The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

THE NAVY BEITIIIATES.

The vole wee them speed to.
After • misty ed ether votes the booms mooned, and
Mr. Mogen reported regress.
INDIA STOCK TRANSFER BILL
The Sruesa swan left the chair, and the India Stock
Treader Rill pared through committee.
COMMISSIONS IN TH.II ARMY, &c.
The house having resumed,
Sir G. C. LEWIS moved forbore to bring in • bill to
enable her Majesty to issue 000111uNi0011 to the officers of
the laud forces and Royal Mariam, and to adjutants and
quartermasters of her Majesty's militia and volunteer
forces, without affixing her royal sign manual thereto. He
said the house might not bosoms of the precise form which
is sow adopted with respect to the communions of military
officers. In every case, whether of • commission to an
error or the promotion of an offieer„ a subalimion wee
ands to the Queen by the Commander-in• Chief, who sect for-
ward the rose of the officer, and theraok in the army it wee
premised be Amid bold. If her Majesty approved of the
amass submitted to her, she earned her name at tie top of
tie walesaiseion paper, and also signed the direction at the
begets of the paper to We Secretary of State to peepers the
emomissioc. The document was returned to the COM-
lasoder•in-Chief, and was seat by him to the War-offiee.
It then became the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare
the commission according to the directions contained in the
paper. The commission ran in the name of the Queen, who
granted • certain rank in the army and certain powers to
the officer named in the body of it. The commission was
sent with the name of the officer filled in by the Secretary
of State to the Queen, and her Majesty then wrote bar
DIMS at the top of the document. It was counteraigned by
the Secretary of State, and was then complete. The house
would therefore see that, in order to enable an officer to
obtain a commission in the army, it was necessary
that her Majesty should sign her name three times over.
That applied to all the land forces, and io the same way the
Queen signed all the commissions in the navy. The cam-
missions of the adjutant-general and quartermaster-general
in the militia were prepared m • similar manner. The whole
of the E -Indian army having been brought upon the
home establishment, all these—to the number of shout
6,000, besides some hundreds in the storekeeper's depart.
ment-- would, according to the present pectic., require
the angostura of tire Queen. The repetition of
them signatures produced no practical security ; the
obtainiug the assent of the mown to the list
of name. laid before her Majesty, to which the
sign manual was attached, being su ..-ect. There was DO
advantage, therefore, iu pressing on the Queen, under
existing circumstances, what was • mechanical labour.
The object of the measure, therefore, was that power should
be given to the Queen in Council to find what clamors of
military and other commissions should be attested by the
signature of the Conineauder-in-Chief and the Secretary of
at, without the sign manual of the Queen being attached
to the body of the commission itself. That was the whole
object of the bill, and he hoped it would meet with the
impend approval of the house. (Hear.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he should not oppose the bill,
but he should reserve his opinion as to whether the house
was sot mensming unnecessarily the prerogatives of the
Crown.
Xr. HENNESSY thought the crown already possessed
the power which the bill proposed to give.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that they followed
precedent in proposing the present mode of dealing with the
question.
Major PARKER maid that under the old system the offi-
cots of the Indian army were appointed without the sign
manual of the crown.
The motion was then agreed to.
ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, is moving for leave to
bring in • bill to amend the law eslatiag to copyright in
works of art, maid that be proposd to give copy-
right for seven years to the authors of pie-
tures, drawings, and photographs. He did not
seek to make the bill retrospective, so as to give
copyright to works of this kind which had
already bees parted with. He proposed that the pur-
chaser should have the copyright of the works he purchased
unless it was particularly reserved at the time of sale. These
were the principal provisions of the bill. The bill did net
extend beyond pictures, drawings, and photographs. The
bill also proposed to Inaba it • misdemeanour to put spa-
dons marks on pictures. by which act the reputation of
authors was injured and the public defrauded. The bill
was not the Name as the bill of last session, and was much
simpler in its provisions. His bill did not touch the acts
relating to engravings and sculptures, nor did be propose to
legislate on architectural works. He thought this was a
good opportunity for introducing • supplement to the pre-
sent law of copyright.
Sir M. RIDLEY asked whether it would not be as well to
make some provision for the plastic art.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that there was at
present • copyright which reached sculpture.
Leave was then given, and the bill was read a first time.
The house adjourned at 10 minutes past 11 o'clock.

