The Express. — London, England, 1854-01-12 00:00:00

furl, is harassing an enemy on the retreat. Litutetant llodsoe's tactics in this dilemma are described as admirable. Finally the entire force suited in the plain and marched out of the valley by the Turvonee pass, which. although furthest from their camp was nearest to the outer plass. so reaching which they were joined by the add commissioner. Our loss in the reneoetre consisted of eight men killed and four and twenty wourads4. which must be considered an extremely small casualty report when it is borne in mind that although at the commencement of the affair wished only about' 00 Borees opposed to us, yet that before its termination we had to encounter some 3,000 who came pouring in from all the neighbouring villages attracted by the reports of tire arms. The results of this set ion are expected to be most be neficial, and will no doubt have the effect of striking terror to the hearts of the hill tribes. The fact of a Russian army having reached I Khiita, appears to be unquestioned. The ostensible object avowed is to release from the bondage of the vaus some subjects of the Czar, but in reality it is supposed that this army will eventually march upon Persia, a supposition which gains probabi lity by the fact, mentioned in our last summary, of the Shah's having marched with his troops by Tabreez. It was at first alleged that the Shah was on his way to aid Turkey, but it is now stated that he has gone to defend his border country aided by Britain, and it is rumoured that the Indian government has been advised to have troops in readiness for service, both in Persia and Egypt—An outbreak has occurred in the central gaol at Lahore, which fortunately has been suppressed without loss of life, although ten of the prisoners have been wounded by the guard, who were obliged to fire on them. Ultimately sixty-three of the ringleaders were at once secured, and the promptitude with which the guard acted seems to have quelled a dis turbance that might otherwise have ended in most serious consequences. Nadir Khan, who caused the late disturbance at ltawul Piadee, was hung on the Loh ultimo. The latest advice' from Luck now mention that there has been a very serious engagement in the districts between Captain Ban bury's regiment and the followers of a rebel lious Rajah, whose fort was stormed. There were many killed and wounded on the Captain's side :amongst the former, the,Quartermaster-Sergeant of the corps, who was the first man to mount the breach. The Rajah himself and some of his followers escaped through the jungle, the long grass of which sheltered them from observation.—The chief item of news from Madras is the arrival in that Presidency of Mr. I)anby Seymour, 11LP., the " Queen's Com missioner," as he is styled by the native com munity, The new Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, which has been lately established in Bom bay, held a meeting on the 30th ultimo, when the report of the provisional com mittee was read, the deed of settlement approved of and the directors and some of the officials of the new bank appointed. Mr. A. Anderson, formerly manager of the Commercial bank, has been selected as Lou don manager on a 'teary of 1,8001. per annum for three years certain. The Bank will com mence busier., next month, and already deposits exceeding 60,0001. have been made. Mr. Anderson will leave for England almost immediately, and we wish him every success. Lord Falkland is now at the Presidency, and it is understood that he leaves India on the 28th instant. His Excellency Lord Frederick Fitzclarence is at Poona where he daily manoeuvres the military camp which he has formed at that station. The cholera has left us nod as far as the European popu lation are concerned, we have seldom had lees sick ness amongst us than at present. We regret very much to be obliged to chronicle a sad accident which we fear has befallen Mr. Kight, an aeronaut, whu made an ascent in Bombay on the afternoon of the 10th instant, and has not been since heard of. The ship Owen Glendower has arrived in Bom bay, laving made a rather protracted voyage, owing to Ler having encountered adverse winds while in the English Channel. She is now loading for London, and will take home the invalid soldiers of Her Majesty's and the lion. Company's service, on the Ist January next. Trade is not brisk, and we have no changes to record in the state of the money market. CHINA PROGRESS OF THE REBELLION.—RE-CAP TURE OF AMOY, AND EXECUTION OF 1,000 OF TILE REBELS. Hoxo•Koao, Nov. 27.—The local news of this place is of the usual dull character, end is of trifling interest, but the intelligence which the present mail coeveys to Europe is important in relation to the progress of the rebellion, which is fast breaking .p the Chinese Empire. _ _ The health of Hong-Kong is semmwbat nab voumble, owing to the late hat sultry westher, and has been marked by increase to the sick list of the garrison. Civilians, too, have felt the effects of the high temperature. Of the garrison no less than 113 are in hospital, and of this number 75 belong to the 39th Regiment. Fever, bowel, and chest complaints have been and are still prevalent, and four deaths have taken place in the garrison since the mid dle of the month. About seventy invalids will shortly proceed home, and the whole of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment is in orders to return to Cellos, leaving the military strength of the garrison very low. At Canton, and in its immediate vicinity, all was quiet. The number of executions for political offences affords clear evidence that the Imperial authorities are anxious to strike terror into the minds of all classes of the population. From Shanghai advice, have been received to the 19th instant. The belligerents keep up • desultory warfare with little or no effect, and the struggle is aided and prolonged by some injudierom foreigners, who, for the profit attaching to the sale, do not hesitate to furnish the im perisliets and the insurgents with arms and ammunition. But for the supplies so furnished it is probable that both parties would quietly eudeavour each to tire out and exhaust the patience of the other, instead of which they are tempted to struggle for mastery without the probability of accomplishing anything. It would also appear that the Imperialists, having heard that some guns were about to be re moved from a foreign hong to the head-quarters of the rebels, endeavoured to prevent the coolies car rying the guns away ; and it would also seem that these imperialists had provided materials which induced the foreign community to believe that they designed to burn down their houses. The conse quence was • geueral turn out of all the foreign residents, aided by armed parties from the ships-of-war. With Mr. Wade, the British Vice- Consul, at their head, the foreign residents drove the imperialists from their settlement, although not without exchanging shots, in which some six or seven of the imperialists were wounded. On the following day Messrs. Wade and Meadows were sent by the British Consul with a despatch to Keih, the judge, to demand an explanation ; that functionary stated that the imperial soldiers were under the gene. ral, and that strict orders had been given them not to enter the British limits. On the 18th November Keih informed the British consul that on their return to camp the imperialists had reported that they were driven back by rebels dressed up in foreign clothes. The British consul has issued a notification relative to the attack, in which he deplores the loss of life that ensued, and congratulates the foreign communit,. that no worse mischief ensued. The consul enjoins forbearance, and depre cates the furnishing of military supplies to the belli gerents ac subversive of the line of policy, strict neu trality, which the British government