The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

f EXFRP.SS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1866.

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31,atu Intelligente.

ilitsittatiT; Pk 9L—AtTon,Tvrris. —Com-
mander B. J. Brooks to .'W. commander in the
Omit Guard, vies Otensender Ike Hea. H. W. Chetwynd,
whose period of ponies
First Claw Assistant risait H. Keats to the Prince
Albert.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—FgIi. 21.
Alter Term Nisi Prins Sittings at OsildhalL—(l3efore
the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.)
GUN O. TRI LONDON AND BOOTH WLBTESN RAILWAY
OONYANT.
This was an action to recover damages for the death of
the plaintiff's wife, owing to an excursion train running off
the line at Salisbury in August, 1864, t4ough the negli-
gence of the defendants' serranta.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Merryweathar were counsel
for the plaintiff ; Mr. Boeill. Q.C. ; Mr. Hawkins, Q. 0.;
and Mr. Wood, were counsel for the defeedAnts.
The plaintiff's wife, who was enceinte at the time of the
accident, was on her way to visit her friends at 13srustaple.
The injury sustained was so great that she was slightly
paralysed, and had Vhzieovered up to the time of her
death. On the 11th ry, 1865, she was confined of a
girl, who is still living. She lingered until the 2nd March,
when ahe died.
Before the plaintiff's case was closed the learned counsel
conferred together, which resulted in a verdict for 5001.,
to be divided equally between the plaintiff and his only
child.—Verdict acoordingly.

CHATHAM, FIB. 21.
Further criers have been received at this garri-
son from the Home Guards directing, la addition to the
Royal flappers and Minors already placid under orders to
proceed to Ireland, the 7th company of Royal Engineers
to be held in immediate readiness to proceed from head-
quarters, Brampton Barracks, it is understood for service
in Ireland. The 7th company will be augmented to its
full strength from the depot and other companies at head-
quarters. The whole of the offloera and men selected for
this special service have completed their coarse of field-
work instruction at the Royal Engineer depOt.
WOOLWICH, FIB. 21.
In accordance with sentence of oonrt-martial two
privates of the 7th company of time Woolwich division
of Royal Marine Light Infantry woreAhis morning plaoed in
front of the corps assembled an parade, and their firings
having been cut off by a drummer they ware expelled from
the service with Ignominy, se worthless and useless oho-

ADMIRALTY COURT.—Fan. 21.
(Before the Right Hon. Dr. Lushington.)
gin BANDA AND [LBW= BOOTY.
The case on the present occasion, being the twentieth day
of hearing, occupied the court till 4 o'clock.
The Queen's Advocate concluded his eddies. about an
hour before the rising of the court, having commenced to
speak about the same hour on the previous day, after the
Attorney-General bad concluded. He maintained that
Lord Clyde was not in the field when the booty warn
captured, and therefore could not share, nor could the rest
of the army, ea there was no actual co-operation, and
moral co-operation wee not sufficient.
Mr. Prendergast, of the Chancery bar, followed se the
third optimal for Gemmel Whitlock, and will resume to-
morrow (this day). Mr. Ayrton, M.P., the fourth counsel,
will not addreau the court.
According to the present arrangement his lordship will
conclude the case during the Foment sitting, and some order
will be male as to the number of tbe replies from the
defendants. The cove will probably extend beyood the
present week.

•
reefers.
We are requested to contradict rumours which
have been circulated to the effect that Forum agents at
Woolwich havesucareded in indueingeoldiers to desertto the
Irish Prelims, that a number of Fenian' had assembled at
a public-house near the Royal Arsenal, and that the sus-
pension of the Habeas Corpus Act and the deseatch of
Royal Artillery to Dublin has led to rieta of a serious
character amongst the Irish population of Woolwich.
