The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-02 00:00:00

I; CORPORArio- y
UIS IM Y. )

'yet inq of shareholders
London Tavern ; Mr. k.

previously published, snug

he :adoption of the report
torn) at the precise amount'
The reserve fund w,anow
wing been augmented by
se profits of the half year
[ince due to customers on
ants was much larger now
panic, being 540,000 t,
e of 12,000 f. arose entirely
:amount would have been
...gate balances had been
I of t balances. This
.r of astonishment when it
ith spare money could get
ors I.re. Although chit
tors regarded it ea an ki-
k that would follow a re.
oughout this country. The
. in conies j uence of a falling
4 the country generaly.
ename of 24,0001. over tie
at he hardly knew whether
dien or not ; at any rate
board had resolved to err,
side, by keeping the fun&
the bank might see in this
1 to give to those who
facility and information,
showed a decline of some
punted for also by the de.
The report had informed
slice carried forward wee
NW. more than had been
t the company had not
y the dividend which the
While the board was
the utmost economy, they
,n.y should not degenerate
be service of the company
ho had served them with
el ability, and it would be
was also in the interests of
I of these officials with the
iary respects, and leading
prosperity of the property
asperity of those through
ecu achieved. The re.
the hank from the Foul.
t been attended with any
contrary, many advantages
be no doubt that the joint.
ceived a " heavy blow and
bail management sad mil-
sed during the past year ;
in, that good would corms
we hail been apt in the past
cial aptitude for business,
mse of personal honour
the future, if we felt
vith other people we should
•sith, and in humble
terse,
asters and even dirgrace
ere now passing. Notwith.
c joint stock principle was
once, would ultimately pre.
of joint stock banks in
been established, while the
had been compelled to
the purpose of strength

wiopted, and a dividend at
vared.

to the bank manager, the

GEGRAPM COMPANY.
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Lary general meeting of
5 London Tavern ; Sir D.

nibliehed, baying been taken

kg it for adoption, regretted
ho was unable, from illness,
re of this company to reduce
itlantic Telegraph Company
it proposal. He hoped that
met, the reduction would be
1, as they were aware, WI
3e fracture was occasioned by
laid in the midst of a deaae
laid in shallower water than
tie weather had been clearer.
to the cable of 1865, which
r, and in the proper
re on the Nth or 9th oten
at of line to make the repair
and effective manner. The
14 or 15 times their present
in the price of tariff took
tits would be much greater
r stood at present in a astir

motion.
pinion against any reduction

y-chairman of the Atlantis
the reduction of the rate
cy. Ho was willing to try
experiment. There was •
for the last four months

day, and in the fees
sting the policy of a
had reduced the (ovens.
thought they were wrong
it, ea he said, he wss willing
.W. for every message of 20

,report, which included the
rate of =per cent. per $ll.

TER BANK.-(TRIP DAY.)
reneral meeting of the po-
i, 11. P., in the choir, the ro-
t., for increasing the capital,
lams of 100/. each, was cow

Ir.—lt tells that an angel
fter the subsidence of the
h sitting at noon in the she.
disconsolate. The angel is.
Noah replied that the norm•
nd that he was thirsty, and
othing to drink !" said the
not the rains fall, and the
spring of water bubblingly
is true," answered Noah,
TO is abundance of water is
but, alas ! when I think of
I, of beautiful women, and of
ountleso host of animals that
the idea of water becomes
sto drink." " There is MY
died the angel, and spreading
up to heaven, swift so a
eyes of Noah were still der
presence returned with soma
taught the grateful patriarch
when the fruit was ripe how
pa the song, was the BOUM.
',dent drinks which the world
Mage:ine for August.
AHOY IN THE RHIGN Or
ign of Elizabeth the chaplain
wry had occasion to examine
I by way of testing his know•
of the word pmetion. To
reread gentleman, not ha
niceties of language. was on"
ply. Several years later the
Saints, was examined bYd in
onversation which ensue
s preserved by Strype, whose.
England no one will think of
sked him the contents
nof the
e answered nothing : ad the
tee ; neither could he answer
many chapters the Epistle to
hat the subject of that ESA'.
aid he answer. And when hi
med his ignorance as mnelkan
fill a volume with similar
I room for one or two Dior*
a William Ireland was pro-
farthill. The Archbishop of
examine him. The chaplain
an easy Latin sentence. This
such knowledge was not vniX
lession, the absence of it dla
ion, and the examiner pro.
eked the reverend gentleman
of Israel out of Egypt r
Ae
eing asked who was first eir-
rr. It was not to beeirr#
display any remarkable 'to-
o mount the pulpit. Indeed,
were so glaring that it was
irmons which they might reed
be more adventurous of the
shine by such borrowed 110 t,
arishioners in their own o•dens. One of them, with the
%tins the presumption of his
f mediocrity, and his sermon
miece of theology that it was
!rent perishes. " God," lorf
in mediocrity by them Mo.
lediaporadisi : a rib senorita
le Israelites went through the
idac of the Red Sea.
deaf between the foxes' ta
tents eat off by the si.
ideal between two thieves.
Buckle, in Fraser's Magen

