The Express. — London, England, 1867-06-27 00:00:00

7 ;7 7 /1; " )e: 7 ; • & ,, ,,-_, " 1 14/,' , filj t it Cgr f p ' ) _ I . ‘4.,a4vi I. R . s ~-y. . r , Icbl. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1867. N0.6,51b.] [STAMPED, ld. CFWOPENCE ITE %II to NEW YORK.—UNITED STATES it i i i. !AN L—The magalacent steamers of the New York . 11.,,-, -team ship Company will leave Havre awl Valmotith ~.,.. n„-re and mails mice a fortnight, sa under. These .:el. r • try unequalled for their passenger accommodation, sod rt0;1.1.. e of their cuisine. hors Hamra I Run ralatostA. Wirdassday, Juts rll*:Jul - 11 .ossitod Weduesasy, August 7 Thursday, August , les; ,t.tr Wednesday, Aug. n •Thundar. August 2 LIMS (runt buo.lon. £2111.. ant-class, and ,215 Nevsnd IF Inrtlirr particulan apply to JAM A. worms. •• . o 1:1Stallt. K AKE, and Co., DadaG. C. and R. W. k and , Falmouth .or H. STARR and CO., 145, Clieslnide. OMAN LINE.—The LIVERPOOL, NEW mkx. mid PHILADELPHIA STEAM-8111P COMPAN de,patchieg their full powered Clyde.built Iron screw carrying the United Mann' Malls, calling of Queens , i the following day, to take on hoard pasreugers snd with liberty to call at au intermediate port I:UI AI:URI:IL Saturday, Junin. ci fir oF PAM:4, Wednesday, July Z. ICI V lIF WAAIIINGTON, Saturday. July 6. cl (PS` ANTWERP, Wednesday, July 10. And every Wednesday and liatuniar. paavage by the wail steamers sailing every Wednesday, • :eel guineas, according tetheaecornmodatlou. Forward ine lodes a full supply of 000kell pmvlaiane. Passengers • els sod the I lilted States booked through on ve &than . • Icons —FOr further pyl apply to WILLIAM e •,‘. Watehstrect. Liverpool; and to NI YES and MACIIY. • dhamntreet. Loudon. VI:EE TRADE WHARF.—The Comraiisioners cluttnnut and the Lewd' et the 'rressury.—Pieparing for ..2tton. the Correspondence on the subject of ?netleans, :muted and bow withheld. lAtlingt YRS el COODU wbo are wo tot to excessive Otsego' ou goods landed on captain's plebe§ apply I. A. CLAY sod ANs.. ICA Upper Thanes. tits. ;., ...•lENTIFIC and 'III.IrELLANWII , II APPARATI'FI. iii K. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by AUCTION. 'IL at his Gnat Booms, 38, King-Week Corent-fauniso, T0,.,,gi0W, ,.,,gioW, June lis, at half.past 12 preeiselr o PIi O ToGRAPII IC .:. oli.oll'o, cohoisting of cameras and lenses of all idles, glass - printing frames, rolling prows, albumenised paper, to . :mat .00l galvan:c apparatus, carved oak buronuoters and MA.. , tell. t. 1 ...1.6, Olivet* for the liiicrl.."lpe, Ma ....rti •li.lt, pieturts and prints, a few lots .4 jewelkry, an d a osiorty of miscellaneous articles, In all IMU luta—Up view, un:l oiologoe. ibid. (111AltNIING DETACHED VILLA RESI- N..., 14. N. 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PORTRAITS OF THE r THREE EMPERORS, & LEX ANDER, NAPOLEON, FRANCIS Jet4Elll, and Ring WILLIAM of PRUSSIA. ...kooks ..f each Portrait sent free by poet on nmeipt of two penny stamp. Is4ress, T. Roberta and to., a, crane -court, Ileet.street, 4 . 4 0, E l'. THE RITUAL COMMISSION AND CONVOCATION.— Archldshop of Canterbury has informed the clergy of "diocese of Bath and Wells, in acknowledging a memo ft.ient to him, that the matters referred to the Ritual. Poroniission will be aut•mitted to convocation before 11- overniaent undertakes any legislation in connexion ektli them. Hie grace's words are theme :-" I have the le Vaction of informing you that convocation will be duly De•nited upon the matters submitted to the royal corn 'Loki before parliament shall make any enactment teaching them." Ink 147 E ANTI-RITUALIST MEETING AT BATA Aria THE graL or SiiArriesliUßT.-Mr. E. T. Caulfeild, tke chairma n at the meeting held in Bath last week to tic. feeling of the inhabitants of that city against ruu.listic sloerviances in the church of England, has re oeieol the following acknowledgment from Lord Skates. bury o f the resolution 'tamed at the meeting recognising he 'cal •s ot perseverance perseveran of his lordship in reference to the Ileri7 , l Vestments Hill:-"June 21, 1Ar.7.-Dear Sir,- the good as t o convey to t h ose who were assembled at they "Inn: of Tuesday last my deep sense of the honour inaf.-tr w l urn me by such an appreciation of my efforts. Un•ler lod the laity are the sole hope of the thumb of England ; of the clergy, many are untrue, many ■drfr et" , ; and those who are sound are scattered far and without soy mean, of concentrated action. Allow thank yra t sincerel for our friendl exressions beards iyself.-Your ve y ry obe y dient servan y t, S p HAFT/03- 10 4.-R T. Caulfeild, Esq. Slit Thom AS (TAO es COLLECTION Or RARE Innan Alm Mt .--The sale of this very extraordinary 'Heenan cloned yesterday, at the rooms of Sotheby, qlkiason, and Hodge, in Wellingtotestreet, Strand. The days' side realised nearly 4,0001. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (arum% zetzaaans.) HUNGARY. PI6BTH, Jusi 26. The party constituting the Left in the Hun garian Diet have issued a programme of their policy, in which they advocate a constitutional modification of the law on common affairs, the maintenance of the independence of the country, the autonomy of the comitata, the satisfaction of the wishes of the different nationalities in Hun gary, and general democratic progress. In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet, Baron Eaves in reply to M. Desk, promised that immediately after the recess thWgovernment would bring in bills referring to the position of the several nationalities, and relative to the union of Transyl vania with Hungary, the emancipation of the Jews from civil and political disabilities, and to the naturalization of foreigners. RUSSIA. ST PETERSBURG Jux 26. Prince Gortchakoff celebrated to-day 'his jubilee of 50 years spent in the service of the state, and he was appointed on tko occasion Chancellor of the Empire. Senator Donne Collins, the originator of the project for laying the Russo-American tele graph line, has arrived here from New York to submit froth proposals to the government for carrying out the project. THE PARIS EXHIBITION. (►ROY