The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-17 00:00:00

THI MINIM CONFERENCE 4T NOT 71110)

The conference resumed hairiness yesterdaymorn-
ing. atillt..C.Morgeshall, Nottingham ; Mr. MI/maw in
the chair. The contollll3oo considered the effect of rule
31, "bleb 1. as follows :—" All members reaching the age '
of 55 years, having paid as members of the association
10 years after this rule was adopted, shall, it unable to
Irons
in consequence of old age, receive the sum of fie.
Irons the funds of the aseeciation." An opinion wee
expressed that the existing funds were not sufficient to
meet these espeases, and that the matter should be left to
the local societies. On the motion of Mr. Casey, the follow-
ing was adopted unanimously: "That the rule remain for
consideration during the next six months, and that its
adoption be recommended in the whole of the districts."
Witl/13166e6661811ffe /3, relating to the entrance fees of
I members, it wee resolved that the fee should in no tem
be Imo then 2d., but that the amount should be guided
by the funds in the bands of the emaciation.
Mr. JAMISON said they bad 40,000 members in the moo-
elation' and as that number at a ld. each per month
I would bring in more then 2,0001., he thought that a penny
I would be sufficient.
Se~ersl members said that amount would be trivial lent,_
The auditors' report was presented by Mr. Burr end Kr.
I CASEY, and it appeared that the income of the asamiation
during the lest five months had amounted to 5001. 16s. 4d.;
i and, deducting the expenses during the five smooths,
there was a belowe in hand of 6441. 10e. 100.
Mr. Cesar said the conference was 2001. richer than at
their last meeting.
I The PRESIDIUM' observed that his late illness was the
cause of Scotland being behind in her subscriptions.
The auditors' report was adopted.
A vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the retie- '
ing officers, end Mr. M'Donald was re-elected pvesident.
Mr. Tetlow was then elected vice-president; 11r. Pickard,
treasurer; end Mr. P. Casey, secretary.
The next conference will be held at Bolton on the 14th
May, 1867.

Tug EVACUATION or Rows.—The inclipendonee
liege 'aye :—" Tho imminent semeiotics of Rome by the

French troops and the consequeneas that this anianues say
lead to continue to be a subject of much attention in Italy
and the various catholic mantels'. As it is now unit.
certain that, notwithstanding the counsels and the intrigues
of the clerical party, the French goversaient will not seek.
to disregard the obligations the Convention signed with 1.
the court of Florence imposes OD it, the ultramontenes take
up other ground, and urge the Pope with all their
power to escape by taght and exile from the
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pretended danger; with which, according to them, le is
threatened by his approaching isolation. A despatch from •
Malta, received yesterday in Paris, already announces hise
arrival at that residence for • date corresponding with
that on which the French flag will be hauled down from ,
Fort tit. Angelo. Notwithstanding these declarations, me -
still believe that the Pope will remain peacefnlly in Rome, -
and the French government is impressed with the same
1 • conviction, sines, is the daily summary of the Monitror du-
Soir, it throws out a hint that reconciliation is still pos•
Bible between the Italian government and the Holy Sea." 0

