The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-17 00:00:00

NEWSPAPER PRESS PUNA

The annuls/ general meeting of the members of
the samoistios was held on Satarday at the Freemasons'
Tavern, Great Quest-street, Mr. B. 0. /Um la the chair.
Mr. If. G. Warren, the boo. scorstary to the soty,
then road the report, of which the following is the rob-
stases :—The committee megratalate the society on the
steady progress which has bees rude during the last
twelve months. The number of member on the books
is 192, ef whom 40 am lite members and 152 maul mem-
bers. Of the 192 members, 133 brae( to London sad 49
to the country. The number sleeted saes the 30th of June
lest year is 64. During the year the society has lost three
mambas by death, the widows of two of whom have re-
ceived asostenos from the fund. The wood annual die-
ser was held on the 20th of May, rider the presidency of
Mr. Charles Dickens, who made an eloquent appeal on
behalf of the fund. Subscriptions amounnag to upwards
of 1,2001. were announced, the larger portion of which her
been already received. The president, Lord Figueroa, has
evinced his continued zeal ia the inditatioe by presidingen
several occasions at meetings of the committee, acid by mak-
ing valuablesoggerions for the governmest of the institaties.
The total tearer during the peat year (irrespective of dimmer
tickets) were 1,2651.2 s 10d. The society has sow 1,5001.
stock in the New Three per Outs., and 6001. on deposit at
the Oity Beak, leaving at the beakers at the end of the
year a balsam of 1831. Be. 4d. The Mums of the moiety
at the present time may be thus estimated :—From Misted
on rust/near 801., usual subseriptioss of members 1561,
annual downtime 1281., making a total of upwards of 3401.
Neither of these items has, however, yet reached the amount
stated, owing to the raciest period at which many gentle-
men were elected, and to the fact that a large portion of
the sithectiptioes and denatiose fell due on the day
to which the accounts are made up.
After the adoption of the report the election of Mr. C.
Shaw and Mr. C. V. Boy.. as members of the committee
was cociarcosil, sod Mr. J. N. Lee sad Mr. Justice
liVerthy were added to the committee.
Mr. OMIT that moved the appointment of a osnimitise
to consider the rules of the soorty, with a view to their
being so altered as to admit of the establishment of • pro-
vident as distiaot front the beesvolut fund.
The motion, which was monde& by Mr. WILLIAMS,
was negatived.
Mr. POISON proposed as alteration is the rule
relating to members' suturiptioas with the view of
abolishiog the difference between the usual sub-
scriptions of metropolitan and thou of proviscial
members, the fanner being, u the rale stands a guises,
and the latter only half a guises. Fie eostssded that
there was no 'efficient ground for each • distinetiou when
it was made, and that it was manifestly for the largest of
the country members themselves, se well as of the society
regarded as a whole, that it should passe. both is order
that the unual Mugu—which must to the basis of fatore
usfalnem—might be well sustained, and that tluiromight
be no pretext for the committee's making say &snarim
between London and country numbs's is fleabag here-
after with eppiicatioos for relief.
The mitre, which was seconded by Mr. Lawns, was
negatived after some discussion.
On the motion of Mr. FISDON, it was unanimously rr
solved to Menus the subscription of life members from
U. se. to 101. Ifis. ; and, further, to abolish the office of
honorary ssretioy sad substitute for it that of paid seem
fairy.

THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OP A YOUNG FRENCH
LADY.

RESUMED INQUIRY.
Thin morning Dr. Laukester again presided over
a jury, at the British Stems, New-street, Portland-town,
relabel to the death of Mdlle. Marie Bullet. egad 22 years,
who died, wader suspicious circumstances, at No. 28, Port-
land.terreota St. John's-wood.
The evidence taken Ibis morning was that of Dr. Wailes,
who was called in by Dr. Meredyth, and who corroborated
the medical testimony already eyrie, and stated the
assistance he reedited.
Mr. Merlin, a gentlemen lodger •t 28, Portland-terreee
for 15 menthe, and Mrs. D'Esterre, a lady resident in the
same house, gave evideoce as to the character of the (stab-
lishmentAlwhioh the► believed wan good. They had seek
taken the apartments without any inquiry se to Mrs.
Oliver, believing se they had limed, that it was respectable
and conveniently near the Regent's-park. Neither of the
witnesses had any moon to suspect that the house poseseed
• disreputable name, or they would sot have stayed.
Sums Lydford, the servant girl, was also recalled. and
said that a few days before Madame (Marie Ballot) arrived
her apartments were occupied. No otter 'elitism= thee
the one mentioned visited the deaseeed previous to her
death. Witco= had only been in this situsisee two months,
and she did not know that Mrs. Oliver was • dressmaker.
She had heard her say she mad* crinolines.
The Coroner then addressed the jury and said that
there wee a strong suspicion relative to the death. She
had suffered from abortion on the Wednesday, and on the
Saturday shedied. There was n• doubt that much blood had
been lost, although little was seen by the medical sties-
dints, bat certain It was that from that she bad died,
This pattern= who was so much with her might have been
a party to the procuring the abortion in order to get rid of
the shame to the young lady, sod anything attaching to hun.
The Daly way is which the abortion had boos predated
was by iestriusients which bad been most skilfully
used. He (the coroner) referred to s letter white bad
been received from the mother of doomed in Frame, which
stated that she would come to London immediately, and be
therefore asked the jury if they would prefer main to •
verdict then or wait for the arrival of the mother, who pro-
bably with • mother's heelless and knowledge might search
out something which would be of &demise.
The jury unanimously preferred an adjouremeet.