OCR tiIICIAL CORRESPOND/UR.) The preparations for the grand ceremonial of the Ist of July in the Palais de l'lndustrie absorb for the moment the energies of the Imperial Commis sioners. They are besieged for admissions, and for information on the proposed treatment of com missioners and medal-holders, and recipients of honourable mention. But no definite regulations or rules have been issued. In the meantime public curiosity is daily heightened by descriptions of the splendours which are being borne from the Garde- Meuble to the Champs ElywSes. Therichest hangings are to decorate the spacious extrude, and to be edged with the weightiest gold fringe. The gorgeous state coaches that have been so long housed at the Trianon have been dragged forth to Paris, and are to figure in the procession that is to bear emperors and kings to the great international coronation of industry. In theatrical phrase, "no expense will be spared " in treating the Parisians, and the tens of thousands of strangers in Paris, to, at least, two great state shows. T he Sultan will make his entrance into the city with all the splendour which spendthrift Paris can cast about him. A novel exhibition is promised in the shape of a London Lord Mayor in his state coach, followed by his sheriffs and alder men in theirs. Then, on the Ist of July, the entire strength of the court will be brought into play in an endeavour to make a pageant of unpa ralleled pomp and richness, in honour of the prize holders of the Exhibition of 1867, and for the glory of France. The following is a dry outline of the official order of proceedings :—The doors will be opened at twelve ; at one o'clock the orchestra will execute, under M. Georges Hainl's direction 1. The overture of /phigenio, by Ghick. Halevy has composed the concluding piece of this work. 2. Evening Song—a chorus, by Felicien David, with solos on the flute and violoncello. At the entrance of the Emperor, Rossini's " Hymn to the Emperor and the French People." Some addresses will then be read; to be followed by the distribution of prizes. Afterwards, the Emperor will walk through the building, during which time the military-bands will play the national airs of every country. Directly the Emperor regains his seat the orchestra will execute the overture to Auber's Muette de Partici. The ceremony will be concluded by the celebrated chorus front Judas Maccalsrus. The immense police force in uniform and plain clothes that guards the Exhibition does not appear to be a very effective one. The complaints of rob beries from stalls are many. A few days ago the model of a locomotive was stolen from the French department of the machinery gallery. It belonged to the company of the Mines of Ouchy. This is the second time that a theft has been committed in this section. Where were the police ? Even a model locomotive cannot be conveniently stowed away in a coat pocket. The cab difficulty having been partially solved, land every available tapissidre having been pressed into exhibition service by land to accommodate the' crowds, the Parisians have perversely taken, en, masse, to the water. The little steamboats that run on the Seine have been so crowded lately during the exhibition season, that it has been im possible for passengers to travel by them some times. Numbers of persons have waited their turn so long that they have gone away at last out of all patience. Six new boats have therefore been added to the Mom he fleet, and the company pro mise ten more during the autumn holidays. Another and most tantalising official blunder (the list was surely long enough already) has been made. The entrances to the Exhibition building close, as every one knows, at 6 o'clock. The park, of course, remains open. When persons arriving by any of the trains after six o'clock wish to enter by one of the Avenue Suffren entrances, they are prevented, and are obliged to make the tour of the park to enter on the Rapp side. If one or two clerks or employes were left at the Avenue Suffren entrances as they are at the Porte Rapp, and other gates, a great deal of discontent and many violent altercations would be avoided. A dark walk of full half a mile on the wrong side of the palings of the park is not an attractive form of exercise. Here is a piece of news. Excursion trains are announced to run front all the districts of Paris, bearing visitors to the Champ de Mars. For six franca a return ticket will be provided, a free entrance to the Exhibition, and a diSjefiner con fortable," as our neighbours say. Mr. Cook, more over, has made arrangements by which economical English visitors may have the use of a carriage, be driven to the various sights of the capital, and have a substantial mid-day breakfast—all for six franca. A concert was given at the Exhibition last Mon day, under the patronage of Princess Metternich, the proceeds of which were contributed towards the foundation of a German hospital in Paris. It was largely attended, and succeeded, in a commercial point of view, admirably. Prince Humbert, Prince Metternich, the Prince of Leuchtenberg, Lady Cowley and her daughters, Madame Nathaniel de Rothschild, Madame de Pourtalea, &c., were there. Strauss led the orchestra. The Viceroy has paid two or three visits to the Exhibition, and has afterwards held a little court in the Egyptian house prepared for him, over a pipe. The number of visitors during last week varied between forty and fifty thousand per diem. The latest novelty in the refreshment department is the transformation of a restiaire by the imperial pavilion into a bar for the sale of the " nectar of the sovereigns," apparently a copy of the American soda drinks. Last Sunday this bar was besieged by crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the barmaids, who are dressed to represent the various countries of Europe. The chief lady in tri-colour adornments from head to foot represents France. SHIPPING DISASTERS IN THE ICE.