The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1864.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, APRIL 25.
no LORD CRLDOILLOR took hi' mist oa the mar* at
5 o'clock.

them to pay. The ;Tacks object of this bill was to enable
capitalists to advance mossy to • limited extent. oa cos&
tioa ri a pub& register Dein kept for the purpose of regis-
tering the amounts so advanced. The bill was a creditor's
bill, imams& se the maw so advaneed meld got be with-
draws oath miry farthiag due to the seedikwa was paid.
The bill did sot la the slightest degree alter the law of part-
nership, qui those who were held out to the pablic as
pertains. Those who were held out to the world ea partnere
would be held liable se heretofore. The subject was not •
new owe, min 1851 a mmunittee of the home reported in
favour of thbicipk. of the bill, and in 1854 the Solicitor-
General t a bill for • dinner purposes Mr. H D moved that it be read that day six
seretbs.

Ha HALMS submitted that it was too late to argue
molest limited liability. He should give the second reading
of the bill his mod Arsenous sapport through all its stages.
Ms. HODGSON could me so diaealty is allowing the
principle of this hill. Nothing appeared to him more justi-
fiable than that persons who had made their fortunes in be/i-
-sms should like to leave the name of the old house to youog
men of prudence and honour, although they might not like
to leave their whole fortunes to the guidance of any man.
Freedom of contract wee the great principle of our industry
and commerce. Far from thinking this bill would be detri-
mental to commercial morality be believed it would raise
the tone of commercial morality. (Hear, hear.)
Sir G. BOWYER said the boo. member for Buckingham
appeared to think that this bill introduced some new prin-
ciple which was destructive to the mound doctrines of cam-
nierlial law and commercial morality. It was no new prin-
ciple at all. It was a principle mere than 3,000 years old ;
and they would Red embodied in the civil law every pos-
sible variation and modificailon of the law of unlimited lia-
biliey. If the question came to a division, he should ar•
tainly vote for the hill.
Mr. OREGSON wooed the bill. He thought there
should he registration, and a limit on one side se well as im
the other.

16.BAIDMONB said the principle of the bill woe, that
parties who cootracted the debte should be reppoesible to
their last shilling, while those peso.. who might he
registered it limited parteers stabriimuroldi be liable to the
amount for which they were He thought the
measure supplied • want. It beet considered in that
home as • capitalists' bill. He coetended it was a traders'
bill—(hear, hear)—that it enabled honest and holestrious
traders to get capital. He saw no reason why in this com-
mercial country, when we bad free trade in so many things,
there should not be hoe trod, is capital, provided the Port)
who ceetraetsd the debt was bald respectable for it.
Mr. BUCHANAN opposed the wooed Nadia&
After a few words is reply from Mr. BcgoLingto,
The bill was read a mooed time without • division.

CHARITABLE ASSURANCES ENROLMENTS BILL.
Mir boll, which cam* down trout the Lords, wood
through eoomitte►
COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL

The AITORNET-ORNERAL for IRELAND moved
for leave to slew the ocaratitutton and amend the practice
and mune of premed* in the Court of Chancery in Ire-
land. Tracing the history of the reforms which had taken
plum since 1824 in the Court of Chancery m England, he
showed that the practice and procedure of the court in
Ireland being identical with that in England, the
changes made in the leeks wan not =Se in the
system in Ireland. Since that time there bad
been a compute divergence of practice of pro-
cedure in the two courts, and is 1854 a commission recom-
mended an ansimEntion of the two systems. In 1862
another commission was appointed to spin consider the
subject, and on their report the present tall was founded ;
those recommendations being in the rain that the office of

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Master in Chanor be abolished, and the prsctice and pro-
cedure be assiabed ea far as Ile to that which
existed in England. It was pro to create a vice-chan-
cellor and chief clerks, the • • of the =atom and
morally an improvement is the procedure of the court.
Mr. WHITESIDE eriticised the measure with some
severity, contending that the work was now well dose for
Ll,ooof. a year, but that it would cost 27,000 f. if the pro•
pined reforms were curried out. Ile also pointed out
several matters In respect of which the fanners of the
bill hal neglected the reoommesdatious made by the
committee which had inquired and reported upon the =b-
igot. B. behoved the whole of the improvements metro.
plated by the immure might be effected by a new code of
roles adopted to the existing snachinery ; and be celled
urn the Attorney-General to prove by argument that the
tribunal he proposed to substitute for that would work—
not better, but as well for the public as that which he would
abolish.

