The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-26 00:00:00

GREAT RILPOI3I MISITIIVO AT NIWCASTLB-

UPON-TINE.

(NT 11.30111.10 TILEOZAPN.)
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NEWCAt3TLE:OTON-TYNE, TUESDAY,

Lost night one of the greatest political meetings
that has hem held in this town mince the era of the Reform
Bill, took place in the Lecture Room, Nelson-street. Long
before the hour of meeting, the room was crowded to
suffocation, and numbers were obliged to leave, being unable
to gale admission. The leading topics enforced by the ra-
tions speakers werethom which form the creed of the Northern
Reform Union, viz., !manhood suffrage and vote by btilet.
The enthusiasm with which every allusion to both
topics was revived afforded =mistakeable evidence that
in there districts, at least, there is no apathy with respect to
the great question of reform in Parliament.

TBB HAMBURG AMERICAN STEAM PACKETS.

(PROM A CORRERPONDINT.)

HAMBURG, Ocr. 2*.

Putting out of the question the lamentable loss of
life connected with the loss of the Austria, the Hamburg
American Steam Company have done a good business,
having just purchased the two splendid steamers Petropolis
and Teutonia from the late Brazil Steam Company, for a
smaller sum together than the Austria met and wee insured
for. The Petropolis fetched 270,000 marks beim, and the
Teutonia 221,000, whilst the Austria was injured for half a
million marks beam. The Petropalia has changed her name,
and take. her place in the line under the new appellative et
the Bavaria, and the chief officer of the Hammonis is ap-
pointed to her command. The Teutonia will not be put on
the station till the spring, having broken her screw on the
last voyage from the Brazils, and the new one ordered at
(hassock not having arrived.
A subscription is being organised here to present the
French and Norwegian captains with an appropriate
ansestir, in testimony of ther humane and praiseworthy con-
duct in saving the lives of so many of the passengers and
mew of the ill-fated Austria.

The Excise Hop Duty Repeal Association have
caned a meeting of the planters and others, to be held at
Tunbridge Wane, on November S. The Sums Advertirer
stye, " that the necessity of making an early /meal to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer is painfully apparent. The low
prices realised for any but hope of the choicest growths, and
from the most favoured districts, and the accumulated
preemie of the heavy duties of the last few years, are
rapidly bringing in a crisis on the affairs of a large section of
the planters. The duties of a year and a half hare to be paid
in the next few months, and the utter inability of a numerous
body of growers to raise the sum due to the excise is a
matter of universal 'Abortion."

We (Glasgow Daily Mail) understand that an
action of reduction, repetition, and damages has been raised
and executed by one of the shareholders, • lady resident in
the west country, against the directors of the Western Bank,
so as to test the question of their ultimate liability. We
believe that the shares held by this lady were purchased
shortly before the closing of the bank, and it is anticipated
that this will forma strong ground of action.

LUNATIC ASYLUM FOE THE CITY OF LONDON.—.
The Committee of telecom of the Pesos for the City of Lon-
don have been for some time Bitting for the purpose of taking
steps for erecting and maintaining a lunatic asylum for the
pauper lunatics ; and have, under the 15th and 18th Vic.,
cap. 81, adopted the following scale as a basis for a county
rate for defraying the neceseary expenses. In making this
rate they have divided the City into four parts : the first
contains the City of London Union, comprising 98 parishes,
and is seamed at 968,3911. ; the second, the Eget London
Union. comprising four parishes, is armed at 160,3051.;
the third, the Weer Loudon Union, with seven parisbee, is
put down at 164,3281. ; and the fourth contains the extra-
parochial places, or the five inns of court, and is mewed at
38,0981., making a total of 1,299,1221. The bade is calm-
heed on the amount to which each parish is assessed to the
consolidated rate. In accordance with the resolu-
tion, formal notice has been sent to the overseers
of the poor of each of the parishes intareeted
of this resolution, informing them that any objections
to the proposed basis or sanded must be forwarded to
the committee on or before Wednesday, the let day of
December, after which no objections can be received.
The site Axed on for erecting the asylum is in the
parish of Stone, near Dartford, where the committee have
entered into an engagement with Mr. Charles White, a
landed proprietor of that place, for the purchase of 32 acres
of freehold land for the sum of 3,2001. Mr. Bunning, the
City architect, is now engaged lu making plans and drawings
for the building, which will be capable of accommodating
about 300 pauper lunatics!. As soon as the plans are com-
bleted an estimate of the expense will be made and the
uilding will be commenced.
THE FOLTHCOIIIIIO MICHAILMAB TERM.—Yea.
terday the arrears of the common law mewls for the ensuieg
term, oommociag on Tuesday, were exhibited, and pre-
seated a remarkable appearance, especially In the Cana of
Queen's Bench, where there is not a single case for
meat, and where the entire arrears only number
rules, comisting of 6 new trial rules, 9 rules on the
special , and 2 enlarged rules. As there is only see
en nil. for the first day the court will proceed with the
new trial paper. In the Common Pleas in the remand
paper there are 8 as enlarged rules, 6 rules for new trials, 7
mattes for the judgment of the court, and 12 demurrers,
making a total of 32. In the Court of Exchequer the rules
only amount to 17-4 errors and appeals from the court, 7
is the special paper, of which 3 are for judgment sad 4 for
argument ; in the new trial paper there are 2 for judgment
and 4 for argument. The whole "arrears" of the three
courts only number 65, about one-third of the new trial roles
formerly in the Court of Queen's Bench. The judges and
other learned dignitaries of the law will breakfast with the
Lord Chancellor, at his house in Eaton-guars, on Tusk
next, being the Ant day of term.
DEATH OF SIR JOHN POTTER, M.P.—Sir John
Potter, one of the representatives of the City of lhaebratst,
died yesterday morning, at his reddens, Beech If Pm-
dleton, near Mancheeter. He has had but indifferent heath
for the pest two years, but was able to attend to business st
Intervals op to yesterday fortnight, when he wee Medal
with more meow abase, which confined him to the boar
up to the time at his death. The hon. gentleman was In II
44th year. His name will long he gratefully remembered
the neighbourhood for his liberality and personal exertions
Is establishing the free library, and for his many privity
charities.

