The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-09 00:00:00

NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS.

Yesterday evening a very numerous public meeting
was held at the London Tavern, Bishops:ate-street, for the
purpose of considering the motion to be made in the House
of Commons this day by Mr. Luke, M.P., for immediately
reacindisi the recent postal derangement.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS, late Id P. for Coventry, having
taken the chair amidst loud acclamations, said that till
within the last two hours he had not been aware that such
a meeting was to be held, but as he never refused to do whet
lay in his power for the benefit of the people, he was willing
to take the chair in the absence of Mr. Doeglea JetrA.
(Cheers.) He was an advocate for the suspension
of labour on the Sunday, because he thought a day of rest
was of the greatest possible benefit to the working clue...
(Hear, bear.) But there were circumstances which justified
a departure from this rule to a certain *stint, and these cir-
cumstances existed with regard to the delivery through the
Post-office of letters &ad newspapers on Sunday. Tne re-
cent resolution of the House of Commons had been directed
rather against the working class than against the desecration
of the Sabbath. (Cheers end cries of " No, no.") II it
was determined to make Sunday a day of entire suspension
from all labour, let the rule be applied equally to the rich
as well as the poor. In the households of the nobility, for
more work was done oa that day then was required to carry
on the poet-office operations. (lieu, hear.) The chairman
concluded by reading &letter from Mr. Hume, M.P., ex-
pressing his regret at Wag unable to attend the meeting,
and promising to forward its object by every means in his
ter. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HODGKIN moved the first resolution : " That the
eating of the Posnoffles on Sundays for the delivery of let-
ters andnewipapers is arbitrary and unjust, and that this
muting considers suck a proceeding opposed to the wishes
and feelings of a large majority of the people, and pledges
itself to make every lawful exertion to get the recent or-
der, cluing the Post-oaks on Sundays, immediately re-
scinded."
Mr. ELT secluded the resolution.
During his addrese, Mr. Elt was frequently interrupted
by a person in the body of the meeting, who proved tt be
Duncan, the chartist poet. Having succeeded in forcing his
way on to the table, he stood there for some minutes gesticu.
latigeferiostsly, and resisting every effort to get him down.
At last the police were sent for, and he was forced out of the
Moo by a constable, amidst a.general uproot'
Mr. LEE moved the following amendment: "That this
meeting is of opinion that the new Post-018u regulations
being the result of the coesitutionally expressed wishes of
large and Influential portion of the community —(" no, no,"
and hisees)—ought net to be rescinded until they have had a
fair trial." He said that all he wished was that the measure
should be fairly discussed and fairly tried. He could see no
injustice in a measure, the object of which was to relieve a
large portion of the community from oompalcry labour on
the Sabbath day. (Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. OAKEY seconded the amendment amidst general

Ipte
n.
Mr. MOORE said, let the friends of these restrictions pet
petitions signed throughout the country, and regularly pre.
suited, and let a bill be brought in, solemnly debated and
passed, and he would than willingly admit that the public
approved of the measure; but so far as an opinion could
be formed at present It was decidedly unpopular. (Loud
cheers.)
Mr BERLE, who was received with loud and long.eon-
United applause, said that the parties who promoted the
meeting were accused of being interested
_persons. They
were so, and so were their opponents. The latter were
men who desired to monopolise the whole Sabbath
for themselves— (hear, hear) but they had com-
menced a movement of the end of which they
did not anticipate. (Hear, hear.) Those very acuities+
men —(cheers acd "hisses") had raised this question, not
the publishing of the newspapers on the Sunday, but their
mere delivery. at a time when every means had been taken
to reduce the labour on that day in the post-office to the
smallest possible amount ; a queitlon which would ooly be
decided by the satire triumph of civil and religious liberty.
(Great applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, which was
lost, and the original resolution carried by a lug. majority,
not more than forty or fifty hands being held up in favour of
the former.
Mr. MOORE moved that a petition embodying the reso
lotion be prepared and signed by the chairman on behalf of
the meeting, whith having been 'waded by Mr. 'Arms,
was
cutlet almost unanimously, and the meeting adjourned.

DRAMA.
Mr. Webster, the able and spirited lessee of this
theatre, bad his benefit last evening, which closed the
swoon. The performances consisted of his own clever
"The Roused Lion," the farce of "Snow your
own mind,' and the burlesque of " The Enchanted
Isle." Mr. Webster, it is almost unnecessary to say,
was received by a numerous audier.os with the cordial
warmth which his unwearied efforts in the service of
the public so well deserve.

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MEDICAL.
ROTAS COLLIOII 07 PHYSIOLUIL The fellowins
gestleatea hays bees sleeted fellow.: Dr. Eutaw, Dr.
Newish, Dr. Herbert Devise Dr. G. Jaime, Dr. Arland
(Oxford), sad Dr. The senors cheese for the
rer we Dr. Mayo, Dr. Barker, Dr. Barlow, sad Dr.

