The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-05 00:00:00

[Stamped, id. Additional.]

• ROYAL ALBERT INFIRMARY.
LAYING THE THE FOUNDATION BTONE BY PRINCE
LEOPOLD.

(nom ous owy aspoßm.)

BISHOPS-WALTHAN, TICIIDAY.

The ceremony of laying the first Moue of the
Bielep's.Wathsek Royal Albert !airman took place yes-
' toady afternoon, on a well-chore piece of ground imme-
diately adjeeset to this town. Special trans, which na
from the chief towns is the loaalfy, breaght $ very large
Amber of visitors to wittier the ceremony, most of whom,
no doubt, were animated with an squally strong deain to
mamas tie yang Priam Leopold, whom her Majerly had
graciously permitted to be presser, and take the chief part
la the proceedings of the day.
Both the little town and the railway station were golly
decanted for the occasion, and the let Hampshire Mounted
Rifle Voluntain wore drawn up sa an wort in frost of the
station, the yard of honour be* composed of the
3rd Bettalice of the Hampshire Volunteers. The
&magistrate for the polonium of the ouremoey were very
complete. The mite of the Winner', which is about half a
min to the mouth of the railway, wa• moped in, there being
ea cater sad an inner fora. Is the metre of the hoer
ingenues vies hoisted the fan, ready to be lowered into in
bed. The epees between the Omer and outer inelasure wee
axopied by the band of the volnatorr regimen, and also
by about 900 Cheri em, who were to take part is the are.
any, the rest of the space being compied by the speetabon.
The asheme for se irifinnary in this locality was projected
by esneal gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Bishop's
Walther'', who have for the last year or two been &anions
to obtain foe the poor of the district those comforts in time*
of Meer, and that coonsat medical attendance, which can
soy be secured for them by an organized establiehmeot.
Some of these gentlemen met together in the early part of
this monk and formed themselves into a provisiosal ecom-
intim to mender whether than wee a fair prospect
of their being able to fined such ea establishment, end
whether they should attempt to do so this year. After
cerefully mandarin the whole metier, the cemmittee re-
solved to 001111111111101 it ones the emotion at Bishop's Wel-
than as bending white shell own the purpose of ea
isfirmary and a diapason, ; sad her Majesty graoicrmly
inemated that hi Royal Highest's Props Leopold should
lay the fousdatin striae. Bishop's Waltham is situated at
the extremity of the area which as practically included ia
the operations of the Winchester and Southampton
Hr-
pinle, and beyond that of the Portsmouth Hospital ;
say rate, for the treatment of either argon or dinar
mese. It is notiontecoplated to an I. rivalry with, much lase
is opposition to the large mid beneficent institutions in
opsrative at Winchester, Portsmouth, and Southampton.
Oa the contrary, the infineery at Bishop's Waltham, in
additive to its owe work, will peohnaly aid these grist kw-
pints, by relieving them of patients 'boars almost heyend
the spires of their operatives. The large wmaelasturiag
troths which are estalthehai at Bishop's Waltham afford aa
addition rains why as infirmary Abend be Judaea:stay
nosed in close vicinity to this town. Her Majesty hag
bees grasiously planed to take the kiedeet inmost in this
naturism, has permitted it to take the BUM of the
Royal Albert Lefirmary, and decidedly approved of the
dente of the edam of the Pince Oreserts speardies and
addresses, to devote • part of the pavan of that work,
which had be.. written by her lianity's desire, and
greatly with her Majesty's aid, to the feeds of this Juni-
Series .

