The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

MR. ROBIRT STEPHENSON ON RAILWAYS.

Mr. Robot Stephenson has been sleeted pesiddont
of the leatitution of Civil Engineers, end kis opening
address is dented to as examination of the gnat works ea
whisk toolimordeg genies he. been so eouspinnsly die.
The neat of completed many (be says) 1.8,064
".Mat wdiameter Of the glen • " if " "Wags "
be lbw 1. ne have laid within lass kinds In more
raisins an sallsisat logirdio tita watts wadi essisil." Oar
ilawiPa On aft Man "WM Inane news. no Mite, the
Rhin, die Writ, sad 11111•111111 ether eines ell together.
The smility of sae* siowirsad wow ism a mastala
mile en a half lash, l
with •• ben as lam
In se. Junes
Park, hoot Ow floss Guards to Soddsgbara Palos.. In
the matter of our failures, Mr. 8 is chiefly senoras
to absolve dinners as • bed so Phew respossibility
ea Peasseesit sad its beg Rem • return white
.lions seeemelog torey4m sonnaiss, he
tele ea that the emeeme swede& by railway axe-
pasies ie legal and segiaserint expenses has bees
14,000,0001. Is en ease • bill for • ins now
salsas. watt baiwo parliament with Messes senpetiters,
sad mash of lbws swami sagars net sa'y is the sae-
ssuld Vas, Ma to tea Vail and sow utast rival.,
ma Asa the oast of by se mean ghee • tree
seam of the mosey that Imes spent before senmittees
Rellwaye, ha says, have nand is any ways hen patios-
nein* legislation, for parliament bee legislated twisty-
live peen, and every year hes had • erotchet
Of Ile N 6,000,0001. of railway espitel 'speeded,
seaeflp oawieerth hr bees pad solely for land and many.
(maim led yet, " with Oho empties of be demelished,
marty mg pine of poopmg Misseseteat emdespei law
seemmees vibe las emeteselea of the Mese." The
Whine pall lasdanntere etiy, therefore, be eneldered
as so shesiste slft. Against anneauce," sad in heavy
anew mode fer this imaginary Injury, he she weigh..
" Ble an hr ever bons able te ninmetkally that by
the mere peens" of a railway *Penh as estate loss le in-
taleed," yet parliamist " has maimed this spoliation to
be legalised by ..item."
Yr. Stephens" make. an' elaborate daises of railway
masagesieit. The Marehadm le, with him, a very so-
gretehil Wag. As lees as dividends ere kept up the
&nuns are pepsin, however Illegal their rte; bet the
memeat divideade fall, the di inn, however sangetic,
wise, or predate, are visited by the shareholders lid the
Pahl's with all the pooreise of Wen risosidod as letter
of the law. Men inns sugalledise wise at stake were,
meneestly, eawillhoy se leser the rhk el bensaing
railway direness; awl GM most enlightened manages sad
sharsholden ware eteelvieg is their owu minds how
the dilemma meld M emoped. It was suggested that
edeseby he *bee of the Limited Liability An
or of Imo asaisgess masons. to 'sable a limited sinker
of ones of buoinen to take Use. of rainy from there-
holders ea Meese, subject to sertais endition sad tarns.
A few of the lames small nes enstitate themeless
mangers, sad, beige free hem appeolheesisee as essiosat of
shareholders of extend isterhonse, of pereesal liabili-
ties, they mind be able fully to week tke lias sad satyr into
awes eatarpri ..sorry for he development end essential
to its prosperity. •ntradgear an
eflt would souse to Wee who
took the lin, sad it with vigour d ecesemy ;
while shareholders woe derive great advantages front the
certainty of reenvkig Ind dividend', and from the 'a-
basement of the value of their property, sad practical
marity wield be afforded to the pablie, while their best
interests would be sesaulted.

