The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-30 00:00:00

~-"'`~ T ,t st-. 6,39g.] ;um .NIOORE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE Lr Sllll'.—Yor SVDNEV lltreet W mall gum .. ::th February. tut shipping du ....Ind Venetian ~ • I • it•le built • tipper tIENLO%ION it, AI log= r. W t'.IKI I Ll., Commander East India ••. I. built lIIIaICT special survey in 1982. Is noted for .• in the .lustralisti trade. and is a preferable W.lB. Hsviai(a full µtog she has excel. tt• dat 1111 l chief cabin paattenitera —Fur toms of apply to DEVITT and 11001-E. 9, Miter- 11E% ITT and 3I(X)RE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE I : 1. 'AFT SHIP. For BRISBANE. WHARF Direct . • olool: despatch the Lai-sailing clipper 'argue ..t t 1 I 3244 tons rerister, T. SULLI% A't, Commander : . o tho East India Docks nfl, ship. huUt under special ,• to of for hrr LedmalUng qualities ma wuntli 110114 , 7 -1. or freight or poinage avid) to DE% FIT and MOOR h. i• It. r -trett. IEV ITT and 1100 RE'S AUSTRALIAN LINE iltt K sill P.—Vor HOBART TOWN Direct has a t .1 her vary. enaved, and wfl hart quick despatch'. • h built dipper 'IRV X. Al, register 9•31 bons, PHILIP •I andrr . Iyi .1 In the London Docks. This favourite -. - . I trader is noted for her fast tailing qualities and mound o, n of e.,1 ao. —lor tonna freight or paoaage apply W ..I I and 510011. E, 9. Igniteraturet. jESSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of lilackwalLyard, London', LIN g of STRAY and PACK I iili to AUSTRALIA.—For)tV.LBOCKNE Port Phillip) Direct kave the Docks on Wednesday. Fel , 70. calling at 'll i ~ th , the splendid dipper ship FYI 'LK , 1.000 tow, W. H. ! NI AN, Commander : lying In the Past India Docks r accornmo.lations for all classes et passengers are anew. a.sed, and she will carry an experienced sorgeoo.—Yer Preflight or I.:sage apply to ALLPORT sod SiolttlAN, with Messrs. 1.. V WIGRA3I and *DNS. 7, Leadenhall.street. [UNA RD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH 1%1 Eli !CAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIPS, appointed by ~. vitoiralty to sail between LIVERPOOL and NEW YORK ~.: ..aworn LIVERPOOL and BOSTON , the Boston ships calling t!. Co., to land and receive passengers and malls. The Ml _ ..r ..ther vessels are appointed to ma ll from Liverpool, „1,,,, a 4 'ork to receive the mails: iit \A. for llooton, Saturday Feb. I. t ‘ i. for NEW ViMK , ,atunloy, Feb. 9. - t. 1.4. ititsToN, ,aturday. Feb. It. . .. ._ . 1:0 Nu:sewer: and goods for Nassau and If avannah, to . rr.l at Ncw Vora o:abject to the pernnaelon of the -tat,s authorities . , on board the 1t.11.8.5. Corsica. . . i s ,,,seinottey, including steles/Ws fee and provisions, bat aline or 114.10111:—To Halifax and Bod 011, chief cabin , cabin, LA,. To Nen York, chief cabin, 1.31 second &". —Apply to J. B. Yoord, 52, Old Broad-street, London, ftrric, Havre, and 12. Place de la Bourse, Paris; O. and J. J.,maicastreet, Glasgow : D. and C. Madan, Quanta ..o . or D. and C. Mather, K Waterelrest, IlverpooL WI PROM LIVERPOOL OR QUIENSTOW2f TO NM YORE TWICE A WIWI. WEE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and liiILADELPHLI STRAMLIBIP COMPANY Inland de• ppattihg their tuD•powared Clyde-built Iron Bezew Mesnstiblps, tarring the United States PROM LIVE:Mini for NEW YORK: r ITV 11l MANCIIEsTkR, Saturday, rah. 2. I /I WAsHINGToh, Wednesday, Feb. 6. 111 . OF DI 11L1N. Saturday, Fel, is And stay Wednesday and Saturday. Win passage by the mail steamers sailing ern, Wednesday, • rf and 21 guineas, according to the accommodation. rows;d passage Includes a full supply of cooked provisions. fsweigers for Canada and the United States booked throe on any advantageous terms.—Par further particulars apply to KILLIAN L'iMAN, Water-drag, Liverpool; and to VIS ni MACEY, (11, King Willinnogreet, London. BREMEN. —Direct Route to Hanover Brune whit, and Central Germany.—The North Denim Llosi toe Irst•dass screw steamer SCHWALBF., Captain DREY .12 be despatched bore Horselydown on THURSDAY. Jan. weather pennitUng`, at 12 soon—Fares to Bremen, P 3 and it: Kurd tickets. fb awl t 1 ten—Apply at CHAPLIN'S Universal Rerautttrcus, W.: or to PH ILLIPPS. GRAYER, PHIL. UP! i and Co., SR Dundannhonsa, St. Dunstan's-hal, LC. ,ITEAM to GOTHENBURG from London A 7 larc t—first open .at r The a s NEwmx y, Al, 9 years, I. appointed te lease the names with rends and passengers. P.JT. floods received at l'iden Wharf. Wspgrst —NV II M Uni IN'S vened °Mee, W. ;or to PHILLIP RA , HILL! 1•1's end Co., St. Dunstan'abonse, Cross-lane, Ureat 1. err street, LC. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-street, Lndon, LC.. January 8, 1867. NoTICE l 8 H ILREBY GIVEN, that a GENERAL sterns° I the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will be 141 at the Society's-office, Fleet•street,lsindon, on SATURDAY, Jay '4 February neat, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, rdiant tight provision, of the Society's Deed of Settlement, ' • the purpose of receiving the Auditor's Annual Report of the ..unta of the Society tip to the Slat December last ; to elect •. c Directors In the room of Mr. Serjeant Storks, deceased : "hum I:nun:ham, Eau, retired: and William Leary Tiuney, . retired ; and for general purposes. Ihe Director to he chosen in the room of Ur. ilerimint Storks rill remain in office until the Ntil ;Jane. Isle. The Directors to .e respectively chosen in the room of William Brougham, Rom., William Henry Timmy, Fan., Q.C., will remain In office :mil the 24th June, Ib7o. —lby onler of the Director,, WILLLUI SAMUEL DOYiN IS, Actuary. rpo IMPORTERS, Shippers Steam Shipping Companies, and Condoms of Foreign Goods, by Mesmer' t otherwise into the Port of London.—The dolor' of Free Trade Wharf, Retail, and Upper Free Trade Wbazf, Dow- MU Dock, Upper Thames-street, OTPZR FACILITIEn to the serve.—norther information may be obtained on application, by :titer or in person, to R. CLAY and Co., wharangen and ware home steepen.—trinces,l2, Upper Thameretreet. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN =HOMO, 1866. This celebested old IRISH WIILS/LY gained the DUBLIN NUB MEDAL—It is pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and wry shArsosne. gold in bottles 84 each, at the retail houses In tendon, by the agents In the yainctpal towns In England ; or isbArsale at S, Great Windmill-street, London, W. Observe the to sea, pink label, and cork branded " Xlnaltan's LL Whisky.' BARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, • new in% ention, so admirably contrived that a full butt, an well u smaller casks, may be raised or Ulted on it without labour or Mat*. Its action kso Impalpable that the sediment of the mist limpid !Mid no possibility can be dktarbed. Prim 9a, 141., to ads 44, 9. and 18 gallon asks. BASLONVS - SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. N. rent-peg required. No more Sat beer or soar wine. Mee es 6d. ; ditto, electroplated. Pc—Apply direct to JANES kirtimiY, patentee, le, hung William-street, Mansion-home. sct that his name and address are on every article; all others ter spurious imitations. Engravings gratis. Yetehliehed 1890. UAVANA SEGAR AGENCY, 2, Canute-road Southampton, and 77, RIKIENT.STREET,LONDON No doors from St. lamea's Hall —The propileturs draw Wen t* to the success which has attended the establishment of Ude and which bat resulted In the supply of their ls impede- Ines to many of the moot Important clubs, hotels, and private o osumers in the kingdom. The stock offered to the attention I onlnnisseurs comprises nearly SOO ldnds of the choicest teduetlinis of the most celebrated Havana manufactories, and It the finem selection of Havana enters at present existing In Etiope, the whole being the exclusive Importation of this eels- I lishment from its sweats and resident buyers In Havana, who, tt.nn long expertente, exercise the greatest care in selecting otdy the Mica brands and aorta, and who ship the same direct to the warehouses In the Southampton Docks. These advantages ersidc the proprietors to supply Or /MANTLED HAVANA 4t7; Rs, wholesale and retail, at prices lower for the remixed!' buds than it is possible for other banes to quota Tenon, cash, .7 an undoubted introduction. Prospeetases on application to he podnietors. WOLFF, PHILLIP'S, and Co. H,l/1111 n ogar and Commission Agency, Southampton, and 77, Regent-street, London. OSBORNE'S STMTON in THE Chews. riVA is CHEAPER THAN EVER—Is. 6d., fa., 2. 