The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

STATE OF THE MANUFACTURING DIS-

TRICTS.
All remains quiet at Manchester.—At Ashton,
yesterday, the arjourned inquest on the body of Bright, the
murder. policeman, wu held, when no further evidence
being tendered, the jury returned a verdict of murder
against some person or persons unknown.—At Birming-
ham, yesterday, George Mantle, a notorious physical-force
chartiA, was again brought before the magistrates on a
charge of sedition.—Mr. Griffith, attorney, who appeared
for the crown, stated that on Saturday he received from
the Home-office a fuller note of Mantle's speech
than he hail previously been in poeseasion of, but that Mr.
White, the government short-hand uriter, not being in
attemlntice, it would he necessary to have the matter again
oijourceil fur a f w days. Pealing this, however, he had
reason to believe that there was a warrant in ti.e hands of
tfe chief superintendent of police for the aporehension of the
prisoner for the use of seditious language in Cheshire; he
therefore suggested that the examination for the offence com-
mitted here should Le suspended for a while, in order that
the warrant to which he refirred might be put into execu-
Con. The magistrates seceded to this arrangement, and
Mantle was accordingly taken off to Cheshire forthwith.

STATE OF THE WLND AND WEATHER.
TUESDAY, AUOUST 29.
AT NINE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING the wind and
weather at the wriermentioned places were as follows:
LONDON S.S.E. Fine.
BIRMIISOUAM E. Fine.
DERRY N.E. N. Very Fine.
EDINRCRON 4 Very Fine.
GLasoow S.W. Cloudy.
GLOUCESTER 8.5.8. Fine.
GOSPORT W. Cloudy.
Et.l.L N. Fine. .
LEICESTER S W. Fine
LINCOLN S.W. Fine
LIVERPOOL S W. Fine.
LOWESTOFT W.S.W. Clt wly.
MANCHESTER B. by W. F.ne.
SIASBOROCOH 8. Fine.
NEWCASTLE W. Fine.
NRWMARILIT W. Fine.
Nozwicit W.S.W. Fine.
NORMANTON E. Fine.
Norrimoßeis W. Fine.
PORTSMOUTH W. Cloy.
RUGBY 8.17 E Finude.
SOUTHAMPTON Fine.
YARMOUTH S.W. Very flee.
Yoga. B.E. Very tine.
[The state of the weather for the next two months most
have inch important consequences that we have made
for
with the Electric Telegraph Company for a
report ]

