The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

The adjourned meeting of the promoters of this
association was held yesterday at the Westminster Palace
Hotel, Mr. IL. W. CHLWFOSIN M.P., in the chair. There
were also present—The Hon. A. Kinnaird, ILP., Sir Mato
11 altar, 111. P., Mr. Jackson, ILP., Mr. Childers, M.P.,
Mr. ltoeauca, M.P., Mr. Denby Seymour, M.P., Mr. Chap.
man, Mr. Benicia, Yr. J. N. Grant, Mr. Alger, he.
The Csautorss, in opening the proceedings, stated that
the want of an association having been long felt by persons
connected with the British pouessions in North Americo.
they held a meeting at the London Tavern on the 31st
of January, and resolved to found one. They ale
appointed a body of gentlemen as a committee to
prepare a constitution, and they had agreed to a body of
rules, which would now be placed before tile meeting for

eonfi;matioe.
A discussion then took place, in which Mr. Childers, Sir
Mint* Farquhar, Mr. Denby Seymour, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Jackson, and other gentlemen shared, upon questions of
verbal criticism, and finally, details apart, it wee agreed that
the object of the aasociation should be to diffuse inform.
tion as to the British North American provinces, to promote
colonial union and correspondence, and to enable the impe-
rial and colonial interests on both aides of the Atlantic to
confer from time to time through its instrumentality, as an
established centre of communication, on all topics of mutual
interest. With this view it should collect and circulate
official information regarding the material resources
of the provinces, in respect to emigration and the
employment of capital and labour, end also such facts as
shall record the development of their commerce and their
progress in the arts and sciences. It was further arranged that
the association should possess a library, with maps, charts,
he., connected with the British American provinces. It
should also be regularly supplied with such leading papers
and publications of the chief towns and cities of the pro-
vinces as the council might think fit, and that the as
tion should from time to time, under the superintendence
of the council, publish statements, and accompany them
with maps and other illustrations as occasion may require.
The constitution of the association having been ibis deter-
mined, the following gentlemen were appointed the Best
council, namely :—Mr. R. Crawford, M.P., the Hon. P. Y.
Van Ringhiet of Canada ; the Hon. Joseph Howe. of Nova
Scotia ; the lion. L. S. Tilley, of New Brunswick ; Lord
Alfred Paget, M.P.. Right Hon. Sir Edmund Head,
Bart, Sir James Fergusion, Bart., M.P., Mr. Thomas
Baring, M.P., Mr. G. C. Glyn, Hon.
Arthur Kinnard, M.P., Mr. J. •. Roebuck,
M.P., the Hon. R. Bourke, Sir Samuel Canard, Bart, Sir
Pinto Farquhar, Bart., Y.Y., Sir Francis Head, Bart.,
Ron. Wentworth Fitewilliam, ALP., Captain Whyte Jervis,
M.P., Sir J. Dalrymple Hay, Bart., M.P.. Hon. Justice
Raliburton, M.P., Mr. Denby Seymour, M.P., Hon. Robot
Grimston, Mr. H. Paull, M.P. Mr. Hugh Childers,
Y.Y. Mr. P. Roes, Mr. H. W. Blake, Mr. Robert Benson,
Mr. Edward Watkni, Mr. William Chapman, Mr. Robert
, Carter, Mr. C. Franks, Mr. Charles Bischoff, Mr. John IL
' Grant, Mr. H. Idontgomerie, Mr. Robert Gillespie, M.P.
The proceedings then terminated in the usual manner.

