The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1858.

Liberal principles and of Liberal men in the
councils of the Crown ; bat we shall oppose ly every
means in oar power any attempt at furtive or fac-
tious surprise. The first and great thing to be dame
—that without which all else sane be worse than
idle—is the thorough re-conaltruction of the popular
party upon a broad and impetiahable basis. Until
this is done, and done in such a manner as shall be
recognised and understood by the country, all the
cabals of clubs, and matneurres of Parliamentary
sections, ought to be resisted and opposed.
The original sin of Lord PALIIIIMON'S Ad-
ministration was, that it started without a erred or a
programme. It began without • text, and it has
ended without a blessing. Whenever the Liberals
are called again to power, it will behove them to set
before the country such practical objects and such
definite principles as all men can understand, and
none can honestly gainsay.

We will give • hint to the new Minister for
Foreign Affairs—Lord MALMESBURY, or whoever
else it may be—for which, if he is not, he ought to
be thankful. Let him at once reverse Lord CLA-
RENDON'S roles about Foreign-office passports. The
amount of daily annoyance and vexation created by
these absurd regulations is fast assuming the dimen-
sions of a national grievance. The rules were
framed for a totally different state of international
intercourse from that which at present prevails.
They proceed on the assumption that travelling
in or to France is an occasional luxury of the
rich, not an everyday matter of business or
recreation with those who are by no means wealthy.
Just look at the facts. France is full of English
settlements, not only along the northern coast line
but in the interior. The closest familities connect
thousands whose habitual places of abode are on
opposite sides of the Channel. Sudden sickness,
sudden death, a thousand calls of sacred affection or
urgently pressing business, are constantly calling for
the immediate presence of English subjects in
France. There is a vast commercial intercourse
between the two countries. There is an immense
thoroughfare over French railways from England to
all parts of the Continent. What can be more
absurd than to attempt to etforce a regulation
which will render transit to, or through, France
impossible, except to those who keep a banker, or
ars personally acquainted with a justice of the pesos
in the country, or a police magistrate in the metro-
polis ; a regulation which, even if these conditions are
complied with, necessarily interposes a day's delay
between the application for the passport and its con-
cession ? Just put the very conceivable case of a
parent in London receiving a telegraphic message
announcing the imminently dangerous sickness of
his child at Boulogne. In such a case as this the
delay interposed by the laws of time and space, even
in these days of tidal trains and express steamers,
is harassing enough, but until the introduction
of the new system this unavoidable, and therefore
uncomplained of, hindrance was all that had to be en-
countered. No passport at all was necessary, and
the heart-sick traveller might at least take his ticket
by the first practicable train. Now he must apply to
his banker, if he has one, or, if not, to a police magis-
trate, if he knows one, or if not again, then he must
hunt up some one or other out of the list of his own
friends, or of his friends' friends, who may happen
to be known to the indispensable functionary. How
easy this achievement is in a city where there are
some score or so of police magistrates to about two
millions of population the merest tyro in COCKER may
safely be left to compute. But supposing with
infinite trouble the difficulty is overcome, and the
magisterial scribe is induced to fill up the necessary
form, another day must still elapse before the un-
happy traveller can obtain his passport.
The actual case here contemplated has not yet
occurred, but it may occur at any moment,
and those that are every day filling the
police reports are in themselves amply suffi-
cient to prove the enormous amount of incon-
venience and hardship which these absurd and anti-
quated regulations are inflicting on the public. As
long as the French Consulate, without notice or in-
quiry, supplied British subjects on application with
French passports for the sum of five shillings, every
traveller pressed for time and urged by business
repaired to King William-street for permission to
visit France. It was only on more solemn occasions,
when a lengthened absence was meditated, or a
family tour, that the British citizen applied for a
passport to the British Foreign Secretary. It is this
fact and this only which can account for the length-
' ened existence of those troublesome and useless re-
gulations which are now filling this locomotive na-
' tiara with dismay and disgust. For perpetuating
this Downing-street nuisance no valid reason can
possibly be assigned. The French Government has of
coarse a perfect right to inflict whatever amount of
inconvenience it sees fit on English subjects intend-
, ing to travel in France. The French Government, in
spite of its repeatedly proved Motility, has a pro-
found belief in the passport system, and is entirely
justified in imposing the regulation that no British
subjects shall be allowed to enter French territory
without producing a British passport, rifted by a
French consul. This is entirely clear and intelligi-
ble. We may think it absurd and inconvenient, but
we have no earthly right to complain of it. The
case is, however, quite different with j our Foreign-
office. The principle here is that every British
subject has a prima /sent right to travel on the Con
tioeut ander the protection of the British Govern-
ment. This is the plain good sense of theme. But the
Downing-street people do not admit this principle.
They lay down the rule thus: no British subject has
even a prima facie right to travel abroad under
British protection unless he can procure a certificate
from a banker, a police magistrate, or a justice of
the peace. This is the only class that legitimately
falls within the Ciris Romans" category. No *doom
are entitled to British protection abroad in any clam s
the banker-and-justice-recommended class are en.
titled to all that protection which the state exi-
gencies of the Emperor of Avarua sad the King of
Ns PLEA will allow a high.spirited British Government
to exert in their favour.

