The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

THE CHURCH CONGRESSES.

The following is s list of the subjects on which
will be reed at the Bristol Congress. FiLitralar,
cas=y, Get.ll. after memos by Dees of Ely is as
—lncrease of the Episcopalw—Revs. Caws Easinsvisy,
Prebendary Madames, Brymsr Belcher. Mime Minions
and LaitudAdginey.—Revs. CILDOD leNslls. Baird,
Joseph . Synods of the Church.—Revs. Preben-
dary 'Trevor, . Letbbary A. T. Lee. Rand Deans and
Desna Chapters.—Arehda'sson of Ely, Rev. Predeadary
Maple. Foreign Minions and Supply of Minicwary Oss-
didatos.—Bays. T. V. hunch, Ron. Cason Lytielton, C.
D. Marston, J. E. Phillips, W. Knight.
SiCOND DAT.—Pereebial Subdivision, Organisation sod
Action, Collegiate Churches in Great Towns—Rev. Cason
Maier, Mr. A. J. B. Biredord-Hope, Mr. J. M. Knott, Mr.
J. M. Mies. (Aura Arebitestwe and Decoration—Mr.
T. Gambler Parry, Yr. W. Burg" Rev. Prebendary Mork.
Mutual Relations of the Church of Englacid sad Ireland.—
A201186.'00° of Meath. Right Hon. Joseph Napier, of Cork.
Pies sad Ones Cinnebes.—Archdoenon of Coventry, Rev.
0. Kerabls, Lad Lytislies. Augmentations of Swill
Liviap. —Rem G. H. Sumner, W. W. Malec. Dt=
coons.—Revs. Canon Woodgate, E. J. Outer, .1. T.
nodal Windrow:es to the Boma of Christianity.—Revs
Eakins Clarks, Oases fitewell, Jobs MacGrogor, Rev. T.
Birks.

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Taro DAL—Basilian at the Clergy. --Systematic Oa-
"lntim of English Composition. Public Reading and Speak-
isg.— The Dean of Canterbury Revs. Preb. Goulbani.
E. A. Litton, Preb. Freeman. Dr. Bayles. Association
for Aiding Poor, Enfeeleled, sad Disabled Clergymen, and
the Widows and Children at the Olsrgy.—Revs. J. H.
Tiscombe, Erskine Neale. Church Finals:a—Rem. Dr.
Hume, C. B. Tyre, Mr. Robert Brett. Middle-Class
Eduoailm sad the Bristol Diocesan' Trade SchooL —Revs.
Omen Moiety, Pmb. Tkeretoe. Adult Education end
Night-likissals.—Ben. J. P. Norris, (Marys Buaide, L.
Tuttlett. The Revised Colie sad Church Taunts' °
—Mr. J. C. Colquhona, Hoe. sad Bev. B. BOA, Rev.
Smith. Church In the Workhouse.—Mr. J. C. Mersa".
March Marie.—Mr. John Hullah, Rev. L. C. Hay.% D.M.
The subjects to be discussed at the Ipswich Congress
ere :—The Inspiratioe M Scripture—Bev. & Osrbett. The
Alosemest—Rev. J. Richardson. The Reality and Eter-
nity of the Future Punishment of the Wicked—Rev. W.
Harrison. The Breadth, Freemen, and yet &chairmen'
of the Gospel—Rev. E. Hoare. The Rights and Duties of
the Lay Meroberamt the Church of Eanlasd—Rev. R.
Machrsy. The Article,, Litam, and Subemiptioo—Mr.
O'Malley. 14. C. The Rest Mode of Presenting the Pri-
vileges of the Church of England to the Working Cisme—
Rm. James Bardsley.

