The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 25, 1861.

officer. awl 193 men; the battery of the 4th brigade I
Knyal Artillery (Notate Hosts's), from Aldershot'', 7
officers and 225 men ; the (kb battery of the 10th brigade
Royal Artillery (Captain Robinson's), from Woolwich, 6
oillasea and 117 men ; a detachment of the Ist battalion
Uttli Foot, 4 officers and 147 men. The Canada, mail
.teenier, will take from Liverpool the 7th battery of the
10th iaiemiu Royal Artillery (Capt.iiu Child's), 6 oilkers and
117 nien ; and the Bth battery of the sane brigade (Captain
Hiles's), 6 officers and 117 men, both from Woolwich, the
7th battery for Halifax, the Bth for Newfoundland ; the
:'.th company of the Royal Enlisters for Bermuda, 1 officers
and 100 men. and 6 enso of the Army Hospital Corps, for
New Brunswick. The detachment of Royal Engineers
under order. to embark in the Victoria will mil in the
Calcutta.

Banes. Hanging4itch, Manchester, corn merchants—it. Lee and
E. Doe, Cranbourn.streei. Leicester square, tellors-0. Dickins
sad IL J. Padbury, Birmingham, lithographers—H. Wright and
J. Goodwin, Highgate, Bina ituliam, gun makers—S. Foster and
J. L'Entant, Itathbouc.place, 'Word-street, music publishers—J.
Cannon and T. James, New Broad-Amid. City—P. Somme sad
1. C. Evans, Inked Greenwich, engineers—T. Porter, J. Shore, and
W. Map, Liverpool rice merchants—J. Hutt and W. Carter,
Pleekheaton. Yorkshire, stonemasons—W. J. Powell and C. F.
Powell, Staines. bakers—M. Wertheimer and J. IL Handel, 11,r-
ntiarham. dealers In precious stones—J. Crosier and A. P
btannorsbarn, Northumberland, boot makers—J. Caldwell IM
P. Bishop, Royal Surrey GJolens—E. Wright and H. Wright,
Birmingham, attonieys—T. Pritchard. .1. S. Hughes, and J. F.
Hughes, Malty Crott, Staffordshire, gas tube makers, us tar as re-
gards T. Pritchard.
NOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
HONER? FOTltralriollsm, Edinburgh, cabinet maker, Dec. 27, at
Smith and Philpot's Rooms, Edinburgh.
TIMMIAS WISHAAT, Port.filamow, ship builder, Dec. 31, at the
Tontine Hotel, Greenock,
ADAM MiluMN Tom,, New Cumnock, tile maker, Dec. 30, at the
Dumfries Arms Hotel, Cumnock.
101111 WILLA!, Kirkmichael, farmer, Dec. 31, at the Star Hotel,
Ayr.
Clem= OlDnrd, Ciasgow, wine merchant, Dec. 31, at the
Vacuity Hall, Glasgow.
Hwy WOllll2lO, Edinburgh and Newcastle-on-Tyne, fruit mer-
chant. Dec. 30, at Dowell' and Lyon's Rooms, Edinburgh.
PIIIMMARICIL WILLIAM ?SOMAS, Glasgow, auctioneer, Dec. 30, at
the Faculty Hall, Glasgow.
JOHN SWAMI, Balmungo, Fiteshlre, millwrlght, Dec. 31, at Use
times Keys Hotel, St. Andrews

