The Express. — London, England, 1860-10-19 00:00:00

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Chatham Libsary at Manchester a a curiasit7 its way—a genuine relic of almost mediieval times quiet, old-fashioned, worm-eaten nook in the centre of the busiest manufacturing city of the world. A mere look at it is suffi cient to show how the town has grown since it was first planted there. The building is low, and cramped, and small • the single reading-room, with a single old-fashi oned reading-desk, being able to accommodate comfortably about half-a-dozen people at a time. It wss large enough, no doubt, when Manchester was a small country town, with the limpid Orwell flowing by between rich mea dows and waving corn-fields. The working people of the place were then counted by hundreds, and the readers amongst the townspeople by tens. The Reading-room of the Liverpool Free Library is a noble hall 108 feet by 89 feet wide, and 60 high, amply supplied with reading desks and frames, writing-tables, seats, and furnishings adapted for reading and study. Beyond this noble reading-room is the Reference Library, a spacious hall measuring 73 feet in length, and 27 in width. In addition to this room there is on this side of the new building the Students' reading room, nearly the size of the Library, an upstairs library of the same size as the library downstairs, class rooms, lecture-hall, and another large reading-room. These rooms would accommodate not only hundreds of readers, but even thousands, without inconvenience. Then, with regard to contents, the new building is not restricted to books. A wing as large as the Library is set apart for a Museum. This is the age of illustration, and the library of the people is now an illustrated one. It contains not only volumes of exposition and description, but speci mens of all the materials of science and works of art as well. The descriptions contained in works of geography and travel, of history and science, of literature and art, may be at once verified and vivified by walking from the Library across Use hall into the splendid Museum, which is already built, and will soon be amply furnished. Ma. WILLIAM BROWN, the member for South Lancashire, has just done for Liverpool what H iwrisasy Ciirress did two centuries ago for Manchester. He has presented to the town where his fortune has been realised perhaps the noblest as well as the meet widely and perma nently useful gift a citizen could bestow—that of a free library. The motives of the giver were in both eases the same, but the form and the conditions of the later gift are naturally different, being in harmony with the altered circumstances of the times. Mr. Biwa"( having been through life, like Olenista, actively engaged in business, has learnt by experience the value of knowledge, and, having risen from the people and dwelt amongst them, is anxious to place the means for its acquisition within the reach of all. The fart is instrue live, and gives the strongest practical re futation to the arrogant, illiberal, sad unjust dogma " that a little knowledge is a " dangerous . thing." Those who have been brought into more direct and constant intercourse with the industrial classes show the most generous appreciation of the value of knowledge for lIM own sake, and the most earnest desire to break down the barriers that would restrict it to a few favoured classes of the community. The social disabilities which separate men will always remain sufficiently broad and distinct, but that is no reason why the intelligence of any class should not be diligently cultivated to the utmost extent of its means and opportunities. Merchant citizens like Mr. Baows are just the men to recognize the true valise of information and intelligence to work ing men of all ranks, even the very humblest. They have had the opportunity of seeing its influence on those engaged in the very drudgery of every-day life. They have seen that the men who picked up useful information by scraps, and strove against iron ddlnulties to improve their natural powers, were the he-t, the most ready, dexterous, and valuable workmen. They know that a strenuous and per severing effort towards self-education brings all kinds of other virtues in its train—frugality, The results of this effort will be on • scale proportioned to the large and liberal scale on which it has been made. " Our object," says Mr. BROWN, in his address to the working men on Wednesday, " is, as far as possible, to diffuse " a taste for useful industry, and to put within " the reach of every one intellectual food of the " greatest value. The society of books never " leads us into the haunts of dissipation, bat " elevates the mind, and occupies our leisure " moments to the greatest advantage. Libraries " are competitors for customers with improperly " oonducted public-houses. Let us see whether "we cannot attract • good many of those who " resort to such places to our shop. We hope you " will influence your fellow-workmen to visit the " library and museum. We promise them spacious " apartments, well ventilated, comfortably warmed, " well lighted, and handsomely furnished, and " most intelligent and intellectual society, without " cost. Amongst those silent friends, our books, " there are works that will suit every taste and " meet every requirement." That this object will be well obtained we cannot doubt ; and we may add an earnest hope that Mr. BRAWN may himself be spared for many years to watch over the growing progress and witness the success of the noble effort he has so wisely made on behalf of his fellow-townsmen while still amongst them. trbe Court. temperance, punctuality, industry, skill, self-raii anoe, and, above all, relf-respect. Those are the qualities which make men good subjects and good citizens, that determine their true moral position in the community, raising them far above many who are socially their superiors. "We do " not value • man," as Mr. Baowe truly said in his reply to the address of the working men presented to him on Wednesday, "for the " fineness of his cent, but for his conduct and his " desire to cultivate those talents, as far as it is in " hie power, with which his Maker has blessed " him, and