The Express. — London, England, 1865-03-01 00:00:00

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Ilia.....Attonooo, ISIL LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. THERE must be something very peculiar about the Committee of Council on Education. Scarcely is one investigation into its proceedings concluded _ _ _ before another is commenced. As MI. Lows said, " A fly cannot live for ever under a microscope," but the Committee of Council evidently bean a charmed life. From the time when the Royal Commissioners began their inquiries in l 858, this Department has been the subject of constant ecru- tiny; and its prooeedings have formed the continual thorns of parliamentary and popular discussion. A great portion of the Report of the Royal Commis sioners published in 1861 is devoted to a criticism of the constitutionof theDepartment,and the mode in which its busineasia transacted. And yet this is the very subject which has been selected by Sir JOHN PALLNOTON as necessary to be submitted to a Committee of the House of Commons. Those who read Sir JoaN's speech will be at a loss to under• stand the grounds upon which he moved for the Com- mittee, and on which others supported his motion. None of them pretended that there was anything new in their views. They contented themselves by insisting upon the discontent and distrust which existed throughout the country with reference to the conduct of the Department. Lord Roexar Cson., indeed, declared that the object which he had in view was not so much to investigate the conduct of the heads of the office as to inquire into the conduct of Mr. LINGEN, the Permanent tinder- Secretary. . . . Nor is it easy to understand the principle upon which the Government assented to the motion. There is no reason to suppose that any facts will be elicited which are not thoroughly known already, and therefore the only effect must be to continue that feverish turmoil and uneuinesa in which every public office must be kept whilst a Committee of the House of Commons is conduct ing its inquiries. It an scarcely be supposed that the slightest attention will be paid to Lord Hos Ear CECIL'S notion of examining into the opi- nions and the conduct of the Permanent Under I Secretary. Those who are responsible for the de partment are the President and the Vice-President. Even if Lord ROBERT CULL were correct insupposing that Mr. Lirroart bad taken the reins into his own hands, it would certainly be no reproach to the ability of that eminent official, whilst it would be the severest reflection upon those who ought to have controlled his conduct. It will be difficult to persuade any reasonable man that Mr. Lowe, who so long filled the office of Vice-President, and during whose administration the discontent and distrust complained of arose, is likely to have been led blindfold by his subordinate. Mr. Brice' expecte that the effect of the Com mittee will be to allay the discontent and distrust of the office, which he seems to admit exist throughout the country. Let us hope that these expectations will be realised. But we are not very sanguine. It is an admitted fact that under the present administration the grant has been considerably diminished, and addi tional burdens have been thrown upon the managers of schools, whilst the emoluments of the schoolmaster have been reduced, and his position has in some sense been lowered. It is notorious that a large proportion of the grant goes to Church of England schools, and therefore the great body of the clergy is engaged in an active and vigorous opposition to the economical policy of the Privy Council. Add to this, that the Minute on the subject of endowment, and the stringent enforce ment of the conscience clause, so as better to pro tect the rights of dissenting parents, have fur nished fresh materials for clerical discontent. Under these circumstances it is not difficult ; to understand why the representatives of the clergy should desire to re-open those ques tiona, or should endeavour to compel the Privy Council to retrace its steps.§llt is obvious enough tha'z the one object which Sir Joan PAKINGTON and his friends have, is to relax the conditions upon which grants are made to schools, so as to enlarge the sum voted by Parliament for educa tion. The managers of schools and schoolmasters lesire more money, and unless they obtain this they will be disappointed. It is sometimes a judi cious plan, when complaints against a public de partment are rife, to endeavour to silence them by granting an inquiry. But when these complaints are but the necessary result of a system which has been settled after laborious investiga tion, searchingly discussed out of doors and debated time after time in Parliament, it is scarcely reasonable to expect that further inquiry will be able to silence them. There is surely no department of the Govern ment which has found less support from the present PRIME Mix orra than that connected with education. Not once or twice, but many times, has the Vice- President been cast overboard to lighten the ship. No office has been the subject of so many attacks, none has been more frequently com pelled to surrender at discretion. And yet it must be admitted that no Minister of the Crown requires more loyal support than the Minister of Education. He is assailed from every quarter with demands for money, and he is compelled to distribute the funds voted by Parliament accord ing to certain fixed rules which give rise to per petual apparent hardships. The line must be drawn somewhere, and the school-manager who fails to comply with any one of the requisite conditions in the slightest degree is just as much excluded from all share in the public grant as he who fails to comply with all of them. The hard cases are of necessity legion, and the crop of grievances is proportionally great. There is no minister who is exposed to attacks more frequent and irritating. If he shows weak- THE ness, there is none who can in e departmea in more inexhicable difficulty , ,* extitee ihe Tr.