The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-31 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOMIL
Captain Rhanunek, the miter of the Wateresitch, Hull
itesassr, attesded before the Lord May to ehitothe loss of
a pas sorer from his vessel. in • mysteries' tutor, upon
hi voyage to London.
Capt.iin shamrok stated that 130 were on
/man! the vessel at Hull, and when the Watrentch arrived at
London he discos ered that one of the was missing.
lie left two trunk. on board, on one of wh there was the
named " 8. W. Johnson," and on the other " H. Jammu,
Doncaster." lie did not miss the pOsuiell,geT himself, but
the other powiengent stated that they miv.ed one of
their companioaa His effects were at the office. of the
Geoend Stearn Navigation Company, and his object was
to give publicity to the matter, that the property might I,e
chimed by the pamonger's relation..
The Lord Mayor saki that so doubt this object would be
effected by the present application.

WM? LONDON AtanwAY COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

afternoon the half-yearly meeting was held
at the offlr.e, 16, Tokenhouseyard, Yr. Alderman Cuany
in the chair. The proceedings were little more
than formal, and some difficulty was experienced in
obtaining a quorum. The following report was read
" Your directors have the authority of the solicitors to the
West London Extension Railway Company to state, with
reference to the OIDOOMODO of the West London Railway,
the opeuing of any portion of which for public testae
entitles the C or original shareholders to dividend,
that Messrs. Ramsey and Ogilvie have entered into
a contract with that company for the construction
and completiou of the line throughout by the 31st Decem-
ber, 11161, and that the works have been commenced and are
now iu course of execution. In reply to an application on
the subject of the abearption or dis..olutioo a the Wert
Tondo's Railway Company, the solicitor of the extension
vi has informal your o:rectors, that not
rialayrn. • • • •
laving had any bill in parliament this year there
has been DO opportunity afforded of accomplishing
that object; your directors, however, have no doubt
that when the opportunity does occur the extension
compact vial nary out the plelge which was given on this
point e negotiation for the transfer of this cont.
• • paidi th • •
pear's propeity. The iiiiectors; regret that they assumable
to announce the final adjustment by the new company of
the whole of the charge* of promoting the extension line
they trod, however. that before the next half-yearly meet-
ing this question will hare been sati.foctorily disposed of."
This report having been adopted the meeting adjourned.

RATIRF.MINT or AN ElNToR.—rie retirement
of Mr. Clephasi hum the editonhip of our contemporary,
the Wafrae‘nd 04arrrer, was signalised Lot night by the
pp mentation ..f a mark of :septet (non his profersional
brethrrn and the public. The testimonial ronaisted of
2501. with a handsome inkatend with glass shade. value
131., 'and was prevented jointly he the Mayors of Usterheed
and Newcastle. Mr. Clephan reed • highly characteristic
t of the gift, and the entire procoodings
seltedwisr:igheat credit upon all immersed. Arc wreak
Deily Ansi*.

Tin we et ScomaND. -The Ninth British
Apriarbirriet of Wednesday gays :-" Since our last
the weather bee been showery and changeable, some-
what andsvansable for harvest operations, but not of
the dientrons character of that reported from the
south. Little rain has fallen in the immediate vicinity
of Edinburgh stone Friday -the rain pugs only in-
dicating 009 inches. The fall for the month, up
till to day. is 217 inches-oonsideriably higher than the
average, hat net excessive in amoint. The barometer,
which yesterday marked 293 inches, bas fallen, sad at
tea o'clock this morning marked ?...I•1 inches -the wind
having changed from the south to the west. A slight
shower fell in the morning, but the day has been
characterised he partial bright sunshine end heavy
clouds Is the bonnet. In sense parts of the surrounding
distaiell heavy rasa has fallen this morning. la the Lothians
and Mature the cutting of barley on the lower district has
bees patml ; and also, but more partial' son, of rats. Two
et awe patches ,4 wheat have been cut, but it will be fatly
a week before wheat harvest is graeral, eves in the earliest
distrisla the weather not bang very favourable for ripening
the repro The bark, and oats that have been cat bulk
wipacially barley. Wheat, which in most districts is
▪ pew, premises to be a rod crop. Though partially
laid, and is some came quite fiat, no meat injury has been
deals, bat everything depends tle• weath.v for the nest
week or two. The potatom, thoi2li somewhat onequal,
are free from disease, and full pear., have been realood for
the Gelds purchased by dealer.. Turnips will In heavy
crealtittY WlT'', MAD WIT. -The irritability and
eccentricity often noticed in illtstriovis men have hese
teganied is indications .4 ere-ipient isennitv. In some
assorions ogees usanity ham Rentaly declared itself -as in
Teen among poste: Newton among philosophers; and Peter
the Great wooer/ statesmen. So long as this idea of a neces-
sary eminexior between aberration of mind sad gresitnens
a mind remind a sagas and lialflelievel propsition,
which might ill out a verne or clone an epigram, there was
ao werearity for say serious refutation of it ; but the mo-
ment it is reduced to preasioa, sad is taken as the thesis of
• scientiac volume, by a awn not wholly without the
respect dee to an important position, we are called
upon to scrutinise it dray. That moment has
arrived. M. Meows. pigaishe to the lunatic asylum
(Hewer dr, Diseftek wad aimehor of well-known works on
cesestmesidesee lowwsestlyissued a large +Mame. setting
fresh.= the Mink sr noisy yew.' study, the proposition
that pew Is des I. servoes disease, beio4 only another
Ewes of that stemmas! condition of the nervous centre+,
which elsewhere manifests itself as epilepsy. tootiomania,
se idiocy. He hoe a,hesitation ill declaring that "the
errokiThml history of ideate is, in a multitude of partial.
the mann :is that of the majority of men of genius,
and *NW mew" His arguments :sod illusrations are thus
wowed op a--" It appears sulbeicntly established that the
prioninlasser of the intellectual faculties has for its meanie
waists a weal state of deems of the nes roue centres."
--111restweeers 11900201( far &Mender.
FINIOICIIISP IN NOTTINGITAM.-Some
rammed a very painful character are is circulation in
the teww, involving charges of forgeries of bills of exchange
to the aasnuat of amend thousand pounds. The parties
alleged to be implicated are in a very respectable station of
, life, and it is stated that the forgeries have been carried no
for a ion time. and been of a *mimetic character.
-Cln Tuesday evening and yesterday (Thursday). Mr.
William Tait, jeweller, Wheeler-gate, was charged under a
warrant, before the Mayor and Mr. Alderman Heyinson,
with havior uttered a fumed bill of excbaar with intent to
&hand. The investigation was carried es in strict privacy,
',Totters not being allowed admittanm whilst the caw
was Snag heard. The ma&trates, we usdentewl, remanded
the accused fur three weeks, but admitted him to bail. hirm
*elf in 5001., mod owe surety in • like nn. Mr. William
Wright, tobacconist, was accepted as the surety. --Not.
limiting* Journal.
Cou.izar Ex eueaox 111 BElA:rum. -An explosion
of firs-damp recently took plows in Mk. of the pita
of the company of the Cheri...one-es R%nni. st cherlaror,
lulled six pers. is. ..u.l 1161.111111,17 [Mitred others,
then weeny. How the explosion wu occasioned has not
bees aseertained.