The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-01 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, SUVDAT EVRICESG;

The France says that the King of Prussia has
resolved to command the Prussian army of
Sleswig-Holstein in person, and it considers this
fact as explaining the reason why the King so
obstinately refused to reduce his army when the
Chamber called for the reduction. I observe,
however, that the rumour of his assuming the
command is contradicted by other journals.
It was M. E. Picard, and not, an stated by
mistake in Renter's telegram, M. Jules Fevre, who
was designated by lot to form part of the deputa-
tion to present the address to the emperor. It is
doubtful whether he will go. Ido not think he
has a uniform, at least I know that during the
six years of the last parliament none of the " five "
thought it worth while to provide themselves with
the government livery, because they were resolved
not to frequent the Tuileries. It would, however,
be very reasonable if, since the decrees of Novem-
ber, they were to take a different view of the
matter.

M. Theophile Gautier was among the persona
arrested the other day, while the students were
hooting Count Nieuwerkerke. He was released
almost immediately, and indeed, according to most
accounts, nobody was kept in custody very long.
The count made a speech to the students in the
court of the Louvre, said he had not asked to have
anybody arrested, regretted the interference of the
police, and would take care that those who were is
the guardhouse should soon be set at liberty. He
exhorted them to be patient of the new regulations,
which were not infallible, and might very possibly
be reconaidered.

M. Auber, the illustrious composer, was seized
with a giddiness yesterday and fell down, striking
his forehead against a marble cbimneypieoe. Hap-
pily he sustained no serious injury, and so far re-
covered from the fit that he was able yesterday to
do the honours of a dinner party invited to cele-
brate his 82nd birthday.
M. Bongrand, the Procureur Imp6rial of the
Tribunal of Beziers, to which he was recently
translated from Avignon, committed suicide the
other day by cutting his throat with a razor while
in a state of high fever.
The Northern Railway Company announces that
it will henceforth provide separate third class car-
riages for women who may desire such accommoda-
tion ; hitherto first and second class passengers only
have been entitled to the privilege.
K Charles Waring, the railway contractor, has
received the insignia of the Order of Leapold from
the King of the Belgians.

THE GERMAN INTERVENTION IN

HOLSTEIN.

tnox on on Coe

HAMBURG, Us. 28.

In the cellar of a building close to the barracks
in Altona, and 01 lately in the occupation of the
Danish military authorities, a large quantity of
chests and barrels filled with gunpowder, leaden
bullets, and but cartridges have just been disco-
veiled and conveyed, for the sake of security, to the
powder magazine outside the town.
Field-Marshal von Wrangel has given official
notice to the Federal Commissioners at Altona,
and Lieutenant-General von Hake, the commander-
in-chief of the Federal troops in Holstein, that
during the next few days Austrian and Prussian
troops will march through Altona. In consequence
of this, the Federal Commissioners have re-pub-
lished an ancient regulation--da...aig so far back as
May 9,180 C —concerning the allowance to be made
to householders in the case of extra-
ordinary marches of foreign troops through
the duchy, according to which the re-
muneration is fixed at scbillings per man
per day (equal to barely 4d. sterling), a sum
by no means adequate to the increased value of
everything during the sixty years that have since
elapsed. Here at Hamburg the remuneration is a
mark currency, or 16 schillings, being nearly four
times as much, and even this is not a sufficient in-
ducement to the householders to come forward and
volunteer to take in the marching regiments, whilst
those who prefer to quarter them out have to pay as
much as a Prussian dollar, or 3a. sterling.
A long train of Austrian artillery, with about
twenty-four beautifully bright brass rifled guns any
a full park of ammunition and baggage waggons,
'arrived here to-day by a special train from Berlin,
and immediately proceeded through this city to
Altona, en route for Holstein, where the whole of
the army corps, both of Prussians and Austrians,
is being concentrated at and round Neumiinste;
preparatory to their march into Sleawig.
Some idea may be formed of the expectations
entertained by the Prussians of the Immediate
chances of a hostile conflict with the Danes, by the
fact that a telegram was received on the 27th by the
municipal authorities of Reudsburg from the "Ducal
government" at Kiel, giving notice of a re-
quisition from the Field-Marshal Commander-
in-Chief of the Prussian army of occupa-
tion now on its march to Sleswig, to fit up
immediately a military hospital for a thousand
men. The order is given for the munici-
pality to furnish the buildings suitable for the pur-
pose, and fit them up with a thousand bedsteads
and the needful furniture, but that the mattresses
and bedding will be provided by the Prussian
authorities.