The military and pollee authorities at Woolwich have no
information leading to the belief that any Fenian agents
have visited the town, and the number of desertions from
the several corps has been for some time below the aver-
age. With regard to the supposed Fenian meeting, we are
informed by the police authorities that about a week shift
a man, named Rogers residing at Plumstead, called at
the station-house, and said that a number of Fenians had
asesailled in the taproom of the . Salutation Tavern, near
the Royal Arsenal. Inspeotor Brown, of the R division,
who was on duty, proceeded to the place iediaatad. and
found oee man quietly reading a newspaper to three others,
all of whom were known as loyal subjects of the Queen. The
alleged Fenian rioting is also stated by the police to be entirely
incorrect, end the statement is based upon a drunken
quarrel and fight which took place is a part of the town
populated chiefly by the lower clans of Irish—such disturb-
acmes being of too frequent occurrence. During the seine
a police-constable was much injured oa his head, but is now
fast recovering ; but the assertion that it required a strong
body of polio* to keep the Irish from storming the polies-
court le estirely itierareca
The head-quarters and service companies of the 72nd
Highlanders, which arrived at Gravesend from India on
board the Tweed on Wednesday last, and were temporarily
-metered at the Milton Barracks, having been inspected by
Mons-General Walpole, oommandaat at Chatham, left yea-
v for Edinburgh.

Lout ON TILE 871•11116 imalia.--.Some interest-
ing engineering evidence wan given yesterday at the Board
of Trade Inquiry, in Liverpool, with regard to the quality
of the rem& Mr. James Martyr, one of the ship's sur-
veyors to the Board of Trade, stated that he had made
sevens! surreys of the Amalie, and had given the usual
declarations relative to the efficresey of the ship and her
fittings. The Amelia was well found in every respect.
With regard to her foundering, Mr. Martyr thought it pro-
bable from what he had beard that the stoke-bole plates,
in being washed about, bad damaged some of the pipes, and
I that thus water had been admitted into the vessel. In this
opinion Mr. W. Campbell, shipwright surveyor, and Mr.
W. C. Taylor, engine surveyor, concurred. The sur-
veyors spoke in the highest terms of the ships beloog-
ing to Messrs. Papsyanni (owners of the Amelia), and is
answer to a question by Mr. Bataan, Mr. W. O. Taylor
said that he had no fault to find with the construction of
the Amelia. It was admitted by the witnesses that the
ship had probably been overladen, and in reference to that
subject Captain Harris asked their opinion se to a load line
being marked on the ship. The witnesses said that such a
thing might be feasible, but that there would be an outcry
against it on the part of the owners. Captain Harris--
That may be, but it is the public safety we have to consult.
The cry la, " She was overloaded.* If the line was fixed
by statute they could not °Napkin of being overloaded. In
the dockyards they can fix the loading of a ship of war,
and sorely there can be no difficulty with respect to a mer-
chant ship. Judgment will be ghee today
(Thursday) by
Mr. Bailee.

NLECTION PETITIONS.

•
8011.017011.—Mr. J. 0. Lever, one 01,
the candidates at the recent eleetion, petitions against the
return of Mr. Michael Morns and Sir Rowland Bleongr
basest, on the ground of bribery and intimidation, and
prays that their return may be declared null and void.
Mr. Nioholu Stubbs?, another candidate at this election,
also petitions against the return of the sitting members on
the ground of bribery and intimidation, and prays that his
name may be inserted in their stead, or instead of one of
them, as being duly elected.
HAZWICH.—Several of the electors petition against the
return of Mr. Henry Jervis White *TOM/ and Mr. John
Kelk, on the ground of bribery sad intimidation, and pray
that the return may be declared null and void.
Lentre...-Two of the electors petition against the return
of the lion. Henry Bouverie William Brand and Lord Pel-
ham, on the Foetid of bribery and intimidation, and pray
that their return may be declared null and void.
BalitaLlT.—Two of the electors petition against the
return of Lieuteaant-Colonel Henry Edwards and Mr.
Christopher Sykes, on the ground of bribery and inti-
midation, sad pray that such return may be !declared null
and void.
Bangerartg—One of the electors petitions against the
return of Sir George Stoney, on the ground of bribery and
intimidation, aad prays that such return may be declared
wholly null and void.
