The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-29 00:00:00

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and I. mamma of a huge
and faahionable aud•eoce. The recitations wens unusually
"ON BOARD GREAT EASTERN, SATURDAY numerous and varied, including passages and scenes from
Nomura, 10.45 Sopbooles, A ristophaues, Tenon*, Racine, Shakespeare,
" 650 miles of cable were paid out at 6.50 Shackles, and 'dolmen. The pronunciation of the Greek
a.m. to-day. I and Latin elicited the approval of those mint eompstest
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" The distance ran at 8.50 a.m. wee 600 milee.
" The signals are perfect."

to judge, but, generally speaking, the recitations were
rather deficient in dramatic meaner and expression.
An exception, however, must be made in the cam of Mr
Alsolom, who, as Bob Acres, played u if he bad
boss idea of what comedy ought to be. As
the gentlemen who favoured the company with
these recitations had reached, to say the boat
of it, an advanced period of boyhood, it would
hardly have been too much to expect that they should have
takes a little mom pains to realise the seems the acting of
which they had undertaken. At Westminster School we
we every year a great advance in the style of acting, and
we do not me why the King's College scholars, with so mach
wider a range, should not imitate the careful acting and
genuine comic vivacity of their western contemporaries.
The distribution of prime elicited the usual magoaninfous
and enthusiastic cheering Item the non-prizaholders, and
peculiar emphasis was given to the emigretalations which
were awarded to Mr. Do le Hoke, the professor of draw-
ing'', pupils. The works of these young gentlemen were
exhibited in the vestibule, and taking for granted—
' which we were solemnly mowed that they
bad not been retouched by the in tear, they were really
very spirited and creditable. One pupil bed. produced •
splendid copy of one of • Boa Bonheur's wonderful horses,
and another • splendid head from the antique. There were
also some very charmiog landscapes, both plain and
coloured, and, taken altogether, the exhibition was far
beyond what one is accustomed to see on similar eocasiom.
Great credit is due to Mr. De Is Motto, who has between
two and three buodred pupils to look alter, for the mood
principles of art which he has inculcated, and
the grace sod freedom of touch which he has imparted,
and which are the general characteristics of the works
of his pupils. After the distribution of the irises a little
gentle speechmaking was indulged in by Mr. Cheer*, Dr.
Jell, and Dr. liejdr, and the popularity of both the latter
gentlemen was satisfactorily established by the vociferous
cheering of the boys. Nosily the company adjonreed to the
library, where en ezcelleut luncheon had been provided.
The prize fir • Latin essay, given by the council, was
awarded to Franklin Thomas Richards ; that for Greek
iambic', given by the couocil, to William James Brooks;
that for Latin verse, given by the principal, to Charles
John Buckmaster ; that for English verse, given by the
head muter, to Edwin Trimmer ; and that for en Eoglish
easy, given by the Literary Society, to Franklin Thomas
Richards and John Henry SaodelL

=PRESS FROM PARIS.

(7BOX 00Z OWN

PARIS, ftwAy Evzinzio7

The may.zs of Mans and Cherbourg have set a
wholesome example, and one which cannot fail to
exercise a considerable influence upon the organisa-
tion of the municipalities throughout the country.
Not being elected municipal councillors they have
resigned their mayoralties, not thinking it decent
to held them by the mere appointment of the Em-
peror against the will of their fellow citizens.
After this, and in the present temper of men's
minds in France, it will be very difficult in any
case to appoint a mayor wko has not been elected
a municipal councillor. The errors of the earlier
announcements of the Constitutiosinel are being
corrected every day, and there can be no doubt
that when the returns shall be finally made up, a
process which will take some time, a very unmis-
takable and unprecedented demonstration in a
liberal sense will be found to have been made.

The name of the gentleman stabbed by his con-
cilrge in the Parc des Princes is Count Chairman.
He is not • Russian count as reported, but a
Frenchman, married to a Russian lady, the Prin-
cess Youssoupof. The identity of name gave rise
to • report that M. Chauveau, a redocteur of the
Conatitutionne/, had been assassinated.
Prince Napoleon is expected in Paris to-morrow
or the day after.
The Emperor has sent M. de Bassani) to Brussels,
to see King Leopold, whose state of health is re-
ported to be worse.
General d'Hautpoul, grand referendary of the
Senate, died yesterday at bis property at Saint
Papoul, near Carcassoue. He belonged to the old
noblesse of Languedoc, and bore the title of m►rquis.
He was born at Versailles at the beginning of the
the famous year 1789, his father being at the time
a cavalry officer. He entered the army early in life,
and being wounded at the battle of Arapiles, was
made prisoner, and taken to England, where be re-
mained till the conclusion of peace. His political
career commenced in 1830, when he was elected a
deputy for his native department of the Aude. He
kept that seat till 1846, when be was made a
peer of France. At the elections for the
Legislative Assembly, after the revolution of
February, the electors of the Aude were again
faithful to him, and sent him to the chamber,
with an escort of 40,000 votes. He was made
Minister at War in the cabinet of Oct. 31, and in
1860 ho went to Algeria as governor-general.
After the coup d'etat he was put upon the list of
the nominal and ephemeral consultative commission ;
and at the creation of the Senate he was made one
of its principal officers. He has not held any office
under the empire.
It is announced that the Empress will give no
fate at Fontainebleau, and that her stay there is a
" sort of retreat" until the Emperor's return.
People curious to see Abd-el-Kader will have a
capital opportunity on Sunday, when he is going
to a fete champefre at the Pr 6 Catalan to celebrate
the anniversary of M. Guyard's model village of
Fraley-les-Vezonl, which was patronised by the
Persian ambassador last year.
The Bourse has been extremely heavy. Un-
easiness is felt about the Mexico news, notwith-
standing the positive contradiction given to the
statement of the Courrier des Mats Unis, cited by
the Temps. Rents fell The, for account, closing at
87fr. Mobilier fell 7fr. 50c., and Mexican
2-8.