The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-29 00:00:00

MADRAS IRIUGATION AND CANAL COMPANY.

(THIS DAY.)

The sixth ordinary general meeting wan held at
1 o'clock, at the London Tavern; Mr. imam THOMSON in
the chair.

report !saving been previously circulated and pub-
balled, was taken an read. . . . .

MBLANCVOLY SUICIDE.-HOW GOVERNES93II
ARE PAID.

INQIIRST.—(THIS DAY.)
This mornin* Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy-
coroner, held an inquest on the body of Mee Jahreis, •
fine young German woman, only 21 years of age, which was
found Scotiag in the Thames. On exam; the dream of
the deceased a bill belonging to the Ro Mint Hotel,
Paddington, was found in the pocket, one farthing in
money. It was ascertained that the deceased had been
staying at the hotel from the 15th to the 17th of the
present month, when she went away, baying
paid the bill found in her possession. She left
• bag, stating that she would call again for it,
but bad never done en. This I,sig was found to contain her
wearing apparel and some letters addressed to Mr. Damao,
surgeon, of Leman street, Whitechapel. The summoning
officer at once proceeded there, when Mr. Daman informed
him that the deceased was • young woman of highly respect-
able connections in Germany, and, that she was staying with ,
him for ten months, when she obtained • situation as '
governess with • family in Cornwall, at a salary of
IW. a year. She went there on the 21st of Match, but •
few days ago she wrote to him stating that
she did not likes the situation, that her money
was all gone, and that she should return to London, but he
never heard anything of her until he was informed that she
had been found in the [water. Had she written to her
friends a fresh supply of money could have been obtained.
The jury returned as their verdict, " That the deceased was
found drowned, but how she came into the water there was
no evidence to show."

The Cusingsn, in moving its adoption, congratulated the
shareholders on the satisfactory progress of the works since
the last meeting. The difficulties were incidental to the nature
of the work► There was now a better understanding with
the load government ; but the necessity of constantly con-
sulting it created great delay. Plans of 55 miles of canal were
in the hands of government 3 or 4 months before they were
looked at, and it was estimated that at least 'lO months had
been lost through deiays of various kinds. He then entered
into detailed statements with regard to the works
corresponding with those given in the report.
All the accounts received from India showed, he observed,
that the natives hada warm interest in the works ; and Uwes
evident that the water would not long remain inoperative,
when it was available for irrigation. The natives were
doing all in their power to further what was likely to prove
so conducive to their own prosperity. The natives
of Kurmool Lad themselves originated a scheme
fur the company's supplying that town with water for do-
mestic use. Tbeir proposal had been accepted, and the
financial result would be, that, besides the company's ob-
taining 10 per cent. for the neceeinuy outlay, the inhabitants
would be supplied with water ►t one-fifth of the
present cost. The works generally bad thus far been con-
'traded within the estimates.
Alter some discussion the meet wax adopted.

Blackwood's Magazine for Juno contains a
journal sent with a letter, dated Khartoum, December 1,
1861, by Mrs. Petherick, wife of the celebrated African tra-
veller, who, with noble devotion, is accompanying her hus-
band in his arduous attempt to penetrate to the sources of
the Nile, with the hope of meeting the expedition of Captain
Bpeke, who is advancing from Zanzibar on the south-east
cored with the same object. When Mrs. Petherick wrote the
Rout-hearted travellers were in high health and spirits, on
the point of starting for the far interior.

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MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoow.

In the mining market to-day North Wheal
Basset shares are in great request, at Ete to 6, the
mine having again improved. East Cern Brea are
firm, at 171 to 184, with many buyers ; East Cars-
don at 424 to 4 ; and Wheal Ludoott at
84 to 4. Gonarnena are fiat at Ito ; and Wheal
Pollard at 9s. to 10a, Marke Valley are quoted
94 to f • and Wheal Union, 44 to 4. Various
i transactions will be found recorded u the Stock
Exchange official list.
There are inquiries for St. John del Rey and
Scottish Australian Mining shares. The former
have been dealt in at 60, and the latter at 14
to 14. United Mexican are marked 7.
A telegram from North Wheel Basset Mine an-
nounces that the recent improvement in Grace's
shaft is worth 3 tons of ore per fathom.

