The Express. — London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

sr."---;;;e01.7 are e ntirely adverse to the prin t'''. ~I•Jetaile of th" swore which Sir ClUnits r cud la the 11 inge Of Compose. e s (other. 1.1 us briefly at what the • '.4lace rreviJent I Aititntlell b. It is teed --- • ••• :h ., ! mos t *plugs beak in the United eel F rom tie year 181 6 , whoa it first ...., or e taw b.es nearly 173,000 depositors pr.' • w h o nave &Trotted is the aggregate , ono 4' Tuts of m may ! At the present • more than 40,000 depositors, of a million sad IS quarts, ,1 Hizhns as the Prince ALBERT the it:imitation ; the Duke of isle of LANSPORNI, the Mar and others are its responsible erredly does this bank stand timstion. Since its commerce ever been a come of deletes,. In ill the years it has beta been onlv five epee of fraud ipon the bank : and in two of 1 1 tag lineamental whilst in the I gke Iwe amounted to less than borer by the bank, no one of •:•er.t of 8,000,0001 of money. 7umoances ander which the of the St. Martin's Provident ore the public. It will be ad ' ori:y and weight attacheo to as bear in mind that •t voluntarily sad wholly ~ p t rg. indeed, tie reward of !itc:=nc, v. What de they say? 't. perhaps, one of the nolgret :r such ciro umstances, could be tamer by declarint that they to take upon them-elves the eonneted with their bank. lorMOnS Interests involved, it is 71ting more noble. linage's, with great reason and cloth* oarselve• with this vast 'asts.-r we must be exempt everything connected with the eon. e. If we undertake the t oppint our own officers—men .see confidence, and from whom a ee: security. We cannot sub ',steed ar.d undefined responsi syc.m of management, which , confusion and &eruption. We mode of receiving deposits and we rue. have none of your new . /immune v.:aries, interfering st,d tLrowing us into confu of an independent authority. tee are so reas.mabls conditions re Inv one objecting to them. r be observed, however, that tk managers make this claim, t to any system of inspection that to give • entity and confidence. that so lately as December last the St. Mart.n's Institution that institution " should take a :Ito an independent audit of the :arching character." Such an audit report which wen presented to •ernor of the Bank of England, .2 107E9(111LO, Sir EDPitleD i ‘,lruotAx, declared the " per like( gentlemen, "that this :ed r••••re confidrtee. • The tarty sq this example are, of to submit tort; sort of limpet.- lenceforward impose open them. hey deprecate—that can but do mt. er-eree with the system Eve and thirty years the such wonderful prosperity. 's one of the resolutions, "is 'earnest desire for the adoption se es.ly b:,t nil most effectually and god management of savings lace and entire security of de em( mum they have thew ',r.sitrtarr. a rue of the most .4er prcc ; embodied is Sir .—the redunion of interest and ries—the managers Mill their I )0* Aurelio an committed ,y• point out that this further :come the temptation to are already too much imposed, • in ford, which eller a very Sir CIIAILES WOOD'S bill ..ve further advantages to burial . and tavern clubs. By s much the temptation to deposit in increases the temptation to embark alative ieveyments which bold out to prospect of large premiums upon de ws of the moral sense of 'ls bank managers call upon part of his software. The rate enough at 2!. 17s. 63. per cent. If the purpose of the government to rely because they have seed the them to very small advantage► agreed to b 7. the managers, they All/ to the mismanagement of the imissionen. Bat is the petition for prewntation to Us; House roc!uie by a prayer which has 'kis 'object. that. beta* each great sad Import • Need by the present bill shill be 'et committee of soar heneursble to institute ea isquiry into the tat hank, of the Malted Kinsides ; triter/tee ids loans slived to Met • Aare not anima from to Rouse money Ads beers employed by Mr N owned Debt, for tot purpowe of tettte of the tourists sad demand. of boldly. Will the Cestecr.u.oft love the House of Cammona to We know that he will not : au,h an inqairy were gone into uld follow would as completely it of the Exchequer, as the I . ' was upset in consequence of by Viscount Dcricsm. And :meat—the maladministration paiiassentary parties—cannot insure. TALY. N Is ARIA. dated Milan, May 11, Prism ;Teti that the council of minia prorogue to the 20th moat, ill neeiving subscriptions to the tnetian ken, in order to avoid, ~tioe into a forced loan. • ' m a wide t: ieg hta yp rk,htt! 0 "'"F itoT rai ßi g or:ifft the t r. the Margo Wr•-ry.::orxn , • v, e y darer • robie reties : hes teve ft: lar.:Atory. 1 •• bare Is r" •,t 'rived aP a !'etwi t was • - . e •'• • 1 Yee t fl • I •-ie y . the ex . ' 2 'vs a fasthin; Or'?" re t a e c.rcr alsci f t .;;;. ` rine : ',treat atilt r.. Let " : .••10c33 act : • 3 —.(10111 • ,-.fte.ll: even Let wish. • . •..e. cn'.o -ey e:Mttle ' •,r t 11•1 •• " • 'bilk Aim e c ••• • • • • • • V tee rearm • • c II:. ire any OAT the ma r we e n •5, errela • ••••• ince In ‘7, of Cue F: • If Ire I:111ft I • toe dui p.m ; • rife tel j r a Pie 7 - .• • dicting ~ • • •tr r end in I oara c : ere 8.:• • e I :• • tidlc : .ot 0 • • • of It . : •nce:re • . I to •• . • - .t; bank 2 . ,t obj. c: ..• . • c;:ed. tl : ‘• .:art of f r• •• :..re that • • -• • z itta ✓ riot: mare ey .- , :he r tr 'cc Gott L: NCI. 1•E • • S, - •I: i Mr. M r•• ••.` of t •;• •.* meri:e at:4 - • • 3 ei4.lLni t.•:•• ! preplied ti : • •.• .- • •.: may he : • •ptctiCot, th =et .; it to it e_..L for :et etioyed • • says 12 410 tames ::1 et •at "sesame el yr= 'e the siretiey !es* and the rte dl •.: - .w " And tf • declared ► .L. , cttatt. ~cithet , 7114E1h. W 4 *. b.:: to .n..:anot of dept :o these 11_9 ••, r cert. IL.' greatry vi xr !rpm:tor. ep f t L. :r Meaty -y tecority. s • 61. to ail benefit as u it t'..hes thi • 11.:r. he leers • recitative ▪ • :e prOapeat p•• the bees rt • . • the emir' it .:doe this p • • :ow earn, . ':veer the -•-.• . rt I. on, • - : --ed to Ur • • ittOOS ap • • • . leatallr •• • • 3Mala y cost 9 ,. t I. • • IRS ▪ .• •,1 • . .• 4P/p47 46 . .t te 20/ 2 , • 6:: Mt ' - •• . 6. , • 't • y .rnepsitta •" • +;').::eir ben }. :LC rr • t t i. 47 11-AI if ••• •-• RZL •• • meti 1.. i 0•141 :nr.11:1 r• • Core !,7 • ,t -.AC expo 1 * Ls): • : •• • • :e • ra• •! • SIV1 • 1 • • • hf • ••••: , •••4* , • : 7**,04. Si • '• '•_ s • •r. 4 ,r l• • . , • " I • . ' h im i, • ' ; ru t .eh! • ' '• yyy •41 ZERLAND. soot rioteen assemblages at 4 , veromeat hes called oat an on the 13M, however, the trateriii. '•'i'ual Conseil of Switzerland • egg, by a speech from Dr. 't rteapitulatin the measures !, thatkise the council for the .td is him, Ace. PAIN. 4.4 of the 11th announce the lt Frahrieoo de Paola, father if to-en exiled in the province, 4 •eh waiting in the palace to 311 era ; after Wks, 4er. PM per (isle, Iff paper I.4er 4fter Males. Ce.b. t haat of YL Perdtaaad, II t*,*•t., MAT 15.