The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY, • T V 7 04 AUGUR/4,< :31; 1866.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—AuousT 30.
(Were Mr. Cornmiarloner Winslow.)
IN RI BENJAMIN HARM.

This was an application to dinning a petition for adjudi-
cation, tiled by the bankrupt.
Mr. Broagh was counsel in support of the application,
and Mr. Ratan on the other aide.
The bankrupt was a publican, •mg on business at
the Old King sad Queen Tavern, Newington Butts, and
the applicant was a young lady named Anne Kemp, who
had brought an action against the bankrupt for breach of
promise of marriage, and in which she bad obtained a
verdict for 219 f. his. 10d. damages and costa. What ren-
dered the ease somewhat singular was that the bankrupt's
schedule disclosed the names of two ladies, each of whom
had recovered damages against him for the non-fulfilment
of matrimonial engagements; and it appeared that the
petition was presented immediately after the trial of the
second action. The ground upon which the application
was based was that the bankrupt had earned on business
and was known by the name of Peter Harris, and also as
Peter Benjamin Harris, neither of which names were dis-
closed in the petition. In support of the application sib-
devits were read, and the applicant swore that the bank-
ruptcy had been promoted for the purpose of attempting to
derive her of the fruits of her verdict, he having so
threatened both before and after the trial.

klis Honour, after a long dismission, dismissed the
petition.

Maud and SUlttatv.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 30. APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants A. Anderson, to the Dart ; and J. J. Martin,
to the Trafalgar.
Sub-Lieutenants E. W. J. Heunah, to the Dart ; and A.
M. Canaan, to the Gladiator.
Kiev's Assistant—C. D. A. Morehead, to the Victory,
as supernumerary.
Naval Cadet (nominated).—E. Stevens.

CHATHAM, AUGOST 30.

The Endymion, 21, 500-horse power, fitting for
the first class steam reserve, in readiness for her first com-
mission, is completed and in the steam basin, Sheerness, so
far as the dockyard hands are concerned, and ready for the
pennant. Four of the large 300-pounder guns have beensup-
plied this frigate from this garrison, the remainder of her
armamert consisting of the ordinary smooth-bore cast iron
guns. The Endymion only awaits the appointment of her
officers and crew and the shipment of her sea stores to be
in readiness to premed to any station to which she may be
ordered by the Admiralty.
The Reindeer,7, 200 horse power, fitting for commission,
will be floated out of dock to-morrow and completed for
commission in the harbour. By direction of the Adis iralty
she is to be fitted with Messrs. Brown's new binnacle
lamp.
The Rodney, 78, bOO-horse power, screw two decker,
fitting for commission for service in China, is to be brought
forward with all despatch. The repairs and alterations
required to be carried out on board are very hervy, in-
volving the outlay of several thousand pounds, and will
detain her in dock for some considerable time to come.

Detachment, of the 2nd Itattalion of the Mb Regiment
and 30th Regiment have been placed utder orders to pro-
ceed from this garrison to embark for Canada.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 30.

