The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-20 00:00:00

NORTHERN ANI) EASTERN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
ynterday at the Dishopigate nation; Mr. Paterson in the
chair.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the guaranteed divi-
dends on the 6 per sent. and 6 per ceat.shares were declared,
the retiring dinicton were re-elected, and the business ter-
minated with the usual vote of thanks.

Name of Plea.

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THIS DAY, Noon.
Mane el W. Strewth et Wird. Nate of the Womble.
N.Y. Gentle Breath Overcast.

The returns from the following gimes did not reach this
elks in time for publication yesterday; they therefore
indicate the etas of the weather ea Wedneeday seorning et
nine °Week.

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W.

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PsrUally Cloudy
Cloudless

PETERBOROUGH OAOL ON FIRIL—On Wednesday
lent (18th inst.), at about a quarter past three o'clock p.m.,
part of this pnson was discovered to be burning. All the
primeness (but one) were immediately removed to the lock-
up by the isonstables, it being feared thst the fire might
reach the interior of the psi. It appears that owing to
the late heavy rains the weer had effected ea entrance
through sae of the onhap also the esert-beese. The
swam we called is is the meesisq, sot saleereently the
plumber we met ere to mei, it. A Ars wee made by the
latter es the dada. of the semi= beam to melt the lead
sequined to be snag pia Two bele were left to watch
the Bre, awl the west to work at a distance from
it. At the lime mestiesed ea alarm was raised, and
it warMEd died the be made had heated the slates,
and was midst tresesilese progress in the de-
stra.tion of the reef of the eseredesse. Assistance was
promptly is atneassee, end sees afterwards the fire
brigade arrived by which time the ladies wee enveloped
in one mass ef limes. The reef ef the omit been MI in

with a dreadful crash, &LW*, everything therein,
leaving wly the hare walls. 711 Anton of the firemen
was them &NOM to the adjamber pass of the gaol. A
asemaleades with the =gift= room was accordingly
as Waal the kept Ineatiesal play upon it and
the eleteriesa . Happily at about sin o'clock in
the eventaidie were subdued without any further
oeseelemed, eldg es= fear was enter-
=that other eatiotels be aade. The fire
brigade was in atteseree •111 am& whose oaten-
' ties and a heavy rain sethleg min was &obeyed. The
and= et the aw, tosoind, • r the
gaol mash Bailey le over
darn* Odlewed highestOme praise. of
All
were daugenrody daring Is renesdas the library end stile
property of the liberty slue to the are. The poi (et
fuse) has lees meted about eleven yeas oily, and low
the lire orlsiesad it hat present oily aulestorsd, as we
have elead. The ploohles sass, WWI Seorami and also
one of the hip am Is serr es undergo an esaalnatioa
upon the saw of peaaegspose with the fire they were
using. The mu= ef damp eneletaed is tabulated at
about end upwards; hat the leemase elleted upon
tho bapdirr wi aim the destrweilea
ADULT/111210X OP COME BT CHICO/T.—The
following epodes heat Dr. Ure has been obtained zris„,
ties lateral= a the coda lade, with a view to is
ties slam the retail deal= previeuely to the saw aides
tagelatlems amble into form It will be red bated that
it wee aelatelsed by the late Chancellor of the dabetpur
that these mesa reliable method of deteetlag the &Mamma-
-1 ties of ogee with =tory. The aver of this etatennet
was tilwastreled is the Lem, but it has bas dough{
advisable to tale farther steps to make • siva pram
reedy Mum" No Ilees seism (sage Dr. Ton)
of=era= swans the die Meet= elf =ry, to, or
webeleasse, in erase paler. deAwemdy ranted
albs imesres geld me* • Feb
awes ams it adaiweartented wog teasba &Say
It emieumisetee a brows oak= of greater or lees latendly
M odd yam If three glen was.
sat upright, be 3=31
retemalleay with a few peas' weight of—l, pan ;
2, of albs sized with a little chicory ; 2, stalks
with ierma chicory ; sad if law each of these tubes a
late gundly of add water be pored, and if after
the babes be set uptight at rest, the gelid_ particles Vlrd=
fall to the balm% end the tsar lipid in the Meats
of tha table old thew, by the vatiable Inas of the tine-
tures, the peassee amd pagettios of albs and Chicory in
sea of dam A anitatee tat =ides this imperilment
mal M hem
perlisa.” daft&id wadi give test results of
A FlOll 13. OWL. -At Doreelona, a few days
age, ewe et the anistamt esseedeme was placed in gaol for
ems ala% to ramp *we teas thee' imprisonniest.
When be ansred is the yea almari the other prisoners,
the gnaw part of them refired a lead cry of iadignation,
gal g4esMM to espel him. A few took his defuse, aad a
splsr hat& ensued. After it had raged for etas tau,
the =able pressated bleared with so= =din% hot the
met teed= Ms ioneostrassie with eistseapt. The aim
of the paid arrived with 32 min, sad mile theta lead
their mashes. The primer, teinasi by a volley of
Mama thereupon the soldiers Ind, and several of the
were Wei. ad more wesaddi the others lied
rittelll.
ier le the anaike wadi surround the
det son peril. At
Mph the esomendlag the !genius a= se=
saw WO me
by their orders the re-
' velem
in ea Oak ea& Thirty of the ring-
' Imam gm in dungeons.
essamenees eablest ea es at the topic-
al= of the trey Sea bb IA is Is denser.