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The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-16

Arrival far the week aiding MA September last year, --
as and delivery, 1,P33 casks. The arnral but week com-
prised 2,148 maks Petersburg, and 120 other places ; total, 2,26 S
mats.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)

We have a considerable increase in the number of beasts,
but the average quality is but middling. The trade is
slow, hut choice descriptions are not much lower. We
have also a large supply of sheep, and a dull trade. Prices
generally are lower, and a clearance cannot be effected.
Choice calves are scarce and dear. Our foreign supply
consists of 3,240 beasts, 11,370 sheep, 124 calves, and 40
pigs. From Ireland there are 3:10 beasts; and 2,690 from
the northern and midland counties.

Per stone of 8133 ad. d. Per moue of 8103 ad. a. d.
Best Scots, Hared& 6 2 Best Dos*Hf.bdsSh 0 0 0 0
Beet Short-Basin 4 0 , Best Lesg.wools.... 4 4 4 8
Second qua Maids 2 10 1 Do. do. Sheen—. 0 0 0 0
Calves
NIP
Best Desetylf-brads 6_ 9 1 1•10/14
___ 0 0 o__o

Beasts at market, SABO ; sheep and lambs, 26,140; calves, 133 ;
Pidt. 420.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS

Mum. Pattenden and Smith report there is • fair
supply of new hops et market, which meet • steady sale,
at last week's quotations.

THI MAYORALTY OF LONDON.—In consequence
of Mr. Alderman Abbise's resignation of his aldermanic
gown, an alteration will be made in the names as they will
be returned for election to the mayoralty next year.
Unless there is a departure from the usual custom, which
there is no reason to suppose, Alderman W. F. Allen
(Cheap) and Alderman J. Clarks Lawrence (Walbrook)
will be returned by the livery to the Court of Aldermen,
who will *sleet Mr. W. F. Allen, the senior alderman
below the shair, to be Lord Mayor of London for the year
1861.8.
London, England, 1867-09-16

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.

The chaplain to Bishop Gobat explains the cir-
cumstances under which the German artisans now in
Abyssinia first visited the country. It appears that several
years ago the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem received a
communication from Theodore, whom he knew as a boy
when he lived in Abyssinia, informing him of his succes-
sion to the throne and of his desire to improve the
condition of his country and people by instructing them
in vations handicrafts, and asking the bishop to supply
bim with workmen for this purpose. The bishop con-
sented on the condition that the men be sent should
be allowed to distribute the Scriptures, and, as oppor-
tunity occurred, instruct the people. This was accepted,
and six men trained in the Missionary College at Crischona
were cent, Mr. Fled being one of them. These men have
been now in the country seven or eight years, and have
always been, and still are, in high favour with the King.
One of them only is • gutunaker, and the others are em-
ployed in other ways, carpentering, engineering, road-
makMg. Ike. It is to these men that the captives, as Mr.
Siren has acknowledged, owe much of the allevistion of
emir sufferings, and, in one instance, their lives. They have
made use of their favourable position with the King by
several efforts to induce him to liberate the captives, but
without avaiL It is evidently to the interest of our unfor-
tunate fellow-countrymen that these men should not, by
refusal to act under Theodore's commands, forfeit his
favour. Bishop Gobat has been summoned to the India-
office and coctributed some little information regarding
Abyssinia, where he was resident upwards of five years.
Mr. Percival, who had • commercial depot on the island
of Massowa in 1858, 1859, and 1860, and who states that
he made himself thoroughly acquainted with the different
routes from the shores of the Rod Sea to the interior of
Abyssinia, gives • striking account of the difficulties
the expedition would encounter did it proceed further
towards Magdala than the plains of Cootoofalassee. In
some parts of the Abyssinian woods, he says, he could after
the rains destroy a whole army with • box of matches.
He fear' it will be too late to march to the interior when
all the preparations now on hand are completed. The
smaller the army the more certain we are of being success-
ful ; the scarcity of pros...dons and water being more diffi-
cult to contend against than the sharpshooters of Theo-
dore. Mr. Percival strongly urvs an alliance with the
Tigreans and other tribes now willing to join and aid us.
London, England, 1867-03-18

PARTICULUIB OF TALLOW.

Stock on Lod this day..easka. 64,579 41.939
Delivery last week j 1.313 1.464
Ditto from Ist June 64,315 78,913
Arrival lest week i 1,016 MI6
Ditto from lat June ' $2.047 711.731 ,
• d. a a el. il.
Pricer. C. ea spot tide day. 42 0 40 9 ,'
Ditto Town last Irriday

KM 211,31!
Lat 2,416
91,9 80,933
631

skiira I milli
d. is
600 630
533 k 0

Antral ter ate week maw frith Mu. last year. 71 make:
delivery, 1,45! casks. The 'Miele lad week comprised
casks Austral&

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The number of beasts on offer to-day is not quite so
large as on Monday last ; trade is, however, slow, and it
is difficult to realise higher prices. In a few instance of
choicest qualities our top quotation is rather exceeded.
The supply of sheep is also smaller, and choicest kinds are
rather dearer ; yet trade is very dull, and some inferior
qualities remain unsold. Good calves are still scarce and
dearer. Our foreign supply consists of 1,670 beasts,
5,910 sheep, 115 calves, and dO pigs. Front Scotland there
are 175 beast* ; Ireland, 65 ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 1,830;
and 540 from the northern and midland counties.
Per stone of Ma a4.a d. Per stone of Mtn. ad.a d.
Beat Scots, Lleretda 5 0 6 2 Bost Dus&111-bdsSh 0 0 0
Beat Sbort-horns 4 O 5 0 Best Long-w 0015.... 6 6 5
Second goal. beasts 2 0 3 5 Do. do. Shorn.... 0 0 0
Calves
5. 4 4 Do. do. fibers—. 0 0
Bon Destllltbreds 6 0 6 4, lambs
Beasts at market. 4,255 *beep mad kinks, 111,•60: calves, 135;
pigs, 310.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Meagre PAttenden and Smith report a steady conaumptivs
demand for both English and foreign, at firm rates. Car-
repo), umi East Kent., W. to 9/. ; do. do. Goblinge,
W. 9s to ; Weald Kent*, 81. to 9/. ; Sussex, 71. Lis.
to 81. Bs.

