The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADICIIIALTY, MAY 12.—,
=star R. G. WAN., to the Dustlms.
Mastosif dookissto—B. J. T. Babaso, to es Woloortoe ;
Mudd. F. Bossard, to Us Wolsodso ; &AM Vas Boer
ries, to the Dooms.

.—Psy.

PORTSMOUTH, Mar 12.
The Icarus, 11. screw sloop, Acting Commander
Beery P. Boger, arrived at Spitheed this smoriatag from the
Mediterranean, and on anchoring exchanged salutes with
the Swain Mae eetemeedor-in-eniet. Sit win premed
to the eastward to pay aff, bowies bent ennead. el four
years in coonstivics.
The Hector, 28, iron emir frigate, Captain George W.
Primly, is expected to arrive at Bpithead from the Downs.

['TWOPENCE

WOBZING NIB'S CLUB AND INSTITUTE
UNION.

Led evening a oonversazione took place at the
I Whitt/peke Obsb, Armidel-etreet, Strand, as a tarmhatios
to the mama= which, for the last three days, hag of
• the attentions of the members sad promoters et ma-
im mumes dohs at the aria pbask. The large room of the
Whittington Club was placed entirely at the disposal of
time who were interested Le the assweirawat, and a pinged
entortainmeat wee provided. to white the thief cootribaton
wen the swab= of the Albert choir, the Working lien's
°olive chair, sad the Sbereditah Chat. The oessiway pretest
bar* fistaard to various part seep, glee', choruses. &v., all
at which we performed with inch tests mid skill, a
Prodded mad. wee formed, and Lord Lytteltoo occupied
the Asir.

Lord LTnet.rom, in opening the proceedings, observed
that the general objects of this union wen well knows, a
easheeme Irving been held for the bat throe da at
whisk may practical questions bad been dissseasd, sad
°Mita ender= arrived at. It we@ net as all Rosemary
for hiss to dilate ups the main of the anion, se
the amain of • "dub" no well~i nderifood, std wee ad
at all varied by same of its being emaciated with *skim
me* The object of the present mice was to tam •
coated form ea it wen, to the various institutions through-
oat the matey, sad thus to Meetheilitimfm ensithig advice.
eseisteme, mil theructice, width they amid ao6 MOM
aay other drawl. They weld ad at premed boast
thagiret% Dana had made mob great program se they weld
have wished ; bat they still hoped, by adhering to the prim.
cider upon which the institute wan founded, to mend ia
acocenag theobjed they desired to attain. The qua&
aloe was rather one of detail thaa of priacipls, and certain
resolutions would now be brought forward in furtherance of
this preetisal vim of the sabject.
Mr. J. &our PAJUNOTON thee opined the nature of
the proesudengs which had bean ado 'at the ooefrosnos,
which me new brought to a dam • add this wahrease
was the first attempt which bad yet beep mode to knit tp-
mint repremetatives from ths various dubs and institutes
la dilatant parts of the kingdom), in order that they might
isherehesge idsee aed sentinisets in regard be the practical
wesilog of the min ; sad it was sincerely hoped that
era& pod might result from this movement in promoting
the ostablielmmed aid regulating the watzed of dime im-
portant Methadon for the working ma.
Sari Foriterre (upraised his entire sympathy with the
objects d the maim, sad plowed a rewhitica to the effect
that the meting repined with deep satisfaction the adorn
that are bang nada to aid workiag man in establishing clubs
sad lantana, odraisted as they are to promote the social,
mend, and morel advisement el the indtutriel clams.
The Hos sad Rev. & Bray mound the riselmin, sad
stated that he Doped that the movement. of the working
use., in segued to Owe slabs, would be left opts and unre-
strained, and entirely free from those influences whisk wore
calculated to promote disunion rather than units among
the working
Mr. Banatusgs, a working row, sod Mr. SOMT, the
smeary, supported the resolution, which was agreed to.
The Bishop of LONDON moved the second resolution
" That this meeting trusts that tlis future promo of this
mossiest may be tornmereurate with its high
importance, and that the union may be nada
messily to extend the labours which have al-
ready resulted stead
the establisliesset (under its minas.) of
so many etching tar'sclubs sad institutes in various parts
of the °pantry.' The right rev. prelate remarked that there
was a ti--none yearn ego—whom be was more mixed u
with movements of this mature than at the peele
thpu
iparkd
and certain difficulties then arose which he bad ho wo
removed. in this have Sag been med. Doubtless • present
comfarem had throws mush light ups the subject, but
still many years must daps@ ere the shed *Neatly he
alluded to would be entirely destroyed. That difficulty
affected the miens obsess of misty is rasped to the Me-
' pompom, guandieg mainstexclusivenes. ThisexeleMessea
was apt to dad its wall into every (sedition of society, and
the great difficulty was to shot it out. Let them look for
example at seasheake' imstitetes. These were undoubtedly
intended for the use of tamehanica, but they soca fell into
the beads of others than those for whose benefit they were
odgiaally dmegmed. Was these sot the same kind of diffi-
culty ia to work* men's aloha t dad brae it should
be observed that there was as • variety mom work-
ing ma as to their tics sad abilities
as among any other class of people. It was
well known that there was a very large amber of
working ma who earned loge than It. a week, and he
was quite sere that the system they dadred to establish
would set be padest until they should be ado to Mande
the poorest of the clam In short, every care must be
taken to adapt them iostitutioos to the verying circum.
Moos@ el those whom it was le leaded to benefit ; and the
promotes.
aof the salmi should recollect that there wen a
large dm of working men who, having arrived et • mature
of Iffe, sought their happiness and comfort in their
own Isms end it was not by them, but by the younger
mm, that they must expect these club to be supported.
The Hey. NIWILUI HALL seconded the revolution, which
Mr.
supported by ether makes, sad ms
Mr. THomas Humes thou proposed a resolution, to the
effect that a sum of WW, a year be raised for three years
to ems, he addition to the persist income of the society.
This malaties was daly @wooded, and was carried.
The beldam terminated with a rote of thanks to the
theism*

RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN
PARLIAMENT.
Yesterday the eoesmittee, of which Mr. Saline is
the clubmen, cm tie proposed new mil ways in and errand
Dahlia, sad which propose to do for that city what the
projected sew metropolitan lines will do for London, entered
co the esseidiestien of tie foarth_ project for that purpose,
that of th. Dahlia Railway, lamb ropoists of a rename.
ties of twelve short lime, laterite* the various existing
railways, decks, mash, and quays, at a capital cost of
1160,0004 sod a kneel 216,0001. The lima will cross the
lily
em by a bridge of
__three spans. It is proposed that the
sad N
oraaters shall ester into contrasts to
work and meow tie Bee ; sod as it is the drat ems of as
Begliab railway pespeedsg to work a midway is Ireisred, the
railway (Warmest of the Board of Trade direct the par.
Ocular attendee of the conunittee to the subject. Yesterday
the esgissertsg maim* wicupied the committee, Kr.
&ell:show sad Mr. Batas Wog examined. The Ere
Volley Rants, Bal was throws out is that ociaimittee. 7'be
adoend kW& anditeeral local evidence sossinnee to occupy
the Otsego' of thearest Sisters sad Northern Isettiess
committee and witnesses wore examised for the promoters
by Yr. Brett, so the same subject, is Mr. Adair% nom.
Edam es the Immenbie Colon Railways. Is Lord
ileseley's ecesnaities tbe further mid final comiderstios of
the dames is commies with the London sad Brighton
Company's bill fer sew works and additional prima wen
taken. In the mond committee on Metropolitan Raney,
thebdl for empowerisg xis Chang .prom Railway to hike
additiotal grosed es tie western ode of bowigatwhill, sad
an the south= side of Oollegewirest, for thew, Casson.
street, City, ternaisse, b raw 90,000!. by shares, and
30,001th1,41.7 loan, to Imo lauds at their City terminus for
and contribute thereto 65,000!., being
an:opposed, wee met dews to Mr. Mammy. The
bill for the proposed Great Northers mad Victoria
BMWs was withdrawn. Mr. Denison, Q.C., laid Wore
Mr. flobeideire eanzeillee the *mite of the Olemew Ofty
Unite Railway, which proposes at a met of 800,0004 sod
less of 266,0001., with power to create a4i per mot. de.
&Mare Asa, to sidle Kee various lines that centre and
serroend that eiky, end curry • bridge of five stokes over
the Clyde. The bills ppirssd before Mr. Mammy imbibed
that for the Liverpool Great Central Station and a emisect-
ing limo! me inae, MA a capital of 500,00 et. and 166,000 x.
Ices ; Midland McAlear, for • /Me of 17 miles hom Beth to
Toorebiny, cud calm ns,ooor. by shares sad 75,6001. by
loan; Lim* Vanilla Orators Railways; may, Thorpe,
end Wailes ; Osiretter. Entailer*, sad IpiNmhsseb;
Biblesdale Rallwey ; Poripstrick Railway (lithemboatal ;
Mamie, Is Aides Raw& Chelsea Water ; Sesames Har-
bour; Stewed Gee ; ; Cles.
Is the Lards, the are for the promoters of the North
&meow &gee, cloud, and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C.,
domed Wee cesisablee et great length for the opposing
Mimesis. Awl rename bee her appointed • member
of this committee a the room of Lord Bolger.
UTILISATION or THI Lollar areas!. -Yesterday the
witnewee wieseired in this onmaitt&ol, Lord R. Montagu in
the chair, were Masers. Napier sad Pope, relative I. their
soropcoitioo to tarn it lo Ise:sive aultural rued ratemy.
keg ainfootiso seeosat, dews at(apple Sada, to Reim.
Kr. Beset, tie weghteim was she essatierd.
TIM LONDON Yuma,. COSINITTAL —YostortlAT Mr.
Irria meglseer of tbePtainlx Omen Comieny, Mr. Berkeley,
' sad oilmen, wen mined for tie epposieloci to this bilL
The imennites have indseeled se leteetios of reerietieg
Me iscirdry to the sew Kees* emit as Eiontherarketriet
sod Nonswaset, Coyest-garden, where subways ham bees
made, without mired*, I to the ail sheets.
t
Ms Irma Somairs.—A spacial Court of Common
Owascil was held yesterday at Gendball, the Right Rae.
the Lord Mayer is chair, to receive sad madder a rem-
halm of tad Meneseisble the Irish Beeirty to the Mike. that
as venation should he mode is Otert of Comm
Owns& Is artier an appllcatios to pa/Bement by the
bib Seekity, to alter et mach of the sziarthot charter as
unite the tel the ealetwete te two yam, by
=l3Stg BM Vaasa a period of foot yews. The
eetwee we OM that only isvolved the privileges
of the mime, mid thediessmise was wesdneled with eland
dents. The deist* hosted for *emir two boom, sled when
the .curt adjourned it was ItsaorstoOd that the nwelatioa
waa Msbrairs.
Roiummair's Tat. alloice and Aron& ussinict•
le Prim end wbekerme to more. flees advaerepahres osewslt
Ise tionshigmommiCeuenageneesl It le wild be packets by IMO
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