The Express. — London, England, 1868-01-10 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the stor ms of the present year the National Lifeboat Institution has contributed to the saving of 1.027 lives from various shipwrecks ono a vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended £29,605 in the same period on Its Lifeboat Establishments. In addition to granting 11,444 for public for rewards. The Co itminist as it of the to Institution earnestly appeal to the ance enable them to meet the continued heavy demands maths* WI Lifeboat Establishments.' Contributions will be tamabe* receined by the pardon end country beaten, and by the Seen Lewis, Val. at the Instigation. 14. Johneiteet. igtiPsk 14 . 11 mtau • . RZAICFAST.-EPPIPS 04300 k. THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY- LANE. Sole Lessee and teenager, Mr. F. B. CHATTFJITON. 111-31101 IT, and every limning until further notice, will be Performed * now and original Faroe, entitled HONEYDOVES ROUBLES. 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Messrs. Prise sad WM dleomb.—And VALENTINE AND ORSON : OR. HAILLEQI'LN THE IsIO BEAR AND THE LITTLE FAIRY. Messrs.. Lupine, Green, and Swells ; Mesdames Saunders, Uoadall, Montero, B.c. lIIIITANN Tan E UIX LL vrerre, DON QOTE ; OR, SANCHO PANZA AND Ills WIFE TERLZA. Mn. Lee, &Mews idwluaßooth Pan tomimist' Dews. Deane, Louts, Newham, and Vietorelll : C. Stephan and MIN Roan Nathan.—And WHO DID IT I HIGH WAITS AT LONDON =DOI. raze DAv —MomAm 50 , 0---Aftemoon, IDA Co-YOARoil—Morning, —..Alcarnooo, 3 1 . 80. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. RESERVATIONS and double meanings are not the exclusive privilege of newspaper commen tators. The Emperor NAPOLEON has delivered is good many reassuring speeches since the ev er-memorable one at the municipal banquet at I Bordeaux some sixteen years ago, when ho declared the Empire to be peace. If all these neat and well turned sentences were collected into a small volume, they would be found to be a perfect manual of all the virtues, all the felicities, all the good intentions, and all the good works with which the ideal of human government has ever been en dowed by the fancy of poets or the credulity o: mankind. Who shall blame an all-powerful Sove- reign who feels and knows that by the very con dition of his authority he is believed and bound to be the Second Providence of the nation wl•oso destinies be controls, if, whenever he opens his gracious lips in reply to a deputation, or a mayor, be represents his policy as identified with peace, happiness, and prosperity for his subjects, and :or all the listening and admiring world around ? Suppose that instead of declaring the Empire to be peace, NAI'OLZON had annourced to the merchants of Bordeaux that the Empire would be a succession of wars and foreign expeditions, and that the only peace he could promise them was an armed peace, and that alter some fifteen years' results of a constantly pacific policy, the security of France and of Europe would be such that it would be her duty to put every adult and N.did Frenchman under arms, for glory and conquest first, and then for safety and defence? The Sro.tih,fion e f is unreasonable and impolitic in putting so fine a point on these sovereign commonplaces, of which nobody complains. The only result of its querulous remonstrances will be to remind many of its readers of those in teresting passages in the correspondence of ..he First NAVAJO:ON which show the use he made of spoken and written words ; and to some much more recent passages in the official oratory of the Second Empire ; in which the Minister of State for the time being informed the Legislative Body and the world that his master had no intention of setting up an empire in 'Mexico ; that he would not retire front Mexico until the empire he had set up was consolidated and triumphant ; that the first proposals for the cession of Luxemburg to France had come from the King of HOLLAND. These are but a few random extracts that might be produced to justify some little dis crimination on the part of " commentators." But what are these to the choice extracts which the inspired columns of the Coestittitionscl could supply I It may bo confidently affirmed that there is no act of folly of the Second Empire which the i'.,e.,titt;:obel has not begun by deny ing and ended by glorifying. Nor do we blame the Coastite i.,,0e/ for playing its many parts to the best of its ability. We only venture to sug gest that if it had a longer memory or a less elastic conscience, it might be a little more tolerant at this time of day of the hesitations of its con temporaries, in the presence of certain acts so difficult for ordinary minds to reconcile with certain words:. Honest and discerning commen tators will fix their attention upon acts, and let the words take care of themselves. LORD RANCLAGII, to take his own account of himself, is performing a valuable public service ; at a personal sacridce, he is forcing railway directors to provide sato:sing carriages for passenger, who like • cigar. His method is a simple one—he sets their bye-laws at defiance; of course ho gets fined, but, that done, directors are at once struck with I tho impropriety of • state of things which has a consequence so shocking, and the smoking carriages are immediately provided. He was once so fined on the Richmond line, but within a week afterwards smokers bad the free dom of that railway. On the 20th of December last Lord RANELAOH was a passenger by the Metropolitan Railway, and smoking. A guard named PALSONS reminded hint, as he had done the nightbefore, that the practice wasnot allowed, when the noble traveller replied that " he would smoke, " and be damned to him," and kept his word. For this offence Lord RANELAGH has been fined 2.1.15. at the Clerkenwell Police-court. Of course the Metropolitan will now have its smoking car riages, for it will never do to make the line a trap for distinguished passengers. If so, Lord RANE• LAC II will deserve the thanks of his brother smokers ; but whether, upon a larger view, his proceedings are to be approved of, is another ques tion. Those who write for the ornamental por tion of society are constantly denouncing the decay of authority among us, the increasing want of reverence for the law and for those who have to administer it. There is a great deal of cant in these piteous complaints, which have been heard in all ages, and are often made merely to serve the purpore of a party or a class. It is, however, for the convenience of society that rules which have been deliberately made