The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-13 00:00:00

gIALLEY of BRONZES d'ART, (URN:I vo TURES d R e CIII:31IN Eli, CLOCKS. VASES, CANDELABRA. tae Devot for the celebrated productioneol Y. Barbedlease and (o. 171, co the same ea In Pula, with E. per cent. added ter stawbsea. t ataloguea, with auutcluel Wasirations, seat tree hp Beet li>')N and (MAHAN!. 28, 33, 34, 36, 37, and 38, 03- lartstreet. PHILLIPS and PEARCE, Artists In Olaas and China to the Wawa, EVfully sulk.% as taapoctios of their NOVEL sad rrnin DESIGNS. They are original , moderate in prix, perfect in form. wortmanchip, malarial. and manufacture. ilk. D. Pearce (for IS )ears et 16. 3t. James'acareet) has tpe Rte a deportment under Ms direction. 116. Sew Beed-1111144. said Oa sad ase, Oztord-Mrest. Leads& ILLIAM CHURTON and BON, HCAIERt. and SHIRTMAIEW, PI and PR OX 'ORD-MU:ET. LADIE4 UNDERCLOTHING. FIRST-CLASS CARPETS, DAMASKS LIMOS mew. Mims esn 1K forwseded to the Country Pros T. VENABLE; & SONS, LONDON, E. FIRST-CLASS SILKS and FANCY }W LOMM MICE% nitterus snit to tb Comatry Tree. T. VDNABLEN & SONS, LONDON, IL _ FIRST-CLASS DRAPERY, MANTLES, it.a. LOWLIT Carriage Free. l'atabllalad nearly half a Ogatnt7. FIRST CLASS MOURNIIN:;. LOWEST PR MOS. Patterns rent to the Country Free. 1. V ENABLE. 4 R foON4, LONDON. B FIRST CLASS FURNITURE, BEDDING, LC. LOW 'T P RIMS. An illustrated Price List Teat Free Ir. PNARLEi 6: 144)?(9, 1011, 104, and 106, whitechapet, 2,4, 6, and 8, eteutueretal-street, Landau . JOHN BROGDEN'S CLASSIC JEWELRY. oARIS FIRST-CLASS SILVER MEDAL,IBe7. JOHN BROODEN'S IS-carat GOLD CHAINE;. JOHN BROODEN'S BRACKLETS. - - OHN BROGDEWS BROOCHES. JOHN BROODEN'S GEM and WEDITT•3 RI NOS. JOHN BROGDEN'S NECKLACES, JOHN BROODEN'S EARRINGS. ORIG I NAL GOLD CHAIN MAN UFAtIFOLY. Na 16, usNßlrrrA-smErr, (;ovent garden. -- - FRAUD. —CAUTION. —Order BRYANT and mArs PATENT SAFETY MATCHES. trade mark an Art. aad Wit upon twine them. as imitations are emnevmes offend that do Rot afford PIMOTECTION bitOM HENRY BRETT and Co.'s "0. 1). V." PURE BRANDY, 18a per rdloa aad tee. peram.. re-cm goewied by the medical protemioa. In a caw for the ammtry 39e., harhuolve of railway carriage. —Rolbora-bars, aad 30. Ermast-fit. AGIFT to the UNINSURED. THIRTY suorr REPLILN to THIRTY COMMON OBJ ECTIONS. . - . W. LIMAN. author dor" liandlook to Medical Referee-. &c. lout poet tree ea application to Mr X. lIARRP , , d..etnt Otunty Fire and Provident Life Mee, et, Straod, W gilt •xlrefso. iIAYVAECIT. urn EVNNING. A NO-WiiIIIN'iiIOVISMENT rum or ROMANCE. Mena. &Ahem Ruckstons. Compton. L'hippen &We, Breen, & Quoit; 14 o.darnes Robetson, :one Burke, iThippern. &de. Laws. &c. —And INTRIOIII- Mr. Benda' &c. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATP.R. JAPANESE TROUPE IMPERIAL. in their marvellorie per aineasees. consisting of Balauchm, Tup-spinr.:;:g, - .111110114.. the an%ertle, and great Ladder Peats.—EreitY EVr..11115 at Eight, terminating at haltpast Ten : and Wednesdays and Katurdays ▪ halt past Two. Children under 10 halt prise. Places ow . 1r at the Roa.ollice by Mr. Nugent from T m till Pive Illiteltel4, Old liond.idniet and at the principal Llbraxtee. 11T1LA Tnu nENnni. SISTERLY SERVICE.—TiIi KID •IF =HE 04YTH OF GOLD. -And lIARRIAOE AT ANY PRIM fiItrTANWTA. Tins Mumma. LONDON BY NIGHT. Mrg. lane.—T. P. Ilthim trio Ores& Clews and Double Somersault Tt.rewer Iltintettainuneuit—lnth THE BEOGAR's PETITIOY HIGH WAVIER AT LONDON BRIM& 1111➢ DA T-;korn at. TO-VAII ROW —ltcadas, (.11. —Alsenboai, 7b. 25a. 111017CEN of BIRTHS, II ARRIAGIVI, and DTA TEN, are rcrvred unUl 1 o'clock for Insortioo ran evening. Niue, 3y. N.. A SECOND EDITION of the EXPRE:i% CONTAININO The Latest Foreign Telegrams ; the Latest City; Railway, Mining, and other Shares ; tipor:r.g, and General Intelligence, IM PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MA 1 13. TAM rIOUSE OP LORDS AND ^HE IRISH CHURCH. WI ru the reception of the Quei Per answer to the address of the House of Commons, the interest of the situation passes onwards ts. the Ho - aie of Lords. Mr. Disaaim has th , oight it best to falsify the rumours which had been scattered broadcast by his own mysterious allusions to the possible action of the Crown. Parliament is left free to consider " any measure relating to the "temporalities of the United Church of England "and Ireland that may be introdlxed during the " present session." The success of MI. GLAD &Tomes Resolutions has been too decided to leave any room for speculation as to the mode in which the House of Commons will deal with the measure which is the,. neces sary, consequence. The bill will i.e passed through all its stages with as little delay as the forms of the House and the action of the Government will per mit. It may be assumed that Mr. D Yl.aai t will offer no serious opposition to its progress. His position after it has been read a third time in the House of Commons will be no aurae than it is pow. An indication more or less that he does not possess the confidence of the popular branch of the Legislature is not salculatell to aisturb his equanimity The constitutional fortitude which can look an adverse majority of 65 in the face, and give no sign of disturbance, is above being influenced