The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

of Loudon.

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Oaildhsll,
Dee. 12, 1567.
" Sir—The Committee of Aldermen to whom the com-
plaint against Mr. Piper and Mr. Young wee reported, in
the course of business, have resolved that it is not • case
which the City Solicitor should be directed to prosecute.
" The complaint having originated from the damn of the
Court of Sewers, entrusted with the sanitary arrangements
of the City, I think it right to report it to you, that action
niajiritiethleght nevelt.", he taken by the court.
ve been bound over, and they will
armed beim* the grand Jury this day, to save their reoog-
alma°. I have directed the ledictuesse I had prepared to
be reedy for preenement. If the Court- of Sewers
intend to conduct the prosecution I respectfully submit that
it ought to be sent to their solicitor for his previous ap-
proval.-1 em, Sir, yours, Ito,
"Ceara.. PIALION City Solicitor."
Mr. ABRANAM movediThat this mint proceed to carry
the indictment ordeeed the Lord Mayor against Mews.
Piper sad Young, and the solicitor be instructed to
proceed accordingly."
Deputy Hotr, seconding the motion, said he thought
the committee of' aloormen were quite right in withdrawing
from the prosecution. soon as they found that the matter to
which It related came under the cogninance of the Commie-
Moore of Soweto. (Heir, hear.)
The motion was carried unazilmously.
The court, after transacting some routine business, ad-
joantr d.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS Ix LORDON.—The public
health of the metropolitan districts uppears to be relenting to
a more satiffectory oosdition. la the parlous week the
dmthe Neutered were 1,428 ; in the week that ended on
flattudey (December 12) they fell to 1,240. In the tan
years 1647--68 the average number of deetha in the weeks
with last week wee 1.297. But se population
17.1P= it Is necessary for comparison that the-average
should be rained proportionally to the thereeee, in which case
it will become 1,427. In coneaquanN of the mama! Neva.
knee of Influenza in the second week of December, 1847, the
firths from all causes roeo to 2.416 , and if the average is
(*erected with refereuoe to this circumstance, it will
be found that the rate of mortality now prevailing
differs not much from that which may be expected
at this season, when no epidemic I. present. The births
of last week exceed the deaths in the same period by 583.
The deaths caused by diseNes of the respiratory organs, which
in the preceding week were 415, declined lest week to 338,
which is still, however, neither high mortality. Patel awes of
bronchitis declined in the two weeks from 242 to 185; them
of pneumonia were 129 and 119 ; those of asthma 20 and 17.
The deaths from pbthisis (or consumption),whkle ia the pre-
vious week were 168, were teat week only 114. Induces was
probably more fatal than the table. indicate ; for the same
returned under the specific designation in the two weeks
were respectively only 22 and 19. Scarlatina is at present
races fatal than any other disease In the zenotic dame • it
was fatal MN week in 6.5 cease ; 4 of these occurred la ilea
sub-dlairkt of Lambeth Church (first part). Last week the
Mahe of 961 boys and 842 girls, in all 1,803 children, were
registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of
the yen 1817-56 the average number was 1,507.
FIRE IN WIIITLCHAPEL.—A destructive fire took
plies an. Monday night on the minima belonging to Mr. CI.
* a bonier and outfitter, No. 100, High-street, Whitt-
:alle caused by some article coming in contact
1•11/
ps-burner and becoming ignited. The flames rolled
op the staircase to the roof the hones, which wee four floors
high. The various persons in the shop and other porta of
the house were enabled, bat sot without considerable diffi-
culty, to died a sate retreat. The engines of the pariah,
London Belied% sad Wen of lfinglend office, promptly
arrived, and they were est to work with an abundance of the
East Loudon Campeay's water, but the fire could not be sub-
dued nutll the whole of Mr. Bennett's stock In trade, dec.,
• destroyed, and the email= of Mr. E. Robinson, a
baker_ No. 99, and those of Marrs. MW and Powe con-
siderably damaged. The total low, it is will
✓each to 140304, and will fall on the 885, Imperial, add Fa
Eachaade File 'manor Aim.

NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM' DISTRICT

NEWCASTLE, TUESDAY /ITEM°.
A special meeting of this bank erne held at one
o'clock this afternoon, In the beak building, and by adjourn-
ment at Tondineon's Hotel, at which there was a very large
attendance of shareholders. F. Itumsv, Esq., M.P., chair-
ma of the beak, oocultsd the chair.
Kr. OGDEN nod a report, In which, after anemia to the
changes which had taken place in the directorate, it was
rid :
" The caluaity whirl' has overtaken this establishment

moat be rehired in a grist measure to lows sustained by
the bank, end still more to the circumstance that malty of
the securities were not of a mange to be readily convertible.
The directory were entitled le s ay, as they candidly did, that
the difficulties arising from this caress bad boa struggled
with, end that considerable amounts had been sallied from
what otherwise would have been a totes lose, and they me
now enabled to aanounce thee, after allowases had been
made for the high rate of Intermit charptd, Mr. Jonathan
Richardson has gueranteed payment of nearly the whole of
the. debt—(applause)--and considering the reepectieslity anti
reouroms of the pannersorhose liability themotoremeine unit-
, footed, the shareholders may remosaly conaider the secousts
se eatisfactortly arranged. The payments, hors the magnitude
ef the engagements, will unavoidably extend over a somewhat
lengthened period. The amount will bear interest ax 6 per
cent. par manure. With the seaccarrence of • oesaidemble
Maw at principal shareholders the diner hew s-
eemed a call of 51. ■ dare, and place tt with this seeffing
to confirm that measure. With reference to the affairs, it le
extremely difficult to wire at definite eonclusices, the soar
depending on the value of the meets, of which a sedan
opinion cane at once be kneel ; so far se the abettors
can form a judgment, though cells are absolutely notessery
in order to meet the preempt demands, a small portion of the
capital may in the end be preserved. A farther examination
of the amounts occupies the full attentka of the board, and
they invite the appointment of a committee of shareholders
to moist them be their deliberatona." (Applause.)
Oa the motion of Mr. JOHN GUEY, of Dilates, se-
needed by Mr. W. F. Bucxerr, the report wee unani-
mously agreed to.
Mr. MACILSITY, Of York, moved that a committee of eve
shareholders be appointed to confer with and waist Ibe
directors in the investigation and mmagestent of general
diem of the bank ; that they be empowered to obtain such
profesional or other aid, with power to 88d to their number,
aid that all proper allowance* be made them, and that they
report to the meeting of the shareholders, to be mermaid
within three months ; that three of their number form a
quorum ; and that if any vacancy should arias, the estualtem
be empowered to dll up the same.
Mr. ALLMVOIN seconded the motion, which was carried.

Mr. Oiu 1100011120841 that • bank hod been started OR
privets 'rounds, by private individuals, and that three-foorttut
of whatever profit they might site should be set add* to
form a fund to be divided =cog the suffering shareholders
in the old District Bank. (Loud applanae.)
Mr. BiNNINOTOS then moved that the call of five pounds
per Aare, made on the 28th of November, be confirmed,
whicit Ina carried.

The ctlatntrAN said that the resolution would now stand
in this way :—That ► call of five pounds per Awe be made,
payable in fourteen days ; which was adopted.
Votes of thanks to the new bankers, to the chairman, and
to the town clerk of Newcastle, closed the prcoeedings, which
were orderly thronxhout.

