The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-13 00:00:00

ROYAL 0111f0PADIC HOOPITAL, OXFORD-WISE=
—Yesterdey (rionday) morehas the Rev. T. Pelham tale,
M.A., advocated the claims of this ionitution to public sop.
port at the church of St. Veriest and St. Michael le Queroe,
Fonbr hoe, Cheapside. He selected his text from St. Luke.
chap. s, were. :—" But he. willing to jestify himself,
said *Melanie, and who is my neighbour ?" and then, after
relating the parable of the " Good Samaritan," pointed out
that although the hospital or the reeipiente of at, aid were
not of the immediate locality, yet still they must be viewed
so oeighhours. The hospital,which was founded in ISM, for
the cure of dub-foot, lateral curvature of the spies, and all
other oontreetime sad deformities, has, since that period,
cured and relieved nearly 10,000 cripples, all of whom were
before, more or Irma. Incapacitated for omitting employ-
wieste without which they could out hope to earn their sub-
sieteem, sad many of them totally helpless. The somber
of palmate sdaiitted annually is sow about 1,000. The
wards, comainim Al beds, are all full, and nearly 200
patients, alined with the most severe didoemities, who
must be received into the wards in order to their soixessful
treatment, are now waiting for admiseins, so inadequate are
the present funds for providing the needful accommodatias
The reverend minister concluded his address with an appeal
for funds, which was remeaded to be a liberal collectiea.
Tus AlTDrfie BEKSVOLILST Fun u.—The fifty-dust
anniversary of this immersion fund was celebrated out
Saturday ceasing, at the Freememes' Tavern, when shoat a
hundred artiste and friss& sat down to dinner, Mr.
Beresford Hope, in the absence of Lord Ashburtoe, occupied
the chair. The Artiste' Bemirolent Fund was established
ht 11114 for the purpose of affording relief to the widow*
and erplems of the members of the annuity fund. Dunes
the last year the society has paid to the widows of artists
and a sera of 731. its. hes been appropriated to the
relief of mamma The total bloom* of the society from all
worn wee 1,601.. sad after the payment of all expenses,
cad of pensions, a balance ',misdeed in band of 2911., thus
ageeding evidence of the careful and economical manner is
whirls the bonne.' of the charity is conducted. Since the
formation of the fund the sum of 22,040/. her born die.
tribeted in relieving the widow, and urpluins of artiste.
There woe a large number of artists present, saitiowhoa
were Mr. David Roberta, R. A., Mr. Millais, R.A.,
Saiirke. RA., Mr. Samuel Cousteoe, A.R. A.. Mr.
Dodd, Mr. Readell, the president of the Water Colour
Society, and others. A sum of shout 500/. was eniernibed
la the coursed the erasing is aid of the funds of the charity.
BAWLS I/I AID OF DILYTITUTI CMILDRIN. —The
Isocline members of the Derma catholic body an about to
appeal to that charitable of all classes io aid of the foods of
a charity wham object Is the support and education of
destitute addle ekldrao I. Loaihe. • hamar, at the
St. Jamm's Hall. is the mode which has been adopted for
the collection of funds, tied the days on which It will take
place are Tues.l.n. Wednesday, and Tbanday la the present
week. There is scarcely an eminent DIMS monected with
the leading Roman catholic families which is not to be
foned on the list ..f patrons sadpa teoae.an, and the stalls
Me be mended over by navy dietlugnMsd members of
that body. Among other. nay be mentioned her Excel-
tie Counters Apieiyi, the Marchioeses of Lothian,
the Legatees of .Nevrisurgh, the lady Georgians Fullerton,
the Vioconatem Bury, the Vivcountem Castlerosse, the
Lady Cl2lorll, the lade litre, the Lady Donner, the How
Mr.. Scott Herm, Mrs. Warltiogton liihhert, Mrs. John
Toweeley, and the " Lorena do Marie," entbroolag the
=me of meaty catholic gentlemen resident in or near
The hamar will be unusually well famished.
I Miami all the croweed heads c 4 Europe having ferwanled
enatrilontioat cu the part of tbennelros and their families.
The deers will be open to the public at 2 o'clock car Tues-
day, and at aoce co the following data.
°MUMS or Putincrroas.— At a meeting of the
ecormil es Saturday, the 11th inst., the following ladies and
were elected members of the college :—Mr
rr•mierson.
_Wan Hartlepool ; Mr. W. L. Banks,
; Mr. W. Clapham, Gainford, Dar.
litre:Teifie. Z. Davis, bliagtorehoote, Salford ; Mr. J.
W. iteigluse, Harrogate ; Dr. X lAderhaumni. Brinks ;
Mr. W. F. Lewis, Leeds ; Mr. W. W. Mantel. Lewisham ;
Mr. T. L. Drama, Mantwich ; Mrs. Jane Rowley Brierley-
hill ; Mr. .1. B. Smith, Flawoeth ; Mr. W. I'. Want,
Inraley. The following gentlemen were reelected for the
ensuing year :_—The Rev. R. H. Wright, M.A., Head
Master of the Granimar School, Ashford, Kest, was elected
a member of tM council ; the Rev. G. A. Jacob, D. D., of
Christ's Hospital, don ; W. Smith, Esq., LL D., moderator
far Muir ; the Rev. C. Priteherd, ILA., moderator for
est art ; Dr. L Playfair, C.R., moderator for science

roar Itdinie,l no EDINBURGH. A nu-
merously siblead ie wasUsia of the working ma of
Malmo* over by the Lord Provost, was held on
Friday ,M the of discussing the question
of parllemeneny rogssa . A resolutioe was unsaunnusly
woad, oaproodol of oar at mad iadignatios at the &ban-
doement of reform by her Msjesty's government, such
atendereneet beteg regarded as a violation of distinct and
anisalad pledgee by the misistrv, sod as injurious to the
best Intsreste of the country. It woe also declared that no
niseisere of 'doses would he 'statutory that does not
amoloose Via IL burgh sad 10( county franchise, vote by
sad
• redistributioo of members is proportion to
amid population ; and it was resolved unani•
messy that Yr. Black, M. P., having io his recent votes
amid spoishaa disertod the cause of 'storm, the meeting had
sooldsmo is bin rs • reprosestative, sod was of opinion
that bs owed to noire. A committee was appointed for
ties a of reganisiog a reform association.
TI ML PALACE. DAT.
SATURDAY, KAY 11. Admissiom no missy 1,016; ditto
by sums *kW% 1,813; lalal, f,671.