The Express. — London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

A -> -~ --- No. 2,b02.] PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY IN ORNAMENTS for the DRAWING-BOOK Lbw?, and Dialarream samiletlag d • raw awl *pat saaartelat ul nem !hers, mum , abee shelisk4lolloaula beautiful Wald table% papartistelle, as. a Mira e a dribeeler marble, brae" Delimit+ , re l lad= Ned et by Janie TlNllallt (Ws 1414 Lola Yr. Immix? seibillma re alai, 0100rai, sad fames. wkidi s." Z s perier de imairreadro May ef imilirrui o ol. emialagy. aril pokey, at 1,0, fill. 14 to 100 uslara ear& be Court. promote, what our perish church doss for our school feasts—mike joy religions, and religion joyful. The last proposition for utilising Peterborough Cathedral was that actually and seriously made by Cromwell, to convert it into a manufactory for the handicraftsmen of the city ; one or two more such congregations as were gathered there last Monday, and the most puritanical adversary would not revive such a proposal. The good feeling engendered by the cor dial co-operation of the cathedral body was plainly evinced by the kind tone in which they were spoken of by the Novena speakers, and in the unanimous and h. arty cheers given for the Dean and Chapter in the field of meeting at the end of the day's festivities. That other cathedrals may &bow the like intelligent appreciation of their powers of doiag good is the hearty prayer of one who had nothing to do with the arrangements made, but is proud of being able to connect himself with the cathedral of Peterborough as " AN HONORARY CANON." GREAT IVESTERN RAILWAY. NAVAL AND MILITARY. OSBORNE, Avoorr 11. Major•ieaeral Sir J. Pennefather armed on Thursday, on a visit to her Majesty, sad returned to Loudon to-day. FRENCH REINFORCEMENIB FOR THE C hi DMA. 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Per curler. p.dla savant. IL 131.11.111.11 G, Groco.utdrace, Not. iow To, Mors Aral. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—SATunumr, Auo. 11. Continued f►om yesterday's Express.) MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.—LIMITED LIABILITY BILL. Memeagers from the L irds brought down the Limited Liebdity Bill, with certain amendments, to which their lordships r, quired the assent of the C mamas. On the amendment requiring that there 'Wald be 25 shire/holders in a &moony en cominandite, Lord PALMERSTON moved that the house should agree to this amendment. As the shares were reduced to 101. oath, be dil not think the alteration of any consequathe. Mr. WILKINSON di•appr..ved of the &mesmerist as in jurious to the operapinn of the bill. Mr. J. 0. PUILLIMOIIE was of a similar opinion, but thought that, as they had got tl`v bill from the Lords, they had better keep it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MALINS *emoted the bill as a recognition of the principle of limited liability. Mr. WILLIAMS vol Mr. FILLATT severally deprecated the atnecdesest. '1 h. latter hon. member observed that the hill, ea it left the Commoe•, would have brought out a great deal of dormant capital. Under the hill in its amended form he leered that that capital would remain dormant. (Hear, bear.) The ameutiment w-s then agreed to. On the amendment requiring en audit on the point of solvency by the Board of '!•eed., Mr. BRADILEY-MOORE strongly objected to this amendment. Lord PALMERSTON concurred with the hon. member as to the ioistious diameter of the amendments. However, they bad bad a great deal of opposition to the principle to contend with in the House of Lords, and as every great change of this k•nd was of last effected by compromise, be thought that on the wtole they ehouli agree to this amend ment. They had, at all event', obtained the sanction of parliament (sr a great principle, and if in the working of the bill alteration shoo d be required, it would be for the bones again to take the details into their consideration. Mr. MALINS said that the amendment was ridiculous, and would dieter y the utility of the bill. No men would combine for an undertaking it they were to be continually liable to bare their solvency icqu'red into by an Memos sib's board. Besides, what was tweet by " perfectly solvent 1" Ile had heard of a lady being perfectly unarm sled, but what the distinetian was between that aad being only" uemarri•d" be could learn. The shareholders would be liable to the full rmount of their share, and that ought to satisfy parliament. However, even with then objectless. he could not refuse the bill. Mr. WILLIAMS feared that the bill would be useless, and thought it sr laid be better to reject it altogether than accept it in so mutilated a form. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the house should recollect that at least they obtained in the bill the great principle of limited liability. (He ,r.) Ile concurred with Ron. members as to the mischievous diameter of these amendment., but it would be open to parliament to recon sider these details in a future session, and this they might depend upon, t` at the sil•eet of any such recnneideratiou could only be an extension of the principle. (Hear, bear.) Alter a few words from Sir W. JOLLIS7I, the amendment was agreed to. The CLik having read the other amendments, one of which provided that the directors should dissolve the coat posy on knowledge of its insolvency, or else be liable for the debt, Mr. WILLIAMS thought that the bill bad been sous& mutilated by the Louis, as to make its acceptance by the House of Commons inconsistent with the dignity of that assembly. After come further conversation the remaining amend ments were agreed t The house adjourned to one o'clock on Tuesday neat. lil USIC. THE OPERA SEASON. The doors of Covent-garden Theatre were closed for the season on Saturday night, after a performance of the Rode du Nord, for the benefit of Mr. Harris, the stage manager. Though the season has been highly, and indeed unexpectedly, successful—for the gloomy state of public feeling at the time of its commencement led to the anticipation of a different result—yet it has been very uneventful. At the outset the lessee was guarded in his promises; and, in place of falling short in his fulfilment of them, he has more than made them good. He promised two new operas in addition to the stock pieces of the theatre, and two tow performers of note, in addition to those already well unown to the public. Both promisee he duly kept: the new operas being the 2rovatoro and the .Etudo du Nord, and the new performers being Mademoiselle Jenny Ney and Signor Graskn. But he exceeded his promise in one most important particular—in unexpectedly bringing Onsi again before the public, notwithstanding the formal and final leave she had taken of us last year. Considering the excitement produced on that occasion, XIDDFIMINSTER ELECTION.