who contributes all he can to the corn " fort of his family and friends, not forgetting to " give them good moral instruction." Men who, like Mr. Snows . , are practically acquainted with the nelustrial classes, know moreover that the desire for self improvement exists amongst them to a fez greater extent than the means for gratify ing it. And it must be added, to the honour of these employers of labour, that they take a leading part in the efforts to multiply the means of popu lar instructimi. Nothing does this more effec tively than the establishment of free libraries. To the large mantes of active inquiring youths and workmen, who have little leisure and less money, this is the first and most essential condition of self-improvement. To them the fact that free libraries are opened is a more important one, and masks even a greater onward movement, than the other fact, " the " seloolutaater is abroad," which summed up the first successful effort in the cause of popular educa tion. The boys of these classes remain at longest only a very short time at school, and if they have no means of continuing for themselves the work corn zuenced at school they most soon forget all they ever knew. What is true in • setae of all classes is preeminently true of these classes, that all the real education they attain must be through their own efforts. The only education possible for the working man is self-education. And the only sufficient instrument for this purpose is • free library. It was a Manchester merchant that founded the first free library of a general kind in tins country, and thus practically proclaimed the truth that social position ought to be no bar to mental improvement. And it is • Liverpool mer chant that reiterates that truth in the most gene rous and practical form in our own day. If the motives of the given in these two imitatives are the same, the differences in the form of the gifts are worth noticing as indicating the altered cinminstances of the two eras. They are certainly signs of the times, showing not only the progreei of the popular cause, but a clearer inter pretation of theme generous duties which public spirit and patriotic feeling dictate. In the first place, Mr. Brows 'mikes his noble present in his life-titue. He dues not leave it as • proviso in his will, to be executed by others who might have no living interest in the work. But he dues it himself hi the maturity of his powers, while able to super intend the undertaking, and see that his pur pose is fully carried out. This is a far mole generous plan than the older one of keeping the ie.:emulated wealth of a successful career to the last day of life, and when unable to enjoy it any longer leaving the hoarded fortune to per;ieteate a barren name in some imposing but mod( AA endowment. Henniker CerrHAY . M Free Library was a bequest, but this was simply the fa. hion of his tune. Men had not learned teen to live in, and with, and for their own age. In the next place, • comparison of the aim and contents of this modern Free Library with the eta off indicate at once the vast social and in dustrC.l progress made during the interval. Thu WINDBOR CASTLE, OcT. 18. The Queen and Prince Cowtort, accompanied by the Princess Alice, walked and drove in the Home-perk this morning, and visited the Duchess a( Kent, at Frog more. Despatchem from the Lard High Commissioner of the lowan Islands and from the Governor of Malta were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. RELLME or Corsi. A RAIVABENE —WC are glad to be able to slate that a telegram has been received from Count Amvabein,dated Naplee, informing ua of his releme and of his recovery from the wound which he received in the ILIUM rif the let. Iu letters received from the Duke of Newcastle, at Clamber, his grace states that the Prince of Wales, him self, and suite, expect to arrive in Loudon on the 30th or 31st of October. His Royal Higlineaa the Duke of Cambridge is enjoying the spotty of the field at the Earl of Chester field's shootiag-box near Bingham. Their Serene Highneasea the Prince and Prinocara Leiningen have arrived at Howehin's Hotel from Germeny. His Excellency Mirza Djaffer Khan Mnehiros Soli, Persian amb•wulor, atteaded by Nina Haaaa Khaa (first asenl•ry), Ali Khan, and • numerous suite, lam ar rived at Cleridge's Hotel from Penia. The new ambriendor was met at Portinnontii by ►ie Ezoelleeey Human Ali Khan, who accompanied him to Cl ridge's Hotel. Luni and Lady Palneerstoq have accepted an in vitation to become the guests of Colonel Gooch, at Mel bourne Hall, Derbyshire, on their way from Leeds, ia os tler to be present at the re.opening tense its reeteralk.) at Melbourne Chinch. Viscountene Ashbrook has returned to the Bur lington Hotel from Rydo, Lie of Wight. Lord Chancellor Campbell continues his resi dence at Hanrigge. His son, the Hon. Dudley Campbell, ia to give ► lecture this week to the Jedburgh Mechanics' Institute, as the life and times of Henry VIII., having reference to the Fmtide theories recently promulgated on the reign of the bluff Ha/. We (*anifimi Mercury) learn that the marriage of Mir Labelle, Ciataaughter of the late lUD. W. ettet,atid eerie to the Earl Brow°low, with the Very Rev. the Down of Bapos will take place shortly. . . . It' is stated that a new poem by the Poet Laureate, cm the subset of Boadicea, may be expected to appear early in the oouree of wit year. The Hued Miudership of Kingebridge Grammar &hod. South Devon, rendered vacant by the preferment of the Rev. James %%Remick, M.A., to an appointment in the envy, bee been conferral upon the Rey. Arthur Middle. ton, M.A. of Queen's College, Oxford. The Poet states that the Queen's scholars at West:nips/Ns will play the Tritium:4Bu of Plautus about the second week in December. As the dormitory he., since last school-time, been partitiosted off into 40 seperate b,druceass, the new annorementa will have to be altered to transform the varier-41de route into a theatre. The par titions will ell be removed for the few weeks of the re branals sad p'ay, sad the Queen's scholars will, most of be provided with arcommodstion in tbe build* is Cell%" -eetreet, which is u s ed f o r a maatorium. Home appreheusion seems to exist iu