The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-14 00:00:00

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

This morning were tensed accounts of "The In.
tome and Bapenditami of the British Museum, fir the
financial year ended Marsh 31, 1866 ; of the estimated
'barges and expenses for the year ending March 81, 1867;
of the sum neteisary to discharge the same; and of the
number of per:ote admitted to visit the Minerals from
Citristmaa, 1849, to Consignee, 1865 ; together with a state.
meat of the progress made in the arrangement of the eel.
lectiono, and an account of objects added to them in the
par 1865."
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The entire receipts for the year 1855-56, amounted to
77,1801. 6s. Id., and the it:gendarme t, 640011. Os. 7d.,
leaving a balance in hand of 15,1761. 51. 61. The stun re.
gaited to defray the salaries and eaponaes of the Mumma
for the year ending on the 31st March, 1857, is (Militated at
60,0001. Less persons visited the general collections betimes
Christmas, 16.51, sad Christmas, 1855, than on any year gam
1861, and a less number visited the reading-room than CC
any year since 1830.

Nearly 50,000 Fersons assembled yesterday in Ben.
alastost-gardens end the park arjacent, to bear the band of
the Boys! Horse Gauls Bin. The music was rot well
chosen, and bat indifferently pert, re .c I. The concert ter-
minated with the French and English national airs pre-
cisely at six o'clock. V.I. relrrshments in the p tellies
won is great rigout, and tbourh rather dear, left no
leams for complaint in respect tt qatlity. Not the km*
remarkable inelent of the day's proceedings was the ready
obedience paid by the muses to the invitation loon
the Board of Works, which was jotted oo all the large
tree', to retrain from smoking near the rauaic platform et
the refreshment-room.

The prelates and clergy of the province of Canter-
bury will meet to-morrow for the despatch of balms', red
it is asFected that the proeeedings will be of more import
Amos than on any former cceasion sine. the discussions ili
Coavwation hwy. been revived.

The Times urgre the noble lord the member for
the City of London to acoept a peerage. '. That assembly
is which Lord Chathara and Fir limbed Walpole sought
repose at the end of their stormy political career might
surely perform therein* goad OffiCS fry Lord Rita Rune%
and in bin persona tit a ever memorable in the political
history of England might be revived."

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A Rowan journal beariog an official character, the
Cieslto Calk)Act', enlarging upon the friendly dispositios
which the Emperor klezander 11. manifests in favour of
the Roman Catholics of his empire, cmconnces that M. do
Kieftleff, Remises mluieter at Rome, will be charged to
negotiate a new concordat upon more liberal bates tam'
that which was granted some few years ■go.

EXTENSIVE STRIKE OF COLLIERS.—On Thursday
a great among of the a lien incited in what is termedt no
Glasgow district, was held at Gnen Colliery. There wane
beteree 4.000 end 6,000 corn present. Mr. James Bite was
called tei the chair. It a; pars that the meeting ate held
in consequence of an intimation from the maven that the
wages of the men would be ',dame from do. to 4s per day.
Mr. Thomas Cowan m• wed that the men remain out on
strike until the Is. pi r day proposed to be taken from them
should be restored, which motion was unanimously agreed
to—the men declaring their determination nct to cabmit
the reduction. At the earns mettirg, Mr. data Mure wen
appointed a delepa*e to proceed to London to give evidence
in favour of Mr. Ms cktessott's bill for the settlement of mat-
ters in diepute by arbitratim. Meetings smiler to tbie
above hate been held at Ballie•ton sod Coepelball during
the w.ek, at which resolutions to resist the reduction went
agreed to. In all, there are 14,000 men, we are informed,
ow strike en Lanark sad Rentrewshirer. A f. w pits are
still copes, in which the masters pay the old wages of 6s. par
day —Gamow Daily Mali.
flilt LATE Mas. KELLY.—A Dublin paper, nave
rating Irani ius facts in the history of Ibis got, runes womasso
already mentioned by as, adds the following : —" Mr.. Kelly
Gowen oat to enjoy en wealth; she resided in Marion..
square. One day a poor woman with two little diddle*
by the hand pulled the bel, and humbly asked the pow-
, deed end gold-land footman ,obiad.riliiliisawanmaiyds.toreflatsyst
wa.m.nnoathstesst.
there we. no answer.
often turned wearily sithed dceeille:
daughter of the late Edmund Kelly, who was reagteg •
eer reel. f her father's a. ebb. Wont a Moiety wee beret
She had been brought up with the fondest parental ears,-
she hod been plated at a first-rate hurdler school in
Clifton, in Enalana, where to less has 3001. a year ass
paid for her. When her lath, r married 1, e undly she wan
mooted to en inferior ached at Bath, and kit &Hommel:ow
gradually reduced. After many tree and vicissitudes,
chiefly ceased by false iufermation is to her fath.t's death,
she was at length abandoned, with two children, by a pro-
afgete villain, who bad married her under the pretence of
being her father's agent. Sae tost,ised to eke out a liveli-
hood far herself and ehildran as • g, , until she again
startled a Mr. Mouton. She had beard of her father's
death, and of his estraordinary will, and of Miss Thewles's
action, and she ease arms as to trtialle, to seed Mrs. Kelly
would not help her in some way. Mrs. Kelly had a emit-.
dentlal solicitor, named Birch; she celled him her nephew
others mid he was a nearer relative still. This Mr. George
Birch Sold the applicant that his aunt would do nothing
for her, bat that he would do sousethioa ; he made vile pro-
to het—and worse. lien ho bend, Mr. Mottle.
brought en action fir its.aule, and obtained damages 2004
end Sd. eats, spinet Ku Birch."
FREEDOM OF INVERNS&S TO GENERAL PATRICK
GRANT, C.B.—The new Commander is Chief of the Ma-
dna army, General Patrick Grant, being at oat to leers
this imantry to enter upon hie important tru.t, the
mass
seoanf dhiteshiltct iastut:iimil of
alLehrnwsmcterereo.
bleye.d tounirrai:kg tabeitroa'
him the freed em of the town. The (lea, rat has resided in
that district for alms six months ; he is a native of Btrath-
alley, and was amain:4d by marriage with the family of the
..ebittellfloiSamahetdreerilitypTtise3Nehiraim; laand all
l these l e
bdyleh,earntal t‘hieeirtel ola,
arta i
ee
werejutt
well fitted to call forth this public aeltonsrldlomeat. Teo
ceremony took place on Tbaraday.—Bdinbarrgh Courant.