The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-06 00:00:00

ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Thu* was s numerous ettoidante at the =eating
el the Anthropoleglid Society es
_Tuesday maim, for
the adjourned Obelisks= Mr.Dusand Oweses power " Os
Missionary Ithoosesse the Negroes is Week=
Africa," which was eaalfaaad isle a lime bear. The pm
eldest, Dr. Host, was Is the stir. eid seemed aleoloseries
were present to rebut. by stabssesate of their pmeesal
=rime% the usertimes that had has meth at a previous
meths by Mr. Mare= Res* Oapisin Butes, and by
Mr. Walker, of the ocespiete failure d wikekeseey efferte.
The paper of M. Owes lad far Ile eldest to theft=
the mbelossries from the Wads this spa I=
statues= et their "mese= The adjourn=
Iset Tuesday aft =kepis= by Mr. Mien who ice
tended that thee oserise had sot =mph= the proper
muss that they should sideavour to teeth the Degrees to
work, sod in the aokaserbdged podia Where. at that,
of the efforts to ebrisliesbe the =green et Atria, it meld
be far preferable to direst those Warts to the lesprevement
of the theounds of people Ia tide weak, who ue Ignorant
of the truths of Chrity. The mixt spathe: was Dr.
Clouse*, who sloe took the view adviser to the dark at
the missionense. Mr. Reath, es the other head, me-
nder= the paper of Mr. Owea was a com "sewer to
the asunkie end moseaticas of Mr. Othßes and that the
traders who sold midrib to the =gross were the prieeipl
roues why mthiesstry efforts hd not bee. so enecesehil se
they otherwise wield have bees. The Rev. Mr. Itch=
Germaa shelosary freer the Geld Nast, related the
of his efforts to sw=ot the negro= With =theses to
the remark that the "amps eeot to be bight to work, he
said that his own maths' had been to teach them mechan-
ical work, a= other slethearies did the muse.
their Chrithes muerte were locksmiths, cerpentertrUl
Others, sad o=atamesig them had made the whole furniture
of his boat. The missionaries had also bight them to
make ready, "ad they heel planation' cl =the and Gotha
At Siena Lee= there were 170 boys la the misthearr
school, who go to isdostrial workshops to leers kedge.
The Rev. Mr. Martin, also a Gold Meet miesiosuy,
defended his elm bow the attacks that bad thee made as
them. It bad been maid that the nebsiosaries lived in a
most lasiricios rouser, and wars black ask and alit
neck.ties, but that was altogether [erroneous. Whin
say European came to slit them, they prc lie= the hest
that they had to eatertait. them, and the traders, after
hat .eg been so hospitably treated. charged them with the
lam y. Captain Fiehboarne mistimed the resale al his
rupsnence on the Welt Oust of Africa. He said that, be-
fore emplaning of the miseimaries for not having thee
more than they had, the material they had to deal with
should be considered. The nurses released from the slam
ships required to be mused for three mouths before they
were fit far myth's& He knew that at kart 10,000 slaves
had been liberated at sierra Leone, and the children in
the missionary schools there could put to the blue
many Christian children educated is this conitay. He
allied= especially to the as of Samuel Crowther, who,
when about 25 year old, was for 18 moths the sa=ss's
schoolmaster. and they all paid him great russet. Ho
was eow made a Christian bishop. The state of Liberia,
be said, fully justified what bad been said in favour of weir
denary efforts. The Rev. N. A. Primer end Mr. Avery
also nodioated missionary efforts Mr. Heath, Mr. Ceder-
hill, Mr. Harris, Mr. Outer Blake, and the chairman joined
in the dimmest" which at times beam, rather healed,
and the speakers were not unfrequestly called to order.
The chairman, at the close of the proceedings. annomost
that at the nut meeting, on the 16th last, the }bebop et
Natal would read his proposed pap:
on enisdoeary Mona
in Africa, when the subject would be brought to • thee.

