The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAT) Itsi

et.
The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors le
of this railway mu held et 1 o'clock at the Loudon Tavern ;
Mr. J. Paasos in the chair.
The report which has already beta published was takes as,
as read.
The Oxamatax said the first paragraph of the report N
stated that the amount available for dividmid was 71,6191.
Ba. 7d. Some of the shareholders had oompisined talk° that M
the dividend was not more than 7 par coat., but he did set
earnest with them. In the previoashaltjearthey reoehredva lg
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riots season premiums fee newslisne 47774 3•8 d., &payee Ng
they were able to poy the same dividend as before, though Be
they had to pay upon 202,5001., new cedleary share camel, N
end notwithstanding this they were able to carry forward
3,400 f. As the shareholders were ewers. there had been a
Flat reduction of fares. Nevertheless the receipts
bed snook 'nerviest. The railway, indeed, seemed
to be • paradise for enthasisod. The mere they sated it 14.1
to do the more it did. By the system of working. DO train tir
being allowed to ham a statics till • sigma had been re. N.
celved that the lies to the seat station waa clam, M,
wee impossible. They Widget had as resident fortwoyeent, hat
and their treats meager said he emit work • train every Ise
two minutes. They had bees endeaysariog to effect a
Junction with the Lepton, Chatham, set Dover Railway at
West-street. Io cossequeoce of some litigatico, the effect- eh
ing of the junction bad been delayed, and they had mate • Ile
temporary line, avoiding the land of Mr. Galloway, who had R.
ceased the litigation, but dna, after communicatioa with the in
London, Chatham. and Dover dials* the iatention 11114
net to epee that ;section till they opened the Obarlesetrest lee
lesetioe, ant they hoped by November to work trains VA
te
in coolunetion with the Leaden, Chatham, and Dover
from ree-bill to lisanmersenith. The Metropolitan Dia- gii;
diet, he believed. istendid to let the *rostrum from Earl. toe
street toTower.bill, sad the intention was, immediately that mg
wax dee*, te measesees procuring the lend for the 105
Pastern estessies. The Brompton extension and lee
the Tower-hill astcasioe would be made for 1,033,0001. ; Kfl
the capital wee 2,500.0001„ and the difference,
it was fully expected, would he suffideat for the lead and as.
the other impends. Is three years be expected the circular ft •
lime round LODI/011 would he Is operatioa. In concludes he 01.
moved the adoption of the report.
The LOSD Karol' seopeded the motion.
Ice reply to • crseatioe,
The emanates said there was so engagement between ig
this sad the Pelham Company.
Is easiest to further queetioes, N.
The CR LEIN 01 said the Finsbury extensios would prolably N.
be opeeed In November. The ultimate capital of the 'drawly 10
whim their whole system was completed would probably be It
5,400,0001.
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sirreedio, and divideodsw were declared'

The motion ma , _ _
of 5 per mot oe the prderinee stook salt 7 pig omit. on ii.
le
td°;rocitag Lit to the etairetait eloped the proceedisgs. Z.

DESPIALATE POACHING APPRAY.

fits no M'Collue sad Dies had --- --
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alma Boa, mad White was charged with pulling thi:ear of '
Se complaint Rat. What he, Mr. heard, would suggest On Sunday morning, about ;one oclock, a mur- dh,
ms. Metall the defendants should be boundonetokeep the demos affray took plan to the plantation of Mr. W. Arm- 10.1
leemi sad he might state that if say more intitoidniee strong, viewer at Witten Gime Colliery. It spinal fie,4
sis med to Mears. Csalou's moo, be should ask that the that tie estate has • queenly ayofg ma on it, sod the pit. .51,
elheilme might be soot for trial, or that the full amount of mee of ovaeghteerho, despite the efforts_ of. th
maiiinsat the eosin could give should be fanned. The wetsheseihave of late been swttiert "Tie" "Prr Iftl
works of hone Callon ware cow in full operation, but if dation &mega the game. Two of DLL ArMAWOAi A 11.1
Ism systems of AD IMO were tolerated, the men week watchers, sand Benjamin Lateen and James Stark, gm
lava to leave their employ. ea Saturday night concealed themselves behind a hedge RI
Tas dilemmas of Mr. Beard having boon borne out by sear to on of the pisatations. About on o'clock Ell
Widens, Mr. Barker ordered Dios sod !Medium to so the Sunday morning
they sew two men ill the Om- 1:4
Is into their recognisaame to keep the pens for throe What, sod they sap net from on eed to Ilkt
Man, ad the other defendant to pay the con. the other in order to nal:Tares. The two watchers mr
MARYLEBONIi sang from their hidihiding-pieceadmired hold of led
11YellalCAL tralllA.—• BOOM OP Da. POITCHARD'S OA= the two poachers, but one of them blew • whistle, sod lam- 10,1
mediatefy afterwards other an men came up. A struggle MI
.
