The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-16 00:00:00

PRINCS CONSORT.

THE

BANK OF ENGLAND iturpro.—(THlS DAY).
A special general Court of Directors of the
Governor and Company of the Bank of Englanders" held to-
day la the Bank parka % ter the purpose of submitting to
W resideratioe al the proprietors the expediency of ete-
✓nalg he her Majesty aa *deem of condolence on the death
of his late Royal 1116 them the Prior Consort.
ALIIIED Lassa, BK., the governor, presided, end there
were present Mr. Ore, Y.P. Mr. Thomson /lackey, M.P.,
Mr. B. Dere% end nearly all the directors. The attend-
ance at ka trait of the table was not very mune-
=t dthoagh
h. they represented an immense amount of
The Memos mid the directors ware tether late in soh.
miring an address for the coesideration of the proptieter.
They were quite aware that the beak had always avoided as
mach r potable any unnecessary parade. It would always
prefer that *Jaen should show it the way in thee' matters,
sad that the beak should not promote than aster
the reprices saw good occasion tor drag eo.
This bad then • very peculiar rano% stad it became
mersary, when they saw that municipal bodies and others
were propane' addressee throughout the country, that the
bank should not fall into anew in Wishing hem doing
the same. Sympathy with the Queen, who was un-
doubtedly the greatest rarer is this great misfortune,
it was ocularly their duty to ask, and it was very natural
to them, although the lose which had been retained was
really a natioaal one. Her Majesty was not the only raf-
ters% for the death of the Prince Consort was really a loss
to the whole nation. (Hear, hear.) The Prince Comsat
had been amongst them but little more than 20 years, but
all of them knew how during that time he had iron via-
ning the affections of the people of England. English
people were not remarkable for receiving strangers
earegst them, bat he had taught us more
W e anybody to respect them, and not to over-
value ourselves in comparison with strangers. In
every way he had animated the hearts and the industry of
this country, and so promoted the interests of commerce, of
which that Beek might be considered in some measure the
centre. The people of England, therefor% owed to thecentre.
Prince Croon a great debt. (Heer, hear.) He (the Go-
vernor) believed that in nary relation of life there never
rubd have been a better rams. Re grad, by the meth
be bad left behind him, to have bre a very laborious man.
He mast have worked very hard reload, as those might testify
who had seen him at social meeting, end presiding at public
societies, and saw at the same time the taste sod ter with
which he addressed himself to every subject. *short, he
did to Ws sertry equal service and lissour. Such men
_
were very AM they did appear they were public
benefactors, not only by the good which they accomplished,
bat far the example which they left for the imitation of
t, rheas. (Cheery.) The Governor concluded by proposing
the ad?ptir of the following address :
to ran gam's nor arum rumen,
"The Dutiful and Loyal Address el the Governor and
Oonipw of the Ira of England.
"Mod Gracious- Sovernpy—We, your Majesty's most
dutiful and salrjetes, the GOVitlife and Company of
the Sink in geseral court sessesbled, thmbly
beg leave to year Majesty with the expression of
our deep sorrow for the lose which your
Malesty has
sustained, and ear earned sympathy in your Majesty's
parent aMiaticm.
Whim we mead the writ= and discretion displayed
by the late Parr Cowart is the high 'position which he
carried, ths Messier diameter, his indefatigabie exer-
tions te whirr the amoral and industrial welfare of your
Maples people, end his earths interest in
the einemereial prosperity of the country, we t:er that ay,
crew have est ered aloes which entitles them in some
degree to slime your Majesty's grist
" We desire to express the sincere respect which we en-
tertain for your Majesty, oar constant "encircle for the
royal family, and our hops and trust that it may please
Almighty God so to preserve and guard your royal perm
that your Majesty may long live to reign over • prormeis
and contested people.'
Aldermaa lILLONOIOI, said that on his (the Teo-
Liets=cle of the table the remarks of the governor and
sentained in the address were oereeft re
cipenereL Drury seas, without exception, throughout
this bed had fell grief sad sorrow at the lose
W nation bed sustained by the sudden takin
away of the late Prier, who had en
himself to the people of England by the interest be had un-
ceasingly "visaed in their social and industrial welfare. In
each eneumehatiose it was their duty to convey to their
attired Sovereign such consolation as they could convey.
The address was then put for the sanction of the pro-
pulsion, sad it was unanimously adopted.
A resolution was pared authoriaing the Governer and
Depety.Governor to make anangementa with the Secretary
of
The State for the Hpome Departmeot for ite peroration.
preeeedin, which occupied less than • quarter elan
hour, then terintaated.