The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING,, JUNE 13,..1862.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

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MANCiimSTER MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

DEBBY HANDICAP. About Ave fm
My Mary, Wilford, Harriett, Lord Albert, Charlton.
Be:dewsLl, Tommy Jose; Drummer Boy, Fazio, and
Loonies am here.

NURSERY HANDICAP. T.Y.C.
The Cobbler, ais to Stafford c, Cornet, and Scissors are
bare.

SALFORD BOROUGH CUP. One mile and a halt.
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North Pole,
Blood Royal, and Earl of Westmoreland are here.
Butramsze.—Chere Arnie.

WILTON STAKES. Otte mile and a quarter.
Lomita, Eidoloo, Charles Fox, Maid of the Mist, Re-
test*, sad Charlton are here.
Oran AiarvAus.—Patriok and Everlastiag.

COMMERCIAL DOCK COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.)

A general court of proprietors was held at the
company's offices, Fenchurch4treet, at 1 o'clock ; Mr.
Cutts Smut. in the chair ; for the purpose of declaring
a half-yearly dividend, and also authorising toe execution
of certain new works, and raking the money required for
that purpose.
The following report and balance4heet were presented :-
" The directors of the Commercial Dock Company submit
the accounts to the 31st December, 1861, as prepared
by Messrs. Chillier, Ball, Jay and Co., the accountants,
and certified by the auditors of the company ;
from which it will be observed that the net
earnings were in excess of those of the previous
year. The directors recommend that • dividend be
declared for the half-year of 21. Ms. per cent., and also a
bonus of 11. per oent. (both free of income tax) upon the
capital stock of the company, sod that the same be payable
on and after Tuesday, the let July next. The directorshave had
under their consideration • plan prepared by their engineers,
Messrs. Walker, Bargee, and Cooper, for extending and
deepening parts of Docks 4 and b, in connexion with the new
exit to the river, at the north-east corner of No. 5 Dock.
Should this plan be carried out, vessels will be enabled to
discharge their cargoes of deals, &c., direct on the quays of
the I" yard, thus bringing into valuable occupation a large
' portion of the dock premises, which 'has not been heretofore
extensively need, and at the lame time saving
• large expenditure for hire of craft, and affording greatly
increased (*Alike in performing the business of the docks.
' The cost of the works proposed is estiniated by the engineers
at the sure of 29,5001. The directors have every confidence
in recommending that the court of proprietors give theta
authority to carry out the improvements in question.
Your directors also recommend that they be authorised to
raise the amount required for the construction of these
works, in conformity with the powers of the company's acts
of parliament, and in such mode as they from time to time
may judge to be must beneficial to the company. The
ships depositing their cargoes of wood goods in the decks
which have entered during the present year are in excess
of those of last year, while there is • falling off in grain-
laden and light vessels.
"Profit and Loss Account from litJaimary to 31st Decem-
ber, 1861 :-Dr.-Dec. 31, 1861.-To dock expenses for the
year 1861: Labour at the docks, 44,7591. Is. ; tradesmen's
bills, law charges, tee., 5,9411. le. Bd. ; fire insurance, odes
rent, and incidental charges, 2,182/. 58. 3d. ; directors'
and officers' malaria, 6,673!. Ils. Bd. ; parish, an-
sensed, and income taxes, 5,2561. 3s. 7d. ; to in-
terest on mortgage, discount and allowances on dock
accounts, less interest on inveetments and company's stock,
13,9351. 9s. 11d. ; to dividend declared June, 1861,
14,1461., fie. 6d. ; to dividend reserved January, 1862,
14,146!. se. 6d. ; to balance carried dowo, 16,9384
19e. 7d.-total, 113,9791. 3s. Bd. Cr: January 1, 1861.-
By balance of undivided profit, after providing for dividend
for January, 1861, 9,8131. 19s. 4d. ; by earn. inp for the
year 1861, viz :-In the wood department, 53,8601. 13a ;
in the warehouse ditto, 38,4851. 16a. 4d. ; in the dockage
ditto, 11,4191.9 e. ; net earnings of railway, 1501. Os. 3d. ;
rent of land, houses, &c., 2491. ss. 9d. ; total, 113,9791.
3s. Bd. By balance brought down, 16,9381.19 a. 7d.
"Balance-sheet, December 31, 1861.-Dr. : To old ca-
pital 411.8511.; to new capital, 154,0001.; to mortgage,
70,0001.-together, 635,8511.; to debts, due by the company,
11,2621. la. Ild; to dividends, not claimed, lls. 10d ;
reserved for January, 1862, 14,1461. se. 6d. ; together,
14,3681. 17a. 4d. By profit and loft, being the residue of
undivided profits after making provision fordividend, paya-
ble January, 1862, 16,938/. 19s. 78. ; total, 678,4201.18 e. 10d.
Cr.-By cash ii hand, viz. :-At Prescott and Co., 9,8641.
Os. 9d.: ditto, for dividend account, 1601. 15e. 3d.; at Bank
of &shad, 1,9.'101. ; at the docks, W. 16s. sd. ; together,
11,9981.12 a sd. By company's stock-cost of sante. 1,5081.
195.; by money invested and interem thereon, 22,1191.8 a. 3d. •
by amount expended on premises and new works, she;
crediting proceeds of property sold. 600,5041. ss. 3d.;
debts due on ledger account., 33,2891. 13s. 11d. ; total,
678.4201. 18e. 10c4" . .

