The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLI AME: :NT. HOME OF COMMONS.—WautissnAy, Fn. 20. ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDIN I:1 1 1;t H, H OF CANONOATE) BILL. After our report left yesterday, tIONCHEIFF regretted that had tbought it prudent to bnng in this He .y.•ft 0] that the retention of the tax of Id. on •• r..noro gate w.e. an outisaion in the act to Tr, tax was original'y a tax of 10d. in the pound. t:. tile -ct of llNti , ; it was reduced by more than two•tu:rda. he tax which remained was for municipal purposes rq.ly. The set of 1860 wasa compromise, and be t.mlu i.o: be a party to any measure to diminish the security f, t!,e stilands. Air. CRUM-EWING and Mr. R'10.0114:d. and r. C. BRUCK opposed the bill; and et. a divinun it was selected by 107 to 74. THE CRIMINAL LAW SILL. Dlr. B. t - n - RNEY, in moving the second tvadinp 41 this tat, said the first matter to which he vri , hed to :der was the second clause, which provided that t(41111 paid by a prisoner should be defrayed by the prosecutor. !dome Tears ago a person might, upon evidence, obt.di l bill of indictment, and then, without notice, a man could, upon a bench warrant, be taken into custody. sa?li proceedings were for the purpose of extorting mor.ey. or they arose from malice. The late Lord Campbell passed WI act which directed that all chairs should be first beard by a magistrate, and that act hal had a mind beneficial effect in stopping such proceedings. But there were cam., now where pirtie., after going before a magistrate win: before a grand jury and obtained a bill of indicurt i.t, and then when the case Genie on for trial the counsel had to state that there was no charge. The object in Pt .11 a case was no doubt to extort money from the accused. In these cases be proposed to allow magistrates and ;,i.tges to make the prmecutors pay the actual costs of the .creed, and it seemed to him that inch an alteration in the law would be a great improvement. The other clause to which he attached great importance was that which pr:.vided pay ment of costa to witnesses for the defence. '"?:ere were ample means of forcing the attendance of witnesses for pro pecutiana, and it seemed to him to be quite as necessary for the due administration of justice that similar means should be provided to couqiel the attendance of witnesses for prisoners. lie believed that he had introduced clauses which would prevent abuses under the act. The judges would hive power to direct the payment of costs to such witnesses. The only objection which he bad heard was that the alteration in the law would involve expense, but be did not think that such an objection si.utild be allowed to interfere with the proper administration of justice. Mr. HURST did not rise to oppose the moion, but he wished to state that it would be better that the bill should not he pawed. He did not think that the costa of • prosecution should depend upon a. jury. He also thought that the bill was unnecessary, and that the clauses of the bill would be unworkable. If bills of indict ment were got behind the backs of petions be thought grand juries should be abolished altogether. Further, jatlges at present could certify that eoats should be paid ; and if malicious prosecutions were ha-ought, there was a remedy by action for damages. He wits of opinion that the bill went too far, as in many cases the meta of prose cease were not paid. Mr. DENMAN said be had on fernier occalCons (opposed the payment of costs to the witnesses of prisoce:s, but he 'we felt that the clauses of this bill ha.. guarded against Abuses. lie w.is glad to see that the Li!! contained A chubs which enabled a judge to take the 14):,11.11 alruma tion of a juryman. if he objected to be sworn. Mr. WALPOLE thought the bill might Le allowed to igo into committee, and then if necessary i. could be 411 . 8 . nde !!' —..—.. . . . . . . Mr. R. GURNEY having shortly replied, the motion was agreed to. THE ASSOCIATIONS OF WORKMEN LILL. The second reading of this bill was, on the motion of Mr. NZATI, postponed to the Ist March. On the report of the committee of supply, Mr. OSBORNE drew attention to the state of the ladies' gallery, which he said was, in respect of both space and ventilation, utterly disgraceful to the Louse. He also suggested that the acreen behind which the ladies were hidden should be removed as a necessary sanitary arrangement. Lord J. MANNERS said he had hoped that the altera tions made during the recess would have resulted in an improved ventilation. The matter, however, should re‘xive attention ; but the removal of the grille in front of the gallery was of too grave and delicate a character to be answered off hand. Oa the report on supply being brought up, another dia. CIICSiOII took place on the subiect of the vote for 116,6MV., for the expenses of the English commission of the Paris Exhibition. Mr. B. HOPE asked for further information, and denied that the commissioners. of whom ho was one, were respon sible, or that they knew anything of the items. Mr. HUNT said he had passed through the phases of surprise, indignation, and protestation, and was now at to opting to school himself into Christian resignation. After the commission bad accepted the conditions upon which the space was to be allotted, he did not see how they could help themselves. If they had not consented to those conditions they must have withdrawn from the Exhibition. After Borate further discussion the report was agreed to. Mr. LEEMAN obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the law in respect of the sale and purchase of shares in banking companies. The bill provitieJ that no contract for the sale of shares in those c.ropanies should be lftsl unless it stated the number of the share as it stood on the register of shareholders. Lord NAAS Obtained leave to bring in a bill to renew for a short period the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act in Ireluid. He said in order to consult the convenience of the house be would make his statement, showing the De ca.sity of the measure, on moving the second reading this d y. . . the home then adjourned at a quarter to 5 o'clock. ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OP COMMERCE. THE ANNUAL DINNER. .... The annual dinner took place het . evening at the West minster Palace Hotel. Mr. SAMPSON 1.. Lunn, the presi dent, occupied the chair. Amongst those present were:— Sir Morton Peto, M.P.; Mr. Roebuck, M.P.; Mr. Egerton, M.P., Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs ; ColonetCross lend, M.P. ; Colonel Akroyd, M.P. ; Mr. Berkeley. M.P. ; Illr. ScholeBeld, H.P. ; Mr. Norwood, M.l'. ; and Lieute nant. Colonel C. Stuart, M.P. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been disposed of. Mr. Moema, the representative of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, pro- V7dthe toast of " The two Houses of Parliament." ROIDUCK, M.P., in responding, said, in reference to the Reform Bill which is proposed to be introduced into the House of Commons, that with Englishmen any attempt to shark, any attempt to ward off difficulties or mislead, always failed. If on Monday next ministers should bring forward something great for the country he was quite sure the country would receive it, and hail it as a boon, but should there be any attempt to shuffle, any attempt to deceive by wily artifice and honeyed words and studied circumlocutions, punishment would surely fall upon the bead of whoever attempted that unworthy act. Mr. WHITWILL, of Kendal, proposed the toast of " Her Majesty's Ministers." Mr. Eorwrox, M.P., responded. Mr. BEREELET proposed the toast of " The Associated Chambers of Commerce," which was responded to by the PAESIDENT. Mr. firnoterietp, M.P., proposed " The Board of Trade." which was responded to by Mr. MALLET. Mr. ATKINSON, of lihefSZ proposed "The Consular Service," whi c h w as responded to by Mr. MICHELL, secretary to the embassy at St. Peters burg. The only other toast was " The Health of the President," proposed by Sir F. CAOSSLEY. A FiNLAN ALARM AT WARWICK.