The Orontes, 2, iron screw troopship, Captain H. W.
Hire, arrived as Spithead last evening trom Quebec, and
name into Portsmouth harbour this afternoon. She left
Quebec on the 16th inst., and has had very favourable
weather with the exception of two days, when the wind
and sea rose and caused the ship to pitch violently. The
Orontes brings home as naval passengers from Halifax,
Lieutenant Weatby, B.M. ; Mr. Slater, midshipman ; and
three warrant officers. As military passengers, 16th
Regiment, Captain Ingle', wife, four children, and female
servant ; 17th, Ensign Parkinson. Civilians :—Mrs.
Nugent, two children, female servant and child ; and the
Misses Sinclair. From New Brunswick, Mr. and Mrs.
Williams. From Quebec, Lieutenant Broome, R.N.,
of her Majesty's' ship Aurora ; Lieutenant-Colonel
Ladder (in military command), and Mrs. Lodder, 47th
Regiment ; Captain Riley, 47th ; Major Dowson, wife and
child, Captain Cole, Lieutenant Maude, and Ensign
%id Battalion of the 7th Regiment ; Major Burt,
Lieutenant Des Barnes, and Surgeon Duff, Royal Artillery;
Captain Noble, wife, and servant, and Lieutenant Roberts,
Royal Engineers ; Captain Perceval, 4th Battalion Rifle
Brigade ; Lieutenant Hulse, 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade ;
Captain Henrahan, wife, and four children, Lieutenant
Dougmore, Lieutenant Gives, wife, child, and servant, and
Paymaster L. F. Barnard, Royal Canadian Rifles ; Staff -
Surgeon-Major Webb, wife, four children, and servant,
Mr. Blyth, Mrs. Ebrington, two children, and servant,
M. Lane, two children, and servant, Mrs. Gamble and
seven children, Miss Prescott, Miss Underwood, and Miss
Duncan. The Orontes also brings home military time-ex-
pired men, 83 ; invalids, 116 ; women, 47 ; children, 78 ;
prisoners, 16. Naval time-expired men, X ; invalid., 17 ;
objectionable characters, 7 ; prisoners, 4 ; marines, 16 ;
distressed British subjects, 5. During the passage home
there were three deaths and one birth.

The Bellerophon, 14 iron screw frigate, Captain E.
Tatham, sailed on Monday for a cruise.
The Cruiser, 6, screw sloop, sailed yesterday for the
Mediterranean.

WRECK ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.

During the whole of Wednesday and the early
part of yesterday morning a tremendous gale of wind and
rain from the west north-west swept the Ramsgate coast,
causing a quantity of shipping to seek refuge in the har-
bour and other roadsteads. About nine o'clock yesterday
morning a large vessel and a steamer tug were discovered
lying on the Goodwin Sands in a very critical position.
The new lifeboat the Bradford, a presentation to the town
of Ramsgate by the people of Bradford, was immediately
manned and towed to the wrecked vessels. It was then
found that one was the North, • full-rigged mer-
chant ship of Liverpool, of about • thousand tons burden,
laden with • cargo of rice, from Africa to London, and the
other was the steam tug Wellington, of Loudon. Both
were lying on the southern end of the Goodwin Sands,
near to the Southland Head light-ship. The Ramsgate
lifeboat found the ships deserted by their crews, but the
Deal lifeboat, which was there before her, stated that both
vessels got on the sands about one o'clock in the morning,
and that 14 of the crew had got into one of their own boats
and landed safely at Deal, while the remainder of
the crew, 16 in number, had got into 'another boat, bat
gm sea being rough, the boats soon parted company.
The Ramsgate boat stayed at the wreck some hours doing
her utmost to save the North, but all to no purpose, for
she soon broke her back, and is now a total wreck. The
steam tug also sunk. A schooner was seen on the Good-
win Sands previous to the lifeboat starting, but she was
soon lost sight of, and it is believed that she righted her-
self and pursued her voyage. We were informed last
night by the hon. secretary of the DoverSailors' Home and
Refuge for the Shipwrecked, that during yesterday the
captain and 15 of the crew of the North were landed at
Dover, and entertained at the Home. They had lost the
greater portion of their clothing, and were in • very desti-
tute condition. Aa the crew consisted of 30 men, and as
14 landed at Deal, and 16 at Dover, the fears that were
entertained at Ramsgate yesterday, as to the safety of
the captain's boat, are happily groundless.

OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE Loss OF THE BRUISER.
—The marine department of the Board of Trade yesterday
received the sworn depositions of the masters of the
steamers Bruiser and Haswell, relative to the recent wreck
of the former off Aldboroogb. The captain of the Bruiser
(Mr. Harty) being below at the time of the collision was
unable to throw any light on the actual occurrence. His
opinion was that the accident occurred because there were
no side lights visible on iioird the Haswell, and because in
addition the look out on board that vessel was bad. The
captain explained that es the mate of the Bruiser mw no-
thing but a mast-head light on hoard the Haswell he
naturally concluded she was only a vessel at anchor. Mr.
John Chase, the captain of the Haswell, who was also
below when the collision took place, threw the blame
entirely on the officer, of the Bruiser, alleging that when
first seen she was coming up on the port bow, and that
when nearing the Bruiser she starboarded her helm, ren-
dering a collision inevitable. A correspondent informs us
that the body of the little girl found off Sisewelbbank has
been identified as one of the children of Mr. Mendorusky,
of No. 7, Hutchinson-street, Commercial-road East. Mrs.
Mendorusky and two other children were also drowned in
the wreck. A good deal of cargo has beta got up by the
divers from the wreck, and landed at Altiborough.

