The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-31 00:00:00

Iv4T!oxAL FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.

The quarterly general meeting of the members of
the National Permanent Mutual Benefit Building Society
(commonly called the National Freehold Land Society),
woo hold last wining at the London Tavern, Biebopepto•
street, to receive the report of the directors upon the
present state of the affairs of the society. Mr. Boarrsios
was called to the chair.
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The minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and oceirmod,
Mr. W. E. WHITTOMMAJI, the seeretari read the
account for the quarter aiding the 31st J last as fol-
lows, Ms. :—Beceipts. --Cash, 30th April,. 1 7, 12,598/.
175 lot. ; deposits from members, 160,. 12a. ; minima
to members repaid, 18,2821. ; British land Com-
p, 42,136/. fe. 10d. • other advances repaid, 28,7881.
10s. 7d. ; entrance end insister fees, 185/. ; fees for
surreving property, 121!. 14e. &IL ; making a total of
262,9121. 6s. 10d. Payment& —Deposits withdrawn,
102,4091. 15e. 2d.; advances to members, 29,4951. 12e. Id.;
British Land Company. 91,3761. 7s. 73.• other advimes,
16,0001.; dividends and oomedesica, 10,12 k. 24.24.; sundry
expenses, 9491. oa. Bd.; cash 31it J 517,1867,12,6811. 95,43.;
making a total of 262,9321. 6s. 10d.
Lisbilities.—Members' capital, 940,5121. 14e. 10d.; re-
serve fund, 5 0001. ,• dividends, commission, and undivided
profit, 231633 i. 6e. 10d.; total, 969,0461. Os. Bd. Amelia.
Members securities, 208,6011. 85 10d.; British Land Coin-
pauy, 558,737/.12a.6d.; other securities, 189,0261. 105 2d.;
soudry effects, 1001.; cash, 12,6811. tra. 2d.; total, 969,0461.

Tit; inmoving the adoption of these amulets,
said it was petit • to observe that the society was still
=fteistior the
nliti dation end employment of its
exceeded
IW.itembers icr the water had
the. nartie by T,4519., sok Abe
*deuces to members by pan ei
8,5271., and to the British Land
Company by 9,664/. It would be nett that altogether the
capital of members, the reserve fund, and balance of itn-
ilividat Misfit amounted to 969,0461., tray nearly a million
of money, end the highest amount of capital the soceety
had avec poseessed. Maar, 14140 'Cyan highly yetis-
factory to know that, large astatzumount was, the spill
was being properly and pro§ employed. Probably,
however, the moat imp .—mt and restiug subject for iim
to speak upon wee the rate of interestpayable to depositors.
It was not only the wish, but the confirmed opinion of all
the directors, that the, interest payable to the =anthers
should, if possible, be always kept up $o 5 per nut. ; but
owing to the rapid &Zia in the Blink rate from 10 to 2
per neat., the directors had found it rather difficult of
late to maintain the Muted at that figure. They had
done so, however, seta withina few dais hub; wiser !hey
found that other large esekties bed beep Compelled to
lower their rate from 5 to 4 per beet'; no
alteration bees made bees, must have had tue effect of
flooding the society with money for which no profitable
as could be found.
The report having been adopted after some disuwion,
A eerlLl vote of thanks, moved by Mr. E. Cl.trke, and
seconded by Mr. J. R. Smith, wan amierded to the chair-
man.

UNTON BANK OT LONDON.—At s spedul meeting
yesterday Mr. Norttage was proposed as a director Ili the
room of the late Mr. John Scott. Mr. J. Whitut was also
nominated, and there was an animated discussion between
the supporters of the rival candidates. Eventually:3SL
Nottap s election was declared to have been caeried
by a large majority upon the show of hands, but a poll
was demanded, and was fixed to take plata on thutiday
next.

