The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-25 00:00:00

The learned Judge, in sentencing him, said he had been THE OTTOMAN RAILWAY ( SMYRNA Tis
convicted of the clime of manslaughter. and in the verdict
of the jury he entirely coincided. Be did not believe from
the evidence that he deliberately intended either to kill the
deceased, or to do her grievous bodily harm by shooting.
But at the mime tints ha had been guilty at a brutal assault
combined with gram wigligmos, mating in the death of an
saollendiag and immeout pawn. He than sastapowl him
to 12 months'imiaboomeat, with bard labour.

The report of the directors to the half-purlv
meeting on Friday, announces the official opeuing of the
first section of the rawly from Smyrna to Kosboiniar (41
miles), on the 14th November last, from which date the
guarantee el six per cont. by the Ottoman government takes
effect. Immediately after the adoption of the audited
accounts , the seeeseary returns and certificates of the ex-
penditure will be submitted to the imperial goveromest, for
the permed of the guaranteed interest, from 14th Norm•
her to the 31st December last. As the supplementers. con.
cession, authorising the issue of debentures, provided that
no new call should be made until the first sectwo wu
opened, the directors lost no time after the opeoiog of the
section in advertising the sixth call, as payable on the loth
January last, which has been very generally respooded to
by the shareholders on this side. there are, however, about
2,000 shares held by the public in Turkey on which this
call has not bees paid. A committee of shareholders will
be pointed in Constantinople, at the suggestion of his
Wasurue, and it is hoped that through their
instrumentality these arrears may soon be paid. The direc-
tors have received advices that a few payments bad peen
made since the list was made up, and they anticipate th
with the Improved rate of exchange the remainder will
shortly be paw. The seventh call of EL per share has been
advertised for payment on the 16th Aped next. The
caution mosey, as referred to in the last repast, has been
refunded. by the imperial governante& The profile over
worldng expellees for the half.yem 4IM 31st December
amount to only 461. fie. 3d., whilst the km &owe in
the previous six months was 6661. 7e. 6d. This
is not, it is said, any test of the odeldig trunk. or
of what may Isedevideped as the line b esesothd. Great
difficulties are emmehmesd omememlng the prejudice' of
heel intim* bn6 fis dilutes sumssies that thme will be
grathithy rentswed.Animensphentseneelablisholfer the pur.
gospel seemft this eo-operatien cif the nimithethe aad camel
owners in the Theh anoTAidin Astride, from which favour.
able remits are anticipated. Upwards al 6,000 tom of
mimes is reported to be engaged for conveyance by
comb to the line at Embower, onsighed to Smyrna,
bat the rainy season having
.set in, this and other produce
remained in store for the spin& On
_oonsplehon of the
line to Ephesus (10 miles from Kothounut in May or June
next. where all the accommodation of a temporary terminus
will be provided, the entire produce of the Atha Valley
will, without doubt, be transferred at that point by the
camels to the railway. With a view of affording the mer-
chants and population of Smyrna the advantages of a ship.
ping depit and a central market for their fruit, arrangements
are under consideration for the medial of warehouses and
large covered platforms at the terminus, to which will be
attached a, branch of the custom-house. This will preclude
the thosesity of a terminal delivery of goods to a great
extent throughout the town, and will provide greater ac.
commedation than the existing market affords, whilst s
profit will accrue to the company by rents from the maga-
zines or warehosism occupied by the merchants and con-
signees ci goods sad produce from the interior.