The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-31 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1861.

rn,,rIDENT CLERKS BENEVOLENT FUND.
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The animal festival iu aid of the above-flamed I
useful fund was held last evening at the London
the LORD Miami presiding. There were present at dinner
upwards of 110 guests, among whom were Mr. Alderman
and Sheriff Ablima, Mr. Sheriff Lusk, Mr. John Abel Smith,
Mr. George Frederick Young, and Mr. J. A. Hankey.
The CHAIRMAN, in ramming the toast of the evening,
said he would not designate that noble institution by the
degrading name of *charity. If it were possible to make
its merits fully known throughout the kingdom, it would,
iasfrad of dispensing its 1,2110/. a year, be the instrument
of relief to the amount of many thousands of pounds. It
was so entirely worthy of support that, as it
seemed to him, everybody having at heart the welfare
of the country ought to lend it a helping hand.
He mid " welfare of the country," because be knew no
other class so intimately connected with that welfare as
the gnat body of mercantile clerks. While it really was a
matter of national importance that these helpers in the ac-
quirement of national wealth should be looked after, he
I would urge on them the necessity of supporting this fund
'by ,ens on their own part. Let each of their number
feel that his wan not an eleemosynary existence, but that
Ins had purchased a right in the beueftt of the society.
The principles of the fund were such that could not pia.
ably fail ; its object was to do good without seeming to
give—(hear, hear)— and that object was seconded so
strongly that he was convinced of the enduring vitality of
the inatitution. (Cheers)
Mr. J. A. ?SMITH. in
,eulogistic terms, proposed the health
of the chairinae, who, in respooding to the honour, oh-
'erred that Mr. Smith was one of the (mdem of the insti-
tution in MO, and up to the present time was its must
active
Hie =p tsr
lordship afterwards vacated the chair, having
received a note which required hie presetce in the House of
Commons. His place was filled by Mr. J. A. Smith.
Several speeches followed, and Mr. Lanford, the secretary,
read a list of donation. amounting nearly to 2,511.10/.
There was a good selection of vocal music, under the
leadership of Mr. Edwin Gray, assisted by Miss Eyler' and
Mr. Montan Smith. The fine land of the Hon. Artillery
Company was also in attendance.
The arraugemeuts of the evening were on the usual
bland scale of the Loudon Tavern.

WATERIPOND AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.

The half-yearly general meeting of the ahare-
holders in this company was held yesterday at the London
Tavern, Mr. JAMS. DILLAIWITT is theoluur. _

The Secretary read the report, which stated the receipts
for the half-year ending MarebPfr 1801, was 9,374/.17a. fad ;
the working expenses 4,7371. lls. M., leaving a balance of
4,637/. ss. AL, from which, deducting 3,6431. 10s. Bd., inte-
rest on loan capital, leaves a credit to revenue of PDX
I's. Id. The increase iu the traffic receipts for the 20 weeks
over the corresponding 20 weeks amounted to 4671. Is. 7d.
The report also recomnAnds a dividend at the rate of 1 per
cent. per annum on the preference stock. The work-
ing of the line by the Waterford and Limerick
Company commenced on the 28th of January last,
and such working being tarried on nailer the direc-
lion of n joint committee of the boards, ha, been per-
formed in a most efficient manner. An application to par-
lianient is now being made to empower the Kilkenny Junc-
tion Railway Company to construct theirline to Maryborough,
with • branch to the Reserve and Parsonstown Junction.
The making of this line would be very advantageous to this
company, and the shareholders would do well to aid the
undertaking by taking shares. To consider this p
the meeting would be made special after the ordinarytsi-
niss hal been traosacted. The chairman moved the
adoption of the report, which wascarried, and a dividend was
thereupon declared of 1 per cent., payable on the 30th June.
The meeting was then made special, to consider the pro-
al noticed in the report respecting theKilkenny Juoctioa
Railway, and 'resolution was adopted authorising the di-
rectors to take up shares, not exceeding in amount 5,000 f.,
in the proposed Kilkenny Junction Railway Company.

TERRIFIC ACCIDENT ON THE oLAsoow AND
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

