The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

PA K; EXPRESS, TUESDAY AUGUST 7, 18*'.

Lord 4I.,II4ItICAI:DE objected to a sattletmnt if tho
landlord and tenant question upon the Lois ',reposed 11
the late aoremn:::ut, which would hare re.,11.y eiftzte.l al
re•liatersuri, ••i ti.e land in Ireland.
The bill was theta read a nomad time.
The other order* were disposed of, and their lordships
arljimrned at fire :.tinutes past 7 o'clock,

*parting intrlligtnce.

TATTERSALLN— f.-).N DA T.
The *hole of the afteruo.m was d,r:.,ted to the seal'„ which
was of formidable proportions. Bookmakers mustered in drone
force, but many of gentlemen were absent, and we
several complaints of the reluctance exhibited In certain quartets
to square accounts promptly. Oa tde however, conadder-
thr how hard backers were but lan week, the settling was got
through pretty well. There WAS not the slightest attempt at
apeculatlen, and the only transaction that we could hear of was
Let of 1,04,0 to 70 ey;st Markel/um ivy the Derby.

' HOUSE. OF CO3IMONB.-310NDAY, Aro. G. 1
The SPEaltifft took the ehak at a few minutes before 4
o'clock.
After a number of notices had been -iven for next It
session, 't • •
Lord 4112.ANIAIRN11 (in reply to ,Major Jervisl gave a •
general explanation of the measures contemplated by the it
India-dflce to remedy the grievances of the u,ll,:crs of the
'lndian Army. With regard to the staff corps grievai,e,
they proposed. instead of restricting that corps to officers'
who had served ou the staff, to permit any officers To enter
'it who had joined the Indian Army before the um:dganta- I
yioa ; and the bonus system grievance they propostAl to t
remedy by appointing a committee in each presidency,
which, as each off.zet retired, would inquire into his c.st, •
and would ascertain how much ha was out of pocket by
payments to officers for retirement. Whatever tint less
might be the government would make good to hint, and
cue cost, he anticipated, would be an average of 8,00,..!. a
year for years.
:Ir. J. A. £4ITH called attention to the prev:lence of
cholera in the eastern districts of the metropolis, and
'eked whether the government were prepared to allow
parliament to separate without providing the means of
summary interference in cases where the vestries Itilght,
negkee the enforcement of unitary precautions: or might
otitis oreieliy the necessary arrangements for the care of
the sick, an I the separation of the healthy front the dying
and the dead.
Mr. AYRTON traced the whole of the present difficulty
in carrying out proper sanitary provisions to the unjust
poone,rw arrangements of the metropolis, atitl invei.;ied
with great warmth against the motives and contlue: df
those who had opposed the enlargement of poor-Law ad-
ministration mad taxation. . . .

