The Express. — London, England, 1850-05-10 00:00:00

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A 'majority 1r therefor* he helped for. Some dietor .ft in the riot...net eireles of Cleattit 'ft h said Chet the soverstnest petty, T i•,. hip throe. obstacle. JO the stay of !:.r Jura, the oppalitian has had the ed . y citcle*. Mortar is perticulssly earned app and anon.! to the g remount list 1%1 C use end One. in, the ems:ideas ; have faired ; .entht or ten vote. war; Thtt re•alt is tha work or tho Stock . • ; roi .ed over by MM. I. tune, 11.itaeb, T ;. fr pr,t.nd. d ra4ical • barn joint 4 . MM. Xourne and Seaffter have been r. -•. true wan• of space, siva today th• lat t..r cap t 4. Tr.f7 all belong to tha oppo- 1.01 FROM GREECE. .w:n4 from the Standard: II Athens of the 28th ult., that the r Gr had entirely failed : the •ee,e. that pleuipwen - tiaTy and the r (Mr. Wyse) were consequently at iT.i6al Parker immediately ordered a !,:ockade, with a threat t, bombard rout was carried oat with rigid 117 e. when the cosernnunt of Greece to the dem incle of Egg returned to Athens; and the c:ictly gale: when these aocoants rrALY. laitlAN STATES. wroltlndent Eves in his letter of tit trir King of Naples was ezpec•ed 4 retie. and that prepar tt:o.s for the t z a- the Curie of St. Angelo. a Lad or en apprehended on the 30th "A' r ct the French &fest before the • the strictness of the polic., and Ltd invented anything of the • I.:tce. - irteresting OCCIIITIPECN at kit .r clrrespo dens, " was the interview ovreer.2, c. on of Durham, with the ni in a previous letter that the rev. .s to end-scour to induce his Holiness . the bick.ri•g., animosities. sad .. which hes p the Tames dentin,- • •ryarate and at enmity, sad, by . Loot c I. to es'ablish the basis of an 1.. WAS certainly a bold attempt for :? nin to convert the Pope himself. Is rssolved to beerd the lion in his ,ei: he went to the encuunter it. Af er having ktelt to kiss the I , snsend eras invited by his II r. and an stimated conversation .•.r. a fit largars4e for eon•roversy. • e dlspotants might be presumed e. h utter. The Pope wal upon the as may - be Was:lard from his . *tined . with ca.mtess to Dr. :u favour of releasiog the :- m their TOW of celibacy, but a :L.: to entertained serious ideas . a p,an is the early part fspeci af.er having received he stojeet from Germany, but swe of Italy, and itched of the . ar.t ittovat:on on his part would be :.e had t h e power to act freely, by to means the ftee-apat emission to the throw. The *o.: p-avect him from exiling a p • a 7a m e ting to uti:e tbe `not and although he — tully cf the scheme, protested his own r.d harmony. and wept at Dr. Town. picture of England recaoisiog in sad of a universal church. After threw : hour's discussion the rev. canon took tg in the hands of his Holiness a docu .l the principal beads of his aroment, to have made some impression on the , judging from the tact of his having minis residence on Sunday last, only the interview, requesting to be made :a the periad of Dr. Towuseud's return oze to Napies), as he should then like tore conefrstron with him." NAPLES. taut, writ.ng on the god ieet., states .-. squadron was still anchored in the 4i America, which was to leave is a •, church coatinues to play a vary ac t ropprusion of public opinion. Let y to April 2i, state that arrests con me Wang. Tne same system of nsed there u at Naples, for the per opinion. : .ytt. &Tamp as Lmsdon, 675. GERMANY. BERLIN, Mar 7. r ".01 who signed the convention of the erta-ion of the narrower • strived for the purpose of attend - lc the course of this morning the ,serer triune, with royal travellers has given fresh life to this other- itlyel - carriages iimaserahle are • ••.e principal streets, and owe feels coin pvir wilier, ea duty at the chief • s . - sat eight hours of th e i r daily ex turning out to honour royalty. ftir.y twenty pintos to whom royal r- no slight increase to a soldier's •strese w.'l tot meet to-morrow, 4.r.41.y in•euded the first general bees pro until Thursday, shsenct tit reser& of their highnesses. of Hessen arid the Duke of Nassau to 'pima, hit they have sent repre- Ice t.r.t represented by the Hews, whost:evls in wins the congress 'cording to mere' report, deputes :Lary t• - • the (Arts, at Frankly:wt. The r:s lo assemble in the celebrated bit . IL tr.. e.d es!. saloon, on the ground pa , sce. Dot Cohaedurionnel of this • r matt pilots an within our walls, is tte ev.ra wt ..0 has vs often Dna cow wait, its rampletioa. It they wish to art •sints the Sanaa& of the time. r aw, •orm treated by the yea E S orfart; ala .' r rm u f er.l be wads p er f ec t sad NW 1•48 ar.4 :woe 'sough to resin sad pew -a • ( ittesoi. hto.wld they, however. tut tow/test, r I anat.ke the afr • I present enavoeation of pri sm will trot net en: ah en taa en lose ow. • 'r.rway , and a mean wane evil must times . ,e .t who ant , he MN! ! I •. . n•haNteigiOlONA the orga n o f the . •• • s but little evatidenes in the rem will some to. Majesty y t . his morning in Bells j .% • awl has 'mired from Dresden. .r..rardeil as a symptom of approxima ••• the Saxon government. Prises • : • 't• i• • Titoltt.t fli4CtiODSty, sad is •hated. ' VIENNA, May 6. •"' r &limy Ilan lifted the veil '.ver the terms deniuded by 14 '" . "; iLwi•tstel afforded to Austria The übjeet 41 Count Licbp's •44 was the settlement of the sod., of payment. Austria ltissah in•erveritinn in ilungary or aline rstrysitii. eterling. d a are to be ptid in r h.,. • ria' , lll..i.a arc to be paid is .ts•siments, with live per cent. tOirti lastiOuAvat is paid. I 1 % - inkl.,. " , r I • 7.p,t THE FXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1850. AMERICA. ( 9 7 Mark Itlisinek] (ROW on OWN LIVERPOOL. FRIDAY, Now!. The United 8 etas mail deem ship Atlantic, Capt. West, the first of the new American steamers, passed Holyhead this forenoon at 1110. She in expected in dm Mersey about 8 or 9 o'clock. CO, Court. We are authorised to state that upon the return of the coon from Osborne, about tae middle of June, the Karen will bold the usual droving-rooms, and that it is alai her Majesty's intention to Mee balls, Prises Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a ',means of the Itnyat Commission for the promotion of the Ethibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, to be held t t the year 18.51. His Royal Highness arrived at the ne • Pslace of Weseminrer at trine o'clock, attended by L'eut.