The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-19 00:00:00

C0N5111,427Y1 LIZD 00C1127.

~•utoof unrolling of ti i. computiv, adjournol
'eal the =IL. is eeweetperece, as state,i to the circular
tw the theeehellem, "et ta• sejteetillable sad fespnee-
dweted eteethielef the Rev. Hr. Worthisgtos, io his mks-
woe ew =my the aabo..l nweliug at lbs .fliess of the.
aumilte7. by the mtaaluciam of tewly.crwated share,
meths* twisty fear L.nu, of the meeting," was bell )e.ter-
all. 111 the barer moth. Exeter hall. The chair was taken
Vaaamali Laatt.t,.m. Nibu an eupvotted upou the
eaaemiat uthere, luseetre,
Ullooel Kowa. I.l'. Hoe. and Hee. W. C. Talbot, Hue.
B. Heartat. H. W. lucre, EN.. T. Kona Holmes. Esq.,
Henry Pewee& Ley., K. Wieetaa'aty, the Rail of
Raft. \'w. mat Babies, J. fleushasa, Ea +. J. Spells&
Mei., H. N. Yowler, Esq., B. D. Soot*, Esq., Itev..l. W.
reevldis. Hobart Steve; EN., J. Lewis, Esq., C. E.
Lima. hag., C. Levu. 1.q., Augusta* Palk, Eel. S. W.
Jeserae. Fag.. ("Wale Hodworth. Robert Duui. DakEKI,
.t. It. Novell, Eati Henry Hill, Eel., Ileary Howe,
▪ l'attersua, Eel., C. J. looted, Esq., D. Pawle Hee,
Rey. I:. 11. Fielding. !Lev. C. Smalley, W. 11. Lanitlibi,
▪ Kwv. T. H. tardy. H. G. [1.7, Earl. E. S. Harding,
He.. W. G. tie...MOM, sad W. AstlXry,
The tetereet attaehio„: to the procreate's arum' Dom the
sharp+ made agatuat the board by the Rey. Dr. Worthieg•
tee at lb.' Ineetimg Norfulk•etreet tilled the Lady of the
hall wito shareholders.

