The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-29 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RITURNS.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LAND CONPANT.
(THIS DAL.)

This afternoon the twenty-third annual general I
meeting of the shareholders In the above company waa held
at the offices, Old Broad-street; Mr. Divert, M.P., chair-
man of the board of directors, in the chair.
The net income for the year amounted to
27,2371. Bs. 6d., out of which the directors proposed
that • dividend should be deoland at the rats of 7 per cent.
per annum, or 35e. a share, payable as usual halt-yearly,
viz., on the 15th of July and the 14th of January neat.
After providing for this payment and for the interest on the
debentures, there will remain a surplus of 1,4191. 18s. 6d. to
be carried to next year's account.
The report wea adopted end the dividend duly declared.
The CUAIWILII stated that he anticipated great oommercial
advanngas to the colony from the opening of the
river Murray, adding that the navigation of the mouth
of the river presented difficulties which could not
be overcome without such constant expense as the
colony could not afford. He looked chiefly I. the establish-
ment of a cafe roadstead, and of railway oecomunication from
theinouthof the river to Lake Alexandrine.

V;tesC.l tha.Y.war— •parsd to the chairman, directors,
and officials..

Tee RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT IN THE NORTH OF
Rita ND.—Tbs "reviratlets," as they are called, are mak-
fog astentabing progress In the north. It is no unusual
thing, according to the Belfast papers, to see mills stopped
in the basket part of the day, in consequence of the hands
leaving off work to attend mann& for prayer, sad it is at
these gatherings that the people are "struck,' that b, sud-
denly efitcted with en awful sense of their guilt, which
melon them writhe and scream, sad often lie without motion
for hours. On recovery, they profess great peacefulness of
mind, and are then looked upon as convene. Of course
the moat contradictory opinions are held relative
to the genuineness of this movement. Many soot(
at it; but of late it is beginning to be recog-
nised by numerous clergyman in the Established Church,
and this is drawling more attention to it than it
before commanded. Toe Doily lexpren, in speaking of the
movement, saya :—" Not only individuals but whole villages
are transformed. The publicans occupation is goes; instead
of receiving large sums on a Saturday night, he cannot cell
a glass. Some do not wait for this before they turn out their
puncheons and pull down their signboards. The drunkard's
slug, the ribald language, the corms and blasphemy that
used to be heard In certain localities have ceased. People
earns forward in beads and take the temperance pledge.
In one village, noted fur its irreligion, only one swearer
remains, and he Is • Roman catholic. Those who have
become religious manifest en Intense desire to save the souls
of others, and induce them to live soberly, righteously, and
godhly."
A ISTRANOE LECTURE.—The Rev. W. Sutcliffe,
the incumbent of Wettest, near Kirkham, entertained such
of the inhabitants of that village u attended the schoolroom,
the other evening with a discourse on „Religion and
politics, as illustrated by Lad Derby end Mr. Disraeli, and
opposed to the would-be revolutionist* who ere bent on
destroying the church and the nation." The attendance
was very small. The rev. gentleman expatiated an the good
that would accrue to the church under each a government
as the late one, and the dangers to which church and e ate
ass exposed under the present administration. The Earl of
Derby urns the township of Weston, and built the church in
which Mr. Sutcliffe preaches.—Asaton Clwowicle.
PICNIC EXTRAORDINARY.—The company who
visit Richmond, Burnham Beeches, sad other fliVourite re-
sorts of cockney., is often curious. But an assemblage
more eccentric, if not more extraordinary, than ever visited
either of these places might, on Saturday last, have been
seen et the quiet little hamlet of Purged'. Purfleet is a
pretty village on the Eases banks of the Thames, 19 miles
by railway from the Fenchurch-striot atstion. At the neat
inn of this piece sad in the adjacent grenade, the property
of Mr. Wbithreid, on Saturday last were assembled a picnic
party of eighty lunatics—male and female. Same flee nmal-
buses vans, attended by a band of music, convoyed
from the Essex County Lunatic Asylum, situated at Brent-
wood, about twelve mites diadem, this, though not ordi-
nary, certainly very orderly, company to the scene of their
encampment. Having arrived there a dinner woo served on
table-cloths spread on the grass. This weal the lunatics ate
with the utmost propriety and sstlsfaction, using their knives
and finks in • meaner which showed no slue of insanity.
Having partaken of this repsat, acmmpanied by their medical
superintendent, chaplain, and attendants, the patients walked
through the picturesque grounds attached to Mr. Whitbread's
villa end then commenced a duo° On the grans, which the
attendant* ea well as their patients seemed to enjoy, and in
which too even toms of the villager* joined. The ball over,
tea time (five o'clock) arrived ; tee, plum-cakes, and shrimps
were served in the ins. This meal was followed by another
dance, attar which the p,or 'orderer,. mounted their valeta.,
and retained to the asylum apparently much pleased with
their excursion.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—The family of Colin
Mama Campbell, Ku., of Hart.hill, near Bioko, In this
aunty, were on Monday last pluoged Into deep and
Irreparable grief at the sudden and distressing death of
Mr. Campbell's only eon, a little boy of five or six years of
tip. It *preen be was amusing birottelf in a hoyfleld
adjoining the house, is imitating the proceedings of the
haymakers, by the one of a miniature pikel and rake.
Re had been in the field some than when he was mad-
ded, diecivered to be mining. Immediate search was
made, and the poor little fellow was fouled to a cesspool at
the sod id the field. Dr. Wilson Fox, of Newcastle-under-
Lyer, was immediately seat for, but all assistance vu
nafeetanately unavailing, the little 'offerer having died
directly after being taken out. The put, we believe, is •
common receptacle tor the rakes of tae house, a tried of
reservoir into which several drains empty their contents;
the matter here accumulated is of the meet ofiensive and
noxious description, and deatbfrom the gaseous exhalations
rather than from drowning was the fatal result. We under-
stand that the time which bad elapsed between the missing
end the finding of the body was sa short that had the pool
been an ordinary one of accumulated water death could not
possitly have resulted. Mrs. Campbell, we are informed,
bed just returned from town, and Mr. Cuipb.ll from the
county petty canons held at Ne wank, of which he is •
magisinite, and Was proceeding to the field to take the little
fellow blue, whoa be was me by the reties bearing the
lifeless reinales.— Froirerliamprets Chroester.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A terrible accident, by
which three chidden lost their hue, occurred near Bradford
yesterday. The children had bees pitying In a narrow
arched and tepidly descending tunnel, only wide enough
to allow a coal train to pass, when • set of
'Forgone cUM down at the moment of their play.
Thera wes room enough to allow the train to pus, end
the ehildres had apparently placed themselves against the
well los that purpose, but lusfortunetely the guard had placed
• woods" bar in ens of the wheels to act as • ° brake:. sad
the whole of the children wore struck by it and tearfully
laugh The head of one wee struck off, end the bodies of
the others presented • wofal spectacle. No bkune la attached
to the guard.
CRTATAL I'ALACE.—ONE SIIILLINO DAY,
DAY, JD/ii 28.—Admission on Ferment, 8,666; ditto by
moos tboket• 4%; total Thieve, 9,142.