The Express. — London, England, 1855-06-01 00:00:00

PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION. DAILY WRVS.) PARR;, MAT 29. The Exhibition fever is now fairly setting in. Last g aa gay appears to have given new fife to the affair, a lthough few people believe that 80,000 visitors en tered the Palace of Industry on that day. My firm opinion is that no more than 30,000 could possibly ass t h e turnstiles within the time during which the Va se . wee open. It is curious, however, to remark that there were at last three visitors to the Indus. big Exhibition for every single visitor to the Fine A r t building. I have consulted one or two gentler men who have had experience on this point, and they entirely agree with me in my estimate. However, the question is not important, since indisputably this fi rs t free day was a most triumphant sucoess, from beginning to end. Its succeed has, indeed, induced malt y people to indulge the hope that the Emperor has resolved to take the Exhibition into his own hands altogether, to turn out the paralytic company, and to indemnify the shareholderf. These directors will leave few, if any, friends in the building. Every day, 1 am informed, crowds of visitors arrive i n P ar is ; and the anticipated crop of notabilities ap pears tu g be springing up—beginning with the King of POT. The Lord Mayor of London, it is anti cipated, will exhibit his gold collar of office at the Hotel de Ville on the 4th proximo, and will be accom panied by a host of English municipal authorities. It is to be hoped that the present representatives of the citizens of London will better know how to re ceive the hospitality of our allies than their prede cessors did in 1831. Splendid fetes are to be given by the Pretet of the Seine, and all, I believe, in honour of the Lord Mayor. These festivities will perhaps tend to counteract the bad influence which the first ten days of the Exhibition had have upon the temper of the Parisian populati, n. Another improvement which I am glad to note is the display of all the English goods on Sunday. Last Sunday the engineering models were seen by the free visitors; and even the Glasgow stalls had their curtains up—drawn up, it appeared to me, by the authorities. This has 'avid us from the bad opinion our neighbours would have had of us, if Glasgow and other cases had been veiled from the eyes of 30,000 visitors. Your readers may remember that some months ago I described the painted windows planed at the eastern sod western extremities of the Palace of Industry. Like many people who had examined these works, 1 expressed an opinion that they were confused and weak in design—pale and poor in execution. That at the western end of the nave was utterly incompre hensible to every ordinary intelligence, until the artist, N. Marechal, undertook to explain his mean ing in the columns of the Patel' de l'Exposition. It appears that choice of subjects was left entirely to the artist. He set to work, dividing his labour be tween two ideas. The first result was soon apparent to the world, placed at the eastern extremity of the nave. Here France invites the nations to the Uni versal FF.xhibirance n sea ted upontion.Acc ahn the According toartist's upon A descrip r - t , based and Science. To ordinary eyes, Art and Science ap pear to be lying upon the grass, with their backs un ceremoniously turned upon their patron. To the right Eastern Industry is represented by a shepherd and three women, who carry an Indian shawl, a Chi nese vase, some jewels and arms from Arabia. To the left, the industry of the West is represented by a black smith, and three women carrying a boiler, an elec tric telegraph, and a loom! Art, in the foreground, carries a lyre, and turns to the East ; whilst Science holds a celestial globe and looks towards the West. The above descrip ion is faithfully translated from the artist's own words. But it is chiefly with his second, or western performance, that his guide to his meaning is necessary—for it appears that the incom prehensible figure leaning upon a vase (which I de scribed as possibly an alit gory of potichomanie) is meat to represent England. The central figure of this composition is Equity, holding the scalesattc., and seated upon a throne, with Art and Science (who appear to be supernumeraries, who have walked rapidly round the building in time to appear in the second scene, after we had seen them in the first) Ling before her. To the right, Potichomanie—or England—is represented carrying an Indian shawl, and leaning upon a Chinas vase ; India is receiving a steam boiler ; China is curiously examining an electric telegraph apparatus; and • shepherd is holding a horn of plenty, from which the manufac tures of the West are dropping. To the left, France, carrying a scarf and Algerian arms, serves to support Arabia, who has receives the modern loom ; Italy, enveloped in crape, shows an electric machine, the wire of which reaches the telegraph apparatus held by China ; the black smith seizes a horn of plenty, full of fruits and the raw material of the East. Art is turned towards Selene; ;and presents to her the pediment of the Pantheon, with this inscription—" The Beautiful. ° Science is turned towards Art, and presents a formula from Leibnitz, with this inscription—" The True." He would be a very clever fellow, indeed, who could have guessed half the above meanings from the design itself. The figure of England, for example, is about as British as the Chinaman : and Equity is • pale, jaundiced figure, resembling more the hapless people who have long 'sought her shrine in England and other countries—than the calm, well-to-do judge. No, these compositions are mistakes. Allegories are generally unhappy performances—witness the towns of France in the Place de la Concorde—and hundreds of other allegorical stones lying about Paris ; but to errors of design, to half developed ideas, we have here added some of the poorest glees in Europe. The tints are detestably bad. The only decently executed figure, perhaps, in the two windows, is that of the blacksmith in the southern corner of the eastern design. M. Marechal would have done well to offer fewer explanations of his intentions in the presence of such realisations. The French journals, but particularly the Moniteur and the Petrie, continue to publish feuilletons on the Exhibition. That by Theophile Gautier no Ealready has created a great sensation, I am told, amongst French artists. Edmond Texier, in the Steele, has, however, turned his attention to the prejudices of his countrymen in connexion with the Exhibition. In an article on this subject, he declares coolly that the Paris Universal Exhibition was as forward on its opening day as the Great Exhibition of 1831 was on the Ist of May in that year. Now, comment on a statement so daring is superfluous. We need only remind M. Texier that we did open on the first, and not on the fifteenth of the month; and, moreover, that if any part of our undertaking was as backw ard as the French building on the 15th of this month—that part belonged to France, Russia, and the United States—not to England. Then there was a catalogue for every visitor on our opening day; and the corresponding numbers were upon the ven ous counters, if lam not greatly mistaken. Again, in England, all was done by the voluntary coutribur Uses of the people. Nobody sought to pilfer dirty profits from a scheme that affected the national honour. We had no company with a soul for divi dends--and foe dividends alone. (pROU Till THE BrILDZItB' BENEVOLENT tens, a 'pedal general meeting of the friends and sup_ pesters of this valuable institution, founded in 1347, for alienate pensions to decayed master builders, including all fugal* I. that profession, and their widows, so well es to live temporary relief to deserving weckmea in cases of so lidest, was held at the London TIMM kW the *intim of fear pseamrse ; the president, W. Lee. Bet, 11. P., is the their. The chairman, in opening the preeriediags, amps hillte3 the meeting upon the state of the inotitutioe, sad remarked that, notwithstanding the war and its depressing %abscise, this charity bad continued its onward progress towards stones. The funded stock now amounted to ; divided as follows : Adis' fund, 3,2501 ; and the bedding feed, 1,60 W. There were et the present time 14 maim mut 11 females receiving the bonito of the institution. sad they bad met there that day for the purpose of electing two tusks and two females, from a list of 14 medidates, all of then, he had no doubt, very distressing eases, but which from the want of necarary fends could net then be token La. fa conolsoion, the chairman called upon the friends of the imitation to eons their esertiose on behalf of this rainy—a moiety which he trailed en loos to see take its sued is the foremost rank with those noble charities et *Mel? England and Englishmen were jsstly pined. The meeting thee proceeded to the election; atter which nose se thanks were passed to Mr. Lee, to Mr. George Bird (the trammorer), wise afterwards Leek theekeir, and to the inns- Mets. Th• idiew_iag notice was issued from the General _ " 1-40 ase mummy, vie. West Ce n t of Africe.