The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

[gta;nped, Id. Additional.]

we fell in with heavier ice ; the engines were stopped alto-
gether, only a light boom forcing the ship gently through.
The • fog was very thick. About ten a.m. on Sunday
the fog cleaned up, and we set the fore-topsail and head sails
to order to force through faster. At twelve we could see
clear water ahead. The ice not being so thick, ire now tot
the engines go ahead slow, occasionally gamin as the tee
got thicker. At two p.m. we were deer of the lee altoge-
ther ; the engine was turned ahead full speed, and all plain
riailiset, • the weather being fine and alter. At dnyhreak on
Monday morning it again became very few. We took in all
sail and slowed the engines. We got an observation the day
before (Sunday), the position of the ship being then 46.54
N. Ist., and 47.24 W. lon. At ten minutes put eleven on
Mosday morning we sew the breakers, and lnc few minutes
the ship steak According to our ealenlation, and, (eag-
let from the mune, steered shim tpking the observation
.yesterday, we believed the ship to be seventeen miles
sena of Cape Race. Is•as on deck when she struck, and
wlo4good deal with the capthio, simistios him and taking
[Mr. Allen here t:onfirtni the amount given by Mr.
the landing of the passengers in the basket,
end *retinae' :}—The captain went upon the saloon deck,
sad L followed him. The ship was lying over very meth,
and the septets was puttieg os a life buoy. I tried to
gal tits the main tigging, but the ship went over so tut
tlatihbs end its ski myeell wane griedset taterli I
tn/MMui
water and went down together. While under water got
hold el the captain's eau, thinking it was one of the
sails, and eorrunerreed hauling myself up by it, and pre.
sway I got hold of his whiskers. We came to the stir.
faro together, and when I saw it was the captain I
lot go of him tad got hold of a piece of wreck. The captain
said to me, " Now, Mr. Allen, let's strike out clear of the
wreck as them as we can." A sea washed me spired the
main rigging, and I got into it, up under the maintop.
The chief steward was there, Captain Hyler, the
ship's cook, and two poisoners, one a boy. When
I got into the rigging I looked to see where the
captain was. I saw him in the water, sur-
roasded by small pieces of floating wreck, and
so hemmed in that he could make no exertions to save
himself. When I looted again berms gone. He must have
slipped through the buoy, for that was floating. He was
sot seen afterwards. We bailed a boat not far oat, bat they
didn't are to come to us. Soon after that the maintopmast
was carried away, just abovethe topsail yard. A portion of
the saloon deck was floating near the mizenmast, and some.
times came near its Captain Hyler succeeded in getting re
it, and it then floated away so that the rest of us could
not. In a few minutes the mainmast was carried away, end
I fell with it. When I got into the water I struck oat fee
the raft, and got on it, but the thief steward was
drowned before he could reach it. Captain Hyler and
myself hassled the ship's cook and the boy oa the raft.
Three or four others were on the raft before. We now cut
the raft clear of the wreck, and it floated away. Towards
evening the fog cleared, and wane a man floating on the after
pert of the saloon deck. We soon got near biro, and thinking
our own raft might not hold out, we took the other in tow,
trying to row them with • couple of oars we had picked up,
but we could not make any headway. We drifted about
all night, and soon after corvine saw the steamer, but thought
she was standing away from us, and despaired of being sees.
I got a staff and hoisted a woman's dress upon it. They
saw the signal, and came down and picked us up."
The following is a list of persons saved :
Canton Hon. John Young, Mrs. Young, and seen &U.
deers, Mr. Thomism Chldwell Miss Hope, Miss Bertram,
Mir Inglis, Captain S. B. Reed. of Batt, Midas. pap4iii.
B. G. liplsr, of Thomaston, liaise Cusidy, of
80th ; Mr. James Kirkwood, Miss Kirk Mr. T. A. P.
Lowers, W. Kirkness, Rev. Mr. Eaton, rs. Stothard,
A. M. Fraser, John Martin, J. H. Testhy, Mr. and Mrs.
Christian, ntenine Simpers &A., Mrs. Wright, Mrs.
James, Mr. Whitter, M. JackLis and daughter.

