The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-31 00:00:00

PLr.vorro ELECTIo.V.-(THIS DAY.)

(IT ritCTIUC MEGILAPIL)
PLYMOUTH, Truasoar.
Mr. 31orriqon (liberal) IFNI more titan 200
site.' at 10 ~Muck, t►e suintas Dna,
Hoer
trlJia,rt.•
numbers at two o'clock ware—
Mormon
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"Assiut's FOR sorsmszs.
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N.,twith•ttuvling the unusual warmth of the
weather ageing 11. Fri stastii, the noveltk • for the.ea•oe
are everywhere making their appears/see, and we have oo
that) t oar reader. art• at least hminning to prepare them.
'elm. fur this ri.pair of the approstchin,; winter. There 6,
a. cu.itosoary, oo cause for complaint as to scarcity a
the difficulty how to choose among them.
F.-r there is the velours camel.* the woollen
velvot, plain or worke.l with Ponipatlonr George ; gros da
Lone in ehn, h. .potte.l., the dmeuste 111 the MIMI patetrw..
as W. II a. the Enilodi alpacas and poplin. ; and. for dinner
or orellioi dress, co. grails.. either .triped. check..!, in
1..,n0 patterns, or spotted. and embroidered in
b;rsoofial botopseta of rt.w.n. but seldom plain ; the moire.
I:ran:aims. coat Om moires autumn, which are still in great
fa% our ; plain glee: silks, and shortly we may import to me
satin and velvet.

The skirts of dresses are made quite as long and full as
and tardy without some trimming. A very simple,
mei at the mini, time 51,4. int, way of trimming a dream for
ne.;lig.:. is nigh tier. or sins row. of thick braid
pto.e.l alma. the hem, the nip row forming an Hungarian
knot at sorb aide. This trimming •is very pretty out thick
materials; it is also worn on richer materials, is which sae
the braid is superseded by graduated velvet. Narrow
Bourne cal plimi'a are still much worn, ea wall as plain
kinds of ar, ll.tontrasting colours, either is silk or plash.
liii• most elegant way of puttiog on gaufferid Bounces ia in
• ..1111..pa, owl wit morn thin there in outnhcr.

t.uinip, as well as hi:listing, will la• very much used this
eioter in the trimming of dresaes ; it a. found very useful
in frrebeisiag them op, and they only require some altars-
tiou in appearance to make them as useful as new 0n... It
will also he mach ivied on the winter cloaks.
For te'glig.: dress, pLiio high bodies with a band are
neatly worm, whilst for family, dilater, or home dams, they
are male open to the waist, or itaphmel—that iv to any,
square in front -or (Waned at the throat and waist, with
an elegant frill of lace down the front and round the throat.
This last style is very pretty and beconiirg.
The orate %octave algal worn, without any variation in
the slop•, when it in for the morning dress; but, when it
toiletto m••re it is main very• open in front ;
,n• 1 the hack, instead of being made loose, has throe seams,
rriogiag it clam to the waist, and forming a email hasquioe.
velvet, cloth, and the drep•velours, are chiefly employed.
sail :ire much preferred to +ilk or moire.
T•. he quite elegant, the %mare shouhl be trimmed with
elk braid, email leads, and embroidery in chsinatitch ;
tit they are sometimes preferred with a band of pludi,
lured velvet, quilted satin, grey or black Astrukan, or
tie& guipure over white satis—this last trimming can
.ely he pat on velvet. They must be lined with silk or
..tin, except when the dress is trimmed with plush, in
skit* are the Zoaave should he hoed with plush. The..
often require an elegant embroidered canasous, either
rated. or with a frill down the frost.

The Garibaldi shirts are enjoying a degree of favour just
sow, but will sot be at all likely to euperrile the &nave,
they Sr. far from stylish, eves on a small figure, and, on
• line figure, have a very ineleguit appearance. We have
1., doubt that they are orenfortinle, and, for children. very
but we think it a pity when comfort tail elegance
(Loot be wientined in the mum article of dress. The
heroism R 124.011 are an improvement on the Garibaldi, soil,
son with the cruture Sidearm, are sot unbecoming to a
.mall it Me, and look exceeiliogly pretty with a smell cloth
ir...uare over them. For little chiblres, they are chum-
air, whets warn with a striped poplin. black and whits,
trimmed rowed the bottom of the skirt with a bud elf
damsel, the same colour a. the shirt, edged with the point
ogLiis is black aril white. the rah and culler being worked
to match.

