The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

[TWOPENCE

THE HON. R. DUTTON, Y.P., AND SLR JAMES
ELPHINSTONE, M.P., ON THE .DANISH
QUASTION.

At the anniversary dinner of the licensed
vietuellere of Porternouth and the neighbourhood, held at
the Portland Hotel. Soulless on Wednesday *maim the
Hem B. Dutton and Sir James Elphinesone were among'
the garbs. The former, in masking on the subject o
tweets tasks, observed that the country would shortly
know what the Moue of the Coof•T•1100 MY, and he bed no
doubt but some very decided action would be taken
in the Home of Commons with »femme to
the merge goverment was pursuing. They would moor
have teceasider the quell= of pace or war, and he men•
ineaded that to the soles judgment of everyone. It was •
pave remeesibility, to plunge this coautry, nit° a vex which
would de very little good. His owe opinion was that if
they had accepted the propmal of the Emperor of the
French, and held the Conferees at Paris at the GOINSINII.
meat of the winter, apeat deal of the difficulty tam new es.
portioned might have hem pmveated. (Hear, bear.) That
opportunity bad been lost, and he did sot sin what
I could he dem, or what they could gain by teem to
war at the present time. (Cheers.) He believed
that the Pruisian 'sinister, whose popularity de.
on war, and the Austrian mister were
radte;maiced to insist en their claims. He could scarcely see
what this coontcy would gain by a treaty entered into with
powers who had disregarded that of 1832, bemuse they would
disregard such a treaty as they had does before. What the
cloasequenos of war to Germs') would be he del sot know.
He believed it would be tremendous, aid that it would gad
hi the swell slates being dirided lestimmr ftewelifAiffiallh.
and other oriontries. Sir James Elphingleue observed that it
was impassible to foresee the remit ot • European war, but
there could be sin doubt that it would lead to the
kealdng up of • systemlwhich had existed singe tim pros of
1815. The Danes could scarcely be in a worm position ; and
they anticipated, if they held out, that some friend would
arise in moms Touter. (Cheers.) No doubt it was a very
diaagresable thing to gee en hooest and gallant nation
straggling against enormous odds—(loud cheered—but it
wee difficult to see in what way this country could interfere
in their behalf. He believed that if Eopind had made
the f Untie. demonstratiou of actual force at the outset the
war would then have been preowned— (cries of "No. no ")
but now it was most difficult to say what was to be dose, end
at no time had he felt his responsibility as a member of pet.
lisment somach as at present. They had in their roadstead the
Beet upon which England depended, and it would do its
duty ; but it must be remembered that, if employed, they
would have to go into shallow waters, sad we abould filk•
QUITO a large number of *mall vessels which we did not at
present poses... They had not troops to lend for the pur-
pose of making a demeeetratiee on shore, and their policy,
therefore, must be pided by a Oral and intelligent man.

METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROV-
ING THE DWELLINGS OF THE INDUSTRIOUS
CLASSES.

The annual general seeing of the shareholders
la We asmedatioe took plan yesterday et the offices,
Colananetreet, City ; the Ham INDUST Foa-
TraCLIZ, M.P., uthe chair. The Ism chairman sod Mr.
Edward Enfield having been reelected directors, end Mr.
Thorns. Baker re-elected en auditor, the tweetioth annual
report was read, which commenced by allies Mention to
the very great diminution in the amount of house accommo-
dation suitable for the waking caused by the eaten-
ens of seaway works in the The neesesity for
the erection of dwallinp in which these ejected families may
be received is daily becoming more urgent, while the dith-
deity of obtaining suitable sites in London is eminently
increasing. It hoe base represented to she directors that a
very considerable number of working use are prepared to
pay down a deposit of 104, and eater into the oeceesery
arrangements for snaring the abeolete ownership of soot.
tags and garden at the end of 12 or 13 years by pipe; •
weekly sum which would cover all expenses, sod yield a
lib seel rate of interest for the investment is the meantime.
The directors, therefore, have the subject again ander their
considerstioo, and they hope shortly to be able to call upon
the shareholders and their friend, for their support to enable
them to build cottages in the euburbs. The mortality in
the entire property of the anociation has the year been 36
out of as averse population of 2,483 ; 25 of the deaths
were of children under ten year. of ya It smears, there-
fore that the seerage rate of mortalitmortality is the buildings of
the association Ilea bees at the rata of 15 per 1,000, while
that of the metropolis generally hoe been 24 per 1,000. The
balance of the profited Let year, 2014 17a. 4d., after
vidieg for the dividend then decared, bee been to
the guarantee fund account, iscressiog that fund to 2,2474
Is. lid. Oat of 91,0641. Be. 7d. warned dee for net from
properties ewe they have been opened, 90,6171. 17s. 2d.
bee been received, leaving the losses at 4461. lls. 5d., or not
eeehelf per oast. The sot profits of this year amount sho-
t. 2,ir.561. 12a. 2d., sateen to pay • dividend of
le.rper cent., which the directors recommend should be paid
aceordisgly free of income tax, leaving a balance
of 20U. 2a. 2d. to be carried to the guarantee fund,
increming that fund to the sum of 2.448 i. 4e. Id.
The Barnegete branch will this year pay • divi-
dend of 18e. per share, sad the Bristol branch 2 per cent.
The mining property of the amocietion is es follows :
Albert-street, Milo Bed New Town, GO families; Albert-
colleges, Mile End New Town, 33 families; Albion-
' buildup, Bartholomew-ekes Alderepteetaiset, 1111
femi-
liss; Ingestrebuildinp, Newetreet, Goklearequare, 60
families ; Nelson-square, Bermoodeey, 108
families ; Paaararequant, Old Psocres.roed, 110 families ;
Plessant.row. Mile Fad New Town, 9 hankie ; Queen's-
place, Dockhand, 10 families ; total, 414 families. Metro-
pelitan-chambers, Albert-street, Min End New Town. Z. 14
!single men ' • Bohirchasnhen, Old oountoentrest, Soho,
128 single nses. la the uoveseentioned localities the
operations of the sesocistion bays had the effect of pro.
! dining ea improvveteet I. the neighbouring dwellings.
Bat greatly neremed effaces ere seeded to meet the extent
of the existing evil, and to reader the usdartaking really
anemia