—OR Tuesday evening much alarm was occasioned at Warwick, by Mr. }tickling, chief superintendent of police, receiving a tele gi „m from London to the following effect :—" A number of suspicious looking persons left Paddington station by the 6.15 p.m. train for Ararwick. They will arrive there at 9.15. Heed Centre Stephens is said to be amongst them." On receipt of the telegram Mr. Hichling com municated with the Mayor of Warwick, and also with Captain ft. D. Vaughton, who is in command of the militia staff, at the barrac ks, Captain Vaughten at once ordered the officers and sergeants of the staff under arms, sod they were supplied with ball cartridge. A number of the local volunteers were also called out. A large quan tity of arms being stored in the barrreks the gates were closed, and the staff remained under arms until nearly midnight. Mr. Chilton, the station master at the Great Western Railway Station, was com municated with, and telegraphed to Oxfonl to know if there were any suspicumedooking passengers in the 6.15 p.m. train from London. The Oxford officials tele graphed there were not. On the arrival of the train about thirty persons left it, and called for care to take them to Warwick Castle. During the evening it transpired that the persons who had arrived by the train had come to Warwick to attend a evening meeting at Charlcotte-park, got up by a local publican. One of the parties went to the police-station with a companion, who be said was the Dead centre, and it would appear that they sent the tele gram to the superintendent of police. Considerable alarm was created at Warwick Castle by the receipt of the tele gram, and two cannons were got in readiness to give the }Penis= a hearty welcome. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—The tratfie reed& for the week ending Feb. 17 were 110,61341. 6e. Td. f Advertisement.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS —Sores which are daily extending. Meer* whirls me hourly deem mina may be Amsted In their torturing proper and in• sinned to take a healthy action by applying this liyaling Ointment and taking these purifying Alb. It soothea all diatempurn and extracts all morbid humour from the akin. Old ulcers of the leg. Inflammations canted by vsrimwe veins. cramp; in the lower Wahl. can mily be owed and a'mrtly cured by Holloway's never Tallinn Ointment. which remarks excenalre &1141 stimulates slug gish, enamels's% and nervous action. In constitutions breaking oiow,i under piles, hdalae, and other Wmllarly painful maladies. a yaw anplluations of ibis cooling Ointment seal give omfort, and • pomades*, la its nee wiU effect •cart. r THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EvENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1867. MR. GATHORNE HARDY'S METROPOLITAN Ft OK ACT, 1887. Deptitati..ns frout the parishes of Marylvbone, St. Pancras, and Paddington waited upon Mr. Gathorne Hardy, the President of the Poor-law Bond, yeeterday, at the offices of the board. Whitehall, on the subject of the bill lately introduced into parliament by bins. The derv. tatiun from Marylebone, which wax first received, was in troduced by the borough members 1/11r. Harvey Lewis, M.P., and Mr. Th.. (lumbers, 11. P.), and the pumas of objection taken by them to the bill were in a great measure the same as those taken by the subsequent deputa tions. A statement of the objections the deputation en tertained to the bill had been drawn up, and was read by Mr. Greenwell. and left in the right hon. gentleman's hands fur consideration. Mr. Gathorne Hardy thanked the deputation for their considerate courtesy, and asstued them he would give the greatest possible consideration to their ob jections. He was aware, and was prepared to acknowledge, that the parochial administration of Nlarylebone was supe rior to any other ; but lie must inform them that he road not allow au exceptional case of goodness to blind him to the vast amount of evil that existed. It appeared to him that the deputation somewhat misapprehended the nature of the bill. It did not follow from its provisions that all the parishes would have to be joined together for the purpose of amportieg the asylums for the poor ; of course, they would he joined for the purpose of maintain iqg the smallpox, fever, and insane asylums, but the de putatiou had themselves acknowledged the necessity for some change in the administration with respect to these asylums. Where it was found that a istrish was large enough, and had sufficient resources to enable it to rosin. tain its own asylum., it might he allowed to do 64), but a permissive power would remain in the hands of the Poor law Board to anialgainate the parishes for all the pur poses of the bill. It did not follow as a consequence, however, that that power would be exercised. The objec tions laid before him were matters which could be fully gone into when the bill was in committee, where he hoped and anticipated it would shortly be. The second reading was appointed for Thursday, and be slid not anticipate any oppoeition„ as its principle seemed to be universally agreed to, and the objections merely related to individual clauses. He had plenty of time to consider the represen tations of the deputation before the third reading, and he would give them the fullest attention. The Rev. Mr. Eyre asked if it would not be possible to put the cost of the asylums for the insane and imbecile upon the county rat , -. Mr. Hardy said it would require a new bill to do that. Sir dames Hamilton said one great print of objection to the bill was the change in the mode of electing guardians, which created a plurality of votes The Rev. Mr. Eyre said the bill would extend the power of voting in the elec tion of guardians to a very low class, and the elections would be carried on by cliques who collected in pnelic houses. The ' , meta niode by which the vestry elected the guardians acted as a filtration process, and respectable members were appointed. *parting iEntellfgenct. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. —Wimstarer. This meeting was brought to a summand close to-day, the weather bring extremely fine, and the company es numerous as on the first day. In order to enable the visitors to take their departure by the special, which the Great Northern Company had put ou for their convenience, the hr.! crest was set for It Li. The programme was of liberal dimensions, and the fields good. The City Handicap was won by Historian, for whom the public have lung been waiting, and Copenhagen managed to got second. The Brucklesby otakes brought out no lead than 1, youngsters, and the clever win of hinny caused Julius to he backed freely for the Two Thousand at as little as 7to I. Great interest was attached to the two steeplechases, both of which proved spurting affairs, and resulted in each instants In a close and exciting finish. Guying the Intervals of racing a considerable amount of speculation on tutureevents took plasm, the partkulars of which, together sltiLdetalls of the day's sport, will be found Woe, : lug SCURRY 11s3DICAP of 5 60,1. each, With 25 added, for all ages ; winners extra. Brockleaby Course Slakes (half-a-mile.) captain Mai:hells Volunteer, by Alarm—tuna, aged, eat 41b (Custance) 1 Prince De flokkoff's DeHuns, 3 yrs, fet 7lb Butler) 2 Mr. HoslipnaWs Variation, 3 yrs, 6st Nance) 3 The following also ran ran: IL, Phantom Sall, and Mina*. Betting : 6 to 4 apt Volunteer, 4 to I eget Dellum, 5 to 1 apt Phantom Mali, and 100 to 15 apt Variation. At the second attempt the lot were despatched to an excellent start, Variation making the running clear of Volunteer and Dellum to the dis tance, where the last-named pair came away, and Volunteer. who was on the rails, getting the best of the struggle within the enclosure, won cleverly by a neck. Variation was a bed third, Mabel NW fourth, and Charles 11. last. - THE 151toCKLINBY Sitars of 10 "ors. each, with SO added, for 2-yr olds ; colts, Sat 10Ih, and fillies and geldings, bat 71b; winners extra. Straight nut In (half-a.mile.) (41 subs.) = fluke of Newcastle's Ninny, by St. Alban—s Nino, sot 71h (A. Edwards 1 torn iVestmorgifitV, 11111111111111 !J. Orimsnaw, ) 2 Baron Rothschild's Suffolk, ftt 1011, (Wells; 3 The follouing also riot :—Pompier, I by Skirmisher—Hocken hani's dam, Helvellyn, Limner, Chantilly, Bagpipe, Eau de Vie, Strike-icLight, Pyreneca, Roll Call, by Trumpeter, Ada, f by Tunstall—helmont'a dam, Fair Star, and sultana. Betting: 5 to 1 each apt Ninny and Limner, 8 to 1 apt Veda, 10 to 1 apt Suffolk, II to 1 agat Pyrenees, 100 to 8 each apt Roll Pompier, and Lao de Vie, 100 tut:each egg, the Skirmisher's dam filly and Helvellyn, and 20 to 1 each apt Fair Star and Ada. A delay of nearly three-quarters of an hour occurred at the poet before the competitors were despatched, but eventually the flag fill tom excellent start, Ninny and Veda getting off abreast, and they immediately showed the way clew of Sultana, Eau de Vie, and 11min:ea Pompier, lying wide on the right, being next, while sutfolk headed the ruck. The last named improved his position considerably before the distance was reached, bat he was never able to overhaul the two leaders, to whom the race was confined from the ralls, and the Duke of Newcastle's Ally, always having slightly the beat of It, won cleverly by half a length ; Suffolk was de:cited a cooplo of lengths for second place. A length only di vided third and fourth, Kull Call was fifth, Limner sixth, an d the skirmisher's dam [lily seventh, Ada eighth, Strikes-Light and the Belmont's dam filly last. 