The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Mr. W. Bettye, an accountant, of 33, Great Winchester-
street, attended before Sir John Musgrove, on behalf of the
Irish Lead Investment Company (Limited), a summons
having been granted against the company, at the instance of
Mr. Henry Graves' their late secretary, calling upon the
directors to show onus why they bad omitted to register a
Est of sheuteolders, according to the requirements of the
Joint Stock Companies Act.
86.. 7 . Musgrove—l have no jurisdiedon, unless I have
some °Moroi the company before me.
Mr. Gravee—Mr. Bettye fe acting as secretary, in the ab-
sence of Lieuesnant•Colonel Young, who is in Dublin. I
bays a later in which he male upon me for 201., and signs
himself as secretary pro tem.
Mr. Bettye—l am merely the accountant to the company.
Sir John Muegrove—lf Mr. Bettye is not one of the
°Soars of the company I cannot go Into the case ; and if he
he. &Mud mosey you can me him for obtaining it under
iie
peolatoes.
Mr •—lie has net paid anything.
Sir John Musgrove—Oh, then, you had better make a good
shanbolikr, sad pay up your calk.
Mr. Bettye—There have besot no calla, sir.
Mr. Martin—There are some very good names among the
dineions. The Earl of Desert, the Earl of Cavan, Lord
Hadley, Count de Bane Lord Gawp Hill, and three others.
There nee also five standing counsel and one

Sir John Musgrove—Five wading comma : Mr. White-
/MA Attorney-General, and Mr. Hayes. flolkitor-thintersl
for Ireland ; Sir Fitzroy Kolly, Attorasy-Goastal for Bus-
load; with Mr. Mathis and Mr. Robinson. AB very good
astasa, bat Hum yet to Iwo if all than statism= have
ocastatod to glow their atimai to be used hem

Mr. Beetpi—Certafaly, eir, ethos, Sten will you.
Sir Moegrom—l ass there am elm solicitors, fi
vesurvara,
banker, broken, limeades, and manager appointed. *all,
I rely Lava your proomilep will be proeperous, as I am
somewhat Eaterestedia Inland. (To Mr. Graves,) I abeold
*rapeseed you to all upon one of the standing counsel.
(Laugher.)
Mr. Baity•—A meeting was called of all shareholders
having is. or two shares each. for the purpose of ascertaining
what =Mat of support the company might expect from
them, he only two attended. (Laughter.)
Sir J. Mangrove—Then there is no company after all f
Pray bow easy shares do you bold, Mr. Orarce ?
Mr. Graree-1 had two ahem, which I took for the pur-
pose ol forme, the company.
Sir J. Masgrove—nnti did you advents 1001. upon two
shares ?
Mr. Graves—l did. ie.

iiiiiinagroee—Weil, I had a better opinion of Irish-
men than to suppose one would winces 100 L on two shares.
Mr. Grates-1 thought it might turn out a good thing for
MIL

Kr. Bettye—Time were only NMI° shares taken up, but
they were sefacient for all the purposes of registrations, and
we have registers& although bog with& le days of the
general easeriag, for we have had Ito gemeral meeting.
81r John Musgrove—ln that case I (sum interfere. I
cannot ask this company why they bays not done a certain
act within fourteen days after an event that has never takes
place.
Mr. Marlin—The Joint-Stock Companies Act requires •
list of shareholders to be registered once In every year
within fourteen days after a general meetiag; bat there is
uo proof at present of such a meeting having her held.
Mr. Graves—Mr. Bettye told me a general meeting bad
bees held.

Yes : Hattl said a meeting had been called, but only
two persona attended.
It was then arranged to allow the summons to stand over
for a week, to obtain ttuther information o both sides.
SOUTHWARK.