in its interest should be obeyed ; it would be a greater misfortune for most of the passengers by the Metropolitan to find that that line were unable to comb miscellaneous crowds whic h train than to lose the hope of getting , impartment. We hope our Conservatil men are not going to withdraw the cause of law and order at this It is not long since one of the most enthusiastic of Mr. Duisrou's followers in the House of Com mons, and a county magistrate, on being fined 51. for an assault, told the bench that under similar circumstance , ' he should act in just the same way again. When • man who 'can hardly make his pound a week by labour, forgets himself in pre sence of the police, our superfine moralists ask us what better we could expect, when the Reform League has fatally weakened the principle of authority throughout the country. Let them tell us of whom our wealthy and well-born offenders have lately been learning. THE QUEEN'S BOOK. Majesty for the first time, and thus speaks October 29, 1854. We went to kirk so odMI at 12 °Work. Tim movie, was performed by the Bev. Norman W 1414 of Oloadow. son of Dr. WLeoi, and anything Gam I nom heard. The sermon, en*ely extempore, was quite admir able ; so simple, and yet so eloquent, and so beau, Wally argued and put. The text was from the so oount of the main of Nioodeurns to Christ by night ; 81, John, chapter 3. Mr. Di'Lsod showed in the sermon how we all triad to plaaas self, and live for that, and in so doing found no reek Christ had coma not only to die for us, bat to show how we were to live. The second prayer was very touching ; his allusions to us were so supe, saying, after his mention of vs, " Woes their children." It gave me a lump in my throat, se also when be prayed for " the dying, she wounded, the widow, and the orphans." Every one came book delighted ; and how @airlock:ay it is to come back from church with such feel ings. The servants and the Highlanders—ail—were equally Despatches were received yeetesday at the Colonial odles from the Governor-General of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Sierra Lame, Lips, and to the Go vernor-General of Canada. o ‘. XlPe r N•• :1'; [GENCE. TEE WU& OF FRANCE. Cie Avenir National has the following : The oewalista of Berlin appear to be pommeled of miracu lous power. IL de Colts, who left Paris on the 2nd, to be treated by Dr. Grate for a complaint in the eye, returned on the 7th completely oared, after having transacted a good deal ofbnsineswtihM. deßisniartk and King William. TherapidityofthismewMastosiehthewarkt Unbelievers, who form • large number in these days, will probably maintain that the voyage of M. de Celts is not without some oonnexion with those of XII. de Budberg and Igna tieff to Bt. Petembarg they will even suspect that the energetic minister received some communi cation from IL de Ifoustier of sufficient importance to make him consider that it would be useful to consult H. de Bismarck as well as De Grife. The absence of If. de Colts was not long enough for any important resolutions to be adopted at Berlin, and besides we remember that the interview at Biarritz produced nothing of which we should be proud. What France wants to raise her prestige, to reassume her part in the history of the world without fighting, is not an alliance with Prussia which some persons now talk about to-day, nor an alliance with Austria which was spoken of but yes terday, nor as alliance with Russia which was the expec tation a shaft time ago ; but an alliance with liberty first, and afterwards with Busload and with Italy. Unfortu nately, instead of an alliance with Italy we have an army in Civil Veochisi' , and instead of an alliance with liberty we have sixteen journals under prosecution. (sauna's TILZOILLIL) AUSTRIA. VIENNA,Jair. 10. The Presse of this morning says that during his recent stay in this capital General Ignatieff took the opportunity of expressing himself to several diplomatists in a peaceful sense as to the policy of Russia in the Eastern question. The same paper states that the British Consul at Belgrade presented a note to the Servian govern ment on the 26th of December, recommending:it to maintain a pacific attitude. It is alleged that the Austrian and Hungarian delegates about to assemble shortly will have a red book laid before them by the government, consist ing of diplomatic documents dating from the war of 1866, and including the latest negotiations in the Eastern and Roman questions. _ A rumour is current that Baron John, the War Minister for the Empire, will resign his post prior to the meeting of the delegates, for reasons con nected with the position of the defence of the country. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDINT.) PARIS, THURSDAY Evnnlo• In consequence of the formation of a Menabrea ministry, Chevalier Nigra's summons to Florence was revoked, and he has been out shooting with Prince Napoleon lately. M. Larabit, the senator, was the great man of the place who presided at the inauguration of the statue of Marshal Davoust at Auxerre last month. A short time before the inauguration he wrote a letter to Marshal Canrobert, from which the Ceiotitution of Auxerre extracts the following passage : I have written to his Majesty that I shall make a speech blaming three who preach peace when it is necessary to fight. A few days later the warlike senator was honoured with the following letter from his Ma jesty : Paine of St. Cloud, Dec. 2, 1867. My dear Monsieur Larabit,—l have read your speech M Auxerre with niuch:interest. Your language breathes the most elevated patriotism. lam not surprised to find in your words the noble sentiments with which I know you are animated towards France and my family. Receive with my thanks and congratulations the assurance of my sentiments. Naroi.rox. If you object to the tautology of "sentiments,' I can only say the fault is not in the translation, but in the original letter. It is thus that almost every day, while we are told the Bourse is sustained by the " efforts" of official writers in a pacific sense, something oozes out to show that in regions para mount to M. Rouhor and the Marquis de Moustier war is contemplated. M. Vermorel, the editor of the Co)trrier Francais, having received a challenge from Captain Perrin, an officer in the late Mexican expedition, on ac count of an article by M. Leon Mires, charging this officer and many others with acts of cruelty con trary to the laws of civilised warfare, put himself in the hands of General Clusoret. This general, who was a distinguished captain in the French army before Sebastopol, and