The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING,

stating that they approved of what had bees done—that wee
with respect to Donauter races. The subject was discussed
by the directors of the Great Northern board, who sea-
demned the practice and refused to follow it ; and a meet-
ing took place before Mr. Gladstone with the view of weer-
tenting his opiates of the matter. Captain Iluish and Mr.
Swift attended it and defended the conduct pursued. Mr.
Gladstone said he was glad the Great Northern had given
notice to the Leaden and North-Western that they were
going to reduce the fares during the Doncaster races, that
the redaction as the part of the former was a matter of po-
licy, bat that, with only 5 per cent. interest, for the Lon-
dos sad North•Weetern to make the reduction was moat
improper. (Hear. bear? lie then said that small as the
awarded' live per teat. u a, he regietted he had given it,
the traffic was so clearly the Great Northern's, but that he
did so is order to carry out • calculation he had made, and
thoarle.vent mace kitlyri°" e°nardfittoicu. (Hear.)
gititioffitatheer:
far as to he referred to from time to time, t • see that.the
award was bone ,%de adhered to. The chairman then pro-
ceeded to read extracts from the speech of Mr. Glyn, de-
livered at the London and North-Western meeting
as yester-
day week, commenting upon them he proceeded, and
giving that gentleman credit for being a highly honour-
able man. Ile did not believe that Captain Iluish
and Mr. Swift could have told Mr. Glyn of
what Mr. Gladstone had said at the meeting
to which he had just alluded, because, if he did, an apology
was due from his company, and a case of re-booking,
which had occurred last week, would not have taken place.
A PROPRIETOR burr cited an instance of the opera-
tion of the re-booking system, showing that by paying first
to Northampton, and then from Northampton to London,
the sum of 64. was saved.
The CHAIRMAN said hi. object wee to prevent the pro
party of the Great Northern Company from being frittered
away. He was anxious to obtain sound, fair, and honour-
able terms, sad he would nut be frightened into the making
of wareasasable committal.. If the Loudon and North
Western Compaq y would give up trestles hostile to the
Great Northers, he should bass no difficulty in agreeing_
to • leftism. to respectable sad disinterested parties. If
Mr. Glyn made an arrangemnat snip with the Midland,
there would be no cause to sempialei, but be bag
further, sad made arrangemests with sdie
Lancashire sad Yorkshire, for incest--w leak MOM
nateirally ears upon the Great Northern line. Is elm-
, elusion, he left the London and North-Western Cosa
, to take the best care they could of thcswelves, and he
promised to do the same by the (treat Northers. (Hear.)
A long conversation ensiled. It was complained that the
, coal traffic was unprofitable, and that several of the stations
were useless. The agreement with the Eastern Counties
was approved by some sod objected to by others; arid it
was contended that the compose was not in a posi-
t tion to subecribe • sum not exceeding 1,0001. per year to
establish • provident societ) and benevolent fund.
The CHAIRMAN said the average expense per mile of
running the Great Northern trains was If. Os. 7W., and
that they had travelled over 2,0110,009 of miles during the
half.year, Some of the stations had been established
ex necessitate ter, and no doubt the direct receipts from
thews were saremunerative. Ile contended that the coal

intic was Wry seinunerstiVe rtliattie -agreement with the
Eastern Counties would save this company 16,0001. • year,
and be • beneficial one (or both parties; and that the esta-
blishment of a provident society was • judicious arrange-
meat for the men u will as fur the shareholders.

Mr. BAXTEIt, the law clerk, gave au explanation to the
meeting, which was considered satisfactory, of the circum-
stances under which the company bad resisted the payment
of certain expenses to which an excursionist had been sub-
jected, who had arrived at Doncaster by a late train, and
had hired a carriage to convey himself home to Barnsley.
The report of the director, was then adopted, and the
four retiring directors—namely, the Chairman, Mr. Bare,
Mr. fine, and Mr. Austell—a ere re-elected.
A dividend after the rate of 2} per cent. per annum was
declared.

1001. (or the moral and religious instruction of the work-
men was voted, and the directors were authorised, at their
discretion, to subscribe a sum, not exceeding 1,0001.,
towards the formation of the provident society.
The meeting was then made special, at which the direc-
tors were authorised to promote a bill in parliament, to en-
able the South Yorkshire lt.iilway and River Dun Com-
pauy to transfer their undertaking to the Great Northern ernßailway.
The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks
to the chairman.

