The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-01 00:00:00

THE BPS OF 300 D BOP&

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The first of the. Diamond StuatiarawigatiOft Co.,M
peny's slam lime of steamers to Ara Bay aid Net Natal,
ewe of Good Mom he. arrived ow hier errs para. Irma
that colosy, and leaded bee mails at Fames* co Barr-
day moral g, which wee forwarded to Landes during the
4ev. Her homeward dates are—Natal, June 9 ; Alp Bay,
hoist ; Table Bay, June 23 ; Bt. Helena, July 2 ; Teell•
rifle, Jib It. She brings .21 pusengers sad the following
MVP r 1,230 Wee wool, 368 begs sager, 76 salt bides, 11
alladille 8 tone of ivory, •12 ores err& feathert, 1
bet specie, rind stodgy }sober.
Tbir Eastern Provisos Wisp three legs' later sews that
liwought by the Saxon, that arrived as the lint el). At
the Cape all danger of • Kaffir war was Wilma by the
eulusaader of the forms to have pawed away,
and the matiguagoe of pease was °moldered atria.
IW few troops retasiniag is Cape Tows were to be
forwarded to the frostier, beteg to be relieved at Cape
Town by the 10th Ragt., then I. Katraria. Her Majesty's
ship Valorous, 16, paddle-seabed frigate, Captain C. C. Fee-
lsyth, was to come round to Table Bay fur iiiinton's Bay in
the eoures of a few days to effect this change forthwith.
Although the alum -of a frostier war had fortunately
premed to be nahandsd, the tows .smear of such a
`rumour was deemed Ivy the othinists. is imp Ambers
plesinat. It was also oossidered that there wee far more
; ground for the rumour than had as yet transpired. The
/astern Province Herald, in its summary of news for
Faigisad, says :—" There are some strange movements
grog os amongst the natives, and it is well to know
that our government arm pupated for prompt sad
decisive action in the *mot of say outbreak.'
It was also reported that some diplomacy had takes plan
bermes Kreli and Sir Walter Currie, in which Sir Welter
bad roved himself no diplomatist. Mr Walter had collected
• largo. pities force at Fort Booker, and with the idea of
gorse Kral i, the most islaastial Kaffir chief os the frostier,
I into his power, had mot him repeated invitations to bold a
; conference. Krell refused to attend, alleging as his reason
I that he was "still in the bush," and that he did not know
the object for wishing him to come to a British oamp.
He seamed to be staid of treachery, and it ma
said that be had expneeed himself to the elect that he
had sot forgotten there was each • Macs as Robbea lei
Islaad—au island in Table Bay, where several Kaffir
chiefs were confined, for various alleged reasons, a few
months sire. He said he did not mat to fight. He
wished to live in peace with the English. But bow could
he Birk of treeing himself it the camp of a large number
of armed polio@ assembled without a mesa Bit Walter had
• nomiber of native. in his smoke as detectives or spew,
and these people managed occasionally to communicate to
others the secrete with which they were entrusted, and
hence every movement of the police was known, and almost
every word spokes by Sir Wslterand hisiarepreteri reached
other sees besides these for whom they werespecially intended.
At length, finding that the wily chief positively retard to
come to Fort Hawker, Sir Walter Nest weed to him that
the troops were vomit,' up, sad that thee he should drive
him and his people over the Umtata- • threat which, in
the priest home feeling on colosial wart, the governor
could not support. The governor bad introdeoed to parlia-
ment various nierares for regulating the great queetioa
of nerve depredatinas on the frostier, bst it was
feared that rose measures woad not be likely to
give eatiefeetioa to the (mitre fanners. The Hon.
G. Wood had introduced • bill into the Legislative Council
for an amendment of the ooloaial law of inheritance, which,
as it provided for an approximation to the English law on
this question, would, if pared, help to render the colony
move popular as • home for the &relish colonists. There
was oo alteration in trade in the colony, nor any shipping
arrivals it delstatuss of itapotiaaos Use the last cows.

