The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22 1857.

EASTERN CuI:STIES PAILIV-IY.

tun of lawealing ycore. The condition of the road has in
consequence been materially improved.
The stearmpacket aervice has been well maintained, at a
seduction in the expenditure under this head of 2,851/. on the
half-year. The pickets have run 26,070 mike during that
period, at an average speed of 141 statute miles per hour;
the avenge time occupied in making all the peonage+ between
the epponte shares having bean I hour 38 minutes.
It will be observed that the capital expended during the
half-year has amounted to 80,8011. Ids. Ild., the principal
portion of which has ;been for additional working stock. for
oorooletinr the direct junction of the mein line with the Tim-
-664gs Wells and Hawing.. branch, And for additional works
end station aocounuodation on the main line and branches, as

authorised by the proprietors.
The directors are.procoeding, from time to time, with the
sale of the rompany • surplus Linda. The amount realised
during the last year has ban 17,0021., the Lands wild having
brought good price... The remaining surplus property trot
mowed for the purposes of the railway will be offered for
oak. as opportunities occur.
Tho attention of the directors has been much occupied
during the peeling wagon of parliament by the proradinge
involved in the application made for • relief literof railway
front Lewisham to Dartford.
••

It also became the duty of the directors to oppose the com•
patine ~hems of the East Kent Company fora line between
fitreel and St. Mary's Cray, by which, in conjunction with
the Bromley to St. Marl's Cray and the West End and
Cr, end Palace lines, they sought to prams as seems to
1-ondon entirely independent of the South-Bsetems system,
and thereby to enter into compendia fur the whole of the
Continental, Dovee, Canterbury andStreed treks.
The principle contended fur by this company before par-
liament was, that the East Keut ltailway, established for
military and local considerations, end presented to parliament
in the first instance es • line in exteimion of the North Kent
ought not now to be treated as a portion of an en-
finely independent scheme.
After a protracted nivestigetion this view was adopted by
the maimins of the Ilona, of Commons, who passed the
Greenwich Junction to Dartford Bill, rejecting the East
Kent Bill, and, by their report to the house, meugnised the
just claim of the South Eastern Company to protection from
u n n content-
plated.7l i
~io aof the Kant zet szeohnine.t hay. t
menial regard the derision thus coo to by dm committee of
the HOW, of Commons, and the important principle which
it recognises, se of the greatest value to the interests of
this company, and of all railway property.
The directors, however, regret to add that the bill, after
having received the eanction of the proprietors and been in.
trodueed into the House of Lords, was rejected by their
Lordships committee, in so far as related to the formation of
the proposed relief line of railway between Lewisham and
Dartford.
The proprietors have already been informed that the coin-
toittee.4 the Houma 001111101111, before passing the preamble
of the bill, required the directors to give them a pledge that
they would cull the pcoprietore together, with a view to pro-
viding a communication with the west end of London. The
chairman, in deelarizig the decision of the committee, needs
Rome remark. which would appear to intimate that the com-
mittee ormaidend the scheme propped Incomplete, inasmuch
as it did net provide such a rommunication. And the di-
rectoes have memento believe that the committee of the !balm
of Lade were induced to reject the preamble, in order that •
scheme may be brought forward neat erasion in a more com-
plete form, in connexion with a plan for giving the dmircd
memo to the west end of London.
The bill promoted by this eniiipany In the present Realm
has, therefore, received 'he royal went limited in its object.,
prinipally to the formation of the junction at Tunbridge. and
the 16CIVIV4 in the quelitication of director. from 6001. to
2,0001. stock, to La held for three months previous to the date
of ebvtion, and further, that twenty-one daye notice be I
given of the intention of any proprietor to offer himself for
the office of director.
Application was made by this ..ompanv for a bill autho-
rising the connection of the heeding and Ileigate branch of
this railway with the narrow gauge of the Greet Western
Railway at Reeding. The Stainm, Wekinehem, and Woking
Company applied for similar powers, and the Great Weeion
Company, as well as the corporetion of Reading, having
given the preference to their whim., the bill promoted, by
this company was rejected, and that of the Staines, Woking•
ham, and %eking Company was peened, after youidinvtore
had succeeded in obtaining the insertion of clawea by which
this company will secure the full advantages of the junction,
whether constructed by the Great Western, or by the Stain.,
Wokingliem, and Woking Company.
The directors roesidered it to be their duty to oppose
the passing of the bill sutherising the formation of a line
from a point on the East Kent Railway to Ilene Bay. in
which, however, they did not succeed. The South London
Railway Bill, the Did-Kent Itsilway (Croydon Extension)
Bill, sad the Mid-Kent nod South-Kent Railway Bill, were
eleo oppmed by this compony. in concert with the Brighton
Company, lei rejected by parliament.

