The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-05 00:00:00

dois segaL OM Mk bum MM soli et 14 Ms. Ma. sod Wilms M mealy r teivraest. Frigid§ we tio, siml mils taliis he WWII at CIIAILLITTOX, MAT 22. Tits Africa's *deices have depressed oar market, sad WWI be. &Maid 14. to es. The asks to-dry wee only MI Wes sl N111011.6 1 M Sela to Tbe miss al the vett bse. es• toe% sail las MOON 4,30*. Were hem Ileremsb et Or 7th Arts Urt the redo et ewe bed eiereireed W tie •IS theeurree w leer —Mire 71 is Is. cam ;t et te( ; serk melt era brims eilhiled. Illektra up to FM& le herege. p el Irstra. 7t priura. ihh kerma serer It te IL MIMI idiot ore gars. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Cape Town journal* to the ith of April, three days later than the last advice*, have arrived. The position of affairs seems almost unaltered. The following is from the Graham's Town Journal igrtra, April 1: . . - Adviees were received yestadop COM Log Wftliaa's Town to last Saturday. Since She gersenies Muni km Fort Mare strong patrols have bean snit nod In indons directions, for the purpose of barrearing ensasy and crippling his resources and meal of prannallass bow tilitivs. This is the Caere Inroad time, sad if allowed so store his supplies the war awry be ewatinuod to as Indalnits period. During the past week a patrol of 600 mss an the Kith up the Buffalo, and another on the day towards l'erie, in which direction it was understood there were many huts and gardens. Subsequently another patrol under Major Wilmot, lt.A., has been detailed towards Seyolo'fi country, fur the purpose of opening op Line Drift, the ford of the Keiskamma, on the direct road to this place. The latter has proved himself to be an energetic and able officer. Ile earned distinction in New Zealand, and be has shown here the value of the experience gained by him in that colony. In our Saturday's issue it was stated that 600 Hottentots had been armed and permitted to accompany Gen. Somerset on patrol into the Kat river, where the Cadres were said lobe In force ,has ing attacked the loyal I lottentots at Eland's Post, and butchered four of them. One or two emcee were sande in this statemeut which we take this early oppor ea tagy of correcting. The number of Hottentots who were trod to accompany Oen. Somerset was 100, and not as above stated. Ilse fact of the enemy having roasted one of these poor creature is confirmed, and shows what this people may hereafter expect, should they place themselves at the mercy of their Cadre allies. The Hottentot, about King William's Town say that Canaille has a large camp in the Amatolas, and lives in a house built iu the same manner as that of an English person. Letters from Fort Hare have come in to-day, up to Sun day last, at which date Major-General Somerset was out on patrol, as above stated, in the Kat River. Prom the amounts received, it appears that on the evening of Thurs day the picquota were tired on by the enemy, who appeared to be in mane force. The Fingocs and Hottentots imme diately went to the support of the sentries, and from the blood spoor seen the next morning, it is inferred that several of the enemy must base been either killed or wounded. On reaching Eland's Post all was found quiet, it being sup [hat the rebel Hottentots had moved into the Amatola. Several " clumps" of Cadres were seen, but none of them were brought to action. The general was continuing his movement, and has sent directions fur six day's rations to be forwarded to Post Rend. The Zuirl -I . frikaan, of the 7th of April, says The government notice of the 25th ultimo is of agratify ing nature. We say this, in6smuch as the defeat of the enemy, therein recorded, is the first affair that we look upon as actually reflecting uuy credit upon the forces at head-quarters. Hitherto we have been too muchaccustomed to the old tune of marching and counter-marching along the high road, and upon being assailed making a charge upon the enemy and marching on again. We do not, however, estimate so highly the advantages gained by this engagement, nor do we beheve that there is any present prospect of the war being soon brought to a conclusion ; but such lessons as the one recently taught, it followed up with rapidity, will certainly prove the only means to lessen the period of protraction. With the Wilms at open war,—with a reinforcement to their ranks front the *Slambies,—with the connivance of the Amagalekas,—with the Tiunbookies, and almost every native chief throughout British Calfraria, and the Sove reignty in arms—sail the Hottentot rebellion and defection in the army to boot,—what actual proved is there, wo presume to ask, of a speedy termination to hostilities. With such facts on record, nu general order can have any effect. The danger is nut diminishing, but progressive, and the worst part of the present rupture may yet have to be enacted. At the outset the commander-in-chief had to deal only with the Gaika clan,, now the number of his adversaries are tenfold. Let there be no hope held out, therefore, of approaching peace, when war is yet raging with all its horrors, and may inflict calamities upon the colony never yet recorded its the pages of its history. The praise bestowed on men who hare nobly done their duty to their Queen and country is well earned, and is after W bat a poor recompense fur the dangers which they have braved at the peril of their lives ; but, whilst trumpeting forth this praise, let us not, in the description of our achieve- ments and tl.t• result. likely to Now therefrom, resort to hy perbole. fly so doing we unconsciously induce expectations never to b.: realised, or perhaps only at some distant period; and who can estimate the disgust which any reverse may produce, or the obloquy that it will entail upon the devoted head of him who may, with a mind inflated by recent vie tory, have held out such expectations ? trust our own apprehensions may have pictured an aspect to us inure gloomy than in reality it is, but the facts Wort us only strengthen our vrpe Court. WINDSOR, W DNISIDAT. Her Majesty and Ilia Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their algal visitors, walked this 'morning in the home l'ark. The Queen and the Duehess of Saxe Coburg Gotha visited Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at her residence ut Frogmore. ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to the Duchess of Keut this forenoon. His 'loyal Highness afterwards took leave of Iler Majesty, and quitted the Castle, attended by Lord William Paulet, Equerry in Waiting. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands took leave of the Quern, and took Ins departure about one o'clock from the Castle, att, nded by the Chevalier Van Eappesnl, the Chevalier do Casembroot, and Captain May, of the Royal Netherlands navy. Tho Duchess of Norfolk and lady Adelisa Fitsalan Howard, the Dyke of I /evonshire, the Duke of Bueeleueb, the Duke of Newcastle, thu larehioncsa of Westminster sod Lady Ortavia Grosvenor, the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey. and the Earl and Countess of Dessborough, eft the Castle this morning. The Queen took a drive soon after five o'clock this after noon in an open pony landau and four. Her Majesty was accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Seer Coburg-Botha, and also by the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveaon Gower. His Royal highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback at the same time, ac companied by their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Saxe Coburg - Got h a and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, and also by the Marquis of Abercorn. The equerries in waiting were General Wemyss and Colo ael Bouverie, who attended the august party on horseback. M. B. de T r eskow attended the Duke of Saxe Coburg- Cloths on horseback. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saae Weimar is expected to arrive at the Castle this evening, on • visit to the Queen and Prince Albert. The Duke of Wellington. the Duke of Rutland, the Marchioness of Breads!bane, the Earl and Countess of Eglisten, the Earl and Countess they and Lady Alice Lambton, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, the Earl and Counte s of Jersey and Lady Clementiaa Villiers and Lord Seymour, and the lion. itermione St. Maur, are also expected to arrive on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince, this evening. The Countess of Charlemont arrived at the Castle this attention. Her ladyship has relieved the Viseountess Jocelyn, in her duties as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. Lady Jocelyn left the Castle this morning. The Queen gave a dinher this evening in St. George's Rat to the following royal and distinguished circle :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Sue-Coburg Gotha, his Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wurtemben, hie Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Sue Weimar, the Duchess of Sutherland, and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Duke Weliiugton, the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Rut- Lail, the Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis and Mar chit:Rtes. of Breadalbene, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Wangenheim, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, the .Earl and Countess of Jersey, and Lady Clementine Villiers, the Earl and Countess Grey, and Lady Alice Lambton, the Earl and Countsu Granville, the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl of Greased, Lord Seymour and the Hamourable Her mine St. Maur, the Viscountess Porhe and Mies Seymour, Viscount Maidstone, Viunnt and Vis countess Cranley, the Dean of Windsor and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenvi.le and the two Misses Neville, the Has. and Rev. Used. Moore, the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Moon, the Hon. B. R. Lawley, Captain E. Neville, and M. B. de Treskow. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance during dianer, and played a number of favourite pieces, and use Queens private band afterwards attended. The Right llqn. Henry Laboischere, President of the Board of Trade, gave a dinner to the cabinet ministers, last evening, at his residence in Helgrave-square. Sir George and Lady Grey returned to town, yesterday, from a visit to her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. Sir John Herschel, Master of the Mint, and Captain Har ness had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exche quer, yesterday, at hisodicial residence in Downing-street. Despatches were received, yesterday, at the Colonial office, from the Lord High Curansissioner of the lonian Islands and the Governors of Malta and Gibraltar. Da n also received from the Governors of Hong- La: ands w Ogles. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. TraNke ter the week ending June 1 :—Pereerne, wee* flortiotto, boron, sad mails, 35,7791. 4e. IL; moshoolloo, ISAR Is. IIL ; cattle, OWL 19s, Od.: talal, PAW Se. dd. IL IWO, 4041 E IL 9LLigtogato, Cu IIAITA 14a. IL ; ditto, MI, NOM is. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. THE EXPRESS; THURSDAY - EVENING, JUNE 6, 1851. bees =dais another pinee he the premetion et what woe calked meant ethiestkm; sad was riot • thing which they SS Chillehmen would like to see prevail ? (Cheep.) Would :k m Ike to have excluded from their schools every sort of bathing ; and was not thii, then, another element Iz misia zdea which ought to make them desirous, by to their own peculiar views, so shape their SPUN as to enable them all to act cordially together? (Cheers) In spite of the management clauses every new Wiwi enabled the clergyman to get the education of his lbsk mere into his own hands. (Hear, hear.) In the first SSW every clergyman must of necessity be the chairman of the committee, and his curate, if he had one, must oleo be a member of it; in addition to which a great deal of power had been given him in connexion with the pupil teachers, whose certificates the clergyman must sign. (Cheers.) Ile spoke entirely in the spirit of peace, and if Mr. Denison would withdraw hie amendment, he could not propose his amendment; but if that gentle man persevered, he should move the following. Earl NELSON could understand that it was perfectly den for the hon. baronet to make a speech on Mr. Deni ms's motion, but it appearcd to him that Mr. Robins's amendment ought to be taken first. Mr. GOULBURN being again appealed to, expressed an opinion that it was perfectly in order for the hon. baronet to move his amendment at that time. Sir J. PAK INGTON then asked Mr. Denison if he geoid withdraw his motion ? Mr. DENISON.—I beg to say that I will not withdraw it. (Loud cheers.) Sir J. PA/CINGTON would therefore move the follow ing amendment: "That the cause of sound religious instruc tion and the interests of the church demand, at the present juncture, the friendly co-operation of the National Society and the Committee of Council ; and this meeting, satisfied that such co operation must be for the advantage of the National Society se well as of the church at large, desires to deprecate any renewal of the witation which has charac terised the recent meetings of the Society, and to express its earnest hope that the two bodies may act cordially toge ther." (Cheers.) • Mr. CHILDERS said before he proceeded to second the amendment he wished to know what reply Mr. Denieon had to make to the suggestion that ho should withdraw his resolution. The Rev. G. A. DENISON begged to sae that he would cost withdraw it. (Cheers and disapprobation.) Mr. CHILDERS regretted very much to hear that re ply, and would now second the amendment. Mr. Denison had brought forward a milder resolution than heretofore, hut he doubted whether, if he had not known that oppo sition wag arising, he would have tempered his motion as he had done. (Cries of " oh, oh.") In the Morning Chronirk of the 20th of April, he found bins using these expressions, " Organising training institutions which shall be altogether independent of state !assistance." That did I not indicate a desire for very cordial co-opera ' tion with the state. (Hear, hear.) He hoped the meeting would rescind the resolution, passed at the three last meetings. If lie knew anything of the feelings et the great majority of the laity, perseverance in the asarse hitherto pursued would deprive them of lay assist ance. Ho knew one noble lord, a distinguished senator and statesman, who, having subscribed 100!. a year to the misty, had withdrawn both his name and his subscription. (Meer, hear.) With such a warning before them, he hoped titer mould not for the fourth time pass a resolution to dis gust se many of the society's moderate supporters, and so many of the best churchmen in the country. (Hear.) The Rev. S. ROBINS said he had, as the incumbent of a pour awl populous parish, formerly received gre:d soutane° from the committee of Council, and he could belie his own convictions if he did not state his belief that every . movement which that body had made since was in the right direction. (. Hear, hear," and " No, no.") It was most important that harmonious nditisas should be maintained between the church and the state. There was an ens rmous work to be done, sod, if he might so expre s s himself; they could not afford strife. (Cheers.) The assistance which the state had thus far ren dered to the church was exceedingly great; and there was net a lawn or village of any importance in which the effect of the educational movement might not be seen. (Hear.) i Since January, 1017, no fewer than 630 schools had been built through the aid of government grants. (Hear, hear.) During the last year—the year last reported—out of Vi,oool. of public money granted to aid the building of schools, 20,000!. went to church schools, the remainder being divided amongst dissenters and Roinanista ; and in the same period of 96,000/. granted to masters and teachers, 65,0001. was dis tributed in the established church. He felt as strongly as Mr. Denison himself that they were not at liberty to make any compromise of truth, even if the benefits wore tenfold, and the necessities infinitely greater. (Hear, hear.) But there was no use in saying one thing, when, in reality, they meant another. (Hear, hear.) lie believed that no compromise was asked—(hear, hear)—ho believed that in accepting the grants no sacrifice of principle was made. The government imposed certain conditions. But what were they ? The first condition was inspection. Now inspection originated about the year 1540. It was not, at first, very favourably received ; but it was now found that the schools through. out the country had benefited by it. (Cheers.) All parties shared in the benefit. The clergy gained informa tion which their peculiar habits and pursuits did not enable them otherwise to obtain as regarded the technical working Of a school; the sluggish master was quickened, the active one encouraged ; while the children rejoiced in obtaining the approbation of those who came to them clothed with high authority. Ile thought he might assume that the working of this portion of the government plan had not been injurions ; and he would now ask the attention of