—This election is fixed he Tammy neat, and Mr. Low. is to be opposed by Mr. Beppu. )(Suitor st Ins tows, aad a geatlosaa of some local basest. Her Majesty and Prince Albert gave their annual fit. yesterday to the labourers and workpeople employed on the Osborne Estates, to the names and marines of the Royal Yacht, and the coast guard and Trinityhouse men stationed at Cowes. The detachment from Parkbunt doing duty at East Cowes was also present. Dinner was provided for about 600 parsons in teak. erected near the house, and at 3 o'clock the whole of the party invited marched in procession, beaded by the bands of the Royal Marines and 80th Regiment, to the spot. The Queen and Prince, with the royal children, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, alter seeing the procession pass, went to the dinner tents, and passed between the tables at which the party was seated. Dieser being finished, her Majesty and Prince Albert, with t►e PriDes of Wales, Prises Alfred, Prince Arthur, and Prises Leopold, the Prisms Royal, Princess Helena, ',Mom Louisa, and the Dualism of Kent, took their places is a marquee to witness the rural sports, which wen carried on with great spirit till past seven o'clock, when her Ma jesty mad the royal family re:ired, the beads playing " God save the Queen." AUCIIIST 12. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major Clifton, arrived yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. LisutsnaobOeasral Sir John Burgoyne is also staying on a visit. _ . -.—... The Queen and Mute, with the Duchess of Kent, drove out yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The ministers present were :—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Viscount Can ning, aid the Earl of Harrowby. The Council sat about two hours. A deputation consisting of Mr. Wm. Gladstone, Mr. Wm. Hawse, and Mr. fowler, had an interview with Lord Stan ley of Alderley, on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. On Friday evening a conVereenione WM bald at the Royal Institution, Manchester, at which the Lard Bishop of Matscansvin presided, for the purpose of hinnies a photo graphic society. A large number of the leading gentlemen of the tows (amateur photogreplists chiefly), end ladies were present; and amongst those who took pert in the pro essediap were Mr. James Nasmyth, the well-known en gineer, of the Patricroft foundry; Mr. J. C. Grandy and Mr. Agnew; Mr. J. A. HUOilerSlO], of ON Manchester School of Design; Professor Calvert, and Mr. George leek son. litseingses unetarting the gentlemen present a society kills pmessolles se this modern aad extraordinary art wear orsial virmadmairly. ♦ collection of works of art le Om pillseisa pont wore exhibited, and excited peat Wawa. They iselnded between five budged and six hundred views. illustrative of every brush of the art, and of sins varying hoes the microscopic view, touring 1-900th part of a espetartal task M photo graphs one to two feet square. The priselpal feentributort IMO the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Manchester, 160 views; Mr. R. Orsig, Ile; Mr. B. Fothergill, consulting engineer, 82; Mr. Arthur Neill. 28, and Mr. Joseph Side- Wilma, 21. Valuable contribations threats, made by Mr. J. B. Dancer, optieles, Orestreteseti Meeks. J.' end R. Mudd, pattern designers, Getieguarnet; Mr. lames Nis myth, Patricroft; Mr. J. C. Grandy, Rachaege-strest ; Messrs. Agnew, Exehaoge•strtt ; Messrs. D. Bolos garo and Son, Market•street ; Mr. John Lomax, Rs change Arcade ; Mr. A. Kellam, Ms. T. H. Moil', Mr. Lund, Mr. S. Callender, Mr. W. Petty, St. Ann's street, and Mr. Easthane, photographer, Market-street. The valuable collection contributed by the Lord Bishop of Manchester, the president of the society, attracted special attention, as much from the intrinsic waif the views as works of art, as from the interest of the scenes represented. His lordship contributed Avery late %amber of specimens, about one-half of which were oaths walls, and the rest upon the tables. Aniengt those en the walls were about 60 views taken in Palestine, Egypt, and the Holy Land, by a celebrated French photographer, Maxims Du Camp, and published by Blanquard Bvrard, of Lille. Mr. Dancer's microscopic photographs were much admired. One of the size of a pin's head, when magnified several hundred times, was seen to welsh a group of seven portraits of members of Mr. Dancer's family, the likenesses befog admirably die- Cut. Another microscopic photograph, of still less size, represented a mural tablet erected to the memory of William Sturgeon, the electrician, by his Manchester friends, in Kirkby-Lociedalitchureh. This little tablet:covered only 1.900 th part of a superficial inch, and contained 680 letters, every one of which Gould be distinctly seen, by the aid of the mieroseope. Stereoscopic views were also exhibited by Mr. Deane, as well u by Mune. A. Neild, J. Sidebotham, and B. Fotbergill. Amongst the photo. grubic novelties were two lithographic photographs, pro cured by transferring the negative, which is taken on paper, to stone, from which say number of impressions can be taken. These specimens were taken by Leona, a French artist, end they have all the beauty and fidelity to nature of the ordinary photograph. These examples of a new pro. eras in the photographic art were hot by Messrs. J. Side bottlers