Mr. 0. W. tiro ,at FM elected ea auditor, sad the puweeed
dividend device beet delved, a cordial voted to the
chairmen end directors ehaed the proceediap.

NORTH YORKSHIRE AND CLEVELAND
RAILWAY.

The sixth half yearly meeting of this company
was held at York, yesterday afternoon, when a reprt, of
which the following is en abstract, was submitted to the pro-
prietor,. The directors announced the openiug of the line
from Nekton to Stokeeley in March lent. From that tines
the line haa been In uninterrupted operation. The Whoritun
brew.), wea also opened fur traffic at the some time, and the
arrangements for working the iron ore at Swahiliy have pen
-
Unwed wi Mir as to admit of its partial development. Those
orrangements are now fast 'deeming to completion, when
the working of the iron ore on this branch will bs brought
into full operation. Up to the permit time the nettle has been
worked by the North-F..4one and Wind Ilsrtlepool Cone-
paniv. The revenue Enema shows the gross trek re-
ceipt. during the four months' working to hove been
1,2691. Lin. 211, and the working expenem, donna that
peeled, 7201. If,. 101., leaving • balenee 10(.511!. 6*. 4d.,
which is equal to 2 2osthis per rent. per annum on 68,0001.,
the root of that portion of the lino which is now
in operation. The directors, however, did nut re-
netimend that sum to be divided at present. Con-
sidering the nature of the traffic to be developed,
and that the opening out of the diigrict, which has so
ter been accomplishett i. partial only, the vault of the four
months' working must be deemed highly eatinfoctery The
work. upon the recline from Stokeeley to Kildele are now
rapidly approaching completion, and a branch in being formed
by the gnome of the lugleby iron ore, which will be enm-
pkttil annultancouely with the main line to Ingleby. During
the pant hilt-year the expenditure on account of capital has
been 21.1431. ht. lid., making a tidal, to 30th June. of
96,44r2t. Ifs. 3d. The reinipts on the same account during
the halMyear have been 21,069/. 2s. 64., the aggregate
amount of the teeeipto on capitel amount, to the 30th of
June, Acing 96,0061. 9e. The capital already expended ex-
ceed* the amount required by law to be ,:upended before the
company can legally exercise is borrowing power,.' and at
the meeting venially convened Mir that purpooe, the director
would aubmit a resolution authorising them to pat those
powers into operation. The directors are now in treaty with
the Britiih and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company fur the
erection of the electric telegraph on the line. It in coined-
ingly natiefsetory to be able to Mate that the works have
pinned uninjure 1 through the severe ordeal of the recent
violent Mona, of rain which have elsewhere unfortunately
caused so much devastation.

The Loonies, of the meeting was being proceeded with
when our report had to be despatched.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

SHEERNESS, AUG VDT 21.
The Barraeoutn, 6 gene, paddle-wheel steam-
sloop, Commander Thomas D. A. 1. °eclogue, was paid off at
Sheerness. to-day. She has been in commiession since
Dooember, 1552.
Au Admiralty order ban arrived at Sheerness, and
been prumulgatak statag that on the paying-off of ell steam-
ships and **seri* on their arrival (rum fun ign etations*, the
chief engineer of soy ouch ship, or vessel, io to be placed on
the half-pay Hat, and that the senior assistant-engineer is to
be placed in ehorge of the machinery, and to be pieced on
the hooks of the:Edinburgh screw isteam guard-ship.
Tho Ganges, t 4 guns, sailing-ship, Captain John Folioed,
has been put out of the gulag basin et Sheerness, and is
ordered to be ready fur aes in tee days.

CHATHAM, Avr.var 21.
The Chesapeake, 51, steam frigate, fitting for the
flag of Ceptain Rundle B. Watson, C.B who gore out so
Commodore to the East Indira, having completes' the whole
of the repairs to her machinery, was put out of dock yester-
day afternoon, end this morning was towed down the river to
Fully Point for the purpose of hiking on board her ammuni-
tion. shut, and &hal. Her complement of seamen end
merinos is 500 men.
The discharge of troop, belonging to tbo various Indian
regiments is tooll pructiedmg at this garrison. Yesterday 50
nag of all ranks, selected fr4n various regiments, received
their discharge at St. Mary's barrarks, an order to that
effect hoeing lien received from the War-olliee.

This niornibg 1 O uon-coinnibodoned ottieera and men of
the "Loyal Artillery, comprising the G battery of that oorpe,
left this garrison and preuverled to Shortietiffs, where they
em to be atationtsl, accompanied by the following ,Hirers
Captain G. A. Wilkinson, Lieutenant W. Carey, and Lieu-
tenant 1•'. C. Elton.