Lo!coax Master TiamosArn COMPANY. —The
directors in their report state that the ice:ease in ,phe
income has been continuous and steady, whilst the expendi-
ture appears to follow a fair average unmet. sod. it may
be added, that the present rate has been found sufficient for
tranesetiog a remunerative amount of business. Prom
parliamentary returns, recent], issued, it appears that this
company shows the largest rate of increase in traffic of any
of the existing telegraph companies. During the past half-
year the principal outlay on account of capital has bees
incurred in providing additional private telegraphs on
remunerative terms, and in rupee at the atelier as the
Metropolitan Railway, which were opened about the middle
of the half-year, and which are worked by this company
wirier an agreement with the railway eompiay. The general
expenditure remains about the come. Umber the charge for
repairs sod maioteaance is included the reoewalof the whole
of the overhouse wine on the south side of the Thames,
which were the int Greeted ; and for the renewal of a
portion of the wires in the south-west district. The pro-
perty continues in efficient working order, and by gradual
repairs, as they become necemery, it is hoped that the
present avenge expenditure in this respect will not be
greatly exceeded.

Ri191,10 • Wancs.—A novel operation is now in
progress in the Victoria Dock, Tidal Basle. The Donations
r big suok some meths ago with a carp of copper ore, is
about being raised by means of air tight hap of mores,
soak and mode fast with chains Toned the bottom of the
vosseL When a sufficient number hare bees applied, their
inflation by a hose from an an pomp worked at the surface
will complete the proms, which is expected to be finished
in a few days.

A SHIP'S CREW POISOPED.—On Saturday in-
teapot* was received that the rakers sad crew of the
bark Ouse, of Sunderland, which lately sailed from the
Type, bound to Alexandria, had been maliciously poisoised
by the cook. The particulars which have arrived are very
scanty, but it appears that the tame] bad a crew of 10 ear
recs. A west countryman, who acted as cook, from a
feeling of revenge for some grisraoce, cotiosived the idea of
poisoning the entire crew. He mixed poison among the
men's daily rations, sad shortly after partaking of them all
bands became ill. The mate, a seaman earned Alder,
Burton Brown, a young man pilot, and another sailor
earned James Doyle, died from the effects of the poison.
The remaisder of the crew suffkieetly recovered to navi-
gate the resod to San Roque, near Gibraltar, whence the
master lies telegraXed to the owner of the vessel, Mr.
Maribor* of Su rlaral, informing him of the eararteoes.
Upon the vessel arriving in port, the cook was given into
UN custody of the authorities, and charged with murder.
They are investigatiag the affair. In the meantime the
vowel is detained.

DECAPITATED ET • RAILWAY Twos.—A fright-
ful accident occurred on Friday last at Grimsby, on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, at a spot I
known as the Fishing Dock-crossieg, by which a fishermen
named Maiming was knocked down by a train and killed
upos the spot. At the inquest it was stated in evideum by
William Canty. the gateman, that he saw the deceased ap-
proachiog the line on the opposite aide to where he was
steoding, whoa a train was proceeding from Grimsby Dock
station to Cloetborpes. He saw that Manning was drank,
and warned him in a load voice that a train was ekes at
baud, which, however. was obstructed from the view of de-
ceased by a boarding along the side of the line. The gates
had been thrown across the road to allow the train to pies,
but at the side of these barren is a wicket gate far the nee
of penman on foot, and there is nothing to prevent anyone
crossing at this point at a dangerous mamaat excepting the
cautious of the gateman. The moment Manning got through
t►e wicket he was struck by the eosins and thrown across
the rails. The firebox forced him along for a. distance of
about twelve yards to a spot when there is lees bather, and
then the wheels of the engine ran over his neck on one rail
sad his feet on the other. He was about 29 years of age,
and unmarried.

