The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-15 00:00:00

ASSOCIATION POE PROMOTING THE GENERAL
IMPAIR OP rHs BLIND.

On Monday a meeting of the members and friends
of the above emaciation was held at tit. James's Hall, Picea-
dilly. The Haim, of Osman presided, sad wee supported
by the thapef Miebeeter,liir John Pakington, Bart., M.P.,
Mr. IL Hanben7, /ILP., the Rev. Canon Chaeopneya he.
The blind choir of the easociation was presoak and mag
several pieces under the direction Mr. Swanson. arid Mr.
James Summers performed on the organ. Both Mr. Swan-
sea and Mr. Summers are blind professore of mole, sad
were much applauded. The report stated that the total
number of the blind at preadult receiving benefit from the
society and timbre iostitutions formed on its model amounted
to 300, of whom 170 were aasistisl by the parent anoxia-
Con, and 130 by the affiliated institutions. Of the 170 blind
peruses directly aided by the society. 06 were supplied with
emplornest at their own homes, 41; were instructed and em-
ployed at the institution, nine were engaged is various
official capacities, and 49 received pecuniary relief and
participated in the religious and mental advantages which
wore 'Beaded to all connected with the associatioa. The
employment of the blind at their own homes continued to
be the most important branch of the moiety's operations •
for while the valor of teaching trades and affording to those
who were deprived of sight general instruction could not be
too highly estimated, )et unless there existed the masa by
which those who had been so instructed could ears their ova
Leis& all other advantages were in vale. The department for
terehiog trades to the blind bad made considerable peewees
and during the past year pupils had left the institution,
having succeeded in acquiriog a means of livelihood, sad
were now employed by the eocietv at their own homes.
The commercial department had been considerably
veloped, and the receipt for goods sold during the pest year
amounted to 3,300 f., which was upwards of 61)01. more than
the receipts of this department for the proviso year. 01
the 3.31.0. received) ou account of sales, moot. were
for articles made by the blind, and the remaining 7001.
for goods made by the Righted used in connexima with
those of blind manufacturers. During the past year
four kiadred 11/1106114400• hail been formed in Devonshire,
Lancashire, Sausiry, and Yorkshire, which, in ens.
junction with the Leitir Inatitutioo, formed in 18311,
at prment rendered assistance to upwards of 130 blind men
and women. The sick fusel, supported entirely by the blind,
had increased in usefulness, and during the pest you no
fewer than 40 cases of sickness bad been ramrod by its
means. It might also he mentioned that the deposit. in the
✓aviolis bask had amounted to upwards of 10.',1.
The Bishop of Oiteoati, in a very earnest appeal on behalf
of the emaciation, mentioned that in this country, where
ophthalmia was not so prevalent as in many others, there
were no ism than 29,000 eighties. persona, or one in every
WO of the perdition.

NATIONAL TEMPERA:4CM LIJIVI.—Last evening
the annual meeting of this society was held at Exeter-ball,
Samuel Gunny Esq., M.P., in the chair. Then ware
t is the 1;0 some 200 members of the newly-formed
present I. the lafl some ll membees of lb. 11w1y4erse1d
Hsvelock Temperas*. Rifle Corps, whit their band. The
meeting having beesonned with pram by tbe Rev. Mr. Ac.
worth, Mr. W. Tweeds., one of the hon.secretaries, read
the annual report, of which the following is as abstract :
The committee were constantly' receiving speilicatione for
help from Dew stations. and they had aspen& satisfaction
is rendering &vision°e to over 70 ass of the church
of Eogland, who were now actively to !promote
temperance is their Fannin The committee bad in their
employmeet eta travelling agenta, who had delivered 1,20)
lectures and oddness. daring the year in different pails of
England and Wales : and they bad also secured the gratui-
tous asentson of about 40 ministers and gentlemen, who
had dahvered :Medd:ewe, MO of which had been oven io
London sod oeißliberarbood. The committee had at wrest
• Miali.l34l win devoted his entire time to the eeoan of
the port of i.onden, and one Iris shoo labouring firoceipi tbe
soldiers at Aldenhott Howiel meetings had hies held is
London, addressed by Mr. oough, Mr. Cruikshank, Rev.
Newman Hall, and Mbar well-koowo gentlemen • and
• nuraber of ministers in different parts of the metropolis
had slimed the pledge. The committee had aided in the
formitioa of a Ladies National Amociation for the pro.
motion of Tereperasce," and a lady of high social position
had held indented drawing.rooni meetings of ladies in
many of the priocipal towns, which had proved highly sue-
creafuL The expel:elitism for the year had bees 2,M4f. The
I report cooeluded with an appeal for increased pecuniary
support. The Chairman having rued* a few observations,
Mr. R. Scott, City Chamberlain. moved the adoption of the
report, which wee seconded by the Rev. Mr. Aeweeth, and
carried. The Rey. Mr. Rucks, Messrs. Payne, Crniksbanits.
Dooley, mid other gentlemen and clergymen, addressed the
meeting, advocating the cause of total atetinence. The
meeting, which throughout was very enthusiastic, concluded
by a vote of thinks to the chairman.
PR4XIRIIIII or ENULIan ART PiIANIJFACTURNS.-
- To the intending pun herr of so Important an amide of per-
sonal adornment and utility. It is of some Importance tie be In-
form d where he may meet with these sore tesesfuNT mistv4
Wheal watches. amp lie thus eared the annoysnee sad tees Miler
of • fruitless search. To such we shall be don a service by In-
forming them that the storerooms of Mr. J.W. ll.iooi,ot at and
3g. Laiimitedillt sad 44 and 47. (onshlll. rattails a rare midmost
extensive rocket watches. ornamented with exceedlegly Wand •
fuj designs . indeed their mop Mite taste leaves nothing to he de-
sired by deafened. The high repots which Mr. Berm has
attained for the qualltiee of he. nouinfacture stands second to
noes. Mere. then. will he round perfection ed workmanship,
coeststsed with the fu gbe t order of art in embenishmene Mr.
annons 'Moe-rooms are the most distingulabed in the city for
spaciouress• and the unexampled variety of his stock.'—h ors-
teig Adreetber. Bemis's Oh:girded remphlet, poet free for
two damps. . descriptiri• of ••very construction of watch now
mad& Wadies of byrsi to all pry of lb. gtebe.—(Adrer-
IleemeNN4