The Express. — London, England, 1853-02-21 00:00:00

Lt iN I;u% ERTED ELEC. - 110N CUM; CHATHAM. os Saturday this committee, consisting of Mr. gruib ton, chairman, Mr. Newd. gets, Mr. Heywood, Mr. A : „natal Thanp..m, and Mr. Ap.ley Pellet', met to in. cuff' into the allreaticna of br:Oery and corruption, by 2 . 0 ,, o f peen'''. ot pat? Inge brought to bear on the lottoff• M r . Serjeast Wranjemna, in a lengthy address, opened tEr am her the eetitionere. lle stated that the election 1, Chartism no.l, 'dace un tile COI and 7th of July last, • the easdulstti a Jr Sir F. Smith, and Sir J. Site Lag. lee fernier polled 0 vt•tes, and the latter 50G, giving a wi jority ef 99 votes. The total number of voters on the repeat suss 1.-74. The 4: wof Chatham was one of very uri,us importance, since it illustrated the way in ob :a, the patronage of government had been brought to bar upon the peculiar nature of the borough both i t the deekrard and in the appointment of voters to places sail promotions tisesenere. Thie influence was exercised in the swat uuserupoleus manner by Sir F. Smith himself, who declared McLeod( a supporter of Lord Derby's govern &tot. Sir Frederick, far this purpose, associated himself • one ellpte, • I airdross:r there, and did nut hesitate ta tal the Tours hut government influence wits under his end that he had •• letter in his pocket from the control. Dohe of Nortr.outterlan.l. Sir Frederick canvassed the ia . r a person; partiaulaaly pressing and persuading, sal tacceeded iu securing votes actually promised to Sir J. 5 ,„1,,. ! , by his prorni.es of government patronage. Sir F. Scuds tau. up his ah mit at the Suu Inn. Sir Frederick, it ‘ ,„,1,1 b e prove., crated a voter maned Robb, who held soar Appoisitent ut in the barracks, and told him that if be ra"l tot him he .houid have a place iu C.a Customs or 10ibb did so vote, but id not succeed in getting es Appointment. Ibe armed e. unwd went on to enumerate other eases, whitti, with some evidence in proof, occupied the committee imui at rose, and adjourned to 11 ueloek this day. On Saturday the c iminitter, consisting of Mr. Milnes c,,,,hell,ehairmais, Mr. butt, Captain Gladstone, Sir W. • „„,1 n.et fur the first time to require rats the bribery sad corruption alleged to have taken place s tee pet.tion against Mr. Wilson, the sitting member. r e ur ,, a t Wr.usithani, Q.C., opened the caw for the potilloilefs. He stated, is an address of nearly two hours, that the evidence was calculated to develop a wholesale system of bribery, tr,:ding, eo.iping, and hidnapping. Evideoce was procee.hug when the committee adjourned lit Cll,lO o'clock Chit tlsy. ...... CANTERBURY. This committee also re-amemblvd, and were engaged dmiag the day in investigsiing the various eases of bribery. one names ieposed t having received 4L only, instead of a . f o g W. vote ; and another to his having been told to leg M a bed, and, to his agreeable surprise, finding a U. sou. Further es:dente was t %ken as to the system pur 1...4 by means of colourmen's and refreshment Catty; sad it appetred that doting .the past week two voters had " hearted . ' from Canterbury, to avoid examination before, the manatee. LANCASTER. The evidence for the petitioner in this ease was closed, mod counsel fur the petitioners summed up. The committee adjusnicd to thi• day to euable counsel for the uttiug metn -Ist to consider their money( proceeding. TAVISTOCK. The mesalittce remiss cublvd on Saturday—Lord Robert Grcsetcor its the chair. Mr Lopes suranice up fey the petitinnen, and Mr. Syr put llamas adds, seed the committee for Mr. Carter, the sauce member, and contended that Mr. S. Carter had bees is absolute possession of all the property indicated in his tierincattoo. Mr. M. S. Richards, a mercer of Deveepert, having been etammed, Mr. S. Carter, the sitting member, was called, and stated he a a barrister, and hid bees twice elected for Tasistoctc. Ile deed of annuity bed been in his pauperism ever since it as faceted. On the 10th Jemmy M received the mows of the first year's annuity by which was estottiesatly paid. Had bra owner Of Rock View ewe Pace 1838, and red expanded from 1,2001. te 1,1001. es it. Had bees tea yeses " r broke sad sevens,' sad M undimmed peemeesa of the terra sad ping*, ewe 1837, sad rescued the Nor wader the leer W.s retitled to interest on the Teatime bend whomever he thought fit to claim it. His father sawmill resolved it. The qualification witness delivered was the saw as had passed is the last parliament. The moss-essuaination of the witness was Has adjourned to this day. . —..—..-- This committee consisted of the following gestleaten : Mr. beetles, chairman. Viscount Chelsea, Mr. A. Mastics, Camel Ware and Mr. Oreofell: Comet—Fur the pet.tweerr ' Mr. &dust Wraughens, Q.C., Mr. Y. Imre, awl Mr. Bowden. For the ',A t* member, Mr. Serjeant liazglake, Mr. &demi Wilkie aa4 Mr. Merrurether. The petitioners were—Mr. W. Knosworthy, Mr. D. W. Forrest, Mr. B. Driereley, and Mr. J. Pilkiogton, electors; sod their petition set fortn that at the last election for that borough Mr. W. Eccles, who is now the sitting member, was retuned unduly, by MOMS of treating and bribery. 11r. Serjeast Wrangham then proceeded to open the ease of the petitioners. The Izarned serjesnt stated some instances of the alleged corruption of voters by bribery and treating, after which the following evidence was produced in support of the allegations of the petitioners:— Mr. S. K. Dodson received • Mayon* from Mr. &else br 61.101., and it was cashed at Country's bank. _ _ Rickard Bolton IMO neat elamined.ZWTtness is a clerk lathe beat of Cut.tiffs and Co., at Blukbuin. Remembers Mr. W. Bales, jun., coaling to the bank on the 9th of July leaf with a cheque for 2,0001. in favour of Mr. Mel bashed. Paid the amount in 1001. Bank of England notes. Made a asesnorandom on the back of the cheque of the sumben of the notes. The cheque was signed W. Eccles, Mn., by W. Eccles, jun. Neither of the eons has a pri vate account at the honk._ _ lir. J. Wilson examrn7d—ls manager is the bank • Laos. Cualife. Mr. Holliashed bronght • cheque fee 20(4. to the bank, end reeeived 1604 to be plaited to dm me ad of his firm, and to give kin SK. Witmer teak the lumbers of the two 1001. MM. Wye perest, he believed. whea • cheque for 5004. was armed ley - 11,. Denim Mr. Bollinehed brought it. Mr. Roland Parkiosen ezamined—ls landlord of the St. beer lan. Mr. Eccles's party engaged • masafteenemen. They engaged two rooms, one as • illIMMANow•=18: the other a large dining-room, where thane wee as evety day. In the course of a day or two after the mom were engaged Mr. Thompson came there. The amount of he (witness's) amount was 2921.05. Bd. Thinks then Is Ikat 401. to be added to the amount *IEI2I. Oa. Sd., mosey for conveyances for Mr. Boehm Act bearing some further evident*, the committee ad- Jetlinedtell o'clock on Monday (this) morning. BRIDGE °MTH . in the above ease met again On Saturday, when the *Kew* evidence was adduced : J. trey—O• named for Sir R. Pigot. After he voted, he mat tethe hems of a man named Vickers, and had pert of Oaf Metier. Went then to the Castle lan,and lead a glees et stagerhow. Witness did not pay for what he had, faeriM sayhody ask him for payment. Remembers sh sister (Barker), three sovereigns and two h a lf so c e ial im Afterwards se that day (the day of the election), gam Bather the 41, Had five sovereigns in his pocket at the time. About three maths before the election found • 61. note, in place called the Back-lane. Before he showed Barker the sovereign , Barker said, " I hope you've made a Maw ; ' and witness replied, "Oh yea I've nada a draw." Th oug ht h e mean t he (;ritwww) had been "making a drew" for voting. He (witness) did aot mean that. Don't know what he meant. He My said that to Barker to satiety him and have no more 01 .7 1111 0 m with hits, es he (Barker) was continually "on at its" to vote fur Cadogan. la womeasaination by Mr. Alexander he said—Barker Wend hem a sit of clothes it Is would vote for Calories, wing that he (Barker) had ant mush money. That wee after he had Men canmeeed fee Cedes's. H. did act receive use tenting fee hie vote at the Let or any previous election. &amain Tipton ezamised—Witnem maid he formerly bop a public-hones st Bridgnorth, and a hill of 341.10 a. was res hp _et his house at a previous eke don about 10 years ago, atabMlad been paid slave, living 121. 