'rue ALL.AGEb MELLING STAgES of 5 sots. each, with 30 added, for all mita : certain allowances ; winner to he sold for :o.lBofa ... flalf a mile. I,.OilNestuit7olisii:is Lady sopble, by King Tom—Bridle, 4 yrs, list 6lb Mr. M. Dawson's Uppr uor , 5 yrs, ast 111 b.. (A. Edwards) 2 31r. Psdrick's Purr , >TS, sat lUb Caunou) 3 The following alto ran: Millie. de la 3abilese, Ingratitude, and Verity. Betting : 2 to I agst Oppressor, sto Y wit Lady Sophie, and sto 1 agat Ingratitude. Lady Sophie cut out the work clear of the favourite tW reaching the distance post, when she was joined by Oppressor, but the mare quitting Oppressor at the nail distance, she won easily by a length and a half. Purchase was defeated three lengths, and the remainder were sc,erally placed by thejudge. The winner was bought in fur li:evinces. Ties CITY ILunicar of 6 'ors. each, 3 ft, with .50 added ; winners extra. Six furlongs. (Matte., Sir F. Johnstone's Historian, by Stockwell—Alma, by OanieboY. 6 yrs, ist Sib Parry) 1 Mr. 11. Hill's Copenhagen, 6yn, Est (Cannon, 2 Mr. V. ktiott's iers, S yrs, bet 1311 i (Butler) S The following also ran:—Nelliet, The Special, Confederate, Indian Mar, Gulnare, Thalamius, Qatrina, Thermometer, and Ras In Urbe. 7i to I apt Historian, 7 to I each aget Confederate and Leases, ato 1 each Indian ?tar and Thermometer, and 10 to 1 sat Stand. The lot got well away, Indian Star taking the lead of Whet. Historian, and Leases, the lot running in the order nan:4l with tins In Cele and Qutrina bringing up the rear for sof 200 yards, when Historian headed Indian Star, and :ten fairly within the straight took up the running, having for attendants Lord Westmoriands colt and Leases. At the half distance Copenhagen ran through his bursae and took up his position near Indian Star, challenging Historian opposite the enclosure, but never being able to reach him. Historian won easily by two lengths, Leases being defeated a length for second honours. Indian Star was placed fourth, while The Special, Ther mometer, and Thalassius finished together next, Quinna and Con federate being the last pair . . . THZ J Maims STAIIOI of 5 soya each, with 40 added ; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Id loth : GLlea and geldings, eat 71b. winner to be sold for 50 Dors. Half a mile. Mr. Hodgman's colt by Vedette—Varna, — Bst 10Ib ;Parry) 1 Captain Machell's Was, Sat 71b (Cusiance, Lord Weaningland's colt by Lainbton—Lniimada, tat 10Ib Orimehawi 3 The following also ran :—Jewess, Veto, and Rowe. Betting : 2 to 1 sot Bibs, I to 4 agst the Lampada colt, and 7 to I agst any other. The Varna colt Jumped away In front on the fall of the gag, and making all the running, won easily by two lengths from Mark Hall a length divided second and third, Jewess was fourth, and Veto last. Thu winner was Washita for 410 guinea, and Mr. Ten &neck claimed Biles ..iHY Oaken trtslirt.taises • Handicap of 10 eon each: aft. and 3 only if declared, with nO added . winners extra. Four miles. (44 sulis., 14 of whom pay S son each.) Si. Hodson's Mean wood, by Owiston—dain by Cowl, out of the Mite, aged, 124 (J. Pagel 1 Mr. T. Bancroft s Elshans, aged, list Mb (Mr. 0 Walker , 2 Mr. J. Goodclifra 01.1 Squire, aged, lost 131 h (Mr. Goodman) 3 The following also ran :—Llncotn, Accident, Lady Newark, Phantom, Bedale, Pensioner, Luck's All, Ravenswood, Havelock (fate Claxton), and utiiq. _ _ iiettiniFiftoisgetlavelock, 6 to 1 eget Lincoln, 10 to 1 sack eget Mesnwood, Lady Newark, Eishant, and Beriale„ and 100 to S agst Old Squi re. Bedale made the running, with Lady Newark and lashes, in close atteudance, the rest running In a cluster to the brook: when the leading trio were followed by Accident, Rival, Havelock, and Luck's-All, acting as whippers in. No change occurred until after clearing the second obstacle, when }]ahem took second place, the field having by this time become somewhat scattered, and going on in almost Indian file Reach lag the hurdles for the second time, Accident went into second place, Elaham going on third, Old moire and Luck's-All next ; and this order was amintained over the brook, on landing over which Havelock got into a better position, Lincoln and Meanwood be at this point, Is the rear, Ravenswood having led up. Proceeding into the country Mahan took his p behind Bedale, who still made the running at a slow pace, Lincoln and Lady Newark lying third and fourth. At the first fence, after leaving the country, Havelock refused, and was left fully a quarter of a mile In the rear, although he subsequently made up • rood deal of the lost mound. When the distance had bees traversed to the brick-kits, Eisharn drew up to the leader, Bedale dropping back to Phantom, who, with Old Squire, was third and fourth. Ifeenwood and Lincoln together were next, with Lady Newark, Lack's All, and Accident succeeding them. Be fore coming into the course Bedale joined Elshani and at the leap the first named again took up the running, the pair having for their immediate attendants Phantom and alum wood. Old Squire and Accident wen fifth and sixth, and in this order they came Into the course, when Meanwood and Old Squire dosed up with blaham, and Mr. Hldson's horse heading Bedale at the last hurdles, the trio eleared them almost abreast. When fairly within the straight, Meanwood and Llsham quitted Sedate, and finished a close and exciting race home, the former winning by a length: four lengths separated second and third, and the remainder, who pared the post In strageling order, were placed by the judge. TH. LINODUISPIIIi Herr STIEPLICH•3I of 5 soya. each, with 50 addal, for hunters; arida allowances. About four miles. Mr. B. liobbs's Daimon (h b), 6 yrs, list 101), ( r. a Walker) 1 Yr, Richardson 's Simplicity, aged, list 121 k (Owner) Mr..l. Cooper's Huguenot, aged, list Mb (Spence) 3 The following also ran :—Mald of Lincoln. Effie, Blemish, , Merry Pat, Whiteclip, Abderluman, Matilda, and Maxi NW: Military. PORTSMOUTH, FZB. 20. The Sntlej, 35, screw frigate, Captain T. P. Comte, bearingthe flag of Vice-Admiral the Hon. J. Den man, arrived at San Francisco, from Vancouver's Island, on the 27th December, after a very stormy passage. Although the distance is only about Aar miles, and usually occupies about five days in the passage, the Sutlej was fourteen days in making it. During the very heavy weather which prevailed ree boats were literally blown from the davits, and the sails were blown from the yards. so that the ship bad to scud before the wind, and every now and then shipped heavy green seas, both fore and aft. One of the lost boats was picked up by a merchantman, and taken back to Vancou ver's Island, and this circumstance gave rise to a re r r n ri that the Sutlei had foundered with all bands. Accra to latest advice, it was expected that the ship would reac England in the early part of July in the present year. The Curves, Zi, screw frigate, Commodore Sir W. S. Wiseman, Bart., was paid out of commission to-day under the superintendence of Rear-Admiral G. G. Wellesley. C. 8., and will be placed in the third division of the steam reserve. COURT-MARTIAL. PLYMOUTH, Fie. 20. A court-martial was held to-day at Devonport on