BruinAos—Robert Parker, Robert Parsons, Francis St.
Man le, Meaty Callaghan, Janet Callaghan, Edward Dams,
John Booth, Peter Flick, Daniel Ferguson, Lanborough
Pantrio, Denis. Wilhoine, Thomas Too, James Wood, W.
R. Stanley, M. Nigher, ensile Lahrt, Thomas Barbour,
Denial Coulter. James Fislay, Henry Morgue, Jobs Rooks,
David Lloyd, Mrs. Gauley and child, His. Christiana
Brown, William Farm John Japes, John Griffith, Mrs.
Elizabeth Wanuby, Thomas Churchyard, John Wickett,
William Burrow, William Dance, George Dance, George
Black, Richard Jones and wife, Jacques Fidel., Thomas
Jones, Mary Ann Thorns; two children mails orphans
by the loss of their parents, their names supposed to
be Bolton, Mary Am Adams, Maria Cin,
Mary. Waldron, Mary Renwick, Martha Renwick,
Maggie Denwick, Luke Wood, Joseph Hill, Richard
Hamann, Walter Walter, Robert Brace, Thomas Jonas,
Auguste Lowbeers, James Barclay, Robert Jamison, John
Small, Thomas Bishop, Patrick Gormley, Ana Gormley,
Jane Cotton, Mary Ralstoo, Ass Stevens, Benjamin Cor-
der, private in the 100th Regiment, Mar 7 Ann Callan, Mary
Callaghan, Alice Stewart. Mary Kenny, Simon M•Murray,
Win. Johnston, Fanny 24 'Kenzie, David Dunmore, Mary
Reed, John Reed, Jane Walker, Them Powell, Ellen
Ryan, Jobs IdlCay, Sarah Smith James Xurtough, Daniel
Geraghty, Jane Christensen, Catherine Early, Michael
Davis, Richard Tapper, Margaret Erma, Sophia Davis and
child, John 111411 v, Rim Otto Grits and two children,
George Atkinson, David Reid and child, John Townsend,
James Damsel, Wm. Cross, Captain Crawford, WM. Cro-
Denham, Jam Christian, Neils Christensen.
_ _ _

Etairti 00110ANT.—Jobe Hoare, first officer; Robert Allay,
third officer ; George Scott, fourth officer ; Edmund Newell,
boatswain ; Huh Jones, boatswain's-mato ; Jobe Alley,
carpenter; William Reid, joieer ; A. Gibbie, seaman;
Robert Cain, seaman ; W. Cape, seaman • T. Pritchard,
seaman ;J. Heasley, seaman ;J. Redmond, seaman ;J.
Ellis, seaman ; T. Quayle, seamen : I'. Lloyd, seaman ; P.
Pattersoo, seaman •W. Bennett, seaman ; Hunter, sea-
man • T. 111.01101)111. ; T. Chapman. seaman ; James
Nribioo, seaman ; W. Edmondson, seaman; John Larkin,
seaman ; Thome Phelan, seaman ; John Johnston, Bee-
man • George Taylor, seaman,- J 1114114 seamen ;
J. Martin,e mamas; Wm. 1/' Master, first engineer; Alex.
/lactic., second engineer; J. Houdin-sou, fourth engineer;
Chas. Ci.rdell, fifth engineer ; John Daw, fireman ; John
I Williams, fireman; George Roberteco, man ; Thomas
Murphy, fireman ; John Murphy, fireman ' • John Rielly,
fireman ; John Dasidsoo, fireman ; Henry Notion. fireman ;
Thomas White, trimmer; Berry Bridge, trimmer ; James
Baxter, trimmer; Joan M.Carteey, trimmer ; Patrick
Purcell,' trimmer; John Howard. trimmer ; Alfred Patton,
surgeon ; William Jenkins purser ; Gilbert Little, assistant
parser, Charles Barlow, steward ; John Davidson, steward ;
John Reeve, steward; George Woolain, steward; John
Leab, steward; Robert Corbett, steward; W. Mffitay,
steward ; Ed. Eamon steward • John Hump, steward ;
S. J. Carr, stewed; Mrs. Parry, stewarder; ; Honey
cook ; Alfred Costello, cook; W. Hodgson. cook;
John M•Derinott, cook; Wtlllam Jones, butcher ; William
Carroll, baker; Andrew Kennedy, baker.
The following letter addressed to Thomas Court, Esq.,
Secretary to the Association of Underwriters at Liverpool,
by the owners of the ill-fated ship, will remove a great deal
of misapprehension :
Liverpool, May 13, 1863.

