The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-09 00:00:00

bt Court.
The Queen held a Court and Privy Councii, yester-
day afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. At the court, Baron
de Cetto, Envoy-Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary, from hi. Matesty the King of Bavaria, had an audience
of her Majesty, and presented his new credentia,s. His ex-
cellency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B.
her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and conducted by the Hon. Sir B Cust,K.C.H.,
her
Kehosty's Master of the Ceremonies.—The chenffs of Lou-
den mad Middlesex, Messrs. Cubitt and Hill, accompanied
by du City Remembrancer, had an audience of the Queen,
le learn her Majesty's pleasure relative to the reception of
as address from the Court of Aldermen and Common Coun-
cil The Queen was graciously pleased to appoint Friday
next, at halt-past three, nor the reception of the address. A
deputation from the Court of Lieutenancy, consisting of Mr.
Bentley and Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, attended by Mr. Henlzy
Smith, had an audience of the Queen, to know her Majesty's
commands respecting the pre-entation of an address from
the Court of Lieutenancy of the City of London. The Privy
Council was attended by Prince Albert, the Lord President,
the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for
the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the
Horse. The Queen in Council was pleased to declare the
Right Hon. the Earl Granville Vice-Preridentiof the Com-
mittee of Council, appointed for consideration of all matters
relating to trade and foreign plantations. The noble Earl
hud the honour to kiss hands on his appointment. Mr. C.
Greville was the Cle k of the Council in Waiting. Her
Majesty gave audiences to the Marquis of L uisdowne and
Lord John Russell. The Court was attended by Lord Byron,
Lord in Waiting, the Treasurer of the Household, the
Vice-Chamberlain, and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in
Waiting.
Prince Albert went yesterday morning to the re-
hearsal of the Concert of Ancient Music.
Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess
Helena, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took
an airing yesterday in an open carriage and tour.
The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes-
terday evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Count of
Syracuse, Prince Castelcicala, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness
de Speth, Earl Fortescue,
_Viscount and Viscountess Pal-
merston, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, Viscount
Clifden, and M. Colons (in waiting on the Count of
Syracuse).
The Queen Dowager and the Duke Bernhard and
Duchess lda of Saxe Weimar, took a drive in the parks yes-
terday, in an open carriage and four.
The Duchess of Kent went yesterday morning to
her residence, Frogmore-bouse, Windsor, and returned to
town in the afternoon.
Prince Frederick of Hesse left the residence of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew, yesterday, for the

