The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-03 00:00:00

ras OPIUM MUM WITH CEILL

lest nights public Meeting wee held it the
Literary Institution, Atdenp•s street, on the subject of the
opium ads with China, Ned men especially with re-
spent the 'temente of thr 1. Bowling; IL N. Fowl.=
ft the chair. _ _

TM Be;. HT. liamanne moved the Ant twooldow, as
Idlswe :—" That this maim, orailiming the mess of
sadism, from mamas quarters, of the evil efieete of
I iiantmacking on the Chinese, sad cenaiderlag that the
are the chief importers of this pereleime arm tee
CEdeoply regret the missy soil vim diskthe ere
o to believe are the maim of M emeaseptioa. They
mesa bat regard it se a deep etas epos the Brit& name,
Met a eaten which ought to be the parer of Christianity in
IM Beet should have forced upon • beetbea people en article
of cesseasellen which 1. alike mimes to body end sold."
Dr. Came who MI lived some time la Chine, stated that
seem who lad Mews the Chimes m he had could dolga
W Wog aims of the me of opium. As • medical mas' it
=HA MM le Mum the pensiosoes dieets of the drug oa
Irak! mad morehe of the people. IM bed merely seas
the advartiesmatt edam the meetiag 1 the papers, sod he
' felt boned In coasolame to come forward eat mats what be
kasw. He bad met Sir J. Bownag in China whim camel,
sad he had no feeling of hostility to that getalwass, bat be
believed that Si, J. Son•Mg had some crotchets, sad he sap.
peril they must pot down his opinion u to the karmisemeem
11= as one of those crotchets. (" Hem, beer," sad
The !sedation wee then put and carried unanimously.
Dr. RODOinf moved the Maytag readarka :—.• That
this weemieg essesa bee expels its deep regret et the various
am* dam his rata* he this constry, by Sir John
Bo reatierean whose wee wee formerly so inti-
mately esseehaed with objects
isfs=inpy—te defiled
the 'glen Inds with se is he Weeks
ea
the health end merle res Mame, se wall se ca the
pectsgeste at etvilleetirm eatClwiedmity Is ChM', that seem
es be whiny at wortanal with the oay of a Urge nem.
bee et didaterestM whom% who Is may respects have
bed hater opportunities Ora be Me enjoyed it, observieg
lie balance upon both." Ile was e Mend et Dr. Homing,
sad had known him for may yam. It woo not, therefore,
from my hostility to Illy J. &wring that he appeared there,
ea that the resolution wee proposed. Bet he believed that
flit J. Deeming laboured wader a dime os on the subject; sad
It wee their duty to em that etatemeate which deeply am-
ousel the health and leppiame of a whole notion should
mot seas their way into the public Wad on the authority of
go
high a mama. It wee parboil, :bole that a melba
meld ceneams mime Masora red the moot melees
ameemasaces. ledepeadeatly of all he mut ma-
eider it • crime to presets the beadeetion of so peralolone
• drag for the general ocamaaptioe of any salon.
Mr. Pattaom Hessen seemeiled the remolndoe, which
wee imported by Idr. Pamela and carried ass. an.
• veto of llamas to the chaises imadasted the par
medley.

Into's COLLEGE ENGINEERING AND SaiNTIFIC
80CINTT.—An interesting and important flinging of this so-
oiety wee heid on Wednesday evening In thereat ball of the
=the Rev. Dr. Jeff, Principal. In the chair, when the
t, Mr. Henry Worms, read a paper on a " ModM-
cane of Pennell's Pendulum to prove the Rotation of the
Bank" nenebly illustrating It by the ingestione improve-
ments of Mr. Dettmen, of Potsdam. and by thi=tus of
Professor Wheatstone. Many of the learned end
other odentifici gentlemen not oonneeted with college, to
gather with a onnierone audience, warmly Melded their op.
predation of the demonstratko given by Mr. Worms. The
spacious library and muse= of George 111. were thrown
open for the ,aotree. The visitors wen higblypcsoutoz
the magnificent display of geological specimen '
agnates, stereoscopic views, and other works of art, ex-
halted.

WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANT.--The Ulf-yearly
meeting of this company was held on Thum/lay et the Free-
mamas' Tavern—Mr. William Anderson In the chair. Mr.
George Howell, the chief clerk, read the report, which stated
that the tolls for the half-yetr ending the 23rd of August lest
emanated to 10,8671. 124. 101. ; and for the ocemepoadieg
ttof the preosding year, 10,4911. Hs. lid.; showing ea
of 3781. Oa. I Id. After paying the current disburse-
ments, providing for the Interest on the company's bonds,
and mating a dividend of 4s. in the pound, there remained a
balance of 2,6611. 19s. 91. The committee had much patio-
footles In reporting that the Metrepolltan Board of Works
bad commenced pulling down several homes is the Borough,
to form the new greet from Southwark to Stamford-street,
and ocmgrstalated the meeting upon the prospect of mach a
desirshis improvement bung curled oat, as they believed it
would prove most meld to the peddle sad advantageous to
the eempiay. The report sad bedmem-sheet were received
and adopted unaniesemely.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORBB.—Yesterday
the usual meeting of the beard wee held at Guildhall. Mr.
I. Thwaltes in the club. The fleeseil statement showed a
net balance of 60,6611. 17e. 41. Os the opening of the board-
ro.lll. after the members had hese tor three hours to
committee with closed doom the new strange-
mental which would be required ea stmeat of the sdo,t-
meat of Mr. Wookych as entalling coasmd to the board, at •
salary of 8001. a year, some dienatelen took place in refines,
to some remarks alleged to have beta made by Deputy liar-
Aeon newel leg the board, at a sealing of the Lambeth
Teary on Thursday evening. Communications were naval
from several pariehm, &approving of the appoketeneat of
Mr. Woolrych es legal adviser to the board. A report vas
yessmated from the committee of the whole board on the
duties which will have to be performed by the Wore clerk of
tips bond sal the proper salary to be paid to him, recom-
mending Oat Mc Pollard, drat amisteet clerk, should be sp.
=lts that oMoe at a salary of 40W. • year, that being ea
of 601. on his present mlery. Mr. Biaton moved the
adoption of the report, contending that by this re-anwe-
meat of the offices • aim of 2001. amear would be amid to
the ratepayers. Mr. Bekett seconded the motion. which wee
p{mat mad minted nem. ant Mr. Pollard was called is sal
fafined of his appointment, for which be Mused Masks,
sod mid he hoped to merit the confidence reposed in Ma
TIN other bigness was of a routine shame., sad the board
odynowarl.
tlarnAL PALACE. ONE BEnsaxo DATrs
Faxiscr Dec. 2.—Adeeektaa trelniteats 41b0)
by semi tickets, 236; toted MAN% 604.