The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

ING, JANUARY 1?, rtir:_

iPrIGAXEST INTELALIGIFINI
tirts BISHOP QV LINZ AND THE.
POST."
▪ The AwebrisM journals publish a " futi
given by the Bishop of Linz to the editor of
Tagea Post in the following terms :
The Tars Post has a tendency decidedly hostile to the
church. It being my right as well es my duty, ha Arms
of my rimed aloe, to interfere in regard to this jouseel.
I invite the editor for the selvstics of his own cod and
the souls of his readers, to refrain in future from attacking
the Roman catholic religion. U this warning does not pro.
duce any effect I shall be compelled to warn the faithful of
my diocese against the reading of this ioarnal, and to pro
nounoe the suitable moledestloal censures spinet the
editor.
This document is dated Dec. 31.

"WEB

(11011:1'S =LRAMS.)
THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.
(BT MALTA MID ALLAMDIL TILLOBATIL)
ADEN. Dsc. 29.

The second brigade cohabiting of the 4th Euro-
pean and the 3rd and 25th native regiments and
artillery have poised Aden.
General Sir Robert Napier, the Commander-in-
Chief of the expedition, is hourly expected.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, lug. 11.
An official denial has been given to the an-
nouncement that the Austrian government had
sent a note to the Russian cabinet asking for ex-
planation as to the movement of troops on the
Austrian frontiers.
' The funeral of the Emperor Maximilian is to
take place on the 18th inst. at Vienna.

