The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-03 00:00:00

CIITMCM MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-MM DAY.,

The animal meeting of thin society took place
this forenoon at Exeter Hall, nadir the presidescy of the
Bari of Csicasorza., who was supported Ca the platform
by the Arehhieltop of York, the Bishops of London,
Car and Rion, the Rm. 8. Crowther, the new
Bishop of Niger, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and
a large body of the metropolitan and provincial clergy.
The repots, read by the mormary, the Rev. Mr. Visa,
wep of considerable length, and detailed very fully the
*pastime of the society during the past year, which had
been of the usual extmeive character and attended on the
whale with pest soccem Mialoomy stations were in
mistimes throughout India, North America, Ceylon, New
Australia, Nadkarni:sem Mrica, fro. The society
had do the year withdrawn from 77 stations, chiefly
added to parochial establishments in the West Indies,
or transfend to the native church in Sierra Leone
acatainikg 10 native clergymen, 4,356 communicants, and
12,866 gaolers. The =happy disturbances existing in
New Zealand bad greatly interfered with the labours of the
otiedosarke in that calmly. The society have now 140 de-
tains, with 1157 Eaglidt clergymen, 41 foreigners, and 71
natives sad East Indians, making the total number
of clergymen 269. There are also 22 European
mecolimaters, 10 ditto female teachers, and 1,963
native Sa.• is sad oatechista. The number of
communicants last year was 18,110. The total home income
for the year had byes 132,5014 19a. &L, sad the total ex.
meditate 136,0411. 16e., leaving a deficit of 3,3394 16a. 6d.
There has been received for the special India Food, 22,7674
hs. 3d., and expended os the roe &imam, 12,0161.
16a. 10d., leaving a helmet of 10,7501. 7s. sd. The local
fond raised oa the minions and expended upon
the operations of the society, independently of
the general fond, amount to 310004. making
a greed total of receipts from all sources of
154,2474 The Sierra Leos* minions have proved a peat
women, and had bees created into an indepssdent March,
which was being well supported by the people. The great
propels mattes by the India missions was very encomaging,
smiths report congratulated the society on having one of
its vitie-pessideata, Sir John Lawrence, appointed u Go.
verser-General of India, which it wee anticipated would
give considerable impetus to the missionary work in that
country. Sixteen mistime have also been established at
Pekin, ia China.
The adoption of the report was moved by the Archbishop
of York, seconded by the Earl of Shaftesbury, supported
by the Rev. John Barton, missionary from North Ind*
and speed to.
The Bev. Qum Stowell, the Revs. J. L Kyle, J. Smith,
S. Crowther. sad L. D. Masters, addressed the meeting.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

THE ENGLISH AND IRISH BANE".-(THIS DAY.)

This day an extraordinary general meeting of
shareholders wee held at the London Tavern ; Si,
Caanait in the chair.

Theobleoiof the meeting wits to consider and decide
apon • proposed amalgamation of the beak with the Euro-
pean Bank, and for executing ell diode requisite for this
pumas', minding the winding-up of this company voice-
tardy sad the tmaiderring of the busts= of this company
to the European Beak.
The CHAIRMAN explained the proposed terms of agree.
meat as follows:—The shares of this beak ware 100/.
shares, cie which 151. were paid. The shares of the European
were BM, on which 101. ware paid. The lam on the
shares of this bank was 21., that oe the 41. It
was proposed that for every 1101. share, with 151.
paid up, In this bank, the sherehoklers should
rewire two 501. shares, with 51. 10e. paid op
on each. The capital of the united companion
would thee consist of 40,000 shares with 101. paid up, that
was to my • paid up capital of 4C3,0001., and • nominal
capital of 2,000,0001. Each company was to be rapoorible
for its ownaaseta and liabilities up to the 31st of May. Oa
the lot of June they would be fees of preliminary explains
on both sides. SI concluded by moving • reeolotiou for
coefirming the terms of amalganistion.
11r. Aldsrmaa Boss, M.P., seconded the motion, which
was adopted.
A rote of thanks to the chairman and directors termi-
nated the proceedings.

The court of inquiry into the lose of the City
of New York has dowsed the easpeasioe of Captain Ken-
lady's certificate for eight months. Notice of appeal has
bees ghee.

The Venttwr Times states that arrangements are
making for opening the We of Wight Railway between
Rya, sad Shauklis, that twelve trains will mu daily, and
that the distance will be performed in 20 minutes.

UNDER SECETELRIC3; INDEMNITY. —The Attorney-
Gems], Viscount Flamingos, and Sir 0. Grey, have
brought in a hill to " inderneity certain persons from any
penal cosesquenoss which they may here incurred by
shrift end voting as member of the Hoar of Goeunime
while bolding the owes of Under Secretary of State." By
this bill Mr. Layard, Mr. C. Formica*, Mr. H. Bruce.
Mr. F. S. Beim, sad the Marquis of liartiegtoe, are
"indemnified, freed, and discharged" from and against all
penalties, forfeitunm, incaparities„ and (liabilities what-
soever (if any) incurred or to be incurred b 7 them or any
or either of them for or by reason of so infengemest of the
provisions of the act of parliament 21 and 22 Viet., c. 106.

