The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-30 00:00:00

an Wes.ocu.

Wood -- ------
4,156
lubit4 4,014
TWO °POMO.

Wood 4,490
Cübitt
Majority
A grrd crowd entails the Guildhall hailed, with much
clrertsg, the exhibition of the last return.
The following are front the Leal Mayor's committee :

ITN *taxa.

Cubitt
Wood

1,291
1,532

nem o'cume.

COAL
2.164
Wood 2,664
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Cubit'
Weed
aux *sem

cubit'
Wad 4.121

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(NM DAr.)

The annual mee• of the proprietors was held
at 1 o'clock. at the No. 5, laqaciou•strest ; Mr.
HAMILTON fe the chair.

-ii;;;;1;;;of the Ttinvion, adverting to the amounts of
the company's operations for the year 1860, said it would
be observed from them that the .um of 8,W161. 6.. ild.
received from the colonial commissiooms, which
mizht have been treated as revenue, had
beets credited to capita &elusive of that sum the net
revenue unseat"' to 29,754/. 9s. sd. The balance
eolith-able to the dividends of 1861 was, on the
let of January last, 31,72 W. Ma 3d. lie the payment of
20s. par share in February it bad been reduced to
14,7201. 181. 3d., which was slightly lam than the amount
required to pay the second diviaend at the same rate es
heretofore. The directon, however, recommended that
the small deficiency, viz., 27W. Is. fid., be made good out
of the profile of the current year, and that a divivend of
Ilia per share be declared nod made payable on the 64 day
of August next. The funds in hand in Loudon at lb/B&W
amount, it was added, to 25,361/.
The Cdlatsralf, in !wrier the adoption of the report,
said it was a satisfactory evideme of the stability of the eons-
may, that they were able to maintain their dividend after
the withdrawal from their revenue of • men equal to
ffi per cent of the whole amount. If they com-
pared late year's revenue with that of any pre-
ceding year, they should recollect that it had been
unduly weighted. Such a thing, however, meld not
again hams velem under special circumstantial. He men-
tioned this balmy that their revenue as exhibited was WS
than it really amounted to.
The 111060111 having been seconded was, after eons. dis-
cerns, agreed to, and the dividend declared, whim the pro-
ceedings terminated.

