The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-25 00:00:00

CANADA COMPANY.-(27118 DAY.)

The half-yearly general court of proprietors was
held, at one o'clock, at the Canada-boase, St. Helea's-place,
Mr. R. BIDDOLPH in the chair.
In the circular presented to the proprietors the directors
recommended • dividead out of the easels in band of 11. par
share, free of income tax, ;amble on the 10th of July.
From a comp:maitre statement of the lands disposed of
and monies received in Canada from let of January to 29th
May, 1862 mid 1863, it appeared that the land sold in 1863
was 1,606 acres, at an avenge price of 31s. 511., egainet
885 acres sold during the same period of 186.2, at
32a. 9.1. per acre. In 1862 the land leased
for ten years was 11.071 acres at an average of
50s. 3d. per acre, sgsinet 13,060 acres, et 62a. 10d. in
1 the corresponding period of 1882. The land leased
converted to freeholds in 1863 was 10,783 aces, at en aver-
age of 25a. 10d. per acre. The following is the fioancial
stemmas& : Funds in hand.—Balanos at hankies, 2,864/.
loan at interest, and 10 days' notice, 16,500/.. • interest
1 thereon to 30th inst., 93/; together, 16,5931.; total, 19,4571.
Liabilities—Dividends due and unpaid. 5871. ; management,
solarise, he.. to Midsummer, 5721, ; retirng allowairoes to
Mr. Perry and Mr. Joan, 201. ; rent and sundries, 1801. ;
bills drawn upon the company by the commissioner',
5,0001. ,• together, 6,5391. • belimos, 12,9184
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said the directors regretted that they could not report any
favourable change since March last, the causes which
operated prejudicially at that period being Mal in operation.
During the past year there had been much leas land than
mud converted into freeholds, and the receipts from that!
sauce were of course proportionately diminished. It was,
however, satisfactory to know that the prospects of the
Canadian harvest were exceedingly good. sod that a good
class of emigrants wan sow going out. lu conclusion he
congratulated the meeting that in I mber next the pro-
prietors would meet in their sew premises.
A disctusiou ensued with regard to the arrears of rent in
Canada, in the course of which the CHAIRMAN observed that
the company had power to take possession when a tenant
was six weeks in sneer, adding that in cease in which im-
provements had been made, greatly increasing the value of
the land, it was not thought desirable to eject, the company
being well seemed by the improved value of the land.
The report wee adopted, and a dividend in accordance with
it declared.

TEE VOLUNTEER REVIEW AT OXFORD. —Thie
important gathering took piece yesterday, in Port Meadow,
Oxford, and attracted upwards of 50,000 spectators. There
were nearly 8,000 volunteers on the ground. At the close of
the day's prooeedings the man were highly complimented by
Major-General Burnley, who had been specially appointed
by the War-office to report on the efficiency of the force in
rt part of the country.
Cut Run RATES IN CHEDDAR.—For the fourth
time en uosuccessfal attempt Isms been made to enforce
church rates in this perish. On the former occasions Mr.
Clark, the large Cheddar cheese factor, was selected as the
victim, bat the churchwardens were each time defeated.
On Monday last Mr. Cox, the principal member of the
methodist body in Cheddar, was summoned. Mr. Create,
an attorney, was one of the churchwardens, and con-
ducted his own cue. Mr. Bennett, of Se:joint...inn,
Leedom appeared for Mr. Cox and his sou, who
was also summoned. Mr. Bennett, having put Mr. Create
into the box, examined him upon the items of the rate. It
appeared from thee examination that 654 out of 1201. had
been expended in recasting an old bell ; that 151. was for
printing and stationery ; and that 10s. had been paid for a
sermon by the vicar. On further examination it transpired,
with respect to the last item, that 201. bad been left to the
parish for an annual sermon to be preached, and that the
churchwardens had seized this sum and appropriated it
towards the repairs of the church, substituting an wend
payment of 10s. out of the church rate in its place. The
magistrate immediately dismissed the case.
OUR SOLDIEILi ABROAD.—Ina regiment stationed
at the Cape of Good Hope, there appears to be just that
kind of spirit which binds man to man, and places officer
and private upon a footing that all the regulation, of
the sortie., rigidly carried out, would fail to accom-
plish. The regiment we allude to is the Teeth, or
North Lincolnshire Foot, which among other sources of
'amusement and edification boast, a printing prase, sod
all the paraphernalia of an office, and actually publishes,
for private circulation, a journal entitled the North
Lincolnshire Sphinx, which is edited and furnished with
contributions by the officer, mod men of the corps. We
have before us a copy of the journal, which is turned not
of hand in a very creditable manner, end its contents em-
brew a variety of subject., gossipy. critical, and humour-
orui, of a character calculated to maintain the interest of
both officers and men in its publication. We take it as a
sign of progress that such a work is apparently so hope-
' fully carried out, as a proof that our soldiers appreciate the
I pleasure appertainiog to the intellectual sphere, and we
heartily wish God speed to the 10th regimental press.—
Portsmouth Tassel.
ORTISTAL PALM:R—ONE SHILLING DAT.—WED-
NESDAT, Jun 24. —Atheiaskisis on payment, 3,429 ; ditto by
meson Wu*, 1,10 ; tend, 4,692.