end A. Neat', amateur photographers, and members of the Photographic Society, who also contributed excellent oollodioa, wax-paper, and calotype specimens, including views of Scarborough Castle, and the Lighthouse, Haddon Hall, and Marple Hall, the latter being an exquisite pic ture of this fine old hall, with its ivy-colound walls. Messrs. J. and R. Mudd exhibited views as fine as any in the collection. The following were much noticed:—View et the Manchester Botanical Gardens, Hough's End Clough, the Old Manor House, Chorltoa, and Ordeal Hall. Mr. T. Lewd, a member of the council, showed fine positive pic tures on glass of Platt Church aid Birch Church, the Man chester Royal Infirmary, the Vicarage at Alderley, end an instantaneous picture of the ceremony of laying the foonda. lion stone of the new Mechanics' Institution. There were other instant.ineons protographe in the collection, the best being French views of sea and sky. takes near Havre. Mr. R. P. Greig exhibited 16 earthily eructed copies of the most celebrated pictures in the Dresden galleries, and Messrs. Agnew a number of others from the same source, as well as portraits and groups of French peasants at work in the vineyard or resting from their labour, and also 14 large and admirable exterior views of Windsor Cutle. Mr. James Nasmrth contributed seven views of Notre Dame, principally of the exterior, and large parts in detail; also two superior protographs cf the moon, taken in America. Aberdeen . ..... ....... ............ lielfasS nil Itsllymeurt .......... )ice{ nod County how= M Law:whim MI W • fru, Saiiirs L . . ......... ...... I I air t egriiiiiirii ..,,...... ........ C' Destaa rilasa ram"' ..... - - •• •• • Debits es/ • • DubleionS • I I ............. ...... . /WAN 241 . .......j. .. ..... . tubas ors and Olassow ••• • . •••• ...... • 1 Kdinhoorli and Perth ... ...... Harwood Creates Tunes .. . . Ho•tern Trea lm t e r o'rtheru turd Ea;t I • siariailre::: • .::: West No.th of Scotland .... Great Southern and Wotan ... ..... .....• Oran Wavern .......... Hull and Holderne. , . . ....... lrint South Esntern .. ............... Killarney isisetion .. ...... . ...... : Looartilnisod Yorluhdre . La:eretar and Credlshi . . . Loodreirary sad COWS , ne . ....... Londonderry and KunLki lien ........ London and North Weitern ...... - .. .. Losoloo. Hrlehtoo. and South Omit ... Leedom and Soo& Western 1.014 m, Tll_bury, s . d Sou th end P, ", F= e hl2l. 4 d l '}n od ti riodiiiiiii • . mamba. mg absSeld J undies.. .. : Nimpscs mid )WWI. Ildetel, and Birminghans Midland Heat Western ....... ai• .. .Ntrib.' . N and °artiste .. ... .... .. . Nowlart , alurroaressay. and - Horefere • North British . ... .......... ........ • • North Western Werarter. sod Wolnedantdde • •• • 0 aia rr t t il •• • —... ..... Moddesrd ...-........ ........ • •• •• .• •• •••••• ..... • • South Yerkshii,iiii.6Air,: • :i.a Goat .. ::: Taff Vale . Uhter Tale of Nati • M aortae' and Hilkanny........ Waterford sad Ltrnertr.k...... ......... Waterford and Trainor, ... ............ Wad Cornwall.. West Hartlepool Harb0ar............ Whit/haven Junction ...... ........ . ..... Whltahay.m and Funa5e............... 1 = eirl Rotierdiat . I ..... ........ 0 .... .. ....... 7 IN ONO 1111111111aggli , ... 2 Pi 0 2 0 2 29 ss ra II! • ire fain labs• $ Ar" ' }l7 89 kil 94 127 IiIR The directors of this company have just issued their general statement of receipts and payments to the 30:h of June last. The capital account shows that 12,019,9551. had been raised on shares, including 3,796,3421. on prefer ence stock, 7.102,8981. on debentures, loans, loan notes, Bcc., and 2,844,2701. on securities on the Birmingham and Ox ford and Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Rail ways, making the total receipts 21,967 1241. The pay ments in respect to the Great Western, Oxford, Berke and Rants, Windsor, and other lines, and for locomo tive stock amounted to 10,757,3361. ; en the Oxford and Rugby Railway to 1,285,2251. ; on the Birmingham and Oxford Railway, to 3,094,4831.; on the Birmingham, Wol verhampton, and Dudley Railway, to 1,954,9831.; on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, to 837,2701. (including 229,176/. during the half year); on the Uxbridge branch, to 54,6951.; on the Henley branch, to 16,570 i.; on the Didcot Deviation line, 35,2881.; on the Oxford to Basingstoke (narrow gunge rails), 14,5871. ; subscriptions and disborse manta for the South Wales Railway, 581,0001.; South Devon, 225,0001. ; Cornwall, 60,0001. ; Paddington hotel, 57,5871. ; Swindon additional houses, 21,5551. ; together, 18,995,9721, In addition to Hill., under votes of proprietors, 684,1271. was expended on new rolling stock; 480,6611. on the new station at Paddington; and 67,852/. on new works at Belt's-bridge, and for statics accommodation; also 111,6321. on the Gloucester sad Dean Forest Railway ; 515,000 on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway ; 183,8571. on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway ; 99,0451. on the Shrewsbury and Chester; 35,2241. en the Shrews bury and Birmingham ; 30,133/. in respect of the Shrews bury Amalgamation Act (disbursements on account) ; 10,0001. Wycombe Railway; 12,5001. Great Western Dock; and 34,3701. on mon:scot the Metropolitan Railway, making 2,294,4051. upon which amount interest is borne by revenue. The total expenditure amounted to 21,290,3781., leaving • balance of 676,7451. The Toulonnais, of the 7th inst., announces that 4,275 men were embarked at Toulon in the month of July for the Eset; and the ship of the line Jupiter, towed by the steam frigate Caned*, left for the Crimea on the oth. They carry 1,500 men M the Crimea. The liner Donawerth like wise sailed with the frigate Uranie, carrying 1,400 men. Orders were received at Marseilles last week to prepare to embark 80 large mortars, with ammunition sufficient to maintain a continuous fire for 20 days. The artillerymen to serve them arrive at Marseilles daily. 