—The unarms of the Candace from Plymouth ie farther pest mod until the 6tl morn*. Lettere will be is time r Prowl la 'mem on it* *maim a the 41k proximo,,, NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADITIBALTT, MAT 31.—APTODITIMITIL—Lrisubs. C. B. Kaboviry to ti a Barsparel , L. Bliss to the astrilva don, H. T. Mandell ma A. Headarsoa to *a Royal Albert, for disposal. Paymaster H. Braxton to tho 111 steer. &Goad Koster H. B. Heat to the Horatio. Aetiag Asststant•Borassra T. H. Koos to tin Colossus. Assistant Paymaster IL J. Waterfleld to the Meteor. ENGINEER CORPS POl TEI TURKISH CONTINGENT. —A rendezvous for the enlistment of meows to IN!, is the Corps of engineers attac►ed to the Turkish aostiogeot has bees opened in Cannewrow, Peullament-street, Weenie star. Amongst other awes who are eligible are boatmen and persons w►o ma splice sad knot ropes, tke. On appli- cation the, most prods** testimonials of good &erecter, sobriety, &e. Their daily pay will be as., Ss., sad 25., as cording to conduct and capabilities. Each mss will motive an outfit of regimental necessaries, and in addition 21 twisty. Captain Fisher was engaged throughout yesterday in the Corn Rechange,limcheeter, payieg lb. bounty money to the Coast Gnarl volunteers, and receiving the names of sash SS were desirous of enrolling themselves. During his previous visit he accepted seventy men, and little doubt exists that he will this time obtain a similu number from that city. SHEERNESS, MAT 31. ----------- --- --- The Powerful, 94, Captain Thomas .L. Mamie, arrived here yesterday, from Portsmouth, at noon, came into harbour and anchored up off Blackstakes, in con• sequence of bar ammunition, &it. being on bond. The Daum ad, 6, paddle-wheel steam sloop, Commander S. S. L. Crofton, arrived here yesterday, from Portsmouth, at noon, and an chored in harbour. The Geyser, 6, paddlo.wbeel steam sloop, Commander A. Drew, arrived hers yesterday at 2 p.m., from Woolwich, and anchored in the harbour. -- —.......... —.--.. In consequence lot a hard gale of wind blowing from the north-east, there has been little or no communication with the squadron at anchor at the Norm DUBLIN, MAT 31. A large number of the Louth Rifle Militia have volunteered into cavalry and toot regiments of the line within the last few days. An unfortunate °Mar took place in the corps on Tuesday eight, a sergeant, named filliamte, having been stabbed by a sentinel whom he attacked while under the influence of liquor. The unfortunate fellow was killed on the spot. SERIOUS RIOT AND LOSS OF LIFE. SHIELDS, MAT 30. A most desperate riot took place this morning 011 the sands ►t South Shields, where races were held yester day. It appears that an Irishman named James Roo, a publican at the Castle• Garth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, had tent at the races, as also had another Irishman os the name of M'Anelly, a publican at Gateshead. Roe, it is stated, bore M'Anelly a grudge, and on Tuesday he brought several Irishmen down f rem Newcastle, with a threat that they would clear the whole of the teats. About midnight • deaf and dumb young men, of the name of Johnson, an Englishman, and a most harmless character, went with another man into Rose tent, where they were attacked in a halo:cps mariner, escaping at last with the blood streaming from their persons. Some Englishmen who saw their deplorable condition sought out two pplicemen, mod went to Roe's tent. Toey were immediately attacked by the Irish party, who ware armed with bludgeons, and were driven outside, where they were joined by two other policemen, and a fierce encounter took place. Two of the policemen were fearfully beaten about the head with bludgeons, and all four were left insensible. The English men retreated, and the Irishmen made back to their tent, which they barricaded, and whence they fired guns upon the people outside, fortunately without doing any injury. The wounded policemen were removed in • cart from the sands to • tavern, and from thence to their homes, where they were immediately attended to by medical men. By the advice of the Mayor reinforcements of policemen were mat for from the River Tyne and Tynemouth police stations, and, under the command of Mr. Engine, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Reed, and assisted by a considerable body of civilians, they marched down to the sands. This was about three o'clock in the morning. The Irishmen were still firing guns, and actiog in • riotous manner. Mr. Raglan demanded that they should desist, but he was answered by a volley from Agun. He went nearer,whee some one thrust a sword through his leg. An order was then given to attack the tent, when aboat 30 Irishmen, armed with pistols, guns, and bludgeons leaded at the end, rushed out upon them. A desperate conflict sassed, which lasted for about 20 minutes, bat 33 of the rioters were eventually captured. the rest fled. Many of the rioters were fear. fully wounded about the head, some of them seriously. About a doses have been removed to the hospital in Durham gaol, and the rest are under medical treatment in the lock-up house. But one of them, Peter Campbell, ' a beer-shop keeper, died in the station-house this afternoon. Maddison, • policeman, is in a very precarious condition. LIMITED LIABILITY BILL. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1855. A Bill for Limiting the Liability of Members of cer tain Joint Omsk Companies. Prepared sod brought la riatan Mr. Beem sad Viseseant Palmerston. The meads rented i s italics are proposed to be in eammdliss.] Mundell is eopedseett to astable members of Joist Stock Composite to limit** liability for the debts and engage- meats of emit sompasim to which thee are maw subject he it theedthe emeeated by the Qualm's Meet Kenitra Majesty, mull milli the advise sad omens of the Lords Spirituel gull ibmpteek sad Commons, la this present Parliament essembied, and by the authority of the same, as follows L Asy joint stook company to be formed 'seder the Ant of the eighth year of her Majesty, shooter one boa dreg and tea (Aber than an insurance company), Melee •eapital stock of the seminal mom t of not leas thao Ise mik fAcurisied pounds, divided into shares of a nomisal value not less than isonsfy-fies pounds eseb, may obtain a certificate of 'monist* reeisustiou with limited liability upon complying with the ouditions fol lowing, in addition to doing all other matters and things now required in order to obtain a certificate of complete registration ; that is to say,—(l.) The promoters shall sate ea their re t to the office for provisional registration that such company is proposed to be formed with limited liability: (2.) The word "limited" shall be tbe last ward of the nome er the company: (3) The deed of settlement shall contain a statement to the effect that the company is formed with limited liability : (4.) The dead of settlement shall be ensested by shareholders holding shares to the amount in the aggregate of at least ihree-jorrthe of the nominal capital of the sempony, at d there shall have been paid up by each seek shareholders, on account of his shares, not less than its pima per medusa : (6) The payment of the above per esniage shall be acknowledged in or endorsed on the deed of settlement, and the fact of the same having been botee-fide eo paid, shall be verified by a declaration of the promoter., or any two of them, made is parlance of the out made in the siath year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, chapter 62. And upon such con ditions being complied with, and such other matters end things done, the registrar of joint stock companies shall grant • certificate of complete registration with limited lie to such company. 