The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LINCOLN RACES.
Nenusegemmet the of tbe frost Uwe races
podposed vela isreerrew ) and Stardsy.

%TrItMAL Rtrzs Amnemnow.—The general
r.'••t n; tbie anneistion will be liekl at Willeeeroorne on
X,tilt,l,er nest, m alt the presidency of Lord Herbert of
reri de Crsy GM sissy infineetial friends of the
sr.. .meet Cre etpeeted to be prenent

BISHOP OF LONDON S CONFIRMATIONS.
( THIS DAT.)

Thin morning the Bishop of London held a con-
firmation in the district church of Holy Trinity, Haver.
stuck.hill, is the presence of the Rev. Alums Champ.
nays, M.A., vicar of St. Pancras ; the Rev. Charles
Lee, M. A incumbent .4 Trinity ; the Rev..l Min Fitzgerald.
M.A., incumbent of at. Stephen's. Camden Tows; the
Rev. It. P. Clemesner, incumbent of St. Thomas's, Asar
Town ; the Rev. W. It. Arrowsmitli, M.A., incumbent of
Mt. Pram. ; the Rev. W. Calvert, M.A., incumbent of
Kentish-town Chapel, and many other parochial clergy-
men. 11, tweets :it*) and 44111 young persons were presented
to. hi. I"M...hip, and, aftel a suitable addren• were ati•
mitt...l t.. the rite of confirmation by imposition of
heals. 1 b Friday, theltted inst., the bishop will hold a
confirmation at Islington Church ; on the 27th, at Meryl.-
hone Church ; ou March Ll, at Christ Church, Net/ple-
at/eat ; on March 20. at St. James's, Paddington ; on March
:04, at Mt. James, PiocadiUy ; on April 10, at St. Luke's
Church, Chelsea ; on April 19, at Kensington ; on April 24,
at :it. Pancras ; and on April Lig° at Christ Church, Spital.l
fields.

LONDON AND SOCTIFWESTZAN RAIL Ii r.
awls DAY.)

The half-yeariv metting of the proprietors ults
held At the WAtr.loo-station; thptain MANGLEI in the
chair.

The report, published in the Exprat of Saturday last,
basing been taken as read.
The (.'a ITIOViI77, its adoption, said, considering
the extraordinary amouut lit wet weather in the last part of
laf4i, seal that the traffic of the new line was not
develeped, the beard thought the result of the half.
year's working net unsatisfactory. Though interest
was paid on the shares of the Exeter Extension
line front th.. Ist of July, the goods traffic did
not conneence till the Ist of S•epteniber. The whole line
front Basingatoke to Exeter was • single line, and hence the
traffic h.al been worked at coastrable disadvantage.
Six miles of line had, however, already been
doubled: the Exeter and Yeovil Company had
been called upon to double sixteen miles, and'
before bog there would he altogether miles .4 double line '
between Basingstoke and Exeter. The heard of Trade had
called upon the directors to double the Southampton and
Donlester line, and although this was in their
view unnecessary, they were compelled to sub-
mit. The extension from Exeter to Exmouth
would be ready for opening in the stein and the works
notarially is which the eompaay were interested were
rapidly approaching completain. The almost unceasing
wet, to which he hail referred, had greatly in-
crossed the cost of the permanent way. This
was .4 coin,. exeeptioual hut be must now state that the
11.1,0001. which the shareholders had agreed to set aside
every half year for the renewal of the permanent
way would not be sufficient, but must be augmented
by an additional NOW. A notion had got abroad that the
erectors of that company were in favour of extensions.
That notion was entirely unfounded. The director; thought
they get quite far enough when they gut to Exeter,
and they bad no intention to ask the shareholders
to sanction or subscribe to any more extensions. (Cheers.)
That resolution would Five them more time to de-
velop the traffic of the line. When the works in opera-
tion ,were complete, the company wonkl have 470
Mal" of railway, which would afford ample scope
for the attention and energies ..f the beard and the staff of
odicees. (Hear.) As regarded the superannuation allow-
ances fur the company's servants, he hoped that at the next
1)4111-early meeting the company would consent to increase
the vote, I,ooof. • year, already set apart for that purpose.
He must on that occasion °sprees his deep regret, and that
of his colleagues, at the recent accident which bad cost the
life of • highly valuable member of society,
and one who was greatly esteemed by the highest
personage in the realm. (Hear, hear.) He could
not, however, help remarking that only four lives
had been lust an the railway belonging to that com-
pass,.; and this although within the last ten yeers
no less than 54000,000 pamengen, sod within the last
year 7,000,000, were conveyed. That showed, he thought,
that there was no want of tare in the management, how-
ever deplorable was the disaster to which he had referred.
(Hear, bear.) _ _

The. motion having been %encoded,
Mr. Trrr., M.P., %aid the lamentable accident which had
occurred lately came, he believed, under the head .4 events
which were beyond the range of human control. (Hear.)
After some diactustion the report was adopted.

NORTHERN AND sAsrzarr RAILWAY COM-
PANY.-(THIR DAY.)

This afternoon the half-yearly general meeting
of proprietors was held at the Company's offices, Bishops-
gate Statics ; IG. R. W. RINNAIRD in the chair.
The SECRETARY read the following report :
" The directors have to report to the proprietors that the
dividend on the respective shares of this company fur the
half-year ending the 314 of December last, will become
payable on and utter Monday, the 25th inst., as follows,
viz. :—On shares of A)1. guaranteed 5 per cent. per an-
num, U. be. each ; on shares of 50/. guaranteed 6 per cent.
per annum, 1/. Rh. each. less property tax."
The CHAIRAIAN moved that this report be adopted, and
that the dividend therein announced be agreol to sod ile•
dared. He did not know that he had any special re•
marks to make on this occasion, but it would be satisfactory
to the shareholders to be assured that the Eastern Counties
Railway Company if it was not going ou increasing its
traffic as some others,was yet progressing, and, under all dr.
eunistances, he thought in a very satisfactory
manner. There was one thing in which the interest
of the Northern and Eastern Company was much con-
cerned, namely, the metal meintenance of the per-
manent way, and this was a week which was going
am more and more every year, and the line was
stability, and he thought in value.
Fifty sullen of the railway had been relaid this )enr, and
everything had been dose to work the line in a satisfactory
manner, and to maintain it in the most efficient state.
The report wee adopted, and a vote of thanks to the
chairman and directors terminated the proosidinp.

