The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-16 00:00:00

EMANCIPATED SLAVES.

Yesterday evening a meeting took place at
beter.liall in support of the feeds of the dmais's
AM Animistic" setablidied Is Lathes for the pupae
at ea.operatibig with screithies is the thetern States of the
American, lista, whose objest is to afford aesistsoce to
emascipated slaves. The ethic wee °monied by Sir T.
FORELL BUXTON, Berl. sad there were also epos the plat-
s =mpg others, Mr. W. R. ranter, M.P., Dr. Masao,
Dr. BBrad. al Wiese, the Bess. Newman Hall,
S. Garrett, F. Treeing, H. Richards, F. Nailer, A. Puller,
B. Fox Sarty. J. H. Wiliam, sad Mears. Barnard, S.
.4ates. B. Braithwaite, F. W. Charm, and W. Morgan,
▪ ter of the Birmingham Freedrass's Aid Socithr.
Mr. Levi Who attended, deputed by the Western
landama's Aid Oommisniaa of Olacinuati. sad Dr. Reyes.
stpsessoted the Freedmeses Belief Ameociation of New York.
read letters from the Rev. W. 1.. Therstoe,
=".t of the West lodise Coeforsoos ; the Mae. and
I.lBeptist W. Noel ; Mr. T. Bosley, /LP. for Mooches.
our ; Mr. Boater, M.P., sad Mr. C. Basics, M.P., apple.
piing for sot atteadhig the 'nestle& but expressing hearty
masers see is its object.
Mr. Levi Clormi, able was warmly received, claimed far
his mimeos a positioa altegother hedepthient of political
essidsratices, obisrving that as a mesolisr of the Society of
Friends ha could have so mere sympathy with war than
with slavery. It was, he said, a common *plaice that as
the ammo obtained theft freedom they went north, sad
they were Row mattered about Ohio, Peessylawile,
Mow York, sad other Border theta ; bet the fact was that
they gathered within the Federal ham la the seethed Bastes.
Congaing his remarks to the waiters field; he described the
Aesthete cosdition is which freed slams were toned, the
theing several amongst them et grstitede tee deliverance
teem slavery. sad the 'Reds, and ancomful Waste, of the
amosiatioa with which be was wiesected to relieve their
physical weals, and to aired them inetrathos and the
seems of sellthppatt.
no Rev. Mr. AWES salogised the conduct of Mr.
Cana as a thirty yaw' labourer in the cause of eutanol-
pseion—a era who bed received into his own houth
elmthed, sad fed mare time 100 slams every year. (Mews.)
Dr. HAYNES afterwards gam ma amount of what the
Maim! Freedmen's Aid &MeV had dew is the &M em
des, mad added that the Anterlathe bad sot imam over
bin to make as appeal till they had fully orpaised chart.
We Wert at bozo, sad that the Peden/ govenneint wee
Mw giving to the freed slave all the aid pomibM in a Ram
if seek ea exhaustive ear, is rations, elothieg, sad employ.
meet