A letter from Florence, of the 12th, 'Jaya :
"About ten day 4 ago, Countess Tolstoi, lady of honour,
staying with the Grand Duchess of Russia at the Quarto
Villa, had the misfortune to get • small piece of chicken-
bone stuck in her throat. Yet the accident seems not to
have given much alarm at first. It was spoken of, indeed.
at Madame Ricci's ball, as the reason why the imperial
ladies were not present ; but then on Wednesday last the
grand duchess gave a splendid ball herself, so that all
thought the countess must be, if not quite well, yet nut so
as to leave cause for any uneasiness on her account.
Yet now the society of Florence is startled by the melan-
choly news that the poor countess has succumlief to the
effects of that sad accident."

An additional submarine cable is about to be
laid down between Hurst Castle end the Isle of Wight.
London, England, 1867-03-18

Nine ether ran.

Betting : 100 to 30 aunt to 2 apt Pearl Diver, 4
to 1 apt Fortunate', 100 to It eget Pirate and ilea King, 10 to
1 each eget Accident and Risk, and 12 to 1 each apt Italham,
Gamecock, and Nuneaton. , Mother of Pearl wet first away, and
cut out the work with a clear lead of The Doctor and Havelock
for about 400 yards, when she gave way, going on the at:solute
last. Approaching the hurdles Pearl Diver and Doctor were in
front side by side, but Mr. llrayley's horse was first over, II ave.
lock lying third Wham fourth, AucWent and Sea King to-
grther nest, slttly in advance of Fortunatus, who headed
Nuneaton and it k, Mother of Pearl being thus early beaten off.
Going along the far Mile, lies King Joined his stable companion,
and went into the dip with The Doctor at his flanks, but on
again reaching the hurdles The Doctor took a clear lead of the
pair, and Fortunatus, Improving his position, went on In ad-
vance of Nuneaton, who had In close attendance Anthem
and Accident, Pirate, Clacton, Gamecock, and Risk. In
a duster, bringing up the mar, Mother of Pearl
having pulled up. Traversing the back stretch Pirate
quitted the rear division, Sea King at the tame Was
dropping back. From this point the race wail confined to the
three placed, and when fairly In the straight, The Doctor and
Fortunatus quitted Pirate, the former winning cliverty by a
length ; bad third. Pearl Diver was fourth, Nuneaton fifth, Ao.
London, England, 1867-03-18

SHARE LISTB.-(THIS DAY.)

031r1 &Cam=
In the railway market to-day there is a de-
mand for Metropolitan, South Eastern, and Great
Northern A stocks, which have
(o improved to
per cent., but Great Northerniginal) and
London, Chatham, and Dover have declined to
the like extent. The other leading lines are un-
changed.

Metropolitan stock is now quoted 120 i: to I, ex
div.; Great Western, 39S to 40 ; London and North
Western, 1164 to f, ex div. ; Midland, 114; to
1154, ex div. and n. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
125 to 4, ex div.; South Eastern, 663 to 67, ex
div. ; Great Eastern, 274 to 28; Great Northern,
115 to 116 ; ex div. ; ditto A, 1214 to 1224, ex
div.; London, Chatham, and Dover, 1671 to 17 ; and
North British, 31i to 32.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are inquired
for, and have improved 2s. 6d.—viz., to 16fl to I.
Other foreign, as well as colonial lines, are in-
active.
London, England, 1867-03-18

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(azirrn's nucazate.)
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, MARCH 17.

It is asserted that Austria, France, and Russia
have agreed to recommend to the Porte to cede
Candia to Greece. The necessary instructions
have already been sent by those Powers to their
ambassadors at Constantinople. The representa-
tions are to be made simultaneously. Several
treaties are in course of negotiation between Aus-
tria and Roumania. The Roumanian government
intends to appoint a permanent diplomatic agent
at Vienna. Herr von Becke, the Austrian Minis-
ter of Finance, has sent a circular to the subordi-
nate financial authorities in Hungary, informing
them that they will in future be subject to
the Hungarian Ministry of Finance. Herr
von Becke emphatically declares that the Hun-
garian functionaries will only be fulfilling
their duty towards the Emperor and the State by
willingly subordinating themselves to the new con-
stitutional authorities now established. An ar-
rangement concluded between the Austrian and
Hungarian Ministers of Financehas been published
to-day, defining their respective spheres of action-
As regards the budget of expenditure, the Hunga-
rian Finance Minister engages to adhere to the
financial law of 1867, and undertakes to defray all
public expenses anticipated in the budget of 1867
for Hungary and Transylvania, and to transfer
any surplus to the central treasury of state. In
cute the taxes collected should prove insufficient,
the central treasury will advance to the Hunga-
rian minister the amount required to cover the
deficiency. Both ministers will keep current ac-
counts of their financial transactions, and draw
up a balance-sheet at the end of every year. A
complete understanding upon all points exists
between them. An Imperial decree has been
published to-day, convoking the Diets of Bohemia
and Carniola.

