The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-28 00:00:00

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Afternoaa Da 46a. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28. LORD EBURY is probably satisfied with the de bate of last evening on his measure for amending the Act of Uniformity. If it is, as Earl Russzia. declared himself of opinion, performing a public service to call the attention of Parliament to the injurious severity of the terms of Subscription at present required of the clergy of the English Church Establishment, Lord EMERY has been of late very woefully employed ; for the whole dis cussion last night showed that the subject has made great progress as compared with former years. The question is one for the consideration of which the House of Lords has peculiar advan tages. It needs for its treatment that calmness and absence of passion to which the Upper House is disposed by its composition and the situation of its members ; and it is, besides, one which can most profitably be discussed in an assembly Where laymen greatly predominate. If the clergy are deeply interested in the terms of subscription, the laity, who are the great body of the Church, and for whose sake theclergy exist, are still more so. For it is incontrovertible that for two hundred years the present terms of subscrip tion have wrought powerfully to determine the amount and quality of the services available for the Church, and it would be well if, while eminent Church dignitaries can describe them as cruel in intention and disastrous in effect, one single per son distinguished for knowledge and sobriety of judgment could be found to assure us that their operation had been for good. But a man need not go deep into Church history to see what an over-rigorous subscription has done for the English Church Establishment. He need only be moderately observant of what is passing around him. Is there anybody with even the common morality of the market-place who has not been scandalised—is there a Christian who has not been horrified of late, to see not only clergymen subscribing formularies the truth of which they labour to subvert, but propagating theories by which such conduct is made to appear legitimate and proper 4 This is a subject on which any one can judge for himself, and we will not enlarge on it. But whence comes the immorality ? It is directly traceable to the stringency of the terms of subscription. Parliament has imposed on the clergy a form of subscription so exacting that men cannot and do not accept it in its simple and natural sense. The first thing they do with it is to explain away its terms, and thus • door is opened to casuistry and every kind of moral sophistication. Looked at in themselves, the creeds, and prayers, and hymns, which make up the body of the Book of Common Prayer, are so awful and tremendous that no man with any degree of truthfulness in his nature would dare to take them as the guide of his ministry unless he had first seriously embraced them in his heart. If the question were how to corrupt and debauch this natural sentiment, which is the proper guardian of the Prayer Book, the Mephistophelian answer might be—Do not attack its object, but cause it to be approached and regarded in an alien spirit. To destroy the sentiment of reverence, introduce the spirit of chicane and pettifogging. For this purpose impose by law an obligation to the letter of the volume which everybody shall say is excessive, then its interpretation in a legal technical spirit will be sure to follow, and when once you have thus brought men to dispute about the duty of allegiance, some to this part and some tothat part of the Prayer Book, you may rest con tent with your work. And this is what has ac tually been done. We can see, if we choose, every day how in this matter the moral and religious spirit has been overcome by the legal spirit, just because the Legislature, not choosing to trust to those universal sentiments upon which after all every religious system must be traced, preferred to seek from the law a degree of security for the fidelity of the clergy, such as it was not in the nature of law to afford. Lord Esuav has proposed by his Bill to remedy this mis chief by repealing that portion of the Act of Uni formity which prescribes the declaration, " I A. B. " do declare my unfeigned assent and consent to " all and everything contained and prescribed in " and by the book intituled the Book of Common " Prayer," retaining the co-ordinate declaration, " I A. B. do declare that I will conform to the " Liturgy of the united Church of England and " Ireland as it is now by law established." It was objected by the Bishop of OXFORD that the tenor of Lord EBURY'S proposition was that, provided a clergyman was willing to use the Liturgy, he might believe what he liked. If so, the Bishop should have been content with nothing short of the ignominious rejection of the Bill. A bigoted persecuting Church would be a great nuisance in these days ; but it would be a far lighter curse to this nation, of old sincere and serious, than a Church Establishment in which the clergy were held together not by conscientious convictions, but by convenience. But as it is certain that Lord EBURY intended nothing of this kind, so we believe that no such result would follow from the abrogation which he advocates. Until it is explained why the clergy should be supposed to be differently con- EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 28 0 1862. LA.TEST . TTELMWE. itSTRLIs. 