The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-02 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN FOR

IRELAND.

COWES, AUGUST 1.
This aft: moon, at half-past three o'clock, her
Majesty embarked at Mede Creek, on board this Victoria
and Albert, and proceeded to the westward for Ireland. As
the Victoria and Albert neared West Cowes Castle, salutes
from that fort and the Royal Yacht Squadron Battery
greeted the royal presence; and, swing to the fineness of
the day, and the large number of mercantile shipping in the
roadstead nthibiting all the bunting they could command,
the coup d'cra was magnificent. The Victoria and Albert
led the van, clearly followed by the Ondine and Black Eagle,
wl:ile the Spbins and Stromboli, at the distance of about a
mile, brought up tile rear of the royal squadron.
It is stated that her Majesty will not proceed further than
Y.rmouth this evening, but will anchor in those roads for
the night and proceed down channel at daybreak.

DEATH OF MR. DENISON, M.P. FOR WEST

SURREY.

William Iceeph Denison, Esq., member for Weet
Surrey, died et 5 minutia put 2 this morning, at his resi-
dence, 90, Pall-mall.

DEATH OF MR. GODSON, M.P.

Richard Godson, Each, Q.C., M.P. for Kiddermin-
ster, died but evening, at Springfield-hall, Lancaster, of
disease of the heart, from which he had ben suffering, as
stated in yestertiat., Express.

BOLANOS MINING COMPANY.

