The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-05 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the board wee
held yesterday at Asir Aka in Spring-gardens. Mr. FRU-
mAz in the chair.

The tenches for the contract for the engine-hones
and works for the southern outfall sewer were
considered:—Mews. Hill, Riddell, sad Robinson,
330,0001. ; Moms. Peto and Betts, 333,8201. ; Meson
Brassy, Ogilvie, and Co., 327,0001- ; Masers. John Aird and
Son, 323,1381. ; Mr. George Farness, 320,0001. ;
Think and Co., 315,000/. ; Mr. Lavers (Lambeth), 309,000.;
Mr. Wm. Webster, 300,0001. ; Mr. George Mogen,
297,9881. ; Mr. John Ward, of Rochester, 278,4001. The
engineer's estimate was 312,0001. including 300001. for
mans. The board eat for some time with closed doors, sal
ultimately decided on accepting Mr. Webster's tender be-
cause he had done the previous work so well and so
eatisfectorily.
The tenders for engines and pumps were then re-
ceived, and varied from 80,0001. down to 41,5001., the
emineer's estimate being 45,0001. The board derided to
refer the matter to three engineers, to ascertain which pro-
posal would be the cheapest, taking into consideration the
cost per bores power of working the engines.
Mr. Mira.= moved that a resolution of the board of the
20th of June last, to the effect that the board should not
petition against the Tramwals Bill, be rescinded.
On a divides the motion was lost by a majority of
19 to 9.

The Berlin papers state that Prince Frederick
William, on his return from England, will inspect the
troops in Pomerania, and on the 20th will be present at the
inauguration of the new pekoe of the University of Konip.
berg.

M. H. Mayer-Stametz has arrived at the Claren-
don Hotel from Vienna.

AB the coffin of the late General Bruce was re-
mo►ed from the hearse, on Wednesday, a wreath was ob-
served. These simple but significant words told He story—
"A last token of love and respect from Albert-Edward and
Alice." The Dunfermline Press says that the deceased
general was almost to the last unconscious of any great or
immediate danger. Taking leave of his physician on the
last night of life with a cheerful air that betokened ex-
pectation of speedy convalmoesce and soon meeting again,
the dream was broken by these words—" I am afraid,
general, it must be a farewell." "Is it so?" was the reply;
"then, good night. I die in peace ; I die happy."
The committee of the National Club have issued
cards for an evening reception on Tusday at their house
in Whitehall-gardens.
The sums remitted to the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer by persons unknown, for conscience sake, in the
course of the financial year 1861-62 amounted to 7,6731.
There is another remarkable item in the accounts for the
past year, the sum of 333/. 134. 4d. was repaid to the nom
mittee of council on education by teachers who bare
quitted their professions "in respect of the expenses of
their training."

A review of of volunteers will take place on Wim-

bledon-common on Saturday, the 12th indant. The Seas•
tory of State for War will be prepared to receive applica-
tions for corps to attend the review, but no sanction will be
given to any application forwarded attic the 9th instant.

_
The fodortng in the list of preachers at the
special Sunday evening services in Westminster Abbey for
July :—July 6, the Bishop of Loudon ; July 13, the Bishop
of Cape Town ; July 20, the Bishop of Ontario ; July 27,
the Rev. F. F. French, Rector of Hells, Inland.
An amateur performance is announced to take
place on Wednesday evening next, at the Royal Italian
Opera, in aid of the funds raised to alleviate the distress in
Lancashire.

A new cantata, by Mr. Balfe, is to be produced
at Exeter-ball oa the occasion of Mr. Sims Reevat's boson
loaoart.

An attractive meeting of naturalists' field clubs
las been held in the west of England, with the head-
quarters at Weston-super-Hare. The original invitation
came from the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club, sod
the following local societies were represented on the
oocasion ; viz.:— The Malvern Naturalista' Club, the
Woodhope Naturalist.' Club, the British Natural History
Society, the Bath Archnological and Natural History
Society, the Bristol Microsoopic Society, and the Cireacester
Natural History Society.