Pragrite Betslino;,;Weica, who represented himself
to he emigration agent to a Mr. Edward Ogilvy (address un-
known), wee summoned for unlawfully detaining a box oast-
Mining a number of coons' and watchmakers' tools, beside
wearing apparel, at No. 104, Bleckfriare-road, the property
el Henry Junket, a young motive of Hamburg.
Mr. William Edward Shot dander attended to support the
semplaint es interpreter. He informed his worship that be
did so owing to • vast number of young Germans being
brought over to this country by the defendant under contract
to be mat to Austrelia free of all expense, for which he 's-
miled • comedieloa of twelve dollars from eack, and on their
arrival in Loudon many were thrust penniless into the street.,
moon etreagere.
The complainant was here sworn, end he stated that in
Yebrialry lest the defendant came to Hamburg, sod repre-
sented himself as agent to • Mr. Edward Ogilvy. An agree-
ment wee entered into between witness and defendant, who
wee to give him 451. a-year for three years from the 20th of
April last, sad that he was to take him from Hamburg to
London, put him on board • vowel for Australia, board and
ledge him until that time, sod pay all expense,.
Mr. Bhottlander here put in the original agreement,
signed at Hamburg by complainent and defendant, and wit-
nessed by Mr. Weddilove, the British vice-cosionl.
Mr. Borchana perused It, as well as • translation, and said
It appeared that the defendant acted as agent to • MrOgiltry,
whom compidnant bad contracted to serve.
The delislant's Interpreter admitted the contract, but he
contended that complainant had not fulfilled his part.
Mr. Burcham—Aocording to the agreement, defendant, on
the part of a Mr. Ogilvy, binds himself to convey the com-
plaisant from Hamburg to London free of exposes, board
sad lodge him until a Teeml pmeeeds to Australia with him,
sad pity and ell other expenses. Has he dose so f
Mr. or replied that he had not. He bad turned
the young man oat of deers to starve in the Israeli, sad he
must have dime ito hod he sot known stwasthing of • amet-
oal iastrummt, which he played end earned a crust. Red-
ing that he woo ennead adrift by defendeed he applied for his
goods, sad en Wood to give them up he wee compelled to
take out the protest •11111111011 i.
The deleamiat said that a vessel was provided for him oa
the 29th of Jane, sad he refused to go by that.
Mr. Batch= Naked whether that was true f
The complainant replied in the negative. He arrived In
London on the Mat of Jana, and on the 29th defeadeat took
hint to the docks to show him an emigrant vessel about to
sail, bat he was not put on board. Us remised with the
onoiplainant until the 25th of July, when he turned Dim out
of doors, Milts him to leave Lis addreen, mad he would mad

for him when a vessel WM found, and that he would give
him fourteen days' notioe of the veneers departure. He, how-
ever, refused to give him up his effects.
Mr. Shnttlander informed his worship that there were
several other young men who were engaged at the time by
defendant for Mr. Ogilvy, one of whom wee in court.
Julius Foliated, a shoemaker, said, in February last de-
fendant =gaged him at Hamburg to go to Australia. On
coming over from Hamburg he took the contract from him,
promising to give him another when they got to London.
On the 29th of June last a ship left for Australia, and de-
fendant refused to let him go. He paid defendant twelve
dollars commission, and on Sunday week last he kicked him
out oldoors.

ki.lKirida am told him that be had nothing to do with his
osas. To defendant's Interpreter—Who is this Mr. Ogilvy ?
Dallsedsat said he went to Hamburg with him, and the
oomplalaaat saw him.
Mr. Bartitsm—Where le Mr. Ogilvy P
Defendant—He is in Ireland, and I believe he did live in
C.avendish-sonare. I acted as his agent for emigrants to
Australia, where I am going myself.
Mr. Dunham—Why do you detain the young man's
effects ?

_-The interpreter informed his worship that his
adolleajggilge-
fondant) h alien upon them for 81.65. 9d. for board,
and money lent, which complainant wanted to swindle him
out of. The complainant might have gone by the vessel on
the 29th of June, but be refused, and now wanted to stop
in London. Under such circumstances defendant canal-
lered he wee justified in detaining the complainant's effects.
The complainant solemnly denied any passage being pro-
vided for him to Australia. He should be happy to go, as
he was earning a very ptecerlous subsistence in London.
Mr. Burnham said that he was not at all satisfied about
this Kr. Ogilvy, whom the defendant bad been reprassnting
himself to this young man as agent. He should lib to hear
mon about hint.

Tiestleiendani declared that It was all right, be was a gm-
Litman. aid bad large property in Australia.
Mr. Bureharn sated him whether he had any letter or
authority from Mr. Ogilvy f
The defendant replied that he had at home, bat Mr.
Ogilvy would be in London on Friday next. That's all he
knew of him.