11. Any joint stock company, except es aforesaid, com pletely registered under the said act of the eighth year of her Majesty, and having a capital stock of the nominal amount of not less than twenty thothimed ponwde, may obtain a certificate of complete registration wilt limited liability, in manner and subject to the conditions following; that is to say, the directors of such company may, with the consent of at least three foes ism is number and value of its share. holders present at any general meeting summoned for that purpose, make ouch alteration in the name, nominal value of shares, and deed of se element of the company as may be necessary for enabling it to comply with the conditions hereinbefore mentioned with respect to joint stock companies backlog to obtain certificates of complete registrii- Cos with limited liability; and upon compliance with such conditions the registrar shall grant to such company, by its sow name, a certificate of vaunts.* registration with limited liability, and thereupon all privileges and obligations hereby attached to companies with limited liability, their share holder., directors, and officers, shall attach to the company named in such certificate, its shareholder, directors, and officers. 111. Every company that has obtained a certificate of complete registration with limited liability shall painter affix, end shall keep pain ed or affix d, its name on the out side of every office or place in which the business of the company is carried on, in • conspicuous position, in letters easily legible, end shall have its name erg in legible characters on its seal, sad shill have its name mentioned in legible characters in all notices, advertisements, and other official publications of such company IV. If such company do not paint or affix, and keep painted or affixed, its same, in the manner aforesaid, each of the directors thereof shall be Hanle to a penalty net exceed ing fiespseme, for nu so paintiog or affixing its name, and he omey dip &Meg which such name is not so kept painted eazed ; end if any director or other officer of the com pany, or say perms on its behall, use any seal purporting to be a seal of the company whereon its name is not so engraven as aforesaid, or issue or authorise the issue of any soda, advertisement, or other official publication, relating to the business of the clonally, wherein its same is not mentioned in the manner aforesaid, he shall be liable to a penalty of fifty pounds. V. No increase to be made in the nominal capital of any company that has obtained a certificate of comp:ete registration with limited liability shall be advertised or otherwise treated as part of the capital of such cow pray, until it has been registered with the Registrar of loiat-stock C Jmpanies • and no such registration shall be made unless a deed is produced to the region., executed by shareholders holding shares of the nominal value of not lea than rotrityjive pounds to the amnia is the aggregate of at least three .fourthe of the proposed lacreased capital of the company, nor unless it is proved to the registrar, by such acknowledgment and declaration as hereinafter mentioned that u pon each of such shares there has bean paid up by the holder thereof an amount of not less than twenty pounds per canteen ; and if any such increase of capital sa aforesaid be advertised or otherwise treated as part of the capital of the company hefore the same has been so re gistered, every director of such company shall incur a penalty offilty pounds ; end the payment of the above per tentage shell be acknowledged in or endorsed on the deed so pro duced, and the facto( the same having been bona fide so paid shall be verified by a declaration of the director., or any two of them, made is pursuant,. of the sato Act made in the 'nth year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth. chapter sixty. two. Vi. The members of a joint stock company which has so obtained a certificate of complete registration with limited liability, after such certificate is granted, notwithstanding the provisions contained in the said Act of the eighth year of her present Majesty, shell not be triable under any judg ment, decreer, or order which shall be obtained against such sempany, or for any debt or engagement of such company, Author or otherwise than ±s hereinafter provided. VII. If any execution, either at law or in equity, shall have been issued against the property or effects of the wea -1 pany, and if there unnot be found sufficient whereon to ' levy such execution, then such execution may be issued against any of the shareholders to the extent of their shares respectively in the capital of the company not then paid up : provided always, that no such execution shall issue 'genet any shareholder except upon an order of the Court in which the action, suit, or other proceeding shall have been brought or institu ted, made upon motion in open Court after suffi cient notice in writing to the person sought to be charged ; and upon such inane such court may order execution to issue accordingly; and for the purpose of ascertaining the names of the shareholders, and the amount of capita »- maiming to be paid upon their respective shares, it shall be lawful for any person entitled to any such execution, at all reasonable times, to inspect the register of shareholders without fee. VIII. Where any company completely registered under the said Act of the eighth year of her present Majesty shall ebtals a certificate of complete registration with limited liability, the grant of mob certifieste shall not prejudice or affect any right width previously to the grant of such cer tificate has aseesed to say auditor or other penes signet the company la be mmente capacity, or against say preen them beteg or havdag bon a member of such company, bat way nib ere See or ether penes shall be entitled so all cob seneedise spies& die empeny in its corporate capacity, sad @palest every puma then being or having been • amber of such mummy, es De would have been entitled to it me seek esetilints bed not hew obtained. 11. No ellseation main by Mao of Mb set in the name et any Gemmel shell pelmets, or WM my right which poimimgy to such Mention has monied to seek esespeny =set any other osespeny or parses, ee 'Dish Me es te any other e=sny cc poems se my sash oompany, het nay es again& my Miter momany or perms, sad every et or penes ea against such employ and the sumbses thereof, shell be entitled to all soak remedies ea they rte he would have boss entitled to if no mak alteration bed boss made ; and De seek alteration shall abate se mar isketive any legal peoseding pending at the time Mies auk altered°. 