The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-21 00:00:00

111 W "ATM or IPSOCIAXATIONI.

Mr. Hemp, the officer of the sheriffs or Leaden and Mid-
dlesex. produced a new batch of prodamatiww. 0a the
Let occasion A will he rem that an axtamirdiriery
lame we presented, there being not one proclamation to be
made.

Tie following cameo were proclaimed in the
usual manner :—Philip 168111111, at; the snit of
Alfred Shirley ; Henry Meniett Elderton, at the
soil of James Cover ; Charles Nicholls, at the suit of Alfred
Mayhew ; Philip Elwell, at the suit of Thomas Baker,.
Thomas hay, at the suit of JamsNasymth Anatol
Walliager ; and William Ludbam, at the suit of James
Naaynith Arnold Wenn:leer.
No surrender was made, and the mit county court was
appointed for the P.lth December.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TILLS DAY.)

LT/AM AT • ILIUMINUILIIT BOIL
A fuldombly-drimosd young mu, who game the maws of
W 11114114 Thompson, • dwelt. a/ 1, Edwanl•hrost, Hum-
burproad, wag cluimisd with Wag drank and mat* •
dimusbasso st the refreshanot room of hl r. J. Acemoll,
1, High.struearrt, laliogion, awl also assaultoog Um barmaid.
Masia Men.

TM pnearier wee is the eoffearoom, the worse for liquor,
and whoa ordered to leave the hoses he became obstinate.
Ile dropped hit 'FUCA, and when it was handed to him by
the herwaid he struck her a tremeodous blow on the kNO•
heed with the stick, and knocked her down. This monies
• leap wee viable no the barmaid's head from the effeet•
of the blew, mad the stated that she now felt pain.
The peiassr add be war not aware that he knocked the
YraMd ea tin Owed.
Hr. D'Symemeat mid the assault was an aggravated ale.
sad wahweed him to pay a 'ins of 44k., or, in default, 21
digml,hapeiroomood la the Howe of Correction.
Sae was OIL

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(sir sum niasaara.)
SHREWSBURY micrrlNG.—(T MB DAY.)

BALOPIAN STAKE& T.Y.C.
Queen of Bpais. Column, Imitate" Mks halasil, mad
Ethel are hem

STEWARDS' CUP. One mile.
Lord of the Manor, Corona, Petra, Billy Dwindle',
Libellous, Kantaford, Rasaley, Flirtation, Odom, Rosalind,
Iternanaistor, and Recovery are hare.
SHREWSBURY CUP. About two miles.
Plumper, Eloho, aurprias, Corona, KnutafordrafLovnartyy,
Petra, &dm, HMSO, pea*, Amy. Flirtation,
and Maass an Loa.

BOUTH KILITERN BAILWAY.—(27II3 Day.)

A special meeting of the shareholders was laid
at 11 o'clock. al the Bridge Dome Gael, LeadseArtige,
Mr. ETNG in the chair, to authorise the heard le wake a
line from the Greenwich Junction to 'habil* sad Dart.
feed, cutting eff the existing angle.
The opening the preceedinp, mid the mem
sore wee one whisk bad been frequently discussed. Previews
to 1848 applieldbin was made to parliament, both by that
sod by the London and Malaria Company, to ece-
streets • far Xid-Kent. The matter had now become ousel
public aserwity, sad could no longer be postponed. Either
they moat oadertake to serve the public is the beet manner
or the pulls would be served without them. The
whole of the main line traffic was at present
carried math jointly by the London and Brighton
sad that company. The distance by the new route
wield be 18 instead of 41 miles--n of 13 miles.
The &denude. to be gained by the public was mealiest ;
and, an the Misr heed, the company's traffic to Gutless,
Dover, sad other distant points, could not fail to increase.
The saayemwt el the joist line was daily becoming
more coin said that wee one grourid ou which the
project was noteassadsd. T 66 opening of the new lies to
Yid-Kest would tend gm* to lamas. roodsessi tzsito ;
the district to be aceasaasedated being at present greatly
deficieet in accommodation. The proposed extension to

