The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-01 00:00:00

Cbt Court.

Mr. Winch, Mr. Mann, and Mr. Hassell, a deputa-
tion from the Walluey commissioners, and Mr. Fletcher,
had an interview with the Commissioners of her Majwity's
- Whitehall.

Woods and Format, yeeterday, at their office in Whua,.-
01.00.—Mr. W. Beane, M.F., had an interview with the
Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday.—Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P.,
had also an interview yesterday with the right hon. gentle-
man, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways.—Lard
Crofton had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday.—
Mr. Evans, M.P. for Haverfordwest, had also an interview
yesterday with the tight hon, baronet at the Homeoffice.—
This Hon. Mr. Roberts, from Jamaica, had an interview
with Earl Grey yesterday.—Mr. William Hutton had also
an interview yesterday with his lordship, at the Colonial-
office.

The Lord Chancellor passed a good night on
Monday night, and was better yesterday.
A number of plans for new lines of railway were
yesterday deposited at the office of the Commusionen of
Railways at the Board of Trade.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governor of New South Wales.

(From last night's Gazette.]
DOWNING-RTREET, Nov. 27.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint James Brooke, Esq., to be governor and
commander-in-chief in and over the island of Labuan and
its dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to ap-
point Samuel George Bonham, Esq., to be governor and
commander-in-chief in and over the island or Hong Kong
and its dependencies. Her Majesty has further been pleased
to appoint George Rennie, Esq., to be governor and corn-
mender-in-chief in and over her Majesty's settlements in
the Falkland Islands and their dependencies.
NV HiTgruLL, Nov. 19.—The Lord Chancellor has
appointed James Leighton, of the town of Montrose, North
Britain, gent., to be a Muter Extraordinary in the High
Court of Chancery for that part of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland,

PUBLIC INCOME AND EIPENDITURE.-An account
of the inoomeand expenditure of the United Kingdom, for
the year ending the 10th of October, 1847: Balances in dm:
exchequer, and the funded and unfunded debt, has just been
printed, on the motion of Mr. Baring. The following are,
the items under the head of ordinary revenue and receipts
-Customs, 20,535,8171.55. 6d, ; excise, 13,284,4931. 2s. 10d. ;
stamp, 74710,0801. 2s. 9d. ; taxes (land and amemed),
4,329,6771. 13e. 7d. ; property tax, 5,438,4521. 6s. Id.; post-
office, 914,0001. ; crown lands, 67,0001. ; poundage on pen-
sions and salaries, 4,4761. es. I Id. ; hereditary revenues of
the crown, 24,0701. 7e. 74. ; surplus fees of regulated public
offices, 108,6091. les. Bd. ; imprest and other moneys,
102,6241. Is. 104. ; money received from the East
India Company, 60,0001.-total, 52,579,0011. 2s. I Id.
Excess of expenditure over income, 327,6081. 84.
Against the receipts there are the following dis-
bursements:-Interest and management of the perma-
nent debt, 23,809,7861. es. 7d. ; terminable annuities,
3,902,9391. Bs. 9d. ,• interest on Exchequer Bills, 435,8671. ;
total of funded and unfunded debt, 26,148,5911. 14e. 4d. ;
civil list, 393,6821. 10s. ; annuities and pensions for civil,
naval, military, end judicial services, 630,4121. 10s. 3d. ;
salaries and allowances, 282,9611. Be. 4d. ; diplomatic sala-
ries and pensions, 1751,1461. 14s. 54. ; coolie of justice,
1,024,497 L la ed. ; miscellaneous charges on consolidated
fund, 378,1641. 11d. •, army, 6,844,4041. 15s. ; navy,
7,618,2931. Be. 4d. ; ordnance, 2,7781. be. 64. ;
misoelh-
neeus, chargeable on the annual grants of parliament,
3,171,2411. Ils. Bd. ; distress in Ireland, 1,525,0001. ; total,
52,846,9641. 14e. Bd. - unclaimed dividends mon than
received, 59,1641. 16s. 3d. ; grand total, 52,906,1091. 10s. Ild.
The account of balances of the public money shows balances
in the Exchequer, on the 10th day of October, 1844,
8,359,1901. le s. 41d. ; contribution to the loan of 8,000,0001.,
pee act 10 Viet., c. 9, 7,387,8001. ; Exchequer Bills, per
9 ind 10 Viet., e. 15 and 19, 18,009,6001 ; total,
33,766,4901. 16s. 4td. The disbursements ere-to the Com-
misnomers for the Reduction of the National Debt, to be ap-
plied to the redemption of the public debt, 2,663,2611. 3e. 44.
(from this item there is deducted 1,870,0001. applied in re-
demption of Consolidated Fund Deficiency Bill) •, to pay-
masters of Exchequer Bills, for payment of unfunded debt,
18,231,5001. ; advances for local works, &e., under various
acts of parliament, 914,4961. es. 10d. ; special advances for
local works in Ireland, under act 9 and 10 Viet., c. 107, &c.,
5,738,0001. (from this there is to be deducted 1,188,8961.45. 14.
for repayments of advances for local works). Krone of ex-
penditure over income, 326,6081. Ba. Balances in the exche-
quer on the 10th of October, 1847, 9,021,5211. 11. 114.; total, '
33,756,4901. 15s. 444.

