The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-03 00:00:00

; ("1- the truthfulness with which the
„cuter has represented Lut.hma.lainting from fast-

ta•.oght to his senses by the loud chant of the
'mitre at the door of hie cell.

.% very large and cleverly painted picture called
1:, hekah- (40), in the great room, is not likely
.verlooked as one of the chief works of Mr.
H.A. ; and near to this bang two excel-
mdscapes (461 and 467) by painters comps-
, cly new to the Academy, Mr. P. Graham and

other pictures by the younger men of
we noticed Mr. D. W. Wynfield's
Cromwell the night before his death ;"
areas Stone's "Nell Gwynno givingan Orange
I:e,t4ar ;" Mr. Marks' "Alistair& Own ;"Mr. J.
~'s( IZ. A.)" Treason ;"Mr. Yeames ( A.R. A.)
..f the Reformation," and Mr. E. Nicol's
mntry Booking-oflice," Mr. Leslie's "The Cou-
And Ophelia," and Mr. Hodgson 's " Even-
. an evening service in a country church, and
.1. D. Watson's "The Parting," with Mr.
,4liton's " Early Puritans." Of the portraits
by Mr. Watts, thooncentlyadmitted associate
the Academy, are by far the most interesting in
and we should suppose most precious to the
ode of the sitter. That of the Honourable Mrs.
rt. (82) singing at the piano, is beautiful enough
r .my St. Cecilia. Mr. Armitage, also a new
:late, though an old exhibitor, has two
urea. " Savonarola and Lorenan Medici,"
"Christ healing the sick ;" but a
a-k more distinctive of the artist is the
•eco head of an apostle, which will be found at
entrance of the sculpture gallery. Of the
ulpture there is little to be said, but to lament
hat the art seems to continue to drag on a very
existence, and only gathers power to
us here and there a picturesque group, or any
ether of portrait busts.

GREAT INDIAN PRNIIMULA RAILWAY.

(TIM DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the ahareholdera WAS
m un, at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. J. HAMILTON
the chair.

The report, which was issued some time before, having
eel, taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He coin-
., need by expressing regret that the financial state-
,ont WWI not as satisfactory as the last one. The
:holders must, however, have been fully prepared
such a result, the commercial crisis of the
year having been more severely felt at Bombay
a anywhere else. The large falling off in the receipts
,s, indeed, partly owing to the monsoon, which came in
e half-year now to be reviewed ; but, in the commer-
il panic, business in Bombay, not in cotton only
t in almost every department, was almost sus-
idea. Even some months ago the losses ens-
ued in Bombay were estimated at 11,000,000/. The
!ling off in the receipts, though largest in goods traffic, el-
ided to passengers' traffic, while the expenditure had
n from 59 to 76 per cent. This increase was accounted
.y the fact that it was found necessary to increase
the charges of the establishment, and that
mese could not be reduced at once. The expenditure on
me permanent way and in the locomotive department mi-
1-went a diminution. There was an additional expendi-
- of between six and seven thousand pounds on the new
re, the cost of which was rather excessive. The charges
loss by damage exhibited a considerable reduction,
mely, five or six hundred pounds against about 25,0001.
fear, hear.) The net receipts of last year were, not.
ithstanding the crisis, sufficient to pay 5i per cent. on
I the line that was open for traffic. (4 'beers.) The branch
Nagpore was now opened, and thus 052 miles were cons-
kted out of a total of 1,273. (Cheers.) The doubling of
portion of the line was proceeding satisfactorily.
hi the discussion which ensued,
Mr. Miaow, M.P. (a director), congratulated the meeting
the termination of the arrangement which had been
red into with the Nerbudda Coal Company for the
- of coals, reminding the shareholders that he op-
at a special meeting of the Great Indian Peninsu-
ray Company, on the ground that the profits of
tbudda Company would be excessive and unjust.
report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated
usual manner.

WERNISSCS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.
(Tills DAY).

