The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

NEWSVENDEBS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.

The twenty-second annual meeting of the men.
hem sod friends of this society was held yesterday at the
Fressomond-hall, Great Queenetreet, Mr. Taint in the
chair, to mere • report from the committee and elect a
pemsumer. The report stated the receipt.' for the yer.
by douatioca, subscriptions, he., to be 1641. Bs. 6d. ; espen.
altars, nu. 8.. ice ; lowing • balance •• the year of
381. 9a. 6d. It then referred to the small number of the
trade who supported the society, and knelled some deem
would be taken by the members to induce their brethren to
join the society. The report then referred to the decease
doted the smiled and most energetic sapportenanf the
oelsty, sad the aidertunate poeitiou in which kii tridoe
was left, regretting that their foods were not in • phition
to pleas
of O bee at once Co the list of pensioners. Mr. :11111(11h
lltopur•treet, had applied to be elected he • pe. oner,
and the committee, haneg made every necessary equity,
recommended him for election. The report, after some
diem: men, was adopted. Mr. Kindly was sleeted a pen.
simper.
The anniversary feetinl of the institution arm' tele.
bested lest night at she Freemasons' Tavern by
_g rub-
dential wpm, to which about 180 sot down. Mr sarlet
Dickens was announced to take the chair, but wae pm.
vested from so doing in consequence of ill health.; Be.
fore the commencement of the proceedings, the Seat.
tart' read the following letter from that gentleman :
"3, Hamm-term& Regasth-park, Tuesday, thq 2f, 1861.
Mr,—l regret to amen you that lam =able to lake the
chair on Thursday. For some weeks past I have haw much
dieneseed with neuralgic pains in the face, and have been
obliged to forego many social engagement& I find myself,
after all, so mat for a hot lighted room, and indeed for
Laudon, that I am obliged to go away for change to the see
aide. Bat 1 hem spoken to my friend, Mr. Wilkie Collins,
and be has bees so kind as to my that he will preeide for
me ; and me you shall have, if you desire it, next year, if I
am aro and well.—FalthfOy yours, Cttent.ne Dimes."
much
The appearance of Mr. Wilkie Collins was greeted with
alithomisem. _

It was We hoar before the madly wore brought to

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Bans vocal selections by News. Claw, fsdt6. )uroa,
and Ford, contributed to enliven tins mow.

ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL. ssw-caoli4

A meeting d the members el this corporation
wee held yestmday, at the Royal United Service Inetitution,
the
Whitehall-yard ; the peskiest, Admiral BOMAN Q. 8., io
choir.
After the tmoal preliminary business, •
The Smearrairt read the annual report, from which it
appeared that during the pact year several vacancies had
occurred on the reduced foundation, which the conned had
filled from • long list of urgent asses awaiting admissioe,
and igimlinstanoes of these the claims of ea officer with
and an income of 1271.. and a widow, also
with sad UBl. per annum, thus showing the
mine rid, impertanes of this school to the , affluent
ellicess al the mug sink% and the necessity of
samallahnelplises en enable tie council to canoed the
Amelia 9/ tilimptitution. Many of its most MAIM sap.
pariah thati filed, thus tensing a billet elfin the rub.
scripthen Met, the canna believe that the chicle of the
school only neq publicity to receive incensed pillionage;
that anitimpe'se who Mid GO ed to
apneas fee_ support were Lieutenant J.
R.N. who bad biome a life governor, in virtue Of A muni.
liceet' donation of SOW. • some anonymous tries . had also
transmitted 1001. through Messrs. Ommanney, sada lemicy
of 901. had been received from the executors of the-ImM
Commander John Bowerhank. Many of the fore* Penile
had highly distinguished emissive' in their mice* examh
nations for the naval, military, and civil services... As an
evidence of theiseportmat and utility of this sehouteand its
increasing infiumee ea the service, it was niseiiimed that
since 18W upwards of 200 of its former peplis hers been
made ward.resea Milers of her Naivety's Mel_ lIPTY and
marines. Of thel.lloo skidenteeducatedat this imlitution,
more thea 300 are estoaribers to toads iecommodeererith it.
Captain Frederick, R.N., bad placed a nominalken for a
naval cadetship at the dimmal of the council, width, after s
competitive examination, was swirled to Mr H. M. C.
Testing. The report, in alluding to the financial position of
the institutioo, is:premed the high sense the council enter-
tained of the aerations of Mr. Simian, the seeretary, whose
long 0001101a00 with the wheel had enabled hint Maxerthe
a most importaat and beoeficial influence upon its Ybeition.
There.port having recapitulated the difilcultiee sarmonoted
since the oseellatten et the new building in 1844, sad the
improvmamate and additions that had been
made. Mated
that the fund for roofing in the swimming bath ditnot yet
amount to • sullsient suet, and that the counall did not at
present feel *bled in appropriating for that perpise say
of the funded property of the institution, the expenses haw.
iag seormarily beer math augmented by th:r laldAt price of
provisions, and by the circumstance that of 100
sons of naval and marine olicert are admitted ea lower
terms than their actual cost The report having' ors
ceived and adopted unanimously, the vice-prorld , direr.
ton, and auditors sleeted, and thanks voted to the penal,
the meeting terminated.
SOCIETY POB THE ENCOURAGEMENT OP THE
PINE ARTS.
Azmittlable se waa give. lart eiring at
the by the Society for the fteourkement
of the Fine Arta. The promise of 'warted intellectual,
artistic, and musical entertainment, given in the advertised
programme, was more thee radioed; the emcees was in
every way complete, arid we rarely enjoyed ei more de.
ligbtful seating. Our readers may not be &Imre of the
privileges offered by this very damming society to member
fee the onliner7 guinea annual enbecription. One of the
most pies/ant of these is the invitation to the conyersezioai
and concerts. To these artists contribute their best pic.
ores, and some of the best vocalists and instrumental per-
formers give their services gratuitously. But the privilege
is greatly enhanced by the noble patrons and others, who
permit no these occasions the assemblage of the member. and
their friends at their mansions and galleries. The Fart of Elles-
mere we may instance as having already set the example of
liberality, and DOW the Lord Mayor has conferredastili grunt
beoefit and paid a still higher compliment, by *clog for
the nonce the Manion-house at the disposal of the society.
The excellent management of former swellings sod the
attraction of the magnificent reception hallo of the MOOWOO.
house of course drew a large concourse of visitors. The
spacious and noble Egyptian-hall and the aatrball brilliantly
lighted for the occasion were nearly full to overflowing
during a long evening. Among the visitors we policed a lar
number el without artists, connoisseurs, and pateetts of et.
The paintings and drawings exhibited included eererd
mastetpeoes, sad we were glad to see that th, object of
the society was not discredited by the &cheerier' of any
really bait works, and very few even mediocre. The Lord
Mayor declared, is • graceful and appropriate address, that
there was so purpose to which the Mansinn.boerse could be
devoted which would give him greeter pleasure thee the re
implies of the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine
Arts and their frien&. The honorary secretary. Mr. °Weft
and every member of the council of management, also de
served thanks for the manner in which the evenings enter.
taineient was arranged.
The reading of, a paper by Mr. Ottley, explanatory of the
objects of the society, was followed by a concert of vocal
sad instrumeetel music, at which Mollie. Vamps. Madam
Lemaire. Madame Gilbert, Miss Jeffreys, Mier, Palmer.
Signor Gardont, Herr Formes, and other eminent performing
assisted. The programme included an original trio and
selections from the best English sod continental empire
M. Benedict and Mr. Alfred Gilbert conducted.

