The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-24 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATER.

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in response to the nomination of Mr. Bucktanaa.
Speeches were delivered by Senators Cass and
Douglas (the rejected candidates) responding to mid
sustaining the nomination of Mr. Buchanan sod
Mr. Breckinridge for the first and second places in
the gift of the American people. At the cuaclusioa
of the speaking is the saloon the assembly repined
to the presidential mansion to pay their teepee:a to
President Pierce. After a " spirit. stirring salute from
the band," the President, from an upper windeut,
addressed the assembly. He said:
It is never to be forgotten by me that in IS-52 eider
and better soldiers (miss from the opaline), "S:
bettfr-) than myaelf, Mr. Buchanan and blr. Cur,
wee who bad been faithful and tried leaders Wench
many years of labour cad conflict, were pawed by to call me
from the retirement which I had sought, and rterh,ch I
shall return with tut regret. May I not add, gentlemen, if
life ho spired I shall go back to the orate cf my birth wits
a consciousness of haring adopted no single measure of publi:
policy during my adiniuldratien which I did rot ballets
to be demanded toe the best interests of my coun-
try, nor one which does not to wield command
the approbation of my judgment and my CMCithCf.
The conduct of those elder and b- tier soldiers of
whom I hare spoken, and of the younger but naverthe-
less better soldier, Judge Douglas, wit In I am glad m
see now standing by tee great and good man, General Can,
who, for so many years, tse bad not merely my confidence
and respect, but my affection, w.li
ful/ remembered by me. They were all in -he field, not
merely to encourage and direct, but woolly to lead the
e.o!smcs. Their energies were not ;Ist forth homey* the
stsndcrd was 112 my heeds, but because its hearer was, to
the r estimation, for the time being, the itzpneonat:oa of
three sound C9Lfotittl,iO3.ll principl.s which they believed
c ,sold alone give at-batty and permanence to this gloriosa
fabric of cur instiiations. It is c -tiring to know thd the
action of the ism e negation places the statesmen and
patriots who are to li id us now ulna the identical platform
which I accepted, with toll contictuan of my judgment and
with every sentiment of my hart, acd that they are to
occupy It with the standard lowered never an inch, so far
as the strict construction of the constitution and the vindi-
cators of the con•tautional sights of avaey portion of the
L-ai,n are cvcerned.

At a public meeting in Worcester, Mareschuset,s,
four thousand dollars were subscribe a to aid the free.
state settlers of Kansas. It is said a large number
of men in that city have volunteered to emigrate to
Kansas. They are to be well nitric], and commanded
by persons of experience in mllitary tactics.
An immense gathering of !Le citizens of New York
assembled at the Broadway Tsbernacle, on the 10th,
in the expectation of hearing a Fpeech from Governor
Reeder; but, dissppointed in that hope by the non.
arrival of the governor, itnprov's.d a demonstration
which was surpassed only by th • gr•at Sumner meet-
ing is the same place. Full tivo thousand persons
were present, and 3,000 dols. were collected nn the
spot as material aid for the struggling people of
IKansas. A committee of citizens will be appointed
to collect further subscriptions.

NAMUR AND LIEGE AND MONS AND MANAGE

RAIL WAY.

reeterd ay the half-yearly meeting of this company was
held at the London Tavern, for the gtheral purposes of Me cheer.
teams, and to adopt or otherwise a resolutaon relation to :tams
th^ line; Jones CULT Erg., la the chair.
The report,which has already born pubillard, was taken a^ read.

The Cattleman raid the report as so full that he would not say
much. An regards the Lmness of this meeting, It was ortglnally
intended to be held on the 23rd of April, but It am ad.
militate that • question as to the Itch Interest should be
referred to arbitratron.which is the watts :old down to the act to settle
dtfferences beiween the hoard and ehareholiti rs. They were in hones
that this day they wculd be able to ;et them know tie &wan!, but
they had received • telegraphic menage saying that the award was
not yet out. This award was important, as it was final. The B. igus
government had concedwl to a line power to mom the Man. and Ma.
Nage line, although we were guaranteed by our cnneerston ft, 72 oppo.
sit co. We snare accorillar:v glues n•oice of an action agitnet the
government for the amount ofdamsge• likely to be sustained. L you
carry the revolution we are about to t roporie, we shall be enabled to
pay, on the 15th July, 4 francs a s►are, and also the 34 francs voted
at the lent meeting. He them proposed aa a resolution that the report
and accounts should be rec,leed and adopted.

