The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

THE LADIES' SANITARY ASSOCIATION.

Yeatenlay afternoon the annual meeting of the
friends and supporters of this meaciatioa leek place in the
Hanoveraimare Rooms; the Lord Billiap of o:trioto pre-
sided; and upon the platform were, amongst others, the
Lord Bishop of London, the Earl of /Shaftesbury the Bon.
F. Cowper,
&c the Rev. B. Brow, Dr. Waller Lewis, Dr.
ankester .

The report showed that the progress made was far front
what was desired, owing to the want of !nada. There had
during the ?vier being 41 new members enrolled, making e
total of 206 now upon the list. Owing to the smalltime of
the funds it was impossible to carry on eatialiMorily thee
breech establishments of the assemation. In all 1313,000
tracts had been circulated throughout the country by
the aid of the clergy and other friends of the moo-
elation, while on the Continent similar steps had
been titian. All the lectures had been gratuitously given
by gentlemen of high standing, and had been well at-
tended, nearly 3,000 persons being present at. one of them.
Mrs. Tyson, a member of the ladies' committee, had visited
Manchester and established an auxiliary there, and had
also addressed meetings there and in ether paha of the
country. The Brighton and time other ',ranches of the
association had made fair progress. Many of the evils in the
homes of the working classes arose from ignorance either of
the landlord or the tenant. The committee were endea-
vouring to establish bathe and waslihousse and lending
libitaries, as well as n fund for providiug healthy amusements
for poor children. The subscriptions during the ye.,r hod
been 91/., and the donations 791., and the total expenditure
had been'sBl. The report concluded by au earliest appeal
for farther aid.
_ _ _

The CHAIRMAN having addressed the meeting,
Mr. THOMAS HUGHMS moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded by Dr. Lankestar and carried tumid.
moody.
The right hon. the Farl of Snarrganuar then moved •
resolution, approving of the object.o of the institution, which
was seconded by the Rev. Baldwin Brown, and carried
unanimously,.
The Lord Bishop of Lomax then moved a resolution,
statiog the want of sanitary knowledge in the country, and
the oecevsity for the extension of the branch associations
in the kingdom..
. . .

Dr. Wass Lams seconded the resolution. which was
carried, and the meeting having been addressed by other
speakers, the proceedings were brought to a clues by a.
cordial vote at thanks to the chairmaiail

81141CSPEARE 3 BIRTHDAY.

STRATFOSD•ON•AVON, TCERD %Y.
The natal day of William Shakspeare was again
ertehlated with festive derneastraticses is hie Dative town,

to-day. Several circumstances combined to render this owe
of the most iuterestiog of the birth-day aunivereries held
here for man years. The withdrawal of the bequest of
the late Mr. John Shakepeare, intended for the preservation
and endowment of that most interesting relic of the Eliza-
bethan period, William Shakspeare's house, placed the
birthplace committee considerably in debt for the restora-
tions and improvements they hail already effected, and
threw them upon their own resources and the assistance of
the public with regard to the future. A subscription has
been opened fur the purpose of supplying them with funds.
Some genuine scions of the mulberry tree, two cornice stones
from the once famous house in New-place (since destroyed
by the Stratford Shallows), and such other mementoes, base
been introduced into the garden of Shakespeare's house as
will .ingest the surroundings it had at the time be was
living. It has been poetically suggested that those Mowers
should be grown in thin garden which are meetioned in the
dramatist's plays. The recently discovered alleged genuine
portrait of "Sweet Will" himself created a still grentae
sensation amongst the visitors here today than the p
transfornuition which has been effected in the garden. The
owner of the feinting (Mr. W. 0. Hunt, clerk of the peace
at Stratford) at first proposed to present it to the National
Gallery or British Museum, but as grave doubts bare been
cast upon its originality, it was determined to leave it in
the hands of the birthplace committee until its genuine-
' sea, or otherwise was fairly set at rest.
The proceedings of the day commenced with the annual
meeting of the Shakespearean Club and the Birthplace
Committee, which was followed by the reading of the play
of Julimit Omar, at the Shakespearean Rooms, by the ltev.
.1. It. Young, soli of the eminent tragedian of that name.
The anniversary dinner wall afterwards held in the Town
Hall, which was attended by about 100 persons. Sir
ROBERT HAMILTON, Bart., K.C.8., of Indian mutiny cele-
brity, preeided.

IiIIiTItOPOLITAN EVENING CLASSL9, SUSSEX HALL.
—A deputation of the committee and friends of the Metro-
politan Evening Classes, among whom were the Earl Gran-
ville, Lord Lytteltoo, Messrs. H. S. Thornton. Henry Col*,
Henry Hoare, Harry Chester, the Revs. Charles Meekeozie,
It. Whittington, M. W. Lusignau, H. White, and others,
met the Bishop of London on Monday afterouoo, at Loudon
Mottos, and on the motion of Earl Granville it was re-
solved—" That, considering the great good which the metro-
politan evening classes Lave done, and the benefits which
they might still render to the young men of London, ea
effort be made for re•establishing them on a new and
I broader heals, and that with that view the Revs. Charles
Kittosrox Row's° CLLR.—The members of this 1 Mackenzie and It. Whittington, Messrs. Henry Cole,
club rowed an eight-oared race yesterday afternoon at' Harry Chester, H. 8. Thornton, Henry lloare, Thomas
Kingston, which was witnessed by a large number of Whittington, and Marshall Carpenter, be appointed a cunt.
FieVit".• The result was ea follows :—The Captain.. I mitten to asuertain what subscriptions are likely to be con-
row, 1; the President's Crew, O. The Captain's ereer—l, I tribute.] for their re.eetabliehment, and to prepare n scheme
Mr. Hereby ;2, Mr. Linley ;3, Mr. W. inbridge •4, i wl.ereby the institution may be made self-supporting for
Mr. Woodhouse ;5, Mr. R. Bainbridge' 6, Mr. Brooch ; the future." It was proposed to convert the clessee imW a
7, Mr. Gibbons ;8, Bennett ; Mr. F. Walton Om). The 'metropolitan college, and it is understood that mot. has
President'sermr-1, Mr. R. J. Shabby'',; 2, Mr. alreade been subscribed towards this object. Further nub-
3, Mr. 0- Monks, :4. Mr. Arnold ;5, Mr. Jervis; 6 mriptions will be received by the members of the mom-
Barneby ;7, Mr. Rowlett ;8, Mr. D. Wilson ; Mr. C. Wel- mitt".
ton (cox.). It was close for a few yards, and then the ! We arc glad to learn that the Attorney-General
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