the meeting for a few minutes, while he spoke of that which formed the leading feature of the whole question, namely, the management clauses. (Hear, hear.) The management clauses were four iu number. By the first it was provided, that a managing committee of laymen should be selected in populous towns from amongst persons who had sub scribed a certain amount, and that they should be chosen by subscribers of a certain amount, and that both the electors end the elected should be !mai laic members of the church at England. (Hear.) By the second it was provided, that in small towns end villages, in which there ware inadequate materials fur terming suck a com mittee, the managing body should be nominated in a deed. The third clause had reference to places in which there were SO materials at all for forming a committee; and in that case, which, as they all knew, frequently arose in rural parishes, the school, though assisted by the government in the must liberal manner, might still remain without any lay com mittee ut all. The fourth clause applied to small parshes, whose population was over 500, fur which a committee might be formed from a neighbouring parish, or from neighbouring parishes, with a proviso that the managers should be nominated, and nut elected. lie ought, perhaps, to add, that the government had recently made a concession, to the effect that parishes having a population of 700 might, if it were desired, be relieved from the application of the first clause. Now, he would ask, what hardship these clauses imposed upon them? Did the clauses com mand them to accept the Leo -operation of enemies in work ing their parish schools 1 No ; for none could be members of the committee who did nut give satisfactory evidence that they were members of the Church of England. It might be objected that they were only cold and formal friends. No ; they proved their sincerity and their interest by giving their money and their attendance. (Interrup tutu.) He wished as far as possible to avoid exciting topics, but he could not help saying that the real question at issue was whether laymen should have their due share of tafluence in church schools. (Cheers, and cries of " No, se.") By the management clauses there was re served to every clergyman the entire control of all that regarded religion and morality; and were they prepared to say that fur all the rest, the laity were not as capable as themselves of managing • school ? (" Hear, hear, " and " No, no.") As regarded secular teaching, diseiglne, and oversight, and the general fitness of the master, would openly acknowledge that he believed any layman wits as capable of judging of them as himself. (Laughter.) lie was very sorry that Mr. Denison had allowial himself to speak as if the catholic faith were la peril—(hear, bur)—or as if it wen less precious to than who differed from him than it was to himself. (" Hear, bear," mid sheers.) It seemed to him (Mr. Robins) tki blight al Wastice to impute to any of them that they were Nil and order about that to which they had devotesitheie liweesaSimers)—sad he hoped Mr. Denison would Mg what be bed said. If the minister wished to teach tot 'alkalis Stith to the little ones of his flock, then was add* no one to hinder him. The National &Mem bad again and again expressed their approval ems, the 0118111. (No, no.) 't he last condition in question was thm of gimbal. That was a point on which there had been misconception. On all - '- which involved ties in which it was placed. Now, If he bad been ttresponsible for that position, h e might have heei to take any step; but, when he remembered that he was not singly responsible, but that a vest majority et that society had decided the question—C" no, no "), and that the committee itself had sanctioned that decision, he hit that it was not his business to give way, and that as circumstances had placed him in the foreground of the battle he was bound to proceed. It was with that view , that he had given notice of the motion which he should have the honour to submit to the meeting—a resolution which was purely and entirely defensive, and he wished the meeting so to receive it. He had frees the first taken great pains to put his case plainly end frankly before the public. and he never asked persons te affirm more than appeared on the face of hi+ motion; but in order to avoid any possible mistake in this matter, and in order to prevent persons from supposing that when he asked them to protest against interference with church doctrine and discipline, he asked them to protest against the receiving of state aid, he had prepared certain words to be added to the resolution, which he would either propose him self or accept at the hands of any other person. The reso lution of which he had given notice was as follows:—" That this meeting deeply regrets that her Majesty's government continue to disallow the equitable claim of members of the Church of England, as set forth in the resolution of the Annual Meeting of this society, June 6th, 1849 —That founders of church schools, who see fit to place the ma nagement of their schools in the clergyman of the parish and the bishop of the diocese,' should not on that account be excluded from state assistance towards the building of their schools." To these words he now wished to add the following—not to set himself right with his friends, who did not doubt him, but with a large portion of the public who did That this meeting desires to express its sense of the very great importance of securing the most friendly relations and the most harmonious co-operation with the civil power, and of being enabled to accept assistance of every kind from the parliamentary grant for education, provided always that such co-operation and such assistance involve no interference, direct or indirect, actual or virtual, wilh the doctrine or the discipline of the church." (Cheers.) It was, he thought, of immense importance that they should show, in the face of the country, that they did t ang together and hold together fast for the catholic faith. (Loud cheers) They could scarcely have failed to overlook the steady, though slow, progress which was being made by the com mittee at council on education toward, the establishment of the office of Moister of Education. (Hear, beer.) There appeared to he a design to place the whole education of the country under the control of the committee of council ; and he held in his hand a remarkable docu ment, emanating from Mr. Fletcher, one of the inspectors of schools, which advocated au education rate, on the ground that the present system had created a vast number of punil teachers, who, if they were not suffi ciently employed, might prove dangerous members of society. It was a curious fact that the head of the govern ment, in a speech the other day, declared that, as far as he was concerned, he had very little sympathy indeed with the National Suei.ey. The reliance of the Church of Eng land was on the right arm of her great King; but the church of England, if she would be steyesl on that arm, must beware how she sold the truth for gold—C" Oh, oh," and cheers.). ter how she buttered the truth away. (Cries of "Oh, oh.") Had he said anything to offend any one ? (A voice : " It 4 off. nsive.") Was he not to be allowed to say that the church of England hail a truth to maintain ? (Hier, hear.) Surely the had something which she must hold last, and for which she was bound to be faithful unto death. She must bold fast that which she had, that no man might take her crown. (Cheers.) Had they not that which they must hold fast, at whatever cost ? Had they not the teaching of the church of the apostles? (" No tractarianism.") Did they nut remember that they had the doctrine and discipline of the church of the apostles? (Interruption, and tries of "Shame.") Ile should himself be ready to listen without hissing or zunkiug any other noise ; and he really thought it hard that he had nut been allowed to proceed without interruption. (Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said the meeting must be aware that interruption did but prolong discussion. Mr. DENISON was merely stating what hail always appeared to him to he undoubted facts. (Hear hear.) lie certainly did not know that any churchman disputed that they had the teaching of the Apostles—(cheers) ; or that they did not lament they had not the discipline of the Apostles. (Cheers.) lie was nut prepared to hear that any one denied that they had the Apostolic succession, the creeds, and the sacraments. (Cheers.) But it might be asked, what had these things to do with their meeting ? (Hear, hear.) He answered that