Newmarket July Meeting occupies the Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. Blue Mantle and
Seocharometer are in the July and Chesterfield Stakes ; and
Carishrook, Cosmopolite, and Batomneer in the Stamford
Plate. Cambridge has • small meeting of its own on
Thursday, Worcester is fixed for Thursday and Friday, and
Mansfield for Friday.
The cricket matches for next week are :—Mon
day, at Lord's, Gentlemen of England v. University of
Word. Monday, at Sheffield, Surrey v. Yorkshire (re-
turn). Wednesday, at Lord's, Oxford Harlequins v. Cam-
bridge Quidnunc*. Thursday, at the Oval, Gentlemen of
the Surrey Club v. Free Foresters. Thursday, at Morley,
An England Eleven v. Twenty-two. Thursday, at South-
ampton, United v. Twenty-two Gentlemen of Haute. Fri-
day sod Saturday, at Lord's, Eton v. Harrow.

Special tickets of admission to view Ihe Royal
Arsenal at Woolwich having been accorded toteh members
of the Mechanical Engineers Institution by the War Depart-
ment, a large number, amounting to 180 scientific gentle-
men, subscribes' to the institution, foreigners as well as
English, yesterday took advantage of the privilege, a large
proportion arriving at Woolwich early in the morning.
The Gardeners' Chronicle states that stock has
been sold at Battersea-park in large numbers at great prices,
and a large sale of implements has taken place. Mr.
Fowler has already sold at Battersea some 14,000/. worth
of steam cultivating machinery, and Mews. Howard have
disposed of 12 or 14 sets.

We (Gardeners' Chronicle) find that Capt. Fowice
is about to resume that valuable set of experiments on the
strength of Umber, the beginning of which dates from the
International Exhibition at Paris in 1855. He propose' to
test in the usual scientific manner its elasticity, density,
power to bear crushing, and as many more of those other
qualities which render timber the moat valuable, after food,
of all the products of mother earth.

A letter from Jerusalem states that a young
American gentleman, named Carter, a divinity student, was
lately drowned in the Jordan. A Mead who had acoom-
panied him from the United States was • witness of the
disaster, but could not afford 'miaow,. The young man,
when bathing, was carried away by the rapid current, and
after sinking two or three times disappeared.
THE THANES EMBANK BIENT.—THE VOTE LAST
Nicer.—Tbe HOMO of Commons read a severe lesson last
night to incompetent committees and hesitating ministers.
By a majority of 40 in a large division, it expunged the
offensive clause in the Thames Embankment Bill, which
had been devised by the ingenuity of well-feed counsel to
protect the interests of their ducal clients and the other
crown lessees. Mr. Locke went straight to the point.
Given an embankment from Blackfriars to Westminster,
with ► roadway 80 or 100 feet wide along it, shall the
public have the use of that roadway between the two ex-
tremities, or shall it be stopped at Whitehall-stairs, with
"No thoroughfare," or " Foot passengers only allowed to
pass this way ?" The gross absurdity of such a proposal was
too palpable to be concealed even by the mass of rubbish with
which the blue book enveloped it ; and the common sense
of the house triumphed over the " alternative " of Mr. Pen-
nethoine. the sophistry of Lord K. Cecil, and the indecision
of the government, who appeared to forget that in such
matters delay is almost equivalent to defeat, and that by
leaving the question of a public roadway open to future
discussion, they would in reality have left their opponents
in passe lion of the field, with a certainty of a prolonged
contest next session, and perhaps • new committee and new
" alternative " plans, for the purpose of defeating the whole
scheme. We are glad, therefore, that on this occasion the
House of Commons has displayed such creditable vigour in
redeeming the blunders of its committee.—Tiescs.

DOWNING-STREET JULY 3.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Richard James Corner, Esq., barrister-
at-law, to be Chief Judie* of the colasy of &Web Hon-
duru ; Her Majesty has also bees plowed to appoint
Samuel Spire Plugs, Seq., to be Clerk of the Courts sal
Keeper of the Re in the colony of British Honduran
Gezerfc.