had intimated its intention to pursue. The ex-Terontae has been exerting himself to retake the city, but failed, after a moat desperate attempt by sea and land. Early on the morning of jthe 9th November, the ex•Taoutae despatched spies through the city to report that he proposed to quit for Chin-lea n Foo, and when his Beet got ender wag. the report was deemed well fassist wily mandarin, after a little mnsicesnierg, suddenly nailed right for the city, and argued brisk fire upon the ituargesta batteries, which could not be returned has the latter with out firing into the neutral• but. lbattli attar the iamugouts eenaseesi a amaseede, ran) dump to the Tanta* fleet. The esesidi I attacked the square-rigged muds Olsolimi'and Snipe, belonging to the ismargents, sod ob. tabled possession of them, sot by bearding, bet by throwing on board a disarm of stink pots; the smoke sad Sams were each that the mew were compelled blimp overboard, and endeavoured by mania, to neck the shore ; the boats of the Taisho attacked the poor wretches in the water i cind spared stsr7 an that appeared above water. Th• imperialists. by several foreigners in the UM W& look mods on. plated attempts to capture tlit2 s b ate nt miss bravely I repulsed. After this, the i boats pro ' seeded along shore and set to one of the su burbs, whisk destroyed about 1,600 houses and an immense amount et property belonging to the rich merchants and shopkeepers in the neigh. bourhood. The parties employed in this week of wanton destruction cansisted of the wed comet pirates, who pillaged the diettist before they set fire to the dwellings, and carried eif a large amount of treasure, opium, provisions. eta. Simultaneously with the naval attack an &tempt was made to carry the city on the land side, where 3,000 imperialists advanced far the perms of akin the city by surprise. The sentinels kept quits sou °paled until the advanced post, finding alt quiet,boldly scaled the walls; as soon as the first three ascended the ramparts their heads were instantly cut off, and immediately a brisk fire was opened along the whole line,which forced a quick retreat. The imperialists returned to their camp in confusion, with many of their numbers killed and wounded. In the naval land land engagements it is estimated that 300 of the imperialists lost their lives. From Amoy the moat melancholy accounts have been received, involving an amount of bloodshed that is calculated to strike terror into the hardest heart, and with any other people than Chinese would induce a reaction and a cry of ven geance on the authors of such fearful out rages as those now enacting , at Amoy and in its neighbourhood. The imperia lists have retaken the place, and have marked their success by slay ing in cold blood nearly 1,000 persons, most of whom took no part in the late movement except on compel eion. The streets and wharves of Amoy have literally streamed with human blood, not shed in any warlike operations, but done in savage revenge and to blind the authorities at Pekin as to the bravery of the enactors. A letter from Amoy, dated November 22, received but a few hours ago, states that up to that period all was quiet, and matters wore much the same appearance, es far as foreigners were concerned, as wider the insurgent rulers. Executions were of daily occur rence. The Mandarins, to mark their 111111011110 wen reveilles in human gore, putting to death all who fall into their hands indiscriminately. The original mover of the rebellion had been given up to the Mandarins ; the unfortunate wretch was executed on the 17th November, together with his son, both bodies being quartered and their heads placed on the principal city gates. The villages around Amoy were made to contribute to the monster executions. Whole villages were threatened with death, unless they gave up all who took part in or sympathised with the rebels, and as a consequence of this brutal • demand the poor, weak, inoffensive, and defenceless villagers were surrendered up as victims to satiate the mandarins' thirst for blood. From these heart•readiog and revolting scenes one gladly turns to notice the progress which the great movement is making io the interior. We have very little certain information of the doings of the Nanking insurgents; but one thing is clear, namely, that their cause is making headway, not withstanding all the resources of the emperor are directed to quell the wide spread of dis affection. It is generally believed that the em peror is besieged in Pekin, and various rumours are current that the Tartar ruler has "ri tually fled his capital, but of this no ear tain information has been received. On the subject of the present position and pros pects of the great movement, the Friend of China is of opinion that " the Tartar dynasty is now at its last gasp; and that the next Chinese year will not unwarrantably be called as of the reign of Hung steutsietten, the Prince of Peace." MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Casualties by death in India:limo the departure of last Ma on the 28ii November : Madras—Captain R. L. Reilly, 10th Regiment Native Infantry, at Cosnoor, on the 20th November. Bengal—Major John Robert What, Invalid Establish ment, at Calcutta. Lieutenant J. Silver, 2nd Bengal Fusi liers, at Rangoon, on the 12th November. Lieut.-Colonel B. Y. Reilly, Engineers, at Landour, on the 6th November. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, Dar. 14. We have little change to note in tho money market sines the dale of oar last reparL Messy is still obtainabie mt the ems ramose have ruled deriegthe bet few ma nn and time hes been bide emend darn' the pet fanlight We have again to taste a toll la the value of goverassat securities smeisg piedgelly to scrim of the rate in Cabala bowleg soured ossify to pr interned by a mien Ord the pomment would be le carry oat the* same ter esavenime of no I per son iseo isle 4 mat steek. The rinser doss not mom te be nil bat seas lop panda of stock having hese lowsght forward far walked= dr sew kit Ws not rallied. Our potation to-day us : Oovenment 6 per Cont. Ina of IMAM 1011 te e n! Do. 4 per Cent. de. 1643 41, 34 •T a l bw De. d a r .... .ftsr. do 1 1011 is 1011. Beek of N per seat prembm. Oriental Beak Corpoestie=, Cen niereld Bank, 3d ditto. pine the departure of trine on the 28th of lest math, aldrogk saleslave been elinsel to a sturiderabie mega. they haw bus ass* Mood, and at aoremansontive madagellense I lls % s t es tely la noon ere grey 'Wimp aadsiTra.; and antrn—elese she deparen if last mail transestion be erns hen been inlay enitant to native =pen In sensegneses of Wet assente ken China beteg rafter ineneallie, hoiden here have advatel le tt piss to In Se le el per candy fra Ereash, Jarbeesser, and Sond e sod In NI per sandy for Dbaltra. Tillitrate have rearmed Maly ruing the fortaot— to Lemke et U. to 3L fa. ed. ; ts 2L 12s. IL Is 31.; leChien, rs. If to 17 par BIONLN ell, OS the vu donne for bore os Zee land, sad many wile kern some asn Chins, bogies to look up. The Ounmeadal Bask drawee& IL 1 and the best local drafts mil at IL Is. 3-104. to Sp 0., . at 6 menthe' eight. On Create. in 114 ; on Chin, 136 re. per hundred dollars at Odle sight. CALCUTTA, Dir. 3. Is oar prodese market here, chief in balky ants, much activity has prevailed. Foe . ries, Pa • saltpetre, hides, shellac, air laedye, have all boaeat forward with mach freedoms in Ur amuse of the lest month. Of indigo the new shipments are bat • tries. Very little is as yet dose la ewar. The deemed for raw silk it said ro have somewhat slackened. la Silk Pi toe Gas& rennedeas hen bean of • moderate earn. Woods ham been in geed segsest for North aml • *durable desert has shown itself tor the markets. Catch has base Ishii inary. Nothing I. in Wilmer. Tine has been a spo p m berincre in popes is raper and at steady Ors can hardly pre admiral rates to gararally. though eserkdy seek es malls, lappen am sem genies, an said to be wenk assure lira dry More. The seise of grey ddrtiap an bas, sod innate a semidenbie price of the most farediemak larbe:menst. Medapelleass, white inns% sod dgmail shirtietp. have all bra yentlea th br. Of Sesta psi. kipper take • very lively position Darr too, haw seen hate poi repeat, sad semething beartely been doing to beck sambas. Prints hawser mete bide than is the peinion fortnight. Turkey red peas let a cloths have fond tee buyers. The Wee of rairtwits amount to about 1,40 chiefly 40's and 60's, tits der mor at reviver ream and tie lades • shads higher. Trite has bon more dreg W Web sent& Tansy led yarns boos freely sad. Ten E. Webs= den in mane es glair The meld smart has been err, and make are nallnoil to wpm mdlleas,laulaili they are by me arm eaturine The swan remains without say maser al drop. Bank obsess an poled higher. Butane br antioned steady of late. First class credits, 2s. 044. to to. lel.; ditto documents, 24. 