The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-14 00:00:00

MR. COWPER AND THE NEW RIDE.

Oa Use motion for going into committee of supply,
.

Mr. E. JAMES calied attention to • statement which had
recently appeared in the papers to the effect that the First
Commiarioner of Works had made • speech in Kensington.
gardens in favour of the new ride. (Laughter.) He under.
stood that • large meeting was summoned next Sunday, in
expectation of hearing another speech from the right hon.
gentleman. (Great laughter.)
Mr. COWPER said that what had really happened was
much less than had been represented. He saw a crowd
If the park, and hearing • person haranguing in
-hyper of chartist opinions, and denouncing him (Mr.
Cowper) u a sort of impersonation of all the
vices of the aristocracy, he was moved by a
desire to correct these erroneous impreasions. Having
always been • liberal in politics, and having a respect for
the opinions of working men, be was not disposed to go
away without correcting the misrepresentations that had
been made. As accident had brought him within reach
of those miarepresentationi, he had thought it the
belt course to jump on the 'tench occupied
by the chartist orator, and refute the misrepresentation

IM had made. He had stated that the opening of the ride
would not at all affect the working-class, because few of
them went there except on Sundays. He had also conten•
ded that instead of exclusion it was admission to the
prdens to a new claw, and that the exclusion was on the
part of his opponents, and not of himself. Su far from se.
pasting classes, be contended that it would be a means of
uniting them. (Hear, bear.)There was 110 t A shadow of
aristocratic exclusion in the basins. If he had committed
an imprudence hews sorry for it ; but bearing his conduct
as a public man publicly impugned, he had thought it right
publicly to defend it. (Hear,
Colonel NORTH called attention to the report of corporal
punishment indicted in pols and houses of correction for
the last three yearn. After referring to the trials and sen•
tennis of courts martial, the hots. gentleman contended
that punishments were much more severe in gaols and
bower of correction. In Lancashire alone 190 corporal
peddineerata had been indicted, and 56 by order of- the
widths aggiliTlWlL It appeared by the report that boys
for
of L 5 and yearn of age had received front 40 to 90 lashes
trivial oilinscla.

Yr. HADFIELD defended the character of Yorkshire as
a " non-flogging " county.
(L!► sitting. J

LONDON AND aLaczwALL RAILWAY.
tram DAY)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at boos, at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. N. DAXIBLL
in the chair.

The report, which appeared in the Express of Saturday
last, ham, been taken a. real,
The t'aixtlittg, in moving its adoption, add the
changes mentioned iu tie report tested b. the con•
solidation of the traffic of the line. The approaches
to the hoe lad been ready improved. For • long time
these opposed great impediments to the advancement
of their iatereses, bet they bad now been removed,
and the company had enured the benefit of excellent
goods comoraniration in connexion with their
various departments of traffic. He treated that
within a fortnight the communication with the docks
would he placed permanently ca the most satisfactory
footing. The arrangement with the Midland Company
would not roue into operation
.quite so soon. Aa regarded
the capital which it wa.., mound* to raise, the director
bad given their best attention to the subject, and he hoped
the propoeals to be made would secure that object. The
tre, of the last half-year was satisfactory ; the excess over
that of the cornspooding half of last year was snail, but still
it was *nemesia. The bad weather had been slyest drawback
to the pleasure traffic. In goods traffic he anticipated • eon-
sidemble increase. The Great Northern and Midland
Compathee would not have entered into an arrange.
went with them, extending over • great number of years,
if they did not feel contideut that there would be a large
increase of business.

A iliwusaion enaued on minute details connected with the
issue of the new shares

Mr. (I. Mimi soot he thought the proprietors were now
entitled to expect ..peep increase of dividend.
In reply to questiolo.
The unalanan stated that the amount which the board
sought power to nine would be quite sufficient for the c)n•
atruction of the works authorised, great care having been
taken not to exceed the sums authorise! by the proprietors ;
and that the company would nut sustain much lees through
the recent accident on the North London line.

A Yemeni rroa thought the line was now in such • posi-
tion that the shares could 13,4 fail sone to reach par. Taking
into consideration the recent weather, they ought to feel
perfectly satisfied with the result of the last half-year's
working.
In reply to a further question,
The 77'NAIRN AN sod the interest width the company re-
ceived for the building. raised fur the use ~f the Great
Northern ..nd Midland Railway Companies was 6 per cent.
The report was adopted unenitsiously.
A dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum for the
half-yesr wee then &dared.

TIM CIIAIIIIAS then moved a swim of resolutions having
reference to the raising of the additional capital :
Plot, That the shale. be offered to the pro-
prietors in the proportion of one share kw every N.W.
Aare of the existing capital; secondly, that any shams
which weer not Liken up by the proprietors should he dis-
posed of is the manner most advantageous to the company
thirdly, that • deposit of U. IN. be paid up on the
lilt September not, and that the rentainum 5 per
cent. he paid Sr it might be required, at the
mt. of I/. per share, and at isterval• of not lees than two
months ; and lastly, a re...lotion to the effect that if the
.hale should not be called up by the Ist i 1 July,
the amount actually called up should bear a proportionate
rate of dividend.

Before putting the resolittion., the Cittutuve remarked
that the totems to he received he the oimpony for the Lon-
don Dock hreach, , was !S per cent. ; for the Midland
coniwny's elation, 25,0001., 6 per cent ; fur the Victoria
Dock new pods station sod valditimsal warehouses, 6 pea
mot.

The reeoluti,ete were old elopted without diecue3on.
A earauer haring mime in the siuditorship. Mr. George
Smith eel Sir. Rat,liff were each pommel. Oa • show of
bards the termer we. elects.' by a large nta;ority.
Thanks were then voted to the chairmen and the direc-
tor., After whkh the mortise sepswatel.

On Friday Mr. Kinnainl will ft..k the Secretary
at State for Foreign Affairc whether he baa made coy repre-
sentations to the Turkish government, or taken any cteps,
to influence them to demand the restoration of the Chriatian
women carried ,di and sold by the Drum*.

Mr. Potta has given notice that nest si.xxion he
shall move that an huoilde address be presented to her
Xarsty, praying that she will be graciously please. I to
(strewed the archbishops and bishops in their several
slioeeses to order that sermons may be preached on the
tint Sunday. or any other Suoiley in the year, in all parish
churches or district churches, for the support of the fabric
o the church, aad for the necessary expenses, usually
made by the grant of a church rata.