The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

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distrust will always continue while the rite of dii-
count is maintained at 10 fie! vat. 00
plea on the part of the Bank is Rat .ualeas illOr
reserve increases it would ficwrong ho slcord
relaxation. Yet there is not the slightest
doubt that if they had gone to 8 per cent.
last week the influx of notes would
' have been much greater than it is now. The
policy of the Directors' in fact, defeataits own object.
Prudent boldness is constantly found to be of far
greater value than the caution dictated by an ad-
herence to mere routine. It is to be regretted
that the statement of Mr. GLADSTONE on Friday
night, with regard to the Government letter, is
likely to induce the continuance of a policy which
is emphatically condemned by the entire commer-
cial world.
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

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progetio datland sell-denial, of mallet sad couragica•
importunity laid patience la lawsuit a the yobbo Rood, ei
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iiiitinpriess et economy and reform. , .

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BALMORAL, Julys 15.

The Queen, Princess Helene, Princess Louise,
Prinoeas Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by the
Duchess Dowager of Athole, the lion. Emily Cathcart,
General the Hon. C. Grey, Lord C. Fitzroy, Lieutenant
Stirling, Mr. Bahl, and Dr. Brown, arrived at Balmoral
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mies Macgregor arrival on a visit to her Majesty, having
joined the royal train at Perth.

JUNE 16.
Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, drove out
yesterday morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty went oat, attended by the
Duo Less Dowager of Athole, and Miss Macgregor.
Primer Helena and Princess Louise drove out, attended
by the Hon. Emily Cathcart.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the
Duke of Edinburgh, drove to 'Twickenham yesterday, and
visited the Duke and Duchess D'Aumale at Orleans-house.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke of
Edinburgh, with the Countess of Macclesfield, Lieutenant-
Colonel Keppel, and Honourable E. Yorke, in waitang,,at,
tended Divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's,
yesterday.
The communion service was read by the Rev. the Bub-
dean, the Rev. Thomas Helmorej and the Rev. IL )(-
Birch.
Anthem, " I will magnify thee," (Mosley.
Mr. Cooper presided at the organ.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. H. M. Birch, from
Job, chap. 14, v. 10.
The Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, and
the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz attended the
service.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturda at the
official residence of the First Lord of the
in Downing-street. The ministers present were
Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran-
ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the
Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Edward
Cardwell, the Marquis of Idartington, Earl de
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer the
Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner
Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon.
G. J. Goschen, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers.

A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Dalhonsie, lord-
lieutenant of the county of Forfar ; the Earl of Airlie, the
Hon. Charles Carnegie, M.P., the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird,
M.P., and Mr. Patrick H. Thomas of Aberlemno had an
interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the
office of the Board of Trade, on Saturday. The deputation
presented memorials from the county of Forfar and the
royal burghs of Perth, St. Andrew's, and Montrose, urg-
ing the Board of Trade to take steps for ascertaining the
present condition of the lights of the river Tay, and for
having them put into an efficient state.
The Judical Committee of the Privy Council sat on
Saturday in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The lords
present were the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner
and Sir E.• V. Williams.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on Satur-
day.from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal,
and St. Helena. Despatches were sent to the Governors
of the West India Islands, British Columbia, Vancouver's
Island, Canada, and Bermuda.

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Grand Duke
and Giand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits honoured Lord
and Lady Foley by their company at dinner on Saturday
evening, at their house in Grosvenor-square. A small and
early party assembled after dinner.
The Earl and Countess of Derby gave a grand
entertainment on Saturday evening to the Duke of Cam-
bridge at their mansion in SL James's-square. The fol-
lowing had the honour of meeting his royal highness :—The
Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady Caroline Len-
nox, the Duke of Atbole, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Lansdowne, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, the
Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Colonel the Hon. P. W.
and Lady Emma Talbot, and Lord Dunkellin. Colonel
Tyrwhitt was in attendance on his royal highness. After
dinner her ladyship had an assembly, the first since the
recovery of the noble earl and countess from their late

