The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-02 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

(Vis Crookhavea. )
NEW YORK, Assn 21.

General Meade has arrived at Eastport. He has
announced that he will pzeser►e neutrality, and
he has taken precautionary measures for that pur-
pose.
The steamer Virginia has arrived out. Several
fatal cases of cholera had occurred on board.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Aram 21, Monica.

Money abundant. Gold, 127. Exchange on
London, 134 ; ditto on Paris, 4.131. Stocks
steady : New York Centrals, 92; Illinois, 1141 ;
Erie, 73 ; 5-20 Bonds, 1041. Cotton dull :
Middling Upland, 37. Flour quiet. Wheat dull.
Corn steady. Provisions slightly firmer. Coffee,
sugar, and molasses steady. Petroleum slightly
firmer : crude, 2611 ; refined, 39.
Week's receipts of cotton at New York, 11,000
bales.

NEW ORLEANS, Arun 20.

Cotton slightly firmer : low middling, 38 to 37.
Week's sales, 11,000 bales. Week's receipts,
18,000 bales.

INDIA.
(By direct Overland Telegraph.)
BOMBAY, Arm 24, 410 p.m.

71bs. shirting', 7r. Ba. Cotton very dull. Ex-
change on London, 2s. lid. The latest London date
is the 21st April.
.._

CALCUTTA, Aram 23.
71bs. skirtings, 7r. 12a. Exchange on London,
2s. 2d. Government securities, 4 per cents., 861 ;
ditto, 5 per cents., 1011 ; ditto, 5i per oents.,
107 i.

OVERLAND MAILB.

MALTA, MAT 1.
BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

The Pera left at 10 a.m., snd the Geelong at 2
p.m. to-day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles about
the evening of the 3rd, and the latter st South-
ampton about the 10th inst.
OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

THE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OP ENGINEER,'
MACHINISTS, MILLWRIGHTS, doe. '

The fifteenth annual report of the above sotaety
just issued consists of 357 closely printed pages, and abaft
equals in size the ordinary parliamentary blueobook, gay
of the facts made knows by the report and the nnmsrsas
Ears of figures are very remarkable. It appears that dinteg
the past yes:rem Amide:masted fl misty inn added a*
03,5001.t0the previousseaumuletedfund,owiegtethegneftz
thattbuing the year trade has been exceedingly good; iii•
new members have been added, and at the close grams.
her there wore in all 30,918 manbers. The ameaudeted
fluid d the society at the Blase of the year amounted to
no less than moan. 1.35. 104 d., or 31. 14s. 144. pee maw
her, apart from the amens, although the aroma',"
daring 1865 was m much as 49,1721. 6s. 23. Abed
TO of the brandies have deposited their feeds to
the Postaffice Savinp Banks, &meantime to about 24,4*,
" end I believe " writes the general secretary, nal
more will avail themselves et this privilege—a pew,.
obtained through the kindness of the Chancellor of the
trolseguer, Kr. Gladstone, who richly deserves the by
thanks of this u well as all similar institutions." Da*
the year 14,0701. 4a. 9d., or 9s. lei. per member Ins ben
paid tomembers eat of empleyeasst, being 2,1551. lase that
that paid in the previous year. On sick benefit tare hie
been paid 13,785/, 14s. 9d., or Bs. Id. per member en
peilded_tb. two Wean* Ong no ken a mm Om
17,8551. 19s. Id.- to supprrt them during tbe yolk
To superannuated members the sum of 5,1841. 171. 4a. her
been paid, being 1,2821. lla 9d. more than in the rake
year. This difference is ceased by the Increased basil
now allowed to the members who, through old age at by
&laity, are under the necessity of samrsannages,
This is a most important benefit of the society, and am
that cannot be too highly alrradat•d by the member' p
nerally, for it has proved a great solace and relief to soup
old and deserving members, 280 of whom were in mops
of its benefits at the aloes a( the year. In oases of midst
the ram of 1,8001. has been expended, being 38•1. serer
than the amount paid in 1884. The funeral bona
emanated to 4,8871., or NAL in exams of the previouyeee,
so that the sum of 39,12 K. 111. 10d. 'has been evaded bt
payment of the five principal benefits—namely, donalim
to unemployed members, sick, superannuatioe, widest,
and that of funeral, during the year.