—A telegram from St. Petersburg reports movers' serious socilents to shipping from ice in the Northern and White Seas. The steamer Verona, and four sailing tweeds had managed to teach Archangel through vast fields of tee, but they re ported the Eideut as loss, and the Da Cape as abandoned, as well as some thirty vessels (names not given) either lost or abandoned in the ice. The crews of severs! wens men daftiog about on the ice does. ROME. (FROM OUR SPICIAL CORRESPONII2OO ROME, JuNi 21. To the great festival of Corpus Domini, which is always the most magnificent jests of the Roman year, additional splendour was lent yesterday by the great concourse of ecclesiastical dignitaries, who have responded to the invitation of the Holy Father to repair to Rome for the Eighteenth Cente nary of the martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is to be celebrated next week with unparal leled magnificence. At this moment the streets of Rome are throngei with a motley crowd of bishops, priests, and deacons, from all parts of the Roman catholic world, and arrayed in every variety of strange costume, who may be encountered at every turn, with a most unmistakeable tourist or country cousin air about them, gaping in astonishment at the wonders of which the Eternal City is full. For these ecelesiasticalstrangers combine their devotion and sight-seeing in a very intelligent manner. At the Coliseum, theother day, from one of the upper terraces, I was looking down at the procession of the Via enieis, which every Friday makes I the round of the twelve stations of the road to Calvary, which were erected round the arena when the Flavian amphitheatre was dedicated in 1750 by Benedict XI V. to the memory of the Christian martyrs who perished there. Con spicuous among the band of devotees, and kneeling devoutly before one of the stations, was a foreign ecclesiastical dignitary, whose display of lavender, ; green, and gold proclaimed him bishop or mon isignore. As the chaunt of the worshippers is borne upwards on the evening air nothing can be more solemn than the effect produced on the mind of the listener ; but on this occasion the effect was some : what marred by an incident, which, taken as a matter of course by southerners, can hardlyfail to ' strike a northerner as somewhat ludicrous and un dignified. For while on his knees, and apparently entirely absorbed by his devotions, the aforesaid bishop deliberately proceeded to take a pinch of snuff, and apply it vigorously to either nostril. From a very early hour yesterday morning all Rome was afoot, and flocking towards the Piazza Rusticucci, round which a temporary awning is erected, forming a continuation of the colonnades flanking the Piazza of St. Peter's, the whole circuit of which is made by the procession of Corpus Domini. As being an out-door spectacle, and beyond comparison the most splendid manifestation of the genius of the Roman catholic church for gor geous display, the procession of Corpus Domini is naturally the most popular of the Roman festas. Starting at 8.30 a.m. from the statue of Constan tine, at the foot of the Scala Regia, the head of the procession, consisting of a double file of black bearded and white-aproned pioneers solemnly beat ing their drums, reached the goal at the statue of Charlemagne, at the opposite extremity of the por tico of St. Peter's, at a little before 9.30 a.m., em ploying rather less than an hour in performing the giro of the piazze. About the same time as the head of the procession reached the statue of Charle magne, the Pope, who had employed the previous hour in hearing mass in the Sistine Chapel, started from the statue of Charlemagne, his advent being announced by cannon from the Castle of St. Angelo, which continued saluting during his whole progress round the piazze. In passing any given point the whole procession employed about one hour and forty minutes. Presenting a most picturesque contrast to the black-bearded pioneers who preceded them, fol lowed the white-habited orphan boys, who were wisely placed in the van, as specimens of, perhaps, the most truly benevolent institution in Rome. After these followed an interminable line of friars, bearded, beardless, shod, and unshod—in black, brown, maroon, and white habits—with straps and hempen or woollen ropes round the waist: Cap pucini, Gerolimini, Agoatiniani, Mimmi di S. Fran cesco di Paola, Frati di S. Francesco d'Assisi, Minori C,onventuali, Minori Riformati ed Omer vanti, Carmelitani, Setviti di Maria. After the friars came the monks—the Olivetani, Camaldo lesi, Cisterciensi, Benedettini, Domenicani, &c.— the distinction between the friars and monks being, I am informed, that the friars are by profession beggars, whereas the monks are supported by foun dations. Next followed, in rich vestments, the curati or priests of the 54 parishes into which the city is divided, and after them the canons, fellows of colleges, &c. After these wore seen ap proaching a long line of richly embroi dered red velvet, tent-like canopies, with the insignia of the respective basilicas, which they were intended to indicate, carried before them —the most magnificent, those of St. Peter and St. John Lateran, bringing up the rear—each canopy being followed by the chapters and canons of the respective basilicas. With these closed the first and least interesting half of the procession. " Now, pay attention, for it is going to begin," observed a Roman lady, who stood by my side, and was goodnatured enough to enlighten my ignorance on many points. After a slight pause came on what is described in the programme as the " Cappella Pontificia," which expression signifies the whole of the court of the Sovereign Pontiff, including all the civil and eccle siastical dignitaries, and all persons of any degree whatsoever entitled to the privilege of wearing any kind of court dress, which gives them the right of walking in the tail of a Papal procession. Giving up as hopeless the attempt to describe in detail the splendour of the display, I shall confine myself to noticing a few of its most conspicuous features. The distinctive element in yesterday's display was undoubtedly the extraordinary concourse of bishops, who, including those walking in the procession of cardinals, exceeded the number of 300. Of the bishops, the Orientals, of course, from the darkness of their complexions, the mag nificence and strangeness of their habits, and the splendour of the jewels in their mitres, excited the greatest admiration, and almost monopolized the attention of the Roman crowd. The first who showed himself—a singularly handsome, dark youth, wearing a velvet cap crown, and a violet coloured veil, which hung down over his shoulders —called forth from the Roman women an unsup pressed murmur of applause as he passed along. Amongst the bishops were Armenians, Greeks, Syrians, Maronites, &c.