After • few quvrione bad been as god arwwered, the report act%
account! were litlatlirllOLlll7,adopt.e.l.

r Captain PARRY 1.411 nun monely re-elected diree'er.
Mr. OM*. tendered hie r. gnatl.n. He felt that there yes not
confidence is the toard. pad could not any !I neer remain on it. He
had on many we .eiona received the thanks cc. the bead fur nu ear,.
time.

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Mr. Bartow having been prooorcd and ramedcd as ble ruea+arr
Tea unanimously elected in place ot Mr. Guys.
The (aware vx tbrn prop erd tbvt -titer providing far the prdemme
sharer, a dtvid.n.l be declared at the rate of 4 trance per entire..

A boot of queetione were put, and it w.a moved ea an emantlment
and unatimmealy carried that the question or theidund should be poet.
potted till alter the receipt of the award.
The Clisllll.ll said a question of con•'•lersble importance was now
to be ►rought before di, m the leautvg of the Mona and Manage hue.
Ile was n.Jt in a poaltion to (lame the ;vrtme who offer for the line,
sue to name the toter, et. lie woul•i refer to Capt. Patty to propose a
remolntion on this point.

Capt.lo PAILLY tarn proposed, "That a committee of Mee be op.
pointed from tne ebarehoiders to confer adh the directors on offers
periled for truing tie Moos and Ms: ri,re line." The directors del
not lcsh to bike the revinnsintry of such a great und,rtsang
wbolly at themselves. and thvy :cm' this mutation entirely
in the hands of the OlCelin.
Motion cariiraL

Alper, Yield, Blaw-ce, and Ethane were unanimously clectcd the
lane members of Mu. commune.

A vote or chants to the directory, and chainzat in eepce:,l, Coved
the roan:Unite.

AGUA FRIA GOLD .11INIG COMPANY.

Aa extraordinary general mei taig of sharebolden era
held at the Loudon Tavern yesterday; Mr. T. E. HZADLAM, a
the chair. . .

Into /'taw, the secretary, read the report of In: direetone, which
stated that the shareholders were called together for the purport of
empowering the &rectors to deal with the property of the company
with • view to its sae to the Quer,. Re citation Company', and to
meal& its dimoluuon. The dirm.one have no alternative hot to rer
commend this count to the proprietor. term the following ahem
The paid.np apical of 66,4611. Levies been tefended in the purehmil
of machinery, plant, mit.ing claim", &0., together wit a'. 0 /. °l:i-
-tal.:led from the WC 01 gold 'awed frog, the CLitifF,ll debt IFll.:nearted
in carrying on the works, which in the epring of Let year shove of
to neat ly 10,0001. The suanageg diroctor ststed to he rawer that ll
this sum could be raised, it woulil have placed the company fn a p
tion such so it had never before attained. At • opectal mecum on
Msrch 40, 1855, the directors were empowered :o one
15,0061. by the 0111010 of debentee nu of labial only t 0,0244
was settelly paid up. While the &errors were• ends.
vowing to raise this additional natal, Mr. &plenn, the
manageng director, conceived bitcrei, by • reecetesion of diraltarib
milder eke temerity of contrialog a further debt or of oelana the
property, and with the liaisons ram of Interest &nest in Cadernis
36 per mot., ibis rapidly &crewel to 7.0. ill. Ile believed himself
instilled in disobeying the board treaty the omit sot ens etatiore of
the mining engleter, that when the neon should bc cut in the lore
lode—to retch which the debt had been prise pally tunnel—sod
chest returns would be °betimed to clear off the lint ditue in • few
wen' working. Them espectrtiou we re despetinted, tangs
there van no money to make ter.ber experiments when the ewe
wag mein d; but subsequent carer:enc. ;need that they tete oea
rounded, the last account. reins the te, ult•okalred from rate small
panels of rock raised toes other parte of the se in, which tee a-
tamely mtidactory.'llie set of their affairs was tulip submitted toll
propeivtora at the annul general meeting in Dec , and Medi tams
were authorised to robs a further turn of eb,hOld. /hey erne prsersi
to contribute largely them.eives as were &to welly of thee frienda;
hen their tff .rts were not spaded to by the eharboiders
who remained entirely wain, and the directors were reteion:y
• expelled to rut • stop to all further 'near to lbw country by
clutter the °Mem, and Worming Mr. nephews that It was welts :5
look for further captt..l from the side. He repied that those the
sum of 6.0001. was forwarded to pay off the most pealing etenitOnbh4
would be treacle longer to nee the property feat absolute vac pr..;
Inca she scarcity of aerial in the country it could not be elpeard to
realise mre than • smell traction o: its ea ne. Coda" them cirrus•
stances several gentlemen largely &tete& 4 have proceeded for Mee
own premed= to form a sompany to purchases the property of MIS
company. and the 011e010011 1:14,0 agreed, MUNK( to the approval of
&la WM:445n to trarcfer the same on :be fo lowing Inas. : —l. TOO
penmen of the dear and ens the compooy to Call'orcia.
The allotment to the detentes, e n deer ro e f e.oldrui.oromeo to the ellenn
of their debehtures and the payehent of one you'll interest upon
the farce now out either to cub or eharee se they mop
elect. 3. he allotment to curb of the sherebolden se
may desire them oil One share in the new company for every two
Aiwa Fria &ares on payment of f.?, tar each new share, beine one
moiety of the valet repteoneed, 20e. per .bare—an arrangement by
which the rights d all parties are no giniesd. lee prospects or ;he
tenant hedonics Company moot be considened extremely prominnt.
as the mill at Ookthlll ware vowing ate profit on CO4 work,wetik
will be available tor • dividend 0$ soon as Inlayed from toe debt on
emWaloas interest a hid, now ...how np everything.
the Natalia" moved the adoption and reception of the report, and
bet fly referred to the spirit or fairness in which the propos° no
made, the :hien stool nil parties concerned being °pestilent.
lb. motion wet recounted by Mr. O. Clay, aid, eater 10011'
Man, was Utianifileitialy adopted.
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••ettaaruoutert matted MOM eiplanation of their roq.oxt :a
reelect to a Cheacere suit which tu, medial', and et.trot to ►am
what elfeet It mould hare as them to future!