Hitherto neither Austrians nor Prussians have
made their appearance in Reodaburg, audi the gar-
rison still collides of two battalions of Saxon in-
fantry, a couple of batteries of Saxon
and a complete pontoon train belonging to the
Hanoverian corps of Royal Engineers.

THE COLONIAL STATox OF CARLO BOIIIIOFIZO.
By sunlight ea Lego Wirier*. Tune, this dates is the
promieeat object, built up of metal plates on • lofty stone
pedestal, high on a avonetaia. To convey • notion of its
sins, suffice it to my that the head will hold five
mid that a man can walk upright within the outs kb eer~
arm. The stonework of the pedestel is in a bad Mato. for
treat of pc:intim : and a house or two that have been re-
cently built near Unix up awkwardly with the statee from
several points of view, and spoil the effect of it. Some super-
vision by those in authority should be ems:id ia net re.
spects.—Builder.
Grier SUFFILINGS of A SHIP'S CREW. —By the
Shetland mail we have received information of • very sad
character regarding the safferiers of • ship's maw, • imp
portion of whom me reported as having dhai in oosesquence.
The vessel is said to be a large iron ship aimed the Vic-
toria, on her voyage from Calcutta to Liverpool, with •
cargo of male. Sweeten* of the maw landed on the welt
mast of Sbetlaud on Saturday from a boat in which they
had been tossed about at sea for four days wittiest food.
Two bad died sad three bad become insane. Of metier
boat. manned by the eaptaie acid thirteen ethers of the
crew, mid who left the vessel at the same time. la
not fully authenticated when the steamer left, kaebe"eti
reosived to the effect that she bad reached the west side
of Shetland on Moeda, with only two survivors. The ruf-
Wpm of both crews, exposed without food in open boats
for four and six days respeetively, were most dreadful, re-
sulting is the death is all of fourteen mss mad the immity
of three.—Wick Northern !wigs.
THE WZATHZE AND THE PARIB.—The frost,
which set is with great ieteserity on Friday eight last,
when the thermometer Indicated 10 deg. below freasiag-
point, has motioned, with a slight abatement la its ',verity,
and lest night the thermometer stood at 29 deg. is
air. The wain ia the various perks wens y
covered over with a coating of ice shoot half-an-Lech Is
thickness. and should the frost continue it is expected the
lee will be sufficiently stoves by to-taerrow to allow of
skating on its sorfaes.
MILDNINS or Tag SeAsoN.—At Mr. Berlirop's,
itpeisg Orem, may be sees young sparrows, the old mire
having takes poseeeelou of a martin's west ceder the saves
of Mr. Fisrltrop's taw, sad there seared their yams.—
Hats and Essex Jeereei.

HILOPOLITAN Fars HOPI TAT,, DIVOWSITIM
SWAIM Crrr.—The aggrept• Dumber of pstisais voilsvid
&win the week gladioli Jas. 30 wee—mediae!, 1,012 ; sat-
Ow, 622 ; total. 1,44, d ebidi 560 ware sew MOM

1884.