Thomas Court, Esq.,—Dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiry
relative to the report in this day's papers, that the Anglo•
Saxon was ordered to call at Cape Race, wo beg tc give you
the following explanation. Having received information
from Canada shortly before her lading, to the effect that
the ice in the St. Lawrence was likely to be rather late in
breakiog up, we deemed it prudent, altbough;the direct gallop
were not commenced this year any earlier than usual, to
have full information as to the Mete of the ice waiting for
Captain Burger at the redoes telegraphic stations between
Cape Ram and Quebec, to that be might learn whether it
was odor to proceed to Quebec or to deer for Port-
land, and we have since beard that such information was
sent down by our agents in Canada. Cape Race being
the nearest station, and being in the direct track for the St.
Lawrence, Captain Burgas was informed that if he
found no ice in the way, and could approach the
cape without running any risk, it would be desirable to
do so, but if be could not safely do so he
should proceed to some other station on the route to receive
information. An erroneous idea having apparently entered
the public mind that union of steamers in general order
their captains to endeavour to make rapid passages at all
hazards, we can safely assert that such is contrary to fact.
Enclosed you will bad for your perusal an extract from the
original instructions to Captain Burgess, on his appointment
as commander, which are similar to those given to all our
captains, from which you will observe that the utmost care
and caution are impressed upon them, and that they are
specially directed rather to be a day or two longer on the
voyage, than run any risk whatever to make a speedy
voyage. These cations are renewed every trip, and the
last words spoken to Captain Barger before sailing were to
the effect that the safety of the ship was the first thing to
be attended to.—We are, he.,

ALLAN SZOTHERS and CO.

La the iwatrnetions alluded to, among other striegent
ruler, appear the following;—" When you meet with fog
or ice, or when, owing to the darkness of the weather, there

[TWOP4NCE

is any risk in proceeding, the salestoeures is to by to tal
daylight, oiundl the weather clears up. The 'cid should
be used frequently, and the utmost oars exercised when you
are in say deabt es to your pocition. It is of swam patio
factory to us when quick and Rafe mauve are made, but
you will bear in mind that it is of far more importance to
mike a safe voyage, even although tit should take a clay or
two more to de it, rather than to run any risk whatever to
make a speedy primp."

THE PASFAGIII OF THE BAPRatagiNOCK
BY THE FEDERAL TROOPS.

The special correspondent of the .New York Times
gives the follow* amount of the postage of the Rappa-
hannock below Fredericksburg :

Below Frederickahrug, Thursday Morning,
Apefi 30.
Tamlay afternoon the forward movement commeoced,
the portion of the army &shoed for this point encamping
in the woods above the river' without are. and with as little
noise as possible. General Pratt, with his " flying divi-
sion," together with Colonel Shaler's brigade of General
Bowe's reported to General Benham, and.at
asaigned the duty of carrying the pontoon. down to the
nver ler the first Once Dna.* below the city, getting tliens
down to the bank between Wm and four o'oloCli on Wallies'
=:tzigain g. The bridspaingThed peer two tkotawail
mid the are obey lostily, getting dr
peeteetie to the river without emu becoming aware of
their presence, until the boats were launched. -Two corn-
Pugs, et the had 00112,1121i11e B, B, and
,& of lie .16thRatetrTtiNEZIssessi, ender esawswad of
Major 0111030, were aaaigned to the duty of layMg those
three bridges. They first moved over Genre) kineelts
1 taigas of Flowee &Taloa, who wows woos the rebel *kola
lying behind their earthwork, so saddeely that they bad
time to deliver but one volley. They immediately skedad-
dled over the fields and into some neighbouring
where the officer of the picket—a major—was fond to
'Amp. Some lull dozen prisoners were taken.

These bridges ware lain exactly at the point whet* they
were thrown last year for the left wipe to ones. About a
mile and a half below two other burden were thrown by
companies B, C, D, H, and K, of the Fiftieth Engineen.
They began the labour of laying them about five
o'clock in the morning, but bed hardly reached
the this Won the enemy opened a furious volley upon
them. Portions of Wadsworth's dividoo, Hut corps,
opened a retnrn fire upon them, which was kept up
for some Ban, uatil several boatn were finally kinethed
sad a large body were rowed over. The 24th Mkthigan,
Colonel Morrow, and 6th Wisconsin, Colonel Bugg, of
Meredith'. brigade, were the first to remelt the opposite
bank. Gallantly the whole force charged up the stoop
haat capturing one lienteeant-colonel, 2 lieutenants, and
84 privates belonging the 6th Louisiana and 14th Georgia.
• • • • • - - - -

Oar artillery, vthieth had assisted materially in driving the
rebels out of their rifle pita threw several shells into the
houses to which several of them had Bed.
Eighty-four prisoners were taken, including two officers.
The 84 prisoners belong to the 6th LOCUlitl2ll and 14th
Georgia; aod also, two lientoosote, 14th, and lieutenant.
colonel. 6th Louisiana. Four divisions have crossed the
river ; the remainder of the forme are still on this side:

The purge of the itsppahanuock above Fredericksburg
is thus described by another speeded oorreepondeat of the
Isms pow :

In Bivouac at Kelly's Ford, on the Rappahannock,
Tuesday, April `lB,lO p.m.
The Rapp
shansock is again croseed by the army of the
Potomac, and this pine without the shedding of • drop of
blood, or the firing of a single gun. The great movement
which we have been so long anticipating begat in earnest at
daylight on Monday morning, by the movement of • very
heavy faros up the Rapti barium*. The eleventh army
corps, General Howard, had the edema on the march,
and still has it. At this hour it is hardly prudent to enter
into the minute details of the force and the ranch, as
they have undoubtedly • great deal of work .et
before them. The weather on Monday was remarkably toe,
even sultryrand the men found marching in overmans too
fatiguing. They threw them away in Urge numbers, and the
to ck of she column can be traced by the abandosed cloth-
ing. Ttiarday morning we had a cloudy sky, and before
nine o'clock a drizzling main began falling. But our column
kept steadily moving; and by one o'clock General Howard's
advance arrived at Mount Holly Church, one mile from
Kelly's Ford, having marched satire miles since yligb
Thirudn continued until the middle of the afternoon,
it ceased, it having at no time been very severe, but jest
enough so make marching heavy, and Joann one or two of
oar very mall number of wagons in soraeof the chronic mud-
holes. Otherwise the move prospered. I'he arrival of the
troops in the vicinity of the Ford was well masked by Co.
lonel Bushbeck's brigade of the ilth Corps, who had been
guarding the post for two weeks. The troops marched is-
Clrald in fine spirits. Slocum camped last night near
Church, and Meade just east of it—all were well
up by 4 p.m. today. At 8 this morning General Hooker
left hi beedquarters, and accompanied by his personal staff
rode straight to Morrisville, twenty magi dine oce, and but
air miles to the Ford. His passage through various co-
lumns of troops was marked for miles by • tu-
multuous cheer, enthusiaatinelly genuine. At Mor-
risville lie makes his headquarters for the city
and night. A consultation of corps commanders, in-
cluding General Stoneman, who had opine from Warrenton
Junction, was at once held, and then and there General
Hooker brat revealed to these, his principal subordinates,
• portion of the plan and nature of the present movement.
Beyond what has been already developed, none but there offi-
cers know anything. Yet there is reason to believe that it is
startling in the magnitude of what it contemplates, and
general officers remarked this afternoon that if officers
end men did one-half their duty, it could not fail of
success. Howard rested his men four hours, and they
were then got under arms ready to support the opera-
twos at the ford. The pontoon train for the bridges
arrived with great promptness, having come from Beakton
Station, being transported thither by • railroad from Alex-
andria. They are the usual wooden boat, save being smaller
is sue than those formerly used. The pontoons and timber
were all unloaded on the bank of Marsh Creek, near its
mouth, and the boats launched before dark. These opera-
tions, be it knows, were conducted in plain sight of the
enemy, who appeared only in small foray—a few etcsggliu
-picketa, who seemed to be there as lookouts only. They
kept • sharp watch. but sot • shot was tired. The work
went rapidly on. The gootonee were at ono, shoved from
the mouth of Marsh Creek into the Rappahannock. Seventeen
boatload, of men from Colonel Bushbeck's brigade were
thrown over at ones, followed by a risinforceesest of as
Willy more.

The bridge-laying began at 8 o'clock and proceeded
vigorously, under the direction of Captain Comstock, en-
gineer °dicer On General Hooker's staff. By half-peat 9 p.m.
olio bridge was completed and another under way. Howard's
corps was put under motion for etoesing, Buahlieck's brigade
leading, followed by Schurz'. division, then by Diveu's. the
balance of Von titeinwehr bringing tip the rear. This
force was disposed on the south bank for the night,
doing picket duty on the different roads. Just before
oar forces landed a small body of cavalry, numbering
twenty, perhaps, dashed down nearly to the river, and halt-
fag for • short time, leisurely surveyed our operations and
then retired. That there was no renitence at the Ford
caused much surprise. Not • single shot was fired. The
I enemy had rifle pits, but did not use them. We took no
prisoners. There is the beet reason for believing that
up to noon to-day the enemy had not &wormed this
movement. Every citizen on the line of march was
put and will be kept under close guard until they can
do no damage. We speculate freely on the events of
the morrow ere we reach our destination which is Col-
pepper on the one band, and Ely's Ford, on the Rapi-
dan, on the other. We shall undoubtedly meet the enemy
before we reach either place, though each are leas than •
day's march distant. Stuart's cavalry have not shown
themselves to any extent, and Fitzhugh Lee is reported
absent, sink. We are certain of are or more things. There
limbo heavy fortifications in front of as. there are no very
strong positions which can be defended. The enemy mud
have as great a force as ours to best us back. Bridges win
undoubtedly be laid at ether fords, further down the river,
for the benefit of our transportation, which is in a safe Owe,
once well acmes here, we can protect the hying of bridges
at any of the fords below.