Oa the wake that the report be adopted, Yr. W. A.
W lummox, • director, observed that the time bad now
arrived whoa it was necessery that wale effort should be
made to *teed the operations of the SOCillty. Is wee true
that they were retains( a dividend of 34 par cwt., but they
were now at • staidatill • sod ocasiderieg the fast that the
working people were adoring greatly from the want of
bones aeactomodation, awed by the spread of dietropolibu.
railways, it woad certainly *pow that ibis inorniusout
should rood* inerated encouragement. It was said that
the doe of the City of Leedom were about to impeed
40, in the beadle( of d waffle's for the working dames
in the neighbourhood of Valensetre* ; and this was au
*ample which he hoped might be followed with each inc.
ass as to pay %vectors a dividend of 6 or 7 per
cent. The capital of the airosiatioa was hid at
100,0001., and there yet rernaboad 6,0004 to be paid up.
If that delloicaoy were supplied,
plient=f,ht that thou
charms of profitable results would be y *erased by
The
iavohriag the awe of ens* sharer, Are
The was adopted, and a divickod declared as re-

A discussion them look plaos rogarding the genend affairs
of lb. association, sod a reeolotion was ultimately moved
by Mr. PRICK, 'wooded by Mr. HONACE WILKINSON, ••TbaS
the directors be requested to take such steps as may be
athemary to dispose of the property of the association, and
to maks sash application of the proceeds as may be agreed
upon at a future meeting." Much oppositioo was expressed
to this resolution, and s strong doubt was raised as to the
legality or propnefy of patting is to the meeting. It was,
however, eveatually put, aud was oagatived by • large
iaajority, the only two shareholders I. favour of it being the
and saccades.
PPar
Theasbosioass tbw taatisated with a cordial voted 'batiks
to thadirectors.

Law Rarnarn.o.—The committee appointed at
the nesting of the Bar held in December last oe the subject
of Law &spaniel have made their report, sad the Attorney-
Otheral has appointed Friday, the let proximo, for a meet-
tag of the Bar to take it into oessideratioe. It is a document
of goesiderable length, bet the mu• features of its mons-
meadatitha, apart from dated% may be summed up as
follows :—The 'chem., of reporting the oat= i time pro is
to be seder this management of • owed' composed of repro.
thetatives of the different lees of °mirk to thelade the
Attorney sod Solicitor General end the Queues Advocate
for the teeth being. there being • paid secretary. The re-
ports are to be prepared by repertets under the supervision
of editois. the ewe to be reported being selected
upon the principle el rejecting all ruck as are useless
Y precedents- The reports are to be published in
parte—mostisly. with regard to some of the series, and as
oftee as convesiont as regards others. The salaries of the
two editors are fixed at MK• year each, and those of the
✓epessers rearm Ire., NM to MI. each. The odium, and
reporters are to be barristers, and are to be appareled and
removable by the Gowned; and in their selection the existing
camel reporters are to have priority of claim. The pro.
leak* are to be kinked to etheeribe to the reporteatthe fol-
lowing soak of prices—for the entire eat, 5 guineas per •Daum;
the common law series, 3 Oases ; for the equity series. 3
gunw; or the appethas series, 2 animism It is considered
essential for the serryieg out of the scheme that the aggre-
gate amount of subseriptioas, Inclusive of any dream from
the oursolidated had, shall arab 10.000 f. at knot, said if
the, fell short of that anassat the lase nay be emssellmL
and fresh eubseriptioes be herded, at ieeressed rates. The
prise to the-subseribers is to be the-third more than to
sebseelhers. _ _

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