TBZ Dric or NORTICUXBIBLAND'S HALT-PAY.
—The late Duke of Northumberland, from motives known
probably o•ly to himself, had • decided objection to draw
from time to time his half-pay as it became due, the twat
of which was that at the time of his death • large amount
had accumulated. The executors, however bay* dam
claimed the amount, and an about to recritlia whole of
the amen of twenty years' accumulatione.—United Service

Gazette.
LITRILARY AND ECIIINTITIO MEETiltati TOR 11111
EIMOOG Wm.—Moeda —Royal laatitutiosiod 2. pew
ral reouthly meet* ; at " Physical
Geography of Seas betimes mad Whit" oa.ptais
Toyebee ; " Reynosa River, Etat Africa," Dr. Berk ; Re-
ssos Travels is Hadtgariosr," Dr. Genet. Tuesday—Royal
institution, at 4, Olieseistal," Professor Freeklaad ;
Actuaries., at 4f ; ByrtvEgyptirst, " Book of Revels-
time," Mr. Sharpe' Illthocloal, at 8. " League and
Ethnology," Rev. F. W. Ferrer ; " iodises of South
.
Americo," Sir Woodbiee Parish ; PhotogreAt:ll:: ' Dry
Plats Photography," Major Rumen ; at 8,
" Uniform Sines is Girder Work," " Xamtewance of
BAllsray Raise Stock," Mr. Fletcher ; Zoological, at Be,
" Cyclatioateue," Dr. Grey ; " Sapporo' New Bob!., South
Afriar " Mesa Wednesday—Archmologicel, of 44,
aospi ral meeting ; Society of Arlie, at 8, " Layour
an Cables from Ships," Contain Selwyn, R.N. ;
Geological, at 8, " Rocks, South New Brunswick." Mr.
Matthew ; " Results of Obeervatioes in Bales," he., Dr.
flandberger ; " Changes is Geological Map of South
Afrie%" Mr. ROMs, ; Graphic, at 8 ; Mioniecopiesl. at 8.
Institution, at 4, " Chemistry," Pre-
lease Fru:Hasid ; Royal, at 8i ; Antiquaries, at Si.
Friday—Royal isstitutios, at 8, " Mageota from Coal
Ter," Mr. Field. Saturday—Royal imkltutioe, at 4,
"Physical Acoompaaiments of Wed," Professor Baia.
ADMIRAL FITZILOY.—Eis system of " storm
warnings," although but a few years old, will soca be pd.
EFoltsi thanks to the se.
srrreetrs of sash men is VerTUr end Bays Ballot. The
ismels of the int year's ores of them esseareded the sp-
trieot both scientific and peed& nee, is iq el
r7natural prcludices of both ; bat now ere
leaked ups ea ewe rea • lifeboat or lighthouse oar
Berta; mad the seas who would seglest them is simply re-
pried as foolhardy by his brother seassee. Many •
stalwart fellow who will hoer the mew of the Admiral's
death dashed by our Count Guard rowed war shores would
bare base food for fishes long ago had the storm drab sot
met their friendly warniog. The deoreseed death rate of
our sailors and fishermen is his beet mosumset.—Pfir
leader.
DIA.= OF ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD HAILIMY,
E.C.B.—We have to noted the death of Admiral Sir
Edward Harvey, H.C.R, whisk occurred a Phased& , at
Weimer, Hest. The pliant °Meer, who aemp his
82Da year is March, mitered the Rimy 17911. A gametal
promotion takes place amnag the deg-oaken, comeipaset
cm his death, sod OA/Asia Wallas@ Rotes Mobs Ass.
rant
ROYAL HORTILIILYITP.AL SOCIRTY.—In the Orchid
hones 'Gashed to the widen Orchard-beam eatarese am
the ganders there is a Gee speciosam of eypripedium ausda.
tom, and also one of cypolpadlem cambium, which hove
been flowered under cool treatauset, by Mr. Weetworth
Boiler, of Exeter.
PeOCRODIttaa IN OVILAWRY AGAINST SIR Boy.
RICRAsD Bersat..—At thew' Court, Bad Iden.
agues*, cre Tbersdey, sawn6:6ll
our ow made *spinet the Has.
R=r4Bethell, at=
of a plaintiff seamed Edward iserwies. Mr. Haws the
Apr, called the mom for tie arse time, sad the pilaw
will be proclaimed at live monthly merle pipe a seelkumet
is effected. Is another else spines tie sum dstrwileat the
made
were withdraws &her the licit pkeihmeMee
made by the oaken The defourfast is deewribed is of Upper
llydwparkitattissis sad Quality-wart, BarrideriPkw.