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vioe-Chaacellor Sir W. Pace Wood.)

THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY COMPANY, T.

TIIM tiOOTH-ZART" ERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was • motion on behalf of the plaintiffs, the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, to re-
strain the South-Eastern Company from entering into or
carrying into effect the agreement for amalgamation
recently negotiated between the Sonth-Eastern and
London and Brighton Companies, which agreement
was approved of by the shareholders of the
South &stern on the 4th of July last. By that agreement
each company is to keep its own capital separate, and to
be solely responsible for its own existing liabilities, the
whole system being worked as one, and under
one management, and the total net profits after
paying working expenses to be divided in cer-
tain proportions. Each company is to bring into
the joint accounts its property and income of every de-
scription, guaranteeing the amount of rents as scheduled,
which, (or the South Eastern, is to be taken at 34,093/.,
and for the Brighton at 16,083 t. The traffic of new lines
of each company is to be brought into account, the whole
system being worked as one for the beet advantage, and the
net profit of the whole lines divided in the same proportions.
The bill stated that in 18613 an agreement was come to
between the plaintiffs and the South-Eastern whereby
the continental and other traffic, in order to avoid the
injurious effects of undue competition, was to be divided
between them in certain proportions, and alleged that
the London and Brighton maintained • third
route to the Continent via Newhaven, which had
hitherto been treated by the South Eastern ea
a competing service with the two other routes by
Folkestone and Dover ; but that under the proposed
amalgamation it would no longer be the intereet of the South
Eastern to keep up the traffic by Folkestone and Dover in
preference to the route vii Newhaven ; and on the contrary
the amalgamated company would have direct interest In
maintaining the route vii Newhaven, in competition with
the interests of the plaintiffs under the last-mentioned
agreement; and that it would be for the interest of the
amalgamated company to prevent the execution of certain
railways authorised by the South Eastern and the London,
Chatham, and Dover (London, Lewes, and. Brighton) Rail-
way Act, 1866.
Mr. G. M. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Martin supported the
motion. Sir R. Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Phear for the de-
fendants, were not heard.
The Vice-Chancellor said he really could not and that
there was anything incompatible in the two agree.
meets, or that there was intention on the part
of the defendants in amalgamating with the London and
Brighton Company to violate their engagements with the
plaintiff,. Hie honour could not interfere with the
attempt of the defendants to stimulate the traffic over
their old line. The motion must be refused, the costs to
be costs in the muse.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Commiariceor Gen%arm)
IN RR LORD OZOIOI WILLIAM LOITCEL

This bankrupt bas been before the oonrt on previous oc-
casions, and to-day was appointed for the adjournment
meeting for the last examination and order of
The accounts show debts amounting to s,Boll.6,haaarileihe
deficiency to 4,2561.
Mr. Reed and Mr. Robertson Griffith appeared for swig.
nees, but his lordship did not appear.
An attorney, who represented him, produced a medical
certificate.
His Honour—ls there any affidavit
Attorney—No.
His Honour—We must treat Lord George Loftus as an
ordinary baokrupt. We cannot make any distinction
in his case.

The Mtcemey thought that a medical certificate would
be sufficient.
His Honour—Certainly not.

itio7ney—l know that Lord Loftus was ILL
Mr. Oriffiths--There is • lady present who maw him
yesterday.
Lady—No. It was the day before.
Mr. Reed—The medical certificate says that' the bank-
rupt is afflicted in his nervous centre.
Mr. Griffiths—What is a nervous centre? (A laugh.)
His Honour—l must adjourn this case without naming
any day, and I shall not grant protection.
Adjourned sine die, without protection.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TEM DAY.)

Bow-isTßArr.

