The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-30 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

A DIVII.ALTI', AI7OVEIT 29. APPOINTIMINTS—
Oscomaukire-11. Hanoi, A. R. Own), D. Walker, J. H.
Hatishard, sod A. Wing. W the Rensars.
Lientaosata—F. W. Tinton, F. Williams, IL Bakelay,
H. R. E. Gray, and A. Ragout, to the Rovase.
Masters Assistaats—R. R. Robb and C. 8.. Blows. to
Um Himalaya,
Aptly; Amistaat Mostar—T. IL Hood, to the Vidal.

Mr. James T. Karam, banker' Penzance, has
sane to Captain F. Besse, Ist C. D. C. Bide Voluetesn. a
purse containing fire guineas to be shot for at the text
animal shooting neat* which is axed for the Bth Septum-

Ins amt.
CRYSTAL ParAor..—A great show of flowers and
trait eat be held at Um Uwe to-day sad to-morrow. The
marble at. so muaarous that the babble *stood the leagbli of

the ems
Tan Dram On Ms. RAY HionwriiiT OF TRH
RAID•DIRAND Insondirt So6sn.—The inquest oa
the body of Mr. Bay wee held lad night at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital by Mr. Payee. Mr. John Hay,
Middletssequare, said that the dammed wee his
brother. He had been out of town, and had retuned home
on Saturday, leaving his wife sod family le the aountry.
Be wee them well sad shearful. He bad been away throe
weeks or a month, and he left +Unmet hones about tee
&deck to go to Brixton. Whilst away everything west on
well is the ogles and nothing occurred to worry his He
had manned the window rat of which he came. There
was a chair la frost, sod be believed that the deceased had
And apes the ohair,and le Mead ritual:lee the double seal
of the window, for the purpose of looking towards the south
in order to see how the weather was, had fallen oat.
The lower sulk would not Income flash by two inches, and
the midst jerk by its tilling cut might have caused him
to fall out. George Lone, a cab-driver, said be was stand.
lag on the paventeet In New Bridge-street, and he elm the
deemed leaking out d window, aid leaning on, the sash
apse the how week, as if in the set of pieties nonsofeiog
up. He did not deice that the sash moved whilst be was
leaning over it, bet be sew dim come oat of the window sad
fall en to the pavement. John Andrew*, polloommtaide
325, said be was in Pled-strut, and amerteined that the
demised had fallen out of the second door Into the street.
He had jest bees pot lato a cab, and removed to the hos.
Meal. B. followed the can and sew the deceased takes
out. He was dead. Mr. Salter, the hours-surgeon, rid
that the deemed wee admitted that monicg. His chest
land pelvis were blared, but his skull wee ace fractured.
TM injuries wen odlicrieut to bay. mimed death. The jun .
returned a verdict d "Accidental dead"
Loriommears COTTON PRIM CONYANT.—An Wx- •
treordineey mestieg ma held yesterday at the diem, ilk
Gramehordietrest, Mr. W. H. Smith Is the chair, to oos-
lirm the hewing resolution : The directors having re-
potted to the mestiag, is addition to their circular Misr at
the 25danly last, that they bed agreed with Mesas. Peel,
William*, end Peel for the exelnsive use of their patent la
Hog land; burnt, sod Beni* and for the right is greet
Bosoms for ether parte of lode, upon a revolt, to be
equally divided between the company end Messrs. Peel ;
the +Hinton are requested to tromped with the contract
with Moms Peel with all pomade diligence." The shah-
mut, in mown( the adoption of the resolutioa, stated that
the directors intended to take into cousideration the beet
sod lead orpeasin way of winding up the company. The
reedulies was adopted by a majority.
Mum* COMPANY Of ISZLAND.—A special meet.
ism the shareholders was hold on Monday, at their
o is Dahlia ; Mr. Francis Codd in the chair.
It was assessed for the purged ocionyiog to the
shareholden a communication with respect to the pre-
sent data of the Knockmahon Mine. The chairimn's state.
meet west to show that this mine was at prised in a oom
ditios se good set if set better. than at the time the bat
half-yearly sesetiog was held, ;mod that, therefore, the.
was ao foundation for the yeah which had recently and
still prevailed Ic the market with regard to the diem of
the company. The etatemeot was received by the meeting
as mathillieWWl. and a vote of thanks was passed to the
adman sad dhesie+, Me their atteetnn to the compury's
drain.
SIDMOIJTE, 8VD1.61011, AND SALTZWLON RAILWAY.
—A special meeting was held yeeterday, at the deco, 1,
Zobertetted, Adeldil, Major Bird in the chair. whim two
eireemeets ter the seeking sad traffic payments of the Ilse
Mimes the oompasy mil the London and South Western
Railway casepany were submitted, and the nature end ad.
notate+ el shish hearing been explained by the cheireess.
they wen SPO•inIeGAY wined to, ad a vote Cl thanks to
the chairman esecluded the meeting.
BLTTH AND Tres RAILWAY. —The half-yeariy
meeting of the ebssobelien was held on Meader, at the
aims al the essatient, Neville Hell. Mr. Joseph Lose&
in the chair. The report, read by the secretary. hosed
that the affairs of the company ware In a very prosperowi
mealtimes, trials the Wale wee steadily inciessaing. A did.
deed at the rate of 10 per oast. wee declared at the 10 per
oent peefersoce stook, 5 per mot oa the b per mot:
preforenee smelt sod elan% sod al 9 per met. on the MI6
nary slosh sad dame.
N KIM AND ARMAGH RAILWAY.—Tbe last
year's report states that the memo mocieet impetus the
receipts apes 21 mdse. so that so comparison es a be likiled
with Motel the cerreeposdhas period for 1864, whenithe
Aorta's** $o
rairegti.arad only was in meths opens
the. The s from goods and temengen emanated
to 4.6695. I as wishes mad' mend oxygen' le
MCA Lle, 3d., imolai a balsam of an Its. ' The dem
portion ot the ezpswees tia the rewipi a is heavy. bet es
the treats lieseeme developed will le diminished; and,
teem the wieldy MUM fee the Whit parties Cl the held-
=. the dsmiss, astairge a markedredo:Oka is the
ealeerd hedges margins the Use.