The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-02 00:00:00

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CHINA SIPA I 11511 sod MONT BLOC 55.
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and Tommy NmorOw 414floomoos. $ m'eloct—NMOD OMMII
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NAVAL AND M1L11.4k7.

. —.--
The cleat ordinary general mooting of the_ WO-
" Finn of re Chatiag-oras Railway Company WY held at
I tee lidtheethense Rotel, lendan-bridge, yenndity, for the
. Mod* tif esserlag the directors' and state-
mon of nesennes to the 31st ot Deonnbor, 1869,
r and be- other lanose. The lollop:1i &Wee reed:-
" The Wrenn • the won the
wasolla ol the limb to lier powers to
withrreth Wde and eamterom The tronismies q-
, read of the names by argeopthiesi of Irk
it
wed
du
in the 07=
Illei hat V =OS
vim. a amongst
/to she te aelowswist Se_alit=
the
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ow gerived ham the Rit 6.5-aniTiguyad the
E thiliheeLteeeet 111.2...-
Tilde; all of
'''...=1,F.4-.1....ere fa y rear
Wed. Rho Oman to be added rare
imposture rate CheinFeror Briery. and that me ether
kmuldePetra lbw yet follfatled is oelailebtf to fern shag equal
at
of public occonomodalits. or • terminus so area-
x:Zeftuated, presestiog a like prosper& of commercial
to the propietars. They have secordhey tabor
sszete ivilitiei stops for proceeding with the works with ell
despatch, in order that the ondertektog try be
inn simanerenve ea speedily as poseible. Arrearments
ban airway ben emend with the Rongerford Medea
:=es sad the Cbarieg-aroee-btidp Compaq Sw the
of their leaded ; and the directors ace
gonad Is being smathad to aura. •that the ene in which
Mire properties have been purebred are within the eithreese
hid brow
Wpaellimeast. A measser hes been reseed into
with Mr. them for the amens of the wade et the
the at Charlie-nom,
yews for proceeding as woo as le with * iterd=
of the bridge for four lines of railway anon the *mem
lb fionth-Eardern Company desirous of s
drapes& hairs by this rall74l=tre
he sesemmedation to travellese43:
mei and Kw' & to
tad hem the worm pare ef remetropolis, have
300,0N1i treende the eapthl ef the nadertaldag; end they
law dr enerel Ye es t to work the line TIMM
anseasehed an Inn us to both cora-
prism Am vogolid by Oa portant egesial act, each
=milbe anhorinf•re preprisecr der asedrom.
ur
sprig swarm to be held immediately after the
crawl Itel Pithed, Diann lea been diapered of. To
enable Indians to tarry on the worn, calla will be made
upon the shim hem time to time as funds may be required
for the pager* mod Dr ihe convenience of proprietors, calls
will no le 14111111•11111adnies, on which interest will be
allowed, as waded by the Campmates Clan. het, 1846."
The Moan is the statement otreceipts and expenditure:
-Rocapte-Amount received seasonal of deposit to 31. t
Dececolar, 1869, 41,1161; sotemett4intarest allowed by '
barkers on Unease don in RA es. 4d.; total
Aim arnitlitare-raillsoll= 4sPame4
=staberareg eitermes, seitaikinf orate
f- end Werentery hee and books of referent,
48.11. dm did.; teetringt
_lldrtil7bi, vellirtfri wd property
sad preheresel wunserm 1.4‘. Bs. ; deposit under agree-
rent her perhaps el Rangeribed market, 1,0001. • interest
on parliamentary deposit fantod in government imarities,
1,2441. lea. 74 • maps, plans, printing and stationery,
841. 3a. Bd. ; orilOi: aspens, including salary to clerk, post-
age', travelling mad incidental charger, 891. 17.. Id.; total,
12,4441. 14e. 10d. Balance in hand lit January, 1103,
30,7661. 13e. 6d.
The CHAIRMAN. 10 nova( the adoption of the
add-Yon will darn from the report which has=
read that no time has been lam in taking the requisite steps
for proceeding with this important titelortaking. Inge-
diately on the set being obtained, intruding were given
by the eardneers to get oat the detailed plans &the Chang-
an-bridge, Is order that they might be submitted to re
Admiralty sod ~ Conmervators of the Thames for their
osgrow/4 whir now been obtained. Preliminary az-
11111.1thellia
the bear made for the purchase of
11 . •
