The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

A LEITH EMIGRANT SHIP IN DANGER.

PLYMOUTH, TIIURSDAY.
On the 19th of March the barque Duncan Ritchie
left Leith in the charge of Captain M'Kinnon, with emi-
grants for Port Phillip, Australia. Three days after
leaving she was found to be so leaky that the
passengers were called upon to work the pumps, the water
gaining on the effarta of the crew. Notwithstanding her
leaky condition, the vessel was kept on her voyage until
Friday, March 25, on which day she was, at 1 in the morn-
ing, at lat. 49.23 and lung. 6.33, being about midway be-
tween Brest and the Lizard. At this time and point the
Hanoverian galliet Agneta Juliana, Cat tain W. Haan, fell
in with her, and as her pumps were choked and the leek
was increasing, Captain M'Kinnon pot his wife, all the
passengers, and 13 of her crew on board of the gal-
liot, Captain Haan promisine to take them to the
shore. On Saturday morning the weather abated, and
the leak decreased, and the captain of the Duncan Ritchie
communicated with the passengers and the portion of the
crew on board the galliot, that he should bear up fee the
first port. About 20 passengers returned on board, but the
crew refused to do so, and the last the galliet saw of the
barque was that she was under suit. Her crew at this time
was composed of the muter, chief officer, second mate, two
carpenters, boatswain, one able seaman, the steward and
nook. The Rallied came into Plymouth on Monday after-
noon, and the following passengers of the Duncan Ritchie
landed Mr. Cameron, wife, sad 3 children; Mr. Smith,
mother and sister, Mrs. Young, and family of fear; Mr.
Henry Watson, and Mr. Alfred De Fivae-15 in all. The
names of the seaman are : William Mowatt, John Black,
George Nichol', Finlay Hamilton, Daniel Taylor, Neal
M'Mullen, and Wm. Allen, able seamen; James Smith and
John Malcolm, ordinary ; John Livingstone and &at
Seaton, apprentice; Afezander White, steward; and Ro-
bert Burleson, cook's mate-13in all.
On Monday night the boarding clerk of Mean. Collier,
Lloyd's agents at Plymouth, accompanied some of the pas-
, sengen to the Admiralty House, Devonport, and made a
statement of the sailing progress and condition of the barque
to the effect we have given above, but perhaps hardly so in-
telligible to Admiral Sir John Ommanney. The admiral
concluded, from the facts stated, that the vessel, three days
and four hews; before, was reported with the leak decreas-
ing and tinder sail, with the intention of making for • port;
and if the wind did not admit making Mounts Bay,
it would serve for reaching Scilly or Brest, and ea it
bad pawed the hour at which attendance is given to
the, telegraphic department in the Admiralty, and more-
over se the informatiun given about the barque was very
vague, and he was told that the information was seat on to
London at once, he wrote and despatched that evening •
letter to the Admiralty stating the facts. On Wednesday
directions were received to send out a steamer to look after
the vessel, and the Aven tender, Master A. J. Veitch, was
at onee gat under steam ; but before she had left the bar.
hour Sir J..1.n received • communication from the Messrs.
Collier, stating that by information rsceived from St.
Mary's, Stilly, a barque every way answering the des I
seription of the Duncanltitehio lied pet in there disabled on
Sunday. The admiral then asked, by telegraph, if with
that information the steamer WAS to Lou sent, and the reply
was no, and the Avon was relieved from steam.

SUITII SEA 11ot:sr.—One of the ordinary half-
yearly meetings appointed by the charter wu held yester-
tr. Mr. Frank, in the chair. The fin!, bti,tiorm d toe
Wag t!tr r‘• t.l,e.e of to tui.tAtt, of VA, la,. nut ,11111 4 Wale-
meta of the bond tit:ea of tl.e company, midrib remained the
AIMS as at tho 1.4 court, atm, ly, 4,403/.
MARIA ANTONIA RAILWAY —Traffic for week end-
ins March 17, 1543, 1031.; 1312, Ul/.

IRISH SOUTH•EASTI:RN RAILWAY.
The thirteenth half-yearly general meeting of the
shareholders of this company was held on Wednesday in
Dublin, J. E. REDMOND, Eeq., in the chair.
The following report was unanimously adapted: " The
directors are happy to be ab:e to report that the prospects
of the compeny continue steadily to improve, and to submit
the folle,wing statement of the traffic receipts and expendi-
ture for the six months ended the 3( st December last, which
shows an increase of 20 per cent. in the receipts, and a
considerable reduction in the expenditure as compared with
the correepoudirg period in ISdl,
Workirg Fs;lonoes.,
'Raffle R.' ceigts. Des Interest owl Herat.
Ralf-year coding Dec. 1152.. .C 5,“ a £2,524
Do. do. 1931.. 1,162 2,904

