The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-25 00:00:00

COMMIRCL4L nu MILLERS' SCHOOLS.

Tile Annusl distribution of prizes at the echools
at Parser is alwaym looked forward So with great interest
by the patrons of this institution, as well as by the children
who are the recipients of their bounty, an the greet fête of
the summer es.on ; and notwithstanding counter attrac-
-54101 of so extrionimary and unpos:edenteilly interesting
character elsewhere, it drew together on Sstuiday even a
larger attend Ince than neuaL The Bishop of 'tiros was
the prosidont of the day, and antonget the friends of the
school. present were Mr. Geo. Moore (the treasurer),
Mewl ntockdale, J. Roll., J. 1.. Eeas., B. Weed,
T. Rowley, the Bev. J. Brown (of l'hrutchurol, Black-
friars), the Rev. J. Burrows (vicar of Pinner). Dr. Leans,
sad several others of the gentry of the neighbourhood.
The eliminating, which was exceedingly creditable both
to the children and their instructors, was conducted by Mr.
Elasiders, of the British and Foreign School., and extended
mow the usual branches of a plain education, the dryness
and saanotooy of the ordinary school questions and answers
being agreeably relieved by pima of rood music, sung by
the children in chorus, and a which they showed themselves
as efficient a in their wore practically useful studies.

METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROV-
!Nu THN DWELLINGS OF THN INDUSTRIOUS
CLASSES.

A meeting of the shareholders of this asaociation
was held on Friday. at the °Mom, 19, Coleman-street, Sir
/Litre Howse% Dart. (chairman), in the chair. The retir-
Mg directors, the Earl of Carlisle and Mr. Russell Scott,
were re-elected ; end on the motion for ie.electing Mr.
Mier, one of the auditors,
Mr. Am:7ii made some objection to the procedure of these
meeting., by which the reelections were concluded before
the report was broiled under considention. This, he ob.
served-. was a very incoevenient anomaly, meow/eh as the
report whew-mien those matters from which any question
might Artie as to the advisability of continuing to place
tni tin ccrtsin penohs.
Mr Lite inox offered some explanations in answer to Yr.
Smith. and the motion was thee put and carried.
The rcport W7I then read, recommending that a dividend
9' per cent. he declared. The profits of the year hod
been 1,146'. Is. Id., and deducting the above-named divi-
dend, • Asiatics of about 3,101. will be left to be carried to
the guarantee fund. The sanitary condition of the inild•
nags throughont the metropolis was observed to be enperior
to that of the neighbourhood in which each ',lnkling was
situated, erne?t in the case of the Nalsonsquare institu-
tion, A remarkable eucees of mortality has taken place in
this building, and it was agreed, on the motion of Dr.
ninths. Smith, that a strict inquiry should be made into
the c c.oes The dampness of the basement was suggested
a. • pedsble origin of disease ; bat VW information afforded
by the Nebou•eluare collector tended to show that the
Antics hail ill ta'aen pLice in upper portions of the building.
Itoll..tnp called for au irepory into the Mend of se-
aming :I Etter imuitgement of thew property, which was
wit -it present paying so well as to encourage private
builders in following the plan• of the aseonation. TEA was
reelly their main °hist in looking for dividends at all.
Mr. WILKIS.OII said he thought a mistake might have
been made in building these large stacks of dwellings, for
which the habit, of the people were not prepared.
The dn.-noon bran into the subject of the want of
timidness among sonic families. In one particular oat,
which seemed to be iacorrimhle, the question was between
Weimar to as offending tenant end justice to the uther
inhalitants id the premise..
Sorriirroon semi was in favour of allowing •
Mouth for cone. chanee of improvement ;hut
Mr. Diesismi tlionglit a week ample tune for a !..211 to
wash himself in.

