The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-24 00:00:00

DEATH OP THE PROVOST OP TRINITY COLLEGE,
DUBLIN.-( THIS DAY.)

V.ZCTRIC TILIOBAPH.)
DUBLIN, THVR,DAY.
Dr. Macdonnell, Provost of Trinity College,
died early this morning. Hs was 80 years of age,

CONSOLIDATED BANK (LIMITED).-(THIS DI g,l

The half-yearly meeting was held at noon, at the
London Tavern ; Mr. J. A. TURNER in the chair.
The report and accounts, which were previously imeit
having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving their adoption, erpresid
his regret that in the absence of the chairman oi
the board (Mr. J. P. Heywood) it had Maw.,
his duty to take the chair. He was glad to ay
that he then met the shareholders under much happier cit.
cumstanoes than he did some time ago in London and /tie.
cheater. On a former occasion the shareholders we,
asked to assent to the reorganisation of the blank. Th.,
did so, and he thought they all now stowed
that they did so. One condition of the temp.
nisation was the issuing of 50,000 new shares. Th.„,,
shares bad been allotted • 2/. had been called up and the
remaining 2/. would be called up in dee time. The pry
posal made to the creditors was also assented to, sad
they were now well satisfied with the arrangement. The
payments agreed upon had been duly made, and the bow
were enabled to offer payments in advance. They vase
now ready to pay off all the rums due in June heti,
deducting only the Bank rata of interest at this day.
They had virtually paid their debts, for it would he
the fault of every creditor if he did not have his money to
morrow morning. At the last meeting held in Manebnte
he was enabled to announce that the caps,'
of the bank was intact, that the reserve fund ms
also intact, and that the board proposed to pay at ma
the extraordinary expenses connected with the autpm.
soon of the bank ; and considering the heavy cluism
which had had to be borne, it was, he pm.
mired, very satisfactory that there remained a net
divisible profit of 32,116/. Under theme circumstances at
shareholders were entitled to their interest. The bed
was now resuscitated ; it was gradually getting back K.
counts which were unavoidably 11)4 sod obtaining note,
connected with the Bank of London and otbss
concerns ; and he congratulated the meeting that it
migite now look forward to a prosperous career. (Cheer)
report was adopted and a dividend at the rate of i
per cent. per annum having been declared, the peeeetd.
tugs terminated in the usual manner.

THE REFORM LEAGUE AND THEIR PROPOSED
DEMONSTRATION.

