The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-04 00:00:00

MISSION 712 FUGITIVE SLAVES IN CdNAD.4.

A meeting in aid of thin branch of the Colonial
Church and School Society'. operations was held at the mi-
dges* of the Hon. Arthur Kinnairri, M.P., on Tuesday
=l.l.4'here were prevent the Earl and Countess of
the Lord Bishop of London end Mrs. Tait,
the Ilea A.'and Mr.. Kinnard, Rev. E. Holland and Mrs.
Ilastrl, Her, C. J. Fyne. Clinton and Mn. Clinton, Mir
Mathews, Rev. C. F. Childe, Rev. C. J. Cookesky, Rev. N.
Cfnittele and Mrs. Garbett, Rev. M. Thomas snit Mrs. Tito-
ings, Rau Dr. Hellinuth, Rev. C. Mulyneux, Rev. R. Bur-
gear& other ladies and gentlemen.
Mes. A. klanAllta inteeduced the subject of the
swabs by explaining the origin of the mission. He re-
fereed to the interest excited in the year 1853 by the memo-
rial vitae women of England to thew of the United States
on the subject of slavery. It had then been suggested to
the ladies that such a protest ought to lead to practical
measures for the benefit of the fugitives who had found a
the free MI of Canada, and that feeling had led
return
on
organioanun of the minim in connexion with the
Colonial Church and School Society. The time had now
arrived for nuking a Gash effort to strengthen and extend
this work. (lie.,, Lear.)
The Earl of Smarr tier*, then rose and said—The even-
of these fugitives, exceeding 50,000 in number we. =lt noble, Christian enterprise. (Hear, heir.) A
Meek m's soul was as valuable In God'. sight as that of
a white man. These fugitives bad become our fellow-sub-
ject., and to send to them the Gospel was a duty, the con-
tinued neglect of which would be our shame and
(Hear, hear.) He adverted to their capability of art=
culture. Some in that room would doubtlisei live to see the
day when Christianised negma would take a prominent po-
*mon among the civilised races of mankind. (Hear, hear.)
He earnestly commended the work to the sympathy and co-
opeation of all who feel an interest in mission..
The Rev. Dr. RILLat vu (General Superintendent of the
Colonial Church and School Socioty's Nimmons in British
North America) gave a graphic and interesting account of
hi. visit to the mi.eioa, and his toter maim the other negro
settlements in Western Canada. Ile cited examples of the
degradation to which even educated megrim lead sometime
to subluit in the United States, and Mated affecting cases of
the hunting of agrees with bloodhounds. Oas ppoooorrlallow,
thus punned, leaped into a river and we. drowud, preferring
to face death rather than commit himself to hia fellow-mad.
These negroes were many of there cambia of high mental
cultivation, arid were characterised by industrious habits
end by great mamma for knowledge. He bad seen grown-
up men come direct from their labour to the evening school,
! and place their implements of husbandry at the door, while
they went in to receive inatruction. (Hear, hear.) British
Canadians evinced a lively interest in the minion, madame,
ainnalttess had been funned in the colony to co-operate with
the baggy.
The rev. doctor's statements were listened to with deep
interest. He is, we understand, be embark on his return to
Canada by this day's sunnier.
The Rev. M. TriOnAri (.ceretary of the Colonid Church
and School Society) stated that at its commencement the
mission we. necessarily sn czarina-a. The matins, of
white and coloured children in the central schools at London,
Canada West, had produced beneficial results, and it was
now time to establish ...Mealy on the ma plan In other Im-
portant townships. (Hear, hear.) He had been requested
to Intimate that gifts of clotting fur the fugitives would be
very acceptable, as many of them cooling from the southern
states, felt the seventy of the Canadian minter. He read a
letter from a erilaured Man, conveying reeolutions leased at
• meeting inviting the society to eitablish a mixed school
in ens of the settlements, un the ground that the experiment
in London (C. W.) had convinced them that the plan was the
best for the welfare of the race.

The Rev. Prebendary Bum:ma (Rector of Upper Chelsea)
read a document giving the opinions of French protestanto
condemnatory of aLivery. lie rapier... 4 his wrdral approval
of tho misrion.

Several new subscriptions towards the 1311114011 evinced the
interest email] by these statements. It was determined to
form three additions' ladies committees in London.
The Dix Lop of LONDON closed the proceedings by offering
up a pryer, and pronouncing the benediction.

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM MINI-RECS.

On Thursday a meeting of the Royal National Life-
boat Institution was held at its house' John-street, Adelpid ;
the Luke of l'iourxr max ULAN!,in the chair.
A reward of 134 wan granted to thirteen men fur putting
off in the Berwick life-boat, melting the crew of five men of
the sehoener Heinrich Gerdes, stranded on Spinal Point, on
Burley, the 22nd ult.
. .

