The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-16 00:00:00

TO T'SZ ID2TOI OF THE ZXPRZHS.

observe a statement in several papers
which includes the Berns el Mr. Sheridan Knowles in the
list of by the wrecked steamer Arctic, from Hull
to fit. P
I bests, to correct this painful error.
I have the great happiness of being able to say that my
esteemed friend is now near Torquay ; though not so well
bodily as all wish him to be, yet mentally u brilliant
es ever.—l am, kc.,
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.

Sir F. H. Goldemid, M.P., as the president of
the Marylobate Literary Institute, opened the lecture sea.
eon of 1860 last evening with • lecture on "The Public
Health, and the means of promoting it." The lecture
was given in the theatre of the institute, in which a very
full audience had oocgreg.ted to hear the hoe. member.
THE LATE MR. HrßsnT IKORAM, M.P.—ln our
report of the meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Insti-
tution on the sth inst., it was stated that, as • memorial of
the late Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P., who has rendered, as
proprietor of the Illustrated London Nero, important ger.
eiees to the lifeboat cause, • lifeboat, to be called the Her-
bert Ingram, might appropriately be provided by thepublic,
end afterwards stationed on some part of his native ecemty,
Lincoln, where shipwrecks are of frequent OCCIUTIOOL 1111
reference to that suggestion, the following interestimese
munication has been addressed to the National
Institution by Henry Pease, Esq., M.P. We feel assured
that Mr. Pease's humane summation will meet with a cordial
and ',swept response, not only from members of parliament,
but Also from the general body of the public, who have
been often gratified by the exertions of Mr. Ingram,
by the information they had obtained through • the me-
dium of his well-conducted journal, and by the faithful
manner he had always discharged his parliamentary du-
ties :—" Pierremont, Darlington, Oct. 13. —Sir,-1 observed
• notice in the neentapers that a lifeboat is much wanted
on the coast of Lincolnshire. If this be the case, I wish to
inquire whether there would be • reasonable chance of ob-
taining this very desirable object by suggesting that the
amount might be contriouted by members of parliament in
remembrance of their late coadjutor, Herbert Ingram, and
as • lasting token of sympathy with those who are suddenly
bereaved by his unexpected death—Abe token would seem
peculiarly appropriate to the cause of his death. I had but
very slight aoluamteece with Mr. Ingram, but, to combine
the two objects alkeded to, I should le to contribute ;
and M the needful sum could be obtained -by 20e. each, the
testimonial would be much more marked than if even the
sum were obtainable in a very few names, and with the aid
of Benton.— I mu, he., REMIT Pete; M.P. for South
Durham.—To the Secretary of the Royal National Lifebcat
Institution." We may add thateontri utions will be thank•
folly received by all the London and country bankers, end
at the odice of the National Lifeboat Institution, It, John.
street, Adelphi, W.C.
PROPOSID PLACE OP WORSHIP FOR THE DRAT
AND Dore, • Hon FOR THE AoZD, E.G.-012 Thareday
evening the deaf and timb and their friend' met, under the
auspices cd the building committee of the Association in Aid
of the Deaf sod Dumb, for • social tea meeting, in the new
school-room of Bt. George the Martyr, d's.road. A
good number sat down to tea, the expression upon the
countenances of the deaf and dumb evincieg great enjoy-
ment, and the frequency and rapidity of their panto-
tsunami gestures showed that a lively convernation was
going on between them, and the hearty shakes of the
lead bore wham to the re-union of old friends whom
circunistaoces had separated for years—perhaps ever since
their school-days, when they were inmates of the same in-
stitution. After tea, the Rev. John Back, rector of the
=as called to the chair, and wee supported by
Boileau, Rev. J. Sunnier, D. T. Baker, Esq., Lc.
An address was then given by the Rev Samuel Smith,
chaplain of the association, in two language, at the same
nom lewd Tore and manually), in which he explained the
necessity of a church for the deaf and dumb, where the
Gospel would be preached to them in the manner best
understood by them- via., in the fingerandaign language.
They manna this, as the deaf and dumb gemenlly amid
but imperfectly understand what they read, and their want
of hearing debarred them hem marring benefit from the
military Iniantrifialis of the church. A hem* for the aged
was also mammary, where when past work poor deaf mutes
might Bud tempanl sad spiritual comfort la their last days.
Ae expsrsrad teacher of We deaf mid dumb, himself
similarly aMicted, then advocated the cause in bas own
language, which wee interpreted to the heaths( portico of
the meeting by the Rev. S. Smith. Votes of flanks were
anenirnamly accented to the Sew. J. Beek for his blade's.
is lead* the room and for presiding on the occasion, mid
toGeneral Bodeen for the warm interest he manifests in the
cams Otis deaf and dumb. Both gestlemsa responded,
sieuriag the meeting that they were mach interested in the
work, and hoped to see the object relied. The deaf and
death thee enjoyed an hones conversatica smog them-
selves, lad may wen the warm greetings of old (made.