The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-29 00:00:00

POLAND.

questioa—oce, that they shookl withdraw their ambas-
sador from St. Petersburg ; the other, that they should
withdraw the sanction which England Led given to the
Russian dominion in Poland. He wished to know whether
her Majesty's government were considering the propriety of
adopting the latter course.
Lord PALMERSTON—I have DO doubt that such a pro-
posal has been made and has been duly considered. But it
has always :.ppeared to me that to tell Russia thst the
stipulations of the treaty of Vienna with regard to Poland
were no longer of any value would be ►imply to tell her
that she might do whatever she pleased with respect to
Poland, and that no otner power had any more right to
remonstrate with ber on account of her treatment of th►t
country than on account of any course she might pursue
towards her own unqualified subjects ; and I therefore think
that it would not be in the interest of Poland to adopt the
suggestion to which the hon. member has referred.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (IRELAND).
Mr. BLAKE asked the Attorney-General for Ireland
whether there was any truth hi a report which had appeared
in "owe of the Irish papers, to the effect " That, at the
Neenah Asthma. Philip Hayes, charged with firing at Gore
Jones, Esq., resident magistrate, statedtbat hshad, although
innocent of the offeuce, declared himself guilty, in conic.
I quence of being kept without sufficient food, sod being then
brought into the governor of the prison's room, and offered
I bread and meat., aid to be sent out of the country with his
family and pro•i.led for, if he would sign an admission of his
guilt, which be was tempted to do in consequence of suffer-
ing from hunger, and desiring to avail himself of the reward
held out to him ;" and inquired whether it was the fact that
the governor of the prism did not deny the allegation.
Mr. MONSELL the inquired of the Attorney-General for
Ireland whether thegoverumeot were prepared to withdraw
the proclamation from the county of Limerick. that county
being now, he believed, restored to a state of perfect tran-
quillity.
Mr. O'HACAN bad not bad time to make the inquiries
necessary for Use purpose of ascertaining what truth there
might be in the statement to which the boo. member for
Waterford referred. In reply to the question of the right
hon. member for Limerick he had to state that that matter
was at present under the consideration of the executive go-
vernment of Ireland ; and se recent occurrences in Limerick
had undoubtedly tended to restore peace and order in that
county, the subject would be considered in a favourable
spirit.
THE PROROGATION.

Sir A. Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at
the bar, and summoned the house to the Bowe of Peers to
hear read the commission for giving the royal assent to
several bills, sod for the prorogation of parliament.
The Speaker, followed by a number of members, accord-
ing proceeded to the upper hones, and on his return, after
au absence of three-quarters of an hour, read from the
table the royal speech.
The member% remaining then shook hands with the
Speaker, end the proceedings terminated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

GOODWOOD RACES.—TunDAY.

