The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-19 00:00:00

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..dgmg wore nor lew than • very lbw meal, and In it was •
iboat two 'sin old (a description, we believe, not
opmsaly Emend to frequent our harbours), we bail it as a
iK marable twos, in which light, we andentand, old esp.-
„wad esalosi, and other well versed in thew matters. are
Winked to yiew.it, sa giving promise of an early and abua-
mast eramoa.—beiefoundland

gbr ttoirct.
Th. Quo, accompanied by the Prins of Wales
sad the Triaiess Royal, took an awing yesterday afternoon
epee carriage and four. His Royal Highnees Prince
Oert rode out on horseback at the mane time. Lord J.
gamma had as audience of the Queen yesterday, at Buck-
shot pilaw. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
listed the queen yesterday, and remained to luncheon with
tkiety and her Royal Consort. Their Royal High-
▪ prism Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess
Ideas took an airing yesterday in the royal gardens. The
mat diaper-party at Buckingham-palace yesterday, in-
daded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Excel-
ling Coent de Reventliw, Lady Fanay Howard, Rareness
Y firth, the Earl of Aberdeen, the E irl and Countess
cosy, limount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount and
limonites' Mahon, and Col. the Right Ron. 0. L. Daw-
ma Doter.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert inspected yester-
ag the finished full-length engravings by Mr. Atkinson
bas g, Winterbalter's pictures of tlm Queen and her
wait Consort in the robes of the order of the Garter,
panted for the royal collection which were submitted by
yr Macs.
BALI!. the Duchess of Cambridge visited her
Majesty the Qum' Dowager yesterday at Marlborough
House.
lL H. N. the Duke of Cambridge visited the
Genus assent yesteray.
The Commissioners for Metropolitan Improvements
held a meeting yesterday at the office of the Woods and
Forests, in Whitehall-place. There were present Vis-
e:vont Moreeth, Lord Colborne, the Lord DI ayor, Sir R. H.
laglis, Six C. Lemon., Mr. Aid. Humphery, M.P., the Hon.
C. Gore, sad Mr. A. Milne.
A deputation from Birmingham had an interview
with the Right Hon. E. Struts yesterday relative to railway
add easel amalgamation, at the office of the Commiseieners
cif Railways, in Great George street. Sir Howard Douglas
had sa Marries twainwi Lord J. Russell yesterday, at his
official rodeos* la g-street. Viscount Torrington
had sa iaterriew with Earl Grey yesterday, at :he Coloaial-
'See.
The Forlesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-
A
la
&potation from the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Menet and Abattoir Company, accompanied by Mr. Lane,
deputy chMrman, and attended by Ildr. H. F. Richardson,
die lobo-nor, waited oil Viscount Mos-peth, at the office of the
Woods sad Forests, yesterday.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
One of the most interesting meetings of the pro-
wino, of Bank of England stock that has occurred for at
Ma tie years put, was held yesterday. A more numerous
soesisses of capitalists, both connected with the London
sod the parriscial banking establishmesta, has scarcely ever
bees nea. Thera were representatives from the Liverpool,
the Mensbeiter, Leeds, Halifax, Glasgow, and Edinburgh
looks, the Bank of Inland, and a vast number of share-
holden el almost all the principal banks. The business of the
day we. to declare a dividend for the half-year ending
the 27th of February last. At twelve o'clock the Go-
rnto!, Mr. Heath, the Deputy-Governor, Mr. Robin-
sea, ad several director., entered the room.—The
Oornutialt proceeded to address the proprietors. He
mid: Gentlemen, bearding to the form prescribed by this
mart, it hay duty to acquaint you that this is one of the
belt- mely general courts appointed by the bye-laws, for the
pupae considering a dividend ; and I have further *1
smut* you that the directors, having considered the seals
sidle yanking accounts, an of opinion that a dividend NM I
be if the mart think fit to agree to it, of 31 per cwtl
kunst, parable on the 7th of April next, without any de.
denim. I have to inform you that on the 28th February,i
1846, the Rut was 3,09,4301. ; on the 31st Aug., 3,839,7534;
ea the 27th Feb., 1847, 3,899,2221. ; making an Menses
es
the half-year of 69,4691., or an increase to b'
added to the Rent on the whole year of 209,7921.—A
PROPRIETOR wished to know whether thin was a
outlined and farther increase till the 6th of March ?