The CII.IIkMAN said the executive committee had drawn
up • simnel report, I,ivia7 • distinct denial to Dr. Werth leg-
ion's aatertseas, and, is addities to this, a special deelaratioo
bid been dwelt_ up by the auditors verifyiug the &mete of
the society, the balsam at the bankers, and all the deeds
nod socuntWis in the stress-room of the society. (Cheers.)
Without further preface, be would read the report, and he
prepseed ither that to call upon lir. Worthington to make
any statement be might think necessary. The ouble lord
Sham proceeded to lead the report, as foie :
"Wore proceeding to notice the :barges themselves, the
directors wish that it should be distinctly uuderdiad that
Use whole responsibility of the management of the affairs
of the society rest.. with them, and nut with the 0450erS;
and upon the err:l.-dire hoard, and nut upon any individual,
must the oimseemences of their acts be chargeth The secu-
memos of the Iwo,. Dr. Wurthiugtou are, that the moon
el in user tux counter In nut paid untothe society's
kers. but into the risuretary's prorate account; and that
W secretory takes .1,01111/. per week, 111.4.0 or had
places Uses amount to his private credit; nod that the
affair* of the society are conducted ia • most
scandalous warmer in respect to pecuniary matters.
To the ant stateinivot the hand give the want unquoli•
Ilea deutal. (Cheers) Not one farthing paid over the
eeuirter or received on behalf rat the Conservative Laud
klorretv has been appropriated as alleged by the Rev. Dr.
Wortliiiiitue, but lb* satire amount so received has been
paal Italy into the society's beakers ; which fact le proved
by the .ally cash book and the bankers peas-books. To
the rensinius allegations the auewer of the hoard is equally
direct, tl.at these are in vita, and in intention false. At
the weekly meeting of the draw° committee on Yondaviu
• report is prepared for the information of the general
bearri.showurg the amount requited to he drawn for by them
ea
Tuesday molar rule V., ou account of withdrawals and
ether I,l•lVLlMl4,luthAmeary to be made during the easing
weak. A cheque is convequently drawn by the board fug
the whole ailiouut of the withdrawals on share and
deposit account. and handed to the secretary to
divide into several stualler amounts to pay the with.
dismal warrant ea they are preneeted over the counter. or
enswed to be remitted to shareholders, the niajority of
time residing ia the country. It was therefore found that
s anew account with the secretary, who keeps an micount
at Messes. Twining's, was desirable their local position ena-
ble. the nen to give cash for the venous same required
at any sweet daring the week, thus rein the wieweity
of keep* large auras of mosey in the till. of the offices
The seesaw amount so draws by the hoard, and headed to
the eseretary ua manses aecessat, during the year ending
the nth September, loci, was at the rate of Dn. se. 9.1.
per wok. Of thie aunt aa avenge balance of 147/. his.
NE1111•01 is the secretary's node two days after, and the
swoop unmet reseisiang nosh se the seventh day was
W. ; cod it occurred en eight orieriess only bu-
ng the year that an balms at all remained is head.
Dareov cr. this system sae isle operative in the jeer
and was uneeissomely adopted by • beard at which
the Rev. Dr. Wortluaglon ne prawn The board have
thinght it sownwary, is sonespissee d the relenses wade
bon
uilev. Dr. IS wampum to the Doak of Dsposit—we
as nafouaded as it was has, and walignast —to
sink to the auditors sheen by the shareholders the
ached title deals of the various Mans bonnie; to the
snap and every security nil by the,, and they also gave
le thew genlewea the nowiary authority to enable thaw
he aorartais the actual animista el the wean el the society
at the beakers ; sod le thew they have aft the teak of ro-
ping to the elitrehonn whether or sot the haloes,-
sheet, of which every member bs received a copy. is true
and faithful. And hero the hoard would gladly ter-
minate their obeyer to the charges of the Rev.
DL Worthington, hut that they feel it doe to themselves
sod km the therseler of the sentary, from whom ample
annoy Y Whew, sod of VllOllll the board one and all aunt
thes his Weep* mud hewn are ninipoichald•-- (loud
eftweer—that they &end pee • else to the motives by
wink their reuse has hen sellundad. At as early • period
el ths aintesee of the essisey se lbw* Irrit, • romantics
yes pissed on the rimers pining a vote of the emend
alarili es the Sec Dr. Werthindes, for what the board
iswthind as ass el the greaten isepropricty in the props.
piing at a asieshinine swam Ain might have been the
moan the men sense injury he • gentleinao largely cos.
men with the esehan. la Nowiether of the wan year •
sties was awn by a ironer that the Rev. Dr. Worn.
bons noun be mended from the hoard, which meths
Wadi bin home swish bat hr the seseinnelos of the
Ibn wain ef the enonielse he • nether ilinnor an a
MoenNber, U 64, the our
of the beard
duLiCre ann. mob by the bee. Dr. Worth.
=us be sibet seri& seasennedatiou Dann
with the inatins. enstney to Me wages.
31 sin appeared that the Dn. Dr. Worthispes bed been
is thehelit of bee swing messy bow webs, abort and
dins ei the nosion, sad hi dinuessred cheques have
bass bawl* to the An At length it was discovered that
Ow Rs. De. Worthington beieg still • member of the
bun, wee wirealattag labs aunts to the discredit of the
nein, awl is the isseth el April Last Le was informed
Ilse WI nether dinners refused .0 sit longer at the beard
with him. The Rev. Dr. Werthriestim beteg thee Valid
WM ill nip hie nth left the direction, holding out
thorn nab Yon renenn Is the prawn nut astounded
nessalles• It the Roc. It,. Werthingtos was after. in
bi ersemest net the aeorests el the enciety are sawn sad
Ili bode with, he weld hardly have allowed non
✓uche, lee tire esparale quartwlv wenap d Did.
metier sad lbstrannew to hew phased within ening •
warmly. learMrly 4e the directive call opus the &horse
holders to dead thew and the !ley. Its. Wee-
Ihnigme, ribs whom meet red the trspowithility of an net
island to gratify private malice at the expense of the ism
neje credit,"

