The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-12 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(asurzies min
RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sm. 8.

Closing Prices : Eictangs on Loudon, S
mouths, 31il ; on Hamburg, 3 months, 28e ; on
Amsterdam, 3 months, 1.571 ; on Paris, 3 months,
3.32 1-7 ; Impsriales, 618, firmer ; tallow on the
spot, 50.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, arm 11.

It is stated that Baron Prokesch-Osten, Inter-
nuncio of Austria to the Poeta, will shortly soars
into private life, and that Baron Burger, formerly
Austrian Minister of Marine, bas been appointed to
succeed him.
The Prase of this evening states that Austria
will be represented by Count Blome at the ap-
proaching diplomatic meeting at Biarritz.

THE MURDER AT BONN.

PARIS. Sur. 11,

The Parris of this evening says :—" Letters from
Berlin state that the case of the late M. Ott has
been entrusted to a mixed commission, half being
military and the rest civil members."
The same paper asserts that the English squadron
will neat year visit Toulon, Lorient, and Rochefort,
the French squadron returning the visit at Malta.

AUTHORISED COMMENTARY ON THE
BIBLE.

THE BSI JIM ASSOCIATION.

, (now OUR mom Inirownia)
BIRMINGHAM, Mooney.
The whole of the serfdom resumed the proceed-
O. this monies, and their badness wee conducted dill-
goodly dense the hours .1 session.
Sr. PASSIM Games, M.A., one of the general sane.
tides of the amosiatioa, reed .a highly interesting paper
mow Vistas Radar Water." Mr. Gelton created now, little
seessisment by upcoming the horror holed experienced at
suety iiht the Dame of hie pater had been printed In the
Irliernal as being "On Spectacles for Divers and Visaing of
Amphibie," instead of "and on the Vision of Amphithe•
the ens poseibly emajuieg up expecitatises of is kited sot
to he reclined. Mr. Gain. then went on to read his
pose which began by noticing the fact that bathers who
owe their eyes whoa they have dived find that they coo
lON nothing distinctly. This arises from their eyes being
teet of focus. Under water the bather cannot at eight
lashes distance distinguish the Sours of his band,
' X** appear only • cooked mace. Tbe canoe
d %distinct:ems te that the water touctilieg the
tg;sieaererts It se it were, tato • pkowecueve US/.
iqr 14441004 this it le only 'mammary to attack to the
Joe • 000vu lees of auSsiently high power to coma.
,teraeli the Battening effect of the 000tect of the
on the loss of the eye. Furnished with spec-
°outputted on this principle, a diver can see node'
.4ifek, though not to a grant distance, as elenrbi sir le the
epee air. With inch a pair of sputacles and in the clear
meter of the Birmingham Public Baths, Mr. Gallon said
kid greatly enjoyed • bath on the previous day. Men
diving belle or drums do not require such moistens*,
ea their eyes are protected from contact with the wake
p thick glees, hut to pearl divers and others whom eyes
the not no defended, Mr. Gallon's contrivance would
highly %tactful, whilst bathers would find that the
of such speotoolso conferred on them a new
care—converting lima as it were into germs.
ani giving them a sew sensation of power in the water,
which would seem to them another element. Nuns to
the *mood branch of his subject, Mr. Dalton said there
inn many animals that could see under water, snob u the
hitter, water rate, ko. The cornea of the seal appeared to
the remarkably flat, but it was otherwise la the rest of the
nesphibla ; in fact, he should say they were notably coo-
watt, and this wee inexplicable on any theory of the physio-
logists. A theory to wont for the fact bed yet to be set
forth.
In illustretioa of the first pert of his paper, Mr. Colton
liad upon the table • vessel filled with water, with a leas
I stressed to show the offset of his contrivances but as this
involved the trifling ioinaveninace of applying the open eye
.to the surfs°. GI the waiter, the audieece appeared to be
quite molested to needle Galion try the experiment him-
self, sod of course took his word as to the result.
Mr. J. Owners brought forward the report of the
balloon committee.
Mr. EDWARD VW/AN, M.D. (J-P. for the county of
Devon) having sine norms of bringing before the
guardian' of the Newton Abbott Union certain resolutions
relative to the admission of illegitimate children into work-
buses, by which • discretionary power should be given le
boards of guardians to admit sea children sad that
it should be the duty of nlieviog anent to promo the ob. 1
talon, of orders of applicatioe and to endeavour to sear.
lain the patentees le all cases of illegitimate birth, so u to
prevent the burden from falling on the nuke or exclusively
epee the ea Wier in 000sequeoce of lapse in the statutory
time for making the applicattoo— read • paper to the effect
that under the present law the former of these ob-
jute is prohibited by the orders of the Poor-law Own-
miedosen, all relief glue to the child being regarded
as given to the mother, and no able-bodied
Pauper being entitled to relief excepting in the workhouse.
The course reoccomeaded in the second resolutioo is prohi-
bited by the Poor-law Amendment Act, which ?soden it
tonal for any poor-law of te ioterkre, directly or indi-
rectly, in the obtaining an order of affilistioe. I. the aur-
al,* of their diseretkoary power the guerdiese could avail
themselves of the &terries iodueoes of the workhouse is
ail cues in which circumstances 'unwed it desirable, and
would require the preemie of the mother so long as her
services se wet-nurse wore required foe her own or other
iefsete seat preempt ; but they would bo enabled to releasel'fsete,
her if suitable employment 000ld be foiled for her without
the burden of her child, and the consequent temptation
to neglect or infanticide This ',stem would be intermediate
between a foundling hospital and the temptations which
secrecy affords to immorality—snd the cruelties which the
children sow suffer when put to private nurse. My alien.
tier has been sailed 'penally W this subject from my having
hue us of the magistrates who committed Wismar end
Harris for the murder of the child of the latter, sear Toe-
quay. As very erroneous autoroute have been made re-
lative to the character of these two women, and the infer-
seem es to the morals of oar rural population, I may add
that Wiosor, instead of nice an average specimen of the
wives of respectable agricultural labourers, had been noto-
rious sir the keeper of • brothel, of which her own daughters
by a former husband were inmates ; whilst on
tie other hand, Harris (the mother), alibi:eel
bowleg had another illegitimate child. by the same
father, • small farmer in the neighbourhood several
years before, bad no far regained her character
have lived in the Genies of a highly reepootahle lady in
Tyasmouth for nearly four years, her conduct during that
time having been regarded es Irreproachable. I should
saggeet that powers should be gives by parliament to the
Poor-law Board to relax the existing system in reference to
the admission of children, legitimate as well as illegitimate.
The PRISIDINT asked if the proposed extra relief should
be given to the mothers of illegitimate childna is every
SW, or only in special cues?
Mr. VIVIAN said, all he wished was that the guardians
should be empowered to try • relaxation of the system ex,
perimentelly, with • view to try the effect of a change.
Dr. Honor, of Itnningbam, stated his opinion that the
' proposed plan would tend to diminish 'studied* ; bat kis
own belief wee, that no measures which the legislature
could adopt would do much to lessee thin crime, and he
thought that the real remedy lay in a modtflostion of the
general feeling of degree which attaches to illegitimacy.
This was his 'vision as considered now, and he believed
of his profession generally.
Mr. IL BIRDS. coroner for Samerestehire argued that it
was owing to the ditSoulty of obtaining a coevicitioo for
the murder of a new-born child under the present law, that
we effectual check could be given to the mime of infanaside,
end suggested such an alteration in the law as would be a
warning to evil-doers.
A dimumion was cootiosed for some time, in the curse
of which Mr. Wilma questioned the statement of Dr.
Hash* that it was the op,nioo of the 'medical profession
that the discredit of illegitimacy should be less pro-
pounced.
The suggestion' of Mr. Vivian wen received with general
favour, the exception being the Presideot, who questioned
whether there had been of late any such increase is the
crime of infanticide as to call for special legislative inter-
ference ; while he thought the result of Mr. Vivian's mug.
potion would be, that special advantage! would be held out
to the mothers of illegitimate children.

