The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-15 00:00:00

SIR MORTON Pero, BART., AND THI RZPRESEN-
TATION ON BillaTOL.—Yesterday at noon, a meeting of
the members of the Bristol Liberal Association was held in
the Factors'-ball in that city, for the purpose of consider-
ing a letter addressed by Sir S. Morton Peto, Bart., to Mr.
George Thomas, the chairman of that body, in which the
Lon. member offend to plies his seat unreservedly in the
hands of the electors, should they consider that course
desirable. Notwithstanding the shortness of the notice and
the inconvenient hour fixed, there was a large attendance
from all parts of the borough. Mr. G. Thomas presided,
and in commencing the proceedings explained tbe circum-
stances under which therneeting was held, and read the fol-
lowing letter from Sir Morton Pet*, addressed to himself
'' 9, Great George-street, Westminster, S.W., June 7.
My dear Mr. Thomas,—You will see in the Timer and
other papers to-morrow the report of a meeting of our cre-
ditors, and I inclose you a statement submitted thereat.
I You will observe it shows an excess of assets over liabili-
ties exceeding a million sterling, and this is taken at the
present extremely depressed value of securities. lam
deeply conscious of the responsibility attaching to my po-
d sition as representative of so important • constituency,
and I feel it right to place myself unreservedly in the
hands of my friends. Should it be in their judgment at
all desirable that my place as their representative should
be filled by any other person, I hope they will have no de-
licacy in at once frankly expressing that opinion. So far
as I am concerned, I shall ever cherish a lively remem-
brance of the kindness and warm-hearted friend-
ship of my Bristol friends, and I feel I should not
be showing my sense of it except by
,eoge
adopting: this
course.—l am, /cc., S. MORTON Piero. Mr, Thome.'"
The chairman said he was sure that all which they had
heard went to show that, with Sir MortonPeto as their re-
presentative in parliament, they had the right man in the
right place. If they wanted to know the real
character of • man they must try him under adversity—
and they could not have a better proof of Sir
Morton's worth than his demeanour under adversity,
which they must remember had not been brought on by
himself. He moved—" That this meeting desires to ex-
press to Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P., its deep sympathy
and condolence under the trying circumstances in which
his firm has been placed by the late monetary panic." Mr.
C. J. Thomas seconded the resolution, which was carried
MM. con Mr. W. H. Wills then moved—" That this
meeting considers that Sir S. M. Peto has acted with the
highest honour in placing himself unreservedly in the
hands of his friends in this city, and while expressing its
undiminished confidence in his character integrity,
trusts that he will long continue to give his valuable ser-
vices; as one of the representatives of Bristol in parlia-
ment." Mr. J. Derrell seconded the motion, which was
adopted with great enthusiasm, and the chairman was re-
quested to sign the resolutions on behalf of the meeting,
and forward them to Sir S. M. Peto.
THZ END OP • U81111:11. LlFE.—With the utmost
regret, we announce the death of Kim Lucy Nevile, head
nurse at the Lincoln County Hospital, which took place on
Wednesday last. The event deserves more than • pawing
notice, for Miss Nevile was no ordinary young lady. She
was the daughter of the Bev. C. Naite, of Thorney, a de-
scendant of one of the oldest county families ; but, though
brought up amidst all the accustomed refinements of her
position in society, she preferred to devote herself to
the employment which of all others is most suitable to
women--nurvng the siok. Accordingly she became a MOM.
ber of the society to which is entrusted the entire charge of
the nursing at King's College Hospital, London, and while
there obtained the highest commendations and certificates
of her great ability as • nurse from Mr. Ferguson and the
other celebrated surgeons attached to that hospital
Shortly after the reformation in the system of nursing
in our own hospital by the committee of the Ladies'
Nursing Fund was established, Miss Nerds was ap-
pointed head nurse, and it is not too much to say that the
present satisfactory state of the nursing within its walls is
in a very great measure due to the tact, energy, ood
temper, and zeal which she showed in the discharge other
duties. Those only who are acquainted with the interior
working of a hospital can fully appreciate the responsibi-
lities and anxieties of such a position, and
dedenying life required on the part of her who woul fill
it well On the 22nd of May Miss Nevile left the hospital
on a short leave of absence, in order to attend her sister's
wedding, and returned with a bad cold and sore throat.
Ulceration set in, and in spite of the skill and unremitting
attention of the physicians and surgeons of the hoepital,
she sank rapidly, and died after great suffering at mid-
night on Wednesday. Such characters are rare, and not
easily replaced. It has pleased God Ito terminate her use-
ful life at a time when,apparently, it can but ill be spared.
We have many ladies in-ase county of Lincoln of whose
names we are justly proud, but few that can claim a higher
place in our esteem, few that more justly deserve e
affec-
our
admiration, few that ;sill be remembe with mor
