The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-11 00:00:00

EirRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER. 11, 1866.

LATEST INTELLIGENOS.

PRIJNIA AND HANOVER.

(azuna's =rasa.)
HANOVER, Ocr. 8.

The following is the text of the proclamation by
which the Hanoverian• are absolved from their
allegiance to King George :
His Majesty King William of Prussia, having taken pos-
session of the omints7 and its government by the patent of
the 3rd of the present month, in execution of the law of
the 20th September relative to the anion of the Kingdom
of Hanover with the Prussian monarchy, which law was
published in the collection of the Hanoverian laws, all
the subjects of the kingdom of Hanover have received
orders to recognise henceforth the King of Prussia
as their king and sovereign, and to yield obe-
dienee to all his laws, ordinances, and commands.
Considering with • paternal heart the painful and
grievous conscientious difficulty in which many of his
I Majesty's moat faithful subjects are consequently placed,
King George V. has deigned to release, under reservation
of all his rights, all the subjects of the kingdom, and
particularly all who are employed in the civil service of the
King, and those discharging ecclesiastical and educational
functions, from their obligations as subjects or their
duties towards his Majesty or his legitimate successors
resulting from their services or functions confirmed by
oaths of homage or service, in the present
case of a conflict between those duties and
what is demanded by bias Majesty the King
of Prussia, and so far as the fulfilment of what
is required from them is in contradiction with
those duties, under the reservation, however, that
the latter again become obligatory from the mo-
ment that King George V., or one of his legitimate
suoseeeors should re-assume the exercise of government in
the kingdom. In bringing this to the knowledge of the
public, with the satisfaction of thus tranquillising many
troubled consciences, we believe we may also
hope that the civil servants of the King'
will not hesitate in consequence to continue
exercising the functions in the name of hie Majesty the
King of Prussia. In difficult times like the present all are
bound in the highest degree to serve their country with the
talent which is vouchsafed to them, even against their per-
sonal !nclinations, and to contribute according to their
position to the maintenance of law and the increase of the
common welfare, even under the new order of things under
which the impenetrable decree of God has pieced as.
May God the Lord also continue to our country in the
future the rich blessings which He has hitherto vouchsafed
' unto it ! May He give joy and consolation to his Majesty
' King George and his royal house under the heavy misfor
tune which hai just stricken them !
The Secretaries-General of the Royal Ministries,

VON SEEBACH.
Russia'.
Baum
Purism.
Reassess.

Hanover, Oct. 6, 1866.

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF' A TURKISH
STUDENT AT BRUSSELS.

M. Lachaud, the well-known advocate, who di,-
tinguished himself on the occasion of the trial of Madame ,
Lafarge, is to plead at the trial of Risk Allah Effendi, at ,
Brussels, for the supposed. murder of his pupil at an hotel
in that city. The press in France and Belgium has been
for some time occupied in preparing the public for the
denouement of one of those romantic dramas which large
cities occasionally afford. The career of Risk Allah Effendi
has been full of incident. The gay circles of London
abounded at one time with gossip relating to the then
young Turkish student, who was following the lectures on
medicine at the London University. His Oriental cos-
tume, his prepossessing appearance, and the fluency
with which he spoke most languages rendered him a
general favourite. He received from the Ottoman Em-
hammy in London the title of medical attaché. After pay-
ing attention to several ladies of fortune, be eventually
attached himself to a fair dame who, having been twice
the widow of men of fortune, was possessed of consider-
able wealth. The world said they were not so happy as
they might he, and after a short residence at Boulogne the
lady died, bequeathing the greater portion of her wealth
to her husband, Risk Allah Effendi ; but a sum of money
was left to a young lad, a relation of a former husband, on
his attaining his majority. Risk Allah was by will
appointed his guardian, and was to possess the
amount bequeathed by this legacy if his ward
died before coming of age. Risk Allah took the
young man to Turkey, where he assumed the rank of bey
or colonel. It was said that the youth escaped from
various dangers whilst in the East. Together they even-
tually returned to Europe. As it may be remembered,
a great sensation was produced by the accounts in the
journals of Brut -els of the suicide of a young lad in that
city towards the end of last year. This was the young
man to whom Risk Allah was guardian. A judicial
inquiry took place, and Risk Allah Effendi was placed
in confinement for several days, but there was a went
of evidence that he was in any way connected with
the death of the youth. He came to Praia after
the investigation, where be was received by numerous
friends, anxious to show their sympathy for a person
acr.ased of a crime of which he was declared to be alto-
gether innocent. He at this period published a volume,
contain'ng a narrative of his life and adventures, which
was eagerly read by a wide circle, for he had many
segue atances. In this way he penetrated cei tain circles
in Paris, and was regarded as an amusing person. Not
very long since he returned to London again. Meanwhile
the Belgian police had got hold of some correspondence of
a Turkish servant of Risk APah's conrected with the death
of the youth, who was found dead in bed with the pistol
by his side which had inflicted the mortal wound. The
Belgian nilnister at London was ordered to demand his
arrest for a criminal offence, and he is now in pi:son at
' Brussels waiting a second trial, which comes off at the end
1 of this month.—Post.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TIItItSDAY, OCI:011111 11, 8 A.N.