Yesterday, a special general court of proprietors of
this cornyaoy wu held at the offices, Duke.rrtet, Adelphi,
for the purport of raising additional capital. Sir ROBEILT
fates occupied the chair.
The CHAII:3IAN said that, at the lest general meeting,
after the plan of raring =Airy had been agreed upon,
doubts were expressed as to whether the directors timid,
uncle: their deed of settlement, issue preference shares ; and
one of the clqects of the present meeting was to alter the '
deed, so as to remove all difficulty and enable the shares to
be issued. Ile moved an alteration of the twenty.feurth
clause of the deed.
Th." motion o an unanimously adopted.
The CHAIMIAN next moved that it Ras expedient to
raise an selditioetal capital of 42,0001., by issuing 14,000 new
shares at 31. end that 11. per share be paid on the Gth
of August, a further 11. on the 28th of September, and the
re zaining U. on the 20;h of Nov. next. He expressed his
belief that there scarcely ever had been amine which afforded
greater pro rise thin the one p misused by this company, or
upon which Iris English money had been expended. He
thought it would l'e most unwise to abandon it, for he confi-
dently expected that it would hereafti r prove • very profit-
ell, concern. Only 5,0001. had hitherto been sent from
England to work it, the remainder o' the t xpenditure having
been covered by the profits arising from a valuable vein of
ore which bau been disc ,vered in it. That vein was now
exhausted, and the adilttionel capital was required for the
purpo e deb king deeper, and there, in all probability, mak-
ing • further discovery of still more valuable deposits.
Mr. BARCLAY asked whether the directors could not
carry on tt ocamtiona with additional capital to the
amount of 21,0001 ?
The CHAIRMAN said that when they asked for 42,0001.
they did not expec. to obtain mire t tan 30,0001., and that it
would be nectsiary to have at least 20,0001. or 30,0001. in
order to react the rich deposits which it was generally be-
lieved were still in the mine.
After a brief desultory conversation, the motion for raising
additional capital was put and carri. d ; and, alt. r the usual
vote of then ks to the chairman, the meeting sepaated.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—Yesterday the
half-yearly general met tirg of the pronrietors of this com-
pany was held, at thu offices in Bishopseate-street, Colonel
Barlow, chairman of the Board of Directors, presiding. Tne
report expressed regret on the part of Min directors that for
the first time since the opening of the docks they were un-
able to rep.rt • progressive increase of business. It pro-
miedeil as follows: " The Southampton docks have during
the current year soft red, although in a smaller degree than
inlet other public uedirtakings, from the general depression
of trade and commercial enterprlse consequent on the dis-
turbed state of Italy, and of the whole continent of Europe.
But the company aught, perhapn, rather to he tonsiGered
fortunate in not hat is g ear hence I a failing off of receipts
as compared wilt the (runup fading period of last year,
than to have cause to eomplein of • temp-rary check
to progressive increase. The last dividend was the result
of the mailings to the 31st of December, which have always
considerably exceeded them of the half year to the 301 of
Jute. The receipts to the 30. h of June last, exclusive of
the Dry Duck rites, full short of these to the 31et of De-
cember last by' 00/. ; while the expenditure for repairs, in-
terest, and excessive poor rates has increased to the extent of
about 5001. The direeters, therefore, would not, under
these circumntances, have b.:en able to recommend a larger
dividend than ss. per share ter the half year, but the period
having arrived when the balance of interest over and above
their earnings, hitherto placed to the separate account of the
Dry Dock., ban become chargeable to revenue, • further
additi anal charge is thereby thrown on the revenue account
of about 1.54001., which precludes the director+ from re-
commending any dividend fur the last half year. The re-
ceipts for the current half year (July to December) will, with
but a mo.lerste increase of bump as, enable the company to
rt same the usual dividend, after having pr mided for all ex-
penses and interest. The income of the company in this the
worst half of the year is more than sufficient to cover the
whole of the expenses. There are now no new works in
proems or in c intemplation to render nece.aary the raising
of more money, or to muse any addition whet, vet to the
charge of interest. This the directors consider to be, under
all arcumstenets, not an unfavourable position of the com-
pany's affairs ; and although they regret the necessity for
tne suspension of dividend even for six months, they are
satisfied that the company is thereby placed in the safest and
soundest posit i in. The receipts for the h4f year have been
545.3081., and the expenditure less than thst sum by
13,3021 21. 11d., which remained as a balance in the hands
of the treasurer. The rep mt was adopted, officers far the
ensuing year were elected, and some formal business having
been transacted, the meeting separated.
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT FLINT.—SEVEN
LIVES LOST.—Oa Wednesday last an accident occurred at
the colliery of Messrs. Eyton and Co., of Flint, by which no
less than seven persons lost their lives. The accident
occurred about 5 o'clock in the evening, as the nr n were
cvming up from their wark ; the ' sawney," or engine
which is used fir the purpose of winding them up, b, ieg at
the time under the direction of a p'rean named David
Hughes, who is the regular engineer of the work.. It is
the praciice in col:2ms to give a signal at tl e b :tram when
coal is abaft to be raised, and to give a differetit signal
when the men are coming up; and at this establishment,
a stroke of the hammer WAS that which i,.dicated that coal
was ready to be raised, and three strokes, and afar r a pause •
fourth ,!rake of the hammer formed the tv peel used when the
workmen wero cemiefe up. The usual llama appeared
to have been given below in this instance, hut it seems to have
been misunderstood by Rugby., the " eseimy man," and
when the colliers were about fifty or sixty yards from the
top of the pit, Hughes att mined to slacken toe engine, bat
failed to do so. Tee colliers wera then drawn above the
trill, and losing their hold, the whelt seven were thrown
precipitately down the shaft, the pit being 191 yards dee',
and six of them were killed on the spot. The seventh rely
lived about au hour after the accident took place. The
ropes and machinery were in goad condition, and there
Deems not to b.: the dig latest blame attributable to the owners
of the c Mier); for defects in any of these re spec s. On
Thursday an inquest was held on the bodies of the unfortu-
nate wen, and the jury returned a verdict of meeirl..uehter
against Davi i Hughes, the person who had the u-avagement
of the engine. The c'roner accordingly committed Hughes
for trial at the next Flintshire assize-. But for his appear-
ance has been, however, offered and accepted.—Carnortion
Herald. _