At the opening of the court this mom* KKr.Wens at once took pine The whole of the poachers sere armed :o°,l
Bradshaw, M.D., of Welbeek.strest. asked his worship's jo woo y or ether- lO Ule had large sticks, soother • Agt
advice eider the following tinnier circumstances
.----Appli-
, trace of wlip stela, cad one o • lifiepreeerver. Oa the watotion gat
eastmida short time ago he had n cook in We emirw"e trying to obtsia the sots, the men rushed nos them, and MI
let bee siltation very abruptly. Two days afterwards he hmbletoo was knocked down. The party who threw him Mt
monad a message from • house at the Weetmod of ,00doo, to the ground was kicking hits, sod Stark, observing the siti
is Ike effect that the cook wee in a entinal stata, sed at the aasnner in which he we being treated, drew at • pistol, _V
Mitt of death. Be at once proceeded to the boon men- and threatened t shoot any on that dared to come near.74l
M ud, where he ascertained that two days previously the
sect arrived at the hone, and on her savior she was ill • While holding the pistol in • defiant scree the protector
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yes- ofbrhaiamootimose:de, some of the poachers got behind him, and tht
Main man was sent for. The medical mono, after
catch of his arm, it caused the pistol to go off, MI
limilig her
for some time,
eicilitaid "(food Cad, a eye sod it being pointed in the direction of ens of the men, Vat
hie slowly poisoned !" He then advised that • bottle of it te supposed the aciatoots lodged io his person, , be 1:41
sisdiciao which be (applicant) tad supplied the mimeo, dropped amultaneonsly with the report, and moaned as "A
dial! be analysed, and alma small entity of wine which though i greategoey. Stark was thrown down at the seine so.s
illsnifelsd given her. Oil his asking toss the cocksh° mnth time, ail be caught hold of his assailant sod polled him on MO
ti him deemed in a moire antique, end apparently in good the groan with him. While etruggliog the poacher who lerl
heeilLliesithLnottelt opinion medhtel fieetleteeeLlrte,,,el_ was armed with two pistols mime up and threateued to PM
liikla
pew —-- ''''''"' that then wan n0...a1( .°. shoot him. Some of his companion cried out, "Don't shoot ISM
tatter with the worsen. Afterwards he bad au interview
_... hi ore the ground while he's down," but be took no notice 0.1
matter
with the medical MRS who had attended the woman SOU of°:hotr, oduosoLod gred. Start, ewe, the deepens position tom
liked Mil foe an explanation. The gentlemen wanted
....to he was in, tuned his back to the deadly weapoo, nil the con- lad
lock oat of abet be bad rid and so he left him, sad no teats of Me pistol were lodged in his shoulder. The charge 11,1
vatted to know what steps he ought to take to put • dope la not been very great, he would have bean killed, as the Mt
to web foul aspeniams.
