The Express. — London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

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Mrs It. Moeuhrt. EMI WAVED AT LONDON WOOL Tie DAT —W., IL Ms— Al%mom 11 DIAL to Albersous. 411 A. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY M. GOOD-JrATVAP.O cynics are apt to smile at the religious dissipation, as they irreverently de scribe it, which periodically inaugurates "the " Smarm "in this metropolis. The swallow and the cuckoo, they say, are not more regular in their annual migrations than the flight of black feathered and white-throated miniaters of all de nominations who darken beneficently the early May sunshine in the London thoroughfares, and compose their wings in Exeter-hall. The season of balk, drums, operas, and morning and evening dances and concerts, is, curiously enough, heralded by the advent of these good min who discourse with a melodious exhilaration and a rapturous unction to fervent, and for the most part feminine, salsa- Magee of guileless and gratified enthudesta. It is easy and harmless enough to make fun of certain outward features of these May meetings; but the soul of goodness that is in them defies ridicule; and it may be said in favour of the "dissipation " which irresistibly attracts so large • number of excellent people who never enter a pima of amusement, that it differs essentially from its more worldly rivals in this—it Mrengthens, exalts, and refreshes its votaries. Surely is a money getting age, and in the motto and capital of all the pleasures and profile of temporal memos, it is well that the lamp of samilles should be kept burning by devoted hands, and that cuss • year at least it should be made to shims before the world. These Missionary Societies need no apology for their labours and objects. ?lie least that ma be said of them is that they enlarge the horizon of man's hopes and interests, lift his agitations out of the trivialities of a eatis lied sad selfish *Mama, and agitate for a mo ment the fashionable weariness or vulgar tedious. nem eicivilized society with a yearning for some thing diviner then comfort end prosperity. And as the love of country project@ a man's thoughts and feelings beyond his parish, his town, his country, or his business, so the love of mankind which is the life of menionary enterprise takes from patriotism its narrowness and its jealousy. There are few sorts of " cant " more de serving of the name than the cant of assuming that the money spent in missions to contented heathen savages is so muck robbed from suffer ing heathen in our own streets and alleys. It is better that the talent should be put out to in terest on doubtful security than not put out at all; and it by no means follows that the roes or pounds contributed towards the conversion of Polynesians or Africans would have been contributed toward' any thing or any body nearer home ; indeed it is ascertainable that the largest aid to distant mis sionary enterprises comes from the most generous and constant supporters of every good work of charity among their neighbours. Statistical in quiry will determine with singular accuracy the probable number of sightseers or play-goon in London any day between April and July. But the reproductive and multiplying energy of that form of charity which is directly inspired by the religious spirit is not to be precisely stated; it is as incalculable as the repro ductive energy of nature in river, forest, plain, and •ea, as the seed of plants shed on the •oil of one continent, and wafted across oceans or deserts to be ripened in another. Our readers may believe that it is in no spirit of frivolous detraction that we notice with some misgiving a truly lamentable episode in the Report read before the meeting of the London Missionary Society some days since. The substance of this Report and its prevailing tone were cheerful and amouragiag, as indeed the Reports of Missionary Societies usually ar••—• national characteristic perhaps, and one which we should note without cavil in any enterprise of English origin. Perhaps an audience less emotional might be a little less sanguine as to the evangelical dispositions of the Taepings ; but the Society may be excused for seeing vast " openings " even in China, when British India present', no discouragement, and Madagascar no difficulty too grave for congratu lation. In Polynesia, in the West Indies, the Society reports hopeful program In Southern India cholera and famine had almost swept away an entire mission. But the most terrible "reverse" which the Society had encountered during the year wee in the mission to the tribes in Central South Africa, to the north of the Zambesi. It appears that two minions bad been established at the par ticular instance and advice of Dr. Livinoirrons, while in the service of the Society ; " the one " on the north of the Zambesi among the Mako " lobo, and the other on the south among Mate " bele." The former was entrusted to Lien's wrox s's friend and fellow-labourer, the Rev. HOLIAMAT Himnoes, qualified for the work by twenty years of African experience. This devoted servant of the Cross had done wonders among tribes "as debased and wretched as the " Makololo." To reach his appointed destination • journey of a thousand miles through the wilder ness had to be undertaken. The dangers and suf ferings of this terrible paa•age through the blinding torrid heat, with the horrors of thirst often ume limed for days, were endured through nearly seven months. At length the Mission, consisting of Mr. Emmons, his trip, and four children, and Messrs. Pauli and MACKENZIE, reached Linyanti, the resi dence of a powerful chief, from whom hospitality and aid had been expected. This chief brought food and drink to the mission, but refused to allow then, to remove to a healthy situation to await the arrival of Dr. LMNOsToIIII. Neverthe less, Mr. H►.Lroua and his brethren began their labours undaunted, and in the course of a week they were all laid low with fever. Pint, one of the attendants died, then one and another of the THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY - 7• 4 *--. - 0 . - little children, then an aid* aisd, thett Haossorn and last Mr.' Milos/ .Iliossell The simple story, it •isit by Mr. Hnasoos's survived* eddlttlite, Mr. co, is more affecting than the most ingeniously pathetic eloquence could render it. Foul play was sus pected on the part of the Chief ; but though his oendect throughout was gruel and treacherous, it seems to be confirmed that it was the fever peculiar to the country, and not poison, that /ail low bodies predisposed by weakness and privations to its fatal ravages. The two assistant mission aries managed to escape to the coed with Mr. Enamor's two orphan children : but the wife of ens of them—Mrs. Plums—died of fever by the way. In his letter Mr. Pares expresses his de sire to return to the scene of these afflicting trials as soon as he has placed the orphan children in safety ; and his devoted fellow-servant, Mr. Moo ovine, is equally ready to live and die in the service of Cann among the heathen. But we cannot be surprised to find that the Di rectors manifest some hesitation in consenting to the renewal of this mission to the Makololo, until at least they have ampler information as to its possibilities. Neither the Mission nor the Society can be charged with imprudence in au thorising and attempting the expedition which has resulted so calamitously. They had Dr. Lrvumeroire's sanction, and no grounds for anticipating the evil dispositions of the Chief at Linyanti. Still it is difficult to resist the im pression that the lives of women and children wen sacrificed in vain. Such an expedition as this was one for men, and for men seasoned to the direst hardships of Abloom travel. We are far from implying that wives and mothers should have no part or lot in missionary trials. On the contrary, we are persuaded that the living presence and ex ample of the Christian family is an admirable "handmaid " to the Gospel among the heathen. Bat for such an expedition as this to the Makololo —an expedition of pioneers—the best and bravest of women could be only an impediment or a danger the more. Such " Reports " are only too "telling" at an annual meeting ; they bring tears even to strong men's eyes ; but the conclusion, whe ther of a reasonable faith or of common sense, must be, that any unavailing risk of life is an imprudence which a harsher criticism might call an impiety. -iLTESII AMERICA. '• 611ZIPAY, MAT SC The Atlantic Royal Mail sifetnehip Adriatic, which arrived here this morning, left New York on the 14th inst., and St. John's on the 18th, thus having made this passage from the latter place to Galway in five days and twelve hour.. She brings 363 passengers and the mails. NEW YORK, MAT 14. (Per Adriatic via St. John's and Galway.) The blockade of the Virginia waters is complete. A precautionary notice has been issued for all yawls to leave those waters within fifteen days. Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans will be blockaded within a week. The Maryland legislature has adopted a resolu tion condemning the war, and discountenancing the interference of the Federal troops. Fort WHenry, in Baltimore, has been rein forced. General Butler, with 2,000 troops and a section of artillery, has taken possession of Baltimore without resistants,. Martial law has been pro claimed in the city. 31,000 Federal troops are now at Waahington. Virginia has been admitted by the Confederate Congress in the southern confederacy. The Union movement is, however, spreading in Virginia. The number of secession troops atHarper's Ferry is only 6,000. The Secretary of the Federal Treasury invites offers at current rates for the Treasury loan of 9,000,000 dole. The Kangaroo and the Parana have arrived out. The Nova Scotian has not yet arrived. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW TORS, MAY 13 (Eviornra). Exchange se Landow. 1061 to 104. Stocks steady, except MiNDOUZi Sao* which have falls. to 36i. Odeon delL Middling Upised, Ufa tolls ; broadens heavy. NEW ORLEANS, RAY 11. Coq= sales today, 4,500 bales. Middling, no. to 11jo. NSW YORE. liar It (By Tstsgrape to in. Stooks aro tending upwards, and more oonikisoce is gown. Ma, 22i ; Illinois Bow* 96 ; New York Central, 72. Masi sscaritios aro steady. ST. JOHN'S, Nay 18. Great election riots have taken plane here. Three people have been shot. The telegraph wires were cut, but have been repaired. SERVIA. BELGRADE, NAT 23. Omar Pasha arrived b.re to-day, accompanied only by Ida mite. INDIA. CALCUTTA, Aran.* By Wows* to Past do Ca lls). The duty an sateen twist and yarn has been reduced to 5 per cent. THE BOMBAY AND mzprrzn MAH SOVIRAMPTON, Ka 24. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta, Captain Field, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 139 passengers, four packages of specie, value not stated ; two (0 bales of silk, and a general cargo. She passed the ship Saunders south of Flnisterre, and also the steamers Derwent and Ceylon. Advice. from Gibraltar contain nothing of im portance. Exchange on London, 90 days, was quoted 50} to 50111 ; Paris , Mr. 29c. ; Marseilles and Genoa, 630 ; Madrid, Cadiz, and Seville, par; Malaga, } discount ; Valencia, } premium ; Barcelona, } premium_ The steamers Stella and Stanley from London, and the Recta and Albanian from Li ver p oo l, h a d arrived at Gibraltar. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MON Oil OWX PARIS, TinnumAT Emma. I mentioned on Tuesday that Murat, among his many other (masenically) illegal acts, had at tempted a coup d'itat, and declared the election of a %read blaster adjourned. It appears by a report presented to Prinoe Napoleon to-day by the masonic delegates that what toek place was as follows On Tuesday, just as the election was tohave come on, , Prince Murat, of his own personal authority, and without the advioe of his meanie oonneil, stuck up • decree on the grand lodge door, adjourning • public meeting till Friday, but recommending the brethren to go on with their work in their bureaux in the interval. Thereupon the brethren, with • feigned obedience, resolved that by far the most important work before them was the election of • Grand Master, and they proceeded "in their bureaux" to collect the votes in writing of all the qualified electors. The result was that out of 140 electors, d 6 