The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-04 00:00:00

THE CLEANS' DINING COMPANY (LIMITZI)).

The first annual meeting of this company was
held led evening at the London Tavern, Bishopegme.
sing. Mr. W. B. Witirrnrolux In the chair.
The SECRETARY nod the following report :—" As the
active operations of the company have not yet commenced,
the directors have little to report beyond the facts already
intimated to you by eirenlar, that they have secured No.
38, Welbrook, for the first dining establishment of the
company, and have engaged Hr. Choate Hull u itsmanager. The arrang for fitting up the establish-
ment are being proceeded with rapidly, end there is every
reason to believe that it will be opened early in March.
At the date of the last meeting, 1,334 shares had been sub-
scribed for by 772 pennon ; at the end of last year, to
which the account. have been made up, there were 1,141
shareholders, holding among them 1,035 shares. The total
amount received to the :;Ist of December last as
deposits on shares was 480/. Ve., and the cc-
penditure to that date, besides sundry liabilities amount-
ing to 321. Os. 10d., amounted to 273/. is. Bd., of wuich
sum 197/. 13s. had been expended prior to the election of
the directors. The balance at the bankers' at the end of last
year is thus shown to have been 2118. as. 91., and this bas
been verified by the auditors appointed by the director.,
The directors feel that the restriction placed upon the
number of shares which can be held by one person bat
acted prejudicially to the interests of the company, and if
it is the wish of the shareholders to increase their holdiire
the directors are prepared to agree to the extension of the
limit to 20 shares. Of the directors who have retired
Messrs. S. Pressly, Thoburn, Whittingham, and Bowes,
offer themselves for re-election."
In moving the adoption of the report, the CHAIIMAN
stated that the expenses to be incurred before opening tho
establishment in Walbrook would amount to 1,40 u/. or
1,5001., which would require the payment of Its. upon the
shares which had already been taken. The directors had
full oonfidence in the , and had impressed upou
ro him that while he provided a thoroughly good dinner he
must not est into the capital. Of the three directuis who
had left the board, two had resigned at the wish of their
employers.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Sour, and unanimously
agreed to.
The retiring directors named in the report having been
re-elected, a resolution wee adopted fixing this number of
the members of the board at seven ; and dir. It. J. Carter,
of 36, Posieghall-street, and Mr. Sewell were elected to
complete the board. Mr. Rutter, the auditor, was re-
' elected, and his remuneration was fixed at five guineas.
' It was resolved that in future notice of the annual meet-
' ings should be given by advertisement in two daily pipers
and posting in the dining rooms instead of by circular.
The restriction of the holdings of shareholders to four
shares was abolished and the limit extended to ten.

The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to tbt
chairman and directors.

FIRE AT A BOARDING SCHOOL.

SHOCKING SCENE.

A destructivefi4Za—piiiceat the school of
Dr. Steele, a short distance from Douglas, Isle of Man, an
Saturday morning last. The house and its contents acre
tot:111 chntroyed, and • member of tin: fire bri4ade,
named Dixon lirearly, was burned to death. TL,
were forty-eight boarders in the academy, princip,d'v
sons of English and Scotch gentlemen. The tiro
was discovered by a car pnyrietor residing in
the neighbourhood, who, about half-pct i;
Saturday morning, observed the window curtains th,
study belonging to the principal of the academy on tire.
Being unable to attract the attention of the inmate, by
ringing the bell, be burst the doors open with a
hammer. As the flames were spreading with ettraordin
rapidity, owing to the sea breezes, the alarmed inin.,l,s,
in their natural anxiety to save themselves, left
them all their clothing. The lire-brigade arrived
20 minutes to eight. and as by this time the ft it
premises was one complete Wall of Name, tli.y
directed all their attention to saving the back pr,.
wises. While the deceased was trying to put out the
tire in the school-room, the ceiling fell, belie.;
himand two other members of the brigade in the bla
ruins. These latter contrived to save themselves, one by
springing out of the window into an adjacent quarry, ..1,1
the other by holding on to tho ledge of the win.lew t.,.til
rescued by means of a ladder. The deceased, being crush.-,I
by one of the falling beams, remained cag...sl in the but n-
lug room, and his piteous cries for help were plainly heard.
A repo was thrown to him, but it was of no avail. Ile
shouted back, "I am done ; I can't get it." The dames at
this juncture reached his face, setting his whiskers
hair on fire, and he eank, face downwards, and peridi^.l.
The Names made such rapid progress that by to o'clock the
whole of the extensive premises, valued at about
were totally destroyed. 't he loss 14 only partly coveml
insurance. About 11 o'clock a search was made ami.l.t
the smoking ruins for the body of deceased, and when dis-
covered it waaa mere charred masa. Au inquest ass held
the same evening before the high bailiff of Douglas, when
' , • venlict in accordance with the facts was returned.