While Dr. Reyes woe dawribing the **edition of the
tines whets they arrived in the north, he was frequently
helarrepted by • geetleman in the body el the hall, who
eletiestely mounted the pastime, and haring ashonneed
Vault a Southern, sad attributed the unclothed condition
of the negroee to the thefts of Federal soldiers, was nue
with a storm of hisses sad compelled to leave the meeting.
Mr. W. E. FORSTIM, in moving a resolution ea-
merins.approval of the objetin el the meetiog, **scrotu-
m:6lpin the nears from America of that
earermag. sad es y wegratnlated the chairman, whose
Cdttier have formed so better wish for him than
e should be oiling as president of • meeting like
that when such news arrived. (Chews.) Nine years ago
the slaves appeared to bealowst without hope State after
Met" and even those whisk were formerly its most deter-
• et sapporters Teesessee, aid Maryland —had
abonaid slavery, and sow there came news that Commis
Swat had take° the Swish" for therm& the constitutioa by
&daring slavery tobeillagal (Cheers.) Arid withdrvaty was
departing that prejudice against colour which existed cal
because the black man was a slave in the South. lUin
had wiped off the law aphid Negroes entering the State, •
law which disgraced her statute book, and even is New
York, where the prided's, was Wrong owing to the presser»
el me easy Southern merchant., a man of odour bad jest
hem admitted to the bar. (Loud chasm) With these
lIIMAIDCIPONOW came also the other good sews—the peace
meows. (Choirs.) It was • curious noincidisee that deed
when the statement came that the Federal government had
re pledged themselves that there could be se patching up
of the Daum en the reateestioa of slavery, they footed Loses
peace rumours coming with more force ad appear-
:lace of credibility about them than bad ever been the owe
before. The impossibility of restoring the Union with
slavery was as well known Is the South as in the North,
end he ventured to prophesy that nom after slavimr was
eholitited the war mart cease. became there would then be
metluag to fight for. (Moen.) In bolding up the stea-
died of freedom this country had been i.e WWII of in.
dein the Amerieses to nab the stead aphid a
width thin war, sad surely that wee a
why • should eist them is bawler the
the. imposed. The opportunity was now afforded them at
dein so, and at the same time of removing in some degree
W against this meshy which some Americans
entertained, io mexicana of oar position of centrality.
21e resolution was seconded by the Rev. Namur HALL,
mid carried. _ .

fir.eiewoo, Yr. Morgan, and others bevies also ad.
drained the meeting, a vote of thanks was accorded to the
ehairmsa, sad the promedirp terminated.

THE WORKING MEN'S CLUB MOVEMENT.

The Marquis of Westminster presided on Satur-
day evening at ce• of the weekly satertaismests for
the people given in the lifusiehall, Chester, sad
ease gentlemen on the platform was his Worshipl
Xs of of Choate. Mr. .rrt Frost, Mr. W. Mn
• 1. ohairmaa dthe oreamittee, the Rev.
Risiefield, and the Rev. H. Sally (of London), secretary
to the Working Men's Club sad Institute Goes, who had
bee wouseed to deliver a short address to working men
epos social clubs and institutes.
Oa the following Holiday a public meeting wee held in
the Here Evehnego The Rev. °soon Blorntield presided, is
the shore* of Earl Grosvenor, 11. P., wbo, u well se the
Ihriph of Westmlnater, was prevented from atteodhor by
the death of the Dab of Northantherlead. There was a
large 'theodolite of working ores. The rev. ebairmaa
ishemeed that nothing could be simpler or meat=
I the roistiple upon which these clubs were
11sy were simply carrying tato sleet to the lower yam et
lib the pried* of the great elate in Loads., where mom
al the higher ekes met es equal feeling for lastest
heat, 'Dimmest. sad recreation, sad to get it ea the
&rpm* teems. They wasted the scene results whelk
had followed the re-operative movesmiat to ahead
the brushes of them working man's elute. The mats
of these dubs was that of commas improvement one
I
ili at by wheel interwar's and eoeversatioo. If the
Glasses ally helped themselves, assistencee as far as
wanted it would be gives by the gentry and noblemen
al the musty is establishing elute
The Rev. H. Sour them gave an address, folly explais-
kg and advocating the object, and the meeting was Wm-
quietly addressed by various speakers.
Mr. SA[.IBBCRY, emid prolonged cheers, unaltered his
vti to oostribette 1001. towards the proposed ddeb.illcrelan of the meeting a ravishes] committee wee
ileismoi for carrying out the proposed establishmest of a
shah for the eorklog men of Chester.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THR PROMOTION OF
AOMAL &MICR. —Tin wood mortis` of tit* Doportenost
d linoneway and Trade orenopetioo with this Aeon Mica
took plow haisweing at tio• rims, Acisinotrest, Adslpli,
is boar • dinosidon on On pow rod on • for coodon
k Er. Edwin Oliwidoir, C. 8., president of thdlopariaint,
on " The andensical Principle, of &Rigors of On Wrinkles
lei Admiaioloidiora for Cksooyanno of Gods and Poe-
mi
by Railways." TorlimoN Glimuithenars COMPANY (LIXITID).
nolioinfor sr..ok ending 10b..12. 9 7824 lo