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OR CANADA.
After our report left yesterday,
Mr. WATICIN. 111 reply to Mr. Hartaidge, remarked that
at present the Montreal station was two miles from the
business parts of the city, and it was of great importance
that the line should be continued on to the docks and
that part of the town where the trade was. Under the
circunistauces he bad to make the beat arrangements he
could to get the line continued on, width* accommodation at
the harbour and in thetown which their traffic required. That
arrangemeat was • rental. The city of Montreal bad agreed
to give 10,0001. towards the oadertakinp, and the Montreal
Terminus Company had agreed to ram the rest of the
sway, Isms a Bich the Grand Trunk Company would ha=
to pay the sum mentiosed by Mr. Hartridge. It was to
he hens in mind, however, that this wee as extension of
two Miler to their line, and as they would charge • toll
epos passengers and infac passing over those two milt", a
peat part, if not the who* ot the amnia sum for which
they were to become liable, he hoped would thus be met.
With regard loth' Porthead inking fund, there were twe loads
upon which, is addition to the interest, they were obliged
to pay as annual ass to form•slakiagfund for meeting the
beside as they fell doe. The amersat of that fund was now
438,000 dela., and he suggested that aa additional aocommo.
Illation was required at Portland for the American part of
the railmay. The should go to the State of Maine, which
would he directly biroefited, to assist them in this way with
the means of carrying out those improvements, instead of
the messy being_ appropriated thirty or forty years hears in
rethormiag the beads. If this amid be done, the company
would be sand frees use of thasix_prdennose which weighed
se heavily spas them. He would net go into the queens
whether the IF= la Ganda should he a director or not
—that was • for the preprieten and the board to
dobenone, e however, remind them that
the legislature el night,
Candi lad made • ace-
' fal concession in standee* their right to
11 snout ant of the three measgbig commusicare,
sad in that respect admitting the priociple, which they
were not bound to, that the railway, hung • wen-
inertial undertaking, should be left entirely to the maw
snot of those who were the owners of the property, and
altogether independent of political considerations. Ile bad
suggested two important questions, one of which was the
fusion of the traffic and net prat interests of the three great
Caaadisa railways. There mood so much coincidence of
=halm upon that point that he need my very little about
it, but there could be no question that if the utmost was to
be made out of these three lams, which extended over 1,000
miles, and involved • capital of 20,000,000 L, they meet
work in accord, not under any temporary agreement, liable
to be put mend to at any moment by the will of either,
but under • permanent arrangement, suctioned by parlia-
ment as one entire interest. (Hear, hem.) They should
beer in mind that, competing with the Grand Trunk
for all the trade of the North-Eutern Saki, Gen wire
parallel duplicate, nay, triplicate mesas of communication.
If these three railways, paid for by Eagliah money, and laid
dose upon Canadian soil, gave away to competition rail-
ways through the United States the traffic they might take
upon their own lines, of coarse they merifioed • larger
amount of profit, which bynoiting in one common interest
they might secure. The negotiations as to this matter he
was happy to say were in a forward state, and but for what
had taken place at another meeting, to which he would not
more particularly refer, the direct .re might have been in a
position to inform the proprietors on the present
occasion the state of affairs. As, however, there were three
parties to the negotiations, it would not be fair to
say more at present than that the negotiations were Is a
fair Rod hopeful state, and that he believed, if they no-
seeded, each of the three properties would be largely bene-
fited. He wished in justice to Mr. Bridges, whose name
had been adverted to, to say that no man could have brought
more taint, acumen, or prudence to bear in the conduct of
the invention than that gentleman ; consequently he
amid not at all amen in the unjust census, es he thought
then, which had been heaped upon him. With regard to
the istereslosiel railway, Le did not think *hen proprietors
eentplened of the directors that sufficient stress was laid
epos the shortcomings not of the Canadian but the Eng-
lish government. It was no doubt in • great measure
the hopes they held out of that interoolonial line being
canted out by government, and which induced the Onind
Trunk Company to lay out 16,000,00 UL of English money on
Oasedian NAL - (Hoar.) So fax back as 1838 the lots limd
Durban reported in favour of the construction of the rail-
way to Halifax as essential to the union of the provinces
sad the preservation of British rule in the oolon;es ; and is
1857 Lied Grey otfered, through Mr. Howe, a loan of
7,000,0001. At 3 per cent, for the purpose of carrying out
the line from Halifax to the Canadian frontier. Over and
over again the ministers of this country hail admitted that
this lam was a question of imperial interest, and had inti-
mated that the time would come when assistance would be
given by the govereesest to construct it. The fulfilment
of that implied promise had been, however, dela ea —man
unfortunately so, as it now turned out, is • satioealpoint
of view, for no Englishman would dispute that at this
critical moment it would have been a great adveatetal
the railway existed, so that the troops seat to ga
might have bees at ogee transferred from the skips
et Halifax to the railway, sod carried on to their
&nineties Waned ef having to undergo a march of 500 or
Gin miles said all the rigours of • North American whiter.
(Hear, hear.) The, be repeated, was an imperial question,
and he urged the tors to use whatever influeoce they
powered ia it as such upon the attendee of the
government sad parliament. Having opened the
tins with the Canadia• government, he of coursewter a
personal interest in carrying them through, otherwise cer-
tainly he should not risk • winter passage to and a winter
residence in Canada. If he had the full confidence of the
directory and proprietors be was willing to go on with the
tea, but nototherwise. They must not, however, forget thatit
was one surrounded with difficulty. The government of
Canada, however anxious to assist the company, had their
parliamentary opposition to inset as the government bore
had theirs. It was not what the government desired to do
that would determine the question, but how the Canadian
p•rlionest might vote. He submitted, however, that the
Cas•dLagovernment were entitled to the tlanks of the pro-
=for having agreed leave to third parties the set-
to
of the amount of payment to be made for the postal
envie% the esrapeny having mast unwisely agreed that it
should he fixed by the ipso digit et the Governor-
Gann' is Council. He thought that the go-
vernment of (hneda had evinced an honourable
desire to stand well with the English proprietors, therefore
be could not sympathise in the hard things which bad bon
spoken of that government. (Hear.) He reminded the
holders of the different classes of securities that they ware
in fact all oue interest, and it was only by acting together
for their mutual benefit that they could hope to improve
their property. In the face of existing political complica-
tions, he should be sorry that any gentleman should form
too sanguine ao idea of the result. A railway in Canada was
very different from a railway in England, and was nut to be
judged of by English experience. They must remember
that they had 1,100 miles of line, upon which they might
frequently travel 20 or 30 miles without seeing a house.
The expenses were necessarily great, while the traffic was
neessearily small, sod for a long time must cootie= to be
se, as it could only develop itself io patches. CanadadraL
lewer, was not likely to stand still. The of Ca
bad been greater is proportion than that of the United
! States, and he had no doubt that the political complication
which hail arisen, once got over, would direct emigratiou
sal the settling down of interns; to the British North
! American IpOWol.lol3s rather than to the States. As it
became more generally known that in Canada there was •
' government more free, land as fertile, the means of comma-
, nication as plentiful, taxes lower. and far greater freedom of
opimou and of discussion than existed io the States, emi-
grants would be attiacted thither, and aa the tide of emi.
• oration flowed to Canada the profits of this and other rail.
way oornpauies must advance.
' After • few words from Mr. C. Serrit, the amendment
was withdrawn and the origival rssolutiou was carried una-
nimously.
I The usual vote of thanks concluded the proceedings.

