The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY ' INEtiriNG,

company ; in the outspoken determination of one
orderly knot of speakers, if the worst came to the
worst, to petition her Majesty to refuse her assent
to the bill ; " which she'll never allow a place to
be destroyed, which is called after her to show that
it's the people's ;" and in the many conversations,
to which such speeches as "Why should they bring
their gasmaking here ; why don't they try it on in
Hyde-park or Kensington-gardens, if it's so 'armless
and nice 1" furnished the key note. Those who
wear the shoe, smart under the threatened pinch.
They declare the suffering which would follow on
it to be eminently practical and real, and are gene-
rl,usly incredulous that its infliction will be
allowed.

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YOUNG BLOODS IN HAMPSHIRE.

JUNE. n,

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METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.
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day IS
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day, 14.
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Friday, 15
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Wednesday, June 13 ;

EQUITY COURTS.—Jurrg 9.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
A petition to the crown, as visitor of Christ Church, Ox-
ford, praying for an augmentation of the salary of the Pro-
fessor of Greek in the university, was set down for
hearing this morning, but in the unavoidable absence of
the Attorney-General it stood over.

(Before the Master of the Rolls.)
HOSEA GRANDE GOLD MINING COMPANY.
A petition was presented last March for the winding up
of this oompany, the prospects of which, however, are so
much improved that the petitioner, who is a shareholder,
to-day withdrew hie petition, upon payment of the wets
of it by the company.
Mr. Roxburgh was for the petition, and Mr. T. A.
Roberts for the company.
THE GENERAL ElciLLNal BANK.
The Master of the Rolls will give judgment in the peti-
tion in this matter on Monde (this day), but we think it
right to say that be othis morning that there was
no ground for the allegation that the bank could not meet
its
Mr. Jessel, Q.C., and Mr. J. Napier Higgins were for
the petition ; and Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., Mr. Cottrell, Mr.
Roxburgh, Mr. Swanton, and Mr. Caldecott for the com-
pany and shareholders, in opposition to the petition.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Stuart.)
RE =ROMAN BANK (LIMITED.}-BE COMPANIKB AC7, 1862. 1
Mr. James asked that the petition to wind up this com-
pany might be tranderred to Vice-Chancellor l • I's
branch of the court.
The Vice-Chancellor said he had no authority to make
the order asked for. The application should be made to
the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Malin said that several petitions to wind up the
European Bank had been ordered to stand over until the
first petition day after the present term.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.)
nE 7113 HOP AND HALT EICHANOZ CONPANT
This was a petition by the holder of 28 shares, who
claimed, however, to represent 4,000 shares in the above
company, praying that it might be wound up. The
grounds for the application were the smallness of the
number of shares which had been taken up as
compared with the large expense of building the
Hop Exchange, and the impracticability of proceeding
with its project in the present state of the money market.
On the part of the company it was contended, however,
that there was ample means at command for its purpose,
and it was insisted that the winding up was only promoted
in aid of stock jobbing purposes. Messrs. Rolt, Haddam,
Wickens, James, Roxburgh, and Davy were in the case.
The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that it required a
strong case to authorise the court to wind up a company
within so short a time after its constitution as had elapsed
in the present case. No such sufficient ground had been
shown in this instance, and the application would there-
fore be refused.

