The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

RAILWAYS IN yEIS wirsolous.

A deputation from the inhabiteass dEaston-square, &c.,
atteoded the board to present a memorial on the subject of
the varione railways proposed to be constructed on the site
of Euston-square.
The deputation wee introduced by Mr. Silas Taylor.
The memorial stated that it wee contemplated to con-
struct two lines of railway known by the names of the
Tottenham and Hampstead Junction sod the North
Western and Charingcrom Junction, through Easton.
square and other streets in the neighbourhood, which would
completely destroy a long line of trees and a large apse
space, which it wee most desirable should be preserved as
conducive to the health of the inhabitants, and would
4estroy • large amount of valuable property. They also
urged that if these lines were necessary • mach better
route might be obtained than that which these bills is
parliament proposed to take.
Mr. Sransit addressed the board in support of the
memorial.
Mr. amts TAYLOR moved that the consideration of the
subject be referred to the Streets and Improvement Cam
mittee for report.
Refereed accordingly, and the memorialists' retired.
THE OAB 11A1118 n SUBWAYR.

A deputation was received from the metropolitan gas
comp..nies on the subject of laying gas mains in sub-
ways, &c.
The deputation was introduced by Mr. Harris, sad a
memorial was presented, obeli stated that a bill was is
progress through parliament for the purpose of compelling
ps companies to lay their pa pipes in subways, to-
gather with water and telegraph pipes. They
viewed this bill with coosiderable feelings of alorm,
inasmuch as it was impossible to prevent the
escape of gas from their mains; and if this gas was to be
confined is a tunnel, it might lead to the most dangerous
00 06 meg nem. Three sets of men who had to enter these
tuonek were comapelled to take lights with them ; and if
such so gas took place, a sacrifice of human life
must inevitablyeil follow.
Mr. RICBAILDB addreeeed the board, and the memorial
was referred to the Streets Committee.

THE WsAram—A sharp frost during the night
ham bees followed in London by snow, which has contioued
to fell throo%hoat the morning.

Yesterday, in the case of Yelverton r. Longworth
(or Yelverton), the petjtion of the respondent that the
appellant may be ordered to pay to the petitioner the sum
of 5001., or such sum as to their lordships shall seem meet,
either in name of s';mony or for the purpose of enabling the
petitioner to complete her rase, and that the hearing of the
cause ma► be postponed for three monthe—wmi read and
referred to the appeal committee.

The general committee of elections have ap-
pointed Tuesday, the Bth day of March next, to chums the
select committees severally to try sod determine the Lis-
tens Borough sad Berwick•epoe.Twed Borough election
petitions. . .

The general committee of elections have selected
the following members to serve as chairmen of election
committees during the present series :—H. E. Adair, Jsmes
Wentworth Buller, E C. Egerton, Viscount Eobeld, G.
Ward Hunt, R. Loogfield.
New POLITICAL CLUB. "Junior Carlton
Club" is about to be established in Loudon, the permits
eligible for admission to b, "
those who pedalo Coe.
',restive principles, and acknowledge the recognised leaden
of the Conservative party.* The following noblemen and
gentlemen have expreesed their walleyes= to be nominated
' as trustees of the club, vin.:—The Fort of Derby, KAI,
the Earl of Malenesbv7, G.GB., Lord Colville, the Right
Hoo. Besj. Dinaeli, and Cloloiml Taylor, X.P. TWA
first 500 members will be sleeted by the committee with.
out the ordinary formalities of a proposer mid seconder, and
no sabscription will be called for until 300 members have
bees elected.

