The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-12 00:00:00

MAJVCIINSTER, April 11.

BToort-Exo•Arroz.—The market woe again of a dopreseed
character, prices haring a downward taebacy, awl but by taws
being disposed to operate.

MUDS, Apri4 11.
S,Ocx•ExcamaL—Tee few sales effected We awning
were at the tolhwithr ratea:—Great Northam, II d 4.7 BMt um&
blare, 61; Caledonians. Si. IL Id.; MkWail Neck, 114.

Ilioasax=Ass/I.—Tb* musket reaudisol vrithost meek
alawsd a only. moderate badmen being droe. The following ewe
ere taeYttr from yesterday's priors :—Ertdol and Lutes Third
*dm 34 din; Om& Western Oil shares, bli Ditto Quarter
diarah. ul•

YORK, April 11.

erixot-Exctionoo.—Midland, SIB 36; York, Newcastle,
ma Berwick, Ili; York awl North Illaland, 14.

SOUTH EASTERN.

Yeeterday the adjourned half-yearly meeting of
this company wu held at the Bridge House Howl, for the
rupees of ideals( auditors. The chair wee taken by Mr.
11,Clizoox.

The CHAIRMAN, on presenting hinged', was received
with mingled applause and hisses. He said that be-
fore the peessedinge imennomod he begged to state that the
directors, ea the 21st of March, earried out the resolution
rhea proposed of nduciag the amber of directors to nine.
The heal advice they had received magased the board
that they had the power of so Madan their numbw.
Mr. JOSIAH WILSON rose to more a fesoluticia for the
17aspineseent of Ohs Medan of anditers, his reasons fee
daosalnwoty..ob;tlgrazoiNthatotwilitharsikal:latkindwerul:beftlinreis,rown7peres
(altli.b.aisiestelleas:(ot,hr
ehwiegialthe l*Sehdaiarers,t res.saciguy
the chairman had got se usual his pile of proxies in favour
of auditors. f" Hear, hear," and cries of " Question.")
That woo the question, when their property was dwindling
from 2111. to 201., and from 16J. to 13L, and would go
an wham till it came to M. (Cheers and hisses.)
Hs (Mr. Wilton) was not only desirous of postponing the
question of auditors, but also to see that they were not
what was called " agreeable " to the directors, for it mist
be recollected that their accountant was agreeable to AD.
directors, and so was the committee of investigation. (Up-
roar.) He dare say the three candidates now to be sup-
ported by the proxies of the directors were equally agree.
able, and amongst these he saw the name of Mr. Cotes Child,
who he believed we. connected with the directors of this or
the Greenwich Company.
Mr. C. CHILD said be had never any connexion with the
Gimmick Company.
The CHAIRMAN (having been appealed to) said the
hoe, proprietor, in throwing out such reflections, was quite
out of order.
Mr. WILSON went into a variety of charges made in
the late report of the committee of investigation, but the
meeting bemoan' impatient, the hon. proprietor concluded
by mosiog :—" That the choice of auditors be postponed tit/
after the proceedings in relation to the auditing of railway
accounts now before the houses of parliament should he
determined."
Mr. COLEMAN se-coded the motion.
Mr. TABOR objected to this strain of invective on the
part of Mr. Wilson, which only tended to damage their
property. All they wanted was public confidence. (" Hear,
hear," from Mr. Wilma.) The non. proprietor contended
that the only thing now verities to hasten their prosperity
was the completien of the railway chain of communication in
France and Germane.
Ms. MORGAN alluded to the conduct of Mr. Cathie, who
holding only 100 of the No. 4 shares, and having soother in-
terest, had laid an injunction on the directors paying a divi-
dend, the effect of which on widows and orphans must be
moat painfaL (Hear )
Mr. CARLILS sail the right of the directors was now
questioned. (Uproar and hisses.)
Mr. 0. SMITH said he had the pleasure, on the last octa-
gon, of supporting the views of Mr. ; but he re-
gretted to oppose that gentleman on this occasion. It was
their duty at this meeting to elect three auditors, whose
duty it would bo to look into the real gate of their affairs.
(Hear, hear) Now he trusted that in the selection of these
three names the chairman would have too high • sense of re-
spect for them to use any proxies he might polaris against
M feeling of the majority of this meeting. (Cheers.) He
would therefore move as an amendment, " that this meeting
do at once proceed to the election of audition." The
motion was seconded.
After some worts from Mr. HOLLOND, Mr. Alderman
Salkootes, Mr. D. W. Wins, and other Proprietors, Mr.
Cole* Child, of Greenwich, Mr. John Morgan, of Amen-
corm Paternoster-row, and Mr. Thomas Browne, of Al-
bert-44d, Regent'.
-park, were submitted to the natheg as
the three auditors.
Mr. ALBERGER put various questions to the candi-
dates, which the meeting &gaud were misfactorily an-
swered.
Mr. Longman was also submitted as one of the auditing.
The CHAIRMAN said he saw no objection to any of the
four gestlereen now recommended.
The three candidates, Messrs. Chill, Morgan, and
Browne, were then severally put to the vote by the chair-
man, and were elected auditors by a large majority. The
number for the other candidate was considerable, but not in
comparison to the negative.
The CHAIRMAN said that when they came before the
house of parliament he should be examined on oath on every
matter connected with this company, when Mr. Wilson
woull have an opportunity of rebutting his evidence. ("Hear,
hear," from Mr. on.) He declared, honestly, that when he
lint became connected with this company he held stock at 4SL,
which he hid held down to 131., because he believed this
company would turn out profitable to himself, as well as to
all the shareholders. It was too bad certainly for Mr. Car-
holding only the No. 4 glares, to apply for an injunction
to stop their dividend. (Hear, hear.) The directors had
been properly advised before paying that dividend, and were
told that they could not retain it—(hear, hear)—bat the
Master of the Rolls would decide that question. (Heat.)
Mr, J. WILSON forewarned the proprietors, amidst mach
uproar, mingled with applause, that their chairman had
acted illegally, and they most bear the consequence. Mr.
Gordon Thompson, their director, would only withdraw by
efflux of time, but neither the chairman nor the board could
put him out; and every meeting held by the chairman
without summoning that gentleman was illegal. He tilt
bound to give this public notice of what he considered e
serious ease for the company.
The CHAIRMAN said that in reducing their number
down to nine they had the best advice, and it was declared
perfectly legal. If Mr. Thompson or Mr. Wilson chose to
mutest the matter they had better do ex (Cheers, hisses,
and min of, " At whose cost ?")
A vote of thanks having been passed by acclamation to the
chairman, the semis' adjourn