votes were polled for Prince Napoleon, and only 44 for Murat. Out of this minority of 44 it is to be observed that 21 belonged to the Grand Master's council and 7 were officers on his personal rtaff ; to that the number of independent votes given for him was ludicrously small. At the adjourned public meeting of to-morrow, however, Murat and his whom' will dispute the legality of Prince Napoleon's election, and will attempt to put off the m►tter for six months. I suppose the real decision between the cousins will rest with the Emperor. The report on the budget will be prompted VS the Corps Legislatif to-morrow. A new and doubtless more liberal law on the press is before the Council of State, and will pro bably come before the Corps Legislatif next week. There is • talk of anticipating the motions of MM. Jules Fevre, E. Meier, tic., by repealing the obnoxious law of public safety. A great literary, and not only • literary but a political event, is the publication of • new edi tion, fur the first time these fifteen years, of M. Michelet's work, " Priests, Women, apd Families." This book, which perhaps more forcibly than any other demonstrates that nothing but full religious liberty can counteract the poisonous influence upon the domestic hearth of rampant popery, is of course in tho " Index" at Rome, and was till lately esteemed an impious and revolutionary work in France. It was long out of print, and the few second-hand copies that might occasionally be met with were not seized by the French police. But it is quite certain that at no time during the six or seven first years of the empire bill-stickers would have been allowed, as they are now, to placard the walls of Perin with announcements in letters 3 feet high, that there was • now edition of "Le Pretre, La Femme, et La Famine." This placard is a sign of the times, which points the same way sa l the throwing out of Prince Murat at the masonic lodge. The vicar of Availles, near Poitiers, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for an " offence against the Emperor's person and exciting hatred between citizens." The only variation et the Bourse was a rise of 10e. in the Bente, which closed at 69fr. 46c. for account. In railways there was no change at all ; they were heavy, the last returns of the receipts not being very good. " The general subject of conversation at the pre sent moment, at Dijon," says the Journal ds la Cas d'Or, " in the fight of M. Beason, a notary of Cbc Court. OSBORNE, MAY 23. The QUeell and Prince Consort, with the King of **Peloses. walked cat in the grounds this morning. 'He Prism et Wake is smarted to arrive at Oeboree beriay. Viscosel Parmelee salved is Leedom yesterday treat Itreeket•ltall. Herb. Dark.he; moo ressived yoolwdy st tin Colcsiskillos bon the Governor d tie Cape of Good Hops. Deopsteboo wore osai is Yo GIMININC a/ Oromio, wad leas Gorman of Oho aoldawailr al Os Wont Canal of Atoka. Tad Qtr nt% Bidldhare—This day her Majesty Queen Vire& esespielas her 42ad year, laving bra bone at Earistea Paw" Nay Ilk 1411. Owing to her WNlyi tem& hairvearat dr day will he hers privately at Oars% sad the public esisbration will he this year droned is the area west in July. Their Royal nightmare the Duchess of Oaat bridse sad the Priasees Nary hosourod the pertonesaer at the Royal Iran Opus with this presser het 'tea*. Thar vs* biehismass orwried the Queen's box. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge I linioured Lard sad Lady Cleaver Peer with hi. wimpany at dimmer on Wedarday evening, at their resideire at the Admiralty. A molest party were invited to meet his royal WWI I& ' The Duke of Argyll arrived at his residence on Oarepden.hill, on Wednesday evening, from Soothed. The Counters of Derby will have an assembly oa the 19th June at her residers is Bt. Jamee's-egeare. The Countess Dowager of Clare has left the Queen's Rotel, 'Upper Norwood, for Ryden. Lord Ashburton, as President of the Royal Geographical Society. will give his second convenaniose on the sth of June at Bath Rome. Lord Dynevor gave a ball last evening at Ilex mammon la Primer gardens. The Right Hon. W. K Gladstone left Downing skeet Ims• tar itiatatire. Mn. GladstZioe's Friday evening receptions are unavoidably postpoesd for the present. Mn. Clarke Tbornhill's ball will take place this evening. at 14, Bateavoqmtra. Mn William Paynter's concert takes place this wonky, io Balgrera-agaare. Mrs. Rolls' ball is fixed for the 21st of June. Miss Burdett Coutts entertained a party at Stratton•street yesterday main& at which Mr. Fighter gave!' readiag fres Estaist. - The handsome new &strict church of St. Anne, Hanger-laps, SissiforidiM, beilt b the muninoent libera lity of F. Newman, rag, Mai&Ai in the oeighbourhood, is now jest lashed, and will be coossorsted in July. The Pow. J. D. Letts, KA., domestic chaplain to the FA?, of Forma, of Staunton Harold, Leioestershirs, Ism been ap pointed incumbent by the founder. The government have at length disposed of the 'rows solicitorship, left vacant since the death of Sir Matthew Barrington. Cork has been given to Mr. Gilman, Limerick to Mr. Wiliam Roche, and Kerry with Clare to Mr. A. Morphy, each solicitor having* salary of 900 f. a year, out at which he will have to defray all summary expenses The remarkable work of M. Choilln in attacked this morning by Dr. Gray, of the British Museum, in two additional hitters—own addressed to the Tina and the other to Oh. MoruOut Adeerfriser. Is the course of the latter Dr. Ovsy nays :—" I doubted M. Ds Cimino having been into or reads the oollectioa In the interior of Equatorial Africa, bemuse his collection centrals, species which have only been found in different parts of the Wont Coast of Africa, and which it is very unlikely should be eciogregeted together in a eagle locality of limited extent ; for this is a fact en tirely opposed to our present knowledge of thegeographical distribution of animal, ; and, further, because I do not hod in his work any special journal, itinerary, or area the magnetic bearbigs of his routes, which are universally found in travels in a new country. There is also an entire want of those descriptive particulars of the localities visited, which at