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BOARD or TRADE., WHITRH ALL, Juts 4.—The
Lords of the Committee of Privy COILIIOiI far Trois
sad Plantations hays received from the Searetary of erste
far Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from the FNMA
aintemador at this court, enclosing the form of • midst,
(which is published in last night's Gazette) for trod* Mirk'
of British goods imported into Pomo°, the adoptioa of
which, though sot obligatory, is recommended, as 'fiord*
facilities to the importen, Media, to noon moms of
eosplaint.
BOARD or mum, WHITIRALL, JULY S. —The
Lords of the Cannata, of Privy Conseil far Trade
have received from the Secretary of State far F
Alaimo • copy of • despatch &dimmed to bar Sys
Charge d'Affrain is New Granada, by the government of
that country. ansousaing that duties will be levied
=Lanais articles when imported into New Granada.—

THE OUTRAN Tamura ffraz.-
Yesterday a deputation, beaded by Ida Grace tt
Duke of Argyll, waited upoa Sir James Outram, at
dime in QUM'S Gatagaidona, to preseut to him au
and a service of plate, being part. of • testimonial voted
him at public meetings held la London and Calcutta 00
hill sad Oa of March, 1861. The deputation consisted
the following noblemen and dug a kw,
of upwards of 1,800 subscriVnte r=liane,
Lord KOMI, the Lord Lyveden F. F. Coartensy, L.,
MO:outlawed D. Downing, Captainl W. J. Eastsrick,
8... C. Mantillas, Bart., K.C.B. ; Major•Geseral H. H,`
eock, Major-Osinersi Sir J. R. lisersey, K.C.B. ; col
J. Holland, J. W. Kaye, Em., Captainbl. B. Lynch,
the Bight Hoe. Sir John J. L M. LIMN" Bart., 6.c.k
; Ha}or•Gesoral G. D. Malcolm, Cacao' Sr T. V,'
ms maws. girt, C.B. ; oipsnin Merest Osborn. C.F.
R.N. ; General Sir Georg* Pollock, G.C.B. •
Sir H. C. Hawlizami, K.C.B. ; Colonel W. £l. Sykes. t
F.B.S. ; 11=-GoPeral Sir H. J. H. Vivien,
P. , Fog. 1
The dopu having assembled at 12 o'clock, the ley
of ABOYLL read the following address:

