The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-15 00:00:00

SARDINIAIf IMPORT DUTIES.

BOARD OF TRADE, WRITRRALL, SEPT. 14.-The
Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of PI ivy Council
for TM* and Plantations have received from the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from her
Majesty's minister at Turin, inclosing a copy of a Royal
Sardinian decree, reducing, as follows, the import duties
upon the undermentioned articles :-Tissues of hemp and
Sax, pure or mixed with cotton or wool: Unbleached,
bleached, or partly bleached, and not included in Article
IV., reduced from 75c. to 50c. per kilts. ; woven in colouts,
from If. 25c. to 75e. ,• printed, from If. 50c. to If. Cotton :
Wadding, from SOL to 51. per 100 ktlog. ; unbleached
thread, simple, not above No. 45, from 20f. to 10f. per
kilog. ; ditto, above No. 45, from 40f. to 20f. ; ditto, twisted,
of any number, from 50f. to 251.; bleached or twisted
thread, of any number, reduction not specified. Tisanes of
cotton, whether mixed or not with thread or wool : Un-
bleached or bleached, from 750. to 40k. ; dyed, from If. to
60c. ; woven in colours, from If. 25c. to 75c. ; printed,
from If. 50c. to If. ; embroidered with thread, cotton, or
woollen, from 21. 500. to 2f. ; waxed, varnished, or painted
on varnish, from 75c. to 50c. Gimp and ribbons, from If.
to 60c. Carpets, from 40c. to alc. Lace (Pied), Tulle,
and Berlin knitting, from 6f. to 2f. Cotton velvet, from
If. 25c. to 75c. Woollen or hair thread of any kind : Raw,
from 60c. to 40c. ; dyed, from 80c. to 60c. Tissues of wool
or hair whether mixed or not with thread or cotton : Not
fulled2tionsodati), from 21. to If. ; fulled, carded or not,
from .to If. 500. ; lace (Piaci), woollen, from 4f. to 2f.
Tissues of silk or of iloesailk, in pieces, in scarfs, in hand.
kerchiefs, and in shawls, mixed with other materials, of
which the tram shall be of silk or of floes-silk, front 4f.
to 3f.

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY.

A special general meeting of proprietors was
held yesterday at the offices in Moorgate-street to authorise
the company, under the powers of the London, Dover, and
Chatham Capital Act, Ig6o, to borrow on mortgage or
hood any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole 30,J00/.
Lord Haws, in the chair.
Mr. HOLBOYD read the clause of the act of parliament
which gave powers to the company to borrow from time to
time on mortgage the sum above stated for the purposes of
the western extension to be a charge on that extension,
but not until the additional capital of 90,000/. authorised
by that act to be raised for the purposes of each extension
was subscribed for, and one-half of the amount actually
paid up. The secretary added that the whole 90,0001. was
paid up. Consequently they were in a position to exercise
the borrowing powers as proposed.
Mr. HARTRIDUE wished to know whether this wee •
meeting of the London, Chatham, and Dover, Eeet-Kent
shareholders—if so he had received no notice.
The Sacttersar said it was • meeting of the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover Company, and the notice had been given in
the mode prescribed by act of parliament, namely, by
public advertisement.
Mr. HAIrritIDOIC then took exception to the meeting, as
not being properly constituted, the quorum of 20 share-
holders required by the act not being present.
The objection was 'admitted, and sonic delay was cc-
carioned until • quorum could be got together.
The CHAIRMAN them moved • resolution to the effect
that the directors be empowered to cone the 30,0001. in
the manner stated, under the powers coat:deed in the third
dame of the act referred to. . .

Mr. Hearamoe wanted some exphination al to the re-
lative position at the various cepitab of the company. its
did not understand what the East Kent shareholders could
have to do with the western exteneica. lie did not see
why he, as a known and fair shareholder, should be bound
by any financial arrangements made by the western ex.
tension shareholders.
Mr. HOLROTD, in reply, referred to the act of parliament.
He explained that the mousy was to be raised on the
security of the western extension. It entailed no liability
on the original capital.
Mr. HILTON seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously, and the businuu concluded.

ACCIDENT AND NARROW EACAIPE ON Locu LOMOND.
—On Tueeday morning an accident happened to the Prince
of Wales steamer on Loch Lomond, which was well nigh
being attended by the most disastrous consequences. The
steamer, on her pulsar down the loch, wee surrounded by
thick mists, and notwithstanding that she was slowed and
• most careful look-out kept by the captain, she struck with
great force upon • rock, about half a wile north-east of
Inchworm. Immediately afterwards the engine space and
afterpsrt began to till with water. Very fortunately the
fore compartments kept tight, and the vessel was backed
off the rock towards one of the islands. After • short
period of extreme suspense, the boat was lowered and the
reasoner' were Landed on the Wand. Had the fore com-
partment given way, in all probability many liege would
bare been lost, as the steamer had only one boat, and that
capable of holding only half a dozen persons. As it hap-
pened, the 'nista cleared off, and after a short detention the
passengers were takeu onto &Hoch in the following steamer.
A resolution, exonerating Captain Brown from any blame,
wee primed by the majority of the pamengers, and
in • letter to the directors. In this docuuseet the passengers
attribute the accident solely to the fag. and to the very
reprehensible absence of bums on the rocks.—Glasgow
Herald.

RILLIGIOUN INTOLIRANCI it COLCHIIIBI%R. —The
conduct of the Committee of Privy Council on &location in
threatening to withdraw the promised grant of several bun
died pounds towards the erection of new national schools in
Colchester, in consequence of the attempt to exclude dis-
senters from the benefite of a secular education therein, has
not, it appears, bed its effect upon the high church party,
for at a meeting of .ulscnbers held oa Thursday afternoon
it was determined not to rewind the former resolution but
to enforce the baptismal test. The consequence will be the
withdrawal of the government grant for building purposes,
sad the abandonment of the entire scheme unless the money
can be raised by private subscription. Nor is this all, for it
was long since intimated that the educational grant would
be withheld unless the schools were removal to a more wit-
! able spot ; and many of the subscribers. disgusted at this
intelemut proceeding. have whivivlrd their intention of
withholding their support. The government is about to he
farther cap to in order to eacirtaie whether they poii.
ively mhos the grant under such circumstances.