afterwards obtained his higher rank in the service of the United States, will not allow M. Vermorel to fight. With all the authority of a man familiar with the cannon's mouth, he declares himself opposed to duelling in principle, because it can never be an equitable ad justment of a quarrel. In the particular case ho says the captain, who thinks himself aggrieved, should address himself to his brother officer, M. Leon Mirbs, the author of the article in question, and not to M. Vermorel. A second night skating fete in the Bois de Bou logne is projected for to-morrow, but it is very doubtful whether it will come off. In the centre of Paris it looks like a decided thaw this evening. The thermometer, however, only marks a quarter of a degree above Zero ; the wind is still in a cold quarter ; and it is probably freezing in the country. Thnillier, the pretty and clever actress of the Odion, has resolved to take the veil, and is about to be received as a nun in the Carmelite con vent of Blois. At the Bourse Rents recovered about half of yes terday's fall. It closed at 68fr. 8.5 c. for cash and 68fr. 72c. for account, with a rise of 17}c. and 10c. Italian rose 12ie. Mobilier, Credit Foncier, and Comptoir d'Escompte closed without change, and railways were rather lower. . Vbs.' . • , , • Ai a s . V" ‘ : ,-• ! i r o ii . r, NATENINg4 \iiimsillAß , 1 t -V enfiligitr i ihe ' to 1 . 0 1 tl tib . • • %.,, sit • ENE,I4 ` ' .'-- Oflßo 4 01 1 11 . ' in' 4 The Queen On afte ooa, esOfnri- tiet ' t yesterday ttiag a smoking Me al. 'Mil of " to b. "), were to sad patted by Prhou• 'mdse. and 'Molded I* the Duobela at Imerndive public ibis malted kis to mite as elissise to his how: and Rothemsh• sad Masses Vaa de Warr en . th e i r su pp o rt o f wishes as tla ga. rods down Glee Gime& which led to this Oolcomil Poweseby th :7 IA QO awn out lion et e ib bm k ftbleess critical moment __,__. In 1864 her Majesty heard Dr. Norman STLeod B e ad" a bi sot ud by Kim Alio e p an de wow. mat eldhugm"'w fn.• !ha first time. an thin; speaks of the earrico : The Blight Ilse. Spencer Walpole hes arrived at Osborne. ME ROYAL VISIT TO LIVERPOOL. The book by the Queen, announced for some time Our and entitled " Le a ves from the Diary of Our Life inthe Highlands," has just appeared. The volume is edited byMr. Arthur Helps, to whom the publication is mainly due, and is dedicated "to the dear memory of him who made the life of the writer bright and happy." The Diary contains no references to politteel questions, and is mainly confined to a natural and picturesque chronicle of ,her Majesty's journeys in England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Channel Islands—a dist) , of the life of the Queen shared with the deceased Prince and his children. It I opens at the date of her Majesty's first visit to Scotland on the 29th August, 1842. Edinburgh delighted the visitors : The impression Edinburgh has made upon us is very great • it as quite beautiful, totally unlike anything else I have seen ; and what is even more, Albeit, who has seen so much, says it is unlike anything he ever sew. To the description of the visit to Taymouth there is a foot note which reminds the reader of the sad contrast between the past and the present : I revisited Taymouth last autumn, on the 3rd of Octo ber, from Dunkeld (incognita), with Louise, the Dowager Duchess of Athole and Miss M a cGregor. As we could not have driven th rough the grounds without asking per mission, and we did not wish to be known, we decided upon not attempting to do so, and contented ourselves with getting out at a gate close to a small fort, into which we were led by a woman from the gardener's house, near to which we had stopped, and who had no idea who we were. We got out, and looked from this height down upon the house below, the mist having cleared away sufficiently to show us everything ; and then, unknown, quite in private, I gazed—not without deep emotion—on the scene of our reception twenty-four years ago,by dear Lord Breadalbane, in a princely style , not to be equalled in grandeur and poetic effect. Albert and I were then only twenty-three, young and happy. How many are gone that were with us then ! I was very thankful to have seen it again. It seemed unaltered--1866. In the autumn of 1844 the Queen and Prince Consort paid a visit to Blair Athol, and the tour was rich in demonstrations of Scottish loyalty and enthusiasm. Allusioas to the Prince occur in every paragraph. " Albert in such delight—it is a happiness to see him ; he is in such spirits." Oh ! what can equal the beauties of nature ? What en joyment there is in them ! Albert enjoys it so much ; be as in ecstasies here. He has inherited this love for nature from his dear father. Coming home again, the Queen writes : The English coast appmrod terribly flat. Lord Aber deen was quite touched when I told him I was so much attached to the dear, dear highlands, and I missed the fine hills so much. There is a great peculiarity about the highlands and the highlanders, and they are such a chi estrous, fine, active people. Our stay among them was so delightful. Independently of the beautiful scenery there were a quiet, a retirement, a wildness, a liberty, and a solitude that had such a chum for us. In 1847 we have notes of another trip to the west coast of Scotland, in the course of which her Majesty put into Dartmouth and visited the Scilly Islands. All sorts of pleasant excursions are re corded. "Albert" picks up a little Gaelic, and superintends the building of a " bothie,' or rows his household on dark Loch Muich ; they fish, sketch, scramble, and ramble, and at night kill an hour or two in the plainest way—" at whist, with Caroline Dawson and Dummy," or reading Scott, or playing music. One morning, the journal notes, " I heard the children repeat their poetry," and that night Lady Douro took Dummy ; while the whist-party laughed over " old John Gordon's" description of the road of the day's ride, which was " something steep and something rough, and that was its only best." An excursion to Loch Muich introduces the name of John Brown, a well-known attendant of her Majesty : The same who, in 1838, became my regular attendant out of doors everywhere in the Highlands ; who com menced as Billie in 1849, and was selected by Albert and me to go with my carrisge. In 1851 he entered our ser vice permanently, and began in that year leading my pony, and advanced step by step by his good conduct and intelligence. Ilia attention, care, and faithfulness cannot be exceeded • and the state of my health, which of late years has been