calcutta, dated '2;dth December. says :—" No sales ; Minim
stagnant; prices umiak/ Money extremely tight, 1.,,
cheap 21. 3d." And a telegram from Bombay of the .
data reports :—" Cotton quiet. Prices firm.
rupees, and Compta 610 rupee. per candy (or lo
rupees Owes the quotations of 12th December). Imp,,t,
very dull, but nothing doing. Prices nominally lower, ),
holders are
_generally firm. Freight., 81h. Ezehatqe,
2.. 211.16 d." The market for clothe is generally mark:
as diatiouregiog. Manufacturers in many instances are vc,...
firm, because production is rapidly decreasing, e.. 1
there ia • hope that they may get better pr,
by holding, from the exhaustion of stocks. Tb-r,
is no doubt of • considerable decrease of
duction. Many manufacturers are either stopping wire:,
or reducing the number of their workpeople. N e hem.,
this from ail parts of the cotton district., and at Illacl.Lu%
several of the very largest milloweers are working up
their raw material with a view to stopping. Maaufactutoi
say is many cases the loss by working is far greater
they would sustain by keeping their mills idle. They •
" We must have cotton lower," "and they appear to be
opinion that with the present large cooeumptiou of cott,,,
as compared with the supply, their only remedy is to at,.
their mills. Messrs. Pander and Co., in their semi.mootl.l,
circular for India (via Marseilles) may :—" Stocks of cloth ars
light, and production contracting."

lEA.—The expansion of the trade has been so grad
within the last two years, that we can but frankly axial.:
our amazement with its extraordinary growth ; for if a,
look M the deliveries we find them still greatly on the it.
mese, and the import more than keeping pace with the
delivery. On reviewing the trade for a few years past, ttr,
increase in both home consumption sod export has been
mast rapid, showing an increase of thirty million pound,
within live year. We nod on referring back only twelve
years (to 1$31), the increase really takes one with eves
greater astonishment; for we then find it to be 56,500,001 M,
while for the past year it amounts to double the quantity,
or 113,000,0001b5. This would appear to be a very
gratifying result to all parties connected with the trade;
end although we cannot but regret that the importers
should be exempted from its bandits by the extravagant
prises that have been paid in China for the last two years,
yet, if they will be so deaf to our repeated warnings, alai
listless to the advice we offered them at this penod I.t
year, they may rashly pursue their course until they have
discovered their error, and the value of • disioterimted
opinion. It is quite evident that Chum can supply any
quantity of tee that may be required, and the importat:
question that we desire to be answered is the price at shire
it can be afforded. Of late years oar merchants bare on.
wisely conceded to the cupidity of the Chinese rea.mea,
and until • determined resistance is made to their extor.
Comte demands, they may continue to import, but they
may rely on doing so only to • lose.—(From Mesas.
W. 8. Blmttleworth and Co's monthly circular, dated 11:11
January.)

MANITFACTIMES.—Huomunnz, JAN. 12.—Bayer'
in the market to-day bare not been at all numerous, but
slightly improved demand was visible, particularly in grey
onions. Bedford cords, which for some time have will
readily, still continue to find purchasers. The local mer.
chants are busy selecting such new patterns in spring good'
as they think likely to command sales.

WOOLEI.—NUDDIRSMILD, JAN. 12.—There is rather
more doing is wools today, nod n few pereels here domed
heads dunes the week, but the trade is yet conadesed tat
from being brisk. No alterstioe in prime.

OORN.—HutsL, JAN. 12.—At today's market there sou a
good show of English wheat, condition various ; best dry
samples made last Tuesday's prices, but damp sorts was
neglected. and WAR lower to sell ; &wedge held ton high to
admit of any bonuses with our local milles, Barley tur
altered in price, and mot much business parts'. Dues,
fiarteaadto Jc.ts'a steady
sale at
:ial4W 2,6T9r; flic4ar.ellegy!
1, 44 ; bear, 29 ; peas, 309 ; tares, 825 ; linseed, 3,245;
repulsed, 380 gra ; oil-cakes, 269 tons ; bones, 135 toss.

Lima, Jam. 12.—W• have a fair show of wheat to-day ;
oar mitten buy very sparingly, and ends. their purchases
to the hest qualities of Ewes red. for which they are con.
pilled to pay the fell rater of last week. Barley in better
supply, and it is difficult to realise late rates for even has
qua/item Beans and other articles unaltered.
LIVIIIIPOOL, Jas. 12.—With the exception of an active
demand for wheat (chiefly speculative), we have not
much business to report during tits last three days, and no
alteration in prices. With a scanty attoodance of country
buyers at this day's market and the disappearanos of specu-
lators, wheat has found only a very dull wile, and may be
pawed fully ld. per rental lower than on Friday last. bluer
nominally uechaneed in value, but difficult to mere. lo
dies cone is only saleable in retail qoantitiee, and certainly
ed. per quarter (teepee. Oats mid oatmeal in limited
request at about late rates. Beans, peas, and barley have
each given way 6d. per qr. The market has ruled exceed-
. iegly dull throughout.

iTSS, AO. 12.—Today'a market we had a fair miaow of
wheat, the deemed wee not quite eo active as list Newby,
sad prima remain unaltered. Barley, a good inquiry for
maltesig at late ratan. (Marling as last week. Beans and
oats, prkee without alteration. Per imperial quarter to the
grower:—Wheat, white, new, 631 b.. to 6415 a. per in.
porial besbal, 465. to 46a. ; ditto red. 631ba. to 64th.., 41e.
to 42a. ; ditto red, old, 62165. to 6311 e., 40s. to 41i.
Barley, best Chevalier malting, Whit to Mina., 365. to
375. ; ditto, rues Chevalier ditto. 531ba. to 5416 e., 33a. to
34.. Oats, 3615.. to 4215 e., 22a. to 26.. Beans, old,
6316 a. to 6615 a., 40a. to 44e. ; new, 6315. to 6415 a, 3.15.
to 40s.

NrwcArme. J. 12.—The weather has become atatt•
tied, the frost having given De Sunday, since when it has
been raw and cold. with occasional run. At our roadie
this morning we had a moderate show of wheat from the
growers, but • change of wind having brought in man/
vessels th►t had been detained, and a greater portion having
passed direct into the hands of the millers, the demand
today proved very languid, and to make picture a maw-
tioa of le. per qr. must have been conceded, whisk, factors
being unwilling to accede to, scarcely a transectioe occurred.
Flour unaltered, and the earns remark will apply to other
articles.

HoixtmAir's Tsa is choice and strong, moderate
to price, and wholesome to use. Those advsotagea have securr4
for Ws Tea a general pretereuck It La sold to packets by L,24
agent&—Ladvertiesinent. I

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

CAILL —January 10, at Bedford-park, Croydon, lira W. J. Cart
of a daugh.
HALI.—J terlo, at Sheerness, the wile of Captain W. A.
C.8.C.8. 8.11. L Consbeliadl, of a daughter.
INGLlo.—Nolember fg, at Mount Villa, shlrley,SeuthionPtot•
the wife of Commander James !baba , of a son.
11.CAUL.—Janusty 11, at Hatifonl•ruw, W.C.. the wile of the
Bev. J. B. WOW, of a son.
11111110NDL—January 10, at Clapham-road-place, the wife of J.
L thatmonda, Fan., of litoruneldstreet. Iftnahery, of a sou.
TURNER —January 10, the wife of W. B. Tuner, Bad. of
daelghter.
WA .—January IL at St. Oeorge'eroad, lecketon equarr,
the wife of the Bar. T. A. W ahead, of a daeahter.