The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-11 00:00:00

NATIONAL SOCIETY.

The annual general meeting of this society ma
held yesterday, at the Central Select Rooms, Westmieder;
the chair being taken at 1 "Week by his Orace the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBURY. The attendant* was very large,
sad :Deluded the following The Bishops of London,
Wischilsee, Olinnester and Bristol, Oxford, St. AU*.
Chichester, Salisbury, Moray and Roes, and Bishop Cart
Lord Nelson, the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, Archdenon Denim,*
the lion. and Rev. /tr. Vial's, the Revd" C. Leas, C.
Kuehl', Hamilton, F. Close, Mr. Cioulbum, M.P., Mr.
B. Hope, M.P., site.
Alter the meeting had been opened with prayer,
The CHAIRMAN said they were met ones more in ae-
, cordance with the regulations of the National Society, to
consider the report of the proceedings of the past year. He
trusted that both in the proceedings recorded in that report
and in the state of education throughout the country gasp-
rally there was that which would give encouragement to
the friends of education. (Hear, hear.) lie thought
they were beginning to find the effects of thou wire and
vigorous measures which were commenced more than
twelve years ago for the purpose of jemmy-
, iag the national education by improving the qua-
lification and character of thou who were to communicate
it; he thought they had already toned that the character
of the education, and of the scholars who partook of it, had
been greatly improved and assisted by the character of the
masters who were now their teachers. The exactions of
which he spoke, accompanied by so much self denial in
many cases, were not without their fruit, sad were begin-
ning to tell on the rising generation. He would mention
one or two instances which appeared to him to prove tips
change. In the first place, the parochial schools seemed to
be becoming more and more of a self-supporting nature;
that was to say, it was much easier than it used to be to ob-
tain some portion of the expense of those schools from the
parents themselves. All who were conversant with the
poor knew that they were, as was netunl, keenly sensitilte
as to the value of the article which they paid for. 'fhb,
now found that the value of the education which the child-
ren received was greater than it was formerly, and there-
fore they wen more willing to pay a portion of the expense.
This he could not help thinking exceedingly important in
itself; because hitherto the expense of the parochial schools
had fallen in a great degree upon the parochial clergy, sad
it was certain that the parochial clergy were becoming
less land less able to bear that drain upon
their funds. There was another point to which he must
advert, namely, the improved appearance of those who
came before them at the season of confirmation. There
was now a degree of earnestness, animation, and intelli-
gence e that interesting and important time which it was
in vain to look for some years ago. This, he well knew,
must depend in a great degree on the previous pains, per-
severance, and culture which those young persons received
from their own friends. At the same time, the tureen of
all husbandry must depend in some measure upon the ma-
terials which they had to work upon ; and very little could
be made of a lump of clay. The material which the
clergy had now to deal with was far less like a lump of
clay it was far more manageable, and far more capable of
receiving an impression, than that which they
had to deal with twenty years ego. These were
points which he thought supplied them with reason for
t and for fresh exertion. He was quite
eanZreratilirgere was still much to be done, and perhaps
even something to lament. rally aware was he that not
only in the sky without, bat in the horizon within their
walls, there was an impending cloud—a cloud of dissatis-
faction. The cloud without had not yet been dispersed,
but he trusted that that which was feared within would not
burst upon the meeting. (Cheers.) At all events it could
not be out cf place for him to conclude by reminding them
of the apostolic injunction, " Let all bitterness, and wrath,
and anger, and clamour be put away from you, with all
guile, bemuse Ood whose we are, and whom we desire to
serve, is not the author of confusion but of pads."
The SECRETARY then read the report :
" The vacancy in the list of vice-presidents of th• So-
ciety, occasioned by the death of the late Earl of Shaftes-
bury, had been filled up by the election of Lord Robert
°reasoner. The number of applications for assistance to-
wards building new schools and teachers' residences, and
towards the enlargement and improvement of those already
meted, had been nearly the same as last year. These bad
been sent from all parts of the country, and afforded dear
proof that both in the manufacturing and agricultural
districts the church was adding very considerably to the
provision for educating its poorer members. Since the last
report the treasurer had been authorised to pay from the
Queen's letter fund outstanding grants amounting to
7,0201., voted by the committee in former years. These
grants had smisted the applicants for aid in providing so-
commodation for 27,190 scholars, and in building 104
teachers' houses. Some few outstanding grants had like-
wise been paid out of the special fund fee the manufacturing
sad mining districts amounting to 906 i., and with this
assistant* aosommodation had been provided for 1,974 chil-
dren, and 9 teachers' houses had been eomnd. There
bad, therefore, doing the past year been added, with the