NARROW ESCAPI or A BRMSB STE/ARR.—
Tb• 'Drew steamer Dragon, which arrived in the Mersey
• yesterday &venial', narrowly seceped being wrecked off the
comet of Sicily, owing to & collision with • wreck. A hole
about 2 feat was made into the forehold, which was Mune-
' diately filled to the water line. The strength of the midship
bulwark diagonally trussed kept the afterpeit of the ship
from filling, or Abe would have gone down at once. Despite
this accident, and the boisterous weather which afterward,
ensiled, the captain managed to bring his vessel is safety for
• distance of 360 miles. On her arrival in the Mersey she
wan in • waterlogged condition.
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laid.

tab) intelligence.
EQUITY COUItTS.—Dec. 24.
(Before Vico-amoollor Sir W. Y. Wood.)
CHAPLIN ♦ND HORNI P. TRH LONDON AND NORTH imam

BOWSfREET.

Thomas Allen was placed at the bar on remand, charged
with having attenipted to obtain a situation in the esta-
Mishntent of her Royal Highness the Wehrle of Cambridge,
by means of a false character.
The "false pretence" consisted of a letter purporting to
be written by 'Major St. Leger, and addressed from Chu,
endon-aquare, Leamington, to Lieutenant-Colonel Purvis,
and giving the prisoner • good character. The case had
been remanded or the attendance of the major.
Major St. Leger, who was now present, stated that the
prisoner was in his service formerly, and having no reason
to complain of him, a good character was given when he
lint the service ; but there had been a long interval linos,
during which time witness knew nothing at all about hire.
Witness bad not been to Leamington for twenty years, and
had never seen Clarendon-square. The letters produced
were not in his (witness's) handwriting. He had never
given prisoner but one character.
Sergeant Robinson, of the detective force, said there was
a second charge against the prisoner, who was almost en.
gaged by Lord Templemore when apprehended upon the last
charge.
This case was precisely similar, and wail proved by Edward
Bagill, the valet of his lordship. The prisoner had sought
the situation of under butler.