Mr. Edmund Swain, the master in charge of her Majesty's ship Dryad, when she was stranded in Whitesand Bay, on the 13th inst. The evidence proved that at the time of the accident the weather was very foggy, and the Dryad's compass was fifteen and a half points wrong through local attraction, caused by the vessel's iron beams. The pri soner was severely reprimanded, and admonished to be more careful for the future. _ _ The spring change of quarters of the brigade of Guards will tike place on the let of next month. The Grenadier Guards, Ist battalion, from Chelsea Barracks to the Tower of London and St. John's-wood Barracks ; 2nd battalion from Wellington Barracks to Chelsea Barracks ; and 3rd battalion from the Tower and St. John's-wood to the new wing of the Wellington Barracks. The Cold stream Guards, Ist battalion, from Dublin headquarters to St. George's Barracks ; the remainder of the battalion to Chelsea Barracks ; and 2nd battalion, from Wellington Barracks (old wing), Kensington, and Buckingham Palace Barracks, to Dublin. The Scots Fusilier Guards, let bat talion, from St. George's and Chelsea Barracks to Wind sor; and 2nd battalion, from Windsor to Wellington Barracks (old wing), Kensington, and Buckingham Palace Barracks. THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE EASTER REVIEW.— Yesterday a meeting of metropolitan commanding o ffi cers of volunteer regiments was held at the offices of the Na tional Rifie Association; Lord Elcho in the chair. A letter was read from • commanding officer recommending that the site of the review should be changed tide year to some other place than Brighton, and a communication from the authorities of Dover, inviting the volunteers ' and urging the advantages which that town o ff ered. After some discussion, Lord Ranelagh moved, and Colonel Cole se conded, a motion that the review at Easter should this year take place at Brighton. Upon this, Colonel Charles Burton, M.P. ' moved as an amendment that the review should be held at Dover. This was se conded, and found many supporters, an objection to Brighton being urged in consequence of the defective rail way arrangements of last year, when many volunteer corps were kept for many hours on the return journey. After • very long discussion, both motion and amendment were withdrawn, and a resolution, moved by Lord Rene lagh, and seconded by Colonel Charles Buxton, was adopted, that • committee be appointed to inquire, and report to a future meeting of volunteer commanding officers, as to the site they consider most eligible for the Raster review, having reference particularly to the facilities given by the railway authorities for the transport of the forces to and from the place where the review shall be held. It was also carried unanimously that it should be an instruction to the committee to consider and report especially upon the expediency of accepting the invitation made on behalf of Dover. It was finally agreed that is consequence of the serious inconvenience suffered by the volunteers last year on their return journey from Brighton, the committee should be instructed to make such arrange ments with the railway authorities as shall insure • better transmission in future. The meeting being concluded so far as the review was concerned, a discussion ensued rela tive to other important matters. On the motion of Lord Riche, seconded by Lord Truro, it was considered advisable that • deputation should wait upon the Secretary of State for War, to draw his attention to the fact that the necessary expenses of volunteer corps are not covered by the parlia mentary grant, which has to be largely supplemented by the subscriptions of officers and men, and to state that • strong feeling was believed to pe rvade the force that those who freely and without pay give their services to the state should be relieved from the necessity of such per sonal expenditure. A committee was appointed to con sider some questions of importance to the volunteer ser vice, among which were the security of arms held by volunteer corps, and the position of volunteers called upon in aid of the civil power. Some conversation took place upon the last question, and one commanding officer freely stated that had he been in command of the volun. teens at Chester he would not have taken the responsibility in the present state of the law of ordering his men to fire had an attack been made, because he might have been had afterwards. rmed A vote the p of thank, to Lord ' aro for p residin g roceedings. ATTEMPTED ItESCUE OF A PRISONES.—At the Middlesex Sessions, on Tuesday, a most notorious thief, John Watts, alias Henry Wilkinson, alias the Badger, was convicted of • watch robbery before Mr. Payne, and being • very old offender was sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for seven years. Before the prisoners were removed at the close of the business of the day about 200 of the roughest class assembled round the Sessions-house, and as soon as the prison van drew up it was surrounded. When " the Badger" made his appearance, and was about bei ng handed into the van, there was a ru sh of the " roughs, who attempted to effect a ramie. This was successfully resisted by the body of police, and the reel of the prisoners having been put into it, the van was driven off. The mob immediately fol lowed, and it appeared that it bad been previously ar ranged, for the ru ffi ans had filled their pockets with pieces of broken granite, and as the van proceeded these missiles flew as thick as hail at the prison officer, who was standing behind it - With great presence of mind he handed the key of the van door to the officer inside, so as to frustrate the intentions of the roughs to disable him and then take the key of the van from him in order that the whole of the prisoners might be in their power. As I it was he received • most dangerous cut with a piece of broken granite over the left eye, several severe blows at the back of the head. and a cut on the nose, and it was a perfect miracle that he escaped with his life. THE RIOTOUS PROCSRDINGS IN WOLVIRILAMP• TOY.—The disturbances in Wolverhampton are assuming a somewhat alarming appearance. At the lowest computa tion there were on Tuesday night 6,000 or 7,ooo—the number has been estimated at between 10,000 and 15,000 persons—assembled in the open spaces around the Agri. cultural-hall, where the man Murphy was lecturing against Roman catholicism. Differently from the first night, when the authorities refused to allow the police to enter the room till the fighting had] begun, on Tuesday I night a strong body was sent in at the commencement, and ; they were effectual in stopping several breaches of the which were commenced by the opponents of the peace lecturer, and thus preventing a recurrence inside the hall , of the violence of the night before. After resolutions protesting against the want of protection on the Monday night had been passed, the lecturer proceeded, and was generally applauded by nearly 1,000 people. His chair. man was Colonel Brockman. It was only with the utmost tact and prompt action by about SO police and as many volunteers on the outside that the huge mob on the outside were kept from storming the hall, the windows of which they broke with stones, at the same time that they injured the stipendiary and a police superintendent and struck policemen. It was I feared that the riot act would have had to be read, and a copy of it was at band for the purpose. Yesterday it ' transpired that there bad been • meeting of about 70 Irishmen in the Irish quarters, and that they had resolved to send deputations out into the Black Country to enlist supporters in future attacks, and especially on Friday night, when the lecturer has announced his determination to " expose the confessional." The magistrates held a meeting at the police-station, and it was resolved to seek an extra force of police from the chief constable of the county, to swear in 400 special constables, and also to seek the presence of the military, who are stationed in barracks in Birmingham. Immediately that the meeting of magi. trates was over, Sir John Moths, the mayor, proceeded ' Birmingham with • requisition, signed by hi m self and the stipendnuy for South Staffords hire (Mr. J. Spooner), de