The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-07 00:00:00

X EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1866.

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EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.
It is stated that in a few days the King of
Saxony will pay a visit to Berlin.
General von Roon, Minister of War, is expected
back from Switzerland on the 15th inst.

HANOVER, Nov. 6.

A ministerial order has been published, intro-
ducing into Hanover the system of general liability
to military service. This year's contingent of fresh
recruits will be called out shortly, and then the
troops at present on active service will be draughted
into the reserves. The soldiers who have not
served this year, last year, or the year before, will
be called out this year in the proportion which
may be required.

Eastern quest_
stress need be laid, but they are at least arranged
to coincide with the fact that Russia agreed to
recognise the priqce as Hospodar the day before
the Crown Prince of Prussia started for the wed-
ding at St. Petersburg.
The Ifiberie announces that M. CliSment Duver-
nois, Condemned to a month's imprisonment for his
participation in the duel of the reciactear of the
Liberty with M. Sarcey, has gone to do his time at
St. Pelagic. He will employ his forced leisure in
terminating a " History of the French Interven-
tion in Mexico." if all literary men thus sent to
prison employ their time in this fashion, it is to be
feared that in the end the government will deprive
them of the materials for writing.
M. Guizot has completed the revision of the
proofs of the Bth and last volume of his M -
weirs," which will appear in April next. M. Louis
Veuillot will publish on the 20th of this month a
new book, in 600 pages, with the unaweet title of
"Los Odcurs de Paris"—an attack, in his fiercest
fashion, on freethinkers.
The Bourse shows no symptoms of recovery,
although Rentes have advanced. The article in
the 3/,,nite,er de 1' Armee was a good deal discussed,
and occasioned greatly increased feebleness during
the first hours. There was afterwards a better
feeling. After falling to 5701 r., the Cr4dit Mobi-
lier closed at sS2ir. 50e., a rise of 2fr. 50c. on yes-
terday. Rentes closed at 68fr. 90c. for cash, and
681 r. 80c. for account. The Societe, GenCrale and
the Comptoir d'Escompte are both quoted 2fr. 50c.
lower.

