The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1859.

TEA AcCIDEXT 11.1 1111 PALM lIIDARICI
WILLIAM.

DOVii. TRUNIDAT,

The adjourned *sky et the diraetiou el the
Beard of Trek, Ye the ciregieluasse the meet
widest to a reel past, sad lees RIM el Cdiy mai Ma
maned this monis Win the rerm(De. Utley), Captain
Noble, sad L. Stride, Esq., Kr. altehmland, from the elk,
of the Solk Aar of Claims, ekleadledr to 'ceded thews's.
cation on behalf of the Biel tit Trede . Copal. Meek
acting as nauticeleateser • Kr. H. T. Thocormmouvesdis
toe Capt. Pittoek; lb. J. 0. Churchyard again attend-
in as the owner rd the Trims Predict& William.
Or oga N OM, Come* the chief mate of the 'Prince
Frederick William, yoke tio the Injuries suatained by the
mossi ' is *Wish, sad coutlnsed the evidence of
es leis state of the tide and the weather,
reel is sewerls whisk the Reed went mime. He also
the mowermower let mike the likhoet was rapsiced.
=Pi de
pet el do mai IMO tgailabil jest Nikes getting
Wm allow wale, sal oleo wee properly placed fur the
bombs= • wed stew she Wtailed, and was driven by the sot
Omni &hit herbour, thus was no aeons at the eaptuia's
die-
peest et wreetteg the collision. When the itfeboat came
the pammagers were placed by the lifeboat crew on
the smelmerd aide of diet:oat, whith lurched very couch with
the weight. To this sad to her having a great Mal of water
le bee at the time ha attributed her capsizing.
Richard Frames, by profession • solicitor. but not in
gesetice, of 17, Bedford-row, London, spoke to dm circuni-
, Rastas under which the viral struck.
The 'vitiate was creme examined on the subject of a kite?
which he had Intim to the Times under the signature of
" One el the Saved." In reply be sold that the statement
" that ilOlll a reused made by the captain to the mail
;lord that he weld emus on deck as he we, not ode in
the cabin, I thought his impassion was that the vessel
would have ported across the °entre," was not castle from hie
owr. be triode, and that he wrote at from Imarsay, the mail-
guard stating it to the paistegots halt an hour after the
occident. He bad since been informed that the person who
low tato the cabin waa not the mall-guard, but only an
sesistset. The sletemsat " that there were seven feet of
Wale? in the steamer" wits wide by ono of the crew to the
Wilma. could not recognise bum. He did not
w that be arm maw his. His reason for not getting into
the litebost was the pea el 'merino and not feces the ans.
bee of passengers le the hem, although he would not say that
her Ita at Yet thes thought the boat contained had
sightith W. He did not blame the raptais for sd-
Thong the posemspare to get Into the boa be did so.
The gemeseep et this Rage weret, ifadjourned till to-
Meriew.

ZAILWAT 811.411BOLDIEN DEPUTATION.