" Sir James °arm, —On behalf of those whose 11,44,
are inscribed upon the accompanying scroll we request yoc
aoceptance of this service of plate, forming pert of ato t.
menial voted at public meetings held in the capital.
England and of India to commemorate your Fist and p,l
dada, and to do honour to your worth. Tbw names
rolled are those of men of different classes and differ al
countries, many of whom, knowing you only by the schuss.
meets which you have bequeathed to history, admire 00.
heroism and chivalry from • distance ; whilst other', .erC,
have enjoyed the privilege of more intimate relations err
' you, and have closely observed the simplicity, the gentian
sod the =aliases of your character, blood with a still 111 A,,
I admiration the most affectionate feelings of rem.
Among the soldier-dates:nen reared and personal
l by ti,
military system of the Feat India Company, you will ere
hold • conspicuous plan. Saccade] in war, you have he,
equally aucceedul in pesos ; you have conquered hostile
moss alike by the vigour of your arms and the civilizio;
influences of your humanity ; end you have taught
strangers whom you have subdued, scarcely less than
comrades whom you have lad to victory, to reverenceand is
love you astatine arida friend. By men of yourstempwunc
Indian empire first won ; by men of your stamp has it to.
been preserved. Earnestly hoping that, whether in rte
front mak of the public service, or in the retirement
private
won. life, you may lag enjoy the honours you have s.
y
nobl'
To which Sir Jame Otrrakm replied :—" My Lord Duke
Gentlemen—My Friends—l thank you from the bottom ,!
my heart--I tank all, whether present or absent, in Eng
land or in India, who have united to render me this gre4
honour. I canna venture to think that I have done si
tat you may of me ; but I know that, with each powers
God has given me, I have honestly tried to do it. I ea
reared under a system which gave to every man an op:
chance of going to the front ; sod I owe it to that arta
that I ant sow steed* before you—lees, I csanot help
thinking, en meant of my individual deserts, than as the
representative of the great service, now passed into • tn.
(Utica to which for fell/ years I had the honour to belong.
If to aeything m I owe such moues as I may have
attain e it is to this—that throughout my cane
I have loved the people of India, regarded their country
as my home, and made their weal my first object. And
though my last service in the field wee against the corn.
rodeo of my old associates, the madness of • moment has not
obliterated from my mood the fidelity of • century, and
can still love and still believe. I thank you agate for your
great kindness. The memory of it will go with me to my
grave."
The service consists of ten pieces, viz., two epergnes and
eight dessert stands, of rich ornamentation and Indian archi.
teeters. Upon the base of each epergne are three figurer
surroendinje the stein ; figures on one representing
soldier of 78th Ilighlanders, a Sahli Chief, sad a Bheel;
those on the other an English Gan& Meer, a Person,
and • Sandia. Plantain and palm tress are introduced
between the Balms. The stem, springing from the centre,
is surmounted by • perforated ornamental basket, shaped
so as to receive cut-glass dia. On each of four of the
&semi stands is • figure, that on the But being
• female, typical of India ; those en the other
repressatiag the three Praidsercies, via.—• /lawman
for ]lades, • Parsee for Bombay, and • }Linda for Bengal.
Over the head of each figure rises • plantain tree, to support
the glass. The four other dessert stands are of the same
style of orsamentation, but are without figures. Etch
epergne bears the following inscription: "Presented to
Lieut. -General Sir James °arum, Bart., G.C.8., K.1i.1.,
by his numarcas friends and admirers, is recognition of his
eminent services, sad his public and private worth. July,
1862."

THE GREAT NATIONAL RIFLE CONTEST.

Nothing mom favourable than the weather yea-
tarday could be desired. The visitors were more numerous
than on the first three days of the coated ; gay and many
coloured atroamae,, for the first time, floated from the sum-
nuts of • hundred flag staffs, the red, white, and blue
—emblem of military and naval glory—showing half in all
directions, while the band of the Loudon Scottish marched
on to the ground at mid-day, Monthe plains of Wimbledon
with the echoed of that martial music which had before been
wanting, and without the accompaniment of which no
mimicry of war or military pageant (Abbe considered perfect.
To-day, the commissionaires hand will attend, and probably
there will be a second band on the ground. And
deadly of this, the competition to-&y
_will be of • more
exciting character than anything which has preceded jt:
The 6 ass resumed yesterday at half -put nine, for the
Queen's at 600 yards, the Aasociatiou Cup, the All
Corners, and the extra prize', and wee carried on with us-
abated vigour throughout the day. Some good some wen
made, and among these was that of Major Moir, 12th 9nr-
ling, who in the contort foe the Amociatiou Cup beat the
score made by Captain Heaton, of the 3rd Mancha-
ter, of whom we yesterday made such honourable mention.
At the ranges of 200, 500, and 600 yards, Captain Heaton
made up a total score c 4 54 points and bite, DO more than
60 being possible ; and odds were freely offered that this
more would not be exceeded ; Major Moir, however, yester-
day, attained • soon of 55, thus beetle; Captain
Heaton by one point. Whether he will himself be
beaten remains to be gam. His more was made
up of three bull's eyes and two centres at 200 yards; fan
bull's eves and a centre at 500 yards ; and three bull's eyes
sad two °sutras at 600 yards ; thus making 40 points and
15 hits. Captain Heaton's score was made up of three
bull's eyes sod two centres at 330 yards; two
bull's eyes, two centres, and one outer at 500 yards
and five bull's eyes at 600 yards ; thus making 39 points sad
15 bits. Both of these gentlemen used a Henry's rifle.
So far this is the best shooting of the contest, and doubt's..
Major Moir congratulated himself upon his chance of car-
rying off the cup value ; but a little later in the day he, in
tore, was put out of the field by a Mr. Smith, about whose
particular corps there is some doubt, who made up • score
of 55.