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Adveriberoest. j—nou,owArs LI1117111111? AND
listlet.—lndbratable remedies for bad Des: old
sands, sores sad skim It used according to erection glom
wtehthms. There Is no wowed, bad ten, ulcerate sera or bad
tuner, however °bedside or loos standing. bat will yield tot/left
hothan tintsti properties. Numbers et who have
leen pa la mama of the lame area under the
gine et esathewt without derrthea the ellithlath base%
Iltvetwas ttbassseary cared by Hollowsys alauseat ad ptlte.
Dm an no
swettlaith *wears, mcarry, and diessemmet the
alas, there Is no nolleint eon be seed with me geed ma
easel : h tact, la the worst toms et diners &readied su the
Itenahn of the blood, thus inedkthes the Irresialialls.

COB TO CATION OF THE PEOPIPCZ OP
CANTIMBIIIa.

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Both houses of Convocation ire-aseemhied yester-
day at Wwitesimatir. le the Upper House the Archamhep
Meth Mauled
of Onsterbory presided. The Venerable Arebdiame Beam,
beim their lordships, end said the Lome
Home bad agreed to the rimalatice adopted by their lord-
el4s is Memos to the proposed maim of the sew @see
of Bt. Album Booth ref. sod Bodmia or Truro, madly&
however, the worth is the first Clemson" He mid he
i he& also to mime dolomitic/mos of the Lower Hem is
the address of the Upper Home with regard to the 29th
Canes. He had also to inform his Gem the President
that the committee appoisied by his gram's disectioe had
Weed to • report as the subject of *aiming cesdadatm for
lite Lower House, under the maids/re of Archdeacon
Bickersteth, amercbled is the Jerusalem Chamber. Oa the
soblict of " Forays ad Reviews • the Be.. F. Dimwit pre.
onkel • goiveme—" TIM the question be refaced hack
to the aommitthe of privileges, to report whether me& •
rehrem at • gramme whist the cyclist of the
peecestor be or he sot • violation of the Privileges ef
L'==is( every member al *a home, and
w any as& what precedents emit of grava-
men being co referred." The ROY. Chaos Colwyn pve
setthe of • motion "That the tesolatios of this home
pained Jose 24. 1864 touching a form of Scrod/eel ees-
&somatic of • book called ' &says ad Reviews' be re-
minded, @agreeing me farther Mpg are takes to give it
validity, aa being as invalid eat and plaoieg this house in •
false position" Dr. Leighton gave notice of • motion to
the effict "That is err to which any gravamen preemie&
to the house and referred to the committic of gramma
shall appear to the chairman of that occonittee to involve •
qiesntios toteohiag the privilege, of the house or
of its members' it be • staDding imteactioe to
the chairman of the committee of grimace to
War such qucetion to the committee of privilege.,"
Cosmos Woodgete promoted a gravamen toseblag the gesn
teaties of the Prayer Book. His Drees the President ef
the Upper Home having sent dome a rommage to the Lowe
Hewn directrag the amoebae to take to.. omaiderstiou
the subjeet of a Mom of Ocinvoe ilos. • log debate fol.
lowed op the question whether the Upper House should
dictate to the Lower Home he 00%11.0 of procedere. Came
Selwyn urged that the Barth &Mee hed been disemed as
Wes
.esparato woodmen and that it meld be eery dealcsbie
to (si=b it berm any sew matter was Mired epos. He
mewed "That the Prolocutor be requested rapeet.
tally to repesmot to his Grace the Pricideet that
this boom Is now moved for the third time
os the Meier/ of the Burial Barrios, the first debate having
bees adjourned in April. 18(4, at the done et the winos;
and, 2edly, is Jane, 1864, haying hest interrupted by a
mange from his gram disjoining the mosideratim of
soother subject ; and that thin home is very maxim to
finish the subject of the Build fiervioe More proceeding
to soy other. After • dieoselos Cason Selwys's motion
VW carried. Hams Selwyn thee mopped the debate as
the Burial Becks. He denied the imprecticethility of church
die/plies, and gave erreral emetmese in his own experi-
ence of the poesibility of it. After a lesitemed dimme=
the pepart ei the conenektlee, whisk was published Let
esseice. woe adopeeeL Sam other bagmen@ was trammeled,
ad the Come Amused.