they had everything to .to with it. (Cheers.) For they were a society for the edu cation of children upon the principles of the English church; and these were those principles. (Cheers.) By their faithfulness to them they would stand or fall; unit he would say to them, " liold feat that which they had heard; be faithful even unto death, that no one took away their crowa." (Cheers.) Ile b egged to move his resolution; and, if the meeting would give him leave, he should he very glad to move the additional words which he bad appended to it. (Loud and long-coutinued cheers.) Mr. A. li. HOPP. said that after the decisive, cnthusiaa tic, and emphatic declarations of the society at its last three annual meeting% and at that great auembly last year, which, if no meeting of the society, was one that it might well adopt and make one of its trophies—(cheep)—he little expeeted to be called upon once more to reaffirm the Magna CUrta of free education, and to demand equal toleration from the government to that national church of which our Sovereign was by the constitution obneed to be a member, and from whose chief ministers she received her inaugura • tion in that royal abbey under which they stood. (Loud cheers.) Yet this simple claim—a claim so small as to be almost intangible, and which they hardly knew how to urge, because they could hat ily know what opposition it would meet with—they were for the fourth time assembled to press upon an unwilling and tiic role air jades Commit tee of Council. (Cheers.) Against the absurd and mon strous denial of justice of which they complained, Mr. Denison, with that forwardness which was best tor this world sad for the nest, had determined obstare principils, and in 1848, that memorable year in which they had seen the fruits et state education and act paternal government in the red re poblicanianof which Prussiaand France were each the focus ...en the never-to-be-forgotten June of that year, when those horrible scenes were being enacted in the streets of Paris—did Mr. Denison stand forward on behalf of the Saxon people of England, and of the member+ of their gore and reformed church, to oppose the establishment of a system under which in foreign hinds principles had grown up which had riven society to its very base. (Cheers, and eels, of "Oh.") Oentlemen who cried " Oh ' and hissed, were the worst friends of the Committee of Privy Council. lie called upon the meeting as men, as Englishmen, and, above all, ae catholic churchmen, to accept the resolu tion of his noble-hearted friend. (Loud cheers.) Sir JOHN PAKINOTON, M.P., rose to move an amendment, but The Rev. SANDERSON ROBINS interposed, claiming the priority, inasmuch as he bad given notice of an amend ment upon Mr. Denison's resolution a month since. The ARCHBISHOP ruled that he ought to have the , precedence, but The Right Hon. H. GOULBUIPX ; M.P., observing that, by the practice of another place, Sir John Pakington would clearly have a right to speak to the resolution, having first caught the eye of the most rev. chairman, his grace re voked his decision. Sir J. PAKINOTON, after expressing the diffidence he Mt in addressing arch an audience, said that, with re gard to the terms of Mr. Denison's motion, they were scarcely intelligible to him, and therefore he must tarn to the former motion of which he had given notice, and than, he believed, he should find the real cause why it had boas coved. (Cheers.) It was not, however, has (Sir J. Pa. hieleta's) object either to criticise th e language oleo Ni. gentleman's resolution, and still per M Lae wain hisseelf in the intricacies of the =mittrather to state how deeply he bpeenlai thins (Cheers.) So deeply dud he eatertaia this gist he vesemil yesterday to rosamasad to ens sdih wheels was sating that they shwahl at ease defer Is Os imaarsbas a by the ossomitese, which hlr eine bid is a amuse is maim* that he &said less ft would bars amnia with it the need easeaties of every geodesist is HSI rose. (Load then.) Ns (Sir J. Pahlagtoa) was sure that 'ight b bra to their soared airs amid arise best the dirass..(lsoar, hear)—sad he had thersers see. with the deepest regret, the uses white hod has elm in the lot eventful year the result of whisk W lama Is impress upon the public %nine a feeling that the awed meetings were real!) , now the snobbiest nose et ' °A T= of contentions hewer Yesterday (as belay' annotaged in the asale day's Eritrea.), the fortieth meal ase= was held •t the Society's Central School IhMetnary, Westminster. The intense interos i ndeb des Who under discumion excited amongst the friends and of the meaty, warn etanifesud in the crowds which 'Goad the buddies long before asset, at while limes it hoe hew enuesesed that the done wadi be opened. Then *et opestien was at length padonnei, a tech teak plass whisk has hardly ever been surpassed, even during the memorable Jenny Lind rage. The specious building was soon filled; and probably more than a thousand gentlemen, of whom a large proportion were clergymen, were present. At one, the chair was taken by his Grace the Archbishop of Can terbury, who was supported on the right hand by the Archbishop of York, the Earl of Harrowhy, the Bishops of London, Bangor, Oxford, and Sodor and Man ; and on the left by the Bishops of Winchester, Salisbury, and Chiehee ter, Mr. Bamford Hope, M.P., and the Rev. 0. A. Deni s sn. There were also prtsent the Bishops of St. Maph, Manchester, Worcester, Norwich, and Moray and Rose; the Deans of Hereford, Carlisle, Salisbury, Winchester, Manchester, Bristol, and Battle; Archdeacons Sandford, Sinclair, Brymer, Hone, Creyke, Moore, Churton, Hone 11. C. Jones, Rushtnn, Burney, Mien, Thorp, and Hill; Earls Nelson, Abergavenny, Chichester, and Ef fi ngham; Marquis of Lothian ' • Lord John Manners, M.P., Lord Hodestlale, Rev. Loral J. Thynne, Lard R.ulatoek, Rev. Lord H. Kerr, Loral Henry Cholmondelcy, Lord Robert Coen. Viscount Downe ; Sirs C. Anderson, Bart.; J. P itiorlies, Bart., M.P.; T. D. Acland, Bart., M.P.; W. K. Panahar, Rut. ; W. Stirling, Burt.; W. Junes, Dent.; H. Martin, Bart.; J. Gi bbon'', Bart.; B. N. Buxton, Bart., M.P. ; Thomas Phillips ; Revs. Sir 11. Thompson, Bat., Sir 0. Provost, Bart.; Hon. and Rev. G. Herbert, R. W. S. West, Horace Powia, L. Irby, H. Legge, L. V. Harcourt, C. Twistletun, 11. M. Villiera, W. H. Scott, 6. Yorke ; Right Hon. Henry fiend burn, J. C. Talbot, W. Spring Rice, F. D. Ryder; Rev. Drs. Jell, Spry ; Revs. 0. A. Denison, A. Wilson, D. Cole- Vika J. P. Wigram, J. G. Leetsdale, J. Jennings, W. Hart; Admiral H. Hope; Major-Lleneral Shawe; Colonel Sheet; Majors hi. Montagu, Stanton; Captains T. S. Thompson, R.N., Gladstone, R.N., Meson, lt.N., Ryder, 111. N. • lion. A. Gordon; lion. Captain Maude; Captain Andrews; Mmes. C. Lowther, M.P., W. Patten, M.P., W. Deedes M.P., W. Event, M.P., H. Russell, M.P., R. D. Mangle:, M.P., J. W. Childers, M.P., E. B. Denison, M.P., R. Cardwell, M.l'., C. 11. Frewen, M.P., Clement Ricardo, M.P., 0. F. Matheson, W. Cotton, J. C. Coign. boon, P. Casanova W. Davis, C. A. Wood, W. V. liar siert, Lc., &c. The most Rey. CHAIRMAN having said the collect, "Prevent us, 0 Lord," the collect fur Quinquagesima Sun day, and the Lord's Prayer, His GRACE stated the manner in which the proceedings would take place, after which he observed that it was with much regret that he found notice of certain resolutions had been given, for he could not but look hack upon the time when, up to the last three or four years am, their meetings were rather for the purpose of learning iu what way their friends from the country were performing the great duty of Christian education, and in what way that great purpose mild be best effected. The resolutions had no doubt been framed with the best intentions, but still, in discussions of that kind, they had found by experience that it was ex ceedingly difficult hot to introduce matters on which men's minds were greatly excited, and on which a temper was apt le prevail which was not altogether suited to the meeting of a society for the promotion of practical Christianity. (Loud cheers.) In consequence of this, ioatinued his Grace, (quoting from the manifesto of the committee) " the committee of the National So eiety, to whom the management of its affairs is by the 'Meter exclusively entrusted, earnestly deprecate the dis sension which they have reason to expect at the general tweeting of the wee ty on Wednesday next. They consider each and all of the propositions, of which individual MOLL here of the society have given notice, alike unneceavary ; and they deem the public discussion of them at t..c annuul meeting calculatal to embarrass