sorely tried and weikened, renders such qualifications most valuable, and, indeed, most needful in a constant attendant upon all occasions. He has since, most deservedly, been promoted to be en upper servant, and my permanent personal attendant. (December, 1865.5 He has all the independence and elevated feelings pecu liar to the Highland race, and is singularly striughtfor eimple-minded, kind-hearted, and disinterested ; always ready to oblige : and of a discretion rarely to be met with. lie is now in has fortieth year. His father was a small fanner, who lived at the Bush on the oppo site to Balmoral. He is the second of nine brothers — three of whom hare died—two are in Australia and New Zealand, two are living in the neighbourhood of Balmoral, sad the youngest, Archie (Archibald), is valet to our son Leopold, and is an excellent, trustworthy young man. The next Scottish period extends, at intervals, from 1848 to 1861, beginning with September in the former year. at Balmoral, then inhabited by the Royal Family for the first time. In September, 1832, the news came of the Duke of Wellington's death, and an hour afterwards the Queen was writing in her diary : I bad just sat down to sketch, when Mackenzie returned, saying my watch was safe at home (it had been missed in the woods), and bringing letter; ; amongst them was one from Lord Derby, which I tore open, and, alas! it contained the confirmation of the fatal new, that England's, or, rather, Britain's pride, her glory, her hero, the greatest man she ever had produced, was no more ! Sad day ! Great and irreparable national loss ! Lord Derby enclosed a few linen from Lord Charles Wel lesley, saying that his dear, great father bad died on Tuesday, at three o'clock, after a few hours'illness, and no suffering. God', will be clone ! The day must have conic ; the duke was fr.i. It is well for him that he has been taken when still in possession of hie great mind—and without a long illness. But what a less 1 One cannot think of this country without "The Duke”--our immortalhero. In him centred almost every earthly honour a subject could possess. His position was the highest a subject ever bad—above party, looked up to by all, revered by the whole nation, the friend of the Sovereign. And hoer simply be carried these honours ! With what singleness of purpose, what straightforwardnem,whatoonrage were &lithe motives of his actions guided ! The crown never poesessed—and I fear never trill—so devoted, loyal, and faithful a subject, so stanch a supporter. To us (who, alas ! have lost so many of our valued and experienced friends) his loin is invent able, for bin readiness to aid and ad nee, if it could be of use to us, and to overcome say and every difficulty, was unequalled. To Albert lie showed the greatest kindnees l and the utmost confidence. His experienee end hie know ledge of the past were se great, too ; he was a link which connected us with bygone times, with the last century. Not an eye will be dry in the whole country. We hastened down on foot to the head of Loch Minch, and then rode home, in • heavy shower to Alt-na-Guit hunch. Our whole enjoyment was spoilt ; a gloom over limn all et as. In 1855, when the royal fermi) , were living in I the new structure at Balmoral, a telegram came from Lord Clarendon announcing that Sebastopol was in the bands of the allies :—" God be praised for it. Our delight was great ; but we could hardly believe the good news, and from having so long, so anxiously expected it, one could not realise the actual fact." The royal children are alluded to in affectionate family phrase. In the early pert of the Diary the Princess Royal is " Vichy," and the name by which the Prince of Wales is always called in his family is " Bertie." In 1855 the betrothal of the Princess Royal took place : Our deer Vieteeil ems this day engaged to Primo Frederick William at Pmmia, who had been en a visit to us since tbe 141 h. Be bad elsmAy spoken to es as lb* Last night the Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. Edward Whitley) gave a magnificteat ball in hooour of the visit of prince Arthur, the Priam and Princess Christian, and the Princess Henrietta of Schnswig-Holstein. On this °ces sion the Exchange News-room, Wolf one of the noblest halls in the kingdom, was united to the Town-hall, and the resources of both buildings being brought into play, there was the most ample and luxurious accommodation for the guests, who numbered about 3,000, and comprised, in addition to the royal vision and the Knowsley party, the leading families of the town and neighbourhood. The state-rooms of the Town-hall ate large, and handsomely equipped even on ordinary occasions, and last night the only additions found necessary were evergreens and vases, and some additional statuary, which were placed in the moat advantageous position', under the careful and tasteful management of Mr. Holden and Mr. Abbott (the up holsterers engaged by the mayor's committee), and Mr. Gilbert W. Yoe, one of the ball stewards. The three drawing-roams of the Town-hall were used as reception rooms ; the large and small ball-rooms as draw:ig-rooms for the general company, and the small dining-room as a supper-room for the royal party. From the Queen's bal ceny, at the back of the Town-hall, a communication bad been established by • temporary wooden corridor or bridge with the Exchange News-room. This cor ridor, like the passages of the Town-hall, was elegantly draped with fluted tarlatan, green and white, bordered with flowers, adorned with mirrors, and brilliantly lighted by rows of lamps suspended from the centre of the roof. The floors of the rooms and corridors were carpeted with crimson cloth. By the corridor opening from the Queen's balcony the visitors, as they arrived, proceeded to the news-room, which had been prepared for dancing. The effect here was magnificent. The room and dome were flooded with light, which was reflected from the varied and polished marbles which have been so extensively employed on the walla,and the elaborate architectural interior was brought out with photographic minuteness. At the south side of the hall • dais, sur mounted by a lofty clumpy of purple and gold, had been placed, with chairs of state in crimson satin and gold, for the accommodation of the royal (visitors and the ladies in waiting, and when thus seated they could see and be seen to the greatest advantage. At the aide of this dais were marble busts of the Queen and the late Prince Consort, admirably relieved by red velvet drapery at the back. One of the galleries, ordinarily used as a reading