The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-17 00:00:00

BANK OP EGYPP-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at two o'clock, at the London Tavern; Mr. P. AN-
murmurs, deputy chairman, in the chair.
The report stated that the net profits amount to 10,1571.
14s. sd. This, added to 5,2551. lls. 5d., the balance brought
forward from the previous half-year, makes a total of
15,4131. ss. 10d. amiable for appropriation. The direc-
tors recommended that the baier, of yreliminnry ex.

poem (2,000 i.) be written off, and that tie usual diiidand
at the rate of 7 per cant per annum, for the half-year
(8,7501.), free of income tax, be declared, leering
4,M31. 51. 10d. to be carried forward to the next account
The report was adopted.

FLOGGING Pe THE NAVY. —A parliamentary
return, blued this morning, shows that in the year 1861 the
total number of awes of Immoral punishment in the navy
were 1,076; the number of lashes indicted 36,463; the
total number li►ble to corporal punishment 58,594 ; the
number of Mabee inflicted by eenteoce of coart-martial,
2,090; the highest number of lashes indicted, 48, and the
lowest 9. The Amphion, Mars, Agamemnon, Bacchante,
Odin, Nile, and Orion, compete for the largest number of
=eh awe.

Tam BRITISH NevY.—lt appears from a parlia-
mentary return issued this awning that the number of
mew Mraniships now afloat is 414 ; and of paddle, 108.
Thirteen BMW sad two paddle steamship are building.
The bonding of 29 Ahem is suspended. The effective sail-
ing ship afloat are 10.3 ; making the total steam and sailing
ship in the British navy on the Ist of this month, 669
all.

Falb AND Nawnow F.scarr--(Twr; Dar.)—
Ws marshy •an broke out on the premises of Merry.
One and On., tea dealers and mows, 10, Kent-place, Old
Beet-reed. The whole family were brought down from
their bedrooms in a fire-escape. The dock in trade wee
mealy an destroyed.—A fire at the Eagle Iron Foundry,
Stariardwas, Builadde, Southwark, has also done consider-
able mischief.
Ditz•Drut. Stumm—This morning, the police
authorities at Sootland-yard received Intelligence of •
dreadful suicide committed near the Patriotic Asylum,
Wandsworth-common. It appears that yesterday William
(jades, • purtmaster, carrying on business as • baker in
York-road, Battersea, was seen by two plate-layers loitering
.ear the West End and Crystal Palace Railway at Wands-
worth-Gammon ; and on the approach of the Brighton ex-
press train he ran down the embankment and placed his
Lead upon the metals. The train immediately passed over
it, smashing it in • most dreadful manner. To such an
extent was the poor man's head crumbed that he could only
be identified by his clothes. His remains were carried to
the workhouse of the Wandsworth and Clapham union, to
await an inkling'. From the inquiries made of his friends,
it appears that the demtwed had bee. is • daspotuling state
for some time.

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EXTRAORDINARY CASs or MALICIOUS DAMAGE
—Between nine and ten o'clock last night the extensive
wine cellars of Wawa Chaweu Brothers, wine merchant',
situated under Percy Chapel, Charlotte-street. Fitzroy-
square, were broken open by some person or per-
sons, and wine in bottles and wood to the amount
of 5001. destroyed, the bottles being smashed and
the imp drawn from the pipes, the flooring
of the cellars being completely saturated with the wine
which was allowed to Sow all over the place. A reward
of 50/. is offered by the Inn for any information which
may be the means of the persona who have committed this
outrageous and wanton set of dedructioe lain appre-
hended. It is said that nose of the wine has bean taken
away. The matter is in the hands of the pollee.
Tai Ray. DR. CAYPIINLL AND THE "SATUR-
DAY RXVIZW."—The cease "Campbell .. Spettiswoode,"
which is as action spied the defeedest as printer of the
, Saturday Review, is amongst the spend jury owes set
' down for beerier during the present after term tinier" at
Ned Pries, at Guildhall. It will probably be heard during
the course of this week, or the beginning of next.—
/forming Advertiser.
SHIPPING DISAIITIOL—QnsmorrowN, MONDAY.--,
Report of the South Down, from Smyrna, at Quesedowa,
this day :—Sighted the brig Ahmed Plymouth, from Licata
for Plymouth, with sego of sulphur, and on the following
morning saw wreck of same vowel Bore down to her, mid
found she had blown up dories the eight. Remained by
the wreak some time, bat amid see nothing of the crew.
Picked up the captain's writing desk, chronometer box,
and several other Millie' articles. Could see no trace of any
bode belonging to bet.
VULPRCIDDIN um. NORPOLL--SOIDO sensation bas
bees cosselosed in Wed Norfolk by the attempted sale, by
a blabs at East Denham, of four trapped foxes. Two of
them—a dog end a vixen—were purebred by an indignant
c=, end Muni en either side al Dareham Corn
The follow* address has bees circulated
en the rabic. :—" Yeomanry of Norfolk : Is It possible
that your met is so fallen that you, who have lately wel-
comed with triumphal arches H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
to our county, end escorted him 400 or 500 strong to
the covert side to meet your esterrpriing and liberal master
of the hounds, Henry Villebon. Esq.. will quietly or tamely
permit the hinter or buyer of rabbits from Swaffham to
carry on this shameful teak: with the keepers of Norfolk?
I cased imagine it. Be up, and Min with your committee
to expose the whole ef this shemsful traffic, and all coo-
seeted with it, to the world at Imp, and thus eddied* the
homer of ownersof property 1. this county. whom it Is
scarcely possible not to believe must be fres from all parts-
cipatioe is this disgesoefed traamelie.."—Essem Mersa
! EXTRAORDINARY SONIN/I IN TER PARISH CHURCH
or Romar.—Os flesday smesiag but, issassd Wel" after
the sarvim, and before any et tae cragreptio• had left the
chunk, (lapids Weed raised up. asd ea to the dais, and,
"111001iiitirk said le • loud raise that • lady
hold* • IMP is ths perish, bed bees slandering
tom (NSW. eel); that be wallas. swelling the sharps
b° Bevis rani fer • few orients& end no
repass, bray me de, he m • 1W mere exalted sad lender
lose ensign daaraseed tie lady i• muralist se • " II °°
a slasimer." The affil ef mums Met the eramePtill by
praprise. sad, is fact, aimed way way el them. We us-
derehmel is churchwardens hays brass up the esatter. eel
• that It will come Wore the Rib. bingeh--lorrir
Stsisiaral.