SY/APATHY Barre POLLND. —A crowded meeting
of the inhabitants of Southwark was held hat aiming at
Taylor's Depository, St. George's-road, for the purpose of
petitioning Parliament in favour of the independence of
Poland. Mr. John Locke, M.P., cos of the borough mem-
bers, presided,and war supported by MT. P. Hennessy, M.P.,
Sir Henry Beare, Professor brittle*, Dr. Randle, sod most
of the vestrymen and parochial officers. During the pro-
ceedings Prince Csartoryeki, Prince Ladish. erartoryski.
Oeweral Cleent Zansoiski, and several Polish gentlemen
leg strived from Paris, came up= the platform, and were
most mithnsbuitically cheered. Several addresses were de-
livered. and resolutions were adopted declaratory of the
right of the Poles to resist by force of arena the violation of
their right. by the Russian government, and calling on the
Ecglisb government to acknowledge the independence of
Pdand, and support that todependeoce if necessary by force
of arms. A petition to both homes of parliament, embody.
intthe principles of the resolutices, was also adopted.
LONDON GarrERALOUNIBUS CoIiPANY(LINITED).
Traffic reeelptsfor the week «disc May 10, 12,0111. 19..
Ten Quinn's lionarnow.—lf in any family in
the bread would be expected to be found, it is in
that kloter Yost °melons Majesty fasses Victoria, and we find
the Queen's prirete baker promisees Borincies Baking Powder
.• a most excellent and useful invention." The same judgment
he by thousands of families beau pronounced upon this powder,
which is now extensively used throughout the length mid breadth
of the Advertisement

the meeting had commenced, announced with
'the precision and promptness of an actuary
the number of souls—several thousand—which
had passed in the interim into perdition. The de-
sired " sensation" followed instantly. Individual
indiscretions of this kind, however, no care can
wholly prevent, and there is enough of good sense
and right feeling in the May Meeting audiences to
keep them within bounds. It would, of course, be
better if the thousands who flock to these meetings
could dispense with an excitement of which the
great object they follow should make them inde-
pendent. But, after all, religious people must
have their pleamir•3s. The May Meetings bring to
London thousands of men and women who would
find no other excuse for coming. They come, and
the platform of Exeter Hall is not the only exhi-
bition they see. They enter with more or less zest
into the milder enjoyments of the capital—they see
the Academy, the Kensington Museum, and per-
adventure even visit the Gallery of Illustration.
They go down happier, with minds enlarged,
pleased with themselves, and wishing well to all
mankind.

efte erpregs.

lIA YIIARKZI.

TUT Evarnro, BORROWING A HTISRAND. MIN Maria
Hants.—STlLL WATERS RUN DIM Hawn A. Wigan.
sod Patna Mrs. A. Wlgan.—arcisroNs AT
11)''Pealall'd MRS. WHITR.

em.!rptser&.

Wan Erelong. A Conced'elt....-Tbe Itnd end 331 Acts of
HENRY VOL Y-. d Mr% Chair, Rem—And THE
JEALOUS WIFE Yr. end Km Charles Kean.

LYCZOIL
SETS EMILE% A SUDDEN ATTACK. Meson Shen sad
Widdicomb Wes Hamada and MN. Lee.—And THE DIMES
MOTTO. Mews. Yachter, More. Brougham and HATlscod
Mao C. Leclaraq, IL Tory, and Klawarthy.

BRITANNIA.
1719 Ihrepropa, 181 WIDOW AND MPH/MS.—FAITH,
HOPE, AND CHAIITY, with Professor Pepper adaptation of
Hr. Direkds SPECTRAL ILLUSION.—And AURORA FLOYD.

NIGH WATEZ AT LONDON =IDOL
TEN DAT —Mania& Oh. 4a.....Allaessft. OIL ADM.
Taatosiow—liandag. Q. LIAL••••DINIENDOL 111. Irffh

ITN Court.

,
OSBORNE, MAT 14.

LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 15.

The Prince and Princess LOlll/1 of Acne took
leave of her Majesty this morning, and left Osborne with
the infant Princess Victoria of Ham for Marlborough-
house, where the Prince and Prince, will remain some
days on a visit to the Prism and Princess of Wets, pre.
vices to their return to Germany.
Baroness von Schenck, Baronets de Grimy, and Captain
Westerwellen attended the Prince and Princess, and 14ent.-
Colonel Du Plat.