-Colostell the H .a. Aleasader Givelon. The odamie sionen present were the Hulot Rome, Berl Granville, Lard S anleiv. Lard Overstune. the &Ott Hon. H. Labouchere, 8:r Richard Westamnet. Sir Charles L.ell, Mr. Batley, Mr. Cobden, M.P. ' Mr. T. P Gibezo, Mr. John Gott. and Mr. hl?ermaa Thoeapsoe, M.P. Before the mettleg of the weemniesion a preliminary meeting of the building wool:tee was held at tes o'clock yesterday mornin4; and, alter the Rays! Commissioutn bad assemti!ed, the committee, com posed of Mr. Colder, Mr. B .rry, Mr. R. St proforma Mr. C. R. C.,ekrrvll, Mr. Brunel, and Mr. T. L. Drmaldsou, with Mr. M. ll.gby Wyatt, bad so interview with the trommisaioneri and present. d their noon on the plans proposed for the building in Hyde-park The committee &leo submitted to Prince Albert sad the sommissiners asses 'sr oti 8 • plans forth* proposed buildin• for the eabiition. C load Reid, chairman of the incentive c minuets was pre. sent. Mr. S! de Rowell, secretary to the royal commission, ass in attendenst. The meeting brake up sista o'clock. The ILiches4 of Kent, accompanied by the Prince of Lfiningen and erince II tweed at Snit Weiner honoured the pertermance at the Rsyal Italics Open House with her presence yesterday evening. A devitc.ion from Luntk•th upon the mbject of !he Me•rep Iran Intent at But. con sis t or of the Right Hon. Hoz. C D'Eyazosirt, M P., Mr Charles Peanos.M P , Mr. It 'ben churchwarden of Limbeth, Wens John D eulton. J. Pleas. J. Ota ly. R. Hopkins, P. H. Holland, H. C. Edwards, Simnel Sidney, and J. B. Cluk, v.stey e'en, had on interview with Sir Grosse Orey yesterday at the Home.olll7.e. Tee Earl of Carlisle gave a ditner to the eabieet Enisosts.,. ua Wednesday evenint, at his residence iu Grua• vemosplsce. Tne ministers preeeat were tee stqwe of L snedowne, the Esti at pinto, Sir Gram, Gres, Viscount Palmeri:nu, Est'. 0.. y. Sir Charts. Wad, Sir Inns u. the Right Use. H. Labosedtere, and the Righ. lion. Fon Maule. rho Rev. °meld Sergeant, Gaon of .lancluiver, and the Can - n Cliftan, Lad an int,rvivw with Sit Ueorite Orry yet.. tday. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland R.! , had as ietetv.ew wi.h the Chancelier of tte Ex chAser, yeetewlay, at hie oth-tal etwasace in ll)wadly- Met Mr. R. Birley, Mr. Morley, and Mr. Thome Mu, churchwardens of MaraLhasura, dad an mtarraan Taut.lay with S.r Georg? 0r.,. LOAD LONDES110201:GOI COXVEUB►ZIO'cE.—Lord L mulish rumen had a eine. razl.ollle on W. ds.( SU, evening. at his mansioe i on Ins Terrace, Piccacily, at •aisa M%•iy ZOU gentlemen eminent to their attain ments Is mettle, literature, end the arts amembled in obedience to his luutship's inv:tation. ..is the Ant occAsion upon which the noble foal's had been dm .on open sinee ite acquisition by his It is a msraitl:.-nt k mos *LA nth etkulated for the dasp!ay of hoopf alit, slain to that of which it was the scene on Wednesday. WESTMINSTER RAGGED DORMITORY AND COLONIAL TRAINING ScROuL OF INDUSTRY. The annual mteting of this institution was held yesterday v.nicg at St. Martin'e-hall, Loan-ewe; L,rd Asture. M P., in the chair. The Isicy of the late, room was cruerdtd, and there wee also • lillawrOlLl attes.daace us the platform. Atter • devotional service, The CHAIRMAN said thee had met that evecing to eels brat- the anniversary of an tats .t imui , untn, which, whe ther its object or the mode of its ..peration were ems lined, was well is. tided to their countenance end supp trt. Taut initiation was now about to be placed under tne regular imminent at a committee, Invir.g hitherto le en me- Deed almost szdusevely by one person, Mr. Nash, of whose ab.lity, dikgenee, principles, and kindness of heart, Inhibited ander the most trying circumstances, it was impossible to speak with anequm• praise. It wee far better that an instidstum of that nature, woos, operations weal he hoped, be loose•bat extended, should be placed under a eommittee, in ord. r test it might obtain a Bremer amount of public confidence. (Clans ) While, how. v, r, he was menus that it should be supported to the full extent of its capacity, he did not desire to we its operations very greatly extended. It would be much better to have a greet many hundred institutions estabushni in diffarena puts of tsetse tr.,polis than to Lave one institution profaning to thrust its arms and carry its inspection into many mans parts. He believed that there were hundreds of the vinous who were moat auzions to ha extricated from their present miserable conditi,n, let it not be observed that they were giving etcouragement to vies and sin, and aiding the reprobate and worthless. They had the highest easesol• that the world *Vet saw for pursuing such a course, to these who plumed themselves on their own meats, and wk., full of sett-righteovisuess, refused to give the rigir.t h. 114 of fellowship to the objects of this la•!itution, be would say, that if sash a measure were milt out to them -elves, there was a time coming when none of them would be Odin abide the trial. (Clines.) In such a case, they miaht learn with bitter remorse that then was more '•j oy in b over one sinner that repented, than over ninety and nine just penises who needed"—or who fund that they needed—" no repentance." (Caters.) Mr. NASH then road the upon, of watch the following is a brief abstract: commenced by alleging the steady success of the pest operations, and inmate, confidence in the ultimata results. The institution had already reclaimed a number of the wont characters. Five reformed lads were now in Aus tralia. The institution bad been fitted up and placed in its present position chiefly by the aid of a benevolent lady. Under the rules there was no restriction as to parish or dis trict. Every applicant, if there was room for him, and his case were eligible, oat at once admitted an probation. AU the inmate+ were compelled to attend a place of worship twice on each Sabbath, but they were not bound to any particular place. Sinai the institution was established there had been 163 applications; 76 had been admitted from the anon, 13 from various prison', being recommended by the chaplai .s; 23 did not complete their pro bation ; four were dismissed for misconduct ; three absconded after completing their probation ; five were dismissed for want of funds, two were restored to their friends, two felled situsioas in England, fifteen had emigrated to Australia, and five to the United States, thirty were at present in the institution. Some instances of reformation were then narrated. In the industrial depart. meet the inmates were employed in shoemakiug, tetioring, and carpentering, under competent teaehen. The el .thiug was made principally for their own use. The sole object in view was to train them to habits of industry. Five hundred and oeveuty.siz 'alma of soup and ens hundred and forty. four gear:ern loaves bad, during the last three months, been supplied by Mr. Cochrane from his institution in Leicester. square. In the conclusion of the report an earnest appeal was made to the Clayish= public for pecuniary supp Mr. WALKER, City missionary, moved the adoption of the report. lie said it was twelve years since he Sot became acquainted with the low neighbourhood of Dock. lane, Old Pie-street. where he then found two ragged schools, conducted by two most ezpert pickpockets. The instouctisn on Sunday commenced about H o'cicck in the evening, and having on one occasion been admitted by helot, he saw the youths instruct , d in the best mode of is triating a puree or a pocket har.dkerchief. On seeing this, he determined to use his best efforts to subetitu'e for such schools a school inwhich the bible was made the chief in structor. (Hear, hear.) It first occurred to him that it would be well if he could collect on Sunday afternoon the young men who