The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-26 00:00:00

SALISBURY C. DIL WILUANS.

The first formal proceedings in this cue were taken 4
the sitting of the court this morning. The promoter of the
suit is the Bishop of Salisbury, and the defendant is the
Rev. Rowland Williams, 1).D., formerly fellow of Ki2S
College, Cambridge, and now vicar of Broad.Cl
Wiltshire,- a benefice to which he was appoin
two or three years ago by his college in virtue of his fellow.
ship. The proceedings are taken against him as the writer
of the article in the notorious " &says and Reviews^
entitled " Bunsen's Biblical Researches," and it is alleged
in the citation with which he has been served, and the
articles which will be filed, that he has thrown contempt
aeon the prophetical books of the 011 Testament, and
otherwise to have depraved the Scriptures.
Mr. Toiler exhibited a proxy under the hand and seal of
the Bishop of Salisbury, constituting him his proctor in the
ease, and Mr. Dubois was duly constituted proxy for the
Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams, the defendant in the case.
It was announced that the articles had been laid before
counsel, and that a day would in due course be appointed
for the hearing.
It is generally understood that the defence of Dr. Wil.
Barns will be that in the article complained of he has merely
set forth in detail the leading views of Baron Bunsen, as
expressed in his leading theological writing., especially in
his " Egypt's place in Universal History," and his "Gott
in der Geschichte ;" and that in his own commentaries upon
these he has not laid himself open to any charge which
will subject him to ecclesiastical punishment.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

ROUI3I V. ROOBl AND DURBANT,

This was a case in which a young shopnuin in Norfolk had
eloped with his masters niece, and of which a report sp.
peered a few days ago. This morning the uncle of the re.
spondent was called to explain the eircumennom under
which the intercourse between the parties had been broken
off, and
The court postponed its decision.
JONEN r. JONEN.
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In this case, also a part-heard one, additional evidence
was given, and
The court made a decree nisi.

THE FOLIOS COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOWSTREET.
DARING ROBBZRT LB PALL•YALL.

Itiekard Lomax, a young man decently dressed, who hod
lost his left arm, and said he bad lately come from the
West Indies, was charged before Mr. Corrie with stealing a
diamond brooch, worth 1001., the property of Mr. Clothier,
jeweller, of 121, Pill-mall
The prosecutor said he was sitting in a room behind his
shop at about seven o'clock last night (Thursday) when he
!lewd a loud crash at the front window. On rushing into
the shop he found that a large pane of glass had been broken
in, and saw the prisoner running off. Witness ran after bin
immediately, and during the pursuit, when all hope of recaps
was abandoned, the prisoner threw something down an
area. He was stopped at Waterloo-plece, ands stranger
picked up two pieces, forming the brooch, and a piece
of wood, which witness identified as a portion of the under
bracket to which it bad been suspended in the window,
Witness said to prisoner, 'Did you take anything else out
of the window I" andfie replied "No ; I only tank that."
He had broken the window by swinging a large stone
attached to a string against it. Witness valued the brooet
at 1001.

Police-constable John Brudeoell, C 342, deposed that hi
was on duty in Pall-mall, when he heard the alarm raised,
and saw the prisoner running. He was stopped and gives
into the custody. of witness. The prisoner on his way to the
police•atation said, " I did it because I was starving. lap
plied to get into the workhouse, but they refused me minus.
sioo. I have tried to live by being honest, and I can't, si
I must be dishonest."

On being asked if he had any answer to make to the
charge, in court, be said (after the usual caution), " I made
up my mind that I would have the brooch, and I did get it.*
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
SOUTHWARK.

THE NEWER MANIA AND THE GREAT EIRE IN TOOLEIC-

STREET.

Pairirk Dammam a rough-looking Irishman, wee brought
toter, Mr. Bunked, charged with being found in the sewer
near the ruins of the late fire in Tooley-street, for an on.
lawful purpose.
Police constable 223 Id, said that about 5 o'clock this
morning he was on duty in Tooley.streot, watching the
sewers when he heard some one coming up a man hole.
Presently he saw the prisoner come out, and he took him
into custody.
Mr. Burcluim asked whether there was any person from
the commissioners of Sewers to prosecute!

