The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

Ely Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess
Alice, took a drive in on open carriage and four yesterday,
afternoon. The Equerries in Waiting, Major-General
Buckley and Colonel Bouverie, attended on horseback.
Prince Albert, attended by Col. the Mon. C. B. l'hipps,
went at a quarter before three o'clock yesterday afternoon,
to the St. Martin's novideut Institution, of which Lis
Beenl 11i.4!iness is Pri.
Prince Arthur and the Princesses linens and Louisa took
a friar in on open carriage and four yesterday
Print.: Albert rode out on horseback yesterday forenoon,
attended by Colonel Bativerf2.
lier Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
~r Mien, the lion. Lucy Kerr, Lord Crofton, Major Gen.
Buckley, and Colonel Bouveri,, honoured the Princess's
Th. atre with their presence last evening. The Dui.l.ess of
Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George
Cooper, also honoured the perrannante wit% her rear i,ce.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge
at Ler residence iu St. James's Palace, yesterday.
Said Pasha, of Egypt, arrived in town, yesterday, from
Paris, and has taken up his residence at Sir Moses Monte-
tiore'a house, Grosvenor-gate, Park•lane.
A deputation of the following members of the Lie( 711001
Pi;ers' Committee—vin , Mr. Joins Nelson Wow (,:bair-
man). Messrs. Francis Shand, Henry Jenkins, Richard
Kru rslam, Mr. David Rowland (secretary), and Mr.
Joseph Cooke (superintennent of pilots), with Messrs.
Will. am Hughes, Wriliam Hudson, awl John Shepherd
(master pilots)—had en interview with the Hight lion. J.
W. Hanley, yesterday, at the Hoard of Trade. The depu-
tation was accompanieiThy Sir T. Birch and Mr. Cardwell,
the members for Liver' ifol.
A deputation, consisting of Viscount Barrington, Lord
Reds Aide, Mr. Clive, M.P., and Mr. 1.10111011, M.l' tozul
an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his
official residence, in Downing•street.
The Chevalier Decant has returned to town from the
Continent, to take the direction of the Billion Legation.
A deputation from the Australasian Pacific Mail Steam
Packet Company, consisting of Mr. George llif,bert
(chairman), Mr. Henry Davii!,au (deputy chairman) Mr.
W. Just, Captain Whiall, R.N., anal Mr. Currie, 'lad
cot
interview with Sir John l'okington yesterday, at the
Colonial office.
A reputation, consisting of Mr. Redmond, Mr. Grogan,
and Mr. Maher, had au interview with the Earl of Derby
yesterday.
De,iiatehes were re, r ived at the Colenial•office yesterday'
from the Governor-General of Canada, and the Governors
of the other North American Provinces.

LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION

AND METROPOLIS SCHOOLS FUND.

Yestertlay the annual meeting of this board was
held at the Offices, 79, ; Dr. Iit:SdELL tin tue
absence of the Bishop of London) iu the chair. The pro-
ceeding% having been opened with prayer, Mr. Burgess,
the secretary, read a report, which stated that the Diocesan
Heard is a centre of union for schools, where, agreeably to
the terms of the union, the roildreu are instructed io the
Holy Scriptures and in the Liturgy and Catechism of the
Established Church. One of the original objects contem-
plated by this board was, that it should be a medium of
commuuMation between the clergy and other persons ut the
diocese iutereshed in the cause of education, and also to col-
lett and circulate information as to the state of education in
the metropolis. This latter °bite% had been. in a great Mea-
sure, effected by the National Society,which instituted an in-
quiry five years ago into the state and preemie of church
school]. in El mlai id and Wales. The result of that loge iryonade
known in 1849, showed that there was a gnat deficiency in
school accommodation in this diocese, ter in the whole
county of Middlesex, including the cities of London mud
Westudueter, and containing 313 paridus or districts, with
a impel till of 11140,636, there were only 80,977 schodars
in the church of England schools; that was about me it.
101 of the entire pi:mutation. The whole number of schools
was 767. nt which 300 and upwards wise in union with the
board. During the five years tier had elop=ed since the
i general inquiry was made, the addition to that number of
schools had not kept pace with the increase of population.
The number of schools io in union was 3,0. The
measures adopted fur carrying out the; object, the
extension and improvement of education in con-
nexion with the church, bad been varied from
year to year, as circumstances seemed to require.
Tio, friends and supporters of the Loudon Diocesan Booed
of Education were already aware that there were two dis-
tinct funds—one for g. nem! purposes, another, called the
Metropolis Schools Fund, out of the termer, after deducting
the eapeuse of management (all officer. being honorary cit-
e, pt that of the assistant secretary, the allowances to pupil
exhibitioners were paid; the sv +hem ut pupil teachers
nally begun at this board and adopted by the Com-
mittee of Council on Education, had been very
suect t..ful, considered as tal,m out of the hands of
diocesan boards. It was with a view of retaining
boys and girls in schools to the ago required, that the
vaiimittec of this board undertook to select, after examina-
tion, a certain number of young persons from candidates
'furnished by the different sellouts in union, and to grant
them an allowance et :it per annum each, beginning from
12 and being under 13 years of ag During the two years
that this plan hail been in action, 31 boys and 32 girls have
had the e shibitens of il. each; out of the 34 boys, 12 Lad
been belecnil as government apprentices, and of the
girls 11. In the course of the year ending Midsummer, 15,52,
two examinations were held hr the re election of some of
the first year's exhibitioners, and two fur the election Mum
ones. Ot those re-elected out of the whole number for the
year were three boys and tour girls; of the new ones for
tilling up the vaeinicies (so as to maintain as nearly I, pos-
sible the ...umber, 40). 14 boys and 14 fries were
The fund for general purposes had amounted during the
financial year to 374/. 13]. lid., of which IE7. 10e. had
been appropriated to pupil exhibitioners. The metropolis
schools land bad been employed in aiding 15 applications
from schools, at an expense of NIL luau ad C. that addi-
tion which might reasonably hs looked for, the fund was now
reduced from a sum total ut 2,1931. pis. 61 to 9081.35. 10d.;
but it would be gratifying to the friends of educatiou to
hum that, with these small means thus economically used,
this board had aided ir. pr, c using increased acsummodation
for nearly S,OOO scholars, and these, for the must port, from
that destitute portion of our youthful populatien womb
threatened the greatest danger to die stability of social order.
The adoption of this revert, on the motion of the Rev. H.
Mack] not, seconded by the Rev. H. W. Burrows, was
u,ionimuusly agreed to.—The Rev. Derwent Ulerdge
moved a resolution to the effect that the abject contem-
plated by this board rendered it highly desirable that its
resources should be increased. and it saw therefore re corn
Mended that application should to made to the clergy
under the sanction of the right rev. preeident (the Bishop
of Linden) to solicit contributions from their enngregatuns
when it was coneentert.—The Heir. T. S. &mix ereeuded
the resolution, which was adopted. Other resolutions
having biro agreed to, the prig:ceding" terminated with the
usual compliment to the chairmen.