The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-25 00:00:00

WOOLIRCH ..IRSIN4L.

Sir Benjamin Hakes, accompanied by Sir Willi
-
Hem Armstrong, who yes admitted to the hewer of knight-
hood at her Mekaty's lever on Wedaselloy hut, visited
Woolwich Arsenal yesterday mondag end ;transacted bri-
ars with Celoak Talloch, supteriatembet of the Royal cot-
elate aspartame.. They were received within the arsenal
gates by Cohesi Wilmot, soperinterent of the gun facto-
ries; Caren Gordo., prbscipil :military storekeeper: end
kr. /obis Andante, fospector of machinery. It is rumoured
that the appendage of tier William Areastrang as easineer
to the War Department for riled ordnance Is the first step
towards the impreved ermagemeate *boat to be leveed for
earrying est with poster Akar ant massy the duties
of the meenhatering departments of the Arsenal
by dell rims to tin piece of thaw of the Royal Artillery,
rat promet The subject is at present ands the eeraday
end invertigat'oe of same member" of the Roue of Cone
10011/, and will be broaght before the boor teethes with
other harmer mires oresaverd with the Royal Aural
=tit; priest arias of pederast. One of the Si.
breech-loading weeper breveted by air W.
Arrestraeg, a 12-poeadir, which was realer a few days
ago at Woolwich sea semple goo, was yesterday
bought oat oe Woolwich-oommea driviarTati
treaties! firing make by a detachmeet of Royal
RIMS datikey, k emenseed of Adjateat Everitt,
when a begs proportion of the akin of the
perm eon prewar. The and stringent onion
see observed is pert the err approach of civilians
eEr sersketke of the piece by etragers, seder the k-
r their warble sa arm of IMAM may be illegally
eta mad resebeneed to conateepart During the law
days the gen reesaird to eton at the Arend even the
taws of the establishment were retard permiselee to in-
red it. Aka the detachment arras yesterday the gen
wee reread to the Hoer Artillery square, were it nu
wabseepratly hered k a teuparary wooden shad erected to
serer it ken as magic pan A pederast who was deo
tetrad in the act of taking a peril she& of the gen wee
tresmektely erred eel calk* upon to forfeit his unfinished
prodaction, with& be meet reletrastly yielded up to se
adore preent.

The Hem. H. Petro, Wee, it will be reestenbered,
tewand a sib wigs Wag dr bid was a Ikarstisbis Nita
dries mai talk fa the issadows mar Bastorart, is so Sur
sassetsal lost Its wlr sbertly be weed to reamesr is tie
saes.

We regret to learn of the death, on Wednesday
ha; it Dorlfactoo, of the V oeofsblo Azobilfacos !tondo.
The docoaold srollideseta woo is lb Okla per.

Mr. Spurgeon has bean presahis4 in Edinburgh
ail weak. The °owed says that " the pestles to whom dr
elitism el Bdiebturgli ors Indebted for the present opportn-
lifts of haardis and ening this London preacher h►ve every
agate t r eongtetulate themselves on the success of the spoor
ktion."

Amen the approaching marriages announced in
Part baling el alas Psbacass Pedalos/tat giddies of the
fames yearalial visa perished t du Eliver, Baas Lela**
with Viewed de liontaraal. of a Languedoc faintly, aad
*doss usetbas vas nisei of Marshal Noy.

Tb. dfeial glearkiiie at the hall given at the
Tannins en Tweedy wee °enamel es follows :—The En-
ron amid with. the Primes Mail& ; Prises Manna
with the Nmpeso; Penner Kethilde with M. Wry em-
benelor el Span; Penn Kant with the Dae►ne de V.-
n etia% el the princely family of Mean ; M. de Moab.
Me Wilt the Cannes Welenriki; Count Wellman with
the young Friesen Kent; M. Boiler, Idiaister el Belgian,
with Madame Magee; .ad IL de Boyer, Minster of Jettlee,
with Illedene de Vilhusseise. The Barren wore a dress of
white tells, with light embroidery of silver sad rine& of
gernet-seleared genet ; garnet mamma in the hair, and
• diadem et plods sad dun ends upon her Sorehead. The
Peluso Cisdide wee entirely in white, and with a white
wren&

