The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-21 00:00:00

Poer-orrios. —A peoblie • of the
eihnellmate mph*, is the Peet-efies, at tie
sagdons, sorters, and others, sea beld yesterday wag at
liztArr Hall, the object being to etteia ea leseeneed rate of
per ter these public servants. Tile meeting was easinuared
I. be seder the immediate care of scut meribees of par-
lament, inmely, Mr. Limed, Lied Osseo Leanne, Mr.
W. A. Macidanse, Mr. T. Deacembe, and Mr. J. Hee-
; but it did so occur that the only repreentative at
the present was the chairman, der George
Deem, who addreeeed the meeting with the view of shoe/-
lag art lb. Pest.ellas had acted hardly towrrds the per-
woe wee were there eawleyed. Several grievenos speeches
weeedelivend the 'peahen disc' doing all hostility to the
highpowers, end evolution in accordance with the
of the meths were adopted.
Coot? or COMMON Coonett. A Court of
Coma Connell was bald yesterday in the Council-chamber
at the GidldlialL The Right lion. the Lord Mayor pro-
dded The Bereembmrcer reported to the cone. that the
est for dia-maateting Newgatemarket, sod removine the
shambles sad all odor 'buildings tonneeed with it, sad
enthoreing the emetic:No of shops and dwelling-houses upon
their present site, hail received the royal went. and was
now the law of the land. Mr. Webster, the chairman of
the General Purposes Committee, brought up a report
voe the subject of the propriety of continuing to employ
the ebortlourl-writers to take notes and print the proceed-
ings at the Central Criminal Court, which was referred to
them for considemtion a. a forme. court. The rep at reoone
weeded that the practice el-ou'd be continued. Mr.
Harris, who had originally brought the subject forward,
said that his views were still unaltered upon the subject,
sad that it appeared to him that they were spending 9001. a
year for what was, practically, not of the least value
whatever, as the reports were oever reed, and were only
used as waste pope. He should, therefore, move as an
amendment to the reception of the report that notice
should le given tha: the serviemof the Nhorthand-writere at
the Central Crimbal Cow. would not be required after the
present year. After some dismission the court divided
upon the motion, when there appeared—For the 'merit.
meet, 42 ; against it. 41. Vpoe the amendment being put
ass substantive motion, Mr. Healey moved an amendment
that the subject should le referred lack to the committee.
to consider whether some other and more economical
anengement might not be made to have the notes of the
proceeding. taken. This amendment was, however, lost by
a majority of four, and the original amendment, that
notice should be given that the services of the shorthand.
webers would be di-,enseci with at the end of the present
yore wan declared to be carried. l'pon the motion of Mr.
lawley, the chairman of the Coil, Corn, and Finenee ('cam.
mittee, the court sr.netioned a grant of 2.W. to the Plough-
court ragged schools, Fetterdaes, and one of 501. to the
Leiden Dispensary.
ST. MARY'I4 HOMITTAL, PADDINGTON. —Yesterday
the annual meeting of the friends and governors of this
charitable institution took place at the hospital, Cambridge.
place, Paddington, Mr. Thomas A. Matter in the chair.
After a few observation, from the chairman the report was
said, from which it appeared that the numbers relieved
daring the put rear were as follows:—In-patients, 1,600 ;
sues-patieets, 7.'J74 ; casualties, 5,8011 ; and married women
mended et their own homes, 2%; making a total of
MAK Since the opening of the h.epital in June, 1551,
117,11013 patients had been relieved. The hospital contained
150 bed,. The medical school iu connexion with the hos-
pital had become so firmly est.iblivlied as a school of medi-
cine that it was an important source of revenue. The sub-
scriptions for the pest year fuel increased by the sum of
216/. The appeal mule last year had been responded to so
eCc Anaily that they were enabled to discharge many old
debts. The total lucerne for the year amounted to 10,291/.
4e. 7d., which included a balance of 544!. The sated cost
of maintaining the institution for the pest year amounted to
7,5741., and the rum of 2,47-1/. 10a. 4d. expended in
sishiag the liabilities made the total expenditure 9,9971.
10s. 4d, leaving a balance of 2931. 14s. &I. The report was
adopted, and the proceedings terminated in the usual
moor.