The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

att clearness. He took exception to the Lord
and said he thought his lordship shoull
.1 the jury, first, wWitim there was se
the part of any as having • mo-
wer over the 41exandra that she seetald be
eloped ie hostilities aphid the Called Slam ;
.0, was she equipped sad fitted out in •
,e; for that purpose ; thirdly, if eel,
2n attempt to do so • and, fourthly,
e had knowingly ssohtss to such ea
He doubted if the Lord Chief Bares had
left those points to the jury, thrash the
left generally to them wee eberly dens.
he was of opinion there might to be • sew
d ground of misdirection. The palate bad not
:atficiently clear before the jury, and 110•11 of the
'tooed by his lordship lin was inclined to believe
marked them. The verdict was mingle
law mind, and he thought it might lave
from • misapprelession by the jury of the law
questioes to be decided by them. He morridered
gilt to be made absolute.
Dr' ?igen concurred in opinion with Mr. Baron
hat there should be a new trial on the pound
awe, though not exactly for the sense rimer.
,ver. concurred in opinion that there wee
prevent the building of the bull of • ship, the
og in her equipment and fitting out for the=
art in hostilities modest a belligerent and
hat fact might be shown by ether evidenos
attire of the equipment, do. ILs prohibited M-
ho main ingredient in the offence, sad not its
'here was sufficient evidence for the leaned,
:,re directed the jury that there was en equip-
within the meaning el the art
r; being equally divided, Hr. Bares Pigott, as is
irh mace, withdrew his judgment, sad the majority
is favour of the discharge of the mkt the
to court was spinet the crown, sad the rule would
ged.
'charged accordingly.
ivery el the Judges occupied seedy three hours.
ern will bare aright of appal

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(Baton Mr.

Fano.)

ow RSILJR.—APPLICATION 102 12L2222.
... .

,
trupt,l late • print-pablisber, of Newmanstreet
west, applied for his release from custody.
ham opposed, os the ground that the bankrupt,
I ago, had sold a quantity of steel plates and *n-
o a detaining creditor, Mr. theassa, of the vales
od had failed to deliver them,
u 7 a wa
bill. rm
for them, which had bees at maturity.
1, the bankrupt defended the and increased
50/. Judgment was gives against hits, and he
ered • portion of the priais, worth about 15W.
he prints purchased by Mr. Gomm were, "The
Elizabeth," "The Covenanters," " The Royal
" The Morning Lim," which the bankrupt
ith the stock of each, at 6001., but speed to take

Ty, on behalf of the bankrupt, examined the
show that there had been a dispute u to the
be bankrupt claiming 1004 men than Mr. Genuses
bills (cc. . . . . .

eou7;elUsed the name uatil the bankrupt had
Letedy eix weeks.

IN RI T. NORLZT..

ikrupt was a lead merchant, of Bury St. Edmund's.
the adjourned sitting for examination and dis-
The bankrupt owes to unsecured creditors 2,200/. ;
aiding amount.
;ley opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Sargood sup-
they raid the &mignon charged the bankrupt with
ices under the 221st section, those described in
10th. and 11th paragraphs of that section.
wee that, being unable _
to -meet his eopgemsuit, '
tudulantly, and with intent to diminish the sum
led amongst hie creditors, mails away with part of
atty. This was established by the fact of his
ecuted a bill of sale to a relative within a month
bankruptcy. The second charge was that,
we months of his bankruptcy, be had obtained goods
with intent to defraud, under the false colour and
of carrying en business and dealing in the ordi-
se of trade. Be bad bought goods on credit from
arsons, and had disposed of them bedew coat puce
noath of the bankruptcy. The third charge. under
paragraph, was, that the bankrupt bad, with in-
*and his creditan, pledged goods which he had
on credit, and which remained unpaid for. Seeing
y of these charges the assignees asked the court to
the case under the 159th coition, and either to
cossention in the ordinary criminal courts, or to
inkrupt in this court, with the assistance of a jury,
tor course the consent of the bankrupt bung nem-
i• bankrupt's seliciton, Messrs. Nicholls and
ad amaented, ma his bankruptcy, to this course;
ly remained for the court to decide which course
I adopted. Ommidering that no such case had
beset decided by this court, the assignees war* du-
recommend that the prosecution should be directed
lane in the ordinary worth

WOJXOAGE BANK OP INDIA (LIMITED).

