The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

LONDON PARE AND OPEN CHURCH
ASSOCIATION.

Last night the second public anniversary meet-
ing of this association was held at the Freemasons' Hall ;
Lord ELIOT, M.P., in the chair. There was a large attend-
ance. The council in their report state that bearing in
mind that the basis of any improvement in what may be
called the polity of church utilisation consists in the
thorough arousing of public feeling upon the subject; they
consider that great progress has been made towards this
primary object. The issue from the office of the associa-
tion during the year of 10,1161 maimscript letters
and of about 29,009 tracts and puhlie.ations ad.
vomiting the cause of the association, cannot have
failed to produce a good effect. In accordance with
the intention expressed in the last annual report,
the objects of society have been brought before
two societies, respectively known as the London Working
Men's Association, and the Metropolitan Working Men's
Conservative Association, and the governing bodies of both
these societies are favourable to the cause of this associa-
tion. The council hoped that the desire expressed in their
last report to encourafrite adoption of the principles of
the association by ma grants of money for promoting
free and unappropriat churches, might have been
snore extensively put in practice.

REPRESENTATION OF EAST WORCENT ERSH IRE.
The probable eandi.lature of the Hon. C. G. Lyttelton was
annoancod in the Exes:rft of Monday. The hen. gen:

tleman hu since issued hii address, and in the course of
it he says :—" I trust that, in the event of my election,
you will find me no less consistent in the maintenance of
beryl principles than your late representative. I readily
pledge myself to a general support of Gladstone, •
•

ituairnairi in whose-honesty and ability I have every cOn-
fidenoe. In the action he has recently taken with respect
to the Irish church. I heartily agree, and I will assist to

CHERII

CUP.

the beet of my ability in theca'rryiiig out of the proposal CITE OF LONDON RAGGED SCHOOLS. —The 20th
he has laid before parliament. 1 view with great satafae-
annual meeting in connexion with these schools was held
lion the present movement in favour of a more extended
last evening at the Friends' Meeting House, Biahopsgitte-
system of education. I have no objection to the principle
street Without, Mr. N. Fowler, presiding. At the
of compulsory education, while admitting the great diffi-
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cultic that lie in the way of a beneficial application of it. commencement of the proceedings a after addressed to
Mr. John Taylor, the secretary, by Earl Elena, was read,
In this crisis I believe a more vigorous measure than the
expressive of the unceasing interest hislordship took in
one introdueed by government is urgently needed."
the welfare and support of such institutions. The report
THE REPRESENTATION OF NORTH LEICESTER- submitted to the meeting was favourably received and
sclite.—Mr. Frewen has again issued an address to the adopted. It showed an aggregate increase in the atten-
electors of North Leicestershire in the conservative in- danoe oompared with the previous year, the highest
terest, number of scholars in one day being •.M ; and the balance
THE HEALTH OF LONDON.—It appears from the sheet represented 17s. 244. as only due to the treasurer.
return issued by authority of the Registrar-Ooneral that There was, however a set-off in that item, the secretary
in the week that ended on Saturday, Blay 2, 4,848 having announced the receipt of several gum from the
in parliament and other sup-
births, and 2,993 deaths, were register eel in London and in representatives of the ci
13 other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual porters of the schools. Twenty-five of the children had
rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. The gone from school to situations, and eleven of them were
annual rate of mortality last week was .13 per 1,000 in Krsegsgit last evening to receive the prizes awarded by the
London, 'ZI in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; 19 in School Union for faithful service. The recipients
Bristol, 23 in Birmingham, .26 in Liverpool, 32 in Man- comprised five girls and six boys, their ages averaging from
cheater, 2.1 in Salford, 24 in Sheffield, 24 in Bradford,
25 14 to 17,
and the length of time in which they hadre-
in Leeds, 17 in Hull, 25 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 31 mained in their situations being from 14 months to over
in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 43 per 1,000 during three years. One of the girls was represented as having
the week ending the 25th ult., when the mean tempera. held the responsible situation of " maid of all work at the
ture was 6.1 deg. Fahrenheit Maher than in the Bank of England" for three years. The chairman made
same week in London where the rate with 23. In !an appeal in behalf of the support of the schools, urging
London the births of 1,1118 boys and 1,133 girls, in all , the educational and charitable objects in view.
2,331 children, were registered in the week. In the 1 MURDER OF A CIIILD HY lAEA FATHER. —The
corresponding weeks of ten years, Issaxa, the average peaceful district of West Cornwall has contributed an-
number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,160. i other murder to the list of the tragedies of the past few
The deaths of 696 males and 696 females, in 1 days. The wife of John Stickland, a small farmer emu-
ali 1,392 persons, were regiaterxd in London ' pying a house at Angarrack, near Hayle, died on Thurs-
during the week. It was the eighteenth week day last of consumption, and was to have been buried
of the year ; and tho average number of deaths for that ' yesterday. She left one child by her present husband,
week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,39'2. , a little girl three years of age, who has slept with her
The deaths in the present return exactly agree with the father lance her niether's death. On Monday morning
estimated number. I this child was discovered on the bed, which was
The select committee on extradition is postponed drenched with blood, with her bead nearly severed from
till Tuesday, the 12th. 'hey body, and quite dead. Near her, on the bed, lay her
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