A deputation of railway shareholders had an hp
tinily with the President of the Board of Trade yesterday,
fie the purpces amass the attention of the government to
Me mieletielectory state of railway legislaties.
Mr. Yanci stated that there were at present before emu-
miner el the House of Commose a very large number of
We he the formation al new lines, which for the most part
were projected by rival companies to deetroy each other
rather than for the public advantage. The shareholder,
knew nothing of these bills until they were submitted to them
under the Wherucliffe order. He regretted that the committee
whicheat het woolen underthe presidency of Col. Pattie,
did not n. mot r it expedient to extend that order to the pre-
liminary proceedings in the House of Commons. An imamate
amount of money wee spent in the House of Commons in
the investigation of private MIL, end. supposing the share-
beide* were afterwards to reject any of them at the Where-
cliff* eseetleg, the whole of that expenditure would be en-
tirely thrown away. He held In his hand two notices which
hod Ism recently issued by two al the largest railway rem-
the London and North Western and the Great
re=
. The former asked the sanction of the proprietors
to no leer than 20 bills, many of which sought powers to
construct branches and extensions at a very bear
outlay, notwithstanding the fact that the dividends
of the company had falleo, through this system of extension,
within the last ten years from 101. to 41. per cent., and the
value of the capital hod been depreciated in the same pro.
portion. The ruin which thereby had been brought on a
large elms of the community was frightful to contemplate.
Many hailed had their whole property invested in them
tae under true, end the trustees had no power to
Teti rb shame, however dissatisfied they sad their
ash& gee trust might be with the management. With
wepeet to the Great Western, that cangeay recently
reisad its dividend to nil; the market value al
he stock stood at about 601. discount, and yet
the directors of that company proposed fifteen different
Mlle to the unhappy shareholders. it was quite Impossible
fie the proprietors to stop the progress of these bills. The
directors had under their control the funds, and all the
medially of their office to support their measures They
wee always fortified by proxies' ;which were glen to them
Ice hpeorsece of the precise nature of the points to be dia-
ewes& He knew not what powers were peeved by the
Dees! et Tear, but his hoped that their lordihips would do
their soteeeet adm
to correct an evil which was itted
on all hands. It was not only s private ques-
tion, but it also seemly affected the public interests.
It wee not consonant with the true principles of political
economy to lay out capital In unproductive works, besides
which the public would be more cheaply conveyed end better
accommodated by a company which was in a solvent oondi-
tion than by one which was rendered almost bankrupt by
these prolideas exteneons. He hoped that inasmuch as the
directors had no power to expend the corporate funds for the
promotion of new scheme which were outside their acts of
parliamest, the government would use their influence to re-
ject any b:lls brought into the house having for the object
the raising of additional capital for the cmstruction of works
such se those to which he had referred.
Lord DON01:011MORE said, whilst he was seeable of the
difilculttes under which the shareholder" were placed accord-
ing to Mr. Vanees ststement, he could not afford the depu-
tation much praoiesi easistacce from the Bosrd of Trade.
Their powers in railway matters were not so exteusive se the
dayutation emoted to think. They merely reported on bills
before they were considered by committees of the House of
Commons, and over whom they could exercise no control ;
indeed, they were jerks's of any interference with their pri-
vileges or proceediegs. All that he could do would be to offer
them advice, and be would recommend them to suite their
case before a committee which would be smointed shortly to
consider them railway grievances. The question of an Mils-
pendent tribunal, in lieu of the peliamentary committees,
was considered by separate committees of the Lords end Com-
mons in the Met session, and it did not seem to meet with
muck favour, although the subject wee, es he oadiesteod,
not finally disposed of.

Sato inttlltanue.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
MARCH 24.
(Wore the Judge Ordinary.)
WHOM V. DU? N.

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In this ewe a petition had been presented by the husband
for a diasolution of the morrisse by reason of hts wife's

adnhery.
Efr. &elle, on behalf of Mn. Dena* now applied for
alimony pendent. lite, and stated that the hustd, who was
a dealer in fancy goods, had an income of 1,0001.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., on the part of Mr. Dann* contended
that his client's income was no more tlum 2604.. which bad
Dean reduced by the interest on debts to about 2701.
Td court deemed alimony at the rate of 661. per annum.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.— MARCH 24,
IN RE HEMET 1100MAM.—ITITINEITIE FLIEI7II OP A NEW I
TO/[ MERCHANT.
This insolvent, who bad been a merchant in an extensive
wsy of besieges at New York, applied to be discharged on 1
sureties till his adjourned hearing in three months' time
before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.
Mr. Sergood appeared on the part of Messrs. Orimred ;
and Mr. Nichols supported the application for bell.
The case wu before the court for hearing on Saturday, and
on being adjourned, the present application wets made. The
me* presented some remarkable features. The debts exceeded
30,000/., and the Insolvent mated on his proceedings that be
has 8,0001. owing to him, but could give no account, having
made an assignment to creditors, and by the American law, if
he interfered in getting an account, he should render the deed
null and void." He said his failure arose in consequence
of the panic in America. He unfortunately con-
tinued too long in business, end had to pay
large in "preferentialoney The consignment was to
pay two p etitors," which was said to be a
common pretties in America. The insolvent had been ar-
rested one espies as about to leave Eogland, and then pe-
titioned the court. He declared that he bad no intention to
leave the country, end was now a buyer for an American
house, and was anxious to get out on bail. On the pert of
the creditor bettor accounts were required before the care
could be fully heard.
Mr. thstgeod examined the proposed bail. They wore
nearly stranger. to the insolvent, and came forward to serve
him. By perniseion of Mr. Commisaloner Murphy, bail in
2601 h war considered to be sufficient.
The learned Commietrioner wee satisfied with the proposed
• bail, and the discharge was ordered till the adjourned hearing
• in three months.