The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-11 00:00:00

err. Tyrwhitt—Has the prosecutor mimed money before ?
CISI4I-1 have.
The prisoner, who put no questions to the witnemee, said,
am, being oantriosed-1 have admitted taking the money,
what moos an I say 1
He was committed for triel.
SOUTHWARK.
CAUTION TO ILILWAT CAININ.
narks Giddings, a young man employed IdCATOLNI by the
Laden, Chatham, and Dover Railway Oompany at the
gigsnfrisrs goods station, was brought before Mr. Wool.
sieb. charged with being drunk In the performance of his
We at the statism, and rolUglag to leave when requested.
mu Church attended from the solicitor's °Moe of the
Jai
to prosecute.
el
James Paley. gate-keeper at the Bladdriare gooda elation,
aid that the prisoner was one of the emnpeny's carmen,
sad about 11.0 cloak on the previous eosin he Wilt out
wi th load to delivu at the Great Western Railway.
gentians& about 4 o'clock in the aft/ nom with his van
Tangly loaded, and em soon 44 he catered the station
cud he perceived that be wee under the influence
of poor and as sour ea be descended from his box he stag
gored and fell. The superintendent seeing his stake directed
Lim to remove him from the wmisse, bat he refused to go,
end created such a disturbesoe- that a was compelled to
remove him bodily and he was
tradizzto ousgtt.
Inspector Tyreb, at thei station.
mid that he new the primmer shortly after his Mora with
his van. His duty wee to have gone with another load to
the South Western Railway, hut be was too drunk to per.
farm the work, sad he was compelled to pat another mace in
his place. He directed last whams to umlaut him from the
mstios,and mho refused to go he gave him into custody.
Mr. Woolrych asked how beg he had bees in their
service :
Witness replied about three months. They had eighty
mile employed in the same capacity as the prisoner, at the
Blackfriars goods station, and it was secemary that some
panishmeot be awarded as a caution to others.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said that he was
sorry for what had occurred. The fact wan, some one gave
him sompone gin, and as he had not partaken of food, it took an
effect u
Mr. Woolryhim. oh severely immured his menteet, and fined
him 154., or tea days' bard labour.