This afternoon after the sections hal 'dimmed, the
splendid hospitality of the Mayor wain shone forth. His
worship entertained more ass three hundred gentleman at
luncheon at the Towp-hall. Amongst the company wore
the presidents sad vice-presidsute of sections, mid in
the most distinguished sevens. At the erosis.table were
seated the President—Professor Phillips. who sat es tam
Mayor's right ; Lord Leigh. the Lord-Lieutecant el the
, county ; Lord Houghton, Lord Stanley. M.P.. Viarment
' Milton. M.Y., Sir H. Rewliesoe. M.P., Sir Roderick Mur-
chison. Sir John 13awrieg. Sir John Lubbock, the Right
Roc. C. R. Adderley, 3L P., Admiral Sir E. Belcher, Mr.
Beller. M.P. for North BtaSerdahire, Ise. Anictagat the
other priocipal guests were Professor Fairbeirn, ka. The
toast of the Houses of Lords and Commons was responded
to by Lotd Leigh sod Lord Stanley. X.P.

• Tin LATE THEODORA Titomera.—ln s recent
letter from Florets.. we read " The municipality of the
espied of Italy bare unanimously decided that a mono-
eressal marble tablet shill be of to the outer wall of
the house at the career of the Piazza dells Indipeodeen
(cow io the eocupatioa of the Portuguese Ambassador), in
which the beloved and Luesated Theodosia Trollop. lived
mazy happy cod bosomed years, surrounded by the Lilac-
*mute homage sod devoted esteem of all that was meet
rsoornied sad refined is Italian society, and in which she
died in April last, amidst the tsars of her adopted city and
her second country. The memory of bee exquisite goatee
and rare attainmsets, of bar exemplary domestic and social
virtues, of the abundant grace. cod charities of ber ind
m
sad heart, of her esestest and vivid sympathy with in
colds 0111114114 arid, above all perhaps, d that usepsalealde
chum of podium sod Medusa, el whisk three wise bad
the happens' cod privilege of her friewiship eau wryer
look to lied the like *gale ; will thus be eedwringly le-
wd/4 acerrelieg to the lessidsg eel Sees UMW= el the
Ploreatious, by the palitade of the tamers sad locantilel
city she loved se welL A luster sad tree: mete for wok
• tablet eseld net be devise! Qua that sins* sad Gospel
ming—Pertrimuisril beefiecitnio."