ST. CLEMENT DANES REGATTA. This regatta
came off very successfully yesterday under the manage-
ment of John Audsley and William Henry Campbell.
First Heat—Walter Collier, Adelphi, 1 ; G. Wilson, Wa-
terloo-bridge, 2 ; William Harrison, St. Dunstan's, 0. It
was a ding-dont race half way, and then Collier took the
lead, closely followed by the others. Won by two lengths.
Second Heat—William Remnant, St. Dunstan's, 1; John
Welsh, Arundel-stabs, 2; Sydney Murray, St. Clement
Danes, O. Remnant and Welsh had a splendid race
throughout ; won by two lengths. Murray broke a scull.
Final Heat—Collier, 1 ; Remnant and Walsh, dead best
Wilson, 4. Collier won pretty really ; Remnant and
Walsh tied for second prize, and have to row again.
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The boiler of a steam-engine exploded on Wed-
nesday at North Saddenlam, Norfolk, killing two men and
setting a barn on fire.

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for re-election. The Chairman formally moved the adAp-
tics of the report, which was unanimously agreed to. The
realise directors were re-elected.
SZYZIN VALLEY RAILWAY.—The ordinary gene-
ral gibeeiteg of the shareholders of this company was held
yesterday afternoon at the offices, Vitiona-street, West-
minster ; Mr. John Parson in the *hair. The report of
the directors stated that, acting on the resolutions of the
special general meeting of the company held on Ist of
December, 1865 and in accordant,. with the recommenda-
tions contained in the report to the general meeting of the
27th Feb last, as to the policy and method of dis-
charging the ' ' 'ties of the company, the director' had
now to report that they bad anooeeded in reducing the
liabilities of the company from 32,320/. 91. 7d. to
7,17 W. be., and they had everrresson to believe that sai-
-1 dent assets remained in the hands of the company to die-
charge the remaining liabilities. A part of these meets
was represented by the value of 86 ordinary shares, the
calls on which could not be recovered, and which would
have to be forfeited. Notice of forfeiture had been given
to the shareholders, and it would be neeeenery shortly to
call a special general meeting for the purpose of giving
full effect to this notice of forfeiture, and to authorise a
sale of the shares. An extension of time for the construe-
tion of the Bewdley and Kidderminster Spur had been
obtained by the Great Western Railway Company, and the
directors had not yet been requested to take any further
steps with reference to the construction of that spur. The
directors regretted to announce the resignation, as direo-
tors, of the Right Hon. General G. C. W. Forester, M.P.,
and alsoof Mr. 3. S. Paltingten ; bat as the Great Western
Company intended shortly to exercise the powers reserved
to them by the agreements with the Severn Valley Rail-
way Company, the directors did not propose that the
vacancies caused b these resignations should be filled up
at present. The a briefly moved the adoption of
the report, which was agreed to, as also a motion in favour
of the declaration of dividends at the rate of 4 per cent.
per annum on the ordinary shares and 46 per cent. per
annum on the preference shares. The customary vote of
thanks to the chairman concluded the businees.

