The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-20 00:00:00

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The Minigter ut Public Instruction in Frame ham
weaved the folluwiug dompatcla Ur eclipse from M. Le
Verner :

" TI'DCLA, July l/l, 9 p.m.

"1 found the Observatory perfectly arranged, according
to your intentions, by MM. Villa/nese. Cluaeoneac, and
Foucault, and provided with every local facility by M
Novella, &strummer, in pursuance of the orders of the
tipieish government. A storm came early on from the north-
west, and its clinic spread over the plain and the
mountain. To make up for those unfavourable cir-
ennietances, leaving MM. Villarceau and Cliacornac at the
Obeervatory with their great Instruments, started thismorn-
ing with MM. Novella and Foucault for Tarragona, where we
iertaWd .or instrument* at eleven o'clock. The sky, being
elder dunag the eclipse, allowed me to determine avirw
'tilly all it. phases, and to take a deacription of the lovel-
ies:le clank M. Novella directed his attention especially
to the ourona. I have learned front MM. Villarceau and
Chaoornac that they were able to observe the phase el
total obscurity ; soil, which is must important, that tbey
have taken all the micronietrical measures necessary to as-
certain the origia of the luminous cloud,. I shall have
the honour of laying before your Excelleucy a detailed
account .4 our observations ; but it is tie:smeary first to as
certain the preeee geographiod positi.ni of our two statious
by coonectiug them with Madrid, and Madrid itself with
Fan., a work of some duration, which shall be immediately
commenced "

CHUR.*H-RATISE AT WI —The church-
warden. .4 Woolwich have issued a notice to the effect that
coosequesec of church rates tartar been refused during
the peat two years, they are compel:lel to appeal to the
inbaUtents for voluntary costributions to pay for the
necresery repairs of the erish church.
Su, IETV Fon THE ENCOCKAUFAIEST OF TIE FINE
ART,. The sixth sad last erairrraaziwo for the season of
tLis swirly Wuic place last evening at the French. Gallety,
Pall-mall. The .114 point ..f interest in the evening'. pro-
castings was the atimemeernent of the prise awards (enter
utedabe forth.: season, the report ,4 which was reed. by
the honorary secretary, Mr. H. Ottley. The prime
were: In historical painting to Mr. 8. So4omoo, for his
picture .4 "Moses," to thy Royal Academy ; in lead-
scape to Mr. Vied Cola, for his " Harvest in the
sikibttios of the Society of British Artiste, Sidfalkatreet
is treere to Mr. H. Tide'', fur his "Wens Hob," la the
exhibition of the New Water l'olour Steiety ; is scalptare
to Mr. Durham, for his statue .4 "Chastity," in the Royal
Academy; in architecture to Mr. S. J. Nichol', for Ms
Sae4ns for the church of St. Peter sad St. Paul, at Cork,
is the .Iwhitectural Eakitition ; surd in malty to Mime
Power, f.. hcr poem of " Virginia's Head..

,LLII4I4ATINti ♦N ANNIVERNANV.—A great num-
ber of nonscommissionod officers and torn of the sth
Man, in gairieou at rhartrea, commemorated the recent
asoiverwiry of the battle of Solferiuo, in which the regi.
swat took fort, by laminate, in which many of the citissos
Paned. A head of young nowcommisaioned °liken who
dsord a publichouse unfortunately took too mach drink,
and in retionieg to their barracks et a late hour at night,
out only deiturhed the peaceable inhabitants by shouting
and siegiug, bet smashed gas Limps, tore dowu stsii.buerda,
upset carte, mid took by assault one or two bona.* of W-
hom. At length the police interforeil, and the offenders
a..i to the berracks. The nett day the colonel reported
their cmoltict to Marshal ocu, commendiag the lst
Military 1111'1340.11, Yid he has just calmed that they shall
be brought to trier