10s. due at M bttt Metaisa. Eight days previous to the last election be semi Om* fas P . if his bill wen paid. and Ram' trrey UM lit be would pay it if he would vote for Pigot. us he Ileaday kdlewang he saw Humphrey at Mr. Viekees's Om, sad he (Humphrey) told him he must vote Int. sad he would pay hint afterwards; hat he replied that it be did oat pay him Ant he would have nothing to do with h. t iny say more. On the monde, of the election he 1 saw idlsy, who told him to_r, down to Tommy Brown,, l l Pelting la the direction of Whitmorc's committee-roam, st he had semethisig for him. He want sad Brown took te Davis, the figraos.ger'•, who pulled out a U. note 144 des_ri..onfra. sad said, " This is for you ; you are to rittet." He (Brown) enured him that he would 1 0 1 1 the mewl iota his hand as soon as he went down to Pnt vats. He replied that he would n ot vote dket WT the money, and he went away and vo ted f or Ca lls should have voted for Pigot if he had bees bill. Theme Browse stated he had received 161. altogether Inn Vickers, sad 91. from Humphreys, but did sot pay sonstables at the electioa.—Ailiourned to this day. Toe Revnce or New Bat:swim for the pat Year shows as increase of 21,3311. over 1861 ; the iucree 't the ditties on imports was to tho extent of 16,30 W. We believe that the revenues of New Brunewick have never aloes reached so large • eau ea 138.2201. ; aad this flourish aa mailition of the provincial treasury is highly enema hCe tait, more especially when the colony is about to eater on c oastruction of railways on an eztensive scale. This Pssiterous state of the finances of the province is the more ~1 4147 titg when w e cow id er t h at i t arises from the increase ..__"" 4 sad its busine, conducted in • substantial „'"sser. issiefiiitneed by speculation, and calculated to be lari•ii tharAcha. G•LiT PIKE IN THE Boeocon.—At a late honron k _ h t l4 7 night, • g rea t fire broke out in King.street, Mutlfh, is the premises of Mr. Mansell, letterpress _Ps*. Bein g one o f t h e b est parts of the metropolis for "^i7taieteece on such unfortunate occasions, is a short Lk* shout twelve brigade and the West of England engines l it4 sd the spot, and were in due time supplied with " 4, . 00 leis than ISO soldieries being employed. Not y::;6lsstling this powerful aid, the LIMO" spread so ▪ 2"4, that the ezertiens of the firemen tended to little Zsttlite till the promises, stock, furniture, &c., of Mr. aas it hid been debtroyed, and also the neat houses I ;4.•7 Co nsumed. Mr. binastU is bilivved to be insured. DEPUTATION OF SCHOOLMA EDUCATION AND THE CHURCH.-13 OP THE GOVERNMENT. A deputation of schoolmasters, consisting of Messrs. Diann, Farnham, Geillian, Hay, Marshall, Reid, Self, and Stevenson, waited on to e L or d P r . s id ent o f the Council, at the Council- of Downing -street, on Saturday last, to present a meinnrial from the church schoolmasters and schoolmistress.. of England and Wales, against the altera tions made during last year in the minutes of Privy Council of 1847, respecting the management of schools. Mr. Hay, in presenting the memorial to Lord Granville, said that the deputation did not represent any separate association. It was deemed advisable to form a general committee of metropolitan schoolmasters, in order to ascer tain the feeling of the great body of teachers of church schools. An appeal was issued by the committee, and circulated throughout England and Wales. By the replies they have received, they are assured that there is a strung and, decided opposition to the altered minutes throughout the country. Ten provincial associations of church school . masters have adopted resolutions approving of the appeal, and of the steps taken by the metropolitan committee. Mr. Sim, assured his lordship that no feeling of mere op ' position actuated the committee by whom the deputation was sent; it -am rather a defence of our rights as English men and as Christians. Instances were set forth showing that efforts have been prey...lady made to degrade rather than elevate the scho dmaister ; but the alterations made in June, 18.52, in the minutes of the Committee of Council, were telt to be more oppressive than any former effoi Is. At present man L schoolmasters had barely a s u b s i s t ence , an d it was a her hip not deserved to have the dread of suspen sion added to his present lowly position. It was rather de !kohl.: to make the tenure of his office more permanent and the resources of his school more certain. Mr. RIM referred to the reports of the Committee of Council as furnishing abundant evidence of the insecurity of both the income and the position of the schoolmeter. In comparing the condition of the schoolmaster in Scotland and England, it was shown that much greater security was made fur masters in Seetland than in England. Mr. FallanAM wished to acknowledge the obligation of the schoolmaster to the Committee of Council for having im proved his income, advanced his position in the country, and given him a standing amongst his neighbours suitable to the claims of his office. -- P.arldisexTlLLl47nreplying to the deputation, stated, that immesliately after the publication of the altered minutes by the late government, Lord Lansdowne, in the House of Peers, objeet,d to the administration of the edu extioaal greet ewer that minute, being contrary to the conditions upon welch it had been granted. The late ors• cerement promised to keep the minute in abeyance till a farther edueatiouid grant was asked for. The present government had takeu the sieject into consideration, and his Lordship stated thst the committee of council would not elute to any light decision on the matter. Very shortly Lord lobo Russell will lay before the House of Commons the intentions of the government, which will embody the subject of the memorial. The noble lord considered it was the duty of the committee of council to listen to any grievances from schoolmasters, being fully assured that they would not base them ODD." frivolous grounds. His lordship regretted that any idifference should arise to make the clergy less anxious in assisting to carry on the work of education ; and he thought it due to the school• master, in the laborious duties ho had to undertake, that the government should assist in every way they could to raise his social position. The deputation then withdrew. To the Right lion. the Lords of the Committee of Coun cil on Education. Tee liltinorial of the Muters and /dis tresses of Church Bclambi in England and Wales humbly eheweth— That the following memorial embodies the opinion of a large number of teachers of church schools in England and Wales, as to the operation of certain alterations in the Minutes of Privy Council of 1847, respecting the management of schools. That the management of by far the larger number of pa rochial and national schools is virtually in the hands of the clergy. That your memorialists, having dm respect for the °Mee of the clergyman as a minister of the church of Christ, do not desire any arrangement which would interfere with the influence he should possess in the education of the yore' of his parish. That her Majesty's Honourable Privy Council on Ede- cation did, in June, 1847, set forth certain " management clausal," whereby the management is vested in a commit tee, composed of the clergyman and a number of laymen ; hat which provide that the clergyman should szerase no power independently of the emporia' body. That since the publication of thaw clauses very active opposition has been made, with • view of obtaining for the clergyman the entire control of the secular as well as of the ahems instrue-ion of the schools. That the Committee of Privy Council appointed by the late government did yield to this opposition and alter the clauses of 1547, so as to give the most absolute and arbi trary power to the clergyman, " should any difference arise between Linz and the teacher on account of his or her un sound or defective teaching of the children, or on other moral or religions grounds, without any appeal but to the bishop ; and providing " that it shall