14. to 2s. IP. per envoi. _ _ Famous are higher for several articles. NDloo.—lt is said that what indigo has arrived fa Cal cutta weigh. oat very evenly, sad that the to sop will no doubt to ealy about 1,05,000 to 1,10,000 nag. Illaseasly say traasaikass base takes plea. CHINA MARKETS. CANTON, NOV. The lopertmarket is ropward spas looarably ; altheask the reeved d Jerdre with large awes widalt kre wain final kageadlik 'Davey ism tataalaa tramil a slight prig *re a sleet kw. Lew dabs abide= twenty ases. a One is we day we are M. usable sMidaeleift la asiiis Ma gain, tine ban !mem beak a tamps may tavaamallia raidisa. . ---. =OM Th4.—Of Osumi, Slow ohowashob saTlToiwo ° Titill i t=w of dime sold =II: =waft LIL Of Oman Cu..... 5.. ;of Sina i r is ho 9 slaw; of Pain Wiwi sow) 1.401 ; et This Oopor bum ramoin.—To amil Li 44 wfidi soy www lio wowidand as omen nao, lei le IWITISSO, =LWig mow Piit Now York NI kr ask im *a Mho. 7 w Sea inriolloo, lf dollen*, lok oaf 111 Mhos be one. Mionotawes 'kr *waft mg of Mt kii.,. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1854. tars es *Mewl ruled *amts. hi. t. /..Id. re &Oat ; • ledleall rupees re 100 dollars. The arnval el t. Sidi./ faroolier Mail subsequently, wit► &beet 201 re of dollen side Nies easier for the @ellen this isaiL OPIUM liassarr.—Closiai Rates, Now. S.—Pates, 390 dels. ; Berns, 400 leis.; Males, 390 dele. ; Turkey, 310 &IL CITY CORPORATION The Royal Commimioaere met yesterday is the Privy Council Chamber, Doweitipstreet, for the purpose of eonunalag the inquiry into the Corporatism of Imathea, Mr. Lemosomaate la the chair. It Wag known dud tie reeparatien wadi mmassnee drab answer to the ebarepes dived simime three, Itermal ambers *tibiae body ware wrest *Mae elos Eq. Meat Omsk mem Mr. 8. Wortley, tam Rwaser t; Yr Hegira Morriwothor, Tana Clerk; Mr. Tymell, the Sher. *anon; Mr./Broad, CempMellar et the Bridge Reran Estella ; Sir J. Key, the Cbeimirdiala ; Mr. B. Batt; Mr. C. Psalms, the City Selialtar ; sa d Alderman Wilson, b. The Chairman stated that the Cammiedea new pre- sed to take the *videos* of the diem af the eserperatiso. They thought the meet advisable seam to take, in the Ant imam*, the evidease of paella she had develed at tention to City elan, and woo dammed M memmead imps meat alterations in the mealgemeot di Hasa Wain. At the setae time, whilst they timed that void is the most **deal sad best mesas he all poetise le pease, they did set minis themselves hem takiagfurtisr aci dities is rellemme te piste whisk they might think had met been sedleleolly 41•Nektenid. llegleant lierviwether said, it certainly had been the apprehension or the corporation that their ease and their witnesses Meld be beard last ; but amine they did I met thereby abilemlend that there should not be an °poor. MCI pitiphid, of examining or re-examining farther winters ea the adverse side. The Choi:lass said that is aU their communications with the City, they stated that thsegh they were desirous of =he wane be had pointed ant, they still reserved to as lost tahaasrad ghost's. ss to hearing fur them evidonesa all paints whisk Hwy thought not sail oisstly swain or which might suggest themselves to them. Far laee, os one vont, the 'immanent of the property of tbe Irish flielory—se evideass bad beta given, sad they would ostreins seam schisms ma that matter. He wished to slate the: is ester to obviate say misapprehen aim In the "vest of sag row strides." being like., the mirporatioa would acme. hare an opportunity of reply ing to it. Mr. Squirt Wortley, the Recorder of the was then said, awl said that he appeared boll= =- Mimi= as the *hid officer of the corporation—la no ems as es agreed*, but in his official capacity, sad es sash Its asked permission to read a written statement which had been drawn up es a general refutation of the male charges brought against the corporation, and in vindication of its general administration. It was thought right to sow esstrate in this form in the first instance all that might otherwise be dispersed at greater l= in the evidence of the various witness's. that statement should have been read, they voila snip have to addiss• facts in support of that statement. Bow effort had bass made to reduce it within the smallest pee. slide sompass. It was drawn up by the committee, who had the sunsgement of the evidence to be predated en the part of the sorporation. Whilst, therefore, hi" did not shrink front say part of the responsibility of it, bi did not mod has his own address, but as the address of the whole 411 7: 18 1at honourable gentleman thea read .a data. meat of great length, of which the following 4 se litsbrest —" The statement was prepared by the toneslidatod ow minor, to whom it was referred by a moots*. of the tor. to assist the inquiry, and to afford the fullest is in that power both oral and dostamna_latl, to "—volition'''. and was liaised on their behalf by the ae: - . - Town Clerk. After some preliminary obsentatleni, in which they say that soma of the parties, who appeared to be sembeelag the ease against the Corporation, had consti tuted tbemselves at once accusers, witnesiee, and projectors, and had In their evidence on oath mixed offensive misre presentations and exaggeration, of sunned fans, with swims apemen, geonadlese opinions, and speculative IV. they premed to answer seriatim the several charges easiest them tainthe 8 distinct heads of asonsation. F Oa mime to the charge, that the unease a the conteraffen is esesesive, we say that, considering the spe cial ehenmetanese which affect the City, this is not the nee. Tl&krepor Weems of the corporation averages about per WWII, of which a little less than ashen is Ina freehold and leasehold rents, and a little more then the ether half is Arrived from tolls, offices, and casual MEM a renew. This sum represents the gross receipts of the reparation is respect of its corporate property. Beelike the primer tweam of the corporation, the Police Commingles of the Comma Council and the Commissionen of Sewers, consisting of members of that body, have the raising and expenditure of an average amount of about 111,0001 per annum by . rates upon property in the City, namely, 84,0001. far paving, lighting, and sewers, and about 27,0001. for police. Secondly. It is said that the 11011M11 of the corporate income are objectionable. We will examine them separately. The rental, amounting to nearly 100,0001. per annum, is chiefly derived from houses in the City, from the perpetuity leases and occasional fine, of the Conduit Mead Estate, and from the rents of the Finsbury property, which is held upon lease. The entire amount of rental derived from embankments made, not for the sake of revenue, but for the improve ment of the river and the convenience of commerce, did met exceed 1,1001. per annum. The statement then referred te She MOP taken by the corporation in reference to the eseseneney of the river, and justified the resistance they glint to the proceedings of the crown in respect to the bed of the river--proceedings which they were advised by Osumi were unusual in themselves, and ought to be assisted at every step. With respect te that portion of their revenue which is derived from tont, offices, sad dues, the corporation, while contending that they were derived from prescriptive or recognised legal title, :were willing to maks those modification whath tlnt interests of trade and commerce required. The Mesa of time revenues to which objection had been mad* was the charm upon the admissions, to freedom. This diary whisk lentil within the last 20 yean,was 271.85. 