The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-25 00:00:00

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The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at 11 o'eloek at the Hines-crows station ; Colonel
Pace.; 11. P., in the chair.
The report, which has appeared in the Eon., baring
been take. as read.
The commesoed by adverting to the loss the
company had sustained by the retirement of Mr. Desisos
from the boatel, of which be had been chairman for so manl
years. From the beginning that gentleman's mind
had been devoted to one object, that of perfecting, for
the sake of the shareholders and the public, that as-
dertaking, and be had succeeded in making it see
of the best rsilwaye in the kingdom. (Chism)
The board bad given an ample account of the premed*
of the last half-year. The revenue exceeded that of the ea.
responding half of 1863 by 90,000/., and though he regretted
that the dividend wan not larger he believed that the
board bad dose what was best for the company. TM ex-
penditure unavoidably exhibited an increase, rig:,
consequence of the strike in the iron
which compelled the company to hire engines of other cam-
pinks. The Increase in that department amounted to
27,6001. There was also a large increase nadir the head of
compensations. This wan owing to no fault of theirs, bat
to the fact that the law was so severe against railsay mo-
odier in all came of accident. Another solute of
lose was the burning of corn and cotton ; ad
there was also an addition of 1,3001. for rata.
Altogether the inclosed expenditure amounted to 60,0004
and additional payments for interest absorbed the remainder
of the increased revenue. Thus the dividend was only the
same as that for she second half of 1863 ; but he could ad*
my that the line was in a most prosperous cooditioa. He
regretted to state that the Great Eastern Company, act* is
conjunction with the Lanicashire and Yorkshire Company.
, had renewed its scheme of last year, and that they had a•
athernatii • but to defend their interest' against this frisk

aggrassion.
Mr. FILMES thought that with the immerse of revenue,
to the extent of nearly 100,0001.. there ought to have Um
proportiooate increase of dividend. (Hear, hear.) Re
effect produced in the money market on the A shares by
the annonocoment of the di,ideud was most anima, sad
not stgall surprising.
After some dtscusaion the report was adopted, and I
dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. having been decimal,
the meeting terminated in the usual manner.