The annual meeting of the friends of the above
itution wu held this day at the Hanover-square
- the WI of Hit RICWSBU KY in the chair.
:LUG H, the secretary, read a very lengthy
detailing the operations of the past
which bad been of the meet eheeeeeful
-oursging character. No less than 839
temporary assistance had been considered,
than 1,300/. thus distributed. In grants 539/.
ixpended, and the cases mitigated bad been 102
f, with an expenditure of 1,3811. Bs. sd. There
Int 143 annuitants on the funds. In the Home,
have enjoyed its advantages while making
Temente. The provident fund and free
are found to be working very satisfactorily.
es received during the year had been fourteen in
-four of 800/. each, one of 3001., one of 2501., one
four of 1001., two of W., and one of 101. The
for the year had been 21,098/. 13a. 3d., and the
.nditure, including 12,000/. for annuities, bad been
2.Y. leaving • balance of 1,1761. 3s. 101. The
'este,' stock now reached the sum of 98,691/. as. fid.
red HouoirroN moved the adoption of the report, 's-
tein at some length on the great benefits conferred by
-titution on the useful class for whom it was de-
He, however, could not avoid remarking that be
the tapes.** of management were rather higher
sy should be, and trusted the committee would see
was any possibility of those expenses being re-

W. HALE seconded the resolution, which was
liter some remarks from the Rev. Mr. BUSKEY.
-- thanks were then given to the board of manage-
d; to the ladies' committee for their gratuitous services
♦ear ; and to Mrs. D. Laing, for her services se

An of five annuitants of 20/. each then took
le six highest unsuccessful candidates on the
—erre the sum of 10. each.
vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro.

The Swedish nightingale, Christina Nielson, has
,n • concert for the benefit of the protestant church
erected at Ncuilly, under the auspices of M.
?1,.R15. Della Settle also gave her aid to the work,
suit of which mu an immense collection.
The. Count and Countess de Chambord, after a
• excursion to Prague to pay a visit to the Emperor
.nand and the Empress Marie-Anne, and pass the
-star fetes in that city, have returned to Frohsdorf.
The Committee of Musical Composition at the
xis Exhibition ham just published its report on the result
the competition for prize poems to be set to music, by
'oh or foreign candidates, for the cantata and Hymn of
intended to celebrate the great international gather-
of 1867, and for which two medals of I,ooofr. each
. offered. The number of copies of verses sent in was
consisting of 630 hymns, 'P►= cantatas, and 84 pieces,
Inch were at once rejected as not belonging to either cate-
gory. With respect to the former, the committee was
equally in favour of verses by M. Francois Coppee and
M. (luster* Chonquet, and divided the prize into two
medals of 50014. each. For the cantata the work of M.
Romain Cornet, jun., entitled the A'orra de Prowithie,was
!elected. The Maxi:ear now publishes the text of the
three works chosen, and announces that the musical cora-
l... Woos must be sent in by the sth of June at the latest.
FOT the hymn, either of the pieces may be chosen. This
work must be written for a single voice ; the cantata, for
nrchenrs, solo, and choruses.
Great crowds are e xpected in Rome in the months
of June and July, on the occasion of the sanctification of
numerous saints, and the 18th centenary of St. Peter. In
w.ler to afford every facility to such pilgrims to the shrine
of the prince of the apostles, the different Italian railway
moronic* are about to come forward by conveying
111..144 all travellers at a single fare for the out and re-
turn journey, from their reaching the Italian territory at
Verona, or Trieste. Unfortunately such liberality is
"0t rne4 with equal concession on the part of the French
turnp.,nirs in their anxiety to direct the traffic thrones
llewilles and Nice. Another great facility about to be
ronc,..led on the Italian lines to autumnal tourists will he
the is-ue of tickets at a single fare, and to be in force for
wonthe, to travel over Italy, without any limit as to
Use in any one place, so that by this means tourists cam
mate the journey economically and comfortably.
The great chess-player, M. Bonfils, died on Wed
"'by. The International Chess Congress for 1867 was
Le to his initiative.

LAW iNNICLIAGENOE.
(THIS 14. Y.)

COURT OP COMMON PLEAB.
Sittings in Banco.—Before Lord Chief Justice Borill and
Justices les, Keating, and Smith.)