4411' replies. I/ the Casanat.se of Pinagce," says the Press of Vienna, "the government has declared that it is incessantly engaged in pro viding by diplomatic means for the settlement of Italian affairs ; that it has reason to hope that its efforts will be crowned with success ; that all the questions have now in reality reached a crisis ; and that in a short time it will be easier to consider the danger of a war in Italy as averted for a long period, and to realise in that country a reduction of the army on a grand scale." It is important to observe that an article in the l Moniteur Unit& contemplates a long stay of the French troops in Mexico as one of the condi tions of; thoadhesion to their interference of the "Mexican party of order," and a most necessary condition no doubt it is. The Emperor has got himself into this dilemma—that he must either Mune@ miasma.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, MAT 16, Emma. (Per Etna via gesensteim4 General Hunter's proclamation freeing the slaves in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina causes much discussion. The general opinion is that the order was issued without President Lincoln's autho rity. It is supposed that the President will not endorse the proclamation. The Confederates are reported to be encamped in large force between Richmond and Chickahominy River awaiting the Federal attack. A despatch from Corinth says that Col. Thomp son, of Beauregard's staff, visiting the Federals under a flag of truce, admitted that the Federals had captured Pensesola. A contraband pilot and crew have arrived at Port Royal with a steamer with eight guns, which the Confederates had sent from Charleston to Fort Ripley. The contrabands seized the steamer and took her to Port Royal. iNo further definite intelligence concerning the movements of the Monitor and Naugatuck has been received. . . . come away soon, and practically acknowledge that his allies, with whom the Patrie and the Moniteur find fault, were in the right, or he must continue the war, send out reinforcements after reinforce ments, incur vast expense, disgust his ministers, his parliament, and even his army, and ultimately engage France in a war with America. The Bourse is not materially different from yes , terda: iy. The Rente fell bc. for cash end rose sc. -- ------ The Great Eastern arrived here early this morning. for account, closing at 70fr. 25c. in each case. Mobilier fell Hr. 26c., and the Italian Loan 10c. A fall of 3fr. 75c. in Orleans, and of 2fr. 50c. in Lyons, is the only noticeable change in railways. Cabs* Mirba fell several francs, closing at 106 fr. 25c. Some time ago Marshal Magma made himself remarkable, and even, as some thought, ridiculous, by a well-meant order of the day against duelling, in which he recommended private soldiers, when ever they were involved in a quarrel, not to fight, but to come and talk over their grievances with him in a quiet way, and assured them that they would always find him accessible. Another order of the day, of a widely different character, is noticed in the papers of this evening. It appears that the Prefect of the Seine has complained to Marshal Magnan, as commander-in chief of the army of Paris, that soldiers are in the habit of fighting their duels " in a part of the Bois de Vincennes frequented by promenaders." There upon Marshal Magnan has ordered that soldiers who obtain permission to fight duels " must here after fight in another part of the wood." This is really a parody of the placard of the farmer setting forth that " thieves are requested to steal their turnips from this side of the path." Duelling in the army was very nearly put down practically in the time of Lords X 1 17., and I was not aware that at any time since it had ever been authorised. It would now appear, however, from Marshal Mag ma's order of the day, that single combat for pri vate wrongs is a recognised institution of the French army, and that the private soldier who wants to fight baa only to ask for leave, just like la permission de 10 henna. This is " progress," with a vengeance. The French mixed transport Durance arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on April 5, from Saigon, and we are told that she is one of seven vessels ordered back from China, on " economical grounds." The King of Bavaria suddenly left Lyons yes terday, on receiving the news of the death of his sister, the Grand Duchess of Hesse. The new senators, General de Goyon, M. de Chasseloup Laubat, and IL Ingres (the great painter), took their seats in the Senate to-day. 0011KERCIAL INTELLIGENCK NEW YORK, MAT 16, Evimato. _ . Money abundant Gold, sit premium. Exchange steady ; on London, bankers' bills, 1131 to 114. Large speculative sales have taken place in stocks, New York Centrals, 891 ; Illinois, 621 ; Erie, 391. Cotton quiet. Middling Upland, 27c. Flour in good export demand. Wheat good inquiry. Corn slightly firmer. Provisions inactive. Coffee very I firm. Sugar and molasses steady. Another New York telegram (May U) says : "General M'Clellan's headquarters are on the Panmunky river, twenty-seven miles from Rich mond. " The Confederates are fortifying the city, and are said to be prepared for a desperate resistance. " Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of General Halleck and the army of the south-west. " Beauregard has been largely reinforced at Corinth." THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. The most remarks circumstance to be noted for yesterday in connsfliiin with the Exhibition was the great difficulty of gettingto it in any vehicle, whether carnage, brougham, cab, or leviathan omnibus. There seems to be but one avenue leading to the building from town, and nothing can be clearer than that that avenue will be blocked up for the greater part of each day next week, if some means be not adopted to relieve and divide the enormous traffic. The increase in our moving population is perceptible in every part of the town, and there is an extraordinary pressure on all our means of con veyance. the people complaining even in far-off Islington that the omniouses are too few for the passengers. But in the neighbourhood of the Ex hibition the inconvenience is becoming so manifest as to require immediate remedial measures. There was a