the o,.erations mid to ins ' pair the efficiency of the society." (Cheers.) In that opi nion his grace cordially concurred; but, if it was too late to hope that the parties would withdraw from their purpose, he trusted, at least, that there would be no such spirit pre vailing as should be inconsistent with a meeting of Christian brethren. (Cheers.) lie would only add in conclusion that, supposing the disciecioa to take place, he had been desired by the committee to state that it win their intention be close the meeting at six o'clock. (Cheers.) The ballotting tickets were then collected, and Messrs. Luttwidge and Sharpe were appointed auditors to scrutinise the poll, and Canon Hutchinson and Mr. Wilson to super intend their labours. The SECRETARY then read the report, which was a wiry long printed document, in which it was stated that collections under the Queen's letter, in August, 1819, had been received from 9,002 parishes or ecclesiastical districts, amounting to 24,7541., a sum about 2,0001. less than that realised under the royal letter of 1816, notwithstanding the number of collections was greater. This falling elf was attributed to the severe distress prevaitiag in agricultural districts, the returns from many parishes amounting only to one half (tithe former collections. The sum voted out of On , fund since the last report had been 7,a321., and authority had been given to the treasurer to pay 7,6961. voted by the committee in former years for works, the completion of which had been duly certifhal. By this expenditure accommodation for 23,20 b scholars had been secured, and 107 teachers' houses had been built. Outstanding accounts, amounting to 3,0981. from the special fund for manufacturing and mining districts (the whole of which had now been applied) had also been paid, and accom modation for 7,813 children and 18 teachers' residences had by this means been secured. In the whole, therefore, additional room had been provided for 31,019 children during the last year by the aid of the society in 270 schools, either built or enlarged, and 125 teachers' residences had been secured. Since the last report schools in 206 place" had been received into direct union with the society, making the total number of schools in union with the society 9,629, in addi tion to these united through the diocesan boards of education. The report, after giving other details of the society's ope rations, concluded by stating that, on the whole, the com mittee bad good ground for believing that the great work undertaken by the society forty years ago is making steady progress. On a review of the or erations of the autiety during the last three years, they had the satisfaction of re porting, that additional accommodation had been provided fur 100,914 scholars in schools built by aid of the society; that the society's organiaing masters had been fully occu pied in the improvement of schools throughout the country with the best result.; that the receipts fur the sale of school books and materials in the depository had advauced at the rate of 1,0001. annually ; that the number of teachers sent out from the several training establishments of the society hod been larger than at any former period ; and that measures had been adopted both to build new training institutions, and in many caws to enlarge the accommoda tion and increase the et&iency of the institutions already in existence. The committee would do their best to further she pauper thus made ; and they look with confidence for as may enable them to supply to the rapidly iners=ptpulation of this country a sound religious in struction based on the principles of the Church of England. (Cheers.) The Rev. G. A. DENISON rose, amidst loud cheers, grwith hisses, to move the first 'iodation. He said ainy anxieties in add • the meeting; but he no rester anxiety than this, to might be able to home the mating with the setisfactinnallWag borne tor • MN more to a great principla.sollipst having . Ives NW SUM etellisee to a single penis paean. It was now three yeas age tante he called the aeialia of the socie ty , at an annual aeming, to whet eganal* dim to be the Injustice dons by the committal ETeu sh en aimatioe is excluding a eertain elan of awe lad= Sea building Eats. That ezclusion 11111111111.11111111111111 d 1 / 1 2S arirwhelne at the annul eatelag Meal the 11* 'Chia al...Vaamittee of the radar bed theladves mar and ghee ate ; for in thelr andadleg peter la the effsfaingatee, written as Se ll* of Deferatra 1111* they maid they newillegly dna Zia oessimpon• data teeente they coed not reeenternad tie miteaperat dram en the simple pound to which be (Mr. Deane) wee aim seedne the vote of that day, benne, he egad ft at he a phaa, mid tatelitgest vote, end na mad up with ether *age oda whiall lad* nate do. The liPmilfti,llo INK lack..' the este with the aseenitteo etemeeil 11ev. Mr. WILLIAMS, The of Hendon, age H odder, and was internees& with lend cries of "Osier, anam," Chair, chair "- which lireNi mmllnued for sense dine. The rev. was unamitood to intimate that he objected to the Isom which the speaker was pur suing. The CHAIRMAN decided that Mr. Williams was out of order. The ROT. O. A. DENISON contiansd—Notwithstanding the dukes of the sea mitere le eine the and no YAW al 11111111•11111111M1 the miniationfa ugg =r e o e 4 the spindle grwand that the mamba Wawa led bier kred with that local freebies ad* beincel did& founders of schools in thisennalegy, enallathey Mil dank to be aided by the fteet• las se fink Ina data were legal ; thet, gap anal thas• alms in 1861 exactly ia the am painern illy IMMO Lad this year he would we ay ea aingesta, bat a now dihealty had arisen ; for time wee a hige taaber of nasohne of this society who, not Amin it as my gay anal Nthemselves to be so excluded, would est dim able, to esaullabt that feeling. Now, really that was indiesi awe aseme. Neither he nor those who acted with him bad or., gilt? interfere, except by advice, with the dimes Men et Ia taking the management clause* of the Nab. = i tt e tweeil. It was rather bard to be Emseasel sei seal to be held up by all sorts of MM. he Ida what the committee of the society had amateelL Ilia it was in that state of things that he stood beam re issitisg. For his own part he would not have gene lbws at all if he had sot been forced to do so. He was re =in his quiet vicarage in fletnersetshins—(" oh, oh," and ter)—he was waiting with extreme anxiety expecting to hear every day that the select committee of the House of Lords which was promised last year was appointed—(hear, hear)—end he desired that there mmiigght be no necessity for coming there to intercept the considerate. of those things which properly belonged to the business of that society. (Hear, hear) While he was in this state of expectation and be would repeat, notwithstanding the laugh, waiting quietly at home, all of a sadden he understood from very good authority that a protion was circulated all over the country to purify and improve the committee of this society by -mating out of it a pertain leaven. He would not mention WINS, because that might create irritation ; bat that prooositioa was sent round, and it was accompanied with an Intimation that a great effort would be made to rescind everything which had been done daring the last three yeses and to resent the society from the false pail- Oruction, and let the National Society, as the chureh's handmaid, take care fur the dissemination of her doctrines. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. FRANK SUDDEN thought that if any gen tleman believed the society to be conducted by a party he ought at once to propose an inquiry into the matter; but what had • vote of confidence in a government measure to do with it? (Cheers.) Why then bring up members from the country to do what was, atter all, merely to op pose one or two individuals ? (Cheers. ) He should vote for Mr. Denison's motion because he considered the amend ment was proposed for a different purpose than appeared on the face of it. At the same time he believed that the management clauses as they had been amended were now, '1 if not perfect, at least greatly improved (Cheers.) That improvement, however, he attributed entirely to the exer tion' of the National Society. (Loud cheers.) But there was a more serious matter connected with this subject than these clauses, namely, that the Home of Lords, where the church was alone represented, had been excluded from any voice in the matter. (Loud cheers.) His grace's ',redo ceesor, in 1839, had asked what security they had that this grant should not, in process of time, be distributed for poli tical purposes. s(Cheers.) Lord Ashley, in whom the hon. baronet (Sir J. I'akington) would have great confidence—(a laugh)—had expressed similar senti ment*, and he might also appeal to the Bishop of Oxford who had protested against state assistance alto gether, if purchased at the expense of religions teaching. (Cheers.) A loud cry was now raised for several different speakers, but the most rev. chairman said that an old friend of edu cation who had attempted to speak at an earlier stage was now entitled to address them. He therefore called on Mr. GIPPS, who denied the existence on the part of the laity of • feeling of jealousy towards the clergy with respect to education. lie considered that the question of religious liberty was deeply involved in this matter. (Loud cheers.) He knew a case in which the promoters of a school were not allowed to insert a clause requiring the master to be a communicant of the church of England. (Cheers.) The only answer they could get to their application was, " There is the law, and you must abide by it." (Cheers.) The Rev. R. BURG istiS, of Chelsea, amidst loud cries of " Divide," supported the amendment. Ile charged the sup porters of Mr. Denison with wishing to interfere with Slone who had no objection to the clauses. They ought also to remember that when the state afforded aid to a school, it became one of its founders, and was entitled to be heard. (Cheers.) Mr. J. G. HUI3BARD, Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, said that he was astonished to find in a paper he held in his hand the amendment, which in the first instance it was announced would be moved by Lord' Robert Grosvenor, and seconded by Sir J. Pakington, ac ponied by a statetnent to the effset that it would be moved " with a view either to purge the society of the offensive principles adopted at its two lost general meet ings, or to leave it entirely in the hands of the pricateraft." (L proar.) Sir JOHN PAK INGTON desired to know what paper Mr. Hubbard was reading from ? Mr. HUBBARD : The Daily News. (Loud cries of 44 ohs.) Mr. Hubbard was proceeding to read further, but he was prevented by loud cries of, "We hove nothing to do with the Daily Netei," and at length a gentleman rase to ask whether it was in order for Mr. Hubbard to discuss an article in a public print ? The URAL it.sLkN replied that it was decidedly in order, but the opinions of the paper had certainly been very much disclaimed by the meeting. (Cheers.) Mr. HUBBARD said he sous pleased to see the powerful manner in which that disclaimer had been given, and ho then proceeded to discuss the general subject. Nothing could be mere foreign to the matter than to allude to do cuments put forth on former occasions by Mr. Denison. (011.) The fact was, his present resolution was only a re afiirming of the society's previous declarations. It was quite absurd to talk of the generosity of the state to the church, because of some 25,01101. which it granted the church bad got 20,0001. It hail laid down the principle that it would give in proportion to the private donations ; and the large share of the public grant obtained by the church only proved the liberality and zeal of the latter. (Loud cheers.) He should vote against the amendment as being by inference a vote of censure upon the previous decisions of the so ciety. The Rev. Mr. MAYOW, who spoke from the body of the mom, said Mr. Burgess's argument, with regard to the compulsory clauses, appeared to him transparently falls Ciolld. (Hear, hear.) No doubt it was easy to avoid the management clauses by refusing to take public money, but there was nevertheless an infraction of religious liberty and • violotiou of fair play. (Cheers.) All that the society had claimed was men justice for the church, and for that justice they were hound to exert themselves. They were asked that day to pursue a retro grade policy, and to give their sanction to the imposition of the management clauses. Ile, ter one, could not consent to any such course. Lord R. GROSVENOR said he rose to say a few words, is consequence of an allusion which had been made to him by Mr. Hubbard in connexion with an article in the Dai y news—(hear) • and he would first explain the position in which he stoo d. Some tittle ago he was rsquested by some friends to come forward on that occasion and propose a reso lution to the meeting. lie felt very great disinclination to do so, because he did not wish the society to continue the practice of discussing subjects foreign to its special object as a society. (liear, hear.) When he under stood that the committee, in whom he had perfect con fidence, intended themselves to bring forward a resolution, he immediately stated to his friends that in that case nothing would induce him to move an amendment. When he afterwards heard that the committee deprecated all dis cussion, he was strengthened in his determination to take a silent part iu the proceedings; and in this resolution he should have persevered but for the allusion of Mr. Hub bard. Now, he must say that though he had the greatest respect for the public journals, he would be extremely sorry to hold himself responsible either for any sentiments which they might express or fur any which they might attribute to himself. All he could say in reference to the article in question was, that nothing ou earth would shuck hint more that to have it supposed that it expressed, in any degree, his sentiments, especially in the terms in which it was couched. Ile greatly deprecated the effect of these angry discussions. On that occasion the contending 'tunics had attributed to each other some concealed object. No one could quarrel with Mr. Denison for disliking the manage ment clauses ; the only question was, whether it was wise or prudent to discuss them in the vague sort of manner in which they must be discussed at such a meeting as that, and in the face of such consequences as were likely to ensue. (Hear, bear.) If the question was to be discussed, let it be discussed in parliament, which had the power of causing an alteration. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the resolu tion, he could nut help still entertaining a hope that Mr. Denison would consent to withdraw it, There were many present who would be greatly pained at being forced to a division. A suggestion had been made to him (Lord It. Grosvenor) which he would like to have had some time to essaider: it was, that he should move, as a sort of inter mediate step, the adjournment of the debate. (Loud cries et " No, no.") Of course, if it did not meet with general seneurrence, ho would not persevere. The Berl of HARROWHY said he should not have risen, degmating as he did discussion, but for the peculiar posi tion& which hr stood. Allusion hail been made, in the mane of the discussion, to an expectation that before that lime a committee of inquiry would have been moved for in the House of Lords; and it was natural that those who had entertained that expectation should look for explanation. Now, the great difficulty which he (the Earl of Ilarrowby) had found in carrying out that object arose from the discus sions within those walla. (Hear, hear.) Ile would tell them plainly that they could not nice distinctions sepa rate things from their tendencies -Hear)—they could not by disdaining certain things, separate a motion on the emsduct of the Privy Council in the distribution of grants from the opinions entertained and professed by the leaders of this movement. That was the practical difficulty which stood in his way. What did Mr. Denison tell them there ? He said that those who accepted the public money on the proposed terms were selling the catholic faith. (Cries of "No, no," and " Yes, yes.") Mr. DENISON rose to explain. He had not said what the noble lord attributed to him. He had expressed no wish to interfere with any individual ; all that he asked was not to be interfered with himself. The Earl of HARROWDY said the charge made was that parties were selling their faith. The Rev. 0. A. DENISON said ho had laid down, per haps not wisely, the general principle that they were not to sell the catholic truth for gold. (Hear, hear.) The Earl of HARROWHY continued 7 Wben general sects .. songless between dial parties, - __ _ v ery great there was no appeal . _ ... _______ rival sects, than of the meetings of men having in view religion e morals except to his bishop . In all other casts there was an ap- To u y from the clergymen maxims were laid down on occasions like that it woe natu pe . to a court formed in the manner which he had de-posed that they were intended to have some pecu an object so sacred, and a purpose