Now we venture, with all deference, to sub-
mit that this is utterly absurd. Every British
subject, as such, is entitled to a British pear
port. The accident of a can's knowing or not
knowing a banker or a jusace can have no more
connexion with his right of travelling abroad than
the accident of his being born in Northumberland
and not in Middlesex. Foreign States have still
the security afforded by that admirable passport and
police system without which we have managed for
so many generations to do so perfectly well in this
country. It is no great eulogy on our police system
to my that, whether regarded as a preventive or
detective force, it is at least equal to the vaunted
police of France ; and this in a country when pass•
ports have never been known,andfree amain hasbeen
afforded to sojourners from all the nations of the
earth. Let Lord MALY/tint:l! then at once set
about reforming the passport system. One simple
role is all that is required : let an office be opened
in Downing-street, with branch offices in other parts
of town, for granting Foreign-office passports to all
British applicants, without previous notice, at the

Axed price, say of &a The adoption of some each
simple suggestion will be an earnest of the spirit in
which the new Government addresses itself to prac-
tical improvements.

THE organs of the ex-Ministers in the press
denounce all who condemn their truckling policy as
desirous of a quarrel with the French ratios. The
accusation is simply untrue. The animating motive
of those who have been foremost in denouncing the
abject submission with which the insolence of M. DE
MORNY and the dictation of Count WALEWSKI have
been endured by the ex-Ministers is sympathy
with the French people, and the French
people know it. The feelings with which they
regard the French Government are, no doubt,
different ; bat, even respecting them, the language of
Englishmen has been, with few exceptions, remark-
ably guarded and moderate. No doubt, while the
usurpation of the 2nd December was in progress,
Englishmen of all parties expressed freely their
opinion of it. Bat, since that act has appeared
to be condoned by a great majority of the
French nation, the general language of English-
men has undergone a change. They have not indeed
learned to call crimes virtues; nor is it necessary.
Such perversion of language the hollow politeness
of society may tolerate in those who, as the Admi-
nistrators of one nation, have to associate and trans-
act business with the de facto Government of
another; but upon the private citizens of a free
State there is no call for such hypocrisy. Neverthe-
less, the people of England, out of respect for the
French nation, have, since the Empire was sanctioned
by the apparent result of a national vote, systemati-
cally diverted their remarks from the method by
which the ExPEROI obtained his power to the use he
has made of it. Their most severe criticisms have
not exceeded the severity which in this country is
considered warrantable in a constitutional
Opposition. Their censure has been of that kind by
which the EMPEROR might have profited had he dis-
passionately listened to it. In this spirit do we
submit the observation we have now to make on the
mode in which the trial of ORSINI, and the others
arraigned with him, is about to be conducted. All
French journalists, we are informed, are refused
permission to be present at the trial. They are told
that, as they are not to be allowed to take notes, their
presence can be of no use. Orders have been sent to
all the papers to abstain from publishing original
reports of the trial. They are promised slips of the
Droit and the Gazette des Tribunaux in due time ;
bat thew, it is understood, are to be previously
revised by authority. As for the English journals,
we know that the representative of at least one of
them has, for the first time, had hie application for
admission disregarded by the presiding Judge. The
Moniteur's system of Parliamentary reporting is, in
this case at least, to be extended to a Law Court.
The consequence will be that unprecedented teensy
will occasion universal incredulity as to the fairness
of the proceedings and the validity of the evi-