DRAM or L12171121AW1 J. 1101121111, II N.—The
Derbyshire Courier reports the death of Lieutenant John
Roberti, royal aavy, postmaster of Chesterfield for 33 years,
sad proprietor of the above jessesal. The deceased entered
the am le 1808, end we. ia possessioa of • medal sad clasp
for his services at the battle of Algiers.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
will apes the new It.. between Southampton sod
Constaatisople on the 23rd fastest. It I. eentemplated by
the soapily to pet the Balla on the line, aad also the
Salta. abs. the new steamer Delta is ready to sapsneds
the Selma es the Peninsular station. The latter thip has
tuned out • very feat sad preamble mew steamer. She is
only 200 hone power mil yet sits bee 'atm lb. Amato,
abl.h is nearly LIM been poem Altbsagalbs lakes I.
1,126 taus Imam, die 11111111111.11/ Isis swab the paddle
wheel steamer Iberia, whist' h ably 616 Pas bases. The
Iberia, which boa he as away pars carried the malls to
and from the Palmate. mall is one a the aka ships pos-
sessed by the Oriental Cempay, is ha be add.
The now American mail steamed Paltoli is adver-
tised by the ieterieett Gomammt to have New York us
the 9th of seat moatb, with•the French sad English mails.
The Int mad packet whisk wee to have New York this
year, for Cowes, was to be the Imp. She was to leave on
the 12th lestant.
ATTACK By • Fnoclovs Doo.—A large black and
white Newiesedlited dog, the awl** beet known,
on Than** Westlake sawed the pass Mashed to the
mama at Samuel Bellamy, • mem, Wheeler-
was. Asa., tad forthwith eamtasamdigldy with •
d6i `M
I..Ltialmessr bea
ham bra t t
the 1111faoLf
asmitatsam aad was alma ia idea sla Ilse_ trZ•ade
sand hand hie bad al his maim wataamiad, sma at "pm
smashed his humsa lbw The ismaimalsese timplat
Way% greatest maillaas to km kismall. yet him lurk
'hollowly aoudad the par follow% armors. am. Bad /ass.
sad mesersolly salsa his let mu Mimosa his hisedsMiami
ism% sied susses tmeasualy to kis idea the lisa, shook
hie
by Web Mime an.. • perm by, atleefilled le the
spat by lbstimars arias be halo. same to his ssaistosaamed
every mama be said tibia of to mum the NM ham the
r•wwlio Beeee, sad was male to do as we bs pasassil •
dpal 'ter,
ssk sad
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aural he Village= blows &awed% i
bh J silatMatimi the
ull. dam of
the aerie arm mita • int ornib=l2,• to dia. Bellamy
was edily osaveyed to dm °HMI 1114.11, gralite he
sow lies, ready weakeasil by Mr of bid, and antsy
statarlag her the serious mime tousled as his, hat we
aachwataad he is ismersbly
Ihrewry.
Tan WWII= IN nue Bautc.-11•Niteso,
Jac 10.—Mild weimhm sad • heavy tall of mow. The iso
hes bsim News up es kr down us heirs. Ni.usaat l Yum
ham se s in sea* the river will be free, with the
et the Asada tee. Temperature last sight 1 degrlsit
with the abed at N.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
THIS DAY.

MUSE OP XL 1111.71AXT ADAM?.

This morning having been appointed for holding the
January adjourned general quarter sessions for the trial of
prisoners at the Guildhall and Westminter, Mr. Pawns%
the chairman of the Middlesex magistrates, and about
twenty other county magistrate', met there at ten o'clock, to
take into consideration what steps should be adopted owing
to the death of Mr. Berjeant Adam, the sasistantludge,
who *spired on Thursday lest.
Mr. Pownall addrened the beach in a short speech, and
said that the wart would meet pro forma at the Sessions.
house, Clerkenwell, on Thursday neat, and then wculd sd•
Jour., and meet at Westminster on the Monday following.
The nowt then adjourned.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

MiRLBOIIOIIOIIBTREET.
CAUTION TO LODGING 11017113 Karin.

