The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-09 00:00:00

MR EARL OP BHAFTRBBI7RY ON CHRISTIAN
MISIIIONS AND COMAIRCIAL PROSPECTS IN
TAB BAST.

On Wednesday evening a meeting was held at
the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, having for its object
the support of the Malta Protestant College for the tree
Education of Missionary Agents for Asia, Africa, &o.
Mr. M01t131'114.1, M.P., who esiderlaeld that it was
to rear • sum of 16,0001. the purpose of
proposed
the debt Incurred by the panther, of land and
the building of the college at Malts, and also to intimate the
number of hie pupils by enlarging the buittliegs.
Lord BH•FTZBBURY, in urging the necessity of raising the
sum required, said that the object of the college was to afford
gratuitously to the natives of the East the means of
education In the college at Malts. In this institution
the Milted were trained far every department of in-
dustry, for
illiingge they could imagine, schoolmasters,
commercialeva calling
interpreters, physicians,&c. It might
bs asked why the oo nmu not founded in England, instead
of in !delta f In gasser to the inquiry, their object was to
receive into the oollege the orientale, rod to give them so
much of English habits and manners, and a knowledge of
English principles, as to qualify then to serve in English in-
terwar ; their object was cot to an-Anglicise them, but to
give than • knowledge of Adado manners, language, and
Wings, so as to enable them to conduct themselves with
and vigour in any consular or diplomatic agency.
ir:stitThen 215 pupils were under instruction at the present
time. Besides this the college possessed 12 missionaries
active)) engaged in different parts of the Eut. He nest
at the tottering condition of the Turkish empire,
and hoped that by the introduction of Christianity they might
give the natives • spirit of order, without which no liberty
monde foe an hour. . .

-Testereley; special meeting was held in the Philadelphia
Chambers, Liverpool, Mr. A. Hodgson in the chair, when
the Earl of Shaftesbury explained the great importance
of the Melts Protestant College in a commercial ea well es a
religion. point deist'. With regard to the political circum-
stanced of the Turkish empire, his lordship said that it must
be dear to all that the millions of inhabitants of that empire
would either be the victims of anarchy and confusion, of the
greatest infachlef to themselves and the greatest lone to others,
or else la the course of time they must rim into the dignity of
free sad Independent states, with all the industry,
and capability that characterised the exorcist Led poleee"M
of civil and religious liberty. It was of the mated
interest to patriotic Englishmen engaged in commercial affairs,
is what way tbey could fairly and legitimately advance the
greet canes of religion and program in those mighty regions.
He believed that in no one way would they so ooatribute to
the advanoement of that canoe ma by the training of • large
body of native agents, men coming from the various nations
of the seat, and giving them that education which was best
qualified to form them into perfect men of business, to whom
could be entrusted with confidence situations of commercial
and political importance and responsibility. With regard to
the more strictly commercial part of the question hie
lordship pointed out the necessity that them who represented
commercial intermits in the region, which he had described
should be oonversent with the habits sod language of the
natives, not in the general way 'squired by reading, but
colloquially, socially, and mmany. In no other way would
British interests be thoroughly well represented. Many
of the mercantile agents who went out from England mast
necessarily be resident, and would doubtless marry Levan-
tine or Eastern women. In these oases the college would
afford an excellent mean, of training children who other-
wise would be left almost entirely in the hands of the mother,
whores, in the college they would receive a sound educetion
at the fountain ht light and life. There was no reason
to believe that when the change took place in the Turkish
empire, it might not, were the right means employed, be •
change in the threaten of complete civilisation and religions
liberty. The Christian population of those countries
exceeded fourteen millions, and in intellect and moral power
were already far superior to the Mahommedans. Under
them circumstances, was it not reasonable to anticipate an
immense development of commerce with the East? Indeed,
with regard to cotton alone he (Lord Shaftesbury) woe
Informed by persona who had made the subject their study
that the shorts of the Mediterranean would of themselves
supply more cotton than could be consumed by Manchester,
were Manchester twice its present miss. The advantages of
having= independent supply of cotton wereobvion• miserably
dependent as we were at present upon the United States.
In conclusion his lordship pointed out that the governmente
of France and Russia were makiag very great effuse, both
political and commercial, in the East. lie did not blame
them for this ; on the contrary, be gave them full praise, but
he wished to stimulate the people of England to do the same.
Mr. C. BUSHELL (of Liverpool) moved, and the Rev. C.
LAWRZHCB seconded, • vote of thanks to the Earl of
Shaftesbury.
The Hon. A. KINNAIID (who with Dr. Crawford,
another member of the committee of the college, accompanied
Lord Shaftesbury) dated that the French government spent
annually large sums of money in the education of young
Oriente* who were sent beck afterward, to their own
country. thmoughly Imbued, of course, with French ideas
and interests. Work of this kind in England, however, had
to be done by voluntary effort—hence the weigh: far
vigorous exertion.
Mr. 8. Grammer drew attention to the fact that the al-
lege would afford as excellent opportunity for young Eng-
lishmen to study Hebrew, Arabic and other languages
facilities for wheel were vary imperfect at home.
In responding to the vote of thanks, with which Mr. Kin-
'laird and Dr. Crawford were associated,
Lord ISHATTESDUZY showed what important aid the col-
lege we. calculated to afford in securing good and reliable
interpreters. He also eulogised the services of Dr. Craw-
ford, who in fact originated the idea of the Institution, and
had throughout been its wimemet and most disinterested
fiend.