—Tbe reply übservattese of the coot ' sealer as the project of law 41 laws, hie been sub *.ms. Th e covemmeet declares . .. u s ;replay as invo!viag a nee ' *r NebtrisLds flag WM able P , No was amply {moved ; the % eas to is curt the cheapest 41 , :er ai l circumstances ; that tio wu no resit mable t•i' ipprt tir moon that the t4AaPete Rita :mills onittrise. FRANCE. RECALL OF THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR. PARIS, Tasissair, 7 rm. Is the sitting of the Legislative ASSEESUto4I47 General LAW', the Moh A ler of Foreign TO plied to the interpelletion of M. Pissatery spa the eek questioa. The hones was mach crowded, particularly the diplomatic tribune, and every thing announced that the explanations of the =buster were looked to as au event of =soh leanest and importance. After • great number of petitions against the Electoral Bill had been pre. seated, General Witte asessded the tribune, sad 'said that last Saturday he had the honour of announcing to the Assembly that upon receiving the unfortunate and unexpected intellipace of the failure of the good Aces of France in the aegotiatioas at Atbees,the government of therepablic had conceived it to be its duty to demand explanation' from the English government The =ewer received set being such as the French government bad aright to expect, considering the good relations that existed between the two countries, the President of the Republic, after bowleg taken the advice of the Council of Ministers, had firm his orders to recal the French embamsder. (Three rounds of cheers; prolonged movement. The Melanesia, which applauded in the beginning, ab stained from joining in the succeeding cheery.) In order to acquaint the Assembly with the motives which have determined the government to take this decision, he could not do better than reed the letter which he bad addressed to M. Dronyn do Mays upon this subject. (Attention.) To U. DROOTN DB L'HOTS, AMBASSADOR AT LONDON. P AXIS. May 14, 1850. Sir.--As I bad the honour to nee to you yesterday the council has deliberated upon the answer of the seen net of London to the dessaad whkb you were it strutted to transmit. 81y preceding despatches will hays given you a presentiment of the resolution of the govern ment of the republic. France, in a spirit of besevolsacts and peace, had decided upon interposing her good allots, with the object of terminating, noon honourable conditions, the differences stick had arisen between Great Britain and Greece. It had been agreed that the coercive measures already employed by the British government should be suspended daring the mediation; and that if an arrange ment judged accsptable by lb* French mediator should be rejected by the British negotiator, the latter should refer for instructions to London before recurring afresh to mita same of force. We had received upon this last point the most formal promises. Three prosaism have not been kept. This deplorable consrquence has been the result: At this very moment when a draft of conventicle, negoisted directly and definitively settled between the cabinets of Paris and London, was upon the point of arriving at Athos', where the most essential bases of it were known, Greece, attacked anew by the naval forms of Oreat Bri•ain, not withstaecilog the lively representations of the French envoy, was obliged, in order to escape complete rain, to accept without debate the clauses of an ultinsabme far more rigorous. Oa learning this strange regale of oar mediatCo,we wire willing to see at first only the result of some misunderstanding. We were in hopes the cabinet of London, considering as noes encases facts reretable fee all the wirld, and which had only taken place by the violation of an eassoesient made with us, would abide by the draft of enevention which we had arranged with that cabinet. You hays been instructed to make this demised. This demand not having been com plied with, it hes appeared to us that the prolongation of your stay at London was net compatible with the dignity of the republic.. (Lead cheers.) The President has ordered me to invite you to return to France, after having accredited M. de Mareecaleni in tee quality of Aortic irairaires. Het has ordered me at the same time to 'trash" you all the satisfaction of the government of the republic at the seal, ability, eons listory and fire which yea have constantly displayed during the course of a isgotia•itra which has sot owed is failure to you. You are instructed to read this present despatch to Lord Palmerton. (Fresh cheers )—Signet Lahitte. In order to comply with the wish., of the As sembly, he had the honour to place upoa the bureau all the documents relative to this affair. The Assembly would no doubt see the propriety of ma!urely studying all the documents of the vo luminous collection of papers which he held in his hand, before entering upon a debate. Thus they would be enabled to appreciate and judge the acts and intentione of the government. (Yes! yes!) The papers were ordered fur printing, on the vote of the Assembly to this effect. 'I he explanations of the minister were followed by much agitation, and t►e sitting was then suspended for a short time, during which Lumerons groups formed. There seemed to be a great satisfaction among the burgravee, who grasped one another by the hand. Many exclaimed that it would save the Electoral BilL It seems, is feet, to be hailed—this quarrel with England—as a saunter excitement to the galling dissensions at home. The report on the electoral law will be presented to-morrow. To counterpoise the petitions presented against it, the party of order are getting up petitions in the department* for the adoption of t►e law with out amendment, and for the adoption of the law of transportation with the retroactive clause. Different aneradneents to the budget of receipts were discussed, but without any incident of interest tunable up. The duty on sporting-lioseses, the tithe raised by the state upon the proceeds of the ocirsi daty, and the post-tariff, were maintained without modification. I have little to add in order to complete my repent of the Aasembly's sitting yesterday. The honours of the day fell to M. Pascal Dupre% who delivered • esseemble philippic, full of nerve and elapses", visit the Minister of the Interior, for the royalist retel'ito which he executed the laws of the republic. e, commonly armed cap-a-pie with complete melf-possession, was on this occasion fairly put to runt, aid meld hardly utter a word in reply. M. Dupont du Damao clearly proved that the withdrawal of M. Boule's license as printer was illegal. The committee on the budget of 1831 yesterday terminated the examination of the budget of the flaw= department. The chapter relative to the ear veillano• in the departments, the administration of the forests, and all the chapters relative to the post office have been reserved for further discussion. • subcommittee has been appointed to examine aid draw up a report on them. M. I)rouyn de l'Hays is arrived in Paris. Lord Normanby had not, up to this afternoon, re mired say letter of recall. The President of the Republic expresses to every one hie deep regret at the 11118D01316011 of diplomatie relations with Great Britain. But he was obliged to submit to the urgency of his ministers, or rather of the bergraves. The inside is said to be fixed for next Saturday. The Dix Deeembre says :—" The Council of Minis ters assembled yesterday. The Minister of Wes and the Interior, it is said, stated to the cabinet the plan of the measures which will be taken to maiatela tranquillity in the capital in the event of any attempt being made to disturb it.. Gen. Cbangaroier and the Prefect of Police were summoned, when the muesli rose, to receive the communications of the govern- Bent. The mearures adopted by the conceit are such u to canoe complete confidence to the papulation, and discourage the coneoctors of disorder. The tone of all the conservative papers this morning is gloomy in the extreme, progno-ticating an know diets appeal to force. PrahaFa this evil augury is the effect of design. The P►eeee wane the people Mt Is be piled by sham revolutions ; and hints that saw thing of that kind may be expected in the square et St. Martin. The Chissiasselossel publishes the following : " The government yesterday received the following tek graphic despatch : Nee, 1411 t May, 8 p m.