The Express. — London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

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CHARM& Mr. Mar; now a 1 tire : am firc. ,, ttop i celf s. Ma 1000)10. Mr. sae 1 t season. 0 Ten amine. LI SONE AbIUCLA. Moors. R. laGel, C. , Darsol; SW. lawn .1 Part. —awl TRa I ( OOlaw orW. 1 . Mama Leann sat A. Corte; Miss Dyer.-Osonsare MT. RION WATS& AT LONDON DRIDON. mos or. -Monster. IL WA. ...---- eitaerms. Nt. Us. toweesaew-M•reles. AL 411 a. ........ Allerwas. Gh. lew. i LONDON', FRIDAY, JUNE 26 . -w--- A DOUBLE NUMBER of the EXPRESS will )1 i be published as usual TO-MORROW. le is very diriicalt to convince the doctors either of the body politic or the body natural, that there Is such a thing u a remedy worse than the disease. The administrators of the criminal law are rape. k rally liable to fall into the error that every social evil may be put down by sufficient severity of penal treatment. That accomplished and valuable i Chief Nlegistrate, my Lord CAMPBELL, appears to be at the present moment a victim to this very R common and very venial form of delusion. Every one will sympathise with the CutE, JUSTICE of ENG- LAND in his desire for the abolition of that &herniae. I ble traffic in obv.ene books and prints which infects with the taint of leprous pollution the innermost well-springs of the moral life. The thing is loath- some and abominable in the last degree. So far every one is entirely with JORN Lord CAMPBELL; , \ but is any rational person prepared to go with him in the legislative remedy which he proposes far this miserable social dirs.. ? Can the proposition be seriously entertained for a moment of vesting in the police a plenary discretiee of judging of what is or is not obscene in literature or art, pictorial or plastic—of making a general per- quisition after nudities, with summary powers of vial. tenon, search, and seizure? Is Mr. Inspector A or Su- perintendent X to be constituted for the notice a censor mores. for the British metropolis? Is the ordinary Peeler to be entrusted with the delicate and &Mesh task of drawing the lino between that which is only act obscene became it is seethetie, and that which is bestial beyond the defence of art? As Lord LYND MERIT pointed out in has admirably clever speech there so a difficulty, and a very great one, in drawini this line. To a scram degree it must be arbitrary and various minds will arrive at various judgment so to the aide of the dividing line on whit.: 1 ; many celebrated works, whether of art or liter tore, should be placed. The holy CHRYSOATOM WM a 00a•taltt reader of the libidinous Moron:tem Bishop HALL talks complacently of tho wilt ' epigrams of the shameless MARTIAL. DRYDEN, I Lord Lex otter.: r pointed out, though ono of on accepted English clerics, would certainly be • obscene book ender the proposed provisions of Law if CAMPBELL'S Act. Mr. MOSON would unque tionably come to grief for his reprints of " Beal moat and Fletther "—" Wycherly and Vanbrugh COLNACIII might appear to some barberry of Soo lead-yard no less an object of suppression du DCODALE. In fact, BB Lord LYNDHURST clear; I I pointed out, the matter would be endless if the rig) of police interference were once carried to the cite ' proposed by the CUIEF It:write& We should ha , the Crystal Palace and the National Gallery broug up before Mr. BINGHAM and Mr. YARDLEY. ID I MYR and Menu+ Pocwate laid under the seven . , interdict. The thing, in short, would never i I '4 l Ovevlegialation invariably defeats its own object I does not repress the evil at which it aims, and engenders worse oils in the very process of ; tempting a cure. The existing law is amply at qiutte for all purposes of repression. The true aim statesmen should be to elevate and improve I vitiated taste, not to rage vainly against the vitiati indulgence. • t " I RAVE committed," said a celebrated Evil Prelate, " many sins in my life ; but ono I ne • did commit—give a farthing to a beggar in t street..." Of course, the eminent man who T 4 turgid on such an erection is considered by m I people as rather an extraordinary person ; and ; . more sentimental sex would feel infinitely horrifiei i ' hearing what they are in the habit of calling wicked a confession. Bat the Archbishop of De BI 1 is quite right. There is nothing so miseliievous Iki : promiscuous charity. I; demoralises the person v indulges in it—it demoralises the person who recei it Every man, woman, and child has the passim I 1 pity; it is gratifying to indulge a passion, am . many people if it can be indulged at a small expe with little trouble, and in the face of the public, gratification is rather increased than diminished. is pleasant, too, for the spectators as well as for actors. It is to nice to think that people arc good charitable. It is so comfortable to think that it is, to acquire a character for benevolence, and to p tine in public the precepts of religion. Like ra other things, it looks well at a distance. But t is another side to the picture, which we may jar well investigate. That lean, cringing, sallow-faced, filthy, 1 clothed Chinaman, who crones crawling along n the magnificent club-portico: of PalLmall, it wretched enough. Ins chattering importunil silent eloqucuce irresistibly appeal to the parer for he is a stranger in a foreign land, perils 4 shipwrecked mariner. Why should he not b lieved ? Why are charitable men and wome deny themselves this luxury ? The answer is not cult. Let those who like truth better than sentil and shrink from the notion of thoughtlessly pl. ing vice with the means of indulgence, follow of these apparent children of misery throng) 1 heart of the City, to the filth and seething shelf Lion of Shmiwell. In that horrid den of hum they will find their Chinese friend in his real eh ter, amid the companions of his choice. HI put off the cringing subservience of the beggas has 'mourned the abandoned ease of the deba THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1867. end the libertine. In this quarter, it seems, there is established a colony of 50 or GO Chituuneu, who herd together for the purpose of indulging in the most horrid vices to which human oaten can addict itself. The evening is the time for their Weal orgies. The morning is the time for obtainPag the means of indulgence. 