The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1857.

GENERAL IRON SCREW COLLIER COMPANY:
(THIS DAY.)

Thin afternoon the annual general meeting of the M.
shareholders in the above company was held at the London
Tavern; Mir. WILLIAM Hun, M.P., Chairman of the M.
Board of Director.,, in the chile.
From the statement of amounts there appears,' to ham "
beers a loss on the business transactions of the last year, et
alter setting made 15 per cent. on the coat of vessels fur in-
surance and depreciation funds. After defraying the charges
of repairs end current expenses, together with appropnating■
1,867 f. 13e. 10d. from surplus profits to • dividend
on the fret lie months, there accrued on the year a toes to
the company of 7741. 4.•. 10d. Hitherto, in accordance ly
with the deed of settlement, It has been the practice, after al
;molding fur repairs of vessels and current 'imam, and
before the payment of any dividend, to set aside out of profits Pi
10 per emit on the cost of the meads for an insurance fund, IL
and en edditaimat 6 pre mat for • depreciation fund. At the to
close of the poet year the accumulations arising kfrom oflolooll, and the extra profits et pros-
perms years, bed minced to return 25,0001. to the share- 54
holders, to commence a new depredation fund with 10,0001.
to its credit and a now insurance fund with not leesthan to "
26,0001. Hereafter a Kindler per enitsgo on the cost of the R.
carets will continue to be set aside ; but the depreciation ei
fund will be allewei to accumulate till it amounts to 7.00,0001.,
when It will be again brought under the review of the corn-
pany,and the whole of the insurance fund, above' 5,0001., after "
minidinf t korai, it ill sonoally be divided tunong the abste.
. .It is of course," said the port, " idle to attempt to so
temtell the annualcemeltiesthat mayrehappeo to a limited num-
her of chips at sea, but if, without a total loss, they do noise- 94
coed the very high average of last year, there will arenas to ft-
the shereholders hem this source alone a dividend equal to
9 per. cent. on the reduced capital of the mummy. It might is
be fairly assumed, that in addition to other advantages, the
future operations of the company will hare the advantage of If
more remunerative freight. than throe which attended its
proceedings from January to June, 12457 "
The report was adopted.

The Times reporter having denied that the Eta-
t:ern. Napoleon nut with any accident before landing at
Osborne on Thursday, the cerropeadatt of the Post, with
wboen the statement originated, repeats it, and adds —" HI
Imperial Mejesity walked with a stick on Friday, but yestar-
lbw was able to dispense with this aid, and the slight super-
tidal monad OK Ids Ice is now the only indication of the hurt
the Emperor has sustained." The correspondent of the
//mid says :—" The fall occurred within a quarter of a mile
of Oakes, pier • the Emperor's person was considerably
sitakes—his hip braieed, hi, face slightly gored, and his log
Wand." _

We read, In a letter from Turin, " You have, no
doubt, already heard of the death of the celebrated novelist,
Euene Sue, who was living at Annecy, in Savoy. I under-
stand that the Sardinian government baring received in-
formation that the French refugee. living In Savoy Intended
making, on the occasion of the funeral of M. Sae, • political
demonatration, has given the most strict orders that no-
thing of the kind 'hall be allowed to take place"
The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley, M.P., is,
we are happy to bra, recovered from his severe attack of
illness, the only abets remaining being a alight weakness.
TM he.. awl teemed gentleman has just returned to town
km Radek Pork, Yorkshire, Lord Wenlock's mat, where
be newalned he eseinsion to renovate his health. We
weilenbwil that, at the eobeitmion of his more intimate
Mirk be sber the miming vacation, to mums
Ma Baal aMYa at the bar, and hopes at the next
atstssl to be ebb to tabs a seital part in the House of Coca-
moss. It will be reeolleciled by our readers that he vacated
the Remedeship of leaden to t the Solicitor-Goneral.
ship, but, owing to his slandsg it , was compelled to
rears me he had barely entered on its duties.
YRS SEASIOS.—The Ministerial whitebait dinner,
in anticipation of the close of the session, will take place on
Saturday seat, at the Trafalgar, Greens ich. The public
briars has so advanced, in spite of seedless obstruions,
that the termination of the season may now he orsiSctdendy
looked for. Every effort will be mode to bring the minion
to a close as Smorday, the 22nd inst., re ae to enable her
Majesty to prorogue parliament in person, previous to the
departure of the court for the north, which will take place
Monday, the 24th inst., in the event of the wisioa being
ow at the expected time. Observer.
THE EXETER HALL SERVIOE.9.—Tbe aerie of
opera sorra% for the workinrclaa,re wee brOUßbi to arose
perreday, the new Biahop of Ripon, Dr. Birtersteth,oomdset-
tag tMeervhr. Os OM platform were the Earl of Shaftesbury,
the Rev. Lord Wriothreley Rama (roar of Window, sad
&spry clerk of the dente, the Quese),llr. O. A. Hamilton,
XX, Sir HearimiHops, the Re*. Steraeou, radar of
; I. J. Speck, R. J. WOhie. to. The
Deer :relit not appear In Ms proper •pYeclai habit, bat
la the Omens gown, prowled a errata of ea heor's dura-
tion hose Hebrews, chap. ii., e. S, " How awn we escape if
we am ghat no great salvation g'
Tnz EXHIBITION or Aar Thr.oarate.—The
reeeler gibe Society of Arts vitiate( Manchester mem-
Med Ingather at dinar in the Art Truant Pawn under
the pesisksej of Mr. T. Bailey, and teeny of Were proposed
Nara IeLEM= vs the following day. The abelseloas
oa Her netty, • mmem 01 one &hillier, up * two o'clock,
wan 2.102; at IL per bead woe afterwards tried,
sod 4773 maw mined the buildlng. The troths, was
eefulnexurt rdirreareble.
FOR Faucini.—Tie election of a
regaseniteelve tee tam burghs Is* *Me at Peildrit on
=alleenessi, whoa Copra Hasibis, et Deihl, wee
Wiliest smiths. Mr. Merry My* bee loudly
WWI fee, one enorind to the boat et the hats legs and&
tie issetvullimso ifs ash a kid bus *MA
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