Resinser Londoners are accustomed to note
in this month of the year the presence in town of
an unusual number of strangers, having a peculiar
and well-marked common character. They abound
in the Strand, and of late years have begun to
frequent Piccadilly, and make • serious difference
to the accommodation to be obtained at the best
of the second-rate dining houses. There is no
danger of confounding them with the fashionable
crowd who come up for the mason at the opening
of Vanity Fair. It is plain that neither Bigoletto
nor La Trariata has attracted them, and they would'
be out of their place in the Row. Their dress is
sober, and their demeanour staid, with perhaps a
little too much self-consciousness. There are more
women than men, and for the moat part they are
seen in family groups--a husband with his wife
and daughter, or a brother with his
sisters. Mingled with them may be observed gen-
tlemen in white neckcloths, often carrying a email
black travelling bag, and walking with a quick
step along the pavement. These various strangers
have come up to attend the annual gatherings
of the religions and philanthropic societies
—the " May Meetings," as they are called by
their frequenters—assemblies far too important
to be passed over by any one who wishes to see
all sides of English character. The societies which
muster their supporters on these occasions exhibit
striking varieties Of organization, purpose, and
modes of agency ; but they are distinguished from
numerous charities of which we read in the
reports of dinners in not confining themselves to
the support of special and local institutions, and in
selecting moral rather than physical evil as the
mischief to be attacked. The greatest of these
are the Missionary Societies, five of which expend
half a million a year, derived entirely from the
free gifts of the people ; the Wesleyan Society,
which has the largest income, raised last year
141,6001. The Bible Society, which has the
world for its field, has a still larger income, sad
expends 168,0001. a year in circulating the Scrip-
tures. These, however, are only the more proir'.-
Lent associations. There are societies for spreading
education, for distributing prayer-books, homilies,
and tracts, for converting the Jews and the Roman
Catholics, for advancing the canoe of temperance,
and for preventing cruelty to animals. Some of
the societies begin to hold their meetings in April,
bat we have counted as many as 75 meetings,
including special religious services, for the present
month of May. Towards the middle of the month
the ground is heavily occupied, and business
begins early and is concluded late. Suppose
a person arriving in London last Monday, and
disposed to attend as many meetings as he is
able on the following day. He might breakfast
with Sir FRANK CROSSLEY, in Aldersgate-street, at
6, in the cause of the Christian Young Men's As-
sociation ; at 10 o'clock, Mr. J. C. Cow:moue
would be happy to see him at St. James's-
hall, to consider the claims of Irish Church
Missions. This will give him an appetite, and
about three or four he may dine. Then, at six he
may go to the meeting either of the Home Mis-
sionary or the Primitive Methodist Missionary
Society, or the Trinitarian Bible Society, or he
may look in and hear a sermon in the language
of the Piincipality at the Welsh Chapel in Fetter-
lane. Either of which will keep him oat of
harm's way till bedtime.

WINDSOR cAsrLE, MAY 14.

The Queen, Princess Helena, Princess Loots% Prince
Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Dowager
Counter of Haunt Edgcumbe (siy in waiting), Lady
Augusta Bruce, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel Han. Sir
Charles Phipps, sad Colonel Sir T.• Y. Biddnlpb, left
Osborne at s quarter before 3 o'clock, and arrived at
Windsor Castle at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinatone, arrived
at the Castle from the Ranger's Lodge, Greenwich Park.
Viscount Torrington and Lisek-General Sir Henry Ban-
ta* are the Lord and Groom is Waiting.

The Prinoe of Wales and Priam Alfred, attended by
Major Teesdale, rode on hinsebmdr yeateeday morning.
The Primer of Walm, attended by the Connteea of Mac-
clesfield, took a ..triage drive._

The Prins and Prinotos Louis of Hass arrived at Marl-
borough-boon on • visit to the Prince of Wales.
The Cochineal Camtoidp and the Princess Mali paid •
viait to the Prince and Prince. of Wales.
The Princess of Wales and the Princes. Louis of Hems
took a carriage drive in the afternoon.
The Prince of Wales, Paine* Alfred, and Prince Louis of
He.., rode on homeback, attended by the equerry in
waiting.

