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rro nr veer,: T here constently proposed. I allude to
pull. 'yes before this restricted to 5001., and the alteration
,ow limits it to 1,000/. That alteration will contlibute ma-
rielev to the success of this nee itution. 1 have striven for
this 'point, and I have been in a minority meal it,
until the present time. I feel great satisfaction that the al•
tersoien has taken place, and although I did not know it
until I entered the rum to-night, I can assure the gentlemen
present that the success of tOie institution has been peed)
accelerated by it; and such will be its effect that in the
ceusse of a few years the managers will have to go further
than that.
The CIIAIRMAN—The report does not lead to any point as
to the future alteration of the benefit fund, and therefore
these remarks are a little out of order.
O:r. LEWIS—Mid not the report led to that point I should
net have spoken upon it, but as I found some reference to it
I alluded to it. The success of this institution will be such
that in a few years an alteration will be compelled to be
made. Those who have given their attention to life assur-
ance will find that the greater amount of policies are far
above SON., or even 1,000!. They are at present limited to
1,0001. in this institution, but as the business increases the
amount must increase also. In the neighbourhood—in Grace-
church-street—an establishment was conducted on the same
principle. It had only existed eleven years and was yet in
its infancy, and yet the income was from 90,0001. to 100,0001.
I shall conclude by saying that I hope to live to see the in-
come of this institution as much.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the report to the meeting, and it
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. MAITLAND then proposed the second resolution.--
" That on the 31st of May next, or such other day as the
board may appoint, due notice of the same being given to the
members, a special meeting be held for the purpose of elect•
Mg two additional annuitants, one being a member, the other
the widow of a member duly qualified according to the rules."
He said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, the resolution which
1 have to propose is one which gives me great pleasure to
put to the meeting. That resolution affords a proof of the
progress of thin association; and I do trust from
year to year to ascertain that the same kind
attention has been given by the trustees. I have no doubt
that the gentlemen who have already greatly assisted to form
the strengh of the establishment will continue to do as they
have already done. You alt know and feel how fairly, and
by what means, this association has been supported by the
principals of houses, and what large stuns have been raised,
and you must also feel that assistance can only effectually be
given to the association by the clerks themselves. It is to their
benefit to promote it. I do not say these words in discourage-
ment, for you have heard, that during the past year, 150
new members have entered one department, and 374 another,
which is a strong proof of the progress of the institution, and
the favourable manner in which it is going on. You are all
aware that tie clerks of this country are not numbered by
hundreds or thousands, but by tens of thousands, and I hope
that out of that numerous body many will still augment the
numbers of this association by your means, as the augmenta-
tion is an object of considerable importance to this institu-
tion. I have tosapologise for the trespass upon your time,
and 1 will conclude by moving the adoption of this resolution.
Mr. IV. G. Hunsox seconded the motion.
The CHAIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, and it
was carried unanimously.
Mr. Jonas then proposed the third resolution, which way—
' That the warmest thanks of this meeting are due, and
are hereby presented to the treasurer and trustees, for their
continued patronage and support." He said—As chairman
of the board of managers, I have the pleasure on this occa-
sion to move a vote of thanks to the trustees and treasurer,
1 have no occasion to say anything upon this subject, and
I shall merely move the resolution without any remark at
all, as it is unnecessary.
Mr. WELCH seconded the resolution, which was then put
and carried unanimously.
•The CHAIRMAN then said Gentlemen, I wished Mr.