dead-luck for nearly ten minutes yesterday at one time apposite Albert Gate,. the confusion being very much increased by the private carriages which kept constantly dashing out of the park. Two things require imperatively to be looked after— first, a better supply of cabs and omnibuises ; and second, means of entry on all the four sides of the building. The first point will not be so easily settled, because the parties most inter ested—namely, the omnibus proprietors—did not take the matter in time, and are now vainly en deavouring to make shift by starving all other lines to feed the Exhibition. All Chelsea is in a ferment, and indignation meetings are talked of, because the route from town has been changed, and the "regular riders" are obliged either to get down at the end of Sloane-street or submit to be taken round three-quarters of a mile. To add to our difficulties, the price of horses has risen enor mously, whilst the wear and tear of horse-flesh is double what it was a month ago. The Manchester company have rendered good service, and the General Omnibus Company promise great exertions next week ; but of what use is any increase of vehicles if there be no room for then. to pass up and down 1 This second point is what the commis sioners and the pollee authorities will have to look to, and the sooner it is done the better. The interior of the building was not more than comfortably full, but the company seemed to enjoy themselves exceedingly. It is true that some visitors to the picture galleries felt offended at the rule which obliged them to leave their umbrellas and parasols at the entrance. The British lion in some instances clung to his umbrella as an insti tution, and the British lioness exhibited equal resolution with regard to her parasol ; but a little reflection will, we trust, induce them to submit to a wise and necessary regulation. An umbrella may be useful to Paterfamilias when pointing out the beauties of a Oainsborough or a Turner to his admiring progeny, but if, carried away by his en thusiastic. admiration of the master, the cicerone should poke it into the eye of a portrait worth perhaps a thousand pounds, he would only be unwittingly inflicting an injury on the object of his art worship. The parasols are most dangerous to the sculpture, the statues being within reach of a short weapon ; and we actually ourselves in curred the severe di spleasure of an elderly female yesterday by arresting the point of one in full charge against the nose of "Ls Legatrice," one of the most charming and delicate works of art in the whole building. A touch might do irreparable mischief in such a case, and therefore we trust that the British Pane, both male and female, will submit for the future to be disarmed before they enter the realms of art. We glad to -•— that our suggestions respect without ' effect. stit , ..tea from other men we shall believe that' the way to get them to act honourably is to , them. This is a matter of public niorality.:i The' excessive stringency of *e pit sob= has bred a peculiar and artificial morality in of the observanoe of pledges which, even as it has been expounded on some occasions by right reve rend prelates in the House of Lords, staggers simple minds. Trust the clergy—put them upon their honour, instead of sending them to counsel learned in the law—and to play fast and loose with a Liturgy to which they have solemnly conformed will then become as discreditable as to tamper with a commercial signature. Lord EBUILY'II Bill was not pressed to a division. It was rightly objected that sufficient time bad not been allowed for its consideration ; but all the more eminent speakers, with the exception of the Bishop of OXFORD, admitted more or less the evil which the author of the measure had pointed out, and were favourable to some reform. The question, as Lord Rcsaxix observed, is one of great and growing importance, and ought to receive further inquiry and discussion. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF OOMMONS, MAT 27. BALLOT. Motion made, and question put, " Thaqsave be given to being in a bill to cause the votes of perhamentary electors to be taken by way of ballot"—(slr. Henry Berkeley). The house divided ; ayes, 83 ; noes, 50. Atherton, Slr W. Ayrton, A. 8. Bidnes, E. Baxter, W. E. Batley, T. Beale, S. Black. A. Blake, J. T N 4 llot. Bucnanan, W. Butler. C. S. Card, J. (k.bden, B. W. H. CoB~, B. P. Cos, W. Crauftud, E. H. Cronley, F. Daidish, E. L L. Bir C. i lio c ltoe, P. Duke, Kr J. Ewing, Foley, H. W. Fonder, C. Freeland. H. W. Gibson, T. IL 011 pin, C. - - AYES. Gower. F. L Redmond, J. IL prams, J. Ruselt, A. Hadfield. G. Russell, Sir W. Henneery, I. P. Scholedeld, W. Ribber; J. T. Scully, V. Hodgkbwon, G. Seymour, W. D. I l e ut . W. 3. Sheridan, H. B. Smith. J. B. King, J ir . L. Smith, Augustus Kinglake, A. W. Sullivan, H. Langton, W. H. Sykes, Col. Lawson, W. lite, W. Tollemache, F. J. Lindsay, W. S. Villiers, C. P. Maeltvoy,lL Vivian, H. H. )ally, T. Waldron, L Mille, I. IL Westhead, J. P. Manse,, W.I. Whalley, G. H. D Whitbread, S. Monism, W. White, J. Dlefan, t. Wilcox, B. M.G. Incisor Don, The Williams, W. Orielow, G. Wood, W. Pedaloes, R. Woods, H. Pagel, C. WYkL J. }2 l B OlB . Befit. MLLE& Plikingtaa. J. Berkeley, H. Potter. B. Peemoy, Lord. Powell, J. J. Arbuthnott, Gen. Bantle, H. J. Barth& 81r F. T. Beecratt, G. 8. Bernard. Cot -Moore, J. tha ßra r ml im e jlr T. J. Chapman, J. Disraeli, B. Finlay, A. 8. Garnett, W. J. Gurney, J. H. Handley, J. Hartopp, B. B. Hay, 81r J. C. Hotham. lard Hones, E. Home, W. W. NOR& Kekewleb, S. T. Northeote, Sir S. H. Kelly, Str P. R. Peliner, Sir R. Kennard, R. W. Palmerston. Visa. Knatchbull - Rages- Parker, Marto . us, & Thilippe, J. R. Lwow, lir IL Selwyn, C. J. envoiam Ilinoilett, P. & Lennox , Lord G. 0. Steel, J. Leslie, W. Steuart, A. Longlleld, R. Turner, C. Lowe, & Vandelear , CoL taon, slr 0. K. Verney, Sir H. li•Connlek, W. wawa. Admiral Meade, J. Walpole, S. R. Martin, J. Yorke, Z. T. Mille, A. 1161.1118. Mittord, W. T. Miller, T. J. Montagu, Lord It. Murray, W. Cbt Court. BALMOB.A.L, MAT 26. Her Majesty, Prince Alfred, Princess Mice, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Prim/ens Helena, and Princess Louise, attended Divine Service yesterday morning at Helmond. The Rev. Dr. Caird officiated. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and the household were also present. Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, sad Princess Helena, also attended the service at Crathie church. Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left Balmoral this morning to join her Majesty's ship St. George. A deputation from the Woodstock Union, consisting of the Duke of Marlborough, Sir Henry W. Duhwood, Bart., Mr. C. B. Thornhill, and the Be►. J. Dodd, had an inter view with the Bight Hoo. C. P. Villiers, ILP., yesterday, at the Office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•ofoe from the Governors of the North American Provinces. Despatches were sent to the Lord Irish Commissioner of the lonian Isla. The Earl Granville has issued cards for an after noon party at Chiswick House on Saturday next. The Countess of Malmeabury has issued cards for an assembly on the 4th of June. Lady Isabella Stewart gave her first ball last evening, at her residence in Belgrave-equare. Lady Graham and the Misses Graham have ar rived in Puirsotreet for the season. Baroness Wogau and family have left the Brune wick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for the Isle of Wight. Sir James Fergusson, M.P., and Lady Edith Fergasson have returned to Park-street, Westminster, from Scotland. The Right Hon. S. Luehington and Mrs. Lush ington have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Lady Aveland held her first assembly last evening at the family mansion in Belgrave.squarv. The Bishop of Kilmore is to preach in the chapel of the Hon. Society of Gray's-inn, on Sunday next, at the afternoon service, which commences at half-pasta o'clock. The Herald states that on the committal of the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, in the House of Lords, Lord Derby will criticise the whole financial policy of the government, and "a fresh proof will be givers that the leaders of the conservative party are not disposed to acqui esce, without a protest, in the culpable extravagance of the present administration at the time when the necessity for a prudent husbanding of our means is so painfully apparent." Sir George Bowyer will move, on the 17th of next month, for • select committee to inquire into the grievances alleged to exist and complained of by the persons employed in the Poefeeface department. . . . Wo (Manchester Guardian) believe there is no foundation for the report connecting the name of Mr. Massey, M.P., with the vacancy caused at the War nffioe by the death of Sir Benjamin Hawes. The Rev. A. Barry, 8.D., head master of the Leeds Grammar School, has been elected Principal of Chel tenham Ott/lege. Madame Mario delivered her concluding lecture I upon Gan"midi and Italy last night to an audience which filled St. James's Hall. Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., presided. Madame Mario received as a welcome a most enthusiastic demonstration of applause. Her lecture contained the his tory of events which took place from the time Gerald& landed on the Oa/Avian coast until the Two Sicilia, having been annexed to Italy, the conqueror returned to his home in Capron. The Ost-Deutsche Post of Vienna says that the state of health of the Empress does not respond to the hopes which had been entertained from the residence of her Majesty in a southern climate. A Vienna letter, of the 23rd, says :—" A part of the travelling companions of the Duke of Saxe Coburg, and among them the young Princes of Hohealohe and Leiningen, have arrived at Trieste by the steam packet from Alex andria. Almost one-half of the persons who accompanied the illustrious traveller were attacked during the journey from Mauna to Suez with gastric typhus, and the duchess suffered severely. M. Wham a German physician residing at Cairo, who travelled with the duke, died from the same complaint." . . . A grand military banquet took place on Saturday afternoon in the White Hall and Green Saloon of the King's palace at Berlin, at the conclusion of the spring parade of the troops. There were 250 persons present, including the Prussian princes and prinmues, and several other German princes ; and also the generals on active service or retired who were present at the parade ; the skiff officers of the garrisons of Berlin and Potadam ; the military commissioners of Greet Britain, France, Austria, and Russia; and several other Russian °Moen and others of different German states who are attached to the corps of Guards for the purpose of instruction. Most of the ministers were also present, but Coast Bertstorff wu absent on account of indisposition. By command of the King, tickets for the representation at the open-house in the evening were presented to many of the officers and men present at the parade. FRANCE. PARIS, NAY N. The Moniteur of this morning announces that the Emperor and Empress have received the Prince de Carignan in a private andienoe. THE NATIONAL GUARD OF NAPLES. TURIN, Nay 27, Emma. Despatches from Naples announce that the officers of the 4th Legion of the National Guard have protested against the recent oonduct of the 3rd Legion. The 24th Legion has been disbanded in conse quence of the demonstration made by that body. It has, however, been promised that it shall be reconstituted. _ A band of colliers has been discovered A Pie• toja. IRON FRIGATES FOR SPAIN.-THE MEXI_ CAN QUESTION.