Rome with regard to the prospects of the coming whiter semon, sop pmd to commence on the lit of November, by which dote, soon after, there is generally a strong muster of foreign n —and especially of EN:bah—in the Pontifical Limited. Numerous clawes it00...m. and some foreigners depend in greet measure for employment and prosperity on the mewl influx of olr countrymen for a few weeks' unit or a few mouths' stay. Artists of all prides and dracriPtisfes, ocalPt.o., p.isters, wood° workers, ammo oegmvera, gr., would he sensibly affected by the alwrnee of Eugbeb. The shops await the Britieh advent before nide. Melting their stock, and Elias their windows. As for &eels and lodging.liousis keepers, they depend entirely on I the wiener, and mess of the foram have only Jost begun to receive gets, Wring referred to clam altogether during the summer, aa Baden ins, do in reinter. "To judge, however,* wrlty, a correspondent, " by the euormou.s rent...lcuranded for fro:dolled trueturlits. whether large or I small, their owners feel pretty cualideat ut tetwate." LATEST , Is \**r. TEE EXPRESS. FRIDAY EVBIN*44, moronity's, 11G POSITION OF THE AUSTRIAN AND SARDINIAN TROOPS. The Nation° Wit says :—" There is an entire division of Austrian soldiers at Borgoforte, and the village of Grazie, on the confines of the province of Mantua, is also strongly occupied. This menacing attitude of Austria has obliged the Piectmontese to concentrate troops on the line of the Po under the command of Generals Cialdini, Cucchia . ri, and Durando. The line of the Mincio is defended by General La Marmora. It is I said that the latter will be appointed to the corn mend of the army of Southern Italy." THE SARDINIAN P, ODLt. CALCUTTA, SEPT. ?A. Captain Green, of Bombay, an invalid residing in the Neilgherry mountains for the benefit of his health, has been murdered by his servant. Another Wagheer rising of an unimportant character has taken place at Kattiawar. BOMBAY MAILS. The Euxine, with the above mails, reached Mar seilles at 9 this morning. Malls left for Lawton at 10. The Indus was expected at Malta during the afternoon of the 16th, end may therefore be looted for at Southampton on the 26th hat. The Orin's, from Bombay, arrived at Eines on the 11th (correct day). The senate, after a long sitting, voted the an nexation law on the 16th. The Marquis de Brignole alone voted against the project. Count Cavour, in his reply, said :—" M. de Brignole has amused me of favouring a revolution ary policy which I had formerly opposed. If our policy had been revolutionary, it would have met with • strong opposition in this senate, which is the natural guardian of conservative prin ciples, and which includes our greatest men. I could call to mind discussions wherein the senate offered a lively opposition to a policy which was merely bold. The approbation of the senate on the present occasion shows that our policy has not been properly appreciated by M. de Brignole. Our policy is eminently conservative in the true sense of the term. If by a revolutionary policy is meant • policy which aims at overturning the foundations of society and unsettling all principles, it cannot be denied that we have always resisted it. Compare the Italy of 1860 with the Italy of 1848, and it must be admitted that extreme and danger ous views have lost much ground. Italy presents now an admirable example of order and civilisa tion. National redemption was never accompanied by leas error or confusion." Referring to the events which took place in Central and Southern Italy he said, "Italy will be at length admitted to the banquet of nations. From that moment the monarchical principle will be strengthened, and I Can not but think that the enlightened powers of Europe will applaud our efforts. Other powers are acting like us, and Prussia, in putting herself at the move ment in Germany, dues not cease to be conserva tive. We hope that the opinion of Europe will be on our aide, and the solution of other problems which remain will then be rendered easy. We have heard generous language used in regard to Venice. As to Rome, I feel bound to reply to M. Gioia, who regarded as imprudent the hope I ex pressed of seeing Rome become the capital of Italy. I admit the difficulty of the question, and, if I did not expect to see a change in the disposition of the Roman court, I should despair. But I believe that the example of liberty honestly carried out will alter ' the feelings of that court. The principle of liberty of conscience is new ; protestants themselves did not appeal to it. The principle of the separation of the two powers is new. The past, therefore, can shed no light on the future. But I hope that this principle will reconcile the chiefs of catholicity with modern society, and will facili tate the co-existence at Rome of the bead of the church and the King of Italy. This may be an il lusion on my part. I admit the difficulty of the question, but still time may solve it. You will prove by your vote that the law we propose is not revolutionary, but the recognition of a sacred right." (Applause.) , The order of the day in honour of Garibaldi was then unanimously adopted with the exception of one or two votes. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MN OM Owl PARIS, TRUSSIMT Emma. I apprehend that people will marvel exceedingly at the account given by the ..Ifeniteur of the affair of the Protis, a French merchant ship. This vessel being taken up by Francis 11. was sent to Augusta in Sicily to bring away some of his troops to Gaeta, in despite of the terms of their capitu lation, in virtue of which they were to be sent to Naples. The vice-consul of France at Syracuse got on board a Garibaldian ship, stopped the Protiv, and accusing the captain of violating the ,capituLltion by taking Neapolitan soldiers to Gaeta, obtained from him a promise to steer to Naples. This promise was acted upon. But when the ship got there the French admiral, Lebarbier de Tinan, interfered upon the assump tion that the actual government of Naples meant to detain all the men as prisoners of war. " You cannot argue," said the admiral, " that because they have violated the capitulation they are there fore prisoners of war ; and tether