—in short, representatives of every sect of Eastern Christians, who recognise, directly or indirectly, the supremacy of the Pope of Rome. After the bishops came the cardinals, upon whose heels, conspicuous in their orange and red silken robes, followed the Senator and Conserve tori del Popolo Romano. At length, when one was already dizzy with gazing, the flabelli, or ostrich feathers, which are borne on either Hank of the Sedia Gestaturia, when the Pope is carried in procession, came into sight, and presently the form of the Holy Father himself—apparently kneeling, and in wrapt adoration of the Heat, which he holds elevated before him. That he could kneel, how ever, for an hour in public it would be unreasonable to expect of an old man like the Pope, and so a vast pall is thrown about him and skilfully arranged to give him the appearance of kneeling, when he is in reality seated. In the immediate train of the Holy Father a mixed crowd of chamberlains, monsignori, singers, &c., all in gala costume. In the rear of the procession followed the Guardia Nubile, in their fullest uniform and splendidly mounted, the Guardia Palatine, the mounted gen darmes, and the bands and select specimens of the various regiments in the Papal army. That the Pope was enabled to go through so trying a ceremony at all after his late illness, is more surprising than that he should have looked ill and fatigued. PiUSitC. CRY.TAL PALACE. --FINTIVAL BENEFIT CONCERT. This interesting event took place yesterday, under the most favourable auspices in every respect. The weather was as bright and genial as could be desired—a brilliant sun, a cloudless sky, and pleasant breezes, com bining to give all those external attractions which have a large influence in spite of the greatest powers of philo sophical abstraction. The preliminary walk through the grounds, radiant with June flowers smiling under the brightest of June suns, could not fail to put the mind of the audience in a special state of genial predisposition for the musical feast to follow. The fineness of the wea ther and the special attractions of the concert drew so large an attendance that the result can scarcely fail to be largely conducive to the intended purpose—that of con tributing to the funds for the restoration of the portion of the Crystal Palace recently destroyed. As we stated in our Monday's impression, the scheme of this festival con cert was no sooner suggested than offers of assistance and co-operation poured in from all sources, to such an extent as somewhat to embarrass the directors in the task of choice and selection. This, however, was very judiciously exercised, and the result was a programme of substantial and varied interest, the first part of which consisted of the greater portion of Men delssohn's Elijah ; the second being devoted to ► miscel laneous selection, partly sacred and partly secular. The orchestra comprised that of the Royal Italian Opera, together with many of the band of Her Majedy's Theatre, the leading members of that distinguished amateur orchestra known as the " Wandering Minstrels," besides other volunteers—altogether numbering about 350 stringed and nearly 100 wind instruments. The chorus consisted of the London Festival chorus, that of the Royal Italian Opera, and members of various other choral societies, the aggregate number of executants being about 2,500. The ready co-operation of all these performers, of the great solo singers, and of Mr. Costa, whom skilful control guided the whole performance, was handsomely acknowledged by the directors of the Crystal Palace Company in a few lines appended to the books of the day, in which they express " their obligations and thanks to the distinguished conductor and performers at the Festival Benefit Concert, who, with the most dis interested kindness, have placed their valuable services at the disposal of the Crystal Palace for this occasion." For the accommodation of the royal and noble visitors who were expected to honour the concert with their presence, a box divided into three compartments bad been erected on the stage of the theatre facing the Hamlet orohestra, in which the performance took place. The royal box thus improvised was fitted up with great taste, each compartment being hung with crimson and white drapery, and elegantly furnished; the approach being by a vestibule filled with beautiful plants and flowers encircling a miniature fountain, reflected in various sur rounding mirrors. This portion of the arrangements was ad mirably carried out by Mr. Wilkinson, who bet the gene ral superintendence of the line arts department and the flower shows at the palace. Precisely at two o'clock. the hour announced, Mr. Costa took his place at the _ conductor's desk ; and, with a preliminary flourish of the side.drums, the National Anthem was sung, first by a semi chorus of sopranos ; in •the dominant, by a semi-chorus of altos ; and, finally, in the original key, by full chorus. Then followed the overture to Mendelssohn's Oratorio, shortly before the termination of which the royal and noble visitors entered the places assigned for them and already referred to—tbe party in cluding his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis of Hesse, the Prince of Teck, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, lac. The selection from AlijaA comprised all the most important pieces from that oratorio. Among the many choruses selected, the splendid and dra matic