'their plan is admirably simple. From this dark corner of the City they sally forth together in the forenoon, and spread themselves over the West-end. Their object is that of all mendicants—to obtain money without labour. For that purpose they take the name of poverty in vein—and prey upon the feelings of the weak minded 'and the wealthy. Skilled in every dramatis art, they aasume every poseplastifue of misery which their experience and ingenuity can suggest, and manage, we are told, to levy a mail on passers-by which amounts to an average of 2s. or 3s. a-day for each of them. Sapplied by these ample funds, the sallow crowd make their way back in the evening from every quarter to their reeking cabins by the banks of the Thames—where they spend their evenings in the most loathsome debauchery. It would be of course impossible to dwell is detail ea these revolting scenes. The address of Tt YARDLEY, the police magistrate, which appemei two days ago in these columns, may have sufßeed on this point to enlighten the curious. That address war made by the worthy am gistrate, in the case of one Aroo—one ef these Chinese colonists—who seems to have com mitted a brutal assault ern a fellow-countryman by half-murdering him with a hammer. The pole- I lie have good reason to thank Mr. YARDLIT DWI speaking out as he did upon the subject. For we quite agree with him that, looking to the filth and abomination in which these Chinese creatures line, or rather herd together, we may well apprehend the spread not only of a moral, but of a physical pestilence from this sink of depravity. We trust that the authorities will look to this. • We have selected the Chinese colony simply with, most recent and picturesque discovery in the realms of beggardom, not because Chinese beggars are wean, than their neighbours. The professors of the Indian dodge" arc every way equal to them ; and we have a multitude of indigenous rascals who, at a pelas beggar show at the Crystal Palace, would no doubt carry off all the first mid& One thing is clear—these offseourings of the earth only subsist by the pernicious and thoughtless charity of the West-end. If money were not collected there during the day the vices of the night would become impossible. The weak sentimentalists of tho West-end ought surely to consider the purposes to which their alms are applied. There might, perhaps, be some excuse for them so long as they were ignorant of the facts which are now ascertained. We have elutes wowed to deprive them of that excuse. If they still persist in supplying these plausible scoundrels with money, they do so with the knowledge that, instead of relieving want and succouring the dis tressed, they are only encouraging the coarsest kinds of excess and the vilest forms of vice. go which DISTRIBUTION OF THE VICTORIA CROSS. THIS DAY. The odes highly loiterer*/ ceremony took place this mortal to Hyde-perk, in the pomace of many thou sands et preens dap duos and ranks. It had l zen univer sally anticipated to prose the twit intaleting home in cident in combs with the late war, and has bran a frequent theme of a:emotion fur many days past. Our redeye are already aware that the authorities, in order to adds as lop a number as the space would slew to winter the perwribm, had special ansagereer rob is the pubis esearrehrion. It was as/ lepsam4 lhaamese, to pride hr own • She at the sow hole she VIPS Milian to dads loom able Orel, Nam Rem of mile ooeld re little Mee Oat kirks sod visors. Neesalope, the ridges ketween re walk eini lie very elasswereekn, were occupied se pears et aPasamilia. but Ihe pod Indy et the people mild des le the embeeillir mob. am al see es Immo did leer 01111 Ow* idea of the dblehries rut hove bra of • ms‘Fgrigiative chancier. • semi pavilion wee wetted immediately opposite Orreberivia. Facing the latter, and in the rear of the hew" slay large berg was erected, and • sagnidcont semi diendesd was Nisi Omer on the snivel of hoe ,itejsety. Besslerstiblillidelsle sal ihrbelses chair shish wee seed rim 71/64ery's earerihs rue pieced on the Um *Wm et is pavers. On dear side of the midis wee mikehre; re for the aseerredrion of to *we seilaserbsee albs egypecliereatimr, sei Or fbirrhies et the Warr Bored bar -- mike bier IA he 188 Meal et Ewes she ins leimbroded esti helheiperdmilr The extent el est meNissebErs sheers is sverds et 1,700 1104 sled the at • rießr• shift smsteds el 10,000 purr In when adsdeder Orb led bets terelL In Ilb rid 011111118 them wee sok s sera vbse. Nara bird ; vieresse vith tickets, woe demi le lbegmar art 7lsPpraeaea el the plea= rib. gip hissmh fwd. whops, • companies he Ihe seri she are orepdbd to di The vire et the perk were ewe& this swig Ur eery larreee owl at els o'clock the lat ponder bass givebedelelL Vp le sea o'clock therein of amid= sr emdbieesessliressleg. MN./ verb herd at eine eriock ; cavelry sad Was bursts orrew-rel she o'clock, in Ilse et essiesese ealamma. sight in hest, sad at garter-dieter% bash& torn ashe 1. HIM Astaldry. 6. 2. Lib Ilessib We e I S. 6. Rifle Bagels 4. seem ma sse. 9. Artillery. 6. Peet 10. Military Train. The rye el is Royal Marry Asylum and the For amen herd en the left of the line and in front of the Mary Tier. Se Akers who wen to receive the Victoria Cross area- Med is Hyde-park, more Graveargate, at air o'clock, red placed UNMlllille der the arias of Lirat.-Ciamaral St Collo Campbell. Heck adore ho' a loop of coed (red or acesedieg to the cans et the rids* atterei to the left brart of Me tab. to easy hr bajeety to area the ars. The nosurrerne d Ober and prb rates who were to rears the Order srearbd at Portmen-deed Barracks, sod rerchol thews to the park, ender the command of Liesteret Kau, of the Bile Bri- I Arrived on the ground, Ode bend of hear, numbering (sear and soldier.) only 42, were drawn up in front of the era'. Pavilion. They took up this position at ball-past are o'clock, and their appeenace on the pored suited the deepest drip of Wrest They Inn indeed a remarkable peep ire was one le the bight arra of en karat ; Ore sierfre is the dark mass of the Ride Brigade; re mist Mow wen the does of a pert-kaeper ; mother the mesh of a policemen. Bose win gritudius ; ore sloe. r lore jackets and vire leaser ; and preksere, baser lad medical abase sear be derrembibid. Not es ridded err reheat • derriss ; the bra et Lieut. Ems see Fir* awed with rim. eel bbi Sr eel, re who hes herr risersisse le bee • ibebr, the &- host liersesat err a special eklesi eteuepatlistie adsdration. ARRIVAL OP TR' ROYAL CORTEGE. The royal rho umbel Om lisidesher Palace at a few gainutes lobo des eller In the tellewleg order: Captain Beyer, DepetrArster eaartartaester-Oenot• Detachment of Royal Horse Guards. The Pereperign's led horses. Ablea-de-Camp to tbe Clioarel CoomandierloChief, - Moeda (extra), _ Burgissesh, Clifton, Colonel Ty+whit; Hon. Colonel MeadowM. Aldes-drtamp to the Qom, Calomel Marquis of Ailrbary, Colossi Patten, Colossi Duke of Brnotench, COlOl5lll Lord Dynovor, Colonel Marquis of Donegal, Colonel Holloway, Colonel