The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-09 00:00:00

Tilt MUTINY ON BOARD THE SCOTLAND.
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BOW.STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
This being the day appointed for the further
examination of the six seamen—James Litho, Thomas Can,
Ames Dickson, Phillip Pillage, Charles Tupper, and Joseph
Bolles aline Matthews, charged with mutiny and piney on
bard the Scotland, East Indiaman, on the high sees, near
Dotal—public expectation had been somewhat excited,
sodaurge number of persons attended to hear the proceed.
ben
The adjournment until to.lay had, however, only
been formal,. the magistrate not having power to remand for
„too than eight days. But it was understood that the ship
dowsed, on board which the witnesses were conveyed, was
lying in Paltry Bay, and would not probably arrive here
for 10 days or a fortnight ; it had been equally understood
that little if soy additional evidence would be tendered to.
sy, , bat that the chief magistrate, Sir Thomas Henry, would
own remand the prisoners on the evidence already taken.
yids impression, however, had been modified, in Goan.
qua* of • rumour which bad gone forth to the '
elect that the ship Scotland had gone to pies is 'gentry
try
was then imagined that the witnesses would be
sent on by the ordinary conveyance, and might arrive in
time to be called before Sir Thomas Henry today. There
ippon, however, to be no foundation for the allegation
that the vessel had been destroyed. Moreover, as Mr.
Vaughan was the sitting magistrate of the day, and was
occupied in the court in hearing the ordinary night charge!,
the were brought before Sir Thomas Henry in
ea room, when there would have been little mono
iodation for a large number of spectators.
Upon the prisoners being brought up,
Mr. Hodson, the assistant solicitor to the Treasury, said
that in consequence of the ship Soothed not having yet
salved it would be necessary to ask for • further remand.
Sir Thomas Henn inquired where the ship Dow was.
Mr. Hodson said she was lying in Dingle Bey, and was
quite safe. She would probably not arrive here for some
days longer.
Sir Thomas Henry (to the prieonen)—Then it will be
necessary to send you back for another week.
The prisoner Litho said there were two pusengers on
board the ship, end he wished them to be had up to give
evidence at the next examination.
Sir Thomas Henry—You will see to that, Mr. Hodson!
Mr. Hodson—Certainly, Sir Thomas.
Litho—There is one of the name of Hough, who may
always be heard of at Greenwich Hospital.
Mr. Hodson—l will communicate with him by letter.
Soperinteadent Evans, of the Thames division of P
who has charge of the case, maid that none of the crewet
ben paid off, and that all would be brought up to give
evidence. The brokers were Mean. ifon4onank end
Greenhorn, of Graoschurch•street, who had given every
facility to the police in their inquiries, and would no doubt
(cations to do so. The owners, he understood, were only
mini that the ease should be thorough) y sifted. He also
observed that he would communicate with the brokers as
to the conveyance of the passengers to London.
Sir Thomas Henry then remanded the prisoners for •
week.