indisposition.
The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury have
issued cards for an entertainment on the 2nd of next
month, to meet the Duchess of Cambridge and the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton have issued
invitations for a grand dinner on the Gth proximo, to meet

the Duke of Cambridge.
We have to announce the death of Sir Belling-
ham Reginald Graham, Bart., who expired at his resi-
dence in Park-street on Friday evening. Sir Bellingham
was born in 1789, and succeeded as seventh baronet on the
death of his father in 17%. He was twice married—first,
in 1810, to Harriet, daughter of the late Mr. George Clark,
of West Hatch, Essex, and by her (who died in 1830)
leaves one surviving daughter, the Marchioness of Done-
gall ; secondly, in 1831, to Harriett, daughter of the late
Rev. Robert Cottam, by whom he leaves a family
of two sons and three daughters. The deceased baronet
was in his 77th year, and is succeeded by his eldest son,
Reginald Henry, late a captain in the Rifle Brigade.
A grand review of volunteers and sham fight
took place on Saturday in P►nshanger Park, the seat of
Earl Cowper, in the presence of an immense concourse of
spectators. Besides the 2nd Herts Administrative Bat-
talion, and an Essex corps, nearly 900 men of the London
Rifle Brigade, the Queen's Westminsters, and St. George's,
were also present, making a total force of 1,300 men. Earl
Cowper was brigadier, assisted by Captain Adjutant Jones
as brigadier major, with Captain Bax and Cornet Howe as
sides-de-camp. The reviewing officer, Colonel Erskine,
inspector-general of volunteers, highly praised the com-
manders and the battalions for the manner in which the
operations were carried out.
The Central Cottage Improvement Society opens
to-day at the Society of Arts, Adelphi, an interesting
collection of competitive plans for a labourer's cottage
(detached). Prizes of 101. and 51 were offered for the
best and second best, and the important,e attached to
this class of building may be measured by the fact
that no fewer than 107 architects have thought it worth
their while to compete.
The weekly meetings of the members of the
Royal Institution were brought to a close for the season
on Friday evening by " Experiments on the Vibrations of
Strings," by Professor Tyndall, in which he illustrated in
various ingenious ways the results of recent investigations
on the subject.
Five performances are announced for the week
at Her Majesty's Theatre—to-night, Diesoreth ; to-morrow
night, Norma ; Thursday, La Sonnanthula, with Madlle.
de Muraka as Aruba and Mr. Mohler as Elvin° ; Friday
(in the morning), the Huguenots ; Saturday, Der Fro:-
seAutz. The next novelty is positively to be It Seraglio.
The operas announced for the present week at
Covent-Garden are :—Norma, to-night ; Pea Diavolo, to-
morrow night ; L'Egoile du Nord, on Thursday (first time
this season, with Madlle. Adelina Patti, for the first time
as Catarina); La Favorite, on Friday, and Don Giovanni
an
Saturday.
There is just now almost a rage for Shakspere's
playa in Paris. The first representation of the Merry
Wires of Windsor, adapted to the French stage by M.
Jules Barbier,has lately been given at theTheatreLyrique.
A great deal of merriment was excited amongst the au-
dience ; but as in the case with Othello, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, and some other of the great poet's plays
which have been produced at Paris, they are not compre-
hended in the same sense and spirit as when played in Eng-
land in the language of the author.
A few evenings ago the two sons of Abel-el-
Rader, enveloped in their white burnous, were present at
the Opera at Paris in one of the stage boxes. Between the
acts they were invited to go behind the scenes and visit
certain apartments which are only open to the artistes
and a select but favoured few. The two Arabs afterwards
returned to their box, and remained until the close of the
performance.
As a distinctive mark, the Prussians in the
coming campaign are to wear a strip of white linen with
a red cross worked upon it round their left arm.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1866

[ENCE.

