The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TRIMS DAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1861.

EASMS CO STIES RAILIFIr.--(rmrs LAY.)

This afternoon the half-yearly meeting of share-
!alien was held at the London Tavern; Mr. Lot iu tht
chair.

The report, which has Leen &heady pulitiehal, wad taken
aw rea•L

The Ctiamexx. in moving its adoption, said the first
thing be should do we. to refer to the letter of Mears.
thither and Co., addressol by them to the auditor, on the
22nd et August, and iu order that the meeting should be in
fell posansion of the hula, he should dinsA that letter to be
reed. The I. tier has Mg been read by the secretary, the
chairman proceeded to say that he had no doubt any one
media; it would at the ontsci hive enspectesl a nearer,.
tine of the property of the company. Meat, hear.)
The auditors were there, sail he put it to them whether a
single fartlinig of the accounts had been wrongly written
deem iu tle accounts. 1..1 them, therefore, dismiss from
their fikilbil• any quntioti of misappropriation of the funds.
The whole question was whether the aces:units should
be dealt with an one way or another. The first
item had reference to a sum of lti,Uoof. be,
the pernoment way. 111 explanation of that
was this. The shareholders were too well swan that
large swiss ..of looney had been asked for from them
for C.- imiaiteuanec of the permanent wny. The sum
expended during the year hail been He
thought that too large a sum for one year, and
therefore it was ordered that the sum of :MACY.
should be divalal into two items, one of 1:1,000/. which
was charged last year, and another of 1140001. which
wig chanted this half-year. That was all the differ nee
between them and Messrs. Quitter, and ho thought the
directors were right. (" Hear, bear," and " Nu, no.")
That was his opinion then, and it was still his
opinion. That disposed of the first charge. The next
charge hail reference to the locomotive department.
Now the only question between the director and the official
accountant,* was as to the meaning of the words " niun hag on
the line." Those engines to which the report of Mears.
t)uilter referred to were sot running on the line io the
proper sense of the term. They hail been out for the pur-
pose of testing them and not for permanent use.
(Oh, oh.) They were, therefore, really part of
the stores in stock, and here again the whole
question was as to the proper allocation of an he-
rount. There was no question of misappropriation. With
regard to the third charge, which bad reference to the
sum of a 0,0001., neither the auditors nor the official me-
coustants had the whole of the facts befor, them, and it
wouhl have oily been prudent if they hesitated before writing
such a letter, which might have the effect of damaging
the interests of the eompony. (Hear, hear.) Other corn•
parries were mixed up with that 30,11001., and he believed
the board were quite right ie what they had done. Tire
next charge had reference to s sum of 20,000 f. The di-
rectors regarded that as an unliquidated balance, and
he was glad to say they had the smallest unliquidated
balsam of any railway in the kingdom. (Cheers.) He had
no object from the beginning of his counexion with the
line than the good of the shareholders, and he
thought he and his colleagues had just reason to
complain of the manner in which they had been treated by
the official accountants. (Hear.) With regard to the report
he regretted that it was not moresatisfactory, but the eiroun-
stances of the Let year were very unfavourable to railway pro-
perty. The permanent way and the rolling stock of the
company wen in good condition. The important bill for
the amalgamation of the companies was in course of
preparation, and was promoted by the Norfolk and
Eastern Union Companies. There was a bill in con-
templation, which, if agreed to, would bring them
into connexion with the coal districts from which they
might expect to derive the greatest benefit. The chairman
then proceeded to contrast the state of the company's
affairs in 1553, when he Ant came into office,
and its present petition, and contended that the result had
been moat satisfactory.
The proceedings were still going ou when we went to
prose.

sours-xisrERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

Till,' day the half-yearly meeting of sharebuldere
was held at the Bridge-houee Hotel, Mr. BUG in the
chair.

