The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-11 00:00:00

TO THI INTO' OP TIM ZIPPJ2B.

Six,-The campaign in Sanwa was brought to
successful termination on Seturday, and the gentlemen fol-
lowed up their Goodwood luck both at Brighton and LOW,"
the favourites seldom missing the mark during the whole
five days' proceedings. Consequently, nothing remarkable
transpired beyond the dirt of a promising Darby candi-
date celled the Gunner, and the improvement in form ma-
nifested by Bertha, who might turn out the best of Lord
Stamford's St. Leger team, for she appears to paws= Tad
outside chance. Hartlepool, Aldershott (military). rest
Yarmouth, Wolverhampton, South Hants (yeomanry),
Reeding, and Wenlock supply the meetings of the current
weak, and two of them win prove attractive to the talents,
Wolverhampton having vastly imProved under the patron-
age of Lord Stamford, while Heading has for years past
taken its plies in the front rank of second-clue meetings,
and excellent programmes have been issued this year in each
instance.
Wolverhampton affords seven rum for Tuesday and the
same number for Wednesday ; and on the first day there is
the Wolverhampton Handicap, two miles, a prise well worth
contending for, as it represents between seven sad eight
hundred pounds. There are twenty-two animals left in, of
which Lady Clifden, 4-yrs, 94 41b ; Coronet, 5-yrs, 84 51b ;
Millionaire, 5-yrs, 41b ; Montebello, 3-yre, 7st 12112 ;
Fitreva, 4-yrs, 74 1 Ilb ; The Knave, 3-yra, 111 b ;
Dusk, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b ; Clementi, 3-vu, 74 Llb ; Pem-
broke, 3-ym, 7st 51b; Villettei 3-yre, let ; Hubert, 3-yre,
flat 121 b ; and St. Bernard, 3-yre, 64 gib, figured
at one or more of the meetings in Sussex. Thus
the majority appear out of the fray, and only
floronet, Millionaire Dusk, Clementi, and Prim.
broke have the least charm for me, Rants-
ford, 4-yrs, fist 121 b, comprising the best of the re-
=nig half • score, unless Ophelia, 6st 91b, should be
preferred to her stable companion, Coronet. Clemson's
staying powers are too doubtful for me to look in his direc-
tion for the winner, and Millionaire meeting Pembroke on
51b better terms for the defeat at Lelia, he ought to tare
the tables ; so that it must be for either Coronet or Dusk to
effect his overthrow, if anything can perform this feat
Dusklneed only be some 71b superior to Pembroke, and his
chance will be equal to that of Milliofthe's, but over such
a straight run-ie it would not ambinish me to see Coronet
beat the pair, the heavy handicap bang all is hie favour, as
an extra stone will not stop • hone of his size so effectually
as it will others. The Staffordshire Nursery Han, for
2-yr-olds, half a mile, has been excellently adjusted, the
heavy weights being as well represented by Zara, fist 21b,
Erythia, Bst, and Gipsy Girl, 7st 111 b, as are that" feathers"
by Sea Nymph, Est 10lb, Wax, 64 10th, Mim Edmondaan,
Get 61b, and Golden Drop, Est 61b ; or the middle division
by Hawthorn Blossom, 74 41b, and Barchettina, 7st.
Gipsy Girl will lilts the half mile spin better then anything
she had to do at Brighton ; and I cannot help thinking that
Wedlow's stable will secure the prize either by her aid or
that of Wax, Golden Drop, or Herdsman, threatening as is
Lord Stamford with Barchettina and Sea Nymph. The
Fourth Stamford Biennial, for two-year-olds, half a mile,
Wadlow and Lord Stamfabio look formidable for, as the
farmer trains both Lord Clifden, Eet 121 b, and the " dark "
Trojenus, Bst glb ; while hie lordship ten choose between
Oscar, 94, and the 850-guises yearling, Somorli4
by Lord of the Isles out of Shot. But Lord
Clifden will probably be kept for the Champagne at Don-
caster, and Trojanus bra two or three important
engagements at York that may keep him at home, while
Sornerlad has delayed his Malt too long for the probability
of this being his journey ; and thus Oscar may have only to
do battle with Stockbroker, get 61b, Judea, get 31b, Fluke,
Set 31b, King of Utopia, 9st, and one or two moderate
horses, when it would not surprise me to see Judea or Fluke
triumphant, the pair having all the beet of the weigh*,
after performing well in good company. For the Patahall
Stakes, one mile, Atherstone and Fairwater have been et-
hired as " not for ale,* and they consequently carry ne
penalties, which will give Star of the West all the best of
them, my greatest doubt being whether be will pat in an ap-
pearance, as be must be worth considerably more than the
5001, claiming money. Lord Stamford is formidable in
most of the minor events, having Maid of Honour in
the half-mile Stewards Cup, Dulcibella in the
mile and • half Welter Cap, Weirton in the half-mile
Borough Members' Plate, and Dusk in the two mils and •
half Cleveland Cup ; and if this lot can get over Mayflower
in the first instance, Paul Clifford in the second, and lady
Clifden and Zara in the next, the quartette may all be
enrolled winners. The Chilliogton Stakes, for 2-year-olde,
half a mile, has an entry eeqqual to that for the Fourth
Biennial, but will be y influenced by the result
thereof, Trojanna. Fluke, Stockbroker, and others being
again engaged. Zara, Vivid, Erythia, and Herdsman could,
however, put fresh life into the contest, and despite her 71b
penalty, Vivid might prove too muchVor all comers, unless
Wadlow brought out Trojanus. The Third Stamford
Biennial, for 3-yr-olds, one mile and a half, Lord Stamford
should pick up with his new purchase, Dusk ; and even
Karel° would be good enough to beat the moderate lot
that will be found at the poet. The first day's proceedings
ought to herald the winner of the Holyoake Handicap, and
the three remaining items have yet to close.
Only eight of the fifteen contests promised at Reeling on
Thursday and Friday are as yet complete, an acceptance
having to be declared for the King's Meadow Handicap. One
of the chief of theme-the Nursery Plate, for 2-yr-olds,
about five furlongs-is in • great measure spoiled by the
recent performance of Erin-go-Dinh, 7st 81b, at Lewes, and
I can only select Adios, at the same weight, as fit to
cope with him, unless one of the light weights has
been in keeping for this prize especially. The Berk-
shire Handicap, two mike. Anemia, 3 yin, Set 101 b,
is turned loose for, and from the forward position
he occupied In the race for the Goodwood Stakes,
he ought to just get home, dangerous as are both
Werchfire, 3 yrs, gat nb, and Doefoot, 4 yrs, 7st 1.21 b. The
Abbey Stakes, for two-year-olds, three quarters of smile,
are almost at the mercy of King of Utopia, for Revolver
has evidently lost his spring form, and Voluptes is certain
to be reserved for something better. Flirtation is the best
to stand on for the Eaathampened Park Stakes, one mile
and a half, looking at the weight they give him in the
Thames Handicap on the second day, where Violet, 3 yra,
fist 41b, is uot hardly dealt with, as she can get the mile
• and three quarters, The Stewards' Plate, one mile and a
quarter is a new and interesting feature, upwards of fifty
horses having been entered for it, and unless Portland,
5 yrs, fist, or Royal Sovereign, aged, Gat lib, enter the lists,
the talents will be puzzled to select the winner, the next
in my estimation being Tom Sayer., 3 yrs, 64. For the
Reading Stakee, half a mile, the Orphan ham ac-
tually no pensity,.and Tom Fool ruts so , soft" that she
doe' not appear in any danger of an overthrow, if in her
Ascot form. The Whitley Handicap is greatly dependent on
the first day's results, and only Rapture, 4 yrw. fist 41b, can
interfere with anything that may present itself during the
meeting.
The bill of fare for Great Yarmouth is hardly worth dis-
cossioa, and I can only remark that Oberoo, in the prin-
cipal handicap, and the Dinah filly in the Nursery, look meet
like winners on paper. -I am, le.,

