The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-12 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY. JULY IL—ATTonent ENTs. —Corn-
mauder C. B. C. Deo; to the Edgar, re-commissioned.
Lieutenants F. W. Lowther, to the Mews; F. H. IL
Hutchinson, to the Defence; B. Curtis, hL W. Brent, B.
H. H. Molyneux, G. D. Mona, W. G. Scott, sad E.
Stubbs, to the Up.r.
Acting Bab-Lientwient W. C. Shuckborough, to the
_ .

Masters G. Marsh, to the Edgar; W. F. Lewis, to the
Victory, for ser►ice in the Vindictive; and A. Farmer, con-
firmed as master in the Hawke.

hlaster's Assistant S. Bowden, to the Edger.
Surgeon W. H. Sloggett, to the Edgar.
Assistant-Burgeons P. Cowrie and J. Siockridge, to the
Edgar.
Paymasters W. B. F. Farrar, to the Edgar ; F.T. Robins,
to be additional to the Cumberland ; F. G. Pears, to the
Ptintoo • W. H. Shanks, to the Challenger ; and W. P.
Barwooci, to the Bic/alnico. _

Assistant-Paymasters F. Bann, to the Hawke ; J. R.
Horuiman and J. Chambers, to the Edgar.
Midshipmen C. H. Herring, B. Watson, E. F. Briekdale,
C. C. Gardner, R. N. Hammond, J. A. T. Banes, C. M. S.
Claremont, J. 8. Breese, and A. V. Whitman, to tan Edgar.
Clerk W. A. Dangerfield, to the Edgar.
Assistaot Clerics H. S. Dobson, to the Edgar; F. M.
James, to the Victory; and H. H. S. Andrews, to the Kis.
gard.
Chief Engineers G. G. Hardie, to the Edgar; and W. H.
Rundle, to the Indus, for service in the Severn. vice Weeks
placed on half•pay.
Acting Engineer T. E. Woodfield, to the Edgar.
First Class Awistsnt•Ecgiueers J. Stiven and R. C.
Oldknow, to the Edgar.
Second Clue Aaustant•Engincers J. Hankie (acting), to
the lodes, as supernumerary ; J. F. Hathersley, H. Aitken,
and P. Blanch (acting), to the Edgar.
' Mr. L. H. Eliot has been nominated to a naval cadetship.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 11.

The Bulldog, 6, steam-sloop, Commander 11. F. M.
M'Kfilop. arrived at Spithaad daring the night front the
West Indies.

Field Marshal M'Mabon, Duke of Magenta, visited Ports-
mouth to-day. He was received at the railway-station by
the staff of Major-General Lord W. Paulet, consisting of
Colonels /hack well and Somerset, Colonel Ward, ILA,
Colonel Rees, R.E., Captain Breton, sod Lieutenant Tel-
fourd, of H.M.S. Victory. There was also present a guard
of honour of the S3rd Regiment, with band and colours.
The Duke proceeded to the dockyard, and, accompanied by
Rear Admiral the Hon. George Grey and Flag•Lieutennt
Sir John Swinburne, visited the chief objects of interest
there, including the Warrior and Royal Sovereign, the
latter undergoing the process of conversion into a shield
ship. He lunched at the Admiralty-house with Admiral
Bruce, the Commander-in-Chief, and other officers. and
afterwards proceeded to South Sea Castle and Lump's Fart.