be lawful for the clergyman to suspend the teacher pending such reference as aforesaid." That your memorialists view with indignation and alarm the provisions of the minute containing that alteration, in asmuch se any cause however trivial may be construed to be a moral offence ; and the clergyman may forthwith sus pend the teacher from the exercise of his office; and they believe, that w great an exercise of arbitrary power being deputed to one class of her Majesty's subjects over another is an act of injustice, and certain to evoke feelings of dis trust, at the very least, between the clergyman and teacher. That other consequences of the provisions of that minute will be to degrade the teacher to a mere instrument of the clergy,—to make it more uncertain than it now is the situation he bibis„—ba exclude from the profession men of educated naiad sod laling ;—and thus to defeat those bene ficial lIIISMINNO of dill Privy Council, which have hitherto faded to Whom ass of superior attainments and aptitude Ile eefieeledle Ibe dim of teacher, and so to Tali the cha ncier both of popular education sad of the schoolmaster. That therefore your memorialists hops par lordships will cause the minute of June 12, 1862, to be withdrawn, and such other measures to be devised for their relief and secu rity, as in your lordships' wisdom shall swam It. And your memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. Signed, on behalf of the Metropolitan Committee, Jetts H. HAY, Hoes. Soc. POSTAL WITH MAURITIUS. The following notice hie just bees issued:—Om and from the let of March seat, the postage upon Mum transmitted between the limier Meier sad Mauritius may either be paid in adenine. es the harm may be for warded unpaid, at the optima at the sembie; this arrange. mem, however, does not apply to die tatseuel colonial rate of postage, which will invariably be willered in Mauritius, at present. All letters and newspapers be Mauritius are forwarded, r a rule, via the Cape of Goal Map% by the pother leaving Plymouth cc the 16th of each mirth, earpt writ as are specially addressed to be sent by the °veered bilks Mail, via Marseilles, or via The following ratee t t d as k re ehresable is this country on these Misr fee the pistils of which is paid in *drams. is the Coped 011811 :—Not exceed ing ounce, le.; areedieg I ewe% sod not exordia' 1 ounce, 2s. ; exceeding 1 wale, met rending 2 ounces, 4s. ; 'reeding 2 erree, and not ereeding 3 ounces, 65., and so on, according to the scale for chemise inked listen. Via Mansilles:—Weisisias loader I Guar, ls. ICd. ; weighingj sums, aid aft eassaillog sines, 2s. 3d. ; ex ceeding lwas, and wader I mos% ; weighing 1 rues, and set ezessilag seam, 4s. Oa. ; earediag ousel, sad rider 11 arms, 7s. ft Newsmen addressed to Marge as are free of charge when seat by t, vie the Clispe. eta vie Southampton, but are eh sgul is with • postage of id. sash when sent vie Mans 017• SO.—Some experiments were made last week, at Northumberland Wharf, Strand, for the pur pose of testing the efficacy of an ingenious proem, invented lay M. Pinel for deodorising the sewage manure accumu lated in the River Thames. Several gentlemen of distinc tion wen present, end amongst them the Bari of Essex, Major Chambre, Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. Mr. Edwin Clarke, engineer to the Electric Telegraph Com pany; Mr. Woolrych, secretary to the Metropolitan Com mission of Sewers, &c. Tie peons was explained by Major Cbambre, who has (leveled a large portion of his time to the maimpeteat oldie sedertskis& end the eas- Ascents wets m depodt fa reseased hurfactly sommosseal. The plea pepsin* le divert the the Thames, by MOM of pipes esasected withe sewers, into the asershes sera sad math of the river, where manufactories may be ceestresed In which the manure would be deodo rised, sad the pare water thee produced returned into the Thames. The lattation presents the advantage of extreme simplicity, and may be carried out at a comparatively small espies. The results which mast follow from its appiica tioa would be of the greatest possible benefit to aping• tare, whilst the inhabitants of the metropolis would no I leapt have cause to complain of the deleterious quality of the water which is supplied to them from the river. Up- wards of 725.000 tons of solid matter is deposited in the Thames every year, and, by the operation of M. Plael's process, this substance may be supplied, in the shape of an inodomus manure, at half the cost price of guano. Ixorztlous FRAUD —The Tribunal of Correctional Police we occupied yesterday with the trial of a man for horse-stealing, but, from the circumstances which attended it, the cue was reduced from what the law calls robbery to abuse of confidence or swindling. A man aimed Vergnol went in the evening of the 16th to a public -knee at the Barriire d'ltalie on a wretched back, and ordered a supper and bed. The next morning he begged tho innkeeper to lead him his horse to make a trip to Vir.ejnif, as he said he was anxiou to keep his own fresh for the market at which he intended to sell it. The innkeeper readily complied, and the man, instead of returning, sold the Innkeeper's horse for 160 f. The hack he left in place was only worth 10f. He was subsequently arrested. In his defence he pretended that he had got drunk, and that the horse had been sold by mistake by the man to whom he had confided it; but he could not explain in that ease how it happened that he had not handed over the money to the innkeeper. The tribunal condemned him to six mouths' imprisonment. THE DARIEN CANAL. The Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company, for cutting a canal through the Isthmus of Damn with out locks, lust d on Saturday a condensed prospectus, in which they summarise the chief points of interest detailed in the first one, and more especially draw attention to the objects proposed to be attained by the 75,0001., which us the utmost sum that can at any time be raised until the consent of a general meeting of shareholders shall have formally sanctioned car rying out the actual cons t ruct i on o f this great work. It is provided that one month shall be allowed after the general meeting for the scrip certificates to be brought !n for registration, after which date all out standing scrip will be declared absolutely forfeited. The promoters further state that" the outlay on the under taking being dependent on the mode of construction, and the returns contingent on the outlay, and these measures being the necessary subject of mature in vestigation and deliberation with the governments interested in the undertaking, it would be premature at the present moment to state more than that it is not proposed to enter upon the execution of the work until arrangements have been made to ensure a satis factory return for the capital expended." One of the main objects of the company is to "make such arrangements with the governments of Great Britain and the United States, and other nations, as are necessary to carry out the undertaking satisfac torily and profitably. It is urged by the promoters that, considering that a 22 feet deep canal, or thereabouts, would be amply sufficient to meet the requirements of ordinary commerce, some direct aid ought to be extended to the undertaking by the govetaments of maritime na tions if the Canal Company, with a view to accom modating vessels of war, should go to a vastly in creased expenditure by cutting deeper. It is at the same time urged that the advantages derivable by the governments from a free passage through the canal would be very great. For instance, it is argued that, instead of Great Britain keeping a squadron on the West India station, and another in the Pacific, one squadron would be amply sufficient, if the ship canal were made free to all nations. It is obvious that when the project emerges from its em bryo state, these and many other features presented by it will be invested with great interest. Mean while it is impossible not to perceive that of the various projects for an inter-oceanic communication that have from time to time been brought forward this is the only one that presents the distinguishing feature of the absence of lochs. It may be safely asserted that no such cumbrous