Donal:lc-ma Fins—During the greater portion
of yesterday, the inhabitants of the Talbot-coed, Ledbury•
road, Addington, were kept in a state of alarm, owing to
the raging of a serious fire (making the third that has
occurred very remedy) in the excessive range of premises
belonging to Mr. W. Hide, steam saw mill proprietor. The
flames when discovered on the present occasion had
obtained a firm hold of the steam mills, which covered •
space of ground nearly 100 feet long aid 40 feet wide. This
building was fitted up with expensive machinery, and was
adjoioad by the lour range of stabling and the dwelling.
home, besides other buildings in the same road, as well es
io the Ledhury-road. Messengers were at owe seat off in
sundry directions foe the aid of the engine*, and trendies
their arrival every effort was made to mane the harem
belonging to Mr. Hide, but unfortunately five of the
valuable animals were burned to death. In spite of the
early arrival of the engines, and an abundant supply of
water, the flames could not be extinguished until the steam
saw mills were destroyed, as well sa the outzbioery and
stables, and the back part of the private residence, and
serious damage was caused to the knitters and other
ewes by heat, water, he. The fire, as were the others,
is attributed to an iseesdiary. Fortunately the sufferer
was 'tenured in the Phoenix.

Tact EMPRISS or MIXICO AT OILIZABA.—The
Emmen avast ie the wogs*, at tee o'clock, to hear awe
is Calvary Church, sad shaman's ridged the Oarischis
Rased the game coarse& She west is a earring*, or rather
a little shake draws by two woke, like Ms. Tha coselissas
was is hi skit oloorks.—Nno York nom

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R9TAWITILIAN OPERA.
hrh. kwwn at this assaabliahmeut closed on Batnr
day light with the fourth performance at lieyarbeer'a
L' Hoek du Nord, the magnificent revival of whisk, on
136thrday week, has been already coined by us. The opera
pins with each repetition, as singers and audience become
mare familiar with music the elaborate beauty
sad laboured detail of which are not to be
appoodated at • single hearine. The performance of
Saturday last was perhaps the most perfect which the opera
bast yet received, being such as must have contented eves its '1
hwildiouseemposer, had he been alive and prevent-Although
then were few encores the best pone were received with
seek warm demonstration of applause as to povethat they
were thoroughly and universally enjoyed. The exquisite
prayer of Catherine, her light and hilliest gypaey rondo ;
the elaborate concerted music of the second Act, with
its gonna= military and scenic effects and the own-
Manion of three distinct arehashree—all these principal
portions of the work were received with expreador of
delight which argue well for Its gnomes next seams. Not
the lout among the many analogs attending its pmduo
Um at the Royal Helen Opera is the performance of M.
Faun se Peter. Such finished olagiog and satin
love eiddesa been united fa one artist. Hyper.
criticism might, perhaps, object that he is too
nand and polished for the rodomataered Can ;
bat, as it is the provinces of art t refine
and idealise realities, may such want of literal truthfulness
is a merit rather than a defect. His singing was through-
out la the highest degree masterly and finished ; the song,
" Fedi el par del rubroo," in which he pledges the health of
Catherine, who, in her recruit's disguise, is watching him
sinetherved, wee given with exquisite feeling sod
exproosies, the final florid cadenza being a dim.
play of voluble and flexible execution worthy of
Tambariai in his beet days. This song was loudly re-
deenaded. The couplet he the two vivandieres, see of
the most thoroughly original pima is the opera, has never
yet produced the same effect here that it has M Per.. It is
very well and carefully sung by Madame Rintersdorff and
Maine. Jenny Bauer, but there is • west of that *fancy
and freedom by which the two Fres& represeetatives of
the characters rendered it me of the most ef.
Motive points in the open. Mdlla. Brunetti,
who made so favourable a debut here as Preacoviii,
has now quite established her position as a gondol aced in-
telligent artist. Her aria, "Son di gel," is which she ex.
presses her terror at the Coen& invaders, and her weeping
nog, "Il Matriminsio almen," were gives with a refined
appreciation of the humour of the situation. Signor
Ciampi. as Gritosuko, the comic corporal, sing him music
imealleetly, but has mot gained much in humour since his
first performance. Madame Miolan-Carvallio, as Catharine,
gives a flaished and thoroughly French rending of the part,
and as Meyerbeer's composite style includes so large • share
of that nationality, the advantage of such an inter-
, pester of his masse is great. The principal singers,
and Mr. A. Harris, the stage manager, wen
called on at the end of the first and snood acts, and
at the conclusion of the opera, the curtain being again
raised, the National Anthem was sung, the verses being
given alternately by chorus and semi-chorus. no solo napes
being employed. A general call was then raised for Mr.
Costa, who bowed from the stage, the audition disposed.
and thin ended the seethe of the Royal Italian Opera for
1864.