-THE DISTURBANCES IN PORTUGAL MADRID, MAI 27. The Minister of Marine stated to-day in Con_ greats that the government would construct seven iron frigates. It was also announced that the documents relative to the Mexican expedition would shortly be com municated to the Chamber for discussion. --- The entire Spanish pram publish articles refuting the late article of the Patrie. _ . According to news received bare from Portugal, the royal troops had energetically repulsed 2,000 in surgents at Mouri. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now OUR owN PARIS, TOE/IDLE EVENING. A telegram of this day's date from Marseilles, with news from Rome to the 24th, only serves to augment the perplexity of those political students who have patience enough to continue to follow the "Roman question." In the first place, we learn that the poor old Pope, while making a speech to the bishops, shed tears. The " tear "is a " weapon of weakness," of which his Holiness has of late made frequent use. He told the bishops that he was afraid this would be the last occasion on which he would have the consolation of seeing them as sembled in that place. Now, if the telegraili stopped here, one would be justified in hailing it as good news. The Pope evidently alluded to the probable break up of the temporal power, and who ought to know so well as he whether that event is at hand. But then the next paragraph states that " the cardinals and prelates, being alarmed at the Pope's words, asked for explanations from Cardinal Antonelli, who assured them that nothing was changed in the situation." This official answer, from such a quarter, need not drive the friends of Italy to despair. Cardinal Antonelli's character would not suffer from the imputation that he had "postponed truth to the purposes of the moment" But the inexorable telegram goes on to aver that the French charge d'affaires, the Duke de Bellune, had sent a note to the Pope, in which ha was exhorted to keep up his "confi dence," and assured that "the French government would not deviate from the line of politics indi cated in the speech of his Excellency M. Billault." To those who hoped that Prince Napoleon's visit to Naples and Palermo and the recall of General de Goyon were great steps in advance, this return to M. Billault's speech, supposing it to be onion', is a terrible backsliding. Conjecture is useless. The Emperor seems still determined not to show his game, and he has the means of concealing it. Meanwhile the news from Italy is really alarming. The studied ambiguity of the Emperor's conduct towards Italy is driving M. Batazzi's government to extremities against the party of action, which seriously endanger not only his popularity but his usefulness to Italy. " M. Billault," says a Paris letter in the Nerds " being lately called }afore the committee of the budget, declared that it need not occupy itself with the sum required for the maintenance of the troops , at Rome, as that credit would figure for a long time yet in the budget." ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.-(THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of the members of the College wee held this day on the stage of the Adelphi Theatre, Mr. B. Wrearea in the chair. Mr. Ainslie, the neretary, read the report of the council, of which the following is an abstract Various or =matinees have interfered to prevent the erection of the central hall, bat steps have now been taken which render much further delay in its building extremely improbable ; and as the furniture for the dwellings has been ordered, the number of pensioners it as as present deemed prudent to elect will soon find them. *elves comfortably boned, in a very healthy district, snr rounded by many private residences now in course of enc. Sore. Retry effort will be made to provide for the erectiou of the central ball without interference with the funds re. quired for the maintenance of the pensioners. Many don tine for that purpose have been announced, and Mr. Creswick hem; stated that a gentleman, al ready a liberal contributor, was prepared to present • further sum of 1001., provided nine other like amounts were added, Mr. Angolans Haul and Mr. T. J. Jerwood each undertook to oaten 1001., and there is no doubt that the whole amount will be speedily subscribed. On many occasions the council have bad to refer to acts of liberality on the part of the friends and supporters of the institution, and the council have the pleasure to state that the past year has afforded additional proofs of generosity, and that it hat been their duty to exprelw their panful soknowledgmeate for d onations ; amongst others, 2501., from A. C. Billings, Esq., to pay for the bulldwg of • house, and a legacy of 1001. from the late William Skelton Peg. The buildings already erected present handsome appearance, and it is intended that some mesas shell be taken to induce the patrons of the institu tion to amemble there. In the course of the pat year Mr. G. Borba. Childs was elected a member of the council, in consequence of the resignation Sir George Armytege, and Mr. Henry Spicer succeeded to vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Sir William lie Bathe. Since the last election two female pensioners, viz., Mrs Macmansni and Mill Rebecca Cooke, have died. You will now be called upon to elect two other females to supply the veranda ; and it is recommended that you elect on additional male and one additional female, to make, ins the whole, four male and four female penaiooers." The financial statement showed the grow receipt. for the year to be 5,2771. Os. 9d.. and the expenditure, includ. rug 3.2041. expended on the building, 5,1331. Os. ld., leas. mg • balance on the year of 1241. Os. Bd. The total ex , panne oeuseekd with the Fancy Fair at the Crystal Pekoe was 1,3351. 17e. 4d.. and the receipt. 2,7491. 4s. 4d. The ' stork invested is 1,7551. : The report Was received sad adopted after some remarks from Major MODS. The coma for the era* year were then elected, and some other realise imams bevies been transacted, the r election al pmeicaes was the. prasesied with. WINTMINSTER SCHOOL zracrioy. 