Some discussion ensued, and ultimately leave wu given
to bring ia the bill.
Mr. 1.1{NE8.31- complained that ample time was not
given for the discussion of this bill. He moved the adjourn-
ment of the debate.
Mr. VANCE settoaded the motion.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND °wooed
the motion. He wee wifieg, however, to pat off the
woad Nadia, for • fortnight.
The motion wu then withdrawn, and leave was given to
bring is the bill.
SEAT OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

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MATCH' both 3 yr-olds, fist 10lb each. T.F.C. (Five
foriosopi 140 ykrds.) 100 sous., li ft.
Lord Glasgow's f by Tozophilne, dam by Melteurne-
141ss Whip ,
Achnlntlikkene Itroinialit is. Rogers' 1
&Aging t 7 to 4 and 2 tel 1 ea KrinnaskL Lord Glasgow's
1111 y, who appealed to have the nos la hand from the start,
catneaway up the cords and won in a canter by five
irdPlll-
A MAW PLATE of 50 Bova. ; for 2.vr-olds ; colts,
Bet 101 h ; allies,. Bat 711 k (Last half al B. M,)
Baron 17-.lacbl.d's Zephyr (sister to Breese), by King
Tom-blentmore Lass, Bst 711 is (Wells) 1
Mr. Joseph Dawson • 1 by Vedetto-Capnalne, eat llb
(Leann I
Duke of Beauloas Siberia, let 10lb (0. Potahata) 3
The kneads, also ran: Auditor, 81a$sr to Alabama, Ambrose
cob, Protectionist, 11 He Galautnomo, Transpolar oolt, and
Kathleen
Betting : 2 to 1 apt Zephyr, 4 to 1 apt this Capuoine
ally, 5 to 1 apt Auditor, 8 to 1 apt Kathleen, and 100 to 8
against any other.
Tan Puna or WALDO STAMM of 21.10 emu., added to
a handicap of 25 sore each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, Lc.,
for 3-yr-olds end upwards ; winners eases. B.M. (1 mile
and 17 yards.) (110 subs.. 44 of whom paid 5 eon. ft.)
captain Machell's Bamboo, by Claret-Mona, 3 yes, est
(Towslinson) 1
Comb Batthyany's Suburban, aged, hat llb (Inn 31b extra)
(Costume) 2
Count F. de Lagrange's Vivid. 4 yrs, f ' lat. (A_ Inwards) 3
The following am ran :-King of the Yale, Maripold. SA Alexis.
Despair, Blue Mantle, Myna' flab, Newmarket, Black sly,
Nebula, Lady Inverter, Ammonia, Durham, Giendask, Vo.
Invests. Beadle, Highland Piper, Wandering banstnd, The boa
Boy, Hawkohaw, Bittern, and Stockowner.
Bitting : 3 to 1 agst Glandnak. 8 to 1 nob apt Amazon-
ian, Btockowner, sod Marigold, 100 to 8 'soh &opt Suburban
and The tin Boy, 100 to 6 mat apt Kiss of the Vale and
Flying Fish, 20 to 1 sank apt Despair, Lady Superior,
and Newmarket, 25 to 1 each apt Durham, Wandering
Minstrel, and Voloptse, and 1,000 to 30 apt Nebula.
A Pun of 501., weight for age, with selling allowances.
D. M.
Mr. Nayler's Pastes, by Loogbow-iinandla, by Loup
Gatos, 3 yes ;nth sst 1110. (Sayers) 1
Mr. NighVe Dispute. 3 yes (441), est (F. Clark) 2
Mr. H. J olce's TM Ham, 3yrs Out 1, be 1111, (J. Gitimshaw ) 3
Wee Aggis also ran
Betting : 6 to 4 apt Fayette, 7 to 4 apt The Hare.
Woo by a length and a half. Mr. Night elaimed the
winner.
A Fan HANDICAP Switnnazze of 50 sova. each ; h ft,
for 4.yrolde and upward.; winker. extra. D.M.(5 subs.)
Mr. Watta's Illas Armstrong by Rifleman -Il
Lord las
Co° 121446 M. 4 Oa 7st 73heldiles Heeorallb
Beak aged, 8 (Inc filb azt) 4
Sib (Inc .. (J. Inowdelb a) t no.
1.
est) (S. Bairn; t
Betting i 5 to 4 on General Hess. A dead beat. De-
ciding beat : Miss Armstrong walked over, and the stakes
wen divided.
A Fain HAXDICAP SwinnAns of 100 soya. each;
b ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. Last mile
and a half of B.C. (6 subs.)
Lord Stamford's Revolver, by Rifleman-Codrlngton's
dam, 4 yes, est no (J. Orbilshaw) 1
Mr. Merry's The Knave, S yrs, east llb (4, Edwards) 2
Baron Rothschild's Otsubo_ ,re 4 irk hi bib (Daly) s
Bitting : 5 to 4 opt ilsoolver, 2to 1 apt Greaboro, 3 to
1 apt The iinitvo. Woo by 10 lengths.
LATEST BETTING ON THE 0017E3E.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
9to 4 apt Fills de l'Ab it) MO to 100 apt Sir Roger (t)
7to 2 - General Peel (t) ID to 1 - Planet t)
1200 to 300 - Copenhagen (t) 10 to 1 - Historian 4)
1200 to 100 - Paris ,t, IMO to LS - Acolyte .(t)
D Y.
4000 to 12 apt Privateer (t)
BETTING AT MIDNIGHT.
TWO THOUSAND.
9to 4 apt Pfils de l'Air (t) 20 to 1 apt Sir Roger (off)
410 1 - General Peel (t) .20 to 1 - Monet ,
.el)
6to I - Copenhagen (t) 800 tol6 - Hellytox (t)
Sat - Parist freebi 00 to I - Acolyte )t)
20 to 1 - Historian ,' off) 500 to 6 - Claremont (t)
POO to 200 off on Lord Glasgow apt Copenhagen first past the
post.
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DTILBY.

