The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-18 00:00:00

NORM LODOJZf RAILWAY.

The twenty-sixth half-yearly general meeting of
the shareholders in this company was held at their office,
Euston Stan yesterday; ttr. ROSS D. MANGLES is the
chair.
_ . .

The CHLIILY,LI, is moving the adoption of the report,
which hes already appeared in the 'sprat said the re-
run of the 'rocking of the last half-year had been satisfactory
oa the whole. They lied had the misfortune to have • great
accident on the link which had imposed upon one the
necessity, he grieved to say, of paying a large sum to parties
injured, ba the whole of the deices were now mthded, with
theexcepticia ef can, which was under litigation. end which
was so exorbitant that the directors considered they were
bound to rennet it. The whole of the amount paid for com-
pensation bad been paid out of revenue but the directors were
still able to declare the dividend of 5 per cent, which had
beta paid of late. With regard to the future, without
being overmaagnine, he thought their prospects were better
than they had been on any previous °cordon. Festereewers
now arising in connexion wish this line, which he believed
would considerably improve their property. Most of them,
perpape
us
, bad reed the report of the directors of the Blackwell
Itail=ewtT allasi and tonh.tso a cohmlany which he would
ra
noot uladsea
to
W WWI to bring a considerable goods traffic on that line.
This line from its position must participate more or lees in
say advantage that might accrue from that line. Amin, the
Great Northern bed begun to bring ite goods on this line, and
it wee stated at the Blackwell meeting that that company wee
erecting warehouses for the Great Northern Company,
similar to those In Heydonemnare, which would no doubt
increase the goods mato on that line. end add to the income
of this. Again, the Hampstead Junction Hallway was
almost fisiahed, and when it wee opened they would have an
accession of traffic from that source. He found that on this
line the recelpte from passenger traffic in 1851 was 27,000/.,
in 1864, 36,0001., and in the correspondhig six months of the
=h ear they amounted to 42,0001. The goods traffic had
in like manner from 1,3001. in the first six months
of 1862, to 14,0001. in the corresponding six months of 1854,
and to 21,0001. in the present year. The cool traffic, though
it had increased, bad not increased so much. They had taken
it from the bands of the coal company, whom rent would
have been 5,0001., and they had made 6,3001. of it, besides
avoiding the risk of accidents.
Mr. AI ILAPATH seconded the motion, and said ha bad no
fault to find with the report.
In mum. to a question from a Shareholder,
The CHAIRMAN said the directors had, in order to guard
the interests of the company, qualified two directors in a com-
pany formed for making • railway which would term a junc-
tion with the other railways In the south of London, as this
did with those la the north of London. The bill for making
the railway was ket on the standing orders, but that or some
other scheme wall probably be brought forward during the
The motion was than unanimously agreed to, and a divi-
dend of 21. 10m. per cent. for the half-year was declared.
A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminated
the proceedings.

ELECTION EXPINsEe.—The election auditor has
just made hie return of the expellees incurred by the coneer-
vatlee Sir Samuel Bigoold and Colonel Bol-
ds», at the election which took plea for Norwich on the
28th and 29th of June, in consequence of Lord Bury's ap-
pointment as Tremont of the Household. Sir Samuel Big-
nold's expenses ere stated at 3861. le 3d., the principal items
being /or advertising, printing, &c., clerk', memeneere, and
official charges. Colonel Boldero's expenses were 81/. 18e.
3d., but eo staff arteries, 6;ci., being maiotaiced on the gal-
lant colonel's account, the items are wholly of an offciel
chanter. Lord Bury's expenses bare not yet appeared, nor
Ma any &comet yet been published of the disbursements at
the 'even contest which took place in Norwich on the 30th
of April, and with regard to wbich disclosures were made
recently before a committee of the Hone of Commons.
At the little borcugh of Eye, Suffolk, Sir Edward Ket-
tle», M.P., obtained unopposed re-election in April fir
661. 13e. 2d.
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART.—The Science
sad Art Department of the Committee of Council on Educa-
tion have le.ued the following notice in reference to examine-
dens In :—Tee hoe wishing to attend the
lions of of the scheme and art department In-1, Practical and
descriptive geometry, with mechanical and machine drawing,
and building construction; 2, physks ; 3, chemistry; 4,
and mineralogy (applied to mining); 6, natural
Vary ; fur Om purpose of obtaining augmentation grants to
Biel/salutes (under the Science Minuteof the2ed June,llB69),
meet send their names, addressee, and preeent occupation
to the secretary of the department, South Kensington, on or
before the 31st October. The examinaticas will be held in
the metropolis in the last week of November. Certificates of
three grades will be granted in each subject. 'lvies the
holder an segmentalon grant of 101., 151., or 201. a year on
each certificate while giving instruction to a clam of opera-
tives in that subject. These payments will be in addition to
the value of any certificates of competency for giving primary
Instruction should the teacher have already obtained any
each from the Committee of Council on Kdocation.—BY
authority of the Committee of Council on Education.
THE ABERDEEN COLLEGE QUESTION.—The gam,
lion of the union of sting's and Marimba' Colleges,of which
has seated Aberdeen and the whole of the north Scot-
land ao long and fiercely, and the ordinance to effect which
wee finally resolved upon by the commiesion, heeded by the
Lord Justice Clerk (thee), came by petition before her Ma-
jesty's Privy Council on Monday. 'The counsel who repre-
sented the petitioners against the ordinance Wffe Mr. Bonn-
dell Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Forsyth, Q.C. Tbe Attorsey
Creseral (Sir Richard Bothell) was also retained. be! MI
unable to be preeent. The result of the heating will be
learned from tbe following t rent by the Lord Pro-
vost of Aberdeen to ths townernrof that city onottdy.
veldall:—" London, August 16 1869.—We have •
Committee of Council have to »commend her Ma-
Jeety to disapprove of One article of ordinance, and to
»perm question cf confirming reet of the ordinance till other
ordinances relating to Aberdeen Ueleasity are laid before
her Mtersty—Lead Chancellor adding, we give no opinion
whatever upon mooed. tinted,end fourth articles. Copn.
.1.. ritum ou t perfect.- Thie decipion has been received
• with great satisfaction in Aberdeen.--Brotmeen.