750 privates and 220 horses of the 2nd Regiment, and 200 men, with 120 armour ies, of the 4th Regiment of Artillery, reached that port on the Bth, together with 200 of the 4th Regiment if Hussars and 300 of the 64th Regiment of Infantry. 500 of the 98th Infantry, 300 of the Waggon Train, and 100 of the 9th battalion of Chasseurs retched Marseilles on the 7th, and considerable portion of them continued their journey to Toulon, to be embarked for the Crimea. 300 of the 3rd Regiment of Engineers, and 200 of the 2nd Regiment of the same arm, arrived the day before. They were followed by the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 89th Regiment, who are to relieve the garrison of Marseilles. The revenue account from the Ist of January to the 30th of June last showed that 647,7671. had been received, in eluding 7,0501. for rent and dividends on Gloucester tram med ; 9,9481. for use of plant by other companies ; 2,8101. interest on cash balances of the revenue account ; 5,8871. rent of property, cottages, dte.; and 2381. registration fees. The espenditure amounted to 285,1261. or 45 85 per cent.. including 14.5521. for Government duty, 14,5871. vane mad taxes, '2,6001. accident account, and 2,6001. towards Par ' liamentary and legal expenses, leaving a balance of 362,6412. To this sum is added 7,9241,, the balance from the last ao count,and 10,6871. received for dividends on the South Wales, South Decor, and Glonster and Dean Forest Railway shares held by the company, making a disposable sum of 381,2631. Oat of this is deducted 1761. for additions to works on lines opened; 16,4b21., annuities to the Wilts, Somenet, and Weymouth shareholders ; 1,3281. interest on Berke and Hants 'enaction shares; 5,9272 , rent of Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway ; 1,8601. tent of Wycombe Railway ; 1,2061., rent-charge on Paddington estate; 4,1031., appropiiated against loss on the South Wales lesse ; 78,5901., interest on preference stock ; 147,4441., balance of interest paid on loan ; and 31,4061., to meet deficiency on the Shrewsbury lines for the half-year ending the 30'h June last; together 291,5541., and leaving a disposable balance of 89,6981. The dividend at the rite of 2 per cent. per annum on 8,236,2761., ordinary stocks and shares of the Great Western Company will absorb 82,3621. of the disposable sums, and leave a balance of 7,3361. _ . The revenue account of the Shrewsbury lines (ansalw PORTSMOUTH, ArGVST 10. Vico-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., will hoist his flag on board the Neptune to-morrow and sail on Tuesday with the command of the royal squadron to Bou logne, them: to await the arrival of her Majesty and suite. The Osborne, late Victoria and Albert, went alongside the coal depot yesterday to complete coaling. She is to form one of the royal squadron, and for that purpose Captain Salina and crew, of the Simoon have been tamed over to her. The Rosamond, 6, steam sloop, Commander Crofton, is being made ready to convey her Majesty's horses and cu rine, to Boulogne. " ' ~ ~ The Vivid, steam vessel, Master Alen, arrived yeeterday from the eastward, and the Sanspareil, Captain Williams, arrived this morning to form part of the squadron. The Rhadamanthus, steam vessel, Master Belem, was taken out of the fitting basin yesterday. She sailed in the evening with spars and rigging for the Baltic Let. The Great Britain, No. 187, steam transport, came into harbour yesterday to land her invalids. The Simoon, 18, Captain Sethi's, and the Horatio, 24, Captain Cochrane, were taken foto the dock yesterday to make good defects. ... . _ . It ; expected her Majesty will leave Osborne for Bou logne on the 17th or 18th instant. She will proceed in the Victoria and Albert, and will be accompanied by the Osborne, Fairy, Black Eagle, Fire Queen, and Sprightly. DEVONPORT, Avocet 12. The Sanspareil, 70, screw, Captain J. W. Williams. sailed yesterday fur Spitherd, to join the flLki which is to accompany her Dlajeste to France. The men and horses of the Horse Artillery of the Turkish Contingent have proceeded to Greenhithe to embark on board the Ad, hide, steam transport. _ _ . The screw steam transport Harbinger, No. 86, is completely loaded with a part of the fifth siege train, con sisting of twelve 32-pounders of heavy calibre, and 10,500 solid shot, besides gun-carriages, trench carts, handspikes, spongers, rammers, She is expected to sail in a day or so. _ _ _ 1* 310 i IA 10 414 meted with the Great Western), for the half-year ending 30th of Juno last, shows that 96,6331. had been received, including 62,3791. from the Shrewsbury and Chester, and 34,4541. from the Shrewabury and Birmingham ; and 67,8831. expended, including 41,4121 in working the Shrewsbury and Cheater, and 26,42 it. in working the Shrewsbury and Bir mingham lice, leaving a balance of 28,9501. To this sum is added the 34,4061. charged in the Great Western g I re venue account above-mentioned to meet the deficiency,making a wall of 63,3561., which is disposed of in payment of 14,6031. for interest on debentures acd loans, and 48,6931. in payment of dividends for the half-year on the preference shares and guaranteed stock arid shares of the Shrewsbury companies. From the debenture statement of the Great Western Railway Company it appears that they borrowed 3,303,6451. at 5 per cent., 1,162,32)1. et 41 per cent., 2,527,7911. at 41 per cent., 40,5001. at 41 per cent., 1,788,1801. at 4 per cent., 281 7251. at 31 per cent., and 843,0071. at 31 per cent. ; total 9,917,1681. The increase in the borrowed money during the half-year was 643,7571 MANCIIESTER, TICITON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNCTION.—Tbe half yearly meting et the shareholders was held lest Saturday afternoon, at the Midland Hotel, Derby ; Sir Joseph Pastors, chairman of the company, in the chair. The report stated that, en the capital account, there had ►een a further expenditure of 1,6871. 