ORNAT WESTBAN RAILWAY OP CANADA.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the
Greet Western Railway of Canada was held this day, at
the Loudon Tavern, Bishopegatemitusi, under the Pete-
des/Ay of Mr. Alderenea
The report has already appeared.
The (..1111/.2/, in moving the adoption of the report
pia it afforded him considerable pleasure to meet the pro-
prietary that day, because at length there wan • ray of sun-
shine through the clouds, which had so long enveloped the
undertaking. It was the opinion of the board that the
tannin which perseverance and manly forbearance merited
was about to accrue to the shareholders. He
then referred to sward items in the mounts,
remarking that they had been prepared upon
s uniform plan, so that the proprietors were able
themselves to compare them very readily. The revenue
account showed • demeans of 2,6721. 13e. 7d., which was
attributable to • demean in the fruit and live Mock, as com-
pared with the previous half year. But that decrease in
the fruit and live stock arose from circumstances quite
Woad the control of the directors The war which
had been raging in America had operated against
them, sod iodeneodently of that, in the spring
storm arose, the freshets came on, and so great wee the
rash that the New York Cestasl Railway was under water
tar • dlitance of 40 miles. He than referred to the rates of
exchange ruling, and said that the lose on the conversion of
American funds during the halt-year amounted to
14.9374 The purchases of gold had been at an
armee rate of 1.'43}. An additional low. amounting
to 4,6701, had been incurred by the conversion of
77,504 dollars American tirade since the 3lst of
July, and a further amount of 164,664 dole., also in
American funds, was at that date des to the company. The
total km of the company from this sourcebad amounted
sines June, 1862, to the sum of 370,6211. They had
throughout earned a dividend of fully 6 per cent., but
that money had not found its way into the pockets
of the shareholders, but had beau lost by the difference
io the rate of exchange. A gratifying feature
to remark upon was that postal arrangements had been
entered into, obtaining for four years, which would prove
advantageous to the company. Four years ago by an order
in council the allowance per mile wan settled at 70 dols.,
but some negotiations had been pang on which had re-
sulted in the government allowing 100 dole. per mile up to
August, 1865, and a further negotiation had resulted
in en arrangement being entered into by which
ler the ensuing tone years the government were to allow
124 dole. per mile for the postal carriage. An arrangement
hal also been entered into with the
thenMtreal Telegraph
Compasy, by which they were to have free um of that
company's wires which were laid along their lined railway.
Epos the whole, be thought their future prospects ware of
se encouraging nature.
Hr. Home briefly seconded the motion.
Hr. J. HEILLPATH asked whether tbe directors ant=egd
any mischief from the abrogation of the treaty su
batmen the two countries. He also suggested that is
future the dividends should be paid free of income tax.
Mr. FIDES, in • speech of some length, advocated the
adoption of a one-purse system between that sad the Grand
Trunk Company. He deprecated the expenditure of
140,0301 for laying down a third line.
awnrraan explained that the third line would not
seeesearily involve any further expenditure for oars. There
were so practical difficulties in the way of drawing narrow
gorge ears with broad image engines.
The Cam:arum in reply to questions put by shareholders
said that with regard to the logs on the conversion of
American currency, they must take payment for their
through traffic in the current coin and they must
lake the paper. The only way to get American
traffic was to take American paper. If they declined
to do that their only alternative was to drop the
traffic. He was second to none in wishing for
peace and harmony, but at the same time the
motion of the adoption of a one-pure system between
that and the Grand Trunk Compact was one
which had occupied the attention of the 'directors ;
but it was, be submitted, one which most
he left in the hands of the board. He thought no prac-
tical advantage would accrue from damming that matter
before • meeting of proprietors. With reference to the
interest of the Detroit and Milwaukie, the govern-
meat of the line was in their own halide, and therefore
they bed the best gnarantee possible. They had every
maim to believe that the reciprocity treaty would be re-
sewed.
The report was adopted, and, in accordance with the
reigestron thrown out by Mr. FIZIEUPATII. the dividend of 2
par cent, declared payable, free of income tax.
The 01111(11LN then moved a formal resolution, adopting
as argument—fully discussed at the last meeting—between
that and the Erie and Niagara Companies.
The heads of the agreement Flavin been read over. the
resolution adopting it was put and carried nem. eon.
Mr. HZBAPATH proposed the re-election of the retiring
directors.
Mr. T. C. Mrs= seconded the motion.
Mr. Fuss proposed Mr. John Harris, of Darlington. u •
&rector.
Mr. Baarrirwarre seconded the motion.
Mr. HARMS bristly addressed the meeting.
The CtIaIRILIN said that the election must be by ballot
end mutineers.
Mr. Elswriuncx suggested that as, in his opinion, Mr.
Haab had no chance, and that as taking a ballot would
involve • great deal of trouble without any mutt, Mr.
Harris should withdraw.
After a slight discussion the name of Mr. Harris was
withdraw, and the retiring directors were unanimously re-
elected.
The usual formal business brought the meeting to &cloak

The first anniversary of the West Herta Agricnl
turd Association was held at Watford yesterday. The
fad of Fuer was in the chair, and many of the local
magnates were present. Amoeg others was the Earl of
Clarendon, who at considerable length explained and
justified the coarse of the government upon the cattle
Plague. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton spoke also on the same
sapient, and good humouredly ridiculed thou veterinary
surgeons whore only remedy for the plague was instant and
ladiachnioate slaughter.
There are now 714 colonial postal money order
offices in connexion with this country ; 364 of them are in
British North America, 298 in Australasia, 46 in the Cape
of Good Hope, and 10 in the West Indies, Canada has 330,
Victoria 90, New South Weiss 73, South Australia 48, and
New Zealand 37.
A debate has taken place in the New Brunswick
Legislature on the subject of • proposed bounty for the
killing of the bears by which the remoter districts of the
colony ere infested. This year, in consequence of the
paucity of berries and other wild fruits on which these
raimals principally subsist, they have ventured down into
the settled country in greater numbers than were ever before
and, driven by banger, have made sad havoc in the
,beep folds and poultry yards of the colonists. After a
lon end animated discussion, in which many curious facts
with mud to these animals were elicited, it war agreed
that the province should pay a bounty of 3 dole. per head
for every bear killed, on production of the snout cc jaw,
the said snout or jaw to show the molar teeth, and the
Person claiming the bounty to swear that he himself had
killed it. Since this law came into operation in May last
the bounty has been claimed and paid in nearly 500 cases.
The Grand Orient, says the Paris correspondent
tithe Indtpendante Betge, has easivesel a meeting of its
Pflacitel dignitaries, and it has been resolved: that an
gamer should be immediately given to the odious charges
brought against freemasonry by the Pope. It is also said
that If. Viencet, one of the chiefs of the Scotch Rite,
propose, notwithstanding kis advanced age of 85, to take
DP the glove thrown down by the litNnas