Mr. Barth= observed that it was very stump that be
Mould know so little of the p.eoa whom he dated to be his
principal in the contract. Ha should adjourn the summons
until Friday nest, to enable the parties to Escorts& who Mr.
Ogilvy was, and the relative potation between the defendant
and him.

The summons was ecoordingly adjourned until Friday
next.

--iiirhard Deems*, a tall man about 30 yeast of age, was
charged with stealing a hat, pair of gloves, a pocket book and
a bunch of keys, from the hones of Mr. Niohol, a navy, of
28, Bridge-street, Southwark.
The pr goner called on Mr. Nichol with a
i lion and after he was gone Mr. Nichol mimed hreirtgiCr;
the sofa. He had placed it there shortly before the prisoner
came, and it contained • pocket book, a pair of gloves, and
a batch of keys,
Mr. Bnrcham asked whether he left any hat behind, and
wee informed that he did. It wee a shocking bad one and
not worth a peony.
Sergeant Bell, 13 M. mid be took the prisoner into custody
In the Mint, and found the prosecutor's hat on his head.
Winter knew him to be a notorious begging-letter impostor.
He bad been convicted of that offence. On searching him
he found an old greasy list of subscribers to the Asylum for
Idiots which he had no doubt need to pick out his victims.
The prisoner acknowledged changing hats, but he klbliNf
nothing of the keys and other things.
At the request of Sergeant Ball, kfr. Burcham remanded
him until Saturday nat.

MR. SPOONER, N.P., .AND KB. BIITFAIGATIA
N.P., IN InfEWICISHIBIL

TAM WORTH, TUN/MAT.
The annual meeting of the Sparkenhoe Agricul-
tural Association was held this day at Tamworth, and was
attended by a considerable number of the agricultariets of
the district. A dinner was held in the shaman, which
wee presided over by Mr. H. Spooner, M.P., supported by
Mr. C. N. Newdegets and a large gathering of the farmers
and gentry of the county.
In p the " Health of the Queen," Mr. Brown'
re warm indignation at the manner in which her
Majesty's name had been passed over on recent festive emu-
slims in Ireland, but added that he had no doubt the loyalty
of the Warwickshire faction and the agriculturists generally
throughout the country would induce them to drink it with
athusl.®.
The toast was drunk amid loud cheers.

Mr. Navr;;;;;ra—The par— ilcuTariWast which I have to
propose to you on the present mouton is " The Home of
Lords." (Cheers.) In other nations you may find repre-
sentative sessenblise elected more or lees according to the will
of the people. In other tenons you will fled sovereigns with
power more or lam abaolute or more or ler controlled, but
i:=l alone you will lind a belenco of power, which is
by the existence of three co-ordinate
estates, that of the Sovereign, the Home of Lords,
and the House of Commons. The House of Lords
is appointed arbiter between the Yrili of the Pe
and the discretion of the sovereign. Often ha•cial
house Interposed its independence, which le Its most
',orlon. characteristic, to stay the arbitrary invasions of the
crown or check the wanton Impulses of the people.
(Cheek) Depend upon it that the debt which England
owes to t• House of lards is far greater theta those who
think lightly of our interests can estimate it at. I believe
that the House of Lords is independent because it is here-
ditary, and it is that therefore which gives ft true value.
I beg to propose " The Health of the Howe of Lards,"
lamenting that we should have to do so in the abeenos of the
distinguished member, who have been prevented attending
by illness ; but I ask you to drink this toast became the
HOUND of Lords is a great Christian institution in England,
and the embodiment of the Independence of the country
against arbitrary power. (Hm.) Long do I hope it will
continue to be so, and long do I hopo that England will
°patinae to be the sanctuary of freedom and the glory of the
world.
_Thews )
Mr. WEBATEIL proposed "The House of Commons,"
which was drunk with chem. He must say that be gave
great credit to the Howe of Comuicee, as a whole, for the
spirited meaner in which they conducted the business of the
country, and the country wee bound to return them its
thanks for the valuable services they had performed. The
House of Commons had lately made an expedition to visit
the Emperor of the French. He thought that visit to Cher-
bourg would be very likely to be a means of obtaining the
sinews of war. (Hear, hear.) When the estimates came
before them next melon, he thought there would be very
little cavilling at granting the necessary votes for our meat
defences. (" Hear, hear," from Mr. Spooner, Ace) If the
national ddmoes sere properly attended to, he thought the
visit of the House of Commons to Cherbourg would not he
without its as.. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. FOLBT, M.P. for South Staffordshire, in responding
to the toast, said that this not being a political meadag he
could not allude to the overthrow of a government Mi
than any government that we had seen for many yeare.gart
respect to the late visit of the House of Commons to Cher-
bow, be thought many of the observations recently made
by members of parliament extremely Injudicious and sir
&krone. Whether Cherbourg were • menace or not it
was now en accomplished fact, and most be treated by us In
a business-like manner. He expected that John Bull would
be called upon to dip his hands deeply into his pockets. Some
provision must be made for the defence of the country,
and he bad enflicient coefidesce in the House of Commons
as the reprmentative of • brave and fees people,to believe that
they would vote any sum that was required, either to keep up
• Channel fleet, or to put our coast defences into Finch a posi-
tion that they might at any lime be able to resist • foreign
enemy. The wtheistles of liberty were too deeply rooted in
the hoots and minds tithe English people to be eerily extir-
pated, and he wee quite certain that if any such attempt
were made as that which had been hinted at. the whole
people of England would rise as one man to defend the oe-
dema honour. (Cheers)
The health of Mr. Spooner and several other toasts were
then drank, and the meeting separated.

