The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1868

to :01 to 1 offered, no takers. Easby did not improve
in the slightest degree, offers of 33 to 1 were plentifu4 and
the only response was a proposal to accept 600 to 10. For
the Liverpool Grand National, Fan was lacked for a trite
at 13 to 1. At a point over this Tennyson was also lop-
ported, while Chimney Sweep, after having a bet of 2000
to 100 booked in his favour, was several times invested on
at 100 to 6, so that Lord Coventry's two representatives
left off about equal favourites. Daisy, Pearl Diver, and
Despatch were in moderate request at their respective
quotations. Tke Lamb proved rather unsteady, far after
20 to I had been taken 36 to 1 was offered ; a aright reac-
tion, however, took place towards the close, when the odds
last-named were booked several times. Tho owner of
Mouse accepted 1,000 to 30 about his horse ; beyoad this
little else transpired. For the Chester Cup 200 to 10 was
laid against Viridis, the law offering to go on ; no other
horso was mentioned. The only Two Thousand and
Derby betting was the taking of 20 to 1 kindly about Blue
Gown for enah event. Closing quotations as appended ;

WATERLOO 1501.1181NG CIIP.
100 to 6 apt Lord Lama's nomination (ot, 20 to 1 w
20 to 1 atr. Dleusnerd sl,uoloooJ, u (t)
23 to 1 Mt. Bland's neminstlon (t)
40 to 1 Hr. Haywood's nomination (A
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
to 1 apt Lox Charming 2.1 to 1 apt Midwife (off,
(t and of) eft, t,l
100 to 13 Csar nod ofr) had been ta-
ll to 1 Parveyor(tao, ken freely)
alteritvlhad 23 to I—S to
nds),
been taken) to 1 w)
15 to 1 Linunan (tat), 30 to 1 L'lpbus (1 .2 ('
atter 11 to 1 33 to 1 BeanstalCtA.,,
bad been I 33 to le. Lady Zetland
en) t o)
100 to Greytak fßaeklnt: 11 to 1 Hide lie (t dr o;
(0, t 100 to 0) 33 to 1 Easby (0, t GOO
100 to 6 Feodor kt&O) W 10)
100 to 6 IntligWlon ~o) 33 to 1 Cauthleen te,
40 to 1 RhineWlmat alter 35 to 1
20 to 1 Arteiian(thtu) had been
20 to 1 Mutiny tttt taken)
25 to 1 Leases ft dr oIl) 100 to 1 MountPalatlne
25 to 1 Wll.l 1100 r (0) oto
lIROCKLISB
4 to 1 ntrst
LIVERPOOL GRA
15 to 1 not Pau utt
16 to 1 Tennyson (t)
100 to 6 Clamuryiweep
it and of
W 6 D
100 Daley It )
13 to 1 Pearl ivero (t)
25 to 1 Despatch (1)
25 to 1 The Lamb (t
and o)
25 to 1 Helen (0)
150 even on Chimney Sweep
25 even on Manley sweep

ErrARE&
Lnro (taken)
LAND NATIONAL.
IS to I apt bloom (GC 100
to 3 t and
100 to 3 Eliakspear,,oll,
40 to 1 JackotTimps
datum)
AO to 1 Bonus
to 10)& (oit, t
600
Bto 1 Lord Coven-
t:re lot (t)

v. Tennyson, one to win (t)
r. Dal.y, boot of 1,2, 3 (t)
JR CUP.
20 to 1 stet % owls (t
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
20 to 1 son Blue Clown (t)
40 to 1 Destltution (off, 600 to 10 w)
DERBY.
20 to 1 ipt Mu Gown It 1000 to 30 agst Uneas (off)
anti off) I lio:o to 15 Harvester (off)

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-SATURDLT.

WAIKRLOO CUL?.

100 to 6 apt lAitY_LoTiiioooilikouou (an)
so to I Hr. Broctlebank's nomination (t and off)
IA to 1 Lord &atop's n°=111.41140 (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Leah's nondnation (t and off)
25 to 1 Mr. Inglebre nomination (of)
ES to 1 Lord Stair's nomination (t and off)
Id to 1 Mr. Spinka's nomination (1 and off)
tnienvi9nlit6 HANDICAP.
Bto 1 mitt Kinz Charming 100 to 6 apt Gr." Mocidng
)
oto 1 Purveyor (t) 100 to 6 I(tMUne Wine (o
10 to 1 Czar (t) t2O 001)
100 to 7 LMuritm (t)
LIVERPOOL ORA
110 to 1 apt Ton
CHEST
40 to 1 apt

AND NATIONAL.
Inysoo (t mud off)
LS Cl 3 P.
Forrseques (t)

final an ilifitterp.

