The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1859.

MLIXIENT RAILWA7.-177118 DAY.)

'foie morning the seventh lelf-yesrlr meeting of
proprietors in the above cempany wee held at the Oakes, 7,
South Sea Howe, ender the of Wm. DENT, Esq.,
chairman of directors. The report statement of amounts
were read by the secretary (Mr Wookot).
The report, of which toe full-wing to an abstract, stated
that Awe the last meeting all valuations napped=
lands and interests bed been settled, and that 192,0091.
would be eutlident to complete the Shortleade line.
The South Eastern Company had made a psymt nt of 1,90 W.
en amount of the guaranteed dividend of 3 per cent. The
capital soconnt up to the 20th June ebowed that 7531961.
3.. Ai. had been received, and 71,0321. 18e. 93.
hod been diebursed up to that date, sad that
the amount available foe dividend was 8041. 1111. 7d.,ent of
whith • dividend of 24 per cent., free of tacoma tax, was
reenuttneeded. The work. were progreasiag eatiafeciterily.
The CHAISMAX, In moving the adoption of the report,
stated that it. detail' were so fall en not to make say
lengthened observations from him. The wefts were pro-
ceeding in the most satisfactory meaner, a. wee Wel the
teams between Shortlands sad South Bow-reed. They bad
• given no detailed revenue account, because they were gleirea-
teed • dividend of 3 per cent. for the drat two years by the
Booth Eastern Company, of 34 pw cent. for the third
year, and four per c.v. for the following six years. The
1412 hl, Chatham, and Dover Company had entered into a
contract wtth them for the construction by them of the line
between South Bow-road and Bt. Mary Cray. and had
guaranteed to them 80 per cent. of the mileage traffic which
might per over their Stroud sad St. Mary Cray line, with
a revenue of 1,0004 • year, until the Chatham
line shordrl be open to Dover, when the minimum was to
to be 1,500/. The weet.end terminus would, he expected, be
• greet conveotenee to the inhabitants of Mid Kent, sad
would also tend very much to develop their metropolitan
teak.
The report and accounts
ings terms were severally agreed to, and the
proceed

The Depnty-Recorder (Mr. Aepinell), in charging
the jury at the opening 4 the Liverpool &anon' plots:day,
mewl toad a cearge agaiest one of the lona police of con-
dosing a (tinny, and raid that thin wan the only one of the
lied tea, b.. recollrood ever °cowling in tee force.
THE INsPEcTION OP TROOPS AT I'ORTSMOCITTL
Lleut.-C.,lonei C.rultchael, 32nd Light 1 oratory, sad ant
Lissa-Coked Bell, as noted to our report on Monday of the
teepetien et the her hisjosty at Portsmouth, was
birianed in Eby

LYICH Law Alr SIIIELD9.—A few days ego one
of the new of 11l American vowel (which ship le now In
the Tyne) roomed to he allowed to go on abaft, and not
reeelehig es an nedlate looms he was in the act of getting
aver the old., wine the wife et the captain poised a pistol,
cocked it, appecelard the man, and said If he put one leg
over there ! be would he • deed man. —Newcastle Chronicle.
Dostillt:CTlan FIRE NEAR BRADFORD.—On Mon-
day morning, at a quarter pest five, • fire, which proved very
dretructive In it. remits, broke out In a warehouse teeming
pert of Pannynaka Mill. New Leeds, near Brallord, in tes
occupation of Memo. B. Ingle end Co., spinners. Moms.
hides portion of the promises condoled of • building two
plumy, high, adjoining the botter-honas of the mill. Tice
lower storey contained • oonokkrable quantity of epees,
mohair, English wool and tope, partly dyoi; ale, a number
of non, and some spindles and dyers. The upper room wee
lied for sorting wad. sad cootained • large (mouthy of this
article. The fire broke out in a corner of the lower non la
=InZ, it is supported, of the flues having been over-
ienst immediately after the Ere hod bees els-
mewed two Ire Weeks wars on the ppro, but the whole
big was then in flume. Within three-guldens of an
hoar irem the dem of the tire being discovered the root fell
is, on the nannies became an otter ruin. lhe Mesas.
lees en WA neeni, and their loss from stock destroyed sad
domed wIB maw to I,oooi. The boildno, which
es .mosey, le tandentood to be tweed.—Monhaan
OrardiaL

