The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-03 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, Dro. 2.
Princess Helena, ►ttended by Lady Caroline
Barrington, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, the Hon. Florio*
Seymour, and Major-General F. H. Seymour, went to Lon.
don lut evening. and honoured the performer, at the
Haymarket Theatre with her presence, and returned to
Windier Castle at 12 o'clock.

The QUINN sesomparied by Princess Louise, milked and
drove in the pounds this morning, attended by Lady An-
gusts Stanley.
Princess Helens rode in the riding-school.;
Princess Beatrice went out walking.

Princess Louise drove out in the afternoon, attended by
the Hon. Emily Cathcert.
Major-General F. H. Seymour and Lieutenant-Colonel
du Plat have &unneeded Lord Charles Fitzroy and Colonel
the Hon.,* Harding, es Equerries in Waiting.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury
in Downing-street The ministers present were—
Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey,
Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell,
Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the
Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of
Alderley, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, sit.
tiog at the Council Chamber, Whitehall, ii at present
engaged in the hearing of appeals from India and the
Eastern dependencies. The Lords present during the week
have been the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner,
Sir Lawman* Peel, Sir Edward Ryan, and Sir James Colnlet

The birthday o her Royal Highness the Princess
of Wales was celebrated at Sandringham on Monday. The
dinner party in the evening included their Royal High-
ness.* the Prince and Princess of Wales, his Royal Highness
the Dyke of Cambridge, Viscount Hamilton, Colonel sad
Lady Emily Kiegacote, Colonel the Hon. A. Harding*,
Colonel the Hon. J. Macdonald, Colonel and the Hoe. Mrs.
Byng, the Counter of Macclesfield, Lienteeent-General and
Mrs. Knollys, Major Teesdale, Capt. Grey, Mr. C. Won',
Hr. Herbert Fisher, and Mr. Holzman. After dinner the
royal and distinguished party wee increased by a number of
the principal members of the landed gentry of Wail
Norfolk.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Richmond has re-
turned to town from High Cliff, Hants. The duchess was
accompanied to town by their Serene Highawses Prince
and Princess Edward of Save-Weimar.

The Earl and Countess Russell leave town to-day
on a visit to Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Portal, at their net
in Hants. The noble earl and countess purpose to return
to Pembroke-lodge, Richmood•perk, on Monday.
We (Pest) have to record the death of the Hon.
Mrs. Henry Fitzroy, widow of the Right Hoc. Henry Fitz-
roy, only brother of Lord Southampton. The lamented lady
was a daughter of the late Baron Nathan Rothschild, and
consequently sister of Baron Lionel Rothschild, M.P., Sir
Anthony Rothschild, and Baron Meyer R.:Wrath,.id. She
married in IMO the Hon. Henry Fitzroy. Bodied in 1859,
and left bane an only daughter.

We (Army rand Nary Gazette) understand that it
was owing to some misapprehension se to the day General
de Todleben had not the honour of dining with her Majesty
at Windsor. The Queen was pleased to command that the
general should be invited to the royal table, and Baron
Brunnow repaired to the castle to present him ; bat the
general did not make his appear►nce. seat day, however,
he proceeded to Windsor, and had the honour of being pre-
sented to the Queen by the Russian minister.

The examination of candidates for the Royal
Artillery and Royal Engineers for admission to the Royal
Military College, Sandhurst, under the regulations, dated
Horse Guards, January 1, Itut, commenced at Chelsea
Hospital on Thursday, before Major-General F. W. Hamil-
ton, C. 8., rice-president, and the members of the Council
of Education.

Mr. John L. ttle, the present Mayor of Belfast,
and whose sudden departure for Harrogate during the
height of the recent note led to his controveny with the
Marquis of Donegal, and the apology of his lordship for
oessuriog him at a masonic festival, has been re.elected
mayor for next year. His old enemy (Mr. John Rea) will
not trouble him in the town council again, as be was not
returned for the ward that he formerly repreasotsd—a
happy onset for Belfast, whose corporate business was
seriously impeded by him.

Mr. Jordan, Agent-General of Emigration for
Queensland, has just returned from Brisbane. Among the
new regulations adopted during his visit is an authority to
advance 61. in the colony to every immigrant paying his
own puma The security to the government will be the
deposit of his 301. land order, which is sow given without
say limitation as to age, and which can be redeemed within
two yearn oa payment of 11. for interest sod thapeams.

