The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-30 00:00:00

JAMOMAYSD BODY OP alums 6OHOOL-

NABZERS AND 801100L1118=18813.

The annual conference of this body commenced
y afternoon, at the parochial whoa-room of St
e-fa-thir Fields. la the monde( a service took place
at St. Martha's Church, wham a wormat wee preached by Dr.
Tempts, mutter of Rugby School, • large mamba of
of the samociation being present.
▪ The Chataitate (Mr. &neat, of Bt. James's School,
Mani) delivered the opeslag address. He said the pea
= W sot been prolific in great emus. No tomnorial bad
Pred=and no deputation had waited ea the Vim-
tie Committee of Council. The year bad ate,
hemmer, bees without interest. Am regarded the Monteleone
oa the igoverament plan of assisting Mecation, ha observed
that that plan 'evolved se hale oentralisatioa ea
eassidietsi bow much good was effected by maw d it. A
vest sans* of hearth bad already bean conferred on
the ;entry sad still greater advantages remained to
be MihsalL' He then took an historical retrospect of
steel Mary from the middle of the taiga of George 111.
dim be the prosist tints, and congratulated the roaming on
the met impeovereente which had taken Sam. If the
MBA" of the istiooel system of education were to re-appear
cello earth.
ealhe
att weld Indeed be astnehhed at the changes,
eed new isp weld be be surprised at tbe demean
of bathe Wiest et washitmest. Os this Ism point ha
Oh) weald advise teachers to be emoeasinety
11, sad sad to hewers el pswishing boys bemuse they did not do
what wee, prism heyeed their sepeoity. Advertise to the
ttlemesisa tithe spited= grant la the Howe of Commons
het soolos, he espremed hie satisfaction that the advocates I
of poreiy water edoestios took scarcely thy part in it, and
that their mitivity was manifestly diminished, observing that
no edemas, el which the word of Clod was not the basis,
meld bed in geed results. It seemed strange, he said, that
as me mired of obtaining a systematic acquaintance with
the beat methods of Met rectiou apart from the Privy Council,
end tiiitmlog Os cam, he rejoiced that last autumn a section of
the Smell Ikamee Association dlieuseed the subject at Bradford,
sod Ina ssOnigload maul results from such discussions. Ad-
wilfebegos le did, that Ws to intake of 1846 were benefioal,
Ins meld ask what had been done in conitemace to establish
Ninths sod reeding rooms especially adapted for the labour.
rgaYmr ? This was • matter which required special at.
lestles, gos without such eupplementary meths education
mail ace produce its proper Asia'. Tbe ordiaary libraries
was not at all fitted to develop andi4ate the minds of
the peer. Let Mean libraries he establiebed, and
sowdoe of books widely ciradated, the pear would
damsesives mese the Smelt balmlike of society and
at no elwan (Cheers.)__.. . .

illCallTAWY(iii:Kfilielele) said the report for the
Met par. 11 Mated that the het well meeting held at
Maul pissed a decided emcees. TM publication of a
oohed rebelled devoted te the Wields of the emaciation
was seggested ou thatecoseke, mad is Key feat &limited lia-
bility meepsny was timed to wryest the project. The result
wee the publication ea* &Nat wool Gooor duos, which had
peeved ens of the zno.t valuable sad succesdal publications
ewer hewed is stameion with education. The last report
eliathe subdivision of districts and thee establishment
seerespondents, Red to some extra this scheme had
been area; carried out. TM number of members of the
mecelffilles at Christmas, IMB, was 464, coed since that time
awe additions had been made, especially In the northern
counties. Petitions to parliament had been presented b the
committee, praying that say bill which might be pawed for
extending the franchise should include a provision kr giving
a rota to cerufloatad teachers. He concluded by remarking
that the wooden= was at present in a more estisfsctory
assditits then it had bass at any previous period al Its su-
blimes (Cheers)
TM Tammuz (fir. Hay) read the obeisant of so-
comes, showing tie Meal remise to have boss 181. Os. 3d.,
tibia, after the permit of all expenses, left a balance of
U. Is. is the heads al the treseemr.

Oa tile mottos Mr. Main, SOOOO6II by Mr. Leal,
the report wee selopbsd smantmoesly, and entered to be dr-
maimed 'moan Use members of the aeseciatios.
Mr. Hay, the treasurer, wee sleeted praident for the
eneedni year. The treasurer and the other officers were
ehe elseled ; and after some other formal bedew the meet-

ID a lecture was delivered by Mr. T. Dexter,
VP•1000"Ithe
111 Ye Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, on iniparting
bowled/pi of natural schematics, se used In the arta end
nelsoces, illustrated by numerous specimens sad diagrams
irblob be had collected for purposes of education in esteems.
• diecumion afterwards took plea on the Minute &Cow-
ell= Education, after which the meeting &Ojos/sad till this
nterniag.

COMMIACIAL TIIIAVALLERS' BENSTOLIIIT INllTl-
yrrunt.—The word hell end supper in aid of the above In-
atkailea woes held pMerlay at to. Loudon Tavern, under
the ausgiess of the Lad Mayor and Lady Mayon= sad Mr
Jame Doke. Amenget the company were Aldernwa sad
gar" Phillips, M. Phillip., Murphy, Mr. YatigkegAlder-
ma Nimbi, Julius Ades, Bp., J. 8. Boothbv, . 8.
Helliday, Req.. M. W. Yates, Hag., 0. Morey. Fag., inT;r4l
wsll-known seerebeats trots the north of Ragland. iticluding
the Hes. Issas Crulkshaik, Provost Macclutf, BanS., sad
away blade et commerwal houses in the City. The Lord
Mayer sad Lady Mayorga arrived early, and were very
weruly received, as wad also Sir Jaime 1:1. 1
president ot the isatittalino. The dashing cora.
et
9 o'clock to the music of Mr. Adams's ezealleat bead, sad
was carried on with great spirit until supper thee, when the
oceispeny seljourned to the supper rooms. Maw sapper,
" Suciosse to the obari,y," and co* or two other WOKS, ware
given and duly responded to, and the oweoeny epesally at-
tuned to the bail-room where the deaneg wee reamed sal
kept up until an advanced boor. Mr. Pampas dip**
hie natal efil•dency as mower of the remands,. A liberal
bat of sobariptions wee enamored. Mr. Higgs solid se
tosetataster.

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OPIXIXO 07 THE NOITH-WksTEKN RAILWAY,
Amain ro RoscommoN.—Ths correspondent of dennehrs'
News Loner, writ's, from Athlose, December 28, stye
" To-day the lest passenger train ran on this line, leaving
lionenswoon at a quarter-past twelve o'clock. It arrived at
the Athlone vation a few minutes after one, conveying Moot
tee hundred and tiny excureionisis, who wen on this triel
trip iratultously brought to Athlone. At two o'clook the
testa tsturard, atoppiag on its way at Most. perk, the NMI.
dears of Lord Crofton, where a deputatloa, represtating the
measly Basocanotoa, presented his lordship with as darer
thaskiag hiss for the interest be had takes la tits formation
of this Ilse. The addrew warn aocompaaied by a omissive '
silver osadslebra. Lord Crofton Is suitable terms acknow-
ledged this compliment, and haviesd all present to partake of
a splendid &few, prepared for the oceasloa. Amongst the
corepeay wars Lord Castlinudae. Captala Caulfield, Captela
K.P., to."