LONDON AND BRAZILIAN BANK.
(THIS DAY.)
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This day the annual general meeting of share-
holders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. CA=
is the chair. The following are the chief paragraphs of the
report
"The directors, in promoting their third annual report to
the proprietary, have the satisfaction to inure them of the
continued prosperity of the bank. The accounts and balance.
sheet, made up to the 36th June list, show a net profit
of 41,6721. 19e. 3d. From this amount, however, the
directors regret having to deduct the sum of 17,1531.
14e. 4d., as provision for subsequent bed debts, and the
available balance for division is therefore 24,5191. 4s. Ild.
Out of this amount it is proposed to pay • dividend of
1/. 10s. per share, amounting to 19,3001., which, with the
ad interim dividend already paid for the first six months is
equal to 7i per cent, for the year, and to carry forward the
balance of 0191.4a.5, Ild, to the next account. The directors
have much pleasure in stating that the business at the several
branches has made most satisfactory program during the year,
and that the presentpodtion of the bank is very encouraging.
The directors avail themselves of this opportunity to
inform the shareholders, that in pursuance of the discre-
tionary authority given by the last extraordinary general
meeting, they have resolved to delay the allotment of
the shares in the " Loudon, Brazilian, and Maui Bank"
until the receipt of advice. from South America
of the commencement of business under the "decrees"
from the respective governments, for which application
has been made. It has been found impossible that this
should be known hers by the let January, but according to
the last advices the necessary arrangements were making
satisfactory and rapid progress, and intelligence of their
completion is expected to arrive very shortly.
Prompt notice of the day of the allotment will be
gives to the shareholders as soon al it is fixed, and the
allotment will be made to the shareholders who are oo such
day upon the register. In the meantime liminess will be
continued provisionally by the existing banks, but imme-
diately on the completion of the amalgamation all best-
MS as from the Ist January, 1866, will belong to the
amalgamated hank."
The CHAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the report said
that it spoke for itself. The profits showed an increase
from the beginning of the bank. The first half-year the pro-
its were 13,5001. next, 15,500/. ; next, 24,7001. ; next,
28,000!., and this half year the profits were 41,0001. There
was therefor. • continuous advance. During the past half-
year they paned a period of great pressure, and they had to
deduct 17,0001. for bad debts and frauds which bad been
committed upon the bank.
Mr. JOHNSTON seconded the resolution, which was agreed
to, and a dividend of 1/. 10e. per share, free of inoome-tax,
payable on and after the 19th instant , was declared.
The retiring directors were re-elected ; and Mr. Klockman
was appointed a new director.
Two new auditors were elected • and, with • vote of
thanks to the chairman and <firearm, the meeting
separated.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAM SHIP COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held this afternoon at the London Tavern ;
Captain MagroL4o (Chairman of the South Western Rail-
way) presided.
The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been convened for
the purpose of discussing the advisability of winding up the
Oa= of the company. Their company was formed
in August, being under the auspices of gentlemen
connected with the trade and port of Southampton, and
who were also well versed in the trade between Europe and
America, and by their long connexion with existing steam
companies it was supposed the undertaking would be con-
ducted to a successful issue. However, the vast number
of schemes that had been brought before the public had
swamped the money market and created an unwillingness
amongst parties who were ready to apply foramina, and their
business which in ordinary times and under ordinary circutu.
stances would have been successfully conducted, proved a
failure, notwithstanding the influence of those by whom it
had been conducted. Proxies representing 1,045
shares were in favour of the winding up of the
company, and the shareholders were now asked
to ratify or disapprove of this decision. A proposal
had been made for making a call of 301. a share sad
borrowing a sufficient sum of money to enable them to start
three ships, which would haves fortnightly communication.
The company should adopt either course.
A resolution in form of the winding up of the company
was carried.

SALE AT CAMBRIDGE HOI7SE.—(THIS DAY.)—
This morning Cambridge House, where for some years '
past the late Lord Palmerston had been in the bedsit
of receiving statesmen, politicians, the representatives of
science, literature, and art, io friendly intercourse, and
with unbounded hospitality, was besieged by a host of i
furniture dealers, brokers, and others attracted by an idle 1
cariosity, which had been raised by a supposition that the i
effects to be sold there were those of the late Prime I
Minister. The state of affairs, however, seems to be ;
this, that Cambridge Howe was held by Lady Palmerston I I
in her own right, as tenant to Sir John Sutton, who
la Lord of the Manor of Westminster. At the death of
the noble 'mount Sir John Sutton accepted a surrender •
of Lady Palmerston's interest in Cambridge House. and I
through Mr. Green, the auctioneer, has let it to the Naval
mad Military Club at 3,0001. a year on lease. The property on
the Promisee, and which is today being sold, is not them.
fore that of Lord Palmerston, but of Sir John Suttee.
THE METROPOLITAN TERMINUS OF THI MIDLAND I I
RAILWAY. —The directors of the Midland Railway Compan7
have recently invited designs for their metropolitan term-
nue and hotel from a limited list of architects, with a view 1
to securing the finest architectural elevation that can be •
obtained to represent them before the public. Designs
were submitted by Messrs. O. O. Scott, R. A.. E. M. Barr,
Owen Jones, H. Darbishire, T. C. Sorby, G. Somers Clarke,
and F. P. Cockerel!, of London ; and from Messrs. E. Wal-
ter; Lockwood and Diraeson, Hise and Evans, and W.;
Lloyd, of the provisos'. After much deliberation, a
Gothic design by Mr. Scott has been selected for execution,
at a coat of about 300,0001. This design recalls many points
noticed in his original design for the government Mikes.
Premiums have been awarded to Meows. G. Somers Clarke,
E. M. Barry. and T. C. Sorby, as ranking next in the
order of merit. The site for the buildings treats the
Easton-road.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE STOCK EXCHANGL—The
Committee of management of the Stock Exchange, having
acquired the property between their premises in Capel-
court and Throgmortoe-street, are about to rebuild the
whole of th 6 frontage from the designs of Mr. J. Cole, their
architect.

EXECUTION AT STAFFORD.-(TNIS PAY.) 1
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STAFFORD, TUMMY MORNING.