invocation of the priests of Baal, the graceful and melodious "Blessed are the men," the grand and dignified " Thmika be to God" and "Be not afraid," and the exquisitely melodious " He watching over Israel," were conspicuous for the admirable precision and light and shade with which they were given. The solos, by Mdlle. Titiene, Mesdames Rudersdortf sad Ssinton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves and Mr. Bentley, were given with that per fection which might be expected from those excellent artists in musics to which they are so well accustomed. The miscellaneous selection commenced with Auber's overture to Alamaiello, played by the orchestra with a power and brilliancy which at once called forth a vociferous encore. Then Madame Grid appeared, and sang the Irish melody "The Minstrel Hoy," with such point and expression that a repetition was immediately demanded and as promptly accorded. The enthusiastic reception given to this artist was much as should assure her that her many great dramatic triumphs are still fresh in remembrance. " Crudel perche," char mingly sung by Madame Lemmens-Sherrington and SignorGraziani,followed; atter which Mdlle. Adelina Patti sang " Let the bright Seraphim " in those clear, resonant, and sympathetic tones, and with that exquisitely fluent execution which have before drawn down, as they did on this occasion, prolonged peals of applause. The obbligato trumpet accompaniment was played by Mr. Thomas Harper with that pure tone and facile execution which have long placed him at the head of English trumpeters. The revolutionary duet from Masaniello, " Sis it morir" (" Mieux vaut mourir"), splendidly declaimed by Signori Naudin and Graziani, and the great soma, the " Invocation to Hope," from Fidelio, im pressively given by Madame Vilda, led the way to Mr. Costa's flowing and graceful trio " Vanne a colei," which was at once encored—a tribute due to its intrinsic merit as well as to its exquisite per. formance on this occasion by Mdlle. Adelina Patti, Signor Mario, and Mr. Sim■ Reeves. An important item in the programme was Madame Arabella Goddard's brilliant pianoforte playing in Thalberg's Fantasia on "Home, sweet home ;" after which, the prayer from Rossincs Most in Egitlu was sung by the chorus in a style that offered one of the best specimens of choral performance that we hose ever heard. This piece was another of the encores of the afternoon, Signor Mario's finished singing in the serenade from Don Pasquale ; Madame Lemmens- Sherrington's relined version of Handel's somewhat ad eaptandion, " Hush, ye pretty warbling choir ;" Mr. Sims Reeves' splendid declamation in the war-song from Judas Mateabeus, " Sound an alarm ;" Ciniarosa's lively trio from his Matrinionio Segrrto, " Le fac;io," sung with much comic point and humour by Mesdames Grisi,Ruders durff and Sainton-Dolby ; and Mr. Bentley's admirable singing of Polyphemus's air, " 0 ruddier than the cherry" (from Handel's Aria and Galatea), terminated the solo per formances—the concert closing altogether with the trio and chorus from Handel's Judas, " See the conquering hero." The whole arrangements of the festival were excellent in their comprehenaiveneas and effective administration. The orchnitnd details were, ea at the past H►ndel f.•ati• vii., under the able control of the committee of the Sacred Harmonic Society ; and the local arianproente affecting the accommod►tion of the public (an important point on each an oomisionl were admirably carried out by the energy and foresight of the manager, Mr. Bewley, and the secretary, Mr. George Grove. Mr. Benedict has undertaken to conduct the musical arrangement■ of the Newspaper Press Fund Dinner on &tar lay next. Among the artists who have in the most generous manner placed their services at the disposal of the committee are Mdlle. Enequist, Madame Camara, Madame Weiss, Miss Poole, Mr. Cummings, Mr. George Perna, and Mr. Weiss. The committee are indebted to Messrs. Broadwood and Sons for the use of one of their fined grand pianofortes. a Liana. BT. JAMES'S THEATRE. Leo Idtges de Madame A übray, the latest comedy of IL Alexandre Dumas the younger, produced for the first time at the Gymnam Theatre, in Paris, in March last, was performed last night by the French company at the St. James's Theatre, M. Ravel assuming the part of Barantin, originally performed by Arnal, and lildlle. Deschamps that of Jeannine, in which Madame Delaporte produced so strong an impression on Parisian audiences. A company which undertakes to go through a programme of four and twenty pieces, including farce, comedietta, vaudeville, operetta, drama, and pule comedy, cannot be expected to be equally satisfactory in all. M. Ravel and his supporters are not quite as much at home in drawing-mom dialogue as in those broad farces or pUres merles de chant which are the delight of the audiences of the little theatre in the Palais Royal. Never theless, the performance of Lea Idea de Madame Aubray was in every respect a creditable one, though the piece is cut down from four to three Acta, and the music scene, the dialogue in the third act between Valmoreau and Camille, and other points in the original play, are entirely omitted. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY. —At the examina tion of candidates for admission on the roll of attorneys and solicitors of the superior courts, the examiners reoom mend the following gentlemen, under the age of 26, as being entitled to honorary distinction Ralph Hutchinson Young, who served his clerkship to Mears Turnbull and Bell, of Hartlepool, and Messrs. Shum and Crowiman, of London. Charles Mylue Barker, who served his clerk ship to Messrs. Barker, Beaker, and Peaks, of London. Walter Gardiner, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Stevens and Satchel!, of London, and Mr. Alfred C. Cronin, of London. Albert Lewis, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Clarks C. Lewis and Son, of Brentwood, and Mr. John Turner, of London. The council accordingly awarded the prizes of books. The number of candidates examined in this term was 130 ; of these, 118 passed, and twelve were postponed. THE MURPHY R 10714 AT BIRMINGHAM. —At the Quarter Serious at Birmingham yesterday. Mr. Arthur Roberta Adams. the Recorder, announced his determine. tion to postpone the trials of the prisoners committed for being concerned in the riots last week until the next ses sions. The learned gentleman said that he had been induced to take this step mainly on the ground that the excitement has not yet died away, and Murphy still remains in the town. Each prisoner will be admitted to bail on his own security of W., and some other person also becoming bail for 5/. The trials are to take place at these ' sessions, in order to save the expense of taking witnesses to Warwick raises. Claims for damage done are being sent in daily, and a good portion will fall on the hundred of Hernlingford. THE SHEFFIELD TRADES UNION INQUIRY. —This inquiry was resumed yesterday. Samuel Stacey, secre tary to the Edge-tool Grinders' Union, said they did not consider it any sin to rattan, but there had not been any violence to property done in the trade within the last ten years. James Camm said be was secretary to the Joiners' Tool-makers, of which there were four branches— joiners toolmaken, brace-bit forgers, filers, and grinders. He had been secretary about three and a half years, and a member since the union commenced. Battening had been practised in their society, but not often. They warned principally for arrears, and also for breaking the rules of the society. The witn e ss was asked, whether supposing the unions obtained power to enforce their roles, rattening would cease ; and he replied that if they were empowered to sue a man in tho county court for all wart tuitions due from the time he joined to the time he gave notice to leave the society, that would do away with rat.. tening. He thought every man before leaving the union ought to give a month's notice. Mr. Cotta, secretary to the tilesmiths, was re-called, and said they did not recog nise any rattening in their trade. Charles Baphawe, secretary to the fork grinders and of the patent scythe trade, said rattening was carried on in both trades, but not with the knowledge of the union. In the List two years, about half-a-dozen bad been fattened. If any violation of any rule was com mitted the amalgamation would withdraw the men. George Austin was secretary to the railway spring makers and scythe makers. To the former he had been a secre tary about six years ; to the latter about 8 months. The societies were tot connected. There had not been any ratteni nes in the first trade to his knowledge. There had been four oases be knew about in the Scythe Makers' Union, but although he believed these retteninp had been done by the trade, the committee had kept them back from him. When witness had named the matter, the committee denied, but did not discourage it, and wirier believed it was on account of his influence that rat tening bad not been so frequent. There had not been a case of rattening in either trade for the last 18 months. Joseph Mallinaon deposed that he was the secretary to the Razor Crider's' Union. Battening did not exist in the union. It used formerly to bepractised, but since the estab lishment of the present union in 1862—the time witness became secretary—no rattening bad taken place. The members' contributions were well paid, and their rules were observed. It was not correct to state that rat tening was a necessity, because they could do without it. If the committee were to set their faces against rattening they could do without it. When rattening occurs, witness thought in almost every case it might be attributed to the trade. Wm. Simpson, secretary to the workboard hands of the scissor trade, and had been about 15 months. Their society was amalgamated with other trades. They had no rattening at all, nor did they cause the scissor grinders either to be rattened. They did not recognise rattening. James Reaney, secretary to the edge-tool forgers, ad mitted that in extreme cases members were fattened, about once every year. After some further evidence the inquiry was again adjourned. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 26. —ArPOlNTMXliTB.—Lieu tenant F. W. B. Jones. to the Royal George. Assistant Paymaster in Charge R. J. H. Tucker, to the Waterwitch. Engineer E. Agnew, to the Crocodile. Second-class As sistant Engineer W. J. Pratten, to the Crocodile. CAIA:UTTA AND CHINA MAILS.—MARSEILLES, JUNE 26.—The Pera arrived at 9.30 a.m. to-day. The mails leave for London at 11.30 a.w. THE MEATY BOMBAY MAILS. —SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 26.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Ripo n , Captain Rogers, with the heavy Bombay mails, arrived this morning. She brings 101 passengers% specie, 315/. ; and a general cargo. (in the2lst the Ripon spoke the schooner Marwood, of Aberpterith, and on the 25th the barque Nautilus ; both vessels wished to be reporte The Prince Consort and Royal Oak were at Malta when the Ripon left. Gibraltar, June 21. — Her Majesty's ship Simoom, from Queenstown, with the Ist Battalion of the 13th Light Infantry, arrival' on the 20th. The Siwoom proceeds on to Malta. The American screw frigate Colorado arrived on the 18th. She saluted the garrison with 21 guns, and Admiral Lord Clarence Paget with 17, which com pliments were respectively . returned by the garri son, and her Majesty's ironclad Caledonia. The garrison also saluted the American Admiral, Golds borough.) Her Majesty's ironclad frigate Ocean, 24, sailed on the 18th for China, via Rio de Janeiro. The Caledonia and Arethuse are cruising at the back lof the Rock ; the Psyche, Redpole, and Skylark are in the harbour. The frigate Colonelo proceeds to Lisbon after coaling. The following British vessels have arrived here since the 14th inst.:—Schooners Prospero, from New- I por t, and Excel, from Cardiff ; brig Retriever. from Liver pool ; brigantines Bridget, from C ardiff ; Mary Lawson, from Rio Grande ; and Elizabeth Kelly, from Tarragona ; ship Glengairn, from Port Louis ; barque Emily from New Orleans ; and steamers Cairo, from Liverpool ; Redan, from Liverpool ; Peninsula, from London ; Joseph Locke, from Falmouth ; Livorno, from Glasgow ; Delta and Co lumbien, from Southampton ; Frankfort, from Cardiff ; and Italia, (Min London. Exchanges are quoted—London, 90 days date, 50 ; Paris, tif. 26c. to 27c. ; Marseilles, sf. 27c. ; Madrid, 8 days, par ; Cadiz and Valencia, par ; Seville, par to 1 dia. ; Malaga, I die. ; and Barcelona, Prem. John Bell, able-bodied seaman on board H.M.S. Lion, aged 22 years ; Catherine M'William, his wife, aged 20 ears • and Caroline Nicoll, lied 20 years, all belonging to G lasg ow, were drowned off Kilcreirgan late on Monday night by the upsetting of a small rowing boat. lAdvertisement.]