2.5. ed. per pound are the prices at which PHILLTPS sod tea merchants, Si, King Withanswtreet. city, London. KO., Wieling good and nne BLACK TEA. A price current post tree worth carriage free to asy railway station or market tows IS tat hotted Kingdom. Obserre.-4111LLIPS and Co. bare so Reins, nor any connection with any house lnWorceitar or Seas ea. sugars are supplied at puttee prime A VALUABLE NEW YEAR'S GIFT. - A eIIINESE CADDY, containing 101ba of reallygood SLAM tit. rent carriage tree to any railway station or market tows ta Lliebutd. Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, on receipt of On by PHIL. ...11's and Co.. tea merchants , 8. King William-street, , ty, LC. MOUSE FURNISHING.—W. wiuNrs GE NER AL FURNISHING WAREHOUSES, 123 to 122, zton.hutts. The largest stocks in London to select from. All warranted and delivered tree. Illustrated price-11sta of cabinet furniture ; carpets; bedsteads, in brass, Iron, and v . bedding : upholstery table linens, sheeting', Wan "' A,. I s arpets trnaranteed 30 per cent. less than City prices. um, lent quality, 2s. W. par square yard. FkgY CHAIRS, COUCHES, and SOFAS, lent quality. l'pwar‘la of 300 dUferent shapes constantly • f..r selection and immediate delivery. Easy ehalra made shape .6i approval At T. H. MILKER and flOrli Hama. • 1 -1. 31, :12, sad 33, Beraat's-street.lmdatreet. W., and 36 a 4, 11arlesatreet, W.—Anlwitrated priced catalogue sent OVERCOATS for the present Season.—The LW WINTER UV FJLCOATS, of best materials, an kept tams LW made to order, at HAMILTON and ILIMPTON'B, Tailors and Overcoat Makers, 106, STRAND, opposite Raster-hall RA !MIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well ,. keoeu excellence ma only be had at 62. Great Russell "PPPsite the British Museum Gates. The very heat steel 4* ( 1" oal spectacles, 15s. and 18 a —THOMAS HARRIS and T lON the public against octopus using their name - 1 , lola,' 1780. No travellers or sputa AMPIIALTE ROOTING PELT. ;; and Yiler CROG GO N aCo., Y Manufacturers. a, New sazi4treet, t Lon d on, 34, lireaiezeet, 1 (4 ` 4 2e.equate, Ulamow. 2, Goree-Pbasiw, Liverpool. ~~~~-- u 0~~~ ~~ ~....__ _ r . ~‘,..., . . 1 ~ a , ... ~..#., ,: r• • • ikEC.:‘. ..le \ •.. 411111111 I Ji 7 0 . . . . LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVKNING, JANUARY 30, 1867. GEou KING'S COLLEGE, London. ALL MALL GAZETTE TESTIMONIAL Professor TENNANT, F. 13.11, will commence a COI'I24E FUND. of WEDN EsDA V EVENING LECTTKES on GEOLOGY, from °HUNTER Y. 811ARPE." Sto First Lecture. Jan. 30. Fee. Cl le And a more ex- G. W. CALLENDF3,I lin . sec . tended Course on WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY MORNINGS, J. C. PARKLISON, —' • from nto lo First Lecture, Jan. 2.5. This Course will be CUtl• SIT. 4, CRIPTIONS received by O. D. Pollock, Eat., 27, Grosvenor tinned till May, Tent-book Lynn "Elements of Geology." street, and T. H. HMs, YAM , 45, Queen Anne.strcet, Treasurers : N ATIONAL Union Bank, Argyll-place: and Messrs. Dtinadale, 50, COM- ATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, High hil Holborn—This very elegant and spacious establishment having been eutlrely redeoontea, OPEN EVZIY EVENING. The grand haml, conducted by Mr. W. M. Packet, will prelim nightly a choice selection of operatic and dance amok% Open at half past S ; close at 12. Admission. is, THE RITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM. Mackenzi►park, Slough, Backs forme* at Clapham-rise,. Instituted DM Nemo —Her Most Gracious Majesty the (TITMC. The Directors have the honour to 1111110111C0 that his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., has cloudy under taken to preside at the ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL to be held ct Willis'srosans on WEDI.IISDAY, led April mat The names of noblemen and gentlemen willing to support his royal higlmess will be thankfully received by the Secretary, at the .Mices, 73, elteapside, E.C. HENRY SYKES THORNTON, Treasurer . THOMAS TILSON. Chairman of the Board STEPHEN REED CATTLET, M.A., Hon. See. ALFRED MACKENZIE, Secretary. NATIONAL BANK. (FAtabliabed Head Office, :3, Old Broad-street, capital subscribed, a 2,500,000. Paid up, L 1,600,000. Rest or undivided Profits, a 1.560,254. DOtltC7Ous. James Allan, Esq. — 71.. N. When's', Req., M.P. Jeremiah Dunne, Eat. I John O'Meara, Esq B. H. Hartley, Nag. Albert Ricardo, Rag. F. B. ilemihew, Esq. Rowand Ronald, Esq. sir Ralph Howard, Bart. Samuel Saunders, Esq. moms. W. Roußh, Esq. J. Pogie Smith, Req. Harvey Lewis, req., NI. P. Llnnand smithwick, Eat. David Mahony. Eaq Philip Vanderbyl, haw, M.P. Report of the Directors of the National Bank to the Propels tors at the Thirtyvecond Annual General Meeting, held at the Hank, 014 broad-street..2uth January, lot?. J. N. WIC ENNA, Esq.. M P., in the chair. The Dinxtors of the National bank have great pleassre In pre senting to the proprietors the thirty-second annual report of the state of the Society, made up to the close of 1806. In July last the 1 "rectors submitted to the Peoprieton their report fur the half-) car ending the 30th June ; their present statement Moor presttes the profit and kw account for the two haWyears of WE, agreeably with precedent heretofore otwerved. The dial deeds and calla dl' blends payable for the year ISM, have been declared at the same rates u those paid for lan6. The following accounts In the usual form exhibit the state of the Company 's affairs at the close of 15(16: &UST" AND LIABILITIER.