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

THE SULTAN INCOO.

The Levant Herald of May 28 publishes the fo]
lowing amusing incident concerning the Sultan, reminding
one of Hero= Alnuchid's perambulations :
"The Sultan was, two evenings back, the hero of a small
adventure, which, with the addition of a few imaginative
touches, might be made to read like an episode of the
`Arabian Nights.' His Majesty, dressed in the common
uniform of a bimbashi, crossed quite alone from Kamm
Pacha to the Fanar in a one-pair caique. He proceeded to
• casino called Kil-bonrnou, and, calling for a cup
of coffee, soon got into conversation with the Greeks
and Armenians at his own and the adjoining tables.
It was noticed that he spoke very freely, and
not over reverently, of the Sultan and the minis-
ters, inviting frank expression of opinion as to both.
His fellow-customers spoke out as freely as the bimbashi
himself, and uttered some doubtful compliments of more
than one holder of a portfolio, but generally expressed their
conviction that Fuad and A'ali ?aches ware ' the right men
in the right place,' whilst the Sultan himself was univer-
sally admitted to be a capital fellow.' In the midst of all
this free criticism, • certain well-known stuff sauntered
into the room, and at a glance recognised the stranger. The
secret was soon common property, and the change of man-
ner towards the bimbashi was surprising. His Majesty saw
that he was discovered, but pretending ignorance, coati-
nu xi his questions ; in vain, however, for the answers now
given were lavish praise of everybody and everything from
Bnyukdere to the Seven Towers. He then boldly asked if the
company knew him ? Of course not ; DO one present had
the ghost of a potion who the Effeudi was, though the
general impression was that he deserved not to be a mere
bimbashi, but Serdar Ekrem or &muskier at least. He then
palled out of his pocket a had lithographic portrait of him-
self and asked if it was like him? Sinferellah / it was dirt,
while he was an Adonis! That was enough. His Majesty
then rose to leave, but forgot to pay for his coffee ; the ea-
vijee, however, was so beside himself that he hardly knew
whether to insist on payment or to serve the whole company
gratis. It ended in the Sultan setting out, accompanied by
the cavjee and everybody else, to walk to the old bridge,
' where his suite and a couple of the palace caiques were
awaiting him. Before embarking, his Majesty turned to his
L late boon companions and thanked them for their remarks
on men and things, which, he assured them, he would not
forget."

We read in the Spectator:—" Dr. Posey has
found another opportunity for gratifying his rabid theolo-
gical tastes. It is understood that among the names
suggested by the Prince of Wales for the honorary degree
of D.C. L. at the coming commemoration waa that of Pro-
fessor Kingsley. This name has, however, been withdrawn,
on account of the determined opposition offered in the
hebdomadal board by Dr. Pusey, Dr. Memel, and others
of the bigoted section. Their ground for opposition was,
it is said, the heretical and immoral character of Mr.
Kingsley 's works, more especially of ' Hypatia,' a work
which, though it necessarily describes the external aspect
of a slowly-rotting society, is io tone and object the highest
of all Mr. Kingsley's writings. Did the hebdomadal
board make their selections is members of the Council of the
Index P' . .

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The Press of to-day says At the monthly
clerical meeting, held ■t the Vestry-room, St. Jamee's,
Westminster, ander the presidency of the Rev. J. R.
Kempe, Canon Stanley was present, sod advocated the
removal of the present subscription of the clergy. After a
long and animated discussion, the proposal of Canon
Stanley was rejected on a division by a majority of nearly
three to one, the numbers being 48 to 17."
The Oxford local examinations have been going
on in various towns and cities throughout the country during
the present week. There is an increase in the number of
candidates, the total being 1,071, of whom it was expected
more than 1,030 would actually present themselves.

A special exhibition of sculpture in ivory was
formed for the meeting of the members of the AMMO-
logical Institute yesterday afternoon, in their rooms in
fluffulk•street. Contributions from the collections of many
arch.nologists were displayed on the tables and round the
room, comprising curious and beautiful ivory carvings of
all periods and of every country. Among the other curious
relics of former times and art there was a pass-ticket, or
" bone," for the Coliseum at Rome, very finely engraved,
which had been found ►mong the ruins of that building.
Lord T4bot de Malahide presided.

At the Royal Italian Opera, Mdlle. Adelina Patti
is to appear this evening in a new part, Ninetta in La Gazza
Ladro. This opera, one of Rossini's masterpiece*, has not
been performed in London these three years.
A letter from Alexandria, of the 28th ult., says:
—" Captains Speke and Grant arrived at Keneh some days
ago, so we may expect them here almost directly,
thanks to the steamer the Viceroy sent to bring them down
from Aasonan." .

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The pearl fishery in Ceylon is over. The catch
has been nearly 9,000.000 oysters, the sale of which has
realised upwards of 50,0001.
MEETINGS or SCIENTIFIC Socirrirs FOE THE
ENSUING WEEK.—Monday, Geographical, S. Tuesday,
Syro-Fgyptiam 71, " Dates of Pentateuch," Mr. Sharpe ;
Royal lostitutioo, 3, " Sound," Professor Tyndall ; Zoolo-
gical, 9. Wednesday, Horticultural, Unooverirs; of the
Memorial of the Exhibition of 1851 ; Microscopical, 8 ; So-
ciety of Literature. 84, " Pboinieian Inscription, Sardinia,"
Mr. Deutsch; "Ancients' Knowledge of Sources of the
Nile," Mr. Vaux ; Archirological Association. Si, "Leaden
Objects found in Loodoo," " Seals of the Bishops of Man,"
Mr. Cumin;; "Jewry Wall. Leicester," Mr. Wright;
" Roman Discoveries, West Coker, Somerset," Mr. Moore.
Thursday, Antiquaries, 84. " Human Sacrifices among the
Romans," Dean of Christ Church ; " Unpublished Anti-
quarius of Booming of Treviso," Mr. Black ; Royal, 81,
Croonian Lecture, " Ongulation of the Blood," Professor
Lister; Royal Institution. 3, "Geology," Professor Aosta.
Friday, Astronomical, 8 ; Royal lastitutioo 8, " Researches
no Radiant Heat," Professor TyndalL SaWr&y, Horticul.
turd. promenade ; Royal Institution, 3, " Electric Tele.
arsOy," Professor Thomson.
STONEWALL JACKSON'S SUCCINSOR.—Stuart, for
the presoak is in command of Jackets's eosFs, which oxi-
date of four full divisions of 'floss thouaas men each. A
rebel deserter states their forts, prior to the scrim' of
Longstreet, woe 120,000—he brought 20,000 mars Rebel
Olsen estimate their Ism at 20,000.—Pere Tont Time.