The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-24 00:00:00

separate buildings, they would not he
itt
being under one roof, 10 of them would be chg(l
windowed house. Re thought that the person ;2
ought to effect some alteration, at my rayyit,el
earned the association. It was a rtmarksble f 0,114
history of the tax, that when the whip were in 06;,,al
they actually did make that very adjumment whin
association) were so anxious that they should to, ZS I
he hoped, under these cireumstaneee, that the etToTtuL4
of the associstion would be listened to.
Mr. J. JIFPItIiT considered the subject of the
a new building for sing:e men, which had been eke.
the report, a most important one, and thought tht
sent was the proper time to consider it. Ile 1e..., I
what was its estimated root. ki

Mr. OATLIPP said, 4,6101.
After some further conyersation the report or,
and Mr. JEFFREY then moved a resolution to th,
in case a sufficient number of new shawl wero.;:'.o._
taken up to enable the directors to erect a &unit.,
additional call upon the present sham should
that be
purpose.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. Toms.
A discussion ensued upon the relative scrip of 4,
tory for single men, and a building for the ..
married men with their families; and .1.0 uto-tTre
lity of a junction of the two. Mr. HILL. and 2,40
gentlemen, were favourable to the first P.O
was an equally strong opinion manifested on the chi,:
Dr. Sournwoori SMITH thought that the
jects of the association would be hest carried oat by tt4
struction of residences fur families.
Another resolution was substituted for the one *at
been previously carried, by which the question wa,.!
mended to the serious and immediate attention of tk,"'
mittee; but in the end this alwi was withdraws,
considered that their attention was ilreloy 44
toward. it.
Mr. HILL then moved the formal motion for Agin.
corporate seal of the company to the regutry of ingQ!
and the proceedings concluded after the weal dri:
been voted to the chairman and directors.

POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS ON CHRIST3I.I4O.
The money-order-office in Alderagate-street, -
General Post-office, St. Martiu'ole-Grand, tbeiggd 1
Lombard-street, the Borough, Charingerow, obi 01!
vendish.street, as well as those in the different
metropolis, will be closed to-morrow, both •
granting orders. There will be no deliverinFZl
Genera and London Distr Cl Post-offices after 0 2
hut the General Post and receiving-houses will hs
the usual hour, both for letters and newspapers.
PROPOSED NEW METROPOLITAN Roxotocti
Wednesday evening a meeting of the inhaainra
parish of Bt. Luke, Chelsea, was held in the 7 •
hall, New-road, Sloane-street, Chelsea, for the per.
petitioning parliament to confer the right of re
removed tram the borough of Sudbury, upon rig •
Chelsea, Kensington, Hammersmith,and Palhas,b,
them into a borough. Mr. Keay having bees •
called to the chair, Mr. Dowling opened the boia
' announcing the receipt of letters of apology fee
Thompson, M.P., Mr. It. B. 0-borne, M.P., 111
Robert Grosvenor, M.P. He then went on to WOO
district proposed to be formed into a legough wags
most wealthy and extenaive round the metropolis,. gg
Mined a population of 108,000, none of whom was
telleetual, or worse educated, or loss capable of
the importance of the right they were endears*,
lain, than the residents of the existing metropolit.
The question they were going to raise was not a
but one that came home to the breast of every
within the four parishes. The speaker then read
of a petition, embodying • prayer that the district trim
enfranchised, and moved its adoption by the
St..llwood seconded the motion, which was curia
mously. It was reslved that Lord Robert Gros*
requested to present the petition ; and, a committee
been appointed to carry out the measure, thanks were
to the chairman. and the meeting broke up.
CANADA COMPANY.—The half-yearly general
of directors of this company, was held yesterday at
offices, St. Helen's-place, Mr. Charles Franks, the go
in the chair. The first business transacted was the
of Mr. James William Freshfield as a director, in the
of Mr John Easthope, who had disqualified on
ill health.—The report of the directors to the p
was then read. It statad that the affairs of the
were proceeding with regularity and success, and ILA
transactions of the year 1847 bad been highly far
the company ; that the emigration to Canada, espial.
Inslund, had been unusually large—the *mimed '
landed in 1847 amounting to 92,818. Many of thus,'
ever, were found to ho very deficient in that gmerd •
Fence which was so necessary to be poseased by
in that colony. Others came but ill provided
the means for their support, whilst sassy
from diseasei under which they laboured s
time of their embarkation or which they had con
board ship, so that on the whole great loss of lii
attended the emigration of last year. In the AIM
1,432 emigrants had been added to the population
• now amounted to 16,643 persons. Of this aditire
I few consisted of this year's emigrants, but nearly*.
number consisted of a valuable class of old *ten
removed with their stock, capital, and imamaa
from other districts had gone to join their friends,
could not fail to do well. The directors stated tht
had received • detailed account of err ry settle,
capital and means of soccer. The report coots*
meat of the lands meld and leased during the porn
24th November, being the date of the last ad*
from :this it appeared that there had bees si
crown reserves 11,217 acres at 17s. 5d., and of the
tract 12,684 acme, at 15s. 5d., making together 23,ffi
at the average price of 15s. bd. per acre. The
lands leased during the same period and up to the
was, of crown reserves, 16,620 acres at 149. sd. pare.
of the Huron tract, 61,574 acres, at 17a. Id. pees*
a total of 78,194 aeres, leased at an average price in
per sere. The total amount disposed of up tether
Nov. 24 was 101,995 acres. Ming an excess over*
for the same period in 1846 of 58,065 acres, aadst
creased average price of Is. 31, per acre. The
the company amounted to 37,2071.179. 7d., exceed*
to the same period last year by 6,,0U81. 39. 6d. The
remitted to parties in Canada through the hands el*
pan y was 25.872/. .59. 5d., while the amount TI
settlers in Canada to their friends In Europe tbtree.
hands of the company was 12,3871. 2.. lid ,111 tZT
taunts averaging 61. 4s. sd. each. In coneladostb
tors had no hesitation in stating that the pre*
making rapid progress in wealth and prone*
they believed the unsold land of the company,
to one million acres, would be disposed of on
terms, the large advances they had mode Miag well
The chairman then read the resolution which the •
reeommanded to the adoption of the proprietor,*
was, that a dividend at the rate of 6 per cut. per.
the paid-up capital stock of the company be* 11
income-tax, for the half year ending the 10th Ismer
The resolution was unanimously adopted, and thssh
been voted to the governor and directors, the teed
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.—At a meeting d
council on Saturday, it was decided that Er. 56
Edinburgh should be appointed successor to his .
Mr. Li-ton, as clinical lecturer on surgery, &edam"
surgeons to the hospital.
ANTI-GOLD-LAW LEAGUE.—A very small aott
cob(
othr,isstat:lnydt.o:ankd ;or last
d evening,untiafteart theb re
aiod
isr ar 1
INTERCOURSE WITH TIM CONTINENT.-14i
the week ended 19th lost there were 962 paremerllo
Boulogne and England (against 681 in the extffill
week of 1846), and 196 between Calais and lineball
26.5). Of the Boulogne passengers this year, 522*.
England : from Folkston.) 42,4, from Dors r 1, 00
Landon 94-440 were to England : to FolkstoesElte.
London 77.

