The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-19 00:00:00

FAMILY COLONISATION LOAN SOCIETY.

Laat night, a " public group meeting" of the
Trals about to leave England in the Marines was held
Boyal British Institution, City-road, In order to
promote the objects of this society. It was understood that
the emigrants were in the body of the hall, bat it was so
inconveniently crowded that it was impossible to discover
them. There must have been 2,000 persons present. The
Earl of 81unit/tater wee in the chair. On-the platform,
besides several ladies, were the Right Hen. Mr. Sidney
Herbert, 31. P., Mr. Silas Higgins, Mr. Vero Foster, and
other gentlemen. Mrs. Chisholm was lordly greeted cm
her appearance on the platform.
The Earl of SIIAFI'ESBURY opened the proceedings
by assuring the meeting that it was no small gratification to
ham to preside over them on that occasion, and was
glad to employ the opportunity to eapreas in hie
own name, and that of those witb whom he
was associated, their great admiration of the energy the
emigrants had displayed, and their deep arose of the lose
they were about to sustain by their departure. It had been
his lot to preside over several of these group meetings. He
hail presided at the last, and he was now called upon to
perform the honourable, but somewhat melancholy, part of
chief mourner. Under the old system, indeed, the de-
parture of emigranti was a most mournful OCe11,101!. l'amily
tics of every kind were severed, and the yuuthful and sired
alike deprived of every comfort, care, and protection. Pet
now, through Goal's blessing acting on the genius
of Mrs. Chisholm—(load cheers)—• new sexton had
been brought into action which remedied Vie evils
of the old, which facilitated emigration for old
anal young. The noble earl concluded by some words of
advice and exhortation to the intending emigrants, to whont
he wished a preeperous voyage.
Mr. S. ItERBERT explained the rise and progress of the
society. From his statement it appeared that three ships
have been ant out to Australia by the society • that the
nuanher of emigran.s was ; that the sums subscribed by
the emigrants unwonted to 6,437/. ; and that the loans ad-
vanced by the society amounted to 2,06.31., a very consider-
, able portion of which has a;reaily been repaid.
Mr. It. LOWE moved a resolution for opening a sub-
scription to provide tents tor the emigrants about to leave,
in order to avoid the henry expense of house rent at
' Melbourne ; and in doing to, bore testimony to the success
of the practical plan of Mrs. Chisholm, having had expe-
rience of them during a lengthened period of rtnidence in
Australia. At the do/le ul his addrees, Mr. Lowe depre-
cated the evil policy pursued by the government in the
sale of public lands in the colony, and commended the
subject to the conaideratioti of the meeting as one of great
importance. The price of land in Australia was livid by
act of parliament at V. per acre, while land of the same
value might be had for a dollar in the United Seine.
Mr. M'Cuttocu secomlrd the resolution.

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Captain STANLEY CA Itlt moved the next resolution,
expnseive of thanks to Mrs. Chisholm and the Family
Colonisation Loan Society far the wisdom of their plaus
and the energy with which they had teen carried out.
Mr. DAVENPOItT, from South Australia, Fist...tided the
resolut.on, wreaking in the highest terms of the rt sources
of all kinds possessed by the colony, resources which might
be made available for settling the 150,000 able-bodied
paupers in England on the Ist sat January last.
Mr. SIDNEY lIERBEICI, M.P., returned thank. in
the name of Mrs. Chisholm and the society. To Mn.
Chisholm alone the country owed the original conception
of the plans, and the committee had inertly aided her in
carrying than out. Money was the first thing that was
wanted, and in many of his applications two years ago he
was:nut by two objections—one, that the money adeanced
to the emigrants would not to r,turned ; and the other, that
the society was removing from England the v. ry el..ases
most needed at home, viz., the frugal and indus-
trious hard-working artisans. The first objection
was easily disposed of. Of the sums advanced by
the society a large portion had already been re-
paid, and he felt aasurcd that, in due course, every
farthing would be returned, because the individuals to
whom the money had been advanced had proved their in-
dustry and frugality by saving the sums which were mas-
tery bided.t the society granted any aid. The institution
itself was a savings bank—a guarantee for its success. Ito-
tpecting the other objection, he cuuld only say that such
persons as left England for Australia by the society's as-
sistance were just those moat wanted by the colony, most
likely to prosper there, and to increase tie demand on the
markets of the mother country. The right hon. gentleman
exhorted the emigrants to remember that the character and
success of the society as well as their own depended on
their conduct, and concluded by giving them good advice
as to their coaduet both on their passage out and in the
colony.
Mr. WYNDIIAM lIARDING dwelt upon the great
saving and energy displayed by those .who had already
emigrated is order to procure the ilecessary sum, and gave
some pleasing instances of their readiness and desire to
repay the seas advanced by the society.
At the close of the proceedings a vote of thanks was
passed to the chairman, and three loud cheers were given
to Mn. Chisholm.