John Keeling, a well-dreamed young men, who described
himself as a painter, but Mend to give his address, was
ch►rged before Mr. Hardwick with steeling, at No. 41,
Lisle street, Soho, a gold watch, two seals, two keys, a
bracelet, sad a jet chain, valise 101., the property of Mr-
Edmund Wane, surveyor, he.
Emily Acme Warns, daughter of the prosecutor, stated
that about 12 Wale& on Sitarday afteneeon, in sonesquenos
of wh►t the sernat told her, eke went to t►e second floor,
where eke maw a sea oozing out of her mother's bedroom.
alie enquired what he had bees doing in that room. He
made no reply, and pretended to be tipsy, and wanted to
leave. Another man not in custody then came out of
ea
adjoining room, sad they both endeavoured to
ran down stain, bet she would not let them. The other
man, however, effected kis sleeps from the house, and the
prisoner no into her mother's bedroom again, sad while he
wee there, she distinctly heard some thing rattle on the bed,
which she afterwards found to be her mother's watch and
chain, which the prisoner must have taken from the
looking glom drawer, where she had previously seen it
quite safe.
Frances Jobbins said she was housemaid in the servioe
of the prosecutor, and that on Saturday afternoon the pri-
NSW and another man rang the bell, and asked to see the
apartments which were to let. She showed them the rooms
on the second floor, and told theta the rent was a pound al
week. They said it was too mush, and asked her if they
could see anyone else. She said they could, sad asked them
to walk down stabs into the parlour. They then came
down about three stabs, and she then called Miss
Warns. The prisoner went up stairs again, and the
other man bolted out of the den and rut away. She sub-
sequently went up stairs auto Mn. Wersee bedroom, and
saw the prisoner throw the gold watch, shahs, seals, sad
other artiales prodesed, cm the bed. Witness at mom
*glared the primmer and held bin till Mies Wenn fetched
bee father, who at ones seat for a constable and gave pri-
me or tato 'melody.
_ _

Mr. Warne identified the property &II beloagicg to him.
The prisoner, who is saspested to be connected with
similar robberies, destined offering may defence, and was
remanded until Saturday wt.

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ASSOCIATION.
A numerously attended public meeting, ccnvened
by the unwell of the Adminbustivs Reform Association,
wu held at the Crown Hotel, Rochester, on Friday evening
last. Thinking that the approsoking election contest for
that city preluded a good opportunity for piecing the aims
and objects of the aseeeletlea before the fleeter., the council
seat down a depuntioa.
Mr. F. Wasrr.sa, who was called to the *hair, having
briefly opened the proceedings,
Mr. Janie BILL (one of the deputation) said—lt was
not surprising that neither of the two candidates wu pre-
sent, for they no doubt considered that it night compeomiss
thins if they were to take put la a movement which was
not, as yet, suilkdostly understood. The Administrative
Refers Asendation was 'Wed into *zinnias by the glaring
abuses IRMA obtruded on idle attention about twelve
menthe singe. Oa that ocessios 110•11 of the Indies men of
helassi ILsedse net together to see whet scald he done,
sad the smelt am the formation of the Administrative Re
fens Ameetstisa. After the association had entered on the
neemmey beepaides, it was discovered that the neglect
more particularlyiebeneaWe la the army sad navy extended
to every department of the public Nevi" sad to all the
crams of government ; la fact, it was a system of favouritbm
sad corraptlia from begbibing to end. A member of par-
liament 1111•16 OD to the Secretary of the Treasury, and
ask for a siniaties for the sea of Mr. Brown, who
bed Palma as Win part la seeing hie elsetica. What was
*be ran* dumb *system t Why, when any matter largely
alreeilag Ida karmn of the people was before parliament,
the tomb= yam abipped up by the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, to u M measures of the highest importance, by
Wing readadial of the plasma °braised for them. (Cheers.)
The oinoolation wished es pat an sad to this system. He
had saes the Beerietary of the Treasury peeping through a
kola and bedieulieg his friends oat of the house, so that
there mitt be a "coat out." The people had the remedy
in their owe heads. It they sent fifty Independent men
pledged to support the objects of this aseseistion to parlia-
ment this question would he dimmed, and there would be
a prospect of susses. (Chien.) The usociation had pre-
pared a bill, which would be introduced into peasant
nest sesios, far ageless of senipstitive examinations. They
also intended applylag fora royal eommission of inquiry into
the present system of making appointmenn Ia the army
and navy. (Cheers.) Mr. Bell then referred to the great
espouse an election was sure to entail on a candidate, in-
sounieg hie sera ease at fit. Albans, and concluded hie
address amid loud applause.
Mr. R. Moons impressed upon the meeting the duty of
making a judicious selection of $ parliamentary repreventu
tire. The sansistion did not interfere with the principles
of the candidate' before the electors, .or did they wish to
make that a caution of polities; all that they sought to do
I via to impress on v:estors the duty they were under of
supporting men who were pledged to cany out the prin-
ciples of administrative reform. Unless they obtained
admiaistrative reform, parliamentary reform would be of
little value, because if they added a million more voters to
the present sillies, those added would act open the same
principles as the present voters, in endeavouring to obtain
all the plates they mold.
A vote of thanks was then gives to the deputatioo, end
the muting separated, after giving thus cheers for the
chairman.