ME. MACRORIE AND THE 131SHOPRIC or NATAL.
—The 11ev. Mr. lisercrie preached in St. James's Church,
Accrington, on Sunday evening. Before commencing his
sermon, which wax founded upon the words, " rot the
truth sake" (2 John, i. 9.), be said he had to ask the in-
dulgence of his congregation whilst ho discerned from lei
own point of view the circumstances which had a bear-
ing upon his own conduct and motives in reference to
the bishopric of Natal. Alter adverting to the neceemy
of every Christian of this age of scepticism stacilaug out
boldly in defence of the truth, " once delivered to the
saints," Hr. Nemeth observed that deadly error taut been
taught by one holding one of the highest positions in the
church of Christ in South Africa. The person so teachieg
had been brought to trial before the only tribunal which
the society known as the Church in Smith Africa rece;-
nised as having spiritual jurisdiction over it. and that
trileinel had deposed him from his spiritual office. Ter.
Macrerie then referred to the resolution pained by
the clergy of the diocese of Natal respecting
the appointment of a successor to Dr. Coleco,
and to the necessity there was that the consecration of
the person selected should be speedily performed, as
some of the African bishops were obliged to leave for
their respective dioceses at a very early date. At the hot
moment, however, he add it was suddenly discovered
that it was doubtful whether the law of the land would
permit such • service to be held. The objectore surely
might have put forth their objections when there would
have been time to meet them, and not at the latest hour,
when two South African bishops were about to leave the
country. The difficulties raised in plain words amounted
to this :—That some lawyers—for other lawyers he knew
took • different view—thought it would be illegal muter
the act of conformity for a clergyman of the terta'Ai died
church to allow the service of consecration to be per-
formed iu any building ruder control. He cootentled
that the enactnieut in question should only apply to the
church as established by law—which the church in the
colonies was not—and that the rubric was infringed
every day. It was at once felt by those who desir,l the
consecration to take place that all appearances of evil
should be avoided. Failing England, Scotland was red
fixed upon, as the restrictions of the Act of COofOnity
did not extend to that country; for it was in Scotlind
where the first bishop of the protestant episcoptlian
church in the United States of America was consecrated,
on account of a similar difficulty having presented itself
against his being consecrated in England. The public
Tress had informed his congregation of the reasons why
the service had not been performed in Scotland. The
Archbishop of Canterbury had counselled delay, and,
therefore the responsibility incurred rested with the
Scotch bishops. The rev. gentleman then proceeded with
his sermon, in which he recounted what he termed the
errors promulgated by Dr. Colenso.
PISTOL FIRING IN THE ROYAL POROCGII OF
Wignoom—Yesterday, at the Windsor petty sessions,
held at the Town-hall, before Mews. Holderness, Cope-
land, and Develeux, William Thomas, a youth about 16
of 17 years of age, was charged with firing a leaded pistol
in the public etreet. The circumstances of the case were
of rather an exciting nature, and a crowd of people we
gambled in theConenlarket, opposite the entrance to the
court, previous to its opening. On Sunday night, about a
quarter-past eight o'clock, Police-constabler.olborne, of the
Windsor &rough Police, was walking down Prescott-
street, when he heard the report of a pistol or gunshot in
the vicinity of the Castle. On running up to the High-
street, he found a crowd of people assembled opposite the
White Hart Hotel, just in front of the Castle Guard-
room, which overlooks the thoroughfare. lie was then
informed that • man had just fired off a loaded
pistol, much to the alarm of the people in the street
(crowded by the congregations leaving the churches and
chapels), and that he had run down street in the
direction of Eton. At the same time a boy handed him
=tot, which he said he had picked up. Field and •
constable named Pond went to Eton after the
man, and Thomas, who bad been stopped by an Eton
, was handed over to their custody, taken to the
terlan polies station, and locked up till he was brought
before the weed:ester. The startling nature of this affair
canoed a great commotion on Sunday night, the report of
the pistol putting the guard at Windsor Castle at ouce on
the qui vies, it having been fired within a few yards of
their guard-room. As some doubts were expressed as to
the aernmed's state of mind he was remanded for a week.
in order that he might be examined by a doctor.
THREATENED STOPPAGE OF THE NANTYOLO IRON
Worms or GLAMOEGAISHIEL—A painful amount of es-
enemas has been sred at Brynmawr, and the ear
mending nsighbon, in consequence of the great iron
mentros, Mesas. J. and C. Burley, having sanounoed the
cawing of their Nantyglo Works. The notice, which was
drawn la the usual formal manner, and addressed to the
maims clause of lands engaged at the works, was posted
at the webs ea Saturday last. It bore date on that day.
and gave sedum teat all contracts and hiring will expire
Oa eba Sal of Marsh next. When it is remembered that
something Mho MOD persona are employed at the worts, it
1117 M allassivid bow disastrous to the district their
eissing cold be. Some are sanguine that the notice will
net be serried out. but sheet minds lave been thrown into
a state of gloom by it.
OILYSTAL PALLOR. OWE SMILING DAY.—.
RONDA; rem 3.—Adesterione on payment, 1,703 ;
ditto by mesas *bete, 1,486; total visitors, 3,169.

INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

BAIL COURT.
•10 Nisi Prins Sittings at Weitminster.—(Before
)t:. Justice Shee and Common Juries.)
SMITH V. WOOD.
3 nn action to recover damages for an
dealleged
contract, and for money paid, &a, The fend-
. • into court as sufficient to meet the plaintiff's

Q.C., and Mr. Crompton were counsel for
• . 31r. Iludalesson, Q.C., represented the de-
...

•
in stating the ease to the jury, said gh,
• a farmer in Kidlington, in OxfoO.shire, and
• u•- described himself as • solicitor and a money
• plaintiff being in embarrassed aircumetanoes
of losses sustained by him from
Seilie, applied to the defendant for the
,•*. in consequenceof the following advertisement,
;,.,red in the London papers :—" Money to lend
roantr-, from 100/. and upwards, for a term
„.
• peremial security. Interest 5 per cent. Also
eu mortgage on freehold or -leasehold pr 0....
.... r cent. No comtuission charged. Apply to
late W. Wood, Esq„ solicitor, 15,
, • Faitahlished 1829." The loan WAS not
although the plaintiff had paid the notes-
,barges, and he brought this action for the
su.:.,itonl. Thep laindff charged the defend-
; published a swindling advertisement, by
been induced to expend certain soma
,:nth
in his examination, said that after cont.
sit., aefendant by letter he called on him,
.. qtr. ,1 that he would have to give a
u .ia own life anti that of has wife
..,. ...s. raying 6/. 13e. 9d. premium on
••" ' Id. on that of his wife. Be
, .I,•feiclut that be wanted the money
with. Defendant told plaintiff
I r eject had left the money with him,
•: ~,, hat cly the busineis was arranged
the money, but that he would have
•rot 1,.1: the money from the day it was
He replied, ' Very well, get the bond
;,,„i I will sign it." Defendant said nothing
, • •At he forwarded, as well as the draft of
of sale, and forms for two sureties as welL
dthe bill of side, but gave references. A
wade upon him for 3/. 11.1. law costs, which
ling there was so much delay about the matter
..• • the defendant saying he could then do
o.r testy, and requesting any belaneetbat might
i,rn to 1,,J returned. Not being able to get any
. tt.1..! to the defendant threatening to put the
• al.• t',e bawls of a solicitor, and also to expose the
• to wl,h,li d. fondaus rtplied, " You mast pursue
. ,ou think proper.' He had five or six inter-
n.; I, the defendant. The bond was never prepared.
,1 for the money the defendant's answer was
I. :I.e Loud and mud me the securities and the
•.1 I • ,ione at once."
, x,,,,ination by Mr. Huddleston he said be had
•0, ...,hout three years : before that be was a
. r.r for Messrs. Mackie. He had not kept up
. uu,,n. Witness was they examined only as to
hol been put to in coming to London to see
called no witnesses
0, in again addressing the jury, commented
defendant). absence. He had heard himself
, u~iteller, and yet he bad not ventured to go into
There could be no doubt the defendant never
I to lend the money, but to get as much out of the
• as L, could ; and he then hoped, by inducing the
• .4iv, the plaintiff less than the 251. he had paid
. • -t to saddle the poor plaintiff with costs ; because
• • cnve him less than rd., be would have to pay the

mt's costs as well as his own.
; hebile,ton urged that no doubt the defendant with
. hinery he had, had sufficient reasons for not ad-
,; tl.e money, and contended that more money had
iato court than was sufficient to remunerate the

mry ultimately returned s verdict for the pLzintiff
'. 0... r and above the sum paid into court.