Tile was the envie of the hosed, and be now milled upon
14. Worthington to nate any obserantienn he might desire
to Pass Wore the meeting.
The 1t.,. Dr. WORTVINIami, in the first plans, gains his
fest lanqualified detail to the statement that be had ever
red at say time whatever that foods obtained in the race
sure disposed of by the secretary. But when his complaint
nos rousted in this wilful manner, he was compelled to n-
ewt to r dolman of as neplenant eaten. and therefore
• the in•possibility of verification of those proceeding.
of sr he complained be Lad Leen eouipeiled to Me • WI
Chaenery apart the directon. (Oh, oh.) Only the
ease day they beard from the oomilittee that the sums
pled to the secretary were of the most insiimilitaat dein*
Men pooohle, but fact now oune out that every cheque
that war drawn by the society, save those for canine, passed
through the secretary's bankers—a most improper trap-
anion lot sanctioned by any other society. That was his
het statement, in which be was confirmed by the admission
of the committee, and could be warmed also Ly the late
issibier of the society. Theca was • gentleman present who
maid tell the shareholders that woman at Morn. Harries
sod Co., which every week had been esurosime, had peened
through Mews. Twining's hands. What humane had they
that, 7 The directors could not slower that question, but
tiny should in eluinoery. (ot, ob.) As to the paltry
eleteesente against hie own personal character. one of tie
charges sraina boo au that :to had calumniated • pintas
mar largely cotrected with the eensiy. Tbe facts of the
ems wet', these : be feared that that person wan in • slate
sf issolvenc,-, sal that proved se tar to Le the case that he
von ohlii,ed I. submit to • lons upon his account, and the
sistement of that feet constituted the calumny referred to.
As to the statement of the report *boat disboniound
mosques, Ire Tinier had a disliononeed Lill in his life ;
Is. at th • time when the deposit account wee lose,' he
bold hoot • tradesman tarot fide bills, and those were du-
osanied by ll...misty is the regular way, and were paid.
a. waled L., Leen wrong is that trameiction but he
onsli have .I.,tie the same thing at Lis owe bankers'.
Ile as veil kuown that he was ..ppond to
tin committre on • variety of rewinds. He did
rM bkr the I illfillAge used is the coninuttee, and had often
bed oneariers to reprove it. Many of his manures lead bees
ollisesive to them no doubt, but whatever be bud dose be
elsould du again under similar circumstance.. Now, when
la &covered the 'Salem upon which the se:retary was pros
ending be laid the matter before the onmmittee, sled the
eleirman en that occasion expensed his i••norance of any
sub pnotin as that of paying the mosey "the society into
Ilbs bode of the 'secretary's private basket. ; hut the awe-
boy me eompr:!ed to admit the fact, and offered to resign
oonowaseoce. and Mr. Holmes had expreased au objection
to be mounts of the society being mixed up with the
mouninry's mishits bills. (laughter, and "Oh, oh.") The
conninise aftetwaed• mile • '
protons that that practise
elheinid he relinjuiehod • it never was ndin•quidissi. ion as •
MO the anger el that abominable 'tern, the seem
menunt holes oneoccarin bees ovredesem ghr.
the ostieMer, be as vonation with him, heil acs
Meinnoi le the strewn terms the innhod is pranks of
rirsimiquie to the secretary's beakers, and he alimahl
e sek Mr. Meath is conilrea him in that nalsoniga
Tllea illreelore WWII ad me of banana, they wale as.
Weed ba asomeale, and nal above one or two of be
mowing hum sad osinbe ennaktooo. It Wed be
mind nisi Isease bad bun surnainod by the noololy bola
illognenne made of oendnolins Winne, of daambefileary.4
law II woo repdreg. On ma one bei bed
am* lb* boob. kr soma' woke foe the sake d.nel-
man ononaa of UK. and it ow ears mai obiniaL ens
if alined son not laid on domml. and &dm dun

the. the secretary's private account stood augmented and
Hie s kitty's banking account diminished, mid the ioterest
ups that amount was 100. It wee hopeless to expect
(nen the dirsctors an amendment of the system, and it was
moat diaagrewahle that he should have to go to • court of
equity to oompel them to do as all other societies were
doing for the protection of their funds. If a committee of
J.i.stelloldrts were appoiuted to investigate this matter, to
see that fair interest was charged to the weretary for all
an Ir.; he loot thus used. and to put ► stop altogether to
inch a system. t►en he should not oontmue the bill.
Li.:ahteri His only ol.ject was tn make the nonagenieut
of the society keep their accounts in a proper and etEcient
Manlier.

