The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

SOCIETY OP ♦RTS.

The 110th session of this society was opened
yesterday evening, is the preselects of • tarp somber of
members and visitors. The ball in which the
of the society era brad has Mutat Me Noses leas a=2;
re-doserated, and also eolaged by the throwing epos al
aat-reoem thus affording the marsased sannamodation
desmeded by the large accomion of bOW members s
Mime dose withia the last two or three years. Heelr
was tam by Mr. W music Hawes. Mainers of the COM.
eil far the year which Lae just oonimeami. Among them
="were VseaCheracellor Mr Pep Weed, Sir heels
pia, his. andssan of the coeuici,l • the Mom sad Me,.
K. Bast, Mr. Harry Chester, Mr. T. Wiukworth, Mr. John
Dillon, Mr. H. Ws, he.
The Camelia delivered the meals, addrees. After
alluding to the cleaning or retouchitig of the ' which
adorn Me was, he adverted regretfully so the louses which
Mee moiety had reasstly sustained by death,
especialiy to Umtata President, lair. William Tooke. Alder-
man Ctibitts Mr. Joshua Fold, Mr. Joseph Wyse, and Mr.
Mukreedy. Mr. William Tooke bed, be reirearked, Cod
every ales of the society. At cos paned, what great dif-
ficulties erase, and tbe nontioned Clink/He of the society
depended on the personal exertmes of me or two member',
he stood forward, and by his energy end pecuniary coetri
hulloes succeeded is infusing irew life into its operations.
Be was their honorary solicitor for a long period, and doing
' the IssOfew yeses of his life, when no loaner able to attend,
severthalses tootiened to tako • lively interest in all the
promodiop. In apeoling of the policy whisk the council
proposed to follow dung the oomuag aeseim, be referral to
1 the action of the society is the mum of education. That
some system of encouraging private seedy after
laaviag school Lad become absolutely aresssary hum
the universality of educatioo was never, he sad, so ap-
t parent as sow, vibes the intro:time of sensation novels, if
sot absolutely injurioes, were exciting fishes' mil mini-
mans calculated to lower rather than to elevate the tastes
sad principle, of their reader.. Many of the objections to
isimpstativo enmirtiom did not apply to theirs. Cram-
ming could sot be adopted before their ezarniaers. The
manxiaatioos ware not catered time to gaio a particular po-
sition in college, or in military or naval life, but by those
who hoped to gain the notice of their emptiness by great
secrifion and severe labour after their days Maims. was
over. A sewed exhibition of wood-carving would take place
in that TOM in • tow days. The council had
this year, is conjunction with the College of Physician% I.
award the quitaluettaial •' Swine, Prise," °ceasing of a
silver cup, value 100/., containing a purse of 100/. in gold
for the lost publolied treatise on jurisprodesce. In ends.
ding the chairmen alluded to a memorial bust of his Royal
Higbuees the Yritice Consort, executed by Mr. need,
which had been placed in the room is accordance with a reso-
lution of the general westing of the seamy is March last,
adding that the victuaus the subjects for which bad be
approval by the inexabna, wenn program, and would, am
Img, fill meant spoors being's thirty'. pictures.
The presentation of prime was then proceeded with. The
Bret prim was that of 2.5 guineas, hooded by the Prime
Consort, sad continued by her Majesty, for the greatest pro-
ficiency *rimed at the Society'. anvil inamiaatioes of
adult csatialatra. It um wended to Mr. Wm. Vaughan,
04 the City of London Coflege. ' Th. other prime were gives
to titsi succauful competitors in the exhibition of wood.
carving holds& the society's bourne in Jam last.

ANDOVER ELUTION.—The poll was opened yes-
terday mention at the Town-hall. On Tuesday eight •
camber of parries who had come into the town from the
aeighboarbood of fitockbrislge to support the saiserratire
candidate,' Col. liumpliery, wont to the White Hart Hotel
(Mr. Hawksluier's committsnrooro), and crested some die-
tortoise, but, with the exception of • little glare being
broker', nothing serious occurred. Theetresto of the town
were patrolled thioughout the night by • number of
roughs, bat a strong body of the Hampshire police
succeeded te preserving good ord.r. The coaaerratire can-
didate, Lein-Colonel Humplirry, took the lied and
kept it throughout. The electors in Audis', number
between ZiD and 240. At twelve o'clock the elec.
time war derided. The poll, Lowers', remaised open uettl
4 o clock, as each party ass anxious to strarteia their rela-
tive sereegth. Wore 4 o'clock • riot took place out-
side the Toini-hall. The mob wanted to force as entrance,
sad the police resisted them. A regular light ensued, bat
the police were able to stead their ground, although some
were roughly belittled. Several of the mob were tujure4
but they were ultimately dispersed. At 4 o'cloA
mayor declared the pull as follow, :—Huasphery, 130
Hawkshaw, 83 ; mspoity for Elonirdiery, 47. On the
melt of the poll befog declared, LieutWoriel Herr pbery
addressed the electors trout the esetral wisdom of the
Town-ball. A crowd, n 1111 l beriag 2,001.1, bad collected is
1 front of the building. Mr. Hawkehaw, who was loudly
clewed im pressitiug himself, also adthsesed the elector,.