The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-22 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

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After our report left yesterday the meeting was made
special to consider the motion of Mr. Ginllestone relative
to the withdrawal of the Sunday admissions.
A SHAREHOLDER said that as the question had bees
already settled, Mr. Uirdlestone's attempt to renew it
should be met by a motion fur adjournment. He moved
that the meeting be adjourned Pint die. (A hiugh.)
The CHAIRMAN said that this motion must come as an
amendment on Mr. Gil dlestone's motion, before which it

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By tho arrival of the above mail we have advices
from Bombay to Nov. 28, and from Calcutta to
Nov. 21.
The Cit/cnfta Englishman announces that Mr.
H. L. Dampier and Mr. F. lt. Cockerell, of the
civil service, have received the orders of govern-
ment to visit iiilitied lately all the districts of Bengal
and Orissa which have suffered from famine
an
after making a careful inquiry they are to submit
to government a detailed report containing a full
history of the occurreiwes in each district, from the
commencement of scarcity to the present tune. In
addition to these appointments the Secretary of
State has instructed his Excellency the Viceroy to
appoint a commission to inquire into the famine
in Bengal and Orissa. This commission is quite
independent of the special commissioners Messrs.
Dampier and Cockerell, appointed by the govern-
, meat of Bengal.
In regard to the famine itself, an official return
iof relieving operations for the district of Balasore,
for the week ending Saturday, the 27th October,
states that the number of persons relieved during
that period, who were capable of performing light
' labour, and front whom some work was required,
amounted to 39,732 ; and those physically incapa-
ble of labour to 235,435. The amount of grain
pended was 3,243 maunds, and in money to the ex-
tent of 2,476 rupees. The number of deaths from
starvion orted, or ascertained to have taken
place during the week, amounted to no less than
415 souls.
he fflivernmnt of Idia have ted teders for
a p Tubl'ic workse loan fonr Bombay to the e rxtent of
60,000/. of which 10,000/. will hi' payable in
the re-
Janu-
ary, 1848, 20,($8)/. in January, , and
mainder in January, 1870, the whole tobear interest
at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
Bombay is to have a weekly mail to England
\ from next January.
The grand durbars terminated at Agra on the
Flom teal-heath is one of those con,inons which
21stfluen
tNiaiii.v
much larger than on the former occason, but ac- come under the provisions of the Metropolitm commons
cording to the Ti
m,.. of In it was notchu more in-
e'll:erer. thein a.A"egrni.:,bNi‘agithe h%i•saBenxcoetllte'inwlyy
..
the Governor-6 eneral, his excellency the Coln- Act of last session (4t, cud O 0 Vic., e. 1'22), but it is rather
enjoy
tittoe tieseneogsr
ofn whatot manlier those who require to
Alithyough the inhabitants rciritTe"nneZgrlebotou;lii.tailnotfilett
chief commissioners several agents to the Governor- sequence of Sir Tholieui Maryon Wilson 'Larne;
General, and about a dozen other political agents and
residents. These, with their staffs, attended to let part
of it on building leases, and houses being in course of
uottrilsetzueutturn4w dons,
ecanto Leati,ttvliatto goisultdc:;it:ei be
ehe bone
mander-in-Chief, three lieutenant-governors, two heath have recently been meeting and agitating, in con-
assist the Viceroy in the duties of the durbar, and terest of the present proprietor. l'
l'at liament has,
some of them were there invested with the Star of we believe, more than once refused to give Sir
India. There were also present to do honour to ,T. M. Wilson the powers he boa asked. namely,
ses
the representative of her Majesty, nearly a hundred to
and giant. buililinel
doing his
fur he.gb tutus of years,
leading princes and chiefs, many of them belonging . ~ior twentym-onneowyeairsol.ngOni:lll'• 1 Laud,":l7't yEt r:;11.' twi we see the
to the royal houses of Rajpootana, who claim to proprietor of the soil doing his lie,t to make it profitable
be descended from "the sun and moon," some 300 during hie life tenancy, and on the other hand we we
chiefs and nobles of less lofty parentage and power, , the public, weakly represented by the inhabitants of limp-
, each of whom was attended by a crowd . reatandbtehe miglibiourbooil, endeavouring to cause the
of ministers, retainers, and servants ; while theiri. time or ente,i•leire, firer'. ilt.vweeilr IS'int'ue'l i'elna tee° tuition.
