The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

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[ "whim eheddath man's blood by man shall his bleed
hied." (Heir, hear.) I hare no mawkish eeneibilitka,
end I do not cry " shame" for the punistunent of those
Maillshat whose conduct lira summed all that history can
E. lam myself by birth and education a Britishßritishsub-
waive of North America. I aw acquainted with ths
at that country from its first discovery by Columbus!
Ws Ms present time. I knew the Aborigines, and have mixed
with than, have read of their wan with the white men bat
nothing in all the history of British North America—all the
doctriues, all tlie villainies of " the rod devils," as they way
be aided, of the Amaranth forests, arc the play of
children compared with the outrages which have
been committed by the mutineers of India. (Haar,
hear.) Therefore, I trust that although we r
it,ei
. be blood-thirsty, that the puniahmeat inili
will be adequate to the offence. (Hear, beer.) B
this is not a subject with which the westing bas to deal.
Thee are fellow-creatures of ours in distreer, end the ap-
peal is not only to us, but to all parts of the werid, (Bear,
hear.) As a native of British North Amarka, I takevpos
myself to say that there the appeal will be toWoodoff to
mast heartily. When the sufferings of our troops wire
made known in Canada, means were not wantlag by par-
liamentary grant or individual subscription to ewer the
sympathy with one troops, nor was it confined to that, for
they offered to raise two regiments commanded by their
own officers, and send them to the Crimea to aid the British
forms. (Hear, hear.) But a great mistake was made, they
addressed that offer of the two regiment* to the Army-olion,
Sail it was seat back unanawered. (Cries of " Shame.")
3111•10. fir ef °made are ready now to do the isms ,• they
are ready not merely to give the money, but to send their 1
regiments to fight side by aide with the British soldier.
(Hear, hear.) The vote which I have to propose bma
of thinks, and I propose it with peculiar pleasure. This
is not the first occasion on which I have bad the plateaus of
witnessing the exertions of the Lord Mayor in the came of
barratry in this great city. (Hear, hear.) I have ac-
companied him at midnight to the " homes of refuge"
when his visits were unexpected, in order that he might Ai..
certain whether the people were at their posts, and whether
std was properly distributed to the starving chimes of his
countrymen. I have heard in tlitre purlieus the cheers of
the nerving and ha ndeas poor, as he came oat of their
filthy alleys, which he had been inspecting, and them
chess Mfg to my heart; chews which, next to the appro-
bation of his own conacierce, k the strongest reward a man
mn pout* have. (Hear, hear.) I have also bees aware of
the exertions the Lady Karnes' has mae to introduce
female visitors into the female wards of one penitentiaries.
Those lady-smistants might Mar those wrongs of women
which cannot be cranmunicakd but to woman, and who can
- - , distresses which neither knows or can

ietTlTor those . gruleb an
aympstlilso with. Mess, km.) 1 have, therefore, perollar
pleasure fn taming the resolution—the first pert of which
merely solicits what will be granted without asking—that is
further aid ; and the latter part of which gives a rota of
thanks to the Lady Mayoress and the Lord Mayor far the
part which they hare taken in them proreedthge. (Cheers)
fir Moms, Mourcriose seconded the resolution, which

wan carried unanituouttly.
The 11ev. Canon CIiAIIPNCYP, in proposing that the
thanka of the meeting should to given to the Lord Mayor
for calling and presiding over the meeting, took occasion, in a
somewhat lengthy lvarangue, to enunciate hi. opinion that
the duty of the English in India wee to communicate to the
natives our Rtiglieh laws and civilisation; but far above all
be importance to communicate to them the light of the
gospel, which had made Ranked what it was.
Aid eman Hoye, in seconding the resolution, expressed a
hope tl—tt ecneolation would be carried to the heart of the
Lord Mayor for the loss he had sustained in this fearful
calamity by the consciousness of the consoletion which
that meeting would carry to the hearts of the sufferers in
ladle.
The Lona Mason returned thanka, and proposed a einular
compliment to their hon. secretary, Colonel Hendersca,
, which being duly carried, the meeting .eparated.