and fearfully expensive contrivances will ever answer in a work of this description. A ship canal, requiring one or two score of locks, would be one of the most ruinous undertakings a company could well engage in, as, supposing they were constructed of timb er , the ravages of the shipworm would be such that the structure would be in constant need of repairs; and if formed of, or faced with, any other material, the expense would be merely enormously enhanced, whilst all the inherent defects of the work would be preserved. The inevitable result would be that the tieets constantly arriving at the termini of the canal would be continually delayed by the necessity of re pairs, and the whole project—magnificent though it b.l if well carried out—would sink into well-merited contempt. If any canal be cut through the Isthmus, it must be a deep-cutting canal, such as is prose ti by the Darien route, the inefficiency of locks being palpable. APPLICATION OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. Public curiosity, which has been much stimulated by repeated and partially successful experiments with the electric light, is likely to be soon fully satisfied by seeing that singularly beautiful and powerful application of voltaic electricity brought into permanent and profitable operation. It will be recollected that up to the present time two se rious obstacle% have &heals opposed themselves to the use of this light as • means of illumination; one being the diffi culty of obtaining a steady and permanent light, the other the great cost of the materiels employed In its g tion. These two &Cattle, have been at length grappled with by a young but already distinguished man of science (Dr. Watson), who by • series of patient and highly philosophic experiments has attained certain results, which, be has sanguine hopes, will ultimately lead in the successful coin ' snercial application of the light to various purposes. The value of all these improvements was tested on Saturday evening by an exhibition of their results at the patentee's laboratory, at Wandsworth, to • circle of both scientific and commercial potlemen. A large apartment was steadily and beautifully illumiaated by the light for several hours, and much interest was ex cited by the mode in which, at regular intervals, the re gulating operaticn of the magnets was brought to bear upon the electrodes. The illuminating process was pro nounced to be completely satisfactory; producing, u it did, a perfect and brilliant daylight. In another apartment the chronritic products were exhibited, and were much com mended for their brilliancy and truth of tints, so that both results—namely, the production of • steady and continuous light, and a mittens exciting agent, may be said to be at tained ; previded that the debtor and creditor account which the patentees exhibit will ultimately bear the test of • rigorous commercial epplication. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2 . 1. 1553, RAILWAYS. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The adjourned meeook place on Saturday at the Loudon Tama; th ee. F. Scorr presiding. The', chairman announced that th e ma l t o f t h e po ll on t h e question whether the board should consist of 14 members, es at present, or 13, and accordingly whether the 4 'scan- I elm existing at the board, or only 3 of them should be filled tip to take which the meeting had been adjourned ' from W ednesday last, was— For the full number of 14 13,566 Tote.. For the reduced number 19,642 Majority for 13 6,976 Proxies for the higher number 12,521 Persons present 1,045 Proxies fur the lower number Giving, as he had said, a majority of nearly 6,000 persons in favour of the number of 13. It was then proposed to proceed to the fining up of the three vacancies, which, alter considerable discussion, was agreed to. rho two retiring directors, viz. John Lewis, Count Eyre and Mr. Uzielli, w ere th en seve rally proposed, and the show of hands given in their favour. The candidates for the other vacancy were Rest proposed, and Mr. George Best, Mr. Helps, Sir R. Jervis, Captain Johnstece, Mr. A. Kay, and Mr. D. Snell, were severally nominated. The nomination of Mr. Best was not seconded, and of course fell to the ground. Mr. HELPS, having been nominate,' and seconded, ad dressed the meeting at some length, and in doing so com plained that Captain Johnstone, the candidate who was backed, he said, by the influence of the board, had held the stock by which he was qualified only two days before he sent in the notice announcing his intention t 3 hecome a can didate for a seat in the direction. Sir ft. Jeavia withdrew his name as a candidate. Capt. Jusssrus■ having been nominated, denied in his address that be had known any of the directors before inti mating his intention of offering himself for one of the vacant seats. Mr. KAT and Mr. &lett also addressed the meeting in eapport of their ee•pective claims : and The CILILIKKAN then again put the names severally, and declared the numbers for each candidate to be : For Count Eyre „ Mr. Uzielli „ Mr. Helps „ Capt. Johnstone 35 ~ Mr. Kay „ Mr. Snell lO The election was therefore declared to have fallen on Count Eyre, Mr. Uzielli, and Capt. Johnstone. Mr. H►.LPS demanded a poll, which was fixed to take place immediately, and be adjourned to Monday, at the York-road, and to be declared there on Wednesday, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It was next moved to reappoint the revising auditor, Mr. Mr. KAY nominated Mr. Puncher for the office. Mr. HZEAPATH esoonded the nomination, and complained of the high race at which the auditors were paid, but more especially that they had neglected their duty in ne t notic ing pe defalcations of Mr. Sterna, the late tariff manage , . Mr. HOY'S, the other auditor, defended himself and his late colleague from the charges brought Ay Mr. Herapath. —Mr. Close made a speech to the same effect. Mr. Lode, M.P., and some other proprietors, bore testi many to the efficient manner in which the auditors had per forms d their duties. Ultimately, after considerable discus sion, Mr. Close was re-elected on the show of hands. Mr. KAY demanded a poll on behalf of the other candi date, which was fixed to take place at the same time as that for the vacancy in the direction. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting was adjourned accordingly. Nnw SOUTH WEITIIIN STIAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. —The ordinary half- yearly meeting of this company took place at the London Tavern on Saturday, on the termina tion of the proceedings of the meeting of the railway com pany. The report merely stated that the usual dividend would be paid, and the business was confined to the adop ilea of that document. and the re-election of the retiring directors sad auditors. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST RAILWAY. (TROY OUR RIPORTIR.) GLOUCESTER, B•ToaDAY, Fire.l9. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held here this afternoon—S•mczt. BRIERS, Esq., chairman of the directors, presiding. Mr. NAZII, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the whole of the share capital of the company had been raised, and that • very small portion remained unex peaded, the outlay at the Glouceater station had been large, but it had greatly increased the public accommoda tion and facilitated the traffic. This expenditure bad ex hausted the company's share fund, and had left the works on the dock branch at Gloucester to be completed by the OreatWestern Railway Company, in whose hands they might be safely left with the fullest confidence of their being carried out with efficiency, and with regard to the best intemts of the port of Gloucester. The sum of 21,0001. needed to meet the company's subscription to the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway, bad been raised upon debenture secu rity at 4 per cent. per annum. One half of the amount had been paid to that undertaking, and the directors bad taken steps to make the remaining half productive of in terest during the interval, until it shall be r-quired to li quidate future calls. The share capital heels: been ex pended, the half-yearly payments to shareholders would take the shape of dividends and not of interest. The rent received from the Great Western Company, under the lease of the line, would form the source of dividend, sub ject to deduction for the management of the company, and the interest on the debenture debt and income tax. Hi therto the directors had paid the interest within two or three days after the let Jan. and the Ist July, but as, in obedience to the law, the dividend must be declared at the general muting of the shareholders ' it would, in future, be the object of the directors to call these meetings in the beginning of those months, so that the dividend warrants might be issued as early u possible. The receipts from calls and debewures were 279,09 M. Hs. 10d, and the pity torn's left a balance at the company's bankers of 13,0771. 