once characterise the olwerratione of an missal scientific traveller, or even of an ordinary writer of a previously unknown country. These double are con hind by the fact that is the three or four letters which I have received from the Oubooo, during the last six or maven years, I do not And the slightest notice of M. Du Chaillu having been making any explorations, which, when we consider the small aim of the European community there, one would expect to have been an object of interest.' Tuesday heat was hotter than any day during the year 1840, as the following record will show :—Mean tern. pasture is elude, ail deg. ; greatest heat is shade, 791. Is 1860 the mean temperature of the two warmest day, was 641 deg. as the Ilad of May, arid 631 deg. on the 15th of July. ma greatest heat occurred as the same day last year—vis, the 31st of May, sod the temperature reached was the sense is both years, via., 791 deg. In former years a much higher temperature has been reached, the greatest beat in shade being for May, 1846, 811 deg. ; 1847, 841 1848, ; 18.13. 8211414. ; 1860, 811 deg. ; and 1668. 640 deg. la contrast to this, the greatest beat is May, 1842 and 1813, only reached 871 deg., and in 1815 oely WV deg. Dunce the last fifty years the coldest May was I. 1850 i, when the mean temperature was only 48'5 deg., the hottest May being 1848, when the mean temperature evacied 600 dog. The great cricket match between the Eleven of ragleed and Twenty-two of Ireland termi•ated at Dab• lie oe Wednesday le the triumph of the Saio•e, after • spirited •ad well-ee•te■ted game. Signor Chinni ix now in London for • short time. Donne his stay he proposes to deliver two leetares on the prestot state of affairs in Italy and the proepecta of the future. 'G, MAY imh*•' that pkee, leafing hisalfairs in • , state. The judicial authorities, on Wag of the fact, pieed seals on his office ) at th llune slueelnisi removed, and all his psolAws the hands of M. Boismean, another notary 44 the town, to whom all persons interested must new address themselves." I hear truly heartrending accounts of the suffer ings of Mires in Mans prison, where he still is— for the statement circulated by • lithographed cot respondence of his having been removed to an hos pital turns out to be untrue. He applied for this favour, but was reftned. Long solitary confinement has seriously affected the mind as well as injured the health of the great financier. His black hair has turned very grey, and is falling off The re strictions upon interviews with his family, of which his wife complained in a letter which was made public, still continue. The cell in which he is - 'manned is so fetid that when his friends do see him they can with difficulty stay more than - a few minutes. The only furniture is • rush-bottomed chair, • deal table, and a small iron bedstead, which has to be turned up in the daytime to give him room to move about, so narrow is the dungeon which for three long mouths has been the dwelling plan of the man who was dragged from one of the abet sumptuously tarnished palaces in Paris to be thrust into it. All this while neither• the prisoner ace anybody else knows exactly et what he is ac need. At the time of his 'arrest it was rumoured that the charges against him were ot a very serious nature, but now many siren at the worst his aeon was bailable, and he bag offend Inuit* any amount. However this maybe, it does seem wine wearily cruel te keep him so very long in such a horrible plan. Such treatment is certainly un, end, although the Monifostr, in answer to the public murmurs on the subject, was pleased to say a month ago that Mirk was dealt with just like say other prisoner in *llk* category. This is certainly not so. • Hventsanederer before his trial is not treated so batty, in M. Mires has been. Zquality in the lips of• the law" is doubtless a good maxim, and one Munn bit commend the re final of any indulgence which might enable a wealthy prisoner to eecape, or to destroy evidence against himself. But the regulations of French pisamrs are generally humane and considerate towards untried persons, and admit of their enjoy ing all reasonable personal comforts, having regard t• their habits and station in life. Great facilities gni given, to exchange • prison for an hospital, to people who are able to pay for the means nunnery fir mandig their safe custody, and the slightest sniisai recommendations are attended to in such lams. It cannot be pretended that there was any stiselity for keeping Mires three months in the miserable cell above deseribed, and such imprisonment, ff not neoaerny, is crueL Blain', Correspondence gave out lately that the likaperor himself bad expressed a wish that the trial might speedily be brought on. I understand that a petition, signed by upwards of 600 share holders in Mini? undertakings, who still have full confidence in him, was presented to his Majesty the other day. Since writing the above I find it announced in the Temps of this evening that the Chamber of Accusation bn sent M. Mires before the Tribunal et Correctional Police, ►nd that his trial will pro bably come on in the early part of June. This statement is a pregnant confirmation of the surmise that the charges against him are not of so grave a nature as was supposed three months ago. ' The Correctional Tribunal takes cognisance only of mis demeanours, and not of crimes. It was hitherto fully expected that he would be tried by the' Assize Court. As it is, although the prosecution mitigates its charge, the Late of the prisoner may possibly be worse, because he will not have the benefit of a jury before the Correctional Tribunal. That is a court which scarcely ever returns • ver dict of not guilty. Now, that. the accusation against M. Mires is reduced to the proportion of • mr, it will be more than ever difficult to cruelty of his long preventive Capri- justify the sonment. An absurd attempt to push the law of copyright to extreme consequences was frustrated to-day by the Tribunal of Commerce. In answer to the pamphlet, " Waterloo, by N. L. Veuillot," pub lished by (home, • waggish author brought out one at Denta's with the title, " Waterloo to M. L. Vanilla& " Thereupon the