The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

[ONE PENNY

Tffs maziarros SOCIETY.

The proceedings in connection with the Eighth.
Triennial Confersnoo of the Libmation Society commenced
yesterday morning in the large hell of the Otinsowstres*
ficiteL There was a bug* attendanse of both
from town and country, and they oerapied the of the
hall, the gallery being reserved for visitors. Ansempt the
plows represented were Bridal, Binninghsee Bader.
°largo+, Gloncebtcr, Huddersfield Hull, Ipswich, Man-
chester, Nottingham, Norwich, Itiaolidals, She Meld, Wol-
I verhautptoo, and above two hundred other towns,
in all about f.OO delegates, including several from the prin-
cipal &emotive bodies in England and about 150 front
London and its neighbourhood. Xmonot those present
were Mr. BertlCA. M.P.Mr. E. Baines, M.P. • Mr. 1).
Wlaren, M.P.; Mr. B. Whitworth, M P.; Sir F. Crossley,
M.P., Sir J. Bowing, Mr. K. Ni.n, Mr. H. Lee Rev. W.
Brock, Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, Rev. Dr. Umiak, Dr.
rflderhill, Rev. C. W. Condor, Rev. J. G. Rogers, Rev. IL
White, Rev. C. Stowell, Rev. J. H. Hinton, Sir John Gray,
M.P., Rev. Mark Wilka, Mr. W. Edwards (treasurer), IU.
Carvell Williauis (secretary), he.

The Rev. J. P. Mt:mem., Ledosister, took the chair.
Mr. WILLIAII EDWARDS, the trt4,ollllr, presented
financial statement, from which it appeared that. is.
cludicg the balsam in bend at the beginning of the lest
financial year, the total receipts bad been 8,11641. 2s. Bd.
The expenditure amounted to 7,480/. 3s. Id , Mavis(
in the treasurer, bands at this data the sum of 1,074 t.
111. 7d.
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Mr. F.. 8. 11,.31NROte (Bristol) moved the adoption of the
report; RIM. J. H. litiarox (Reeding) seconded, and
Mr. E. BADE., M.P., supported. He rejoiced in the
great minnows. if he could not say achievements. while
their principle had recently made in every department
lof religious liberty and equality. In view of an ap-
proaching election, he cautioned members of the confer-
enoe that, as they were conscious of objects the most dim-
inierseted, now was the time to display moderation, and
not to be forgetful of the rights of otberm (Cheers.)
Sir JOHN D.wair“; said the times in which they
lived, and the marvellous events which had been asso-
ciated with anis times, had called him and other men
from their solitude, and impaled on them the duty of
doing all they could to advance she great cause which
bad triumphed, and was about still further to triumph.
Their ancestors urged and re-eehoed noble words, but is
greater word still hal gone forth, and which would
create still greater enthusiasm, and that was religious
equality—(louil cheers)—which they would have to in-
scribe upon their banners, and by that test, and by that
testalone, w0..1d they judge the purposes of legidatmn.
(C11"‘)

Mr. J. Cottoraov..ie a member of the old Wenlerut
body, rAid there were thousands in the dencminatrr
who went n.o,t heartily with the Liberation Society.
(Cheert)

The Rev. Mr. LAW Asked when Mr. Gladstone bed re ou-
thAted endowment. Ile hsd not ►o understood Mr. tsi !d-
-rtsne's spn.else!.

Mr. E. Mutt:thought it was very important that the
corii.try should ouderstand that Mr. Gladstone's pm-
posi.l, so tir as it was made known to the coontry, him/.
ever it might be described. in all its essential features
corresponded exactly with the demands which that socilty
Lad .ilways wade. (Cheers.)

•
MY. D. M.P., moved tha neat resolut; .n.
It was in the following words :—" That the conference
rejoices at the triumphant and repeated majorities by
which the House of Commons has resolved that 'it is
necessary that the established church of Ireland shoald
cease to exist as a.i establishment, due regard being bad to
all personal interest,. and all individual rights of propert7.'
It desires to express warm admiration of the decision r.ud
e-anestness displayed by Mr. Gladstone in the realiaatult
of so impoi taot a result. as well as the hope that the
Wiry which be has initiated will be strenuously supported
ty all the friends of religious equality, not only at the
I,:ftent time, but when the question is remitted to t %is
country for its decision, at the approaching general eke-
:ion."