ATINMALIT, FED. 15.--APPolNTmEns.—Pay-
muter William P. C. Grant to the Rodney. Assistant-
Surgeon George Maclean to the Bristol. Clerks Frederic:.
W. Bottomley to the Meyers, and George W. Mackey to
the Royal Adelaide (al supernumerary).

CHATHAM, FM 16.
Her Majesty's screw gun-vessel Landrailt 5,
60-horso power, Captain IL L. A. L Maitland, lately
returned from a three years' commission on tho West
Coast of Africa, was pat out of commission and her crew
paid elf yesterday, under the superintendence of Captain
the Hon. A. D. Cochrane, C. 8., and Captain W. K. Hall,
C. 8., and the vessel placed in the third division of the
steam reserve in the Medway until again brought forward
for service. The Landrail has been upwards of three years
in commission, during the whole of which period she bait
been doing duty with the squadron on the West Coast of
Africa. On tha crew being paid oil • silver medal and
gratuity of 151. was presented by the Admiralty to Wil-
liam Pyburn, boatswain's mate, for long service and exert:.
plary conduct. After being paid the crew were granted six
weeks' run ashore, :it tho expiration of which time tiny
' will rejoin the flagship at one of the ports.
An order has been received at this dockyard, from the
Admiralty, directing the immediate commencement of
another poweeful iron-clad armour-plated ship, of the
Het-miles clam, which will ho constructed on the broadside
principle, and will be built in the same dock from which
the Hercules was recently launched.
The recent code of working-hoar at this dockyard hav-
ing proved unsatisfactory, an Admiralty order has been
received at the establishment directing the former working
arrangements to bo reverted to. Instead of entering the
dockyard at G a.m., and leaving at 4.30 p.m., the hands
will in future commence working at 7 a.m., and not leave
the yard until 5 o'clock each evening.

PURCHASE OP THE IRISH RAILWAYS BY THE
Gorimeserr.—We are informed that • vast amount of
returns and other information is still being supplied by
the several Irish companies. Various opinions are given as
is what will be recommended, but there appears hardly a
doubt that the commissioners will recommend the pur-
chase of the railways. It is thought, however, in some
quarters that difficulties would then only begin, but
opinions seem almost to square with the particular wishes
of the individuals affected. The directors and some of the
officials hold opinions, or rather express such, against the
proposed purchase ; while those who are less liberally paid
wish for any change that may improve their respectivaposi-
tions. One thing, however, is not only admitted but
declared—that the government have been most for-
tunate in the selection of commissioners, and
that the latter have employed the best hands to be
found. The inspecting engineer. and the locomotive
valuators are held to tie first-class men, and they have
gone through their work most admirably. Whatever action
may be ultimately taken by the government, one thing is
quite clear—namely, that the labours of the commission
will have produced a mass of information which can be
made • safe and sound basis for any step that may be
deemed judicious hereafter. The question of ultimate
purchase will, no doubt, very much depend on the temper
of parliament at the particular moment it is proposed.
The question of forced sale will also arise ; as some original
shareholders, for instance, who now receive no dividend
whatever, may set up • claim as to the prospects of one,
and may declaim against the government for depriving
them of the fruits of this prospect.—Railway New,
Feb. 15th.
THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OP THE Ray.
Ma. SPIEL—The police officers to whom the task 'of
investigating the circumstances connected with the dig.
appearance of the rev. gentleman has been assigned,
have no satisfactory information with regard to him.
They know nothing which confirms • rumour that
he has been traced to a lunatic asylum in Germany,
and cannot find that he called at his sister's house in
Queen's-square, Westminster, on the evening of his dis-
appearance. That house has, it is said, been searched, and
from the character of the persons who are in charge
of it it seems' very unlikely that they know
anything of font. play. The finding of the bat
in Birdeage.walk of course iled to the
that the missing gentleman committed suicide bl;n
drown.
ing in the adjacent ornamental water, but it has been
dragged several times, and is indeed so shallow in every
part that • discovery must have been made immediately
if the body had been there. All that the polies know has
been already told—namely, that after Mr. Spoke left the
hatter's in Warwick-street no one has been able to give them
the slightest information concerning him. The relatives
have, it is said, been strictly examined (if such • word
may be used in such a case), inquiries have been made at
every hospital, lunatic asylum, prison—evarywhere, in-
deed, from which there might be the slightest hope of ob.
taming • clue. Mr. Williams, as the chief detective who
has charge of the case, has had a vast number of visitors,
and received many hundreds of suggestion., all of which,
as far as desirable end practicable, have been pr:megatl:
acted upon. Only those which were absolutely useless,
on moount of their outrageous absurdity, have been re-
Jeobed.