CROATIA.

FIUME, Id %RCA 16.

M. Matkovich was set at liberty to-day. The
populace, to show their enthusiasm at his release,
unharnessed the horses from the carriage in which
he was seated, and drew it themselves in triumph.
Cries were raised of " Long live the King and
Queen ! " " Long live the Hungarian ministry,
Deak, and Hungary ! "
London, England, 1867-03-18

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London, England, 1867-03-11

PRINCE OF WALES'S.

Mr. Byron's successful comedy, One Hundred
Thousand Pounds, and his equally successful Strand
burlesque, The Maid and the Magpie, were revived at this
house on Saturday night. Miss Wilton, who has not per-
formed in burlesque for ionic time, sustained her original
character of Pippo in the second piece. Mr. John Clarke
returns to his old part of Isaac, one of his molt effective
impersonations.
London, England, 1867-03-11

OLYMPIC.

Those who think that modern dramatic authors
are the only creatures of the literary tribe who feed upon
each other—the English more particularly growing fat
upon the French—would do well to study the history of a
comedy called The Liar, which was revived at the Olympic
on Saturday night, with Mr. Charles Mathews in the
principal character. This comedy was originally written
by Lopes de Vega ; Veg►'s comedy was adapted for the
French stage more than two centuries ago by Corneille,
under the title of 14 Menteur. Le Menkur in
its turn, about half a century later, was adapted
for the English stage by Steele. Steele's comedy was
stolen and readapted by Foote, and Foote's comedy
The Lyar, as it was called when it was tint produced
at Covent Garden Theatre, Jan. 12, 062, with Foote in
the character of Young Wilding, has been again adapted
for the Olympic stage, we believe, by Mr. Charles Mathews.
The version produced on Saturday night is in two acts,
and Mr. Charles Mathews plays the part of Young
Wilding. Foote, according to many account., was re.
markable for the " pointed rapidity " of his acting, and
this is a quality in which Mr. Charles Mathews has no
living equal. The Liar furnishes Mr. Charles Mathews
with another rattling, impudent part, much like the
heroes of Cool as a Cucumber, and several other old
Lyceum pieces. The cast includes Mr. Horace Wigan,
Mr. Addison, Mr. Montague, Miss Stephens, and Mrs.
Charles Mathews. The Liar is very rarely played, but
Wilding was a favourite character of Elliston's.
London, England, 1867-03-11

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1867.

AMERICA.

(BY ATLANTIC TELRORAPH.)
NEW YORK, MARCH 9, Noon.
President Johnson will not send the usual
message to Congress.

.
Openwg prices :—Gold, 134 i. Sterling exchange
on London, 108 i. 6-20 United States Bonds, 109.
Illinois, 115 i ; Erie, 54i.

NEW YORK, M►KKI; 9, 5 P.M.

Closing prices :—Gold, 135. Sterling exchange
on London, 108 i. 5-20 United States Bonds,
109 ; Illinois, 114 ; Erie, 57. Cotten : Middling
Upland, 29j.
London, England, 1867-03-11

REMARKS.

Atmospherical pressure continued to decrease till yestenlay
morning, and has increased since. The winds this morning are
moderate, chiefly north-ensterly. but at Valentin and on the west
of France they are south.* eaterly. Much min has fallen, with
MUM in places, especially on the east awl oa.ulli cc./tats. Tem
peratures have decreased in the north and increase-din the south

PARIS, MARCH R.—Count do Damrt:mont, the
French minister at Stuttsirdt, has been transferred in the
same capacity to Rio de Janeiro. He is succeetk4 in his
former post by the Marquis de Chate.surenanL

A Florence letter of the Bth says : " One of the
oldest and most popular of Anglo-Florentines is on the
point of leaving us. Charles Lever, the inexhaustible
novelist, the genial humourist, the shrewd satirist, is
about to desert to the Austrians. In fact, he hAs actually
gone. Last week he struck his consular Hag at Spersis,
where it may have been seen flying any time these last
ten years or thereabout, and he is gone to hoist it in the
flourishing seaport city of Trieste. All who know him
will rejoice at the promotion for which he has so long
waited, but Florence will certainly mourn his loss, which
will leave a gap hard to fill in a very large circle of friends
and intimates."

At a meeting of the members of the Royal Insti-
tution on Friday evening. the Rev. W. Greenwell deli-
vered a lecture on "The Yorkshire Wold Tumuli."

According to a Post-office notice respecting news-
papers to Russia, political newspapers, in covers open at
the ends or sides, cannot be received unless addressed
either to members of the imperial family, to the imperial
ministers, or to members of the diplomatic corps. Non-
political newspapers may be sent, in addition to the per-
sonages mentioned above, only to the higher schools, to
the Imperial Public Library, the Academy of Sciences,
and to established booksellers.

A new grand stand is about to be erected on
Stockbridge race mune.
London, England, 1867-03-11

THE DREAD OF THE LASH.