COMNIIIIIIMIEW3 1411 THE lIIDUCTIOR or "rric
NATIONAL DM held a owned, seeedeet yesterday at the
Aida reeiheaee el the Obeitesase al the Iseheque is
Detrain-street. There were mewl Cheaesder et the
Szehmeer, the Chieerace el the Beak of laglead, and the
Deputy-omm.. Mr. J. Bildtem. AtiatoMktordery to
Coototitskeas, roofs standosoi.

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BANKRUPTS.
Wzr.t.tam Gaouots Deseret WiLLIs, Orove-plam,
Liorm-grove, bill broker.
N swum Siemer, Sibete-tress, Houesslow-hsatb,liessesd
victealler.
°eosin Trauma Luz, Laudpert, Portsee, Hampshire,
auctioneer.
Taoau Davrox, Coveutry, silk dyer.
Jost)! TATLOII, jun., Glaseester, Unused victualler.
Joins Boras 8 , Torquay, batter.
JOHN WALLACa, Cari sle, /row.
. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

low( YOENO. Glasgow, general m.renant.
THOMAS RONALD. 1,14), Arillahll4l,formsr, deceased.
PSTRIL BASSIN, Glasgow, deener.
ADAM MANION, WOM4I4W, Ulf CATII4, eowfeeder.

Tete.. 111,913 U 4
The amps; at the resins metals exported from
Loads* Enekqr es week ending Thus‘y last, we
les= Am nimbi avenues, was 16,150 ounces of gold,
dal MAO mom of diver, shipped as follows:
NV seta: tee burg, 14,i50 ounces ; gold bars
to Manbeis, nces. Silver coin :to Dunkirk,
1 .seesse ; to Belgium, 3,000 Gnaws.
advice@ of the 6th, report an exceedingly
den a7or. tar coffee, but as holders kept back prices
had hew pretty well maintained, though sone weak-
ness was perseptible when the mail left. 3,600 bags
Brasil bed been taken at 31 to 5 soh. The sales of
agar had beet rather extensive, and isolate 2,500
eases Havanna at full market rates, and in some in-
stances at a slight improvement. In tobacco and
hides a fair amount of business had been done at
market rates. 6,000 owt. @palter for delivery bad
been transacted at 9 marks. Of new Mecklenburg
geese 'noel several parcels had exchanged bands at
171 to 19 scL basso per lb. The grain market was
vett:Arm, and wheat bad is mew erase- maimed
higher rates. The exchange os England was 13.8;
for short ; gold, 432} marks. Danish and Russian
funds were in demand. _ _

Papers and correspondence have been received
from Melbourne, Port Phillip, to the 21st March, at
which date the Geelong had arrived, after a passage
of 90 days from the Clyde, with London accounts to
the 19th December. The Reliance, with 307 immi-
grants, had also safely arrived out. Little alteration
had taken place in the price of imported goods, for
which the demand was fully equal to the supply. A
prospectus had been issued for the formation of a
society "for the development :of the industrial re-
sources of Port Phillip." Up to date no public sale of
government lands had yet been announced this year,
at which much dissatisfaction was very generally ex-
pressed by the colonists and newly-arrived immi-
grants.

THIS DAY.
Two o'CLoow.

No feature of novelty has presented itself this
morning in the English stock market, -vtlich cot-
tinues quiet and steady. Consols were first quoted at
961 to 97 ex div., both for money and the 17th July,
and from this price there has not been the least
variation up to the present hour.
The Three per Cents. Rtduced have been dealt in
from 97f to 1; the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
at 99 and 98/,. Long Annuities, exp. sth Jan., 1860,
mark 81 and 8; ; ditto 30 year., same date, 8 1-16.
Exchequer Bills have been freely negotiated at 67e.
and 70g. prem. India Bonds, 87.. prem.
The foreign stock market is on nerslly very firm in
tone this morning, previous prices being in all in-
stances well sustained, whilst for Danish and Russian
stocks the tendency is decidedly towards improve-
ment. Russian Fives mark 112. The subjoined
prices show the actual businem done, which
continues far from extensive. Brazilian Old
Bonds, for the 16th of July were done at
90). Buenos Ayres, at 581. Belgian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., at 901; exchange, 25f. Danish
Threer Cents., 1825, at 75; ditto Five per Cents.,
at 1011.pe Two-and-B,HW per Cent. Datch at 57, ex
div.; exch.,l2 gull. ; the Four per Cent. Certificates, at
882,1, and j. Mexican, at 301- and 1. Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1849, at 821 for money
and 821 and for account ; ditto Defined, at 36 and
351. Russian Five per Cents., at 112; ditto Four-
and-s-Half per Cents., at 96 ez div. Spanish Pas-
sive, at 4.
EMOLISII TUNDS.—TaIs Day.
Beak Stock. 2101 11+ 3 per Ct. Una. Ace.. 964
3 per MAW& Anew, 071 13t per CI" 904
3 tot MO.& Anus.. shut. lizelsootor Ms. Vs. to 70..

