The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-28 00:00:00

2118 POLICE COURTS.

11 ANSION-ROUSE.

Me. Frederick Gardner me ebarge4, on remand, with
mbblng Lis employer Mr. Spencer, pecking cane maker, of
Milner•street, of 1231. 541. &I.
The prisoner Lad placed hie 1.0.11.'a, at different dates,
for rums amounting to limo deficient cash in the iron aide,
together with ► policy of arainunce on his own life for 15N.
Committed for trial.

111 A RLBOROUGH-STREET.
Charles Head. of Kenniugien-aquare, was charged by the
police with trotting an obstruction in Coventry-etreet.
Since the polite have made forcible entry into several
betting-hotline, their freapenters have adopted the prentu-
, tion of carrying on their betting transactions in the open
street, and th. several public thoroughfares at the West-
end are ratdored nearly impassible for pedestrian)* during
the day. The police received orders to keep the pavement
clear.
Polies-■ergeant Silverton, A 293, noted that he law the
defendant surrounded by six or seven betting nwn at the
corner of Ozenden-street ant Coventry .stroet, and told him
to move on. The defendant refused, mid he was a
gentleman, and would have a flutter for it. lie
took the defendant into custody, but the defendant
void he would not go without a cab, and misted the police.
The defendant was wrangling with the persons by whom he
was eirrouoded about bona races and betting. The do•
fondant 1.1,4 MOWlf a betting mann.
The defendant denied that to woe speak'ng to any betting
men, or creating any obstruction. Ile was merely waking a
question of the proprietor of a house undergoing repair,
wheat the police came up to him, and insisted on his
moving on.
Mr. Beadon was of opinion that the police had not en •
seeded their duty in dale instenco. lie should enter the de-
fendant to enter into his own recognitannes in lit. to keep
the pee..

NORTH BRITISH AUSTRALASIAN COMPANY.—
There woo anadjournel spevial meeting, yesterday, °ether'''.
primary of the North liririrh Ansi ml.taisn Com Prey, to con-
sider the various nltenitione in the deed of co-parinery
propoved at the butt mooting. and e.4.comary under the Limited
Liability Act. Mr. E. Anderson look the choir, and went
through the 'erica'', regulations seriatim, on whirl' ho raked
for a decision on the Ina of the rleireliolders. Some diet-na-
tion took place, and various smenilmetas were peopowd, but
negatived. The main regulations carried were that the
qualification of the direrlies be henceforth 200 shores; that
power be (deed to the directors to increme the capital (If re-
quired) to 2.i0,000e; and that the eltareholdere have power
to detnitie, at a public meeting, either director or auditor,
gal nos se bese geseeritd. A vote of thanks having been
passed to the chairman, the meeting adjourned.
RAILWAY/L—At a meeting of the shareholders in
the welt. and Fekeehem Boil. ey, jest held, resolutione of
diseatiefactioe were period at the repeated delays in cloning
the line, and intimating that in the &berme of eatixfactory
explanations from the director., the Board of Tout° would
be appealed to. The 1' Mee° one awl Lancaster Rottenly, be-
tween Croaferth and teveretooe, is to be opened at the end
of this month. The works on the Ucklield and Lewes Rail-
way as to be commenced immediately, and are expected to
be completed in twelve menthe. Coneiderable demonstration
are intended to take place at Denbigh. on the occasion of the
tuning the Bret turf of the Vale of Clwyd Railway on the
7th proximo A new between Carearrosi, Plata,
sad Pailkkallsos, Is prsjseted.