The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-27 00:00:00

ROYAL ASYLUM OP ST. ANN'S SOCIETY.

There is a feature peculiar to this charity in the
annual meetings held at the Asylum, on Brixton-hill, every
summer, of the young people who have been educated and
supported by its bounty in their days of childhood, and have
since gone forth into the world to engage in the active duties
of his, but who return once • year to their old home, to
sinew their acquaintance with old school faces, to present
their certificates of good character end faithful service in the
induetrial occupations to which their energies may have been
directed, and to receive the reward not only of the approbe-
tion of their former teachers end me, but the more sub-
' Eantial encouragement of pecan and other material gibe
which the liberality of the manages bestows.
Yesterday, the Bishop of Durham presided at one of
these interesting gatherings, at which, besides a remitter`
able number of the subscribers of the society, were several
of the gentry and clergy of the diatrict, end quite a crowd
of the present and pest female inmates of the institution, the
corresponding meeting for the distribution of rewards to the
former male pupils of the asylum taking place a month later
in the year.
The young women who were entitled to the reward' were
called up, and received them from the hands of the
Bishop, accompanied in each case with a few word. of admo-
nition, and advice as to their fame ea well as of prelim for
their pest conduct. Amongst the recipients were sevend
pupil teachers from the various public training schools, the
mistress of the Greenwich National School, the mistress of
the Freemaeone School, and others holding equally ins-
norMat appointments, and who, though epparently all yet
in their teens," produced the hint testimonials of
efficiency as well ea of moral and rehgious conduct.
The Rev. Mr. LAING moved a vote of thanks to the right
rev. chairman, which was of course carried by acclamation ;
the brief response to which brought the proceediags to a
close.

ABANDORMENT OF THE COLCHESTER, MAI&
DON AND TILBURY .RAILWAY.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of shareholders in
this important undertaking was held at the Town-hall, Col-
chester, to consider the present position of the project. Mr.
Baows was called to the chair.
Mr. Tabor, Sir. Catchpote, Mr. Bawtree, Mr. Sayers Tur-
ner (town clerk), Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hawkins, and other gen-
tlemen took part in the discussion, the conductor Sir Morton
Pete being freely commented upon by some spoken., and
defended to a certain extent by others. Three different votes
of censure on Sir Morton Pete were proposed, but two of
these were withdrew/4 and eventually the following resolu-
tion, proposed by Mr. Taylor, WAS declared to bo carried
ulna:moonily That this meeting is of opinion that in the
abandonment of the Tilbury, Maldon, and Colchester Rail-
way, under the circumstances communicated, Sir Morton
Pete has disappointed the expectations and forfeited the con-
fidence of the shareholders and inhabitants of Cokbester "

A SHAREHOLDER moved another resolution, to the effect
that the provisional directors were free Prom all censure in
the matter. . . . . . .

This proposition wait carried by acclamation, and the pro-
ceedings concluded with the customary compliment to the
chairman.

THE ARCIIDEACONRIT OF NORWICIL—The arth-
deaconry of Norwich, which became vacant some time 41100
by the death of the Venerable John Bediogfield Collyer,
M.A., baa been conferred upon the Rev. It. E. Hankinson,
M.A. The new archdeacon was educated at Capita Chri4tl
College, Cambridge, and was formerly minister of Well-
greet Chapel, Hampstead, near London. In 11147 be WS/
nominated by the Doan and Chapter of Norwich to the in-
cumbency of St. Margaret's and St. Nicholas, King's Lynn,
and in 1860 he was presented to the rectory of Halcoworth,
and the vicarage of Chedistun, Suffolk, and hoe continued
to hold those bend= opts the present time.