Manfred rested on similar grounds' ti; VINOha keen,
et the extension k, Tunbridge. The end of eziestiag the
=slime bad been • matter at miss@ esesighastiona
the directors. Alter stating that the 'Min satiosiall
coat of the proposed extension was 1,000,1=, M meld
a resolution authorising the board to apply to pardimmaL
Mr. Gomm), TIIOIII4ION, deputy chaussea, lambs se%
coaled the motion, _ _

Mr. BEVIS moved the following amendment:—"That
this meshes stead adjourned WI the 12th December next,
in order to give the proprietors due time to consider the
proposed *chime, sad that in the interim the directors fur-
nish proper information for that purpose.' He stroogly
cooderaned the policy of emission. and referred to the poet
history of the company to show bow injurious it had bars.
There were engineers and solicitors iulluenciog directors,
and always urging them on to fresh expenditure.
Mr. SMITH, in seconding the amendment, said he should
hare_ preferred its being a septic* to the whole scheme.
He believed with the chairman that, if they did not accom-
modiste the public, the public would accommodate them-
welvea, whereas the proposed expenditure on the part of
the company would be thrown away. (Hean)
Mr. ALUMS, I. • ninnoCh of COOMJHHIbIir length. opposed
the visaing el the board, feeling that it would seriously in-
Pare the interests of the Mouth Easters Company.
Mr. °GAGS SMITH thought the shareholders had not soft •
chest data to act upon, and that no that ground the meeting
ought to be adjourned.
Mr. RICH, a director, saw no reason for an adjournment.
The advisabslity of the proposed line had been frequently
before the proprietors, and the question really was,
whether it should or should sot be constructed.
in other words, whether the °company should
make the railway am good a ams as fponmible, at a oar
which would be reurnamative, and at W same time afford
protectiou to the trade.
Mr. Cot.sa Cow. soother director, was is favour of the
adjournment, because he was coneiOnorl that daisy would
teed to satisfy the shareholders that the board were •
Mr. TRUCLOVE, another director, defended the
contending that it was necessary topless the emptily is •
safe sod satisfactory Ferition. The reseria, be said,
why se little information had been ves to the
therebolders at present was thud i git we eat
drivable to give all the ramose whir* lad glided the dine.
tees. If the erisdael renaletioa were acrid lb. scheme
mar again oar Wore the proprietors for spproval or ',-
After seer farther discussion
Mr. Base rtm a director, mid he believed that delay
would he a seises lajury to the shareholders, and that
they would ems it.
On a show of lamb the amendment we. septived by a
Imp majority. The origisal verbatim wee then agreed
to, sad the made( *wakened in the used manner.

FUNIIIIIAL 07 M/1. THOMAS SLINOXST Dl•Nromia.
—(Tnis Dse.)—Tlis Naml of this gentleman took place
:hi=, Kinesl•greee Canieterv. His remains were
e hen lensing, where the late member had been
resign kr the benefit of his health, on TA uratiay,
Ys Mee fiskikeeit, 3, fiesess-gardena, Hyde-park.
Tb Imsed pressmies. eassistieg of a beans and four
Mmes. wNh tee marble@ sell pair, left the house of the
diseased shouilyafter 11 o'clock, and arrived at the Kemal.
poem Cereeesey ell 12 o'clock. The funeral was strictly
private, though a hap number of persona had assembled.
The following will be the number of clays em-
ployed is ooeveyieg the Mediterranean, Indian. Chem
erititia, and Australian nails to their respective pals
Mod year. These mails ant' reach Marseilles from Lia-
ise is 2 days ; Malts in 4 ; Alesandria in 8 ; Sees hi 9 ;
Yea ia is ; Bombay is 18 ; Clone in 26 ; Mantilla, in 71;
Mathes ids 30 ; Pima( in >lt ;. Odatikta mid Sapporo in
34 ; Kis, Georr's Sound is 40 ; Hong Kong in 43 ; Mel-
bourse is 45 ; Sydney is 49 ; and Elliasgbei is 50.