The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-26 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MAT 26.
The inquiry before the Falmouth magistrates into
the oases of the week of the ship Jelta terminated is •
report to the Board of Trade, severely iasalpatoey of those
whe were acemeory to that calamity. Bat a more oarless
ytheling, at the isstases—or, to write more correctly, at
MO Mont suit—of that board, has been jest commenced
Ott the Yraen. Under the 9th ears of the Merchant
alifflog hate 1864, the unlimited liability of shipowner fur
dthoese ease of loss of life or injury, which seemed
W he Owed beyond question by Lord Campbell's Act,
has mailergese a very material qualification. Their lia-
bility in damages is now restricted to the value of the ship
and freight, but subject to the proviso that the registered
toasty of the need is not to be estimated at a sum under
161. per ton. At this calculation the claim of the Board of
Trade (who see somewhat in the character of trustees)
spinet the owners of the John would amount to something
under 7,0001., sod this claim they seem resolved ea prose-
oaths( is smordence with the equally Wittiest sad novel
powers given by the sew act. The suit will be
in the nature of an inquiry before the Sheriff ander
the Lan.l Clones Couulidation Aet, the parties (plaintiffs 8b"
sod dehadases) baying the option of • trial by • emus= Si.
or • spacial Joey. Is the present isiseemee, Ow dishadeeee
have elected to have a special jury, and the Board of Trade UI
have yielded to their request. The worms to the Sheriff 14
will be under the seal of the Lords Committee of Privy ee
Council for Trade ; and the Boding of the jury will be in M.
the ordinary form of • return to the authority whence the GT
warrant emanated. We believe the warrant is Of
now in the Sheriff's hands, and he will, therefore, summon is:
the parties to attend before him, by their attorneys or et.
agents, to strike the jury; and on a subsequent day, not
sooner than the 6th, to reduce the list so struck. The day at.
for bolding the inquiry, as well as the time and place, are 112
flied by the warrant at the discretion of the Board of rt:
Trade. It will be most probably on the 28th inst., at et.
Bothnia, the nasty town of Cornwall, in which It
county the vessel was wrecked. In the meantime st.
Mr. O'Dowd, the solicitor who condoets the proceedings on 11.1.
behalf of the board, seems licitly engaged in making the te
requisite preparations, for which purpose he is now staying It:
here. Toe owners have confided the conduct of their de- et
fence to Mr. John Holly, solicitor, of this town. We be-
hove, however, that in this interesting case, both to the r
public and shipowners, eminent counsel will attend
1
on the part both of plaintiff, and defendants. St.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of the at.
=tore +se held at the ging'r-cross Terminus, Mr. 10
a, M.P., is the chair, to consider end approve certain le
bills now pending in parliament. The chairman said the me
Ant bill wrist. enable the company to thermos their capitol, et.
and for other purports,. It bad Men supposed erroneously
that it was proposed by this bill to raise an additioual capital ;
of 1.000,0001.; but the fact of the matter was, it was only to ot.
Isomers's the powers already given to the company to raise as
that amour t. About one-seventh of the shares issued bad et.
hese taken up, and the remaining 14,000 shores would be et
disposed of by the directors to the beet advantage. The
chairman concluded by moving that the bill be approved of. to,
Mr. Hughes moved an amendment, to the effect that the Is
amount be limited to 800,0001.; but os being put to the vote to
I the amendment was loot, then being bet three bands held up to
in its favour. The nest bill was to enable the Great Northern
Railway to snake arrangements with the Great North.
So
ern Loadon Cemetery, for the conveyance of the dead ot,
over their line, and was approved et unanimously, the 16 I
chairman stating that this funereal truSe would be conducted /
by separate trains, and at separate stations. The neat mea-
sere, which was alto approved of. was for making a wail. tit
way from the Lead= and North Western, at Dunstable, to Ls
the Great Northern, at Welwyn, in Hem, to be called the to
Luton Dunstable, sad Welwyn Junction. The fourth bill, et
for makingl a railway from the Great Northers to the West 50
Loudon, was, it was stated withdrawn. lo
to

BAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.

Yesterday an extraordinary general ineetiog of the
proieten was bold et the Hisevemea terminus, Kr. 11/
Packer to the chair, to consider a bill to enable the Great to
Northern Railway farther to increase their capital, and to sr,
4111111111101idate the management of the Bast Lincolnshire with SO
the Great Northern. The Chairman stated that by the pro- 10
rood conmatration of the management and staff of the Beat
Ltheahubire in the Great Northern ezposso wosld be saved, u
the Bast Liseoluahire proprietors retaining all the rights 10
they at present paused. The Great Northern, by the le
bill, would be charged with payment to the Bast Lincoln- Jo
shire of a perpetual an of 36.0001, by way of atommu- 30
tation of the yearly rent at pigment payable ley the Great I:
Northern under the lease. Captain Hare and other gentle-
men oppoeed the comolidatioo, and urged that the position
of the Bast Liosoinshire should be left as it was, and moved
an amendment to that effect; in favour of which three at
hands were held up end sin hands against. The question „.
haviog, under Lord Witarneliffee act, to be decided by the
amount of stock, it sippeared that the qaestion as deter-
mined by the vote in that respect stood as 14,425 in favour
of the bill, and 23,475 spinet —17,698 being required to le
carry the bill. dt.