NATIONAL BRAZILIAN MINING COMPANT.—Yes-
terday a meeting of proprietors, sojourned from the previeu-
Monday, was held at the Ondon Tavern. Mr.
comet
ttee
uty
Corney presided. A supplemLentary report of the commi
was submitted to those present. It was to the effect that a
satisfactory arrangement for the future direction, subject to
the approbation of the shareholders, had been entered into.
The chairman, Mr. Collett, t that he would
probably be absent in Ireland during the autumn, Mr.
tlartley had consented to take his seat at the board as a
directoo. The committee considered that thanks were
due to Mr. Col'ett for his past aervioes, and re-
commended that a sum not exceeding 50OL, including the
1501. already paid to him, should be awarded to him for the
same. In answer to a questoo from a proprietor, the chair.
man sta'ed that Mr. Collett was the only gentleman who had
receiv.d payment, as a director, for his services; but that
Mr.Oxvisford had received, since 1842, 2.501. per annum as
acting manager, independently of his services as director.
After &conversation, a series of resolutions were pureed to
the effect that the resignation of Mr. Collett be accepted ;
that Mr. Hartley be elected as director in his stead • that the
thanks of tho shareholders were due to Mr. Collett, and
that the sum of 3501. be awarded to him.—Mr. Collett,
in expressing his acknowl dgments to the proprietors, raid
that he was willing to accept 2001. of the amount in shares
ia the company and subserviently intimated his intention of
offering himaeliaggin ass director in May nett.—Resolutiocs
were then passed, by which the meeting accepted the redone-
tion of Messrs. Irving and Reed, with their bast thanks for
past services, and elected Messrs. Corny and Oarraway. ,
the office of auditors until May next. —The last resolutthe
ion ,
gave the dirt ctors power to receive 41. per share on
unmarked shares, in default of payment of whir* the shares
were to be fork iced. The proceelings ten terminated.
1.098 Or A STEAMER AND SLOOP.—We (Liverpool
Albion} learn from a notice posted in the Exchange-rooms'
that the ranee of Wales stesni.r, from M,'fa-t to Fleetwood,
on Sundry 'stoning, about 2 o'clock a.m., came into cAlisioo
with the sloop Jane, of Liverpool. Tne sloop was laden with
fl tir and sugar, and is a complete wreck, but her crew have
been fortunately saved. Mis,ortunes never come singly.
The steamer itself, at a later hour, was run on shore near to
the Point of Asr lighthouse, with the loss of the second
ma 0 and two hands. Our readers must not mistake the
steamer for the Welsh boat of the same name.
THE POET-OFFICE SERVICE BETWEEN DOVER AND
OSTEND, DOVER AND CALAIS, AND Dolma AND Bou•
LOON —The number of her Majesty's mail steam packets
eng 'ger' in this service during the twf lye months from the
let of April, 1847, to the 31st of
March, 1848, was ; ton-
nage, 1,767 ; and the horse power 7GO. The gross expenses
incurred within the same period were 18,5661. Os. 6d. ; the
net expenses, 6.2241. 7s. lid. The number of. passengers
csrried was 18,139, viz , to and from Ostend, i 1,009 ;
4,961 ; Boulogne, 1,919. The average length of time m-
pl-yed in the voyages was —Ostend, four hours forty nz
minutes ; Calais, two hours; Boulogne, two hours thirty

SHIPPING.
Natio ARRIVED.—DubIin, 2 ; ,a aterford, I ; Donegha
der, 1; Guernsey, 1 ; French, 1; Flanders, 1.
LONDON, August 29.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W.,
, light breeze, and fine weather.
' Pontsmonrn, August 28.—The Ann. from Shields got on
alms on the Owens, but was assisted off and proceeded for
Southampton.
OFF' MARGATE, August 28.—Arrived He'ena, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, August 28.—The Wm. Lushington, of this
port, from Quebec,. got embayed in Stone Bay, and, it is
expected, will go pieces.
DEAL, August 28.—W.S W., fresh. ; p.m., W.S.W., mo
derate.—Arrived from the river: Ann, Shanghac; Orator,
and Gwalior, Cape of Good Hope ; Pearl, Quebec. Sailed :
Waterloo, Sydney, N.S.W.
LIVERPOOL, August 28.—The smack which was in con-
tact, 26th instant, off the Point of Ayr, with
which the Prince of
Wales (at.), Roves to be thelane and gnes eared
b, oce fur Westport on the 25th inst. ; they have both been
seen on shore in a Jongerous position, near the Point of Ayr
(the latter fills with ihe tide) by the Hugh Crawford, arrived
here from Kaiaks.
OFF LIVERPOOL.—Am ved : Lydia, Antigua.
—T
CARDIFF, August 26. he Jane and Mary, and the
Queen Victoria, have put in here with damage, having been
in contact with each other veer the Cmbe, lAdelinast nigeht.Cann,
Dgoottens, August 27. W.—Arorived :
St. John's, N.B. , 1
STRANOFORD, Anatole 23.—The Commerce (sch,onerb ,
of Belfast, from the Clyde to Saltney (Chester river), was
put on shore on Ballyquinton Point, on the 26th inst., and
filled immediately; crew sated.
YOUGHAL W.--Sailed, 23rd: Ori
floc*, Quebec. August
-
CORK, August 26.—Arrived: Kate Keene'', Jamaica.
WHITEHAVBEI, August 28.—S.—ArriVed : Byrn",
ActGaspive,
HOLYHEAD, August 28,—S.W.—Arrived
Quebec. . .