The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-12 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

DINNER AT 7HI MANSION-ROUSE.

Yesterday evening, tie Lord Mayor and Lady
Mayoress entertained at diming, at the Huston-house, a
large number of distinguished mete to newt the presidents
el Oa learned societies aad a literary party.
As aeon as the sloth was drawn, and grace bad been
&twee,
The Lou, lifauot gave fa apropriate term; "The
Sailb her ellejeety the Queen," Prince Albert," and.
The Army and Navy."
11101•01 D MATO' thee proposed the toast of " The
Hkesek," saying that al hough there were among the eon.
puny easy Wanton and gentlemen who were nonconform•
into, he was sere that they could not blame him for acknow-
ledging at all times the groat nerviest to religion MA
morality which the established church was &We, litine
its peculiar poeiti.n, to perform. Tao church had SNP
Whetted largely to the ranks a Stiel2CO and literature; in
proof of which he had only to mention the tames of Buck-
land, Whewell, and the Dean of Wells, who had hoaoand
him with his company that day. He believed that he would
he doing seething which was incompatible with the (Wisp
of either the members of the Ghent or of the
bodies If he esuabined In the West the established
and the neseoutormist minister% many of whom were per

seat ea this neesioa. He Mould ao•Ple with it the mites
of the Dean of Wells and the Rey. Dr. Biscay.
The Den of WILIA having returned thanks,
The Rey. Dr. Bunny expressed hie acknowledgment on
the part of the dimenting ministers.
The LOAD MATO' then rose, and said that he felt the
greatest annum in seeing himself surrounded by mina who
were distiaguishiti fur their devotion to sneer, literate"
and art. If he bad often bad pleasure ice receiving in that
hail statesmen, warriors, and rasa on whom their canny
had confined the highest hocoar, ha had seldom felt more
pleasure thus is mettle' new men who made their country
illastrious by their attainments is science, and who by
UMW of their practical laminas had dons eo much for
the age la which we lin. Raglan was great and powerful
by her Stets mad her armies, but her power would have been
se nothing bat for that Menu which bad made her industry
so formidable. By her cultivation in snow) and by her
industry she bad widesed the circle of the small nen
to whin she was plain, and every year As
lad Denim greater and greeter and richer and richer,
and while she had become greater and richer he believed
that sic bad sot been lam virtuous red good than be gene-
ralise whisk bad put. None showed more science thus
Beelfsaisarn far mines had made their contry so great as
It was; sod he weleomed in known name and la the name of
the city of Leedom, the profusion of science, many of whom
bad that day hominid him with their presence. He thought
that he eould not better umbolize scenes than by pro.
peels; " Prosperity to the Royal Society."
The toast was arittowledged by Sir Emplane Brodie.
His Lordship then proposed tee Medical Art, which was
seknowledged by Dr. Paris, and the Royal Sootily of Ra-
gineen_, which was sakeurliidged by Mr. Gregory.
L Dr. TOX PLAYFAIR proposed " The Health of the Lord
Mayor."
The LOIS lII.LTOR retuned thaaks, and then proceeded
to give as a toes!, The Literary Mm of Ragland." He bad
set the vanity to say that he was a literary Lord Maya;
bat hulas • (oedema for reeding, he had always great
plume in essootatim with literary men. He believed that
noting was mom aortal& thou that there prevailed to the
present day • sowed moral tone in Reglish literature
whin matreeted favourably with that whin eharectarised
letters a notary age.
The totes was senowledged at some length by Mr.
AATEUZ HILTS. _ _

T66loillaion then gave "The Arts—the Anhitecl
and Sculptors of Rutland," cooplod with the mum of Sir
Charles Barry. Mr. sad Mr. Belly—and which
was seimowledgod by Sir Charles Barry.
Mr. Tn.., M.P., pupped the Lidy Mayoress," sad
added the health. of the ladies who were diallaguahed in
literature, mimes, sad art.
The LORD MAYOR having returned thanks,
The toast of "Tee Preis," foll mad ; sad was acknow-
ledged by MY. Joan Fermat, whisk was succeeded by the
" Llama& Soideiy," and some others, after which the oom-
pu_s7 separated.
Tb• arisaigessale of the Imagist were la every respect
eatichearey, gad acadmed sash greet oa the Mears.
itaAteiziebas they WIRD seadaded.
ads* Segal ArtMery tag daring the *vea-
-I,' with** armisamed taste aad

MERCHANT TAILORS' SCHOOL.

Yesterday, Warr the Forst of St. Barnahu, the
maul of esdee el Fellows to fik John's College, Oxford,
aced to the aS preferments aoanected with this easiest
lug. tuber
place ersordiag to easiest statute. Ths
tuber stets Fellowships had Wes vacant
darkffttfe n. year, sod after a etas ewe szawdaatlea,
whisk preceded by eve days' paper work, Mears.
=Jonas, Clarke,Follett, Besaweet, sad Bents= were
Prebstkaary Fellows; Mr. Baker sad Mr. H. G.
Watson, Izbabbissiers to Bt. John's, os Dr. Stout's sad
Dr. Aadreer'sleeadatioas respeetively ; sad Mr. It'Carthy,
as the best melheseetielas in the wu preferred to
ea 11a et Cash ridge.
After Ibis selemay we sonelaled, the Pester of the
Compaq (Kr. Bispaaa), the President of Bt. Joha's Col-
=Oxford, the ezeininare, sad electors repaired to the
where the 'pesetas were delivered sad prime die-
. . .