SPECIAL MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

•
Loon a special general meeting of the
len of the above beak Aria held at the Lao.
Tern, Mr. S. LUNG in the chair, for the
of considering the propriety of enbirging
Lakin@ of the articles of wociation so as to enable
irony to undertake the agency of the credit
of the Mauritius and similar agencies for other
.s throughout the British patetismoe in the East.
rs that an application haw been made to the corn.
undertake the agency of • credit fonder in the
A by several of the principal =sorbets of the
ye Council, planters, and proprietor of the
*presented under due notarial powers by H. Dela.
\anteuil, and Including the Ida*. C. W. Wieke,
. err C. Fropier, the Hon. H. Lemiere, the Hoe.
me, the Hon. H. Pitot, the Hon. C. Montarchio,

mud are M opinion that am such agencies may be
iss by the Indian Land Mortgage Bank for o
throughout the British pomessioss in thesrmr:
involving any liability whatever se regents its own
den or capital, it is desirable that the company
of be precluded from the &drainages of smelt ages-
*dolly as the seising premises sad establishment
impany would molly enable it to undertake them.
meeting to-day wan to cos sidsr the propriety of
'dog such agencies.
HAMAN (Mr. S. Liss) rot a resolution pledging
icing to the sme of the agency of the caidit
of the island of Xtudths, and of similar agencies,
hey offer, from cognate societies in other parts of

teolution wee macauled by Sir S. P. Gasarr, sad
enesisemuly.
Boer to a SMAITHOLDII,
:HARMAN said that the find call of 200,C00/. sot
la yet bees employed, then wu so probability of
r some time.

roceodior terminated with s veto of thanks to tb•
La mil directors.

)0N AND BRAZILIAN BANK (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

afternoon the annual meeting of the 'here-
of the shove beak wen held at the Leedom Tevere.
t. CArrsin the chair. The setpeollts as ihown by the
I amount to 13,5561. 7s. ad.. whisk the directors W-
ould be applied as follows. vis. : Is* is paying a
d, free of income-tee:, at 17s. 6d. pee share (equal
est on the paid-op capital, after the rate of 5
,ut. per snows) ; sad, escoadly, is adding
eserve fund a sum of RlOl. 50.. by whkh that fund
raised to 20,000 i. The proposed appropriations will
balance of 1,3711. 24. 9d. to be carried forward to
account.
report, including the above moommendstiona wee

9N BANK OF AUSTRALIA.-(THIS DAY.

t meeting this afternoon of the proprietors of
,ve hank, Mr. Culiacan in the chair. a disideed of
et. for the half.year was declared, and over 6,0001.,
tal.ince, was carried over.

ISG OP THE CHARING•CROSS RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)

morming the above important line of rail-
s opened for public traffic. The fret tale that
was the 7.10 a.m. to Greenwich. This is aped
trains that are appointed to run daily betimes&
,cruse and Greenwich, at 15 mionte intervals, the
wring Charing.orose at 25 minutes peat
it; that from Greeewich to Charing-crow
at 11.55. The time occupied in running is 25
4 sod the trains stop at Blackfriars, Londoe-
See-read, Commensal Doak, and Dept Led,
on to Greenwich. The fares ar• very low,
mood clue being Loadondrridge id., and
ier 6d, The second series of train' is the
rot aervioce. There are 17 trains daily, cara-
tat a.m., and terminating at 10.35, the whole
gat Beckley. On this tine the fares may be esti.
'rom the fact that the wood-class to New-cross is
10d., Beckenham, Is. 3d., and Beckley
The trains throughout the earlier portion 4 the
a wall filled, and the travelling wail easy and Goa-
thus indicating the eraindoema of the works and
client manner in which the lies has been laid.

Cardinal-Vicar at Rome has definitively re-
, authorise the British consul to have protestant
. cat his residence for the convenissos of the now
sing British cosgregation. It is spprehended, how-
.t the American miobter will be more fortunate,
t some space will be *Mused at the British chapel
gstlien his constrgsses armed him at his facial
:e, or at souse duly artkorieed ieesditry.