trained the boys to get their living by thieving. He succeeded in gathering togetber thirty or forty of them in one room, woo.. OS met for months at three o'clock on Sunday &fternuon, for the reading of the scrip tune and for couvenstioa; and the result showed how mask good might be effected by kindness and sym pathy. Ose Sabbath day he requested ono of tame men to accompany him to a place of worship; he did so, and God so Wessel what he beard on that enasion that for the last eight plan he bad been a ragged school teacher, and had been most uselal in impart ing both secular and religions instruction to the very clam of which be was formerly a leading member. (Hear, hear.) Mr. EL GURNEY, who was received with load cheers, seconded the remnant& He said he had been led to come there by a desire to learn what was being dose by that un pretending institution ; and, after what he had hoard, be ' was heartily rejoiced that be bad come. (Cheers) He ' was to a Certain event a political economist, but he was not one of those who thought that the taking of the destitute, the vicious, and, he must add, the setae:tunas, by the hand, was so infringement of sound p licy. (Cheers.) la the I community amongst which his lot was east, seeking appeared I to him more aeaswv than to pay attention to tne lowest era le of soelety—to thus who were the meet vicious, and the toasts/44'bn of thinking rightly for them.elves. ( Hear ) it only two or Um thdividuals were rescued from the ranks of the vicious, society must be benefited; bat the tomtit was nut in truth of that limited extent. Although this institution was bat in its infancy, they !caret from the report that it had &heady embraced the CUM of a great many individuals. Oa the ground of policy be hod no hesitation ia 'apprising . him approval of the proceeding,. On the "rotted of humanity, who dii ant desire to aid it? How could a geatlemen, who had taloa% and bine,, employ it better than in e ff orts to earnests • tbe vicious from • .r 1 ids° - .est Wane of Ids? (Hear.) The nie o lstinn was then put and carried unanimously. ERNES r BUNSEN, E q , eon of the Prussian ambas sador. mov .1 the hallowing resolution : '• That this meeting appreciates the value and nenni•y of Snail an ea-ti taken es peculiarly adapted to meet the nen,- I allies of convicted felons and vagrants who are anzious to nedetin, mad pledges pelf to sumutrogs the exertions made 1w this issitsties or the &Saintliest of so great and Chris. ties as skies." Mr. C. COCHRANE seconded the resolution, which was by Ike asseues. PAYN E moved the following reeolotioe : " That this 'seeig/ gratefully acknowledges the success with which God has been phased to bless the efforts made to this lastionien since its establishment, and trusts the appeal now mode for additiosal leads will be cordially to." " Tett is a positios to afford a pnetisal proof of what hod been dose in the ragged sehooi dormitory. He had on his feet at that moment a beautifully-made pair of boats — the work et 21 reformed thieves is that eorsutory—(elleten) —presented to him with as appropriate letter, which bait alresay been mad,: yobbo. He else woes a waistcoat made by Me girls of the industrial class in toe Field-lane school, and at home he had • pocket book which I I was made by the boys in the Refuge. Butoduag there in boots so manufactured, he felt that the cause of th. iastitution was plead on a foodcg—(Laughtery—trure which it o not be ni,ived. The iusuatwa was much indebted, both to lord Ashley and to Mr. Nash. lug auploma of " D D." should henceforth be assumed by them, sod no: be confined to doctors of divinity. Why ? Weems. they dived deep, dissipated doubt., aiepelled delusions, disdaiued despot, sad timidly defeated the devil. (Cheers.) las resolution having been seconded by the Rey. Mr ROBINSON, was agreed to. The Rev. Mr. ROGERS, chaplain of Tuthill Fields Prison, moved the tul owing resolution : " That the millet ',hanks of this meeting were due to the Right Run. Lind Ashley, M.P., ter his kinduess in presiding spas this oecasioa." The rev. gel.rieman declared his belief, as the result of experience, that.. ;steatite criminals general, were acces sible to the influence of Cogitates sympathy, and that the bestowment of care and kindness upon them, would iu many kirences result in reformed's. The Rev. Mr. BRANCH seconded the Tesoltrion, which was carried by seclasnarion. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, mid the praise bestowed on Irmself ronituded hint of an ex pression of the Doke of Welitnstoo. On one occasion, the noble duke, in speaking of the praises haus d upon Ism fur his victories, said, "It is all very well for persona to land Re, but what should I hays done with out Ins proper materiels to work with ?" So, also, he (Load Ashley) would say, that utiles the settee of which he was the advocate, wire suppmzed be a vast number of persons, sod in • liberal misuser, all kis own cautious would be stie:eas ins sleeks( then dawned. A collection vs. made is the course of the evening. THE ASSOCIATIONS OF WORKING MEN. xo. 11. It is as well to declare at the outset of my labours, that I enter upon my task with no idea of es ablieh ing a favourite theory, or of refuting the theories of opponent.. My situ will be to collect the mo-t authentic facts, and to chronicle them in an impartial spitit. I shall not prebab.y discover that the manage ment act the associations or working men is, in all cases, perfect, but, on the other band, I am not going un a pilgrimage in sea d ch of chic aner y an d d ece it. At hire nelieviug to the fullest extent in the beneficial rebut. s of Mechanics Institutes generally, and as far as they go, I shall endeavour to point out ttseir defects io principle tether t:,an in precise. It will be my duty to explore a vast conglomeration of machinery intended for the benefit of the indusirial sad the object of such a scrutiny can be Lone other than to r.soive from a chats of power a system that shall work to harmony—as the minute st cot-wheel helps to impel the engine. Al) tits: visit was naturally to the parent of Loudest Mechanics Ins.itutes—v.z., that situ ited in Smith anspten-builoings, Chancery-late. This insiitution, at the foundation of whici Dr. Birkbeck presided is 1823, has existed up to the present time without ha,- lug bed recouree to the shifts and I xpenients of other institutions of a similar nature. It has nut only been presided over by the Btrkbeck family from its foun dation, but is also indebted to its original president he a loan of 3,000!. which the doctor advanc d to de fray the cost of building the theatre. Ab.te 2,0001. of th a debt remains unpaid to this hour. In the more flourishing days of the Institute a certain sum w.s paid off the debt annually ; but of late years it has been found impossible to meet more than the in terest. This decreased proeper;ty may be traced at once to the distressed condition of the working men, and to an advance made about fourteen years ago in the rate of subscription. The seers. tary told me that any depression in trade was at once followed by a decrease in the number