room, bad been fitted up specially for the royal visitors as a drawing room, from which they could overlook, when not disposed to dance, the gay throng below. The drawing room was carpeted and furnished with exquisite taste, some splendid vases and articles of vertu having been collected from the rooms of Mews. Ellington, Mayer, Litherland, &c., and tastefully disposed by the committee. Beneath the wen gallery was a re freshment buffet, sad there were supper rooms both under the ball room and at the Town-hall. The royal party arrived from Knowsley shortly after ten, and were con ducted at once by the mayor through the corridor to the bell room, where the guests had all assembled, it being arranged that dancing should not commence until the ar rival of the Prince ,and Princesses. The whole proceed ings were highly gratifying and successful. agualismoma. She speaks with not lass enjoyment of another Scotch minister, whose sermon she commanded to be published Oct. 14,1855. To kirk at 12 o'clock. The Rev. J. Card, one of the most oelabrated hers in Scotland, performed tbe ser. vies, and eleotiifled all present by a most admirable and beautiful sermon, which lasted nearly an hour, but which kept one's attention riveted. The text was from the 12th chapter of Romans, and the 11th verse—" Not slothful in business ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord." He explained, in the most simple and beautiful manner, what real religion is ; how it ought to pervade every action of our lives • not a thing only for Sundaya,or for our closet; not • t hing to drive us from the world; not " pensive moping over good books," bet ." being and doing good, " letting as hang ba done in a Christian spirit." It was as fine as Yr. Bl'Lood. 's sermon last year, and sent 11l home much edified. With the Highlanders the Queen was delighted. " All the Highlanders are so amusing, and really pleasant and instructive to talk to—women as well as men—and the latter so gentle-manlike." In another passage she observes :—" We were always in the habit o conversing with the Highlanders, with whom one comes so much in contact in the Highlands. The Prince highly appreciated the good breeding, simplicity, and intelligence which make it so pleasant and even instructive to talk to them." Glimpses are caught of her Majesty's visits to the poor. One old woman of 88, to whom she gave a warm petticoat, shook the Queen's hands, and prayed God to bless her. Another old dame of 86, who received a similar present, said, " May the Lord ever attend ye and yours, here and hereafter : and may the Lord be a guide to ye, and keep yo from all harm." Another poor creature, " past fourscore " admonished her royal visitors with pious solemnity ; and another, hearing that the Princess Royal was about to be married abruptly remarked, " I'm very sorry, and think she is sorry horse ." but immediately I went on, "I am very sorry I said that, but I meant no harm • I always say just what I think—not what is fut'(fit). " In an exp edition to Glen Fishie the royal pair travelled as 1..0rd and Lady Churchill and friends, Lady Churchill passing as Miss Spencer, and General Grey as a doctor, an affair culminating in dinners of hodge-podgo, mutton-broth, and cran berry tarts—and in a meeting with a suspicious landlady who said, "the lady must be terrible rich, with so many gold rings on her fingers." Royalty had to be carried across a river in a carpet, to dress in the small room of a Highland cabin, with a peasant's press-bed in it, and to dine in the commercial room and sleep at the Ramsay Arms, unknown of all except the host, being mistaken by the commonalty for " a wedding party from Aberdeen." At one page the Queen repeats that the attend ant Grant told her in May, 1862, that when they were returning the Prince Consort, while giving directions as to the planting of Glen Mulch, which he intended as a deer forest for the Prince of Wales, said to Grant, alluding to the finishing of the planting, " You and I may be dead and gone before that." The Queen adds, "In less than three months, alas! his words were verified as re gards himself. He was ever cheerful, but ever ready and prepared." The third part of the book gives an account of the first visit to Ireland in August, 1849 ; a yacht ing excursion in August, 1846 ; a second yachting excursion in September, 1846 ; and the visit to the Lakes of Killarney in August, 1861. " Cork," writes the Queen, is not at all like an English town, and looks rather foreign. The crowd is a noisy, excitable, but very good-humoured one— running and pushing about, and laughing, talk ing, and shrieking. The beauty of the women is very remarkable, and struck us much; such beautiful dark eyes and hair, and such fine teeth ; almost every third woman was pretty, and some remarkably so. They wear no bonnets, and generally long blue cloaks. The men are very poorly, often raggedly, dressed ; and many wear blue coats and abort breeches, with blue stockings." The visit to Dublin is written of at some length. The reception Was a wonderful and striking scene, such masses of human beings, so enthusiastic, so excited, yet such perfect order maintained ; then the number of troops, the different bands stationed at certain distances, the waving of bats and handkerchiefs, the bursts of welcome which rent the air, all made it a never-to-be-forgotten scene, when one reflected how lately the country had been in open revolt, and under martial law. Noticing a 'visit to the model school in Dublin we find the following : Children of all creeds are admitted, and their different doctrines are taught separately, pf the parents wish it; but the only teaching enforced Is that of the Gospel truths and love and charity. This is true Christian, and ought to he the case everywhere. Of the Irish climate her Majesty says :—" The day was grey and excessively muggy, which is the character of the Irish climate. " Still her relish wr,a inexpressible of the scenery about In nisfallen Island, " the splendid bill of the Eagles Nest," and wherever the Irish waters flow or the Irish mountains rise. On Muckross " I christened one of the points which runs into the lake with a bottle of wine, Albert holding my arm when we came close by, so that it was most successfully smashed." All the Queen's recollections of Ire land are grateful—all her associations with it held in kindly remembrance—excepting those con nected with the weather. There is very little in the volume concerning England. In 1846 her yacht was anchored for an hour in Babbioombe Bay on the Devonshire °oath " It is a beautiful