SCOTTISH HnenTAL.—The uneasy annual meeting
of subscribers was held yesterday, at the holm of the Scot-
tish Corporation, in Crane-court. The Chisholm presided.
The following report of the financial condition of the society
was read :—Donations (for the past year), 6391. 51. ; pro-
ceeds of the Caledonian ball 1751. ; legacies, 1351. ; annual
subscriptions, 4671. 16e. ; stock sold 4551. 12e. 6d. ; dividend
on 39,6001.3 per amts., 1,1661., which, with rents and some
other matters, amounted to 8,4421. 68.9 d. Oat of this sum
2,6831.12 x. had been disbursed far the naiad the pew, and
after the payment of all a harm ramaied of
1901. 6s. 6d. The last et** seised Thad amosated
to 1671. 14s. 4d., of width a masked et la Us. 2d.
The report having
_Ursa the meatiag pro-
model to the de*ra at enema for the ensuing
row, and of tea cosdessen to fill vacancies as
fee 'Mild wwwattase.ballessa. gam swapilmsatary rotes to the
' ellisemeembsid the —Tbs Cheirman thers.
toil veer le a qualm crthis bad whoa at the last
th mod to tbe rem& et the spaidiltatedsal=
It hat home arrn thst the aim dialed hod this alarm
should be divided-blame& the Widening Ilealerraml the
Scottish Hospital ; but ea yet the greater part at the pro-
ceeds, and sometime the whole of th bed hem *at up
to the Caledonian Society. He (the ) bed, is com-
pliance with the wish a:premed of the het simisfag, commu-
nicated with the Caledonian llosisty, sad pampasd for the
future a division upon equal tooses of the fan= in question
with the Scottish Hospital. The proposal had met
with immediate assent ham the Celestes= Asylum,
which he had hearty plums la reporting to the
meeting. The hon. gentian= used a resolution to that
effect, which had bed pawed, owl width was adopted and
ordered to be lammed hi the Wastes. TM ateratag sepa-
rated after a vote of tamale Is the dladrwas.—The mutual
festival of the society took pima lh the awoke( at the Lon-
don Tavern, where about tit gesthmen eat down to an
excellent entertainment. Lord Deem Stuart presided, and,
after the usual loyal and patriotic damonstratioas, proposed
the tout of the evening. Rejoiced as he was at the wide
benefits worked by the society, theist:osta of which he was
sure must come home to the bosses of every gentleman
present, he could set but regret QM Own was sot a more
numerous attendants era that Calladlhi; Weed he could
have wished the ball is have boat 111111111.111.104, for
such inceavisisam maid lave aced tor their cause.
But for the roma that they ware It numbers, it was the
more incumbent =those present to make increased exertion
in the geed are. The object of the Scottish Hospital must
rearms= ite•U strongly to any reflective mind. Its com-
mittee expended 2,70 W. annually in charity, a sum which
must nocersarlly afford very greet relief. The rums spent
In charity in the metropolis were indeed enormous. It had
been askelated that to the mendicants alone a sum of not
Les them 1,200,0001. was annually given; and it was masa.
&sly to think, even if that statement was exaggerated, how
large an amount was bestowed upon the undeserving. This
however, did not exist in the Scottish Hospital, where
' relief was never ministered without the strictest en-
quiry. His lordship cordially recommended the charity
' to their heartiest sympathies. The toast was drunk with
enthusiasm, end was followed by a long round of similar
compliments in beam of various individuals. The sub-
scriptions announced daring the erasing amounted to 2201,
which included 501. from the Dualism of Sutherland, and
101. from the chairman of the day. The children's band of
the Caledresisa Asylum stleaded, sad played a losai
national airs ; tlardr Mid= slilate, es =off eit the
anft of a Highland tokbellsed them applause as =.O
it was well reserved. The vocal arreageasents were under
the direction of Mr. W. E. Itsastord, In addition to whom,

Mr. Shonbridge, Mr. Tarter, sad Mr. Kench lent their
aristance.