THE WAR.
The time for speculation and conjecture had
passed. It is now for facts written in blood to
speak. Armies, composed of hundreds of thousands
of men, and equipped with the most perfect
instruments of destruction that human science
has been able to devise, are within a
few hours' march of one another, and the
telegraphic wires may at any moment announce
that the terrible collision has commenced.
Already two Kings have left their capitals.
Hanover has been invaded at once from two sides
—from the north through Holstein, and from the
west by Westphalia, both the invading corps
converging by means of the Harburg and
Minden railways upon the Hanoverian capital. In
presence of these hostile demonstrations, the King
has retired south to join his army at Gottingen,
which will probably fall back still further to the
south, till they unite with the Bavarians and
Austrians. In a similar manner the Saxon King
and army have retreated before the in-
vading Prussians, also for the purpose of
leaning upon the strong arm of Austria.
It is probable that both Dresden and Hanover are
at this moment in the occupation of the Prussian
troops. The first military or rather strategic suc-
cess remains, therefore, with Prussia. It is
not to be supposed that General Benedek
is inactive in presence of the facts which
are being accomplished in North Germany,
but what his plan of operations is remains
shut up in his own breast and will not probably be
known till his force begins to move, the news of
which the telegraph may bring at any moment.
On the Italian aide there is a remarkable dearth of
news in the Italian journals as to the movements
of the army, which is no doubt owing to superior
orders. But there is enough to show that an ad-
vance was deemed imminent. By the latest
accounts General Cialdini had seven divisions con-
centrated under him and General Bixio, had
left Piacenza with his corps. The telegrams have
announced that the King had left Florence for the
army, and when be has arrived at Piacenza he will
probably issue his manifesto. At Peachiera
the greatest vigilance is exercised by
the Austrians to prevent a surprise and
4,000 persons who were unable to lay in provi-
sions sufficient to support them during the expected
siege, have been compelled to leave Mantua. The
distance that separates the combatants, north and
south, is diminishing hour by hour, and the lull
that exists is the lull that precedes the whirlwind.

(REUTER'S TELF,GBAYS.)
MOVEMENTS OF GARIBALDI. 1
FLORENCE, Jews 18.
Garibaldi left Como yesterday morning for Lecco,
and was followed at noon by some troops.
As soon as the volunteers are completely
equipped they will proceed to Bergamo and
Brescia.

LAW INTZLLIGENCE.

(Vila DAY.)

COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before the Right Hon. Dr. Lushington.)
lIINVZILING AND VIANN V. VHS BIM PRIDZILICK ILINGISIVORD.
ORNAMENTS IN CIiURCHNS.
This case came before the court on lettenof request from
the Diocesan Court of London. It was a suit by the
churchwardens of St. Thomas, Stamford-hill, spinet the
incumbent, Tucker Frederick Kingsford, for certain alte-
rations he bad made in the interior of the church as to a
window, an oval caws, and other embelliahmenta, decora-
tions, or repairs. The churchwardens had aid certain
articles praying for the removal and for the church to be
restored. The defendant had filed his answer, and on the
question of its admission the case came W court.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., appeared for the churchwardens ; and
the Queen's Advocate was for the Bev. Mr. Kingsford, in
support of the answer.
Dr. Deane prooseded to open the case, and to take the
opinion of the Dean of Arches on the admission of the de-
fendant's answer.
His Lordship begged to interrupt the learned advocate.
He would suggest to the parties whether it would not he
better for all and save considerable expense if he requested
Archdeacon Sinclair to visit the eharoh , and make a report
to him as to the alterations made—what should be re-
moved and how it should be restored. It was clear that
the incumbent had proceeded without a faculty, and cer-
tain alterations had been made of which the churchwar-
wardens complained.
The Queen's Advocate on the part of Mr. Kingsford,
would at once adopt the suggestion. The archdeacon
could report to his lordship what alterations had been
made, and his lordship could then decide on them.
Dr. Lushington said the course he had proposed would
save considerable expense, which would probably fall on
the incumbent, as he he had proceeded without a faculty.
Dr. Deane expressed his readiness to adopt the slimes-
, tion. Archdeacon Sinclair could report to the court on
the restoration of the church. The defendant would bear
the expense, he presumed?
His lordship said he would have to bear the expense.
The Queen's Advocate admitted that a faculty ought to
have been obtained before the alterations had been made.
Dr. Deane wished to take the opinion of the court on
the Bth and 9th new Arches rules as to the
which the issue now came before his lordship—whether it
was an affirmative issue or not.
His lordship apprehended that it was an affirmative
issue, as the defendant partly admitted, and he had mads
the alteration without a faculty.
The Queen's Advocate said the court would still have to
decide what alteration should be made on the report of the
archdeacon.
The court made an order as indicated. This was the
first case under the new rules, and showed the expedition
used.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RE LORD NIGEL KENNEDY.
The bankrupt in this case was described as formerly of
Montrose-house Petersham, since of Boulogne. The ac-
counts have already appeared in detail. The debts amount
to 11,4451.. and there are substantially no asset', tbe de-
ficiency being stated at 10,809/. This was the sitting for
discharge, the examination having been passed at last
sitting.
Mr. E. Reed appeared for the assignees, Mr. R. Griffiths
and Mr. Treherne for creditors, and Mr. Bagley for the