1:. M pg 1. In the am of any eseemay whisk has obtained • seetificats a limited liability, whenever, on taking the pearly swami& of such company, or by any report of ibe stediasee ranee!, it appears that arse/arra. of the anillabllfl MIMI stock of the company has twat lost, is Ins boom unavailable in the course of trade, or Ibis Ile lesiksaiey of shareholders, or from any other us., ra Mae and business of such ecuipany shall forth with esegeogr dial be carried on for the sole purpose of winding up its affairs, and the directors of such comps , shell forthwith take proper steps for the dissolution of sempeny, sad for the winding up of its affairs, either a. petition to the Court of Chancery, or by exercise of Ski peen of the deed of settlement, or by sash other lawful Mum ea they may think most It. XI. If any company whom trading and business ought seder the last immediately pncedieg Heti= of this Act to have ceased, coldness after that time to carry oa any Spiltor business, except for the sole and both fide par rwinding op its a ff airs, every director a emit sem gem ohm be liable to a penal: ty e :IA es se ctlr e afri fri ti; t e n tr es. meek during wk . . u XII. Beery pecuniary penalty imposed is pursuant* of this Act shall be deemed • debt due to the Crown, and shall be reemerable scoordiagly. This Act shall, so far as consistent with the con fab aid subject matter thereof, be taken as pert of sod siseirsed with the said Act of the eighth year of her present M4asty, chapter ono hundred and ten, and the Lot of the sibleoth year of her Majesty, chapter seventy-eight, and all tezovisloos of the said Acts, save is so far as they are by this Act, shall apply to piteous and compthiee applying for or obtaining a certificate of complete registra tion with limited liability. XIV. This Act shall not apply to Scotland. XV. This Act may be cited for all purposes as " The Limited Liability Let, 1866." MASTER. ARTHUR NAPOLZON.—We are requested to state that the name of this juvenile artist Is Arthur, not Louis, as erroueouly stated is ma wake of his performance at the Crystal Palace. CRYST•L PALLCZ.-13taulke D•Te—M•T 31. •dmissions as payment, 1,996 ; ditto by mania Mao% 103.—Teta1, 2,199. CRYSTAL PALACI.—ROURII of admissions for Mx days main May 28.—Nussber admitted. Whirling mama tidbit 110 , 24936; unseat mosivod far admissions, 1,0061. 18s. pimmtion lan remedy Mos enlmitled thidireelore Sr Imellidrat aseemmediaka idling Irma hie ewe. whir peels eleamMenem. the dimples leaddered they mites mem Mete Safi a idle and Morel addl, aid they hew lad re plea. gere rembrlng agemelene el Mho mtilesthe hem he eldmeat• Seetateitasifilag dinalitits ahead Oa Me imam ham hits. me* beta We le midi the made limed pad erninamismite without letempelem ANlmegh N. whitened et the meads IN Me aserpeet envies lee emedenel gerlone dhadrantege m Ihe empty In meted le he eniteary tree* the meet regineltratill• her that rm. rim Meade ettesty. if not entirely. a gemegeellem he& Avannamas Prierac dlrmege ham meently tom in vited lesurtment t• Wasik way reremlng the A.. vadat Cheese by the eaddlihmsee of • mad* esimmismr taw repared le de. egi s e allmehp de payed of etignatereinunmetkm to the . ermes ne the mime tam the trampeat mewls of • ealldeat anmlr of the eimpagye roma ahall pier et Maritimes.' the mem erin ft Me abet. Sena. •01111111M•armor at Caren—lle diwaee Wm Mee, kw row dean peek aware that a diadem, of heed amenmedealen at Cairo iserponsegere, in transit to and trees leak. la, hat is.. that it mime hem the lltm deans the ea semen with the India West kw ha by Iles over laad Teats, is by • large nude" rand acs: The Mar Mee hie nde at t tre= kir= ter sealhe, mid me emeigietly own emeamies le dm Itehiliespere this Me labs pemendem mikes regal» mere dna • MO'needle, end • meek Igen the halal =seesselly lie • prelereem le On mist eaelseeers, lags pulse Ind dilhady In cemilmtable assommedmien. la mars te predde armory hr Mie mines direetere lune rewetly made aa arrangement with a = i t= pram ler flaringep a Imp Mat* are tee to the kindles elle Coln and Alexandria ralle BbB =itte rend to Bonin. This Musk MM Wiwi the ••Traimit will be Brat eminent, derstel te No memmodation of palmier. to and hem he r and the diresean tied It will be ford to remedy muck at die dwindle% Whores impelled of. Tuna Remus' karawair.- The completion of the rallersy from Aisubdrin M Caro, there is near to believe, will be elected in October amt; end the director are enabled to announce the ers rommement of an enterprise of even greater importance, the rentionatlon of the railway from Cairo to the lad gee. This undertaking hat been decided upon by bia dighnem the present Viaeroy of Egypt. Contrasts for the sun ply of the material IN sonstrusting it have bees entered into by ea of Ins Highness; ar.d It la stated, that tee line la to be eemplald by the nun:wow of swat year. Tins railway, forming, ma it will dm • dap, easy and inlet swans of transit between the Red Sea sad Nan liedt terrenesn, coaerreety fail, under jriekr matisparpt„ to ezeraise -- - Warms In am. 104 the Mal ' an important e mg roam resew's@ of India, and other pikes in the East, end in drawls@ a large 111111111111 t of teals to the "Owe ad itente."_ TasPaawaware evisCieweAlaavict Tuno.—A fond, Wm the ' above ritle. sad es indsh. Y anspliance with the rapes of the Tee 'hamlet Maakees, sciaveped es the directors at the medal meeting of geopriemes halos the let et Mardi feet, the rams of ez tad ateiwess • bee been attain& boo begs kneed eut of the emolu ments retimpdshed by these agailandomen for the bark of the man. palsy. Thais to the number of 693, and to the vase 6174,794 for rife marenses, and 7,0291. 17a4d. for superannuation meth a, have. to this been effected in the latrine Life and Casualty Motu:-1 Ammo edefP • hyperons ht the compsayh employ, the company costribetigtomemb die waft= ea • wale varying from one-third to ono.half etas anima, memeding to the astare:of the risk. Tar law Was ('Marti..—The proprietors are aware of the Mum of new Mass under the supplemental charter empvwenng the Cow pony to In man he capital by 1.00,0001. sterling, by the creation of MAIM ism of 301 each. 'The directors have new to report that the hoiden of the old shams have availed themselves of their right of preltegaso to p the new shares at par, to the can sh aresll,7M The balance of 6,104 hares—lem sash as my at be taken up by proprietors IN siding In India, and whidtima only be wet entirely few in ,number—run tins in the mob et the abeeteare, sad will be dealt with, tor the ',sera .benefit at the oeuipeey, in mai UMW as may be most espedlent for the weepeafe eflubtase. n• dtreeWee do not contemplate making further alb a mama m the 164141 Marrs already Issued. There wileoosmpraft sem& el ate Zed genital the 6,264 shares at 50k tai, arewebwh M MAW.: end 401. bet uncalled on each of the imosamm,••••••t* to 551,8401.; making a total of Mare capital avallehla, irtgalitoseg be required, of 862,04 i L You will, therefore, a* teat the ammo; Is Y a wand position for cancelling the deben ture eapbfide whets et le bar% dwell such a measure be considered desirable ftelt is time wash and for Warming its fleet, when the extension of de aeration may require enlarged means ol transit. Mr. 'AMIN, is Zemin the adoption of the report, said it showed the company to be in a highly prosperous state. Sir B. MACXAMARAL. R.N., in seconding the motion, re quested information respecting the Candia, which had been made the ,abject of comment in parliament and elsewhere. Mr. ANDEILIION, M.P., said there was no foundation whatever for the reports which bad recently gone abroad respecting that vessel. The Candia had been tested six months previously in the war transport service. Ile had also the satiefsetion of informing the proprietors that letters had been received that morning from Malta announcing the safe arrival of the Candia at that stotion on the 21st instant, having made her passage from the river in lite. more than ten days, having exhibited throughout a perfect freedom from crankiness, and everything having proceeded eatisfec• torily to all on board. A RHAREHOLDISIt expressed a hope that the debenture debt of the company would not be paid off. Mr. ANOUSON observed that the debentures had a con siderable time to run, and there was ample time for consi dering the matter. The motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of General Bagnold, seconded by Colonel Mitchell, a dividend of 3} Der cent. was declared. On the motion of Mr. Dent, a vote of thanks was given to the chairman and the directors. , lAfter a brief