The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-13 00:00:00

THE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.

MEETING AT THE MANSION HOUSE-
(THIS DAY.)

A public meeting of noblemen, gentlemen, merchants,
bankers, and traders of the snetropolis, was held this after-
noon at the Egyptian Hall, Mansion Hour, for the pur-
, pose of ezpress:ng the sympathy of the people of this
riutt'ry with the sufferers by the late inandatioas is
Prance and of aiding the subscriptions now being mind is
Paris for their relief.

Amongst the gentlemen present we observed Lord Raves,.
worth, Baron R Absebild, Mr. E. Eveyla Denim, M.P.,
Mr. Rallies Carrie, M.P., Mr. Ti.,t M.P., Mr. Thomas
Itsriog,M.P., and met of the leading City magnates of t►e
day.

The muting woo very numerously attended, the body of
the magnifleent ball being quits Mall of gumless'', mostly
segued I. the trade and Comments of the City of Londe..
The Lord Mayor,attended by • large body of supporters,
entered the ball a few minutes before one o'clock, and im-
medistely sfterwards the business of the meeting woo
commenced.

The Lotto Matto' in opening the proce-diuge, *polo-
' lot is:d for not having gives a Seeger notiee of the meeting,
but he had thought that the language of sympathy was
always prompt, and the sooner the meeting was held the
better. He soon found by the letters he had received from
all parts of the country that it was the boaaden duty of the
people of Pegland to suet end 'sprees empathy for the
sufferings of our French nsiehbonrs, but berme c►lling the
meeting, he thought it right to co_salt with led Gentle!
friends on the subject, and to oommusicate with the
thief municipal authorities of Paris. To this latter
eomwunie.tion he bed received a reply the next
warning which improved gratitude and sharks towards the
eitisens of London far the tympani, they felt for the sufferers
from the hthadstioas, sod *safety to *cooperate with the
authorities of the Hotel de Ville in attempting to mitigate
the misery which this sudden eruption had produced.
His lordship having this' the letter, went en to observe that
he was afraid the calesity which bad befallen France
was hardly appreciated, lothtue it was not andentood is
the ecruntry, but frau letters he had received from France
he thought it was impossible to exaggerate in overwhelm-
lag extent. England had shown herself ever ready
to assist suffering humanity, and at this particular Nutting,
in the history of the two nations, be was sure she would
not be backward in adding her erontributioas
to thou of Paris in relieving the frightful
sufferings which the loundsCons had occasioned.
(Cheer) He would leave it for the meeting to
take rush step as It might dust expedient to carry out the
object they had is view, and he would *all upon the
Governor of the Bank of England to ■smo the trot
resolution.

The Govissos of the Bask of Ragland stored the ant
resolution as follows:—"That this stooling has loused
with groat comers the ealsonliy sustained by oar French,
neighbours in easeegeesce of extensive inundations in
several districts of Prange." In enforcing the resolutios
the governor observed that le agreed with Lie lordship that
it was hardly possible to estimate the real extent of the
calamity which hod overtaken France, but to give some
idea of it he might Mate that the if midst one
covered as extant of easstry some six bewared miles is
length and one thousand two hundred in breadth.
Is feet, to give • feather Ills atratios of the disaster, if they
could Imagism this Leland swamped over hem the wart of
Devonshire to the harden of Bootland, they 'mold have
some idea of the magnitude of the inundations which had
soddenly come upon Prance. (Rear, bear) No doubt
is the Inscrutable decrees of Providence this vi-
sitation was intended for an all wise wpm ;
he would not attempt to sposslate as to what that pampas
might be, hat it would afford Ragland an opportualty of
'bowleg bow closely she was attached to her noble and ge-
mesons neighbours Is France, sad how deeply she sympa-
*hilted with them at the moment of domestic suffering and ,1
disaster. (Cheers.)