T. Ealreme. Sea.
T. W. lto W. IL I to
12 F. D. 9.
———
Nairn 130.10'49 W. 1 1 W. N. W. mc - 1
Aberdeen 130.20 50 W. 1 1 W.S.W. m - 1
Leith '30.2351 W. 1 1 NE. cf - 1
Ardroesan 20.2030 F.. S S E. e - 2
Greencastle .30.10 42 X. 2 2 E. cm - 1
Valenti* 30.07.551 N.B. 1 1 N.N.E. co - 1
Cape Mar.- ,30.03 51 N. E. 4 8 N.H. m - S
Liverpool 30.17'52 E. N. E. 2 3 E.S. E. m - 1
Iffolibes4 '30.11'61 E. N. X. 5 2 P.. N. E. co - 4
Pentance 29.9552 E. \.E. 4 5 E. N.E. o -
Brest 29.92 54, N. E. 4 5 N. N. E. et - 4
Loden% 29.84 641 N.& 2 4 N.& M - 2
ftichefort . 29.5 e 571 E. S 2 E. cb -1 2
Pipnonth 80.02 55. E.N.F. 2 5 F. b - 1
Weymouth 30.03 52. A.N.E. 5 3 E. mc - 4
Portsmouth 30.02 50' F. 3 3 E. c - 2
Louden 30.06 521 E. 3 4 N. be - -
Yarmouth 30.1155 E. 8 6 &S. E. o - 4
Scarborough. 30.18 53' N.& 1 2 E. o- 1 2
Shields . 30.2254' N.E. 212 A.R.o - 2
Helder - - I

THE LONDON,CRATHAM, AND DOVER
BALLWAY COMPANY.