LAW INTELLIGENCIC.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittinp in Bsisco.—(Before Lord Chid Justice Oackbaris,
and Justices Blackburn sod Mellon)

THZ CIIMMII V. BHICITZLL AND OTHIMS.
Mr. Saunders moved for a role for a certiorari to vie&
a summary conviction of magistrates. The clidents
were summoned before the magistrates at Shafteabary for
assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty, which
wu an indictable offence. After hearing the owe,
they dismissed the charge of assault on the ores.
stable in the execution of his duty, and found
them guilty of the minor offence, that of a common
assault, and fined them each ss. and costs, or in default
21 days' imprisonment with bard labour. The learned
counsel contended that the magistrates had no power or
authority to change the indictable offence into the minor
one and summarily convict them.
The court granted a rule.
THZ QOZZN r. CARS,.
In this case a rule had been obtained calling upon the
justices to issue their distress warrant against the over-
seen of an extra-parochial place within the union of
Bridgend and Cowbridge for arrears of unlevied poor's
rates, Ac.
Mr. Gifford showed cease against the rule. The magis-
trates had heard the cue and had decided on the facts.
The 2nd and led Vic., chap. 84, under which they acted,
provided that they should issue their warrant' if they
should think fie." In refusing the warrants they had only
exercised the discretion which the act gave them. There
was another proceeding, viz., by mandamus, for enforcing
the payment of the money. All the court had to deride
was if the magistrates had a sight to exercise their dis-
cretion.
Mr. Lush, Q.C., with Mr. Poland, supported the role.
What the justices called discretion was no other than ca-
price and a determination not to enforce the provisions of
the act, because they thought the act, which referred to
extra-parochial places, wu an unjust piece of legis-
lation. The defendant was the sole owner of the
property in the place (having tenants), and was also
• barrister and a magistrate. The including this plies in the
union the magistrates considersi an unjust proceeding, and
therefore they declined to issue their warrant. That was
not the discretion which the act contemplated. A judicial
functionary could not decline to give effect to the law from
any private feeling or opinion against the policy of the law.
The Lord Chief Junin said he did not wish in the slightest
degree to impugn the doctrine that where a magistrate bad
• discretionary power to do a thing, that court would not
order him to do it if he exercised his discretion on the merits
of the Cie% It was clear on the facts of this case that the
magistrates bad not, is point of law, exercised a legal dis-
cretion. They had gone on the ground that it was unjust
to bring this place within the union—or, in other words,
that they considered the operation of the law unjust. That
was not a matter for their consideration, and therefore the
role mist be made absolute, with costs.
The other learned judges concurred.
Role absolute, with Coats.
ATTER TUN BANCO SITTINGS.
The Lord Chief Justice announced that the learned
edges in lanai in the Bail Court to-morrow (Tuesday) and
ednesday would first take the country new trials.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Bittinp in Bssao.—(Blot. Lord Chid Justice Erie and
Jordan Williams, Willer, and Keating.)

DAMN T. OILLT.7-AILURIONIIIIO -CARGIO FOR 11i1G111.

The court to-day delivered judgment in this case.
Mr. Justine Willee mid that the action was founded upon
a charter party, and was brought to recover a sum due for
freight for carrying a cargo of coals from this country
to Newell, in New Providenos. The defendant pleaded
that by the misconduct of the master and crew, the coal
was so damaged as to be worth lees than the frenbt when
it arrived at the port of discharge. and that the charterer
abandoned it to the shipowner. The question raised upon
demurrer Inv whether a charterer whom cargo had
been so damaged by the misconduct of the crew
as to be worth less than the freight, though the cargo still
remained in specie, could relieve himself from the payment
of freight by abandoning the cargo to the shipowner. The
court was of opinion that the plea was without warrant in
authority or reason ' • and time would not have been taken
for consideration had it not been said that there were certain
foreign authorities which the court ought to follow, which
warranted the plea. His lordship, after referring to •
number of foreign authorities, said that the court bad
come to conclusion that there was no sufficient authority for
holding the plea to be good.
Judgment for the plaintiff.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Satiny in Basco.—(Before Lord Chid Barc Meek,
and Barons Martin, Channdl, and Nod.)

