The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-17 00:00:00

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' INSTITUTE.

On Tuesday evening, the twenty-seventh annual
meeting of the supporters of the British and Foreign
Bailors Institute was held in the Lecture-hall, Mercer.
=set, Shadwell • Sir F. N. M'Clintock, the distinguished
commander of the Fox duriog. the expedition in search of
the lots Sir John Franklin, to the chair. The report of
the amseipm, which was a very prolix document, and occu-
pied ea hear sad a quarter in reading, gave the following
C4lllwith respect to the working of the institute :
1111shei:eories employed in the port of London held 443
emelimis es board of ship, which were attended by 4,840
seems& They also delivered 385 lectures on shore, which
were listened to by 2,759 sailors; in addition to which
"ahem they visited 7,&33 ships 1,112 times ; visited sailors'
2hronses ; paid 157 visite to the sailors' homes,
to sick seamen. In the course of these visita-
tion/ theyidenended 244 Miss, 290Testunenta, and 36,658
T•iifilni Inds. In addition to the agency at work on the
Thames, the institute is equally team on its other stations
at home sad abroad. which are 33 in number. At Alexan-
dria, the Ain of 'apt has been tolerant enough to make
them a IMlllal of a ship, to be used as a floating chapel.
The total imams for the past year, including • balance
carried over from the last audit, amounted to 3,7771.
10s. 7d., sad the expeadhaes, imieding 5001. paid in the
reduction of as old debt, earmated to 3,7011. 7s. Id. At
the conclusion of the mad* et the report, the pliant
chairman, who was mash eatinniastkally cheered ad-
=mad the asselieg, and expresesd hie hearty oonon;renoe
I. the aide& et the Waite* melba opinion of the hope-
fuls= of the materids which it bed to deal. (Hear,
hear.) He had hens long ems* se sea to be able to form
an estimate of the real elmoseler ei die sailors of this
country, having associated with then • under circumstances
well calculated to draw forth their real feelings. He
alluded to the voyages in the Artie Sass, and he was happy
to see present the faces of a green many of his old ship.
matte who took part in those ado:atom, and in the long
extended sledge journeys which were not performed without
the endurance, by those engaged in them, of many severe trials
and privations. Oftentimes when he observed the patience
with which they bore up against every difficulty, and the
brotherly affection with which they regarded each other,
he had been made to feel that these rough uneducated men
wens as richly endowed by nature with the best feelings of
the beset, and were as good men as most of those who held
a higher station in life—that they were as ready to re-
ceive the truth, and were more capable of improvement.
Still that was only what might be expected from sailors, for
their life whilst at sea was such as to dispose them and
every man to serious contemplation, and they had ample
time for it. But bow changed became their state when they
got ashore. The very moment the sailor landed he became
exposed to the moat contaminating influences. To remedy
the evils of such a state of things was the peat object of
the Institute, and it was an object worthy of any
society—nay of the whole nation itself. (Hear, hear)
In conclusion be bad to state that he was commissioned by
Lady Franklin—(cheers)---to state her deep regret that she
was unable to attend the meeting. They all knew she was
• sailor's widow, and those who knew her beet knew she
wan also the sailor's friend. (Cheers.)
The Rev. F. Tow and other gentlemen having ad-
dreeesd the meeting, the proceedings terminated.

OITORD, WOICINTILO AND WOLVILMIAMPTON
RAILWAL—The total Indic receipts al this company for
the fortnight ending the 6th of May hare been 10.8701.17 a.
3d. ; sad Air the fortnight of 1859 they
were 8,68111). 7d. The ex 'tare amount* to 4,363/.
13e. 4d., or at the rate of 41.• per cent.; whilst the expemes
for the corresponding fortnight of 1869 amounted to 3,8501.
le. N., or at the rate of 42.94 per cent. The aggregate
receipts foe the tint nine fortaighta and one day of the half-
year amount to 87,7751. 7a. 94., as against 79,0751. 13a.
for the corresponding nine fortnights and two days of
the peerless year. And the aggregate expenses forth. fin*
nine fortnights and one day of the half leer amount to
37,5211. 9s 2d., being_ at the rate of 42.74 per cent., as
legalist 34,63 W. 4s. 9d for the corresponding nine fort.
nights and two days of the previous year, or at the rate
of 43.80 per cent.
LONDON GINNALL 011N111111 Colours (Ulm:ma).
Trafilc remipte week ending May 13, 11,6411.14.. 9d.