The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-11 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE, NAT 10.
The Queen accompanied by the Printxas Helena,
walked and iinne hi the grounds thin noising.
The Grand Duke and Duchies of lisokleibarg Strelits
visited her Majesty to-day, sad remained to luncheon.
Lord Methuen has socended Vitonnt Tonington as
Lied is Waiting.

The Priam of Wild rods oat yesterday, dreaded by
Hajar Tisdale.

The Prisons of Wake took a carriage drive, attended by
the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey.
The Pities end Princess at W►lee went to the It►lien
Opus, Omni Gerdes, in the evening, attended by the
Hon. Mrs. W. Grey and Major Temdaki.
The Duke of Cambridge visited the Priam of Wales ►t
Marlborough Hones.
A deputation, consiMing of Messrs. Edmond Beaks,
William Maw, G. Odgers, John Robert Taylor, Robert
Hartwell, and J. Bader busker, had an interview with
the ChaseelLor at the Esoheeier yederdu upon the 'ob-
ject of General GeribekWe recent rids to England.
A deputation, consisting of Lord Richard Omer enor,M.P.,
Vic►Preeidest at the Inventors' Ins ai:to ; General Pk
John Scott Lae, 0.8., Mr. Robert Richardius, C.E.
Vire-Preident inventors' lecithins, Captain Selwyn, R.N..
Dr. Oollyer, Mr. J. J. Alice, Mr. Faringlos, Honorary
Solicitor to the Inventors' institute, Kr. B. Ifurleigh, C.E.,
Mr. C. B. Xing, C.E., Mr. G. A. Deana, rod Mr. H.
Menden Where, Secnisry to the Inventors' institute,
had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. W.
Cowper at the elks of her Majesty's Werke and Public
Buildings. Whdlehall-pleas.
Despatches were mat yesterday from the Colonial-adios
to the Governors el Malta, Ceylon, Henefloss. and Lamm.

VISIT OP HER MAJESTY TO THE METROPOLIS.
(THIS DAL )

VTINDEIOE, WIDITZSDAY.

This morning her Majesty the ilneen, acoom-
pealed by their Royal Highnesses Primness Relies
and Louise, and attended by Lord Alfred Paget, X.P.,
the Chief Equerry, and the lady is waiting, left Plied-
nor Castle at hill-past 10 o'clock, for Loam The
royal party drove down to the Windsor statics
of the Gnat Weston Railway, in clamed carriages,
and proomded to Paddington by a special train at 10.35.
Her Majesty, dressed, of coarse, is strict =amnion, ap-
peared in athellset health. The Princesses were attired in
brown silk cinema, with black silk indiums, aid ware white
straw bonnets, trimmed with hies Abbess, and orauseated
with flowers. It wee nadentood that the Queen end Royal
family would niers to Windsor by the South Western
Railway, about 8 o'clock this evening.

The Paris correspondent of the Indlpendance
Beige nye: —" Prises Alfred of &whoa by just stopped
at Paris is return* from Germany to London. The
prism dined yesierdny with two or three Mende, ander
the dinned iaespito, at the Arnim d'Or, when there
were provided for him the greatest midis."

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge sad Princes Kary, end the Grand Duke and Grand
Durham of lbeidesburg-Btralitz, will arrive ►s St. James's
Palace to-day from Cambridge Cottage, Hew, and their
royal highseems will emir is lowa until Saturday.
The Countess Bernstorff, wife of the Prussian
Ambassador, is at premed staying at the Oadle Hotel,
Richmond.

The Prince and Princess of Leiningen arrived at
Dover yesterday from Ostend, is the Vivid, Oaptsin Ansa.
They went to Birmingham's Lord Warrior, where they were
to pan the night, sad have for Windsor this moraing at
eight &eke&

Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and
Grand Heehaw el Neeklemburgairslits, attended by Lady
Corollas Cunt and Rates Plenea, and his Royal !Retieea
the Duke at Cambridge, humoured his Kmlimey the
Austrian Ambassador sod the Coaster Apposyl, by their
company at dieser last meals& at Chasidim Home. There
were present to mast the royal guesto—tho Duke sad
Decesse of Hariboraegh, the Marehlesses al Balk, Maris
Marobiosees d Ailesbery, the Bert and °maim d Cis-
modes sad Lady Emily Villiers, the Omuta= (Dowager)
et Westaaarelaad and Lady Roes Pam, Vismant sad
Viameatees Orellerame, Lard Claud Homilies, his Psoal-
, loom Hams Bork his Eseellemey Baran de Birgelebea,
Coma Wimpliss, Priam Pall Isterhaay, sad the mumy
in wait* to the Dabs of Cambridge. Later is the evade(
the Guam Appoeyi had an aennably, which was name-
mealy altemdad.

