The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-19 00:00:00

OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL

The Ceylon, from Southampton on the 12th
instant, arrived yesterday at 11 p.m., and left to-
day at 9 a.m. for Alexandria.

' The Monileur of yesterday announces that the
works undertaken in the Gulf of Spezzia for the
naval establishments and fortifications of the
Italian kingdom are being pressed forward with
the greatest activity.
THE QUEEN'S STATUE AT ABERDEEN. —Th is
statue has now been ?laced on the pedestal prepared for it
at the corner of St. hicholas-street. The inauguration has
been fixed for Thursday, and his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales has signified his intention of being
present. The magistrates, along with the committee of
subscribers, are busy completing arrangements for
the occasion, which promise to be similar to that
adopted on the occasion of the Albert statue being un-
veiled by the Queen three years ago. The freedom of the
city is to be presented to his royal highness on his ar-
rival at the station, and immediately afterwards the cere-
mony of inauguration will take place. At a special meet-
ing of the Town Council, held yesterday afternoon, the
Lord Provost said he was very sure that on this the first
visit of his royal highness to Aberdeen the inhabitants
would wish to pay him the highest compliment in their
power, by offering to present to his royal highness the
freedom of the city. He begged to propose that
they offer the freedom of the city on this oc-
casion to his royal highness. The Dean of
Guild had very great pleasure in seconding the
motion. He wee sure it would be gratifying, not
only to the burgesses, but to the citizens generally, to have
the name of the Prince of Wales recorded among the
citizens of their ancient city. His only regret was that it
would be out of their power to allow their fellow-citizens
to see the proceedings, as it was the spdial request of his
royal highness to have the matter conducted as quietly as
possible ; and he understood it was the intention to pre-
sent the freedom of the city to his royal highness on his
arrival at the station They would be glad, however,
to give the citizens every opportunity of seeing his royal
highness during the ceremony. The motion was unani-
moody agreed to ; and it was further agreed to recommend
that shops and all places of business should be closed on
the day of inauguration from Ito 3 o'clock. The council
then met with the committee of subscribers to the statue,
and the general arrangements were agreed to.—Scoissian.
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY—The Usual
Tuesday scientific meeting was held in the Council-room at
South Kensington yesterday afternoon; B. Rucker, EN.,
in the chair. Mr. Turner, of Slough, sent some splendid
varieties of hollyhocks and dahlias • Stewart and Mein,
fine specimens of the former ; Mr. Minn, of Brentwood, a
choice collection of pelargoniums ; Mr. Whiting cohtri-
butod peaches, and the Society's Chiswick Garden sonie
grapes, which were distributed amongst the visitors
present.

B. IT.I w.
Nairn 99.331
B. 51 B.W.
Aberdeen _ 29.38 52 W.
Leith
Aramaean.
Greenmette 29.49431 W.B.W.
Valeutta. _ V. 7165. N.W.
Llverpool 49.77,57 8.8. W.
Holyhead 129.70 66 W.B.W.
Peassocs 29.92 58 W.
Bros& 30.06 60, W.B.W.
lament 30.04 69, S.
Rochefort 30.24 561 N.E.
Plymouth 120911 56 8.8 W.
Weymouth 120.96 59. W.S.W.
POIiBIIIO4IB-'29.97 681 B.W.
London 129.115 57. B.W.
Yarmouth. .29.92 69, W.S.W.
Searborougb 99.67 66. B.W.
Shields 119.65 57. N.W.
Helder

REMARKS.

An area of low barometric preemie exists to the northward of
this country, and in the south temperatures have increased
considerably. The winds were very strung and squally hut sight
from south-west, and more wind is probable. Cautionary tele-
grams were sent to the coasts yesterday.

LORD DERBY A.ND HIS TENANE.4. -A meeting
was held at Unswortit, near Manchester, on Saturday
afternoon, for the purpose of protesting against the
ckcing of a well in the neighbourhood by Lord Derby's
nerd, Mr. Shatter. Mr. Winterbottem, who has taken
so active a part in the disputes about old footpaths in
the same district, and on the same landlord's estate,
occupied the chair. One of the speakers said that no
more tyrannical act could have been performed by Lord
Derby or his agent than to derive the people of Una-
worth of clean water. He believed the well which was
stopped up bad been used by the people for a hun-
dred years, and it could be proved to have been in use
above sixty years. It would never have been allowed
to be clomd had it not occurred at the time of the
cot-on panic, when the people bad enough to do to get
bread. The well in question had been opened by the
people thirty-eight times, and closed again each time by
the direction of Lord Derby's steward, and they
intended to indict Lord Derby at the next Man-
chester arias for dosing the well. They had formed an
association to defend the people's rights in this matter,
and were determined to have opened every well and foot-
path which had been illegally closed. Lord Derby had
deprived the people of their privileges, and made them
afraid to call their souls their own. He bad no doubt
that were it not for the tyranny Unsworth was oppressed
with they would have had ten times the number of people
present at that meeting. The following resolution wee
carried unanimously ;—" That this meeting condemns the
conduct of Lord Derby in closing the only well which
supplied the people of this locality with good water for
generations peat, thus rendering it necessary for them to
drink impure water, or go fully a mile each morning to
obtain the day's pimply ;
su
and, further, this meeting
deeply sympathises with the people in the sufferingsb-
to
which they• have been so unnecessarily and cruelly
jectmL"