dence. The forms of criminal procedure in
France are universally allowed to be the worst
in the world for eliciting truth and ensuring
just judgments. The trial of the conspirators at
Angers obtained a bad eminence as the most un-
fairly conducted of French criminal trials. As
reports of that case were allowed to appear, it
will be inferred, from the unusual precautions
adopted in the present case, that the proceedings
are to be of a nature even worse calculated to endure
public scrutiny than those at Angers. The trial of
ORSINI and his associates will take rank in history
with the mysterious judicial proceedings of the
Inquisition. The guilt even of the guilty will be
doubted. From this danger the Government of
France may still escape if they throw the doors of
the Court of Justice wide open ; if they permit--
invite—able and independent reporters for journals,
which are from the mere circumstance of local
position free from all suspicion of being subject to
them, to see with their own eyes, hear with their
own ears, and tell frankly, without surveillance and
intimidation, what they have seen and heard. This
advice is given in perfect sincerity, for far greater
interests are at stake than the reputation and
permanence of the present French Government.
Society at large, in every country, has a deep and
vital interest in the opportunity of obtaining an
insight into the social circumstances and peculi-
arities of character which generate homicidal con-
spiracies.

His Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has
left Claridp's Hotel foe the Pavilion, at Folkestone, where
he intends staying a few days. The prince and his suite,
with a party of officers from Shorncliffo, enjoyed the sport of
hawking on Tuesday.
His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Beenstori entertained his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge and a same circle at dinner on Monday
Wt, at Prumia House.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe have left
the Clarendon for Brussels.
The Countess of Lucan has arrived at the Pavilion
Hotel, Folkeetems.
The Earl of Lisburne, M.P., has left Fenton's
Hotel for Crosswood, Aberystwith, S.W.
Viscountess Palmerston will not have an assem-
bly on Saturday nett, as announced in error on Tuesday
last.

Bir Henry and Lady Banbury have returned to
town, alter a lesithaned sojourn at the Pavilion Hotel,
Folkatona.

The wife of Mr. I. Walter, M.P., gave birth to a
sou. at 40, tipper Giroevewor-street, yesterday.
We understand that the Right Ron. the Speaker
will hold two levees (fa dress) this Berea. They will be
held on the evenings of Saturday, the 13th of Marsh, and
Saturday, the 27th of March, at the right boa. gentlemen's
residence on Carlton floame-terrace.

Lady Stanley of Alderley held her first assembly
this masts last erentog, at the family mansion in Done-
street Previously to the sassinbly, Lord and Lady Stanley
entertdeed at dinner—His Excellency the Portuguese
Misate, and the Countess de Larredio, the Marquis of
Lisaatiswir, the Earl end Countess of AMU, the Earl and
Counter of Cork, the Earl of Gifford, Viscouat Randier°,
M.P., Lady Duffer* Lord Duffer* the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, M.P., sad Lady Mary Wood, Az.
Lady Colchester had a reception last evening at
bar homes he Seduiley-smssre. Previously to the reception,
Lord sad Lady Colebeeter satortabed at dinar the Marquis
and lfferehiesses of Salisbury, the Reel and Countess of
Derby and Lady Emma &Wiry, the Earl of Ellenborougti,
the Earl of Hardwick', the Earl of Carnarvos, the Earl of
Egliatoun, Viscount and Visocuatess Stratford de &doh&
Viscount and Viscountess Ingeetre, Lord Bahama, the Right
Hon. Spoor Walpole and Mn. Walpole, &a.
The Countess (Frances)Waldegrave entertained at
dinner last evening, at bar mansion in Carhowsaelms, his
Exoellancy the Amheasador of France end the Commies de
Pietism, his Excelleacy the &idiots& Maher, the Marquis
end Marchioness of Stafford, the Earl mid Casale= of Bese.
borough, the Earl and Counties of Shelton% the &ay
Grenville, Viscount and Viacounts= Pahnenkia, the Right
Hen. Sidney Herbert, M.P., sad Mrs. Herbal, the Hem. F.
Myng, and Count Bnustlenburg.

