The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1868.

The worst feature of the Irish church was the un-
equal distribution of the funds. For 093,000 epis-
copalians there were two archbishops and twelve
bishops. At the same rate, 240 bishops would be
required for England. The policy of the bishops
was to multiply clergymen ; but the congregations
were not increased by one man. He did not no
why there should be any archbishop at all, and he
would cut down the bishops to four, one for each
province, with 2,0001. a year each • and he would
cut down the clergy from 1,500 to 500, and reduce
all the deans and archdeacons, who had nothing to
do. The gain from this would amount to 300,M01.
a year. Knowing the poverty of Ireland, he
I should hesitate before he withdrew the grant to
Maynooth and the Reginm Donum. He did not
think that this or any measure would of itself
pacify Ireland, but, however delay might snit
the exigencies of government, it was disastrous to
the well-being of a nation.
Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE said the pr. ob-
ject of these resolutions was to rally the liberal
party and turn out the government ; the secondary
object was to abolish the Irish church. The reso-
lutions had been constructed upon the principle
not of settling the Irish church, but that they
should contain so much as it was probable the go-
vernment would not be able to accept, and yet not
contain anything that might raise difficulties in
their own way. The position of the government
was not changed. They would vote with the
Foreign Secretary on the question of time, and if
they were beaten cn that they should oppose the
I resolutions on principle. They did not deny the
power of this parliament to deal with the ques-
tion but said that it was elected when the
question was not of practical importance,
and therefore it would not be fair to
the constituents to come to a decision without
consulting them. They were at the beginning of a
long fight, andgovernmant would not give in till
they had fairly fought it out. He looked upon
the measure proposed as a counter-irritant, by
which it was proposed to tranquillise the catholic'
by irritating the protestants. Then, be asked, in
what position the church of Ireland waste be when
it was disestablished with regard to doctrine and
discipline and whether the crown was to have the
appointment of the bishops, or the congregations.
On the motion of Mr. COLERIDGE the debate was
then adjourned.
Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that the motion for
adjournment over the holidays should not be
brought on till after the division.
Mr. Dismal acceded, and said there wan no
doubt the debate would close to-morrow (this)
evening.
The Metropolis Gas Bill was read a second time,
and referred to the select committee on metropo-
litan gas bills.
The house adjourned at a quarter past 12.

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INTELLIMICIL
=Trim IN LONDON.—TarasnAY.
There Was • fairly numerous saieter at Ike Clubs to.
day, and although spoonlatioa did not take a wide nage,
POWS impertmat trusiratioss were concluded. For the
Chester Cup Dolby and Abergeldie were shout in equal
request at 11 to 1, se wore ee.III• end Piddle at 100 to 6.
Beauty was freely inverted on at 20 to 1 ; and after 2000
to 70 had been accepted about The priest and Treasure
Trove, 25 to 1 found taken. The hopelessness of Lady
lilisahsth's chance for the Ono Thousand was ',Maimed by
the laying of as much as 100 to 4 against her.^ For the
Two Thousand some good business was done to favour of
=9 etas sad 9 posies twice being weedily
besides other mailer beta. Pace was at owe MUM
laikegainst at 10 to 1, but his friends coming to the regime,
offers did not exceed 9to lat the finish. firn-Saw was in
nem demand, 100 to 6 and 1000 to 90 was taken, with a
start. The next most laetiosable Mai :ant was the
backing of Iremmester to win 10,0001 For the Derby one
speculator assailed Lady Elizabeth in the most determined
manner. After offering six monkey* be increased the offer
to 100 to 15, which was accepted twenty times by one
gentleman, five times by a second, and five times by •
third. The layer then offered to lay 0 to 1 to another
in 5001., which was met by a response two or three quarters
to accept 100 to 13, and so the business terminated.
Suffolk did not appear to go very well, for after Ws bad
been offered without a response 1,000 to 43 was laid.
Neither had The Earl a very healthy appearance l,OOO
to 20 was booked against him, and although subsequently
50 to 1 would have been taken, *den of 40 to 1 were
plentiful. The remaining haneactions are self-explained
in the quotations. Closing prices :

CI. P.

20 W 1 apt CdLDsw Co)
25 to 1 Troworelrove
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25 W 1 The Priest (I)
It W 1 Rtrodbroice
25 to 1 Greystocklogio
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outerssi.