of members. The institute is a luxury, and the first economy of the poor man is his Illfett.llloll from it. A notion has gained ground of late years that the Mechanics' Institutes of London, Manchester, and Liverpool, are not supported by workmen, but by tradesmen and clerks. The London' Mechanics Institute,situsted in the immediate vicinity of the law offices, is certainly one where we should expect to find a corroboration of this popular idea; but on making a particular inquiry into toe callingsl of the 600 members who now constitute the lestitute, I find that workmen form a decided majority. The original object of this institution has ben adhered is ' uniformly. The benevolent and enlightened views of its founder have been steadily kept in sight, and the patronage of other classes of men has not led the authorities to believe for one momers', that the working men were not, after all, their safest reliance. This steadiness of view is shown in the constitution of the committee of management, whisk waists of thirty members, twenty of whom, accord ing to the original draft of laws, must be bond Ale working men. I inquired whether or not this rale was strictly adhered to, and was told in reply that the law was inviolable. The secretary then showed me a list of the pre sent committee, and specified the cellist of each member—and I found, as he had stated, that i twathirds cf the entire number were men who lived by manual labour. 'rue house occupied by the Institute is spacious and well arranged, the rooms open to members being a reading-room, well supplied with the daily and weekly ' newspapers, and all tbe magazines and aerials; class rooms for the various classes; a library, stored with upwards of six thousand standard books; and the theatre for lectures large enough to hold a thousand persons. There are two lectures weekly throughout the year; hut I do not find that the subjects chosen are those which would be likely to attract, and, at the same time, improve I working men. There are, for instance, a body of working jewellers (living in a cluster about St. Ow Wants Danes) who are members of the institute; yet no lectures, so far as I can ascertain, have been deli vered on matters connected with their trade ; yet a very interesting lecture might be written on the his tory of the great diamonds, and the various processes of polishing, setting, &c. ; and another on the meal* in vogue in various °pantries to measure tiara Ttese subjects, which, if well trea'ed, would I be interesting to all the members, might be lart* conducive to the improvement of the working je lets. Then again, lectures on the application of me Ishanical power, on the cultivation of taste, on the elements of art, would have their immediate result in the stimulus they would give to the working mw generally. The present syllabus of the instiiute, in stead of announcing lectures on these practical sab jeets, offers discourses on eloquence, astronomy, Pales tine. &c. This is a great mistake. The library is open for the delivery of books from 10 in the morning till 10 in the evening, and the reading-room closes at 11 p.m. The library contains all the standard novels, and the great books of re faience. Novels, I was informed, formed the chief reading; and Bulwer appears to be the favourite author. I inquired of the secretary whether or not be hand that any members pursued a regular and sound course of reading. In reply, I was informed that se veral members studied bard, and that Whateley's logic, and books of that class, were often asked for. Men who have been at work throughout the day, are seldom disposed to engage in any abstruse study in the evening. They seek relaxation: they will pro bably read Harriet Martineau's exciting tiles illustra tive of political economy, but they will seldom feel inclined to grapple with Ricardo. The secretary and librarian allowed that his experience tended to corroborate the belief that labouring men require in structive amusement rather than knowledge in scho lastic garb. They must he interested before they will consent to learn. This position cannot be more forcibly shown than by referring to the comparative popularity of lectures. I made particular inquiries on this head, with the view of ascertaireing the com parative attractiveness of purely scientific lectures, dramatic readings, and musical lectures. I wu in formed in reply that dramatic readings and lectures on music, illustrated by vocalists, are the most attrac tive and the beet attended oe* -- 'cements offered by the Instil Good and e . ' in short, is snstitute. _ cheap amusemebt, the object sought by the members. Many ins'ancee, however, occur of unremitting and successful study ; and among the members of the Institute are several who have made considerable progrcu in algebra. The institute contains a museum, apparently well supplied with specimens illustrative of the scienees of mineralogy, geology, &c., as well as with a small c ,l lection of chemical and mechanical apparatus. The subjects taught in the classes, according to the prespectuo, are, English grammar, Lain, writing, arithmetic, mathematics, practical geometry, practical perspective, drawing, landscape figure, architectural, mechanical, and ornamental ; painting and drawing fr. m the living model, modellins, French practical chemistry, short-hand, experimental philosophy, lite rary composition, phrenology, elocution, end vocal and instrumental music. I have now enumerated the advantages which this institute offers to mechanics and others; it remains to be seen how far the premises given out arc ful filled. For this purpose I shall consult not only the masters who are engaged for the various classes, but also the members themselves. The late rapid de crease is the number of members it is riebt, in the absence of other eviderce, to attribute to the depres sion in trade; but it miy ha well, and certainly is fair, to ascertain as far as porsible, whether other causes have not operated to produce this ex tensive seossiion. There must be some ressei for the gradual withdrawal of 500 members dating from 1842; though trade, in this interval of eight years, his suffered many fluctuations, it has, nevertheless, had its gleams of prosperity ; aid at the present time the working classes are certainly not in a more impoverished condition than they were before the abolition of the corn laws. This contradic:ioa can be explained away only by direct communication with some of the seceders; and the purport of my next letter will be to give a fell statement of their reasons fur their secestion. The gentlemen who con duct the London Mechanics' Institute will be aware that I enter upon this inquiry simply with the view of ascertaining whether or not the decline of their nurn , )ers is attributable to remediable or irremediable iotluencts. Having thus enumerated the advantages offered, —having given the bill of fare,—l will briefly allude to the cost of the entertainment. Upwards of one hundred members arc under twenty years of age. The subscription is 11. 4s. yearly, or Bs. quarterly, and 2.. 