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5 pot of Ametristn Bowls.
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par Ous Qt. Bett. Wolk 99 91
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6 tor CY. MOW% Bda.. 93 I
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3 pa.
periCl.ll•l44l Bac. 67
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4 FUNDS.
1 per Ct. Oren & 8d0..1919
Grooadi Deferred B. 4
5 per Ct. No& Bde.. Xt
per OR Peruvian Ma, OP 3
Fopror matting Cosy., 34 f
Ct. Rua 344.,110 12
3 pot Ct. Spel (Vanish kids,
nt 1id0..R3•11
Do. Deterred Dds..
Dtuo Panlve 8d0..n 4
Ct. Veossuala lift.. 31 6
Vootoola Lamed D00..12p 13

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
Bookie—The large public sales are progressing heavily,
and pima rental► supported. Refined dull; grocery
lump, 481. 64. to 60s. 64.
Connie—The public sales ITS going off without spiri,,
and t►e importers are buying in freely to support the
market.
Rtcn.—This article went off rather heavily in public sale ;
but quotations remain unaltered.
SALTPITILS —7OO bags sold in pnblis sale, at previous
rates. Refraction 6i to 121, 25.. 6d. to 26..
TZA.—Tbs market is very firm, and wears an upward
appearance.
Rum remains steady.
Carrot( continues firm, and prices are fully supported.
A large business was dons on 'Change yesterday.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAT.
The smoker continues very quiet at the primps annexed
Town Tallow, 355. 61. nett cash; Petersburg Y. C. 03
the spot, 36,. 9d. ; October to December, 375. 9d. to 38a.
October to December, ',pirate months, 38e. 31.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Messrs. Cooper and Davis report the supply short,
at the following quotations :—Primo Meadow. 755. to 80s. ;
inferior. 655. to 70s. ; new. 60s. to 70s. ; Rowan, 64. to
605.: Clover, 70s. to 80s. ; new, 60s. to 705.; Straw, 24e.
to 28*.

COTTON MARKET.—llevaa, JULY 8.
At the Cotton market to-day the domande for Cotton
were active, without any material change in quotations.
Sales to two o'clock, 2,52 l bales. Arrived the Alfred, from
Guadeloupe ; and the Gustavo, from liavennah.

DUTCH RHENISH.

The adjourned general meeting of the company
took place at Amsterdam, on Friday, the 6th inst. William
Aliened, Esq. and Mr. Balm, of Liverpool, again represented
the great majority of English shareholders. Alter some
regulatios for the (Mum management of the general meet-
ings of the company had been adopted, the essomess were
produced. Mr. Belo* complimented the dkerition ea the
improved financial position of the company, whisk not only
enabled the direction to show that they had the means
of meeting every engagement, but that, notwithstanding
the rigid sppropristion to revenue &want of every Item
left unpaid by the late direction, there was still a sum of
1,0001. of saved interest from the bonds purchased, after
deducting the expenses Incurred en the working of the line.
Looking therefore at the continued Increased traffic of the
railway, which, since the let of May last, amounted to 18,000
florins, and having, moreover, had access to documents
showing that a large redaction in expenditure had been
effected, he put it to the chairman of the direction whether
the company could not, in the month of November next,
distribute to the sharekolden • fair proportion of the interest
saved on the purchased bonds, in the shape of a half-yearly
provisional dividend.—To these remarks the chairman re-
plied, giving in the mat emphatic tens a promise that,
with the consent of the board of onamissuim, the wish of
the English shareholder', so far as circumstances would per-
mit, should be complied with.—Mr. Bela then moved the
payment of the expenses incurred by the Liverpool com-
mittee in procuring Sae resent alterations in the constitution
of the company, whisk cuss immediately voted.—Wm.
card, BK., closed the seeds' by a vote of thanks
to the chairman, which having bees-ed by J. Balmer,
Esq., of Sherburne, was canted by andamatios.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT
Saturday last an aselisat, by width tow mars WS bees
much inj trod Au:erred sa tire GrotiMeuters•road. near Hun-
isertmith, at Amy of Maass wide h are is warn of erection
there. A make winer;i pines of York nose
and other We Mt is hest, All with a
truseudoss ash sa the bases* it, es whisk WWI
several arm at week, sad isslastly carried it dews is the
aroma. a Might of randy Mg het. Is • short doe Mr
brlcklayen wire eztrisam swried is • salikbescleg
surgeries, where ianarat mama aid woe miss& Ilissa2
bat their injuries were Mad Is be ells* as estardie sad
dreadful mature that all mop sae (who Wad soar the
spat, arid war canted Isom) were sees aftsairsida saw
mad to St. Gawp% Hospital. Os Benda It a Mad
unwary to napstat• the ans of cal of tie isliaran, so
estassively was it Wand.