THE NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
THE MIDLAND AGREEMENT.

The half-yearly meeting was held in Leeds, on
Thursday, the proposed agreement with the Midland Com-
pany being one of the subjects to be brought under the
consideration of the shareholders; IiIINKY ALCUCC, Esq.,
took the chair.

The report of the directors, from which we give some
extracts, was read.
"The further SUM of 27,483/. 12s. 6d. has been paid
on capital account, making the total sum expended up to
31st December, 18.51, 1,01.5,8891. 19'. Bd. The liabilities of
the company on the 31st December last, with the estimated
sum required fur works in course of construction, and
for legal and parliamentary expenses, amounted to
113,1971., which slam might be raised by a call of 11. •
share, the arrears of calls on shares, and loans on deben-
ture. The grossreceipts on revenue account for the half-
year have been 18,6401. ss. 6il , against 14,178/. 2s. Ild. fur
the corresponding period of the year 1860, being an increase
of 4,4481. 16s. 4d., or • little over 30 per cent. The ex-
peoses the half-year have been: working expenses,
12,4881. 10.. excise duty and taxes, 692/. Or Id. ; mileage
of waggons, &c., 337/. 4r. 10d. ,• interest on preference
shares, 2,946/. 13s. • interest on debenture debt, 2,6961. 15s.
4d. ; income tax, 801. 4s. td. ; total, 19,1411. 7s. tril. From
the balance in haud on the Ist July, the deficiency
(4111. Is. Ild.) has been taken, !caving& balance of 83/. 181. Id.
to be carried forward to the credit of the account on the lit
January, 1852."
The CHAIRMAN, after a few explanatory observations
on the report, moved that it be received and adopted, which
was agreed to.
The other resolutions, comprisinf the forfeiture of a
number of shares, advancing Mr. V. heloa's salary to 5001.
per annum, reducing the directors allowance from 6001. to
4001. a year, and re-appointing Mr. R. Frost, one of the
auditors of the company, were adopted.
The meeting was then made special, for the purpose of
considering the proposed agreement with the Midland Rail-
way Company, fur the working and maintenance of the
INorth Western line.

The Sccaar►at read the heads of the proposed agreement
as follows :

1. The Midland Company to purchase the whole of the
rolling stock and plant of the North-Western Railway
Company.
2. TM Midland to work and maintain the railway and
works for a period of 21 years.
3. If any general renewal of the permanent way should
become necessary during the term, the North Western to
Sod new rails, chain, sleepers, &c., in exchange for the old
ones, and the Midland to find labour and carriage.
4. The North-Western to receive one-half of the gross
receipts up to 26.0001. per half-year, and two-thirds of any
excess beyond that amount.
5. The North- Western line to be worked in every respect
as a part of the Midland Railway.
6. The Midland to pay to the North-Western its mileage
proportion upon all teethe to which as the nearest and legi-
timate route it is entitled, and which may be diverted from
it by any agreement which the Midland Company have
already made or may hereafter enter into with any other
parties.
7. All questions of difference arias. eat of the agreement
to be settled by arbitration.
Considerable discussion having taken plate, the following
resolution was carried .—"That this meeting be adjourned-,
to be held at this place on Wednesday, the 17th March
neat, at twelve o'clock in the forenoon ; that the considera-
tion of the proposed agreement wit► the Midland Railway
Company, submitted to this meeting, be referred to the
fa/lowing committee, with power to confer with the direc-
tors at this oseopany thereon ; and that the committee be
requested to report to the stemmed meeting whether it is
desirable or set to adopt the proposed agreement—the fol.
lowing gentlemen to be the committee, via., Messrs. A. M.
Pries, J. Wikiason, Henry Newbold, Isaac Buskin,
Joseph dill, Robert Barr, Henry Watson, John Sangster,
and L. H. Pegler."
A vets of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business.

