The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1868:

THE CRIMEAN BANQUET ATBDINBUROS.
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EDINBURGH, Nov. 1.

The bouquet to the Crimean soldiers in garrison is
thiourea took pleas lout night is the Cora Ischaage
there. The large hall wee very brilllaatly Ascended with
the trtphies of MIT as well as with the emblem of peace.
The guests principally consisted of the 6th Dingoes Guards,
the 34th Regiment. and two tweepaalea of the Royal Artil-
lery from Leith Fort.

11 The Lord Provost of the city presided, and the eroapien
were the Lord-Advocate and tie Efirl of Dalkeith. There
were also present the Berl of Bight, Viaeount tielvipe, coca-
saandieg ia North Britain ; Lord Gray of 'Lianas, Sir
John )['Neil, the colonels of the reeriweats invited,
austere's dicers of both services, the numbers for the
city, sad a large body of the leading titian" The Dumber
present was above 2,000, including 600 ladies in the gallery-
The proceedings passed off with great éclat and la perfect
order.

The LORD PROVOST, in presenting the tout of the OM.
Ing, •' Oar Gallant Gann," referred to the achievements
of the British army in the Crimea, and to the individual
deeds of some of their won distinguished guests.
Tin toast was replied to by Lleateaant•Coloaal
6th Dropout Guards; Lisateaant•Colonel Kelly, 14th Regi-
ment; Lieutenant• Colonel Bulq, Royal Artilliiry; and

Captain Hall, late of the Massie ;ind flak.

The Earl of Etats, in a highly animated speech, pre.
posed " Oar Allies in the lat. War," is which be a:premed
his firm eonfidenee that that album would be a penes-
meat ote, and said that it had at least dhpelled the old
bugbear of natural enemies.

DI BIUAIIT, Fniscb Consul, end lidejor
Turkish service, replied to t►e toast.
The DWI of FACULTY, la en eloquent speech, proposed
"The Memory of the Fell's."
Sir J. ll.Nan.x., in a leagthened epmeh, prop seed the
" Health of Mies Nightingale." Hs specially dwelt apes
his meat mission to the Cries's, expreming the hope that
we should sot fall to profit by the krone of the
Late war, purchased at so lamentable a prise. Red
simescied sbe errors be had diseimseed la hi.
lammigation, be would bays betrayed a pablis mast and
dose wrong to hie sentry. Had goverassant iateaded
that the Crimean iavestigaiioa should be a slam, they
would have found tastraments fee their purpose. If they
bad any other than as haunt Ferrate view, they had mat
oat the wrong am. Reports more bonsai is all mantis'
partisMars, mare faithful then those made by his collesgues
and himself, had never been wanted to any Kinkier. Hs
alluded to the defective state of the hospital llama, and to
the effeet of the benevolent exertions of like Nigbtiagel• to
reform it, and 'occluded by passing a glowing ealogima on
the private chariots? of that lady. _ _

After vattou otbt r touts the asusbUge up uotod about
tie o'clock.

Edward Richard Acclaims, Esq., it is understood,
will be Lord Mayor of York for the easels, year.
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On Monday last (says the Yorks'ire Gazette) his
!Cuellar, the Lord-Lienteasat of Ireland (the Earl of
Carlisle), the Rev. J. C. Thompeoe, chaplain of the Bert
Malian Horn of Carnation, Beverley, sad Alfred Shep-
herd, ILK , pawnor of the said Home of Correction, vidted
the Reformatory at Cantle Howard, aad.weat over iite farm
and bnildiap with the Rev. I. Fish, the (Maple!s of the
Reformatory, sad impressed themeelvn u highly appeals,
of all the army/seam for the employment sad improve
meat of lona& offenders.

Sir William Westbrook' Burton, pains judge of
the Supreme Owen at Mains, *we (Herald) asdentasd,
about to retire. air William Barton coaumeseed his career
la the Soya Navy, bet at the weasleska of the war is 1816
sawed Memel' as e student at the Tea*, sad was called
to the bar. He wessabarqueetly ',pedaled s jedp at the
Gape of Good Hope, sad theses trsastened to Madras. The
raniriag pantiles 1.1,2001. a-year, sad the salary of the patens
jedisehlo 6,0001. slear.

_ .
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol is
expected to presets is Cheltsaban, on Buoday, the 9111
lasi , oa behalf of the Church Pastoral Aid Bosisty.
Mr. Vaughan, it is expected (says the Bristol
Mercury), will ratan to Clifton as Rowan Calholk bishop
of that dist,'" whist has been two years without a titular
episcopal hsad. Thus Rm. Dr. Clifford has aka bees spokes
of es not ...slimly EMU ter tha raciest Benda mitre.

_ -
Moan. Bradbury and Brans announce as in the
press, &aria at the time of t►e Coroaatloa of Wounds&
IL, belay a series or letters addressed to the editor of the
Daly New ►y fella Maryby, special correspeatkat of that
jraroal."

