The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-03 00:00:00

f 10,384 8 0

The next sales will take place at Pool on the Gth
inst., consisting of 3,187 tons; ant at ltedruth on tho
13th inst., of 2,262 tons.

WINDING-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENNION RAIL.
WAT.—On Saturday the executors of Mr. Richard Carpen-
ter, late of Lansdale-square, and who was the deputy chair-
man of this company, were sought to be placed upon the
list of contributories before his Honour Master Blunt, in re-
spect of 32.5 shares, in addition to 50 for which he had been
previously fixed upon the list in Isis lifetime. Mr. Swift
appeared as counsel and Messrs. Ilanslip and Manning, as
solicitors fur Mr. Croystlell, the official manager, and Mr
Hallett for the executors. The evidence of Mr. Hervey.
the secretary, went to show that the deceased had signed
the deed for 50 shares, that he had paid upon and received
scrip for 150 ont of the 325 shares, and that he was an active
member of the company, and did so to speak what he liked.
After considerable argument, his Honour held that the
executors must stand on the list in respect of the Vffishares,
but not as regarded the remaining 174 slums, there being
no sufficient evidence of contract. Phis ease completes the
list of contributories, and the next step will be to make a
call on them to defruy_liabilities.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION RAIL..
WAY.—On Friday, several claims were brought in against
this estate by Mr. Croysdill, the official manager, and
Messrs. Ilanslip and Manning, his solicitors, before his
Honour Master Blunt. The first was a claim from Messrs.
Macneil and Thompson, of Whitehall-place, as consulting
engineers, for 8711.; the second from Mr. G. A. Page, soli
citor, Birmingham, for 761. • and another for Mr. Hall,
stationer, Birmingham, of Gil., for the printing of reference
sheets. His Honour said that in these, as in all similar
cases, the parties must show him who gave them the re-
tainer, and whether, under the deed, the director% had
power to retain, and so hind all the contributories who
signed the document by such retainer. Should this not
appear to be the case, and it was proved that the order was
given by any particular individual in connexion with the
company, the parties would then be entitled to recover their

TRING, BEADING, AND BASINGSTOKE RAILWAY.—
On Friday the arguments in this matter were resumed by
Mr. Dantel, on behalf of the official manager, who was re-
presented by Mr. Bowyer, of the firm of Lawrence and
rkws, and by Mr. rooks, on behalf of Messrs. Cox, share
brokers to this company, and who arc sought to be placed
' upon the list as transferees in respect of 1,600 shares on de-
posit, and on which u loan was advanced of 6,300/.
INDEPL.NUENT INSURANCE BOMPANY.-011 Friday
a numerous meeting was held before his Honour, Master
Tinney, when, after considerable discussion, a call of 21. per
share was declared upon those contributories who had been
placed upon the list 1 and 2, payable to Mr. Hutton, the
official manager. on the 22nd March next._

IMPERIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—On Friday Mr.
J. Holmes, formerly secretary to this company, was exa-
mined by Mr. Dryer, counsel for Mr. Soulby, and Messrs.
Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, his solicitors, relative to the
original constitution of the bank. The examination was
mainly a rehearsal of ruts already reported. Ile deposed
to having received the whole of what were called the
" Liverpool shillings," i.e., the original deposits, and thats
after the establishment was removed to Manchester, he and
his father had nothing to do in it; and he considered that
the undertaking, after its removal from Liverpool, was still
' a continuous scheme, though alterations were made in its
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censtAution.