than allow them to land on such conditions, I will send them to Gaeta under escort of a French ship of war." Thereupon the French admiral, whose government preaches non-intervention, decided that all the men who were prisoners should be asked, in the pre sence of a French aide-de-cauip, where they wished to go to, and the Moiiitetir says that out of the whole number of 500, 360 elected to join the King, 200 desired to go home, and one only wished to take service with Garibaldi. This is certainly a most eccentric way of practising non-intervention. We find, first, a French vice-consul acting on behalf of Garibaldi, then a French admiral acting on behalf of King Francis 11. Probably the right-about-face movement of the French government indicated by the Bondace article had been executed in the meantime. I have rarely seen such a perfect type of the lie political as the assertion of the Pays this evening that the French troops which turned out the repre sentatives of Victor Emmanuel at Viterbo "were warmly received by the population, which mani fested its satisfaction at the re-establishment of order." It is notorious that " the disagreeable sur prise," courageously avowed by the gonfaloniere of Viterbo, is felt by all the inhabitants of the "patri mony of Bt. Peter," who are condemned by the immense military power of Napoleon 111. to be separated from the rest of Italy andto be governed by the worst government in the world—viz., that of the cardinals. Great alanu was felt at the Bourse in conse quence of a rumour :Ist the Austrians had crossed the Po. This report turns out to be true, but in asmuch as they have only and 3,000 or 4,000 to a point near Ostiglia, which is not out of their own territory, the measure, though no doubt bearing a hostile aspect, is only defensive. The Bente fell 15c. for rash and 25c. for account, closing at nearly the lowest prices of the day, viz., Mfr. 85c. in each case. Mobilier was without change. Railways were from lfr. to 3fr. lower. The Pays says that a treaty of peace with China Is to be expected. We know that we are making war with an ally who has a wonderful aptitude for bs s aking out of hostilities without asking our leave. . . . . . Oneef the rumours of the day is that Prince Napoleon, instead of being sent all round the world, is shortly to go to Algeria on a confidential mission from the Emperor. The "national shouting match" at Vincennes as concluded to-day, and the weather being tine, she exhibition was comparatively attractive. Up Ito 12 o'clock, when the cannon sounds to luncheon, the spectators, often less than a dozen, were • miserable minority as compared with the per formers. But in the afternoon the space allotted to the public, from whence they have a distant view of the backs of the shooters, was tolerably fulL At 3 o'clock the Emperor paid his first viait to the show, and watched the sport for about • quarter of an hour. The names of the winners of the prizes will not be known for a week. The general question asked was, " Where is M. Jules Gerard " The popular opinion that be cause he has a wonderful reputation for killing lions he must therefore carry off all the prizes at a rifle match is not borne out by bate ; he is only a good third-rate shot at a target. I heard several Frenchmen admit that all the principal prizes will fall to the lot of foreigners. The imperfect organi sation of the present very inefficient attempt at a " national rifle match " is not disputed. Great objections, amongst others, are wade to the regula tious which practically ensure the prizes to those who have moat money. Five shots coat five francs, and the man who gets the best points in any series of five shuts is recorded a winner. It is therefore plain that • man whose purse can only afford 51r. or 10fr. has no chance whatever against men who shoot all day long every day at an expense of 401. or 501. Some of the best shots in Switzerland are here, and will doubtless gain the beet prizes, but they are backed by public funds for the credit of the nation. It was rumoured at Vincennes this evening that the closed the shooting had been prolonged till Sunday next. But I learn from good authority that What is called the national match is finished in accordance with the programme, and that the subsequent shooting is only for supple mental prizes offered by private individuals. A Panic letter in the Nord says :—" I learn that 11. de they and IL Saint Marc Uiriudin have oeaoed, in e definitive and almost irrevooable manner, their conoesion with the D(bnte. It would bee subject of regret if, in con sequence of this detennination, those two eminent writers should be lost to political literature, which they hove so lung Inxicared by their talent and diameter." After an absence of 'several seasons, Mdme. Tedrow has returned to the Grand Opera, Pans, and ap peared in one of her best characters, Fides, in Le Proph&e. Galignani mays :—" She has beet nothing of her inegnitionit voice, and sang the part with a feeling sad power exhi• biting progress dime she wee last in Park* The following is an extract from a letter dated Cape emit Grade, Veld Coast, Sept. 16:—" The atrocities at Dahomey have fir exceeded the report of which you am aware. Thousands have been recrificed. Latterly came a steamer on that coast sal shipped off 1,500 slaves. A MM. Of - war being on the spot, saw the vessel, but suspected nothing of her design. We beer that English people sad otter Enripeans have been imprisoned there—mist probably from refusing to witness the human sacrifice, or take part in the ntes of diabolical superstition. Pity let this be known in the proper quarter." • : 4410/11W \' r I ' THE FIRST *OLUNTAXIC lIIOVEAfENT. rimer Hr WORCESTERSHIRE BATTALION. On Monday the lot Worcestershire Battalion of Volunteer Riflemen assembled on Pitchcroft, near Wor oester, for battalion drill and for inspection by a government officer. The corps present were the following :—Wolver. lsy, Lot Kidderminster, 2nd Kidderminster, Bewdley, Hale. soiree, etourbridge, and Oldbury. The corps that did not show on Pitcbcroft were the Teo ban, which was prevented from coming by the want of railway ansanmodation ; end the Stourport and Dudley, who were, we