The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-15 00:00:00

ADDAMS TO DR. IierW.VAN.

Dr. Newman's contemplated mission to Oxford
having given rise to some criticisms upon him in a letter
from Rome, printed by the Weal!, Register, to the effect
that he had forfeited the high place he once held in the
Roman catholic world, owing to a sermon he recently de-
livered on the temporal power of the rope, and to some
heterodox pass es in the "Apologia," a number of Roman
catholics assembled at the Stafford, Club on Tuesday last
and showed their attachment to him by aigning the fol-
lowing address, which was conveyed to him by Mr. Mon.
sell, M.P. :

" To TIIE VERY REV. JOHN HENRY NEWNAN,

" We, the undersigned, have been deeply pained at
some anonymous attacks which have been made upon you.
They may be of little importance in themselves, but
we feel thnt any blow that touches you inflicts a wound
upon the catholic church of this country. We hope,
therefore, that you will not think it presumptuous in us
to express our gratitude for all we owe you, and to as-
sure you bow headily we appreciate the services which,
under God, you have been the means of rendering to our
holy religion."

To this address Dr. Newman has made the following
reply

"The Oratory, Birmingham, April 12.
" My dear Nlonsell,—l acknowledge without delay the
high honour done me in the memorial addressed to me
by so many catholic noblemen and gentlemen which
you have been the medium of conveying to me. The
attacks of opponents are never hard to bear when the per-
son who is the subject of them is conscious to himself
that they are undeserved ; but in the present instance
I have small cause indeed for pain or regret at this occur-
rence, since they have at once elicited in my behalf the warm
feeling of so many dear friends who know me well, and of so
many others whose good opinion is the more impartial, for
the very reason that lam not personally known to them. Of
such Dien, whether friends or strangers to me, I would a
hundred times rather receive the generous sympathy than
have escaped the misrepresentations which are the occa-
sion of their showing it. I rely on you, my dear Monsell,
who from long intimacy understand me so well, to make
clear to them my deep and lasting gratitude in fuller
terms than it is possible within the limits of • formal ac-
knowledgment to express it.—l am ever, your very affec-
tionate friend, " JOHN H. NEWNL.V (of the Oratory).
" The Right Hon. William Monsell, M.P."

ACCIDENT AT THE BOAT RACE.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPREML

Six,—ln your account of the boat race on
Saturday, 13th inst., you mentioned that the Camellia was
detained by a man falling overboard.
The unfortunate into (a sergeant-major of the Human)
fell from the Victoria, and not from the Camellia. But in
the excitement and eagerness to view the race, be
was unobserved by anyone on board the Victoria.
He went under the Camellia, receiving blows on the head
and back from her paddle wheel, and would have been
drowned bad not the crew of that boat behaved with great
promptitude in extricating him.
I hope you will insert this letter in justice to Mr. R.
Rain, of Lambeth, and also to the captain of the Camellia.
They both deserve great praise for their kindness and
attention to the poor man.—l am, &c.,
April 15. A PASSENGER.

The Bishop of Exeter wishes it to bo known that
be will not accept any nomination of a clerical patron of
himself to a living, unless the patronage has accrued to
him by gift or succession.

The Treasury has returned a favourable answer
to the memorial from the Dublin metropolitan police force
with regard to increased pay or compensation.

A beautiful pleasure-boat has just been built at
Cowes for Prince Napoleon.

Aldershott was a village containing 500 inhabi-
tant+ before the military camp was established there. It
has now 7,000 inhabitants.

The American yachts, Henrietta, Fleetwing, and
Vests, which have been laid up at Cowes during the
winter, are shout to be fitted out to go to sea for the

The King of the Belgians goes about Paris like
ordinary curious strangers. He lives in Count Walewski's
hotel, incognito in every way, the count and family being
at St. Germaine

A letter from Rome in the Pod says:—" Lady
IL— went into a nunnery on Thursday for a few days'
ritiro previous to formally abandoning the protestant and
adopting the catholic faith. Among the various classes of
religionists who visit this oentre of catholicism with pre-
conceived ideas and opinions more or less contradictory to
each other we have occasionally some members of the
highest possible church of England, whose rigid require-
ment of a direct apostolic succession in the priesthood
makes them prefer going to the catholic parish church
nearest to their hotels or apartments, and attending Di-
vine service there, even according to mass ritual, to form-
ing part of the church of England congregation outside
the walls, where the clergyman is subject to no particular
bishop, and where the imposition of hands is leas dis-
tinctly marked by tradition."

In Canada there are 73 gold mines, employing
708 miners. The yield of gold for the last three months is
valued at 1313,1911.

Her Majesty the Queen has presented to the 2nd
Regiment of Life Guard'', through Colonel Marshall, a mag-
nificent cream-coloured Hanoverian horse, to be ridden in
front of the band of the regiment by the celebrated kettle-
drummer Corporal-Major Woodhouse. This fine animal
stand 1M hands high, is six years old, and was brought
from the Hampton-court stables. It was a idden for the first
time with the regiment last week at an inspection in
Windsor Great-park, and has already given symptoms of
docility. The r•yal compliment to the regiment >a highly
appreciated both by officers and men.

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THE Roy Ar. SOCIETY.—The President of the
Royal Society held his second conversasione on Saturday
night, at Burlington House, Piccadilly. The president
was honoured by a very numerous attendance of the lead-
ing members of the scientific and literary societies of the
metropolis, as well as the fellows of the institution of
which he is president. As usual, in the several apart-
ments some of the most modern scientific inventions were
exhibited.

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THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL IN KIRK DALE GAOL.
Efforts are being made to obtain a commutation of the
capital sentence passed at the last assizes upon Daniel
IrCarthy, a coachman, for the murder of Henry Willis,
Leavenahohne, near Manchester. It is generally felt that
this is a ease calling for the exercise of the royal clemency,
but as yet no intimation has been received that the
extreme punishment will not be carried out. The
unhappy culprit seems to be sensible of the
awful position in which be stands, and pays the
greatest attention to the ministrations of the Roman ca-
tholic priest by whom he is attended. The criminal was
visited on Wednesday by his brother, and on Saturday by
his wife, and on both occasions the interviews were most
affecting.—Lirerpool Mercury.
THE TERRITORY OF NORTE! ArSTRALIA. —Adam
Bay, in North Australia, has now been abandoned. It will
be remembered that when Mr. M'Kinlay returned, Mr.
Manton, who remained at the settlement with about 2:1
men, reported that "it would not be prudent to weaken
this part of the expedition by attempting to explore or
do any surveying, for we know very well there is no
land within 100 miles of us worth surveying; and to
divide the small party, and attempt to do anything at
each a distance from each other, might lead to serious con-
sequences; for I think it is generally believed amongst
those I have with me, even with the small augmentation to
our party, we shall not be too strong for the native force
that might possibly be brought against us when Mr.
31•Kinlay's party and the Beatrice are away." Upon this,
the House o' Assembly seemed to think that it was time
the whole party was fetched away. A resolution was
r:socordingly, and now Adam Bay is deserted. The
::11 Jack no longer floats from Escape Cliffs, and for
the present our northern territory enterprise is in a state
of collapse. Twenty thousand pounds, however, still
remains, and on the strength of this Captain Callen is
going to be seat in search of a site for a new settlement.
In the meantime, the holders of land orders, who ought
ere this to have been put in possession of their 300,000
acres of land, seem to be quietly biding their time.—SonfA
Australian Register, Feb. 'N.
rionTrAL FOR DIREAFIES or THE CHEST, VICTORIA-
PAWL —The number of patients relieved at this institution
during last week waa 1,149, of which 321 were new asses.