FURNESS RAILWAY.—The 44th halt-yearly meet-
ing of the Furness Railway Company was held yesterday,
at No. 9, Old Burlington-street, Mr. F. J. Nicholls, in the
absence of the Duke of Devonshire, the chairman of the
company, presiding. The report, having been read, was
unanimously adopted. The dividend of 10 per cent., as
recommended in the report, was then declared payable on
Saturday. A special resolution, confirming the expendi-
ture on steamboats, was also pasled, after which the meet-
incalmied, with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman.
DintuN AND MIATH RAILWAY. —The sixteenth
ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this
railwa was held yesterday afternoon et the offices, Angel-
court, don-street ; Mr. S.G. Sheppard in the chair.
The report of the directors stated that the traffic during
the past half-year had been but little in excess of the cor-
responding period of 1865 ; this result, however f
pointing, was due to temporary onuses, such as thedciasttt
distemper, commercial depression, and political
tude ; the directors, therefore' saw no reason to doubt that
it would soon again exhibit that progressive expansion
I which uniformly characterised it up to the close of 1865.
The working expenses were still very heavy, and, as in
the corresponding period of 1865 amounted to 71 per
cent. of the receipts. The directors were fully
impressed with the paramount importance of securing
the utmost economy in working, and, with that view,
they opened negotiations with both the Midland Great
Western and Dublin and Drogheda Companies, but the
terms suggested by those companies were not such as could
be accepted. The act recently passed for affording assist-
ance to Irish railways in dmding with their debentures,
though limited, was nevertheless, satisfactory, as showing
that the difficulties which beset railways in Ireland had
attracted the attention of the legislature ; and in propor-
tion as the liabilities which had been incurred by the
directors were 'educed, they would be disposed to aid in
forwarding the other matenal interests of the line. It is
with great satisfaction that the board were enabled to
allude openly to proposals which had been made to them
for carrying out those extensions which, contemplated
from the original formation of this company, were
essential to its proper development and success. The exten-
sion that invited more immediate attention was that from
Navan to Kingsoourt, for which an act was obtained last
year—it was the first link of a through route to the
north, and while holding out in itself remunerative
prospects, could not fail to add materially to the traffic
of the Meath line. Power was given in the set to the
Meath Company to subscribe 40,000 f. ; and, if from the
district the value of the land be oontributed, the whole of
the remaining capital would be supplied by the influen-
tial parties previously alluded to. Already considerable
assurances of support had been received from several of
the largest landowners on the new line, and the directors
would be prepared at the proper time to recommend their
own shareholders to sanction an agreement for working
the Kingsoourt line at ante not exceeding 40 per cent. of
the gross receipts. While they abstained from offering
an estimate of the effect of these arrangements on the
future of the Meath line, the directors felt justified in an-
ticipating the dawn of a brighter day, and they felt bound
to add that this prospect was in a greet measure due to
the wise sympathy which had been extended by the legis-
lature towards Irish railways. The Chairman, in very
brief terms, proposed the adoption of the report, which
was agreed to without discussion.