The Prisoner did not deny the charge' against him.
Mr. Corrie fined him 201., or in default to be committed
for two mouths.—The Sae was not paid.
Tem Pooa•Boa.—Mr. Corrie has received 201. from the
Goldsmiths' Company ; bl. Si. from Mr. G. Slagg ; 3/. from
the Hon. Mule A. • and 21. from R. H. H. (the two latter
through Mama sling and Sharpe).
OLERIERN WLL.

Oscar irCrouti;y, • clerk in Somerset-house, was
charged with being drunk and committing wilful damage
under the following peculiar circumstances.
Between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning the inhabitants of
St. Ann's.plaos, Holloway, were alarmcd by the breaking
of windows and shutters, and upon looking out of the
windows the prisoner was found attempting to
get in at one of the kitchen windows. Whilst he we, in his
shirt, having left his clothes on the paling, he broke the
shutters of one of the windows, and smashed 12 panes of
glass. The prisoner was very t.olent, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that be could be got to the station.
The prisoner said be was very sorry, but being the worse
for liquor he thought he was going to bed, and finding that
be could not get in he broke the windows for the purpose
of pining admission.
Mr. D'Syncourt fined the defendant 30s. for the wilful
=2s. 6d. for the damage to the shutter, and tie. costa,
atilt 21 days imprisonment, with hard labour, in the
House of Cricrection.
The primmer was locked up in default.
_ ItE EN WICH.

Griffinta, a young man of forbidding appearance,
and who refused to hive either his adder or ocatapatioo,
was brought up on remand charged with stealing a New-
foundland dft, belonging to Mr. H. Smith, • pathogen
residing at flAwharn.
It appeared that the prisoner was met by polios.oonstable
Fox, 190 R., who wu in plain clothe', at Sydenham,
• small and valuable dog by • string, the Newfoundland
dog following him. On being stopped sod questioned by
the officer the prisoner adroitly slipped the string from
the smaller dog's neck, and kicking it mused it to run off.
He we. then taken into cnatody, and while under examine,-
tio before the magistrate the wife of the prosecutor ea-
tended the court and identified the Newfound/and dog,
which had been missed from • house about a Oae and a
half from the spot where the prisoner Tres stopped by the
cdher.

Mr. Maude said he had no doubt whatever the prisoner
was a practised dog stealer, and that the dog he was lead-
lag by a etc* had also beau stolen. He should therefore
older hint to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour in
Maidatouu Gaol for six calendar months.

ne prisome, who was evidettly asMaisbed at the sea.
tame, was removed to await the prisms via.
Etzeavoimica—A cheque fat IW. was received from B.
Wham, Esq.

Mr. Raymond, the barrister, &Storied before Mr. lusher&
is support of 346 ausentonaesspinst the inhalitertsof Ask"
at the iestares M the Metropolitan Board of Works, for the
nonpaymeet of sewer rates for money to defray the
debts sad nortgages attte /ale Uommieaioners of Sewers.

The mart wel crowded. The aim were vellebid wOW
ground that no besiefli wee derived. Acton was sot pat
the metropolitan area, bet wee part of • sewer
imeeseed b the late entambnitmers, and the Board of W.
oo that it wae their duty to mom from the=
Mr. Holl and Mr. F. IL White appeared for the
wardens and some of the ratepayers, and took semeell elm
*time, one befog that the bowl bad no power in ts=l
pariahs' like Acton to appoint • collector to levy in
of the overseen act obeying their precept.
Mr. Ingham thought it was an important point, and in.
timatml his intention of granting • case for the decision of
the Court of Queen's Bench.
The summonses were adjourned, as it wail stated that
Chiswick was trying the mum point.