BANK OF ENGLAND—The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of Bank
Stock took place on Thursday, and a half-yearly dividend of 4 per cent. agreed
to. Mr. Young made his usual objections, founded chiefly on the want of publicity that marked the Bank proceedings. An animated discussion fol- lowed, but the original motion was unanimously agreed to. Sir Robert Farquhar's death has ereated a vacancy among the East India Directors. A keen contest is anticipated.
On Wednesday the anniversary dinner of the Benevolent Society of St. Patrick was held in the Freemasons' Tavern. Mr. Peel was in the chair, supported by the Duke of Wellington and Lord F. L. Gower. Many per- sons of distinction besides were present, hut the Cabinet party had the largest share of the talking. Nothing could be more handsome than the terms in which they spoke each other, and of the benefits which they had jointly conferred on Ireland. The Liberator was present, but his merits as a po- litical character were not alluded to, and he had therefore no excuse for des. canting on them himself. The subscription amounted to 1318/. There was a meeting on Tuesday of the Metropolitan Political Council for the Restoration and Protection of Public Rights. Mr. O'Connell pre- sided. Letters were read that had been received by Mr. Hume, Mr. Otway Cave, and Mr. Alexander Dawson. Mr. Hume ,declined becoming a mem- ber of the Council, but expressed his approbation of the Union. Mr. Cave and Mr. Dawson have agreed to become members. Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Hunt spoke at some length. There was a meeting on Wednesday of the Committee of the Retail Wine and Spirit nal°, at the Queen's Arms, Newgate Street. It was resolved that a Sub-Committee should be appointed with power to take the necessary measures for remedying the defects of the Licensing Law.
A meeting of the Hertfordshire freeholders took place on Saturday. The general distress was treated in the usual style, and the usual resolutions passed. A similar meeting of the Northamptonshire freeholders took place on Friday The New Cork election commenced on Saturday. The candidates are Mr. Newenham and Mr. Daniel Callaghan.
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