The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-04 00:00:00

NATIONAL TINPZRANCII LEAOUB.

The Lord Mayor having granted the nee of the
Bgyptian-hell, Mentiondtotue, to the National Temperance
League, • denotative from that society, consisting of Mr.
Meanuel Bowie', president ; Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., trea-
surer; and the following vieispreddeste ;—Rev. Oleos
Babiugtoo, Rev. Alen. Hulsey, /Ir. Samuel Morley, M.P.,
Mr. lkio jamin Scott, Chamberlain of London ; and Mr. G.
Cruikshank. attended there yesterday evening, and is brief
addresses recounted the results whisk had already hese
obtained, st the same time soliciting a free cep:radon of
ogibien from eon-members of the society. The ball was
spit* filled with elerepisea sad others who take an inte-
rest in the temperance movement. Yr. Shad Figgint
Mr. Ayrton, MX., Mr. Hughes, ILP., Assistant-Judge
Payne, ho., were on the platform.
The Logo Melva, who wee received with mach cheerio&
called upon the Rev. Mr. Penney to open the meeting by
prayer, after which
His LOILIMBIP briefly opened the proceedings. He
stated that he bad gives the use of the hall at the request
of Mr. S. Morley ; considering that the Temperance
League bad ea Pecos • alai= oa him for the use of the
sunball y other society which had for its object the moral
er educational improvement of the people. (Cheers.) He
',imbed them evee7 success. (Cheers.) As chief magetrats
of the City of London he bed ample opportunities of
geeing the effects of drunkesiess in producing crime, sad
therefore be thought that any ensiety that sought to pre-
ssman abatement of the terrible vies were entitled to every
encoursgeininit.
Mr. Samuel Gurney, and Mr. Morley, then
addressed the motive, and were followed by the Nev. A.
Hamra, sod Mr. J. Bireley.
Mr. B. Sean (Chamberlain) treated the medical aspects
of the question, sad combatted what be deemed the fallacies
oxidise with respect to the effects of abstinence ea health,
strength, and loagevity. He contended that all these were
best promoted by total atetinecce. Mr. Scott quoted at
Nome With the tables of an ioscirance company, to show
the a Iventoace cf total abstinence.
The LOW) MATOI having called onpersona who were
eimer± to fatal abstinence principles to state their
.."17Rexerts defended the profiled. pnerally from the
*barge of directly or indirectly oorourtsiog intemperance.
Mr. D. ROOM ettnestid that If the League wiabed to
produce practical reendie, they would eedeavour to improve
the wretched filthy coffee-shops in which the working man
foaed his only alternative fee intoxicating liquors. He
weld get a good glass of al* foe a peas,. but for half a
=
the abominable slash supplied as these low Dotes-
he paid three-halfpence. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. G. CRVICKBEASIL mule a few eaergetie observations
is support of the objects of the League.
After which thanks were voted to the Lord Mayor, and
proceediap terminated.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT STRATTOED.-00 Thurs-
day morning an &modest, which foetunately was sot at-
tended with vary disastrous read* took place on the Greet
Eastern Railway at Stratford :—The Enfield train which
leaves Mamma* station at 9.3 a.m. was brought to a
stand at the 3rd signal from Stretford is ooltaegueone of the
'Woolwich Vale from Sishopegate being just le advance. A 1
very dense fog prevailed, and as at this point there are a
member of erossours, precautions were bolos taken to pre-
vent collision. Whilst, however, the Enfield teals was thus
iiandieg, the train which leaves Sishoperate for Norwieh
at 9.15 a.m. came dowa the lies, sad before she amid be
=at by rivals, she dashed into the Enfield train with
t force to throw many passengers ia the latter train
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