METEOR.

NAVAL AND 2fILITADY.

ADMIRALTY, AIYOUVE 9. -- APPOINTMENTS.
Eagiosers F. J. Taplin, to the Argus ; and E. C. Spencer,
confirmed as first dun amixtant engineer in the Severn.

Second Class Assistant Engineeis J. B. Firth and D.
111'Intvre, to the Argus.
Acting First Class Assistant Engineer W. H. Roberts, to
the Argos.
Acting Second Chas Assistant Engineer J. Hall (B), to
the Cornwallis.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 10.
Tin Duct or Solizßsir's Lew:E.—The Firßt
Lord of the Admiralty, his Grace the Duke of Somerset, held
a levee at the Royal Naval College on Friday, which was
very numerously attended.
Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty witnessed some
shell practice from the Excellent, gunnery ship, and after-
wards reviewed the first division of the gunboats, which
went through a series of movements to the eastward of St.
Helen's. Their lordships left Torteinonth for Alderney in
the t hiborne at five o'clock in the afternoon.

The Mersey, 42, screw frigate, Capta.io Henry Caldwell,
it to be pod off co Wednesday next.
Another Prussian screw frigate joined the Amu& at
Spithead this morning and exchanged salutes with the
Victory, flag ship, and the garrison saluting battery. She
is the Gazelle, Captain Heldt, from Greenhithe, and is in at-
tendance upon Prince Arlalbert, of Prussia, who arrived
here on Friday.

Lab; inalltgaut.
MZTROFOUTAN 00U3nry astok.
roue days appointed is tas pima west •
WINECOMMIL St. Startles-lam —Wanda% AMput U ; Taw
day, 11; Wednesday, 1S: Thursday. 16; Friday, 16: eater.
dalightama, maryteboue.rosil—llnaday, Anal* 11 ; Wed 1
Deady, 13.
nos, Whltehead'agrove.—Tasaday, Ausiiat U. , ~1
1 Bus:from —Thursday. August U.
day _ 1
maxmagrwau., Duntan-terramt—lloaday, August 11 ; T.
1.1. „
W arracaarst., Great . Yismot•tarit.—Tuesday, August 12 ;"
Thursday, 14 . Friday, 16.
Unarm, Camberwell New.ria&—Tneeday, Amnia 11.
GieliarinCll.—W , August 13.'
WoounCa.—Thuraday, 1• .., •
CmOr Loam!. Gull bulldings.—Mooday, impel 11 :.
Wednesday, 16; Friday, 16. .

