The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-12 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid mails of the 6th instant have arrived.
A rumour which had spread. of M. Mon's resigna-
tion of his ministry, is contradicted. There was no
Bolas on the 6th.

HAIIBURG, MAT 9.
The news received last night of a battle being
fought the day before yesterday near Fridricia is con-
firmed officially by this morning's train. It lasted
seven hours, from 9 in the morning until 4 in the
afternoon. The Danes were attacked by the &hies-
wig-Holstsiners between the villages of Bjert and
Gadget.. The assailants are now encamped within
gno-shot of that fortress.
It is expected that Fridricia will not be able to
stand a siege, the works being so extensive that it
would require a much more numerous army to defend
them than the Danes can muster.

BELORIM.—BausszLs, MAT 10.—A
Br COW
vend= hat just bees concluded betty/es um and
Front*, whereby all kitten Iron Path to Belgium will pay
only 40 osatinee. This change will come la Locos on the lit
July.

CHURCH OP ENGLAND SCHOOLMASTERS
AND SCHOOLMISTRESSRS MUTUAL ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETE.

Yesterday a public meeting was head at the unity-
room of St Mernee-in-the Fields Trafalgar-square, foe the
ppaw of forisiag_a Church of Righted lasi Models and
roof Mutual Amnesia end Friend' Remit
Society. The, mesting was very numwendy The
chair was meoryied by the Archbishop elleasteitaney; mad,
amsnekeattlerwieollnoarottipthperszosgesjeiblies:piedori=
Asaph, and leilenek Pestlr.
The Right Rev. CHAIRMAN, in opesin the pressed-
add that as the meeting was one fig aaemer, and not
bethenod speeches. he would not occupy date in
waft unnesteary remarks. He believed that the duty of
melimg that sun of provision which it was the bastion of
Ite rued society to render poseible was admitted on all
He highly esteemed the importance of the object to
view, and thought that every effort should be made t=
the welfare of that deserving clue of persona, thesis
and sehoolmiatrestes of Bagland, upon whom so mach of the
future prosperity of the country depended.
The Rev. Mr. JACKSON read the report, which explained
the rules and principles upon which the society wee proposed
to be fonaded. It would consist of Isamu sad assured
sounbes, and would be placed under a hoard of management
of eighteen persons, to be increased to twenty-four alter the
'peasant of the rule,. The espial would be invested in
government debenteres bearing interest at 31 per cent.
The esuratuse would constitute a provision in sickness of
from'.. to 20e. a week up to 85 years of age. Deferred
arnaltles would be due at ages of 66 and 70, and common
life Insurances would be effected for say an. not exceeding
2001. Reversionary mashies, not 'speeding 201.. would be
granted to children attaining the age at 14 The report
conelsied by stating that a ens of 600/. would be necessary
is the Grit Saunas to meet the preliminary expense attend-
ant upon the formation ci so extensive and benevolent an
institution.
Tie Bishop of WINCHESTER proposed the bet mob-
tiou, to the street that in the opinion of the meeting it was
highly expedient to draw the attention of porous engaged
in the work of education to the advantages to be derived
from *daytime the principles of mutual assurance, and of
forming a society in order to provide a speasible provision in
time of Bickner, old age, and widowhood. Hs said b• wee
happy to lad that the society would not be of sit elewitary-
nary nature, and that it was bsaed upon salcalinierinciples as
would wastes every clergyman in the with tite
assured. He essential by observing that it bad the cunt"-
winos aad support of every member of the solesiaatical

beach-
Mr. COLQUHOLJN, la sarassibsi the cssolatioa, apolo-
gised for the abuses of Lord AA*. sad gave It as his opi-
aim that the most issportext lostrumsatality .ow carried
Mir ths reclamation of the want pordatias tkiisosatry
was that of the schoolasashirs sad ashooladstramas of

itTalsad.
Tim likhop .1 ST. ASAPH moved the formation of the
eseksty. He urged the maths of esMdenial, and =premed
his at lading the society wee to be tamed urn
AgGadpics.
BA seconded the motion.
The Bishop et MANCHESTER proposed the formation
of the society in secordence with the nil's. Hs mid ke had
ken keg enneeted with education, and that It afforded
bin infinite delight to find that the schoolmasters and
sekeohnistresess were now very likely to be afforded a eon.
Sortable faitopendenee in siokneet andold aire.
Nee. 11r. BURGESS, rector of Chalon, memided
the resolution.
The Blimp of LICHFIELD 'tweed the appolatinent of
the AtikalNAMthegeelLon
of Canterbury and York se peaces, sad
DTl.don as president of the .
Bar. W. SHORT ethanded the reeo societylatitai.
The Bishop of LONDON moved the appoinunent of trus-
tees, directors. Inesienr, seamy, and endues, in &epee&
of some length, in oak* be Weibel the effort now origi•
seta in his diorites.
The=ge Umatilla with the wed vote of *mks
to the