The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-05 00:00:00

NerzoirAz SUNDAY LEAGUE.

Last night the half-yearly meeting of the National
Sunday League was held at St. Martin's-hall ; Sir JOMICA
WeLMSLIT to the chair.
The report detailed at mine length the efforts which had
been made during the last six months to promulpte the
views of the league, and prove that Sunday is •
festival, and out • Hebrewitic Sabbath. In • memorial to
Lord Palmerston they requested him to shut up the private
drawing-rooms of the arido.a, as he kept closed the
Stlt Museum and National Hailers, , which were the draw.
tapirmans of the working Chanel, en be would thereby bring
the ineonvenience of all parties to • level. It also informed
his lordship that the continued opposition of the clergy to
the cerement for the opening of these institutions Wei
emeilag edgiest them in the minds of the people a feeling
eategeniern dangerone to the church. When Lord
liallarberyipa=l the theatres on Sunday evenings for
the committee applied to him to corn-
Z geed meek be aiding them in getting the people
&Wined to these institutions in which they might acquire
a knowarigh of natural religion as • basis for
the eemeleetinn of that which wee revealed. Branch
Inolitations. —The report further complained of the
preseedings of the Lord's Day Observance Society as
art
ire in attempting to snap all Sunday travelling,
ster by omnibus, cab, carelags, railway, or steamboat;
to oldain the eoliing of all roadie( room, and prevent the
reading and circulation of newspapers on ianday ; to pneresi
the reading and writing letters, and the ecemance of Shen
oa Sunday ; to prevent the ogle& ar
similar places 4 amusement, as ea them el=
00 Sunday ; t.. close all bras, pnblie-hoonis, and beareloge
on Sunday and to put a stop to sundry Ayr modes el
gran the leisure boars of Sunday. The working tare"
Lomever, by the parching of single shares in the oder-
la el been enabled to defeat the society gofer as the
Palace was careened, and were determined to
lain their right to rural emulsion's en Ikeiky. The
reselple for the half year, including • hawses et 481. 3.. 40.
tam the previous audit account, amounted to ledi. 4s. IL,
nail the expenditure to 1341. Ss. lid., leaving in head a
banese et M. 196. 3d.
Ir. P. Harrows awed the adoption of the report, and
seggeeied the propriety of ising the Committee of
Council of Education to open Kensington Museum on Sun-
days. and that the members of the League should propa-
gate it. peinciplee b Sunda) evening lectures.
Kr. Stacie eewd.d the resolution and said that there
was an attempt being made to bring back the ascetic prin-
ciples of puritanism.
Yr limo moved me eiyadamst in favour of shortening
the hours of labour, which was seconded by Mr. HEY WARD,
bee tot en • show of bands ; after which the original re-
solution was agreed to.
The taseting wee also addremed by Mr. Nnumeaw, Mr.
LONDU, and other gentlemen ; and the proceedings ter-
minated in the naval seanner.

A CHANCE roe Tee Hcs Goesse.—" The la-
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Orgy. In the Larne of the people el Wand I enk yin to
exert your influence to prevent n new injustice to the army.
I are, ear.
..your ohedieat servaat, Pei VOll/0711.—Tistalgar
Mown, aterloo-street, Joe 1."