The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUE PIiNVON OF THB WOLVERE.AMPTa
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(TP.JI4 Otil OWN CO/LRESPOSIDVIT.)
WOLVERHAMPTON, WCDNEODAT EIMEING.
This has been a more quiet day at Wolverhamp-
ton ;to a great extent the excitement had subsided. Early
in the rooming it was known that three of the directors of
the bank (Messrs. Briscoe, Tarred, and Elwell) bad gone
to London, taking with them the private secunties of their
Mates, for the purpose of seeking 'mistimes from the Beak
of England. Up to • late hone in the afternoon no reply had
been received. It is to be hoped, however, that it will be
favourable, and that the beak may be re-opened. A mea-
sure of that kind would be the means of averting a large
amount of mischief. for certainly Ike present is the most
severe blow this district has ever remised. The amount et
assistance sought from the Bank of England is said to be
100,0001.
In the course of to-day the circumstances in connexion . ith
the stoppage of the bank were very much discumed, and
se generally condemned. Some of the directors are un-
derstood to have dissented from this proceeding, hut the
majority, though well-IsiMationed, were too timid for so
heavy an emergency. The stoppage is the more to be de-
ordnot only because of the immediate mischief which is
Irreparable, but because of the bed impression it is calculated
to mate in reference to the credit of the district.
' Various means have bean suggested by which the diffliulty
may be mat, but up to five o'clock nothing had been decided
u It hubs= suggested that a meeting of the depositors
should be called. and if possible some pledge should ho
obtained from them to tat their depoalts reed for the present.
If anything of this kind can be done, it would greatly help to
free the matter from endangerment. For other purposes, it
Is not improbable that assistanoe might be obtained by the
obi of parties who, on pub& grounds, are largely Interested
in
the maintenalmerof lie credit of the district.
This mwems atHotmasd meeting of the Chamber 0
Commercewead. A good deal of discussion took place as
to the beet mime to be pursued. The conduct of the direc-
tors of the bank in =spending business with so much pie-
eipitation was very much and not favourably commented
upon ; but any specific resolution on the subject was deferred.
The propriety of an application to the Bank of England for
the establishment of a branch in Wolverhampton was spoken
of, but no definite action was taken on this subject, and the
chamber adjourned until Friday.
The liabilities of the bank in deposits lad credit balances has
been estimated at 450,0001. ; and on bills under discount at
from 260,0001. to 300,0001.
The assets are said to be larger than these two amounts,
but their yield must vveerry much depend on the cireumetances
under which the securities ere realised, and under which en-
gagements are met.
Unless the bank reopens, • great number of the small
tradesmen who have credit balanced will suffer very greatly.
Wednesday is market day at Wolverhampton, and •
mat number of country people were in the town to-day, but
there has been no further tun upon the other banke, and the
shopkeepers continue to take the notes of the Wolverhampton
and Staffordshire Company.
The moat perfect quiet prevails both in Wolverhampton
and throughout the district, and although the labour
market must suffer considerably, the population of this dis-
trict is generally so orderly and well disposed, and on the part
of employers so strong • disposition to meat the difficulty in
that respect with as truck liberality as circumstance., will
permit, that it In hoped • disposition to preserve order will
actuate all ardm.
The Bight Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.E. for the borough,
strived in town this morning.

THE UNEMPLOYED OPERATIVES OF

NOTTINGH.4M.

NOTTINGHAM, WZDNISDLY.
The distressed unemployed held a large meeting
la the Market-place, yesterday afternoon. The same body
held a meeting the previous evening, and a deputation from
the unemployed waited upon Mr. lieymaan (the mayor), to
oak his advice u to what could be done to alleviate their
distress at the present crisis. The mayor suggested that ell
the names of the unemployed, and the number of thee
families, should be obtained before any decisive step could be
taken. The meeting on Tneeday afternoon, therefore, was to
devise the best method of collecting the names of the unem-
ployed and those dependent upon them. A resolution to be
submitted to the mayor, suggesting that the town should be
divided into wards, and persons properly appointed be soli-
cited to receive the names of those out of employ. was
adopted. The meeting was then adjourned until Friday.
At the close of the proceedings some pence were thrown
out of one of the windows to the Market Rice to the crowd,
which caused a considerable scuffle. 11.'ithin half an hour
afterwards, when the well-intentioned part of the c-owd had
diapered, a number of youths went in a body to the shop of
Mr. Noble, small-ware dealer, and smashed his shop front.
In ' towards Chapel-bar • gene was hurled at Mr. fithep-
p'a window, and it few yards beyond the mob broke in the
shop-window of Mr. Travail, pawnbroker, where they sue-
o possessing themselves of 15 watches, and other
valuables. Mr. Travail defended his property, and was
severely bruised. Several of the shopkeepers mound cams
In to his assistance, and succeeded in driving off the mob, and
thus prevented farther plunder. The shop of a baker named
Day, of Radford, in the neighbourhood of Nottingham, was
afterwards entered, and all the bread taken away. Other
depredations were also committed in this villap. About 9
o'clock, a mob of youths went to the Meadow Platte. a low
district of the town, and commenced an sleek upon the
bakers' and grocers' shops. In some places bread was given
them, at others cheese. In Beck-street they broke
the windows of Mr. Spencer, baker ; Mr. Goddart, of Sandy-
lane, had also his windows broken. The Huntsman pablio-
AnSt. Ann's-street ; Mr. Porter, groom, Beck-lane ;
oodacre, baker, Glasshouse-lane; North, baker, Mea-
dow Platte, end other places were assaulted by the mob. The
police succeeded in apprehending three youths, who were
taken before the magistrates this (Wednesday) morning. and
summarily dealt with. The magistrates have given notice to
special constables to be on duty this (Wednesday) afternoon,
at 4 o'clock. It is bpt fair to those operelives who attended
the meeting on Tueday afternoon to say that the breakers
of the public peace were in no wise connected with there.
On Tuesday morning there were a great number of appli-
cations at the union for relief, which was deferred until an
mower could be received from the Poor-law Board to a re-
quest from the guerdians that that clause in the act ehould
be rescinded which provides that families applyiog fur relict
should be taken into the house.