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company have
appointed Mr. Willcox, M.P. their chairman, Sir Jamie
Nabisco ham reeiraed.

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The Times observes of a letter which it published
yaiteeday, and ',doh has 'mita coodderable attention
"no writer is, we entirely belirma, what she protases to hi,
'Another Unkettuteto.' We are net andeavourieg to palm
of • amine, earronted literary imposture upon our
rewlers."

We regret to learn of the death, on the 19th inst.,
at at Licsarre-ce-Ses, at the wife d &r William Bald,
1i.C.8., Governer el )laps.

THE NEW MINISTRY.

One or two appointments spoken of in yester-
days Ezpren, u generally expected, have now been
definitively made. Thus the list stands :
FirstLordofthe Treasury Earl of DERBY.
Lord Chaaoellor Sir F. THESIOER.
President of the Council Marquis of SALISBURY.
Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer Mr. DISRAELI.
Foreign Secretary .. ...Lord MALMESBURY.
Home Secretary Mr. Wateome.
War Department General PEEL.
President of the Board 1
Mr. HENLEY.
of Trade
President of the Board
r..sri of mALENBOROUGII.
of Control ..
Lord Privy Beal Earl of HARDWICKE.
Beard of Works Lord JOHN MANNERS.
Presidentof thePoorLaw
os
Board - r.ESTCOURTSOTHERON
Under-Secretary at the IMr. Santotta
Flrz-
Foreign Office
Under-Secretary of the
Y.
Home Department "r- ""'"'
Lords of the Treasury CoIo;IinTATOLORE.R.
Secretaries of the Tree, I Mr. G. A. HAMILTON.
sury
Attorney-General Sir FITZROY KELLY.
Solicitor-General Mr. CAIRNS.
LordLieutenantof Ireland Lord EOLINTOUN.
Secretary for Ireland Lord NAAS.

Its said that the Earl of Dalkeith is to be the
other Lord of the Treasury, and Mr. Edward Eger-
ton Judge Advocate.

The Earl of Careen on is to be in the govern.
meat.

INDIAN MUTINY ARLIN, FUND.

The following extract from a letter from thePrin-
dpal of the Lawrence Asylum at )(meowlee, acknowledging
the receipt of the second remittance of 1,0001. from the Lon-
don committee, will show that the assistance was mach
needed, and how opportunely it arrived •
" Lawrence Military Asylum, Dec. 28, 1867.

. .
"I am instructed by the committee to express their
sincere thanks to the chief oommirdoner for his kindness in
forwarding the above amount, and to request the favour of

your expressiog, in your official communication with the
president of the Mutiny Fund, the deep seam the committee
of the institution entertain of the kindnem and sympathy
evinced by the committee of the fond, and for the valuable
aid afforded, without which the whim would have closed
the present year in deep indebtedness.