siring the military commandant of the district to send all the military aid he could spare. At the same time, it was resolved that the publicans in the neighbourhood of the ball should be required to close their places of business immediately that the lectures commenced, and the mayor sent out a proclamation against tumultuous meetings, and warning all persona not to attend them. The Rev. Dr. Armstrong, rector of Buralem, who accompanied Colonel Brockman and the lecturer to Wolverhampton, who was the chairman on the first night, and who was to have continued to be chairman throughout mat of the course of lectures, re tired from the town yesterday, having previously issued a statement declaring that he does not consider himself justified in continuing to be chairman of the lectures, as without the protection of the authorities he fears for his life. Between 5 and 6 o'clock a troop of the 10th Hussars entered the town by a special train from Birmingham. In the evening all the volunteers in the town, some 240 strong, were sworn in as special constables ; ad the needed increase of county policemen was obtained. We learn by telegram that the military , magisterial, volunteer, and police arrangements were admirable. The mob in cluded Irishmen from the Black Country, but the troops kep constantly wheeling, and kept it from the Hall. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.— Mr. Fria was the only examiner in standing order proofs of railway and other bills now pending before parliament who tranacted business at the House of Commons yester day. The unopposed postponed petition of the Seabrook Harbour and Docks was declared not to hav e passed stand ing orders. The Hoylake Railway (opposed) postponed petition was farther adjourned till nut week. Zito firtatisnut. HOUSE OF LORDS, Fax. 19. APPEALS. (Before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Granath, and Lord West!my.) GEORGE OULU'? IRWIN V. 812 GEO, GREY, MET. This was an appeal from the judgment of the tachequer Chamber, affirming the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, in an action which Dlr. Irwin brought against Sr George to recover compensation in for breach of duty, as of State for the H om e Department, by neglecting to submit to her Majesty a petition presented by him, pursuant to the Petition of Right Act. W h en the case was called on in the court below, only ten special jurors answered to their names, and a tales being prayed by the defendant, two talesmen were added to the jury. The result was that the trial proceeded, and a verdict wee returned for the defendant. Mr. Irwin now complained that a tales was prayed before he entered the court at 10 o'clock in the morning, and that he did not know of it until after the trial, and consequently gave no assent to the jury being so composed. He also stated that the two telestnen were tradesmen • on business in Pimlico, in the immediate neighbourh of the defendant'. resi dence in Eaton-square. Upon these facts the Court of Common Pleas had refused to grant a new trial, and the Court of Exchequer Chamber affirmed their judgment on the ground that the matter assigned as error on the re cord waa not error in law, but merely p a l n ie Zpilarity. Mr. Irwin, who is a barrister, now a in person in support of his appeal, but had not cone uded his argument when their lordships rose. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Thos. Tones appeared on behalf of Sir George Grey, the respondent. THE NONCONFORMING DEPUTIES. The annual meeting of the deputies of the three denominations of protestant dissenters, presbyterial), inde pendent, and baptist, was held yesterday at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. Sir Morton Pete, M.P., was announced as the ch.drei )11, huts letter was read from the hon. baronet excusing himself on the ground that he hml to introduce a deputation to the Board of Trade at the same hour as the meeting was fixed for, and requesting Mr. C. Reed to Ineside ; and he having taken the chair opened the proceedings by referring to the antiquity of the association, this being, he believed, its 136th imniver eery. He then alluded to the success of Mr. Hadfield's measure for the abolition of corporation oaths, and Mr. liardcsatle's endeavours to abolish church rates, to which, as he congratulated the meeting, Mr. Gladstone heal by his vote last session practically given his adhe sion, adding that the three dissenting bodies were opposed to any compromise, and would accept nothing less than total abolition. He next called attention to what had been done in regard to Mr. Coleridge 's Teets Abolition Bill, and Mr. Bouverie's Fellows of Colleges Bill, intimating a prospect of the union of the two bills in accordance with Mr. Fawcett's notice of motion. On the question of marriage, the clergy of the established church seemed to depreciate the mods in which under the act of parliament dissenters were married, and in many in stances had required persons so married to be re-married in accordance with the rites of the church of England. In all such cases the committee had interfered, and the cler gymen who had so declared that dissenters' marriages were invalid had been reproved. He next referred to the Dunhill-fields question, and ha expressed his astonishment that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, on coming into possession of the Finabiu7 property with its large rental, should have threatened to desecrate the Bunhill-fields burial ground (which bad been enclosed for burial purposes, and which was consecrated by the interment of 1:X1,000 persons) by disposing of the site for building purposes, unless a money compensation was paid to them for reserving it as an open space, said the corpora tion of London had offered to preserve it as an open space, and to plant it. make gravel walks through it. and keep it in order. The question would have to he settled by parliament, but the committee had every hope that the proposition of the corporation of London would be adopted. Mr. SHEPHEAILD, the secretary, then read the report of the committee, which somewhat more in detail described the parliamentary proceedings of the last session on the various questions affecting dissenters, the prospects of the present session, the marriage question, and the Bun hill-fields burial ground, and congratulated the denomina tions on the success of measures for carrying out religious equality, concluding with the hope that the principle of • free church would in time be recognised by the legisla ture. _ Daring the rending of the report, Sir Morton Pet° en tered the room and was loudly cheered. He apologised for being late, and, requesting Mr. Reed to retain the chair, took his seat at the table beside him. The resolution for adopting the report was moved by Mr. S. Mosier, who intimated that although last year, in common with other iiiii.entem he should have been dis posed to accept the compromise proposed, he did not regret that it had failed, and now argued that nothing les than total abolition would be satisfactory. He also referred to the measure for opening the universities still more freely than they were now to dissenters, improvised his oonfidence in Mr. Coleridge, M.P., who had taken the matter in hand, and his disbelief that the Bunhill.fields burial ground would ever be allowed to be desecrated as had been threatened, adding that the commissioners had some justification for their demand for a money com pensation, on the ground that the corporation had pro bably made charges which, as leaseholders merely, they were not entitled to. While desirous that all the measures for the relief of dissenters which were before parliament would be pressed, he trusted that none of them would be allowed to interfere with the far more important measure of parliamentary reform, which he regarded as paramount. He had not much confidence in the present government as far as their intentions were concerned ; but he had great hopes in their squeezable qualities. (" Oh," and laughter.) Mr. Gores, the treasurer, read the balance-sheet, show ing the receipts and expenditure, and that the committee had a balance of 122/. in hand. Mr. W. H. WATSON seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried. Resolutions appointing by ballot the committee for the current year, adopting petitions in favour of the bills be fore parliament for the abolition of church rates and uni versity tests, and recommendint perseverance in the endeavours to prevent the desecration of Bunhill-fields burial-ground, were proposed and carried, being spoken to by Messrs. Ellington, J. E. Saunders, Edwards, J. Carter, and Turberville, who suggested that the proceeds of the Finsbury estate, 60,900 f. a year, should be devoted to the repair of all the parish churches throughout England, for which they would be, according to the returne t as near as possible adequate, and thus church reels might be got rid of. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman (Sir M. Pcto), the deputyehairman (Mr. Reed), the treasurer (Mr. Gower), and the members of the commit tee, and the customary compliment to the chairman of the day. Lnlf DON GENERAL OMNTECS COMPANY, LIMITED. —The directors' report to the meeting on the sth proximo states that the result of the half•year just ended is of a far more satisfactory character than that for the preceding period. The revenue assets, cash and investments, exceed the ordinary liabilities of the company by 87,6561. 15e. Id. The expenditure on capital account is 7,5001. below the amount reified by the issue of ordinary shares The company have no loan account. The amount standing to the credit of the general reserve fund, on 30th June, 1866, was 300001. ; it is proposed to add thereto out of the profits of the past hal -year, 2,5001., making a total of 32,5001. ; the leases renewal fund amounts to 22,6561. 18s. rd. ; making together • sum of 55,156/. 18s. 6.1., of which amount there is invested in consols the sum of 40,2767. Is. 611. 145,448(. 2s. Bd. consols), and the balance forms part of the general cash balance of the com pany. The decrease in the receipts is attributable to three causes, viz., the very unseasonable weather which prevailed during the summer and autumn months ; the reduction of fares made in consideration of the remission of pert of the mileage duties, and in fulfilment of a pledge given by the company to the late Chancellor of the Ex chequer ; and, Lady, to the general depression of trade resulting from the financial crisis ; to the first-named of these causes is. however, undoubtedly due the greatest ' share of the decre.ae. The items of expenditure differ in no material particular (except in the charges for mileage duty and provender) from those of the corresponding period of 1465 ; the former difference is well understood ' end appreciated ; the latter is attributable partly to the increaaed number of horses fed during the half-year, but mainly to the hig:i price of barley, which prevented the company from using that description of grain, which ia usually cheaper than oats according to the weight. Du BARRY'S DELP:NODS RIVALINTA ARARIOA Foments' dyspepala, bultgestlon, cough, asthma, commotion, coadapatlon. diurhme, palphatlon, nervous, oin, Byer, and stomach eomplalnts, Cure No. ei1,4121.—" Rome, July 11, 1806.—The health or the Holy rather Is excellent, especial sham absadoning all other remedies, he has confined Broach entirely to Du Barry's Food, sot his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too tituhly."—Garette du Ina Du Barry and Co., N' 77. Itesrentetre , t. burins, W. In Una at lA. lid.; 111 X. to la tux. «A. On—iadrentlammissikl BETTING ON THE COME. TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 apt Orr 7 Mr 1 apt Julius (t freely) IiMME CUP. 15 to 1 apt Lactate (t) THE DERBY. - . . . Bto 1 Agit D'Ettournel3, t,o 1 aist Julius :1 1) 11 to 1 Rata ;o8) 30 to 1 blamer Butter -1000 to 70 Plaudit it 3 0y A) tom) 1000 to 30 Gnutil Cross :o) --- HARROW HEIM A HANDICAP PLATE of 40 soya A KILLING STANZA of 6 soll e age. Half a mile. A 811.1.1110 HANDICAP ISTWIPLCCNAIII Of 3 soya, each, with 25 added. About two nines sod a half. W.—TO-MORROW. About dee furlongs. eh, with t a4dal ; weight for A HUNTERS' &TARIM of 6 son. each, with 20 added ; for hunters ; penalties and selling allowances. About three miles. Trait MIDDLES= °RAPID Ong HANDICAP 811ISMADCBAsz of 15 goys each, 10 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 100 added ; winners of any handicap steeplechase value 200 coca., after Feb I( at 10 a.m., 10lb ; the second in any such race, Sib ; any other tripper, hits extra . second to receive 20 nova. About three miles and a hall. (14 subs 60 Banker Age 12 7 Gam Globule Itirlbex a 11 12 Sea king Bobbrtne.slbea 1 a 11 12 Aubrey ... Cornball°. Inc. 616 lisweastle extra) Bridegroom Ih b) a • 11 11 7 Jack's. Ants Bprite MR et Ih .. a 11 0 a 11 0 .. a 10 12 .. 6 10 10 .. a 10 4 .. a 10 0 • 10 0 Hoar s Aamrsn : Bravo, Killarney, Libertine, Derry, Packet, Remake, Littleport, Bright Phrebus. Gana, Mtn, Monitor, Sala mis, Fairy King, Alarmist. Many others expected this mowing. ALHAMBRA. —A new comic ballet of action has been produced at this hones under the title of " The Merry Devil of Ntirnberg," which serves to show the ex. traordinary pantomimic talent and activity of Mr. F. Evans, a new performer, of the Flexmore and Wieland type. It is excellently put upon the stage. The Brigand Ballet and the Fairy Ballet, with Caloott's magnificent scenes, still hold their place firmly in the programme. It is not one of the least of the merits of this large theatre of varieties that it dispenses with the services of hack comic singers. BENEFIT FOR THE FAMILY OF THE LATE H. WEBB. —The first benefit for the live fatherleu children of the late H. Webb will take place at Drury-lane, this (Thursday) morning, at 1 o'clock. The enter tainment will consist of ten selections from dramas and burle,ques; the companies of Drury-lane, Ly ceum , Olympic, Haymarket, Strand, St. James's, Adelphi, Prmoe of Wales's, and New Royalty contributing most of their best actors and actresses. Mr. Webb was much respected by " the profession," and his talent as an actor was unquestionable. Mendebnohn's Hymn of Praise (" Lobgesang") and Rcesini's Stabat Mater will be performed by the National Choral Society at Exeter Hall, on Wednesday, the 27th. The band and chorus will number 700 per formers. Conductor, Mr. G. W. Martin. COURT OF QUEEN'S BRNCH.-FEB. 20. After Term Nisi Prius sittings et GuildhslL—(Before Mr. Justice Lush and Common Juries.) MITCHILL Y. LACEY. This was an action to recover damages for personal in. juries of • novel character received through the alleged negligence of the defendant's servant. Mr. Serjeant Tindal Atkinson and Mr. T. Atkinson were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Prentice, Q.C., was counsel for the defendant. _ The plaintiff is a foreman tailor, and the defendant is the proprietor of Turkish baths in the neighbourhood of Whiteehspel._ The plaintiff said he had never before been in a Turkish bath. On the day in question be went to the defendant's baths, and after some delay he was shown by the at tendant into the warm room, where he laid down on a wooden couch. After an interval of 20 minutes the at tendant returned, and gave him a pair of wooden shoes and desired him to follow him into the hot room. The bricks were so hot that he could not put his feet on them ; he sat down as the attendant desired him, and the former left. He returned in about ten minutes, when plaintiff told him he felt very faint. The at tendant replied, " Oh, people do. I will fetch you a glass of water, and that will make you all right." During his absence plaintiff felt very faint, and looked about for the shoes, in order to get out of the room, but he could not find them. He became 11/1001111:101111, and when he recovered he found himself removed to the first room, and the attendant wee pouring vinegar, or something like it, down his throat. He felt a pain down his right side, and it appeared as if it had been regularly roasted— the skin had a crusty appearance. He said he was dread fully burned. The attendant rubbed it, and in doing so the skin came off his buttocks. No one belonging to the baths would fetch a surgeon but plaintiff's cousin , who was there, went for one, and he was ultimately taken to his aunt's. Whilst his cousin was absent the attendant persuaded him to get into • tepid bath as it would make him all right. The pain almost made him mad. Twenty. nine weeks elapsed before the wounds were entirely healed. The negligence c harg ed was the want of proper attendance, and his being placed in too hot a room. The defence was that every care was taken of the plain tiff, and that, after falling, he was removed to a cooler atmosphere in fifteen minutes. It was whilst the assistant was handing the plaintiff the water that he fell and knocked the former down. It was further contended that the plaintiff should have consulted a medical man before taking a Turkish bath. The jury ultimately returned • verdict for the de fendant. COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAMBS.—FEB. 20. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HEAL V. HEAL.-(?ART HIARII.) At the close of the case the jury without hesitation found for the respondent. The Judge Or di nary then dismissed the petition, and inasmuch as the wife had separate property of her own, refused to order the respondent to pay her costs. MIDDLESEX' SESSION& (Before Kr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge.) Hagar Berndt, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an indictment charging her with stealing three diamond studs and other articles, value 821.. the property of Na veagre DeeselbeY, was again placed at the bar. Mr. F. H. Lewis appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Montague Williams watched the case for Mr. Van Preset. This case was brought before the court on Tuesday, I when comments were made upon the conduct of Mr. Van Prasgh, in purchasing the diamonds, andall the witnesses were required to be in attendance yesterday. A good deal of additional evidence was gone into, and it was alleged that the diamonds bought by Mr. Van Praagh were not those which had belonged to the prosecutor. Mr. Montague Williams said his client did not shrink from inquiry, and had afforded every information in his power. The Assistant Judge--It is perfectly clear that Mr. Van Praagh purchased these articles without any other questions than asking the woman for her name and address. It has been said that other diamonds have been stolen, but there have been none sold to Mr. Van Prasgh but upon this occasion. After further evidence had been given, The Assistant Judge said—Acting on the part of the public, we are bound to discourage persons who buy the produce of robberies. If it is necessary to proceed in this use, the funds of the county will assist you, Mr. Lewis, for the money of the county cannot be better employed than in seeing that justice is done. I will not pass sen tence on this woman, and she must be brought up again next session. THE POLICE COURTS WORSHIP-STREET. Henry Lucien MeTtlerie;ti;tnani; person about Ni year, of sp, and attired in black answered two com plaints made against him by Dr. ilrotherton and Mr. E. Colder, for having in the month of November last falsely represented himself to be a legally authorised medical practitioner. Mr. Poland, the barrister, instructed by Messes. Wilde and Barber, supported the complaint; defendant con ducted his own case, and pleaded not guilty. The pro ceedings were taken under the 21st and 22nd of Victoria, cap. 90, sec. 40, which imposes a penalty not exceed in 201. The learned eoensel stated that the defendant bad for some considerable time lived at 33, Pollard's-row, Bethnal green, nearly adjoining a public dispensary known as the Queen Adelaide Dispensary, of which the complainant, Mr. Colden, was resident medical officer ; that he, defen dant, had a brass plate on the street door of his house, bearing his name and titles of surgeon and accoucheur, which it had been ascertained he wee not legally qualified for. The importance of such a matter, more particularly in a parish like Bothnal-green, where so many of the humbler classes dwelt, must be apparent to all, and it was on public grounds that the present proceedings were taken. Defendant, to save time, would admit that be was not a member of the College of Surgeons, but he might have other qualifications. He had been a surgeon for years, long before the passing of the act in question, u his wife, at that tune his patieut, could prove, apart from colla teral documentary testimony. The fact was that an animus existed against him. Mr. Newton said that it was clear defendant was not registered under the Medical Act, and the terms of the summons were fully proved. Under the circumstances, however, a finc of 51. only would be imposed. Defendant urged that the livelihood of himself, wife, and three children depended on this decision. The prosecution allowed time to pay, but insisted on the brass plate coming down. Defendant was understood to give notice of appeal. TFIAMICS. A youth named Mark Wet. Brown was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing three sovereigns from a desk in the shop of Mr. Edward Bonner, a butcher, of No. 47, Charlotte-street, New-road, Whitechapel. Alfred Schrieber, potman at the Queen's Head public. house, in Charlotte-street, Whitechapel, kept by Mr. Bonner the elder, said the prisoner called upon him on Tuesday morning and said, " I want to speak toy 311 ; if you go down to master's slaughter-house and move the dirt barrow, there is a hole, and you will find a sovereign 113111 54. Give me the sovereign, and you may have the silver." He told Mr. Bonner what the prisoner said. The hole was explored, and in addition to the half-crown a sovereign and two sixpences were found. In the evening he met the prisoner by appointment, and was about to band him a sovereign, when a police-constable, by a preconcerted signal, made his appearance, and took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Paget said the witness Schreiber had acted very honestly and properly. The prisoner, in defence, said be did not tell the pot• man there was a sovereign and sa. in the hole. He did not know how much silver there was in the hole. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. PLYMOCTII, FED. 20.—The ship Murray, from Sydney, passed up the Channel to-night, and is landine some passengers here. The amount of gold she brings b not repo rt SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. The report of the directors to the meeting on the 2stb inst. shows that the entire income for the half-yeor Las amounted to 704,212!. 50. 811., being a diminution, as compared with the corresponding period of bat year, of 6,8671. Ids. 5,1. The ordinary working expenses—es will appear by the statements—amount, for the past half-year, to 297,090/. 34. 4d. the rates, taxes, tolls, and govern ment duty to 46,08 4/. Bs. 7d. ; and the expenditure on the steam packet service to 15,3461. 12a. 11d.; making a total of 338,521/. 4s. 10c1., or an increase of 17,619/. 16e. Id. over the outlay for the half-year ending on 31st January, 1866. The balance available for this purpose on the ordinary stock, after making provision for rents, interest, and other fixed charges of the company, is 116,3734 14e. 3d. This sum will pay a dividend of N. per cent. per annum, and leave a balance of 1,8271.25. 3d. to the credit of the next half-year. The directors, therefore, recommend a dividend at this rate to be paid on Friday, the 15th day of March. A comparison of the traffic receipts of the present halt-year with the corresponding period of last year exhibits a decrease of 9,462/. 7s. 6d., of which 4,3501. 4s. 4d. is attributable to the falling off in steamboat traffic, and the balance to the ordinary passenger traffic. The directors feel it is scarcely necessary to point out to the proprietors the difficulties which railways generally, and especially the South Eastern as essentially a pasenger line, have had to con tend with in the peat haltyear. The continental war, the cholera, both at home and abroad, the severe winter, and the exceptional state of financial affairs in this country, together with the deficient crop of hops . and other pro. duce, have all combined in an eminent degree to deprive the company of an increase of tra ffi c, which und er ordinary circumstances they were justified in anticqatinr. In adverting to the lees of tniffie by reason of the nem. onleeted storms and the blocking up of many parts of the line by snow in the month of January, the directors mon add that not only was the running of the trains on some portions of the railway almost suspended, but very Leary expense was incurred in restoring the line to an effichtt state of working. The directors feel sure that when then passenger traffic shall sane to be infiueneed by the dicial effects which have been produced by the yams. causes above referred to, the improved facilities which toe company's metropolitan termini afford cannot fail to Inn the beneficial effect upon the traffic which was °Agilely contemplated. Although the falling off in the grovei of hops during the past season has affected the go* traffic to the extent of 2,7471., this department, by is improvement in other sources of revenue and a stu n economy in the expenditure, has still maintained its us form amount of profit. The accounts of expenditure is. curred in working the line (including all ordinary charge r on the traffic) show a comparative increase of 16,384'. 