Bimini°'um MUSICAL Fsgrivat..—The arrange-
ments for thin greet trieosial musical newt are sow sin-
plated, and the programme tombola to be Weed. The morn-
rug performasor will embrace the following oratorios :—St.
Pawl, the Messiah, Masse of Olires, Mozart's Sorvios is G,
• eelectiee from Bologna, and Costa's new week, Nesinsa,
mewled expressly far the acoasioe, and respecting which
mach isterest as excited is niseioal circles. The sensing
oosorete well include a sew dramatic cantata by Army
Bit, entilisd the Briefs of Dossier's's', end a oaviata by
Arthur J. Sultivaa, composed for this festival, nodes the
title of Kenilworth. Meedelmolan's Hymn of Praise will
also be given, cad the festival wall be brought to a claw
with a performance of 10iiai oe the Friday evening. The
priacipal singers. engaged are Mademoiselle Titima Madam
Lemmenofibernagtes, Madame Roden/lord, and Made-
moiselle Adair Patti. Contralti, Madame Betatoe Dolby
sad Mire Palmer. Teeori, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. W. H.
Ounnaings. sad Signor Mario. Bassi. Mr. Bentley and Mr.
Weir. The Miasmas of Noonan sad the sew cantatas,
with band sad principals, coesrassos to-day, and will ma-
tins. to-morrow and Weisseday, at the Hanover-aquaria
Rooms.

SUNDAT BANDS IN THZ PARIS. —The
ordinery memos of thirteen weeks of the performances of
them bands wee completed yesterday. Sunda y sort is se-
Docked for the close, when the bends give their service.
for the benefit of the atoda. The Victoria-park bead will be
iocremed for the occasion to lifty performers. The t's-
park will be the meal kooky-five performers. Pieos
which during the seems have received marked approbs-
tion will be collected into • prgnmme which, with sew
mune, will extend from 5 tall B o'clock. Gestlemes of
position in the profeesios both of the metropolis end pro-
vincial tom's, have bees accommodated am the Regeot's-
perk tform, and hays =premed the highest 'Tanta:kik
with both perform nos sad spectacle. Several music pub-
lishers have made large presents of music, sod Distin's
celebrated drum, seven feet ia damasks., hes bees lent. This
iestrument with its framework is so he^ that it bee re-
mained on the platform from Sunday to Sunday.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, JULY 30.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHIDRAL SCHOOL—The half-
yearly examination of this school commenced oa Monday
LM, the 25th of July, and tormioated on Friday evening,
the 29th, when the examiamo made the following award. :
Pint Claw.--Clamice.—Prix, J. H. Cheadle ; Proximo
socendt, Lama. Mathernatica.—yr!!•, Lam!. Diriaiy.—

Prize, Law ; Prozione noceenit. J. H. •Cbeadle.
Prise, Herbert Taylor. y.—Prize, Harbert Taylor;
Ponsiae aoosont, J. IL General Profit:Lacey.—
Prise, Leona. _ _ _

--linealClasit.—Classios.—Prise. A. Proximo
acennit, A. W. Biokertoe. Mathematim —Prize, W. 8.
Plowman. Diviaity. —Prin, A. Stem ; Proz‘ine ancessit,
Prin. History.—Prise. A. W. Bickerton ; Proxima se.
wait, H. Watts and Brooklien. Geography.—Prize, J. P.
Ron. Genial Proliciarry.—Prize, A. W. Binaries ;
Proxima aceassik A. Stany.
Tend Glam.—Marks end Paaminatioo.—Prize, G. H.
Watts. Franch.—Prize, Laois; Proximo acoeseit, A.
Cooper•
On Saturday morning the prizes were distributed by the
Head Master, the inv. W. Price, after which he entertained
the sineendul competitors with a sumptuous breakfast is
the Isioturs-room, at which the Rev. A. Hankins°. Ite..
W. Monism, Rev. W. J. Breton, chaplains of Christ
Churn ; and Dr. Code, organist, were present.

