The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

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!LIVERPOOL AND THE EAST SCREW STEAM-SHIPS.
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1 ioo I LACONIA 1200
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lONIA l3OO THESSALIA 1200

are intended to sail (with or without pilots) from Nelson Dock,
Liverpool, with goods and passengers, as follows :
The fine new first class powerful steam-ship
LA CON lA.. ..on. Friday, 16th inst.
FOR MALTA, SYRA CONSTANTINOPLIII, AND SMYRNA.
This steamer has very superior accommodation for passengers.
For freight or passage apply to the agents,
PAPAYANNI & MUSSABINI,
Fenwick-chambers, Fenwiek-street. Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL AND
ARCHIEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

The annuul general meeting of the members of this
society, was held last evening at the Royal Institution,
CoNuitt-street. Mr. John Hay, the president, occupied
the chair.

The Hon. Secretary announced the several donations
which had been received since the last meeting ; after
which, Mr. A. Lodge, of Clifton Park, and Mr. James
Lord, were duly elected as associate members of the
society.
The annual report from the council of the institution
was next read, and was to the following effect :—lt
becomes the pleasurable duty of the council to report
upon the progress made during the past year, and its
progress for the future. The society, besides a slight
addition to its list of professional and student members,
had received a considerable increase in its number of
associates during the sessions, and one has become a life
member. The council hoped that this favourable progress
would be maintained, and be accompanied by a 'corre-
sponding accession of valuable and varied communica-
tions to be laid before the society at its future meetings.
The papers which had been read, were quite as interesting
as of any former years; some of which had: been
translated, and published in continental journals, and
most of them had received favourable notice in the
periodicals on architectural subjects, and had been fully
and carefully reported. The report then went on to give
a detailed account of each paper read since the 3rd of
October up to the present time, and then proceeded to
say that the report of the architectural competition com-
mittee had been submitted to the public library com-
mittee, in accordance with the instructions given at the
speciol meeting. The students' designs were of a very
creditable character, and afforded indications of great
ability in the competitors. The council recommended
that a premium be offered for the best series of sketches on
architectural subjects, to be drawn or designed during the
recess, by not less than three competitors. The council
expressed its congratulation that the free library had
augmented its stock of books on architectural subjects.
Several additions had been made to the library and port-
folio of the society during the past year, and expressed
their thanks to the donors. They recommended that the
annual excursion should take place in the last week in
June. After expressing the thanks of the society to the
president and officers for the past year, the council con-
cluded by recommending the appointment of the following
gentlemen for the year ensuing—President, Mr. Huggins ;
vice-presidents, Mr. J. M. Hay and Mr. H. P. Horner;
librarian and curator, Mr. Goodhall ; treasurer, Mr. F.
Horner ; hon. secretary, Mr. Weightman. The report
concluded by stating that the accounts were in a satisfac-
tory state.
The Treasurer next read his'accounts, from which it
appeared that the receipts for the past year had been
£132 3s. 5d., and that the balance in hand was £3B 14s 7d.
Mr. F. Howard moved, and Mr. Picton seconded, the
adoption of the report, which was unanimously carried.
A brief conversation then followed, and it was decided
that the annual excursion of the societylshould be to the
Stoke potteries, belonging to Messrs. Minton, who had
kindly invited the members of the society, if it could be
accomplished.
The other officers, as recommended by the:council, were
then unanimously elected.
Mr. Higgins briefly acknowledged the compliment
which had been paid him in electing him as president,
and promised to do his utmost in promoting its welfare.
Mr. Pictoi► then proposed a vote of thanks to the ,late
president, complimenting that gentleman for the manner
in which he had discharged the duties of the office.
Mr. F. Howard seconded the motion, which was carried
by acclamation.

The president acknowledged the compliment, and de-
livered the closing address of the season.

::_This concluded-the business of the evening

FEMALE EDUCATION IN INDIA,

On Wednesday morning, at 12 o'clock, a meeting was
held at the Hope Hall, Hope-street, for the purpose of
forwarding an educational movement in India. Al-
though it was announced that the celebrated Dr.
Cumming would address the meeting, there was a very
small attendance, the entire audience consisting, almost
exclusively, of females. Mr. Boyd occupied the chair.
The Chairman, after a suitable prayer, said the posi-
tion he occupied ought to have been filled by one more
competent, but he had, in taking the position, yielded
to the importunities of others. They had met for the
purpose of celebrating the anniversary of a society of
bodies who had formed a branch of the society esta-
blished in Scotland for promoting female education in
India. He was sure from the intimate connection
that Liverpool had with India, that the object of the
society would be warmly responded to. He then called

upon
Mr. Forfair to read the annual report of the society,
which stated that after thirteen years, many circum-
stances had combined to prevent the work of the mission
being carried on with vigour, but those difficulties had
been overcome, and the committee congratulated the
meeting on the response that had been made on behalf
of their fellow benighted subjects in India. The
necessity of educating the females of India was a fact
universally acknowledged. The report recommended
the appropriating of twochildren in the orphanage, which
could be clone by the payment of one sum of £3. The
following were a few of the facts gathered from the
reports of the past year : —No less than eight pupils in
Calcutta, and one in Madras, had been received into the
church. The accounts of the mission at Calcutta
were very gratifying. There were three European and
four native teachers. There were sixty-seven children in
in the orphanage. Besides the orphanage there were
five day schools belonging to the mission in Calcutta, in
which 214 children were receiving a Christian educa-
tion. The accounts from the Madras station were most
cheering. There were 401 children on the roll of the
schools, 358 in the institution, and 43 in the branch
schools. Four of these have been married to native
converts. From Bombay the state of the schools was
more encouraging than for some years past, the average
daily attendance being upwards of 118. From Ceylon
the accounts were not so flourishing, there were
there five schools with an attendance of 148 children.
The Rev. John Orr moved, and the Rev. L. M'Bath,
of London, seconded the adoption of the report.
The Rev. Dr. Cumming then came forward, and
moved a resolution to the effect that the meeting had
every confidence in the mission. The rev. gentleman,
in most eloquent and forcible terms, addressed the meet-
ing at considerable length, exhorted the ladies con-
nected with the two Scotch churches in Liverpool to
make every exertion to support the mission, and in so
doing, they would be doing much more good than all
the sisters of mercy.
The Rev. Mr. Forfair seconded the adoption of the
motion, pointing out the necessity of educating the
females of India, by which means the entire population
of that country would be reformed.
The Rev. Mr. James pronounced the benediction, and
the meeting concluded.

COURT OF BANBRUPCTY, LONDON.-I%IAY 5 .

BEFORE. MR. COMMISSIONER lIOLROYD.

IN RE W. a YouNG.—The bankrupt was a ship broker
of Sun-court, Cornhill, and elsewhere. From a preli-
minary statement by Messrs. Harding and Mullein his
debts and liabilities are £112,000, his assets about
£30,000. Assignees were now appointed.
IN na J. B. ToKEn.—The bankrupt is deseribed as a
manufacturer of malleable iron of Manchester and else-
where. His examination was now adjourned sine die,
with protection for a month. No accounts have been
led, and there are no assets.