re holy as the liar local application. ("Bear, hear," and cheers.) He religious amities of the poorer classes of this country. " appoint one arbitrator, who must be an inspector of schools, (Loud cheers.) In feet, these discussions had created in the serih ? d • T he President of the Council wee empowered to recollected perfectly well as being with Mr. Denison within and as such subject to the approbation of his Grace the public mind a feeling of alarm—(cheers, and crime( " oh") those walls, what he would have the National Society do -an alarm In whisk he entirely sympathised, that if this another arbitrator whunaiisetfbethuebethneeefieeceedweeto clergyman e A u rchbishop; the bishop whether ho would have them refuse aid to these who ae imams was persevered in, the society would soon assume thecepted the government grant, and he rose up and replied of being the rociety of a party —( loud cheers, who must be a magistrate arida churchman. Was there any it was their statement that they alone represented the =" e ire• f . , a .. „,,, ~.. _my., than of wing,. . it mou s e' and these two arbitrators were to nominate a third, and denunciatory language of the movers in this question— reason to _d fault with the constitution of this court of bad been called, the of their church for (memo H. am die „el and practi.i re . aito tpplai t ~.( t!ear, hear.) Mr. Denison said "Ym ;" but tie sacred of the wineatinn of the people. ben ..00 d uga . t r r. would have great difficulty in proving what church and that what they proposed waa alone consonant with church principles which constituted the main of what bad bees dens M time meetings hue been to ail " "' subject* to e t h e bishop iri d e s difficulty in the fair and calm consideration of the subject. cre con b du ef e o t re of las e t au w m in ti te on r . an lely ind an is d positionto mad a feeling aimed is th e seen try that the intention of ("Mr! appe al l ohinel co li nfi t d h e ere th w e these gentllamem thee were now Swung this discussion uponentirely reason there should be laid upon the bishops a them use Mode& the laity of this land—(tremendous up edenwtvneahich—he wh yto the hands of the clergy, that indisposition had since ismr, egassiestie dims, and cries of "No, no.") This I - said it with all possible respeet—they were increased tenfold. Even if a committee were granted nut the most competent persons ethnics might be dissented from—(cheers)—but he could f , ~_, ._ , to discharge. (Laughter.) in the House of Lords, another must be moved for in the only my Om such a fear did prevail. (Cheers, and cries of 'i f " !Ire. passible i° re y before the meeting a selection from Commons, and what chance of success was there in the pre " No, an") It was a matter of fact, which no one could the title deals drawn before these management clauses were sent state of parties ? (Hear, hear.) He heartily concurred disputa. Ma afar did preveil that there was a lurking In- Proposed, they would find that it would amply justify the with the committee in deprecating these dissensions. He ' teatime In the pert of the clergy to exclude the laity from committee of council. (Cheers, and cries of "Oh !") There wished to heaven they could return to their former tria -1 all shams wren In the secular portion of the education of I were plenty of dads so informal as to be alto ge th er invalid, uillity. If the question were put to a vote be should take their been (Loud cries of "No ' n°, ' and cheers') Si.. I &Jibe tionthhad and he thought the ecimauttee of council, after the careful fij o part. (Cheers.) gentlemen said "no ." and he was perfectly aware that the ' ra bestowed upou the matter, and with The Rev. 0. A. DENISON, in reply . , said that though rev. gentleman wbo'had moved the resolution had said that th e 8" 1 " i tttiof f ethe inspectors, would be able to provide the noble lord thought freedom desirable, he appeared such was net ble intestion—(cheers)--but he (Sir J. Poking- I them w better clauses than any private person could de- anxious to place every obstacle in the way of their getting 1 (Cheers, crim of " Oh!" and hisses.) ton) would askmagaber, in thin times of anxiety, and when I V ille ' it. He would neither have the question discussed there nor alarm prevailed itheasa the prsteetant members of their I The Most Rev. CHAIRMAN pointed out how much to parliament. church-01Na ha mdse of - "Olt r)—people would not time was lost by the interruptions. The CHAIRMAN was then proceeding to put the vies be inclined m o w so i n k gs th • g m d eooko o f mot i on . l i Mr. ROBINS said there were two discordant elements in tion, when than to erillebt priderthe esllammmlmas. (Cheers.) He , their society. If they could work together let them re- The Bishop of LONDON rose and said, be was perfectly would ask she vilialm three hai sell bees during the p as t joice at it ; but if a portion of them would come there to aware that he was irregular in obtruding a single word on winter one of du mast sesselmble oredepments of reLi- interrupt their annual meetings, and to impede their has- the meeting after the reply of the mover of the resolution. t e :11111 feeling that bad OM Olin th ese Ia this country ? monious eo- operation with the state, it was Blear that the He nee net going to say a single weird with regard to the Cheese and cries of " thiselem") He would ask wile- departure of one side or the other was inevitable. (Loud merits either of the motion or of the amendment, but _ r fishing ea the/ with de to the effects of that cheers.) Let them remember that truth was above all thia he must say, that he earn , stir recommended the 1 demapemet, it was nseW that the laity of this country things. (Loud cheers.) The National Society had done a meeting to reject both. (Cheers.) He spoke as a member, midi ethent to an is which there was even a vast work, and they could not deny it. All over the romp and not an inactive member, of the committee to whom by elleallieene if their eaalmisa hem a fair share in the educa- try there were schools which would never have been erected the terms of the charter was confided the exclusive &d- Oka if the away. (Load deem) There was another but for it; and he believed that it would best fulfil its high mioistration . of the funds of theso i Vety a'.d the direction creates milt [bet a." ml " eke" 211. 2 5 ezhibit a .y t functions,a nd a te.,:n e r p li sh . d zron e. wi P r w- at ogerthe age, by e o f f ittliseerenietut:eLredwhase belie veds e sr e lr ( k r:m * l7;7:l7: 2 f fitimpobedionA limilimill o i r eas ata Gbalilswal l" easimf ♦ dum w h o whose object in mutating the people sou the sati re e s as their his own fee li ngs—when he said that if a triumph p were aseggeges been bum amine* upon.. had ) own, the state. (Cheers.) Let, then. the committee .of afforded to either of the contending parties , the operations There wee another wersist gels( en, salprovide the machinery fa lit ta- of the committee would be most gravely and seriously ena. • barrased. (Hear, hear.) None but those who acted on the committee could be aware of the painful situation in which for the last three or four years the commit tee had been placed amidst the efforts which they had :wide, not entirely without success, to reconcile the differences between the committee of council and those who applied to them for aid, and to ' do justice to the church without bringing about a collision between the two great powers in the country, which, he might say would he at least fatal to one of them. (Hear, ' hear.) de earnestly implored the meeting, his reverend '); brethren in particular, to put a stop—it was only on such „•• en occasion that there was an opportunity of doing so—to put a stop to discussions of that kind by distinctly negatir ing both the resolution and the amendment. (Cheers.) The amendment was then put, amidst loud cries of , "My Lord Archbishop," from various gentlemen desirous ' of a ddressing the meeting; and at length, with great di MI • the most reverend prelate, having first threatened to dissolve the meeting, a hearing was obtained for Sir J. PAKINGION, who alter what had just been said by the right reverend prelate, as well as by the most reverend chairman at the commencement of the meeting, • begged to withdraw his amendment, and to leave upon Mr. Denison the responsibility of dividing the meeting. (Loud cheers.) Mr. DENISON.—I am quite ready to accept the respon sibility, and to divide. (Cheers, and uproar.) A GENTLEMA X (on the platform).