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APPENDIX No. XXIV.

The Extra Church Services Committee provided,—

Sorvices in six Chapels in French and German by Clorgymon of the Churchof England ;

A Series of weekly Lectures at St. Martin’s Church ;

A Convorsaziono to introduce Foreign Pastors to tlio Clergy ;

A Heading-room for the use of Foreigners ;

Distribution of Bibles, Prayer-books, &c.

The Foroign Conference Committee providod,—

Fourteen extra Services weekly in French, German, Swodish, and Dutch , byForoign Protestant Ministers ;

Gratuitous accommodation for fivo Ministers at a time ;

Dinner for 200 during a fortnight at Freemason’s Tavorn ;

Twenty Missionaries ; some stationed at Folkestone , Southampton, Brighton,and Nowhavon Railway Stations, and others at all places of resort in theMetropolis ; who sold 000 Bibles, lent to Hotel and Lodging-house keepers(especially for Foreigners) 1500 Bibles, and distributed 350,000 Tracts.

Tlio Extra Sabbath Services Committee providod,—

Two Services for 22 Sundays in Exeter Hall, celebrated by ministers ofdifferent denominations. It is calculated that 130,000 persons attendedthoso Services ; every sitting being froo, and no collection being made.

The London City Mission and the Christian Instruction Society omployed Missionaries,and distributed Tracts, Bibles, &c.; the number of Missionaries expressly employedwore 9, in addition to the number (250,) constantly employed by tlio London CityMission.

The British and Foroign Biblo Society, and tlio Religious Tract Society, providodthe preceding Socioties and Committees with Bibles , &c., at reduced prices. Hie Bible.Society distributed within tlio Exhibition altogether, 457,000 Tracts or specimens ottlioir Bibles , each containing at least a portion of Scripture, and disposed of 382,971Bibles and Testaments, being an increase over last year of 30,134 copies.

At Westminster Abbey an extra Service was celebrated every Sunday evening in tlioNave, and the afternoon service at St. Paul’s was also celebrated in tlio Nave, in orderto accommodate tlio increased congregations.

Tlio foregoing are the results of tlio investigation by which I have ondoavourod to illustratethe social condition of the Metropolis during tlio Great Exhibition of 1851. An anxiety toplace this statement in the hands of Your Royal Highness as soon as it could he prepared,may have occasioned tlio omission of somo facts of lessor importance ; but sufficient areporhaps hero recorded to assist Your Royal Highness in forming an opinion as to the boaringof the Exhibition upon somo matters of deop interest.

I have, &c.,

Alex'. Reduiiave.