The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-24 00:00:00

MEETING AT MANCHESTER.

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Yesterday afternoon a meeting of magistrates and
delegates from boards of guardians in the county of Lanese- •
ter, weeheld at the Legh Arms, Newton.le-Willows, to eon-
shier and decide (in consequence of the present bill on this
subject hi lag shelved) as to the future proceedings to be
taken in order to obtain the control over the county expen-
diture suggested in certain resolutions passed at the last
meeting. Mere were representatives from about ten unions
in the county.
A number of letters wen read from members representing
divisions or boroughs of the county in parliament, excusing
their absence. Amongst them were letters from Mr. Bright,
stating that he most entirely sympathised with their move-
ment and objects. It appeared to him that nothing could be
more indefeasible in principle, or lees satisfactory in practice
than the present system of levying and expending the county
rates.
Mr. T. PARKER, a magistrate of the county, was called
to the chair.
The following resolutions were then passed :
" That the proceedings of the committee, appointed at a
meeting of guardians, held at Newton, on the 15th January
last, meet with the cordial approbation of this meeting, and
that they be adop•ed and confirmed."
" That the continued pressure of local taxation, and per-
ticulerly the increasing nature of county expenditure, which
now forms one of the most important items of local finance,
and in the management of which the ratepayers have not
any voice, renders it a duty on the part of the ratepayer',
r ot only in this county, but throughout England and Wales,
to take tome decid'd step; in order to obtain from the legis-
lature the early establishment of county financial and admi•
aistrative boards, and this meeting urges the co-operation of
boards of onerdians and other parties throughout the king-
dom in supptrt of the present movement."
" That, In the i pinion of this meeting, such county finer -
dal and administrative boards should consist of two mem-
btre, to be elected by each board of guardians in the county,
one member (not being a justice of the peso') to be chosen
by the representative guardian', and one to be chosen by
and from the ex tfficers, guardians, being magistrates, in
each poor•law union."
" That the best thanks of the meeting are due, and are
hereby given, to those magistrates who have supported the
present movement, to those members of the Hors of Com-
mons who have aided the committee in their efforts during
the session of parliament now closing, and to that portion of
the press who have so efficiently seconded end supported the
efforts of the committee.
The matting broke up about 4 o'clock.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY

:vaxixo.

The advi es from the West India 'Blanes by the
mail steamer Thames are not, in a commercial point
of view, of much importance. The latest intelligence
and market adv'ces from Jamaica and Bermuda were
given in our impression of this morning.
At BArbadoes, feats were generally entertained
that the infectious disease prevalent 3n St. Vincent
and Guadeloupe would find its way to them also.
The shipments of sugar were equivalent to about
30,000 hlids. Freights and exchanges were the same,
and the market showed no more activity than at the
last departure. The weather was very favourable,
and had contributed to the salubrity of the island.
The Governor of Barbadc es had laid before the House
of Assembly a copy of a circular despatch from Earl
Grey, directing a census to be taken in the year 1851
of the pipnlation of that colony. Earl Grey egs in
his despatch (dated 20th Jan.), "The registrar-gene-
ral has suggested to me that it would be desirable to
publish a similar return for all her Majesty's colonial
possessions."
The Demerara papers are interesting on the sub-
ject of the second reading of the New Franchise Bill
in the legislature, which was opposed by all the elec-
tive
members of the court of policy, but was eventu-
ally carried by the governor's casting vote. The report
of the committee on the affairs of British Guiana had
been received.
At Grenade, the quarantine was reduced from 20
to 10 days. The Assembly had imposed a tax of 10
per cent. on all salaries paid out of the Treasury.
At St. Vincent, S. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, sickness
was very general. At the latter island some muni-
cipal changes had ceased a serious disturbance be-
tween the authorities and natives, in which some of
the latter lost their lives before the disturbance could
be entirely quelled.
The accounts from Tobago are without interest.
Letters have been received from Mexico to 14th
June, at which period business was very quiet. The ex-
change on London was 45 to 46; on Paris, 4.80. The
accounts from Cal forma are lees satisfactory, a: d
report the increasing difficulties in obtaining gold
dust. Provisions and all the necesearies of life were
very dear, and the market was overstocked with
goods.
By the SappLo, Captain Easton, which arrived at
Liver pool, on Saturday, from the River Plate, &fee
have been received from Buenos Ayres to the 22d of
May. We are glad to perceive from these advice'
(for which we refer our readers to another column)
that there is at length ground fir entertaining a con-
fident hope that the differences which have so long
shackled our commercial communications with the
River Plate are likely to be soon satisfactorily ad-
jutted. At Buenos Ayres, exchange on England was
' gatged at 68s. per ounce: on France, 87 f.
From Rio de Janeiro accounts are to the 22nd
May ; but intelligence to a later date than that cow
taped in them was given in our paper of Saturday.
In another column will be found the substance d
advices from Pernambuco, extending to the 14th ult.
and received by the brig Norval, which arrived in the
Mersey on Saturday.
B 7 the Isabella Blyth, just arrived in the river,
having sailed from the Mauritius the 26th April, we
have received the intelligence that a severe hurricane
had devastated the Island of Bourbon, causing great
damage to property and much distress, and that the
Governor of the Mauritius, on hearing of the occur-
rence, had despatched her Majesty's ship Nimrod with
supplies to Bourbon. We shall no doubt receive the
particulars on the arrival of the East India mail
now due.
The Committee of:Spanish American Bondholders
have received letters from Mexico, of which the tol.
lowing are extracts:
From Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, dated Mesite,

