The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-31 00:00:00

BOUTS EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at noon, at the Bridge House Hotel, London-bridge,
the Hon. James Tinto, in the chair.
The report, which was published some time before, bu-
ilt" been taken an read.
The CH/OSMAN moved its adoption. He regretted to
appear before them with a decreased dividend. There had
been two serious umlaute daring the half-year, and these
had entailed considerable losses ; every precaution had
been taken against accident, and it was moat distressing
that such loom should sotwithetandiog bare occurred.
There was • charge of 500001. against the receipts of the
half-yetion account of the accidents. The traffic of the
belt-year bad been satisfactory. An increased use bad been
made by the publics of that:Raring-crows Railway, which had
proved of great service as a feeder to the main line.
Possession of the Charles-cram station bad enabled the
company to retain the greater part of its former, and to se.
cure a sox] deal of new. traffic. There was a con-
siderable increase of residential traffic &rising from
that source. The Greenwich and Woolwich Extension
bad been long contemplated, and he believed its oonstrue-
tMu would effete an ample return. He then referred to
the contests between that company and the London aod
Brighton Company, the board of which he charged with
first concealed and then open hostility to hie own company,
observing that it would be for the board to consider what
steps should be taken in consequence. The Brighton
board had professed to be desirous of cultivating amicable
relations with the South Eastern Company ; but their recent
conduct wan strangely inconsistent with that profession.
' Mr. IiAMILTON, after complaining of the paragraph in
the report relating to himself, expressed deep dissatisfaction
with the dividend annouued, which he said had greatly
I lowered the poultice of the company. He then repeated
SOON of his former attatits on the managing body. The
Siaplehorst accident was, be said, one of the grossest M-
I stances of maladministration that ever occurred, and instead
of calling upon the shareholders to bear the loss the board
ought to have met it out of testy own pockets. He coo-
eluded by moving se en amendment, " That any reserves
from revenue which have been made as stated in the report
of the committee of investigation be divided among the
proprietors of ordinary stock of the South Esetern Com-
pany, along with the declared dividend of 7s. 6d. per
share."
Mr. ADAMS seconded the motion.
After some remark. from Mr. WATKISt, M.P., in reply,
and some further diecusrioe, the amendment was negatived,
only three hands being held up in favour of it ; after which
the report was adopted.
A dividend at the rate of 21 per cent. per &num was
then declared.

