The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-13 00:00:00

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

The 57th annual meeting of this society was
yesterday held at the schools, Borough-road, Earl &MILL
presided, and was supported by Lord Lyveden, Sir Walter
Stirling, Sir J. Kaye Sbuttleworth, Mr. Bruce, M.P.,
Mr. James Heywood, Rev. Dr. Allen, Rev. Henry Allon,
the Liberian Commissioner, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Car

decoy, &c.
The following loan abstract of the report of the cam
mitten :—" The society's operations include the training of
teachers, the maintenance of the model schools for boys and
girls in the Borough-road and at Stockwell, the inspection
of schools in London and the country, as well as an extensive
correspondence abroad; aid is also rendered by grant" of
Wiwi materials to poor schools at home and in the cookeries.
In the training department provision is made for 200 young
ple,the establishment for young men being in thektorough.
road, and for young women at Stockwell. Of the
former there are at present 05, of the latter 100,
in course of preparation for elementary schools.
At the Christmas examination for certificates, 72
young men were presented, all of whom passed ; of 73 young
women presented 69 were succeed uL Seven inspectors are
employed, covering the whole of the country, and engaged
in the inspection of schools, holding conferences and com-
mittees, meetings of parents, and otherwise stimulating
to action in the muse of popular education. The number
of towns and villages thus visited is 861; the number of
schools inspected 1,157, including 1,347 visits to these
schools. This is exclusive of the metropolis and
its immedinte vicinity, where Mr. Saunders has
visited schools attended by more than 30,000
children. At the model schools in the Borough-road for
boys and girls there is an average attendance
of nearly 1,000 children, and at the practising
schools at Stockwell for girls and infanta of
210. Of 82 grants of school materials made during the year
20 have been made to new schools, 39 to poor schools in the
country and to ragged schools, and 23 to the colonies and
other parts of the world. The contemplated alterations at
the Borough-road, and the various buildings and appliames
at the New Training College at Stockwell, are completed at
• oost, including fittings, furniture! and other expenses, of
24,1741. 9s. 5d., the whole of which has been paid. To-
wards this amount the contribution received from the Com-
mittee of Council was 5,7421. 12e." After acknowledging the
generous aid given by the friend' of the society to enable
the committee to accomplish this important undertaking,
the report concluded with an earnest appeal for pecuniary
assistance in carrying forward the several and important ob-
jects of the society.
The Rev. HENRY A LLON, in moving the reception and adop-
tion of the report, and the appointment of the committee
for the ensuing year, said it was clear from the statement
which had been read that the educational millennium had
not as yet arrived. He for one did not regret it, as he
believed there was nothing more healthy to church or to state
than a prominent dirsent.
Mr. Baud ILE, seconded the motion, which was
peel to.
Lord LTVIDIN, in an eloquent speech, then moved the
thanks of the society to her Majesty the Queen for her con-
tinued patronage of the weeny, and an address of condo.
lance on her bereavement.
Sir WALTER fttaurro seconded the motion, and took oc-
casion to blame the educational societies for the opposition
which they bad given to the revised code.
The motion having been carried by acclamation,
The Rev. DANIEL TUCKER moved that Earl Russell be
appointed president of the society in succession to the late
Duke of Bedford.
The motion having been seconded was unanimously
adopted.
Earl RUBSEII returned thanks in • speech touching upon
the recent educational diectusims.