CONVOCATION OP THE PROVINCE OF
CANTERECIRY.-(THIS DAY.)

UPPEZ 110171!.

- _
This morning the Archbishop and Bishops
composing the upper boom of convocation ameadisd
Queen Anne's Bounty Mae, the Archbishop of Casie
bury presided, and there were present the Bidisp
Winchester, ffiy, l'ehoree, Bt. David's,
Bangor, St. Aaaph, Oxford, GilmeeAsr and Brielig,at
Unman, and other prelates.
Several poetic"s werepamted from virtue, dims
praying that thei
rlmtn would exert their Wilms
in pressing upon parliament the neceesity of repealing the
present law of divorce, and praying also for as
m the roods of electing proctors to the low:troll:
convocation.

LLT AGIZNCT IS THE CHURCH.
The Bishop of Winchester, as chairman of a ereasfillis
appointed by their lordships to consider the ceder,
brought under the weism of the house, the gneiss
of the establishment of a sub or lay dinsonate, which hes
been strongly recommended for some time past by sas
Archdeacon of London. The archdeacon states, in alsWe
to the president of convocation, that, assuming that the
church n prepared to accept as deacons persons el en.
rate incomes, thee* who have served be the
army and navy, lawyers, physicians, he., sad an
to include in the order other persons besides than
who are qualified for and donnas of the priesthood ; het
throe obstacles appear to stand in the way. The fist is
that of the rtatniei law which prohibit. all persons ia hely
orders from trading ; the second, that of the 74th mac%
which requires in deacons ability to give an wean of
their faith in Latin ; the third is, the 73rd mos, whisk
prohibitathe bishops from ordaining deacons without set►
sisatical stipend. There were no other legal or socksintirel
impedimenta, nor did it appear that the removal of these
would in any way affect the priesthood ; it would be keg.
clear as at present from the intrusion of persons of
nlnfie
qualification and position by the demand of sepal
learning and by the necessity of relinquishing all mime
employment. The archdeacon proceeded tom=
"Of the extent to which the number of
serving in the church as deacons would be inenesed
by the removal of these impediments it is inewann
at present to form any idea. Bat of this we air hi
scoured, that if the opening of the order of d seaesi lie
way to persons in secular employment were deland Is
have the approval of the episcopal bench, the feeliqd de
laity upon the question would be very easily seensimd,
and the necessity and expediency of taking furtherasseen
for carrying the purpose Into effect would be clesoly esn.
The extension of the order of deacons may probably,bs mkt
than the creation of anew order; if toned inoperative yoid
have much less appearance of failure, and if proved mid
the number of persons he respectable stations Bening
sf
mission to it would probably from time to time Mann
To this I may add that the relation of the desconate to he
church and to society may clear and defind ea
respect for those who be admitted tot, in hates*
condition of life they might be, but were anew order erred
there must be uncertainty as to the light which the posh
at large might regard it, and especially if persons of Woke
qnalifioations as fo manners and station should haps
the first instance to obtain admission to it. I cm*
however, conclude without expressing my appreheasices
that if the extension of the order of deacons should net he
accompanied on the part of the church by the neogaisim
of some lower order of ministers, readers, or career,
much disappointment may be felt by then amen am
who have offered their services as sub-deacoes, of when
many might shrink from the dawn's office."
The discussion on these points, so full of interest, to*
pied their lordships during the morning.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
(THISA Y.)
The annual meeting of this society wee lala
at 11 o'clock at Exeter-hall. The attendance 018
not quite equal to that of many anniverscia
The chair was taken by the Earl of NOM
suits, and on the platform were among the
Earl of Harrowby, Bishop Smith, the
Re
Suter, Bishop Designate of Nelson. New ZoilsodOk
Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. Robert Hanbary,ll.l4
Mr. J. IL Mills, 11. P., General Clarke, General Lawns"
Colonel Macdonald, Admiral Hadden, Professor Item
Levi, /Colonel Littledale, Stock fral
Philarfephia, ko.
The report said the receipts for the year ending filf#
preesdlef
31, 11816, exhibit an increase over those of the
year in almost eve item, with the exception of lellacils
in which there is diminution of 23,4701. 13s. id. Mc
sum applicable to the general purposes of 911
society 'has amounted to 80,52.-./. 181
and tho amount received for Bibles and T.
taments has been 81,303/. 2s. 5d., being 2,013/. 100 s
more than in the preceding year. The total receipisfcca
the ordinary sources of income have amounted to WAS.
155. 3d. To this must be added the sum offos/.14a81.
received for the China fund ,• 161. 2s. 5.1. for the 401
fund for India ; and 8,9241. 17s. 10d. furthereonoBool,
in aid of the building fund ; making a grand total 0
171,3;5f. 10s. 2d. The ordinary payments have
176,157/. Ora 11d., and the payments ea
count of the special fund to 6,245/. 2'. w
making the total expenditure of the year to amount le
182,402/. as. 5.1., being 12,65.11. 9a. 7d. inere than ia 110
Be
',nestling year. The society is under engagements to
extent of 109,121/. ss. 7d . the issues of the socicel
the year are as follows :—From the depot st Was
1,471,044 copies ; from depots abroad. R 25,086 001
total, 2,296,130 copies. The total issues of the socked
amount to 50,215,709 copies.
in'grhdenseirecosi reexl e
st i 0
Ou the motion of the Earl of HARROWIST, seconded V
to
fllslaop SMITH, and supported by the lion. and
Baptist Noy., the report was adopted.
' for the many proofs of prosperity and blessing ho'
been vouchsafed during the past year to the of
the British and Foreisu Bible Society ; and reconmisa
intswro.ssouftollthornk's—‘to‘ TAbal!itCh. ,biil/1°11:.°14
increased desirefor the Holy Scriptures apparent in
sparts of the world, and in the enlarged facilities sib"'
or their diffusion a loud and earnest c.. 11 to renewed 001,
prayer, and liberality in the sacred cause of Bible dims
mination."