iit7Rouoli-szato NosmAL Sozoom—The
annual meeting of the Association of Former Soho/are was
held on detnrday, in one of.the clans-ropes, Borough-road,
Southwark. Mr. J. Langton presided. The *Sem
and committee for the ensuing year having_been eluded,
It was decided, on the suggestion of Mr. J. T. Dexter (an
old scholar of 17 Tears' since), to invite liters?, contr%a•
lions of various bands from old scholars and teacher. in
the schools who might be unable to attend the meetings of
the association. An essay and a vigorous dimunkm fol.
lowed, and arrangements were made for •
L lecture=
J. C. Curtis, of 8.A., the principal the Training
on " James ," at the nest meeting.
HILAAT NORTH:WM HOSPITAL, CALIDOIWAYr-3OAD,
N.—Number of palisade for the week ending Feb. 14- ,1
1,015, dwhite 255 were sew eases.
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hard, is Ws work "Os Ocseswollos,"
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RAW inttlltittnet.

mrrzopoureit COUNTY ODUSITB.
Bittlug days appointed for Wm present week.
' Wzirrursersn, St. Martinelana.—Tuesday, Feb. 18; Wednes-
day. 19; Thursday, 20.
Itwouasoar, Ported-roml—Meeday, Feb. 17; Tuesday, 19;
Thursday. 10: Friday, 21.
MARFLIDONS, KAlTMODerold.—TueldAy, Feb. 18; Wednes-
day, 10; Friday. 21.
WANDSWORTH, Bouth-street.—Tuesday, Feb. 28.
ounumswitt.t., Duncanterrace.—Monday, Feb. 17; Wed-
nesday, 10: Friday, 21.
SHORNDIWW, tHHASFOORROWL Tuesday, Feb. 18; Thurs-
day, 20.
BOW, Bow-resd.—Frlday, Feb. IL
HITIOCLIAJIL, Greet Iresootearset—Wedneeday, Feb. 10;
Thursday, 20 ; Friday, 21.
dotrrnwal.u, 3wan4trect.—Tusiday, Feb. 18: Thursday, 90 ;
Friday. 21.
Lambent, Camberwell New-rued.—Tuesday. Feb. 18.
Orr OF Loa nue. Galldhall.buildlom—Tuesdur, Feb. le ; Wed-
nesday, 19; Thursday, 20: Friday, 21.

or his cashier paid the ,0001. upon the shares. I believed,
as stated in the prospectus, that the peat working of the
company bad resulted in an uniform dividend in every
year up to the Nth dune, 1604, of 121 per cent.
Mr. Serjesnt Ballantine—l suppose your brother knows
what he has paid wince upon the *bares?
81r Francis Crossley—l am afraid so (laughter.) He
(witness) then stated that Mr. Elworthy in August, 1861
applied to bins for a loan of 5,0001. upon the security of
6,0001. worth of debentures, and his promissory note fur
5,400. ou which he would pay 0 per cent. ; that be again
referred the application to Lis brother, who advanced
5,0001. on those terms, and subsequently another 1,0001.,
nicking altogether 6,0001., for which, in the following
March, his brother, on the suggestion of Mr. E!wortby,
arced to become the holder of the same amount of
bonds, lie thee continued—lf I bad known this was a
consigning company I should not have advised my brother
to have anything to do with it. I have no faith in con-
signments.
Cross-examined—l knew Mr. Kenhaw intimately, but I
was not rears during his lifetime that he was a holder of
shares in this company. Aker his funeral I ricked Mr.
Elirortby to send a list of his assets. I found amongst
them a certain number of shares in this courpciiy. I don't
know whether he held 70 shares. At that time I wan not
in communication with Mr. Blworthy on the subject of an
advance on shares. In the spring of 1804 I received a list
of Mr. Kershaw's assets. Ido not know whether Mr.
Kershaw's shares were valued for probate eta considerable
premium. Mr. Elwortby, his brother-in-law, Mr. Armi-
tage, and Mrs. Kershaw were the executors, and
Barnes, M.P. for Bolton, and I were trusters. Ido not
remember Mr. Elweithy saying to me that the London
and Colonial Company consigned goods Largely to the
colonies, and that cipitel well required to relieve the ad-
varees the company had made with its own money. I
never examined the buildings or other property of the
company. I believe my brother has. I did not read the
articles of association.