A great number of race meetings have been lately held
in various parts of the country, which possessed little or no
interest beyond affording amusement to the provincial mind
or enabling speculators to carry on their precarious business.
Goodwood was therefore anticipated with considerable
interest, sod we are enabled to date that the inauguration
of the splendid Sumer reunion was as brilliant se ever. A
very large and distinguished party occupy Goodwood-house,
the visitors comprising a great number of the aristocracy.
The programme of the meeting was never more attractive,
and the Goodwood Stakes, although from various causes
unproductive of animated betting, is still likely to produce
a most interesting contest. For that event our renders will
have seen that Mr. Greville's horse, Anfield, is aa immense
favourite, but Bellman and Blondin, his reputed most for-
midable opponents, ere supported for large sums. Each of
these horses is said to have won his trial, and the respec-
tive owners appear to be confident of beating the
boasted favourite. Thus it will be seen the chief
handicap has elements of genuine racing attraction, while
the Stewards' Cup, the Nursery Stakes, and the Chesterfield
Cup, all secured very numerous entries. The Cup Day will,
as usual, be the day, par excellence, of the meeting, and
there is every prospect of a most brilliant
_Me on Thursday.
Although neither Macaroni nor Asteroid is engaged in the
Cup, and Tina Whiffler and Adventurer are scratched, there
will be a most exciting struggle between Bookstall., La
Toucques, !saline, Atheratone and Fairwater, the celebrities
of the turf. Buokstoue, since his dead heat and victory over
Tim W hillier at Ascot, bas, by common consent, been accepted
as the Cup champion, but the owners of La Toucques,
Isoline, Fairwater, and tither tore, have still hopes of com-
pelling " the boy in yellow" to lower hiscoloun. La Toucques
is the Gallic representative, having emulated the achieve-
ment of the famous Blink Bonny, and this year won the
French Derby and the Oaks, and finished second to the
Banger iu the Grand Prize of Paris, defeating Saccharometer,
Lord Clifden, and other English cracks. She has been backed
for an °ominous amount of money, and French aportma,
who are as fend of her as Englishmen of their Alin Haw-
thorns, Beeswings, Blink Bonny', and Caller
look firmly and with confidence to her victory. The honeitir:l
her victory will not, however, belong exclusively to our gal-
lant allies ; she was trained for her engagements by Fob
at ILiddlehara, and has been again prepared by that noted
trainer, who is famous for his sseociation with the Flying
Dutchman. A large number of French sportsmen have ar-
rived to witness the race. and amongst them one gentleman,
who is instructed to put a certain sum of money on the
filly for the Emperor and Empress of the French, " should
she come well to the post." For some days a migration
to the &NMI coast hastakenpleoe, and Brighton, Worthing,
Bognor, Chichester, and other minor neighbouring villages
to the ducal seat at Goodwood Park are completely filled
with racing visitors. The surrounding country looks per-
fectly beautiful, and, the harvest begin, the sheaved wheat
diversifies the landscape in all directions. The weather
to-day was magnifioeut, and the drive through the park
was especially enjoyed by the visitor'. A party of ladies and
gentlemen engaged in a game of croquet in front of the
mansion was the first sight which greeted us, nor could the
voyageurs refrain from drawing a comparison between the
peace and plenty of our country compared to the horrid
narratives of anarchy abroad detailed in the news-
papers. The lawn was graced with an unusually large
number of gni:y attired ladies, and the arrangement*
of the Stand under the supervision of Captain Valentine,
who we are sorry to state is suffering from severe baba-
position, and was only able to be present at great self-
sacrifice. The opening day's sport comprised eight races,
the first of which was fixed for one o'clock, and the last
at See. Neither the Wink= Day's Derby favourite, The
Gillis, nor the recently desponded Curie, from the American
stud, was brought out for the first nor the Craven Stakes,
whin event 000sequently brought fiveof the singe entriesto
the poet. The result was looked upon as a foregone con-
dom° for Mr. G. Bryan's representative, Waterwltcb,
upon whom extravagant odds were laid. Failing, however,
to get home with the additional impost, on account of " not
being for male," she was defeated by The Gunner, who gave
a " sweetener "to • the fielder " The Ham Stakes only
produced three immure, and the " dark" Moestiasims filly,
belonging to Mr. Merry, came with a private reputation
sufficiently strong to warrant boners in making her favourite
against the two indifferent public performers, Mirage and
busk Walton. In this instance " the talent" were right,
for the favourite waited patiently until let out op-
posite the stand, when she came away and won by a
length. A similar number of runners as in the last race
were saddled for the Gratericke Stakes, both Lord
Zetland's and Lord Glasgow's hones being freely supported.
From the opening of the betting to the finish Zapateado meg
fourth favourite for the Goodwood Stakes, bat being de-
feated so easily by Clarior, he was after the race driven to
the rear rank in the quotation.
The Stewards' Cup was appointed for 2.45, and as usual
produced a large field, no less than 29 runners aaaembling
at the post. Betting was very spirited, Lady Clifelen and
Birdhill being backed for such heavy amounts that they be-
CROW the leading favourites. Nor was speculation confined to
016 pair, several others being supported very freely, more
particularly Cheerful, Amazimian, and Muezzin. The ran
will be toned fully Ascribed below, and it will be seen that
Birdhill justified the confidence of his bickers. The success
°tithe Duke of Beaufort—one of the most popular and
upright sportsmen epos the turf—was very warmly received.
Prior to the race, the cup, a very beautiful trophy, was exhi-
bited oe the balcony of the Grand Stand, and its artistscde-
riga was generally admired. It ungroup in silver representing
an equestrian statuette of Queen Mary, mooned on • richly
°gormand horse. The remaining events of the days are
described in the annexed »tutu. Betting upon the Stakes
and Cup is also appended. Speculation was almost entirely
confined to Anfield and Bellman, the slightest shade of odds
over 6 tot being freely accepted about Anfield, while the
noble owner of lle(linan supported his horse for 2001. in one
bet, laid him by the ShedleM Leviathan, Mr. Steel The
following are details of the running :
THE eakv ex STAKES of 5 son. each, with 50 added, for
3-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 500/. ; if
entered to be sold foe 100 h, allowed 9lb ; if Dot to he iold,
to carry 711, extra ; mares sad geldings allowed Mb. Craven
Coarse. 17 subs.)
Mr. J. Wank:ors The Gunner, by Artillery—Petticoat,
3 yea ,Sfed Tet 121b.)ear (r. Adana) 1
Mr. Geo. Bryan's Weterwitch, 3 yea (not for male), tat
(Custance) I
(3. Adawa) 3