Theorem lortarrus.—The Rev. Edward Stuart,
of St. Mary Magdalimo's, Munster-square, writes to the
ONlardial, with reference to his recent public diodes to
Brother Igasties :—" It was my own knowledge that a we
throat did not fully repromet the reamoos of his .beams,
which made me may what I did ; he had foolishly lent him
self to a secret intrigue, which I did not care to refer to ;
but he is quite wakens!' to mine aid peewit at St. Mary
Magdaleas's church agaie (with the bishop's permission, of
enured, if he likes, whoa his sore throat is wall, and whoa •
eertein lady (middle-aged sad not his mother) will allow
him. Why should we try to drive out of the church of
England every spark of enthusiasm sad selfdevotMe which
doss got happen to take exactly the form we might wish to
prescribe ? I was asked once whether the menet Bishop
of London could not be ' padded' (that is the pleasant
pktreee !) for prasohisg in an omnibus yard ! It certainly
was not • real thing for a bishop to do ; and mule people—
ad I— thought it • undignified' aid ' badly iropectable
sod this is jest the earns cowardly, Wish spirit, that trite
to saes, down Brother Ignatius, esygsntiog his weak-
nesses and *wrier his warin-hearted aseL^
Loweow GiLezmaz. Owwrarns COSPANT (Lrwrraw).
—'rrnian remises for week ending Sept. 18, 11,1011. 7s. 7.1.
[Adgertiestrient.l HOLLOWAT'II PILL!. —When
the blood has been sapregaated with
cause or bens la-
povarished by bad digestion, moms es other an Imme-
diate ansidote is presented La these purifying pale Without some
much rextoratlve I. mated to, the health win soon break down
sad the spirits deg. lionowey's pies tkoroaOly purity the blood,
completely deem. **lenge rebvigorate &blinded or vitiated
nervier sake. strengthen the muscles, and time Ike brats.
Theseexcellent pan are pestisekirli recommended to all peewee
whose occupation' are sed•Mary and coedeeted in elms rooms.
The moot nervous dyspeptic and most desponding kyochondrisc
will derive nannies advantage tram taking a cone of this most
(soonest medicine. without experiencing say weakening, imi-
tating, or other *recto.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ' FOR THE
PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SOIENOE.

(nom 001 OWN COIRESPONDINI.)
YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2L

The preparations for the eighth annual meeting
of this Association in the ancient and picturesque
city of York are now nearly complete ; and the
inauguration will take place in due form to-morrow
(Thursday). The arrangements for the meetings of
the different departmenta appear to be very good ;
the rooms appointed being compactly situated and
within easy distances of the eentral office, or
reception rooms, which have been established
at the Guildhall. As is well known, Lord
Brougham again occupies the office of presi-
dent of the meeting ; the via-presidents being the
Lord Mayor of York (Mr. Holhord), the Archbishop
of York, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Zetland,
Lord Houghton, and the Dean of York. The du-
ties of general secretary are discharged by Mr. G.
H. Hastings, and the local secretaries are the Bev.
Thomas Myers, Mr. J. W. North, and Mr. W.
Proctor, M.D. The, business of the meeting will
be divided amongst four departments. The first of
these will deal with-ihe sebjeat of Jurisprudence

and the Amendment of the Law, and its proceed-
ings will be presided over by Sir James Wilde,
Judge of the Court of Probate. The list of Vice-
Presidents comprises the names of Sir Walter
Crofton, C.B. ; Mr. A. J. Stephens, Q.C. ; Alder-
man Leeman, of York ; Colonel Smyth, M.P. for
York ; and Mr. Ernst Emil Wendt. The place
of rendezvous for this department will be
at the Board-room of the Poor Law
guardians in Museum-street ; and it will have
brought before it for discaraion special questions
relating to the law of real property in the three
kingdoms ; the principles on which the law should
deal with questions of responsibility and mental
competence in civil and criminal cases ; and whether