85., sad medusa some thousands a year, is now reduced to the mesiset he affil . Be. Bd., and yielded now very little more kw wreak of its previous amount; and was obviously tee earl le deserve a angle comment, except from the =ia argrembi& had been 11111416 IS to the proceedings l dialast few years to compel peons to become hie, est is, the purpose et Increasing the smonat of the hods etthe summation, but to increase the number of the enniekel seestimeney. The action brought a net the mershaats of the City was commenced sad carried on in a spirit of frankness and fairness on all sides, without the slightest reference to pecuniary objects, solely to determine the question whether the franchise of the City was to be con fined to retail dealemor whether the obligation of citizenship could be enforced upon the merchant and wholesale dealer. That action having been decided adversely te the - tioe, the Common Council, in 1832, promoted a " b i r e for extending the elective franchise to the ratepayers ' • but it was rejected, in consequence of the opposition of the livery escapades. They denied that the proceedings to compel the retail traders to take s e their freedom were conducted in a harsh and vexations sprit ; and in all the cases bat one the eats of the proceedings were remitted to the recusant parties. With respect to the coal duties, the annual amount of which was 70,0001. by whisk the amount e a_ _per they my, that if pub lie improvements are to be samea,lif to es di ffi cult devise means se be raised in a manner so little *Kim le the and Ailing so equally upon the pewee he whim me skim *Annum% are rotated. TM ammo of the City of Linke me mil eimat he the imimbilemle are City of Imielem I will the near* tee their imprememmit end i iim arlies M the LEMNOS sweemme et kiln City frees mike seemh. era be men equitable them that Mk moms lab ia twenty mike mama as saleseelle sem tribute to the impeemassis mipadra he lest sur tart sad ceseesissee ? With respect te the extension of the area et the limits et temilles by set lea and litli Inst.. esp. la, the 'pinks if the kw Misses if the mews is meeksim that the area a Maass was met easeded by that ash The next mune at anima it Melva toss the melees stars. It easumte le skint WAIL • yew, soak* is theme* of malaise sod memispe. meat. Is esaremee er this, they say as Fp s hoe fee mesa mere been is with the that the time wen eppeachlas wham as interests the commerce et the pest weld make a eamidentile smithies'= et the smsiemi eatems of lacks, es bo on beat maw coma pm wee maesreed. but theme amealestiess mail met be without an act el perilemeat. Thirdly. We masa to answer the third charp, that the apemditare of the eeepoeation is excessive la meow* mad Ullll4lll In its objects 1. To support thiejeatement. it is rid that the emu of the mayoralty are use rive, and that the inaugara tics hairset art its market pecemiery me == mama. lima awed. To this we mtg. thst the le lee Lord Nape to malaria as Wee mil legitelity a his slam (Includieg his peeperaim at We kerma sad ) does are enema a ems between MOW. and nk illia.r eir annum The seem' seams of lame, such as the Imes for the sibekke a Jew broken, greats of free d= ac., Nebula te y some of the witnesses, were formerly perquiaita of slam, have b l ess lar some ran shed W siiiimalisi tie mosey payments in this am. We sem tend that the Imememestism beeenet is ma petals .I.ls he its ohmmeter er wt, mil tat it is emedmmul es beemess • state Yuma ghee to the madam a the mews. the neesemetedves se to rest Pewee, the silts a the Lama and Um gnat esameriki sad sew emery eetabliaYmmnle di the cite, by the eseiosenelmt el the Ant city of the Ira wintry In as world. Them mm West 1,100 masts sateen'—the memo delayed by the Lord Mayor owl by the Sheri& le weal malaise e esteumle lege thee le shear of Wish sem the met et the repeat sad erseerkm LW sad by war lees met. es es ave rage, mused lissides this sum, the stweeetien d fray the met et *Wing mad 1 the hal. We like- I wise matia4l that th:erast i lt h ert:ra oratisaatioa of an I sadist sot; to, be abolished without l steamer Tellall yet bees sielipted is, its Wa des. Puniest le the lest Slit if Illemmke She Lard Liam, teat the lOW* a the beams iii of the keheme he -leae, and of *a market. Wises k Themmetrest. did net tea that it I wail osaraiia, .asy seek isorevaimit to their pirodlo on dwelt mils it &VIM be as per , OMNI= to p:os sau S lien Ng" fa P eamais g ari CENlL , Gnat essasityllo ran otthe Wheat orir the MOWN _ daigava,2 1 century. eme kir ilea Ma Wee M e• .r the berm armaiftillih With len t. prot to the roliwira, the ow mesesiletemers Mad *ash Wet were framed se • liberal male the stash =sea Welk be wilsllll6 le • CMG leiliel; Tim Was et the others had gooey WIT dams Mw, In I Of tItO inseam et the Oily property; not whisk *sir .et imam wee Lae ( sow • • than it ear at the puled et Iltill at With ropet to the sit, situ it vas hrgorr i arlwitt . ... v •gf v. I. . ' the simeges that have hoes made against itenthishead, that the /anal interests of the metropolis could not is any de gree law Mee the independent *zenith of Iwo co-opera tive fesees ; Mai se they did is hammy with each other for all peeress, when co-operation was required, and act- Lag silent* say la the instances where special carom atances trequise a epeslel triennial. The objective to as ledepeadleue esmmirioe foe the 'liking, paving, and seesseap silk" Oft, is headed upon the suns arguments, end is te he than by the suns reply se to the use of the peaks fore.. Fillidy. le was and that the accosats of the corpuscles were iateeikaally kept is an usintelligible 1 fetus. Thy deny b ilk the asserted feet sad the motive imputed. The kept tim sequisite set of books for the scathe* ef the bodes. of hies say, in which the general treseemiess of all the weeks' fends in his depart meet were deig pmt il end baleaseeiL He kept in addition I • separate •ft a maw for he et the distinct accounts or Vasa in retrain et whisk he was tremurer, the entries of Whisk wise belansed with the peen] eash books. ' Thus fluids (without which inextricable Mendes would melt) was provided for at the same time I that sesdisiest flask was furnished by the reduplication of Weiss. Timm amounts were again arranged for audit, uteardinate the system known as " Charge and Discharge whisk MI boa is operation more than a century. This system sank wee of tenancy, and has called forth expresime se Widmann from all who bad mate themselves esquainted with its working. This breach of administreeka would not be found unworthy ! of comparison with that *tether public departments, mint. eipal or even imperial, and was undeserving of the censure bestowed upon it. Sixthly. It was said that the Lord Mayor, aldermen, sad ecommon council, dating the present I century, had bees sad are shopkeepers ; that they are greatly inferior to the emporatons of former times in rank, respectability, intelligence, and public spirit ; that they are I unfit for their positions, and were regarded with disrespect by the citizens. In reply to this, it was stated that of the existing Court of Aldermen eleven of its members gra duated to their present