I have, tto.,
" W. J. PARKER, Principal and Secretary,
Lawrence Military Asylum."
The nllllB of this morning contains some interesting par.
ambits relative to the fund :—the whole amount of contd.
butions has reached the sum of 342,9291. 18s. 4d., of
which all but some 20,0001. proceeded from subscription la
the United Kingdom. Of the aggregate offerings from
foreign states France alone furnished upwards of three-
fourths, the list being headed by the Emperor and the
Imperial Guard. Time enough has not elapsed to allow of
the liberality of our colonies being yet completely realised,
but the great bulk of the fund has now, no doubt, corns to
hand. Of course, the chief exigencies are to be met with an
the spot, and the committee therefore has despatched re-
mittance after remittance to the East for distri-
bution at the moment of need. Hindostan alto-
gether has Lad about 70,0001., of which 60,0001. went to
Calcutta, and 20,0001. was brought home still more imme-
diately to the sufferers at Agra, Delhi, and Lucknow. Fifty
thousand rupees available for the use of the Luckaow gar-
rison at the very minute of their release, and on the very spot
where they Mood, must have supplied many a want and
alleviated many a pang. Another considerable sum was
lodged in the able hands of Sir John Lawrence, at Lahore,
for distribution in the Punjaub ; and Bombay, not without
its sufferers, though saved from the worst oeb.mities of Hin-
doetan, received some 16,0001. for the special ocesaions of the
praddancy.
The management of the fund," says the Mies, "has
been such as to merit the acknowledgments of the contri-
butors. Four sub-committees working in unison have car-
ried out the objects of the undertaking. The committee for
relief has met twice a week for the special and immediate
business which its title implies; the finance committee has
met once a week ; the ladies' committee, charged with
all that feminine benevolence can best perform, has
assembled at similar intervals; and a general committee,
tally attended, has sat every Monday to superintend and
harmonise the whole. Of the discernment which character-
ised the proceedings we shall be giving a specimen when we
say, that whereas the local committee at Agra applied in No-
vember to the London committee for a sum of 10,0001., this
very sum had already by anticipation been remitted to that
very spot, and must have been realised there within a very
few days after the request for it had reached this country. Of
the financial arrangements we need only say that the entire
expenditure incurred, advertisements included, has not ex-
ceeded per cent, on the sum collected, and even these
moderate disbursements are actually oounterbalenced by the
profits made in the purchase of Exchequer Bills. Certainly,
the administrators of this fund were justified in deeming

thensedras essepeteat to the management of the brained.,
end deelbslog the prodded agency of a royal commission.
It seem tied to the 95,0001. made 'wallah's in
India must be aided about 8,0001. applied to simi-
lar purposes in this country, so that, on a ge-
neral balance, some 240,0001. would remain for dis-
tribution, having been judiciously invested in the interim
in government securities. The Calcutta committee, too, have
• considerable balance In their hands, but the &emends upon
all these reserves an only too likely to conthme. The re-
establishment dour authority in province after geovises, the
recovery of one town after another, and the reefing tithe
great road from Delhi to Calcutta will all teed to -well the
arrivals at the capital of India, and, even ate tbst bat
haven of security has been reached, there is the moo to be
crossed, and want and sorrow again to be encountered ea
this side of ft. Little fear, indeed, need be entertained of
any rause@ of means, but the public is fairly entitled to some
gratulation on this as well as other aspects of the great
Indian Mutiny. We have bora. up spinet the heaviest
odds of surprise, number., and treachery, and have crushed
our foes at last. At home we have done our duty to the
heroes of the straggle, have paid honours to the dead, and
have provided relief for the survivors with no sparing hand."

NXYRESS FROM PAItIb.

(rsom OUR owa ow

PA.EIE,WIDTMIIDAY EVENING.

The positive news that Lord Derby has defte/.
tivt ly formed a ministry produced no effect on the
Bonne one way or the other. The general opinion
was that a pure conservative ministry could only be
one of transition, and that a dissolution would be far
from improving its chances of duration. The market
was very inanimate:and the Rents closed at yester-
day's prices. Mobilier fell 7f. 50c. The Eastern
railway fell 7f. 50e. In the other lines there was
very little change.

