The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

FIELD-LASE RAGOZD SCHOOLS.

A meeting of the subscribers and friends of these
schools was held In the large room, Field-lane, De Wednes-
day evening, for the purpose of awarding prime to 221
scholars who had kept their siteaticce with characters
for twelve months and upwards. Lord pre-
sided. Mr. Tawell (the honorary secretary) reed the report,
which stated that the annual distribution of prbestaig the
Bagged School Unicieis
ragged schools to Union, to encourage echolais t
seek employment and retain the
same place twelve months, had already effected most psis-
fyiag results. The system had taught the importitM lemon
to the lowest ranks in the social scale tW they held
• position by their own exertions. The proms was
the seventh year of the distribution of 'prises, sad
to be eligible the recipients must have been in the
situation for twelve months, and have a certificate skied by
the employers for good conduct as well se industry. In the
weed year of their establishment the Field-lon scholars
carried off 62prises ; third year, 76 ; fourth yew, 112 ; fifth
year, 148 ; sixth year (last year). 164 ; end tomight 209
prises would be received from the Union and 12 from the
schools. Of that number 138 would receive for the firsttime
10a. in money, a Bible, and a certificate of good conduct ; 47
would receive ss. for the second time ; 18 ss. for the third
time ; and six ss. for the fourth time--making • total of
b 9& 10e., being 20 per cent. of the whole number of prime
received this year by the 167 ragged schools of London. The
committee still entertained the opinion expressed kat year,
that the extension of the eligible age to another year mold
exercise • powerful incentive for good at one of the
most critical periods of their lives. The model
condition of these boys could not fail to excite sympathy,
reerly half of them being deprived of both parents. The
having been opened by Mr. J. Payne and Sir
rOeeardatir the chairman addressed the meeting, and said
he hoped that the institution would not fag for want of
material and motel support. It would be a burning and
everlasting shame if the Field-lane or any other school in
this country were to decline. He contended that no other
school had done half so much good os the Field-lane School;
therefore its promoters were bound to support it in its pre-
ant condition. HlVin4 dwelt for some time upon the evils
ceased by over-population, he concluded by addressing a
few words of advice to the children. The prises ban
been presented, the proceedings terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

REDEMPTION FILM SLAVENT. —A few months
ego two men el ealour—Mr. Lewis Smith and the Rev.
Bebbs Grem—earisid is this country from America, to

solicit theaid of the benevolent for the purpose of redeem*
from slavery the four children of Smith, who were slaves ha
MO of the southern states of America. An appeal was
made to the Wesleyan body and to otherreligioua digesting
denominations of religion, and the snm asked for ransoming
the four unfortunate individuals was 5,000 dollars, or about
LOOM Several meetinp were held both in the country and
the metropolis to promote the object in view, the effect of
which hasbeen that instead of 1,M., double that amount
has been collected in voluntary contributions, and which'
sum has been handed over to Mr. Smith, who was extremely
thankful for the truly Christian gift. The object t.ought by
this generous British act will not only be accomplished, but
in addition there will hate ample sum to redeem the sister
of Mr. Smith from slavery, and to purchase a small patch I
of ground in Ohio, where the nowhappy family intend to
" settle down." A few days ago, Mr. th with the Rev.
Babb@ Gross went by a steam ship from Liverpool to enjoy
their liberty in the slate above amatiened
THE Saucer BourrY.—The weekly meeting of
the executive committee was held at the offices, 5, Guild-
hall-chambers, on Tuesday ; Mr. W. Man in the chair.
Mr. Whitehnrsii Mr. Elydeelmm Nodes, Mr. Elt, Mr. M. R.
Marsden, the Rev. W. H. Bonner, &a, were present.
Charles bhilds, Fag., Bumpy, was elected member of the
council. It was resolved that a Ilnanee oommittee sheuld
be appointed at Birmingham, for that borough and the mid.
land counties. The are of Tiverton was considered, bat
owing to the state of political slavery to which the borough
is known to be subject it was considered useless to metes
the society's posed rule dealing attention to the ballot at
all elections, and it wee resolved cot to take any steps to
Itabg the question of the ballot when the form of
Lost Manillas is gene through.