The Oovennott said they were dealing with the question of
the 27th of February, on which their proceedinas were
hued, and could not therefore affect the period referred to
by the hon. proprietor. —Mr. Le', asked what was to be
the bonus? They had been led at the last meeting to ex.
peet a large increase on this year, and he thought they had a
right to expect it —The GOTBREOR explained that what ha
had stated to the proprietors on the last occasion was, tire
the governor and the court of directors would have much plea.
mare in meeting the views of the proprietors, when they
thought that could with propriety and with a due regard to
other interests be done. As this was probably the last time
when be abould have the honour to appear before them as
governor, be should have been proud and happy to propose
an increased dividend : but he thought the proprietors would
me that there were peeulier circumstances abroad at that
asesseot which rendered caution and prudence more than
seer necessary on the part of the directors.
Mr. P. De W ',non was Berry to find that so small a divi-
dend was declared as 3/. 10s. per cent. With respect to the pro-
lb on this half year, he could show they would amply justify
aa increased dividend to the proprietors ; for deducting the
Rest of October 10,184.5, from the Rest of February, 1847, he
head that they had realised no less a suns than 506,0621.,
which would give them very nearly 4 per cent. Under these
sireametesees, he did sot see that they should not have 4 Fee
seat. He, as en old banker, well knew, and was folly sow
*aced, that 4,000,0001. was as much se could be required he
working this establishment, with a profit to those eennesied
with it. He should therefore propose as an enosatimost,
that the dividend, instead of being 31. les., should be 41. per
nat. The Bank had now an amount to work upon of lOW
ales lbso 24,000,01101. which they might turn to ACEOREt
limy lei also the interest of 3 per cent. on 11,000,0001. of
inns gennment. If they made 4 per cent. on their
21,1160,0001., and I per cent on their 11,000,0001., they would
seem in the year 1,290,0001. He thought that the pre.
piston ought to derive sense present advantage from this
peva...state of ths, Instead of leaving all to their ens.
ulna He would mato the CORK the state of the Rest at
egged periods until the present time:
TY lot was am the led Oftober, 11143 A4816,8115
Oa Se 38th or racism 1148 • 3,889,430
Om Ihe lath of sepbmh ISM 3,078,9.1
Oa fee nth et February, 1547 3,899 222

dad on the 6th March,.elthough the governsr did not quote
es the basis of the dividend, there was en increase in one
short week of 52,7001., which made 3,951.9211., or nearly
tsar millions of Rest. (Hear, hear.) Under these dr-
eamt:awes, he saw no reason why a dividend of 41. per
eget shockl not be declared out of the Rest of 3,899,3201.
referred to by the governor. The reduction which his pre-
pontioa would effect would not be great, as the Rest, after
the pa et of 41. per cent. for the half-year. would be
3,18,900/. Bat be wished it to be dietinctly understood that
he did not find fault with the way in which the present
Governor and the directors or their predecessors, had ma-
ssed the affairs of the Bank ; because he considered that
their management had been excellent. Still he thought
it his ditty to persevere in the amendment he had pro-
posed. In order to show that the capital of the Bank
was amply 'efficient to pay an increased dividend, be
inott stat, that the capital etoek of the Bank on the
1 of October, 1846, was 15,280,0001., including the
imam, wh on the 27th of February, this year, it had
hike to 19,440,0001.-Ins by 2,387,0001.; but the capital of
the Banks of Ireland and Scotland was only 5,000,0001.,
and yet they paid a fair dividend. He bad had consider
able experience as a country banker, and he was therefore
is a condition to state that as the Bank Charter of
1844 limited the issues of country bankers, those
bathers had been compelled to issue gold and silver and
beak now to meet any excels over their ordinary circula-
tion ; but the working people employed on railways—and a
great many were so employed at the present moment—were
obliged to be paid in gold and silver ; thus a greater amount
of bullion had been called into circulation than heretofore,
sad great draws were made upon the banks for it. Certainly
in the part of the country with which he wasconnected, bank
totes were at a premium so compared with gold and silver,
yet as math as 1,000/. a day was paid gokl in wages to
perms employed on the Wail in his neighbourhood ; but
Wheaever hank notes were made scarce, geld and silver came
set from the Bank of England in shoals ; but, as the
waking classes had an aversion to hold sons, they had in-
amiably to be paid in gold He should persist ia hie motion.
