The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-13 00:00:00

LECTURE BY THZ ABOOBIBBOP OP DUBLIN.

Yesterday evening a lecture wan delivered to a
sinneroes 'matinees by the sew Aecibiehop of Dobbs (Dr.
Uti), at the City of Looks College, beteg one of the
eyries. The subjeet of the lecture was the Swedish
hero, °setae= Adolphus. The chair see Wien by Mr.
T. Baring. M.P., one of the vieirpreirideutis of the institu-
tion, who, In opening the proceedings, compittolated the
amsenbly os the presence of the late Dean el Westminster,
adding that Ireland ought also to be congratu-
lated es having him for her future archbishop.
The srekbishop then proceeded with kis leteare.
la the istroductory part he observed that it had of late
years bees • fashion with eo-called phikeophioil historians
to deny that there had been any great men—that any single
`sae, even the greatest, had exercised say mighty moulding
basemen over the comets of his time—the late Mr. Buckle,
among others, having supported that view. But who could
believe that there would evet have free Holland
except for William the Silent, or that there would ever
have been • revival of imperial Frame, with its mighty
imam for our own generation, and for generations to ores,
except for Napoleon ? He did not pretend, be said,
to place Gustavus Adolphus in the foremost rank
among the subjects of the world's story ; but
so far u human eye could foresee, the rotor.
nuitioo hot for him would have been unshed in
Germany, and probably in all Northern Europe except
England. After remarking that the audience being a mixed
one, be should endeavour to avoid saying what could
justly give offence to any cue pretest, though be had hie
own strong opinions on the subject involved in his lecture,
the most rev. prelate pee • vial,' picture of the state
of Germany from the year 1618 to 1630, when the imperial
armies bad almost succeeded in crushing proteeteatisin ;
titmice he peened to • narrative of the intervestioe
of Gustavus Adolphus with a small Swedish army, and
the triumphant mecca with which within two years
the hero-king socoustered the imperial hosts midst Filly
and Wallenstele, so that after his death on the field of
Lateen his generals were enabled to continue the struggle.
realities in 16414 in the treaty of Westphalia, which placed
the Romeo catholic and protestant eoromanities of Ger.
many on their present footing of petrel equality. The
ability, permit, and character of the Swedish King were
presested under very favourable aspects, and the story of
hie death was told at the close in touching and powerful
Lepage. After the lecture, which was warmly ap-
plauded. the Rev. Mr. Whittington, principal of the
college, moved • vote of thanks so the archbishop, and
expressed • bops that be would allow his name to be en.
rolled on the hat of vice.patrone. The motion having been
seconded by Mr. Montague Gore, and carried by acclima-
tion, the meet rev. prolate made • brief acknowledgment,
in which he to the request of the principal. A
vote of thanks to the eheituten terminated the proceedings.

WEINCIEZD AIiONOM SAvAGES.—The Vitura, from
New York, was driven by the gale into Needham° Bay, on
the onset of Mayo. The Mayo Cogegitutiout states that the
peasantry behaved with shocking hatherity. Wbee the
venal Amok they by signs iedueed the captain to throw •
band-line sailors, to which a hawser was attached for the
purpose of befog fastened to the rocks, and enable the crew
to escape from the stoking ship. The captain kept
" out" the rope until more then sufficient was oe
shore. The fellows made signs for " mate rope," which the
captain declined, when • rush wasmade by the wretched',
who out the rope as far from shore es they could reach,
and left the crew of 22 Imo to perish as far as they were
concerned ; sad this barbarous act was committed the
mare valued the hawser. The rapists, oa their departure,
swam ashore with another rope, sad succeeded in larodmg
all the crew. But to odd to the wit:Masao of the mis-
creants, the clothes, boxes, to.. met ethers were plundered
by the same peasants, nom of whom are se yet smenable,
althoutivery effort is being made by the Beimnilet
coasts to discover these creel meeetere.
A crow ad meeting in favour of parliamentary
reform was held on Wednesday sight at the Bmedmead-
rooms, Bristol. The rtheptica weeded le Yr. Berkeley.
bf.P., whim he made his appanage epee the platform,
showed that by the Bristol rerun he is Mal regarded as a
tower of thrsegth. The tone at the spades was moderate
though deckled, end the expression of opiates am to the no.
emeity of reform sod of the need of greater enealmity
reepectiog the masnlise we. emphatic. Mr.
• speech was loudly animist