The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-23 00:00:00

CORNWALL RAILWAY.

The report to be submitted to the half-yearly meet-
3s.OD TrWay next deism that the reampte har
e bees
coon
sd. se misspend with 44,0041. lls. 11d. for the rn-
spoodtog half .year of 1864. The working tapeless have
been 24,4101. lls. 10d.. as compared with 24,7/93/. 120. 2d.
for the like period, Tbe moat (after payment of the watt-
les expenses, decramed to 65.21 in 1866, spirt 56.79 is
1864) appropriated to the payment of interest, has bees to
the 30th Joe., 1865, 19,8001. lls. 7d. as compared with
19,0101. 19s. 9d. in the oorrespooding half.year of 1864,
leaving the de/kat 8,9061. 115 2d.,ss compared with 9.6831.4 a.
For the heit.yeereadnig3oth Jose laskescompared with the
'ornamenting kalf-year of 1864, the goods carried over the
hue have bees iporeeeed from 59,478 toes to 63,929 toms,
and the live stock from 7,397 to 9,221, end the amend re-
ceived for their aromatic* bee imaressed from 10.8531.
13s. sd. to 11,9161. 19s. The works co the line are in •
very satisfactory state, and there has beat a reclootico is
the expenditure for remdrs.

MISMICET ELHAvAtt.—The bait-yearly meeting
was held yesterday at the Gray'oina Coffeehouse, Holborn,
Mr. T. Boyle in the oink. The report stated that the Bar-
toed branch bad been recently opened for trek, and that
ounderable progress we. being made with the Aber
branch. The works on the Cardiff and Laerphilly bee had
also been commenced, and also those for the branch to
the works of Ithymney, connecting the line with the Lon-
don and North Winters Company's, Merthyr, Tredegar,
andAbergavenny line. The bassos of reveaue account. after
peymest of the usual charges, interest, and preferential
divideeds, amounts to 1.999, oat of which
the directors recommend a dividend on the ordinary
stook at the rate of 2 per oent. per annum, which
will alwarb ?airing 951. to be carried forward. The

report was adopted.
DUBLIN, WICKLOW, AND WILX7'OIID RAILWAY.—
The halflearly meeting of the shexebolders was bold es
Monday. Mr. William Dargao, chairman of the compasy,
occupied the chair, sod moved the adoption of the report
and statement of acconota, which were of a satiefeototy
character. In socordsoos with the recommendation f the
report, a resolutioe was passed declaring a dividend for the
half.year at the rats of four per met. per annom, lem
income tax, with preferential dividends of five and six per
cent. The chairman said that they would have been glad
bad they been able to declare the usual dividend of five
per met., bat, ta oonsequees of the rewiat reduction of
traffic rates. they could not ea present afford to divide more

