The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

MILTING AT BRADFORD.

The ptveeedings coneected with the third =weal
weeding of the &bete association commenced at Bradford
yretrinhy, and will be continua throorhont the wait. Bt.
Georrie Hail has been pieced at the Mortal of the mock-

Lion, but the acreromodition it ALA/ hr been loud ineaS-
dent for the carrying on of all the bostcts, sod cousegnsedy
the arratgemehta made for the departments are —Jurispru-
dence, tele Coert-house ; public health and social economy,
Sion Chapel; educatios, the saloon of the hall; and punish-
ment sad reformation, the Court-boom Bradford has glees
a hearty welcome to the arrociarion, and yesterday after-
noon maze hearty pride of belle were rung in honour of the
occasion.

The peemedinge. were inaugurated by a special !Mkt In
the parieb church. The church we. crowded with a respect-
able arteirnee. a large number of those connecied with the
emocietion being preprint. After the usual evening service
had been gone through, the Lord Bishop of ittroN ascended
the pulpit to preach the sermon. His lordship took his
text from the ettk chapter of Hosea, and pert of the 6th
I Imes .• My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."
The general meeting of the members and friends of the
aineciatien took place in the hurt, room of St. George's Hall,
which wee wall tilled. The Earl of 61.1•PTDAHVILY, the
president of the msociation, took the chair at half-past seven
.'dock, and aninnget thome present were Lord Brougham;
the Bishop of Ripon ; Rieht Hon. C. E. Addeeley, M.P.;
Mr. Moucktor Wines, M.P. ; air Charles Hastings, Mr.
Almoyd, Mr Hill. Mr. Rattibose, the lie.. Canon Richman.
Sir P. Gold/mid, Sir John Itameden, M.P.; Mc: 0. Medley,
Steinthal, snd Mr. William Chambers. of Edinburgh.
Lord SHAFTESBURY, OD rising to deliver the opening
address, was loudly cheered. He said this was the third
anniversary of an association which had been received by
the public with more than usual favour. Their last meeting
wee amended by 666 members, said 821 associates. The
Interest had extended to foreign countries, which had
Wonted their list with some valuable corresponding mem-
bers, and their boom list exhibited many of the best
in the land in all the various departments of publics
political, commercial, scientific, and social life. The
seats of the operations of the emaciation were worthy
of note, because they obtained the approval and support of
large bodies of enlightened men and good cinema. Bir-
mingham had received the association in Its infancy; Live,
pool, ma they had ensued from it; and now the good old
town of Bradford encouraged them in their strengthening
age, offering them a hospitality in which he singularly re-
juiced, seeing that it wee the scene of his earliest labours,
end the commercial field of some of his most valued and
efficient friends. Much of the favour they had met with
must be ascribed to the practical character of the association,
to the nature and 'Ariel, of the topic:4 it handled, to the minute
epees, nevereheless, to which its principles might be allied,
to the feet that so many—it might be asserted that all—of
every calling, condition, and degree, had an Individual and
equal heated in the weak ; that it reached the peer and the
poor—the man of leisure and the son of toil ; that it spread
through all hearts in the country ; that it collet forth such
abundant and hearty co-operation, in speech, and writing,
and personal attendance, under the conviction that all these
eff eta were directed to the removal of evils, and the institu-
tion of remedies which physically end morally would restore
comfort, decency, and soutanes to the palace homes sad
the cottage homed alike of our own old Ragland—(cheese) ;
but not a huh) was dee to the share that women had
taken in the beeliness of this society. It had eared
their feelim,es and their exertions in Its behalf. The
noble chairman then at great length offered such re-
marks as he thought requisite to Introduce the labours of his
colleague, and of those gentlemen who had contributed their
industry end experience for their amusement and instruction,
touching upon every topic which would come within the
range of social science, and concluded by saying that, whilst
they might differ in phase* of thought, end modes of action,
and expression of feeling, and the stamp end colour of their
opinions—whilst those differences appeared on the surface,
concord might be beneath ; and they might all strive, though
In various ways, to be really and effectively oonibined for
the one grand and final consummating—" Glory to God in
the Highest." (Loud cheers.)
The address occupied an hour and a half in the delivery.
The Right Hon. Lord Bet:011AM then rose, amidst fm-
mange cheering. He said he would not effect to suppose,
though he well might, that the kindly reception which they
had given him was brumes they knew what resolution he
had to propose, namely, that the thanks of the association
be given to the late president, Lord Jelin Russell, for
his conduct daring the past year; but he would believe
that it was partly from old friendship, and from his once
having reprereeted in parliament the county of York, being
the friend of civil aid religions liberty, and the enemy of
the infernal slave trade, (Great cheering.) It was no slight
honour which they had bestowed upon him by placing him
in the situation which was once filled by Wilberforce, whose

