The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-10 00:00:00

STATE OF CHURCH AND DISSENT IN WALES

In the early part of this session a printed return
was issued by the House of Commons, showing the
number of churches and chapels attached to the
established church in each of the four Welsh dioceses,
and the number of services performed in each, dis-
tinguishing the Welsh from the English. In the last
two numbers of the weekly papers published in the
principality, this return is copied. Commencing with
the dicceso of Llendaff, eleven parishes are taken
alphabetically, and the following is the result :
Number of churches, 21 ; total number of
services in the above churches, 31 ; eight
of which only are performed in Welsh, twenty
in English, and three alternately once a fortnight in
Wehh and English. Annexed to the parliamentary
return of the churches and services of each parish, is
an accoaut of the spiritual provis'on (traded
by the dissenting community far the native,
of the country, by which it appears that in
these same eleven parishes there are no less
than 57 places of worship, 111 Sunday services (of
which 99 are performed in Welsh), and 110 weekly
services in these same parishes (of which 98 are per-
formed is Welsh). These tab,es are to be continued
weekly, and they afford • sulking contrast between
the conduct of the church and that of dissenter', in
affording spiritual instruction to the natives of the
principality, who, because they choose to worship God
in their own tongue, are excluded from a participation
in the benefits of that church which they help to sup-
port, but which they have been compelled t, aban-
don by the narrow-minded policy which has turned
the Welsh church preferment into a means for main-
taining those who cannot, or will not, directly or in-
directly, minister to the Welsh, and neither supply
their spiritual wants nor conciliate theiraffectione. The
conecquences cannot now be concealed—the natives
of Wales have left the church and have provided for
themselves, independent of bishops and deans, who
refused their legitimate demands, and of the govern-
ment, who refused native bishops, and they now
form a formidable body in opposition to that church
to which they once belonged.

NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.

A pnbiic meeting of the friends of parliamentary
end Boanrtel reform wee held lut evening at the Educational
Institute, Stockwellgreen. Dr. DvAxa, of Stockwell Park
Honse,inshe chair.

The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting,
said that aithough this was the first time he had appeared in
public for the purpose of expressing opinions favorable to the
cause of reform, yet he always had been and always would be
its sqennens advocate. He had family reasons for being a
conservative, but neverthelen he was an old consistent re-
foraier, and he was in a position to say that there never was
an agitation in which be took a part that had not
townie extent succeeded in obtaining its object. He was
sorry to say that Mr. Cook, who was to have taken the chair,
was compelled to be absent, but that gentleman had written
a letter of apology wishing the cause success, and enclosing
towards carrying it out. (Cheers.)
Mr. J. BLACK proposed the first resolution " That in
the opinion of this meeting ell governments were intended
for the good of the entire community, but that such was not
the case in this country, where the taxation was urjust, the
expenditure excessive, and the representation grievously im•
perfect." He said that the meeting should recollect that they
lived in a Chris ian country, and that in demanding of them
to carry this resolution, he was only wishing them
to adopt a Christian principle. The government in this
country did not owns up to the proper mark, for they per-
mitted many to wallow in riches while they allowed millions
to pins in misery. Hs concluded by expreeuing his belief
that the cause would progress until tie whole world would
hear witness to the tact that England enjoyed perfect liberty.
Mr. 0. J. COCK KRELL then seconded the resolution,
which was unanimously carried.
Mr. REALM( then proposed the following resolution :
" That this' meeting highly approves of the exertions made
by the National Reform Association, and pledges itself to
co-operate with it." It was seconded by Mr. B. D Swint.
Mr. H. ROBERTS, one of the council of the National
Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association, then
addressed the meeting in favour of the resolution which had
been jest proposed. At present there existed a very unsound
notion about taxation in this country, and he felt assured
that Sir Robert Peel was the man who, when he felt that the
country was unanimous in favour of a reform, would be the
foremost to step forward to gratify the wishes of the commu-
nity at large. He could say the same of Lord John Russ 11.
Mr. H. J. BLACK was appointed as delegate to represent
this district at the forthcoming conference of the association,
and a vote of %backs having been pullet to the chairman,
the meeting separated.

WATERLOO-ROAD RAOORD AND INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOUL—The first annual meeting in support of thole I
schools was hi Id at ilawkston•-hall, Waterloo•road, oa Mon-
day, Mr. 1). Wire in the chair. The chairman having
addressed the meeting is advocacy of the system adoptid by
the promoters and supporters of the ragged schools, fur
refereeing the juvenile population of the metropolis, called
upon the secretary to read the annual report. It appeered
that the schwls hair been opened about eighteen mouths
ago, and since that period between three and four hundred
children of lath sexes had entered, and many of them turned
out most useful and creditable members of society. The
receipts of the past year amounted to 1021. 10e. 1114., and
the expeadhure to 1041. 24. 3141., leaving a debt to the
treasure of 11. Idr. Josiah Order at d several other gen-
ilexes addressed the meeting. At the dome of the evening
a liberal subscription was made; and a vote of thanks having
been pared to the chairman, the assemblage separat, d.
GitRENWICG HOSPITAL SOROOLS.—Yesterday the
official report of her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, resprot
lug the Greenwich Itapital Schools, was printed by order
of the House of Commons. There are 800 boys in the
schools, and, according to a new dietary table, the we. kly
cost of the whole 800 boys was 1211. as. 81d., or a little
more than bd. per boy daily. A saving of some hundreds
annually has ben effsetrd by leaving off beer. The Inepeutur
adds: ` The saving of beer has moreover en important
Initial/ on the morals of the limitation; although the
allowance to each boy was not enough to bur him, yet
cereal alloweness clubbed together afforded the means LI
intoxication, and any raw s of intoxication which have
occurred in the institution have been supposed to have arias
in this way." The report extends to 19 folio pegs