The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-01 00:00:00

mAmrpunA AND NNVJULANADA MINING

COYPAJIT.

The seventh general manual meeting of the pro-
prktors was held on Friday at the London Tavern, Bishops.
gate-atmet; Mr. J. I). P.MLIA in the chair.
The Camataaw sold the object of the meeting was to au-
thorise the directors to bieue now debentures in hen of the.e
falling doe in February next. They proposed to Mane new
delimaturre upon the seine terms ma those about expiring, if
they could not obtain the money upon better term; but they
would haws this advantage with the new debentmtm, that
they would Sot be allowed to take payment In shares.
After some discussion, a resolution authorising the M-
ining of the new debenture, was agreed to.
The ordinary general meeting was then commenced.
The retiring directors were re-elected, with the addition of
Mr. Routh, the directors remuneration PAM increaeod to
7501. per annum, and a dividend al la. 6d. per share de-
clared, payable on the 25th of August.

211018TILIR-OMBRAVBQUIRTERLYINTI7ENB.

The quarterly return issued by the RegisOnserel comprises the births and deaths registered by 2,197
registrant in ell the dietricts of England during the spring
gander that ended on June 30, 1869; and the marriages
In 12,359 churches or chapel.% about 4,109 registered poCe-S
or worship unconnected with the established church, and
631 sopenntandent regietrare' offices, in the quarter that
saga on March 31,1869. The returns are altogether of a
estidadory character; the mortality is below the average,
ths births are more numerous than venal, and the people,
%Alas • &arid view of their prospect' in life, have married
In unusual numbers. 70,868 persons married in the tirst
three months of the present yerr ; end the marriages in the
quarter were at the rate of 1•462 per cent. per annum. The
sedan rue of the oorreapendior quarter was 1.403 ; and In
the winter of 1868 it was only 1154. 10,790 persons married
who would ban remained unmarried had the marriage.
amounted to the SUMO cumber eg in the previous water
quarter. The Manes of dlerrians took place in
ever, dnieiuo, and was mat otneiderable in the manufactor-
ies districts. In Incalitre 8,310 persons married in the
winter quarter of the part year, 10,692 in the winter quarter
of the resent year.
176,727 births were registered In the three month, that
ended on June 30;• end the rate of birth was 3.677 per
cent. per annum. This is somewhat above the average rate.
As the births amounted to 176,727, and the deaths to
106.778, the natural Menne of the population of England
and Wales wee 69,949; or, on an average, 769 daily. The
natural Inane eof population was nuanally greet; and le
the United Kingdom probably exceeded 1,163 daily.
42,939 emigrants, or 472 daily, sailed from the pods of the
tilted Kingdom at which there are emigration oaken; and
10,332 of the number, or after conectieg for those midis-
, probably 11,337 were of English might. 4.390
ea to Australian colonies, 366 to the North American
smirrnias, 6,707 to the United States, and 906 to ether place.
The price of food, the state of employment, and the
weather, influirece the population to a great extent. The
enrage price of wheat has neon front 40s. 84. a quarter to
dffia. Mich is 7 per cent. dine the peas of the eons-
/ragtag arias nailer of the previous year. The prices of
lied and males yy the aerates have gone opt* 6i4.bad6d.•
nand at the IwadaWl and Navigate markets; they are 10
sad 9 per mt. higher than the spring prices of the previous
year. Potatoes wan 97a. 61. a ton at the Southwark market,
er nearly a halipeony a pound, and 40 per neut. cheaper
thea they wen la the am months of last year.
The swamp number of poor claiming relief fell from
871,612 in use spring quarter of last year to 819,560 in the
spring quarter of the present year; or pauperism declined 6
per ctn.
About 106,778 persons died in the threemonthswhich ended
ea June 30. for that number appears on the registers
of the quarter; and the rate of modality was
2.163 per rent. or Ws by -061 than the avenge rate of the
mesa. In the chief towns the mortality was at the rate of
2138 per ant. lees by 140 them the amen of 2178 per
oat. In the dietricts of the country and of the small towns
, the mortidity was lower (2-08 l) than it was in the &neer
1 dirtricta ; but leased of improvement there le derterioratioa.
Indeed the sanitary condition of the ooastry districts around
the large towns now demands strict attention. The mortality
lof ell England, if the moo as in the 63 healthy dietaicts,
would be at the rate of 17 in 1,000, or exactly 84,207. Those
may for the present be bold to be natural deaths; the sum
of 21,671 our this number are undoubtedly unnatural
death., sad may he ascribed to the nufavoarablesanitary con-
, ditioas in which a large portion of the population still lives.
The 108.778 deaths In the quarter, although lees than the
imenal number, imply, according to the moat reliable returns
of ekkossesthat about a million and a quarter of a million
of people dal ens was on an average infirm or constantly
sink during the eases'. 'I be quarter of a million sick would
be healed by tffective sanitary arrangement'.
The epidemics of the season chiefly to be dreaded are diph-
theria, which breaks oat nominally in unexpected places ;
and tharrhai i of a ewers form, mon to be apprehended a
localities with water berm and defective drainage.

KEW OAItDIIIII.-44 drinking fountain or two for
these splendid end weedy, Oriente wands for the people
is sow. from she very greet namben Rocking to Um, Terp
mach wipared ; till each a needful want is supplied a ilea-
c Duo alms of pare spring water may be had (pee) by all
vlsitore of tlis demi sweedsnt in livery la ohmage of the
lower room of tts• New Museum, opposite the Palm•hosse
la the Wean% Oeniess.
BOW= LAPICAIIOIIII AtlBl26ll.—ntese segue will
analwance 01% Wednesday, the 10th instant, before Bens
Wileate sad Mr. halos RM. The number ef °Thalami, for
Vial is 86, eadvalve of three hem Plaasheeter sad Ealfool.
Of the somber committed 3 are for marler,l4 manislanahler,
stabbing 18, rare 8, robbery from the person 7, Metal 3,
lemplery 14, 11,riory 3, bores Mishap 2, concesling Mb 2.
men* 1, fake Whams 12.