LIFE-BOATB TOR THE GULF OF FINLAND.—ThiI
tined Duke Constantine, WO Admiral of Rawls, Ms
arida a omainkade. to be limas to et*, Royal Natkaal

Life-boat Institute's. eaaka ha 00-opeeellen to provide, M
the expense of the Ressime governante, 11111e-boale ea elis
weemy's piss, fee the ammis ef the Chador Inalmell. Teger.
by aqui& sosoflow of lb inoiltatiow was osoodifsety ea-
yard. imoowillior Yds topmast owwwwwliabloa, wire II
wan MAW to vendee mem media meidgmas le Boo•
efts Admiralty in carrying sob Ole bwowebeet salmi% Tim
xnw Lifeboat beatitudes dens wino dos peons.* pw
stinted to the REIMS& gemeimmeg, es well se es dgiebild
other maritime powers, made. plea. of Its life-bid. 11 •
to be hoped that this important alp tabs by she purl aim
will he followed by the gooommoni or allow boollboo •
countries, an the mole of whisk bw
are to be found. Is a truly catholic mirk, We
philanthropic ohmmeter, the Royal National Llltelesse -
tution of Great Britain has sought to diffuse a liwoulolly o
its excellent plan of life-boat throughout the mgllll et
to order that the sailor or maritime paseeeme
the calamity of ship...reek, wherever It might be, Medd
the miens of succour, me ger as preeticable, at hand.
A SCHOONER FOUNDERED AT SEA.—JTROST,
Rwer. 14.—The steamer Metropolie, arrived bwoesporto
that at 3 p.m. yesterday ale raw • 'chooser brig go me
mile south-east of Cape Im Hogue. The mew were groomed-
tag toward, the shore.
DEATH OF Moire, O. J. SLILENT4E.—This TRW-
rattle and respected citizen, known and loved by more then
one generation of friends and pops, died on &Mg at the
wiwweeed age of 80. Gabriel .I.cques Surma* we bees
1778, at CompWene, and was educated in the Iwisdeolkol
College of St. Cornell there, where be remained ma OA
cattalo& of the revolution of 1793. Ho boa metered the
army of Napoleon. and Nerved them! Übe baba
compares. In 1816 he became a beam of the
Frotch language In Itdinburgh, which prodimisa bo sewer
fully practised among to almost to the last. NI ocalribr
liarul to proloecional literature were musses and
as earned. He was • correspoiding comeler el the
Grammatical Society, and a member of the Fremei end et
the Scottish Antiquarian Society, to both et whisk be as-
tributed many papers of interest. M. Banes, mum ease
qualities, wee possessed of • peculiarly kind and gentle die-
position ; and this announcement will awakes moon lb old
pupil. in all parts of the world sincere regret owl may old
and dear but now saddened recollactions.-800i81140/