by mere external conditions. Mr. Disns cum's theory of politics. is modelled on Use stoical philosophy-. The good man alone has the right to rule, and he is the good man. As things look at present, therefore, there will be spa' in the tempest of party strife until the bill reaches the House of Lords. The treatment it • will encounter there is hardly a r t subject for confident prediction. If the Peers simply consult their inclination, it will no doubt be rejected by a large majority, but it is also possible, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, that more prudent counsels may prevail. The bill settles nothing. It simply leaves the ques tion to be dealt with in the next session of Parliament free from those additional complica tions which, without 'such a measure, wonbt be created by the mere coarse of eventb. It is con ceivable that even a strenuous opponent of disen dowmeet may admit that the present time is not favourable for the creation of new vested interests. He must be amore than commonly sanguine politician whocannot see that the abolition of the Irish Church ]Establishment is, to my the least, on the cards. It is certain that this will be the hrt giblet:ion raised the new Parliament, and only the eteres.typed coufiden co which oharacterises a egl careless and desperate can affici*lllitlieve the verdict of the existing House gfaCeinnorui will be certainly reversed by the nifty conitituesslei. Suppose it to be only an even thence that "en dowment will come in 18W, there are Aeolis rea leons in favour of not extending in the interval the field to which it must be applied. Compensation to yeated interests is s proper act of justice, but no one except the persons to be compensated can be anxious to make the number of these interests greater than is absolutely needful. A Tory Peer may fairly say .—" In the certain prospect of disendowment being discussed before twelve months are over, in the possible prospect of its being sane ! tioned before twelve months are over, I sin ready Ito vote for the Suspensory Bill. By doing so I only recognise that it is desirable to effect diasnolownient, if it is effected at all, at as cheap a rate as possible. The principle of an Established Church will gain nothing from the fact that its overthrow has been effected at an addi tional cost to the country. My assent to the bill leaves me free to maintain by every means in my power, the integrity of the Irish Church 1 Establishment. By itself, indeed, the mea sure in no way affects that Establishment. If the new Parliament declines to confirm the action of its predecessor, the Suspensory Act will expire by the mere lapse of time, the vacancies to which it applies will be filled up after a few months' delay, and everything will go on as before. My vote pledges me to nothing beyond a desire not to place the House of Lords and the House of Commons in premature and perhaps needless antagonism." Such a tone as this might, we my, be adopted with perfect consistency by an ardent supporter of the Irish Church as it is. It may be too much, however, to expect such a display of caution and moderation from the House of Lords. They will be more likely to catch at the first opportunity that is offered them of throwing embarrassments in the path of the Opposition and snatching an apparent though unreal triumph for a Government of nominai Conservatives. Even Mr. DMItA2I.I may be so far sensible to human weakness as to welcome a support which will make up in enthusiasm for what it wants in substantial value, and the Minister who has dispensed with the confidence of the House of Commons will probably accept with ostentatious gratitude the superduOus support of the House of Lords. That Lord DSRBV will urge the Peers to reject the bill cannot be doubted. The caution imposed on him by the accident of position has already been thrown to the winds, and in the unchartered freedom of an independent supporter of the Government he apparently finds ample consolation for the fettered dignity of office. Whether he will retain all his old influence in the House of Lords remains, indeed, to be seen. All that is certain is that this influence, what ever it is, will be recklessly used to precipi tate • conflict which must be deprecated by every statesman who desires to preserve the balance of the constitution. From Lord Sams soar, the natural leader of the true Conservatives it. the Upper House, a more prudent and come q u. intly a more patriotic course may perhaps be looked fur. Certainly he will not be actuated by any misplaced tenderness for a Cabinet which has shown itself as insensible to personal credit as it had already shown itself to party traditions. It is too soon, however, to estimate the power which he will exercise in his new sphere. We may be pretty sure that, when once the Conservative party finds that it has thrown its principles overboard and yet failed to ride out the storm, it will turn from those who counselled the sacrifice with a dislike which will only be embittered by the consciousness that it has been a willing dupe. But whether the conviction that Mr. DUIRARL :'s preternatural cleverness has only made defeat more inevitable has yet dawned upon his supporters in the Lords