RIPON ST. WILFRID RACER—MONDAY.
TEI ItiVITAL PLAT! ,Wandlcap„ value fai lova ;- winners
extra. ;Five furlongs.)
Mr. Ewbook's Carulzette 1
Mr. W. l'Ansona g by Fandango
Mr. J. Scott's Cora 3
The following also ran:—lady Syles, Duty Free, Bracken,
Louisa. 'use Admiral, and l'cluit al.
Betting : 3 to 1 art fandango gelding, 4 to 1 agst Lady Sykes,
S to 1 aept Carnizette, ti to 1 eget lauds*, 10 to 1 agst any other.
THE TW0.T1A4.01.1, STALL, 4 f 5 !ova each, with 2.1 added :
colts. Bst 101 b ; fillies, Sat 7.b ; certain winners extra. Flare
furloogA.
Mr. Harrison's Paxton
Mr. Lye's The Adualr-1
Mr. Craven's Grattan3
The following also ran :--J oho 0.-berue. Tinibrel, c by Orlando
—Raillery, Deuti-Monde, and Slap Bang.
I.lclting : Evens on Paxton, 3 to 1 agst Slap Bans, 10 to 1 apt
any other.
TITS Poi:STAINS PLATS ;Ilanalcap: of 30sovs. ; certain winners
extra. Five luriongs
Mr. J. Ithiley's Carperby 1
Mr. Lye's Admiral
Mr. snowden's Gipsy Quests
1 Betting; 7 to lon Carperby.
Till; ki MCAT ST. WiLiELDIIANDICAT of 10 SOVI, each, with 100
added ; winners extra. One tulle and three quarter*
Fir. J. 0811-,roc's Dart
Mr. L. Peckett's Nothing More
Mr. K. Osborne's Lady of Coverdala
I The following also ran :—Sundeelab, Last Lynne, Liebe, and
• Duchess of Wellington. % -a
. Letting: 5 to 2 agst Bebe, I to 1 sot Lady of Coverdale, 4 to 1 •
each agst Duchess of Wellington sad SoLdeclah. 7 to 1 ugat
Nothing Store.
I THE Lintsr NORTHERS NrESELT HAICDVAT PLATE of 70
• ways. for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. Five furlongs.
Mr. Foltert's Magnie 1
Mr. W. Nicholls Ladylike
Mr. Lye's The Admiral 3
Tie following also raw :—Lerovinnuat, ROlidillells. The Nun,
1 and Tidy.
i Slotting: 3 to I each agst The Admiral and Maggie, 6 to 1 art
' RoutUnells, 10 to 1 agst Ladylike, at to 1 agst any other.
Tun SFRCULATios PLATS of 21 wee, added to a sweepstakos
of 3 rove. each ; weight for age ; selling and other allowance*
Six furlongs
IMr. C. reek, Jun.'s Chessman 1
31r. It. Osborne's MI.. Lawson
Betting: 6 to 2 on Chessman.
THE STUDLIT HANDICAP PLATT of 50 sot.; winners extra
. Six furlong*
31r. Coruish's Mayfair
Mr. ClAytou's Pretty Queen
Mr. W. Nicholls Yarrow 3

Mr. HARDY replied that be wee Firing an earnest at-
tention to tie working of the Poor-Law in the metropolis,
and hoped nest session to be able to introduce a bill
which would be framed in a spirit of sympathy with the
pose,• whether ratepayers or relieved. He pointed out that
to the metropolis the laws relating to public health were
administered, not by the guardians, but by the vestries,
end the Public Health Bill, which would become law, he
hoped, to-slay. would enable these local bodies to take an
necessary. preinutiona with greater rapidity. These 'local
bodies. be renifirksd, were now on their trial, and if they
did nut carry out the swan intrusted to them efficiently
is woul be wacenary for parliament to step in and place
them in other hands. . .

Mr. HENLEY. apprehending that the local authorities
would have some dUticulty in taking the necessary mea-
sures for want of nriey, regretted that the i;overr.ment
had not passed a abort net to supply that deficiency either
by a rate on the metropolis or in some other way. A
penny rate on the whole metropolis would ronouut to
00,044 V., which would go a long way in precautionary
measure a.
- . . .

bezique aI o nua.
Betting: 7 to 4 Agit 'Mayfair, and;: to 1 each agst Pretty Queen
and Yarrow.
WWI wick was struck out of all engagements at 9 a.m. yester-
day Monday).