BAIIIIIIN UNION RAILWAY.—The half-yearly
=esti . of the shareholders in this compsay took place yes-
terday, at Radley's lintel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
J. Clanallier Cobbold, li.q., the chairman of the board of
dipolar% took the ebsir. 'rhe chairman moved that the
report be rosseived and adopted ; whereupon Mr. Saunders,
the late saerotary, complained that he was grievously calum-
niated in the document; but after some conversation, the
matter droyyed.—Mr. Lechmere then moved, as an amend-
meat, that the report being unntisfsetory, the further con-
sideration of it do stand over till the 2nd April, and that,
is the meantime, Mr. Quitter's report be printed, sod cir-
culated among the shareholders.—Mr. &holey seconded the
motion.—The Chairman said there was no wish on the part of
the directors to hold back anything from the proprietors. He
therefore felt called upon to object to the word "unsatis-
factory" in the amendment.—Mr. Cayley, M.P. vindicated
the correctness of the accounta. If the atatement of the
affairs of the company was uhaatisfact iv, it arose solely
from the fact that the company'. affairs were not in a sails
factory state.—A committee Laving been appointed to eo-
operate with the directors and negotiate with the Eastern
Counties Company (ors lease, the meeting—at which sere-
ral discussion+ of an angry nature arow—adjourned to the
2nd of April, when the us-dints, half-yearly proceedings
will take place.

Tut 1101.MFIRTII CATAsTROPIIE.—A meeting. MY
held at the Council Nall, Sheffield, on Thunday, to originate
a local subscription on behalf of the sufferers by the rem et ca-
tastrophe at Ilulinfirth. The Mayor presided. There were
also pement the Time and a largo body of the clergy and
diwienting minister.. Resolutions ozpressive of sympathy
with the sufferers by the calamity, and to the effect that •
public subscription should he carried out, were adopted. A
sittocription was commenced before the meeting disperse
Edward Smith, Esq.. giving Pia ; W. Butcher, Esq., 501. ;
Naylor, Vickers, and Co., /.01.; Iletinsleld, Wilson, and
Co., 601. ; James Dusan and Boas, 601. ; Sanderson
Brothers, 601. ; Thomas Rawson and Co., 601. ,• Thome&
Creawick, PAR .60/. ; Wilson, flawkeworth, and Co., 601. ;
sad other sum.. making • total of upwards of 6001.
SUMMARY PROCT.EDINGS AT ST. PANCRAS WORK
Rouss.—Siestesdey, the vestry of St. Pancras terminated
the differences between the parish sad Mr. Eaton, master
of the invidious., by procoollos is • body be the home add
the =As tor. •P/M•••1•1 • 11••*••••1 owe" ••

ILab3 Intelligence.

EQUITY COURT'S.—YErfERDAT.
111 R AKIRA/LI IN Two Loan CnancaLwa's COURT.
The following is a lot of the thirteen appeals standing
for judgment la the Lord Chancellor's court, and which
must be re.argued, if the patties do not 00•81111, to take the
judgment of Lord Truro, as the judgment of the Lord
High Chancellor. The first two appeals on the list were
argued prior to the long vacation of last year : Haig v.
Way ; Rodick v. Gandell ; Hamilton v. Rankin (partly
hoard prior to loot vacation); Hawker v. the Eastern
Counties Railway Company ; its the Royal Bask of Aus-
tralia, ea parte Sutton ; Re India, and Australian Steam
Packet Company, en puts Mandalay ; Ward v. Martin ;
Re Dover, Deal, end Cinque Porta Railway ; Pereira' v.
Caney ; Me Shrewsbury and Leicester Railway CoDuescia ;'
y,
ea
pane Brittain ; Dodson v. Powell ' • Powell •
sled the Attorney-General v. the Corpora non of 'Rueter in
re the Hospital of St. John.

Boos* ries Loses Jovnes or Attatt.
Wiu.LisiiT T. WiLLtatair.

