The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-01 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Barometric pressure has increased considerably over the
British Isles since Saturday, whilst temperature has fallen on
our northern and eastern coasts and risen on our southern and
western coasts. Light north-easteny winds chiefly prevail this
morning, and fog is very general on the coasts of England.

Lord Harrowby still thinks, in opposition to the
Times, that the evidenoes in favour of Christianity might
be appropriately discussed in such institutions as the
Midland Institute. " Faith," he says, " can be well and
better discussed elsewhere, and the differences and the
feelings excited by these differences would be too intense
and, unhappily, too bitter to admit of calm discussion.
But upon the el idences let me remind your readers that
there has been in the main a general agreement, some lay-
ing greater stress upon one branch or iiew of them, some
on another ; but that still the differences are not such as
excite much warmth ef feeling se peculiar to different sects
or churches.' Further, that, although evidence need not
be entirely banished from the pulpit, nay,would in judicious
hands and in proper places be highly to the purpose, yet
consecutive courses, going into historical and logical dis-
mission, would hardly suit a mixed and general con-
gregation."

His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
has kindly promised to become the patron of the Irish
branch of the National lifeboat Institution, and to con-
tribute 101. a year in aid of its funds.
The Mayor of Bradford (Mr. J. V. Godwin) has
convened a publics meeting, on requisition, for this evening,
to consider the question of a general holiday on the Bth
inst., ou the ocession of the reform demonstration of the
West Riding. Meetings are being held nightly in the
various villages around Bradford, with a view to create an
organisation amongst the working classes for the coining
meeting.
M. BRIGHT AND THE SCOTTISH REFORM
LCAGUE.—At a meeting of the council of the Scottish Re-
form League, on Friday night, a letter from Mr. Bright,
M.P. was read, intimating his intention to ho present on
Tuesday, October 18. The arrangements for the presence
of Mr. Hadar and a deputation from the London League
were also announced as completed. It is expected that a
number of bberal members of parliament and other pro-
minent reformers will also be present.
THE TRADES' DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON.—The
demonstration to be held in London, under the auspices of
the Working Men's Association, promises to be a very
imposing one. At a meeting of the executive council of
the association, on Saturday night, the sub-committee
reported that circulars had been sent out to about MO so-
cieties, and that the delegates from several of the most
important trades had already been appointed, hut that
some few societies were prevented from taking part in
the proposed demonstration, owing to their rules forbidding
poutiml action. The programme was then considered
and decided upon, of which the following is an out-
line :—That those delegates attending the preliminary
meeting, authorised by their societies to take part in
the demonstration, should be formed into a committee
for carrying out the movement, ander the superin-
tendence of the executive committee of the Working
Men's Association. That where societies were prevented
by their constitution from taking pelt as a society in the
demonstration, an aregate meeting of the members of the
trade be held to consider the propriety of their taking part
in the demonstration as members of the trade only. That
in all trades taking mut in the movement a levy of Id. be
placed upon each member to defray general expenses.
That al rangements be made with the proprietor of the

AshbwnhaTo-grounds, Cremoi
domonetration in that place.

ii, fore holding the

MIDDLE-CLASS EDI:CATION FOR THE METROPOLIS.
—To-day will be opened the first school in connexion with
the new and comprehensive scheme of middle-class educa-
tion for the metropolis, towards which the merchants and
bankers of the City of London have subscribed sums
amounting in the aggregate to 33,000/. The scheme was
proposed about sprat: ago by the Rev. W. Rogers, rector
of Brshopegate. A site for a central school has not yet
been obtained, but the French Protestant Hospital in
Bath-street, St. Luke's, being vacant in consequence of
the removal of the inmates to the new building
at Hackney, it was selected by a committee for
one of the outlying schools, and it has been adapted for
the purpose at • cost of about 2,0001. The school will ac-
commodate .500 boys, and will be opened, as already stated,
to-day. A heed master has been selected in the person
of the Rev. W. Jowitt. The fee for each boy is to be 41. per
year, and there are to ho no extras. The course of instruc-
tion will include the English language and literature, His-
tory and commercial geography, mathematics. surveying,
French, drawing, book-keeping, &c. The books to be used
are few in number, and comparatively inexpensive. The
age of admission is to be from 7 to 15, and the mode of
entry is by nomination from the bankers and others who are
governors, and of whom there are about 130. The govern-
ing council is composed of 21 gentlemen. A royal charter
of incorporation has been obtained, and, according to pre
sent appearances, this important scheme of education
promises to be eminently successful, and to confer an im-
mense amount of good upon the middle classes.
THE SENTENCE OP HARD LABOUR UPON
CHILD.—Mr. O'Donel bee given the following explanatiou
of his sentence on • child :—" To the Editor of the
En/din Evening Mail. Carel-street Police-office, Sept.
27, 1806.—Sir, —I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt this day of the report of Mr. C. T. Gavin, Local
Inspector of the Richmond Bridewell, to the Inspector-
General of Prisons, in reference to • child named Patrick
O'Brien, aged about four years, whom, together with his
sister and two other children, I committed from the head
police-office on the 22nd inst. to prison for 14 days for
begging. In reference to these cases I have to state that on
two previous occasions those children were brought before me
on similar charges, and on the first occasion I discharged them
with a caution. I had their relations sent for, and some
women who appeared and represented themselves as such
promised me to keep them off the streets. On seeing them
again brought up a few days afterwards and being in-
formed by the court sergeant and other members of the
police force present that they were systematically driven
out to beg, I felt urged, in mereyto the children themselves,
who looked starved sod asked, to commit them to prison
where, at least, they would be fed ; and whatever reluct-
ance I felt in doing so wee entirely removed by the fact that
when the children learnt where they were going to they
cheered with delight, as if the greatest boon had been
bestowed upon them. As to the addition of ' hard labour'
attached to the committal, the statute leaves no option,
and the words ere printed in the form of committal; but
in the cam of a child such words I consider wholly in-
operative. In oonelusion, I beg to refer to Mr. Gevin's
report, in which, in describing the 'child sa ° u miserable,
starved-looking creature,' he suggests the beet possible
motive for a considerate magistrate to save the cluld for
however short a period, from • condition so deplorable,—
I have the honour to be. sir, your most obedient servant,
C. J. O'DoNEL. The Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle."
GREAT FLOODIS IN NORTH LANCAENERE.—For

some weeks pest sparsely a single day has passed over
without a fall of rain in Nash Lancashire, and this bee
had the effect of swelling the rivers, brook; sluices, &c.,
to almost the height of their bents. In many cases the
water has backed op Is the drams en the low-lying loads
in the vicinity of the rivers and brooks, and placed the
g,:os...sg crops a considerable depth under water.