DILSTIt 17CTION or FARM PRODUCE By FIZE.—
Yomerdag,Arie broke out ia maw area at Lai Fans. at
Hamm, . latelbasam was 11111 M is the Leaks Piro
Brigade, . Hawirraaa, taw obit( dame of tie district,
iamaatlataly sierra to. th• pima, wit/ awa martirk aid s
awabar of drama. Oa task antral, two haws •Malw
demoted ems VIA in or. gunnel blaze. TY parish tw-
ain= wen mined, et work. snd some heave sloped Way
the fire was ettiagniehed. The two smoke wore *windy de-
smoyei. sod much dumps does to a stack of hay. Tho
property wee insured in the Cosoty office.
A NARROW E•CtrE.—Year•rday morning one of
the rasa bolas/fog to lb* Great Northern Railway Come
may wee mosaylag a had of silk from the Bull sad Month,
Bt. Marrin's-IwOrend, to the King acmes etaiien, sad
pawing through Caltborpe-wreet, Grarssiowirmd,
owls; to the ropes baying become loosened by this orals-
I yea of the load—stoweeing ass—smart of the balm NI halo
ths abwt, and wars withis • hair's-breadth of croaldag •
lady sad gestlernas is s cab which was passing at the
moment It I. bat a very short tow knee an empty oak
in its fan tyros • similarly loeded warms killed a gentleossa
is Yin William-street, Landombridgc The silk was
mod 'Oared by the street mud, which was very floid, by
caw of the meat rale.

Ansigrrau MORDIER AT SPIKE ISLAND.—The
Cork Reporter nye :—" Os Friday morning lost, when the
Wesson and warden were aeseenbled is the chapel to tuned
'bele ineesber prayers, as the Rev. Mr. Lyons, the senior
Sams win* chaplain, was about tocantossoce the wreck*,
• antiker deoerMta mode a iitteultassotia rash on warder
Micheal Tbesers. ewe up the peer in which he was at the
risse, sod olllandellei header him with the broken portions
Weed is a most savage said infuriated in , and only for
Os prompt Interlineal of ettur warders, who happened to
be seer, sad seised the principal offeorli re, It is more then
certeio —notwitbennillpg the sanctity of the plars—they
would hove seerldieed that victim os the spot. A few days
preveenely a etwilair sir* was made in tim school en the
weeder is charm end ware It not f v the exertions of the
ley. Kr. Lyons, who happened to be near at rho time, It
Is lardy this melt would be serious, as it eppears that this
le the esessul senimpt that ha* been recently nude on this
woadisr."_ _

111
NATAW FATI.-Th. petty sessions of Navin
were held ea Illeaday. The principil matter for the eon-
stillentkis of the beach woo the late riot at the autumn fair,
which wee Net be/d. The Earl of Mayo templed the chair.
Ns wee impreeed by moral other magistrates of the direct
Tb. Mt arse What es yam that of William Butler agefest
011iney. The plaintiff, on bone sworn, deposed to
the hot that he we. proceeding to the tar when be met a
mob of upward. of 300 penny, who were pelting with mom.
ths Ikevens nod the cattle they were driving toward. the
hie gene. The whom. deeeriberl the riotous conduct of
the mob, but he did not ray sinning of the real promoters
of the riot, whom reverend persona wan not within hi. ken.
Mr. Cerra. appeared a. counsel f.r the defendant After a
good deal of querti ming and ernsuseetioning of the wit-
tiest.., the magistrates retired to coOder their decision, and
after en anon of about half an hour returned into coast,
when Lord M.yn said—lt hoe been &meet to by a IlKi
of the crieeirtrates that you, Gibney, hive committed aqua-
writ, mid you are to be committed f.r one month to the gaol
of Trill, with hard labour. Have you anything to my to
that ? Mr. Carron applied for liberty to appeal agalait the
deri.ino, which the bench granted. The other charges were
them dheallesed.