LONGFORD ELECTION. —(By British and Irish
Magnetic Telegraph.)—Longford, Friday.—The
Homier
Hon took place to-day. Colonel Luke White was Pro
posed by the Hon. King Harman, seconded by Major
Blacken. Major O'Reilly was proposed by Mr. M'Caan,
and seconded by Mr. Cody, J.C. The show of hands
was in favour of Major O'Reilly. A poll was demanded
by Colonel 'White, and the sheriff fixed Tuesday and
Wednesday next as the polling days.
THE NORTH RIDING OF YoRKSIIIRIL —DD. Fred.
Milbank, in answer to a requisition, has consented to come
forward on the liberal interest as candidate for the North
Riding of Yorkshire, in the place of Mr. Cayley, deceased.
An address has been issued by Mr. W. J. S. Moffitt, who
has been for some time chairman of the conservative corn-
mitten of the riding.
DOWNING-STREET, FRB. 26.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Hinton East, Louis Fullerton Mackin.
non, William Gardner Freeman, George Lyon Phillips, and
Charles Royce, Esq., to be members of the Privy Council of
the island of Jamaica. Her Majesty has also been pleased
to appoint Alexander Heslop and George Lyon Phillips,
Esq., to be members of the Legislative Council of the island
of Jamaica. Her Majesty has further been pleased to sp.
point Richard Southey, Esq., to be Treasurer and Ac-
countant-General for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope.
zdte.
STATISTICAL SoCITTY.—A special meeting of the
society will be held on Tuesday, March 4, at eight o'clock
p.m., Sir John Pakington, Bart., M.P., president, in the
chair, when the following will be read, viz
the resources of popular Education in England sod Widen,
present rod future,' by Horace Manus ER. Visitor to/
attend on the introduction of a fellow ; sad the next us
monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, March 18, askdy
fixed. The annual meeting will be on Saturday,ls,
at four o'clock, p.m.
ETHNOWOICAL &curry OF LONDON.—The pelt
meeting of this society will be held on March 4th, at eight
o'clock, when the following pipers will be reed :-1. "On
the Shell Idouods of the Miley Peninsula," by George
Windsor Earl, Esq. 2. "On the Remains of the Human
Crania and other Bones be the Church at Hythe," by Dr.
Robert Knox. 3. "On the Languages of Central Ame-
ries," by Edward B. Tylor, Esq.
OPENING or NNW SCHOOLS IN MAYFAIR.—Yes-
terday ate/soon Earl Granville presided at the opeoing
the schools which have recently been erected in Market,
street,Mayfair. Among the noble chairman's immediate sup-
prters were LordWharucliffe, Lord Cremorue, Right Hoe.
W. F. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Hope, M.P., Bishop Chapman,
of Colombo, the Bishop of Honolulu, Rev. Ernest limekiln,
8.D., Rev. Canon Nepean, Admiral Robert Gown, IN.
Druitt, Mr. T. A. Stone, Mr. Heeketh, the architect, and
Mr. Hayward, the builder, he. The school has cost about
6,00 W. It is a substantial brick building, comprising three
principal achootreours, for boys, girls, aril infants with
convenient clam-rooms adjoiniug. The schools, which are
in connection with the National Society, and subject to the
visit of her Majesty's inspector, will be amply sufficient for
500 children. Convenient residences for the master end
mistresses are attached. The committee, therefore, con'
give that they may, without presumption, congratulate the
subscribers on the substantial and lasting benefit which !,10
thus been conferred on this southern division of the parish.
The deficiency to be met as regards the funds is Mtg., and
the committee earneetly hope that this sum will speedily he
raised.

