The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-18 00:00:00

OTTOMAN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the ahareho!ilers
was held at 1 o'clock, at the City Terminus Hotel ;Sir
ZIACDON.tI.I, STEPHL'OSON in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN observed that the first subject for con-
sideration was the practical business question what was
best for the interest of the shareholders, and that question
resolved itself into two others, viz., the arrangements
to be made with regard to the payment of the
debts of the company, and whether or not the directors
should be replaced. if the meeting thought it desirable
after all that they would hear that the directors 'bail.' go
out they were perfectly prepared to do so. If, on the other
hand, it thought that the board had done well in comple-
ting the line and deserved tee confidence of the shareholders
they should unmistakably express their opinion to that
effect. Ho then called upon Mr. Fardell to bring forward
the resolutions in opposition to the directors of which he
had given notice.
A SHAKEHOLIrKE thought it would be best to commence
with the business of the half-yearly meeting.
Mr. Lewin was of opinion that the meeting ought at
the outset to be furnished with information for which
they had been waiting two months. In order to afford an
opportunity for giving it, be would move that the special
general meeting be adjourned till after the business of the
ordinary meeting had been disposed of.
' The CHAIRMAN said he had intimated what enure^ he
considered best, and as chairman he intended to adhere
to it.

Mr. Lewis contended that he had a perfect right to move
an adjournment. He then proceeded to allude to the
returns of weeklytraffic, showing that the monthly return
at the commencement of this year showed a much smaller
traffic per week than was shown by the weekly returns. Even
the chwernan, ho said, had admitted on • previews occasion
that that discrepancy required explanation, and he was
surprised that none had now been given from the chair.
The first question we., whether or not the directors had
been lax or romiu in the performance of their duties.
(Hear, hear.) lie had a right to assume that the board
had, in accordance with their promise, w.itten
for an explanation of the apparent discrepancy. He pre-
sumed that they bad received it, and if they had
why was it not at once given ? This serious question
of account should at once be brushed away, and if proper
explanations were given be would be no partyto a factious use being made of them. (Hear.) Any
attempt at suppression must fail. He concluded by
moving the adjournment of the special general meeting
until after the close of the ordinary meeting.
Captain Wm.ui seconded the motion.
The CHAIRMAN said as chairman he declined to put the
resolution, and he again called upon Mr. Fardell to pro-
pose the resolutions of which he had given notice. As
Mr. Fardell did not appear to respond, he (the chairman)
would now reply to the charges made by that gentleman.
Mr. Lew is rose to order. (Cries of " Spoke" and "Chair.")
The hon. proprietor went on to ma" that he was going to
shorten the proceedings by leaving the room, in cone.
queue of the chairman having refused to put his pro.
r, and he called upon those who agreed with
isnalto follow his example.
The CHAIRMAN, with considerable animation, protested
against gentlemen leaving tho room without having tint
heard bre refutation. (Uproar.)
Mr. Mounts (Messrs. Ashurst and Morris) acting as re-
presentative of the solicitor of the company, here advised
the chairman to put the motion for adjournment. Mr.
Lewis and his friends, however, quitted the room, and
consequently the motion of tire former was not put from
the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, after observing that under the circum-
stances the business of the special meeting must be dis-
posed of, proceeded to reply to the charges involved in
the resolution..]
[The meeting was proceeding when our report left.]

Various rumours, says the Manchester Guardian,
as to the ultimate fate of the condemned Fenian convicts
have been in circulation, but up to last night no commu-
nication announcing a commutation of the sentence of
death had been received at the New Bailey prison.
A conference of temperance reformers, compris-
ing representatives of the United Kingdom Alliance, the
National Working Men's League, and other sasociations,
met on Saturday, and passed a resolution in favour of the
candidature of Mr. Jacob Bright for the representation of
Manchester.

