The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

THE GEORGE GRISWOLD RELIEF SHIP.

Yesterday afternoon au address of thanks for the
generous contributions of provisions for the relief of the
Lancashire operatives, sent by the American eubscriben,
was presented to Captain Lunt, of the George Griswold, by
the members of the Central Relief Committee. The pro.
ceediop took place et • luncheon in the large room of the
Manchester Town.hall, and was presided over by the
Maros of MANCHLIITIR. The room was well filled. sad
there were present Captain Lunt, Captain Gallagher (of
the Achilles relief ship), Mr. Lord (the Americas,
consul), Mr. W. JUDOS (chairman of the Liverpool Americas
Committee), Mr. Babcock, Mr. W. S. Still, the Hon. A.
Egerton, M.P. Major Egerton Leigh, Mr. T. Ashton, Mr.
E. Ashworth, Mr. H. Aahworth (president of the Man
' cheater Chamber of Commerce), Mr. Macfie (president of
the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce), Sir J. Kay.
Shuttleworth, Mr. Kay-fibuttleworth, the Mayon of War.
rington, Preston, Blackburn, and !iodide/a, Mr. R. N.
Hutchinson, Mr. W. Bethbone, jun., Mr. B. Gladstone,
Mr. M. Ross, Mr. Stern, Mr. J. W. Machin, Mr. T. B.
Crowe, Mr. H. Ramo, Mr. Hugh Fleming, Mr. S. Codas,
Mr. A. IL Heywood, Mr. J. 8 Bannerman, Dr. Watts, Ms.
T. B. Potter, Mr. Roberta, Mr. James Crowley, Sir Jamie
Campbell, de. Colonel Patten, M.P., was unexpectedly
prevented from attending.
It was also stated by Mr. Mannar (the ham secretary)
that letters expressing great regret at being unable to be
present had been received from the Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster, from Lord Sefton, Lord Wilton, the Bishop
of Manchester, the Bishop of Chester, Mr. W. J. Leib,
M.P., the Duke of Devonshire, Lord E. Howard, Mr. C.
Turner, M.P., and Lord Derby, who bad requested him to
read the following letter:
" Dear Sir,-1f you have an opportunity, I should be
obliged by your expressing, at the dinner to be gives on
Wednesday to the officers of the Georp Griswold, my sin
an regret that my engagement' in London have made it
impossible forme, by my attendance on the occasion, to testify
my appreciation of the generous spirit in which the citizen
of the North American States, in the midst of their owe
political embarrassments, have munificently contributed to
the relief of the physical distress which unhappily prevails
in the meaufacturing districts of this country.—Yours
faithfully, " Dialer.
" J. W. Maclure, Esq."

CITY OP LONDON COLLEGE., LLADENHALL-STREET.
This evening the Rev. Charles Mackenzie M.A., preben.
dory of St. Pad re of St. Besets, Gnirechurchetreet,
and founder of the evening chases, will deliver a lecture oa
"The Scotch Family Robinson Cruses in the Far West; or,
Half-an-hour beyond the End of the Globe." The chair will
be taken by Mr. John Greenwood, Q.C., solicitor to the
Treasury, end • director of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Coln_ piny, at Oen o'clock precisely.
MR. AND MRB. GERMAN REED'S ENTERTAINMENT.
—To meet the convenience of the public, an evening repre-
sentation will be given at the Gallery on Saturday, the Zilt
instant, commencing at 8 o'clock, instead of the usual
morning performance ; and on Tuesday the management
proposes to commence at 6 o'clock, to allow its visitors so
opportunity of witnessing the illumination. The eaten
tainmeot will consist of "The Family Leased " and " Mrs.
Roselests Little Evening Party."..,

