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per mile per week. Anoti er (patio:. he would
have to ascertain was as t the CI,000,1:•00 expended
on stores and to how far it could be n',37.liSed and re-
duced in amount for thy; benefit of the company.
Also, a,L• t > whether it would he bettrx to extcnd the
station at Howndt, near Calcutta , or whether it
wall be better to bridge over Ize Hooghly and
forni the terminal station in Cc: cutta. IL, con-
tende 1 that no company.could b.: conducted with
greater propriety than theirs. Ile had received
lat.ters Loin Mr. 11. Hid,- c f Cannon-street, and
her proprie' ors as to the managment of the affairs
of the cJinpany, which could be caEily answered,
because the board had directed its attention to every
point affecting the interests of the company. An-
other gentleman suggested a renewal fund for the
replacement of the line and works, but when he told
them that, on the average, 9i per cent. of the gross
receipts was expended in renewals and in keeping
everything in efficient order, there was no neces-
sity to set aside a further sum of money for the
benefit of those who might come after them..
Some comparison had been made between their line
and the Great Indian Peninsula ; but the circum-
st:inces of the two lines were very different, their
East Indian line was made for all time, while many
of the works on the Great Indian Peninsula were

defective, and must be replaced. The East Indian,
as well as their Jubbulpore, line was a model rail-
way for solidity of construction, while t' rks
on the other 14, lie:tymjarryitst Infec-
tive. Mr. Rendel would return to—Eng and in the
interval between this and. the annual meeting in
June next, when he trusted theTwould have before
them the full extent of the requirements they would
have to consider and provide for. They might de-
pend on the directors not incurring any fresh expen-
diture of capital without being first sanctioned by
the proprietors. (Cheers.)
Sir F. HALLIDAY seconded the motion for the
adoption of the report.
Mr. F. WILSON strongly objected to any further
expenditure of capital, and said that the statement
by the chairman showed that his former opposition
in that respect had been successful. If the people,
of Calcutta wanted a bridge over the Hooghly, let
them make it.

Mr. J. JONES complained that the goods traffic
on the first 100 miles out of Calcutta was very small,
and said that it was very wrong of the directors to
purchase engines of foreign makers when they could
get superior engines from makers in England at a
fair_ price.
The CHAIRMAN explained that at a time when the
company wanted 225 locomotive engines they ad-
vertised and obtained 20 at Stuttgart, 10 at Zurich,
making 30 foreign engines, by which means they
succeeded in obtaining the remaining engines they
required at from £2,400 to £2,500 each, instead of
having to pay £2,800 to £2,080, which was de-
manded of them previously.
After some observations by Mr. Hill and Mr.
Franklin, the report and statement of accounts were
unanimously adopted; and dividends at the rate of
ss. per cent. for the half year in addition to the
guaranteed interest was declared on the stock and
shares of the company, free of income tax.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors.

THE LATE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.

_ .
A letter from Vera Cruz, dated Nov. 27, gives
an account of the delivery of the body of the late
Emperor Maximilian to Admiral Tegethoff, by the
mayor of Vera Cruz... The writer says :—" The
body reached the place on the 2(3th just , at 3 p.m.,
under a strong escort of cavalry, the commander of
the escort • having in his charge a sealed parcel,
.ockiltainiag tholwy- of . the coffin, which -ho waa-
inatructed to place in the hails of the
mayor of the city. The baly was con-
ducted to and deposited m the parish church,
where the mayor, the members of the city 03rin-
cil, the members of the Boards of health and cha-
rity, and the principal local authorities were assem-
bled. The church•was thea ordered to be cleared by
the 'police. and sentries placed at the doors to pre -
vent any one from entering. The Admiral nex t
was informed that everything was ready for the
delivery. He shortly appeared with his Staff, all
dressed in plain clothes and in deep mourning. The
operation then commenced of opening a large deal
case, which was found to contain another case of
zinc. The latter was next opened, and a beautiful
rosewoo I coffin, on the top of which was a large and
elegantly carved cross (all the work of Mexican arti-,
sans) was seen. The mayor then broke the seals of
the parcel containing the key, which was of gold, and
presented it to the person in charge. The hinges of
the coffin lid were also of gold. The coffin being
opened, the body was exposed to view at full length.
The corpse was dressed in a full suit of black, and
the hands in black kid gloves. The face was per-
fect, and, although of the ashy brown colour as-
sumed by all embalmed bodies a few months after
the operation has been performed, was easily recog-
nisable by any one who had ever seen the Emperor
in life. The coffin was lined throughout with vel-
vet, and the body well cushioned in to prevent any
movement, so that the head, hands, &c., were
evidently in the same position in which they had
been. placed originally. The Admiral was then
called upon to say whether he recognised in the body
present the corpse of Ferdinand Maximilian, Arch-
duke of Austria, and whether he would receive it
as such. Replying in the affirmative, the coffin
was again closed, and the key handed to him.
An official record Was then drawn up in triplicate,
witnessed by three public notaries—one copy being
for the Mexican Government, one for the Admiral,
and one to be deposited in the archives of the city.
The document was signed by the Admiral and his
Staff, the mayor, and all the authorities present.
Everybody then withdrew, leaving the corpse in the
church, the doors of which were well guarded by
Mexican infantry until the next morning. It was
then quietly embarked without any military honours,
and taken ou board the Austrian frigate Novara,
the very vessel which brought the Emperor to the
country. She put to sea immediately afterwards.
The coffin was furnished .at the expense of the
Mexican Government, by which all the expenses of
transferring the body to Vera Cruz were also de-
frayed."

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