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and
accounts, observed that he bad nothing to add to them. He
believed the new works would prove remuoerative and the
directors recommended their execution with the greatest
confidence. _ _ _

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The motion having been seconded was carried unani-
mously.
The dividend recommended in the report was then de-
clared.

Authority was thee given to the directors to raise the
amount required for the new works in such manner as they
might deem most advisable.
The meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks
to the chairman and bis colleagues.

A letter from Athens, of the Ist, says :—" Soon
after the Prince of Wales arrived here as Thursday but,
his royal highness appeared with the King an/ Queen on
horseback in the streets leading to the Cesarcani place of
pilgrimage, which at the time were crowded by thou-
sands of persons oelebrating the festival of the Ascension.
By accident a pistol was discharged and a panic arose, the
more so as the charge fell near their Majesties. Coefdence
was restored by the conduct of the King, who was perfectly
cool and collected, and in a abort time it was clearly made
known thatthe pistol h►d been discharged by misadventure."

" Our musical readers," says the Critic, " will
hear with regret th►t the celebrated violinist, Harr Ernst,
has been stricken with paralysis. The proceeds of the 88th
Monday Popular Concert are to be appropriated to him."
A private matinee musitale, in aid of the dis-
tressed operatives of Lancashire, took place on Wednesday
morning at the residence of the Marchioness of Downshire,
in Belgrave•square. Mdlle. Miens, Madame Lemaire,
Madame Sainton Dolby, Mons. Sainton, Mr. Holder,
Signor Belletti, Mr. Halli, and Mr. Balfe, most liberally
contributed their valuable assietaoce. Upwards of 2121.
was collected by the sale of tickets.

Mr. Dawson, on Monday, will ask the Secretary
of State for the Homo Department, whether, in the absence
of any present limitation of fares demanded by conductors of
omnibus= lo the metropolis, it would not be desirable to
place these public conveyances coder the same regulations
as hackney carriages; and, whether the government would
undertake legislation with that object.

On the 10th of July Lord Eleho intends to move
in the Rouse of Common, "That the physical, moral, and
econoinical advantages arising from a system of physical
training have been clearly shown in evidence before the
Royal Education Commission. That it is expedient
for the increase of the bodily as well as the mental
aptitudes of children for civil, industrial. as well as for
possible military servioe,that encouragement and aid should
be given for the extension of the practice of systematised
gymnastic training, and for teaching military and naval drill
as now practised in the district half-time schools for orphan
and destitute children, and in other schools for pauper chil-
dren."

PERMISSIVE BILL Miltinro.—A public meeting
was bold last evening at Exeter-hell of the members and
friends of the Milted Hiudom Albums, at which a petition
to parliament was adte4 praying for the enactment of e
permissive law, allowing two-thuds of the ratepayers in
any parish to t the sale of intoxicating liquors
within their loality. The meeting wee very numerously
attended, Mr. Lawson. M.P., proddime