The constable replied in the negative, but they had orden
to take all into custody coming from the sewers without
lawful authority.
Mr. Bared= said that as there was no one present till
prosecute he must discharge the prisoner.
Inspector Macintosh, one of the officers ha charge of the
polity in the Bermondsey district, informed his worship that
the most desperate character in the metropolis bail gained
access to the sewers with the ostensible view of collecting
tallow, but now it was clearly ascertained that their object
was breaking into any dwelling or warehouse adjoining the
sewers. Recently one of the large warehouses adjoining
the late fire had been entered that way, and plundered d
bacon and other property, and this morning the cellar a
public-house was discovered to have been entered in a
similar way. In consequence of these depredations the
police have received orders to watch the sewers near the
ruins, and apprehend all persona found therein.
Mr. Burcham said that the prisoner was not charged with
any of the offences described by the inspector, and as there
was no prosecutor he must order his to be discharged.

THE FATAL AFFRAY IN NORTHI'MBERLAND.
RTREET.—MELIANE OP MAJOR MURRAT.—At the termini.
lion of the coroner's inquiry yesterday evening Mr.
Superintendent Durkie, with Dr. Canton, proceedid
the bed-side of Major Murray, and informed him the
result of the verdict, he merely smiled and said it could
not have 1 been otherwise. Mr. Durkin then informed
him that be was free from arrest, as no charge existed
against him. Major Murray thenkerl Mr. Don for hit i
courtesy, and more eepecially Dr. Canton, Mr. Skegg, Mr.
Short, and the hospital authorities, particularly Sister
Tyler. Major Murray is now progressing very favourably,
and will be able to leave the hospital in a very short time.
SINOI3.AR EXPLOSION.—Mr. Cockroft,thedeputy
coroner for South Northumberland, held an inquest or
Satunlny lot at the pit village of Benton upon a little boy
named Robert Jobling, who was killed at the mouth of as .
old pit working on Friday evening under very singular
_up_ ea,
cumstances. Among a number of pitmen's gardens lying
outside the village of Benton is an old pit shaft formerly
used as an " upcast" to Heaton Colliery, which, like most
of the old pits on the Tyne Mambas been drowned out with
water. It. mouth recovered over with planks and pieces of
wood called " hunting," but it wee possible to look through
the interstices into the gloomy depth below, the water
having Hewed to the mouth of the shaft. The deceased and
other three bovs on Friday l'veoing hail been amusing them-
selves by lowering a line with a atone and a lighted candle
at the end down the shaft. They saw the air begin to burs
blue, and two of them ran away. The deceased and another
boy then began to haul the line up, when the thread bole,
and the candle fell down among the foul air lying npm the
water. A most fearful explosion instantly occurred. The
timber covering of the mouth of the shaft and the info:,
tunate boy .Jobling were blown into the air. Jobling fell
into a garden about 30 yards off, but pieces of wood were
blown an immense height, and the greatest slant was ec•
maenad throughout the village and neighbourhood. The
other three boys were thrown down, but escaped uninjured.
Jobling died three hours afterwards. The jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death."
THE TYNE NAVAL RESERVE.—On Wetllleadlav the
Hon. W. S. Yelverton, the Commodore of the Coast r:nard
and Naval Reserve Volunteers, inspected the Tyne Naval
Reserve on board her Majesty's ship taster, in Shield. har•
boor. The men underwent a careful inspection, and at the
close the commodore congratulated Captain Palmer nd
the men on their satisfactory Progress. impressing upon the
latter that theirs was essentially a home service, orgail.exl
for the protection of their native shores. The number of
naval reserve men in the Tyne is now considerably ,tborti
1,000, and the daily attendant* at drill aboard the t •.,stor
between 70 and 100, the men taking their month's term se
their vessels come into port. The reeds:vow for the usel
in Shields, Sunderland, and all the other ports slung the
coast have been broken up by the admiralty, the naval re•
serve stations being deemed sufficient for afl purposes in re
cruiting the army. The Castor has a tender, the Hut;
gunboat, and the Tyne reserve men are having some excel•
lent great gun peace at sea aboard this latter vessel.
GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICIOL LONE,TvrT,
THURaDAY NIGHT.—Thin morning, about 11 o'clock, when
it was blowing a gale of wind from the &S. W.. R brig itmh
ing in for the roads ran on the Holm Sand. The Lowestoft
lifeboat, which is in connexion with the National Life-
' boat Institution, was immediately launched and prowled
to the rescue of the shipwrecked crew. Having succeele•
in closing with the wreck, the lifeboat afterwards saved the
whole of them—eight in number, and brought them safely P
Lowestoft. Theses broke heavily over thebrigduringthettnte
occupied iu riving the crew ,• but, the boat being skilfully
managed, there was fortunately nohow of life. The hychrothal
her anchor and incurred other slight damages. The I
proved to be French—the St. Michael, with a cassia'
deals from Christiana to Memos, to which latter place '""
belonged. The Pake6eld lifeboat bad also put off shied
the mine time, but observing that the Lowestoft boat IP°
taken up a favourable peewee for eleeciee the sewers
crew. she retoroed to the harbour. The Lowestoft ad
Paketield lifeboat stations are porno of the most cowrie'.
on the coast, and the lifeboats have often been the moss
of saving scores of shipwrecked sailors,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