THE Ascii/MACON OF LONDON AND THE Listw
Trox fiselLTY.—Yesterday a visitation of the clergy sel
serchdeacoury of London was held at St. Sepulchre's('Much.
Snow•hill. The Archdeacon in his charge (which mad
some length) called attention to the plans of the Umiak.'
Society as directed against the church. He proceeded l°
give the history of the rise soil progress of the secrete, the
avowed object of which was, he said, to do away with the
national religion and crush the established church. 0.1
deplored the influence which it bud brought to bear Po
the House of Commons, and that a Cabinet Minister (IL
Milner Gibsou) should be on its list of sulxicribers. lie del
not charge the society with a deliberate desire to overthre
the monarchy and to establish a republic, but it was devil
its object to assimilate the government of this countre
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that of the United States, where there was au :thence d 6
national church and tithes, soil an equality minourt
nominations of Christians. He considered it was (teddm.
of every man who knew what Euglaud was and who Jr.ird
to preserve our laws mid usages, and not to make it Rs
the United States—who wished to preserve the oversight d
a body like the clergy with fised residences moire the
people—to come forward in a bold and .I.s.i.led opis..itoa
to the designs of the Liberation Society, and it was fir tta
reason be had brought the subject promineutly sutler ate
notice of the clergy.
RAILWAY CoMMTREIDL—TWG new committed
have been appointed be the committee of selection too.
mince their sittings on Tuesday. A committee to recede
the merits of the proposed new railways in the Beath Wall
district on the following bills :—Hererord. Hay. mud grease
Railway ; South Waled Mineral Railway; minute* soi
Heath Railway ; Swansea Harbour Trait South Weil
Railway ; Swansea Vale Railway ; Brecno and Merthyr We
lineal, nod Llanelly Railway (new lines.) A committee de
lines in the Midland and Staffordshire district, for the me'
sidemtion of the following hills :—Great Western Hs
Much Wedlock Railway ; West Midland said V
id Severn 410;
Cradley Heath and *Dudley Railway; Worcester. Bear
yard. and Leominster Railway ; Stourbritlge Rarity let
tension to Seeethwick) ; West Midland Railway (me lied);
and South Staffordshire Railway. In addition totted
some five or six committees, that mond adjourned until atm
the recess will reassemble for further and final urns theta
THE PROCLAMATION REGARDING THE AMERICO
WAIL—OR Wednesday, at twelve o'clock. the proelandide
bayed last week by her Majesty, warning British subj.?
against any illicit or overt complicity in the civil wee
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America, was declared at the Cross of Edinburgh. T.
heralds wry accompanied by an escort of the 26th Regime°.
and the reading of the proclamation, which occupied near))
half an hour, was witnessed 17 a large assemblage of pent'
CRYSTAL PALACE.—Tito National Choral SuctetYi
lately established by Mr. G. W. Martin, will make their
first appearance on Saturday. Locke's Macbeth mew 042
selection of popular pert songs will be performed by
choir of 1,000 velem in the great Handel orchestra.