The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-23 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, IMO.

to Frame for the supplies he needed. There has
been a good deal of lint and old lien purchased at
Malta, and sent over to the hospitals in Sicily.
There is a very strong desire among the men of
both services to go over and join Garibaldi, and
many cunning devices have been resorted to to
carry out this wish, but generally unsuccessfully,
for anything leaving Malta can be so easily seen.
Still some have vanished, no one knows how. A
man of the 23rd Regiment being mimed, strong
suspicions existed that he had got on board the
Dutch Commodore's ship, and the oommodore was
politely asked if the authorities might search for
him. This he indignantly refused, and was much
annoyed at the suspicion. I understand that the
missing man's comrades have since had letters from
him, and that be is in Garibaldi's camp, roughing
it, but delighted with camp life and its excitements.
It appears that sailors make the beat soldiers
with Garibaldi ; they are more reedy at expedients,
' happier, better foragers, and have more dash ; and
sailors from our navy have always been foremost
in all Garibaldi's fights. A grey-headed old Scotch
merchant had made a fortune, and was living on
his means in Sicily, but the fever of fighting is
catching, and he oould not resist its influence. At
Melazzo, to use his own words, he "was old fool
enough to take his double-barrel and fight with
the rest." Old as he was, and unused to fighting,
he was among the foremost, and got twu wounds
for his pains. Garibaldi saw his daring, and after
the fight publicly thanked him. There is a free-
masonry among brave men, and they were at once
friends ; by the way both were masons.
The afthmities have been pretty severe on the
soldiers they have caught, and the sentence on some
that tried,to escape from their regiments to Sicily
has been the lose of all claims for previous service.
Disgrace and 184 days' imprisonment must be
rather a cooler to their thirst for military glory.
With Garibaldi ft appears that a man is valued
for his services, and that he has a fair chance, if
he dietiVes himself, of rising to any position,
however •
By the French steamer from Sicily we learn that
the Calabrias are in open revolt against the Ring
of Naples and in favour of Garibaldi. Several par-
tite of his troops from Messina have crossed over
to Calabria and effected a landing, principally at
a little to the aorth of the Straits.
The Neapolitan Amman, seeing they could not
prevent the landing, are reported to have returned
and anchored at Reggio. Garibaldi had left Mee-
' sina in a fast steamer, but his destination was not
koown.

The following is an extract from a private letter.
The writer—an Italian, and Lice his chief both sol-
dier and seaman—has staked everything on his
ooantry's cause :

Palermo, August 18.
Here all goes marvellously, although surrounded by a
lot of thieves sad anassins of all nation' who rob us.
What of that? Let liberty come, and Italy is rich
'sough to 11l the mouth of these Certierri, which invade
us from all peels to devour dog-like, with three ever-hungry
months., the small pins of the poor artist sad of the widow.
Qwe mule roue/ They are unavoidable things in times of
revolutions. When liaresftee we shall no longer satiate the
foreign Curbs{, wed wk. that which we produce remains
to we shwa, we Will kepi the misery and will revel in
abiodeatie. In a few ilitys hence will commence the second
set of the most divine tragedy, end a run on terrojlmaa wdl
seellare equilibrium to our lege now suffering from the un-
&Miens of that sea which caused the slop Sicily to roll
and akoh, I trust very shortly _to write you from Naples,
wad aorgy after from Civil& Vecchia (I making my jour-
ney by wia). However you cannot imagine how much
power I have become amospt these events. I can scarcely
at,. you tbe least idea of wt I feel. Imagine that there
fell Into4ohcTands, almost to lacrosse my frantic ecstasies,
the ron. What were poets but
Line by lips I see foretold what is now going on
err my sight. Read and judge—it is Byron who talks
for Dante in the sod of the Second Canto of the prophecies.
" When there is required but a single blow
To break the chain, yet— et the avenger stops,
And Doubt and step 'twist thine and thee
And join their strength to that which with thee copes ;
What is there wanting, then, to set thee free
And show thy beauty in its fullest light?
To make the Alps impassable ; and we,
Her sons, may do this with one deed unite."
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And in the other canto, 19th tersina, after having said
all that which an Italian would not dare to say of his own
country, adds (after enumerating all the great men who
were) (in regard of Garibaldi), June 21, 1819:
Oh! more than these illustrious far shall be
The being--and even yet he may be bon
al mortal saviour who shall set thee free,
And see thy diadem eo changed and worn
By fresh barbarians, on thy brow replaced ;
And the morn sweet sun replenishing thy morn,
Thy moral too long with defaced,
notions vapours from avenues risen,
Such as all they must breathe who ere debased
By servitude, and have the mind in prison."
Could any one describe with more truth the redeemer of
Italy'

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY.
A special general meeting was held yesterday at
the aim in lifoorgateatrest ; Lord Somme in the chair ;
firstly, for the purpose of authorising the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company, under the powers of the
Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Railway (Capital) Act, 1860,
to raise, by the creation of new shares for the porpoise of
their undertaking, exclusive of the Western Extension fin*,
and for purposes incidental to the working of other lines is
connexion with the said undertaking, the sum of 300,0001.,
and for the purposes of the Western Ectension line the
further sum of 90,000 f. ; secondly, for the purpose of author-
ising and confirming an agreement or arrangement between
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company and
the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Company, with
Zto the user by the London, Chatham, and Dover
vertay Company' of the line and stational the said Victoria
Station and Pmilioo Railway Company.