TAE BANK CRISIS.—MEETING IN GLASGOW.—On
Tuesday a most influential meeting wan held at Glasgow, to
consider the prasent financial costa. The Duke of Hamilton
took the chair ; and betides a great number of merchstitaand
landed proprietors, the Duke of Montrose, Lord Belhavlm,
the Provost of Glasgow, Sir E. Colebrooke, Sir John Max-
well, Mr. Blackburn, M.P., and Sir A. Alison, were prevent.
Itaeolutions were proposed and carried by acclamation. that
the meeting had full confidence in the Scottish system of
banking ; thit it pledged itself to Leapt payment of rents
and claims in the notes of the two banks which had sue-
minded payment—the Western and City Hanka ; and that •
committee he appointed to carry out the objects of the
meeting.
TAE METROPOLITAN GAS COMPANIES. —A meet-
Mg was held yesterday in the Court House, Marylebote, to
consider therocent division of the metropolis into districts by
the gas companies; Dr. Bachhoffner took the chair. De-
putations were present from the merles of Marylehone,
St. Pancras, Islington, Paddington, St. James's, Weed-
minster, and other parishes. Mr. Freeth (Marylebone) stated
that in his parish the Equitable had been lighting the public
lights at 3/. per light, but in consequence of the new arrange-
ment they had to fall hack upon the Chartered Company,
which at once raised the price to 41.75. 6d. pee light, If the
companies would not meet them fairly they would either have
to go to parliament or to erect gas works of their own. Mr.
ninth moved the first remlution, to the effect, "That this
meeting views with omudderable apprehension the recent
division of the metropolis into districts by the various gas
companies, and .is of opinion that the various metropolitan
vestries and district boar* should 00-operate together to
prevent the operation of the gee companies from working
Injuriously to the gas mummers of the metropolis." Mr.
Otesin (St. hones's) seconded the resolution. It wee after-
wards resolved to adjourn the meeting to communicate with
all the veatries and district boards of the metropolitan
Just as the meeting was concluding an important
Mihesem:as received from the Town Clerk of Manometer,
Mating that the profits of gam lighting to the corporation
amounted to between 30,0031. sod 40,0001. per annum, and
was applied to local improvement.
HARE HUNTING ON BELLE ISLE, WINDERMERE.
—Of all fan and frolic, pleasures and pastimes, eports and
sprees, rust, play and recreation, commend us to a hue
hunt on Belle Isle. Mr. Smith, the present occupier, being
about to leave, and having lately imputed to the Wand a
quantity of harm, it was intimated that for the amusement
of all who chose the hunting would take place lest Thurs-
day. And as in bunting and all active genes, the dwellers
of the happy lake district are the neat accomplished in
the world, it cannot be wondered at that a large enn-
course of the inhabitants congregated on the occasion.
The extent of the island is thirty Reim and well wooded.
and the uninitiated may imagine • Idozen hares, a NOM ol
doge and hundreds of hunters, barking, capering, scamper-
ing, yelling, and hallooing, till wood and welkin, heath and
hiß moor and mountain, all resound in thundering edam.
A atoms of Handel or Beethoven is something, no ) is a storm
at sea, or a Bret-elms volcano in eruption, bat not to be corn-
wed with on unsophisticated matter-of-fact bore bunt on
Belle Isle. This may seem exaggeration to some, but to those
who joined in tho sport our unvarnished talc will be at noes
apparent. Since the day when Sir Robert Philipson was be-
sieged and bombarded en the island (adds our somewhat
excited correspondent), such • hubbub boa not sounded over
Windermere, or reechoed through the vales of Troutbee.k.—
Tf'estmorcland Gast*.