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MWDST. Ogi&lOgrlMMN NoNDIT.
S.S.W. to N.N.W., CoMT& N.W. to 8.W., Nab to
moderate to l esh, strong, rata la places.
with rain In places.
B.W. to N.W. and N.. WagrelaN. N. to W. sod 8.W.,
moderate to fresh, moderate to strong.
generally fine. rain In places.
W. N. W. to N. N.E.. SOOTIMILII. N.E to BE. and &W.,
moderate to fresh, fresh, aimettled.
floe.
W.A.W. to N.N.W. LAM.. N. to W. and &W.,
sail to N.E, mode- moderate to fresh.
rate to fresh, gene-
rally floe.
NortherusSoollsad. Western:lreland, Wales, and ad-
lateuzlea aonthernwEngtlsti Channel sad May of Biscay. Loan
wfasSwezd England sad North See.

The Russian government in Poland has closed 71
monasteries and four convents because they did not contain
the eanonically-preseribed number of monks and zoos.
Thirty-nine monasteries and convents haws been shut up
because their inhabitants waisted ►heir fallow-countrymen
during the rebellion.

Mrs. Francis L. Clayton, now in Maine, enlisted
in the army at Bt. Paul. Minnesota, with her husband is
1861, end fought by hi. side till he was killed in the battle
of Stolle River. She wan in 18 battles once • prisoner ;
three times wounded—ill hand, hip, sad knee ; and at her
hnsbarid's death made known her sex to her general, and
was discharged. After that she walked ninety-three miles,
from Lexington to Louisville. bareheaded and barefooted,
teacklag her way is bhoed.—Afieteuri Democrat