19s. sp. The precudiligs were confined to the mere adoption of the report and statement of accounts. YALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. CARDIFF, SATURDAY MORT. The half-yearly meeting of thin company wu held here this afternoon. The chair was taken by Viseount Vitaanas, and the attendance of proprietors wee mane. roue. Mr. Brunel, the engineer, WY also present. Mr. JoenvA WILLIAMS, the secretary, read the report ef the directors, which was of some length, but the following is an abstract of its principal features : The report ex plained that oat of 3,116 'harts, which had been forfeited prior to the last meeting, 2,038 were subsequently disposed ef, leaving at the last meeting 1,077 in hand. Of these 1,077, 280 had been disposed of under special and advan tageous circumstances, realising the full amount of arrears dee upon them, and the others would be disposed of as opportunities suxurred. The financial affairs of the company had sever been in a more satisfac tory state than at the prevent moment. The revenue ancrust showed en increase of about 69 per cent. on the gross receipts, and a decrease of 19 per oast. on the working expenses, as compared with those of the previous half-year. The working expenses also included ea expenditure (not previously incartedl for the mainte nance of the permanent way, from the 23rd September, at which date the ionization surrendered the works to the company. The increase of traffic is the more satisfactory, as the more important portion of the line is yet uncom pleted, while the mineral traMc is still undeveloped. The credit balance, shown by the general revenue account, jus tifies the directors in recommending a dividend of lj per cent. per annum to be declared on the profits of the past half-year. The directors believe they will be in a position to doclare dividends progressively increasing upon this amount. Two ironworks in the Vale of Heath, which bad been suspended for some years, had been re-opened, and one of them had bees taken by one of the largest iron firma in the kingdom in connexion with the Aberdare iron works, already en important feeder to the line. The opening in October last of the South Wales Extension to Carmarthen had already tended to improve the traffic, though the full advantage of direct railway communication between the Welsh iron districts and the country west of Swansea, an ' not be experienced until after the opening of this line to Merth. A considerable secession of traffic was expected from yr establishment of an important Steam Navigation Company at Milford Haven. The statement of accounts showed the receipts on account of capital to have been 638,6041. 10e., and the us for the halfear had produced 8,4921. 10e. The a doption of the report was carried unanimously, as, was the motion for a dividend at the rate of per cent. and the meeting separated. THE INQUIRY AT CROYDON. On Saturday Anne Duff, who, it will be remem bered, in the previous week had made a complaint against the medical (Meer of the Croydon and Epsom union of having assaulted her under very extritord' circum stances, sad which charge was dumiseed by the eh, ap peared to answer a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury arising out of the transaction. The ease suited very great interest on account of the position of the gentleman against whom the charge was originally made and the other circumstances connected with it, and the Town-hall was crowded during the inquiry, which occupied several hours. Messrs. Byron, Huard', and Bytes were the presiding magistrates. r. Everest, of Epsom, appeared to support the charge; and Mr. Burg= attended on behalf of the defendant. Mr. Joseph Henry Shorthouse, the defendant in the former inquiry, now appealed as prosecutor, and he swore positively that he had never on any occasion assaulted the defendant, or had any improper intimacy with her, and that, in feet, her story upon that subject was an entire fabrication. He also gave some evidence, which was of a character not farther to be alluded to, tending to show that the condition of the girl at the time the assault was alleged to have been committed, was such as to render it impossible for such as act to have been committed. His case was somewhat weakened on erces-examination. The inquiry was postponed for • week, bail Wag taken for the appearance of the girl at the neat eaantaation. BIRCKBECIC LIFE COMPANY. The first annual meeting of this society was held at the company's oMees, 8, Moorgrunstreet, last week— W. E. Snow', Pe% , M.R.C.S., of Lewisham, in the chair, in the absence of Douglas Jerrold. Rag- The report, which was reed by the secretary, coagratts laud the shareholders on the hopefol condition of the com pany. Already the most important mechanics' institutes in the country had jolood it, and its adaptation to the pecu liar wants of the industrious clamors promised to extend its operation over the entire country. Its sickness rules were calculated especially to meet the wants of working men, and to lure them from the public-house societies, to which they were now too often attached. The Berl of Carlisle had consented to act as the president of the company, and the directors felt confident that his high name would be of great service to them. The adoption of the report was moved by Mr. Boozes, seconded by Mr. EITWIENII, and carried unanimously. Mr. CriAru.cs H. MDMANDS then moved that the com pany's rules for giving certain benefits to working men be referred to s committee of working men selected from a large body of the working classes, and that they should re port thereon to the board. This wee unnnimoualy carried. Mr. W. BLANCII/111D JIZSOLD then moved a vote of thanks to the tribleman whose name was associated with so many good works—the Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle. He believed th it under the presidency of that popular and enlightened noldeman—that graceful lecturer and liberal politician—the company would prosper for the benefit of the working clines, and as a consequence for the advantage of the shareholders. earned mass, mously. The meeting than separated after the usual Tote of thanks to the chairman. COLLIERY EXPLOSION AND LOSE OF LISS NEAR AnzaoA•u.—Our Bristol ourres,onlent writes, that letters I received in that city announce the occurrence of a fearful explosion of gee et the Blaengewr colliery, belonging to Sir. David Davies, near Aberdare, and which explosion was accompanied by the loss of two lives, besides serious injury to a third person, who lies in a very precarious state. It would seem that the miners were engaged in their eccupa , tion in the pit, when all of a sudden an explosion of gas took place. The noise made by the discharge of the com bustible fluid announced to the managers of the colliery that something unusual had taken place, and no time was lost by the h►nds in repairing to the spot, for the purpose of rendering easiatance. They found, unhappily, that the explosion hail been attended with fatal consequences to two poor fellows, Bees Meredith, aged 31 years, and a youth of about 17 years old, named Thomas Price. A third man, Griffith Thomas, was also dreadfully shattered, but still survived. Poor Meredith had made every preparatios for Lading for Ati.,uvila, and would have tette his departure in a short time, and the fatal occurrence has east quire • gloom over the neighbourhood, throughout which he wee well known and generally respected. THE GREAT NORCHEILN RAILWAY. The report of the directors which is to be pre sented to the meeting of the shareholders, on Saturday next, contains the following passages :- 1 .. The gross amount of revenue earned during the half year is 381,0511. 