The Express. — London, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

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NEGREITI and ZAMBRA'S One Guinea and Two Guinea I+lll.D GUMMI end TELESCOPES are war ranted as narivalled for power end brilliancy. 21a. sad 425. la .sse eolaPle2o.-1, LaLoo-gaielen, LC. Corahlll LC.; 1 22 , Regent-street, ; Ir 4, lleatatreat ; sad AO, Crystal Palace. TORN BROODEN, of 16 BIfitIIZTTA-teraltir, CO no q. Goldsmith, Audios some of his mulloolera have been led to think the Business was removed, respectfully informs them rase THIN Le NOT rtes ON= he Mill PUR CHASED the GOODWILL, the whole of the valuable TOM, and that all the Workmen remain at the Old Premises. He takes this opportunity of returning his warmest thanks and acknowledgments for the kind patron's* and support bestowed on the late arm le, ILENEIHTTA-STBEET, 00VINT-GABDT.N. THE LOCH, MOOR, and MOUNTAIN TOrRIST and THAVELLLNO SUITS, Three Guineas, an all the new materials, Better than err and more than ever," at ALFRED WEBB 73, Brook-street, Haboveraquare Removed from BondMreet Established ISI t. LOUNGING, TRAVELLING, and SEASIDE sUITS. of various materials, in different mixtures and qitalities, made to order In the latest style, at ILAKELTOI and K I M e, 105, SILIND, opposib Z uer-1011. TN what Haig. Land can I see you after the -Opera?' I know of one Hang Lear In .1. , e1t a gentleman may sup— VANS'S. Covenagarae4 my gear Sallow MOB WATiR AT WNW!! BRIMS. TIM DAY Worley. Ih. Wm. . Di. Do. TO-NOLILOW Moran". Vt. 25m... .Alleracom tit UAL LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 19. ➢fa.. Josurs WILLIAMS, a member, and not the least eminent, of the late Committee of the Bar on Legal Reporting, has addressed to his profes sional brethren a letter explanatory of his ideas on that question. He observes that the proposal which was made by himself and some others in the committee was not entirely in accordance with his own views, and he wishes to place on record the recommendation which he would have desired, if unfettered by co-operation, to bring forward. This suggestion he expresses in the three following pro positions : 1. That all judgments of the superior courts should, ss far as practicable, be written. 2. That all judgments of the superior courts. not com mitted to writing before delivery, should be committed to writing under the authority of the court as soon as possible after delivery. 3. That weal to all the judgments of the superior courts should be afforded to every member of the profession as speedily and cheaply as possible. In support of these propositions Mr. NV'Lusms urges that, inasmuch as the judgments of the supe rior courts make the law, their preservation should not, as at present, be left to the cue of any re porter who may chance to be present ; that the sole method of securing perfect accuracy is by the use of writing ; that speedy and cheap access to the judgments delivered can be beat obtained by their being printed as soon as possible and pub lished at the lowest price that will cover the I expense ; while there will be still left to the in l i - dustry of the Ear sufficient scope in selecting from this mass of authentic material such cases as are really important, and publishing these ins separate form. There can be no doubt that all these argu ments are founded in reason. Others, indeed, might be added to them. The preservation of judgments is not merely at the pre tent time left to the chance of a reporter being present, or deeming, in his own discretion at the instant, the cane to be of interest or value, but if reported at all it is probably subject to all the uncertainty which must necessarily arise from the discordant accounts given of it by half a dozen different hands. The judgments, even if accu rately taken down, do not profess always to ape. cify the facts on which they proceed, and there fore the reporter is left to bin own reason and imagination to select for mention such of the facts as he conceives the court must have considered material. Even if the character of " authority " be given to the report by the judge revising his speech, this statement of the facts is still left un corrected, and an unmentioned circumstan e, found in another report, is still open to be brought in by legal ingenuity to prove that the case cannot be a precedent, for that it turned on "particular " circumstances." Although Mr. Wituams did not bring these considerations before the meeting of the Bar which was called to deliberate on the report of the com mittee, the resolution to delay the discussion upon that proposition till after the long vacation will allow the rejected proposition to obtain in the meantime a fair hearing. It is tolerably obvious, indeed, from the opinions which were then ex pressed, that the real contest will lie between Mr. WILLIAMS' system and the existing one. The proposal of the committee to supplement rather than reform the present practice, by the institution of a Council of Reporting, and by dividing the responsibility between reporters and editors, found little favour even with the so-called " autho "rifted" reporters, inwhnse interest it seemed to be framed, and elicited small promise of support from the body of the profession. The contest, there. fore, will really be between the existing prac..ce of leaving the accuracy and expedition of the reports to be secured by commercial competition, and the project of securing these objects by re• quiring the judges to commit their opinions, and the facts on which they decide, to writing before judgment is pronounced. In this simple form of the issue there is at least the convenience that the debate is narrowed to a single point. The moat inveterate partisans of the old method do not deny that there would, in almost every case, be a great gain if the judg ments were in writing. They only take their stand on the customary plea that the idea is " imprac " ticable." In this, however, they labour under the disadvantage of maintaining to be impossible what, as appears from the report of their own com