COLOSSEUM AND CTCLORAMA.—Athong the lllll-
wrong vie tors to this exhibirion this weak were the following
dis'ingurshed parties :—Marquis Lunarlowoe, Ertl of Shel-
burne, Earl Pembroke and party, E orl Fortescu , B.thop of
Oloucerter and family. Lady Fitz.Wygnm and p try, Lady
Louisa Parker, L rd de Roe and party, L.ord Sdrli ler and
party, Lady Mel) .I=ol, Lady Guernsey, S r 13. and Lady
Pakenham and party, Co). Srr H. F. Davie and party, Lady
Beresford, Mr. Cobden, M.P., &c., &c.
INQUEST, YESTERDaIt.—SUICIDE FROM RETTRSE
OP FORTUNE.—Before Mr. Biker, at the Write Hart
public house, Old Ford, Bow, on view of the body of John
Davis, aged 32 years, who drowned himself in the River
Lea. The deceased was the eon of Mr. E Davi., of the firm
of Davis and Co., who carried on the bu-ino.s of wine mer-
chants so rueccssfiely for many years, in Bi-hopsgate-street,
City. On the death of his father, which occurred about hve
years altos, the deceased was left with a very handsome for-
tune, and he embarked in a speculation with anotht r gently
marlin the wine trade, which turned out a complete failure,
and the deceased soon became reduced to 'linnet starvation.
The lois of his fortune so operated upon his mind thar he was
considered at times to be deranged. The el- c ased had latterly
become an omnibus co. doctor to one of the Chelsea omni-
buses, and on Saturday last he left home, for the puepose of
going for at errand for his employers, and was never heard
or seen alive afterwards. On Monday m truing a hat and
coat was found hanging upon some ninon., near the house
of Mr. King, the loek-keeper of the haven Lea, at Bow.
The drags were procured, and the body of tbe deceased waa
ultimately found. The deceased's badge and address were
found in Ws peeke's, which led to his name and identity.—
Verdict, " Found drowned."

MATCH:

NEw Acr RELATING TO GENZIAL AND
SESSIONS —Among the acts of parliament wt ich have jail;
received the royal assent is o eto amend the procedure ha
Courts of General and Quarter Sessions in II 'gland and
Wabia, and for the better so vancernon tof justlee Incas-a within'
the jurisdiction of those courts (12 &13 Via, nao 44) Tha
'object of the act is t 3 make the lase of appeal suer, uni'nrs.
-si ll elau• sin the which -

tires of eppeals frivolous appa.la, (-Miami and Quarter
S,Sliooll are now empowered to eve owe in all eases, whs.
thee suck appeals are or are not prosecuted. Notice of ap-
peal must be gilte n, and the grounds of appal set ti:th. Ths
act dreg not extend to S:otland or Ireland.

OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Yester-
day en act of parliament, which received the royal assent on
Saturday, came into operation, with reapsct to the payment
of salaries of officers of the House of Common.. Br the act
in question (12 61 13 Vic , cap. 72), all monies arising, from
fees of the House of Commons are to b' carried to tier Naas.
hated fund, and the salaries of the clerk, c'e rk'a assistant,
etc., are to be paid out of that fund. It is dmi tred by the
fifth clause that too much of the Act 9 6; 10 Vie., cap. 77, os
directs the commis-loners for regulating the office of the
House of Common,' to appoint a pay mastmt, and as regulates
the said aim, shall, front and after he Is. Augur, 1849, be
repealed, and the salaries, allowances, soperannuatfoos,
charges, and expenses of the Hot to of Commons shall thence-
forth be p .id by the Paymaster-General, in such manner as
the Commission( re of the Treasury shall direct.
FORGERY.—A number of counterfeit bills of ex-
change have been for some time in circulation in Net tirg-
ham, and the romper auJio: Lies have been nu the sleet to
discover, if posailie, the pe. petrators or the fraud. 04 Tun-
day last a young man, tamed Charles bishop, well lt,own in
the lace trade, and who nas latterly employed a cement, r ibis
number of hands in the above braneb, was apprehended and
brought before the magietyttes upon it charse of tut. ring a
forged bill of exchange, to the 'monist of 1391 13e. The JAI
was presented by the trisoner at the bank of Hart and Fel-
wh, re ll shop had a banking account. Tee signsture
of " Grotweit," (an eats mite fi,ot in Om tow' ) app are.' on
the bill, which 'ass proved to be a fotgerv. The prisencr,
his defence, said he he 1 the bill along with others Item •
Mr. Attwo xl, of Wood-street, Cbeapside, London, whom hi
was just ab it to take i•to partnership. The Nottineham
police, however, had made inquiries, and no person mt-wer-
mg to such a n erhe could be bound. Mr.Cowlee, th.. prisoner's
attorney, told the magistrates that hisnop had neen the victim
of sharp, re. He was, however, fully committed to take his
trial at the next NAtioghamshire assizes.
PARISIAN FLOORS OF IRON AND POTTERY.—
Amongst the improvements made in the art of holding
since the last " Exposition of Industry" in this town (says
a Paris correspondent of the Builder), one of tee most im-
portant appears to he the appficntion of err-night iron fur
flooring parptses. As this mode of t mpb.ying a material we
possess in such allun.'ance, and nt neigh very lee prices, is
but little known in England, sonic hotea upon the subject
may be u.eful. Ttere are three nea'ce of employing
wroughteiron ; firstly, ,with wrought-iron frames, filled in
with hollow pots bedded with plaster; secondly, the
wrought-iron frames are filled in with lietlit rubble, 'deo set
with plaster; thirdly, the male 'irises are ode of wrought-
iron, wood trimmers are introduced, an.i the %Oleic teems-
work is then bowed together with tic rods. The pots used
for flooring purposes are of two dimensions-7i iceberg high
by 41.16' inches diameter, and 8 11-16 inches high by
4 13.16 Lichee diameter. The upper end is beaten auto a
sort of octagonal firm, but the main b:xly of the pots is
cylindrical. Thy French ar.hitcces Novo employed hollow
pots in positions which have allowed them to economise
much mom, namely, for partitions and party-walls.—TAe
Builder.

MONEY MARKET.

WEIINEBDAY EVENING.

