The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-05 00:00:00

THE SHIPPING IIITEREST.

The annual meeting at the General Shipowners'
Society was held yesterday at the society's eft° in St.
Michaerselley, Cornhill. Mr. JAIIII4 ANDERSON, is the
cheeses of Yr. Duncan Dunbar, took the chair, sad we
noticed swept those present Mr. J. Swims, Mr. G.
Moriball„ Mr. Allan, Mr. F. Somas, Mr. Tindal, Mr. G. F.
Yong, sad Essay other shipowners.
The CEAULIIAN having timidly explained the object. of the
t• ri F. YOUNG read the very lengthened report of the
comsdeLe of the Shipowners' Society, which noticos in
detail the report of the select committee of the House of
Commode on merchant shipping, sad expresses an opinion
that it must disappoint the hopes and expectations enter-
tained by shipowners generally as to the results of that
important inquiry. It is their (the society's committee)
belief that if every suggestion and recommendation of the
committee were carried into effect, the shipping interest
would not be thereby raised from the state of depression sad
difficulty to which it has for some years past been reduced,
nor would British navigation be restored to the position
it once occupied and ought ever to occupy, whether viewed
in relation to its intrinsic value as a great branch of the
material interests of the nation, or in au especial manner
as connected with the prosperity, the honour, and safety of
the state. *egret is expensed at the withdrawal of the
Lien for Freight Bill, and the report concluded byurging
re-
newed exertions of the body.
Mr. F. W. Garn.vx moved, "That this meeting highly
approves of the report now read, and concurs entirely in the
sentiments therein sneered in reference to the report of
the select committee of the House of Commons on mem,
cheat shipping ; and that it desires to record its cordial
thanks to the committee of the General Shipowners' Society
for the valuable services they have rendered to the shipping
interest on the many important questions connected with
British navigation that have occupied their attention during
the pert year, arid eepecially se regards the late parbasneo-
tuir of Sunderland, seconded the resolution,
which was carried.
. .

Mr. ECBiTiort proposed the second resolution, "That
this meeting has heard with great surprise • report that
Yr. W. B. Lindsay, It.P., is about to proceed to the United
States of America, sad is invested with some vague and us.
defined authority to communicate with the government of
that country on subjects of the highest importance to British
'varieties and the interests of British ithipowners • that,
°Durwood that swill an irregular interference on subjects of
high state policy by • private individual is calculated rather to
retard than advance the attainment of that reciprocity which
Great Britain has • right to expect front America in return
for the mionnous advantages conceded to that country by
the repeal et the British Navigation Laws, and couvinced
elm that Yr. Lindsay dose not passe the confidence of
the British shipping interest, and is consequently pecu-
liarly silaquelifiel for so delicate and important • mission,
this eng deprecates the delegation to him of any public
authority whatever on the subject referred to ; that a
Dopy of this resolution be transmitted the Right Hon. the
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade."
Mr. Luang Loam, of Sunderland, seconded the reeds-
Um, which was unanimously agreed to.
A resolution appointing • committee having bees earfied,
votes of thanks were awarded to Mr. Duncan Deabar,
chairman of the society for the past year, and to Mr. James
ANLIONOs, the chairman of that meeting, sad the proceed-
hip does&

OPEgATIVI BAllll2B' SHORT TiYI MOVEITILTT.
A numerous meeting of delegate! assembled on Monday
evening, at their new place of meeting, King's Arms, Mary-
leboae-street, Regent-street, for the election of officers, &0.,
when the following friends of the movement were unani-
mously elected :—Mr. Edward BlarJrrooro, chairman ; Mr.
C. Mare, vice-chairman : Mr. W. Pidgeon, secretary ; Mr.
W. naiad, gnaws secretary. A letter from the °writ-
spooling secretary of Bristol was read, stating that three
their great public meeting, at which the delegates from
London attended, nearly all the men joined the association,
and the masters, with very few exceptions, had consented to
ounatiOnt oe the new system, via, from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Letters were also read from other provincial towns, 'bitting
their pogrom
Errss llowsoesTirto (locos. —lts delicious
aroma, vatsdul smoothness, and Invigorating pewter have pro
tired Its general adoption as • breakfast beverage. ;lb.
ra=t II:. basket; Mla per lb., by the brindled grocers.
"Jaime Zppa, Bossusopethic Chemist, Lamina. —Ad
vartasemage.

