The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

SITTINGBOURNE AND SHRERNATES RAILWAY

The eighteenth half-yearly meeting was held
yesterday as No. 7, John-atreet, Of ; 31r. LIOUTLT
Slide sox an the chair.
The directors regretted to report that the fiaancial
difß-
caltlea of the compaoy had yet to be overcome, as the
long-pesiliug arrangement for the tguidation of Be debts by
the creation of pretereotial shares could not be carried oat
withoat an act of parliamest. The agreemeet by which
the hue will embed by the London, Chatham, amid Dover
Company expired oe the 19th of July last, and the di-
rectors were now negotiating for a permanent lease to that
company of the entire uudertakisg. The revenue of the
half-year bad amounted to 2,2361. 19a. 6d.. end the expen-
diture to 3341. ils. 3.1. ; and after paying the de-
benture interest, there remained • balance of
6721. 2e. By the balance.abeet it appeared that
including Domineering. survey Mg, law, parliament-
, tiny, sod rrelimiaary exposes, the railway, bridge,
and pier of the company bad cost 166.172 i. 9s. 3d., and
that there was due to "sundry creditor.," secured and on.
I secured, for priocipal sod interest. 130,6301. 19a. 2d. The
share capital inured stood at 89,879/.
! The report was adopted. and the retiring directors and
auditor having beau re-elected, the prootwahngs teredasted
with a tote of thanks to the chairman.

BUENOS LYRES GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY (LIMITRD).

The third ordinary general meeting of share-
holders was held yesterday at the offices, No. 3, Bast ledia-
e, Leadenhall-atevet, Mr. J. P. Bzown Warms.")
in the chair.
The Otaitiiimr. in moving the adoption of the report.
which has already appeared, observed that the pprrooggrreesssa of
the worts on their railway was exceedingly midis acuity.
On the completion of the Hoe they would receive a large
and imperious traffic. Siam the hat meeting negotia-
tions had been completed for the construction of
a tramway from the terminus of the company's
railway to the city of Buenos Ayres, and the eon.
tractots were preceraliog with the wort Simultaneously
with the agreement to which he had referred, the quedion
of connecting the Boos lies with their railway was die
comcd, and a feeling in favour of the proposition wee
decidedly evinced on the part of the members of the hoard,
it being considered highly desirable to esMblish a connexion
with the Northern Beltway by that moms. Sir Morton
Peto and his colleagues had executed the works of the
: midway in a meaner highly creditable to them. The
directors bad obtained the services of Mr. lianfisld
as their matters at Buenos Ayres, for that
1 gentlemen had by his efficiency succeeded is raising
the dividend of another concern in the same country from
2 to 7 per cent. They expected to gain much benefit through
h•s instrumentality.
• After some discussion In reference to the required so-
' commodation for the company's traffic, the report wee
adopted, and votes of tissues hariog been passed to the
chairmen and the local committee in Buenos Ayres, the
procoediogs terminated.

•
PIDISTILIANIRM EXTRAORDINARY.--011 Sturdy
evening, et Quarry Gap, sear Bradford, ahoy of Mee yeses,
named Jobn D.y, walked the distance of five mile, with
i.e. in lees than an hour, thus—first mile is 9m.
second, Ba. 15e.; third, 9m.8a.; fourth, 9m. Ns. • end fifth
mile, 7m. 5.lW' . The led. through his guardian, had untied
to walk the distance 'pipet J. Mills, of Liverpool, far'
bat ou coming to the ground Mills declined the contest.
The led consequently entered thd course and walked the
distance above in the time stated. The spectators who wit-
nessed the fest were in easterlies, and the shower at money
which fell shout him on all sides most of itself have
realised a cos-iderable sum in addition.—ManrAcider
Courier.
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Ilia Mooaa AND Foursra.—The weather on
Seturday was dull and blowy, but favourable for sportsmen, '
Friday was really an excellent day, end the sportsmen who
were out enjoyed the change from the previous wet ex.
enedinely. Mr. Charles Home Drummond Moray, Sir
William Bowles, Admiral Stockford, tee., have had good
shooting on the Abereairsey moors, seam which there is an
excellent stock of bird.. On the 24th, Sir Hugh Cairns
killed 57 brace grouse and some hares on the Gleoquaich
moon. He has made heavy begs all lb* season. Oe the
some day, Yews. Russell and Crawford made a hag of 32
bone genus., 1 braes blackouts, and a few bares nu Ger-
rows. There was not much dune at St. Fattens and Hillis
is the end of the week, bat the birds continue plentiful.
On Saturday, the Right Hoe. Lord Raverisworth stalked
foe • short time is the forest of Turinini, and shot a very
flee stag with an excellent bead. The Hoer. H. G. Liddell
fished is Drummond Lock, and maila a basket of 19 trout,
varying from 11b. to 2114 each in weight. Both sportsmen
were oat on Saturday. Stalking can mearosly be said to
have fairly ointments& but those sportsmen who have had
a day in the forests speck highly of the provosts. The
hawse the stage are rapidly cleaning of the vesem'ar skin,
and a °umber have been seen almost free of it. They are
imminent ie all the forests, well-grown, and in fine wadi-
tion.—Sneerrais.
BURNING OP TUE STEAMER GLASOOW..—AII in-
quiry. directed by the Board of Trade, ooecereing the lies
by fire of the screw steam-ship Glasgow, on her voyage
from New York to Liverpool. was commenced esterday
at Liverpool before Mr. Rage. and Captains Harris sod
Baker, einseson of the Board of Trade. The owner, Mr.
William Inman. sod the master, Captain Manning, were
represeeted by legal 'outlies& The Glasgow, screw
steamer, wee built at Glasgow in 1831. She was an iron
ship, stinker-bade, with three desks, four meets, and was
barquerigged. Her gross teenage was 1696.90; her register
thongs, 1153.89 ; length, 262.3 ft. ; breadth, 36 feet ;
depth, 18. CI feet ; end she bad two engines of 400 combated
horse-power. She left New York us the morning of Seedily,
30th July, haviag on board a crew of 69 all i told,
223 pamengois, and a cargo of cotton, grain, cheese end
bacon. Some of the cotton was stowed is the steerage
eabio, and soon after @tatting this was found to obstruct the
aeons to the sounding well. Oa the following day come
water was found in the main bold, end a party of roes wan
detached, at the carpenter's request, to remove the °ethic.
The carpenter and the boatswain's mate took a clerk banters
and went over the bales of cotton into thelhole in the metes,
and the carpenter having goeedows the eaters was lowered
to him. By sortie accident the Linters fell, the oil was
spilt upon •lone loose eottoo, both aught fire, the flames
spread in the other cot-on, sad all the efforts of the crew
were ineffectusl to save the ship. The grew sad pasesegers
got es limed the Rosamond. which was sear them, and were
eenveyed by that vessel to New Yea. The await, in set
oncherted.