REMARKS OF THE DIRECTORS.
The directors of the above company have issued
a statement upon the Report of the Committee of Invert'.
gation. They first explain the Memos commented upon
by the committee between the amount actually received
and expended upon the railways and the total no-
minal receipts on capital account, claiming that
the shareholders and debenture holders have had
the benefit, by stock issued to them at a die-
count, ha, sad that the actual charge for interest on
the temporary loans, ko ,is under 1.400,0001. They then
Jgive the result of the working of the leased lines up to
une, 1866, with a view of showing that they have not
re-leased them, as the committee say, regardless
of the sufficiency of the company's net revenue
to bear any consequent loss. The directors
altogether deny charges made by the committee
of intentionally evading or violating the parliamentary
powers—a charge based upon the erroneous supposition
that share capital, whatever its real value, can only be
issued at par. As to the over issue of debentures,: the di-
rectors repeat that the transaction would have been per-
fectly regular if the money intrusted to Sir Morton Peto
and Co. for the purpose of retrieving the pledged deben-
tures had been duly applied to that purpose, and the di-
rectors submit whether they were not justified in sntioi-
mting that the commission so intrusted was placed in sale
bands and would be faithfully performed. The committee
have charged as an extreme irregularity the regiutration
and conversion into stock of 1,500,0001. capital, but this,
the directors say, was taken by Sir Morton Peto and
Co. as
cc of the consideration for executing the works
and fin ' moneys for the purposes of the general under-
taking, an having been subscribed b them, and put in
the names of their nominees, it was Wined to them 111
paid-up stock, and so registered in the books of the com-
pany. This is part of the stock which was disposed ot in
March last, sad for which the market value only was ob-
tained. The committee have overstated; the directors
say, the deficiency of revenue in the year ending the 30th
of June last, which is 126,2371., and not, as the committee
say, 274,0001. Since 1858 Sir M. l'eto and Co. have been
the contractors for nearly all the company's works, and
the prices to be paid on the contracts originally fixed, and
upon which every subsequent contract was based, were
finally settled under the award of the late, Sir William
Cubitt. No certificate of works was given to the
contractors, except on the measurements of an
independent professional surveyor. The statement of the
board concludes in the following terms : —" As regards
financial operations, in which the company were
assisted by Sir Morton Peto, the directors comprised
in their own body gentlemen conversant with the money-
market, and were advised by others competent to form
a judgment upon these affairs ; but the company has
had to encounter great difficulties in procuring money to
carry on and complete the works, and sacrifices were una-
voidable. The board cannot allow, without emphatic con-
tradiction, any suggestion that they did not, and to the
best of their ability, act upon a due consideration of all the
circumstances of the moment, and with a sincere desire to
procure for the company the best terms that could be ob-
tained. The board had anticipated the committee of
investigation would have suggested some course for the
extrication of the company from its difficulties. They
think it right distinctly to record their opinion that the
whole undertaking will be in great jeopardy unless mea-
sures are promptly taken to raise capital to pay off the float-
ing debts,aad thus enable the debenture holders and share-
holders toreceive the net proceedsof the lines as they accrue.
It is true, as stated by the committee, that the order of
precedence of the different interests of the company is under
the examination of the Court of Chancery, but the board
cannot too strongly express their conviction that the Court
of Chancery is by no means a desirable resort for a railway
company, and the sooner the company can arrange its own
affairs and deliver itself from the supervision of that court
the better it will be for the best interests of the under-
taking. The board, after every examination, and using the
results of the inquiries of the committee of investigation,
are still of opinion that it will be requisite for the share-
holders to latse not exceeding a million of further capital,
and this sum will be sufficient to retrieve the affairs of the
company, and enable its directors to apply the net revenue
for the benefit of the debenture holders and shareholders.
It is impossible to conceive that the conductors of an un-
dertaking of the magnitude of the London, Chatham, and
Dover can hesitate to raise such a sum for such a purpose.
The directors themselves invited the appointment of the
committee of investigation, and although they have felt
bound to criticise some of the details of the report, and to
',indicate themselves from the char-es which might be im-
plied from its tone, yet they feel, as they are sure the share-
holders generally will feel, that these gentlemen have
placed the company under great obligation by the time and
labour they have bestowed upon the investigation, and b,
the elaborate report they have issued."

The Lord Chancellor w;11 give his customary
breakfast to the judges and lead;-kg members of the bar on
the 2nd prozimo. the first day of Michaelmas Term, at the
noble and learned lord's residence in Eaton•square. Pre.
viously to the reception of the several judges the Lor
Chancellor will receive the Lord Mayor elect and the leak
ing civic authorities, when his lordship will signify thk
Queen's approbation of the choice made by the citizens
London of ther cb'ef magistrate for the ensuing year.

Lord and Lady Elcho, since leaving Tunbridge
Wells, have been visiting in Scotland. Lord Bich°,
consequence of a alight accident, was prevented going
Brussels to be present with the volunteers, as he full)
intenued to have done.

Major-General Lord George Paget, the inspector
general of cavalry, is at present in Ireland on a tour 4

inspection.
The Times states that the Lords of the Council
have not given any instructions with respect to the die
continuance of the daily returns of cholera which hal
been furnished by the Registrar-General's department.

Professor M'Cosh has given notice that he will
during the forthcoming meeting of the convocation of t
Queen's University, open up the subject of intermedisi
education, and solicit that body to declare " that there i
great need of a system of upper schools, to enable thi
colleges and universities to fulfil the purposes for which
they wer► established, as well as to raise up an educated
middle class in the country, and also to ask the convoca-
tion to take what steps it may deem proper to secure thi
establishment of such schools."

The Liverpool Town Council have passed an im-
portant resolution. At a meeting yesterday the Ilealf
Committee were authorised to borrow 13,000/. from
Loan Commissioners, for the purpose of erecting
dwellings for the working classes. This step has been ren.
dered necessary by the destruction of immense number
of such houses, and the indisposition on the part of prival
builders to supply the want of accommodation which }
thus been created. It was stated that in one district of
town 7,800 had been added to the population, but only
to the number of houses.

Sixteen stags and hinds have recently arrivel
Havre from New York by the steamer Pereire, for

King of Italy. They are intended for breeding in
forests of that country, where large game is becoming
scarce ; and Victor Emmanuel, as is known, is passionately
fond of the chase. The animals were landed two day
ago, and are to be immediately forwarded to their desti•
nation.