The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-08 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF SAXE•COBURO ON THE
PRESENT TIME.

Dr. F. Hofmann,one of the writers in tbe
Carten-
laulr, a weekly German publication of great circulation, re-
cently forwarded to Duke Ernst of daze-Coburg • letter
which described in poetical language the present troubled
condition of European politics. The following is published
aa the answer of the duke :

" Your impressive and heartfelt words, my dear Hof-
mann, have been to me the cause of great joy, and I cannot
forbear from personally expressing to you my warmest
thanks. In metrical phrase—in the fragrant dress of poesy
you have invested the profound prose of the time with
the fittest words. The times are most certainly troubled.
Discord and weakness on throne*, mistrust and self-love
amongst parties, many hollow phrases and toe words,
planting banners, and thundering hurrahs. Where are the
actions—where the deeds! The heart of the true patriot
beats in deep sorrow, and he mournfully looks around for
those who share his opinions. The chosen leaden are want.
ins in peaceful reflection, magnanimous ealfdenial, anon-
ditiotial subordination, but not in courage and enthusiasm.
0! m►y German song, the pions German songsters, before
all hymn to the people the praises of then virtues. Only by
time can we one day become a free people by the ince of

God.—Your devoted,
"Coburg, July I.^

.' ERNST.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

AITRDAY, ACGCST 8, 8 ILL

R. iLcl D.ll W. I 11. Q. L sI.
Nairn 29.57 64 2 , S. l, 3 27 o 0.16, 2
Aberdeen '106861 3 S. , 6 7' 14 o 0.36!
Leith 29.74 Olt 5 I B.W. ,415 . 12 c
Shields '199069 ' W.N.W. 7, 2 28 b
Scarborough —.29.98 66 3 SSW. 20 o I
Greencastle 29.1303 2 . S. W. 16 'b, 22 o 0.26, 4
Galway 89.7513' 2 ; W. 3 5 20 0 0.50, 2
Valentin '29.87 62, , S. WV. I . 6 6, 18 r 0.16
Queenstown 20.89 60 B.S.W. ;8 , 8 10 m 0.17 8
Liverpool 30.00 67 S.S. W. ;3; 5 16 cI
liolyhead eo 8. , 6 Is c 0.12 3
Pembroke ,30.0663. S.W. 3 3 50 o 0.12' 6
Penzance 30.14 94. W.O. W. t. 5 22 0 '
Brest
L'Orient '30.1268 ' E.S.E. 2 4 22b 2
Rochefort 30...W61 , E. 6 2 28 b 2
Plymouth 30.14 05 ; E. 3 6 24 r
Weymouth 30.16 ' , 3 . 4 , 20 0.01 2
Portsmouth —10.15 66 ' W.S.W. 3' 4 . 0.1 o —l2
London -
Dover 30.1909 S.W. 2,422 1 0— 1
Yarmouth
li ellgoland 30.1103 ; W.s.W. 3. 5 30 4
PILOBAML6
AVIDLY. (oi TNI MONDAY.

IDAIBL6
SUNDAY. MO
S. to W. and N.N.K. NginlTrasr. NDA'
N.W. s.W., fresh to
strong to plaeas,some moderate, showery,
rain at tunes. variable.

W.B.W. to N.N.W., wiisr COASTS. W. to N. sad back
•tnmg,with showers. fresh. showery.
S.W. to N.W. sod N., &x.raCoAses. N.W. to N.E.. mods.

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fresh. fine. rate, fine.
W. to S. and E., fresh llotrm-EAST. N. to F. and S.E. mad
to moderate. line. derate, variable, fins.
Norl.h.East=Calduvess to Norfolk. West= Donegal to Coen.
sralL South. Channel and Bay Coasts. South-laat=Stralt al
Dover to Norfolk.

Warwick has been Itelected by the Archieological
Institute as the place of meeting for the next annual
congress. _ _ _

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DEATH or 31R. BOTFIELD, Di P.—We regret to
announce the demise of the above gentleman, which took
place yesterday at his residence in Grosvenor-square, after
a lengthened illness. The deceased was only win of the
late Beriah Bottield, am., of Norton Hall, Northampton.
shire, by Charlotte, daughter of Dr. Withering, of Edglias-
ton Hall, born in 1807, and married in 1858 Isabella, second
daughter of Sir Baldwin Leighton, of Lotou Park, Shrop-
shire ; was high sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1831 : ap.
pointed • deputydieuteusnt of that county in 1841. sad
of Shropshire in 18.55; first returned for Ludlow in May,
1840, and sat till the general election in 1847, when be was
defeated ; again elected in 11457.
OCTRAormUA HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR Latent-
rita.—About noon on Wednesday two young ladies were
walking on the turnpike rued leading from Leiosater to
Thuroby, a village a few miles distant, to see some friends,
and, when near Saltersford Bridge, a somewhat lonely
part of the road, they met a man, apparently a tramp,
who, haring passed them, turned back again, and over-
took them. After proceeding ahead of them for some
distence he again turned towards them, and toolt
a position on the bridge until they had passed
him, when he went towards them and exclaimed,
"Stop ; 1 want you :" and presented a pistol, and de-
manded their money. The state of the terror-stricken
ladies may be easily imagined, sod to get rid of the villain,
whom they feared if not gratified would do them some
bodily harm, they handed him their purse, a leather me
with steel clasp, containing 45., which fortunately hap•
paned to be the only
_money they bad about them. The
scamp at once snatched the purse from then, sod took to
his heels towards Leicester, and at the present time he
remains at large. —Birnit nghow Rot.
GOODWIN SAND& —A return from the Board of
Trade shows that in the 12 years, lASI-1862, there were 17
wrecks and casualties oommooing loss of life (exclusive of
collisions) on the Goodwin Banda In two instances the
number of lives last is unknown ; io the other 15 instances
the umber lost was 89.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiraimer llolroyd.)
124 HE THE UT. H. E. IIAbISEH.

The hankrukirescn belasaciapli;;;the foram of the
4th clads, resident at Brampton, near Chatham, applied for
order of discharge. Debts 2,440.
Mr. Bagl ey supported ; Mr. Goodday appeared for the
utticial assignee.
Application was made, on behalf of a creditor, for some-
thing to be set aside out of the bankrupt'. atipend of 124. tid.
a day. In answer to questions he stated that some of Lis
debts were of long standing-00We had bees incurred at col-
lege. In 1861 he attemptel a settlement or compromise
with his creditors. Besides his pay of 12s. 6d. a day, he
had rooms provided for him. If e was liable at any moment
to be sent abroad with hie re,,ancot. An army chaplain
was obliged to keep up a certain eatus, which was not at all
sisemeary in • parish.
His Honour thought it was hardly a case, looking at the
character of the debts, in which the court ought to make an
order for setting aside a portion of the bankrupt's future
inwFm• . .

The order via granted unconditionally.
IN II JOHNSTONE.

The bankrupt wu a trimming manufacturer, owing about
549/., with a small amount of wets.
Mr. R. Griffiths supported ; Mr. W. Jones, for the amig-
Bees. offered no opposition.
The bankrupt attnbuied hia failure to the change of
fashion, and the discontinuance of the one of trimming for
ladies' halm and bonnets.
Order panted.