The period for holding the next meeting of the British
Association, which was left for the decision of the Commil. has now hen fixed. The The period for holding the next meeting of the British Association, which was left for the decision of the Commil. has now hen fixed. The
first noeetin'f of tip COMEllittee Will be held at Birmingham on
Saturday the .\11:mst and the various sections for scientific busi- ness will meet on Mon lay the 27th, and through the week. The Local Council and Committees are already busily eugagod in making the pre- lionnary arrangements.
A deputation of the Shipowners Society had a conference with Lord Palmerston on Saturday, to represent to his Lordship the injurious con- sequences which are likely to arise to the shipping interest of Great Bri:aia, and especially the owners of vet sots wind' perform periodical voyu,:es to Antwerp for the conveyance of passengers and goods, from the duties imposed on the navigation of the Scheldt, by the new 'Treaty- uf Tmventy-four Art ichus. Our readers will not be ;abolished to hear, that the representations of the parties interested in the ouestion, and aceardtely informed III, 1 it, were roetdved by the Secretary of State thr 1'orci _n Atibirs as if they had been entirely new to Inin.—Norniory Pave', A project its been started in the City for a " Country Bankers Agency," which, on account of its ;:reat novit:- of plan, in proposing to di • ;louse with the aid 07 the hauliers a fogetlie:, is oi:cupying a consi- der,;11:: shdre of attention. The 11..:Zos..; are, that an establish-
meat is to be formed in I.o: nlon :-oh•ty .acting the business of country haabers; that item bank deposit a certain sum, moderate its amount, as its own separate proteclive ; that in order to in-
sure the perfect safety of the fm:d thus created, the directors will be re- stricted from employing any part of it except in Government secnriiies, or those of the first class, contenting themselves with time most moderate return and that they will account to each country bank for the profit of the investment. The advantages proposed arc, that the business of corn:;:)' banks in London will be conducted with much less expense and attended with no risk ; that, being relieved front keeping so large a capital as heretolbre in time Metropolis, they will be protected against runs, and employ their capital more profitably, the rate of interest being generally higher in the country than in London ; and that they will share with the general agency the profit of all tranV:ICtiims undertaken for them. These are the particular advantages aimed at ; but the patties anticipate some public benefit from their plan of operation, in preventing the accumulation of so much spare capital in London as is done by the deposit funds of the country bankers, and in thus prevent- ing speculation as well as those abrupt changes in the circulation which arc the consequences of it.—Tinmes.
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