The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-03 00:00:00

PONTEFRACT ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.)

(BY =ACT= AND nninwariomm. rnisoura.)
LEEDS, MONDAY MORSIN,
Major Waterhouse has been returned without
opposition. Sir E. W. Head issued an addreas ibis monk
ios announcing his retirement because the liberal limas%
was divided.

ATLANTIC ROYAL MAIL STEAM NATIOATIOS
COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon, at one o'clock, the adjourned
annual meeting of shareholders was held at the London Ts.
Tern ; Mr. CHAPMAN in the chair.
The following report wee read :
"The directors have the satisfaction of announeinoa
the shareholder' the remotest of the contract iiela,"
her Majesty's government and the complain, 03,
firmed by a special resolution of the House a'
Commons, for the performance of the postal service Mt..%
Galway and North America, for the annul subsidy d
78,0001.. the 18th of August instant being fixed as the ds,
for the first ship to leave Galway. This result has hey
effected after long and ardor= struggles ; and although tt,
directors regret the delay which has occurred, the coria.
spoodence and papers which havebeen laid before parlanamt
will show that they have done their utmost to obtain so eu
lier restoration of the contract, and the rexenmencemeet
the service. The directors have also the satisfectlen tc
state that the four slWps intended for the performance 4
this service have been entirely refitted, and are now io tj.
most efficient state for ensuring a full and faiti
ful performance of the mail service. The directorr
cannot but think the announcement of these lac.
will be hailed with satisfaction, not only by the shari6oldei:,
who have so long and so patiently submitted to the dalsy
and 1031 occasioned by the suspension of the contract of
1859, but that Ireland geoerally will be gratified at the IF
establishment of this important line of coma stamen, directly
from her shores to the Nortb Amer:can Continent. Them.
poetesses and edvantages of this line, both in a political sad
commercial sense, cannot be too highly estimated • Atley
be limited to Ireland alone, but England sod lend vii
equally participate in them ; as it is obvious that any
crease in the facility and rapidity of communication Estee,
the British Islands and America cannot fail to promote thi
extension of personal intercourse between the two cousins;
and most necessarily tend to the general benefit of com-
mercial interest:."
The CHAIR/SAN. in moving the adoption of the remit,
said he regretted the delay which had taken place since Ma
negotiations with the government for the renewal of go
contract coalmen. ed. The directors were not, homey'',
responsible for that delay. He would rather speak of their
future prospects than of the past. They had so. a
fleet of as fine vessels as ever traversed the ocean
The Adriatic, which 'inked Kingstown Harbour.
was the admiration of all wto raw her. Thr
Hibernia would mil from Galway on the 10th ion
with every prospect of emcee& With regard to the harbour
of Galway, there was room for improvement whin 6
hoped would be effected. The directon would do all
their power to make the undertaking a profitable one, at,
he hoped that after paying a good dividend to the pry
ference, there would be something for the original thaw.
holden. He could not sit down without noticing it.
generous support which the undertaking had maned is
Irelatid. (Heat, hear.)
The motion having been seconded was put and mired
unanimously.
The retiring directors and auditors were reelected. A
vote of thanks was passed to Alderman Reynolds, and nia
proceedings terminated with the usual compliment to tie
chairman.

VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting wasbold this morning
at the celiac Dake-street, Weetruinater ; Mr. W. Ur,
is the their.

The report baying been read,
The Chairman, iu moving the adoption of the report,
said he thought the shareholders would consider it very
ntisfactory. The dividend was raised from 21 to 3 per
cent., which, if maintained in 1863, would be six per out.
for the year. He then entered into some explain.
thane respecting the working arrangements with the
Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Railway, and the Etrightee
Railway, and concluded by expressing the satisfaction
the directors at the position of the company.
Mr. BUGS seconded the adoption of the report, which
having been agreed to, a dividend in accordance with the
directom* recommendations was declarrd.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro
needing'.