is not so certain, and till it does, their instincts will probably lead them to catch at every twig which seems to offer a chance of serest-nig their descent into the abyss of oppo- ' sition. THI? Cd - 71? - 41N 1 T ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. Tits ceremony in which the Qrass took part to-day seemed to gain in interest from recant dis cussions. To ass her Masseur once more quietly performing an act of public charity and grace, re minded those present of the steadfastness and consistency of her career; and the presence of peers and comps mere of every shade of politics, their common loyalty, and the impartial smiles they re ceived, seemed a living testimony —were any needed—to her Masssrv's serene and con stitutional elevation above party strife. Every member of her blooming family there, re minded the looker-on of the long years of affec tionate and respectful familiarity enjoyed by the QUEEN and the nation since the fair young girl Vtemitra cried, "Let my people see me." The mere sight of the Quasi, the mare sound of her clear ringing voice, even the business like precision with which she dabbed the mortar and patted the stone did people good. Moralise upon it as we will, the living presets& of royalty is a mighty stimulant to public demonstrations and festivity : and the governors of St. Thomas's Hospital are to be congratulated upon both their shrewdness and good fortune in se curing this splendidly royal inauguration for their new site. Everywhere was the old enthusiasm, the old loyalty, the old dignity and sweetness, the old precious charm of sympathetic accord between the sovereign and the country and there were few present who did not feel their heart softened, and it may be fairly hoped their purse-strings loosened, by the happy, joyous brightness with which the first step towards relieving the afflicted and the suffering was gone through. It needed no mention of the racks and pains which will be left behind when the substan tial pageant of this morning has shared the inevit able fat. of all earthly pageants, and faded into a thing of the dim past ; no spoken contrast between the rank, beauty, and fashion, the lust of the eye and the pride of life, assembled about the Court, and the anguish and misery the new build ing is designed to assuage. These asserted them selves with silent eloquence through the prayer and prides ; sad the smiling enthusiasm and con gratulations, the lusty cheers, and the irrepres sible loyalty, seemed to be so many harbingers of love mercy to the sick, the sorrowing, and the needy. TH re A RCH DEACON OF MIDDLE2X. Am.:arouse°, Bwcza►s has just delivered, be fore the Middlesex clergy, his presentments on the religious, or rather the irreligious, condition of the working classes. His charge had at least the vir tues of frealuiesa and originality, for instead of running in the familiar archidiaoonal groove he tihenae ► road comparatively tintrodden. Yet it would seem as if the ARCH DRACOIP, while "pagans THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY of the evils of tht present clay had all the w • e la his ti t s eyelet 116 period. Ills not my . morality ei;these is m o y adv ; 1 and mom adapted the lowellutes of w people, ;than in re g'eme - Lb); -it is equally erroneous to utak that the infidelity of our time—end this wane* is the kind of immorality referred to--ie off Imeer 1 type than the infidelity of a century ago, *hen the sneers and jests of such writers as VOLTMRS and Tom PAYNE were mistaken for arguments. We have sceptics enough, Heaven knows, among' the working classes ; but it is rarely, indeed, that the men who doubt or deny do so with a joke upon their lips. Indeed, we believe that there never was a time of more earnest and eager in quiry on all matters connected with religious faith or political well-being. The period of indifference and of blind credulity has passed away ; but it does not, therefore, follow that the present period is one of irreverence. The Aa*ec. DEACON is right, however, in warning his clergy against underrating the intelligence of the working classes. Some of the shrewdest minds in the country are b. be found among the artisans, and the clergyman who would exercise a legitimate influence over them will do well to shun everything that savours of dogmatism or illiberality. These men are generally open to argument, but they are for the most part utterly regardless of clerical anathemas. They can appre ciate earnestness and sincerity, but they have an unmitigated contempt for priestly assumption and intolerance. At the same time the working man does not expect—he would be most unreasonable if be did—that the clergy should take an active part in the political mover ent+ of the day. All he does expect is that they should not place im pedimenta in the way. THE omnibus proprietors, stimulated, uo doubt, by their want of success as traders, are allowing unusual energy in supplying long neglected routes with vehicles. The Strand and Holborn have long been well filled with omnibuses—perhaps a little too well filled—but it was only the other day that Long-acre was discovered to be an im portant thoroughfare from east to west, or west to east, and " opened up" for 'bus traffic. Persons