Charles Christopher Robinson was executed this
morning is front of the county gaol at Stafford, and in the
prisms of a ooecourse of 4,000 spectators, amonvd whom
his youth (he was in his 19th pear) °maimed a large
amount of sympathy.

Before hi; death he acknowledged the justice of his n-
team On the scaffold he exclaimed, " Lord Jesus receive
my spirit.* He appeared to die hard.
He made a statement to the chaplain, but wished it to be
kept from the public.

The unhappy young man would have b... 19 next May.
His victim was somewhat olds: ; but she would have been
only in her 19th year. They had for a long time bee.
afilaseed, and lived together in the house in which the
murder was committed. -

The fasts of the murder may be briefly told as foilows :
On the afternoon of Saturday, the 26th August. Mr. and
Mrs. Fisher went oat fora drive into the country, leaving
Robinson and Rimini Sager alone in the house,
with a young man mined Wilson, a companion
of Robinson's, in the garden. During the afternoon
the girl was sees by a servant girl of Mr.
Fisher's brother, who bad gone to the bonne on an errand,
to be crying as she stood cleaning knives in the bmwhome,
and Robinson stood leaning against the door. Shortly
afterwards a nephew of Mr. Fisher's, a little boy, saw
Robinson strike Seam with hist:pen hand in her tam be-

canes Oh* would not ;How him to inn her. The young man
alluded to loft at 'bold 4 o'clock, and Robinson
who bad been shooting sparrows with him in the Arden
with a mall gun, want into the house. At about a quarter
past 4 the neighbours were alarmed by a in that Robin.
eon had shot Harriet, and, upon entering the
breirkona, the poor girl was found lying on
the door in a large pool of blood, with her
throat cut from ear to ser, the wound being so deep that

the upper portion of the verbstral column could be TA
seen et the back of the neck. Life was quite ex-
tinct—indeed, death must have been almost in- I'4
Mantuan'. At the time the neighbours entered upon n
the scene of the murder, Robinson was observed to come 11!
down stairs with an open razor in his hand. He was
then in his shirt sleeves, for he had not washed
or dreamed himself during the day. He went
into the scullery where his victim lay dead
on the floor, and, standing in the front of a looking-
glue that was hanging upon the wall, be deliberately cut
his throat three times with the razor. At this juncture be
was secured, a surgeon was sent for, and his self-inflicted
wounds were sewn up after some resistance on his part.
After his committal to prison, Robinson did not seem to

entertain any expeotstion that any other fate awaited him ;
than that which he has now suffered. The defence al.,
upon the trial, however, was, Gm, that &agar had gi
committed suicide, and that the prisoner in grief attempted eN
his own life ; and next, that he was insane when he COM-
milted the murder, iniminity being hereditary in his family, 11
as wee shown by the fad of his half.sieter being then in a I:,
lunatic asylum. It maid not, however, be shown that he g
was insane either before or after the murder.

Before his trial he wrote a letter to Mr. Tidier, in which I ii
the following passage occurs:
"0, it was in an unguarded moment that I yielded to the
device of Satan. I hope and trust the Lord Jesus will have
mercy on her poor soul, which had not one moment
to prepare. 0 how my broken heart does pant, I can hear
it. I think of my dear Banish day and night. I am allways
talking to her in my dreams. I very often ma her, nobody li
news the tears that I shoed I fell and sea more
every day. But dear Uncle it is to late to undo that which .8
is done, but not to late to be pardoned by the God of ri
mercy who is ready and even waiting to forgive me all 8
my sins it does not matter how great my sins
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are, for the blood of Jesus Christ can clause me from all g
sin. The Lord has broken my heart, and made me r
to know the great need as I have of his dear only
eon, and he has pierced me through with many t
sorrows, but I have deserved aIL Dear Uncle t
a little time and all this trouble and sorrow will be o'er, II
and then I hope to meet thew that I have loved before, E
were the wicked cease from trobling and the weary Grey a
laden sinners are at rest. dear Uncle my time is all own.
pied with the Lord Jeans my prayers are continually fi
going up to Christ to forgive me all my past sine. The 9
Lord turns no one away ;he is full of mercy to me the 8,
chief of sinners are welcome writes. I have aliment allergy,
got a pain in my bed its through being confined much not t
being used to it. I hope you are all well."
Stafford was unusually quiet throughout last night, for si

the night before the execution. This was due in some
pert to a somewhat heavy fall of snow, commencing at
shout 10 o'clock, and continuing for some time. A
number of tr►velling musician and card sharpen
entered the town and plied their ceilings at the public
houses as at fair times ; and there was a ginger-bread and
coffee stall, with a coke fire in it, at which the proprietors
, were vending their wares throughout the night, and they

seemed to do a good trade.
The executioner wee a man named Smith, of Dudley, who
has for some years performed the duties of hangman at
Stafford.

