The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-10 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHAREHOLDERS' ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of railway share-
holders was held at Manchester to promote the formation
of an association for the protection of railway property.
The meeting was held at the offices of Messrs. Broome,
Murray, and Co., accountants. The attendance included
several directors of railway companies ; among them Mr.
G. Wilson, Mr. S. Fielden, Mr. W. T. Blacklock, Mr. J.
Radcliffe, and Mr. Madura.. Mr. 11. Rawson, chairman
of the Manchester Stock Exchange, was requested to pre-
side, in the unexpected absence of Sir E. Armitage. The
proceedings were at too late an hour to admit of an ex-
tended report by the last train, but the following resolu-
tion, which was unanimously adopted, will indicate the
nature of the organisation proposed:—"That this meet-
ing cordially approves the formation of the Railway Share-
holders' Association for the protection of railway property,
and pledges itself to give such a body all the support in
its power. That the primary objects of the association
shall be the stopping of all further expenditure in obtain-
ing or making of competing lines ; to promote friendly re-
lations between the various railway companies, and the ar-
rangement of all disputes by arbitration ; to enable the
shareholders more effectually to supervise the appoint.
ment of directors, and control the affairs of the respective
companies ; and to consider the best method of extricat-
ing railway companies from their present financial diffi-
culties." In connexion with the subct of new lines, one
or two of the gentlemen present spoke with strong disap-
proval of the promotion of a new and costly line to Shef-
field by the London and North Western Company. Mr.
Wilson said it was not desirable for any directors present
to seem to take hostile steps against those equally inte-
rested with themselves in the management of their affairs;
but, having said so much, he must add that the
interests of railways generally would be greatly promoted
by an abstention from the promotion of new lines for some
years to come. He believed there was nothing in the traffic
of the country or in the districts supplied at present which
could justify a large outlay for new lines. He would under.
take to say from lug own knowledge and experience that no
railway in this district could be constructed, eves under
the most favourable circumstances, which could pay more
than 2to '2i per cent. The following were appointed a
provisional committee (with power to add to their number)
to carry out the foregoing resolution :—Sir K. Armitage,
Messrs. C. Trotter, J. J. Stilt, and Penny, Liverpool ;
James Carlton, Henry Rawson, Joshua Felden, Har-
greaves, W. Agnew, Stuart, Harrold Lees, C. Potter,
J. W' Hulse, and Joseph Heron, Manchester.

THE CHANCERY VACATION.—To-day the several
offices of the Chancery Courts will resume business on the
termination of the Easter recess, preparatory to the com-
mencement of term, on Monday next.
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METROPOLITAN TA XATION. —Last evening
crowded public meeting of the ratepayers of the borough
of Marylebone took place at the Princess's Concert-room,
Castle-street, Oxford-street, for the purpose of protest-
ing against a additional taxation ascontemplated by
the bill introduced into parliament by Messrs. Ayrton
and Tite for raising a 4d. rate for alleged improvements
in the metropolis by the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Mr. James Wyld, 1(.P., presided, and Mr. Harvey Lewis,
M.P., was amongst the speakers.

THE MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM. —Scott, the
cashier who shot Mr. John Fuse, his employer, at Bit,
mingbani, on Saturday, lies in the hospital, and is unlit to
be brought before the magistrate. In conversing with the
office= in attendance, he said it would be a great trouble
to his friends he expected that his name and portrait
would &ppmr in the Msatrated Police News, and he asked
anxiously if that could not be prevented. Referring to the
injury he had done to Mr. Charles Pryse, he said he did
not intend to shoot that gentleman, it was an accident ;
but be intended to shoot himself. Messrs. Pryse and
Redman have discovered that Scott drew, on his account,
on Saturday afternoon—one 001. note and ten SW. notes, of
the Birmingham Branch of the Bank of England, none of
which have as yet been discovered. Mr. Charles Pryse's
wound is not likely to be attended with serious resulta.
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THE MURDER AT MANCHESTER.—We published
last week an account of a supposed murder at Manchester
by Joseph Wood, • pensioner, who had medals for dim.
fanguished services in the Crimea. The prisoner lived with
his wife and three children at Back Ash-street, and on
Wednesday morning last, about 3 o'clock, he called up
some of his neighbours, and said his wife had fallen off the
bed and was in labour. On going to his house they found
the wife lying on the floor, quite dead, in a pool of blood.
She had several cute about her, the principal one being a
deep gash under one of the forearms, and it was supposed
that, from this wound being neglected, she had bled to
death. The prisoner had been to draw his pension
on the previous day, and both are supposed to have
had drink. The fatal wound is supposed to have been in-
dicted about 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening, after which the
prisoner slept in bed with the children, in the room where
his wife lay, till several hours after midnight, before he
became conscious of what be had done under the intluenos
of liquor. He was brought before the magistrates for exa-
mination on Monday evening, when, amongst other evidence,
Mr. Charles James Cullingworth, surgeon and physician's
assistant at the Royal Infirmary, who made the post-
mortem examination, gave similar evidence as to the
cause of death and the appearance of the body to that
which had already been given before the coroner. He added
that if the body was found in the same position as it was in
when he saw it, it was impossible for the woman to have
fallen out of bed ; and if she had fallen out of bed she
could not have received the fatal wound unless she had
fallen on • sharp instrument. The prisoner was then
asked by Mr. Fowler if he wished to make &statement, when
he said—" No, sir ; I shall reserve my statement till my
trial comes on." He was then formally committed to take
his trial for the wilful murder of his wife. He asked to
see his child, the boy, whom he affectionately kissed
several times, and then left the dock much moved.

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