—Creaeor, 14th May, 11 p.m. The troops last 'teaks and this meriting oecupisd tho Cressot militarily without the slightest resistance. Every thing was otionned to threats. Eight of OW principle ring leaders ham limn smelted to-day, sad are shout being sent to Anton. No collision appears to be now feared. Tits strike still exists among the miners. A second despatch, some hours later than the above announces that the effervescence is completely calmed is ell the district, and that the strike hes ceased. We may add that the arrest of the ring;eadere took pleas wit Met any collision, by the gendarmes, supported by the infantry." The Press* of yesterday pobli.hed the following polities, leaving two columns in black for signatures. Haring the day a great number of persons went to the office of the Prase to put their names to the petition, which was also lying there for signature: To the Illeativers of the Legislative Asseable.—ltepressa 'stifle of the People,—The deputy (*modem/ire) uke de• Neese dm right of the seesuesset tweeds/a) Costesgs hie etasidele. This is the prioeiple ; deduce the soesecesees. To vele kr the bill og the eleetoral law which is grissated to you Is to vote s law epos which a d may be founded to proem:am yeas dissaluthie, sad to declare that you have sassed to be the Wade repressetaritee of the olostorol ileidrilf. The lei•imesks" Is under swam him the THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENIN9I,. : MAY 17, 1810. " perreltios•Rstesu."—Tbs obia athesr w If. Arun, isms DI Cilialuny. _ This wee 'Aped yesterday, says the Psvase, 11.7 10,000 proms. • Several arrests have taken plass at Casa I amyl of the peewee arrested are soldiers. The election of the Bea-Rhin is fixed for Jure 9. The itimiteur eitallime the dismissal of MM. Der marmot and Ha/doubt how the ogee of adjanot to the mayors in the 3rd and 9.h arroadifeemestv, for hay lalLsillued the ridden spinet the Enteral Bill. The Netnesei pablishes • cdrealar of Clem Moat poet to commaaders of regiments, denouncing, in a manage more worthy of • polimatan than a minister, a device of the democratic, party for diatieguishing their partissas is the army. This is to tattoo a oer tabu part of the body with the cap of liberty and other republican symbols, by which they stall be kaewn on the day of trial. The following proposition has been prevented to the National Assembly, b 7 MM. Cunia-Oridsine, de k Rochette, snd de la &walk : There shall be appointed by t►e Legislative Assembly a eseasalttee et Mama 'amuses, as • the biU of the ergaass law ea the responsibility the miaisten sad the taker agents of the emotive poem. terns seettessd ruble Is sesepets n the WM* pm& forum, ea the lawns* in the ensue& pus/nisi 1p the farmer Is eel preptriesele even to she booms dike • litS°s• The_ laufidfislaihrelle spew the wadi of seek was= ' sena seaullelez e r ia =the fellesing km k the desks. • aped duty en Oen 101111110 delve ; Warsaw la the deep ea mesa rens. gibed at weals* sic : ea ea Neosho* Not Land MAIM Wee N how theists, ditto higher neaten and WNW free eight to it thalami: the detp ea Waned prhibed threads to ramie die sou, bet the ditigs se cotton on. weelle k last, par_ 111 ise h 'reseed Mee MI to 74 theism The dudes se dk ere leetweed IS UV Mc from surges to 3 proposed N at white and *leered milk, from 8 to 10 dialers ; ea *owls, milk, lsetteel-lide Wk. silk toseds ial k o rt re 11 to 16 thaws to ; on en ankh, of laseL 4111., herslo 150 ;ea Ilk *airb a g= sad OM* tgalen; ee oaks abed with issel,lrsa 66 to 76 *helm 4. Weenie yews nejlle1118: The dudes ea these saddle primed to re ad mas theywith the esespeles of an Wenn rdlSlstiethe hen 110 to 160 Ilion 5. This part of the sail males of the reps, vitals to the drawback duties oit peendione ea the nomads, of wheal sena feetweet. ifs snide' ere Hoek Miss, silk, and wool ; the inemenial bee !weever. oselais sap bed proposal of Ohs tieseet et deep is be allowed, bet dee mamas, or son. gross Seaside She respelive amisents. Ldm etittlet of the Quirks, on Saturday, the regal is Waded in the preceding memorial were dimmed aerieline, and approved of by the majority, days Ur Oa deity on sine. At this stage of the pro ceedings the Congress adjourned. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Yes 10. The pyramidal' of the Beak Caleinittee are briefly u follows: the assumption by the state of the one and um-florin notes; Imperial Treaeory Bond. of less than 100 florins, with forced currency, to be I issued only as a transitory measure and, when abso lutely neosmary, a loan of 130,005,000 florins; the l ime of 49,379 Bank Stock ; the repayment of the entire state debt to the Bank, with exception of the 77 million flors provided for by the omistitution of the Back; a regulation of the Wives of Beak paper ; the establishment of branch banks; the encourage ment of multiplication of banks of deposit, mortgage and discount ; a reform of the system of oolosge ; the revocation of all the paper money of the state • the issue of Imperial Treasury notes, without compulsory stegreney; the abolition of forced circulation ; and the recall of all back-notes under the Yalu' of 10 Amine. Ilemars, KAY IL—Velestiu7 Leas, 1031 ; Natlonsl Debt, e3l ; Bulk Shares, Sq. VIVINA, NAY 14.—P1,0 Pet CCU. Metalllques, 031 ; Bask Mares. 1027. Eschew as Lemke; 11. GREECE. Telegraphic advioes have been received in Vienna from Athens to the 7th inst., eiti Trieste. The English Asst had left Salamis. A division of the diet was to tooth at Naples; the remaining ships, with Admiral Parker, sailed direct for Malta. Vitt Court. The Dacht ss of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. The Duke and Duchene de Nemoun also paid a visit to her liajesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a nautieg of the Royal COIRRiell4ll for the promotion of the 111hilltd06 of the Woske of Industry of all Nations, to he It Id in the yw ISM. His Royal Highness arrived at the New Palace of Westminster at three o'clock, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. The coaaralrioners present were the Doke of Buccleuch, Earl Orenvilie, Lord Overstooe, Sa Robert Peel, Sir Richard Westatioott, Mr, 3. Shepherd, Mr. Cobden, M.P., Mr. Cubitt, Mr. T. F. Gib son, Mr. Peeey, M.P., and Mr. R. Stephenson. Mr. Sutt Retell and Mr. Stafford Northcute, ucretaries to the Royal Corniniwion, were in attendance. Colossi Reid, R E., easireasa of the Eseentive Committee, was also peewit Before the meeting of the Royal Commission the Belida% Committee assembled yesterday morning in the New Palace of Westminster. There were pr-aent the Duke of Bactelench, Mr. Bury, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. R Stephenson, Mr. C. R. Cockerel!, and Mr. T. L. Donaldson. Mr. Scott Russell, se cretary to the Royal Commtes'on, wu to attendance, and Mr. Ehgby Wyatt wu also present. The members of the Building Committee had an interview with Prince Albert and the Royal Commissioners. The meeting broke up at halt past siz o'clock : . . A r nseeting of thecommittae appointed by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1551, to communicate with the local committees of the metropolis, wee held 'someday at the Board of Trade. There were present Earl Granville (chairman), the Marquis of