believe, kept at home by the weather, for the =nun opened most unpropitiously—rain pourieg down heavily and steadily enough to daunt a Crimean me deller, much more civilian soldiery unprovided with groat 'coats for protecting them from the weather. Quite unexpectedly the rain oeaaed about nine o'clock, and the rest of the day was fine. The ground ID Pitclicroft was at first somewh at py, but as the day advanced, the pools of wet dim , the turf became tolerably fi rm, and offered no o e to the movements of the battalion. The ground was kept by the Worcester troop of the County Yeomanry Cavalry, mounted, and under the com mand of Captain Berkeley. The city police also waisted in keeping the pound. The officer in command of the battalion was Colonel Knight, M.P., the principal originator of the volunteer movement in this county. There were also present Major filesith sad Adjutant Woolridge, belonging to this battalion. aesomblece of spectators on Pitehrreft was not my be" but it included many of the principal people et tie county,. amongst whom were the Larl of Dudley, Iced Ncothlnck, Lord Raglan, Sir John Pakington, Bert., M.P., Sir H. Lambert, Bart., the Hon. F. Lygon, M.P., J. H. H. Foley, Esq., M.P., and J. P. Brown- West heed, Esq., Y.P. The Queen ham been graciously pleased to accept the services of • volunteer artillery corps in Bradford, and the corps is numbered the second in the West Riding. Guns for ball practice will be received from the Hull garrison. The Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire intends to give one or more prizes to each d the three battalions of ride volunteers of his county, to be shot for in the spring of next year. The Counter of Yarborough will also offer • cup to each battalion, to be shot for at the same time as the Lord Lieutenant's prima LONDON IRISH VOLONTEERR.—A preliminary meeting of members of this corps was held on Tuesday evening at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard, for the MrPaof taking steps to testify by a suitable memorial the t6ey have sustained by the death of their late com panion, Captain Jones. Major Verner wee in the chair ; when letters from Colonel the Marquis of Donegal], the Bari of Arran, &c., nem read approving of the proceed ings. Over sixty pounds were subscribed on the spot, in. eluding the Marquis of Donegan, 101. 10e. ; the Earl of Arran, 5/. ss. ; Major Verner, 5/. ss. ; Captain Ward, IX 6a. ; Lieutenant Tully, 51. ss. Ensign Clarke, 21. ; &c. It was agreed on to bald • general meeting of the members of the Corps after parade on Tuesday next, when Major Verner will pressie in the absence of the Marquis of Donegan. YORKSHIRE RIFLE COMPETITION ASSOCIATION. — On Tuesday evening last, a grand banquet was given in the city of York (over which the Lord Mayor presided), for the purpose of presenting to the winner of the first prim in the late county contest at York the handsome trophy, con. silting of a magnificent silver cup, and 25 sovereigns ; and also for the purpose of laying before the gentlemen present • scheme which had been proposed for promoting an annual county contest in Yorkshire. After the cloth had been drawn, the usual loyal tarots were proposed, and the cup and money presented to Mr. J. K. Lupton, the fortunate winuer. It was afterwards stated that a county associa tion was being got up, of which Lieutenant H. Wood, of York, bad consented to act as honorary secretary, and to which honorary members would be admitted on the payment of halls guinea. An effort will be male to get up prizes from each of the three ridings, and to be con tested for by Yorkshire volunteers, besides which a number of handsome prizes will be given, open to the whole county. Communication will also be held with the National Associa tion, with a view to obtaning one of the society's bronze medals for competition, in accordance with the suggestions so re=lll . ltrown out by Lord Elam, the president of that The whole of thews views met with the warmest approval of the meeting, and it may be anticipated that next year York will witness a rifle competition which will be mooed to few in the country. Tim MILITIA.—We understand that the Marquis of Lansdowne has appointed Saturday, the 27th instant, as the day for holding a general meeting of the lieutenancy of the county respecting the raising of the militia, and that the meeting will take place at —Wittatire hide. puldent. Apictanre, Ocr. 18.—Paomonowe AND Ar rourrunrre.—Paviegoder C. A. Pritchard, to be secretary to Rear-Admiral ittopfool. Assistant Paymaster H. J. Ray, to be secretary's clerk in the Victory. Master's Assistant W. Striven, to the Himalaya. Clerk F. A. Carter, to the Hoare. RUSSIA. The arrival of the Emperor of Russia at Wilna has been announced. His Majesty left EL Peters burg on the 12th, and remained on the 13th at Duuaburg. On the 14th the Czar was to review the first division of cavalry at Wilma, and arrive at Cimino iu the evening of the 18th, and remain there for two days. The grand hunt in the forest of Bielovege, which has been so much spoken of, will take place on the 19th, and in the evening of the 20th his Majesty will arrive at Warsaw. He will leave that city on the 28th, and arrive at Tiaralto•- i l Selo on the 30th. For the fi rst time the Hereditary' Grand Duke accompanies his father on his journey. There are also in the suite of his Majesty Ponce' I Gortchakoff, the Minister of the Household, Cotult Stn3gonoff, Prince Dolgoronki, and Count Adler berg, his aides-de-camp. The high Rumba) diplomacy will be represented at Warsaw by Couat Kisseleff, who leaves Paris to-day, Baron do Budberg, M. de Balabine, and Count de Steckel berg. Count do Rechberg and Baron de Schleinitz will accompany their respective sovereigns. The stay of the Emperor of Austria and of the Prince Regent of Prussia at Warsaw will not exceed two days. AUSTRIA. VIEMIBA, Ocr, 18. The anniversary of the battle of Leipsio has been celebrated to-day by Divine Service, the garrison of the city being present. The Emperor will leave on Sunday evening for Warsaw, accompanied by Count Rechborg, Count Crenneville, general aide-de-camp, and several officers of ordnance. Count Reebberg will be accompanied by Barons Meysenberg