The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

THE LANCANHIRE AND CHESHIRE RELIEF

FUND.

The following are the principal amounts received
on Saturday by the Lord Mayor, in aid of the above fund :
Mr. R. Hall Say, 251. ; ILD., 254 ; collected at the glove
manufactory of Manus. Dent, Allcroft. Lycett, and Co.,
Worcester, 161. Be. ; Mn.arr Sadler, Harrison, and Co.,
201. ; Mr. David S. Mork., 101. ; Mrs. Co; 101. ; Clarions,
71. 10a. ; Colonel Edward Fitzgerald, 51. ; Commander J.
Howard, R.N., 31. ; Mr. Thomas Shaffner, 31. ; Anon.,
V. 2s. ; Mr. William lame Carr, 31. 3s.

Tics Pustac Scaooza COMMISSION. —The Public
Schools Commissioners visited Shrewsbury School
on Thursday last, inspected the school buildings,
and orally examined Dr. Kennedy, the head mas-
ter, and several of the assistant masters. The
mayor and council of the borough of Shrewsbury,
the trustees of the school (represented by the chair-
' man and other members of the board), Mr. Peek,
1 bailiff and treasurer of the school, and four of the
trustees of Dr. Millington's Charity, likewise had
interviews with the commissioners. The commis-
sioners left Shrewsbury on Friday evening.
Korai. Austen-truss'. Socirrr.—The council
have completed their arrangements for their annual show,
which is to be held in Battersea-1340r. On Monday, the 23rD
of June, and following days, the implement-yard will be
opened at 8 o'clock in the morning. and at 8 o'clock on the
morning of Wednesday, the 25th, the judges will commence
inspecting the live stock and making their awards. The
general show of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and implements
will be open to the public on Thursday, the 26th, and five
suocemive days at various charges, and on Saturday, July 5,
there will be a general meeting of members at the Star and
Garter, Richmond. On Thursday, June 26, and two follow.
ing days there will be a public exhibition of steam culti-
vators at work, near the Paroingham station of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway. The present arrangements
of the show have been entrusted to Mr. ktratuireth Gibbs.

SOCIAL SCIINCI ASSOCIATION.—The amtngementa
for toe Cowls dc Blenfaisasee, and the conference of the
members of the Society for the Promotion of Social Science
which is next month to meet in the metropolis, are every
day approaching completion. A distinguished French
nobleman is to preside over the department of social
economy ; the Very Rev, the Dean of St. Paul's (Dr. Ma-
roon) is to take the chair in that section which is charged
with the coasideration of public education. The section

which will bans be deal with international law sad the
conk of 'satirise will be directed by the learning and expe-
rience al Dr. Travers Twin. Mr. Fairborn has consented
to take charge of the section or department which will have
to consider sanitary matters and all questions affecting the
public health.
THE SPACIAL EXHIBITION Smtvionc—Yestertlay
there were senior at seversl places in the metropolis
especially designed for the use of persona visiting Loudon
in connexion with the Exhibition. French services were
held at the Royal Chapel, SC James's, and at the Royal
Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, conducted by the
Rev. Moos. Le Pasteur and E. de Presume. At the Royal
Chapel a German service was performed by the Rev. Dr.
F. W. Krummacher, court preacher, Potelini, and also a
German service at the Royal Military Chapel. by Pastor
Herrman Schmettau. At Regent's-park Chapel • French
service was conducted by the Rev. A. Marna]; pastor of
the Free French Protestant Church at Peru. At Eoeleston
Chapel, Pimlico, In Italian service was conducted by Senor
Feeretta, the founder of the free protestant schools of
Florence. At Trinity Chapel. Conduit-street, a service was
conducted by the Rev. Pastor G. Beskow, from Stockholm.
At Harrow-mad Presbyterian Church there was a service by
the Rev. J. Do Poutet. There were three special services
yesterday at St. Jamee's-hall, conducted by the Rev. J. 0.
Harriers, of Camden-town, the Rev. Newman Hall, of
tansy Chapel, and the Rev. A. C. Thomas. There was a
large attendance at Westminster Abbey last night, there
being a full choral service, with a sermon by the Bishop of
ISR Andrew's. On the 11th of June there is to be a special
service in the save of the Abbey, the lessons to be read and
the sermon preached in French.
ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, New-cmask—A meeting
of the members of this corporation was held on Saturday at
the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall-yard; the
president, Admiral Bowles, C. 8., occupied the chair. The
report stated that during the past year several vacancies
hadioccurred on the reduced foundation, which the council
bad filled up from a long list of urgent cues awaiting ad-
mission ; that the swimming bath feed, though still fall-
! ing short of the amount required, would just,fy the roofing
of the building during the Midsummer holidays; that
6431. 13s. 2d. received as donations and legacies had been
added to the general fund stock, the ordinary expenses
having been met by the usual receipts from pupils and
voluntary subscriptions. leaving a balance at the end of
last year of I.led. lla. 4d. ; that the number of pupils, which
last year was 219, is sow 240 (of whom 66 are civilians),
leaving only ten vacancies. Rear-Admi-al Charles Frederick,
one of the Lords of the Admiralty, had again given a naval
cadetship for competition, in addition to the three naval
lead marine cadetships annually granted by the Admiralty.
The " Ogle Scholarship " had been filled up by the election
el • son of a post-captain, agreeably to the deed ; and the
school had enjoyed ita usual remarkable health during the
past year. The report also gave a detailed account of the
meaner in which the pupils bad distinguished themselves in
competitive examivations for the army, navy, marine, sad
the other branches of the public service, as well as at the
universities, and concluded with an appropriate eulogium
upon the late Prince Consort, who laid the foundation of
the building in 1843. The report was received and adopted.
CRIETT.—GAME PROSPECTS. —On all the exten-
sive shooting grounds in the neighbourhood the prospects of
sportsmen for the ensuing season continue to be of the
meat cheering charuter. On the moors of Moozie, Canna.
chair, Cornemuckloch, Gleniquoich, Olenturret, Glen-
almond, Logiealmood. Dunira, Lowers, Drummond Castle,
Bram, Strowas, Oehtertyre, Abereairney, and others,
grow are abundant, and in some cases the young broods
are already hatched. All accounts agree that the wets are
much more numerous this ammo than last year, aotwith-
deeding the 101111011150 number killed ; and if the weather
continues favourable the young broods will be from two to
three weeks earlier on the wing this season. The coveys
of young partridges have become numerous on the hill skies
and the banks of the Earn within the last few days ; and
there never was a better prospect of partridge shooting.
On all the preserves of Stristhearn, pheasants are plentiful,
and the birds are sitting closely on their eeq6gst. Among
the pine woods of Ttenntamer, Gorthy, Balaowan, and
OddertYlw, capercallnes are breeding IMINEWOUIt J. and from
the peculiar habit of the birds in building their nest. close
to one another, the gamekeepers have not much difficulty
In preserving them from danger.