Newly 1,0001. wan trubscribed dunng. the proceedings of
the meeting, amongst the donors being the Lord Mayor,
26/. • the Lntly Marrero, 10!. ; Mr. Sheriff Mechi, Mt. ;
Mr.'Oordon, 601.; Mr. Bitch. 301. • Mr. T. Haines, Man-
dm-house,lol. ; Alderman Rose, 101. • Messrs. Crawford
ad Colvin, 1661.,
_• the Agra Bank, :SO L,* Mr. °Moon,
1001 ; Sir M. Montefiore, 251 • the Rev. Canon
Champs's." 61. • Mr. E. Mackenzie, 601.; Mr. J. Rube;
601. ; Main. Hacheock, 251. ; Etc.

SURREY GARDENS COMPANY.
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The third ordinary general meeting of the
shareholders In this company took pleat yesterday in the re-
Raiment room of the gardens. Mr. Coombe in the chair.
The attendanrse of shareholders was somewhat numerous;
but much surplice was expressed that neither the secretary
nor any of the directors were present.
Mr CUMINx said he was happy, under existing circum-
stances, to take the chair on this occasion in obedience to the
all tithe shareholders; and he was sorry to be campdled to
°bum that the unfortunate condition of their affs.W mud
ultimately lead to the ruin of this proper, y, if they did not
step forward to prevent tat. This was a fact which the inees-
tigation of the accounts had undeniably affirmed, and it
would now be their duty to pm various resolutions
with a view to exercise ray mars ia their power to super-
@Maths petition before the Court of Bankruptcy. If (they
shareholders) • not adopt this mane, It was not likely that they (the
shareholders) would be dealt fairly by, inasmuch es the peti-
tion was OM presented by the directors for winding up the
emotes se against the shareholders. Those who were pre-
mat would observe two Brags in which there was some
change as compared with what took place at the last meet-
ing. la the first place there were no directors in the room,
and in the next Owe there was no wine and eanderiches*:-
apt such as must be paid fur by those who might feel air
posed to partake of them. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Ftemmiso rose to put the shareholders in possession
of • fow fact which it would be neceasary for
them to know before they could powlbly form an
minion upon the real state of the case. The peti-
tion rime on before the Court of Bankruptcy on
Saturday lad, at ;the instance of Mr. Horace Jones,
the architect of the building. It was presented by his bro-
ther, Mr. Alfred Jones, who was the solicitor for the direc-
tors. It. did not with to cast the alighted reflection on
either of those gentlemen. both of them ranking high and
bearing the moat respectable characters in their respective
professions. Therefore, it would be understood that what-
ever might be said of them would refer to them not as indi-
viduals, but in their professional capacities. It appeared, in
the Bret instance, that the Commissooner of Bankruptcy was
opposed to the !shareholder., she seemed to think that, look-
ing at this company ea " 000 of the bubbles of the day,"
which had got into a state of bankruptcy, the wisest course
to adopt way to wind it up at once, whilst any meets
remained; but he afterwards came to the opinion
that as the shareholders were anxious for delay in the pro-
ceedings, It was only reasonable that a few days' delay should
be granted to them, in order that they might have an upper-
lazily of investigating the account. The meeting was se-
emdingly adjourned until Thursday next, the Cotnutiedoner
making an order that the shareholder. should be permitted
dpi the books and amounts whenever they pleased.