—THY NATIONAL BANK, 31st DECILMUIt, WOO. ASSAIL 041 and silver min at branches -- 0808,112 810 Cash on hand and at the Bank of England RN ,tl4 10 8 Advances on securlUes it can Olvennen! !uvula Exchequer tans. Exchequer , Best alter Capital payment of Profits on Dec. 31 dividend to for the in each year. Dec. 11. year. Dividends for the year. 070,000 60,000 80,000 106.066 173.233 100,000 1861 £500,000 ogemo 4182,119 1862 9000.000 I '106,729 84,678 1663 000,000 128,174 106,445 1864 tookuoo I t 713,184 190,675 1866 1,500,000 4460,063 216,903 1846 1,500000 ! PAM 204,200 • £lOO,OOO transferred from Rest to capital in 1862. t £500,000 premium on 20,000 new shares added Wrest in 1864. t 1300000 transferred front Rest to CdplMl Account In 1065, by Dane of 10,000 boons 150 shares, £ paid up . The Directors who retire by rotation this year are John O'Meara, Esq., Philip Vanderbyl, Est., M. P , ttantuel Saunders, lip., and Aidert Ritouvlo, ffatt., who being eligible, now offer themselves for re-election. The Dfrectors regret tb state that, owing to the visitation of ilLhealth, their late valued colleague, Mr Major Valanne, wan compelled to retire from the Direction of the 'Hank dming the past year, And that their equally respected collemus. Mr. George Aahlin, owing to a similar visitation In his family, has vacated his mat and taken up his fieldmice abroad. The vacancy occa sioned by the retirement of Mr. l'alsonie has been Mled by the Directors appointing thereto Mr. David Mahony, lately and for many yearn solicitor to the Rank in Ireland, whose appointment will now require the confirmation of the Proprietors The seat vacated by the retirement of Mr. Astdin has been filled by the Directors appohning thereto Mr. Samuel Saunders. of 4 Upper Portland-place, London, which being one of the seats vacant by rotation this year, thatgentleinan is amongst the Candidatea for re-election.—Approved by the Court, J. B. 4111TH, Chairman. M. J. ROPII3I, Secretary. Laudon, January, MT. DENTAL o NOTICE.— Mr. ESKELL, of 8, 4: r eneystreet, Hood-street, Author of "Dental Bur gen," Pnre Dentistry," " Local Anesthesia," Ac., desires It to be distinctly understood that he is not connected with any one of the mane, and that his only residence is as hitherto, 8, Omsrenurnreet. Bondobreot, where be may be consulted on all diseases incidental to the Teeth and Gums, and on the resto ration of dental defects and deficiencies. INDIGNefriON. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILL& A Gentle Aperient and a Powerful Tonic. Sold Everywhere, In Bottle* Is. led., Is. •d., and IL. ONE of Dr. LOCOCK'S PIILMONIC WAFERS taken two or three thee. a day gives Instant relief and rapidly cures asthnek, cvairumptton, coughs, and all disorders of the hreath and longs. Prim is. lid. par box. Sold by all druggists LArru—The LETTUCE contains in active pri odEpte the Let=Me, which pees all the woperUes al opium without Ha daagers.—lar. JOZIAU= Chemist, 0, Haymarket, prepares a Syrup end a Pate at Lapse (or lettuce`, highly recommended by the Medical Protemdon tot colds, asthma, broacbills, and all chest affections. Syrup, fa 9d.: Pate, Is. lid. and t 3d. Pate, by poet, ls. aid and an. Id, I AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, .1.41 an effectual remedy, witboot confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly effiescious and pleasant, Is admitted to be the best medicine for tmmediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed awes of asthma, and incipient consumption. It fre quently cares persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocw lion, ma depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it.— Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, chemist, 8, King Wil lialastreet, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 1310., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. Be particular and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address ass engraved on the stamp. MR. MILNER GIIL:IQN ON PUBLP. 417! - 41104 ASHTON-UHT/It:BAYNE, TUESDAY NIGHT. This evening the late tkesident of the Board of Trade delivered his annual' to him constituent... at the Town-hall ; Mr. Aldo:Sea GILT presided. and there was a crowded attendance. . Mr. Gtesoe, in reviewing the past year, remarked if i the late government were cbargeible with anything, it was not with going too far, bet with not going far enough. He analysed the statistics of the subject, and oontended that the bill was more a 'middle-clams than a working class massive ,;* but it was sound so far as it went. and that was why Mr. Bright gave it his support. The result, however, showed how little was gained by con ciliation. One might have supposed that as the government gave way on' the question of the borough franchise, the conservative party would re. I mice the hill with eomethiig hke favour ; but the moment Mr. Bright supported it the. my was, " Oh, there must be something shocking." In•the opposition directed against it everybody professed to be in favour of a complete mea sure ; but when the Reditailbution Bill was introduced the whole measure fared no better. He would not weary them with the ftriornalies of the existing constituencies,' as they were known to them all, but he observed that • good reform bill could be Carried if the reform party were united as one man, as they 'were in 11132. It was maid that the present government were going to try their hands at reform. A conservative journal had stated that they must bring in such • measure as would put Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright as much in • the wrong as possible ; but if • bill were brought in on that prin. ciple it would satisfy • neither the country nor the great body of the liberal party. A conservative member had told him that if a good bill were introduced there was Sins danger of . s. Cave of Adullam on the con servative side--the two Caves might then be paired off against with other, and there, would still remain a milt dent number of independent men in the house to pass the bill into les. If he were asked what were the advam tams to be gained by reform, he should answer, that there were many important questions that could be better dealt - with by a reformed parliament than by the present House el Commons. Amongst others, the question of national education. If we had • system of national education sup- I ported by all, it should be one from which alloottld derive advantage, and therefore Sasaki be devised by a ;girlie meet in which all were fairly represented. Class legisla tion would also be dens awry with in • house where the people were fairly represented. He believed that the pos. mission of the franchise bed in itself an elevating in fleusee on those who possessed it; and though this was called the sentimental view of the subject, he believed it to be the true one. The advantages in self-government bad been peered in municipal affairs. end .he thought the ammo advantage would arise in the gerateet week of self government, the making of those laws which the commu nity at large had to obey. The right hon. member was frequently applauded during him speech, and at its clam a cordial vote of confidence in the speaker was carried by acclamation. Till EARL OF CLA REV. DON ON AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS. The second annual meeting of the West Hots Agricultural Society was held yesterday afternoon at t Paw: Hotel, Watford ; the Earl of CLARILMDON. the pre sident for the year, took the chair, and amongst the intin hers present were the Earl of Essex and Lord Ebury. The noble CHAIRMAN, in speaking of the advintagerito he conferred by such societies as that, said—l think 1 there is no one who reflects on this matter who can deny that a correct collectiorief facts, showing the actual state of agriculture and its iniproved condition from one year to another, mast be of the greatest importanes to the nation at large, and most especially to the owners. and occupiers of land. (Hear.) Upon -most matters that affect the highest interests of the country we are in the habit of col. leering the meet valuable returns and information, and drawing (ACMthem the most useful and