Jesuit bookseller brought his action, alleging that his prior publication had given him a copyright in the word "Waterloo." The covers were not alike, and there was no fin; tenoe for alleging an intention to sell the one as a substitute for the other. Verdict for the de fendant. Last night at the Chateau des Flours a young man, who was indulging in the favourite sport of demolishing plaster images in the shooting gallery, after having taken several shots presented his pistol to his own head and blew his brains out. We find in the Spore the following anecdote con gealed with the late thestricalperformanoce at the Tuileries : Eighty ladies were invited to this dramatic soir+e. After the play, the Emperor and the Empress graciously eompli mooted the actors on their performance, and her Majesty, 'Atheist's; M. Moorose, asked him, with a smile, bow long it was sins Alexandre Dumaa's piece had been played at the Thritre Francais. " Net for twenty years," replied Maims. "In that ewe," replied her Majesty, laughing, "pray say nothing about it, for there are several ladies bars who, though they will not own to being thirty, have just assured me that they had seen It played at the Ileitis Pranritia." A Toulon letter has the following :—" The admirers vessel carries out to Syri► a sum of 500,000 fr. in ooln—a very useful and economical precaution in a wan try where, owing to the scarcity of specie, very high du• wants are allowed for cash payments. Each of the vowels also takes out a number of live oxen and sheep, which will be landed, and turned out to pasture if necessary. The Bay of Marmorim, the general rendezvous of the whole fleet, is justly reckoned one of the best aseltairages in the Levant ; it is opposite the coast of 011%111111k, on the north side of Rhodes. A better choice for a central station could not be made ; the climate is healthy, with plenty of good water, and the country is severed with forests which abound in game." On the morning of the 17th inntaut, the Emperor et Austria went in the Fantasia to meet the Empress, and at 10 o'clock their Majesties were off Trieste. As the Victoria and Albert passed the different forte on her way to Miramar,, the residence of the Archduke Ferdinand Max, mildew were fired from 450 guns. The Empress, who is said to have derived great benefit from her eojourn in the island of Madeira, purposes staying at Miramar, for some time. A " bon" was blowing as the Victoria and Albert entered the part, but her engines are so powerful that she set it at nought. A hitter from "tome of the 17th says :—" On Thursday the Pope, with hi. oourt and noble guard, made ea excursion to Fiumiccino, embarking on the Miser on board the steamboat P Terre, with another twat carrying a military band of music, en route. I'io Nono is of a very social tun, sad much enjoys thaw pleasure parties. At the repast he was peculiarly py. Amongst ether delicamies which graced the board was a remarkably Abe sturgeon, which the Pope admired greatly. ' I never saw a Auer,' said he, ' except, perhaps, that which was sent to me in 1848 by Ciesruaoehio—ens as gran bestione (be war a monstrous brat). (Xrdinal Astrid sod the prelat;, sronsid his Holiness iodolgod in a laugh at this sally, profaning not to distinguish whether the epithet had been meant by Pio Noon for Cicerusechio or the Ash.' • rit i ernz'assrlos COMMISSION. WXTR REPORT. Tide morning the sixth report of her Majesty's QA Minks Getuniasioners, dated the 17th instant, was issued. The early portion of the report relates to the inquiry which was instituted by a select committee of the House of Commons, and to the modifications In the arrange ment" of the commission which have resulted from the recommendations of that committee. With regard to the proceedings of the commission during the pest year, a is stated that the Mid number •th nominations to situations in which the order M council was applied in 1860 was 2,631, of which 1,923 were nominations of one candidate only. The number of persons nominated as competitors daring the year was 708, and the number of situations far which they competed was 242. Of these 708 competitors in 1860, there meth who obtalasel places in the respective competitions sufficiently high to bring them within the number of 'Witham competed for, and who would have received appointusesin had they not failed in particular subjects ; the subjects in which they have failed being, except in four cases, of • practical charm ' tee. Thus, 18 have failed either in bookkeeping or amount. states ; 10either in arithmetic, orthography, or handwriting; 161 a nee or more of these practical subject', and likewise is other subjects ; 1 in precis only ; 1 in trigonometry only ; 1 in Latin ooly ; and 1 in history and likewise in geography. In non-competitive ezaminetiose, during the year, the certificate have been 1,469, the rejections 3:7. The rejec. dons during five years have amounted to 2,289. Out of this number all bat 290 have failed either in arithmetic or in spelling. In forty.two came lad year nomine s were considered Malign& on account of age, thirty cm amount of health, and thirty-me on account of character. The number of competitive examinations conducted during the year 1860 was 80 ; sad by those examinations 196 Mus lims were filled up. The number of competitors actually examined was 603 ; and of the 407 who were unenceeedel, 319 were not considered to have pawed examinaticas which would have entitled them to certificates if they bad presented themselves with absolute nominations. The number of honorary certificates granted last year was 892. The proportion of rejections to certificates in non competitive examinations NUM to have a tendency to diminish. It was in 1857 rather more than me. third, in 1858 rather lees than one-third, in 1869 ono-fourth, and in 1860 less than that proportion. "We continue to think, " may the conuniadoness, " that this may be safely regarded as isdicating increased acquirements in the ceedidates, and not any laxity in our own proceedings. We venture to state this with lase dif fideose, for we certainly perceive in the performance of the candidates who pass, especially in spelling and arithme tic, considerable