The her. C. H. Steurtuaom seconded the resolution.
In the course of hie speech he said—lf it would not be
wrong to do so. he would ask them at once to give thine
tamers for Mr. Glail-tooe. (Upon this the large meeting
rose en mane and gave three enthusiastic cheers for Us.
Gladstone.) Mr. Spurgeon continued : —The point
lion which Mr. Gladstone was so const,ttly attacksd
only provoked their laughter. It was said, Oh, bat
he has such an irritable temper." That Mr. Gladstou•
had a temper was a mercy for them all. A man who
had no principles. but could veer round with every
wind, might well put on a placid smile and never have
temper ; but a ma:: of principle must he angry against
everything that was shifty and tricky. He had heard,
of persons who were easy as 444 show, sad mob peopis
were generally worth about as much. They had had
eno.igh of coming into the House of Common. with •
sprig in one's mouth, and of gentlemen minding that
• they did not feel a weight of responsibility when they
• ought to feel it, considering that they had the
;.Hairs of a nation upon them. He considered that Mr.
Gladstone did regulate hie temper
__exceedingly wcli.
considering the wonderful irritation Fe had to endure,
and the possession of such a temper, so far from being
wrong, was perhaps one of the qualifications for the
position he now occupied. He took Mr. Gladstone, for
all in all, as being one of the noblest Englishmen alive,
-nd hoped that God would long support him. The tight
which they hail before them would be a long one, for the
...Worse stupidity of a certain party in the nation would
require a long time to be dealt with, but he hoped the day
would come when everything like episcopal, or even pro-
testant, ascendancy would be cast to the winds,
and tin whole work of the society would be
done in the name of God and of truth. (Applause.)
Sir JOHN Glut, tLP., begged in the name of the Irish
n-embers and of his country to thank them.

The reaolution was briefly supported by Mr. U. Wine-
WORTH, 11.P.' and Sir FRANCIS CROSSLEY, M.P., and,
..poi being put from the chair, was can icd mianituously.
Mr. H. Leg, Manchester, moved the following reso-
lution :—" That. insomuch as the biU of Mr. Gladstoee
abolishing compulsory rates is in accordance with the
principles of the society, the conference approves
the conree pursued by the executive committee in rela-
tion to the measure. :.nd expresses satisfaction at the
unanimity with which it has been passed by the Hone,
of Commons. Nevertheless the conference is of opinion
that, is the crest of the bill being either rejected, or
seriously altered. by the upper house of psileusient, is
will be the duty of abolitionists to exert themselves le
the utmost to ensure the passing, in a new parliament,
of Mr. Hardeastle's bill for the entire extinction of church
rates."

The resolution was seconded by the Rev. W. Baton,
and unanimously adopted.
The conference then adjourned.
In the erasing a still lee'sr assembly tiled the hall at
the C.usnou-street Hotel; Mr. T. BARYIS, M.P., presided,
supported by Mr. C. Gilpin, M,P., Mr. E. Mica, Her. J.
Hinton, Mr. Cars-ell Williams, ice.

Mr. C. GfixolY, M.P.. who was one of tho awakens.
arid he remembered that the present leader of this
Rouse of Commons railed attention to the fact that
be (Mr. MOIL who was sitting on the Tressitry
bench. bad actually presided at a meeting of the Libera-
tion society. He abould never forget what the jocund
mar of seventy-nine. Lord Palmerston, said when he
asked him whether he should reply to Mr. Disraeli.
Never mind him ; it is little wetter what be says,"
said Lord Palmentou. (Greet laughter.) The House d
Commons had recently been • study. Mr. Bright said
he saw ou the faces of members an expression which he
bad often seen when they were wrong. (Laughter.) 1'•
sit now on the opposition benches and to look on the
'monetarist benches and those occupied by the country
party, and trace countenance after countenance as their
great leader roe utterance to something that more and
more astounded them clay after day, one could only come
to the conclusion that all the foundations of the earth
were out of course (Great laughter.) They looked se
melancholy, they breathed so dismally, they spoke se
sorrowfully, that they had • claim upon their heart of
berets.

The initiatory step in a movement of a novel
kind was taken at a public meeting held last night at the
Beaumont Institution. Mile-end-road. The growing claims
epos the London Hospital having within the last few
ww.ks obliged the governors to sell out 10,0001. stock to
meet the ordinary ex penditare,Dr. Andrew Clark, once the
medical staff of that institution, formed the idea el
seeming it from its embarrassments and meetiog the M-
I creasing &meals upon its efficiency by originating "The
People's Subscription Fund" among the working populs-
tioe of the east of London. The house committee of the
hospital entirely acquiesced in his view, and accordingly
gave it priatical shape by holding a public meeting undue
the chairmanship of Mr. T. Powell Buxton, the name al •
whose firm is intimately associated with tbo vast week
which is being done by the hospital. The attendance emg
ser7 numerous, and on the platform were clergymen
various denominations. The speakers included. besides the t

chairman, the Rev. T. J. &mien, the Bev. Join Beaktedge t
the Hon. Auberon Herbert, and the Rev. Dr. vanetaa.
Mr. Odo W. L. Rumen, youngest son of the lala '
Major-General Lord George W. Russell, ana British digh.
math servant at Rome, was yesterday married to We I
Emily Villiers, youngest daughter of the Earl and Giantess
of Clarendon, at St. Andrew's church. Watford, in the i
presence of a number of distinguished relativoi sad friends.
To THZ LaDlits. —The high and universal WM.
arhg which Rowlands' Ralydoe continues to maintain, as en
mho yet Nand End soothing ear alt Imporitiew o' Ile
sgin. IA awing the period of most gisaingly ondit
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see Is squalls celebrated for safety In appbeation am tor yes
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