The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-05 00:00:00

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CITY OF LONDON PLRMANZNT BUILDING SOCIETY.
—The ordinary general meeting was held last evening at
Radley's Hotel, New Bridge-street, at which the twenty-
first annual report was presented. It showed an M-
enage during the year of eighty-two members and 1,223
shares. The total receipts of the year, including a
balance of 1.308 f. brought forward, were 18,500/. ; the
advances made to members on mortgage, ; pay-
meats to depositing members in dividends and subecnp-
, time withdrawn, 6,044/. • and 22,3781. loans repaid. The
number of members at the close of the year was 382 ; the
number of deposit shares, 2,496 ; and of advanced shares,
3,230, the society being debtor on the former 61,7921.
%a 5d , and creditor on the latter as mortgagees 97,0641.
Is. fid., of which 68,036/. 19s. 3d. represents cash advanced
and 29,028/.9. sd. interest in suspense, or profit seoarea
for division in future years. The profit for the year is re-
ported at 4,4181. 7s. 10d., of which 3,193!. 7s. Ild. has
been credited to the deposit shares, being interest at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum ; 4081. 6s. 7d. to the re-
serve (which now amounts to 1,640/4, and the balance car
tied to the bonus account, and will allow a boons of 10e.
a share on the deposit shares, making the profits on such
shares equal to 8 per cent. The total losses of the society
during the 21 years have been under 3s. 6d. per cent. on
the total advances of 135,631!. Mr. J. W. Sherrill, the
president, congratulated the members on the snows, of
the pest year and the prospects for the future. Mr.
Hark, a shareholder, who expressed his satisfaction at the
progress of the society, moved the adoption of the report,
which was agreed to. Some questions upon points of de-
tail having been asked, and satisfactorily replied to, the
meeting adjourned.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE AND Houtz FOR LADIES.—
The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday in
Willis's Rooms Mr. Caesar in the chair. The institution
is in Euston-road, and its benefits are intended chiefly for
ladies seeking situations as companions, governesses, he.
In forming it the main objects kept in view were to TKO.
vide a comfortable home on the most easy terms, to render
all ble assistance in obtaining situations, to guard
ta against danger and imposition, and to afford
=l-4; cases of peculiar distress. Although the home
has not been long established 500 applications have been
received, and more than 150 persons have become tempo-
rary reeidents. Soon after the home was opened it was
found to be absolutely necessary to adopt some special
means to meet the ogee of those who *smother* in distress,
sometimes bordering on starvation. A relief fund was
formed to meet their case and according the
" vridews and daughters of : to
clergymen, naval and ni7rzys
officers, the medical and other professions, and even mem-
bers of the aristocracy" have availed themselves of it. The
society sow makes a special appeal to discharge its liabili-
ties, and enlarge its operations.

A dear lad, the only child of my departed sister ;
him I brought up from his cradle, and he was all
to me which a son could be to a father—good.
hearted, honourable, brave, wise, my pride, my support,
the comfort of my old age. No, he did not deceive me ;
bat he now sits in Knfatein, condemned to twelve years'
imprisonment. If he had remained with me, if we had
kept on the same mad together, even now he might be
free ; but because I let him go another way, he must now
suffer for it, and must waste away the years of his youth
between four walls, while I have escaped. For a long
time it seemed to me that I was expecting him home, that
ha was already in his room, that I heard his well-known
voice, that I recognised his steps in the passage, that it
would be of some use to dream of him and to take him by
the hand, and say, " Now thou wilt remain here ;" just
as if I should then find him here even when I awoke.
This hallucination stuck by me the longest, but I had to
I forget it, for it was folly (I shall not live to see him
again), and I did forget even this sorrow. Sir, I have
forgotten what I have lost ; I have forgotten what I have
suffered ; I have forgotten what I have hoped ; I have
forgotten the ruin of my country ; I have forgotten my
own pride, my own shame ; how then should I not have
forgotten that on which I bestow a thought!
I They separated without fighting, and even with
an impression that they might as well have
shaken hands at parting. " why did not the other
put out his hand first ?" is the question which each
asked himself. In the cause of his country Gs-
ranvolgyi had not only to forget many things, but
he consented to forego many comforts, and almost
necessaries. The Austrian government imposes a
tobacco monopoly ; Garanvolgyi gives up smoking.
He will not drink wine ; he will not play cards ; he
will not go fowling ; nay, he will not leave
his home, bemuse to do any of these
things would be to add to the revenue of Austria,
and Austria is for him the oppressor of Hungary.
Like the uncle was the nephew. Adalar Garza-
volpi in the prison of Rutstein never asked for
anything and never complained of anybody ; he
was polite and cheerful, though thoughtful. He
carried the national contest from the field of battle
into the prison-house, where his uncomplaining
fortitude protested against the conqueror's rigime
of force. In a prison conversation with Anker-
schmidt he says :
"is I have no other company but myself, I should
like to remain on good terms with the only person with
whom I associate."
"According to this, you yourself aggravate your con-
finement."
! "It is true, air, that it is a serious inattw to be cm-
! demoed, but it would be still worse if r were to madams

