The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-07 00:00:00

Int Court

OSBOR.Ie
The Queen and Prince Albert to k an
this morning in Osborne Perk.
Si. fiord Highness the Prince of Weelie an
memben of the P. ,yel family walked and rode
There was no addition to the Royal dimity
day.

Sir William Winniatt had an intervic
Grey yesterday. Mr. Richard West Nash h
terview Traterday with the noble earl, in the
Sir Edward Blakeney had an inters
(hoop Grey yesterday, at the Home-offic
Cocasllaa had also an interview with thi
baronet.
Lord John Russell left Pembroke
mood Park, yesterday morning, for Osborne,
Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Bc
Revenue, had an interview with the Chance
chequer yesterday. Mr. Pr, ssly, Mr. T
Trevor had also an interview with the Biel
at his official residence in Downing•street.
The Judicial Committee of the Pri
yesterday. An appeal from Bengal, "The 1
pany v. Ooditchuru Paul," wag conclude
from Belfast was commenced, " Muttylole
thunder Sandie."

THE LATE QUEEN DOW:

The funeral of her lamented Majesty
Dowager is definitively fixed to take place
in St. George's Chapel.
It has been already stated that the cerea
in state " is to be altogether dispensed wi
now to add that, contrary to all former prec
will take place at mid-day instead of, as usu
and by torchlight.
The procession will leave Nutley Pri,,ry
on Tuesday morning, sad proceed by we
bridge, and Slouch, to Windsor. At 6
will be joined by the Prince Consort and
the royal family, who will accompany it till
Chapel.
The distance to be traversed from Beale
sof is abut twenty miles, and the interm
place at one o'clock.
The onto' coffin, which is sot yet comp
bited at Messrs. Beating's, is St. Jame.'
(Saturday).

PENINSULAR AND ORIEN
NAVIGATION COMPA

Yesterday the ninth annual meet
pany took plan at the offices, 122, Lead'
hiLTHIISON, Eeq M.P., in the chair.
The SECRETARY having read the
vening the meeting and the minutes o
assembly of the proprietors,
Tne CHAIRMAN opened the poem
meeting by congratulating the proprieh
degree of prosperity by which the compel
and called on the secretary to read the rt
director., of which the following h the si
In meeting you to present their pint
directors trust that von will find in it a
expectation which tiny held oat in the c
of their last half-yearly repxt, namely,
of accounts which it would be their au
at this meeting would Je such as to me
deuce in the soundness of the undertai
ciency of its management."
In conformity with the third mishit
annual goseral meeting, a statement
with supplemental explanatory docnme
the board-room table, during the last
tion of such proprietors as might cho
same. It exhibit, the following satistal
A balance of net profit for the year ending
tember, 1019, atter providing oat of the ear
usual reserves for wear and tear, Insurarm
sea-risk, and depreciation, also for coatis
pelves in replacing the Hindostan on her
India, and bringing the Bentinck from
repair', of
To which is added the helium of undivii
from the previous year, as per statement
13th December, ISO

total.
Out of which the threctots hare appropriate(
inentation of the reserve insurance hunt fa
extraordinia7 cssualties

Leaving disposable for diridenda,
Deducting !rum which the half-year's divide
Marsh last, paid

Tien remain.
Prom wind', deducting the half-year'e divi
per eon., now about to be recommended,
to amount to

There will remain to meet coatingeneies,
carried to neat wets mecum
The state of the company's inc )
for the last financial year has enabli
pears by the balance-sheet, to appropri
sum of 21,3601. 10s. fid. to thin fund
now amounts to l 50,0001.—• reser
adequate to meet extraordinary cases]
state of the company's property.
They have also the satisfaction to
of importance has occurred to the co.l
last eighteen months.
That fortune e circumstance, toga
tinuance of effecting insurances wit
such a balance of premium for the cu
as the directors consider will warrant
mert of ab tut one pound per share
account of their risk as underwriters
year, provided no extraordinary case
meantime.
An advertisement has recently bee
ment, again inviting tenders for esta
communication with Australia; and
lieve that this important measure, u
earnestly, called tor by the numerou
merchants and others connected wit
ing colonies, cannot be longer p .stpt
Tne position which this company
its already established lines of come
its ample capital, and readily avails
enables it to undertake this service
presenting greater advantages to
India, and the intermediate del*
economy to the public exchequer, t
obtained otherwise.
The directors a e prepared to sub
plan and proposal for nudermkin
these principles, which they confide
this company the preference for ex
Should the company be charge
of this contract, it will in all j
extensions of their operatio..s in
although the available means ne
directors are adequate for such
place the financial condition of
doubt or difficulty, the directors
duty, in the event contemplated,
prietary the issuing of shares for
half-miilion of capital (or as much
authorised to he rinsed by the Tor
and the official sanction of the Lo
Uajestj's Treasury.
And, with a view to the protect
present proprietary, they deem it
intimation which they made iu
mode of issuing these shares—nau
that the new shares shall be offs
stance, to the then holders of she
of the company, in the proport
every two of the present shame,
• first instalment, of Al. per sin
may be required to be called tie
amounts, and after due notice ben
The directors have much seders
the deputation which. in the pets
sent to the present Paella, imp
been effected, and are in progress
for facilitating the transit of pa.
from India, &c., through Buy'
have been introduced throughout
means of these and by tne 'rapt
end attendants, the land journey
distance of 84 miles) can now
hours, in comfortable carriages.
Other improvements, introdue
don, are—The erection of an env
with sheds and warehouses for I
baggage. Ti. numbering of
landing pamcnuers, end the tits
charge, which is painted in each
offices and war/Mama and stahl'
duction of carts Mete ad of camel
and baggage between the lan
addition of tour new omnibu'
from the landinu place to the Cs
The erection of an enclosed wl
and landing-place at the A
dition of a steamer to t
also, two new trails boats,
each, thirty-five to forty persons
to ten horse suet .ns between A
addition to the Nile fleet of a n
dation for thirty-five to forty pe
stabling and OMllik.l/1 houses at
sire and commtedious premises i
and carrier s, &c. The enlarge
(fifteen in number) between Cs
provetnent of the system of to
the newly.ma .e carriages. Tt
wharf at S -ez, and the
Alexandria and Bootee. T
mishit( the sandy portion
The completion of • reams
barge for Sirs harbrair, which,
As two cooinr.dintis canal re
shipped f .r Alexandria, and a I
for the Nile, which will be read
weeks. These vessels have be
nese, under the Oirection of this
When the wholo of these im
pleted, the amount expendee
government will not be lap the