The report, which has been already published, having
been taken as road,
The Cti.tMMAN, in moving its adoption. said that he
could not congrotulite them on an incretsed traffic or divi-
dend for the half.year ; but, considering the special cit.
eamstances of that period, he thought they had no mewl
to compkie. The circumstances to which he alluded were
the deficient harvest of the district through which
the line pared and the competition of • rival
lice. They had also the return of the agricultural
show at Canterbury for the last corresponding half-yaw,
which increased the profits by 4,000 f. That was absent in
the present half-year's 'stars The result, however, was
that they were able to my a ffivideed of 4/. 4d. per cent.
per annum, which, with the exception of hut hslf-year's
return, was higher than it had bees for any previous half.
year for ten years. The board had paid the greatest amen.
son to the local traffic, and the increase of passengers
which hail been carried upon the lies for the first few weeks
in the curtest half-par was 100,000 beyond what it was
previously. They might naturally expect a considerable in-
crease of traffic from the opening of the Great Exhl.
biticia next year. It would be their duty to find
good acd proper accommodation for that increase of traffic,
and if the shareholders only sanctioned the proposals which
would be made to them they would have such accommoda-
tion both in Charing-croft and iu the City as would ensure
the future stability of the company. (Hear.)
Mr. BEAM agreed with the chairman that thee stood in a
better position than was perhaps to be expected under the
special circumstances of the half-year. Ho trusted the
board would (either develop the third-class traffic and
diminish the working expeuees. He believed the dividend
might be increased by a proper attention to these and other
porots.
Dr. Rums believed that the Charing.eroas terminus •
was • matter of necessity for them, but he did not think the
whole hordes of that work ought to be thrown oa the
shareholders of this company.
Mr. ADA'S did not think they ought to increase their
stock till they lod an increase of traffic. It seemed to him
that the board had Dot paid sufficient attention to the
two
of the traffic. There was lees accommodatioa to
11310111111Wili lOW then there was in the beginning, and as
Meg as they hod the monopoly to Dover they kept up the
fares to 22a. whams *ow, soder the iadnenco of competi-
tion, they carried het-eime far 16s. 1.1.
Mr. EVANS believed that 'r of competition was
room think was worth. He should like to Mien from the
chairman bow far, in the opinion of the board, they were
likely to be affected by the rival line.
Mr. Sitar did not think there was any cause for deepen.
dewy either in the present or future prospects of the line.
(Hear hear) He hormd, in reference to • late calamity,
that tie practice would be followed of out allowing a subm.
quest Maim to leave a station till it had been telegraphed
that the previous train which had left the station mime-
lately before it had departed frorn the next station.
The CYAIanAY said that that rule had been strictly fol•
lowed as their line.

After some further remarks fmm shareholders,
The CHAIRMAN replied ; and the motions for the adop•
ties of the report and declaration of dividend were
agreed to.

An extraordinary general meeting was then held for the
ZZ- -I. Of empowering the directors (if the meeting
IThink fit and so determi.o) to exercise the further
powers conferred by "The Mouth•Faatern Railway (4...pital
Arrangements) Act, of borrowing on ie ad-
Adios to the Puma which the company laud previous y'to that
act hen authorised to borrow. • suns not exceeding AD,SOW.
Y. Of immense (if the meeting shall think fit and so
deternilee), either wholly or in part, the powers conferred
Ives the company by the said " South thratern Railway
'tai Amiegenieuts) Act, Veil," to subscribe for, or take
and bold shares in the capital of the Charing•cross,
Ra lway
initipmy to an extent not exceeding 350,0001. in addition
to the sum which the company have subscribed to that
undertaking under the authority of "The Charing-
crews Railway Act, 18.59," and of authorising the directory
of the con:pany for the pirisee, of such additional subscrip-
tion to miss, under the powers of the said " tionth Eastern
Railway (Capital Arrangements) Act, led!," sadjtiosej
capital not exceediog in the whole the sum required for
such additional subscription, by enmities and issuing new
shares, either of one class or of several classes, with any
fixed or preferential dividend or interest not exceeding 51.
per rectum per annum, either redeemable or otherwise,
and either for any definite or indefinite number of years,
sod either with or without any additional, swntiegent or
ether advantages beyond such prefereutial dividend ite nanny
be determised *pm at such meeting. 3. Of exec wing (if
the stresidas shall think At and so determine) the powers
conferred upon the company by " The Charing-cress
Railway (City Terminus) Act, leidl," to subscribe for or
lake and bold shares of the additional capital of
the Cbaring•crow Railway Company lay that act autho-
rised to such extent (not exceeding io the whole 250,0001.)
as may be determined upon at such meeting, and of autho-
rising the directors. for the purpose of such subscriptimi, to
raise the motleys which it shall be determined so to suescribe
he borrowing on mortgage or bond. 4. And generally of
authorising the directors to do all such things as shall be
necessary for giving full effect to the resolutions of the
meeting.
Resolutions carrying out the above object were agreed to.

De Ruth", one of the men who W 3.4 concerned
in the attempt made be Orsini to assassinate the Emperor
Napoleon, has delivered a lecture at Birmingham, in which
he describes at length the various circumstances attending
that conspiracy. The attendance was small, and the pro-
endings received but little countenance from the lobs-
bitaists. Mania aune in for • sure of the lecturer's
deminciatiom—a proof of bow little sympathy exists
between the Italian leader and couspiraton of the be
Rudiu stamp.

LA TEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(IT wow= =saws)
YORK itErruca.—(THlS DAY.)

FILLY SAPLING !WAKEN. Five furlongs 44 yard.
Kate Flue, Coalition f, Prologue, Vettunina, Fee 41e
Joie, Flytrsp. rad Dome del Lao are here.

HOPEFUL STAKES. One mile and a half.
Silverhair Lad Yorkminster era here.
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES. Five furloug, 44 yards.
Coppall, Vertutmas, Clarisaa c, Bolero, Hopeful, I >whew.,
I hitch Sam, Bamserdale, Humming Bird, Hippodaiiim, Jung
Frau, and Middleton Maid are here.
EBOR ST. LEGER. One mile.
Conjuror, flue Stocking, Gardener, and Royalist are
here.
SIXTH BIENNIAL STAKES. The (wimp 44 vards.
Neptunus, Vest c, Scandal, Caterer, Lord Albers, Zst.
land, Rose of Raby, Orimston, Dutch Sam, Staple Oak,
Carisbrook, Yurluninster, Hubert, Hippodainia, and Pica.
dor are here.
PAID P.IRFLIT. —Bolero.

