The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-19 00:00:00

SHIP PARAMATTA.

On reference to our City article some brief part l-
ooters will be found of the wreck of the Royal Mail
Stearn Packet Company's ship Penman', which
took place near the Island of St. Thomas, on the 2nd
instant. She left Southampton on the 17th of June,
with the West Indian mail, that being her first
voyage. She was 3,092 tons burden, and her cost
was about 160,0001.

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COMMERCIAL BAER OF LORDON.—Thin afternoon
the usual half-yearly meeting of this beak wee held at the
Bank in Lothbury. Mr. Mark Hunter in the char. The
net profits of the half-year (including 1,4011. 24., brought
forward from last account) amounts to 14,6761. 19e. 10d.
after prompt a all expenses of management end making
provisions foe bad end dunbtful debts. Out of this sees,
the directors beeline:commended a dividend for the half-year
at the rate of 7 per cent. pet annum, payable on and after
the 30th instant. This dividend will absorb 10,6001., sad
after deducting 3,0611. 9s. for rebate on current bills, a
Wasps a 1,0141 10s. 10d. will remain to be carried over to
next account. The report was adopted.
FATAL DITEL.—A private letter, dated Cadiz July
16, says:—" Os Saturday last there were lying in the Mr.
bone of Cadiz a Ainslie frigate and a lined= war steamer,
and in coesequenos of • quarrel between a midshipman of
the steamer (the Redick) and the first lieutenant of the
frigate (the Polksn) a duel ems Pinged on between the parties,
end they proceeded to Port St. Mary's, a town on the oppo-
site side of the harbour, fully prepared with *monde and
several other gentlemen, to fettle the dispute at the point of
the sword. After the combat had lasted half an hour with
no result, it was agreed that they should then take pistols,
one of which had a bullet in and the other only powder, sod
they were to draw lots for them and fire, standing at arms
length. The midshipman, it would appear, drew the pistol
with the bill, and shut his opponent in the forehead, who
instantly dropped dead, and was conveyed on board the
ship. He was buried on Sunday evening in the English
cemetery at Cadiz, and it is reported that the midshipman
proceeds home, under meet, to be tried by court-menial.
Tha authorities here with to hide the affair, and give oat
that the lieutenant died soddenly of apoplexy. Both the
steamer and the frigate sailed from here this morning. The
steamer calla at Cherbourg and Portsmouth on her way to
Crongsdt."
CITADEL DEIENCE.4.—The fortifications of the
citadel of Dover are about to be enlarged, and 'the estimated
oast of the works is 160,0001. The walls round the ramparts
inside and outside will be raised many feet, the ditches will
be considerably lowered, while on the sea frost will be erected
a large bastion for aliens quarters, on the top of which will
be a very strong battery, heavily mounted, with first class
ordnance. In the centre of the citadel will be a signal tower,
while lower and over thereservor will be all the necessary
building required for soak a place, between which and the
gums facing outwards will be a covered way to protect the
military pasting to said ho, The improvements will extend
from the_lothidel totheArtip, at which places sad at the heed

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