The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

CALCUTTA, NAT 30.

-
Shirtings improving. Copper unchanged. Ex-
change on London : 'Baring's credit, 2s. 01d.
Government securities : 4 per Cents., 991 ; 5 per
Cents., 1081 ; per Cents., 111. Rain is wanted
in the indigo districts.
BOMBAY, MAT 30.

Piece goods dull. Exchange on London : First
class credits, 2a. 10. Government securities : 4 per
cents., 98} ; 5 per Cents., 1071 ; 511 per Cents., 1174.
Freights dull. The outward mail arrived at
Bombay on the 24th ult.
CANTON, MAT 13.
Grey shirtings dull. Tea quiet ; total export
to date, 111,000,0001bn. Exchange on London,
4s. lOid.
SHANOHAE, NAT 7.
Grey shirtings lower. Silk quiet. Settlements
in fortnight, 1,000 bales. Eiport to date, 75,125
bales. Exchange ou London, 6s. 64d.

CAPTAINS SPEKE AND GRANT AT THE
ROYAL INSTITUTION.

An extra meeting of the Royal institution—the
sanion having recently terminated—was held yesterday
evening iu the lecture-room of the institution, Albemarle-
street. So far from having been exhausted or perceptibly
diminished by the dense gathering at Burlington-house on
the preceding evening, the curiosity of the scientific and
fashionable world seemed to have acquired increased in-
, tensity, and the rush, though better regulated, was equally
vehement with that witnessed at the rooms of the Royal
Geographical Society. From half-ppuutt seven until nine, the
hour at which the prOeee imp of the soMety HEALTH OP LONDON. —lt appears from the
always commence, there wee • ("tine". arrival of weekly return of the Registrar General that the mortality
carriages in Albemarle-street • and by • quarter to eight the in Loudon declined in the second week of the present month,
entrance and staircase had heeltm" completely blocked that and this lower rate continued in the week that ended last
the barrier, instead of being kept up till the appointed hour sninnlay. The number of deaths in the present return is
of eight, was prodestly lowered to make way for fresh 1 191. The average number as obtained from the returns
corners. The issue of tickets to non-members, as well as of corresponding weeks in 1833.62, and corrected for increase
the exercise of the privilege of members, had, as already ill- of population. is 1,143. The actual number iv, therefore, is
titivated, been wisely limited to the actual capacity of the excess of the estimated number for the middle of June by
room ;d,
but long before nine o'clock every available seat was 48. The deaths from small-pox, which showed a decrease is
occupied, the attendance of ladies at least equalling that of uni Am and second wen" of Jun., "wine". 56
and 13,
gentlemen. The comfort of ventilation was admire- rose again last week to 64. Of this number 10 occurred in
bly provided for. The two African boys brought the west districts, 18 in the north, 6in the central, 17 in the
by the gallant heroes of the Nile from the neighbourhood east, 13 in the south. There were 3 in the sub-district of
of the great Lake Victoria Nyanza—the now ascertained St. Margaret, Westminster, 4in Camden Town, 3is Hag-
source of the Nile—were in the theatre an hour before the gerstoue West, 3in Poplar, 3in St. Peter Wslworth. Of
meeting began, attired, the one in • red sad the other in a
the 64 cases 5 were stated to have occurred to pennies
blue woollen suit, wearing • fez rap. slid seemed to enjoy who had been vaccinated. The deaths from scarlatina rose
the glanoesd irected towards them, apparently regarding them- to 97, only three of which occurred in the west districts.
selves moo insignificant part of the evening'. entertainment. This complaint was betel in 4 cam* in Kentish.towe, in 10
As an aid to the narrative of the discovery of the Nile in Ldiegton, 12 in Newington. In the sub-district of St.
large maps were suspended on the wall, indicating the Mary Newington two children died of scerlatioa in one
route of the distinguished travellen and the genets' chsd family, two in soother, and also two in a third. The re-
meter of the scenery along the banks of the river. Vivid gistmr retuned six fatal cases in the week. Two deaths
photographs of many of the scenes witnessed and places occurred from glanders in the week. There were three
visited in the various parts of the interior were also pro- from int...p.n.s, and four from (ism. nre. The
vided. oldest person recorded in the Tatum. is & man aged9s years.
In accordance with the announcement made by Sir Rode- Last week the births of fr3B boys and 941 girls, in all 1,879
rick Murchbon at Burliugton-house on Monday evening the &urn., wens registered in London. in the tee cone-
Prince of Wales arrived about nine, belog accompanied by the spondiog weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number
Count of Paris. His Royal Highuess the Prince of Wales(=Tented) wee 1,864.
on entering the lecture-room was enthusiasticall
the assembly rising to receive him. His raj highnessgTeeted' " DEATH IN THE WORKROOX."—The Times pub-
was at once conducted by several members of the council to liana • letter from Mr. Immo% the husband of Madame
the chair, which he occupied president of the meeting. Etna complaining that the death of Miss A'alkley has been
Captain SPERZ, who was received with loud cheers, then placed before the public in a wholly false light. According
proceeded to deliver a lecture consisting mainly of • history to him, the injured party is not the poor suffocated girl, tent
of the tribe called "The Wahuma," to which the two himself. " I feel it my duty to humanity, be says, to
