The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

WABSHOUIRICAff AHD CLERICS SCHOOLS.

A meeting of the clerks and assistants employed
in the greet City warehouses wee bald yesterday evening at
the Guildhall Coffee-home, " for the purpose of stating the
program that had been made with regard to the oontributioa
of 2,000 vises aid of ohs building fund," which bed been
proposed at • previous meeting of the heeds of homes beide%
the London Tames on the 19th ult. At that meeting the
board ef msesetement bad ineegursged the fund by • sub-
scription of 416 phew, and it wee determined to cell on the
wareboammen sad sleeks generally for • further sabsoliption
of 2,000 guinea,. The object of the present meeting was to
aseennoe to what extent the call had been responded to.
Mr. HICIIA&D WEITZ (COptinake, Moore, and Co.)
having taken the chair,
The SECRETARY (Mr. Henry White) aseonnoed generally
that considerably upwards of the required 2,000 guinea, had
been satectilsed within • few weeks. (Loud cheers.) Mr.
White subsequently read the lists, the principal items of
wb,ch will be found below.
Mr. HEATH (from Leaf, Coke, and Co.) having emigre-
Waled the meeting on the unexpected end speedy moms of
the sepal, moved the following resolution: "That this
meeting louse with greet satisfaction that the warehouse-
men and clerks to whom an appeal wee made on the 19th
ult. to contribute towards the building fond of their schools
have already subscribed • sum receedieg 2.000 guinea,; It
le there/ore resolved that an appeal be forthwith made to the
heeds of wholemle homes for donations in aid of the build-
lug fund, se en encouragement to the young men to continue
their exertione and ensure the speedy completion of the
10,0001. feud." lie could not help remarking that one half
of the 2,000 guinea* had conic out of five bends, and he
trusted that the stewards would feel that there wee sell a
wide field unexplored.
Mr. HUNT seconded the resolution, which wen posed CEA.
ninioasly.
Mr. G. LAweance (boa. meresary) moved " That
the best thanks of this meeting are due to the cat-
tlemen who have kindly actei as stewards of the
2,000 eninem fund for their peat exertioes, sad that
this meeting desires to express en earnest hope that each
steward will actively employ the interval between the
present time end the annual dinner in adding to the list
which he hes so eitoomafally commenred." In doing so be
pored • high eulogy on the zed and activity displayed by
the stewards in raisieg the 2,000 guinea, fund, end expressed
his firm confidence that by • persistence in the Denis activity
and energy the whole of the required 10,0001. would be raised
before the annual dinner In November.
The r.eolution was seconded by Mr. MOTE, and RIMS.
mouldy approved of by the meeting.
The poceedings terminated with • vote of thanks to the
chairmen.

The following are the amounts contributed by some of the
petecipal houses :—Copestake and Co., per Mr. K. White,
Kit ; Ellie and Bynames and Co., per Kerne. Allen and
Shernff, 1871. Se. 6d. ; 3. end R. Morley, per Messrs. Bayley
and Price, 961. 7. ; Fewer, Porter. sad Co., per Messrs.
Chlreey sod Walker, 1074 12s. 66. ; Welch, Margetaon,
and Co., per Mr. Cott, 601. 16e. 6d. ; Meyers. Robinson,
Brothers, per Mr. Ball, 651.134.; Lid, Sons, end Co.,
per Mr. Heath, 2101. ; Monism, Dillon, and Ce., per Mr.
Hunt, 1441. ; also 00 guineas from Mr. Stater, one of the
Partner.; Coolie, Sono, sad Co., pm Mr. Rowse. 1061.;
Field, Sous, and Co., per Mr. J. J.S. Rowe, 621. 104.;
Bradbury, Greatorez, and Co., per Messrs. Smith and Cable,
1124; Vme and Sm., per Mr. F. Thirkell, 1721. 14r. 6d. ;
Kerr and Scott, per Mr. Read, 431. 10.; Coster and Co., per
Mr. Wedmore, 341. ; Bs/telly, Waned!. and Spence,
r, Mr Glue, n, 401. 19.. ; Cadet:oft and Co., per Mr. Lance,
131. 10.. ; Bowmen and May, per Mr. Wren, 261. 16e. Them,
with several smeller subscriptions, amounted in the whole to
2,162 tweet.. It is to be underrtood that with the rump-
tPn 01 Mr. Slaters 60 guineas, end 60 /einem from Mr.
Walfiwd °matinee, the whole of the above amount Imo be..
contributed by tie iiiistults in the .hottest. houses. Seve-
ral of the stewards have not as yet sent in their returns.

TIIE RARE OP HARRINGTON ON MR. HitlollT.
Monday last was the rest day at Eivestes Castle. warm the
Earl and Countess of Harrington, Viscount Peteveham,
Lady Geraldine Stanhope, together with a party of friends,
dined with hi. lord.hip'e Elysium tenantry is the Gothic
hall of thecmtle. Atter the mug' loyal tomato the Earl of
Harrington proposed " The Agricultural Interest, the Con-
feree, ire power of the Constitution." He thus alluded to
Mr. Bright :—" He is a great ',wrier, • famed orator..
rigid aconomht, a friend of peace mad of disernaamente. To
reach his made—hie reform of palimpsest and hie further
views arc of such en ul're-dinuocratic character, that, if
acted on. they would lead first to a republic, when Mr.
Bright would be obliged to moderate big extreme notions;
the rod republicans would riot over hie Qoakerieh views and
establish their wild liberty, which would, so in every
country in Europe, be followed by despolion; or, as in
France, by univ,rod suffrage and the bayonet. Thee
again hie dieennainenta would be en invitation to the
great military power, of the continent, to Prince. Germany,
and with their 2,000,000 of highly disciplined sad
brave men, to Inv.& our empire of toe mess. Remember,
too, that Napoleon i. making friend*, and by degrees robbing
mut our allies. Our constitution is hoe,' on • rock that has
stood the storms of age.. It bee saved us from revolutions
and inseams, and the. ills which the continent hove
suffered. There have been in our day, two systems of
p.iiiics—the Machi.vellien of Priam Metternich, and the
ultra-deasaaratia "'stem of Mr. John Bright. The Prince
Metternich I knew well, and, like Mr. Bright, he was • nun •
replete with virtuous intentions. Hi. ultra-monachicel
'lama drew men into republicanism, and after fifty years of
trial bag broken down, and, thank God, Italy triumphs. Mr.
John Bright's system, too, bag bees tried In Franc* by men
of greet talent and virtue, sad all over the muitinent, where
it beg led In hopeless deepariima ; is fact, neither Prince Met-
ternich nor Mr. J. Bright is a mend stetesman.
GREAT FIR. AT ANTWERP.—On Sunday a nee
burnt down one of the winge..f the Royal Armen at Ant-
werp. Ow or two persona lost their Lives, and several were
Injured. It is sot knows how the Ike we ooeseioned.