195.; deducting from which charges of management, and all expenses incidental to the traffic, being 44.09 per cent. of the receipts, there remains, as net revenue, the sum of 201,8421. 2s. 9d. Adding thereto the small be lance of 1,1031. 18a. 6d. from the previous half-year, and rent receivable from the Extern Counties Railway C on pany for the use of the Royston and Ritehen Railway, the above balance becomes 211,3581. Is. Bd. This latter sum being charged with the fixed rents of the Etat Lincolnshire and the Royston and Hitchin Railways, the navigation., the dividends upon the 6 per cent. perpetual preference, and the redeemable prclerence stock, aad the interest on the bonded debt of the Halt Lincolnshire Railway Company, is reduced to 122,8911. 161. 11d. This amount is further re duced by Payment of the half-year's interest on the mort gage debt of the company, due and In course of payment, amounting to 69,0841. ss. 2d., leaving for dividend on the original stock the sum if 63,8071. lls. 9d. In previous half-years about one-half of the interest payable upon sums expended upon unfinished portion. of the main line was charged to capital, but the whole line being now open all the mortgage interest for the last half-year is charged upon the balance ari.iing from traffic, and the sum then left, 63,8074. 11.. 9d., enable• the directors to propose, and re commend for the eandsmation of the proprietor., • dividend at the rate of 21 per sent. per annum on the original 264 steak, and of 6 per amt. per annum on the B stock ; and that the remainder, 3,7021. 24. &1., be carried to the next half-year's account. The general tradle is steadily in , creasing. Under the authority of the resolution of the half-yearly meeting in August last, to raise additional share capital to the amount of 750.0001., scrip representing shares of 101. each, bearing a 41 per cont. preference dividend, and re deemable on six months' notice at 10 per cent. premium, have been issued to the proprietors. At the same time were issued scrip for similar shares to the further amount of 60,0001., authorised to be raised by the Great Northern Railway (communication with Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway), Act, 1851. These shares, together representing 810.0001. were allotted in rateable proportion Ito the amount of stock each proprietor held at the date of I creating them (;4th December, 1852), every holder of stock, however, being allowed at least one share ; and they were I readily taken up. Application has been made for the ne eemary parliamentary sanction for the above-mentioned I 760,0001. additional capital, and is, with the usual borrow ing powers, included in the bill to be formally submitted, as required, to an extraordinary general meeting, to be held later in the day; and by the same bill power is also sought to make improvement. at different points of the Gres' Northern Hoe, involving the small estimated cost of 2.000/. ; and also to convert the Bast Lincolnshire rent of 6 percent., as guaranteed by the Great Northern, into a guarantied Great Northern stock of 6 per cent., the object being to abolish the board of the East Lincolnshire company, and to save the expense of separat , management, but not in any way to affect the rights of either company. " Under the conviction that it is important to Great Northern interests to obtain the power to make the short inexpensive line of shoot 71 miles from Sandy, a station 44 miles Irons London on the Great Northern to the county town of Bedford, which will then be distant from London by roil 511 miles, instead of as now 63 miles, the directors have c rused to be presented to parliament a bill for the puryoie, which will also be submitted to the extraordinary general meeting of to-day. " The third subject to be brought under the notice of the extraordinary general meeting of to-day, is a proposition to authorise the directors to conclude any agreements which they may consider politic on behalf of the c =puny for • united working of the traffic common to this company and the Ambergate Company. and fur eventually merging the undertaking of the lattet Company In the ores: Company, when the authority of parliament shall enable the parties to do so; thus connecting the town and district of Nottingham with Grantham, and making the Great Northern live the shorterat route between London and Nottingham." THE LEEDS NORTHERN RAILWAY. The following report of the directors, to be sub mitted to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the rimpany, to be- held in the Large Room in th e Stuck Exchange, at Leeds, on Friday, the 25th of February, has jut been issued: " From tl e annexed Ghat menu of account for the half year ending December 3lst, 1852, it will be observed that the amount expended during that period, under the head of capital, was 1:0,4331. lls.; and that the principal items of such expenditure are on account of works, stations, perma nent materials, and working stock, in connexion with the Extension Line of railway. Your directors have continued to pursue the policy of postponing auy further calls on the company's preference shores, and they hove been enabled to meet the more urgent claims upon the company chiefly by means of temporary loans and advance., and by the sale of forfeited shares. Your directors are also continuing their endeavours to renew the debenture loans of the company, as these from time to time (all due, at lower roes of interest; and they have recently succeed..d in obtaining considerable sums on loan at 3t per cent. From the state ment of the revenue account for the past half-year, it will be observed that the growl traffic receipts during that period were From which deduct working expenses dud the government duty on p 7.54 10 7 passengers - -- 19,202 0 2 Leaving a surplus for the half-year of 19,310 19 9 To this add the balance of last half-year 1.907 11 7 And there remains a total disposable surplus of £20,018 11 4 As the entire interest upon the company's loans on deben ture is well as its other advances on loan. is now for the 6nt time chargeable against revenue, in eoosequenee of the line having been opened fur traffic during the whole of the last half.year, and the sum required to cover these charges amounts to 18,4671 &a 11d., there osly remain. a balance of 2,4511. 2s. 5d.; and, inasmuch as several large sums are still due by the company as compensation for the un fortunate accidents which occurred last autumn, and which are chargeable against revenue, this balance must neces sarily be carried over to the next half-year's account. The past half-year being the first since the opening of the line throughout, the receipts and payments do not admit of comparison with a corresponding previous half-year ; nor, indeed, is it necessary to analyse them, in view of the anti cipated early amalgamation of this company with the York Newcastle and Berwick and York and North Midland Railway Companies. This amalgamation, which, after mature consideration, has been so fully approved of by this company, will, it is hoped, have received, previously to the half.yearly meeting, the sanction of the shareholders of the two York companies to the improved terms to be submitted to them, as provisionally obtained from their respective boards by the committee of this company appointed at the special general meeting held on the 2ud of November last. In the meantime, the present independent working of the line has been placed on an amicable and satisfactory footing as regards the two other companies; and, is cue the assent of the shareholders in those companies is obtained, as expected, it is proposed that the interim working traffic arrangements, until the act of parliament sanctioning the amalgamation can be obtained, shall commence from the Ist of April next. The requisite prelimicary steps have, in accordance with these ar rangements, been taken towards obtaining the act of parlia ment to legalise the amalgamation of the three companies under the name of 'The North Eastern Railway Company.' EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK AND BIRMINODAN JuKenos RAMP/ALT.