mittee, most civilized nations are actually practis ing, and what some of the most distinguished of our own judges have both preached and practised. Nor, when they descend from the upper regions of vague generality to the lower ones of specific argu ment, are they much more satisfactory. They urge that the writing of judgments would cause delay, that in some cases delay would be fatal, while in all it would be inconvenient, and that in fact the judges could not, under such condi tions, overtake their work. But here it is to be remembered, in the tint place, that the instances THE Axitlgiss, in which it is important that a judge should give his opinion orally in the forenoon, instead of issuing it in a written form in the afternoon, are almost wholly such as arise on " motions," with which Mr. Wriaaame, as we understand him, does not at all propose to interfere. Nor, in consider ing the delay of business in the Courts to be caused by requiring the judges to write instead of to speak, do they indicate a much greater ac quaintance with the course of business. They forget that the bulk of the time during which the Courts now sit is occupied in argument, not in giving judgments, and that it is only the small proportion of time which is occupied in the latter that would be affected by the new rale. They forget, too, that if judgments were not to be spoken, but to be written, printed, and published, the time now occupied in speak ing would so far be available for writing. They forget, also, that when a judge writes it is found from experience, as might be inferred from reasoning, that he is at once more condensed and more exact ; and that, in consequence, the true comparison does not lie between the time occupied in speaking and in writing the same matter, but between the time occupied in speaking diffusely and writing concisely. And they forget moreover that, as a further balance in favour of writing, there is to be computed all the time which will be saved, in future arguments and judgments, from the facts and arguments of preceding judgments being authoritatively contained in one single record, so that the present incessant and prolix questions as to the relative value of different versions of the same case, and as to the importance attached in the judgment to certain facts contained in or omitted from one or other of the series of reports, will be entirely set at rest. But while such considerations show that the time oczupied in writing the judgments, and stating in them the facts and the form of the case on which they are pronounced, would not neces sarily much exceed the time occupied at present, it would be an error on the part of the supporters of writing to rest their case solely on the question of comparative expedition. The real advantage to be derived from methodical and written judg ments is that the system would make the exposi tion of the law more scientific, more accurate, and therefore more usefuL The anxiety, the time, and the money which would thus be saved to future generations of suitors, and to that portion of the public which would be forced to be suitor*, if the law had in former cases been left inaccu rately determined and doubtfully expressed, would be so enormous as far to counterbalance any evil which might be caused by a slight addition to the legal staff, should such a course be found neces sary when the new rule came into operation. What is wanted above all is soundness of decision and accuracy of recording, and it is q uite obvious that these results cannot be attained by other means than by requiring written judgments. Tas PUBLIC INCONS AND EXPINDITITRIL —This morning was issued an account of the gross public income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ending the 30th of June. The total revenue amounted to 69,992,9601. 4a., and the total expenditure (including 900,C001. fur iota fications) to 67,543,0781. 2s. 3d., leaving an excess of income over expenditure of 2,449,8821. Is. 9d. The balances in the Exchequer on the 30th ult. amounted to 7,339,2711. Bs. 3d. ebt Court. OSBORNE., JrTILT 18. The Queen, Prince and Princes, Louis of Hesse, and Princess Louise, attended Divine Service at Whipping. ham Church yesterday afternoon. The Rev. G. Prothero officiated. Furl de Grey has returned to London. The Princess of Wake honoured Yr. Henry Berried on Saturday with a sitting for her portrait in his picture of " Hyde - Pet • Sir Stuart Donaldson, Mr. Junes A. Told, sad hr. B. A. Heywood bad an iaterriew with the Right Hoe. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing eerier', yesterday, on the subject of the rates of postage to Australia. Despatches; were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Heligoland. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Yalta. Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Clifton. aids-de-camp, and accompanied by Sir J. Y. Scarlet', K.C.8., Adjutant-General, and Colonel the Hon. Percy Herbert, deputy quartermuter-geners4 visited hldershott camp on Friday, and inspected the division on the common in rear of the Royal Pavilion. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge sod Prisons Mary, attended by Captain El!is, honoured the Marquis sod Marchioness of Westminster by their company at dinner yesterday at Grosvenor House. There were present to meet their royal highneasse —The Duke of St. Albans, the Earl of St. Germans, the FAti sod Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viioottot Castleman', Viscount and Viaeounteas Barrington, Lord sod Lady Foley, Dowager Lady Truro, Lord Richard Grosvenor, kr. The Duke of Hamilton has joined his mother, the duchess, at Baden-Baden. Lord Charles Hamilton has also joined the family circle from Dusseldorf. The Duke is expected to return home for the shootiog season, when his grace will make his seat at Amu his beadquarters. - In the account of the marriage of the Marquis of Hastiogs, in our impression of yesterday, we stated that the marriage was sodden, and unexpected by the bride's can ner:imam, none of whom were present. Wo (Post) hare