The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

ASSOCIATION IN AID OF THE DEAF AND

A millstream gathering of deaf end domb fobs-
bituto of the metro** and of persons who are actively
isatliFT'nroy°tillilittltrjtetilefirPorttrankd-pritreaeset,Y7ltairyit
bone, been, thee convened by the Aseociatiea is Aid of the
' Deaf sad Daub, the committee of which assemble at 16,
Bedford-row.
Is a circular recently keyed by the asoelation, it is oh- I
sr reel that from the last sera mune there throat ta be
shove 12,663 deaf sod dumb paeans I. Greet Britain, of I
which number 1,326 are is the metropolitan alit:acts; and
the itherest felt la the proceedioas of the arsocisticn by
the deaf sad dumb themselves may be judged
from the fast that about 200 of them, or costly ou-data
of the entire number inkabitiag the metropolie, were
Torrent 'eateries/ leveeing, inoludieg perilous in almost
all the middle sad lower walks of life. The objects of the I
woosiation are stated by the wrannitte• in the forowleg
ureter—. 14. The emp'oymeat M qualified thetas to im- '
part religOes and moral thorection to the deaf and daub
at her htsee. 204. The establ Assent of religious ofirrielll
for the dray and death throush net the metropolis. 3ri.
The encouragement of the early training and prowotioa of
piety among deaf end dumb 'Andre& preparatory to their
mintiest= into eduatiothl lestitstion. 4th. Advisee sad
friendly std, when required by the deaf and death safferiad
hoe oprriatiOS se soy other cause." This thatitution does '
sot appear to wiespete, err in the but degree interfere with
Out for the wiseatiest end teasing of the deaf and
dumb is the Kent-seed, its vet befog to seek out
cit• yoga' of that clam before they are ready for,
ear received into, that or similar asylums, and to aid the
'dolt deaf and dumb is etrtheliag with the rileadvastagth
te whisk they are thsalforly 'objected by the want of
op•oeh sari of the pewee of hearts,. la the seam of the
Uquiries of the asseciatiau. essay deaf sad dash
beer, it is Witte. bees discovered who require welt e=
among them are several attute, eculrtars, sad anthem
Is foramen's's( thereon] o jut, the building la which
the Beaded Mien sthht wee held has lately bees °posed as
a church; tame aankel being attended oven Sesday, is
which polio,. of liturgy are seed and a etheatent es •
chapter of the Bible to substituted for • formal
transom. Ceder the nine roof, lectures on subjects
of general Interest are delivered gratis even week, sad
both the »litmus earthen sad the lectures are well 'User's&
A matheise also foe the deaf sad dumb Ia published sees-
skthally, and used as a means of commthiestios betersos
each torsos, and their friends both at home sad la the-
oezion with forage thantelo•
After the amiably of last sight bad partaken of tee, Mr.
SEIRLIT WOOl.llll WY &notated to the *Mee of their-
maa, in which c 'peaty he delivered an articulate 'direr,
which wee interpreted to the deaf and dumb parties of the
assembly, who essetitated a decided solority, by Xe. Smith,
the seed ty's ashler ntheirmary sad egoist. In his thnearke,
Wit *hareem gate es estlith of the objet's of the seeesia-
lion ; and the thief pasts 'shrewd were ressived with
marked interest, as they were successively waveyed btethe
istertheter. Indeed, it wee fathomable to avoid
struck with the Intelligent sympathy expressed ea
the fese of the West thong assembled, sad the
almort Galli' vivacity of their gaidanf and sake.
The meet'ng was fatther addreemd digitally by severel deaf
sad dub gentlemen, imbeciles Mr. Barry, a City menthant;
Mr. Bather, a sleek is the Admiralty, who, Ia the ethos of
a debate is the Reuse el Commons as the szWeet of ad-
sisistrative throes, wee dtheribed by the load of the th-
=l t eof the meet easiest torsos' Is the este-
as one
old Mr. Reused, a clerk is ilosenet Reuse.
After the delivery ef these addreeneo. • leedscthe qua%
espy el the Billie, &missed le be seed fa the %oath
wrath& was exhibited by the 'batmen. whir anasstheAd
that it was the result eta sebscriptiou mese scene et
who woes is the habit of attending there oa Anadyr After
south Monteath rte the dosirettlesess et ea* it 'dip. my,
Bather sad Ave Mier gewlesees in the seas ala'Amort trerh
appended by ths smstferg to represent libe Just end
daub fa etheathaloatiose with the moor j", A liven
wee the. &live mil by lit. B Beale yd
fstar-
M Is the =than, the sublitth at e,i4 wee Mr Thomas
I Jion; sad this wee hilelld as eatertelaineat with
ilbe a 1 1i