18s. 3d. in the erection of permanent stations on the line, and in the settlement of some claims of landowners. The haltyear'a rent from the lesseea, amounting to 5,2661. sa, would yield the usual dividend of It. 4d. per share for the half-year, which the directors proposed to pay, as on former occasions. The Chairman said that the affairs of the company bad be- come so contrActed and reduced to such order, through being in the hands of the Midland and London and North Western Companies, that he only moved the adoption of the report for the sake of formality. The report wss unanimously adopted, and the usual dividend having been declared, the proceedings terminated. 1116 MU LANCERS.—A detachment of about 90 men of this gallant regiment will leave the depot at Brighton this day for Southsea, there to embark for the seat of war, under the command of Lieut. Marshall. kit s 4 200 :I n - 74 72 DEA= OE VIE REV. Da Fox, PROVOST OF us Qu XIS'S COLLZOZ. OXFORD.—We regret to announce the death of the Rev. Dr. Fos, Provost of Queen's College, 'oh Oxford, who expired at the provost's lodgings, on Saturday : 2,4 „ morning last, at about three o' clock, in the eighty filet wear 130 '" of his age. Dr. Fox had lee n declinin g for the put five 1 36 year', but it was not until six weeks ago that be Moses 45 well considered serious. Sines ttAtt time he has taken 513 scarcely any food, end his medical attend.nt had several 113 • , t imes given up all hope of his recovery. Isis loss will be vs; very much felt, especially by those connected with the col -561 lege, to whom be was it.eatly endeared. Dr. John Fox was las educated at St. Bees School, Cumberland, from whence he 9 3 was elected on the inundation at Queen's College, Oxford. 242 He was afterwards appointe d fellow of the college, and for 243 3 3 2 many years was senior on the foundation, which he main. 254 tabled, in conjunction with the healship of Northleach tgSchool. He took his BA. &pee, June 28, 1798 ; M.A , 364 February 4, 1902 ; 8.D., Msreh 13,1827; and D.D , March 94 16, 1827. Be was elected Provost of Queen's College In i,S 2 1827, and at the time of his deat h held the dace of Delegate . 6 of Estates in the Uoiver.ity. Ile fiunded en exhibition at 4 e 3 ;li Queen's College. for nat ives of Cumberland or Westmore• 1379 land, educated at the school of St. Bees, value 301. per 4 89 annum. The election of a new provost, we understand, bit muattaks place within ten days, and is vested in the fellows 90/ j on the old foundation. The funeral will take place on Fri 293 , 3,67 34). 126 94 2076 .. 4339 34:: 736 61 6605 bS 36257 3W: 118 121 31111 1597 171 19211 71765 6467 1733 3541 day next. CHURCH-BATE CONTEST AT LINBRIDGE.—A pro posal for a chureh-rate in Gsbeidge bee just been negatived, c.j on a poll, by 161 votes against 110 —lVindsor Express. 02 FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—An accident, 1 3 by which a man and a woman lost their lives, occurred yes li terday evening on the river Trainee, near Southwark r4 bridge. It appeared that two men and a woman hired a boat Rs of Mr. White, cf the Flo atin g Bath at Bleclariars•bridgr, ZS for the purpose of having a row on the river. When near t ac t Southwark-bridge, oaing to the force of the current and the swell of the water caused by some passing steamers, the 56 boat was driven against the steam fisting engine with such m violence that it was literally tu t in two. and the three per. 14 eons became immersed in the water. The firemen on board the float mime to their assistance, and succeeded in saving 56 one of the men, wbo was clinging to the triangle of the em u pine, but his two companions were carried away with the tide and were drowned. Tbe river was immediately dragged, 45 but neither body could be found up to 8 o'clock lest night. " FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT SIIEFFIELD.—OR 109 Saturday evening, shout 8 o'clock, a dreadful boiler explo sion took place at the Tower Grinding Mill, Sheffield. The boiler in question was a new one put up by Messrs. Wood, Brothers, end the men were testing it at the time of the accident. Two men named Bill anti Broughton lost their ill lives, and three others were very seriously injured. Mr. 172 Marshall, the manager of 'he works, narrowly escaped with is • le 246 his e. He was standing at the time of the espial= within a few yards of the boiler, on the steps of the countiophoust. °W Bush was the form of the explosios, that it carried the boiler through the yard gate in Blonk-street across the reed 7ui into the river. The boiler, which weighed 14 tons, in its • progress knocked down the wells of two out-buildings on 7 727 63 the opposite side of the street. The cause of the explosion me is supposed to have been an insufficiency of water in the Co.'. boner. JOSEPH RICKARDS, condemned to death at the last Brecon Maus, has been Tainted after a re -investigation of the dreamotaates seder which his crime ono emamitted. ' • 4r , Ail • • / • NEW SPAPEE fpritsisi. ssa.uaxa LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1855. (Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. a 4 *- *tkl - 1 THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING._ The Monitor makes, this :nothing, an °Blois] annoanew mint of the programme of the Queen's entry into Paris. Her Majesty will make her 'striate on Saturday nest, the 18th, at six at alight, from the terminus of the Strubourg railway, paving the whole length of the Boulevards, the Rae Royale, the Place de la Concorde, the Chimps Eyries, the Avenue de l'lmperatrice, and through the Bois de Bow logs, to Bunt Cloud. The Queen and his Royal Ilighoeu Prince Albert and the royal retinue embark at Osborne on Friday morn ing, and proceed to Boulogne direct, attended by a squadron of steamers. Her Majesty, ow arriving off that port in the royal yacht, will pass the night on board, and land the fol lowing (Saturd►y) morning early, and will be received by the Emperor of the French. end proceed by railway direct to Paris. The Duchess of Wellington will accompany her Majesty, besides other ladies-in. waiting, the duchesslci sting es Mistress of the Robes. The Doke of We'lingua , the Marquis of Breadalbane, and the Earl Spencer are to attend in the Queen's retinue, and the chief members of the royal household, amounting to 30 persons of rank. — &may Times. Tue raoleootaum.