...a—THE CASK OP TEE REV. ALFRED POOLE.—WI
are Informed that legal proceedings have been rommgeotedA
the Rev. Alfred Poole against the Hon. and Rev.
Baring, In 001111041111001 of the alleged defamatory swami
made by the latter gentleman at the meeting in St. Jame.'
Hall, on the 11th June. Mr. Bova', Q.C.. and Mr. Coleridge,
will be mimed for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Edwin Jew%
Q.C., Y retained for the defendant An application will sin
be mad* to the Court of Queen'. Bench, oa behalf of Mr.
Pock, for a weadamer, to compel the archbishop to receive
hie spinet. It will be woolketed that a similar procedure
wee accorded in the caw of Archdeacon Denison.

FIRST JEWISH MAYOR IN THE PROYINCES.--'
The Quarter Sessions for the ancient borough of Quest
borough, went held on Tuesdey last, before the Recorder.
Mr. Deedse, this being flu time sessions held under the
mayoralty of L. S. ldagnue, Esq., a gentleman of the
Jewish faith, recently elected to the chief magietsriel
chair of this town. At the conclusion of the sesabeas the
Mayor gave a sumptuous dinner at the Ship Hotel, to tbe
Recorder, members of the oorporation, a number of Mew
andel gentlemen connected with the county, and a hr.
Wrote of his private friends, his worship occupying lira
chair. The usual loyal toasts having been given and rw
spooded to, the Mayor gave that of tt the church,"
with it the name of the incumbent, the Rev. R. 13=
In proposing this toast, the Mayor, in an able meek
pointed out how persons of the Jewish penetwion moll
consistently, not only respect the church, but had Wit
aid In support of it, The Rev. Mr. Bingham respoaded ti
the toast in a clever and happy speech of considerable imeillo
dwelling upon the bane of a:elusiveness, and trudge the
their worthy mayor would prove hhosslf a twee " lamella*
—Bough Eastern Oa:etre.
OYSTER BROOD AT HERNE BAY.—A remarks*
phenomenon of nature has for some time appeared ea
0044. It I. an unparalleled quantity of oyster brood, er
tending along the shoes from Whitstable to the Ftwebea
At the foot of the beach everywhere is to be soon this maws
in its incipient state, resembling a small drop of tallow,
Daring to douse, pieces al wood, broken bottler, and weit
tobwoo-plpes, gradually teenesbag Ia rise to the angel.
of • penny. The oyster Is of that delicious bind need
?lathy, wed will be cediseted or dredged for by our eselwiell
population, to replenish the grounds of Whitstable, Pear
sham rho., giving remunerative employment daring the Ai"
months to numbers who /therein would have to WO
precarious circumstances for subsist/mos.-BmA la's
Onset".
THE NEW RAILWAY STATION AT MAIOITL."
We have the plasm/eta state that the new statics 101
opened to the public yesterday. The whole of the vote he
been designed and carried nut by Charles T. Liberec,
architect to the South Easton Railway Company. 10
building is neat in appearance, with carriage drive is
The booking-oftloe is 38 feet long, and 18 feet wide. ,10
parcel-office and station-master • room each aids ; thou!!
also two large waiting. rooms with ladles' rooms. Thom
is 2.°0 test long, 62 feet wills, severed with a light hos al
glow roof, constructed by Mama Cochrane and DudieyilM
builders of Weetminster-bridge. The platforms ere see
300 feet hoe, 15 feet wide, with side entrano4 for resell
luggage. In addition to the above the company ere leitig
down additional siding'. Kratish Orwas.
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THE OUTWARD AUSTRALIAN MAlL.—Nor.es -
given by the Post master-General yesterday that the
use
which leave' Southampton on the Ist ponimo,
wt.l not au
.wptihen."Cap•
will
Good
fiL.p•the, andAut ttrh:iti.thecooinol.yiasit,ic,gomilimsam7
and New Zealand.