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ti Morse expl.isted that the out would deprail ent.re's up*
the course takes by the raortne. If the meet .hey pro: were
adopted, it would be entirely at an end.
The roan:woe then propowd a rev:lntim to the effect that the
auk tin approved of the protoral of the Quarts Reduction tbinpach
and .notion the meteor the ACUA Fria Cot:inlay, es con., rap idol.
Tie resoluta:in wee card. d without • dissentient, u We Ore cat
for the diwolutice of the Ague Fria C. mussy; and, a.ii r • sox d
insane to the thautinaa and arecto: a, the untidy' sew:road.

A letter from Florence of the 16th say.—" Mr.
Hamra. Pope's Nuncio at Florence, sets off immediately
for Brian, bovine been seat three es • plusishasest by Cardi-
nal Antonini, for having visaed a pssiport for Rime Od
the celebrated bistorien Marques° Osenerio d'Orvienr.
The Marquis went to Rome, but in two days &terry&
use fedi red to Isere R me intently, or be foroserd.
Bat the Marquis Meghorati, he Strilinian charge esti-sires
at Rime. took instant and energetic steps, sol fnriLt7d
this, sad in rev,. ge Centime' An oaelli desratched Nuncio
Illassoni ro Brasil."
The Hippodrome, Paris, has bees opened on it. vti
sits, mite a spectacle pantomime taken frcm Sir W. 50011
mouses of Ivanhoe.
Despatches were received Tr.', r.ley, at the Celt"t
officio, fr m the 00V1.101 fN, S Waier, tl:es
Austral, Souih Australia, Tasman.. Victurii, 'Sr,. leer
laud, and Bt. Helena. Derpati;bi s ae:c 5001 to the Goose
of the West Coast of Alms.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
lliD3 DAY.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.
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,pgyt. Ma. 11111 Ant ANL. MN. SUM, niuNIWILL

w ' . MA KTLITT

Mr .1 wilco WiAtenent deli', red the opinion of the
sr: la it •• {l4, •I,:et w.; an appeal from the
i;oo.ot of the Court of Comm( n P.eas, wt. ieh set mitts

