The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-14 00:00:00

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HEALTH OF THE KING OF THE
BELGIANS.
BEI3I3FIELS, NOV. u
14.
The King is said to have returned very well
from the Chateau d'Ardences.
The resignation of M. Frhre, Minister of Mazes,
is expected.

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SPAIN.
MADIttIX Nov. 13, EVIRMO.
The Committee of Public Health having declared
that the cholera has abated in t Saturday next.
will be sung on that account o

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
SUEZ, Nov. 13.
The Orissa, from Bombay, arrived hero at 2 am.
today (Monday).
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OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
The Poona, from Southampton on the 4th inst.,
reached Gibraltar on the 9th, at B
a.m., and left
at 1 p.m. for Alexandria. AU well. Weather
very threatening.

FLOWER AND FRUIT SHOW AT THE
GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning, at howl, the fourth show of the
United liortioultunil Society was opened at the Guildhall
by the Bight Hon. the Lord Mayor, in the presence
of a large number of members and friends of
the society. The object of this exhibition, like those
which have preceded it, L, it should be stated, to
accumulate a fund for the benefit of gardeners in ekes
land okl age or la as of calamity ; sod in furtherer*
of this benevolent design the noble hall of the Clorpera•
tion la bees kindly lint, while the decorations
which graced the recast bum* still remain. The
Lad Mayor weot in state from the Laudon-house,
asoompanied by the Lady Mayoress WI daughter,
11 the Inuriffs, and several membersel the Mart of hider.
men, Orr arriving at the Guildhall be was din a coop
mitts roomby Messrs. Hibbard. Marshall, sad Crate, repre-
senting *society, there being • large company
assembled.
Mr. Hibbard, address* his lordship, commenced by remark-
' Mg on the society's object—namely, to unite the 'deuce*
meat of horticulture with the promotion of benevolence.
The exhibition WA, he laid, the result of the sainted
efforts of gardeners of all alum. No prises were
offered, and what was aimed at by the exhibitors wee that
as large a sum as possible might be secured for the fund.
In cooolusion he thasked the Lord Mayor and the sheriffs
in the name of the committee for their kindness
in presiding at the opening, and the corporation for
the use of the hall ; and after acknowledging a donation
of 5/. from the Lord Mayor, and one of two guiseas from
each of the sheriffs, expressed a hops that the example thus
set would be followed by many other citizens. The Lord
Mayor, is reply, expressed the satisfaction which be felt in
presiding at such a magnificent exhibition, particularly
lea account of the benevolent purpose for which it was orie-
-1 sated ; and then proceeded need the show, in inspeatiog
which be spent about half ss hoar.
The exhibition thus inaugureted by the *let magistrate
of the City is in fast • very interesting WM, and the intro-
ductory view, crowded se it was from the opening of the
I doors, indicates • large amount of public patronage.
The principal (estates, generally speaking, ate' palms,
ferns, chrysanthemums, and fruits. The special features
include twenty splendid tree ferns, from the grounds of
Messrs. Low and Co., of Claptos ; superb col-
lections of palms, yuccas, vigonies, ke•• sup.
plied by Mr. B. S. Willie me, of the Victoria
Nursery, Holloway ; and some very noteworthy grapes,
belonging to Messrs. Lane and Son, of Berkhampstead.
Among the cryeenthernumi, forming a very good collection.
are some fine groups from the private gardens of Mr. J.
Crude, of Tufsen.park, end Mr. Delvalli, of Stoke New -
icicles, and some standards and pompons', from that
of Mr. Forsyth, of Stoke Newiegton. There is • collection
of gourds which is probably unprecedented foe num-
ber, variety, and quality, oomprising 1,000 specimens
in 500 different sorts. They were grown by
Mr. W. Young, gardener to Mr. Robert Barclay,
of Iligbgate. The show of potatoes is also one
of the finest ever seen. The aucuba japorrica forms one
of the moat interesting objects. It is the result el
the introduction • year or two ago of the male
plant of that name from Japan, and, covered as it
is with red berries, it shows how Cu, it would be
for our gardens to be embellished by means et the com-
mon laurel, to whiali species this plant belongs, in a similar

manner.
The common fruits, which are very varied and extensive,
comprise 100 varieties of apples from the private garden of
Mr. Graham, of Eofield, and admirable specimens of
pears, medlars, pines, kn.
The show, it should be added, will be open up to 8 o'clock
this evening, and will remain open up to the mune hoar
to-morrow evening.