& nary to more indiscriminate plunder. It is to be regretted, therefore, that of late tho.Vior-Presidents of the Conna of Education have been so feebly supported by their colleagues in their endeavour to exercise judicious economy in distributing the public money to schools without impairing their efficiency. SW COUTI. WINDSOR OASTLE, Fn. 28. Tne Queen, accompanied by the Prince/la Helena, Princes' Louise, and Princess Beatrice, went to Lando* this morning, attended by the Marebiome of Bly, Lady Augusta Stanley, Major-Ormeral Hoe. A. N. Reed, and Oolonal the Has. B. de Rea Row Majesty drove to the station of the Great Weaken Railway, wham a spaniel train we in waiting to mem the royal party to Paddington. Prince Arthur and Prins Leopold also Wt the Csatle for Loudon, at ball-put ten o'clock, attended by Major Elpkinatone and Mr. Buff. Soon after the Qinen's arrival Viscount Palmerston had an audience of her Majesty. Prises Albert Victor came from Marlborough•house to ' Buckingham Palace to see the Queen. The Queen, scoompanied by Primer Helene, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, left Buckingham Palace at half-past IS o'clock for Windsor Buda Prises Arthur and Prism Leopold remained at Bucker ham Palace. The Prince of We.los rode on horseback yeatorday after noon, attended by Major Timiedsle. Tito Prisons of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by the Yaroltioncee of Oarinarthan. A deputation frau the corporation of the Oity of London, wataisting of Mr. Lewlay, Mr. Steuart, Mx. Fowles, and Mr. H. A. Lawn, with the iternembreacer, had as iota• view with the Eight Hon. Sir George Grey yesterday, et the Hcatirweicii, on the subject of the sewage of the metro poliu THE QUEEN'S COURT. The Queen held a court at Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon. The Queen wore a black silk dress with train, trimmed with crape and jet ; a Mary Queen of Scots cap, with long veil, the cap oreamanted with large diamonds. Her Ma jesty wore besides a necklace, cross, and brooch of diamonds, the Itibbun and Star of the Order of the Garter, the Vic toria sad Albert Order, sad the Order of Louise of Prussia. The Prisms of Wales wore • petticoat of rich white satin, trimmed with pl•itinp of tall* and bine velvet, sad tunic of tulle richly embroidered ; train of blue velvet, trimmed with a border of rich blonde. Headdress of blue velvet, ornamented wish diamond stare, feathers, and veil. Necklaee, brooch and earrings of pearls and diamond.; orders, Isabella of Portugal and Victoria and Albert Badge. Princess Helena wore a train of rich green end white silk. trimmed with green and white ruches ; petsioost of white e.g.', covered with whit* grenadine, trimmed with niches and bunch., of pink roses and War of the valley. Head-dress, roses end lilies of the valley, with feathers and veil. Ornament., diamonds. ?num Louise wore a similar dress and similar °rim- anon' members of the Corps Diploaistique !bad the honour of being invited to this ooart, but some few were p ted by absence from Ragland, indisposition, or other unavoidable causes from attending. Previous to the reception ber Majesty gave an audience to M. Schleiden, the Minister Resident from the Haase Towns, to which he was introduced by Earl Roma. K. 0., her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Limit.-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cuat, K.C.H., her Majesty's Muter of the CIIMICDO6OII. After the reception, Earl Booed' and lord Bloomfield had mahatma of the Queen. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Carotene (Dowager) of Westmoreland with her company at dinner yesterday sootier et the eciantsees regains in Pertmae•quare. Lady Geraldine Somerset was in attendance. A datieguished circle was invited to meet her royal highness. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish do not intend to arrive at Devonshire House till after the Easter holidays. After leaving Holkar Hatt for the south the duke and family are expected to pass • fort night at Chatsworth. The Earl of Bradford, according to the accounts rewired in town yesterday, was s little bitter. His lord ship is still in a vary dsagerons state. The Earl Cowper does not leave on his mission to the King of Denmark until the second week is next month. The Countess of Antrim gave birth to a daughter on the 26th alt. as Glenarm Catla, in the north of Ireland. The Viscountess Holmeedale will hold an assembly on Friday nit, the 3rd inst. Mrs. W. E. Gladstone gave a small and early assembly last evening at the family mansion on Carlton honse.terraee. The Right Hon. W. Massey was at tho Hotel Maurits, Pavia, co Tuesday, on his way to Marseilles. On Tuesday last the Rev. Waldo Cholmeley, clerk, was instituted to the vicarage and parish church of South Witham, St. Mary, in the county of Norfolk, on the presentation of Stephen Cholmeley, Esq., of Lincoln's inn-fields, in the county of Middlesex. MARRIAGE OF LORD ROMKRILL AND MSS ELLIOTT. —Yesterday morning a marriage was celebrated at King. stop parish church. Portsmouth, between Lord Rosehill, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk, and Miss Elliott, eldest daughter of Rear Admiral George Elliott, superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard. The church and approaches were throned by spectators, numbering about 400, and the thoroughfares were completely blocked, so much so that , the wedding party had great diSioulty in proceeding. The I bride wore a white satin dress trimmed with swanadowe, a I Brussels lace veil, with diamonds and emeralds. The bride maids wore white alpaca dresses and mantles, trimmed with cerise plush. The ladies ware suave silver-grey and slate moire