The first vote;;;;116,-8221. forth. Admiralty offiesi.
Mr. LINDSAY said there warn an item of 2,0004 ter
ear transport department. He objected to that unless
it was intended to amalgatuato the service with
the Indian Transport and Colonial Transport depart-
ments, in which case he had no objection to it.
After a discussion,
Mr. LLNDSAY moved the reduction of the vote by
2,5611.
The committee divided—
Poe the amendment 22
Against it
The vote was then agreed to.
The seat vote was 297,(6021. for the Coast Gaud, the Royal
Naval Coast Volunteers, and the Royal Naval Rererve.
Lord U. PAGET, in answer to questions, said the Ad-
miralty had made a commencement in appointing
officers of the merchant service to commissions is
conoretion with the Decal reserve. The gentleman
whose commission was Drat signed was Captain Judtins,
who commanded the steamer which suoneasfully con-
veyed the Guards up the St. Lawrence. (Hear, hear.)
He bad ponied the years for catering active service, but he
heal been mole an honorary lieutenant. The 5,00111. in the
estimates for allowances to lieutenauta and sub-lieutenants
was given to them. nut as pay. but to reimburse them for
travelling exporses. When away from home undergoing
instruction lieutenants would receive 10s. a day,
and the sub-lieutenants Sc. With regard to the
shipping masters, the Admiralty were perfectly well aware
of their great merits, sad the sisal which they evinced in
carrying out the scheme. He did not go so far as to give
them the entire credit, berates, there were others who din
served equal credit, via., Captain Brown, registrar general
of semineu, who, he taint say, wee entitled to more credit
almost than any one else—Omer, hear)—and secondly, the
naval officers of the different depots. A new scale of pay
had been arranged between the Admiralty and the Board of
Tr.s.le in to shipping masters ; and he had also to
state that y rrere no longer shipping masters, but de-
jui ty registrarse
of the royal navy. Ileoceforth, hon. mem-
beer would be good enough to cell them deputy registrar
of the royal naval reserve. They would be paid twos
smile established by the Board of Trade, and according to
the number of men they enlisted, and the amount of cormi
! spoiclence they had to unilertyke in relation to the force.
At the principal atations a very substantial addition had
been made to their allowances. Out of the 10,000 men of
the cavil reserve, the number immediately available, sea
cording to the last return, up to the 31st of December last,
there were 669 on long voyages, 2,369 on short voyages, and
nn rousting and home service 4,756 ; but eines that dais
the force had considerably increased. With regard to the
seamen of Guernsey and Jersey, the noble lord said thy
had as good *claim to enter the service as those of Engla,
and several of them had already been enrolled.
The votes in suotearioa wens agreed to, after a debate,
until the tenth v0te—1,744,1841. far mold stores, for the
buildiog, repair, and outfit of the beet, &c.—when, after
disetiosien,___ _ . .

THE LABOURING CLANBL9 or Livzspoot.—The
labour* poor of Liverpool, especially the corn and cotton
porters, ars now in a state of pittabledistrer In comegneoce
of the urevaleoce of easterly winds and the lompoootinned
abseece of cotton abips from that port. So great is the die.
trims that the parochial authorities am givi?ir employment

