The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-15 00:00:00

Xf,, 15, 1868

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JrssnoPOLIlLW BOABLI OF WOP.U.

?be usual weekly mestuig et members of Ain
beard was held yesterday at the heard-ream ; Mr J.
THWAITES in the chair.
MR. FURNDIR'II CONTRACT AND NIL DOOM,.
Colonel Mono mewed "That ths stanslisg order of the
board of the 31st of Odeber, 1866, relative to forwarding
copies of printed minutes to the vestries sad district boards
of the metropolis, be suspended so far as regards the evi-
dence captained in the inmates of the board at the 7th inst.
in relation to Messrs. Denham and Roche, and that men-
pieta copies of the minutes be sent to the members of the
board only." In doing so be urged that it would be •
breach of confidence on the part of the bawd to publish
communications which were obtained es private and con-
fidential. He protested against any matters being made
public against the advice of their solicitor.
Mr. LAYMIN seconded the motion, and remarked that if
they published the evidence taken in the Ltankruptcy
Court it would amount to contempt of court, and be
highly detrimental to the character of the board.
Mr. Cossnesog said that the public would think the
board was doing an injustice if they did not allow their
minutes to be published in the usual way. He moved as
an amendment that the minutes of the last meeting be
sent as usual to the vestries and district boards.
Dir. "[owes seceaded the amendment, remarking that
Le did so because ho believed the character of the board
was at stake.
Mr. SHARD said that, so far as he could see, there was
nothing private or confidential in the evioe.mo which had
been brought before the board.
lir. Cool( pointed cut that in the evidence the affairs of
persons who had nothing to do with the transaction had
been introduced, and it would be unfair to publish them.
Mr. BIDOOOD said that he was not aware that the
board had obtained any evidence upon the understand-
ing that it was not to bc published. They were not under
a 1 .-lgo of secrecy to anybody, and he could see no harm
in ending the whole of the evidence to the vestries and
district boards.
Mr. SAUNDERS said that if the report were entered
upon the minutes every ratepayer could, under the act
of parliament, go to the offices of the board and read
it. He could not see anything libellous in the report of
the committee. He believed it to have been a mistake
to have taken the evidence at all, and having decided
to take it, they had made • greater mistake in taking it
in. private.
Mr. COLLTSSON said that be found that it was unlaces-
limy to pass • special resolution in order that the minutes
might be sent to the vestriea and district boards, and he
therefore withdrew his amendment.
Mr. FREEMAN pointed out that the board represented
the public as well as the vestries, and if they withheld
from the public the evidence which they had taken, their
character would be injured. The discussion he looked
upon as much ado about nothing, as there really was no
reason why the evidence should not be made public.
Mr. RICHARDSON said that it was a duty the board owed
to the public to publish the evidence.
Mr. L. TAILOR said that to the credit of both the hon.
members whose names had been brought forward in the
matter, they were elision, that the whole of the evidence
should be published.
Mr. ELKINS argued that the evidence was obtained by
the solicitor from the Bankruptcy Court upon the under-
standing that it was for the private use of the board, and
not to be made public. If they published that portion of
the evidence, therefore, it would clearly bo a breach of
confidence.
Colonel Hoc° said that Mr. Furness had stated in a
letter that if the evidence were published he should look
upon it as a breach of faith.
The motion was then put, and last by 30 to 9.
The evidence will therefore be printed, and circulated
amongst the vestries and district boards.
ERR PROPOS= WIDENING OF LUDOATZ-HILL.

A report from the works committee recommending that
the board do contribute one-half of the *oat of an improve-
ment proposed at the western end of Ludgato.bill, mach
contribution not to exceed 11,7551, the improvement, cost.
in
_23,5121., was brought up by Mr. FREEMAN.
Mr. NEWTON opposed the recommendation.
The motion was eventually carried.
Some other businesa having been disposed of, the board
adjourned.

ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIrrY. —The annual
meeting was held at King's College on Wednesday, the
12th inst., Mr. James Glaisher, F.R.S., president, in the
chair. The report which was read showed that 74 new
fellows bad been elected daring the year, the total
number at the present time being 451. The auditors'
statement of accounts showed that the income of the
society from all sources during the past year had been
1,5131. 17e. 3d., and the expenditure 1,2741. 2s. lid.,
leaving a cash balance in hand of 2111. 14s. 41 It was
also shown that the society possessed • large and
valuable collection of microscopes and app.,ratus, a
cabinet containing in all 2,674 slides, and a well-selected
library ; which, together with the famous machine for
microscopic writing, were available for the use of the
Fellows. The president, in delivering his address, warmly
coagratulated the society upon its improved position, and
severally (reviewed the various matters which bad been
brought under the notice of the Fellows during the year.
At the conclusion of the address, which was listened to
with marked attention, a vote of thanks to the president,
proposed by Mr. Robert Hudson, F.A.S., and seconded by
the Rev. J. B. Reado, F.R.S., was carried unanimously.
The proceedings terminated with the election of officers
sad council for the ensuing year, Mr. John Matthew, and
Dr. E. Hart Vinen, F.L.S., acting as scrutineers on the
occasion.
RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS BILIORE PARLlA-
=sr.—Yesterday Messrs. Fiore and Palgravo, the exa-
miners of standing order proofs of railway and other pri-
vate bills now pending in parliament, resumed their duties
at Westminster (having adjourned over from Wednesday),
and transacted the following business :—ln Mr. Frere's
court, held in committee-room No. 16, the standing order'
were declared to have been complied with in the cases of
the unopposed petitions of the Star Life Assurance Society,
Gardiner's Patent for Improvements in Railroad Car
Springs, St. Luke's (King's-cross) district, and Oxford
Police. The unopposed petition of the Kington and
Eardisley Railway Bill wee adjourned to the lath instant,
and those of the Layton Gas, the Stenehouse and Nails-
' worth Railway, and the North and South Wiltshire Junc-
tion Railway Bills were further adjourned until the 25th
instant. The examiner declared the standing orders to
have been complied with in the ease of thenweeed Isle of
Wight and Cowes and Newport Junction Railway petition.
in the opposed cute of the Eastern Meant=
Underground Railway, and the Worthing,
water, Heene, end West Tarring Gas Bills,
no appearance was made by the parties. In
Mr. P ve's court, held in room B (Hones of
Lords). e unopposed Belgravia and South Kensington
New Road Bill was declared to have passed the standing
orders. There was no appearance entered by the parties
to the unopposed petitions of the Silverdale Improvement,
the Trent Purification, the Birmingham Proof-house (No.
2), and the London, Thames Haven, and Kent Comet Junc-
tion Railway Bills. The 'tending orders were declared
complied with in the case of the unopposed adjourned peti-
tion of the Portsmouth (Borough) Waterworks. The fol-
lowing bills were further adjourned :—Tbe unopposed St.
Pancras Ecclesiastical Regulation, until Monday next ; the
unopposed Rathkeele and Newcastle Junction Railway,
until the 24th inst. ; and the opposed Metropolitan Street
Tramways, until the 25th inst. In the case of the !
had
petition of the Great Western Railway (Dividends Bill
the examiner declared that the standing orders not
been complied with.
DLANCHESTER AND MILFORD RAILWAY. —A cor
respondent writes :—" This line, more than 50 miles in
length, has been open for traffic between Aberyetwith and
Carmarthen during the last six months, and no weekly
return of gross receipts has appeared in any of the
journals. This is the only railway company, it is said,
which does not make such return. It is stated that the
concern is practically in the hands of the preference share-
holders, and therefore that the ordinary shareholders are
excluded from any control whatever. If this is the state
of the case, surely it is time the ordinary shareholders
should stir in the matter."