—HoLLoteax'B OINTMENT AND PILLS.-Sure Cure.—lie the alimentesternal or internal, chronic or acute. inflammatory or otherwise. ascertain remedy may be found In one or other orboth of Holloway's preparations. In the nursery and the toilet they are equally In place. The use of them involves no danger, the employment of them will not cause the most timid any apprehension : they always relieve, and by their correc tive, purifying, and healing powers invariably prove beneficial in every disorder Incident to the human frame. la wounds, sprains, glandular swellings, enlarged veins, and disease. of the skin, Holloway's medicines may lee used with safety said certainty, with out weakeeing the system or transferring the dream to other Para THE COMMEMORATION AT OXFORD. OXFORD, WEDNIBDAT. The peat event of the week, known as the " Enixenia," or Commemoration of Founders sad Benefactors, was bald this morning in the Sheldonian Theatre, the upper galle ries of which were, as usual, shortly after tea o'clock, filled with undergraduates, and the semicircle with a bevy of fashionably-dressed ladies, who formed • galaxy of beauty such as is seldom seen elsewhere. The masters of arts and their friends were compelled to wait outside the building until the crowding had assumed the dimensions of a gallery audience waiting outside • London theatre on a benefit night. The area after all was only partially filled, and it would have been but courtesy for the curators to have admitted thoec ladies who had been unsuccessful in ob taining tickets for the semicircle, and who hovered about the different entrances to the theatre entreating the masters of arts they encountered to admit them, as was the custom in former times. The undergraduates, who were in a measure put upon their good behaviour to-day, assembled perhaps in greater numbers than for s e veral years past, and upon gaining their seats lost no time in complimenting the ladies in their various phases of colour, age, and beauty. The first distinct allusion to public men which met our ear was • proposal of three cheers for Lord Derby, whose name met with a hearty and pro longed response, while John Bright's was the signal for unmistakeable hissing, his friends being few and far be tween. Mr. Gathorne Hardy, in his turn, shared the applause bestowed on his illustrious chief, while Mr. Gladstone, his late opponent in the University election, must have shared the support of many of those opposed to him in politics, as his name was received with equal favour, an attempt at hissing being met with renewed cheers and clapping. Mr. Disraeli was another of the lions of the day, and between the three great poli ticians, it would be difficult to say who was the most popular. The name of Mrs. Walpole was submitted, and caused much laughter and cheering, but the mention of the late Secretary for the Home Department did not evoke any particular ebullition of feeling. Mr. Beale and Mr. Beales, ILA., given by a wag, brought down volleys of hisses, which were stopped by a well-expressed tri l l s - ment to the Cambridge Light, dm. The name of Mr. Bright was again persistently brought forward, but only to bring discredit on the popular orator, who never was a favourite with the undergraduates of Oxford. The eon mervatives of Oxford and the members of the Reform League were each in their turn echoed from the galleries, but the reception of the two bodies was of • totally dif ferent nature, the former being loudly applauded and the latter hissed. The Senior Proctor did not go down at all with the gallery, but the Junior was, of the two, by far the more unpopular. The names of Governor Ryre Jeff. Davis, Colonel Bowyer, and the Bishop of Oxford were each honoured with unmixed applause. Itiahop Colenso somewhat divided the house, but in the end his lord ship had the cell. Mr. Liddon, on the other hand, enjoyed undivided popularity. The mention of her Majesty the queen produced the most hearty and prolonged cheering, which was also moat unsparingly bestowed on Dr. Pussy, Captaist Jones, Lord Manley, the House of Lords, &c. Robert Lowe, who had a fair share of applause, was the last public man whose name we heard, as about that time the attention of the gallery was directed to a " Master" in the area, who carried his hood under his arm. After diverting the notice of the undergraduates for up wards of half an hour, the cool old gentleman quietly placed the objectionable article of dress in his pocket, having exhibited au amount of self-possession uuusual under the circumstances, and at the finish having the laugh of his tormentors, who wished him to put it on. The procession from the Vice-Chancellor's house, con sisting of the Vice-Chancellor, the Archbishop of Dahlia, the Bishops of Peterborough, Adelaide, and Grafton, the Earl of Ilchester and Lord Dahneny, Sir H. K. Storks, Sir H. B. E. Frere, the Rev. Dr. Robinson, Mr. G. Peabody, Mr. G. Richmond, ILA., the heads of colleges and halls, the regius professors of medicine and civil law, and the proctors, having arrive.), the Vice-Chancellor formally opened convocation, and the names of the illustrious per sons on whom it was proposed to confer the honorary degree of were submitted seriatim. The reception of Mr. Peabody, whom the under-gra duates wished presented first, was of the most flatten ing kind, the cheering when he came