The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-22 00:00:00

DEBT OP VENEZUELA (THIS DAY.)

This day the adjourned meeting of the Vene-
zuelan bondholders wee held at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of 000aideriog the resolutions proposed by the
committee and the propositions promised to be submitted
by Senor Guzman.
The 'grooms's of Senor Gasman having been read,
The CH/LIBMAN said that in substance it was the same
proposition as bad been previously made, and which had
been contemptuously rejected by them, namely. that
instead of the 55 per cent. of the customs of the two Vene-
zuelan porta hypothecated by the contract for the
payment of the dividends, there should be substituted
per cent, on the general customs of Venezuela. In form
the propoeition was somewhat different, but in substaece
it was the same. What he proposed. therefore, was that the
resolutions which had been suspended et the last meeting
in consequence of the interference of Senor Guzman, and
which appeared to have frightened him, should be
affirmed. (Hear,lbear.) But it was desirable that a door
should be left epee, because though they declared war
they need not G 0111111811451, it till they thought fit. He
therefore thought it should be left to the committee to
act when they thought it advisable. He recommended
them by a formal resolution to say that the bondholders
would csoosider say payment on account of dividend on the
debt a proof of the honest intentions of the Venezuelan
government. (Hear, beer.)
[The meeting was proceeding when our report left.]

On Sunday last a funeral sermon on the death
of the King of the Be!glees was preached by the curate, the
Rev. W. Williams, iu the church at Esher, the pariah in
which his late Majesty's domain of Claremont is situate,
The church was draped in black on the occasion, and the ' The funeral of the Rev. Dr. Montgomery, the
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congregation (a morn than commonly numerous one) was well-known unitarian divine in Ireland, took place on Wed-
attired in all the usual emblems of mourning. Delivered needay, and presented a larger gathering of influential per-
npon the spot where the memory of the older inhabitants sons than had previously taken place on a similar occasion in
still fondly clings to the Leopold of nearly fifty years ago, the neighbourhood of Belfast. A special train brought three
newly wedded to the young bride whom all England so 1 hundred of the principal inhabitants to the burial ground.
deeply loved and reverenced, and in the midst of those tc • Conapi -none amongst those who were present were the Lord
wide whom hi well-considered charities have since never `Bishop of the diocese and the Re.. Dr. Cooke, who rose
ceased to flow, the words of the preacher, as they recalled, rout a sick bed to be present at the interment of his once
in the chaste language of sober truth, the many virtues of rest rival.
the King. and the many advantages and blessings which his The winter speeches of the scholars at St. Pauls
benevolence bad conferred upon the neighbourhood, fall School were delivered yesterday in the presence of a large
with touching and irresistible effect, and produced an im- assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, the Master of the
preasion that will not easily be effaced from the mind of Mercers Company occupying the position of president.
any who heard them. A Paris correspondent of yesterday's Nord says : 1
Ou Monday night a public meeting on tbeJamaica —" Prince Napoleon and,the Princess Clothildetwere present
question was held at Southampton. Although the regd. , yesterday (the 19th) at a dinner given by the Emperor to his
aitioniata condemned the icy of Governor Eyre's pro' I august guests, the King and Queen of Portugal. The
endings and thanked the government for having promised news of this fact has canoed some 'surprise, but
to institute a searching inquiry into the late events, the 1 there is in the occurrence nothing that ought to create
msyor permitted the gaol chaplain to move as a substan- I astordahment. It is explained quite naturally by the ties
tire resolution that which should, properly speaking, have of relationship which unite the Prince and Princess
ten an ameadment. Mr. T. Falvey then moved an maim& 1 1,
•r,4poisee to the King sad Queer, of Portugal."
meat reprobating the sets of the authorities in Jamaica, I
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ATTLE PL AG CE L\- THE LINCOLNSHIRE
and thanitiog Lord Russell for the measures he had adopted. Diarsicr.—The Stamford Mercury of this day oontains sad
After a stormy discusaeon, which was wound up by the gaol , accounts of the increasing ravages of the cattle plague in
chaplain warning the audience against being led "at the , the eastern or Lincolnshire district. The disease is,
chariot wheel of dissenting corruption," the amendment still spread's/ in the neighbourhoods pi
it appears. I h kin.
Boston, March, and Long Sutton. at e • ity of
vas carried. Kiepcliffe it has made rapid strides during the last week,
The following houses in the Manchester trade, 1 and most of the farmers have suffered : audit has broken out
tr., will not be open on Tuesday next :—Mesta. Leaf, Son, I Dear aleat"d• It has Vasa ammeliaied at Lariatit.awcahtetria.
altd Co. ; Cook, Son, and Co. ; Bradbury, Greatorex, and rat constre ernation
Porlva2s hae:sirsg her grbet: attacked at
Co. : Ellis, Rowell, and Co. ; 'l' and It Kiwi" ;J- rod Btnkney, and 22 of them bays already died. There had
C. Boyd and Co. ; Mont, Brown, sad Co. ; Field and been some serious attacks at Newark. The total deaths of
Sore ; F. Goodyear and Co. ; W. and R. Morley ; Cedded horned cattle at
innotts, Isle of Arholme, exceeds 70, sod
colt, Sol", and Willcocke ; Baggallaya, Westall, and lit is stated that this district large numbers of hoth fat
and lean beasts have been sold at ruinously low prime foe
Beene. ; Poster, Porter, and CO. ; Ward, Start, and , ounaig. slaughter.
gyp; Start and Sharp ; the National Freehold and i CRYSTAL Pasco,-- ONE SHILLINO DAT.
British Lead Companies ; and Moan. Spencer, Turner,
gad Boldero. MESSRS; DEC. 21. Admim6oll2 as payment, 1,076 ;
I ditto by mica tickets, 1,6-10 ; total vieitors, 2,716.

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