The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

THE MEMBERS 808 EDINBURGH AND THE

433 ITY Tax.

On Tuesday, at two o'clock, a public meeting of
the elector. of the city of Edinburgh was held in the
Musk-hall, for the purpose of being mildewed by Mr.
A. Black and the Lord Advocate in referee:is to the
legislation of the past session of parliament. Some time
before one o'clock the doors of the haU were besieged
by a conyiderable crowd of people, and the numbers
rawally augmented up to Millirem. one o'clock, at which
hour precisely the doors were thrown open, and a sirnultio
neons rush by both the frost and beck entrances took
place. The numbers were not, however, sufikient to do
much more than half fill the haU, and it was close upon
two o'clock before it was quite full. At that hour
the Lord Provret entered, accompanied by the members
for the city, who were received with cordial cheering
seed waving of hats by the part of the amemblege, and
eVy emphatic groans and hums by the rest.
esplauntiona by the Loyd Advocate end Mr. Black
i were received on one side with cheers, and the other with
mike el disipprobation, and at the modulo's of the
CHAIDIZIS rose and begged to move that
the thank, of the meatteg be tendered to Mr. Black and
the Lord Advocate. ((,'Sts of " No, no," loud cheers,
booting., and hires.)
The Somn-roit-Gauthat seconded the motion.
Mr. IiZ.NO Cs moved the following aniendment
" That this meeting, considering the arbitrary and lumen.
etitotional character of the recent act which professes to
abolish, bat, is ready prnpss to perpetuate, the annuity
lan, and of the part takes by the amisliera for the city hi
introducing amid promoting that measure, hereby declares
that the members have lost the confidence of couatituento,
and the meeting request, them to resign."
After the anesednient was seconded,
The LOAD Pnovoerr culled for a show of hands for each
party; and, in answer to • call by n number of gentlemen
argued him, his lordship raid : I am asked to declare the
result of the division. (Cheers.) You hare all had an
opportnaity squall with myself of knowing how the
meeting km mid I don t think it aneoesuary for
me to give the result of my own observation. The utoeting
motifs to be mime equally divided then I anticipated. But,
at the seam time it does seem to me, while quite willing to
take the vole agaie—(so, ao)—or to take any other means
you may think nearesary—it does seem to me that the
majority prepouderatee in favour of the motion. (The de.
cialoe was received with loud borstal of cheering by the sup.
portend the vote of thanks, slid with hieing by their op.
pmeotA)
The large wieenibLige then separated, the proceedings
having occupied nearly three boon and a half.

Ma. Bresnaou's TASHILNACLE.—Yesterdav there
was a least social gathering at the Metropolitan Tabernacle,
which IS in course of erection foe Mr. Bpurgeon's ministry.
At four o'clock the doors were thrown open, end half an
hour afterwards, Mr. W. (1. Hapset, gave a lecture on the
subject trf rambles, Yr. Spurgeon himself shortly
afterwsnls giving an interesting lecture in his own style on
the subject of Southwark in the olden tine. The interval
wen occupied with music and various other amusements. It
was annouoced that the tabernacle, which is to eclipse all
other pieces of public worship in the metropolis, will be
ready for opening in March, 24,1.100/. out of 30,0001. (its
estimated cost) ha already been subscribed.
DLATEI OF THS KINCTOS or LINt-oLN COLLEGE.—
Meow% Dec. Z.—The Rev. James Thompson, D. D.,
rector of Lipman College, died this afternoon about 1
o'clock, at the rector's lodgings in the college. The do-
omed matriculated at Lincoln College about Ifflo, took the
degree of B.A. is leZi, M.A. in and RD. in 1833.
In 1845 be was appointed to the rectory of (Addington,
Bucks, a living in the gift of the rector and fellows of
Lincoln College. In Is:, 1 the Rey. Dr. Radium, rector of
the college, died, when Mr. Thompson was elected to am
reed him, and became also rector of Twyforsl, Bucks, which
is enoesed to the rectorship of Lincoln College. In 1852
the decessed took the degree of aD. At the time of his
death Dr. Thompson was one of the prisVemehaseellors of
the university. The deuesaed has left a widow and three
soinit the eldest of whom is but yowl.
CHRISTMAS AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD.—The
annual ceremony of bringing up a boar's head in state to
the dinner table was °bast-v.l as usual in the dining-hall of
Queen's College on Christmas-lay. Through the kindness
of the provost, the public were admitted to witness the
ceremony, and upwards of 500 pencils availed theniselt ce
of this indulgence. About half-past sin the afternoon the
provost and his guests took their sesta at the high tittle,
and immediately after the procuesion entered the dining-hall,
headed by the organist of the college, Dr. Mayne, to hie
dress robes on doctor of music, followed by the cloiristers of
the college choir, in white surplices. Next to them cants
the boar's heed, which was a rentarkshly fine one, deco-
rated with a crown, flags, garlands of laurel, bays, and ewe-
Diary, borne no the shoulders of the contwon.room ruaa and
• porter of the college, a number of singing men in surplices
bringing tip the rear. As the procession tussle its way to
the high table Dr. Rayne sang the socieut carol, the cho-
rister. soil singing men giving the clwrus with excellent
effect.

__Pa EiENTATIoNit BY FORMICN GOVERN M AT: TO
Barring SEAMEN. —At the meeting of the Liverpool Local
Marino Board yesterday (Wedoesday) the chairman. Mr.
on behalf of the Emperor of Brazil, presented
to John Miles, a seaman on board of the
ship Inca,, a valuable medal fur attempting at great
personal rink to save the life of a man. who wan drowsed
at Pars, ou the 11th of Julie hist. It was stated that as
two other measles*. Miles had eared two person, from
bYing drowned. Mr. Imrie afterwards. es behalf of the
President of the United States presented a splendid
sextant, bearing a suitable ineeription. to Captain Donald-
son. of the Liverpool ship Roderick Dbu, for
rescuing the captain and mew (thirteen is number)
of the beton, United Slateitnizinte:. waterlogged at
sea. At the time Captain Landed the Magenta
he had V. extra men on board hi. own ship, and he had
had four poops going day and night ever since he left the
Africin coast, a period of 44 slays. Mr. Doric highly com-
plimented eisptam Donaldson fur his gallantry sad huma-
nity, sal Rowed him that him es-induct would not be lost
sight of either by the Local Maria, Board or the Board of
01,4 DON DEMI; WIWI lISDA T. —(ity Telegraph.)—
About. II o'clock last night, a drunkee row took place a
short distance from this city which nnsilted in the almost
Matsui death of a young sea earned Bernard Ragan, from
a gunshot wound. Sir personns are in custody, awaiting
ensminstion at the inquest, which taken 1 lace at 10 a.m.
to-morrow.