The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-13 00:00:00

WINDING UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

THE ROYAL BANK or AUSTRALIA.—YmMerday •
meeting was held before his Home Meeter Richards, when
the eialli•StiOn el Mr. Ref the mover of the bank, wee
proceeded with. Ills attention' was drawn to as entry In
the chars registry register, from which It appeared that
Mr. Meitlend Wilson Boyd, who, topther with Mr. Merle
Bind, at previous meetings, had, who examined upon oath,
insisted that the 621111•Tralatass had sever peeseesed ashore
in the company, was, according to the books, the owner by
transfer of five shin; in May, 1846. These Mimes havkis
been repudiated by Mr. Boyd altogether in his examination
before the Master, isouplen with the smortion that he hod
never anything to, do with the hack, the discovery emboli,
the ramie* of all presser, his Hamm observing that it op
peered to be a painful disclosers.
TILE IMPERIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. —Y
soother inquiry, which occupied from 10 o'clock till
place before his Honour Master Farrar, spin the liability of
the third class of contributories I. this empony, conisting
of those who, on shares being allotted, paid Is. per share
end took up their scrip. Mr. Pryor conducted the MA for
Mr. Soubly, the °HMI manager ; and Mr. Otago. Mr. Little,
Mr. Hare, and other, appeared as waned for the various
persons summoned to appear. The day was occupied in the
discussion of the general questioa as to whether, owing to
the variations that bid taken place in the form and owl.
Vitiator the company, a large number of the shareholders
sold be made liable, they having, it was imatemded, joined I
the original and. Making under • totally differ's' state of
things to that which existed under the deed of settlement,
tooted under a subsequent constitution of the company,
and which constitution was the only one had in view by the
Coot of Choosey in decreeing that the company should be
wound up. His Honour said that he would read over all
the evidenes, sad weigh all the arguments that had been ad-
deiced before him; bat his present impression was that he
could hardly plea these persona on the list as liable es con
Meting parties in respect of the particular company the
court bad referred to him to wind up.
DIRECT WEST-END AND CROYDON RAILWAY.—
Yesterday Mr. H Berrie, solicitor to this eompany, proposed
before his Hover Master Timmy that a call of 761. should
be made opus arch of the twestpaine members of the pro-
visional committee of this compsor who oat of a 'outdo-
ably larger amber had bees Weanupoa the list as liable to
pay off the liabilities of this company. Oa Its Wag intl.
mated that parties present had an opportunity at expressing
either assent or diciest to the proposal, the repressataUves of
Lord Talbot, SO Jams Ladino., Major Beresford. Sir H.
Webb, Captain M'Dougalk Messrs. :Markley, traderwood,
sad others said they assented to a declaration of all to that
moult, but the Master postponed its dolantios until the
offisial manager had placed belie. his a scheme or state.
neat showing Vie groaads upon white the call is propped
to be rode sad the monist opeeted to be derived from
GREAT TRUNK AND STAFFORD AND PURR-
soaouom Rattwar.—Yeetaday, altar a log Woodpiles.
and the birettas a deal of imatradmilisey evidence from
the eolieltors sad of this erempany, wise whether a
retainer bad
net been gives to Mr. Beano' to brim; ea
solos epics' Hannan, the secretary of the mapsay,
kit
liolkelf allowed the eats, espial:lto tazaties.
GALWAY AND ENNIS GRAND ONCTION RAILWAY.
—A call of 21 15s. per &WO has jut been declared by his
Honour, Mmter Bleat, upon the shareholders whom he has
iacludod in the lie: of contributories as liable to pay off the
debts.