THE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
(Dairgli).—A statement of the affairs of this company for
the past half-year was laid before the shareholders at their
fifth ordinary meeting, held in Liverpool yesterday. The
balance of profit on the last half-year, after distribution of
30,000/. amongst the shareholders, writing off for depre-
ciation 46,211.5' 1., and transferring 9,4501. to • boiler re-
newal fund, was 15,589/. The result of the accounts for
the present half-year showed a net profit of 132001., but
the greater part of this sum would he absorbed by the pay-
ment of the expenses incurred by the outbreak of cholera
on board the company's steamers. The directors, in the
report, deplored the 6is of life occasioned by the cholera,
but confidently asserted that every means had been adopted
to lessen its ill effects, and secure the comparative comfort
of the passengers. The expense connected with the out-
break of the disease had been very considerable, about
15,0001., divided amongst three vessels. Of this sum
from 3,0001. to 4,000/. bad been paid. These circumstances
had interfered with the increased number of mailings which
the directors had commenced, but hereafter the ad-
ditional mailings would be carried out. The amount
of money at present held on debenture was 185,7001.
On the motion of the chairman, the report was adopted.
LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE " G" (WARD OF BASSI-
SHAW) COMPANY.—The tedium of • long volunteer vaca-
tion has, at the suggestion of Captain Sewell, beenrelieved
by the members of this company organising a cricket-
match, which came off at Rad Sheen on Saturday last,
Private H. C. Boyce having kindly secured the use of the
ground for his comrades on the occasion. Owing to the
large attendance, it was considered desirable to play thir-
teen each from the right and left subdivisions under
Colour-sergeant Pearce and Sergeant Bing respectively.
HEAVY COMPENSATION CASR. The Cabe of
" The Exewitors of Cropp, deceased, against the Metrc-
politan District Railway Company," which was one for
compensation, was tried yesterday at the Guildhall, West-
minster, before the Deputy High Bailiff of Westminster
and a common jury. It lasted the whole day. Mr.
Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Gates appeared for the claimants ;
Mr. Charles Pollock, Q.C., and Mr. Sleigh for the railway
company. The claim was in respect of 17 small houses
situate in Blue Anchor-yard, Westminster, which were let
out as weekly tenements. The property was held under a
lease from the Dean and Chapter ofWestminster for %period
of 31 years, of which shout six years were unexpired.
The ground rent was 21. lie., and the property produced a
gross rental of 1691. per annum. The claimants claimed
3,842/. Conflicting evidence was given by surveyor on
each side, the surveyors on the part of the claimants esti-
mating the compensation at about 2,5001., while those on
the part of the company estimated the value at about 5001.
After hearing the arguments and testimony adduced on
both sides, the Deputy High Bailiff summed up the ease to
the jury, who retired to consider their verdict, and were
absent half an hour. Upon their re-a in court
they gave • verdict for the claimants for 1
STRANGE PROCEEDINGS IN SHREWSBI7II7 COI7NTY
Cot:Hr.—On tna opening of this court a day or two since,
Mr. J. W. Smith, Q.C., the judge, referring to an unim-
portant case on the list, asked the solicitors concerned, if
the services of a jury could not be dispensed with. He
considered that,in a general way, juries weresimply an ob-
struction to business, and for that reason he msrec-
tioe of leaving over, till all other cases were disposed of,
those in which a jury were swaged.—Mr. Southern, the
solicitor for the plaintiff, respectfully expressed his sur-
prise at the extraordinary opinion delivered by his Honour,
and refused to waive his client's right to have the
cause heard before a jury. Accordingly, after all the
other business before the court had been gone through,
the jury, who had been kept in attendance all day,
were sworn, and the case was heard. At the conclusion
of the evidence, and after his honour had summed up, the
lUly expressed a desire to retire and consider their verdict.
t being then half-pest 6 o'clock, his honour said he could
not object to their proposal, but it would be necessary for
them to come to a decision, one way or the other, in the
course of an hour, or he must discharge them and leave
the case open. His Honour then left the court, giving
instruction, to the officer in charge of the jury to bring
them to his hotel at half-pest 7 o'clock, whether they had
agreed upon their verdict or not. The unfortunate jury,
not being able to arrive at a unanimous conclusion by the
hour named, were escorted to the Raven Hotel and forth-
with discharged.
The licensing sessions in Manchester and Liver-
pool are generally the occasions of three controversies
between the teetotalers and publicans, and this year has
been no exception to the rule. Hitherto Liverpool has
granted 110011.11011 almost indiserimisately • ea the present
occasion the magistrates have refused a laze 'majority of
the applications made. In Manchester, cm oath'r band,
where the refusals used to be almost indiscriminate, halts.
dozen new licensee have bees panted.
HEALTH AND &IMMO?' HiterozzD N 7 Hl7 BARRY'S
antrum lIIVAISIITA ARARICA FOOD which cans without
mediciee or Inconvenience dyspepsia, indig=.coppisatlnna,
consumption, debtlity, cosatipstion, tattese,
aervona, Maas, Urea, aad *awash aapapiebtle. t eaves Shy
times its etat la other rewed4ca, ;tad is the best toed far infants.
WOW eons easaahly.—Drs Barry and Oa., No TT Segestetnat,
Landon, W. Is Ws, at la. ; 110.. Ma. TA.:
40s. : also at di, Graceabartlaatzest ; e, ch•apsida: O. 1.141, sad
exterdelreal; mad at *LI peawa.-4Astrert