CARDINAL WISEMAIV.—It is stated that Cardinal
Wisemas bee lilt a memoir on the condition of the Ramie
catholic church in England, and on his influence la
developing the interests of his religion in this country. At
the end of the memoir are statistical tables, which ors
Intended to show that Roman catholiaisin has male oca-
faunal progress in England since the cardinal's arrival, and
that by his direct or indirect infineece 71 churches sod 35
Rooms catholic convents have been built in London and
its environs only. Also that the priests who were ender
the immediate orders of the cardinal numbered 1,338 is
England (comPrisiog 17 bishops). 183 in Scotland New
praiog four bishopeLwbieh will give a total of 1.521 priests.
showing a considerable augmentation of their numbers.
In 1829 there were only 29 Roman catholic churcbra
Leitrim, and one convent ; in 1857 there were 46 churchm
and 11 convent. ; and in 1863 these were 117 churches eat
46 coaveate.—Post.
FORRICIX-OPTICR, Fan. 23.—The Queen has been
to appoint Hugh Mallet, F.Aq., to be Seoretsry sr
pleased
to the Mixed Commission Courts established.%
the Cape of Good Hope, under the treaties cesaladed
Greet Britain on the 3rd of July, 1842, and 7th of A"
1862, with Portugal and the United States reepostively, ler
the suppression of the African Slave Trade.—Oautte.
"PRIVATE ACCOLNDL "—There is uo reason what-
ever why any man solvent and !ivies in a city should ever
have a bill running for more than a week. tradesman's
only too delighted to find that a customer mane NMI
mosey and eerie him better in fifty ways, the molt se
°astable on. being that he gets a distinct prefememe is
choke of the gos, and is never put off with unsaleable
stork. The very few items which, like net sad fusel
cannot he paid weekly, are fixed auwenta, a mol? reuse*
bored as the Jerome. With weekly payments., • easel
lowans for the husband's waste, a cheque to the wife instead
of orb, and cheques to everybody else, private aticonntabr
come a worrying delnakm. If the middle-clue 11111111
the nerve to go ass step further sad mount his risialfido
went on a scale just one-third lees than be can well affair
be may go on through life free from three•fourtbs of the
Pecuniary annoyances which mike up so large a
English household trials. We do not mein that parties
edriordi
save the money velem be needs it. lie may speed it, bet
the difference betimes his staled imams and inevitable OP
peoditure will always keep him easy. "It is not,"
said
ao old lady ears day, "it is not the house, my dor, which
ruins me, or this cerriage, or the servants ; it is the Kraft'
brushes, ary dear !" and most moo, interpreting the scroir
trusties merely as the accidental demands which shrill
mint, will think that old lady aim—Spectator.
Tas Ginza PROPERSORBRIP.—It is to be hoped
that we have nearly arrived at the ronolosion of that period
of email persecutions which has lately diversified the MAW
of the English church. During this period the church
MUMS lost plead is the affectiess and the belief of She
moreodarated assess which the quiet and *diet will- •
doing of many leeg pare will with difficulty restore. TM
clergy have bees supplying to *shan't the only elemeet
of same= whisk was tasking to it. So lees
er
Maw is kept, sad times are quiet. sod there ie olow
veratioe as the other side, negative theology has isot,mits°ll
to stir its valorise to preeelytbas, sad dies oat .
with tam mils la white it areas.areas.Notisieg aaa givethe energy seemmery to make it eggressive bat i
maim* 'opposed attempts at cppresuee. It lay wwtilsae Its
the dery to kM the natural soeptkism of an age of te•
mega either by elm argument or by judicious wridelli
They Wore preferred. by peetoaate attack, to goad it Mu
a wigwam Ilk, which it not be easy to take seal'
lweilkOlEDiertlL-013 Monday evening M. Blondis '
wd fake a trews! bwrallt et the 'Sorel Hall,
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ten, ea wild& omasiso several sddltioesl attrostims
he Orem Iffolems Ifloadia will be carried by her Mnbawl
ea a tope gamma shiny feta gallery to Wiley.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before the Lad Chases Her.)
vs u, r. JACISOIL—TRIB MATZ= WILL CAaIL
lireCOO
—.hoe been several reported reoently, and
raggedep laskandtim ites mareP y WACO to state
wtre before the Lad Chancellor on appeal from the
1.17,11,4 sells who reigned to woods to an application •
ileit:a Fist in widish the will and oodicila of George I
Wg:A:G-1 were in question, on the ground that '
testamentary documents were found be-
a 1:741p.d of the testator, which went to confirms '
Mss of his property as laid down in ;
cc-440 in favour of a Mr. Else and
,ign three trials at law have not
c.i
At the sitting on Wednesday the
stopped the respondent's counsel, I
Abair*/ Attorney-General, for the appellants, 10
tbathe documents in question ought not by
court to have been submitted to the Master
Zjiigs before he made his final decree in the sass.
era AtiseserGiswg was advxdiailY heard this morn- •
•
Chaseellor said that when this case was first '
bpg his attention was not arrested by the fact
gate alleged to have been diverisrl
▪ Hib Hay. 1864, which It must be
44. saltedned to the counsel and solicitors of
ag se list time. Thematic came before him, there-
„or MT singular cheurnstaseee ; for he was asked
eM ta lateodaas into the muse by way of bill
;ON eviAssos of the most stringent and
gizestier, the affect of which was, in
(411 knowledge of the ocmunel sod soMkes
Y peke w applying, and who abstained from In-
etas into the court at the time when it was wo-
g epos to do, that ia, on the motion for a new
gi oltheogh it isieht not hare keen nesesnary to
- a the evidence now before the court,
vas 41,40140ce which might have bees brought
gie Muter of the Itolls to induce him to let Wi
oaf over till the whole evidence could be brought
bp aSD application for a new ilia NO (the
Clisessaor) would violate the spirit of the
d we court if he acceded to this appli-
If it wall sought to introdues DOW
• it MA be done is a boo! fide, and it must be
that it sold not have been reasonably expseted that
&wry mold have been made antecedent to the
• ri the Gauss which it was now sought to
Ham the *video. was discovered eighteen
&dere she hearing of the cause on the watt
its importance was admitted by
;44,84, sad there could be no possible doubt but
git most have been made the subject of legal
ORSs the day after the discovery. He should go
arts the ugh of the expression of the principle of
He
tie cart if he allowed this appation to ow.
A Hs desired it to be understood that he did not bass
opt is say desire or feeling of obligation on him to put
sad to farther proceeding in this ems. If he could
owned of the application on its merit. he should have
Oleg whether the evidence was a hoot fide discovery ;
pis mat have taken it, wit was proposed in evidence,
oqlirel peed of its mainsails, and then have
it o the scale whist the evidence addneed
ses lischate, and, taking it to be genuine, whether
lung the mode whet that evideoce. He would have
pi wad le appreali the reemideration of the ease with
• ILA Mr. Bias had been in a manner found
slow issmittsd prim sad forgery, bat with peat can
desliesbsrwsetthe history el the cause, sad with ear
antis preasesilsomosas. which two juries had refused
mgt 11 sB those difllealties had ban got over, and the
Inman had Mood the test el an exarninatiou by experts
isighttesibses inclined to sonde to the present applies-
.. IL aid this extn-judicielly bemuse he did not wish
isms a if he had escaped es a technical ground from
Pis* the ease. He pat his decision on the ground
II the meal sad solicitors of the applioasta having
Pint mtorWeity to consider the matter deliberately
d dared reload to ma the newly-discovered
Ono st 'the fire of the applioatton for a
wad, ant that Wag so, if he acceded to the present
see he amid epee the door to the admissiou of (locu-
m* ebith might have been previously admitted, and
Oa the sorties meet interested is their admission
ibsad is probes. This was not a ease is which he
sgt le Mill the tales of the modem of the court, and
mast sofas lie appliestioa, sad with .rte.