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Tile BIIiCINRIAD IttgETlllo.—The Rev. E. F.
Browne, Bosun catholic clergyman of Birkenhead, bee
isited an addrem, urging the Emma eatholics net to attend
the meeting to be bold to- day.
EXURB, YEOVIL, AND DORM:UM RUIN
A special medal of the rooprletere of thie oaapsay took
oleos yesterday, at the adios of the flooth•Westera Railway
Compeay, York-rod, fee the wpm of reaming the report
of the committee appokated at Um last meeting, to confer
with the dins:two of CM Lerida and South-Weetera Com-
pany—Kr. E. Weekner la the skill. The eludrmaa Wittig
stated the terms al the egteeemat, it woo Ilhitaillogsli
its geed thee the offer of 39e. per dame, whisk kad bow lam,
a fell of Mt douse, should tow roesived. After • Tots of
thanks to RA chamois, th, artlag DepenteL . .
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adopt
The traffic returns foe the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
1850. 1849.
MaM 4.1
111"kms
L 1,3811 £7,6511.1
/sash Webs
il ililMTneldWiw• 14,784 .... 242
Lswilokamnbl2llllsedi Wow s 7,399 ...• 7.078
Farbseelem
Wake
sad Nona Weitem
19, 37,791365 ....
Midland
ModSs
North Staffordshire
Beath Davos
Bekaa, Blackbure, Clicke-
r" andlifast Yorkshire 656 • ...•
Beaters Cciades and Nor-
folk
Total £131.607 £133,006
The total traffic on the corresponding
=tar
123,0001. in 1819, and 130,9101., in 1850, a
gross increase of 7,9101. or 81 per oent. Theism
of miles is 1849 was 2,5091, and in 1850 2,8991,
@bowing an increase of 390 miles or 161 per cent.
The traffic per mile per week in 1849 wee 491. 155.,
and in 1850 451. 11s. ; there is thus a decrease of
41.4 e.
Ike return per mils per week on the chief his.. is
subjoined :
1850. 1949
London and Brighton .... £45.78 .... 43 82
South Boaters 39 94 .... 32 82
Lesembire sad Yorkshire 66.86 .... 63.82
Lendos and South Wistaria 30.96 .... 32 63
Great Western
Loudon and North Wesuirn 72 88 .... 77.88
Midland
The traffic returns of Scotch lines are as follows :
1860. 1849
Bdinbergh and Glasgow . £3,627 .... £2,780
Glasgow Paisley, and
Greenock BB7 .... 928
Glasgow and SouthWastern 3.166 2,873
Caledonian
The Irish returns are as under :
1840. 1849.

Wi•erford mad Limerick £829 i-
Dublis sad Kingstown 1.006 .... 840
Dublin sad Drogheda 879 .... 635
Deodelk sad Enniskillen 150 .... 138
Dublin Belfast Junction 391 .... 228
Ulster
Belfast and Ballyassus 683 .... 402
11.1 fast and County Down 147 ....
Midland OmM/sots=

THIS DAY.

