The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-05 00:00:00

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SVISDAT. OM NOITIUMUI WIMICIDAT.
B.W. to N.W., mode. 00A MIL W.A.W. to N. N.W.,
rds to Nob. showers fr generally Ane.
is plonk but Ann
gistrally.
Aa *Dom WARM. N.W. to N.L sad bank
to W.. Tarim, Nth.
some showers.
W. to W. And N.N., loonzut. As next above. Ana
Nob, No.
WA.W. to N. N. W. and sums. A.W. t01177.jr. and NIL
bark, moderato to viNabin, moderate to
Nab, Ana. huh. One gosorally.
Nottbernmeeolland. Woodommirobaad. Wabak, sad R.N.
einclaa. lloathern=inglish Manna sad Ass a baby.
listan=Buivird inglabd end Nona ion.

At the omitting of the members of the Royal
lestitotioe ea Friday evening a lecture wee delivered by
Prams* Harley on Ethnology, in which he poiotnd out
the distinguishing etteractoristicror, as he termed them,
the "persistent modidothione"—cd the people who inhabit
the various paste of the globe.

General R. H. Lee (earl • Richmond correepon-
dent) will loon leave the city and repair to hie farm, situ-
ated mar the famous White Home, oa the Panisakey
river, to spud the remainder of his days is pesos sale*,
sad agriculture, if namolested by the goverummt. His
sea, Geaseel Costal Les is already ea the farm alluded to,
sad is actually doing bin own ploughing in person. _

THE CEICKETIRie FUND.—The great match be-
tween the All Englund elms° and the UMW all England
eleven, in Lid of the Cricketers' Food, commenosil at Lord's
pound this =ruin. The All Basisad samisied of G.
Asdersoo, J. Jackson, R. Daft, E. Despiteasea, B. C.
Tinley, T. Hayward, G. Tamest, W. Om/oft G.
Wooton, J. Bowbothara. sad G. Parr. The [baited
all Englasd coosistod of B. Carpenter, L. Greenwood,
J. Grandy, J. Smith, S. Biddolpla, B. Idaho'', G. /Ammo,
G. Brampton, J. nowise, T. Itaysolds, sad H. Holmes.
The match is hkely to last two or three days.
lINIVEISITY CULLEOZ, LONDON.—AI a session of
the Council on Satarday last, Mr. Baylor Lowrie was ap-
pointed professor of architects's* in the sollam from Oudot*
of the current imam, oo the resignatioe of Dr, Dsaaldnoa,
who, rearica by season of his spy will ammo the title sif
Emeritus Preform

ROYAL HOBTICVLTOLL GARDENS.—There was a
special show of pelargonium at the gardens, So ath Bening-
toe, on Saturday, when a very fine collection of these beau-
tiful plants was exhibited. The weather luckily cleared at
about four o'clock, and a large cumber of visiton flocked to
the gardens to enjoy the excellent musk performed by the
band of the Royal Hone Guards. There wee also an imbi-
bition of vermin traps by the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, similar to the .exhibitios made by that
society at these gardcos last'year. Among the visitors were,
the Duke of Rat „Lord Henry G. Lennox, M.P. ; Sir Geo.
Clietwyed, lady Jane Walsh, Lady Bytes, Lord Southamp.
too, Sir Wentworth Dyke, Sir Denial Cooper, Colonel and
Major Goadamegh, Major Beat, Mrs. General Perry, Colonel
sad Mrs. Sydney, lady Fitzroy, Lady Gipps, lady Smythe,
Lord and Lady Egerton of Tenon, lady MlLeven, Admiral
Bunco, Lady Mathew, Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.P. ; Lord
sad lady Oawdor, Baron Brunnow, Marquis of Tweeddale,
Bea. Ms Parker, Omuta= of Barrington, Archbishop of
Anises, lady Stuart de Rodney, Mankinese of Water-
ford, Lady Lugard, Sir Z. Belabor, *a.
FLOW= Snow Ix Fureanat Cfßar& —A grand
Sever show, to take place in Fieebury•eirem, on
Tassday (to-morrow), has been annonuced. A society n-
em* formed, the name of which is the " united Rantoul-
Med Society," bas for its principal objects, first, to am-
Miek lower shows in the City of London, and next, to hand
ear the profits resulting therefrom to a fond, established
for the benefit of gardener when sick, disabled, or past
wink, through spa and infirmity. The executive of the
meaty have arranged with the principal exhibitors at the
=Palace sad Royal Botanic Society's shows to on-
to
the display in Plenary-circus, and on Tuesday
ant there will be a grand display of every kind of horticul-
tural prcdsos proper to the sews. is ve teats, and with
the band of the Victoria Rifler tofi render the affair
thoroughly festive in character. —City Peas.
ATTIE PEED FORGERY 17PON nib BANK or