At the Grand Lodge of freemasons, at the hall,
on Wednesday, the Earl of Mend was for the sixteenth
time nominated es G.M. for the messing ye.. The acting
grand roaster then called the attention of the brethren to
the existence of overtime lodges in some parts of the metro-
polis and In Ewe:, and gave it as his opinion that, according
to the 30th of George 111., specially exempting Grand Lodge
and its subordinate lodger from the Secret Socket's Act, the
of such spurious lodges were illegal assemblies.
meetings
eeetigral that it would be as well if all matrons would fulfil
the law and register themselves with the clerk of the peace.
ST. JAWES'S-HALL.—That "shower of blacks"
which first fell upon Laudon some ten years ago with the
arrival of the Ethiopian Sweeeders hes continued wide:oat
cessation to the present day, when a company called "Camp-
bell's Minstrels" are In occupation of the large room of the
St. Jensse'a-hall Their repertoire greatly rieemblem in style
that of their immediate predecessors, the Cnristy's Minstrel.,
• they emulate in alternating cencerted pieces end tenor
esalimeotalitiee with the buffmneries looked for in the
players of bone. and tambourines. It is only fair to say, that
both schools of nigger art an well represented. Messrs.
Farrenbertr, Barron, and H. Drummond are capital polo
einem. (a little bellad,called"Nally Gay," enog by the last-
named gentleman, who Is by no imam to be confounded with
the member fur West Surrey, is smokily worthy of notice),
and Mr. C. R. Pox is a humorist of the Meadow and moat
telling kind. Between the two parts of the Campbell.' en-
ketainteent there is what is termed in the programme
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quarter of an hour with the illimitable Mickley ; that is to
say, that Mr. Mackeey, who has acquired a marvellous repu-
tation for the singing of a particular mug, sad who is in suit
request as to wish bimetal( übiquitous, singe his ballad MI
" daily come up," and with a fiddle gives an imitation of the
varicose animals of a farmyard, which has pasecal:off with the
most triumphant auccess, awn in the presence of an audience
composed of cattle show visitor', who have this week filled
the bate
THE SOUTHWARK IMPROVEMENTS.—in addition
to the new street now in course of construction, leading from
the High-street, Southwark, to the Blecktriers-road, it is
onefidentle stated to be the intention of the Metropolitan
Board of Works to array out the original design of extending
the Dover-road, In a north-westerly direction, from its ter-
minus In Blackmao-street. According to the old plan the
drew wall cennuence opposite St. George'. Church, passing
along the Mint on the north side, crossing Rederomestreet
into (await-street, thence, acmes the Southwark-bridge-road.
will diverge tower& the north-west at Norfolk-street, and
crossing Union-street, near Peppratreet, will fall into the
street now being constructed between Ewer-street and
Gravel-lone. This route will be fi nod extremely convenient
to vehicles and heavily-laden wageoes marine from Kent
and Surrey to Covent-garden and Farringden markets, end
will have the effect of le.eeoing the Ira& over London-
bridge; and the expense of mmetructing it will be compara-
tively trifling, the improvement passing through low
localities. _

THE • JEWISH REFUGEES FROM MOROCCO AT
011111ALTAL—From a letter of M. Albert Cobs, of Perim
we learn that Count Walswaki has given orders to the French
consols along the coserof the Mediterrenean to grant pom-
pons for Algeria to the fugitive Jews from Morocco, and
that the Mutest of Algeria, Count Cbasaloup Laubet, bee
expressed to M. Cohn his willingness to facilitate in every
way the immigration of them unfortunatea into Algeria, to
lay forthwith before the Emperor the measures to be re-
ottencended, and to telegraph than at once to General
Martiroprey end the other authorities at Gran.—Jeteash
CAronicle.
TURN-OUT OF MECHANICS AT ROCHDALE.—OR
Tuesday, a number of mechanics known as turners,"
employed by Mr. Alderman Tatham, machine-maker, near
the Rochdale Neaten, turned out against a reduction of
wages. The men say that on Monday morning those turners
who are employ ei on piecework received an intimation
through Mr. Lord, their overlooker, that in fawn on the
majority of articles, there would be a reduction of lad. pee
article. These articles are so numeroug, that the reduction
would amount to • various suns in the week. They sought
an interview with Mr. Tatham, when he referred them to
the manager again. Not being able to make terms they
ceased work on Tuesday. The men state that on some
articles it is propored to give theta as advance of id., but
them are very few M number se compared with those upon
which anduction or 14. is proposed. On Wednesday mania
lag the men took a written statement to Mr. Tatham, se=
forth their demende, bat the reply he RSV' wee that he
refuse to entertain the question until they returned to work.
A REVERSION TO A STNAool3l7l3.—There died on
fltanday last, at Canterbury, an old lady of the name of Ls%
through whom decease a reversion 616 to the Spanish sad
Portuguese ilvtiogogue, Beets WAN London, which sanest
be leas than *OM , but which some estimate at 40,00 W.
The property has been neonmulating ever rine.. 1821, the
year is which bee hrtabead died, the childleas widow havidg
only tementlowed 8001. annually out of the interest.—lncith