The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

THE LATE BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.

A meeting of the Shareholders' Investigation
Committee was held yesterday afternoon, at which it was
determined that a meeting of the holden of the last issued
shares should be called for neat Wednesday week, to con-
sider the propriety of taking action against the members
of the late board who assented to that issue.—Birmingkam
Post.

The second reading in the House of Lords of
the Compulsory Church Rotes Abolition Bill is Axed foe
the 23rd proximo.

The Earl of Denbigh intends to move the
insertion of the following clause in the Poor Relief Bill:
—" That the master of the workhouse or other officer
having the custody of any child not belonging to the
established church shall send it to some eertitied school
conducted by persons of the same religious denomination
as that entered on the creed register as the creed of each
child, if the said master or officer can do so; and that if
he is unable to do so he shall report the circumstances of
the case to the Poor-law Board, who may and are hereby
required to take such steps as may appear necessary to
them to provide for the education of such child in the
religious creed entered on the creed register."
Mr. Bruce, on Thursday, will ask the Vice-Presi-
dent of the Committee of Council on Education if it is
true that Mr. Whitworth has offered a very large sum to
be applied in prinuotion of technical instruction ; and, if
so, whether be can state what is the precise nature of the
endowment, and whether be can lay upon the table of the
house any papers on the subject.
After Easter Mr. Acland will call attention to
the inconvenienoe arising from the want of an authority
specially charged with the duty of considering questions
rffecting agriculture and the food of the people ; and to
move for a committee to examine and report on that sub-
ject.
The annual Tichborne dole was distributed last
week at Tichborne and Chariton, in Hants, on behalf of
Sir Henry Alfred Joseph Doughty Tiebborne, the infant
baronet. The dole consisted of MO gallons of the best
flour. Tho Hon. Mr. fitourtos, the guardian of the infant
baronet, was present at the distribution.

The Bath and West of Englani Agricultural
Society and the Southern Counties Agricultural Ammar
tips have been amalgamated. The council meetings will
be held at Yeovil, in Somersetahlre.

The Home for Convaleecenta, at Bournemouth,
in Hampshire, erected in memory of Lord Herbert of Lea,
has been a great suedes. as far as regards the benefits it is
producing. It has now 22 inmates, and has aooommodir
tom for 32. It stands on a most beautiful and healthy
spot.

On the occasion cf the bi-secular anniversary of
the birth of t►e musical composer Bach, the population of
Eisenach lately salted a tablet to the trout of the house
in which be tint saw the light, with this inscription:
"Johann fiebestien Bach wee born here the 214 t hist*
16610

The Spanish government has once again con-
firmed the order for the exclusion from its territory of all
journals which are not disposed to acknowledge that it is
• model Government. The exclusion applies equally to the
English, American, and Belgian newspaper', and extends
even to publications which the Logsdon@ were in the habit
of receiving in virtue of diplomatic privileges.

Prince Humbert, after the marriage fêtes at
Florence and in other cities of Italy, is to repair to Naples,
where he will hold • brilliant court.
THE SULTAN AND THE CORPORATION OF LONDON.
—Yesterday letten received in the City from Constan-
tinople announced that his Imperial Majoety the Sultan had
been graciously pleased to confer open Sir Thomas Gabriel
and Sir Sydney Wet/view, who are sow travelling in the
Bast, the order of the Kedjidis of the first and second de-
gree respectively, as a mark of his Majesty's high appre-
ciation of the reception afforded him by the Corporation
of the city of London on his visit to this metropolis in the
summer of last year, Sir T. Gabriel, as wlllbe remembered,
being at that tinutlaird Mayor end Sir Sydney Waterline
senior sheriff. On the previous day the civic representatives
were honoured with an audience at Dolniabakhteht by
his Imperial Majesty, who was attended by all the great
officers of State on the occasion, and who received them
with every mark of consideration, and en the following
evening they were entertained at a grand banquet at
Bebek, given in their hotour by the Greed Vizier, and to
which the Baglish ambaemador and the members of the
Legation, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the President
of the Gomell and other dithngthshod personages bad the
honour to receive invitations. Previmely, at a very ear
did interview, his Highness Fusel Paths had requested
butt gentlemen be consider themselves the guests of the
government while ie Oonetmatimple, and had intimated
that hones, carriages, and all other mevenienoes would be
placed at their disposal during their stay, as also a medal
steamer with which to visit Brooms and any other pekes es
the Black Sea and Marmara comb they might clothe to
me. During their stay they have in other respects been
treated in a princely manner. At the audience of the
Sultan his Majesty took occasion to maitre them that he
cherished a lively and grateful recollection of his visit to
England, and thitily of the magnificent hospitality of
the City of with which Sir Thomas Gabriel end
Sir Sydney Wallet°, had been offisially identified. The
avis dignitaries, secompanied by Ali Bey, had since thited
all the sickle of the capital sad its neighbourhood. At
the Opera one of the best boxes bad been amiened them by
the municipality, and altogether they have been math-
easily treated by the authorities. Sir Thomas Gabriel is
accompanied by Lady Gabriel and their two daughters,
and Sir Sydney Waterlow by Lady Waterlow. The put
are expected in London on their return about a week
hems.—Tina