The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-09 00:00:00

TRAFFIC; RETURNS.

NUN Pas. Mar. Total, TaiaL
11.111WAYI. oven tenger'. ehatedlatt. 1864. 1868.
Week ending June IL 4 6 & 4
Great Southern of India.. 79 318 187 605 662
Week ending August 25.
Great Central of Belgium 2,196 4,210 6,426

-Week aaams
Augat as.
Dublin end Meath
Week ending August 27.
Seottlah North Seaton 116 6,062 5,792
Week mailing Sept. L
Belgian Eastern )unction. sea 190 192 338 318
Week ending Sept 2.
Belfast and N. Counttes — 1,4211 779 2,202 2,471
Week ending Sept. S.
North Sue ken 1096 25,808 40,408 66,306 59.315
Welt Flanders 76 967 461 1,338 LSO
Week ending Sept 4.
Belfaat and County Down 49 623 137 760 721
Maid and Rueter
Newt Coast
ton.,Chatham. and Dever Ttg 6,8.0 LOS LOIS 6,462
Metropolitan Lu. of Lou.,
Chatham. and Dover
Midland

North British and Eno-
burgh end Marrow 0001 16.116 12,29.1 26.1418 1!•966
Mottln Central

ACCIDENT TO • SOLTH EASTERN COMPANY'S
Smanaciar.—As the Victoria was crowing the Channel
yesterday afternoon, from Boalogo to Po!kowtow, in a
heavy see, he floats struck a piece of wreck, and she became
fora time disabled. The paeongen (nearly :300) were at
first much alarmed, but the steam was tamed off, and the
floats repaired. After three boars' delay the boat made for
Dover Admiralty pier, arriving there at 7.11,
EXTENSIVE FORGERIES ST • MERCHANT. —Much
excitement was caused at the begianing of last weak by the
rumour that Mr. William Spawn, a well-known merchant
in Kirkwall, had been imprisoned for extensive forgeries.
This rumour, which many were unwilling to believe,
turned out unfortunately to be only too true ; and as the
intelligence spread through the town it awakened mingled
consternation and eater:Adamant, since Kr. Spence, from his
position as so elder in the United Presbyterial Church,
and from the apparent interest which he took in religiose
matters, had previously enjoyed the repute of being an
boost and eauisteot nue. The dehdrations ea at premise
aseartained amount to 2,5804 Mr. Spews Deadens at-
tempt to hide or deny his criminality. He was privately
examined in the presence of the Sheriff and Procurator-
Fiscal during the course of last week, and it is understood
that his trial will come on in the High Court of Justiciary
in Edinburgh, probably in November.— Orkney Herald.
FREEMASONS' TAVERN COMPANY (LIMITRD).—The
usual cknarterly meeting of Greed Lodge was held in Free-
memos Hall, on Wedreeday, the 7th instant. The bud-
-I.IeIS transacted was more than usually important, earbsecieg
among other matter the confirmation of the prooesdiegs of
the committee oo Grand Lodge property. The grant of a
lease of the tavern to the pressor tenant was oritairmed, sad
its assignment to the Freetown,' Tavern Company au-
thorised and agreed to. Although it was not meetiesed in the
discussion which ensued it was generally eadmstoed
throughout Grand Lodge that a limited number of shares,
not exceeding we believe 1,000, bad been reserved for the
special application of the masonic body. so that as soon as
the final approval of the arrangements had been given by
Grand Lodge (which was then done) the brethren might
obtain a general interest in this undertaking.
Tun GALWAY FISHERIES—In the Court-hones,
Galway, on Wednesday, the Royal Commissiosere of Deep.
SeaFialmries. Professor Huxley sad Mr. Shaw Wens.
, beard evidence with respect to the fishing in Grimy Bay.
Evideao was gives on the part of the Claddsgh men—the
line fishermen—to show that trawlipg was most injorioes to
the fishing, melee to the number of fry and spawn stated to
be destroyed, and to its frighteniag away the deb. The wit-
ores as crosi-examination admitted that the Claddagh
see had compelled the trawlers to atop trawling. and that
a trawler bad been seriously assaulted. Some of the
vitamins said that there had been a law or custom that
the Clare aid other fishermen should not go to sea without
the Claddagh men.—Thais Daily Pros.