311RRIAE OF A WARD OF COURT. A pro-
readies calculated to cool the ardour of young get.
tlemen who fall in love without leave took place on
Tuesday in the Dublin Court of Chancery. Some short
time ago, the public were entertained b an account of a
romantic mamage, celebrated in , in which • young
Lady and a young gentlemaa from !rebind, • minor, were
repeal/aged to have lied from the fangs of • judicial mon-
ster in that country: who had strictly forbidden the young
Romeo from becoming united to his Juliet. It was stated
that they had availed themselves of the happy freedom
of the Snitch law, and after qualifying themselves by
residence in that highly-favoured land for a certain
number of days, were publicly joined together in the
bonds of wedlock. The report was accompanied with'
warm congratulations of the young couple for their defi•
ince of the cruel Irish I ludicellor, and with fine moral re.
Sections upon the superiority of the short and easy Scotch
method of getting married, instead of being obliged to fol. '
low the clumsy And dilatory forms which prevail m Ireland.
It appear., however, that the felicity of the newly-wedded
pair hex been already sadly interrupted. An attachment
was issued from the Court of Chancery, in obedience to
which they were in attendance at court, accompanied by
certain friends ; and the judge, untouched by their recital of
their tale of love, actually committed two of the abettors
to the unromantic seclusion of the Four Courts Manholes,
with—still more terrible penalty -peremptory injunctions
that the young bridegroom, who was conured to the cue.
todv of a stern "guardian of the person, should not be
allowed to hold any communication with his bride.
() t-roo I Na; MA I —Ex PORT OF SPECIE. —YeAter-
day (Wednesday), the Liverpool, New York, and Phila-
delphia Company's steamer Edinburgh was despatched
front Liverpool for New York, with mails for the United
states, Al cabin pasemigers, angers, large ergo, and upwards
of 44.00 W. ia specie. To-day (Thurnday) the Quebec
and Montreal Royal Mall steamer Canadian will be de-
spatchol from th• Mersey for Portland, Maine, U.S.. with
the Canadian and American mails. The box at the Liver.
pool post-olles will be open for the receipt of letters, kc.,
until L. noon. Late Wain may be forwarded rid London-'
decry up to 4.30 p.m., and with late fens of Id. until 9.30
p.m. The British and North American Royal Mail steamer
Australasian will be despellehed ham the Mersey for New
York on Saturday next. film will take out the United
Steles and North American teas, kc. The box at the
Liverpool nod-office will be opera for the receipt of letters,
kr., until l 0 a.m. Late letters, kr., may he forwarded
rot Queenstown up to 5.30 p.m., and with late fees of Id.
until 9..111
THE 1111.1 AN NAVY. —The comminaion on the
plan of constructing a naval port at Sneeze has just sent
in its report to the Minister of Marine. Parliament will be
asked to vote fifty million lire for the preliminary works,
which will be commenced next month. Fifteen million
more will be demanded for the construction of three float-
ing batteries and five plated frigates.
Orm-wonc.—But do we work too bard I "It
is better to wear out than to rust oat," mid Bishop Cum-
berland. "There will he time gaol& for repose in the
grave," writes Arnold to Nicole, 'Don't talk to me,"
rid Dr. Adam Clarke, "about having too many irons in
the fire. Poker. tongs, shovel ! keep them all going !" Life
is no filigree, dilettanti work. There must be honest,
hearty, manly einkavour. Laborer use °rare. All this
may be granted. Yet the fact remains, that in no other
country, and at no other epoch, have the educated sod pro-
fessional claim's ever toiled and moiled and drudged under
Mary a strain of anxiety, as in this our &Ward under
the Victoriaa era. Benin disease, heart disease, • thoinsinil
subtle forme of nervous disease, borne the skill and defy the
drugs of the physici.n. " You cork too hard," Medicos
is saying 6U day long to fetienta of all ere from the pro.
fissions and hum connting.horres. "Deed of too much
week," ehimild be cut upon the vaults in the cemeteries of
all largetotwee.—From. "The High Pressure Age" in the
London Review.

MIJSZTY or PATENTS, SOUTH IC ENS I NOTON. -
Number of visitors fur the week ending Feb. 9, 2.863.
Total number sioon the opening al the Mum= free daily
(12th May. 1851), 322,8G5.

SHARI, L1578.-(17118 DAY.)

Two &Moat.
Owing to the rise in the Bank rate of discount,
the railway share market to-day has fallen. The
reduction ranges in nest instances from to 1 per
cent. This is settling day. London and North
Western stock is now quoted 99 to 4; Great West-
ern, 69{ to 70 ; Midland, 1311 to 1321 ; Lancaahire
and 1 orkshite, 1111 to 1121, ex die. ; South
Eastern, 841 to 85, being comparatively firm ; Cale-
donian, 971 to 981 ; and Eastern Counties, 50 to 1.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares have de-
clined to I/ to 1 dis. There is also • decline in
Great Western Railway of Canada. The Indian
lines are fairly supported.
has.
—.—
shin I "MAIM —174 I
to today
1 p.m.