now wishing to go from Leicester square to Horton are not compelled to go round by the Haymarket, the Strand, Fleet-street, Cheapside, the Bank, and City-road, but are taken to their destination by a shorter cut through central London. The service from Pimlico to Bayswater would bear improvement, but so would the chief thoroughfare, Park-lane, and the omnibus proprietors will doubtless move in advance of the Board of Works. Bayswater has now been put in communication with the important districts of Camden and Kentish towns by a cross service just started from the central station, the " Mother Red-Cap," and this service is distinguished by an experiment in the way of conductors. The pro prietors think, whether rightly or wrongly, we are not prepared to say, that some portion of their loss is due to the dishonesty of their servants, and, after trying a variety of mechanical checks on the receipts, they have now engaged a few men belonging to the Corps of Commiaaionaires as conductors, who, we believe, are to work partly on salary and partly on commission. The half-military uniform on the steps of these new vehicles is novel in appearance, and gives the omnibus a bright Parisian air. Whether Parisian order, comfort, and success will follow the adoption of this plan remains to be seen, but the change in the organisatiou of these popular and necessary carriages deserves to be noticed. .--. _ . Tea impeachment trial has revealed to us no American BURKE. The contrast between the addresses of the counsel and the speeches at the trial of WARREN HASTINOS, seems pain fully to affect our transatlantic contem poraries. To some extent. no doubt, the dearth of eloquence is due to the peculiar character of the subject. The romantic haze which enveloped East Indian history gave enviable advantages to the orators of the day. Still what ever is wanting in the present trial in rhetoric, there is no lack of earnest purpose, or of practi cal and legal knowledge. Mr. BUTLER is described as having more of the readiness of resource required for extemporaneous speaking than any other of the speakers, though we rind no compliment paid to his wit or his imagina tion. Judge Cuarrs's argument, if not elo quent, was able and logical. Mr. Evs RTs, the best of the PRESIDENT'S counsel, ex tended his oration over four days. We do not profess to have followed him step by step, but we have read enough to see in his address some striking passages, and a power of sarcasm not commonly found in American orators. Mr. Evsars assumes that the PRESIDENT is absolved from his oath to see that the laws are faithfully executed when he thinks them unconstitutional, and that he can break any law he chooses, upon the pretext of testing its constitutionality. The verdict, it will be seen, is deferred till Saturday. -- -..- A sIiORT notice in the N(,, , 1 vf the death of M. DE CORMENIN reminds us of the variability of species exhibited by the race of French politicians. " As a statesman," says the Nord, "he attached " himself to four Governments only. In a ooun " try so agitated as this beautiful France of ours, " he was the juste milieu between the obstinate, " who remain faithful to one Government, and the " fickle who have served seven—the maximum of " variation reached by several of our most diatin " guiahed contemporaries.". STATEMENTS OP THE " Ovvr.."—The Owl to-day says that the Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur intend to proceed to Scotland towards the close of next week, in order to pass the 24th of May, her Majesty's birthday, with the Queen at Bslmor•l. —The government will support Sir Rebuild Knightley's amendment to Mr. Barter's motion for the diafranithise ment of the ten smallest English boroughs. The emend =tut seeks to provide sesta for the additional members for Scotland by taking one member from each of the ten smallest English boroughs having two members.—There was • large meeting of English liberal members yesterday, at Devonshire•house, to consider Mr. Ilibbeet's motion on the Boundary Bill. The leaders of the party urged the expediency of opposing the fourth clause. Mr. Leathern, Mr. Monk, and other independent representa tives with mete below the gangway, declined concurrence in this mares, and the proceedings were not characterised by entire unanimity. It is quite passible, therefore, that opposition to the Boundary Bill may not be pressed to a division.—The select committee on the arrangements of the House of Commons have unanimously reoom mended the building of a new House of Commons and the conversion of the present inn/Went Chamber into • lobby for members. Mr. Baillie Cochr•ae's suggestion of • wide staircase from the Central Hall to the terrace has been adopted.