Nevem (Werner& Derrene).—Two of the electors
petition against the return of Mr. William Bagge end the
Hoe. Thomas de Grey. on the ground of bribery, and pray
that their return may be declared wholly null and void.
LOUTH 00UNTT.—An elector petitions against the return
of the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue and Mr. Tristram
Keneedy, on the ground of violence, intimidation, and
undue influence, and prays that such return may bs declared
wholly null and void ; sod that the names of Mr. John
McClintock sod Mr. Frederick John Foster be substituted
in their stead, as the members duly returned. The petition
sets forth that " an organised and premeditated system of
violence, menaces, outrages, riots, and abduction was estab-
lished in the said county of Louth, with a view of intimi-
dating the electors of the said county; and that the elec-
tion of the said Chichester Forteecue and Tristram Kennedy
wee procured thereby." The petition further states that
riotous mobs "in the interest of the said Chichester For-
Untie and Tristram Kennedy " carried away by force and
prevented certain electors from voting for the other candi-
dates who would otherwise have done so.
Knee's COUNTY. —Au elector petitions *against the return
of Sir Patrick O'Brien, on the grounds of bribery and dis-
qualification of many of the voter*, whereby the said Sir
Patrick O'Brien obtained a colourable majority ; and the
elector preys that hioraturu may be declared null and void,
and that the name of Mr. John Pope Hennessy may be sub-
stituted instead thereof as the member duly returned.
LINCOLN OITT.—Mr. J. Brumley-Moore. a defeated can-
didate at the recent election, petitions against the return of
Mr. Charles Seely and Mr. Edward Henesge. on the grounds
of bribery, intimidation, and the illegal polling of voters,
and prays that their return may be declared wholly null
and voi&
Yost (Nonni Itrenro).—Three of the electors petition
against the return of Mr. F. A. Milbank, on the ground of
bribery sad intimidation, and pray that such return may be
declared wholly null and void.
From.—Two of the electors petition spinet the return
of Sir Henry Creewick Rawhoson, on the ground of bribery
and intimidation, and pray that his return may be declared
null end void.
Retteuar.—Mr. Charles Bell, one of the candidates at
the recent election, petitions against the return of Mr.
Bernhard Samuelson, on the ground of disqualification—
" By reason of his being an alien born out of the liarance
and dominion of the crown, and not entitled to the rights
and privileges of a natural-barn subject of the crown, within
the meaning of the statutes in that behalf." And the peti-
tioner prays that his name may be substituted instead of
that of Mr. Samuelson as the member duly returned.
Knnes LTNIt.—T Iwo of the electors petition against the
return of Sir Thomas Powell Buxton, Bart., on the ground
of bribery and ietimidetion, and pray that his return may
be declared wholly null and void.

CHARING.CBOWI HownYAL.—The annual general
meeting of the governors of this institution was held in
the board-room of the hospital yesterday, Mr. William
Stuart in the chair. The secretary read the annual report
of the committee of maoagement, which stated that during
the past year the institution had been wall supported by
the public. It bad afforded relief to 19,413 persons, of
which number 1,171 had been treated in the Coapitaland 18,242
as extern patients. The cases of accident and emergency
during the year amounted t 04,399. and they were all treated
without letters of recommendation. The finances were in a
sound position, but though the lemma of the hospital had
latterly increased, a concurrent increase had taken place
in the expenditure, and the institution was not in redity
richer than when it obtained leas money. The total ex-
penditure during the pest year was 4,6531. 16s. Bcl., and the
receipts amounted to 5,3821. 15a. 6d., leaving a balance to
the credit of the hospital, In addition to the funds already
In hand, of 6281. 18.. 10a. The report was unanimously
adopted. A committee of management was appointed for
the ensuing year, aad a vote of *backs was weed to the
chairman ; after which the meeting terminated.
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MR. zoritaßN ANDS ?HE SPIRITUALISM believes in spiritualism. I cannot see how they ima. (A
row of laught•r.)