ii;•15:

We have now the pleasure to inforra you that the trass-
union /elating to the 600,000 dollars paid by Meows. Baring

r4sige and Co. on amount of the dividends has been
by the completion of the 150,000 dollars in duty bills
deliverable in Tampico; and we now enclose a list of those
banded over, specifying the dates when due, de. The re-
mittances in specie from that port will therefore now be
resumed, as well as from Vera Crum. On the 31st May the
amount of duties caused in the latter port, but not yet olue,
belonging to the dividend fund, was 220,476 dollars. The
duties on silver have at length bees reduced to 3 per cent.
export and 2 per cent. circulation, which measure will doubt-
! less have the effect of diminishing the smuggling which has
hitherto existed, and of increasing, more particularly at the
Puede poets, the fund available be the dividends. From 113.
Mazatlan and San Bias nothing has yet been received on —5O
account of the duties on the large amounts known to have sh
been shipped from those ports during the present year. ss
Congress is appointed to re-assemble on the Ist proximo, re
when it is the intention of government to urge upon Its
attention the necessity of passing a measure to place the "
foreign debt on a satisfactory footing.
Front Messrs. Mannint, Mackintosh, and Co., dated Vera gs
Crux, Jane 16. 131
The bondholders' proportion of the import duties for May
amounts by approeimation 1047,600 dole., which added to the le
172,876 dole. 16c. due on the 30th April, makes 220,476 doh.
16e. pending for collection on the 31st ult. Of this amount gs
wallow hoed the bills for 55,361 doh. 40c., the greater part so
of which fall due, that is their mean term, in all next month. lee
In addition to the bondholders' proportion of duties not $3l
import, we, therefore, hope to receive and to be enabled to 14,71
send home, by the July steamer, a large proportion of these du- 121
tin, say, about 30,000 to 35,000 dole., but much of costa will w
depend upon the punctuality 3their payment' of the parties Ss
on whom these bills are drawii. By this opportunity we 13
ship for this account 19,990 dole. 62e., being• one-fifth of the 40
duties exclusive of import collected at this port from the Ist is
to the 21st ult. The circulation duty on specie has been 3,1
reduced to 2 per cent. and the export duty to 31 per cent. In,'
The committee hove also received a letter from 10,
Messrs. John Schneider & Co., the publication of
which we must deter.
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Tins DAT, Two o'Cioca.

There is no new feature to notice in shares to-day,
the market confirming extremely quiet, and the busi-
ness transsctsd being on the most limited scale.
Prices remain without variation from yesterday.
In French shares no business is doing.

CkY%ngter&4°.47.

oleo today up
to I o'cdook.

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