THZ TRADES UNION CONFERENCE WITH MB.
Gut:woes—A, meeting of trades' delegates elected to
form the deputation to meet Mr. Gladstone, in ecohreees
on Tuesday next, was held last night at the offices of the
Working ) 's Anotion, Bolt-enact, Fleet-street, when
the me was finally arranged. The points to be
discussed were reduced to four, with the collateral
Bons arising out of them, vis.-1. The limitation of sp.
prentices. 2. The minimum rate of wages. 3. Piece-
work and overtime. 4. The restraint of trade by trades
unions. The line of argument to be pursued on each
point was agreed upon. Mr. George Potter, as chairman
of the delegates, will open the discussion on each point in
the order in which they stand, and the other moth=
of the dontathe will support his argument as follows:
—Mr. Lawrence (tailor), Mr. Leicester (glantmaker), and
Mr. Lewis (bntelimaker), on the apprenticeship question,
the trades of the two latter delegates enforcing the re-
striation of apprentices: Mr. Dunning (bookbinder), Mr.
Broadhurst (mason), and Mr. Squire (painter), en the
wageesir:Mr. Cohn (eigarmaker), and Mr. Mae-
noun ), on piess.work and overtime • Mr. Lew-
rime Mr. Dunning on the alleged restraint of trade.
It is widantood, both by Mr. Gladstone and the deputa-
tion, that then are to ben set speeches, but that, for the
labs of biorreadoe an both Ades, the conferee's is to be
en et • tellaquiel nature. The conference is to take
trdsibotet half-past o'elook Zander nest,
at Mr.
"s realeabe in Oarlton-gardens.
ILLIOAI. Lemmas. —We learn front Oxford
that the Hone Secretary has pat Ms vets ea a gigging
lottery, or " anneal esiesoZitheik salet," eatioeneed to take
plies at Oxford. The ballot" was the
Induction of the inventive alb .1 an anountant el
lin ,ty who, without the permhdon of the nen
rides, had advertised it to tab phis in the Tessa
Oxford, for the burnt "of the osibeing thou-
sands of Lead= and the beenbe pen of Oa f coL"
The Mane (Mr. J. B. (bee) has been cemmuncend nth
Inr Mx. Malay.l _awl a eeeregeniesos lea ensued whisk
Blprobably ead the goverment be prohibit the stss
nevem ranner dram end lottery unmake with* see
woe poise wthsenabent the Megan&
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Jam 01111 W wino, Iftsbrifte W ,alia, halm 1ab.10612.
JOHN Millar Lana, Donststreet, Cleplumerosit. sommameall
clerk, Feb. 91, at 111.
IMMIX CNANULER, Jan., Peektimarye, builder, Feb-Mt, at L
OTWITON, HoendsclitelL puMma, Feb. IS. at 1.
JOSEPH gallant°, Warrenet., Fitzroveci.. tailor, Mob. 26, at 1.
ilmonciE Kismet, Doswell-road. eating-hosed keeper. Yeb.26,ML
CHARLES Oactaoll BRAXTON, Poetess, builds, Feb. DA at L
Oltoriale CMS. North-street, Lissehouse-Itelds, Mewed victu-
aller, Feb. 14, at I.
WILLIAM DITCHMAN, Margaret-street, Cavendlahennere. and
Gold Itawk.terrsee, Hammersmith, attorney, Feb. 24 at 1.
CHARLES HEIMAN DUD, Tooleysireet, Southwerk, Saw clot,
March 11, at 11.
CHARLES MEAD, New-road, Hammersmith, licensed victualler,
March 6, at 11.
8111/1117 JOSEPH SILVER, Portage, licensed victualler, Feb. 23,141.
JOHN ARDIN Baum, Beasborough-place, Pimlico, teller,
March 6, at 11.
JOHN WIER, 11I'Leau's-buildings, City, and Devereux-court,
Temple-bar, merchant, Starch 6, at 11.
