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reward who may have been called in to assist juries, as
associates or experts, bat only for the particular class in
which they have acted.
' Art. LXXIII. Each jury can according to circumstances
subdivide itself into. committees, but they 'cannot make
any award without a-majority of the. entire jury. •
Art. LXXIV. Special commissioners, assisted by in-
spectors, of sections, will be charged to prepare the work
for the juries,' to take care that the,gcods of no exhibithr
escape thdir'exansination ; to receive the observations and
complainti of exhibitors.; to repair any omiasiOns, errors,
or confusions that may occur ; to see that the established
rules aro observed, to explain these-rules to the juries
whenevetitecessary.
Art. LXXV.-These commissioners will not interfere
with the deliberations of the juries further than to prove
facts, remind them of rules, and present the complaints of
exhibitors. . - . ,

Art. LXXVI. The nature of the rewards to be distri-
buted, and the general principles that will be adopted as
the basis of such. rewards, will be determined at an after
period by a decree, based on the recommendations of the
Imperial Commission.
Art. LXXVII. In every case, independently of the
honorary distinctions that may be awarded, the Council
of Presidents, and Vice-Presidents will have the power of
recommending. according to circumstances, to the Em-
peror,, such exhibitors, aFfniay appear to merit special marks
of public gratitude, or encouragement of any other nature,
on account of services rendered to civilisation, humanity,
art, or science or for any considerable sacrifices, having
as their object 'general utility, both as regards inventors
and producers. ..
SPECIAL 111,1LES•REGARDINCI. VIE FINE ARTS.
Art. Lxxvar.. A French jury appointed at Paris Will
determine on the admission of the works of French artists.
Art. LXXIX,
.The members of the French jury ;of ad-
mission will be appointed by the section of line arts of the
Imperial Commission.

Arta LVIOCX. The jury of admission for the fine arts
will be divided into_three sections. .
• The first will
.comprehend painting, engraving, and
lithography,--

The second, sculpture and die-sinking.
The third, architecture. •
Each section will determine with regard to works coming
under their own province.
Art. LXXXI. The exhibition is open to the productions
of French and foreign artists, who were living on the 22d
June, 1853, the date of the decree constituting the exhibi-
tion of fine arts.

Art. LXXXII. Artists may send to the Universal Exhi-
bition works that have already been previously exhibited ;
they will only not be allowed to send
1. Copies (excepting those which reproduce a work in a
different manner, on enamel, by drawing, Sac.
'2. Pictures and other objects without frames.
3. Sculptures in unbarced'clity.
- Art. LXXXIII. The 'following articles of the present
rules apply to the divisioh of fine arts :
Articles Ito t 3 ;• 15 to 30. Articles 33, 36, 40 to 47 ;
49 to 52 ; and 58 to 77.

(Here follow the signatures :)

LA:TV INTELLIGENCE.-April 22.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart.)
IN RE THE ROW, RANK OP AUSTRALIA AND THE WIND-
ING-UP ACTS ; 154 S AND 1849.-EXPA.RTE WALKER
AND OTHERS.

This was a motion on behalf of certain contribi4ors in
the above cempanY to discharge or vary a certificate or
memorandum of the master, allowing certain claims of
the North British Insurance Company, the Perth,Bank-
ing Company, and others as debts against the company,
or to.refer it back to the master, to review his decision,
and to receive further' evidence on such claims. The
North British Insurance Company, the Perth Banking.
Company, and several other parties claimed to be credi-
tors of the Royal Bank of A ustralia as holders of cer-
tain "promissory notes, which ,were signed •by three of
the directors of the last-named company. On a special
case being submitted ,to the Court of Queen's Bench for'
the purpose of deiermining whether the holders of cer-
tain promissory notes, similar in form to those held by,
the North Britishlnsurance Company, the Perth Bank-
ing CoMpany, and the other present claimants, were
creditors of the Royal Bank of Australia, in respect of
such notes, that Court decided that they were, and the
Master had,follo wed that decision. The present motion
was by way of appeal from the Master's decision.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Cairns, Mr. Bacon, Mr.
Selwyn,. Mr. Roxburgh, and' Mr. Bevor appeared for
the different parties.