. 01 la OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
r. HILL AND JOHNSON (FALSELY CALLED HILL).
NEWIENCE.
.4 was a suit for a nullity of marriage instituted by a
•I, !um at St. Eustatius, in the %Veit Indies, against
.on and biz alleged wife. The young man,
Imes de Vero Hill, had been placed with a phy-
at Liverpool, for the purpose of learning
• ledical profession. While living with his tutor, he bud
• acted an intimacy with Charlotte Johnson, a nurse
,u family, anal on a auggeetion that she was in the
ily.way IT him—a suggeition, however, which turned
to be unfounded- ho consented to marry her. This
done by banns, which were published under the name
Me Hill. The only question was whether this snp-
•on and falsification of the name had been with the
.sledge and consent of the female iespondent! This
• rted and she had denied.
.1. Wilde said the court had had great difficulty in
up its mind on which side the truth lay, there
4 the oath of the husband on the one hand, and that
w:f. .-n the other. On the whole, however, he (Sir
A',lo.el was of opinion that balance of credibility lay
hushatid, for his (We was corralvnated by two
.e', who flatly contradicted the wife on several
I.,ace of nullity as prayed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Oornmissioser window.)
IN RE JOHN ONORGE ROBHON.
bankrupt was a ooal-merchant, of Deptford-ereek
. ,rf. This wax the sitting for examination and dia-
. The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers,
..n 3gcregate liability of 6,158/. ; property held as
...,ty, 1,:$001.
eb.; II appeared for the assignees, and Mr. E.
fur flu. bankrupt. The accounts being satisfactory,
I..Arupt obtained his order unopposed.

. -
IN RI TEESDALE.
was described as • dealer in druggist's
16,-. of Bridge-street, lilackfriars. The debts are
• The additional accounts ordered not hay-
,. . an adjournment for six weeks was ordered.
A t•I In (from the oflice of Messrs. Ashurst) appeared
(Before Mr. Registrar I'epya.)
IN BE ALFRED MELHADO.
...I, I ~krupt was described as a commission agent end
. •: 'remibphall Chambers' Bishopsgate.street. 'This
• •, • lie attributes his failure to the loss of
• ' ancery snit, through which he lost 16,00 W..
•,! of his claim on the Constantinople Alex.
.t" I I -,4 Company (Limited), now under liquidation.
• .1. .* ..re about 15,000 f. Ur. William Riddell, mar-
-% Chambers, was appointed assignee.

IN NE DONALD.
nkrupt in this ease, who recently obtained his
...+charge, had kept the restaurant at St. James's
I, • • .1 nnolution of creditors was nos• passed for taking
' of court, under the 110th suction. The debts
Knit ',,0001., and the wets about 12,0001.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-SMELT.
ARSAULT ON A BALLET DANCER
J Triygy, a middle-aged man, re at No. 42,
Idtcomb-street, Leicester-agnate, appeared before Mr.
rwhitt, to answer the complaint of Lydia Mytion, a
mag woman engaged in the ballet M the Lyceum

T aire. _ _
The complainant, a good-looking young woman, said
it she resided in the mime house as the defendant, and
Monday week, after the defendant's wife had abused
i. v. the defendant came upstain and also abused her, and
•fled her a most offensive name, following that up by
• t-dung her in the face. Sho told the defendant that if
• truck her again she would take out a summons against
in„ when he knocked her down on the stairs aud bumped
against them, the effect of his violence being that
r ear was so much injured that she had not been able to
• r.ince.
II imiah Thorpe, a lodger in the same house, proved
.e; the defendant knock the complainant down on the
Nt r, strike her three times.
defendant denied assaulting the complainant, and
-u., d her of coming home at 3 or 4 o'clock in the morn-
-. accompanied by gentlemen.
':' complainant denied the truth of the defendant's
• nivnt, and nail she was in the habit of reaching home
.If past 12 at night, and was not able to do so before in
luenze of being engaged in the ballet at the Lyceum
ire.
The de fondant said be was the deputy landlord, and the
10..dlord had given the complainant notice to gait the

'rt; complainant maid that was not true.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case had been proved by the oom-
-1.1 di.mt to his satisfaction, and he had no doubt whatever
th.• the defendant had assaulted the complainant as she
Aid. Re should 6ne defendant 3/. and cods, and he
tsousht the sooner landlords got rid of inch deputies as
t .e defendant the better.

WANDSWORTH.
ROBERRY BY A tIESVANT 01111.
Z,eily Blakely, aged 18 years, was finally examined on a
th.,rxe of robbing her mistress, Mrs. Maria Bromley, of
the Freemasons' Arms, Courland-grove, Clapham.
It appuured that the prisoner was discharged on Friday
14rt. Let on account of her impudent conduct. On the
fokhAtitAg morning the prose:Attn: missed a velvet jacket
(rm.' her wardrobe. She had also missed 9s. in coppers
fr,.:a a.irawcr in her bedroom. She suspected the prisoner
o: stealing them, and she Mooed her to Walworth by
l'''sns of the cabman who drove her away on the day she
L.ft her situation. When she paid the fare she gave the
"intim feh in coppers. On being taken into custody