TELEGRAPH THROUGH THE HODSON'S BAY TgR•
RITORY. —We copy the following from the Nor'-Wafer, of
the filet Jae., which is published at Red River settlement,
II edema's Bey :—" We had the pleasure oe Wedneeday kat
of again welcoming to the settleieneet Dr. Rae, who has
just arrived from Canada, accompanied by Mr. Bweiger, his
compageon de voyage from hence to the Pacific, • trip under-
takes by these gentlemen as a sort of preliminary survey of
the tedagraph route to the west comet, to gain more specifio
and accurate information camera* the loadities where wood
may be found to be used ie the cousins:ditto of the line ;
what probable arraegements ran be mitered into with the
Didion tribes aloe( the route as regards the right of way
and freedom from moleathtion ; the most conveeient peas
through the Rocky Monntaise ; in fact, all such ieformatioo
am has been hitherto derived from hearsay, Dot always to be
implicitly depended upon. Of one thing our raiders can
met assured, sod that i., the telegraph acmes the coati-
sent Ma this place is a fixed fact, no longer a matter of
annniae, hope, or capricious speculation. It km at last
resolved itself into something to be dons—will be doe.—
and we may congratulate ourselves upon this great
step forward, to be followed, we may hope, after by
roads that will practically sad firmly unit* the whole
Axis of British North American poes.wwas into on*
eubrolies route of traffic and travel. he doctor meistiosed
incidentally the immense advantage that would accrue to
the opeeiog ap of the route did the Baskatchewso gold
fields prove as lucrative as has bees anticipated from
therm Of this thing we can assure him. that never wee
opinion here more earnest sod healthy as regards the riches
of that ooentry thee at this time. based upon the honest un-
biased °pewee of preetical, sagecions miewe, and the testi.
mousy of penises resident in the couatry, sad whom word
is sot to be lightly doubted. The result of this sessoe's
explorations sad work will, we think, sat this beyood a
doubt. The dollar expiate le reach the mast some time in
October, amid, owls to the Weems of the memos, will sot
maws this year.
THE OUTWARD ANZEICAN MAUL —Qtruarirrowx,
JULY 3L—The Royal Nan argots* Peoria arrived here at
7.25 p.m., eettoriard Koala, prenters, sad latest telvorama,
and proceeded for New York at 7.30 p.m. All well. The
Paoli eaperimoad very seven weather beet Liverpool

NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND.
A general welting of the obanbers and subscribers
of theebres fond Taa,hald on Saturday, st the Freemuone
TIMM, for the purses at receiving from the isidAnttee of
saanagssusata report and siseennat 6i account,. Tie Right
Hon. Lord NOticurron, tha prandial, took the chain

