The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-09 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

dUSTILILLIN ASSOCIATION.

The muted meeting of the members of the General
Amchitka for the Australian Colonies was held on Tues-
day, at their caress, in 'Cuange-alley ; Mr. E. Sexeumes,
the deputy chairman, presided.
A report wee read by Mr. Vote, the honorary secretary,
in which the committee congratulated the members upon
having arranged for the use of the convenient rooms in
which the association assembled, and expreesed • hope that
their inertias in this respect would meet with • generous
support. They then proceed to &tete that—" In the month
of °ember • umber of ggeantlemen met by public advertise-
ment to form an A Society, not being aware that
one already existed ; end upon lateens of the fact, they ex-
premed • desire to join our amociation, and • request was
subsequently made by the chairman of the meeting that
members might be admitted at • reduced subecaption of one
guinea for the unexpired hail-year, which privation was
sanctionedby the committee, subject to the approval of
a general meeting. The committee have stemmed
with much satisfaction the termination of the late
contract fur carrying our make which, hem its comenenoe-
meat to its elope, was one series of failures and disappoint-
meets, causing in some instances extensive losses to the
meresetUe community. Your committee hope that the pre-
treat coatrectors, with their great experience sad large
mem may emceed in establishing • regular and reliable
mail esnicen the advantages of which In every point of view
to all connected with the Australian colonies can hardly be
bee highly estimated. The committee were very much pressed
by gentlemen of influence connected with New South Wales
and New Zealand to advocate with the imperial government
ma additional steam
tglOtal service to those colonies ' via
Panama ;'but, after moat careful consideratkm, the com-
mittee became convinced that, even if such • line should
prove advantageous to New South Wales and New Zealand
(which they very much doubt), it would not be of the
slightest benefit sea postal line either to Victoria, Tasmania,
or South Australia ; and conceiving it to be the duty of the
11410Cttl.i011 to recommend only those mamma that are
manifestly beneficial to the Andreas colonies gene-
rally, they decided that they were not called upon
to advocate the routs proposed. The committee in-
dulge the hope that the contract since entered inter
by the Peninsular and Oriental Company, by which
they are to deliver the mails in Sydney. in forty-eight
days via Marseilles, and fifty-fire day. via Southampton,
will prove eatiefactory to the colonists of New South Wales
and New Zealand. The committee, with • view of aiding in
the truensission of useful animals, birds, and fishes to the
Australian colonies, appointed a sub-committee of members
of the association for the purpose of raising subscriptions, and
to conduct the general management of such a desirable ob-
ject. The sub-committee first directed their attention
to the introduction of salmon, which from its great value
seemed to claim put:edema, and a liberal offer from the
directors of the Crystal Pam Company to carry out the
preliminary experiments there wan accepted. From twelve
to twenty thousand salmon ova were succeadully deposited
In boxes with • continuous stream of filtrated water running
through them, and the hatching had commenced when un-
fortunately it became necessary to make some &Item ions in
the water-pipe which supplied the building; and the work-
man, not knowing or forgetting that our experiment was
ee, turned off the water at three o'clock one
• the consequence was that our young fish
having feu left without a fresh supply for five or six hours
in the tropical department, all died. The season for ob-
hada( note ova having passed, this failure has retarded the
carry* oat of the experiments by this means until next
per, although other plans are in program. The inadequate
naval force in the Australian water was viewed by the com-
mittee for some time pant with considerable uneasiness,
which was increased by the tbresteeing aspect of affairs on
the continent of Europe. The subject wee ably brought
under the notice of the imperial government in the House of
Commons by a member of the committee, the right hon.
Lord 2,,lfret Churchill, who en this, as on many other occa-
sion', has taken an &Cat,' part in promoting the interest& of
the Australian colonies. A deputation from the emaciation
to the First Lord of the Admiralty has had the effect of ma-
terially increasing the naval force in those seas, and the mail
of April hat took out a despatch by which Australia was
made • commodore's station. it is to be hoped, from the
large imperial and colonial interests at stake, an admiral's
command will soon be conceded. The committee have bad
under their consideration the great benefit that would accrue
to the colonies by making the Beeman coined at the
Australian mint an imperial one. Complaints are
very frequent of the inconvenience and loss sta-
shed by individuals and tip riencei in commercial
Masactions, from the fact that the Australian sovereign,
though now in general circulation throughout the Australian
colonies, will not be taken by any other coantry except at a
discount. There appears to the committee to he no reason
why the alteration should not be made,
supervision end mere] of
the imperial government, and that its cost he permanently
defrayed by the coloniee. The weasel summing trim the
PostanateaeGenera to doubts the postage of newspapers to
Australia Me Southampton, has met with geoeral
peewee and the committee have deemed It their duty to
enumerate with the authorities on the subject. In accord-
ance with our rules the following gentlemen, viz.:—Messrs.
W. C. Wentworth and Robert Graham, representing New
South Wales; Wen. Archer and F. A. Du Ores, Tasmania;
Wan. Wastgarth and Wm. Forking*, Victoria; Edward
Stephens and A. L. Elder, South Australia, retire by lot
from the committee, but are eligible for re-election, end Mr.
Sewell and Mr. Bleckett having returned to New Zealand,
their places will also require to be filled op."
The Cue ranee, in moving that the report be adapted,
observed that the committee had, in dealing I with
the various subjects brought under their :toque during the
year, endeavoured to divest themselves of all personal and
local feelings, and local jealousies, end had leaked only to
what was likely to be of practical utility to the Australian
Monies as • group, or • whole, in order that the society
might be regarded so far as a general society for the whole of
those colonies. The government had recognised them in a
friendly spirit, and admitted that the colonies they repre-
mated were be great and important congregations of
people to whom even England looked for mistime. A
greater compliment, as coming from the lammed government,
could scarcely be paid, and it showed tbst the Australian
colonies were rapidly 011itUatitlg that position with the British
government, the British parliament, end the British people
to which they were entitled. (Hear, hear.) It was
mainly through the mocha= that these results
had be= obtained. Hs was happy to say that the
eppliutions the committee were constantly r. oohing se
teo.theectinedveetwithmeteht oif.t.mouyt. m
of ulgracoLon., ansdhot,wheder atthillitecittes
usefulness was appreciated as a reongnise'd body through
whom such information mull be obtained, and increased in-
terest in the Australian colonies would be excited in this