Mr. LINDSAY said that his own experience as a ship-
owner ensbled biro to pronounce in favour of iron vesee
He had fouod oo difficulty in cleaning bottoms abroad with
vessels of from 1.000 to 1,500 tons, nor did he believe there
Wm arty difficulty is Chios or in Meth*. There were la
fact ducks everywhere large enough for ordiaary ves.s
With regard to the durability of iron, vessels of that
material which had been built ten years ago were now, whoa
stripped, as perfect as on the find day, whilst he weld be
lambed to strip a wooden ship at the cad of that Saw
He should expect the dry rot, aid ebeeli be ebd

to close her up sod sell her as seen se possible. - stn intelligence.
With respect to the vote for timber, the average ter ;
years had bees4oo,oool. Last year they had pasted —...___ _. ...
D tO,OOO/., which the noble lord mid was necasery . HOUSE OF LORDS.—FEB. 27.
to replenish the stocks. Now, however, the sheik bad been 1 APPEALS.
replenished, and hie Debbi friend asked foe 010,0001. Wl3y, i
WWII & v. Ts.' BANN OF LONDON.
LpropilnailldiY4ththatake"gt hthl2o.l:ool2°lt.sloac"ouuldd betkaanoridt übldeaskiDgaby""Pworm% Tall..:Clichil; ' :WristhtiOraliated" Peljalt.°: tits the right 1.17' and
ari-spot-
Lists (the Bonk of London) to the profits made by the
would still leave the vote 60,C0D1. in excess. He pm teed, t(a eolieitor) in a trs oration which resulted in the
0D then, that I,tXXX. be struck off the vole. Before he sat sarilan
• to them of the bailding called the Hallo( Commerce, in
down lie wi.hel to know whether anything had been dose
to break up the monopoly iu anchors and cables, in which Thresdneeille.itreet, City ;the appellant having an into-
, rest is the property, and Laving acted in the transaction
he thought the public would Le benefited by a kW* co. ,
on behalf of the bank. The facts have been already re-
paitioe. There was one Ma when it was thoughrnt that in this journal. The respondents having filed • bill
wily two firms in the kingdom could build steam engines, 1 impel the appellant to account for the profits in gas
but now that their monopoly was destroyed these very firms i
. tam, the Master of the Rolls made a decree in their favour,
Wen able to build at competition prices.
prices.thet
the
Admiralty i i :gateinette
dawybeicelleethe present appeal was brought and argued
Mr. BENTINCK wag glad to
Logeeeniared to enforce penaltice from contractors. He
Their lordships now delivered their opinions, and although
it would have the effect of preventing men without varying the decree in form, substantially affirmed the deli-
! whet capital from gentling in tenders. He wished to ion of the court below, and dismissed the appeal.
ask whether it would not be trotter ecouumv to test as soon s
[ as possible the relative merits of b•mmered and rolled iron ;
' and that the Admiralty should at once lay out what might
at first seem a considerable sum, but in the end might prove
• gloving, for the purpme of experiment.
' Colonel SYKES allied whether the attention of the Ad-
miralty had been directed to the reduction of the expendi-
ture of coal in the navy.
Lord C. PAGET sia, in reply to the hoe. member for
West Norfolk, that the Admiralty had taken • vote for the
express purpose, of making experiments, which would be
found in the estimates; and in reply to the gallant officer
(Colonel Sykes) that they now had three frigates fitted with
a superheating apparatus, thus avoiding the frequent inter
ductioe of salt water into the boilers.
The committee then divided, and the 'umbers were
For the amendment
Against 39-18
The amendment was consequently lost, and the vote of
1,744,184/. for naval stores was *greed to.
On the vote at 1,453,5811. for steam machinery,
Captain JERVIS said it became • eerier question se
to how many of Mims iron ships were to be built.
It was now clearly shown that • smaller armament
was as efficient as • much larger one under the
old system ; so that 1,500 lbs. of iron in • broadside was as
effective as 1,700 lbs. were before. The experiments at
Esetbourse showed that the Armstrong gun was threefold
so powerful as the smooth bore, so that a vessel carrying
10 pas was now equal to an old ship carrying 30. As far
the efficiency of iron, it was impossible to compare the
yams 1843 and 1862. In 1843 iron was used in order to
gee ea cheap • materials. possible ; but Moos then artillery
hoid improved, and now iron was necarary, coat what it
might. He wished to oak what would be the cost of the
three great iron vessels sow building.
Loth C. PAGET said he would rather defer answering
the question till next year—la langb)—when the official
returns would be made.

