The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-04 00:00:00

'RING MEETING.

INGIIAU
Age. xt.lb.
Llonforda
Bold D.kvio 3 6 11
Lady 6.krult
Ann Page
b f by Liverpool
Junior out of

Fair Louisa 3 6 7
Pride
ch f by I ri>la Bird-

catcher out of
Orace Darling.. 3 6 7

FYLDE STEEPLECHASES.
NOMINATIONS FOE TES FYLDE °NAND HANDICAE.-•
Shinrone, aged ; Vainhope, aged ; Great %Vestern, aged ;
Ploughboy, aged ; British Yeoman, aged ; Abd-el-Kader,
aged ; Daphne, 6yn ; Little Charley, aged ; Talisman,
aged ; Carrig, aged.
NOMINATIONS YOH THE INNKEEPERS' HANDICAP PLATE.
—11•11110ny, b yrs ; Royal Blue, age I ; Tom of Tuam, 6
yrs ; Widow Machree, aged ; Ploughboy, aged ; Clatter-
box, aged ; Lady Wilton, aged ; Poll, aged ; Cribb', aged ;
The Screw ; Freshwater, aged ; Heroine, aged ; Uncle
Tom, aged ; Lightfoot, 6yn ; Johnnie Barrie, aged.
NOMINATIONS POE THE FEES 11ANDICAP.—Flighyagsd ;
Cabin Boy, aged; Miss Purden, 4 yrs ; Lady Wilton,
aged ; Clattarlxix, aged ; Knight of St. Patrick, 6 yrs ;
Frisk, aged ; Freshwater, aged ; Widow Machree, aged;
Crabby, aged; Blucher, 6 rs; Nelly Brown, aged ; Light-
foot, 6 yr, ; Pride of the North, aged bin by the Gimes,
aged.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
0270 RD, FEB. 3.—lna congregation holden this
morning, the following degrees were conferred, viz.—Muter
of Arts: Henry Tadway, Trinity College, grand com-
pounder; Rev. Francis Think W. Coaington, fellow, Hen.
Wadham, scholar, Corpus Chriati College ; Rev. AM*/
Lennox Peel, fellow, All Souls College ; Ralph John Cow-
ard, %menus College; Rev. Benjamin Hallam, SL John's
College; William Fry Buchanan, Enter College; John
Esereet, Worcester College; George Henry Bengoagh,
Oriel College ; John Hodgson Iles, Lincoln College. Ba-
chelor of Arts : Henry Dewint Barrup, Pembroke College;
Thomas Le Neven, St. Mary Hall; Osmund Hering, St.
Mary Hall ; Martin Howy Irving, scholar, Balliol College ;
George Edward Martin, post muter, Merton College.

ADMIRALTY. FEB. 3.—APPOINTSIENTB.—Surgeon,
J. A. Corbett, to Eapiegle. Paymaster, J. Hay, to Odin.
Clerk, J. F. Bignall, to Iloratio. Assistant-surgeon, G. H.
Edwards, to Eepsegle. W. H. Haswell and C. D. Disport
to be clerks' assistants. Gunner, D. Colinburn to Duke of
Wellington. Boatswains, H. lunn, to Espi4le ; and S.
Ackwortb, to Mille of Wellington. Carpenters, T. ailing-
lon, to Eepiegle ; and J. F. Earl, to Duke of Wellington.
NEW ADMIRALTY AGENTS.—Lieut. Barrow, R.N.,
hes bee' appointed an Admiralty agent on the Southamp-
ton station. Lleuts. Payne and Reid, R.N., went out in
the Parana on Wednesday to the West Indies, to fill to
the vacancies of Admiralty agents on that station ormasioned
by the yellow fever.
MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The half-
yearly report of the directors of this company has beet
boned. Under the head of " Revenue," the first page con-
tains • tabular statement,. exhibiting, in • concise form, a
comparison of traffic derived from the various soirees of
revenue for the half years ending December 31, 1851 and
1852. In the year 1851 the number of passengers amounted
to 75,023, which, with the other traffic, produced a revenue
of 18,4171. 17s. 10d. In the year 1151 the number of pas-
sengers were 81,28.5, producing, with the other turns,
18,6961. 17s. Ild. and showing a net increase for the year
'62 of 2791. Os. 11. The report goes on to state that the
result of the past half year is encouraging—showing, with
only one exception, a steady proares.ive development of
traffic. The gross income is 18,6961. 17s. 11d., being
in excess of the six months-ending 31st of December,
1831, and this, notwithstanding a decrease of 5431.
18s. 2d. In the receipts derivable from coals and
coke. The directors refer to the report of 18.51
as to the expectations formed of the experiments then in
course of operation in respect to reduced fares and day
tickets, aided by excursion trains. They are of opinion the
present haltyear's account confirms the soundness of their
views, indicating, as it doe., an increase of 6,262 plasen-
gets, and 3701. 14s. 4d. in amount. The gross expenditure
is 14,6041. 17s. Id. Appended to the report is a statement
of accounts. The total receipts for the half year ending
December SI, 1852, amount to 18,6961. 17s. lid.; the ex-
penditure, including " interest on mortgage loans, &c.," to
15,6041. 171. Id.' showing a balance available for the pur-
pose of dividend of 4,0921. Os. 10d. The " share and loaa
account" gives the amount of share capital at 342,2571. 10s.;
unpaid, 1,1881.; amount received on shares and loans,
341,0091. 10s. ; the mortgage loans amount to 106,3841. ;
total share and loan capital, 447,483!. 10s. The balance of
accounts owing by the company is 4,9751. 9s. led. Balance
of reserve fund, 141/. 3s. 11d. The capital account shows
a balance of 0,7981.11 e. Ild.