The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

TEE Brfltl CANAL

Mr. Lian the director and Eosin& representative
el the Suss Ned Company, writes to the Tillte4 :
" Will you permit me, through the medium of your
onftenes, to popkt 10 lIIMMINIM regains I hare ,wind
a the subject of the post piddling whin takes plan
tomorrow (today), the Bth of April, in Egypt, on the
caremin of the 'opening between the two sees—in avert of ,
podding imp:wenn so the Ware onainseree of the world
The circulars forwarded to the micas Chambers of
Commerce In Crest Briton have forded a subject for dia-
monds, sad lam happy to date that this erentry will be •
worthily reprimand is Egypt, by delegates nods from,
dote bodies. With regard to the Continental Chambers that
have appointed delegates be attend on the ecesaloa they are
anesnroan bat I will anerthelese neat them :—Havre,
Marseilles, Lyon, Nantes, Mulhouse, Algiers, Idareelona,
Cadiz, Amsterdam. Antwerp, Leghorn,
Naples, Manna,
'Tarim, Florence,
Vienna.
Palermo. Como, Alesesadria (Pio&
most), Venn, Vienna. Peed, Trieste. Venice, Malta, Lies
bon, Odessa ; sod New York kw appointed Mr. Cyrus Field.
The Pealasslar sad Oriental Company of Loradon will
he represented by Mr. Hadow (vies-president), Mr. Retry
BaritiVtodirector), and Mr. Benno (local superintendent
InThe Musagerles Smirk-isles of Franc the Aria-
nism yd, and the Imperial Rusin Steam Navistar*
Company an I. be represented by their prosideats. Vie*.
presidents, or directors ; en that four of the largest corn.
palsies in the world will be suited in Egypt with an object
common, and probably for the first time in the
sepals of commercial history. It is estimated that four
years mere will be muted complete the rand ; never.
theism, the eperrisolo Bud will present tomorrow may be
said to .be a @dation of the difficulties which may hare
supposed to have been insurmountable. Nor can this
eanniogliag of satires on the works of the Saes Owed fail
I to he the means of preparing the nommen inessurea for es
snot which mast soon produce a stupendous revolution is
. the traffic of the world, sad in which England wall even-
' twiny be the prated pied."

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN ENGLISH
GENTLEMAN AT ANTWERP.

TO Tls KONOIL 01 WI ISMS&
Sts,—We have just read in your paper of this
day a paragraph heeded " Mysterious Death," in which the
circumstances attending the death of a gentlemits at Ant-
werp, of the same of Headley, whilst travelling with •
colossi in the Turkish army of the name of Rift Allah Bey,
are detailed.
As the lathlike. of the By we should feel obliged by
your inserting the following particulars monected with this
affair. On Moseley morning last we reoeived a letter from
a gentleman at Antwerp Worming us that the Bey had
been arrested is oosseunesee of Mr. Headley, with whom
he was travelling, having been found in bed shot through
the head. Immediately thereupon • member of oar firm
storied for Antwerp. and we have Jest masivd an intim-
Um from him that the Bey, after having beeen, through a
stupid blunder, detained for four days in prison, has been
released, with many apologies.
The facia of the cam are these :—The Bey was staying
with his nephew, Mr. Headley, who was a young man in
delicate health, at as hotel at.Aslwerp. Mr. Hadley was
in • somewhat deeposding state of mind, and the Bey was
travelling about with him, in order to restore him to better
health. We have Doi yet had thip full pertionlars ocanected
with the unhappy suicide, but it seems that the Bey,
together with three servants of the hotel, entered the room
where Mr. Headley was lying dead. Whether they were
attracted by the noise of the gun or not, we do not yet
know. It is certain, however, that they all entered the
room together; and that they entered, not by the ordinary
door, which Mr. Headley had locked, bat by another door,
which was opined by the servants. There they fouled Mr.
Headley dead. A letter was also found written by him
stating that he had committed the deed himself. It is
quite clear that the Bey never entered the room until Mr.
Headley was dead, and then only with three servants of the
hotel.
Notwithstanding this, sod the *beard improbability, we
may say impossibility, of his having had anything to do
with the affair, he was arrested by the police sod put in
prison for four days, and not allowed to communicate either
with hie legal advisers or any witnesses. Theo it seems
that the police found out that they lad made • stuoid
blunder, sad bed arrested the beet sad kindest friend of the
unfortunate man, and they released the Bey with many
apologies—a very poor reparation, we venture to think, for
their reckless stupidity.
We trust in justice to our client you will insert this ex-
planation as early as possible.—We are, tea,
KIM BEE and ELLIS.
I, Laimastarplace, London, April 5.

ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.-00 Tuesday
last the third scientific meeting of the season of the Royal
Horticultural Society was held et South Kensington, Mr. J.
J. Blandy, vice-president, in the chair. Twenty-two new
fellows were elected, among whom were the Marquis of
Tweeddale, Maria ViecountesClentworth, Louisa Lady
'Debi inin, Sir Wm. Keith Ball, Bart., So. Mr. Bateman
addressed the meeting on the subject of orchids, many in-
teresting end beautiful specimens of which were exhibited.
He also called attention to a new way of growing these
plant. on ornamental tiles, • plan far superior to the wood
generally need for that purpose. Rev. J Dix and Mr.
cm F. Wilson, F.A.5.,•
lao addressed • f w words to
the ting on the awards &made by the fiend) and fruit
committee.. After the meeting some beautiful orchid
blossoms were distributed by ballet amoapt the ladies, and
each one of whom present received two or three of the
beautiful camellia blossom. from the magnificent collection
exhibited by the chairman.
THI HUMBER IRONWORKS AND SHIPBUILDING.
COMPANT.—Within the last day or two Mr. Bates, of Liver-
pool, has completed the purchase of eight large iron vesials
from the above company. Five of the shire are on the
stocks and in a very forward state, and the other three are
is the Victoria Dock. The total tonnage of the vessels
is
about ten thousand toes. This purchase makes Mr. Bates
the owner of • magnificent fleet of thirty-four ship., and
we believe that he is now the largest thipowner in England.
—Eastern Counties Herald.
" AT HOME" AT k.DLNBUROH.--AD "At Home"
is altogether a rather mysterious inthotioe. When for the
first tinteyou missive a mid informing you that Lady Kettle-
drum is "At Home" on the 27th, you are disposed to
weeder languidly why the sopouooemeut (interesting enough
to her family circle, doubtless) ham been made to you, and
se let the matter drop. But if yen go you will find it rather
pleasant. There is • little music, a little mild literary
twaddle, • little flirting in the novas,—thy. even an the
and a glans of weak sherry, if you are festively disposed.
Here the blue-belles of the capital most do congregate, and
Sr laical sod literary lions are trotted out, in a somewhat
perspiring shape, for the edification of their admirers. The
giants are dead and buried (mostly in the DealCentetr).
and • swarm of small fry has taken their place. An At
Home" where Jaffrey'. keen face and diminutive frame (be
wee probably the tiniest member of tbeCsilegeof Jogai°. ever
elevated to the booth—Sydney Smith, you remember, ob-
serving on that occasion, in refsreaoe to his senatorial robes,
—" Hie robes, God kaolin'. will cost little ; one buck-
rabbit will clothe him to the heels") ; and the noble eye
and kindly smile of Walter Seat ; and the Jovedike brow
sad ambresdal earls of Ottrietophet North ; ad De
Quieey's ether,delioste, and high-bred fee.; and Gretchen),
and Lockhart, sad Rutherford, and Hamatee, and the
Ettrkik Shepherd were visible to the naked eye, must have
been • sight worth going to see. Good men sad true ie.
main—emioent experimentalists, like Syme, and Lyon
Playfair, and Tart and Sir David Brewster. the Palmerston
of seises; learned antiquaries like .leseph Robertson, sod
David Laing, sods CONDO las, sod Nark Napier ; • quiet,
pleasant, cad chatty emaciate like Hill Bathos, and the
anther of "Rah," seed A. K. H. B.;" graceful poets
Profeasor Acton* and Alexander Smith (who write good
, indeed, Last better pas)' the Moseeparable 800
=der and the meels.lisferted pall Mu
Biocide ;
' but thank a breath from the pall lingers round the
capital, sad essorneniestes • sartaia Maw pongeoey to its
latelleetal elmosphere, It most be sewed that there is
eomparetively little at present perlonnsoos.—Prow's
Magid= for Alen.
Tim number of patients relieved at the Hospital
for Newts el the Beat, CT, llargeretwlreet, Osmwdlah•
seem, was 147 &Wag the week.

War has reoommenoed in New Zealand. A de-
tachment under Brigadier Wall was nearly routed
at Ovaits Roa. The troops were rallied, however,
by the exertions of the OffiNM The British loos
was 13 .killed and SS wounded. Mr. Rewit, a
member of the Provincial Council, has been mur-
dered and decapitated by the rebels. The rebel
leader, William Thompson, is reported to have
surrendered to General Carey.
The Confederate cruiser Shenandoah is lying off
King's Island. Captain Wadell threatens forepart
to his government at Richmond the conduct of the
Australian authorities in refusing to furnish his
vessel . .

The Panama mail contract has been signed.

THZ CORPS LEGISLLTIF.

PARIS, APIS& L

In to-days sitting of the Corps Legislatif, M.
Veanoe and other deputies supported the amend-
ment to the address in favour of testamentary
liberty.
MM. Gueroult and Marie spoke against the amend-
went, which was also opposed by the government.
The amendment was subsequently rejected by
149 against 42 votes.
M. Jules Furs demanded that a clause should
be added to the address demanding the abolition of
the compulsory rate of interest and of the privi-
leges of brokers. M. Forcade Roquette, in reply,
stated that the government had ordered an inquiry
on these two questions, and that bills on the subject
would be presented to the Corps Legislatif this
session.
Paragraph 8 of the address was then adopted.

• THE NIAGARA AND SACRAMENTO.
MADRID, Arsa.s.

•
The Madrid papers publish news from Lisbon,
stating that the Portuguese government have com-
plied with the demand of the American Minister,
by removing the Governor of Fort Belem, for firing
on the Niagara after the Federal vessels had sig-
nalled that they understood the first summons from
the fort.

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBER.
BERLIN, Ann, 5.

In te.day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
Herr von Boon, the Minister of War, brought for-
ward a bill relative to the extraordinary grants of
money for the navy. The bill demapds 19 millions I
of thalers for the next six years, for the purpose
of constructing harbours and building men-of-war.
Ten millions of this sum are to be obtained by
means of a loan. The minister declared that Prus-
sia resolved to keep possession of Kid. The forti-
fications of that place, as well as of the mouth of
River Jabde, and the construction of ironclad.,
would require the sum demanded. The loan will
be redeemed in 1872.
The bill was referred to a special committee.