125 to 1 apt Itastitution t
and cdt)
30 to 1 Bandit*. (o)
1000 to 10 Blaagown (o)
1000 to SO Rabican ,o)
0000 to 75 honnt.ater t,
alter 6000 to
100 had been
taken)
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"io6o to 30 agst See Saw 2)
1000 to SO Rabieaa (off)
40 to 1 The Earl OR, t
50 to 1)
1000 to 20 BastitaUon 2)
1000 to 15 Sllehmthleßas-
eo (t)
110000 toloo hosuoaater(off)

id Suffolk coupled (t)
id Bluegown coupled t)
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ASEVIR INTELCIPENCE.

SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.—Cuanza, Aran 1.
(Bohn Mr. Baron Pigott.)

EDZIIIMMODGE V. ALLIANDIZ.
This was an action brought by Cepesin lidenborougb, of
the hinvisa republic navy, against the defendant, the
proprietor of the Anti-Slavery Reporter' for an alleged
libel contained in that periodical of the let of February
last.
Mr. Oiffard, Q.C., and Mr. Coleridge appeared for the
plaintiff ; Mr. M'lntyre and the Hon. Mr. Berke for the
defendant.

The allagtd libel consisted' of certain passages in an
aril& which appeared as above, called " Ths Edenboreugh
Belinda'," and which stated that parties " got this man
Edenbarough to swear what in Jainaken is regarded at a fie-
lien to make the world belle?* that Gordon is a traitor ;'•
it referred to certain " evidence " given by plaintiff,
and "published in a former number of that ournal,"
which contained discrepancies, and described Mr. Gordon
at one time as " • smart mulatto," and again after a lapse
of time as " a seedy-looking dissenting minister ;" also re-
ferring to plaintiff, said that he was not very faithful to
Garibaldi when under kis command, and other expressions
1 of • similar nature.

ospTain EdMarpnongh wan placed in the witnese-box,
and in answer to quertions denied having made use of
either of these expressions in evidence in connection with
trials respecting Governor Byre.
Me. W. Pears, of the Army of Independence of Southern
Italy, was also celled. He believed the articles in our
tion referred to plaintiff. Witness was in the service of
Garibaldi from the spring of 1859 to that of 1861, both
before and after plaintiff was in that service, Plaintiff
was under his command. Plaintiff wu a faithful soldier,
and always behaved lihe an =Boer.
The counsel for the defence did not arees.exarnine the
witnesses in justification of the libel complained of, but
addroised the jury in mitigation of damages. The de-
fendant was only the nominal proprietor of the journal,
and on receiving notice of the action expressed his disap-
probation of the article, which had not before come under
his notice, and which he slated had caused him to with-
draw his name from all connection with the journal. He
stated that he believed the writer to be Mr. Chamerovzow.
the editor of the d nti-Starcry Reporkr, and offered to pay
the expenses of advertising his letter of apology in
the public prints, and to pay all legal expenses incurred
up to that time, if proceedings were stayed. Plaintiff,
through his attorney, refused to stay proceedings unites a
proof was afforded of the identity of the 'writer.
Verdict for plaintiff-1501. damages.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
The adjourned general meeting of shareholders
was held yesterday afternoon at the Paddington-statics;
Sir Dan= °sloes, Dart, M.P., in the chair.
The eitanimax (who was received with cheers) congra-
tulated the shareholders upon the beard being enabled, bt
their analetenee, to propose that a dividend in cub should
be deeds/yd. They bad received in round numbers, in
return for the issue of their 5 per cent. debentures, some-
thing like 1,000,0001., and he hoped there was still more to ;
eau in. He would lugs upon the proprietors the seers.
sity aad wisdom of following out in the future that course
which had been successful hitherto, namely, not to lase
sight of the fact that the debenture debt was a very large ,
one, and to use all their endeavours to reduce it is an
amount over which they might have control at any time,
and to convert their floating debt into a moment stoeE
The resolution he had to propose with regard to
the dividend was, "That the dividend for the half-,
year ending the 31st of January last on the guaranteed
and preference stooks of the eempany, at the rates
fixed in respect of ruck stocks, and on the consolidated
stocks at the following rates, he now deelared, such divi-
donde to be paid on and after the 14th inst. to the pro-1
prietors registered at the closing of the transfer books on
the 20th of February last :—Great Western (original) con-1
aolidated stook at the rate of 11. 10e. per cent per an-
num ; West Midland (Newport), 15e. : West Midland (Ox-
ford), 1 6d.; South Weise, M se. ; and Vale of Heath.
6/." He would afterwards propose another resolution
authorising the direstors to pay dividends in accuse from
the two previous balf-years. It would be necessary for
the persons holding the unpaid paper to send it to the
offices of the company before the 14th inst., so that the
staff might be enabled to compare it with the books, and
to prepare for the payment in eight or ten days after-
wards.