interesting lessons. Upon our trade and commerce, our experts and imports, oar currency, our population, our criminal jurisprudenoe, and in short upon everything that can throw light on the moral and social condition of the country, we have for years past been in the habit of collecting and acting upon the most reliable information we could obtain. But it is upon the produce of our soil, upon the relation between produc tion and population, upon that knowledge which will impart to ns the amount of the production of our own sal , and how far we must rely upon foreigners for our food, which are the regulating causes of price —upon every thing which it is most important for the produocr to know, the agricultural interest have refused to be in formed, and have preferred to remain in ignorance and darkness. (Hear, hear.) This is a strong thing to say, but lam justified in saying it ; and I will tell you why. Having laboured much abroad, and having been aware of the enormous benefit which foreign countries derive from the accurate collectionof facts—particularly France—l was anxious when I was in • position to carry out my intentions, that my own country should be similar benefited ; and when I was President of the Board of Trade in 1847, I caused a bill to be prepared and laid on the table of the House of Commons authoriz ing the collection of agricultural statistics. But it met with such bitter opposition, and the prejudice was so strong, and the measure was consi dered so odious and inquisitorial, that we had to give it up. But when I was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ire land I determined to try the experiment in that country, and a system was organized which worked most admirably, and there is not in Europe agricultural statistics so com plete and reliable as those obtained in Ireland. The quickness and penetration the Irish people saw what the value of such information would be to an agricultural country, and the readiness with which they lent them selves to procure this information called forth general • thanks. These admirable statistics have for many years been a deriding reproach to Great Britain. But at length prejudice seems to have given way to com mon sense, and the Board of Trade has been able to organise • system which is beginning to work toleirably.well, and a return for 1866 shows the total population, area, abstract of acreage under crops, bare fallow, and pass, and the total number of cattle and sheep in each division of the United Kingdom, in each county, and in various foreign countries. So that we shall not only know what we are doing, but shall be able to compare our progress or decline with that of most foreign countries, and shall be able to judge what will be the prices at home and abroad. The answers to the inquiry in Scotland have I believe been most satisfactory. But in England there is a great deal to desire, and my reason for venturing to call attention to the subject is that I believe it to be the duty of everybody connected with land to aid by voluntary returns and other means the very useful work in which the Board of Trade is now engaged. (Hear.) The noble earl, after expressing his thankfulness for the almost total subsidence of the cattle plague, concluded by express • hope that the next Christmas show would be worthy the support which the West Herta Society had received, and of the zeal and good-will with which it bad hitherto been conducted. (Loud cheering.) NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, HAM - COMMON, SPRKEY.—Yesterday being the occasion of the election of six female children to the benefits of this excellent charity, a report showing the results of its operations was presented to the subscribers, a large number of whom attended. The asylum was founded in 181!r by the munificence of the late Mr. J. Minter Morgan, who gave nearly three acres of land on Ham•common, with the buildings thereon, for this purpose. These tenements, not being fully adapted for such en institution, the committee, encouraged by the suggestions of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, erected in 1861 an entirely new building, capable of con taining 100 girls, involving the expenditure of upwards of 6,000 f. The experience of above 16 years, during which over 260 orphan girls have found a home and an efficient education within its walls, has proved the great benefit arising from the institution • while a large number of these orphans have been placed, through its agency, in situations, where they are enabled to gain their own livelihood. METROPOLITAN DISTRESS RELIEF FUND. —The Mansion-house Committee, inaugurated by the Lord Mayor, to collect the donations and contributions of the benevo lent and philanthropic, in order to relieve the urgent dis tress prevalent in the eastern districts of the metropolis, did not meet yestenlay for the despatch of business. In the course of the day, however, the contributions continued to flow in, and up to five o'clock the sum of MM. had been paid in to Mr. Ball, the cashier, at the Mansion-house. This sum was irrespective of the donations which may have been paid in at the various banks which have con sented to receive subscription, and of which no account had been received at the hour already stated. As the committee did not assemble yesterday there were not any grants made, but the committee will meet this (Wednes day) morning to receive deputations seeking for grants, and which deputations are expected to be numerous. LORI) CIi•MBERLAI?i'S OFFICE, JAN. 29.—Notice is hereby given, that the state apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed on and after Saturday next, the 2nd of February, until further orders.—Gateffe. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (110TI8'8 TZLIONAIIB.I GREEK ARMAMENTS. ATHENS, JAN. 28. The government have brought forward a bill in the Chambers raising the Greek army to 31,000 men, 14,000 of whom will constitute the standing army, and the remainder an auxiliary force. The Minister of War justifies this measure by the armaments and the threatening notes of Turkey, and the imminent rising in her Christian provinces. Greece, he says, offers provocation to none. She desires peace, but without humiliation. Intelligence received here from Candia, dated 21st inst., states that the insurrection in the eastern provinces is not yet quelled. The Sphakiotes had again rejected propositions made to them by Mus tapha Paella, who was in possession of the sea board. HUNGARY. PESTH, JAY. 28, Evicsixo„ At the sitting of the Committee of Sixty-seven held this afternoon, the minority of the committee representing the Left of the Lower House with drew their resolution, not wishing to discuss the propositions of the Committee of Fifteen, but de siring that they should be laid before the Diet in the shape of a government bill. The majority re solved upon discussing the report of the Committee of Fifteen, which was adopted in principle after a short debate. Tho committee then entered upon the general discussion of the report, in the course of which clauses 1 and 2 were passed. PESTH, JAN. 29. In to-d.ay's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet the proposal to send certain ob jects to the Paris Exhibition from the Hungarian Museum was referred to a committee. In to day's sitting of the Committee of Sixty seven clauses 3,4, 5,6, and 