An accident of a terrific character took place on
Wednesday evening, at Dornock, two miles mouth of
Ammo, on the Glasgow and South Weirton Hallway, by
which two of the passengers were killed and a greet number
injured. The 3.25 train left Glasgow, as usual, on Wed-
nesday afternoon, and it ought to have reached Carlisle at
7.23. It reached Annan in safety ; but when it arrived at
Dornock, the whole train--enene, tender, and carriages,
were precipitated over the embankment into • held below.
A frightful smash occurred, the train being upset and the
passengers thrown from their seats. The authorities
at the Citadel Station, Carlisle, received • tele-
graphic message communicating the accident, and
asking that au engine and carriages should go down
to Dornock to bring up the passenger,. Extra
carriages were attached to the nine o'clock, p.m., Caledonian
train, which was accompanied down to the scene of the
catastrophe by Mr. Jones (station master), Mr. Browning,
and others. On arriving at the piece they found that the
injured passenger had been put into • luggage train and
sent on to Carlisle. Thev immediately came back, and
arrived in the Citadel Station about a minute or so after the
luggage train. Medical men were speedily sent for, and on
their arrival en examination was made. Mr. T. B. Crow-
ther, a miller, and a member of the Carlisle town council,
was found to be dead. He bad been to Ireland,
and was returning home when he met with his death. He
was placed in the luggage train, severely injured, and on the
road to Carlisle be told • fellow.panietiger that he felt he
could not live till he reached the far end. He died just
after crummy the English border. A guard named Mitchell
was also killed. Mr. Carr, of Carlisle, guano merchant, re-
ceived a compound fracture of the leg and • slight wound
on the hoed. Mr. Nicholson, corn merchant, received a
severe wound on the forehead. A platelayer had has thigh
fracturril, and was taken to the infirmary. Several others
were more or Imo injured. The cause of the accident bra
not yet been ascettaioed in Carlisle.

GRAPHIC WRITINO.--Graphic writing, more or
leas dashed with strange conceits, seems to have become the
chief end and aim of our current literature. It is taken for
granted that nobody likes plaiu food, or cares for anything
that he would be forced to chew. A very little thought is
held to go a very long way, and be ia pronounced to be the
greatest genius who can cheat the most readers into fancy
jug that they think at all. Whether the reader likes this
treatment or DO—whether such treatment may do him more
harm than good—his mind is continually pampered with all
kinds of dainty pictures, provided for him by the moat
skilful hands. History is beaten up for him into a thin
mesa of biographic num:miry, and his novels are duly
weakened with a large infusion of very natural small-talk,
■el wholly impertinent details.—hablia Unircraity Ma-
rne.

EMIT INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
The gerund ordinary general meeting of shareholders in
this eompony was held yesterday, at the London Tavern,
Colonel French in the chair, for the purpose of considering
a revolution to increase the capital of the company to
500,0001., and also to raise the number of directors from
six to le. A short report was reed from the director,, in
which they strongly urged the proposed alterations on the
shareholders, as necesairy to the carrying out the objects of
the company, and by which their operations, already very
simiteineful, would be made still more pmfitahle,
by enabling them to increase the number of boats
ea the Indian rivers, and, if thought necessary, in the
rivers of China also. The Chairman moved the adoption of
the report, which was seconded by Captain Hamilton, and
earned unanimously. A resolution was then adopted,
authorising the directors Miners...a the capital of the com-
pany to 500,11001., by the creation of the necessary number
of aillitiuoal shares of 51. each ; as was also the resolution
increasing the number of directors from 6 to lit It was
slao resolved that in future the remuneration to the di-
rectors should be paid from a percentage on the profits of
the company, to be regulated by a general meeting of share.
holders.

RAILWAY CI i M Yesterday the com-
mittee no the proposed new railways for South Wales met
for the first time—Mr. Scholefield in the chair—and pro-
needed to consider the merits of the Swansea and Honk
Railway, which were expatiated upon by Mr. Hope Scott,
Q.C., and opposed by Mr. Merewether, Q.C., awl Mr.
Clarke, for the Vale of Smith Railway; by Sir T. Plaine
and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., forth. Swaim* Harbour Commis-
sioners ; by Mr. C. Somerset, for the Duke of Beaufort ;
and Mr. M award, for other interests. The South Wales
Mineral Bill being unopposed was passed over to the chair-
man of ways and means. Continuous evidence pro and rya
was taken during the day in the other committees having
ender their conaidenitimi the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway ; the Newcastle, Derwent, and Weardale Railway ;
and the Cork and Cleveland Railway Bills. A committee
of peers, oonsisting of the Duke of Maimbester chairman
Earl of Cawdor, Viscount Life d, Lord Walaingham. and
Lord Rims', est and considered Sneyd's Branch Railway
Bill, and approved its passing, postponing the bill of
the Bareeleyooal Railway Company until to-day.
TRADE CATALOGIIIII.—“ One cannot but be struck
with astontimaient at the Innumerable ways In which an enter-
ingC lode.n
tradesroat7n In pell;lo the public with • 'le,' to Increase
branches, assisted by the skill of
the wood engraver, seems In the present day to be one of the
media most generally employed in spreading the knowledge of
various manufactures. These arts have ably been I nought into me
by Mr. &Iwo, the eminent watchmaker of :k1 and 34, Ludgate-
, hill, and MI and 47. Conihlll. who kas sought, by means of an
' Illustrated Pamphlet' consisting of nearly ne pp., and contain-
ing upwards of 230 beautiful designs for watches, clocks, dec.,
with an elaborate description of every construction of watch now
made., to enable persons living In any part of the world to select
the watch best adapted for their use, and have It forwards& me
by post."—gun, tirJ August.--lAdvertlientent, I

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES.-THVIIDAr.

