The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-18 00:00:00

BRITISH AND IFOREION SAILORS SOCIETY.

Last evening the twenty-eighth annual meeting
of this society was held at the Sailors' Institute, Mercer-
street, Khedive% Mr. SAMUEL °UMW, 31.. P., in the chair
The report stated that the operations of the society are
described under three heads :-1, a sailors' institute ; 2,
missionary work iu the port of London ; 3 the same in
'matey and foreign porta. The first embraces radiog-
rams, library, lecture-hell, navigation schools, observatory,
colfee-mom, Itc. These had all been well patronised by the
clew for whom they ware intended. The reeding-room
averaged an attendance of 51 daily, or 15,000 yearly. The
navigation school had been highly successful ; 148 seamen
have received instruction during the year, of whom
forty-three hare passed their examinations at the
loud marine board. The religious services conducted
weekly by the chaplain had been attended during
the year by an suregate of 5,600 seamen. In the mis-
sionary department the society hare Mix agents employed is
the port of London, four of whom are English tall formerly
sailers), one Welshman, sad one German. The report then
gives the result of the missionary labours in hoodoo and the
maritime towns of England. A native of Prussia has also
been employed to labour among the seamen from Northern
Europe. During the year libraries have been placed in
numerous vessels sailing for foreign ports, as also on board
her !Wear's ship Brilliant, the training ship for the
Volunteer Naval Reserve. On the whole the society had
good reason to be =tinned with the success which had re-
warded its efforts. The financial statement showed the re-
ceipts for the year to be 3,70 V., the expenditure 3,6E31.,
leaving a balance of 771. There was a liability on the
society of :1741. ; but to meet this it had • legacy received
shim the balance-sheet of 100/., end there was • legacy is
reversion of 700/. _ .

The Rer. Mr. Cotten moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded by the Rev. D. Brews, and agreed to.

SCHOOL SHIP SOCIETY.

A meeting of this society was held yesterday at
the rooms of the Reformatory and Refuge Union, Pall Mall,
the Marquis' of WCrrrbseraa in the chair.
Mr. CRANIA/In reed the first annual report, which stated
that the society having considered it desirable that an in-
stitution should be formed on the Thames similar to that
in operation at Liverpool with the Aldus, training ship,
as application was maths to the Admiralty for that purpose.
As assent was given to that application, and a sum el
2,000/. Navin; been raised by donations, the Cornwall, an
old 50 gun frigate was plead at the disposal of the society, •
and on the 25th of April, 1859, she was moored off Per-
Beet. The ship Wog certified as a reformatory school,
Captain Burton, R.N., was appointed captain superin-
tendent, and on June 6 the Ant boy was admitted. During
1860 81 boys were received, and op to the present time
the entire amount is 176, of whom 164 are on hoard. The
pror me of the school had been very satiriactory, a marked
improvement having takes place in the boys under the
schoolmaster. Mr. Qom. A salaried medical °Meer visits the
ship twice a week, sad the health of the boys was good, two
only bevies died since the commencement. Divine
service was performed twice every Sunday by the captain.
The boys had made great progress in their seamanship.
The report cowhides by observing that the government
allowance for boys being but 6s. per week, that does not
meet the whole expense, and as it im desired to extend the
operations of the society, appeals to the friends of the
outcast boy for additional support. The financial state-
ment alums receipts by donation., 3,100/. N. 10d. ; by
subseriptioss, 61. ss. • and by goveremeet allowance and
payments from friends, 1,1961. 14a. 3d. ; total, 4,3021.
9s. Id. ; espeoded in fitting up roost, pay and allowance,
victualling and other iecidentals, 3,109/. N. 9d. ; leering a
balance invested st the bankers of 1,1931. 9a. Id. ; from
which must be deducted 6871. 12v. now due for clothing,
provisions, &c. On the motion of Mr. Care, M.P., s►
otioded by Captain Boyle, EN., the report was received
and adopted.