SHERIFF'S COURT.—NEwnwrox, FAB. 27.
(Won Mr. troderaheriff Abbot and a Jury.)

TVS QM= CIIIMITIZ-ZITRAORDINARY FRAUDS 0111 VIZ

,--
BITINUE—PIMALTIZB TO Tat AMOUNT OF 341,10 W.
This extraordinary case came this day before Mr. Under
Sheriff Abbot and a jury, to determine the amount of pro
-
party owned by the defendant, which was available to
meet the heavy penalties to which he was liable for frauds
committed on the revenue, under an extent from the
Crown. The case had been set down for trial in the Court
of Exchequer, on the 17th ult., but on that day the de•
fondant withdrew his plea, and allowed judgment to goby
default for the full amount of theptialtioa claimed. He
was dealer and manufacturer of spirits, Gaming on his bd.
sines. in the Southwark•bridge-road, and under a recent
regulation, spirits, when mired with naptha, were allowed
to be sent out at a nominal duty, but in this case it ap-
peared that for some years be had sent out the spirit.
pure, and thus evaded a duty of about 14s. on every gallon.
Mr. Webby (instructed by the Treasury) appeared as
behalf of the Crown. The defendant was unrepresented
by counsel.
The warrant having been read, charging the jury to in-
case as to the amount of property of which Alexander
Christie was poseemed, and the debts due to him on the
17th February last, a jury was sworn, of which Mr. Jolts
Wood was the foreman. .

Mr. Webby, in opening the case to the jury, said that it
was an inquisition held under a warrant of extent issued on
the part of the Crown, on the 17th of February, against
Alexander Christie, who was an extensive dealer in spirits
in the Southwark-bridge-road, in the county of Surrey, and
was also a manufacturer of methylated spirits, which wee •
compound of spirits used for varnish. In carrying on that
business he was guilty of numerous frauds, and an infor-
mation was filed against him by the Attorney-General in
the Court of Exchequer, under which penalties were
claimed for upwards of 300,0001., there having been • positive
loss to the revenue of more than 15,009/. annually. The
defendant had allowed judgment to go by default, and
this writ was issued on the part of the Crown for the
purpose of ascertaining of what property he was possessed
or what debts were due to him at the time of issuing this
extent from the Crown.
The learned Under-Sheriff addressed the jury. After hear-
ing the evidence of several witnesses the jury returned as
their verdict, " That Mr. Alexander Christie was entitled
to certain equitable reversions, but the value of them they
were unable to state."
This verdict wee embodied in • legal form, and the pro-
amidiep terminated.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCITIT.77NzwcArna-ox-Tnis,

Fa& 27.
(Before Mr. Justice Willes.)

