The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-17 00:00:00

Commission attended a mseiing in Whitehall-place on Satur-
day :—the Archbishop of Canterbury, the blerquis of Lans-
downe, Lard John Raman, the Esti of Povt.s ; the Bishops
of Derhaza, Winchester. Lincoln end Chester; Sir CI. Grey,
and the Clumeellar of the EtcherMer.
COMM CoNcEwr.—Her Majesty will give a grand
meal and instrumental onacert at Buekineham Palm. on
tit.- 28th instant' at which hiadlls. Jenny Lind and the prin-
cipal artistes of both Italian mans will main. The invita-
tions wire issued from the Lord Chamberlain'. office on
Saturday last.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY. REPRESENTATION OP
rna BOROOOSI. —Os listarday, at a miasma meeting (in-
eluding the new baba d duty-Ben nesideseen dead on
Monday last) of the Ketyklame way, the Dee. Dr. Spry
a the chair, Mr. Flee& the vestry sheik, said he bed re-
e-ived a letter trem glr O. linden It wee es hibres:
/117 dear Sir,--111111 yes le Ida ear. Is want cep smuts to
fie entry, mil me IS car mg Memline Islam selsnid them today
MIAs have and OMR am fier Ilaine skeet Mew tea Be
emenemarlemat Or lann* at ad ass asikitei
ante sainet aim pas dela% bat I am ebilded Is de to Pam.
lima ft WM my lb& Yours, Is.. C. Malec - Hey IS, ISO.
Mr.eranseeeemmi that the Wee be entered on the minutes.
Ms ornoiderod that slam the hen. sad plant admiral had
been the represeedetive of Marylebene be had done his duty
In his constituents. By his sideem he again 'ought to be
their representitive and he (Kr. Orange) hoped that the
eleetors of narylelx:n , notwithetemdleg the absence of Sir
Charles Napier, would not only spin return him, but do so
by a majority as large as on the last election. (Loud cries of
"No, rn," and other marks of disapprobation.) The mo-
tioa having been seconded, Mr. Joseph r. gretted that he felt
it his duty to oppose the proposition. The letter of the hon.
and gallant admiral was nothing more nor less than an
electioneering move. That being the we. he thought it had
been most improperly sent, and he would therefore move that
the vestry proceed to the next business of the ilay. The
amendment having been put, was carried by a large majority.
VENTILATION OP THE NEW HOUSE OF PEER/I.
Di. EEPLY TO Di. FARADAT.—A lecture was
delivered on Saturday evening, at Willis's Rooms, St.
James's, by Dr. Reid, in reply to Dr. Faraday's lecture at
the Royal Institution, on the subject of the warming and
ventilation of the new House of Peers. Dr. Reid corn-
mewed with some onservations on sanitary improvement,
its ultimate connexion with the progress of science, and the
great importance of a more general attention to the subject,
quoting extracts from his own evidence before the com-
mittee of the Horse of Commons in 1845, when he endea
voured to show that it would not be difficult to double
the value of the poor man's income by an improved
system of education, and the sanitary measures
necessarily accompanying it. Pausing to the more
immediate object of the lecture, Dr. Reid observed that he
felt himself called upon to break the official ail .ace which it
would have been his desire under other circumstances to
have preserved until communications, at present under con-
sideration, should have assumed a definite position. When,
however, Dr. Ferriday did not content himself with the
official duties to which he had adverted, but used the Royal
Institution as an arena tir lecturing publicly on the wsrming
and ventilating of the New Houses of Peers, according to
what he had designated as a new philosophical principle, it
was surely time for him (Dr. Reid) to meet the state-
ment, and frankly admit the novelty, if he consi-
dered it one, or state any other view he might
entertain on the subject, if, on examination, he should am
reason for so doing. Did he offer any objection to Dr. For.
aday having been called in on the present occasion ? On the
contrary he thought it was a course that would receive uni.
venal commendation. But that did not hind him to Dr.
Faraday's opinions, nor did he enter on there opinions or
statements farther than as they appeared in the public peers ;
sad he selected on the present occasion that of the Atheneum,
se it had been currently ststed that the report there had the
sanction of the secretary of the Royal Instittrion. Dr.
Reid then entered seriatim into a consideration
of the statements in the report upon the su'j,ct,
illustrating by models and diagrams the various points
to which he directed attention ; denying altogether
that there was any peculiarity in the principles introduced
in the New House of Peen, that had not engaged his ( Or.
Reid's) attention, and which was not illustrated or practised
either in models or on special occasions, in the Painted
Chamber, when occupied as the House of Peers. He would
fully accord to Mr. Barry the credit of such combinations as
should be manifested in his works, when he (Dr. it,id)
should have the opportunity of examining them. In the
meantime, therefore, he confined himself to the Atheniewm,
and considered that he had afforded evidence that, if plans
bad not been suggested to Mr. Barry, such as he had
adopted in the House of Peers it was not because they were
' unknown or neglected, but because it was felt and maenad
that better pleas could be introduced, giving Mr. Barry sway
twat toe say combination he hid proposed, with • whet
lmembsden at what he was willing to accord to himself ,•
oldlstemerds him (Dr. Reid) a coarse was adopted that led
to the dish' communications, which he had transmitted
two Jean ego to the proper quarter. Dr. Reid concluded
his haws, by detailing what he designated certain sys-
tematic misrepresentations to which he considered he had
been 'objected by some portions of the newspaper press; ad-
neeling also to the retention by Mr. Hardwick., Mr. Ste-
, d Professor Graham, of a document, by which
=d ad
of an importnnt portion of the eridenes
that contradicted the assertions made before a committee of
the house of peers, on the consideration of whose report an
address to the crown was carried, depriving him of the
ventilation of the new buildisg.
ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.—The anniversary festival of
the Royal Asylum of the St. Ann's Society took place cm
Saturday, at the London Tavern. B.S. Cabbell, E-q.. H.P.
in the chair. In giving " The health of the Prince of
Wales," the chairman announced that her Majesty, in the
name and on behalf of the young patron, had given upwards
ef 2601. to the asylum. After the routine tosats, toe chairman
gave " The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Dean of
Hereford," and he thought he need scarcely do more then
remind them of the lively interest his grace had always
takeu in the asylum. The children of the society's schools
here entered to the number of between two and three hun-
dred ; and after one of the boys had spoken an address very
creditably, the very Rev. the Dean of Hereford Wassail the
children, reminding them of the obligations they were nudes
to the company then present, and exhorting thenrto profit by
the opportunities offered them of becoming useful members o
society. That those opportunitses were abundant was evident
from the fact that there werepersons present in that room who
had bum brought up at the asylum of St. Ann's, axd who were
irate Wed to a high position in society, and were able to
mist some return for the benefits conferred on them by the
ispilem. The chairman, in giving " Prosperity and perms-
ow to the Society of St. Ann's," thought that the sight
alibi children then before them would plead more eloquently
will the company than aught he could my. The children
then received sixpence each from the secretary, and left the
ram. Sir William Jolla. gave the health of the chairman,
who, he said, was a strong and staunch friend of the society.
Amon g the subscriptions announced were:-2621. from
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 211. from the chairman,
101. 10s. from the Queen, 101. 10s. from the Queen-Dowager,
260 guineas from Miss Burdett Coutte, 421. from four young
belie., 811. 13s. from E. Brewster, Esq and friends, with
I many ethers of c inaiderable amount. The schools now con-
tain altogether Al children, of whom 234 in the Royal
Asylum are wholly provided for; and the remainder, those
in the town school, are clothed and educated. Within the
lag ten years, dens to the amount of 2,100/. have been
pia off ; new schools have been built and repairs done at an
of more thin 1,2001 , the whole of which has been
=nand paid off ; galleries in Streatham New Chunk
hams hispurchased in perpetuity for 3151 ; and in eallien
lasi Mi. clueing the rind above mentioned, the seshrtg
has Simla upwards 0(5pe,0001. Mr. Charles Bleaden, one et
tll/teilem, in returning thanks for his health having been
=teed those who subscribed not merely. to give rem
end them to forget the asylum, but to give regularly,
sal to become Scm supporters of the charity. There wee
some excellent singing during the evening .f ten Koala
Hobbs, Francis, Locke'', Gray, and Kench, and AIM MIS
Betts. We prophesy that ere long Mr. Reach will fuswys
much higher position in his profession than that of a dirt
at public dinners. He is rill young, and with peeled tulle
and feeling combines a remarkably fine and clear bass wise.
THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL ANNIVERSARY DINNER..
—This festival took plain on Saturday at the Thetas&
home, St. James's-stoat; Sir W. Stirling, Bart., Is the
chair. From a printed report distributed to the goals It
appeared that the ordleary annual income of the imilee
bon amounted to 8,32 K ; the ordinary empmallsteei tie
8,2861. To meet the abeam an extra sum made try M
desations, levies, sellsedene alter dimity MIMIMIIIy dml
mobs from mime swam had bosa :soared. to efts erammt
at blab. Daring the ha ten years it was slam that the
=had abided mad to 93,119 patients; the number
bat year ideas being 11,867. A domelha was an-
assaned from her )bjesty of 1001., towards the support
et the Ireplid in its work of benevolent sueralassa The
diem was more of a social than of a public *meter. The
maid loyaltoatsandthebesihdfhseha'roanwere *sooty
ems drank, and the spsechas being Dw and short, this was
en maul y agreeable isdiriabtabast.
GOB VERSUS Colin.—Sir, —Taking up your paper
of Ilay 14, and milli the advaiissmant of-several noblemen
awl gestionsa sailing apes ethers to adopt and follow their
to name diek and sae bailie*, as far as may be
tharminasampelenstlesallandflonr,l would suggest
em Wag te his lerliiip of Imam, and other game preservers,
width y,-4e man a umber 'than' to be killed,which,
*MO It will sot slur the present stock of corn, will mate-
/aftavid to Its increase in the next harvest. —A Nome-
surname= Pastas.
Tan EXMOUTH.—Our attention has been drawn to
•slatemeitt in the Laßestrierry Journal respecting this
wed, whisk atembraled as it is by the respectable end
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