Mr. Farnall, the poor-law commissioner, attended
the meeting of the Blackburn board of guardians, yesterday,
and stated the result of his inquiries into the con iition and
prospects of that town. lie applauded the efforts of the
local relief committee, expressed his approval of the
conduct of the guardians in the present crisis, and
observed that with an extra rate, and the continued
exercise of private benevolence, the emergency might
be met for some time to come. lie bore warm testimony to
the general conduct and bearing of the poor operatives who
have been thrown out of employment, and, with regard to
the labour test, or, as he would rather call it, " labour in
return for relief," he felt satisfied that " there is not •
thorough-hearted Yorkshireman or Lancashireman who
would not infinitely prefer to give you a day's work for
what relief you give him."

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VOLUNTEER FIELD-nay..-011 Whit-Monday next,
the 9th of June, a volunteer field-day and sham fight, in
which several of the metropolitan and suburban corps will
take part, will be held in the grounds of Lord Cowper, near
Hertford. In addition to the local corps, which are expected
to muster very strongly on the occasion, the following corps
from London have already agreed to be present :-2nd or
death Middlesex, under the coronmod of Lord Ranelagh ;
the '9th or West Middlesex, Lord Radstock ; 11th Middle-
sex (St. George's) Rifles. Lieuteuant-Culooel Lindsay ; and
tho Tower Hamlets. The field-day has been organised
by Lord Ranelagh. On the same day, the 22nd Middlesex
(Queen's Westminster) Rifles will proceed to Bushey Park
for a field-day.

ASCENSION DAY.—BEATING THE BOUNDS. SHARK hlBl,-(THIS DAY)
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This morning, according to custom, the autbo- ' In the railway share market te-day. bulimia is
Mies of the various metropolitan wishes eseembled almost exclusively confined to preparations for to-
in their respective vestries, and proceeded to beat the morrow's settlement. The transactions, in fact,
bounds of their parishes, in order to affirm and perpetuate
their parochial rights. Headed by the incumbent of the
have been singularly limited, and prices in
pariah and the ohonhweedeee, . dome of boys wen nearly every instance are quoted precisely
armed with alight switches, and with these they struck the same as yesterday afternoon. London
the precise spots where their own!parishee ended and another and North Western stock ill quoted 93 to i ;
began. Sometimes the repreeentatives of the two parishes Great Western, 72 to *; Midland, 127} to 122 ;
met on the oonfirma, and the result naturally was a pitched Lancashire and y 107* to 108 ; Caledo-
battle between the youngsters. In the case of the parish of • „ie„ vy. to 108 ; south 83} to 1 ; Great
St. Bride's sod some others which extend to the banks of • ••••••.n,
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of beating the water in the middle of the river, sod in' biStot° L another case they had to enter the warehouse of Mr. Dean, I m rdo-Venetian Railway shares are steady,
the publisher, of Ludgate-hill, whoa@ premised happen to be !at3}to $f prem. Belgian, Indian, and Canadian
in two parishes. In the me of Si. Bartholomew the Great, ,
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Smithfield, the clergyman, churchwardens, and attendant ;
satellites had to make their way through several courts of I ismoutAllY lOLADAS AAD MOIL
very questionable reputation, and in which they met with a
very equivocal reoeptioo. In former times it was
customary to bump a charity boy at the parish boundary,
in such a manner that he might remember it alibis life, and
as this proem was performed on some unhappy lad every
year, there was little chance of the parochial limits passing
out of the memory af giv. Milder manners now prevail,
and the switches have las during the last few year substi-
tuted for the barbarous practice of inflicting personal cruelty
upon the unlucky boys who an coned upon to take part in
the duty.

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