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The East India Company held a Court on Wednesday at the India House, Colonel Sykes in the chair. Mr. Crawshay moved that a special

Court should be convened to consider whether it would not be advisable to apply for a redemption of the Company's Stock, before the right to claim redemption expires on the lat September. He took a gloomy

view of affairs. Mr. Jones seconded the motion, stating at the same time his opinion that it would be injurious to England and India to call for the redemption of the Stock. The motion was got rid of by an amendment, stating that the proprietors are satisfied with their security. Mr. Jones said that under the treaty of Paris, made in May 1814, Pondicherry, in Madras, and Chandernagore, on the river Hooghley, were restored to the King of France, from whom they had been pre- viously taken by the English. By one of the articles of the treaty it was stipulated that France should not erect any fortresses or maintain any troops in either of those places. But the treaty of May 1814, had been set at nought by Napoleon III. ; therefore he considered that the East India Company had a right to demand a similar.guarantee from the Emperor Napoleon to that which was required from the King of France in 1814. Mr. Jones moved, and Mr. Crawshay seconded, the following resolution- " That the public renunciation by England of the obligations of the treaty of Paris of May 1814, confirmed at Vienna in June 1815, and recon- firmed at Paris in November 1815, renders it necessary that this Company, in view of their own as well as English interests in India, should urge on the Government the necessity of negotiations for obtaining from the Em- peror of the French a separate recognition of the conditions respecting India contained in the above treaties."

Colonel Sykes said it was quite true that by the treaties referred to certain possessions in India which had been taken from France were given back to her; but they were given back upon certain conditions only ; and those conditions were that the French should not erect for- tresses or have any troops in those possessions. Therefore, the moment France should break either of those conditions the obligation imposed on England by the treaty ceased, and those would immediately return to her. But there was no necessity for this resolution being adopted, be- cause it was not true that this country had made any renunciation of the treaties. He had received from the Foreign Office a positive assurance that there had been no public renunciation by England of the obligations of the treaties with France in 1814 and 1815 ; consequently there was no ground for the present motion. After a few words from Colonel Everest, the motion was put and ne- gatived.

The sitting of the Royal Geographical Society on Monday was very interesting, The Earl of Ripon presided. The subject of the papers read. teat the late expedition conducted by Captain Burton and Captain

----iteke from Zanzibar into the interior of Africa ; and the narrative was illustrated by a map, showing the different formations of the country. Captain Burton was detained by illness at Ujiji on the banks of Lake Tanganyika, and on the 3d of March 1858, -Captain Speke embarked in a canoe to explore the lake.

The oharacter of the shore with its convenient harbours is wild and beau- tiful, well wooded, and the soil exceedingly rich. The party having been overtaken by a storm sought safety in a small harbour called Mgiti. Pro- ceeding southwards, to Susigary, they again crossed the lake. On leaving the eastern they arrived among a group of islands on the western shore, steering South-west by West for twenty-six miles. The principal are Kivira, Kibiria, and Kassenge, they are very healthy and beautiful, thickly populated, producing grain and vegetables, and abundantly suppplied with

poultry and fish. During this trip hippopotami, elephants, b ffaloes, ante lopes, and crocodiles were met with in abundance. An account is here given of the inhabitants of Kivira, their habits, attire, &c., with whom, however, the party had some difficulty in exchanging their goods for pro- visions, being unprovided with flesh, salt, and tobacco, articles chiefly in requisition among them. It was here that Captain Spoke was ooccasioned sneh inconvenience and suffering, in consequence of an insect having crept into his ear. Kabiria, occupied chiefly by fishermen, and the chief fish- market on the lake, is the smallest of these islands, but is well cultivated at the Northern end. Kassenge, divided only from the land by a broadish channel, is more populous than the others, and is the abode of the Sultan, who has the sovereignty of the three islands ; an account of the interview with that potentate is given. At the spot where Captain Speke crossed the lake is about twenty-seven miles wide, but its southern part is both longer and broader, and extends to 8 deg. S. lat., with an average breadth of thirty to forty miles. The rivers entering the lake are enumerated, and the cha- racter of the country on the shores described.

Captain Spoke discovered Lake Nyanza, or " the source of the Nile." He effected a journey of 410 miles in six weeks ; and obtained the first view of the waters forming the Nyanza on the 30th of July 1858, at a creek containing many islands, and lying in lat. 2 deg. 30 min. S., and long. 32 deg. 50 min. E. This extensive body of water contains nume- rous islands, the scenery is highly picturesque, and the climate genial. The altitude of the lake is 3739 feet, that of the country between it and Unyanyembe averaging the same. Captain Speke considers this lake to be the true source of the Nile.

Captain Spoke and Captain Burton were both present, and took part in the discussions suggested by their interesting narrative.

The sixth annual meeting of the Friends of the Home in the East Ju- venile Reformatory was held on Monday. The house shelters about fifty boys, all delinquent, or on the road to delinquency. Last year twenty-seven boys were sent to Canada, fourteen have service at home, two have returned to their parents, one has been discharged and one dis- missed. Out of 147 cases dealt with by the institution 102 have turned out well, twenty-seven are doubtful, and eighteen have relapsed. Mr. Baker of Hardwicke Court, in a speech to the meeting, said that ju- venile crime has been diminished 45i per cent within the last few years.