"Priem Nepalese," says the Pays, oat the
audirses which he socernied to the Italian deputation, after
thinking thew kw their congratalations on his marriage,
IMINTIId to the hot Mat it was is Italy thst his family bad
band mimes= when east from news, and the reams-
tames of that eircametrees was sine sent to Jamey
kle peilhotires to favour of that generoue &aeon. The
phase shied that he was sorehead that the Emperor and
the Pan& penis Ilatietsimed similar sentiments."
The new marriage bill has jest been distributed
to the Chamber of Deputies of Prussia. The drat chapter
reistes to the visions cooditioss required to contract a mar-
Asp, and the second to divorce, ransoming among the
cram witkk hare hitherto berm admitted—mutual omment,
deep-rooted repairman on esti side, warm of proof of good
conduct re the part of a woman who has left Irr boatman%
and the se alter marrisge refuting to lerpkarte,s.

THE REPRESENTATION OP SOUTH ElNlEX.—Partiso
is South Baez are lookeig forward to their election
manta in anticipation of • depletion of partite:ea%
understand • large and influeniel pardon of the conservative
electors of this Mvin of the corny an Maims, should ea
he afforded, of 'wisely forward Mr. Piny
WPatritit7
en of Moore Hall, whenever 811060 t election mayeke pew and that gentians, it is dated, 4 not ladle-
posed en n;ee& to their wishes.
untie
iSelenin feel that
le aone who well known fir ltle aid extrema In
deem' el edneetiee geenally, end at refornatice et
needle einem In particular west be neeptabla to a large
het of the eloctors.—Chelowford CAroodek.
DIM OP NIL ABEL SMITH.—WE have to an-
noose the demise of Mr. Abel Smith, the steer weer of
the admen entice ferns of Smith, Payne, and Cu., aid
Smith. Wen end Co., who died at Wood Park, hi'
sow, Dew Were, at en eery boor at Weleaday merely.
He we. the die on of the lite Mr. &marl Smith, brother
of the later Led Clerriostoe, and was boos is July, 1783.
The deceased gentleman onarded firo In August, 1821, Ledy
Harbria Wet Melville Older of Me Hen. A. L. Melville,
at Emotes Ha 2) who died in March, 1121; sexedly, ia
July, 18M, Fenn Amen yenned daughter of the Ide
Gravel Sir Harry Calvert. G.C. 8., sad abew of Mr Harry
Verney. lILP., by whom he testa haw two sona—Mr.
Abel Smith, M.P. for Hertfordshire, sad anther is the
Ouuda-matt sewed daughters. Mr. SmMk, prior to Ina,
represonted Milberst and Wanderer in fru netsuke par.
ii 013101164 end was a deeded conserved* Is politic. In 1831
he was stated let the county of Hate be conjuoction with
the peon lad of Vend= end Mr. B. Aldan end was
reseal he Nil he that county.—Beesiferd Morpory.
fix Box. OZOIGE FITZWILLIAN'SFOX-HOUNDS.
—Thee' Mods met in tout of Burghley Ewan the mop
nflicast lidadothme evidence of the Marquis ef Exeter, on
Wake last. Taira wee • lege Mid, heehaw several
led n end • geed aprlaliby of " gentlimen la piak." The
" wee" bong width' a mile of Strafed, any if the
townspeople woe indeed to entedie to ea the bend"
" threw 'H." Whoa Ti. iletelskt," the peeler bentswea
es:=l," led Be heads herseds the been
by the lemma weep to take pmt
In the dens the seer a very iserestine. Oa
leaving the park the earn and lb. Batiands
was drawn bat it peed • Maki lb. Mune
Me made tor the planation whisk skirt the meth aide
of the Upper Park. The int ewer bed seereely hen
kat when thres er four benade, asompseled by tee of the
whiprdandoested • Ithrh Ism To "step iron barer
eke mewed • wall, bet eilahtleg se the tidier
mid* is t ntild of the peak she net with lemeenneesee
dean. *amongst these who ewe "in es the death" win
the Hen. C. mad the Hen. P. Ong, the yonthful seed
Loot barghley. The Bee. Charlet Pitentliem gave the
dike the Week, bundled deer whin seek we
" Weise (their bow haseusch win the blood cid the too),
• weeny unally prestised, yea these who are penct for
the Ike MIMI at eta Meth of • foit.--lkaostird Ihrowry.
THE SPECIAL SUNDAY EVENING SIGIVICES.—The
foliawbot pendent will be Ohs premiere of the meal
needy minion en %Ma seat:—Ht. Peers Catheth4 the
Bebop et ontsed ; W ActsVe Bey. Dr.
Olnidepbr Weathered!, Cans Bee'; Exeter Hall,
the Re. J. Cohen, M. Chaplets of the ty Prise;
hemete
Sall,nt
e'er:Atha Rev. William Beek,
Melee et the Blesurbwretreet
Pink* die ivi.laiess Chatmen M,A., Misi.ter site
Presbyterian Church, Maryieboan The Viewable Are,
deacon Thaileas will pr eve at Bedford Episcopal Chapel,
Bloomsbury-steel, ant Beiday crexlsg,