Mr. Lewis here handed to Mr. -Bothers a printed copy of
According to appointment, Mr. Sotbern, the a letter which had appeared in a Glaegow newspaper, sod
he admitted that he wrote the letter and sent it to the
actor, attended yiriceday at the Mansion-house, at two
o'clock, for the purpose of supporting two summonses that paper. It was tea, sad annum wtocipout to mat
bad been issued at his instance, one against Mr. William aan mirire of spiritualism, and &pounced those who
Kent, • member of the firm of Kent and Co., extensive wawa it as humbugs and impostors.
publishers in Paternoster-row, and the other against Mr. mr, Boom, was then ftothor em examined.
and
Benjamin Coleman, a gentleman °masted with a monthly in answer to questions pat by Mr. Lewis, said—l have
publication called the Spiritual Magazine, which charged practised spiritualism Mace I have been in Ragland, but it
them with having published • fats, defamatory, and scan- hae always been at private houses, and I have also en.
&bus libel concerning him. The Lord Mayor presided. &aroma to (educe people to believe in the tenth of the
Serjeaut Salentine and Mr. Montagu Williams, the bar- erten; but I only did so as I would with any other
&Mr, appeared in support of the summonses ; Mr. Lewis, trick.
ten., of Ely-place, for Mr. Coleman ; and Mr. Chamber- Mr. Lewis—Was sot one gentleman so mach alarmed at
lain, of Baainghabetreet, for Mr. Kent. your pragesdiags, and the violence that was used, that he
The proceedings appeared to create considerable interest took proceedings aphist you for an assault ?
The justice-room was crowded ; a good many gentlemen Mr. &them —I don't remember it.
connected with the theatrical profession were present. Mr. Lewis—Did cot you sod your companions, upol
Mr. Lewis, when the case was called net made an awli- some hoccalter4ionai feign madness, and bark dogs .
cation on behalf Mr. Colemenththee the inquiry dic'sM be Mr. Bothern—l did not bark like a dog. (A roar of
&dimmed, on the ground that t • summons bad only been hat ,
served on him on Monday, and that he bad not had time Nt.l
to procure the attendant's of witnesses whose evidence Lewis—But you did runabout on all-fours like dogs!
would be very material for his defence. Bothers—Yes, but it was nothing but a joke.
Mr. Lewis—Did you not pretend to bite the people about
Serjeant Ballantine oppeeed the application on the you and did you not yourself bite a piece out of your own
ground that it was meet essential, for the character of Mr. trousers!
)
Sothero, that there should be no delay, and that the very soth;oLai not
earliest opportunity should be taken for showing that ,
""_"_is_Bid
sot
you
and
your
party
upon one
coos.
as there w pot the slightest foundation for the soandslous .
mon panne the visitors with kaives?
libel of which he complained. He called the attention of Mr. Sothern—Upon one of the meetings four or five
the Lord Mayor to the act of parliament under which the gentlemen who were exhibiting did run after each other
summons was granted, and urged that, if the fact of the with knives • but it was all • joke, and everyone knew it
libel being published was proved, his lordship had no 'eras • .oisw e (t, laugh.)
alternative but to commit the defendant for trial' and if
egir. iewie—Did the person who took out the summons
be felt himself justified in pleading• justification, there L you know that it was • joke?
would be ample time for him to procure the attendance of Ms, fflothern—Upon my soul I don't know, but he with-
any witnesses he might think necessary to examine. drew the complaint.
After a lengthened technical discussion, the Lord Mayor Mr
declined to seeds to the application for a postposement, Lewis—Re
and the case proceeded. lief that spiritualists are impostors. I swear that I never
The fiat gammons that was gone into was the use against admitted that I had ravished • young actress, as is sug-
Mr. Kent.