W
--
Mr. HEATS concurred in the suggestion, and t:.rew on I
Cr; governtemit the responsibility of any caliwity which
might arise from wane of means.
The I'ELANCELIAiIt of the EXCHEQUER deprecated
intAri'erence witi. the ordinary local administration of the
metrepolis in a roomed of hurry and alarm, and eepressed
a conviction that no government, if an emergency should
arise, would shrink hum the responsibility of meeting it
in any li:sinner which might seem most effectual. .
Colonel HOGG, es a member of a local hoard, urged
that inor• stringent and summary powers should he given
to imaie inCe in•peutors.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS said he had given notice to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he shonld ask
a qeeit'..am of great importance in reference to the govern-.
went letter to the Bank directors on the 11th of May last.
Re thoneht that before parliament separated there should
be a tietinite statement by the government in regard to
feat letter. and therefore he wished to ask whether the
government would have any objection to renew the letter.,
omittin" therefrom the condition which fixed the minimumrate of Interest at 10 per cent.—(hear, hear)—which had
been very much objected to by some persons. (Hear.)
The I 'HA NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The ques-
tion of the hon. gentleman really involves two inquiries.
The first is, whether I should be prepared to recommend
an infringenieut of the law ; and the second, what are
the conditions open which I should be prepared to
make that recommendation if I thought it proper.
Now, air. if persona of great authority in the City of
Loudon, in consequence of the present state of monetary
affairs, are of opinion that such a change as time hon.
gettleman has tutimited should take place, and they will
ma'ae a representation to that effect to her Majesty's
government, her Majesty's government will give to such
representation a patient and candid attention ; and
after due consideration they will recommend that coerce
which they may deem most advantageous to the public
into-est. (Ironical loughter.) I cannot help thinking
that the worthy alderman will, upon reflection, Bee that
that should rather be the course to be pursued than that
I should endeavour to give a brief reply to a mere casual
queatiou in the House of Commons upon a matter of so,:h
importance, art which requires such precise informetion
to ia placed before the government, and also an oppor-
tur.ity for most mature consideration. (Hear, hear.)
The Indemnity Rill passed through its final stages.
:In committee on the Extradition Treaties Act Amend-
ment liill,
Sir F. 1.0)LDSIIID proposed a new clause excepting
political offences from the treaty, and requiring a guaran-
tee from foreign governments that an offender shall not be
tried on any other charge but that on which Le has been
surrendered.
Lord sTANLEY objected to the clause, pointing
out that it would exempt from extradition ca es of
political asarteeination, like theini's clinic, or the
recent shooting of a Fenian informer, and ex-
pressing a doubt whether any clause could he
so worded as to be free from a similar objection. By way
of showing that the present law gave ample securities
against the extradition of political offender., he maintained
that offences incident to political oommotions could not be
included under the designation of " murder, or attempt to
murder.' and that the Secretary of State, if a political
offender were demanded, would have the option of not
putting the law into effect ; and with regard to the latter
part of the clause, hessid it wesnotthepractiee of the French
executive to arrest a man for one offence and try him for
another, and that if such a deceit were practised it would
lead to an immediate termination of the treaty. He re-
minded the house that during the last twenty-three years
no political offender hail been demanded, and urged the
unfairness of altering the bargain without communication
with the other parties, and the futility of trying to bind a.
foreign government which might wish to act dishonestly
by a guarantee.
After some discussion in which Mr. Neate, Mr. Newle-
, gate. Mr. Mill, the Attorney-General, Lc., took part,
Lord Stanley, in compliance with the suggestion of
Mr. DWI, consented to limit the duration of the hill to
one year and a clause to that effect, proposed by Mr.
Kinglake, was inserted in the bill. Sir F. Goldsmid
, withdrew his clause, and a clause proposed by Mr. WC.
Torrens, providing that the whole of the depositions
shall be laid before the committing magistrate, was
, negatived without a division. The bill was then read a
. third time and passed.