Tie Earl of Dudley haa issued cards for a grand
wooed en Friday mit, and as Friday, the 20th bud., at
Dudley Haw, Park-Lae.

The Earl 4 Shrewsbury and the Ladies Talbot
have arrived at their rthidesee la Bolgravoiquare frees
lapin Hall, fitaffeedahire, far the seams.

Rear-Admiral the Hon. Joel. Denman was yes-
terday appointed Oominsader-is-Cbief is the Pacific, vim
Admiral Mamma, to be supaneded, baring attained the
rank of vioradethal.

Sir R. Peel to-morrow will bring forward a bill
for mare effectualy regulating the gals of beer in Ireland.

On Friday hoed Robert Cecil will ask the pre-
sident of the Poor-law Board whether his attention has
been draws to the anis of a poor person,a satire al Coro-
na', wham the workhouse authorities of the punkas of SR
P•swes, Maryleboas, and Bt. George-in-the-Bmit, arenUaged
to have refuel either to support or to remo►e to bee
place of settlement, and who was in conesquenee brought
before the polio. magistrate in • state of complete
destitutioa.

Mr. Bovill brings forward on Thursday a bill to
make further provision for the registration of burials in
England.
Mr. Beillie Cochrane has deferred his intention
to isell the attention of the Find Oommessioner of Works
to the date of the public statue and monuments in the
rosMerpolie, from Tuesday, 31st May, till Tuesday, 7th
Jena

Lord Robert Cecil proposes to move on the 7th
of June, that on Friday eveninp Yr. Speaker do Dot leave
the chair, oa amount of 40 members not being present.
until 9 Ado*.

On the 7th of next mouth Mr. Edward Pleydell
Sammie will move that the Hones of Comma's will re.
solve itself lute a committee to coosider certain portions of
the Aet of Uniformity.

General Buckley will ask the First Commissioner
of Works, tomorrow, whether some plea caroms be
adopted to premed the :impress trams that exists at Park.
lams late Pleeedilly, either by widowing the street or
miming mete other way that the trams mar be diverted.

To-Morrow Mr. .Toa. Ewart will as k the Pay-

neeter-Geeend when the dist:thanes of the pariletwinte-ri
root to the troop concerned is the Kaiak expedition will
take pleow

Lord Palmerston is to move, at Galt-past 4 o'clock
to-morrow, that the =den of the day be postponed till
after the 'tits of notice relative to edatotioa (Lupo:tom
Reports).

Mr. Dillwyn proposes to nominate the select
ooroznittos on the Patent Oftlos Libesry and Noma as fol.
lows :—Mr. Minya, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Gregory, Yr. Boleti,
Lord Robert Cssil. Lord Hoary Lennox, Mr. Ayrton, Mr.
Apemen. Smith, Lord Mao, Mr. Waldno, Mr. Adderlay,
Mr. Ws/ter, Kr. Calthorps, Kr. Helloed, sad Mr. Powell.

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The annual innate; of the officers, under officers,
and servants of the Royal Hospital. Chelsea, took place
yesterday amain by the Ifaster-Masfer-Genoral. Seats
were provided for the assesomodatire of the old veterans
who ware unable to stead Midas the muster.
_ _

Signor Gardoni, the Italia n tenor, has, we under-
stand. accepted an Ilepoisent at bet Majesty's Theatre.
The Japanese ambassadors were present on
Sunday ironing at she enial reosption of the Princess Ma-
They did set retire until they nee Prince Napoleon
and Printer Matilde leave. Os Mandy, they were re-
ceived by Prises Napoleon. They are, it is said, to leave
Path In a few els, to visit the different swivel ports of
Prance. The Minister of Marine hes Owed the steam cor-
vette Talisman at their disposal.

