The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-20 00:00:00

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SELLING NURSERY. Three quarters of a mile.
Prodigal, Residuary Legatee, Plumbago, Columbine,
Purchase, Miss Alice' Grafton, Gentian, Gentle
Leases, and Busy Body are here.
DONNINGTON HANDICAP. Three-quarters of a mile.
Wild Agnes, Overture, Beadle, Besswing, Cedric,
I Princess of Wales, liatthvany, Vigorous, Paris, Mistletoe,
Ines, Her Ladyship, Indian Star, Nukuheva, Landlord,
Effervescence, sad Tina are hers.
NURSERY HANDICAP. Threepqnsrters of a mile.
Resew, Stokeley, Python, My Love, Killaloe, lady
Pam, Vice Versa, Greenback, Arcade and Venom are
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FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Two miles. ii
Heanwood, Diomed, Fortanatus, and Chimney Sweep u
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Ausrvuti.—Vigibuit, Vet, Venturesome, Adaraanthes,
Olivia, Nuneaton, Alberta (by Slag Tom), blimulus, Laura,
Challenge, Vexatious, Ida, Bravura.

HUDSOB'S BAY COMPANY.-(TBIS DAY.)

A general court was held this afternoon at the
Hudson's Bay House, Fenehureh-street, the governor, Sir
E. Haan, in the chair, to elect a governor, a deputy go-
vernor, and committee for the year ensuing, and for the

ordinary business of the company.
The report, which was issued some time ago, having
been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said he had
nothing to add to the report, nothing having occurred since
Reissue of any oonsequence except the arrivalof another ship 4
from Labrador. He did not know that he could say any- i
thing decisive as to the future. No offer had been made
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for the purchase of the territory; and when any offer had
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been made the shareholders would be called together, and u
their opinion taken, uninfluenced by any view which the 1,
directors might entertain. All the meeting had to do now was ir
to elect a governor and deputy-governor and committee for
the ensuing year, and that was of course a matter entirely 4
for shareholders.
The report having been put and adopted without discus- gi
sion, the auditors for the peat year were re-elected.
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The governor, deptity.governor, and committee were 2
subsequently re-elected by ballot.
Mr. Ware IN, M.P. in returning thanks for his election
as auditor, renewed the question of the colonisation of the
southern art of Rupert Land, and expressed his regret IA
that the board had not dealt with the question in the man- 2
ner which he advocated at the last meeting. While, how. 2
ever, 106,0001. in value of shareholders had voted for polo- U.
nixing the south of Rupert's Land, 1,000,0001. had 14
voted against it, and he was willing to accept that
decision. He asked why the telegraphic material which
had been paid for now three years ago had not been I
utilised. Nothing could exceed the importance of estab-
lishing telegraphic communication with their possessions
and the British possessions on the coasts of the
Pacific, the want of which in many instances would
occassion the loss of a whole season. The telemaph
to San Francisco had repaid the whole expense in
a single year. The committee should remember that they
were governing the Hudson's Bay territca j on behalf not
only of the company but of the whole British empi-e. He
regretted, too, that the committee had never made a
proper arrangement with the working partners or
managers of the ontl) rig poets. He should be glad if
instead of the 40 per cent. they now received they had the
unallotted shares apportioned to them and the dividends
upon them. He introduced that point two years ago, and
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he would again urge it on the attention of the committee. 81
As respected the gold discoveries he was told that the s;
United States and others had entered the company's ter- R
'Rory, and yet be saw no mention of receipts under that 2
bead in the report now issued. He thought there should I
be some governing head in the teriltov to look after such
matters.
The CHAIRMAN thought they were much obliged to Mr.
Watkin for touching on these subjects. As to the tele- t(
graph the committee had placed themselves in a position 1(
to make it at any time,but they did not think it right to
the shareholders to make it till they obtained the terms if
from Canada and the British government which Mr. u
Watkin himself demanded when he propounded the
scheme. At present they had not obtained those terms,
neither had they any security that if they set up posts and
wires across the Rocky Mountains the GOO or 700 miles
of telegraph across the Canadian territory would he made, 8
and in the absence of that the communication would be in- 8
comte and inoperati
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THE QuEgs'a UNIVERSITY IN IRELAND.— iV6 I
learn by telegraph that the motion to restrain the senate 81
of the Queen's University from proceeding under the sup. Z
plemental charter was opened before the Master of the
Rolls in Dublin yesterday. The arguments have not con-

