The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-02 00:00:00

OPENING OP TERK.-( THIS DAY)

COURT OF ARCHES.

This being the Morrow of Soul., 14icheelmea Term was
iniengureted (probably for the Let time) with all those
solemnities which have been bequeathed to the court by
mole entiquity. On this occasion the doctors In attend-
eese ems their scarlet gowns, and the proctors donned
their furred hood—vestments which appeared to meats •
Healy eurMica anioeutat the donee crowd of at least twenty
persons who filled the gateway of the Commons, and geoid
with respectful utoniehment at these relics of a morl •
bead institution. After prayers in the dining-room,
Dr. Lushington entered the court, arrayed in the
" well-saved" robes in which he had been admitted
ectactly fifty years ago to praetice in the Court. As soma se
be had taken his seat, the Registrar (Mr. Shepherd) began
to reed • tremendous threat which has been fulminated any
ameba of peers against any " &dements vel procurator" who
should be guilty of any malpractices in the performance of
his duty, but it being found that no advocate in practice had
any dude' worth speaking of to perform, the court adjourned.
The only other sitUnes this term will be on the 23rd inst.
mad cm the 30th of December.

PRESENTATION OP THE LORD MAYOR ELECT
TO IRE LORD CI4NCELLOI.-ITHIS DAY.)

This being the first day of Michaelmas Term, so-
ending to annual custom from time immemorial, the Lord
Mayor elect (Mr. Alderman Wire), Aldermen, Sheriffs, with
the Recorder and mho Aber. of the corporation, assembled
et Guildhall preliminary to the presentation of the Lord
Mayor sleet to the Lord Chancellor. The Lord Mayor elect
end Aldermen wore theft violet goons, the Sheriffs and Re-
corder their scarlet gowns, the other valuers of the corpore-
al= their quo/ gowns—the whole being in black court suite.
At Guildhall a procession wee formed, which proceeded
to the 'lenience of the Lord Chancellor, in Eaton-square,
where the ceremony wee app.inted to take place—in the
following order, oz., Junior Marsha), Under Sheriffs, High
Bailiff of Boathook, City Solicitor, Reenembrannw, Comp-
troller, Secondary, the four Common Pleedere, Judge of
Sheriffs' Court, Common flojeant, Town Clerk, Chambers
lain, Sheriffs, junior Anions's, Recorder, senior Aldermen,
Marshal, Lord Mayor'. household, Common Crier, Booed-
borer, and the Lod Mayor elect.
The Lord Chancellor reeeh-ed his visitors In state with all
his officers, the Beeeeder Mending on the right of the Lord
Mayor elect, the senior Aldermen on his left, and the junior
Aldermen or the right of the Recorder, the senior Sheriff
(Alderman Hale) standing on the right of the senior Alder-
men, end the junior Sheriff (Deputy Condo) standing on the
right of the junior Aldermen.

The Itssaidar, in a brief but appropriate epee*, introduced
the Lad Mayor elect se the choice of the livery and a gentle-
s= well calculated to sustain the dignity of his 0111014
The Lord Chancellor as briefly intimated her Majesty's
pleasure of the selection mode by the lieary, and his own
000vicdcs dad the Lord Mayor elect would by a proper dis-
charge of the dudes of his altos justify their choice.
Cake sad wine were then handed round as easel, sad the
whiten dsperted, the Lord Mayor *boot returning to the
City, while the Sheriff', accompanied by the Recorder and
theßeasabinacer, proceeded to the residences or daces of
her Majesty's Ministers and the great Ofil,ers of State, with
cards et htvitstion to the banquet at Guildhall cm Lard
Maycw's Day; lad the Swordbmrer (Mr. Sewell), as theater-
@hal of the Lord Meyer's household, attending in fell drum
with the C.immon Crier, with reeds of invitation for the
Archbishop of Canterbury end Bishop of London to the
dinner. as Lard Mayor's Day.

DARADPT7L POISONING AT BRADFORD.
THIRTEEN PERSONS DEAD.