The Paris, while expressing its conviction that
a pure tory ministry cannot list long, says:

There L, however, every reason to suppose that Lord
Derby will prefer to run the risk of a defeat than to avow
himself beaten without a struggle. A dissolution of parlia-
ment on thefirat hostile vote, may, therefore, be expected.
The Pays says:

The character and known opinions of the principal =ta-
bs, of the; new cabinet are each as to manntre us molt com-
pletely as to the maintenance end consolidation of the
alliance. The name of the new Foreign Secretary warrants
us in hoping that the relations between the two
countries will continue to be sympathetic, and even cordial.
The sentiments of Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli are not
doubtful; they have more than once blamed the foreign
policy of Lord Palmerton, when he deviated on cer•
lain points from the views of the French government.
It is therefore natural to 'appose that the new cabinet will
entertain as decided opinions am thooe of its predeoessor upon
the refugee question, and that the satisfaction which has
been given to parliamentary interests or passions will not
not prevent the leaders of the conservative party from intro-
ducing into English legislation the amendments of which it
stands in need.

The Charivari gives the following report extra-
ordinary of a meeting of British residents, said to
have been held yesterday, at the British Tavern, in
the Rue Richelieu :

The tortes present in Parts met yesterday in the great
room of the Taverns Britanniqns, in the Rua Richelieu.
The object of the =sling was to secure the neutrality
of the Charivari during the time that Lord Derby may
be occupied in forming a cabinet. Lord Turtlesoup presided.
It was resolved that a deputation from the meeting should
wait upon the editor of the Charivari at his office. The
deputation in question came tone this morning, and we sub-
join the answer which we gave to Lord Turtlesoup, who was
the spokesman :

Lord,—Although we have to reproach Lord Palmer-
ston with many serious faults, you must be aware that
it to palatal to separate from aid friends. Lord Palmerston's
tall is evidently pleasing to our adversaries, and for that
reason we regret It. Although we have not the honour to
know either Lord Derby or Mr. Disraeli, we have no doubt
that they are both perfect gentlemen ; bat the old word
Toryism shocks us, and we should not feel justified in ema-
ciating ourselves. directly or indirectly, with any proceedings
of Lord Derby to form a ministry,"
The deputation withdrew to convey our answer to the
meeting at the Taverns Britannique, where it was impa-
tiently expected. The Bourse, se we are aware, drew
very unfavourable inferences to Lord Derby's cabinet, from
our answer. The cabinet may be formed, but we certainly do
not believe in its duration. The new House of Commons is
anything bat tory, it may in fact be said that there are no
longer any tories in England; on what support, then, an •
tory ministry rely? A telegram has this instant arrived from
Lord Derby, offering Lord Turtlesoup a seat in the Wink

It will be remembered that when the five great
military commands were instituted a question arose
which nearly led to Marshal Vaillanes (the
Minister at War's) resignation—namely, whether the
generals of division were to continue, as heretofore,
to correspond with him or only with the marshals
in supreme command. The question was decided
in favour of the marshals. Marshal Baragosy
d'Hilliers, who commands the Tours district, has
simplified the matter as far as the town
of Tours is concerned, by sending the gene-
ral about his business and taking his division
into his own hands. General Baron Groben
who commanded at Tours is made a member of
the committee of cavakyand will leave immediately.
A great many politinl arrests, some say as many
se 200, were made in Paris yesterday. I do not
hear any p►rticular signification attributed to them.
The persons in custody are probably obnoxious
demagogues who are to be transported under the
new law of public safety.
The Bordeaux journals mention a great many ar-
rests there. I mentioned some time since that
arrests were going on all over the country, and they
still continue on a considerable scale. They are
mere matter-of-course measures.

BEQUESTS FOR SUPPORTING SCRIPTURE READERS.
—A northern journal states that the late Admiral Duff,
besides hie valuable estate, of Drummuir and Hoperam, bee
left about 80,0001. in money. The public bequesta me
stated to be 1,0001. to each of the twelve largest tow= in
England and Scotland for supporting Scripture madam. The
towns in Scotland are Edinburgh, Glasgow, Greenock, Dun-
dee, Aberdeen, and Inverness ; and the bequests are vested
in the mayor* and aldermen in England and the provosts
sad magistrates in Scotland. The scripture readers must be
members of the Established Churches.