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HONE un.DroRD, Atrover

Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Bane Bramwell were both
owed on Saturday is trying civil causes, and they Mimed
of a number of common jury came

(Before Baron Bramwell)
SILL' V. WILCO&
This was an action to recover damages for in Gamed
to the plaintiff's carriage upon his return from the sees on
the Derby day.
Mr. IlawlMs, Q.C., Mr. Prentice, aid Mr. J.
=egfor the plaiatiff ; 18erjeant Ballantine anM.,
were for the defendant.
The plaintiff in this action it appeared was • geatiorra;
read* in Caves-Meet, Strand ; and the 4dadant is a'
coach papnetor and job master at Waltbarndow, and it
was stated that he need to drive the renovate! 'Brighton
oath, the ViviL On the Derby day the *UM and some
other anagram, all of wham were connected Makin, I
wait to Bran in a carnage and pair, and the eseident that
was the subject of the inq occurred Mont ft Abele at
night on the return home. According to the evidence of
the plaintiff and his Mares, his coachman was in the
act of pulling into a rank of carriages that were
along on the near side of the road, by the directirnJ
the police, when the defendant, who was driving a dna
on which there were a number of gentlemen, am up
at • rapid rate, fad his hind near wheel canght OM
off hind wheal of the plaintiff's carriage, and
broke it all to pros, and threw them out. None of the
party, however, it appeared, received any personal iujurr,
and the amount of the damage done to the vehicle was
estimated as 161. The case on the part of the defendant
was that the accident arose from the carriage of the plain-
tiff having soddenly backed oat of the rank upon the drag,
not through the negligence of the driver, but on aceonat of
a jibbing horse having suddenly stopped and thrown the
rank into disorder. It appeared in the mime of the me
that no applicagoa wee made to the defendant for °ammo-
sation, after the accident, bat he was at am served with
• eopy of a writ ; and also that as attempt had Marna&
to get the trial sent down to the Warwick assines• the
pound for this application being an affidavit that a fair
'trial could not be had in the county of Surrey.
Serjeant Ballantine, in addrasing the for tie defead:
eat, endeavoured to show that the emit wan occasioned
by the plaintiff', carriage, and that there was no neaffigenot
on the part of the defendant, who, he said, from the pod-
tan ha formerly held must have been a fret-rate whip. He
also characterised the action as • very trumpery one, and
said he believed it would never have been brought if it had
not unfortunately happened that all the persons in the
carriage were lawyers or oossected with the law.
Baron Bramwell, in summing up, maid it certainly ap-
peared to him • very great pity that a case like this, where
a sum of 161. appeared to be all that was in disputa,
should have been broight for trial at the mina at an
eaormotte expense, when it might have been easily settled
in the county court ; mad he also observed upon the folly of
endeavouring to have the trial sent down to the Wavier
assises.

The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff ; but it was arranged that the amount of
damages should be settled out of court.
There were several causes on the list in this court in which
the plaintiffs were professional artistes, sad the defendant
was Mr. Simpson, the late proprietor of 011111101116. The,
fictions were all similar to the one tried at Lewes last weak,
sad as upon that oecasion the plaintiff obtained a verdict,
the question being whether the defendant had entered into•
season engagements with the parties for their services at
the Surrey Gardens, during the present season, Mr. Slew,
son would not contest the point any farther, and these:
actions were all understood to be settled.

(Before Baron Martin.)
His lordship dimmed of a number of common jury names)
during the day. One of them, Fletcher v. Marriott, mow:
pied a considerable time. The plaintiff, Major Fletcher,
sued the defendant, who was his father-in-law, to recover
the sum of 300/., the balance of 1,900 L, that bad been mkt
for his commismou in one a/ the West Indian rpmwta.
The noes appeared to ham arises out of family differences,
and wm of no interest to the public.
All the special jury muses will be taken in this court,
and the remaining common jury cases, of which 43 am still
left untried, will go before Baron BramwelL The courts
will not sit this (Monday) morning till 10 o'clock, hat all
parties should be reedy to try their causes at the opening of
the court.

OXFORD DEROUFr.—Mosmourn, Avoca 8.

The commlasions d ammo for the county of Monmouth
were opened on Thursday afternoon, before Mr. Justice
Byles.
Both courts were opened this morning at 10 o'clock, Mr.
Justice Byles presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice
Blackburn in the Nisi Prins.

There were only two entered in the came lit, bet
one of them occupied the court the greater portion of the
day. They were of no public interest
The calendar contains the seam of about 20 prisoners,
but none are arraigned for any serious offences, the majority
being burglaries.

THE MAIN DRAINAGE WORKS. —On Saturday an
inspection of the gigantic works emstrocted for the main
dminap of the metropolis was mete by Mr. Thwidtee,
chairman, several members, J. W. Beedgette, Esq., chief
engineer, and the entire staff of officers of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, M. Meunier, Prefect of the Seine, and a
large body of visitors.
EAST 8111FOLIC Rartwar..—By the terms of the
Great Eastern Railway Aet,1282, the shareholders in this
company are either to elect to be paid off at par or to re-
ceive 44 per met. Great Eastern preference stook. The
6 pee mat he.. to Sir Morton Pito is at as es&

LYNN AND HIINSTANYON RAILWA7.-4110 =Da

notice has been given to the Board of Trade requiring ►n
official inspection of this line, to be made previous to its
being opened for traffic, which will be commenced emit
month. The line I. an offshoot of the East Anglian. but it
will probably be fused eventually in the Great Eastern
Railway.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA. —The
. .