position through the Common Omni. The personal honour and respectability of the aldermen, and the perfect honesty and independence with which they discharged the duties of their office, had not bees Damned by any witness. There existed amongst the citizens of London a very strong prepossession in f el the retention of aldermen as magistrates, instead of having juodel administered in the City by stipendi aries, and in their epistles then existed well-founded mum for tile impulse stn. Of the 16, eight of this were, or had boss, members of the Hesse of Common ., fit. of them ibrhuge metropolitan constitusaiss. Fifteen of the aldermen, u well se several ' , mumbles de the Common Council. were county magic I teats, enema them for two or three counties. One of the alderman was and had bees for many years a Bank direr- tor; and was the chairman Of the Society of Merchants to the Contieent; ohs of them is chairman of the of the Joist Stock Banks of London; two of theth wow directing( the London and Westminster Bank ; ' 'WC of than were directors of the London Joint Stock Beak, sad two of thus of the Union Bank, and most of them who have Ware and inclination, like many of the I Congeal OsemelL were directors of i nsurance companies, E: seespeathe, easel and *Mar companies connected with The witnesses against the corporation have Wit salt' at to establish, but they have almost abstained 'MU clinking any tangible charge leggiest their conduct as =Men, m if they hoped by casting imputations upon respectability, mid by instituting instil. "ow eftipirieM with former times to justify their sclae. upon the corporation itself. Two of the , principal witnesses having painted out the beginning let the present century as the point at which the respectability of the corporation was said to turn, the statement proceeded to examine the condition and character of the corporation during the 18th and 19th atheueilei, very much to the advantage of the latter in every ampeet. They had no desire to east censure epos the membies of the cor poration who lived in evil times. Is those those officers of every grade—judges, ministers of state, the thereit, and the Crown iteelf—were wont to all their mangey Mei lea. pose of places in their. giftois well in poesseeka se in no , that . version. In conclusion they say:—Renewing, however, ' all has been abated before this commission against tat corporation, and the slasesos of all imputation of moral tun piled* or persewel eseraption against any of its wow members, sad_ imporned . with. tha contrast above drawn between the adminislratienaf its affairs is the late and the puma anatssiss ; we lupe and believe that much of the which our body his been exposed is attributable ;abler to tradition of ancient abuses, for which the present =are not responsible, and to the errors of our pre which it his been our constant endeavour to correct. under this belief, and strong in conscious rectitude of purpose is the performance of our duties, the corporation has courted latairy, and relies with coofidetce on the result ; they be lieve it will relieve them from a load of undeserved and un just reproach. Having nothing to • conceal, and acknow ledging the weighty trusts reposed in them, the Corporation and all its members appeal from prejudice and uninformed abuse to the impartiality and judicial wisdom of this mi. buns!, and while they seek the means of improved and more effective nation an extending the bans of popular con fidence on which alone their institutions can safely stand, they challenge the severest seratiny, and contending for the maintenance of their jut rights, they trust to the truth for their andiestica. Mr. B. Sea, kte Chief Clerk in the Chamberlain's office, wu dos , and proceeded to give the following evidence, in to which, at apteared from • state ment of the skainua, an account of the City roceipts and 'expenditure bad been sent to the commissioners, which they thought it desirable to have more time to consider before they went into that part of the subject. Mr. Scott said—l have been in the Chamberlain's office for more than 24 years, and have been chief clerk for 12. The salary of the office is 8501. a year. The Chamberlain hu the power of removal; but since 1842 the approval of the Court of Aldermen must be given. The gratuities amount to pro bably 601. a year, in addition to the salary of 8501. That is the whole. I hold another office under the corporation besides that of chief clerk—it is the office of preparing an atmonst for the auditors. I receive 1001. a year for that. It Gan account of charges and discharges. The Chairman—lt has been represented to us that the accounts ars kept in a cumbrous and confused m Mr. Scott—Thers is no foundation for that. The accounts are well drawn up, and these statements have been made by person' who are unacquainted with the subject. The accouats were drawn up according to a form approved of by a committee moved for by Mr. Anderton in 1839. They recommended that the &000111101 should be kept Lin the net system—that was to say, the gross amounts given, and the expenses deducted, leaving the net receipts apparent. That was followed, but It did not give satisfaction; and the matter was again referred to the committee in February, MO. On the 17th of Dee., 1840, they recommended the r- now in au, and in Jan., 1841, that was adopted. Aelaasi stated, in answer to question 664, that there mes•gisempeney of 9,0004 between the accounts of the eemptrellor and the Chamberlain. This is a matter of great I imperteneh sad therefore I wish to .zplain it to the com missism. The two mounts refer to two distinct things, and tlierielee the proper inference, if they agreed on any one bead, would be that there wee collusion, and that the ac. 101001 were lammed. The comptroller's account is an aaaaaat a Mama re be repaired, and that of the Chamber. Mu is so soma of money actually received, the dif ference be the MN= at the commencement of the peeving year nod these at the close of the next year. My warrant forpayim out mew requires to be signed by seven (Mama stes. The Court of Aldermen also draw mosey, but oily for eartaiu spode purposes, seek as the odministraties sijustko and ether mitten semseted with their own body. It Me bees MOM that Magnet is whims& by the dimes et the seepsistion. I Ism to oratendlet that seelemeut. TM Moms only have the books and wesehers hefts the auditors. The auditors are a,- by the Comma Hall. If the officers in the Cham ber net men of the highest character, I think the Omit if Oseamea Hall ought to appoint auditors who meld walk a sempleta cheek against misappropriation. I think the Milaitisa at present is, that the appointment of auditors ,sees Melt Me Argo a body of persons who do not always tabs gellisiset Werra is the matter to select the bet proms. It tho seepesslies sent their accounts to seem seek beard es lbe osemsbissen for auditing public it would rearms • ea *est and undeserved degree of from the resporatien. I think it would be eatiehelery to the Oltemberlain and to the corporation to do ma. The er matent re s sr f e = the accounts has been highly •Plidapersons in the City, who have imideeed by ton misnesly, and I understand that these poem have milieu se the commission, approving highly 1 0 Me arms and mode of keeping the City accounts. In Mk this subject was under the consideration of parlia meat, when Um City asked for 1,000,0004 for public im and the Duke of Wellington on that occasion engemenal fa eammittee his satisfaction at the mode of Tham 01. amounts. ehalmawa—There Is a point on which I wish to ask you a question. It is in reference to a sum of money given to the Consolidated Committee, of the expenditure of which you are said to be ong . niunt. Mr. Scott —There is no twilit sum of messy: placed at the dismal gibe Clamelidated Committee, as secret service wimey. Aims frer yez.zr the seawalls