authority for saying that it was also unexpected by Lady Edith Abney Hastings, who, although present, only heard of the intended ceremony for the first time • few minutes before it took place. The Marquis Camden and Ladies Pratt have left town for The Wilderness, near Sevenoaks, for it. SWIM The Earl and Countess of Derby will leave town on or about the 30th inst. for Knowsley. The noble earl is mending, and will be enabled to quit town at the time specified. The Earl de Grey arrived in town yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Osborne. The countess also arrived yesterday morning from Strawberry-hill. The second representation of the series of trAlcaux given by Lady Itokeby took place yesterday erasing at her ladyship's residence, Montagu House. There was no change in the programme. The tal,kate.e repro. r ented were a Doene from " Lalla Itookh ;" a group io the time of Louis Quince ; three scenes from the life of Joan of Are ; sad "The Spirit of the Sea." Mnu.. TITIENR. —A magnificent diamond brace let, and • pair of diamond earrings, of the richest end °Palliest design, with an appropriate inscription, recording th e occasion of the gift and the names of the donors en graved on vellum, were yesterday morning presented to Mdlle. Titiena, at her residence in the Regeneapark. The distinguished party presenting the gift represented • large body of notabilities in the fashionable world, who were subscribers to the token to the illustrious artiste. They were headed by the Counter of Lincoln, who was soma. panted by the Lady Sandy,. his Grace the Doke of Leiaster. the Earl of Lincoln, the Earl of Strathmore, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Wilton, Major Blake, and Mr. 131 Mb, M.P. PROPOSED VIRIT 07 LORD PALMER/RON TO BEAD' FORD.—At noon yesterday a public meeting of the inhabi tants of Bradford was held in the Exchange Newa•room,in that town, for the purpose of nominating a number of (Kalman to form, in conjuoction with members of the board of direr. ton of the New Exchange Company and the members of the Bradford town council, a committee for the pinyon of making arraugementa for the reception of Lord Palmerston on his visit to Bradford on Tuesday. the 9th of August, to lay the first atone of the Bradford New Exchange. UNIVERSITY or LONDON. —Docron n u r LAWS.— John Linton Pulling, gold medal, University Collings. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW "HOLY ALLIANCE." The Gazetta di Venezia, an official Austrian paper, contains the following article : If the diplomatists in London (sap the organ of the Chevalier von Toggenbnrs, the Stadtholder of Venetia) failed to effect anything, their oollesguss in Rimless' and Carlsbad were more fortunate. There Austria, Prumia, Russia, and almost all the German sovereigns (?) extended the hand of friendship to each other. They do not want to encroach on the legitimate rights of other', but to defend their own, in order that the treaties may not be a dead letter. The renewal of friendship between the three Northern Powers and the members of the German Confede. ration is one of the most remarkable circumstances of our times, it alone being able to restore the order destroys by the revolution. The alliance is not aggressive in its nature. It is neither directed against France nor against any other " regularly constituted state," but it is a new power whose influence will be felt in Europe. Neither of the Northern Powers can now be isolated, neither of them can be attacked with impunity. The new power can co-operate with France and I England in the pacification of Europe, in repairing the wrong does by the revolution, in securing a triumph for justice, and in inducies the nations to live together in friendship, peace, and order. We believe the reiteration of the so-called Holy Alliance to be a mere chimera ' • but the good understand tog between Austria, Prussia, and Russia for the purpose of mutual defence is importard, lawful, end beneficial. We are unable to understand why the friendship of Russia, which was so eagerly sought by France, should be bad for the German powers. Moieties, for the purpose of attacking, i r e no longer possible. Justice must now triumph, as rights cannot be violated with impunity, and the stipulations of Mystic* mast be respected and observed. In the opinion of the Vaterland of Vienna the foregoing article is a semi-official announcement of the conclusion of a defensive alliance between Aus tria, Prussia, and Russia. " The point of the weapon," says the paper in question, " seems to be directed against Italy, which is not a regularly constituted Power." i azurs's ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE PRINCESS CLOTHILDE. PRIVATE BAPTISM OF THE PRINCE. PARIS, JULY 19. The Princess Clothilde and the infant Prince are both doing well. The prince was privately bap tised after the accotichement, and received the manes of Napoleon Louis Joseph Jerome. DEPARTURE OF THE POPE FOR CASTEL GANDOLFO. ROME, JULY is. The Pope has left Rome for Castel Gandolfo. General de Montebello paid his respects to his Holiness at the station. PORTUGAL According to a despatch received from Lisbon, a numerously-signed petition of merchants has re quested from the government the free importation of cereals, the warehouses being empty and the crop insufficient. The Constitution, el of this morning says :-- " Some journals have sought to make it believed that the title of the Duke de Montmorency has been accorded to M. de Adalbert Talleyrand Peri gord, in view of his projected marriage with the Princess Anna Murat. " These journals are misinformed, there never having been any question of such a marriage." CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. ALARM OF A CAFFRE WAR. PLYMOUTH, Juir 19. The London and East India Company's steamer Hydaspes, from Calcutta, Madras, and the Cape, has passed up Channel, landing at Plymouth by fishing-boat this morning nine passengers and a mail from the Cape. CAPE TOWN. Jon 1. (Per the Hydaspes.) Great alarm had been spread at the Cape by a telegram from