The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-05 00:00:00

LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION.

r Yesterday, a Meetit gof this inetitntion took place
at the alms, 79, Pall-seadi—the Bishop of LONDOX is the
chair.
The Right Rev. CRAISISAN, in opening the proceedings,
pointed out the bundle 'Meg from this institution, and
Mated that he would make no allusion to the mane
veny that was now going on, bat this he would ley down
as a general principle—that no education eou'd be of reel
wsiviee to the country which was net essentially and funda-
ments:ly a Christian and church education.
The report, which was read by the R-v. R, BUR
ones, the honorary sertMax7, stated that since
the committee had presented their last annual report,
they bad been chiefly canopied In earrying out two objects,
viz., the application of the funds intrusted to them for pro-
moting education among the poor of the metropolis, and
the settlement of the pupil teachers on terminating their
three years' eogeument with the board. In the course of
the flee years since the board first adoptei the plan of pupil
mashers, 21 boys and 16 girls, making.a tota
I of 37, had been
oarried thrash the probationary pcnod. t wearied from
the National Society's returns that in the wh de county of
Middiesez, which lotted's tiro cities of London and West.
ininster, with a population of 1,576,636, there were no
more than 80,977 *choler, receiving daily instruction—
that is to say, about 1 in 1,972 of the entire popu-
lation. It also apparel that in the 313 parishes
or etorlesisstieal districts, 43 hid no chureh.ntiools. The
number of schools now in union with the board was 340, of
which 12 had been added during the put year.
The report of the Metropolis Schools Fund stated, that
the total amount received since the commencement, under
this head, had been 2,4211. 15s. end the fund had been
applied to those specifis objects ;hie% were originally placed
before the donors. An stance bad been given for the accom-
modation of 1,342 scholars is ragged schen:salut If to
this number he added the schools-which have been assisted
by larger grants, it might be said that the Metropolis
Schools Fund has helped to provide for upeards of
4,807 whalers. The grants made during the pest year
had redund the fund to 1,3i81. The annual subscriptions
last year amounted to 3611. 13s. 3d., and there was • balance
in the hands of the treasurer of 721. lbs. 11d. to meet the
demands that must be answered at Midsummer. The seno-
ra! fund arising Item subscripti me, which were considered
permanent, was always kept distinct from the fund for
matrono, As schools. One of the latest acts of the committee
tree to make • eondiional grant of 1201. towards se-
eni.r.g some commodious premises in tee neighbour-
hood of the Eastern Counties Railway depot, which,
if secured, would not oo'y remove en evil from the
netehboultood bat provide accommodation for about
280 scholars. The total number of persons taken
intn custody by the metropolitan pollen in 1848 amounted to
61,480; of these 381 were children under 10 years of age ; 4.239
wen 10 years of sr, and under 15 ; and 12,294 were 16, end
hnder 20 years of age i—thetis to say, the ontropelis produced
in one year 12,917 juvenile delinquents, nearly one-third of
whom were of ea age to be in the elementary school. When
this awl catalogue of aims was wondered, it would appear
that there were at least 60,000 children destitute of -daily
instruction, and probably of all education whatever.
The report having been received and adopted, the follow-
ing resolutions were passed:
That the great deficiency in the means of religions and
moral instruction which has been shown by recent inquiries
to exist in the metropolis, is such as can only he met by
the most strenuous efforts on the part of the clergy and lay
members of the church; and that the =strop lie schools
fund, which has already been effectual in supplying the de-
ficiency in several districts with very limited funds, b
worthy of the liberal support of all friends of sound rabies
education for the poor."
" That the Rev. H. Howarth and J. Martin, 114%. lot
requited to act as auditor for the ensuing year, and 'that
the thanks of the meeting be given to the treasurer and the
auditors of the peat year for their kind services; and that
the best thanks of this meeting be offered to the right
reverend the President for his attention to the business of
the board."
The Bishop of LONDON laving returned thanks, the
meeting separated.

ASYLUM YOE AGED Govnansszs.—'fbia branch of
001111111111110 e Benevolent Institution fibo be opened on
the 12th of Jane, and a fancyfas is to be held en that and
the sintweding day in the grounds OM* asylum. The Duke
of Dembeidge will be present.
STANFIELD Huff..—The sale at Stanfield Hall is
ettrwalas great nodes, sad is likely to be well attended.
Diable the swam week there ham been numerous visitors
Nike legality ; sad the mansion of the late recorder has
Mee impaled most salsately by a great many persons. The
fanners, M., remains is pretty smelt the same state as it
we. in et the tires of the murders ; even the at on which
• Jenny Jenny, Sell and breathed his lam has sot been re.
awed; are are the Maas of Mari yet lamed from CM
erwormt sweet on which the elder Mr. Jowly expired.
The great object of attraetio• was the drawhismom, the
Matta» la width is wry splendid, Is On lonia Quatorze
style ; and, at the sante time, being unmet excellent
bete. The other apartments ir• well fit:ebbed, some of
the bedrooms luxuriously ; sad the mamba throughout is
fitted up with ever. comfort and soaveobass Ifferebe Eng.
Mk gentleman. There are two portraits elf the bee Mr.
Jenny in the house, sad a Sew pood is Why the
ettestio• of the ssaselawar.—Norfolli Micah.
VIZ CEARGE OF HOUSZNIZAKTEI AT LLCM—
Yesterday Wes. Welke; is& Mary Lunen
the throe parsowilislir spendismied sa the 22th
Nam sbarrid with having seeks a questity of saver plate
emu geld eisla from the home ef Kn. llearrave, be Peak-
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