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

On Saturday evening Mr. Mark Lemon read his
dramatic story of "Hearts are Tramps" to • crowded
audience at the Whittington Club. Arundeletreet, Strand,
for the benefit of the ?rotten' Almshouse Society, and we
bear the feeds will be greatly benefited by it.
ROYAL INSTITUTION OP GREAT BRITAIN.—At
the general monthly meeting held yesterday, William
Pole, Fart., M.A.. P. 0.5., treasurer and vim-president, in
the chair, the secretary announced that bin grace the meg-
' dent had nominated the following vice-presidents for the
earning year :—Sir William G. Armstrong, William Pole,
Req., Foy., M.A., F. 0.8., Crammer • the Rev. John Bar.
low, M.A., P.B.S. • Sir Ha Behead, Bart., M.D.,
F.E.S • Sir RedenicJc I. Murchison, K.C.8.,
D.0.L., F.R.S. ;:ind the Lord Wasaleydale. John Graham,
M.D., and Cosmo Howard, Esq., were elected members of
the Royal Institution. The following professore ware re-
sleeted Thomas Brands, Eaq. D.C.L. F.8..5.,
hoe. professor of chemistry ; John Tyndlll, Esq., F. 0.8.,
professor of natural phikoophy ; Edward Preakkiad, Req.,
Ph.D., F. 0.8., wee elected professor of theenntry.
Howe AND COLONIAL SCHOOL Social.—The
annual meeting of the Home and Colonial School Society
was held yesterday at the institution, Lord Chichester in
the chair. The report of the last year's proomdings shows
that 198 students have been duly trained as Catchers, and
that 214 are now io the institution. In the practising and
model schools attached to the institution 600 children are
efficiently educated, and • middle class school of 150
children has been organised, owing to the alterations noose-
' quoit on the revised code. The report of the Rev. F. C.
Cook, her Majesty's impeder, on the general working of
the institution, wee most satisfactory. At the last govern-
ment examination every Mather that was examined peeped,
the number receiving first-class certificates being unusually
large. During the past year the society received a medal
for its educational appliances shown at toe International
Exhibition' and the collection was subsequently purchased
by the Portuguese government. Many of its works are
being reprinted in America, where the system adopted by
the society has been attended with the utmost success, and
they are now being translated into French, Russian, and
Italian. After the examination of the children the meeting
was addressed by the Earl of Chichester, Lord Wriothealey
Resell, the Bishop of Goon:Kira, he.
PROTMANT RKFORHATION SOCIZTY. —The annual
meeting of the members and supporters of the Protestant
Reformatio• Society was held yesterday afternoon, at the
Hanover-eguare Rooms. Lord Chltborpe presided, supported
'by several lay and clerical gentlemen. The report stated
that since the publication of the last report 840 books and
50,000 tracts bad been circulated. These publications were
highly calculated to counteract the efforts which the church
ofHome was making. A large number of public meetings
had been held during the year, end they had created much
interest in the public mind. The special mission was carry-
ing ou a steady and meet effective work. The report then
gime much information touching the efforts of the society in
Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton, Liverpool, Manchester,
Sheffield, and Scotland. Through the instrumentality of
the Rev. Dr. Cumming a mission had been established in
hi native town of Aberdeen, and it was trusted that much
good would thereby be accomplished. The income of the
society
_daring the year had been from all sources 5,9701.
lls. Bd., end slier meeting the expenses • balance of
1,114 E Is. remained in hand on the Slst of December last.
The report was adopted.
WORKING Id F—N's EXCURSIONS TO PARIS. —A
public meeting of working men, to bear • statement from
the committee who are organising the above excursions,
was held last evening in the theatre of the Mechanics'
larditution, Chancery-lane, Sir Robert Clifton, IL P., in
the chair. Mr. Treeees, the secretary, read • short report,
stating the arrangementa at ;remit mgde by the com-
mittee, by which it appeared that it was intended the
excursions should take at Whitsuntide, for which pur-
pose special trains w leave Victoria Station on Satur-
day, Sunday, sod Monday, the Eird, 24th, and 25th of May,
returning from Paris on the corresponding days of the fol-
lowing weak. A break in the journey would take place at
Calais of four hours, to allow the excunionista ao oppor-
tunity of viewing that town. The fares there and hack
would be for the second-clam ,Yoe., and for the third-class
20a The report was adopted, as were also several resolu-
tions in accordance with the objects of the meeting.
Tax MIIIDIM AWL Hamm Bay.—Yeatenlay
Alfred Alger was placed at the bar of the county police
court, in Wadi -attest, Canterbury, charged with the
wilful murder of Steed, at Maypole, a abort dis-
tance from Herne Bay, on Saturday evening last, as detailed
in our yesterday's invention. The primmer was fully com-
mitted for trin_L

GREAT NORTHERN HOEPITAIL, KING'S-CROSS.—
Number of patiowte for the week ending May 2, 9)2, of
which 378 were sew emu.