forward being loud and long. The other gentlemen were also well received. The Creweian oration, delivered by the Rev. R. Michell, pro voked a deal of joking, but the proceedings were allowed to go on without that interference to the business of the Commemoration which has characterised some of the pre vious meetings. The prise compositions were recited by the successful competitors in the following order, and the proceedings terminated just after twelve o'clock. The attention of visitors in the afternoon was directed to the masonic tat: held in St. John's Gardens, rd which M. Jullisn's band and the Orpheus Glee Union attended. The attendance, although fashionable, was not so nume rous as on former evasions, and there seemed so &levee. of that liberality which formerly so diatinguishid the masonic holy. The third of the series of public balls, the University Ball, will be held in the Corn Exchange this evening ; and on Thursday evening the members of Exeter College will bold theirs at the same place. The remainder of the week will be chiefly devoted by visitors to the sur rounding neighbourhood, such as Blenheim, Nunchaw, lea, the charms of which have such a world-wide reputa tion. A degree day will be held to-morrow (Thursday), at which the honorary degree of Meter of Arts will be con ferred on Mr. J. H. Parke', the well-known Leaden and Oxford publisher, and who for many years has been asso ciated with the arts and sciences. A further degree day set down for Saturday, July 6, when term will legally end. From this period until the middle of October Oxford will be comparatively empty, the students having an im munity from study until the letter month, when they will re-assemble. On Tuesday evening a meeting, convened by the Liberal Association, was held at the Brost'mead Bass• s, Lristol, to urge the claims of that city to a third met , bar in parliament. Resolutions were passed iu favour of a third member, and a petition to parliament setting f. rth some of the claims of the city to additional remeseu'atiast was adopted. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—The Society of Arts have this year awarded the Albert 1:01.1 Medal to W. Vothergill Cooke and Professor Charles Wheatstone. 1.R.5. ? " for their joint labours in the introduction of the elects' tele graph. The medal hu been struck in duplicate, end • copy will be ',resented to each. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL A!'4o I . OHS, HAIIPSTRAD.—The UMW meeting and children's fete took place yesterday afternoon in the grounds of the home, Frogmore-house, liampatead. A large number of the subscribers and friends, the majority of whoa+ were ladies, were present, and the proceedings were conducted under the chairmanship of Admiral Seymour, M.l'., who presided in the unavoidable absence of the Right Hon. H. T. 1.. Corry, M.P. The object of this society is to provide for the education and support of the fatherless daughters of mikes and mariners, including merchant seamen, until the age of fifte-m. BARING BROTHER", AND FINLAY, HODCAON, AND Co.—The union between the hours of Bating Brothers and Co., and Finlay, Hodgson, and Co. is to date from Monday next, the lit of July, and the name of Baring Brothers and Co. will be continued as the title for the combined establishment++. The Liverpool firm of Thomson. Finlay, and Co., which was united with that of Finlay, Hodgson, and Co. in 18th, is to he included Ito the ainalgamatioo. One or two of the partners in earls house will, it is understood, take the oppor tunity of retiring--namely, Mr. Duncan James Kay and Mr. Kirkman Malay, of Lis irponl, and Mr. ('harks Baring Young. The united humus will, as soon as the requisite arrangements can be made, be conducted entirely at a. Ilishomate-street. The house of Baring Brothers and Co.. had its origin under the title of John Francis Baring and Co., in 1763, end was censti tuted in its present form in Ism. Lord Ashburtou retired from it in 1b64, and Mr. Joshua Bates, who then became senior partner, died shortly afterwards. Mr. Thos. Bering, the member for Huntingdon, is now the principal. The house of Finlay, Hodgson , and Co.. of which Mr. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, the member fur Btidport. is the pnsent head, was established in 18011. Both Mr. Bating Mull Mr. Kirkman Hodgson are directors of the Bank of E•4land. The character of the business of each fine was is a great measure identical, and their respective partners have long been connected by mutual friendships. THE CATTLE PLAUUE.—For the week ending the 22nd June two fresh outbreaks have been reported, viz., at Chelsea in the Westniinater districkand at Tlarylet one. Thirteen cases of cattle plague are reported to have occurred during the week, being an increase of eight on the previous return. Ten of the diseased animals were killed, and four died, including one which had been attacked the previous week. There were 40 healthy cattle slaughtered to prevent the spread of the ditto:me. THE VICEROY OF EGYPT AND THE SULTAN,— A Paris letter in the Jotented du Harry says :—" A pre cipitate departure of the Viceroy of Egypt is spoken of, and he is to leave Faris, it is Raid, in a two. On this subject financial deceptions and offended self-love are also mentioned. However, we have every reason to be lieve the following to be quite accurate. The real motive of the Viceroy's departure is that be does not wish to meet the Sultan. The very day of his arrival at the station he bad a rather sharp altercation with ambas sador at the Porte, who met him on alighting. He oh. served to the latter, in French, and iu a tone of ill. humour, " It was at Toulon and not here that you ought to have waited on me." lljeniil replied, also in French, and emphasising his word', " I have acted according to the express instructions of our common iimuter and sove reign." This answer escited the displeaute of Ismail Paha, and he spoke on the subject to the Marquis .le Sloustier, who listened politely to his complaints, but de• cared he could do nothing in the matter. Jade sea." ~ .doire" .144.4