TREATMENT OF TAEPLNG PRISONERS.
Lord BURGHLEY asked the Uuder-Seentary of State
for the Colonies whether his attendee bad been drawn to
the amours which had appeared in the public journals of
the horrible atrocities alleged to have been perpetrated by
the Chicane upon the Peeping prisoners who had beeu given
ep for execution into the Lands of the mandarins by the
Bagbah and French authorities; and whether the govern.
meat had received any official intelligence on the subject.
Mr. LAYARD replied that his attention had been drawn
to • letter which hod appeared in an Indian newspaper in
internee to dine alleged atrocities. That letter was ADO.
aymons, lied there was no clue to the writer, but it bore
evidence upon the faceof it of being untrue, or at all events
of grossly exaggerating what it professed to describe. Some
party of it, as for instance the treatment of English pri-
weer who had fallen into the hands of the Chinese, was ' Mane FOE GUADELOUPE BY FRENCH PACKET
notorimaly untrue, and he hoped the rest of the letter was FROM Sr. NAL/MLR—lnformation has been received from
equally so. He was quite certain that no British officer Or the Director-General of the French Post-office of the estab-
Eaglishoran could have been party to the horrible Maori- lishmeot of • branch packet between Martinique and Gua-
rs described in that letter. He had, however, imme- deloupe, in connexion with the line of French mail packer
diately the letter, which apneared to he a reply to an article leaving St. Nairn on the 14th of each month for Mexico,
gablialied in the .Sarardoy &rim was placed in his hand., and calling at Martinique. The following table shows the
rat to all our agents in China for immediate information rates of postage chargeable upon letters, newspapers, and
r b any ftcte bearing upon the subject, though be had the other printed papen for Guadeloupe, intended for convey.
eireegest conviction that the letter was a gross raggem. sacs by the French packets. As regards letters these rates
dit was not altogether untrue. i may be paid in advance, or may be left to be charged on
delivery, at the option of the seeder :—Letters not exceed. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. tog j oz., Bd. • above or and not exceeding oz., L. 4d. ; 'Mr. POWELL inquired of the Secretary of State for the above if oz. and not exceeding I oz., 2s. ; above oz. and
Bosse Department whether it was the intention of the nor exoesdiog 1 oz., 2.. Bd. ; for each additional oz., Bd.
government to proceed with the Corrupt Practices at Eleo- For a packet of British newspapers duly registeres at the
tire Bal in the present session, or manly tr, renew the Greed Per-office for transmission abroad, not exceeding
existing act upon the subject ? in the event of the 4 ms, /d. ; shove 4 ma. and not exceeding lb., 24. ; above
government proceeding with the bill before the house, autos- 4th. and not exceeding 1 lb., 4d. ; above 1 lb. and not ex.
thee it was intended to insistlupoo the last clause, which pro- °wain 14 lb., 6d. • for each additional i lb., 2d. For
vides for the disfranchisement of the whole body of electors a whet et any other printed papers, not exceeding 4 on.,
in coestituencim in which corrupt practices are reported to 3d. ; above 4 oza. and not exceeding lb., 6d. ; above A Ib.
have existed. and not exceeding 1 lb., lc ; above 1 lb. and net exceeding
Sir G. GREY bad been compelled to pordpone the bill by 14 lb., le. W. ; for each additional lb., Gd. Letters for
**pressure of other important business, but he would Guadeloupe may also be registered, it the senders desire it,
Next week state whether he should move for going into corn- on payment of double the above rates of postage. Letters
aides upon it this radon or not. The clause referred to for Geadeloupe, will be forwarded by the first packet pro.
dld sot disfranchise such boroughs, but merely sanctioned riding to that place, whether British or French.--By corn-
the suspension of the writ in the event of corrupt practices wand of the Postmaster-Geeeral. ROWLAND HILL, Seers-
beteg proved. tare.—General Post-office, July 11, I$C2.
MILITARY DEFENCES OF CANADA. .IDIBARTER TO A LIVERPOOL STEAM YACHT. —A
Mr. ADDERLEY asked the First Lord of the Treasury despatch ryas received in Liverpool yesterday (Friday) an.
"dirtier information had been received of any measures pouncing that the steam yacht Ted, owned by Joseph Mon.
having been introduced by the new Canadian ministry for del, Eeq., went ashore on the rocks hear Peurhyn, on Wed-
nesday night, bilged and filled. There was a party of Mr.
the embodiment of • militia or volunteer force ; and, if no,
Moodel's night,
on board, but no accident occurred. The
what was the mature of such ONNAIWOB ; if not, whether he
treaded the 12,000 British troops now there to remain yacht will, it is expected, be got off in a day or two.
iris, the winter wholly unaided by the Caoadians them- THE LANCARHIRE AND CHLYHIRE OPERAITVES
pelves! And, whether be would lay upon the table copies HIELLIF PURD.—The London committee of the above fund
r the correspondence whith had passed between the Seers- met yesterday at the Mansion-house. The Lord Mayor
to,, of State for the Odour and the Canadian government presided. Mr. Gibbs reported that the sum already distri-
ea the subject of a gestrantee from the British Treasury to • bided was 7,6501. He read • letter which bad arrived the
toss of 3,000,0001., on certain cooditions, for the proposed previous day by the mall from Bombay, from Mr. Michael
sway! H. Scott, chairman of • meeting held at the Chamber of
Mr. C. TORTESCUE replied that the Canadian ministry Commerce, Bombay, in Jane, enclosing • draft for 5,0001..
proposed and carried an act for amending the militia which was subscribed at the meeting, to be applied as his
Juries. extension than the act introduced by the late lordship thought fit towards relieving the sufferings of the
Wake.._, but increasing the power of the Governor-General distressed mill hands in Lancashire and Cheshire. Sab-
in meseet of calling out the militia and raising the present ecriptions still continued to flow in, and the committee
*dim form of the militia from 5,000 to 10,000 men. The treated that they would be enabled to forward
rerespoodeom he had already promised, and it was now in soother ?emigre°, by the next mail. The sub-
preadration nod would be produced as moo as possible. scribers did er with the application of the funds to be coe-
PALIIFJOTON -In the present state of dirge the fined strictly to,leathe, biro, ; they 111 t to his lordship to
eight hoc- gentleman will see that there earned be any in. apply it ee "UM" think fit to the relief of aintaltril ceased
brim on the part of her Majesty's government to with- distress I. any other part, of the United Kingdom. Remit-
they from Canada any portion of the troops now there. tares to the distressed districts were withered tether ex-
Csari hear.) No doubt If any occasion for defending tent of 3.4004. and the Procoslinfia terminated,
should arias there emir! be not simply the ten CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONZ SHIIJ.INO DAY.—
tiemenad militia, but there would be as many men ready to FRIDAY, JULY 11.—Admissions on payment, 7,810; ;Edo
Mae arms as the dromedary' might require. (Cheers.)by dude ticket", 700; total, 8,540.