Colonel Pryse, Lord-Lieutenant for the county
of Cardigan, having written to Mr. Buck, a magistrate,
asking to be informed if there were any special reasons for
a particular decision which the lord-lieutenant con-
sidered was likely to " bring the law into disrepute," Mr.
Buck gave the reasons for the sentence, whier was
a trifling one on some salmon fishermen who had taken
salmon with a net of illegal mesh, and then wrote to the
Lord Chancellor asking whether magistrates in petty sea-
'ions were bound to assign reasons to the lord-lieutenant
for the county for their decisions in cases where discre-
tionary power is vested in them by law. The Lord Chan-
cellor, writing in reply, expresses his opinion that a lord-
lieutenant can exercise no control over a justice of the
peace in the performance of his magisterial duties.
THZ BUTCHERS AND THE PUBLIC.—The factory
operatives at moat all the mills in Trowbridge have turned
their own butchers, and kill from 16 to 20 sheep per week,
the joints realising about 6d. per lb. Butchers still keep
up their prices, and the operatives, who are very numerous
in this town, say that they will be their own butchers till
the monopoly of high prices is broken. The factory pro-
prietors countenance this opposition movement, and pez-
mit killing on their premises, which the butchers complain
of, as the same gentlemen, who are members of the Baud
of Health, forbid butchers to erect slaughterhouses in the
town, on the score of its then being a public nuisance. As
long as the amateur butchers keep clear of creating a nul-
-1 since they will not, according to the Local Act, render
themselves amenable to the law. The very high price de-
manded by the butchers of Shaftesbury for beef and
mutton has induced many others to kill animals and offer
the meat for sale at a much cheaper rate, so that mutton
may now be obtained at from 6d. to 7d. per lb., and beef in
proportion.—Solistere Jeerers/.
Tux HARVEST Ix HUNGARY.—According to ad-
vices from Pesth the arrivals of wheat from the Theism,
the Banat, and other parts of Hungary continue to such
an extent that neither the numerous steam fleet on the
Danube nor the locomotive means of the railways are
sufficient to carry it forward or to prevent delays from
heavy accumulations on the hanks of the river and at the
stations of the various lines although the railways alone
convey daily about 15,000 emit. Consequent on the great
demand from abroad the quotation has gradually advanced
to florins 6.40 per cwt., a price unusually high in Hungary.
The government are, therefore, straining every nerve to
provide increased railway communication by lines be-
tween the river Theiss and the Danube, as well as by con-
the existing systems with the port of Fiume, on
the Adriatic, and with the lines to the north of Germany.
Under these circumstances new steam mills are daily
started, and those already existing command a high pre-
mium, some of the shares as much u 210 per cent.
PORTAGE ON LETTERS FOR OFFICERS OF THE
Army SERVING IN THE Cowmen.—On the Ist January
next, and thenceforward, prepaid letters, posted in the
United Kingdom, addressed to officers of the army
serving in a British colony, and conveyed direct,
without passing through a foreign country, will be charge-
able with a postage of sixpence only per half ounce. al-
though the portage of ordinary letters sent to such colony
may be higher than sixpence. When the letters pan through
a foreign country they will be liable in addition to the
British rate of 6&, to the same transit rate as other letters.
Thus, officers' letters addressed to Penang, Singapore, Hong
King, Labour, the Cape of Good Hope, or Natal, when sent
rid Marseilles, will be chargeable with a total rate of 10d.
per j ox. Officers' letters addressed to British Colombia,
Vancouver's Island, or Honduras, being sent through the
United States, will be chargeable with a total rate of Bd.
per j oz. ; and officers' letters for Bermuda will be liable
to the same rate of 88. per ea. when seat ria New York.
The superscription of each letter must specify the rank
and regiment, corps or detachment in which the officer to
whom the letter is addressed is serving, or the department
to which be belongs.—General Post-office, Nov. 18, 1867.
PATENT-OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of visitors for the week ending Nov. 16, 1.760.
Total number since the opening of the Museum free daily
(12th May, 1858), 1,200,910.
A RULE TOR TALKERS.—NO one who wishes that
I conversation should be pleasant to his neighbours as well
as himself, should speak more than two or three sentences
at once. However much he may have to say, it will be
all the more agreeably rid for giving others the oppor-
tunity of assenting, illustrating, qualifying, or even con-
tradicting. The ball needs to be returned by the opposite
player to make a lively game.—Blacksroocra Magazine for
November.

11146. i ISM.