Hankey to return thanks, because first of all, he would do it
much better than I can, and also because I have it done so so
often, that I am unable to find different words to convey
my thank, to you, and I have, indeed, only one form of do-
ing so. Mr. Hankey and others have talked this evening about
what has been done for you by myself and others, but I say do
not trust to that. The institution is not worth helping if it
wants help. The institution is in itself able to take
care of itself, and it recommends itself to public support, and
is consolidated by the endeavours of the principal and the
clerks. It has many advantages, and which Ido rot believe
are owing to the help from the principals, but because the in-
stitution is safe and good in itself. As long as it is so, and
is properly managed, I believe it will flourish, whether helped
or not. 1 sin sure that I speak the sentiments, not only of
myself, but of all the other trustees, when I assure ycu that
it has afforded, and continues to afford, all the principals the
most unfeigned satisfaction. It is a good institution, because
it is carefully, and because carefully, well and safely ma-
naged. That in an institution like the present is of consi-
derable importance. It is not only a stimulus to economy,
providence, and care, but it will be valuable in its results to
the clef ks. It is a fund which is formed by the labour of
look forward with certainty to receive relief without
the clerks themselves, and to which the sick and distressed
may
disgrace to themselves, as it is the result of their own tOr-
bearance, providence, and care, and also that of their fellow-
labourers in the same cause. Gentlemen, not only on my
own part. but on the part of those gentlemen with me, I
thank you for your expression of feeling, and I can assure
you that with equal warmth of feeling we wish prosperity
to the institution and to you.
Mr. RENNELL said—Mr. Smith and gentleman, in rising
to propose the fourth resolution of the evening, I shall
take the opportunity of saying a few words. Although it
appears from the report that the number of new subscribers
this year has increased, as compared with any former year,
still the amount subscribed is very small indeed when we
consider the vast number of clerks in this metropolis and in
the country, who are each capable of putting down their
guinea to the institution. There are many who feel disposed,
and, no doubt, do subscribe more than one cr two to different
charities, but I say that before they give their guineas to any
charity let them come to the Provident Clerks'
Institution, because it is the most closely asso-
ciated with their interests. I did certainly ex
pect, from the large increase in the assurarce
department, to have had a greater increase to the benevolent
fund, and as far as my own exertions go, I have made
a great many converts to the institution. All I can do is
to endeavour to persuade you to act in a similar manner.
If every one of you endeavours to persuade your fellow-
clerks, and find it difficult to succeed, tease them—
(Laughter)—until you become in fact a bore.—(Continued
laughter.) I would venture to say that you would succeed
at last. 1 have done so.—(Cheers.) I have been laughed
at in many instances, but I have succeeded. The resolution
I have the pleasure to move is—" That the best thanks of this
meeting be presented to the auditors, medical officers both in
town and ceetritry, to the actuary, and the honorary solici-
tors, for their valuable services during the past year."
Mr..Joian't said—Sir, I beg leave to second the resolution,
which Mr. Rennell has just moved, and I am sure that al-
though there is ample room for me to make a long speech if
I wish so to do—for here are our auditors, medical officers,
both in town and country, the actuary, and the honorary so-
citors, to speak about—yet, sir, I think there is no neces-
sity for my doing so, as we all know that to these gentlemen
our thanks are in an especial manner due, and I shall there•
fore content myself with seconding the proposition, which I
do with the greatest pleasure.
The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried.
Mr. CoLeswe said—ln rising to ask your concurrence to
this resolution, I am sure that I shall have an easy task, and
you will at once be prepared to allow this when
I read the resolution to you. It is —" That the
best thanks of this meeting are due to the board of mana-
gers for their continued attention and devotion to the interest
of the association." I think that if the resolutions which
have preceded this have obtained your unanimous support,
this will follow as a matter of course. It is necessary for the
well-being of this society that the board of management
should olosely attend to its interests, and in the report pre-
sented to us to-night we have a convincing proof of sacrifices
made, which entitles them to our gratitude. We see sums
subscribed to the institution which have been the means of
benetitirg many. When we refer to this we must envy the
feelings of those gentlemen who have been the means of
effecting so much gocd among a class so interesting as
those connected with this association. I think that, as
a general rule, the affairs of this institution have been
admirably conducted ; and if we descend to particulars—and
I can speak of those which affected myself—the same care
and attention will be found to be exhibited. It will be re-
membered that on a former occasion I ventured to call the
attention of the board of managemept to the eastern part of
London. Soon after that I received a communication re-
questing me to call at the office. I did so, and gave the best
information I could with respect to the means of dissemi-
nating a knowledge of the association in that part of the
metropolis. I am happy to say that they met my views on
this subject. I then endeavoured to gain the consent of
some influential gentleman in that part of London to take
the chair at a public meeeting, and I am happy to say that a
meeting is to take place in the Eastern Institution on the 25th
to
sotari tkot,s,ends in int similara tt ot
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triteals,rietdieeer owonfe trtheheemoccaictda s3e.