—Tc•day the Queen will hold a Privy Council at Osborne, when the speech from the throne will b 3 finely agreed to. Parliament will be prorogued to-morrow (Tuesday) by royal commilaion. Lord John Russell has left town for Perthshire. Lady John Rumen and family are still residing at Richmond Park. --• The Puke and Duchess of Bedford have left town for Buckieghsnishire. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and Lady Addict Fatallan Howard, have lift Norfolk House fur Glossop Ball, Derbyshire. The Duchess of Sutherland has gone to Trentham, accompanied by Lady Blantyre. The noble Duke and Lord Ronald Leveson Glower have strived at Duotobin Castle in his Grace's yacht. A lugs family party will meet them at the end of the month. Lady Dufferin has left town for Paris. Lady Rachel Russell has left town for Scotland. The Earl of Aberdeen, accompanied by the Hon. Arthur G ,rdos, M.P., h►s left Argyll House for H►ddo House, Aberdeenshire. Lord liaddo, M.P., in consequence of the delicate state of lie health, has abandoned his in tention to visit Haddo Home this autumn, and will continue with Lady liaddo and family at the Ranger's Lodge, Blackheath. . _ . . The Earl of Egremont has gone to visit his exten sive estates in Ireland. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Connie.' Penigny's dinner and evening party at the French embassy, originally find for to-morrow, will take plan es Wednesday. His Excellency and the Countess are expected to leave the French embassy on Thursday for Paris. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff have returned to the Prussian Legation, Carlton House-terrace, from Cowes, Isle of Wight, when they bare been cruising in the Earl of Wilton's y sebt. - - Viscount Duncan, M.P., leaves town to-morrow for Cusurdown House, N.B. The Earl and Countess of Bessborough will join the party attest% to assemble at Gordon Castle about the end of the month, to partake of the hospitality of the Duke and Dubow of Richmond. The Earl and Countess of Halewood, who have arrived at Harewood House. Yorkshire, from town, are en tertaining a large family circle. Sir William and Lady Molesworth entertained, at dinner, on Saturday, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, the Hon. Sir Allan Macnab, the Countess of Tankerville, Mr. Thackeray, Visonat Castlerosu, M.P., Mrs. Hueco Turin, Viscount Torrington, Mr. Delano, Lord Wodshouse, Lord Alfred Churchill, the Hon. Mrs. Norton, t►e lion. Gerald Talbot, the Hon. Mrs. ,Dyes Sombre, Mr. Herman Merin's, and Mr. Strachey. Rear-Admiral Sir 0. It. Sartorius has been ap pointed Commander•in-Chid at Queenstown, in the room of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Fairbrother Carroll, appointed Lieut.- Governor of Greenwich Hospital in the place of the late Sir W. H. Parry. It is well known that an autograph letter was sent by the Queen to Sir Edmund Lyons, on the death et his son. The following is a copy :—" Rockingham Palau, June 29, 1853. The Queen cannot let any one but herself expose to Sir Edmund Lyons the Prince's and her feelings of deep and heartfelt sympathy on file meet melanolsoly orn.sion of the loss of his beloved and gallant son, Captain Lyons. We: grieve deeply to think of the heavy gaieties into which Sir E. Lyons is plunged at this ultimo meassati and we mourn over the loss of an officer who preyed himself so worthy of his father, and was so bright as entament to the service he-belonged to. To lose him, jut when be re turned triumphant, having accomplished so admirably all that was desired and wished, must be as additional pang to his father. If sympathy eta afford surnaolation he ponsesses that of the whole nation." Visct. Harding. leaves town to-day, for Osborne, to Dave an audience of her Majesty. At the Ministerial fish dinner, which took place at Greenwich on Wadaesday last, a costly china cop was presented to the Right Hu. W. O. Hayter, M.P.. by the member. of her Msjesty's government, as a remembrasie of the seal and activity displayed by that spotless. in the discharge of his arduous duties daring the present mass. PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL. We have great pleasure in giving extended pub licity to the following letter, which has been addressed to the Northampton papers: " me to call your attention to the following circumstances, of which I was a gratified spectator:—On Monday last (July 30) the cathedral of Peterborough pre sented as appearance such as as not often shown. There was a great gathering of temperance societ'es in the city, and the dean and cheptes, at the request of the managers, had post posed the morning service from 10 to 11, in order that visitors by the special trains might have the opportunity of attending the cathedral, if so disposed. The result was that every seat in the choir was filed, and every corner erowded, and cotta forms so blocked up the floor that a pilaw weld scarcely be gained for the Dean and Canon Peathwhen they went to the lectern to read the lesson,. There must have been at least 800 people in the choir and galleries, and an equal number in the nave and aisles. Though many bad never heard cathedral service before, some probably never been within a church, as the use of the Prayer Book seemed to porde theta, yet the conduct of the congregation, on the whole, was mast becoming and decorous. The music was appointed by the Dean appropriate for the °coulee, and on the suggestion and selection of the managers of the meeting themselves. They showed much judgment in their choice, and though the anthems were very long, the excelleat per formance of the choir, in full strength, rivetted the atten tion of all present, and in ' Contort ye my people,' and the ' Hallelujah Chorus,' must have raised the hearts of the dullest and the coldest. In the ' Old !Landreth,' which was also sung, the great body of the people joined ; many had brought their Prayer-books, some their music. The atten tion of the vergers and other officials in offering places and books was very noticeable, as being so thntrary to the re