THE ATTOBEIT-OZIMILAL V. LAICCEBHII,I An THERM=

COM7AIa.—.II:IIXII/217.
The Lord Chief Bares gave judgment in this ease, which
was vexed ois Saturday. The question was whether the de-
feadvita were liable to be assessed for income tax under ache-
dc'e Eis respect of the sea vantsemployed by them at weekly
wages of 21. or more, such as engine drivers, porters, and
labaurers who wpre subject to deductions in the event of
absence from dllhatis or any other muse, and whose mixtlM-
meat was determinable by either party at a month's or
wok's notice. The Attorney-General contended that all
pm sons employrd on railways were public officers whether
they were engaged at weekly wages or not, and that, there-
fore, they came under schedule E. as well as those who
were is the receipt of annual &arias. The court was now
onsuimordy di opinion that engine-drivers, porters. fcc..
I who were paid weekly wages, were not public officers, sad
that the defendants could not be amemed in respect to
them under schedule E. Judgment would, therefore, be
for the defendants.
J udyment for the defendants accordingly.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

Toe February 'ethos of the Central Criminal Court was
this morning by the Right Hoe. the Lord Mayor
red Recorder, Alderman Sir J. Duke, MX., Alderman Si;
F. G. Moon, Alderman Carter, and Alderman J. C. Law-
rence, the Sheriffs, Urdu-Sheriffs, Sm.
Thi first edition of the calendar COMlthill the names of
1011 prisoners.
Toe Rroorder, in his chugs to the before, said the
most serious case which would be brough their notice
was me in which a man named Lynn, sad seven other por-
ous, were Gloried with wilful murder. They were charged
in several indictments for the murder of no lase than sin
persona, end there was also • cheap satinet them for de-
stroying a ship on the high seas. The prisoners formed
put of the mew of • vessel which sailed from Loudon some
time in December 1862, and between that time and the
beginning of October, it appeared from the evidence that
estiy in the months the chid mate of the vessel was killed
b the pemesers, and the captain was afterwards attacked
and killed, sod the captain's brother was also killed.
One of the crew was drowsed, and two ethers
were left cm based at the time the vessel was
sunk. Some of the crew were kept on bawd the
Teasel, bet they took no part is the acts of violooth
yet ware compelled to work the ship by the threats of
the prisoners, acid. se it would appear,d acted through-
out under feu of the threats held out to them ; and it was
upon thew testimony that the cass avian the primmer'
rected. It would appear that after the murder ot the
captain red the other rem the ship was ritl-d and the
property wee divided, the men who gave the testimony
hawing no sham There appeared to have bees • dispute
in the coons of the division of the property as to whe-
ther it shoe'd be divided amongst all the crew, or whether
only eight should have a sham, some this; of oion that
only eight mild to take pert in the dividou. The around
mate hid been retsioed, and our compelled by the
primmer* to navigate the ship until she an ised within sight
of lead, when the ship wee soak. The grand jury would '
see by the evidence which would be Lid before them the
distinct part taken by each of the manure, There was no
doubt that menhir had been committed, but there must be
some evideoce distinctly implicating each of the prisoners
in the act, and it would be for the grimed jury to say whether
the evidence was sofficiest to support the His
lordship them alluded to several charges of tar.
which it appeared, as our usual in such cages, were
the remelt a drudges quarrels at public-houses. He alluded
to • charge of Laney, which he said differed somewhat from
the arenas, charges of that description usually brought
Won them The 'Adams woe, however, vogue, but it
rznottiterar:ithe leettiCes
uantity of hie
him, Ito, d
,•uot the mu:no;
about 70f., was missed. From information the prose-
cutor received be went to Ireland, where he saw the mi-
suser in ciestody, and the evidence against him appeared to
he that • certain watch was produced before& iiiiweeto, cad
the primmer wasaiked wbetthat wee the watehetolesfrom
him by a woman, and be said it was. Them was evidence
the primmer was seen to remove a portion of the pro
party in a nab, but the Recorder said that the rule of law
was that a wife could not steal property from her husband
sad any pewees assisting a wife to remove property. Wise
be were living in adultery with her, or intended to do so,
could set be said to be guilty of larceny and it would be
for the jury to say wtht. there was any such latent is
this car. There was no other cm* to which hie 1=
thought it neesseery to allude, sad the grand jury
to their duties.

