The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

Zbe Court.

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Their Majesties the Ring
and Queen of the Belgians, attended by the Lady in Waiting
on:the Queen, the Gentleman in Waiting on the King, his
Excellency Id. Van de Weyer (Belgian minister), the Earl
of Morton, lord in waiting to her Majesty, and Lord G.
Lennox, lord in waiting to Prince Albert, arrived at the
Comte this afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. The august
party travelled from town to the Slough station by a special
train en the Great Western Railway, and proceeded from
the station to the Castle in the Queen's curieges and lour.

The royal dinner party this evening included their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Lady in
Waiting on the Queen of the Belgians, the Gentleman in
Waiting on the King of the Belgians, his Excellency M.
Van de Weyer, and Lord G. Lennox, in attendance on the
King.
Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel-
gians arrived at the Bricklayers'-arms Station, by a special
train on the South-Ea,tem Railway, at half-past four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, from Dover. Their Majesties were at-
tended by the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty, his Excellency
M. Van de Weyer, the Earl of Morton (lord in waiting to
the Queen), Lord G. Lennox, and the Gentleman in Waiting
on the King of the Belgians. Their Majesties and suite
entered two of the Queen's carriages and four, proceeded
from the station to the Paddington terminus of the Great
Western Railway, and took their departure by a special train
for the Slough station, en route to Windsor Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince
Frederick of Hesse left Kew yesterday morning, to honour
the Marquis of Exeter with a visit.
Mr. Wickham, chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
and Mr. Prosily, secretary to the board, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Bro-
therton had also an interview, yesterday, with the right hon.
baronet, at bis official residence in Downing-street.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening; from
the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Ceylon.

UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA.
A special general meeting of the proprietors of this
bank was held yesterday, at the Board-room, No. 38, Old
Broad street. Mr. J. J. Cummins was in the chair, end
the meeting was very numerously attended by shareholder,.
The following report was circulated and read, being a ba-
lance-sheet, showing the condition of the bank en the 31st
of December last:
the liabilities of the beak arc: Bills payable,
7(41,0 per ant.),
; reserve
57,7401. 13e. 4d.: profit and loss, 43,067/. en ; making a total of
174,5721.5,. 7d. The paid up capital amounts to 100,0001.—The nets
are Vann amounts (balance), 461,8471. 13s. 1 ld. • bills receivable,
20,6131. OA 6d. ; investments, government stock, Ltd.;
loans on se-
earthy, 498,1711. 13,, led.; insurance, open poticio, he.,
2,9641. es. 6d.; cub, 10,0731.60.10 d.; givingstotal of 994,5721.5.. 7d.
The balance of undivided profit on the last day of the past year was
43,0671. 61. 4d.
These accounts having been received, the following sap-
plementary report was read :
The directors have much pleasure to being able to present a satis-
fbarcan=eyort of the one and progtess of the bank's affairs at All its
Denstches have recently been received from tee inspector, ,
containing his report upon the position in wine he found the
branches In New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land at his late vimit
of inspect,on, and the exact state of the various Lugrities held he the
bank at each branch, the general runt of whic once creditable
to the mangers and very retisfectee7 to this board.
