The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-05 00:00:00

MADRARRALLWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the shareholders was held
al I o'clock, at the Loudon Tavern ; Lieu-General D. Six
II the chair.
The report bunted GOMM time before baring been takes as
mad,
The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He hoped the meet-
ing concurred with the board in thinking that report favour-
able, both as regarded the propene of the work of oonstruo-
*a during the lad six months and the development of the
traffic on the lines already opened. (Hew, bear.)
He thee entered into • detailed statement of the course of
the Novena railways oom mimed in the cora pany's system, and
added that the united length of the linen running south-went
and north-wed was 830 miles, and that the extent of line
now opened was 570 mils, which would be hionered by
next month to 612, leaving about 220 miles to be com-
pleted. It was ealaulated by the company's °Moen in lodic
that the total opens of eoastructing and stocking the diffe-
rent lists would be 9,000,000/. There was • balance of
360,0001. to be received on thane not yet tally paid up, and
there would no doubt be sufficient funds to meet all the
requirements of the next six month'. While the receipts
had both steadily increasing the expenses had been
diminishing, as was clearly shown in the tattled appended
tithe report.
After some discussion the report was adopted and the
proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

MILITIA RIOI3IZNTS IN THE lINTTZD KINGDOM.,

It appears from a parliamentary return isruel this morning
that the militia establishment in the United Kingdom
hat year amounted to 4,686 officers, 5,027 noarcommimiomed
edam and 124,622 privates. There were present at tenp-
in on the day of inspection 2,401 office's, 4,491 noe.oont-
misdated officer', and 96,036 privates, There were absent
from training 475 office's with leave, 43 officers
without leave, 50 ton-commissioned offioers with
ham, and 22 without leave, 2,115 siren with
pare, and 8,227 without leave. Then wire wanting
to complete last year, 4674 officers, 474 son.commissiond
officers, and 18,319 privates. A note which is given in en.
gel natio° of the large number of officers wanting to com.
plate atatee that " the full establishment of officers has
been givers, whereas all appointment. of ensigns homed
liantestants in artillery corps) have been suspended since
July, 1860 ; two supernumerary lieutenants in lien thereof
being allowed to earth regiment."
Sir Thomas Staples, Q.C., father of the Irish
bar, and the only surviving member of the Irish House of
Commons, is dangerously ill, and not likely to recover.
Notwithetandiog his great age, be acted as crown pron.
ester on the north-east circuit at the Lust amine.

A meeting of noblemen and gentlemen, presided
over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, met yesterday et
the National Club, Whitehall C adens, for the purpose of
arreentiog to Mr. J. M. Knott a pies" of plate and a puree
• 1,0001., as an acknowledgment of his services as hoe.
mystery of the committee of laymen usociated foe the
Impose of defending the church @picot the attacks of the
volustaries. The archbishop briefly addressed the meeting
is presenting the testimonial ; and among the subsequent
nesters were the Bishop of St. Amph, Earl Powte, Lord
Alin Manners, and Sir Stafford Northeote, M.P. The
*Ca of plate was a handsome salver suitably inscribed, and
the parse containing the 1,0001. wee elaborately worked by
Lady Manners.
Resolutions of condolence with Mrs. Lincoln,
the family of Mr. Seward, and the people of the United
theta, were pared in a meeting in the Manchester Town-
ball yesterday. The mayor was in the chair. It was re.
marked that the meeting was one of the largest ever seen
Manchester in the morning, and the resolutions were of
the most cordial character. Mr. Lord, the wand for the
United State. in Manchester, has replied to an address from
the Stock Exchange, in which, " with deep and kindly feel.
ins," he acknowledges the sympathy shown foe his country-
M4O ; sad be trusts this fraternal hood will ever suite the
hoots of " the two great kindred nations."
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S FIRST Two STISCHES.--.
The Matt of yesterday ears, In reforests to the find two
notches of the sew President of the United States :
" Thane two speeches, evidently sinters, are sufficient Wl-
alias' of the dmposition of Mr. Jobason, and of his state
of mied at the moment in which the great task Mr. Lis.
0011 was not fortunate enough to finish devolved apes him.
The mind of Mr. Johnson is, perhaps, less open to gene-
rous ideas than that of Mr. Lincoln ; be is certainly more
rigid, move occupied with justice than sway ; but et the
mane time—and this is suMeigot to give us full oesideoss
ie him—he is thoroughly penetrated with the idea of right,
and persuaded Chet his duty, before all things, is to be the
faithful and docile instrument of the national will."