The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-10 00:00:00

SILVER CHALLZNOLSCULLS,

This interesting annual, which had taken place previously,
was all most gallantly contested. The Westmiuter sculls,
the symbols ot aquatic superiority, were presented in 1844,
by Mesers.B.Burton end B.P.Colquhoun (old Weetatinaters),
for yearly competition, as an encouragement to ►onourable
emulation in the science of scullion. Mr. Wright was the
successful candidate in both '4ll(end '4O, and as his superiority
wee so well established no race took place last year, and,
consequently, being thrice the bolder, he resigned the tro-
phies of victory this season for competition among the chal-
lengers (three in number), the Hon. B. Bourke, T.B.
,; Mr.
Madden, Q. 8.; and Mr. Hammond, T.B. The distance con-
tested was front Putney-bridge to Vauxhall, Mr. Burton,
one of the dosage, himself once of the meat diatingniehed
seullen end oarsmen, ohleiating as umpire.
Mews. Hammond, T.B.
W. Madden, Q.S.
Hen 6. Bourke, T.B.
Mr. Bourke got a slight lead, which he maintained gal-
lantly fora quarter of a mile; then they were almost all'
scull and scull again. Mr. Bourke put on a spurt, and
kept a slight lead a little longer, but off Wandsworth was
passed by Mr. Hammond, and almost immediately after-
wards by Mr. Madden, who made a smut race with the
winner till nearly the end.

BUCKINGUANSHIRE RAILWAY.

The following is the report to be presented at the
le
thirteenth half-yearly general meeting of the court of pro-
prieton :—" The directors have to present the half-yearly la
amount of receipt and payment of guaranteed divicienit Si.
They regret that the bill for the proposed junction line be- 48
tween this company's lines and the lines of the Ozford, C
Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, near Oxford, 34,
which passel the House of Commons, was rejected in the
Lords. They trust, however, that a junction so greatly e
required in order to promote the interests of the district, M.
will nevertheless be ultimately sanctioned by parliament. ft
The directors will propose at lhe special meeting a 'mitt- 4;;
tion authorising the conversion of FM 10s. shares into stock;
a step to which they anticipate the unanimous approval of le
the proprietors."
Revenue account, June 30, 1852. fe
Da.
to 4
To amount of first dividend paid to proprie-
240.59 8
9. d
8. se
torse:ll.
this date
To balance 440 10 4 I

1L24,900 0 0 1
05
W
et.

By half-year's rent, receivedfrom the Lao-
don and Nortb-Western Railway Com-
pany, to December 31, 11151, being at
the rate of 4 per amt. per annum ea
1,243,0001.

£24,900 0 0

By balance
Ermined and ocmalirmod, July 80,1862, Richard Cuter,
J. Madan's, C. Wardell, Thomas Porter, auditors.

MONDAY EVI.IIIIIO.
Business in mining stocks to-day has been limited.
Great excitement prevails both here and in Cornwall
relative to shares in the United Mines, to which we
have several times drawn attention. The shares were
done in Cornwall on Saturday at 7001., and the
market to-day leaves of buyers at 8001. A report
from these mines will be found below. Sales have
taken place in Wheal Cupid, at 9; East Buller, 61;
Carvannal, 4 ; East Tolwo, 20 ; South Tamar, 61;
Tamar, 41; Tincroft, 131; Mendip Hills, 295.
Beyond an improvement of 2s. 6d. per share in
Nouveau Mendes there was no movement in the gold
mining share market. West Mariposa shares were
1 done at par.
The non-official quotations are as follows :
Australian Consols, 1 dia. to par; Melbourne, par to
prem. ; Glensolin, 7, to 1 prem.; Connemara, to
prem.
From a letter received to-day from San Francisco,
dated the 26th June, we learn that Messrs. Hawes
and Sandeman, the commissioners sent to California
by the Carson's Creek Mining Company, will arrive
in England about the lst September, accompanied
by Mr. Morgan, the representative of the American
partners in that mine, with full I)owers to enter into
a new arrangement with the directors in London.
The Carson's Creek Mine is represented to be equal
in mineral wealth to any in California, and is most
favourably spoken of by Mr. Clements, the intelligent
superintendent of the Nouveau Monde Mining Coin-
pany, who has entered into arrangements for very
valuable mines for the Nouveau Monde Company,
and will shortly commence working them with great
vigour. It will be nary for the Carson's Creek
Company to make an entirely new arrangement for
their mine, in consequence of the ore, which was re-
presented by the American partners to have been on
the surface, and which they valued at 200,0001.,
having disappeared in the conflict for possession of
the mine, which is now confirmed to the company.
It is most probable, therefore, in the new arrange-
ments, that the capital will be reduced, and a much
more advantageous bargain for the company entered
into.