DEATH or Miss BRILMF.B.—The Stockholm papers
announce the death of Miss Frederica Bremer, the cele-
brated Swedish novelist. Miss Bremer was born in Abo, in
Finland, in 1802. After spending several years in Norway
and Stockholm, as a teacher, she devoted her.
self entirely to literary pursuits. Her first' novels, " The
President's Daughters" and the "Neighbour'," hada great
success, end were trusalated into most of the European
languages. Miss Bremer travelled a good deal and visited
Germany, France, England, America, Italy, and the East.
THE MINIETBT.—EarI de Grey, accompanied
by the Countess and Viscount Goderich, arrived at their
residence in Carlton-gardens , on Saturday evening, from
Nocton-park, Lincolnshire. The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer and Mrs. Gladstone and family will arrive in town
from Hawaiian Castle to-day or to-morrow for the season.
The Earl of Clarendon is expected to arrive at his resi-
dence in Grosvenor-place the week after next, from the
Grove, near Watford. The Duke of Argyll is expected to
arrive in town this evening, from his seat Inverary Castle,
Argyllshire.
The Rev. Archer Gurney, chaplain to the British
Embassy at Pans,'appeals, through the columns of the
Patriot, to the Dissenters of Great Britain, to join
him in protesting against the concordat between
the Church of England and the Church of
ltome'whioh Dr. Posey seems desirous of promoting.
He says -" It seems to me exceedingly desirable that all
honest men should draw together who venture to identify
Papal Rome with the 'pintail Babylon of the Apocalypse,
and who are vitally opposed to a league or concordat of
any kind with the Roman church and Remains. Of
coarse I shall Derailed inconsistent, and by many much
harder names than that, for addressing myself, as a church-
man, to an organ of Protestant Dissent. I shall be told,
sneeringly and bitterly, that I have found my true allies
at last, and shall, perhaps, be treated as a deserter. But
have no hesitation in "filmic( that there is, to my mind,
a far deeper abyss between the moral tone and bearing of
the Church of England and IJltrainontanism than there is
between that Church and Protestant Dissent."
Sr. JOHN'S CHAPEL, BILDFORD-ROW.—The his-
torical space of ground near Bedford-row, upon which the
chapel of Bishop Wilson, of Calcutta, formerly stood, and
in which Mr. Baptist Noel officiated while a member of
the established church, has been taken for a chapel for the
deaf and dumb. For ithis purpose about 20,0001. have
been received, including a donation of 501. from the
Queen. but 1.500/. more will be required. Connected with
the proposed chapel will be lecture-rooms and rooms for
various classes. The Rev. Samuel Smith, theological as-
sociate of King's College, London, who is at present chap.
lain and secretary of the Association in Aid of the Deaf
and Dumb, will be the minister of the new chapel.
SERIOUS neut.—(Tuts DAY.)—This morning a
fire broke out in the extensive engineering works belonging to
Messrs. Siebe Brothers. Masooastreet,Lanibeth,near Astley's
Theatre. The extensive factories of two and three floors
and the upper floors were burnt out and the roof destroyed.
Another fire took pleas on the premises of Mr. Callow,
furniture broker, 15, Canal-roed, Stepney. The house was
completely destroyed. Another fire, in the premises of
Mews. Lyons end Sons. wholesale clothiers, 10 and 11,
Wileos.street, Finsbury, ended in the almost total destruc-
tion of the latter house.
Two Gums BURRED ro Drxru.—(lxQuitor Tins
Day.)—To-day Mr. Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner,
held two inquiries touching the deaths of two little girls of
four and five years of age, who lost their lives by fire.
Though not occurring at the same time or pleat the
cease were very similar, each child having been left alone
in a room when there was a fire without any suard before
it. Both were takes to the Leaden Hospital, in which they
died. A verdict of " attendants' death" was returned in 'sok

OEM
ACCIDENT TO THE MARGATE LIFF,BOAT.-WO
aro requested to Mote that the lifeboat to which the ami-
des% occurred on Sunday hat at Margate wee a private one,
belonging to the boatmen of the town, and was in no way
either on the model of, or belonging to, the National Life.
beat Inatitutioo. The
the lifeboat ia a aelf-rlghtiag boat.
and!, the property of the National Lifeboat Institution.