Mr. Qembe end he had therefore spent the greater portion
et the previous day in investigating the accounts, and they
wee happy to acknowledge that they received every mist-
Mee sad information from Mr. Elha, the secretary, a Lich it
was In his power to bedew. The result of the examination
was that the accounts were found to be of a most complicated
mature, running over an infinite variety of transactions, and
therethre it wail quite impossible to arrive at anything like
a deli lee eincitedon upon the subject; but at lead
they hod discovered certain facts which showed the
rand is which their property had been dealt with. They
had Inspected the books with particular reference to the
aemenut upon which the directors had thts,;ht it right to de-
dare a dividend, and upon this point he (Mr. Flemming)
would remind the shareholders that there was a churn In
the Limited Liability Act which dated that if the directors of
• company should declare &dividend when that company was
Insolvent, or likely tobeceme insolvent by reason of the pay-
ment of a dividend, the directors who authorised it should
he jointly and severally responsible to the creditors for any
deW that might then be incurred, or might thereafter be
Warred. (Hear, hear.) He did not wall to urge the
shareholders to litigation, but it would be for them to any
whether they would endeavour to get a small portion of the
mow out of the tire by exposing that which was the cause of
the t disastrous condition of their affairs. It seam
siaad la the account to which he now referred, that the
&hectore were in a position to pay a dividend of five per cent.
far the half-year. To adopt ouch a step could only have
been for the purpose at blinding the shareholders to the real
date of the cam, end inducing them to believe that their pro-
perty was in a prcepernis condition instead of verging on
uriolven. y. The dividend was made on a chalaration, nr-
volvitip a short statement of money received and expended ;
being to fact merely • property account of the eompany• not
a regular balance-sheet- allowing the actual condition of their
affairs. It appeared that there was • balance of 1,1101. duo
to the architect for the hall, and • further sum for the re-
freohnient room, which the same gentleman had been em-
Mln desks, sod he thought It rather extraordinary
. ilea should have allowed so much time
as be bad In dope "Mout making any application for Ms
seamy. Dab, ladepadantly of the sums die to the archi-
dewe issedoialle misting to the embint of 14,1001.,
tims we keg prior to Was period whoa We
itteldmd we It was asstewbst reenarkabk that
dame rr primers whit& lied heem aria on account of
than nartgages- had ad her endeed In We banker's hook ;
9,1011. d rile ara be lad veritimed was borrowed po-
rk,* In Or swim In tie urea of Apart whoa the
✓oma was porketd, rid pg lbw wen toil theta were se
warliwing MOW at DM Ow, mop fat the current ex.
orresella lee. ha Ord k sprawl tat the directors
bad Amid *DMA wile Dell lasai t
brebraL Thew vas mem filet which, to
mirk bees a roescrbst min spat. There wee
ea Dela of 14,0001. pod Mt the prises • but they
lead In vain for any sauiles el this item is We
basket's book, awl in skewer to what was said upon the lA-
jot, a reply was nude that If they bad not mossy they had

moseys worth. With regard to the 14,0001., It was said
that the amount was paid over in shares, arid a large number
of them were debited to Mr. Tyler the manager of the
gardens. The question now was whether the shareholdma
could not wind up their own affairs at a touch lama art and
with much ken delay than would be incurred in the Court of
Bankruptcy. The act of parliament empowered them to call
a meeting for the purpose of taking the sense of the share-
holders upon this subject, and he was of opinion that the
Commiasioner would allow them to take the affair into
their own Lands. Ile hoped that this result
might take place, as it would give the shareholders
an opportunity of arranging with the mortgagees, and
coming to such terms with the creditors as would improve
the prospects of the company, and lead to a state of things
which would not only realise a good rate of interest but re-
munerate them liberally for the outlay of their capital. (Hear
hear.) The landlords he knew were favourably disposed
towards them, and would lend them all the assistance in their
power to place the property on a more satisfactory footing
than at present. He should suggest that when the matter
came again before the court a statement to this effect ho
made to the Commissioner, and he had no doubt he would
listen favourably to a proposal for allowing the company to
wind up their affairs themselves. (Hear, 'tear.)
