The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-16 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [ T WOPENCE.

WAREHODSSNIN Ahl) CLRIZ IROVIDINT
ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday evening the first annual saris and ball,
In mid of the funds of thin association, wee held et the
mLomies
Tames. ne anaemeate cosopemed a pedissin
esseicete abe followegd by a ball. The OM
_wed Wan by
Alderson Wilts, supported by Mr Judos Halibluien, and
several representative* of the eommeroe of *Getty of Lemke.
The Serrerary, Mt. Lomas, read a statement a the oblate
and peepess ads, lasthution. It bad been founded with the
object d giving relief to warehousemen and clerks wham in
tamperer, distress hem went of employount, or le lianas,
or old sp. Subscribers Of 4s. • tecath weakd be entitled to
21. per week, descend ing gradually darieg 22 weeks, for
whieb period the whole relief mama maid be Ski. It wee
expected Ina during Mat time the preens relieved would be
able to obtain employment, the foot et their being seembeesof
the eseociatiou being taken se • gunnies fee their character.
The moiety bad been is imisteoce eked du meets, and
daring Min time mad, 600 mambas hod joined. The sm sce
cation had been founded on the model of the Manchester
Soddy, which was now in • lotuireilag condition. • reso-
lution improving of the etatemeetwere proposed byDr.Brfarl.
ley, of Birmingham who explained the working and encore
of the lianchater 'Aseocietion ; and was seconded by Mr.
Abrahams, who warmly advocated the charity. •• The
meeting wee subsequently addressed by Mr. Mali-
bureau. lie had been requested, he sell, to st-
ead for the purpose of furthering the sefebllebaent
of this institutioe, and having some time since been presents*
• meeting held for a similar purpose in Manchester he felt
great pleasure in attending. Had it been a political meeting,
he would not have come, as be hated ail pakesionel poli-
Maw. who were as hungry sa news, and, lake crows, were
vary carder as to what they fed upon. (A Utah.) • The
aerobia' of Useidos wan bound to •seelet em tostitation like
tthe
era' thee foe their vastindustry wealth they wealell be.
ly the ogerwthe rad above the
hdagetym,Vtheir datitakts. !lead bah', a jesigeineitoillef
saute, for 30 yeses, and denim that time he load ant
als at an assistant tq a commercial hoots Wag broaght before
r him. (Bear, bear.) No doubt 'ln this "conntrp, when the
add was more extecuda, that bald nee ,bendd ; b t Imo
*she beilsrailb• Iwina4lolo6loolloV M4n
to the pollee °Moire than the commis claseas.laaret4
deserved support, and •be trusted would heedve It; but be
would not • detain the oompsny from en employment
which he was ass would be much more moat-
table than listening to en old man. (Chews.)
The resolinfon was ad immediately afterwards the
forme want cleared sway and the ball commenced. Latins
wen read from Lord Oversteps, Lord &lobo Sir G. C.
Lewis, Lord J. Mannar*, M. flotheron•Eatcoat, Sir J.
Pakiagton, James Kershaw, Esq., MX., Alderman Cope-
land, MX.. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood,
&a., regretting their habality to attend, but approving of the
Alma of the institution. The subscriptions and donations
amounted to between 400!. sad 60W. Ths band of the Cold.
strum Guards, under the leadership of Mr. Godfrey, were
in attendance, and played a Went= of music during the
errant. Mr. Wslateree band attended for the dancing.
The. masked amagements ware also strengthened by the
excellent singing of the Qsartett Oise Union, who had gra-
tuitously given their erialate in aid ef the charity. The
number of persons present exceeded 800.

RAILWAY COMPANIES' ABBOCIATION.