The Bog. lilmwrrain baring nod the advertisement con-
vening the meeting,
Lord HOVONTOII rase and said—Omitlemon, we are as-
sembled hare to-dav more se a benne= meeting thee any.Mtag
to talk -over the affairs of the Newspaper Prose
and I believe we moat all agree that it has seared ex-
tremely well, and that its mospecte are very good. (Cheers.)
Of course it is not our buena= hese merely eo miler our
satiefaction ; it is to my that we are all reedy, Oda of as,
individuate dean we can to advance the premienty of
this lead. Hear, hear.) I believe this feed, se I slated oil
• more pa moimion, is founded moo • mooed and per.
Meal WA. I think there has beeu a good deal of zosiappre-
Mogan sod unosomeary fears es to its exercisiog any impro-
per influence, either politically or socially, le l-
ain fond is edt meant in any degree to apply u=iy"tccis
parliamentary reporters, or even to reporters of any tied. Of
omen Moos gmtleman will be an eamient is the tiompositiou
of the society, bat they oaly take theirdus share is it; there-
face. Meares to me Met soy fear that through the mans of
the parliamentary reporters any partiality or IllijO•0011 should
enesesa=estly ehimericel supposition. (Hem, Mar.) to
the tot I do sot believe with every kind of bed inten-
tion a project could in any degree succeed. It is not
is the Ware or ea Metrtution so public es thie—ee open to
oteematicia ia every way—it is not, I say, is its nature
that it should be followed by any such tnjurious conse•
qualms. The indepeodoece of political men in this
country is too well *scared for any bad results to acme.
It would require that there should be something
almost like a coespiancy moon the reporters to ale-
, vato or demon my particular man, which is an
event the least likely in the world to take place ; foe if it
was SOW that any one, for hokum chose either So puff or
injure say man to political er public life, I believe there
would immediately arise on the part of the reporters of
other papers • disposition to act is a oentrazy senee, and to
' cost:rano* may influence that by sash mesas might have
' been created. (Hear, hair.) Pram( from this topic I will
merely say I hope you will each do all you can to acreage
the number of persons connected with thia food ; make it
as large, m free, as general as possible. That is the way to
get at a real, sound, practical methadon. (Cheers.) The
commistance. which I think is • very advisable one, that
you have limited the advantages of the institution to the
subscribers to it, wdl require for its practical working that
your somber. should be very considerable. If you est it
' upon that large and sound basis it will be not may one of
I the most useful, bat I believe eta of the wealthiest pro-
admit societies that have ever been established is this
country. (Applause.)
.You will find great pediment' t
req in the distribution of your charity. You will be
ebbed accaninies to run counter to public opinion, and to
he content to receive even perhaps temporary ohliquy.
Came will occur which may appear to the rest of at to demand your charitable consideration, but
which, oe closer investigatios, you may find do not
deserve it ; but you mast be ready to stand the brunt of
public opinion in this matter, as every Engbahmaa is bound
to do in matters of this kind. Mother point I have to re-
commend to you is that. perhaps, without establishmo any
absolute rule of secrecy, you should be extremely discreet in
the adminitratioe al this fund. In the society with which
I have been me lees enesoisted—the Literary Fued—yes are
aware secrecy is really absolute. I have bees ormemeal for
Meaty-five years with that inatitatios, and I have never
Mows an instance in which the way the mousy was dis-
tributed ever west beyond the walls of that room. (Hear.)
Of course it is a more dithault Ming for a use sonny, com-
posed of • larger number of mem and who, generally
welkin& know ems mailer so well, to carry out this
secrecy in a perfect roamer ; but do let um recommend
it to he an object in all your deliberations to keep
it as quiet sad aa discreet as you can. (lieu, hear.)
You will by that means accomplish twoobjecto—.se in, that
there is s certain grandeur couDected with everything mys-
terious, and you will be coosidered a more important body
than it you wentgeesipiag Moat and telling everybody every.
Mime you did. In the emend place it is of the greatest practi-
cal import's** that youebould suable mei amongst yourselves
with whom you have anemone to come to you under cir-
cumstances of real difficulty, knowing if they do so they
will do's is asefideme. without. their diffieulties sad die-
tram beteg made matters of public notoriety. (Hear,
bear.) I am sure if you will follow these law shop;
directions, and if you add the more you have -shown in
soommating eittorostausene mid 1e antabliebiee this
food on what I believe to be • sound and solid teas, I be-
lieve you will be gnat benefactors to mankind, and also
derive individually comiderable advantages for yourselves.
(Lomapplause.) I now beg to call upon Mr. Warren to
report.
The report of the committee was then read. It spoke moot
favourably of the state and promens of the assonlatioe, and
an that it may now be Bowden aa 'fishtailed spec
a solid, and an enduring, basis. By the balance-Meet it
appeared that the total receipts of subscriptious and dons-