Me. YIELDER seconded the motion. lie always under-
eked that the three.and-a-half dividend we, only to be tem-
porary, and that they might look forward to one of 81. per
MI. for the year. That time last year, the governor came
forward and stated, that he had great pleasure to inform
Ikea that they would be exonerated from the payment of
the ineomestax, and the proprietors thanked him for the
intimatioa ; but at that time the Rest was 3,689,0001., just
sne million more than at the time the proprietors
remind 81. per cent., and its increase to 3.899,2221.
thit„ year was an additional reason why they Austad have the
increased to 41. per cent. for the half-year. The
di Bence between the property-tax and 41. per cent. was
hen Wharf to be considered as any great advantage beyond
the divielatid they proposed to declare. The gradual in-
anus in the Rest was one of the strongest arguments
he mold arse in favour of the amendment.
He thought that it was the duty of the Court of Directors,
if the Proprietors were satisfied that they could safely receive
a dividend of four per cent, to allow them that dividend,
ulPecially when, as he had said, the difference between that
ram and the property tax was so trilling. —The GOVERNOR :
The hon. proprietor said that the difference was very small.
The income tax would amount to 30,0001., while the differ-
Mee of one per cent. would make an increase of 14.5,0001.
Surety such a sum could not be called trilling.—Mr.
'mne laid that be also thought the mod* of levy-
ing the tax was incorrect. The GOVRRNOR mid
that if the honourable proprietor bad may complaint
to make he had better refer to the commissioners
..°riltePlrePerty-tax at Somerset House.—Mr. FIRLDEN said
that, in conclusion, he would stab that he had great pla-
in to hearing the amount of the Rest, and if the proprietors
, thought it sufficient to warrant a dividead of four per cent.
wow paid, it was for them to take the responsibility ; if the
neuters did come to the cencluaon teat a dividend of
air per nat. should be paid, he hoped no further objee-
hoes would be made.
14r. Cooustaid that, as one ef theproprietors, he unmated
is the opinion of the gentleman who had just spoken. There
:t,h_ltintioa which he wished to ask the governor, and that
ith" the corporation had not received considerable
411 "7 from the meant of wren dAy bills, and whether the

Chancellor of the Exeltequir had taken any effectual steps
to aback the issue of these bills t—The GOVIIIINOR said that
the hoc proprietor knew just aa much on the subject u the
directors did. He had Been the letter which the Chancellor
of the Exchequer bad addressed to them.—Mr. Coorta :
There was another question which he wished to ask ; that
was—Whether the Corporation had not bun in come degree
injured by a practioe Which had been stated lathe public papers ,
to be taking place—namely, that the secrets of that estabWlF,
mut crept out of it into the Money Market, to the injury of
the proprietors and the public.at large ? Re wished to know
whether there was any truth in that statement? If there
were, the business must be conducted in a most inefficient
manner; and if inch transactions did get abroad, it was
most important for the interests of the corporation that some
alteration should take place in the mode and manner of
election.—The Govaason assured the hon. proprietor that
the report was without foundation—Mr. Cocoas wee very gin I
to hear that it was untrue.

Mr. Wu-Lummox did not think it would in any way in-
terfere with the funds of the establishment by allowing •
dividend of 4 per cent.
Mr. CLARKS said that he was adverse to any increase of
dividend, but he was not adverse to a bonus being given.
They were two very different things, for the dividend might
be considered as a sort of annuity, which might be better-
terwards diminished by adverse circumstances, whiles bonus
was always under theeontrol of the directors as to it, amount.
Mr D. 5A1.0310116 said that, whatever turn the discussion
might take, they should oonsid-r that those who had an in-
terest in the partnership should derive a benefit from it.
It had always been a great mistake to suppose that the AT.-
tem of keeping a large rest was • beneficial one. It hin-
dered the parties who entered the concern from receiving env
benefit from it during their lifetime, and the only parties
who derived sny benefit from it were their heirs. He
thought that on that side of the bar they ought not to be
parties to • permanent increase of dividend, believing that it
would be most injurious to the establishment.
Mr. PAIIILY DC Witvox, in reply, thought that a rest of
upwards of 3,000,000 was amply sufficient to meet any con-
tingerciesof the Bank, and he should therefore persevere in
his amendment.