THE RE-OPENING OF THE WOLVERHAMPTON
AND STATFOILDSHIAN BANG.-1114 Wolverhampton and
fitaffledshire Banking Company resumes business to-
=mow (Thunday), and most earnestly do we hope
that all parties—directors, shareholders, and depositors
—will feel that they have a common interest in pro-
moting the stability of the institution. The necessity
ender which the bank will be placed to Irma the accommo-
' dation It has hitherto given, with perhaps too liberal a
head, will inevitably mate some embarrasernant ; but if an
adverse 'daring up of the bank had taken place, that in-
convenience would have been (earthily augmented, at • peat
saoriffee of property, and with large oath upon the share-
holders. It is, thereon, a :tem of great congratulation
the ibe steps which we last nand would be taken by
the ft-setme have been euootel4l. The deputation which
London consisted of Mr. Elwell and Mr. T.
grel to
(two of the directors), Mr. P. Williams, and Mr.
George Robinson, and they remind, we understand, the
most cordial and valuable assistance from the Right Hon.
C. P. Villiers, M.P., and W. O. Foster, E.g., M.P., and
ultimately induced the Bankrcifailand on Friday evening
give to the accommbdaticm . Mr. Hill has entered
on him duties as mature, in e room of the late lal
Mr. Wiley, reelped.-IVoloseAstepron Oren iek of ttnis'i7;:
THE CITT OF ()LARGO!! BANK.—The head-office
of the City of Glasgow Bank presented return of the or-
dinary bustle yendiiralblooday), the doors being opened
for the receipt of ta, and the transaction of other
banking business. T branch offices axe also, we under-
stand, in a state of activity ; and though the bank does not
yet announce itself ready to pay deposits at call, yet de-
posit accounts may be drawn upon to a moderns amount,
and in a very short while the bank will be fully abreast of
all demands upon it. There are two points which we con-
ceive it to be a duty, in announcing this gratifying resump-
tion of Waimea by the City, to impress on the public. The
first that depositors in this bank have the good sense to
let their money remain where it is, if they do not absolutely
need it for business purposes. The second is, that the
cities= of Glasgow and others who see the folly of distrust,
and appreciate the importance of restoring this bank to its
former credit and position, subscribe without delay to the
Special Deposit Fund. Already 100,0001. have been placed
at the service of the bank in this way, but this amount may
and should be largely increased in Glasgow alone, if those
who have disposable funds only look at the matter in • true
and proper light—Olaspw De_ily Yeti.
TRADE IN THE SCOTCH MANUFACIITZING Towits.
—Trade in Dunfermline livery dull. With a peat number
of bands already idle—by far the greater part of the re-
mainder on short time, who are very likely Norm to be idle—
the prospects for the winter are very gloomy. In Dundee
business continues very dull, and any trifling tranaactiona
are at most irregular priors.. Some large mills are working
short time, and production is bang reduced almost is every
work by the stoppage of machinery. In Stirling mar:misc-
uing are eaosedingly doll at present. Some of the mills
have temporarily closed, whilst others can only employ the
weavers, dyes, tn., on half and short time. The weevers
in Forfar have had to submit to • general reduction of
wages, varying from 9,1. to Is. and upwards per piece, ac-
cording
_to quality.' No short throe has as yet been adopted.
In Selkirk trade is in a very depressed state, with no hopes
of say permanent improvement before spring Two of the
mills have commannd running half time, and mural hands
connected with the scouring and dyeing department have
been discharged.—Edinburgh Chweret of yeeterday.
THE MISSING MR. STEPHENS.—The Edinburgh
correspondent of the Items gives the following account of
Step/sow— . The bankrupt, it appears, Is not unknown in
Edinburgh, having received his medical education at the
university there. He is a good-looking man of probably
flirty, and when he trot appeared at his examination he was
coot, collected, distinct, having all the bearing and manner
of an intelligent man of business. He gradually, however,
last Ms easy self-pomession, and by Ore fourth day the
mental rack had evidently begun A tell severely upon him,
he having by this time quite renounced his previous self-
eatiellelland complacent sir. The subjects of essminittion an
Thursday appeared very much to take him by surprise, and
he beat the bush oonaiderably for his answers, which he gave,
retracted, and repeated. He frequently exhibited, perhaps
&seemed, the appearance of confusion; sometimes did not
understand, oftener did not remember. Has hesitation and
ambity of &newer were particularly seen in reference to
his hthw's trust account, the loans from Lord Gough
and the alleged transfers to his private account, which he ad-
mitted, though he denies it in his letter. Twice during
Thareday he held private consultations with his agent and
counsel, under whose advice evidently he withdrew answers
that were rather dangerous adoindone, and also changed his
ragas Ido not remember,' to the more frank, but squally
evasive. ' I decline to answer.' The bankrupt has certainly
encountered both an inquisition and a publicity which he did
not expect, and, no doubt, hoped to elude by coming to Scot-
land ; and if he has fled it is nothing to be surprised at. The
only wonder is that he should have been so long in making
up his mind if this wa• his object. The examination was
adjourned from Thursday last to Monday, sad the bankrupt
was certainly in Edinburgh up to Sunday evening. Whether
he has since Ind to London or further—whether he means to
return or has fairly gone off, • day DT two will perhaps clear
tap ; but certain it is that be is not to be found at Nonhum-
berland-nrest, Edinburgh, and the univenal belief Is that,
Galas the musseW-st-arnis he diligent and successful, he
le not likely to be beard of again here.'
We regret to announce the suspension of Mann.
G. and A. Wood, tontines, of Lewes, whose liabilities are
estimated at 40,0001.—Suren Express.
A =ions cue is about to be tried by the Civil
Court of Berlin —The barber and upholsterer of • wealthy
beaker have brought actions against him to obtain damages
for having made hem attend on him when he was afflicted
l with the smallpox, whereby they caught the milady and
were laid up with it for some dole.

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