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THE QUEEN v. FHB REV. ME. BIRCH.
TM Rm. Taoism RieAmnia)* Bin* • clergyman of the
Menet of Englwed, somendered to take his trio! for pub.
lambing • false sad defamatory libel conoarnieg ose Felts
Frederick Taylor.
Mr. Hawlnns, Q.C., sod Beriseet Wasting (specially
wit/ Mr. Poland, eimedasted wprosotestioa.
Mr. Cable appeared for the deksdast
Mr. Hawkins, is imposing tbe came for the prosecution,
stated that the proessater had formerly amid on business
is Leedom as a wise seereinaa hat owes .ow retired from
badness. sod resided at Maw& is Berkshire. The Wes.
darn wo • el
of the climb of Roglead, Ned he wan
for about • year employed by the pressenter as the tutor to
hie oluldren. two Isom she and eleven ram of age, sad it
was after his removal boa that oEcs that himblistmed
lib& that were the subject of the present Isvairf. He said
time ander oedieary Minimalism' he should oa y Yaws pat
is the libel, bat is the pressed am he felt it his day to lay

all the feet' before the jury. It appeared that in the year,
1852, the plaintiff became aequaloted with • marital'
lady of the name of Barlow, which acquaintance ripened
into suit • close intimacy that Met Barlow
west to live with Mr. Taylor. The result was that two
boys were bon • but it was not until 1861 that Mr. Barlow
petitiowed the Divorce Court for • separation from his wife.
The owe was heard, and resulted in Mr. Barlow gaining
his snit, though without . any
this against Mr.
Taylor. As soon as parable ter gentleman
made Mrs. Barlow his wife, and took her with
the two boys down to his residence at Slough.
Theo, wishing to live in true domestic felici*.y, he
thought he could not do better than engage • tutor fur his
two boys, and he accordingly engaged Mr. Birch, at a sa-
lary of 100 f., to take the charge and education of his chil-
dren. About three weeks after his engagement a vacancy
occurred in the chaplaincy of the Slough Union, when Mr.
Birch 'eked Mr. Taylor whether he had any objection to
he putting up for the appointment. Mr. Taylor said
certainly not, providing he did not neglect his duty
to his two young pupils. The consequence was
that Mr. Birch applied for and received the appointment
in question, which he continued to bold during the whole
time that he was tutor in Mr. Taylor's employ. The result
of this appointment was that in the performance of
his clerical duties be very much neglected the
care and education of the two boys, so mach so
that in July. 1863, Mr. Taylor was compelled to ditmise
him. Now, during the whole of the time that Mr. Birch
was in his employ he was fully acquainted with the whole el
the circumstances in Mr. Taylor's life relating to Mrs. Bar-
low, and it appeared that he made use of his knowledge upon
the first possible occasion he could do so without doing him-
self ao injury, for it appeared that Mr. Taylor being in went
of a tutor to fill the place of Mr. Birch, a Mr. Sharpe
applied for the appointment, to whom the de.
feadant on) hearing about it sent the following letter,
which was addremed to the Rev. Mr. Sharpe, Wiodsor :
" nth Oct., 1863.—Rev. Sir,—ln common justice to a
stranger, all are quite willing to believe that you have
entered into a sink of the grossest crimes, and infamy, and
vilest disgrace, in ignorance. If you still keep your en-
gagement, you will receive—and deserve it, too—the con-
tempt of all decent people who are in the church, and the
greatest disgust of all who are not. Inquire of the police
of this borough, also of Eton and Slough. If, likewise, you
as make up your mind, and think it right, you can apply
about these dreadful things of the minister residing at
Slough, as well as to the Rev. Mr. Birch." This letter,
although disguised. it would be proved, was in the hand-
writing of defendant.
The prosecutor was then examined, and he detailed at
length all the circumstances as stated by Mr. Hawkins in
his opening sddrees.
He was subjected to a very long cross-examination by Mr.
• sad he admitted that he had eloped with Mrs. Bar-
low, and taken her from her husband, and that he had
lived in adultery with her for several years, but he said that
be married her the very first moment he could legally do
so. Ho admitted that the defendant was ignorant of these
facts at the time he entered his service as tutor.
[The trial wee proceeding when our report left.]

SURREY SESSIONS-
(THIB DAY.)