7 were adopted. Clause 3 relates to the mode of treatment of affairs common to Hungary and the non-Hungarian pro- vines. The committee will resume its sittings to morrow. THE DANUBIA.N PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, JAN. 29. M. Balatchano has been appointed Roumanian agent at Paris. Yesterday Mr. Green formally presented his credentials as political agent and consul-general of Great Britain. The Hospodar, accompanied by the Minister fur Foreign Affairs, left to-day for Jassy. ITALY. FLORENCE, J. 29. To-day the Senate decided to impeach Admiral Persano, on the charge of disobedience to orders, by 83 to 48 votes, and on the charge of incompe tency and neglect of duty by 116 to 15 votes. FRANCE. PARIS, JAN. 29. Mr. Gladstone dined yesterday at the residence of M. Rouher. He was to leave to-day for London. The France of this evening entirely denies the rumours current here that a want of harmony pre vailed among the French ministers relative to the manner of carrying out the reforms of the 19th inst. The Patrie says :—" We have reason to believe that affairs in she East have assumed a more peace ful phew.,• Amußars Faint JAPAN.—The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Repent brings from Yokohama, en route for Europe, a company of Japanese acrobats. They are said to be wonderfully clever, and we learn with regret that, before teeig for the west, they will not find it convenient to give us "a taste of their quality." Messrs. Prior and Grant are the enterprising gentlemen who have ventured some thousands of pounds in taking this company over the main on a two years' en gagement, and we heartily . wish them all;the success they can anticipate. There is just a rouni ch = ; viz., seven adult males, three feminine, and two , all actors ; the feats in which they most exoel - the butterfly trick, large and small top-spinning, and thick rope walk ing. The youngsters are both clever on the perch (La Perebe of Lenten's), and must have curious brains to be able to retain their faculties under a spin, occasionally, in a large hummer. The eastumes are maguificent, and will astonish our cockney friends at the Egyptian-ball, whither the troupe first prooeed, endplay till the commencement of the Great Exhibition at Paris in May next. Mr. Grant, who has lived seven years in Yokohama, acts as interpre ter, and had, we learn, immense difficulty in getting the female portion of the company to leave their native land. No Japanese actresses ever crossed the sea before ; indeed they are the first trio of Japanese women ever seen in China. —Friend of China t _Dee. 7. LONDON WORKINO MENK . ASSOCIATION. —A spe cial meeting of the members of this association was held last evening at the Sussex-hall, Bouverie-street, Mr. George Potter in the chair, to consider an invita tion from the Reform League to take part in the demon stration proposed to be held by that body on the 11th of February, and for other business. Mr. George Brooke moved:—" That the further consideration of the qnestion whether the association should take part in the forthcom ing demonstration of the Reform League be deferred until Tuesday evening next, when the intentions of the government will become publicly known." Mr. Davis es conded the resolution. Mr. Smith moved as an amend ment:—" That the association take part in the demonstration as a body." The motion having been seconded, Mr. Bolt moved as a rider:—"That a deputation of the Working Men's Association attend the forthooming Reform League demonstration, and that the members of the association be recommended to attend individually." On a division the rider was carried by a large majority, and six members of the association were appointed to form • the deputation. Mr. Green, chairman of the Tailors' Pee -1 tee:Wive association,moved the following resolution :—" That i the association empower the committee to take immediate steps to convene a conference of delegates from the trade unions and trade councils of the United Kingdom, to as semble in London on the first Tuesday in March next, to consider the recent decision of the Court of queen's Bench affecting trade societies, and the necessary measures to be taken thereon." Mr. Stacey seconded the resolution, which was unanimously Tun THAMES EILBANKHR24TT (NORTH SIDE). — Owing to a delay in the preparation of the stone for these works, they are to a certain extent again suspended. It L understood, however, that immediately on the meeting of parliament a question will be asked as to the cause of the great delay which has occurred since the prorogation, in order to have the state of the works fully explained to the house. _ _ One of the smallest elephants ever imported into England arrived at Liverpool on Sunday last, in the ship Frigate Bird, from Rangoon. This curiosity is only 3 feet high, very docile, and, on its way up from the ship to the house of the naturalist who bought it, went into a public house, and, inserting the end of its trunk into a jug of beer that was on the bar-counter, sucked up the contents, much to the surprise of those moment. [STAMPED, 9d. ADDITIONAL] • TES SUNDAY QUESTION. Yesterday afternoon ievisferenoo, (*Una together by the council of the National Sunday League, was opened at St. Martin's-hall, " to consider the amen& of differ ence of those who advocate end idiom who oppose the opening of the national - museums and educational institu tions on Sunday." Among .the Gergymen, and gentlemen who had been invited to attend were-.-Lord Bleary, Right Hon. J. Napier, the Bishops of 'London Carlisle, and Ripon. Archdesooes Dantean sand. Gr ant, Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, Revs.• Dr. Vaughan, J. M. Bellew, Newman Hall, W. C. Dowding, Jidda Burns, W. Lamle* Charles Voyeey, ac. ; Mr. T. flushes, M.P., Mr. IL Han bury, bLP., Mr. S. Morley, representatives of the London trade societies, of the National Sunday Lingua, do., but only a few of these were present. The chair 'was taken by Mr. H. J. SLACK, who in a few introductory observations vindicated those who were in favour of opening our national institutions on a Sunday from the suggestion that they were less earnestly religious than those who avowed'esbbetarian doctrines ; and recom mended that all who took•part in the discussion should abstain from any expressions which might excite the pi.s liOnol or hurt the feelings of others. The Rev. JAB= BURSA carefully abst=from any reference to the theolog i cal argument, • Sunday as essentially a day of rest and rejoicing, and contended that no one had a right, in order that he might enjoy the Lord's-day himself, to. impose labour upon others so as to prevent their enjoyment of it. • He did not see how the opening of the national institutions on a Sunday could be reconciled with this principle. Mr. J. B. LAMOLZY contended that it was as justifiable to employ public as private • servants on a Sunday ; and that it was necessary to the complete usefulness of u. national institutions that they should be opened on that day. Mr. S. Mosul; who had attended merely to listen, and who on rising to speak only yielded to a day nanerally ex premed desire on the part of the matting, said that he was opposed to any attempt to enforce by law the observ ance of the Sabbath ; lait at the some time he was so convinced of the tli ortance of that day that he was opposed to any I • tire