10e M. Of this sum 9,999/. 11s. arises in the looocicti,, department, and is attributable to larger renewals in order to be ready for the Exhibition traffic, to the increas4 train mileage sad higher rate of weals, and in part to the embarrassments above alluded to. lalubetantial repairs to the steamships, so as to render them in all respects equal to the important service which will be required of thpm in the coming summer, have involved the additional outlay, as compared with the corresponding half. year, of 2,144/. 19s. 10d. Attention may also be called to the heavy charges (comprised in the above sum of 16,384/. 10s. 6c1.) for poor and other pare chial rates, under which bead appears the large increase 7,246/.175. M. This additional charge is ascribable to the heavy assessments in the metropolitan districts ; but the directors hope by vigorous measures to lessen in future years these undue demands upon the earnings of the com pany. The arrangements, both as regards the train and boat service, in connexion with the Northern of France Railway Company, for providing for the increase in the continental traffic which may be expected at the a pproach. ing Exhibition in Paris, have occupied the caref atten tion of the directors and officers of the company, and it is believed that the plans organized will fully meet the re quirements of the occasion, and ensure the greatest amount of convenience and comfort to all classes of visitors. MARKETS. LEATHER —Daing the peat week the demand for leather has been generally limited in extent, and no article has been parti cularly in request. On Tuesday there was a moderate supply ,4 fresh goods at Leadenhall : the attendance of buyers was man, and the transactions were unimportant, No alteration can be quoted in prices. COTTON.—LIVIRMIOL, Plt3. 10.—There Is no change to report In ourntsrket ; priomsteady.—ltstimated sales to-day, B.ooob4les, including kOOO speculation and export. 1.000 American, 17.1 17d., led.; 400 Perms, lc., 131 d. to lad.: 130 Maranhao,. 14M. to 131411. ; 60 Mead° and Bahia, 13d. to 14d. ; 400 Egyptian. ltd. to 191. ; 100 Barna, 101 x. to 110. ; 6,100 Surat, ed. to 11d. ; Madras, 101 d. to 121 d. ; Hamra, Made, de., 71d. to 9 1 d.; 300 Peru, 13 . to 161 d. Pair Intollernh. 111 d.: ditto Oom ratruttee. 11 }4. ; ditto Broach, 1111. ; ditto Bengal. aid.: ditto Zgyptian, 1 . ; ditto Palma, led.; middling Boweds, lid,. E Orleans, 141 d. CORY.—Bogros, Fri. 20.—The imply of wheat vu fair at our market, beat samples making late rates ; damp and inferior wax Is. lower. Spring cora commanded lad week's rates. Wheat. red, era to 61a.: while, Oa. beans, 435. to its. Osta, 21s. to 30a. CATTLE —nocrranit., Fan. 10 --Our trade hal been fat, but everything was sold. Mutton, es. 10d. to 6a. 4d. poet, kto h. per Mono of sinking the oda/ 00AUL—Lownow, lax 20.—liiiirwen map, ian berg's Went Hartley 1116; Wylam , 16s. Id. : Walls Ead 11 , 60 , 6 1 . 190 . ; Walla End Hinton. las. ; Will, Hod Heugb Hall, tla M. Walls End Thornier, 17a; Walls Sod Toe'', les. Id.. Walls End Trimdon Grange, 17s. ed. ; Walla End Trimdon Thormk ; , 17s. Id.—Ships at market, 15 ; sold, la TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Paw Ifer- Total, Toisl larf.W476. open. mangers. clundire. 1806. 12.. Week ending Dec. 16. L C 2 L Great Indian Peninsula BlO 0,912 14,002 20,944 3974 Week ending Yet. 15. 1807. Da Limerick and F.nnla Limerick and Cones 2il 82 86 187 12 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 163 29 482 471 Waterford and Limerick Week ending Yeb. 16. Pembroke and Tenby Week emdlag Feb. 17. Cornwall Greg Northern lanes&lre and Yerkehlre 403 15,869 27.711 43,540 We Loudon. Cbsthatn, & Dover & Met. Ka & Branches . 136 6,671 1,687 8.358 7,7 65 Metro. Xx. of L. C. & D l3l 1,675 27.7 1,902 •[Mt Covet Drench 630 140 670 640 Loudon & North Western _13191 41,784 67,496 1 1, 4,96 x 105,721 London and South Western 13,197 7,5.9 29,746 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 246 5,046 15,413 10,659 90.106 Manchester,Southlunctlon, and Absinthe= idlsnd 875 15,152 35,24 e 60.418 46,242 North Staffordshlre(24.&C ) 266 8.3_•1 7. 70 South Devon Ulster lO4 1,346 1,367 1,713 um • Of the receipt, for both weeks the London, Chatham, med Dover Railway Company are entitled to retain 50 per neat kr workbag the trate. DESPATCH OF THZ INDIA, CHINA, AND ACI4TRA. LIAN MAIIA.-80CTHANPION, FIB. 20.—The Peninsuhr and Oriental Company's staanishipDelta,Captain Ke sailed this afternoon with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Rapt, Aden. Ceylon, India, Chia+, Australia, New Zealand, Sc. She took out 72 first and ti second-clam pamengers, and on freight, specie, La, raids 28,972/. 5a., for the following ports, vet.—Odle, sovereigns, Lc., 3741. ss. ; Bombay, gold thread., and watches, 2671. 10s. ; Madras, sovereigns, 1,9731. Ith., gold thread, 5411. ; Calcutta, jewellery, corals, 6,9301. ; Singapore, dollars, 4,940!., watches, 21 W.; Shanghai, dollars, 17,99 U.; jewellery, 81/. ; Yokotams , ditto, 145/. ; llobaon's Bay, ditto, 1,03 U. ; and for Spins.), ditto, 7151. The Hamburg and American Company's steam ship Teutonia, Captain Bardu, sailed from 80nd/impost yesterday for New York direct, with the United states mails and • general augo, including French jeweller/ value 31,100 francs. The Teutonia took out a full comply. meat of paswngera, including the whole of the p.eeng!" from the company's steamer Ilavaria,which returned, with loss of rudder, to Fslmonth on the 17th inst. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. EGElKTON.—Yebraary lb, at Albert terrace, .Übert Kat , . Mrc 0. Egerton, of • daughter. HlLL—February 104 Blombeld.road, the wile a J. H. Hill. Esq.. of • son. 11ASTINEAU.—Yebntar1 19, 4 Faber, Mrs. P. 11. Martinef:. of awn . MlLlX—February 18, at Swaaley, Kent, the wife of I'. . Kp., of at eon. hfOitlClL—February 18. at Gower-street. Kodftol square, tl' wife of H. J. blo of a daughter. WOLLEY.—Fehruary la, at Eton College, the wife of the Km C. Wolley, of a daughter. BARRL — fT—HOLWORTIII.—February 1 6 . *t 94 MARRIAGE& Paddington Y. IS. Barrett, of DOctori-c.nnions. to Beatrice, widow of the late If. A. lluluorth), .4 >lellituUN. Wilts, Mut NlClltiLlA—ADAMS.—Felornary la, at ernihererell tional Chapel. by the !Rev. It. V. !tyre. A. .1 Stephens. !Slighter., to Winifred, daughter of the late Mr. .1. Adana. .•i Lein, tv All PLUNKETT. Febnutt7 to, M the perba church Charlton, by the Rev. 11. W. Tindall. W n e t. ford, P ip.. of Olouceaterpbce,Oreenuich, to lsabelleolea‘ht t: of V. W. Plunkett, Yen., of Blackheath-part. _ . DEATHS. AItIISTRONG —February 18, at 804-street, Laneader, L Armstrong, Eng DOTFIELD —February 18, at Deeker.hlll, Shiffnal, Shropshire. &Irak tbs wits of the Rev. W. D. Botneld, Fr COOK K.—February 18 at Boston, F. Cooke, Er red DREW.—February 18. at Wandsworth, Surrey. Jane, relict of t. Drew, Ifmt v ia4ed 71. BRAY.—Pe 18, at Margate. MEm arlon cee, daughter a Mrs. Kean, 18. PRINGLL—Fe ary 18, suddenly, of disease et the heart. No. 28, Grove-air-et. 1911nbunrh. Thomas I4ingle,l.su.sB oB " TOWER.—February 19, C. T. Tower, Eal.,ol,Weald.ba o . E 8991, aged 91. Printed sad Published by Wn.z.Ws Niue NALRE of NO. S. 1,11%62rd-street, in the City of L, n Printer, et the oalo9, in Lombardotreet. in the Prooimet at WhEntriWl! THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 11. I