11r. W. Day's Doak 4 yrs 1001. x, est 41b
%urullo and General Beim also ran.
Betting : 7to 4 and 2 to. I on Waterwitch, and 5 to I
offered apt may other.
Tea Ham 9rAcia of 100 boys each, h ft, for colts, Bst 10Ib;
fillies, iht 7th; for 2-yr•olds ; maiden allowances. T.Y.C.
(24 sate.)
Mr. Merrys f by Saunterer—llastissimis Bat lib

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
6to 4 apt ADbald (7 to 4t Ir ely)
sto 1 Biondin (t)
1250 to 200 Hallman (t)
10 to 1 Bah= (t)
20 to 1 Zaptoado (off)
GOODWOOD CUP.
2to 1 apt &whim) (t)

(AI Moat*
Mr. Gulliver's Isaak Walton, Ent 411, G. Yordliam) 1
2
Mr. C. Alexander Mirage, bat :lb (K Sharpe)
Betting : 5 to 4 al the Moretesims filly, and 2 to 1 apt
leash VI &lion. The favourite lad off to the distance,
where he deprived freak Walton of the lead, and woo by a
length. A length and a half divided the second and third.
Thi GRAIVICKI ISTA2mt of MI DOM each, it ft. foe
colts, Bst 1011); fillies, bet 51b ; for 3-yr-o1ds; certain allow-
snore. One mile sod a half. (19 tubs.)
Lord Olsagow's Meier, by de Clan Chrism, get 71b
(car ill& alln lAklc
Lord Zet(sod's Zap•Mado, &AMU (A- lidara roft) 1
dai
('sputa Mots Curb, i.sat,6lb (& Ada•is)

Mr. HENNFSSY and;u7eToo-dtiat two wiggettione bad
bteu mods to the government in aerosol to tLe Yalu&

Batas t 6to 6 apt Zapstrado, 6 to 4 agat and
10 to 1 agst Curia Zapatesda wads play with a lead of
;avant/ lasitlaa mail amain into the straight, wham

THE EX Plt FOS, EPN FSDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1863.

Clarior, quitting Curie. no up to the aide of Lord Zotland's
bone, and remained at his girths until g•isuug the end of
the *sad nocilaeins. There Aldcroft let his bores out, WOO
which be came away and wou by too ; Cone beaten
off. Before the race 1,4.100 to 100 wmacolipted about Zaps-
teado for the Goodwood &Asa, bat after his defeat by
Clarior 20 to 1 eau offered on all sides without nesting with
any response.
TEE STLW ARDS' CUP, value 300 amts. (Ilaadkap), by sub-
scription of 10 soya. each, with 100 added front the race
fund ; for 3-yr-olds and upward.; 'imbues extra. T.Y.C.
(73 subs.)
Duke of reaufort a 131rdbill, by liirdeatebor —Polly Job.-
1013'S darn. 4 yrt Tat 6lb (Judd) 1
M. .141 ues's 19!$ Te.urt,..4 yukre‘ ?It 2

