The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-22 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(n ILICTELIO TZLIGIAPEL)
GLOUCESTER MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

CORPORATION PLATE. On. =Re.

Sherborne, Shepherdess, Weasel, Rockley, Churchman,
Captain Knight, Vapor, Barbital Hill, Ned of the Hill,
Knoston, Colonel Crockett, Yorkshire Mn., Penkepoe,
Ledbury, and Acton are here.
HIGRNAY NURSERY HANDICAP. Three-quarters

Of

Bleadin, Hie Excellimi;,Jirat;i;ta, The Idea, Wave, Jack
o' Newbury, SU; to Stafford o, and Fite-Rnyter are here.
CITY OF GLOUCESTER cut: STAKES. One mile and

a -baJf.

Bally Edmood, Brilßeni, TOnio, Vesper, Desmond,
Colonel Crockett, Violet, Proof, Ledbury, and Aston are
here.
ENTRY FOR SELLING PLATE. Three quarters of •
mile.

Yorkshire Hiss, Hurry Ic-u-rry f, Early Charlton, o by
firm Orem, Vesper, and Captain Knight.

BADMINTON STAKES. One mile.
Vesper and The Idea are here.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two mars.

Bucephalus, The Miner, Jacob, Worthara, Pot Pon- .i,
Houston, and Ned of the Hill ere here.

THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE ASSURANCE.
(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the shareholder; in
this company was held at the London Tavern, to consider
and determine whether the company shall be registered as
a company:limited by the amount of its shares or other* "se,
under the Companies Act of 1862.
Mr. Dvrr presided, and explained that there was an
article in the deed of association requiring that if
at any time an act of parliament should piss under which, by
means of registration, limitation of liability could be ob-
tained, the board might take such proceedings as might
be necessary for securing to the company the benefits of
such act, or they might apply fora special act or charter of
their own for the MUM purpose. The clause in question was
framed in anticipation of the act of but session, which was at
the time contemplated, and that act having now passed
the directorsoonsidered it imperative upon them to take
steps for availing themselves of its provisions. (Rear,
hear.) The general board had just met and agreed to a reso-
lution which he would now submit to the meeting. It was
to the effect that the company be forthwith registered under
the act 25 and 26 Victona, cap. 59, know a and cited as
the Companies Act, 1662, and that the future title of
the company be "The Thames and Mersey Marine Am,
moos Association, limited." Ile added that as the act in
question required that all insurance and other companies
duly registered under previous acts should take advantage
of its provisions, if at all, before the 2nd of November,
they were necessarily called together with some little haste.
Mr. KELSON seconded the resolution, which was curia
unanimously. . _

The CHAIRMAN was happy to inform the meeting that
the Thames and Mersey Assurance was going on as prosper-
ously as could be expected for a young company, and be
hoped every year would continue to show an increase of
business and of profit over the past. As an indication that
the business was efficiently conducted, be mentioned the
fact that their assistant underwriter had just been selected
as the chief manager of another office.
A resolution thanking the directors for their prompt a:.
tion in bringing the company under the new act was then
proposed and unanimously carried, which terminated the
proceedings.

ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

This clay the general meeting of shareholders wa.s
held at the Loodos Tavern ; Captain SIANGLES in the chair.
The report, which has already been published, was taken
al read.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that there
was happily on the present occasion no catastrophe to report,
whilst there had been a fair share of prosperity. There WI a
considerable falhog off in the receipts from the Brazil
route, owing to the competition of the French steamers, and
there was a probability that their income would be seriously
affected by that line of steamers. The outward and home-
ward pastege money bad been much increased owing to
the emigration to British Columbia, and to the
number of visitou coming to visit the Exhibition.
Except under the beads of pt ice of provisions
and stores, there was little difference in the amount of ex-
penditure between this and last year. The cost of repairs
of ships and machinery was more 'than met by the usual
per ventage, and the balance in favour of the repair and re-
newal account now stood at 12,816/. 3d. The suit car-
ried on by the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank against
this company was terminated by a decree in favour of the
company, with costa. The directoia were L:ving their most
anxious attention to the subject of the contract
between the company and the government. The
Postmaster General bad issued au advertisement inviting
tenders for the West India and South American mail
services. The shareholders might be sure that however
anxious toavoid the lon which would be occasioned by the
sale of the company's fleet, they would not enter upon any
new contract except on terms which they believed wor'd
be remunerative.
Admiral W wan seconded the motion.

Mr. Poweu., Dr. BEArrig. and other proprietors sug-
gested to the directors that they should not submit to soy
term. in their contract with the government which would
place the shareholders in a dunivantageous position.
The CHAIRMAN said they did not anticipate that their
tender would be refuerd. if it was they should not be
wanting in their duty towards the shareholders.
The report, which included the payment of a dividend of
21. per share, was adopted, and the meeting separated.

THE BIRKENHEAD RIOIN. —The Times publishes
the following letter :—" Your correspondent, ' An English
Roman Catholic,' has administered a well merited rebuke to
Sir George Bowyer for his sympathy with the Hyde-park
rioters. As a member of the came church, I feel not • little
indignant that English catholic gentlemen are to be found
who will excuse or palliate the violence of a brutal mob. How
far Sir G. Bowyer, by his published apology for the former
act of violence, has become unintentionally responsible for
the frightful disturbance that has since occurred at Birken-
head may be a matter of doubt ; it is, however, by no means
doubtful that the countenance given by certain persons to
the Birkenhead rioters is likely to produce • repetition of
similar crimes. It seems that one Brundrit, who from the
academic degree attached to his signature must., oue *onld
suppose, have received the education of a gentleman, has
publicly declared in the newspapers that he dues not 'by
any means lay the blame of this row upon the opt/lobes.'
and further adds that ' if misguided fanatics choose to all
a meeting by large orange.coloared placards, headed
"Sympathy with Garibaldi" in the very centre
of at least 15,000 catholic', they must take the
consequences.' That is to my, in plain words, that
if a number of Englishmen choose to meet quietly in
a schoolroom to express sympathy with the great Italian
patriot, and dislike to the temporal government of the
Pope, they are to do so at the risk of having their heads
broken and their property destroyed by persons whose feel-
ings are on the side of despotism. 1 know nothing about
the person who signs himself ' Robert Wright Brundrit,
AL A.' It is possible that the letter with that signature
may be an impudent forgery, and that the statement in the
reply to his letter may be untrue ; supposing it, however,
to be • genuine document, it is evident that the writer's
studies have been more directed towards foreign politic
than Christian msoistry. If he understood the latter be
would know that the threat contained in the last para-
graph of his letter amounts to a declaration that be
will not, if he has the power, step forward to prevent
the maiming or mnrderiog of his fellow-creatures ; and
he would also know how to characterise such a threat.—
I am, air, yours, lac., EDWiRD PICACOCC. Botteeford
Manor, Briggs Lincolnshire, Oct. 18."—The magiatrates
of Birkenhead, through their clerks, have published a
defence of their conduct. They state that they were satis-
fied that the police foroe was sufficient to restore order
without other aid, and the result proved that they were
right :—" The supposition that the mob obtained a triumph
is altogether • mistake. The police, as they were joetitied,
freely used their truncheons. and, though the numbers of
wounded on the side of the mob are not, of course, known,
they must have been considerable. The intended meeting
was quietly held, the row was entirely suppressed, and
before midnight the town was perfectly quiet. In the
meantime, 12 *seem were secured and brought to the
Bridewell, and ere at present under remand, charged with
participating in the disturbance, and warrants have been
issued against others."

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