TIM ROEDER or • TAX COLLECTOR.
George Clark was this morning placed at the bar charged
with the murder of Mr. Mark Fester, tax collector.
Mr. Davison and Mr. G. Bruce appeared for the prow-
elution ; the primmer conducted his own defence.
The fans", as stated by the counsel for the prosecution,
were shortly these. Mr. Mark Fritter, a gentleman 45 years
of , had been for many years employed in Newcastle as
of land and assessed taxes. Mr. Fester resided
at a plate called Bulman's Village, about a mile sad • •
half or two miles distant from the town, but for the pur-
pose of his business as collector of assessed taxes, he
occupied in Blackettetreet, at the time of the occur- ,
fence, certain offices, and his habit was to go by
an omnibus, which plies between Batman's Village
. and the town, somewhere about half past nine o'clock In
the morning, attend to his business during the course of
the day, and return home some time in the afternoon. On
the morning of the Ist of October he got off the °merlon
near the corner of filackettatreet, and a Mr. Horn ap-
proached sod entered into conversation with him, and
shortly after the prisoner came up from behind, seized Mr.
Prater by putting his left Arm round hie neck, and struck
him with something in his Land. A short struggle took place,
Mr. Frater became disengaged, and Mr. Horn then observed
blood running from his neck. The prisoner was appre-
hended, and from him was taken • knife with blood
upon it. Some observations were made by Mr. Faster,
he was got into the house, and in the space of seven or
tea minutes was a corpse. As to the intention of the
man who struck the blow, it would be drown that
realize had been rankling it prisoner's mind towards Mr.
Prater for a considerable period. On the 111th May the pri-
soner was alleged to be in arrear for half • year's dog tax, and
Mr.Frater &she was bound to do, issued a diatraw warrant upon
the tools of the prisoner's trade, for he was a chair maker.
That seemed to have caused a very anaiderable ill-will on
the part of the prisoner towards the persons engaged is the
transaction, and on the lint Tuesday after the 18th of May,
the prisoner said to Cook, we of the bailiffs, "If you or
Mr. ',rater don't return them, I will make you pay dearly
for it." Ten days after he was told by to whom
he bed spoken, that the tools had been taken to Mr.
Frator's office. Six weeks after that time, bringing it
down to the latter end of September, and not long before
the occurrence, they heard heard him spin speaking
to Cook about the tools, and saying If you don't
return them shortly I'll make you pay dearly for it."
Oss the rith September prisoner was seen in the workshop
with a knife, and when asked what be was going to do with
it, he replied, "It's fur my enemies." At that time the
blade of the knife win round at the end. And the same
man afterwards saw the prisoner knocking at it with •
cold chisel. The knife taken from him showed that it had
been struck with some instrument of that sort, and instead
of • round point, one side bad been taken off, thereby leav-
ing • sharp end angular point. The next day prisoner was
NOD to take out of the box where they kept the tools some-
thing having a handle resembling that of • knife.
During the address of the learned counsel he was fre-
quently interrupted by remarks from the prisoner.
Evidence having been called in support of the above
facts, Clark refused to have a counsel allotted to him to
defend him, and comported himself during the solemn in-
quiry in such • strange manner, that it would be difficult
to say whether he really was insane or merely acting.
Upon being called upon for hie defence, he entered into •
long story with regard to the seizure of his tools for dog
, tax ; and alleged that when he went into Blackettatreet
, he found that Mr. Frater had stabbed himself with • knife,
, and that he (the prisoner) merely took the knife out of his
hood.
Melaka was summing 4 when oar report left.

(BY BRIIISH AND Mali suowerto TELEGRAPH.)
After au absence of two hours and a quarter, the jm7
returned into court with a verdict of Guilty, and mutest.*
of death wee pared in the usual terms.
The prisoner, who wee somewhat abashed after receiving
the sentence, said to the judge, on leaving the court, "Yon
are a good old wife." An immense conoouise of people
was present.

Tas JIMMIES' CRANIUMS. —The following notice
in reference to the bushman at J Chambers has just
1862.-