Mr. WOOD the deputy-chairman, seconded the motion,
and availed himself of the opportunity topublialy congratu-
late the chairman upon the success which bail attended his
efforts in the interests of the company. (Applause.)
The Ctialorwr explained that after the rejection of
their first bill by the standing orders committee, they de-
posited Bill No. 2, which was now lit to be sent before a
committee of the house. It carried out the wish ex-
pressed at the last meeting, that they should confirm the
legality of the stock which had already been issued, and
took power to issue stock in lien 'of dividend for the next
year, if such • step waa found to be necessary, and re-
ceived the assent of three-fourths of the proprietors,
Mr. Craca LEGG asked if in the meantime the payment
of • dividend on the 6 per cent. stock was legal.
The CHAIRMAN replied be assumed it wee so. Re urged
the desirability of some of the shareholders taking their
dividend in 5 per cent. debenture stock.
The maelution providing for the payment of arrears of
dividend was then sgreed to.
In answer to • question,
The CHAIRMAN said he hoped there would be no occa-
sion for a recurrence to the proow to which they bad re-
sorted this half-year ; but if the contrary aheuld be the
/ case, be thought that with a capital of 59,005,000/. they
ought not to allow themselves to be damages for the sake
of a few 'Milieu.
A resolution in favour of the issue to the Vale of Neeth
Railway Company of 100/. rent charge stock of the Great
Western Company in lieu of 100/. ordinary stock, upon
which the former is now practically guaranteed 5 per cent.
by the latter, was then submitted.
The CHAIRMAN explained that the object of this step
was to amalgamate the three sectional stocks into one
homogeneous stock, and to come to an arrangement which
would be more beneficial to both companies than that
which had hitherto existed.
The resolution was adopted, after some discussion, SS
was also one proposing to deal in the same manner with
the Vale of Neath preference stock.
The meeting was then made special " for the purpose of
considering an agreement proposed to be entered into with
the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway Company, for
an amalgamation of the undertaking of that company will
the Great Western Railway Company, and, if approved
of, authorising the directors to enter into such agree-
ment, and to make all such arrangements as may be nem-
sag. for giving effect to the same."
The CHAIRMAN stated that the original sgreewient be-
tween the two companies was considered unsatisfactory by
the Bristol and South Wales Union Company, who had
never confirmed it, and during the put two years negotia-
tions had been going on with • view of coming to terms
acceptable to them. It was now proposed to allow them
to share the dividends of the Great Western Company
after three yews. The amount of Vale of Neath stock k
be converted was 108,000/.
After some discussion • resolution approving of the
agreement was agreed to.
A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the
proceedings,