The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-11 00:00:00

CONGIZIOATIONAL UNION.

The anniversary meeting of the Cougregational
Unica of Ileghad and Wale@ was hold yesterday at the
Poultry CbspeL There wee a very large attendance. The
Rev. H. Amon Isar* been decta chairman, the usual &no-
tices' exercises were proceeded with, attar which the report
of the past yeer's work was read by the Rev. Dr. Smith.
From this we piker that the year ended has been not ISM
important than that which preceded it. It le stated that
the germs of religiose freedom and evangelical truth were
widely and liberally sewn both in individual minds and
communities, the results of which, so fees they had
at present been uoirleined, were highly gretifyieg,
and an additioeal isolative to mewed efforts in
the future. They had to repot the lose by death of several
loved and honoured brother'. The subjects Maned to the
commitsee at the previous anal unary had received its
careful consideration. Oa the appotatmeat of • lay chair-
man, the committee deem it undesirable to make any
in the mod* of proceedings by which, from the origincohr :C
nolo), a clerical brother hoe presided over its commas.
With respect to eluting a certain number of gentlemen
from the country to servo upon the committee, the slugger
time bad been adopted, ad surfers' clerical sad lay brethren
had ben invited to jahs,who had accorded a reedyrspon@a to
that invitation. The report then adverted to the factthat the
Rev. J. C. Harrison, of Camden-town, accepted the °eke of
chairman, but through woven &Wolof illness wee compelled
to resign that office, end reluctantly that recipation had
been accepted, and the Rev. David Thanes, of Highbury
Chapel, Bristol, been invited to fill the oats Um vaunt.
The autumnal meeting, whirl wee held in Liverpool, had
been emineatly noceseful, more than 000 miaistere sad
delegats being peemet spas that exude& Respecting the
publications of the society, the eommittee reported Hat they
continued to rusks QM approbation of rearehen mid a
Imp circulation. During the year pants were made to
venoms connected societies, amounting to 2.100?. The
committee thanked the BOLDOO committee for its seer
vises, sad announeed that in Inters an audited harmer
sheet would be aimed with the report. The sale
jeer of chapel trust desds, brought seder motile
by & Horsy, Fag., to an elaborate paper, at Liverpool,
lied accepted the attentioe of the asuanittee, seed
manly through the indefatigable eillrikell of /Ir. Hadfield,
ILP., aid Lard Cbeaworth, • bill hoe paused both bowie
of parlance% extesding the time far eureiliag chapels for
two yeses mere, as well se some minor features which will
facilitate the securing and preserving of chapel propeety.
The repcet coacleded by expresaag the pleasure afforded to
the committee to record that the sips of healthful earned
piety are meetly multiplying in the eherchae. Till' adoption
of a report and2l2eat of • menceittse for the wen-
hug year wee mov the Rev. Rauh Mellor, and "mai-
maul, adopted. having been delivered by
several other =Milan premeet, the proceeding, terminated
is the weal manor.

CHRIST CERIIIKII &WORD ScHOOL, Sr. GIORGE'S
FAIT.-1L sauna wastiaig et the tries& awl sebeeribere
to thia school took plass es Monday arming (May 9) at the
hap school-roan, in Oensea-etreet-roed. wader the prod-
dingy of the iseasebent, the Rev. G. K After tea,
whisk Wee peveNsl by ladies orassoled with Christ Omni,
Mr. Heawick, the bon. eeendery, reed thersport, which was
is all respect, estistaotory. It appeared that several et the
esholart who sabered the school at he onaseesesseeet are

filliag !gazetteer se Maifable sod.nitilnemben of society
Thom is atendame here also during the past rear become
more cleanly, orderly, sod attentive than heretofore. The
committee hare decided to open the school as a free day
school, which would add about 401. par annum to Ilse=
met es Nn. Towards this sum the
Maim ham peon** 15&, the me will laanittisupplied
by voluntary mbeariptioes. Already 110 children are in
antendanos in the daytime, and OP* TO in Me mein'
the 94aq stisodues Amos 100. The Fibstated
aim that the maims' raseaugs wen well attended, %.4m
the esperrisiou of Wm 111•04 and that the poor wawa
hadd
magribated duriag the peat year the am of L5ll.
19 ld. for clotlateg. The c6l6spa were bailed to the
Piave.** Keep* of for their animal Clarist.
seas treat, at which 150 were present. The total expos&
tare of Om school was 731. 51. 3c1., aad the Meese 751.
la. 10d. The weft wee Ware* by Lb* Charm% the
Bow. A. Cobden W. B. 11/fa, sad R. Wilma, sad Yews.
WoeUe sad Beam% the supsrialeadma, sad figralaated at
9 Wei**
BOANIMA/ell TIA is choice mid eLroa& moderate
Is palm sod wholoomo to sae. now Moutons bay* .seared
lost LW Ma a gems* preamble. Is a mid rpashas bp 1.119
amege.—taMaMemssil