The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-05 00:00:00

ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.

The ahead festival of this charity, which has
for its object tin education sod maintenance of the orphea
children of soldien,stilon, and saarines. natives of Scotland.
was held on Tuesday evening at the Freeenesoca' Tavern,
Great Queen-atrew ; his Royal Highness the Duke of CAN-
-1/410011 in the chair.

The health of Her Msjsety, of the Prices Consort, and of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Bothaay, having bean duly
responded to,
His Royal Highness the Casuists& proposed " The Army
and Navy," coupling with that tout the names of his Gram
the Duke of Wellington and also of Captain the Hen.
Norge Murray, R N.
The Duke of WmAmorosr expressed his teats os
behalf of the army, and the Hon. Captain Mosses ea
behalf of the navy.
The Clumsiest', in proposing "Prosperity to the Royal
Caledonian Asylum," mentemed as a special claim to the sup-
port of the public, that within the last year the committee
of the imitation had admitted to its benedts in addition to
the ordinary umber, 30 children, the orphans of thou who
had perished In the war with Ramie.
This toast was duly honoured, and the Szcarthwr as-
maimed that the sabscriptioas of the *Teeing amounted to
about 8001.

The Health of his Royal Mebane the Chairman" was
them proposed by his Gram the Duke of Encomium, and
rapturously responded to by the company.
Rental other touts followed, and the festivities of the
evening were concluded in a manner satiabotory to all

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. 0801101 OODWIN,
—la ackbowledgment of the easialoam rendered in
arohitastaral dotes fa the repremotatios of the
w Winter's Tale," sod other playa at the Fria-
ogees Theatre, Mr. Kean has promoted to Xt.
Godwin an elegantly-designed slant jog in Oven
bearing the following inscription :—" To George God-
win, F.R 8., from Charles KM), e■ a alight token of
the high appreciation eatartaiced far valuable aesistaaoe In
erchitecteral details, white cstrying out the design of
placing before the public correct bistoriesl Illevratioui el
Macbeth,' Rem VIII ,' sad the Wister's Tale,' ere.
Aimed la the years 1863, 1865, sad 1858, at the Royal
Prieeeree Theatre, wader Mr. Chalk a Bean's maaagemeat.
Mg, 1866. '
MZETIBO

Of TRU ROYAL AGRICULTURAL
SOntwrg rot 1867 —The Council of the Royal Agri:ni-
twit! Srciety met yesterday (Wedcesday) in London to
select the town in which the exhibition shall be Im Id fog
1867, ;and from • telegraphic despatrh received fa this
airy yesterday afternoon, it appears that the Council has
decided that ff the Waratiostir cad Saliebery sad the
Math ver and Salisbury Railways should he musoleted for
the convey MHO of passeagers, implements, sad rash by the
26th of Marsh seen, the mastic' ehaU he ia Salisbury ; bat
to the treat of these two lines not being completed at the
tme a-•eilled, the show will be held la Rath.—Bo'
ilia Cassolois.
Ciaortsz.—A correspondent it &Mr
'melee as Friday, says that the hail storm of Tar
has done great Wary to the gross, in that diet-
yousg broods having been destroyed. The b'
suffered somewhat from the moue wear
prevailed in that district, sad generally sr
dories the past few weeks. Otherwise,
spode of the sportsmen for the comi•
—BinfsAire Journal.
Ills DAxon.—A Flue
maple has gotablithed a psalm
that city sad Gaunt,. The
M leth alt., sad bad as'
The OM
a direst •
ha& tial Ow fir