The Cr explained that 1 uitniess sip was DeMIMI to have
the sanction of the proprietors to carry oat the provision of
the act of last Sellaioo empowering the company to create
new shares. He had therefore to move that, in pursuance of
the London, Chatham, and Dover (Capital) act of 1860, the
direstors be empowered to Woe 12,000 shares of ZW. each,
to be entitled to a preferential dividend at the rate of 6 per
cent. per annum, after payment of the dividend upon all
existing preference capital

Lord Haulm seconded the motion, which was unanimously
carried.

Another resolution was proposed and carried, sathoriaiag
the issue of 9,000101. shares for the purposes of theWeetern
Extensionlima to be distinguished as the Western or Bromley
Extension shares, and to bear in like manner a preferential
dividend at the rata of 6 per oent. per annum, after payment
of dividend on the existing preference B shares ; and a third,
empowering the board to make the necessary arrangement.
for allotting the shares and Axing the calls.
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Mr. MOLIROTI) then read the heads of the t
tween the Victoria tkanyany and the London, Chat3am, and
Dover, and Great Western Companies, for Inning the Vic-
toria station, and prodding the necerstry Maim aeosnamoda-
Den for the trate of the two latter companies ; and • reser
Intke adopting the agreement was put, and likewise carried
unanimously and without observation.

Kato inuMpnct.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Atrourr 22.
(Bohm Mr. Ocouniasioner Fosigaaque.)
II L ALBUT LO WARD.

This was a sitting far the choice of assignees in the ease
of Albert Lee Ward, a ship and insurance broker and com-
mission merchant, who traded under the firm of Ward,
Harries, and Co., at 155, Fenchurchatreet, who came to
this court upon his own petition en the 9th inst. With
his petition he filed a stetement of liabilities and assets,
from which it appears that on the Ist of January last his
liability on insurance accounts then due amounted to
4511. 16e. 10d., but that amount has since been increased to
4,9541. Bs. 7d. In addition to this sum appears a state-
ment of "alined liabilities bat positively denied," amount-
ato 2,0M1. including an obligation on bankrupt
1,0001., which he states was fraudulently given
to the holder by another person. Beyond these amounts
he owes to secured creditors 1,6001., making a total of in-
debtedness and liability, disputed and undisputed, of 8,6391.
The erste consist of insurance accounts and commission due
from emend well-known krms, vessels, freights, and ofßce
furniture, the total value of which is stated to be 8,1201. •
bat in the sake% Bled In support of the petition the
bankmit states he believes they will realise " considerably
tome than 2,0001." It appear; that the bankrupt's late
partner Harries is a member of the firm of Herrin Bothers,
at Liverpool, and it is in respect of transactions between
the two Anna that the disputed liabilities have arisen.
Kass. Linklater and Hackwessi appeared for some of
the begirt creditors. Several debts having been proved,
aseigness were chosen, and an allowance of 21. 2a. per week
was made to the blink :144.

Yr. C. E. Lewis (liiiriscatiOd Lewis) obtained for this
bankrupt. who was a madman at Northampton, a second-
claw wank..

IN Ili J. MOTH.
A divided Cl ls. in the pound wee declared under the
bankruptcy al J. Smith, a grocer, at Farebarn.

ADJUDIC•I7OII.
Hr. Wades, from the office of Mr. Wells, of Moorpte-
street, presented a petition for adjudicatiou on behalf of
Abraham Saver, importer of foreign eass, et 46 Skilusor-
street, Saiow-bill. His debts sad liabilities are stated to be
1,2301. , against =seta 3001. Adjudication am made, sad
the bankrupt was brought np in custody from Whiteoross-
. .
street, to scirrendm to the

skrok a " hole and corner" solicitor to make the will. The
deceased had the freest possible action with regard to it.
The prisoner was not even in the room at the time, though
it was significant that Ys Cafferata was hovering about
the bed, and had to be requested to withdraw. Even in
her dying moments the deceased manifested nothing but
confidence in and affection for the prisoner, as was evinced
by her expression, when asked respecting executors, that she
bad the greatest reliance in Winslow, and that he was en-
titled to the goodwil las he had wide the business. With
regard to the custody of the deceased's papers and pro-
perty, the learned counsel contended that the
conduct of the prisoner was open and fair, and
reminded the j particularly of the fact that
the key of the deceased's private drawer, in which
her secret treasures were lucked op, was found in her own
pocket at the hospital. In conclusion, he implored the jury,
m a question where so important a strike as human life was
concerned, and where the case was hedged round with
doubt' and improbabilities. by all means to give the prisoner
the benefit of such doubts. The learned gentleman's speech
occupied two hours and three quarters in delivery.
His lordship, in summing up, said the question they had
to oonaiderwas thus laid down by Lord Hale :—" If a man be
sick of some diseme which in the courae of naturemight possibly
end his life, and another gives him a wound or hurt which
hastens his death, by instating and prolonging the disease,
this is murder or other homicide, a,.rg to circum-
stemma." The crime of murder by poison (his lordship
laid), especially by poison in slow doses, and particularly
under the circums4noes in which the prisoner and Mrs.
James lived, was the moat odious and horrible offence which
could be committed ; but in order to bring the crime home
the jury must be convinced beyond all reasonable doubt
that the prisoner, and he alone, administered the antimony,
that he administered it knowingly, and with the intention
to cause her death, and that it did Bo operate on her
fame that the natural disease was aggravated to en extent
as really to cause her death. The learned judge then went
earefully through the facte of the case as detailed in the
evidence, commenting upon them at intervals. The sum-
En* up occupied an hour and ten minutes ; after which,
The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Not
Guilty. The prisoner, who appeared intensely excited
during the interval before the verdict, bowed and thanked
his lordship and the jury, and was at once discharged.