The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

BILLSfItOM. THE LOIDEt.

Ten bills, whij:indcOniedown frociiTheOther Louse, foe
the oonsolidation of the law, were postponed, Sir G. C.
Lewis remaking that they were Lords' bills, and that,
therefore, there was no hurry about them.
The house adjourned at a gunner past 2 o'clock.

LORD CLYDE AND THE CITY FRZEDO3l.—YeltOT-
day it was officially intimated at the Guildhall that thecere-
mony of the presentation of the freedom of the City, with a
sword, of the value of one hundred guineas, to Lord Clyde
upon his return home from the East, and which it was
expected would take place in the present month, had been
unavoideblypostpoued until next autumn. The Lad Mayor,
as soon as Lord Clyde arrived in &island, at once commu-
nicated to his lordship the resolution of the Court of
CommonConnail, granting the freedom, and asking his lord-
ship to a day for the presentation. liar Majesty the
Queen having commanded the presence of the gallant
nobleman at Osborne, and other engagements pressing
heavily upoo him, the ceremony cannot he place for some
weeks, the Common Council having adjourned for the
summer holidays. The resolution granting the freedom—
which was moved by Charles Reed, Esq.. F.S. A., end se-
conded by Alderman COWIN, was in the following terms
" That the (modem of the City, with a sword, of the value
of one hundred guineas, biepreseated to the Right Honour-
able Baron Clyde, Commander-in-Chief of hed Majesty's
Forces in East India, in testimony of the dialing-indica mr-
viees he has rendered to his country, and particularly for
his decisive operations in Lucknow, which have resulted in
the occupatiou of that important position, the disp•raiou of
the rebel force from their greet rallying pout, and the tie-
doubted confirmation of the ascendancy of the tritish
arms." . _ .

I— Bt ILDEIIIe BaNevor.r.N7 Iturrrruerox. —Yoster-
day the thirteenth annual meeting of the friends end sub.
scribers of this charity we+ held at the London Therm,
Disliopagateotreet. Mr. Owego Bird, treasurer, occupied
the chair. The report stated that although the past twelve
months had not been a flourishing period for the building
trades, there was an increase both in subseriptions and do-
nations. The subscriptions and donations for the m*
year amount to I,lel/. (is. lid. • annual subscriptions,WM: .;
donations, 37:1. lit lid., and 47F1/. It,. 7d. Stock has been
purcha,ed in the Three per Cent. Consols, 389 f. les. 7d.
for the relief fund, And 38/. 4.. stock for the building fund.
The total amount of stock now standing in the names of
the trnstees is 7,1111. 7s. cal., being 4,947/. lfis. M. for the
relief food, and 2,16:1/. 12a ld. for the building geed,
with a thalami* at the bankers' of 41W. 2s. Id. The
*menet laid in to the hankers by Mr. Jceepli Bird, the
honorary secretary of the ball held at Willis.' Rooms, St.
James's, in February last, was 1241. is., being au incrotte of
profit of ri/. Bs. lid. over the preceding year. The annual din-
ner, which took placed the London Tavern, on the 27th of
aOciaatoibea rt,al:33.9hzveasfn
sailabteriticuipotoo74wedthdit.
te;f:dun.i.m.luddatariofe:thawceiothhnaioed,hinstituaf r7fotthin.--.
.hltr.t.d6d.fii7ramoTflahtaheteybauearii;lranh2cetlosinslie.d..:a
6:hail7
i ther with the subscriptions aud donations amounting to
1 1,6881. Oa. 11d., nude a total of 1,911 f. Bs. ld. On the
• other side it appeared that after all the expenses were de.
I frayed a balance was left at the bankers' of 419/. 2s. 3d.
Lb. report and accounts were adopted.
SUICIDE OP • YOUNG LADY ON CLAPHAM-COM-
, MON.—Yesterday mornin Mr. William John Payne, the
coroner for the Ducliy of lanaster received information of
1 the death of Miss Velars Harwell Weight, aged 24, who
resided et Stroud. A young woman was ou WedutsdaY
wheeling a perambulator with some chUdres in it on Chip-
, harn.common, when her attention was attracted by seeing
• ladylike woman lying on the grass
apperenti dead. An
slum wan raised, and Mr. James Jenkins, of the Windmill
y
,Teeern, proc-odol to the spot, and ',mod the unfortunate
lady quite dead. Dr. Parrott was sent for, and the
I =ed was conveyed to the Windmill Timer's. The me-
i dl s 1 geatmlem'w was promptly in
nttrnlanurianneelvar:litrizt
. . Inflay her side on the. 7 reetorotion, but uan
phial that had eon-
pilmaie arid, a letter.front her niter, Miss Catherine
i' eight, a handsomely bound Bible, a present from her
miter, and in her hand some sugar y, on width she had
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deadly poison. No cause se assigned for the