the frontier stating that there was danger of a Caffre war. On the frontier it was even asserted that the paramount chief, Kreli, bad crossed the Bashee in force and had come in colli sion with the mounted police. Official telegrams from the governor to the commander of the forces required the latter to proceed to the frontier imme diately with every available man in the garrison. Accordingly the commander of the forces had started in the Valorous with the 2nd battalion of the 11th Regiment, and a detachment of artillery with a battery of Armstrong guns, for East London• The Cape Town volunteers had tendered their services for garrison duty. Later advises from the frontier reported this alarm to have been in a great measure groundless, nothing like actual collision having taken place. Krell had been irritated by the reported intention of the Governor to remove the Tambookies from their Queenstown locations into Tranakei, and on that account the chief ha.l been assuming a threatening tone. In return the governor was desirous of making a warlike demonstration. The British authorities considered there was no fear of any actual disturbances, and it was likely that the governor would reconsider the Tambookie question. The boundary line between the Orange Free State and the Basuto will in all probability be amicably settled. The agitation against the arbitrary er post facto legislation of the government and parliament in connexion with the Customs Protection Bill was continued iu the colony. The home government has consented to the annexation of No Man's Land. The Narcissus left May 25. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mom ova owc CORIMPONDENT.) PARIS. MONDAY EVENING. I have just learned a very notable project, origin ated by Duke Persigny, for the improvement of universal suffrage, which worked so badly, as he thinks, at the last general elections. His proposal professes to increase the universality of universal suffrage, though how it is possible thus to "gild refined gold and paint the lily," unless by admitting minors, fraudulent bankrupts, and other categories of persons deprived of civil rights, I do not pre tend to have understood. With this uuiversalised universal suffrage he proposes to go to work as fol lows :—The re-organised universal constituency will elect conseils d'arrandissetnent. These will choose from their own body members of the conseils chparimentaur, which will take the place of the present eoasei►s gen4raur, and this second body will choose withiu itself the deputies. There is a great resemblance in this scheme to that recently developed by M. Emile Augier, the dramatist, academician, and courtier, who recently astonished the literary world of Paris by coming out with a political pamphlet. But the system of filtering elections through graduated categories of constituencies is almost universally condemned in France, and although they do say the Emperor regards Duke Persigny's scheme with favour, I am inclined to regard it as only the dream of a restless statesman out of place. Decidedly, exclaims the Moniteur du &it, " 11 n'y a plus de Pyrinees." On July 15 a locomotive ? 4 , 1400/1 . 14 4.. _ _ C' TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 18$4. AMERICA. PARIS. JULY 19. coming from Spain passed through the Pyrenees into Franoe along the new series of tunnels 26 kilometres in length. This was merely a trial trip, and it was perfectly successful. The official in auguration of the line is fixed or August 15. The Kearsarge and the Sacramento left Boulogne this morning for an unknown destination. Some suppose that they have gone to fight in pursuance of the cartel lately said to have been exchanged with Confederate naval officers. Prince Napoleon, of whom it was pleasantly said in the Gaffs last night, that he was en riser, while his wife was becoming a Mere, heard of the Princess Clothilde'e accouchement, and arrived at the Palais Royal at 5 o'clock this morning. The Princess and the infant prince are doing well. A violent thunderstorm visited Paris yesterday, and many people affirm that hailatones fell as big as hazel nuts. A heavy detonation resembling • discharge of artillery startled the Sunday promeneura who had taken refuge from the rain in the Passage des Panoramas and the numerous cafes on the neighbouring boulevard. The lightning fell near the Theatre des Vannes, and broke several panes of slaw Many people in the streets fell down, either from fear or the shock of the electric fluid. There are rumours of loss of life, but I do not find these well authenticated. At Enghein the railway was so flooded that ladies in gossamer dresses, who bad come from Paris to drink the water and pro menade round the lake, were obliged to be carried to the station on the backs of porters. The Bourse was heavy. Route fell 10c. for cash, and sc. for account, closing at 66fr. 15c. and 66fr. 35c. Mobilier fell 16fr. 25c. The pretext for the fall is said by the Prose to have been the movement attributed to Garibaldi ; but this is now quite explained away. (urinal's MICMAC) (Per the Hibernian, vil Greencastle.) NEW YORK, JULY 8, Enema. The Confederates have left Harper's Ferry and Hagerstown, and have retreated from before Frederick. General Wallace is pursuing them. THE ROYAL A.GRIOITLIVRAL SHOW. ..