official declaration of the remdte of the voling oo the resolu-
tion approving of "The °nod Trunk Arrangements Act,
Min," which had been proposed on Friday by Mr. Craw.
,ford, M.P.. at the meeting of shareholders, was made on
Saturday afternoon, at the London Tavern. Mr. Thomas
, Daring, M.P.. presided. The following is &copy of the do-
, auseset which was handed to the representatives of the
re* it being accompanied by an intimation that there
erWeld be no speechmaking on the occasion :—" Persons,
• 1,311 for the motion ; 9 against ; shares and boods,
9.798,601 for the motion ; 48,495 against.* From this
it will be seen that the majority for the resolution is 1,302
as purees sad 4740,116 on shares and bee&

THII- PO COURTS. -1-
ON-110118S.
A respeolable yearaaocompaided bit& vhfe, applied
for advice under thins circumstances. He stated that on
the previous day upon arriving in Looks front the country,
he was walking IreaghLeadenhall-ektesk. whets in auction
of Sheffield plate wen going cat He tuist Mopped in with
his wife to look at the things, without any Intention of pur-
chasing. Soon afterwards a plated tea envies was knocked
kown fee 21. 16e., and the party acting me auctioneer maid
that he bad bought them. This he denied, as he had war
even made a bid for the lot, but the auctioneer aid his men
pushed him into a back room, and would not let him soaps
until he had paid the money. He was given a reedy', which
described the articles to be war/anted " Shiega "agadeo.
plated." The applicant wished to know how he was to pro-
seed to get the money back.
Mr. Alderman Humphery rid the matter was too serious
to allow of its being compromised by repayment of the
money. The articles must be left in charge of the court,
and the man who sold them to him must be summoned.
IJpon the applicant saying he could not ascertain the name,
as the signature to the receipt was illegible, an talker was
lent with the applicant to the house in question, but they
soon returned, saying that the place was all shot up, and
no one could be found. An aka wee then directed to
make inquiries, find the men who had charge of the auction,
and then summons them, but if these was any difficulty in
the matter they were to be taken into custody at mos on •
drip of coospracy.
GUILDHALL.

David Braun and BeaVGAlill Zortoeke, hat and rap mann-
facture:, and general merchants, of London-wall, were
further examined relative to a charge of conspiring together
with one Bernard Korteeke to defraud then creditors of
I goods to the alleged value of 35,0001. Eviffenee was given
as to the different goods suit into the defendants' prior to
their becoming bankrupts, after which the examination was
&limn&
BOW-STREET.
John Holland was charged by irra. Clanelly with robbing
herd a gold ring worth 10s. ed., and alsowith malting
her. The preeentrix, who had recently come to town, had
galleon the previous evening to the theatre, and on coming
out she met two women, with whom she went to a public-
house, While then she took off her ring to show one of
them, and site can away with it. She then met the prisoner.
who wee the husband of the woman, and told him what had
occurred. He said he knew nothing about the ring, and
the presecutrix thereupon said she should give hint into
custody, ea he was responsible for his wife's conduct,
whereupon Its knocked her down three Jima, when she
gave him into custody.
The assault was proved by a witness.
Sentence—Three months' hard labour.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Davis, tailor, was charged with being concerned
some
other stealing
ver, from a pure
oung ~ containing a-uver•eiplace, n and
Queen-
square.
The proseentrix wee in the act of taking leave of her
'mother, in Rummell-place, when several men paned sad hus-
tled her. She mimed her parse, and a young man pining
by, who had seen what had occurred, rem after the prisoner
and two other men, who all started off. The prisoner was
.caught, and the puns was found in an area by which be
had pseud. Beeitiewdell known as one of a desperate gang
of thieves, he guilty.
Sentence-8m tunas' bard labour.

14.RYLEMONL

Wm. Atkins was Busily summed upon a charge of bur-
glariouly entering the house of Kr. Gregson, M.P., of 'Upper
Harley-street, and with murderously assaulting Wm. Short,
the butler, and was committed for triaL
Willis,, Ellis, a cab driver, was charged with demanding
and baling 6d.more than his fare, and also with giving a
false ticket when asked for his number. Fined sa. and
costa for demanding more than his fare, and Si. and rests
for giving a false tickets
The mftii&-ate observed that the public should be upon
their guard spinet this system of rascality, which was now
very prevalent, and staled that he should endeavour by the
heaviest fines to put a stop to the bad conduct of the
cabmen.

