The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

CITY ➢BOLERS.

The following gentlemen were allowed aa brokers :
Meares. Roger Eykyo W. F.. Lau, T. J. Clemente, C.
Crimson, and J. Poole.
The following gentlemen were discharged from the egos
of broker at their own request :—Marara. W. J. Hall,
F. D. Goidamid, D. W. Nell, H. J. White, A. P. &I-
band, G.Lorelema, and J. Vanhoum
The court then adjourned.

CRYSTAL PALACZ (he DISTRICT COMYLNY.—Yes-
terday the half-yearly mestiog was held at the Albion, 153,
Aldersgate-street ; Mr. Ersemus Wilson in the chair. The
report has already appeared. The chairman, in moving its
adoption, congratulated the proprietors no the progress and
of the undertaking. After referring to the per-
rec:ton"etf the company's plant and apparatus, the superior
qoalityof thegas manufactured„aod the conatantly increasing
supplies required by the iocreasing cutest of the district,
he said that from let January the price of the pa supplied
would be 4s. 9J. rer 1,000 cubic feet. Mr. Howell ssoooded
the adoption of the report, and after 80410 Ictilarke from
Hey. Mr. Pocock, it was utanimously carried. The thanks
of themeeting were then given to the chairman and directors.

MUTUAL TONTIN; (WE.TMINSTER CHAMBERS
ASSOCIATION Ligrriv).—Yesttrilay the second half-yearly
renal meeting of this association was held at the offices,
No. 39, King-street, Cheapside. Mr. Marroadulie Samyeou
in the chair. The report stated that notwithstanding the
great and unexpected difficulties is the way of Messrs.
Lucas, the contractors, they were glad, oa the authority of
Monts. Banks and Bony, the architects, to announce that
there could be tio doubt the buildings would becompleted and
ready for occupation as chambers by the end of February.
The %entitle subscriptioas already received bad bees grouped is
sections or tinning, in compliance with the laws of the moo-
ciatioo, and it was open to increase each section by the
addition of subscriptions on the lives of nominees whose
ages fall within the range of the section until after the ex-
piration of the first half-year after the completion of the
building'; but' that no such addition is to be made in any
section after the death of a nominee then in. On the motion
of the Chairman the report was uosniruovsly adopted,
and after some formal business meeting the separated.
THY :STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TR•DR.--BIRBINo•
BAN, Seri. 29.—The ironmesters of this dierict held their
usual preliminary meeting at the Hen sod Chickens Hotel,
in this town, this aftereooo, Mr. Walter Williams in the ,
chair. The attendasoe war not so numerous as usual. The
question as to the future of prices was disposed of in • few
minutes. It was stated that there is a good average de-
mood for manufactured iron, but no pressure ; and a resolu-
tion was unanimonaly passed to adhere to the scale of primal
of the Let three raonths—bars, 81. 10e. ; and so on in pro-
portion.
The meeting next proceeded to consider the ques-
tion of the colliers' strike, and after a discussion which
lasted an hour and a belt, the following resolution was
adopted :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the moat
determined resistanue should coatings to he offered to the
demaods of the colliers now on strike, as well as to those of
the men whose notices are sow about to expire ; and if by a
continuance of those disgraceful and illegal throats and eats
of intimidation towards both men and masters in this and
other districts, the supply of coal is still further diminished,
the members of this meeting will be prepared to blow oat
furnaces and shut up their mills and forger.

PUBLIC HOUSES CLOSING Act, 1864. —The pro-
risks, of this sot are to be applied to Maochester. A special
meeting of the council wee held on Wednesday, in order to
take the subject into consideration, and the resolution of the
General Purloin Committee was adopted unanimously.
The sot renders it compulsory for pubic houses to be closed
from one to three o'clock on week-day mornings, but other-
wise the regulations affecting these bootee are not en-
mooched upon.

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Notwithstandisg the representations made by astrosomers.
incloding the Astronomer-Royal sod a large number of
persons interested io meteorologicalobservations. the Mersey
Dock Hoard decided yesterday to remove the Observatory
from the Prince's Dock. Liverpool. to Didsteehlill, iu
Cheshire. There has been for many years a lighthouse ea
Ridston-bill, sod the position commende extseeive views
seawards as well es over the Cheshire district, 'ad includes
the *Mamie, of both the Mersey tied the Des.
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