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES.—JON) 6.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chief Baron, and
the Judge Ordinary.)
ETTER T. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
After our report left yesterday,
The Attorney-General produced a document purporting
to have been writtenby Dr. Wilmot, and stating that King
Stanilaus of Poland had made his niece, "the Princess
Olive," a present of 5,000&, together with a case of dia-
mons. (To witness.)—l suppose you never heard of this
before ?
Witness—Oh, yes ; I have heard of it.
The Attorney-General—B%t you never had the dia-
monds!
Witness—No, or I should soon have converted them
into means. (Laughter.)
The Attorney-General again called upon the witness to
explain how it was that her mother should in 1817 have
spoken of herself as the illegitimate daughter of the Duke
of Cumberland ; and the witness repeated that the papers
which stated who her grandmother really was were all in
the sealed packet, which was not opened till a later date.
As, therefore, she had never heanl of any Olive Wilmot
but the Doctor's sister, who had become Mrs. Payne, she
erroneously thought that Mrs. Payne must have been her
mother ; that was to say, she did not exactly believe that
Mrs. Payne was her mother, but she knew of no other
Olive Wilmot.
Re-examined—l cannot pretend to say which of the
papers were in the sealed packet. My mother was asso-
ciated with press writers of great eminence. She interfered
in the Gibraltar business. That was a mutiny in which the
Duke of Kent was shot at. She also interfered in the case
Id Colonel Wardle and Captain Dodd. That had reference
Ito the Duke of York and Mary Ann Clarke. I nerer be-
held any levity of conduct in my mother. She was most
particular with me, and I have reason to be grateful to her
for it. She was not a person with whom people would take
liberties.
The Court said that no imputation of the kind had been
suggested.
Witness—l never saw the letters of 1817-18 till I came
here. In 1821 I took a part in the affair. I was like a
clerk to Mr. Bell, and at that time he said I was an able
one. (A laugh.)
The Chief Justice—When the documents were first
shown your mother she became acquainted with the fact
that she was the daughter of Olive Wilmot ; and knowing
of no other Olive Wilmot but Mrs. Payne she was led to
believe, you have told us, that she was the daughter of
Mrs. Payne. Was she not anxious to know who this
Olive Wilmot really was!
Witness—Yes, my lord.
Did she not ask Lord Warwick ?—I cannot tell.
But you see Lord Warwick knew ; for he had repre-
sented that he was at Olive Wilmot's marriage, and at the
baptism of your mother. Do you mean, therefore, to say
that your mother, knowing that Lord Warwick knew who
Olive Wilmot was, and being naturally anxious for in-
formation on that point, never asked Lord Warwick?—
She did not see him very often.
I understood you to say that she saw him very often in-
deed!—She was very often in communication with him.
Did you never bear your mother ask him!—No.
And you cannot account for your mother not asking him?
—I cannot.
Dr. John Fraser—l remember the soi dis. ante Princess
Olive. I attended her from February, 1852, till April,
1834. She was introduced to me by Miss Macaulay, a lite-
rary character. I very frequently visited her. I had no
reason to doubt her sanity.
Mr. A. W. South, formerly a chemist, had had four or
five interviews with the Princess Olive on business. Con-
sidered her as sane as witness was. (laughter.)
Mr. Harry Pether, surveyor—l am the grandson of the
artist, Abraham Peter. I produce a post-office frank of
Lord Warwick, which I found amongst my papers ; and, of
course, signed by him.
Lord Warwick's will was also put in, for the sake of
signature.
The Attorney-General thought it right to mention that
the document did not contain the least reference to Mrs.
Serres.

The Duke of Rent's will, dated Jan. 22, 1820, was also
put in ; and with respect to that likewise Sir it. Palmer
made a similar observation. Although his royal highness,
by a document published in the petitioner's pamphlet, had
appointed his cousin Olive the guardian of the Princess
Alexandrine (her present Majesty), on account of the
duchess's ignorance of English education, in his authentic
will he gave the guardianship to his widow.
This being the petitioner's case the court adjourned.

Mr. Charles O'Donel, of the Irish bar, has been
appointed a divisional police magistrate in Dublin, in the
room of Mr. Sironge, the new solicitor of inland revenue
in Ireland.