CHARTIULIID BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA,
AND CULVA.-(71118 DAL)

Thin morning the fifth ordinarryy~ general meeting
of thle company wee held at the Lenten Tavern., Bi•hope-
pteybeet, Mr. T. A. MITOCILL is the oheir.
The fellowtog Y au abetreot of the report, whit* wee taken
ea reed .

473 uses the last general mestiu:, the direct re had opened
• breath at Shanghai, which had now been •MO mon ha In
peourevens action; and they bad slot concluded smag*.
meats for an agency at itin,rapore, under the direction of a
gentlemen of gust local experience. Although the Bothhay
and Canute had been at %%A for only eight
months, tadltrdkdShanghal brae* for tittle more then
half that period, the result, after defraying all current ex-
panes, weea set profit of 24,0371. 17e. Id. Out of this sum
the Newton; had appropriated 8,1101. 113 a. Id. to the liquids,.
ties in tall of all preliminary OXIMILMS of the inetitution and
its breeches ; and the balance enabled them to recommend
to the shareholder* • dividend at the rate of live per cent. per
annum (free of Income tax), from the 23rd day of Pathway
—as date of the treasury crettfioste—to the NA Deceinbcr
lest ; having the sum of 1,1861. 3s. 9d. to be carried for-
word to the credit of the new profit and low account.
In ermfoemity with the charter, the remaining moiety of
the bank's *elite!, or 101. per share, mast be celled up thie
yew, and the amount would be collected in five iutalutentt
of 21. per share. As formerly intimated, interest wetted he al-
lowed en calls paid In advance, at the rate office per out.
per annum. The deed of settlement did not require that
I wire then we onliaary general meeting of the ehutholdere
'heath be held annually. The directors, however proposed.
that la future two ordinary meetings should be held yawl":
The CHAIRMAN, In moving the adoption of this report,
coagratulated the shareholders upon toe favourable emits
ft peatented. Although their operations 114 ally been
caned on fora period of eight menthe In ladle and four
months in China, sad notwithstanding the difikulthe which
aectesatily beset such asuciatkins in the colassuomeat,
the erectors had been able to mete ouch use of the there-
holden' aensy es to retura ara e exceeding 8 per cent. per
eassa. They therefore proposed to pay • availed
of 6 per cent. per annum, and with the re-
mainder of the see in band to wipe off the preliminary
expanses—Ono keeping their capital perfectly intact. As
regarded the future, he did not wish to appear too mouths%
bat, at the woo time be could not help meag what ha
said last par and which bad bees palmed by sebeequeet
szlithinege. . The cadet of their erodes at Camas, nom-
bey, sad shanghai wee already fully established, sad the
dheatore wen sheet to ors a branch at etageres, which
they bed awry rum to believe would be equally secowerel.
In hembig their agar*, however, they should set with the
ftg
had no latmetioa ef includiag Australia, but they had tni%
=Mte with the Oaten Bank of Anatalla, which
all that was regained to enable them to
conduct the comparatively smell amount of business
they melted from that pert of the world. AB
regarded talk sad China he did not see the actul limit to
elate orratiores, ousidering the increased facilities ter pee-
meta, the interchange of comments and the Improved adt
milhistration they had • right to expect. They might indeed
be moguls. of • very lunge development ot trade with Ct ins •
and looking at the.= position they had established for Air;
Wyss be so short • tine, they might fairly hope for yet more
favourable results ha tbir seat year's report.
Tha report was adopted by aodanaties, eat a livid se
deciered me resomesended thereto. _ _

n. minim &neon and saloon went reliant& •
reeoiedi®a wee peened &Mamie* the hosed to anew two
atemittp is the year-me in Mirth sad the other to Sep-
tember. A mum of SOL eru voted to each of the auditors for
hie motor. mid a tribute of thanks wee peened to the dime-
tom, the seeder,end the secretory.
loaketie then termeasted.

out MUT SHIP OOKPAII.--(27113 DAY.)

