The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE.

Legit reaming the annual meeting of the National
Sunday League wee hold in St. Martin's-ball, Long-sere, to
receive the Snead a sad general reports, the election of
oaken, and a. other business.
Mr. W. Dennis, the treasurer, was unanimously culled
to the dub, sad, is opening the business with a how brief
remark., eoegrettilsted the weetirg on the great progress
the Leers had made 'ion it: establier mint
The bOlt. BICSIT/111' (Mr. Morrell) reed the general
report, which set loath th 4 the Luau was estabtomed oa
the 7th of September, l‘flfl, when Sir Joshua Walmelsy
emanated to Dec... the president antkatlowed them the no.
alas °Mess is Duke-street, Adelphi, and 4 influential
polkas. *flowed their names to stand u vice-prisidents.
Various breathe' were af 'rewards instituted at Camden-
town, Pimlico, Olerltenweil, lido-sud, Bethnal/me, and
other places. The Leans* had been oppt,sed by the
Lord's day Observance Society and the Sunday Rug
&mulattos, but without • Elec. The solority which
defeated the MOODS is tee Houle of Common., brought tor-
ward by Sir J. Wellesley, wee obtained by the trust prem•
sure from without on that members, and by the way In
which the appestat:et petition were got up. The palliest
mat I Ithe I,me Trees lee to aect
eleee,,,T. men Vomit he Sepeeteetlymember,
wrest;
port concluded by referring to the Sunday bands, and stn
the member, now mustered 1,999.
. .

Alter some conversation, in which it was stated that the
report sou net snfilciontly voluminous, it was VhiMatitli
Shoved by Mr. Heaps and seconded by Mr. B. Webb, "Thai
the report be adopted as a basis of another report •o be pre-
pand by ilve members of the old committee, to be printed
sad cdreulated as widely as presible."
Thalweg unanimously carried.
The financial statement showed that the ?taints bad bees
3621. Me. 94., and the disbursements 3404 Os. 8i 1., leaving
• balance of 121.185. 3d.

The various officers for the ensuing your having been
sleeted ; after the disponi of some routine litwicele, the pro-
ceedings dosed with a Tots of thanks to the chairman.

EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE

RAILWAY.

The report by the directors of this company foe
the half-year ended 31st July last, states that after ded intim
the tangs due to the conjoined company of the Scottie's
Control, smonnticg to 84,999!. 16 lid., and the joint
working expenses which the company le liable to by the
agniewieut, amountiag to 37,3221. 121.103., the Editbargh.
Perth, end Dundee Csmpony is left a net surplus, oa the
joint account, of 47,6771. 4s. Id. Ean company belay, by
ogrientent, separately liable for floors taxation, shore dues,
sad other speeded payments, and entitled, on the other
hand, to certain epeeist receipts, the special payments amount
to 6,7931. 135., and the special receipts to 9591. 17e. 2d.
Inched*, than speeds' receipts, the total halflear's it
• is 85,9691. 14s. Id., and the total expenditure (is-
eluding special) 41,8431. Bs. 3d., which, taking into anoint
balsams applicable to the previous half-year, leaves at pro-
soot a di/loveable slim of 49,4671 11.. 2d. This sum, after •
defraying half-year's interest on first class debeatures
(16.6161. 44 4d.), ditto oa mend class ditto (7,7141 7.. 34.).
half-year's dividend oa (Ironton preference stock, at 4 per
seat. pee imam (1,824 L 2s. 21.), and ditto
el W. preference nick at same rates (8,2291.
19s. 64.), loans 16,0721. 181. From this the dine-
ttes hesommead payment of a dividend on the ordinary
stook at the rate of li per cent per annum. The balance
406,4871. 9e. 4d. will ere carried to next account, alone with
3.6231. 91. 44., bong the balance from January, 1866, to
meet esatimpotsiss. The first six months' trial has tho-
hl proved the profitable's,a of no juactiop with the
Central, and both boards are atteadiny to the al-
. feeteassi of their small duff. renew. The rimer.' fund is
'barged with cost of three sew locomotives, nod 6001. for
station building at Moreton Junction. By the sale of a
Ism pinks el the 1.1. preference stock, the debt to the
banks bee bon valued to 239,1751. The residue of the
stook mitenid doss not exceed 108,0001. In the improved
areausterees el** eosopsey, the directors recommend an
extbsetiss elthe debt by each shareholder taking, pro gar-
denia, MU stook, a debeatare of three or are years, or
ea 41=11 lion tea a ;inferential debaters stock.
sofa anwintend the Simms B:a:ch Bill,
'Well failed to RR stados of parliament.