Mr. E. Ten Block's Dolphin,lliii;fod Sib (litirin*
The tolls. leg also ran: Lady CUlden, PSavola, Waters,ltch.
Iseb"guer, Lord Butleigh, Blondeln, Queen of Spa, p01y...*
Ulu Livingstone, East Sheen, Peignoir, PoLond,Anielin Weather-
spy, Newmarket, Amazonian, Lora of Lione, Merry Hart, Catienc,
Bohemia, Muezzin, Almack, hearse, lady Emma, Cheerful, and
Leotard.
Betting : 6to 1 apt Lady Clifden, 7 to 1 apt Birdhill,
100 to 12 apt Cheerful, 10 to 1 apt Murrain, leu to 6 apt
Amazonian, 20 to 1 each apt Lord of Liana, Dolphin, and
Queen of Spaio, 25 to I each apt East Sheen and Lord Bar-
Leigh, 100 to 3 each apt Bohemia, Fravolit, Merry Bart,
Exchecium, Biondella, Keaue. and Weatherapy, 40 to 1 each
apt Entreinet, Almack, and Newmarket, arid 50 to 1 each
apt Amelia, Polynesia, and Leotard. The 29 runners,
after taking the usual preliminary canters, and the favourites
having been anxiously smitinised by those having invest-
ments upon them, placed thee-Helves under the charge
of the starter at about ten minutes past 3 o'clock
In another five minute.. they were admirably started, and
when fairly going Mr. Naylor's colours upon Biondella were
conspicuous in the middle of the course in front. On the
right of the closely packed field Mr. Naylor's second
Fravola appeared to he well up with the leaders, who, up
to the distance, comprised Lord &Weigh. Amasosisa,
Dolphin, Lady Clifden, Birdhill, Eutramet, and Camelot
After passing the distance, Dolphin, on the right of "the
white of Captain Christie, showed conspicuous, and loud
vociferatione of " Lady Clifden wins " alternated with "Mr.
Ten Broeck wins," until they neared the Stand. There
Birdbill, full of running, came on the outside, and an ex-
citing finish with Entremet resulted in the ictory of the
Duke of Beaufort's horse by half a length. Entremet beat
Dolphin by three-quarters of a length ; and close up with
the latter were Lady Clifden, Polynesia, Almack, Merry
Hart, and Cheerful, in the order named.
A bWEEPSTAKES of 100 sons. each, for 4-yr-olds ;
Bst 71b ; fillies, Sat 21b. Queen's Plate come. (16 subs.)
Lord Anneoley's Ace of Clubs, by Stockwell—Dish Queen
(Sweetsauce's daW, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 1
Lord Zetland'a Meador, Bat 'lb ....... (A Edwards) 2
Mr. Ward's Ellangowan, as Tlb (Custance) 8
The following also ran :—Freeholder, Barbadoes, Lord Clyde,
and Laughing Stock.
Betting : 5 to 4 apt Piccador' 6 to 1 apt Aos of Clubs,
7 to 1 each apt Freeholder azdLaughing Stock, and 10 to
1 apt Barbadoes. Pia odor made all the running to the
distance, from which point Ace of Clubs came away and
won by ten lengths. lboaiderable amusement was created
by Barbados' and Laughing Stock, some time after the
other five competitors bad past the winning-post, getting
up a race to themselves, D. Hughes and Sam Rogers setting
to with as earnestosas rarely net with to escape being last.
A SWEEPSTAKES of 10 nova. each, for 2.yr-olds ; oolta sod
upward. ; winner to be sold foe 300 soya. T.Y.C. (11 subs)
Mr. IL Joke's Man (sister to Lava), by Orlando—Vesu.
Ammo, 3 yrs, Tot Illb (car lot 131 b) (Custanni) I
Mr. Oreville's Bradamante, S yrs, est (I. Ortmshaw)
Lord Coventry's &tonal, 2 yrs, gat (S. Adams) S
The following also ran :—Melandra, Dirt Cheap, Bedworth,
Chioot the Jester. Nathan., and Illusion.
Betting :2to 1 apt At 4to 1 apt Chicot the Jades*,
6 to 1 agst Salvioni, 100 to 15 apt &adamant*, 8 to 1 apt
Nathan, and 10 to 1 apt Dirt Cheap. Chioot the Jester
and Methane made play to the distance, where they gave
way to Mos and Bradamante; an exciting race ended Ia
favour of Lord Stamford's " cast-off " by a head ; two
lengths 'operated the sword and third ; Chicot the Jester
was fourth. The winner was claimed by Lord Stamford.
THE LAVAST STALES of 50 110 TS. each, 30 ft., for 2-yr-
olds ; colta, Bst 101 b ; fillies, list 6111; winners extra. Half
a mile. (26 subs.)
Mr. W. Day's e by Stockwell—Alma, by Gameboy,
tat 10Ib (S. Adanu) I
Lord Uxbridge's Durham, Sot 13Ib (in. alb en) (l. floater)
Duke of Beaufort's erythels, eat Sib (In. Sib es.)
(0. Fordbsm)
The following also ran :—Enlght of Snowdon, c by Wild
Dayrell—Apo, Alliance, Bentrix, c by Saunterer—Morgan La
Paye, and Auoacleuse.
Betting : 2 to 1 apt Knight of Snowdon, 5 to 2 apt
Crytheia, 11 to 2 apt Durham, and Bto 1 apt the Alma
colt. After a long delay at the post they were capitally
started, and ran almost in a line for half the dietaries, the
first animal beaten being Alliance . • at the distance the Alma
oolt took the lead, and attended by Durham and Crytheia
ran home in front, winning by a length; a neck separated
the secced and third. _

PIPIT Thorn" added to a sweepstakes of 5 *ova mai, for
3-pr-olda and upward" ; winner to be sold fur 100/. Last
mile. (5 Rohe.)
Br. Jenninga's Indolence, by Platcateher—Carry, fyrk
7K 91b (Watldns) 1
Mr. York's The Principal, 4 yrk est bib (Fordbami 2
Mr. li. Juice a Douche, 3 re, Tat bib (Lynch) 3
Betting : sto 4 on The Principal, 6to 4 agat Indolence,
and 4to 1 emit Douche. Indolence nude play throughout,
and won cleverly.