On Saturday morning an inquest was held at
Stafford Gaol, before Mr. Morgan, coroner, on the body
of Joseph Thomas Hunt, 15, who committed suicide in
his cell on the previous Thursday evening.
Mr. William Mountford, on being sworn, said—l am
deputy-governor of this gaol. Deceased was admitted
here as a prisoner on the 31st January last, on a charge of
felony. He was tried at the sessions, on Thursday List,
and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and one
whipping. By trade he was a printer, and his native place
was New York. I believe he told the schoolmaster here
that he had quarrelled with his step-father, and run away
from home, coming over to England as a cabin-boy.
He was once in Kirkdale-gaol for stealing. His dis-
position was cheerful, and his behaviour good, but the
anticipation of a whipping has often a great effect upon
the minds of prisoners. Henry Mills said—l am a warder.
Last Thursday evening, at twenty minutes to nine o'clock,
I unlocked deceased's cell door to get his belt and brush,
sad felt something press against the door. Putting my
head into the cell as far as I could, I saw deceased sus-
pended from the gas-pipe by the hammock-belt. As the
gas was escaping, I could not take • light into the cell, but
called for assistance, and then broke the belt, laid deceased
on the Boor, and took the belt from his neck ; but he was
quite deed. He was placed in the cell at about a quarter
to seven o'clock, and was not visited afterwards until I
went to the dour. To reach the gas-pipe he must have stood
upon the
. . .

'llr. Robert Hughes, surgeon to the gaol—l have seen
deceased very often since his admission. There is no entry
in my notebook worthy of remark. On Thursday evening
I was called to his cell, and found him lying dead, with
marks of injury round his neck. I have no doubt, from
what I saw and was told, that death was caused by stran-
gulation.
The jury returned a verdict to this effect, adding that
deceased was at the time labouring under temporary Malty.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

11101CALT, MARCH 11, $ •.Y.
London, England, 1867-03-11

IN RE BARTON.—SENTENCE UP IMP/LIsONYENT.

The bankrupt waa a teacher of music and music-seller,
of Alfred-place, Bedford-square. Debts only 2411.
Mr. Holmes, a schoolmaster, opposed in person. He
had educated and boarded three of bankrupt's children,
and badbeen put off from time to time with promises of
payment, the bankrupt representing that his children were
entitled to " a portion of 40,0001.," respecting which
Chancery proceedings were pending. The bankrupt had
since received something out of the court for the use of
his children, but had not applied it as he had promised.
Mr. Nicholson, for the bankrupt, argued that he could
not be charged with contracting debts without probable
means of payment, as he had received out of the Court of
Chancey sufficient money to pay Mr. Holmes's bill, but had
applied it for other purposes.
His Honour said the case was a very bad one ; it was
one of gross fraud. No case was so bad as that of a father
getting the education of his children, and then cheating
the achoolitaster out of his due. This n,an had been
bankrupt before, and hail only recently taken up his order
of discharge. He should not suspend the order, but sen-
tence him to three months imprisonment in Whitecross-
street prison.
On the application of Mr. Nicholson, protection was
given for a fortnight to allow time for appeal.

IN RE r.vres.—THE TIMER' tt SLATE COMPANY.
The bankrupt was described as formerly of the Imperial
Hotel, Dublin, since of Farnham, Surrey, then in lodging.
at Forest-hill, and since of Fenchurch-street, promoter of
the Imperial Slate Company (Limited). The tuljudication
was on the hankrupt'a own petition. The debts are 5,412/.,
of which 2,2 TV. are due to unsecured creditors. and i 4 'l.
on accommodation bills. Additional accounts being
required, an adjournment was ordered.

NEw BLAt'KPRIAILS-BRIDGE.--CORSideTrible prn-
greas has been made in the works of this structure during
the last four months. Both the abutments of the new
bridge have been completed to the level of the course of
masonry from which the iron arch ribs will spring. Of the
four piers. one is built above, and another nearly to high-
water mark. The iron caissons within which the founda-
tion of the third will be constructed are now being fixed
on a half-tide staging, preparatory to being lowered.
SOCIETY FOR HELP To NEEDLEWOMEN.—By the
kind permission of the Earl of Dudley a concert will be
given at Dudley House, Park-lane, on Tuesday evening,
March 19, in aid of the fund, of the Society for Help to
Needlevr-men. The Wandering Minstrels have kindly
promised their asaistance.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. Number of
visitors for the week ending March 9, 1,5341. Total number
since the opening of the museum free daily (May 12, 18184
1,120,749.
London, England, 1867-03-11

FOREIGN AFIAJRB.

The Times supports the policy of the government in the
matter of the Cretan refugees, and objects to the Duke of
Argyll's view that in resisting with success the claim of
Russia to an effective protectorate over the Christian
population in Turkey, we virtually took, conjointly with
France, the same responsibility on ourselves. The collapse
of Turkey by n►tural decay is recognised as inevitable, but
our policy should be to resolutely hold aloof front the
movement in Crete and Thessaly. The example of the
Principalities may and will be imitated in good time by all
the provinces of Turkey in Europe, and thus, without any
dramatic catastrophe or dangerous shock to the balance of
power, Constantinople may within the lifetime of some of
us be once more restored to Christendom.
The Herald believes that the three Great Powers have
arrived at a distinct agreement on the common course
which they will pursue and the recommendations which
they will address in common to Turkey and other Powers
concerned in the present or in future difficulties in this
part of the world.
The Star can see no policy more selfish than to maintain
the vast crumbling mass of Ottoman corruption and op-
pression simply to baulk Russian designs. Why should
we fear the erection of a great Eastern State by Russia,
even supposing such an event were likely, or supposing
there were no other way than maintaining Turkey to pre-
vent it

The Daily Yens looks to see the fortieth Congress carry
out the reconstruction policy of its predecessor to its legi-
timate conclusion. No pity can be felt for Mr. Johnson in
this crisis of his history. He has thrown every opportu-
nity away, and now the last is only an opportunity of
entire submission. With a hostile Congress watching
him, he must undo his own work, or step from his post.
There is almost a poetical justice in the time and manner
of his humiliation. This Congress, which was to have been
constituted to his liking, in his endeavour to influence the
composition of which he incurred his defeat, meets just
in time to witness the first result of the national repudia-
tion of his policy.

