The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-17 00:00:00

CRICIBT.

THE MABYLEIIONE CLUB AND Ali V. THE
CIVIL Stamm—This match was commenced yaterday at
Lord's ; it was intended for two days, but finished yester-
day in favour of the CivilSeryke, as their first inning, by
43 runs. The following is the some :—Alarytabons Club
sad Ground, first in 95 ; seised innings, 100—total,
195. Civil Service, ant 138.
SUBSIY V. 017011 D Dternasztv.—The match wee ems-
mewed at the Oval yesterday, The follow* was the
sours :—Oderd, fir/timing% 1714 Surrey, firet innings, 124.

(TWOPENCE

SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF MR
GOSPEL.
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Yesterday the annual City meeting was held as
usual in the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-houae, Alderman
Sir F. G. Moon presiding for the Lord Mayor, who was pre-
vented by a recent domestic affliction from taking part in
the proceedings. There were present the Archbishop of
York, Sir H. Tonga, late Governor of South Australia ; Sir
W. Burton, formerly Chief Justice of Madras; Sir H.
Perim& Maim W. Cotton and P. Carew% the Revs.
Archdeacon Marriott, & Hawkins, ProLsmor Cowie, J. V.
Am& ka.
The CHAIRMAN, having explained the sues of the Lord
Mayor's absence, and expressed his own and his lordship's
sympathy in the object of the meeting, bristly described
tthhee
ThairiiTv. J. V. Poven parpcees, sod amaking
of thse, ezchttz.niter
giving
the receipts of the society for read atl'el year ending 31st Dec.,
1863 at 87,8321. lls. 44, stated that "the society I
stilt proceeding in the comes upon which it entered
sev yearn ago, of reducing its grants in those dioceses
and colonies which, through increasing wealth and popula-
tion, are yearly becoming more equal to the support of their
own church and clergy." It then described the proper made
in the several missionary Gelds, and urged the importance of
providing the means of spiritual instruction to those of our
own countrymen who emigrated to the colonies, and through
them to the aborigines by whom they were surrounded, and
eoscluded with an earnest appeal to all Christian eoepegs-
bens in this country to aid by their alms and their prayers
in the t Christian enterprise in which the society was
IheArebbishop of YORK moved the first resolution,
"That the continually enlarging sphere of the society's
operatioos gives it a yearly increasing claim on the support
al the =imbue of our church."

—Tie olaTiWr;••;;;;;1;:i by Mr. W. Corroi,
amid

Mr. E. CAIN:MOVE, who dwelt upon the importance of
carrying out the orthodox orgiuthatiou of the church is our
adages by the establishment of polemist biskoprilinellololll
where practicable, moved the next resolution : That the
aid which the society has given to the foondation and endow-
meat of the church in many lands, by peculating the ap-
prutment of colonial and missionary bishops, and by
contributing towards local endowments, demands our
acknowledgment as a permanent service to the canoe of
Christianity throughout the world."
This was seconded by the Rev. Profemor Cowie, who
urged upon the wealthy inhabitant' of the City the duty
of liberally contributing to the funds of the society, and al
enlisting their friends in the came, promisiag himself to
obtain at last six new subscribers in his own parish (St.
Lawrence Jewry) between this and the mast animal meet-
ing, and espesseing a hops that others who were wombat
would follow his example.
The motion having been adopted,
The Rev. E. Haciume moved, and Sir H. Youci, late
governor of South Australia, seconded the following
" That the church of England is specially bound to labour
for the conversion of the heathen subject@ of the Brit*
crown ; cad that this meeting, therefore, earnestly appeals
to the whole church to supply the society with the means to
extend its "Maimn both in the eastern and western portions
of the vast empire of Groat Britain," which was also carried.
A vote of thanks to Sir F. Moon for presiding, and to
the Lord Mayor for the use of the Egyptian•haU,
moved by Mr W. BERTON and decanted by Framer" BOR-
ROWS, was agreed to, the acknowledgment of which by Mae
chairman eloped the proceeding&
A coliseum was afterward' made, to which the claims
sad the Lord Mayor contributed ten guineas each.