The Goyim:vox then pat the amendment to the court,
and, upon • show of hands, declared it to be lost by • large
mniority. The Governer then put the origiaalmotion, upon
which
Mr. Cumin moved, as an amendment, " That in addition
to the 34 per cent. dividend the proprietors should have •
1 per omit. bonne." He believed that they had • sufficient
rest to give a 2 per cent. bonus, but, under the present cir-
cumstances of the money market, he would only put it at 1
per ant.—Mr. BAL01110:411 asoonded the amendment.—A
Paoratirron doubted whether such an amendment could
be moved. The amendment of Mr. Clarke was then pat to
the court by the Governor, snd declared by him to be car-
ried by • large majority, amid much cheering.
The Clovanrioa said, in consequence of what had taken
place, he mast move, in addition to the motion for a divi-
dend of 34 per cent., that a bonus of 1 per cent. should be
paid, and that a general court should be held en Tuesday,
the 22nd lost., and a ballot taken from eleven to four o'clock
upon that proposition.—This motion was carried unani-
mously.—A specific vote of thanks was unanimously carried
to the governor, and the court broke up.

THE WESLIYANS AND THE EDUCATION QUESTION.
—The Patriot says that the United Wesleyan Committees
of Education and Privileges have resolved to oppose the
government scheme of education.
RAGGED SCHOOLS.—A Ragged School was, on
Monday last, opened in Fennings's- uildings Kensington,
a locality situated on the south side of the High-street, in-
habited by numerous families of the lower order of Irish.
REMOVAL OF THE SMITHFIELD NUISANCE.—A
deputation from the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market and
Abattoir Company, had interviews yesterday with Lard
Robert Grosvenor, Mr. B. B. CsbbeU, M.P., and Mr. Mackin-
non, M.P., at their respective residences, on the subject of
the removal of Smithfield-market, and the selection of a
suitable site for the new market
THE GENERAL FAST.—JEWISH FORM OF PRAYER.
—Yesterday evening the Rev. Dr. Adler, Chief Rabbi of the
members et the Jewish persuasion in these kingdoms, issued
• form of prayer to be used in the synagogues within his
control, on Wednesday, the 24th inst., being the day ap-
pointed 1g her Majesty for the general Fut.
MR. BI NN AND JENNY LIND.—The following
letters contain the answer of Mr. Bunn to the offer made
him by Jenny Lind. They are addressed to Mr. Jennings,
that lady's legal adviser:
Sir —I beg to acknowledge the receipt of roar letter, dated the
13th inst., end have onl to °team, that en receiving the original
la from Mlle. Ling addressed to me), which yen elate to be
year bends, and of wbbkhlltteerrhhhh you have thawed me a copy, I will instantly
nmlito it. (Signed) A. Been.
Hr. Amino waited upon me, and showed me a latter, sot written
liitistel=enny Lind," which he retuned to leave with me,
to me. To that letter I have scot an answer,
&lag a aegatirc to the professional points therein sought to be main-
label; but making a propceition, which, If MdlY. Lind has that
same of Maleterestednem and goad faith claimed br her, she will not ;
hssabl to accept. at the non-emstenoe of any lepl claim, from
wider alleged to have been delivered by the law °Horn of the
crews, I beg to my I have acted upon the judgment of the first
Isor in England and Prussia, and feel moored that no each offer
as gaff. would be made, if their ornion tine contract signed at
In the pretence of the British minister, were quartionatile.—
I have the honour to be (Signed) A. Burn.--London, March 17, 1e,17.
ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE SIREN STEAM-BOAT.—On
Wednesday afternoon an accident took place on baud the
Syren, when off the Isle of Dogs, on her way to Woolwich.
A noise was beard in the engine-room, and immediately
afterwards it wan discovered that a tube or tubes had given
way in the boilers, by which a volume of water escaped into
the furnaces beneath, forced out a quantity of hot coals into
the engine-room, and had dreadfully burned the'. sad and
bodies of the engineer and stoker. The vessel drifted until
it reached the pier east of Greenwich Hospital, when the
unfortunate sufferers were put into a waterman's skiff, aad,
without lots of time, conveyed on board the Dreadnought,
Seaman's Hospital ship, where the most prompt assistance
was rendered by the surgeons on board. The poor fellows
remain in a very bad state, but their lives are not deepaired
of. Their names are Green, engineer, and Jackson, stoker.

. .
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DESTITUTION.- Before
Mr. Carter, at the Duke of Wellington Tavern, Wellington-
street, Newington-causeway, respecting the death of Sarah
Stocker, aged 69.—E. Barter stated that the deceased was her
cousin. They had lived together in a small room, where they
employed themselves by making shirts, for which they reoeived
4d. each. Witness received 2a. 6d. per week from St.
