The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-23 00:00:00

MEETING OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS AT
WOOLWICH.

Last evening a anmeMasiy:Sttensied meeting of
the licensed victuallers of Woolwich, Chillitoe, end Plum-
stead was held at the Kies'a Arms Hotel, Franose-street,
Woolwich, to adopt Ines/arm for opposing the proposition of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to grant licenses to eating
and coffee houses, and to receive the report of a deputation,
appointed at a ptevious meeting, to wait upon the members
for the borough of Greenwich and West Kent, for the pur-
pose of soliciting their co-operation in defeating tais portion
of the budget. The char was oorupied by Mr. Gregory
Brown, of the Royal Artillery Canteen, who commenced the
promedinp by observing that himself and other members of
the deputation bad waited upon Alderman Salonions and
Mr. Angerstein, for the purpose of pointing out the evils
likely to min from the alteration proposed, and especially in
gammon towns. He believed that the members named, and
also the members for West Kent, would not support the ob-
jectionable proposition', and the opinion wasp general that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would modify his badmt, or it
would we pass as a whole.
Kr. Slocum (of the Ship), Mr. Hammond (of the Star and
Garter), and Mr. J. H. Murry (of the Pier Tavern), ad-
dressed the meeting, and a petition against the 16th clause of
the budget was adopted.

BROAD SILK WEAVE/H.—Lest night a meeting
of the broad silk weavers wee held in the large school-
room of It. Matehise, John-street, Becheal-peen, foe the
purpose of giving an expression of opinion on the new com-
mercial treaty between England and France. The chair was
taken by Mr. John Wade. Mr. Perry moved the following
resolution, which was seconded by Mr. John Fieidles, and
coaled unanimously —" That this meeting, consisting of the
umbrella and parse)l ilk weavers sad the plain and fancy
silk weavers of Spitaltlelds and its vicinities, is of opinion
that the new commercial treaty between England and France,
which now swaita the sanction or disapproval of perbament,
la unfair in principle, and opposed to the interest• of the
silk trade of this country. That the repeal of the duties on
French manufactured goods imported into this country with-
out a corre.pondine cones ion on the part of the French
government cannot be considered as a fair and equitable prin-
ciple of free trade, and this meeting pledges itself to give the
said treaty all the opposition in its power." A memorial
hauled on this resolution was also adopted.
Till BUDGET AND THE FREEHOLD LAND SOME-
TlLll.—Yesterday eventijoe public meeting of the officers
and members of the F ld Land and Building Societies of
the metropolis wee held at the Guildhall Coffee-house,
(heehaw-street, to take into considerallon that part of the
budget of the Cheacellor of the Exchequer by which it wee
proposed to deprive building soolatiesof their exemption from
stamp duties; Mr. Ebenezer Clarke in the chair. Mr. Stuart
moved the tollowing rowlocks In the opinion of this
meeting building societies have been and are of great benefit
to the induto ions amen by the eecouragement of provident
habits, end enabling them to become poeteseore of houses end
land, and any repeal of the privileges and facilities greeted
by the 6th end 7th William IV., cap. 32, would exercise en
injurious and depreestag influence on lbws societies."
Mr. Higham 'acceded the resolution. The resolution
wee adopted with one dissentient. Mr. Stuart moved
" That the propoirel of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer to repeal the exemption from stamp duties en-
joyed by these societies during a period of 24 years, if carried,
would seriously interfere with their beneficial working; end
for a gain of 6,0001. per annum to the reissue would canes
much uncertainty, inconvenience, and loss to the members of
these societies." Mr. High= seconded the resolution. Mr.
Kuntz moved and Mr. Stansbury seconded an amendment. to
the effect that the only exemption (Lim stamp duties that
could be reiscasbly claimed by member* of building socie-
ties was the exemption from stamp duty on receipts. After
some discussion the amendment wee negatived, and the
original proposition edoptt:d by • large majority. Mr. Stuart
then moved and Mr. Peacock seconded, " That this meeting
is determined to give its strenuous opposition to the pursing
of the Bth resolution In Ways end Means, and that •
deputation be appointed to wait upon the Chancellor of the
Exchequer sad apes the members of parliament generally. to
make them eneeleled with the great advantagewhhh
these societies cooler epos the oommunity. and the injurious
effect of the peening the said resolution." The resolution
was adopted, had • deputation accordingly appointed.
LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday a petition was placed in
the Exchange Neweroom at Liverpool, and wee soon extent-
lively signed, requesting the mayor to cell • meeting of the
poholgtooto to express their views with regard to the budget
and the proposed treaty with Frames. The stationers of
Liverpool held • melte( yesterday, at which it wee resolved
to memorialise the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lwow of
• drawback upon the piper at present in stock.
THE BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OP COMMERCE.—
At • meeting of the mused of this body yesterday, Mr.
Arthur Ryland in the dials, the remilas having been ape-
dally summoned to take into mesitlemelse say suggestions
for the amendment of the fieenelid sad aninmeroial neessures
of the Cluecellor of the Exchequer, ihe hOnertng resolution,'
wet unanimously doped l—" net raids thin council Te-
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