FROGItAMAIE OF BRIGHTON RATES.—To.lklonnuw.
'lll9 GCAND STAND PLATE Handicap of .0 NOvS.; the Rimier
of any race after the publication of the weights 510 extra. '
Ralf a mile.
THE 81•SSEX STAREs of 5 cove. each, with 100 added; 2.yr-
olds. Tat DO: three, :oat SP); four and upwards, lOst ; mares and i
geldings allowed Jib ; the winner to he sold for 1.120 . if for La),
allowed 716: if for too, 141 h; if for iISO, 211 b. Last half mile.
Tim oviNnLEAN ELATE ,ilnndienr of 100 sovs , for all ages;
the winner of any race after the publication of the weights Sib
extra. New Ovingilean Course (shout 0 furlongs'.
'rue: BEICHT6B NI LSECY NTAKEN ilandicap of 10 sore each,
5 ft. with 1,0 added : the winner of any race after August 3,71 b;
if of the value of 400 soya. 101 b extra : T.Y.C. "three-quarters of
a tulle . 150 subs;.
tit lb at lb
The Mater
linite Chief
Captain Kidd
topiponax
Magid°
' Residuary Legatee
Cannon Ball
I Coninilsaioner
Seringaputam
Jeanie Deane ...... ... 8 3 Young Lord
Python
Prodigal S 0 Pyrrhic
Seville 8 0 Carnage
Aggravab.r
Harpenden
Stake. Maid
Bandmaster 7 19 Defiance
Leap Year 7 9 Dignity
I')ileclale
Canard
V tuum
Ilinacie
I harles II 7 7 Scarlet 5 10
Weather Star
Leases 7 5 Ilaloyun ally .lr.
7'n■ PAVILION PLATE !IIII6.IiGUF of BM soon. for all ages
added tuft sweepstakes of Dienes. each. 2 ft If declared by five
o'clock the day before running ; the winner of any race 'except
matches. after August 3, 510 extra. Bristol nab). ,41 sulis.
Age at 10 Ago at lb
King Charming .... 4 0 0 Vigorous 3 613 ,
Exceller
Muezzin
Bradarnanta 5 8 2 ?Ilse Williams 3 C 12
Beadle 6 8 2 Kingmaker.— ..... 3 12
l'rErops
Lytham
Vixen
Molly Carew 5 710 l'auniiikey
Norwood
Mongrel
Dulcimer
Rector 3 7 7 Ambition
&fillet
V. ild Parsley 4 7 4 Caustic
Admit 3 7 0 llopley 3 0
Life Guardsman .... 3 7 0 Owlet
c'aithness
Gillingbeck 3 7 0 Meduia
Jevington
Magi, an 3 6 13
THR BRIGHTON Ccp. a piece of plate value 430 20Vi. CH ten
subscribers and four start the property of different owners ,
added to a sweepstakes of IR soya. each ; 3-yr.olds, 72t Mb: four,
W t ; nye, al:, and aged, 94 616; mares and geldings ullowcd 41b :
certain penalties sal allowances The Old Course ,about two
miles;. 126 811611:, Weight/ calculated to August 3.
Age at lb Age at lb
The Duke
Scamander 8 9 6 Ilazeldean
Moulsey
Windham
Cambuscati
Breadalbane
Brahma
Regalia
Archimedes
Nu
Nuknheva
' Wild l'arsley 4 8 1
THR FIRST '2 RAIL 07 THE FIFTEENTH LRIGHTGN BIENNIAL
STAKE) of 10 Nova. each, with 100 added, for foals of 1864 ; colts,
' eel 101 b; fillies, eat 71b; the winner 01 a stake value 200 (sore.,
310 extra for every such winning ; no horse to carry more than
sib extra ; second to receive to sovs. lhree.ilearters of a mile.
' .17 subs.,—Ancliorite, Captive, Walton, Van Aniburgh, La
Fregate. Trocadero, Pussy, Cannon Ball, f by Ilusild—The
r Ranger's dam ,wrong nom. , ChiLiati ,wrong num. , Eau wrung
) nom. , The Peer 'wrong notn.;, Queen Dec ,wrong now.', Man-
. drake, Lexicon, Evergreen, Recruit ,dead,-.