110r3E OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The KIM vont took the chair at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock,
Ida 10 members oaly acre preset.
PRIVATE 111.241NEm.
. .

Th. following bolls were read a thin, time nod pared :-
511,1.1ew'r Katatee. and Itamory Railway.
Tb G4lowlag tell was read a wood time :—Simpeon's
11..04.1 Estate.

NEW WRIT.

On the asotiou of Mr. BILAND, a uew writ was ordered to
p..tietl Teluaorth is the room of Sir Robert Peel, who
1....1.....epted the 0111,e of serretaryfor Ireland.

st. L —coM ll ITrkE,
he the motion that the Speaker do le Ave the chair,
Mt. S. F.STUtoURT asked that the Dr.onage of Land
might u. 4 be promded with till idler the report of the
..-bit l'• mann tee.

Su. LEWIS said he would take the comtnitkv on
the 1•il1 in the evening.
house then went into a committee of supply.
ho the e..te of 669,1:41. for the expenses of the packet

an H. WILLOUGHBY said this was an enormon. tat
npou the poople of Mile countrs, and be wished to know
.1. titer the s;overnmeue would explain the pnueiples they
went upon in dealing with the. vote.
Mr. PEEL said some of the colonies found part of the
e %V. 13,011 of this set s ice. Whenever the present contracts
were terminated by mg,' tion of time, the fullest discussion
would take place on ti,. pellet service generally, with a
view of carrying out the tecommen,Litioas of the select
committee.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS objected to the granting of rubel-
da • generally. He wanted to know what had become of
the money voted for the I:4lwav ..4itract !
Mr. PLEL mid the amount had been deducted from the
nd•.