spot, which before we had only passed at a distance. Red cliffs and rocks, with wooded hills like Italy, and reminding one of a ballet or play, where nymphs are to appear—such rucks and grottoes, with the deepest sea, on which there was not • ripple." And then " that beautiful Dartmouth, lovely with its wooded rocks, and church, and castle at the entrance. It puts me much in mind of the beautiful Rhine and its noble ruined strongholds and the Lurlei." So at Mount Edgecimbe, over " the splendid harbour of Plymouth , " " with its beautiful trees, includiru f ines, growing down too into the water, and more lovely than ever." But her Majesty I leisure is inter rupted, because she has here to "read innumerable letters and despatches," and go on deck " to see the authorities, " after which, steaming up the Tamar and St. German's river, she glances for the first time at Trematon Castle, " which belongs to Be as Duke of Cornwall" At Plymouth, a rt* few syllables of kindly sentiment are set down : the Prince was necessarily absent at the time of her Majesty's disembarkation, and she writes. " there wore crowds where we frined, and 1 feel so shy and put out without Albert." The last ahapters of the book describe the visit to the Lakes of Killarney in 1861. The sketches with the pencil which are given, include one taken in the Scully Islands, and another of a Welsh girl at Wilford Haven, " • very pretty dairy maid.," • His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been staying this week with the Duke of Rutland at Bel voir Castle, Leicestershire. A. acted party has been in vited to meet his royal highness. Prince Tcck has been staying with Lord Londesborough at Grimaton, York shire. UNITED DISCOUNT HIS CORDAYPORATION (LIMITED). (T.) - - The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at noon at the London Tavern, Captain DlA;soLes in the chair. The following report and balance-sheet were presented : " In presenting the accompanying report to the share holders, the directors have the sativfaction of stating that the transactions of the company for the last six months have resulted in a gross profit (including an amount carried forward at last general meeting) of 17,37 7t. Os. 411., which they propose to apply as follows :-4,322/. 10a. sd. in payment of all charges including 1,000/. written o ff bad debt account ; 5,310/. 19s. rebate of bills not yet due ; 4,475/. Os. 10d. in payment of a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, equal to 3s. 7.1. per shire ; 3,2867. 10e. Id. carried forward to new account. The past half year has been one of unusual depression and limited busi ness, the directors, therefore, feel confident that the share holders will be satisfied with the statement they have now the pleasure of laying before them. "italanoe-sheet,3lst December, 1&;7.-Dr.: To capital account-22,5645 shares, on which Cl. per share have been credited and called 135,387 i. ; less arrears I,WBI. 10e. ; leaving 134,108/. 10s. ;to loans, deposita, 1,953,603/. 10e. 6d. ; to profit and loss account-amount at audit as per annexed statement, 14,034/. 9ii.11d.; total, 2,101,7661. 10e. sd. Cr.: By cash at various bankers, 54,205/. Is. Bd. ; by bills discounted, ho., 2,W7,5751. Os. 9d.; by premises, furniture, &c., in Aboburch-lane, 8,79 W. 12s. lid. ; by ' preliminary expenses, 1,186/. Its. Id. ; total, 2,101,7661. 10s. sd. " Profit and loss account.-Dr.: To current expense'. including salaries, rent. taxes, directors' fees, and all other charges, 3,322/. 10a. roe; to reserve for bed and doubtful debts, 1,000/. ; to rebate of interest on bills dis counted not yet due, carried forward to new account, 5,310/. 19s. ; to dividend of 3s. 71 per share on 22.5644 shares taken up. being at the rate of 6 I per cent. per annum, 4,0421. 16s. Id. ; to ditto, reserved on 2,4124 shares not taken up, 4321. 4 1 . od, ; to balance carried forward to profit and loss new account, 3,2681. 10s. Id. ; making 140341. 9s. 11d. ; total, 17,377/.os. 4d. By balance brought forward from 30th June, 1867, 1,7711. is. id. ; by gross profits for the half-year, 15, 6051 . 16 5. ; total, 17,377/. Oa. 4d." The CRAritmAst, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, observed that the association was proceed ing satisfactorily, and there were no losses or liabilities beyond such as a discount company always must have. He hoped the day was not far distant when the unissued shares would be in demand. There was an increase of more than half a million in the deposits sines the last fnieeting-a fact which showed the increasing confidence of the public. The total amount of the bills held over was only 1,6351., and the committee of management were satisfied that a thousand pounds would more than cover the loss. The bills had not on the average more than 74 days to run. There was now carried forward 3,36 W. , againat 1,700/. carried forward in June. The board did not seethe slightest prospect of their being compelled to make a call The company were greatly indebted to the committee of management, Mr. James Brace and Mr. H. S. Coulson, fog the care with which they had avoided losses. After a short discussion the report was adopted, and a dividend of 3s. 7d. per share was declared payable on dm Instant. IL Berryer, the father of the French bar, has Ist masted his 79th roc. At the first Court ball at Brume* which took place two evenings ago, the Ring and the Queen arrived about a quarter past nine, with the Count and Countess de Pliusire. Her Majesty was dressed in blue beneath white EIPIHRONIZATION OF THZ BISHOP OP LiCHFIELD. tulle, sprinkled with gold stars ; her head-dress consisting —Yesterday in th ". ° itigh t t u ß M l:kor u g e ,, Aura ., 7 t 1 1 , 644 :, w ".. 4 , Will , .of a wreath of mycootis and diamonds. Th e Countess de en."