The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

WINDINO•UP OF JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.

CHEPSTOW, FOREST OF DRAW, AND GLOUCESTER
RAtt.ws.r.—Yestarday than Ina • meeting before his
limos? Master. Kindereley to wind op this company on
petition, which stated that it was projected in ISO, with a
capital of 600,0001., in 30,000 shares of 201. each. A laze.
number of shares were allotted, and the derail 0121 2s. mud
thereon, amounting to 66,0001 reseived by the ensubenot
the committee of managemest.-Bir W. Twyeden, Sir W.
Johnston, Major White, Messrs. Lawton, Hell, Andrew,
Coltman, Fitswilliant, Morison, and Bead= Expenses were
incurred in going to parliament, after which the company
was dissolved, sad • suns of 26e. per share was Maned Is
the shareholders, who, as having their scrip canoelled,
signed a release. No amounts, however, of the reosipi and
payments had been made ; and at the time the 26.. was
returned it was represented by the secretary that there was
a sum of 12,0001. la hand, which would give a still farther
return, whisk as yet bee never bean made. The ropertion
of the deposit thug retained for expenses wee 22,0001 ~although
the projected railway was only twisty. eight mina long;
but it is alleged that 11,0001. of this amount
instead of being redistributed mem; the saboribers was
applied in the promotion o( another preliminary mhos%
which also tamed out abortive. The ?Wilmer., therefore,
pray that, as debts are ontstanding, an inquiry may be made
into the mattm. Mr. Nogales, the only one of the
assuaging committee who appeared out of these imamemed,
was examined to show that large same of mass had low
paid by glimpse to defray the liabilities of the company.
bahmmoently Mr.Teroll, who appeared as nand Fassennel
of the &restore, and Mans. Allechett and 6impsem, soli.
thou, intimated that it wee the Omission of them Indian
to present a petition to the wart to rescind the order to wind
up, ea the ground that there woe no company to wind up.
Mr. Wars, counsel for the official manager, sad Mr. Adios
having outmoded to the contrary that they. were debts oat-
stand*, the ease was adjourned, it being stated by the
solicitor to the official manager that one or wee of the
directors were in Australia.
MIDLAND UNION RAILWAY. Yesterday, his
Roma Master Timmy &misted Mr. K. P. Hardin,
somintent and setaary, official manager, to wind up the
slursi of this smapaey, the liabilities of which are alleged
to amount to 60,0001. Meson. Quilts, sad Baodemaa were
the other candidates.
NATIONAL DISINFECTED AND DRY MANURE
C Yeeterday, another dohs was brought in under
this emu, for 6641, sad proceeded with.
OXFORD AND WORCESTER EXTENSION RAILWAY.
—Yesterday, on settlian the list of provisional committee,
before his Honour Sir Omen Hese, those who did not
appear when called were pined upon the list. It is under.
stood that the ease of the momben of the mass* sow-
mitt *, will be taken up on appeal in the ease of Morrison,
who was one of them.

Tux FRANKLIN is expiated at Southampton to-day
from New York ow Iwo way to Haws.
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HIoUWAT ROBBRRT.—A daring highway robbery
was committed in the neighbourhood of Birmingham yester-
day 150111i111. Mr. Fern, a butcher, minims on business in
the Ronsfair, aceomptniod by • frieed, left Birmiaghaul in
a gig, with the intenues of attending Wuwiek fair, between
4 and 6 o'clock. On arriviser at the Reservoir, about six
Ire Bieminghase, the gig was surrounded by six
sea. Two had hold of the horse's head, while the
othersanggod Mr. Fern from the vehicle. They than cat
the reins, and the hone and gig, with its remaining oils
pant, were started at a furious rats is the direction of
Solihull. For a short time Mr. Fern asaistained • resolute
contest with hie amailants, bet ultimately as was laid Jaws
*hie on the posted, and the thieves curled off upward/ of
1231.111 cash. The bons and gig, over whit* Mr. Fern's
companion had so ustrol, same in unto*, about a
mib distant, with a wmpu, by which it was stopped, and
information was immediately conveyed to the county and
railway pollee statlovied at Solihull. Oa ?learning to the
spot where the robbery was committed, Mr. Fan was found
to have boas dniedfally beaten about the head, and was re,
moved to hie hoses in Birmingham. In the seam of the
day the pollee of Birmingham sad Solihull unneeded in ap-
prehending foil ass inspected of being implicated in the
robbery. Three of them were token at • pablitelwasa in
Solihull, and the fourth in Birmingham. Mr. Fern ideut4
flea two of them meet positively ea amongst his sosailanta,
and *thee evidence shows that the others were associated
with them. The primness have the appearance of " nav-
vies," and are aappcead to bap been employed on the
works of the Birmingham sad Gibed Junction Bailwey.

A Can or DOUBLR HORSE STRALINO IN LRICES-
TIMMS' —On the 30th of October, a man named William
Vas, • native of Hasbends Itnworth, stole a bone, the
property of the Mimes Maley, of Mosley. Ho went to
Grantham, where he left the bore at en is& for • month,
whe• he went in the tight and broke open the stable-door
and took the hone away, uo &tab' with the intuition of de-
frauding the isaks of this set of the keep. The landlord,
supposing be should have to sake good the lost bad some
headbrils printed &ad simulated. Oa* of the bills totted its
way to Lesion, where the mesa Espinosa to go with the
hone, sad be was apprekeuded by the pollee. Otte of the muse
bills found its way to ettpatinteudest Pry, at Market Her-
borough, who reospieed than dosoription as oorreepoading
with the born belecgiug to the Minot Gladly. He put
himself in communkalion with the ladled, and met him a
bill. When it wee dimmed at Lentos that the man bad
stolen what wee supposed to be his own hose, he was as the
eve of being discharged, bat the solicitor of the Grantham
Amodation reclaimed a noosed as the pound already
stetod. The mans wee amordiagly brought over to Ltionier,
the has was ideal:died as behave; to the Kisses bindley,
end the peorrer w seasmitted to take his trial at the ses-
sions by W. Parkin, Seq., oa Wednesday lest.
IMPORTATION Or ITORT.—Few persona ho an
ides of the valise or extant of the importatiess of ivory Into
Southampton, prionijally frees Aiexandrbaby the Pinta-
solar and Orland °moseys eteestem The demand has
greatly inereseed (twill; the last few yeast4s Is sd, albs.
the supply bee beta considerably woos IS mot easel
to the demand. The tusks mid *see ( SEM Is ell)
brought here by the Sipa as henna Sapp emit onftoom
day lost sold by Wilts statist is Lostioa, and waxy mal•
Mod from 18s. to Me. per lb., the whole posinslas sm.
26.0001., the greeter pordwa el whisk wee paid Am Wm-
distal', a distant ale per mot. bins allowed Ise mai, bat
no payment is extondad Mimi no month from the day el
sale. It &paean that the quondam of mita *lids
have been tram tints tot istealkMw grim Melissa* scoftmod
buried in the deserts of Arabia; Ikees as hltsfili up PAW'
pally on scout of the Peeks id llsrypt, sag thou trans-
mitted to England fee solo. Soso al the tooth luipmtad is
the Ripon more sot this Glass, and la en adoson state of
dray, such as it mast have token 'Wades to palsy.—
Eforopshins Insispossiont