The Press. — London, England, 1858-04-03 00:00:00

3'22 respect to the trifling sum which was about to be spent at Nottingham, he saw no reason why the prizemen, if they could Adapt their plans to the circumstances of the ease, should not. superintend its outlay, if they thought fit to undertake so small an affair. This proposal was apparently considered to be satisfactory, admitting, as it did, the principle contended for; and the deputation withdrew, after thanking the noble lord and the gallant general for the courtesy with which they had been received. HENRY WATT, the engineer of the Cagliari, on his arrival in London last Thursday was placed under the care of Dr. Forbes Winslow. It is the opinion of Dr. Winslow, who has visited him several times, that he may be ultimately restored to the full and undisturbed possession of his faculties, but that a careful avoidance of everything that may excite him is necessary for the present. Watt converses freely enough on all topics, except his recent sufferings, which he exhibits a marked disinclination to refer to. He manifests a professional interest in the progress of the Leviathan, and has expressed a wish to see that vessel. This, however, has not been granted, as the consequences of a public recognition of him might be very injurious. Mr. Rama lately received a memorial frost the unemployed at Birmingham in favour of the State undertaking some large scheme of free emigration. Mr. Bright, in reply, observes that the state of the American markets is accountable for some of the distress, but he can sea n remedy for a large portion of the mischief S 3 laog as taxes increase and national expenditure continues aug menting at home : We are now epending 20,000,00,)1. a year more than we were spending only a few years back, and our military ex penses have doubled since the year l$:1:), when the Duke of iVellington and Sir Robert Peel were ig power. This year, I suppose, we shall raise iu taxes at least 50,0041,0011. sterling mote than will require to be raised by an equal population, living, not in England, bat in she United States of America. Surely this will account for much of the evils which you and the memorialists and the working classes generally suffer, and I am not surprised that sen- sible men should wish to quit a country where the burdens are so heavy and the political privileges of three fourths cf them ere so few. Every man who is not prepared to corn• pel a better and more economical Government at home should emigrate, or the pauperism of his day will be deeper and more without remedy in the days of his children. I wish I was able to coins to Birmingham and talk to you about these great questions.—Yours, J. BRTGIIT. THE BISHOP OF EXETER has given notice of his intention to move, on Fnday, the 23rd of April, that a select committee of the Lords be appointed to in quire into the deficiency of places of spiritual instruction and of divine worship in the metropolis, and in other populous districts in England and Wales, especially in the mining and manufacturing districts. Slit J. Taut..twxy has fixed the 21st of April for the second reading of his Chnrch•raie Abolition 8.11. THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER, have resolved upon taking active steps to prevent the vestry from enlarging the pavement in Regent street. They are about to petition Parliament for a special amendment of the Metropolis Local Management Act, to er.able the St. James's rate. payers to assess themselves for paving, &c., and arc preparing a case for counsel to submit to the Vice- Chancellor to restrain the vestry. THE GERMAN SERVICES at the German Church, St. James's, will take place as usual at half-past eleven. MR. MOWATT, the secretary of the Great Northern Railway Company, has been dismissed from his position in that establishment. The circumstawes connected with this step are likely, it is said, to be fully laid before the public by Mr. Mowatt, who was recently designated by Mr. DeniQon, the chairman, as one of the most able officers of the company, but towards whom a sudden change of feeling seems to have occurred. THE MARYLEBONE " CENTRAL PAROCHIAL Asso cumori " met on Monday to consider the conduct of Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., as the representative of Marylebone. Mr. Nicliolay, in moving a resolution to the effect that Marylebone should not be repre stinted "by a placeman," charged Sir Benjamin Hall with having " deceived the people;' with " in sincerity" on the Sunday question in voting against the opening of the Crystal Palace and museums, in having left the House when Mr. Locke King's motion was "on," with insulting the Metropolitan Board of Works, and finally with having voted in favour of Lord Palmerston's Conspiracy Bill. An amendment, which gave rise to a lively discussion, was moved, to the effect that the " Central Association" had better attend to its own affairs, and turn its attention to the best means of reducing parochial taxation, &e. The discussion was ultimately adjourned till Mondk next. - - TRF. ROCHDALE LIBERAL ELECTORS' ASSOCI►TION, at their last meeting, have decided in favour of re commending Mr. Cobden to the electors as the most tit and proper person to unite the Liberal interests at tae nest eiectoa. THE PRE S S, APRIL 3, 