....... ... .... es-- a-arc- a ' '''eu''''s" ...... .... ' Emir. were • white dress ornamented with roses, sad a usual forms. There was • large congregation. diadem of brilliants. It was remarked that the number of MR. HUGHES, M.P. AND THE HALTIAX CO- I ladies present wu small as compared with the men. The 31 " z " . p., T1 X,, tfilbZ—Yesterday to H aw' iiir: Hughes, : latter included the greater part of the ministers and the ; memlbers of the diplomatic corps. Supper t ook p lace at th e extensive premises of the Halifax Co-egetarivo in North/at& He was awrompanied ti SI& St= . midnight, and the hall terminated at half-past one. hi.B., lad the Presides. mid wilel_,_ ._...,___ 01 " 1 1 • 444 ;,..,_ I An alarming accident occurred three evenings took them threesib all depertnewhe ot Ns ••••'•g• '''' ' back at the Theatre do la Monnsie, in Brussels. During eseapied nearly an boar sod • ball. The stares • bon a r aciaa as a smi s a VAN, p a wl& the ballet of the fourth act of Bowie 0 a Juliette, hfdlle. MiesLommod for canying co the pesory_ oltspery„e- . Jasquetti, • &amuse, approached too near the footlights, oherini. emu sad Iwnehewn._ . funseleghshs i ce. 1 when h er gauss skirts took firs. X. Jamet, who was usaiting, ha-. busimilleer gm them en H su isaZ. se" . . ' playing Friar Lumina,. rushed forward to stifle the and make maw, mow gm erten site s o ni c 24 /D A s a en d o b Irm a. fames in lila keg robe, but the lady had airudy, w ith 10,000 i., and dime are If blush establibusels Is Mo. great pressen , of mind. lased the burning dress in her rent parts of the Uwe mil dirmist. A beg, sults! is se lands, and bad, hYuluilagins it, extinguished the flames. le week the NNW! enemaalls berlitessi yet th• lUDs Jaequetti 'tired for • few moments to reamer Vibes a glull h• fl au °lt 11/*** lie. " b " ex. ' from her eziotion, and then returned to finish her per. premed ideinif sos te4wed with tie digas Cl prospisity and sheer el tile I formation • F at es tar Lrrstimoon.—A serious ease M. Michel Chevalier opened on Tuesday his el AMA* ibilh" the Livergeel stiPtadihr7 wires el lestume ea political mammy at the College de day. It flea ea the Slat Slims, • moss Fri ,„. between • melanoma enesisa me naz g e=s , d Butler and several dtkernies.is yacch a 4 ,,, d. g 1 Galigneni bas tie following telegrams from Bee =Nos =am mmememiaamille r leimer 41•1 , idll lit:—" Count de Iliemerek, at stunting banquet atikaby, I d: a sea aimed resenv....___end ham made a speech to a large emeimaey Cl aelablasi He IFSHIA IIII.4 " " P lali a id i taltb. '"'" ' 11 ' . Ng Bud els spectre of a war with hare VW •IPZVII taw. It riam Itlegag IS Cl lbw YON lbe mush bums White in vell‘driasen • w t. per, and be limited all present to bus no easterly Ind boa pretissill memseaded. vas sepia dam. •en this snidest" _ . EAST-END DISTRESS• The following letter has been addressed by the Poor-law Board to Immoral of the metropolitan parishes is the east end of London : " Poor-law Board, Jan. 9, 1!4:s. " Bir,—Mr. Corbett, one of the Metropolitan Poor-law Inspectors, ham been in communication with the guardians of the metropolitan unions and parishes in the east end of London in reference to the distress now prevalent there, and has made a report to the board on the subject, from which they regret to observe the rapid and serious increase which has taken place in the number of a licantsforrelief, and the amount of the relief to them. " The board are of opinion that the viciasitudes of the 'masons which create rather &temporary suspension of work than an actual permanent diminution of employment, ought not neossaarily to cause able-hodied persons to have imme diate recourse to the poor-rates ; but when, through a 104 continuance of inclement weather, their resources are ex hausted, or from other causes thee have become destitut e it will be the unquestionable duty of the guardians t, afford them necessary and adequate relief. The board are aware that the guardians of the unions and parishes where the distress principally exists have re cently been actively engaged in making arrangements for the supply of such relief as is now required, and for any increase of destitution which the continued cessation of out-door employment may occasion. " The board are also aware that, in addition to the efforts of the guardians, the existence of diabase similar to that which now prevails invariably calls forth prompt charitable assistance ; but the board ceisaider that unle,c a sound and vigilant discrimination is exercised in affording such assistance it is only calculated to increase indefinitely the number of applicants for relief, and to encourage improvidence and imposture. The board ex mu+, therefore, a con fi dent hope that the agents w ho un dertake the distribution of the charitable funds subscribed will, even for the sake of the poor themselves, exercise duo vigilance, and not indiscriminately or without careful in quiry extend relief to everyone who may represent himself as destitute. These charitable funds will probably be most advantageously supplied to a class of persons who in ordinary times do not need resistance from the poor. rates, but who, either from the stoppage of their usual means of employment or other circumstances, are tempo- rarity unable to procure what their present necessities re' ure ' The board are informed by Mr. Corbett that he has suggested to the guardians to make such addition to the staff of relieving officers in each union as may in sure a prompt investigation of all applications for re. ' lief and a frequent visitation of the homes of those re. hewed; to provide in each union employment of more than one description, and in more than one locality, where all able-bodied male applicants for relief may be set to work under due supervision and according to their ability ; to take care that the relief thus given is proportioned to the actual necessities of each case, acrd not regulated upon a mere wages scale, according to tho amount of work done ; and that each able-bodied person thus relieved should be required to work for a given num• ber of hours, or to perform a given task of work, whatever may be the amount of relief to which he may be considered entitled. " Mr. Corbett has also suggested the formation of com mittees of the guardians with a view to ascertain an I ar • range modes of work and places of employment, and, when necessary, committees for hearing applic dims for relief at one or more planes in the union, or at the board-room and general offices of the guardians OR more than one day in the week. With regard to the kind of work to be provided, Mt. I Corbett, in reference to stonebreaking, states that, as is Poplar, for instance, where the cost of the unbroken granite is said to be greater than the prior obtainable for the stone, he has advised the guardians to suggest to the district I Board of Works that they should supply unbroken stone, and cart it away when broken, the guardians incurring uo expense, and charging nothing for breaking. " Mr. Corbett adds : " ' Wood-cutting and, when the frost breaks up, digging and wheeling gravel have been among the task. 1 have suggested for men, and I have also mentioned that ghat advantage resulted in Manchester, Glossop, and other places in the manufacturing distri cts during the cotton famine from the employment of adult females in receipt of relief in sewing, knitting, and