The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-25 00:00:00

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given her a death blow. An examination of the body was
made, when It was found that death resulted from •
=fare of the bladder.
of the V division, said that when he
apprehended the he told him that he bad only
touched his wife with • pan, and she feU on some wood.
Afterwards ha stated that Le would tell the whole truth.
When he returned home on the Saturday after
having bad same beer, he found his wife
washing, and that vexed him, as he Lad told
her several times that he would not have the
washing done on Saturdays. He said he would not have
any more of it, and as she was stooping he struck her en
the back with the pen, widish had a pan of water in it.
He was in • passion, but he had no intention of killing
her, and if be had known it would have canoed her
death he would have thrown the pan out of the window.
He never kicked her though the deoessed accused him
of having done so.
Mr. Payne, the surgeon who attended the deuessed, said
he saw some lop of wood in the room, but he did not think
her death was closed by her felling upon them, unless her
husband fell un her and added to the weight. When
he examined the body after death he found a bruise on the
lower part of the back, and that corresponded with the
statement which she made to him, that while she was
stooping down the prisoner kicked her. The witness also
said that Le did not think a blow from the pan would
cane. the bruise which was not on that part of the body
where it could have been struck in that way. The deosased
was three months advanced in pregnancy.
The prisoner told the magistrate that he never kicked or
touched his wife with his hand or foot.

It was stated that the prisoner's boots tad iron tips in
front of them. _ _

The prisoner was then remanded for the attendance of a
witness with whom be had had a conversation about the
cue.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.-(THIS DAY.)

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the proprietors was held
at neon, at the London Tavern; the Right. Hon. J. S.
Worrur presiding.
The report, which was published in yesterday's Express,
wAs taken sa read.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said he hoped it was deemed satisfactory. The two Gables
were in perfect order, and the traffic was rapidly in-
creasing, thereby indicating a revival of commerce and
opening up a prospect of still greater increase.
He was happy to say that if the figures of the
traffic bad extended up to a later period they
would have been still more encouraging. The receipts of
the 20th of February—be spoke now of actual cash receipts
—were 1,9061. ; those of the 21st, 2,2541; and those of the
22nd, 2,07 W. • making an average of 10,0001. or 12,0001 a
week, or 500,0001. a year ; out of which 40 per cent. west
to other companies. (Cheers.) He regretted that there
was no dividend to be declared on account of the position
of the company in relation to the Anglo-American Com-
pany.
The report wee adopted without discussion.
An adjournment was ultimately agreed upon till Wed-
nesday, the 25th of March, at the same place and hour, for
the purpose of receiving • supplementary report from the
directors and adopting such relations therein as may be
deemed expedient.
The adjourned extraordinary meeting, adjourned term
the 24th of January, was then held.
The CHAIRMAN referred to the remarks which he
made on the former occasion, the object being, he said, to
enable the company to redeem its property by the IMMO of
new ca ital. Ho then alluded to • statement made
in • circular loaned by the Anglo-American board,
impugning, as he said, his own honour and that of Sir
Curtis Lampe*. He denied that there was any ground
for such an imputation. He did not even yet despair, he
added, of an ainalgiunatian ; but he thought the course
prepared by the directors was, on the whole, the best one
for the company. They were now near the goal for which
they bad been so long struggling, and by the support re-
ceived from the shareholders they were enabled to look
forward to the independent possession of their own pro.
perty. They were now in a poation to expect • successful
Lase of their labours within three months. (Cheers.)
During the lot three days the offices bad been thronged
with applicants, and the independent subscription of the
public already amounted to between 800,0001. and
000,000 f. out of the 1,200,030/: (Cheers.)
1 The following resolutions were afterwards proposed from
1 the chair: . .

" 1. That the capital of the company be increased by
the creation and issue of aio,ooo shares of Si. each, and
that • preferential dividend at the rate of 101. per
cent. per annum be attached to and conferred on
such 260,000 shares, and that such preferential
dividend accrue sad be payable to the holders of such
shares on the amounts from time to time paid up thereon,
after setting aside the sum of 51,3481. to provide for the
p.yment of the dividend on the existing Preferential
Eight per Cent. Stocks of the company.
" 2. That the holders of the said 260,000 new shares be
entitled, in common with the holders of all other shares
and stock in the company, to participate in any balance of
profit. remaining after payment of all existing preferential
dividends, and • payment of 4 per cent. per annum on
the ordinary stock and shares of the company, equally in
proportion to the amount for the time being paid up
thereon respectively."
Having regard to the resolution passed at the extra-
ordinary meeting of this company, held on the Bth day of
March, 1866, when the agreement dated the let March,
1866, made between the Atlantic Telegraph Compare and
Mr. Richard Atwood Glen, on of the lo-
American Telegraph Company, was read and confirm :
" 3. That the directors be, and they are hereby autho-
rised to, exercise the option given to the Atlantic Tele.
graph Company by snob agreement, to determine the
same either in accordance with the terms thereof, or on
such other terms and conditions as may be agreed on by
the directors with the Anglo•Americur Telegraph Com-
pany (Limited)."
[The meeting was proceeding when our report lilt.]