HORABEI ARRlTZTE—Tourmalin, lOnnitor, Norwood, Soapstone,
Perdition, Friponnier, Cantina Lall, Lucifer, Pcdau, trinistoue,
Prima Donna, Hotly, Medina, Caprice. Python, Nukuheva,
Goldylocks, Grace Darling, Nice, Auguste, Trocadero, Man•
drake, Knight of the Garter, Effervescence, Vespaahtn, Lord
WA:dor-are, lirumnielaw, Thermometer, brother to Guerilla,
Lady %dentine, Canard, Chignon, Water Cure, Tyndale, Indi.
gestion. Surney, Miss batsman, Verdi, Kingmaker, l'ecrops,
birkdale, Usher, The Duke, battlin, William Pitt, Phantom sail,
Ai!rebury, Wild Agnes, Vixen, Verl"ena, Ostreger, Janitor,
bonne Fortune, Reindeer, Wild Thyme, Volhynia, Tortuga. Isa-
bella, Marla filly, Stokeley, Escourt, Pick Turpin, Piano, Runt.
man, King Christian, Masson, Vulcan. Clay-more, Miller's Maid,
Paris, Slender, and Cranford. The following train in the neigh-
bourhood .—Drewitt, Read, Clay, W. (hater, and W. King.

Mr. WATKIN withdrew his motion for a commission
to inquire into the Baulking and Currency Laws, and the
house adjourned at tire minutes to 8 o'clock.

THE NEXT REVISION OF VOTERS.—The lists of
voters will continue to be exhibited en the doors of
churches and chapels tntil Monday next, and by an act of
parliament passed last year the law has been aitered from
the Sith to the 2dth of August in each year as the last
day for giving notice of objections.
OPEt7-A.I I: REFORM DEMONSTR.ATION.—Laat even-
ing the members and friands of the Fitzroy branch of the
Reform League held an open-air meeting in Cumberland-
market, Regent's-park. It was arranged that the members
should march from Fitzroy-square, preceded by a band, at
seven o'clock, but a heavy. downfall of rain delayed the
procession until nearly eight o'clock. Notwithstanding
the continued and increased inclemency of the weather,
there were at least 3,t/U0 persons assembled in the market.
Mr. W. P. Henwood presided, he and the speakers occupy.
ing seats in a van provided for the purpose. Mr. Leno
moved the first resolution as follows : That this meet-
ing expresses its indignation at the brutal atrocities com-
mitted by the police on the people in Hyde-park, ordered
and instigated by a tory ministry, whose whole object is to
crush out all popular expression on the question
of reform and all other measures calculated to
advance the political emancipation of the people."
Mr. Odger seconded the resolution, which was
carried with acclamation. On the motion of Mr.
G. Richardson the following resolution was passed
That the present ministry in power is a menace against
good order, unconstitutional, and an insult to the people.
and we hereby solicit her Majesty in respectful terms to
dismiss her present advisers and recall her late ministers,
thereby restoring confidence to the nation at large." The
last resolution, proposed by Mr. OW and carried unani-
mously, was as follows :—" That this meeting pledgee it-
self to support the Reform League to obtain the enfran-
chisement of the people protected by the ballot." When
the proceedings of the meeting terminated the shafts of
the van in whisk the speakers sat were wired by the crowd,
and the vehicle drawn by them through Munster-street,
Robert-street, Hampstead-road, Portland-road, and on to
the committee rooms of the branch, amid a scene of much
excitement and enthusiaatio cheers for Gladstone, Bright,
and reform.

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Nearly four hundred persons, occupying sixteen
houses in Newcastle-court, Strand, were yesterday served
with notices of removal by order of her Majesty's Com-
iniasioners of Works and Buildings by who= the prpperty
has been purchased for the site of the new law courts, The
notices will expire on Monday next, when posserio
will
be taken by the commissioners. The oourt hw been noto-
riously inhabited by the lowest dame of Irish, thieves and
prostitutes.
PATEWT-0/7ICI MCBIII7II, Score .6.10111:110TON.
—Number of visitors for the week ending Augturt 4, 2,190.
Total number since the opening a the Museum free daily
(12th May, 1858), 1,068,225.

TITE CHOLERA.

kittiu Intelligence.