.._
Atter further ilhicussion the vote was agreed to
tin the vote id credit of Lootywore. to pay the expenses
of.the China war, in regard to loth naval and military
oper.itious,
. Mr. PEEL mid recourse would only he had to this vote
when the 111011101 granted for carrying ou the Chum war hail
been expeuded. The granting of this vote did not neces-
sarily imply that all the money would be required. On
completing the amounts of the army expenditure, it
was tumid that certain extra sums had been paid
than presided fur. and this vote would meet all the extra-
ordinary expense- .f 4 thei year in coonexioo with the war is
China sod the niaint. DilOt'll of the troops there, and the
conveyauce of them lse.k to India. He had every reason to
believe that the vtatritient ineile by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer woold he fully borne out. (Hear, hear.)
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY soil it would be a wry pleasant
thief d they °mkt believe thit this sum would be all that
would he required us account of the expenses of the China
war. There had already lawn two votes of credit
of riekk(ghlf. mid 3,803,001 N. on account of these
espouses; was it intended to square the accounts out
el e.tea of credit, or to tann special grants
Theme outataorling debts, in counetion with the Indian
sentory, pr.-v. 14e.) then. having any correct notion of the
trite state of British tiusnee. so long a. the, .4-,.ount„
remaiwid umettled it w.is ridiculous to talk of having a
surplus revenue. Vote, of credit was * dangerous system
in greeting money and ought to he avoided.
The CII A NCELLt PH of the EXCH EMU ER agreed that
the WY in Cain bad hewn very costly. It was conducted
ea a high rate of cLarge. It was hoped at starting to maks
the certain of emcees% which had been accom-
plished. Votes of credit must he applied within a specified
time He helieved that from the iliformation received this
minims would be more than sufficient to meet all the
extra expease• el the war. The charge for transport and
the extra pay and allowames to the troops in China would
pr..{ have to be paid out of the revenue el the preeent
war. On settling the accounts between the
home mid the India* governments, his believed the Wrote
was is favour of the former, but he could Mk Main how it
at preset stool, though be thought it was in a favourable
pasta,.
Colonel SYKE9 said if they did not Mindere as they
wen. doing in llias. betweee the two parties In that
contort% there would out be say necemity to keep I=a
troops in China —which was • peat charge on the
tax pyre's.
trier a few wools from Sir H. WILLOVGIIIIT, in
explanation,
Mr. IIItEOSON asked in what position the claims of the
merchant' in Mimi .4..4, sad what portico of this money
the gimernasent latitude' to approprvite. Or were other
anangemishi ia view fee as immediate cc speedy "Mile-
ages' el thins claims. _

(Left sitting].

('NIT! JOINT &roue BANK.--(THIS DAY.)

Tlw hatfiearl7 meeting of the elutreholdere wan
bell at twos at tin Landon Tavern, Use Governor, Alder-
man in the chair.
a. . _

The Seer;luy (NT. Berm) read the following sport and
Waves sliest :

" The report n( the batik for the past half•year which the
directors aow submit to the shareholders, shows that its
busmen durieg that period has steadily pewterer'. After
the payment of current e=zei sot of the chief lace and
brioches, sad making Inc bad delda, the available
surplus, includes* the of the preceding half•year, is
2s. 4d. Oat of this awtoorit the directors propoes
pa Eivillooi d no Id. per share, free of iticoeue•tax,
the h ll.a. to b modal over to the sett half•year. The
retirees ilboolor b Dooloois Power, Fag., who, beteg yeah.
bed, ofoos bkaidif for 000looliso.

es lab Jes.—Dr. : To espilal sooonnt,
as per lest meet. 111.0151. Os. 3d. • sanest dee as eur-
rent and other emonsta, 156,1eb1i. 'II:. ' • balsam el interest
account, after t of interest to esastosnors,asd making
provoke lee bad debts, 4,0051. 17s. 3d. ; talent.. of profit
sad lugs accenet, as per last report, 4,213/. lls. sd. ; less
dividend of 10e. per there paid per resolution of last meet.
leg, 1,450/. 10s. ; and directors' fres, voted at last meeting,
f. • together, 1,959 f. 10a ; makiug, 7,030 f. Itss. 10d.
Total, 301,9011. Is. 3d.—Cr..
_• By preliininary expenses, se
per last report, SOUL N.; ieved meets is bank pro-
mise., iocladisg the Brighten freehold, 24,500. 3e. Id. ;
current espies from Eat December, 1860, to 29th Jose.
lea (including directors' fees for the past half-year, 2301.),
od.: bills disoonsted, loans to customers, he.,
2611,a 3V. 13a. 3.1.; cash is hand, 36,100 f. 13 ltd. Total,
310,9011. 1.. 3d.
" Profit and loss account for the half veer ending Jose
1861 :—To current elpeesea from :list December, 1860,
to Jose 29, 1801, brought down, 2,9331. 16.. 61. ; }slaws,
after making provision for bad debt., 4,066 f. 2s. 4d.—Total,
7,0601. Me. 101. By balance of interest account, after pay-
ment of interest oci custouiers' balances, 4,01811. I7s. sd. ;
balance of profit and lam account, brought down,
%it:l4 Is. sd.—Total, 7,0501. 18s. 10d. We, the under.
bare essmissed the foregoing Mileage sheet, sod
stespared the items it anspriers with the several hooks and
vouchers relating thereto, and bare found the Wile to be
cortect. (Signed) Ws. Gotta, WIC 110P1/(X)D, auditors."
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoptiou of the report and
aeconsts, congratulated the meeting that the position of the
bask was gradually awl steadily improving, and that the
accounts were increasing week by week, and were constantly
acquiring a better character. The profits of this
lest half year were SOW. more than those of
the precediog one, and they would have bees still
larger but for some losses raisin from the merenotile de-
s soil the great failures which had resulted from
it maT?li's improvsn.ent of half•awrown is the dividend was,
he coosi.lered, very satisfactory under all the circumstances.
Mr. Mums !wooded the motion.