antiques. A aumber of relatives sod friends par took of a breakfast at the admiral superiotesdent's resi dence in the dockyard, after which Lord and Lady Raw bill left for Dover en route to Pails. RXPRZSIDITATION or Luria —A second candi date has come into the field for the seat about to become vacant by the retirement of Mr. J. C. Bleareowe. The gen tleman alluded to is 111 r. W. Longhorn Christie, of Glynde hurtle, Sasser, who declares that he ODOM forward on eon servative and conetitutional principles. He states that be is as admirer of Lord Derby's seeeral policy, and under the leadenhap of that statesman he will give his sanction to all mamma to restore and maintain the national honour. He ia favourable to the established church, butts waling to give attention to any well ooarddered mamma for the eaiW meat of the M uted question of church rotes. Lamenting thewar is America, and tho p rat z 7t powered to advise a departure from the present • of neutrality, he thioks that the Confederate SWIM, by i t gaud defence of their rights and liberties, are dawning of the sympathies of Euglishmea, and that the influence of England might be brought to bear in *judicious interven tion. The frieede of Lord Pelham, the new candidate on the liberal interest, are prosecuting an active coven on hie behalf. FOIFIVAL OF THE SOCLZTY OF ANCIINT BRITON& —The 150th festival of "The Most Honourable and Loyal Soddy of Amend Britons" was celebrated yesterdey even ing at the Preemasoss' Tavern. The chair was takes by Sir Watkie Williams Wynn, ML P. In the public mind the Safety ri Ancient Britons is identified with the Welsh Charity School, which is located at Ashford, in Middlesex, and provides foe the training and education of children of Welsh extraction connected with the metropolis and its vicinity. Bases the establishment of the institution 2,287 boys and 717 girls bars been admitted, and there are at pressen in the school 80 boys sad 38 g irls. About ball these children were present, marched round the room im mediately before the principal toast, and sang as ode appropriate to the occasion. The Chairman, In r. prosperity to the Welsh Charity School," warin p r the skims of the inalitutioe to the support of all Welshmen resident ea the metropolis ; and the result of the festival was an somata atrimaiou to the funds of about 1,0001., inelndlng a donation of 100 ggmmlmes from her Majesty and the amae amount from the ehairars. The misdeal arrange swab were under the direction of Mr. liniesfeed, who wee most eMaisetly arrested by Ms Ede; Miss Rebecca lases, end Mr. George Perrin. IsrDIA-ossmil, Frit. 20.—Her Majesty has been to appoint the Right Hoe. WiMarn Nathaniel pieessdee to be as Ordinary Hamlier of the Council of the Govenor•Genend of India.—Oaretie. DCOHT or Coaxwau, Fan. 25.—His Royal the Peter* of Wales has bete pleased to direst . leTr:Tstent to be passed under the Soal of the Duchy of Cornwall, appoiatieg John Michael Williams, of Caerbayes Castle, Esq., Sherif' f of the °minty of Cernerall.—Ossette. IXPICESSi WXPN l LAINT IN*LLRallork astraz's TZLIOW(B.) " AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON. The Inman steamship City of London arrived at Queenstown at 6 a.m. to-day, with 282 pas sengers and 59,926 dollars in specie. She landed 33 passengers and proceeded at 6.15 a.m. for Liverpool. (Via Roth.', Poiat.) NRW YORK, 1 , 13. 18, Moulin. A courier from General Sherman to Admiral Porter has arrived at Smithville, having ridden across the country. lie announces the capture of Branchville on the Bth inst. by Sherman, after three days' hard fighting. Southern papers do not mention any battle, but state that in consequence of the Federal occupa tion of Orangeburg, Branchville was abandoned. General Beauregard has taken up • new line to cover Columbia. The Richmond Despatch of the 15th inst. says that when Sherman's main army advanced towards Branchville and Charleston, he sent Kilpatrick's cavalry to decuonitrate against Augusta and destroy the Charleston and Augusta railroad. On Friday last Wheeler attacked Kilpatrick at Aiken, 20 miles north-east of Augusta, and, after a severe engage ment, drove him five miles towards Branchville. Our troops by this time have doubtless fallen back to the Congaree, and if they fall back behind that river, the enemy will be able to shell Columbia from the south bet*. The Congaree and its tributary, the Salute, are easily fordable above the city. The very latest Richmond despatches state that Sherman'sadvanced forces have reached the south bank of the Congaree, a few miles of Columbia, the Confederates falling back to the north bank of the river. A battle waa imminent. Annapolis despatches of yesterday announce the . _ arrival of a flag of truce summer from Richmond. At the time of her departure rumours were current in Richmond that Sherman had been checked and Beauregard killed. These reports are unreliable I: is reported that 20,000 Federate, under &bole- field, have landed at Newborn, and are advancing into North Carolina to reconstruct the railroad from Kingston to the Atlantic. Aeootding to the World, Sohoinfield's corps has landed at Masonborougb, thus closely besieging Wilmington, and avoiding the march up the Peninsula. The result of the reconnaisanoe at Wilmington, on Saturday last, was the advance of the Federal lines three miles. The new ground was held and works thrown up on it as strong as those to which the Confederates retreated. Lieutenant Cushing made another reconnaisance to the ob structions opposite Fort Anderson, crossed the obstructions, passed up to Wilmington, and made a complete examination of the wharves and ship- ping. He also proceeded to Charlotte, North Carolina, and destroyed all the provisions there. A deserter is said to have arrived from Norfolk, who states that the Richmond authorities had stopped the work on the