HUNOMPORD-MAIIK CT COMPANY.—The haltlearly
ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this com-
pany was held yesterday, at the company's office*, Villiers•
street, Strand, for the purpose of receiving the directors'
report, for declaring a duidead, and for ether badness.
Martin Stately, Esq. chairman of the board of directors,
prodded, sad eregratillated the shareholders on the inert's-
Mg peewit, et the company. lie had acutely ever met
ilea Misr sere favourable auspices. Notwithstanding
the West illeredion which had taken place in all trades
durltay the bat half-year, he could say that which few cons-
paths eleld tell their hareholders at the present time,
issztaly, that they were enabled to increase the dividend,
sad If their affairs went on as well for the next half-year,
he had no doubt but that they would be enabled to give the
proprieton a dill larger dividend. The report referred to
the failure of the Charing-cross-bridge Company to obtain
power' from pediment to sell the bridge, and to the re-
Wading of the contract for sale and purchase thereof to
Maim Jaakm, Wabnealey, and others. The directors
tuogratalabad dee shareholders on the satisfactory state of
the staticat mapany's affairs ; the earnings for the put
year bed lir ezesected those of env former year, and had en-
*bled the directors to increase the dividend to 21. ss. Bd.
per share. The report was adopted, and a resolution fixing
the dividend at 21. ss. Bd. was puled. A vote of thanks to
the chairman and directors closed the proceedings.

KINO'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL PORTUGAL-STREET,
LINCOLN'e.INN.—By a return made at a meeting of the
committee of management of the above charity, of the num-
ber of patients received during the present year, it appears
that since the Ist of January, 1847, upward; of 15000
patients have participated in the benefice of the out-door
treatment ; while, during the same period, the resident pa-
tients numbered 1,121, being a very considerable excess
over any year since the establishment and opening of the
hospital.

THE ROBBERY OF 8001. AT THE GREAT WESTERN
MILIIINOB.—On Monday morning u some carters were
coming along the Bath road, leading from Boonelow, their
attention was attracted to a large substance in the water of
one of the branches of the river Colne. It was found to be
a sack oontansiog some weighty substanoe. On being exa-
mined, it was found to be the sides and all other parts of the
iron chest stolen a few days since from the Paddington ter-
minus, containing a large sum of money, the property of
the Bank of England. This discovery is considered as
likely to lead to the detection of the guilty parties.

IRELAND.
DCHLIN, Nov. 29.
Roscommon has again been stained with murder.
Yesterday the Rev. John Lloyd, rector of Anghrim,
was shot as he was returning from celebrating
divine service. Another victim has fallen in Mayo,
named O'Donnell, a bailiff on Lord Lucan's estate.
The facts of these sanguinary murders will be
found below.

The principle of paid guardianships is working its
way throughout the country. Instead of waiting for
the peremptory order of the poor-law commissioners,
the boards themselves are now considering, whether
a paid direction would not be more economical, while
it would entail more responsibility on the govern-
ment, and less upon the guardians. The Galway
board, over which Lord Wallsooart presides, has given
notice of motion to resign their functions, he adding
thathe would willingly accept from the government ten
shillings in the pound on his property—he did not
add—from a purchaser who might take him at his
offer. If the property of the country be swallowed in
taxation, such men as Lord Wallscourt are to blame,
who forget their duties in their love of ease.

MORE ASSAISSINATION.—Accounts reached town this
morning of the assassination yesterday afternoon of the Rev
John Lloyd. The rev. gentleman was rector of Anghrim,
and read service yesterday ax usual in his church. On his
return home he was shot not far from the church. The Rev.
Mr. Lloyd was a small proprietor, but was understood to have
considerable money wealth. He was very unpopular in his
district. A correspondent of the Moil thus announces this
frightful outrage : —Mr. Lloyd was accosted on his way by a
man, who walked up to the reverend gentleman, and coolly
informed him that he had not long t 011,,. Mr. Lloyd said
he wee not aware of ever having injured any one. " 410 h, yea,
(responded the assassin) you have dispossessed a tenant on the
Leitrim estate ;" and then pulling a short gun from under his
coat, lodged the contents in the victim's body, who expired
shortly afterwards.
Another murder was committed in the district of Island.
eady, Mayo, one of the most afflicted of that county. The
account I have from a private source, but which I am sure
may be relied upon. The victim is a person named
O'Donnell? a bailiff in the service of the Earl of Lucan, on
whew business the unhappy man was engaged at the time of
his murder. O'Donnell has recently been brought much
into collision with Lord Lucan's tenantry. His lordship's
agent, it is understood, has been served with a threatening
notice.