, DECEMBER

THE sums CLOSING ASSOCIATION.
The awing celebration of thin association WM
held lest eight at the Queen's Concert-roone, Hanover-
amain The large room was crowded by an elewmaan
deemed nand the arehastia at the back of Ike
form m• choir of 200 voice', composed of
easietin e leading retail homes, who were
over by Mr. G. W. Martin, foundered the NatiorarliToXl
Society, and at intervals enlivened the proceedings by sing-
ing an excellent selection of music. Colonel Istlfulwo, C. 8.,
laspootor.G•neral of Volunteers, occupied the chair; and on
the platform were Sir Thomas Phalips, the Rev. J. B.
Owen, the Rev. J. Baldwin Brown, Captain Jay, Mr. J. J.
Knight, Mr. J. Spicer, Mr. E. Shiptoo, Lientenact-Oolooel
Beresford, Rev. J. D. Glean* Rev. H. Swabey, Mr. George
Williams. Mr. G. Mr. H. Turner, Mr. W. Beech.
Mr. W. Sharpe, Mr. J. Yerfoa, &a, he.
The decarrawr (Mr. Henry Walker) said that he had
to make one or two statements respecting the metropolitan
work of the society, which had not been laid before the pub-
lic /WOO their last celebration, and which were special to the
oeciation. They were briefly them : Returns from vezioas
pens of London, which had been forwarded for the society's
rogieber, showed that at heat 900 young men had received
the Saturday half-holiday during the last twelve months,
' titer representations from this society, and by the kindly
disposition of various employers. Amongst them 300 MRS
In the employ of two large type foundry establishments,
where the Friday payment of wages bad been concurrently
adopted, whilst the remainder were engaged in the Man-
chester and other houses of the City. There had also been
resent additions to the list of houses closing at seven in the
winter. On the Surrey side the movement was indebted to
Messrs. W. Tarn and On, and to Messrs. Goode, GAinitOn.
and Co.; and in the Edgeware-road, and elsewhere, to
Messrs. Spencer, Turner, and Boldero, Mesas. Hunwicke,
Beath, and Sharpe, and Messrs. Hewett and Co., for their
adoption of this movement. Finally, it should be added
that the desire of the association to extend this move-
meat to houses of lass magnitude had led them
to establish during the peat autumn load
committees in five of the late hour duericte of London. By
this means it wee sought to extend to the trade amociatioes
generally those facilities of leisure which were enjoyed so
much more largely by working men. (Hear bear.)
The CHAIRMAN, on rising, was received with cheers. He
commenced by congratulating the association upon the ene-
ma of the movement, and the gradual soosesioc year by
year of, various firms throughout the country, especially
of several great metropolitan firms who had given their ad-
herence to it. Knowing his antecedecte, perhaps they would
pardon him if he looked upon the movement • little from a
military point of view. There was no doubt that the pro-
sperity of the country generally depended to • very great
extent upon the character and energy of those who were
being benefited by this association. Be the army and navy
of this country what they might, we could never exist as
• great! and powerful nation without the material peeps-
' rity of those classes to which the members of this associa-
tion belonged. (Cheers.) And it was • remarkable fact
that the decline end fall of nations bad
ever been attributable, not to any want of military elficieocy
upon the part of the armies of the particular country, but
er rath to the spirit of luxury pervading the middle
enervating the people end sapping the national prosperity,
so that the lass of • battle or the loss of an army spread
irremediable ruin through the commonwealth. In the de-
cadence of the Roman empire the arms of the legions
carried devastation among their foes, sod conquest after
conquest attested their prowess. But the people themselves
were sunk in luxury and sloth, eo that when any reverses
happened to the legions it was impossible to get them
recruited. The people were filled with abject terror at every
Ices sustained by their armies. This it was that filled the
spirit of Augustus with alarm, this spirit prevented the de-
generate Romans horn filling the ?mantas in the legions'
with hardy, generous, and martial youth, and made the
emperor cry in his despair, "O Quintilius Vane, give me
back my legions," for he well knew that when his legions
passed away the povrerof his dominion pasted awaywith theca.
Nations as well as individuals should profit by the warnings
I of the past, and, although be did not for • moment iosinuate
that England was degenerating into luxury to such au ex-
tent as to impair her strength—yet, looking to the wonder.
ful progress it had made within the last thirty years in
I what might be termed the industrial arta, be could not help
thinking that it had reached the culminating point of its
prosperity, and that it befitted them to reflect deeply upon the
mums which had led to the dreadful fate that had befallen
other mikes, in order that continued prosperity might be
mar lot. The welfare of the middle claws was of the
deepest importance to the state, and the welfare of this as-
sociation was to a certain degree mixed up with the welfare
of the middle classes. (Hear, hear.) He considered that
the connexion which existed between the early closing
movement cud the volunteer movement was of the greatest
value to the nation. Notesithatendiog that movement took
place at a period of great popular excitement, end when
there was some apprehension that a neighbouring nation
might be tempted to make some demonstration against us,
and notwithstanding that the feelings which led to the es-
toblisbuient of the volunteer movement bad to • great ex-
tent died sway, such was the martial spirit sod enthusiasm
of the youth of the country that the volunteers were
increasing as much in numbers as they were in efficiency.
(Cheers.) The comae:ice between the volunteer and the
early closing system appeared to him to result from the
desire of teem emancipated from wearying toil seeking in
the ranks of the volunteers that manly exercise in which
Englishmen delighted, and as • soldier he could not but
admire the fine spirit of self-organisation which they meal-
fasted ; and that organestaon was nowhere better evinerd
than by their organisation of • medical staff, wbo attaudist
their members voluntarily. He referred to the extension
of the iron trade. not only as it affected this
but other countries, and particularly Russia; to
the introduction of the 'penny post, of railway',
awl of telegraphs, sa symptom of the wonderful
skill and industry, and he contended that unless
suitable time was given for reareatioo, the overtaxed body
and brain would no lesser. be able to bear the constant
strain, and therefore must give way ; end he gave a penalised
anecdote of some of his children who, coming home wearied
sad tired, and unable to learn their lessons, be took them
into the country, and on their return gave them ease-fourth
part of what had been eat them to learn, the consequence
of which was that, refreshed in mind and body, and being
relieved of the weight of toil, they not only learnt, but
nodeistood what bad been set for them. He then proceeded
to read several letters from places in the country, testi-
fying to the perfect amen of the movement, and, after
having read letters from Bristol, end some other places, in
favour of the movement, he said that he would read
oos more extract from an employer who was a soldier like
himself. He wrote to his own staff °Meer in Glasgow to
ascertain how this association got on, and in his reply he said
that she movement sprang into existence eight or ten years
' ago and was muchopposed at first, but when some of the large
firms adopted it it was speedily followed. It was found
that the operatives had improved both morally and phy-
neatly ; and this movement had been one of the greeted
tams conferred on them. The writer added that Glasgow
bad 6,0C3 voulnteers, and that the success of the volunteer
movement was slmoit entirely due to the adoption of the
system of early closing. A letter had also been received
from Edinburgh, which spoke in similarly favourable terms
of the movement. There was only one point snore on
which be would touch. If they were to have a Sdurday
halt holiday there ought to be • charge in the present sys-
tem of paying wages late. In rata-ming from his inspections
which was generally io the evening, he could but fail to see
from 10 to half-pest 10 o'clock at night the numerous
assemblages at the public-houses. and he had often seen
poor women, the wives of persons who were revelling, dam-
n:red together outside. He had sex one of those women,
who had rose into the public-house to " hell the cat " as it
were, thrust out immediately she got inside, andhe bad
• prayed that some means might be devised to alter
such a shickiog state of things. lie would only add that
if he could be of the slightest use to the association by
presiding that evening, it would afford him the greatest pos-
sible pleasure. (Cheers.)