wishing to have taw and mare ell their proceedings publihed, they applied s mm 2 141 seetry fa the purchase of ▪ nowspapen as samised the bed reports of their pro emial.. la seeidsdoi the subject three remedies wen neggemed._ ._ The tint was Se have official reporters amisyed, and with this view applica tion wee mole to Mr. Gurney. It was found that this plan would not answer—first, bemuse it would involve a considerable expense ; and, secondly, because the short hand writers so employed did not condense their reports, but gave everything that was said. The second plan was that of encouraging reporters more generally to come to the table, by circulating a aumber of the papers which con ' lined good »porta ; and the third plan was that of having I a weekly wgsa of their own, to be supported by the oorpo -1 ration. Ia htrthemm of the last plan, the Citizen news papersqeew d in January 1849. It was commenced at dratjive of the earpereabo or their oaken; but in masomarre of Meanies, Mr. Touirain Smith became the sees liar sad proprister et the paper. I assisted Mr. Smith Sat 'Mist by an mimeses el money, but I did not a jot.l progeider. It we see certainly my htlesties ie beam • peep_..., sad the paper was sold Wm, my hsewledem es essoarresee. The matter was user tee eessidesellas el the suspends., aml whilst i s that. dile of empire melds elms el the eeeperetha ealsoribed messy free their ma feuds' is support of the paper Ile asap it elisat till NMI dislike was ems to by the eammudes. It was so kept up As fear weeks, hat differ eases of *Ms between Mr. trot h and some a& me of lie the Atter ltiy geld :t td kr * semled semiderMits. Ms. ffenith •• • dohs WINO Ilhe Moperatles for the messed be ad His petides was Muted to tbe Oomelidated but be did set appear belies thee. The mosey by 1 the MMus of the eseponttes, amounting to le. 9d., was paid bask, as well a the sea of UM advanced by me. The eorporation paid me that money volantarily, consider ing, no doubt, that placed that money in jeopardy for the good of the corporation. The money was paid out of the corporation feeds. The matter being referred to the Con solidated Committee, they drew on the City Chamber for the purpose oinsattiag tins payment. This being considered • private and confideetial matter it was not stated in detail in the amounts, but was pat down generally under the Wade( raiseelleasone." The sums expended for news- Mrwere 441.4 i. 6d. in 1849; 1951. lle. 3d. In 18.50; s 1861; 1561. 16a. is 1862 ; being an average expect- Sitars of 1891. 12s. 10d. fur circulating reports of the pro endings of the corporation. There wu no sum of 1,0001. a-year set apart for that purpose; bat there was some foundation for making this statement on the part of the witnesses who made it, became at the time this matter was under discussion it was in contemplatioa to abolish the payment of 8001. a year paid for the Old Bailey reports, and to apply that sum, with an addition of 2001, a year more, to the publication of the proceedings of the corpora tion. This would give about 201. a week, which it was thought would be enough to set apart for the publication of the reports. The two witnesses vim g►ve evidence on this subject were in negotiation for obtaining this stun of 201. a week, and furnishing the reports ; and this is the reason why they said that 1,0001. a year was set apart for this purpose. There was no sum of mousy voted by the cor perstion as west service money in any way like the annual sum voted by parliament, but there were sums of money ezpeedsd for purposes of a confidential nature, which it might not be desirable that the world at large should be made aware of. __ _ _ The Chairsan—What clue of objects could they be ? What could be the nature of an expenditure which a pub lic body like a corporation would not think it desirable to avow with the greatest detail, and to publish to all the world ? _ _ Mr. Scott—Such a one as that which I have just referred to. There are also expenses of a confidential nature, which the legal officers who have the confidence of the corporation must be responsible for. There us expenses connected with the passing of and opposition to bills before parlia ment. I know of no expenditure of this kind which cannot be stated and fully justified. 1 am not aware of any money being expended which has not been brought into the accounts. There are many entries where the totale are stated, but no details given. For instance, the details of the expenditure connected with parliamentary proceedings were not published. It was not thought de sirable that matters of that kind should be published to the world. I have been requested by Mr. Sewell, a clerk in the Chamber, to correct the statement made to the com mission that he took 21. 6d. for granting time to poor per sons for taking up . their freedom. He took not 2s. 6d., but ls., not fora fortnight's time, as stated, but for two months, and that fee be was authorised to take. With regard to the salary and expenses of the office of Lord Mayor, it has been stated that he receives 7,1571. from the coal tax. I have to correct that statement, by saying that he receives only 6001. from that tax. Mr. Williams stated that the ex penses of the Lord Mayor were 25,0341. In answer to that I put in the report of a committee appointed in 1836, by which it will be seen that reductions were made to the amount of 10,7821. 21. 3d., leaving 14,3501. 4.. 10d. The Lord Mayor's own receipts were 8,3191. 18s. 2d., and the expenses of the Mansion House were 2,1261. The corporation did not recognise the re port of the committee of which Mr. Williams was a member, and they refused to print it. Mr. Williams also stated that there was a discrepancy between the amounts of salaries sent by the officers to him and those which ap peared in the Chamberlain's accounts, This arose from the fact that the gross amounts were sent to Mr. Williams's committee and the net amounts to the Chamberlain. It was said that the Borough Compter was sold, and that the transaction did not appear in the accounts. The fact was the prison was not sold at all. Mr. Fenno& made a statement reflecting on the corporation for not building lodging-houses for the poor; but the fact was the approprtated43,oool. for thispurpose, and expended 19,1601. in the purchase of land for lodging houses; but they did not proceed with the buildings because they received notices that the ground would be required for railway purposes, and those notices were continued up to the present time, so that they could not go any further in the matter. Mr. Lewis—What is the duty of the Chamberlain ?—The duty of the Chamberlain is to act as treasurer and banker for several trait fonds. The Chamberlain comes every day to the office, and he exercises a supreme control over the department. He exercises a moral control, and takes such part in the supervision of the accounts as he may think fit. The Bridge-house accounts are not kept in the Chamberlain's office, nor are the Irish Society's accounts. I am net aware of any other accounts which arc not kept in the Chamberlain's office. I see no reason why the Bridge-house accounts should not be kept in the Chamber lain's office. But for this purpose an act of parliament must be obtained. There are a great many feee which do not par through the Chamberlaia's accounts. These fees are received by persons as being officers of the corporation. These fees are regarded as the property of the officer and not of the corporation. Mr. Lewis—lt wu stated by Mr. Williams that the amount of fees, in addition to salaries, wu 70,0001. Do you think that is correct ? Mr. Scott—l should receive anything which appeared in the report of that committee, of which Mr. Williams was a member, with great caution, because it has been found to be incorrect wh it was tested. The commission hu asked for t►e amount of those fees, and the