bankrupt.
The bankrupt, examined by Mr. Reed, deposed-I was
living in London in 1858, when I contracted a debt of 20/.
with Mr. Dixon, optician. I was then living in my
mother-in-law's house, in Grosvenor-square. The debts
then incurred were for goods supplied to the house.
In 1859 I was in Scotland part of the year, and lived in
a house taken by the week. I was travelling about in
1859. Lord Ruthven came to me one visit in Grosvenor-
square. I then was trying to borrow money on my own
account. He said he wanted to borrow money too, and
he asked if I could borrow more, and let him have part
of it. I went to Mr. Rogers, solicitor, in Regent.
street. We agreed to raise 5,0001. Mr. Rogers was
so long in getting the money that I went to Mr.
Joel, and borrowed 3,0001. on our joint bills. We divided
the money. The bills were to be taken up out of the
larger loan which Mr. Rogers was raising. About 4,5001.
was raised on Lord Ruthven's estate. I took half the
money, and paid off half the amount of Joel's bilL I ex-
ecuted a deed which was a charge on my mother-
in-law's estate. I borrowed the 2,250/. of Lord
Ruthven for a certain period. When sued for the
money I pleaded the deed ea a defence to the action. The
transaction with Lord Ruthven was in 1859. I had then
no income of nay own, but I was allowed an income by
Mrs. May, my mother-in-law and a small income, 2001.
a year, by my own family. I was married in 1858. My
wife died in 1862. My mother-in-law gave us a house in
Grosvenor-square to live in, paid all expenses and milliners'
bills, and allowed us 1,500/.• year. Between 1858 and 1862
I contracted several debts, which are yet unpaid, and was
sued several times, chiefly in respect of a house in Lang-
ham-place, which I took from Misses Edwards, at 5251. •
year. I took the house unfurnished for 7, 14, or 21 year s,
but never lived in it ; the rent was more than we could
pay, and my inother-in.law objected to it. My
mother.in-law paid between 2,0001. and 3,000/. of nay
debts between 1858 and 1862. Those were my
most pressing debts. She paid them off in 1862. I had
been sued for some of them. Some were omitted acci-
dentally ; others were to have been paid the same year,
but my wife having died in the interval, Mrs. May was not
willing to pay the remainder, and compromised the matter
by giving me 1,000/. to settle debts of about 2,0001. Alto-
gether she has paid about 3,000/. Mr. Dear's debt of 3001. for
furniture imp lied to the house in Langham-place, in 1861,
was not paid, the claim was disputed. I never usal
the furniture . • it was sold. Before 1858, my eldest brother
had given me 5001. to pay off my debts. Since 18113 my
settled income from my mother-in-law has been 1,000/. a
year ; she allows that for the maintenanoe and education
of my three children. I have had no regular income my-
self,but I have made about 5001.0ut of companies sincelB62,
chiefly by being director. That was all made in 1864.
In 18631 sold a quantity of jewellery, Cashmere shawls,
and valuable lace, at Phillips's auction-rooms, and
realised about 1,2001. In that year I was living at
Ryde for some months and incurred debts with batters,
grocers, clothiers, and others. One item was a rich moire
antique dressing gown, which was charged 21 guineas. Mr.
Truetitt is a creditor for 21/. for perfumery, and Messrs.
Nicholay, for furriery, 301. Mr. Hensbaw's account of 521.
for a porcelain dinner set is disputed. lie first sent in an
account for 361. ; this was offered to him, and he refused
it. The china set was left with other things at Ryde. I
left my housekeeper 2001. to pay the debts there, but it
appears that was not sufficient. The greater part of Mr.
Hensbaw's goods were returned to him. lir. Dash.