This afternoon the first oedinery gvaeral meting
of tAt. company wee held at the: London Tams ,• Mr.
11.1' is the (bah'. The stlemilose elfgar-
pietas was vary rugs
The Can:mum. is rossing the adoptioaslthe wet, MI
the ell eltandsebles. with a aamhatty nem* Mlstoved.
All ems tato the Wogs* take the aims mwressid la Ms
Lliilmid bed lamelmai Oa old shares foe thew la
".
rwmodsreeking, and la may ours bad Mortised their
holdlip had& The time bad been elloned to
pesos r alloomhtfame st Ills, from Juba o'Grost's home to
W liesitossil to the math. Amongst them they bad
brim, awinisaM. swat ortakliag at mamba's of pants.
eassia Wisetie eml
isa of doom The shams had bra
MOW la emoner:—.lo, holding earl from 1
to 9 ties.; Tlita hoes to 19; 410, tram 20 to 29 ; 92, from
601o49; 207, treatioto69 ; 36, from 60 to 99; 190, from 100
to 149. 91, ham 160 tr 260; 40, from 251 to 600; 28, from
601 to 1,000; i 2, from 1,001 and upwards; 79, odd nombws.
He hoped et the neat meeting to have the pit save of melog
theta AK bawd tie slip, sad he trust d that would be the
cam mot Assu.S. As yer, they bed mot opened the madam
bat @omit aimed firms had soloallud. A fek
days Awe hs bed the pleuras of evoking to Lard
Sta%..lts swarmed the hrterest he took hi .ths ehlp, sad
At. elasevalthat If rile proved success, to would
04 teed Is this essmary thdepeadest•
Rw
orsmismiaatka with India. (Cheeras )l la
Atreaped
.at tidy hal not amidst a to the mit •-
lar hos the woad la plma ea. The authots
at PONiklld hot wittribated some 20,0001. or 30,0611.
towards improving the harbour for the accommodation el
the ship, aa d the trial trip would be to Portion&
Mr. JACKSON, M.P , see ended the report, and it was
adopted.

ROYAL ORTHOPADIC HOSPlTAL.—Yoetsrday after-
Dom the annual court of governors of this lasktration, sear
Wished for the treatment of dab-foot, spinal, sad other de-
formbiswas held fa the board-toms of the ho•pital, 0:kr&
,net ; Quirts Harris, 11/aq ,fa the choir. The report
NSW that the number al palmate admitted daring the past
par was VAL and that the total lumber Was the opening
of the harpltel Ina 23,f0a. The reoeipte for the pest year
did mot egad the spume by nearly 4001., end utiles
hector the somber of la-patients will hare to be
di .eSaW.d. rare are now 44 tames la the words, abort
1,000 oat- is wader treatment, sad 209 waiting for *d-
adaist, ale (mealy be traded s ispatients. The soar
e have to acknowledge donut as of 2001. from C. T.,
the Hart of ilhaftesbary, 1001. from William Tailor,
tlactr",ihool. beta the Gross Cowman and 601. from the
Drapes' Ooesaay. Lions were shoo acknowledged of
1001. from the Ste Mr. Charles Birkbeck Homer, sad 101.
from the late Hr. Peter bleadonald.