and Altenburg. M. de Balabine, accompanied by PrineeGagarin, left yesterday evening for Warsaw. Much has been eau: of the improvement• which have been effected in Paris, bat it appears that what has been dose will be surpassed by what is about to be accomplished. By the levelling of the Rue Beale du Rampart, and the construction of the sew Opera-house, the Boulevard des Capacities will become the moat brilliant quarter in Paris. But this is not ►ll. There is to be a grand hotel erected near the Opera-house, to be called "The Hotel of the Opera," which will be the largest eishilalishinent of the kind in Europe. The Champs Elyeies are also about to undergo • transformation. Several large mansions in the Champs Eysiee have been purchased by • well-known company, sod are to be taken down to make way for a gigantic Plia lanattre. On the site of another uto he erected • vast riding•schocl, which will be a monument of art, and the largest building of the kind ever constructed. The trees iu , the Park Monceau are being felled to the ground. Its gram , plots sad dower-ganlens are being covered with charming villas and romantic-looking cottages and gala hotel; handsomely decorated. Still, notwithstanding an the buildings in construction, Louse rent is as dear as ever. Snow fell heavily two days ago at St. Etienne, and the neighbouring mountain' of Chateuil are all covered. The diligences from Motile to Puy found Amos diftenity in performing their journeys. The hermitage of St. Privet, neer Meade, is completely buried under snow. and if tie payment weather coatinuee all the communications in that part of the country will be interrupted. Snow has else fallen heavily in tie nei4lihourhoed of Ile•ancon as well cc at Sens sod along the boo of the loans as far as Montereau. The Camgou, a mountain near Perpignan, was also three days ago covered with snow. SAVING OP LIPS AT SEA. The following in a copy of a despatch receivea at the Beard of Tads from the British Commlata at Copen hagen : "Sir—l have the honour to report, for the information of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, the particulars of the following OWN where British seamen, during the recent plea, have been saved by foreign ship. misters, and by them placed in my charge : 1. On the 3rd inst. the brig Sir John Reunie, of Blyth,Captain A. Turner, master, while in the North Sea, on a voyage from Riga to London, was struck by a heavy ma, which carried away her boats, bulwarks, stanchions, &a, and shortly after filled her with water. The master and seven of his crew clung to the foretop, with • view of laving their lives. Soon after one of the crew, Benjamin Foster, of London, was drowned ; and en the 4th lust. another, Daniel Andrews, of Blyth, died from exhaustion. 4th. While the crew were in the position described, a British screw steamer (name unknown) hove fo sight claw to them ; they loudly silted for assistance, but the muster nada no efforts to render any aid. On the nth the French brig Emilie Felix, Vincent Mario NiC4IbIZO, muter, of Dieppe, hove in sight, and the master brought her' alongside, in doing which his vessel @truck the wreck of the Sir John Bennie, and sustained some damage. Captain Nicolas° then caused • life buoy to he fastened to • line, and passed to the wreck. and by this mid other means succeeded, in the course of Rome hours, in saving the lives of Oaptedu Turner and the remainder of his crew in all six in number. On the Bth instant Captain Nicoll= landed the men, and placed them in my chsige. Captain Turner and his crew spoke in the highest terms of the kindness and humanity of Captain Nicolas°, and de clared that, without his prompt assistance, they must hare perished from exhaustion and want of food. They further stated that the captain, in saving their lives, exposed that of his own and of his crew, as well as the safety of his own vessel. Upon offering to repay Captain Nicolazo the expenses incurred in the maintaining of the said crew fur five days he declined to accept anything, stating that the act he had performed was one of humanity. 2. On the 3rd instant the British vessel Phesdo, Edward D. Wilson, master, from Wyburg for London, while in the North Sea, was struck by a heavy sea, which carried away boats, masts, bulwarks, stanchions, he., and filled her with water. The neater and six of the crew were washed overboard and drowned. Seamen George Hall and John Thompson were able to cling to the wreak until the sth inst., when they were most providentially rescued by Captain A. Petersen, of the Norwegian ship Pampa, of Christiania, who, at groat risk to himself, his crew, mid hie ship, meet humanely launched his boats and saved their lives. After maintaieing them on hoard his venal from the sth instant, he landed them at Copenhagen on the Bth, and placed them in my charge. The two seamen spoke in the highest terms of the generous kindness of Captain Petersen, to whose prompt as sistanna there were solely indebted for their lives. Upon being informed by me that he was entitled to payment for their maintenance, Captain Petersen refused all anupense tie!' on the same ground as stated by Captain Nicolas". The seamen, John Thompson and (Merge Hall, were unable to furnish me with the names of the men belonging to the boig Phesdo who were drowned. The crews of the late brig Sir J. Bennie and of the late brig Phesdo have this day been sent by ine to Shields on board the British steamer Bheldrake, Captain Barnes. 1 have the honour to add that the French Minister at this court, in the absence of the French consul, after the departure of the brig Emilie Felix, requested me to furnish him with a declaration respecting the oonduct of Captain Nieulazo in the case referred to, which I did. " Huai RAINALiI, Vice-Conrail]." SPECIAL RELIOIOIII EIZMYWEeI FOR THE WORKINO CLAMlES.—Arrang!ments are in progreui for commencing the winter campaign in connexion with the special reli gion.' services for the working climes. Thu services at St. Psurs, although nothing definite has yet transpirod, will in all probability commence on Advent Sundae, Nov. 2, thu first sermon being preached by the Bishop of 'London ; and those at Westminster Abbey on the tint Sunday of thu new 'ear, Jan. 6. The united committee of churchmen mud dis senters, who originated the system of teem:hien in thistles, will commune. operations on Sunday next, on which day the following plexus will be opened for Divine worship :-- tiadlor's Wells, thu Victoria, the Pavilion (Whitechapel), and the Standard (Slioreditch). It appear. that dining the previous course instituted by the atowatittet. 