.i.uit ea the weed that it um. the duty of the de•

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fee!:.-.t to have registered birsee:f as the owner of certain
in a cos tucted 0: the eo .t book principle. TM
p.s.vt.if was Use owLer of .JJ shares,. which be 801 l sad
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tna•tetrtd to the defeadast, with • blank left far his mime,

that of sap other person to wi om he might feel disposed
'masks them. ihe &hottest, however, after the tine►

r en , refou:cl t pay un tho calla, which the pWetit
:;;ro.l to do, &.d the qurstion our wu whether the
deft:•' ,at w. 9 h Alta to cunt Cu shares to be repi•tered to
t o oen nun., or whether there wao, when the *hues were

. • , r, 1, an implied agreement to indemnify the plain-
; 11, was of 'minim, and a that qinion the court con-
,,r. •tat thr defead.nt wee trAted to register the shwa,
t there wee an bathed contract. Under theta eir-
.rx,t ,aees the rale would be wide atx &ate to set aside the
r - • :Et, and to eater a etrdiet f r the plaintiff.

J u•lpiaert ace rdiegly.
11/LAMM C. PCIT.-71:1DOIINNT.

Ito was an action ter a ►reach et covenant in an spree-
tato• he which the defendant blond himself to yield op the
premise', wh c► are situated at Wo 'WO, in good repel:
sad condition, and not to remove any daturas. It was
proved that the defendant had fitted up a plate-glum win-
dow t• the shop so as to make at mne convenient, which
window was sot fastened in any other way than by weeps,
us that at could be easily r.rnovea ; end that, at
the eapiraecia of his term he caused the said
window to he removed ■od replaced the old
The court below h.ld that the defendant bad to right
t restore the window, which was a Ware to all intents
sad porpoise.

)Ir. Bunn Martin /aid they concurred in the view takes
by the Court of Common Pleas, aed dinned the jsdgnest•

TIIE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

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WESTMINSTER.
♦ DILVIAL I'♦TMIL

IV,Liss Sherlead, a molter, living at Maidenhead eirt,
fit Emitter-hill. Weetauester, woe ettarged with horrible
molly to Ellee Ebilead, hr child, aged twelve pen.
Cliplaisast, a wracked rivers of misery sod neglect,
etia—lns &testiest is my fetter. I have a mother, wile
te.d at toms with as, bat Is Low is pro... My father
Met se Iset eight with a whip, because he had left seas
nosey on the shelf, whisk got lest, ttovgb I knew aothlag
shoat it. My faqir was drink: hs WiTer beats as
• !Alb hs is sober. My moats: has been away a long while.
M. two little sine,, sod brother were the oaly persm is
the haw. It. look =swat of bed, and beat us with the
ot.p. 1 bad loam's o• bat my chinee. I tried out till
noses cane ism the room, sad than 1 went down stain,
and was taken to the woektoareet.

lime Cur, 206 B, nut—A.)4mi half past one this nom-
rig I wee fetched to the home. I west apeman sad found
the child asked, earopting a bit of a skirt round her body,
Creches from the shoulders and halt. The prisoner hod
in a patio pendia whip la his head, which he threw away
when I emend. I told bin I should take him to the statics,
Cies he said, " I'll throw pro oat of the window." I
pot swietasee had took him into castody. H• was &malt,
bat ham w.I what he was about.

Mr. Arno d—Wliat was the eredlcios of tie children ?

Warms—Most wretched; I serer saw sapling so bed
is my We.

lira 111.atheth Perry, the seat wittiest, said—l wee pew
isg awl board shrieks sad arise ; I beard the poor child
say, "Father, lather, pray doa't boot as say mon,
try sad flad tte wfreatry; " bat be kept es bestiary bet.
• women told me be ►ad bees Weals, her for two house.
I west to ber, she bad so skirt on. She wee asked. I
pat the skirt ea bet sad savored her with t►o shawl els
now wear I souctd her bath. Bhe had bees mach
beaten about sad 111 seed. I sew blood from the marks of
the whip oo to back sod thealdets

The child wu here examined sad her back appeared time
Bees amerce Isetrations resetting from the should,» does
ti the waist. The gotta perch* whip (a stoat riding wh'p
with a this point) was prodused is court.
♦ eeriest said that besides ths lactratiors exbl.
had oa the body sad shoulders, the child's lip were lite
rally severed with wounds.

A sane from the, workhouse* proved shit the child's beck
Tes blo•dirg ver7 mech. Thera WIT, similar lejsuise cm
bath thighr, sad the calves cf the legs. AU the children
were is the most filthy state.