any and what ameliorations can bs introduced into
the institution and conduct of criminal prosecu-
tions. To this department will be attached a re-
formatory section, over which Sir Walter Crofton,
so well known as the originator of a successful
reformatory system in regard to criminals in Ireland,
will preside ; and it will be considered whether
any uniform system of penal discipline an be
established in county gaols, and if so, in what way.
Under the auspices of this department, a conference
will be held on Monday, 26th inst., for promoting
uniformity in the practice of adjusting general
averages, and for the discussion of the draft of a
code submitted by the International General
Average Committee. The president of this depart-
ment will deliver his opening address to the gene-
ral body of the members of the association ou
Friday morning.
The Archbishop of York is the president of
the second department, that of Education ;
and the vice-presidents are the Rev. Canon
Hey, the Rev. John Kenrick, and Mr. Ed-
ward Akroyd. The general address of the
president of this department will be delivered on
Monday, the 26th ; but the special proceedings will
commence on Friday morning, and will embrace
discussion on suggested improvements in the pre-
sent system of public school education; the mode in
which grammar and other endowed schools can be
made more available for the education of the
middle class ; the state of education in rural dis-
tricts and small town populations ; the extension of
the half time system to other than factory opera-
tives ; the admission of girl, to the university local
examinations ; evening classes for adults, ea Each
of these subjects will be taken separately, and on
days appointed for their coosideration. The place
of meeting of the department is at the De Grey
Rooms, in St. Leonard's-place.
The Department of Health is the third iu the pro-
gramme of the association. Its president is Sir
Charles Hastings, M.D.; and Mr. W. D. Husband,
Dr. Latkiester, and Dr. George Shaun, are the vice-
presidents. The subjects to be dealt with are those
to which public attention is at the present time
very particularly directed, and the practical
elucidation of which is confessedly much
to be desired. It is to be hoped that
the deliberations of this society will tend to the
promotion of the best means for disposing of the'
sewage of towns, which is one of the subjects which
it proposes to illustrate ; and it will also consider
what is the influence on health of the overcrowding
of dwelling-houses and workshops, and the means
by which such over-crowding may be prevented ;
as well as the causes and the means for the preven- 1
tion of excessive infant mortality. It is under-
stood that the subject of sanitary science will be
thoroughly examined in this department. The ad-
dress of its president will be delivered in full
assembly of the association, on Tuesday, the 29th ;
but its ordinary business will have been in full pro-
gress from Friday.
Economy and Trade are the subjects to be com-
prehended in the fourth department, of which Mr.
Edwin Chadwick, C. 8., is president, and the Hon.
IW. E. Dunoombe, M.P., Mr. Edward Holland,
IM.P., and Mr. J. P. Brown Westhead, M.P.,
I are the vice-presidents. Here there will be dis-
lcussions more or less elaborate on the effects on
trade of the existing laws of maritime warfare ;
whether the granting of patents for inventions is
conducive to the interests of trade (a subject which
is expected to be closely examined) ; and in what
respect*, and to what extent, government security
and supervision should be applied to the provident
investments of the working classes ; and in refer-
ence to this point no doubt we shall have the Chan-
Icellor of the Exchequer and his measure of last ses-
sion duly arraigned, and the test of judicial criti-
cism severely applied to his case A section of this
department will be devoted to agricultural
questions, under the auspices of Mr. Edward
Holland, M.P., and will deal with "Statute
Hirings," the " Sale and Transport of Cattle,"
rkc. Its sittings will be in the lecture-room of
the Mechanics' Institute, St. Saviour-gate ; while
the meeting place of the department in general
will be in the lecture-hall, Goodramgate.
The operations above described will commence
on Friday at half-past 10 o'clock, and it is necessary
to state that the inaugural proceedings of the meet-
ing will take place to-morrow (Thursday). At three
o'clock, • service will be held in the Cathedral—the
grand old Minster, and a sermon will be preached
by the Archbishop of York. At five o'clock
there will be • branch meeting of the
council in the reception-rooms at the Guildhall,
and at 8 o'clock there will be a general meeting of
members and associates in the festival concert-room,
when an opening address will be delivered by
Lord Brougham. Subsidiary to the special business
of the association there will be other gatherings,
social and sociable. For instance, on Friday even-
ing there will be " • working man's meeting," to

