The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-07 00:00:00

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ensellesee Ihe boniest the awes's. nit been amen.
wanst melempamy his le carry is the beat way ha
ited ails ha dam is, the Tines stroot be sold for
hier.pamse without lent man tko sale. Hero is the rub. If
lima be, at beyond all doubt then is, a new circulation
to be obti Med by • sailastm amine, or if Mt ordatitag sir.'
euhriest IMO be wee emirileided, the rise If that out
from the ampatitiom. anntamporary's *them of ad.
serthemcate has its inarremakeses. it cominmas him to
MI a IMF Ilia meal to the mthepries of rival journals, sad
to welsh peadvsdy the mak at • macamst from
which lit may left mark. sad our (pia aothini.
With respell to the lioneig, eseekesesyi ledegestieses
of oar aseammo span psbs soli sehlis Whim we MP
we shell set /see by awashis. wish the Time awn then
we ham dem hitharki. W. emmt be es ilee es se expert
a more hominids maim& The alassm of the Times
upon the important. afmishateisdag al* giswifird &remu-
neration for newspaper SIMMS IWO Mat just ; bat it does not
appear that even the amplest herieese pumas fora journal
a political character. Oar coetamporary, for meth*, with
undoubted • resources, has displayed at different
times varied and ability, without attaining the least
reputation for consistency or stability of principle. It bag
pared into a settled belief that, except upon the
the Times has no opinions at all. Be may be anything this
week, and anything elm the next. Be puts principles off
and on like his glove; and, whether the prevailing ram be
reform excitement or conservative reaction, hostility to • free-
trade budget or Ivstility to MOM law,Pu•ey its extravagance or
no-popery prrjudioe, his passions, thoughts, eloquent* seem
ready to flow along with ovary temporary currant of opinion.
It is certainly cool enough in • journal which keeps up only
a forensic acquaintance with principle, as a part of the ma-
chinery of trade, to lecture anybody upon character.

The following notice has been Leaned by the Poet-
office :—On and after the 12th instent, a closed mail will be
made up at this office for Braman, and transmitted daily
(Sundays excepted) by way of Belgium and Prussia. The
Lane for Bremen whites the Ira') ic may desire to forwao in
the menace, should be addramod, " By closed mail, rid Bel-
gium mad Prima ; sal as following are the rates of postage
to widult wait Win *pi be liable, vie.:

ed.;

11.-T4.1

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Ile. 4d.ils.

Li will be soon that the combined British and Prussian rates
are to be taken upon the scale of weight now used for
charging inland letters, the Belgian transit rate being taken
upon a scale advancing by quarter ounces, in accordance with
the principle adopted for charging letters for Prussia, rid
Belgium. The postage on the letters for Bremen forwarded
in these closed mails may be paid in advance, or the letter,
sent unpaid, at the option of the sender, but the payment of
the postage fora portion of thedistance only is not permitted.

SALE OF PLANTATIONS IN CEYLON,—Yesterday
a tale of several coffee and sugar plantations in the island of
Ceylon took place at the auction-mart, under grant by the
Governor of Ceylon. The property, which, wu disposed of
under the direction of the standing committee of the Ceylon
Betate Company, comprised eleven thousand six hundred
and twenty-six acres, of which about two thousand one
hundred and forty-two acres are planted with coffee, a great
portion of which is in full beating; and about one hundred
and twenty-nine acres are planted with sugar oane. The
auctioneer put the lot up at 65,0001. The following were
the offers-66,0001., 63,0061., 70,0001., and 75,0001., at which
but sum the estates ware knocked down.

COLONIAL BANK.—The half-yearly general meet-
ing of this company was held at the London Tavern yester-
day ; R. Wight, Esq., in the chair.—The secretary read the
report, which congratlated the shareholders upon the sat's.
factory state of the company's affairs, by the diminution of
bad and doubtful debts. The financial position of the com-
pany is as follows:—Debtor: Circulation, 203,3881 ; deposits
and liabilities, 811,2481.; paid-up capital, 600,0001. ; profits,
20,8361. ; making a tota of 1,537,4731. Creditor: Specie in
hand, 262,3611. • bills, securities, and balances at banks, and
expenses, 1,275,1121. The report recommended a dividend
for the half-year at the rate of 21. per cent., or 4 per cent.
per annum, which would leave the company as follows •
—Profit for the ball-year, after paying expenses,
20,8361. lls. 9d., which sum, less for preliminary expenses
1,5051. 18e. 7d., and dividend at the rate of 2 per cent.,
10,0001., leaves a balance of profit of 9,3301. 13e. 2d.—H.
Barclay, Esq., MY., was elected a director, and A. O.
Biibarts, Esq., an auditor.—A vote of thanks having been
pawed to the chairman the meeting separated.