The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-03 00:00:00

ELEMENFAUY INSTRUCTION IN ART.

A et ting of the friends and promoters of art
educaCon was b.hl on Tuesday, in the Manchester Town-
hall, to bear an explanation of the objects of the govern-
ment in reference to elementary iastruetion in art in eon-
negion with existing schools and institutions, and the
assiatimes which it is prepared to render for that purpose.
Mr. R. BAZNIIII, the Mayor, presided. Mr. Henry Vol.,
R.T., and Mr. Richard Redgreve, R.A., from the Depart-
ment of Practical Art, Marlborough-house, London, ad-
dressed the meeting at considerable length. After
some observations as the great importance of •
knowledge of art to per.ons of all ranks and claws,
they explained that the Baud of Trade had arrived at the
conclusion that it was essential to the success of schools of
design that the material for them mint first be prepared,
and therefore had determined to of facilities to enable all
existing schools to give the pupils instruction in the ele-
niehtary principles of art, by furnishing correct models, at
half the prime cost, to those which applied for them. The
government had no intention of playing the part of a Pope
in respect to then models, but left it to the discretion of the
public whether it would use them. These models would
commence at the most elementary point possible, and in
' their selection the most careful consideration had been
given to all the systems of art-educatiim, in order to pro-
duce as catholic a mode of teaching as was to be
found in any country in Europe. The first set of
examples, sufficient to set a school a-going, might
be had for 124.. the next far about 41. 10s., and the third
for about 31. 10s., so that an expenditure of • very few
pounds would furnish a school with • complete series of
models. It was hoped that ultimately every teacher of a
school would be able to impart instruction with the aid of
the models, but as this must be • work of time, the govern-
ment wished to enable schools to have the services of trained
teachers and drawing masters during this transition period.
Provisions for:the education of teachers were already making
in Loudon, 'there was a class for teachers and drawing-
masters at Marlborough House, and it was to be hoped that
there would be such •class established in Pi eh, at r In the
meantime, the School of Design in Manchester, en being
requested to do so by the mulcts of any of the schools in
Manchester, would be enabled to send once or twice a week,
a muter who would show the whole school how to get into
the way ef elementary drawing. The sputa was already
in successful operation in Waterford, Chester, Hereford,
and other places. The meeting appeared highly satisfied
with the explanations given, and resolutions were pared in
approval.

RAILWAY PASSENGERS
COMPANY.

The general half-yearly meeting of proprietors in
this company was held yesterday at their °filets, No. 3,
Old Broad-street; Sir J. D. PAUL, chairman of the direc-
tors, in the chair.

kitTinikeWinrt it appeared that the number of single
journey tickets issued last year were—first clam, 23,444;
second, 49,683; third, 72,342. Of double journey tickets
they had issued—first class, 2,977; second 5,431; third,
2,715; being nearly equal to the business of Rxhibitiun
year. It should be noted also that the double ticket system
only came into operation in September last. Policies had
been issued for terms of years, 67 ; for life, by one pay-
ment, 67; and fur life, by annual payments on a decreas-
ing scale, 288. These latter numbers include the first
seven weeks of the present year. The total amount of pre-
miums received during the half-year was 4,3561.45. 54.,
sad the entire income for the year 1862 was 7.4221. 12s. 6d.
against 7,3621. 18s. for 1851. The latter saga included
6491. 17s. W. for insurance of railway seamarks, which had
not been received, so that this should Is dlednotod to show
the actual increase. 4001. had boss issositad towards a re-
serve fund, mid the Maims of this gwarami year slowed a
very gratify's( lairroess. Saadi WIXOM Railway
bad been opened to the maspasy, and the only lines still
timed were the South Bostorn and the pziabiria, the direc-
tors of which It was loped would yield to tie application of
the onspany. The repot mnsimini with an allusion to
the recent fatal asehinat by whisk Mr. Gibbs, a director of
the Great Wasters, last his life. That gentleman had
taken an annual issuramos iiirat only a few months before
his death.

TileTeport was adopted, and a resolution proposing
a dividend of 4 per cent. per annsua, was pat and agreed to.
Thu only other business was the aanouneentent by the
chairman that the stork of the company would foe the in-
tim take its place in the public share AK and the MIIIOO-
- of the outgoing directors and endings.
Mr. HARRISON, 000 of the outgoing directors, urged
upon the proprietors the hapertmase of giving every pub-
licity to the new system of double joarney tickets, and of
insurances for life.

ivoteOftitiiiia to the dolma& terminated the business
of the emetiag.

RAILWAY.

The famend heir-yearly meeting of shareholders
is the laseeeleke and Yorkshire Railway was held at the
Palmdale 13sW1. liliaabastor, yesterday afternoon. There
was me amy 1111111.11111 attendance. Kr. T. Smarm,
LP. he Wass, mudded. The repat of the direstees
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EDINBURG/I AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—The thir-
tieth half-yearly meeting of this ecnipeay was held ea
Tuesday, in the Queues Hotel, ws, Glasgow
Peter Blackburn, Seen chairman et the ftre. ia the
chair. The Mewls( aa abates* elf **report witisit
was held as read:—" In la Waft the pelegrieleee the
baleace-sheet for the half-pear saint ea Mt Jeeneery,
1463, the directors have to eeeseetelsee Imes ea bireare
wreceipts, from both wimple ead mitess eempered
with the ceneeponding hidf-year I. emaeating to
13,81 W. 6s. IL The working expenses ammo* to ke per
cent.; the engines and rolling stock me In eneallemt GAM
It will be observed that a rem et 4,0661. 185.114. has hem
placed to the debit of rename emmeat, under the Weaker
• charged to revalue After dedastlea of this sus, then
remias a baleen of 40,1491. di li., km wide the Mier
Wee isaamead that a dividend be deiriedi al tits areal
re% if 3 per Net. per emus, rearaMad 1,311,1181.
lea*. UM. I Is. le be added le fes seiseied het'
The report, after a sheet esaverialisa, wee edged eamai-
seasly, sad the proseedirps terminated.
OLOUCESTEI,ANZITITWITILAND CZ/471AL WALES
Itatimat.—A prelissimy call of Is. 4d. per ebere logjam
bora wads by tie Merest la Chancery wiadiag vp Ibis eon-
CoALIIIIOOII AND 3wANIZI RAILWAY.
Tbe Water has ordered that the action in rage* ef ads*
of 1,4004 of Ida Douglas in this matter, be no farther de.
fended. _ _

---MiII—BADOMS RAILWAY.—A eempreedee of the
&Gin of this company has been oimilismallarlire Master,
whereby the trustees ere to
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line delivered up to thert c
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liability as to the 'outplay, "Mu than that ot their liability
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contributories. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PORII3IIOIIIII RLlLWAL—Yeltially, before Mr.
Examiner Key, the staarlieg orbs la Ohs ere of this Mll
were declared mot emptied whit, sod ths bin will be re-
ferred to the molest ooeueittee ea Pleading eiders.