acknowledgment from the Chairman, the meeting separated. MUSIC. CURIOUS AFFAIR. About two months ago, a person residing at Mac. clinfield addressed a letter, containing a Bank note for ten pounds, to an individual who cantos on business in Man ithe.ter. Net receiving any acknowledgment, he made in quiring respecting it, when he was assured that no such letter or remittance had come to hand. Of course, the blame was laid upon the post-office. The number of the note being known, payment was stopped at the Bank, where it soon made its appearance; and an officer from the Missing Letter Office was mat down to true it. It was soon discovered that, on the evening of the day on which the letter would be delivered in Manchester, the note which was inclosed ie it had been sent from a disreputable house to a tavern for change, and in payment for a bottle of wine. On making inquiry from the mistress of the house, she perfectly recollected having sent out the note, and readily described the person who had asked her to I procure change for it; adding that she should know him agate. Whilst thee inquiries were going on, it became apparent that the person who had got the nom weals a posi tion ti her of them, and had become alarmed; for the indi vidual to whom the note had been addressed announced to the pollee that he bad received Us pounds inclosed in a letter which he produced, and had duly credited his Mac. teafield correspondent with the mossy; so that there wee no occasion to carry the matter any further. This did not satiate the post-tam official ; sad the inquiries were eon tinned. As the suspicious of the Mims peiated chiefly to wards the clerks is the poet-office, the minus was desired to look at all the clerks assembled for the purpose ; and, attic some hesitation, she fixed upon as of them as the offeader t, ea he happened to be a man of remarkably good chirseter, sad she was not quite positive respecting his identity, she wee believed to be mistaken. The poet-ease distal, fi nding that Ito could not carry the matter say further, returned home leaving it in I the Made of the police, who matiatied their in quiries. Somehow or other it was wupected that the puma to whom the note bad been addressed we. probably, after all, the man who bad get it changed, as his person corresponded pretty dusty with the description given by the woman. It was consequently arranged that a police officer to plain clothes should engage him in conver sation in the street, and that the woman should eau up and ask him some Indifferent question, and see whether she could identify him. She consequeatly anus up, and asked him whether an omnibus passed that w ay; to whih he re plied in the affirmative, and, perceiving that she looked at him attentively, added, " I think I have tun you before ;" to which she promptly replied, " Tee, you have, you vil- I lain; you are the man who gave me the 101. note, which has very nearly caused me to be seat to prison." The utter confusion of the fellow when he beard this sharp was very manifest, and it was by no means shale* when SW caw told him who he was, and reproaalud blm he hie ful conduct. It was found,howourt that me minds= could be successfully profaned wawa Ws. He was ese• ',queasily not token into austail, mg will maps any other ' punishment than the reproaolles at his own conscience, aad the reflection, l ram bittar, that his rascality had yielded him no pro fi t —Nowskeefer Goordien. COTTON MILL DESTROYED IT FIRE.—On Wed woodsy • cotton mill, called WORM Mill, belonging to Mr. Jobs Chadwick, at Oldham. was p artially i destroyed by dm The flames were discovered an es • watchman early as balf•past two Veloric. The boil lag is five stories high, and about 24 yards long, with short wisp of three stories at the north and south extremities. The south wing is the warehouse, and here the Are commeneed, and did the most damage, There were four firs-engiase procured, bat there was a scarcity of water for a time, sad the Baum spread rapidly. By cis o'clock is the morning, when the d an ger of • farther extension of the Ere was over, the south wing and the three upper stories of the main build leg had been destroyed. Time wee a large stock of twist and fustian cloth is the warehouse, sad the less in this part of the building alone will probably be 1,6001 in stock. Of the machinery, about 17,000 melee were destroyed, but the cording asebtoes, which were in the lower stories, have rely bees damaged by water. The meshes were partly enured by insures*. The origin of the Are is unknown. PROPOSED 891111431148 Uu.wei.—The Boulogne Ciesetisesys—" nos is eau non a serious intuition of smiting Frame sad liifisot by a fratimidas railway. The Wein proJaat is OM a Dr. Pamirs, elm with 4C sub upsneue balk ad wileit he is use investor, 1,600 salon sad RATON. OWN alibis yards of ssatintei, sad 10,000,0004 sterling sw i rmisia, mould undertake Indoilliest • Wand, by muse et whisk' the strait which negasease tbe 1111•11111111 would he ennui la $S missies. 'llwe pitiless( this eininet ha. no inanely paring web Ist*al the dui& tel , ipmmes to it, as bales the sincerest pert Elie .. lemiend. veil as that when the deg* of water is Os Mile LONDON AND SOUTH RAILW, A special general emoting of the proprietors of this asepany washeld yesterday, at the Waterleorood Statists, Os lisunker • bill now seadieg in parliament 6 , for stabs. Mile Ms aucuties et weeks by :he sempany, for regulating theirMISMI, and for other purposes." Mr. W. J. Commix. the chairman of aimless, pre:n*4 aid nearly 200 gentlemen were present. The Secretary, Mr. L. Caostatn, first read the &paint wir plot of the directors upon the subject of the eztession Hue tom Dorchester, or from Yeovil to Exeter, which report WO published in the newspapers last week. The directors 111111MRINS•ded the adoption of the clauses, by which the assidtes• of the Houle of Commons to whom their bill was refined seek to bind the company to construct this Hee. If the company should refuse to enter into that sr rengereent, the bill must be abandoned at great loss and inconvenience to the company, and probably they would also be precluded from any application to parliament next year. lb. SOLICITOR (Mr. Bircham) read the heads of the bill which is now blase* the House of Commons. Its objects are to authorise an alteration of the levels of the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway, the construction of a short branch at Lambeth across to the Nine Elam station, and of a quay, wharf, and embankment on the Thames at Nine Elms; for which purposes the sum of 9,0001. uto be allowed to be raised by new stock : and the bill also provides for the con version of the preference shares into stock, and for creating, when the proprietors may think fir, a new debenture preference sthek, to pay off the mortgage and bond debts of the company. The clauses which have been inserted by the committee of the House of Commons (to enforce a fulfilment of the pledge given by this company in 1853, upon the faith of which the House of Commons rejected the Devon and Thwart Railway scheine) a give thous the alterna.ive of ap• plying fur a bill in the muftis. of 1856 and 1857 to make ithin fi we years a single line from Yeovil or from Dorchester, at the option of the company, to Harter; in default ef which, unless the President of the Board of Trade shall certify that the failure of the bill is not attributable to the company, their dividends will be suspended. The CRAIRkIAN said he believed there was a very divided state of opinion amongst the company upon this question, but many of the shareholders were desirous of extricating the company from the difficulties and the obloquy in which it had lately been involved. He noticed one or two stato ments made in this controversy which were not quite cor rect. The single lisle from Dm:tester to Exeter, originally intended, would have eat from 630,0001 to 700,0001., but when it was to be made double the cost of it would amount to 900,0001., and if the company were obliged to make the line double from Southampton