Belleau Ballantine,
address* the Lord Mayor, said ho gestedmia.
ins4in thissilitel, and that no such accusation was ever
bad the honour to appear on behalf of Mr. Sotherni • gee- Mr. t wig thew proceeded to
contend that the
article
theme walk:mown to the public es an actor of coundersble and
eminence, and when he had called the attention of his lord- °22P.,..leinel_of _,11166
ship to the very serious nature of the libel of which he wen- ew it mt7uTihee°Priereasna'atieby:der=ruliPyaaueuosaen
plained,he was sure that it would not be necessary for him to I"• '" •
my a single word with referees to the importanee of the pee- the cassis portion of it, and hid put asterisks
when • matter was left out. Ha submitted that as the
sent inquiry. The defendant, he was instructed. was • gen- article at st stood it did not contain enything amount.
amen of very peat rensetabllity, bat awarding to ,__• _ ag‘egted,
and
his instructions he bad wilfully persisted in publish- " ~,.7.67drltre
Lap the libel in question to the tr°tld4 and, eateeding to the lets hThad written to th made
lsgow=rnewspapi''""; upon the
endwise he was in • position to proems, it apposed to of
him that he was quite as guilty ea the actual author of the ,____“„enhieet defendant wwjugtiiiiad in
libel. The leaned seri/rant then proceeded to state that The Lord article :i2stleriamizt: magazineoi he oudd
the libel in question was contained in • monthly period!. feel it his duty to send it for trial, bat be should take bail,
cal called the Spirals/ Magazine, and he read that portion two moues 1001. =at the apposes* of the defer.
of it of which Mr. Bothern complained. It appeared to be dent et the osestsid court
42_ same arti2lll.ok place on Ic,..referTA.:d .t° in the proceedings Mr. Coleman, when the proceeding had terminated,
"""7 " the ""1"."" begged to be allowed to state that Mr. Kent had nothing
sun, and which in effect imputed to Mr. &thorn whatever to do with the matter, and he thought it very
that he bad practised mesmerism, and that while
hard that be should be placed in his present position. He
a young settees was under memerla iniineme "e at the same time declared that be did not entertain any
had committed an assault upon her. In the article that hostile feel* towards Mr. Sothem, but he
considered that
was intellect in the Spiritual Magazine, the charge "" be was quite justified in copying the article from the Arne.
not so fully dated as in the use that was the =hied of aewepaper in which it
oriainoyappured but he oare.
complaint on Monday, and it stopped short at • °stain `""
point and a number of asterisks followed. Serjeant Bel- expanded the mc'et offentive Terttena of
wne required Lail was at one forthcoming. and the pro-
lantana in continuation, argued that it was perfectly clear, aeons thew terudnated,
notwithstanding the form in which the article appeared le
the magazine, what charge it was intended to convey
against Mr. Sothern, who was • married man living happily
with his wife cad children down to the time when these
calumnies were made public, and it was unnecessary for him
to rya word upon the misery and mischief that eueh an
accusation was calculated to occasion. With regard to the
defendant Mr. Kent, he should show that the work bad
been advertised in the Times and Daily Telegraph to be
sold at hie place of business, but that the advertisement
had been stopped on account of the libel Wag complained
of, and that notwithstanding this, copies of the work had
been sold so lately as Monday last, and, under these cir-
circumstances, it appeared to him that Mr. Kent was
equally as amenable to the law as the author of the libel.
Several wit:seems were then called to prove that they had
purchased copies of the Spiritual Magazine at the defen-
dant's office in Paternoster-row, and that these copies were
paranoid last Monday.
Mr. Edward Morgan, a clerk in the advertising &
ment of the Daily Tekgraph, proved that
proceedings being threatened in consequence of —&-;
advertisement that had been referred to having appeared
io that journal, he went to the defendant's office sad asked
if they were responsible for it, and he was informed that
they were not, and that they were merely the publishers of
the magazine, and all the advertisements were mot by the
editor. The person to whom he spoke sad he would give
him the name and address of the editor, but he corrected
himself, and said that he had better leave him to hike his
own course and find out what be wanted.