Yesterday a deputation of bankers, merchants,
and others in the City, coualating of Me. osseph Hoare,
Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. W• , Mr. Richard ifes Wades
Mr. Andrew Johnston, the Rev. F. G. Wtinffela,
'lector of St. Andrew Undenhaft, waited upon the Lo
Mayor, at the Mansion-house, to ask him to put himself at
their head, with a view to raise • fund in the lhty of Lon-
don for miuistering to the sentuities and relieving the dis-
tress of the poor in various parts of the metropolis conse-
quent upon the outbreak of cholera, • and particularly for
organising and carrying out preventive measures to check
the disease. The Lord Mayor, at the close of the inter-
view, accompanied the deputation into the Justice-room,
and made a public statement from the beech. He said it
did appear to him that the time had arrived when an
appeal to the generosity of the public was absolutely nadir
pensable for the purpose of assisting such unhappy families
as either directly or indirectly had suffered from the pre-
vailing epidemic. No doubt there existed in various pans
of the metropolis •ounsiclerable. amount of distress from
death and disease, and it would well become the affluent,
as he was sure it would be their pleasure, to afford
timely aid to this humane movement. He should be most
hwy to receive any subscriptions that might be addressed
to him or left at the Mansion-house, and heartily to co-
operate with the influential gentleweu who had sought his
countenance and aid on this occasion. Later in the day
the Lord Mayor and the members of the deputation held •
meeting and passed resolutions inviting the co-operation of THAMES.
the Governor ancrDeputy-Governor of the Bank of Eng- Mr. George Snow, a gentleman residing in Tredegar•
land and various merchants and bankers in the relief square, Mile-end-road, came before Mr. Paget, and cam-
movement thus set on foot. !stained that a large quantity of stinking grains and dung,
At the east end of the metropolis, from ten o'clock on in a highly decomposed state, had been renewed in un-
Sunday until the same hour yesterday, 16 persons covered waggoes free the premises of Mr. Gardner, near
suffering from cholera were received into the London the Canal-bridge, Mile-end, and that the nuisance cattiest
Hospital ; 12 deaths took place during the same period. thereby was Injurious to health,
and likely a the present
The total number of choleraic patients admitted up to the time to increase the prevailing epidemic. The stuff was
present date is 401, of whom 328 were attacked by cholera, . being carted along the high road that day • it was not
and 73 by choleraic diarrhea. The number of deaths is deodorised. The people OD their way to and from Trinity
187, of which 178 arose from cholera and 9 from diarrlnea. , Church,
and illness,
on Sunday, were afflicted with
From cholera 56 persons recovered, and 51 out of the 73 nausea and illness, and the stench was so great that
cases of diarrheas Mere discharged cured. There remain in people could not open their windows or leave their
the hospital at present 94 sufferers from cholera and 13 houses. Three persons, mother and two children, died in
..from diarrhoea. I one house in a greet near Treclegar-square, and • were bu-
In Poplarund the adjacent districts the cholera appears Hed on Saturday afternoon.
to have increased in severity, but in Bethnal-green and Mr. Paget said all he could do was to make an order
Mile-end the disease shows signs of abatement. In upon Mr. Gardner to remove the stuff.
Bethnal-gretei the workhouse is so crowded that 91 persons Mr. Srow—lt ought to have been covered with earth and
had to sleep in the corridors during one night in the past deodorised. The parish authorities are going to spread
week, consequently the admission of cholera cases was the offensive matter over the fields near the large work-
highly dangerous, if not impossible. After consultation house, in which there is a cholera ward and many patients
with Mr. Yarnell, the board of guardians have decided to in it. lam quite sure what has been going on would not
purchase, for Ha, an iron building from the have been allowed if Sir. Gardner had not been • vestry-
Fever Hospital, fur the use of cholera patients. A man.
medical assistant and two paid nums have also ! Mr. Paget thought the vestry of Mile-end Old Town were
been engaged to meet the exigency. Thu ' doing the very thing they ought to do, removing an semi-
vestry of Betbnal•green are making arrangements • mulation of offensive matter from a densely
_populated
with a staff of medical men and assistants for dealing with s nsigbbourhood, WIW9 noxious gases were Aikely to be
cases of cholera as they arise, and it is even proposed to 1 eve yed. Surely the applicant would not have such matter
convert the town-hall into a temporary hoc. ital. In Shore- left in the engine' place of deposit.
ditch, several cases of cholera have o but no serious I lir. Snow—Yes, I would. I would sooner have it left
outbreak has taken place. The medical men of the district there than removed at the present time. The streets
say that the cases hitherto have come from Bethnal-green. tin the hamlet are in a very disgraceful and neglected state,
At the Westminster Hospital t cases of choleraic and the cholera is still raging most fearfully.
diarrhea were treated on Sunday. Yesterday there was a Mr. Facet said the applicant bad better make his com-
conaiderable diminution in the number of applicants. • Plaint to he vestry of the hamlet. No ease had been
Some of those who applied offered to pay for the medicine stated for his interference. The officers of the vestry were
which was prescribed. At St. Bartholomew's Hospital the • doing the very thing they ought to do. He (Mr. Paget)
spplications hitherks for relief in cholera cases have been . could not order them to do more.
very few.

