The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-28 00:00:00

'UCH OP SIR MORTON PTO AT NNW YORK.

In a speech reoently made by Sir Morton Peto at
the New York Treve Club. the ben. Wont' okia the
amp sad eowsquent progress of the American people, as
-,ltaweed in every place be had visited, were really wonder-
' g bat their effects, as seen in the Wert, were truly
welshing. Hers had he found fine cities grown tram what
Jen • few years sines only assail and straggling villages.
Bach were the rewire of the Anglo.Sazon perseverance.
During a conversation which he (Mr Morton) had at one
period with the King of Portugal, he took occasion to rein
to his Majesty the magiddowit 'mosey, elimate, and post
fertility of his tawdry ; bat She King replied, " Ok, I
would freely sachaage all you admire sad value if my sub-
acts possessed the energy and application of your people." I
uch is the difference between the condition of the inhabi-
tants of the United Segel and those of Peru and Ito muse.
He hoped that the American people would never
forget what Englead and Esedishmen had accomplished in for-
mat times, and he begged to assure them that the people of
England, in or out of parliament. were not really hostile
to the cause of the Union during the late war. They wen
frequestly mlsieformed and misled as to the resources and
prospects of the North. aid very many of them did Wyly
imagine in wasegoenee that the union of the States was
eternally broken. But this wee mainly owing to the efforts of
many Americans then resident in England, and the date. I
manta printed by very many American prime lea this I
side of the wean. When Americans laboured this la
in England. he would ask, wee it to be wondered at that
panther of Faglistimea be/dewed them, and thought
that the United States government bad felled He (Hr
Morton) was always of the opinion that there were as many
Monde of the Union to be found at one time in the City
of Leedom as could be had in New York. Of this he spoke
with a full knowledge. All wee sow at ea end. .P 8•01 Wad
reetored. and he barred would be maintained, as no man is.
terceted is the commune sod finance of Europe could be in-
different to the great results which would flow from the
event. He wished to say to the Americans, now that hie
hour and that of his friends bad come to a clew, that be
swill' like to see the Union of the Bates made solid and
enduring by the linking of the Pacific territory with that of
the Atlantic, by means of the iron beads of the railroad.
There should be no more " rounding crossing " by
Panama, or attempts to convey by steam oe that rout* the
vast trade and travel which would came between the two
sections d the mantry now that the war was ended. Theo.
as now, Reiland and the tidied States would, he was coo-
admit, go band inhaled in robing on the ;Aramaic's of the
old and new worlds.

GREAT CENTRAL GAS CONSIINERS COMPANY.—
The twentyaisth half-yearly meeting of the above can-
puty was held last evening at the London Tavern ; Mr.
Alderman DOM m the chair. Mr. Mammy, the secretary,
read the report. which Mated that the not balance of profits
for the half-yrair 'Mu 93,6731. 9s. 9d., oat of which the
directors* rsoosinneded a dividend of five per cont. for the
beit.yeee, with a farther six per cant. for avian of divi-
dents en the aid dares. At Minn= nest the directors
intend reducing the pear of their gas from 4a. 6d. to 4s. pm
1,000 cabin fest. -The works and plant were all in the
moat efficient condition. The chairman, in moving the
=s a of the report, ongratiated the 'We-
apon the peospeeons eoodition of the under.
Wisp. Be thee relined to the Wielded mho:.
tion in the prim of gas, and in connection with
this =WA, bolded the iseolutioos oome to by the corpo-
ration d *it OW4. apply to periisloset for powers to
maudeetore us for theme el the Qty. Be did sot for
cnc warateet 'Wine that any committee et the Hew of
00211M01118 would amotion the formation of another
company is the City of Lcarks. But if parliament
L did give its consent to any mach scheme, he felt coat-
. dot that every din would he takes to protest those rights
of orsis2earizpsoiss wetweateed by legislative moot.
=pat Gabriel manded the reeoltvhiet
*WU to. The dividend baying been dsc e, rot"
d thinks to the olmilrema sad direokee clued pro.