PROVINCIAL BAN/LING.—The annual meeting of
the Banking Company, at Birmingham, was held yesterday.
The net profits of the year were declared to amount to
36,165/. A dividend of lOs. per share, being after the ruts
of 10 per cent. per annum, was deelarA, and a bonus of ss.
per share, with augmentation to the reserve fund of 5,0001.,
making it 75.000/. In the course of the directors' report
there is the following passage relative to the trade of the
district:—" Happily the trade of Birmingham has been
exempt from those disastrous fluctuations which have
so seriously affected some braining of the import
business; and the general trade of the town has
kept on in a hood and wholsonto current through
the year. To persons who ere disposed to take a
cheerful vi w of things, the abuudance of the last
harvest, the small cost at whicii it was gathered, and the
improving state of the markets, to say nothing of the im-
proved methods of cultivation and of transit to the best
markets for stock and produce, are calculated to ameliorate
the condition of the agricultural classes, and to relieve the
gloom which accompanied the alteration of the tariff.
There is still one point which seems to require u passing
notice in a bank report, namely, the effect which the re-
cent discoveries of gold in the r:gions of California and
Australis, will have in preventing those periodical panics
which were wont to visit the country, and to subject the
banks to a rapid course of liquidation. Greet doubts were
justly entertained that the Bank Act of 1844 would be found
impracticable in certain states of the currency; or, at least,
that at such times, all parties engaged in business with pro-
spective liabilities would be exposed to imminent risk, and
all commodities and most securities would be subject to
great depreciation. In fact, that in such exigencies large
sacrifices would be the indispensable condition of safely
passing through the orileel. But now, whatever other con- .
sequences may result from the enormous quantities of gold
constantly pouring from the mines, the dange•ous provisions
of the Bunk Aet, will be controlled, and p-rhaps altogether
neutralised." At the close of the report we notice that two
sums of 50/. are voted to the sufferers by the loss of the
Amazon, and the breaking down of the reservoir at
Holmfirth.

MANSLAUGHTER AT LEEDS.—The coroner's in-
quest relative to the death of Mr. Samuel Crawford, soli-
citor, was brought to a close on Monday afternoon. It
seems that on the 22nd of January the deceased, who re-
sided with his sister, at Green Mount-terrace, ll*lbeek,
went home rather late in the evening. At the gardrn-gate
leading to the house, his brother, Simnel Crawford, came
upon him unawares, knocked him down, kicked, and ill-
used him. After this he got into the house, but
continued very ill, and soon after erysipelas super-
vened, causing his death on Tuesday in last week.
In defence the prisoner (Alexander Crass lord) alleged that
hit brother bad been in such bad health for a long time
that he might have been regarded as virtually dead for
some years past. In this instance a quarrel had ensued be-
tween them, and the deceased kicked him, which was the
cause of his turning again upon his brother. The jury
I returned • verdict of manslaughter against Alexander
Crawford, and the coroner issued his warrant for his com-
mittal to gaol, to await his trial at the Lett &mixes for the
county.

DEATH FROM LOCK-JAW.—On Tuesday in inquest
was held at Liverpool, on the body of James Bradley, a
eotton.porter, 28 years of age, whose death had been caused
in the following singular manner:—About e. week previ-
ously he was employed In converting the blade of a razor
into a knife, by firing it toe wooden handle, and used the
sharp end of a file heated, to bore hoes in the wood.
Whae so engaged, the file slipped, making a deep burnt
incision in the palm of his hand, near the thumb. A cars
man put something into the wound, which ha said was used
for bones, and the deceased continued at his work as usual
until two days before his death, when he complained that
his jaws were quite tight, and that he could hardly open
his month. Tho band, which had been much sworn all
the week, was now of the natural size; and tha evening
before his death, on leaving work, his neck was quite :did;
and his head all on one si.le. Theo, fur the first tam.
medical advice was called in, but too lute; tetanus had set
in, and in a few hours afterwards he died. The jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental Death."

HOW THE SOLDIERS' VOTES WERE. TAKEN IN
FitAffcl.—The court•mu tial on Tuesday tried a soldier,
named Zimmermann of the 6th regiment of lancers, in
garrison at Chartres, for exciting to revolt against his sups-
!inn, and disobedience to the laws. It was proved that, on
the occasion of the vote on the plebiscite in December,
Zimmermann declared that the vete was not free, as it took
place is presence of the officers, and that. if it were to be
nrommeneed, he would sate very differently, or not at all.
lle added, that if there were several men in the regiment
like him, they would drivo away the colonel and the offi-
cers. The court condemned him to a year's imprisonment
and to the eats.—Unlignati.

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DIRECT EXETER, PLYMOUTH, AND DEVONPORT
fore Master in Chancery Sir W. Horne, when the remain-
wrdaithYM
ing names of the proriaional committee were erased from
of this
the list of contributories liable, in pursuance of the decision
of Vice-Chancellor Parker in Captain Tanner's use, leav-
ing seven members of the committee of management only
liable to discharge outatan,ling liabilities, which are ascer-
tained to stand as follows :—Outstuiding debts, 1,0001.;
expenses incurred by official manager in winding up the
company, 1,3001.; costs of solicitors to the official manager.
arising from a succession of appeals to the court from 01:1
Master's decision, 1,1001. making a t0t.,1 of 3,8101. ; to de-
fray which a call of MI upon each member of the (*m-
atinee of management would be required. The ordur of
court for winding up this company was granted in
11819, and a compromise is expected to be made.

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