After sems farther remarks. the report was pit to the
meeting and adopt.,L
A • to .4 tL.inka to the chairman and directors closed the
prJeardinv

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY

On Friday a special geneMl meeting of this corn-
posy took place at Use *Sees, Breed Sanctuary, West-
minster, to take into ronaideration two lulls now pending
In PAriiiilooo:. Mr. JOHN PAK../1/ in the chair.
Tin:toLrclms exp Lined that the int bell was for fmning
• new merest sod railway to connect the Metropolitan Rail.
way with the proposed Meet Market at Smithfield, with •
depot and stite•houw. and for other purposes.
in answer to ountions,
The CHAinuas stated that the object of the present bill
Inas most imp moot one, inasmuch as it was to strengthen
their connexiou us • most material degree with the Great
Northern I Greet Westin Companion. The proposed
etkiitional line was • short one, and the City. he
resumed. hal stet "Ind from including it in their
Meet 111,rkat Bill because they did not rou-
nder there...dye. justified in epeodias money for railway
purpose. As regarded the ( riot Northern Corr:l:any, it
was well knows that some difficulty bad arisen in coon.
quonce of the present company being met by • rival project,
but, at the mine time, he had no doubt that they should
enabled to make as aittotartory an arrangement with the
Brest Northern Conipauy as they bad with the Great
We.tern. The probability was that if the Market Rill
should not pass the preamt bill would not b.e carried;
but is the neyautirue everything was progressing most
favourably.
Mr. H.. 1. Gimps, a member of the corporation. seconded
the chairman'. motion f..r the approval of the bill, observ-
ing that aithinigh it was not the province of the body to
which he belooptsi 1. expetti money in the making of rail-
ways, there was no doubt whatever that they would render
ivory assistance in their power towards the promation of
the present "Meet.
TW bill was then submitted and approved.
The SOLICITOR then explained that the secotiol bill for
Weir ounsideratioo was to enable the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company to extend their cornnonan.
lion to the metropolis, oaf for other purposes concreted
with the undertaking.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the object of the b'll was to
intend the Chatham and Dover line from Beckenham, in
Kent. to Farringdon•street, where it will form a connexion
with the Metropolitan Railway, placing that line, the gnat
Northern, and the Great Western, in communication with
the smith side of the metropolis, so that ultimately the
Metropolitan Railway might possibly be united with the •
Month Western and Brighton Railways. He bad reason to
behests that the works now in progress would be completed
for the estinhoted mini, and so well were they proceeding
that he hoped that before the end of next year the moblic
would be able to travel from the Great Northers ttsi at
King's-cons to the t 'its without changed earriagNrer other
interruption. He did not believe there was any "wavviiiir
as the part of the loodcm, Chatham, and Dover gonixtuY
in reference to the nook.. t tin the contrary, the represent
Latives of that company bad met them on the most favour-
nide terms,
r.- hal then approved, and the ineetilllto.. ireParsted
with • voto of thanks to the chairman.

THE CA42 or PRORILYTiIoi NoRVOLX.—rp
to Saturday no program had been reported in the matter of
the apprehension or whereabnote of Father Euguine, the
foreign priest who is charged with having induced Master
Varittart to load his school, at Rackbeath, in
order to twigs Itionolf to the pnitection of the Roman
citholic church. The hearing of the came, which appears to
have excited eounkisrable interest not only in Norfolk but
also ttratitemit ileo country, io to to resumed thin 1 mon.
day) anieseso bolorolhoNourwiele lines Mr. Serjeaut
Rellantino win aficatio the Fort of Mr. Vaseittart. m. P.;
ad Mr. Itorfoost will conduct the defence of Canon
Alton, the sum Bak and Mt. Fouieharn, the enc.
timid, who aro moadded under cirrumrtances already
toosolior to the ',rabbet
CoLSI VALLIT RAIMWAY. —The cztention of
this line from Halstead to floeltertill tea been commenced,
tam ant sod Wiwi Wee Wiled daring the part week by
Mies Gortoos, doutrirzif
raw of the director. It tam
paoogazilio,
to