The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

TRH ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

The report of the directors to the proprietors,'
whin is to be sabedtted to the gessral meeting, at the
Inaba Tann, the Mk day of Ostetem 1863, is se follows:
"The proptisime en aware thee Me eldest of this bell-
swap le molder the meshing seemed of Ist
of the wenn "sari a espy of with b hes
Ms east to every shemboiew fa emmdeeee with the in.
rtriablepeostise of the kepi Mall Nees Packet Com
May. lines anise wee Ohm In the lapin of the het
gam' of the gamma addllienel awes he
of eml, soda the pitmen the seams 482 e:
peeweenth ea a.,. is the rate of
end ma deal ban net 'sly eastinised to eptimetekellit
hen hemmed te ea melee gamest, it net whft. mgeml-
this Me wad* ellbstsd issB elsam
MOM mammies to the Needles. The =lame of these
Mmiellsee 'Misty dopes& ma regular @Ed signals sup-
ple el mei el widens higne Mend, es well es le lei.
INK, he
eldipmeele melt be emattneed. whine!! iambs the
amt of he ISd sr Os selle of het!' anomie! hr moo
eeriest. lash demaanneese tho dinstesseeild net
beaten le lure,memeed expeditor% whisk hie mmeestml
opeopts of VASIL la the melds of mah ohms,
hoped that of the waimpeeMeg ballet the pin 11162; it
km* Mee aseemmy ti_ pie ftes MS to ISO per seat.
above the symposia of Might whisk soled during that
Pined kr:ihu la Walla le the Jammed dregs ism.
sifted the ammo= Wm of freights She penis met et
Ms bas she odeseesd to a esesidemble amen ;
sad he ilsinead for the Wein cool exclusively
mid by thh company) he bum
es by the seta-
Winn of additional steam with various
pen of the world, that then his beat as altemetive het to
genhess meal of an inferior quell% the ceseemptin of
Mak Y giddier, and conseqnstly lama welly. To sheet
his premiere for supplies of soul, the divestment's& arrange-
Ma_ ts for the shipment of 10,111 toes teemthe United
Mates of America to depots in the West Luse; sad as
portions of this have already noshed their destisation, it le
setlefectory to state that a eaiiemer for the winter coo-
sumpuni is sow laid in at all the etetlfte, se that no reason
sena ti apprehend a failure ia the yr'i engage*
mints intlfispv respect. It bailees Receseary
also dung thj anent year, from the Peel 110serld
dentsit4 tie onglosers, seamen, Ike., M kostemee is 'may
kabala of the service the rate of gore; sad then far
hued cinnamon will explaie the erases el the higher
male of dishessemeate peessated to the belt-yearly work-
iq ammo. The shareholisse es of isms aware of the
fatal Wean dot ban bon misled t the West
WA 'skein milts imam Sulu of Za ,rink as wall
as in the esespeop's istureskaill slips,by llso lanB4o of
the yellow fever, whisk, by neateing it bapiendy noes-
eery to send out supernumerary Mims end ass to supply
the place of those who fell vieelges to the epidemic, added
uneasily to the other expense' ander the bead of wages,
le., while at the maw time lt somsioned, as will be per-
ceived, a material diminution la the menet. for passengers
led freights. But ibis dims twin at length providenti-
ally disappeared, there is nesse to hope that the
traelc will speedily mum Its amount of activity ;
and the directors feel it doe M their superintendents,
agents, captains, casein seginsere, and crews, to ex-
Press the strong Nan aleitained of their moral
unti'age, real, sad maltsiii conduct, exhibited
dying the whole of the period in question.
Since the last gonetal meeting, line Avon, Clyde, and Teviot
have been stationed for interoolnial service in lieu of the
Great Western, Thames, and Trent, ordered home for
general repair ; and the Dee, after being coppered. repaired,
and lengthened at New York, will in the present month
relieve and send home the Medway for a similar purpose.
It is gratifying to add that in each case the ships repaired
sod altered have materially improved in speed, so that the
efficient state of the company's Beet is such, at present, as
lojastlfy the directors is anticipating a penctual perfor-
mance of the important service entrusted to the company
by its contract with her Majesty's government. The
Camilla, an iron paddle-wheel steamer, of 639 tow and 250
house-power, of great speed and adequate accommodation,
bat been purchased, equipped,' and dispatched for the
Bruits to relieve the Prince, which vessel has been em-
ployed upon the route between Rio de Janeiro and the
River Plate, since 'July, 1651, and which will now be
brought to England for neeeesary overhaul of the
bull and machinery. As relates farther to the corns
psoys shipping, it a, to be regretted, notwithstanding
every exertion and rensonstranoe on the part of the com-
yeay, that the Austo and Wye, which have been so

NEWPORT AND ABEROAVENNY AND SHREWSBURY
AND Himont) Itutt.ware.—Both these lines ore to be
publicly opened for traffic on the Ist of November, when
the through kale between the North and South Wake, us
Hereford, will be completed. The great work on the
Shre wsbury line has bun the Dinmore-hill Tunnel, which
bas bun completed. This undertaking is 1,060 yards long,
18 feet high, and 16 fest wide, and in its contraction
3,260,000 bricks were used. The largest " heading " which
bas env been driven is in this hill ; and it can be men
straight through. The whole ham beau 24 years la leaking,
duringlwhich time the mining ha been of the most arduous
character, is many places being equal to solid rock. The
emotion over the Log it nearly fiddled, bevies been
washed away ; and the necessary weeks along the line have
jut approached completion.

Tau Lawman-GAOLQuittY.—Thia inquiry was
resumed yesterday ; Lord Benson and several other county
magistrates being present.
AN AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURER.—A Mr. Edward
Bathurst, projector of the Australasian Chartered Railway
Company, has been declared insolvent at Sydney. This
gentleman arrived with letters from Earl Bathurst to Sir
Charles Fitzroy, and met with a very civil reception in
consequence. Presuming upon his name, he started the
above named scheme, hired • fine house, gut 7001 worth of
furniture on tick, and opened splendid offices in Sydney.
His specious representations not standing the test of one
inquiry, he was discovered to be a penniless adventurer,
to say nothing worm, and the whole fabric of the Australa-
sian Chartered Railway Company scheme fell to the ground
in an hour, together with Mr. Bathurat's pretensions to
respectability. Unfortunately there is a wife and family
in the bark ground, and a criminal prosecution in view.—
Australian and New Zealand Garen*.

PALACE AT EYYIELD.—Queen Elizabeth, in the
early part of her reign, frequently kept her court at En.
field. Her palate was the manor-hown, near the church,
of which little now remain.. In Lysons' time (1793) it
had been in a great measure rebuilt, and divided into tene-
menu. He adds, " the part which contains the old room is
in the occupation of Mrs. Perr7." When I saw this room,
about twenty years ago, it wu to its original state, with oak
panels and a richly ornamented ceiling. The chimney.
piece was supported by columns of the lonic and Corinthian
order, and decorated with the cognisance, of the rase and
portcullis, and the arms of France and England quartered,
with the garter and the royal supporters. Underneath was
this motto," Sola seas servire Deo, sant cwtera traudin."—
Notes and Chariot.