CURIOUS DISCOVERY OF A MISS&

A moat remarkable case has within the last day
or so come under the notice of the authorities of the Bank
of England. A few nights ago a policeman, named
Donovan, in the H divi ion, had his attention drawn to a
wretched-looking old man who was walking along a street
in the neighbourhood of WhittebsPel- His appearance
bespoke the moat extreme destitution, be was dirty and
literally clothed in rap, and he was apparently borne down
by some heavy weight which he bad about him. The officer,
thinking that the poor creature had some lead or stolen pro-
party his possession, asked hint what he had got round
y., The old fellow willed to know what business
that was of the officer. The constable replied that he must
know, and that if he did not satisfy him, he must take him
to the station. The old man still declined to enlighten the
and he use accordingly walked off to the
EiwmiLm-ntreet police station on suspicion of having some-
thing sot his own °modeled about hie body. At first the
inspector was almost induced to remonstrate with the offi-
cer for bringing such a dirty wretched outcast to the station,
for his filthy rags gave off such an offensive stench as to
render his presence quite unbearable. However the, officer
had a duty to discharge, and the inspector told the old man,
who had a cossiderable stoop and totter, that he had better
let them know what it was. The old fellow at length
muttered out " money." The officers, if anything, were more
perplexed, and the very anpleusnt teak was then gone
through of unburthening him of his precious load. From
round his body were taken several bundles of dirty rep
which were found to contain gold and silver and
five Bank of England notes, to the amount of
nearly 2001. There was about 1001. in silver.
The old man was asked to mount for the poses 'on of the
money. He replied that it was hi own, that be had been
saving it for upwards of twenty years, that as he socumn-
it'd the gold end silver he secured it in the bags which he
placed round his body for safe keeping, and never took them
off. The officers were stall dubious about his story, and
they asked him bow he had earned such a lot of money.
He =neared that be had bun a hard-working man, that
for many years be carried clothes for the Jews in Petti-
coat-lane, doing odd jobs and running errands in the streets.
He wee asked whether he could name any person who had
so employed him, and he mentioned several persons, some
Jews They, on being applied to, confirmed his statement,;
they had occuionally employed him for years, and be was
always of dirty and penurious habits, and they expressed
their astonishment that he should have had so much money
about him. As there was now no doubt as to the treasure
really belonging to the old men, the police thought of the
beet way of protecting him, as some of his old employers in
Petticoat-lane suddenly became very much Interested in his
behalf, and proffered their assistance in taking care both of
him and his money. The OffiCSilleuggested that it would be
very Imprudent for him to continue to carry so large a urn
of money about with him, and proposed that at least he
should get rid of the silver, and deposit it at the Bank. The
poor old creature thought he could as well take are of it
as the Bank. However, he was at last peirmd to go to
the Bank of England, but his wretched and offensive ap-
pearance, and the proms of turning the large amount
of silver out of the dirty rage, had such an
effect upon the cashiers that they declined to
have anything to do with the old man or his cash,
probably fearing that there was something infectious
about tun. The City detectives, who were in attendance,
tried their good offices, and the caahiers were at length in-
duced to receive the silver (thine being only one bad half-
crown amongst the mass), and to give the old man notes for
the amount. After some further permission he was in-
duced to invest the whole of his long earned savings. He
was taken to the office of Sir Robert Carden, and the
worthy alderman kindly undertook to do the beet he could
for him, and received about 1921. from the old man, for
which he had a receipt. The polka then further advised
him to have a good wash, and he returned to his abode, but
evidently not so well at ease a. to the security of hie money
las when he carried it about with him.