I
By the arrival of the above mail we have
MOM ODE OWN COREZEPONDENT.
: advice' from Bombay to Oct. 13, and from Calcutta
PARIS. TUESDAY EVESIXG. ito Oct. 7.
The Moniteur says that the Emperor rode in I The Calcutta En9lisherean says it fears that it was
from St. Cloud to the review yesterday. I was • somewhat premature in stating, in its last sum-
not at the gate where the imperial equipage mary, that the famine might be considered at an
stopped, but an eye-witness assures me that he end. The distress, it admits, has certainly
saw the Emperor arrive in a caleche with the Em_ diminished to a very great extent, owing to the
press. He did not say that his Majesty looked organised
dannlestee 1:11: tinfotreliei whichli havelbeeendesta-
ill, although he is evidently obliged to take care ,• on dm roadside.
and in nowthe vine" of
fromii starvation.
of Jilonng.
of himself, for he had Nelaton in his suite. I The latest reports from the out-stations, furnished
The Moniteur did not contain the article ex- 'by the Board of Revenue, are dated the 15th of
plaining away the armaments of Russia which •
September, and give a somewhat cheering account
• of the diminution of the distress and of the pros-
was spoken of yesterday. In the Moniteur pecta of the harvest. "But (adds the Calcutta
de f Ana& there is an unsigned leader on Xuglisionan) the board did not seem to recognise the
the subject of the reorganisation, to correct ' terrible extent of the scourge until very lately. The
false impressions which have got abroad of , local Committee of Relief in Calcutta are doing
the economy which the new measure is in- • great good, but as they consider that it will be ne-
tended to make in the expenditure by substi- tee'rY to keep up the pauper hospitals for six
toting a mobilised national guard for a portion of months longer, they have suggested that further
I subscriptions be earnestly invited from the public.
the army. The National Guard can never be any- This being the state of things, it is distressing to
thing but a reserve. There can be no idea of re- ; find that the government here have led the home
ducing the effective armies of France when those of • government to believe that no further subscriptions
all neighbouring countries are being augmented ; I are required, and that the funds at the disposal of
the relief committees are ample Yesterday a
the 400,000 meat now forming the army on the I telegram, dated London, Sept. 29, Was received b
peace fupting cannot be diminished. What is sought ' the pry, stating that Lord Cranborne had em-
is to in&-ease the active army in time of war from ! phatically stated to a deputation which had waited
the 600,000 men which the present system of re- ion him on the subject of the Indian famine that no
serves gives to a more imposing force. It would further help was necessary, the government having
be
appropriated ample funds. His lordship must
absurd to seek to do this and to reduce the expendi-
ture at the same time. It may necessitate sacri- authoritiesv his
.n If tier' we
presume,lvill be somnie
itrederi
fices, but every one to whom the honour of the what surprised when he reads the letter from the
country is dear will recognise their necessity. But' government of Bengal to the Calcutta Relief
whatever the resolution adopted by the Emperor, 1 Committee, dated the 19th of September, and
the interests of the treasury will of course be kept which has been published in all the papers. But
it cannot be wondered at that incorrect and mis-
in view. leading information should come from the govern-
The first sitting of the Army Commission was meat of India with the Viceroy at Simla, and the
held this morning at St. Cloud, at 9 o'clock. Mar- I Lieutenant-Governor of Beegal at Darjeeling seeing
sisal M'Mahon has arrived from Algeria to attend' nothing for themselves, and trusting for the truth
of course, be known of its labours to official reports, the value of which had already
it. Nothing will,been exposed by the press. This famine has fur-
until they are nearer completion. Mailed a very bad but practical commentary upon
The fact of the treaty of the alliance between the advantages of the heads of the government,
Russia and Prussia b now accepted by nearly all especially that of Bengal, being away from the
the French press, and the news received from St• capital the greater part of the year."
Great distress prevails in Dharwar, in the Born-
Petersburg and Berlin all tends to confirm it.
bay Presidency, in consequence of the high price
The feeling towards Prussia is more bitter than of grain .
ever, and even Russia, the magnificence of Ten thousand famine-stricken natives are fed
whose great men when on their travels daily at Balaaore, )et numerous cases of death
has always captivated French imaginations, occur.
A sepoy riot arising from the dearness of food
is now out of favour. This may be due rather to
has occurred at humptee in the Madras Presi-
ber coquetting with the United States and neg- I dencv. The troops were turnedi out, and the dia-
letting tAS be equally civil to France than to any turbsnoe was soon quelled.
real apprehension of the effect of her designs in The total amount at present contributed by the
the East on French influence. But for the moment Bombay Presidency for the relief of the Bengal
all parties seem agreed to watch her movements. famine is 15;000/.-5,000f. having been collected
since the departure of last mail.
The Oeuttu of this evening, in speaking of the ab-
Reports from all parts of the lower provinces of
stention of the Russian consul-general at Bucharest, Bengal state that the growing rice crop is one of
when those of the other powers offered Prince the finest that has been known for many years.
Charles of 1101-enzollern their compliments before The Chide G.l:ette says there is a rumour afloat that
his departure for Constantinople, alleges that hie Sir William Mansfield leaves India for England
"Probablyn (itowaddtsAattliisofhas
,asonic-
recognition by the Porte had been obtained by this tttilifnly• ntoextelearo with th
cosy attitude, an attitude which could sot be Jervis, which, every one will coincide with us,
modified at once. It says that the principal has left an indelible impression on the winds of
argument used by Prussia in urging the prince's the public—at home as well as in India—not in the
recognition by the Porte, was that his presence in least favourable to the commander-in-chief."
At the departure of the mail no details had been
Roumania was a bulwark against Russian aggres_
received either in Calcutta or Bombay respecting
eby on. At the same time the same diplomacy has , the death, drowning,of Dr. Cotten, the Bishop
demonstrated at St. Petersburg that Prince lof Calcutta. All that was known was gathered
Charles, at Bucharest, will be tho vanguard of from a telegram, to the effect that in stepping
Bemis when the time comes for the solution of the ashore from a rive steamer at Kooshtea, a station
--tion. These are on Bits on which no as the Fight bank of the Ganges, over against
' his foot and was drowned ;n