GEORGE FREDERCI GROVES, niacin-street, Lcicesterscplare,
late boarding-Louse keeper, March 6, at 11.
ELII.AIIErII l loco, Oloncestereneet, Bedford New-town, late
farmer, Starch 6, at It
Jam= UOE2u, Rotherhithe.wall. fishmoager, March 2, at 2,
CALTiIitOP, Whiteball.place, and Essex-street,
attend, solicitor, March 4, at It
Faztemutz BALDING, Portaea, publican, March 2, at 11.
CIXODGE 130SND0N, Listreeetreet, Old lit. Pancras-road, sorter
In a boot warehouse, March 2, at 1.
EDWIN Boom livelith, Shropshire, commission agent, Feb.
DI, at 12.
Janice TNARCI, Sen., Birmingham, brewer, Feb. 26, at 12.
ADOiIIAMJOSarII JACOBS, llirmlogham, commercial trayeller,
Feb. 26, at 12.
Jour ELAMKSWORTU Rumen, Nottingham-perk, Nottingham-
shire, late bank manager, March 3, at 11.
CHARLII3 GAltellll, litow-on-tbe-Wold. Gloucestershire, late
hotel rammer, Feb. 26, at 11.
GEORoZ Frampton Cottrell, Giouontenhire, late
butcher, Feb. 26, at 11.
Haselbury Brian, Dorsetshire, farmer, Feb.
25, at 12.
WILLIAM ORAL, Brit:merger, Innkeeper, Feb. 26, at 12.
THOMAS Iftime Cr.oos, at. Thomas the Apostle, Devonshire.,
accountant. Feb. 26, at 12.
WANK DIMINT, Grimsby, Lincolnsh.,smackowner,Feb.26,at lit
Jolts IIiNDLE, Sf ancirester, cloth agent, Feb. 2.5, at 11.
WILLIAM Demos, Manclieeter, silk merchant, Starch IL at 11.
FEY= Lamm, Stockport, beerseller, Feb. 26, at 11.
Jolla PORTIS, Neweastleaspan-Tyne, elate farmer, Feb. 25, at 12.
HAIICEL GAUNT. Helms, painter, Feb. fa, at 4.
Joann 11ARTIar, Hanley. Staffunish., beerseller.Sfarch7, at 11.
JOUN ILICHARDI, Martinhove, Devonsh., innkeeper, Feb. 24, at 10.
Ggoatik HoI6ET, Ityde, Hants, tobacconist, Fcb. 26, at 12.
SUSANNAH COOPCR, Penal, Staffordslt, publican, Feb. 24, at It
WILLIAM 131713, Walsall, conlwainer, Feb. 24, at it
Owens Mvaoteron, Walsall, publican, Feb. 24. at It
James SAUNDURS, Rest Haley, Bats, tailor, Feb. 24, at 2.
DAVID Roams, Ilrynasawr, krecknocksb., collier, Mar. 6, at I.
nEoßall 11XWE7S011, tireymoor-hill, near Carlisle, late farmer,
Feb. 27. K 11.
Billy MILK, Stratford-upon-Avon, tailor, Feb. 27, at 11.
JAMES MARL Norwich, shoe manufacturer, Feb. 26, at 11.
Oman FRYE& Romney, Hants, termer, March 16, at It.
WATELN WiLLtaita, Biseullecha, Glantorgenshire, pit muon,
Feb. 23, at 11.
Bcsitv Noskan Tirenst, !loath,
mason, Feb. 25, at 11.
SAMUEL HARTLE, Hamlet, Tor file manuf., Mar. 6, at 12.
JOHN SETYLE, Leeds, cabinet matter, h 6, at it
CliatlJis CIIILISTOPUIR Cara, Leeds, attorny's cleric,Mar.l3,Ml2.