THE CANNON STREET SPUTUM! AND THE
Baommos TRILINS..--The South Eastern' Maws/ have
'otaled that arrangenteate hare been made far 'dahlia(
several of the Brightoa express trains into Cannon-street
station on and alter Monday next, the 2nd of September.
Tie express trains pow leaving Brightea at 8 4.1 ante. and
9.45 a.m. will run into Cannon-street, and will arrive
thereabout five minutes after 10 mill five minetee after 11
respectively. All these trains will'oeaso running to and
from the Brighton Company's Landen.ltridge anion.) and
will call instead at the South Eastern Grumany's London.
bt4e station, at the some time as advertisied in the
B tea Company's Time-book to step at or deport from
their Londenebrklge *taloa.
THE Gas STOKER:I.—The Times riblishei
letter from Mr. George Potter, in reply to otu from Mr.
Jobs Orwell Phillips. of the Chartered (Ms Connally.
Mr, Potter there says that he is not concreted with the
gas stokers, and has "no other interest in their efforts
than other persons have who desire the nhysieel, Moral,
and social welfare of the men ;" that the rie 'token have
np trade moiety, nor haye they been induct... to &bit* by
en mite& iNORODOS I sad that he feels convinced that if
the &radon of the various companies meet the men in
• friendly and conciliatory spirit, the inaL:ei disputer
will be promptly and satisfactorily settled.
THE OARS (COLLIERY.—The operations described
from time to time during the past week et the Oaks
Colliery ceased on Wednesday at mid-day. la the neigh-
bourhood of the colliery thee a ere a number of men,
apparently miners, and several women, who .lcslartil their
intention of remaining all right to see whether In! bodies
were brought to bank. It has been said that same of the
bodies have been seen in the mine, but the same difficulty
that existed at the time of the accident ss:th regaid to
obtaining information appears to be experienced oven now.
DANGEROUS SHOAL NEAR NANTUCKET ISLAND.—
The United States government has giveu notice that •
dangerous shoal has been discovered, lying to the west-
ward of George's-bank, in the track of vessels bound from
Europe to the United States. This shoal— named the
" Cultivator Shoal"—extends in a soutlemet end north.
west direction, and is aromas of five miles iu length, with
broken spots of 8 and 9 fathoms water, and 3 (*thesis on
the shiniest part, with hard sand bottom. The shoalest
part is in lat. 41.38 dogs. north, and long. Mil deg".
west of Greenwich. A buoy has been placed on the shoal
in 9 fathoms water.
VERY THOCOHTFUL.—It is attica that Mr.
Walker, the watchmaker, of Combat, whore premises
were recently ransacked by the Candy g tote, het received
a letter from the convict Casely, dan his bens
prnitenticr in Fremantle, Western Australia. in ohith that
worthy announces that he has complete: the draught for
a model of a safe which he considers to be thoroughly
thief-proof, and which, with touching candour, he
begs to place at the diem-evil of Mr. Widiwr„ as some
compensation (or the injury be had formerly sunned at his
(Cesely's) hands.
THE FRENCH ARMY.—Marshal Niel lt issued
the following circular to the various generals in command
of active or territorial divisions:—" have decided,
in consequence of the requirements of the simian that
the exoneration of soldiers belonging to the reserve shall
be stopped until further orders. The ..1 inrele in com-
mand of divisions will continue to forward quarterly state-
ments of the men under anus they mopes: for exonera-
tion, but the number thus favoured must not t, ered the
proportion of one man per thousand, calculated on the
number of men stationed in each divanun."
The Snow-hill chameleon died suddenly a few
days ago, although it appeared to le in a fair way to
survive the injuries received during its inotieplitam ram-
bles. The tail of the chameleon is prelitii.i:e. like ihat of
the spider monkey, hence these reptiles, when climbing
about the trees in pursuit of inmate, twist !Lett tails
round the breaches, and bold on by it, whilst the feet are
employed in grasping other parts of the Mee. Went rest-
ing upon a twig, the tail is usually twisted mend it. We
may readily imagire that an injury intlia, d is. nn organ so
vastly important would most likely Rio e fatal. Our
surmises that the chameleon had made ca.%.pe during
its transport through the insets of Lemuel ieueed to be
quite correct. —Lepel and Water, August
On tho last day of the magisterial inquiry at
Cramer!, arising out of the attack by a taut. iqion the Rev.
Mr. Campbell, a \Veelrysn minister. the informations
taken down from the crown witnesses were stole', from the
clerk of the petty sessions, to be, as is preeutued, ileattoyed,
in order that the prosecution of accuied wittlit lie em-
barrassed. The pilferer has not been discerned by the
police.
HOLIDAY TRAVEL.—There is, therefore, not only
a profound necessity for holidays, but reason equally
good why we can never bike our holillive at home. We
sot only require rest, but change ; and not only change of
attitude or change of work, but change in our ..sound-
ings and in the impressions we are receiving from them.
This is not only the law of the body's wholeness, but of
the mind's health. The brain, like the stomach. is dis-
gusted if it always has the sante work to do et the same
material to work on. The nerves, like the muscles,
of sameness, and must have the ,'tress of labour shifted
and the continuity of impression broken. Hot the law of
association ties us in this also to the mill-home round.
In the same scenes the same thoughts come Wok, and
among the same circumstances we ale away* rc.:urring to
the mime cares. A men of business caneot throw business
off him till he has left his emoting-home. A student
cannot sit in his library and forget his books. A
doctor cannot ignore his patients, nor a preacher
his cougregation, while be is rurron nded by
everything that reminds him of them. To beget lifele
ordinary activities, we must turn our becks its ordi-
nary scenes. There is no life in which there is not some
fret, or worry, or anxiety, or care ; in moat lives there is
mock of them, and it is fret which weer* us. 131.0 which
kills us. Even the most favoured liar* are un Quailed by
circumstances which call for effort sod effete soon be.
comer fatigue. A kind of necessity ie upon cc, even at
home, much more in our spheres of ditty or activity, and
all continuous necessity Is a strain. But wo get rid of all
this as soon as we get away (ore the aripociations which
bring it. There is a joyful sense of lightness whoa we have
got clear away which never comes while we are amid our
responsibilities. A feeling of irresponsibility, of ham
emancipation from effort and constraint, of deliverance
from anxiety and care, of happy end exultant liberty. is
the really glorious and refreshing thing in holiday travel.
—From ' Off for the Holidays," fa the Conaill Magenne
for September.