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the committee had maturely considered the question of freighting in connection with the express and transportation companies, and had come to the conclusion that the undeveloped state of the times did not admit of any special line of policy upon the subject now, and rendered it proper that the whole matter should be left to the control of the Directory hereafter. He therefore asked that the committee be discharged from any further consideration of the matter. The committee was thereupon discharged. Colonel E. Barksdale, of Halifax, offered a resolution of thanks to the chairman for the able and efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of his position, which was unanimously adopted. Colonel Barksdale also offered a resolution of thanks to Messrs. Carrington and Ford for the use of the room, which was adopted. No other business being presented for the consideration of the meeting. On motion of Mr. Garrett, of Halifax, the meeting adjourned sine die.
Mayor's Court. --Mrs. Isabella Ould, charged with shooting R. H. Meade with intent to kill, was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday. The reader will remember that this affair took place at a saloon kept by the parties, on Franklin street, nearly opposite Metropolitan Hall, on the twenty-second of September last, and was caused by jealousy. The following witnesses for the Commonwealth answered to their names:--R. H. Meade, A. J. Ford. Oscar P. Gregory, Miles F. Mathews and — Tyler. No witnesses answered for the defence, and Mr. Marmaduke Johnson, counsel for the accused, asked that the case be continued until Tuesday next. R. H. Meade stated that this case had been under investigation for three months; the witnesses for the defence failed to answer; those witnesses knew nothing about the shooting, but could only prove an intimacy in by-gone times. Mr. Johnson said that he hoped all the witnesses would be summoned, and required to appear. The only difficulty in t