The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-21 00:00:00

MILITARY.

Tut Horsznotto C.avAtity.-00 the lit of July the
usual annual change of quartets of the three regiments of
Household Cavalry will take place es follows, viz.:—Lt Lib
Oulu& from Windsor to Regent's Park ; 2nd Lite Guards,
from Regent's Park to Hyde Park; Royal, Horse Guards,
from Hyde Park to Windsor.
Wootancn, Jett 20.—Some interesting experiments
were carried on yesterday, with an index intended to be
attached to common muiket*, to enable infantry to fire with
pa star precision than can now be secured, and even to attain
a very great degree of accuracy when the object to be fired
at is obscured or rendered invisible by smoke, die. It is
the invention of Se'jeant Nestle, of the 12611 Battalion of
Royal Artillery. Tae principle of the invention is not at
present know°, further than that consists of fixing an index
to the gun, by means of whieb the most inexperienced per-
len is enabled, by elevating his musket to a eertain degree,
to secure a precision that be would otherwise be 'ruble to
attain; and harlot once caught sirht of the object, and
fined the index, he is enabled is secure the same accuracy,
even amidst the smoke of cannon, or the firing of infantry.
The firing yesterday was entrusted to recraits; and although
with..ut the index the balls neat wide of the mark, they all
told within two sr three inches of the tarot when they were
fired by the index. It is now proposed to carry cn experi-
meats is the marshes, and to ignite aquantity of sin .ke balls,
so as to test the accuracy cf the fire under the most unfavor-
able circua• stances.

ExuClTltiortOjl9-31.—We understand that the non-com-
mimioned officers and prier's of the Royal Sappers and
Maori. quartered at Woolwich, hare handed in to the local
committee their first coatsiliation of nine pounds.

Za3 inteittgenct.

EQUITY COURTS. -TUTUDAT.
BZTOLE THE lAILIN C07111.610M1S OF ru Owt Sr

Their lordships, Lord Langdale, es First Lord Commis-
' dour ; Sir Lasnatiot Stia.lwoll, Via Chancellor of Bar
land, Second Lord j and Mr. Baron Bole,
Third Lord Commissioner, carte inta court shortly after ten
o'clock, attended by Mr. Master Dowdesw•U, who odiei•
'etered to their lurdehipe The oath of aUegiaccr, the abjure.
don orb, and the oath of office. Their lordships having
taken these al oaths, the Vici-Chancellor of Borland
retired to his own court. Lord Langdale and Mr. Duos
Bolls remaining.

There WETS til appeal motirna on the list of the day ; the
two at the head of the list, it was stated by counsel, were
settled out of court, and in the third, the counsel said they
were not ready, not expecting their lordshi2s would sit
this day.
Ex PASTE COTTLE. IN RE THE WOLVERHAMPTON AND
CMEITER RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE WINDING VP Acre
184 S AND 1119.—PROVIs10:4AL COMMITTEEMAN OF A Di.
PONCT C .—LIABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE.

This was an appeal from an order of the Via; Chancellor
of England, holding Mr. Cottle, wko ie • surgeon at
Leamitron Priors, to be liable to contribute to the
expenses of thig company. Toe c totpany was formed in
1t4.5, and Mr. Cottle contented to his name being put on the
list cf proviliocal committeemen, and it watt accordingly
pot forth among the other ornamental names in a prosperous
of the company. lie, however, tcok no part in the getting
op or forwarding the speculation, wiped no deed,
took no shares, though some were allotted to him as a com-
mitteeman, and paid nothing. The speculation biting
proved early abortive came to be wound up before one of
the Masters. The question depended on the words of the in-
terpretation clause of the Winding-up Act (11 and 12 Viet.,
4d, sec. 3), (Wining the word " eintr.butory " to in-
elude " every member of a company, and also every other
tenon haSle to centribute to the payment of any of the
debit, liabilities, or losses thereof, whether u heir, devisee,
executor, or administrator of a deezased member or as a
former member, or as heir, &c , of a former member of the
!same. deceased, or otherwise howsoever."

Mr. Rolt aed Mr. W. M. James, in support of the maims,
contended that Mr. Cottle was never a mamba of the com-
pany, and consequently did not fall within the above &fiat-
' lion. The test of liedlity as among shareholders was the
liability to creditor, of the company, and it wit% clear that
this person was not liable to creditors of the company.
Mr. R. Palmer and Mr. Glasse, in support of t►e Vice-
Chatcellor's order. admitting that the appellant may not be
liable in an action brought agaiast him by a creditor of the
company, subtait.ed that he was liable, within tie definition
of contributor)" in the interpretation clause, to oontribute
to the expenses incurred by the provieimal committee, of
whom he wee a member.

Among the numerous eases cited on both sides were "E:
pate Hawthorn, in re the Ronk of Reclined Rankine Com-
puu," and " parts the Earl of Mansfield in albs 'Univer-
sal Sal•age Company", (boa reported in 1 Rail and, Twelle
and I MeNaghten and Gordon), " Er parte Easley, in re the
Direct Exeter and Plymouth Miilway Company," " Lefroy
• Gorton," I Jones and Lambe), and "Bell •. Lord
Mexboronch," (•i Railway Cues).
It we stated by the learned conned that there were several
ewes pending before the Masters of the court awaiting the
decision in this.
Judgement was poetpated.
The cam roe at one o'closk.