Rain Intllitmus

COURT OF BANKRIJPTCY.—JuLY 28.
(Before Mr. Commisakerer Holroyd.)
IN II OOLONIL W. P. wsuGn.—APPLICATION FOR RILE/JAZ.
After the examination of the bankrupt yesterday had
terminated.
Mr. Linklater said he could corroborate what Colonel
Waugh stated as to the witruee given to the assiguer
but their duty to the creditors required that they should
oppose his release, uoler he gave substantial ball for his
appearance. The assignees would be glad of his sasistance
in defeating or reducing the enormous claim of the London
and Eastern Beak.
Mr. Lewis contended that the bankrupt was appealing to
the mercy of the court on grounds which were utterly
untenable. He was detained on a tapir from a court of
law ; and it was the rule of the court not to interfere in
such cases, for the bankrupt was not in carody for debt.
The court would not overturn the legal proctor of another
court 'imply out of consideration for the bankrupt's health.
He had deliberately kept himself away from the juristi-
Mon of the court for live years, and only submitted to it
when he was brought here by the officers of justice. Such
• man ought sot to be released without very substantial bail
—at least 10,0001. or 20,0001.
Mr. Roxburgh urged that none of the bankrupt's private
creditors opposed the release. The directors of the bank
had taken security, as they believed, for the whole of their
debt, and now the official manager had caused the bank-'
rupt to be arrested oc his promissory Dote, which was only
a renewal of former transactions. The debt was barred by
the statute, and could not be recovered in the action that
had been brought to recover it. It was idle to ask the
bankrupt to find bail for the amount that bad been named.
TheCommissioner—With respect to hail I understand
that you object to it altogether ?
Mr. Roxburgh—To scything of that amount.
The Commissioner—What amount
Mr. Roxburgh—l understood that 10,0001. was asked

for.
The Commissioner—Mr. Linklater says that he should be
satisfied with 4,0001.
Mr. Roxburgh—That is utterly impossible, my client
"Re Commissioner—On the part of the assignees, Mr.
Linklater is willing to divide the 4,0001.
Mr. Linklater—l cannot ask for less.
His Honour said this was not a case in which the court
could consistently, having due regard to justice and the in-
terests of the creditors, exercise the power given it by the
112th section of the Consolidation Aot in favour of the bank-
rupt. The arrest of the bankrupt had taken place by order
of a judge upon an affidavit showing that be was desirous of
going abroad • no application had been made to the judge to
vary that order, and it was still in force. The adjudication
had been made so long ago as 1857, shortly before which the
bankrupt bad gone away, committing thereby an act of
bankruptcy ; and it must be taken that he had gone away
with the intention of delaying his creditors,though he stated
that he really had no such intention, for he must be taken to
intend that which was the necessary consequence of his own
deliberate acts. Before going he had told the persons connected
with his household, that he was in difficulties, owing to his
connexion with the bank. Between the time of his going
away and the present time he bad frequently returned to
this country ; and one excuse made for his not surrendering
was that he hadconsulted some eminent lawyer, and beau ad-
vised not to surrender ; and that ultimately, when advised
to surrender, he had done so. That could never be received
for a moment aii an excuse for doing an illegal act, however
eminent the person under whose advice be had acted. It was
very unfortunate for the bankrupt that he bad not acted
according to what must have been the dictates of his
own conscience. Had be in the first instance obeyed
the law, and told his story to the assignees,
that he was incapacitated from attending to his affairs
through the disease under which he laboured, his came
would have received every attention on that ground. But
instead of that he went away, and bad kept going back-
wards and forwards between this country and Spain, and
had spent as much money ca would have enabled him to
surrender over and over again. This conduct showed how
little faith could be plod in his word that he would not
go away &gale, which he said was all that he could give to
his creditors. The court could not receive such a statement
as justifying his discharge with due regard to the interests
of the creditors. The assignees were willing that he should
be released on giving • fair amount of security. That
offer was rejected on the part of the bankrupt. Therefore
the only course the court could take was to may that he most
remain in custody. The evidence as to his illness was
not sufficiently strong to justify the court in releasing
him in the pr sent state of the proceedings. It was not
necessary for the court to give any opinion as to the bank-
rupt's dealings with the London and Pastern Bank, or as to
the objection which had been raised about the Statute of
Limitations, because that would be going into the merits of
the action. Under all the circumstances the court, in the
discharge of its duty, moat order the bankrupt to be re-
mitted to prison.
Mr. Roxburgh—Will your Honour fix the amount of
bail, and if it can possibly be procured, of course it will
Mr. Linklater —I think, if bail is given, that two sureties
in 2,000/. each will be sufficient.
Mr. Lewis urged that the bail should be 5,0001., or two
sureties of 2,500/. each.
The Commissioner—l think two sureties of 2,000/. each
and himself in 4,0001. will be sufficient.
Mr. Roxburgh asked if the amalgams would make the
baokrupt any allowance out of the estate.
Mr. Linklater was understood to refuse.
Me Commissioner—l cannot hold out any recommenda-
tion to the assignees to make an allowance to a bankrupt
whof li has.. tiTZter away
yHe has e
coking with
own
him 500/..llowanc..k.dy.
(Laughter.)
The bankrupt was then removed in custody.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
tzr OE PRINCE DE C.ODOT.
This was the first sitting under the bankruptcy of
Emanuel Charles Louis Codoy, formerly of the Place de
Havre, Paris and since of Suffolk-street, Pall-mall His
debts are about 12,010. M. Eugene Parry, picture-dealer,
of Paris, and of the Hotel de I'Europe, Leicester-square,
was chosen assignee.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME OIRCIJIT.—MimgroNE, JULY 28.

CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Baron Bramwell 'oda Common Jury,

PRZSCHIA. 0.. FICHTEL

This wee an action brought by the husband of one of the
corps de ballet at this Lyceum Theaue to recover damages
from the defendant, the lessee of that establishment, for
an alleged breach of contract that had been made with the
plaintiff on his behalf.
Serjeant BaDentine and Mr. Laxton were for the plain-
tiff; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Sir 0. Honeymati, were for
the defendant.
It appeared that the plaintiff's wife had formerly
been an apprentice to Mr. Cooke, of Astley's Theatre,
and that in that capacity she learned horse-riding
and also ballet dancing, and used to travel about
the country with the theatrical circus. According
to her evidence she applied to M. Petit, the ballet muter
at the Lyceum, last December for an engagement, and, after
she had exhibited her powers of dancing before him' he eu-
' gaged her ate salary of 11. per week, ca she alleged for the
season which she stated was expected to last eight or sine
months. Sbe continued to perform in the successful drama
of the Date's Motto, until the 22nd of May, when she re-
ceived one week's notice that her service* would be no longer
required after the expiration of that period, and the present
action yea brought to recover the balance of ealary that
would have been due to her if the engagement had continued
to the end ot the season.
The cue on the part of the defendant was that no such
ugagemeat as that set up by the plaintiff hail ever been
entered into by him, and that she was only engaged as an
"extra," and that it was an understood thing in the thea-
trical pprroofoasion that persons engaged had the option of
themselves terminating au engagement by giving a week's
notice, and the manager of the theatre was entitled to the
same privilege. It was also alleged that in every initiates°
of au eogagewent for the season being made, the artist
was always required to sign a written agreement, and
that is all cues where parties were only engaged
verbally, which was the position of the plaintiff, it was
understood that no more than a week's notice was requited
to be gives.
Whimsies having been examined on behalf of the de-
fendant,
Baron Bramwell summed up, and in doing so he made
some strong observations upon the impropriety of a cue
like this being sent down for trial at the Kent assizes, and
be said that if it ought to have keen tried at all, London was
the proper place, where it might have been disposed of io
the county court, at less than a tithe of the expense that
had been incurred.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

EMIGRATION TO THE COLONIES. —A Meeting of
the Emigraati Aid Society was held is the Manchester
Town-hall yesterday. The executive committee reported
that since the last meeting, 42 statute adults had been for-
warded to Quebec. while those who sailed on the 25th of
June Led, upon their arrival at Quebec, been received by
Mr. Buchanan, the government agent. Mr. Knight, from
Victoria, was now in Manchester, selecting 201/emigrants to
sail for Victoria from Liverpool, in the ship Landsbortigb,
on the 15th of August. A selection of 50 suitable single
women for free passages to Western Australis, by the Go-
vernment Emigration Commissioners, was now being made.
A greet of 61. per statute adult had been made for six
families, to proceed to Victoria. This will meet a similar
grant by the Natioosl Colonial Emigration Society. The
donations since the last meeting had bee; from Messrs. Leo
Schuster and Co., 501., and from Admiral the Hon. Joseph
Denman, 251. There is a balance of 1,51/41. in the bank.
Up to the present time, outfits have been granted to
equal to 436. and pampa to emigrante, equal to
Vstatute
adult" ; 50 statute adults emigrants have also
been allowed 21. each by the Blackburn Committee.
When the arrangements with Mr. Knight are completed,
the funds will be exhausted, end the committee will be
compelled to suspend further operations until the receipt
of oubecriptions.
THE FLOATING ISLAND ON DERWENTRATER.
For the first time Gila four years the floating island has
made its appearance on Derwentwater—a sure sign, as
the gossips say, at a " droughty summer."—Cumbertsnd
Pacquet.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH coast