The deer target yesterday ran all day, to the intense
amusement of the spectators,who congregated about him in
large numbers, and the intense disgust of the djappointed
marksmen, who paid their 2a. per shot with no other
result than to miss the bull's eye, or, worse still,
to hit that forbidden spot, the haunch, and so to be flied
a shilling. For those who wish to perfect themselves as
marksmen this running deer is the best target on the ground,
presenting a moveable bull's eye of eight inches diameter
at 120 yards' range, travelling at a moderate speed, sod at
the same time strikingly life-like. Nevertheless, the number
of bull's eyes made is surprisingly small. During the
hour of its running on Thursday evening 49 shots were
tired, many of which were by accomplished sportsmen, and
yet the bull's eye was not once hit. Then, again, yesterday
the firing was continued from balf-past 9 to pelf-pest
with the same result ; but then, as if bye miracle, two bull's
eyes were made successively, and, after one intervening shot.
athird, among the cheers of excited onlookers. A (ter lapsed
20 minutes a fourth was made, and then the running deer
was left, another long interval of immunity from damage
by rifle shot for hours. The four fortunate marksmen—for
other competitors said these were mere flukes—were sa fol.
lows : A. Munro, Ist Lanark ; Sergeant Sloper, Stb Dorset;
J. Freu, 4th Lanark —all of whom used long Enfolds; and
Captain Thresher, sth Dorset, who used a Turner rifle—
the honour being equally divided between the counties of
Lanark and Dorset, neither of which M particularly n•
°owned for deer-stalking. Later in the day the ball set's
was hit by other,, among whom was Captain Ross. Fool
at the ordinary targets was very active yesterday, and the
shooting good. The number of those who paid their
shilling for pool on Thursday was 2,819 ; those: who paid
for sighting tsixpeinere 3,070 ; the number of admis-
sions by payment on that day 68114289, the lowest number
of the three days. For yesterday the return has not yet
been furnished.
As an item of some geoend interest we may state that
the quantity of ammunition issued from the government
test, in charge of 8 irgeant A. Mollie, R.H.A.. and
Police-Sergeant Picton, A division, was as follows :
Tuesday, 15.360 rounds; Wednesday, 18,240 rounds;
Thursday, 13,440 rounds.
The shooting at 600 yards, the concluding range on the
first stage of the Queen's prise, was naturally the most in-
terestiug event of the day. The fluctuations of the rooted
were closely watched; what it was known--at the termios-
Sion of the firing—that a Yorkshireman had attained the
highest score, and so become entitled to the silver medal of
the association, a loud cheer was raised by his brother
Yorkshire volunteers—who mustered pret strongly .o the
=l —which, we are compelled to add, was not very
y responded to by volunteers belonging to other coun-
ties.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and 'Naiad
cum.'e pry a grand fire yesterday afternoon at Orleans
Hare, Twickenham, which was moot numerously and
fashionably attended, there being upwards of 800 perm'
present. later in the evening her royal highness gene *
greed ball.
Prince Napoleon gave another banquet but
sysehig at the Clarendon Hotel. The gusts invited wens
his Royal Highness Prime Frederic of HOLM* Admiral
DAM de la Boneiiro, Vioonite de Briniest Bram 4 Its•
Bersier, Mr. Bates, Messieurs &Wrest, Perms, Jaya, Ds'
whisk, Kcenigewarter, Doncet, Fossils, Julie Dual, Barbie.
lesecst, Dr. LEcorebd, Colonel de Fmneenilre, Colonel
Regan, Baron de Piumin Amory, Mr. Lengpflier,