his Serer High nee. Prince W. A. of Same Weimar, Colonel J. W. Dodos, Colossi Sir T. Troubridre. Colonel Lake, mo rel to the Forces, Forma Hon. Colonel A. Gordon. Colonel Forster. Ecitterrica to the Queen, and to his Royal Ingham Prism Albert, in Waiting. Military Secretary, Quartarinseter-Cenral, Major-Omeral Sir C. Yorke. Itejvr-Oansral Sir It. Airuy. Adjutant-General Royal Adjutant-General of the Artillery, Forces, General Sir H. D. ROM Ilskr-Gen. filro. Wetherell. His Royal Hlglumee the GeneralCommending-in-Ct 'et Prism Albert. Her !Welty Prince Frederic The QUEEN. William at Prussia. Gold Stick. Meater of the Horse. Indy Churchill. Prima of Wake. Lady Cobiagtaa. Prince Alfred. Royal Carriages, Conveying Members of the Royal Family, each attended by an Smeary. General Olken. Foreign General Odom, and Eqtterriee sad Attestteats upon Foreign rriaoto, Two sad Two. Asattamt-Mja- Aatiataat-Adja- Assistant-Guar kat-General to the teat-Osmeralm muter-Genen Foram. Royal ArttGory. the Fume. Lieut:-Colonel Pima. Cokeel 0' Brita. encamp on horseback; the fret on a snow-whits charger: the essondan a light &mut steed. The Princess Royal, the Prioress Alice, the two yeanger Princes, the Duchcas at Cambridge, Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the Who and gentlemen of the moot followed in open carnage', mob drawn by four hones The royal party poised through the lines and then returned to the centre pavilion, amidst manifestations of reepectful enthusiasm. The Prisons Royal and the ladies in attendance, quitted their rears end ascended to the pavilion. Her Majeaty, mitt on horseback, placed herself immediately in front, surrounded by mend we of the royal fenny, and the Field-Marshal Conabermwe and Viscount Gough. The First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir C. Woodland the Minister at War (Lord Panmuoo)then veverellz called their respective gallant men forward to receive their well-nieritod honours at the hands of the Sovereign. They CAME, Up in the order shown in the erusexed het, which can tinas the nom of every mon who wee prewar to•dsy : ROYAL NAVY (INCLADINAI roe NAVAL BMIOADZ il6- PLOYED or Bross). Commander Henry James Raby. „ John Bythesea (Baltic). Hugh Talbot Burgoyne. Lieutenant Charles Davis Loam (Baltic). William Nathan Wright Hewett. Mr. John Roberta, Gunner. Mr. Joseph Kallaway, Boatswain. Mr. Henry Cooper, Joseph Trew►rm, Seaman. Thomu Reeves, Seaman. Hoary Curtis, Boatswain's Mate. George Ingouville, Captain of the Mast (Baltic). ItOTAL First Lieutenant George Dare Dowell, Royal lia rine Artillery (Baltic). Thomas Wilkinson, lxunbedier, Royal Marias AT _ tillery. Boyd Nip itoial Marinas Total THE ARMY 2nd Dragoons Sergeant-Major John Grieve. 4th Dragoaa.ll Samuel Yukon. filth liamore (late) Alexander Hobert Dunn. 17th Lames Tronp-Bergennt-Mejor John Berry- Royal Artillery Col. Colllnwood Dickson, C.D. Royal Artillery Captain Andrew Henry—Qoarter master (late of the Land Trans- Pot CM*) • Royal Amino, Captain °mew Davie. Royal Artillery Sergeant Denial Cambridge. Royal Artillery Gunner and Driver Thomas ii -otur. Royal Engineers Lieutenant Gerald Graham. Royal Engineers Corporal John Rom. Royal Engineers Corporal William J. Lendrine. Royal Engineers Sapper John Perk. Grenadier Guards Colonel Hon. Henry Hugh Mainers Percy, Grenadier GuarL6 Brevet ?d sjor Sir Charles Rome% Grenadier Guards Sergeant Alfred Ablett. Orenadire (Muds Private Anthony Pi&W. Coldstream Guard* Brevet-Major Gerald Llttlahako Goodlake. Coldstream Guards ....Brevet-Major John Augustus Cowlly (late of the 49th Rest.). Coldstream Guards George Strong. Sooty Fusilier Guards —Brevet-Xs* Robert Janata Lind- Scots Fusilier Claude Seegeant Jame@ M'Kethnie. doom Fusilier Guards Private WiNant Reynolds. 4th Regiment Private Thomas Grady. 7th Regiment (IMO Lieutenant William Hoye. 7th Regiment Assistant-Sage= Thomas Egerton Hale, M.D. 7th Regiment Private Matthew Higbee. 7th Regiment Private William Wonsan. 13th Regiment Ensign Andrew Moynihan. 113th Regiment Private Samna Ewing. 19th Regiment Private John Lyons. (a.) 23rd Regiment Lieutenant Luke O'Connor. 23rd Regiment (ete) —Corporal Robert Bhisas. 34th Regiment Private Will Coffey. 34th Regiment (late) Private John Sims. 44th Regiment Sergeant William X'Wheeney. 49th Regiment (bete) Sergeant George Walters. 49th Regiment Corporal James Owens. 97th Regiment Brevet-MejorCharkellearyLneeley. 97th Regiment Sergeant John Coleman. Rifle Brigade, lst Bat—Brevet-Major Hoe. Henry H. Clif ford. Ride Brigsdc, Ist BM—Private Francis Wheatley. Rids Brigsdc, 2nd Bst..Captsin William hunts Curling- Rifle Brigade, tad Bat..Lienienant John Ram Rifle Brigade, 2nd Bat..Privaie Roderick M'Oregor. Rifle Brigade, 2nd Bat.. Private Robert Hanapeton. Rine Brigade, tad Bat.. Private Joseph Bradshaw. Rifle Brigade, 3rd Bet—Bracci-Maior Claude Thomas Baurchier. Total 4s. As each member of the order nuns forward, he woe pre sented to the Queen, end her *nest', lertlner from her horse, attached the deematka to his breast. Ifs then weed oa, and received words of congratulation from Prince Albert. The decoration" iter• contained in a handsome morocco covered boa, end each was carefully enveloped is pink time paper. Two offi cial peeves@ were in attendance to unfold each order and hand it to Lord Panmure or Sir Charles Wood, who handed it to the Queen. Them had been some expectation that her /delay would dismount, and a portion of the green sward was covered with a crimson deugget, upon which • kind of dais was placed; the Queen, how ever, did not slight, and Immediately after the presentation the dais was removed. Tits ceremony of the distribution occupied scarcely more than ten minutes. When It was over the troops marched peat in open coluton--artMery and cavalry at • walk, the in fantry in slow time. thoondly, is quannadistaace column of troops and companies—artillery and cavalry at a trot, infantry in quick time; officers in command of :tenants and trrigadea pining on with their reaseliee commands. The field batteries and infintry then ,awned their original position. The cavalry and Ilene Artillery, after passing in quarter distance column, continued their march beyond the third wheeling.pobat, couniennerched by troops,, and repassed the Queen at • metre when their front was clad, wheeling when enemas to their raspenive original poeitions. and reforming columns at their original ground. The staff and remind officers consposiag the Queen's cor tege funned in front of and facing her Makaty--those pre ceding her Majesty on the proper left, and those tailoring on the right, and at the distance of the front of the columns. As each regiment passed, its band