then four pee met.
Wear Toaasunta RAILWAY.—The half-yearly
meeting was bald on Monday, at Bradford, Mr. Wm. Firth,
the chairman, presiding. The chairman, in moving the
adoption of the report, explained the stature sad prospects
with regard to the dividend of each kind of stock in which
the shareholders bad an intermit. sad showed that there wee
every prospect of their realising, doting the present
yea, from the terms of the arrangement with the
Great Northern Compaay, a dividend of 101. 10a. per
mot. on their ordinary stock., which was the ultimate
dividend the directors had always sought to readies in their
undertaking. Mr. Beech seconded the moan, which was
carried unanimously. A dividend of 71. 14a. per sent. pee
annum wen declared on the ordinary stock, sad 41. per mat.
on the Ore t stack. The maltase was then made special,
to order to give opportunity to dispose of the reserve fund.
amountiag to 22,00014 and on the matins of Mr. John
Cooke, • resolution was passed, authorising the appropria-
tion of 10,0001. amnia the dinettes in racapitios of the
ability and judgment with which the affairs of the company
had be uniformly ooadacted during • period of more than
twelve years.
RAILWAY ACCIDINT.—About half-past ten o'clock
on Monday night a special train conveying a theatrical and
equestrian company dashed into Peterborough station. acid
ran into a luggage train which had broken down, and was
standing under a bridge. So violent was the ormansioo
that the carriages were hurled over each other, and Eli
origins chimney was forced through the brickwork of the
aids. The driver and stoker wee* badly injured, bat itis
believed not fatally. The passengers ware thrown from
their seats, bat beyond a severs thakisg sad a fee slight
brume no one was seriously injured. The wasps and
both engines were thrown off the metals, and the traffic el
the line was of comes entirely stopped. Attempts were at
once made to clear ths line in order that the 9.0 p.m. express
Maio might pus, but it was found impossible to do that in
suffialeat time. Fenatel the driver of the expire, saw
the sigeals that were adey to him, and thus no farther
catastrophe occurred; but the passengers bad to sleep in the
carriages for the best pert of the eight. The Meek down
of the luggage trial), it is stated, was owing to one ef the
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coupling chains giving way; but it appears more probable Jgaggm MM.—The present eitarcity of fresh
that it was occasionsd by as insaMaient euPnly of steam- meat, sad the almost lands, prism at which it is boas
Santhg 07 SHIM BIGHT& —All the joiners and sold, will probably have the effect of ones mom attraming
, shipwr.ghte (150 in number) at Northam factory, near pubiM &amities to the subject of jerked beef ea • stage.
Southampton, struck on Monday embus' respecting the Mae for the me of the poorer classes. The atm, calamities
price paid for planing decks. Delegates from the men with which it met at the timed its first intriodoceion.
Irvin respectfully repraseeted the matter to the cm- I added to the prejudice which received encoungentest frees
"foyers, the latter agreed to the mess terms. isdividuals wsci seressilies did not lead these to melt a
ANOTBAR ATLANTIC CABLE —" The failure of the \ substitute for fresh meat, had • damaging effect upon the
Greet Easters," says the Nord, " has not
Company , trade, and for the time belie prevented exporters sending
either the sharehoMen of the Transatlantic Cable pany 1 further etheigenisati to ear shorm. We are glad to observe
at the new French company which has obtained permission i that the producers and importing era still permeeriag la
to lay down a cable between France sad the United States. 1 their efforts to gain for ties River Plate dried beet • good
M. Alberto Bllestrini has nadiartakea this enterprise at hie . footing in this esantry. With the cartaisty ed a sesseity
owe risk. Bate his time the company does sot intend to in the quantity ei beadle"' meth. • geed supply
macensage a cable for any enormous disteace, ea there will 'O/ away sad ~somad Monte Videan dried bred ought
be iatermedisto statios.. The following is the track at to be considered • greet boos to the wething chasm.
premed' contemPlated:—From Paris to Lisbon, and thence sod we venture to predict that, under improved methods
lie Oaps St. Vincent, by lead ; from this last,
place to the ' of PreParatiee. it will Tet 101_,•■•••••flillY introduced and
Canary Weeds along the coast of Morocco; from the Oa- ! became cue 01 the staple ammo of eansuntPtiem De=
nary Is to Cape Yard, along the Macao Tians failure was,not owing so much to objectless
omit, with stations at St. Louis (Sewell, end ' against it by the working population as to epithets applied
at Gores ; from Cape Void to Caps St. 'qna, on to it by meow who could well afford better fare, sad
the coast of Brazil, a dbdaacis of Leo then en. wore traduced to try it by the ieconsiderMe awl tee favour-
ball that of the cable intended tomb laid by the Great able reports el Its Tattles that snowed in the ecd•lniew
Eastern, horn Cape St. Roque to yense, along the Arne- of the daily Wee•- er.,•na Iret Is act • thaw toad, but
dean coast. sod from Cayenne to New Orleans by the what we have always aeserwele It--a 'helium, nvi-
m prably by oaks connecting the wind* gam) triticas. and, when properte_moked, a very pasta& sub-
Wiz ass
es,Weds The enterprise Is MOTO easily practicable WWI) for butcher's meth We are Warned Oath turAw
than that 000001Ved in laglsad. 'The caly Malty will be supply le e•Peetod from the Riven Plato daring the twee*
to incurs the preservation of the lime on the African meek winter. As • Ossnosseosone • emir in sow leading as
and that security may be oblaised by Issas of guard- Lief/mock which Is mise•Aeta far sale at lbs. per sert—
stations. The company will have • senceseies for 100. &cern
years, and the French govarommt willabeadon the rititi 1 Gatutztviro OT TEN OLANIL—h IS BOW malty
making any other commisica during that time. Ara yew since a
bee,gahering of the Mbilthad riaus tech *ma
tics of four millions of trams, payable by intahaesits, wOl lie west bas e mash felt. sad it has bora erreardel
be granted when the company have obtained the gates the Duke at AliOn to have snob a Wharton' aloe. the
riaatioas fromall the govarerseets over whom territory the of September. Mee. with it will be a preeralreriew et MO'
electric cable is to pass. The electric camareeistioe be- velsr6trese of the ematy. This wig tote the fret thee
teem Perinea tbeCansry Nadu II to be esetpleled withia pros... Map, rite gibed"' sad Highball games the mewl
three ye*" sad the whale line within ilea" —Minton* Course&