pip& aw_L. MUWIRY COMPANY,
ri c.-(ram DAY.)
The • • the shareholders was held
at War Hotel, Westminster;
War*. ~ la the chair.
The folio was presented :
"The d . of the company beg to submit the
err asi balance sheet, showing the result of the working
of the bowery fee the par twelve months. It will be
seen that the net profit of the ',redness for this period has
amounted to the sum of 2,7121.105. Bd., which added to
991/. 168.8 d., the balance of profit and Ices account brought
forward from the former year, gives total of 3,7041.
7s. 411. The directors have paid an interim dividend is
July last, of 3 per emit., thus reducing the balance to
1,642/. 12s. 3d. This result is without writing off the
visual annual depreciation for plant, prom i and
preliminary exposer, amounting to 2,195/. 6s.ses, 3d.,
which the directors are of opinion should be done, thus
leaving a debit on the profft and lore account of 552/. 14s.
Although your director are disappointed at this result,
they have throughout the year bad reason to anticipate
that the profit' meld not be so satisfactory as heretofore,
the high peas of malt and hops having affected all bitu-
mens of this kind. They have, however, very great sada-
faction in announcing, that with a view to assist the share-
holders, and of showing his unabated confidence in the
brewery, Mr. Thorne, with his accustomed gene-
rosity, has undertaken to forego his interim divi-
dend, and to guarantee this deficiency, so that next
year, which your directors fully antwipate will be
much more favourable to the company, will thus corm
mono. without any deficiency on the profit and loss
amount. Although no further dividend than that already
paid can be declared this u, your directors continue to
feel full confidence in the Integrity of the business, and in
its future MOONS. In accordance with the articles
of association the following directors retire by
solstice : Sir Arthur William Boller, M.P., and the Hon.
Jaws Frederick Henry Stuart Wortley, who have signified
ask intention of offering themselves for re-election.
Orme Baylis, Bag., a duly qualified shareholder, has also
OM notice of hip intention to offer himself as a candidate
far the office of director. Joseph Sylvester Godfrey, Fag.,
the auditor, also retires, but is eligible for re-election, and
offers himself accordingly."
The balance-sheet was as follows :
Dr.-To capital subscribed, viz.:-10,534 share, upon
which has been paid 94,5071. 101. ; to sundry creditor on
apse accounts, 6,8851. Oa. 5d.; ditto for cash, 8,2451. Os. 4d.;
ditto on bills payable, 8,3441. 9s. Id. ; ditto on depositsand
wearies, 10,030/. 6..; ditto on mortgages, 29,065/. 15a. 2d.;
to amount reserved to meet discount off outstanding debts,
2,0151. 19e. 4d. ; to reserve fund against bad debts, 1,0001.:
together 3,0154 19s. 4d. ; to balance of profit and
loss amine to October 10, 1866, 4,7111. 9s. 2d. ;
Ler : to dividend and bonus to Jan., 1867,
3,719/. 124. fid., leaving 991/. 16s. Bd. ;_ profit on
trading to Oct. 10, 1867 2,7121. 10s. Bd.-together,
3,7041. 7e 4d. Less : dividends July, 1967, 2,0611. I.s. Id.;
amount written off for depredation, &a., for year ending
Oct. 10. 1867, 2,195/. 64. 3d.-together, 4,2571. la. 4d, ; dif-
ference per rears,' 552/. 141.; total, 160,994/. Oa. 4d.
Cr.-By sundry debtors on open trade accounts, rents,
loans, Ito., 39,9531. 17s. 2d. ; by cash in hand, temporary
loans, km, 1,6831. 17s. 4d. ; by preliminary expenses,
1,0001. ; by legal expenses incidental to mortgage, 4001. ;
by plant and premises, 85,4951. Is. 2d. ; by public-houses
and beer-houses, 15,604/. 16s. 4d.; by stock in hand, as per
stock book, 16,3031. 12s. 4d. ; by balance after writing off
depreciation as per contra, 5521. 14e. ; total,
16(1,9941. Os. 4d."
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
sod accounts, rid he trusted the non-payment of a div
dend would not be attributed to any fault on the part of
the board, as it arose from circumstances over which they
had no control. Through the generosity of Mr. Thorne there
was no deficit, and they started the new year with a clear
balance-sheet. It had been urged that they should abstain
from writing off so much for depreciation. The plant was
in fact in a better condition than it was this time last
year ; but after considering the question well with the
auditors, the board felt that it was by far the best rune
to face the difficulty at once, and not encroach on the
security of the future. The position of the com-
pany was owing to the disastrous character of the
past year. That brewery bad suffered in common with
other commercial undertakings from the recent panic ;
but even that cause of depression was as nothing com-
pared with the ruinously high price of malt. But
for that drawback end the bearing of the cattle plague
on grins, they would have occupied a very different
position. They did not stand alone in that respect ;he
could state on authority that there was not a brewery in
London which had not suffered as much as their one.
'When the wholedde priced meat and corn seethe butchers
and bakers raised their prices in proportion ; but in
the brewery trade of London there was a sort of free-
masonel which prevented beer from fluctuatinic with malt
and hops, and bad that company raised its price business
would have gone from it. As regarded the question of
expense genera/Iy, he did not believe it was possible to
effect any further economy with benefit to the proprietary.
Mr. J. HANNAH (a director) seconded the motion.
A SHAREHOLDER regretted that no provision had been
made in prosperous times, when enormous profits were
made, for adverse times. A surplus should have been eat
aside when they had the means. Ho did not anticipate
any speedy reduction of the expenses.
11r. OATEN complained that the accounts did not give
the shareholders as much information as they were en-
titled to under the articles of association. He 'novel
that the meeting be adjourned in order that the director
might have an opportunity of complying with these
articles.

Mr. Rrnsm, in seconding the motion, said as en old
brewer, he thought the business was not conducted in the
most satisfactory manner.
Mr. BIDDCLPII, M.P., said he bad lately been told by
one of the largest brewers in London that the year ending
in October last was 000 of the worst years for the brewer
that had ever been known. (Hear, hear.) He concurred
in the regret previously expressed that no provision had
been made for such times as the present, so that the divi-
dends Wight have been more equalised.
[The meeting was pr.:media( our report left.]

