The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-17 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BT zuccriac TELEGRAPH.)
BRECON MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
LAMES' PLATE►. Mile and a

Lord Ronald, Stockinger, Menace, Little Ellen, Viceroy,
Whitehall, Overton, Bitter Sweet, Rona, Isle of Man,
Runway, Mountain Maid, and Chance are here.
BEAUFORT STAKES. Three quarters of a mile.
. . .

Texans f, Whirligig, and Moonbeam.
SECOND BRECON BIENNIAL. Mile and a half.

Ischia, Sweet Anne, Mother of Pearl, and Matilda are
here.

BRECONSHIRE STARES. Two miles.
Lord Ronald, Neroli, and Merry Knight are here.

LONDON BETTING.-(THIS DAY.)

Two & LOCK P.M.11

The clubs were crowded to-day. Settling over th—e
St. Leger was the main business, and between whiles
betting on the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire took
place. The closing prices were as follows :
CMAREWITCH.
6 to 1 agst Potomac (off)
100 to 6 Lothario (off tot 20 to 1)
20 to 1 Ethelred (t)
30 to 1 Zenobia (t)
1.000 to 30 Eekring (t)
1000 to 40 !Rethink (t)
40 to 1 Pearl Diver (off )
50 to 1 Breeze (nff)
50 to 1 Klarinska (off )
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
50 to 1 Paris (t)
50 to 1 Etoile Filante (t)

NORTHERN RAILWAY OF BUENOS AYRES.
(THIS DAY.)

The ordinary general meeting of shareholders
was held this afternoon at the London Tavern; Mr. C.
SEALE RAYNE in the chair.
The report, of which we have already published an ab-
stract, was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN expressed regret at the unfavourable
circumstances under which the meeting was held, but
trusted that any discussion that might arise would be of a
business-like character, free from personalities. The agent
in Buenos Ayres was engaged in very delicate ne-
gotiations with the government there with regard to the
guarantee, and he was anxious that nothing should be said
on that occasion which would prejudice those negotiations,
or which would assist a deferred preference share-
holder in a suit in Chancery, which he had instituted
against the company. There bad been a loss upon the
company's business during the year of 4,500/., but
the board were of opinion that a very different result
might be worked out in future. An efficient manager had
been sent out, and some reduction of expenditure had
already been effected, by diminishing the number of
persons employed at the various stations, but shareholders
must not be too sanguine of any great improvement in
their position in the present year. The directors had no
money in hand applicable to the purchase of coals and
stores, and the probability, therefore, was that
next year those items would show an in-
crease. The average earnings during the year had
been 311. per mile per week, which for a foreign railway
was a very good result ; anti the object of the share-
holders roust be to unite their efforts to make the re-
venue profitable to them. At present the company
was only existing at the mercy of its creditors,
who had exercised great forbearance. No doubt
their difficulties were mainly doe tothe non-payment of the
government guarantee, but that question he hoped would
receive a satisfactory settlement. The question was whether
in theirpresentposition it was worth whileby subscribing for
the debentures to carry on the company, and in his
opinion it was, for they had established their position
in Buenos Ayres, there had been a steady increase
in the receipts, while the expenditure was being
gradually reduced, and they had the assurance
of the minister of the Argentine republio here, that
there was every intention on the part of the government
to carry out to the letter the terms made with the com-
pany. They hid a fine property, which, if properly deve-
loped and managed, would prove remunerative to all con-
cerned, but to attain that position the first thing neces-
sary was unanimity among the shareholders. (Cheers.)
He concluded by moving the adoption of the report.
Sir JOHN Lass seconded the motion.

Mr. LEvrsoN asked whether all the directors took the
responsibility of the report and accounts.
Mr. MORRIS (the solicitor) said that all acts of the board
of directors were determined by a majority, and it was most
irregular to require a statement of what took place in the
board-room. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LEvirsoN alleged that the accounts were falae, and
wanted to know who were the directors responsible for
them. (Oh, oh! and interruption.) If such accounts
were laid before the Governor of Buenos Ayres the
governor would be justified in cancelling the guarantee.
He was proceeding to comment upon the various items of
the accounts when our report was despatched.

THE LORD REMORSE Tr or ERE ABERDEEN 172n-
vsitsrry. —The students are already beginning to look for-
ward to the election of a successor to Rez! Russell, whose
term of office se Lord Rector of the University expires in
November. W. believe there is a probability of two
candidates being nominated for the offloe—Mr. M. E.
Grant Duff, M.P., and Mr. George Grote, the able historian
of Greece, and Vies-Chancellor of the University of
London.—dberdens Herald.

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METSOPOLITAN Fall HOSPITAL, DIIVONSHIPLI-
SWAIM CITY.—The aggregate number of patient, relieved
daring tke week ending Sept. 15 war—llediced, 811 ; ear-
gical, 699 ; total, 1,410 ; of which 823 were new MIN.