ceived notion of such person', and as showing how soon the spirit of obligingness and wish to accommodate may be made to pervade a whole body when once heartily adopted in bead quarters. The same may be remarked of the choir, who evidently were animated with the desire of giving the best affect to the part assigned them. la the afternoon the cathedral was almost equally crowded; the people join ing is the Evening Hymn, the only inconvenience arising from want of sufficient room. Had benches been placed in the nave, a far greater number might have been accommo dated, and a greater stillness have preveiled. Tsough thou. mods after service walked round the aisles of the cathedral, and viewed all its objects of interest, not the slightest irre gularity occurred, nor did there appear any marks of that scribbling propensity which so often defaces the walls of oar most narrowly watched public budding" The church end country at large owe great thanks to the Dean and Chapter of Peterborough for being the first to throw open their ca thedral, without fee, to all comers; but in continuing to de velope this principle as they did last Monday, and offering every facility for the attendance of a large body of the middle and lower classes collected in the city for a great social and moral object, they have done more to pope holes the cathedral and endear them to the mass of the people, than the recommendations of • tithes cathedral commissioners. The success of this libel's' course is more remarkable, because however menus the chapter may he to stem the evils of intemperance, they ate far from beisg identified with the particular societies who assembled on the occasion, or with the mode of action they prescribe, the balk of the members of total abstinence societies being, probably, dissenters; but surely the spirit was Christian sad catholic that bade the doors of the only house of God that could contain so vast a multitude lilt up their heads and give a free welcome to all who would enter. It may be that many were not ;strictly worshippers on this occa sion, that curiosity and love of novelty or excitement and of sweet sounds drew them into that glorious House of Prayer ; hut few could have gone away altogether unimpressed with the service, at lout they must have had their hearts softened towards a church that did for them all it could. Nor is the devotion of oar own congregations so reasonable nod as devout, se exemplary and edifying, s to allow us to scrutinise too deeply the feelings and behaviour of a company who for the Rut time in their lives found themselves affectionately in. cited *tibia cathedral walls. The kindness of the chapter was not bousded by thus adapting their cathedral to the wants of the day ; they placed at the disposal of the meager' of the festival an adjoining field, where the booths for refreshments were erected, orations made, and games carried ea till the shades of evening broke up the nappy and well-conducted party. These who were presstat will best be able is time to come to answer the question, What is the use of our cathedrals?' One use, at least, may be, to sanctify a people's holiday—to do for those great gatherings of our countrymen, wbieh the keilliq of ezounion trains will daily more sad more MEETING OF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. BIIREWBBURY, SATORDAT. The weather is now delightfully fine, and yesterday was devoted to excursions to Btokesay Castle, Bromfield Priory, and Ludlow. The first named is a castellated band ing, erected in the reign of Edward I. bat now in ruins, and used as buildings to an aojoining %Ashes's. The whole bad been put in a proper state for the inspection, through the liberality of the owner—Earl Craven. Bromfie ld Priory, about two milett from Ludlow, dates from the 14th century. After halting there for *time, the party went on to Ludlow, where they were entertained to luncheon at the public rooms, by the Mayor of the borough, Mr. It. Anderson. The objects of interest in Ludlow are the church, built in the Iltb, with considerable additions in the 14th century, and the castle, a fine specimen of the time of Henry 11., the scene of many an eventful struggle during the times of the licorice and Edwards. Here Milton wrote his Comm," and it _ . was here performed for the first time. Upon the return of the party to Shrewsbury, they dined at the Music Hall, the Mayor of Slarewsbary, Mr. Butler Lloyd, baying invited them at his own cost. His worship presided, and was supported by Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Dungannon, the Hon. Fox Strangsways, Hon. W. 0. Stanley, M.P., &a. This (Saturday) morning stational meetings were held, whoa Mr. J. M. Kemble read a paper on " The Bronco and Iron Age of Germany." Mr. Voillamy read an inters•tiag paper, written by the Rev. R. W. Bran, upon " Haugh mond Abbey." The excursion was arranged for Albright Hussey, Battlefield, and Haughmond Abbey. Beneath the sweious cloister court of the last-named, Mr. A. W. Corbet, of Tuodome, had issued a handsome and sub• eantial entertainmeat to be prepared, and at three o'clock about 200 sat down to table, presided over by the host, supported by the president of the institute, and a large number of l►dies. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE, ROCHESTER. On Saturday morning an accident, by which three liras were sacrificed, occurred at the works connected with the railway bridge now erecting across the Medway in Rochester for the East Kent Railway Company. The plan adopted fee laying the foundation of the piers is as follows : Large iron cylinders, Of about nine feet in diameter, and of great weight and thickness, are sank at spots selected. They are then breed together, forming a long upright hollow pile. The water is then pumped out, and workmen proceed down the inside to the bed of the river, where the unit is exca vated to a great deptb, the cylinders rinsing with their own weight. Tee interior is then filled with concrete mired with gravel, dtc., the whole forming a solid bed for laying on the masonry. On Saturday morning a number of workmen were em ployed in this description of work. The men had made the descent in safety, and had sent up several "journeys" of soil, when from some unexplained cense the bottoms came out of the buckets. The whole suddenly fell down inside the cylinders, carrying in their fall the stages inside, and also • large diving bell, the whole maw weighing several tons. At the time of the accident there were two men working inside, and from the immense weight which fell on them their deaths must have been instantaneous. Their names are Thomas Colvin end James Carter. One man who was working with the bell, named George Humphries, was also killed. The escape of some other men was meet mar vellous. Owing to the great depth of the cylinders and the heavy mass thrown down, only one of the bodies (Hum phries) bad been recovered up to Saturday evening. The ceremony of " turning the first sod" of the Rut Kent Railway took place on Beturdsy afternoon at a field beneath Fort Pitt, Chatham, in the presence of Lord Sondes, Sir W. Cubitt, and other gentlemen, and the works are to be carried on vigorously. The accident of the morning, how ever, cast a gloom over the otherwise interesting ceremony. RAIL TrA Y INTELLIGEN CB. -0.-- RAILWAY RECEIPTS. The following are the receipts of railways for the past week : LILSCA , COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. ---- SlB,—The steam packet that left Dover for Culaislast night at 11.30, came into collision with the brigantine. Henry, of Yarmouth, bound front Shields to it,uen, deeply laden with coal, when, we regret to state, the latter was sunk; and the master, Robert High; the mate, Charles Holmes; and a boy, F. Fulcher, sank with the vessel, not having been able to cut the boat, which they had got into. adrift from the @hip.Two other men who were on boarclosamecl Hastings and Itudum, were picked up by the boat of the packet. As a matter of course,"as there has been loss of life, a strict investigation will be made. It appears the night was dark, but lights ashore and at sea were distinctly visible. The Commander repors, and his statement is corroborated by the passengers, including Mr. Percy B. St. John, Mr. Wyld, of Charing-cross, and several London merchants, that the ualortunate vessel anchored directly in the fair way, about half a mile off Lover Harbour, that she had no light up,and that nobody saw her until her jibboom w as across the port bow of the packet, when the e dti. r was struck by the paddle-wheel, and went down in about eigt.t fathoms, her topmast being visible at high water. The commander of the steamer had nut quitted the paddle hos, and the loon-out men at their stations were repeatedly ordered to be watchful. As the paddle-wheel of the steamer was itjured, 'nether packet tot k the passengers, and the former steamed back into Dover Harbour with the return of the tide.—We are, sir. &e. JENKINGS and CHUNCHWAND. Sunday, August 12. _ - TILE POISONING CASE AT DARLINGTON. DARLINGTON. SATURDAY NIORY. Mr. Joseph Snaith Wooler, the gentleman of pro-. perty at this place in custody on charge of poisoning his wife, was again brought before the county magistrates to day. Much evidence was again beard, :he material portion of which was some supplemental testimony by the medical men. It was deposed that immediately that they were convinced that tome person was tampering with their patient by administering small doses a arsenic, they pre p the vomits and excretions, which they analysed. Four or five days before Mrs. Woulet's death, Mr. Wooler sent the urine doss to Dr. Jackson's, which, upon analysis, proved to be of a different character altogether from the secretions they had been in the habit of testing daily. They thought there must be a mistake, and asked Mr. Weeler about it next morning. lie replied that there was no mis take; but the secretions which they took away with them after speaking to Mr. Wooler, upon being leered, had no resemblance to what he had sent, but, in its component parts, was exactly of the same character of urine that they had brought away from the house on previons days. The pn sonar was remanded until Friday next, but it will be • fortnight or three weeks Wore Dr. Taylor will be ready with the analysis of the viscera, sent to him. The Russian journal the Czas denies that the blockade has caused any sensible Lou to Russia. Oa the contrary, the corn for the army and the wood for the build ing of vessels are cheaper. " St. Petersburg is not Russia. That which is true of the eapitsl, situated in a marshy and generally barren country, is not, we can SWUM our German contemporaries, tree of the other parts of the country. The dearness spoken of is but local; it exists but in some cities on the coasts of the Baltic and the Black Seas, not in the interior of the country." ' Ladies of different classes of society in St. Peters burg have formed themselves into a society for the succour of widows end orphans of tft cen end soldiers destined for defence of the capital and the shores of the Baltic. The Archbishop of Cherson and Tiurida has re turned from Sebastopol to Backchi•S.ni. A letter in the Pays from Lille, mentions the arri val there, on Wednesday, of Lady &Wan, on bur way with her family, to Paris. The widow of the late lamented Field Disrobe' is, it is said, one of the visitors to the Imps- rid court. The King of Denmark has lately sent his portrait to the Emperor Napoleon. The Piedniontese Gazette of the 8:h says: "The news: from SIIMITI relative to the cholera i• a little better, and the arrival of the medical men sent by the government had raised the confidence of t. , :e population. Large quanti ties of ice have been sent from 006011, and every means have been taken by the authorities to prevent the malady from spreading." hldlle. Rachel sailed for New York on Saturday, in the Pacific. NVhen the steamer bad received all her passengers and mails on board, and was about to depart, the gifted actress appeared at the stern of the vessel, where she was greeted with cheers and waving of hand -1 kerchieb, which she gracefully returned. A