The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

ERIVATE BUSDIRSS._

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RailwrelL

TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir R. FIEGUSON morel this second readisg of
do MI, esplatairse that Ito object was to give local boards
M lestind to pears of making tramways without coining
se pariiamest for the . The principle Wag ea he-
pilaw ore, he to refer the Mil to • select commit-
Me, if the house Mowed It to go to • mooed
Sir D. NORREYS said the hill isvolved the gene-
tla the private business of parliament. He thought a
good deal of that btudisess might be 'strutted to
emetitatcd local baulk, and if the bill went=
select committee that matter would be incidentally dscuseeil.
Ater • brief Matimake, in the rouser of which Mr.
WALPoLI sided that there woe no 0t,J,,-!ion to the screed
reedbag, the bill wee read • locoed tires sad the committee
had far this day km weeks.
MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
Lard BURY mooed the locoed mediae of the bill, the
*keel of which it to legatee marriage with a deemed wile.
skew.

Ur. A. H. HOPE mesplainsd of the pertleasity
with which this mwomme wee mien' semis after
session. The case heated no new halves
whatever, non had the amble lord advanced any
mom in its support. He bed merely acted on the princi-
ple We vo'c. Ma jubso, sad throwing the bid on the table,
moved the strand reading. The preponderating holing et
ill /*beau, aged, was against It. (Loud ales of No, no.")
Having goo over oil his firmer scriptural, weal, and as.
Mal arguroente against the bill, the hoe. 'winter coneludei
by moving that the bill be reed a second lime that day six
mouths. _ _

The amintharal kavtag bees seconded,
Mr. & BALL had eapported tho bill In ',ram PSINIOSS
end be bad heard nothing since to alter hls opinion in fawn,
of the severe. He had marched but could lad nothing ba
the Beriptures *dune to It; nor had he be. able by
inquiry to arrive at the couchmioa that the religious soolethe
of the country wan eprael to the MU. He supported the
bill on the ;Emma& of riehyd morality, sod humanity,
Sir F 131, X TON eaaersdd that the Maple feat of
petitions having ban precasted Is fame of chi, Argo la
law, daring the led tea mars, proved that the bull wee de-
mewled by the mashy. Os gam& of erFedimicy and reli-
gion the rdief afforded by the bin aught to be granted.
Mc. H. D&UXMOMD mid ft waa a striking is-
steam af the pregame of what wee called a
that I'M& one week two WI. had bees
in, am te wordily hiseet, and
hemttr to
eimenpi. (*. Oh," sad a high.) T marriages ware
hike preigched by eartptere the laws of the char*
mad hemseeerial maker. mesh facetious sm-
iler
en had hem *inclined hem by the T0m.,,T0m.,,het th it wee eMy wiM • pallid IR • MOM
that the teheldian wee elleeeeL Der let the b gum the
WI it winaldsolieskerbeesmemiegat wag tbe Ism lesmlnem
hethe eye afeed, sad *min with mimed God'etridele snit
avoid them Gal mid to Adam, " You Anal we flu
mole," NM Alm soil "I will," and la the ease
way Ged my; "Yea then not commit
mid are the bare was ping to manor "yes shalL" etalt
as He based ehaveral families nr Ai a whom
wiesH halt the Wilma meshy, and he wanted the beam
braes lase Miry peeled it.
Mr. ACZNOTD Memel the prebilittioa d ems am-
rhos as a Nib ef mashes inhimemee *leek be &oda be
phi to ste
Ovum' gIiVIIMN al* seal Me ecestilawie meats/
meth. deared witete dam, be frit bond le a
to (Ale asi) The paha pmerel
to advents wady the pusposei dome it Ur bon

NNW *MOM
Th. ihmelea Ina INIFIAINI ill mils s saw mai-
but to Ms bls soh biros Nam Is Rothschild
was Ow lalsolvesd by Lead Joke Russell end
I. Abel Iselelt, sad limbs listed hi. obstska
Misr the sath Y the weal Lest M lass de trad to ea-
deur. _ _

J. A. MTH tilts movol • rasolotloa affirming
the hot that Iles bum. mosolth woo °themes, qualliod
to Mho his mat, bat Ming of the Jewish religion, mold sot
loth ha oath is thejprearribed brn
la arm to 11111WORIATI.
Th e IR strommist that the resolution Meth,
to the Aims prowl bit semkn, spiral with the Hooka
Yr.8•11V• metritit Its• the wend to, Ind • assuell
remind= woo 1•11• I etribr kola meothers to Nits the
oath in tho hem mint Watt, am tisk coomiencen
Baum Meyer do NM Ink Ike collo spa lir
Old Testsmont, and Ids seat.
The Maio in. times mod by LIM J. Rawl

TEE ENVllil ,11 SCOITIM lUSZRALLAN
CE.421711.11D 341Z-(1711S nAr.)