Sabi inttlltgenn.

EQUITY COURTE.--Jny IL
(Wore Vioe-Chancellor Wood.)

BARNARD Y. BAGBIAWS.-111 THE LAU ZATlTfillff maw

COMPANY.

This was a suit and a winding-up wising out of one of the
exploded companies which arose some yeses Mace during
the Australian gold fever. In this case an agreement wee
entered into for the purchase of a tract of laud in Australis,
alleged to contain a large auriferous deposit, at a price of
1,7001. This laud the purchasers agreed to sell to a projected
company, nod to carry out this arrangement the benefit ol the
contract was assigned to the promoters of the company for
40,0001. worth of paid•up IL shares in the couipaey, and
promissory notes were also given as collateral security. At
the hearing of the cause in 1836 the agreement for aide
and the assignment of it were declared void u against the
company. The 40,000/. shares were at the same time
ordered to be made good by the directors to the company.
On the formation of the company 7,000 original shares
only had been actually allotted to the general public,
whereof a portion was allotted to the plaintiff. This
gentleman, having discovered that various improper dealings
had taken place with regard to the funds of the company,
and fictitious allotments' made by the directors, filed this
bill to have the whole scheme of the company declared
fraudulent and abortive and to recover and redis-
tribute the assets which remained for the benefit
of the bout fide holders of shares. A decree
was accordingly made, both in the suit and in the matter of
the Windiog•up Acts. During the proceedings in chambers
claims were set up by various original allottees, as well as by
holders of shares, to the amount of 3,5001., which formed
part of the 40.0004 shares delivered to the vendors of the
tact of land, and by them brought into the market. The
cause now came on upon further consideration, when the
liabilities of the directors were discussed and ie mode of
dealing with the holders of the 3,500/. of shares was dis-
cuseed. The matter was further complicated by the fact
that some of the shares were purchaud at high, some at
low prices, and some prior and some subsequent to the insti-
tutive of the suit.