country.
Mr. Cntintaa emended the motion.
Mr. Parma thought the paragraph referring to the
Panama route ought not to be allowed to pass without
nodes. He differed from the concluska of the committee
on that point, and believed that the additional
line of communication would prove advantageous not
only to New South Wales and New Zealand, but
to all the Australian colonies, though not as regarded the
postal service, but as a means of communication between the
colonies and America and the West Jodie., where there was
a larger Sewn population than in the United Kiagdotn. The
scheme heal the approval of two of the oolooier—of three,
fee he believed the new oulony of Queensland would
co-operate. And seeing that the two colons he had referred
to had expressed to decided a vlsw of the matter as to vote
60,0001. towards carrying out the object, he thought it meet
injudicious of the association thus, es it were, to throw cull
weter upon it. The association had no lona stemdi, except
as representing their fellow colonies, and it would be suicidal
to set themselves against what any portion of the colonies
might consider conducive to their own interests.
Mr. De. SALIS and other gewlemen joined in the objec-
tion to the puegraph pronouncing an opinion upon the
Datums roam, although the general view appiered to be
that that route would be comparatively outlaw ao a meant of
postal communication ; and after a long diacmotion upon the
wording of the paragraph, the word* objected to were
struck out, leaving it a were statement, that the committee
having considered the matter did not fee
ail l. called upon to ad-
vocate the proposal; end the report, ao amended, waa
adopted.
The vitcancim in the committee were Hied tuk, and after •
vote of thanks to the dial/MIA the meedug serrated.

.
Yesterday eveutng th• thirty-ilret mama festival
of the Bova Free Horpital, Grararinn-roull, was held at
the Albion Tavern, Aldersrate-sreeet ; the Bari of Car-
lisle in the chair, 'unrolled by 'bast LOO gen•lemen, moat
of them the immediate patrons sad euAacribere to the
institution.
ST. 141 ART'S HOSPITAL.—The anniversary festival
of the friends and sopporiere of this valuable charity too, held
yeriterJay evening at the London Tsvrrn„ the Right Hon.
Lord Bbury in the dint.. AnAng those present were Sir
Benjamin Hall, M.P., Lord Faversham, °carrel Delantotte,
and Mr. Edwin haws, M.P.
Asoordiag to the Post-aloe notice issued yesterday
ship mails wel be made op in the Owseral Port-ofiles fur
Ceps Palmas, Barmy, Old Calabar, nod Cameroon., to be
teat by the steamer Hope, which Weed Liverpool, on the
llth blatant ; foe Gibraltor, Genoa, sad Leolient, to be sent
by the steams, eorbithins, which loaves on the 15th instant ;
sad for Oporto, to basest by the steamer Minh°, which also
Law on the 16th tsarist.
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4011..b.sailvithfrOfathe
mails for Canada, 50 cabin and 78 iterr** Piniag. re. The
Kangaroo els) left the isms port for Nee York, calling_at
Queenstown. She takes out a wall sad 240 paseengers. The
British and.
North America ltoyel Mail steamer Perris,
wilt be despatched on Saturday mat for Now York with the
Aisselcas moils
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