The Mayor of Manchester and Mr. Brotherton had
an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday, at the Monte-office
The Archbishop of Canterbury, accompanied by
the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of Oxford, and Mr. W.
Page Wood had an interview with the Lord President of the
Council yesterday.
Sir Edw. Buxton bad an interview with the Right
Hon. H. Labonchere yesterday, at the office of the Board of
Trade.
Lord Monteagle and a deputation had an interview
with Lord J. Russell yesterday, at his official residence,
in Downing-street. Lord Ashley and a .leputation had also
an interview yesterday with the noble lord.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England held
a committee meeting yesterday.
A deputation from the Buckinghamshire Railway
Company had an int.rvi,w with the Commissioners or
Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of Trade.
The Archbishopof Canterbury and Lord Yarborough
had interviews yesterday with Sir 0. Grey.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office tram the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, the
Mauritius, and New Zealand. Despatches were sent off
last evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.
Yesterday the usual anneal meeting was held in
Exeter Hall. The platform was occupied by a large number
of distinguished gentlemen.
Viscount MOUPETEL presided, and in opening the proceed-
ings expressed the gratification which he felt at being per-
mitted to preside on that OCCltsioll. When he had been
connected officially with the government of Ireland he had
given his strong and hearty support to the system of national
education established there ; and at the present time, as a
member of the church of England, he gave his support
to a large number of schools more immediately connected
with our national establishment. He considered that every
day's experience tended to convince them that it was not
feasible to introduce by legislative means such a universal
scheme of education as was required by the country ; but he
thought that the system of the British and Foreign School
Society wee admirably adapted to meet many of the most
pressing of those requirements. It was far from him to re-
vive any of those topics which had, by the dissensions
to which they bad given rise, occupied the public
mind for the last few years, concerning the pr
priety of the pecuniary auistanse of the state in aid
of the voluntary efforts of the public in promoting the educa-
tion of the poor. But finding himself, as he did, a member
of the Committee of the Privy Council on Education, and
also presiding in that chair—not, however, that he wished to
appear there in any other light than that of a private friend
and promoter of their cause—he thought he might take
that opportunity of disabusing the public mind from a mis-
taken impression which he thought had been somewhat
industriously instilled into it, that it had ever
been the intention ot government to mould the education ot
the country, to give it a special bent devised by itself, to
fo-m as it wet. a groove in which it was hoped that it
should run, and to bring the whole rising youth of the
people into subordination to one uniform course of instruc-
tion, one predominant cast of feeling or thought, or any
state-patented or stereotyped form of principle or improve-
ment. Such, it was said, had been the tendency of the
system established in Prussia. It it was so the state-arti-
ficers of it had no reason to be pleased with its
results, because recent events bad shown that the public
mind would not run in any such grooves as the rules had
desired. But what he wished to say in behalf of the inten-
tion and wish of the government with which he was con-
nected was, in the first place, that assistance was only given
to those who ask it ; and next, that it was always given in
strictsubordination to the purposes of those who applied fur
it, and with lull recognition of their entire independence.
It was not intended to control but to co-operate—it was not
wished that it should supersene but that it should
enable ; and with respect to any particular intlu.
..nce which the government of the day might wish
to exercise, or any predominant character which
they might endeavour to impart, he could only say
that the wish of the government was that the teachers
whom that or any other institution might send forth among
the unprovided population should be persons upon whom
some reliance might be placed ; that they would act under
the guidance of common sense, and with the appliances of
competent institutions; and that the teaching to be given
and the principles to be i • parted should be in conformity
with the principles and the teaching of the Holy Seri:7-
tures. Even on this last head the government had been
so anxious to guard against the most jealous susceptibilities
that the nature of the instruction given, if desired, would
not be made the subject of inquiry by the inspectors; al-
though they would take care that the aid of the state was
not given to men who set religion at nought and the Bible at
defiance. His lordship then proceeded to recommend parti-
cularly the attention of the institution to the education of
the very lowest, and whom he called the dangerous classes of
society, in order that they might prevent the growth of that
vice which it was afterwards so difficult to cure ; and con.
eluded by observing, that shauld they not be successful
they would at least have the satisfaction of knowing that
they had not ben wanting in their duty, but had done their
utmost to make their fellow-countrymen instructed, happy,
and religious. (Cheers)
The SECRETARY read the report of the committee for the
past year. It was a document of considerable length, and
entered into a description of the operation' of the society in
various parts of the country, describing its benefits in the
prevention of crime, and the establishment in many districts
of a better system of instruction. It was stated, that at a
meeting of the society held on the let of June list the
question of whether or not government aid should be re-
ceived was left to the consideration of a committee. The
decision had been in the affirmative, and some divisions had
been clusedin the society in consequence, but without any
results seriously detrimental to the interests of the sojety.
The model schools in the various districts were all full. The
numbers admitted during the year had been—boys, 825;
girls, 420. The normal schools wire also progreteing. About
142 candidate• had to en admitted, and 84 appointed to
school-, making in both departments 335 students and about
200 appointments. 95 new schools had been established in
90 localities. It had been intended to establish four new
normal schools; but the efforts towards that end had net
been sun. seta A suitable site had been obtained for ens
of these schools near Bri-tol, but the others remained in

abeyance.
Mr. S. Gt'RNaT, the treasurer, then read the balance-
sheet, from which it appeared, that the subtriptions for the
Tear had amounted to 8891. Is. 6d.; the donations to
4641. 9s. 6d. ; the proceeds tram the auxiliary societies to
1,0561. Is. Id.; from the council on education, 7601., ma-
king with several ether items, a total on the credit side or
11,8984. 7s. 6d.
The Hon. and Rev. Baptist NOEL moved the first resolu-
tion, which ezprewed the approbation of the meeting at the
report. He was seconded by the Rev. Dr. BP.NNETT, and
further appeals were subsequently node on behalf ot the insti-
tution and the cause of education by Mr. Baines, M.P., the
Rev. Mr. Carlson, the Bishop of Manchester. the Bishop of
Norwich, the Rev. J. Aldis, the Rev. Dr. Beaumont, and,
toady,by Vraccunt Ebringteo, who occupied the chair during
the latter portion of the proceedings.
The resolutions adopted were :—the one in promotion of
the proposed new normal schools ; sad the other conveying
the thanked the meeting to the Duke of Bedford and Vise.
Morpeth. - • -•

TUE ROBBERY OF
8,.......n00l . BY THE MANAGER OF TnE
BiLANCII B/INIC at Brigg has already been mentioned in this
paper. A reward of 1001. hu been offered for his apprehen-
sion. Be is described as " Thomas Silvester, the manager
or agent of the branch of the Lincoln and Lindsey Banking
Company at Brigg," and is said to have absconded with a
considerable amount of the property of his employers in sove-
reigns, Bank of England notes, notes of the Lincoln and
Lindsey Banking Company payable in L indon, and setts of
other local haaks. tiareater 1., aged Oyut 40.