In the list of bemiring firms who hate this year
giros extra iamb to their clerks, that of Messrs. Sankey
was iaeladod for I,^ool. This is stated to have bees la-
cornet.

A few days ago a deputation waited upon Sir B.
Hall to offer various objection to the proposed resi across
St. James's-perk. Sir B. Hall said that he wee sot at
liberty to exercise any judgment in the matter, that he bad
prepared the plea which be had been instructed to prepare,
and which he would mud to the Secretary of State. The
deputed's might ge, U they pleased, to Sir George Grey,
ad state their objectiona to him, or Mr. Keating (a member
of the deputation) might ask for isformatiou on the sub-
ject la his plasm is parliament. Bat, is the meantime, they
might rely that sodas( would be dose is the aunties
of the work without the matter being brought under the
madietation of the Home of Common.

Newspaper correspondents continue to report the
enmities produced la 'salmis Darts of the country by the
late meteor. At Great Grimsby. the Intelligent spectators
ea smug it ezelaimed " There's the moon stores' down !"
The Calcutta papers have for some time contained
the aamemameaseat that a pleatifal supply of the third sod

fourth volumes of Macelap's History Will be oa sale early is
the year, at the prim, of siatsen rupees, or thirty.two 'hil-
lier, sod that copies will be forwarded to out stations In
the Hobnail for seventeen rapers, including postage sod
peeking.

TINTIIIONIAL TO LORD CARDIGAN. A band-
ISM silver gilt sword, richly domed, of the value of about
IN p hums, has been parehssed by public sebseriptiat in
Yorkshire. as a testimonial of admiration to Lord Cardigan
for the gallantry with which he led on the cavalry in the
ealsbrated sharp at Bank'.,. in October, 1864; and •
toostios of the anbacibere was held at the Leeds Court.
bane on Saturday, at seem, to determine as to the best
mods et the teetienoolal. Bir G. Good w as, 111. P ,
wee Inn le Ihe s eed there was • someone and le-
iluesed body Of tall sehearilan present. In the nurse of
the prosentage it was explained that no subscriber was
allowed Is give awe than • pines, sad last smog; the
mborilion (all Yeeksbiremen) there were 4 dukes, 22 peen
of Ilaiload, 18 members of Parliament, and 8 banana.
• ems wish woo tormod that the sword sheen be pre-
ssmen to Ilto noble Wei pabYrlg, la !gambits ; bet it was
mini to meal. ble Mai* me to bar °investors, sad
sub elm amiable to floiy NW* as to else plats
sod tine be ffb posotatatioo.
TIN ANIMISM Maim—The United Stabs man
awn slap Molest, Captain J. Comstock, sailed hem the
/ircereve Saturdayafternocia for New York, with tbo
main*be Uulted Beata, 70 passengers, and a 8111 Gorge
at asmiamiloe ea rigid.