The Tim; a thinks that M. de Oirardin should temper
seal against his government with a little discretion and
tact. It is inexpedient to crow over the failures of
the imperial foreign policy and there is little wis-
dom in retrospective reproof. It would be • better
policy to meet the Emperor half-way, to test the sincerity
of his offers, to put the new liberties to practical uses, to
win back, were it even by driblets, that right of self-
government which France had so unanimously, so eagerly,
and so unconditionally abdicated sixteen years ago. All
the efforts of French patriotism should be directed, not
to overthrow the government, but to make the best of it.

CRYSTAL PALACE. HALF-A-CROWN DAY.
SATURDAT, MARCH 9.—Adrnianomi oa payment, 869;
ditto by season tickets. 4,597: total yiaiton 6.466.
London, England, 1867-03-11

[STAMPED, ld. ArDITIONAL ]

Drama.

SURREY.

The lessees of the New Surrey Theatre still keep
consistently to their plan of producing dramas with great
scenic embellishment, and on Saturday night • new four-
act play, by Mr. Leslie, was placed upon the stage, with
scenery by the two best painters in London, Mr. Telbin
and Mr. W. Callcott. Mr. Leslie, who's favourably known on
the Surrey side of the river by hia successful drama of the
Orange Girl, has called his new venture Tide a fad Time, a
Tale of the Thames, and he has evidently planned it to
introduce as many effective and contrasted pictures
as possible. In running after these stage effects he has
sometimes violated the laws of probability and dramatic
construction, but he has fitted the chief actors of the
theatre with characters, filled the large stage with pano-
ramic scenes of familiar places, and what more can a not
over-critical audience require
The principal scenes are Waterloo-bridge, with a view
of the Middlesex side of the river through the arches—a
well painted scene, by Mr. A. Calloott ; the London Docks,
with an emigrant ship just starting—one of those scenes of
construction and painting for which Mr. William Callcott
is famous ; and a view of the Thames Embankment, the
Westminster Clock Tower, and the Houses of Parliament,
by Mr. W. Telbin. All these scenes are admirably put
upon the new.
The cast of characters includes Mr. Creswick, Mr. Shep.
herd, Mr. Maclean, Mr. Holston, and o►hers—the low
comedy being the weakest part. The acting of Miss
Georgians Paunoefort as Mildred Barjohn is worthy of
more praise at the Surrey Theatre than it would be at a
house where the actors and actresses are compelled by their
audiences and constant critical supervision to keep within
certain limits that are held to be theatrically naturaL No
matter what absurdities are going on around her she never I
loses the hold of her character, and acts throughout with I
great power and artistic feeling. The piece is very long,
and might be curtailed with advantage. Both the princi.
pal scene painters, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Creswiek, Miss
Pauncefort, and the author, were called before the curtain.
London, England, 1867-01-23

- - -
THE ACCIDENT IN THE DEOENTXPARK.

The park looked cheerless and dreary enough
when the boatmen and divers returned to it yesterday
forenoon. The spectator, had dwindled down to a few
hundred persons, while the north bunk was deserted, and
the officials and residents no doubt began to think the
desire to view the fatal water was at length appeased.
Later on, however, the crowd reappeared in the en-
closure and clung resolutely to the spot until it wu
announced that the seventh day's search was at an end.
The result of it was the same as that of the three previous
days. No bodies were found. The busirieu of collecting
the ice upon the southern bank was continued by gangs of
labourers, remunerated, as before, by public subscription,
and the king mound of ice piled up at the close of the
day ocsnAeteky aunt out from view the grater-e[ the
broad water. The object of the gentlemen who are
superintending this portion of the work is to set free as
much of the water as possible, in the hope that the
undiscovered bodies, if there are any, will soon rise to
the surface. The expediency of ultimately drawing off
the water is a growing topic in the locality. It is
asserted that no physical obstacles stand in the way of
immediately taking such a step. A sub-sewer passes
beneath the park carriage road, with a lower level than
the deepest part of the lake, and by making a very short
and inexpensive cutting it is said the water would find
a rapid outlet. The sub-sewer falls into the main local
sewer at Clarence-gate, which in its turn runs under
Baker-street, and so empties itself into the metropolitan
high level way recently built along Oxford-street.
London, England, 1867-01-23

TO THE EDITOR Or TEI EXPRESS.

fita,-1 thank you very muck indeed for your
insertion of my letter of the 19th.
On Saturday evening lest I visited 20 families ; the num-
ber of individuals in the whole amounted to 98. Scarcely
any of these tunilies bad either coals or bread ; one young
woman had only been confined a few days previous. The
husband has been out of employment for six weeks ; they
had nothingin the house. Through the kimdnesaof Mr. John
Forster, Mr. James Wilkes, Mr. It. W. S. Latwidge,
and Mr. J. D. Cleaton, I was enabled to give coals,
bread, candles and groceries to all the 20 families, and, in
sonic cases, a little money. None could have been more
grateful in their expressions than they were.
Last evening nearly 100 " frozen out" lads and others
had one pint of coffee and of bread each. For this they
are indebted to the kindness of Dr. Nairn and Mrs. Forster.
_ _