The choir than wog Mr. G. W. Karlin a choral march,
"Forward, still forward," which received an unaimnoea

Sir Taos. PHILLIPS thell stepped forward and addressed
the meeting. He observed that he owed some apology for
addressing them on a subject with which he was not inti-
mutely coovereaut, At the same time, when the main
object was to limit the boon of labour he could not refuse
to accede to the request which had been made to him to
support the present movement. It was well known that
numerous evils arose from too intense a devotion to labour.
It might be said that if that was so it was • matter which
might be settled between employer and employed. They
must, however, remember, that unless the public was called
in and sanctioned a diminution of the hours of labour, the
employers could sot close their shops early. The great
object to be gained was to persuade the amend public to
make purchases within reasonable boon. (Ilea.) He had
been told that 100,000 persons were engaged iigthe shops offthe
metropolis. Thome persons were of good character,neceerearily
of considerable intelligence, having the entirelcoolidenoe of
their employers. The amelioration of their condition was of
great importance to the public. Inasmuch as the education
of those persons very often closed at a very early penorl of
life, it was of the utmost importance that time should be
afforded to them to devote to education and self-improve •
meet. The higher classes remained in educational establish.
meat. for a very considerable time, whereas the class whose
interests they were advocating were obliged to enter into
the struggle of life at en age as early as 12 or 13. What
must be their condition if so time for self-improvement is
cessation from toil was allowed them? The Saturday half.
holiday was a most valuable institution, but he thought a
vast amount of good resulted from the devotion of • few
boon each evening to educationel subject.. He pointed to
the trium plan t success of the evening classes at King's College
and the City of Loader' College, and various other places of
education, sad to the vast amount of benefit which they
had conferred upon the people at large, as a proof of the
value of shorteniog the tours of business, and allowing time
as well for study as for recreation. Pericles who worked
from 10 to 14 hours • day ware altogether too exhausted
for self improvement, being jaded and weary. and unable to
devote their minds to anything which called for the slightest
enemy. He had ample mesas from his conoexion with the
Society of Arta, of knowing what vast benefits bad resulted
to the artisan dam from the operation of night schools. He
had attended numerous examinatioes by that society, and
the test afforded by those examinations really was the
Granting step to the work of selfmulttue; above all. it
showed that • very large amount of work was dose in the
City by means of night schools. He did not deal
with the sanitary, the physical, or the moral question,
which would be referred to by other smokers
but be ezionted a .oddestopbtioathatby