The basins. of the branches at Launceeton and Hobart Town has
eonedderably diminished, but not to a greater extent than the general
&trent of trade in these places might be expected to praince. The
operation of these branehes have been for some time prudently
limited. In New Zealand the branch at Wellington, although re-
- striated within very cautious limits, is doing a Safe and profitable
business. At Nelson the transactions are confined to • small agency,
but at babe...inches there are strong indications of gradual improve-
ment. The abundance of money sada-imperatively Low rate of interest
prevailing in New :loath Wales for the last two or three years have
naturally given rise to internal increased consumption, and attracted
• large and active import trade. This, concurring with other nun*
has tended to produce en adverse state of melange, and led to the
transmission of a considerable amount in specie to this country. The
directors having for some time anticipated this result, made such
Insp pre-
paration as mined the branches, under the judicious instructionof the
ectior, to meet the greatly increased demand Inc bin on London
without the smallest derangement of ther financial position, and with
much benefit to the gi Pena interests of the bank. The directors have
the renitence of stating that no In has been sustained by the bank
during the recent perion of commercial Means • while, on the other
hand, the estimate for bad and doubtful debts his been to a small ex-
tent reduced by the last returns, leering the sum of 10,9151. 3e. ed. ma
a possible charge on the amount of undivided noon They now pro-
ceed to submit their usual statement of amnia,' the remit of which
enables them to declare a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 6
per cent. per annum upon the pad. up capital of the bank, to be pay-
able in London en the 7th of February, and in the
colonies is soon s
the inspector shall fix after the receipt of advice. This dividend will
be paid free of the income tsa ; and in or
der to equalise the clien
the
7d. in the pond will be added upon ochto
as are paid in
colonies.
The CHAIRMAN then addremed the meeting, eongratula
tine them upon the present flourishing state of the bank and
their favourable prospects for the future. He observed that
it was a most satisfactory indication in such a concern that
its assets should be more than 100,0001. above its paid up ca-

pital, after payment of the dividend now due. With respect
to future operatioaa, he had no doubt but that if the Bank
continued to act open the strand sad steady system of bank-
ing which had always characterised it, it woald ultimately
prove coned the_ greatest and most &wishing colonial busks
in existenea. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Hrtcnina(a proprietor) asked what portion of the
compani's investments wore in government stock ?
The CHAIRMAN replied 110,1001; the NM was loused out
upon various securities, of the perfect safety of which the
board were entirely assured.
Mr. HITCHINS thought it poteible to invest too largely in
stock, which, like that of the government, was subject to
considerable fluctuation.
The CHAIRMAN said that wee so, but, at the same time,
the hon. proprietor most recollect that when there was some
time ago a crisis in the colonies, it was some satisfaction to
the comomiy to know that they had a large amount of funds
safely secured at home.
A PIOrIUITOII asked if it would not be possible to con-
dense the small 21. 10. i. shares into the larger shares of 251.
each ? He was sure very much less difficulty would arise in
the mode of keeping the accounts, if this could be managed.
The CHAIRM•II said such a course might certainly be
pursued, but it was open to some objections, and they might
have cause to regret taking such a step hereafter. The time
might come when they might be glad to have an opportunity
of calling up their shares. (Hear, hear.)
The report was then received and adopted, and the secre-
tary having declared a dividend of 3 per sent. upon the half-
year. free of income tax, a vote of thanks was pared to the
directors, and the meeting separated.

THE GERMAN HOSPITAL.—RESIGNATION Or DR.
FhistiNn.—ln consequence of the proseedinp, in connexion
with this institution, at the meeting a the London Tavern
on Saturday, and which were fully matted in this journal
yesterday, Dr. Freund, the directing " , hisaddressed
the following letter to his Royal • the Duke of Cam-
bridge, K.G., and the other gssernese of the hospital :
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dinette, plaid= by anwsoMmons vote et Me suppertors albs hos-
pital some ihas Mee mem mos ; net I Imm drag thst time
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led I *mealy Isla that yen mey ell. 'Waft ens moo
_timso mina INOOMMIIIMS of lals hely abestlehts Ineetelhat mil I
may be sileasektemy nibble Ikea ales es Mr/ 111 Mb gte
tarter the pholgreesilsetion et ay bob" bets Late mental to
establiaMy be this asetrapelis sash in Institution far Ye ber& of
my poor esseleyassa and others who apply to It for sont—l ham.
as.. J. C. H. Femme, M.D.
