The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-01 00:00:00

IMICING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

sucAa.:ii;;;;lT. not boon a public Tilde to-day, but
the private contract market to active, and the advance quoted
yesterday of 6d. to le. is fully supported. Refined a shade
deans. Lumpe quoted 84a. to Mc Bd.
Correa.—This article wears a very firm appearance.
Taw.—The lettere by the China mail are expected to-
morrow, and both buyers and sellers refine to operate to-
datricia.—The public sales are axingsteadily, but
without spirit. Nutmegs sold at le. 11~ dto 3e. 9d. ; mace,
le. l Id. to 2a. 6d. ; white pepper, 9d. to 90.
Corrox.-209 bake
Rice remain. steady.
Ruu.—Demerara, proof, sold to arrive at 3..
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market to-day ia rather firmer for forward periods.
Prioes are quoted as follows —Town tallow 645. nett malt:
Petetstrarg Y. C. on the spot, nominally, 60e. to 665.;
April, 66e. 6d. to 565. ; May to June, Ms. to Ms. 6d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mmes. Pattandea and Smith report that the trade cow
firma 'toady, at fully late prime.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Bute's Tanfu.ld Moor, 13e. 9d.; Walla End Riddell, lie.
Walla End Ormfmth, 175.; Walls End Haswell, 19a.-26
ships at market.

GENERAL SCREW STEAM SHIPPING COSTAR!.
(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the seventeenth half-yearly general
meeting of the shareholders in the above company was held
at the London Tavern, Mr. RAIKEC CI.RRIE, Chairman of
the Board of Directors, in the chair.
The report, which was reed, stated that as seen as the dis-
solution of the Company was determined on the directors
gave notice to all the officers of the eetablishment that their
connexion with the Company would cease, which notice ex-
pires on the 20th of next month ; they have also taken Mega
to cancel the lease of the premises on the shortest legal
notice, and the directors will return to the funds of the
Company 2,400/. instead of 1,2001 as heretofore,
out of the sum allotted to them. The Bosphorus, the only
ship remaining of the company, is in excellent condition,
and has been offered for sale privately, but if not previously
disposed of, else will be put up to public auction
on the 9th of April next. The usual balance
sheet, signed by theaudnors, is submitted to the
t.hrepelet=
and also an approximate estimate of the
and liabilities, but the directors request the proprietary not
to be misled by this supplemental statement which ' must
necessarily be problewneal and uncertain.' The following
retire from the board by rotation, els. :—Baikes Currie, Req..
N. B. Asworth, Esq., Charles Morrison, Esq. Bat
until the wets are realised,it is necessary by the deed, that the
vacancies so caused should he filled up in order that the board
may have power to enforce the payment of the mete. Thefol-
lowing is the approximate statement of the affairsof the com-
pany Ur. To sundry creditors, 38,7671. Id. ; sham capital
206,2011.—t0ta1, 243,9581. 6a. Id. Ca.:—By cash in hand,
22,7481. 17s. bd.; ship Bosphorus, 10,0001.; stores, 18,0001;
sundry debtors, 45,000 L ; office furniture, 2501.• fisttez
plant, 6001. ; balance deficiency, 147,459/. Be. N.—
243,9381. 6s. Id.
The Cl/ATIOUN moved the adoptionn of
then lengthened
which Mr. Hutton entered into a of
the poet operations of the company. The result of this
statement, us suluquently explained by • shmeholder.
was briefly that the vessels of the company had
earned 30 or 40 per cent. ; but, from some
cause or other, not explained, the shareholders had
only received two small dividends during the five
years the company lad been in existence, end yet they
were now involved to the extent of 70,0001. After •
brief !conversational dismission, it was Mated from
the chair that the directors were anxious to be relieved from
office, and to wind up as moon so possible. It was therefore
necessary that some three of them should be selected to
undertake the office of liquidation, and it was proposed
that 600/. should be refereed for their remuneration.
At the coin time it was impossible that the com-
piny could dispense with the services of the
.manager, and be would have to be retained,
subject to the control of the three selected di-
rectors. It had been hoped that the return to the share-
holders would have been twenty shillings in the Poun
but owing to depreciation in the msmarketvakes
their ships, and not to mismanagement in the affairs of
the company, the shareholders would not have to put up
with a considerable loss. Ultimately the report wasedopted,
and the three directors for liquidation having both
selected, a resolution was passed foe facilitating the saki
of the remaining; property of the company, and the pro-
ceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND RAIL- •
WAN.—The half- yearly meeting of the Midland Great
Western Railway Company was held on 'FlutradAy, end the
report preeented was • very favourable one. -lbws was a
large increase on all branches cf traffic, and the net revenue
amounted to 42,4301. From this a sum of 6,0961. wee
appropriated to reserve fund (mlftg thatftuad
alurther sum of 8,7081. ls. 6d. to cad ion fund,
the latter to about 20,000 f. The last named sum of .117 a
was calculated at the rate at 6 per cent. on the coat of roll-
ing stook at the end of 1866. After making these deductions,
and adding a small Wanee from last half-year, a dividend of
6 per cent. per annum was declared, free of income-tan,
leaving a small balance to carry over. A long and discur-
sive debate took place on the various extensions and mom
lines in which the company were interested, but the report
was adopted.
RAILWAYS IN THE PAPAL STATES.—Our own
correspondent at Rome writes as follows The °eclat
journal publishes an account of the present state of the works
on the great Pio-Central line of railway from Ferrara,
through Bologna and Anoints, to Rome, and thence to Cities
Vecchia. The contractor for the execution of the line from
Rome to Civite Vtochla, 11. is to receive • pre-
mium of a million of frame it he opens that line in two years
and a bait. The works have been rin on in ratios/Ipoint,,
near Rome and Civil& Vecchia, alllet lg
ast October ; bat on
the great lino from Rome to Bologna nothing has yet been
done further than the preparation of plans and surveys.
According to the terms Si the concession, however, the
welt/ must be commenced not later than the 21st of May
next"
CAILYARTHEN AND CARDIGAN RAILWAT.—The
feat sod of this undertaking was raised or "cut" onprib=
the 30th, by Captain James R. Lewis Lloyd, of
the chairman of ths company, at Myrtle Hill, ins Add ad-
joining the Carmarthen station of the South Wales Rail-
way. The directors and their friends afterwards assembled
in a marquee erected in the metre of the field, and were ad-
dreamt by Captain Lloyd, John Lloyd Davies, Fee., Dr.
Prows, and other gentlemen, who expatiated upon the
great advantages which might be expected from this content-
Eleasted,yieli.e.e ofdratilwayhers a.dt
tocattalnurtyd
employed on
to the
followed, andslooprootedings terminated.