Mr. W. M. Thaekeray has undertaken to deliver a
seem at Imam at the Hall Literary Mediation, la
December. TM salami will be "The Throe Georser."

To the literary obituary for October may be added
the same of a Nottiogbaashiro author, Mr. TkOMIGO
Bailey, wiso, besides a local work or two, intbliebed tho
other day ate "Records of Longevity," sad died himself,
aged seventy-two.

The following meetings of scientific moieties take
place la the *myna week:—Howdy, Batemolognal, 8.
Tuesday—British Architects, 8; Lineman, 8. Wedaesday
—Dialogical, 8, "Oa the Stereogaathue (Winne from tin
litorisstield Blau of Os fordshire," by Professor Owen; " Oa
lb. Occurrence of Crystallisatica la Stains, sad en other
fasteners of alteration In Molecular arrangement," by Dr.
Bain. Thursday—Zoological, 3, Neural; Photographic,
8. Friday—Ant es inetitine, 4; Philological, 8;
Botanical, 8.

A general meeting of the Surrey Archeological
&dot, was htid yesterday, by the perriaissioa of his Gram
the Archbishop of Cantsrbiuy, I. Lambeth Palms; and
the unity attrastions of this spot drew togstbor tte I.rp
amber of &boat 300 ambers, or visitors, of whom as la.
cossiderable portion were ladies. The Bishop of Whiten-
er presided. Mr. W. H. Biask read a paper costae*/ •
"Brief Aommat of tad lidaassaipte sad flown* L Lm-
bath Palms ;" and also a paper cm the "Titls of the Palace
aced Mauer of Lambeth." Mr. J. W. Plower read • paper,
waited " Bose Passages Ia the Lae of Archbishop Ltad."
Dr. Y sag afterwards exhibited • awasestal sap which
had secs talsaged to the came poets. The Rs,. Charles
Dowell read • paper twataialag • dmelptioa of Lambeth
Pates.

M. Jellies °mamma his mouth of promenade
music at her Illesty's Theatre es Walserlay ..at, Mite
Assuring Reyes is amictanoed as the shirr essesved by
hies. After the close of her ensageseast, Mies Hayes la.
toads to give soacerts (seder the sleepier of Mr. Mitchell),
at Beers Hall, sad &halibut', erne Me fashion of the otos-
outs gives last year by Madame Goldselusie.

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Among other new entertainments is that of " The
Leaden Pulybrasia "—a society twiddles of " five-and•
twenty select mile voles," directed by Mr. W. Res.
At the Standard Theatre Mr. and Mrs. Reeky
have appeared la " Twice Killed," sad " The Go 'a
Wit.." At the City of Lapides, Mr. and Miss Vasdenloff
appeased on Monday I. the play of " Love's Amides " sad
Wedaseday in the tragedy of " los."
Hen Reichardt is at Leipeie, singing at the
winter Gowan' there; there, aloe. Mr. G. Coins has
appeard as solo pianist. We (Auemeeneue) he., that the
ensicel directorship of iltattgarit, vacated by the death of
Herr Lindpaintaer, will peetbly be Ailed by the appoint
meat of Mr. Benedict, who is a satire of the capital of
Warrant:mai. This, however, we inewiee, may be held is
sesjanetios with Mr. Benediet's Beglials engagement,
shwa oar a/temporaries assonses that he has bees remised
to medial t►e Norwich Featival is 1867, sad advertise his
immediate nthrs to Loadoa for the sews.

The DI/wirer thioka that by .Usexpediency sir
seediagly staple, the effielesey of the polies admits of beteg I
doubled. "Whoever bee observed the pees at which s
Lenges policeman, whoa be walks at all, traverses his beat,
Its easily aeonst for the long (eternal that suet elapse
between his several appearances la the neighbouhoed of
say given bean. We cannot believe that a slow pees and
a losagiag habit an essential to the stale et watehtalaws ;
they rather teal, we Welt, to promote starvation of the
It every pellatinall, or street sentinel, were taught
that he wart walk his beat like other sestluels, sad that
tee, at the genius, pass enwisterst with attends. le whet
pews, it Ie indeed too little to toy that the meant of ells•
parable pollee lone at say point of the bows would be
doubled. The pollestnea perhaps pewee Browa's Man,
No. 20, Centsebit-etroet, at fear-hour talons* whoa he
eight be wttW sight at hornets of ea hew, ee ersa halt
it hens, Utile polite wen simply taught to walk thole heats
like seattaels whe We ea duty."

The Primo of Wales ;owl, from New &Wood,
' leaded yoetorday or Peetemostlt, tor the MO of t►e gems-
' meat, too mon el Kroft Mae of t►e mot eatemedloory
propootioes over lirosslit to Ws orrater—Me" NO rat ia
Meet sad 31i Webs@ diameter, "'Most a knot I Tboy will
some likely broom mete for ths Qessa's Mate mks.

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