lave tee
"After payment of interest on the government loan,
an.: the rent to the Waterford and Kilkenny Company :or
ti.' line from Lavistown to Kilkenny, and t: e station-
ilOW, a surplus of 1,505'. remains to the credit of the
traffic account: and the directors have thereferc the plea-
sure to recommend that a dividend of Is. 6d. per share li,
pill en ell shares Lot in arrest.. The Great Southern and
Westc ris C -arip .ny continue to work the line on the usual
terns, and the permanent way continues in good order.
The directors have considered it their duty to declare
sixty shares forfeited for non-payment of c ills. The
list will be submitted for your confirmation at the
spacial meeting, to be held immediately after the
transaction of the ordinary business. The landed
proprietors of the county Wexford feeling the importance
of railway accommodation, expressed a wish that a line
from Dagnalstown to Wexford should be constructed;
and the grand jury of the county Wexford having apeet
to guarantee 4 percent. on 115,0001. of the nee( wiry
au application I.as accerdingly in en mad, to parli .inent for
that purpose in the present session. The direch.a au'ici-
pale the most benchesl results from this extension, and
though when completed of great value to your line, its
eapital and liabilities wilt be altogether indep.ondent of the
Irish South Eastern Company. When the proper time
arises the bill will he submitted to the consid.ration of the
;,roprietnrs, at n special meeting to be called f.ir that par-
' pose. The dire, :ors will cnoeavour to have a clause in-
serted in the proposed hill to enable them to redeem the
rent now payahl I to the Wet. Trend and Kilkenny Company.
Messrs. It. P. Prichard, J. E. Redmond, and P. W. Red-
mond, three of the directors, and one auditor, Mr. Lorenzo
Alexander, now retire from office, pursuant to act of parlia-
ment, but arc eligible for re-election."

SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.
Yesterday. the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the
6arrhohlers in th:s company, was held at the Royal
Chi r. Mr. Jolts WiLtrams, chairman.
The notice calling the meeting having been read,
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Manches'er, enquired why the four
gentlemen elected at the last meeting did not sit at the
board.
Mr. MOXIIO said, that as one of the four so elected, he
maint dried the rirht to sit at the board, but for the of
th harmony of the company they did not press for their
rights at present.
Mr. PEEL read the report prepared for the last half-yearly
meeting, which it will be remembered was not then passed.
Mr. Peel also read tho report of the direvers and the ac-
counts fir the last li:dr-par, in which the directors an-
nounce that they have raised the rates no the goods traffic
and are carrying at the increased rates. All the impediments
to the traffic were in course of removal. Ai non as parlia-
ment allowed the suspended bills to proceed, it was tl.e in-
tention of the directors to present a petition against the hill
promoted by the tire it Western Company, for laying down
the brood gauze on the Shrewsbury lines.
iu the course of his remarks, said the
directors were determined to carry out most fully the reso-
lutions of January last, agreeing to shape their future
e one, according to the decision of the committee of the
HOMO of Cam : oat. Negotiations were being carried on
with other companies, with a view to obtaining more re-
munerative rates, and it was hoped that speedily some
amicable arrangements would be effected. lie concluded
his observations by moving " that the report of the direc-
tors submi.ted to the general meeting of the 20th of Au-
gm:4, 1352, and again now read to this meeting, with the
account+ to the 30th of June, 1832, which heel already
been transmitted to the shareholder, be received and
adopted, and that the same be printed and circulated
amongst the shareholders ; and that this meeting likewise
approve (tithe payment made by the directors of the pref, r-
ecce divideuils, which fell due at the said 3..ith June, 1102."
Mr. IlAnuisoN seconded the motion.

CAM i'BELL proposed that after the wcrds " received
and adopted," the following words shout.' be iuse.eted,
t' without prejudice to the resolutions of the 31st of
Jams try."
The C 11.% TRUAX congentA to Incirpnrnte this, and the
rc+nlutien in the amended form was carried.

Mr. Ito moved that the shareholders' committee,
appointed at the last meeting, he requested w ith the direc-
tors of this company to meet the direemrs of ti:e London and
North-Western Company to arrange the goods rates and
pa,senger fares on the principle of a mntiey equality.
Mr. ROY announced that the directors intended within
48 hours to seek an interview with the divetars of the L
rn-
don and North-Western Company, to try to make the
de,•ited arrangement. (Cheers.)
The report of the ilst hultyear, and the accounts to the
31st t,f December, 18.52, were then unanimously passed.
Dividends of e per cent., and .5 per cc nt. on preference
stock, and of 1 per cent. on the ordinary stoelt, payable on
the 14th of April next, were proposed to the meeting and
carried.