IS tot apt Copenhagen (ce) ii...) to 1 .pt Pub *TI

Two THOUSAND Gl:mart—Aß have paid forfeit bat
Rattler, Plaoet, Claremont, Outlaw, Paris, Hester Richard,
Historian, Thirleton, Gems' Peel Flutter e, Amhara,
Raodem, Copenhagen, Vauxhall, Diomedes, Pills de l'Air,
Soottish Chief, !Wiper, Viceroy, Sir Roger, Reeeimath, Kin
John, Blair Hill, Foreteller, Acolyte, New York, Brindisi,
Spruce, sad Hoßyles.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EQUITY COURTS.—Arau. 25.,
(Wart Vier-Miesellor &r R. T. Kletkesky.)

I,IIOIIPIION IP. flat

Or !AMMO&

This was a bill to restrain the University of Loudon from
awarding to Mr. D. Shard. sad restraining Dr. Shoal from
accepting or keeping, and kr a declaration that the plaintiff
was entitled to, the gold medal for the year IN& It ar
=l,from the pismire's affidavits that be west to Dr
tor, the registrar of the university. and asked him if
be might undergo the examiassios ia WO far the degree of
doctor of laws, and Dr. Carpenter said that be might, sad
ecoordingly he went is on four subjects—common
equity. ommyeacing, and Boman law,t, sad there were
two eompetitoes, of them being Dr. Shady aewbo did not
go in for ccerveyancing. The result was that examiners
awarded the gold medal to the plaintiff, which wee publicly
rerouted to him. Satemneatly. however, he was informed
that the senate were not satisfrid with what lied been does
is the matter, and that Dr. Shoed ought to lave the gold
medal awarded to him, and thereupon he filed the present
' bill. The defendants demerred to the bill on the ;round of
want of equity, and that the court had no jurisdiction.
Mr. J. N. Smith append for the plaintiff ; Mr. Martin-
dale for the defendsate.
The Vice-Chancidlor said they, would be no aid to mis-
chief indicted as the public it such a bill as this were
allowed to lee. The demurrer must be allowed with arra.

