The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-14 00:00:00

BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM.

An extraordinary general court of governors
subscribers was held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern.
Cummins WOOLLOWN presided, end amongst the
present were Messrs. H. W. Ripley, W. Beating, E I
Sturge, W. Sturge, W. P. Low, H. Pritchard, H. Sim
A. ()inlet, the Revs. S. R. Cettley, Brownrigg, Smith,
Cummins, J. Wallis, and C. D. Campbell.
The CHAIRWSN, after expressing regret at the atones
the Lord Major, who was to have presided, explained tie
the present woe a meeting of a very special character, is
object being to make some recognition of the useuapl
act of muurfioence aunouoced by Mr. Fared. Mackenzie, a
the OCCR.iOII of the opening of the new promisee at Sloe}
on Midsummer-day Lust. It would be rememberi
that on that occasion Mr. Mackenzie came to to
secretary, and declared hie intention of increasing to
society's means of usefulness by adding the amount of to
building fund to the funded property of the charity, he ss
dertsikilig to pay the whole of the expense of the purehmt
adaptation, and furnishing of the new premises at Skate.
When the Prince of Wales beard of this noble ado( belt
voleoce, he eviocxl great feeling, and shook hands wand)
with Mr. Mackenzie, declaring afterwards at his prints
dinner table, as he (tbe chairman) wee informed, that Et
considered it a high privilege to shake hands with suck t
man. (Cheers.) Although Mr. Mackenzie's gift was wee
oompanied by any condition, all would consider that it rie
desirable in some way or other to associate his lame perm
oently with the institution, and to make some recogniu
of the great benefit he had so uuostentatiowily sad.
modestly conferred upon the charity.
The Rev. S. R. CATTLE!, honorary secretary. moved are
lotion, "That in coosilemtion of the very munificent doe
tioo proposed to be merle by Mr. Edward Mackenzie,
Fawley Court, in the presence of hie Royal Highness
Prince of Wales, on the 24th June, 1863, for the purchase •
the house and grounds now in the occupation of the Brits
Orphan Asylum at Slough, he be constituted a vice-parfo
of the institution."
This wee seconded by Mr. CHURCHILL, who stated ear
amongst the list of twenty vieeepresidents of the Mathews
was included the name of her Majesty the Queen, the ea
of vice-patron being the highest honour the society ma
offer, but which Mr. Mackenzie well merited.
The resolution was carried unenimoualy.
The Rev. JOSEPH W iLLACE moved that Mr. &Wag
Mackenzie be presented with three life nominations, emit::{
him during hie life to have three children on the tout:line-
This was seconded by Mr. W. Low, and also came!
imanimonsly.
On the motion of the Rev. H. J. CUMMINS, secoxided bf
Mr. H. Strunos, it was further resolved that the house marl
grounds at Slough be henceforth denominated the Macketu
Perk.
The ordinary meeting was then bold, when the inter::
the ten successful candidates elected on the founslatioc
of a list of 31. were declared. Six youths and one
woman, former inmates of the asylum, who came with 0,
conduct certificates from their several employers, recurs
pecuniary rewards, which were handed to them with 'lr.
prude words of encouragement by the chairman and ms
Rev. J. Wallin.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman and de
scrutineers.

A letter from Ottawa, Illinois, says the weatlnt
is delightful, and vegetation of all kinds is gaining rardl'
The prospect for a full crop was never better at this seas:
of the year, and the granaries of Illinois will be fillol • I
overflowing.
DEATH OF MAJOR POWYS REA:K.—This, gallm:
officer died at half-past 1 o'clock on Thursday. The int;lt
who married on the 10th of July last Tsar Nita tine
daughter of the late Admiral John Gore, K.C.11., 4
sister of the Countess Howe, was universally respecte,,
Politically, he was a warm conservative, and it has tem
understood be was likely to have come forward to repretec
the southern division of Nottioghamshire bad a vacaury,
curved. The deceased was the son of the sec-mil 19u'
Lilford, and took the name of Keck by royal license in
CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.—The weekly meeting
the Contr.' Executive Committee wan held at Mandieste•
yesterday, Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth, Bart., in the rbt•
Mr. Machu*, hon secretary, stated that the receipts of it,
week MO been eta 7s. 7d. ; balance in the bank, 346.`0=,
14a. Mr. Commissioner Farnall'a weekly report It"'"
the', on the 4th instant there was, in 27 unions, a furtbn
drcrease in the recipients of parochial relief of ti
Omuta were made from the employment and school fun..
of 2291. 12e. ; of 3/. for superintendence of labour ; and
19,900/. from the general fuod. The latter grant metal.
2,000/. to Preston, 2,0101. to Stelyhridge, 2,000:. to Alb"
1,1501. to Glossop, 1,0001. to Wigan, arid 1,0.0. to
field.
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANILS 1N I'la'".
MENT.—Yesterday in committee of the I ords the tali,/
the London and North Western Railway_t_3_oniree for on
branch lines and additional powers were tee cow
pony, however, elected to withdraw the biii7t7'the peor'ei,
transfer to them of the Lancaster Chiral, on the grot,"':
certain clauses proposed to be inserted. Mr. Her Sl^.
Q.C., opened the opposition of the Scottish Central w
Edinburgh, Dunfermline and Perth, and the clause.
the North Eastern, Hull, and Doncaster Extension v,"
settled.