HO.PITAL POl COffelltiPTlON, BROMPTON.—The
quarterly men of the governors of this excellent obesity was
held yesterday (Thursday) la the bierd-room of the huh-
tattoo Lime.-Oemerel Me Hee. T. Aatilaunhem presiding.
The rt:pott Meted that herbs the past quarter the 'thole of
the bets (meshy 100) bed hote cocuoiel, and that no fewer
than 226 palm.. bed been admitted since the reopening
(in November Let) of Aare words which bed been dosed for
waist of Ikeda There memlasti at memt as way as 167
repliceste en the hat waiting foe ear:mein. The ammoe
are in an Iroving coedit on. The fellowieg legacies have
been recel :—C. B. Homer, , 1004, W Hunt, Eag.
6001. our &evil of widow, Mile Wotre 1 6001.. on death of
aietv KIN Elizabeth Harriette 4001, end 2,0001. congagenk
ce certain meals, which are doubtful and remote. The
amber of hiliatente admitted since the 26th of November
bad bees 100; diediarged, many greatly benelited, 117;
death, 24; sew saPpatkats, 1,001.
ROYAL COLLEGE OP lISHOSOSIL—The following
Lsirm, having laudanum m thee/Rem ex y aminadosis he
ipmlousa, were admitted ressehms of the college ate mane
lag of tie Court ct Issialsars as the Med MM. viz.. —Messrs.
Henry Hell Pearce, Ceekeneciatb, Cumberland ; Josiah Ser.
Maim Limeheass•
Valediao Lima Abraham La Mat, Bedford. Ignore ;
Bird, Seacordes, near Bititeeed;
Jamie Bird Bickerdike, Yea; Josiah Plammer, Clittogy
York; James Arthur Hanbury, Parkhurst Barracks, 14e of
Wight ; lease DICIMUS Trips, Commeadal-mad ; Philip
Ifelword Collies Meeryweether, Euetce•road; Haag Morrie,
jun , Gratesicia, Spalding, LiocelnAite; 'kart Gel
Team. Llewellyn. Paddancee, Devon; and Miami Steck,
Listowel, meaty of Kerry.
MOYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY...4kt the next
evening asestiag, ce Monday meat, ot, Feb. 18, the papaya read
will Anew through highest poems in the
Almelo and Leib mountable la Cheese Twisty, by T. W,
Atha's", Eaq , P. 11.0.8. 2. Commorticatton from the
Right Hoe. Lord Stanley, PALMS., on the measures taken
by the Indies goverament to eatesteia the fate of M. Adolphe
SchkgintwelL
RENT GUARANTEE 60CISTY.—The annual meet•
kg of this compeay was held yesterday at the t Mom, C. N.
'Aaron, Esq., is *be their. Ti. report real thawed a
steady prome-s of the rathaty durreg they. sr, mid a dividend
was proposed at the rate oil p r cent. ter annem upon the
paid-up °spited, which was an McNees over the preceding
year. The report sad *mums were umaltersoly adopted,
Th. Hon. Minim Narks. wit Treed. d a director, and J.
H. L'o d, Seq., Q.C., eu eleoled is the place of W. 5,
Big twilfhwE
THE ROYAL MMT.—An unexampled amount of
activity, we me told. exists at the Mint, Co emeaque am of the
great deemed hr Aver coin. Seven proems are constantly
engaged in etempleipt, and they throw off warty a million al
picots per w.ek. Forego mints are as Madly employed is
the creation at small melee, whilst the mints of Bombay.
Bengal, and Madre. are being enlarged to doable tbA,
trig nal Meer, fn order to meet teas strata whoa is likely,
ender the Lew orgardestiou of things in those presideamies,
Is some apes tbm. The dela. god Calcutta Mist will boast
t_iemity.four shaker prieme—tbres times as unity IN the
Royal Miat d will be capable of peoducieg 000,000
antes per . The may give mum fast amine of the
gimes& male op which things niu.t be arranged to meet
oho reqdrameate of the Indian emptre.—Meekanici Xyleguit.
COVENT GARDEN IMPROVEMENTS.—The Mhz*:
pakten Beendof Weeks are taking the nem. eery steps to A-
tha primeise of the pagesty required to be taken down to
elves the pad ler the formation of the sew semi hem
It. Martherhen opposes the sod of Craaboorte-sted=
Covent Chan. Two etermeestioa case have been
by juries; la sae ease the elsiasnt, a learaholder, chimed
sae ef upwards of 1,11001 , mad after a long trial the jury
snared tls compeeestioa at less than a a-third—vie, 7504
In the mend ease. a IstakAsklesr claimed 2,0144 end the
jury starch off two.thfrds of tie claim, art rehired the
anaemia to be paid to the rum of I,o6ol.—Baildity NM%