Tat SHIRLEY STAK es of 50 sovs. each, h ft, ford-yr-olds ;
oohs, Set 71b, arid fillies, list 31b; penalties and allowance,.
One arils and a quarter.
Lord Stamford's 'Merton, by The Plying Dutchman,
Vat 71b lA. Edwardel,_ Walked over
THE GRAND STAMM STAKES (handicap), of 10 soya. each,
h ft, with IUO added. The last mile and three-quarters of
the Metropolitan Stakes Course. (28 subs.)
Lord Lincoln's Lupus, by Loup Germ, 3 yrs. lat 7th
(Clement, t M.o.
Mr. Ten Ilmeck's Umpire, 4 yrs, ad 7lb
Edwards) t
Mr. Gravities Amy, 3 yes, sst 711, (Midueley) 3
Mr. berealonl a Mumble her, 5 yrs, Vat OIL lordham) 0
Mr. Saxon's The Monk, 4 yrs pit
Mr. Payne's Shipwreck, 3 yrs, tat oth
Mr. J. Smith's bayonet, 3 yrs, Set 7lb --(Wheatley) 0
Mr. Loyd Iter's Ringaro, 3 yra, est blb )llitley) 0
Mr. Mellish's Vonuop, 4 yrs, oat 411, (Whiteley, 0
Mr. Jacobs's boredom, 3pc Set Sib (Parsons) 0
Betting : 10 to 3 apt Umpire, 4 to 1 apt Ziugaro, 6 to 1
apt Bumble Bee, $ to 1 each apt Lupus sod Dorking, 10 to
1 apt Amy, 100 to 8 apt any other offered. Amy rushed
to the front as soon as the Bag fell, Shipwreck, Bayonet, and
Bumble Bar following her in the order named, Foretop and
Umpire lying off. On making towards the old course
Bayonet ran into the second place, and Umpire became
fourth, Shipwreck being third and Bumble Bee fifth. On
reaching the top of the hill Dorking was third, and Bayonet
joined Amy and ran side by side with her for • short
distance, but Amy took • clear lead again on
descending the bill towards Tatteuhamcorner, Bum-
ble Dee gping on second, Bayonet third, Foretop
taking • line by herself next the rails, and rapidly
making up her last ground. On entering the straight Lupus
showed in close pursuit of Amy, and Umpire took third
place. From the distance the race wee confined to the first
three ; Amy dropped heck beaten half way up, and Umpire
bad all the best of it at the Stand, but banging to the right.
sad appearing to atop suddenly, Lupus made a dead heat
with him. Amy, third, was three lengths off, and, up-
wards of half a dozen lengths behind her Dorking was
fourth, Foretop fifth, and Zingaro sixth, the others finish-
ing together at their heels.
Lupus afterwards walked over, and received one-third of
the stakes.

T 22 Two-Yams-Ow firm= of 10 Does. each, with 50
added ; colts, Set 10lb ; fillies, Bst 71b ; any winner before
starting to carry 516 extra. Half a mil*. (36 subs.)
Captain Coates Patriot, by Ratapho, net 10lb bullock) 1
Mr. Illerry'e betimes, Oat 121 b duc. alb extra) Xnstrericx)
Lord letandortis King of Heart', ant lib 51b extra)
bt. French)
Captain Christie', Antares. let 1016 (J. Osborne) U
Sir. w. Ocataes Pellucid, net 716 (J. Getter) 0
Mr. R. Law's e by Weatherbit, d by Voltaire, SA 10Ib
(D. Hughes) 0
Mr. Murphy's Leonora, est 7lb (Grub, 0
Baron hirriere's Baliverne, tat islb Judean Mb extra)
(+nnalkaw) 0
Hr. T. Valentlne's Itippndarnia, 84 716 (disks...At) 0
Betting : Even on Patriot, 6to 1 eget Express, 7 to 1
eget Ilippodanda, 8 to 1 apt King of Haute, 100 to 8 apt
Saliverne. Aftersome delay at the post, caused principally
ofthe impatience of Patriot, Antares, Baliverne, and King
Heart., the last mentioned of whom seemed inclined to
do a bit of atireple.chasing, by leaping the hedge, the lot
was despatched, Patriot in the middle of the course
making the running with Express, King of Hearts, tad
Baliverne well laid up, Antares m the rear running wide oa
the lower ground_ An exciting race home with the first
four ensued, Patriot winning by a head, and King of Hearts
and Express making a dead heat for second place; Bahrain
was close up with them, and Pellucid was a bad fifth, and
upwards of • dozen lengths from him came the others,
headed by Ilippodamia.
Tnx Emirs Cup, of 10 Novo. each, II ft, with 100 added;
for 3.yrolda, ist • fuer, Set 91b ; five, 'Jot 3lb ; six and
aged, Jet slb ; ce;tain penalties and allowances. Great
Metropolitan Stakes Course (two miles and a quarter).
(30 subs.)
Baron Nlvierea Iturprlse, by Gladiator (bred In Frame)
4 yrs. Tat 1511,
Mr. W. Hudson's Lady Treepass, 4 yes OM Illb
.1 Osborne) 2
Betting :6to 4 on Lady Trespass. Surprise took • lead
of about three lengths, which he held to the straisht, where
the mare began to draw forward, but never Tote got up,
and wee beaten after a slashing raoe from the distance by •
head

