The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-05 00:00:00

INDIA MISSIONS.

A meeting was held yesterday afternoon in the
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, in aid of the India mis•
alone extension fund of the Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel In Foreign Parts. The Vios-Chance Bev. Dr.
WILLIAMS, New College, presided, sad wee supported by the
Duke of Marlborough, the Bishop of Cape Town, the senior
and junior praetors. Archdeacon Clerks, the Master of Univer-
sity College, the Provost of Oriel College, the Provost of
Worcester College, the Master of Balliol Collage,
ree Rector
of Exeter College, the Warden of Wadhem the P•
'ideal of Magdalen College, the President of St. ohn's Col-
lege, the Principal of Magdalen Hall, the Rev. Dr. Moberly,
head mutter of Winchester School; the Revs. R. °linden,
G. T. Cameron, .1. W. Barges, It. Oreewell, E. Wool-
oombe, &c., &c.
The proceedings were opened with prayer by the secretary,
the Bev. R. C. Wooloombe.
The Vica-CiraticaiLoa, in a long and eloquent eddies',
stated the object of the meeting, and the urgent neesseity
them was for the University to come forward liberally in aid
of the India Wed= extemi fund at this peculiar and try-
moment.
The Duke of MARLBOROUGH moved the NSW lOW=
to the effect that the church of England is solemnly
leigutir recent events in India to strengthen and extend her
in that met country, which in the providence of
God has been made a part of the British dominions.
Dr. MOBIRLT, la a spirited speech, seconded the VeWSIII-
- which was canted unanimously.
The PROVOST of OftflL wed the second resolution,
to the effect that, for the mere ellsetual walking of the air
alone in India, it b indispensable that them should be • vast
increase in the episcopacy fa that country, end that without
this, all measures, however excellent, will be inadequate to
carry out the great work of "nasalising the heathen there.
BISHOP of Care Town seconded the resolution, and
cited various hots to show the pest spiritual destitution
existing in India.
The resolution passed unanimously.
The Santos Psoc-roa moved, in a stirring speech, and
the PROVOST of DATIL seconded the next resolution, to the
effect, that It is *modally incumbent on the University to
come forward and set an exam le, by labouring and twisting
to propagate the gospel in Jsllx, and that a Special Mission
Extension Fund be rabid, wader the direction eta committee
to be appointed.
After a vote of thanks, the waft seperaled.

ROYAL SOCIETY OP .11USIOLINS. •

The one hundred and twentieth anni
festival of this society was held yesterday at 7
hall. A company of about a hundred end sixty get
eminent members of the magical profeesion and antelen
the art, sat down to dinner, the chair being occapkd by Lord
Viscount RAXILAOII. The proceed wen of the usual
description. The noble chairman, who was
of
by
Lord Ingestre, Colonel Knox and Colonel M of the
Guards, and several other persons of rank an distinction,
performed the duties of his position with judgment and good
mate, speaking briefly, sensibly, without any attempt Si dl,.
play, end altogether in the. style beet calculated to give sal-
roation to a convivial meeting. The musical portion of the
entertainment was of MOTS than usual excellence ; the vocal
and inetrameatal pieces being pleasantly mixed up
with the other proceedings of the evening. The meet
remarkable features of the concert ware,Oces's live-pert glee,
" Oh, than whose beam the see-girt earth array," sang with
exceeding delicacy by • party of our beet glee-elegem ; •
seats, from Miter's Demi*, 15"eir, sung with extraordinary
brilliancy, by Madame Borchardt ; a newitranine English
ballad. We were boys together," mai and sang by
Mr. Weis; • fantasia oa the violin by . Emsenyl, a dis-
play of great execution in the PagsMni style; and several
English songs by Mr. Bandy, Madame Weiss, and Miss
Poole. All the performances were received with great
applause, and some of them encored. A long list of gab-
eoriptions received in the mares of the evening was reed.
Among them were, Lord Resielar*, 10 guineas; Lord
Ward, W. • Mr. Ove. 10 gninees; Kr. Costa, 6 noires;
Mr. Ede, g • Mr. wocat., 5L x; Mr. Welter Arnold, 10
Zal• Mr. Charles Taylor, 10 guineas; UMW Eno;
a: &mei Meyrick, 61. The wept* nut have
anweneed to a large mum.