REPEAL OF THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—MOVEMIL/fT
Argo:rosy THE SEAMEN.—The movement made by the
masters, mates, seamen, and shipwrights of Shields, to resist
the threatened alteration or repeal of our navigation lace,
will be joined by the seamen and shipwrights of the Thames,
who have determined to lay before her Majesty a memorial,
setting forth the consequences of such • step. Upwards of
10,000 seamen from the Tyne are now in the port of London,
who are prepared to act upon the resolution passed at the
meeting which they held previous to their leaving the Tyne.
—Shipping Gazette.
REMOVAL OF THE FEMALE PRISONERS PROM THE
CITY COIIPTIR TO TR II BOROUGH Ge.ox.—The whole of the
female prisoners of the very crowded °Meow-street Compter
are being removed to the Borough prison, in Stoney-lane,
Tooleystreet. This alteration has been directed by the
Court of Aldermen in consequence of the packed conditioa
of the City Compter, and the insubordination that prevails
amongst the male and female prisoners. On the latter being
removed, this establishment will enable the authorities to
carry out the separate system more effectively with the male
prisoners. The Borough Compter is capable of holding
150 prisoners, and since the abolition of the police-office at
the Town-hall, presided over by one of the aldermen, it has
been made use of more as a storehouse than a prison. It
has, however, now undergone a complete alteration, and
bring within the jurisdiction of the City authorities, aria
afford the necessary accommodation for the increase of pri-
soners in the City until the contemplated new House of Cor-
rection at Holloway is completed.
JEWISH DISABILITIES. A numerously-attendtd
public meeting was held last evening at the Horns Tavern,
Kennington, to take measures in favour of Lord John Rus-
sell's bill for the removal of Jewish disabilities. Mr. Palmer
took the chair, and observed upon the seal which had been
'away, manifested in the borough of Lambeth in the cause
of civil and religious liberty. He was at a loss to conceive
what possible objections could be urged against it. The
principle of the English constitution he conceived
to be that those members of society who helped to
support the burdens of the state had a right
to participate in its honours and its benefit'. .At
the present time there were to be found amongst our
Jewish fellow-subjects Jews eligible to fill the office of alder-
man, Jews who were sheriffs of counties, and Jews who mese
justices of the peace. It was absurd, Una, to say, when Jews
where considered competent to fill those high offices, that
they were unfitted for the legislature. Yet they had a
Jewish candidate in the City who bad been considered IBM
ligible, although 7,000 votes had been recorded in his
favour. He (Mr. Palmer) asked if it was not the height of
injustice to those 7,000 perilous to tell them that now he
had been elected he could not take his seat in
parliament ? But he trusted that suet a principle woald
never be admitted, and that Baron de Rothschild would
speedily take his place in the bonne.—Mr. Thwaltee moved
the first resolution :
That this meeting is of opinion that it I. In direct opposition to the
fundamental principlea of civil and religious liberty, that say of her
Majesty's subjrcts should be deprived of their political rights by rea-
son of their religious opinions.
Mr. Fuller seconded the resolution. Carried unanimously.—
Mr Dixon moved :
That this meenqe observes with satistaction Nast a bill has been ha.
troduced into the Home of Osnmons, by Lord John Russell, basing
for its object the removal of many of the disabilities now imposed on
the Jews.
The Rev. J. Barnett seconded the resolution. He thought
it absurd to say that because the Jews were descended from
Abraham they were not to have a mat in the legislature.
He asked what we were all descended from ? Who were
the real aborigines—who were indigenous to these& ? He
suspected that we were all importations, and if the English
' people were to go to it own races for laws and government,
some would be obliged to go to the Huns, some to the
Normans—some to one end of the would, and some to the
other—and Britain would be left, as before, to the birds. He
ridiculed the idea of a mu nta7 calling itself a Christian country
and elevating itself aboveeountries of other religions. He asked
them to look at this country —at its crimes, at its criminals, at its
transported convicts, at its gaols, and very often at its gallows
—and yet it was a Christian country. He asked them to
look even at the legislature itself, where members constantly
broke pledges and failed in their duty to their constituents.