WEATHER IMPORT.-{THIS DAY.:

B.4.Trit/bALT, JANUAbY 11, $ A.ll.

iiasess ifl:titr
Brod .._ i 19.8/ g 1
Latent ea SO 1
Rochalor 50.0411
m rmouta 120.81
W•3110001h 111.99
Pariseimlll '39.93
Lowlau 1113911:
Yarmouth 10.0611,
barbarous:lt t9.05q.
91sialm AA;
9304 mm-I
&Mar 30.17
Brun.
pads 30.11
Blrsoboars ,
Lions 1.24

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Barometer corrected and mimed to $2 deg. at ma level. The
letters r Mint, f (falling), s (steady), Indicate direction of
motionof theatescury within last it hours. Thermometer exposed
In shads. Extreme form, with indirection during last U hour&
Z.—calm. Weather: b.—bine shy ; clouds ,detached) ; f.—
fog ; 1.--tightning ; es.—entsty ;heti') ; o.—overcsat
(dull); r—rain ; a--snow: Raletiell, gnaw or
hUt smelted), during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance.
REMARKS.
A comiderable dizebtutlos In the atmospherical presume has
occurred sines yesterday, excepting at the extreme western
stations. Slice lad evening there has been no further decrease
at Valeta* whilst In the north of Scotland the fall has been
four-tenths of an bath. The least pressure is at Greencastle.
when the reeding Is slidenths less than at Helder. The teet-
hes rime is the north, and 00 the west coast of France.
CatutbTre hes hem • diminution rt the eastern continental
stations. Yesterday very strong southerly winds continued to
Moe in she month of Ireland, now p
of England ; treat
winds from the westward ars now presMilng on the Irish coast,
bats. mouthed" wind MEI prevails et other parts of our Islands
Very heavyrsin has fallen in the southwest of England and south
of Ireland ; now Is also reported from several stations.

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The Gazette Iftteicale tells us that Signor Mario
has in some measure recovered hie prestige by singing
and
plying Faust to the Margaret of Md'le. Lamm.
SHOCKING DEATH or • Minn.—For some years
pest an elderly woman, named. Jane Thomas, widow of a
gunner in the royal navy, occupied a cottage on Tity Hill,
near filedliain, a village &beet three miles from Midhunit.
Altholegh kerma to have been in receipt of a good pension,
she not only deeded bowel the common necessaries of life,
bat lived la the west wretched and filthy state. About a
forted& awe she was sitting beside the high read, and
as she appears& quite nneonscious, the parkas who found
bar, thinking she was intoxicated, had her conveyed to
the Xielburst polies.slatisa. Oa being searched• twenty.
twe pse shyold was found upon her. In the morning,
haring rosewood. after &aft fee bar
re Messed bows. A few days sines the resesoinorgi
pal& alba eel found bar lying on part of as old sofa,
whisk teemed ler bed, the ally clothing she bad ea balm
an old long pettissat. The house woe Nalpisisly
rearming eel* swain. bar body, too, being flasolly
amend wail ahem Oa the floor lay the heads el beatings,
aslether vetoes, whin* the assamulatisa at years.
with bar she ese.
biglof marg. bet wheel he part
Willie hoMPowl her tray seessessies, t apes a oregese,
her /Mal sidelprlioing shoat a pendia whisk wee new
due. lbs al be onewaled to ow a bat with
the ladardzinikeil the elsogyeass &sail at the
lid, however wee et as awn. sad
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the . af la wWris she bad
lye& eso Wing low that
the Taarkg
two*, Iseoppeatest eaxiste to =belles Awn bar
wahop.—MOWNsaderel. . ')

B. r. W. 1
;isi4=l. 19.674176 B.W.
kberdesa • .1%77 ts 7 6.
L.tth !9.76f'37 &IL
Ardreesen (29 ?tilt? e.s.
6reenemA7e 19.471,45
Valenti& :19.744 49 F.W.
Caps Mar 49.701149 W.
Itoche'elt...Ve.644. 46 W.N.W.
Weepool 414351
tiolvaeed 19.79140 6.4. W.
Pomace 51 ....731 4e N.N._W.