WILLIAM Ammon% LlverpooL butcher, Feb 26, at &
.1000 surra, Liverpool, tailor's foreman, Feb. 26, at I
WILLIAM 111111511801, Li 1 late boat owner, Feb. lig, at S.
CORNSLIUI Ilisiglitsilaw, LWWaI Magna, Yorkshire, cattle
salesman, Feb. 29, at 11.
Juno THEAUTON, Preston, tailor's foreman. Feb. 29, at 10.
HENRY Acmes, Leek, Staffordshire, late butcher, Feb. 27, at 11.
THOMAS SWELTNAN, °Word, agent at flourstoms, Feb. 27, 111 t
JOHN LAMBERT, tilapton Devonshire, cordwainer, March 6, at 3.
MICHAEL JAMES Setif?, Ipswich, haircutter, Feb. 25, at 11.
Duni fuse, Itindolveston, Norfolk, bootmaker, Feb. 25, at 104.
Jolla loans, Breams Eaves. Gloucestershire, working miner,
Feb. 19, at 12.
FRXDRIUCC PETER larxraans. Newton St. Petrock, Devonshire,
licensed hawker, Pb.k 29, at 1.
MIAMI IfILL. Oacloaton-junta-Neath, Ciamorganthire, agricul-
torsi labourer, Feb. 27, at IL
JOHN IttEs Gairrmis, Aberdare, Glamorganshlre, beerbonse
keeper. Feb. 25, at it.
Toone, HAMMY, Sheffield, bootmaker, Feb. 17, st I.
ROBERT BAWDIER, Sheffield, pork butcher, Feb. TT, at I.
JOHN GRICIORT, Notions. Derbyshire, tile forger. Feb. 27, M I.
MARL= BAYS" Leicester, elastic web weaver, March 7, K 10.
WILSON SUNDIAL/AD, Erection', fruiterer, Feb. 25, at
loertra 8116011, Bradford, warehouseman, Feb. 25, at 91.
JOHN MARCH. Knaresborough, innkeeper, March 4, at 10.
WILLIAM JORLINO, Itrompion. Yorkah., innkeeper, March 3, at S.
JOHN BOIMILLT, Weudron. Cornwall. mason, Feb. V., at 10.
WILLIAM Jones JaNitia, Si Warr° Scilly Islands, Cornwall,
mason, Feb. M. at 11.
SAMUEL Guasitiza, Cadorton-justa-Neath, Citunorganshire,
book.keepet, Yet. 17, at it.
DECLARATIONS OF DTVIDZIPDS.
BM' FORMAN, Ciunpden-hill-road, Kensingtoe, late coal-
master-Ist dividend of id., 19, and aubsequent Wednes-
day, at Parkynies, Haainghall.street.
BENJAMIN Banal STREET, Kew, school sasistant-Ist dividend
of 1114., Feb. 19, and subsequent Wednesday, at !Seigle'''.
BasioghalleUret,
Osokaa CUICNOCC, Upper James-strest and HMI-street, Camden
Town, where r—aid dividend of 61d., Feu. le, and subse-
quent Wednes ay7, at Parkyiss's, Besingtialletreet
JOSEPH Moms, Manchester, shirt inauutacturer—lst divideud
of Sad. on new proofs, and and dividend of id. on whole
_proofs, any Tamdm_, at Morgan's, Manchester.
WILLIAM Dinnws ingale, Yorkshire, paper ream/Ise.
turer—Fat dividend of as. 41d., Feb. 23, and any subsequent
Tuesday, at Morgan's, Manchester.