MURDEROUS ATTACK NEAR SHEFFTELD:A carter
aimed Lame Cornet, of Cileadlaw-common, near Mud&lA,
Ism bees apprehended as a charge of saaaultutg on rho high-
way George Richardms, collier, of latake, neer Stieff-Id.
The !attack, which took place a week ago, was of so brutal •
c`sirseter that Riciterdwin'e life is deeptinid of, and on Satur-
day evening W. !Smith, Each coagierate, attended his
bo e.. sod took his deposition in peesesee of the accused. Os
Monday erasing Itichardeon went to Gleadlaaa (met, and es
his return, a little after midnight, met the prironer and dorm
other men when about half a mile from home. One of the mat
told his to stand sad deliver," but pweed f teemed with
two of hie companions, without waiting to receive any worm
Collies, however, who remained behind, knocked liatihmdeos
down, end proceeded to punch him in the mood violent
manse. on the ohnt. Abe, face, ISt., sing as be did em
I'll give it To I'll give it yoa." Richardson screamed
murder es loudly as he could; but his assailant evariansd
to switch him with nitabated violence. At length Collies
told Richardma to got up, or ha would kill him. The pone
fellow roes, sad tried to get away, whamayea CoSim again
inieeked him dean and continued the attack aatil ha wee
I pried be miner,lamed Apart, who happened to pima dist
way. On being releassd, Richard/nit crawled hens es well
me he could, mime meet of the way es bie heads amt knee*.
He has not slam bees able to leave bin bed, sad Ms. Joa-
o., puntrne, who atteade him, I. of *Wes thee he esseot
saseesc. releases alkntes so the cause of attcrt thee Insbasi-
we pushed ,gainer him, but this is denied by Hlahardiew.—
Menelester Geershers.

Tag SSlTlltratiT CUM—Yesterday a warms elf
raspleast4 a vaP•a the shops is differaat parts at
ohs City N slinatures to s petition for vominnollaa
Dr. &methane' 11441110000, end, • rumour having gat
tint the wee hie wife, she woe followed by a crowd. Wed•
pelly of bop, tram which "be ern at length okapi to tats
refuge in • boom* In Keyal Ezohsaso-baudisda. mid oat d
that eke wee • wishbone of flowthureee some MOM jean
se. and that she folly believed him to be isaeoisit.

RAILWATS.—The following are the last
Muni al the imams receipts of the selodpslFriach railways
free Assist l 3 to Angew.l9

jorniac_p....7.Z. INAS. gook MUM. IX2 Pril.
WlRML—Panwelik WS* L : mak 4s red. IA 441 t
emu. rwreen.lifiandt. ; geed.. Sr suf.: souk I.mtiw.
RAM. —POINE.M.MItY. in emal. 1,171.23. w.
Nevisaassix—rsimPmll4l.llll4;sesii.,loT.l2l•4
Mat. %Ili*
eenzaas.4Bans." MAW ; me. 170.113 t. ; MM.

SHARE LIS2S.-71118 VA).

Two o'Cr..oez.
The railway share market to-day is generally
firm though inactive. Midland stock la in
demand, at a fresh improvement. Many of
the lading descriptions are to-day quoted
ex the half-yearly dividend. London and North
Western stools is now quoted 94 to 3. ex
div. ; Loudon and South Western, 921 to
; Greet Western, tlo 1 to t ; Midland
1041 to 1, ex die.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 98
to 3 ; Great Northern, 101 to 102, ex div. ; York
and North Midland, 72 to 1; and Eastern Counties,
683 to 67, ex die.
hart,-Venetian Railway shares are dull, at
the reduction which took plies yesterday afternoon ;
the original issue is quoted 21 to 1 prem., and the new
2to pram. East Indian and limit Indian Penin-
sula Railway stocks are in demand, with an upward
tendency. The Canadian and Brazilian Railway
shares are somewhat firmer.

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