—The government hare abandoned the idea of proceeding with the measure for the acquisition at the telegraphs of the United Kingdom, end the order of the day foe the second reading of the bill will be discharged. L YING nig • * FOU L 6 ATION • 'NI:NG, MAY ' ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of St. Thomas's Hospital was performed this day by her Majesty before a brilliant gathering of the digni taries of church and state. At half-past 10 the temporary building was nearly full of eager spec tators, among whom might be noticed many of the chief notabilities of the day. Mr. Gathorne Hardy in diplomatic uniform was one of the earliest members of the Cabinet present ; and, in his capacity as Home Secretary, kept near the dais to be in immediate waiting upon the Queen. Mr. Ward Hunt, Sir John l'akington, and Sir Stafford Northoote occupied prominent places in the ministers' box, as did Lord Cairns, who looked painfully pale and wan, and, unlike his colleagues, appeared in plain- morning dress. The huge tent held some three thousand persons in all, and these were sub divided into sections containing the cabinet, the peers, the House of Commons, the Court of Aldermen, and other representatives of the various little worlds of London. Science and the medical profession were largely represented. as were fashion, and the arts. From the floor of the enormous building to its roof stretched mass after mass of gaily-dressed figures, all patiently expectant of the ceremony to come. The Premier and Mrs. Disraeli arrived soon after eleven, and at first took up their place among the members of the House of Commons, Mr. Disraeli smilingly declining to cross the floor to the ministerial box. Yielding to the persuasion of the officials, he, however, gave way, and finally surveyed the proceedings, eye glass to eye, from the front of the ministerial bench. The Premier was the only visitor besides her Majesty who had what theatrical people call " a reception," and sonorous cheers and much hand-clapping and handkerchief waving, greeted the right honourable gentleman directly his arrival was known. Far more animated than is his wont on public occasions, Mr. Disraeli laughed and nodded, and laughed again, with his neighbour, Sir Stafford North cote, as if pageants and stone-laying cere monies were the gravest business of the hour. The Archbishop of Canterbury came next, and waited in an arm-chair in the centre of the building, under the shadow of a bench, on which were seated Dean Stanley in earnest conver sation with his neighbours, the Bishops of London and Oxford. After a false alarm, and a few premature strains of "God Save the Queen" from the outside, the royal party arrived at a quarter to 12, preceded by hospital officials. A procession having been formed, her Majesty was conducted to her chair of state on the raised dais in the following manner : The Contractors for the New Hospital Works, Mr. Webster. Mr. Perry. The Architect, Mr. Henry Currey. The Resident Medical Officer. Mr. Whitfield. The Senior Surgeon, The Senior Physician, Mr. Solly. F.R.S. Dr. Bennett. The Honorary Consulting Physician, Dr. Barker. The Clerk to the Hospital, Mr. R. A. Wainewright. The Deputation of Governors, viz. : Robert Pott, Esq. Edward Tyrrell, Esq. George Ware, Elm. James Du Buisson, Esq. George Vaughan, Req. John Edward Johnson, Esq. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Mr. Alderman Gibbons. Stone. Mr. Alderman Finals. Alderman Sir B. S. Phillips. The Earl of Leven and William Tite, Esq., M.P. Melville. Robert Carter, Esq., High Sheriff of Surrey. The Treasurer of the Hospital, Francis Hicks, Esq. The President of the Hospital, Alderman Sir John Musgrove, Bart. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, Asoompanied by their Royal Highnesses THE PRINCE AND Parncres Or WALK..., And other Members of the Royal Family. Her Majesty was attended by the Lords and Ladies in Waiting, &c., and the other members of royal family by the ladies and gentlemen of their respective suites. Upon her Majesty's arrival in the pavilion the National Anthem was sung. Her Majesty, who was evidently in excellent health and spirits, curtsied three times to the vast assembly, and immediately took up her posi tion on the dais. The Princess Helena in green and drab silk with bonnet and mantle to match ; the Prince of Wales in full uniform ; the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Christian, both in uniform, were on her Majesty's left ; while the Princess of Wales, looking delicately lovely, in pale lavender and pink, the Princess Louise in a dress of light fawn colour, the Princess Beatrice in green, and young Prince Leopold in Highland dress, stood on the right of the royal chair. The President of the hospital, Sir John Musgrove, then read the following address : TO TEI Quzzi's MOST ExcruJorr MAJESTY, May it please your Majesty,—We your Majestyh loyal and dutiful subjects the President, Treasurer, and Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital, desire humbly to express our grateful acknowledgments to your Majesty for your condescending kindness in graciously consenting to lay the first stone of the new hospital. We bail with pride and satisfaction the gracious presence of your Majesty on this auspicious occasion. We feel this mark of your Majesty's royal favour to be the most vetitying encouragement we could receive in the prosecution of the work we have undertaken • and we believe that it will materially ski the bene fi cent design of the royal founder, and will add another to the many instances of deep and ready sympathy evinced by your Majesty in all objects having in view the relief of human 'offering. We have prepared, and if graciously permitted, will hand