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CONDEMNED MEAT, FISH, POULTRY, AND GAME
IN THE LONDON MARKETS.—Returns have been presented
to the Court of Common Council of all meat, fish, and pou Itry
condemned by the inspectoni at the various City markets
from October 1, 1865, to April 1, 1866. We gather from
these returns that the total quantity of condemned meat
at Newgste Market was 10,0801 b., which included Tigre. of
beef, 33 sheep, 14 pigs, 4 calves, and 11 pieces of pork.
At Leadenhall Market the total quantity was 2,8201 b. A
total of 166,30616. was seized in other city markets during
the same time. The poultry and game condemned at
Leadenhall Market amounted to a total of 6,532 head. Of
these ptarmigan contributed not less than 2,243, prairie
birds from America 666, woodcock 554, snipes 503, and
black game 476. The quantity of fish seized by the meters
and inspectors appointed by the Fishmongers' Company
was, in October, 13,482 ; in November, 58,572 ; in
December, 12,860 ; in January, 18,735 ; Februnry, 7,513 ;
and March, 1,657. The details show that the highest
number condemned in any month was : Smelts, 41,630 ;
whitings, 8,120 ; herrings, 8,000 ; dabs, 4,148 ; gurneta,
3,800 ; haddock, '2,700 ; plaice, 2,710. There were also in
one month 820 gallons of shrimps and 245 bushels of
sprats.
HEALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED NT DU RAMEY'S
DELICIOUS RIVALS:RYA AzARICA FOOD, which cum without me.
Joie or inconvenience dyepepida (indigestion), cough, asthma,
oonauniption, debility, constipation, diarrhoea, palpitation, nee.
Tali, bilious, liver, and stomach complainta tt saves fifty limes
Us cost in other remedies, and is the beet toed for infante
50,000 cures annually.—Thi Barry and Co., Na TT , lasentertreet,
London, W. In ties, at la I.d. ; lilt, fa 9d. ltiba, tSa ;
Rubs, 40a. ; also at Si, Orsemburch-street ; 4, Cbeepside; 40, 110.
sal 2911. Oxicinklesel awl at ail 411001,4—(Ailvm{lesiasaLl

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ADETIALTY, Jvxs B.—A,POIIIIIOIIITI.-3118ter
A. C. Dowdell, to the PearL
Surgeon Dr. A.
ter
to the Flora.
Assistant-fßugeon J. Paterson, to the Flora.
First Class Assistanineers W. K Prescott, to the
Black Prince, for the der ; J. B. E. Weir,
to the Black Prince, fort Beadily ; H. Banton, to the
Black Primes, for the Griper ; and J. H. Watson, to the
Black Prinoe, for the Lark.
ADMIR.ALIT, Jinn 9. APPoirritmers. Com-
mander Charles W. Manthorp, recently promoted from
senior lieutenant of the Gibraltar, to die Royal Ade-
laide, 26, fisip, at Devonport, for service in the Ocean,
23 armour- Oited ship.
Lieutenants John W. F. Harvey, from the Excellent
to the Lord Clyde, 24, armour-plated ship, at Davenport ;
Alfred F. Merescaux. from the Trafalgar to the Bowmen,
20 training ship for boys, at Southampton.
Paymaster Benjamin Luamoore to be additional of the
President, 16, drill ship for the royal naval reserve, in the
City CanaL
Midshipmen Marmadake L Kelham, Henry C. S.
Wright, Richard White, Edward H. Gamble, and Samuel
F. Daahwood to the Lord Clyde.

PORTSMOUTH, Juirs 10.
The Orontes, 2, iron screw troopship, Captain
H. W. Hire, embarked the 87th Regiment from Anglesey
Bamako, Portsmouth, on estordoy morning, and left
Spithead shortly before nine o'clock at night for Gibraltar,
where the troops will disembark. The Orontes will pro-
ceed thence to Quebec.
The Hector, 24, iron-screw frigate, Captain G. W.
Preedy, C. 8., arrived at Spithead this mornmg from the
westward, and will steam into harbour to-morrow to be
docked.

WOOLWICH, JETS 10.
EXPLOSION AT THE ROYAL ARSENAL.—Yesterday
afternoon en explosion, which was attended with much
destruction of propert7, but fortunately, as the men bad
just left work, without injury to any individual, took
place at the laboratory department of the Royal Arsenal.
Shortly before the occurrence a few pounds o detonating
powder had been placed in a building used as a magazine,
when from some cause at present unexplained it exploded
with a loud report, completely destroying the building and
blowing out the windows, and otherwise injuring various
workshops near. Such was the force of the explosion that
sonic stacks of timber in the locality were sent in all di-
rections. Fortunately the men employed at these work-
shops had all left for dinner, or some lives must have been
sacrificed. The last fatal explosion which took place at
the arsenal about ten years nine, when several lives were
lost, was caused by the ignition of a similar mixture, and
from its peculiarly dangerous qualities only a very small
quantity is stored in any one blinding. An official inquiry
is to be instituted as to the cause of the accident.