—On Saturday the half yearly meec fag of the proprietors was held at the Euston Terminus ; Mr. J. Scott. in the chair. The report showed that the gross receipts from traffic during the last half-year amounted to 37,6631. ss, and the expenditure to 22,1361. 10s. 10d. ; leaving, after adding the surplus of 121. 181.4 d. from the previous half-year's accounts, a total net receipt of 16,5401. 12s. 64. . • from which, deducting inter, et on deben• tures (5,1381. 18e. Bd.), there remand a balance available for dividend of 10,4031. 13e. 10d. This earn would admit of a payment of 15e. • share, and leave 6631. 13s. 10d. to be earned forward to the credit of the next half-year's account. The directors recommended a dividend at that rate. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, conger tulaterittbe meeting on the progressive increase in the traffic; observing that the number of parwgera in excess of the corresponding half-year of 1861 was 135,657 ; ;snaking an addition to the receipts of 1,8461. 2s. 9d. He also remarked, that in the first seven weeks of the current half year there had been a comparative increase of nearly 9601., or about 16 per cent. The goods traffic was gradually developing Setif, and a very great secession might be anticipated, which would now be aided by the completion of the com munication with Haydon-square. Ia reply to • question, the chairman stated that the company bad no financial in terest in the Woodford scheme, though the directors hoped that, if carried out, it would benefit the line. The report was adopted unanimously; the dividend recommended, which is at the rate of 3 per cent., was declared ; and, after re-electing the retiring directors, and passing a vote of thanks to the chairman and kis as-directory, the meeting separated. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—The report to be presented to the approaching half-yearly meeting states that the gross traffic receipts upon the Bente! and Exeter Railway, from the Ist of July to the 81st of December, 18.52 (including the sum of 2,2651. 4s. 7d., received on the Exeter and Crediton Railway, and due to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company), amount to the sum of , 129,8211. 21. bd., which is 2,1771.85. 2d. more than in the corresponding half of the year 1851. The working ex penem, during the same period, amount to 67,3801. 191.4 d., or 44.20 per cent. on the grove receipts, and 8231. 14e. Id. par mile on 92 miles of railway. This increase of 10,81 W. Os. 9d. above the working expenses in 1851, arises chiefly upon the maintenance of the permanent way and the repairs of locomotive plant, both of which have been very much improved. The number of passengers is 488,219, conveyed 13,710,925 miles; but, in order to institute a com parison with the corresponding half of the year 1851, the passengers on the Exeter and Crediton line, namely, 79,691, conveyed 5.57,848 miles, must be deducted. The numbers will then be 408,524 passengers, conveyed 13,1.53,067 miles—making 30,666 more passengers on the Bristol and Exeter line proper, conveyed 1,630,341 miles more than In 1851. The disposable balance of the revenue account, in chiding the sum of 9,0041. 19s. 7d., brought over from the former half-hear, is 66.5341. 3s. 3d., which will provide for a dividend of 4} per cent. per annum, or 21 per cent for the half-year on 2,000,0001. of consolidated stock. The sur plus then remaining to be carried to the credit cf the next half-year will be 10,5341. 3s. 3d. GREAT BOVTUERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAlL way.—The stated half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Dublin on Saturday. The attendance w a s large, and the chair was taken by Sir E. M'Donnell, chairman of the company. The directors, in their report, stated that the traffic fur the past half-year, as compared with the cor responding period of 1851, showed au increase of 16,1391.; nor was the increase confined to any particular traffic, but appeared to he extended to passengers, goods, and cattle. There was • slight increase in the working expens e ., which, as compared with the receipts, were equal to 34 per I cent. The nett surplus revenue for the half-year was 60,953!., nut of which a dividend at the rate of 41 per cent., or 11. 2s. 6.1. per shire, was recommended. This would leave a balance of 4,7081. to be carried to the next half. year's account. Arrangements had been made for carrying out the magnetic telegraph between Dublin and Cork. The Killarney Junction Railway will be opened in May next. A discussion took place as to the purchase of the Grand Canal by the ralway company, and from the conversation which ensued, it is evident that an amicable strangernvnt will be arrived at. The report wan unanimaic.ly adapted. ffil A MILITARY DEFAULTER.—Sergeant Hunter, at tached to Captain and Adjutant Brenli y's trJep of the Royal Horse Artillery, has disappeared this week from the garrison, the defileation in his account =winning to ROL —Kentish Mercury. Abu intentgence. EQUITY COURTS.—SATURDAY. Isms yea Rama or yea ROLA. WALLACI o. ANDIMON. This was a claim by the assignees of a bankrupt, which arose under the following circumstances —A settlement was made on the marriage of the bankrupt, by which eer , tails property was secured to the wife for life, then to the husband for life, and in case he became bankrupt to be ap plied at the discretion of the trustees. The husband became bankrupt, end the trustees had increased an aliuwance of 341, which had been made for the maintenance of a child, to near 1001. a-year. It was now contended that thin was an improper exercise of the discretion of the trustees, and that they ought to be directed to account to the assignees for the excess of pay tuent. On the other hand it was said that the child was an idiot, that the expense of its maintenance was consequently heavy, and that under the circumstances the trustees were justified in the course they His Honour said the trait was only in case of the bank naptcy, and if the true tees could not exercise their diacre tion then, they could not exercise it at all. He thought they had acted rightly. The proper course would be to make an order for an inquiry as to what sums had been properly applied, and to declare that the trustt s 'meant to the assignees in bankruptcy for all the other funds. Order accordingly. Mr. Jeesil appeared for the plaintiffs, mil Mr. Loyd and Mr. }.sbtr for the trustees. EMIL. Tr ii-ClitNrwteoll elli Wt. NOR WOOO. titituLtee. , :tx v. Cuero. In this ease the t tttttt is, Algcrina 1.U.0 hail left her residuary estate to htr, sister, Cued; t.r,d 4 reference to the Master had hem' directed to whether two particular aunts of 1,09d1., standing in the names of the tes tatrix and the plaintiff at the time of hcr t.eath , and ano ther sum of nil. standing it. the Lynn Saving. Batik to the account of the " Stow Providci.t Society treasurer, Algerina Bell," formed part of the estate of the testatrix. The Master had found that they did not, anal the ease now came on oa exceptions to that finding. It appeared that the testatrix was the daughter of a clergyman whorled held the living of Stow Bridge ; that she toots &groat interest in the place, and hail set apart from time to tune small sums of more. y, and collected other sums from other pi r..ons, for the purpose of building and endowing s. church in the puma ; and the blew,' hod found that theee sums were subject to a trust for that purpose. Auto rig tit , papers or the testatrix was 1.0110 which was written its 1b4.5, which divided the funds codected, and stated that certain sums were devmed to the buildiu,l fund sad the others to the endowment fund. Mr. H..d and Mr. Selwyn for the residuary legatee, con ' tended that this was really the lady'd awn woncy, and gnat no valid Lind was declared. The instrument relied au was not scrolled par.,aint 'o the statute Mortinain, and there was twitting t•i hay- prevented her trout changing her mind at any tune. It was cl^ar that part of the money was originally her odrn, and there was no means of saying what WU sort was n)t so. Mr. Wt.:kens, fur the Att rney-General, supported the Master's finding, and referred to many documents proved in the cause, and to the witnesses.' examined, to show the identity of these finds with the funds which the testatrix had devoted her whole I:fe t.) collect, and some letters be tween herself and the Bishop of Norwich with respect to the %rids, and *onto difference of opinions to the in r.en in whom the patroulge stio . ..ld be rested, were also read. The case was adjourai,:d at the rising of tho court. COURT OF COMMON PLEA,.