monitors, had blown up one, and were about to evacuate the city. General Grant continues to fortify his position at Hatcher's Run. He has extended his pickets to Shiney Creek. The World says the elevation of Lee is a step towards a more resolute and defiant resistance, and the most serious part of our military work still lies directly before us. Small bands of Canfederate cavalry are threaten ing the suburbs of Waahville. Thomas has arrived at New Orleans. Price is reported to have 9,000 men, mostly Texas cavalry. His headquarters are at Bonham, Texas, south of the Red River. It is reported, rid Cairo, that Price has gone to Mexico, on a confidential mission, ander the orders of Kirby Smith. _ . . Kirby Smith is still at Shreeveport, Louisiana ; his force is estimated at 38,000 men. Many are scattered for foraging purpose*, and it is believed that they could not be concentrated this season for want of transportation. . Magruder is at Camden, Arkansas. He has 10,000 men on his muster rolls, two-thirds of them being effective. Palmer has been appointed to the command of the department of Kentucky. The bill to enrol negroes into military service was to have been taken up by the Confederate Congress on the 15th. Captain Beales, the Lake Erie pirate, who was to have been hung to-day, is respited. The majority report of the judiciary committee of the Kentucky State Senate, recommends the rejection of the constitutional amendment. The minority report insists on compensation as a con dition to precede the ratification. Lincoln has called an extraordinary session of the Senate to assemble on the 4th March, to receive and act upon such communications as may be made on the part of the executive. At a meeting of loyal Georgians, held at York, resolutions were passed urging the people of Georgia to submit unconditionally the Union. The proposition to strike out the word " White" in the qualifications requisite to become a member of the Missouri Legislature, has been defeated in the state convention. The proposition to permit coloured persons to vote at the poll office was also defeated. The Senate has refused an appropriation for the Niagara Ship Canal. Congress has passed a bill for the "establishment of a mail steamship line between San Francisco and China. The congressional committee has recommended the admission of claimants to seats from Arkansas ani Louisiana. The House of Representatives has passed a bill for taxing sales at one-half per cent., and levying an internal revenue tax of eight cents. on cotton. Mr. Stevens's amendment for a tax of 10 per cent. on gold sales except for duties, interest on the public debt or exportation was adopted in committee of the whole, but it is supposed that it will be rejected in the house. The Virginian Congressional delegation, who recommended the re-constitution of Davis's cabinet, have issued a report referring to Davis's letter to Mr. Seddon. They express regret that their advice was repelled in such a manner, but declare ' their unwillingness' to provoke a resentful con- I troversy. Nearly all the cotton fleet has arrived at New York from Savannah. The Tallahassee has arrived at Nassau. The correspondent of the Herald states that the governor has refused permission to the Federal gun boat Honduras to anchor at Nassau. The British barque John Parkins has been wrecked off Honduras. The steamer Constitution sailed from San Fran cisco on the 18th inst. for Panama with 1,300,000 dollars in specie, of which 800,000 dollars are for 'New York. '"grigt i 01 , \ IDAY • EVENING, MARCH 1, '.1865, Kelley, one of Chats:ties engaged in the seltere of the Chesapeake, ham been arrested at St. Jobe% New Brunswick. - _ -.- According to the Maagreal Teleg►aph, ootplete :official doeumente Lave been received to prove the Bt. Albans raiders as lawful belligerents. 001INEBOIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Fi.. Is, mournfo. Money easy ; gold, 204 f. Exchange on London, 221} ;on Paris, 2.271 to 2.20. Stocks steady ; New York Central, 1131 ; Illinois, 119 ; Erie, 75 ; 5-20 U.S. Bonds, 11.11. Cotton slightly firmer; middling upland, 87c Flour advancing ; wheat quiet ; corn and provisions dull. Coffee steady. Sugar slightly firmer. Molasses very dull. Petro leum dull ; crude, 490. ; refined, 67c. MKXIOO. NEW YORE, Fn. 18, Noox. Advice. received from New Orleans, rid Cairo, state that General Mejia has arranged to return all refugees from Texas, to be drafted into the Confe derate army. He says that he acts under instruc tions from the Emperor Maximilian. General Canby threatens to retaliate by holding Mexican officers as hostages. A new order entitled ttOftlfaxican Eagle has been created by Maximilian. Twelve grand crosses have been awarded to the Emperor Napoleon, the Em perors of Austria and Russia, and the Kings of Belgium, Sweden, Norway, and Italy. The Emperor Maximilian will shortly leave for Yucatan. Mejia is said to have been appointed commander in-chief of the imperial army. A new council of state has been appointed, with Joe. Maria &actin as president. The Courier des Etats finis publishes news from Vera Cruz to the 28th ult., announcing that the pacification of the country progresses and the suc cesses of the army continue. Atrocities ou the part of the Juarist party were increasing. The Jickapoo Indians were expected in Mexico city. All Frenchmen entering Mexico are ordered to register themselves. Cortina& has left on a campaign against Cara vajal and Mendez. It is stated that 5,000 waggons are regularly employed in hauling cotton from Texas to the Rio Grande, whence they return with supplies from Mexico. ItOME. ROME, Fn. 28, Evniirc. The last few days of the Carnival have been very brilliant and animated. No disorder has taken place. The Pope has decreed the beatification of two other martyrs. THE BOMBAY MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MARce 1. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delhi, with the heavy portion of the above mails, arrived here this morning with 69 passengers, 1,6391. in specie, and 1,230 packages of cargo, of which 640 bales are cotton. Two hundred workmen employed on the railway at Reinoea, in Santander, had mutinied, breaking their tools and abandoning the works. The con tractors were officially required to pay the men their wages, the withholding of which was the cause of the disturbance. This official notice to the con tractors restored order. The Delhi spoke the steamer Elora on the 20th ; on the 22nd, her Majesty's ship Enchantress ; and on the 28th, the steamer Nyanza. Her Majesty's ships Liffey, Racoon, Redpole, Procria, and the Italian frigates Eurydice and Valoroso were at Gibraltar. Gibraltar exchange on London, 90 days, 49i to 491 ; Paris, 8 days, sfr. 12c. to 13c. ; Madrid, lk dia. EXPRESS FROM PARIS 1171011 0011 OWN 001 PARIS. TUISDAY EVINTNO. The France--edited, it must be remembered, by • senator, M. de la Gueronniere--disbelieves, with out, however, venturing upon a positive denial, the news of the Europe of Frankfort that several members of the committee of the Senate on the address disapprove of portions--aud more espe cially the liberal portions—of the Emperor's policy. The France especially refuses to believe that the Marquis de Lavalette thinks the Convention of Sept. 15 too favourable to Italy ; that any members of the committee censure M. Boudet for administer ing the law on the press with too much indulgence ; or that M. Durny's "hesitating toleration" of free public lectures is thought to go too far. The France says that M. Ganeaco, the editor of the Europe, in propagating these ideas, is the astute organ of those politicians in France who wish the empire not to endure, and therefore continually represent that it is fatally bound to an illiberal pol icy. M. Cremieux, the former member of the pro visional government, and now an esteemed member of the council of the Order of Advocates, writes to the Opinion Nationale that he as a Jew objects to the phrase in the Emperor's preface to " Julius Csesar," that the " Jews crucified their Messiah." A catholic priest might have said so from the altar, but an imperial his torian, whose work is translated into every language in the world, and who exercises supreme power in France, should not, M. Cremieui sub mits, have used such an expression ; because the Jews, of whom he has many subjects, " are yet expecting their Messiah." M. Guerdult, the editor of the Opinion Nationale, in inserting M.Cremieux's letter, thinks his complaint unfounded, for the rea son that, whether the Jews considered the "Sa viour" their "Messiah" or not, they were wrong to crucify him. _ _ . Two equally jesuitical journals are disagreed as to a matter of fact relating to the Chigi affair. The blonde publishes the subjoined rectifies.- tion : The Memorial Diplonatique, usually well informed, speaks in its last number of the letters of the Apostolic Nuncio to the Bishops of Orleans and Poitiers. Its article is filled with inseettracire which would &ail a too log and a too tedious task to expose but the said joursal also smarts that Mgr. Chigi has handed a despatch to M. Drams de Lhays, and we believe we know, from a reliable source. th a t no deeps tab has been promoted to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on this occasion by the repreeextative of the Holy See. The Bourse has been decidedly bad. Bente fell 25c. for cash, and 15c. for account, closing at 67fr. 50c. in each case. Mobilier fell 10fr. The contradiction of the Moniteur about unfavourable news from Mexico is not believed ; the Mexican Loss was extremely heavy, and business in it could only be done at a depreciation of fully 1 per cent. Mozraarimax rir traix.—lt appears from an °Mal Mara that there are at grimiest 2,382 religious houses in lbaly, of whisk 1,506 me for MOD, sod 876 for women. The number of religious is 28,991, of whom 14,807 are men, cud 14,184 women. The Membeint order include 8,229 persons, comprised in the above mentioned total EXAIMPUL BOAT AOCHAINT ON TEE THAMES. LOSS opipsw LIVES. • About 4 o'clock yesterd►y afternoon two of the boats belonging to the train►og-ship Worcester, stationed off Krith, were riling sear the sewer oatfail, when, by some accident, one of them capsized, and before the other boat could render assistance ten of the owlets were drowned. There were about sixteen boys in each boat at the time, and the remaining six were taken up by a boat of the Worcester, under charge of , the steward, J. Oook, and taken ashore, when Dr. Tipp* of Frith, being soon in attendance with his assistants, they IMO restored to animation. Mtn of the poor boys are still in the river, and one has been picked up dead. This mast lamentable accident has cast a gloom over the town equal to that of the late explosion disaster. It Is said that a boy's cap falling overboard was the cause of the accident, and in endeavouring to regain it the boat swayed, and a puff catching the mils she wept over. One boy saved two, but others clinging to him be was at last drewasd.—Time. THE NEW GOVERNMENT INSURANCE TABLES. Since we published a popular account of these tables on the 23rd ult., we have received a number of letters containing an inquiry uto where the tables them selves may be obtained. They are comprised in • paper re sulted to both Howse of Parliament, and are to be had at • nominal price at Meson. Eyre and Brothel/code* printers to the Queen. The tills is "Tables of the Premiums to be charged under Contracts for the Insurance of Lives, or the Grant of Government Annuities, per Acts 16 and 17 Vie., c. 45. end 27 end 28 Vic., c. 43." The tables ex►end to 32 pups.