CMIRETT r. NESSFTNGIR. -FRATI.IIIO C. lIESiENCER.
These were actions by common informers against a beer-
house keeper, living in St. George's-in-the-Kest, and each
plaintiff sued to recover lOW. penalty, under the 25th
Cleo. 11. cap. ;H, upon the ground that the defendant had
kept ht.' house open for,public music and dancing without
being licensed to do so by the magistr.ites at quarter
sessions. The cases came on for trial before Mr. Justice
Wines a few days ago, and his lordship held that only one
penalty could be recovered, and lie therefore directed FF
verdict for the defendant in the emend action. He aisle
directed that the venlict should be entered for the plaintiff
in the first case subject to the opinion of the court upon a
question of law.

Mr. Begley now moved for a rule to enter a verdict for
the plaintiff in the second. He stated that the act limited
the action to six months, and there was evidence of con-
tinuous keeping open, and therefore he submitted that
what was done in the two halves of the year would support
both actions. In answer to the court, however, he said
that this point had not been raised at nisi pries.
The Lord Chief Justice—Then It could not be raised
now ; because if raised at nisi pries there might have been
an answer to it.

Mr. liesley, in continuation, argued that • separate
penalty would attach for each day's keeping open. If this
were nut so, the person keeping the house might get a
friend to sue for the penalty, and thus make himself free
from any further payment.
The court held that only one penalty could he recovered
in respect
refused. of keeping open during one six months.
Rule

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and
Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Pigott.)
14LADE r. BLADE.

Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., at the sitting of the court this
morning, resumed his argument on behalf of the defendant,
addressing himself chiefly to the question whether the
priest, Nagy, was competent to perform the ceremony
of marriage between Von Haerber and Miss Mostyn, at
Milan, on the pith October, 1W25. He submitted that,
being the curator animaruni neither of the bridegroom nor
bride, he had no authority under the Austrian code to
celebrate such a marriage.
[The learned counsel's address is likely to occupy the
court the entire day.]

Warr has retire
to 11
li-rasters at the
.1 very large ar
• .verlooked
S.A.
'..nelscates (
,•,sely new to I
it 1:111.
other
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volt .•f the Re
untry
• And " (
.:. • in eveniru
Ir. .1. D. Wats
I.r:hums " Ea.
hy Mr. \Vat
.Icadony,
And we shoo
lids of the sit'
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..r .uty St. Ceti
...elate, thong]
" Save
„I Christ
..rk more die
»e n/ head of an
he entrance of
ulpture there is
!IA the art seem
',mid exist...me.
!„.w us here and
;:usher of portre
TREAT INDI
The half-yearly
ehl at neon, at the
the chair.
The report, whirl
eel, taken as read,
The CHM anAsi
.:raced by canto
rent was not as
areholders must,
or such a rose
t year having
han anywhere et*.
3s, indeed, partly
he half-year now
ial panic, bonnie
at in almost e
..nded. Even
seed in Bombay
ening off in the reel
nded to pasaenge
a from 59 to 761
or by the fact tha
the chare..
hese could not be r
he permanent way
resent a diminutl
re of between six
lice, the cost of
or lon by damage
steely, five or six I
Hear, hear.) The
llistanding the
the line that was
nigpore was now
deter! out of a tot
portion of the 11
In the discussion
Mr. Micros, M.l
the termination
ntered into with
'ply of coals, re
it at a special
Railway Comps
Nerbudda Com
The report was a,
the usual manor
GOVERNESSCS'
The annual nu
stitution was he
• ma ; the Earl o
Mr. KLUGH, tb
port, detailing
ear, which had
d encouraging
pplicatiorui for ten
.1 more than 1,3
been expended,
number, with al
at present 143 ■
•42 ladies have e
• resh engagement'
•gistration are to
e legacies receive
umber—four of !if
30., four of if
come for the yea
spenditure, inclu
.9,:r22.1. 9s. &1., lea
vested stock now
Lord Houoirrox
tiating at some le
the institution on
He, bowel
• • • ht the expend
they should be
' there was any pc
'need.
Mr. J. W. HALE
to after Boni
Votes of thanks
• • eat; to the ladies'
wring the year ; a
I°'llTiet~reerection taorr
lace. The six hit
sill receive the sun
A vote of thank
The Swedish n
COO a concert f.
' tely erected at
'oquerel, fits. Del
he result of which
The Count and
• nt exclusiOn
cerdinand and th
ter fetes in tha
The Cosnnnitte
aris Exhibition h
f the competition
reach or foreign c
eace intended to
ng of 1987, and fc
'ere offered, The
kk;, consisting of 6
hich were at once