Mr. &theta was then examined. He rid—l am an
actor, at present performing at the Haymarket Theatre. I
am an American, but I am now permanently established
in this country. I have read the article contained in the
Spiritual Magazine, and it applies to me. lam •
married man, and have four young children, and I have
always lived on terms of perfect comfort and affection with
my wife. She would barn bees present to-day you
(Serjeant Ballengee) had sot expressed your opinion that
it was noneeemary for her to attend.
Serjeant l3allantlite—ls there a single word of troth in
the charge contained in this article of your having acted in
the manner stated to any young actress?
Mr. Sothern—There Is not the slightest shadow of a
foundation for such • charge.
Mr. Chamberlain then addressed the court at some
length on behalf of Mr. Kant, and he said that he deeply
regretted having been the means of publishing the libel,
but he really knew nothing whatever of the coctente of
this magazine—no mote than he did the contents of four or
five hundred similar ones, which be merely published upon
a small commission. As to the advertising of the work,
that also was a matter he had no ooguisanoe of, and it was
always done by the editor or the proprietor. and all he
knew of matter was the sale of the work when it was asked
for. Mr. Chamberlain added that the summons was only
served on Saturday, and Mr. Kent at once consulted him,
and the sale was immediately stopped. Under these cir-
cumstanceshe trusted that Mr. &thorn would not press
the charge against his client, and subject him to the an-
noyance and inconvenience of having to appear at the Old
Bailey.
The Lord Mayor said that as the charge was pressed be
bad no alternative bat to send the tam for trial, but he
would take Mr. Keats own recognisance in 1001. for his
appearance at the sessions.
The ease against Mr. Coleman was then gone into.
Serjeant Ballantine briefly addressed the Lord Mayor,
and he put in a letter written by the defendant to the
Times newspaper, in answer to one that had been mint to
that journal by Mr. Sothern, complaining of the libel, in
which he admitted that he had published it, and stated
et the same time that he was in • condition to prove the
truth of the allegations contained in it.
Mr. Lewis, when the learned serjesnt had concluded,
submitted that there really ought to be an adjournment,
to give him an opportunity of obtaining materials for cross-
examioing Mr. Bother&
Serjeant Ballantine said that if the adjournment was
only for the purpose of enabling Mr. LIMB to cross-axe-
mine Mr. &Ahern, he should take upon himself the respon-
sibility of not calling him, bat should leave the case where
it was.
Mr. Lewis said if this was done he should submit
that there was no case at all, and that there was nothing
to show that the article applied to Mr. Sothern at all.
Alter some dimension, the Lord Mayor refined to adjourn
the inquiry, and Mr. Lewis said that he should cross-exa-
mine Mr. Sothern upon the materials with which he was
at present furnished.
Mr. Sothern was accordingly recalled and cruse-examined.
He said—My name is Sothern. That is my real name, but
I have been known by the name of Douglas Stewart. This
was is America. I belonged to a theatrical company io
America during the years 1854, 1855, and 1856.
Mr. Lewis—You were formerly a spiritualist, I believe ?
Mr. Sotheru—l was, and I endeavoured to induce others
te believe in spiritualism I did so for a period of two
years. There were several other gators who were associated
with me in these proceedings. We did not make any
charge to the public for the exercise of our powers. (A
laugh.) Some person! named Bridgman, fialray and

GMAT RASTERN RAILWAY.
The report of the directors to the meeting to be
held ae Saturday dates that the revenue accounts for the
ball-year ending the 31st December last show the total
receipts to have been 909,2701. 14e. 4d. ; the working ex-
peer's, 533,998/. 18s. 3d. ; balance of general revenue
account, June, 1865, was 43,4081. 16a. led.; leaving 418,680 i.
12s. 2d. Lei: Payments to Northern sod Fasters and
other companies, interest ea mortgages, and en guaranteed
sad preference docks, ke., 386,1991. 14,4 sd. ; add
dividend on Lynn and Hunstanton shares, 723 i. 84.
fie. 6d. ; and deduct sundries super metal revenue
account, 33,0141. 6a fid., and there remains 1991. Is.
