The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-17 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

DEVONPORT.-(THIS DAY.)
/TATA OP TRI POLL.

Bt LUCA'S 00XIIITTIL-HALF-PAIT 9 o'ciocx.
Boller
Found 316
Flamm s oosuarea-9 0'93.609..
Ferrand 906
Bullsz

DEVONPORT.—YlNtliallilueeday) at the Town
Hall, Devonian% Sir Artintr Hailer wee proposed by Mr.
Watson, and emended by lb. ORO. Mr. !retread was pre-
paid by Mr. Eilenesese. end ascended by Mr. Rowe. no
Mayor (Mr. Laity), wbo presided, declared (ntw wee hosl-
tenon) that the show of handl was is favour of Mr. Far-
med. A poll having Doan onsanded by the friends of Sir
Arthwr, the election is appointed to take place to-day (Wed-
sudsy).

Baasticit.—Both Mr. Richard Hodgson, the con-
s:native candidate, end Mr. Inferjonbanke, die whig, are
pursuing en active mous. The contest promises to be
close, but a sort of " vigilance committee" hos been formed
mom the non-elector' to take note, should soy =suit
practices prevail.

REPRESENTATION OF SOTTO SHROPSIIIRE.—.
Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bart., chairman of the Salop Quarter
Enesiose, hail issued an address to the electors, soliciting
their swinges, in pima of the late Ham Robert Windsor
Clive (whose humid took place on Friday lest in the family
vault at Bromfield, near Ludlow). fkr B. Leighton professes
himself to be a coneervative, but willing to adopt all reforms
which he sees neceesary. He has for may years past been
an active magistrate for the county of Salop, and has consia-
tamely advocated reform and retrenchment in tbs county ex •
peaditure, and his dies have contributed mainly to keeping
the rates very low. He has alto been for many years chair-
man of Atch.m Union. There is no probability of any oppo-
sition to Instants.

CHARING CRoBB__Blui2pa COMPANY.

(TBIB DAY.)

The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of pro-
priet9re was held this morning, Mr. Few In the chair, at
which a report, of which the following are the principal fea-
tures, was read and adopted
Tile receipts and expenditure on secannt of income
during the peat sia mimeos present the usual avenge
result; the general receipts fur that period being
3.3251. 19a. 7d., and the payments 2,2261. la. 114. •
leaving a surplus on the half.year of 1,1001. 11s. Bd.
The total receipts for the year ending Slat July, 1869,
' amount to 6,4801. 18.. M. • and the outgoings during the
mama period to 5,0801. 16e. ad.; leaving a profit upon the
year of 1,3711. 3.. 81. Of this amount the sum of 1,1401.
has been applied in reduction of the mortgage and
hoed debt of the company, thereby reducing the
same to 13,6001. The miscellaneous outstanding
ciaims, including Mr. Wood's balance ea solider?,
amount to 1,0821. 18a. ld. The directors congratulate the
proprietors epos the passing of the act for making a
railway from the London-bridge cation to Charing-cease
over their bridge. The pendency in parliament of that bill
induced your directors to enter into an arrangement with
Messrs. Tillett for the termination of proceedings which
those gentlemen had instituted in Chancery against the
company, to enforce the performance by the latter of their
contract to purchase the line of property intended to form
the approach from the Yrrk-road—the arrangement being
that toe agreement with Messrs. Tillett should be cancelled.,
en ii..nient by the company of 4151., in fall of all
demands."

The meeting was them declared special to cmaider the
agreemect with the Charing-cross lt 'amity Company, such
agreement having for ata object the ultimate transfer
to the railway company of the property of the bridge
compeer, on terms which, when wirdly carried our,
will secure to the latter company the rusintenace of the
guaranteed stock for tee years, and the payment of the addi-
tional sum of 100,0001., making a total payment of
126,0001. The amount is made up of two snore. via.,
40,000/. for the property exclusive of the tolls, awl 56,0001.
as aaorrtained oerepenmidou for the tolls. A clause in the
egreerneer reqnres that 20,0001. should be deposited se a
guarantee fund aor completion of the arrangemeat, subject to
forfeiture to this company ia case of failure.
A resolution ampoweetng the directors to adz the seal of
the compsay to diadem( of arrangement was proposed sad
carried.

Prince Louis Lucien Buonaparte is among the late
distinguished arrivals at Brfebton. The prince occupies a
noble suite of rooms at the Bedford Hotel.

It appear, that out of 336 eases in which dissolu-
tion of manlier, has been sought on the ground of adultery,
such adultery is alleged in 262 cane to hems occurred before
the passing of the Divorce Act—that is, before August 28,
1867; cousequently, the comes 'rising from 1867 to 1869
have bean at the rats only of about 47 a year on the whop
population of England and Wake,
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Ana. 16. M6llO-
- examination of candidate for direct appoint-
ments to the spiny will be held at the Revel Hospital, Chelsea,
on the I.t September, 1829, and following days.—Goutte.
QUEEN'S HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM. —We have
the satisfaction to be able to state that, through the 'netted°
exertions of the &under, the chapel and left +leg will be
roofed-in next track, and the debt wing end the ow-patient
department will be op.esed early in September for the reap.
tion of pstients.—ofrts's Gault*.

KEW GAIMENC.—III the succulent house (No. 7)
as Amatican sloe is about to open its blismoms. Its flower
ram, *Alt caudelebra•like top, is already 18 feet in height.
Tee Magnolia graudiflim is mho producing its measillcent
flowers The rcoont rain bas greatly improved ihe
which is now In beautiful older.

LABOUR IN DUBLIN.—The carpenters of Dublin,
it poems, were about to follow in the footsteps of their brother
craftsmen in Loedoti, and, in Winn of a demand for en In.
cres.e of wags*, to strike. The building trade bay been for
some time past, and is st present, In a very flourishing state;
and as the tiee is wages soarht for was modersts-2•.• week—
Vie masters yielded, and now all is going on emoothly. The
negotiations between the employers and the employed are mil
to hove limn conducted in a spirit of rood ration on both
side.% which speedily lid to en amicable result. The Mandell
rags are now 30e. per week, with a prospect of mutant
employment. "The whole city," says a letter from Dabs,
"is undergoing *complete metamorphosis,. Palatial shapers
"twinging up in the leading streeta, and even in second sad
third rate buitiosee localities. The new and expensive pave
most is becoming general, and some of the &prays are now
not to he crowded in breadth and finish In any city or town
in the three kingdoms."

BRIDEWELL BORIAL-GEOUND.—A watTatit in the
Oaretts of yesterday orders-1. That the whole of the rub-
bish. bulldiag materkle, &a, which have been deposited in
the burial-around of the precinct of Bridevell, Blackfriare,
be completely removed under suitable supervision, cue being
takes not to disturb or damage the heed or loot stones, or
tombs. 2. That the whole surface of the ground be levelled,
with the eaceptiea of the tombs and graves Mutes, sad be
covered with a layer of fresh earth of the Weber of at Wet
a foot. 3. That the surfs°, be sowed with grass Ned, mid
the vegetation be maintelasi In a proper state, and the sore
face be never disturbed.