stationed itself in the treat of the gallant men who had just received their de. meadow, and played while the regiment pass& The assigns et each regiment lowered the seism et their corps while passing her Majaity, sal the Queen acknowledged the tribute b a mental how. The sailors, as they pang, took sliitak hats. The band of the Omni played "Bea the Oiagaming MOO comes." The reglmenie Maw ,neempinlei with Maly got salmis. The 'Abe had ark (Masa am; the Haerds • ashieladdeg Heradlesdiedg dog; sad sibs regime* • large ebeggy melmek of the mime epecitn—seas that Leadsair would delight to paint This dog, on wiring at the point in front of her Melody, seated himself with • kook of perfect complacency, and so remained until the bet ink of hie regiment had passed. He then role and took his plea between the two came, and brought up the rear. Between twelve and one o'clock the review was brought to a close, the royal cortege observing in it return to Bucking ham Palace the order which characterised Its snivel. Hyde-park-comer, the preen -park, and Constitution hill were thronged with people. The heat was intense. Many take were overcome, and were carried away tainting. By many thoorands the day has been kept as • holiday, and this evening the event will be celebrated by banquets at the military and naval clubs The remaining numbed' officers and men of both services upon whom her Majesty has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration, were unable to receive the sumo from her Malady's hands on the regent occasion, in consequence of their absence from this country on her Msjosty's service. The Queen has accordingly been planed to command that they shall meeive the same in her name, at the earliest fit ting opportunity, from the hands of the senior naval or ntilitary officer serving et the particular elation abroad when they may happen to be employed. LANARKSHIRE ELECTION PETITION.—We have gdrawn,ood raison to belie bothve that this petition will shortly be with- and that rtico will thus be s the and tsoublo of a bdotl po ao °Wein before aved oo es Olisayair Daily Mail. PORTRAITS AND RELIQUES OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. A very attractive exhibition is at this moment open in the apartments of the Archeological Institut., in Suffolk-street --• collation of portraits end reliques of Mary Quest of Soots. The port rsits innumerous, consisting of oil paintings, largo and small, drawings and engravings. The meet remarkable feature of the collection is the strong re semblance in amity which pervades them all, with the ex ception of a very few. The impression produced by this similarity is that they see all either Dowd fide portraits or topic.; end that the diversities are owing to the greater or less skill of the inlet. It is curious to note, in some of the inferior paintings, and still more in some of the inferior en gravings, a ghastly, spectral likeness, which gilds, like a setting sunbeam, the most obscure and dreamy producti ons. That the ealgies of Mary should have been so multi plied is natant; she was the embodied sentiment round which for • brief time Catholicism rallied. live portraits wen used in the some way as relics or paintings of the saint.. Curiously enough, some of the grimmest counterfeits of her, and some of the grimmest counterfeits of her loving cousin Elizabeth, approach so nearly that the one might well be mistaken for the other. There is more in this than the Were of wretched daubers and migrantes. Aa there was • pretty near relationship between the two, there may have been • family likeness in the out lioes of their features. It has been the bard fate of Elizabeth to have the popular notion of her appestat:me formed from those portraits which were taken when she had become antiquated and meagre ; while the popular non= of Mary always presents her as in the lush of youth and beauty. Yet it is certain that Una peeks were not altogether dissimilar, that the hair of both bisagad to that class which the profane all rat, set that Priabath, while in the plumpness of youth, was a bora ad lively woman. What the character of Mary's beefy was b act so easy to determine. S h e be. been taken as ths type of adoring sentiment, sad a corresponirog mammas bee been attributed to her Imam ; while Elisabeth hes been Won Si the type of triumviri sagacity, and • examptalag bomb asse hes been attrinael M hers. Elizabeth, Ira 4 the Ws , Imam So be a yodolost, has ban judged by her prim albs; army be been viewed in contrast with then Ilsi M whisk she imbed. Mary having the good imam to be a witheNo—toshasti to sin end be absolved by the phsb—hsobots Woody and xyzepathiangly judged by kr ow ctrl. We know it is • rank heresy ; but we mug hip ft; sot only So we believe Elisabeth to have Ina hhholy a bast mama then Mary, but if we confine elloweatita to that pak4 of Elhatbstle• life which intends from Math to the age at which Mary did, we doubt whether her pens el attractions ware awe keener. We my this not in disparagement of May, bat la Imam to Elizabeth. Miry will slings min es isholi(bar totical character. There is romarking reedy fitidsiYf in the attempt to puzzle out what she earl We been like, (mm the numerous portraits at preset sommlied in Suffolk street. They msy be resolvcd into tbres groepc —first, that very small group which represents her as the "white queen," in the mourning dress, worn by the cream of Frame immediately after the death of their brathsafin. The time when these were painted most have been hods( tar' first widowhood. In these there can be no leak we have a pretty exact amp el Mary's batons, though they cannot be called living or spooking likaamees. Thesetoml group as:nista of those in whialtylesy Is anneembel la Mak rubes. It is seam tam s perbogs, ad we Sod the widest divinities sot s few of tbs. tan dosbiro apocryphal. Arson the spanypial, we me diposell to ate two, which ea peonies ma man the hat la the puma collsotion—the ate from the eabeehaeflbe hes Mr. team Toler, sad the ether erMletall by, we forget whom. Mamie over es Wow peas in the nest room yea ease. Beth et those mat the head syes--ia which 01 the others ens , and both have en entirely different type of hmetsi ham all the rest. The twessiader of this group &Sr lb= oesh siber mainly In having then loos stanoltubby or mew altassaMl, in the varying espessien d es mouth maw% filillanneas attribatable to Ss imam or lees all et the mad. Theo pictures of the OM row typeset Mary at went paleds of her bag Ingebermant. There la raerelly • pretty close weimegmaraes between them. It is set likely that sway d them men ISM bola ootslosis; thejWsasyofEllbeih essoorly tole rate las