The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-02 00:00:00

THETFORD ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.)

(BY TELEGRAPH.)
THErFORD, MONDAY.
The Lord Advocate was returned this morning
sithout opposition. Iu returning thanks be touched but
•tightly upon politics.

THE C4B QUESTION.
THREATENED STRIKE.
LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.)
After repeated interviews at the House of Com-
mas and the House.officie, and the presentation of the
etition of the cab proprietors in reference to the obnoxious
mse in the Metropolitan Streets Act, coupled with an
•!icial intimation from Sir Richard Mayne, that " a lamp
provided, properly trimmed and lighted, during such time
..tween sun-set and sun-rise as may be fixed by the
,mmissioners of the police," the several cab owners in
tie metropolis seem determined to try other means of
...fence. The acting committee engaged in the interest
the proprietors had the following announcement ex-
:, nsively posted and placed on the cabs this morning :
• No lamps with oppressive liabilities and regulations.
.1 great meeting of cab proprietors and drivers will be held
Exeter Hall on Tuesday evening, December 3, at 7
:clock. All drivers are requested to be at home at 4
.'cluck."

The committee will assemble this afternoon at the
ilanborne Hotel, to decide on the resolutions to be sub-
mitted to the meeting. At present there are over 5,700
c.ibe plying for hire in the metropolis, divided into five
districts ; and such is the organisation, that 1,500 can be
stopped at an hour's notice from the central district alone•
On the other hand, it may be mentioned, as showing the
iletzrmination of the authorities to abide by the law, that
this morning a proprietor took a new cab to the Ring's-
cross.road policelitation for " annual inspection" without
the lamps, and the inspector on duty refused to " pass"
the vehicle " without the lamps properly trimmed
and lighted." Among other propositions to be
introduced at Exeter.hall, it is understood that every
cab will be removed from the streets after 4 o'clock p.m.
from the 4th inst. to the Ist of January. There is a
further report that should the order be retained every cab-
proprietor at the next licensing day will return his plate
to the Inland Revenue-office, and will apply for letting
licenses, and let out the cabs from his own private yard.
In the meantime the public are but too likely to suffer
inconvenience.

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ATLARTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. I Norio& and Etncoln
(THIS DAY.) red
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An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders was held at noon at the London Tavern, the lion.
J. STUART WORTLEY in the chair, for the purpose of
appointing a committee of shareholders to assist and
advise the directors sa to the best means for carrying out
such measures as may be deemed necessary to improve the
position of the company, either by amalgamation with the
Anglo-American Telegraph Company or by raising the
necessary capital to redeem the existing charge of 125,000/.
per annum on the revenue of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, and to aid the board in the consideration of
other important matters.
The CHAIRMAN. in opening the proceedings, expressed
his gratification at meeting the shareholders under more
favourab'm circumstances than he used to meet them. The
object of the meeting was, he said, explicitly stated in the
advertisement ; it was to ask the shareholders to appoint
a committee to consult with the directors at a critical pe-
riod, though a period at which there was a prospect of in-
creased advantage. The number of the board was small, Sir
E. Cunard was frequently on the other side of the Atlantic ;
other directors were often compelled to be absent, and
under these circumstances it was desirable that the board
should have the assistance of a committee of shareholders.
Since the successful laying of the cable it bail been proved
that the deeper a cable the safer, and that cables three
MAN under the ocean were steadier in their operations
than cables in shallow water. All the interruptions
that bad occurred were connected with the coast line*, and
these were now greatly improved. There were now two
sound cables across the Atlantic, and two sound ones be-
tween Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. The re.
septa from this traffic had been most satisfac-
tory. At the present time they approached the
utmost the board bad ever hoped for—namely.
HOW. a day, and the increase was gradual and natural.
The receipts since July last averaged 9001. a day. All
calculations of the rate of telegraphy made before the
cable was laid put it at not more than five words a minute ;
the number actually sent was now fifteen. In conclusion
be said there was reason to hope that a satisfactory
arrangement would be made with the Anglo-American
Company. He concluded by mowing a formal resolution
nearly identical with the notice of the meeting ; stating
that for the two accident, arising from the icebergs,
there would have been a dividend of 4 per cent for holden
if the original I,ooof. shares ; and expressing a hope that
ethin the next few months there would be an improve.
ment in the state of affairs in the City which would
,sable the company to raise the required capital.
Captain HAMILTON seconded the motion.
In reply to a question respecting the new tariff,
The Climantos said he expected that that tariff would
:tad to a loss at first but to a considerable gain afterwards.
The resolution having been adopted,
The CHAIRMAN moved that the following gentlemen
should form the committee :—Mr. J. Cunliffe Pickersgill,
Mr. Alfred Harris, jun., of Bradford ; Mr. John George
Sedan*, a gentleman engaged, as was stated, in the
Anserissa trade ; and Mr. W. H. Stephenson.
Sir C. LA/EPSON, in seconding the motion, expressed
his conviction that the main portion of the mercantile cor-
•rmndeites between this country and America would
ultimately be carried on through the medium of the Atlan-
tic cable.

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The CHAIRATAN, before putting the resolution, adverting
to the question of competition, said he felt certain that
some years must elapse before any effective competition
could take place, and referred to the failure of the French
concession as an illustration of the difficulty of establish-
iog • rival cable.
The motion was carried, and the proceedings termi-
nated in the usual manner.

Stock on hand this day..caeks
Delivery last week
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Arrival MA week
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PrieeT. C. on spot tide day.—
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