The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-25 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

The Domination for the two King's scholarships,
Taunt at this time of the year, took place oa Saturday, the
20th inetaat. The board of a:Lateen consisted of Mr.
Potter, chairman, Mr. 001111, Mr. Leas, Mr. B. Blames,
Dr. Sandals Banat, Mr. William Dorrell, and Mr. B.
M. Con. The ember of aeadidates 'audited was thirty-
sight—eauseteee young melanin sad twent7•one yonag
ladles.

Toe following were sleeted scholars :--Illise Sarah Leslie
Haim and Muter Chula, William haws.
The following candidates were modally commended:
Milan Tulin, Aylward, Gatater ; Items. Thorne% Bate-
man, Amer, and Waddell.
The following were eenintended :—Mlsses Perks, Wal-
lows, Clint, and Walsh; Messrs. Yawn, /leaking, Bain-
bridge, Hammond, sad Funs.

TER GREAT NORTHERN AND TES
COKIIIITEE OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

The following documents hare been forwarded to
as for publication :
The Groat Northern Railway, Seentary's office,
King's-arose Station, Loadoo, Dee. 24.
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Sir,—la return to your two letters of the 19th and 22nd
inst., forwarding copies of resolutions pseud by the com-
mittee of the Stock Exchange on those dates respectively,
I have, as fastrusted, to transmit copy of a minute of the
Board of Directors of this company at their meeting leiter-
day.—l am, sir, your obedient humble servant,
(Signed) J. R. MowATr, Secretary.
Geo. Webb, Esq., Secretary of the Committee
of the Stock Euhange.
The Great Northern Railway, Seentary'ooffioe,
Hines cross fitatioa, London.
Exerted from the minutes of the proceedings of the directors
at a meeting of the board held on Tueeday, Dee. 23:
Read letter of the 19th December from Mr. George Webb,
Searetary of the Stock Exchange Committee, intermitting
espy of a resolution passed by that committee on the 19th
but. as follows: " Resolved, that transfers of the shares and
stock dais Great Northern Railway Company and of those
other companies connected therewith be verified at the office
of the company previous to the delivery of the same."
Road further letter of the 22nd Inst. trout Kr. Webb,
forwarding copy of another resolution of the committee on
the 22nd fast. as follows: "The committee having received
evidence that the Greet Northern Railway Company have
refund to register transfers of stock accompanied by
coupons, officially signed by the registering clerk of the
company and by the secretary, and for which stock certifi.
outs of due registration in the names of the sellers
have been issued by the company's sceretary. Revolved
unanimously,—That there being no security to the public
ander the eiraseutanoss, the contains* will not re-
cognise any further transactions in Great Northers
Raliway Company's stocks or shares, nor of the Woks or
shuee of those other companies connected therewith, and
order that the name of the Greet Northern Railway Com-
pany
and of such otter companies be struck out of the official
list of the Stock Exchange so long as such trusters shall
remain unreceguised."
At the desire of Mr. Denison, the chairman, the secrete/7
explained to the board the coarse of examination pursued
I
with every transfer sent in for registrstioa subsequent
to the discovery of Etdpath's frauds, and stated that in
those cum in which diserepsacies, fraught with suspicion,
were discovered in the motets of the parties transferring,
they or their brokers had been written to, nod the rouse
of delay in passing the transfers explaited, and further time
asked for, so as to afford opportunity for the thorough
examination necusary to decide whether each transfers
were entitled to be registered, begetting, unavoidably, much
delay, end that such explanation of the delay generally
satlitled the parties interested.
The Secretary further explained that it was only In such
cases of considerable doubt and difficulty that the great
I delay alleged to have occurred had taken plus, though of
coarse there was, inevitably, interruption in carrying on the
current business, the books and documents, and the clerks
eonvenant with them' beteg constantly required by the
solicitors la preparing for the prosecution of Redpath ; but
that he, the Secretary, is not aware of any ground for were
that the company intended, or even contemplated,
refusing finally to acknowledge transfers when the parties
were duly registered in the books, and had sent in or lodged
at the once proper stock outifleates with the transfer; that
on the contrary, in several instantes when be, the Secretary,
had the advantage of personal explanation with proprietors,
he impressed them with the opinion that all stock properly
acquired, and duly registered, must, in good faith, be
recognised.
In support of that statement reed letters he, the Seou-
-1 toy, had eddreased to Messrs. Railton and Bono, Kerry
'Smith and Sons, Messrs. Mullane, Marshall, and Co., Mr.
K. A. Buses, and to several other putts; and also letter
reesived from Messrs. Field, go., and Wood, the stock and
share brokers of Wutford-ourt who had acted extensively
for Redpath, in seplanation of eransfers of stock delivered
by them to the parties above aimed.
Read also letter of the 22nd November last to Mr.
Slaughter, of the railway department of the Stock Exchange,
and the secretary stated that in accordance therewith he had
reepoaded to numerous applications from proprietors them-
selves (the dgnature being atomisery) is verificatioa or
otherwise of the stock for which they claimed to be regis-
tered, and that g 111 he had bees able to afford satiate*.
tory replies to them.
After disclosioe, and Mr. Leech, the eeliedtor, having
been called upon for aad given his opinion on the subject,
Resolved, " That the company have not refused to regis-
ter trusters of stook accompanied by coupons or certificates
officially signed by the registering clerk of the company and
by the secretary, nor have they any intention to decline to
register transfers of stock for whisk certificates of due regis-
tration in the name of the seller have been hosed by the
company, unless there is ground to believe the holder of
each stock has been party to any fraud in the manner of
obtaining it."
(Signed) J. R. MowaTr, Secretary.
George Webb, Esq., Secretary of the Committee
of the Stock Exchange, London.

' THE CITY OP LONDON UNION FRADDB.--The
board of guardians, in eonsequenee of the suspension b
order of the Poor-law Board ot Mr. &mull, the clerk
to the union, have eppoiated Mr. R. J. Baylis, of Dud
Croes-street, clerk to the ward of Cripplegate-without, and
clerk to the Bost London Union, to be their clerk pro
tem. The guardians ere still tarrying on the investiga
Boa, but op to yesterday ao farther frauds bed beet dis-
covered beyond those that have already appeared. Up to
lest night the °Meets who bold the warrant for the apprt-
hassles of Peal and Menial had not sueeseded in capturing
either of amis. It is, however, stated that mac:Mat duel
has been obtained as to their whersabost, and that ere
long one or both will be is custody. It la believed they
are still is the metropolis.
earriam, Pon °l'm!, DEC. 20. Letters for
Dieppe may be forwarded via Newhaven. Os the let of
January next and thenceforward, letten as well as news
papers or other printed papers, addressed to Dieppe, may be
forwarded by the private steamers sailing from Newhaven,
provided they are specially directed vie Newham'," but
letters, &r., not so directed will matinee to be forwarded
by way of asis end Paris. The postage obergeable upon
these letters, newspapers, end printed papers, will be the
ease by whichever route they Sr. trammitted.—By com-
mand of the Postmaster-Genital, Romano HILL, &en-
emy.
MOOLD ROBBERY ON A FRENCH RAD.WAP.—The
Mosisewr 4 lo Ca. or Or of Dijon states that, et the be-
ginning of lest week, a panel of 16,000 f. is specie, which
was being transported fres the ofilee of she Ideesageries
°iterates to the railway station, disappeared before arriving
at the latter. Three individuals easpested of the theft have
bees gm arrested.