GLEAT EBOR HANDICAP. Two mike.
Gamester, Cape Flyaway. Mooroaek, Lady Trespass,
Gardener, Rising Sun, Doefoot, Hetrnan, Syringe, Bally
Edmond, Voltellr, irgilius, Eriethoutus, and Juno are here.
P.uu luirrerr.—Stocloule„ Wildnian, Bette, Brownie,
Sweetbread, Canary, and Rouge Dragon.

EGLINTON FiTAKES. One mile.
\o .tuna., F.riethonius, e by Barbatua,Gebnelled'E4tree.,
Scandal, Barrie.de, Genealogie, Tattoo, Zettcod,
Emmental., Repartee, Eilverhair, and Watehfire are hem.

DREADFUL FIRES.-TWO PERSONS BURNT TO
DEATIL-ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED.-THIS
DAY.

Shortly hefore two o'clock this morning the in-
habitants of Southwark were again alarmed by the outbreak
of a tire. The premises in which the disaster occurred were
in the ozcupation of Messrs. Green and Co., wholesale
Mush manufacturers, carrying on business at No. 8,
Kent-street, facing Captain Williams's pipe stores. The
discovery was made by one of the inmates by finding his
room filled with smoke. The person upon jumping out of
bed faun.' the flooring so hot that be could scarcely stand.
He, however, managed to run to the top of the building,
screaming " Fire." This had the effect of arousing the
various inmates, who made for the top part of the build-
ing, and cried loudly from the window for help. In the
course of a few minutes several police-constables arrived,
also the Royal Society's escapes from St. George's
Church and Tooley-street, under Superintendent Top•
mall and Conductor Dunk. By the time the first-
named escape had arrival—less than three minutes—
the fire could be seen rushing from the first
and second floor windows. Mrs. Green was standing at the
window with a child in her arms, surrounded with flame.
Torun having pitched his machine to the second door,
happily succeeded in saving them, as well as a person named
Henry Waggoner ; the latter, however, was fearfully, and
it is believed fatally, burned. The poor creatures were in
the first instance removed to the house of Mr. Murphy, the
Coopers' Arms, and the last one, after being wrapped ,in
blankets, was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. A
man named William Matthew's was then seen upon the roof
of the house, and Conductor Dunk was obliged to pull him
off and pass him down the escape. It was with great difficulty
that the escapemen could get down, for the fire, in rushing
so furiously out of the window, had ignited the canvas
trough of the escape, and in order to reach terra
,firma the
men were compelled to slide through an immense sheet of
fire. The excitement was great when it became known that
one of the children slept hi the back room second floor, and
that the father had gone in search of it, and neither of the
two had been seen to leave the building. It was hoped for
some time that they had been fortunate enough to have
got out of one of the windows leading into
the back yard, but such was not the case.
As soon as the fire was got under, Mr. Foreman Swanton
found the child, three years old, under the window, quite
dead ; and the father was found in the back room, suffo-
cated. The poor fellow had only his shim and stocking+
on, leading to the inference that. he was in the act of
drawling when be rushed to the rescue of his child.
The property was insured in the Sun Fire-office.
Whilst the above fire was raging, another occurred in
the pertains, of Mr. Fry, pastrycook, carrying on busioas
at No. 15, Crisp-street, Poplar. When Henry Horton, the
conductor of the fire escape, attended with hie machine, he
found three persons—Mr. and Mrs. Johns, with an in-
fant—about to throw themselves into the street. Hor-
ton, however, unshipped the first-story ladder, and
earned the three down. He was then informed that
there were other persons sleeping at the back. He there-
fore took his ladders through a court, but a difficulty then
presented itself in getting the machinery over some pali-
maw Having cut the obstruction away with his axe, he
pinned one of the ladders oo a water-butt, and by that
weediest succeeded in rescuing the other six inmates.
The fire was soon extinguished, but the damage was con-
siderable.

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MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

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Two o'CLoux.
In the mining market to-day East Cara-
don shares are firm, at 25 to I, and
Copper Hill at 100 to 105. Cook's
Kitchen are very strong, at 27 to 28. Providence
are quoted 34} to 35} ; Wheal Margaret, 40 to 42
Marks Valley, 10f to 10 ; Cam Carnborne, 1} to
ij ; Rosewarne United, 20 to 21 ; and Wheal
Beton, 70 to 75.
In foreign mining shares the only movement of
importance is a very active demand for United
Mexican, which, after being dealt in between
5 and 6, have risen to 6 to 7. Colonial Mining
,shares are very quiet.
An advance of 31. per ton in the price of English
tin was declared by the smelters late on Tuesday
night.

BOTT.—incat, Bayley, Oats, Rye, Beaus, and Peas, la
Eamon Ow" SOLD LAST 211:01L—Wheat 06,266; barley,.
1.863: cats. 4.906: rye. 74: bouts, ; Was, 1,101 quarters.
tasaaut stiowtsa TUB 71.1102TATIONS lf TUB Aralaall PRICY