Mr. N1C1101.1.11 stated that when the directors declared a
dividend they must have done so out of capital, because it was
proved that they were in debt to the builder 6,0001., besides
the sum they owed to the architect and other creditors. Hs
thought the extraordinary payment of 14,0001. in shares
ought to be explained, inasmuch ma It appeared that they had
been placed to the account of Mr. Coppock, who it was mid
had not mad one single penny on his shares. [Some refs-
reneo was here made to the money which had been received
on account of the sescole festival, and which it was stated
had not been appropriated tothis the individual for whose benefit
it was intended.] Upon
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M. Joueree rose, and with some warmth observed that
the person who took that money ought to have paid it up
every night. But no, the money was taken away to pay
other things, for which the Duke of Cambridge and the
other distinguished persona who interested themselves in the
matter never expected it would be applied. (Hean) Where
was Mr. Coppook t lie was "everything" in the gerdene,
and nothing could be done without Lis authority, and yet he
was absent on this important occasion. milieu was
=f express himself further with reference to the
to
eatly, when the Chairman interrupted hits, and
begged that he would be kind enough to reserve what he had
to my until Mr. Nicholls had finished.
Mr. Baum.= then went on to say that several gentlemen
who had connected themselves with the Suva= fond intended
to lay the particulars before Lord Palmerston to-morrow, and
it was hoped that some gad would aria from the pro-
ceeding. He thought it was a suspicions Mremostanee
that when the company was established the directors
employed a solicitor whose services were suspended
immediately after the commencement of banner, and
Mr. Alfred Jones was appointed in his stead. He consi-
dered that this fact furnished anotherreason why they should
endeavour to take the present proceedings before the Court
of Bankruptcy out of the hands of those who had the ma-
nagement of them. He concluded by moving a resolution to
the effect that, insomuch as Mr. Horace Jones, the petitioner
for winding up the concern, was still the architect of the
company, and Kr. Alfred Jones was their solicitor, notwith-
standing the known respectability of those gentlemen, this
meeting was of opinion that they were not proper perms
to have the winding up of the company, in their hands, espe-
cially as the conduct of the directors would probably be called
la question, and if the affairs of the company were wound
up velure:ex:4, uoderthe posers of the act, a great deal of ex-
pense and time would bemired, and the company would doubt-
leen be enabled to make arrangements with the creditors which
would prevent an enormous sacrifice of property.
Mr. SWAN seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.
The CRAIRNAN having requested Mr. Tyler to give some
explanation respecting the statement in the accounts' that the
manager had received 14,0001. either in shams or money for
the value of this property which had only 11 yeas lease to
run,
Teeint rose to vindicate himself against any suspi-
cion which might be felt regarding his position with the
directors. He had always, he said, exerted himself to the
utmost to improve the prospects of the company, by varying
the entertainments at the gardens, without an unnecessery
expenditure of money, but he enured them that he was only
nominally the manager, and that he could do nothing exemt
under the authority of the directors. With regard to the
purchase money for the gardens, he observed that Mr. Cross
was to receive 14,0001. for the perty 11,0001. was paid
to him through Mr. Coppock, end 3,0001. was handed over
to him (Kr. Tyler) ; but considering that a large number of
the shares, which represented the money in question, were
not fully Feld up, he (Mr. Tyler) was left liable for 3,5001.
In answer to a question.
Mr. Ty Lex said ho believed Mr. Coppock had A mortgage
upon the premised previous to this transaction.
Some further discussion took place in the cow= of which
the Chairman stated that he had drawn up an effidevit to
be presented to the Court of Bankruptcy, embodying all the
facts necessary to be brought forward preparatory to winding
up their affair,.
M. Jettlex, who was received with the greatest enthu-
ahem, then addressed the meeting, stating that he had not
received any money for his services during the mason. He
had received a portion of money in shares ; but this was not
what be wanted, and be had been obliged to submit at all
times to the dictatorship of Mr. Coppock, who was
always in the way when he was not wanted, but now that he
was wanted he was most unaccountably absent. He should
like to know where the receipts went for the last few months,
and what became of the money that was intended for Mrs.
8820010.
Mr. Trete aaid the &scot° 'gamey was paid in to the
bankers on the morning after it was raeived, as was all the
money that was collect=„
M. Jueette (showing a cheque which be carried In his
pocket-boob) =id be did not know how that could be, seeing
that he bed name for 2401. handed to him about that tune,
and when be presented it for payment he was told that there
was us Meets, the company being declared bankrupt the
d' Wm*. (" Shame," and Laghter.)