wood, tea-dealer, Ryde, is a creditor for 511., and the
York Hotel for 521. I wan about five months at Ryde.
I don't remember being sued in 1863. In 1864 I
was living at Petersham part of the time, and
the rest of the time abroad. I went abroad owing to
the pressure of creditors. Some had sued me. Mr.
Carlheim sent in • bill for cigars, 1291., of which I
paid 20/. in cash. I don't suppose that I smoked
all the cigars myself, but they were bought for nay
use. I was abroad from July 1864, to January,
1866. Whilst I was abroad I gave • bill of sale
on all the property I had at Boulogne, but it
was afterwards cancelled ; and I sold the pro_perty when I
let the house, and I left some small debts abroad when I
came away, including a nursery-gardener 61. for flowers.
Mr. Reed-With all the debts that you owed in 1858,
how did you expect to pay the largo amount of debt you
contracted in 1864 ?
Lord N. Kennedy-I don't think I did contract much
debt in 1864.
Mr. Reed read a list of debts contracted in that year.
His lordship said that some of the dates were wrong.
Mr. Reed-There is one strange debt in 1866-Mr. An-
drews, for a ring tailed monkey, 51. (Ltughter.)
Lord Nigel-That was to amuse the children.
Mr. Reed-There is a debt of 5401. to the British Mutual
Loan Company, and several others, contracted from 1864
to 1866. How did you expect to pay them ?
Lord Nigel-I was expecting money from the companies
with which I was oonnected, and I had nay 1,000/. a year.
The Commissioner-But you spent that 1,000/. a year,
and contracted those debts besides. How did you expect
to pay them?
Lord Nigel-I expected money from the companies.
By Mr. Reed-I had five servants in 1864, and six in
1865. I kept two ponies, one for the children, and one
for the groom. I have now three servants and two nurses.
Myptc allowance from Mrs. May has continued since the bank-
ruy.
By 4r. G. Griffiths (who opposed for Misses Edwards)-
I took the house in Langham-place in 1862, and continued
it till 1864. I was obliged to dose. When I took the house
my income was 1,5001. a year. net ceased in 1862.
It was then 8001., and it is now 1,000/. I thought I was
justified in taking a house at 500 guineas a year with that
income, because I had other expectations, and Mrs. May,
having sold her house in Grosvenor-square, and thereby
turned us out, had promised to pay fora house for us.
Mrs. ?day now lives in the Alexandra Hotel,
Knightelindge. Misses Edwards spent 500 L on the
house. I also laid out • good deal of money
on it, but they have been paid the rent up to the
time when I filed a bill in equity against them to compel
them to accept surrender of the lease. I prosecuted the
suit as far as I could, but it was allowed to drop. 1 don't
know the costs to which the Mimes Edwards were put by
those proceedings ; they have been paid 1001.
Mr. Griffiths-In your accounts you state that you owe
them 525/. for rent, and 1801. for costs.
Lord Nigel-I don't owe them anything ; that is what
they claim. I consider that they owe me 2001.,
but I cannot enforce it. When I filed those bills in equity
I owed money, but cannot say whether it was 10,0001. It
could not have been that. I have not been applied So to
pay the 180/. of costa ; my solicitor may have been applied
to. I have been out of the jurisdiction, but only at Paris
and Boulogne.
7. laart about 3001. in the deeerion of
the house in -place. I tried to get & tent
for it ; the Edwards had agreed to ac-
cept him, on my paying certain arrears. I got
Mr. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Allenby, as
tenant ; but they at first refused to accept him, and after-
wards consented ; bat Mr. Lewis, basing once been refused,