to the nouns of the discussion which ensued,
The Cii %ILYA I "laerireal that the price at which the
shares had been sold was so criterion of their real value ;
that was to be judged from the state of the accounts.
(Cheers.)
The report was adopted • awl the retiring director and
auditors having been r.•.vleeted, the promethees terminated
with votes of thanks to the chairman end his collasanes,
and to the arassers. Mr. Tiny, Xt. 13; kes, sad Mr.
Tanner.

TON SCOTTINFI AUSVIIALIAN nrratsrmaNr
COMPANY (LIMITED).-(11118 DAY.)

The half-yearly general meeting of the pro-
prietors of this company was held this day, at the London
Tavern, Mr. W. H. Miming in the char.
The report. embracing the operation of the company for
the battles ending at the 31st December, loft), in the
colony. and at the :10th June last in Londoe, stated, "That
'luting the half.ecnr many failure. of greater or less import-
anee had occurred in the rolouy, but in coosequence of the
coition and vigilance exercised in the management of the
atfsirs of the oimgany it hod sustained no loss by any of
therm l;reat dubs.. had prevailed as regarded the sale of
land, ansi rents boil remained ; bat the rate of
interest hail continued favourable for making investments.
The gross profit realised in the oolooy during the period was
12,r.59f. 15e. ; to which must be wiled the sum of 4811.
13s. 3d., received in Loathe] fur interest, transfer fees, ke.,
makiag en aggregate gram profit, for the six mouths, of
12.7411. ea 10d. A comparison of the accounts with them
issued at this time last year showed en increase in the este-
sal profit.' of the balf•year ending 31st December. 1910.
over those of the corresponding six month* of 1859, d
21,171. 2.. ltd. The whole of the profits, with the exce
lino of 10.. from a sale of a very small portion of laud,
had been derived from rants, interest, and commis:iota.
The direetaes proposed • dividend, payable on hurstlay,
the rlthday of August asst, oe the c rdisary stock of the
company, 300,0001., at the rote el 10 per eat. per annum,
lees bleffte tax, which will require io,uny., and leave at
the nobler the reserved feed 111,394 Os. 11th Following
nut the policy which in their last report the directors *toted
k to he their iatention to pursue, they have com-
batted their 'done to place the debentures sail pretereete
stock el the compasy, sod although the rate of lMerest ia
Li alee had not benis their favour, they had emoeseded
ap to the present time is placing 9,0019. of preference sleek,
awl 45,m0r. of debestures foe periosle ranging fine three to
anis yeah (of which 41,33011. had bees received tip to 30th '
Jere kat, sad appear in the among); making toga.
thew 54,9141, d subsidiary capital In he employed by the
cok4soy la the colony. irrespective of the reviewed fund."
Cleans • moved the adopting' of the report, and an-
amarml that the dividend wield be payable on Ilium
. the alb peovion. lie congratulated the shareholder'
',Pun the steady progress the cocupoor was looking, and