The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-14 00:00:00

COLONIAL NISSIONASY SOCIETY.

The twelfth annual meeting of the Colonial
Miasieneap aesisty wee held yesterday eveeing in the
Poultry Clisplirheunder the prmidency of Mr. THOMAS
Basra, M.P. attentlanos was good, and among the
chairman's 'appoints were the Rev. A. Raleigh. Rev.
Theresa Binary, Rev. John Burnett, Rev. Mamma James,
he. A prayer haying been offered by the Rev. A. Raleigh,
the chairman maid that of the many anniversary meetings
which bad been held during the meetly era of the most
important was that they were about to celebrate. It
was true the society was not the largest of the mimionan
class, bat its operations were not on that account of
secoodary moment. The penoos who emigrated
were not generally the off,courings of society ; on the
contrary, they were the men who were moat likely
to be the foueders of great empires, sod it warn of the
highest importance that io their colonial homes they should
enjoy the privileges of the gospel. (Chen,,.) The report
contained much interesting information of the sodoey's
operations in British America, Vancover's Island, and Aar
Wises. The income from all sources had hen 6,7031.
I2s. Id. ; the gross expenditure had been 6,9361. as. 11d.,
leaving a balunce of CM!. da. 2eL The dispute which Ge-
mmed some time ago hetes', Mews. Clarke end Maas in
Varicouver's Island, toucher, the rights of the coloured
population to equality in theism* of God with other woe.
shippers in to in the report. Mr. Marne has
stated the matter with his o. and the report
stated that "no restriction is me the coloured races,
but all are permitted to mew raw places they may had
vacant during public weeship:' TM report was adopted.

PIOYIIIIWIT Woman', In Seam—Tile Rev. A.
J. D. Leprosy has received the following letter in reply to
a eamrmaniesitioe addrened to the Foreign Secretary :
"Forenpi-office, May 3. —Sir, —I am directed by Lord John
Russell to ackoolvledgc the receipt of your letter, request-
ing to be Informed whether you may rely on the support of
her Majesty's government if you confine your ministrations
in Spain to British protestant subjects, and officiate only in
British consulates to congregations of British subjects ; and
I am to state to you In reply that her Majesty's government
cannot protect you against the law of Spain, to which,
when in that country, you, as well ea all other British sub•
jeete, mint necessarily conform ; but her Moines's govern.
meat will at all Beim see their 1/Ifilliellib with the timing
government with a view of obtaining liberty of worship for
British subjects—l am, sir, your most his servant,
WODILIJOrni. —The Rev. A. J. D. D'onay."
Da. MARI IN Taovats.—We regret to learn
that the celebrated Dr. Mark, who for many years had so
indefatigably laboured to promote a taste for music
the rising generation, bee fallen into difficulties. 000agousi
by heavy loans on the concerts be has given, and in estab.
Inking his Royal College of Meeks In Manchester ; and
that be is now ennined in Lanseder Osetle for debt. We

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