DREADNOI7OIIT HOSPITAL SIUP.--Yeeberdav, tDA
anniversary dinner of this charity took place at the L3ndoa
Tavern. T. Bering, Esq., M.P., occupied the chair, and, is
proposing prosperity to the seamen's hospital on board the
Drudartught, called attentioa to the fact, that it kid relieved
nolose than 4,338 patientsduring the put year. • An opinion
wee abroad, he arid, to the effect that this charity had finds
which enabled it to carry on operations without any
appeal to the public. Such, however, was not the
cue. The expenses had been 6,0001. for a year, whilst
the permanent income was about 3,0001. only. There
was therefore • great necessity for charitable support, which
be was sure, eoesidarinr the great value of the institution,
would be afforded. The Chairman dilated on the circus-
stance that during the past year the claims on the hospital
had been increased, in consequence of the prevalence of
cholera. The Iphigenia had been retained as a separate
hospital for the reception of such case; that the order,
regaled' , and usefulness of the Dreadaoueht might not be
; and on board this additional vowel upstarts
of 250 cholera patients had been received and
week& By the report it appeared that cer-
tain proceediegs which had been token ugliest
the oorporatiessof Liverpool, for the purpose of enforcing the
right of the aosiety to penalties levied by the borough magh-
trate@ under the Merchant Seamen's Registration Act, have
been brought to a successful issue. On sheath of Juane last
the judges of the Court of Exchequer gave thee unanimous
judgment is favour of the society, end in accordance there-
with, the corporation of Ilverpool shortly afterwards
over to the society the sum of 6551. 61. 4d., being the amount
received by them up to the time of the commencement of the
proceedings. The committee had hoped that the question
would have been filially set at rest by this solemn judicial
decision ; bat the eorporationj of Liverpool Sr. not Waded
therewith, and they have accordioglg refused to pay the pe-
nalties subsequently received by them, in order that the legal
question involved may be submitted to the highest appellate
tribunal. The further procudiep which this datum:atrial
has rendered necessary on the part of the society, in order to
enforce claims which the Court of Exchequer has thus
pronounced to be just and well-founded, are now under the
consideration of ceunsel. A statement appended to
the report gives the following particulars of the countries
to which the patients relieved by this charity belonged:—
Itoglishmen, 36,014; Scorchmen, 7,479; Irishmen, 5,537;
Frenchmen, 226; Germans, 820; Russians, 762; Prussians.
1,191; Dutchmen, 193; Danes, 834; Swedes and Norse.
glans, 1,934; Italians, 651,• Portuguese, 462; Spaluaras.
268; East Indian,, 1,024; West Indians, 1055; British
Americans, 804; United States, 1,143; South American;
126; Africans, 368; Turks, 18; Greeks, 49; New Zra-
lenders, 29; New Booth Wales, 29; Booth Sea Islanders,
179; Chitties, 37; born at sea, 128; total, 61,230.
Of this number there were employed in her Majesty's navy
3,038; in the Hoe. East India Company's envies, 1,797; in
merchant vessels of different nations, 66,416. Amongst the
gen:Airmen who responded to toasts were Admiral Faleou
Admiral Bowles, and Mr. 0. Lang, the naval architect—the
letter returning thanks for the army in kis character of Co-
lonel in the Dockyard Brigade. In the list of subscriptions
her Majesty's name appeared as a dean of 100 guineas; the
Corporation of the Trinity House, 3001; and the gist India
Company, 1951. The total subsoriptiou of the analog
were stated at more than 7001.