The London Refbrtnatory for Adult Criminals held its annual meeting vn Wednesday, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. The society has done a

great deal of good, and successfully dealt with a great many cases of adult criminals he institution costs 20001. a year. Mr. Hanbury, Mr. Gurney, and others, have subscribed large sums, but more are needed.

The Reverend Hugh Allen obtained a rule from the Court of Queen's Bench calling upon the Reverend Bryan 'King to show cause why a manda- mus should not issue commanding Mr. King to admit Mr. Allen to the use of the pulpit of St. George-in-the-East from time to time. Mr. Allen was appointed lecturer by the parish. He gave Mr. King notice that he should preach on a particular day; Mr. King did not reply at once, and when Mr. Allen presented himself, a disturbance was caused in consequence of the opposition offered by Mr. Burn, a curate, in the name of his rector Mr. King. It was then arranged that the rights of both parties should be de- cided by a court of law. The court laid it down that the lecturer is subor- dinate to the rector; but they made the rule absolute, hoping, at the same time, that matters would be amicably arranged.

In the same court a rule had been granted, calling upon the Bishop of Chioheater to show cause why a commission should notissue to inquiresnto the charges in circulation against the Reverend Richard Randall rector or Lavington. The Bishop, through counsel, showed cause on Thursday, and the court took time to consider itsjudgment. Thepromoter of the suit is the Reverend Charles Golightly. The reports referred to charge the rector with " Romish practices" teaching the doctrine of seven sacraments; call- ing the Holy Communion " mass; ' believing in the doctrine of transub- stantiation ; adoring the elements of the Communion ; mingling water with the wine; and so on. Mr. Randall has explained or denied these charges to the satisfaction of the Bishop ; but the other side bring affidavits in support of the allegations, and contend that private explanations are not satisfactory.

Mr. Collier, applied on behalf of Mr. Digby Seymour, for a rule calling on the editor of the Morning Herald to show cause why a criminal infer- mation should not be flied against him for libel. The libel complained of was this- " It is well known that at the commencement of the recent debate a considerable majority of the House of Commons had pledged themselves.to support the Govern- ment. The public will some day or other learn by what means several of our legis- lators were induced to violate the most solemn promises. Everything was done to influence waverers. Places were promised and rewards freely offered, which were, we fear, in too many instances accepted. One case, more flagrant than the rest,. demands notice. At the late election Mr. Digby Seymour was returned for South- ampton by the aid of the Conservative electors, to whom he pledged himself not to vote against Lord Derby's Government on a question of confidence. In accordance with this pledge Mr. Digby Seymour spoke on the first night of the debate in sup- port of Ministers, yet his name figures in the list of the majority against the Go- vernment. We do not pretend to offer any explanation of conduct so extraordinary, but leave the new Member for Southampton to arrange matters with those Conser- vative supporters whose interests he has betrayed."

Mr. Collier on behalf of Mr. Seymour, denied the charges. He had not pledged himself, he had not been offered a place. Mr. Collier's excuse for coming before the Court on the last day of term was that Mr. Seymour would otherwise be deprived for three months of an opportunity of exculpating himself. Lord Campbell said—" Mr. Seymour has now cleared himself; but I do not think that there is any sufficiently specific charge against him to justify the court in granting a criminal information in the case." Mr. Justice Erle—" I am of the same opinion." Rule refused accordingly.

An action to recover 6001. from Juan de Francisco Martin, being the amount of calls due upon 100 shares in the Magdalena Steam Navigation Company, now winding up, having been brought in the Queen's Bench, the defend- ant, in answer, pleaded that he was an alien, a public minister from a foreign state, to wit, New Granada, and Guatemala, not possessed of any real property in England, and not having waived his privileges as a minis- rer, and that therefore be ought not to be compelled to answer the action. The Court gave judgment for the defendant.

The Court of Queen's Bench were asked on Saturday to decide whether.a. person driving in one of her Majesty's carriages is liable to pay toll. In the case in question Mrs. Groves, the wife of Major Groves, was driving thrmigh Bathampton in Somersetshire in one of the Queen's carriages driven by the Queen's servants. She refused to pay toll, and the toll-keeper brought his action. It was contended on his part that the toll was personal and did not depend on the ownership, of the carriage. But the court overruled that pleading, and laid it down that the prerogative of the Crown gave exemp- tion to the carriage whenever used by her Majesty's permission.

