The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-07 00:00:00

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

(THIS DAY.)

The anniversary meeting of this society was
1141 this morning at 11 o'clock, in Exeter Hall the Earl
Of SILLYTISBUBT, president of the societ , took the chair.
On the platform were—Lord H. Cho ey, Lord C.
ktusell, Lord Radatock, the Hoe. A. Kisnaird, Y. P., the
I Bishops of Bangor and Cashel, the Dean of Carlisle, Rev.
Cauca Stowell, Hoo. and Rev. B. Noel, Revds. D. Tidman,
H. Vona, W. Wens, & Anriol, W. Wilkinson, R. Rotten-
bury, W. Bunting, Thorold, C. Clayton, C. It. Alford,
sad Mr. J. Hendence. . _ _ _

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The Rev. Mr. JACKSON read letten of apology for
shseece, and expressing continued and unabated interest in
the society from the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the
Bishops of London and Winchester. The reading of those
letters, which were couched in very strong terms, elicited
Lot cheers.

The report, which was read by the Rev. Mr. JACKSON,
anted that the receipts of the year coding March 31, 1862,
had exceeded those of any preceding year (excluding the
special funds). The amount applicable to the general pur-
poses of the society was 90,923/. 3s. Bel., being an increase
of 6,0681. 121. 4d. over the preceding year ; while the
111:001113t received for bibles and testaments bad been
76.7.0/. 17s. Bd. ; er 6,1481.17 a 7d. less than is the preceding
year. The total receipts from the ordinary sources of in.
come had amounted to 167,684/. Is. 4d., being 519!. 14s. 9d.
more than in any former year. To the above, it was said,
must be added the sum of 6311. 13s. Bd. for the Chinese
New Testament fund, and 12141. A. sd. for the special fund
for India ; making a grand total of 168,443/. 15a. sd.
The issues of the society for the year were as follows :
—From the depot at home, 999,957 ; from depots
abroad, 505,291-1,595,248 copies. The total homes of the
society now amounted to 40,910,474 copies. The ordinary
payment+ had amounted to 140,808/. ss. Bd., and the pay-
ments on account of the special fends to 3,943/. la. 9d. ;
making the total expenditure of the year to amount to
144,7511. 7s. 5d., being 20,7111.45. 9.1. leas than in the pre-
ceding year. The society was under engagements; to the
extent of 56,9311. 13e.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, expressed
his ardent attachment to the society—au attachment which
wee, he said, so great that he could hituself occupy the
whole time of the meeting in dilating on its
merits. After expressing his deep regret at the
absence of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who
had intended to be present, he said he had the pleasure
to announce a &mafiosi of 50/. from Lord Palmerston to
the funds of the society. (Tremendous cheering.) They
might well cheer ; for a more patriotic thorough Engliah-
hon never lived in this country. (Renewed and enthwii-
s,tic cheers.) He would give them his lordship's own
words with reference to that society. He said to him,
ea the previous day, " I am most happy to do anything that
I can for your admirable institution.' (Reiterated cheers.)
The Bishop of BANGOR moved the adoption of the report.
The Rev. Canon litrowin.L, in seconding the motion, said
he was happy to have that opportunity of testifying to his
unabated attachment and loyalty to that best and greatest
.4 religious societies. Its principles remained, he said,
no. mowed, and while they continued unchanged its true
aud host friends would not change in their feelings with re-
gard to it. (Cheers.) Far distant might be the day when
the good work would be impeded by petty divisions among
themselves. (Great cheering.)
to the motion of the Rev. Kr. RATTENBUBT, president of
the Wesleyan Conference, seconded by, the Rev. Mr.
1:1.•ii O RDSON, the followiug resolution was afterwards passed :
"That this meeting, in reviewing the labours of the society
during anotheryear, desires to express ita devout thankfulnees
to Almighty God for the measure of blessing vouchsafed in
conuerion with the means employed for the circulation of
the Holy Scriptures in many lands ; and recognises, in the
somas which has marked past operations, as well as in the
ignornoce and superstition of the vast majority of
mankind, the strongest motives for persevering, in the spirit
of Lith and prayer, in the prosecution of every plan calcu-
lated to give still wider dissemination to that inspired
volume which is able, under the illuminating grace of the
Noir Spirit, to make men wise unto salvation through faith
io Christ Jesus."

ltr.t.P.Asen FROM PRISON.—The three men wen-
teavo to penal servitude for 14 years at the last Yorkshire
"ore., for the trade outrage at Thorpe Haley, near Shef-
field, have unexpectedly been set at liberty. The evidence
give, on the trial was very coodictirtg. That for the pro
%calm. was apparently very conclusive against the
pne.mers, but on the other band no fewer than seventeen
sitomsm depeaed to having seen one of the prisoners at Soaps:,
and another at Clunterfield, at the time when the outrage
Perpetrated. Notwithstanding the alibi peeved
by the concurrent testimony of so massy per-
, sous, the jury convicted the prisoners, and they
Wry sentenced to penal servitude. It was gene-
rally felt that the jury bad erred in their verdict, the
elm being attended with doubts that would have justified
an aoluittaL The attention of the government and the
Home Secretary has in various ways slime been drawn to
the case, and the result has been the liberation of all the
convict'. The most sanguine of their friends had scarcely
anticipated so early a compliance with their wishes. —Leeds
Mercury.