TIIE COVET-MARTIAL ON COLONEL. J. CLARKE,
I,r WEST INDIA REGIMENT.
DAY.

At twelve o'clock yesterday the member of the
general court-martial for the trial of Lieutenant-Colonel J.
Clarke, lot Wept India Regiment, re-assembled in the court-
moirtial room at Chatham Barracks, when the following
members were assent:—Colonel H. Jervis, commandant of
the provisional battalion, president; Colonel E. Rea, second
en student Royal Marines; LieutenantaColonel Lord F.
W. H. Burgher-oh, C. 11., Scoffs Funilier Whisk Lieut.-
Colonel bird Adolphus F. C. W. Tempest, Scots Fusilier
Guard*; Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. H. W. J. !Wag, Cold-
stream Guards ; Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Devlin', Cold-
Aroma Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel It. N. l'hillipa,
atonal Battalion; Lieutenant-Colonel F. I'. Harding. C. 8.,
22nd Itegiment ; Lieutenant-Colonel G. Erskine, Military
Field Train ; LientenantoColonel C. C. Shute, 6th Dragoons;
Lieutenrnt•Cult.nel A. W. H. Meytick, Scots Fusilier
Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel G. A. F. de Riney, Royal
Artillery • Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. T. Hecker, 14th Hum-
mers; and Lieutenant-Colonel It. J. M'Eillop, Royal
Marino.. Major H. D. Ellis again officiated as judge
advocate.
1 edintely on the assembling of the court the further
mien-extuninntion of Captain J. D. Mends, 2nd Went India
Regiment, by the prisoner was proceeded with, and also his
re-examination by the court. In several particulars the evi-
dence of the witness varied materially from that given during
the examination on the two former days.
The following witneepes, who had been nummoned by the
prisoner to support loin defence, were then called by the pro-
secution, viz., Captain J. Macauley, Lieutenant G. Thorne,
end Lieutenant W. liartrick, lot Went India Regiment, but
they nit... Tether disproved the first and lifth charges preferred
sgainnt the prisoner—that he had refused to embark, and
that he had incited them to mutinous conduct, the prosecu-
tion on thew points entirely breaking down.
On the conclusion of the examination of the above wit-
noses the cane bar the prosecution closed, when the prisoner
proceeded to rend hip defence to the court. Ile commenced
by giving a distinct denial to the whole tit the charge. against
him, which within the last few days had been altered from
those iiriginally preferred against him. Ile submitted to the
court that he had been entrapped into the lase of certain ex-
prunsioria in a conversation with Colonel Bill, which had
pubsequently been wool isgainnt him. Ile never claimed any
military command in the eelony, and called attention to the
' various points in which Captain Mends, the prineiwd
aeon fur the prosau:ien, had contradicts! himself. The
court woull noloeinber that he had embarked on board the
Perseverance as ordered, and also that through a lung life he
". bed served her Majesty anal her predecessors.
' On the conclusion of the prienner's address, the court ad-
journed until t welve n o lay k on Monday. when the examina-
tion of the witnesso for the defines will be commenced. The
trial excites the moat intense interest in the garrison.

11ALLINCOLLIG, AUGUST 19.
Major the lion. 1). Fra.-er's (C) battery of artil-
tery 'nit embark at Cork for lathe, about the 28th, and the
home blowing to the, battery were handed over to No. 8
Company, 9th battalion Royal Artillery, yeaterday, to form
a neer battery with. Yilepie.Gazierai Sir Richard Decree.
K.C.Ii., Royal Art illtry, will arrive from Dublin, and make
his inspection of this station, on the '24th instant.

CORK, Arnt•sr 19.
No ships have yet arrived for the :Kith Regiment,
sad the following officers will eiobark with tho your*, about
the 25th :- Lieut.-Colonel Lary; Majors Pettey nod ;
Brevet-Major Anderson : Captain, Marge..son, Itaimey,
Tolcher, Ilaa•ett, Clulterbuck, Cumming, and Godley,
Lieutenants Haden,. Baxter. Hill, Curwen, Sims. William.
(Adjutant), Monk. Turner. Gehhiaa, Chapman. Iluskisson,
and Thozipoin ; EllPigll. Wright, Surplice, Spiller, Bell,
Bythell, and Cearley ; Paymaster Finley ; Quarter-
muter M'Grath ; Surgeon Legible ; Anshdant-Surgeona
Knox, Taylor and Parr. Captain Conran and Lieutenant
Many have already embarked fir India, of Kingstown. The
regiment is under orders for Bombay, and it in rumoured
that Lieut.-Colonel Maryland, C. 8., who loot bin arm at
Alma (late frith Regiment) now commanding a depilt hat.
billion at thin station, will be prated to the Atith Itegimeni.
as second Lieut.-Colonel. Captain Kilt a romaine behind,
at the Military College, or goes on Grueral Elena Midi, at
Plymouth, and Captain Eccles is toconiniand the dep6t.