The Prince and Pi Moses of Wales, Prince Alfred, and
the Pl:oce and Prisms Louis of Fleas*, hononrod the Royal
Italian Opera, Comet-garden, bat evening with their
promos. The suite comprised the Countess of Mactles-
fieM, Barman vole Schenck, Baroness von Grapey, Ida*
Teesdale, Major Cowell, Captain Westerweller, and M•.
Becker.

we are requested to repeat the announcement of the
Gazette, that gentlemen are not expected to appear at the
Drawing-room to-morrow, except ea accompanying the
ladies of their families.

A deputation from the oorporation of Birmingham had
am interview yesterday with Sir George Grey on the utilise-
tka of the sewage of towns and the prevention of the pol-
lution of rivers and streams.

A deputation from the British North American Amocia-
tics had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yeetet•
day, at the Colonial-office, on the sibjert of the Intercok.
nial Railway.

A deputation for procuring the abolition of the Mold-
green tolltar, and the weighing meads@ attached thereto,
noon the Wakefield and Ansterhods Turnpike•road, the
1 debt on the trust having beat paid off, transacted Weiner
yroterday at the Home•efiea

THE LEVEE ON WEDNESDAY.

Among the presentations at the royal Levee on
Wednesday, were the Movies :

Air Dat:diir. Barclay, Bart., mecaber of the Leirieltive Connell,
Maw Wm. by the Doke of Newcastle.
The Mayor of Bristol, by the Bari of Dade.
Mc Benjamin C. Brodie, Bert., by Major.Ceneral Edwrd
Sabine.

M;.ilobert Bunch, her Majesty's Consul for North sod South
Car9ll/IA, by lad
Mr. J. T. Ca"ajthan, Governor of Litman, by the Duke of
Newcastlo...

The Bight Hon. W. Fox Clarke. Lord Mayor of York, by
Flu-oust Palmerston. . . _ . _

The means by which the costly organizations
of these societies are kept up are well deserving
of attention. The celebrated Wesleyan minister,
Jrazz Burnam, who was almost a Pope in his way,
was once asked by Sir ROBERT PEEL what
Methodism was f He is said to have replied,
"Repentance, faith, good works, a penny a week,
" a "'lining a quarter." And the Meeiodista are
the greatest financiers of the religious world. They
have many rich men among them, but their great
enterprises zest on the basis of the weekly penny,
the quarterly shilling, which everybody gives and
nobody is the poorer for. And this is r'so the
foundation of the income of all the great voluntary
societies. Of course the money could not be col-
lected as it is all the year round by voluntary
agents without the existence of a strong
and permanent missionary feeling, nor could
this feeling be maintained without a very
general diffusion of information from the
scenes of missionary labour,which is effected by the
circulation of monthly Heralds, Intelligeneers, and
Chronicle,. It is surprising how much various
knowledge of foreign countries is spread in this
way. Whatever intelligent interest is felt is this
country for India is in great part due to inquiries
which have been stimulated in the first interest by
missionary zeal, and there are self-denying spinsters
collecting weekly pence in villages, who know more
about that country than some legislators who rim
in the House of Commons to badger Sir CHARLES
WOOD on an Indian Budget night.
The frequenters of these May Meetings find there
a pleasurable excitement, which mainta,na their
popularity in the face of some serious drawbacks.
Many of the best ministers of all denominations
systematically avoid them, distrusting the means
to which secretaries and popular orators too often
resort in order to "maintain the interest" of these
occasions. The statements of the success achieved
do not always inspire confidence. Sincere and
zealous men have been known for the sake of the
good cause to put forward partial and too favour-

able representations in place of the whole truth.
Generally, however, most of the speakers are in-
dependent of official influences, and if they err it is
from a desire to be popular. A great returned
missionary, a Wruume or a MOFFAT, cannot be
produced every year, nor can a great and general
conversion, such as that which took place in Tahiti
thirty years ago, bereported at every anniversary.
Still the public expect something, and must not be
disappointed. This is a source of danger. On
Tuesday week a speaker at a great missionary
society, after a reference to the hour at which

Sir Charles Dertlag, on appointment to the Government of
Victoria, by the Duke of Newcastle.
Mr. William H. Gladstone, by the Right Hon.W. L Gladstone.
The Bishop of Gnu!burn, by the Duke of Newcastle.
The Mayor of Gras esend IMe. George Rams), by VLeount
Sydney.
The Very Rae. Charles Graves (dean of the Chapel Royal, Dah-
lia). by the Lord Chamberlain.
Lord Harris. on appointment as Chamberlain to her Royal
Hlghnem the Princess of Wales, by the Lord Chamberlain.
M. P. Carteret Hill, Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, b the
Duke of Newcastle.