declaration that that day was no different from any O hei. At present some trailers in the City compelled their young men to take stock on &malty ,• and he feared that the success of the view, en tertained by the members of the Sunday League would lead to the general extension of Sundaylabour. He believed that all the advantage that could be obtaiged from opr ' national museums might •be secured by their being freely opened on week day evenings. Mr. R. M. MORRILL slid that the National Sunday League was not opposed to the a • ag opening of the national institutions, but maintained , that that opening would not meet the wants of corking then. Mr. WINNE (plasterer) contended that it was a violation of sound principles of civil and religious liberty that men should be prevented from tinting the national institutions on a Sunday. The prohibition involved something of reli gious persecution. The Rev. NEWMAN HALL. who had just entered the room, referred briefly to. the Sunday evening services in St. Martin's-hall, and said that, without expressing any opinion as to the character of those services, he would be the last man in the world to appeal to force or law to pre vent them. It ways net within the IMK6IIOII of government to compel the religions observance of a sabb•th ; bet the government was entitled to do all that it could to secure for the people a weekly day of rest, and in his opinion such a day of rest would be imperilled by the opening of the national institutions on Sunday. Mr. WRIOHT, chairman of the Trades Delegates Aaw elation, said that many tailors worked on Sunday, in order that they might have a holiday on hionclay. It the national museums were opeii many of those men would abstain from work on Sunday that they might visit them. If the doh were allowed tb visit the Zoological-gardens on a Sunday the poor ought to be allowed to go to the British Museum and National Gallery. The Rev. J. BURMA, before lea , reminded the meet iiig that on the continent, where Museums and galleries were open on Sunday, there was a good deal of compulsory labour on that day. Mr. G. N. MURPHY, while opposing the op ringof national collections on Sunday, vindicated the tiiends of Sunday observanoe from the- charge that they were indif ferent to the moral and intellectual improvement of the working classes, or were opposed to the spending of the Sabbath in a happy and joyous manner. There was not any great desire on the part of the working men to visit these places. Mr. hiiirxru said that those who were called rabbets rians had de more right to exclude him or others from museums and picture galleries than would a free thought government, if net a thing existed, have to shut up the churches and chapels on a Sunday. Thanks were voted to Mr. Slack for acting as chairman, and the further proceedings of the conference were ad journed to this day, at 2 o'clock. THE LICENSINB SYSTEM. After our report left yesterday, Colonel SULFA moved the next resolution—" That the power of granting liCelne• for the sale of intoxic-ting liquors to be drunk on the premises be exclusively vested in stipendiary magistrates appointed by the crown, who shall hold pwriodurasessions for the purpose on the plan of the courts held by revising barristers." Mr. HUGH OWEN seconded. An adjournment here took place of half an hoar for re freshment. On re-assembling, The Rev. DAWSON St ass read a paper timing the history of the licensing system. The CitAlftY.ll4 said the remainder of the di.cassion during the afternoon would be on the desirability of there being only one uniform licensing power. The discussion then assumed the fore of a converaction, in the course of which Mr. Tewlan, a Middlesex magistrate, deplored the state of the law which enabled persons to open beer-housed without the necessity of obtaining a license from the magistrates. Other speakers drew a com parison between the comparative evil, of public-houses and beer-houses, some awar din g the bad pre-emineece to one and some to the other, and mime maintaining that it was more easy to control the keepers of public-houses thin the keepers of beer-houses, while others again maintained the exact contrary. All the speakers, however, agreed in the desirability of there being but one uniform licensing power. Eventually • resolution, forming part of the second rem. lution, " That it is expedient that there should be but one uniform licensing power," was unanimoi.sly agreed to. The meeting was then, at 4 o'clock, adjourned till seven, a vote of thanks to the chairman being previously moved by the Rev. Ti son Marsh, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. Rook, and carried by acclamation. The conference re-assembled at seven o'clock in the evening, when the chair was taken 17 Mr. Hugh Owen, and the discussion was resumed, the immediate question being "should the power of licensing if not ve,ted in the local magistracy be vested in stipendiary =ogle trates." . . After some conversation the discussion was adjourned until to-day. In the course of the day Mr. SULLY stated that it was proposed to continue the discussion at another meeting, to be held a fortnight hence, when many gentlemen would be present who were not able to attend the present meeting. A rote of thanks to Mr. Hugh Owen for his conduct in the chair was then agreed to, and the meeting then ad journed at half-past 10 o'clock. The Irish papers report that Lord Derby, at an interview with the moderator of the General Assembly, said he " had no hesitation in stating that the adoption of Mr. Fortescues proposal (with respect to the Irish model schools) would be the destruction of united edu cation, but he was not prepared to say what course the cabinet would take in the matfel:" --- Tee LAW As re TRADEs . UNIoNs.—A conference of delegates from the undermentioned trade societies as sembled at the °See of Amalgamated Society of Dick. neers, Stamford-street, yesterday, having been specially deputed by their respective bodies to consider the effects of the recent decision of the Queen's Eench on the 44th section of the Friendly Societies Act with regard to the Trades' Unions of the United Kingdom. The following were present by special invitation : Mr. T. Hughes. M.P. ; Mr. W. Allan, general secretary. Mr. R. Danter, chairman, and Mr. D. Henderson, of the Colin. cil of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers ; Mr. It. Ali plegarth, general secretary, Mr. T. W. Hughes, chair- MAU, and. Mr. J. D. Prior, of the Council of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners; Mr. D. Guile, general secretary, Mr. .1. Hemley, chair man, and Mr . , T. Powell, of the Council of the Iron founders' Society ; Mr. G. Odger secretary of the London Trades' Council ; and Mr. E. Coulson, general secretary of the Operative B r icklayers ' Society. Mr. W. Allan having been appointed chairman, and Mr. H. Applegarth secre tary to the conference, a long discussion ensued, in which • unanimous opinion was expressed that trades' unions as at present constituted, paying vast sums of money for truly laudable purposes, and having no objects that were opposed to the law, ought to have the same protection as friendly and other societies, and that no means ought to be left untried to secure for the trades' unions of this country • special act of parliament for their special pro tection. The following resolution was agreed to :—" That a deputation, onssirting of Messrs. Allan, Applegarth, Guile, Odger, and COOllOl3. be appointed to wait on the Home Secretary to call his attention to the meet de cision, and urge for the enactment of • law for the protec tion to which we feel convinced our societies are entitled." Mr. Applegarth was instructed to communicate with the Home and request him to grant the deputation an early ses:bis Is 11 holed. and debentures Ditto advanced, parliamentary and other depoelts 20,110 0 0 Adnncea on securities at sundry dates, and car._ —•- rent accounts Bills discounted Bankers guarantees and securities held against _a 188,671 8 7 acceptanetv per contra Bank premises to London, Dublin, and branches, freehold and leasehold 163,453 12 11 X 5,799724 9 7 LIABILITIIia. Notes in circulation _ _—.