Salisbury, Viscount Canning, Lord Ashburton, Sir John Boileau. Bert., the High Bailiff of Westeain•ter, Mr. Cardwell, M.l'., Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. T. Gibson, sea , Mr. Field, and Mr. Manby. Colossi Kidd, E E , Chairman of the Executive CONallittiNl, sad Dr. Lyon Playtair, were also present. A cabinet council was held yesterday at the Foreign 011k*. It wee attended by Lard John Rimed, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Esrl col Mato, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chastain of the Elehequir, Sit Francis Baring, Sir John Robbed's, the Earl of Cm hole, the Right Hos. R. Laboucbere, and the Right Mom. Fox Meal.. The waned sat three hours. A deputation from the corporation of London upon th e Metropolitan lattramit Bill, consisting of Sir James Dike, M.P., Mr. Mseterasa, M.P., Mr. Low, Mr. Deputy Martina, Ms. John Wood, Mr. H. L. Taylor, and the City ffeematbraneer, had art interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-ofam. A deputation from the committee of the Prates- Mat Dissentleg Deputies on the Metropolis Interments Bill Wes tatorview yesterday with Sir George Coy. The de pasties congisted of Mr H. J. Mills (chairman), Mr. John Was, Mr. John Bennett, aad the Secretary. His Excellency the Turkish ambassador lift town =By for the Hasa*, by way of Calais, scoompanisd by ey, second Secretary of the Embes.y, and Yam Effeadi, private Secretary. The first &armory of the Em bogey, Cabooly Bffindi, who has lately been promoted to the rank of fonetioaary of the second this. remains u Charge d'Affaires during the Ambassador's absence. According to the saismonesannt in the Constantinople Jonrnal of the fitb ral tbio .s, sad fro &Mobil Is the 'runtish B.- tit:l, Ma boo promoloi to do mak of a %natat tbe obo, fa reward far his good owl bdtbfal services oryot &Ir. lag the 13 years that he hse oorapied these posts. Badik Bey, second Secretary of the Einbowy, has also been pro moted to the rank of a functionary of the third class. THE SONS OF THE CLEM:W.-ANNUAL FESTIVAL We yesterday referred to the celebration of the anniversary of this institution. TIII• BANQUET, which took place in the eveniag at Mer chant Tailors' Hall, was attended by 167 noblemen and gentlemen, amongst whom were the Dubs of Cambridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of St. Asap!, the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Bangor, the Bishop of Worcester. the Recorder of London, the Chamberlain of Ldndon, the Dees of Winches ter, the Dean of St. Paul's, Archdeacon Berens, Sir Walter airbag, Si, Sir R. Glyn, r. Sheriff Nicoll, Alderman Sidney, Alderman Hunter, Mr. Serieent Chemisel4 lc. Tne LORD Natoli presided, the Duke of Cambridge beim ea his right hand sad the Archbishop of Canterbury os kis len. Tile nasal loyal toasts having been disposed of, The LORD MAYOR proposed The The Health of the King of Hanover, royal steward of the year, and His Royal High sem the Duke of Cusbrido, his Majesty's representative." The Doke of CAMBRIWE, in rotunda! thanks, said be wee happy to have an opportunity of assuring the m ta bors of this aisocistica that the Hine of Hanover felt a deep interest is the welters of the society. No one could doubt the importance of such an establishment, and m lar as he (the Duke of Cambridge) was concerned, he need only say that when he considered the untortunate differences which existed amongst seessben of the church. he could not do otherwise than appreciate the objects of so umbra' an in stitutien as the preaent. His royal hiatuses then alluded to the services which had bees rendered to the church of Eng land by Kies George 111., whose eon he was proud to be, sad he could assure the company that he was in devotedly attached to the church as his late father wee. His royal higyorhness concluded by proposing " The Health of Me Lord Ma," aad His LORDSHIP having returned thanks, gave " The bishopA of Canterbury, the president of the emaciation." bshop of CANTERBURY, in acknowledging the sompliment, said that if he did not feel glad to reader all the assistance in his power to so excellent sad valuable an institution as this he should consider himself wanting in one of the most important duties of his situation. Although the 'Reuben of the church were glad to observe the en couragement which such a society received, they maid not but regret that there should be say necessity for its exist snee, or that any members of the clerical profeuies skoakt leave their families unprovided for. Some who followed that Profession were enabled to attain station sad opulence, whilst others could Namely ntaintsia their positioa. It won the latter class of persons that the pretreat inatitutiaa was designed to serve, and he was quite sure that their dense would always be attended to so long as the society caatlased to receive the moossragemest it deserved. The next toast was that of "Lord Denman. Ike via president of the weeletr." The RECORDER of London having ntarnerl Moak' on behalf of the noble lard, The LORD MAYOR proposed " The stewards of the Swivel, and those to whom they were indebted for the estertainmeset " The Biala* of bIibNCHESTRIL retuned Omaha, stating that be was extremely happy to be present as et interesting as oesesica. The oßse be bad the beam to bold pissed his ia the midst of a large and populous distriet, and he bad therefore 'may opportunities of obserring the advan tages which resulted host tate saleable Institution. As to the differences which existed. awned certain seentbres of the rofeuiva, he woald Moors' that he, for one, had no fait DOl that tll.oll M ll l * .tould continue to hold its position ' I. this enatry. ?SOLO= KAYOS tka pre "The lllollop of Loa mmd The Blass of BANG= rehear thanks, stating that Sae right rev. prelate Misr health had besa proper was abeam on assort it Inner Varese era rase term ssesessively disposed of, and at the der et Ow 0= do treasurer of the moiety is misused that Me relived &arias the day is behalf 411 the charity IMO or to : liant saluted is the oaths -1901.; at the dimmor. 4441.; maul suber_iptart, 33 i dividrl262l. l aii ker„ ),151. io inal ai s s eire of 1001. fro te Bost sack g $ll stowarde, whims mottrits . ti e ess, hoterr, asseeding to meter meat to defray the sorra of the day. It appeared bra • surreal of meats terra ia the year 1869 to slargrissa'a widows, adult milldam daughters, adult seas, and Ile the payers of appetites hes and estate, mar the teed mere was 14,1371., the number of persona rehired berg MA Included is this statement was aa aramosinsat that the feeds of the lastituties have been lately distrishing, whilst the &alas apes them are aerially imaraing, r well in amber as is smear sad merit; eel the sormaitter trusted that publicity of ibis far was aloes wasting to assure an adequate oddities to the rarer of domes and rand subseribers. The amount ender d ea the present tweesion, it appeared, was 2211. sore thaa the roust neared at the forma of last year. Far 1 1--- lOPININSI I ..... 87 78 P&P.I X* Is. Spot OmMs. -*— I S as. tuw 44 par - 4 se ar. 14 ' Si TS Itsakmag• aa Lamatan at aila. 33 4 3: On 0 1.7 0 . 35 83. ISM se Masa. Napo Yaw 00 30 You, IS4I —. lams Lear. 1010 701 „ Do. Do. Ike 4 DM% di— a 1130 711 I ■ liadmut 3 astamat. 73 „ Usk Urns Rousse.--111. Ormais. _• (debt Walk —7 Ditto 133 SI; Una and Dylan% 700; Pads awl Rua ; mod Haws, l 00; *views and learsilles. 