March, and that George Frederick Young, Esq., has contented
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who has lately spoken
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I hope and trust that many of those I
give us their support on that occa-
reourierasnp)ass so far, we should wish, sir,
to have your assistance at the
(El Last end, eesn'di ga
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you ew3..tious l receive as welcome a
tsiou are so ohm' the city of London. The
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preside over our meeting,
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gentleman have already named
merit in
he said, I see a number of infletentiall
the association, but these have not
my eyes as the real benefits of the insatuotilloeintrhave.—
(Cheers.) I think that if we could manage
assistance we could add materially to the extensiOnstoyour
association. I have much pleasure in moving that thefbtehse
thanks of this meeting are due to the board of managers
t
for their continued attention and devotion to the interests of
the association.
Mr. OSMOND LEWIS said that the resolution wl.icli he was
requested to second was only placed in his hands on entering
the room, and he could not resist the temptation to do so
when he had glanced at its object. He had, therefore, great
pleasure in seconding it; and, after the able way in which it
had been brought forward, he would not add another word
in support of it.
The CHAIRNIAIL in putting the resolution, added his con-
viction that they possessed in the board of managers a body
of gentlemen eminently qualified to ensure success in both
branches of the institution.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. R. H. JONES said—Mr. Smith and gentlemen,
am extremely obliged to you for the kindness with which
phliesasresolutionisaenvdenifinthge,riet isis athney
you
detractsha have
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the deputaocheirmau, an absence the more to be deplored as,
talibisnegn et eh aotf
I regret to say, that I believe he is on his death-bed. I may
mention, as Lowing the interest he took in
the prosperity of
this institution, that in his delirious moments nothing but
" Provident Clerks' Association "escapes
adfeelingsd that idea pervades the and
s lips; and let me
prompts all the ex-
ertions of your managers. I beg to assure von that
every
manager devotes the best energies of his mind, as far as cir-
cumstances and other duties will allow, to the best interests
of the association.—(Cheers.) have
the
announcing that in the present year
theinstitution
pleasure of
institution is
going on in the same satisfactory
it did in the past years. We have many
that
manysubscribers to the benevolent fund, and threey new
ad-
ditional ones since entering the room this
evening.—
(Cheers.) We have completed 76 policies during the present
year, representing a sum of 16,0501. ; we have proposalsl7
accepted, and only wanting payments to complete them
; and
23 are waiving examination.—(Cheers.) I think that, with
(r
that statement before us, all that has been said of the satis-
factory progress of the association is well borne out.— (Cheers.)
Mr. Ossiosen LEWIS said—l beg to propose that the thanks
of this meeting be given to the secretary of the institution.
I do not km w that I sin out of order in this course, but feel-
ing as I do that the success of this institution has principally
arisen from the able management of the board, assisted by
our excellent secretary, I could not, although I have not the
happiness of a personal acquaintance with him, resist the plea-
sure of proposing that the best thanks of the meeting should
be given to hun.—(Cheers.)
Mr. TARRANT had witnessed the unceasing efforts of the
secretary in former years, as in the present, to carry out the

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

iii: is i the Fr--nch
railway paper (the Journal des Chemins do ler) respect-
ing the progress of this system of e .romunieation 00 the
continent of Eaz ope, the present account being cont.:
to the enumeration of the undertakings whi..ll have been
con tructecl and opened for the ace,.mnaolation of goods
and passenger traffic ;n the German states.
According to this statement, three rail vays were cn-
structecl and brought into operation before the year
1833, but these were worked by horses. These lines
were, the Budweis to Germunde (Austria), opened in
1825, 68 kilometres; the Prague to Lahna, opened in
1830, 57 kilometres; and the Budweis to Linz, opened
in 1832, 129 kilometres. The first railways upon which
locomotive power was used were the Nuremberg to
Furth (Bavaria), opened in 1835, 7 kilometres in length;
the Vienna to ‘Vagram (Austria), opened in 1837, 17
kilometres; the Berlin to Potsdam (Prussia), opened in
1838, 26 kilometres; and the Leipsic to Dresden (Sax-
ony), opened in 1839, 117 kilometres. It will, therefore,
be seen that up to the close of the last-mentioned year,
Germany possessed 421 kilometres of railways completed
and opened for traffic.
