The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NATI-

OA7ION COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the proprietors of the
Peniesalar aid Oriental Steam Nevigatioa Company
sea held this afternoon at the Company's sides fa Lenlea-
hall-etreet ; Yr. WILCOX, In **absence of 81r Janis
Matthews, Bert., presiding.
The report, a very lengthy dames*, published fa the
Is.. of a pamphlet, was read fa externem. The eapilai
ationat showed that the total masts of 111. COW
posy emanated to 2,691,6741. 13s. 3d., the total espied
to 1,931,8101., the total liabilities to 448,1241. 12i. 44.,
mating the total capital and liabilities 2,379,9341. 12e. 41.,
end 'bowleg a surplus of 211,7401. Oa. lid. The
ravine meant made the nose revenue 1,991,638 L,
sad the expenditure 197,1631. lie. 7d. Beduins
147,7441. 45., the amount of divides& and beau pea
to the shazeholden this year, there would still re-
main a surplus to be earned inward of 49,4091. 71. 74.
The proprietors' underwritieg noosnt exhibited a baleen
of 49,2481. 6e., while the reserve of the Gaetano, Intones
Fund amounted to 211,7401. he. 11d. The report nesdadol
with the following paragraph, After the kat kern
of new shun sad the payment of 101. seek thereon.
there remains as available capital, an yet called up, 401.
ou 14,1.1 shares, together with 6,839 Innen shame
amsonating In all to 968,3901., which affords an am-
ple security for the existing debenture don Si
290,2001, or for the whole antont of 600,0001. authorised
by the charter ; it also provides the mean for extee4ing
the opostioes of the sampan?, u ciremastaams may radon
'minket, and chows that this part of Its Armada! posi-
tion Is in a strong and sound state. The statement elf
the
directors in rensemending that, Ia addition to the oniony
dividend of if per meat. for the last kalfeyear, a boar
of on pond per paid up share, sad four shillings
per sew shore, all fres of inane tax, be paid at the
seas time as the dividend, namely on the 29th fasten."
The CZAIRMAIt, la moving the adoption of the report,
coagratalated the proprietors on the prosperous state of the
Compsay. Be hoped the report would be ensidered
ample sad satisfactory. The dividend payable this half-ream
would is fact be at the rate of 81 per cant,,
whin, added to the 31 dividend paid la On fret half of the
year, would make the dividend of the year moon to 18
Pm nut (Cheer.
. . . . .

Mr. Martsztr. weeded the atotios, which was ultimately
serried by seelematios.

The dividead of the Wrist/ was the* declared payable
es the 29th instant, after which Ur. Jobs George, )LP., sod
C" lota W. H. Hell, R.N., C. 8., wars sleeted dineters.

The proceedinp terwisated with a vote of cooiidenee owl
thank. to the chairman and directors.

THZ SUNDAY LUCIUS IN MAIDIMONL-A esastiag
to &aphis the objects of this Magni wu bell fa Maidstone
oa Wednesday night. Committable agttatioa was Ewe
tested as eon as ft wu knows the League wen to Mill as
tows, sad the =bitters of the nerds awd of thie
'aggregations remind on • sting sprows. The Claws
Eadmar, when the amain ma Wi, wm may meek
areweled, sad attar • meet stormy dismiss as amgagmems.
moved by the Rey. D.l). Stewart, die fommiggit of the
parish, to the effect that the objects of the Luisa ware at
• for, and detrimental to the welfare of Um so=
wu adopted os a show of Mode, the ambers Wes
two to as..

kieillßC4llll6l. HALL—Names of plakllllBll VIM
passed their saarelastica is the edema Lad peados of
diet's, and reosivrd cambiums to practise aa Thareaan
Doe. 4, 1866 :--Jaws Deardea, Chards, Laaeuhire•
Noble, Barnard Coale ; Thomas Atherton Hamar* lama-
boars, Berkshire ; Jams Gibbs Blake, Taunton, eamalweb-
shire. _ _

THE Hoar AT MELTON Mow/UT.—The MENA
Isms weather has put • atop to foi-heating, aad the noble
visitors who had taken up their residence is the '• Besides
Metropolis" have sea of then left for town.
BLINK BONNT.—The report which hes been SWF
nut ia spotting Circles during the last few du ye attributing
the present ownership of this animal to Mr. Howard is, we
are authorised to stns, without foundation.

NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—Th• epaulet of Me
Bishop Am*Mad Brush of the North Eastern Beltway,
for peimerger and general Info, we ere glad to an
It now dedeitively died to tali* platy or Ttnereday.witlregaA
January test. The openlog of the lime has ban lens
delayed, owing to the unfavourable weather whisk oh Mb-
traetor.hos eneountered. In costieziem with this Woody
the North Beam Cospasy preppie to make a Use ta tho
Tillage of Landman, and them* Is the Coed& hoe
Welk'. The lice will ran up the ;Talley of the Browns,.
kering the Auckland Breath a short distance tweet ad
this 'lir. and is estimated to met about 126,0001.—Dtwitams
Chtattlek.
POPULAR CHARACratiI.—A popular charade, re-
ambles very Rack the man or woman who haws M s
tight-rope. The mere the @palatine applaud, the rem
eargetie must be the denser ; sad often rhea everything
Is ping ea briskly, and porteading a slower of
down plumps the unfortunate acrobat, sad is greeted
more item than halms's. All history illustrates the dip-
per, footing on which the popular man twos. Look se
feather bask than the last fifty yeses, and so further roma
Mrs our own country, and you will Red that every idol of
:Flo has fallen from its pedestal and bars mamba
to like the Dago. of the Philistines. Hairy Bur
Whim Cobbett died neglected, after a myriad el
Ands had berms hoarse with theories their tom-ReolerisA
Feargas O'Connor, pow fellow, Busk into • noose tity, end
kis perished at Bale's sad. Asti if you are mid-
ore to pert a moral, rittomplate the career of Dodd
O'Oserell to its close. Probably Daa was • more penile
dander, and retained his popelority longer, than any re-
eemled la history, ancient or seders. Bet the day of
tree sod misfortune mute at last. The Nentwie he had
ewe driven a seised hies at length with a L. Op.
MIA speeding a boas life in escitiag and guiding the pee-
ress ti • ball= that idolised hint, bo was outstripped hp
yonaget end more ardent spirits. and he sank into thei gym
• keertrbrokes and neglected old man. And now how
little is remembered of that fall, deep•toned diapason
which awoke team or laughter at the speaker's will I Is see
OV monument yet unfielebed, on the very some where kle
triumphal cur sees roiled royally sloop ? Foes Den 1 he
wrote illattratm the flithlntam of popular favour nee
strikingly this all the blieeraphise pat together of oar early
biol. Owed' as Nimes. Bramwell, dm moat perdu of
paalNley died is as elorhown. Baran., the meet pardon
,lassolleueoL The R.v. George Milliken, the
Maenad writer, blniSlSPiiiied with the mows of de-
allielieS. How leoi will it be Wire the Bev. Kr. drr
am M seilserskia es reader preedier of Fredeod ? WelL
(Mel se avail to sr sire Peek pwhale
Balletw. Ni Wes will heated thlie
_Wees hr
lily tMe.ewd, barred, ablreeedird we of
Sell vessel that awe was hem es•fted by the
hoses, we rale, raterhesed Were theme dors w
shwa if inilintha fee Doesalser.

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