The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-14 00:00:00

OBEID PALACI COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors, was
Yli at lo'clock, at WU=loo Tavern ; Mr. T. N. FARQII.
la is the

The report, which bad already been published, having
be. takes se read,
The CHAIRMAN moved it. adoption. He commenced b
etwortiag to the lode the company had suatainedin thedeath
el& Joseph Paxton, to whose services in connexion with
Vie Cqetal Palace and its peat predecessor in Hyde-park
be paid a high testimony. He then congratulated the misting
as the improved position and prospects of the company.
WY. he Bret took the chair there was a large
meet of debentures outstanding, whereas the accounts is
Dengeber next would show th►t the debentures were all
Feld off, and they were entirely free from debt. The number
season tickets bed largely Mereand, the roe* from
16111101111:41 up to the .resent time being in noses of
thus for macro tickets to the whole of last year or aay
Feeding one during the last six years.
After a few words from several shareholders of a con-
PuinkiotT character, Si regards the position and prospects
the company the report was adopted.
Mr. STANDIUNG moved that 200 'Meese should be granted
said of • fond now being raised to erect a church on the
orders of the compeoy's Dulwich-wood property. He
aged that suck a mop would greatly encourage the erec-
tus of houses an that property, the distance of any church
hem it being now a great objection.
Mr. G. TAYLOR, Mr. PUNCHER, and several other share-
Ndsn the coons.
The motion was ultimately withdrawn.

AFRICAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

—•—
This afternoon the half-yearly meeting of the
proprietor, of the above company was held at the ann.
pee aloes, Lesdenbsll•etreet ; Mr. P. D. HsDow in the
chair.

accounts showed a balance of 4,7571. 9s. after
Pekin the mosl reams for depreciatien. titheYieg
the unsung of navigetieg end maintaining the ships, and
&charging the cost of the interoolonial service., &o. •
Mt the directors reememeaded the payment of a dividend

et Pc per 'hombre of loom* tax: Out of that balame.
A mall atm will be carried over to the next half.yeaes
somata

The report was adopted.
It was stated that with the exception of the loss of the
Armenian the mail service had been performed in a satisfac-
tFy manlier, and that the ships are in a high state of di.
mesy.

The sum required to defray the charges which
win cam in mares of payment during the year ending 31st
&oh, 1866,f0r acquiring posesseke of the land and premises
Women the National Gallery and Hemming's-row, is
1110001. The total sum required is estimated at 100,0001.

Mr. Henry Berkeley 'intends to move on Friday
Net, "That, ma general *beim is impending and es we
harem law which can put down the intimidation of voters
aor parent bribery, it is therefore expedient that a trial
Medd be Riven to the vote by ballot."
Mr. William Swart will ask the Chancellor of the
fseheque to-morrow whether, in the event of the eon-
t•glatad issue et a new silver coinage, it is inteoded to
AO the proportion of nine tenths floe and one-tenth alloy,
leesetwmity with the usage of most European countries,
lid the recommendation of the international statistical
regress,

"Some of the journals," says the Epoque, "have
hiel7 spoken mysteriously of a duel which bad taken plasm
Algeria between two general 011100“, and in which one
wsskkled. It unfortunately appears from intelligence
rw-
tend that General Deligny, commanding the division of
Oraa, has expired from the effect of a wound received in a
Leine meeting with General Lemma, in command of the
ealkiviiiou is the lama place."
TEE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY SCANDAL —This con:-
nitres reassembled this afternoon with closed doors, when
the Lord Chancellor was the nitwits leader 'molesting.
Sratirrics or run Bann Hosrrraxs. —Whole
lumber of cases exhibited is the field reports daring 1861
sad 1862 waa 848 555, of which 16,220 died sad 10,455
were discharged from servios. There were admitted in
hsPi,._ tali for the urns period 447,089 WWI, of which 19,359
old, and 6,485 were discharged.—Confeelerafe States
Yelled and Surgical Journal.
Abd-el-liader is expected in Paris about the
50. Arrangements neoardtated by the Mussulman mode
driving are being made in the right wing of the Elysee,
etkh will be occupied by the Emir, His suits will monist
▪ 'boat 30 persona.
Parses NAPOLBON. —A Pubs letter in theJourna/
fe Rouen mys :—" It is well known that Prince Napoleon
wolY._ putted the Niels Royal to take up hie residence at
P4am of Maude°, which forma part of the civil list
tem* and which wgamed by the Emperor at the
disposal From thin pekes, on Saturday, after
ease, elitist the boor of the Emperor's return to Paris, the
Irises bed Ma 000 of his sides drearep, General Fran-
temSreto °Gorey his (the prime's) respects to the chief of
Its state and to take his orders. The Emperor charged
Gement FranoonoGre to thank his cootie for tbis proceeding.
"4 to say that he would receive the prince at 10 oa
leaky morning. W bile this was passing at the naafis*
to mum wan thrown from his as related, sad
"11 le much wanted se to be obliged to keep his bed.
was, therefore impossible for him to precast himself
11 & May at the audience which had been granted
hiva That day, at 10, General Fmaemouiere arrived alone
albs Tuileries, and it will be easily understood that the
Pprarasee of the prince, who was expeeted, might
nwlpeen nee to various enppositioors, if, at the retest
Mtn his aide-de-camp w alma to explain the cause, the
ihad not received a report from the Prefect of
nforming hie Molest: of the accident wh'oh had
46.11 is his casein."