(Before

Stuart.)

=LILL& v. =LIM.
This was a suit by • husband for the purpose of setting
amide a settlement which his wife had, unknown to him,
made of her property just before her marriage with him.
The settlement itself bad been left in the bands of the wife's
solkitor, who paid so attoutioe to any letters written to
him on the subject on the husband's behalf. The solicitor
was exordiugly made a party to the suit. By hie answer
he alleged that, just before the filing of the bill, he had
" parted with the settlement ; " and he then demurred to
to much of the bill as sought any relief siskst him per-
weeny.
Mr. Creelroall appeared for the solicitor, and supported
the demurrer; Mr. C. Ball and Mr. H. B. Ince appeared
for the plaintiff.
The Vioe-Chancellor was of opinion that the demurrer
must be overruled. The solicitor bad confessedly had the
settlement in his possessioa ; he lied been privy to its pre-
paration ; and he could not now Iliad himaelf, as he sought
to do, from giving the plaintiff the discovery of the feats
necessary for the making of a proper decree in the suit.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Aran. 25.
Silting is Banco.—(Baton Lord Cldst Justice Cockburn,
Juitioso Blackburn, Mellor, sad Elass.)

SHL QCI/Ot v. iumBLE.—CIII sexe.teeintocc.
This woe an Milictment founded epos the fallgriog in-
formation relative to the aqui Ito., of the Victor
otherwee the Scylla, at 6heernes., and afterward:
named the Rappahamook, via., that the deirdent did
unlawfully hire, retain, eopge, and maim and attempt
to endeavour to hire, retain, mime, and promo divan
persons, to wit, jams. Maloney sad other; to enlist sad
enter, ad to engage to enliet and enter mid seem, sad be
employed is the service of and for. under and is aid of see-
thin forei.ggn states, provisoes, and people, comnioaly valid
the Coolebseato States of America, and of persons
to exercise the pewees of government is and for ire=
dates, provisos., sod people, sailors and otherwise, ia the
ma service, for, under, sad in aid of the said foreign states,
provinces. mid people aid the penes. aseanniag to mercies
the power d goverameet is mid for the said mete., go-
yim... end pings a aforesaid, and logo aad eves to viand
'embark from the port of Sams= daessaid, for the purpose
sod with the ingest to be a sainted, metrary to the
statute in such oase made sod provided. And further, that
he, the said William Bumble, en the day and yaw afore-
said, at the parish aforesaid, did unlawfully, without the
leen and lama of her Majesty for that purpose aforesaid,
in any wise hod and obtained, equip hien* sad fit ant,
aad knowingly did mast? and was conosnied in the equip-
piag, fereithing, and fittiogoist of • certain ship emensiely
calla the Victor, otherwise Galled the Scylla, end
wit
called the Rappatuulooek, with intent sad ia order that the
mid ship should be employed in the semia of arab
foreign state*, ravioli's, and people commonly fulled
the Coofederate Sistine( America, and apeman. mennites
to exorcise the powers of government tor the said states,
province., and people, and with latent to soiree and am-
mit hostilities amine the United Sates of Amen.% sad
the subjects and citisess of the United States, with whom
her Majesty was not then, and is sot now, at war, osarary
to the terms of the statute in each sae made sad pro-
vided.