♦ seat door aaigt‘our to tho mused proved bearing
fearful cries of distress from the child, fo:kalf as hour. She
resesistrated, but he continued to beat her. Wit.,. ROM
heard cries before.

The esso was adjoined, i• order to procure the 'sidling,
of other perms in tne seine holm, to snow prisms's'. pre-
ens' trestmeat of the child.

ROBBERY OP BILK.

&Outfit Dakotas, WiWu lto.b-s3s, Hoary Jesse, sad
Gouge Irtiag, the four nee who have but several
tines h trots Mr Conic, ea the outgo of Mullet rib
the 'alas of 5001., the property of Mean. Heyward sad
Emu., of Waterloo -hosts, Battle-ltridp, were brought
op and spin reasaded until Mosdsy sett, for the produc-
t:ea of farther oviducts.
➢4llllO 11011 WAY 10111IST WITS VIOLINCL
Mary Ones was platted at the bar, before Mr. Conte,
charged with Wallas a entree weigh sad gold Albert sham
the property M Kr. Isms Willis. Nielson.
It upend from the evideso., that on &Urdu Wit,
shoot 12 o'sioek, the preseurar, who wee a little " fruit."
sot prisons, moor the tennis,' of the Grist Northers Hall-
way, at Hiag'e•erow. After having seas slight eta-
venation with hiss, she eseght hold of his arm, sad they
"kid together op Maiden-lest. Whoa eau Mesksa-
tem.@ he felt &jerk at kis wateh-ensid, sad, spite leak*
dews, toned that ►is watc► and gaud INTO gees. He
aught hold of ter sad c 41ed apes the polies for assist-
lace ; bet while se @snored same sea ems ap, struck his
on the left ample, sad knocked Mu 'Weedy is the potted.
He ion retained kis hold of the moons, sad while es the
',sand he distinctly saw her pus the watch sad chats
to the NS, who doesstpod la various direetioss. Shortly
after he met Bur, 217 N, end pee her late hit
cutely ; but whoa eke was taken to the swift, sothlsg
was loud epos her. Sea was well 'Lawn to the polies as
Ue uroaisa of the wont of ekar•cten, sad there was set
sub doubt had htes madded with ether re►bates sad
vitroass st the sane plus.

nut priwaism, la tie most lapudeat limiter, &WM Miri
dal" ..1 ..Y As kiww .et►be shout it.
Mr. Carrie eeesaitted ha M the Illielletas lieniese
CI Wel.

SOUTHWARK.

trillium Chapman Neils, • nap esabl•-koldse ass.
foreman to Mr. Earlb. • timber surebaat, Bleakftlark wen
charged with tsabonliviest.
lir. %bozo., aporarod for the steeled.
Job• Amish* • teelAeadls maker, said hi dials with
thr ^rewe•tor, and in Joie last Le paid tba prisoner 71..
to &wish*, 31, end in March 250., tienbar, at •b
p'o•seater's promises. He pair witaess neither isvoice net
re Isipt

TO* prneecetor said the primer had bees is his employ
three years, and it wee hie day to t Stet sales, tootles
ekn 1, stvi eater nett ie be book, sad aftorwarda to bawl
,t. t't e,taoes He did aot think this prisms" bad
ia !h. 1/ or 25r., but be would withdraw that por-
ts.. it. etterre. He, however, had set paid the 7s. ;
PI. he was rattails of.
In ercia•sesisatina by Mr. 8 iforave, proserattr said
that tie priseeer Weld have paid over the 31. sad 265.
and rrlwed nosey of prieoiter st tines, but had
Case' teptit his. The mossy • s 80..ti0100 to sorry
Us ',204.50. Tb. 7a he wee 1111 f, the pesoser bad sot paid
twin Ihere went ober mob, he believed, thee be had set
4,4 Iherrfnre M GAN for a reaseed.
Mt A' Beebett said he had se sbjoetias tea roam& bit
" the presents, led darted that Mere was semi trawl-
te.weea them, he thebld liberate him so lis swo

(17174 L PayaL-0142 SHILLINO DAT. MON.
Orr, Jrms 23 7mo; am* ti
uelt,t4. 477; lees' v4"11."' 7'9"
1 e eathtdral of Ores, ia Hungary. is to be MOW
71et
°lst !Pima, hat Angst, sad Li•rt, As pianist, who la •
eatasea• a Base Kt the tatiesies.

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
Tke SPZAKIR took the chair at twelve oThck.