About half-peat we o'clock a load other from the epee-
tears samethed the arrival of their Royal Hickman'
Prism Leopold sad Prima Leas of Hesse, attended by Sari
Oreavilk, Hama fay/seer. sad the Here. Wotterwelkir.
Their royal higharesse wen treeing at the titian by the
chairman. the provisioeal esiamithee, the treemeer. sad
the honorary earethry of the Royal Albert Infirmary. the
stewanis of the ifeetivel ocemethae, the bike, of the
disease, the Dem of Win/hater, the reeler of Boahop's
Waltham, sad the Mayas of Wiaskwater, Pertmothis, sad
llonthemptoe ; sad headed by the bead and samba by the I
hares sad feet ridemas. paned dialed, to the pleas tip-
pointed for the esreamay of laying the fonsdatien stone ill
the foLlowthe order of promenies :—The Hai. tkometary,
the Arebleart, the Chairman mid Treason, the Nabs=
at the Praha:eel Omaha% the Stewards, the Mayas of
Wisethater, Portsmouth. sad fauthemplee, the Lord
Bishop of the Dimes*, the Very Rey. the Dew of Win-
chester, the Clergy, the Rector of Bishop'. Wahines, their
floral Higthemes the Prises Leopold mid the Priam Louis
of Home. Sala of their Bevil Ettlisauses, vitlifemort of
Oa Pint 11•Allpellire liesisted See Volunteers.
Arrived at the thee whom the areermy was to Ithe
plea, the guard it beam: Ohs Third Administrative Hat.
labia ideals Volunteers) saluted, and the National Latham
was snag by the their, amempacied by the bead.
Duthie the sioging of the National Lathers the young
Prince steed facing the stone, with Earl Grearila ea his
right, and Pram Louis of Hesse on hi left. He appeared
to be in reroarlithly good health, bet, as was very ventral
gain that this was the lint public cereeooey in which he
took part, • little nervosa sad excited.
The Nsticael Anthers Wain be.. wag,
The Bieber of Wealthier= read a form of prayer adapted I
to the mosaics, after which the arehitest headed to hi
royal highness • beautiful silver trowel, with which Priam i
Leopold spread the mortar ewer the acme ia a very neat sad
expeditious meaner. The stone haviag lima lowered into
its plies the pram gave it three ape with the mend, and
having applied the square sad plumb lie.. prenotheed the
trainees of the build*" laid. Three hearty others fol-
lowed, after which the 100th Balm. "All people that on
earth do dwell; was .cog by the choir, the people joining.
This completed the areiewey, aft., which Thom who bed
received Levitation* promeded to the Pelece-grouses, when
an depot lonelesee wia laid eat a • large marquee.
Mr. Ran, the deck of the ooneed, to whom the promoters
it the asthma are under ray peat obbptians far the ate.
reel he has takee ia it, enemata, mad was sappereed es his
right by the young Priam and by Earl Granville, and
his left by Prime Louis at SWIM
The cloth having bees removed,

The CHAnuur, ia propesiag the health of her Majesty
the Queen, which wee drank with loud cheers, said it was
usual to say, is giving that team, that it seeded so room-
meadatios. No words were truer than those ; bu► at the
same time the ishabitesta of Bishop Waltham would he
singularly stagratsral if they allowed this toast to
pus with t►e simple mention of the same of
the Queen. To her Majesty was chiefly owing the
foundation of the building of which Prises Leopold had
laid the first atom that day. Bar Malady had also bees
the priaeipal cause of the essirthetiese to this rueful work,
and had given to the infirmary the promedsof the work which
had bees writtee in reference to the life of his late Royal
Highness Priem Albert, sod is nowt to which be was
betraying DO secret whss he said that the gesso herself had
composed some portion. (Hear, ►ear.) That work had
emernernorated some of the speeches sod deeds of the late
Prince Consort, and that aloe" endeared it to the les/tags of
Englishmen, therefore they ought to be grateful to the
Queen both for the contributioge s►e bed gives sod fen
allowing Prises Leopold to take the priocipal part is the
interesting eeremoey which they bad just witnessed
and which everyone, would ogres that be hati
performed so well. They all knew the pest
Abodes which the Queen bad 'offered, bet that aMiction
had *sly made her sympathies the warmer sad more kind
towards those of her subjects wits were distressed ; for,
wheoever as accident occurred, whether by fire, by laid, by
flood, her Majesty was always the first to sympathise with
the sufferings of her subjects. To bar, indeed, the words
of the poet moot fittingly applied :

That woman cannot be of natare's making,
Who, beim' Lad, bar newer, made not Lades.
(Chain.) The grievous domestic lees of Ins Majesty bad
oily made bit anew bad to her people is all tbaz Dam
iap, sad be wee mot overstating the cam wMa be maid that
ha believed they had her Majesty's kindest wishes aad
deepen sympathies fee the welfare et the fronton..a of
winds they had laid Use iret weave that day. (Chows.)
The toast wt desk with rest satharissai.
The OILMAN then pee " The bail* at Prime Leopold."
which wee resolved with remated meads of almoner. He
mid that at the risk of &Wale; the mammy a few embalm,
it would be feesetly peoes fa hiss if he did eat sake sore
*nein to the plass la which he stood, white was boasted
Isy seem of the smote* histeehal renhastases of the