CARMIIN'II FRIENDLY SOCIETY. YORMellay the
members of this newly-established society, to the number
of about 300, dined together in the south dining-room of the
Crystal Palace. The oceaaion of this anniversary festival
was also chosen by the calories and their friends to have a
holiday is the building at Norwood, to the general libusier
of visitors is which they contributed about 2,500. The
cabmen's new clubs and the friendly societies in eon-
Reties therewith have been established about three years.
They were first formed by a few benevolent gentlemen, wbo
endeavoared to improve the social and moral conchtiou et
(shame, who as a clam have hitherto been rather over-
looked by modern philanthropists. With the aid of veins.
tary contributions they have succeeded in establishing
several small clubs or coffee-houses is different parts of the
metropolis, to which the cabmen can resort for their
meal. and an hour's rest, without, as formerly, being
of neemeity driven to seek both in public-homes. One off
these little elute has been formed at Westminster, one at
King's-crees, oar at Newisgtcs, one is the Edgewnee-reed,
and one in Pimlico. There is a reading-yawn attached to
each of them, and on Sundays afternoon service u held at
each club, when the men attend very numerously . Lath
of the men contribute a mall weekly paymest. Is eon.
nexion with the clubs the rues have formed relief neeisties
among themselves, which are orpaieed like the marry
provident fends of workmen, the numbers paying 7d. a
week, and reoeiviog 12a. a week while ill, and is ease al
death a proportimiate sum to their families. Altogether, the
establishment of these clubs end reading rooms has already
had a most marked tendency towards improving the condi-
ties of the mu with regard to peered morality, prudence,
and temperance.
Tan WILTREII AND THZ CROIX —The weather
for the past week has been broken—with heavy storms
of wind and rain, partial but frequent, varied. however,
with more or less of sunshine. A comparatively high
immature has also prevailed, and the wind though bois.
herons has sot been in a cold quarter. Altogether the
week has been wet and stormy enough to excite some
uneasiness, not so much indeed, as to its preterit or imme-
diate effect, but as to the result, presuming such weather to
coatinue. Fortuoately A change seems to have taken place
towards the close of the week, and the commencement of
the present us was marked by as magnificent a summer's
day as mac maid desire. A brilliant sun, bright sky, and
balmy breezes rendered Yonilay a day to chase away all
evil to pre4sostiestioes which rain and storm had to
give rim, and excited strong hopes that it might be looked
upon as a herald i.f the weather of the coming inneth----"•
type of future yoys." The crops continue to west their pro-
mising look. Harvest has Already commenced in venous
parts of the country, and the grain fields everywhere pre-
sent more or less obvious indications of an early ripening.
Should the preens tine weather continue, the sickle, the
scythe, and the reaper will everywhere be in immediaM re-
quest. The rains have., a. a rule, done vcry little damage
se laying the corn, indeed far less than usual under such
heavy dowsfalls, whilst they have been decidedly bane-
Octal to the turnips, roots, pastures, sad second grass crops.
July doers with abundant premise and with saticiactory
and cheerios , which we earnestly hope the month
of August wiU fslal. The accounts from the bop districts
am varied. On the whole, things are better, but there w
avowedly a large smogs which so change is weather can
improve,sal which must he utterly tiaproauctive. Sumer
aW parts el the Weald of Kent seem far more heavily hit
Chas ether dishista From sew few of the Seam his-
trifle, however. improvedacumen reach us, and though
Sh James's day has "coins sad " there may yet be
time ter • rally, sod for better resnlee than have lately bees
saticipited. Pins weather after the late rains may yet be
toy same able. --dears A Is eraser.
Taus " Twitirsi."—litosesal of the shepherds and
keepers en the 0 'bile elate they have not often sees the
ante so well filled es they are this year, nor the yawn'
Itch* look so strong and healthy and wild ne the wing, three
weeks before the " Twelfth.* Os Mr. Edmund's shooting
quarters at Chiral& perhaps among the best in Perthshire,
we are informed that 120 brace could be without difficulty
bagged by three guns is two hours. On the neighbouring
Basco Moors, belonging to Mr. 0. Kali° 51`Callum, and
Oremida, below* to the Hon. Captain Drumrocmil, a bet.
tor steak of birds has sot bees been for many years. Is Glen-
eagles, the shooting quarters of the Earl of Canspsrdown,
eZellllll. sport is expected. Partridges us very
alsnadmat bees aloe, and fifteen or eights/a young birds is a
covey are sot rare. The has commeseed to
brood in this romeatie glen Ulawise. On Gleodeves, Cool,
D.chany. Rude, and lUuneluti moons, all kiwis
of gems are very plentiful. Grows are seen in greet abun•
dawn on the Halqualmody. Invennay, and Condie runs, and
there is every prospect of excellent sport at these places. In
the various covers on Strathearo, wiedoock, partridges,
and pheasaate are more eumerone than for several years,
though the partridges were much thinned last year, awl
late gnats of pheasants suffered from the heavy rains.
Hares and rmesiser are very plentiful, and all game appear
is excellent oosilition.—Bunnies.

CO- !VIC WEAVI Comae, the battle
ironed of the long continued an.lilimstmus strike, furnished
on Saturday • sight much more agreeable than that which
lately distinguished the buoy little pines. The foundation
dour of • co-operative weaving shed mislaid there, and 700
looms will shortly be at work in it. It is expected that e
co-operative mill will soon be one featured Cohn.
AN ORDEN or Anaic:!troan.—A Perla letter
mays :—" A saw war of chivalry for farmers is io contain-
*Um. The Medrilk Agri** rto Beare on the smock
frock or blouse el the best operative agriculturist in sack
canton, Ind the grand jury of each department is to have
the appointment of these knights of the plough. A govern-
ment grant of 1001. annual is attached to the medal. awl as
there are 2,800 cantons in Franos, this will be no slight
item in future budgets."
Since the French corn mertial treaty has been in
operation, a large number of French cows box been im•
ported into England from the Channel Ideals as Alderney
rattle. To prevent this in future, it has been propo•ed that
the Jersey and Guerniey authorities should brand all
French cows landed at those islands