Kesel.' am woes higher is frost. wid eloser at the side%
than they were in the summer ; bet M se ether 111,606 is
there much variation. They are very ta•ek ornantested.
both outside sad Miele, and there is • talk of their body
wee 111.111 extravagantly trimmed, bad we hope good Ude
Mil prevent this project beisg carried into effect. Velvet
is wkly its appraresco. bat at present it is sot wiesli
wows, assenting for trimmings. •
There is sot much rovelty in eveniss coiffure. Flowers
sad fseslwrs an both worm, and harbes of white and blink
binds are dhe• edEsd.

dour INDIAN PENINSULA NAILS/AT
0011PANT.-(PELI DA r. )

TM half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
ie liras sesepsey was held at the Landon Maseru, this
dariW. J. MANILTON, km., la the chair.
be
resort of the directors *bowed that there are
'43 Lies open as easiest 279 last year ; that the
total receipts have been 74,9141. de. 3d. as who*
•.;,33V. is. 3d., shewteg nn increase of 21.562 f. The
rulway had lava the mesas of *login hobo ikwelwv &It*
lb. last moo large quantities of *Moe, wherelly the meths
node is that a/WU was very meets saisted. The 'seises.%
resort, dialed Rept. 11, Meld that a farther sertp of $7
mks of las North Festers 'stemma (press Naesich to
Oc(Ulhlman weak' be spas for 'stadia traffic se the let of
hier.

The Comas Am in moving the adoption of the report,
wild le thought it of a 11104 satisfactory character. At
Nowt the mho were everineestal awl he thought tbs.
leo law, list no alteration is that respect could
be made till the bee was completed. To carry
the teal& over lb. Ghouls met the company at
ant as lam than :16,000/. a yaw. 34.000 f. of which wo li►e
saved whoa the bee over the Meats wee ecaupleted.
Meer said M bod paid evne atteatke to the guereatee
earetiesa sad be was of .avaioe. aotwitheesailireg the aver-
ments is a pamphlet "-meetly pablebed, that it yes coop
plots sad satisfactory.
The wake was sitaairsausly agreed to, wed a vote of
Woks to the chairmen awl the dineleis for Sher conduct
eerie: thu half-year °secluded the pin esdhp,

BAHIA AND BAH FRANCISCO RAILWAY
(LLWITED).-(TITS DAY.)

The eighth printery general meeting 14 the pro -
rias hell tha morning, at the Loudon Tavern ; Mr.
raiLlalescr.t. is the chair. _ _

The report6:l.s;;;;ly appeared. Is
mewing its adoption.
Mr. &wen mid thee MA wog roma ne he guttnied
with the lest sin unmake operations. Half the railway bad
Mee mooed, awl the works as the remaising half were pro.
crawling lii a sati.factiory meaner. Al the date of the
report the direetoi• had only reports to the
II lb of September, or ono day after the
oiening of the waned ad third mikes of the How
Th.., hi.' sow advicee down to the 2.4 th. The teak up to
th.ii tune had bees malarial with regularity. sad the
works were pine on favourably. A supplementary eon-
tract bad been entered into with Mr. Wetmore for the
hoe of the whole line by the end of 1M62 ; and no doubt Mr.
Watarm would °haste* the name remarkable punctuality.
with respect to that undertaking as he had shown in all
his previous eepgerninits. Ain:mike to that arrangement
the total expense of the hoe would sot exceed the sofa
stated is the iwigioal meirnste. (Peer. bear.) The board
had also enteral into so agreement with Mr. Watson to
work the line till the rod of DIU, sad they were eonviaced
that that armegement ...old he lotted to be as efficient and
econnenieal one. files,, hear.)
Mr. Viuvotis, the chef engineer, stated that a telegram
had just been received to the effect that the tunnel at
Num had been successfully pierced. (lcer.)
n. report was then received. awl a vote of thanks to the
chairman and the Want coacluded the proceedings.

Tie Pity tr STA SC Writ. —A despatch was re-
ceived in Liverpool ',dinky by the worn India roan
steamer. dud Q. Thom.. Oat. 14th, to the effect that
the British ship Spartan, which had arrived at that port,
ivrorte having eons up with the privateer Sumter, is lat.
:0, Off the Wand. The Sumter was cruising about, evidently
on the look eat for monk coming oat of &. Thomas. Os
the swine's sews becoming hewn, the AWACS& leer-
yawl, l'rerittois, was at oars suet in mareh of privateers.
Thr vindication .4 the Duke of Modena, which
th- Menials of Normanby endorsed wlth his maw sad
itericiirJ with an intraincticat by hie owe pee. in the lab.
Sect of a short earespoodineee between Yr. °Warn sad
the marmie. The Wier deeleree hie vim of the Due of
W.viale's government gait* eactenged ; hat it mimeo
the' the peespidell I sot eetailly hew his heMI rs pee,
wri yr. °Warn deeliale to reply to an 'auk. asenreano