The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-10 00:00:00

&WILD STATES BONDHOLDERS.-( THIS DAY.)

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This day a meeting of the holders of the bonds,
shake and shares whereon tee coupons, interest or divi.
deeds were DOW in wear, was bold at the London Tavern,
to take into consideration the position of their aeriarities,
sad le farm • committee to represent and pretest the cont.
man ieterest of he holders.
Mr. B. Hasuwoon. who mamba the chair, mid that
the object of she mestiog was s iently set forth in the
mike mormiser_ the sting. The total amount of the
WWI doe meld not be Ices than 4.000,0001., nor the
of the debt lass than 27,000,0001. This amount
Zrrot eieclude the Mississippi buds, what amonated to
4,100,0001., aor the indebtedness which was created by
tea
Yes war. Of the debt doe, South Coronae owed 760k000i •
Mimeo* 500,0012. ; Tenses's*, 800,000 i. ; Nor
robes, 1.800,0001. ; Arhus's, 600,0004 ; Vth Os:
irginia,
11,200,000 ; Louisises. 1.100,0001. ; Ourgia, 600,0001. ;
Paruisad debt, 3,300,000/. ; besides 2,000,000 i.
represeeting the debt of cities sad eorporate
bodies. For 30 years the dividends ea this debt bad bees
pail regularly, and the works which had been executed by
the money raised were reproductive, and he believed
that in • few weeks they would be restored to
their original position. What was proposed was
that the arrears of interest should be* funded
op to the present date and something more advanced if
osereesry, the interest to be payable in London, together
with such • sinking food as would redeem the debt in 20
yeux This proposition came from • city is America.
lb. BLACK, • doethens Amman, who mid that he WWI
always • Union man, drew a very. favourable picture of the
resources of the South, sod anticipated that those resources
would be more developed than ever under the system of
free labour.
After some few remarks, • resolution was agreed to
sawing Mr. Lewis Hastecod, Mr. Schofield, M. F., Mr.
Gowan, Dr. Blaek, and Mr. E. Haslewood, a committee to
represent the interest of the bondholders; as also • resolu-
boo appropriating a certain portion of the recovered deLt
to meet the expunge of the committee and to pay them for
their labour.

LONDON AND BRAZILIAN-BANK (LIHIT3D).
(THIS DAY.)

An extraordinary general meeting of this company
ass held this day at noes. at the Lambe Tavern, for the
purpose of approving • supplemental agreement eeabling
the amalgamated bank to wind up the affairs of the three
hags which now form this company.
Mr. J. W. CATER occupied the chair, sod in movies the
adoption of theagreementstated that whew the amalgamation
fist too![ place it BM. upon the principle that each company
emaigematiog should wind up its own affairs and liquidate
its own liabilities, but owing to the extensive character
of the business and its ramifications in various parts
it tau impossible to give effect to that principle,
and it became necessary to make • new arrange-
ment In the form of a supplemental agreement, which
provided for the liquidation of the liabilities of the
three establishments by the amalgamated bank, at the risk
of each of the establishment', namely, Messrs. Mena sad
Co., Messrs. Mane, M'Gregor, and Co., and the Loudon and
Brazilian Bank. The Baron Mena had placed the whole of
the bonke at the disposal of the company, and two
of the directors bad gone over the balance-theet and found
the mete of the bank to amount to 1,500,0001. starlit,. It
was provided that the shave in the new bank to which
Mesas. Mans and Co. would become entitled would
be delivered only for cash, or on approved securities.
listing stated further details of the arrangement, be moved
the adoption of the supplemental agreement, which wan
put to the meeting and carried unanimously.
Formal resolutiooe, authorising the directors to carry
the supplemental agreement into effect, with such modifies-
tons sr might be necessary, were then agreed to, and the
proceeding terminated.

THE MORDIRIS. OF MAJOIL DZ Vasa.—The
order for the execution of John Carrie, now lying in the
condemned cell at the comity prison, Maidatoue, for the
murder of Major de yore, was received oe Wednesday ; the
day Axed for carrying the sentence into effect being Thurs-
day next, the 12th Met, This fact was announeed to the
culprit by Major Bannister, the governor
ho of thhad e goal, but it
did not appear to @ermine Currie,
w evidently
anticipated that he would have to expiate his crime ou that
day. He speods his time chiefly in religious exercises, sad
is writing to his friends and former comrades. The Bev.
J. Greener, Presbyterian minister, visits the cell daily ; and
the prisoner pays the moat earnest attentiou to his exhorts,
bone. In one of the letters written by him during the peat
week. Currie states :—" I do from my heart and soul regret
that I should have done much a cruel, cowardly set towards
poor Major de Were, and his family and wife end friends at
barge. Ido not think much about myself, for I deserve
far more punishment than lam going to get." Aeoordier
to the usual custom, the execution will take place at 12
o'cloek.—Sonth Easters Gazette.
&mane' Race von 1001.—A smilers' race for
the above amount (501. a side) took place yesterday. and
proved most remsrkshie. The competitors were George
Cannon, of Blackwell, and Thomas Beare, of Age
Cannon,
both mamma°, of about the same age, Cannon
bovine advantage over his opponent of half steam in
weight, which wee counterbalanced by Hoare possessiug
considerably more skill at handling the malls them
hie opponent. Both bad previously Aimed against
some excellent men, and as they trained at rival
houses—Hoare at Wilcox's, the White Hatt, Barnes,
and Cannon at Harry Kelley's, the Bell Torero, Pat-
ney—oomiderable interest was excited ; steamer. were
chartered to accompany the race, which were densely
corded with the friends of the competitors, among whom
betting was pretty animated, at 6 to 5 and guineas to pounds
en Cannon. Mr. Ireland, of the London Rowing Club, had
been previously appointed referee, and Mr. .1. Messenger
having been appointed umpire for Cannon and Mr.
Wilcox for Hoare, they got to stations at 3 o'olock, hi •
blinding rain, which lasted all the way, notwithstanding .
which the pees was, so grest that bad the winner pat I
on a little more at the finish this would have been the
lutist race on record. After ono attempt they got off,
Gatos, who had the station, obtaining the lead. but in
half a dozes strokes Tom Hoare rowed so fast and well
that, at the Star and Garter. he was nearly clear. Catinon's
larger strokes. however, told in his favour. He began to
come up with hie opponent, add after a tremendous struggle
wept ahead, passicg him by a clear length at Craven,
'here he took his opponent's water. In these positioes,
Cannon perhaps increasing his lead, they rowed to the
(;nab-tree, when Hoare putties on • splendid sport drew
again on Crapes sod over.lapped his stern at Hammer.
onith.bridr. Both were now doing their very beet, and it I
I,* long before Hoare could conquer his opponent. le the
puddle of Chiswick Eyott they were level, end thee Boaree
tame *kited style began to tell. He gredeally stole ahead
in the rough water, and at the top of the Hyatt sammeded
in
drawing clear, *lbw rowing one of the Onset ramie on record
for Dearly three miles. After this the race was ever. At
Buneaderidge there were four lengths between them,
Bowe ultimately winnieg by Ave lengths in 23 minutes
lb mooed& The course was from Putney to Xertlake.