THE HARVEST IN EAST ANGLIA.—The weather
hay, on the whole, been rather more favourable for the
prosecution of berveet work in the eastern district, god the
fields are 'Mildly being cleared. It is to be feared, how-
ever. that the following extract from • Newmarket letter
has a somewhat general applicatioa :-" Several farmers in
this district have completed their harvest, but, owing to the
fickle weather, their Clare are of an inferior quality." The
greater portion of the wheat is soft from sprouting, and the
barley is, in the majority of instauoes, of a pale and thin
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demi:intim.
BAstrai FAlR.—This great annual cattle fair will
commence ors Monday next. There is a very remarkable L
=moos of th.t, display of store and other droves of cattle
which invariably stud the pasture lands contiguous to
Barnet some weeks previous to the fair day ; and the cease •
assigned for this bleok is the dread of cattle owners allow-
ing their herds to mingle with other stock during the pre-
valence of the existing epidemic among horned cattle.
Many yeas farmers in this district peremptorily refuse
to admit travelling cattle Into grazing lands, for fear
THAMES. - of having the cattle plague imported into their home-
j..... DBUSILINNESS 011 RAILWAYS. steads ; but the fair will nevertheless sustain its celebrity.
eat=
ar &sgiefee, a you ear= who said he was by Wade a LOSS 07 LITZ ON THE TRAMES.—Yestertlay 1,91 droves of Scotch and Welsh cattle are reported to be
to keep
- • nod at tweiect a telegraph agent, was brought be- morning an accident, by which two persons lost their livea, on t e way, and complete arrangements are made
fora Hr. PKst charged with being drunk and disorderly at happened on the river off Limebouse. The Odin, • Swedish The Scotch cattle fair will
each ohm of stock *spars= . .
ail
_Sksrol ine of the London and Blackwell Railway. brig. arrived for the purpose of being tikes into dock foenorth side of Barnet, and
lee held near the common on the , .
eiLfa ainba tie Primmer alighted at Sbedwell, from • . repair.. Wells, a =daemon, and one of the crew, named
, TVs of the down train which left Fenehurchatrest, eit Alerts Dorn, the Hereford beasts will be restricted to fi•lds abutting
wore engaged io • small boat alongside the on the
.high road west of the town. Welsh cattle will
wil-Met 7 o'clock He was drunk and very noisy, and be ,brig. Tile pilot gave orders for the men on deck to lower owniPl In
ticket refaced to deliver his ticket when it was asked for On the the large amber. The man, not =owing that the small e memories ground, and the Devon and short-
! horn red store stock will have meadows on the summit of
et soffsetars attempting to detain him, he became boat was immediately under the bows, let to the anew.. I the bill leading into Barnet assigned to them ; and dairy
very disorderly, mad tried ~, make big meepe from which fell epos the unfortunate men, crushing them, it le i and mulch cows will be on . show in the pastures near the
tom' TIM detained him, and then to prevent accidents believed, ad goodies the boat to the bottom of the river. 1
II tbltal All the horned stock will
Win= as their way to sod from the traine After a few minutes the boat same to the surface of the lithtiOgirrgtotendt.
heas7detos. is
The horse
healthy condition prior to admission
Yfair will be held in the hollow
made an attempt to remove him from the railway.station water, bat the two poor fellows never rose again.
toe Police stati=.house. He • ted it.." SOUND TIAILASHING."—YeI- al usual, ad ma•Yheads of Welsh forest ponies are already
of foal Len resisted tla and made use aconungsblieu A
..„, ' In the vicinity of Barnet ready for the approaching fair.
demerew "4 "(1 eqw°olooo- His "rule" were mat may, at ab° Hampstead ralieeeelit' two boys tr'..- I GREAT WALKING FLT.—On Monday last, Tho-
.. , sod be kicked, pleased. and shouted like one ebareed with Mesh= apples from a iteittlemaa's garden-
mat was •
- rasing mad. Some glass wee broken is the affray, Tha-'6,-,,, wen Ewes up to their parents eit their promitiers ; Isms WaddY, of Carlisle. commenced the pod
pedestrian feat
and one collector, ned Charles George ' - b "II G H whisk Proved too arduous for Charles Men, of walking
*wind Fisher, wan to give them • "eon= three log. r. uruey
1 cut. Another collector, named Frederick Smith, the 'strata,
to • "edathrashing," and said between Wbitehaven and sLsryport twice a.day, • distance
toe also blared-
TM mi... id ,if he bad sent than to prisms he have ordered them of 53 miles, for six successive days On Monday &ad Toes-
kid ea he was very sorry ;he wee droak, and Ito'biped" I day be accomplished his task, hut on Wednesday he sae
so vecollectioa of what took plat= tom palled to make someinof • ot=froMise baring
Mr. FATAL HAsrL—A gentleman of TO, named Bacon, . pangs , h
• Paget said be should like to know bow a= by what her- . sprained his leg. The billy of the between ere
=us a drunkee sad residing at Neleae.terracei, Twiekeakeinooromos,
yin• inan was allowed to travel on the Bleak- . and Workington was onl traversed ones • day, an =tiles-
...mirky. , tied to the dation on the Soot line yesterday ,__, however,7 .
the
level
being pee OM On more
Fisher, a collide/ I , morning at 9 o'clook to catch tbe train for Riaestoe. My. 7::31. _
P'Graliess.• lire. -t is mobable he got looms Mead tobetween workington and If eryport. As • trial a
_ • t for has, or mooed the notice of the Wetherisk, a friend of hb, egoist he wan heated, advised what the bunts f can endure, this feat daverves to bs
him to sit do= He had scarcely done so when be fell ° rafne .
onfy.taket who issued the tickets at Fencburch.strest. forecorded, though it is to be hoped that no one will be incited
rwsere cordon have he. ." by the on his foes.. Mr. Freeman, the publisher, of Fleet.
alto drunken n the...-Sn_n --
~m'fPs'y 11", •• street, who was waiting for his train at the time, was in Os- .
• • to attar the mune thing again. Tits task was completed
from the • cm y night, with the exemption of • few miles. On
Parwaa °° railway, and ''''' "'meal/ "dm the act of removing the Watts( ma's Nettie what be meld= Whitehav bo t half
..
et on the hoe.eel a n -pest nine on Saturday
ws• NM said it wbreathed his last. ' night Waddy had nothing bat his " pluck " to keep him
all railway Gem- se a duty ineumbeot oe . , FILENAILDB.—As nearly as can be estimated, the .
~•••
.aot to allow • drunk= man or woman te rem= Carswell and we hear that be stumbled twice Is Ketteet. la
• ayset or tabard in any earriage• on their has. He had tots!
.€lllllokitY.Jerabesas =We o• the oossa°l.,,i,- -,__ many circles the feat his been the stock subji et of =neer-
issri the Mom - - of dru ke s, Gs• SIMI GS Maeda/ we. from 630 to
_tn. "°••• nation during the week, so that It tura bis expected
mown= annoyance, and dame a • ,_May De y
PeT., San,' ballot allowed to travel on railways A short time Dew* • large poetics of whi metedoat no t° le° ma____,_.•.°' teat • =edam= =Bastion will be made for lie paws:ism.
"ea no sew a deaths sailor fall between sh• platform and Poles
___Fise atheela of fish are to k• awnkiug yards Waddy is a small, light built man, and is 43 years old.-
a train of •
sumps about to be pat la motion. hairlike' o" lame* and heavy catches are eas6dmdly wetted os an osyst,viund Tacque,.
sang es. Poets are about tie sum ea repurged last week.

Policeman—He less been long well kooww to the polio.
111. Selte—What is known of Fitzmorris ?
Policeman—He is about oommoely with young thieve,.
Yr. Belle—Butler, I have no doubt you are becoming •
professed thief. You are committed for three mouths to
bard labour. Fitsroorris (the younger by two years) is
remanded in order to see whether he cannot be got into •
reformatoey.