The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-21 00:00:00

ITALY.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Turin, the 19th
inst., says :—" A slight disturbance treks out here
yesterday evening in consequence of the high price
of corn, and some arrests were made. Order was
promptly re-established."
The Voce delta Liberia, of the IGth inst., states,
that 15 or 20 of the refugees, lately arrested at
Genoa, were to be conveyed to Malta. Several
others, who had evinced a desire to quit Piedmont,
had obtained a delay of three or four days, and
were to receive passports for uny destination they
chose.

TheiGenoa Corriere Mercantile, of the 15th, men-
tions that the general elections were to be advanced
by several months, and that the Chamber of Depu-
ties would be dissolved next spring, after the adop-
tion of the budget.

HOLLAND.

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The Dutch government has just published returns
of the commerce and navigation of the Netherlands
daring the year 1852. They show considerable in-
crease under the several heads of imports, exports,
and transit. The total v..lue of the imports was
more than 322,000,000 fluting, or 19,000,000 more
than that of the previous year ; and the total value
of exports in 1852 was 272,000,000 florins, 30,000,000
more than iu 1851. The total value of the transit
trade It represented by 115,000,000 florins, being an
augmentation of 17,000,000 florins compared with
the former year.

LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT STOCK BANK.

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. HENRY LUARD, THE CHIEF
M•NAOEIt.
_ _ _

On Wednesday, a meeting of the managers of the
above establishment took place at the London Tavern,
Bishopagate-street, for the purpo►e of presenting a testi-
monial, consisting of three massive and elegant salvers, to
Mr. Henry Luard, the general manager, as a token of
respect for his personal qualities u chief officer of the
establishment.
Captain STRONG, manager of the Oxford Branch, took
the chair, and read several letters of apology for unavoidable
absence.

'hero were present some of the directors, about thirty
managers, and nineteen principal officers and clerks of the
head office.

The CHAIIIMAN having expressed his regret at tho ab-
sence of Mr. Knocker, from a great dome-tic calamity, read
to the meeting the inscription on the testimonial, which
was as follows—" Presented by the resuagers of the Lon.
don and County Joint Stock Banking Company to Henry
Luard, Esq., its general manager, in grateful recol-
lection of his undeviating kindness and courtesy,
a token of regard and respect for a superior, to
whose gnsocial ability and assiduous exertions
the existing high standard and gratifying prosperity
of the establishment may be mainly aserib.d, 19th October,
1553." _ ,The Chairman then presented the testimo-
nisl to Mr. Laud, and wished he might live long :in the
enjoyment of that feeling of respect, now so cordially ex-
pressed, of every officer of the establishment. (Applause.)
Mr. 'ATARI), who was much affected at the degree of per-
sonal respect shown to him on the occasion, briefly expressed
his thanks.

Mr. GREEN, manager of the Maidstone branch, moved a
vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding.
Mr. LAW, manager of the Knightsbridge branch, se-
eonded the motion, which wu passed by acclamation.
The party then retired to an adjoining room, at the in-
vitation of Mr. Luard, to partake of a collation laid out in
the ttcherchd style peculiar to the firm of Bathe and Breach,
the proprbizon of the London Tavern.