The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

OROACH PINITENTIAST ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the friends and supporter*
of this ansotiation wee held yesterday afternoon at Willies
Nome, et. 'emetic The Bishop of Oxroan preeided. The
proesediege having been opened with prayer,
The CillattleaN briefly addressed the meeting. His
premed the great interest he had in the work of the amo-
Make, which had for its object the reclaiming of those who
had fallen into she. He thought that the year which bed
pseud stile farther showed the usefulness of the am
sad be wee gled to soy that its operations had bee=
oa with snores' in hb own (the chairman's) diocese. Bat
few persons for whom the society was established could be
reseed in the plaint mats of Um funds compared with the
number who were sunk in vice, and he hoped, therefore, there
would be an IuCTSIIIIII of liberality on the part of it. sup-
porters. His lordship having to Imre the meeting early,
Lord Lpttelton wall called upon to preside in his place.
The 15ZCILLTARY read the report, which stated that daring
the year two new penitentiaries had been received iato
cents Moe with the association, ono the St. James's Home,
Whetstone, eatsblistied for reclaiming penitents, which had
occupied a higber social pasitim, and tee Penitentiary at
Sauce, in rite diocese of Winchester. The Infirmary at the
House of Mercy, at Chewer, had been opened during the
year, and the new buildings of the Norfolk and Buffett
Penitentiary hod been cornmemoed at Detehinshani. In the
whole of the penitentiaries end houses of rdage in connexion
with the association there wee stated to be accommodation

fur 300 peniients. The total number of penitents
In all of them on the 31st of March was 261, or 29 awe
• than at the tame period of the pr moos yew. Daring the
porn posttests had left the p.ltsnnariw and refugee,
ezeluelv• of 91 who wore Ms from one 'elute to
another; of lbws 1 had died, 17 bad been removed on
mount of lances; 127, or 63per cent, of the rest, bed turned
eat favourably; 94, or 39 percent., bed nturned to thoir old
life of fill. Hoarding to the balance sheer, it op-
that the income of the steochtion for toe
yew ending March 31. t, 1869, was 2,6211. 18e. 9d.
Owlng to the many urgent claims upon the assootetion the
council bail been obliged to *ell eat 3001. of Pach:quer
Bonds held for the society by Messrs. Twining. Doing
the y. ar 1,3601. bad teen toted to the several hours in am-
serial with the association, 2001. towards defraying the
expenses of the new btildings at Detchlighain, 1001. lor
thiing and furnishing at Sutton, and the remainder dirrri-
bakel as maintenance greats.
The adoption of the report was mewed by the Roe. Dr.
Has, Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly, and seconded by
the flew. Mr. Vitro's?.

The Cw unttatr, bi patting the :notion, pointed out how
necessary it was that the somber of those benevolent ladies
who took an active part in reclaiming the unfortunate objects
of the operations of the association should be largely in-
creased if it was wished that peat succ should attend those
efforts.

The spat was adopted MM. eon.
The next resolution, to the effect that the association hay-
ing had practical experience of the favourable working of the
plan proposed by Biehop Annetrong for molaissfas them
who had exprewd its thaslu to God for the good it
kid been the lestrument of eff,cting, was proposed by the
Am W. D. MACLAG•ef and seconded by the Rae.
Pummel, who said chit though it was perfectly true that
be • large number of instances tba labours of the satiety were
meeentesfrilly bestowed, yet much good had bees done, and
sll who worked to combat with evil ought to expect dis-
couragement. In contemplating the result of the labours of
the aseociation more regard would be pall to the character of
the gocd effected than the amount of it.
The rtholunce was carried. _ _ _

--...—.
The Rev. Mr. BATMAN moved that the dunks of the
smodadon be &ea to the Dom or Chichester for the elo-
quent sermon he had preached that morning in forcer of the
rocley, scootspanied by • request that ha would allow It to
be prayed and circulwed.
The resolutioa having beam seabed by Dr. Gault= was
carried.

Tla Hon. and Rev. Mr. LIDDILL then moved a YOfill of
thanks to the Bishop of Oxford, sad also to Lard Lytteboe,
far their kindness la_ presiding ova the misting, which ins
brit* seconded by Mr. LA:WASSAIL
Lord Ltrrztrox, is the coarse of hie remarks In acknow-
ledging the compliment, mid that the objects of the emacia-
tion were often mistaken by those unacquainted with its ope-
ration. It hot nt.t for its object the diminution of vice,
which was lift to another society to effect. The whol, opera-
tion of the association was • tidy curative, end not preventa-
tive, and its object wee that Do unfortunate woman who
',hand to leers • lite of sin should be prevented from doing
soby went of amenunedstion.
The proctediap then tanaiaslad.