Os; the 28th the Intrepid arri►ed frpse Sepia% and re-
tuned the next day. On the 27th the Scylla arrived Ivan
Messina, and returned on the 28th.

Her Majesty's ship Creuy was off Mahe cruising, and was
signalled in to take provisions to the Beet at Naples, for
w►ich place she left on the 10th.
Her Ifaiesty's ship Queen remains cruising off the port.
The Remiss steam•trigate Grand Admiral is here, and
her crew sre on shore on leave, and flue fellows they are ;
she has 800 men on hoard, all young strong fellows. They
look and conduct themselves very like English aailai ;
drink lots of brandy, donee in aaeatmerdinary fashion in a
broiling sun, while all other human beings are seeking the
shade, and are speedily rolling in the streets and singing
lustily. The uniform of the Russian officers—white duck
costs and everything trimmed with gold lace—is much
admired.

On the 20th a court-martial sat on 'a seaman of her
Majesty's ship St Jean &Acre, for striking an °film :
sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and 50 lashes.

Her Majesty's ship Melpomene proceeded to Corfu en
the 31st.

It is reported at Malta that Rear• Admiral Rodney
Manly will leave Naples, and after refitting at Malta will
proceed to Syri►, and Vice-Admiral Martin will return to
Malta.

St Jean d'Aere and Orice remain at Malta. Her Ma-
jetty's ship James Watt arrived this day from CanlM,
where she had been relieved by her Majesty's ship Ex-
mouth. James Watt will probably have to proceed to Eng-
land to be repaired, it being doubtful if they can repair her
in Malta. Greyhound is to proceed to Beyrout on the tat
September, with the mails, and men for the Admiral.
By her Majesty's ship Mespem, 95, invalids from the
fleet left for England, and there ere about 30 more that
will be invalided. There are in Malts Naval Hospital 200
patients from the fleet.

The carelessness with which men are entered costs the
country a very large sum of money and sadly cripples the
navy, for the numbers invalided from the ships sadly takes
from their efllciessey. Oonsumption cases appear to be
portly increasing.
The whcle number of French troops which have mend
far Syria, are : officers, 238 ; non-commisaioned officers sad
men, 6,089 ; 1,213 horses, and 46 mules. The French ham
still to send to Syria the 73rd Regiment and the 106th
Regiment of infantry, each 1,000 strong; and the 2nd
Regiment of Zonaves, also 1,000 strong ; and the Ist Regi-
ment of human, 680 strong.

OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.--SOUTH-
AMETON, ItISDAT.—The Ceylon
e left here to-day with the
Calcutta and China mails. took out about 150 pass.
semen, amongst whom were Sir C. Oakley, the Hon. Maa.
R. Deummond, Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis, Majors Laurel!
and Orr ; Captains Staubmy, Heckford, Purgneem, Shaw,
Hutchinson, sad Watson ; LirataDta Tottenham Pauli,
Will4ol3,llamourt. Armstrong, and Richards; Dr.! Far.
gram, and Veterinery:Surgeon J. M. Wilson. Amongst
her cargo were 736 boxes of treasure' worth 198,731/.
via.: for Modes, sovereigns sad half-sovereigas, worth
3,3401. 10s. • silver worth 75., and gold thread and jewel-
' lery worth 11661. 10s. ; for Calcutta, bar silver worth
16,000., sad precious stones, jewellery, plate, and watches
worth 1,487/. 15e. ; for Singapore, gold cu worth 4,7354,
and jewellery worth 63/. ; for Hong Kong, dollars worth
78,7751., bar silver worth 22.740/. and watches and jewel-
lery worth 1201. ; for Shanghai, har silver worth 44,3541.,
and dollars worth 26,4301. The Hamburg sod American
steamer Teutonia also left here for New York. She took
out upwards of 500 German antipode, a full cargo, a
Hamburg mail, sod an English ship mail
SIR JAMS OUTRAN II ARMEN TO ENGLAND.
Sr Janes Outram has returned to England to recruit the
health shattered by hard work in the exhamting climate of
India, and we are sure that the feeling which umpired the
valedictory addressee of the one country will animate the
warm welcome of the other. In the old days of the East
India Company, there would have been meetings of dime-
tors and meetings of proprietors to do him houour and to
confer upon him more substantial rewards, and a public
banquet at which the dower of the Indian service in Eng-
land would have been invited to meet him. Then things
have now become mere traditions. But such a man as Sir
James (harem will not be suffered to return to the country
for which he has done so much, without a hearty, gratefut
reoegeition of his many and great services. This autumns/
season of the year, which witnesses the periodical dispersion
of the upper ten thousand, may be unpropitious to an imme-
diate demonstration, but °etre= has fixed himself too as-
curtly in the affections of the great profession to which he
belongs, for this to be the cause of anything more than an
incidental delay.—Homereard Mail.
THffISIONTAL TO A Slur's CAPTAIN.—The follow-
ing gratifying testimonial has been presented to Captain
Craig, of the screw steamer Prince Alfred, now oft Graves-
aid : " We, the enedenigned, paesengers on board the
Prince Alfred, cannot part from you without expressing our
gratitude for the very great kindness we have received at
your bands during the voyage from Leith to Loudon. Lan-
-Ims.fails adequately to convey our deep sense of the
y treatment we have, one and all, experienced, not
only from yourself, but also from the steward, stewardess,
and others under your command ; but we can assure you
that we shall long remember the pleasant excursion we have
had under your care. That you may long be spared to ex-
tend to future passengersin your admirable vessel the
same friendly and hospitable @erne= which you have so
generously shown to us is the earnest prayer of your grate.
ful servants." Signed by about 160 first mad second class
ponwaigers.
THE COLLISION ON TIM SIERZWBII7III- AND HIED.
VOID R.ULWAT.—LUDLOW. MoNDAT.—Mr. dolma, cora
merchant, of Shrewsbury, who, it will be remembered, was
one of the rummagers by the down train on this line of rail-
way on Morley last, which train met a goods train on the
man line of rails with the frightful consequences already
reported, died last night at the Craven Arms. Mr. Jobaou
modved a emenasion of the brain, and it wee feared from
the first that the consequences would be fatal. The cause
of the meeting of the two trains on the same line of rails is
now pretty well ascertained to have arisen from some mil-
apprehension or misoopving of • telegraph message. The
Shrewsbury and Hereford Medway is • single line railway,
and trains are so arranged aa to meet at certain station,'
where there are sidings, by means of which they jaw each
other. In this way the traffic bee bean carried oe with
safety, any irregularity being provided for by the free use
of the electric teleg ph. On this occasion it is believed
Use clerk iniwopid the message ; and thus two trains were
sent to meet each other, with the fatal consequences
already narrated. The circumstance will be fully investi.
gated by the coroner.
CHURCH RATES AT PLUMEIIIAD.—COUSidevabIe
agitation prevails in the parish of Plnmstesd ea to the pay-
ment of a rate made by the vestry for the purchase of Lind
to enlarge the churchyard. It appears that at one of the
vestry meetings the vicar refused to pant a poll as to the
questiox of adjournment., and upon this and other
• large number of inhabitants have refused to pay r rate.
Several defendants yesterday appeased to answer sum-
monses at the Woolwich Police-court, Mr. Meadows White
attending to support the rate. After hearing evidence as
to the mode in which the rata was made, Mr. Trail! de.
'lied to adjudicate, sad • ease was than taken, eating
forth the whole facts, to be submitted to the Ecelesastiod
Court.
Sr. ANN'S CHURCH AND PARSONAOH, BIRKEN-
HEAD.—Ths Birkaihead Conuniasiooses have sanctioned the
eel. to Mr. John I.aird of NO square yards of land, adja.
cent to St. Ann's Church, for the erection of • personage
house. Mr. Brassey, who built the church at hie own
coot, and presented it to the diocese, intends also bullshit&
the home. Mr. Laird is to purchase the land at 3a. per
yard, with a reduction of 6d. per raid the building is
erected within • year. St. Aan's is =tended for the means
modation of the men who are employed at the various large
works at the north end of Birkenhead and their families.
THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY OF PAINTINini.-.-Thil
exhibition will open on Monday next. The paintings, of
which there are nearly 1,000, are of an unusually fine de.
seriptioe, and chiefly consist of works by British artists.
There is one remarkable pieture, however, hy Gudln, the
marine painter, of France, the enbjet of which is the
opening of the Cherbourg Docks by her Majesty Queen
Victoria. The Academy s prise bar, we understand, been
securest by Faed, the subject of this artist's picture being
I "Listeners never hear any good of themselves."

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