Mr. Rolt and Mr. W. P. Murray were for the plaintiff ;
Sir H. Cairns arid Mr. Roxburgh were for the official ma-
nager ; Mr. Daniel, Mr. Gaud, Mr. Cole, Mr. &MU, Mr.
Lawman., and Mr.ff wanatom were for the defendants.

The Vitie-Cliancellor was of opinion that the holders of
the 3,300 f. shares must be arranged on this footing. There
must be an inquiry io chambers to ascertain who were the
boot fide holders of such shares, and that being done, the
original decree would be worked out thus. It must be as-
certained what dividend the funds in court would pay toall
bona fide shareholders establishing claims, as well original
allottees as others, and what dividend the original elates@
would have received if no claim had been made in respect of
any of the 40,000 fraudulent shares. The difference be-
tween three two amounts must be made good by the direc-
tors, who had bees declared ►able, and must then be applied
for the purpose of distribution.

RE MINCE LIR ASSURANCE COMPANY.
A question arose la the winding up of this company as to
whether certain claims made on behalf of the holders of
marine policies granted by this company could be supported.
The company was originally formed as a life assurance office,
and to that branch of business only its deed of settlement
referred. After • time the company, however, granted
marine insurances, and upon its winding up claims were
made in respect of these upon the estate.
Mr. Giffard and Mr. Kay were in the case.
The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the grant of these
policies was ultra Tires, for no sufficient assent by the com-
pany to the change in its business had been made. Oon-
sequently the claim mast be disallowed.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Jour 11.
(Before the Jodie Ordinary.)
TURNER V. MINER. -BFECIAL JURY.
(Coecluded from yesterday's Express.)