101 Se ; Itraabsar. led gals. 103 SO; Orleans and Throw 0/0; Wu= and Mov- Dun and N eless& Ul ; antse, 111 73. NM 73; Paris owl Slusiserg, 010; GERMANY. PRUSSIA. Berlin dates ate to the 14th. The sittings of the conference were still spout in disattesions on the establishment of the College of Princes of the Bond, and the creation of a temporary ministry of the Union. It was determined that the distribution of votes in the College of Pilaus should be in proportion to the number of deputies esc't state seeds to the Staaten-haw of Erfurt. For the present it win decided that two ministers would ba sufficient to represent the Band, u it has little administrative busies's, the fasetionsof one oi' them to be discharged provisionally by the Prussian Mi nister of Foreign Affairs. Two-thirds of the Prussian loan of 18,000.000 Sutlers have been taken by the Prussian Bank and the Com mercial Marine Society, at 961 to 97. The' remain ing third is open to the public at par, with ioterest at 21 per cart , guaranteed from Ist of January to Ist of July, the date of the lest payment. The &oats Aisseiger published, in extaneo, the memorial hid by the Minister of Finance before the congress of merchants and tradeeinesositieh is now sitting for the purpose of drawing tap the proposals to be made by Prussia at the apr.eoaching Zollvorein Congress at Cassell : To. memorial oommenre with an explanation of the rea sons ( the peatical events of tto last two year.) which deter. mined the goveramants to pastors the ususl trieacial ca rer, and to continuo le force the old tariff. Ihe stormily of certain retains in that tare had sweetly rams n urgent that notwithstanding any objections arising out of it, poli tical c indieios of Germany, the govemutent, feeling it its duty no lager to delay, had pe•pisod to the goveramenta of the Zmilvereis to convoke the aria postponer congers at Cassell, is the comae mouth of July; and, at toe same time, bad hastened to prepare throe proposals which the nature of the case required. la drawls; v.p that proposals the Prussian governmest had well weighed the position hitherto ocespied by Persia ia the tariff questions, as well as the roast condilos of Orr ; had sever c insidered the tariff t be•finally settled system which was not to be touched. nor had it listened to say proposals which did not moot tha practical want' of the people. The lair, point of view ra retired more than ever sot to be lost sight of. The are times which were robed in the post you against a revision of Oa tariff hod not boos grimly removed ; not the least mar them was the apprehensim that important alt-rations in the Elliman tariff would reader difficult the commercial anion of Germany. The urgency of the cam, however, re quired that this objection should not lead the govonstateas of the Zollverrin to refrain from making the seeswary alters- Poets, bat only to receive and judge with caution proposals reersimesded by many, but of a less urgent asters. The govrnimeat of Frusta returned to the proposals made in 1848 for a moderatioa of the duties on raw materials and articles of food with some aright armadas, and additions, sad though its loss would be rest is oassaquesee, it also reposed great reductions is the navigation dues no the Mao, Mosel, WSW, and Mho rivers 11111 well ea Oa several anid,a of exportation. The introd uctory portion of the memorial concludes with tho mention of the lad series of proposals romomeasselml. They are for a largo increase in the duties on canton and other yarns. The memorial is then di Mead into several anti' as. Beetles 1 costains the details of the: proposals with respect to the duties on articles of food. Until the year 1828 the scale of duties was as assorted one. In the higinnint of that yam a duty of 5 ailhergorchen the marred (5f schsffels, or 1 bushel), was imposed oa all kinds of grain and fruits. An exception was maft ia favour of pall imported through the Welcher or Niemen ; rye, harry, sad ors paid only ; wheat tad all other kinds of rats sad fruits paid 2 tither. Broaches. This seals the memorial proposes to extend throughout the whole of the &inertia. The duty on butter I peromed to he rirdue•d from 3 theses 20 silbergroochen per oat. to 2 dialers. Rice in the husk and cleaned has hitherto paid the sane duty, 2 thorn per cent. To enable capitalists to meet mills for removing the hook. it is proposed to redoes the daty on rice is the hark to 20 silberrosehea, and on the other only to 1 thaler 20 iilberamethen. Shire the establishment of the Z inertia, the duties on cattle have undergone Ave different alterations, is 1821, 23, 24, 27, and 31, the nature of the alteration being is every ease an M amie, so that from 20 silliermseches per on in 1816, the duty in 1831 had risen to 6 theirs. The memorial pr poses a redaction of the duty on oxen from 6 thaters to 2 thalen 16 silheraroachen, on cows from 3 dealers to 1 thaler 15 ill hergrasebea, onyoung arts from 2 Malin to 1 thaler, oa alas from 5 slbergraches to 26 silbergromorts, and on pigs from 20 silhergroschen to 71 silborgrosshon. The memorial motives this reduction all admatagoor to Prussia, from the possibility of its competing with lirsteria. Meek- Isobar', Hanover, and Belgium ' in the apply of the English markets. Section 2 deals with raw materials It 00 - 1;11111•6111 by stating that until 1642 the manufacturere in the Z Alverein were more advantageously placed in re spect to raw materials, but that the abolition since then of all duties on raw materials imported Into Rutland bad altered the relation.; bet, though small in the Zollverein, the duties prevented ea advantageous competition with Great Britain. The Prussian government bad on a former occasion (in 1846) prowdaed a reduction in soma of the chief articles of raw material, and it aow to remove Mem all entirely, retaining, however, a small export duty on raw materials of home manufacture, such as different kinds of gums, coloured woods, saltpetre, moss, tow, vegetable oils, a. goats' hair. Tie three exceptions to the general aboli tion of Ike deli a are tallow, sine, end potash ; oa the first the redaction proposed is loom 3 to 2 timbre, and on sine from 2to 1 %haler. Potash is not included in the mo peed, bemuse it is made in the Zollverein. Section 3 deals with maaufactured articles, and is divided Into live head.: 1. Linea yarns and linen articles. The memorial states that the attention of the government had for some time past been draw. to the gradual diminution of the export. of na tonal linen articles with the poverty and want of the poor tioa of the population occupied with this manufacture. Tha remit of the inquiries which had been isatitatad proved that through all its stages the manufacture of limn in the states of the Zollverein bad remained kr behind the which this breach of industry bad mode in Grist g: i t r a t ia. " The chief same of the progress of Great Britain was %smal ltime], considered to be Its spinning machinery. The government of Preemie had already called attention to ear tain necessary measures for improving this beam* of national industry, such as the better cultivation elf flax, improved systems of spianing, weaving, bleaching ; all them, kroner, it considered utterly useless, males enerelle Mime were taken to prouto's spinning by machinery. T manages this object, the government bad in 1846 respond as iseresise in the Zfilverein tariff of the deity ea linen yarn mu by machinery from 2 to 4 %halm per cwt, and a premium in the shape of • drawback of 3 thalami per wt. ea the exporta.! lion of biome produca. The propene', however, was not oar- ! tied, and in consequence the imagoes of spindles in West- pasha and Silesia was sines 1846 °sly 1,388. In Silesia the number in 1846 was 43,138, in Westphalia 1,826; togethe r 44,963. The numbers sow were, in Silesia 44,060, and la! Westphalia 2,291 • together 46,831. While the eoseamp- tion of linen goads in Westphalia alone would require 90,000 spindles to be in madam operation. The Prussian fovernment, therefore, propose to isms, the duties is the llowing manner : O. Limon yarns :-1. Raw unblembod, from 2 to 4 thaws per cwt. 2. Bleached or sobered, from 4 to 6 finders per cwt. _ . 