A reined of 71. was voted to the crew of the society's life-
boat at New toggle, Northumberland, for saviug three tarn
from • fishing eoble, of Iterwlek, on the 13th ult.
It was also reported that the l'adatow life-boat on the 4th
ult. rescued four men finis the schooner Hibernia, of 'l=
month, which had gone to pies en on Trebetherick
The crew of the life-boat received from the shipowner 141.
fur their gallant nervier.
These throe life-boate are on the plan of Mr. James Peake.
It wee stated that during the last three months the life-
boats of the institution hod rescued the mews of the follow-
ing vessels .—lteliance, of London, 15; Tennant, of Stock-
ton, 8; l'ensher, of Sunderland, 7; Georgina, of Inverness,
6; Sophie. of Oporto, Il ; Temperance, of Belfast. 4; Rat-
cliffe, of Whitby, 8; • ruble, of Berwick, 3; Hibernia, of
Teignmouth, 4; Heinrich Gerdes, of Restock, 5; total,
70 person,.
A reward of was voted to the mew of the Seaten
Carew lifeboat, and • reward of 31. 106. to the Ithyl tubular
lifeboat, for speciel serviceses.
A reward of M. 51. was voted to nine Irish fishermen fee
teecuieg four men from a bout which foundered during a
heavy gale of tried on Arklow Bar, on the 16th Wt. Throe
of the crew clung to a portion of the boat which remained
above water, and the fourth man was takes uff • pica of
the wreck.

Thiisirser medal and 21. were also voted to the master of
the French fishing smack Victoria. Desinte, and V. each to
his crew of four nien and a boy, fur rescuing the crew of two
men of the smack Dart, of Lyme Regis, in l'ortland Race,
on the Bth ult.

A reward of 61. was also voted to three fishermen for
rescuing the crew at the schooner Mary, of Sunderland,
wrecked off Whitby on the 20th Wt.
The errand serene deep was votod to H. A. Hamilton,
Esq., of Balbriggan, who for previous gallant service had re-
ceived the nicer medal of this institution, and the silver
medal and 2/. to Henry Houghton, Joiner, in acknowledg-
ment of their noWo conduct in assisting to rescue, at the
peril of their lives, seven of the crew of the brig Era, of
Itotherter, which war sometime sines wrecked off Hartle-
pool. Houghton had rushed into the surf to catch a line
which had been thrown form the wreck, and thus mucceeiled
In effecting a corumuniertion between the verse! and the
shore, by which warm the whole of the now were eared.
Aa the master, who war a heavy man and benumbed with
cold, was being drawn ashore, Ire fell into the sea, and was
with dilfferthy saved by the exertions of Mr. Hamilton and
Houghton. Mr. Ileuailton, it wee raid, bar on previous
ommaions dirtinguiahed himself in rescuing life front chip•
wreck, and hoe by his benevolent exertions established one
of the best life-boat establishments on the Irish coast. He
happened en the occasion of the wreck of the Err to be on a
whet to a friend in the neighbourhood.

THE Mu ittt IN AMONGST CATTLE.—At the meet-
ing of the Royal Agricultural Society on Widneviay Loot,
communications were read from Mr. Hall !Haxsell, C. 8.,
Secretary of the Highland and Agricultural SCi..ty of Scot-
land, and from Captain Cmker, Secretary of the Royal Agri-
cultural Improvement Society of Ireland, expn.ssing their
willingness to concur with the Royal Agricultural Society in
ariungeznenta for despatching a veterinary inspector to dis-
tricts abroad where the cattle murrain fa at present ra„sing.
The council agreed to the following resolution :--" That it
is expedient to send a competent Veterinary Professor to ex •
amine into the nature of the cattle murrain on the Conti-
nent. That the Society gladly ancepta the cooperation of
the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland and the
Royal Agricidtural Improvement Society of Ireland in this
step. The society ventures to recommend that Professor
Simonds, of the Royal Veterinary College, be comtnimionod
to this task. That he be empowered to take with hint a
German veterinary professor, established in London, quite
competent for the business, and who would smooth the diffl-
cultree of the German language. It is supposed that about
three weeks would be required for a satisfactory examination.
That the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland be
informed that the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society
of Ireland propose to share the expense of this mission with
the Royal Agricultural Society of England; and that they
be asked to join in the mime manner."

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS. AND PROMOTIONS IN
THE CIVIL Saavica.—The Foreign Department . The vier-
consulship et Tanning tint become vacant by the depth of
Mr. Feed JIM/Mll. The Admiralty: The °thee of private
secretary to the First Lord has become vacant by the ming.
nation of Mr. Thomas G. Baring; Mr. Greve., late private
secretary to Mr. Phinn, has been appointed private secretary
to Mr. D. Osborne, vice Mr. Stapylion, reeigned ; Mr. C. A.
Kemp_ ham been appointed private secretary to Mr. Phinn,
vice Mr. Graves. The Board of Trade, General Register
and Record Oak* of Seamen Meters. Il•Dermott. Fitton,
and Stone, the Ant, second, and third of the Third Claw
Clerks, have been promoted to the Second Claes ; Mr. Wur.
Connie, the twelfth of the Third Clue, and Mr. Carter, the
Bret of the Fourth Claes, have atm been promoted to the Second
Clam ; the revised scale of "allay of Second Clare Clerks le
from this month (April) Mt, with an annual increment of
114, rising to MI. per annum for the maximum, in lieu of
the present scale of salary of 2001. per annum, rising by 101.
to 270/. for the maximum. Trinity-house : A vnenney
among the elder brethren has been canned by the death of
Captain Henry Nelson. Customs Mr. Richard Lee boa
been app.inted a clerk in the tea deportment, London ; Mr.
Robert Brown has been appointed a clerk for general bled-
nem at Live.rpool. Ireland : A vacancy in the office of
to the Queen's University has been cso..ed by the
death o Robert Ball, LL.D. • the dike of Civil Server
Examiner for Ireland boom; vacant by the death of Dr.
Ball—Mil Service Gazette.

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