Mr. Kirkman D. Hodgson, ILP., Governor of the Bank of
Entilathi, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr. H. Lancelot Holland, Deputy Governor of the Bank of
Enaland, by the Clumet"or of Use Exchequer.
Major.Geaeral Hon. lamas Lindsay, Pd.P., ou appointment to
command the Brigade of Guards in Canada, by tisloyal irghness
the Duke of Cambridge.
The Mayor of Manchester, by Placenta Palmerston.
Mr. Justice Mellor, on his appointment a 3 one of the Jtytites
dhow Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, by the Lord Chancellor.
Captain Reward Osborn, C 8., IL N., by the Duke of i'dmerset.
• Sir Harry Parkes, on return to England and appointment al
.C. 8., by Earl Russell.
Vice Admiral M. Seymour, 0.0 8., on appointment no
'llfaval Commander in-Chief at Portsmouth, by the Drke of
Someret.

lord Stanhope, by the Bad of Che tenfold.
Yr. lamas St-nsfeld. /LP., on appointment at Lord of the
Admiralty. by the Duke of Somerset,
The Sari
Lard A. Paget. of Yarborough, on succeeding to the earldom, by

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will entertain • indent circle of the M.stocracy at
d; Doer at Marlborough Home We evening.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, the P.:noess Mazy, and hie Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge honoured their &einem:dee the Austrian
Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi with their company
at dinner at Chandos Hoc= last evening. Their royal
highnesses arrived punctually at 8 o'clock, and were re-
ceived by the count and countess with the honours due to
their illustrious rank. The following distinguished porton-
ages bad the honour of meeting their royal highnesses at
dinner :—The Princess of Salvia, the Duke of Newcastle,
Earl Granville. the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl
and Countess de Grey, Viscount and Viocountess Sydney,
and Viscount and Viscounty= Castleman. The Prince
Ysenburg, Count Pablen, Count Wirnpffen, and the other
members of the embassy had the honour of joining the
circle at dinner. Later in the evening the Countess
Apponyi received • =lent circle invited to meet the royal
toasts.

The Duke of Hamilton arrived at his mansion in
Arliogionutreek on Wedneeday, from Nina The Duchene
of Hamilton and lady Mary Hamilton are expected in town
from Paris during the present week.
Tho Countess of Fife has undertaken to bead a
tansy quadrille to be daoced by Scottish geatlemea sad
ladies st the forthcoming Ceadollllll fancy drew ball. This
set will be sanded the " Highland Quadrille."

Lord and Lady Dufferin have arrived at their
villa at Highgate, from their seat in Ireland.

The Countess Dowager of Newburgh entertained
at dinner hart evening, at her residence in Wiltoooresese,

the Earl and Counterw of Dalkeith, Lord sad Lady Foley,
Sir Edward aad Lady Caroline lierrieon, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
A. Evertor, Hon. Frederick Lennon Gown, and Mr. Henry
Greville.

Among the notices of marriages of the Ist arron-
dissement (Paris) is the following :—" Ferdinand d'Orliane
Bake de Chartres, without profession, aged V, of the palace
of Claremont, in England, and of the palace of the Tuileries,
in France. Mdlle. Amelia, Primes, of Orleans, without
Profession, aged 18, with her father and mother, of the
palace of Clermont, in England, and in France of the palace
of the Taileries." The last mention is evidently made (says
Geliftsesai) ooly to obey the law, which requires for Frantic
pesos= marryiag in a foreign country the indication of the
last plaoe of maim« in Franco.
The absence from the lev4e at St. James's Palae.:
on Wednesday of M. Moreire, the Minister Plenipotentiary
from Brasil, his been the 'abject of remark.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1865.

It was not thought that the siege operations
would continue for any lengthened period.
The suooesses ()biased at Puebla were unhappily
purchased by severe losses. Five officers, among
whom is General Laumiere, and 68 privates were
killed, and 30 officers and 443 privates wounded ;
of the latter, however, 260 only entered the am-
bulances.

During the operations General Comonfort seve-
ral times endeavoured to send money to the Mexi-
can garrison, which it stood much in need of, but
he was invariably repulsed.

- - The French expeditionary corps is well provided
with provisions and war materiel for the whole
time the operations are likely to last.
The health of the troops is excellent, even at
Vera Cruz, where not a single case of yellow fever
exists.

The losses of the enemy in the different engage-
ments were heavy.
The majority of the prisoners who have been
captured have expressed a wish to join the corps of
General Marquez.

SPAIN.
MADRID, liey 13, Evwxo.
The Correspondencia of to-day states that the In-
fant Don Juan, although he has given in his submis-
sion to the government of the Queen, will remain
excluded from Spanish territory.