RePRESLITTATION or ORRAT YAEMOI7III.—The
liberals, it is understood, propose to being forward Mr.
W. F. APCullagb Torrent (author of the " Life of SIT J.
Graham" sad other works, and M.P. for Dundalk in the
parliament of 1847) and Mr. David Flacks. as candidates
for Greet Yarmouth at the next election. Mr.
Torrens was returned for the town is 1867, but was un-
seated on petition. Mr. Falcke who is of the Hebrew per-
aussioe, and a highly respectable retired tradesman, wee
recently appointed by the Lord Chancellor one of the ma-
gistrates for the borough. The conservatives will again
support the sitting members, Sir E. 11. H. Lame, Bart.,
and Sir H. J. Strom!, Nat.—Poet.
DEATH OF DR. HEADLAM.—Dr. Headiam, M.D.,
uncle of the night. Hon. T. E. Headlam. M.P., Judge
Advocate-Geor died at Newcaatle-upon-Tyne, early yes-
terday morning, in the 86th year of his age. His death is
attributed entirely to hie advanced years, as he expired
without any disease, and in full possession et his facul-
ties. He was a native of Gateshead, practised with great
emcees in early life in the north of Ho gland as a ph
and took an active part in the social and political reforms of
the country up to within a few years of his death. He
was early appointed a justice of the peace for the borough
of Newomtle, and was twice elected mayor for that tows,
once in 1838 and again in 1846.
TEE HAMBUSG AGRICULTURAL EX ararrioN.---
The American commissioner who attended the Bamberg
Agricultural Exhibition last year has just pribbShal his
report. TM exhibition grounds (he says) covered 80 acne,
sad were provided with sheds and builam for 4,00 entries
of stock ; 2,00) sheep were exhibited. The ARISCIOIRS
vied off the Twins for reaping machines and aerie* sheep,
' sad England the prime for agricultural steam ineakieery.
This machioery commanded the greatest attention. The
exhibition led to the formation of an agricultural museum
rat Hamburg. which is the third commercial citof Europe,
and the doorway to 150,000,000 of people In Northam
A COIAINIAL CRITICISM ON MR. CHARLES KEA/T.
—The Saturday Review, tells us that "the drawbridge was
raised' when Mr. and Mrs. Kean left Ileglaed for Australia,
No that we may consider that the drawbridge has been
lowered from the moment that they arrived ameeg as. As
a matter of strict criticism, we consider it absurd to join in
the tremendous puffery which has been lavishly poured oat
on their heads in some directions. With the exception et
such characters as Cardinal Woinsy, Louis XL, and
haps Shylock, Mr. Keen's acting does not impress us with
a sense of unusual dramatic genius. Os the coadrary it
leaves a painful impression on the mind that we have
sees better actin/ before. With his lifelong experience
of the stage, it is inevitable that he should display many of
the aooompliahmeets that mark the consummate aster.
He is always oscura In his gesture, and he is seedy always
correct in his recitation. But when he assumes the cha-
racter of Othello or of Hamlet, be Impresses his audience
with a seas of weakness, or rather . He has
sot soul enough to fill up the splendid outlines sketched by
Shakespeare. This may, in some measure, be attributable
to his age, but it is evident that he sever, at any period,
meld have made a really good Othello.—Spiksey Empire,
Dee. It 1663.
A Pourr or Law.—The concession of the sub-
131.Timl 01610 to Denims* made to the Submarine Wipe*
Oorepany by the Dudek 'marmoset is likely to give arse 10
a aloe point celaw. The sable terminates in Bleu* and
when the Dames were driven out of Siernrig by the Premier
sad Amides', they cut the cable. The 'mottos therefore
arises—Who is amwemble to the English occapanr
tricien.
Lox DON &Trate 0 x Ines raxY(LlMlrtn).—
Trefge
reesipts for the week,sudieg Feb. 14, 9,8064 Oe. iid.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Belors Vic►C6anoallor viood.l
LOWIDIS T. THZ CAINE! AND NOSILY GOLD MINING COMPAYY
Or AMERICA (LIMITED).
- . .

The facts were thsee":—The Company was established for
the
Wedse of work* mines in America tinder a deed A
t, 1853, registered in accordance with
tie 7 and 8 Vic. n. 110, in January, 1854, and was duly
registered in Hanka as a company with limited liability
under the Joint-Stook Companies Act, 1856, in September,
1856, sad had always had its principal place for carrying on
business in London. In the yearn 1854 and 1855 the plaintiff,
who we. a shareholder/ in the company, had accepted for the
accommodation of the company four bills of exchange
upon which he had paid in 1855 and 1856 various sums, the
whole of which, with interest at 51. per cent., was, he al.
leged, still due and owing to him from the company ; and
that the company had by a minute of the 4th June,
and of course within six years of filing the bill, acknow.
lodged and promised to pay the said debts. 00
the 23rd of November, 1860, at au extraordinary
gamest meeting of the oompany it was resolved
that the eompsny should be wound up voluntarily, and that
at a like meeting in January, 1861, the resolution requiring
the company to be wound up voluntarily wee duly con-
firmed, and the defendants Rooks and others were ap.
pointed liquidators for the purpose of winding up the affairs
of the company, and had ever since continued in inch office.
They have refused to pay the debts and interest claimed by
the plaintiff, upon the ground that they considered his
claim barred by the Statutes of Limitations.
The Vice-Chia eilor this morning delivered judgment.
His Honour was of opinion that it could not be said that
the monies borrowed of the plaintiff were beyond the bor-
rowing powers of the company. They were monies bor-
rowed for carrying on the businessof the company, and the
company had had the benefit and enjoyment of them. The
defence, therefore, fell beck upon the Statute of Limita-
tions ; and as to part of the monies, that
tote applied, for they had been borrowed more than
six years before the Sling of the bill, and had not since been
acknowledged by the company. A portion of the plaintiff's
claim was not barred by the statute, and for this there
would be a decree with costs to be paid by the defendants.