6d. entrance fee, paid in advance. Sons and ap prentices of members have the privilege of attending either the evening classes or the lectures at 3s. per I quarter. Ladies are admitted to the lectures, and allowed the use of the circulating library, at 3.. per quarter. These terms ate larger than those on which other mechanics' institutes exist; institutes offering, moreover, far greater advantages than the London Mechanics'. Yet I am told that it has been seriously proposed to raise the rate of annual subscription. The pre inint income of the Institute is about 1,000!.; and this sum, it is found, is barely sufficient to meet the current ex penses; yet, as I have before said, other irsti.utes (some with libraries of 15,000 volumes instead of 6,000) flourish at a less c)st to their m.nibt-rs. I shall be at some pains in the curse of my investigations to compare the systems of manegement adopted in the' . town and country institutes, discriminating b.itween "niggardly thrift tha• defeats its own object," and that prodigal expeocliuie which is d.fficult to', retrieve. lamat a less to understand how, after' an existence of t wenty-s- Yen year., the greater' portion of the debt incurred in the building of the theatre remains unpaid. The existence of this deb•, after such a lap=e of time, argues a false economy, and suggeats bad management. Apia, no books have been kept, by which it is possible to trace the number of mechanics and artisans who have been connected with the Institute since its foundation ; this is a grave omission, since it annihilates the possibility of de fining with any degree of certainty the amount of gond effered. There may be difficulty in keeping a perfect classified list of members, since the numbers vary every three menthe, and not above half the members subscribe through out the year. The greater part of the members are quarterly subscribers, and many of these discontinue their sub-eription when the days lengthen and their labours do not terminate till a later hour. 'thus, all shopmen, such as drapers' assistants, and workmen, such as jeweller. and carpenters, do not attend the Institute generally from Easter till Mi chaelmas, because the length of the day during the intervening months ke-ips them at their work to a late hour. Clerks, masters, and youths therefore are the most constant members ; and there are at the present time three or four subscribers who have been members since 1828. The important position which the Lord= Me chanics' Institute holds in the estimation of its fol lowers renders it important that its operation', influ ence, and condition should be made known fully ; accl I am bound to acknowledge publicly the courtesy and willingness on the put of the secretary and librarian to give me all information in his possession. LAW ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS Or PitoritesioNAL Mss.—Yesterday, the 1 general meeting of this society took place at the Law Institution, Chancery lane. Mr. James More in the chair. Tee report (which wee received and adopted) stated, that the condition 01 the association had gradually improved since its establishment in IMI7, but the directors lament that a greater influx c f subs:ribers has not taken place during the year ; only 10 Oaf nth'''s having been added to the list. The toady! capital now amounts to 21,0001. stock, consi.ting of 10,6001. Three-and-a-Qiarter per Cents , and 10,4001. Three per Cent. Redueed. '1 he directors cannot forbear to record their sense of the libetalty of the bankers and br. kers of the association, for having csrried t!•rough these trans• actions, involving an amount of upwards of 40 0001. 'wilt, without any charge to the association. No new case of the primary class has come before the board during the past year ; but in two instances assistance to the amount of 911. Ss. has ben afforded, to enahle the parties to emigrate. The re lief afforded to the primary class of applicants has been only 9161. 54., while that of the previous year was 9151.105. This di minution hes been cased by the death of 34,1 the applicants, as reported in last year's statement, and other circumstances ; and in the present year a still further diminution will occur, by the emigration of the applicants above alluded to. As no new easel of the primary class have arisen to require the aid of the society, it may be a subject worthy of considi ra tion, whether some addition may not be made to the fund usually voted for the other clause. The sum voted at the last annual meeting far the ben. fit of the widows or families t persons who had not been, or had ceased to be subscribers to the society, was 1501., being 501. lets than in recent years; and the directors are concerned to state, that the eases then already on the books, and receiving find allow ances, at once absorbed nearly the whole of this grant; the consequence of which has been, that in four cases the directors have been compelled wholly to reject the applications, for want of sufficient means wht re with to meet them ; and in two other instances to diside the sum of 41, which was the whole of the money then remain lag for came of this description. The directors trust that a larger grant will in future relieve them from the painful ne cessity of rejecting applications, which they conc. ive the subscribers in general world feel anxious to include among the objects of their beneficence, and they strongly urge all their frieads—and those in the younger ranks cat the profes sion especially—to join the society. The usual formal busi ness having been disposed of, the meeting separat:cl, with a vote of thanks to the chairman. FEMALE SERVANTS' HollL—Yesterday evening the annual meeting of the friend• and supporters of this institution was held at Eaves 's. Hall, the Rev. Joseph Brown, Rector of Christ Church, Blackfriars, in the chair. Having read several letters from clergymen and gentleman who were prevented attending, be observed, that though at its commencement the institution bad met with much opposi tion, the present was its fourteenth anniversary. This was the first society which established homes for servants oat of place, and now there was scarcely a large town in the king dom in which such institutions did not exist. From the re port it appeared that the number of female servants ad. stilted as instates of the society's houses at Hatton garden, and Nutford-place, Edgware-road, during the put year was 457, of whom 398 had been provided with situations ; 34 remained in the home on the 31st of March last. No less than 3,800 bad availed themselves of the bene fits of the institution since its establishment in 1838. Since 1844, 17,000 servants had registered themselves, and 5,180 families had applied for servants. The income of the institu tion daring the past year amounted to 5411, and the expen diture to 0251., leaving a balance in band of 161. The habi tithes were between 1301. sod 1401, in addi'ion to a mortgage on the house in Nutford-place, of which 3751. was still out standing. The report having been adopted, the rev. chair ' man ' after a judicious address to the female servants presen., gave a handsomely bound bible and a sovereign to four young women who had been inmates of the home, and had remained for three years in their present situations. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Simpson, the Rev, W. 8. R fwe, chaplain of Herseasongerlane gaol, and others. PARLIAMENTARY ANDFINANCIAL REFORM.-MEET -1140 AT Chit/IMO/I.—TIN third meeting of the members of the Croydon association was held at the Gun Inn on Wed nesday evening. There was a very numerous attendance. Mr. Matson (a tenant-fermerl and Mr. Wickham attended as a deputation from the National Reform Association. Mr. John Hempttead (overseer) in the chair. Mr. Matson ad. dressed the meeting at considerable length, proving that tenant-farmi re who were fighting under ire banner. of the Duke of Richmond, Mr. Disraeli, and Lord Stanhope, would ultimately share the fate of the retainers of the ancient barons, who, after fighting hard and losing the battle, either perished from starvation during the retreat, or, if they wee lucky enough to get h sae, were confined in dungeons for life. Mr. Wi:kham gave a Mena, of the rise and progress of the NAtinnal Reform Associstion. Mr. Applety moved and Mr. Ridge vecondvil a revolution eapri ...ire of the con ' lidence of thus meeting in the plane of the National Reform Association. This was (tarried unanimously. On the mu tion of Mr. Parker, a sub cription in ail of the funds of the National Aloud-viva was commenced. LITERATURE. The Groat Gorham. Case: a Hiasoli: Fres Boar. In cluding Espositiorito/ the Rival issial Theories. By h a Loossa•ox. With • Preea wax Bassett. Loa. dos : Partridge sad 04-y. 1840. This little book is deserving of attention. It is in eximinatioo of the Gorham controversy by one who, standieg outside of the pale of the church, regards the disputants with perfect impartiality. It is the work of an avowed non conformist, but of one who weighs the comparative merits of establishment and voluntaryism with equal acuteness and candour, and who speaks with frankness, as well when he has to recognise beauties in the Anglian-Episcopal church, as when he has to express his dialect from its views. We have not often met with a book on such subjects evincing so well balanced a mind, such an avoidance of all unchari•able feelings—partly the result of a na turally amiable disposition, partly of rigorous systems tic self-control. Two brief extracts will suffice t 3 justify these remarks: they are submitted to the reader without any intention to express assent to their views or dissent from them—simply as historical facts. The first is : I hove never been reluctant to express my high estimation of many things in the established church. I like parts of her tech nutted system : I admire the Collects, the Lit urgy, and the general tone of her service+ and worship. Often hero I cordially attended that worship, and to expert( need the power of some of the formularies, as to have been melted into tears—to have had my hear• broken and healed at once—and to have felt that I could dispense wi ti the sermon altogether. To me—to my feel ings, judgment, and taste—thecturch has many and strong attractions. I can not only understand how powerful may be the inducements to devout minds to turn away from then I Rice objections that would disturb their repose or dimi nish their enjoyment; but I can slso appreciate the nature of the mugs!a with which minds of deer., insight to sy endeavour to tying themselves to accept or tolerate the terms of sub , cription. Our sccond quotation is as follows: It was my intention, when I began this preface, to have mad• some alma/Its on the tendency of ettobliahments to protect liberality and lati•ude of opinion, and to check the ferocity and racemes of the clergy. I meant to have con firme•t and illustrated this position by the past history of the Anglican establishment and the disposition to spirituel rests Ica m and tyranny in purely rearms:teal convocations sad conclaves ; from ■ll which prf mission inference would have followed as to the necessity of the Sate controlling the church, and riding it, too, with a tight rein, so long as it is allowed to p fuses the property of the nation, derives power and unity tom that, •' wands before kings," and •c lifts its mitr d front in courts and parliaments." At the same time, it would hays been proper to have adverted to what cannot be denied, the fearful price, namely, at whith latitude of opinion and diver,ity cf interpretation, are secured its a national established (hutch, +Fhb such dogmatic standards as ours ; on the ore bend, by nothing lees than by open infidelity to solemn enb•criintons, or, on the other, by applying the prin ciples of interpretation to the language of formularies, whith, it applied by gentlemen to their Intercourse with each other, or by merthouts and tradesmen in the t tinns of busi ness, wou:d sap and destr:y the found-alone of soci.ty by destn.ying that good faith which alone rendsrs society posible. Whtther we agree with what is said in these ex tructi or not, we cannot but rect•gniee in them the utterance of a mind that has thought long, compre heawively, icdependently, and in perfect clisrity. Tne retl-ctions ct each a mind cannot bat be full of in structive end useful suggestions. It is fur this reason we would recommend tne perusal of the bock to dis putants within the church on both sides of the qua e. Lion. Th(y may learn from it at least this—the ter minus whither that controversy to which they arc eager;y restricting their attention is hurrying them and their church. The pereonel claims of the author to a respeciful and cardd hearing are great. We allude to this without h: sitation, for it is obvious that the author of the book end the preface writer John Search are one and the same. We believe that it is pretty generally known iu circles interested in such dircuesions who it is that assumes this pseudonym; and it is clear from the manner in which he plays with his assumed name, that the author retains it lees for the purpose of con cealment, than of imparting a kind of dramatic at tractiveness to hie remarks. The invaluable setvicr s which the reverend author has for a series of years rendered to soc.ety by his judicicus and parental at tentions to young men, thrown loose from the whole some control of the family circle, who have resorted frau the provinces to London to engage in a mere tn tile career, =title him to be regarded by ail right thinking persons with an affectionate veneration. DRAMA. HAYMARKET. If the production of a COMely is at any time a work of merit, certainly to produce a comedy in these days entitles the author to a b ign al mark of approba tion. How long is it since we have welcomed a new one to the stage? Which was the last that took the town bf storm, and impressed its features on the public recollection ? The dates of both events are so remote, that out of courtesy to the distant reminis cences of biauty we forbear recalling either. Comedy, however, has, happily, its votaries—even now. A crowd—a perfect cripl—in every corner cf the Haymarket last night bore attestation to the fact. The occasion was the production