The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

VENING, MAY 25, 1863.

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METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.
Sitting days appointed for the present week.
R~msrlt. St. llarlis'obana.—llooday, May 25 ; UMW.
ltd; Wednesday. EL 'Thursday, YS.
BROIIPft4. Whiteheacregrove —Wednesday, May ST.
BsoKEDITII4 Old-street-road—Thursday, Slay 28.
now. Bow-road—Friday. My 25.
111110CHAPKIN Great Prescott-street —Wednesday, May
Thursday. 58 ?IL .

il;;;;:itiest.—Monday. May ?A; Thursday, 243
Prjday,

Quaberwell New-road.—Tuesday, My 26.
OILECNIFICIL—Weduesday, May 27.
WOOLWlCH.—Tharaday, May eta.
WiNDbWORTII. South-street —Thursday, Way W.
Cr?T or I.oBDor, thaildhall-bulkliass.—Wedneaday, May 27
Saturday, SO.

EQUITY COURTS.—MAY 23.
(Before the Lords Joatiota.)

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY CONPANT r. THE NETROPO-

LITAN RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was an appeal from an order of Vice-Cliatioellor
Wood allowing a demurrer for want of equity to the
plaintiffs' bilL The Great Western Railway Company were
authorised by act of parliament to take shares in the Me-
tropolitan Railway Company to an amount not exceeding
175,0001. Shame to that amount had been accordingly
taken by the plaintiffs in the defendants' company, and
those shares had been registered in the names of car
tin persons nominated by the plaintiffs, but the plaintiffs
were always treated as the real owns of the shares,
and by their secretary received notices in respect
of them and paid the calls thereon. The defendants were
subsequently authorised to increase their capital by the
creation of new shares, to be subscribed for rateably by the
registered proprietors of ordinary shams. The plaintiffs,
when these new shares ware allotted, claimed &rateable pro-
of them in respect of the former shares, but the
pro-
portion
refused to allot such rateable proportion of new
shares to them. This bill was thereupon filed, and the de.
fondants demurred for want of equity. The Vice-Chancellor
allowed the demurrer, and the plaintiffs now appealed from
that decision. The appeal is at present only part heard.
Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., Mr. G. M. Giffsrd, Q.C., and
Mr. G. L. Russell appeared in support of the appeal ; the
Solicitor-General and Mr. Bovill for the &deaden* the
Metropolitan Railway Company.

(Before the Master of the Balk)
UTONNIIT-OVII.B.AL V. CLIFTON.

This wee an information, ih7Obiecia;rilich was to re-
move certain of the trustees of Dr. Dovree's School, at
Broughton, Haute. The sehool was founded in 1601. The
ground upon which it was sought to remove the trustees
was that they had ceased to be resident within the parish,
and also that one of them was a diameter. It was also
sought to have the school amalgamated with the National
School in the same parish.
Mr. Cole and Mr. Kay were for the relator ; and Mr. Sel-
wyn and Mr. Townabend for the Unites,.
His Honour was of opinion that upon the language of the
deed under which the school was founded, as well as its date,
it was a church of Eogland school, and that though it was
perhaps desirable that the trustees should belong to the
church, yet it was not necessary such should be the case.
Children were eligible for the school whether they belonged
to the church or not. As to the amalgamation, that would
be considered in chambers, where a scheme would be re-
ferred. His Honour thought the trustees ought to be re-
sidents in the pariah, but the fact that some of the present
trustees had been, but were now not so, would no;
necessitate their removaL The number of the trustees
must be 811 ed up.

RE ml HAFOD SUMS LIAD MINING COMPANY.

Mr. Beggellay, Q.C., and Mr. Roxburgh appeared in sup-
port of a petition to wind up this company, which was
established for working a mine in Wales. It appeared that
the paid•up capital was exhausted, and that the company
bad maned working.
Mr. Wood was for the company and did not oppeaa.
His Honour made the usual winding-up order.

(Moro Vice-elmucallor Sir R. T. Riodersley.)
El SIB T. MARTON WILSON'S EVIL.-COSTS Or BIN-

This was the petiti;irc4sl7l.ii. Wilson, asking foe
investment of a sum in court, and payment of the dividend,
such sum being the produce of the purchase of certain lands
belonging to bun by the guardians of St. John's, Hamp-
stead, and of the interret of the lord ; the real question
being whether, under the words of the act under which the
money was paid into court, the words "purchase of here-
ditaments" included the costs of enfranchisement.
His Honour was of opinion that the guardians must pay
all the costs,

Chaimilor Sir J. Stuart.)
11l UDZ.

The testatrix in this matter, who was the widow, es it
was alleged, of the late Moon. Ude, the well known cook,
by her will directed her trustees to invest sufficient money
in their named to produce the annual gum of 101. " for the
support of each of her three dogs, Yoriok, Minnie, and
Fanny, or such of them as might be living at her decease,
much sum to be paid to her grandchildren so long as the
dogs should live, and her grandchildren be willing to take
care of them ; otherwise, the trustees were to find some
person to take care of them." One of the dogs died in
September last. After some little discussion, • sum of
6661. 13s. 4d. Consols was carried over to so account en-
titled in the above mentioned matter, to answer the bequest
in the will. _ _ _

Mr. Bacon, Q. 0., Mr. Melina, Q.C., Mr. Eddie, and
Mr. Crackaall, appeared for the trustee., sad other parties
fa the snit.
Ilf a NOTTIDOE'S KBTA77.—THE AGAPIXONI.

Mr. Snot Wigram asked for the payment out of court
in this sae to the trustees of Mr. and Mn. Price's marriage
settlement of a sum of 1,2504 It will be remembered that
Mr. sod Mrs. Price were formerly members of the Aga-
pemone.
The Vioe-Chanoellor made the order as asked for.