fropeat soma at sakes to bar planer; bat the malllgielaan et Ms dem of likaarias try stagier *sang thy was krogramily employed es aids to Itemealst len timenb—was sistaral. As we have already marked, the menablenos among the owthlisai portraits of Ws my is samerhable. It may be mined that they meal Ant the rep to which they gpme es the "white gam." Them Is a ported' ef Mary's nether in the Ildiblties Is Sollak-etrost, the features of which mime the belief that thew portraits we have pea amonerated convey the most truthful impression of her. If a portrait of James V. could have been added it would bars further aided In steadying and satisfying the judgment. I The best end moat reliable pictures in this collection are ere him the royal palaces; next to these in value, se his , liceical dotausenta, are the contributions of various branches of the Howard family, and copies of origiaals are in possession of the royal family of Spain. There MUM be many more tolerable ratans of Mary in existence ; • complete collection of era would be • rich treat. Let us, however, be duly grateful he the collection which the Archeological Institute has plaid before as. A comparative study of it wotod be not • boilysiiiminary study for these upon whom is to devolve the aides of national bietorical portraits, sanctioned het year ly pediseinnit. In that gailery it would be desirable to have A moo the one portrait of each real celebrity—choosing those Ait in which • common typo could evidently be traced. that At a banquet given by the Junior United Service Club on Monday last, to celebrate the opening of their new club-house, the Duke of Cambridge said, in acknowledgment of the tout in his honour,—" I am afraid, gentleman, I shall be thought en extreme bore, but I SWIM you that I intend to make every officer in the army study every branch of his duty. IKM determined, with the support of ray friends and the ceentry, to carry out all these principles to the utmost extent as far as in me lies—that is my firm determination. (Cheers.) It has been said that British officers will not take the trouble of detail to which I have alluded, but I know they .21. sees their gallantry in the field, and with • good knowledge of the details of their profession we shall hare one of the most splendid bodies of officers in the world." (Cheers.) A letter from St. l'eteraburg of the 15th, in the ludospvadattee of Brussels, cage:—" Several families have daring the loot few days been thrown into mourning in a very melancholy and distressing manner. After a dinner which took place at the Institution of Ste. Catherine, a large educational establithment for the daughters of the nobility, under the patronage of the Empress, a number of the young persons present were taken dangerously ill. Five of them died within four-and-twenty home, and yesterday • sixth war in the Readmit danger. The Countess de Moray, who had been educated at Ste. Catherine, wee present at the dinner, end has since been seriously indisposed." Itucas Dissen.—A meeting of old Rngbceana - wse held at the Freemesona' Tavern on Wednesday, at which upwards of 200 gentlemen were present. Lord Stanley, M.P., occupied the chair. Among the company were the Bishop of London, Lord Anhley, M.P., Sir James Ferguseon, Right lion. E. Herman, M.P., D. Pugh, M.P. R. A. Cress, M.P., ISt,. A. P. Stanley, Dr. Vaughan (bead neuter of farrow), Lieutenant-Colonel lion. Percy B. Feuding, Idtutenant-Colonel Honorer, Captain T. B. Butt, Rev. C. Ansley, Rev. 0. Cotton, Archdeacon Robinson, Rev. T. L. Claughton, C. S. Whitmore. Est., (d.C., Messrs. C. M. Caldera", F. Lualkington, T. Wslrond, M. Arnold, G. Bradley, Rev. W. C. Lake, de. The head master, Dr. Goulburn, wee unavoidably absent, owing to business at Rugby. The chairman, in giving the old toast, " Forret Rag &tie," alluded to the eireunintance that during the Met ten years no lax than 140 honours had been gained by Ruebniens at the two Universities ; and that of the oIS. errs in the Crimea ninety were educated at Rugby. The other brute of the evening were given end responded to by Colonel Feildina, Lord Milder., Colonel Honorer, the Bishop of London, Meagre. Stanley, 'Bradley, Cotton, Anetcy, Luthingion, Mathes, lee., Mr. Horeman proproing the health of the chairman. The hour of dinner was at half past seven, and Lord Stanley did not leave the chair till nearly half-put twelve o'clock. CHICKET.—HuGnY Senoot.: V. MARLBOROVGII SCllool,.—Tbis match commenced at the Kenningten Oval yesterday. A greet conceurse of people roirembled en the 00CASNill. Some fine batting on the part of Rugby was exhi bited by Mews. Sandford (Captain), Royde, Kenney. leech, and Wade ; also the fielding first rote on the Rugby aide. On the Marlborough, Mr. 'derby displayed some of the Must batting that any lover of cricket would wish to NCO. Mr. Bradford oleo played well; but we regret to say the Marl borough gentlemen are ton fast in running. The follow ing is the wore :—Rugby, lot inning., 234; Marlborough, Ist innings, 79. TOE UNIVRRSITT OF OXFORD AGAINST Tna UNIVERSITY or CSMIIIIIDGE..-Thin grand match was com menced yesterday at Lord's the following is the store ; Weed, Ist Innings, 121; Cambridge, let innings, 127. INTELLIGENCE. CIACASSIA. REPULSE OF THE RUSSIANS. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 12. The Cireassians have repulsed an attack on the banks of the Chabacha. A thousand Russians were killed. The Cireassians who assassinated Gen. Tokonoff have effected their escape. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM ova owx PARIS, TIIURSDAT EVENINO. The Emperor left Paris this morning at ten o'clock by the Strasburg railway for Plombi&es. His Majesty will proceed in the first instance to Chalons.sar•Marnc, where he will remain two days to examine the preparations now being made for the projected camp near that town. During the two days in question, the new section of the Sties burg line will be completed, and his Majesty will be enabled to travel direct from Nancy to Epinal by rail, and so have only a few leagues to pass over by post to arrive at Plombieres. A telegraphic despatch announces the Emperor's safe arrival at Chalons at half-past one this after. noon. A grand dinner is to be given him at the Prefecture to-day. " - The official proclamation of the result of the elections for Paris took place to-day at the Hotel de Ville. The figures do not essentially differ from those which I sent you by telegraph on the evening of the ;second day's polL The only difference worth noting is that M. Ferdinand de Lesteyrie polled 1,144 more votes than were attributed to him by the non-official returns. The interest in the elections has