This mornieg the Middlesex grand jury. before whom the
bill ie so be preferred, was swore in before Mr. Jostles
Crumples, the senior pane judge, who delivend his
charge is ref 'moos to the above ere. The peat duty
they bad to perform wee to my whstbwr diesealy
or bodirectly the deteodsot bad, by himself or by his
agents and servants, or by parties with whom he
was
mobscaliest,
pees a
blio :soma &W
the ig, tbto:gli he le
eggedtt it
an attempt at *epilog or hiring men, or an repipspiwg
each so be had mostiosed, and upon the *Odense se pre-
sented to thee' awry would have to return a true bill or
reject it

The plod j.try were then conducted to their room to ea -
range upon what day they would nit and hear the evident*.

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PASZJ'AMSSZ

Yesterday, in Lord ribmitcy's committee on the
metropolitan railways, Mr. Barlow, the engineer of the
Miami Ream, was examined stboasiderable length re.
litive to that euepeefs proposed -nosier into Liman.
The line he bed laid out between Bedford and London, and
white wee posted by pariiament lam year, eastomploted a
jamas betimes the Midland end Metropolitan. but it wad
abesdoeed in mierequimas of the steepness of the graiheute.
This difficulty, however, had been obviated in the line now
before the committee. The improvements suggested by
Colonel Yolland, the government inspector, had been
adopted, sad saogother, though at • rube awn, a much
better *wan would be scoured, giving the Midland
Railway Company's system, extending over between TOO
and SOO mike • central terminus in town, and
uniting it with the railway network both meth
and mush of the Thames. Mr. Davison was
heard far the Great Northern Company in opposition to the
bill, submitting that the committee should not sanction it
wits= the Metropolitu Conapasy undertook to by down
four lifts of rads between Mu's-cross and Farm:gild&
street, to accommodate the Moused traffic. The coin.
mass decided that they would reserve their decision until
they had considered the next bill. Mr. Burke, Q.C., then
some length addressed the committee oa behalf of the
new Bees of the Leaden, Chatham, and Dover Railway,
Wt.:om ainertainiag to the City, and by which it is
inte to wane& certain railway. in order to complete
the system of en aggregate length of Mg chains to connect
thie emapany's authorial& line north of Earl-street, Black.
friass, at Boow-hill with the Metropolitan Railway at
Obarleutrest, and with the Finsbury extension at Bruin).
fisedebses„ to become part of the City section of the comical 'a
essitreptilitas eateries& It was proposed to abandon that
portion of the railway north of Ludgate-bill, and originally
Intended to have a terminus at Brazier's-buildings in Far.
ringdoentreet. The promoters also sought running powers
war all pens of the Metropolitan, so as to give them a
through aosorausintion north and worth of the Thames.
The aompasy had already upended 4,000,0001. on thew
lines semalt of the Tames, but grist delay had been mused
this by the &V authorities in the cumulation of the bridge
for Os railway at Snafus/a. They had also had to Can-
Sad with an oppogttos that had been got up to their crow
rug Ledge** hy a viaduct, on the part of the Corporation.
Metropolitan Board of Works, clergy and residents of that
seiglibourhood, but he was happy to my that is spite of
these delays and dillieulties the company had had to strut.
gin with their weeks were well in bind, and had been and
wets bag vigorously prosecuted. Their line, he hoped,
weld be eased to the Blackiriare-rood io • week or ter.,
sad our the river to Earl-street, where that, would be •
tmopeessiorpr Matson before the mid of the year. The
over Ludgate-lull was in a Oahe of forwardness.
It would be so constructed as to form no impediment to
the piddle view of Si. Paul's, and the structure would be
& • more architecturally ornamental character than some
bridges that had already bees built in the metropolis. The
of the Metropolitan had naiad that they never
ustemsp iced giving the main powers required over ti Mir
and that Ow yvo4 int le Needed te, but it we
most important, in view of the barmen of the
that the Metropolitan should not be allowed to horn a
barrier or • Moot between the Loodon, Chatham, tied
Dover sad • aostiscous Indic route meth and south of
the Times& Mr. Forbes, put& roomier of the comp eny.
was thee celled and examined by Mr. Round. The
musramest iaspector bed been over the works between the
litephant and Castle and the Bleckfriare alum on tatter.
day, and they hoped to be able to apes to that point by
the let Jess. The works at the bridge were being vigo-
rously pulsed forward, sad they hoped to finish the lies es
fates the opium of Ledgate-hill by July. Beyond that
riot the wads& over Ludgate-hill was wall in hand the
woe work was reedy to be fixed, and the structure would be
up is • few weeks. The works es the &Aiwa section
so likinserunist, Sue-kill, were being premed for.
ward vigorously, es se to form the junction ea soon
as poseibie with the Metropolitan end Finsbury Extension.
They had bees here somewhat retarded on account of the
alterations le the levels mid sewers requited by the corpo-
ration, Mt would he is • position to attest • communisation
with the Monopolies. Railway by January, 1866. It bad
bees angled to have quadruple mile, and to purchase ad-
annual bads, which would add materially to the test net
of warstmeolias ; bat profiting by their own experience se
well es that of usher oompsoies, esdleeklag forward to fatale
yeses they bedaubed it ashable to spud a mock lupe
ens foe Minks esbommedstros as • large scabs rather than