The following letter is only one out of about 100 received:
" 1 have sic little ones, and have been out of work eight
weak& Ido assure you we are in deep want, and should
he so thankful if you would kinkily help us ' • the whole
eight of us have only one cover to sleep under these hitter
cold nights. Forgive the liberty I have taken.—J. LOCK-
-111 001).' - . -

The following contributions have been received by either
Mr. W. H. Butcher, 18, Richmood•road, Islington, or
tortelf, at the school (further aaaistance will be thankfully
acknowledged):—.l.l:.l;., 10s. ; A Lady, 2a. ; C. J. Prout,
EMI., 21.; Lord E. 11. Trevor, af. ; M. 8., Is. 611. ; Mrs.
Massy, 2a. lid. ; collected, Mrs. Butcher. Us. 41. ; J. M., :is.

—I siti, lee.,
Islington, Jan. 22.

fitAbEit.

THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.
London, England, 1867-01-23

ANOTHER CASE.

In this case applicant said he threw off his emit, bat,
and boots, and left them on the bank. He went in and
brought out two boys belonging to a poor man named
Denton. When he got on shore some one had stolen his
things. He had been to the society. They had given him
nothing to compensate him. The poor man had given
him 21.
_ _

d'Eyncourt said Le could do nothing for him. He
must lay his claim before the society and they would see
to it.

DESTRUCTIoN or AN OneERVATORV.—On Sunday
Last the observatory connected with St. Gregory's College,
Downside, near Bath, was totally destroyed by fire. It
originated apparently in the heating apparatus, which
kindled the joists of the ground floor; the flames, which
caught some stuffed birds and other natural history speci-
mens in the museum kept in the lower room, were rapidly
communicated to the equatorial room above, in which
was a magnificent refracting telescope of 15 inches diameter
and 20 feet focal length. The observing stages formed
capital fuel for the fire, and in leas than an hour the whole
was one mass of flame, leaving no possibility of rescuing
anything. The loss of the glass and astronomical plant
attached to the telescope is the more unfortunate as the
observatory had only just been placed in full working
order. The loss to the college of the antiquities, curiosi.
ties, and natural history collections in the museum cannot
be estimated, for they contained many unique and in.
valuable specimens, and were the result of fifty years'
accumulation._

EMYRY.—So far as is known, there are but two
mines of emery in the world, one at Chester, in Ramplen
county, Malaachusetts, and the other in the classical little
island of Naxos, in the dEgean Sea. The latter has been
controlled b 7 an English house, and they have always
charged their own prices, Some time ago the Cheater
Iron Company's property was found to contain emery,
which wAs examined and reported On. favourably.—
A me non paper.
London, England, 1867-01-23

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, JAN. 22.
The King and Queen of Portugal and suite are
031 a shooting excursion at Villa Vicoza.
A fire occurred to-day in the Ministry of the
Interior, but little damage was done.
Excessive rains have caused the Tagus to over-
flow its banks.

OVERLAND MAILS.
CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.

ALEXANDRIA, J. 21.
The China left at 7 a.m. to-day for Marseilles,
where she may be expected on the 27th inst.
The Tanjore left at 5 p.m. yesterday for South-
ampton, where she may be expected about the 2nd
February.

BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL
GIBRALTAR, J.N. 20.

The Ripon leaves at 5 p.m. to-day for 'South-
ampton, where she may be expected on the 25th
inst.
London, England, 1867-01-23

_- - -
THE CHILDREN'S DINNER TABLE.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPREPm.

Stn,—ln your excellent &rile° of the 19th inst.,
on '' Metropolitan Charity," you allude to the fact that by
homy, if not most, of the wealthy, " Victor Hugo's weekly
thither to the 40 poor children is regarded as the ecoen-
t rich', of a man of genius." May Ibe permitted to inform
you that Victor Hugo's example has already produced
hundreds of good dinners for 1101110 of the ill-fed and half-
starved children of London. At least three or four insti-
tutions exist (would they were multiplied by ta enty for
the purpose of supplying these little ones with good meals
of Lot meat twice a week.

Since October, such an butitation has been in full work-
ing iu tin parish of Mary'ohmic. Last Wednesday !,:; were
thus entertained ; on Saturday, DV. It is worth some-
thing to see their happy. smiling faces, and I should be
glad to welcome visitors who are really disposed to exa-
mine or to assist.

I enclose a prospectus, which supplies the plan adopted.
Once started, there is little trouble in keeping the ma-
chinery in order. The meal coats about a penny per head
more than the money received in payment for it, and the
111,ticieticy has Leen hitherto supplied by voluntary contd.
button,, which are much wanted, and will be thankfully
receire•l by, yours, &c.,
Jan. 21. KATE THOIII'SON, Tromurer.