help of the , TOM for 29,164 children in 237 schools
either built or together with 113 new teachers'
redden's& The number of schools placed in direct union
with the society during the past year had been 202, making
a total of 9,831 schools united to the society. This number
was exclusive of those which were united only to the dio-
cesan boards of education. The ats made in
1149 for the support and man tof training ins&
haloes of St. Mark's and W %elands still continued and
had proved successful. From a report of the conductors of
the former college it appeared that 31 students had been
admitted during the past year, of whom six were Queen's
scholars, eight lad been assisted with exhibitions, and 17
were received on the ordinary terms. Queen's scholars
would in future be admitted on the understanding that
they were Mink a renewal of their scholarships at the end
of due tat year; and were to remain a third year, if per-
mitted to do so, without charge, unless it were otherwise
specially dotemined by the council. The total number of
stains isaadosos was 71, of whom 68 only hail sleeping
acocamodatiss within the walls of the college. To remedy
this sad atlas noises ineenvaiescos, a second addition had
been made the anew both assisting of a large
class soak speassoda he the issaal and 11 small
al mean. Tile amble of students 'had always ex-
asesmassiatimmailaded by the college itself for
the Ma sight Isom Twenty masters had been nut out
within the year, tbs swam a baying been 84.
At Wbillsisuls, the ollSot of ths operations men-
tined ast yaw was to shahs the nibs assommodatios snit-
able he Wastadents. The used govsnimeat examination
task plass at Christmas. M width Rae of dm former OF
dna =tuned, making As Mal amber of candidates It
sadist= 45; of these 35 wan waseantel. Twenty-rtes
,Sreembers stead= ham maws abash in all arm of
asephs he Qum% Maskiships, who wars
a= bora' fa the la..feades free of expense; of
whom IT use eamedal. The emedlielts this op
of the alle mods in their team of lasPt°2ll4ls4
id 104 sash to amnia( at
li mom Metwass be the MMus ammo= a
their report the imendelea have higua Mmg
of =
bellamp VisentameolOtesemenseer, len the
tesimes, in
eat= dose aiM hes Ma serd= es, in sem
seam with the meal nisei, la bleed he.... dim
the last report ea sidelfeeel !Siert boss summit is
Victoria-West flee a te Ile stashed to its
asdialiboo. m4antrawdeas hate
bentilees bowerle impowlsst Wale.
ma IT ',COOL was aOlosory ,a stapisto the a est
14,0101. sore would be ore sired M mean the
of the the, which the amis.. wen most aneasamoosie,
thegeby soolem's toads would be relieved, Esse aa
annual betas ONO/ alleadea km be/amok la as
clam the WNW bialtuda. at WM-
et • demi ef temobses ast resift to
re=lln.Ain ineastfons. Dudes the lot
year 39 kale= *Mrs and 51 Maid mistasess bad been
seat oat, ' 7 masters and 83 mistresses whe
had been nosh= frees matey easels
=Mica in IL= I=l is the enteral easels. Ai
regarded the latitudes, It woe dal
that oat of 21 reside= =Meta qualified to compete On
gamma aortfstlsa at the last Chridas examined=
17 werommoseeful, two of whom were is the AM dam
the same tine 14 mall teashen, ham schools in vadeas
parte of the coantly- asheinhips awarded to tbea,
being the fall umber air= to the lamination *glee
the minutes of the Osastittse of Osman as Edema..
The receipts of the lepaltery in the yma, 1151 email
those of the year by about 7004, sad anereated
to above lase apsee espenthe amber of mese
of the s aisW& hal k—.. said fres 4,M to
5,000. The Webb Naiades Casednee had
that the training salmi a Clannaniess bad now a
"Ziramass masa within de was than at aa
t isopesel, Ohmss Ip6l,
man been ant owl layette.. et
Wel= . esamittes bed "AM ihaertrsYtks
dimes* and dada boards ape= respeetla
redoes. It eggeored that daemon Manion was bseea
more and assnOa= throweast this country, =AM
reports ties Mee amen. is whit mach inspections wee
carried es wen mainees he attributing to it a anted
dJM steels visited. It appears else lad
Mimosa amongst the clergy ad akar
L • ig
_sitorsh ellosolloa bad and been wantuslardeemit
the schuss had been adopted. The Saw training
thins far mass se rdinoingleam, is the dam of IV=
eater M Mama at Derby, in the dimes of LlM-
tad, boatmen open= *Mem the last year. The weeks a
the new Masao tar the Swan of -Bathometer,
and Olossator sad Driletd, were rapidly advancieitiamon
the Exeter Beard were main ea= for mod ea
an elldent seals the training leads la that .
=some of the dim= lesiebie beautisso were
se mot at premed applied west, ask full ample-
most of talents, there wee ream *Upset that when
man of the pupil-tsarina deasli have Wilma their term
of cop=, there wusid he no &Salty in filling all
then
The =dem were modelled.
Tbie waft then paemied to elect four members of then
inanaing easmittse. Irldle the ba/lotting boxes were
peons mai the room,

Mellen= DULBON rose amidst choirs, which pro-
ceeded kas Goo portholLv part of the room. He said he
was very glad to think that without itiveiviag say el
of disrespect, a very fsw words weld Novel witotraw
either Demur! or fitting Otit Motto fay to the malfwg.
The committee of that seeleighsta GNUS their 1111• Iii• te
an inquiry as to the twain of the .eoloders la orimois la
conflation with the wadety. (Chew) lie woolg,geg
attempt to express on behalf of Ward sad his triad Ids
thankfuloes with whisk United reemited that ielmodes
but he might bedewed, beam postodieg soy foothor. to
say, that is mosegmmes of that iseleisa he_ shoal we pees
salon antis gesso sad the meth. to withdraw the ONO.
Intim on that soh** 01 which he bed given previousasthea
(Cheers.) He hoped he should oho bo &bawd to state to the