prepomy, r the site of oar
Churisg-are stalky air air hr the parches, ci the
Charing-mom Thigh h to he converted into a
railway Midge thr am if way. together with two
iiiimpa.
newel* ways ter Them aorangemento '
have now beat eseoplask sad I em gratilin '
at being able to treph thee we have purchased these
properties at prices within the estimate. We have also '
entered into a coatreot with a re.peomN. coutraMor for the
ezacutlon of the whole of the works at satisfactory prima ;
and as the bridge will occupy the longest pitied Is ocemarno-
don, unsure@ will he nen to oorannos the works at that
point without delay. So soon as the iron cylinders required
for the foundations of the piers have hesa rh-
ymed, operations will be colbrusamil In the bed of the river,
and probably another month will not elapse before yea are
informed of their actual cautontoment. Steps will
be taken at other point@ to carry oat the provision of the
act, ad I trust to be able to intone" yon that we have bees
equally sameasful In keeping within the estimated cost dike
undertaking. Railway estimate' have proved Wain
In so many came that the directors have exercised
more than usual care is this lostonce. So far as we have
yet promoted, we have nay nth& to be satisfied with the
results. rh. heaviest purchase-that of the property
required for the terminus-has be. elleeted, the
bridge has been purchased, and the whole et the worth Ist,
and all within ourmark. So far, tbs., ear ear Mood
the teat. Whether the estimates will is.. cat equally
satincterily for the property-manly of a vary banker
dee !vein-situated south ef the elver romans to
be seen ; but our eurvoryar, who his gene tato the matter
fa great nail. Dana he his pat dews the full alum In
every onse, an kh view has bra Smelled by the teetireey
of prunes! rasa. Per theswesset, them, we see no rearm
to doubt that we shall be abbe to provide, at a otritre.
direly moderate cost, one at the net convenient rellsny
twmial to the teetr•Pnlis, le the centre of the Weer-ead
traffic of Chorine -cross, at a mere moderate oat We is
perhaps practicable in any other similarly eligible Antics.
H is scarcely neesery that I should Insist on the rare
and importance ef tide Hoe and torminas ; there have base
tally reargaisel by the onoosseive committees of the HMSO
of Commoas width have eat upon the subject, by the Ad-
miralty, the Post-efilos, the Horse Guards, and the Board of
Trada, The tamer convadence of the proposed termini,
Mama la the saighboarbood cd the principal public uftoes,
the name of prlisemet, the dubs, the theater, the exhibi-
tions, sad the irent-ead rape ; sad the great sococanda-
dee which the preplan Mn. will aSord to the public directly
exansateri, ae It will be, with railways which bow carry into
end eat et their Leaden stations about 18,000,000 of posseapre
yearly, are so onion that they emphatically speaks. them-
olives without the ameseity for say comma% on my pert. I
Gonad suppose that this ltra, when made, will °any short
of half that saner, or say 8,009,000 of pueimgers per
annum ; in which case Ulm cannot fail to be a very sale-
Dictory dividend for the shareholders. There will also be a
local vane upon the the itself of no small value, for there
mast be Immense number@ of persons who will readily avail
themselves of the conaninces of a railway conveyance
instead ot either by the river or by the areas baleen Loa-
the-bridge and Charterers., two Mt re moat busy thorough-
fares Ire the mar la. Such being oar views of the un-
eaten of the undertaking we think we bast ands your
interest' by long no time with carrying It out to a swoon
ful cotopterion, la order that the capital loaded in It may
baron reetuantive as speedily a paesible. In oceolina,
I beg to move the edotake of the report.
ter. limos seconded the motion.
Mr. A. Biarritz asked whether all the preliminary ex-
penses were *bred fa the eau sat forth in the &WAWA P
Tee CN•IIIIUM said that 1,5001. would amply c..ver aray
outOraelthor items.
Mr. Mums congratulated the boarl on keeping down
thole exposer to ouch a tore, which was marvellously
ken _ _ _