to your Majesty a statement of the circumstances which led to the removal of the hospital from the ancient site in Southwark, where it was founded by your Ma josses royal predecessor, King Edward the Sixth, and of the particulars of the design of the new hos pital We hold in grateful remembrance the interest which his royal highness your Majesty's beloved Comport was plmsed to evince in the welfare of the hospital, by becoming one of its governors, and presiding at the deli- very of prises to the students who bad attained distinct tics in its medhal school, and in the lively concern lIMUSi• te s ted by his royal highness when a portion et • the old site was required for a public undsrtsking. we avail ourselves of this opportunity to give utterance to the feelings of sorrow and indignation with which we, in common with sll classes of your Majesty's loyal subjects. . upon the person of your the Duke of Edinburgh, colony of Australia. We blessing of Almighty God . we earnestly hope that his England in renewed health, all your loyal subject, from unparalleled outrage. express our moat earnest . Majesty's continued health and prosperity, and that your Majesty may long be pre served to reign over your faithful and devoted people. Bigaed on behalf of the governors by order of a gene. ral court hold on the llth day of May, 1868. J. MUsGROVE, President. Fit A-9. RICKS, Treuurer. The Queen made the following gracious reply : " It is with sincere pleasure that I lay the first stone of the noble buildings which you are about to dedicate to the use of the suffering poor. St. Thomas's Hospital, founded by my royal predecessor, Edward VI., from the services which it rendered to humanity naturally attracted the atten tion of my esteemed husband, whose heart and mind were ever interested in institutions of so bene ficial a character. It is a solace to me to follow his example in promoting the objects which you have in view. I think that your hospital upon its new site, by the variodk improvements which experience and sanitary skill suggest, will secure the greatest benefit to its suffering inmates, and provide an admi rable school for nurses, and for the promo• tion of medical schools of science. I thank you for the loyal and sympathising expression of your feelingat the late attempt to take away the life of my dear son the Duke of Edinburgh, and join in your prayers that the same good Providence which pre- E yed him from the assassin, will soon restore him IE health and safety to his family and country." Her Majesty then advanced to the spot where the stone was laid. The President then handed thel Queen copies of the charters of King Edward VI., founding and endowing the hospital, of the acts of parliament providing for the management of the hospital and authorising ' the purchase of a new site, and a list of the go vernors of the hospital. The Treasurer next handed the Queen the coins, and her Majesty placed them, with the documents in a glass vessel with a blue ribbon round its neck, like a decorated elictrical retort, which, with the assistance of the architect, her Majesty afterwards deposited beneath the stone. The architect next handed the trowel to the Queen, who proceeded to lay the stone, with the assistance of the builder, Mr. Perry. The following prayers were offered by the Arch bishop of Canterbury Prevent us, 0 Lord, in all oar doings with Thy most gracious favour, and farther us with Thy continual help. that in all our works—begun, continued, and ended in Thee—we may glorify Thy holy name, and finally, by Thy mercy obtain everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty and most merciful Father, who healest all our infirmities, and savest our life from destruction, look down, we pray Thee, with favour on this our undertaking, which we now humbly commend to Thy care and protection. Prosper Thou the work of our hands upon us, 0 prosper Thou our handiwork, and so bless our endeavours that this hospital may prove a blessing to its inmates, as well in body as in soul, through all generations to come. Support and strengthen them in their hours of weakness and weariness, and bless the remedies used for their recovery. Sanctify to them their sufferings, and give them a spirit of meekness, patience, and sub mission under Thy chastening hand. And may the daily spectacles of wasting sickness and decaying strength which will here be seen move all who witness them to feel how frail and uncertain our condition her on earth is, and teach them to apply their hearts to that holy and heavenly wisdom which can alone lead to life everlasting, through Jesuss Christ our Lord, Amen. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and for give us our trespasses, as we forgiv: them that trespass against us ; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. The following psalm was then sung in unison by all present : All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with fear, Hu praise forth tell, Come ye before Him and rejoice. The choir only sang the following The Lord, ye know, is Cod indeed. Without our aid He did us make ; We are His flock, He doth us feed, And for His sheep He doth us take. (Full.) Praise God from whom in blessings flow ; Praise Him, all creature; here below ; Praise Him above, ye Heavenly Host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. His Grace having pronounced the Benediction : " The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen," — The military bands performed a grand march, during which her Majesty was conducted by the authorities of the hospital to her carriage. The only blemish upon the otherwise admirable arrangement, was the obstinate disregard of the requirements of the evening press. . I , . ed • eard • .. I . attacl • ' boom 1 • ilst visiting .r y's ci ..1 dly imi . f t d hs t I ; . 