NEGRO Emaareirarlow.---On Monday evening
the largest meeting that has been held in Tewkesbury fat
matey years assembled in the Music-hall to bear Wiwi
lon the American war and negro emancipation ; the Mayor
(S. Hitch, Esq.) though not fully sympathising with the
objects of the meeting, very courteously seceding to the re
quest to take the chair. A resolution arming " that the
meeting abhors the attempt now made for the first time
the history of Christendom to establish an efooadedes
slavery as Its chief corner stone," was moved by Rev. W.
Box, seconded (in the absence through illness of Rev. R
Welsford), by Mr. E. Spurrier, and carried unanimously; a
amendment moved by Mr. J. Garrison not findings seconder.
Mr. George Thompson then delivered an eloquent &damsel
nearly two hours' length, in the course of which he was fie
queatly applauded ; and was followed by Ray. T. Wilkie.
son in a short but forcible
THE MITROPOLITAN 7:WchAGIL—The following n-
solutions were unanimously to at a meeting of the x.
Glare's District Board of Wo Southwark, ea Tuesday
"That this board, recognising facts that the sewage of
the metropolis is the property of the ratepayer; and is of
eoonuous value se • source of agricultural manure, desire
to press upon the Metropolitan Bawd of Works the ier
porterse of the mode in which it is dealt with. The er.-
dance taken before the Select Committee of the How
of Commons upon Town Sewage having stir
limbed that the greatest results follow from its moderato
application over an extended area of land, the Metropolits
Board of Works should, in the opinion of this board, on-
template and provide for its future utilisation in that maser.
or both the return to the nitepsyers and the advan e
agriculture would, according to that evidence, be jeeps di ei
or lost. And that a copy, of this resolution be presented to
the Metropolitan Board of Works by our representative
And that copies be also sent to the various local beards a
vestries of the metropolis, reqnesting their cooperation itt
this important social question."
THE FATAL ACCIDINT AT KING'S-MISS STATION.--
Vezpirr.—Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lackester, the corcea
for the central division of Middlesex, resumed the inviter
at the Royal Fees Hospital, Gray's-inn-rod, relative to the
death of Mehard Cowan, aged 45, late in the employ
Messrs. Nioholsoa, distillers, of St. John-street-road, -alto
was killed on the 18th imt., et the goods station of the
Midland Railway, at Ring's-cross. Some further evideea
having been taken, the jury, after being locked up a con-
siderable period, returned a verdict of accidental death ; tot
they appended the following expression of their feeling-
-•• 1. The jury regard tee conduct of Alfred Davis, in neglect
ing to iris. the proper signals, as highly censurable as.
approaching to criminality in the carelessness of his err
duct. 2. They desire to pass their severest censure on tie
Midland Commit', for employing young and inexperinkri
men in the important duties of shunter., and the geocril
mismanagement of the truck department of the Goat
Northern Terminus. 3. They also would censure the tarsi
Northern Company for the ball construction of their pre
miss, and particularly the contiguity of the dock where
the accident took place. 4. The jury would also census
both companies for not having s better system of direction
in the traffic of their station." The proceedings then termi-
nated.

THZ AMERICAN WAR AND THE IRON TRADE
The general too. of the iron market at Liverpool is of a Yen'
depreising nature. Staffordshire and Welsh makers are
without new orders, and in the north the same slackness it
observable. The Cleveland makers of pig iron are forcing
their iron into new districts, in preference to putting it to
store. It is a known fact that this iron finds ready Inners
in Liverpool and Scotland, and promises to compete strougif
with Scotch pig iron, as the quality u .ipprecisted, and the
cost is much below that of Scotch ; eoosntuently, the Scotch
pig iron has of late unmistakably shown a tendency to lour
prices, notsflthstanding this being the great shipping
mason for that iron. Other circumstances may be cited ate
Scotch iron should not inaiutsin the present eocipamtite
Ohigh say fr4s. for mixed number warrants—rte : the
rs in warrants based their operations upon the ides
erican war being terminated by this time. ot'l
having been disappointed, they are now clearing out their
parelmen, although at a great sacrifice.
TEL OUTWARD CAPE MAIIA.—The Union Screw
S oiresany's mail steamship Cambrian, Captain &mak?.
from Southampton yesterday for Ascension. st•
Helens, and the Cape of (kind Hope, calling off Plymouth
to receive her mails. She took out a full complement ape
stagers and a general cargo on freight. Amongst the ras•
mega" are the Bishop of Chips Town, Rev. air. Brows.
Rev. Mr. Thomas, Bishop Tozer, Lienta. Halkett, Kerive`l!'
and Campbell, and Rev. Mr. O'Reilly. The rompo,
steamer Dane is appointed to sail for the Cape, &c., ou the
21. t. to take up her position on the company's brand, Use
to Natal, Alga. Bev, &0., soil the Saxon is appointed to
with the usual mails on the 4th proximo.