_,____ ____ -...1 Cries
....._to thermals i;--the tweaking el s-1 tired • fatemiMitati- beer issued :—" The Judges' Chams, March 1, .......
Moo to the dock board was role yesterday by his worship The following regulations for trausacting business at these
the mayor, who stated that** Metter amongst the work- chambers will be strictly observed till further notice. Ac-
ing classes of the town bad very considerably iecreamd, sad kaowlsdgments of deeds, taken at ten o'clock. Original
that the parochial author ities, es a means of providing NI. seisteousie only, to he placed on the file. Summonses ad.
ployment for those persons, had proposed to give they jowled by the judge will be heard at hairiest 10 o'clock
work in breaking Moues. In order to facilitate this, the precisely, amordieg to their numbers on the adjournment
mayor applied to the board for the use of some vacant lead Ale, and those not on that tile previous to the numbers of
near the Stanley Dock on which to deposit cargos, of stones the day being called, will be placed at the bottom of the
to be thus broken. Upwards of 500 distressed 'theaters general file. flunimenees of the day will be called, and
amemblel of 'Change yesterday afternoon as • means of sumbseod atieirasamakur to 11 o'clock., and hoard emisecu-
urging their claims upon the charitable. A press of polies- tivsly. Thev en two summonses only, will be allowed
men were present to enforce order, if necessary, but their In the judge a mom at the same time. Counsel at one
presence was rendered unnecessary by the peaceful corded o'clock. The =Me of the causes to be put on the counsel
of the poor men. Othe means herniate stone-breaking me els, and the muses heard according to number. Affidavits
being taken to succour these distressed polite. Is support of experts applications for judge's orders (except
BOILER EXPIAAION AND LOOS Or ova LIERL— those to bold to ball) to be left the day before the ceders
A fearful boiler explosion occurred at about 6 o'clock yes. are to be applied for, except under @pedal circumstances;
tenter morning at the Corhyna Hall Malleable Iron Works 1 such affidavits to be properly indorsed with tbe names of
(Messrs. Blackwell mid Sparrow), situated about 2 mike 1 the partite and of the attorneys, end also with the nature
from Dudley. which resulted in the death of four men sad of the application, and a reference to the statute under
serious injuries to about ten others. The exploded boiler which any application is made, the party apply* being
was about 30 horm.power, and was heated by the flues oil PrePerod to produce the same. All affidavits mad ee »-
the puddling furnaces. 'lt was laid down in • spherical farmd to before the judge must be endorsed and filed.
form, and its main use was the working of a powerful Further time to plead will not be given as • matte of
steam hammer. At six o'clock • number of men were at course."
work in the puddling furnaces, when • fearful explosion ! REDUCTION IN COLLIZRS' WAGE/A—The °ornery
took place. The roof of the furnaces was immediately proprietors in the neighbourhood of Wigan hem given
broken through by a man of falling debris, and the whole notice to their hands of • reduction of ten per cent. in their
place presented a maceof wreck. The bodies of four men wages, this step having been rendered cemetery, they
were speedily toned in the debris, all of them being em- state, by the general depression of trade, and of the oral
ployed at the works. Ten or twelve others were found to trade in particular, and by the reduction in colliers' wages
be seriously injured, some of them so seriously that so hopes in other districts. The notice' will expire next week. At
are entertained of their renew,. The semis of the sx. present the men sown inclined to accept the reductions's •
plosion at premise romaine a mystery i necessity.
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LONDON, CHATEAU, AND DOVER RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of the above company
was held yeatenlay afterooon at the Wonminstar Palace
Hotel ; Lord LONUED in the chair.
The report, which has already appeared in our column*,
having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, re-
ferred with satisfaction to the increased revenue reoripts
of the company since the last half-yearly meeting, and an-
nounced that the junction with the Brighton West-end line
at Wandsworth statiou had been completed, and that
the trains were now twining with ouch regularity as could
not fad to give astisfactioo to the public. The directors
had peat pleasure in stating that the works oa the Metro-
politan Extension line were being prosecuted with un-
abated vigour, out a serious drawback bed been experienced
by the delay of the Corporation of London in their decision
with regard to the bridge at Blackfriars.
Lord HARRIS (deputy-chairman) seconded the adoption of
the report, and alluded to the great difficulties which the
compaoy had surmounted, as well as to others which they
had yet to encounter before their whole system could be
completed. It was satisfactory to find that the present
accounts showed • slight balance in moose of the working
expenses of the half-year. They might now look forward
to a great increase in the traffic, and there could be no
doubt they should acquire a gradual extension of traffic,
not only through those parts of Kent with which they were
connected, but also to the Continent. He had made • per-
sonal inspection of the Metropolitan Extensioe line within
the last fortnight, and there was every reason to believe
that the anticipations of the enginesras to the opening of the
line from the Victoria-station to the Newington-station,
in June next would be realised. The noble lord referred
at some length to the question of the delays with regard
to the bridge at I:Saab-an, and expressed • hope that so
important a portion of the undertaking as the crossing of
the Thames into the City. would not long remain in abey-
ance. At Blackfriars-bridge • goods station would be esta-
blished, offering unusual facilities for a large merchandise
traffic. With respect to the bills of this company now
before parliament, his lordship remarked that they had
been led to propose the line front Dover to Deal in order
to protect their own traffic, which was threatened by the
line projected in nearly a similar direction by the South
Eastern company. With reference to the new line to the
Crystal Palace, it appeared to him that it would afford great
facilities to the public, and upon those grounds it had been
advocated by the directors , and they, moreover, felt it
npropa Sell eaaerry, as • measure •of defence, inasmuch as the line
by the Brighton company ran into their traffic
along the line sow completed without giving any material
public advantage as far as the Crystal Palace itself was
concerned, because they would run into the same station as
they did at present.
After some discussion,
The CHAIRMAN put the question for the adoption of the
report, which was carried unanimously'.
Mr. Sasoxa called the attention of the directors to the
desirability of consolidating the 6 per cent. and 4i per cent.
preference stock of the Western Extension shares into
stock, at Use option of the holden, so as to make it a
marketable property.
The CHAIRMAN promised that the consideration of the
board should be given to the subject.
Mr. Rene, of Dover then novel the re-election of the
retiring directors, Lord Sondes and Sir Charles Rich, Bart.,
which was carried unanimously.
Mr. VALENTIN'S KNIGHT proposed that Mr. William
Gladstone, who is • director of several French railways,
be elected • director in the room of Mr. Richard Till whe
had retired.
Mr. JIRESST seconded the motion, which was carded.
Mr. McGann then moved a resolution, that the 011111111*
neration to the directors be in future 2,5001., per annum,
which having been seconded,
Mr. MAGNUS moved as an amendment, that the payment
of the sum proposed be deferred till • dividend was paid
open the ordinary stock of the company.
After considerable discussion,
The CHAIRMAN said, as the meeting was not unanimous
on the question, the board would decline to accept any
addition to the amount they had hitherto received.
The retiring auditor, Mr. Coleman, was re-elected, and

