The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-28 00:00:00

JAPAN.

No definitive information respecting Admiral
Kuper's movements has been received, but it was
reported at Shangbae just before the departure
of the mail, that he had sent in his ultimatum,
and that every hope was entertained of a pacific
solution. The China Mail says :
There are not wanting iodicaticats of • desire to tempo-
rise on the tort of the Japanese, but nothing is known
sufikiently de6oite to allay the general anxiety as to what
attitude they mess to adopt, sod what securities
for their future good behaviour our minister
moans to require, in the 'nerd of their showing • desire to
treat with us peariefully. In the meantime everything is
quiet. The secession of Defiles from Yedo still oontioues,
and it cannot be conceded that some grave design is shrouded
under that extraordinary proceeding. Two documents, pur-
porting tribe translations of native papers, were publisned
in our last imam ; they are believed to be genuine prodnw
dons, and the opinions to be formed from perusing them are
unfavourable to the position of American political 'loots
in this portion of the East. The steamer Fiery Cr...,
recently purchased by the Japanese government from •
foreign firm here, has been lost in • typhixin in the Inland
sea.

Yestanlay, the 38th annual re-union of the
British and Foreign Unitarian Aesociation was held at
Myddelton-hall ; Mr. E. Porno, H.P., presiding. There
was a tags attendance as the occasion, and amongst those
present were—Alderman sad Sheriff Lawrence, Rev. J.
Remick, Her. J. Drummond, Rev. J. Martineau, Rev. T.
L. Marshall, Rev. J. Bache, Rev. Dr. Sadler, Rev. T.
Madge, Rev. H. Innen, Rev. J. H. Ryland, Rev. Mr.
Matthews, Rev. IL Shelly, Rev. J. FAlis, Mann. H. B.
Bicknell, J. T. Hart, J. Lawrence, E. Field, E. Capo, J.
Pk/caning, J. 0. Carey, B. Troup, A. Lawrence, R. A.
Marsden, J. Chamberlin, H. Taylor, sad W. Williams.
humeorter Dispiranuay.—On Tuesday the annual
meeting of governors was held at the Dieruanert ;ty r=
Mr. W damHonoraryin the chair. The Honorary
the report, from which it appeared that since Re com-
mencement in 1824 the Inlington Dispemary bad relieved
212,019 patients, of whom nearly 10,000 had been admitted
during the pest yeas, for whore benefit 35,906 preecriptieas
had been dispensed within that period. Persons, the le.
verity of whose ailments rendered them unable to attend at
the dispensary, had been visited by the marred officers at
their own homes to the extent of 1,515. In oenseqoance
of prevailing epidemics and other causes the sepeaditurelted
exceeded the ordinary receipts, leavings deficit of 1131. That
was nearly met by a legacy of 1001. from the late P. Van de
Wall, Fag. Special votes of thanks were pealed to the
vicar of Islington, the Rev.. E. Garbett, J. Hantbletoo, the
hammy secretary, and other benevaleet friends fee their
valuable cooperation. The report, alter ouleetiMg the pro.
(animal skill and uniform kindmen and etiolation of Dr.
the resident medical officer, eciecluded with a
:te'r powerful appeal for farther contributions to enable the
charity to meet the in:raising derma& apes its resources.
In furtherance of that object varices meolntiona were
adopted, sad the thanks of the meeting having been ten-
dered to the chairman, the business of the maims was
terminated.

WASIZOIIIIMIN aim CLERIe Scnoma.—The
half -yearly plural court of this chanty wu held last even-
ing et the Guildhell Coffee-house ; Mr. M. Heath in the
their. It appeared from the report that daring the last half-
year the sum received ea gesseal account feed amounted to
1,5661. ss. Bd., the expenditure amounting to 1,2471.
14a. 10d. The receipts on account of the building fund bad
bees 7551. ss. 6d., and the expenditure, 2901. 114 s. 6d. The
balance in head towards the building fund was 8,2451. 10e,
atter purchasing • site of 713 acres of land. There were SOW
63 children in the institution, 15 girl. and 48 boys. The
baud of t were thankful to report
that the hesith of the children bed bees
arid still continued to be most otistactory,
although ninth diens, of an epidemic character bed bens
=t is the immediate vicinity al the schools. The
Id the honour to unman* that Ilia Royal=
the Priam of Wale. had consented to lay the t
atone of the sew building. in July. A very large
gathering of the friends of the schools sad of the
=public was expected, and the arrangements would
be on • sole fomotemorate with the importance
of the suet. The report was unanimoasly adopted, sad the
ofilesia for the earning half-year having been appointed, the
pr' oedings tarmirated with a vote of thanks to the &Ar-
eal&