—Daily News. THE PUBLIC-HOUSE CLOSING ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The following is a copy of the bill brought into the Howe of Cierusions by Mr. Oox and Mr. Goaehea to amend the act of the 27th and 28th Victoria, 'DUO! , 64, commonly called " The Public-horise Closing Act, 1864 " Whams the operatioa of the mid act has indicted injury oa sad caused great inoooveaiesce to many of her Majesty's subjects; and it is desirable that the same should be amended: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Exoellent Majesty, by mid with the advise and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal. sad commons, in this present parliament amembled, sad by the authority of the same, as follows : " 1. This act may be cited for all purpose sa the ' Public house Closing Amendment Act, IMS. " 2. It shall be lawful for any local authority in the said act mentioned, upon the production of such evidence as such local authority shall deem sufficient to show that it is neces sary or desirable, for the accommodation of any coo adorable number of persons attendiog soy public market, or following any lawful trade or calling, if, in the discretion of such local authority, it shall fit to great to say licensed victualler or keeper of • refreshment house whose place of boater is in the imme diate neighbourhood of such market, or of the place where the persons follow such lawful trade or calling, a license exempting him from the provisions of the hereinbef ore mentioned act, during such days, timed, or hours as shall be specified in such lime.; and no licensed victualler or keeper of • refreshment home to whom such license has been granted under this act shall be sub ject to any penalty for • contravention of the hereinbefore mentioned sot daring the days or times to which his license extends, but he shall not be exempted by such license from any penalty to which be may be subject under any other set of parliament. " 3. It shall be lawful for such local authority, from time to time, as and when it may seem fit, either to withdraw such license altogether, or to alter, vary. or amend the same, in smolt meaner es such local authority may deem necewary or expedient. "4. This act shall be deemed, oonstened, aid taken ea part of the said harslet/elate weetiooed act." KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL. The annual court of the governors of this hospital took place yesterday in the board-room of the in stitution ; Dr. Jur, principal of King's College, in the chair. A report was reed, which stated that the number of patients admitted into the hospital during the pant year amounted to 1,785, being an =NW of 110 over those of the preceding year and the number of out-patients who received advice and medicine amounted to 30,406. Daring the year 115 women bad been confined in the Nightingale maternity ward, and the number of midwifery came at tended at the patients' own homes amounted to 714. The total ordloary receipts for the past year (enchains insoles above 1001., and a sum of 1,200/. borrowed from the bankers) amounted to 7.5961. lb. 23., and the total ro piness to 9,1301. 6s. 9d. The outstanding tradesmen's ae manta to the Mat December, 1864, amounted to 2,787 i. 14e. The moat rapid moulage. ever received from India are reported to have oome to hood yesterday by the Persian Gulf Gable, rid Comtaatinople, their dates being the 21st alt. from Calcutta and the 22nd from Mangalore, near Gas, and also the Vied from Constantinople,. As no dates later than the =ad have been rrAived from Constantinople from any other parties, it would appear that such delay u has occurred in the true:nisei= of these Indian manages has been almost entirely between that city and London. The menages are understood (says the Timm) to have been to priests firms, and their outwits have sot transpired. Tas DAVENPORT M4o2ll2n4.—Yesterday the Brothers Davenport were announced to give public end private dances at Leamington, but on learning that there was every probability of their meeting with as signal a de feat as at Liverpool sad Huddersfield, they deeded Dot to fulfil the engagement. It appears that a Dumber of seett.. men communicated with Mr. Dow of Huddersfield, and Meters. Halley and Cummings, of Liverpool, and were ini , tilted into the mysteries of the knot which has set the spirits at defiance. This came to the knowledge o f the r oans with whom the Brothers Davenport bad to appear in Lesmiegton, who communicated the set to the Brothers, and the result was that the slower did not take place. The Gordian knot, which the Brothers thus practically confess themselves unable to unloose, (ros eate simply of an ordinary bow, tied in the centre of the rope. The hands are then inse rted into the loops of the bows, which are then to be drawn tightly round the wrists. The knot then requires to be "reefed," as it is termed in nautical phraseology, which is done by tying two or three ordiaary knots on each side of the central knot of the bow. The ankles have only to be secured in the same way, and the Davenport Brothers are powerless, and their vaunted spiritual coadjutors unable to reissue them. THE JONAS WEBB biRIIORIAL STATUE. —The committee appointed to eau/ out the prosecution of this work, cossistrag of the Hoe. Eliot Yorke, M P., chairman ; Right Hon. Lord Malsingham, Mr. Samuel Jonas, and Pro. femur Simmonds, met the Mayor of Cambridge sad the committee of the Town Council yesterday, for the purpose of determining the site wboreoe to erect the statue. After some discussion a resolution was adopted, whereby the Mayor of Cambridge and the other members of the Town Council sad committee then present agreed to place the proposition before the corporation at its next meeting—all of those .present being of opini3n that the Market-hill, Cambridge, was • proper site for the emotion of the shins. The Louden deputation was highly gratified by the recep tion given to it by the Mayor of Cambridge and his col leagues, and the welcome with which the proposition Muff was received. Loss or THREE Livirs.