Patna, he- missed his :ing,
the river. The bishop was on his return to Cal-
cutta from Assam, whither he had gone on a pas-
toral visit about a month previously. Kooahtea is
a railway station from* which the line runs 10
Calcutta, so that hils lordship had just completed
his journey by river when the accident occurred
which resulted in his death. When the melan-
choly event became known at Simla, the following
notification was issued by his Excellency the Right
Hon. the Governor-General of India in Council,
dated 10th October, 1866. It has been republished
by his Excellency the Governor of Bombay:
The lii^ht Ron. the Governor-General in Council has
learned, with the deepest sorrow, the death, through a
milamitous accident, of the Right Rev. George Edward
Lynch Cotton, Lord Bishop of Calcutta. There is scarcely
a member of the entire Christian community throughout
India who will not feel the premature lore of this prelate
WI a personal affliction. It has rarely been given to an
I bo.ly of Christiana in any country to witness such depth
of learning and variety of accomplishments, combined with
piety so earnest and energy so untiring. His Excellency
in Council does not hesitate to add the expression of his
belief that large. numbers even among those of her Ma-
jesty's subjects in India, who did not share in the faith of
the Bishop of Calcutta bad learned to appreciate his great
knowledge, his sincerity, and his charity, and will join in
lameating Ids death.

'UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. —The enimel
held its first session for the academical year 1805-7 on
Saturday. It was resolved that a hull advertisettient of
the vacancy in the professorship of mental philosophy and
logic be issued ; that applications be received up to the
24th November ; and that the vacancies consequent on the
recant appointment of Mr. Marshall to the professorship
of the principles and practice of surgery in the offices of
assistant surgeon at the 'nopital, of instructor in ban-
daging, and of practical instructor in operative surgery
should be advertised. On the recommendation of the
examiners, Professor Wilson Fox Dean, Professor Sharpy,
and Professor Finger, the Filliter Exhibition of 301. was
awarded to Mr. Henry Carter Wigg. of Geelong. The re-
port of the Rev. Philip Smith. examiner for the medical
entrance exhibitions, was received, and exhibitions each
tenable for two years were conferred as follows : one of
SC'. on 31r. Charles H. Carter, of London ; one of 20/.
on Mr. Alfred H. Carter, of Pewuey,. and one of 10/. on
Mr. William Hammond, of Hastings. Certificates of
honour were awarded to Mr. W. S. Greenfield, of London,
Mr. Lewis Lewis, of Plymouth, arid Mr. Jas. B. Ball, of
Dublin. The threei Andrews Entrance Exhibitions of 30/.,
each tenable for three years, were on the recommendation
of the examiners, the professors of Latin, Greek, Mathe-
matics, Mathematical Physics and Experimental Physics,
awarded as follows : the exhibition for classics, mathe-
medal, and physics combined to Mr. Ebenezer Jas. Sewell,
from University College School ; the exhibition for classics
to Mr. Arthur W. Kaye Miller, from the North London
Collegiate School ; the exhibition for mathematics
University and
physics to Mr. Wm. Holbrook Robson, from
College &boob
THE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE LONDON WoRK-
RousEs.—Last evening a meeting of the Poor-law Medical
Officers' Association was held at the Ship Hotel, Charing-
cross, under the presidencyDr of Dr. R
eogrich moveers. In the coarse
ol-
of the proceedings Mr. odd
lowing resolution :—" That believing Is
would be for the
good of the Poor-law medical service that p-
pointments should be held for life, whereby alone proper
independence can be secured, this meeting earnestly de-
precates any interference with the Poor-law Board's order
of May 25,1557, an order based upon the recommendati
of a select committee of the House of Commons, and the
true intent and meaning of which is, without doubt,
to assure life tenures of office of all parochial
medical atiOSIS. That the meeting believes that
she appointment of resident medical officers only
would be injurious to the interests of the Nick
poor whom it is intended to benefit, agreeing as the meet-
ing do with the o, lesion that the resident medical officer
' would be likely to lose some of his sense of independ-
ence, sad become more and more subservient to the views
of some leading guardians,' and that, ' hence he ought
to hesitate to discharge some of the duties of his office (as,
for example, the ordering of ' extras' and the removal of
noisy lunatics) with proper independence."' Dr. Andrews
seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously.
An additional resolution, suggested by Mr. Ernest Hart,
was carried, expressing the opinion that the medical officer
ought to be made an ex-officio member of the guardian
board, so as to bon able to give his advice to ths guardimui.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 6. —The Inman steam-ship
Cityof Washington.from New York on the37th ult., arrived
here at 8 p.m. to-day with 231 passengers, 278,402 dols. in
specie, and 4,9201. sterling. She landed 70 passengers,
and proceeded for Liverpool at 8.30 p.m.