The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-14 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. .Additional) [TWOPENCE.

COURT OP ALDERMAN.

A special Court of Aldermen wee held yesterday,
at Guildhall, the Loan MAYOR persidiag, for the of
swearther into oflhie Mr. Robert Malcolm Herr„ e newly-
elected Judge of the Shari& Court, which was done in the
usual way.

STRUT lILWILI IN TI! CITY.

Mr. AldermanU;m%7rl;—Miitalll;io;, I rise to call
the attention of the court to a question of privilege. Since
we bet met some orders ham been lathed by the Police Com-
missioner to the police force upon the subject of almet
hawkers. Ey the tad end 3rd Victoria (the City
_Polies
Aot) it is elected that no each ordinances shall be veM, an-
less confirmed by the Mayor end aldermen. (Hear, bear.) I
therefore `ire notice that at the next court I 'hall Coll &nen•
lion to these orders, with a view to their confirmation or
otherwise. (Herr, hear.)
The court then adjourned.

OBINES.B 1174210BLIEUTION BOCLITY.

Ths annual meeting of this society was held 7,7
wedgy morning, when the Mends of the association sumobled
at breakiset at the Fteentasone' Tavern, under the presidency
of Bir Caning Eardley, Bart. The report, which was read
by Mr. Newington, one of the hon. reorttariee, gave an en.
110006111 of the labours of the various naladssary
swami sad otherwise, In the empire, and mg-
sng
=dile employment of • steemer, by the Euroiellit
Missionary and Bible Stictedas, to navigate the
Yong-tee-Kiang and other Chinese rivers, for the purpose
cl Reding openings for imodwary Lebow% and for distritrut-
fag the Word of God. The report also announced
the death of Dr. Prose, a eelf-sustained Chinese
=Gaboury, sad the establishmeat of native specie*
in nylons part of the tent e. The receipts of the
I society during the pest yesr had been 2,701 IN. Id.,
end Awe wee • keleatte hi hand of 1.0271. 141.11 d. The
Chainmas maid they bed met to loci at the question of China
geneealtmed to see it wbat way the united ehriedwity of this
maatry could be made wwiceable in primothig the common
caws of our Saviour is that empire. Be believed there wee
a great opening for united wartime' in promoting lie educa-
tion of the yang in China, on principles similer to those
which wen being carried as in India, sad he restored to
launch that idea before the Christian w wen worthy

Of consideration. GOtiesensedlo hue brought to a termina-
tion Hb providestial preparations is Asia for the Christian
work that was to follow, and appeared sows, to beginning a
work to Europe. The oollision in the Booth of Italy wee not
merely cue between two empires ; it valid proba-
bly remit is the mushisig of the great impor-
tosee of the Vatican, and to the advancement
of a truer type of Christianity. It append •to him that
daring the lag aim yams God had been beim the found*-
, tine Woughout the whole of heathendom for the work, end
that now He tram beginning a work which was .to extend
throughout the whole of MriMeNdm. Cline stood in a
doubly interesting position, If vs regarded it ma pert of God's
great scheme for the emagelistion et the world. It ap-
=l to him that God had (to me • figure) been
ex of Aids, and that He wee no. preparing thirisetltbS
Swops to impress it upon that wax. He begged to
draw MiseHon to a proposal which had oome from some
at the American brethren for the holding of a
raicoaferenos on the subject of China, and also to
drneational queer ion, and toinvite an exptessise of opinion
upon than two important subjects. The Rev. Dr. Legge, of
the Login Missionary Society ; Dr. De la Porte, a medical
raissiosary; Dr. Htoschbarg (medical), the Load*. II it-
siceary Society ; Mr. Ruda, and other*, took part in the
diseumion whic.hfollowed, and which molted in the adoption
of the following resolution " That this meeting considers
that a ocatiermos in Loudon on the subject of China, Each en
has lees wormed by American and Danish brethren, is a
mated deserving the consideration of the Mewls of missions
in this °vestry ; and It recommends that the chairmen of
this meeting, and the otters of the Chimes Evangelical
Society, me their best endeavours to promote it." The pro-
, otedinp geminated with prayer.