1 hi • rn to sot d relieve yaw may and all '.• anxiety occasioned by the nn We desire, in condos:on, to e ti heartfelt wishes foe your M THE SCENE ON THE ROUTE. Thousands of spectators assembled in the streets to witness the procession. At 10 o'clock a large body of the Life Guards, under the command of Colonel Marshall, left the Horse-guards and were divided into sections from that point to the tem porary entrance to the hospital, where a detach ment of Grenadier Guards (Captain Thynne) soon afterwards arrived to perform duty. By this time crowds had stationed themselves in St. James's park, and Parliament-street, Bridge-street, and Westminster-bridge were thickly thronged. On reaching the Surrey side of West minster-bridge • profusion of flags of all I descriptions met the eye in every direction, and on a streamer stretching from Astley's Theatre to the opposite aide was the inscription, "Sick and ye visited me." At this point the crowd collected was greater than at any point, and it may be doubted whether the district ever before presented such a busy scene. Entering the Palace-road from the bridge, there was a large display of flags and other decorations, and in the centre of a tri-colour was the inscription, " Britannia rules the waves." Lower down in the same road flags and banners were placed from either side of the houses, one of the latterbeiaringthe motto, " Welcome, Victoria." On nearing the site of the proposed hospital the display made by the in habitants was remarkable—nearly every window exhibiting colours. At this part a large gal lery had been erected, oalled " Bain's grand stand," Is. admission. Eitangate was not lees behind in a decorative sense, and everybody according to his means vied with the other in making his sympathy evident. At twenty minutes pest 11, the band of the Royal Life Guards, stationed near the Houses of Parliament, began to play ~ G o d Rave the Queen," and immediately afterwards two open carriages—the first containing their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales__ passed over Westminster-bridge. The royal cartE9e was attended by an escort of the Royal Horse i G uards ( Blue), commanded by the Hon.O. Montaguo. and outriders. Ten minutes later her Majesty arrived. As she passed along the cheering of the people was most enthusiastic. Her Majesty's suEe rode in four open carriages, drawl& by four horses—the fifth carriage containing the Queen and the youthful members of the Roca' family. An escort of the Blues (Capt. Ives) al s ., attended. There was a vast number of police present, and Sir Richard Mayne and Capt. Ham, were conspicious during the proceedings. The bells of St. James's, Westminster, and Mary's, Lambeth, rang merry peals during the morning. HER MAJESTY'S RETURN. The scene presented as her Majesty returLo i over Westminster-bridge at a quarter -past 1:2 was extremely brilliant—a splendid revi%a' of the moat charming out-door spectack, of her Majesty's past career. The Queer looked cheerful and happy, and smilin;;:: responded to the hearty cheers which stantly greeted her on her route. The Prine,. and Princess of Wales, rapidly following the reign, completed a picture which the public ha , i long desired to behold. Nothing, in short, co.•Il be more gratifying to all who witnessed it. THE ATTEMPT TO ASEASEINATE Tlf DUKE OP EDINBURGH. PRESENTATION OF ADHEZEIS*S TO THE 4411.:E: (THIS DAY.) This afternoon an address was presented to Le: Majesty, at Buckingham Palace, by the Corporation of London, on the attempt to auasainate his Royal Highs,., the Duke of Edinburgh. The Lord Mayor. aldermen, and members of the C.e.r: of Common Council, assembled at the Guildhall, .Lod in carriages shortly after I o'clock. They were attcnciet by the officers of the corporation, and they sevendly their different robes of office. Upon their arrival at Buckingham Palace they or 6 c) ducted into the presence of her Majesty, and the Recor I, (the Right Ron. Russell Gurney) presented the fe.r.r. :4 address : "To rite QuErs's Mosr Excmccrer " Moot Craciotui Majesty,—We, the Lord Mayor.. Cd. - men, and Commons of the City of London, in COM, ,a Council assembled, approach your Majesty's throne a 4 feelings of devoted loyalty to Tour Majesty's per ul family. We have heard with mingled feeling. horror and indignation that an attempt has been on the lite of his Royal Highness the but, y. Edinburgh while engaged under your Majestfii oplet in the duties of bis profession, and in cultivating f.,!:xe. of loyal attachment among the inhabitants of distant ride nice of this country. We feel certain that the only re,tt of such an atrocious crime must be to call forth !r,•11 manifestations of that spirit of loving devotion to jou: Majesty's person and family which exist among all e..i.ses of your Majesty's subjects. We fervently pray th at t E • same watchful Providence which guarded the life of yo : Majesty's son will long preserve your Majesty to over a dutiful and loving people." Her Majesty returned a most gracious reply. The mover and seconder of the address, Mr. 