(Brim the Mader of the Rolla.)
me awfassoir IRZWIRT COMPANY.
Be ea a politica to wied up this company compol-
wly, after a radiation to wind up voluntarily had been
or te by the sherdroldere.
Mr. Dri,llo., sod Mr. Fowler ware for the pod-
ia; Ni. brit Webb opposed for the directors.
Be Ruler et the Rails considered that this was a ow
skirt the violist up ought to be carried into effect
is allow appristed by the court, and not by the
n ; sad mole the usual winding-up enter.
THE PALM ANTHRACITE COAL AND IRON COMPANY.
IN commit can crewed to be wooed sp.
IL Selwyn, Yr. lioethasta, Mr. Cole, Mr. Warner, Mr.
'Ystightee, sad Mr. Brooksbeak appeared for *snow

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
kap at No Psis I. Loadon. --(Before Lord Mat
Juice Ede aad • Special lacy.)
110 JOLT MID TKO JOWL.
Yaks* the ems of " Bassoon and another v. Hall and
Assn awe ea ter trial is this court befogs a special jury,
is am alliwately discharged without a verdict.
nks Ind Mil Justice said this mores* he had re-
ads remeadesare from the jury who were &lacier's&
sit lids* lest sight, stating that at 4 o'clock they were
hiisdiaspialese la the proportions of eleven to one, ad
tottery west that hour certain that neither party would
tare aim. He believed that if 'miasma of the jury,
mad of making up their minds that they
wed drag their side after they had once
ire it, woald, with an ftrnest denies to get at
h butt, coarounicate one with another, they would
be get rid of what he might call a matter of feeling,
MO of mum gentlemen desired to do their duty. The
1111iid WI they were perfectly certain at 4 that neither
siewoold dame, and that there was so nee in the judge
ilia them until 10; bat be begged most humbly to
Orion them, sad must my that if the jury would only
Pe it &maw with some mutual trust in each other,
molt scald is general be a verdict.

grAWNITS 0 WAL.THILW. —A COIiONIR AT LAW.
kaik. Q.O. (for the detsedeat) said that this was an
Ma et flak end the alleged be
were in two to
tidied yew desired to my that be had no intention to
PSG famed dishonour to Mr. lisunphreya, and he ea-
tidy walker/ the libels, and expressed his regret that
bet had seer Nee published.
ffr. 04wIdga, Q.C., said he appeared for Mr. Hum.
*Mr, Oyu GOMM for Middlesex, who bad been obliged
*Merin settee teethe rindiestaas of bis character, he-
ms WWI had been sent to public characters. But
ohs iffesdest withdrew the libels, apologised for them.
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wetted that they had been published, the plaintiff
wane was coldest
A relies me thee entered far the plaintiff by om mil
4 *IL diamiss.