14kbokich Yesterday morning the electors of Westminster the Very Rev. Dr. lAddell, Dean of Chritchurek, Orford ; the Rev. Dr. WheweL Mader of Trinity College, Cambridge ; the Rev. G. Mazda, M.A.. stadent of Clmit Church ; and the Rev. W. F. Bothers, ILA., fellow al Trinity College, attended Divine service at the Abbey cr state, with the Dear sad moons, as they bad done on Soc. day. After lorries, the eleetioa of Queen'. scholars to the univereities was made in the Jerasslem Chamber, end It young gentlemen were admitted Queen's scholars in the mom of those who are leaving. The following is the order of elec. Lion to the universitire —Student. of 'hr4t Church, Ox. ford, G. Gambleton (prefect), S. P. Cockerell, and S. B. R. Chambeelayne ; scholars of Trinity Collec to turobridge„ A. J. Mackay, A. P. Dawson, sad G. • triplet exhibitiorers, A. J. Mackey, and Maclean (town boy); Dm Thomas Exhibitioner , W. Winter (tows boy). Mane who have been admitted into college are —Orman Morra , Meyrick, M•Bwaa, Taylor, Barnes, Breit; Cir cuit, Chapmso, Oldtnan, Mare, and Griffiths. The grand annual dinner of "Old Westminster/ . teak place on Monday evening, in the college hall. The Very Rem the Dean (who wore the collar of the Order of the Bra cow his gown) presided, surrounded by the Dean of Christchurch, the Yseter of Trinity, the two examiners, Carom Jennings, Ourelos, D.D.. and N (in their robes), the head master (the Rev. 0. B. Scott, 8.D.), sad the second master (the Rev. H. M. la). Among the old Wee. misekse present were the Rioot, of Devon and Shelborte, the Arebbiehep of Teak, the Bishops of St. Assph and Moray sad BOON Lord Colchester, Lad Barrington, the . . painter), took their seats in the Senate to-day. area tneretore we RUST lam tun nArxtAim X MCC, I"..aa miter ( the Rev . H. H. room . ). Among we oia we ,. male and female, will submit for the future to be ~,,,,,,,e=vent were ii,, of Devon en d sw im . , disarmed before they enter the realms of art. We the Archbishop of York, the • e t gt Aleph sad EIGHTH REPORT OP THE POSTMASTER were glad to peroeive that our suggestions respect- Messy and Ross, Lord Colchester, Ind Barrington, the GENERAL ing the pianos bad not been without their effect. Right Han. J. It. Mowbray, ILP., Fir W. W. Wyss, Bert, peateanat much to now e m0r tr,....: 4.111 . 41 7 1.; j,vv.me ll tr e t i x li addao,.. °D. T. eir il " a D Q : c D I " I " , . , Dr. Hort ld • P t, •: the / D : Ra : philli:n r . e r , .. This morning the Report of the Postmaster Ge- take plane plaoe Pe at ri diff orm e an ren ce t a lio b u y rs, co a i nd need for 1861 was lamed : pleasure of a visit. Miss Ellen Bliss attracts crowded W. Wears, C. W. Page, A. Barmaid* W. H. Haman, By substitution of road letter boxes, the number of audiences round one of Kirkman% powerful instam- Hr. Comaiissioner Lew, sr. A. Mama, he. post-offices last year was diminished by 36, makiug ments by her brilliant playing ; and there are After the marl toasts, the Quesn's scholars recited their the whole present number 11,405 ;of which 813 are also some foreign performers, whose names we mooed by a pro and csocladed ban disk y Zr ai rete subjects of 6 epigrams way chiefly " De/ectat head offices, and 10,592 sub-offices. On the other hand, the should be happy to give if we could obtain them. copes," and " on delectat copie." " Baas credit*" (amino), number of road letter boxes was increased by 476. Thus One of them played with general approbation on and "MAO creditor" (host* The subjects embraced very_ the whole number of public receptacles for letters is now an ebony cased instrument in the front of the multifarious topics . i-" The Prince °moon." " Crinolirie." 14,354, am compared with 13,914 last year, and with little French court, and there were others of more or : 1 1 :I r eVI Frso n :e4 :2 1 1 p lie Pilans., ths " " Nu ara -ulat V . ,elethl," . more than 4,500 before the establishment of penny postage. less merit in nearly all the foreign departments. roy'• rhedictiona," "The Froorli Occupation of During the last year 45 places were provided with day mails Mr. Rimmed has made a bold experiment to Weather g"(the eccn• c u tter), "Church-late. ' " " Admiral Fin " to or from the metropolis of one or other of the three parte of add to the attractions of the Majolica fountain- Rome," " Punch beating his Wife," Ac. the United Kingdom, and some of them with mails in both nothing less than infusing perfumes into its glisten- directions ; the additional mail being in several instances ing spray, and diffusing the odour of violet and THE EARL OP ESSEX, MISS TODD, AND HER the third during the 24 hours. jasmine over the whole of the eastern platform. We COACHMAN. The following table shows the number of letter delivered were surprised to see on our entrance yesterday a in the United Kingdom during the last year, with the rate number of persons down on their knees round the The Earl of Essex has received the following o f b low n. , an d th e p ro p or tion of letters to pp e ktios ; basin, like Hindoo devotees on the banks of the epistle : Increase Ganges, taking up palms full of the water and " Craustouu House, Addieon.road, May 24 Number of ce t. Proportion of sniffmg at it with evident satisfaction. We must con- "Er Lord.