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primmer sad moderation, not going too rapidly, but
working is harmony with their employers, seams would
accompany their efforts. ((beers.) It was a meek impotent
part of this movement that 14 was ooaducted by thangslre ;
and by the earneetnem with which they had pursued it, he
fell round that they deserved emcees, and would obtain
it. Though there might be some cases of misspent time
in iadividualinstanote, they must remember that in all
movements there was some evil to be encountered, and he
had not the slightest doubt that in the broad reunite the
mated possible advantage would arise to the community
at large from the carrying forward of the movement.
)
The Cnoir—" Slow is the Eastern sky."—(Chorale.)
The Rev. J.B. Ow= next addressed the meeting. He
observed that there was • peculiar Atoms in Colonel
leldurdo occupying the chair from his oonnexion with the
volunteer movement, for if there wee no time to enable the
gallant youth of England to sores in drill, it wee impossible
that the volunteer movement could becarriedon with effect.
Having had very great experience of the power of self-
organisation of the 'weeder he saw before him be could
say they well the compliment which Sir P. Phillips
had paid them, and be could not help feeling that with that
Nelf-organisatiCn, oombieed with the justice of their cause,
the roam of the early airing movement was certain. The
filet plea which could be put forward in ate favour, was that
it afforded a legitimate mode of recreation, on the prin-
ciple that " all work and so play made Jacks (1'1113'7,"
and he never knew • dull boy make a particularly bright
man. (Laughter.) Then it was to be supported with •
view to afford a miserable amount for every individual to
staged to his own all airs,and again for intellectual training ;
for although constant toil in • shop right makes very acute
ealeemanlerouldiumkehimemarrterspirdora merchant prince
Leetly„ a person ought have some time for family order
sod the regulation of his private affairs. Then as regarded
the economy of time. He was certain that the business of
fourteen desultory hours might be condensed into twelve
with great advantage to the employers as well as to the em-
ployed. Were they to say that bemuse • few unsteady
parr chose to put their time to improper purpose, all
the steady should be deprived of the opportunity of baying
• few spare hours for self-culture. He contended that the
fair reciprocity which would be created by the employers
seceding to this movement would put an end entirely to the
ill feeling which too often led to strikes. It would act like
the oil to a machine or a railway train, and would make
everything go smoother and more rapidly than it did before,
while it would toed to prevent those occurrence* which
imperilled the whole structure of society.
" Rule Britannia," by the choir.
The Rev. J. 13. BROWN expressed the pleasure which be
fait at the growth of the society, he having known it from
its earliest infancy. There was something very significant
in the festive form which the proceedings had taken. It
was called a celebration, which implied that to a great ex-
tent the battle had bier won. (Cheers.) He alluded to
the many struggle* which the association had had with self-
interest and mistaken principles of trade. He really
doubted whether the advocacy of their principles or the
celebration of their success ought to form the chief topic
of the speeches. It was not work or even hard work that
they objected to, for they were all hard workers, but wither-
ing and caroming toil which they wished to escape
(Cheers.) Hard work propely restricted in point of time
was beneficial to human nature, educated met and women,
and strengthened their energies, but one hard unvarying
doll round of toil tended to euervate and ultimately to
emasculate them. He really believed that this movement,
combined with the volunteer movement some few rears ago
had arrested street physical decay in the people of England.
(Cheers.) He exhorted the youth of both sexes to be sore
that the Insure hour which they had won was used nobly,
fur if used negligently or profligately it would teed mate to
their ruin than all the hours they devoted to labour.
Captain JAY next addressed the meeting, observing that
the greatest improvement, physics Ily u well's morally, had
resulted from the movement within his own knowledge, and
taking it in connexion with the volunteer movement, be saw
no
reason why the youth of the present generation should
not be as expert with the tiffs as their ancestors were with
the cross-bow, and they all knew with what effect they
used that arm spinet the armies of their country.
Mr. J. J. KNIGHT (of the firm of Shoolbeed and Co.) con-
gratulated the association on the soccer it had achieved,
and stated that its adoption by the firm to which he be-
longed had been attended with the happiest effects, and that
so far from its in any way impeding business, their as-
sistants displayed an alacrity and energy is the transaction
of business which amply made up for the extra time which
they themselves had is consequence of the adoption of the
retort). He however called attention to the fact, that from
thoughtlessness it had been found that many of the young
men, released from business by the early closing movement
on Saturday afternoon, found their way Into west-sod shops
and made purchases there, thus, to some extent, preventing
the boon being conferred upon their partners in toil This,
be was sure, only required to be mentioned to be remedied.
(Cheers.)
. _ . . .

Mr. J. SPICER, of St. Paul's-churchyard, in proposing •
vote of thanks to the chairman, said that he fully concurred
with the remarks of Mr. Knight, and as a proof of his sym-
pathy with the cause, be Mated that he should be most
happy to co-operate with that gentleman and his west-eod
neighbours in promoting the closing of their establishments
at two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturdays. (Cheers.)
Mr. Snirron seconded the motion, congratulating the
association on its program, and pointing out the great coo-
trust in the social life of the shop tanstant now to what it
was 20 years ago. The hearty thanks of the association were
due to the gallant colonel in the chair for his important aid,
and for the able manner in which be had edemas.' the
claims of the association. (Bear, hear.)
The gallant COLONEL having returned thanks, propcesd
that the meeting should give some mark of recognition to
the splendid amateur choir which had given its valuable
assistance to the association, and also to Mr. Martin, who
had not only undertaken the arduous duties of training it,
but had conducted its operatioes that night.
This propontion being cordially responded to, the national
anthem was sung, and closed the proceedinp.

CAPITAL PCNISIIIIF-NT Meetings
of the Capital Punishment Commissioners were held on
Wednesday, the 30th ult. and Thtinday, the Lt Ms.., at
which the Duke of Richmond, the Right Hon. S. Lush.
innton. D.C.L, the Attorney-General for Ireland, Mr. H.
Waddingtoa, Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Mr. C. Naas, ILP.,
Mr. G. Ward Hunt, M.P., and Mr. G. Hardy attended.
The secretary, Mr. J. H. Patteeon, was also present.