FATAL ACCIDINT ON TEL SOUTH KASTILIUT RAlL-
WAY.—Yesteray eveniag Mr. Oartter, Me eaves, fee
Heat, neemed and csaeluded aa Squat at the Bossing
Mersa Tams, Erith, os the body of Thomas Hobbs%
who .was killed on the messing of the 21st of December
Is* Ye. J. tl. Earns, frees the Superiatesdeat's-olben
and lir. Steven, dthe Law-odice, Minded es the part
el the South Eastern Railway Company. The evident*
west to show On, .boat 6 Mink as *he mossiag ef the
Mai December, the deceased, who was • gatekeeper at the
Munk made' of the Meth Easier. Railway, at Erith„
nandleigesos Mai there was to be • dews tads
expeoted, and he accordingly got up sod mead the Use Ise
the purpose of stoppers any vehicle that might be about
Is am the lin. —When the down arils had paned,
the deemed was about returning to his home, when 6
r ememd,eseine came at full speed on the up lin, caught the
sad killed bias. According to the widener
of the Enema to the pill amine, se whim ENE
essamied when the eagles was pesetas ewer the ertic
which he was required to do aooordiag the reguL samirs
the compasy. The amine stopped at Erith statics, sad
Phillips, • porter employed there, also maid that Do whistle
was sounded after the engin left the station. The follow.
lagseal verdict was retuned :—•• That the said William
died bow henries received by ham struck by a
pilot engin. on the North Kest Railway at the Brith
church crameg, but whether the whistle was soseded or
son, la aocerdeass with the relent the compeay, there b so
positive evidence to prom." To this va tio! was added
assure on the nen driver. They also said. "The fury
wish S. envoy to the company their opinion that at the
TAM church arosaiog and the Lower Ed* sod
farther assistsase than on gatekeeper fe required to
day sad eight, owing to the amount of traMe, sod they
request that the company will lake the subject into thW
serious cousins:gin, or eke bridge over Me two erceelep.'
TER LONDON DIETRICT TELEGRAPH 0011IPANT.—..
The directors' report Mates that there is peerally a mud.
deraMe difference Is the nor of tamer is the income of
the esumsay for the former sad latter porticos ss! the yesr.
In order, therefore,cempsa to y
ani at a eorreot coca
should al the
Cl=of the the se
ecerespoediag -y
Ste emseiou. It will thee be me ensss that there
is ea improvement te the .stoat of 3061. 18e. 4d. upon
emeapering the prone with the comepoedieg bait-year of
the venous year. Of this amount 2351. 18.. 7d. proceeds
from Sawed receipts, sad the roomfuls. from decreased
expesdkure. With raped to the 'ensue receipts, the
diagnose would remark that the set Same to
this esseepsay is he moms extent epedest as
the current charge. of the ProviaMil Telegraph
Companies ;sad is eoesequenos of renal great reductioss to
several provisos' dation, the per cense* of profit to this
company is thereby lammed, although the number of uses-
asses has assiderably haereamd. Notwithstesdin this
large isms* et traffic the working exposes@ are decreased
by 1701.19 s ed., as compared with those of the carreepos-
drag previews half-year ; and is consequent* of some Mike
alteration that have recently been made at the chief Mbar,
a further pontos has bees sub-let, which will help to lames
the metal for the future. Although the Merge for aria-
Meaner sad ramie* le eneiderahly less Mae previously, the
property is in good maim ardor, 'bowleg that the engem
ardor this Mad, although heavy, have been seemarely and
advisedly insurrad.
BIIIXINGHAM BANKING 0011 PANT.—At then as-
Deal reeedeg, held yesterday, the net profit for the pest
year was declared to have amounted to 67,1541., this beim
nearly 22,0001. is nom of the highest amount male la
one year by this beak. A dividend pt the rate al 30 per
nat. per sae= wee mid in 3eptembn • the like amoest