This day, at nese, the aioreath ordinary mooting
of the propiehers of the above honk was held et 73, Corn-
lull, Outs, JOIIINSTON, Beg., chairmen of the board of
Beeches, pedant,
The Wowing wee the director? report —" The directors
promo to the proprietors • statement of the liabilities sad
ores of she book, end of the poet end loss seamet,
:MTVa banes 13,61181. 19a. Id, after pay-
ell :F es es, end =fibs position for bad
sad doabital eltheated by the re.
With raceme to otitatandieg obligations held Yee,
alhded to in 1110 last report, the &settee have to state that
proceedings have ben taken for the recovery of the amount.
They rivet that owlets to the high prices which sold hr:
melateined foe reenitteei It to 'hie conotry, erriewely affect-
leg exchange operatioas, the result of the transactions of
the pest half-year is Ism favourable than had been snit-
rooted. The bemuse in the item of hank pre-
mixes arias trees the completion of the building
erected et Sydney, which is low occupied by the bank.
It will be gratifyleg to the proprietors to know thit at the
label dates from Australia, the burners of the bank wee
tendieg, and notwithstanding the enmmerriel depression
which had prevailed, the transactions of the benches were
considered by the steamers to be of • satisfactory character.
The direetoes recommend the following appropriat'on of
the basses of peat lad lees anratot, 13,6681.19 a id., Ms. :
To Use payment of • dividend at the rate of 4 per teat. per
maw, bee of beam tan, on 600.0001., the prid•up capital
of the bank, 10,0001. ; tovreade the or lute loan of the amounts
at debit al—Preliminary exposes,. 6001. ; blink peonies, and
furniture acmainte, 1,0001, leaving 2,066 t. 19.. Id , to be
added le the rosorred fend, which • ill than SMOilat to
11,960/. 6e. 2d."

_.
Tl.k. report wu adop'ed by a Tote of thanks wised to the
nutouno end seasens of the bank in the adults.
I h. 'war nor dirtetnrs and sedum we» pe-elowed, sad the
meeting spurted with Ms usual eomplirnent to the chnitnitn.

NORTHERN COUNTIRS UNION RAILWAY
COMPANY.-ITHIO DATA

-
The halfysarly ordinary general meeting of this
4101ePenr was had at the Loudon Tavern, Mr. Henry Pass;
cholera of the company, in the chair.
The report stated the doectore had teach 'stone:sift k
anecene eg the termination of ke sok agaiost Use Nana
Sawn Company for the money doe on tbe tor
tract with the Leeds end Think Compere y far the
lurks.. of a portion of the Weth branch. Ma sa.
of the purchanem tare, ari h interest, end 4001. for co"
making ie all 8,186/. Ge. 10d., had hen renektedmil
the loan!, and a tonveyeare of the rivet,
to the North %astern Company. The hnl,
hoverer, teem received ro short a time before Ibe born
ha/fleetly meeting that the directors did not feel jostled to
braying the expense of toeei t oreniutts kw the intereat of
1.. td. per share, due on the 30th Juno; that amok now be
Fold f.grher with the Interest due up to the Slot et De-
ember.