'ma Symonds and Alderman Sidney, were afterwards presented to her Majesty. An address war then presented by the Commissioners of Lientetancy of the City upon the same subject. The proposer of the addreu, Mr. R. N. Philipps, F.S.A., and the seoouder, Major-General Sir A. S. Waugh, Late Sur. mot-General of India, were presented to her Majesty. Eta Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, MAT U. The Queen walked in the grounds yestertla: afternoon, and drove, accompanied by Princess Christuc and Princess Beatrice. Princess Louise drove out, attended by the Ron. Biddteph. Prince Leopold also went out, attends Ihi Mr. Duckworth. Prince and Princess Christian dined with her hi a.,.ty in the evening. Lady Susan Melville and Sir Thonai and the Bon. Lady Biddulph had the honour of bei•.; invited. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY U. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Prtan, Christian, Prince!. Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princ, Beatrice, left Windsor this morning at half•pa,t e . o'clock. Her Majesty travelled by special train on thr Western Railway to Paddingson. Her Majesty and tt • royal family then proceeded in open carriages to Backing. ham Palace, arriving there at half•paat eleven o - cloc. resorted by a detachment of the 3rd Hussars. The suite consisted of the Dowager Countess of borough, Lady in Waiting to her Majesty ; Lady Ss,' Melville, Lady in Waiting to the Princess Christian; Ler ! Charles Fitzroy and Colonel Hon. A. lii(rdiige, Doz.:rive in Waiting ; and Mr.Duckworth, in attendance on Pria Leopold. The Prince's of Wales visited the Queen at Backlash... Palace. The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli had an audience the Queen. The Right Hen. Viscount Royston, M.P., Comptroll. of the Household, had an audience of the Queen. to p sent an address fawn the House of Commons. The Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Pruwee Lottise, drove oat yesterday afternoon. In the evenum their royal highnesses went to the Royal Italian 4 Covent Carden. The Prince and Princess of Wales have given Mr. NA. a sitting for busts of their royal highneses. which .r• going to the Exhibition at Leeds. Prince and Princess Christian, attended by theu dined with the Earl and Countess Stanhope, yeiterd THE QUEEN'S DRAWING ROM At the Drawing-room yesterday the Queen w t' • black silk dress with • train trimmed with cr.2 • and jet, the usual cap with a long veil of white crvi lime, ornamented with large diamonds, and C.r . mounted by • small coronet of diamonds and skpriao Her Majesty also wore • diamond necklace, brooch, ad cress--the latter containing a miniature of hie Highness the Prince Consort, the ribend and star Order of the Garter, and the Orders of Victor, , Albert and Louise of Prussia. Her Royal Highness Princess Christian wore a unit i! white and gold brocade, and a petticoat of rich white po; de solo trimmed with Honiton lace and gold braid tassels. Headdress composed of a diadem of discoed'• feathers, and veil. Ornaments, diamond necklace with pendant of diamonds, rubies, and emerald.; brooch au earrings, diamonds. Orders, Victoria and Albert, ad Isabel. HIT Tai Menem Prinmes Louise wore a train si green moire, trimmed with silver; and a petticoat al white tulle over glace, trimmed with chatelaines of ow , leaven. Headdress, green leaves, diamonds, and Pm'•'; feathers, and veil. Diamond ornaments, and Orders Victoria and Albert, and St. Isabel. Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice wore a dre... white tulle over glace, trimmed with apple bloom/ Headdress, band of green velvet, and bouquet of blooms. Pearl and emerald ornaments. . Her Majesty being fatigued left the Drawler Tom quarter before four o'clock, after which the ladies rt 7 received by the Princess Cheatian (Princess He!cu . Great Britain and Ireland). The Duchess of Cambridge and the Count aflU Countess de Paris, honoured Mr. and Madame VJe dr Weyer with their company at dinner last evening. The PO/ invited to meet their royal highnesess included the Dom' Dowager of Beaufort, the Marquis of Waterford, the Earl and Counter De Grey and Ripon, the Earl and Coosa" of Dudley, Viscount and Viscountese Sydney, the S eri Morley, Viscount Jocelyn, Lord and Lady Deena, CO W nel Sir Charles Russell, M.P., and Mr. Pakenham Alder' son. Prince and Primates Christian honoured the Earl and Counter Stanhope with their mama at dinner evening, at their residence in Grosvenor.place-housea. Tbe following company were present to meet the rola "s it4 " A —The Lord Chancellor and Lady Cairns, the E" .I Gamlen Bsanshamp, Viscount Hinchbehrooke , Vi °°2°- Mahan, M.P.. Lord and Lady WhamWe, the Right 11 " Sir Robert Peel, Bart., )LP., Hen. Edward Stanhope. Later iiarliny puty. theeveoing the Countess Stanhope had a on.: = L