At the half-yearly westing yesterday afternoon
after the adoption of the report, a spend meeting wan held,
at winch

The CHLIIIIIAN moved a resolution authorising the board
to raise 188,(XX) 5/. shares bearing a preferential dividend of
ei per cent., for the purpose of carrying out the several
linos and works now in hand under acts of parliament
passed in the last and previous semioos, and also autho-
rising the board to use the borrowing powers conferred by
those acts. The shares to be allotted pro rata.
Mr. MAUDZ doubted whether the shareholders would
think it worth their while to take up a 4i per cent. stock.
He also complained that the addition of 60 much preference
stock was damaging the ordinary stock, turd moved that the
new capital be raised by ordinary stock.
The amendment having been wooded,
The CHLIRMAN raid the question bad been well con-
sidered by the board, and it was their unanimous opinian
that a 44 per sent, preference stock was the best mode of
raising the required capital.
The amendment was put and lost, and the original motion
was carried.

A vote.. of thanks to the chairman and directors closed
the proceedings.

LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND.

A epecial meeting of this company wan held at
the London Tavern yesterday, to determine upon an
alteration in the existing airaugements respecting the
leases of this line. Mr. J. N. Demme. occupied the chair.
From a circular laid before the proprietors it appeared that
the line is at present leased to Messrs. Morton, Brainy,
sad ,Betts, for 21 years from July 3, 1854, at a rental equi-
valent to 6 per cent. per annum on the capital stock of the
company which amounts to 650,7001. ; the lessees,
in addition, providing interest, at the rate payable
for the time being, on the debenture debt of
the company, which amounts to 150,C00/. The pro-
posal now submitted by thalassic,' to the directors was, that
in lieu of the present lease, the company should grant a
DOW lease to the Great Eastern and London and Risekwall
Railway Companies for 999 years, ate rental equivalent to
interest at the rate of 41. 10e. per cent. per annum on the
capital of the company, interest on the debenture debt
being also paid by those companies ; and the penult 'ewes
furnishing • substantial guarantee to those companies for the
payment, during the 12 years which the existing hue bas
to ran, of an difference between the net earnings and the
rent. 'To enable the proprietors to determine whether or
not to accept the proposal, the following statement of the
actual position of the line wan given :—The gross receipts
for 1862 amounted to 74,9331., and the working expenses,
with tolls for the use of the Great Eastern and London
and Blackwell Railway; sod debenture interest, to 59.986/.
The tolls, it was explained, include • sum of about 5.08.9 e
in respect of the Beside(' branch, which is payable daring
the term of the present lease; on the expiration of the lease
it would cease, and the net receipts relieved from that
payment might be considered as 20,000/., or rather more
than 3 per cent on the capital.
The CHAIRMAY said that in approaching the subject,
which was one of considerable importance to all present, be
was desirous of explaining clearly the coocatuation of cir.
cumatanoes as regarded the proposition before them. He
was not going on behalf of the board to give any special
opinion of his own upon the matter, but rather to give a
statement of fact; by which their own opinions might be
guided ; and this was the more his intention
because it appeared to him that much misapprehension
prevailed on the part of some persons interested in the line
u regarded the probable result of the lean, and the
motives of those who had the management of the line. In
the first place, he need hardly say that the proposition was
to reduce the rent of 6 par cent., which was guaranteed for
12 years more, to 41 per cent in perpetuity. (A SHARE-
HOLDER: "For why r) Well, he would endeavour to ex-
plain for why. He bad memo to believe that the lessees, in
bringing forward the proposition, bad been guided by two
circumstances ; one, the lose which they themselves bad
austained—(laughter)—be the difference between the re-
ceipts of the line and the rental ; and the other, the
; position of the stock in the market. Be believed
he was stating what wns notorious, without for
a moment questioning the standing of the gumtree-
tors, that the guarantee of two public companies went
farther with the public than the guarantee of private indi-
viduals. (Hear, hear.) The proof was apparent, for if they
went back to the period at which the question was first
mooted,
early io this year, they found there had been a
gradual rise in the stock from 86 to 98. Now, they knew
that a great deal of misapprehension existed with regard to
what were called the profits of the line. He himself bad
seen it ins a journal of great note, which bad put the matter
fairly and properly. but still inaccurately. It stated as a
broad fact that after the working expenses had been dee
ducted so much remained as the profit of the line. Now,
every gentleman conversant with the line itself
knew that it ended nowhere, that it had to come
into London either through the Great Eastern or
the Blackwell Railway ; and they must bear in mind that
the charges made by both these companies for the traffic
over their lines bad to be paid before they could talk about
profits at all. The accounts bad been placed fully and con-
spicuously before the abareholders, and if they had been
consulted before this statement had been made, the opinion
of those who bad written on the subject would have been
materially altered. An idea seemed to have gone abroad
that the present proposition was in some way brought for-
ward to benefit the Great Eastern and Blackwell Railways ;
but as a director of both those lines, he manned them that
no such idea had for a moment been entertained. At the
end of the 12 years which would be covered by the lease, it
was possible that they might see the river traffic and the
Southend traffic carried into London by the North London
Railway, and bearing this contingency in mind, the direc-
tors thought is was only legitimate to endeavour to keep,
at the end of that time, the traffic which was originally
theirs. With that view they were prepared to give as
much or more than any other company as a guarentee. The
traffic of their line at the end of the year would probably
yield them a return of 31 per cent. It was fair to suppose
it would improve, but they must bear in mind that they
bad a rival on the other side of the water, which ran into
Gravesend, and if they tried to improve the Gravesend
traffic they had also the bouts to contend with. Still, how-
ever, it was principally the Gravesend traffic But
paid, since the Southend traffic, and what might
be called the residential traffic of the line, was
not large. It was possible that the shares might
go up to par at 6 per cent. with • personal guarantee,
but still he thought it was extremely questionable. The
chairman concluded by movieg a resolution that the pro.
posed change should be effected.
A SHAREHOLDER seied whether the chairman bad calcu-
lated what they would lose by the end of the twelve years
by making the change ! He considered it would be 25 per
' coot. on their property.
Mr. C. J. ELIE, after some lengthened remarks, con-
cluded by proposing an amendment to the effect that the
proposal of the directors be rejected, but suggested that
the meeting be adjourned for three weeks, and that in the
mean time a committee of three shareholders confer with
the directors upon the scheme.
Mr. Tree, M.P., was strongly of opinion that the change
would be advantageous. This was • line without • head,
and under any circumstances must pay terminals to the
Blackwell and Great Eastern Railways ; and this considera-
tion was important in estimating the position of the line
twelve years hence.
Moxor seconded the amendment, which, after along
discussion, was put to the meeting and carried, the adjourned
meeting being fixed for three weeks from that day.
Before the close, the CHAIRMAN brieffy replied to Mr. Eley's
statement; remarking that he admitted his facts, but alto-
gether disputed the accuracy of his figures.
The proceedings terminated +Aka vote of thank. to the
chairman.