to D .rchester the entire cat would be 1,100,0001. This was an explanation of an apparent discrepancy . in th e directors' estimates, of which some complaint had been made in a letter published in the Times by Mr. Dickenson. The directors had endeavoured to make the best bargain with the House of Commons they could, and felt confident, now, that the dispute would have been terminated satis factorily, if the shareholders should sanction the arrange. meet they bad made. The Board of Trade, the House of Commons, and the public, agreed in regarding this Company as pledged in homier to do that which as yet they had failed to perform ; and it would be an useful responsibility upon those who should now refuse to fulfil it, when the op portuaity was renewed. He was aware that the opponents of the directors had made great exertions to obtain votes to-day all over the country ; but it really appeared that there was, notwithstanding their exertions, much indiffer ence to the question ; for out of some 4,500 voters in the company, only 553 proxies had been returned. He trusted, then, that the company would accept the proposed scheme, and he would almost undertake to be Moped responsible for its being a remunerative speculation. In conclusion, be moved that the bill, as now submitted to the meeting, be approved. Count ETRE seconded the motion. Mr. HELPS contended that the company bed only under taken to make a single line, and that Mr. Francis Scott, the late chairman, est-faded his authority when be offered to double the line. Therefore the pledge was not binding. Boddie, the meeting of May, 1863, had no right to decide on such an undertaking at all ; the matter was beyond its province. Even if these were a pledge, the legislators had released the company from it by passing a bill this asrion for another company to make a line !row Maiden Newton to Bridport, which quite altered the circumstances. He moved, as an amendment, that the meeting should not ap prove of the bill. Mr. DICKINSON seconded the amendment. He resented the assumption of a committee of the House of Commons to erect itself int* a tribueal and pass sentence upon this com pany, forcing it to make a railway which he felt confident would pay its espouses. Mr. ADDISON spoke In support of the original resolution, urging that as the company had got the benefit of defeating the Devon and Dorset Railway Bill in 1853, it was bound in conscience to ezecate the work which it had promised to do, end which parliament thought was required by the -.t Mr. ry. PCNCHARD spoke on the other side, observing that there were many iestancee of the promoters of railway undertakings abandoning them, and he did not see why this company alone should be punished for it. Sir Julia WALsu, M.P., thought • strong Case had been made out against the chances of the proposed line being remunerative, and it would he better for the company to withdraw this bill, than to submit to an interference which was likely to be prejudicial to railway property throughout the kingdom. Mr. WELL. warmly recommended that the pledge should not be repudiated. Mr. Serpent Omists. (a director), then made an ener mad speech against the course pursued by the committee, and spinet the claims which they hive inserted in the bill. He ridiculed the policy of extensions westward, and pre dieted that those who found it profitable to promote them would not be content to stop at Exeter, but would go on to Plymouth, and thence to the Scilly Islands. The com pany should not submit to be bullied out of their property without being heard. They should either withdraw their bill at once, or fight out the question in the Home of Lords, Ruder the Wharneliffe order. Mr. Hawaii( (the solicitor) said the bill could not be withdrawn without the leave of the house. Mr. HUTCHINS. M.P. vi director), replied to the speech of Mr. Serjeant Omelet, whom he decayed to have es pressed, at the time, his satisfsction with the resolutions of the committee, prov ided that any offensive allusion to the company's having broken its pledge were expunged from them. He (Mr. Hutchins) did not object to the dissentient proprietors petitioning the House of Lords, under the Wharucliffe order. Mr. fierjeent GASILIZ denied, upon hie honour, that he ever expressed himself satisfied to agree to the clauses im posed by the committee, or anything like them; ha had had nothing to do with this hill. Mr. Cooke addressed the meeting in support of the chair man's motion, although, be said, he was quite disinterested on that side, for the only gentlemen prima with whom he Ina acquaiiited were Mr. Saimaa Omelet, Mr. Helps, and also Mr. Dickman, by whose representations it was that to had been induced to become a shareholder. Mr. LICIT (director) said that Mr. Bajada Omsk* mint really have forgotten the circumstance to which Mr. Hutchins referred ; for he (Mr. Lacey) beard the learned serjeant declare, as distinctly as ever be beard a man say anything, that the directors would he unanimous upon this quest 10, and that the sooner the line was made the bettor. Mr. Adjust Mumma again protested that the imartion was perfectly untrue. Mr. Migetas, M.P., briefly spoke against say repudie- Boa of the company's pledge. Mr. HAMILL attempted to speak, but there was much impatiens. for a vote. Oa a show of heads, the CII•111I•N pre his opinion that them wore 66 voting for the amendment, end 63 against it. The resolution was thee put blithe vote sad serried. A poll was demanded, sad it was arranged to keep it open until Tuesday nest at two o'clock. There was another besinees to be done ; the election at a director, to fill a plies at the beard foetidly made result by death. Amidst a good deal of soefisdea, Mr. Cullen's' was elected, aid retuned thanks. Before the niestieg separated, the CHAIRMAN assumed that he was compelled, by a sweindamiss which Mr. W. P. Snell bad obtained against him, to dealers that gentleman duly elected ons of the directors in August last; but the hoard bad *greed to a rendition (whisk be ) d esroad mbi. forth their opiates that it was necessary ter lir. las give an explanation of metals eiresaassaasse bsisacias to the election, before he should take his sent at the beard. Mr. SHILL, in reply, declared his reedisem to give soy explanation that could he required. The meeting was adjoaraod, having Lasted sears thaa Mar bears. b. 7 TLAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Yesterday the 29th half-yearly meeting of this ocanpaay wee held at the company's Aloes, Leadenhall street ; Sir J. Marnssox, Bart., M.P., in the chair. The Csarassar, in opening the proceedings, said he had great pleawire is informing the meeting that the affairs of the company contissed fa the same prosperous state is which he bad had the plumate of announciag them to be on former occasions. The six months which had elapsed since the last nesting had bees unmarked by any reveres or any casualty whatever—a result is helping with the former re:portent* of the eompeay, generally speaking, bat which at the sane time was deserving of remark, as being mainly dee, under Providesos, to the tinnier seal, latent. pace, and general good conduct of the servants of the tym pany. (Cheers.) lie would not detain tho meeting by say farther remarks from proceeding to the bushier of the day. The 811011 TART, Yr. C. W. Howell then read the re port, of which the following is an a eat : It stated that data the last report two ships, the &vs and Alhambra, had bees added to the lest; the former being destined for the India, the latter fer the Pesissula suds% and that both would be reedy to no la a moth's tins. The Pen was expected to be sooty about the Ist of Asyut, sad Oda vessel sad the An, It an_ revoked by the ma fir Itn war soniseossoli tortuy Innen th= notounisattesa as impedes* extort. trader the heed, Tramped geniis." the mod sootiasei : Tau waa sionse.