After a vote of thanks to the chairman and the other
directors, the proceedings terminated•

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Iu the course of the meeting yesterday, at the
London Tavern,
Mr. WADDINGTON wanted to know whether Qatar and
Ball examined the accounts and signed them, they being the
auditors called in by the auditors appointed by the share-
holders,
Mr. Boma (auditor) replied that Quitter and Ball had ex-
amined the recounts and signed them, but with • reserva-
tion which he and his co-auditor did nut concur in, and con-
sequently their signature did not appear in the printed
accounts. He himself and his colleague were satisfied with
the correctness of the accounts, as shown by the books.
Mr. WADDINGTON would leave them to consider what
would be the effect upon the- public when they came to
hear of this suppression. ("Oh, oh," and interruption.)
He thought the shareholders ought to know what the
opinion of Quilter and Bell was. (Hear, and "Oh.")
During the time lie was connected with thedinctors—(load
laughter and interruption)—he had come forward before to
protect the Eastern Counties interest, and would now.
(Oh, oh.) Well, let them wait and judge. During his
time the course was for gainer and Ball to go through the
accounts, and if they objected to any entry as
being placed wrongly spinet capital or otherwise,
it wee altered—(" oh," end a laugh)--tinless the
directors could convince Quilter and Ball that the entry
was right. He could say from his expwilmos of Quilter and
Ball that he never met with a firm of professional men more
thoroughly independent. But the important ques►ion was
the amalgama►ion. (Hear, hear.) He complained that the
chairman had not given sufficient explanation of the terms
upon which the amalgamation with the Norfolk had been
agreed upon. The chairman of the Norfolk had, however,
given the particulars to his shareholders, and from hie stale-
moot it slummed that the Eastern Counties were to give the
Norfolk 2D0,0001 Three per Cent stock, or 5 per cent. on
their capital, end why ? Became Mr. Bidder had cal-
culated that they ought to have it. He disputed
the chairman's etatemeat that there bad not been
time to go to the Board of Trade before depositing
the bill. But Mr. Bidder had calculated that the Euitern
Union was also entitled to • bonus, and the heard not
having agreed with that oomputy, they were found opposing
the bill, and they would oppose it with effect, for they
would have the support of the concession already made to
the Norfolk. He held that the directors ought to hays
gone to the Board of Trade, when they found the working
expenses were extending the rote at which the working
agreement had been entered into with the other companies,
and upon the buss of which the terms of the amalgamation
were to depend, and applied for an alteration. In not
having dune so, they had failed in their duty, and in having
introduced the bill without doing so, they had eudeagend
the interest of the shareholders.
_ _