On Saturday night a person named William
ILentaker retailed a large quantity of peppermint longue, la
the Deedford market-pines. On Sunday morning it was
reported that t.o boys had lied suddenly in the town. Little
we thought of the incident at the time, but es during the
day sewsl other persons yen reported to be ill, and others
Bled, ma latydry was festinated, which led to the discovery
of the het that these persons had died from the effects of
Inking arsenic, which was mixed In the peppermint iceingsa
Thema Weasel had been made by Mr. Joseph Neil, whole-
adeundheleemr, of Stowe-street, Bradford, and sold by his to
Bagger to Mail. About a fortnight ago Mr. Neil parch sad
Whs. of pager of Parts, called by the trade "daft" ce
s Alibi," of Xr. Hodgson, druggist, of Shipley, near Brad-
lbed. • pang 'ma mead Gouge Goddard wee In the
slop at the Sus, Ms water bias Nin bed. He aged hie
meta whetter be had got say of the ingredient celled by
Ike poses " dett," sod wee told by his muter that it wee in
aMala oM senor of the collar. Goddard went than, and,
K eppme• la midi erred the emicener, Neil, with enetio
itelend of jaerfat of Pattythe casks containing both
impisdkike bats Is the mese corner, sad 'wither
et
lbws beep kW,/ Thu skink* wee not
armed 111 ariessei pram bad died ea gawky ken
shit lbe pappermint ieemase made by Nell, end
mid to the mink* by _lLwislisr. 12Ibr. of weenie was tented
'babe signior, elk b wield Moe Meat or ten grain. to
to cask kumg• se siesb es wail peens two perms.. Many
peruse Ism died Mae eta adder we Meese ; end yet-
' Wray diesels se hest dm Wilma Malts and children
ewe reputed le be died at the peke else. Thirty or forty
ethers wage eery 18. NA the mike of the lounger,
main this, thee they went nueenally long in
end blue a &rhea Wear this a.wl, but
be amen snepected ley maleimml pekoe. e-
iwaglarely the fast wee dieceenred, We. Love-
sec the chief cosemble, week elope to pet coke public. on
Mak peed whist *Wag keeps pembeeed Is the wise-
gases, by media. cost MMus nod pedants kr eels It
knave la tretiel• leenlidee. sad phew& wore thickly pomed
upon the yells. Tee led digs Di..., will be seen for
sad wide, so wet aesthete of persona outs lout die-
femme cis Bettods7 sight to MUM the Bradford market.
Besides the thirteen persons basin to be deed, there are eight
or is other degas reported i the distrier. The Mrentestaace
has owed rem seessaies theingtiont the district. Goddard
was yeserday bele& lay Wee the Bradioed megletemee,
led rewarded MI the earmer's leepeeet.

CHIT AL CII7IIIIIAL COMM.—The judges tenet
tale therethgeeth lord the days for holding the therleas ter
the =aft year miellowe : : Moaday, November XI;
sm4lfaiday. Deramber 13. 1160: Monday, leaser, S, St;
liesday, February IS; Illestiry, April 7; Moodily, May 9;
Messisy, Jane 13; Monday. lay 4 ; Monday, Staram 16;
Morathy, September 19; sad Monday, October 24.
Tits NEW BOARD 07 CONIIIIINANC7.—The new
booed of eoneerreaey of tire river T Maar, oonotiiutad ender
Smog eat of malieseset. met yeetertey &Pena.; st their
came. Trisky-repume. Tower-AM, for the purpose it ap-
rimless' esheitm. There were no fetter than seventeen
esedidetes for the ortlee, the emoluments of which. ft is setp-
prmed, will amount to from 2001 to 3001. • year. Mr. Prier,
of Liacolerinn-tirlds, au elected.