Mr. Joseph Crowley, the plaintiff, said—Before I took
shales in the company I read the prospectus, and by the
statements it contained I was governed in taling tht.
shares and making the advances to Mr. Elworthy. I be-
Scrod the company bad paid per cent. from the ann.
mencement. 1 did not know it canted on a consigning
business. Ivu not aware the consignments amounted to
fno,ooo/., and that there were bills out totho :stoat of
170,000/. If I bad known it I certainly should not bay,
taken the shares. There was nothing about it in the pro.
spectus. Since the winding-up I have paid a call of 201
a share, or as additional sum of 10,0001., and I expect to
pay more. I have, intact, paid 33,0001. beyond the 6,000/.
I advanced on the debentures.

Cain-examined—Before I took the shafts I Dover sae
Mr. Elworthy. I knew nothing of the company until no
brother mentioned it to me. He showed me his correspow
donee with Mr. Elworthy, the prospectus, and the articles
of association. I read nearly the whole of them. I Lail
not seen the premises when I took the shares. Like other,
I perhaps did not read very much of the articles of associa•
tioa. I never asked to see the accounts or balance sheet,
from which the printed abstract was made. I bad no
knowledge of any sinzle itom in the balance sheet. I had
no communication with any members of the company. I
knew nothing of the foreign and colonial markets, and
nothing about the business of the company, except what 1
learned from the prospectus and the articles of association.
I took it to be • regular substantial business, and that it
paid 121 per cent. That was the principal thing I looked
at. I knew they sent porter and ale abroad, but I did not
know whether it was consigned or not. When I advanced
5,0001. personally to Mr. Elwottliy I had no personal corn.
municatien with him. In February, 1867, I insisted as
the company being wound up. Ido not remember Mr.
Elworthy protesting strongly against it un the gr.iiud that
if the company were allowed to go on it would recover
itself. (Letters tothe veitness from Mr. Elworthy, poiuting
on% the advantages both to creditors and shareholders
of the company continuing its operations, were put in and
read.)
Re-examined—ln September, when I made the advance
on the debentures, I bad no frtsh information reepectios
the company. When a call was made by. the directors I
ant Mr. Musgrave, my cashier, to Inquire into the
accounts of the company, and upon his report I com-
municated with my solicitor.
' A Juror—Did you receive any dividend on your shares?
Mr. Crossley—l received two dividends, in January and
August, amounting to a total sum of 2.2u2/. 12s. 4d.
In reply to further questions, ho said a call of 50/.
share was made at • meeting of directors on the 14th
January, 1867, for the purpose as they said of strengthen-
ing the position of the company and extruding its trans-
actions. 'rue call was payable by instalments.
Mr. Musgrave, an accountant and • director of the com-
pany of John Crossley and Sons, said that after the call
was mado be went by direction of the plaintiff to Londe',
to inquire into the affairs of the company. He commu-
nicated the result to Mr. Cawley, and he agreed with him
in the propriety of winding up the company. He found
that the entire share capital was lost with the exception
of about 15,0001. A balance-sheet was laid before him,
but he found it was entirely wrong. 30,00.1/. had been
put down as an asset under the head of "lire leas," which
ought not to have been included as an asset, and Mr.
Elworthy admitted it was a mistake. Besides that, a
number of other auets which wore lest, amounting to
70,0001., had been treated as assets. The 100,000/. had
ell gone. Mr. Elworthy also admitted that there would
he a loss of 50,000!. on the consignment amount. Mr.
Elworthy told him that if Mr. Crossley would find facili-
ties for discounting bills for 30,000/.,he had inch influence
over the debentures that he would put an end to 40,0001.
worth of them. Witness told Mr. Crossley, on his return
to Halifax, that he hail not the least confidence in the
lulanoiesheet, and advised him to have nothing more to
do with the business.
Cross-examined--The balanewsheet I was shown was
that of January, 1867.
Some correspondence with the agents of the company in
the colonies, showing that the consignments of ale and
porter were sold at • considerable loss, was read.
Mr. T. B. Jones, ono of the official h.uidators, said that
since the company had been in the Curt of Chancery a
call of 201. per share had been made, and it bad realised
19,2601. The liabilities of the company amounted to
130,000/. The real estate had not yet been realised. Out
of the call and the proceeds of the estate already received,
a dividend of 7s. 6d. in the pound bad been paid to the
creditors. It was utterly impossible at present to arrive
at a conclusion as to what the shareholders would ulti-
mately have to pay.
Mr. J. C. Dingle, an accountant, who agreed with the
evidence given on the preceding day by Mr. Cooper, said
in 1861 consignments to the amount of 90,000/. were sent'
out, and the loss upon them was 20,000/. In 1862 the
consignments were 117.0001., and the loss upon them I
amounted to 19,745/. In 1863 the consignments reached
' 159,000/., and the loss was 40,9181. In 1864 the consign-
ments amounted to 150,548/. and the loss upon the reali-
sation was 47,7121. Itt 1965 the consignments were
166,4921., on the realbattion of which there was a loss of
42,980/.
Some other evidence having been given, the trial was
again adjourned.