Last night upwards of 150 delegates from metro-
politan trade, friendly, temperance, and other wirers
met at Eadley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, at then.
elation of the president and executive of the Reform
League, for the purpose of oonsidering the arragenienta made
by that body for their proposed demonstration on the
11th February. Mr. EDMOND BLUES presided. After a
few opening remarks from the chairman a plan for
the general and district organisation prepare.
tory to the holding of the demonstration, and
which has already been published in these columns, was
read and unanimously adopted. The Chairman said the
executive and the provisional committees appointed b 7
trade and other societies had decided upon having not
only • procession, but a great evening meeting in the
Agicultural-ball on the same day ; and in order that the
working men should be put to as little inconvenience u
possible, and that they might be enabled to have a half-
day's work, they proposed that the procession should meet
at Trafalgar-square at 1 o'clock, converging from
the four points on a plan of a military
character prepared by Lieut.-Colonel Dickson. The pro-
cession having been formed, they would leave Trafalgar.
square at 2 o'clock and proceed through Pall-malt, St.
James's-street, Piccadilly, Regent-street, and Oxfunb
street, and then proceed by the best route to the Agricul-
tural-hall. They calculated that the procession would
occupy three hours in reaching the hall. The event;
meeting would be held at 7 o'clock, and they should ta.
deavour to have the attendance of Mr. Bright, Mr. Ernest
Jones, The O'Donoghue, and other gentlemen of lima.
nem* in the reform movement. The intended to dam
threepence for admission to the hall, as tlty
would have to pay • large sum to the prune
occupiers to be permitted to hold the anise
meeting, at which it was computed they could give sitting
accommodation to 18,000 persons. At the last reform
meeting held at the Agricultural-hall the proceeding
were nothing more than mere dumb show, but owiag to
recent alterations, including the putting up of sambas.
boards, it was believed that if quietude was preserved tie
speakers would be audible at the remotest corner of the
building. They had decided not to meet in Hyde-par:,
and he would give the reasons which induced thew is
adopt that resolution. The first was that 14
did not consider the present • suitable time of lea
for holding out-of-door meetings, either in Hyde-pat
or anywhere else, and the other reason—and the more is•
patent one—was that there were legal difficulties ineolvel
in the question as to the use of Hyde-park for pubis
meeting. Under what were called the " Household Act:
the management of Hyde-park was vested in the Comae
sioners of Woods and Public Buildings, subject to the
directions of the Treasury, both bodies being respoutibk
to parliament for the control and authority they exercised
in respect to the use of it. Parliament was therefore, se
to speak, the court to which they would have to appeal in
case they disputed the point with the Treasury and the
Commissioners of Woods and Public Buildings, so that
they had no ground for hope, being thrown upon the
judgment and interposition of a tribunal which had al-
ready shown its disposition to prefer the recreation and
amusement of the wealthier classes as regarded Hyde-
park, to the wishes and desires of the people, however
reasonable. They wished to attain their ends by moral
and righteous means, and it would be the fault of an un-
wise, an unjust, and a violent resistance upon the part of
others if they were at any time or under any circumatanos
compelled to deviate from that line of conduct. Mr.
Bradlaugh moved, and Mr. Mantle seconded, a resolution
expressive of the sanction of the meeting to the arrange.
menta proposed by the chairmen. Mr. 4'..bk
thought that, notwithstanding whet the asimat
hail said, they should meet in Hyde-park. He thouJil
the working men should not be bound by Mr.
Bales' compromises; and he would move that Hide
park be chosen as the place of meeting. The motion foiled
no seconder, and was accordingly lost. Mr. Lucraft umed
an amendment, to the effect that, the meeting in the Age
cultural-hall be held at 1 o'clock on the day named, and at
its close a procession be formed to escort the bearers of
petitions in favour of manhood suffrage and the ballot to
Trafalgar-square the petitioners then to proceed is
Westminster-ball, and place the petitions in the
hands of those members who would present them
to the house. In the course of the disco
sion which followed the moving of the amendment,
the propositions contained in which being condemned n
wanting feasibility, and if carried out calculated to leftist
the rough element into the proceedings, owing to de
lateness of the hour of meeting in Trafalgarequare, Mr.
Bales said the plan of petitioning proposed by Mr.
Langley could not be conveniently earned out. and the
gentlemen who, it was stated, would present them, had
been previously consulted on the subject, and were mow
orlessopposed to the plan suggested. Petitions if pre. ntel
to the house should be on the tloorof the house at 4 ticlotl.
so that Mr. Lucraft's proposition could not be carried on
The resolution was then put and carried era. dia
Guedalla moved a resolution to the effect, that the resolm
tion of the League in reference to Hyde.park ahould art
be considered decisive or prejudicial to them on any future
occasion. The resolution was agreed to and the
aradings terminated.

The Lord Chancellor has, it is said, given 31r.
P. H. Welch, the registrar of the Leeds Court. slu
absent from duty on account of bankruptcy, two :..on:h4'
further leave of absence. The duties of the office in the
meanwhile will continue to be discharged by 311'..1-
Winder, the acting registrar.
MANCHESTER REFORM CLUB. —A nee' Mona
Club in Manchester has been organised by a unailsr
leading reformers in the district, with the object of brine'
ing together the liberals of all sections iu the county. T ti
have taken temporary offices in Spring-ganleus. T.
elected Mr. I. N. Philips, M.P., president. The cloth
to be formally opened on the Ith February. Mr. t:oldsin
Smith and Mr. J. S. Mill have accepted invitations to s
luncheon on the occasion. As the association will nut lit
confined to nny particular Section of the literal I"rtY• re
political test will be applied as a condition of mender•
ship beyond the general profession of liberal opinions.
Seventy-two deaths occurred in the two Dulls
workhouses between Saturday morning last and Moe a?
among those admitted within a few days before, after e •
treme suffering from sold and want of food. k
MURDER or A %OVATE AT ROME.—The
gives an account of a murder in Rome. A Pontiticd
Zouave, a Frenchman, named Gazer, was cria-ing
Square Santa Maria, in Trastevere, on his way to the
Benedictine monastery, where some of the conijorcts
of that corps are quartered, when a mire tiro
behind stealthily, and seizing him around the 1.7,
plunged a poignanl into his throat. The ram?'
artery was severed, and he expired iiiiiiinfid‘ll
after. The crime was, however. witnesiad 1'
patrol of soldiers, and the murderer arrested. He era,
man of herculean strength and still covered with the
blood of the victim. He showed no fortitude .mote` tr
after the murder, falling on his knees when arteste'l "1'
bewailing his fate. "He was removed," says the M.'''.
" half dead with fear by the troops, and a perqui.i'l
made at his residence showed that he was an instrtuntst
of the party of action. A certain emotion reigns in the
corps of Zouaves—not of surprise at the cowardice of then
enemies, but at their inability to avenge their conirn.k.
The name of the assassin is Aquila, a native of :Cie";
This murder is the first thing to disturb the peace "ng
Rome has enjoyed since the departure of the Inn:
troops."