The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING,.. FEBRUARY 20, 180 e.

tart' of the Boys' Refuge describes. There ale
the ships, rotting with premature old age and
decay ; there are the young Englbe lads rotting
with premature old age and disease ; but how
infinitely more precious, how much more capable
of good aervica these wasting young human lives
than those wasted wooden hulks 1 There can be
no doubt that the Admiralty may spare as many
ships as the Boys' Refuge desire, and we heartily
join with Mr. WILLIAMS in the hope that the
public, ever ready to give with both hands, but
too ready to give without discrimination, and too
often, it may be, for the relief of its own con-
, Kerma as much as of the distress of which it hears
or reads, will enable the Refuge to supply the
boys, by subscribing liberally to this new lifeboat
institution of the London streets. There is not
the slightest danger of the funds of such an insti-
tution outrunning its necessities, or exceeding its
opportunities of the most practical Christian bene-
fioence and national usefulness.

a committee of the home. And if sash thankless trouble
hams:lced the dimension of a bike° carefully and ably
&awn IN that of the hanonrable mellhar, the reason simply
is PM the anbjest bristles with .m.ltial4 and tilat the
best which can be dons will, after all, be little bet* than
a compromise.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(asons's TILZORAMB.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, FIB 20.

The Minister of Agriculture has sent M. Delpech,
professor of medicine, K Raynal, veterinarian,
and M. Alfort, to Germany to examine and report
upon the tziohime disease prevalent in pork.

HUNGARY AND CROATIA.
MTH, Fn. 20.

The deputation of the Croatian Diet commis-
sioned to present to the Emperor an address in
reference to the union of Hungary and Croatia is
expected here to-day. The deputation will be
received by the Emperor the day after to-morrow
in the castle of Buda.

THE FENIAN CONSPIRACY IN IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Noma: Niour.
Several additional arresta were made to-day in
Dublin; all the parties had lately come from Nag-
land and Sootland. An attack on the police is re-
ported to have taken place on Saturday night in the
county of Tipperary, on the borders of Limerick.
Three constables, suspecting that drilling was going
on in the house of a labourer, endeavoured to obtain
admittance, when they were fired at through the
panels of the door. Constable Dunne was dan-
gerously wounded in the knee. The men in the
house have escaped, but it is said that the owner
of it has been arrested.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
Vigor, Vice-Ohaneellm Sir R. T. Kinder'ley.)
Psalm e. 7011.13.—THM DRABAE COGAN COMPANY.
Him Hamm delivered Judgment in this nee. The NH
was filed by some of the directors or other members of the
company for the purpose of compelling three other members
to contribute their respective quotas towards the lasses
which had been incurred in carrying on the business of the
company, and which had hem discharged by the plaintiffs.
The company was formed in 1867 and it was to be
carried on with • capital of 120,0001. divided into
1,200 shares of 1001. each, the Wainer being that of sager
producers in India. Amongst the dame of the deed of
settlement was one to the effect that if any shareholder did
not, within 21 days) after the time fixed for the payment
of • call, make that payment, he should cease to be • pro-
prietor and his shares were to be forfeited, unless the di-
rectors should within the 30 days at ter the expiration of
the 21 days decide to the contrary ; but even if the toe-
feiture did take place, the shareholder would still be
liable for the calla made up to that date. In October,
1842, the capital was increased to 180,0001. by the addi-
tion at 600 new shares, an in 1845 a further imams was
made by the isms of 1,800 quarter shares of 261. each. The
company, which never numbered more than 32 share.
holders, appeared at the outset to have been fairly pros-
perous, but afterwards it got into difficulties, sad in June,
1847, it became necessary to make a call, only 50 per cent.
of the capital having up to that time been paid. There wee
a all in July, 1847 of 201. per 1001. share and 51. ripm the
quarter shares, to be paid in three instalments, and in Oc-
tober of the same year it was determined to call up the
remaining 30 per oink of the capital in two instalments,
which, by a subsequent resolution, were made payable in
November and February. About this period 88,0001. had
been borrowed upon • deed by which the shareholders, or
at least such as signed the instrument, bound them-
selves to pay the lender their respective quotas of the
amount, and it was sought to make the three def endasta
liable for their fair proportion of this and other lasses.
The defence of Ford was that his shares had become for-
feited by reason of hie non-payment of calla, he having paid
only • portion of the first call and nothing towards the
second. The plaintiffs held that the first call was invalid,
the notice not having been advertised soconling to the
deed, but that was • contention which could not be aliened
to those who made the cell and used upon it as
valid. The non-payment of the call made on the
12th of November had the effect of forfeiting Fad's
shares in the absence of any resolution within the 30 days
that that remit should not follow. That would be suflicileat
in his case, but the plaintiffs were precluded from coming
to the court by allowing 14 years to elapse before taking
the step to enforce their claim. Beattie, the second
defendant, submitted that the shares with respect to which
be was sought to be mode liable were only held by him
LE security to an advance of mosey to the manager of
the company, but the shares had been transferred
to him, and he had attended meetings of pro-
prietors as the holder of those shares. Still as in the
other ease the delay in the proceedings was a
suffi-
cient answer to the bill both es regarded Beattie and
the third defendant. The bill must be dismissed with
oosta as to all the parties but in each tam without prejudice
to any action of the law which might be instituted on behalf
of the company.