BAIR or POLISH Jiwina AT CRITHICK-H017814
esnewron.—We are requested to state that the sale of
Polish jewels M Obiewiek-boool4 bitadwirreniamber of her
Once the Decease will take
place oa Friday sad =ry, the UM sod WM of May.
instead of as the 12th sod 13th, se esigineßr mumaseed.
BOARD OP MAXI; WiIITIMIALL, MAY 9.—The
Right Roommate the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Ooanoil for Trade have roselved infassatioo from the Se-
cretary of State for Foreign Affirm that the port of Rel.
legion and the adjeceet mot is tree from ica—Gazan.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
THE SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES.
The lioniteur du Soir adds to the announcement
of the suspension of hostilities, contained in the
Moniteur of this morning, that the belligerents
have agreed to maintain their respective positions
by land and sea, but without the right to reinforce
them.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1864.

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EXPRESS FROM PARIS

PARIS, Tolima! imam
Three journals, the Temps, Nation, and Presse,
see in Count de Persigny's speech, at Roanne, an
an important announcement—the " heralding of
a new era," as one of them expresses it, which
from its being so overlaid with trivial matter is
likely to escape the attention of an ordinary reader.
What they remark is that this old and favoured
servant of the empire, who even when out of
office is believed to speak with authority, says
advisedly that the " militant task of France in
Europe is finished, and that an era of peace
now commences." Curiously enough, all three
of these journals see with regret the absence
of the word' " liberty " in M. de Pervigny's
programme. The Temps seeks consolation
for this omission in the peroration of M. Vuitry's
speech on the budget, wherein we are assured that
is the development of imperial institutions liberty
will not be found wanting.
The Pommerais trial was resumed this morning
by a discussion on the very unimportant point
whether the prisoner is really entitled to call him-
self a count. K Borel d'Hanterive, an heraldic
authority, who may be called the French Burke,
wrote a letter to the president, disclaiming the
use which the prisoner made of his name
yesterday, and denying that he ever certified that
he was either a count or a baron. The prisoner,
however, produced a parchment signed " Haute-
rive," from which it appeared that there was an
ancient noble family named La POMMOMiII, in
Brittany, which afterwards established itself in
Normandy, and that Count Alphonse Couty de la
Pornmerais, an uncle of the prisoner, was a member
of an Orleans branch of this family. The prisoner
contended that as his uncle had no children, he
was by custom justified in bearing the title. Among
the articles on the table, containing among other
pie...cm de conviction the entrails of Madame
de Pauw in a bottle, is a seal with the arms of La
Pommeraia, and the " canting" motto Qeis poem
I ~ea tanget. The prisoner's examination was con-
tinued at great length. He pretends that his in-
tention was only to pay the premiums of 20,000 fr.
for three years, and at the end of that time he
would have made an arrangement with the in-
surance companies, which would have bees a clear
gain to him. The President repeatedly told him
that this theory was impossible, as the companies
would at best have returned him a year's premium
while he would have lost two. He persisted,
but of course could not make his theory
intelligible because it was manifestly absurd. He
admitted having forged the name of a suppositions
advocate of Chateauroux, under the circumstances

IMPERIAL E

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THDS DAY.)
The Snow took the chair at • quarter pest 12.
BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL.
lir. BAINES, having presented suers! petitions is favour
of this hill, moved the second
uk for the ind of the house,
reedmijiami le He felt that he
had remota to e,
berme he wee addressing an mem ly which wee in the
main as endows* ono, and pleading on behalf of the rest
bulk of the Baca& people who had so representatives in it.
(Haar, fru) His bill differed assitielly in its character
from the bill of the hon. member for Surrey. He concluded
that the member operate (Mr. Cave), who gave notice of
moving the previous question, did not mese to dispute the
principle of his maser& The form of his amendment led
him to come to that ooneltudon. He, therefore, expected
that his motion would be opposed on the ground of time
sad expediency. With regard to the time he
believed the present was • most favourable mo-
ment for introluang such a measure. Considering what had
aka place during previous parliaments, the admission
made by ell parties that a meant* of reform was Decagon,
end that the members of that house would soon have to
appear before their conetituenta, the time for diapering and
eeeeklerimg the subject was most opportune. (Hear, hear.)
It wee said that the feeling of the country bad changed on
the quern of reform. He did not think so. The
reel fact was there was a diversion of attention,
not a change of feeling, on the part of the
people, and the people would show that was the car when
the time came for them to manifest their feelings. The
remarkable reception which had been given to the liberator
of Italy showed what the opinion and wishes of the people
were. (Hear, hear.) Now he firmly believed it would
be the highest political wisdom on the part of the house
to take oognisones of such indications end to move with
the spirit of the age. It was admitted by members on both
sides of the hones that the working-clem of this country had
shown such excellent qualities that they were quite fit to
posers the franchise to • larger extent than was now the
ore. The hoc, gentleman quoted the opinions of a great
many members, most of them on the opposition aide, who
expressed themselves in favour of • lap extension of the
trembles to the working classes. The bill would create
728,309 additionel borough voters, and the result was this
that whereas only 1 in 5 in boroughs was now represented,
under this meanie 1 in 3 would have the franchise.
By the extension into counties *sly 1 in 5 or 6
out of three who were unrepresented, would be added
to the electoral body. He believed that if the proposal be
made were adopted England would add to her strength in
war sad her rrosgdty in pesos, and that by it the consti-
Utica would lengthen her cords and strengthen her stakes.
(Cheers.) He moved the second reeding of the bill.
Mr. CAVE, in moving am an smendment "the previous
quartos," rid he bad no hostility to the general
principle that working men should have some share
ma the repreeentatioa but he thought the present •.11
sot a convenient ate to introduce such • measure.
He thought England should remember the epitaph on a
country tomb-stose--" I we. well; I wanted to be better,
and here I am." (Lighter.)
[The debate wee proceeding when oar reporter left.)