MIDLAND CDlDDlT.—Wanwiox, AuoVox 9.
Cfvu lima.—(Behr °big Justice Erie.)
GIIiTITU v, DOIONAIL —ACTION von LIBILI.
Mr. fferjeent Hayti and Mr. Field were counsel for the
plaintiff ; for the defendant Mr. Macauley, Q.C., with wham
was Mr. Stephen, appeared.
The plaintiff in this cause is a Staffordthir• irowniadari
Mr. Timpani is • solicitor at Walsall, and was sennernad
for a James Bayley, in proceedings taken against *MAN la
a matter where 6,1100/. or 7,000/. was at stake. Mr. Girth
fithe had failed to satisfy his creditors last June, but bed
made a deed of assignment. Defendant was the capes el
certain "interrogatories„ being sent to him to answer,
but he had neglected to do so, applying bow,
ever to Mr. Baron Martin, as judge in chambee4
to grant him au extension of time for answering these inter.,
rogatories, which was refused, and an attachment was the.
issued at the suit of James Bayley to compel him to pay
the money be owed to the latter. A writ of on. ea. was
further obtained against him, and sent for servioLfzus
London, on the 3rd of July. It was received by the
officer at Wolverhampton next morning, and defendant,
coming to the conclusion that Yr. Griffitlu would certainly
be taken by the sheriff's ether, furnished a paragraph
neva, which appeared next morning in the rsaingthes
Daily Poet mei Journal, in the following terms :
" Mr. Samuel Griffiths again in custody.—We are informed
that Mr. Samuel Griffiths is again in custody. The proceed
under which this last arrest took place is an attachment
issued against him in an action at the suit of James Bayley,
aid he was yesterday in the custody of the sheriff."
Is appeared that when the sheriff's officer reached Mr,
Grifilth's house he found the doom barricaded, so that he
was unable to seize him. Application was then made to the
editor of the Birmingham Daily Post for his authority in
making the above announcement, and on the letter of appli-
cation being forwarded to Mr. Duignam he came forward
and said he wiz the man who had furnished the information,
in writing, to a paid agent or oormapootlent of the above
=, to whom he had been in the habit of furnishing
maps of news.
Mist Janke Erie said this was one of several eases he
bad tried is which the daily pram of this country had been
brought to bear upon the transactionsmi
ptLate indivi-
duals, and be thoug us ht it a dangerous on of the
enormous benefit society at large received from the inter- THE NEw
change of ideas upon important public questions. The Am FOR THE PREVENTION OF POACH-
writer of this libel no doubt desired that Mr. Griffith.' oak- 1110.—The Act for the Prevention of Poaching was printed
laity should be made known throughout the whole of the on Saturday. There are. onlUx. on to tha new law
extensive Midland district, and be made the press a power. , worlongout the preemole, w declares that it h expedient
Jul instrument for damaging his credit. He thought plain- I that the laws now in force for the better detection and pre-
Mfrs prospects really would be injured, sad agreed with the ! Toot4oo of Poothioif should be amended. word "game,
learned 'errant that substantial damage should he given. for the purposes of the act, is SO pheasants,
The jury found for the plaintiff—damages„ 2001. partridges, eggs of partridges and pheasant., woodcocks,
snipes, rabbits, grouse, black or moor game, and eggs of black
Caowit Comm—Me= Lord Chief Bums Pollock.) or moor game. A tameable or peace ofßoer in Great Britain
'Frederick King, 48, a grey-headed ribbon weaver, Wal and Ireland, in any highway, street, or
'heublic place, is =-
indicted for the wilful murder of his wife Elift King, RS powered to search any
.person whom may have good
Mr. on the sth of May. cause to suspect of coming from any land where he shall
Mr. Adams appeared for the proeseution ; the prisoner have been unlawfully macerator pursuit of game, or any one
was undefended. ! aiding or abetting such person, and having in his possession
The prisoner had quarrelled with his wife about not get. any game, unlawfully obtained, or any gun, part of gen, es
ting his breakfast prepared, and on her palling his hair he nets, or engines used for killing or taking game, or to Mops
struck her several blows on the forehead which rendered cart in seareh for game. The game on the Demon or is the
her insensible, from the effects of which congestion of the cut to be seiica. puty.....1 to App.., and
brain supervened, and she died. One of prisoner's sons on cc:peewit,. be geed Si., and the pw0. &c. forfeited.
swore to the blows being given, and another was called for sr
, conviction is to be recovered by certiorari, but as Sp.
the defence and said his mother, after being stank by his .1 Is given from the petty =Rio= to the general or
father, knocked her head against a projection over the quarter
eegrieua Been the prorogation throe notices d
PrWnensaidna bad never get* with his bills for next semi= tojimand the gams laws wars gine.
whichiD" beam had fmnd a k" "nano the Iwnin • Ten METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—On Saturday
had procured her.
by the con
tried tractor
one a novel entertainment was givencontractorTh° prisoner, who wee many yearn ago far ebmtiti of the western (Man of the Metropolitan (Und=nd)
of the old Coventry watchmen, was found Guiltyßaft.way. the
shoo al a dinner to soma h
of
mansinghter, and metanios was adorned.
' the labourers and navvies who bad been employed on the
John NorrWw, ansalor °n•ande.7 ribbon weaver, wee works. The spot selected WY that Mat the statics at the
indicted for the wilful murder of hi little daughter.
end of Govrer-stent, Burin-read, wham the line is lighted
The Hoe. Hr. Leigh prosecuted t• Mr. Kennedy defended. from above immare.4„iwk, let Into ihe
The circumstances were peculiarly affecting, for the of the gardens naming the Iralstoa-rood to • soon.
ground
goner appeared to have been way food of the deceased ; but denbi"imaiwesitward ......Teet and Grim Georg..
he lacer" ender en aCtra°4tii= helleeiedies• thee street. The entertainment went off is a noosinfal manner.
some one would do it harm, he seemed particularly
afraid of ita mother. On the day in question be was seen [Adzietrtisis..4.lmen.st..)—bowaqtrzwAjr'sicesOUlTYMlT,
war.
0.
w.tird
ostrYinli it thww'gh some "tali talkinA to and pointing drains away the bodrs strength and unfit. It ler the duties of
out various object@ to its attention. then took It to the but it is no less wonderful to watch bow these topical
aids of a deep pool of water, and after making a garland of 'faiences improve on the application of Holloway's healing
wad flowers, which be put round its head, he threw It into Ointment. It )era achieved We surest and most glorious
the water, 'MOW with a stone. triumphs over bad legs, foal ulcerations, sad knotted veins
Dr. Phillip., of Coventry, said the pieties, would he which had oordociaded the faculty. sad well-nigh worn oat their
Taybir.b, tolabour under au, of paroxysmal rosanity,wbieh
the
thantore inajdasummedits once
cause! eons to commit various mimes, more particularly 1,-;;;;;A;tria.7. o thls f
the rub, -677.7„,, net and
ko • and ruicide. ehe morbid manifestatioos soon disappear from the aifected
The juy Acquitted theprisueoz on the ground ol lauudty. perk and health and strength return.

The report of directors to the ..half-yearly
toisorraw sista that the Free Remus hes
labeees A7l. in wean d theitteeeived to Mis,omasspoed-
iog peeled of lest yen, there being a robotism to the total
=to the amount dB9AL, notwithelesding that the
mint includes a considemble sum kr oompsosation,
sowing out et the acenfient so the HasapileadJunetios
way September last. The net balsa, after defray*
all demen4 amounts to 27,951/., whisk is 'efficient to pay
a dividend at the rate of five per cent per amain, leaving
the sum of 1,706 J. 10e. Id. to be envied to account of the
current half-year. The directors recommend accordingly
a dividend, for the half-year, at the above rate.
The whole of the Four-end-a-Half per Cent. Prefereses
' Share capital, amounting to 700,000 i., enthroned by tie
ralich,rietois to be raised for the construction of the City
has been subscribed. The requite notices foe the
purchase of the property along the Yoe have been duly
moved, and the directors are proceeding to screw with the
various panne interested. This vecy iteportaat Wainer
will continue to receive the beet ottentioo of the board. It
is with much regret that the directors announee to you that
this is the last occasion upon which the eenetari sod gene-
ral manager, Mr. Chubb, will attend the inselanp of the
company in those capscities. He has fulfilled the arduous
and responsible duties of both those important offices from
the outset of this undertaking with equal ability and judg-
ment, and with the highest integrity. The directors part
with Mr. Chubb with sentiments of cordial regard and
esteem, in which they feel sasareidsietbzprietors will par-
ticipate. The directors believe that have fond in
Mr. Robert 8. Hamel, who has vary important
duties in the employment of the Lcodou and North Wasters,.
and Cheater and Holyhead Companies, a gentleman fully
competent to fill with efficiency the dikes which Mr. Chubb
has resigned.