VAIIDIAII AND Tansilta r. JOSE&
a• outline of which. according to ths con-
, _,tea, the defendant, has already appeared, wee again
The Indies facts am es follows
•—titrim Mir Furies" Maria Vaughan. woe
.4 Om two laughter. of a wiae•morehaat
m' led ',may years ago. They lived together, and had
one° them Atilltlf. or 4.4 SM. is ponorialty. benidse •
..11 freehold mtato who'll yielded about LOW. • year.
t.. 1 a leoth, r uanusl isrow Vaughan. who wee lie-
at having been rather unfortunate in life, and se
s;., poet of their pm.uniary assistance. The Maim
mutual will., arconlim: to a form given in
•• Whole Islay of Mao," a copy of which, with the lest
•-:r.e.1,1..aL at the pious, was found amongst the effects GI
.t.. 1e...-AA•11. On the death of the elder sister, Anne
t, ;glum- the sorvivue made a will in favour of her
trother. the iumtniment hearing date July, 1878.
~ the 21th .4 the following February. h0w-
..., emeented another, which was almost
.utorly m farmir of the defendant, Elisabeth JOINS.
• • 6?,,,n.• through • form of marriage with her
w.is also eallrd Mr.. Harvey. Tle
...,net given by the defendant of the deoeesed's
.4 moot was that it Dad been produced
iiiiSviniltift of Hemp Vaughan.
.1..1 that on going to draw the interest of a sum
which had belonged to her eider, she found
.t h beets transferred to her brother ; and
th. conjectured that as he had asked
her ozu von, lumen the purport of which she
101 not understand. they must have included • power of
Vt.ifi,tV. The defendant Jones hall nurscal Anse
Vatt,th in aorta,: her last ,flues., and she had es-
tnutnl toe to tali, charge of her hater Fanny. This the
hal dem. sad th.. testatrix bad therefore heroine moth
ataehed to her. mos day she went to Mrs. Jones, the
.1 ~.what's faaser.tolaw, and begged her to write does fee
• roatrusl. fur a will. She consented ; the tastatiie then
I..latea her iedrovtionm, setting forth her mimed complaint
~unit her brother, sal of gratitude toward, Jones. This
doter a,. taken to an attorney named %heater in Dover-
r,„.l, wh, urea up the later will from it Mr. ffilvrater in.
dud her. however, to omit the reference to her brother; sad
the ..lerk al., left out the recital of her regard for the defen.
4,0 t. She inmimted cm bevies it restored, and the will was
ultimately esecuted with the follow:13g clause!—"l, is
r..titale for her kindness lied unceasing exertions to =
m a,. my welfare, give sad bequeath to my
awl .laser friend, Elisabeth Jonas, Sm." The Meta/de
4terwardm removed to the boom of the Harvey; sad died
tb-re At the a.,^e of 77. Is support of this will a large nuns.
ter of wirreoges were ex mimed who admitted that she wan
A price or r.tber weak mind, but said she wee quite cm.
priest to make her testament.
ill, the other mole it was proved that a note was appended
to Asa* Vanchaes will requesting that a rum of 2,112/. of
tb,. Three per Cents., should at her death be given
to her brother George ; and this note was Mined by 1
Skeet. Mr. Termite, ours of the elevators mimed
the prior will, deposed that both the %Ink
sot the 72V. bad lien trarorferrci to
I' ,i:lian by the espreas instrurtiona of the tentnitritsr.
▪ •as a clerk in the house of Smith, Payne. sod
, he had lou.n in the habit of managing her math,
e awn for her; but Harvey had sent him an hssltimg
utter clur4ing him with having improperly
• attorney for Fanny Vaughan. whom he 11111's7)
,le•-•nbed sea held* and weali.min.led old woman. It wen
omusaded by tie elsintiffs that the Harmys, luring tinsby
their nosrstar-ratationi ,tran4eol the testatrix's relations
seal breeds from bit. had peal great attention to her comp
funs. and had at Smith rsthaioed such an ascendancy over
her mind, that they had hems tumbled to procure her email.
ten of say will they
Du Millimetre. Q. 1.114. Nunlike, Q.C., and Dr.
'Meek. appeared 1.. Inistielb Jena ; Dr. Doane, Q.C.. and
Mr Mathewe for the themelers essted is the earlier will.
The can was alai is seeissm miles se seat to pram I

1111111 MAY. MORDAT.
N..llotop.—L to N., moderate it to N. and W., Moderate.

to fresh.
Issisad. i. to S.R., mode- E. toe. sad to 8.&W., fresh.

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rate to troth. Soo.
Oaatntl—As neat above. As nest above.
I. Coast.—N.E. to A.A.X., fresh K to S., moderate to fresh.

Tw• &Moog.
The railway share market is inactive to-day,
but Hrm. The alteration in prices is not very im-
portant Caledonian and South Eastern stocks
have improved 1 per cent, and Great Western 1,
while Midland had receded 1. Otherwise, prices are
qnoted about the same as yesterday. London and
North Western stock is now quoted 93 to 94/, ex
div. ; Great Western, 701 to 1, ex div. ;
Midland, 129 to 4,, ex thy. • Lancashire and
Yorkshire, no to 1, ex ; 'Caledonian, 1071
to 1061 ; South Eastern, 8151 to Eastern Coun-
ties, 561 to 56k, ex div. ; and Great Northern,
114 to 115 ex dm.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are quoted
1 11-16 to 1 13-16 prem. Great Luxembourg have
improved. Great Western and Grand Trunk of
Canada remain very steady.
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