TIM WALTON STAMPS of 5 Nora each, with 30 addled ;
optional selling weights, &c. New T.Y.C. (thrcedluerters
at a mile).
Mr. Iluebea's Broad Arrow, by Longbow, 1 yrs
eat 10Ib ;carried :At Illbi
Mr. J. health's Hedgehog, 1 yrs ga.,. lit 10Ib.. (Wheatley) I
Mr. Hodson's heron, I yrs (VAL bet 10Ib Inman)
Betting :sto 2 ow Broad Anew. Revolt and Hedgehog
ten yearly Me by ids to the road, where Bread Arrow shot
ahead, and woo by two lengths, the second beating the third
by three ►engths. The winner was bought in for '175
guineas, and Revolt wee claimed by Mr. J. Smith, under
the Newmarket rule. _ _

THE Sut'Tn WESTIRS STAKEN of 10 sows. each, h ft,
with 106 added by the South Western Railway Company
(Handicap), for all ages. (One mile.)
Mr. Mellon's Sporting Life, by Prime Minister, 3 yrs,
7et lib J Snowden) 1
Mr. Copperthwalte's Twilight. 5 yn, set 1211)(W ationobm
Sir J. Ilawley's Gallo., 5 yrs, eat 141111 t
Mr. Crawford's Nicholas, 4 yrs, sat sib (ft Rogers) 0
Mr. fi argnoite's Horace, 4 yrs, let 71h (ltullocks 0
Mr. liodtioah's Furious, 4 yrs, tist 13Ib .... • W J uhnvini
Mn. osbaidesturis (remain., 3 yrs, list 1311, (car let)
(A. }'Awards) 0
Sir C. dionek's Gardener, S yrs, let 131 b) liartleast it, 0
Mr. Maion's Little Dick, 4 yrs, Ott 711, Midgeley, 0
Lord Lincoln's Cowls, 3 yrs, Yet 141 b 'Parsons) 0
Betting : 7 to 2 spinet Twilight, 4 to 1 agst Nicholas, 6
to 1 against Horace, 7 to 1 apt Gallus, 8 to 1 each apt
Camerino and Sporting Life, 10 to 1 apt Gardener, 100 to
8 eget Furious. Furious broke away at the tint attempt.
When the flag dropped Twilight had a clear lead, with
Sporting Life, Gardener, Gallus, and Furious lying
next, Little I)ick bringing up the rear. On round.
ing the turn into the straight Gardener took the second
place, Sporting Life and Camerino close up. At the
distance (halms ran through his horses and gut on pretty
good terms with Sporting Life sod Twilight, the throe
finishing a flue race, Spurting Life winning by a neck ;
Gallus std Twilight running a dead beat fur second place.
Gardeoei was a good fourth, Nicholas fifth, Furious sixth,
Camerino seventh. Horace, Little Dick, and &cola came
in last.

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HEE MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas (for ISMS only);
3-yr-olds, Tot tPlb ; four, 9st 7h ; Bve, 10st Ub ; six and
aged, ICht Sib. Great Metropolitan Stakes Conn. (two miles
and a quarter), to start at the winning chair.
Mr. horn Avalana•, by Wild IISI)fell, 4 yrs 'Clement. 1
Mr. tlrttsieke's Anniston, 4 yr*
Betting : 5 to X on Avalanche, who made all the runnieg,
sad won by three-quarters of a length.
Tex Emir )''oast-YzAtt-OLD BrAres of 80 nova., It ft; for
colts, tist 11lb ; Ellise, Bst filb. New Derby Wane. (8
subs.)
Mr. Ten Broach's Umpire, by Lecomte, List 11lb
Forclhano 1
ittrJ, Hawley's Loiterer, hat 11lb Wells' 2
Betting : Btol on Umpire. Loiterer led by a couple of
lengths up to the half-distance, when Umpire muse to the
front and won in a canter by six lengths.