improvement." The tables of the competitive examinations', which are given in the report, show that in a considerable number of instanceit the candidates have obtained nine-tenth, sad more of the total marks I. , and more than two. thirds i the maximum is • ; and that mom can didates even for less importaat clerkshiie, have been thee, lately faultless is their orthography. A considerable number of succeeshil eanilidatee have obtained two-thirds el the maximum marks for geography arid history. • long list is given also of ca tee who have obtained t sfaaz certificates for subjects in which they have volan cseed themeless for examination. • Vilit regard to the eimainatione for the civil service of India, the commissions., observe that the large amber 80—of thew valuable appolutments offered for competition in July last led them Ia aspect a cousidersble increase m the number of candisithes, but only 154 Promoted them selves. As in hawser years, the su rtal eindidales have for the most peat beet trelned at thienply itltm and the commionioners pay • special complinieut to th e • uni versities. The arrangements relating to the LAM civil service oblige the suesassial eendidates at the essepthitive examination to mothers • frwlime 11. pass maithasaisa after the interval of 12 months; awl ft appear, that in the medal examination of the selected candidates of 1859, eight showed themselves so deficient is Imetsindge of some of the subjects prescribed that the certified* WWI refused. They 1611 pro bably be allowed mother • drum in July next. In this part of the report the commissioners seam the gradual mamas which has taken place in universities and colleges of the study of Sanskrit. 1s the competitive examination of 1860, about one-fourth of the 80 successful candidates had takes up Sanskrit, sod some of them showed considerable proficiency in that lan guage, and m the competitive examination about to take pJtss in July next 34 madidates have signified their fideli ties to take up Sanskrit. " Although we hive been desirous sot to tempt persons into any specie! study for these com petitions,.s, and have accordingly not included the vernacular of India as elements of these examinations, yet, believing in the value of the study of Sanskrit as an exercise for the intellectual powers, and as form ing a bath for the study of languages as a science, we think that the introduction of this language as ono of the subjeces of literary education in . colleges and , univerei may be regarded am satisfactory in itself, whilst it cer tasty will be meful to those who may be looking forward to become candidates for the civil service of lodia." At the close of their report the commissioners repeat their Moog and increasing witwistion of the superiority of com petitive ewer simple pain examinations for the admis sion of candidate. Into the public service, and this, too, in almost all spee eats and offices. The following Rote is apge l ied to the report_ " Whilst manic this report our attention has been called to a .work entitled Cousitleations nn Representative Government,' by Mr. Jobe Mill. In that work, pp. 257- 965, he discuses at considerable length the mode of select permanent civil servants. His views on this eubject with reference to the advantage of competitive mamma doss, and the important Mill:kenos of UMW in eameraglng education are is entire unison with our owe, and it affords ns no small degree of satisfaction to and our opinions supported by a writer so distinguished for his political and phlllosophical knowledge and who from his long and successful career in the India Home has bad most valuable experience in the conduct of official buainew." 'WIRTH REPORT OP THE COMMISSIONERS TOR iniarriair or 1851. This morning the above report, dated the 3rd instant, sad addressed to the Hosea Secretary, was pre. seated to parliament. The report consists of a narrative of the serious steps taken by the commissioners in the period of five years that has elapsed since the issuing of their last report. The cir cumstances which led to the complete change in the posi tion of the commissioners towards the government; and the dissolution of the partnership in the Kensington-gore estate, leaving them the sole owners of the property, ere fully detailed. The various out lying portions of their estate, irrespective of the piece occupied by the government on which the South Kensington Museum is erected, have been let by the commissioners on building leases. Of the remainder of the estate the central portion, to the extent of more than 22 acres, has been devoted to the Horticultural Society. The arrange manta made with the Society of Arta and the Commis sioners for the Exhibition of 1862 for a loan of a portion of the estate are also explained in this report. A lease has been granted to the Society of Arts of the pe nnsmest buildings proposed to be erected to be used is holding exhibitions, and for purposes connected with the promotion of arts end manufactures. Six teen acres of the same land are reserved for an Ex hibition to be held in 1872. The commissioners add : " Out of the total extent of land originally purchased by us in 18.52, amounting to 85 or 86 acres, the various appro. positions that have already been made for the purposes of the Department of Science and Art, the construction of roads, the Horticultural Gardens, the Exhibitions of 1862 and 1872, and the erection of private houses, have absorbed. more or less permanently, not lees tbau 70 scree, so that only 14 or 15 acres, or about one.sixth of the lend forming the Kensingtongore estate, remain at present unappro priated to the development of the purposes contemplated by our charter: and even four acres of that amount have been temporar i ly lent for the Exhibition of 1862. Whilst we cannot but look upon this as a most satisfactory result, end at one affordins every prospect of the ultimate and entire accomplishment of the important objects for the promotion of which the estate was originally purchased by us under the powers conferred upon us by her Majesty, it will be our duty, in th e new and independent position now occupied • by us, to persevere in our exertions to attain that end, and to endeavour to merit a continuance of that toondence and favour which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to extend to us throughout the whole period of cur loon , partition." FANCY BAZAAR. A fancy bazaar WAR held yederday at the Hanovertednare Booms, and will be are. tinned to-day, in aid of the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic. It to the immediate patron. age of the Queen, the Duchess of Cambridge, fa., and the stalls are held by Lady Ely, Lad? Antrim. Lad, Ch.reoce Paget, and other ladies of dietanotios. The crowd was great, and will doubtless be so again to.clav, so that a good harvest may be s a f e ly prophesied for th is: deserving charity. Oxman, MAT 23.