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION•IIOUSE.

Robert Newell Adams, a commercial traveller, was
charged before the Lord Mayor with embezzling a consi-
derable sum of money belonging to his employers, Mum
Brown and Lambert, trading under the name of John
Gray and Co., wholesale confectioners, 23, Artillery-lane.
The prisoner was employed as town traveller, and his
duties were to receive orders and collect aooonnta. In
consequence of something that was discovered, Mr. lAm-
berton, the manager, went on Saturday to • shop in Great
Guildford-street, and there saw the prisoner, who had
called to collect an account. He there charged him with
embezzlement, end the prisoner admitted his guilt and
was given into custody. He had only been in the service
of the prosecutors about a year, and in December last it
was discovered that he had embezzled a sum of 23i., but
the offence on that occasion was overlooked on condition
that he would repay the money, and he expressed so much
contrition that the prosecutors continued to place confi-
dence in his trustworthiness.
Mr. Lamberton stated that he bad not yet ascertained
the amount of his defalcations, but he would be able to do
se in the course of a few days.
The prisoner said if it would save any trouble he would
plead guilty.
The Lord Mayor remanded him until Monday, the
24th instant. _ _ _ _ _ _

A young man named John Scat, described u a labourer,
was charged with attempting to steal 701 b. of lead from
the doorway attached to the chnrchof St. Nicholas Abby,
Old Flah-street.

On Friday night, about 8 o'clock, the prisoner was ob-
served on the roof of the doorway leading to the church,
from which he had detached a large quantity of sheet lead.
Seeing'the constable approaching he jumped to the ground
from a height of fourteen feet, and afterwards in his en-
deavours to escape he climbed to the top of a scaffolding
surrounding the churchyard, from which he dropped into
the street, where he wen captured by a gentleman who
happened to be passing.
The Lord Mayor neatened him to SU 1111111ke hard
labour se • ragas and vagabond.

A number if young women waited upon Yr. Maimileld
for his advise ender the following eirmundanose, and also
to eel him if he mead not grant a summons :
elaWeleolod ono as their spokeswoman, and she
the taw ea advertisement in a paper which stated
that mos wok Wm Inlaid to learn • badmen. She
went to tie oildroo oadl von to
that on payment of be.
• bodolot woad be tumid her /5 10 daSsartiorwhich
As wadi be Mk to eon Bk. Doak. wore 25
=r
icara all loot had pad sa. owl for the
Thor had Dm' oat f 1 vas only • Male.
Mr. Ilsomadd sold mbot As kaiser was?
sikliont goodirsed plan of Art. es wlllat Teo
paidelA wain " • Zs liwoottara—Disi l ed My. ITIMIV•
Gni odd the ougs govo Aso • MU* wombs alma mid •
moll Iwo* me We for 4WD ID odoslno told thou how
to DIM tbo Worm .11/bso losim Vows toe ail *Dora
=Zia dog Lorzusise.asi gellogeirtaDa2mU
Ms M then
maT oho phi Go gagaijims be mos
corimiß ohs, Ismail. Mims la bads" sal lib
es plylees 0 Door no, y“, am oetlito yea Goa
canlso
It la Uri Mao, asol_ra wW hare plenty et work, and
waft ems M. our jit. I week," jos that eougielea the

paid lam the money. In the Clerkeimdl News the adver-
tisement said it was • " light awl genteel business."
Applicant further stated it was the man's practice,
at the end of the ten days to tell them that
they did not hold the pencil properly, and that the
strokes were not fine cuough. Applicant continued
and said that herself and other young women had easier.
tented that the men frequently changed kis lodgings, and
through his advertisement obtained a deal a money from
poor girls out of situations. Re told them the ss. was for
the wooden stand and little brush.

Mr. Honig°ld mid he could not help the girls. He Ina
sorry for them, but it was very ►ndieoreet to part with
their money. IL was evident they had something in return
for Cal: If be granted a summons ho did not bulievo
they would get redrew. He hoped the press would notice
the matter, to prevent others being duped.