THE STOCKPORT RIOT.—ADJOURNI
INQUEST.
The inquest on James Bown, the man keel
Stockport election which commenced on Saud* w
surned on Wednesday, at the Borough Court-house
After several witnesses had been ezemined.
Mr. Cobbett said he bed many other Molests; w
thought ha had traced these picking pegs, the kiaa del
with which the man was killed, to the source freed
they came. He thought it wia not neeessiry to gelid
—l'he Coroner asked Mr. Vaughan, the prisnnos see
whether he had any witnesses to cell ?—Mr. Vou
be should decline to call Witiltall before tie mum.
The jury (which was composed of an manometer
tisane on either side) were locked up till a gall,
twelve o'clock at night before they could soils
verdict, which was Men laughter against the
four other persons unknown.'

THE RAJAH OF SARAWAK—A
(Abridged from Dretio's MiscatasaF)
Mr. Brooke, descended by both pattO
ancient families, was born on the 29th of Ape.
Coombe Grove, his father's scat, in the
Bath. It is an observation which has often bee!
most men who render themselves remarkable w.ti
development of their moral or intellectual Va. -
the first germs of their success in the csrl7
their mothers. Mrs. Brooke was a weso
strength and delicacy of mind, who was not oily
the knowledge usually possessed by ladies, butelft,
tog sympathy which, when it operates OS a IseelN"r"
sore to kindle a lendable ambition. Food as t
be of all her children, she would yet appear I:
seived peculiar hopes of this son, whom she ns•
Rajah of Sarawak, though the happiness win 04.0
her of greeting him with a mother's Woes( or'
' return to England.
Intended for the military service of the FAA
pany, Mr. Brooks received an education sent;
' and expectations, and went out at a Toy
Bengal, in which presidency lie spent the gat .
his youth. On the bresking out of the Bet'
accompanied his regiment to Assam, what., Or
olßungpoor, the ancient capital of the prnetneylj
through the lungs while attacking a stockade, 5'.740
some time between life and death. The trengePlo
and the benefit of his native air having beeefr
sacy for his recovery, he returned to Europe, .01•,;,,i
as his improved health would permit, he Kai". ".-0
of his boyhood, and rendered himself "lie,
modern langusges, which he still speaks Intly/74
travelled also through Frenor, Sniturland'."- if
in the last-named dusk land acquired a sinet._.,f
antiquarian researches' which. up to the Pr.", ✓es'
occupied a portion of his 'akar*. It was at ties id
that he became arqueinted with the poet/ d
literature of Italy, and translated pesstilldt°lll of
for fidelity and eloquence One sot parlor go..