-SATURDAY. brITIMO.I AT 21,, V., $ sv 1102f.-6.1". r, Cuu r JtallCl. Jllll , l. • ',1C1.4,1. iVPI V. TUC G..11A r WE, ERN it A 11.ZY CONIFIN V.— LOb.i OF A BALE ttl , This was an act:. a to recover 293. , the rahla of a bale of silk, ihut by the phintift 'rem the Westhurr etet:un, directed to Messrs. Durant taut Co., Copthall-court, and which w■s nut deliveri.d. lir. Serjeant By..s an i Mr. J. Brown appcared fur the plaiatiff; and the Attorney-Gi nerAl, Mr. ILitgina, Q.C., and Mr. Wilha were for the defendautt Tke plaMtiff is a silk thrawster at .Mcare, in Somerset shire, and on Saturday, the 20th April, IS5n, he seat eight bales of silk, directed to Messrs. Dar tilt and Co., of Cop thall•eourr, and these eight bales reathed raddim:ton. In the ordinary course the goals would be s.ne by a van, co vered smith a tarpaulin., to the Bull and Mouth, St. Mar ties-le-Grand; but when the van which ought t 3 have taken these goods arrived at the Bull and Mouth, there were only seven bales insie.si of eight.. By the Carriers' Act the defendants would slut be fur silk, unless the nature of the article was declared to the company, ■ud a certain eztra rate for insurance paid ui on it; or unless it WAS stolen by the compauy's servants. In the present ease this eztrn rate, or insursne , had net been paid, and there fore, to euahle the pl .intiff to recover, he was Latina to prove that the bale was by the company's sereards, in order to enable him to recover the 'slue of the bale from the defendants. The case wf,s trb .1 on a former occa sion, when the jury found that the hale ta. stolen by the company's servants, but the court was di.:Aisfied this verdict, and they therefore directed a new trial. The ptaiutiff c..lled the came lei:pews us on the former ereeesien, and their evidence was, to a great ezt.nt, read from the judg'e's notes. They proved that the hales had been delivered to the company, and that the one had not reachea its destination ; and it was attempted t 3 show that it was more probable that the company's servants had stolen the bale than Cita anybody ul , e had dune so ; bat it appeared that if it had been stolen, ouu cd the pub::e night have taken it, and not the comprny's Si resets. In par ticular, it was proved that within a short distance of the station the VIM was stopped, according to the usual custom, for a quarter of an hour, Whilst the man went home to get his breakfast. During this time the oral per.nn with the van was a boy 13 years of age, and he stated that he gene rally, during this quart :r of an hour, mat upon the curb. and ate his breakfast, which was brought there for him by his brother. The Attcrney-General, upon the c :r.elusion of the evi dence, submitted to his lordship that there was no evidence for the jury; that the only thing proved wss the loss cf the parcel, end that there was no evidence of felony by the company's servants. 1 The Chief Justice said the pared might have been mis directed, one of the pab:ie might have stolen it, or the rem- I pany's servants might have stolen it; and either of these I eases was equslly C4.1114!wn t with the evidence. Hi, how ever, thought it was .rifer to leave the matter to the jury. The jury found a verdict for the defendants; but one of the jurymen said they thought there was great e :Trimness Cu the of the company in allowing their van to be s in the street, and left with the boy, as had been proved. The Attorney-General said the whole system had since been altered. Verdict for the defendants. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-SATURDAY. 117ITIMOS AT Nisi I'aws IN LONDON:BAYOSZ raa loan Cant LCD LONDON kin!. SHAW C. OLLIS.—PATENT CASE. This was an action for the infringement of a patent for a paging machine. The plaintiff conducted hie own case In rer.on, and Mr. Movill and Mr. Webster appeared for the defendant. The trial occupied the attention of the court the whole of Friday and to-day. At the conclusion of the defendant's evidence at 5 o'clock, the court adjourned null Monday. The mat presented no feature of public interest. CONSISTORY COURT.—SATURDAY. - Bissau Da. R•EAWILL V. Ii•ILEWILL. The matrimonial infelicities of Mr. and Mrs. Hakewill, which have so often been before the public, again formed the subject of inquiry. Mrs. Hakewill bad sued her husband for the restitution of eoajugal rights, and the court had decree.) him to take her home and treat her with conjugal kindness. Mr. Hakewill alleged that he had done en, hut he had neglected to eertily the fact, whereupon Mrs. ilaktwili's proctor had prayed that he be pronounced in contempt, sad that his contempt be signified. This was accordingly done, and in the ordinary course of practice he would have been com mitted, but be had delivered in the certificate and purged his contempt; and he now prayed to be dismissed from the further ohservance of justice. Dr. Jenucr, who appeared for Mr. Hakewill, read his affi davit, which was to the effect that he had taken his wife to his residence, at 7, Powys-place, Great Ormond -street, where he had regularly slept and breakfasted ever since. As secretary to the Hampstead Waterworks, he had an offi cial residence at 33, Harrington-aquare, a portion of which was Inhabited by his mother ; and from motiv,s of conve nience he had taken most of hie other meals there ; but his home was in Powys-place, and he had no other residence. This statement was confirmed by the affidavit of Thomas Hall, his servant, and he (Dr. Jennner) contended there fore that his party had complied with the order of the court. -- Dr. R. Phillimore, on behalf of Mrs. Hakevrill, denied that such bud been the case. M's. Helewill had filed an ' affidavit in which she said that her husband had taken her indeed to the house in Powys-place, but that it was not his home. It was almost entirely unfurnished, except as regarded two rooms on the second floor, and the dining room, in which her husband had caused a bed to be put up for himself on the previous day. When she arrived at the house her husband told her that she was to occupy the rooms on the second d.tor, but when she went there she found no fire in the eitting•roem. There were two servants of whom lion was one; and her husband told them to re member that she was not their mistre.s, and that they were not to attend to her orders ; that they were to admit no person to visit her, and ta permit Ler to take nothing out of the house; but, if necessary, to use force to prevent I either being done. At the entrane , of the passage, and close to the tlinitig-room, thus was a string door cased with Iron, so that the ilining•roam was completely separated from the other parts of the hi rive. Mr. 11-kewill sa id t o h er, ' " You will not get through that in a hurry—precious article that you arc—(a laugh) ;—and he gave orders to Hail to lock it at 11 &clack at t.iirlit, and to admit ito person after that hoar. Fearing that sht might be locked to, she took possession of the dining-room ; and her husband went up to the bed rootn on the sectenil-fl.n,r. The next morning, while he was breakfasting, she wen; up to him. He told her that she should never see her five children again, and abused her in the grossest manner. He said she was the " black est wretch and the most blasphemous humbug in the world " —(a laugh)—and charged her with iufirelity towards him. She repelled that charg.. with indignation, and, attempting to soothe him, gave him a kiss. lie immediately said that she had assaulted him, and that if she touched him again he would knock her down. (Laughter.) He then • .. \ V 1 ' her leave the rooom, and told Hall to p u t h er ou t. • 0 -' r '''t hl'i _ `accordingly pushed t er agai n st th e corner o f t h e room, !If i ~..,- , \ N .'.1.; ..: CA ...1 . • ' _ .... •• ....,, .....4... r 7 7. t('. I ..I . .. 7 '.' :f \ . 1 .