The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS.

SIR,—It ia hardly fair to judge of a great move-
meet by one meeting. The conduct of the poor girls last
Thursday arose from two causes —one. the imperfect supply
of refreshment by the proprietor ; the other, the giving of
drink by pence. outside who are not favOurable to the
object.
liad your reporter been present at soy of the seventy
meetings held during the last four years—some of which
have been vary large, and held its the worst didricts I. Leo-
dos—he would have witnessed order and attention on the
part of the poor unfortunates. The movensect must be
judged by its resell,, mid these are most satisfactory,
whether sees io the thousaods reclaimed or the general
feeling awakened throughout the country to have the evil
ratio% ed.

As far as the one meeting referred to is °warned, already
eleven poor girla bare applied at the office for amistanoe to
leave their wretched course of am, Ire.,
JOHN STABS,
Hon. Secretary of the Midnight Meeting Movement.
5, Red Leowequare, W.C.. lies. 24.

CHATHAM, Dar. 25.—The whole of the troops at
this garrison will be mated • holiday to-morrow. and by
cetera Bit Robert Walpole, K.C.8., all drills sad parades
are to be dispensed with.
PAHLI•MENTARY DEPOSITS—A case of ROMS 1113.
=Doe in refereom to " puliarosetary depceits," mis
at the Secondaries' Court on Friday in as mhos
" Parker v. Fry," brought fa the Queen's Beach, is which
judgment woe allowed to go by default. The damages were
laid at 20,0004 Mr. Bridges wee counsel for the plaintiff.
sad Mr. Archibald for the defendant. The plaintiff is the
public officer of the National Bank, and the defendant, who
was ocianected with the Weald of Hest Railway, pee •
guarantee to retearider to the back certain stock within •
epecided period after the bill was passed. They had lodged
in the Court of Chancery as the parliamentary deposit of 8
per nest. New Three per Cent.. Annuities to npwarrh
50,0001., botchily deposits to 11.5001. was required. That
sum still remained is the Court of Chatemy, and the actim
was on the guarantee. It was stated that co a hood being
given the money would be paid out to the bask, but on the
part of the plaintiff the statement was denied. A sum et
1001. and Interest was to be paid. A verdict was takes for
15,8991. 16e. 3d. Mr. Archibald said as the trawler of the
stock the verdict could be Wooed to 1601. and interest.
By • recent order of the Bows of Commons, future war.
nets will osly be made out to promoters of railways and
not to third parties.
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