Stock ou hand this day „casks 61,638 145,739 ' 89,679 1 94,631
Delivery last week i 6.917 2,851 1,252 , 2,618
Ditto from Ist Jose 1 40,444 1 54,830 46,070 I 34,691
Arrival last week t 5,455 2,427 440 3,7:0
Dt6k Crow Ist June ; 67,061 116,096 67,424 40,719
I a d.'41.1 ad. a. ad. ad. a d. d.
PriceY.C. on smt this day 41 6 it 49 9 60 H 0 43 3
Ditto Town last Priday 43 9 54 3 45 9 45 0

Arrival for the week ending Nov. Se lest year, 7,801 casks, and
delivery. 2,517 casks. The arrival lad we ik comprised 5,00.1 casks
Petersburg, and 740 Australia; total, 3,70‘ maks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
There are not quite so many beats as on Monday last,
and there is rather more activity in the trade. Some
choicest descriptions make a small advance, but inferior
qualities are no dearer. The number of sheep is rather
larger. Trade is dull. but best qualities are thy turn
dearer. Trade is very dull for calves. Our foreign supply
consists of 1,980 beasts, 9,1130 sheep, and 30 calves. From
Scotland there are 23 beasts ; Ireland, 370 ; and 2,27.5 from
the northern and midland counties.

Per stone of Ma a. al a. d. 1 Poe .13060 of (Oba ad. a d
Bast Beats, Herald& 4 8 5 01 Beat Dos& Hi-lidatilt 0 0 0 0
Best 3bort-honle 464 10 Dept Lon-w 0015.... 4 4 4
Second gust beasts It 4 3 8 1 Do. do. Shorn._ 0 0 0 0
Calves
nit 3 0 4 4 1 D 3. do. Morn._ 0 0 u 0
Best Dos& Btt-heeds 4 0 6 0 lambs
Beasts at market, 4,410 ; @beep and lambs. n,420; Calves. 43 ;
Pl3ll 370.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report the trade very
dull, the quotations being merely sovainal.

Of six army recruits who attended the police-
court on Friday to he attested, four were commercial clerks
out of employment. During several weeks past a large
proportion of the recruits sworn in have been young men
of similar occupations.—Litcurool
Tea FENttN Cowviers. —The execution of the
condemned convicts in the New Bailey bas been fixed to
take place at 8 o'clock on the morning of the 2:iid inst.
The scene of the execution will be in New Bailey-street,
precisely where the execution of Burrows took place last
year. In addition to a strong military force the police
force will be supplemented by a numerous body of special
cointahles. The adjoining streets will be barricaded
strongly, and the principle avenue. of approach will be
defended by a clam= de friar, which is being procured
from Cheater. None of the prisoners were visited by
their friends yesterday. On the previous day Larkin
was visited by hie wife, mother, sister-in-law, and four
children.---Vancherfer Examiner.
EXTRAORDINARY CAPTURE or A BERGLAR.—At
a special sitting of the Penrith Bench, on Friday, a man
was charged with attempting to commit a burglary uoder
very curious circumstances. On Thursday night, Mr.
George Goodburn, the landlord of the Woolpack Inn, chi-
covered that the two bolts of his door had cords fastened
to them, and that these cords ran through the door to the
outride. Thinking it was • joke of some one, the inn-
keeper
cut the strings ; but his son surmised that it was
more likely to be the preparation of a burglar, and it was
arranged to replace the colds. At the same t, mme a police-
man was placed within eau call ; Mr. Goodhurn armed
himself with a sort of stiletto ; and hie lon Ambrose was
entrusted with a rifle bayonet. They lay in concealment
till 1 o'clock in the morning, when the cords began to
work, the bolts to move back, and the door slowly to open,
I and a man with his boots in his hands stole in cautiously.
However, he had not got far in when the bayonet glit-
tered in the light of a gas jet ; and, suspecting the state of
matters, he heaved one of his boots in the direction of the
weapon, and bolted. A hot pursuit was commenced, and
the burglar was captured. On his way to the police
station, in custody, the prisoner drew a clasp knife and
attemp.ed to stab the policeman, but he was overpowered
by his custodians. He was remanded by the bench.