—DEATH OF THZ PRINCIPAL OP br. ALLAN Hat.t..—lt is with much regret Trio have to mammas the death of Edward Cardwell. D.D., F.R.S., Principal of St. Allan-ball, in this nnivenity, and noel. of the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.A., of ROA College, and Y.P. for the city of Oxford, which took plaice after a abort but severe Mows early this morning. Dr. Cardwell was highly esteemed throughout the university and city, and the poor of Oxford will have to deplore the loss of eve the plated beasfaetom NEWSVENDEBS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. The twenty-second annual meeting of the men. hem sod friends of this society was held yesterday at th e Fressomond-hall, Great Queenetreet, Mr. Taint in the chair, to mere • report from the committee and elect a pemsumer. The report stated the receipt.' for the y er . by douatioca, subscriptions, he., to be 1641. Bs. 6d. ; espen. altars, nu. 8.. ice ; lowing • balance •• the year of 381. 9a. 6d. It then referred to the small number of the trade who supported the society, and knelled some deem would be taken by the members to induce their brethren to join the society. The report then referred to the decease doted the smiled and most energetic sapportenanf the oelsty, sad the aidertunate poeitiou in which kii tridoe was left, regretting that their foods wer e n ot in • phition to pleas of O bee at once Co the list of pensioners. Mr. :1 1 111(11h lltopur•treet, had applied to be elected he • pe . oner, and the committee, haneg made every necessary equi t y, recommended him for election. The report, after some diem: men, was adopted. Mr. Kindly was sleeted a pen. simper. The anniversary feetinl of the institution arm' tele. bested lest night at she Freemasons' Tavern by _g rub dential wpm, to which about 180 sot down. Mr sarlet Dickens was announced to take the chair, but wae pm. vested from so doing in consequence of ill health.; Be. fore the commencement of the proceedings, the Seat. tart' read the following letter from that gentleman : "3, Hamm -term& Regasth-park, Tuesday, thq 2f, 1861. Mr,—l regret to amen you that lam =able to lake the chair on Thursday. For some weeks past I have haw much dieneseed with neuralgic pains in the face, and have been obliged to forego many social engagement& I find myself, after all, so mat for a hot lighted room, and indeed for Laudon, that I am obliged to go away for change to the see aide. Bat 1 hem spoken to my friend, Mr. Wilkie Collins, and be has bees so kind as to my that he will preeide for me ; and me you shall have, if you desire it, next year, if I am aro and well.—FalthfOy yours, Cttent.ne Dimes." much The appearance of Mr. Wilkie Collins was greeted with alithomisem. _ It was We hoar before the madly wore brought to _ Bans vocal selections by News. Claw, fsdt6. )uroa, and Ford, contributed to enliven tins mow. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL. ssw-caoli4 A meeting d the members el this corporation wee held yestmday, at the Royal United Service Inetitution, the Whitehall-yard ; the peskiest, Admiral BOMAN Q. 8., io choir. After the tmoal preliminary business, • The Smearrairt read the annual report, from which it appeared that during the pact year several vacancies had occurred on the reduced foundation, which the conned had filled from • long list of urgent asses awaiting admissioe, and igimlinstanoes of these the claims of ea officer wi th and an income of 1271.. and a widow, also with sad UBl. per annum, thus showing the mine rid, impertanes of this school to th e , affluent ellicess al the mug sink% and the necessity of samallahnelplises en enable tie council to canoed the Amelia 9/ t i limptitution. Many of its most MAIM sap. pariah thati filed, thus tensing a billet elf in the rub. scripthen Met, the canna believe that the chicle of the school only neq publicity to receive incensed pillionage; that anitimpe'se who Mid GO ed to apneas fee_ support were Lieutenant J. R.N. who bad biome a life governor, in virtue Of A muni. liceet' donation of SOW. • some anonymous tries . had also transmitted 1001. through Messrs. Ommanney, sada lemicy of 901. had been received from the executors of the - ImM Commander John Bowerhank. Many of the fore* Penile had highly distinguished emissive' in their mice* examh nations for the naval, military, and civil services... As an evidence of theiseportmat and utility of this sehouteand its increasing infiumee ea the service, it was niseiiimed that since 18W upwards of 200 of its former peplis hers been made ward.resea Milers of her Naivety's Mel_ lIPTY and marines. Of th el.lloo skidenteeducatedat this imlitution, more thea 300 are estoaribers to toads iecommodeererith it. Captain Frederick, R.N., bad placed a nominalken for a naval cadetship at the dimmal of the council, width, after s competitive examination, was swirled to Mr H. M. C. Testing. The report, in alluding to the financial position of the institutioo, is:premed the high sense the council enter tained of the aerations of Mr. Simian, the seeretary, whose long 0001101a00 with the wheel had enabled hint Maxerthe a most importaat and beoeficial influence upon its Ybeition. There . port having recapitulated the difilcultiee sarmonoted since the oseellatten et the new building in 1844, sad the improvmamate and additions that had been made. Mated that the fund for roofing in the swimming bath ditnot yet amount to • sullsient suet, and that the counall did not at present feel *bled in appropriating for that