BANI DlPi__
munication in the Pilot of this day, I take the following :
"A complaint was preferred by one of the officers of the branch
bank against a junior officer of the establishment for gene-
ral insubordination and insolence of manner. An inspector
was sent from Dublin to investigate the charge. In
the course of the inquiry some circumstances transpired
which led to a strict scrutiny of the books, &c. &c., and
you may judge of the astonishment of the bank officer
when he found that frauds had been committed with im-
punity for the last four years to en incalculable amount by
one of the officials, who has since absconded, and for whose
apprehension a warrant has heed placed in the hands of
the local authorities. All the officers have been dismissed,
with the exception of the sub-manager, who, it is believed,
has been instrumental in bringing the matter to light. It
is said that several persona have been seriously compromised
by the parties implicated having been in the habit of ac-
cepting bills, &c., for accommodation'-uthe. There is no
knowing where it will end, as several persona who had made
lodgments with one of the officers found oa inqairy that not
a penny had been placed to their credit. All the books of
the establishment have been carried to Dublin by the bank
officers and you may form an idea of the magnitude of the
mistakes, deMencies, sad errors, when a new set of books
have been ordered for the Ballinadoe branch, a thing unpre-
cedented in the annals of banking."
Summit is Dontia.—Mr. Wall, cashier in the house of
Richard Williams, banker and stockbroker, 32, Dame-street,
committed suicide this afternoon about 3 o'clock. Mr. Wall
continued to transact business as usual up to that hour,
when he retired to the water-closet, where, shortly after, he
was found with his throat cut almost from ear to ear. Such
is the story which has reached me. An inquest is now
holding on the body, when probably something may tran-
spire as to the motives which may have prompted the un-
happy gentleman.

.1 con-

SCOTL4ND.
EDINBUROII, Nom 29.
Sir George Grey hu intimated that the Paisley
petition for relief to the able-bodied poor " has been
referred in the first instance to the board of super-
vision." Time alone will show whether this is sig-
nificant of intended alteration. Meanwhile idleness
and starvation are on the increase.

In Scotland, it must be remembered, gold scarcely
circulates, hence every one of our pound notes, it is cal-
culated, is turned over once in every ten days, or three
times per month, and so a 11. note is in the course of a
year employed in transactions to the extent of 381. But
Peel's Bank Bill operates as a clog upon this circula-
tion. Like Ronald of the Mist, grasping the throat
of the Marquis of Argyll, it admits of such a flow of
life-blood as tolerates existence, and no more. Let
the currency Ronald relax his hold, and the Scotch
bankers, who know their business thoroughly, would
set the Glasgow and Paisley mills agoing in a brief
space of time. The return of Highland railway la-
bourers is another instance of social retrocession, and
still continues. The arrival of the steamer at Wick,
early on Saturday morning, brought us, says the
John CY Groat Journal, another immense batch of dis-
charged railway labourers. Before breakfast time the
'streets presented the appearance generally witnessed
about the middle of July, when the Highlanders
arrive to enter upon engagements for the herring fish-
ing. One feature of those who arrived on Saturday
is worthy of remark. All we saw were not only re-
markably healthy looking, but exceedingly clean.
About Aberdeen the navigators will have a better
chance, as the Herald of that town contains three ad-
vertisements soliciting contracts for trenching and
draining. The Highland Society, too, at its first
monthly meeting in December, is to discuss, amongst
other interesting agricultural topics, that of the im-
provement of waste land ; but, instead of reading
papers, it were well if the society would lay out some
of its ample funds in purchasing and reclaiming some
given block of waste ground, in order practically to
exhibit what could be done in this way.
The question of fever in Edinburgh is just now
merged in the extensive prevalence of influenza. It
has prostrated the capital much in the same way that
it has done Dundee, Perth, &e. The churches and
schools have well nigh been swept out. Yesterday the
church attendance was half its usual amount, and to-
day some of the principal schools and academies were
closed.

The John O'Groat and other journals contain nu-
merous aoootints of shipwrecks in the north of Sooty
land.

Tees RAGGED SCHOOL, AT BDIXIIMMI/L.—A wad of
gook tt various ehanicter, inedadiag grades of wearing
appeal, and others of a fanciful mad enoiseatal character,
have arrived from the United Stens atawe of the Ileetliela
pods, white are intended to be mid, asd ry = ap-
plied to tee beseat of the ragged Kiwis at sad
we believe that application la be sole, it wilt wet
alio* been done, to the government aolhorittle, kr the
stdalive of the azdeUe for Me beaevolent rupee
.