The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-07 00:00:00

LORD WHARNCLIPFE AND BROADHEAD,
OF SHEFFIELD.

Lord Wharncliffe sends to the Slajfield Daily
Tdeyraph the oopy of a letter which he had received
from the man Broadhead, whom ho had publicly
designated " a cowardly scoundrel." The noble
lord says :—" It appears to be even impossible to men-
tion pitch without being defiled—for the receipt of a
communication from a sneaking assassin is abhorred by any
honest man." The letter is u follows:

King William Inn, Holly-street, Sheffield,
May 1, 1868.
Dly Lord,—You called me a cowardly sonundrel at the
Cutlers' Hall. You are not called a coward, but a noble-
man; and you strike a man when he is down. But I
don't think you would have done so if I had been at the
meeting. what is the right name for valour like this of
yours !—Your humble servant, WM. BKOAD lIMAD.
To the Right Hon. Lord Wharucliffe.

LONDON AND SOUTH AFRICAN BANK.

tTHIS DAY.)

The seventh ordinary annual meeting of the
shareholders was held at noon at the City Terminus Hotel,
Colonel .7 AYES HOLLANI)., deputy-chairman, presiding.
The report which was issued some time before having
been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN in moving its adoption reiterated
the regret expressed in the report at the state of trade in
the oolony. The board had continued the policy of recruiting
business, and diminishing expenses. A considerable por-
tion of the losses had been recovered. The profits
were larger than they seemed-5,0001. was put in the
interest suspense account, but the directors believed
that it would all come in. It was impossible that the
bad times could List. Reaction had begun in
London, and was sure to extend to Africa. The low
price of wool was owing to the depressed state of the
markets of Europe. The business remaining in South
Africa wee sound, and there was reason to hope for im-
provement. Adverting to a rumour that • winding-
up was contemplated, the chairman added that
such an act would be little short of insanity,
and that there was not the slightest intention of adopting
such a course, the capital of the bank being in a sound
. . . .

Atter a short discussion the report was adopted, and the
proceedings terminated in the tumal manner.

Tug Co? to MICHAZL BARRETT. —ln reference
to the alibi set up in this convict's behalf, it is said that
the prisoner's solicitors have this morning received a large
number of affidavits from their managing clerk who pro-
oeeded to Glasgow some days since for the purpose of
making inquiries, and that these affidavits testify to the
fact of Barrett's having been hi Scotland prior to, at the time
of, and subsequent to the Clerkenwell explcaion. The affi-
davits have been forwarded to the Hove-offioe. _

JUMPINO FROM A TRAIN AT SPEAD.-011 Sunday
morning last an old man named Pittway had taken a rail-
way ticket to go from Droitwich to Stoke Works. He
took his seat in the proper train, but, when it had nearly
acquired full speed, he imagined be had got into the Great
Western train, and, opening the carriage door jumped out.
He was precipitated with considerable force on to the
ground, where be lay insensible until assistance arrived.
It is as miraculous as fortunate that the stupid old man
escaped with his life, the only injury he sustained being a
few bruises and a sound shaking.— Woreesterskire Chronicle.
SOMNAMBULISM EXTRAORDINARY.-012 Thursday
morning Mr. W. Sharp, who resides in Trinity-street, Hull,
was awakened at a very early hour by hearing some person
moaning. He got up, and on looking out of a back win-
dow saw his servant girl lying on the asphalted walk in
the garden. He went to her assistance, and found that
she was asleep. The girl had risen from bed, dressed her-
self, opened the bedroom window, and fallen out of it,
without any knowledge of her own movements beyond a
dreamy sort of an idea that she bad had a fall. She was
not much injured, and it is supposed that her fall was
broken by the branches of a pear tree, which comes close
up to the house.—Eastern Counties Herald.
A SIXTY-YEARB. COURTSHIP. -A marriace has
recently been solemnised at Mark between an old gentle-
man (a widower) of 80 and • widow of 78. The circum-
stances are very peculiar. In 1812, the old lady now mar-
ried gave birth to a daughter. At that time her present
husband promised her marriage. About the year 1818 she
gave birth to two more daughters, and en action was then
commenced for breach of promise, and resulted in defen-
dant's being imprirooed to Ilchester gaol for several
months. At length the matter was compromised. After
this the two parties separated, married, each having
long family, who are all living in foreign countries and
doing well. About nine Tears ago they beams widow and
widower, and from that time upp to the present the latter
has been paying his constant addrrsee to the former, and
at lut he has made her his happy partner in life after a
courtship (" off and cm ") of over sixty years.—Bristol
LONDON GENIRAL 01‘2112111 COMPANY (Lnirna
—Traffic receipts for week ending May 3, 11,3651. us.

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