Two oTtoca.
The English funds ars steady to-day, thee. dm
badness is on a much quieter scale than yesterday.
The temporary weakness which manifested itself et,
the close of yesterday's market, when the price of
Consols receded to 981 for cub, oossequent upon a
large sale, was no longer observable at the owe-
mencement of business this morning, and the quoted=
opened at 97 to 1 ex di,. for the secant of the 10th
January, which price is equivalent to 981 to 1 with
the divideed on. They have since become a shade
weaker, however, and are now called 961 to 97, at
equivalent to the last quotation of yesterday's market.
The transfer books are now shut for the divides&
as are also those of the Three per Cent. Annuities, of
1726, the New Five per Cent. Annuities, of 30 years,
1860, and some of the South Bea stocks.
The Reduced Three per Cents. mark 971, I,andtoet
the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Coats., 99
1, and 1. Long Annuities, 1880, 73. Bank Ei
2133 and 18.
Exchequer Bills are rather more in demand, all
sixes having been bought at 675. prem.; India Benda
1,0001., mark 861. prem.
In the foreign stock market attention is stillchisay
directed to Mexican Bonds, in which numerous epees-
lative transactions, many of them of large amount,
have been concluded, at a further considerable ad- I
recce upon yesterday's prices. The lull improve-
ment, however, has sot been maintained up to
the present hoar, the price having receded I
from 37, the highest point of the day, to I
38, and being haat marked 361. The; committee
have as yet issued no notice relative to the steps
which they mean to take for the consideration nod
acceptance (or otherwise) of the arrangement
propose by the Mexican government, and the
substance of which we gave in our report of Yes-
terday evening. Equador Bonds are looking
up to-day, but for other descriptio as namely
the least change has occurred. The'SE dal list quotes
the following as the prices of actual business, Tut. :
Bassos Ay res Six per Cent., 63. Equador Bonds,
33. Dutch Two-and-a-Half pee Cents., 681. Mexi can
Bonds for the 17th inst., 863, S 6, 37, 363, 3,3, 36,
and 3. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1849,
803, 3; do. Deferred, 361. Portuguese Five per
Cents., 83 ex div.; do. Five pee Cents., Converted,
11341, 361; do. Four per Cents., S4l. Russian Four-
and-a-Halfser Cents., 97 and I.
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SMITHFIELD MARKET.—THIS DAY. F 3
The supply of Boasts is very lug*, fu t.n taking into con- ,18
@Mention that it I. war Chnstuns; sane of the best qua io
litho B.d purehmars at about Monday's quotations, bat to
there is 'wooly any lot uiry for Winos kinds; several 30
remain unsold. The number of Shoe, is aka luge, and the 10
demand small. Trade is sionaiagly dull, at rather lower LI
prim than on Monday. We bays not got sway good Calves b
on offer ; oonsequsatly thb description are gold readily ; but to
trod* is very dull for twiddling kinds, From Gummy sad a
Rolling there are 402 lames, amo Shoop, and 148 Calves; se
Seotlaud, 240 Beams; Sumas, 80; Norfolk and Suffolk, 200; ft-
West Country, 200; 1,000 Inns the Northern and Midland, et *
.
and 82 taffeta Cows from A. Home Counties. D.
Dorgan et 81ba e. 4. L 4. Per Nose of SIOL ad. 4. la
Stet Owe& Heraferds 3 8 1 1 Dal Dew . Ilf..bda 82 0 0
Dent Iliort.bem 34 1 Deal Lome-wooly ...... .. 3 4 IL
WA. gesilite Senate 24 3 De. de. leen ... —• 0 Se
24 4 Sete eadowood quite 2.8 SO
Pt. ~..., ...... 1 8 I Do. do. Mom.. ........ I
1W Das. llelitereds 3 8 4 Lanai 0 • St.
Iletete. at mertat. 2,334; Sheep' and Yea* m 6.470; Cal. VO ; 8
IMP. are.. 10

