The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

▪ eg mmeareed, ea themes *Mir helebmemtal
to the- Yuma areekimma dad drawees, wide ke Ad sot see
that the eldeetieme opposed to the market were welkkat to
justify the messam. Auger seathmtaa, the same
views, did set me why the ISM tam kt mitht
net exist were the market remerred le any ether site. Oa
whichever side of the metzepelle the market were situate,
that portion of the eettk which came flea the opposite
side of the etrantry woad have to be driven
through even a larger part et the town than
they were at pelmet Mr. Ashirka, as a member
of the corporation of Lemdea, Uwe' to state that the
corporation would mat oppose the alteration of the day,
110/ dill he believe that, as a body, it would oppose the re-
moval. All the army that had bees expended had been
for the benefit and rapport of the meted nghta of the inha-
bitants ; and item. restitution wan made to them for the
lees they would enstaia by the removal, he did not believe
that the corporatism, as a body, would oppose it —The Chair
man observed that Mr. Anderton had said quite enough to
show what banefal cor.sequances resulted from the present
system of driving sad crowding; and he thought that if they
had on their aide the farmers and graziers, sad not even the
corporation itself to oppose, they had little to fear from the
opposition of the salesmen and dr,ivers.—Mr. Shaw moved
two resolution—one, that the removal of the cattle market