-You have n Potter to insult my Letters in l ier e letters deter, and hold her up to ti ru u at execastioa. I mod* mai. u p N umbm to Popalatlon. fees that at first we did not discover the cause, but in 1800. your conduct to be unworthy of a nobleman and a gentle. after standing a little while in the vicinity we be- man. The days of duelling are over, or I would actirea England millions About 61 24 to each person. came aware that Mr. Rimmel's bold expert - your lordship in a different language. Bat, as lam a sad s Ireland 048 7.. " It ate eech Japanese he tAmbaseadora and P en "' ment had produced a sensible impression on the wan of taking another man at a disadvantage, Scotland atmosphere. althoug m t a r s ou do not scruple to mail • woman, I think it United Kingdom 508 .. ..to to sg each person We o b ser ved A right to tell your lordship that I shall take the earlies t o p - --- portunity of inflicting on your lordship a castigation, which As compared with 1860, the total shows an increase of 29 suite, the Duke of Sutherland, Earl Stanhope, the you will have at your leisure an opportunity of comparing maims ; and as contrasted with the year previous to the Marchioness of Conyngham, Lord and Lady Clan- with that of the castigation properly inflicted by my sisters introduction of penny postage (1839), an increase (omitting ricarde, _ the Duke of Rutland, Lord and Lady cowthinth on my sister ' s stubborn j horse .- 1 remain o Toren" banks) of 517 millions ; making the present number of Chesterfield, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Lord His ._ lordship says • " The on ly o l b s sermitioul shall make letters nearly sight-fold the number in 1839. Less than C. Thynne, amongst the visitors yesterday. is that. I took out the eummonagainet Mina Todd's math one per cent. of the letters posted in the United Kingdom The number of visitors during the day was as fol- man . an d not against that lady herself, with whom I hare were charged additional postage on account of their not lows ..-Season tickets, 5,227 ;by payment, 12,496: nothing suably to do. If Mee Todd thought proper to having been prepaid. Nevertheless, at the chief office in total, 17,723. has almost asanimously considered a bad one, it was he London, including the small offices in the eastern central THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. owes doing, sot mine. Mr. Ttdd ie of coon', free to maydistrict, district, as much as 3 5 , 0001 . was received la s t y ear fo r out his foolish threat ; but I think, on consideration, be unpaid postage. The number of registered letters last year The following additional sums have been sent will deem It better not to do en." was about 1,550,00 0 , or one registered letter to about 380 to th e L o rd mayor for the relief of the distressed o p erati ves ordinary letters. For the future in the London o ffi ce, all i n L earee hh e so d Cheshire :- Mr. Richard peef.N. ; The Naples Journal announces that King Victor unregistered letters which unquestionably contain coin will Yr. T. J. Agar Roberts, 25/. ; W. B. and friends, 201.: Ernmaonal has presented Priam Na leon with two msg. Mr. W. Tagg, 51 . : collected at Pastwell Church by the po R. Mr. Oxmedso, SI. 15e. 9d. ; Mr. N. Moot/Akre, 51. ,• nificent Etroman vases, one of them 3 feet in height, and the be selected from the mass, treated as registered let t e rs, and subjected to a double registration fee. As an additional Mr. W. Moaned, 101. • offertory onllectkm in the parish of other 20 inches, and both of admirable workmanship. Hu Strettoado-Feene p er Bev . 0. Caustes, 111. 2s. 281. : Xr- encouragement to registration, the fee is about to be re -Majesty has oleo sent the Princess Clothilde a set of orne- clued from 6d. to 4cl. Upwards of 72,300,000 newspapers P. L. Phillips, 51: • Captain Wolley, R. N., 31. ; Mr. B. K. menu , in 00esi, which ere qu i te a work o f art. were delivered last year and nearly 12,300,000 book packeta; Bland, 101. ; collection being an increase of about a million and a half of news- Duke, 51. ; Mr. B. .11 W ii oodo °°T cr ;O& M ; thtebelliint.M°72. A B u bookseller has just made the purchaie cock, 21. • Yr. John Gilboa, 201. ; Mr. J. R. Merridew, of a literary curiosity, namely, a manuscript collection of papers and half a million of book packets. The increase of 1/ 1 • Mr. T. Jaffooatt, 51. 51. •H. J. C., 11. •Mr R. newspapers in the London district was again much above c e id oot ,‘" bk. Mr . B. celdwott. i i i . ; ma 0ure0 : 14 ..• 34.; Mr. 8.. K. gotherharn U.-Total, 901. Oe. 3d. Notting the average.proverbs . i¢ the the handwriting of Martin Luther. The volume .! . ' During the last year, 113 additional money order Hill, 511. : weal/ Imhscrirson from same Quee n' s !mister; Pre . . . 10s. 3d. ;W. H. C., 1. ; *Mooted in a notary's office, Madameproverbs,and,bees Raton is announced to have arrived in , offices were opened in England and Wales, 16 in Ire. 12s. &L • a lady at Brighton, 51. ;T. Y . F., 51. ; Colonel 'e m u . t land, and 10 in Scotland ; 11 , however , ha v i n g been W. Tonlinson, 51. ;B. H., 10e. 6d . ; airs. Wyon, 11. • closed for want of business. Thus the whole number of The vote of the Nassau Estates against the Mee- L money order offices in the United Kingdom is now 2,722. THE INUNDATION IN THE FEM. -A meeting of laden pmbling-tablea has been speedily follow ed b y i ; We also exchange money order@ with Canada, Victoria, similar resolution in the Baden Lao.ltag, abolishing the at the Guildhall, Lynn. The chairman of the with the French ./ Western Australia , Gibraltar, and Malta ; had we shall the several Commissons for Drainage of the Fens was held 5 soon do so with New Zealand, Queensland, and the Cape of yesterday, rongest•noir of their famous spa. The present mooed ) Good Hope. The Increase in the number of mone y orders Court of Sewers, the Rev. C. Currie, of Tilney, piesided. b e f ore th e l e t o f January, 1870. The President of Guatemala has offered three I last year waa about 350,000; which is about 90,000 mere Th e ..Th foll owing ampremn resoluti on uti be was ma u d n e an fro im m ously is agrzl ro to th. :- i than the increase in the previous year. The increase applied premiums of 4,000, 3,000, sad 2,ooodollars respective,' w to each part of the kingdom. The greatest number cf chairman of the Kiddie Level Commissioners, stating that the fist three exporters of I,oo3quintsb of cotton from tie unsatisfactory rt rogress ' orders ever paid in England and Wale s i n one d a y was on it is the opinion of this cou or making • dam is privileging as the work now in p tisfactory and ' the 24th December last, viz., upwards of 41,000 . The fin state, as • stimulus to catoo - growing there. ~ Curissare in Woaguorsrs. -A poor-law re• tardy manner, and that it is advisable that relays of men l money order• issued on account of the Committee of Council .: turn issued this morning gives the somber of ekildia on Education amounted last year to nearly 530,0001 . be provided, so that the work may at all times be conducted under 16 in the workhouses of the several unions sad Fa' i without the slightest intermission." An order was made for riches in England sod Wales , on January 1, as 27,345 MP the strengthening of the Marshland and Mea th Sluice by - - p o r k d '. WEATHER REPORT.