—Then we will have I : one division, and it will long be known as Mr. Denison's division of the members of the National Society. (Loud I. cheers.) Mr. B. HOPE energetically declared his concurrence in the step of his colleague. The show of hands was then taken, and a large preponde rance appeared against the resolution. The CIIAIRMAN.—I have no hesitation in affirming ". that Mr. Denison's resolution has been negatived by a large • majority. (Loud and long-continued cheering.) It was then announced that the three retiring memheis of the committee, Archdeacon Harrison, the Dean of St. Paul's (the Rev. 11. H. Milman), and the Rev. John Jennings, had been re-elected and that the new member in the place of the Rev. H. IL. Norris, deceased, was the Rev. C. B. ' Dalton. he CIIAIRMAN—I will conclude with a word of hope that this will be the last meeting of this kind that will ever be held—(cheers)—aad that our brethren front the country will return to the scenes of their exertions as I:said at the commencement, to carry on the great and important duty of education in which they arc now engaged. And now receive my benediction. (I . he most rev. prelate then pro nounced the blessing in the usual form.) A vote of thanks, on the motion of the Bishop of London, was afterwards given to the Chairman, and the moat rev. prelate having briefly returned thanks, the meeting broke up a little alter live. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The appearance of the Crystal Palace yesterday was gay and striking in the extreme. It was quite full by I o'clock, and very warm in the nave and transept, but a short journey to one of the aide courts was all that was necessary to secure a comfortable temperature. The anti cipatory prints, in which the costumes of various nations were contrasted, begin now to be realised by actual expe rience, as one jostles at every turn against a Nubian, a Turk, a Persian, or a Chinese. A superficial observer would say that the working classes have not yet begun to assemble ; but a little attention to the various pro vincial dialects, and homely though sensible obser vations which are heard at every turn, convinces one that they are there in myriads, but that in addition to being the best behaved and most or derly, they are also the best dressed " 'people" in the world. It is recorded of the Emperor Alexander that on beholding the well dressed thousands assembled at a review in Ilyde-park, in 1814, he exclaimed, " But where's tho people." What would be his reflection if hcsaw the crowds of 1851 at the Crystal Palace ? The number of admissions yesterday exceeded 50,000, and we heard on all sides loud expressions of a determination to come again and again. CONVERSAZIONE AT TIM MANSION- HOUSE. Yesterday evening the whole of the state apart ments at the Mansion-house were thrown open to a brilliant circle of rank, science, beauty and fashion, such as is seldom seen collected under one roof, even in the great metropolis. The arrivals were incessant from 9 to lia.t-past ten o'clock, by which time every available corner of the civic palace was crowded to suffocation. The Egyptian Hall was bril handy illuminated, and arranged as a concert-room, in which woo performed a concert of English music, and wo need hardly add that it formed the great point of attraction. In the ball-room were laid out various objects of interest contributed by friends of the Lord Mayor, among which were heuutifid models of ships from the Admiralty, clectro plate front Messrs.. Elkington's, the beautiful and novel glass globes which now figure so fre quently at public entertainments, sonic fine .spe•cimens of enamelled glass from Mr. Kidd ; and last, though not least in interest, a rare and curious manuscript chronicle of French history sent from the City archives by the City Itemembrancer. In other parts were flags from the Tower, and suits of armour from various quarters ; in short, nothing was wanting to give ,Weif to the welcome which our worthy chief magistrate dispensed to his distin guished foreign and English guests. Between half past 10 and 11 the scene was gay and atm:tiro to an extraordinary degree, the number of foreign and cope daily of eastern costumes giving quite is pictorial character to the groups, or rather crowds, which one met in every quarter. 'I he distinguished visitors wen• severally intro duced by Mr. Cattey, the Lord Mayor's secretary•, who most effectively superintended the general arrangements, and rsceived by the Lady Mayoress with Al due gracious ness and hospitality. Seeing that the company numle•red altogether nearly 1,500, anything like a perfect list of names would be out of the question. We subjoin a few caught at random, merely adding that a perfect list would. cumbine neur!yall the notabilities, foreignand domestic, now to be found in town. Among the early arrivals were the Earl and Countess of Hasse, Earl and Countess of Enniskillen, Earl of Harrowby, Lord Ashburton, Lord and Miss Camp bell, Earl and Countess of Lovelace, Count l'ulsky, Baron de Friesen, Ibrahim Khan, Seyd Abdullali, M. Wullowski, Nuba Bey, Ueneral Poncelet, Sir T. Deane, Mr. Justice and Lady Talfourd, Sir P. and Lady Egerton, the French Chargi. , d'Affaires, M. Marascolehi, the Bavarian minister, B. De Cetto, all the foreign come ki .. inner., all the jurors at the Exposition, M. 'that berg, Captain Named, Egyptian navy, Sir J. Clark, Sir K Murchison, Dr. Locock, Vis count and Viscountess Hericourt de Thury, Sir Baldwin and Lady Walker, Mr. Crofton Croker, the Chevalier Lencha, Professor Alined, Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth Dilke, Don M. D. haw, Lord and Lady Colhorne, the American minister, etc. &e. The company began to depart shortly after the coucert, but great numbers protracted the recep tion until nearly 12 o'clock. IRELAND. Dcmv..”4, JUNS 4. The Lord Lieutenant has madeanOdle; excursion to the north. On Monday his Excellency and the Countess of Clarendon arrived at Calcdon House, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Culedon, the vice regal party travelling with four carriages, and several horses from the viceregal stables. The Irish Tenant League revived their public meetings last night with a gathering in the lecture hall of the Mechanics' Institute. This was in tended to be the first of a series of public meetings to test the state of feeling in Dub lin upon the tenant-right question : but judg ing from the interest evinced in the proceed ings of last night, that feeling stands at a very low ebb indeed, at present. Mr. Patrick Lalor, of Tinnakil, presided, and the speakers wore Mr. Lucas, of the tablet, the Rev. Mr. Bell, presby terian minister, of Ballybay, and a Mr. Johnstone, of Wexford. Mr. Lucas gave an account of the interviews which the deputation of the league had in London with Mr. Sharman Crawford, but which were interrupted by an afflicting event in Mr. Craw ford's family. Mr. Lucas described the result as highly satisfactory, Mr. Crawford not objecting to the principle of valuation, upon which the league perseveres in laying particular stress. The following resolution, on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Bell, was adopted: That the propositions laid by the deputation before Mr. Crawford for the amendment of his bill of the last session be approved of, not as a full representation of the principles of the league, but as a valuable instalment of its demands, and that Mr. Crawfonl's bill, if amended in accordance with these propositions, may be made such as will enable the Council of the League to secure for it, in Mr. Crawford's hands, the hearty and earnest support of the friends and members of the league throughout the country ; at the same time it is our decided conviction, which we feel called upon publicly to declare, that nothing short of the full legal esta blishment of the great fundamental principles of tie Irilltt Tenant League will ever be found practically to maintain the rights, and effectually to relieve the miseries of the I tenant farmers of Ireland. In the case of Martin Burke rcrsits the Earl of Clarendon, the plaintiff's declaration was tiled yester day. It contains five counts, one of which charges the noble defendant with having written the letter containing the libel complained of by the plaintiff to the Earl of Shrewsbury ; another count charges the defendant with the publication of the letter in the Tablet newspaper; and a third with the publication generally. The declaration is signed by Mr. Butt, 14. C.; and Sir Colman O'Loghlen. The defendant must plead to the declaration within eight days. Ktnonown, Ansa 3.—Two men, in close custody, went serest this evening in the Liverpool steamer. I have heard they are connected with the late gold dust robbery on ens of*. English railways• , I