In 1840 the lines brought into operation were the
Mayence to Frankfort-on-the-Maine, 44 kilometres in
length; the Wagram to Brunn (Austria), 116 kilo-
metres; the Magdeburg to Leipsic (Prussia). 118 kilo-
metres; the Manheim to Heidelburg (Grand Duchy of
Baden) the Munich to Augsburg (Bavaria), 60 kilo-
metres. In 1841 an additional 442 kilometres of rail-
way were opened. Thee included the commencement
of the Trieste line from Vienna to Neustadt, 50 kilo-
metres ; the Stukeran branch, 23 kilometres ; the Dus-
seldorf to Eberfeld (Rhenish Prussia), 26 kilometres ;
the Berlin to Coethen (Prussia), 152 kilometres : the
Cologne to Aix-la Chapelle (Rhenish Prussia), 65 Ili
lometres ; the Landenburg to Olmutz (Austria), 80 ki-
lometres ; and the Brunswick to Harburg, 46 kilometres.
In the year 1842, the total length of railways opened
in Germany increased from 1,220 kilometres to 1,450
kilometres, by the addition of 185 kilometres, of which
25 kilometres were contributed by the opening of the
Neustadt to G-loggnitz (Austria line ; 20 kilometres by
the Hamburg to Bergedorf line ; 40 kilometres by the
Breslau to Brieg (Prussian Silesia) line ; 84 kilometres
by the Berlin to Frankfort-upon-Oder (Prussia) lines
and 20 kilometres by the Leipsic to Altenburg line
The lines opened in 1843 were the Altenburg to Krim-
mitztchau (Saxony), 30 kilometres; the Heidelburg to
Carlsruhe (Baden), 75 kilometres; the Brieg to Oppeln
(Prussian Silesia), 42 kilometres; the Oseherleben to
Wulfenbuttel (Brunswick), 62 kilometres; the Magde-
burg to Halberstadt (Prussia), 40 kilometres; the
Berlin to Stettin (Prussia), 135 kilometres; and the
Aix-la-Chapelle to the Belgian frontier (Rhenish Prus-
sia), 20 kilometres. _ _

In 1844 the lines opened were the Cologne to Bonn
(Rhenish Prussia), 30 kilometres ; the Carlsruhe to
Rastadt (Baden), 20 kilometres; the Rastadt to Oos
(Baden), 10 kilometres ; the Hanover to Brunswick
(Hanover), 60 kilometres ; the Oos to Offenburg-
Kehl (Baden), 40 kilometres ; the Frankfort-upon-
Main to Darmstadt (Hesse), 20 kilometres; the Bam-
berg to Nuremberg (Bavaria), 36 kilometres ; the
Mirzaschlay to Gratz (Austria), 95 kilometres ; and
the Breslau to Freyberg-Schweidnitz (Prussian Sile-
sia), 57 kilometres. In 1845 the lines opened were the
Olmutz to Prague (Austria), 293 kilometres ; the
Krimmitzschau to Zwickau (Saxony), 14 kilometres ;
the Liegnitz to Thinzlau (Prussian Silesia), 45 kilo-
metres ; the Cronsta,it to Unter-turckheim (Wurtein-
berg), 3 kilometres ; the Leherte to Celle (Hanover),
30 kilometres ; the Cologne to Dusseldorf (Rhenish
Prussia), 25 kilometres ; the Dresden to Radeberg
(Saxony), 12 kilometres; the Graiitz to Marburg, south
line (Austria), 45 kilometres ; the Offenberg to Frey-
berg (Baden), 61 kilometres ; and the Ruleberg to
Bischofsw•erda (Saxony), 20 kilometres. Up to the
end or this year the system of railway communication
through the German States had extended to 2,845 kilo-

metres.