At the annual meeting of tho Edinburgh Pa
Midlothian Rifle Association,, held on Tuesdayl 'N
following following letter from Mr. Duman M'Laren, wee
Ili
read :—" I beg leave to state, in answer to your riniolif
that when I had the honour to be elected there 10 118
other promise, expressed or implied, exacted from me the
that I should attend to my public duties in pacli'megiste_
promote the general interests of the community in "":
best of my ability ; and this promise I have end/erosion
to perform, never having been absent, except oes
since the
first met, and that absence IF, W,
attend the funeral of a friend. I entirely dissliPlos
constituents ,or members giving, subscriptions for
local objects innki
the towns which they represent, in then
character of members, and believe it has had a mod Fe
judicial effect in many towns in England, as cynic,'" br
recent investigations in parliament. With these feeling,'
my present intention is never to subscribe one shilling far
any purpose in my character of city member, but to anal/
duty as a private citizen respecting all suhscriptionn, M I
have hitherto done, in such away and manner as 11$1
voluntarily think right, —I em, sir. your 5017 °bedica4
servant, D. leLamm."

(ISM DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Yr. Commiosieser Goullnuarlannuca
• u azy. C. MARI% D.D., AND
D. DIONWII.
• baukrupts were described as eshoolzmnburs, of
~, Nottinr-hill. Debts shout 7001.; no as.
r;.--yasjc lication for order of dkoha was
, .of their having oontraoted data
swans of payment.
ilia liimour, in giving judgment, said it was • meteor of
Hit Ind that the principal wake in this ogee was •
, . of the church of Bugland,who hod hakes • large
sot up he educational eirtoblishment, got credit
. all the tradesmen in the
me neighbourhood, had made
• with all hisbill of at •
then Pv*Pertade WI
of X=
.. col en maw to cowl to
Sark conduct would be ineiceumbhs is a Imam of the
west duo, or a young aloer in the army, much more so
it is s clergyman, end one who figured in the clergy
is u dolor of divinity. The younger baninwt, an
is the *Cool, who had brought in 3001. oir4OOL
wewas in • very different position. 'Mr edam.
soi eared calling of the other beekrupt ought to
n, blight him to do justice to his creditors ; and it Well
to show that the court, while punishing ordi-
slisoders, would not overlook the mhiconduct al
cos is s higher elms. His order would be rasponded for
• moths from the date of the adjudication (6th Jan.) ;
scapension in /3runwin's osse would be for four maths
, . the mane period, with protection.
Mr. B. Oriaths, Xr. Lowrance, and Mr. H. Lloyd op-
. in the ease.