The Court of Divorce delivered an interesting judgment on Thursday. A. Mr. Cunnington, once a post-office clerk, was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for taking a shilling from a letter. He was a married man, and his wife and he were greatly attached to each other. During his imprison- ment Mr. Cunnington received a letter from his wife stating that she bad been left in a miserable condition, but that she had found a friend who loved her and whose love she returned ; and that she was about to become a happy. mother. Mrs. Cunnington, was, in fact, living with a Mr. Noble. The snit for divorce was opposed on the ground that the misconduct of thehusband had occasioned the adultery. Lord Campbell said that although •that misconduct was a sine qua non, it was neither directly nor indirectly a causacausans. The policy of the Legislature seemed to be to deprive the husband of his remedy if he misconducted himself as a husband, and so contributed to his own wrong. It could not be supposed that it was the object of the Legislature to confer immunity on the seduction of a married woman, where the se- ducer had availed himself of the absence of the husband who had performed all his marital duties, but who had committed some offence for which he was justly deprived of his liberty. The Chief Baron did not carry his acquiescence in this judgment beyond the point of not dissenting from it. The crime of the husband, in fact, led to the vice of the wife. She was apparently a well educated, affectionate, well disposed woman, and, if any one asked the cause of her fall the answer of every one acquainted with the circumstances and speaking the English language, would be that it was owing to the crime and the punishment of the husband. If a wife whose husband was sentenced to a long period of transportation was not entitled to protection, he might by a power of attor- ney claim her earnings, and he or his creditors might seize her property, and there was a ensue omissus scarcely to be credited with reference to a statute which underwent so much discussion as the Divorce Act. Marriage dissolved.

The Central Criminal Court has been occupied for two days in hearing a case of a very scandalous kind. It may be remembered that a Dr. Godfrey emerged into notoriety in consequence of the daughter of one of his patients giving birth to a child under very painful circumstances. In that case Dr. Godfrey wes acquitted of a charge of seduction. A Mr. Newton published an article on the trial in the East London Observer, and Dr. Godfrey brought his action for libel. At the Central Criminal Court evidence was brought by the defendant to prove the allegations of the libel, and many witnesses told stories imputing very shocking conduct to Dr. Godfrey in re- gard to his treatment of young female patients and domestic servants. The jury found for the defendant—a verdict that drew shouts from the audience.

At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, the trial of Dr. Smethurst was postponed until next session on the application of the counsel for the prosecution.

Samuel Adams, a shoemaker, was found guilty of murdering Martha Page. Adams was in search of his wife. Who had left him because he was violent when drunk. The girl Page, would not or could not tell him where the wife was, and Adams then stabbed her, so that she died.

Under pressure of "difficulties" James Maclean and Terence Maclean, spirit-merchants, forgedand uttered a promissory note for 2501. It was given as the security for a loan. As they were found out they have been tried and convicted, and the Court sentenced them to four years' penal ser- vitude.

Edward Roussel, a Frenchman, has been fined by the City Magistrates for smuggling and sent to prison in default of payment. A cask of cider was passed at the Wharf. The Customs' officer tested it with a "spit," found an obstruction, and opening the cask discovered some bladders of spirits. The clerk of the firm who passed the cask was appealed to, and he produced Roussel who had given the firm the bill of lading for the cask. On further inquiry it was shown that this bill of lading was signed without the authority of the firm whose names were at its foot. Roussel was taken into custody. The Lord Mayor.—" Is there any proof of the defendant's guilty knowledge ? " Mr. Cumberland.—" There is no actual proof of his guilty knowledge, my Lord, but we do not think that necessary to the proceed- ings." The Lord Mayor.—" You do what no others do." Mr. Cumber- land.—" We are compelled to act in this manner, my Lord. Smugglers are very sharp in these days." Roussel denied that he knew what the cask con- tained ; said that the spirit was not a drinkable spirit, and could not un- derstand why an undrinkable spirit should be liable to duty. He was fined 251. with the alternative of sixmonths' imprisonment.

Mr. Pearson, City Solicitor, appeared before the Guildhall Bench to ask for an order, making six pauper lunatics chargeable on the City funds. It appears that the French sent six lunatics into England and turned them adrift. They had gone to France when young, and had become lunatic ; and when set loose here were taken in charge by the city. There are a number of foreign lunatics in our workhouses, and Mr. Pearson wished to know if he might apply to the Austrian and French authorities in their be- half. The Magistrate said " decidedly "; and made the order solioited.

Mr. Coleman, clerk to the Registrar of Seamen, waited on Mr. Yardley, the Thames Street Magistrate, to thank him for 21. given by him in aid of a young woman, one of the victims of the brazen polygamist, Gloucester Gale, who succeeded in marrying seven women, who was about to marry five more, and who is now suffering penal servitude. The young woman for whom Mr. Coleman has interested himself is fortunately the only one of the seven likely to give birth to a child. She has been in great distress, but at present is safe in the Hospital.

The body of a young woman, a dancer in the ballet, was found drowned in the Regent's Canal near Heaton. It is supposed she committed suicide. Captain Arnold Wallinger, 1st West India Regiment, killed himself with prussic acid last week. The contents of a letter found on his dressing-table, imply that he had caused serious trouble to his friends, and he took the poison to find a way out of his difficulties.

A Mrs. Cruft, the wife of a working jeweller in St. Pancras parish, has killed her two children and herself. She was ;‘ tired of life." When Mr. Craft came home to dine at midday he found a crowd, and hearing what had happened, fell down in a violent fit of hysterics.