The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

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Yesterday evening, Mr. Goldwin Smith deli-
vered, in the Manchester Town-hall, the first of four lee.
tures on the political history of England. The audience,
which was a large one, was presided over by the Rev. Dr.
Temple, head master of Rugby School. Among the other
gentlemen present were Mr. T. E. Potter, M.P., Mr. C. S.
Roundel', secretary to the Jamaica conunisaion ; the Revs.
A. M'Lsren, G. W. Conder, and S. A. Steinthal, Professor
Greenwood, and Messrs. B. Armitage, R. Johnson, Jacob
bright, F. Taylor, and T. Johnson.

" We learn," says the Putr;e, " that as a supple-
ment to the reorganisation of tho army, a series of mea-
sures and regulations arc being prepared at the Ministry
of War relative to the service of the military stores,
clothing, camping, hospitals, and ambulances, to the in.
ternal alministration of the corps and their transport by
sea. All those matters are of consideLiblo importance,
and the necessity of their reorganisation has been ad-
mitted."

" Rumours are gaining ground," says the Nord,
"that the project for the reorganisation of the French
army, if not entirely abandoned as reported some days
back, has at least, undergone important modifications,
some of which concern the very basis of the plan origin-
ally published in the Afoiiiteirr. The proposals which will
be communicated to the Legislative Body thus appear
likely to differ essentially from the reforms decided on
in principle by the high military commission. They are
said to be less a new orginisation of the army than a kind
of corollary engrafted on the old French military system."
A letter from lladeraleben of the tith, in the
France, says:—" You cannot form as idea of the emotion
caused in Northern Schleswig by the conscription for the
Prussian army. Nearly four thousand youths have let
the country to escape wearing the Prussian uniform ; they
have taken refuge in Denmark, where they will enter the
Danish army. It may be remembered that the treaty of
Vienna stipulated that, during six years, every inhabitant
of Schleswig could choose between the services of Den.
mark or Germany, but the Prussian government seems to
ignore the provision altogether."
MR. BRIGHT AND THE LANeASHIRE RELIEF
FL:NIL—The Standard lately stated in ono of its attacks
upon Mr. Bright, that it had discovered the name of
Messrs. Bright Brothers in the list of subscriptions to the
Lancashire Relief Fund for SOL, and proceeded to sneer at
the amount. A clergyman in London who saw the article
wrote to the honorary secretary of the Rochdale Relief
Committee a letter, the answer to which is as follows:
" Roche Cottage, Rochdale, Jan. 12.—My dear Sir,—l
should have replied earlier to your note, but have been
waiting the return to town of the local treasurer to our
relief fund (G. L. Ashworth, J.P.), being milieux
that anything I say to you should be well
authenticated. I extract the following from Mr.
Ashworth's letter just to hand The sum subscribed
by Messrs. Bright was 1501. With the exception of
two subscriptions, this was the largest amount given by
any one fine. It is perfectly true that Mr. John Bright
authorised me to enter their firm for such sums as from
time to time might be needed. You will of course know
that I should not have been justified in taxing them more
than others. Is ought to be known that Mr. Bright was
fully prepared to do what the committee considered, neces-
sary:, which, ie_ you know, was composed of all political
and religious views.' I think the above will answer your
purpose, and, as one of the principal secretaries, I can
corroborate all that Mr. A. bee said. You never need fisr
to give • positive contradiction to anything imputed to
Mr. Bright which is illiberal or discreditable to a gentle-
man or a Christian. I say this, and have known Mr.
Bright intimately for forty years. The more his character
is examined into the brighter he will shine.—Yours very
truly, oti VER ORIIERML P.B.—Meson. Bright mutt have
beau very heavy losers b, the long stoppage of their works,
many thousand pounds.'
Two LADIEN DRoWNED AT LEAMINCTON.—Yea-
terday a sad accident happened at Leamington, by which
two young ladies, Miss Emily and Miss ELIIIIIA Place, were
drowned in the river Leam. About 4 o'clock, whilst
skating with some other friends, she ice suddenly broke,
and the whole party were precipitated into the water.
The son and daughter of the Rev. J. H. Smith struggled
to the shore with great difficulty, and another young
lady was rescued by means of • rope. The deemed were
buoyed up for sonic time by their clothing and by holding
on to the rope, but at last disappeared beneath the ice.
Their bodies were not recovered until life was extinct.
The deceased were sisters, and related to most respectable
families in Leamington.
A BRIEF CAREER —When the first oil fever
broke out in Pennsylvania in 186:1, one of the earliest and
best oil-producing farms was that of the Widow
M'Clintock, in Venango county. lieveral wells with
products ranging from 2,100 to 200 barrels a day
were struck at intervals during 1863 and MM,
and the income in money from the territory was almost
fabulous in amount. The old lad owning the property did
not live long to enjoy fol. good fortune, but died in 1804,
and left her all without reservation to her adopted son.
This youth—like the here of Miss }Awards's pleasant
novel. " Half • Million of Money," who came suddenly
into possession of a like amount—had not been taught
to understand the value of dollars and cents
and, unlike that character, he had no refined tastes, and
threw his wealth away with the most lavish folly. Of
course he rushed to New York ; and there in • year and a
half he squandered two millions of dollars. Of course the
most ingenious extravagance was necessary to spend
this enormous amount. He not onl entered into
every species of debauchery, not only lost a hundred
thousand dollars in two nights at faro with Hon.
John Morrissey, but bought superb teams and gave them
away after an hour's ownership, supported • swarm
of bunion leeches of both sexes, and even equipped a negro.
minstrel troupe, presenting each member with a costly
diamond ring and pin. His brilliant career is now
over, and, oddly enough, he tills the positron of door-
keeper to the travelling minstrel company which his own
munificence organised—" Skiff and Gaylord's troupe
and his farm on Oil Creek has been disposed of at public
sale for arrears of government tel.—Bug.* elcirtrtiar,
Dec. 29.