The absence of many of the members of the Stock
Exchange t.,-day, cau-ed a want of animatiou in the
dealings in the Englieh funds, and Consols opened tit
a disadvantage. They were first marked for money
at 922, TOM to 1„ then declined for a while to 921, and
were last done a, 921, being no advance of 1 on the
opening price. Far a-count there was lees business
done, the first and last transaction was at 921. they
having bean dor e at 4- less in the iuteeval.
They are marked for the close ..t 921 to 1, both for
mcney and account. The Three per Cent. Reduced
were transact d at 921 and The Three-and-a-
Qaarter per Cents. at 931 to ;I, the last operation
being marked at 'Ai.
Exchequer Bill e were negotiated at 48e., 505., anti
515. premium. Long Annuities, 30 ye:re, expiring
10th Oct., 1859, at 8 11-16; ditto, cx. sth Jan.,
1860, at 8 11-16. India Stock at 2,51. India Bonds
at 83s. premium.
The business in foreign stocks has been very on.
impotent, aid With no material variation. It is
comprised in the following :
Danish Five per Cert. Bonds, 1849, at 971.
Grenada, at 16. Mexican, ex coupons, at 27, anti
261. Portuguese Four per Cents., at 29, and 281
ex. div. Russian, at 1051 and 6. &stash Three
per Cents., at 341. Five per Cent. French Renter,
at 89 f.; exchwge, 25 f. 35e. Two-and-a-Half per
Cant. Belotiaa, at 46 ; exchange, 25 f. Du'eh Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., at 52, and ; ditto Four per
Cent. Certilliates, at 811.
The London and County Joint-Stock Bank has inti.
mated to the eharreholdtre that the dividend for the
half-year ending 30th June last is at the rate of 6 per
cot. per annum, free from income tax, and will be
paid on the 13 h August. The balance sheet states the
profile of the six months to have been 7,6121.25. 11d.,
of which the dividend will absorb 6,0001., leaving
1,6121. 2s. 11d. to be carried to profit and loss. The
total deposits held by the bank show an increase '-
about 180,0001 since the last account.
Th.! dividend d:Glared at the Lando: end Green-
wich Railway mooting yesterday was at the usual
rate of 3s. 93. per share.
From Archangel we have adviccs to the 24th Jul;
up to which da'e, from the opening of the navigatit
this spring, 202 vessels had arrived at, and 12
vessels had sailed from that port. The Russians
were asking fur the best quality of linseed, rubles 6.
Common quality had realised re. 5.60. The free
stock was estimated at about 10,000 qrs. Seal oil
had been paid as high as re 1.75, but the expected
large supplies it was supposed would affect the price.
In flax there was nothing doing, and the Russians
were ready to accept lower cffers,
The five stork of oats was estimated at 50,000
quarters, and Rs 1.95 cash was paid. The irquiry
had subsided. Wheat was quoted Re. 51. Tar had
been paid as high as Rs. 3.15, to Re. 3.20 for Eng-
land. Pitch, 45 eta. per pood. Tallow (soap), Rs.
31.50 per 10 pools.
Our advice. from St. Petersburg are to the 21e
July. The accounts of the growing flax were vet
unfavourable, and, unless early warm rains set in,
fears were g. nerally entertained that the crop
would be ettirely ruined. In hemp a large business
had been done, tree Russians having latterly accepted
80. Rs. 80 for clean. The quality has turned oat
better than was expected. Linseed was in request.
Tallow has been disposed of to the extent of 5,000
casks at Rs. 113 for common, and his. 114 for Ukraine.
The price had since advar.ced about Rs. 3 Soap
tallow realised Ra. 111 ; white candle ditto, Re. 130.
Of grain, oats were the only kind in request for ex-
portation. Freights were firm. The exchange on
London was 37d. to 361 d. for three months; on Paris,
391 to 5 for three months.

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GOODWOOD RACES.
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THIS DAY.—(BY EXPRESS.)
THE MOLECOMB STAKES. ' I
William the Conqueror walked over.
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MATCH : 501. T.Y.C. 1 1
Whi•eatene beat Royal Hart.
SWEEPSTAKES of 200 toys. ea-. 1. T.Y.C. 1, t
Claymore walked over.
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SWEEPSTAKES of 30 soya. each.
Cumberland received forfeit from Buldiuelt and
rhirlwind.
SWEEPSTAKES of 100 soya. each. New mile. ;
Champion .. .. .. .. 1
Lady Jamey .. .. .. 2 ,
MATCH.—Mirror beat Hutr Om y.
PATCH.—The Wren received fort it from Verderer. A 1
CUP of 300 soya., &c. ii
Cant zln .. .. .. .. 1
Churieleer .. .. .. 2
Black Bogle .. .. .. 3
NEW Acr RELATING TO GENZIAL AND IatIARTIIR
institutes —Among the acts of parliament wt lob have Jail: i .1
iceived the royal assent is 0. eto amend the procedure in
3ourta of General and Quaver Sessions in 13 'gland sad
Wel" and for the better ea vancernen t of justlee in c aoa within'
he jurisdiction of those courts (12 &13 Via, coo. 44) The
.bject of the act is ti make the law of appeal fist.:giii'mu. i
['here are n clauses in the act, which act yid take street
in the Ist of November. In order to prevent fri 'Ginn% m-
ien of appeals or frivolous appe.ls, General and Quints
i,seione are now empowered to give orsza in all cases, wltne
her suck appeals are or ore not prosecuted. Notice of ape
seal must be giv.ll, and the grounds of apt. A set fj; th. The I

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