The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-11 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Eciiiiltylc,rll74;sfsvßastoo, from cflarpal for New Orleans, lat. 20.20
Olanotoay, from (*Slats, .an. 12, lat. 10.9 R., Inn. 12.0 W.
Jaoe Sunning (Am man sb,p), of Brunswick, iron ItobUs for Lim.
oW. Wow. S, 10.30, 9 03 W.
Mumma, tram Iserwol r Ceylon, oot 29 days, lat. 6 N.,1011.20 W.
Swallow (Amer. kilo). oo 87 clays. tram Saanshao for Lando*, Jan.
5, all well, lat. 15.29 lop 10.89 W.

ROYAL INFIRMARY FOR CONSUMPTION, &C.,
CITY-ROAD —The toorly-s c told annual becirrel meeting of
this institution war held yeiterdly, at the London Tavern,
James Bided . 13. y., in the chair. 'fbe rote rt pointed out
that there had benno on patient% since 1855. During the
yes? there bed be.,n 2,003 outqat errs, but tee rerourcon
of the establishment w r.. uetartunately inarequate to meet
the neuter ins eleims la 1854, there was a balance against
the institution el 2071., bur the public had responded to
an appeal thee made by the committee. There were,
however, greeter dorms noon the infirmary, through this
removal of tee City Hospital to Victoria-park, and the ex-
penditure tor the roast year had exceeded the r •°emote by up-
wards of 3021. Toe 'cord receipts bad been 5441. 15s. Od.,
the expenditure 847. Os. MI., leaving a belanc, against the
charity of 3021 11, 114. After the r.p in had Man agreed
to, and the antral routine bu.iness animated, thanks were
given to t'-e che,rro .n, dm, when the meeting broke up.
Nitw RIVIR COMPANY.—The following have been
the receipts and szpeoditure of this company during the
past year. Roc •rpte :—Water Mir, from houses, trades,
wet-ring the streets, and weer gold in bulk, 160,9434
14s. Bd.; ground rents and rents from landelko .9,1234 la 86. ;
miscillsneous rein ipt , 6 6321. 13.. 9 I.; p or.priation from
money borrowed no binds L., now work., evensions, &c.,
291,8451. 17s. 114.; tot 1, 457,4454 Bs. Eapenditure :
Ordinary mecum of ropstriao end main'ainong the works
end oollection of covenue, 70,4072. 15.. 46. ; interest on
money borrowed, 20,9911 14e.; dividends to proprietors,
being equal ro anon, 4! ,ier a nt. on the c ip tal es settled by
the act of 1852, 60 9121 ; amount care as to contingency
fund by way of res-r0e,13,288. 9.. ; porch's.* of lands, &c
for new works, ite.io mews on river, pone, pip. lying,
and oihr r outlay, 191,80/. 17r. Ild.; t-A,l espenditore,
467,4464 fic The u,,rral of tee Cr mp.my amounts to
2.06,8121. 6s. 3J., inclusive of the additions to the end of
1856.

FRENCH DUTY ON RAILWAY MATERIAL.—This
Bulletin dos Lois put.' alms a decree by which the impor-
tation of f. reign rude ter railnsys and their accetivirits is
pr .visionally allowed. on p.yment of a duty of 6'. per 100
kilogrammes, not inoludire the double theme, under the
followieg circumstance.. :—lf, at a meows of public seen.
city, it is fount emrs.ary to renew the whole or part of a
I.ne, or to lay down a second lace, or it the completion of
any particular lies or section of a line be delayed in cootie.
quence of the contracts entered into in Frarct for the sap-
ply of rails not bring executed with suftL:ient promptitude.
The rails imported on the shore traditions cannot Its used
for any other purpose them that for which the authorisation
is granted. The import duty previously levied en rails
varied from 18f. to 41f. fir the 100 ltd grammes, according
to dienensiont

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