ADMIRALTY, FIB. I.—Paomanow.--Boginese N.
Ferrnah promoted is assond-oless soehosst odd V'
poised so the Combrioad. 70,..5t Shorans, shop of
orabiarry of ths Wrangler, 4,/orew slum gat Tam. st
tlimesra.

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117. mad at Osmir7=B:ol-640181.1Maisirmat.

Arrourratiorrs.—lSestessan Lord C. T. IL D. Beat
(1869) to the Forte ; H. J. P. Campbell (1869) to the Ix-
cell eat, mummery 81p, at Portsmouth ; J. J. ()repay (ISW
to the Queen, 86, sawPies.' skip, et Illiesares ; J. B.
Stokes (18681 to the Akin% 6, peddleaheel steers slap,
Mesa
Woolwich; M.N. Plippialkay to the Aleellty, 4, mew Mesa
skim st Mama ; sal Y. J. 81. &MA (1841) a the
Prebs, 10, raw alma Mt* is goad=
Barwick
service M
Walked kw service M the Coat
isplasas I. C. Bobber to the Meissile, 80, raw
ass. NM&i llhesesses ; H. J. Layked to the Pate ; sad
B. OreWsana (1866) to the Majestio, for swam In the
Hasikaa. OP, screw steam ship, on tweet-guard service it
Livapir.M.
Burgeons J. G. Risk (11148), I. the Hawke, 60, screw steam-
ship, on roast Bard service on the coast of Ireland ; and T.
J. Leyte,' M.D. (1b60). totter Ccaqamor, 101, screw stens-
skipp Ilediewnseen SWIM.
Pa imam P. J. Ferilli (1349), to be &aviary to Bear-
e& A. Milne, X.C.B. • sad J. T. liester, to be Bc-
are=a:rahilimirel Bowles,
A t-13orgeon M. W. Cowan, M.D. (1864), to the
rts.

hi:Z=C. F. Cox, to the lletreeeme, 50, mew inn
I'th' Chaaael equedson ; oat W. H. C. to
the Forte.

Plitt Class Amdsmat Bastheore I. H. B. Bads, to tie
Berle; aad O. E. Baatea, to the Malaita, for orgies to the
Dacataam pm boat.
Ohm Militant Enema W. fd, Harvey So the
bled Chas heelsimat lagthears C. Plitt to the Majtatio,
fMor service id the Dapper ; C. Wiwi, sad T. Bose to the
r*.
Wei Third Claes Ambeaat Brewers H. W. Mastormaa
to the Flapuard, 42, at Woolwich, far temporary obArge of
the maciaaavy a the Weser I, paddls-whini steam moth
M Woolen& ; 8. M.Doogidi to the Pamtwoks ; H. Clyde to
the Comlerlead, for temporas7 charp of the machinery of
the Fly, Memo poshest ; W. M'Olasleam to the 111=E:
J. Matter to the Cazabsrlsod, for servals la the B
Mesa pwateat ; J. M'Arthur to the Majestic, for marks
ths
Naval Cadet Hastlage ; W. Ball sad C. IL
B. P. Oya to the ParPartsJohnson to the Forts.

MAIDSTONE, Pas. 1.
The depot of the 14th (EWA) Light Drageoer,
which has been madam& at this g Ise akiseara=
and condeens of 200, oaken, ameeremmimimedl
and men under the command of Dapida Writ, los hit for
Newbridge, Ireland at mid* *se the to cm ha
passage hams Iron India isesissed w bestaskold.