Tine children's dinner-table is now in active operation at
1, Little Barlow-street, High-street, Marylebone. Dinner
is provided every Wednesday and Saturday at twelve
o'vlock, The room socummodatea CO children ; at present,
(January, 154.7) the hugest attendance has been 169. Any
person can have a book containing 10 tickets for its. IA
Each ticket admits any poor child, on paying a penny, to a
full meal of hot meat bread, and vegetables ; or a dinner
can he sent to a child too ill to attend, if a messenger
applies at the room (with the ticket and penny) before
9 o'clock in the meriting, in accordance with the directions
printed on each dinner ticket. Tickets will be judiciously
dittributed if forwarded to any of the neighbouring hos-
pitals or local dispensaries, to the clera or district
visitors. A list of these, and full information on all
points connected with the establishment of this "
ohil-
drsn's dinner table," may be obtained by thole willing to
co-operate, on application to Mrs. Eyre, 20, Upper Wis.,-
pole-street; Mrs. Henry Thompson, treasurer, 3.i, Wiui-
pole.strest ; Mrs. H. C. Wright, Secretary, 23, Somerset-
strett, Portman-squAre. Subscriptions may be paid to the
lstnisc,s, Sir S. Scott and Co., 1, (nvendish-square.
Tickets may he had at Thomas and Co.'s stationery ware-
house, 21, Great Marylebone-street.

MILTOYS-YARD RAGGED SCHOOL.
London, England, 1867-01-23

THE WEATHER.-(THIS DAY.)

The thermometer at 12 o'clock to-day indicated
r. rise to l tico..'hove freezing, whereas yesterday at the
name hour the glass stood at 5 deg. below that point.
This ettraonlitutlily sudden change in the weather involves
the disappearance of the mow and frost which we have ex-
perienced since the lit inst., and pedestrians have now to
wend their way trough mud and wet. A number of men
were ent,,a‘ed this morning in clearing the scaffolding at
the works at new Blackfriarsdnidge preparatory to the
recomi,encen.ent of the ordinary labour there ; and there
...re wally other signs of the resumption of work,
which. it !nay be hoped, will soon alleviate to a
consi•lerable , xtent the distress now so prevalent in
the metropolis. In ptiries this morning have not led to
the knowledge of any serious accident in connexion with
the ilasgerous estate of the streets lest night.
The frozen condition of the sleet, or hail, which
then fell rest.luil in • covel scene in various
parts of London. Around Belgravia and the Faux•
hall-bridge-road skating was going on in every direc-
tion on the pavement and in the roadway ; and the same
seasonable sport was being practised with vigour in the
New-road, Oxford-street, Holborn, Farringdon-street, and
other large thoroughfares. At 2 o'clock to-day the ther-
mometer still betn.yed an upward tendency, the atmos-
phere being n.:at, with a light breeze blowing south-west.
London, England, 1867-01-23

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1867.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(urria's rzutassits.)
RUSSIA AND THE PAPACY.
ST. PETERSBURG, JAR. 2.

Prince Gortschakoff has addressed a circular de-
spatch to the Russian representatives abroad, ac-
companied by a memorandum referring to certain
documents recently published at Rome. The Mi-
nister repels the assertions contained in these do-
cuments, and declares that the responsibility of
having taken the initiative in causing a rupture be-
tween the Roman and Russian Courts, and cancel-
ling the Concordat, rests entirely Kith the Papal
Government.

elniberditg 'intelligence.

UNTVERAITY or LONDON. —FIRST LL.B. EXA-
NttAnoN.—The following is a list of candidate* who
=the late first LLB. examination for honours :
ination for Honours.—Jurisprudence and Roman
Law.—First Chew—Thomas Lambert Bear., private study,
and Edwin Pears, private study (equal). Second Class.—
Edward Clavequin, private study; Andrew Bowman,
private stady ; Edward Bowman, private dimly. Third
Chas.—John Taylor (A.). private study; William Stephen,
Marischall College, Aberdeen ; Thomas Brett, Trinity
College, Dublin.
London, England, 1867-01-23

TO THI EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS._

SIR,—SO many vague statements having ap-
pearvd in the press with reference to Sir Roger Tichborne,
I think it right to inform you that I accompanied him and
another gentleman to Paris on the 10th inst., where his
mother, the Dowager Lady James Dou;bty Tichborne, in-
stantly recognised and acknowledged Sir Roger as her son,
and has spent the last ten days with him. I only returned
yesterday evening, and have brought with me the neces-
sary declarations of Sir Roger's identity, taken at the
British embassy in his presence and that of her ladyship
and the two most distinguished English physicians in
Paris. Acting under the advice of counsel, Sir Roger will
now take the requisite steps to obtain possession of his
estates.—l am, Ac.,

JOHN HOLM EN,
&Scam for Sir R. C. I). Tie borne, Bart.
25, Poultry, London, E.C., Jan. 22.

THE WORKING MEN'S CONFERENCE AT

THE LONDON COFFEEHOUSE.
London, England, 1867-01-23

CITY COMMISSION OP SEWERS.

The usual weekly meeting of the City Commis-
sioners of Sewen was held yesterday, in their chamber at
Guildhall, for the despatch of business. Mr. Deputy De
JEIISEV presided, and the meeting was somewhat nume-
rously attended.
The first business which occupied the attention of the
commission had reference to the adoption of the report of
the Improvement Committee in respect to the purchase of
the premises, No. 37, Throgmorton-street, for the purpose
of widening and improving that locality. The Improve-
ment Committee recommended the purchase of the pro-
perty in question.
Mr. J. K SAUNI,EIIS proposed a resolution to the effect
that the purchase should be made, and that the requisite
notices should be served, with a view to obtain possession
of the property.
This proposition gave rim to a long and animated dis-
cussion, in which several members of the couani•eion took
part, urging that the financial condition of the
don did not justify such a step at present, regardcarri
had to their present liabilities for improvements.
Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE, ILE, warmly supported the
proposition made by Mr. Saunders, on the ground that
such a step would give the Corporation of London a better
position when they made their intended application to
parliament for power" to levy an impost on the City for
the purpose of carrying out similar extensive improve-
ments.