It will be seen by the following list (says the
•thrnrem) of names that a little new blood has been in-
fused into the Council of the Royal Society elected oo Wed-
under Lit :—President, Major• General E. Sabine ; trea-
surer, W. A. Miller, M.D. ; secretaries, W. Sharper, M.D.
and 0. G. Stokes ; foreign secretary, Professor W. H.
Miller; other members of the council, Professor J. C.
Adams, J. Alderson, M.D., 0. Beak, Esq., Colonel Sir C.
Everest, H. Falosuer, M.D., J. P. Clusiot. Eel., J. E.
Gray, Ph.D., T. A. Hint, Ph.D., Sir H. Holltad, Bart.,
H. B. Joan, M.D., Sir R. I. Murchison, W. Odin', Pro-
tumor W. Pole, Rev. B. Price, Sir J. Rennie, and Lord
Stanley.
The Council of the British Association have re-
solved that the next congress shall be held on Wednesday,
September 6, 1865 ; of muse at Birmingham, as settled
by ►he vote at Bath.

A winter exhibition will be held on Wednesday
next (Deoeraber 7), at the Gudene of the Horticultural
Society, South Kensington.
Agriculture will be the theme next week. In
addition to the Cattle Show, the general meeting of the
Smithfield Club takes place at the Agricultural Hall, on
Tuesday ; the dinner of the club, on Wednesday ; 66d the
general meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, on
Thursday. The annual dinner of the Central Farmers' Club
will take place on Tuesday. On the evening of the pre-
vious day, the following subject will be introduced by
Alderman Mechi "On some of the Canaan that tend to
render Farming unprofitable," a subject with which the
worthy Alderman ought to be peculiarly well appointed.
This meeting will be held at the house of the Society of
Art., in Jobs-street, Adelphi.

Miss Susan Calton, a uieoe of Miss Louisa Pyne,
is announced to make her debut at her Majesty's Theatre oa
Monday, as Amiss, is the Sonuconbuta.

The title of Mr. Henry Leslie's coming opera is
given in toe Orchestra es the Guardian Stork.
The Musical Society announces its first conrer-
vitinne for the 25th of January nest, and its first concert for
the 29th of March.

The Gazette 3fusicale states that M. Gounod has
undertaken to write a new Romeo and Juliet, in four ado,
for the Theatre Lyrique.

Mr. Anthony Trollope's "Orley Farm " has been
translated into German by A. Kranchmar ; and Bonk's.
"History of Civilistion is Emitted " has also been Iran&
kiwi into German, by A. Rugs.
LITERARY AND SEINNTIFIC MEETINGS YOB THE
PAT./MDR WE/C.—Monday Entomological, 7; Royal Aca-
demy, 8, "Anotomy," Professor Partridge • Architects, 8 ;
Royal lortitution 2., general monthly meeting. Tuesday.
Noncoms, 8, " ersat Gnmeby Docks,' "River Tees and
its Navigation ;" Anthropologiml, 8. " Cooke:Ito of a Kid at
Reis,
Caithness," Mr. Laing; "A liistvarro la Shotlood.o
Mastro Roberts sad Carter Blake; " Hut Circles," Mr. Ro-
berta ; " Aoriosat Skulls," Dr. Smart; "Tumuli from Chel-
tenham," Dr. Bird. Photographic A, "Photographic Palatka
with Salta of Uranium," Mr. H. Cooper. Wodoesday
Hart(-
cultural, Intonational Fruit and Vegetable Show ; Society
of Literature, 44 • Society of Arts, 8; Geologies', 8, "Gee-
logy of Otago," Dr. Hooter; Exasvatice of Deep lAlor
Basis., New Zealous! ;" " Notes to a Sketch-flap of Cato.
Unbar,. New Zealand," Dr. Rust ; "Notes oe Dr. Ilsast's
Papers," Sir R. L Mureltieon. Thursday : Royal, 8. " Re.
searches as Ethylphosphateo" Professor A. H. Church
"Dynamical Theory of the Elestro-magnetie Field; Aatl•
queries. Friday : Astrosomical, 8. —AtAneaust.
Btamsonsst Carrtr Snow.—The Sari of Has.
rowby bag accepted the office of presiaset for the sink
year.