The object of this suit, which was instituted by Lady
Mornington, suing its forma plaistrie, was to obtain the
specific performance of article, ar moperetien, executed in
June, 1834, between Lord than Mr. Wellesley,
and herself, and whereby hie osetracted that he
would, on or before the Lt February. 1836, well and effec-
tually, by a charge es treehuld ether of inheritance, or by
investment la the hulk sr by he brat wane which might
then be ia Ide pryer, _emus es mashy to his wife,
for her life. no sherd that, by NNW of • resettle-
meat of the hadly arida made by Ids lordship, his eldest
ma, in Downwher, ink when the letter attained his major-
ity, his lordship became entitled le property, which enabled
Ina te sorry the covenant into eft, and it prayed a spe-
cific perlimmesee accordingly. ly deerse in the cause
pronounced is 1144 by the late IffeesCbsseallor of England,
• specific pereiresesee of the ersonest was directed, and en
account wbee was ire In respect et the arrears of the
annuity se tem Deniably, 18.14. The owe now came bc-
fure their lealehipe epos appeal from hi decree.
Their lordlidpa thseght there was net the West shadow
of • pretest* kr es appal, and dieniered the sum, with
dives cots te be /rid he the plaintiff.
ilasese in. Kama or Too BOW.
TUB AITOWINY SF 'MAL e. Tits TituaTlMO OF TM*

.
GUILDISO/AD HOSPITAL._

This cue was mentioned this;;Ortsing7lt bad stood over
for the purpose of making the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the •isitor of the charity, a party.
Mr. 'Loupe' said, (ruin a paper which had been placed
in his hands. it appeared the archbishop was desirous of
having the point argued.
The can was then ordered to stand over till Monday.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—TEFIERDAY.
Moos/ Ma. Comnamerai
IN RS MACLIOD.—Tms NIPAULZION ENDAIST.

This wss the certificate osetiag in the ease of D. Macleod,
described as • merchant, of Tirhoot. Bengal, and afterwards
of Ealing, in Middlesex. He bad also acted as secretary. to
the Nepaalese ambassador, during the visit of that distin-
, gtshedubltnetionhed onsray. to
ore tthis country. The
han one occasion. ilaic.coduectsts
whaevree
3,3;r., assets about 9001.
Mr. Linklater, who appeared for the bankrupt, said there
was no opposition on the part of the assignees or any one
else, and there were peculiar circumstances in the case
which would, he thought, induce the court to consider that
it was one in which • tirst-class certificate ought to be
granted. The bankrupt, who was a barrister in India,
practising is the native courts, and reaping a large profes-
sional income, was induced, in February, 18.50, to accom-
pany the Nepaulese ambassador to this country as mercury
and interpreter. That position had entailed upon
him the necessity of incurring a considerable amount of
expenditure. During the absence of the prince on his
visits to European states, one of his brothers, who was left
in command of the army, had listened to or encouraged
charges against the prince, to the effect that he had lost caste
by associating with Europeans; that he was beieg influenced
by them ; and that ho had forsaken the Hindoo With. The
other brother of the prince, left in the position of Prime
Minister, had discouraged any plot to influence the fidelity
of the army ; but although the Commander-in-Chief had
been removed there had been such a moral influence exer-
cised over the prince in respect to his permitting himself to
be under the alleged influence of Europeans, that the bank-
rupt had not received that consideration which he might
reasonably have anticipated for his services. He had full
expected that the expenses referred to would have been paid
him in addition to his salary, which was not great.
It seemed the Nepaulese l'rince had intimated to him that
be could no longer retain him in a position so near to him-
self, and that he was unable, in consequence of political
circumstances, to defray those expenses which he should
otherwise have felt bound to discharge. The consequence
was that the bankrupt, who, at • very short notice, had
brought his family over to this country, had lost a sum of
9121., which he had expended during his attendance on the
prince, and had incurred other charges, which had contri-
buted to his downfall. The result was that he was now
owing debts to the amount of 3,0001., and the property to
be realised was comparatively small.
The Commissioner—What are those losses of 1,0601. ?
Mr. Linklater said they had aria n wholly on the
realisation of his property.
Mr. Cannon, the official assignee, said the bankrupt's
statement was that he had sold off all his furniture and
effects before leaving India, and that they had sold for so
much less than he had paid for them; but the assignees had
no means of checking that.
Mr. Linklater said the goods were sold subsequent to his
departure. In • letter which he had received from a friend,
an officer in India, it was stated that 6,0001. would scarcely
be sufficient compensation for the loss he had suffered.
The Commissioner—He may take a second-class certifi-
cate. There is nothing sufficiently meritorious about the
case to warrant • first•class certificate.
Mr. Linklater—Will your honour permit the fees of the
court to be returned to the bankrupt ?
Mr. Csnnan—There are no assets here. What meets them
are, are in India.
His Honour said he would make the usual conditional
order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—YESTERDAT.
Sanaa Ma. Justice WiLLIANS
UNLAWFUL ADMINISTRATION OW MVOS.
IL Smith and B. Dunn Christmas, two respectable look-
ing young men, surrendered to take their trial upon an in-
dictment for having administered to Ann Obee a certain
noxious drug for the purpose of producing abortion. The
evidence consisted of statements which have already ap-
peared in our police reports.
The defence set up was the improbability of the girl's
story, and the fact of her allowing so much time to elapse
before she made the charge, and also that it was more than
probable that the statement made by Christmas to the police
was true.
Several highly respectable witnesses gave Christmus a
most unexceptionable character, and Dr. Eirkes, of Great
Marlborough-street, said that Smith's employers were most
willing to take him again into their employ.
The jury, atter a short deliberation, Animated them.