The thecussion on this question occupied a considerable
thee, but eventuated, on a division, is the negativing the
proposition of Mr. Saunders by a majority of une, in a court
consisting of thirty-seven members, exclusive of the
chairman. The motion was consequently lost.
London, England, 1867-01-23

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.

The Libcrte, in its correspondence from Vienna,
states that a commission is to be appointed for the
purpose of making a more desirable delimitation of
frontiers between Austria and Italy than was
effected by the recent treaty.

SPAIN.

The Liberti of to-day 'aye :

♦ report is abroad today ;hat a modification of the
Spanish ministry has taken place: llamas' woo to remain
in power, but his colleagues were to be replaced by
General Fraud& and hie friends, who are far more re•

actionary than Nerraez himself. An outbreak is appre-
hended at Madrid. Workmen were assembled on the
Place Major asking for bread.
The Madrid Gazette contains the following order,
signed by Brigadier-General de Souza, chief of the
staff:

His Excellency the Captain-General has condemned the
journal La Reforms to a fine of thirty crowns, obliging it
moreover to retract a calumnioui note published in its
columns relative to supposed innovations which it falsely
stated were made in the Artillery College of Segovia. All
the other imam's which h►ve inserted this scandalous
accusation against a military establishment which is every
day making progress in organisation, order, respect, edu-
cation, and discipline, have likewise been forced to retract.

(REUTZIeS TZLZGRAMB.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, J,ue. 21.

Imperial decrees have been issued appointing M.
Ferdinand Barret to the dignity of grand refer-
endary of the Senate, and MM. Chain d'Estange,
Quentin, Banchard, and the Marquis of Lisle de
Sivry to the rank of senators. M. Chair d'Estange
is also appointed secretary to the Senate.

FINLAND.
HELSINGFORS, JAIL 22.

The Diet of Finland was declared open to-day by
a proclamation in the Swedish and Finnish lan-
guage. The names of the deputies elected will
first be registered by the secretary of the Diet.
The marshal, the archbishop, the president of the
citizens, and the peasantry will take their oaths of
allegiance, and on Saturday nest the formal
opening of the Diet will take place by a speech
from the throne.
London, England, 1867-01-23

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION-HOUSE.

Dario! Allan, oe,;(re lionse---rsallTlairopd. and Frnierirk
Fonle were brought up by detective officers I:rett and
Foulger before the Lord Mayor for final exatuituition,
charged with embezzlement and fraud.
It will be remembered from the reports of the previous
examinations that the prisoners had been in the
service as traveller, managing-clerk, and clerk of
Messrs. Bell and Black, of Bow-lane, Cheapside, and
the charges imputed to them were set forth in the depo-
sitions which were now read over, and the prisoners, who
reserved their defence, were fully committed for trial at
the ensuing sessions of the Central Criminal Court, the
Lord Mayor refusing to admit the prisoner Foal, to bail in
the interim.

Joseph Barnett Simmons, described as a commission
agent, was charged with enibezzling divers stuns of money
received by him for and on account of his employers,
Messrs. Hopkins and Sons, wholesale iron and tin manu-
facturers and japanners, of Birmingham.
Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution, and the
case appeared to he of the ordinary character.
Mr. Warner Sleigh, barrister, urged on the part of the
prisoner that the relation of master and servant between
the prosecutor and the prisoner had not been established.
The Lord Mayor overruled the objection, and committed
the prisoner for trial, refusing bail.
London, England, 1867-01-23

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPELS:4.

you kindly allow me a brief space to
call particular attention through your columns to two
practical suggestions thrown out at Monday's Conference,
which otherwise are not likely to obtain the prominence
they deserve! The first of these is, that the clergy of
all denominations should be respectfully invited to preach
special sermons bearing on the subject, simultaneously if
possible—the last Sunday in February was proposed—and
that means should be taken to invite the attendance of
working men in all such places of worship on the occasion.
The second suggestion is, that conferences simihv in con-
stitution and purpose to that so successfully held at the
London Coffee-house should be convened in all our large
towns, and locally in the various districts of the me-
tropolis, as far as practicable. Both of these plans seem
to be well adapted to deepen the impression created by the
meeting of Monday lad, and the last-named would indi-
rectly have the beneficial effect of showing the artisan
classes that persons of different religious persuasions can
cordially meet on a common platform for the purpose of
promoting the spiritual welfare a the great mass of the
people.-1 am, a.c., ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.
Jan. 22.

WORKING MEN'S ARROCUTION. —A meeting of
the members of this association was held Let evening at
the Sussex Hotel, Bouverieatreet, Ur. Upshall in the chair.
The secretary read a communication from the Executive
Council of the Reform League, inviting the co-operation of
the association in the demonstration proposed to be held
by the League on the 11th of February. After a short dis-
cussion, it was resolved that the Reform League should be
requested to explain the nature of the co-operation re-
quected, and also to specify the place in which they in-
tended to hold the demonstration, some of the members
present stating that the trades would not at all counte-
nance the idea of meeting in Hyde-park, or in any other
place from which they were excluded by the prohibition
of the government. A deputation from a branch of the
Derbyshire miners, 1,500 of whom have left work owing
to a resolution on the part of their employers not to
employ society men, waited upon the association for the
purpcsw of having their care brought under the notice of
the trades of the metropolis. A resolution, recommend-
ing the deputation to the consideration of the trades, was
unanimously adopted.