The year 1846 showed Etill further progress, the
length of railway opened during that period being 1,315
kilometres. This extension included the section of the
Upper Silesian lire bi teeen Kosel and Ratibor, 28 kilo-
metres; the section of the Colove to Minden line be-
twt.en Dusseldorf and Driesburg, 17 kilometres; the
section of the Northern Bavarian between Bamberg
and Lichtenfels, 30 kilometres ; the continuation of
the Benin and Stettin line to Stargard, 35 kilo-
metres ; the; junction between the Munich and
lines,
AugEburgh and Northern Bavarian 3 kilo
metres ; the continuation of the bax?n-Bavarian
to Reichenbach, 16 kilometres ; the section of the
South AustriEn line between Graetz and Cilly,
125 kilometres ; the section of the Thuringe line,
from Weissenfels to Halle, 30 kilometres; the continua-
tion of the Saxo-Silesian line from Bischotswerda to
Bautzen, 19 kilometres; the Hanoverian state line be-
tween Lehrte and Flidelsheirn, 24 kilometres; the Darm-
stadt and Heidelburg line, 88 kilometres; the Potsdam-
Magdeburg (Prussia), 118 kilometres; the part of the
lower Silesian lime between Bunzlan and Frankfort. on-
tLe-Oder, 166 kilometres ; the Coetten-13einburg line, 20
kilometres; the Vienna- Bruck-upon-the-Seytha (Aus•
tria), 40 kilometres; the branch of the Sagan to Glogow
(Prussian Silesia), 70 kilometres ; the section of
Berlin and Hamburgh grand line between Berlin and
Boizenburg, 220 kilometres ; the Lichtentels to Neu-
macht, 40 kilometres ; the Stutgard to Constadt (Wur-
temburg), 18 kilometres ; the Koenigshatte to Myslowitz
(Prussian Silesia), 18 kilometres ; the Leipnic to
Weiskirchen (Austria), 20 kilometres ; the Esslingen to
Plochingen (Wurtemburg), 9 kilometres ; the Boizen-
burg to Bergdorf (the Hamburgh to Berlin grand line),
30 kilometres ; the Bautzen to Lcebau (Saxony), 60
kilometres ; and the Weimar to Weiisenfels (the
Thuringe line), 70 kilometres ; making the total length
of railways opened in Germany up to the Ist of January,
1847, 4,130 kilometres, or about 1,030 leagues.

TUE SUN,_ LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN INGt FEBRUARY 26, iBl7.

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, FEB. 22.—The Senate aloeted yesten'ay
several projects of law, one of whiolt was, that eleert:
the pensions of uedeers and of icert.' widows to
nalienubfe. It, opened and closed tite ner.,l
(1.-bate, on the projs et of law for granting :. vote o: end:,
to tile war department, and a general ..iscus,,ion of tiie
budget of the departnient of justice.
1 he Chamb,T of Itepreentatives resumed to-day the
debate on the pn.ject of.Lw relative to the clearing of
the waste lands. At the conclusion of the sitting, the
Minister of Public Works presented a project of law
relative to the bolts on the iron railways.
The communc,:tion of the project of law relative to
the Commercial Society for Exportation, miry be consi-
dered as terminated. The reporter will be appoint& tat
the next meeting of the Central Section. Toe Minister
of Foreign Affairs has proposed as an amendment to pro-
hibit the Society from all manufacturing operations, and
as for frequenting the markets of Europe, he consents
that the statutes shall exclude for the present the mar-
kets of France ; the markets of Spain may be opened or
closed against them, according to circumstances, as st;on
as Spain shall have promulgated a tarif which shall per-
mit the regular importation of our linen into that
country.
BERLIN, FEB. 20.—" Her Majesty the Queen has had
an uninterrupted and refreshing sleep, and is to-day in
a very satisfactory state.

" Dr. SCIIONBEIN.
" Dr. VON STOCH.
" Dr. GRIMM.
" Berlin, Feb. 19, half past nine A.M."
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia returned
o Weimar to-day.