6. Psekieg and 'oilcloths (dm duty remains tie ewe). e. Unbleached bank cloths, drills, sad twills. twos 4 to 6 *stews per ewe. el. Blenched, coloured, printed, AN., lima cwt of ell kinds. tram 20 sad 30 thalen to 26 *den per cwt. o. Baptiste, gauss, lam, to , free 80 and 60 Onion te 76 Balm per cwt. The four categories la which the latter articles an laciuded erto thee proposed to be reduced to two. 2. Cotten yards end autos weds. TM menet %malty el age& yams n• Weed is the Zoilverein in the siarteoe, 163743, wet 616 . 063 cwt. ; la the tollowiag its yoae the merge we 863,121 cwt. The mount prodncid by the antloasi tasaVecturers was la the Ant period 23 per mat., sad In the &mad, 8 2 per eget. Ustal the mid of 1842, the duty on wettest yards was 2 Slaters per cwt. Oa the let Jeamry, 1643, it was laersawd to 3 *siert Netwithetailliag the Mussy, t►e masks Yee Aiwaet. w.-sat. Lemont. Cknis. M 41 IN 73 IN 23 34 40 NN NN .7N S 7 16 1/9 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Yesterday sa adjourned spatial meeting of the ekonholdere ens held at the Peddington terminus for the purpose of taking into consideration the report of the com mittee of consultation appointed by the proprietors in the outman of last year, in which were recommended, &unapt other things, a wend reduction of salaries, and a oonsolithi teat of mortals of ce. in the witablishmoot. The chair was taken at 1 o'clock by Mr. C. Russell. The actin convenor the meeting having bees read by Ma secretary, The CHAIRMAN said the onaidention of the report of the committee had been adjourned on two separate own nen, and ha desired now to urge on the monies the necessity of waning tea anal decision; with this remark he should have been contented to sit down, but Mr. Williams having addressed • letter to the directors, and that letter having' bees adopted by two other members of the committee (Mr. Withers and Mr. Gladstone), the direeton felt it be due, not only to those gentlemen, hot to themeless and the proprietors, that ha should nuke • tow observations, To the imputation that be had abruptly acid unfairly dissolved the last meeting, he should make no further answer then by appealing to the proprietors, whether on the occasion refined to, or on the any other otomins that he had occupied the chair (and daring 13 years he had hoer)—he h ad ever offered the slightest obstacle or inter ruption to the fullest and fairest discussion ; and whether, if he had erred at all, It had not been in permitting a laxity cot quite oculaistent with regularity and order. (Cheers.) The observation which Mr. Williams had desired to maks at the last meeting were now in print, and to him (the antennae) they cooly appeared to be extracts from the hon. proprietor's own words in his own re port. (Hear, hear.) Some I. f the suggestions of that report had already been adopted, all of them had been considered, and where there had been any difference of opinion between the committee and the directors, the proprietors had had lull opportunity of deciding between them. He hoped the in formation which the proprietors now portend with regard to the salaries bad sate o Red them that the directors had not been so careless or extravagant iu peat tintes,or so improvident with regard to the future, as had been represented. Toter had felt it die to the officers of the company net merely to state the ineresee of salary which had been made loon time to time, but also to explain the increased duties which had devolved upon them. In effect, between the recommenda tions of the committee and than of the board of directors as regarded the reduction of salaries there was no tomtit' difference ; spread over a number of fears whatever difference existed wee rather in favour of the reale of the directory. The directors had prepared three nsolu- Seas, which he would sow read to the meeting, and which would be submitted by him on their behalf : That the report of the directors, dated the lath April, presented in pomace of • resolution of the last half-yearly meeting, with respect to the reatentnendsUons of the ennimime of eortsultrtion, be now tubes fans coasideration, and that the scale recommended by ta e board ix the he wed pa adopted. t persons uthe employment of the company That the said repot of the directors be adopted, and the mom neaudadoes of the comotleise of consultation modified or confirmed theeeby be meted Into erect, and that the thanks of the proprte tofe roes to that cmysittee upon the terminatioa of their That this meeting also °moors in and adopts the opinion expressed is the same report as to the proper number of directors to 0011Slitlite the bend .1 management of this undertaking. and as to the proprie tors' retaining in their own hands the p twee al readyc• nferred by law either to reject or re-elect, as they may think be.t for the interests at the company, any director at the time of his retirement by rotation. He conehtded by moving the adoption of the fleet retolu ties in the above aeries. Mr. GRIFFITHS having asked for information with regard to the cironmstancts under which Mr. Saunders's salary had been reduced, The CHAIRMAN said that when the redaction was first proposed the directors remonstrand against it as an act of injustice and impolicy. In that state of thing', Mr. Baun den, with that liber..l feeling which he had always evinced, made it a personal request to the board that they would not allow the amount of his salary to be a grcund of difference between themselves and the CO:Maine* of consultation. (Hear, hear.) The directors had not divested themselves of the right to restore Mr. Saunders's salary to what it bad been, if that wan considered desirable. Mr. SAUNDERS said that as the matter was one per sonal to hinwele, he begged that it might be distinctly understood that be neither claimed as • right, nor did he desire to be paid one farthing mon than the 1,5001 a year which he had consented to receive, not volnatarily, but ander • restraint which be would not espial's. He refund to volunteer a reduction of his salary, for three reasons, which he noted at the time, and would now repeat. In the first place, he would not do so because it woull have been an admission on his part that he had been overpaid, which he did sot think was the fact ; secondly, he would not do so because he thought it would lead to a reduction in the salary of other cflicers, which he thought would be moat ispotitie, most unwise, and moat unfair. (Interruption, amen and Moen) He heard a hiss. Was that the reward of a man who had laboured as be had does ? Happily he klieg cot the person from whom that hiss proceeded. He certainly was not ashamed of anything that he had done, and he ought not to be received in that manner. (Hear, hear,) He had stated two reasons why he had refund to make • voluntary ocr of reduction in his salary. The third was, that if he had done so be could never have been at liberty to quit the company's service, which he had had many opportunities of doint,. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, be begged to say that be w<uld yield most implicitly to the decision of the meeting. (Cheers.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS the chairman of the consultation I committee, reminded this meeting that the committee was ' appointed at the suggestion of the directors themselves, in consequence of the dividend having been reduced to 4 per • cent., and that the inquiry was intended to include every branch of the concern. lie n proceeded to recapitulate in detail the various items of expenditure inveaticated by the committee. In 1848 the directors themselves made the happy discovery that it was possible to dr.-et a saving of 25,8001. a.year; and is 1849, the dividends having continued to de cline in the interval, they set about considering what further reductions could be made ; and +Mid the committee was conducting their inquiry, 98 persons were discharged, whose united salaries amounted to 7,2101. The company had 17 superior officers, whose salaries per anween amounted in the aggregate to 10,0301 The great sin of the committee in the eye, of the board consisted in their having recommended a redaction of the salaries of those superior officers; though the chairman himself had said that as honourable men they shield, as a company, disdain to reduce the salaries of the porters and of the lower classes of servants. First, the committee proposed to reduce the salary of Mr. Saunders, the secretary, from , 2,0001. to 1,5001. a year ; that of Mr. Gooch, the head of the locomotive department, from 1,0001. to 8001.; that of Mr. Seymour Clarke, the head of the traffic department, from 9001. to 6001. a year. These reductions amounted to 1,0001. The reductions in nine minor officer, amounted to 5801. So that all the reductions which the committee of consultation • proposed amounted to 1,5801. in 144,10001. In the course of their inquiries the committee did not find that any of the servants of the company were overworked. It having been soloed that many valuable servants of the 'outplay were about to leave It. service, be (Mr. Williams) wrote to the secretary on the 10th of April, requesting to be furnished with the names 01 those who had determined on taking that step. The secretary then declined to answer without consulting the directors. On the previous day, however, he had written to inform him that Mr. Seymour Clarke, the superintendent of the London %relic, and Mr. Sturroek, the superintendent at Swindon, had accepted sp poiatments from the Great Northern Company, and that Mr. Frederick Clarke, the superintendent at Bristol, bac accepted ea office from the South Wales Company. (Hear.) As regarded Mr. &soden he did not deny that that geode , man bad worked very hard in carrying bilk through whit meat ; but what had the company got by it ? (Hear, brew.) They had sustained a los of sway millions through the SOD OM of Mr. Saundra' exertions (Hitar„bear.) Considering the present condition of the company, sad the relative of the office, of the oempany is she proprietors, and considering further the great redaction which had taken place in the one of the nesesearlea of life, the committee had d talglath y iceed d ore e L ht tke Tt e t io tes ey t aid: w ob e c m t ia iu s i n ti m onma t :ph illiadil i toe m a oa t . wanwt t he he ether il, oo nrsa • s a swp course o : h f a a theirct h ; ha and st i returns et t victor y t h e of the salad's paid totheir officers. (Cries of " Name.") The reams were obtained eoalidenUally. (Oh, oh) He would give the name' to any ten "enthuses whom the cede As regarded Mr. Gooch, the coin rttelete• flat that gentleman, after having presided at one time over 1,800 men, tad under him then only 600 men, and that he resided in London. (Hear, hear.) He had nothing to say in disparagement of Mr. goy moue Clarke, but he doubted not that an efficient person might be found to supply hie place. There vete at present throe managers,— one at Louden, one it Swindon, and one at Bristol and it appeared reasooable that the three offices should be con. sob dated into two. The head of the carriage department, Mr. Gibson, had 3001. a year in that opacity, end 1001. a year for the superintendence of the maintenance of way down to Maidenhead. It was thought by the committee that the whole of this maintenance of way should be managed by persona in Mr. Htuners department. The directors pro. posed to have a new officer—• superintendent of the traffic department, with a eteximun salary of 1,3001. a year, unless, indeed, the office were given to It,. Saunders, in order to ' mate kis salary 2,0001. Thry also propoeed another row offitiet, to be called " the estate clerk," at a salary of 4001. rat. lir. BERNARD, of Bristol, said Mr. Williams bad emitted to notice the aolutsiont of Mr. Rs) , to as offine under Mr. Gooch, at 4MI. • year. The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Ray had not been appointed ; the direeton outemplated appointing him to supply th e created by the retirement of Mr. Sturreek. Mr. WILLIAMS concluded by moving se an aisimadmetat the adoption of the stale of salaries proposed by the come- An Het. PROPRIETOR seesaded the sassidossut. Mr. DICialliSON, one of the auditors of the e - mpany, said Aetna every occasion en which he had m at them, the direeline had manifested the utmost willingness to adopt any resesiesibieenggestson. The hon. prapristor was proceeding to seem of the other officers of the company, whoa Mum pled by a proprietor, who observed that no env doubted the abilities of the persons referred to. The CHAIRMAN said the hon. proprietor was perfectly in order in stating his opinion of the value of the services of the odious, the amount of whom reinumerati an was under sonsideration. f Hear, bear.) Mr. DICKINSON proceeded. He considered it quite im practicable and unnecessary to furnish • detailed statement of all the salaries paid by the company. Wilt respect to the made of keeping the accounts it was inipouible to have any . thing more eatisfa:tory, nor could the investigation of them be more rigid than it had been. Mr. MORGAN could not admit that there was anything necessarily antagonistic between the directors and the rote. minim. They wire both seeking the same end. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SMITHIES agreed with the last speaker in regret ting the difference which existed between the board and the direetees; bat the hon. proprietor mast be aware that the real direness. *was much greater than 1,8001. a year. It had be.. found by experience that those who had to find beta patranaire foraged • higher estimate of the money vain of services than thou who hid simply to bear the burden. A SHAREHOLDER called upon the meeting to consider the ease of the widows and orphans who might be almost entirely dependent on the dividends which they received. Mr. SLADE said it should be a consolation to the honourable proprietor to know that the difference be tweet the directors and the committee was not • difference of more than Yd. per share in the dividends. (Hear, hear.) It was not surprising that Mr. Williams shun" have defended the report, for it was his owa child. He submitted to the better judgment of the meeting the proynety of supporting the directors on Ibis question. Mr. WITHERS, a member of the committee of cowed nines, having risen amidst loud cheers to address the meet lag, mid he felt that that reception was the best answer to the concluding part of Mr. Slade. observation,. (Cheers.) That gentleman