Lord Robert Montagu, M.P. will (it is said)
probably succeed Mr. Charles Z. lacsulay, who has re-
aligned his alike, is one of the commissioners for auditing .
the public accounts. Lord Robert Montagu took a pro.
minent part in the reform of this departmeht.
New KNIGHTS;—A notice inlast night's Gazette
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states that the Queen was, on the 10th lasi, pkased to
confer the honour of knighthood neon Samuel- Canning,
Esq. ; William Thomson, Emq., LLD. ; James Anderson,.
Es q. ; and Samuel White Itsker, /fog. .
REPILF.SENTATION OF G ell.netroth— n anticipa-
tion of the elevatiou of Sir William &Till to the judicial,
bench, the leader* of political parties on both aides in this
borough are arewly on the olert. Mr. R. Garth, Q.C., is
understood to have accepted an invitation to contest Otto
seat in the conservative interest, whilst Mr. W. W.
Pocock, who opposed Sir W. Bovill at the last general
election, is the chosen of the libenda.
ME. E. POTTER, M.P., AND TILE REFORM
QUEPITION.—We understand that Mr. 'Amend Potter,
M.P. fur this city, met the committee of the Carlisle Par-
liamentary Reform Association last evening, to discuss :
with them some features of the reform axatation. In the
course of a friendly convereatien, lasting about a couple
of hours, many points were considered—the extension of
the franchise, the redistribution of beats, the best reme-
dies for bribery and corruption in our elective system.
l'pon the question of the extension of the franchise Mr.
Potter expressed an opinion that the next movement on
the part of the liberal party must be fur household
suffrage as the only poaeible resting-place.—Carlisle
Journal.
THE BINHOP OF OXFORD AND THE REV.
AeWoltril. —The rector of St. Clement's, Oxfaed, fur whom
Mr. Acworth used to do duty, lately wrote to the bishop
asking that Mr. Acworth might be allowed to reanine his
valuable 1 iboun, which were so much appreciated in
Oxford. The following is a copy of the bishop's reply
" Castle Howard, Oct. 17, hill. My dear Sir,- -It is very
painful to me to refuse your request, but it is trot possible
for me to comply with it. I am, ever yours truly (signed),
S. OxoN. To the Rev. J. T. Darby, St. Ounieut's."
THE NORTHERN AND BELFAST BA N —We un-
derstand that the directors of these entablishmenta have
been advised by high legal authority that their contem-
plated amalgamation cauuot be carried out in the existing
state of the Public Banking Acts, and that, consequently,
the negotiations on the subject are for the present sus-
pended. Hopes are, however, entertained that the govern-
ment may be induced to introduce a bill fur remedying.
certain defects in the existing acts, which wouli have the
street of removing the legal difficulties that at present
exist in this cane, and others of a like untuie.—.ll, orthese
Whig.
I THE CANADIAN DELEGATES.—The Toronto Globe
states that the Canadian delegates to this country are—
Macdonald, McDougall, 'towhead, Cartier, Langevin, Gait,
and McGee. The last two nosy be cousin mil extras,
chosen fur particular reasons. During their absence and'
that of the Governor-General, Sir John Mule' will occupy
the position of administrator; while the g,,veriduelit will
consist of Sir N. F. Belleau, Messrs. Cockburn,
Blair, and Chapala. Thus there will be live members of
the cabinet in Canada and six in England, Mr. Galt making,
the seventh member of the &deletion.
LADY BOVILL'a NiunT-Si•IfOOL.— 1)n Monday
evening last, Lady,Rovill opened a night-school nt Worples-
dun, the intention being especially to give persons in the
large pariah whose early education has been neglected, an
opportunity of making up in some memoir,• fur this very
sad deficiency. Monday night it may be remembered was
extremely stormy, but Lady Bovill, acconlini; to a fixed in-
tention, met sonic sixty persons in the Werpleolon School-
room. She impressed upon those present the advantages
of education for everyone in whatsoever ciao they might
move, and ignored the poet's idea that " a I.ttle knowledge
is a dangerous thing." She hoped that during the present
winter many of them might spend happy and useful even.
logs in the school-room, and promised th..t both she and
other members of the family would take p.ot in their pro-
ceedings as often as possible. We may mention that this
is the third winter a night school has been i...i lied on at
Worplen.lon under Lady Bovill's superinteidenee. It met,
and will now meet, twice a week, and it is seldom that
either Lady Bovill or Miss Boyd' is missed amongst the
teachers. Much 000,1 can already be traced to this school.
In our own knowledge two labourers in the p.,riA now ad-,
vanced in years are able both to read and write from in-
structions received there and given ill so kind:y a manner
as quite to overcome the material restraint felt by those
who have grown to manhood and womanhood hi ignorance.
—Surrey Standard.
nix Acci DENT TO MR. RICHARD IioDGNON. —The
absence of Mr. Richard Hodgson. chairman of the North
British Railway Company, from the speci nesting held
at Edinburgh on Wednesday last, was caused by an acci-
dent which betel luau at Itctford. Mr. Ilo.!gsou, although
sufferingburghon Tu
froptni.6yilln illness,
es.hliena.l
altefitt.
rteTiinntin hwennrenyu,tre ,h met
for Felin-
with an accident which rendered it impossille fur him to
proceed further. While he was entering the railway car-
riage a portmanteau accidentally fell upou his head, and
so aggravated his illness as to oblige him to abandon all
thoughts of going to Ediuburglx—Corliste
DEATH EV DROWNING oe DEDDoN
Sunday monring last two men, stringers to each other, left
Holborn-hill to cross Duddon Sands for !witch. On arriving •
et the channel aide they found more water than they anti-
cipated; this, however did not deter them hum making an
attempt to moan. They stripped off part of their clothing
and shoes and entered the water, but had not proceeds' far
when they lost their footing and were obliged to swim for
their liven; onconly managed to swim across, the otherpoor
fellow was washed up by the advancing tide. and his body •
was irecovered by Mr. Pestlethwaite, a fisherman, of.
Kirkby, a little above Dunerholui point. The poor fellow
who escaped was received by Mr. Holm, of tie' Railway
Inn, Ireleth, into his house in a very exhausted state,
being almost in a state of nudity and nearly starved to,
death. The man lost is supposed to be John Gill, aged
about 55, and to be a workman a short tim" sEo employed
at the Steel Works, Iraleth. An inquest was held on
Monday afternoon, before J. P. Myers, Esq., at Mra.
Beethorn's the Station Hotel, Holborn-hill, touching his
death, when the jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally
drowned."—Westmoreland Gazette.
The Watchman announces the death, on Tues-
day lest, of the Rev. W. M. Bunting, eldest son of the
late veritable Wesleyan leader, Dr. Bunting. Mr. Bunting
was well known to many beyond the limits of the metho..
dist body, and was a man of devout and catholic spirit—
one of those whose loss will be felt ia.a wide circle.