The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-28 00:00:00

THE F:v.PRESS, THURSDA Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 2S, 1861.

TIM TIMM-NINTH CANON.

The PRemocuron communicated a meessge from the
bishops insitiog the coocurreiice of the Lower House with
their lordahips in the alterations they had agreed to in the
ZJth moo.

The Rev. Mr. JOYCE proposed that certain terms in the
licence be referred to • committee, which motion, after •
long discussion, was carried.
The further consideration of the question having been
adjourned the sitting was suspended.

YOUNG YENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of this society was held on
Tuesday evening at Exeter Hall ; the Earl of SHAFTVIBMIT
wi the chair. Prayers having been offered up, Mr. Bhipton
read the report, which stated that the receipts of the put
year bad amounted to 3,2831., and the expenditure bad bees
3,602/., leaving a balance of 3191. against the amoirlathoe,
which, added to the debit balance of 157/. on the is;
January, IsGO, showed a total liability of 4761. on the 81st
December last. The committee, however, thought it was
not advisable to seek for vocal donations, by means of
which the excess of their expenditure might be adjusted,
until they had stated their position. The past year bed
been in every sense a satisfactory one as regarded the direct
sources of income. The donations had amounted
to 454 f. ; free subscriptions, 629/. ; subscriptions to
library and reading rooms, 6921. Some equiva-
lent addition was necessary to susMie the ordinary
outgoiop of the association, and if it was to carry on its
labours with becoming efficiency 500/. per annum would be
neeeseary. The committee had the pleasure to anonooce
that Menus. J. and R. Morley, and Messrs. Copestake, Moore,
and Co.„ bad each eoesented to double their previoussubscrip-
time, and to give 501. per Amount to the association. Two.
thirds of the free subscriptions during the past year had been
given by the committee. There was much to encourage
them in the increasing eympathy of some of the best and
noblest members of the church, and in the general end
growing disposition on the part of young men to
and to improve the various agencies of the assinist7:7l"."he
committee had to report the unprecedented addition,
during the year, of 453 members ; they had also to r 4
the 'ostentation of all branches of the association save near,
their vigorous growth, and their widely extending
usefulness. New brunches bad been formed during
the year at Oamdentown end at St. John's-
wood, and one for the outlying district of
Hammersmith. The Hackney branch had been disbanded,
chiefly from the fact that the agencies of the churches of
the district were so efficient as to render such smothery
service almost needless. They bad also to repast the us-
creasing usefulness of the various Bible chases, devotional
meetings, &c., at AI attest. Of these they would
merely present the simple fact, that during the year 115
young men had been added to the mums working on the
central district, and that 51 had been bmfight in connexion
with the labours of the committee to profess them.
selves disciples and lovers of Cod. Mr. Corderoy
moved the first resolution :—" That the report now
read be adopted. That this meeting gratefully re-
cognises the Liming+ with which the Young Men's
Christian Association has been crowned, and its claims on
the consideration andsupport of all who are interested in the
spread of evangelical religion, and in the character and well-
being of the com meraial community, and earemtly commode
these claim. to the more pluml attention of the beads of
mercantile houses and of the Christian public." The Rev.
T. Jones seconded the motion. The motion for the adop-
tion of the report having been carried the meeting was ad
di eased by the Rev. J. Richardson, M.A., the Rev. James
Spence. D.D., the Rev. John /lemming, D.D., the Rev.
Richard Roberts, the Rev. Morley Amebae, and others.
The Earl of Shaftesbury also delivered a brief address, and
the meeting separated after passing a vote of thanks to the
committee of the emaciation and to the chairman.