Mr. James William Turner's examination continued—ln
1859 I found it I:actuary to reduce my expenditure, having
become surety for a defaulting tax collector. Up to that
time Mrs. Turner had need every night to clear my pockets
of my fees, leaving me a pound for myself. I bad allowed
it willingly, hot having at length taken a partner, and being
responsible for all moneys reoeived—finding that I had Isar
money to put in the hank than formerly, and being met on
asking for an account with a furious outburst of &bum, I
determined on keeping my money myself, and giving her
cheques for the household expenses. I always gave her
what she wanted except on two madam when she wanted
more than usual and refused to tell me what it was for. Since
the separation I have paid hundreds of pounds to settle
balances of accounts which she had had outstanding unknown
to me. Those accounts were for dresses, jewellery, charms,
lace, pug dogs, and the like. I have defended one or two
actions, and my attorney will be able to tell you better the
amount. On the 3rd of October last I wanted some silver
saltcellars, part of a set which had been presented to me,
to give to a patient of mine to engrave. She said she did not
want to be bothered, and that it was time for me to be off.
I said 1 did not wish to trouble her, and began to look for
them. She said they were in the plate chest. At first the
key was missing; but it was ultimately found, aed•l went
up with the housemaid. Just as we were opening the chest
my wife came upstairs and said, " There ! thank God,
you've found it out!" I asked her what had become of
my plate? and she said " Pawned, to be due. ' A good
deal of it had belonged to her before she was
married, but I had bought a good deal. I desired the house-
maid to fetch me every particle of plate for which ales was
responsible, and to tell her husband (the coachmea) to pt
a cab. I then ransacked the drawers. and put everything
of value into the plate chest. I told the cabman and coach-
man to take it downatairs. In the meantime I went
down into the dining-room to get my wife's writing desk, in
which I bethought me the pawn tickets were probably kept.
She rushed into the room before me, seized the desk, clang
spiumaxlically to it, and retreated with it into a corner. I
tried to take it from hes, but, not wishing to have a scene,
I desisted. Having taken the plate away, I returned home.
I had been gone threequarters of an hour, and on my retain
I found that she had left the house. I did not thrust my
fist in her facie or threaten her on that oceasioa. I was not
alone with her during the whole time. I afterwards went
with a constable to Little Ryder-street, and took possession
of the desk. I merely said to her tbat her fraud
and duplicity had induced ma to make that visit;
otherwise I never spoke to her. She threw a letter
into the fire io my presence, and I rescued it. It was only
slightly injured. I found the scrap of paper in a drawer
after Mrs. Turner bad left. I did not examine the papers
in the desk during the altercation on the 3rd of October. I
never hid her cork leg. I did not give her leg to the cham-
bermaid at an inn in Wake to air. (Witness, who had not
been present during his wife's evidence, seemed very mach
astonished at the question.) I wee very much struck at the
Exhibition of 1851 by a beautiful mechanical leg shown
by an American named Palmer. I invited Mr. Palmer's agent
to my house, sod ordered three legs of him. (A laugh.) I
detained has agent in England for some months. and I should
think I must have spent 2001. on my wife's legs. I used
sometimes to go into her room at night as a husband
would, but nei Cr with a rarer. I don't know what I should
want there with a razor. I never knew gentlemen go
into her room. They did not go there with
my knowledge. Mr. Wedgwood did not take her
some strawberries into her room, nor tell me that he was
helping her to eat them. I made Mr. Wedgewood's
quaintance in November, 1860, when I visited him as a
patient. I afterwarda met him at one of my wife's Thursday
evening parties. He was very intimate with my eon—at
least with Mr. lon Turner. He was not intimate with
me. nor did I know that he visited my wife two or three
times a day, and drove out with her in my brougham. He
was introduced into my horse during my absence by my
wife, who said that she could not turn a friend on the
streets. I was visiting my brother-in-law at Reigate. My
wife used to visit my relations till slae had insulted them aIL
I was very indignant when I found a lot of Mr. Wedge-
wood's furniture in my drawing-room. Mrs. Turner said
they were only there tor a day or two, till be could find a
place for them. She said he was looking out for a
government situation, and that he would probably get one
in a week. She afterwards told me that she bad made
en arrangement with him that he should pay two guineas a
week while he stayed with us. He stayed with us six
weeks. On one occasion I turned him out, because he had
taken my wife to Cremorne, after hearing me state to her
that she would incur my severe displeasure if she went
there. She came home between two and three in the
morning, and admitted that she had been there with him.
I went down and found him taking off his boom in the
dining-room. I put him out of the house ; but the next
day I wrote to him, requesting him to return. I did so on
the representation of my wife that it was wholly her fault,
and that it would compromise her with my household.
When Mr. Wedgewood returned I apologised to him, and
shook hands with him very cordially, but I don't thick I
kissed him. (A laugh.) I found the diary produced in my
wife's desk, and then I made inquiries as to her conduct.
Cross-examined—l never charged my wife with infidelity
till after I found her diary, which was on the 6th of No-
vember, though I bad certainly had some suspicion excited
in my pallid b the lettere/ Wedgewood beginning "Dearest
When
Augusta." she wrote imploring me to take her back
I declined because she bad been very extravagant, had sub-
' orned my sensate, had borrowed money unknown to me,
and had written to a patient of mine to borrow 5001. It
had also mane to my knowledge thin when I was out she
would come borne drunk. I did not seed anyone to her. I
wrote to her myself. I did not think at discarding her
without making a provision for her, but I found the if she
came home I should not have been able to °petrol my ex-
penditure or to maintain my credit and respectability, and
therefore I determined that she should live apart from tweet
least fora time. In the early part of her diary there are se dr
tries of W s or Es, or Its, or Babes; and the deingest
comment on my conduct is merely "ne doctor In awoken."
I believe that some of the jewellery obtained from BOA-
noel's was for Mr. lon Turner. My wife was most bril-
liantly dressed at her eon's wedding, considering our means.
She used to represent that I had a very large Morena add
abe acted accordingly. My income really was about t.OOOl.
a year. I was always remonstrating with her about her dress;
but she said that she had darted with a large wardrobe sea
that she exchanged ease thing for another ; so that I ewer
bad the least idea that she was is debt for clothes. On the
3rd of October I was not violent to her. I Isehedet hles
and she was pale sod trembling. I saw the
fur me to act, and I did act ; but I said a
Ten 'Attest was madded bespoke to me abow7M dead, I
but I will swear he did net ask zee to treat her idler. • I