African boys before alludedto heleeff—eteihetoshuse assist. correct the erroneous impressions studiously fomented by
mice he acknowledges himself to be mainly indebted for " people jealous of our success in business," which might
having been enabled to discover the source of the Nile. He Mt!! damage the connexion of Madame Elise. Mr.
traced the history of this nation as • part of the Ethiopic race a does not deny that for three mouths in
back to a very remote period, and followed it through its the year the needle's-omen in the milliner; depart.
various phases down to the present day. Unlike the pure ment work up to 11 o'clock p.m., and are sometimes
°awes, they had, he observed, a bridged instead of a forced to go on till midnight, or peat midnight, while the
bridgelees nom, and were physically a very fine race. Their dressmakers, on greet emergencies, sit up. all through the
country had till recently been generally called Kattera— night. He expressly admits this, qualifying it only by the
an appellation which was now comparatively dimppeariog. explanation that when the milliners sit up too, they do so
The cation was, he believed, Shemitio, though it was de voluntarily to help the dressmakers, and that thole who
cult to track it through its successive changes. The let. have already worked 24 hours have the next day to them.
turer, in the course of his narrative, gave a number of selves, or, in other words, are not compelled to work 36
genealogical and traditionery details, which he enlivened by hours at a stretch. Fifteen hours a day in the season, and
many ludicrous incidents and sayings derived from the twelve, more or lees, out of the season, sppeare by Mr.
native record*. On one occasion, that of the accession of • Isaaceon's account to be the usual allowance. As to the
new sovmaign, all the sons of some hundreds of royal wives number of young ladies in the workroom with the
were killed except two, who were preserved to pro• deceased. he confesses to twenty-three. As to the
vide for eases of accident. (Great laughter, in which condition of the bedroom., he does Dot deny
the Prince of Wales joined.) The enumeration of that they are "divided by partitions into small corn-
royal offieen included first and second class eV} partmenta, just large enough to cmtoin two beds placed
cutioners, and men who whistle on their fingers end to end, and that two yours( women sleep in each bed ;
(Laughter.) The prevalent salutations were, the lecturer re- I but he dwells complacently on their cleanliness, and on
marked, most latiorious, forming at court • great impedi- I some remarks made by the sanitary inspector. " Loch
ment to tininess. Women attended the sovereign with young lady," we are told, "ha 300 or 400 cubical feet to
lizards on their beads to keep away evil spirits, and me*. breathe in." "If this means," says the Times, "that 300
imagers who must never walk were in constant roadie's.. or 400 feet le the supply for four people, we can only
ea
There was a commander-is-chief and a high admiral to carry that it is a much nearer approximation to the Black Hole
out the royal orders ; and their duties consisted chiefly in of Calcutta than we like to think of, but we will rather
levying duties by war on neighbouring maims. The dia. arum that this is the share of each. Upon this assumption
cipline of the exterior court was strict, but that of the in. i we beg to inform Mr. Isaacson that this is much ton little
terror court was far more severe. Should a wife be guilty far health. A room 7 feet loog, 7 feet wide, and 7 feet high,
of any indiscretion she was instantly hurried off to ex.- contains '343 cubical feet, and such a room, if it lave no
cution • and strong naked women acted as servants. The current of fresh air flowing through it, is wholly unfit far
king sometimes spent a fortnight yachting on the an adult, and still more so for a person exhausted by 'edits.
Murchison Frith, but wherever he went the same ceremonies tory work in close rooms chain the day, to oeoupy at sight.
prevailed. The coronation was a matter of great importases, I It is futile for a master or mistress who keeps young girls at
and when it was performed the king took leave of his work for 12 hours out of the 24, who professes scruples
mother, and his brothers were burnt to death. Ceptaia about letting them go out in the evening, awl yet gives
Spike thee described the progress of himself and his fellow• them no outdoor exercise during the day, and who provides
traveller through the equatorial region., filling up with such sleeping-places for them as these, to ask what more
interesting and anteing details his sketch of the previous can be done fur their health and comfort."
evening, which appeared at length in the If m.0..* of The subsidy for the conveyance of the ocean
yonffmne:yred:jusztocacarty:it:destp:perwimfor.6ol,oou: spiny:et:3:l:4ocm; tract be
yesterday. Having tea" about an hour the last ax. Canadian mails is 104,000/. a_ year. The contractors have
hopflaovipmaciali
nal.p.cupldedetataanittbi: deairpl Ohnexamodtoc er7pihst
examination, they
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Immediately after, the Prince of Wale. and the Count extended by the Canadian government for a number of
proceedings terminated. LAYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING Day.—Trey
It should be added that Captain Grant was present, bat
did not speak. 7 season tickets, 1,075 ; total, 4,953. ditto by

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