••••••••• (fox oas ows worm.) NEWCASTLE., JULY 18. _ _ _ - - - - - The hour at which I must despatch this commu nication to render it available for to-morrow's issue leaves me time for little more than to announce that the show opened this morning at 8 o'clock under circumstances of the most auspicious kind as re- garde that essential element in the success of au agriculturists' exhibition—the weather. In the morning a slight sprinkling of rain laid the dust, so that the roads leading to the moor on which the show is held were in a moot satisfactory condition. To the alight rain succeeded one of those chiaro-scum days—clear, without excess of light or heat— which is the very best and moet comfortable condi tion of atmosphere for seeing the show. It has had the effect of making every face look pleasant. Even the disappointed of prizes wore a cheerful look, whilst the fortunate holders of red tickets (first prizes) are radiant under the double influence of good weather and breeding fame. The show ground on this, the ten shilling day, was of course comparatively vacant, although many of thou who take an interest in agriculture were present from the most distant parts of the country. In deference to orders issued by the Mayor of Newcastle, the town was decorated to-day. Gay tbigs were suspended from the windows, and in several instances were festooned across the streets. Yesterday evening several of the Manchester omnibuses with horses and provender arrived in town to assist in the conveyance of passengers from the town to the show. The Manchester vehicles have become as much a portion of the Royal Agricultural Shows as short horns or South Downs, although they are not to be found in any of the society's catalogues, and the three-horsed " Greenwood" would perhaps be missed by the public more than any portion of I the machinery in motion, or the curious implements with which the show abounds. The streets wear a very animated appearance, and if the weather con tinues fine I have no doubt the present meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society will be very suc cessful in point of numbers. At eight o'clock the judges were at their posts, and commenced tbeir onerous and responsible duties of inspection and award of prizes. You cannot expect at present more than a general apercu of the stock. The entries are not se numerous as those at the Wor cester show last year. The total entries of imple ments are 4,024 as against 5,839 at Worcester, and the entries of live stock are 1,099, exclusive of the cntiies for the prizes offered by the Newcastle local committee, which is under the live stock entries at Worcester. The short horns at the present show are 175 as against 152 at Worcester, and they are generally pronounced to be very excellent. Claes 1, bulls between three and six years of age, com prised 28 specimens, and the first prize was awarded to " Forth, " a splendid roan exhibited by Amos Cruickshank, of Aberdeen shire, and bred by Mr. Stirling, M.P. Scotland carried off the second prize also in this class, which was awarded to " Falco," a very fine white bull exhibited and bred by Viscount Strathallan. " Ebor," belonging to Mr. Davies, of Kentaford, Cheshire, got the third prize. The entries for Herefords are 42 in number ; at Worcester they amounted to 96. The Devons are 34 as against 90 at Worcester. The Sussex are 13 ; at Worcester there were 14 specimens of this breed. The other established breeds are 29 at Newcastle as against 73 at Worcester. On the other hand the present show is much stronger in the Scotch breeds, as might be expected, than theWorceater one. There are some very excellent specimens of the Ayrshire, Galloway, and Scotch polled breeds. The entries for horses are more numerous than they were at Worcester, the respective numbers being 164 and 140. As usual, the horse ring was the principal centre of attraction, the recent controversy respect ing the alleged degradation in the breed of horses giving increased interest to this department of the show. The first prize of 1001. in the thorough-bred stud horses was awarded to "Laughing Stock," belonging to Charles and James Mottit, of Carlisle, and bred by Sir C. Mouck, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. The second was given to "Cavendish," belonging to Mr. Simpson, of Yorkshire, and bred by Mr. Robinson, of Richmond. Mr. Casson, of Edinburgh, got the first prize in the class of hunters. These three horses are all descendauts from "Touchstone." Mr. Samuel Strickland first prize in class 58, agricultural stal lions. The sheep entries are inferior to those at Worcester, but the show of sheep and [pigs is very fair. On the whole, the present show, though it cannot in any respect claim superiority to its pre decessors, may be regarded as a good average one. In class 77, Cotswold shearing rams, the first and third prizes were won by Edward Handy, of Cheltenham; the second by John Wills, of Gloucestershire. In class 78, rams of any other age, Mr. Browne, of Salperton-park,. Gloucestershire, got the lit and 3rd prizes,suid Mr. Lane, of Northleaeh, in the same county, got the 3rd prize. In class 78, pens of five shearling ewes, Mr. Wells, of Northleach, got the Ist, and Mr. Lane, of the same place, got the 2nd prize. Mr. Wallis, of Fsrriugdon, Oxon, got all the three prizes for shearling rams in Oxfordshire Downs, class 83. The show was visited in the forenoon by Lord Loraine, M.P., the Duke of Montrose, Lord Ravensworth, Mr. Fenwiek, M.P., Mr. Headlain, DL P., Sir M. Ridley,Mr. Ridley, M. P., Mr. Liddell, M.P., Colonel Challoner,General Hood, and Sir J. Maxwell. Mn. AND Mts. WIGAN'S READINGS.—MS. abtl Mrs. Alfred Wipe pre their mooed miscellsoeoes roadie( yesterday *Hamm in the great ea of Stafford-hones (by the kind penniesion of the Duke of Sutherland), and at tracted a larger sod even morn fashionable audience then they attracted last week at Apia*, -bows. The programmes on this occasion included two souse between Sir Peter sad Lady Teazle, from the &not:J.lor Scandal, read by Mr. nod Mrs. Wipe ; the Holly Tree, by that almost forgotten sad somewhat stiff poet, Southey, net by Mr. Wipe ; Long fellow's delightful poem called Cnildrts, given by Mn. Wigan with much feeling; the "To be or not to be" soliloquy, sod "Advice to the player," read by Mr. Wigan; the Bridge of Signs, read by Mrs. Wigan ; Hood's serio comic Ode to sty Son, and Campbell's melo-dransatie Lanier' Warning, both read by Mr. Wipe ; and a large and judicious selection from As You Like It, reedited by Mr. and Mrs. Wigan. AU the pieces were listened to with the most marked interest, but the selections from Shakespeare were those which excited the most critical attention. Mr. Wigan evidently created a deep impression by the varied elocution, pathos, and suppressed power with which be read she immortal " Seven Ages " speech is ds Tow Like ft. - • TILE Disritnee LN LANCASHIR6.