SHAKESPEARE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS.

stated in the indictment. In the course of his ex-
amination he complained very bitterly that several
judges and rubstitata who were sitting on the rear
of the bench as spectators interrupted him by
laughing at his explanations. The presiding judge
said he could not see what was going on behind
him, but any such demonstrations were very im-
proper, and he begged they might be discontinued.
The trial will last at least two cloys longer.
The news—unexpected yesterday—of the con-
clusion of an armistice, or, to speak more correctly,
a "suspension of hostilities," produced a good
effect at the Bourse ; but the rise is less than
might have been looked ter. Rente improved but
25c., and Mobilier only 26fr. 25c. The market
was, however, decidedly firm at the close.

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This day a public meeting was held at the Adeiphi
Theatre, is aid of the establishment of Shakespearean
(ordinal: schools; Mr. O. Maws in the chair.
The following were uncap* those present : J. If
Suckstor, Cc& 1)e Bathe, Ines Braddon, Sterling Coyne,
Garwood, Holliaphed, Rev. J. Cox, C. Genera, W.
Meadow•, Thos. Stead, W. Beetnett, C. Levy, H. Compton,
W. B. Onotford, R. Reaby, R. G'hurcibill, B. Webster, J. It
Childs, Naos Is. J. J. Stexuatan, J. Robins, A. Mellon,
T. Williams, J. L. Tools, W. H. Maxwell, W. S. Bream
G. Bristow, sad Col. Hart.
The CiALIMAII laid that be s►ould erase himself to a
bare Malement et the object far which they were assembled
on this oixerr. It was perhaps known that, owing very
much to the enuntloss of Mr. Webster, there was • Dramatic
College in iscidesee. The house' were built, famished,
end partly inhabited. Thu grounds were neatly laid
out, sad the leads had become the nucleus
of • pleasant neighbourhood. It was proposed to establish
schools, to be called Shakespeare Schools, in 0011DOil011 with
the college. It was the iateatios to appeal to the public
for support independently of the Shakespeare Tercentenary.
But the occurrence of that festival we, °moldered a good
opportunity for urging the jest and reasonable claim'
of the college to • portion of the funds raised.
It was justly eiridered that the foundation of such
'abode would be no inappropriate moatunent
even for the great name of Shakespeare. (Hear,
bear.) The school to be established was to be a gut
dam pulite selteol, and with bat this peculiarity, that it was
to be available for both sexes, boys sad girls. A foanditioa
wee to be established in eossexion with the school for the
grietnitone education ol soar 20 boys and 20 girls, who must be
the children of aron, actresses, or dramatic writers.
(Haar.) The chairman having explained tits objects of the
proposed institution, prooesded to make a vigorous appeal
on its behalf.

lir. R. BILL moved, and Mr. PIIIIZS seconded, the
following reeoluties:—" That the Royal Dramatic College
in now in a sufiloiently 'dimmed condikes to reader it (heti-
fable to proceed with the foundation imd establishment of
the mamas ea set forth in the charter of that institution as
put of its original design."
Mi. A. TIOLUZOPZ moved and Mr. Boma" mended,
the following action :—" That the 'shoal shall be celled
the Shakespeare Foundation Sated% and shall be devoted
to the mend and liberal eduantiou of pupils of both ems,
and not be rentrieled to any 'seismic% or class, that
them shall be a certain number of foundation scholan—eo
many girls sad so many boys, aceosding to the wealth of the
endowment ; that theme foundation @Maims shall receive
their edseatimi gratuitously, and shall always be the chil-
dren et adore, setremes, or drsaiatie writers."
Mr. TOY TAILOR mowed, 'MM. &icemen seconded the
third moieties :—" That wiliersiptieu lists be opened for
the building of the schools and for the endowment of the
scholiorships, and that the public support be entreated in
behalf of the Rdmetional Institution, which addreems
itself to the whole ceenntunity."