tionate regret than the name of Lucy Nevile, the hospital
nurse.—Lincolashire Chronicle.
CaYsTAL PALAcz. —ONR Ssiumics DAY.—
THOIaDAT, Juice 14.—Admissions on maim_ tt 2,794 ;
ditto by season tickets, 1,211. Total visitors, 4,005.
Hiams AND STRENGTH RZSTORND xrDußAsses
DIILICIOtre ItZVM.Rita ARAinc• TOon, which cams without me-
dicine er btocetrenlenos 4111PePHII (iadlrlaßoo). oft?, elntam.
consumption, debility. constipation, &entre& pelf
tatio ner-
vous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaint& it sense fifty times
Ice cost la other remedies, and Is the tat food for Moats
50,000 cares antaially.—Da /kiwi and Co., NO. 77, llogentztrorg,
London, Q. In tins, at is. lib; 11b., ; 111ba, 224
104., 40a. : also at 41, Ortrechareh+treetnl44,
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(Prom the Deily New. City Article.)
At a time when trade is absolutely pining ti 1
for went of a signal of confidence, the diree-
tors of the Bank of England have decided
upon maintaining their rate of discount at r
the usurious point of 10 per cent. The only pre-
text
upon which they could fairly exact such a
charge Would be in the event of an actual or
,threatened external drain of gold. The fact, how- ,
I ever, is notoriously otherwise, the Bank having re- •It
ceived no less than 1,400,1861. in gold last week,
and the further extraordinary total of 1,202,934/.
this week, as appears by last night's return. In fact,
gold is rolling in in such a tide that the accumu-
lation bids fair to work ultimate mischief, as it has
done so often before under the see-saw operation et
the Act of 1844. It is evident—and we believe
the Bank advocates themselves will scarcely
deny that it is so—that the directors have
a mortal fear of quitting the protection
afforded by the recent government letter
that letter, it will be remembered, government
adopted the extraordinary step of authoritatively
suggesting—i. e., dictating—to the Bank of Eng-
land the rate of discount they should charge, and
now it is assumed that to reduce the rate would be
equivalent to handing that letter back to the Lords
of the Treasury. Upon a mere consideration of
timidity like this, the commercial public are to be
required still to pay 10 per cent. for money, and
this at a time when the Bank of England holds
nearly fourteen and a half millions sterling in coin
and bullion.. There could scarcely be a stronger
illustration of the want of wisdom which presides
over our commercial affairs. It is presumed that
the Bank directors keep the rate at 10 per cent.
with a view to increase the reserve, which, though
it now amounts to three millions and a half,
they consider inadequate. But the most effectual
way to encourage the return of notes to the Bank's
till will be to excite confidence, and this will be
best done by the Bank's showing confidence itself.
It cannot be doubted that there are now at least
4,000,0001. of notes held by bankers and capitalists
as a mere matter of precaution, and which would
steadily find their way back into use were the
Bank but to give the mercantile public a practical
assurance of its belief that we have fairly entered
upon the road to recovery. The fact that there is
still an active demand for money at that establish-
ment proves nothing against this argument,
for as long as distrust—distrust promoted
by the working of the Act of 1844 and,
by the conduct of the Bank—continues to
freeze up the current of capital, so long will
merchants be unable to obtain accommodation
except at what ought to be the national bank. The
fact that the Bank has lately withdrawn from cir-
culation upwards of 3,000,0001. of money, repro:
smiting the collections on account of the numerous
insolvent estates—banking and other—in course of
realisation, further strengthens the claim of the
mercantile public to consideration at the present
difficult juncture. We might add that the disap-
pearance as competitors in the money market of
Overend, Gurney, and Co., and so many other
banking establishments, will of itself account for no
small portion of the demand now experienced at
the Bank discount-office. This demand can only
be regarded as an ordinary business requirement,
and certainly does not warrant the exaction of a
higher rate than would otherwise be demanded. Yet
this is just the way in which the matter works,
and it would appear that the Bank of England is
short-sighted in the policy it is now pursuing, for
the more such establishments as Overend, Gurney,
and Co., and the others which have lately failed
are missed, the greater will be the desire of the
commercial public to resuscitate them. Last night's
Bank return presents, moreover, this anomalous
feature, that, though the Bank does not consider
itself justified in charging less than 10 per cent. on
the very best mercantile bills, it has availed itself
of the present opportunity to add to its stock of
government securities by 286,0611. But we will not
dwell upon these minor points ; the broad ground
upon which many of our most sagacious financial
observers object to the exaction of a 10 per cent.
rate, in face of the existing Bank figures, is that,
according to all experience, the longer the
minimum is kept screwed up to its present point
the more certain will be the subsequent reaction
to a low value of money, with its attendant incen-
tives to unsound business. It is in these violent
oscillations that much of the mischief of the Bank
-it lies.