—A meeting of the Ceotral Executive Committee was held at Manchester, yesterday. thr J. Kay-fibuttleworth, the High Sheriff, presided. Mr. Machin., the how secretary, reported that 4,8811. 6e. 2d, had been received daring the past four weeks, and that the balance in the bank was 134,7641. 13a. Id. The 4,8811. tie. 21. included 4,183/. 10s. Id. bank interest from January let to June 30th. Mr. Menhirs stated that is ac cordance with a resolution passed at the last meeting for obtaining an extenaioe of the loans granted for public works to the extent of 500,0001., a deptitasioe had waited upon the President of the Poor-law Board, who had brought into parliament a bill for that purpose, which passed a second time on Friday night, and was expected to be read • tided time last evening. A resolution, thanking the Pawkiest of the Poor-law Board for his courteous atteetios, was adopted. Mr. Manure mid the report laid before parliameat by Mr. Villiers and prepared by Mr. Farnall, stated that 32,000 persons were receiving aid from relief committees, whereas the number was only 22,000—being more favour able even than had been supposed. In presenting the fourth balanoe-aheet of the distress fund, which had been verified by Mann. Broome, Child, Murray, and Co., the honorary secretary called attention to the expellees which had bees iscurred in the management of the fund from is oomemace meet, the total amount of which (upon a receipt of 892,1571. and • distnbution of 739,4981. is mosey, and 111.9681. in kind) was 9,1011. Bs. 4d., or little more than conhalf per oast. Letters were reed anemanoing the closing for the summer months of the relief committees at &maned, Crompton, and Blackley, and that votes of thanks bad been passed by each to the Central Executive Committee for their liberal grant.. Mr. Fernalre report dated that there had been a decrease of 5,739 relieved in twenty-seven union., no the 9th Met. as compared with the 11th altimw Total receiving relief on the 9th, 83.737 permits. REPRESENTATION OF GRIMSBY. —It is reported tbst Ur. Oliapmm, the pelmet IL P. fee Grimsby, will not meek re-electioe on the dissolution of Palliasses, sad that it is cootemplated to request the Hoe. William George Edgy, of Cantley-ball, Dear Doeauter, to beam* e candidate for the borough oa the liberal intenat.—Enacrn Morning Netts. JarrROPOLITAY AND PROVINCIAL BANK (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was bald at noon, at the landau Tartan ; Mr. 0. Otters, M.P., presiding. The Brennan' (Mr. Pope Con) read the following re. port : " The directors beg to present to the shareholders a state ment of the temente of the bank for the half-year ending the 30th June, showing after the payment of interest on deposit and current moans an available profit of 58,0161. 10a. 9d. Of this sum 31,0001. hare been received as pre =tam on the new issue of shares, the whole of which, together with 3,0001. from the ordinary profits of the half-year, your directors have added to the maimed fund, which now amounts to 40,0131. Consequent on the satisfactory progress of the bank, the ' directors have the pleasure to recommend a dividend at the rate of 64 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 3.. per share Niog equal to 7i per cent. per mum), and the payment of interest oo the new shares also, at the rate of 7t, per cent. per annum—all free of income-tax. After the payment of such dividend, boons, nod interest—the addition to the reserved fund—the current expenses of the half-year—and writing off to the fullest extent every bad and doubtful debt, and the proportion of preliminary expenses, a balance of 4,7811. oa. 6d. remains to be carried forward to the credit of the profit and loss new account for the current half year. In February last, on the invitation of the directors, the following gentlemen accepted seats at the board, subject to the approval of the shareholders at this meeting, viz.. Xenophon Belli, Esq., merchant, Win. cheater.bieldiegs ; John George Hama% Esq. merchant, Oreshant-tionse; sad Michael Zari6, FAq, (of the firm of Zara& Brothers, and Co., merchant.), Winchester-build lags ; and the confirmation of these appointments is now recommended. "Statement of Accounts. Jane 30, 1884.—Liabilities— Dr.: To capital account-13,000 shares 201. paid, 260,0001. ; 7,00 shares 51. paid (May 2). 35,0031. ; together, 295,C001. to reserved fund amount, 6,001. ; to amount doe by the beak on current, deposit, and other moms* 1,060,688!. 12s. 4d. ; to surplus profit last half.year, 1,8741. 61. 114. ; to balance of profit and loss present half-year (after paymg interest on current and deposit accounts), 56,1424 3s. 10d._; together, 58,016/. 100. 9d. ; total, 1,419.7051. 3e. Id. Assets.—Cr.: By invertmenta, Consols, Feat India De bentures, (My Bonds, 14e., 58,191/. se. ; by bills discounted, loans, kw., 1,192,9341. 16e. ld. ; by freehold and leasehold c= furniture, bank fittiop (head office and wad preliminary expenses, 22,5560/. g s. 24. - by cash in hand and at tall (head of and branches). 146,0191. 15a. 10d. ; total. 1,419,7051. Is. ld. "Profit and Lois Aocount —June 30, 1864. —Dr. : To current exposes, including salaries, rent, stationery (head office and branches), directors' remuneration, bad debts, aa, 8,1151. la. 3d. ; to anseaat written off preliminary expense amount, 9251. ; to payment of dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on 13.000 shares, 7,800/. ; to bowls on ditto at 3e per share, 1,950/. ; to interest at the rote of 7i per cent, per annum on 7,030 new shares, 4371. ; together, 10,1871. ; to reserved fond—premium on new shares, 31.C;01. ; from helf.year's profits, 3,0001. ; together, 34,000/. ; to balance transferred to profit and lore (new amount) in cluding rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, 4,7894 9s. fid. —total. 58.0101. 10a. 9d. Cr.: By balance of profit and loss 58,0161. 10s. 9d. 'Reserved Fund Account.—Amount from last half-year, 6,0001. ; amount now added, 34,0C31.