(7118 BAT)
Thie afternoon a special general meeting of the
Easters Steam Navigation Company was held at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of contesting " the propriety of
dissolving the mid company, and the voluntary winding ap
of its altars under the provisions of the Joint-stock Com-
panies Acts, 1856 and 1867; and. if • resolution to that
effect be passed, to appoint a liquidator or liquidaton under
the said acts to wind up the said company, and also to emee.
rise the liquidator or liquidators so appointed, In the errs
his or their selling the ship belonging to the said company'
to • registered company called The Great Ship Company
(Limited), to melee in compensation or part compensative
toe such sale shares in the said Great Ship Company
(Limited) for distribution amongst the shareholders in the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company (Limited), and to enter
into any other arrangement whereby the shareholders in the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company (Limited) may, in lieu of
cash or shares, or in addition thereto, participate in the pro-
fits of, or receive any. other benefit trot; the said Great Ship
Company (limited). '
Mr. floe; chairman of the old company, presided.
The repast of the directors and committee of 00-opeiradea
Mates that their attention had been directed torror&.• pm-
jest which, whilst assuming the form of a new oosepos,
without fixing any arbitrary depreciated value on the Shif
shares to the coctinuing shareholder,, who form the geed
majority in this undertaking, and who, with unabated este&
dente and means, are anxious to NW the strip finished and •
armunercial sweet, should consist, as farm possible, of the
old shareholders. They have, therefore, thought fit to ew
toren proposals on that basis from parties of undoubted 111.
, from whom a proposition was received;
presenery steps were then taken by those parties
ascertain bow far It would meet the dove of
the prose shareholders, and the recorded sissals
justify the directors and committee In the belief that the
course they have taken will meet with very general support,
Alter careful deliberation on the subject they have arrived at
the conclusion that the proposition of the parties Mimi
referred to, now "The Great Ship Company (Lim=
is the only one which they can recommend to this
for adoptiou end the directors and committee feel themselves
justified in this opinion by the almost 'unanimous concurree
of the proprietors. The proposal referred to le based upon
an early completion of the ship, so as to commence running
at the earliest period possible neat seem.
The C11•18MAX said he had no claim to any of the
merit of the proposal before them, as he had been absent
from town since the last meeting, and he only occupied the
chair ea a matter of form. The plan proposed was the
only one that could extricate the ship from Its
difficulties. It involved a painful sacrifice, but as them
appeared to be no other alternative open to them, they matt
submit to the lues. A mound company was said to
be in course of formation, but up to the pre-
met time the whole primate of the parties

getting it op were informal, Lod U thij were seeeptsb. is W
the meetiog, witteh they were set, there were legal obstacles
in the way of adopting the scheme width they unheeded.
He esseladed by moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. CaII:SMELL mended the motion, and it wise put sail
serried without dimension.

The Castimo; then moved a formal resolatina, audio-
rioters the dissolution of the Bistros Stems Navigation
Cowpony, and its voluntary winding up under the provisloss
of the Joint Stock Companies' A.
Mr. Yo Kit's esoovided the neolution.
A fiZA RUH o Limit thought ttsey ought todiscala the question
ef the treader beton they dissolved, basses if they pawed
the nethatian there would be so sad of the concern.
The Cst•thia.ur said so; legally the company would ace
be et an end with the reeshatioa had beat teamed by a
second meeting.
The ratolutiou was carried woonisously.
Mr. Hew (the chairman), Mr. Bette, Mr. Beale, M.P.,
and Mr. Yet.. (eseretary) were appointed liquidators.
The CHAIRMAN RIM mood a resolution anthorising the
liquidators, in the event el their selling the vaesl to the
Greet Ship Cowpony, to accept payment partly Is
money sod pertly is shwas • owe of money could
be paid by the new etimpany, and after payieg the
debt. sod liabilities of the old company, the Winos
would be divided, pro rota, swoops those sharehoiden of
the existing company who declined to tale shares in the sew
001111p011i.
Mr. FRITCNARD seconded the voodoo, which wee put and
anted without opposition.

Alderman Rosirtooved • vote of theaks to Mr. Campbell,
M.P.. a director, to his curtions la establishig the sew
company.
A 811•111OLDIS Willbld to couple Kr. Megemes name
with that of Mr. Campbell, es he bed bi equally Matra-
swami to bringing Ghent the rowed srmegesset.
The Cwarestaw thought the widen prentaturo—tbsy bed
not yet said guar ably er seteleed emynsonsy. (A langk.)
When the !bra err far them to make task ism dying
peen end embolus they might leave so • kg.," to tiara
the ezpeenike of their *mak (Chain and
melfve
MN this withdrawn.