JOHN COLTHMIBT, Chew Magus. surgeon—latrilvWend of li. lid., '
any Wedneeasy, at ACratuana, ltrlitoL
DIVIDIVADIL
March 2. IL G. Latham. Kiwis:oil-upon-Thames. doctor of
racelicine—March 2. W. Lasater, Manilla, Dersetahlre, li-
censed victusdler—March 4. U. Chinn, Kn., Moseley South,
Worcestershire, fanner—March 4. A. Bail, Birmingham, licensed
victualler—March 4. C. J. nicking and J. W. Cox, Birmingham,
nail manufacturers—Meech 17. F. W. Mowbray, Leicester, en-
ginocz—March 2. 11. Milburn, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, inn-
keeper—March 2. D. Quimby and W. Quarsuby, Omen, York-
shire, cloth manufacturers—Starch 2. T. (inunrell. Weston,
Yorkshire, core 29. C. J. Astley, Liverixvol, foreign
merchant—Feb. 29. S. Junes, Congleton, Cheshire, ribbon Malan-
facturer.
FAILTNIBBILIPB DIASOLVID.
Amelia Barrett, C. Johnson, and E. V. Barrett, Truro, Corn-
wall, drapers , so far aa regards E. V. Barrett—!.Pastes, Jun., and
J. Parkes, Oaken-gates, Shropshire, ironmoagers—M. Haulier and
IJ. Berton, Liverpool, commis. mercbante—W. Littler, E. Lit-
tler. and J. S. Littler. Merton, Surrey, silk printer!—A. Cole and
W. Cots, Cirencester, bKehen—J. Melton and W. L. Butterworth,
Torteth-perk, near Liverpool, colour manufacturers—T. Ripley
and J. Gallagher, Manchester, ale agents—W. Sutcliffe, T. Sut-
cliffe, and Z Wilkinson, Bradford, Mucbaers, es far as regards
W. riutcliffe—J. Pollard and M. hley, Halifax, soda water
manufacturers—C. Christie and W. G. g, Goodgeetreet, Tot-
tenhamaccautread, woollen drapers—Mary //napkin and T.
Brook, lewd% coal merchants —T. Dolphin and J. Proud, Har-
rington Grauge Yarns and MM, Durham, farmers—J. H. Bain-
bridge and C. Z. Morgan, Bishop Auckland. Durham, brewers—
L Mosel]. 8 Mosely, B. L Slowly. S. Moiety, Jon., and F. B.
Moody. Bernereetreet, and Strand, and several provincial towns
In England, augeom, so far u regards B. L Merely—T. P.
Pocock and D. Rawlings, Chippenhara and Lothbury—j. J. Ila-
benison and J. M. Habershou, Rotherham, Yorkshire, iron
manufacturers—Levin Lee and Lazarus Lee, Wood-street,
Cheapeble, warehousemen of manufactured artificiel Sowers
—P. limner and J. Cheater, Blackburn, cabinet makers—R.
Fletcher and J. Fletcher. Rochdale, parent bobble manufac-
turen—J. Herbert and G. Herbert, Cheltenham. Ironmongers—
J. T. 11. Drew and J. G. Fothergill, White Peat-lane, Depttoni—
H. R. Barton and F. Bagley, Coventry, ribbon manufacturers
J. Rutland and E. Ration& Dudley, wine merchants—T. Hot-
royd and I. Newton, Bradford, cosi merchants—D. Smithies, J.
E. Rhoda, and A. Rhodes, Great Horton and Brighouse,
Yorks , slates—T. Parldnaon and J. Rntvristie, Manchester,
commission asenes—P. Alreni and M. Hart, Addle-street, City,
wholesale shirt marinfaeturers—B. D. Loewe and J. B. R. Lang-
ford, Now Loadosztreet, renchurth-street, shipbrokers—T. Sykes
and J N. L Belden, Morley, Yorishire, letter-prom printers—
N. Marsden, B. Aaty, J. Haigh, and Z. Marsden, Dewsbury,
Yorkshire, D. N. Boron and 11. J. Stacy, West Drayton,
Middlesex, rs-11.. E. Hine, J. R. Beard, and J. Bendy,
'anchester, Maedesfield, and London, silk manufacturers, so far
I regards IL Z. line.

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