Loiumgriarra sours warms" RAILWAY.
The report of the directors to the half-yearly
mmithig an Thursday. skit: has. betel Wooed
"The hslf-
yen* accounts to the 1101h.Jone, 1862, show the net
revues for the six mouths, attar deducting interest on
loan, sod ell other preferential anger, to be 143,2624.
ilk si: ;and the extrados at Demether, 1861,1,0114 lOs 944
balance available See. dividend, 1444744 2s. 2d, ; from the
shoves= the dreams reereameed that a dividend be 60-
dated at the rate of 41. pet cun per annum, payable
on Anent 26: 'thou** on 7,201,066. Ye. Bd. of paid-up
capital to 144,021?. Ile. 6d. • lasinnto be carried over to the
current half-year., 252/. Ws'. Bd, The names in the poes
meson for the half-year, over the, qorrespooding period in
1861, is 30,6661. The stated tilde throughout the country
during the last half-year has tended towards a more general
depreemion of traffic then was ressmably anticipated, par-
ticularly is merchandise, notwithstanding the impetus to
railway travelling which was naturally expected from the
opening of the International Exhibition. The relaying of
portions of the permanent way has been continued during
the past half-year both on the main line and branches. The
former has now been completed, and 10,0001. have been
charged to revenue on that mount. The permanent way
thronghoet is in good repair and working order. The
doubling of the Southampton and Dorchester line ia being
steadily proceeded with. The distance between Wimborne
and Dorchester (25 miles) fie almost completed to formation
level, and the Waxman battening and permanent way will
be finished as soon se peseta. The Salisbury and 'Yeovil
Railway Company
.have commenced to lay down the addi-
tional redeem porno= of their line, so as to make a double
road, in compliance with their agreement with this own-
piny. -The rate of programs in this work is, however, as yet
very slow, but the directors are assured that additional
exertions will now be made to complete the second tine of
rails. Considerable program has been made in the erection
of the new workshops for the locomotive and carriage de.
ta at Nine Elms; about three-fourths of the work
Luivinnir already been completed. It is anticipated that
the remainder will be finished about the end of the present
year. The new buildings for the stores department have
also been commenced. Is consequence of the adverse ver-
dict of the jury upon Ford's case, arising out of the acci-
dent which occurred at Wimbledon in January, 1861, the
company has been called opon to pay several large. amounts
for compusation. The directors are still of opinion that
the verdict of the coroneee jury was correct ; and whilst it
remained undisputed, they had hoped to have saved the
very onerous claims made on them. When, however, the
verdict in Ford's case was obtained, and a new trial subse-
quently refused, the directors were met by the most exor-
bitant demands for compensation ; and, having in view the
excessive expeoses in defending this suit, together with the
cost of the scientific evidence which it was necessary to ad-
duce, they believed that the proper coarse in the interest
of the shareholders was to arrange with the other claimants,
without swelling the amount by incurring further law
charges. The directors have carried 6,7981. 17s. 14. to the
compensation account for this half-year, leaving the balance
to be dealt with hereafter. Thedirectoes regret to announce
the death of Mr. Errington, the consulting engineer of the
cA:s=, The long period during which he possessed the
of the board, and the important works so ably
carried out under hie superintendence, render hie decease a
matter of deep repret. The proprietors are aware that the
adjustment of thin company's relations with the New South
Western Steam Navigation Company has been far some time
past under the consideration of the directors. The Packet
Company assumed its present constitution in 1846, and was
formed under the immediate auspices of this company, the
railway proprietors having been especially invited to aid it
by loans on security, and by taking shares on the assurance
that arrangements would be made and continued between
the two companies by which the packet shareholders would
be secured • 5 per omit. dividend. In view of the termina-
tion of the lease negotiations were opened with the Packet
Company, and it was arranged that this company
should take the packets into the 4 own bands,
they having always been theirs for all pur-
poses of risk and responsibility, and the board have
now the satisfaction of reporting that the packet proprie-
tors' shares have been commuted for • corresponding
amount of this company's four per cut. debenture stock,
and that the Packet Company is diesolved, all its property
having passed over to this company, which will henceforth
pay on the mom' of the Packet Company's there capital,
uneven at four per cent., instead of rent at five per cent.
The directors confidently expect to effect a considerable
saving in the working arrangements of the packets. The
board has to announce the conclusion of important arrange-
ments (subject to the sanction of the proprietors) with re-
spect to the Exeter and Crediton, the North Devon, and the
Bideford Extension Railways. The directors reported in
F ebruary last that the Exeter Junction Railway had been
completed, and that by means of it and of the narrow gauge
rails laid oe part of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and on
the Exeter and Creffiten Railway, the trains of this company
were running through to Creditor. The board has now to I
submit and recommend the acceptance by the proprietors
of a lease for seven years from the Ist January 1862,
of the Exeter and Crediton Railway, at • rent of '55 pee
cent. of its gross receipts. The Basta. and Crediton Rail-
way belongs about three-fifths to this company, sad the
remaining two-fifths to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Com-
pny. Since 1846 this companyy has held shares in the North
Devon Railway (Creditor to ) ainonating to two-
fifths of its eutireordinuy share capital. This investment