now very much subsided, and will only revive as we approach Sunday week, when the fresh ballot takes place for three circumscriptions in Paris. Ido not hear any confirmation of a report circulated by the Independance that General Cavaignac was about to retire in favour of M. Bethmont. There may possibly have been pourparkra on the subject; but, at all events, no such decision has yet been taken. Public life certainly cannot be very attractive to General Cavaignac at the present moment, and it would not be surprising if he should urge the re markable ill-success of his candidature in the de. partments where it has been tried as a reason for not courting the populace of Paris a second time. The reason why he only obtained about 10,000 cots, in the third circumscription, the other day, against upwards of 14,000 given to him in 1852, is under stood to be that many of the electors of that die. trict do not care to send a man to the house who will not take the oath. They may very decidedly, that what they want is to see a certain nucleus of opposition taking an active part in public affairs, and acquiring by their votes and speeches a reputation which might, in a given crisis, induce the country to rally round them. This being the predominant feeling in Paris, it may be that if Bethmont would take the oath it would be goal policy on the part of the opposition to patronise him. As far as the good of a demonstration in favour of Cavaignac goes, that has been achieved already. The only returns wanting to complete the list of deputies for all France are four from Corsica and one from La Vendee. There are no more oppo. eition successes to record, unless it be those of Count de Itambourgt, elected in the Al. lice, and Count Migcon in the Haut Rhin, who were government men in the last house, but were not recommended by the government this time. They are claimed by both parties ; bat it must be remembered that before the elections all the prefects proclaimed that every non-official can. didate was an opposition candidate. Now, how. ever, the government journals find it coavenient to forget this doctrine, and they claim not only MM. ltambourgt and Migeon, but also MM. Brame and level. It appears that M. Porion was not elected at Amiens, as I announced by telegraph by mistak4 Ile had a large majority in the town, but not in the circumscription. We have as yet only general results from the departments, and not figures. When the figures arrive it will be interesting to east them up and see what proportion the abater. tions and opposition votes bear to those of 1851. In the meanwhile it is known that the opposition was very successful in many large towns. For in stance, opposition, or at least extra official, candis dates were at the head of the local polls at Lille, Amiens, Troyes, Limoges, Sarlat, Tarbes, Argeles, Avignon, Angouleme, Creil, Seelig, Cognac, Mont pelier, St. Etienne, Nancy, Itoanne, and Besancon; be. sides in one circumscription of Lyons and one in Bor• deaux. At Compiegne, l'erigaeux, and another circumscription of Lyons, the government candidates were run very hard. In Marseilles the government carried the election by the aid of the dock labourers and other employer, numbering several thousand. By the way, M. Foucher Lepetletier would have been defeated in Paris, but for a rein. foreement of upwards of 2,000 inealidcs, who put into his box as many government bulletins, which had been served out to them, and the old fellows bad no means of getting any others, even if they had wished for any, which doubtless they din not. It is only since the coup dYtat that these pensioners have voted in Paris. The Bourse opened heavily, under the impression that the Bank council had adjourned the reduction of the discount till the second Thursday in July, which impression prevailed for a long time; and it is remarkably curious that when, at a little after two o'clock, an announcement was posted that the disc count had been lowered from 6 to 3) per cent., dm Rente declined still further. It was felt as a disap• pointmcnt that the interest on advances was main tained at the old rate-6 per cent. It is believed that the proportion which the Bank is prepared to advance at this rate of interest is GO per cent. on Rentes and 40 per cent. on railwaysmccording to th• current prices on the Bourse. The Reute fell 40c. fen cash and 45c. for account, closing at 681 r. 10e. and 68fr. 45c. Mobilier fell 25tr. The I.yons Railway fell 20fr. ; Mediterranean, 15fr. ; Southern, 301 r. ; Or. leans, 10fr. ; and the other lines from 2fr. 50e. to 5114 The market closed heavily. ffbe Court. witty •, as . Urd unques• ' Beau ranbrugb." than clearly • right 4 have brought ,and severest • do. object. It and it • at. ode- aim of _ the vitiating the ♦en meet the horrified at calling so . receives passion of and to for the i sad I any pros may t these just as half- Dada. The Queen ass eenelacted to a state Kopper &boat 19 .'sleet ea Weasendsy night, by Earl Spenrer, Lad Steward et the Messeirdd. Her Majesty and Prince Albin wwe megeeln Ihn lersoretting room by the Primers IreJe Xrdrthaa of Austria, Prince Frederick W el Pfemb.w the ether illuattioas vidton. lta ems sal Ms mpg party afterwards returned to the be& sea awe ton. Her Maj.:my . ' pipet played Aar gs rasilst vas continued until 2 o'clock, when the Clams ssi ibe royal badly retired. TIN Deism at Kent dined with bet Welty on Wad- aselley. Th•Quas bat a nest and privy camel] at S .'sleek yaw Swig ealsrsea• AS Me asot, Da Nis Ttselieso Mattis bal a mnibase, end Yew le bee W aredestiale as essay mks ateMesrp wsd stater poloodiAry tress repadolle of Nes Ueenaia. woe latridesed brim lot atClommigs,l.o., t Quomers Pried* leashery et /ate its asalnebul by 116YeaGenasI the far . idwayi Orb IRA, 5. Xuasty's Pleaseet the Oeieermiee. _ _ The lidgie Ilemeed Dr. Telhain had an audience of the , Qom% awl did Merge en bang appointed Bishop of Nor sk!. sir George Grey, Seeretery of State for the Home Department, and the Rev. herd Wrintheeley Emmett, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting, vest' ed at the ceremony. Mr. Henry Arthur Herbert, Chief Secretary for Ireland, wee sworn of bar Majesty's most Honouneble Privy Council, by eetainand of the , isen and took his plane at the bard. The Hon. Wawa Bath urst was the Clerk of the Councl In Waiting. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl Granville, and the Earl of Clarendon bad audiences of her Majesty. The Archduke Maximilian of Austria, silt, attending the elate ball, took leave of her Majesty, and quitted Bucking ham Palsies about three o'clock yesterday morning, attended by Count Zichy, Count Hadik, Baron de Punt, Baron Brook, Capt. A. Wiesiack, end Dr. Treyher. His Imperial Highnera and mite were conveyed to three of the Queen's ' and four to Woolwich, and em barked on the Black , which conveyed the Archduke to his own steamer off Sheerness. His Imperial Higbee.. pro ceeded to Antwerp. Prince Albert attended by Colonel the llon.C. B. Phipps, W, yeeterday morning, at a meeting of the Provident itten, In St. Martiewpince. The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Mejesty. Prince Frederick William of Prime., the Nit") of Wale., end Prime Alfred, attended by Colonel the Hon. C B. Phipps, honoured with a visit, yesterday. the Bazaar at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the benefit of the Molt Orphan Destitution In the Regent's-paik. The Queen end Prince Albert, aocompanied by . the Prism of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Prince Fresher* William of Prussia, hammed the Boyd Italian Opera, Lyceum, side their twesenoe last evening. The royal suite conmigted of the Mareltionme of Ely, Lord de Talley, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey. Colonel F. H. Seymour ' sad Boson Moltke. The Right Hon. Sir George end Lady Grey were pea rented attending both bee Majerty's drawing-is wm end tall In creesquenee of the death of Viscount,. Evendey. Sir Denim= lapses Norreye, M.P., and the Misses Ker rey. (two) were accidentally omitted in the list of oontp my at the Queen's state bulk The Dachas of Kent • :sited the Duke and Dneheas d'Aumale at Twickenham yesterday. ' The Prince of Leiningen arrived at Clamor-house, St. James's, yesterday, en • rialt to the Duchene of Kent. Colonel Fronts, R.E., lad as tater cow with Mr. Secretary Labeurlcro yeeterday at the Colonial-afire. A meeting of the Wind Belem...By Commll4loll was head et No. 17, Crest thssenmtreet, Weethinster, on Wednesday. The commissioners mete were the Earl of Ilarrowby, the Bishop of Durham, the lion. Edward Twiskton, end Sir John A wdry. The Jodieisl Committee of the Privy Coosa eat yeeter arty. An appal from the Prerogatim Come, " Handley v. Stacey" (sort hoard) was oomelniled, sad Judgment given by thaJnage of ihe Admiralty Court. At the Cecil which was held yesterday an order was prod for publishing a Letter Patent, by which ' the Queen arsista to Prince Albert the title of " Prince Con sort" during their joint lives. ills Royal Rightism will now meet foreign raysl families silk the status at a Wasik Prince of the highest rank. Already, by royal ceder, he be. taken precedence of all members of the reigning family in England ; the new title rely moires to him the same posi tion in other countries, where these matters are ordered by immemorial amp rather than in accordance with the statutes of any poi loiter monarchy. The Right Hon. li. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli were prevented obeying her Majesty's commands to attend the state ball, on Wednesday last, by domestic affliction. Mrs. Sidney Herbert game birth to a eon, at 49, Belgrave-squara, yesterday. We regret to announce the death yesterday, at • very advanced ego, from the effects of an accident, after leaving the lame of her son, Sir Fitamy Belly, of Mrs. leabells Hodrisad. The Duke and Duchess de Montpcnsier, with their family and mites are now at Claremont. Madame Ugalde, prernPre chanteuse of the Paris Opt , a C.,migne, has arrired in London. We understand this admirable artists intends making a stay of a month, during w►ich period ale purposes singing at private concerto and ratite. _ _ PIM! Clues.—The Abbey Glee Club prizes for the Arse Ina glare were awarded on Monday lint to Mama. Ilan* Coward, sad Martin. Calomel Palliate. Lieut.-Woad Bingham. at Comities to Uniform, Two sad Two. Royal Carriages, if empty. Relacional of Royal Harm Wards. The *Defy as above, excepting Lords-Lieutanant of Counties, formed at the foot of Constitution•hill. The Coo• mender-in-Chief, general staff, Gold Stick, he., drew up Wide the railings of the Palace, in their proper pieces se they use to precede or follow the QM'S, IN her Majesty left the Paseo by the garden-gate. The royal carriages having takes up within the quad rengle, joined the procemism outside, and followed Immedi ately in the rest other Majesty's idle. Omni officers not on duty sammabled outside the Poises rails op posite the mane gate, sad followed immediately be hind the carriages coaveying the royal family. Lords- Lieutenant of Coothe aseembled at the and of Piccadilly, and, beteg ceaducted into Hyde-path by Lieut.- Colonel Reynolds, A/Aslant Adjutant-General, there fell into their places in the cortelge, immediately after the Assistant-Adjutant-Oeuerals, and in front of the escort which brought up the Mt. . . On arriving on the ground the officers composing the Caaftle• cortilgo formed in front of and facing her Majesty ; those preceding her Majesty on the proper left ; those fol lowing on the right, and at the dietance of the front of the columns. Os the Queen Wain at Hyde-perk-corner-gate a royal Wets was fired by the batteries cm the Imhof the line. Ica imediately after, her Mejesty entered the onelmed space, and the piooll=loo peened slowly in erect of the galleries occupied by epectatore. Her Msjcsty rode a straw. betty grey charger and wore • red jacket with the sash of a field marshal, a black skirt, and • small round bat with red and white feathers. On rho right of her Majesty was Prince Albert, in his field marshes Ur& form, end on her left Prins Frederick Wiliam of Prussia, who wore the blue and silver uniform of • Prussian officer. Immediately preceding them wets his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Commander-in- Chief, and Sic Colin Campbell, the commanding officer of the day. Imasselketsiy Mowing Mr Majesty were the Prince of Wales end Prince Alfred, in the highlavdeostume, as Foam Lady Cho:thin sad Lady Catriaika wan la LATEST DENMARK. A letter from Copenhagen of the 2tst states that the Danish government, in compliance with the wishes of several foreign governments, and opts dolly those of England and France, has resolved to reduce the exorbitant import duties (they are larger than in any other country of Europe) which it ha heretofore imposed on cotton, woollen, and silk fabrics, porcelain, glass, spirits, wines, hardware, and other manufactured productions; and that it has for that purpose nominated a eommi.ssion cons slating of merchants, manufacturers, and govern. meat functionaries to revise the tariffs. SWEDEN. The Ojkial Gauge.. of 6tockh publishes three bills presented by to the Diet—one of which enacts t abandon the religion of the St another, that new religious ea= formed with the sanction of the K Severs of any creed may meet (reel, of worship; another abolishes h punishment for crime ; and the this at which unmarried females attain at 26. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPT , The European and American steam ship Indiana, Captain Baker, attic, rotas horn New York to Bremen, She gerk and on freight Si baled of wool, 1,0 and a quantity of miscellaneous tuerchan York on the lath, and her ailvicee hav The Indiana leaves to-night for Bremen. MERCANTILE YARD .3IEETING IN THE CITY a This afternoon a public meeting merchants, mariners, and engineers of t wee held at the London Tavern, to take certain matters connected with the Men of 185 f, arising from the unjuat operat clauses, reg./intim which it is desired to the att. An suociation hu been form motile Marine Servile.) Association, th is to raise the condition of roasters, mats gineers and others of the merchant ro amendment of the Merchant Shipping obtain the incorporation L e y royal chart went of the mercontilo marine service o dom. Deputations from Liverpool, th Exeter, and other porta, attendi.d tit Mester mates, and seamen, who are in the o bjects of the is ion (which h • view to their benefit) had also been and were present in large numbers. 01 the following members of parliament : Mr. Dutton, M.P., Mr. White, M.P. Si M.P., and Mr. W. T. M.Cullagb, M.P. Mr. CRAWFORD. M.P., who was in t/ meeting by reeding the object, which meeting held on the 22nd of May lee already appeared in our columns. The following were the resolution meeting to-day, and adopted "1. That this meeting, approving the juts of Mercantile Marine Service Amu meeting, pledgee itself to use all legitiou tension of the orgthhation and the attar " 2. That the following, together wit pulp chairman, and other officers of It. salute the execrative committee Capti W. 0. Campbell, J. R. Engledue, W. Godfrey, R. D. Guthrie, Harrison, It. Charles Hodder, S. Hyde, 11.E.1.C.8., C. H. Onalos George Poazock, Sams George RielUrdson, Robert Scott, 1 Smith, P. M. Starers, H. T. Stroll, T. "3. That Mr. Crawford, M.P., be association." LONDON CHARTERED RANK (THIS Ddl) This afternoon the fifth goner direenore of the above bank w held at Mr. DUNCAN DrxtiAtt in the chair. In their annual report the directors e "The spirit of over-trading and spec the Australian markets during the past the ezerciee of the utmost caution in cm the beak at the various branches. It for congratuletion that the corporation lag its bounces, and acquiring fresh eh of the colonists. The proposed eetablisl moot of the colony of Victoria of a b with prospective restrictions on the oper banke, having incited some apprelterusior cal shareholders, the directors deem It t subject. The projectappeara to have mete for the colonial public were nut slow top, of thin character, while calculated to de duction of British capital to Australia, with the principles of free trade, and re otherwise than opposed to the true into essentially dependent on commerce for ti these circumstances, it is gratifying t able to announce to the proprietors that tion has been abandoned. The latest • the colonies are as follows : viz., Sy& Melbourne, 15th April. The letters of sent the bank's operations to be of a • and it. business steadily incteasing. placed before the shareholders are made cember Inst. From these it will be atm deductions there remain. to the credit e sum of 22,P771. de. Id. ; from which mend a dividend to be paid of 21 pe year, ending 31st December last, viz. balance of 6,1021. G.. Id. to be carried The accounts made up to Dec. 31, 181 Balsilittes :—Notes in circulation. 2.5: and other liabilitiee, 399,0621. 13e.31 16e. 2d. • total due to the public, Capital — O riginal capital paid up, capital paid up, 200,0®/.; profit and total 1,247,107/. 15s. 6d. Assert:- 658,599/. 2s. ; balances due by other be bills receivable and other securities, fit leasehold, and other property of the 10s, 6d. ; open policies, 1,4961.65. Od. ; preliminary expenses, 3,6811. 3s. 2 16e. 6d. Profit and Lou Account.—Dr.: To dividend of 2 per cent, for half year en( 1855, 11,000%; fifth dividend of 2! pot ending 30th June. 1856. 14,3751.; to pre expenees—viz., for half year ending 45. 4d.; for half year ending 31st 4s. 4d.; to balance carried down, 49,5141. 14e. 9.1. Cr.: By balance at per lag etatement ; 11,1031. 14s. 11d. ; in London and in the colonies fo December, 1856, after deducting con 19s. 10d. ; total, 49,5141. I is. 91.; by 22,9221. 6s. Id. Tin report waa adopted. LONDON siND NORTIT-WEST (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of place to-dayst theßustonStation,toca pending in parliament—For author of parts of the Shropshire Canal to end the making and maintaining of and for 4uthmioing arrmsfrements and North Wades& Railway companies, and fur other purpeees. from the Llanidlues and Newtown Rs I.landinare, in the county of Monfgc dlaebyelleth, In the name county. port, Dialey, and Whaley Bridge Rai tend their railway to Buxton, an, connected with their undertaking, struction of a railway from Castle Don Kireudbright, to Portpatrick, in the Fee =Atom a railway from the Wort! Junction Railway, its the parish mond, to be called the Iticho tension Railway, and for oth, Marquis of Cbnndoe presided, an proveions of the bills elated, in refer Canal, that it was leased in 1849, for els:re Union Company, at a rent 'quit the purchase-money agreed upon, the agreement to pule-haw wee present company under their origu the Shropshire Union Company. bill were to carry into effect a into in 1849 between the Shropehin Canal Company, and the propri , shire Canal Navigation, for the pi shire Canal, end to convert a porti & railway. Rig lordship observed t amount of mineral traffic fee whole of which was now Shropshire Union Railway, ne was forwarded by the lines of this Manchester and elsewhere. So far difficulty of keeping the canal euppli inconvenient and expensive was the along the canal, owing to the nature it was feared that, miens convene present amp:my would lose the wh they now received from the canl, liable to the rent required to defray tl Mg the canal. The Sottetrort having read the place, in the course of which several the agreement proposed was ralculat interests of this company, and that, t it was desirable to postpone the con next year, when the directors would the state of affairs which had indua templated step. & The discussion was proceedi ng patched. The intensity of the heat re very quick process : very generally feted to lie till next day, then turned stacked on the third day without ha many instances great apprehi nsions about the potato crop+ which are moisture, and begin to look withered