-1151ms too doom et the sampants ...... emsonsise M the quer to swift WWI leo% sow is do ma onion myna the union =else mat, =la at pen erns um ono Imp stan el tin t hiskroanam the amp. ing tab OM al griammelits sou Ise dosloprit it ma ogye sellidisel Waft sei Ma andiellehis imps. alp. Ad **nem et ssammeMso Or Or mkt* oatq parts& limy • muds Ile notryorld trollesit M di= 11 11 ello* ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Don Giovanni was performed last night for the first time this season ; and Tarnburini, after an absence of three years, resumed his part of the dissolute hero of the pies.. This greet VIM/miss.. ...i« woo 51ie....1..4 leaves and husky, probably from some temporary cause, for is every other respect he seemed in full possession' of his powers. His personation of the character was as fine a piece of histrionic art as ever; and if he sang with less voice than formerly, there was no falling off in the animation of his manner or the graceful finish of his style. Mdlle. Jenny Ney was to have appeared in the character of Donna Ansa ; but it was intimated by a hand-bill distributed in the house that she was suffering from so severe an indisposition as to render it impossible for her to sing, and that Madame Rudersdorff bad kindly un dertaken to perform the part at a very short notice. The task of undertaking thus suddenly and with so little pre paration • put in which another person was expected to appear is a very trying one ; but Madame Rudersdorff is too good an artist to be easily taken unprepared. She showed htreelf thoroughly conversant with the character; sated it with great energy, and sang the music with ezeel lent effect. Mario resumed his old part of Ottavio—a part which no performer can make other than insipid ; but he sang beautifully, particularly the famous " II mio tesoro," into which he threw a softness and sweetness peculiarly his own. Lableebe was the Leporello, which ►e played in his usual rollicking way, and sang magnificently. Boeio, as Zerlina, was as @harming apostranne as could be imagined. She was encored in both her airs, " Batti, batti," and " Vedrai, casino." Mdfle. Mires was.the Bloke ; pleasing as usual, but deficient in the force and passion which this very arduous part demands. The character of Elvin, we have always thought, is not understood, and is a com mitted to a performer capable of doing it justice. Were it to be adopted by an actress and singer of the highest clams, it might be made the most powerful and important female part in the opera. The theatre was exceedingly full, and the Queen and Prince Albert honoured the performance with their presence. WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE. Last night a general meeting of the members of the Working Men's College was held at the Hall of Alm. siatins, Csattratres,t being • kind of reunion at the elms of die third time. The attendance was very numerous. The Rev. F. D. Kanincs, principal of the college, pre sided, and observed that the largeness of the atndance on ee bed an emote, proved the interest whit* Sat o pupils took is the lastiratlen. The amounts be received of the pro gress of the different classes were satisfactory. The number of pupils remained about the sense as at the close of the previous term, bat the 'madames at elms was steady. The We of • similar institution for working women had boss eenaidend, and he belie co nte mplatedg MU larger than was originally would be wrought out of it. He was glad to Gad that they—the worlds, seesi—entertained higher and better notions about the odualiat of women than too many of those above them In mkt? did. He had spoken to several ladies on the sub jest of giving Instruction to the working women, but they mid that insider to do so with effect they should them selves be first instructed upon the went, of the working wears. Ho bad himself given • lecture on this subject • sheet tint ago in the college in Red Lion-square, which was very munerouly attended. With regard to these institu timegsserally he believed that one would be established be annesion with one e xten ded universities, and be hoped to me them throughout all the large towns of the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) The Priseipal then called on the several teachers who were premed to speak to the condition end progress of their several deems, which they did in very approving terms. They ales stated the arrangement of studies for the ensuing teem. The rev. gentleman then read • paper on the e► lens of working-men's institutions, which he said wow up about the same time, and from the same neesesity, as the new Adraiaistrative Reform Association. He tiossidered the tendency of the new association wrong in decrying se it had done birth and ancestry, and paying too exclusive a I regard to mere stems in the pansies of wealt merith, whilst the aristocracy wen orally wrong P.i regarding es a mere question of opinion. It was the duty of the working- men to remain spectators for the present, and meanwhile to educate themselves to the level of those above them. The lecture concluded amidst loud applause, and a vote of thanks wee passed on the rev. prints .al. COURT OF COMMOU PLEAII3.—MAY 31. SITTINGS IN SANOO.-SUNGAS 111. ANTICS CROWDS/. The court only sat this morning to hear motions, and soon afterwards adjourned, their lordships having to meet the other jedgee in the Court of Error. gee AT rut PUSS, IN NIDDI.NSIX. - 1 17011 AND & COMMON AGIT. "PANS N. BOOTT.--BIIMACII OP P101(181 OP MATIATAGIL The plaintiff :a this ease, bliss Sophia Evans, sued the lefeadent, DP.. Andrew Scott, to recove r compeiaustiaa.4 eionseguenes of his having refused to perfores t rigeralas to • mini bu s and she laid her damages at • The der A rather novel feature in the Device market the fondant p'.eadsd that he did not promise ;,. it toesworibiff. - time to y o srform the promise had not elapsed ; mad Abet the._ other day was the presence of three Sacks of goats, of about .• 60 in each flock. They ace on their route from North Mr. a n i m a Wilki ns sa d Mr. Skeet au seareg lee 4 1 Pbbisti f .f had released him from his promi4b. o r Wales. towards London, being sold as.,••/•hum., offend. Ple.atiff, but 'open= appeared to defend We malLoa. ....... THE LIQUOR LAW IN NEW TOEL--111WWW W. ais. g el jaaag W il kins, in o p e ning the ki nss ine *A . _ Ceetti ... ..Bakier tad Besuel Beertisity. BK.. sack In a log the °sly redeeming tact he could discover digeowiastV and mamma* NM, Published in %Do New York Asww„ coadnet was his absence on that mead er .ta haw% Ow gives a lesial **km that imported liquors may be soil by peered to set up such a defence u that s i vac ', saybedy in emy pi by the few e( the United StAtee, plesolisge would have been an Insult to ei .y m u s k ems ' b e no de n ew er an eel pulsed by gm how 1 iniss, and would have auravated the injury upon hie client. The fame which It was asassuy to Mte e tenets skettelleti. Xl4 JUSTICE WILLIAIUI :, ~~~ ~,, Kab3 3intelltsence. - SUMMER CIRCUITS FOR THE JUDGES, 1&545. Yesterday the Judges et ties several Omuta of Qom's Bench, (haw ma nes% sad lisehataer aseecabled In the tectearcer Cb.m►r, Westminster RAU. lee the ;wpm cd the several circuits IV= whisk UN* win rahrestlvely ironed to d the tundra/ !UM , am metals la sad far the &threat acetifies of land and Wales, whoa the toilowlig arrampossts wen agreed to : - - - SOUTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT. The Lord Chief Justice at the Court et Qeeenh Bomb, whl wog the Lord CWef Jurfee of t►e Court of Cam= Pleas, et Cbeeter As. dem to by held at Cardiff, Haverfordwett, Cardigan, Carmarthen. Steen, Ptestelse, and Chester. NORTH WALES AND MESTER CIRCUIT. The Lord Chief Jostles of the Court of Common Plea., who meet* the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Doeen's teeth, at Chester As. else; to be hdd at Newtown, Welly, Carnarvon, Peaamarta, Rs. thin, Mold, and Cluster. OXFORD CIRCUIT. The Lord atIM Baron of the Court of Exeheque•, end the Hon. Mr. Janice Erle—Asalzes to be held at Abingdon, Oxford, Woemoter i , Stafford, Shrewsbury, Ilerefwd, Monmouth, and CSokerster. NOttIrOLIC CIRCUIT. The floe. Mr. BaroiiP;;lZS — r — oxi the Boa Mr. Baron Alderson-- Matzo to be held at Aylesbury. Bedford, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich, and the City of Norwich. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. The Roe. Mr. ladles Coleridge and the lion. Mr. 3natioe kfaule— Ageism to ha held at Northampton, Oakbam, Liatoln, Nottuigharn, Derby, Leicester. Coventry, and Warwick. .7: ---- 1111111112 HOME CIRCUIT. Tb7"flon. Mr. Justine Wightmau and the Hoe. Mr. Justice Cress. well—fireices is be held at Hertford, Chelmsford, Maldaton o „ Lewes, and Croydon. -.-_..._ WMTERN CIRCUIT. The Mu. Mr. Justice Williams and the Hoe. Mr. Justice Crowder —keine to be held at Winchester. Devises, Dorchester, Exeter, Bo& rein, Bridgewater, and Bristol City. NORTHEILN CIRCUIT. The Hoe. Mr. Baron Platt and the Hos. Mr. Jue'lce Crowder Arises to be held at Innesstec, Appleby. Carlisle, Newcastle, Durham. Took. end Liverpool. In Town—The Hen. Mr. Bunn Martin. EQUITY COURTS.-MAT 31. ■ Mai • ICR. C NAMCILLOI6 111 a. IPTIMAT. CAMPBELL V. HOOPER. This wu a bill for an ordinary foreclosure decree upon the ease as stated by the plaintiff. The demece wu, that the mortgege was made by a lunatic, who had since been so found by inquisition ; that the plaintiff had notice of the lunacy when he advanced his money ; and it wee submitted on the part of the defendants that the plaintiff woe not entitled to the oroinary decree, but that the court, following the mune adopted by the Lord Justices in " Jacobs v. Richards" (18, Braun, p. 300), in the note, would retain the bill for a year, giving ►iberty to the plaintiff to bring such ection übe may be advised, and if he did not succeed within that time that the frill might be dismissed. The money was advanced by the plaintiff to Mrs Cumming, and the mortgage was executed by her after proceedings had been taken to establish her lunacy under the usual commis sion for that purpose. Those proceedings were the subject of very lengthened discussion and great expense, and were before the public on various occasions. The question now discussed was simply this, whether, where money was bon& Bile advanced by a mortgagee without notice of the incom petency of the mortgagor, upon a mortgage security given to him, he should have the benefit of his mortgage security upon a suit for foreclosure or not. Mr. Matins and Mr. Taylor were for the plaintiff; Mr. Bacon and Mr. Morris for the principal defendants, the per sonal representatives of Mrs.Cumming ; and Mr. Burfon for another oefendant, interested in Mrs. Cumming's estate. The Vice• Chancellor laid he did not understand that the simple finding of lunacy should deprive the mortgagee of all equitable relief, and upon the authority of several cues to which his honour referred he thought there was no reason why this court should rot administer the equity be tween the parties, and interfere for the purpose of putting them into their former position. He thought that there must have been some misapprehension in the case of " Jacobs v. Richards" of the view taken by the Lords Justices, of which a very imperfect note was before him ; and acting on what he considered to be the general practice of the court, he thought that the insanity of a mortgagor, of whom no ad vantage had been taken, did not invalidate the transaction, and the decree be should make would be in the common form for foreclosure. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-MAY 31. SITTINGS IN RANCO.—IKPOIR LORD CAMIDILL. ADD Jurricze TOLI• RIMS" SRL; AND CROMPTON. THE QUEEN V. THE EARL OF MORNINOTON. -QUO In this cue a rule had been obtained calling on the Earl of Morniogton to show cause why a quo warrant° should not issue to remove him from the am of Warden of Waltham Forest. Mr. Petersdorff now showed cause against the rule; in support of which Sir F. Thesiger and M►. Willes appeared. The Court intimated that a quo warranto would be a most inconvenient mode of trying Lord Morniogtou's right to the office, and suggested that he should admit having received money in virtue of the office, when an action could be brought for money had and received, which would thus dis tinctly raise the issue. This course was acoeded to. BAIL COURT.-MAY 31. SITTIAOII AT CODD V. DADLEY.-ACTION OP TROVBEL. This was en action brought to recover possession of cer tain goods, which it was alleged the defendant bed wrong fully seised and converted to hie own use, the property vesting in the plaintiff as assignee under an order of the Insolvent Court in the insolvency of one James Bennett. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and that the goods were not the property of James Bennett, and that the plaintiff wan not {interned of the goods as assignee as alleged. Mr. O'Malley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edwin James for the defendants. It appeared that an action bad been brought by the plaintiff against Bennett to recover some goods which he had detained for some money due from the plaintiff to him. The plaintiff succeeded in that action, and Bennett became insolvent. The plaintiff became assignee of the nitrite, and in endeavouring to realise it the defendants opposed him by prating forward an alleged bill of saie, by which the plain tiff was prevented taking the property, and this action had been brought. The defence was that the defendants were the owners of the White Horse, at Capel, and they had in 184 G let it to Bennett, who ran up a bill with them of 106/., and on Codd bringing his action they obtained a bill of sale from Bennett, to secure the amount. The defendants, when they found that the action was going against Bennett, pat in force the bill of sale, and took possession of the goods in sati►faction of their debt. His lordship having summed up, The jury found a verd•ct for the defendants. COURT OF EXCHEQUER-MAY 31. This court only met pro forms, and the learned barons then joined the other judges in the Court of Ezehequer Chamber. WINGS AT $l6l IFIICIL-DIPOIII 111. /LATON P4llll AND OCOIMON SOUR . . --- This was the first day of the served sittings in this term. The list contsioed 46 causes, 17 of which were !amanita The causes which came on for trial were alone of interest to the portico concerned. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.—MAT 31. trrnms 11:11201.-1117011.1 =II LORD CHI 77 JORICS OF TIC COORS 0? COIDOC PLIAS. FRI LOW CUB, RAMON OF INS COURT OF Q : comma. INA BARON RADIUM". NIL !URIC. NAVLB. DI. BARON PLAIT, MI. JURTICII CRINSWILLL. NI. LION NARTIN. AND Pll. JONI= CROWDS& Till GOZEN V. TIM REGISTRAR OP THU PILILIMACIUTICAL SOCIETY.—JUDOMIXT. The arguments in this cue, a report of which appeared in our columns of yesterday, were resumed this morning by &r Fitzroy Kelly. At the oonclusion of the arguments, The Court said they were of opinion that the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench ought to be affirmed. They had during the arguments entertained some doubt whether the mandamus wee properly directed, but on that, and on the main point, whether the names of certain parties were properly enrolled on the register of the society, their doubt& were removed. They were unanimously of opinion that the mandamus bad been properly dincted, and tbrd. the names. were properly enrolled. The charter made no provision foe the keeping of the register at all. The per sons who were entitled to have their names first enrolled r.n the registry were those who ezisted at the time of the ',Hissing of the net of parliament. The next wars those who had undergone an examination, and who were certified as c',uly qualified. The object of the legislature in passing the a et was to protein the public f; opinion omimpoa th it a i t on the by ju q d u gma ack e e n . t o la th th e o ca se s g rt roun bel de ow t w be as y w, right, and must be a ffi rmed. Judgment affirmed accordingly. BUSINESS OP THR COURT. This court will not sit to-morrow , or on the 13th of June, u previously announced. The fir,t sitting is appointed for the fourth day after term, the 16t h of Jens. ITS 900 two t the 1 ehe -t n is to WW I • Ws. 'Wes this ag to NMI