MONEY MARKEr-THIS DAY

The imports of the precious metals last week have
been trifling, and have not greatly exceeded 60,0004,
comprising 300,000 dole. by the Baltic, from New
York ; 5001. by the Indus, from Alexandria ; and a
email qusatity of specie by the Tay, from the Brazils.
As regards exports the only shipment reported in
the London Custom-house return is a sum of 8,000
ounces of silver coin, worth about 2,000 L, to Mogadore.
From Southampton the Tagus has taken 60,456 L in
specie for the Peninsula; and the Tamar, 11,3351. in
gold for the Brazils. The total value of these ship-
ments is about 73,0001. No official return is pub-
lished of any some remitted via the outports to the
continent, for the commissariat, &c.
In the Court of Queen's Bench on Saturday the
judges unaoimoualy confirmed the view of Lord
Campbell as to the jaw of crowed cheques. It is de-
cided that the object of crossing a cheque is not to
make it not negotiable, but to make greater care ne•
cessary in cashing it. The crossing of a cheque is to
' be considered u involving the necessity of increased
caution, inasmuch as it " might cast upon a party
who cashed it the necessity of showing that he had
taken it bona fide." Lord Campbell repeated em-
phatically that " it was clear that the cheque was
still payable to the bearer, and negotiable, and was
not in the smallest degree affected by being crossed.
A person could not effect an impossibility, by making
a cheque payable to bearer and not payable to bearer
at the same time. A cheque was in this respect like
• bank note."

The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 7th Feb.
for the supply of a large quantity of materials for
seamen', clothing.
The Admiralty will also receive tenders on the 16th
inst. for the conveyance of stores from the River
Thames to Halifax, Bermuda, Demerara, Cape
Coast Castle, Port Natal, the Mauritius, and Hoag-
Yong.
To-morrow, the 15th. inst., has been appointed
special settling day in the Stock Exchange
for the shares of the Departmental Railways
of France, which, however, are "not to be
marked" officially. Os the same day the settlement
will take place in the Three-and-a• Quarter per
Cent. Preference Stock of the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway Company. This stock is
authorised to be marked in the official lists, bat no
stork can be " bought in" without the special sanction
of the committee.

A notice has been issued by the directors of
the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company, inti-
mating that the Hon. East India Company have
sanctioned the raising of further capital in this com-
pany, to the extent of 1,500,00 W., with interest gua-
ranteed at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. It has
accordingly been resolved, pursuant to the act, to
issue this new capital rateably among the share-
holders, in shares of 201. each, one new share to be
given in virtue of every share of 201. value now on
the register, or of every four shares of 51. value not
yet consolidated; and the board have, by such reso-
I lotion, made a call of 21. per share on every new 201.
I share so allotted (with the option to the shareholder
of paying up the whole 201.), payable on the 26th
February.
The secretary of the North Eastern Railway Com-
pany has recently put forward a statement, in which
he observes:

Oerlag to a desire that the traffic of this company should
not be overstated, it appears to have been somew►at under-
stated in the published returns of the year 1855, the amount
stated in the natures being not so great u that actually
realised. In order, however, that parties may not be mtg.
lad by thb, the directors Drops*, in the weekly returns for
1866, to state t►e tragic of 1865, net aa it was pub-
lished, bat es it wee in reality; and as the returns for 1866
will be as surly accurate as possible, the public will then
be enabled to make a cornet comparison between the Mae
of 18.56 and that of 1856.

A half-yearly meeting of the Llanolly Railway and
Dock Company is called for the 31st inst.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Eclipse
Assurance Company is called for the 16th inst., "for
the purpose of submitting a proposition to amalga-
mate with another office, also to consider the Expe-
diency of dissolving the company."
The certificates for the newly issued shares of the
Great Luxembourg Company are to be ready for de-
livery oa the let of Feb.
11 The hallyearly interest is advertised upon the
'shares of the Lanosshire Insurance Company ; Albert
Life Assurance Company; Equity and Law Life
Assurance Society Sovereign Life Assurance Com-
pany; and Falcon Life Assurance Society.
During the year 1855 the total quantity of sherry
Iwines exported from Xeres was 27,196 butts, against
29,670 in 1854 and 30,417 in 1053 ; and from Port
Sr. Mary's 16,434 butts, against 23,025 in 1834 and
22,951 in 1853.

SATCIDAY ETINING.