was Dow declared, the mere being penile oft the Let of
March. This absorbs 46,1961.: a sum of 12,0001. has bees
appropriated le complete liquidisers of • bed debt account
at Dudley ; and the Minos of 10,6611., serried to the oar-
rest year's account. The number of shareholders on the
register le 643 ; the psid-up capital is 268,9401. ; and the
reserve Med, 187,8601._
TS OrrosAir FINANCIAL AMeocIATION.—The
first ordinary meeting of the shmeholders of this company
was held yesterday, at the Laid= Tavern. Mr. Sites no-
copied the chair, Led explained to the meeting that as the
accoonts from Coesheuftmple bed ',sly arrived the day
before the board were usable to lay them before Om share-
holders, and it was therefore proposed that the meeting
should stand adjourned to the 26th lust. A shareholder in-
quired whether in that use questions could be asked sad
answered at this meeting, sad • onvereatios ensued upon
the subject, which, however,Oal to sedum, sod ea the
formal mode* of Mr. Sorrell, sessided by Mr. Chaplain, it
was agreed that the isestum should be adjourned as pre-
paled to the 20th.
THE WEATHER AND TEI PARER—Li the early
part al Tuesday night, the genre Dorthmeterly wired which
has prevailed dense the last few days gently moderated,
and the thermometer rose to 40, and Mere was • alight
thaw, bat shortly after midnight the frost again set in, mere
severe thee before, the theemonsistes regietering, during
the night and early yesterday morning, about 15 de-
gressebelow freezing point, &mirthless was a thick yellow fog.
As the day won am, however, sad the fog aimed away,
the thermometer rose to &ionise point, where it sostissed
until dusk, what it spin 8.11 to 26. and at • late hour Int
cueing there ens nen appearance of mother severe frost
daring the night. As was to have been expected after so
severe a night, the mare is the parks presented a very
alteredzuesrance yesterday, and the lovers of skating
to have a regular field day. The Beggars-
-712 was crowded with people, sad several thoussad
Cl=njoyed thanselme upoo the ornamental !waters
locality, without say socident occurring worthy of
anise, and it was dusk Were the imam could dm the Jae,
The ekatisg club mustered he full faros. The Rated-poed sad
Lasg.water, in Besetagion-preinnwes also crowded, sad es
the former a capital Maths match took place between several
ladies and 'anthems a( the skating club, which was readied
with much interest by several hundreds of @pinatas, both
oa foot and Is carriages, of which there was a large number
in the drive. A few icemereseas took place, but peaky
serious marred. The Serpentine wee frozen over for the
lint time dams the menet frost, bat the in was very
thin, and only a few perm@ natured upon it, sad that ady
close to the edges, and germ! broke through up to *air
kern is water. Should thellfrost have continued during lest
night, the ice is expected to he tolerably firma:miry. The
water in the St. James's-park Enka= was ales j eetertlay
free= over in its entirety for the AM time during
the present frost, but ea the eastern side of the
bridge the is. was very this on the MIAMI sidedhowever
which bad sot hem so mach exposed to the sodas of sie;
wind, the he us meek Mosier, and on this portion a I
large number of german were Mating sad eliding Meng
the day. A pod somber of Mamie= took plus them
pgisdrany arson from yang ms sad be venni"
spas that ponies of the Ise aerked
Beth is this and the other the ext=7o.ll
women, apparatus sad a the limesse.
assiegy, se isdiesiosely the hems
-air asiltled
by the 'medial men in ailleseleace, were of_great isi to
Mose unlucky nosed togas hamonmed. Victoria sod seer:
parks, the Hampeed p ead those is ether
esherisa &Mins, re Mee the lakesat the &yokel Tahoe,
Isegely. pstreabeed Aurae the day.
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