The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-16 00:00:00

The SECRETARY then read the report made by the
members of the French council appointed for the purpose,
and which denied altogether that the claimants had any title
to the return of the caution =Amy.
The CHAIRMAN said, that in reply to that report, he
had stated that the claimants were wilting to tender au ens
tor the Lyons and Avignon concession, lithe caution money
were included. As to the advice in the report to go before
the courts of law or equity, lie should prefer leaving the
matter to the generosity of the government. It was satin-
!acuity to know, however, that their caution money had
after all not been forfeited, for it stood yet among the ha.
bititimol the lasting debt. The lose of individuals could
sever he the gain of a government. (Rear.)
The following resolutions were then moved by the
Chairman, by Mr. J. 11. Attwood, Mr. Oliveira, Mr. Beg-
show, M.P., and others, and being seconded were passed
noaniinously:
1. Tillt toia meeting expresses a deep disappointment
that the endeavours to procure a return of the canton
money have proved unavailing.
2. That with respect to the Lyons and Avignon Com-
pany the case of the French government and the legiala-
' tile chamber in the year ISIS in sanctioning new and
amended conditions, amounts to a virtual admission that
the company's engagements were bused in error, mid ought
no longer to be regarded as obligatory.
3. That the recent concession of the Lyons and Avignon
Railway to a new company without either the claims of
the tomer company being allowed or its caution money re-
turned, though technically not a breach of faith, is never-
theless derogatory to a grout and honourable government.
4. That those claims as the French government being
common to French mid English Mumma, this
appeals to all persons in France concerned in the Lytmas:til
Arsine, sod Madam: mid Cette Companies, to unite
i with it n endeavouriag to awaken the French government
to a due sense of their claims on its justice, equity, and
honour, to impress on that government its own antecedents,
as also the conduit of ether governments uoiler similar cir-
essastances, and particularly a recent instance of the return
of caution money under much leas favourable eireamatances
by other governments.
6. That these resolutions be communicated to the French
Minister of flambee and of Public Works, and also to the
Committee of the Stock Exchange of London.
Mr. BAUSIIAW, M.P., hopes! they would pain • strong
vote of thanks to Ald. Salomon,. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. FIELD thought that they should bear in mind, also,
that their chairman had incurred considerable expense.
The vote was pawed unanimously.
Mr. GARROD would mention that some of the original
shareholders had sold their shares to him, and joined the
new company.
The CHAIRMAN hoped this fact would be made public.
The meeting then adjourned.

inn °intim* Srr.an-entr.—The new steamer of
the Royal West India Mail Company, the Orinoco, the sister
ship of the Ammon, is almost completed. She at present
Liys in the Thames off the East India Ducks, and will take
her departure an the course of next week fur Southampton.
She in • timber-built ship, and in size, form, and power is'
nearly as like the Ammon an possible. Her engines are by
Maudelay. It may be remembered that this is the wail
which Captain Symonds, the late ocaunsader of the
Amason, had arranged to be appointed to.

THE PRENEETED MEAT POR TEE NAVY.—The ex-
' andastion of the peermod meat at Portsmouth was conti-
Isued as Wednesday sad yesterday, when the results were
mere favourable to the contractor than were those of any
previous iasputtom Yesterday some 400 cams were opened,
1 when the proportion of good to bad wu about equal . ono.
half only bolas ordsdasoned. Previous trials showed only I
sa avenge of 10 per met. of um whole to be it for foo&
On Wednesday several Muss of bum won found, and SUMO
anlinal aznameat whilst on that day and yesterday a
large geantity of beers, league, and Himont were disco.
vend. The ceatents et the great majority of the canisters
' a:4'4~dd appeared to limo become putrid from the air
not having bins sailloloatly expelled in tie peeress of
putting the mat in. The most itself we of • muck bates:
lquality than bad before born ssasuasd.