SOCIETY FOR THE
OSPEL.PROPAGATION OF' THE
G

The City of London annual meeting in further-
ance of the objects of this society was held yesterday in
the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion-house ; Dlr. Alderman
and Sheriff GIEPONS in the chair. There were present
the Bishop of Ripon, Mr. J. W.Hunt, deputy governor of
the Bank of England, Mr. C. Turner, Revs. Marshall,
W. F. Bullock, F. C. Blomfield, T. Nevin, Dr. Martin, Dr.
Currey, Dr. Cross, of South America, Ste.
The Bishop of RIPON moved the first resolution, viz.,
" That the continued emigration of our countrymen,
at the rate of more than 68,000 annually, on an average of
the last 20 years, to British oolonies in North America,
Australia, and New Zealand, requires the unabated efforts -
of the church at home to supply the settlers with spiritual
ministrations in their first ears of temporal necessity."
Mr._ J. W. HUNT the resolution, which was r

The following resolutions were also adopted, being
spoken to by the Bishop of Graham's Town, who gave his
experience of the greet benefits resulting from the society's
operations in South Africa, and other colonies in which he
had. laboured ; Mr. J. E. Gout, M.P., Dr. Suter, Bishop-
designate of New Zealand, and Mr. Philip Cazenove :
1 the immense multitude of subjects of the crown
of Great Britain who have not yet embraced the Christian
faith, amounting to more than 150 millions of heathens,
and more than 40 millions of Mahometans, in IndiarAfrica,
and Australia, calls fir a greater and more uoited effort
than has yet been made for their deliverance from epiritus
and
l
darkness and hondadge."—"That the heathen systems
the imperfect forme of Christianity with which our country-
men in foreign lands— u China, Borneo, and Africa—ars
brought each year into closer contact, supply a distinct
motive for ouresponding missions:7 energy on the peat of
the Church of England.
On the motion of the Rev. F. G. BLOMVIELD, seconded
by Mr. C. Touren, treasurer of Guy's Hospital, t
he
hanks
wen voted to the Lord Mayor for granting the use of t
hall, and to Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Gibbons for

BIRMINGHAM BARRING COXPARY.—Mr. Edmund
Rouse (who for some time assisted in the management of
the Consolidated Bank) was on Wednesday appointed
manager of this company. Mr. Thomas F. Shaw, who has
up to this time held the office, has been appointed pneral
manager to insure efficient supervision of the business in
Binsungissim and at the branches.
Tai SOUSE he'TAIPTORDSHIRIS IRON TILLDE.—BIR-
RINGILLN, Joss 14.—The attendance of iron routers at
the &cheap here to-day was the smallest ever witnessed ;
there was no business done, end no disposition whatever
was manifested to enter into engagements. There are
some works at which they have always dune tolerably well,
even in the wont of times, but they are sleek of orders at
this moment ; how other and inferior houses are situated
may be imagined, in fact the make of finished iron is being
gradually reduced all over the district. The preliminary
meeting will be held here a fortnight hence ; but it is most
likely that the old scale of prices will be reconfirmed era
a
reduction of IL per ton would fail to bring out ord
at this aids.