Mr. E. Terra moved the following :—" That Mr. Web.
star be reqsasted to set as treasarar pro rm., and that a
oommitbse be appointed to memos W i ongoing objects."
All the mohair:as wen migasd.

DEMOLITION or Da. WILLIAM' LINEAR; RED-
caoes-eriaor, Cfirr.—Todmr. Mn.osa Pullen, Horse. and
Everdeld dispelled by mrellea of the extensive bad*,
sad premises letely occupied as Dr. Willisaid sad
the Oripplephe Boys School, whisk are to he dsmoliohid
forthwith, the site being required far the purposes of the
Fiesbery exteselse of the Yetropolitati Railway. Thi
library wee foonsded by Dr. Maid Williams in 1,16, sad
opened is 1129. It costal= 21,000 volumes of printed
books and about 900 man
Smarr Mum. —2ll. 71teee bill is very short.
It describes the existieg law me imalleiest for the protection
of the householders from ammoyeaes by sine* musicians.
and it proposes to enact that soy householder, personale
or by his servant, or by • rodica-coostable, may require any
street musialea or lager to depart hem the aerghbourbocd
of
the home ; aadusealty up to 40a is imp/4W no every
wwho, after so required to depart, sounds or
plop epos any m ladruaseut or ship is my thorough.
fare seer any each home. It la to be lawful for • police-
masiable to take the (deader into melody without • war-
mat. The bill extends only to the metropolitan police die-
terielt The messed reading is lied for the Bth Jose.
TEE ABOUTION MAIM!" JoaN BLOWN. —Lets
the mead oomessaeler.inahlef of the Confederate NSW.
was the colossi who captured Jobs Drown at Harpses
porryi_aad beaded him ewer to the Vimiaiais authoritiea
A WAGER AT Water. —I tell the SLOTT as nearly
se Imaes he related It to me. " I used to play • good
deal with Hochberg." said he. " and took pleasure in wor-
rying him, for he wee a poet purist in hie Play. sod was
outraged with anything that mold not be sustained by sa
authority. In fief, each pie wee followed by a diennseim
of fall half ea hoer, to the intense mortification of the
other players, though very amusing to me, and offering me
large opportasity to irritate sod laguethe fiustrian. One
alter • amber of lime IS which Ranh-
waving,amboed as even unusual warmth and
,I fwd amid( opposed to him in a game, the interest of
which had draws amend us • hires sesembly of spmaatocs—
what the Fermi iledgeate as is gothic. Towards the oft-
dodos of the game It was my tura folded, and I played • card
which so astounded the Amides minister. that he laid
deem his cards upon the table and stared fixedly at me.
'DI all my experience of whist; said ha, deliberately, '
sever maw the equal of that" Of what! asked I. Of
the card you have just played; rideised he. 'lt is sot
merely that such play violates every priscipte of
thas:m=mal.iat it *Madly stultifies all your cora
' I thigh differently, count' said I.
'1 malabile that is good play sad I abide by it.'
'Lei he aid& ft by • wager,' mid he. In what Nay 1.
• Are : We chill bare the gemlike to the pedirm Yoo
shall allege what you deem to be thermal:oas for Mar tdaY•
sad they shall decide if they aerept them as valid." I
=What will yen bet! 'Ten napoleons—tweet!.
In herbed If you lib!' aid he warmly. ' I shall
ten. Yea don't Wm lona& and 1 don't want to plaid
kten,
you Imay*." Then is the jury, sir,' said be
; ar MA" The wag
er h this,' said I.
'AA to wia, I dial teddy them pedalos. that for tle;
end I played I hid • sufficient sad good reams. ' Yes.
Al...essea was this, thea—l looked into your bend !' I
his lies aapolema bat they were the last I won of
=edited, it took • month before be got over the
cheek."—Blischroas llago--ine for Nay.

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