eluded.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean appeared for the
first time in the Theatre Royal, Dublin, on Saturday
night, after their tour round the world. There was a full
home to meet them.
The Hants Advertiser states that Ryde, in the
Isle of Wight, will most probably be formed shortly into a
borough, and be honon-ed by having a mayor and corpora.
tion to rule over it.
THE BRIGAD OF E G
llARDS.—Yesterday morning
the half-yearly muster of the four battalions of Guards,
namely, the let and 2nd battalions of Grenadier Guards.
the 2nd battalion of Coldstream', and Ist battalion of
Scots Fusiliers, took place on the parade in St. James's.
park, before Colonel Whitmore, the deputy adjutant-
general. The military inspection is most severe, as every
man has to be passed by the " muster " master. This (lay
the 3rd battalion of the Grenadier Guards, and to-morrow
the 2nd battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, go through the
same ordeal before the deputy adjutant-general.
THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF SEAaiEN.—A meeting
of the Economy and Trade Department of the National
Association for the Promotion of Social Science was held
last evening at their rooms, in the Adelphi, at which a
paper was read by Capt. Toynbee, F.R.A.S., on the social
condition of our merchant seamen ; the lion. Arthur Kin-
naird, M.P., in the chair. The paper went fully into the
evils and hardships attending the pursuit of seafaring me,
under the present system of treatment in the merchant
service, and their social condition both at sea and on shore,
and concluded with a series of suggestions, to which WP
added a recommendation for carrying out the following
resolutian passed at the Manchester Congress:—" That
the Social Science Association be recommended to con-
sider the appointment of a sub-commit-ee, in which
officers of the royal navy and merchant service and others
especially interested in the welfare of seamen should be
invited to take part, for the purpose of preparing and pro-
moting measures of amendment and improvement for that
class." The meeting was addressed by Captain Dawson,
Captain Hunter, Mr. Griggs, shipowner ; Dr. Dickson,
medical inspector of the customs ; Captain Joseph Toyn-
bee, and the chairman, after which the above resolution
was affirmed, and the meeting separated.
THE FATAL ACCIDF.NT TO COLONEL HENDERSON.
—Last evening Mr. C. St. Clam Bedford, the coroner fur
Westminster, he'd an inquest at Charing-cross Hospital
on the body of Colonel John He Iderson, late of her
Majesty's 10th Foot, who O'ed in consequence of injuries
received by falling down the " bath" staircase at the Junior
United Service Club on Thursday night last. Some evi-
dence having been given to show the circumstances under
which the accident happened, and confirmatory of the
account which appeared in this jou;_ral yesterday, Mr.
Frederick Tothill, surgeon, of Charles-street. St. James's,
stated that he was called to the deceased and found him
lying on a sofa in the bath-room, where he bad been
carried. He was quite insensible, but seemed to rally after
stimulants had been adminis.ered. He (witness) remained
with him about an hour and a half, but then left, desiring
that he might be immediately sent for if any charge took
place. About half-past 6on Friday morning he was sent
for to the club, and found his patient suffering from evident
concussive. He (Ur. Tothill) ordered his Immediate re-
moval
to she hospital, as the care and attention at such an
institution was necessary. Mr. Gabriel, solicitor, cross-
examined Mr. Tothill as to the propriety of having had
the deceased removal to the hospital, but the medical gen-
tleman, by his replies, left no doubt on the mind of anyone
present that the proper course had been adopted. The
coroner expressed his surprise that neither Major Arm-
strong nor the other friend who had dined with the de-
ceased had come forward to give evidence, so that the jury
were left to return an open verdict. Ultimately a majority
of the jury agreed to the following verdict :—" That the
deceased died from injuries to the head, but bow caused
there is no evidence to show." The inquiry created some
interest.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—Visitors during
the week ending November 17, 1866.—0 n Monday, Tues.
drvii and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
8 5 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (admis-
sion Gd.), from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1,252; total, 9,797.
Average of corresponding week in former years, 8,384.
Total from the openinA of the Museum, 6,409,255.
PATENT OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of visitors far the week ending Nov. n, 1,444 ;
total number since the opening of the Museum free daily
(12th May, 1838), 1,091,820.
DISPENSARY FOR SKIN DislAsss, 68, GREAT
Kaar.nosouen.lrenzao,RlGlGlTATHLET, W.—One hundred
and seventy-nine patients were relieved at this dispensary
during the week ending Nov. 17.