DT COI

John ROb;rieon,-)MO;rn -it.ol;rbion, wee
brought up on remand on several charges of fraud and
theft. Upon the first charge, that of stealing a bag, the
property of Hrs. Stanley, his landlady,
The constable (Staker, 744 A) produced a bag which he
bad found at Ripley, where the prisoner had left it at an
inn.
Mrs. Stanley said that was not her bag.
Sarah Haggett, servant to Mrs. Stanley, said that on
the morning of the 20th June, she saw the prisoner leave
the boss with a black bag which she knew belonged to
her mistress. It was about the Use of that produced, but
of leather (that produced was imitation). The same
morning he had borrowed her mistress's watch. He
never retarned.

Harry Cotterly, insistent to Mr. Brabinirton, pawn-
broker, Princes-sheet, produced a letter which bad hem
received by post'Bra and which was signed James Robe=
requesting Mr. bington to send for a watch
the writer said he had been obliged to pledge at
Dover for about one.third of its value, and the duplicate of
which he enclosed. It was pledged for fit. 4a. 3d. He
added that he wished to borrow 11. more upon it. The
watch was sent for, and witness now produced it.
Sir Thomas Henry—la that a usual practice amongst
pawnbrokers?
Witness—Oh, yes, it Is. By sending the ticket and
money to a pawnbroker in the country we have the &stick
returned by poet.
Mr. Lynne., of Great Corm-street, stated that he
knew the prisoner's handwriting, having frequently seen
him write. The letter produced was in his handwriting.
Mn Stanley identified the watch as being the one she
had lent the prisoner. Mrs. Stanley also mentioned that
she had ven the prisoner the money to pay her taxa,
as he said he was gang to call on the collector to make
a payment for his employer, Mr. Bourne. The prisoner
had neither paid the taxes, nor returned the money. She
had since paid the money herself.
Mr. Bourne said he had several further charges against
the prisoner for forgery, he having obtained money on the
pretence of being still in his (Mr. Bourne's) service, and
having given receipts in his name. Some of the witnesses
however, were not in attendance, as there had not been
time folly to prepare the cases.
Sir Thomas Henry remanded the prisoner for further
investigation.
MARLBOROUGH-STILKET.
THE HAYMARKET MARKET-WOMEN AND THE POLICE.

Six women, named Catherine Regan,—EliLbea4;irin
Sayers, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Jona, Mary if Carthy,
and Catherine Ryan, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with obstructing the pathway with baskets containing
fruit and flowers.

Police-oonatable Lawrenoe Poole, 301 A, said that
shortly before 1 o'clock that morning he saw the prisonen
between the Haymarket and the Regenteircua, Prosadilly,
with large baskets containing flowers and fruit. The
baskels, which were on the footway, caused such an ob-
struction that person. had to walk into the road to pass
along. He had cautioned the prisoners several times be-
fore, and finding that of noose he took them into custody.
Inspector Harrison said that the place was so infested
with basket-women of a night that persons found difficulty
in passing along the place.
The constable stated that Ryan, Jones, and M'Carthy
had been fined before for a similar offence, Ryan and
Jones be. each, and M`Carthy 2s. 6d. Ryan was very
drunk, and he had great trouble in getting her to the
station. _ . .

Lee; said she had a child suffering from disease of the
lungs; some of the other prisoners, for two or three spoke
at a time, said they had children to keep, while others
said they were not causing any obstruction.
Mr. ryrwhitt said it was impossible to overlook the
matter. He would fine them 2s. 6d. each, and if they
came before him again they would be fined 40e. each.

WILFUL DAKAGI THROUGH aivisoz.
Julia Fletcher, a young woman, wee charged with break-
ing a window at the house of Mr. Cook, Great Windmill-
street, confectioner and refreshment-house keeper.
The prisoner went to Mr. Cook's yesterday, and said
that as Mr. Cook bad locked up her friend for breaking
his window he should go to the court main, and then
broke a pane of glees of the value of 12a., and was handed
over to Mirris, 77 C.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered her to pay the damage sad a la*
of 25a. or fourteen days.

SOUTHWARK.
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A RMATION BT FRAUD AND
FORGERY.

James Donne was braiglYupon • warrant by police-
sergeant 9 M, charged with attempting to obtain • situ-
ation as fireman at the London and South Western
Railway (Waterloo Terminus) by means of false and forged
certificate,.
Mr. Bramwell (from the law °Moe of the company) at-
tended to prosecute.
Mr. Edgar Rorrinder, superintendent at the Waterloo