—Lownscrorr, Menai —Yesterday a sad diluter occurred here. A versa on the Cocks mode, and several yawl* and beech = m et off to her usiOunee. Those belonging to the North Meek company of beaohmen were the first to get alongside and were engaged. A beach gig, on returning from the shore a second time, and when astern of a yawl lying adit the vessel, ship ped a heavy ma, there being a eoW6iwit swell on the sand. The whole crew, thirteen is number, were thrown overboard, and, sad to relate, two Lowestoft beach men, named Gallant and Montt ipp, were drowned. Another breahman, named Simon Howard, was rescued and larded in a very exhausted state. Consciousness returned after a brief Ittbut while means were being used to farther revive t: expired, having just power to state that the whole catastrophe appeared like • dream to him. Several of the other men were much exhausted, but on receiving careful medical attention they recovered. HEALTH or LONDON.—It appears from the return issued by the Registrar-Guaral that in the week that ended last Saturday the births in Lesion sod nine other cities or boroughs of the United Kingdom were 4,380, the deaths 3,30 L The aural rate of mortaliq in the week is those tea large towns was 31 per 1,000 persons living, and less than in the previous week, when it was 32. In Lon don the births of 1,144 boys and 1,146 girls, in all a 290 children, were registered. In oorrespeading weeks of 10 I years 185544 theaverage number, corrected for Matsu of populatton, was 2,080. The number of dea th s is ' returned for the week, WM 1,590, whistwk, a average (for the eighth week of the year) of 1,606. The retrial return is, therefore, is exam of the soli ' mated number by 85. The mortality from lades was was less than it had been in many previous weeks ; the deaths were 34. Typhus, which also shows a decline in the week, was fatal is 69 oases, 5 of which were road ie the imiwiiirict 'oath sair-d ieg S 3 istr ut " bootl t. Giles i 3in Hoer, biweb ne 3 in faisi theF i sat. iso eases. Leoaehitie in 242, peausoais Ice 88, sad Leer! gnus in 80 cases. Four plums were killed by harm gamey 'Dom Sixty-seven penes§ died at the twe of 80 yaws aad upwards, 2of whom were worms cab Md attained the_ pis of 94 years, The rate of seertelity was 28 per 1,11011 is Ludes, 33 is Mdiabergb, and 36 in Dahlia ; 41 la Liver pool, 33 in itaseheirier, 26 is Salford, 28 in Birmiseham, 32 in Leeds, 27 in Beiseel, and 47 in Glasgow. Is Visor the rat* was 34 in the week ending the 11th Latent, when the rate is Ludas' was 27 per 1,000. THE DESTRUCTIVE HIRE AT SAVILLEHOCE; FURTHER DETAILS THIS DAY.—OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE DAMAGE The multitudes of people who were attracted to the neighbourhood of Leicestsreequare during the rag* d the fire at Savillalonse last night was probably th e h am crowd that has for some years been witnessed to gee metropolis. Leicester-square and its approach*. wer e eft dense mar of human beings, while all the streets maw I the neighbourhood were equally as crowded, and it was not till near midnight that the people pip e to &pave. The police arraegemeate were all that could he dodged for the convenience and operations of the dream, Captain Harris, 0118 of the Commissioners of the Meireps. liten Polk*, remained on the spot for some time aspens. tend* the arrangements. The fire war got wider abed 110 o'clock, but it wee not wholly extinguished till He r 5 o'clock this morning, the engines playing into the magi I until that period. The origin of the fire has been clearly traced to ea expo, sion el gas in the Wine Shades, is the basement of Shrills. home. A strong smell of gas had prevailed during Ow t in and in order to ascertain where it proceeded from a p t , fitter was seat for, who incautiously took a bested reedy with him, sad was applying it along the crevices of tat waineeetthog when a load explosion took place, k ak i. hog the man down and some other persons a t were in the room. The occupiers of sl it p ia . Shades on veneering from the fright were asteeeki to find their rooms were on fire in severed pi ss% and although they tried all in their power to proved it from extending it was found to be impossible, aid is 1/ 4 course of • few minutes the fiends shot up into the trier of Saville-house. The building covered a lop u tt of ground, extending some 200 feet bark, sad slotted the backs of the tradespeople's houses of the ix* side of Lisle-street. There were two lop mew , halls, and a small theatre in the bailee, i. sides severel exhibition rooms, sad othee *p m of seausauent. The ealeert-hall hes bea chest for some time. The lower suite of rooms is ta t building were occupied se billiard-rooms by Mr. /km The. were several Forties playing at billiards at ON * and they had to make a precipitous retreat into the spans owing to the rapid progress of the &mu. The go-litter, ens was the unfortunate nose of the &widget, was mach beat about the fan and body. and had to be conveyed to ni Charing-croes HonitaL It was • quart/rust 6 whoa the is. telligenes of the lire reached the fire brigade at %ender in Olamicootreet, and Icing-street, and although thread every expedition in getting to the spot, by the timing arrived with their engine, the fire had entire posniad the whole of the lower part of Saville-house, and it et dent that the building must fall a sacrifice. By emessel the brigade telegraph, Captain Shaw succeeded he nimbi the whole of his fun of steam (land) and msauel satiate the fire, within a very short time, and placed this te be. on all points of the fire, sad, fortunately, there as no Int in the supply of water. The fire was at its height about 20 minutes eflw To'clock. The whole of Saville-home, with its large is. oert-halls at the book, wen in flows ; the roof had elk ia, and much exeitemeet prevailed for she security of op t twenty or thirty houses that abetted on the place, sow of which had become ignited. The large establishreestal of Mean Stagg and Mantle, silkmeroere sad lin, drapers, forming the north-west angle of the squat numbering several house., was in great damp. The concert-halls in Saville-house adjoined their lei warehouse, and am the flames poured oat of the windows is was 'apposed that the destruella of ihm promisee must inevitably follow. It wee bees Ile two el the firs brigade were hurt by the fell of pot ef IY wall of Savilledeouse. They got oe to the lads aro tbs back warehouses with their branches to keep the best bay, wham the wall came down upon them. Theirason are Joha Lille, enbongineer of Kingctreet stenos, and John Peefold, attached to Baker-street station. Both ewe oconnyed to Charing-am Hospital much injured Unapt not seriously. It was about this time that the Prises d Wales arrived, A street cab emerged through the crowd of drawing up is front of Saville-hour the Prince slighted usetwerved, along with two of his equerries, sad walked Lh Mesas. Stagg and Mantle's back warehouse, and was ins dosed to Mr. Mantle. The Prince then wed upstart, ad surveyed the burning concert halls from the back wiedon, and while there he was joined by Captain Shaw, the Dal of Sutherland, Mr. Matthew, Lord B. Grosvenor, Cubit Howard, sod other members of the duke's amateur Beep of firemen. A fireman's helmet having bees pi. mired for the Prince, Captain Shaw eassiestei his royal highness round the neighbourhood at 6 back, and viewed the fire from the 110310 h Lisle-street and in Leicester-place. The Prime the. lest up a patios is front of Seville-house, end after wstsll the operation of the firemen for some time, be Mend to Messrs. Stages warehouse and thence reduced te Marlborough House ia the cab, very few being aware if hie prosenee t eleept ian the officers of the fire-brigade sad ahe the inhabiw The following is an extract of Captain Shaw's °Moil re port of the fire and the damage, made this morning to ite different insuranos offices interested : Saville-hones, the property of Mr. S. Potts, Lane aquae, containing concert and exhibition rooms, liac d but destroyed ; fire caused by escape of gu. Costae la eared in the West of England ; building nekton. Wipe Shades (in basement of Saville-honse) eetepied 101 Mr. Smith, licensed victualler, nearly destroyed. Billiard-room (in basement), occupied by Mr. RD* destroyed. The shop and warehouse rooms occupied by limn. Fd sod Co., invalid their and carriage makers (in karma Saville-house), Dearly destroyed ; alas workshops, he. le lured. 11.1,1•10 name • Nos. 1,2, 3, sad 4, warehouses of Messrs. Btegf Moat* silk mercers sad ►isood,swrs, the back put of Ss 4 damaged by the wall of the Saville Concert Rooms t l 8 os the roof, sod skylight carried away. Insured in Plseeki (busty, Son, sad Manchester Fue-officee. No. 8, Km Hammond, ataymaker, roof of beck promise damaged. Loured. No. 7, Yams. Seale and Lowe, bankers, back awl d premium sad three moms damaged by fire. Insured. LIICZWITH•PLACIL No. 15A. Premises of Mr. Goodwin, librarian, leek root severely damaged sad contents by rernovaL lamed. No. 13. Messrs. Greetorez, &e., hotel keeper, back P' of premised damaged by fire sod damage to contents W water. No. 41 sad 42. Premier occupied by Kr. Coates, k maker, beck parts damaged. Ipswich memzerrugv. No. 43. PM:IIM of Marra. Prevot, fancy goody alga the book goorched ►nd damage to booteeta. No. 44. Premises of Mr. Dense. carrier, back PO ecorebed, and damage to eootents. LZICISTIM-81711:11T. Nos. 1 sad 2. Premises of Maim P. Dojo), jam. bad* keeper, the hake scorched, and damage to couteots, iic. No. & Premises of Mr. Orme, lodging-house trope, similarly damaged. The total kers of property la Dot expected to sued 12,00 W. Tltlz EAffrl:ll MONDAY VOLI7W7Trit REntw.— DOilla, TIMIDLY NIORT,—The report of the cootie' }Wed selection of Dower se the plats for the font. coming view of Volunteers of the Yetrepolius South re &store district has been received with lim greatest enthusiasm hem and • common hall d citizens was held at the To .n-ball to-night, to mew l inesatirse with a view of inducing the authorities is Loll to confer this hoverer upon the tows. The Deputy Ago (ia the absence of the Mayor) took the chair. lissolutiol were unanimously adopted pointing out the odnoudo Done acts for • combined =Jittery, naval, and voices , display, the &ankles afforded by its baring two deed railway communications with the metropolis, and OA* the mootiog to mato every effort to ems the tow. le to chows for the review. A subsceiption to deity on sots wary axpeases was entered into.—A meeting of coin officers of volunteers was held yesterday at 12, East, to osasidar the queetioo of holding • review ea Imes Monday. After soesidiseble discussion, a seglestios threes erg liestWhitallaaday should be substituted for Ws: Sky day set with so little eopport that it was withdraws, sad was ussalasemly to bold • general 106141 , _ A li. latter day. Deputations were received from &lOW r,_ from Dover, sooompiatod by the traffic managers of differed railways to those towns, and minute we:fungi* into all lie points @caseated with the /ha/• Falgott4f°4 wu arliated cousistiog ciao tiotonA Viosottot Roogis, w '" Coolness, and Lord Elasho, to vial@ each of the place 1 , posed for the review, sad to report upon them cs Toad* fortnight, the 14th et MallfOi. WAs-osrunk Irzn. 10.—The Queen Imo b I=plumped to gine Graeae far the emsedot 1 his Boyd Elfghoost Albert Edwerbieissed Woke. to b• al. 0/Mosey Member se Po Yililery_Diwisios of the First Oless, or linighta Ursa Cleo cd Yr Mist Bassozable Order el the SAL —Gestic- r►• lac Et, No f;!! ihipi XL I d* ea* •ximi oiled 0 b IWO poi bat Wir;l DI. 6.1 nil mli la i Sr Or I Imo Pr