--- £1.007,98s 10 0 Dna by the bank ,st &pens sod current accounts. 8,10.033 8 1 Acceptances to hankers' drafts and on security .. 4414671 8 7 6,00,470 6 S Capital paid up 41,500,000 0 0 6 Hest or undivided profits at this - 5150.2.52 2 H -- 2,060.224 2 11 X 9,790,774 9 7 PROFIT ant LOSS ACCOUNT Of the NATIONAL BANK for the fear ending 3111. December, MDS. 1866. . Jan Half-year's dividend at 8 per rent, per annum With extra dividend. 16a per share £lOO,OOO 0 0 _ . .. . .. .. . . - July. lislf•year's dividend at 8 per cent. per annum With extra dividend, las. per share 40,000 0 0 . . . . 100,000 0 0 _ _ _ .. . Dee. 31. To balance, behhi the amount of Rest at this date 500.264 211 £760,254 211 .. 1666,063 16 8 Rest or nnilivlded profits at December, 1865 Net profits for the half-year to 30th June last Net profit for the half-year to 31st Number, 1106, after writing off all bad awl pro viding for all doubtful debts.. . £100,019 16 7 Lesa rebate of in terest on bills not due 92,326 16 7 204,200 6 £700,254 4 11 (ALBERT RICARDO, ROW AND RONALD, Examined awl found correct, J. B. SMITH, JOHN O'MEARA, J. N. Mai ENNA. Since these accounts were made up, a dividend at the ram of 8 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital of the Bank, and an extra dividend of 16s. per share, together £2 a share, have been declared on the 60,400 shares which constitute the Com pany's capital and the same are now payable at the Bead.nMce and Branches of the Company. The dividend and extra dividend now payable for the half-year ending 31st December, 1866, amount together to 4106,000. The Merton desire to state that the decrease In the profits of the past half-year is chiefly due to the fact that they deemed It prudent, In face of an extremely exceptional state of public credit, to maintain huger actual cash reserves than were deemed requisite In former years, and which were necessarily wholly unposinetive, Another circumstance must be noticed as affecting the amount of meta. The return of commercial and finantial ease In Great Britain had scarcely been felt, before the Fenian excitement a secoad time manifested itself in Ireland, In consequence of whht, prudence again dictated to the Directors to send extra re mittances of specie to their depots, at a considerable expense and loss of interest. The Directors, however, are gratified to state that before the elms or the leer the excitement had completely passed sway, and gold has commenced and continues to flow back steadily. The deposits of the Bank have Increased £346,570 in the lad half-year The winding op of the Bask of flindastan a Company whidi has had a valuable and profitable aennint with us since 1864) by voluntary liquidation, under supervision of the Court of Mancery, has been determined on by the shareholders of that Company, and Is now being carried out under an order of the Court, by liquidators in when) good faith the Directors of tile Bank have complete confidence. There is not the remotest ground for apprehending any loss by the account, as Irrespee- Sive of the liability of the shareholders) the assets of the Bank wets' to bil the liquidators are sworn to be largely in excess of their liaities. The following table shows the net profits realised by the Bank, the dividends paid for the last six years, and the amount of capital and undivided profits at the close of those yaws re spectively : 1 . - [TWOPENCE NEVIPAPER : L r7.,„ k.„. .X TUE BETHNAL-GREEN CASE. ... . . The "following letter has been addressed to , the chairman of the board of guardians by the Rev. Septiaine Hansard, rector of Bethnal-green : Dear Sir, —I regret my inability to attend the board this afternoon. The doctor will not allow me to leave my room. ' I will therefore ask you to read this letter to the board. At the recent investigation, held by the board. ei the alleged neglect of a patient by one of their medical officer., two very important statements were elicited in cross-examination from Kr. Massingham, which I do not think the guardians should pass over without notice. whatever be the decision of the Poor-law Bean! w ith respect_ to the special charge brought against that o&osr. The statements to which I allude are as follows • —ln reply to a question put to Mr. Masidngham, be most dis tinctly said that he considered that in a case of childbirth be would be adequately discharging his duty towards the patient if he visited her twenty-four hours after the birth of the child. The case which he chose as • typicm in stance of his practice in this respect was certainly an un fortunate one. as the poor woman had received no aid either from midwife or surgeon in giving birth to her child. The second statement was.. that as he had sent to attend this patient, not ids assistant medical man, but a young man not legally qualified, so be should certainly do the . same in other mats. And I beg to remind the board that • he repeated this statement with considerable emphasis, evidently manifesting thereby his sincere conviction that he was both legally and morally right in saying so. Now. whatever be the decision of the Poor-law Board in the present instance, and whatever respect is due generally to the decisions of that board (a respect which you will all grant I have never failed to manifest when their comma nicatioos have been read to you), 1 cannot but think that it is the duty of the guardians of the poor toaasee=gr the Poor-law Board in plain terms whether Mr. ham is right or wrong in making these statemeals. If the matter remains where it is, and no official no** Is Want of Mr. Masaingham's statement*, then you will have no security that poor women in their utmost need will be attended within 24 hours of childbirth by *properly quali fied surgeon, I must respectfully beg that the board will not allow the occasion to pain without requiring from the Poor-law Board special instructions on so important a matter. —I beg to remain, your obedient servant, Jan. 2't. tsarinas HANSARD. REPORdf MEETING AT WOLVERHAMPTON. A great reform meeting was held in the Agricul tural Hall, Wolverhampton, on Monday eswederg. following letter from Mr. Villiers, the late Presides t of the Poor Law Board, was read: - _ , . "_39, Slosneetreet, Jan. 16. " Dear Sir,—l beg to apologise for ita delay which has occurred in acknawledging the letter which you addressed to me on behalf of the Wolverhampton Auxiliary Branch of the National Reform League, and in which you convey to me an invitation to be present at the reform meeting on the 26th mat. The letter was not addressed to my ten dente