NATAL LAND AND COLONISATION COMPANY
(LIMITED).

Yesterday an extraordinary general meeting of
the shareholder. of this company was held at the com-
pany's officers, 41, Threadneedleetreet, Mr. L. T. Mac.
LLYZIE in the chair, for the purpose of considering the
propriety of increasing the capital of the company by the
creation of 14,000 new shares of 10!. each.
The Cttaineer, in moving • resolution to carry out the
object of the meeting, explained that the director
bad canvassed the views of the general body of the
shareholders in reference to the propriety of the
step he now proposed they should take, and the result was
that they had obtained the assent of a body of shareholders
in England reprmenting 17,600 shares. The dissents repro-
sentod only 60 shares. The reply had not yet been received
from the colonial shareholders, but there was no doubt of
their anent, so that practically the measure had met
I with • uniform approval. It was of immense impor-
tance in • limited company like this to have • large
necalled•op capital as • fund of credit, and he anticipated
it would enable them, when they came to replace their de-
bettures, to reduce the interest on them front 6 to 5
per cent.
M. VANDERBTL seconded the motion, whicliess unani-
mously approved of.
It was then resolved that the new shares should be ap-
propriated in the manner agreed to at the last half-yearly
meeting, and the proceedings terminated in the lima
manner.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JOLT 24.—The
Right Hon. the Lord. of the Committee of Privy Oonneil
for Trade have received from the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs a copy of • notification issued by the Per-
tuguelas Board of Health, and forwarded by her Majesty ■
consul at Lisbon, declaring the port of Pernambuco to b
considered free from yellow fever since the 15th of JUDO

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THE LATE COLONEL O'BRIEN.—The correspondent
of a Sheffield piper expresses his belief that the Colonel
O'Brien who was istely to • burp-post in New York,
cut down before he was dead. and then brutally murdered
by the mob, was the Colonel M. D. T. O'Brien who hod
been a resident is Sheffield for some time, and who was well
known to many of the leading families is that quarter under
the name of Thompson, his mother's maiden nan.e. The
colooel had formerly seen some service in the Crimea, and
had been in Italy with Garibaldi. In December be sailed
for New York, was appointed major, and was slightly
wounded in the battle of Fredericksburg.