The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-30 00:00:00

THE POLWE COURT&

GiI7ILDHALL.
Mine. Louise Pierrdte Valentin appeared to • summons
taken at the instance of M. Rages* niers, before Mr.
Aldermen Pinnia, charging her with perjury.
Mr. Bibton, instructed by Mr. Ball, appeared to prom-
cute, and Mr. Leverson conducted the defence.
Mr. Ribtou said—l appear before ou is copped al •
summons which was granted last Monday by Mr. Aldernms
Salomoes, sgainst Mete. Valentin, for perjury which was
committed by ber at the last manias bald at the Old
Bailey. On that trial she was the promentrix in a emerge
of perjury against Jean Lefoureade, and on that occasion he
was found guilty. I may as well state that the application
is ally made preliminary tu that of • summons which will
be applied for against • M. ooullan and • Madame
Wray and others for the same off eeee during
that triel. The charge of perks, to which lam
to cell your attention to-day is • very simple one. I
will only give the substuies of what the defendant
stated nu oath. She then pee evideocethati she first arrived in
Loodoa on the 27th of September. and was never there be-
fore, whereas she bad been there is the early part of Sep-
tember, which she expressly deeded. I think I shall be able
to show that between the dates ie which as muse to Lou-
don the first time, which was in reality the Bth of Septem-
ber, and that
offo the second time, which bad,e averred,
on the 27th the lame month, that she through M.
Lefousieds, been disposing of abates of the Orleans Rail-
way, the Paris and Lyons Railway, and the Omnibus
Compaq.
Evidence at some length was then gone into, after which,
at the request of Mr. ltihton, Mr. Alderman Finish. de-
cided os remanding the defendant, and released her oa her
own reeognithattes.

LONDON, TILBRAILWAYURY, ANDSOUTHEND

The ordinary general half yearly meeting of the
above company wee held yeeterdsy, at the London Tavern ;
Yr. C. J. &mv (chairman of the company) in the chair.
The SSCRIUST (Kr. Keaset) hams read the advertine•
meat convents; the =maim
The report wee taken as read, sod
The Csaimult proceeded to move its adoplio. He sad
that the shareholders being already ba possosisa of its coo-
-1 Mute, he had very few observations to„mahat alter* was
as
McNees for the balf.year of 4501. in the grime receipts, but
on the other heed there was an mouse in the expenses
which eountabalaneed it. However, the proses was as
exceptional rate of expoditurs, end did not wean them.
Jf they bore is mind that the previous Malty's: @bowed an
increase of 1,0001. oa Its predecessor, the increase now an.
nonoeed could not be deemed unimportant, otetaidering the
small grove amount of their capital. The ferry tolls also
showed aa increase of 1.0001, which might all be looked
upon as net profit, seeing that it bad not arisen from
an Menem is the number of possesers, but from an
advance in the Celle.
Mr. Ciosegrr saw muck to satisfy the shareholders a the
present state of the company's affairs, but eon:mislead that
one of the directons. Mr. Co" persisted in retaining hie
seat at the board in spite of the formal vote of the meeting.
Sir M. WILLS also objected to the retention by Mr.
Cope of his mat, and complained of the heavy tolls paid by
their ormayeny to other lime.
The CnAnutss, in reply, said that the question of tells
occupied the melons attention of the directors, after which,
The report and sooonote ware unenimouely adopted. The
business terminated with • vote of thanks to the directors.

STAINES, WOKINGBAM.WAY AND WOKING
RAIL.

The twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting was hold
yesterday at No, 7, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Mr.
.1. GAZDAID in the chair.
The Onsraxne, ie moving the adoption of the report
and acomote—an abstract of which has already bete lima
—observed that the falling off is the Ascot traffic was
easily socrounted for by the accidents that had occurred
the week preceding the nixie. Hardly any ladies bad pa.
trosised the railway this Tear and there could be no douot
that those disasters had fright:mad them away. On the other
hand, the general traffic, which was of • more whole-
some and useful description, had exhibited a large im-
provement. This was the mere gratifyisg, because
liplike the Ascot returns, the receipts from general trait, •
were sot dependent upon the state ef the weather, or the
fears excited by accidenta, sad the improvement was there-
fore likely to be oontinuous. On the whole, tbes, he felt ,
that they bad every reams to congratulate themselves
upon Ow malts of the half-year's operations. They bad
two IDIOS in warm of isoestractioa, and both of them were
making setisfastory progress. The one from Chertsey to
Virginia Water would be opened this sutures, and the
other from Suoningdale to Blaekwater by this time Rut
year, so that he was fully justified in urging the proprietors
to go on, hoping for increased returns and better dividends.
Mr. KzriLIRD. 11. P.„ seconded the motion.
Mow some discussion,
The report and amounts were unanimously peeled. wad
the dividends were declared ea follows, viz. :-51. pee met
per annum on the preference shares, amounting. less imam
ten, to 1,2231. 19a. 2d. ; 4s. pee: share, or at the We, of
V. per met. per mama, amountio& lees lama tax, to
2,4971. 17s. Id., on the ordinary amen of the mummy,
leaving • bsismoir of 161. Ills. Bd. le be earned ferweed
to
sent balf•yeez.

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