1858 . Tux Nommfamx of the Rev. George Edward Lynch Cotton, D.D., Master of Arts, to the Bishopric of Calcutta, void by the death of the Right Rev. Daniel Wilson, D.D.,appeared in this week's Gazette. ANTHONY LEFROY, Esq., Master ofArts, is returned in the Gazette to serve in Parliament for Trinity College, Dublin, in the room of the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, who has accepted the office of Lord High Chancellor of Ireland. LORD BURY'S MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BiI.L proposes to repeal the statutory pro hibition of sucl► marriages, and declares that no marriage which has Peen, or hereafter shall be, celebrated at any time or place whatever, within or without this realn►, between a man and tl►e sister of his late wife, shall be void or voidable by reason only of the affinity of the parties, or by reason of any canonical or other objection or impediment founded only on such affinity. No clergyman in holy ordefs of the United Church of England and Ireland will be compelled to solemnize such mar riages, or be liable to any suit, penalty, or censure for solemnizing, or refusing to solemnize them. The act w►ll not extend to marriages hereafter con. tracted i►► Scotland. There is a provision for saving rights. - THE FIRST AND SECOND REPORTS of the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund have been published in the form of a blur-book. The second report is dated February 9, 1858. The Patriotic Futl,l now amounts to 1,453,0451., and since the conclusion of the Russian war • more liberal pro vision has been made for widows and orphans by an increased scaie of allowances. It has been decided to endow an institution for the education of :SOU daughters of soldiers, sailors, and marines, and a sum of money has been set apart for the establish ment of a similar institution for the sons of the same. The Commissioners have bought the right of a limited number of presentations to Wellington Co'lege, the Cambridge Asylum, the Naval and Military Schools of Portsmouth and Plymouth, and the Royal Naval Female School. The Commis• stoners advert to certain charges adduced against them by the Duke of Norfolk and Archbishop Cullen. The correspondence on the subject is given in the appendix to the report. The Commissioners say that they have entered with reluctance into the refutation of these painful accusations, but they think it due to the Queen, the public, and themselves to repudiate and unequivocally contradict charges so errrneous, so derogatory, and so calculated to check the future flow of national benevolence in the direction of similar charities, by undermining con fidence in the integrity of the public bodies to whom their management may be intrusted. An account in the appendix shows that the total assets are esti mated at 1,384,6281., and the liabilities at. 1,342,115/., leaving a surplus balance of 42,5121. Mttrapalitan. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. THE University Boat•race last Saturday, owing to an azcident to the Oxford stroke-oar, was a very hollow affair throughout. The course was from Put ney-bridge to Mortlake. At starting, the Cantab crew were the favourites, and having won the choice of place, took the inner or Middlesex shore, thus giving the outside sweep to the Oxonians. Precisely at one the start was effected, and Cambridge at once shot a leLgth ahead. The pace was tremendous from the first. Near Hammersmith Cambridge increased her lead, at Barnes bridge she was two lengths and a half ahead, and finally, in 21 min. 23 sec. from the time of starting, Cambridge, amidst the enthusiastic shouts of thousands of persons on the banks of the river, passed the flag at Mortlake, three lengths ahead of her opponents. The victors met with the usual ovation, and the Oxford crew also received a liberal meed of praise, certainly well due to the pluck and skill they displayed at the close of the race. the names and weights of the respective crews were as follows : OXFORD. at. lb. CA MBRID3E. at. lb. 1. r.. W. Exon 8 11. 11. H. Lubbock, Caiva 11 4 2. T Arkell, Pembroke 11 3 A. I. Smith, Trinity 11 s 3. C. O. Lane, Christ Ch. 11 10 ,3. W. J. Aran, St. John's 11 4 4. H. Austin, Magdalen 13 9 14. D. Darrocb, Trinity.. 12 1 4. E. Eaue liallioi 11 1213. H. Williams, St. John's 12 4 R, W. H. Wood, Pulver. 12 0. 6. R.L.Lloyd,Megdalene 11 19 7. E. Warre, Rallhol 13 I 7. A. H. Eairbairn, Trio. 11 12 8. J. r. Thorley, Wadhoirt Id 3. 8. T. Hall, Magdalene 10 7 H. Walpole, Belliol I R Woarton, Magda (cox.) , . 9 8 lane (cox.) .. 