RaPILLSLMTATION or SroccrosT.—Mr. E. W.
Watkin bevies accepted the invitation of the Stockport
Reform Amomation to become a candidate for the mat
vacated by the death of Mr. Kershaw, the cosservatival
have placarded an aanouncecoset that in view of the short
remaining term of the present parliament they will Doi toe.
eat the return of Mr. Watkie sow, but reserve their efforts
for the gamma *Lotion. Mr. Within will steed ea an in
depeadent liberal, sod a general supporter of the present
government. There being no other candidate at Freest in
We field Mr. Watkins return M easured, soles there be
some sanexpected isomalatioo of a second liberal.
Tam REPRIISLISTATION or KILDAIa,—It is rn.
moored that the Right Hos. Richard IL O'Foreall, the
awake rsprsinalsave for Kildare. Weeds to retire front
the repressotetiou of that county. It is also Metal
that Lord Mho Fitzgerald, see of the Duke of
Dander, will offer himself on popular principles in the
event of the retirement of Yr. More O'Farrell. Lord Otho
is an advanced liberal, and has already woo a high repatation
for hie soquirsoneate in litensture and era A era of great
practical ability. he bee devoted mach time to the study of
mechanics, and le mid to be $ greet proficient is all things
epparteiaing to the application) of art and science to industry.
Of liite be haa applied himself to the developrneot of in-
dustrial prefects, and is oonnected with several of the large
commercial undertakings of the day. A Geraldine in his
love for Ireland, a liberal, and a man of practical Lades-
cies, he would so doubt maks a suitable Irak naiesssoSsays.
—Pniessee's Journal.

A 8/LIXON BY TRI EARL OF EINTOILL-011 Fri-
day night last, in oresequeons of a public ioneuseeneest that
the Earl of Hinton would deliver as widows to the lobe.
Wants of Lewes, on a religious subject, large nnroben of
persons assembled at the County HsA and about 8 o'clock,
the boar at which the promedinp were to comeosion, the hell
we. crowded by a most respectable audience. The their wee
takes by W. B. Baxter, Esq., high-cantabile of the borough,
who, is a brief but appropnato address, introduced hie lord-
ship to the meeting. The noble earl thee proceeded to
die:cense awe " Permed Religion," tads( as his text the
19th ebapter of tho Gospel according to St. Luke, parti-
cularly referrg to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th. and fith verses.
" dad behold there was e men named Zaseheue, who was
the chief emcee the publicans, and ha wee rich ; sad he
sought to tae Jeans who ha was, and Gould Dot for the
pries, because he was little of stater& had he
raa before hit and climbed up into a sycamore tree to sae
him, for he was to piss that way. And when Jesus camt
to the place ha looked up and saw him, aid maid nato him,
Zombies, make baste end come dove, for today I most
abide at thy house.' And be mad* haste arid came down
sod received him joyfully.* Hie I delivered a
most forcible, eloquent, and Chris • address.
exhorting his hasten to show as great readies.' aa
Zacclisma when he came out of the tree, sad entreated them
to serve Christ every day of their lives sod not merely to
put on Godliness, as a mantle, on the Sabbath,r de. and in a
place of worship. The noble earl was followed a gee.
theme who accompanied him, who also &lir en able
discourse. His lordship bar* engaged in prayer, the
meet* was brought to a conclusion by caging the Doi-
oloa.--Surrep Standard.
es Duirseis za LANCASHIRL—The fortnightly
mid* of the Central Executive Committee was held yes-
terday at the Town-hall, Maschester. Major Egerton
Leigh wedded, sad there wore also t, the Mayor of
Boathook". Masers. A. H. Heywood,R. Gladstone, 8. J.
Stara, J. Worrell, E. Ashworth, J. Goodair, M. Rom, R.
H. Hutchinson, G. L. Ashworth, W. Roberts, R. M'Clure,
H. B. Farman, and J. W. Barium ban. sea. The High
Sheriff and Mews. Fenton, Ashton, and Masao were do
Weed is Loudon by brio.m engagement*, and Mr. R.
Hutchison was absent through indisposition. The Hon.
Sea. reported that 2441. 13e. 2d. had been received during
the past fortnight, and that the balaaos us the bank was
litt,M. 4s. 3d. No clothing had beets received. One
hamper of win* had been sent off. Mr. Farrell presented
hie fortnightly report, which slated that there was a de.
crease cu the fortnight in pawns reosivireg parochial relief
in the 27 unless of 6,807. Grants were made to 23 local
committees to the amount of about $,400'. At the clam of
the testing it was resolved to adjourn to the Zird
and that the Executive Committee's modiste subsequent
to that date should be held monthly.
Tax TLx PLATT TRADE.—Although the tin plate
trade is net in anything like a prosperous state, yet theft
are preparations gongs on which will eventually he the
means of considerably increasing the make. This indictee
a 000fidenoe in the future which may seem rather problems-
tiod at present ; but at the same time it is quite clear that
ono. the conflict in America Is brought to a clues • very
large demand for tin plates will he certain to arise. Exten-
sive new works have just been opened at Melyeetyddati,
Glamorposhire, and hundreds of hands will abortl ho em-
ployed. Part of tha old Llanelly works, tre, Ism
also boon sonverted into a tin plate establishment. and
several other old works is South Wales are about to be re-
sumitated. The men ere still out at the Osrmberls, sad
the wages question ceases disquietude is the trod* generally.