The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-29 00:00:00

CELEBRATION OP TEE NONCONFORMIST

SECESSION OP 1662.

At the recent autumnal meeting of the Congre-
palm:lel Union, at Birmingham, it was resolved to coin.
memorate the approaching bi-centenary of the secession
from the established church of about two thousand ministers,
who resigned their livings rather than subscribe to the
Act of Uniformity ; and it was also arranged that • con-
ference should take place in London to consider and deter-
mine the form which the commemoration should theme.
Yesterday, the conference assembled at the Con.
gregational Library, Blomileldstreet, and com-
prised ministers and laymen of the independ-
ent body from all parts of the country, to the
r umber of more than three hundred. Amongst those who
took part in the discussion were Messrs. E. thiines, X.P.,
T. Barnes, 11. P., 8. Morley, J. Crossley, C. Jake, J. It.
Mills, the Revs. Dr. Halley, Dr. Vaughan, Dr. Spaces, J.
Stoughton, T. Binney, &c. The chair was occupied by Mr.
J. R. Mills, and the procershop lasted more than five
hours. A pent portios of the time was occupied in dim.
cussing the purposes to which the memorial fund should be
applied, and it wee ultimately resolved to !Delude the erec-
tion of numerous 000gregiational chapels in England and
Wales, of • memorial or library-hall in Loodou, and of •
congregational chapel in PairiS ; also the establish-
rueut of college endowments and scholarships, and
the augmentation of the pastors' retiring flied.
It was further resolved that the celebration should include
the delivery of special sermons throughout the country on
St. Bartholomew's-day, the holding of public, meetings,
lectures, and the extensive circulation of books and tracts
hearing on the principle of religious freedom and the inde-
pendence of Christ's kingdom. It was suggested by Dr,
Morton Brown, of Cheltenham, that not lees than 200,0U01.
should be raised, and he believed that with proper means it
would not be difficult to obtain a quarter of a million.

At the conclusioe of the conference, the compan dined
together at the London Tavern, under the presidency of
Mr. Edward Swaim), and some hirge contributions were
announced.

I THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE LEAGUE.—Yeatt,r-
day a deput•tion, headed by Alderman Sir Robert Carden,
and among whom were Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P., Mr.
Charles Gilpiu, M.P., Mr. Benjamin Scott, the Chamberlain
of London. Mr. Samuel Morley, and other gentlemen of in•
Pumice, waited upon the Loral Mayor, by appointment, at
the Mansion.house, and presented a memorial, signed by
nearly one hundred of the principal mercantile firms, with
the View to a public meeting being called on an early day in
the Auptiso•hall, under the suspicion of the above-named
society, for the purpose of promoting temperance among
the very numerous class of young men engaged in industrial
pursuits. The Lord Mayor said the promotion of tem-
perance war a molt desirable object in itself, but he thought
we should be temperate in all things', and not go to the ex-
trews of calling upon people to pledge themselves to total
abstinence. He hoped ahem would he no attempt made at
. the meeting to induce any one to take the pledge. His
lordship complied with the request, and appointed a day foe
the meeting.
THE NEW EDUCATIONAL IifINCTE.—A deputa-
tion from the teachers of Liverpool waited upon Mr. Ewart
yesterday, and stated their views and objections relative to
the recent minute. Mr. Ewart, though lie admitted that
many of the representations of the deputation were fair
and mum:table, declined to pledge himself to any parti-
cular course of action. He thought that as so large as
amount of public money was expended in education, the
public, who provided the funds, had a right to see that it
was most economically disbursed ; and in his opinion
government had acted wisely in making some modifications
in the old code of regulations.
Wzar INDIAN Forarrus.—At Jamaica, the de-
. ficiency in the revenue from imports for the quarter end-
ing the 30th September, 1861, as compared with that of
i September 1860, amounted to 11,2671.