The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-14 00:00:00

PIELD.LANE RAGGED SCHOOLS.

The ceremony of laying the foundation-atone of
the sew premises to be boa in Viee4treet, Farriagdatr-
road, by the impporters of this institutioa, In sainemesoce of
the present establishment being about to be amused to
railway porpoise, was performed yesterday by the Karl of
Shaftesbury. in presence of a unmeroas assemblage of
=Melodies • large proportion of ladies. The pro-
Zs Isavlieg been opened with prayer by the Rev. J.
B. Owen, ea address was read to Lord Shaftesbury, whisk
traced the history of the institution for the 23 years of its
existence. During that period 955 children bad ben edu-
cated in the infest schools, 8,953 had been instructed in the
day *shook, of whom 3,079 had hese placed ie elbeations ;
3,850 in the evening school, 9,000 in the refuse
treeing alma% 3,950 is the belittle, ...11 shoe-
realciag alum, girl" la the night school,
2,100 in the industrial dames, 670 had beim
Wight to read is the IMAM. alias, and 8,700 gm-
meals had been made by tie °Wane for the olothiag
society ; 9,000 prises bad been given to children who bad
reenabied in Misations ever 12 months. There had been
3,000 depositors in the penny boat ; 111,832 men, boys, and
WOOl4O had peeved through the refuges, 10,747 of wham
had been provided with situations or work. Of the entire
number a very coosklerable proportion had attended Bible
climes and ragged church services, Lord Shaftesbury
having laid the foundation skim, eased the oompsay.

A meeting of the electors of Westminster favour-
able to the claims of Mr. Witham Mary Smith was held
last ova* at Willis'. Rooms, to seed the kosomble
madam, and bow from him an .1 his pa
Utica! views. The meelese la the Lower
Boma, which was mow Mr. J. L. ELUOT, I. the
abeam of Earl Peony, pc • ad there were
ea the platform the Hoe Arland DOWlllob, 111.r."01t
Broca°, Boos, ILP., Sir J. Hans liszweil, Mr. J. 'Sa-
mmier Millar, Y.P.Colonel Bawl, Kr. Telma& Mr.
Prat, Barlow, Mr. liardeak,Mr MAW Weed, Hon, R.
Grades. Camel Rowley. .G. A. Miller, Mr. Here-
with,. Mr. J. G. Whet, Mr. J. Wood, Mr. Hadley, Mr.
Golding, Mr. Cribb, Mr. Marsha, Mr. Wilkins's, Mr.
Casale Ryder, Dr. Witt, Dr. Dame, Mr. Low, Mr.
Spencer Puma, Mr. Taforri, Mr. Massa, &o.
Mr. Smith we. goodly cheered we aster* the roam, end
wee bailed with repeated abode sad hescas.
The Cadman bray Mad that the °Wet of Use meet-
letw:: to afford to the coneerystive modulate for Wast-
e& epportuaity of mesas a Imp amber of those
whom he hoped seen to call hie analiesate, to melds Ids
political views, sad to answer say gmatione they add
dare to pet. Mr. Smith had already sawed
conservative asciples. end his detwanation tole=
innovations which under the sondem ease of reform
threatened to oedemas ear Podia atasMAstim.
ILL W. 11. Sewn thee same forward, wed age the atm-
* by whisk be was seals reseed bad salad, and be bed
&bed the iadelesnes of canine ea tabeizzand of his
eaterin pablisaiseskle.4llst
ate (spokes be waterer:l
ea. he resolved too guided. -Li bad said that be
sem hal* them se a are; est dad geoll dd mod raped-
die pared party. He had' not the Weem to be a trey.
Then. 11 bad bees said be woo a isilkad-water
Head wet ems Were than as a mar MD, but ••• who
was daterrased to maintain bit laspendenos. (Chetbspfecoasti ,
There was no leader at prank to aim he was
ne glee la his undivided areas& He bad pest
IrCfor oar eld and gleam
listed in airline* in say me4.-zirraa-ilie
thot
_would is the dighteet degree impair it.
aMel Duacrices, 11. P., moved a roast* sperovieg
of Mr. Smith's praised principles, and pledging the mei*
to me He beet easavoun to mace his Mum.
Mr. J. 0. WOOD -resold this, observft that although
I lir. gmigh might set have the ability el • Madam, Ise ad
eh least the ham*. (Chem, and arise el " Gleam for
suer.')
MI. 11ARIDIALL eirdhlly accepted Mr. Smith es a rasa-
date for the City of Warkmineter, far it was of the highest
importance that the electors Arad seed to parliment a
Metsad business man, sod he thought so one who
el d Mr. Smith's statement mold doubt that he was
reek a ma.
Mr. Nnwerrav, an elector, who met with coadderahl•
intemedies advocated the claims of Captain Groeveeor.
An lIIPTOS *aired a to the the bee. asadklatids view
is Mews, teattesraihMs great
Mr. Leal the meeting in support of file by
hams, depresated the shears beieg dada to by
some des Apsaffemes who adaded thownelme hem the
sad maim to die spas as to who should messed them.
hie. Balk represented' to • hay that imamate carterva-
Sive manatall whisk he believed pervaded the whole at
the middle aims of the dam al Westminster. (Hear,
bear.) He advised the friss& of Mr. Smith set to split
their votes. bat beds* foe that petlems, whose semen
in that awe was socials.
Mr. Maus, M.P., also supported the motion, which
was put sad carried with era cheering, throe or four
hie& only being held up whet it.
Mr. W. H. 811/111 moved • vote of thanks to the char-
ms (bat withal mplyiag to the patios about thy booth),
which wee weeded by Coked Hoot, ILP.. aid anted by
sadamatios ; sod the ashrusee's Lefef asknowledented
dosed the 'procadings.

