The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-18 00:00:00

THE IMPERIAL IkILIZIUM4 MINING ASSOCIATION
held their half-yea:ly sand meeting at the London
Tavern yeaterday. 'Joshua Walker, Esq , who with two
other goademen was re-elected on the direction, took the
eh*. The report stated that the directors had the pleasure
to 11111111.12 Ce that arrangements had been completed
ter a kwe of 50 years of tho mine of Banitnel, and
the adjoining property. Despatches from the chief
eonmussiouer, Mr. Henwood, had been received, ad-
vising that he had taken legal possesion, and was
engaged in the active removal of miners and labourers
from Gouge. Sensual, &c. is about 23 miles from Gong*
Seco, and may a few miles from the company's property at
Catta Preto. These distances will enatile the association to
avail itself of the faitilltim whisk the houses, buildings,
&c., of these estates will afford, at the commeneament ef
opeutions at Rananal, which were in so forward a state
Me the directors evened to reeve remittance Atom
leasual during the present year. The price of deirome
pelf erties iv 22,0001., being a redaction of 3,0001,.
heat the sum first authorised. This saving has been
accomplished by the able arrangements ot the chief
tommoduner. A call et 21. per share has been made pay-
able. The chief items of the financial statement were as fel-
, lows :—Debter : to balance against the suociatioo, on June
30,1848, 5,5021. ss. ; weneral expenses, 5,0521. ls sd. t ee-
-1 ties and mutes, 6.30(1. lite. 10d., of *Mien 6751. was for Eng-
land; total, 16,5661. 18s. 2d. Creditor: proofed' of
1 so,oorkino rein, larazilian 6 pet cent. home seek, sold
, 7,3461. 16s. 14., proceeds of old dust received, together
with t)03l , the estimated mho of 21 lbs. 5 ca. 10 data.,
nne yet received, 5,0591. Its. 6d., making a total of
18,1981. 18e.. leavinre a balance against the asso-
ciation of 3,3691. Os. 2d., in addition to which th•rc
are arrears of salaries and wages due by the maociatioa,
.amounting to 3,8881. le. 3d. ; the asses were 31,6871.115. 44.
stock Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., and loans and invet-
menta in Brazil 7,1921. to, 3d. The egcrations at Cate
Preto mate have bees abandoned, arid the reports dem
Ooogo Rico have of lee been very uneatisfectory, and the
workings would not have been continued on the large orate
they have been but teethe purpose of geeing employment to
the labourers, whom it was desirable to keep in readiness to
work et Sananal. The establishmeatost the end of Decem-
ber last, numbered 624. In answer to a proprietor the
chairman said that en additional tailor 11. per share would
be &led about Dmember next, as it was thought better to
call upon the shareholders to meet the expenses or the sew
mime, and then to declare a dividend of the gear, than to
teach the funded property, which, however the directors
would not object to draw upon, if dhoolutely iatissery. The
ri.or t was unanimously adopted, end the reading espended.
'FOREIGN iIthSION OF FIRE FARR CHURCH Of
Seoreame —A meeting In aid of this soder we haidket
evening at Exelerhall, and was very nurnemally ateadled.
'the Right Hon.iFox Mania presided, and opened the gave
seedier by statue that they were auernblelth receive bra
a deputation :of the Free Church of Sos Sand an appeal
is behalf ot die foreign esissions in connexion with that
ndsurch. The 'missions had teen established for many peke
in the eastern portion of mreolonies, and had hitherto been
'maintained ervt by the aradialud church of Scotland, and
subsequently by the bps donna. When the distractions
took place which separated the preebyterians of Scotland in
.1843, the great boder Art separated 'from the church
had the. satidarden et seeing their rzelphe adopted
—he might .7
con they led eggitaidinn %elm& to
Is Lr.....„,..-d wwarkerhed nised.llisati• walliN
, . advocacy oßthe pekelpies elle char*,
GM the
' meat whichthe ameideeette be dee twits Ildkiehlisql=
Hauls called spew the Zee. Ir. Beederacse te triaingerme
eaplanationart•the Areas .at the aseiettnlDr.
according 4‘eemir derwesd, rail efer alin • to the maw
dui whiek wasted between the free unit had the
ridieseey lbree et that • 'sentry whisk be
' •ladieved wee eddret one erearden stead that,
she the ecanerea led graneell brake yen, Or Free
; Chu& had 'a tariAkkur. •or keeps ban that depertnerat of
Mir:sties ensiWterare lotted aborts Ira et par
pastors year. dare that peeled there Ilea Wen 6 pseud
' peewee. He believed that the Art •report announeed the
• meant of their be and tfareign contributions to be
'1370101. and open de—the ear contributed under the
umlaut aerates .eat being 4,0001. a year, Neverthe-
less, he coed/wed that the income which they received
was sot sedigiest ler the large sad
saoontinually ineweekg
.requisentatess whlhrtesep were enereasi in point of messy
the Where at tier eediety's operations had also been sew
rented. Them adagio nal Eumpean darter:Ws had been
appointed, and deem Nov India. Six minionaries led dka.
Vial been added in the African dot. Dark, dr
late Ede' was the smirk as Pemba& bol bon iwalami to
ruin, and defier rthkra tars hag treeersd la ether pier
which tad 01101114 arm& terabit, gusts Tara wen a
large asturber of native yet de la. for the ,
and oetwithstanding the aspire:B6W prejediee to as
Hindoo and against grade edueriferAlssee were et presest
school§ at Madras 0011U1111•4 • DO kin 41111110tISAriblk„,_
The Rev. Dr. Leifehild Roe`k at a •••••••••• by war* ar
meeting coogratulated the Fro e Chet& tellaadasktdra the
service and growing paessas of its miffed, whik was
seconded by the Rev. IL Rehm th. Oderwitatbka. la alt•
cordance with the abate were a. 'lv allarak aaa alma
delivered by several rev. order. u. A edited= we arts
at the doors towards the Aletai at kw latra7•••