The English stock market to-day was inanimate,
but on the whole steadier. Daring a part of the day
prices were maintained at an advance of per cent.,
bet the closing quotations were the same as those of
yesterday. An impression prevailing that some de-
finite news will be almost immediately received from
Vienna, operators in the stock markets exhibit caution.
The unsatisfactory return of the Bank of England
was unattended with any further effect, its chief
features having been anticipated.
The supply of money in the discount market to-
day was good.
Consols, after improving to 861 to 1, were finally
quoted 861 to ex div. for the 7th Feb. The official
business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 851, 851, 86, 851, 86; ditto,
for account, 7th February, 861, 861, 881. Three
per Cent. Reduced, 88, 861. New Three per Cents.,
881, to 1. Bank Stock, 207, 2051, 207. Three-
and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bondr, falling
payable in 1858, 97, 971 ; ditto, in 1859, 971.
The extreme variation in the price of Consols this
week, according to the official list, has been 11 per
cent., the highest price marked (for money) being 87
ex div., and the lowest 851 ex div. Last %% eek the
fluctuation was 11 per cent. The market closed to.
day 11 to 11 per cent. lower than on last Saturday.
Exchequer Bills and India Bonds were quoted 7s. to
3s. dim; and Exchequer Bonds, 961 to 971.
In the foreign stock market the chief transactions
were in Turkish Sirper Cents., which were marked as
low as 791, and as high as 801, and were finally
quoted 80 to 3, being about / per cent. better than
yesterday. The new Four per Cent. loos closed at
41 to 41 dis. Spanish Bonds were flatter.

NINES.

SATURDAY Evixipo.

Annexed is $ list of this day's transactions in the
Mining Exchange, Mining Subscription Rooms, and
Stock Exchange:
Mining Exchange Official List :
Alfred Consols, I; Csrvannel, 10; Devon Boller,
3, 34 ; Rest It2se, 66, 67, 70; Fort Bowen, 2.. 9.1., 39 3d.;
Winnower, 6s. 64., 6i. 31. • kedy Berths, 239. 6.1., 261. ;
North Basset, 404. 41; North Frances, 10; North Boller,
6,4; Rosewarne United, 116, 1174, 118, 120; Sortridgn
Consols, 44, 4, I, 4; Bortrtdgs and Bedford, 69. 3d., 6s. 9d.;
Vale of Towy, 215., 22s 6d.; Wheal Exmouth and Adams,
8, • Wbeal Edward, 34 4.

. -
Mioiog Subscription Rooms Official List:
Wocd Moe, 10a. Id. ; Bast Wheal Rose, 64,66 63,64;
Sertridge Consols, 41,1, 1; Grumbler and B'. Ae6ye, 110;
Alfred Conso.s, 161 ; North Buller, 71, 8; Gilmer, 91.10,
I; Bestir Basses, 400; Wbeal Charlotte, 6; Woes Prom-
{MCl. 14,15 ; Tremetba, 31; North Basest, 42 ; Cargell,
40; Moliand, 1.. 61 , 18.9 d. ; Boat Toldus, 32; Smelt
Toidoe, 140, 1421; Vale of Tawy, 21a., 22.. 6i. ; Wheal
Kitty ("Latest "), 10, 1; Hee kmoor, 6s. 61., is. 64.,
Ss. Sd.

In the Stock Exchange:
Wheal Butler, GCO ; South Taigas, 140, 160 ; Wash
Basset, 36! ; Ttocroft, 4 6.16 ; East Wheal Rose, 66;
Clijah lad Weaterorth, 16; N,rth France., 10 ; North
Crotty, 11 ; Sortrids• Console, 4i, ; South Cow-
darrow, 4i.

' Tae HON. F. H. F. BERK ELET, M.P.. AND TIM
TinvcrrAtcuns.—An action for libel. brought by Mr. H.
Berkeley, M.P. for Bristol, melon the proprietors of the
Alliance Weililb Neva, the Gegen of the advocates of the
total and immediate legislative oupproesion of the truffle in
all into:teatime/ liquors, will in ell probability be tried I.
the ensuing Hilary Term. Borvies of the writ it bees
emptied on the part of the defendants, and we are hammed
that I: went op front the boo. member's solicitors at Bristol
by Wednesday night's post. The soden arises oat of a series
of artielee which ►ave appeared in the Alleasee, commenting,
in strong sad intesepente language, a the waders of Mr.
Berkeley in procuring t►e repeal of Mr. Wilma PattesU
' &today Beer Bail. The Attorney Gemmel is mestiosod
leading unmet for the ►os. plaintiff.— Wats Okersekr
&rider&

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