-(TILD3 DAY.) and 24,780 girls ;in all 52,120. The number ce piling the ways. The Mayor of Lynn said be did not ✓ --•-- entering upon service was 4,393, of whom 2,348 were 1 0 1 4 - d WIDNRIDAT, MAT 911, 11 L.IL know whether this was the time or place to introduce the Tan COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE PRINCE OF WALD: matter of the distress and absolute ruin that had come upon t B. LIL D. Li C. L R.- -8. many of the small occupies through this dreadful Gates-letters BucKINORAII.GATE, MAT 26 . - The Queen has directed patent to be passed, in the namnd oil e a the - 3 .-... 5 I ruined, and some had applied •already for admission to the ing Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps, NA.... 6.t'.& = .... 29.46 61 48 B.W. 2 1 b - 2 un i on wor kh ouse . He had remised several subscriptions Roodvar•Geoeral d his Royal Highness in respect M a Sans = ••. 29.77 62 46 W. 6 4 e - 2 i_ 18421 - g from • dirtanoo, and be did not know whether it would not Da*, of eacamall--Geccac• F 24-ornos. MAY 5.-The Queen has been Bia . _ :. Wlol • - • It &lADMIPRIMIA . - 2 f ee li ng o f th e mee ti ng that the Middle Level Comniii. t a red** pleased to apPoi tit ot Randal Callender. Fir : . Ice : . ; PORIMMIM 10.813 64 62 ICE. 1 2 b - 1 0 was r Majesty's consul at Catherine ' s, to be her • i- Get "" ::: eesa et f a B. 0 ? e - i doom ought to be compelled to make full and proper can- oontrd at Rhodes.,__Goreur. o =sus . - II ti o insetioo, and to commeme • public subscription would away the responsibility from the commie- WESTMINSTER CHLAPITR-HOUSE REnTeIIiATION.-. 80•11110100611. 29.86 eit fee N.W. 1 4 b - 3 O Hitislidain 20.00 63 62 N.W. 8 ei * eas 3 sionera takip flie meeting adjourned for a week. - 0 1 1 2112 °°a ‘ii: 49.91 Ls r, N . N.W. Ii; 9 : ... 1 TRI NONCONFORMIST EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEA- 3 , 1 veober , e, in p u f kirmit . tree t ; m eows . colleen ), house pre o[ the sai S a t u rd ay l a d, aftwth:eignamostiwrong u,,tdihe jtirep,:.i.• n f Amnia - A large_ iratheribg of nonconformists tech place last in Pall-mall ; and Yams. J. H. and J. Parker's, io LM 7AI ON - I evening at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, with the object of s trop & 0, LONDON 29.90 68 66 W.N.W. 41 9 tar LO5 - bearing fazewe ll aemies to the emigrants from the THE Raw DR. WARREN.--SilO fti f . DOll2l Dram or 13.94 60 67 W. 4 . 1 I M - 2 ministers of various denomioationa The proceedings of the before midnight • • t t h e lick "• ours 29.93 so so W. 4, 7 Cr RIO 8 semen._ w ere commonest:l with devotional exercises, after "" ere cm Friday, the rkd )11 ' 4" '- ..---' w FORTIAND 244.94 67 56 W.B.W. 61 it 141 OM I ruiwn, unpremee addressee were e- Manchester, died at his residence 'n Aril sia• 111 "7,1 t. penisason - JRNIIT .. - 6 deepest attentioo. The meeting coocluded with prayer and mi. , ,re -.777 o f .eo n , " a nd "Ten T h o . w ed I R. a hymn, and thegreatest intend was manifested throughout •""late Physic i an , A I TRITIMBAT. mama. , rt/DAT. the pr o, which did not terminate until a late hour. Yea." The sews of his tirst seizure reached Mr. S . 11.4 "1 It N.BRITAIR-W.N.W. to N. and N.W. to h• k, fresh. The ta, 1,000 in number, take their departure from -, C. -- t he .m. f s gt - fle , o f dist , N.E. fresh to street the The early life of Dr. Warren _,. , t. IBRLAIIIX-N.W. to N. and N.N.W. to EN. F.., fresh to take place to bid th em a finaffareweil. is L N.E., moderate to fresh. moderate. seventh some aviator.. With his father be was taken row '', Docks to-morrow, when a large assemblage will L C roes, "theanflaamwasatbeaffifiicttiodan a l luded THZ SUNDAY DANDB IN THEPARES.-The sad an ' a CRITRAI.-W.to N., medicate, N.W. to N . E. moderate, fine. a French frigate in tee time of Robespierre : . ..., assns was oommeaced on Sunday last with great swoons V . '- showery. ' twenty ago he published in Bleektroods . _ the i S. eurr.-N.N.W. to N.M. N.N.W. to LN.E., moderate. the number of pinions present and the Mancha results both _ g account of his adventures. umiu.,_. .. 1 fresh to moderate. in Regent's-park being equal to any previous year. As titiO-rl Narrative of a Captivity i n F r .. & n og the .o,„: is Lissunk-N.W. to N. and N.N.W. to IL, fresh to light. *nal, the vast audiences met imel retired with the most of Torpor.» Its was twice married, and be ie survives '', N.K, moderate. perfect order. The experiment or chaise inside the emit.. M Samuel Warren, Q.O and Mr. Edward Worm , " di sure was also much approved, indeed had there been three Liverpool. ~ timer 300 would have bad ta. As a finale the , * The coffee crop in Costa Rica is all in, and lbey . , e n y nTAL pALAns. - Owe E n ['LING DAT,. . N . atiosal2 Anthems of France, I y, ma England were - sithbolory, although not so good u was saticipated. ditto, by mesa tisk*, 1531 ; total, 1,874. lig • 12 "" a " to 85,000 quintals . Th e qu alit y of th e mop le gives, sad we understa n d that of G r ammy i s t o be intro- Tomer, JUT TI.-Admimions on payout, I, '" dug as Suaday nut. Pruceedito motneinvoutbe:lB; - Ir 1