FIRE IN SOUTHWALIL—NAHROW ESCAPE OP FIVE
PlllllBllB.—Teis morsinr a fire broke out in the premises 10
belonging to Mr. Biddle, No. 52, Great Suffolk-street,
Southwark. Tbe Guam, when first perceived, were raging
in the lower part of the house ' • at which time the imam,
consisting of two women and three children, were in bed. el
The whole of the parties were after some trouble aroused, 8
and made enalble of their great danger, but not before the 10
dawn had guise!. the stabs and cut off all chance of move 10
W 1b regidar memo. A man named Purser, who was
=easing the Imminent danger to which the reeldsets 10
posed, and perceieing a horse and cart moving down to
i'
,its Windt irestedntely had the vehicle drawn on to the 90
and placed under the windows of the burning 30
=at tby menutiag the cart he was enabled to rescue .
the winds data tamales. Oee of the worse, however, was W.
Math hurt by bar heed striking the wail as she descended. so
Rapines quickly attended, but the fire was not extinguished to
until it had eitanded Into every part of the building.
THE FOUNDER'S DAY AT TSB CHARTER ROUSE.—
Yeeterday the annual festival of this magnificent foundation k
took place at the Charter House, Carthusian-equate. The Is
aged brethren, eighty in number, at present on the foga- 3
dation, assembled ht the Upper Hall and partook of an "
excellent diens,. At four o'clock the master, the Von.
Archdeacon Hale, the Right Hon. Pox Mania, M.P., (the 35
new governor in the room of the late Sir Robert Peel, 17
Hart.), the Rey. Dr. Russell, and a most numerous cengre- 17
ratios of Carthusiass, proceeded to the chapel to attend St-
divine a rvice. Aft. r the sermon the company adjourned
to the governor's room, to bear the. Latle oration delivered by
Idr.F.Manneri Stopford, (son of the late Ron.:Lieut.Culna
Edward Stopford). At the termination of eh highly.
creditable essay he was cordially congratulated by the 20
odious of the inetitution and hie compeers in the establish-
smut. Mr. Stopfoni was the nominee of her Majesty, and
what snot be meet gratifyiag to him, the Queen ant the s
liberal donation of 501. towards his pane, which amounted to
in the whole to 241 L, with which he goes to Christ Church, m
Oxford. The banquet was an at six o'clock in the SO
lice old Oothie hall. Above 100 Ciinhusieas sat down to
the banquet. The master Ohs Venerable Archdeacon
Hale)) presided, sad the Right Mon. Fox Mauls, M.P., ne
the R.e. DT. Russell, the Rev. George Pearson, the ROT. 40
T. bloCey, Ur. Alfred Montgomerry Mr. Toner, M.P., 10
lir.W.M. Thaelteray, Mr. Herbilt Yukio, Mr. Clifford, He.,
were among the company prennt. After dinner the mann '"
reed and pave, a. eording to the easesoi, " The Chant and
the Queen." and afterward*, "Priam Albert, Albeit
Prince of Wales, and the net of the Royal family,. sadsseissg
that he was happy to &anomie* that the Priam of Wales, Sinn
the last anniversary, had been made a governor. (Cheers )
The Master then proposed the standing Mast of the feadval,
Infest sternum," in a very able speed. The toast was
Brash with three times three. The Rey. Dr. Russell then
TOGO to propels the next tout. The rev. pentleasme in a
esseriehm (instil sued speech, spoke of his great satisfaction
at the increase of the ecimisrshtos, and the mode to future to
be adopted in the electioax He stated that when be wee
Master, in 1813, he had commasimied with Lord Gres-
rifle, then one of the governors, to carry out a mom
liberal system, as accorded no doubt wail the views of the
venerable founder. Circumstances, however, prevented the
alteration, and P. remained for another great Waterman, with
whose eloquence that hall bed luseanded two years ago (Ws
Robert Peel), to terry oat the improvement, *high ho use
aciefidest would mad to the increased prosperity and repot►
um of me establishment. The, rev. gentleman tiorm spoke
In warm terms of the new governor (a Carthusian), the
Right Hon. Fox Maul*, new
health he proposed The
Right Hoc. Pox Mauls, M.P., as gonna. replied M the
toast, and gave the sameeding teat, the Ritter aid Olken
of the Hospital," which was drunk with mash applause.
Various other toss% were drunk, after which tAo
,party ade
joutneel to Ma Munn resident", when Mn. Helis, gave a
grand ball in celebration of the day.
ROYAL COLLEGE Or. 8131401101111.—The following
members at the college, baying underrate du
as , were admitted to the fellowship mall=
instant : uses. William Rathalsed Anima, Valperabo,
Soo* Armories, diplema leadlOototter 1110, • 11120 Jam'
' ()whom Sittersa, Sesthempten, January
James Raton Lane, Orreavaaapplosee May
Mosursirr 're Tin LME Biz Rosin' Pam IN
Lanna.—ls has been ►dolman* settledibet the samasseni
to the. waewsory el thle dimieguhand statement shall be
ended in Park-row near the. oartehome. It is to be a
broom sates, routed es • granite pedestal. Mr. &boa.
the sculpt.' (n ordinary to the Gnome her hen esprit to
furcate the mark. at and of 1.930 gelanik

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