COTTItT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Avorsr 6.
(Before Mr: Commissioner Holroyd)
IN RE JANES WALTER LYON.
This was an adjourned meeting for examination aid
ilisebarge. The bankrupt was a Aanker, bullion dealer,
'and bill discounter,. of 18, Poultry, and residing at 76,
•Portedown-read, Maida-vale. • The aocoantatilisclose debts
and liabilities amounting to 24,061 r. • against sundry bills;
life policias. given up to the assignees, estimated to
realise 1,328/. ; balances due.aubject to payment of bills,
4,0221. ; good and doubtful debts, 302/. ; and property
purrendenrk
.401. The case was last before the court on
the PJth Juky, and at the instance of Mr. Solomon, a large
creditor, the sitting was adjourned until to-day, to enable
bias to investigate the accounts.
Mr. Low, the solicitor to the assignees, said lie under-
stood that the bankrupt was not in attendance. lie was
unable to state, except by hearsay, what had beanie of the
I bankrupt.
His Honour said that, as no satisfactory reason could ho
I given for the bankrupt's absence, the sitting must be ad-
journed sine die, and protection disallowed.

THE POLICB COURTS.

HAMMERSMITH AND CITY RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in
this railway was held yesterday afternoon at the Padding-
ton station ; Mr. T. E. FOAM% in the chair.
The report of the directors stated that during the past
week the board had received from the Great Western and
' Metropolitan Railway Companies the draft deed of trans-
fer of the company 'a undertaking. They would lore no
time in considering it, and having it referred to counsel,
and they trusted that by the end of the month it might be
submitted to the proprietors for approval. It was satis-
factory to observe that the intrinsic value of the line op-
! peered to be fully established. Traffic accounts
had not been rendered to the directors since
the agreement for sale was entered into, but they noticed
from the report of the Metropolitan Company that the
grow receipts on the line were 36,564/. during the year
just ended, as compared with 22,3571. in the preceding
year, which was equivalent to an increase of 4.Z per cent.
, With the rebate under the old working arrangement this
would probably already cover the amount guaranteed by
' the purchasing oompanies, and the directors had no doubt
that as the district became more and more populated,
when the traffic was fully developed, and when the
London and South Western Company's extension from
, Kensington to Richmond was opened, • that a very
considerable further nowise might be antiaipatM.
No advantage could of course accrue to the
Hammersmith and City Company from any such improve-
ment, but it was nevertheless a satisfaction to be assured
that the proprietors had invested in a substantial under-
' taking. The directors had pro fount to recommend the
• penitent of the following dividends, which were receivable
f inaet he Great Western and Metropolitan Companies:-
51. 6d. per cent. per annum on the original stock, fit.
per Oquit on the preference stock of the 14th April, 1864,
and N. per cent. on the preference stock created on the
Bth November, 1865.
The CRAMIAN briefly moved the adoption of the report
and the declaration of the dividends recommended therein.

The motion was nntnimouely adopted, after which the
business concluded.

POTTERIES, SHREWSBURY, AND NORTH WALES
RAILWAY.