committee of the corporation are now engaged in making them out. I am not at all able to say what the amount of ices is, but I am sure it is nothing like the amount stated by Mr. Wil liams. It has been invariably the practice of the corpora tion to abolish those fees as the offices fall in, and to substitute payment by salary. In the office with which I was connected, which is that of which I can speak with most confidence, great improve ments and reductions have been effected since 1842. The Chamberlain's salary Was reduced from 3,6001. to 2,6001. The Chamberlain has now no interest in the balances. He is obliged to lay his books monthly before the finance com mittee, and if they object to the class of securities In which ha has invested the City money, he is bound by his deed to sell out. Formerly there was great risk run, because the i City money was under the control of one person. For in stance, there was no limit at one time to the amount of money I might draw. I felt that was • responsibility which ought not to be placed in one person's hands, and en im provement was so far made that the signatures of the Cham berlain and the two senior clerks are now required on tke cheques for drawing money. There are always large balances in the hands of the Chamberlain, and they are in ' vested with • view rather to security than to profit. I don't believe that the placing of these balances in the hands of a private banker would offer so much security as the system now adopted, and the Bank of England would not allow any interest if the balances were placed with them. On the subject of the coal duties, Mr. Scott stated they were levied at the coal market. The 4d. duty war a perpetual charge. It was at first 4d. per chaldron. It was commuted to 4d. per ton till 1862, when it would to 4d. per chaldron. The 4d. duty was levied by prescrip tion, confirmed by the charter of James the First, and the act of the Ist and 2nd of William the Fourth. The produce of the 4d. duty was 60 , 0001, • -;;;;; which went to pay the interest on 600,0001. Of that prin cipal sum 10,0001. had been paid off, and 40,0001. would be due next month, for which provision was already made. There was no sinking fund to meet the rest of the principal. Of the Bd. duty, 6.lotlts would expire in 1862, and the re maining 4-10ths would continue after that. At the close of 1862, the sum of 961,9271. 7s. Ild. was chargel upon that fund, besides 88,0001. for the improvements in Clerkenwell ; making together 1,049,9271. Is. 11d. The proceeds of that tax were 113,6001.; and there could be no doubt that this sum would extinguish the debt by 1802. The net produce of the penny duty was 13,0001, and his opinion was that it would cease in 1862. The accounts of this last duty were kept by the Office of Works. The expenditure for improvements in the city out of this fund was 1,190,8211. ; without the city, 987,9001.: and for the improvements of a mixed character, in which the city and adjoining districts participated, the expenditure was 1, 818,2211.; making a total of 3,996,5131. lls. 3d. With regard to the contest for the office of chamberlain, his expenses were about 3,0001. Of this sum probably 1,0001. was eaten up in refreshments and tavern expenses. Ile had no personal knowledge that any of the money was ex pended in bribery, and be gave directions to his agents to keep as clear as they could of bri bery at the last election. Many persons received money for loss of time, which possibly might be considered as money given for votes. The livery of London were a respectable body of men, but in point of fact the election was not in their bands, but in the hands of a poor class of voters, who sold their votes, and in the hands of persons who were not electors at all, but who personated electors, and whom in the present state of the law it was difficult to punish. It was mast desirable that the system of election in Common Hall should be reformed, and if not capable of reform should be abolished. The Commission then adjourned to this day. DEPARTURE OP THE CROESUS FOR AUSTRALIA.— Yesterday afternoon the General Screw Steam Ship Com. pang's steamer Cronus, left Southampton for Australia. She took out 140 passengers, 800 tons of cargo, and about 10,000 letters and newspapers. She is to call at Lisbon for the Australian mails, which left this country on the 4th o December last, and which are now on board an Australian liner, disabled at Lisbon. With this exception she is not to call at any port before she reaches blelbourse. She has en board 1,400 tons of coal, which it is expected will be suffi. dent for her passage out and for part of her homeward voyage. The officers, crew, and servants number about 120 persons. She has an immense quantity of live stock and stores sufficient for her extended voyage. The Cucuta is a new ship, 2,600 tons burden, and is the finest steamer that has ever left England for Australia. She did not start before the arrival of the London day mail yesterday. She had a fair wind, sad went down Southampton water with immense speed. Captain Hall, the comm•.dore of the General Screw Company's fleet, commands the Creme THE PRESTON STRIKE AND THE LONDON COM- Poarrona.—Lest evening, at a coati ag of the Loudon Society of Compositon, the society c , ,,ted tha gulp of 2001. to the Preston Operatives Defenos committee, to be spread Over tea weette- Ia the event'of the straggle lasting longer than that timei, the waist! "will consider the propriety of grinds, a farther sus, Natty mezaben of the society, also, pay a voluntary eshaeription of 2d. per week to the Prestos /had& !7.11 r LAKE BATHURST GOLD MINING LDERS MEETING. -.....- Yesterday • 188•4111( of shareholders in the abOvit I radtaticiat wield, at ft Labs Tatra, Hr. 01/IDALLA pessidime. The CIU111X&W, la gash. Ne rtmestings, said that slam k had last sees this, be bed Item festively east = lasmaN Darr Wawa ha that Feet diOalties beta theme be hi wety. and. r esassrtewss. little bad astaally bar dies. •am bad, however, hese drawn up try esaassi, and eabseitted a Kr. Pmessikait and his l lZt ijul uelild be sea the maim ` Heme l I had besa prat *What set all the the Oil Dailey, sad if alt Idled sash was still his detsemiteliss. Kr. rot lad lately writhe a letter deseriblai the had eM W bra bought with their mosey as getibelly 11110\111.• beimg smoratly 111114. water ; and, is shim Is pea • swamji a s s l ay Ireland. It appeared she that the ries for the lead was 18,111114., sad an was said he had net melted. It op• pared that usbaspiestly the land ens aced*the pat,; awe divests,, selling it to two ether dlesolon for 40,000 free shares, which were afteewards distaste' Se the unfortunate patella at a gummy and a half i piss• At lest it appeared that err arbitration. naiad 9.0001., partly la tree charm sad panty JA twill mend eighties maths. Capt. Deemy.whe bed at their last meeting, eadMir.llagehawMte was them rasa; had promised him lan lasematise, sad lad use, he baieved. thamelas lashed a date Imo share. But that did not emmorate that boa the pespessibility of meshes that the shoreitalliere• MOW yes i =4 invested. He was sorry to Wilma aim lad =Mita comiderable esslllethes k pesteemisa the &rn...... sea D easy hod made. Ho had net hors able to see except on one mask% whoa be was referred th — Trit monthly sesta, is I Hr. &phew had 1141 the maws about we months the and Mr. Berta bad INS followed. He (Kr. Gasitelle) sal the_ 4guilailsa went to the es sad saw the stew burnt whieb had . been sleeted by the resaalaka dine see. He believed that the osly member of the edema heard left was Mr. Ru le. This new bawd snits* them what they terra? They Mated ts nay that tbsy ware a committee of in modeled st a subtle wends, of shareholden, lad stied to see the papers and seat books. The answer was, that the directors had the subject under their most serious sossideratlos, and were