9 2 Oxford was about a quarter of a hundredweight heavier than Cambridge. The boat of the Oxford men was built by Searle, of Stangate ; while the Cambridge men hail secured one specially for the occasion, built by Taylor, of Newcastle. From the accident which happened to Oxford at starting, it has been suggested that the race should be rowed over again ; but this would not be in accordance with aquatic etiquette. " Palinurus " thus accounts to the Times for the defeat of Oxford : As I have seen the boat in the state in which it came from the race, in the umipeny of the captain and the trainer of the Cambridge crew, perhaps you will allow me to state what it was that prevented Oxford from ever rowing at all like themselves from first to last ou that day At the fourth stroke a wave in the troubled water caught the stroke oar with such tremendous force as to deflect the strong outrigger of wrought iron into a curve downwards, and to cast the thowl or forward pin of the rowlock, on which the whole pressure of the oar comes, no less than one inch and a quarter from the perpendicular outwards. This inclination equals one-third of the whole height of the rowlock, which was bent therefore 30 degrees from its rectangular position. The effect of this deflection 7ras that there remained no longer anything to row against, and, the cord winch lashes the two thowls together being also snapped by the shock, the oar jumped up at every stroke. In consequence, the rowing, which the doy before had been as perfect as any ever witnessed, became a mere scramble, for the stroke was gone which alone could give the lime and insure uniformity of work, and the unflinching gal lantry with which every man rowed down to the very end could not countervail its loss. Wood and iron gave way, but neither Oxford science nor Oxford pluck and condition were in the least degree deficient. The fact is, that on Saturday last no race took place. AN ASSOCIATION for facilitating the emigration of British workmen is about to be established. A pre liminary meeting was held at Whiteehapel on Tues day last, when the Rev. Canon Cbampneys explained that Lord Ebury, Mr. Labouchere, and Mr. Banbury, M.P., would with himself be willing to act as trustees of the proposed society. '!'he meeting was very fully attended by workmen, and several resolutions were passed in accordance with the object in view. A CORRESPONDENCE between Miss Nightingale and Mr. Sidney Herbert, with reference to the Nightingale Fund, has been published. Miss Night ingale writes : Dear Mr. Herbert,—l have been for some time hesitating as to the course I ought to take with regard to the large fund which is called by my name, and which was so gene rously placed in my hands for the purpose of being applied to a most useful and beneficent object. After allosing a time to elapse fully sufficient for forming a judgment, I find my health so much impaired, and I am, consequently, so unequal to begin a work which to be properly performed will require great exertion and unceasing attention, that I feel it incumbent upon me and due to the contributors to beg you to communicate to the trustees and council my inability to undertake the task. Mr. Herbert, on the part of the committee, replies : We cannot but trust that with diminished labour you will regain your health, and that without undue fatigue or exertion you will be enabled to give • general superin tendence to the plans you may devise for the application of the fund. I am, therefore, desired by my colleagues to express their earnest hope that you will postpone your final decision until further time shall enable you to judge what degree of superintendence you will be enabled to be. stow on the work which is identified with your name, and which we still earnestly hope will derive its organization from your hands. Miss Nightingale, in reply. assents if, unexpectedly to herself, her health should improve. " I will work if 1 can, and when I can." THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNITY BANK has been a subject of correspondence between a Mr. James Moir, a shareholder, ana Mr. lfechi. A call of 5/. a share has been made, whereupon Mr. Moir writes to Mr. Mechi that he is clearly the wrong man in the wrong place, and that if he continues to conduct the affairs of the bank, he will be in a fair way to realize a notori-ty for himself second only to that of the managers of the British Bank. Mr. Moir's ground for this opinion is that the capital "seems to be " vanishing rapidly. Mr. Mechi replies that abuse is not argument, and declines to "argue the ques tion". until Mr. Moir is in a more temperate tone o f mind. THE ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION celebrated their forty-tiird anniversary last Satur day, by a dinner at Freemasons'-hall, under the presidency of Lord Elcho, M.P. The institution is in a highly flourishing state. The funded property for 1857 amounted to 19,0001., and the amount of sums granted, to 1,0191. THE EASTER BAN4UET AT THE MANSION-HOUSE will, it is sxpected, be honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the other members of the Govern ment who may be in town. PHE THEATRICAL. FUND held their thirteenth anniversary dinner on Monday evening, at the Free masons'-tavern. Mr. Thackeray presided, and, with Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Dickens, delivered an amusing and appropriate address. Flom Mr. Buck stone's account, it appears that the Fund progresses most satisfactorily at present, and has a funded capital of nearly 11,0001. THE WEST-END AND CRYSTAL PALACE BAILWAT was opened to the public on Monday last. The line forms an important link in the devised metropolitan system of railway communication. At present the line terminates on the Surrey side of the new Battersea-bridge. Whether it will ever be brought across the river into Pimlico, is a matter for future consideration; but the convenience to residents at the West-end is not limited to the Crystal Palace visitors. for as this Battersea line is shortly to be connected