-40.001. Examined and found found correct, iiMo Clurrsase sad Azimut' Coors, auditors." The CIIAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the report and amounta, said the directors felt great plasmas in presenting such a satisfactory report. Let the shareholders compare the present position of the bank with its position six months ago. The reserve food had now been Maimed to 40,0004, the dividend had been rained from 5 to 711 per cent. pee annum ; and the money value of the shares had been en harmed by not Inv than 100,0004 (Hear, beer.) He believed that the work of improvement would continue, and the report of the next half year be still more satis factory. The based bad presented the amounts in the worst possible light, having deducted, under the head of limes, some amounts in respect of which they were almost sure to receive some dividend. (Cheers ) Mr. )10111181 (a director) seconded the motion. Mr. Gomm wished to know whether the to pro !MUM of 31,0004 arose from the whole of the 10, new shares. The CESAMY•II replied is the affirmative ; addinr, in 4:placation, that at the time when posse of the new shame were issued the prevnio:n which the shares bore in the man kat was only 4 to 1 4 premium. After some further diviussioe, the report ems adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 74 per cent. per 'boom (payable oil and after Monday next) declared, and the pro• osedlaga terminated in the usual manner. 001110EECIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money tight. Gold, 269. Exchange on London, 298. Stocks tending downwards. New York Centrals, 1342 ; Illinois, 1301 ; Erie, 114 ; United States Bonds, 5-20's, 1032. NEW YORK, JULY 9, NOON. The reports concerning the number and purpose of the Confederate raid northwards continue to be conflicting. Grant reports that a large Confederate force has left his front. It is reported that the Confederates are concen trated between Hagerstown and Baltimore, intending to move on the latter place. Hunter is near Martinsburg. Sigel has been relieved from his command, and ordered to report to Hunter. It is stated that Lincoln has ordered General Du not to reappear iu the civil courts for the pur pose of defending the action for the seizure of the New York World and Journal of Commerce. It is reported that Governor Seymour will enforce the orders of the court, and order General Dix's arrest. Governor Seymour has ordered an increase of militia of 78,000 men by draft. The authorities have arrested numbers of persons at New Orleans for recruiting for Juarez. The steamer Rouen has been captured. The Nova Scotian and Peruvian have been inter cepted off Cape Race. Money tight ; gold, 270. NEW YORK, JOLT 9, Emma The Confederates have occupied Frederick, Maryland. The Federahi have fallen back to Monocacy River. Ewell, Breckenridge, and Rhodes' corps are all north of the Potomac. Governor Seymour has ordered 5,000 militia to Washington. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NIW YORK, JOLT 9, Evanza. Money tight ; gold, 275. Ezchange on London, 298 ;on Paris, 187 i. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1351 ; Illinois, 131 ; Erie, 1141 ; United States Bonds, 5-20's, 1031. Cotton advancing ; middling upland, 168. Breadstuff' and provisions advancing ; coffee very firm ; sugar and molasses good inquiry. Crude petroleum, 553 ; refined ditto, 90 to 91. (From the Time, T•legtsm.) NEW YORK. JOLT 6. - - General Grant has again demanded the surrender of Petersburg. No answer has yet been returned by General Beanregard. General Sigel evacuated Harper's Ferry and re treated across the Potomac to Maryland Heights, destroying the iron bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway at that point, on the 4th. The,Con federates also crossed the Potomac on the same day, and at 4 p.m. were preparing to assault General Sigel's position. Great alarm exists in the Border towns and counties, and also serious apprehensions for the safety of Washington and Baltimore. The &inking of the Alabama by the Kearsarge has caused great rejoicing. Regrets are expressed that the Deerhound was not also sunk for rescuing Captain Semmes. Captain Winslow has been made a commodore in recognition of his services. NEW YORK, JULY 8. The actusl number of the force invading Mary land is still unknown. They are engaged in de stroying the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, securing the harvest in the Shenandoah Valley, and running off horses, cattle, and other spoiL Some unimportant collisions with the Federate have occurred, resulting generally in avour of the Confederates. General punter is hastening eastwards from Parkersburg, but it is thought that he cannot reach the scene of depredation under ten or twelve days. Breckinridge is reported to be moving to retard his advance. Grant is preparing to reduce the Confederate works at Petersburg by bombardment. No later authentic news from Georgia. The examination into the suppression of the Work! and Journal of aminleetv, before Judge Russell, commenced on the 6th. General Dix and counsel exhibited an order from Mr. Lincoln, di- recting the general to resist the process of the court if necessary. The case was then adjourned until the 9th. Governor Seymour has instructed the Diatrict Attorney to enforce the laws of the state at all hazards. The governor hap ordered an immediate draught to increase the state militia to 75,000, in view of contingencies. _ _ JCLT 9, LITTJINOON. The corps of Ewell, Breckinridge, and Rhodes have joined the Confederates in Maryland, occupied Frederick City, and are marching upon Baltimore. Governor Seymour has ordered 5,000 militia of this city to Washington. President Lincoln has appointed the Bth of August fur a day of humiliation and prayer. ~~ -~.. J . CITY BASK.-(THIS DAY) To-day at noon, the half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the above bank was held at the London Tavern ; Prima Btu, Esq., in the chair. The following report and accounts were adopted : •• The directors have to submit to the shareholder' the sneezed statement of the liabilities midmost' of the City Bank. end of the profit and loos account, for thesis months ending the 30th Jose last, which show a bet profit of 57,9681. 