The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

MEETING AT WILLIS'S ROOMS.

This afternoon a public meeting was held at
Willi.'. Rooms, in furtherance of the memorial to
the late Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, K.C.B. The
attendance was both numerous and influendal.
the gentlemen on the platform were Lord Stanleytirtr,
Colonel Sykes, hi.P., Lord Harding., Captain Sheppard,
Hr. C. A. lieunders, &cretary of the Great Western Rail-
way, Sir W. Williams, of Kara Real of Shaftesbury, Cap-
tain Greenaway, Gemmel Watkins, Captain }Nebula,
Heim. R. Legge, Hr. Robert Heathery, M.P., Maharajah
Dhuisep Singh, attended by Sir John Logan. Letters &pr.
logiaing for non-attendruace were read from a number of
distinguished pentonsgee, includiag the Right lion. Sidney
Herbert, Sir Henry itaelthaon, and Sir Frederick Thasiger.
The Right lien. the Lord PANMVIII, Secretary of State
ON War, occupied the chair; after the Divine blessing
led been invoked upon the proceedin
This Ca al lIVAN, in opening the begin s of the day, meld
they were met for an affecting rad solemn purport
He might be tempted to wander into other topics, sod to
retw to the state of Whin in India, but he
telt that on this occasion he lanai adhere to
the aline they had in view, no matter how
gratifying it might be to him to bear his public teetimony to
dm gallantry and devotion of the military sad Christian
(lacers and men who had distinguished tbaswlvsa in that
country. (Cheers.) He came there to apish more
of ass who was no longer among the heroes et ths=
bat who had been gathered to his final mtbi
—a Christi's soldier. • Christian statmesen.lirr,
bear.) The name of Ste Henry Weems we net new Nor
the creation of yesterday . it bad bag Imes to bra as that
of oue of the benefactors of the tenser, sad of the
Elbow who inhabited it. (Hew biew) Tor
Sir Henry Lawrence to beim sad he
India tar his qualities se s eateemes ea a slrr,and he
remised, se be richly deserved, hem mass Oesmair•
anemia the repeated expression of their palate for the
manger la which he had amiesedsed smarted their Mama
imam lie W grey oiresdkr basal lablemlampem
=the admirsties eel epprekelesef ell essimemista Mae
bat More he ad maid fir basal et the
period el his death ia apodel meow the gratitude et
gibber in the army, sermer await latteaseas er
as I's troops, kw am msemer lead& be kid limed,
est to seedribote gar emir' Se ad ad lowa ales
le a their works et dater and &amity, sad to
provide it their lisle ewes es swim is the dire
of tray mpreprioth. (Cam) New, was amid be as
see mamma ler sea me t
It vie —we llama that be limit weal net
!wee dueled r bane his war peralusted ie .alp Eel
meth arm aw is lems; M leseseid how wined.*
bin miesemat se samba of awl mbleissa min India
whisk away am Ms soma (China)_ Haag vapidly
pawl imaw the askg daps et lir awry Loweemerie
wows sod Mien the
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hs apasay ef the welds lag& wpm ease ehiwidem
at Ilearys made bed Saw, as ails hot mem-
dolled with
tVgimi VLlelai for see saw seta
Wog to the et the Lan I
dimimp tety sad the spinal milmiletreilve slaty
tie Oterwe-Geseeel ad hie emit flea
valet co more wrepeleM4 bum bias whim be marmi
to mat roes of in the Hews of Pews es Ifieskysia
ikeen.
The totiowiar resolution wee moved by the Right Hoe.
Trout BARDINUt, NOCIINded by Mr FILIDILICL Croats,
Bert.
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—T.-ilia this =wring desires to seri the high sense
'Ark it status of she motile ehereser sad drib-
'SSW caw of Sir Henry Mostgasissy Larson r
• seedier. • streensa, sad • Christi= Pkilsathrepist ; sad
is et *Sas that the nor stpropirt sere of yeepstnadag
his armory is by Is. snorer wederrat et the edam-
Seri ineetteticas fraded by his is Beard sad Bombay,
sad know so the Isterseas Asylums of Isterrwtie sod
Meer Also)."

TM mead retalatiat wait saved by Lialsaaat-Ontaril
tar Amur bum. Bart. ; mad seacaded by Lord BT•NLZT,
M.P. It ins as Mows

"The* iratTee7lptiTneisi solicited to the proposed memorial ;
and, in particular, that the army in England be invited, in totes
of their admiration of the gallant •spluite of their monde'
India, to hike pert in maintaining, through the Law-
rence Arylunw, a shelter for the orphans of privates and '
non-consiniseianed oilcan, so many of whom lave Men
Ism the outbreak of the meat motley "
The lament( resohnina w movedby the Right His.
the Earl of fin •Wrin St ST ; ssd 111001iiiid lou 11•11111•
sae, E.q. —" Thai the military schools Ihadsd at Rue-
webs and Mount Aboo by the late fb Henry Lawmen
have ayes. claim to the support of all cleans of the otennizatty,
as mune of sound Christian educatkot foe the &Adrenal the
ezteneive European army which suet heacelfortb be saki-
loaned tn India; and elm as SITSITieII for marl ea tot
sous population, of Bettie prestige,
vest openings for Emmet energy =till which
sow premeds."
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