DIA= OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR-OENEROL OF
as Ants.—We regret to loam that Mr. Thome Alex-
ander, Dtrestor-General of the Army Medical Department,
died at seven a.m. yesterday from gout in the stomach, to
the deep regret of a Imp circle of Mmds. Mr. Alexander
had its. nob active sinks in the army elms 1860.
He served with the 60th Rifles in the Kaffir war of
1861-63, and was the principal medical odloer of the ex-
pedition' West the Kai in 1861. He scoompenisil the
first troops of the 311144• M army to "all" it Pia"
tepid medical oiler, and was In medical omge of the
Division of the &Men army from its Bret tabs the
614 throughostillo oimplim of 1854-6, and wash=r
theater
of Bnlgenee,the hash of the Alma sad
the capture of Balaclava and siege of Sebastopol, sad earth:
of dth October. The deemed gentleman was the principal
medical otiose of the Bartok_ eapsditice, maw amoral re
George Brown, 0.C.8. In Lord Ragla
n's despatch of the
bade of inksrames he was henomably mentimed "Br his
able actions" in the minim of his prohesiosol duties. Ore
the royal commissioa being appointed to inquire into the
sanitary state of the army, Mr. Alemerfor was selected
se one of the oomalesioners. Oa the redgeation of Dr.
Andrew Smith, as Desotor-Genseal, In Jam, 1858, Mr.
Alexander was sele-ted by the Secretary of State for War
to ill that important post in the army. I. retagnition of his
serviote watt the army in the E 1144 he wee, in 1866, med.
a Comprnion of the Order of the Both ; and In August, last
year, was wade an honorary intereon to her Majesty. His
C(1111111040112 bxe dime as follow:—Anus act-Surgeoo,
Oct. 10, 1854; Brave-Surgeon, May 30, 1845; Staff-
Surgeon, March 3, 1864; Throaty Inippeotor-Oecerel, Jan. 12,
1866; mad Direcete-Geseral and impeotor of Hospitals,
June 22, 1868.
The annual dinner of the corps of Royal Engineer.
leek pleas Met Markt at the Freestone' Teem, Oral
Q The *heir was taken by
• General Sir Jobn Burgoyne, (ICS. ,• sad among the officers
present ware General 81r Charles Psalm, Lienement-Oenerel
Oldfleid, Major-General Se Harry Jame ; Colwell &ad-
here, Dawson, C.B Gordon, C.B. Walpole, Rows, Chap-
man, C. 8., Hidden,., Owen. C. 8.. and Montego,
Maj,a Serval., Captain Vitob, A. Clarks, ho., Re. The
dinner being • domestic retains urge are rarely invited,
but on this occasion Major- Sir F. Abbott aid Major
Patrick Stout, of the Rest India Begineers, who ham been
co-operating with the Royal Engineers Is several remenres
of politic importance, wren gotta, also Mr. Norman Mcleod,
ef McLeod, the cayman of the Bench Kam** Volta-
tear Engineers, and Mr. Marriott, of the home of Cm eel
Co., the agents of the eons.
The examination of candidate, by the Council of
Military Education for dtrectoomtnimions commenced riser-
day tooreing at the Royal Hospital, Clerks's, before Major-
Gemmel Pertheek sad C4lOlllll Mays. The mamistaticia yes-
terday was cashed to the medial examinatice of the condi.
dates, about one hundred in amber. The examination
mole& over six days, terminating on the 7th Instant.
198011.FOLIFFE CAMP.—The 9th Regiment, sta-
tioned at Woolwich and Memel., hie left for Cash, end
the 10:11 Regiment will 0000py the reverters Meats* et the
camp by the 9th. The whole of the land neeemary for the
enlargement of the emanipment has been obtained by the
government, and such arrangements ham been made with
the tenants that the week will be serried out Is April next.

BEAMAN's HOSPITAL EOCIEIT.—The 39th anneal
westing of the governors of the obesity wee bald yeast-
day at their aloes, 88, King Willianz-etreet, City ; Mr.T. H.
Brooking in the chair. The minutee of the former meeting
having bees *greed to, the secretary reed the report. which
@Woe that during the year ended Jen. 31, 1880, 1,782 in-
patients, sad 1,437 out-patients had roomed medical and
surgical advioe and attendee°. ; 102 patients, alter being
awed, bad been clothed wholly or partially, sod 11 had re-
solved presents of shoat and stockings. • supply of fresh
water had bees laid on from the Kest Waterwasks to the
Drendamight Hospital ship, at • mot of 1201,, and warions
ether Seproventents had bets effected en board the ship. The
committee begged to return their most grateml thanks to her
Most Orscious Majesty for the present of 100 guineas an-
ou.l subscription received during the year ; to hie Grace the
Duke of Northumberland, reddest of the society,
for a present of • thousand bottles of @berry, in
addeioa to other donations ; to the alder brethren of the
Trinity Corporation for their 19th donation, to the various
sad aaseraece associations of the United Kingdom,
ailerajsete's Secrete:yet State in Council for lochs, for •
denation of 100 guineas, and to the Tenons donors to the
through the medium of subscription hones,
1,7 s. 7s. 3d. bad been collected. The Blamer of
the French, the Emperor of Bum* the King of
fttorer, her Most Catholio Majesty the Queen of Spate,
end the King of Sweden and Horsey, had also been most
liberal patrons of the charity. The following is the financial
position of the society, TM. •.—BaJanos from last savant,
281. 4s. 2d. ; &mad. us. 2,31181. 9s. Ild.; annual subecrip-
tithe, 1,3201. 12a.; interest upon stock, 2,8231. 7s. ; bagasse
and interest on ditto, 33011. ltle. Bed. ; loan from bankers,
5001. ; balance, 1881. 120. 7d. The expenditure (including
rwurn of loan id Muriel, amounting to 1,6084 4a. 44., con-
tracted lost year), 10,6421.17 a. 24. The report was adopted.
83111008 t•TKAMSHIP COLLISION ON Tan RlSti.
—Y.smrday forenoon • very alarming °oblate took ems en
the river off Dettfird dockyard, between the Leith and
London ateausehip Gertrude and the General Steam Naviga-
tion Company's steamer Holland. The latter ship was out
does to below the water's edge, and partially sank, Wore
she could put ashore. The Gerunds is a powerful tree threw
steamer. and left the bongs's-wharf. Win the Tower, In the
comae of the morning, with an ebb tide, for L, it e, in charge of
• Trinity-house pilot. Isis stamd that the weather, atthasgh
flee overhead, wee enmeshes liesy, end on arriving aff the
eastern sad of the dockyard at Depiford the Rolland steamer
from (Meng was observed 001131/14( up against tide. Both
vesrele were mores Hug at about three quarters speed, but
whether the regulations of the Admiralty is rapport of ships
appeasable, amok *dm were complied with has not touts-
pined. It I. deer, Wormer, that they kept on their course,
and oeme in most Starred collides with each other, the
Gertrude's stem completely burying itself in the 'tattooed
bow of the Holland, and clotting it dome below the water's
edge. There were • number of peeeerigers en board *soh
isseel, sad their cries for essistaime were lewd free both
aids of the river. On the ',eosin getting deer, end the extent
of injury which the Holland had sustained Wag discovered,
it was feared that abs would immediately ge down, .ad a kind
of panic prevailed on baud. The Niro* Woolwich steel:tier,
happened to be oom ng up ths river at the Um*. and observed
UN accident, and the ornate coadttion of lite Holland. She
et linos went to her aestritenes, sod en getting alongside look
of all the paseengos. By this time, lowever, the °aphelia
of the Holland, pethelviag the sinking sta e of hie skip,
backed astern with all speed, for the twofold purpose et
°heckles the rush of wetter late her hold, sod settleg her
whore opposite Gresswlch. This was partially effected;
her stain toothed the pound before the avoid be not broad..
side os the shore, sod bar alma dropped and lined. The
Gertrude, strange to restock, munteted -set the Mae injury,
and after a short detenget_ peoreed en bar voyage. The
damage dose to the Hotbed will, it leizmoted prove to be
miens. She l• • afoot wades Alp. wes.toneett one
et *lva ilimities belfeleg Isles (knee& Osehiseslees.