A eneattitounninquired what bad become of the money,
as nobody seemed to have been paid P
The CR/LIMAN said the hest way to get that question an-
swered would be to submit it to the Man in the Moon.
(Laughter.)
Fteenteo proposed and Mr. M.DONALII seconded a
resolution—" That this meeting having hoard the report of
the gentlemen deputed to examine the uccounte of the com-
piny, was of opinion that a strict investigation ohould take
phics, and that a committee he formed for that purpose, with
set as they might think fit, and to procure such pro-
advice as might be necessary, and that the enaction
Kt= court be applied for, to enable them to wind up the
company, and that the present petition be dienlioed."
The resolution was =Tied unanireouely, and a committee
was appointed.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed a vote of thanks to Mons.
Jake for the manner in which be had continued (with the
=Distance of Mr. Beale) to curry on the business of the gar-
dens, notwithstanding the serious diadveutages tinder which
be laboured, and the extraordinary treatment he had received
trees the directors iu reference to the money he was entitled
to for his services. He begged that this vote might
be coupled with an expression of their sympathy for Mons.
Julian in the loos he had sustained.
The proposition was seconded, and marled by itecinmetien.
M. J 1: WEN, in acknowledging the compliment, stated
that when the company was muted Mr. Bennie and Mr.
Chappell war the only directors who knew anything of mu-
sical affairs, and the former retired immediately after the first
meeting of shareholders, and the latter a abort time subse-
quently. They could not possibly be =defied with the
manner in which the gardens were being conducted by Mr.
Coppock, and therefore they retired, because they would not
place themselves in a fake position before the shareholders.
With regard to himself, he (M. Jullien) had received 2,0001.
he shares since the company was established, but no mousy
this season, and he had been obliged to pay many expenses,
heaths the tederiee of some of hie baud,whieti ought properly
to huvo fallen upon thedirectore. He was mak= to serve the
compauy4lB much as possibleamd although him salary ...nomi-
nally 2,4001. a year, it wee lea than he had received else-
where ; and he endured the meeting that he spent a large
portion of his earnings in the promotion of hie net, end in
endeavouring to phase the public. His connection with these
gardens would beben Mee to bite of 6,0001, and he could ill
afford such a loss, as he had suffered a greet deal by his
effort to establish A =timed opera in London, and by other
causes, which had unhappily ended in bankruptcy , and God
forbid that he ebtrild over =ran be mixed up with en affair
of bankruptcy. (Mons. Jullien wee here so completely over-
come by his feelings that he suddenly discontinued, and left
the room.)
A vote of thanks was then pissed to the chairman, and the
meeting set minted.

Tim Bishop OF DURHAM'S PRIMARY VISITATION.
—The new Bishop of Durham (Dr. Longley) has intimated
his intention of holding the primary visitation of his diocese
acceding to the following arrangements :—Friday, Sept 4,
at Bishop's Auckland; Sept.?, at Durham Cathedral; Sept.
8, at Berwick-on-Tweed; Sept. 9, at Alutrick ; Sept. 10, at
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and Sept. 11, at Hexham.
NAUTICAL FETE :tT TEIGNMOUTIL—On Monday,
on the ocamion of the usual annual regatta at Teignmouth,
there wee a fde, the object of which was to maim the Royal
National Lifeboat Irowitution which keeps at Toignmouth
and at fifty or sixty other places on the roast a hfctseet to
render assistance to a shipwrecked crew. Various ingenious
contrivances for the preservation of life in mum of shipwreck
were mccessfully tested. Among other experiments made
was tin following :—A vend was exhibited in the offing
with ha gear adrift, ensign reversed, and her minute guns
Bring. On the signals being made, the lifeboat weft-manned,
arm lautichod, and proceeded to the *hip. The crew were
takes on beard the lifeboat, and wen brought on shore maid
the acclamations of a huge another of spectators. Successful
experiments were also made with Captain Maltby's apparatus,
Mr. Offerers expanding
_flats papal, and various ether
contrivance' for asving lib at ma.