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DITIDRNDS.
Sept. is. W. S. Entwistle and C. Entwtetle, Sheffield, iron Neer.
°haute [Sept it. H. Saralee, DOOCLIter, grocer-Dept.
DIL Meaboeougb, Yorkshire. Joinse-liept 4. L IMMO. J.
Stallard, and J. Mansfield, Nelson in Menden, Laminate., rot-
ton manufacturers-Sent 20. E. Done, Manebeeter, Maims
dealer-Sept L Darnley, Morley, If arkibtre. won
agent.
PARTNEDSHIPaI DTSSOLVED.
B. Beaumont, J. Wood. a d G. Wood, Huddersfield, stone-
masons -J. B. Sharp and P. H. Sharp, Lewis-Briss Walker and
F. S. Walker, iron Imernhaets-Y. G. Stevens end J. W. Wil-
son, biscuit manufacturers. Redrulit Cornwall-4. Halliday and
W. 8.. Warburton, Leeds, coal dealers-J. Bastrop end P.. Vlll-
tron, Stackstaads, Lancaahlre. woollen rnantifectarers-H D.
Oundry and J. Baldwin, fUoane-etriset. Middlesel. wtne mer-
chants-T. Haselden, J. Loftus. and N. Loftus, Bolton-le-Moors.
Lansdale.), cotton waste dealers. so far as regards J. lisselden
-G. IL Harvey and H. D. Cart* Landon. Indigo brokers-J. A.
Burr and C. Tully, Sunderland. timber nierehants-C. Dutcher
and C. A. Eaddea Liverpool. boot top immataeterems-H.
*demised J. Bedstead' Plymouth. forage dealers-W. Rich-
ardson and R. Hornby, Kingston-upon-Hull, provislon dealers-
H. R. Voigt and P. Driedger. iiindrstan-upon-Hull, ship brokers
-B. Ludlow and W. Mellen. Birmioghani, tin
T. Plate workersnd
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J. Atherton, sea., P. Atherton. W. Atherton. Atherton, a
J. Atherton. ion., Preston, Lancashire, machine makers. so tar
as regards J. Athena's, sms.-1. Loaheat and CI. C. Lock-
hart, Luton, Bedfordshire, coal merchants-F. Slimier. J.
Sllvester, and J. C. Harvey. Newcastleunder-Lyos, engineers, so
far as J. O. Harvey-0. L 11.Fadzean and J. M•Lesnen,
Ayr, tae merchents.
SCOTCH MIENTMITZATIONS.
MILATUII BIWA. Newhaven, painter. August 26, at the New
libip Hotel, Leith.
JAII/13 PriT, Glassow, oommeadal traveller, August 25, at the
Faculty Hall, Gisaltavr.
ZOBVIrt Pattarair, Glasgow, dieltsr, Asyut ID, at the Focally
Glasgow.
BOAST TOIIIIIILL. Mow, Edinburgh, builder, August 25, at the
Railway Hotel, Stow.