of a new comedy by Douglas Jerrold—an occasion when the theatre might be even visited in anticipation of a production des tined to survive not merely the hour, but the age itself. The scene of the comedy is laid in London—where else, indeed, would Mr. Jerrold lay it? The principal character is a Mr. Sisencbitll, a bachelor of middle age, and considerable wealth, residing apparently in Hyde park-gardens. The piece turns upon some of the more memorable incidents of this gentleman's career. He is of a nervous and excitable habit, but his bodily maladies exist less in reality than in imagination. He has about him as a permanent attendant, "a physician and friend," one Dr. Pelgoose, who has ob tained comple'e mastery over his mind and body, and who causal him, with the skill of a mesmerist, to feel well or ill, to take his pleasure or to take his bed, precisely as it may suit his, Petgoose's, convenience. Dr. Petgoose's mastery over the old bachelor is finely exhibited as among the trials of his life, wholly unconscious, as Mr. Snowball is, of the medico's ascendancy. His other trials consist, first, of a Chancery suit about a will, into which circumstances appear to force him ; then of a matrimonial specula tion, into which he is advised to enter, in order to avoid the consequences of the said suit; then of a duel, which appears likely to arise out of his pretensions to the lady ; then from a discovery that he has been thrice swindled by a begging-letter impostor; and lastly, from a quarrel with Dr. Pet goose, which ultimately leads to that practitioner's reluctant resignation of his post, and his announce ment of his intention to introduce to public no tice his new " Friend of the Family Pal," in which, as he acknowledges, the merits consist solely in the title. " Plot" to the piece—in acoordance with the usual play-bon.e requisition—there is none: or, at least, none worthy of the name. The characters brought into asso ciation with Mr. Snowball in the course of his domestic miseries serve, in the absence of a constructed plot, to fill up the back-ground of the picture. Chere is Mr. Snowball', niece, played by Mrs. Buckingham, and her lover, played by Mr. Selby. There is Mrs. PeneAdown, represented by Miss Reynolds—the lady with whom Snowball is about to engage in the Chart- I cery suit, whom it is proposed to him to marry, who he invites to elope, and is at last inclined to jilt, when he hears that her fortune has been lost in railways. There is also a lover for this lady- 7 a Captain in the heavies, bat of no great weight in the piece. Thtn we have Mrs. Keeley in the character of Mr. Snowball's housemaid, in love with a drummer played by Buckstone. Lastly, there is Dust, a butler, grown independent and saucy in Mr. Snowball's service, very admirably performed by Mr. Tilbury. Such is the construction of the comedy. The inci dents are not striking, nor are there any @Ru stling of a novel charac'er. The scene in- 1 1 deed lies in Mr. Snowball's drawing-room through out the whole five acts, without asy variation. But I th e stresgth of the piece consists not in the tiCee6ll3- flOq: it rests entirely upon the dialogue, whi.M, from the first scene to the last, is a succession of jests, jukes, repartees, and witticisms—some of them ex tremely biting and severe, but all pres.mting with their keen edge an elegantly polished surtace. The house echoed to a r.pid succassion of hearty laughs. It would be unfair to those 1 who were not present to anticipate the exciting causes of their risibility. We premise, however, to the wits of this and future generations that they will find many materials in the "Catapaw" which have not at present come to hand, and which may be safely branded "genuine." The weight of the piece falls on Mr. Keeley, who plays Snowball, and on Mr. James Wallaek, who hss the part of Dr. Pelgoose. Keel , y threw all possible I humour into the performance, and made his points with telling success. la the character of hr. Petyniet Mr. Wallach hie( seed the genus " Quack" with soma degree of novel interest; showing among other things that there are irregular among the regular as well as regular among the irregultr prwtitionere. Mr. Jerrold was vocifi:rous'y called far , ar.d bowed his acknowleugmenta from a private box. IRELAND. DIIIILTN, MAT 9. A special meeting of the Dublin corporation was held yesterday, for the purposeof adopting an address of congratulation to her Majesty. An anxious wish was expressed by the members that the rumour which had been current of her Majesty's intention to honour Ireland with another visit this year might turn out to be well founded. The Freeman's Journal calls attention to a sir gular notice, bearing the signature of Col Vandeleur, and addressed to the ratepayers of the Kilrush eleo toral division, cautioning them, under threat of eel% taro penalties, against herb taring in their houses any pauper families not be:onging to the electoral divi st.m. It happens that in this union the eviction sys tem has been acted upol p , thapa to a greater extent than in any otber part of Ireland, and the order issued by Colonel Vandeleur to his Kilrush tenantry would amount literally to a decree of extermination, as the unhouied and ej• cted tenantry, driven off the lands of one district, would he prevented by it from obtaining the shelter of a roof elsewhere. The active members of the committee engaged in preparing the way for the tenant right conference hold frequent meetings, and it is understood that the conference will aseemble early in the ensuing mouth. A numerous meeting of farmers was held o:. Sunday last at Mill-street, in th e coun ty o f C or k , an d a peti tion fur the extension of the Ulster tenant right to the south of Ireland was unanimously adopted. Mr. Eugene M'Carthy, barrister, presided. The two clergymen assaulted by the lunatic in a Roman Catholic chapel on Sueday last, are pro nounced by the medical attendants to be out of danger. Tne appointment of Inspector of the Four Ciotti' Marshalsea has be n emferred by the Lord Lieute nant on Mr. Rite:hind, Iosp:c:or Gereral of Govern ment Prisons. Yesterday, while the 92ad Highlanders were on parade, b. fore Prince George of Cambridge, a very serious accident happened to Captain Mackenzie, Assistant Adjutant-General of the Forces; his horse, going at fall speed at the time, put his foot into a hole, fell, then sing his rider, and then heavi:y road over him, infl cting a severe wound on the lower jaw, and injuring him in tee head, chola, and fax; he re mained five or six minutes on the ground in a s'a'e of insensibility, and was immediately attended by 1)r. Madden, Assistant-Surgeon of the 43rd Light In fantry, who had him removed t r the Hibernian School, where his wounds e dressed ; from thence he w.,s conveyed to his own residence, where nil re quisite means were adopted for the occasion. The defalcation of Mr. J. M. Pocky, paymaster of the constabulary, is ascertained to be about 1,0001,, ard his sureties have come forward to make it good.