A public meeting of the parishioners of St.
Anne's and St. Martia's, Westminster, favourable to the re-
tarn of Mr. John Stuart Mill at the forthcoming election,
was held last evening in the Polygrasvieto Mail, King wit.
liam•streot ; Dr. Roans ia the 'bur.
The CHAIRMAN hie* elmersod the jileSSUrnhe feat
presiding oa molt en emmire, sold the glisten met for the
Lirof mitestelig the eases lid shims of Mr. Mill to
tame. lie regretted to may that England
seemed to be the only country in which ittel-
leetnal impiety did met inset with a proper repot.
allies, and there wee no doubt the ems= that was
directed towards ci was to a comiderable exteet deserved.
The dirtiegetisheid geneetnan who appeared se a midis:late
bad lifted himself from the people*, the termed with=
swept the people, and the City of Westmiseter would be
bononred by having each a man in the House of Commons
to attend to their interests. He (the chairman) felt simere
borrow at the retirement of Sir Jobs Shelley. who while he
represented them never proved a recreant to the principles
for which he wee selected, sad it was Is be hoped for the
path° good that his merrier would sot be last to the
country.
Mr. T. Han proposed a resolution resommending the
eleetioa of Mr. Mill, and which wee mibetestially the mme
as was adopted at other meetings connected with the rem-
rotation of Westminster,
Mr. 3torrr•oo Onmene. In seconding the resolutioe,
expremod a hope that what be called " moseyocraey" wcnld
masa to emonmed she Whence which it exercised
sonstitnenciee, sad that the electors of Eogland 6:071.4
bastes to appreciate the independence which would be
oely mound by &determination to obtain the Mara of men
of integrity and talent.
The resolutioe, which was duly supported, was then pat
to the meeting sad carried maid amisinaticm