George's parish, and with their joint labour they could only
earn, on an average, about 2e.. which amounted to 4a. fid.,
out of which they had to pay 2a. weekly for rent, leaving
them only 2a. 6d. to subsist upon and purchase fuel. The
deceased had been under the care of Mr. Babbage fot fever
and cough, who prescribed for her, and she got better.
About six weeks since the deceased became unable to work,
from weakness and the want of nourishing food, which wit-
ness was unable to give her. The deces.ed sod witness were
often without food. Sometimes they managed to get a little
coffee and bread but very often were compelled to have only
bread and water for days together. On Saturday week wit-
ness and the deceased took a lodging at No. 42. Wellington.
street, in the parish of Newington. Witness then
went to the relieving officer of St. George's for
a surgeon's order for the deceased, and was in-
formed that, as she had removed into another pariah,
they could not assist her. Witness then proceeded to the
poor-house at Newington, where she saw two gentlemen.
They offered to take her into the holiest, but, having a dislike
to the rules of a workhouse, she refused to go in. On Friday
last the deceased complained of sore throat, and could not
swallow anything. On the following morning she was no
better. She became worse, and died at 12 o'clock the same
night. Before she died, witness made an application to Mr.
Jones, the surgeon, of Southwark-bridge-road, who had
known them for several years, but not having any 11
money to pay, for medicine, witness could not have
any. He advised her to make • gargle for the de-
ceased, but she died soon after the application of it. The
jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of ,
"Natural death," and added that they were of opinion that 1
the deorasod's death had been accelerated by want of
food.—AN UNSAYS BOAT.—Before Mr. Carter, at the
Bells Tavern, Pitney, upon the bodrof John Elliott, aged
38 a waterman, and coxswain of the Neptune Aquatic Club.
John Robinson, a waterman, living at Putney, deposed that
on Tuesday afternoon he sow the deceased and a gentleman
in a wherry. They were both rowing, and the tide was
ebbing. The water was very rough, from the wind meeting
the tide, and witness was fearful that, as the boat had no
covering ever her, as accident would occur. He rowed
after them, and had gone about three parts of the way same
the river when the boat us which deceased was was swamped
by the waves passing over her. The demised sank, and did
not rise again. The gentleman was saved. An immediate
search was made for deceased by the witness and others, but
the body was not found until upwards of an hour had
elapsed. The boat belonged to Mr. Searle, of the Stangate,
and was what is called an " outrigger." From its construc-
tion, he considered it not seats one for any person to venture
on the water in, even if the water was perfectly smooth.
A clerk to Meant Searle wished the coroner and jury to
understand that the firm would not have let out a but of
that construction, on such a day as Tuesday was, under any
circumstances; but Mr. G. Hatfield had hired the boat a
week previously, and they had no control over her, The
coroaer said thejury could no longer inflict deodands or
this would have been a proper case for one. It was evident
such boats were not safe, even for an experienced watermsn
to row in. They were altogether too frail. The jury were
of the same opinion. Verthet—" Accidental death."

PUBLIC MEETING AT LEEDS IN OPPOSI-
TION TO THE GOVERNMENT PLAN OF
EDUCATION.
LEEDS, MARCII 18.—,We gave, yesterday, an ab-
stract of the proceedings at this meeting.
Mr. BAINES said it afforded him the mod sincere pleasure
to see the Mayor plated in his proper poaition, presiding
over a meeting called, not to support one side of a'.
question or another aide of • question, but at the
head of a meeting called for the purpose of deliberating
and deciding upon all sides of it. (Hear, hear.) And
it afforded him not leis pleasure to see the people there
assembled in great numbers to deliberate upon a question of
the highest importance, a subject involving the education of
their children, and perhaps children in ages to come ; and
he hoped that they would arrive at • conclusion that would
be sound, and that would do credit to them, and that would
promote the advantage of those whom they might be sup-
posed to represent, and whose interests they so deeply
sustained. The requisition upon which the Mayor had con-
vened this meeting, and which he had just read, declared
that she educationicreed to be given by evernment was an
education of that which very deeply involved a consti-
tutional question. The meeting was aware that there was a
protection thrown around all the proceedings of parliament,
which in this ease had been entirely superseded. (Hear.)
There wee the prstectie& of no fewer than its different