The CHAIRMAN bristly replied, observing that there was
nothing to reply to in the remarks of the tint speaker,
and that nothing would please the escood, whether
the dividend was high or low, while the pre.
mot directors were at the head of affairs. (A
laugh.) The increase in the working expenses arose
from the company having had to work a line of 70 miles
long that did not yield 121. a mile, whereas it was expected
it would yield 201. • mile. Upan the subject of audit he
had always advocated that it should be thoroagh and com-
plete, embracing every item in the roams* but be
thought such an examination was much better carried out
by the shareholders' auditors than by Quitter and Ball, or
any other profeesiooal auditors, who only gave their atten-
deuce ono° or twice in the half year, and whose signature
was not therefore worth the value of the paper on which it
was written. The shareholders' auditors h►d every book,
every paper, and every voucher submitted to them, and by
these every item in the amounts were 'Fated. In reply to
Mr. Waddington, be would only say that the directors were
as anxious for the interests of the shareholders as that gen-
tlemen, who he regretted had not been as zealous and per-
severing in l&M as he profaned to be now. Med he been so
they might have bow hi a very different position.

THAMES EMBANKMENT COMMISSION
(SURREY BIBB).

Yesterday the commissioners re-assembled at the
°ekes of the commission in Victoria•street, Westminster ;

Captain DOUGLAS DALTON, of the Royal Engineers, in the
chair ; and took into consideration five plans for embanking
the Surrey side of the Thames. The first plan submitted
was by Mr. W. A. Brooks, C.E. He proposed four quays
for the line of embankment. The first from Fore-street,
Lambeth, to Westminster-bridge; the second between
Westminster-bridge and Bankeide, Southwark ; the third
off St. Saviour's Dodc, Bermondsey ; and the fourth from
the Thames Tunnel to King mad Queen Stairs, Rotherhitha
The estimated cost of the embankment from Lambeth
Palace to Bankside will be 162,4921. Mr. Austin proposed
• 30 feet embankment wall, with conduits into which the
, sewers would discharge, combined with docks between the
I embankment walls. Mr. T. E. Weller's plan consisted of •
solid embankment from Westminster-bridge to Blacldrian,
' following the present line of the river frontage. Mr. J.
Lightfoot's embankment would run from Vauxhall to Lam-
beth, with a roadway in front of all the premises to Bother.
bithe, with docks between the roadway and the premises to
London-bridge. Alto, a new bridge opposite the Horse
Guards, and a new street to unite York-street and College-
street. Mr. Ones suggested an embankment from Vauxhall
to Lambeth-bridge, and a roadway 60 feet wide to Bankeide,
and a new road from Nine Elms to Lambeth. The commis-
sioners then adjourned.

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