The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-04 00:00:00

THE PALL MILL GAZETTE.
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MR. OLADSTONE AT THE NEWPORT
MARKET REFUGE.

The first annual meeting of this institution took
place yesterday themes at the Refuge haelf, nem Lawn
ter-equsro„ sad all/acted • large attsadases of its leading
Weeds sad sapporters of both soma The Casircii.rna
of km RIONBDOIR prodded, ad mug these present were
—Load Behest Cecil, M.P., Mr. J. G. Hubbard, M.P., Mr.
Parnell, Metropolitan Poor law Inspector, Mr. J. 0. Par-
kinson, Mr. Hankie, dc.
The report contained • warm acknowledgment of the
mistime* whisk lied lama received from Mn Gladstone,
who lied, it was staled, raised no lam than 1,2001. swoops
her personal Meads. Is defame of the is..
siltation ea politiceroesessie greseds, the report
mid —"The seceimmadaties provided has beam of the
roughest character. The bed. are merely stripe of caws.-not
matting, 22 inches in width, stretched on loos reds. About
one hundred parlor are provided for is this eisaasir. la
oddities to this from fifty to eighty poor people have, of
late, begged to be allowed to sleep on the bare Boer. A
woollen rag is the only cosmic% tamed, and 8 or. of bread
and • cup of coffee night and morniag the only food.
Appliances for washing are provided, sad of these the poor
inmake gladly avail themselve• But no isdamment what.
ever is held out to any one to eater the refuge who has the
means of presidia( • lodging. Oa the met:my, the scale
of relief, as detailed above, is inferior to that is several of
the casual wards." In soliciting • aontinaaaos of public
support, the report said the expeneee attendant ea the
sightly relief as as premat administmed amount to about
LOOK a yam, whilst the income from annual subscriptions
is little more than 3001. la omialtuiak the oommittee
" teodered their best thanks to the editors of the Tastes and
the Daily Nem for the gnat interest whiok they have dis-
played, sad for the aid which they have reedited in raisin
funds for this refuge."
After addressing the mu:Mono* in support of the install.
tioa, Mr. Gladstone retired, sad was anokeded in the chair
by Lord Robert Cecil.
Oa ate mono, of Mr. Hubbard, M.P., seusaded by Mr.
Cssenove, the report was adopted.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr.
itsimair, the following resolution was afterwards pained :
N That it is expedient to devote • portion of the hands of
the establklummt to • school for the boys who take refuge
Ikea"
Dr. H. 11011201, In Kopko' a sots of thanks to the
Chevalier of the Exchequer and Lord Robert Cecil, for
presiding, observed that had it not been for the former and
Mrs. Gladstowe the institution would have had DO existence
at ell.
The motion having been seceded, was adopted, end the
moat* @spotted.

Deputations from Belfast waited on Thursday
the first
Bacelleacy the Lord Liestment. at the Castle,
the first in reference to u increase of the Regium Datum,
and the mooed oe the subject of intermediate oducetiou. '
That oa the former subject aid before the Lord Lieu-
tenant the claims of the presbyteriatis to sodincreaupport •
from the government, end urged them by ference
to the strength and loyalty of their body. Dozing the
• viceroyalty of Lord Carlisle a deputation co this subject
waited on him, and he forwarded their memorial to Lord '
Palmerston. The Premier's answer was unfavourable;
and the Lord Lieutenant, although be promised to forward
their statement, held out so hops of succor. The depute-
Jim oe the subject of intermediate education was also from
the Presbyterian Church. They wished for the establish-
ment of a clef of seminaries occupying a place intermediate
between the natio:al schools and the Queen's Colleges.
His excellency expressed himself in favour of taming the
caromed school, to account foe this purpose, but feared
there would be mock difficulty in dealim.with.thim in that
way.
SHRZILSBIIILT IND NORTH WALLS RAILWAY.—
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Aloe, Broad Sanctuary, 'Westminster,
Major-Genera H. Bums in the chair. Mr. Chandler, the
searrary, red the report, which stated that the main lies
betimes the janchion with the Shrewsbury and Widelmool
Railway and the Llanyinynech static, of the Cambrian
line was suflicieetly advanced to allow of the weirs of
goods rad minerals throughout, but it was thought desirable
to doable the completed portion al the line before opening it
for passenger In/i°, and those works wersisatisfacitonly pro-
greer. The report having been passed, the two retiring
directors, Mr. W. W. Cargill, 11LP., and Mr. P. Woolley,
were re-elected, and Mr. R. B. Blakeman', the retiring
auditor, was also re-elected. The chairman thee said that
m the last adjousedbalf-yearly meeting had only Dem held
ia Dee ember lest, slid as there were soinsimportant matters
likely to arise requiring oorideration, be thought it would
be advimble to adjourn this meeting to a future taz....Lle
would therefore move that the meeting stand
until the 7th of April seat. Mr. Friars mee"...the
motion, which was weed to.
ELZCTRIC AND INTRRNATIONAL TRIZORAPH COY-
rART.—The direotore report that the progressive advance
in the remain of the mammy which he. 6anictorised the
reports of the directors formanyysars past,basoontimied with
alight iaternptioa during the six =oaths just
The ant prat an the operating ol the campaign
Lem, after making every provide@ for the wor charges.
charges.
tenet as &hectares and loans, and the vote of
LOOM to the late Semerry, is 54,0761., ardor Kam. to
the eorresponating period of left The "Ilinetese law the
• plumes agate he rummaged a dividend d 41. per mat fee
the half year oe the Meek sad shaves of the mammy. This
will shrub and commasativ leave • %lanes of
14,8311. to be added to the trust fuod. which will then, with
the accriankted iateweet, sensual to 56,6721.