emu& tbis mese ef ossolavallosi aesoll. iiedennate works
and then having anhesquently to speed as much papacy
again sad de the such twigs ever. After some farther
wand evident.. the esmailses adjouraed to this day.
Three new s'm'uts' met to emsider the projected OW
anlvrime fee Lineekssies, lihropehins, and Dublin. The
ansiliag of Sir J. Humor (Atakora), Sir T. Win-
=Mr. Milford, Mr. Talbot, and the O'Connor Do,,
It Ores Nathan Railway Company's proposed et-
bas tens of 17 miles ham the loop at Lineoln to the Ho-
Meeks station of the Rolm sad Midlantd Railway, aid as.
ether of 17 miles frees Brass to Boars, to rakes SWAM as
new ordinary or prefereme espial, and 103,0004 by loan.
Omani trails 'videos espied the cansittee au day.
The osemitase, consistag of Mr. Bolos (chairman), Sir E.
aMajor Kam, Mr. Poliambe, and Mr. Long,
the West Shiepsidre Mineral Bill fee new
ta that district, to ream 100,01104 by shares,
sad 33,0001. by loan, and for seen other new lime, re-
alli, iafarther sums of 260,0001. by ordinary shores sad
by loan. The can for the Wrexham, Mold, and
illossah's Quay Railway was subseq=l3 =sby
Demises for extsesione through the to the
Lariat sad North Wetter° and Great Western Railways,
Ito raise 200,0001., sad take 06,0001. on bah I'M crommit.
is. on the Irish railways was formrd of Mr. Bernie (Mish-
mas), Mr. Bibbed, Mr. 'Melaka, Mr. L. Gower, sod Mr.
J. Pod. They selected the bill of the London mod North
Wasters Railway Company for organising a complete sys-
tem of Malik arraegements with all the Irish railway com-
panies on the cos hand sad the steion.pecket companies on
the other with reference to the and inter-
telminuf tams between the porta of Dublin, Eloptown,
Bresnan, Carlingford, Liverpool, and Holy.
ii-sed=friteassits were examined in favour. Mt.
Vela& Irv* Men hoard cm the whole am.
eimesittes of which Mr. Soolirdald is chairman
pow! the bill for the Midland Cowpany'. sew lima, with
the eaceptiou of the poetise relating to Barton-on-
Silk whisk however, they intimated they was
Weto pan ceaditioeally epos masa dames. The
e the Scottish Central Cawley'. nations wet
bMr. Bassard's
ciannatta, end Mr.
IM asfor the Patpatrice Hatay ; Mr.
and Mr. Mundell opposiag.
I la the Leeds, the bill of Um Regea's Canal Company for
Mr improvement of their Limbos'* Basis, after two days'
Maria& wan withdraws by the promoters. Its cam for ths
Newry and Armagh Company's emeasioas is still
las. al well sa that for the Redrath areralmouth STucgrsti:
Railway em engineariegosed genera/