The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-30 00:00:00

SCINDE RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the ninth annual general meeting
of the proprietors of the Sas& Railway (Indus Steam
Flotilla, Puujeub, sad Delhi Railways) Compaoy, was held
at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. P. ANDREW in the chair.
The reports of the several nedertakinp, which hare
been already published, were token as read, and were
agreed to.
The retiring directors and auditor were re-sleeted, and a
cordial vote of thanks was given to the chairman.

Lord Stamford and several proprietors of racing
studs have visited Newmarket for the inspection and
arraegentent at their hones preparatory to the forthoomicg
meetings, which will open as Use 11th of ApriL

The year 1863 concluded in Chili with the terrible
conflagration of the Cathedral of Santiago. where 2,000
ladise were burnt to death. The year 1564 has opened
gloomily for that country. Oo the 11th of January a dread.
ful earthquake happened at Copiapo. It was distinguished
for its prolonged and deafening detonatioos. Simultaneously
with the earthquake a new volcano burst out about *AO
league distant from Oopiapo, in a chain of mount ins hoe.
dories on Bolivia.
During last month specie to the value of
6,090,358 dollars passed over the Isthmus of Panama from
Caldoroia for England, and to the value of 1,3214,648 dollars
for New York.

Mer.eu 20.—The Queen has
been pleased to approve of Mr. Winston J. Trowbridge as
cooed at Barbados' for the United States of Amends.—
Glarefre.
31u. &gate, M.P.—We regret to announce that
Joh. Steele. Esq.. the liberal member for Cocaermouth,
has linos Tuesday been very seriously indisposed at his seat,
Derwent Bank, where he had come down from London to
spend his Easter norm Dr. Henry Bell has been mire-
nutting in his attendance upon him, and on Sunday be wee
able to leave his room far a abort titne. The greatest are,
however, will be required to enable the worthy member to
resume his parliamentary duties this session. —(' o stlgrloA
Pw-quet.
SAYARE AFFRAY ON SHIPROARD.—The ship Van-
couver. which arrived in Liverpool yesterday, when off
Anilwch (en the Welsh coast), was the scene of a garage
attack by George Miller, the first mate, upon a seaman
named Fairfield. The two men had some angry words. situ
the plate pushed Fairfield off the deck, aid afterwards
seising aa axa, modem, attack upon him with it. Fairfield
averted hie head—ens be would have been killed on the
spot—and receive:l.th* first blow on his left shoulder.
which was wounded severely. Miller inflicted several other
blows with the age, and bad it not been for the inter.
fences of a man named Power, Fairfield's life would have
been sacrificed. It is stated that the captain (Harrison)
witnessed the outrage, but did not interfere. When the
Vancouver arrived in the Mersey. Fairfield escaped on
board a steam tug, but the police ire on the look out for
him. The wounded man has been placed under medical are.
WHAT TR TOMES WANT.—Believing this view to
be in soeordases with reason—seeing, too, that oonosnion
rather exasperates than diminishes the virulence of the
North—wehave, while admitting that it is better to stand
neutral so long as the Confederates seem able to achieve
their owo independence, never disguised our opinion •,,a•
reoard for our own welfare should had eren bn foe,
weempassy, to prevent the calamity of their sultiugo7,-”.
Aad what feelings would be ours if the South, being subju-
gated, and the North, frenzied with the conquest, being at
war with us, we should be forced to remember that our
owa unjust and weak concenions had contributed in
slight degree to produce the catastrophe •
Maga:lnc for April.