The directors regret to state that the very large revenue
usually derived by the company from the cattle traffic on
the line, in emesqueue of the rattle plague, has beep
serimialy diminished. Not only have the large importettons
of men stook from Indeed and Scotland, oia Peterborough,
for the ciowity of Norfolk, in coesequestoe of the orders
tamed by goveenmest with the view of checking the celemity,
been Srei stopped but also the whole of the markets and
fairs out the Great Eastern territory have been par-
dilly Cattle eilesnama, graders, asd others oosnectsd
with egrieniture therefore make lees use of the facilities
afforded by the market and other trains ; besides which,
there bee been less demand for commodities maser-led with
the feeding of stook. The directors feel that it is only fair
to the new board. and just to the propitiated, sot only that
the whole of the current charges against the revenue should
be brought into the amounts, bat also that all sneers
should be got rid of, so that the present board may be in •
position to oommence their administration with an min-
cambered balanee-shest, en
m fro the lat Jan led ; this
in the former mu they believe bee beat dam,and it will
now be the duty of the directors, half-year 17
half. to see that every charge applicable to revenue m
so debitedyeer, , whilst at the lame time they will most zealously
ascertain how far expenses now existing may be reduced,
due regard being had to that efficieeey and punctuality
which are so essential to give necessary accommodation in
working the traffic. The condition In which the late board
left the finances of the convey rendered it imperatively
neowry that no time should be lost by the new board in
taking the most energetic steps to meet the prude& liabi-
lities, and, in feet, this subject has moupied their daily at-
tention, and they have now to report that after great con-
sideration and anxiety they are able to express • hope that
arrangements have been made by which this object will be
obtained, bet in order to carry them folly into effect, the
shareholders will be asked at the conclusion of the business
of the half-yearly meeting to give their sanction to the rais-
ing of the repeal for which this mummy acquired pule-
nmetary powers is 1895. The report made to the share-
holders at the bell-yearly meeting in August lad
contained • copy of the heads of three agreements,
which the late directors had entered into, nantli=
1. " Heads of an agreement between the Great No:
and Great Eastern Companies;" 2. " Heads of agreement
between the Great &stern, Nucleate', Sheffield, sad
Lincolnabire, and Great Northern Companies ;" 3. " Heeds
of easement between the Great Eastern and Manchester,
Sheffield, and Linoolnahire Companies ;" but in consequence
of there not having been • sufficient amount of stock repre-
sented to constitute the meeting, at which such report wee
submitted, no action was taken by tie proprietors in respect
of such heads of agreements. The late committee of inves-
tigation stated in their report, under date the 19th January
last :—" Upon the proposed arrangement between this
company and that of the Great Northern Railway Cero-
pany, the committee consider that an arrangement, if
founded upon sound oommemial principles, would be
highly desirable for both parties; but they would suggest
that for the present, considering the large outlay
necessary, and the uocertaia character of the ad-
vantage@ supposed to be secured to this company, any
proceedings for giving effect to it should be suspended.
The board of dine ors adopt the views enneciated by the
committee of investigation, end have formally made known
to the Great Northern, aed Manchester, Sheffield, and
Linooloshire Companies, that in the present position of
this company it is undesirable to proceed with the bills as
deposited ; and have also expressed their opinion that be-
fore the board can moommen i their shareholders to adopt
the agreements, the terms will require further considera-
tion. There are three vacancies in the direction to be
filled up at this meeting consequent on the resignation of
Mr. James Goodson, M.P., Mr. Samuel Anderson, and Mr.
George Parker Bidder. The following gentlemen have
offered themselves as candidates :—Mr. Cyrus Legg, 192,
Bermoodsey -street ; Mr. John Land, 12, York-place, Leeds;
Mr. James Goodson, N. P., 32, Kezeington4ardees-square ;
Mr. Charles Capper, 9, Mincing-lane, London ; Mr. Jones
Hasten, the Oaks, Birkdale ; and Sir Edward Clarence
Renee°, Bark, M.P.. Oakley-park, Suffolk. At the con-
clusion of the proceedings of the meeting, a special general
meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the sd-
vertisement calling such meeting.

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