Why, a Jew could do no wore' than that; and why,
then, not let a Jew occasionally play his pranks among
them ? He asked them to look at the member for the Uni-
versity of Oxford—a geological specimen of former ages, a
petrifaction which would not be heard of in the next gene
ration, except as • curiosity by those who collect antiquities.
He asked, what were the objections to the Jews?
—were they unable to take care of the property of the
country? He had never heard any charge of the kind
brought against them. Oa the contrary, were their oppo-
nents prepared to say, that if a loan was wanted it was not
to a Jew that the government would apply, and that a sove-
reign from Baron Rothschild would not make twenty
? As for the church being in danger by the
feeble lure—he thought that if the church was so an in-
stitution as to be endangered by anything of the kind, it
would be better to do away with it altogether. Considering
the question in a religious point of view, he said that the
Scripture was quite as strong in denouncing Nebechad-
neezar for his tyranny over the Jews as it was in
denouncing the Jews themselves; and he thought that the
Christians exposed themselves to divine indignation by MO
acting. He concluded by urging the people to a strong ex.
presetonof opinion as the best and indeed the only methods(
obtaining their object..—The resolution having been carried,
Mr. Thornborough moved the last resolution, which was,
adopting a petition in accordance with the views which had
been expressed, and appointing a committee to take mea-
sures to carry them out.
GUARDIAN SOCIETY FOR FEMALES.—Yeeterday
evening a meeting of the committee and others interested in
the welfare of the above institution was held for the transac-
tion of general business, at the asylum at Bethnal-green.
The report stated that the institution was founded for pro-
viding • temporary asylum, with suitable employment, for
females who have deviated from the paths of virtue. During
the year just ended 50 inmates bad been received, which,
together with 31 left in the asylum at the date of the last re-
port, made a total of 81, of whom 8 have been restored to
their friends, 9 placed in service, 24 have been discharged, 2
have died, and 31 now remaining in the institution. 2,505
have participated in the benefits of the institution. The ex-
penditure of the establishment for the past year has exceeded
the income by more than 601.
LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM.—An annual meeting
was held yesterday, at the London Tavern. Mr. James
Capell presided. the report of the beard of management
for the put year stated, that during that period 47 children
having completed their terms had left the institution, and
one had been otherwise provided for. Five boys had died,
and 75 had been added to the number remaining. Of the
75, four had been admitted under the 37th role, and
71 by election. With the 30, therefore, to be elected
on that day, the entire number under the protection
of the institution would be 390, making the total
number of orphans who bad received the benefit
of the charity, 1,659. The legacies left to the chari,y
during the year had been—from W. P. Pried, Esq., 601. ;
"A Friend to the charity," 1,0001 ; Mr. H. Miller, 191. 19e. ;
and Mrs. L. Pete, 201. Notwithstanding the severity of the
recent epidemic, the committee were happy to state that not
• child had been lost through its mean+, nor had the
health of the orphans been seriously affected. They
called the attention of the friends of the society to the
circumstance, that in consequence of heavy pecuniary
demands during the past year. arising from the increased
prices of provisions, and the necessary repairs of the build-
ing at Clapton, they had not felt justified in admitting
more than thirty children at the present election ; notwith-
stsnding that the number of candidates was unusually large.
The disadvantages which the society had suffered from the
same cause had compelled the committee to sell out 2,0031.
Three per Cents. at a time when the public funds were in a
very low state.—The Chairman, in moving the adoption of
the report, expressed a hope that the loss which had been
sustained from the sale of stock would be repaid by the bene-
volence of the public. He recommended, as a means of increas-
ing the funda, that • public dinner should be held. lie had
himself applied to Sir R. Peel to preside, but regretted to say
that his application had not been successful. The report
was adopted, and the regular bustles' tea. stated. It con-
sisted of the re-election of Mr. Alderman Thompson as trea-
surer, of the Rev. Mosul. Wright and Mackenzie as sear