advancing years induced him to retire. On laird J. femme Ws
merit he would I @smart:to pancftyric, for from him he needed
now • but it v. ut painful for ham to mention the greet losses
which the as...m*lon had mitered ARAM their Net meeting by
the death of S.r J antes Stephen and also Mr. Joseph &urge.
He then moved, "'that the cordial and gratoful thanks of
this association be given to the Right Hon. Lord John
Russell, M.P., f,r Ws eervice@ aa president during the peat
year."
The Right Hen. Jostrit NAPIER rose to mond the re-
solution, when Lord Brougham cried out, "late Lord Chan-
cellor ist Ireland."

BM JOHN ItAXIIDEN, 3,1. P., then Me, and moved—" Tbu
the warmest theists a this meeting be given to the presi-
dent of the mettle', the Right Ron. Lord Shafcesbury, for
bit opeeine addrem."
FUNKY BROWN, Req., Mayor of Bradford, seconded it,
and thee pat the resolution, which wee carried with ap-
Pkusi,..

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY briefly retuned thankr, depre-
cating the Idea th■t be was a etreager among there , they
were no etrecnen go hint.

Tit;MietTn-iLrOkoiiTat 10 o'clock.
PRELIMINARY MEETING OF TEE INTER-
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

This body net at 4 o'clock, in the theatre of the Me-
chanics' Institute, when M. CHEVALIIII, member of the
Connell of State of France, presided. It was stated that
K. Kuptfcrof, member of the Inepetial Academy, would be
present to-day (TURII4II3).
JANCA YATEN, Rot., one of the viewpreeidente of the
emaciation. root to introduce the various f 'reign gentlemen
present, and in doing so passed a high eulogium :in the chair-
man (M. Chevalier), whom be considered to be among the
most ditatinguisbed men of Fr mos, and the author of that
work, "On tte probable Fall in the Value of Gold,
which had been translated by Mr. Cobibm. The inestieg is
Bredlord, be comenterealt would be in itself a small inter-
national confrere, similar to that held in Paris fa 1855, in
the Palate of Industry. The whole of Mr. Yates's obese's,
lions were of an historiesl nature, sod he gave a PUCCill,t
view of the progrees of the aseociation, the advocacy of its
principles in "trier states, and the neceeoty for marrying it
into operation throughout Europe and America. lie also
read perm) later@ from boll foreign and Eogliab gentle-
men who could not attend, and among others, one from lie.
Cobden.

J . B. *KITH, Eq., moved the Brat resolutiJa, which was
(..lbws:

Tint baying regard to the difficult inn inconvenieccee
°speck-nowt Prow the 09111.119 UP Pyetrill• of wrightp mid nun-
sures Redwine now in use in all ocauttrieni, Rad to the advan-
tage which would flow from one common dn•imel tyntem, in
th° purnuit of sonic*, In the advancement cf education, and
in tht inttreios of commerce and civilisation, thin meeting
revolt°a this• it would be of the highest importance to obtain
a 001.1.10114,imal tyetom of weights, measures, and coins of
all nations."

J. J. DAMSON, Eq., of Liverpool. emended the motion.
Joun Purr HENISSZT, Esq., M.P., moved the second
reeniation, so follows:

wfist tM osetrWal eyifent now in use in France and
many mutes in Europe and America, being founded on a
scientific basis, and being conipkte end homogeneous in all
divisions, hoe indisputable claims, at least in it. fundamental
pnnople• to universal adoption, reserving for the discretion
of the dierent lames to adopt such nomenclature for the
sumo me may beet facilitate the introritetion of tht. pyritic."
Mr. J. LIAO RE seconded the resolution, in a few reueerks
in the French language. After which the following other
resolutions were moved and carried—the speakers being
the Mayor, Mr. Rathbone (Liverpool), Mr. Robinson (ham'
"Works, Manchester), Mr. Yates, sad other gentlemen.
" That the branches of the international Association be
serestesed to use their beat efforts for the purpose of obralnior
the concurrence of their respective riven:menu, in the
adopt; on of one common eyetern of winghte, measures, and
00405.
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The: the British breech of the eseoeigion be reverted
to emateetitoste their rwolutione to the efferent prisciqi
weethere of governments, stating the remains wbkh have led
the Int.het tonal Aseoeistion to sdopt the gt.weine, the
metre, and the tre ea the unite of weights and DigiallreS, and
that a depot/AY:a from that meeting, Araaiatiog of the