The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-17 00:00:00

NATIONAL RIMS AJMOCIATION. —The day of the
forthcoming Wimbledon prize meeting is altered
from the let, to Thursday, the 4th of July.
INTERNATIONAL Ex BIT lON or 1862. —Tester-
day information was received by her Majesty's commie-
Moons, through the Belgian minister, that his Royal Rich-
wine the Duke of Brabant had accepted the Ake of Pre-
eldest of the CUMIIIiMiOO appointed to manage and
arrange the works of art and industry of Belgium at the
forthcoming Exhibition. It ss pamally undentood that
the manufactures of Shefitekl will form a great sad pro-
almost feature to the Exhibitiom

NooliTrr rot MIS KNCOORAMOINaIIT or Ma FINE
AITS.--The bets =riot of this society was brought to
a clam bat eveglag, at their rooms in Cooduit-street, when
Yr. H. Ottley delivered aa interesting illustrated lecture as
eas/plnre. Towards the conclusion of his &us:purse he
pined Nome strictures on the testimonial mania of the day,
which had become a crying evil, and crowded our streets
with Apr unsightly in themselves and derogatory to art,
and brought dos o upon us the deserved ridicule of foreigners.
Upon this hint an animated discussion followed, in which
the • alsominatioris" in Waterloo-place, Trafalgaraquare, and
seine ether places vin Westnunstar were turaimously
deriouared.

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EVANGZIJCAL CONTINurrAL SOCIETT.—Laat even-
ing the manual meeting of this society was held in Blooms-
bury Chapel Mr. E. Pys Smith in the chair. The report
commenced by referring to the gratifying pinkies in which
the came of evangelical protestantism now stood le Italy,
to which country the society bed recently seat three even-
gelists eounsittem in Turin, Naples, Milan, Florence,
Gauss Nice, he., were all active in their efforts to
spread the Gospel, and met with no opposition from the
Italian gonnionent. la Frame, the Evangelical Society of
toils wen promoting the Protestant cause with great suc-
cess ; they had a amber of churches and schools, 11 pestoce,
9 weswgebetw. and 41 teachers, and their income was about
11,0001. a year, a large portion of which was contributed by
embers of the Reformed Church of France ; they had
1,000 'cholera in their schools, who had paid 4001. lest year
is weekly plymeste. In Lyons also there magreat naivety,
and the Means ci the church was 2,400 f. Is the Haute
View the solo* and churches bad bees closed by the
prefect, but they still ermerived to teach and worship is
boom In Owes and Belgium the evangelical
stenches were ark* peat exertions snit rapid program
The imaisial statemest showed the income of the year to
be 1,63:11. Ile. 3d., oat of which the committee had granted
aid to the Fritsch societies to the amount of 4411, and to
thane of Italy 410(., which with the incidental expenditure
left a helms' in Wind of 14L The report was adopted,
Rural. Ammo' or Fir. ABM'. 134seurr.—The
missal meeting of the friends and subscriber' to this most
valuable elarity kir the distribute°u of rewards to former
Sorb papas of the royal schools of this society, woe held
y afternoon at the Asylum, Brixtoo.hill. The
of Lichfield presided, and stated the object I if the meet.
Mg to the amem Id in g together those educated in the schools
of the eoehey, who upon proincing written testimonials of
charade, him their present employera received certain re-
wards Om amount depending woe the length of time their
teMienesiele referred to. Thom rewards being settled by
the mks, there was not any variation from year to veer, and
tbsp evened of money and book prince. The Bubo,
tbs. reessied to deliver the prism expressing to each
..ipi.._ is suitable words such advice as seemed to him
meet The Right Rev. Prelate then presented the gold
end silver modals • sad also numerous book prism to the
children now is the asylum who had merited such marks of
distinction. Ile then addressed the past pupils, exhorting
them to cautious in the good course they had begun, pointed
oat to those at present in the asylum the bright example
set before them, which it behoved them to imitate, and
tm-
pressed upon the general assemblage the value of on insti.
halloo which trained up children in the way they should go,
in the fear and nurture of the Lord. Thanks were then
voted to his lordship for presiding, and the proceedings ter-
minated.

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CHNISTIAN VZILNACULAII EDUCATION &MST
ema Ixota.—The third anneal meeting of this society wee
held yesterday at Freememee-hall, Great Queemoreet ;
the Fort of Shaftesbury in the chair. The secretary, the
liar. Mr. Gordoe. read the report, which stated the society
to be gradually working its way throughout India. Thirty.
four auxiliary soeielass bed bees formed, and schools hied
her te proideeeks of Madras, Bombay, aed
ea well as le the Weed et Ceylon. The society bad
founded a training college for maim teachers, end is Jun.
lint it bed seat out Mr. Yorks to bring it into operation
sad Mr. Soddy ' of Cambridge, would shortly leave thin
country to hall the cake at principal. The Scriptures and
• large quantity of religiose literature had been printed in
!me different langweges, and • number of native teechers,
Dale and female, were now employed by the society. The
report states the receipts for the year to be 2,7921., of
which 1,2191. bed bees contributed in India. One pleasing
feature wee that the income of the society was now mainly
derived from subscriptions and not from donations, as had
boo the cam ia previous years. The sum of 2,000/. had
heal sopentiod in India during the year in the society's
operations.
A large public meeting was convened at the
Assembly Roam, Ayr es Tuesday, under the direction of
the Creed of the Working Men's College, for the purpose
of Wein a statement from Mr. Buckmaster on the con.
&lire epee which aid is given to cisme@ established for
the revere of giving instructing in elementary wire*.
W. Jack, Esq., assistant iumpuctor of schools, wax voted to
the abate, supported by Colonel Shaw, W. Stewart, Foq.,
Z. Kay, Faq., Duncan McWbite, and other gentlemen.
The meeting, after hearing the address, was unanimous is
favour of the scheme, and a general regret was reword
that they had Dot the opportunity of ooderstaadieg the
subject before. Votes of thanks to Mr. Buckmaater and
the chairman were paired, and the meeting separated with
a dernoMatioe to prepare a few young men far the
riebeee' ortilleate.

A deputation from Liberia waited on Lord
Ibrawgbam on Wednesday, at his residence in Grafton-
rarest, introduced by the Rev. E. W. Maiden, accompanied
by smog natives (black) and the British Consul, to per
sent bin lombillip with an addrese of thanks for his unwearied
nations la the emus of negro emsneipation and abolitio•
of
She slave trade, and ids) with • testimonial in
the shape a • black ebony walking-dick, very neatly ores-
neented. Several speeches were delivered by the natives
with considerable feeling sad ability, end the deputation
reared, expressing themselves higtdy pleased with their
simertios.