The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Baszvotancs —Mamie= of UK. from J. U. P., and 21.
from J. U. H., wore milord fir the puor•boa.

LAMBETH.

BIN6TOLIIIOI —Mr. Norton recoieed the fellewiog con-
tributions to the poor.boz, which he requested our reporter
to acknowledge, vos.: —Prom E. C., the resesioisa belt of a
bunk note, 09,316, liveemtser lst, 1850; from J. H. P., •
cheque for 101.; from C. H. 0., the first half of • 61. note;
sad from W. 8., • bank note for 61.

THAMES.
FRAUDS on mu Pool.—Before the magistrate left the
beach yesterday evening the Hey. Mr. Williams, incumbent
of St. James'', Rateliff, called at the court to render :phi-
nations respecting complaints made agsinst a Penny Provi.
dent Saving. Bank, of which a person named I:l,rwnod, a
eeripiure reader and district visitor, was, to a considerable
extent, the isperintendent. It appeared that a number 01
pont people had banked to small amounts, running front one
to ten pounds, as a sort of Christmas deposit, and when they
went on Friday lan to draw the 110b0Slit Harwood paid them
something like 1682, and then absconded, leaving a conside-
rable wear. As he mentioned the Rtv. Mr. Williams as a
person responsible for the amounts entrusted to him, that
gentlemen wax besieged by crowds of pawns who had made
deposits to a greater or lees amount.
Mr. William', on presenting himself yesterday, said that
as the incumbent he bad only 1601. a year. and would be
obliged to deprive himeelt of every common comfort to make
up the amount claimed by the poor people. As ter as he
could entertain the facts, 2271. hat been advanced, and an
only 641. was in the savings bank, he, having confided l•
the man Harwood, would have to make op the nifferenee.
Mr. Yardley—l trust 'he diferrnce will be mans up. I
bad a letter from Harwood's father today which I bare not
read; for anything th►t comes before me must come into
open court. I regret that you should sustain any pecuniary
lose, but my divy to the public must be performed, and I
bare to see that the poor people who confided in this project
mast be righted. If you will call on Monday the affair can
be further inquired into.
Mr. Williams then e ithdrew.
Batexvonanca.—Ten guineas were acknowledged front
the Merchant Tailor.' Company ; ea also the second half of
a 61. note (76,200), frem an anonymous donor, to the
poor box.

WINDING-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

THE DIRECT LINCOLN, EAST RETFORD, AND
SIIITIIILD RAILWAT.—Mr. Soulby, the official manager
appointed to inquire into the management and present
position of this company's affairs, has just made his report
thereon to the Muter, 'rem which it appears that he cannot
get the books and papers of the company necessary to
enable him to wind it up from M. sees. Miller hod Can, the
abettors, who claim on them a lien of 2,0001. Mr. Shuttle-
worth, one of the directors, has given up ell the lucks, but
Kr. B.vao, the promoter, says he has none, and that all the
letters of allotment were destroyed. It appears that ne list
of the provisional directors was registered at the office, not-
withstanding the requirements of the act, and this is
amounted for by the aloe business at the time being a great
as to cause it to be overlooked. The parties who
acted in the real management of the affairs were
Lord E. Chichester, Mr. J. B. Shuttleworth, Joe.
Orahame, Captain 041-, R. Twies, and J. Rippon as
committee ot management. Numerous applications were
'wide for ,bar. e and letters of allotment sent out, but the
deposits of 21. 12/.64 were only paid on 1,015 thane, or
2041. At this period, it appsus that 2,000 shares were
purchased at a premium by the committee of management
in the market, being considerably more than the number
eleven to the public, and which, of course, the sellers
would be unable to deliver. To satisfy the calamities of the
Stock Exchange, who required that all companies should
show that the deposits on a large portion of the 'hue. were
paid, before they would fix a settling, day, the inge-
nious expedient was resorted to, of drawing from time to
time out of Muterman's end paying Into Bernett's and
paying into Meatus:ma's sad drawing out of B 's, sums
purporting to be deposits on letters of allotment, for which
the hankers signed the receipts, but which letters
and deposits were nominal. These shares were not
dated, but bore the signatures of Captain Ogle and
Richard Twin; and, in Demmber, 1846, the secretary
added his signature dating them April,lB46, and burning the
scrip from which they were surfaced. From the affidavit of
Christopher Smith, April 1850, kappeers that he wen em-
ployed by the solicitors, unknown to the directors, to obtain
applicants for:therm; that the persons were brought to the
company's office, where knominal allotment °fide sharesok
place, the patties signing the deed being paid 10s. andr2ol.
each, and Smith remising le:hd. per share. Loans wire
obtained by the parties cennecturwith the company on the
shame, and the secretary and clerks from time to time
" raised the wind " from scrip In the company's tin box.