Mr. Timms Eaarno, M.P., eisonded the resolstioo, sad
la doing so he took occasion to Omer,* that he thought the
Lord Mayor had done right to tailing the metier, together
on the spar of the moment. Had there been a longer
setae he was satisfied they would have bad thousands
pressing forward to testify their sympathy with France,
where previous engagements now recanted them from
being present to-day. (Hear, hear.) They had not met
there to render assistance to France in a peenaiary point of
♦tsar, bus... Ike, asy•logod u.. aut.k sad, twat 'Limy Lad Mil
de as net of justice sad duty to their own feelings. It
w the expreslion of Isaias that would be vaned by
France, more than the contributions they should and to
the Paris nacriptiou, and it was In that spirit
that this touting had been convened. Zealand had fought
with France osa the battle-aeld, aid mingled bar blood with
that of her gloriou French neighbours, and it was only as
act cf delicacy that England should take the moist
opportunity of showing that she could sympathise
with Frill.* is setters of a partly social sad
domestic character. (Chests). The coldest asters* could
hardly avoid feeling something like sympathy for the sub
feria, and he did sot woad*, that this vat calamity had
excited such a universal &slag of sympathy. (Chem).
The resolution was Masa put, and carried by sorlamatioa.
BAZON ROTIVICEILD moved the text reeolutloa, That
this mesting,deeply sympathising with the misfortune whish
has Wien on the inhabitants of those districts, desires to
coffer its cordial oe-opt ratios with the efforts now being made
la Francs for the immediate relief of the sufferers." He
spiel with those who p•eceded him, that it was not the
money hat the expression of English sympathy that would
be moat appreciated in France, and therefore he hoped the
subscribers would be large in amber though small la
ansraat. (Hear, boar )

Mr. EYITLN Daemon, M.P.. who Lad just rethrued
from Frazee, seemsded the ritsoletcn, and detailed the remit
of his experience of the tenth!, rains which had produced
these dreadful innundstiess in the meth of Frame. TM
/theist' who attended the Aeries'tarsi Exhibition had boss
nnanimme In getting up sabseriptions to main fa
relieving the oviform, and he could sense the
meeting it was the sympstby. and not the money suMmlbed,
that the French people monied to have valued most.
(Cheers.)

This resoletfos, like the first, was eanied sabelesoasty.
Mr. J. B. MUTH m.Ted the third rtsoletioe, "T►at
wit's this view a sommittee be formed seder the super-
iatradeace of the Lord Mayor, for the perpree of reesiviely
sahsriptieae sod trac emitting thus to Pads."
Mn. DILLON, in a few spptoprista rroaarkr, weeded the
reesletSea.

The rescletioa wu thee pot sod carried.
The Lou MATO!. bus sosounted that nhs:rip•ioa
lists wen already epee, and between 4 0001. sad 6,0001.
bad ►ees subscribed. It was of imp runt. tbst thaw
who wishod to srotributo towards the object should do so
forthwith, as it wu latsadad to make a remittance to Paris
to sight.

KZ LULU CrII.III World the ant no Antics, zonal-
aat•og t►e committee, sod remarked this meeting would
afford a graceful termination to the great straggle In the
battle &Id, witieh the salted urns of Beglaad sad Fromm
bad just brought to a sumenfel termination.
Mr. I B PILISCorr reeolidloa the resolution.
Mr. ANDiasOK baring strokes is support Di it,
The resolati .0 was them put sad tarried.
Oa the motion of Lard Invenswortb, weeded by Eir
Nome Y ateflon, the Lead Mayer was aimed tremens,
sad bankers were appeiated to wain sabstriptioas.
Thesis were thee •oted to the Lord Mayor, sad the
nosing separated.

THE DUKE or NOITHUMBEELANDII TINASTRT.--
Th• unto, the above nobleman having proposed one-
dons for taking land which a member of trout farmers
onaidemed highly objestiesable, and se nutting back to
the priaeiples of feudalism and serfdom, wu resisted by
Mr. W. Wetherell, lets of Xiebbridge, near Derlirgtoo,
the well.ksown analoseer. It appears that an ague-
meat, sostaining the oinoslowe meditieue, was promoted
to him, with an latiouthea that ha meet either
...ifs or quit," and rather than be a party to sash an
sgrooment, be adopted the latter alternative, althoogh at a
vary emesidorahle Iwo. In order to exhibit adu appreci-
ation of his mealy madam, and is pert to reinebteree him
Mr hints, mebecoption were metered into for the ?armee
of parallai kin with • teetimemiaL Then were 3,000
nietelheses eel the usual raked *sable/ the amnion
to maw • diver true, sallied at nearly SOL mad to pre-
test to Mr. Wetherell 400 soverolone beside.. The presen-
tation et tit% hendence tootiotovial took plus es Saturday
UM, at Richmond is Yeekrbire —Busters Comae* Herald.
Tan RoYAL &WY CialtDENS.—The building of
the oaten nen. SW the (Mbar arrangements to socetituto
theme gook= • pine et publie eatertaismist, ere rapidly
aegreeding seeepletin. A few weeks more will are the
giorg gamy Mane throated with optimums, ten thou•
tied einem en be received seder saver in the =sale hall,
whose lowers and high polat4 roof may sow be nen Milan
able the Iron

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