17s. Sol., end enable the directors to declare the usual dividend of 6 pet cent. per annum upon the peidatp capital, and a bonne of lie. per share (together equal to 10 per cent for the half-year), free of ia come tax ; to place 10,0001. to the reserved fired (thereby increasing it to 140,0001.); and is carry forward to the new profit and lows account 7,9601. 17s. fid. This very satisfactory result of the half. yeses operations bus reduced the directors to increase the eserved fond. The directors have to anaonaos, with great regret, that Mr. A. J. White has been compelled by con. tinard ill-Iseelth to r -sign the appointment of manager, which he had held since the formation of the bank. The directors believe that the shareholden will medially approve of the grant of a retiring pension of 1,5631. per annum, male to him in recognition d his pest most valuable services ; and, subject to the con firmation of this meeting, they have elected him to • sent at the baud. Mr. Juba W. Duncan, late so-manager, ad Mr. Alfred George Kennedy, late country meatier of 'the London Joint Stock Bank, bare bees appointed joint managers. The huainees of the Bond signet branch coo. tionee to progress satisfactorily. The forma required by the Board of Trade having been complied with, the amount of paid up capital from the let of July lest is 500,=9/. The directors who now retire from office, in rotative, an—Mr. John Haekblock, Mr. Andrew Lewd., Mr. William Mee naughtan, all of whom offer themselves for re-election. The dividend and braes will be payable at the bank on sad after the 26th inehtet. Acasts, Jnoe 30, 1964.—Dr. : To capital paid-up—viz., 504 per dim., or. 8.000 shares, 400,0001. ; to amount of reserved fund, 130,0004 ; to amount received on account of new shares, 1C9,0001. ; to amount dos by the bank on current end deposit amounts,.. , :i r lbroblo i Wow of credit, lui., 4,781,6334 Ils. Rd. ; to t and loss far the baberee of that atecont (viz.. as_ profit brought forward from last half-year. 9,3801. 19a. Bd., skim ofifivde 73,8561. 9s. ld.), 83,236/.Bs. 9d. ; total, 4494,8701. N. sd. Cr.: By Exchequer bills, government secoritior and FAA fedi& debentures, .::,980/. re, 4d. ;by other debeaturin. 10,2431. 15a. Od. —309,2214 10a. 4d. ; by other securities, including bills discounted and loses, 4,449,2181. 7s. Bd. ; by bask premises in Thresdoeedlectreet and Old Said street. furniture, Scares, du., 29,9444 Ib. ; lq cosh in head, 3,494 at Bank 0 870 f E O n . hnglad.nd and at call, 706,4821. Ts. sd. ; total. ,1. "Profit sad Loss Account, Jape 30, 1864.—Dr.: To current espouses, including salaries, rent, swim:wry, direc tors' remuneration. proportion of building expenses, allow ance for bad and doubtful debts, income tax, he.. 14,2141. 18a. Ild. ; to amount carried to profit and late, new ac count, being rebate on bills discounted not yet due, 11 0511. 12,. Id. ; to amount transferred to reserve Nod, in addition to the 130.0001., already at eh* credit of that sceount. 10.000.1. ; to dividend account, for the permit of a dividsed at the rate of N. per oeotoro par annum upon 400,0C3/., amount of paid.op capital upon 8,000 shares, 12,0004 ; to bonus of 3!. 10s. par share cm 8,000 sharea, 28,0001. ; to undivuled profit tnuiderred to profit and loss new account, 7,9694 17a. 9d.—total, 83,2361. Bs. 9d. Cr.: By balance bi3light down, viz. :—Surplus profit brought forward from last half-year. 9,3801. IN. M. ; Mina, added, 73,8331. 9a. Id. —total, 83,236/. 86. 9d. " We have examined sod approved the above acconats, OWEN Levu, JOHN auditors." Resolouons were agreed to increasing the capital of the bank by 1,(:3,(31. divided into 10,000 shares of 1004 mob, the appropriation being in the hands of the directors. LONDON DOCK COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) The balf.yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at WOO, It the London Tavern ; Yr. MAXIMO in the chair. The report stated that the dotal profits of the half year amonoted to 3.770/. 2s. 2d., and the expenditure to 200,2i1f. 10s. frl., leaving a h.daoce of 9.3,5331. lls. 9d. From this was deducted 2.3,101 f. 14s. ld. for interest on debentures, leaving 70,1Y3 i1.17r. Sd. available for dividend. A dividend of 1/. 15w per cent. for the half year, free of iaoeme tax, was recommended for decLunttoe. The Cnentstait observed that that was the last occasion on which the directors would meet the proprietors under the eluting state of things, seeing that before the period for holding the next meeting the amalgamation with the fit. Katherine's Dock Company would have come into operatioe. . . The report Wee adopted, and ► dividtad ►t the rata of Zti per oast. per ►loom declared. THE ALEXANDR.t.--ThiS teasel, about which eiD winch discussion took place in the Court of Queen's Sena, left the Mussy ma Sunday for Neiman with • ;aural cargo of merchandise. The name of the vessel, however, has be.. changed, and she is now celled the Mary, and we believe she into be a trader between the Mersey and Nassau. —Times. 1131 A OF WIGHT RAILWAY. —The railroad between Byde and &stake will, it is expected, he opened for truffle in ahout a fortuight. Touriste and exoaroWsioto thee be able to reach the hack of the Lk of Wight and the mat beautiful part of it from the mainland at Ports mouth or Stokes Bay in about three quarters of en hour. COURT Ii this I threw before Kam of th 01. sir J, Wilde l i e . raviaol odifffeset to K m nisi . mil DreozAmy+ William 41, lore Mr. Flo' aia t eket, at the It wee toned roe. of the gird reFtwkd e tiekete. Tt _ . lackfriara ata id Done, and Loodoo•brtd wy had oome collected th fleeted at Nei pay the ILMOt me, it any nfl Ile fame, the • gentlemen 1 e deteedant 1 ( m 2 rea: ki t r o u : r t , which tli stable also, ■ tion, and rain gen. The d The defeadani his disorder' I *arrant' to; friends bad i threatened also denied 1 rook. 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