The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY STATION,.

John aleaten, • tomb-looking fellow, demand se •
Mower, was brought before Yr. Bonham for Eo•I cumin-
charged with stealing • hat from Mr. Bin= Enrage.
cc American gentleman, on the incline of the Sontli-Ifesteas
railway terminus, London-bridge.
Mr. Burnham—ls the prosecutor in &Mesdames to-dby
Clerk (the delateive)—No, your weeehip. He gees hi
address at the Bedford Bowl, Covent-garden. I have boom
there three times, bet cannot Bud his. I believe he is nose
to America.

Mr. Bonham (to the prisoner) —What are you, and how
do you get your livelihood
Prisoner-1 am a labourer, and had been working with
other men thirty -eix boon right off in loading a ship, and
while retuning home after our work, we thought we should
like to see sane of the prise libtare at the railway. We
acoordiegly got ie the mob, and were pushed and driven
about se that we *saki not help onevelves. A lot got
lathing, and the gentleman tamed hi bat up. sad I took it
W aad put it on say heed far • lark.
Clark—That is sot true, your worship. I saw the pi-
oneer dehlierately snatch the sestinas's hat off while be
was
ewe paread. dally lying on the ground, sad he put it on his

Yr. Bonham—But you did sot moo what occurred Wore
taut•

Clerk—No, air ; bat I heard the cries for help.
Yr. Barchase—Do you know anything of the prisoser
Clark—No, Ido sot, air, but be was with a lot of the
rctertß=oode I ever raw is a mob.
—Weil, as you did cot see the whole that
eaces;wl, awl as the for does not think it worth
while to eased sad eir the charge. I shall discharge the
primer.
The Omer vu tiles Masted from eistody.

LONDON FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION (LIMITED.)
(THIN DAY.)

An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
Mars Iran hail at coo o'clock, at the Baltic Cofee•hocas,
- _

; Mr. Bar. io the chair.

The CILAIIYAN said the meeting was convened partly
he the pompon et serrectieg certain mistakes in the articles
of aratistloo, which interfered with its operations. It wee
usesseu7 to altar them at that particular period, because
the Ant general meeting could not otherwise be bald before
May, whereas the board wished that it should take place in
Jawing.

Semeal verbal alterations connected with the prooeed,
hp of the sesocistiou were proposed and agreed to.
By ens of the alterations power ems given to the
heard be moven, the half-yearly several meettep in
Jimmy and July, it baring been stated from the chair
that the amounts would be made up to the 30th of Jun. and
the 31st of Dimmaber. By another an alteration was Node
for the pupa's of making the article relating to the rep
inmerseies Si the directors conformable to the prospechas,
is which it was declared that the directors would have so
ruanmeation for their services until there was snakiest
prolit to pay dividend of 5 per cent. per annum to the
diareholden, and they would receive ons-fiftlt of say surplus
Mite which might be earned in excess of 3 percent.
h rePle to a question from Kr. Pact.,
.The CRAMS said the directors would sot, in the °Pl-
am Si the solicitor of the association, be entitled to receive
tea Portion of the interest of the reserve fund.

This hat alteration wascarried with only7l;ree dissen-
theta.

Rs CHAIRYAN said the moot important part of the besi-
Ins of the meeting roe a proposal to increase the capital
is 2,010,000 r. The directors were of opinion that that
MOBS he wise sod expedient, as they had an ample geld
for Profitable employment of the motley ; but the present
Potod, *ben the Bank rate of interest was 8 per cent,
,fta aot Plikapt the beet mouseet for issuing new shares.
"15 the comp say was • succeseftd one there could sow be
a° dout,glikaks Ma great degree to their excellent manager.
hey haecial statement whisk might have been laid before
would unavoidably have been crude and imam-
; bet a fell statement would be laid before the share-
holders at the meeting early in January. and he believed it
would prove satisfactory. It wee thought that whoa the
slams had been issued W. per share should be stalled
cap at commiset interv.ds. With 151. per share on the
Ad shares there would then be • psid-up apiW of
6°(),., which would give Meowed facility for obtain-
-14 *mita.
Beeslatises for ineressiag the nornioal capital to
2:°.°oot, end sixth oriels' the Wee of 20,000 sew
eith, were then agreed to.
mostair hireateeteel %the meal meeisr.

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LIVERPOOL oorrow MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
Off =WNW AND INTWATIONAL TILIZOILAPD.)
(ROY szaz owl ananrompare.)
Market rather *Wok bat otri, sod the Woo will pro-
bably foot up 4,000 below, at froapad Woo.

XINCING LANK—(THIS DAY.)
13COLIL—The demand is limited. but there Wag no
sellers miller fccroirr prices, the sake reported ars usim-
portal& Rebeed : The market is steady, but quiet.
TILL—For Molitor and Kum,' Campos 4.1 midi=
quality. at is. 6d. to 2a, the,. is a fair demand. la other
blade sot much busineas dais'.
Rica—About 12,000 begs of Madras have been sold at 10a.
to la. 6d.
Flom —The demand for currants is rather lees active,
bat the Waimea dooe is at folly the recent improvement.
BALTPITRI. —No sales reported.
CCOI7O34—TIN trammetions reported Moos Friday are at
full price&
MOM. —Far to good roping Manilla hays been sold at
30& Us. to 311. ss.
The sales advertised for to-morrow °moist of 200 hlids.
al West ledia, 4,000 bap Mauritius sugar ; 300 maks, 130
cases, 1,800 lisp coffee ; bags Mak 12,000 hap rice,
44.10 bags pimento, and sundry drymltery goods.