His Honour this morning, without hearing counsel for,
the defendant, gave judgment. He said that the case
, had been very fully discussed during the last three days,
but he not feel himself impressed sufficiently to en-
able him to say that the Master had done wrong in al-
lowing these debts against the company. In his opinion
the Court of Queen's Bench had, in fact, decided the moat
important question, and the Masterseems to have been,
guided by the authority of that decision. The firsfnli-
jection to the Master's .finding was, that even if the
directors had power to bind the company, these notes
were'not in fact so framed as to bind the company, but
only to create a contract on the part of those persons by
whom they were signed. It had been said that the coin-
'pan), was not named so as to render it liable for the pay- I
ment of the notes. The notes commenced, " We, the
directors," &c., &o. It seemed to him to include the
company, for on the. construction of these words it
was plain they were made on, behalf of the'company—
that is, on behalf of these whose signatures they bore,
and also on behalf of the other members of the com-
pany. At law, one partner could not render his co-
partner separately liable for the partnership debts, and
the Court of Queen's Bench bald that the notes were those
of the compau, and not .of the indivithials only. But
the most important qiitestion was as to the authority of
the directors to bind the company as a body by those
notes, the powers given by the 916 ii clause of the deed of
settlement are certainly large enough to authorise the
directors to take up money on such instruments, but it
was contended they could not do go until the whole of
the capital-had been paid- up. That part of the case had
been so SitisfaCtorilY dealt with by the-judgment of the
Court of queen's • Bench, that it was 'not necessary for
hire to enter into the question. The attempt-to defeat
the claim on the ground of misstatement and Conceal-
ment of ivhat was being done from the shareholders, in'
his opinion, entirely failed. - The most important fact
was that 250,000/. had been remitted to the colony, and
that 334,79.4/. was due by the company- on deposit and
other bills,, was stated in the report of Jtily, 1845, re-
peated. -In the report of 1845, and again in 1847, were
facts quite sufficient to show that the shareholders were
aoquainted With the facts that sums to a very large
amount had been borrowed: on the security of these
notes. On the whole case. his opinion was that the
claims or the North British Assurance Company had
been properly allowed as debts by the Master against
the company, He should allow the costs of all parties
to come out of the estate. • • •

"BAIL COVRT.
(Sittings,at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice Coleridge and
Common Juries.)
WYLD V. CALVERT. •

Mr. E. James and Mr. Needham were counsel for the
plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Ryles and Mr. Hawkins for the
defendant.

This was an action brought by th plaintiff, whb is
the well-known map-seller and proprietor of the Great
Globe in Leicester-square, against the- defendant, for a
breach of: ontract. ,

•
It appeared that the defendant had recently returned
from Australia, and (according to the plaintiff's case)
called on the plaintiff in 1853, and stated to him that.
having recently returned from Australia, wheie he had
resided for 15 years, he had made a fine collection of
geological specimens, and a considerable collection of
specimens of gold, in nuggets, &c.,. and he stated that
be was anxious to enter into an arre,ngenient with some
person to exhibit them. Several interviews took place
between them, and eventually an arrangement was en-
tered into between them that the plaintiff should exhibit
them for one year at the Great Globe, and that the de-
fendant should receive 1501. for the. use of them. A
memorandum of agreement was drawn up, and it was to
the effect that the defendant should deposit the specimens
by a certain day and arrange them ; and ha was also-to
arrange the geological specimena in addition to the speci-
mens of gold ancl'nuggets. 'There were to between 200
and 300 models of large nuggets, which the defendant
said were too valuable to keep together. A number of
specimens were sent, and they were to be arranged by a
certain day, on which Mr. Wyld caused cases to be made
for them at considerable expense, and be had a number
of labels made for the specimens,- and then had 2,000
tickets printed, requesting the attendance of many of the
nobility, gentry, and scientific persons, to a private view
of the- exhibition. A number of persons came to this
private view, but a very small quantity of the specimens
promised to be-sent were sent, nor were those whioh
were sent arranged by the defendant. Some of the nug-
gets were described as "gold found in pipeclay," "gold
found ih the debris of the river Tortn," &c., and one was
described as from a rock, which was valued at 25,000/.
The specimens were exhibited for some time, and the
plaintiff continued to press the defendant to send the rest
of the specimens and arrange the minerals, 'Which he pro-
mised to do ; but at last a gentleman who saw the nug-
gets told Mr. Wyld that he doubted that they were gold,
on which an examination was made of them, and it was
discovered' that there was not a single gold nugget
amongst them, but that they were all models made in
lead and gilded. - The defendant had repeatedly repre-
sented them as geld, and said that some of theM were of
his own collecting, while on others were placed labels
showing them to be models. Mr. Wyld had been at the
expense (at the-defendant's suggestion) of having iron
bars put up to protect thiS supposed gold-nuggets,- and a
policeman was kept there, armed with a revolver, to
shoot all the robbers who might come attracted by the
shining treasures there displayed. .Mr. Wyld proved
the above facts, and was strictly cross-examined by Ser-
geant Byles, but his evidence was not shaken. In the
course of the cross-examination, he was asked whether
he had not suggested to thedefendant that there should
be a robbery at the Great Globe, as " the shillings would
then come in by hundreds to view the place." Mr
Wyld most indignantly denied that there was the slight.
est truth in the suggestion, and added that no one but
oue who had been the associate of-convicts for fifteen I
years would have ventured to suggesi such a question to I
the learned sergeant.
M. Justice Coleridge said that the witness should
content himself with a simple denial of the question.
Mr. Wyld said the question Was a most offensive one
to hint as a gentleman, and ought not to have beeh put.
The foreman of the jury said that the jury thought it
a most improper question, and in their opinion ought
not to have been put ; it waft also wholly irrelevant.
The question the jury had to decide was, as he under-
stood it, whether the defendant had deceived the plain-
tiff, and broketehis contract with him, or whether the
plaintiff had combined' with. the defendant to deceive the
public.

Mr. Sergeant Bylestsaid that he was instructed to ask
the question, and must do his duty.
.The Juror—Yes but draw it a little mild—a little
mild. (Much laughter.)
At the close of the plaintiff's case the CQurt rose,