The adjourned general quarter sessions for the county of
Surrey commenced this morning at the Sessions-house,
Newiegtou-causeway, before J. E. Jobwon, Eaq., chairman ;
Thorne. Tilson, Esq., deputy chairman ; Lo l. ll'Donald.
Capt. 'Dougal, R. Bawaey, J. Mew, A- Boylan, J. K.
Phillips, Nora., kn. The calendar contained the names of
forty-two Flamers for trial—thirty-five for felony, and
seven for miademesnour. The degrees of edam-
tiou are as follows :—Six can neither read nor write,
four ten only read. twenty-sine am read and write
imperfectly, and only three mu read and write well.
There are four prisoners charged with embezzlement,
among whom are Mr. William Hoary Manners, the rate-
collector of Lambeth, whose trial is likely to last several
boon, as his friends have advised him to plead not guilty.
There are two for housebreaking, four for stealing from
the person, two for assaulting the police, two for indecent
assault, one for cutting his throat with police,,
to commit
suicide, and the nmaieder are for petty larceny.
THZ RATE-COLLECTOR Or LAMBETH.
In the course of half-an-hour the grand jury came into
court with a true bill against William Henry Lannon,
charging him with embezzling divers sums of money.
smonstiog to sear 2,0001., the property of the church-
wardens and overseen of Lambeth.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TEID3 DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
DAYLOTIO Till ACHILL/A STATUE IN HYDE PAIL
Williaet Marchant, described as a porter, of Hanover.
court. Loog-aae, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt. with
slisaling two of the letters forming put of the inscription on
the Achilles statue in Hyde-perk.
A division
Mr. Swanson, inspector of the n, attended to
watch the case on the part of the polio&
From the evidence of police-constable Chick, 171 A, it ap.
that about 7 o'clock the previous (Sunday) evening.
peered
w the pr on the stone work of the Achilles
restos in H perk. He watched the prisoner for about
two minutes, sod then beard • piece of metal fall—the letter
" M." On making towards the spot the prisoner 04W him
coming, and jumped down and ran off. He pursued the
prisoner for about 200 yards, end on taking him back to the
statue and asking him what he had been doing he made
De reply. He then took the prisoner to the station. Sub-
sequently the bitter "A " was found by a police-constable,
and a " jemmy" which bed been used in getting the letters
off wee this morning picked op by a workman.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a felony, and remanded the
prisater, who has beat convicted, for o week.

SEI:iL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY
DAY).

Ti' first ordinary general meeting of the share-
., kr, was held at 1 o'clock at the London Tavern; Mr.
os in the chair.
e report, which had been previously published, Was
. read.
CiIAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
„tiers, and the declaration of a dividend oe 9a. per
r. parable, free of income tax, on and after
instant, remarked that until about sic
,tbs ago there was no inch thing so a financial
• in this country, and at first it seemed to many
whether, in a country like this, where there is so
couipotition, there was room for such institutions.
. however, 'o others that thaiszetexiquired for
velopment of useful commercial a Arcot
:alit was required in the operations of country
• people could afford to pay a higher pries
read than was usually obtained by banking operations.
stablishment of the principle of limited liability by
:.;r:•.:ist,,ture bad given a wide scope for the formation at
• A ~,1111101eS, and thin was a great source of profit, though
7.: ,o large as that of lending money for loopr periods
.t w.,, advanced by banking concerns. One fasters of
WAS, to his mind, eminently satisfactory—
:L.:l..lv, that the profit of the last half-year was made
• exclusively from the ordinary every-day business to
• be Lad last adverted. Had it been earned by form.
other Euglish or foreign companies, the success of
Credit Company would tot, perhaps, have been
• as it now appeared to be. Still if the concession of
,:bed French company should be obtained, this coin.
position would be considerably improved. There
• ci cry reason to believe that (this concession would be
the course of the coming spring, and that event
lead to a larger increase of profit ; but lode-
.,,dently of foreign sonnies of profit, he believed
ice ‘,0101:1V would obtain a good return for its investment.
Land llortgage Bank of India was the only company
',LA the board bad yet brought out. It had been con.
desirable to bring out only companies which were
i :eh. to prose successful—(bear, hear)—sad a considerable
,f caution and discretion was requisite for that purpose.
5, iioped that at all future meetings the hoard would be
to announce a fair amount of profit.
13 reply to a question,
CUAIRMAN said that the directors took 5,003 shares
th.df of the company in the Land Mortgage Company,
that it was nut desirable to state how many had been
• ,hear, hear.)..