*the' -lo.ewatt
1 private individuals innumerable flocked thither is covered with houses, as it seems likely to be in a few
Ifrom all parts of India. The chief events of years unless immediate steps are taken to insole it fur the
Ithe durbar were the installation of the various ; public. The act of last Etg,il,ll will nut piu!..ibly afford
Knights and Companions of the Star of India, ' much assistaunce. in olittaitedeg the deeired object, for by it
which took place on the 16th, the grand durbar .
at
uetd onus
"of,
niio:tu;,,og
farlu n.li nno Ina
nt:i..r.r.itadt,l:irti,ai
of!
roAttlsieoflotiael
proper on the 20th, and the entertainment given . case, iu the instance of Hanipsteail-heath, a considerable
on the 17th by his Highness the Maharaja Scindia sum of money must be provided before the public can call
of Gwalior, in honour of Sir John Lawrence, which the Leath its own. If ova id of the locality
cost the sum of 5,0001. Balls, reviews, races, aree patriotic ennougtptoorleaz downm o thi.t:
they
:archetl
athletic sports for the soldiers, and 'at homes' ,ta
enough to difficulty
it amoonirthti:ir fri'tiyols powerfuldi may
continual
found up the intervals, and kept up a succeed,
but they may with vorl rearun ask why they,
• •in and
round of gaiety. " Yet amid this rejoic g a very ]
reality ortion of the public, should I e kft to do
festivity (adds the paper already quoted) cholera, ': what is Hi for the benefit of the puhlic at large,
which ' has all seasons for its own, l was busy on and more immeilis.tely of a very ril,it!flereut class of people
the outskirts of the crowd which had assembled on than that
in of which
d 1 ody rtielaiscOnaratlaes aif they Ici:airbee'in It ay-
essary
1 duty or for pleasure ; though it fortunately did not Pe
for the public, that the public dath( pay for it, and
i break out into a pestilence. Even the Viceroy that the public money should be devoted to this purpose.
' himself was prostrated with fever ; and the grand We do not, however, by public money mean the Consols"
durbar had
to be postponed for a day in conse- ' datediFund,.but a rate imposed on the metropolitan dis-
c qttence of his indisposition. Happily be had suite- , trioclims i
ty, h p a.
toor 1 u i i :I en ts r
--prevalentYsuntio' toirointy .0,
alt %ii.t. arei .artituou s
taxt° dtte-
ciently recovered un the 20th to go through the country at large for the benefit of London mud the neigh.
tedious ceremonies, but he looked pale and weak bourhood. We see no reason why the money of the state
from the effect of his illness. His speech to the .motet shuld be expended in the improvemert of London any
chiefs, which was delivered in the palest ver- han of Glartgow, or Livei pool, or Belfast.
II nacular, is characterised by vigour, heartiness, this plan, ea pnlaetteedr,towweev see er, weßnilyo
ground for
too advocate
and acquaintance with the wants of those whom he shoud it be entertained, but it, seenia certain gin( gthe
was addressing." purchase of the heath is to he dependent on private
Cotton to the value of 395,0001. was shipped means alone, without the aid of the italic, the act of
from Bombay during the month of October. last session WIRE 11:111fliEl, EU far as regards Hampstead.