It is with deep regret that we (Birminghat,
Gazette) anaonnee the death el Lady Calthorpo. The me-
lancholy event took plus on Sunday, at Elvetham-park,
Winehfield, Hants. Her ladyship was the eldest daughter
of the sixth Duke of Beaufort. Hor maiden name was
Charlotte Sophia Somerset, sad she was married to Lord
Calthorpe in 1821. Abe leaves nine children, three eons
and six daughters, with whom, as well as with the noble
widower, • large circle of friecds will sympathise in their
sad bereavement
At a meeting in the Mayor's Parlour, Manches-
ter, yesterday afternoon, at which the Bishop of Manchester
was present, it vu resolved to erect a church, with schools
and parsonage-house, and raise one or more exhibitions to
the University of Oxford, as suitable memorials "of the
eminent labours, zeal, and consistency of the late Canon
Stowell." The meeting WU a very influential one, end
warmly took up the suggestion, which it was stated would
require 20,000 f. to carry it out in its entirety.
The cattle plague is spreading in the Manchester
and Salford district, and many fresh eases have been re.
ported within the last few days.
as have occurred at
Mosta% Patricroft, Lower Crumple% Newton Heath, Lad
Glossop ; and it is now suggested, as a means of prevention,
that the Salford cattle market should only be opened to
such animals as are intended for immediate slaughter. Both
at Milton sad Rotherham, in Yorkshize, the cattle plume
has been making rapid strides.
A death from hydrophobia came under the notice
of the Manchester amour yesterdey. The patient was a
'little fellow named O'Connor, aged 14. He was bitten in
Ithe hind by a dog some weeks since, sad died on Saturday

morning.
MORTUARY CHAPELS.--A. few days since Dr.
French, the medical officer of health for Liverpool, ad•
dressed a letter to Mr. It. Hutchinson, who was formerly
mayor of that town, pointing out the evil effects, both
physical and moral, of the practice amongst the Irish
Roman catholic poor of keeping the deed for days and
nights in the apartments of the living, and migrating as a
remedy the provide° of mortuary chapels, wherein at
certain and _frequent dines during the short interval he.
Masan death and burial the mounters could be allowed to
see the body. It appears that Mr. Hutchinson has at his
own expense undertaken to erect • ohs* of the kind in the
north district of Liverpool, to be placed under the care of
the Roman catholic bishop and clergy.
THE POISONING OF • HUSBAND IN DEVONSHIRR.
—Yesterday Mary Ashford was brought before tb• Wood.
burr magistrates oe the charge of having caused the death
by poison of William Ashford, her late husband. It was
proved by the evidence of Mrs. Butt, • seighboar of the
deteaeed, that in • cop in the bedroom there was about
half • teaspoonful of • bluish white powder. She rubbed
it between her Segers, thinking it was arrowroot, and then
poured hot tea upon it, and deceased drank about • table.
spoonful of the liquid. There was also a settlement at
the bottom of the medicine glum, and Mrs. Butt,
thinking all could not be right, put a little of the
powder paste cio • plan of paper, which she give to Dr.
Roberta. The latter stated that be found deceaeed
tering from diarrhoea and vomiting. He prearibed for him,
but the accused did not give him the quantity of medicine
preeeribed. The vomiting sectioned several days, seta
there was complete prostrstios and death took place. Mr.
Warms, mirror', who had made • poet marten examine•
tio,, of the body, said the lungs wall parka healthy
be forced no trams el diem, The viscera been mot
to Dr. Herspath far asalyais. It wee also shown by letters
that an improper intimacy bad existed between the sassed
wawa and her ledger Pratt, who. to cos epistle d, "My
dear, I holm you won't do as you have been speaking to me
shoot the old roma" Priam was ocauatited far trial.