Mr. NICIOLION asked whether the °habitant or Mr.
Campbell mold gine the manes *ay Iniessmatea ae to the
proepeeeed the seer sassy, sad teak( the sem named,
350.00 W., les @Mime ha elk peeteßs
The Cisamisaissid diglems most apply to the
officers of the saw company for way lahnnauon of that

A yoga of thanks wee pared to the chairman, and tko
Proceedings terminated.
The attendance of shareholders was Tars numerous.

M. WILLIAM BLAOROVE.— This gentleman,
brother of our most eminent Begin/ rialint, died
soddenly lest night, joist as ►e was &boot entering the
orchestra of Drury-Inns Theatre, where he held a prominent
position. Mr. Wm. Bleerove, although not much known
as a solo player, was en eccompbehed performer on the
and has Ihr many years base a valuable member of
our Philharmonic, Opera, and Festival orchestras.
In the trial at Nine of the marderen of the late
Y. Garibaldi, alluded to ►y oar Niro eeevegoadest, one of
the weasel for the deletes, with a weasels kw quiaMkso,
exclaimed In the words of the post " but twos
be mode a lamentable breakdown, owl, efts. stretchlw hie
hood owl isitolgisi is Woof hooks gopprood to Shosiste
Mims of the wassary—iis was gored to oft* that ho hsi
soorplotoly forgottos the oliwwwithoso losordsl W t t. post is
gawks. The letblest dosidirs ogibniod own Worlds-
sent to es &Rust comooll who ford incept the spools-
ton, samoly, M. Jahr non.
_

DINING WITH • Blllllol..—One of oat leading
veleta sot long see tented te hls hetglrbla wenelea bt
Laudon, • onwerz meter, es en ftle boa one of the
remote pie:crimes& The iap dad gagedsmat SIM about
Ave o'clock, heeled a amnia that be should Inns about the
dinner hour. flees after ha bad tam h s saaa to was
brought rowed. "Well." then* the reeler, "Me le bees
Ilene, at ow sate; ff I had news I wadi ban bad a
beefsteak at • eleep-heere Won I awns ,• but I Wray a-
pposed that • bine. wend dna at no Wink. le a feet.
day. I weeder "-Si Mak hle lea, bowmen sad aid
wafer. Abseil lell-pan ewes eels& hie babeeadts wee
placed is hie band, sad he was enduesed to Ids eletwbure
mow. "cm yes till Laudon ?' be sellkenned; "why I
should have fend fee beer at enema ; I should ban had
my onniforithis mann chew sad lay glees at beer et sine
o'clock. mon should IMMO bma is bed at ten, well bd sad
contented. Bat ben I en, halfeenread la the Wan of
splendour—am as • Ilmotar—alont ready
to devour my b the bee ooestrlone—
ha, ha ! when moritiolse Imam se stand.
Well, fine furniture motet oohs • seta fat ; ;rive me pule
atantial victuals, and you may tab the gliding." Saflle-
quuing this fashiou be undressed himself, polled over his
awn hie cotton nightcap, "with a tarsi on the top," a the
song aye, and crept Into bed, coiling himself up comfort-
ably; and being of • forgiving temper be soon forgot hie
troubles. and mak into hie lint Jeep as sweetly as •
" chrism child;" when ! after a while, hells begin to
ring. and • smart Minsk at hie doer mounds through his
moot, and a noire is Miami aging, "Darer ia on the table,
Mr! The old NIKAMMIII ••(1141 to ons•idanible confusion,
not knowing whoher it wee tn-day or to-morrow; and ac-
reeding to Ms most euthentie mann he appeared shortly
after at the dinner teb,e, though in a romewhat rain
ern-
ditioa as mimeo to hie wardrobe, and meutally in • dace of
uncertainty sato tbe day of the week and the meal ho was
eatlag.—Froser's Maga:m.l, for November.