which only that class will be admitted, with Lord
Brougham in the chair. On Saturday there is to
be a dinner at the De Grey Rooms, where Lord
Brougham will again preside, his capability of
ranging •' from grave to gay, from lively to severe,"
still holding to him, although be has now entered
his nth year. On Tuesday there is to be a comer-
sa:ione in the Assembly-rooms ; and on Wednesday
(28th) evening there will be a special discussion on
the best melts of restraining bribery, corrupt prao-
tices, and extravagant expenditure at elections,
where Loid Brougham will also officiate as chair-
man. The proceedings will be brought to a close
on Thursday, 29th, by a general meeting of the
association.
So far as can yet be ascertained the meeting
promisee to be a successful one. A number of dis-
tinguished professors, amateurs and specific, of
politico-economic science have signified their in-
tention of being present ; and it is understood that
the inhabitants of the county of York intend to
avail themselves of the opportunity to hold high
festival in their metropolitan city. Lord Brougham
will be the guest of the Lord Mayor, and will take
up his quarters at the Mansion-house.

BRITISH ASSOOIATION FOR IWI ADVANCS-
MZEM 01 80117 CIA

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BATH, WKDIIN•DAY.
Lilt evening a tailiffareolioal wards wee bad at
the Aggembly-roses, wbielt wee attended by all the Mtn
of Both and by a large
_somber of the members of the am-
chtion. In the valis we placed Lepard's printing tale-
mph isuarnment, which woe kept working the whole of the
evening, and was a gra; object of interest, and in the
various rooms were pieced a number of microscopes and
philosophical instruments arranged oa tables, objects Ulu-
witting the vegetable and animal Weider/ being arranged
for inspection , and on the walls were Knipe sological maps
of the United M . Merton and a lumber of ; alto-
gether, the wit* was a brilliant =come.
The general coneleding meeting was held in the Amembly.
room at d'olock, which woe crammed, every available
space bung comipied. In the abuses of Sir C. Lyell, the
president, the Archdeacon of Bath took the chair.
- The proosedings of the general committee having been
read and confirmed,
Mr. klopkies reported that the number of tickets laud
at the meeting was—old life members, 287 ; new life
members, 40; old annual members, 181 ; emaciates, 1,119;
ladles, LOl9. The whole number present was 2.966.
The Chairman said they had just heard the mate which
had been made. They exceeded throe of previous
years. The number of members might be eon-
sidereal as the greatest at any meeting except New-
castle. (No.) Well it was one of the largest meet-
ings of the =iodation. He moved a vote of thanks
to the Mayor and the keel ameteriee, and mar others
who have taken part in the reception of the association to
whom so much of the emcees of the meeting was owing.
They were else much indebted to the foreign scientific
gentlemen who had honoured the meeting with their pre-
sence. Beth bad shown that it powered mu of science ;
sod no one weld have bees preset at the min,* Mat night
without being highly gratified. pomp
Sir H. Murchison secoaded. He said be was never hap-
pier in his life. It wan he who imposed that this meeting
should be held at Bah, and he had been highly gratified
' with the result. Tbe umber of members was within 500
of the populous town of Newcastle.
The motion was agreed to with seclainatioa.
The Mayor of Bath and Mr. Charles Moore one of the
local more and Mr. T. GA the local treeetuer, reopen-
tively acknow the compliment.
The Chairman thee moved that the thaaks of the meet-
ing be given to Sir C. LyolL When it was first proposed
that this meeting should be held at Bath. the universal cry
was that the only man who wield be president was Sir C.
Lyra and the aotioipatione that were connected with his
name had been folly realised.
Dr. Farr seconded. They felt the greatest debt of grsti•
tude to Six C. Lyell for the lustre he had shed on their pro-
neediegs. Sir C. Lull had never rashly expressed crude
opinions on the but when they were established he
did not hesitate to advocate them.

Tibleltie7Mr. Berta* ( rotor of Beth) moved a vote of
thanks to the Archderon of Bath for presiding.
Proferor Phillips seconded,and the motion having pared,
the meetiog separated.