DISTRIBUTION OF UR MAJESTY'S REGIMENTS

IN INDIA. - - -
(From the L'a(ed &wire G,,: M.)

As a good deal of anxiety prevails in England re-
garding the actual locality of the Clueen'a Itegintents revving
in India, we have drawn up the following front the scattered
notice,, in the Indian pipers. We think it may be relied
upon as correct
6th Carabineers—Meerut. Prepared to move on Delhi.
9th Lancers—Delhi.
12th Lamers—Bangalore (Madras Presidency).
14th Light Dragoons—Two SqUWIIOII/, at Aurungeboa
(Nizam's Territories). Ono Squadron, fonoing part of a
flying brigade, to asamnble at Milligoum (Cindeish Deccan).
DTA—Kirke., near Poona.
sth toot—Had arrived at Calcutta. and was to move up the
Ganges towards &nuns, Allah/awl, and Cawnpore.
Bth Foot—Delhi.
10th Foot —Dunmore.
21th Foot—Punjauh.
27th Feniskillings—Punjaub.
29th Foot —Bernath. Ordered up to Calcutta.
32nd Foot— Lucknow.
3.ith Foot —liarnackpors, nenr Calcutta.
37th Foot—Ono wing at Ilenares ; one wing at Calcutta.
43rd Light Infantry—Bangalore.
52nd Light Infantry —runpub.
53rd Foot--Calettria.
60th Rifles—Deihi.
614 Foot—One Wing at Ferozepore ; one Wing at Delhi.
64th Foot—Depot, Ileigaum (Bombay Presidency), 500 men
at Allahabad.
70th Foot—Punjoub.
75th Foot—Delhi.
78th Highlanders—Depot, Poonah. One Wing at Dewed
ono Wing at Calcutta.
81st Foot—Lahore.
83rd Foot—Depot, Deem. 500 men on the march from
Deem to overawe the klewah territory.
84th Foot—Allahabad.
86th—One Wing at Poonsh ; one Wing with (ho 14th Light
DTRIVOIIP, re ronl a to Mallignum.
87th Royal Irish Ftudliers—Prithawur.
The following is, we believe, a correct list of her klajeaty's
Regiments on their way to India, cc under orders to proceed
thither:
CAVA LIIN.-1111, 2nd and 3rd Dragoon Guards; 7th Light
Dragoons.
INV\ NT RY.—lst battalion Royal Regiment 7th Fusiliers,
19th, 20th, '23rd, 34th, 38th, 42nd Royal Highlanders. 44th,
54th, 56th, 3rd battalion 00th Royal Rifles, 66th, 72nd. 74th
Highlanders, 70th Highlanders, 82nd, 88th, 90th Light In-
fantry, 93rd Highlanders, 97th, 2nd and 3rd battalions Stifle
Brigade.
scrmsusttoit or 111I,E IN INDIA.
regiments of Cavalry, at 640 R. and F 6,120 R. and F.
46 halts of Infantry, at say 100 „ 36,800
Royal Artillery 2,400
Royal Sapper* and Miners 4OO
3 regiments from the Cape 2,400
Total European force, exclusive of Coal-
pair's regiments

(From the United Smite Gnatte.)
AUGMENTATION OP REGIMENTS IN INDIA.—It;
having been determined that every regiment of infantry in
India shall consiXt of 10 companies of 100 rank and file, and
2 depot companies of 100 rank and file each, the distribution
of the establuament will be as follows, viz.:-10 companies
in India-2 lieutenant•colonela, 2 majors, 10 captains, 12
lieutenants, S ensigns, 7 staff, 57 eergeante, 21 drummers,
1,000 rank and file; 2 depot companies-2 captains, 2 lieu-
tenants, 2 ensigns, 10 sergeants, 4 drummers, 200 tank and
tile. Total-2 lieutenant-colonels, 2 majors, 12 captains, 14
lieutenants, 10 ensigns, 7 staff, 67 sergeants, 23 drummers,
1,200 rank and Ilk.
THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE OP INPANTRY.—The
following change of quarters in the Brigade will take place
on the let of September next, vix. :—Grenadier Guards, Ist
Battalion—From Wellington Barracks to St. Gersge'• and
Portman-street; 2nd Battalion—From Dublin to Wellington
Barracks; 3rd Battalion—From Windsor to the Tower
&necks. Coldstream Guards, let Battalion—Prom Alder-
, deft to Wellington Barracks ; 2nd Battalion—From WA•