Mr. Matslield—Why, none at all. Who on earth would aloes proximity of the pistol to the persona Stark was such ..04,1,
that a portion of his east was completely blown off. ...;
PAM a cook when he could discharge her! While Stark remained disabled the potation all rushed upon RA
s...._Appßoint added that the wom'n'a brother had been to bis Eodgehro. who had got rep end be was spin knocked ki
ag„....-"aaa aad,„, "ahaag.2d_himwilh.h"....._,L•ll rlinhilsteseil,.,
____,_isle•eel down with a life-preserver. 'When dean the cowardly vii- PS I
"''"'"•" When sns "" wag nt "" ""w• she lain came amen Erobliptoo's nose with • fearful blow with PA
we vary subject to hysterical main, which arrived at a this terrible instrurant and smashed his ease level with his he
alum after she had read en anKanit of the trial end °re' face. The see with the suddsones and force of the
the of Dr. Pritchard. The medicine he hail gives her eon- the blow, broke off by the had. Pon Satiates, also, was is.(
idol solely of ammonia and gentian. most severely ant upon the bead with a large reit, which me
Yr. Mansfield said that although be bad no jurisdiction , laid his skull bare, and he now lies to a dangerous state. Ks
Is the matter the applia.tiou was • proper car. Geosta% ) When tbe poachers thought they had does suMient.„ they MS
speaking, hysterical people were full of vagaries, and WA I carried their moaned man sway, and made off tower& Ron
es art as committed by the notorious Dr. Pritchard would swum colliery. TM two ...Ache,. were both rendered
as./
affect many of them. He could do within in the matter
liaself, almost insensible, adit was some time before they could 10.1
get op to make for their homes. On doing eo, they ma- sat
The applicant then retired. waged, with considerable diMoulty, to get home, when a SA
WANDSWORTH. donor and a policeman were at nos net for. Dr. Morrison 10.4
CROW. Resent on arriving extracted several of the sbohooros from the MA
Wrf
Ada Resdcal cad his wife !faro All* wore renensed shoulder of Sark, and dressed the wends of Smbletoo. eo,
ele charge of stealing a quaritity of wearies apparel and Mr. Sopirinteadent Scott, on nothing information of the at,
:See articles, the property of Mr. John Collins. of the affray, appret ended then intones poachers. Their names ijj
wenn, Clapham. are Simeon Ridley, Robert Williatesoa, en Thomas Sim- feat
Is appeared that a fin broke out cm the prosecutor's moods, all pitmen, belassiag to !Sonar Colliery. In the lir!
rmits: • few *seeing' ago, causing great slant to the house of the latter were found two hone pistols. one appa. F,..!
sad the mole prisoner wax seen rushing to his 'inlay neentY discharged, sod the other laden with No. 6 14;
teas is North-Area, with a large beadle. Pelicans- shot, which carrenessis with the shot extracted from la.(
Male May towed the property to the prisoners, sod a pose. Stark's shoulder. The ma who le supposed to have been IT,.
Mss of it was forted pledged. The male prisoner denied the shot by the watchers has not boss fond, sod the other arm
"blear, sad his wife mid she picked the buodlo up ea the three axe al! hot in tie heads of the pobee, bring a
lesnase. from their redden's. The two watchers are progressing se Ml
Several articles of w • apparel were produced, tad well at weld as exported, hot Embletoo is far from at of L
Idiet._ titled by Mrs. Collins. She said the property was kept danger.—Dataterek Deily Mynas,.•
her bedroom, but on the sight of the fire than wen a
Via any persons about the priniass, and this. at 1
tiro
wn from the windows for safety. COLLISItte DINAND OV MOUE Week—A
Mr. Daymats said it was a very cruel thing to rob aan seeing of mimes' delegates attached to "lodes* is
wise his bone was ea fire. The male panne was assay laseasiire an Yorkshire was held sear Ashton ea Tangy,
la the unlawful poisseasioa of the y, end he Gem whoa it was revolved to demean as advance of 2d. ia the
...., ledisd,hicouto thifecHoeasog Car for two months. He shilling on the pre set rate of nee It sea stated that a
a.a...
large number of colliery OWNS had oxpeand themselves is
etorlolt TO olCalltVe Peorairrose. favour of a riaa. The Snead will be presented on the 15th
Ms. Joseph conagtos wee called upon by the police to isateor, an an 'agreed* wonting of colliers will be held at
deem four imarsonsm—nautely, for nag as omnibus with- Hollingwain Lake so the 19th.