The 4:intimate said the fleancial system of this society
had been the anxious care of the directors fur upwards of
nine years. Everybody must know that a land society was
a new feature, sad that it was only by experience that
they could get the machinery for carrying on a business
of this kind into anything like shape. But in every busi.
nes', whatever securities were provided, the system must
come to one of trust somewhere. The only safeguard was
that security should be mien from die person trusted, and
that had less done in the case of this society. Dr. Worth-
' ingtisi wished to make the shareholders believe that
hundreds and thousands of pounds had been paid over to
the private account of the secretary. That was false.
il'it,rl.) Dr. Worthington had also stated that mt was not
until recently that he was aware of the mode iu which
these funds were applied ; but eight years ego they had
been reminded by their accountant of the defects in the
si atmn then in force of paying chequer, suggesting the ape
team of suspense cheques bow in force, and not only was Dr.
Worthington present when the resolution for the adop-
tion of that system was passed, but he bad seer it acted
upon hundreds of times. sod he (the chairma now held
in his hand 25 cheques made payable to Dr. Worthington
through the private account of Mr. Gruneisen. (Loud
cheers.) Dr. Worthington had stated that when he wee
commuted with the board he had been at times the oely
member attending the finance committee, and on am such
occasion that gentleman bad bad the bed taste to draw a
cheque for :SY. for himself, which was afterwards refused.
(Cheers, and "(lb. oh.") The source of Dr. Worthington's
informatics' respecting the cheques crowed to Messrs. Tin-
tuag's was a Mr. Moore, who bad bees a clerk in the sinks
of Messrs. Herring, but bad been dismissed, and who, in
giving the information, had broken his oath to his em-
ployers. The chairman then proceeded to refer to the pro-
cerdings at the meeting in Norfolk-street, coodeuming the
irregular course taken on that marks by Dr. Worthington
sod his friends, sal expressing his sarpries that a clergyman,
from whom they might have expected a good exempts,
or iu whom at least they might have looked
for cone of the milk of human kindness, should have
suddenly made serious charges against the board with a packed
meeting to support him, without having previous) made
his sources of complaint known to those he a Dr.
Worthington, he said, had never come to him to my that
this system was an error.

WORTHINUTOY-1 did, repeatedly.
The CHAIICIAN. —Dr. Wot dangles, I tell you that you
are uttering • deliberate falsehood. (Load clieen.) Dr.
Worthington's object, long before this charge against the
secretary had been alluded to, had been to disparage the
society, and the coneeTience was that no member would
sit at the board with him ; but in leaving the direction be
bad by the accusations he bad put forward endeavoured to
leave his sting behind him. It was wholly untrue, as stated
by Dr. Worthington. thatothe secretory bad offered to
resign ; but Mr. tiruneisen did say that, being uuwell, he
should bare sent in his resignation, but that on considera-
tion he thought he should be showing oowardioe not to
meet the attack of his enemy. No doubt the effect of
the meeting in Norfolk-street must have been to injure the
society, but he believed the ultimate result would be to
place them in a better position than they had before held,
from the fact that • gentUmaa bad been eight or nine rm *
is the society watching every trammel= to find • hut
spot, but without success. (Cheers.)
Dr. WorrinsGrox reiterated his statement that Mr.
Cruneisen did tender his resignation.
A SHASIEHOLDIS inked whether it was true that Dr.
Worthington drew a cheque for himself in the deems of
say other director.
Dr. WORTHINGTON—I could not do it. No dupe is
payable unless signed by three director.
Mr. Lents expressed his oondderoe is the board, though
in his °pinkie they had made a mistake in including in their
reply to the charges brought against them a personal Utah
emu their accuser.
Mr. A. C. /doom denied that be bad violated any
honourable understanding with his emp:oyers in giving in-
formation respecting chejues paid scram their counter, and
in this %sew be was convinced that Menne. Henna would
bear him out. He denied altogether the truth of the state-
ment that he wee dismissed from Mews. Harries' servies
Mr. Marius did not look with much hues to the way in
which the supine* account wu carried on, and expressed
his belief that when the system bemuse knows the peat
makiriLifthe shareholders would he found to be opposed
to it. " Hear, hear," " No, leo.")
Mr. had known Mr. brassiere for upwards of 30
years, mid a man more trustworthy meld soh, he wee son-
need, be found aeywbers. H. proposed a imisisties to
the effect " that this muting bomber limed the reif
the esecutin committee It the Censenative land
sad the two supplementary reports of the auditors -fos.
leash year eliding the 30th esplismber, 1•111. use of
epinien that the exueetions made by the Rev. Dr. Worth-
ington are unfounded and malicious; the Allilllol6llll
Washy express their reatiaaed ceeddesee In the beard sled
the °Steers of the society, and coma*er the coodect of the
Nev. Dr. Worthington ae writing the severest eansure,
end entirely' approve of the course pawned by the wow
tics sonsnottee is requiring his redressed from the board."
Mr. Merril me, from what he bed heard that day, enter-
Weed the tallest °madame in the mesepseent, and only
regrettsd that Dr. Worthington had shore seek an animus
episst his late colleagues. He wee inclined to support the
resolution just moved, the word " meracieus" being emitted.
With a vise to avoid a recurrence et such mershiesis as
{bees which had been made *genet the eseneary, be sag.
petted that a certain sum should be placed =the bankers se •
nampmee secant from which the secretary should draw as
he required.
Mr. itoes wee willing to omit the word " malicious" from
kis rimolutem.