cutting out and waking up clothing, a stock of material. being provided by guardians, and a female superintendent of labour brill; appointed by them, and that arrangement. might also le made with the managers of the parochial and other schools in each union to receive during the day the children of all persons in receipt of relief. It would be also expedient, that the able-bodied applicants for relief should be ease. fled, and a list of their names rind trades supplied by the clerk to the principal employers of labour in the district, so that the men set to work by the guardians might not lose an opportunity of obis Ming independent einployment.' " The board strongly urge upon the swindle, , the adop tion of the whole of these suggestions, and particularly the immediate appointment of additional officers to check im position on the one hand, and to insure prompt awl ade quate relief to the really destitute on the other, and the provision and enforcement of suitable tasks of work under efficient superintendence in return for the relief afforded to all able-bodied persons. " The hoard also recommend that, as far as may he practicable, recourse shall be hail, particularly in the case of single able-bodied persona, to the mean+ of relief pie vhled in the workhouse or other temporary building pro. videil for the purpoae, where food, shelter, and clothing, sal, indeed, all that the necessities of the destitute may re .luire, maybe at once obtained. In those canes in which the workhouse is not applicable the board are of opinion that a distribution of bread, soup, and fuel is the hest means in which at once relief can be given, and they recommend that arrangement. should accordingly be made by the guardians for providing either at the workhouse, or, if necessary, at other depots, such supplies of these articles as may be necessary. " The amount of relief to be afforded is confided by the law exclusively to the guardians ; but the board cannot doubt that it will be given on such • scale as adequately to supply the necessities of each applicant, at the time that every proper precaution is takeu to protect tho funds of the ratepayers. " The board direct me to add that the guardians and their officers may fully rely upon the cordial support of this board in a firm and enlightened administ.ation of the law, and that the board will be at all times prepared to advise the guardians on any emergency, and to afford them, whenever requisite , the personal assistance of their metropolitan inspectors, Mr. Corbett and Dr. Markham. —I am, la., _ "H. FITIIINt: Secretary. " To the Clerk to the Guardians of Gegulk-green." - - - APPREHENSION OF TWO SEAMEN eon SUPPOs/D FENIANISII AT DEVONPOST.--Considerable consternation WAS created in Davenport yesterday by a rumour being sliest in well-informed naval circle., that two seamen belonging to H.M.S. Canopus, Captain I.:. N a pier, now stationed off thirGan.whart, in Banknote, had been appre hended for complicity in the Fenian movement. As however, from various motives, the authorities have caused the matter to be kept as secret as possible, the information that can be obtained is very slight, although there is no reason for the slightest doubt being entertained that a discovery has been made which may eventually lead to something more important in connection with } enianism. It .ipeoirs that on Tues day, at midnight, two sailors belonging to the Canopus were apprehended whilst on shore by a guard from the same ship, it being supposed from various cirmanuitanees that had recently transpired that they were in possession of some explosive material' which they internist to make use of for an unlawful purpose. On the arrival of the men on board their hummocks end several other places which it was conceived could be used for the parrots, of concealment, were searched ; and the men themselves instead of being put in irons in the usual way were confined in separate cells, so that they could not pos sibly communicate with each other. Nothing further has since tranaldred, but what has occurred shows that it is necessary the authorities should not relax the stringent precautionsi7 meuures they have caused to be taken foe the protection of the public against the committal of any outrage that easy be contemplated by unscrupulous men. Western Deify Mercury. F ENIA NIsM AT SWINDON.—The very unecalaitt truth has within the lsat few days been brought to ght that Fenianion has for some time pest secretlyexistol among some of the factory operatives at New Swindee, and that meetings of paeans favourable to that dan gerous conspiracy have been held at private houses, and also at • beer-house kept by en Irishman in that locality. There is, perhaps, no class of men whose oomplicity with a secret organisation of this kind is odculated to cause more uneasiness than the men by whom our railway system is worked, and on whose fidelity to the trust resed in them the safety of the lives of the public so much depends. Th e o are idea of an organised plot throughout the Great Western system from London to Bristol and the west may well fill the iniuds of the autho rities with apprehension, and it is stated that such an organisation does exist. We are not therefore surprised at the uneasiness which is being manifested by the Great Western Company at the position of affairs, and at the precautions which are being taken to prevent disasters which, in the event of • disturbance breaking oat in any particular town upon the line Isar t ae Bristol, for instance), might be attended with most calamitous results. A large 2111Mber of special constables will be sworn in to-day at Swindon, and one hundred of the company's picked men will be set upon the watch, in addition to the porters, guards, and ;ohm upon the line—the services of all of whom !ril l he oihed into re. quirition, and the men be "worn to giv immediate infor mation in the e vent of any suspicious circumstance come% ' under their notice. It la not numbers of there need be muse for alarm, but where a system of }Seisms= is established in a place it serves as a link in the communication with heed quarters. and it is the mischief which a few may do in this way that Gee maims apprehension. Nor is it Fenians alone from whom danger may be apprehended in case et • sudden disturbanse. There me • large number of vagabond' sad atiorld.adthvegtoeseissapir:: of ling cheat plans b :as the ea and ya c ountry, disorder h r o w o 4 0 1 g b e h g t o nly f sio c° sad other are quite as much oanger twin b d ow od been taken to Fenian'. 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