"'Few whoa was ilea dissebsed with a week's boLlday, sad
the anspaay adieuroed to a heatless at blerchast Taylors'
Hell. Ilr. Hornet, presided.
Tel the Oust of " TM Arm sad Navy," Liunelast-
Caked Sir J. Braoors ya
sad Sir B. LYONS responded.
The Osuaxix thaa proposed the " The Hunan Tay-
lors' Mind end the Kasten coaueeted with lt. Then were
la the said MO path, who received • ihstnlase as
this mina 'Spud of 12L 12s. s-parr.
Than. Dr. iNSONT. a respoadiart to the tact, took
assuint M roma that of the twelve Hebrew Scholarships
awarded at Oxford durisg the last eight years, eleven were
taus by boys nutted at the Harchast Taylors' Salo&
The CIAIRNON pruned "Tins City Member, the
House of Cowan, -sad Lord J. RanalL"
Lord J. Rasa,,,-
thanks. It was his nazism
I that as was the natter so would ha the scholars. Taney
lab rale, the pupils of the Hartheat Taylor.' School w
so doubt be fond worthy of all tonaseadatioa, for their
motor was • seatleaus when tornados for learalasowgis
so well haw that It stood I. mad of ao ma's s
talks lines of Commas, as it was eassatlal y
aWAIITI:11y, it was to speak of it without
sun uhresaeiiosrlitiss, bat the punt was •
pmWalteb ilartnate fee say nett Whines, far
me as parties is haws bore jut aow • cattalo
reseraMula is theorists. at hostile powers between whom
pens had ban slasined. (lieu hear.) Back seetioa
wand. as it was. sada Its own Uinta, bit they were all
ready to cake otemos awe for the pod of their soasay.
TIN other SOOSII wan as follows Tha Haorary Men-
bin of tho Mastirat Taylors' soaps_y." The &nub
of Salisbury retuned thorn's*. "The Hone of Lords cad
the last of Hunsoby." " The Spin:opal Beath and the
Siskap of Odin sad of Bath and Wirth," "The lodine
of Hoilaad cad Mr. Janis, Cressinll," " The °oversew
sad Cusuay of ths Hank et Espied," "TV Corpora.
Sea ef the Trisity-kosse," sad "The Kw the But Lain
Oomaay."
Th•p Morph et Wzarittarras proposed "The health
el the Muter."
The teed was warmly received, sad, the Cactattax
havlai Welly eckaetdri the tesplineat, the oorapeay
separated at stow

TWiTIMONIAL TO TIM Lail DITOTT EXAMINES
or Piars.—The 'managers el tee seserepsaltem theatres
bays resealed le lb. Doane, the lea Depots Rosalase of
Plays, a testissoolal in the soaps et a homdamme silver
slaadisb, yid& Daus She followlag Imessiptesm :—" Te
!radon Dedham Deese, Ileg., se • seta NW a for the
landau, eel peseepthede whit whisk be ail ailed tr vie
latewele elate idbewlar neleepolitea see rove dribs the
fisi be elleleied se Deputy Idesaser et Plays :
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jet: iebs,u. WI L.
Cretir CI.,I:."TE'":
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. legless, B. Laas, B. J. Webster, T. Cinemersoll. T.
=B. A. Witto." The tertistatiel was preeosted te M.
by a deputation or ussigst re.headed by lit. Dee
*do Webster. et the Adsiphi
Tin Mellor or Doitialt AND IMO DANLINOTON
IwlilL B0411).—Tb• Deritestes Berta Beard have dp•
tiestised mean a nesting et the isksbiteats, sad le=
thew the dllbeelty tbry see la, with tempest be the
seresel be swat to the awoke of unsay shelter herb:
0 a Millelle of 40 Is bee seek ether.
et Ely end Urals ban essetteaed emblem' Asp& (pet
IS Met agog, metal tiles the woe deism ss the ors
Wesel by OS Drawees beard ; awl the Arebbielesp et
Yorks the esiedirsdad member fat taw Blehey of Deane,
Mee wet NOR the illopie Is Is meolded at all. To ego.
OF ell the haber's rapes geoid Waive ea additional
eaftwilloWleidee destreylef the erebilestarel beauty et
the data.

TIIIEMIDAT BAND, at lUitcusorgs—The pirw-
Aimed oirololooopplsOod In the mosiliellisoot of mors-
41111.sadm Is mo. 004 USN iss oasis so Ts=
eve.res Is Ole Cameo How. else los moods.
':osobis osoorfoso how boos sods is Me slobs oi Imo
Isis Moo mound tfoorshoo Is ham olds ammo ;
es& Tory ilboool prosier of pososlory osproot bow bus 4
totasi. • &Ws es offlubseassi of Os propos owl Wes
Soo of tbo 000saittoo will lis web es Ileterlas.—Nost-
e/wetor Sswaiwir.