fat swot was thaw adopted.
The redraw direct as were re-elected; and Mr. T. Parker
and Mr. 0. Smith were spp.intad euditars.
Oa the motion of Mi. Maasnosa, etc nded by 111 r.
Burris, 1,0001. was plead at the &spread of the dinviers
es • me ransom Loa hr their serene, sad Melt nine
remnierati ere Azad at Ha pee mans.
Tba mentor wee Ina made special for the p of
ceneklering the proposed fresmeat with the *otitis-
Company.
Tie &Akin lampoLdeall the head. of the
agreamat, whisk sti that the Smith-Basta=
pear @hand work nistataia the line and pay 2d. per
bead naval peessasse r the Charing-craw Compeer,
The eItAIRILLX yowl OM It b. confirmed, and due the
directors tie entheilial as sus ft.
Tka 1.0401/ WO Wed W. GM arlik a vote of thaaks to
the drawn, as Minos liiimnalaisd.

CITY OF LONDON Gas COMPANT.—At the half- '
yearly weeder, held yeaterda afternoon, the report of the
directors showed that a ens ble increase has toll's place
in the rental of the compasy. After maid's; provisimi for
extra expenditure on servant of works, sad carrying 11,001/1.
to the reserve hod, there resseieed a diaeoesOle balance or
14,42 U., out of whisk the diereses recoenneeded a dividend
fa the half year et the rate of 7 per cont. on the A shares.
Rod 4 ter cent. ow the B shares, both payable, OA heretofore,
free of blooms-fez. The report pointed to the oeceeity for
Moralised gm-holder nom et 110 &twat period, sad mated
that the directors had pmeelseeed the Interest of the New!
Mayer Compeoy le the prwasse era which the chief portion
of the works of this weapon is ettatered. In the mono of
the prom:Alegi' • massive mad 'Meant silver salver we. pen
weed by the proprietors M Ratan Aleseader Gray, Req..
the elhairomm, as a tribal' of reepect, sad In Iteaidul
eapieeledisess of the stairseibid same 554 eadatoot
ability *visaed by him dnrlsg the leadtheeed anoteere which
terreboted is the passim of the oserpeny's set of PorPoleal
ietwipererten la the wet ens of t IS amid 185 d.
LONDON GINILIALOMITIMM COMPANY (LittlYlslet
TMs reeelpee fog we eft; Jas. 29131/2
10,11731. de. dd.

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