The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

THE WESLEYAN CONZIPErsXCE.

On Tuesday there vreee two sittings of this con-
ference, at Drafted& Chepal, Neweeette. The morning
sitting was chiefly occupied With the questorm of ministerial
character. The mod reportable Weiner wee the introduc-
tion b the Rev. W. Arthur, M.A., to the conference, of Bi-
shop Janes, of the Methodist Episcopal Church of America.
He was most cordially received by the assembled ministers,
sod the president of the conference hearth shook him by the
timid, amidst much applause. The venerable bishop de-
livered a lengthy and interesting address, in the course of
which he gave an outlier' of the present position andirreeperes
of the Methodist Episcopal Chamber America. He bore a fra-
ternal letter from the conferenoto of that chureh. Since May,
liioo,there had been an interval of great trial; but the pulpier
had been one of considerable presperity. The increase elf
membership amounted to 27,000. During the year they bed
built nine churches per: week ; and the increase in tee pro-
pert, of the church was three quartets of a million. Their
miseicioary income had advaocA. The missionary collections
had exceeded three of the preceding year, and they had in-
creased their appropriation of grants for the mission work
by more than 20,000 dollars. Since the war broke :lax!
before he left New York, some of the luirtiotal7
bad been unable to meet their liabilities, and had t=
of calling home some of their mirsionariee ; the Me
Episcopal Church, however, far from that, had since
the commencement of these disiTultias sent out additional

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.—The annual report of
the Commissiosers of Education io Ireland for 1a50.1 to
the Lord lieutenant has been published. The report
says :—" In rekTellei to the course of instruction in the
royal schools (which are those under our more immediate
control), we beg to report to your Exoelleocy that, with
the assistance and advice of certain Fellows of Trinity
College (our *ht to do so being in this case undisputed),
we have prescribed as a qualification for the competitive
examination for the royal scholarships founded by us, an ex-
tensive course of study in English literature, is well as in
science and modern languages, in addition to the former
requirement., which were more coufined to classical
studies. This sew curriculum is now in °pendia), sod
has met with the marked approtetroo of the toasters of
those schools to which the royal scholarships are attached.
And although at the competitive examination held by
parties specially appointed for that purpose all cannot
succeed in obtaining the prizes, we are of opinion that
the unsuccessful candidates will derive much advantage
from the necessary study, and that the benefit of this
new and more extensive course of education may have ell
improving effect on the general body of pupils attending
these school,." The remainder of the report is taken up
with reference to the present condition of the royal schools
at Enniskillen rod Dungannon, sod of the Limerick District
Diocesan SchooL
UNIVERSITY COLLION HOSPITAL —At a meeting
of the committee yesterday, and at • previous meeting on
the 17th July, votes of special thanks were passed as
follows :—To the Right Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord
Bishop of Londoe, for the eloquent sod successful appeal
on behalf of the charity made by his lordship, at St.
Matthew's Church, Oakley-square, on Sunday, the 21st
July ; to the Rev. Charles Phillips, the incumbent (with
the offer of a life governorship), for his kindness in lending
his church on the mimics ; to Mrs. Flanagan, for her do-
nation of 507., to be added to the invested funds of the
charity, making with former gifts by her for the like pnr-
pose, 250 f. ; also to Miss Swanwick, Mr. Edward Rorndly.
and Mr. H. C. Robinson, for their respective contributions
of 217., 20/., and TY. The collection at St. Matthew's
Church amounted to 631. Ds. Those four sums, together
with 100 f. contributed by the treasurer, Sir Francis
(oldarrad, with numerous other donations, afford timely
aid towards meeting • deficiency in the year's wierionts, the
eciosequence partly of improvements for the adyentage of
A onalltliation of general ottieern, employed by the petieet. mid the greater efficiency of the charity, which
„der
Dina in
making pec
so inspection of the tam committee have not. /templed to make, although aware
Osrassa railways, hem refereed to Frankfort, and begun to that they incurred the risk of increased debt, mud that there
drew up a aeries of revillsitions relative to the transport of would be so public festival this year in aid of the funds.
infantry, artillery, sad cavalry on railway Hoes. I CRYSTAL PALACE.—Maxiattx °NISI'S FAREWELL
Lettere front Bordeaux state that the 11c4aru, BENEF7.-11Atr.a.citotnt DAT. —WEDNFADAT, JULY 31.
which has lust arrived there from Senegal, has brought Admissions as peppiest, king ditto by season
upwards of 10,000 parrots sad perruqueta. 0,636; total Alton, 11,174.

men to !Was and other parts of the world, and intended
so to do until the last extremity should come. He then
alluded to the progress of emigration, especially from Ger-
many, to America, and afterwards to the state of religionio
that country, Norway, Switzerland, ke., whithsr be had
been on a tour of inspection on behalf of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Twenty-five years ago the labour.
of the Rev. Dr. Nut seemed to be of little avail ;
but now there were in the United States not fewer
than 250 itinerant German ministers and 2ho local
ONO, and 20,000 German member.. la Germany, whither,
twelve years ago, they sent Use Rev. Mr. Jacoby,
they had now XI ministers, 4.000 emomuniciusts, and
a theological seminary. In Norway, wham, flu years ago,
their labours had begun, they bad now II ministers and 600
members, many of whom had been brought to a knowledge
of the truth by mane of letters writhes to them by pious
»Littera in America. He then mended to refer to mis-
sionary operations in Canada, and after giving a large fund
of information thereon, and on kindred topics, the bishop
presented the address, sad reautied his seat amid loud ap•
plain..
The evening sitting wee chiefly taken up with the gun-
lion of ministerial character. Yesterday morning the
forty young men who have been accepted for the full work
of the ministry were publicly ordained.—Neirrostk Chrm
side.