in London, end I only found it at the club to which it was aidreesed long after its date. The delay, koyrever, for which I am answerable, I em sure yen ,will not ascribe to any want of respect to your self, or certainly to the cause on aooount of which it WIC written. That cause is now properly absorbing the ettention of the community, and re deserving of the gravest consideration. It has in view the removal of glaring discrepancies in oar system of represenlaikeikend seeks I 7 an exteimion of the people's right., to render that sYstoni more faithful and fair. It was for this pur pose that Lord iniseell's government—of which I was as humble totember—proposed a MOOD Will last session, and it is the end which the same men will keep steadfastly ia view in governing their course while in opposition. During the long time that I have been is parliament I have vated for every practical measure of reform that purported to widen the basis of representation, and my opinion in this respect is wholly unchanged. If, therefore, I should now seek to judge freely for myself in what way I can personally serve the cause best, I hope that I am not drawing too largely on the confidence with which my past Seam may possibly have inspired my consti teen*. On the mode in which the people think it now right to make known their wishes Lod opinions upon this important subject, I have not a word to offer. It is emphatically their own cause , and they have the fullest right to its management. But paths- Meat is shout to reassemble in a few days and, wishing to give the fairest consideration to the various views that are known to lie entertained by honest reformers as to the course which it will be best to pursue, I trust the com mittee of the Lague will not think it disrespectful if I decline to attend a meeting, which, at this moment, might appear to fetter my independence as a member of the Imam. Asking you to have the goodness to state to the committee the reason of my nut -attendance, and to thank them on my part far the honour of the invitation, I re main. dear sir, yours very faithfully, " William Parkes, Eaq." "C. P. VILLIEEA. A letter from Mr. Weguelin. was Liao read, and in it be stated that he felt bound to &adios the invitation which had been sent to him. He did cot think that a wise settlement of the reform question would be aided by advocating the extreme views of the Reform League. Several resolutions were passed at the meeting. Amongst than was one declaring that the rejection of the last re form measure showed that the present House of Commons was unworthy of support, and pledging the meeting to agitate fur a still larger extension of the franchise, and for vote by ballot. Another resolution thanked the true friends of reform, both in and out of the House of Com mons ; and the last ooe was as follows :—" That . the thanks of this meeting be given to our borough members ; to the Right Hon. P. Wien, for hie long and faithful advocacy of all measures tending so promote the welfare of the people ; to both, for their steady support of the Reform Bill introduced by the late government." The numbers present were estimated by the promoters of the meeting at 3,79 d. REFORM MELTING AT BAYhWATEIL—A very File woof ul meeting was bald on Monday evening, under the auspices of the Reform Lugo., at Wtstbourne-hall, Bayswater. About .100 persons were present. Mr. Joseph Cued*lla was called upon to preside, and the meeting was addressed by Messrs. Alden, Odger, Cramer, end others. After passing the usual resolutions in favour of reform, the proceedings terminated by a vote of thanks being ac corded to the chairman. ON PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. —Mr. W. H. Stone, one of the members for the borough of Portsmouth, addressed a crowded meeting at the Mocietes-hall, Portant, on Monday evening on the sub ject of psdiamentary reform. Mr. Stolle went to Porta mouth on the invitation of the local branch of the National Reform League. which bad promised to secure for him a fair hearing, although it was understood that Mr. Stone's *pianism were not in perfect accord with those of the League. In his opening remarks he stated his objec tions to registered residential mar hood suffrage and to the doctrine of abstract right to parliamentary representation. He repudiated all sympathy with Adullainites and spoke in favour of such a liberal reduction of the franchiseaswas izrosed isr the bill of the late government. Mr. Stone a for upwards of an hour. and he was very loudly owed at the close. Although some of the !waken, who followed him dissented from some of his views a cordial vote of thanks was accorded to him for bin attendance. • SIH UHARLF.s BRION; M.P., AND HIS CONsTI • E 57...— Last night the electors and Eon-electors of Green wich residing in and around Deptford, met at the Lecture hall. for the purpose of baring from Sir Ch.rles Bright, junior member for the borough, a statement of his viowaoa public affairs. The attendance was very numerous ; Mr. W. Merchant was voted to the chair. Sir Charles Bright entered into a lengthened statement of his opinions on the various political questions of the day, but his observa tions were to a great extent a repetition of what he stated at Greenwich lest week. Replying to questions put to hits. by elector', he said he did not know whether there would he any legislation on the subject of trade unions during the ensuing session, but if a bill were introduced it would receive his best consideration, and he would arrive at no decision upon it without full discussion. A. vote of confidence in the hon. member was unanimously ado_pted. IIgyLOILABLE AsxIDENT.—On Monday afternoon a deplorable accident, which has resulted in the death •of Mm. •.e.argill. the wife of General Seragill, took place in York. He left his residence in Mt. Mary's, tkatbam, along with Isis wife, son, and daughter, re a light carnage which was. drawn by two spirited homer, and as they were pro ceeding along Bootham, from some cause or other, the horses, which were driven by the sou of General ti me . gill, drew the carriage between the flagged footway and • donkey cart that was standing there. The horses, in trying to get the carriage clear, gave it so severe a jerk that it was upset on the flags. All the occupants of the carriage were thrown to the ground, and the whole of them injured. The carriage, which was found resting upon the Mad of Mrs. Scatgill. was speedily lifted up, and she was found to be quite insensible. General Scrugill was also leveret) , injured. His daughter was also cut about the head and face. The son was the least injured of the party. Several medical men were soon on the spot, sad they Attended more particularly to Mrs. Scargill, who was found suffering from concussion of the brain. She never regained her consciousness, and expired about 4 o'clock.' yesterday morning. The horses detached themselves from the carriage, and galloped madly through the streets with the car ri age-pole and splinter bar, and the latter having 00133 C in contact with • shop window, the horses were stooped before any further mischief was occasioned. t rrietiam., JAN. 2!t. —The Queen has been pleased to present the Rey. Myles Galloway Booty, M.A., to the Rectory of Middlehani, in the county of York, and diocese of Ripon, void by the death of the Rev. James Alexander Birch.—a,:ette. ii - 1