— Limerick Chronicle. A clerk of the National Bank has absconded from Cork. He was entrusted with 730/. bank cores to deliver in this city. Tue directors of the Guarantee Society, Carnhill, London, are his sureties.—Limerick Chronicle. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OXFORD, MAT 9.—ln a convocotiou to be hidden OR Fiitt.y. the 17th will be proposed to allow the sum *f I,Blfl. 6i. Id., is the N w 31 per Cent, Ancuitits, (*sing the moiety of a lead raised by the 'fiends of the late Dr. Arrisld, the other moiety having been expended in the erection of a sew library at Ragby schoel,) to ba transferred into the lames of the chancellor, muten, sad "cholera in trust for the institution of a pug., to be cia:led The Arnold Prize," under the following regulations:- 1. That •rize be Put ded in the University of Oxford, to be „ The Arnold Piiy," for the enosuraßement of the study of history, ancient asd modern. 2. That a prize be awarded every year in the Lent Terra to the writer of the best essay or disserta . ion on some 'abject of arc:ent or modern history, if such e,say shall be deemed worth of the prig.... The candicia.es to b.: graduate* of the University of Oxford, who shsll not, on the day apptinted for sending in the compositions to the regie . rar of tee Uni versity, have exceeded eight years from the time of their matriculation. 3. That the judges be the Regius Professor of Modern His: ry, the Regius Professor of Rco:esisatical History and the Camden Professor of Ancient History fl. the time being; or substitutes appointed by th, trurets hereinafter mentioned tor any of these professors who nay decline tie act. Such substitutes being unkduatcs 01 °Mead of the rank at lean of ai A., 8.C.L., or &NI. 4. That after the present year, the subj:ct for the essay in the succeeding year be annGuneed by the judg• s before the close of the Lent term ; the atNect to be connected with ' ancient and wilt modern history in -herniae years. 5. That the trustees or managers of the institution be the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the Provost of Oriel College, the Warden of New Coelese, and the Presi dent of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, for ti.e time being, in case of an eq•aality of votes, the Vice-Chancellor having a casting rote. 6. That the duties of the trustees abavementioned be to receive t►e dividenJs, audit the accounts, pay 40 guinea' each yesr to the successful candidate of the ye ir, make pre sents of books, at the r• e , mmend.tion of the judges, 'o meritorious, though unsuccessful candidates, or app:y any accumulation to the increase of the trust fund; app.int sub stitutes for any of the professors declining to act as judges, or do any other acts incident to the trust. 7. That the trustees shall have power to make any sub ordinate rules or by-laws for the purple of carrying these regulations into effect; and that the convocation shall hare power at any time to alter the regulations thvmse:ves, but only an such ways as shall appear calculated to promote the object of the institution, viz , " the encouragement of the study of history ancient and modern." In the same convocation it will he proposed to grant from the university c►est, the sum a 2.04)01. towards the fund for the endowment of colonial Material. The mathematical eaamioauuu es to There are nine eandulates. May 30. On Monday, the 6.h instant, the Au. C Pilkington wu chosen by the Dean and Chapter of Chichester • canon residentiary. Mr. Pilkington resides in Warwickshire, when he is the incuenhatt of what is called " • god living." We understand that his duties as a residentiary wi:l be very onerous. He will be compiled, we believe, to deprive him self of the pleasure of attending to his parochial duties tor three months in every year, and to reside in the Hesidentiary House at Chichester during that period. This will, of course, entail on him and, if he so chooses, on his lankily, the inconvenience dais annual journey to Chichester. He will also, we apprehend, be expected to attend ( whilst in reside nee) the meetings of the chapter, when they.< x mute leases, and to receive his proportion of the fines then naid, and to gall discharges for the same, and it is probable that he may preach two or three sermons in the cathedral during his three months of residence. For the pertormanos of thew various, important, and complicated duties he will receive about 6001. per annum. NAVAL ADMIRALTY, MAY 9.—AprotsruaNTS.—CoomnamlelT H. R. Foote, to the l'rometheu r. Lieutenant : W. Graham, to ditto. Muter: It W. Ward, to ditfo. Muter.' Awis tent :F. T. Carr, to ditto. Parser: G. 0.-ant, to ditto. Midshipmen: F. Parke, A. P. Willis, If F. Marsden, and A. M. Wells, to ditto. Clerk :J. C. Moll to ditto. Naval Cadets: C. Hempsted, to the Stronssoh ; W. H. Childers, to the Queen : D Morsel, to the I aspregnable ; P. W. Fellow, to the Indefatigabk ; and L. Reppel, to the Meander. Blatswain : R. West, to the I'l omit hew . Gunner: J. Brown, to ditto. Carpenter: W. T. Gibson, to ditto. M•l' 7. the it. PrOtrIPTO. with Lieut.-Col. Victor, chief engineering officer of the district, left Pembroke yard yesterday morning to survey the Stuck Rock, near tug entrance of the harbour, preparatory to the erection thereon of a Martell° tower, for tho further protection of the pert. The Admiralty have just given the sum of 1001. to be divided amongst the workmen of Pembroke y aid employed in framing the Windsor Castle, as a reward tur their exertions, having accomplished that ice in a much quicker time and conse quently at a considerably less cap, nee to the country than was incurred at Portsmouth yard in framing a sister ship. The of fi cer, also, was rewarded by a promJtion from the second to the first class of inspectors, at an increase of 251. a year salary. The field pieces are brought oa the drill ground fur the use of the tbckyard battalion; and, but for tee ex treme coldness of the weather—the Welsh mountains being tipped with snow—the men would yesterday hove com menced their ennem-r practice. The Saturn, 74, is at length completed in her fi•tings as a guard ship, and bearing the pendant of Captain-Superintendent Sir T. S. Pai.ey, Bat. TOWN MISSION AND SCRIPTURE READERS SOClWfT.—Yrstorday the anniversary meeting of thi. so eiety was hel I at the Hanover-square Rooms. J. Dean Paul, B,q , presided. From the report it appeared that the number of agents now employed by the society was 45. During the year the total number of d visits had been 185,940, in sddition to 18,339 cells. 26,011 of these viein were paid to the apartments of the invalids sad wing; b.-ing an increase of 4,429 over those of the previous yetr. and making a total increase of 19,234 visits. 4,148 met qnes had likewise been held, 1,295 copies of the bible had been dirpned of, and 115.870 tracts had been distributed. The number of children brought to day schools wee 693. and to dandy schools 697. 1,183 persons bad been inducted to attend church, and 283 to become members or communi cants at various places of religious worship. The total re ceipts amounted to 4,4821. 12s. lld. and the balance against the society lent Tea of 1,7871. bad b an reduced to 5171. The report was adopted. .