[TWOPENCE

country. They had been visited by great =earths on more
Wan owe °creeks. Henry IL,ltekl his whammed in the
ruined building on the left ; Richard Caw. de Lion started
oa his last fatal expedition after meeting an assembly of hie
sables at Bishop's Waltham. They had been borrowed by
this place being the residence of the greatest prelates in the
world, Henry de Blois, Cantina Bosafort, whom Shakspeare
had made known to all of them. Such great man ss William
of Wykebam and Bishop Waiefiset, who founded Magdalen
College, Oxford ; the learned and devoted Bishop
Andrews; Dr. Pate, who was the Prima Minister
of Hairy VIL The mention of such great eases
(melded him is sayi.g that they bad bees bencomel with
the elks of the greatest monarchs and prolaike in Faglana
Coming down to modern lira's, they bad had • visit hem
Merles IL Those royal visite had been sametinses mere
bencramble than profitable. (Laughter.) Henry IL carried
off some 40,000 mesh in silver. Of Chula IL he did not
knew many details, but be strongly sweated that he paid
great &Dentine to two or three of the prettiest girls in
Waltham—(lsughte)and Waltham, as they knew very
we/, wee famed for the beauty of the lodise. (Cheers sad
laughter.) Bet, in addition., Charles IL borrowed • good
round sum of money tram the bebop; their= the hishop's
steward, and also from the tows itself. (laughter.) He
thought, therefore, that be was justified in saying that the
visits of royalty had often times brought mere heaver than.
profit to the tows. (Hear beer.) Ou this oaeasion, hew-.
ever, they had had thi; boom, of a royal visit to
sanction • work if Amity whisk would sigeft
idlest bower era its posearews. (Chews.) Waltham wee
• small town, and not like Manchester or Liverpool; and.
all be could say was that they had dose their bast to re+
cave their royal bighaemes with • hearty welcome. (8e,,,'
hear.) Nobody who bad seen the ceremony would deny
that Priam Leopold bad laid the stone very well. (Chum)
As to the Prints of Ham, be had married tee of the Sag-
lisp and their prioomess were dear to them all
--(elmers)—.o dear, that they were looked upon by Fog-
Wises es if they were members of their own family
Moos his royal biome/ma bad lived is England he bad err
croodasted himself as to pia the respect and attackment of
all daises with whom he bad been broeskt in coated. With
respect to the red of the royal family he would my bat
very few words. He believed that the English were swot
the most loyal, most faithful and attached people ea the
face of the earth. Then was not • bought aseichment.
Waltham bad received their royal higitneres with the
greatest pleasure, end had felt honoured in receiving them.
The demonstration bad been spontaneous. Their royal
highnesses could sot be expected to make speeches. In-
deed, the age of Prince Leopold precluded him Dorn doing
so, and therefore he was sure they would be cemented with
their royal highnesses bowing their acknowledgments-
(Chem)
Priam Leopold and Priam Lomb of these then rose and
bowel to the company, and
Prime Loom mid—tidies and putlenien, allow me to
return you my warmest thanks, on behalf of Prime Leopold
and myself, for the groat brewer which you have does us
drinking oar heaths. (Cheery.)
Shortly after thin the two Princes left the pavilion, eel
proceeded to Scattliamplen ie a special trails. and roombeffied
on board the royal right lairy for Osborne. They were
recomposed to the statism by the chairman and the peed
of homer. Os his retain,
The (VAISYA.), pressided to give " Sewers to the Royal
Albert Infirmary of Bishop's Waltham," which was re•
Delved with cheers. Ile made an eloquent appeal in favour
ef the funds, and eteerved that, from the energy with
which the matter bad boss taken up, end the sympathy
which had base manffested for it by the royal family,as well
as from the large mount el suberriptioes wkieb3luid already
been ocillested, be bad sot the least doubt of its ultimate
arromes. (Chests.)

Several Mbar town of a local character wen given, miter
winch the company dispersed throughout the grenade. At
o labor hoar, the band tad choir which had been espied at
Me ceremony la tie morning performed a voted sad inns-
instal mewed is the aid castle grounds, and three Marty
awn having been gnus' for the Quells gad nyol family
the preseedisa wire beveght to a termination.

MUSIC.
--410--
HER YAJESTYI THEATRE.