had made an insinuation against the committee. Mr. SLADE disclaimed the intention of insinuating any thing smut the honour of the committee. Mr. WIIRERS was glad to hear that disclaimer. The committee had been actuated solely by a desire te• introduce judicious economy, by commencing with the heads of the de partments. He was of opinion, that in future, the prie cipal officers of the company should be partly paid through hang an intent in the dividends. Mr. FOX characterised the reduction. proposed by this committee m " penny wise and pound f.olisb," and de clared his belief that %/stir adoption would lend to looms by accident which would more than outweigh the amount sup posed to bo Mr. BERNARD irked whether the directors had neer tamped by inquiries mode of other boards, that the existing scale of trivalent was a medium c ite 1 The CHAIRMAN said the directors had taken the greatest paine to obtain information on the eulljrct, and a careful comparison of the duties discharged by their own °than with those performed by 'tattler offi.ets iu other nta blisirinents, bad led them to the conclueion that the com pany was not paying too high; it was sot enough to mimpare the amount received by two penises holding the same nominal office. The South Wel. s Company having made the experiment of reduction, had found teat toey could not get respectable servants at the reduced rate. It should to borne in mind chat the company had now taken possession of the Wilts. Somerset, and Wt ymouth line. and was about to work the South Wales line, both of wt ich would impose on its servant, additional duties. The hest way to increase the dividends wail to have an active, efficient, and contented body of servants; and he bad told the committee, and would now repeat, that traffic to the amount of I,ooof. a week might be gained by vigtl.nce or lost by °minutest. (Hear, bear) As had been observed with ustard to the salaries of government servants, no riches c'old jusify ex travagance, and nothing short of fair wages would secure efficient service,. (Cheers 1 The amendment and the motion were then successively submitted to a show of henna, and the Chairman declared the numbers to be *cosi. Mr. HODGKINSON demanded a ball.t in favour of the motion, and Captain Bulkeley was nominated by the Chair snaa as the scrutineer for the directors. Mr. W. WILLIAMS, on being requested by the Chair man to name a scrutineer, declared that he would not be • party to such • farce. (Loud chstro.) Mr. WITHERS gave • similar response, observing that it would be n•e!esa to name as. rutineer, when the result had bees already annourced in a moraine newei 'pct. The CHAIRMAN said he would not consent to the with drawal of the amendment (Cheers.) After a short d,lay Mr. LORD said he world un•lertake the offiee of scrutineer on behalf of the supporters of the amend ment. The CHAIRMAN then stated that the poll w^•ld tont mance forthwith, and continue open until halcput six th►t evening ; that the %0!C1 would be taken on the following (this) day, from nine o'clock until 3; and that at four o'clock in the afternoon he would declare the remit. He added that • petition, prepared by Major Court, in favour cf a government midi., was then lying outside the ream for sig nature, but the director► did not approve of the object. The meeting then separated. DrALTN, MAT 16. The rain, which has fallen in abundance, though by no means to excess., during the last two days, has already begun to set matters right in the country. The impulse which vegetation has received is extra ordinary, and there is the most encouraging prospect ' that the evil of a late spring will be amply repaired. Yesterday, owing to the wet weather, the grand review which was to have taken place in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, was countermanded. The troops, however, Sredfeir.r de joie from their respec tive quarters; sod the public respect was otherwise exhibited by the ringing of joy -bells, the decoration of shipping, &c. The inhabitants of Navan and its vicinity met on Sunday last to record their opinion in favour of tenant right, and for the purpose of forming a tenant protec tien society, and "petitioning parliament to pass an act to put a s'op to the desecration of dwellings in that town and throughout Ireland." A similar meet ing was held at Brad', in the county of Limerick, on the same day. Mr. Keogh, M.P., has addressed a letter to the Dublin papers explainingsome points in his Preroga tive Court Bill, t. - ; which objections had been made in Ireland. He observes that he has not heard any ob jection, except from proctors, to the principle of the measure, that of concentrating the jurisdiction as to probates and lePers of administration in one court at Dublin, abolishing in that respect inferior jurisdiction, simplifying the practice and proceedings of the Pre rogative Court, introducing trial by jury and rien weer examination, and opening the court to the general body of practitioners, barristers, and solicitor., with out distinction as to religious opinions. Sir W. It. Hamilton, the astronomer royal for Ina land, has published an interesting account of a very brilliant meteor which he observed on Monday night from the Observatory of Trinity College. As it so rarely happens that these phenomena are obsessed with anything approaching to mathematical precision it may be useful to science to give the result obtained in this instance, stated in his own words: The meteor, es seen from the transit shalt of thiaObser ?story, in latitude .53 deg. 23 min. 134 sec north,. and in longitude 25 min. 21 see. of time west of Greenwich, attained Its politest brightness, which woe of a bliss colour, at about four minutes end seven seconds after the mean mid night (local tine) of Monday, the 13th of May, 1560, haying then an asimuth of about thirty . degrees to the watt of the south, and we altitude et about sixteen degrees, which wouht,.. &sewer, in round numbers. to a right ascension. of thirteen, hours, thirty mieutes,And a north poler distanca of one Mtn- . dud end six dogma. Monday ni;ht a deadly conflict arose at Greenhills near Roxboro',, apon the occasion of giving possession of s b.rm under the courts to a man named Michael Hogan, by the keeper., maa of the name of Scanlan. who were struck with atones, knocked dawn, and left apparently for dead. One of the mei, a peace maker, Edward Brien, was killed on the spot. No shot was tired, but the slaughter was effected by stone throwing, and blows inflicted by stone in hand.— Limerick CAronicle. STATISTICAL RETURNS OF THE DUBLIN METRO. POLITAN POLICE FOR TUX TEAR l&W. The total number taken into custody emoted to 66,474—ma1es 34,296, females 22.179. The frtvatest amber were—in the months of. July, 3,463; December, 3,166. The bast number—in &plumbs", 2,266 ; sad October. 2,449. TIN total number discharged was 9,272—males 6,366, haulm, 3 916. Saausary °Davit:l%lms, 20,662 males, 13,478 females. Total 34,130. Tote/ mama( tied for trial 1,669, of whom them were males 997, females 672. There were 600 convicted and seaboaced; 236 acquitted. la 71 mass bills were not found; no prow moles is 76 wow. ATTRYPT TO BURN A CIIVICH.—Late on Friday night lest, or early on Nattuday morning, the parish chinch of the little vitiate of near Deal, was broken into by some Pomp or Pen 'n who esdpavottred to set ft on Ike, bat Nita. it inKm& , from the matirfale rooting too leap to "ad" them *Pahl'. A reward of 401. hat beta tared for the discovery of the eighty parties.—Znii U.M.ee 1 1