The adjourned monthly meeting of this association
wee held yesterday in the board-room of the Railway Clear-
ing-honse, Seymour-street, Eason-queers. Mr. Hennes
was, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. H. Thompson,
called to the chair.
Mr. K. Moat/mos (the secretary) read a report of the law
and parliamentary occiamittee, which stated that Mr. Bailer
was so much engaged during the past month on bills re-
quiring deposit before the 23rd instant, that he was tumble
to give the macemary attention to the Railway Companies
Bill, sad tte comideratioa most consequently be postponed
until the meeting in Jimmy. The chairman, Mr.
wee requested to move the following, resointicas at the
meeting of the amociation that day : 'l. That the chair-
man, H. 8. Thompson, PA., M.P., ha re-elected chairman
of the smooiation for 1860. 2. That the eleadlag committee
for the year 1860 be compound of the Sollowling._members :
The Right Hen. the Earl of Lama, Gnat Northern and
Western of Ireland Company; the Right Hon. the Earl
Shelburne', Great Western spany; J. Orr Ewing, Esq.,
Edinburgh and Glasgow Company; G. Gamble, Em., Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company •; IL L. Hodg-
son Esq., North British Company; Jamee Holmes, Esq.,
Leeman:* and Yorkshire Company; R. W. Jackson. Esq.,
West Hartlepool Company ; Horatio Love, Esq., Eastern
Counties Company; Sir E. Great Southern and
Westin of Ireland Company; R. D. Mengisa, Seq., end
Colonel Maclean, London and North Western Company;
T. Mayne'', Esq., Stookton end Darlington Company ;
J. W. blorlutd, Esq , Dahl» and Drogheda Com-
pany; Sir Andrew Orr, Glasgow and South Western
Co. • W. R. Price, Eq., Newport, Abergavenn , and Hare-
ford 'Company ; Jamie Palletise, Esq., North Eastern Com-
pany ; T. Belkels, Esq., Cashman Company; Leo Schuster,
Esq., London, Brighton. and South Coast Company ;, G. Wet-
kin,
and rili.m;iii:e6:ll.2l,4ltPand.,lLAlncsalintazeblanredtitOrst&
Company. The report then proceeded to suite the days on
which the meetings for the year ensuing should be held, and
concluded by stating that the secretary has been instructed to
prepare a general account of the expeures of the association
IMO its establishment against the next meeting of the
committee, with a view to its circulation amongst the
members.
The CHAISMAN then moved that Mr. Thompeon be re-
Meant president of the association for the ensuing year.
Mr. Loos seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimoualy.
TaeCsatasas moved" That instead of electing a Law
11211 Pathameetary and General Purpose* Committee, one
erenneittee oaly shall be appointed, to be called the Standing
Committas of the Association."
The motion hangs been seconded objection was made to
the word "standing," and it wee resolved that only one
committee should be appointed.
The next resolution was for the appointment of the can•
mines, whom MIMS were given in the report as above,
which, after a lengthened discuseion, was agreed to.
Mr. Lettish, the has. solicitor to the sasoolatioa, in m-
ower to questions, stated that the bill proposed to be intro-
duced into the house would no doubt be placed in the bands
of the members early in January next.
Considerable diecussion took place with respect to the In-
jury suffered by railway companies from the manner in which
what is tamed " packed parcels" ere conveyed over railways
by curiae, upon which subject there apposes to be no doubt
parliament will he called upon to legislate.
Some other questions, which led to so practical result, err

Way disouseid, sad—the proceedings ;load wlek a oicdtel
welt of thank@ to the chairmen.

PROROGATION OP PARLIARENT.—Yeatarday par-
liament was again farther prorogued. At 2 o'clock the
Lord Chancellor sod the other peers named in the royal
commission took their gnats in front of the throne in the
House of Lords, and "her Maj.:sty'. faithful Commons"
were sumwooed. The officials of the House of Commons
baring made their appearance at the bar, the royal commin-
gles was eget* read, and the Lord Chancellor then, in the
tenon of the royal C011.101i1.100, declared the parliament pro-
rogued until the 24th of Jan., 1660, than to meet "for the
oonekleretion of various divers important &Slits."

CAMBRIDGE Nos-OUMLIL EXAMINATIONS.—
NORWICII.—Theee examinations connuenctd at thin centre
on Tuesday, and will be continued till Monday, under the
superintendence of the Rev. B. G. Shear, of Emmanuel Col-
lege, Cambridge; the examiner eppointed by the Syn-
dicate. There are 17 candidatea for examination-15 junior
and two senior—ea compared with 31 last year. Of the 16
junior candidata', 14 are bring exemintd in Scripture, 13 In
the church catechism, 14 in Whately's " Christian Evi-
dences." 11 are being exercised to English comp:silica, 11
in English history. 11 in geography, 9 in "Trench on
Words," 11 in Latin, 2 in Greek, 13 in French, 2 in German,
14 in arithmetic, algebra, and the seat two books of Euclid,
6 in higher mechanical subjects, 2 in mechanics end hydro-
statics, 1 in chemistry, 3in drawing from the flat, 3in
drawing from modela. and 2in drawing from memory. The
number of senior candidates is too small to justify an analysis
of the subjects to which they are devoting attention.
THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS, ST. GEORGE'S,
EAsr.—Yeeterday evening • vestry meeting wait specially
I convened for the purpose of considering the conduct of the
rector in sending "a threatening letter" to the church-
wardens on the subject of their retention of the keys of the
with church, which the rector claimed in coonevon with
hie right ae the enderiestical ruler of the parish. Mr. Church-
warden Thompson, who presided, deprecated any further
movement, and without saying PO in so many word., gave
the enemy to understand that between the rector and the
perlehionery a creaprotume might be made if the olive-branch
of pesos were held out by the parishioners. Some dieruseion
maned, and at the earnest request of the churchwarden the
proceediege were adjourned, the churchwarden having
pledged his word that ho would not yield an inch unless the
wishes of the periehioners were complied with.
THE WEATHER IN THE PROVINCES.—During the
last day or two the weather hes Meat
exceedingly sharp old
winterly, and on Wednesday there was • fall of avow is
Leeds. Severs' of the trains were detained in consequence
of the drifting of the snow upon the mile, and the express
from York, doe at Leeds about eleven o'clock, did not mace
its destination until halt. peat twelve, the detection hula(
occurred in consequence of the engine and some of the car-
riages running off the line. No pommel injury was sustained
by any of she passenger,. Oa Wednewley largo gnentille•
of snow fell, covering the ground in Newcastle to • depth of
two or three inches. The mail from London on that evening
wee delayed for a cousidemble time, but fortunately, so fa
as we could ascertain, no ambient occurred.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAT.
TitHeanaE, Dic. 16.—Adestritona on haymost, 432; eft
by mos deg% 866; *Mal visitors, 767.