Onizecnirxx.—A close contest is expected in
this homy* The Hi* Ashley Poemsley sew Mires, sad
Mr. Julian Goldsuild, sephew of Sir F. Goldamid, M.P. for
Medan (who has lately purchased Readoombepark), Calls
himself is the Unveil Mewed. Tbe conservative party
bring (reward, in edditioa to their old member, Ms. Allen
Battinest, nephew of Earl Bathurst, swooped coweerwative
candid.* the Hoa. Ralph Dutton, M.P. for South Has*
mid a brother of Load Sherburne. Both enadatates have

issued addresses to the sleeken
CuLtsrannaw.—At Cheltenham the Hon. Colonel
Berksey, M.P., will he opposed b Mr. Marks Schreiber,
who has Weed an address to the s Mr. Schreiber is
opposed to a reduction of the franchise, and adopts Mr.
Disraeli's idea of " lateral* extesaion ; he is opposed to the
usonditional abolition nR church rates, and announces hi.
Intestine to " resist ell attires cm the integrity sad to-
depoodesoe of the church of England, and on tin protestant
principles so intimately connected with the liberties which
we .s jay.
Futssuaw.—Last night the first public meeting
of the friends and empowers of Mr. P. W. Parte was held
is ityddeltos•halljUpperwtrset, Islington. Mr. Lake was
called to the case, sad Wiley introduced the candidate to
the electors. Mr. P. W. Peelle declared himself to be a
radial. He contended that in reality welted no represen-
tative goversment ; mortal the right of every man to a
vote, and declared that so measure of reform would be
worthy of acceptance that was not accompanied by a redis-
tribution of seats. Nothing short of household suf.
(rage, acoompenied with a lodger suffrage, ought to
satisfy the constituencies. He was as ardent admirer
of the ballot. He cousidered the connection of
church and sten a alliance of an unholy character,
and he would go for the complete, thorough, total, and ea-
mediate abolition of church rate. He would support the
abolition of spiel linciabtoeut, the °peeler of the British
Memorn and NatioselGallerise on the Sunday. Beepsetieg
the baokruptcy laws, he believed them to be is a very us-
satisfactory stets. Ile considered the introduetioa of the
Scotch system would be an i.peovemeut epos that which
at present existed. He would support the repeal el the
present onerous Master and Workman's Act.—A resolution
&elating that it was desirable Mr. Petit should be re-
torted to epeeist the inveigh in the wen( parliament
was serried.
Hum.—Mr. Joseph Hoare has offered himself
as a candidate. The sitting members, Mr. James Clay and
Mr. Joseph Soma, seek renkietioa, and as Mr. T. F. Nor-
wood has stated he brother, Mn Charles Norwood, will
come forward should any other person than the sitting
members appear se a candidate, he will also offer himself.
We may look upon Hell a hares fear candidates. via ,
Mears. Clap, Somas, Hoare, and Norwood—that is, two
liberals and two coeservative.—Eastern Mornieg Nem
JUNG'S Loa.—Lord Stanley, in his address to
the electors of this borceigh, beady says that the tioediense
with which they have honoured him during a period of
nearly IT yesre eacoomps him once more to offer himself
as a
STROI7II. —)4 Poulett Serape yesterday Maned
an address to the electors. After referring to hie services
fora third of e oeneiry, and to the liberal measures peed
during that period, be aseendee by saying :—"Lookieg to
the future, he hopes to see halftime advances in the saa•
devotee ; among them the total abolition of church NM%
and as newton of the suffrage, which may Include •
oossidershis portion of three Will are not now directly re-

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promote&
Ibtuovion.—hir. Campbell Swinton has de-
clined to take tb. kM sot tbe ear runtime essdielete
for Zoliebargb—tios reloetoot °motet be bad Wee beid to
broregiven barbs" boos soecontsaied by °minions sod re-
oirrotioas torviug blot tree ultimately to tau the &aloe
be boa sew made. At the mend sooting et eomorrativeo
as idiuday there woos difteresee of cloaks cc to wiretbor
or Dot the ides ot potting up s amodidato ander the circus-
stimses °mitt set to be at ewe ellasdooed ; bet io tbe end
it wee agreed Meaty to so istisioa. hot *ours tits nem.
Bestmeast.
Smuts° ° Bnaos&—Mr. (laird boa issued an
seams to the olootore of the WTI* Bribe. He am it
wallet hie eowdootmedoomur to promote Woo prkoaiptee et
fibula pot*, whisk hove wads this ammo so otsmastly
pseiposous solosalsatet