determined to proseente the amiss a the utmost. H. thought that if the directors dehmeissil wpm that course they should follow it at their Nona vow, and not fritter away the laltry 29.9 d. per shoes, width believed was all that was eft fie the shaveholdsos. AWE this interview he west te the Bath Ezelmege, sad shad why the Lake Bathurst Creamy had met bra ambart bon the list, sesta( that aro was only temi gaysilrep that, whereon the ' dtrottas hod stated the swab* at be 48,711. This seised the garbs at what mesas had bees used to get the sear era is the list. The sesestary to the Stook lineage had hid him that he wield write to the seaway, and be henna that the sesergerisese had leen plias es ever ease. Be belated Oat the stioreaddses must age a maltheed dirt it they ever eapoula to get bash I shilling of their . And he had as eminent higal I opiate to the east that twenty shallow in the pound was , researable by as original &Deice's. Rai these abases. tins be would call apes Mr. Linde a read the imaisa of serasel, Lars seed the opinion, the intheleses of which was that as Idletmeet he eassplasoy sight be sustained against the eddied messelme of the esseent ;that the sulphates's eaeli reemer hem the disesteem by anion at law, laid se the paved is mielleas that the power et the seeenery lama ever seitereekinge of this Mad was still ea eyes tundra; des there wee so remedy against the direstese hr the impesient delivery of the 40,000 shares seep a e s e n t L i t6 arly ; and that if the directors and bedew had to mbeepronat the condition et the mopes, es Sleet Indmege= were liable to en hedistment he mielememens was et as the while, that the meet beheaded Nana for the theidses would be as anise at law ageing eat or more of the abeam who het senearred ia the Initione statements of the and die frauds that bed been preetised es the . H. (Mr. Lisle) Wfur ther W seals that othesseastl to the appoiateuel et the emessittee he led two or three times at the ethos eel bed seta Mr. Boyle, who re ll =di haw Mee of their affairs than any body ells They wore meamasendod to attend the bi-mostidymmeOng. and leig dose es were. after waiting ba-turemar, stews inte the beird-real. They then saw Mr. Beyie and his tee solimagnes, Mears. 14 , gby and Bar low. BM who they were mod how they got appointed he did sot know. Mr. Boyle said he was ready to give every information, hat that the matter was very serious es they had &item.. to take every necessary step against the vends's. Y. Wed that the matter was then before co.. sel, end emit he had remind tan opinion he could not say a angle weed to the de tatto o . He (Mr. Lindo) then stated the fest KIM* t, its objec"and that what they wonted ems That, Mr. Boyle declined to gm. He time evasebeil est whoa the directors had received counsel's eta.e, they .best convene a meeting of the scripholdeve. Kr. Bryn mid that that was a capital sug gestion, and that the new was expand is • few days. Up to that moment, however. they bed mosived no one tounicaties hem the beard. He believed that the law afforded these a remedy, eel it was tor the .se to my whether they would avail thunder et it or ley their hr tune in a men at equity. Law wed* be instrpanive. bat equity would ham Use advantage et sempetung the when sespeny, wheelies as action at law maid (sly knelt the party briagleg the mike. lb bed say sae men themes ties to yeah,: The disietSee bet stated in their P that they hod pmehand 500 ems of auriferous land. Would the awning believe that he that Matins.t they had no eel. deem biped whet they had resolved hem the seders The awe. it appeared, had Mid Mine the digesesse a letter be bear the elgnetnee at Kr. les e rey. a geseemest , bat width alspeatare they were Ow wards wee • teasers New_ p that wee the oaly esthete oyes whin the Mentes lissaded then statemme. The Aseleallen Fessieeld °enemy, whisk *weed the ether half et the liatheen seats he d ll gent out Kr. eineweed to impost it. smile bed speetethat the greater part of it wee seder *Mrs acid that it was aot &grilses at all. MelLiede eassinded by moving a resolution binding the simsolYdders to an Immediate application for a return of their gamey, and, in as of son-compliance, to the 'dep ths of legal proosdiap. Mr. M'Cuttomn seconded the resolution. Mr. ButieleAW thanked the shareholders for placing his oar their committee, and proceeded to state his share in the sweeties of the ssspaay. Oa the 4th of February, 1819, he was anpind le se Mame a disaster. and • news paper was snit te inn asetaistag e prongessne. the Wises seen eared Wag that se old iedt - et Ks should be glade easeetery. H. hood omega the Sheens the names is ems of the Ant granthei is the kiselms, eat he eked whether, wader sash eissemnames my men pewees would have besitaleitejels le Mended the lint insora the based. and had one thee sereemenely merged he the Mesa at the t. 14 It wee mid that they had acted wrongly le set h est a perm to s ememaia On quaUltt i ti li bed, bat theist was, that they bed newel haseletlese with Me Anelselies leartheld Com pany, sad thole vests thilenalles at their beek and mil. The Asa= Mil oat, assimil • • dist angsge neat, as ea the 'lands at the essawary. From ApeU to September wailed isapatioady hr ishematise teem Sydney tram the hr.eseai Compsay's SW; and it was fa the latter meth that they were seen hee d 1g seeing a salmon is the eydney pqes M the West that all the yid thea ugis eem= y ware bubbles md that the leke wee the bobble of them ail. This statement wee eternised wh the sentry, ad vested et the Medi Insiminge. E r. Heehaw) ismeilM wrese Is the lawarry, who im brued him. la the anamity sf tar. Isms that the state mat was • glee hbriestien, cad that Ils Leiriirts sig. eaten was penis. Seethe this, the worst the unfor eseen sews arrived be Ilegimmi the beard ses se inter view with the Floslield Oempasy, cad it was dethemised to mod est a pewee le kinks • letter tees she Wiles M the meth, demesiling bask the ANS thee, sad *mate basie=aif the imand Mee let IMMEMed Mr. hem time Slim to deposit the th day had set Mese se They hail else m g n h = intimation*. Mr. hens' totherdha-law, • mas of eighty yea weers of egg, bed Mete et than isms ia his bendsw ashy. . his sethe a relief still the serildne was At 1 1. it mese eat tha , t but Matthews and Mill had get their pre pense eels the plea that they amid am he sea • penes bed lime stated that them bed been retsesed, and ij s e e 7 Kr. Kama see have S which would be a est et the The ir pelts was sow ten tie. einglier hew amid beak thole money. The law of the ear leek that the allenees eMiS ens the esee bask, seek anent Kmeethly snot, rSilar=w ladwe by reemeneediag the en m *eh snip, end Ma the diseases in as au b Lvtiosever mese h t is m the vestiges ea rce y of t their aseeny, bet b 7 always done beet kr the presto ties et _their inessesis ter:Howoaxis. realist the Wadies et the meeting to the het that the lewd bad bsea bought try two directors, and foetid ter 40,0001. He believed that the whole forty thwanad shares were simulated saws; the public. He wished te haw what blade the directors had now ia head? Mr. Bututum Bald that Mr. Baphaw taut not water t►at quails., ea Mr. Ow/all& was aft a rassistand slum holder. - - 1117 . Bkosinw sad tut mild not answer this s. s, lest ha might otesprondos others; bet tbis Ws Gould soy, that the wkolo of tits boil ozoorou ar to the roma soonsont bad not ozinollod ono louriliot pose& Mr. Gusoorso—Than there it so ON OW Makinj a t ior ige we have no oilotimlive bat Obsoolli or the bows. _ _ . lir:Gast ' ey eddummi ameb% bus timed eat the edema pormesema re be peaserveed. A* sew rumble the seesemembedea of Berhaw, that the seripbablere draM jets the anew& •Nadtat alum diesuales Wlwd, La the beano of whirl Ms Was mug Ikoss sedeaveurell to obtala a = Ist dot dlosoniss mot bine* abruptly to a by the Mason &dub( tot Was to be 1141• 4