NEW COURT.—YESTERDAY
Strom Tan Ramos*.
Edward Staggles, 17, labourer, was indicted for shooting
at Henry Barber, with intent to kill.
The facts of the case, which have been recently before
the public, were thee.: The prosecutor is connected with
some chemical works at Bermondsey, and upon going over
his premises at night had some acid thrown into his face,
which, for the moment, prevented him from seeing ; bat,
on clearing that sway, he saw some ass
.going op a ladder,
who, upon his following, fired at him twice. The first ball
to'k off a portion or his knuckle, and the second grazed his
head sad shoulder. This was found to be the act of the
prisoner, who had got into the place for plunder.
Hu was foetid Guilty, and transported for ten yea,
Just as this court was about to rue, Mr. Bodkin stated
that it was not his intention to offer any evidence against
the captain of the }familia Mitchell brig for the manslaugh-
ter by neglect of one of his crew, as it was quite evident
that the captain had done all he could to prevent what
they had suffered, and that the tempestuous weather had
been the sole calms of the crew's sufferinp.
An Accruileol was then taken.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MARYLEBONE.

Sam. Dandy, aged 24, a servant out of place, was charged
with having attempted to murder Mr. William Veale,
eowkeeper of Acacia-road, St. John's-wood, by firing a pis-
tol at him.
The circumstances of the attack were reported in this
paper a few days ago. On Monday evening the prosecutor
erne returning to town, with his horse and cart, by the
Ealtgeware road, and about 20 minutes after 7, as he was
walking on the footpath, near the four mile stone, to rest
the animal, was fired at by the prisoner, who had passed
him not long before. A number of small shot entered the
back of his neck and head. No further violence wu of-
fered, and the prosecutor ran quay. The first person whom
he encountered laughed at him upon hearing his story, and
pared on. He shortly afterwards met a policerran, and
gave him isformation, after which he obtained surgical sr
andante. l'rosecutor having told these facts yesterday to
the magistrate,
The prisoner merely said, all the gentleman says is quite
true. _ _

Sergeant Hillier, 27 5, said I was sent from Bushey,
where lam stationed, in quest of the prisoner. I went nut
in plain clothes and on horseback, having bad previously a
correct description of the primmer, and in New port l'ag-
nell, to which plasm I had traced him, I saw him walking
along the street. I passed him, and having gone a short
distance alighted from my home, which I left in a stable
yard. I waited till the prisoner came up. 1 then stopped
him and asked him whin he tame from, and
he said, (rem Melton Mon bray." 1 asked him has
name, and he answered, " Charles Williams." I told him
I wee an officer anal that he must consider himself in my
custody ; and I then took him to the public house at which
my horse had been put up, when I stated to him that he
was apprehended for shooting a gentleman at Kilburn on
Monday night. He remarked "Oh you must make a mis-
take ;" and he repeated that observation several times. I
told him that whether it was a mistake or not I most take
him back to London, and asked him if he had ant Uved in
the neighbourhood of Newport Pavan some tints ago ;be
said that he bad, and was in the Navies of the Rev. Mr.
Teenaged. I task him to the policy station, and co