The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-29 00:00:00

SCINDE RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

This day the half-yearly general meeting of
derelsolders was held at the Lo•don Tavern, Mr. W. P.
AIDSIW in the chair.
The report stated that during the half-year ending the
30th Jane last the number of paeans'', carried was 38,567;
the train miles ran were 160,896, and the gross receipts
per mile open 3694 16a. 2d. In emaseqesoes of the eon-
ramie cries in ladle genswally, sod mere espe-
cially the western pars of It, the Soisde Railway traffic
bad at soma degree suffered. The line and rolling stook were
in good working order, and a considerable awing had hese
effected during the half-year is the oast of maintenanos.
With regard to the Indus steam flotilla, the bi-mootlay
communicatioo between Botrec sad Mooltan had bees
maintained with regularity and without any accident or
Ice 6,0001. remained a net surplus ot 6,0001. on
the half/ear. In April lest the Punjaah Rail-
way, 253 miles in length, exteeding from Macßae
to Sher Shah, was opened for public trails The weekly
Itesipts during May and June avenged shoat 1,0651, bat
the receipts were increasing, and in the last week of whke
a return had been made the receipts were 1.4051.
The CHAIRMAN, la moving the ideation of the report, said
Out the accounts which had been received since it was made
showed that the traffic on the line was considerably is-
wearing. They had now 358 mike of railway epee,
310 under construction, and 500 seder survey, in all 1,168
mike of railway. The works at the harbour of Kansas's
wars progressing satisfaetorily, and that harbour would, be
believed, be equal to any is India, hardly excepting that of
Bombay. After some further remarks, especially with re-
foresee to the Indus Valley line, the chairman omeinded
by moving the sdoptioo of report, which was agreed to.
A resolution was also agreed to, autliorisiog the creation
of additional capital, to the amount of 500,0001, by the
issue of 25,030 shares of 201. each. Una this proposed ad-
dition to the capital of the undertaking, the Secretary of
State for India in Conned has guseasteed firs per eget.
interest.

MUTUAL TONTINE (WESTMINSTER CHAM-
BERS) ASSOCIATION.-(Tan DAT.)

The half-yearly meeting of this company wnl
bold this afternoon, Mr. B. &arson is the chair.
The report, which was of a very favourable character.
was unanimously adopted, and the chairman stated that
the lettiop were such u to enable the board to calculate in
future upon the payment of a dividend which should, at
the Vert Wit, equal the amount of interest hitherto paid
on capital—namely, 4 per cena per annum.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY
-{True Day.)--Thia afternoon • special meeting was held
for the purpose of confirming agreements for the transfer to
the company of the Wimbledoe end (kudos sad another
abort lies; Mr. Iwo Schuster in the chair; but u the docu-
ments bad sot been completed an adjournment till Nov. 7
took place.
Cowsrsdes KENT.—We can state upon autho-
rity that Sir George Grey, Bart., the Home Secretary of
Stitt, has sent an order to the governor of the prison at
Saliabury for the removal of Emilie Cousteau Kent, under
sentence of penal servitude for life, to the Millbank prison,
Londe*, to which prison she will be removed as soon as poe-
sible.—Hcreld.
Foos CHILDREN SHOT.—An accident, well nigh
attended with fatal coneequeues, occurred on Saturday
morning last to four children between the ages of two end
ten years, the moos and daughers of • man named Milner,
residing at Thorpe Willoughby, about three miles from
Selby. The children were rambling is some fields at Thorpe
Willoughby gathering blackberries, who they were struck
by shot discharged from • gun. Mr. William Adams, son
si Mr. Robert Adams, wholes le druggist, end wine sad
spirit merchant, of the market-oboe, Selby, with a small
party, were oat abootiegoacid whilst ranging a field of Minded
belongiag to Mr. Thomas Oxley, at Thorpe, one bird get
up on the other side of the badge in the next field ; Mr.
Adams then fired, and it appeared nom. of the spent abot
struck the children, who were oe the other side of the
Wile, and out of eight to Mr. Adams. The children
'creaming loudly sitraoted Mr. Admen attentioe, end they
Yore taken home. Mr. Burkitt, surgeon, of Selby. was
immediately sent for. O. his arrival be exantioed the
children and found one of them was shot in the temple, bat
the wound wee sot serious ; the whole were evidentlymeat
or they would have proved fetal. The other childres were
wounded more or less in different parts of the face, but
Bit Is hoped no great disfigurement will follow.—Heal
erms,
A quantity of cochineal insects have been received
from Guatemala by the governmeet authorities at Howled%
for eialtivatiee is the Sandwich lelands.—Pangers Star.
A poor woman has died at Parson Drove, Wa-
lled+, of abiders, after as Mum of rely • few hone. This
is the eely cure yet reported is this district —Stamford
Mercury.