The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

kia-UNION of LONDON (by Royal Chartsr).
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Hwy Sabswitor of Ow t.altwa vill bava, bath elbe sham
nets, as laileretaket of a Plate of **A HAMA PARTY," by
7.T, widow, A.&A.. after J. J. Cbalor. S.A. lepther with a
bVoles' of 'flirty Illestrahoas of Hyroab "Oils Harold:*
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Yesterday Lord Stanley addressed his onetitnente
at the Town Hall, King's Lyon. In reviewing the career
of the late Ministry, his lordship attributed the opening ed
Oxford Uaiversity to a union of liberal and consenative
members. He reminded his hearon of his vote against
church rates, end expressed his Inconel°, of voting so again.
With regard to contemplated measures of national education,
he thought the plan ought to include existing schools ; that
attendance upon religious instruction should be optional,
sad that all government grants ought to be made depeadent
upon the raising of local rates. As to the national represents.
tics, be thought the small boroughs were an evil, but be
did not wish to see this question " saneemearily stirred."
Addressing himself to the war, his lordship said he assured
well from the appointment of Lord John Roswell to conduit
the negotiations on the put of England at Visual'.
"No name in pobtim stands higher than his. He sets out
with the prestige of a greet poeitios, of eminent abilities.
and of a historical career, and, notwithstanding the attempts
to traduce his character, which ban been made by some of
his eollesgues, with an of stained personal and political
name. (Apples's.) I trust, therefore, that the negotia.
dew eemduetod by him may not be unsucessful. If that lit
le so, he will have earned the highest and the moat
ennobling of all human triumphs,—that of restoring
European pesos." (Hear.) He (Lord Stanley) was for tq
moderato terms of peace, for England could not afford a
loci war. His lordship then proceeded to ematand that our sjp
parliamentary system had not the tendency of throwing gs„
Aloe into the hands of incapable men of high emmesions,
sad that the principal defeats of our army are attributable to gip
the long term of pease, and to the utisassoagemeat.by the late E.
Cabinet. His sincere hope was that the present mimic
tors might deserve that support which psrliassent Is
desired to give them. " Lord Palmerston has taken r,
cam is a time of great difilealty. He has hoe U
a groat popular statesman ; and, though his years et•
an not few, and though his Cabinet is mainly that which ix
the House of Commons has lately censored, I still hope Ist
that he will prove himself strung enough to secure nnani at
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laity in Cabinet and vigour in Council. (Applause.) et
Bat, in say case, and under whatever ministry, rt.
we shall matinue to rely with a acre hope upon the en. It.
Impaired recourses and the unaltered spirit of Eng-
laad,—a spirit somewhat too careless and boastful in se
time of prosperity, bat a spirit persevering in difficulty and 13
lodomitable by disaster. (Cheers.) For myself, I desire 8-11.
nothing, I aim at nothing, I shall labour for nothing, except
to see the national honour insintaia•d untarnished, the Ili
blood eaktrossurs of England no logger recklessly Kean- It
dared as they have been, war 'Swavely sod prudently
amid 00, and peace early rtatorod." (Load and en- le
Sneed applause.)
A vote of thanks to the noble lord was then posed, and
W meeting separated in giving him three sheers.

NATIONAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.

Last night the fifth annual meetingsf the mem-
ben el the Netioeel Freehold Lead Seeiety wee held at

On London Tovors, Bishop
WALMILIIT, M.P., is tho okair.

Bit JOSIIVA

The report, of which the following is an abstract, was
presented to the meeting. The receipts during the past
year amounted to 311,7071. ls. 6d., an income considerably
►arger than that of any former year, and more by 20,0001.
than was received during the first flimsy's:l of the society's
ezistenes ; 21,638 sew shares were taken up during the past
year. The sales of land during the year amount to
66,1031.115. 7d. The Guarantee Fund of 12,4481. is not in
any sensible degree larger than it was last year. The profits
of the year have sufficed for the payment of a dividend of
61. 81. 4d. per cent. per annum on the amount of the so-
ciety's capital, bat the interest for the entreat year has been
Mused to 61. per cent. per anima. During the
year an important change is the laws affecting
the employment of money has taken place in the
repeal of the acts for limiting the rate of in-
terest forjoans neared upon land, and the directors are of
opinion that that reform will operate beneficially for this
and similar societies. The directors call upon the members
of the society to abandon their attempt to fix the rate of
interest on advances to members at five per cent, and sub-
mit to the members a praposal for modifying the rules in
this respect, so as to vest in the committee the power to de.
tannins from time to time the rate of interest at which
shares shall be advanced.

The report was received and adopted.
Mr. Connate, N.Y., then addressed the meeting, and
urged the desirability of making an alteration of the law in
order that such societies should be enabled to punkin land
openly instead of, as at present, by a Adios, and most
strongly dwelt upon the evils resulting from the legal diffi-
culties and complications connected with the transfer of
lead, while it might be as easily transferred u a bale of
cotton or a hogshead of sugar.
Mr. fironax then moved a resolution, which, after some
discussion, was agreed to, that the directors be recommended
to prepare petitions to parliament for the signature of mem-
ben, praying for the removal of all legal impediments to
the transfer of land.

The proposed alteration of the role by which the cow-
mitts, aro empowered to alter from time to time the rate
of Interest on advances to members Wails's agreed to, and
after some farther proceedings the baldness of the nesting
tarmiseted.

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