A HUSBAND, WIFE, AND CHILD DROWNED.

A most distressing accident took place on the rite
Area, Bradford, Wilt., about six or seven miles from tail
oily, es Saturday lest. It seems that a very respectable trades-
Me. Mr. Teener (who carries on the business of an iron-
in the town of Bradford), possessed considerable
meiaeieel pokes, sad within the past few months had de-
voted modt gam is ociestructing as engirt, by which to
=• email beat (a rowing one). Her ng aonsapished
ire he Me respect, he has frequently of late used hie
"Mesmer " as a pleasare-boat on the river Am. Os
Sabeeday last be aatortanately Cab Mrs. Teaser (his wile)
and eddy daeliter, about three years of age, oat with him
Oa al ousioion to !Mammon, a village shout one rile from
the lowa of Bradford. Th steamed up there safely, but
es Omit return, Ina the ??Wood," sheet threr-quartere of
• mao from their home, the accident to which we refer or-
esseL It was stated at first that the boiler bed burst, but
this was not the fact. It appears that by some mesas or
ether, Mrs. T fell overhead, and her husband, is
his eadeaveur to Tease her from droweisg. sprang to
the side of the host, which being very crank " naturally,
mdered more so by means of the engiee, espsind, beryieg
himself sad his kelpies. little daughter sada water. We
learn that se an was present to witness the dep`or-
'Ole calamity, except a shepherd's boy, too young sad feeble
gonadsr say assistance; consequently. titer a soon sues-
ithe, the father, mother, sad child soak to rise no more. A
shooting party were sot far from the spot where the
aster occurred, and were attracted thither by the meshed
cries for help of the &teemed, bet, ere they could mob the
heat, the sameness family had met their antimely grave.
The accident took place about six o'clock la the evening,
Mr. T about two hoar. before being le his shop ear-
thy eutossers. A march was et ones made tor the
bodies, which were felted, brought to their home,
sad told is shells. Oa the person of Mr. Tea-
ser were fosad a gold watch and same geld, tire.
Besides the littls girl who thus met her death, her. Teener
bad we hey, an Infant sheet four months old. This cans.
narks has throws a 000111 ova, the town, as both Mr.
Teener sad his wife were sonsidered moat amiable persoa;
and Mn. Tauser's father had bet a few boon barn loft
her hoses, where be had bees ea a visit. Mr. Tanner was
not mote thus thirty years of age, sod it is worthy of re-
mark that his friends had frequently urged him to leers this
act of swimming before he commenced his ineuntons; sad,.
had he dam so, WO calamity might not have happesed.

TONTINE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—A Dail Ins
bean made lotion, wind up the *Mini this company.
which was started some years ago to catty out life amor-
ous*, in eocjeattiaa with the Tooting system, but tbs. pro-
ject Mod, as company having only nomeded in rffseting
two or than psl4M.. The call is to pay off outstawaing
creditors' dime. and to repay tb•se who advanced monies
and paid sells, as against thous is the concern who di sot.

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BOSWORTH= MIRING COMPAIIT.—Tho petition
tot wiadiap up the drain of tho coupes, slats' that it wee
established to week wines at Senereed, in Cornwall, that
the capital wag divided ism 1,042 shun cto whisk •WI of
2L pee sere.wee made. A onaidereliti mum wee expeeden
in tea paella's el natertsla to work the situ, hst no pull
acarind, sod the petitioners state that to 1841 the panes
aberowied. Oa waking op the accounts it appeased that
there wee a belases whist toe ad weetarees et 3,63.54,, alma
wit nu tend that operations Gould not be carried on with-
out a tan elltilL pie noun. it was resolved tempera
epmeima end have the wispuy wined op, u •11 the oat-
ohhaMN
_Winne. had sot, though reduced, bees paid of.
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