The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-25 00:00:00

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

After our report left King's-cross on Saturday
the fclloeing resolution wee unanimously adopted :
" That, in the opinion of this meeting, the directors
ought to fill up the vacancies in their body occurring by
any other cause than that of going out of office by rota-
tion ; such directors so appointed to continue in office
until the next meeting for the election of directors, and
then to be considered as directors having retired by rota-
tion."

THE MANSION-HOUSE COLLIERY ACCIDENT FUND.
—During the last few days communications have been
received from the local committees in Yorkshire and Staf-
fordshire, giving detailed information as to the number of
the widows and orphans who are likely to require assist-
ance from the fund, but the accounts would not appear to
be yet quite complete, so as to enable a positive conclu-
sion to be arrived at as to the actual amount that will be
required to provide a moderate permanent allowance for
the unhappy widows and orphans who were rendered des-
titute by the sad explosions at the Talk of the Hill and
the Oaks Collieries. At present, however, it appears that
the amount raised, locally, is quite sufficient to make pro-
vision for the temporary wants of all the relations of the
sufferers, and there is a considerable amount of money
still in the hands of the local committees, sufficient for
that purpose for a considerable time, and having this fact
in view, it is the intention of the Mansion-louse Com-
mittee to devote the sum placed at their disposal through
the benevolence of the public, and which now amounts to
nearly 25,0001., solely to the object of establishing a per-
manent relief fund. During the l,st few days some very con-
siderable sums have been remitted to the Lord Mayor in aid
of the fund. Among them is one of 431., +he produce of an
entertainment got up by miners on behalf of the relatives
of their fellow workmen, at which the principal musical
performers were all working miners, and in the course of
the evening an ode written by a miner named Pickering,
70 yews old, and having reference to the sad calamity,
was recited b 7 one of the performers. Besides this 151.
baa been received from Dr. Gully ; a collection at Moun-
tain Ash, Aberdare, 131. 4s. 3d. ; a subscription at Basing-
stoke, 8/. 17s. 6d. • from Kilmarnock colliery district,
second instalment, 341. Os. 9d.; per Welters Daily Peru,
Bristol, 42!. 19s. 10d. • collection per Albert Bury, 12/.
14s. 4d. ; a few clerks, 13/. Se. ; and a collection at Great
Yarmouth, 159/. 7e. 7d.
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE DISTRESS IN EAST
LONDON.—ft will be recollected that last Saturday fort-
night a deputation from the London Working Men's Asso-
ciation waited upon the Earl of Derby for the purpose of
bringing under the immediate notice of his lordship and
the government the great amount of distress from the
want of employment existing amongst the skilled artisans
and labourers usually employed in the shipbuilding yards
and ironworks of Poplar and the neighbouring districts.
At this interview, after detailing the amount of suffering
existing, the deputation made several suggestions for the
consideration of the government, by which, if carried out,
the prevailing distress would be greatly mitigated. Last
week, the Millwall Ironworks Company received an order
from the Treasury for 1,000 tons of iron, in addition to the
quantity the company were already under engagement to
supply, for the use of the manufacturing departments of
the army. On Mr. Hughes, the manager, announcing this
fact to the workmen, it was received with loud cheers. The
company at once took on 400 additional workmen. In
acknowledging the order from the Treasury, Mr. Hughes
remarked that during the five years he had managed the
iron manufacturing department of the company's works
he has not had a single dispute with the men about wages,
although reductions had at various times taken place.
With respect to the suggestion made by Mr. G. Potter,
it is Anted that, with the concurrence of his colleagues,
Sir John Pakington is about to give out several contracts
for iron-clad vessels of war, without waiting for the passing
of the navy estimates. In anticipation of this event,
several of the shipbuilding yards usually employed by
the government are already exhibiting signs of activity,
to which for months past they have been strangers ; and
it is believed that the district generally will shortly
resume somewhat of its normal state. On the whole, the
Working Mon 's Association has good reason to be satisfied
with the results of its late deputation to the Prime
Minister.

THU NOTTS CORONZR. —On Saturday afternoon
an adjourned meeting of the Notts freeholders was bald in
the Assembly Rooms, Nottingham, to hear counsel's
opinion as to the validity of the election of Mr. D. W.
Heath to the ooronership of South Notts. Mr. Ti,linaa
(the chairman) said that Mr. Scrjeant Hayes and Mr. Mel-
lish, Q.C., bad been consulted with regard to this matter,
and their written opinion was to the effect that Mr.
Heath's election could not be sustained. After some dis-
cussion it was decided to indict Mr. Parsons and Mr. Heath
at the Court of Queen's Bench for misdemeanour, to show
cause why they should not be charged with corruptly
and immorally dealing with a judicial office. Mr. Parsons
was one of the candidates at tee late election for coroner,
and it is stated that he was paid a consideration by Mr.
Heath for retiring from the contest. A resolution was
passed pledging the meeting to prosecute the proceedings
against the shove individuals. Tbe meeting was a rather
noisy one, several of Mr. Heath's partizans being present.
ROYAL HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Feb. `xi was 3,310, of which 1,150 were new
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