PHOTOGRAPH PROM THE SEAT OP WAR.—We
(Swansea Herald) have been f d with • sight
of a finely d photograph, which has just been
received by Mr. F. D Michael, from bissoo, Cornet Michael,
of the 13th Light Dragoons. It represents a group of about
seventeen officers and men of that gallant regiment. As
it possesses an increased interest from its bring taken on the
plains of Balakleva, and by a fins-rate artist, we subjsin the
description accompanying the photograph—interesting sod,
to Cornet Michael s friends, precious soucentr Camp
Crimea, 13th April, 1855.-54 y dear Father,—Bucloved is
• photograph taken on the plains of Belaltlava, by the
celebrated artist sent out by Prince Albert. It is a group
of
officers, non-commissioned officers, and two servants of
the 13th Light Dragoons. On the right of the picture is
your bumble servant, just as I dismounted after a ride—long
boots, riding-coat, lined with furs, d up at the cunt,
my undress cap on, and a pipe in my mouth. Next to me
stands the adjutant, in undress regimentals ; next to him,
IsegesaeMajor Johnstone, with his sword on ' • and, I thick,
Whist most meleacholy ; then comes the Colonel, the tall,
Imo looking old man, with gray hair and beard; the one
an his left is the veterinary surgeon, and the officer to his
I" with his bands in his pockets, mid a pipe in his mouth,
it ]remit-Major 'soya'; Its brought the remnant of our
selEmset out of the charge on the 25th, and got a brevet
it it. The remainder of the group standing are non-com-
missioned officers, sad two valets. The one on the right,
sitting down (but you can, scarcely see him), is Captain
Jervis; the next, sitting down, is Lieutenant Chamberlayne
—he was pursued by two Cossacks a retreating, alter the
Sharge—the Major, seeing him in a fix, rode up, and shot
sme. Young Chamberlayae then polished the other, and
got back sate and sound. If this photograph does not get
spoiled by the post, it is worth framing, first, because it
ease taken ty a first-rate artist; secondly, it was taken on
the plains of Balaklava ; thirdly, because I am in the group;
fourthly, it eat two guineas , and, lastly, though not least,
you have a representation of some of those brave men who
have fought and bled in their country's can.., against
tyranny and oppromdom."
TILE SUNDAY CLOSING BILL.—At a meeting at
the sews of the Licensed Victuallers' Defence Lesgue,
Masebester, on Taareday, May 24, at which deputations
frem mans= parts of England were present, it was proposed
by Mr. Adtkasma, of Liverpool, seconded by Mr. !Mates,
of Birmingluem, and carried unanimously, "That this
meas. is sword in opinion as to the advisability of a
tel mad of the Banda, Closing Aet, sag urgestly in.
ammmondo abo bads to ma ovary exertion ba psis
se odds swab repeal. Farther, that it is thembablo tiai
as tbejosseint Imperuutt crisis thei trade should be anal.
nomwely united for rho rupees of opposing any further
someessitia on their interests; and this meeting pledges
itself to nom every means in its power to promote teat
object."
THE NEW Acr FOE PROTECTION AGAINST JUDO-
NENTS.—Yesterday the new act for the better protection of
ourebasen "gaud judgment', crown debts, eases of
peeress, and life sanuitiee or rest charges, was bleed.
It contains fourteen clauses. After referring to
statutes it enacts that the judgments of the Common Law
Paiatiaate Courts *Malawi before the coming into operation
of the 1 & 2 "atm* e. 110, and not registered under the
sun* an not to MOM lands. rte., unless registered within
▪ ballad tide. 'Dee he he tbis entry a judgments ia 29. 64.
Correia perrialeas a/ sitar airs ars extended. No Pad,.
drat. 66 sesbilemt said Its 3nl and 4th Victoria, it 82,
is le West dais es ft pat draws until registered. Per.
assess On sow Prstdred spriest jedidoets est re-mis-
time. ?edam ft M provided that tits judgment of
adbrier mars, when reverard, an to be registered. Ne
weed the Coed of liatereetsy is to eases leads, to.,
▪ esphsseed. Is is Meted that greet tday sad 'sponse
ese samesea apse parsksoss and iserlisges of lands, in
massidesseveridedissoets egad:saes@ sad crows
isle del ad to tits frown le bird Loads,
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tba bees have boa asteally swaged Se paiebeads or to
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