THE SIEGE OF Luckiow=. the first of the sur-
viving defenders of Lucknow who has reached Raped is
Mr. L. E. Rem. He was fortunately able to metres hie
Journal of the evens in which he was an actor, and which
passed before him, during the siege. This narrative, Mill
plan of Luclmow, and a portrait of Sir H. Lawrence hum $
I photograph taken on the spot, Is pril for Immediate
publication, in one volume, by Masan rna sad Cs.
i DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MESSRS. GODDARD'S, TES
I MACHINE MOCLDERA.—Terterday lbeentlea a ilre bl•k• at
In the manufactory of the Hawn J. nod J. Ciedieds
machine mulders, us Shrophire-place, Passes-edzon, Toe.
tanhant-court-road. A largo freonse, ass* 40 het
. long, had been erected in the pal, aad was skied wilk the
most costl
c 4 timbers, such as wainntrtme, rosewood, maks•
pamaple, and nearly every sort expensive woods. The
workmen were startled at seeing smoke pouring kw liai
eastern side of this building, and bah/ether had thee to di
to it dames shot forth sad threatmed the serwesseng=
mixes. The engines of the
_parish, Leaden
Wella.strest, Crewn-street, Farringdowelessi,
_l24llalikians
attended, as well as that of the West of Bailleed Immense
Company. Under the direction of Mr. Soott, bead
of the Menke, and segineers Flemming, (Maud, and
the firemen exerted themselves sucostsfuJE cut of lis
further extension of the flames, but the • in whittles
fire commenced was burned down sad the Mersin ow
sussed. The contents sad buildings were Waned ia the
Hat Maned The-cake.
THE BERKELEY lictrf.—We are informed that
during next month the last of these hounds at the Mho.
ham kennels, huntinuestions will be carried en pow
ally by Sir Maurice Berkeley, end Colonel F. W. F. HEM-
ley, the member for the borough, who will reside here daring
that period, the latter, we are able to state, being mow
panted by his lady. In our proapeotive hunting
under the new dynasty of The Cheitenrart
Cotswold Runt," the gallant admiral and the tokens
who are both known for their ardent attachment
to the sports of the field, will continue their dim
support, thus adding another link to that chain of alienee
which has so long existed between the house of Pernik,
and the town of Cheltenham. An interchange of hum*,
courtesies in the district of the two countries traversed br
each pack of hounds is also mentioned, as well as the relied
hy Colossi Berkeley and his lady, of the old "
Hunt Ball." Mr. Cregoe Colmore, the master of the
tenham and Cotswold hounds, is, we believe, now on a rid
at the Castle, and is selecting young dogs for the futile
pack a work in which he is moat liberally sided by both Oft
Maurice and the Colonel.—Chetteshaes Eramearer.
BARRACK COORERT.—With a desire of conk&
bating to the comforts of the soldiers' mem, and of nemird
tag the acknowledged evils produced by the present elooolez
WWI system of barrack cookery, his W.
Willis ma,Commandant of Woolwich GeiTirm, has kinodesed
the newly targeted appraise t forward by Cola
Grant, R.B. The object and of the as*
stove having bean • detailed by General Mims le la
Royal Hifftess the Commander-M-Chbf on his We
visit to Wooled* the Duke was pissed to ar.
move its immediate amen. The appiretua
yesterday put into full
the various of coo ear IP= ea
other frying, stewing, baking, &a, for the air
Val dine meals for-1,000 dhes, wee satielbeD
A kW p•wpweilfionlar oven, in soosasinas
with IC ellreilis scale of the ertablishmeat. der a old
=ftlipages at the apparatus, the keel of whisk le
sued sod by mesas of a mail rewlillir
In dm neer, ort likewise aeries to cn* any
MOM ale= arising from the crowded Male or,. 0n... V.
either side ef the shaft in whist:A:ln le fad a 1tsa
ken plies 'applies facUities for ellgasa;°. a.
lesiva math* Decision did aot oak.

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