was made at a time when it might reasonably be anticipated
that the connexion of this company's railways with Exeter
and with Crediton was immediately about to be established,
and it could only have been justified on mocha presumption.
Up to the present time, however the North Devon line
has been worked exclusively on the broad gauge, and has
operated as • feeder of the bread rather than of the narrow
gangs railways ; but powers having in 1860 been obtained
from parliament for laying the narrow gauge upon it, and for
leasing it to this company, the board has at length made ar-
rangements with its proprietors from lest August, 1862, for
laying down the narrow gauge, and for a perpetual lease of
their undertaking at a rent which provides for the interest
on their debenture debt and a small amount of preference
capital, and gives its ordinary stook 2 per cent. per annum
for the first seven years, and 2j per cent. per annum there-
after. The rent (for 35 mike length of railway) will be
about 15,0001. per annum for the first seven yeah of the
lease, and about 16,0004 thereafter. The arrangement also
gives this company the option of amalgamating the under-
taking with that of this company on analogous terns. The
Bideford exteenou is the undertaking of a separate com-
pany, but is virtually a branch (of six miles) from the
North Devon, near Barnstaple to Bideford, and has been
hitherto exclusively a broad gauge line, and worked in com-
mon with the North Devon line. It share capital is
55,0001., and its debenttun debt 10,0001., and the terms pro-
visionally made by this company with its proprietors are
for a perpetual lease, at an annual rental, as from the Ist
August, 1862, providiog for the interest on the debenture
debt, and for 3) per cent. dividend on the share capital for the
first seven years, and 4per cent. thereafter ; the rent will be
about 2,3754 for the first seven years of thelease, and about
2,6501. thereafter ; this company laying the narrow gauge
on the line, and having the right to claim an amalgamation
of the undertaking with that of this company on adopting
the debenture debt, and paying the above rate of dividend
on the share capital of the Bideford Extension Company.
It is proposed to complete the narrow gauge accommodation
on these railways forthwith, and if, as the directors recom-
mend, the respective leases shall be sanctioned by the pro-
prietors, the whole, before the end of the year, will be in
working by this company on the narrow gauge, and will, it
is hoped, have become • valuable tributary to this company's
system. The proprietors will recollect that the session
commenced with • very threatening aspect ; the Great
Western Company having formed an alliance with the
Andover and Redbridge Company, and measures having been
concerted by those companies for extending the broad
gauge into Southampton, and for establishing • com-
peting railway interest in that town, whilst this company
had projected a new line through North Somenetahire and
the Radstock coal-fields to Bristol. It pleased parliament,
on • careful examination of these respective whams', to
reject both at them, and the directors congratulate the pro-
prietoes on the consistency and justice of the deasion,which
has for a fourth time declared that Southampton is suffi-
ciently served by the railways of this company. The direc-
tors remain of opinion that the extension of the narrow
gauge system to Bristol would have been found both remu-
nerative to this company and protective of its general inte-
rests, and that it also promised beneficial public results, not
to Metal alone, but to an important intermediate district.
Before quitting this subject the directors will not omit the
opportunity of publicly recording an assurance of their sin-
cere desire to re-establish those amicable relations with
the Great Western Company, which they must
also remind the proprietors they had no part in
breaking ; and of their like anxiety to make •
satisfactory settlement with the Andover end ltedbndge
Company. The board has been the first, since the recent
contest, to express its readiness in these respects, and hopes
that such readiness may be reciprocated. The additional
powers sought by the company from parliament for taking
a legal transfer of the Wimbledom and Epsom Railway,
for enlarging the company's stations at Vauxhall and at
Southampton, for regulating and improving their powers In
respect of the company's debenture debt, and for raising
further capital for the general purposes of the undertaking,
have been granted, and special resolutions will be submitted
to the proprietors on these subjects. The resolution relat-
ing to the Wimbledon and Epsom Railway will be simply •
confirmation of previous votes, and those relating to the
company's debenture debt and debenture stook will be
proposed with the intention of simplifying the classification
of the company's bonds, and of rendering its debenture
stock • yet more favourable channel for the invest.
meet of funds seeking the highest order of security.
Several new railways proposed in the South Western dis-
trict b independent companies have received the sanction
of parliiament. 1. The Weymouth and Portland Extension
leased to and to be worked jointly by the Great Western
Oompsoy. and this company. 2. The Thames Valley Rail-
way /Twickenham to Shepperton), to be worked by this
employ. 3. A branch from'the Botley Station to Bishop's
Waltham. 4. A branch from the Ottery-road Station to
Sidmouth. 5. A branch from the North Devon Railway,
near Crediton, to Okehampton. With all these sew ea-
dertakiop fricidly relations have been established, and
without the expenditure of capital by this company, it is
to:elated that • useful feeder will in each case be di-
ne consexioo of this company with the two line-
named undertakings stands defined by the sets of parlia-
ment ; sad with tei Puce to the other tkor:eovision have
bees enacted by pacliaei for auth • working and
other onengtuun with this company, the directors
will, en some earl mnaton, bring them under the closer
malice of the

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