161 tvrviLata were held, which were attended by upwards at 27,0tal per sons it a cost of 1.12 N., being at the tate of one penny for each , individual. At St. James's Hall, Pienadilly, two ape. cad services for the working classes will bm held on Sunday next ; that in the afternoon being conducted by the Rev. Samuel Martin. of Westminster Chapel, and that in the evening by the Rev. Dr. Spence, of the !Nullity Chapel, chaplain to Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Aldds, No an normrement has yet been nut& hi retell lice to the Exeter Hall ..erviceo, bt)N tkog ENTRAL OMNIBPS COMPANY (LIMITED). —Traffic leceipts fur week ending Oct. 14, 10,5871. 9s. &1. COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council wan held yestenlay in the Connell Chamber at the Guildhall. Aldermen Sir J. MusoieTii presided u locum tenons for the Lord Mayor, who is still prevented from attending to his official duties by reason of indisposition. The minutes of the former court having been read sad (manned, the Court proceeded to dispose of the business before it. The TowN Cunt read a letter from the Secretary to the Metropolitan Board of Works, announcing the resignation by Aldermen Cubitt, the Lord Mayor Out, of his seat at that board, and requesting the court to proceed to elect a gentleman to supply the vacancy as woo as possible. Deputy HABIUSON moved that the communication be en tered on the minutes, which was %Toed to. Dr. Aaana►M then moved that mr. Henry De Jersey be appointed by this court to the seat at the Board of Works vac►ted by the Lord Mayor Elect. Mr. Bowe seconded the nomination. Deputy DAWN said be willingly bore testimony to the abilities of Mr. Do Jersey, and his fitness for the office, and it was really through an ►ccident that he was compelled to propree another gentleman, Mr. Beaky. Deputy Dakin that upon the occasion of a former vacancy he under. tk ue t d o propose Mr. Bexley, but upon Alderman Cubitt being proposed, that gentleman retired, and he therefore felt bound to propose him at the next vacancy. Mr. ANDSIITON said he thought the aldermen were the fittest persons to occupy such a seat as was vacant, and that they ought not to be passed over if they would undertake to perform the duties of the office. He considered that Mr. Alderman Lawrence was a vary fit wan for their purpose, and if he would 000/4.11t to act h. should certainly propose bun. He beg ed at the NUM timer+, state that it appeared to bim th►t, whether they elected the alderman, or Mr. De Jersey, or Mr. Healey, they could not do wrong, as they were all most fit men. _ . _ _ Mr. PHILLIPS Seconded the nomination of Mr. Alderman Lawrence, and he oonaidered that from the nature of his avocations be would be a most fitting man to have a meat at the Board of Works. He was also a practical man, who would understand well every subject that was brought before him. Alderman LAWRENCE then stood forward, and said that, in answer to the question put by Mr. Anderton whether he would undertake to perform the duties of the office if he were elected, he begged to state that if he had the honour of being elected by the court, he certainly should do so. R The ECORDER then put the names of the several gentle men who had been proposed to the court, and Kr. Alder man Lawrence was declared to be the one chosen. Alderman LAWRENCE said he thanked the court most cordially fur the honour they had done him in electing him to the anent seat ; and he said he could assure their that be would to the utmost of his ability protect the interests of the ratepayers of the metropolis. Deputy HARRISON then brought forward a motion which stood over from the last court for granting a donation of 200 guineas to the Cancer Hospital. Mr. Cux opposed the motion, and proposed as an amend ment that the sum of one hundred guineas only be granted. /3EBLEY seconded the amendment. Dr. ABRAHAM supported the amendment. Deputy DARIN supported the original motion. Mr. CONNELL supported the amendment, and Raid that the City had already this year given away to different charities no lees a sum than 1,3811. He also begged the court to remember that they were going to expend 50,000/. ' upon a lunatic aaylum, 200,00 W. upon the projected Metro. politan Railway, and 200,0101. upon a new market ; and that it was their duty to be just before they were generous. Deput HARRISON, in replying, said that he had been frequently twitted with nothemg consistent, and with having opposed grants of money for similar purposes on former oc casions. He admitted he had done so, and his reason was that the funds of the corporation were now in a very diffe rent state to what they were a few years ago. (Oh, oh.) All he could say was, that he had the great malefaction to inform them that at the end of the year the corporation would have a balance in its favour of ifo,oool. (Hear, bear.) At the time he opposed these grants there was a deficiency of 8,000/., and under these circumstances he thought it was hardly justifiable to charge him with being inconsistent. The original motion and the amendment were their put to the court, and the former was carried by a large niajonty. The Lute MAYOR (Elect) then brought up the report of the Police Committee appointed to inquire whether additional accommodation was required for the police in the establish. meta at the Chief-office in the Old Jewry, and other matters, connected with the subject. The committee recommended that certain alterations should be made in that budding, and that the commissioner, Mr. D. W. Harvey, should be allowed 1501. per annum for the portion of his residence that would be given up for the requirements of the force. Mr. Alderman Cullen' was about to move that the report of the committee should be confirmed and referred back to be carried into executiou, but the court expressed an opinion that the subject was one of too great importance to be disposed of so summarily, &int that the report should be priuted, in order that every member of the court might have au opportunity of properly considering the matter. It was ultimately arroagod that this course should be taken, and the further consideration of the matter was com taquently pattponed. Mr. Alderman GABRIEL presented a petition from the trustees of the Wesleyan chapel in the City-road, praying that the corporation would, from Christmas next, dispose of its interest in the property on arch terms as may be equitable. The petition was referred to the City lands Committee. The Markets improvement Committee made a report, in which they recommended that the court should grant an annual donation of five guineas to the Drovers' Benevolent Amociatioo. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR moved the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed ti.. A report from the General Purposes Committee, mcom. mending that the sum of 0621. should be expended in cer tain repairs and alterations at the Mansion-house, was then read, and unanimously agreed to. A report was then brought up from the General P Committee upon the subject of a petition presented recent court by the Corn, Salt, and Fellowship Porters, which prayed the court uot to appoint a fresh ruler of the society, in the room of OILO lately dreamed, and also to inquire into certain grievance* to which they alleged they were subjected. The report retenumended that a ruler should be appointed, but that anyone appointed to the Aloe in future should be required to subscribe a declaration that he would not expect any compeuation in the event of the office being abolished. The report was referred back for further consideration. The Improvement Committee mode a report upon the subject of the Union of Benefices Bill, in which they stated that through their intervention they had obtained an *drib. tiou to one of the clauses, giving to the vestries of the dif , fewest parishes a voice in the iliepowl of any funds that might arise within their several ili.itr , cts by resin of the anion of any benefices, or proceeding from the rale of the site of any church that might be pulled down as nuns cema ry. Upon the motion of Deputy Bower; the motion was use.. minim* agreed to. The Officers' and Clerks' Committee made a report, in which they recommended that au alteration should take place in the coniptruller's department, by abolishing the office of conveyancing clerk, and that a sum of I,loot, being equivalent to two years emoluments, should be allowed to Me William Burhidge Richardson upon hie vacating the situation. Deputy Fat stewed the adoption of the report. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. H. HILL then moved, " That it be an instruction to the Law, Parliamentary, and City Courts Committee, in considering the provisions of the Metropolis Gas Act, 1460, specially to report on the 18th section, and as to what steps were takes to provost any portion of the alleged expense of 7,tem/. in obtaining that act being thrown upon the citizens of London through the idetropoleau Board of Weeks." The hon. member referred to the cbsum in question, and said that the effeci. would be that the retirees of London would actually have to the espouses of the companies who had pawed the o r • measure, which WWI entirely free frost I d tEe D7. u . b , i6e A . e e t o aa i : n : t ea b t r:s: l ei u i e t , l s pt ed wn of t . h t i e h . e m P o r a e n n , t w o hi ne c . h was agreed tea --- MEETING OE MIDDLESEX lif.SOlSEltaTbs.—Tho magistnrcy of Middlesex held their ordinary meeting yester day at, the Serie= House on Clerkenwell-green, to dispose of the county business, Mr. Pewee!l in the chair. The report of the committee of aceouuts, Lc., having been read, tha spurt, upon the recommendation therein contained, made au order upon the county treaserer for the payment of bills, salaries, mid denimula to the amount of 11,158/. lls. tkl., ands county rate of Ad. in Ilan pound, awl a rate of id. in the pound under the Lunatic Asylums Acts. The usual reporta from the Visiting Juntices of the three county prisone, Cohl.lerth.fields, Tuthill-fielda, and the House of Detention, were brought up. A long ihsenasioe ensued upon a motion by the chairman fur it ionic,' to be given by the clerk of the pesos of the inteutioirof the court to determine on the tillth of November next ou providing a separate county industrial school fur female juvenile offenders in Middlesex (17 and 18 Victoria, c. 159), and the appointment of a committee of the justices to provide such scfn,ul. Ulti mately it wee resolved that the mutter be referred t o a opecod committee to uonnitler root report to the court there.. upon. The oourt then adjourned. Tics Arrutrrgu MIL7III,EII N MAU LAVAL —Tho adjourned examination of John lieueurthy, 'on the charge of attempting to raurderSteplien Lupton, at New Wortley, on the Bth inst., took place iu the \Vest Riding Court, at Leeds, yesterday morning, before Ralph Marklawl, Lela The prosecutor, though reported to be pn vieenng favourably, was rumble to appear, end ill not expected to be able to do so before the commitment, loot a further remelt.' wad granted in order to allow the pris,,uer'.. solicitor an oppor• trinity of cruse-examining Mr. Lupton when sufficiently recovered to justify such a step. The widitioitul evidence threw little or no new light on the ewe, beyond the feet that the prisoner was own to be wearing a diuk.coloured coat a day or two before the aesaalt, idol immediately after• wards. which there is reason to baleen has been de:Moyer', as the police have failed to tliwwver it. Tux NorrtNifium Foit.EKlE24.—Yestenbly morn ing Mr. John Davis, traveller, iir the employ of White lirothere, lace menufacturers, Nuttingloon (the turn which is implicated in some of the extensive forgeries which have recently been brought to light in that town), was brought before the borough magistrate. at the police-court, charged with being concerned 1.1 the b , .,.: i osoutu.thsl I.v lie em ploneyloer, Mr. Itoliett White. en W The beurli rem:Atoka thu r till to-day, e we Mr. hit: rla. win b e examined. a