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:3 nil' to a questma,
The ctimaulli said there wee no probability of an early
Mr. Willi's, M.P., complained that, having been in-
by a circular issued by the directors to
for shares io the Lind Mortgage Bank of ledia, be
for 50) shares. The result was that he received an
:went of only 5 shame which he refaced to accept though
sere at a good premium. (Hear, hear.) He wee
7:nel that other shareholders were even worse off than
teem application having elicited no reply whatever.
hear.) Treatment of that kind tended to create ma-
i :.ou, and he hoped some explanation would be give, that

w.er other eoutplainte of the same kind,

lo reply, said the General Credit Com-
bniming out a new company oa ocamoission, could
control the allotment of shares. A certain reser-
..a was made by the directors of the Lead Mortgage Bank
t n.oui for the shareholders of tbeGeneral Credit Company.
.% .ss fixed upon an a minimum and 100 MI the maximum
.or to be allotted, and the allotment was made in pro-
pr. .'a to the number of shares held in the latter cool-
(Noor, hear.) That was the only sound principle
• ,7 ould be adopted in such a cam
short discussiee the report was adopted timid-
:aid a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. declared.

.1"1,0.V FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION( LIMITED.)
(IBIS DAY.)

Ti .e first onlinary general meeting of shareholders
ra, !cid et 2 o'clock, at the Baltic, South Sou Hoare,
:_r,,,lueedle-street, Mr. iIACKBLOCK the chair.

Tie report, which was published a fortnight ago, having
akz. taken as reed,
The CHAIR3I.III, in moving its adoption, said that the chief
was that the profit earned was made week by week
r sand, legitimate, and every-day business, and not by
v.ntitioas and extraordinary circumstances, and there
...every reason to expect its continuance. (Hear, hear.)
,The meeting wu proceeding when our report let.]

~,:EAN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

Tide day the fourth annual general meeting of
t.reholdeis ma held at the Landon Tavern ; Mr. CAM
:ue chair.

Lezirrt, which has already been published, having
>,,t I
Ciwßu►S, in moving its adoption maid that it was
duty on the part of the direcors to be able to
r7..,cut so satisfactory a statement of accounts. They bad
t but two clear years' experience with • pretty
prospect of the result of the third year. The
trance account of 1860 left • net profit of 19,6001. ; that
ci net prat of 5,400!. ; and the maderwritieg ac-
oltt cf 1862 allowed • balance of 58,5031., with current
lake on the 31st of December to the amount of
Our. The state of that 320,000/. was of a
• favourable character. Already 30,000/. of
a had been run off ; and ho felt sure that
IL' re than half the balance might be entered ate very trifling
per rootage. The last year's bonosteconanted of utettrancee
t 3 the amount of 17,000,003/., giving a net return of
• of which, up to the 31st Dec., 13,000,081.
1..1 run off, leaving liabilities to the extent
ct 4.300,1:00/. The results of 1863, must, of
ck.urle depend on the weather and Providence, but the pro-
qect is exceedingly good. The remit of thew operations
sal that they were able to give the UMW 5 per
. or 54. per share, on the paidmp capital, with a
1,L41 of lth. per share, amounting to 20,6001.,
• would leave a balance of 12,0001. to be

o mai forward to pelt year's account. la—coacluska the
t _airman strongly advocated the principle of a stores rest
for next veer. (Hear, hear.)
N:r S. CUNARD secooded the motion, which was wended.
Iwo new directors were added to the board. The oat-
;;Cing directors and auditor were re-elected. The salaries
the uidrrwriter sod secretary were inereased, and a vote
cf thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THD3 DAY.)

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