The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1860.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

11180TRIC rnsaamm.)
CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.—(THIS DAY.)

CROYDON WAILS

Johnny ... .
Heads tortilla ... ... ...
Cleetar ...
7 ran.
RAILWAY BTAH 104.
Harlejuin ... . . . .
Hurpme ... • • .
2 ran.
INNK ERVEN,' PLATE.
Ht. Mark . . ...
Rad Rover ... . .
. .
Cockatoo ... ...

13 ma.

ENTRY FOR HUN"FERIF STAKES. About two miles

and a halt.
Warwick, Patricia, Youag, Billy Bess, lithoderick I)hu,
Gipsy, Yorke., 71se Dodger, and Mufti. All are here.
OTHICS AiIIIVALS.—Tbs Dane, Nukes, and Nelly.
*Tend omen are named in the neighbourhood.

PANINSULAR AND OBJENTAL STEAM NA VI.

OATION COMPA7Y.—(2I3I3 DAY.)
The hall-yearly meeting took place at 1 o'clock
et the compeers cane in Leadenhall-street, Hr. B. 11.
WILCOI, M.P., in the chair.
The report, tie salistaDoe of which bee appeared in the
Ilkerw, itsvieg hese taken as read, in motug it. adoption,
The CHATILIIMI enniesnoed by engraving hie regret that
the dividend fell short of that which for some years the
shareholders had bees accustomed to receive. The cause of
that was to he found in the oust of fuel, which during the
last year exceeded that of the previous year by
100,000 f. It wee with extreme misname that the di-
rectors decided to increase the fares, barna( always de-
sired to keep them as low as possible ccesieleatly with
theinterest of the company ; but the iceman was owing
to the feet that the company had to put oa • doable hue
of steamers, end that these skewers had to perform •
doable voysge far single rates. He Milliftiasil that the
complaints on this bead were not well !marled.
Yr. Deputy DAWN wished for further explanation with
regard to the postal subsidy. Forming, ea ft did, about
401.1,0301. • year la the receipts of the compeay,
it premeted wafter far pave 000sicleratioa in refer-
ence to the esememee pempecta. It we. impale/A to
consider whether the e_o w 7 could not carry oa He busi-
ness serestheny rem H tits muse of inmate elm& be
el
I,
withheld, de ea their pa beam* the terms
were ace ash, Lto the service (Hear, hear.)
He membailth mewed* the Within' the
Hr. Umnos *al the mart shouldreperL have arm
tabled mere ithermetion with regard to the sire of repair
I. width the aislirs vessels were, eau the event el the
postal subsidy stopped the fleet might come into
the tearket. is, Do.) To risk their capital for
the berth el the public was absolute soneser.
They must earider their owe isieseeete, sad those aleee.
(Hear, bear.) As regarded the with: if the hum, the
only objection to it that he meld i.e weal that it might
cause ethos vereis to roper with them.
Mr. A. ANDIJIVION, smaegiag theercir, aid the
service mew cost the esimpeay mere thee they got CI
ow leg partly to the incramed cost el tag whisk MI esemiceed,
sad peg* to the Amith bed eimelpth base ether
esesem The axles sate el speed led to • inth teases is
the etheempthe el seek sad the vase mem* el erase re.
mdmillar the meth proportionate ly restricted the &mom.
eimihMen he and freights. (Hear, hear.) He
hopedlhep etmmwlwouldtake the matter into =eiders-
Simi atheemeth te ea lamer of the subsidy. He did
ant with any other steamparket
courpmaititt I=se weal en the whole prefer •
milady for spear he Muskeg tam The fact that the
Amaraliaa >lsaa Phehel Oempesig het 900,0001. in about
eightesa meths would be se ememagethell to fresh corn-
patitioa. (Hear, leer.) The amigo meant of the di-
vider's of that company from the esmammeseresi WY
91.10 per met. He was saw se ethamedal mea weal
= girt was too greet a Mum teem sash sea laden
(Hear.)
After some dimmers. the meth same 96191 d.