myself. 4
" And have you no longings for the comforts of life?"
"No ; a man is then happiest when contented with
least."
We cannot say how far this feeling of passive
but determined resistance may have extended in
Hungary, but if the character of the Claranvolgyia,
uncle and nephew, are true as types of the nation
generally, we can easily account for the conces-
sion of their autonomy to the Hungarians by their ,
Austrian taskmasters. In the last chapter of the
work entitled, " When the Bear comes out of his
Cave," Mr. Jokai humorously compares this spirit
of resistance to the opposition between the slug-
gishness of the bear and winter.
The bear is a great philosopher. As long as the days of
his life are bright and cheerful, he enjoys himself, and as
sae as they become cold and stormy and overcast, he
does not seek a foreign clime, like the Mesita, nor take to
robbing in the woods, like the wolf, nor become a esevant,
lice the dog. Be withdraws himself to a quiet, retired
mime* which lee has marked est befordiand ; there mirk

• The New Landlord. Translated from the original
Hungarian of Maurice J6kai, by Azynua J.
Parriasott. 2 vols. Mecmillan.

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An increase of barometrical pressure has taken plate at almost
all stations since yesterday evening. The change during the lest
24 hours has bean greatest In Scotland, exceeding three-
tenths of au inch. in south of Ireland it has bees slight. nor
maximum pressures are in Scotland,and the lowest on the French
coast. Temperature has diminished In Great Britain : in Ireland
it has risen. A fresh south•essterty wind blow yesterday on the
south coast of En&W., and in Ireland the sirevalont wind was
north-easterly. 1U wind continues from the eastward, and is
very strong at Cape Clear and fresh In the Channel. The
weather Is dry, but generally cloudy. A high sea is reported from
the south of Ireland.

AcclDzisr AT STRABANI. EXTRAORDINARY
EscLrL—On Tuesday last, a slater, named Patrick Kane,
who was engaged slating one of the Dew storm in connec-
tion with the Castle-shop, which is now undergoing repairs,
had a most miraculous escape from a terrible and sudden
death. It appars he was scandinken a plank, placed in
• slanting position along the roof. sad from some unac-
countable cause he mimed his footing and fell to the
ground, • distance of forty feet. He was Immediately
taken up and carried into the Oastle-shop in an almost un-
conscious state. Dr. Britton, with his usual promptness,
was soon in attendance, and dressed the wounds, which,
notwithstanding the distant* he fell, were not of • very
' serious nature, being a rather ugly wound on the right
cheek bone, together with some severe braless en the right
thigh. He was shortly afterwards removed to his red-
dews, in Bridge-street, and is since going on as well as
imbibe expeoled.—Oerrisporiont at Derry Journal.
Twa Lonoir Latium', 12, St. James's-square,
is now opm pruntil 8 o'clock in the seeming, sad will continue to
be so unW the ilet Juky.—(A4vertlasintmt.i