The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-02 00:00:00

REPORT OF TIE COUNCIL TO THE lOUZTH ANNUAL

Mr. HAWING-8, the secretary, then read the following
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council ere happy to state to the association that
the present meeting has been more numerously attended
than any hitherto held ; the number of members hay*
been 719, of emaciates 1,531, and of ladies who have bikini
transferable tickets 600 ; maktng a total of 2,850. The
papers received and read were 154, and ia all the depart-
ments discussions of great interest and value took place.
In the Jurisprudence Department, at the conclusion of a
long debate, the following resolutions, which had been
wejiared by a committee appointed by the department for
the purpose, on the subject of the Bankrupt Law, were
carrhxl.

The international meeting on General Average, held u a
separate section of the Jurisprudence Department, at for
Neural days, under the chairmanship of Lord Brougham and
Lord News ; and after debating the questions submitted to
arriving a* • alitita dosision ea
saehilM=.rimossed two resolutions on the subject.
(The resoltitions, which were here given in the report, have
already been published.)
Two resolutions have been reported to the council from
the Education Dasartment, to which they will give a deli-
bents and corgi consideration :

1. That tee Inerereiniidemand for young children's
labour, pcially in the mining and manufacturing dis-
trict., tending as it does to interfere injuriously with the
advancement of education, render an extension of the
principle of the Factory Acts to the whole of Great
Britain urgently desirable.
2. That this department, impressed by the vast prac-
tieal importance to Scotland of a national system of edu-
cation, respectfully memorialise the council to appoint a
committee to consider how beet to harmonise existing
educatioual agencies in Scotland, and promote the satis-
factory settlement of the question."
A valuable report of the proceedings of this depart-
ment has been furnished by the secretaries, which will
form useful material for the transactions. A statement
of the same character has been given by the secretaries of
the Reformatory department.
"In ooneidenng the statistic* of crime brought before
this department, it ins been gratifying to observe the
marked decrease of juvenile crime, which appears to be in
peat measure traceable to the Reformatory and Industrial
Schools. It ii much to be wished, however, that some
agency could be established for exercising a greater amount
of kindly. andpmtecting influence over juvenile offenders
after then discharge from reformatories.
" With respect to adult criminala, the success which bus
attended the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Societies has beet
each as to justify a hope that such institutions may be more
widely established throughout the country."
In the Public Health and Social Economy Departments,
a number of questions have been dicuased, but no formal
resolutions have been reported to the council, except a re-
commendation that the special committee on taxation shall
be reappoiated for the ensuing year.
The commit have also to report that thee Sr. desirous of
seeing brunches of this association established in various
parte of the United Kingdom, and they have agreed on the
following conditions for the formation of such bodies, so as
to meet the requirements of different localities.
They recommend the association to recognise two classes
of provincial associations—namely, Branch Associations
acd Social Associations.
The council advise the association to establish a Sixth
Department of Track and International law, is which they
hope for the support of those important bodies, whether
foreign or British, which represent the commercial interests
of the world.

Invitations have been received from Nottingham, New-
eitaile-on.Tyne, and Dublin, for the annual meeting of
1861 on which the council will decide on an early day in
Lomita.
In concluding this brief report, and appending the names
of sixty members whose election in the council is recom-
mended for the ensuing year, the council desire to express
in the wannest terms, their obligatians to the city of
Glas-
gow for the generous and hospitable reception which the
emaciation has experienced here, and they ebeeerely hope
that the result' of this greet gathering may be semi in fu-
ture years in the improved moral, physical, and social con-
dition of all damn of this prosperous community.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Lord BiIOCIGHAN, in a few words, took leave of Glas-
gow, and expressed his belief that the meeting of the
Association would have good effects not only locally but on
the world at large.
This terminated the fourth annual meeting of the
Association.

LORD BROUGRAX.B D AAAAA
The appearance of the noble lord on the College square
at the rime of the general meeting was the signal to mm.
hers, who rushed towards him with the view of shaking hie
hand. The crush, however, beams ;so intense that the
venerable lord seemed likely to sustain peremal injury from
the too eager homage of his most proximate ` admirers" aid
the sympathetic cry of "demo" from the onlookers had the
effect of clear* a way ems, the crowd, through which his
lordship passed to the carriage of Sir Andrew Orr, fa
waitiag on the street, Ufa which he was conveyed to the
residence of Sir Jamm OimpbelL Hie rip left
for Brougham Hall at four &sleek, to the peat regret aad
dirippointment of thonaleit who had expected to see him
at the Saturday evening sort, where he had promised to
a~ppppaeaarr,~ a promise he wee amble to fulfil in consequence of
sshnstiea from the Memo of the week. In reply to a'
YAW, hem the eseemikkee Ihiesday forenoon, remindiag
him of this punier, sod preilag him if possible to appear
for a few 111111•189 at the twang of the concert, his
lordship seat the following aete. which was printed as a
handbill by the eciamittwe sad elroulated all over the city
in the aftersorm: . .

.71.7iBrOeittarn presents his oomplimente to Mr.
M'Neill • he has no words sufficiently to express his regret
at the unfortunate accident which prevents him having the
great pleasure of being present at the concert this even-
ing ' great! because he wishes so well to the cause of
temperance, and also because be so much valves the im-
portant plan, in which Mr. IL and his colleagues are so
vastully sowed, of giving the people the benefits of such
censer* and generally of =naiad relaxation. He tniste
that he may be spared to witness the good effect& of them
lse neefel and oevolent acertioes.
Itatirotzoot, estonloy, two o'clock p.m."