perpise say of the funded property of the institution, the expenses haw. iag seormarily beer math augmented by th: r lal dA t price of provisions, and by the circumstance that of 100 sons of naval and marine olicert are admitted ea lower terms than their actual cost The report having' ors ceived and adopted unanimously, the vice-prorld , direr. ton, and auditors sleeted, and thanks voted to the penal, the meeting terminated. SOCIETY POB THE ENCOURAGEMENT OP THE PINE ARTS. Azmittlable se waa give. lart eiring at the by the Society for the fteourkement of the Fine Arta. The promise of 'warted intellectual, artistic, and musical entertainment, given in th e advertised programme, was more thee radioed; the emcees was in every way complete, arid we rarely enjoyed ei more de. ligbtful seating. Our readers may not be &Imre of the privileges offered by this very damming society to member fee the onliner7 g uinea annual enbecription. One of the most pies/ant of these is the invitation to the conyersezioai and concerts. To these artists contribute their best pic. ores, and some of the best vocalists and instrumental per formers give their services gratuitously. But the privilege is greatly enhanced by the noble patrons and others, who permit no these occasions the assemblage of the member. and their friends at their mansions and galleries. The Fart of Elles mere we may instance as having already set the example of liberality, and DOW the Lord Mayor has conferredastili grunt beoefit and paid a still higher compliment, by *clog for the nonce the Manion-house at the disposal of the society. The excellent management of former swellings sod the attraction of the magnificent reception hallo of the MOOWOO. house of course drew a large concourse of visitors. The spacious and noble Egyptian-hall and the aatrball brilliantly lighted for the occasion were nearly full to overflowing during a long evening. Among the visitors we policed a lar number el without artists, connoisseurs, and pateetts of et. The paintings and drawings exhibited included eererd mastetpeoes, sad we were glad to see that th, object of the society was not discredited by the &cheerier' of any really bait works, and very few even mediocre. The Lord Mayor declared, is • graceful and appropriate address, that there was so purpose to which the Mansinn.boerse could be devoted which would give him greeter pleasure thee the re implies of the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts and their frien&. The honorary secretary. Mr. °Weft and every member of the council of management, also de served thanks for the manner in which the evenings enter. taineient was arranged. The reading of, a paper by Mr. Ottley, explanatory of the objects of the society, was followed by a concert of vocal sad instrumeetel music, at which Mollie. Vamps. Madam Lemaire. Madame Gilbert, Miss Jeffreys, Mier, Palmer. Signor Gardont, Herr Formes, and other eminent performing assisted. The programme included an original trio and selections from the best English sod continental empire M. Benedict and Mr. Alfred Gilbert conducted. THE Ascii/MACON OF LONDON AND THE Listw Trox fiselLTY.—Yesterday a visitation of the clergy sel serchdeacoury of London was held at St. Sepulchre's('Much. Snow•hill. The Archdeacon in his charge (which mad some length) called attention to the plans of the Umiak.' Society as directed against the church. He proceeded l° give the history of the rise soil progress of the secrete, the avowed object of which was, he said, to do away with the national religion and crush the established church. 0. 1 deplored the influence which it bud brought to bear Po the House of Commons, and that a Cabinet Minister (IL Milner Gibsou) should be on its list of sulxicribers. lie del not charge the society with a deliberate desire to o verthre the monarchy and to establish a republic, but it was devil its object to assimilate the government of this countre II that of the United States, where there was au :thence d 6 national church and tithes, soil an equality minourt nominations of Christians. He considered it was (teddm. of every man who knew what Euglaud was and who Jr.ird to preserve our laws mid usages, and not to make it Rs the United States—who wished to preserve the o versight d a body like the clergy with fised residences moire the people—to come forward in a bold and .I.s.i.led opis..itoa to the designs of the Liberation Society, and it was fir tta reason be had brought the subject promineutly sutler ate notice of the clergy. RAILWAY CoMMTREIDL—TWG new committed have been appointed be the committee of selection too. mince their sittings on Tuesday. A committee to recede the merits of the proposed new railways in the Beath Wall district on the following bills :—Hererord. Hay. mud grease Railway ; South Waled Mineral Railway; minute* soi Heath Railway ; Swansea Harbour Trait South Weil Railway ; Swansea Vale Railway ; Brecno and Merthyr We lineal, nod Llanelly Railway (new lines.) A committee de lines in the Midland and Staffordshire district, for the me' sidemtion of the following hills :—Great Western Hs Much Wedlock Railway ; West Midland said V id Severn 4 1 0; Cradley Heath and * Dudley Railway; Worcester. Bear yard. and Leominster Railway ; Stourbritlge Rarity let tension to Seeethwick) ; West Midland Railway (me lied ) ; and South Staffordshire Railway. In addition totted some five or six committees, that mond adjourned until atm the recess will reassemble for further and final urns theta THE PROCLAMATION REGARDING THE AMERICO WAIL—OR Wednesday, at twelve o'clock. the proelandid e bayed last week by her Majesty, warning British subj.? against any illicit or overt complicity in the civil wee .„..° America, was declared at the Cross of Edinburgh. T. heralds wry accompanied by an escort of the 26th Regim e°. and the reading of the proclamation, which occupied near)) half an hour, was witnessed 17 a large assemblage of pent' CRYSTAL PALACE.—Tito National Choral SuctetYi lately established by Mr. G. W. Martin, will make their first appearance on Saturday. Locke's Macbeth mew 0 4 2 selection of popular pert songs will be performed by choir of 1,000 velem in the great Handel orchestra. I i~