The adopted son of the ex-King of Oudh has heath, a dead letter till the end of tiam.—Sulteilors'
Journal.
been taken into custody at Calcutta on a charge of . „-----!----------
stealing a large quantity of jewellery from his ‘_•,_
I T:INPING UP OF THE ALBION MARINE INAHR-
father's harem. • ASCE COMPANY (Lim ino.)—Yeaterday afternoon, a meet-
t•_r!'''!'Tr_T ; Mx of the shareholders of the Albion Marine Insurance
' Company was held at the rooms of the Law Association,
THE SHEREORNE POISONING CASE.—The in- to confirm the resolution of a previous meeting for windi
quiry into this case has been adjourned. Mary Grief has up the concern. Mr. W. Ciosfield, who pre.ideil, sMd
been admitted as evidence against an aged relative, who is that since the last meeting the goodwill, office fixtures,
suspected to have administered the arsenic to the unborn , had been disposed of for 1,500/. to the Commercial
Let children in whose remains the poison has been Union Fire Insurance Company of London. An arrange.
detected, In all three infants—the illegitimate children meat
had also been come to with Mows. Sutton and
of Mary Grief and her sister, Sarah Grief—have been dia. Kirby, the underwriter and mantger, who had agreed to
interred, and traces of arsenic have been observed in each accept 1,5001. as payment in full, thus giving up 1,8001.
case. The coroner's jury ban returned a verdict that the which they coullaim. Ily arrivals and cancel.
children died from the effects of arsenic, but by whom ments since the legallyg. the liabilities had also been
administered there is no evidence to show. The further reduced from 833,0001. to 507,058/., being a reduction ot
inquiries which the police are making may, perhaps, 325,00 W. Messrs J. Buslihy and A. C. Stewart were
throw some further light upon the subject, but at present appointed liquidtors ; and it was resolved that for the
the evidence given as to the administration of the poison first yea: their remuneration should not exceed ZIOL each ;
is very weak and inconclusive. In the body of one of the but that the remuneration in the second year when the
children enough arsenic was discovered to have caused the liquidation would probably be completed, 'Wild then be
death of a full-grown person. arranged as circumstances might dictate.

Must be put.
Mr. Gtitlitswrost asked, amid much interruption, whe-
Hier the directors meant to sup port his motion. (Oh.)
The CHAIRMAN said he did not personally mean to take
part in the matter on one side or the other.
Mr. CIIRDLESTONII, amid tremendous uprosr, cries of
" False pretences," " The Fusee Boy," Sc., I,reposeti that
the resolution of the previous meeting, permitting of Sun-
day admissions to the palace, should be rescinded. The
supporters of his resolution, he said, on the second time it.
was brought forward. were 75,714 in number, and as
yet the opinion of the whole proprietary had not been
taken on it. Having contended at some length that the
Sunday opening was an evasion of the company's charter,
he concluded by moving that the resolution of the previous
meeting be rescinded.
Mr. C. Fos seconded the resolution. lie contended
that they should not go beyond the four corners of the
admitting resolution. It meant that shareholders only
should be admitted on Sunday afternoons, but the fact
was that a great many were admitted who were not share-
holders. In this way, and putting the religious question
aside, he contended that his interests as a large share-
holder were damaged.
A scene of great turbulence and recrimination followed,
several persons seeking to imp
together.
Mr. BILLING was understood to defend his conduct at
the previous meeting.
Mr. LANGLEY entered into explanations respecting the
circumstances under which his resolution had been carried
at the previous meeting, and strenuously opposed Mr.
Girdlestone's motion.
The question was then put. For Mr. Cirdlestone's
motion only 19 hands were held up, upon which that
gentleman demanded a pull, the result to be declared on
the 30th January next.
Ultimately, however, the demand was withdrawn, in
consequence of the Chairmen's stating that proxies must
be lodged three days before toe meeting at which they
were used, a condition which it appeal eel hail not been
complied with. It was underetood that the question of
Sunday opening will be raised in a brmider suit more de-
finite form either in June or December next.
The meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks
CeinSirinql.
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