from its present situation was highly desirable ; and another,
that the change of market-day from Monday to Tuesday
would also be desirable. These were seconded and carried;
and the chairman announced that there was a petition in
I favour of the removal lying at the club for signature.
WESLEYAN METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—
The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at
Exeter-hall. The chair was taken by Sir Culling Studley
Smith, Bart. The report of the committee gave an account
of the progress made by their agents in Ireland, the coun-
tries of the continent, Ce)lun and Continental India, Aso
trail= and Polynesia, Southern and Western Africa,
with their present condition and future prospects. rt:
of the missionaries had returned to recruit their strength In
their native country, and six had died. Twenty-five new
missionaries had been sent abroad to reinforce the missions,
I which on the whole had met with an average success. The
income of the society during the year 1846 amounted to
116,7621. 3s. 2d., sad the expenditure to 111,534!. Be. Bd. ;
which including the pre.ecling year's balance of
7661. 14s. 104., left 4,9941. 9s. 4& in the hands of the
treasurer. The income of the year showed an increase
of 2,8381. 13e. Bd. over that of the preceding one,
The increase on the home receipts was 2,0671. 15s. H. The
receipts from foreign auxiliaries on the mission stations were
11,7881. thi. &X, being an increase of 1191. Is. 104. And the
miscellaneous receipts in the form of colonial grants, lega-
cies, dividends, new donations on annuity for life, &c., bad
amounted to 9,7901. 3s. 104. ; being an increase of
6561. 16s. Id. on that item for the year. In consequence of
the improvement of their financial affairs, the committee
considered it desirable to appoint a second missionary to the
Gibraltar station and also to commence a mission to China
—and pared resolutions accordingly. They did not, how-
ever, disguise from themselves the difficulties which would
attend the commencement of the latter project, and thought
that they might be considered ea having the object in con-
templuson rather than as proceeding to its accempliehment
immediately. The general luminary of all the present
Wesleyan missions was as follows: Central or prin-
cipal station, called circuits, occupied by the society
in various parts of the world. 294. Chapels and other
preaching places at the stations, 2,597. Missionaries
and assistant missionaries' including eight supernumeraries,
417. Other paid agents, as catechists, interpreters, day-
school teachers, &c., 771. lUnplid agents, as Sabbath school
teachers, &c., 7,074. Full and accredited church members,
102,330. On trial for church membership, as far as asccr-
ta=ed, 4,116. Scholar,, deducting for those who Wasp
both the day and Sabbath schools, 72,000. Priatiog esta-
blishments, 8. Several resolutions of a formal nature were
then adopted, and the proceeding* terminated.
THE MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL.—A meeting
of legally qualified medical practitioners was held last night
at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the purpose of taking
effective measures for ensuring the passage of the Medical
Registration Bid through parliament. Dr. lAnkester,
F.1t.8., was voted into the chair. Several resolutions were
pared, by which the meeting pledged itself to use every
effort in is power to ensure the success' of that measure.
An inenential committee having been appointed, end •
subscription entered into, the meeting adjourned.
MR. BONN AND JENNY LIND.—An action has
been commenced by Mr. Bunn in the Court of Queen's
Bench against Jenny Lind, for an alleged breach of con-
tract, and on Friday tart an appearance to the writ of sum.
mows, a few days previously issued, was entered by • soli-
citor on the part of the defendant. The next proceeding
will be the declaration, in which the plaintiff will estimate
his damages. Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., have
been retained for Mr. Bunn. The cause cannot be tried
until the sittings after Trinity Terns, commencing the
middle of July.
CAN A SHERIFF BECOME AN M.P. P—Sir,—Will
you allow me to mention a rather curious point that occurred
to my mind on reading in the Express, the other day,
that Hr. Oubitt,the eminent engineer, who is • candidate for
the representation of the borough of Andover at the next ge-
neral elect ion, is likely to be nominated and elected one of the
sheriffs of the City of I.andon on Midsummer-day. You are
aware thet in every writ sent to a sheriff commanding the
election of a member of parliament, there is a passage which
runs in nearly the following terms " Willing, nevertheless,
that neither you nor any otht r sheriff shall be elected."
Now if it should so happen that Mr. Cubitt is elected sheriff
of London (and, as a consequence, one of the sheriffs of
Middlesex) on Midsummer-day next, though he might net
be sworn in till Michaelmas, I apprehend'be would be db.
qualified from being elected a member of parliament frost
Illidlimmuer, 1847, to Michaelmas, 1848; and, therefor*,
mil wet be a candidate at any election that may take place
between these periods.--N. H.
DECIMAL CURBENCY.—SIII,—AIIom one, through
par paper, and in answer to many communications with
which I have been favoured, to state the outline of the plan
which I submitted to the Mouse of Commons, on the intro.
&SSW of a decimal system of currency and account. It
isms mysitject to iaterf re as little as possible either with the
taaw er values of the existing coins, and to show that by
divlslingthepound sterling into 1,000 tarthingsAnd issuing two
new silver coins, one to represent the one-tenth, and tke other
the one-hundreth part of the pound, we obtain a perfect gold
and silver decimal currency. The alteration in the eepper
coinage would be to the extent of the fourth of one hundred,
the farthing being now the one nine hundred and six-
tieth instead of the one-thousandth part of a pound sterling.
As the new coins, which I propose to call queens, are about
to be issued, representing the one-tenth of a pound, or 25.,
the coin repreeenting the one-tenth of 2s. (or 2 4-Iod.)is
alone wanting. Our currency will then stand thus :
Present wane. In account.
a. d. Farthings.
0016—seen
. revreeenting 1000 tlOOO
Half4evreig. n
69ver.--Crown
Kaltuown 3. 111 123
Queen
Sixpence
4.10 „ 10 ... Come
Comm.—Penny ... ew

lik7pesioy 44
Farthing
The penny of 4 farthings would probably be superseded
by the more convenient decimal coin of 5, rep
1 2-10 d. of present value. The issue of the queer:lVO%
of the pound sterling) will, it is hoped, prepare the way for
the introduction of a complete decimal currency.—Year
obedient servant, Joan BOWKlNO.—Athencrust, Way 3.
DARING STREET ROBBERY.—On Saturday, about
foe in the afternoon, six ladies, who bad accidentally
mud, were convening at the corner of Holland-street, Clap.
When • young man, about twenty-foer years of age,
between them, thereby knocking one of the young
Joao lows, and snatched a purse of silver out of the hand
of rostltar. In getting away be stumbled, and his hat fell
J. Ws got up, and continued running without it, while two
of Ws onapanions picked it up, end pretended to go in pur-
suit of him. It appears that the whole pag got deer of
with the booty.