Cabo* KNOX dseiredsd the system is opsratioe, and
The CirAllman aid the may substitute which could be
provided was to have a deposit accostat at a beaker's in the
snreediate aeiahliourhood, but the cheques would still bare
to be *sod I,e At secretary, and there would, therefore,
be may so minimiser gained.
After some farther discussioe the renolatioe was adopted
with only three iiisesetients.

The ciAIRNIAN mowed the adoptiom of the report.
Calomel Knot, in secooding the motion, congratulated
the s►ereholdars epos the prosperity of the society.
The IaiMION was earned unanimously ; and votes of thanks
having ►ees awarded to the auditors sad to the chairman.
the merstlmg separated.

NORTE LONDON PRIMENTITT AND REPOR-
MAroar martruittom.

Yesterday the meeting which was to have taken
place at the Mansion-house in aid of the funds of this
excellent institution, was post tall the 12th of
February, in ocasegasore of the Jrth of his Royal High-
ness the Prism Comort.
The Loau Moron. in announcing the fact, said • con-
ferrer+ heal takes place with regard to the holding of the
meeting. and it was decided that under the depressing DIMS
which bad bees assounced to the public dating the week it
would not be expedient to undertake any beim= of gnat
importance. (Hear, hear.) It was felt that the wet*
was Balled as a social question of the greeted impositions,
taut under the circumstances to which he referred it was
determined not to go into the bushier that day. By the
12th of Febru.iry it was hoped that the gloom which now
bun over them would have peened away, sod he shaded
thee be happy to devote his time glad the Haosion•hoese to
forward the object of the meeting. (Hear, bear.)
Lord HMV( said he omen/ red is the view expesamed by
the Lord Mayor that ender the gloom of the whir
be referred, and also the aspect of public affairs, it was &M-
-esh's to postpone the meeting. This was sow the Gals ia-
stitution left for the reformation of adults. and &orifice
the object of the ag was most important, but under
the cinnuist.mais hebegged leave to move that it be
adjourned.
The motion was adopted.
The names of these mead ea the platform were, Medi&
tiros to the Lord Mayor sad Lend ifseay, Mr. W. Gledstamo,
Bev. H. Duvis, 1t... J. H. Homey, Yr. Payee, Mr. W. J.
Maxwell, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., Mr. & Near, Mr. Cam,
M.P., Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. W. Cotton, Lalvtala Jaddia,
and the Ker. Mr. Poyub.
_ _

A sum of 701 Y. has been 'drab' subscribed I. al of the
feeds of the institution, beeideseauslsubscriptiona moues-
toy to KW.

THE WIXDHAN CARA

After our report left yesterday,
Mr. Edgeworth Hamas. undo" whose care Mi. Wind-
ham ',Replaced in 1/459 by Vios-Chaocollor Wood, gave •
very similar account to that v" by UN previou• wituaroo,
as to the demeanour and habits of the alleged lunatic.
Is the course of the der the examinatiou was interrupted
by • discussion, Introduced by the Mader, as to the msaeing
of the order of the Lords Justiosa, authorising Mrs. Wiod-
barn (the wife) to appear by conseel—whether it intended
that the counsel repreeentisg Mrs. Windham should have
the full powers of an advocate is areas-ezionining
the witnesses of the other side—ealbass evideoce,
and eddreming the Jury. the time of the order
merely that " Mrs. Windham have leave to appear
by commel al
the inquiry ; the order
is the IMO of Lady Sophia (Mr. Windham's mother) directs
that she be allowed to appear and adduce evidence. After
emmesi bed been heard ea both sides, the Mater said he
',sell voile to lb* Lords Judiese to amerlain what they
=et Mr. Coleridge protested mioet • private ens.
SO the meaning of as official older. sad reserved
to Mims/ the right to make a formal application to the
Lauds Juilkes, Phould he think it to de so, cm
behalf id Mrs Windham. Later la the the Mister
read a letter from the Lords Justin's ia sneerer to his
eeemanniestion, to the elect that Mn. Windham's soused
Wee to be allowed to erees-mulse Me Mimeos el the
petitioner, to call evidence of Me own, to Wines the jury,
sod to perform all the functioned seemesi et him disoreakm.
Ab The inquiry wad again sdjossussi ti-day et eines
et