The following statement of sumonta wed Alen read—Pr. . •
P.ll/101 .11 the SOth of Jane, 6.0601. 19e. Id. ; received from
&Aura Compeer, for turchaee of Wetb brunch,
6.0001 ; alma th.reon. 2,1581. 6s. NW . interval as 6,6761.
vivo's, 434 Is. Ild.; dividends not raid. Mi. 13s. IL ;
total. 14,523/. 2s. 41. Cr.. Tatman. 2,981 2.. Id.; pews/@,
2'.11. ed. ; path', sta•ionery. &&..281. le. SL ; Web
branch, M. 4a. 6d.; travelling examinee. It/. 176._.; WNW
ltd 11II.; &alum la band, ILO2II. 12a. &I ;
14.8734 7,A.
The Cllallllllll/, la 18011111 f that the mutts mad
nev•vinte he adopted, congratulated the mamma that
the eat with tar Nort t Satins had at length
bee brought it a sarreeeful termin die.. (Rear, heir )
proposed division of 2.. ad. per ohm,* wand take about
I. a Werra in bawl off about 7,0001. Tim cF rec-
t. r.oi@sport to be in $ potation to wallow' the half-
7'AY • q meat of Is. td. per share. There wire other claim.
oe',utibag against the company for which they sight 95
p.nco dry liable, and be writ ours the eharsholders would not
ohj...t to their retaiaag funds to ear et throe class, if they
rhvili vise. (Hear heir.) The milt against the North
/6.tq11 e =cony bed been attended with onnelderable es-
Pa*, bat be bellevud that the 4001. would cover It.
lir. HUNT eancaded the anotioa.
Mr. BCHOLEFIILD did not wean to oppose the modes;
"it ba did not sus why the directors iuld-retais so large a
alum a Lind—they ought to divide It all amongst the
ebuthoidera, and vial up the company. (Hear.) It wee saw
to him to hunt that the directors of a raw*, company
ltd incurred say parsons! respealiallty. It was those who
Leidal the would be resposeible; as long as there
wee tap wasp if Dead claims would be we to ens*.

Mr. PLINY elyielead that, u one of toe vetor_o, he wee
to continue the mutat of the istereet. The eleir-
men wily intended to convey that the board was net to be
considered as pledged to that worse.
The mottos was then marred to.
The retiring &mime and &editors were then rweheted,
an., after • vote of Amite le the chairman cad direetces the
mew* .Prated.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Shifts at AY hiss is Lasdos.— (Hsiang Usti Chief
Judos Ossklows sad espial Jury.)
JONES F. TAPED.-09STESICTION OF WONT.
This was as Whoa to roomer dozasses fe cooesqueste of
the obstroctictsd Wit and sir psi rig thrJadh togas
wisdom.

Mr. Mellor and Mr. Cleenby appeared for the plaintiff;
and Mr. Edwin Zama and Mr. Hawkins foe the detendaat.
The plaintiff, Mr. lowa, occupied Nos. 107. 1011, and 106,
In Wood-wrest, Cheapside, ae a wholestle dealer In silk and
other &We're; sad he claimed damn, • from Mr. T.pling, a
mufacturer ad dealer. Tine= ohs rich of tight
es:7len hat bees ceased In referenes to No. 107. Wood strut
by aloes buildings erected by the defendant at the back of
that house. No. 107 had formerly boss a public-house,
known al the Magpie ant Platte., which to 1836 was retail-,
In 1867 Mr. Jose' carried out sane alterations in No. 107
is the course of which the whitlows also were altered, sad
upon that state of things the defendant contended that he
bad a right to abstract the light and air to the altaeal whr
does, according to a recent decialidi of the QOlllllleS Bea*
Is the c .se of "Renshaw T. Bean." Mr. Joon
I
isolated the windows to the matt poetics In nt:T.47y
were Delors the alterations, and the question was, whether,
=dot these eironnshances, be wee entitled to recover.
Aber seas Maninden ft wee agreed that this was a gun-
tat of law, sad a eartht was taken by enema for the
plaintiff, subject be the has being stated in a special CAM for
Mo amnia. of the out
11117TCNINSON AND 01111211 ff. COPISTAII AND ANOTNIIII.

SHARE L 182.1-71118 DAY.

Two o'CusCu.
The railway share market this morning has shown
mach steadiness, but within the hit three-
quarters of an hour prigs have given way, in
sympathy with Consols. A decline has taken place
of 1 per cent. in Caledonian, I per ant. in
North British, and 1 to 1 per ant. in London
and South-Western, London and North-Western,
Berwick, and several other leading stocks. Great
Western is exceptionally firm, and ie quoted 1 to
per cent. better than at 4 o'clock yesterday. London
and North Western stock is now quoted 951
to 96 ; Great Western, 561 to 57 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 951 to 1 ; Caledonian,
86 to 1; Midland, 101/ to 1023; South Eastern,
241 to I per share ; Berwick, 931 to / ; York and
North Midland, 781 to 79 ; North British, 811 to
; and London and South Western, 921 to /, ex
div.
French railway shares are weaker. Northern
are quoted 381 to 87; and Faris and Lyons, 321
to 33. Lombardo-Venetian have Men : the
old shares are quoted 9-16 to 11-18 prem.;
and the new, per to / pram. The Indian stacks are
firm, with inereseed inquiries.