moos since June of het year amount to 1.5664 Lis., the
whole of which has bees received without deductions for
collectors' coormissiou, sad that. after paying every exposes
consequent on the festival, and the ordinary oMoe outlay.
which is very small, there remains to the credit ef the load
a balance of 1,3461. l2a bd. The committee availed them-
same at the opportateity to correct a misapprehensioo min-
is( in certain quarters with regard to the scope and object
of the Newspaper Pries Fond. It Lad been referred
to as setablohed only for the benefit of metropolitan re-
porters, and those itieenes whale labours are priori-
pally confined to the Mmes of parliament. This, although
no doubt unintentional, was • grave miereprematetion.
The fund has bees created for the fit of the whole class
of literary cootributors to the prose of the United Kno-
door, nod in that sense is imperial, sot loon in its atom
Managers of newspapers, editors, leader writers, reviomitn,
lise arta, mamma, and dramatic tittles; commoreig mikes,
correspoodenta, and every class of reportere—parliemeakity
law, sod pollee—in abort, all are eligible to bloom;
members of the emaciation, and participate in its advantages
who may have bees for one year peed newspaper eosin-
Miters, epos the coaditioa, however, that they mania the
hour of their prosperity have shown their appreciation of
such an ionisation, and evinced • little careful forethought
by themselves subscribing to it. funds. To make its objects
more thoroughly known, and increase the number of beue-
ficary members, the committee promos to establish hono-
rary local sgeomes, such agents to be comiclered members of
themommitree, and whined when is London to take part in
their deliberations ; and with that view they have boos in
correepoodems with madmen in Manchester, Liverpool,
Dublin, Leeds, York, Beth, Huddersfield, and other tows.
With re to the necessity for the institution, the am-
mitts. ieve that their experience in the management
tarnishes ample proof that the Newspaper Preen Food has
long been urgently required. At different periods it has
contributed towards the relief of the family of an editor of
a metropolitan Jamul who died soddenly, of two pada-
meet/sty reporters who had become paralysed, defrayed
the funerel expenses of • third who died in Loudon
without !Matins, and *misted the widow and fetidly
of a gonna reporter. Within the last few wanks, too,
the committee have received numerous applioatime for
relief, which they have felt themselves unable to grant,
, owing to the fact that neither the applicants nor their im-
mediate relatives were members of the fund. to copeoludoo,
they congratulate the members on the successful establish.
mast of the fund, and express a confident belief that by
their earnest to-operation it may be so consolidated as to
ensure its costumed prosperity and permanent imam upon
the compriheesive principle of " mutual help and public
sympathy." The resolume for the adoption of the report
having been proposed and seemeded, was, after ashen discus-
Dim upon matters of detail, nosnimously adopted, as was
also the following reeolutioo : —"That in the opinion of this
meeting the 'Newspaper Press Food' is an inetitution etni-
Dandy deserving the so pport of the press and the public, that
its Deceseny has beau folly proved by the numerous appbca.
tiros which balm already been made for relief, and that no
effort should be omitted tandine to stimirthas the existieg
orgaisaatioa, and to 'secure to the members a full participle-
ties in he advantages."
Is the coarse of the discern:lm which took place oo this
.resolbleuto oetifo,nnit wasfsusugond
fesortedthewr.hrbief era
connected
with
the prim who were not members of the anociation. Them
was, however, a very geaeral concurrence of opinion that
however deniable it might be to afford such relief, the
society could not depart from the rule which, after due
debbeestioa, bad hese laid down, that the foods should only
be available for those who by becoming members of the
associatioa and subscribing to its fonds, had shown a
willingness to help themselves.
Laid Horouroe stated when be consented to become
president of the amociation it was distinctly andentood
that it was to be of • provident character, n the experigeoe
of previous years had fully demoostrated the amain of
establishing a feed supported by the subscriptions of one
portico of the press practically for the benefit of the small
section who would not themselves make my sacrifices foe
its support. The basis upon which the fund is sow esta-
blished was, be said, a perfectly sound one, and the eoble
loret expressed his earnest desire that the associatioe should
receive the support of all person contacted with the
easapaper men throughout the United Kirgdom.
Hesolotious thanking the scale president and the eke-
presidenta for the interest which they bad takes in the
prosperity of the association ; the committee, for the
able and pendent simmer in which they had conducted the
Moises of the amociatios ; sad Mr. Warren, the bagman
for the active sad intelligent manner in which
Asewe hatilischarged the duties of hie Mike, were unanimously
Wed

TIM RIMPILT or THI LATE Sevuow.—The number
of Acts of Padistrost passed is tbs late wake was 121
public, sad 329 locaL LA jest thetaWKS 123 public, sad
238 loc•L