hiLAND.—It trasapiredi;:bubh•OO Friday that a iorpry
upon the Bank of Ireland to the amount of 8,0001. had been
attempted, The discovery has excited a good deal of sans
lion from the fact that the name forged wee that of
tin Chief Secretary for Ireland. A cheque, purporti
to have been drawn by Sir Robert Peel, was forwarded
from London on Monday. But the amount being
so ansiderable the idea of fraud was suggested, sod
ie was thought prudent to communicate by telegraph
atli the right boo. baronet. It was then found that
the signature was a forgery. The Dublin correspondent of
the Tina mays, " I have ascertained at the bank today the
following particulars pence monad of the forgery
is stink in the bank of 15 years' needing, who bore an sm-
allest character, and who was never before charged with
say irregularity, or even suspected. Be obtained leave of
dimes a few days before the forgery was committed, and
avocestisd to London, having abrtraotad • blank cheek from
the Mk of some other customer of the beak. This check
he ailed up for the sum of 8,0001., drawing it in the
sum of Sir Robert Peel, and dating it about
a math back to avoid suspicion. It was then passed,
Yif is the way of business, by a person whom the sh-
aming clerk called bis cousin, and introduced as a COL
SONIC From the London Beak the cheque wee forwarded
tor collection to the Beak of Ireland hero, It was referred
to the secretary, who, on examining Sir Robert Peel's sc-
esest, toned that the somber was sot ooseettutive, or
emir Os making this discovery • telegram was sent
to Sir Robert Peel, ad this was frustrated as attempt at
bead as artful as it was daring. The alleged forger is about
me of the teat perms is Dublin who would be suspected
of rah a crime."
A CHANG& OF RELIGIOUS Views.—The Muntreca
Mieerre supplies the following piece of information :—" Dr.
liinkhorn, for more than a year past • guest in the St.
Inereace Ball, and accused of forwarding from Bermuda
lalei of jets:dad goods to spread the pest in Northern onion,
he bees arrested through a warrant issued in Tomato.
11 Blackburn has become catholic and received
esithere the day before yesterday in the Ell Law-
rie°, hall. When be left for Toronto, and while petting
'
from friends he shed tears, sod said to them, I ant
entirely iouonset; but I have • secret presentiment that I
am about to be delivered to the North, became I am being
aka: to Upper Caoads' Re started by special traiu, and in
die custody of pane officers from Toronto. It is but • few
dart nom the lies, Mr. Centrism, the epeeist messenger of .
the raiders to Riehmoed. joined the Roman catholic church
le Quebec, Dr. Blackburn hen j
ust taken the am step ;
sad other raiders, such a Mr. Young, have goat already so
41 Sonoases that they had abandoned their protestant
Ple jshon."
trnagnar, GRANT AND ML STWAID..—A 001TIFTh
Vadat to the Eastern Press writes that General Grant had
a mot affecting interview with Secretary Seward, • few
days since. The secretary grasped the general's bead with
Etat emotion, ad exelalsood, •' Thank Ged General
went, you are alive !" The general who is so stoical
amid 11011001 of menage, broke down completely. The agile
ea a shocking me, for the two dreadful gashes on each
side of the face so disfigured the grey-haired old maa that
his Meads eau scarcely recognise him.
According to the American government agricol-
lord report for March lest, the diminution in farm stock,
inapt sham, le the loyal data heary_avest The "el
flip for 1865 is estimated at 114,589,0781 M. The report
eefs:—`• The deereue of hogs in so largo that the bog Pm'
• 411mionen with timetable mops of clever and sae, most
lostime high. The isdoosinessa to their
ere
even is
"4 ter tee Mom, high mho of gray ere great, aid
haters dwield leek forward now to mate ea thermos, if
they mold avail themeless of the most Timetable piles for
Peek whim them shall be a decline is the pass of gads.