The " supplemental nights" at " cheap prices,"
by whisk this artabliebreat primp he performers.
yosd the real haute of the rare, are diswiai crowded
artiesses. Lest sight Lamar Borgia was given, with
Etridiry for the into tree is lb, Dake—a part is whisk
near at the pest Indian harness' Ire bra celebrated.
Is this eharaerross in all that Kr. Barley has yet erred,
its singiag was distiaguished by high vocal finish sad dray
asks hires. His air, " Qualm:pie Oa revers," was a Sao
pine of declaratory singing ; aid in the duet with
lesansia, "Cars aid the ter at the sad
of the lest aft, Hr. Beattey's readies aid exastieut
al the mato were such es to puss hie quite ea a level with
the best of his preikereso is the pars. His ailing. kr,
wee full of oosontastsi power without emigration, re-
veyiag as effective pirkaltare of the eters sad vengstal
Duke. MeMe. Thiess' Lacresis is well Moira as or of her
most powerful hapenanatior ; sad Masan Trebslii
almost equally popular as the pep, Mateo Orsini. with the
celebrated brisdio, " wets per err"—erred, es •
nutter ol warm &gar Giugliai was Craw% r is
former recelostatiaws of the opera hero ; sad the subordi-
nate parte were respectably tilled.

EXETER ELECTION.

EXETER, Mummy,

There is great excitement in the city at the
deslaratioe of She poll Mb ellesuces. L Owaressay
has been ebbed, wed wisdom love ben mead lewd
Coariesay weld Dot be beard at the Gni'<MALL Them ma
immense obseelsg foe Kr. Oabridge. Tba high skerifb
amidst chows sad proses, sae:masa the alas of the poll es
follows:

Cautery ... 1,096
Coleridge

1 Ma. Jontics Wituaten.—Ai Guildford &anises,
on Wedaanday, Mr. Berea klartka. presiding ia the civil
court. announced to the bar that he bad received isfornia.
11 non of an improvement in the condition of Mr. Justice
Williams, who hos been lyiag dangerously ill at II:Oar.
The @Summit of the leaned Jodie gave great satisfainieu
to all who heard it, Mr. Jessica Williams be* exceedingly
popular with the members el the profession gewerally.
PROTIIIITANT ALLIA/C3 PHIZEB. —The following
is the report .1 the examistirs :—Gentlemen,—On behalf cif
Gums:clears for the Protastaut prima, we beg to report that
the rceultaet the tosmisatise, whidw. bare bad the hewer
to conduct, are u follow v—The filet prise of 501.. together
the gold medal, adjudged to William Park, 3, Abbey-
street, Armagh ; the.aicsd prim of 401. to Charles Jordan,
Portsous-plea, Whet* ; the third prise of 301. to Hugh
Lloyd Rubes, 14, Atwell-terrace, ; tho fourth
prise of SOL to George Morrison, 00, Marlborough-
street, Glasgow; the fifth prise of SOL to JAHNS
Roust. °Mau Dasfernalieti ; the fifth prism .1 101.
(reepectruly)to Alfred Rowland, LL 8., Healey-melliasnes;
M. C. Booster, 7, West Nicholsouotreet, Edinburgh;
Marin F. Warne. Muth Madoaary College, Islington ;
Alfred Basun, 13, Highland-phsco, Itedland, Bristol; James
George Davis, Ashley hones School, Ashley, Bristol; and
Au prism of H. respectively to—John Jackson, lot. King-
' street. Tradestoa, Glasgow ; Edwin Baker, Bprisghill Col.
lege, Birmiugbans ; B. J. C. Cosully, 18, Castle.rtreet.
Dublin ; J. B. Barracloogh, Trinity Collings. Cambridge
Aleneder Yeassilv, Sri. So ti Glasgow. We
' farther beg to recommend that certificates he mated
to the cendidates represented by the following
limmiliers [This list will be publithad in the next
insethly lotus] as having pawed a satisfactoey
exacidasthia ; and we desire to add, that a large number el
other eandidates have ./so sown a gratifying aequaintaace
with many parts et the subject, though we have not felt
asthortud to award them certificates. It is deer that the
preamit scheme of prises hie excited much interest, and led
to much sucesiefal eurties. Mould it be repeated at a
fissure time. it camel be doubted that like, or eves greater.
remits milt follow ; bat we bag straggly to recommend
that in such cue district prism should be offered for diie
tent district,. go in the present teahouse the large number of
madidatea, sad the iity el psesowal intercourse
bawler the enuniesse, base Mad to slob inevitable delay
sad dilßeulty in awarding w_prime. On behalf of the
examiners, BOUM *AMU, M.A. ; ISHILIAIIIIII SHAW
M.A.—To the Commits..d the P11141141141i Allemee:
Aerial Id.
OnSetaL PALACIL •-• OHS SWUM, DAT. •—•
Turnianat, Amin 4.—Mstimoloso on goyim% 1,164;
ding by moss Manor. 1,149; Mel. MI&