The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-16 00:00:00

A special meeting of the Commissioners wee held
on Thursday last, for the purism' of preparing an address
for prentatatiou toe* Repent of the Fnaeh.
The mmethig was presided over by the Lou) Mayo.,
mad was more numerously atteaded than any that has been
knows fee yews Amongst those preseat were the Chair-
ass sad other Dinceton of the East India Compose, Di-
rectors date Baak of Ragland sad of the South Sea }lmmo,
Mereheats, Beakers, Dock Directors, Sir Metes Moetellare,
Aldermen Psrebrnther, Bir James Duke, Bert.; Sir J.
Musgrove, Sir R. W. Carden, Mr. Alderman Finale, Mr.
Aldermen Carter, Mr. Aldermen Rose, Mr. Alderman
Sciatica's Deputy Onbard, Dewy Deals, Messrs. Hughes
Hashes, Lbws, Edward Wales, A. Marv, Moon, Mr.
Lawrence, C. L. Wilma, Col. Sykes, Col. PsiWpe,
and sumetoss other oomeniesioaers.

The address was moved by Colossi WILSON, seconded by
Sir Moans MOINTIIIOIII, arid soanimously agreed to.
The greatest poestbu unanimity pervaded the meeting,
that the most hearty welcome should be gives to the Em-
peror and Emnriss, sad that every mark of respect sad
!attention should be paid to the sagest visitors. It was
ordered that no commissioner should attend the protestation
except in the cMcial dress of the eoutatission. A deputa-
tion (of whom the Lord Mayor was one) was appointed to
welt upon lb. French Ambassador, with a view of ascertain
I tag the Emperor's pleasure as to the tints sad plasm for th•
reception of the address. Cnnunesication was forthwith
had with the French ambassador, who at a lata hnor s fla-
tardily tolerated the commissioners that his Msjesty had
filed to-morrow, at two o'clock, fra the presentation of the
address at Windsor Castle.

PRESENTATION OP Tifi FREEDOM OF THB
CITY TO SIR .I.4IISSTIBB JISBJERHOT.

On Saturday, at a meeting of the Court of Common
Council, Alderman Kennedy moved, "That the freedom of
the City be presented to Sr Jameetjee Jeejeday, of
Bombay, Knight, se • Matimosid of the high estimation en.
banded of bite by the Corporation of the City of London,
land from ko hie justly renowned character as a
princely bsmodz.tze of his country and mankind, a noble
example of tikmarleso private life, and public worth, aa •
citizen of Bombay, sod of restless commercial integrity as •
most mimed British subject sad merchant in India."
Aldine= Loeady Peppered the motets in an able and
heithemed diemy ha the mune of which he remarked on
the puss Ispertewas of India to this comatry. The best
yeam ed his ewe life had been spent in our Easters empire,
d wblsh time be was in the habit of social Warders* end
elm with its educated and wealthy Odom, and in
the phis to which he had now attained, he was
' looked ibrersed to by his friends in India, who ezpected
his to brieg their claims before the British public, mad to
give the latter that insight into their character and position
with& they were disposed to believe the Baglieb maple did
set get gimes The gentlarde for whom as a personal
fader* Metre, as well soma public grounds, he asked the
froodom of the City, hod given in charitable donation., of •
and private character, dm almost fibulae* dm of
. By aa ofici4l damned laded from the India
Hew, it woe shown that hie dreaded through government,
smile • publls for., aasnuatird to the enormous cam of
Meld At a public meeting held M Bombay, on the 16th
of
Jeeuery lest, far the purpose of raising subseriptioas for
es Patriotic Feed, • donation woo osimene d of
MN. from Sir Jetemtjm, mad 2601. from each of his
Shad sow, making a total of 1.2601 When her Majesty,
duo time ago, was pleased to confer on Sir Junatejee
the Molt, of knighthood, the Parsee community, in token
of their mew of bar Majesty's otradaternsioe, and of the
adds sad potriotio oharmater of him on whom the rank was
...,.lined, mitneribed • sum of 36,0001 no • fond to W
sipped " Sir Jambe* Jeejeeboy's Fend," for the par.
meeddeltdiag the caprices of tratehting European works
lets the Ladies humeapies, for free dietributiou &omit the
Panes commersity, mad in furthermore of popular eddied.
To this ens Sir Jame** hod added 36,0001., sad this
=woo now invested by the British government for
gßa knowledge into India. After puede
be. tl • Boes6me Tissue, and from °Said documents, in
pied et the public spirit and 'teddy nemilleenee of Sir
Jemesqlsee mid of the high estimation iaaa
sphieh be was bold
=Pones eoussuaity, Aldersea Kennedy roa-
d* the ezpressics of • deb that the mottos might
M wershmedy spread to. The moths baying been elo-
craft eseeedest by Mr. Deputy Dada, was carried mod-
manly, amid mash applause; as saddening for the pre-
7312timetiom, proposed by Mr. D mks, having fallen to the
hr weal of • mosidar. It was rasa resolved that
Erempilemat be subleased mg signed by the Town
tbeisessi ormax.