The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COM&

WORSHEP.STRZET.
C7tarks Geary, ocounier of • slaughter-loses is Isaac-
street, Cambridgebesth.road, was summoned by Mb* pe-
rish authorities for having is his possession at the
slaughtsr.houss sloven diseased ammo of cows and four
of calves, istsodad for ►uman food.
The ow had been perviously Wore Mr. Ellison, and
moms further evidsoos having been gives. Mr. Cooks said
[ that he should comae, his decision.

LIBRARY COMPANY (Iglirrnro).—On Saturday an
extraordinary pears' meeting of the shareholders was held
at the company's otiose. Pali-mall, to matador the course
to be pursued to raise such additional capital ea might be
oecessiry to carry on elleiently tM inereeeed and iseressing
busbies el the company. Mr. Read* who myopia the
chair, said the subscriptions fore the put half-year, lass
spots' oomtubsion, had amoasted to 6,7041., sad correct
expense* foe the same period, to 3,1801, so that with the
amount brought forward, namely, NMI, there was an avail-
able balance of 4,4221. They had, however. to slow ter the
depreciatioa in the value of their stock. Allowing 501. par
coot. for that oa the new books, it would amount on the
half year to 1,881/. which, with 1,0001, the sum half yearly
written off on account of the depreciation in the old stock,
would make in all 2,8811.„ reducing the balance to 1,5104
Their experience, however, is the management el the eon-
, pent' had been to prove to them that with Mastoid mesas
they would be able to afford iooreased facilities to the reed-
ing public, and so far to increase their own prate. A
mottos in favour of raising additional capital was, after
some dimension, uneohnously adopted. It was also unani-
mously agreed that the directors should be empowered to treat
with other parties for the trawler of their Weiner to them.
Os the =ogee of Mr. A. LIMON thanks were voted to the
obeirmaa and directors, and the proosediap termiaated.
SEYNNOAILB MAIDOTONIL AND TONBILIDOS Ran.
wax.—The repast to the hallyearly meeting. es Friday,
the 25th August, 1865, states that the belle eu the hoe
mations, to improve, sad that the replete for the bet
half-yeg were 18 per nest. is exam of those of the con..
spending period of 1864, sod 30 per cent. in exam of the
eseshige of the June half-year et 1863. Pommel= has
hem obtained of about a mile of the land required for the
Ilse between Orford and Nettleton*, sad the oostraetors are
Naively engaged throughout its leogtb.
THE GREAT WHITMAN or CANADA RAILWAY
CONPANY.—The board of this oompaay have just pre-
seated the secretary, Mr. Braokatone Baker with a
gratuity of 2001., and also made a permanent a:Midas ell
1001. a year to his salary , is consideration of his great me.
AIM to the compaey sod the skill with whisk he has
reeestly conducted ao Important appeal ease made to the
Privy Commit, and decided in favour of the company.
Dincif-Rakslise RAILWAY. The receipts for
the fortnight eliding July 31, 1865, amousted to 33,9101.
12s. 5d., and for the corresponding period of last year eo
14,8401. 17a. 41d.mitowing increase of 1,0691. 15s. Op. in
favour of the present year. The receipts gem the com-1
menannent of the precast book year, cu the let May. M-
elodies the above, amounted to 78,7971.65. Id., showind sa
increase, as compared with the sorrespooding period id lag
year, of 8,5741. Its. sd. The working expeoses for the I
fortnight amounted to 4,8921. 3s. Bd., or 30.74 per cent. of
the receipts, and for the corresponding period of last year to'
4,5311. 14s. 7d., or 3L04 per *sot., showiag an iooresse or
' expanse 'mounting to 3001. id. easiest the Meant
year. The workisg express from the let May, 1846, to
the 31st July, 1865, amounted to 28,2161. 13e. Bd., or
35.80 per omit. of the roesipla. The working expenses for
the year 1864-1863 were 34.82 per coot. of the receipts.
Dna= Vane 01fLososose.—Lant week
fall public
feeling was most pained
excited throughout the neigh-
bourhood of Anstrtither, by ths atanosnoesest that Xrs.
theory, the wife of the Rev. Alexander Gregory, the
much.rosPeoted pastor of the him church there, had been
found dead in bed, ender eiromnstances of a peculiarly
distressing nature. Thounfortunate lady wall subject to as
scuts ohm
malady, alleviate the pain of which go
was, unhappily, accustomed to make use of chloroform.
She had sent her servant for, and probated from the
laboratory, is the ogee of Friday, a osseklisrabis
quantity of that invaluable but damp .rws
for the purpose, it is said, of rubbing therielt
some member of the family who woo salfseisg from
toothache. After partaking of supper she felt moms-
whet indisposed, sad retired to her bed room about
eight o'clock that owning. The fink intilligean that
anything unusual bad happened was given about six
o'clock next morning by the cries of her little dough-
ter, who slept in the same room, sad who naturally had
become greatly alarmed at the continued silage of her
mother. The fastenings of the door, which were in the
inside, laying boss removed by the affrighted all, as
entreats was obtained by the inmates of the Manse, is-
eluding Mr. Gregory himself, when the poor lady was fouled
as we have stated, life apparently been* led for some
hours. Dr. )I.4ollrihlff wall promptly wee for, and lost so
time in obeing the Credal sumolollB • bat the souse el
death less y
pelfomislant, as • hmallionehiel
chloroform wee found lying over the swag ot Gen=
lady. That the sad swot was altogether accidental genie
sot the ragtag TOMS to doubt, 660111 f 111 whisk
hang' over the gee being the manner in which oteurred.
It is easieetered, withers., degree of probability, that the
rot lady, feeding herself Rowell, bad takes chloroform W
snags sleep, and, bowleg dose so tossationsly, aha had
bosoms the vigils el the powerful and imagism ooralio.
—Dupes Ooorior owl Ann&