The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1866..

over the religions instruction commences in the same
buildings, under the clergy or other persons selected and
approved by *Votes& of the pupils.

The Tines strongly condemns the continuities of the
functions of the grand jury in the metropolis. The duty
remaining to them is one which they are quite incom-
petent to perform, which they only do mischief by per-
forming, and which, nevertheless, they perform at enor-
mous cost and inconvenience to themselves.

The Post believes, notwithstanding his seeming con-
cessions and seeming repentance for past offences against
the Prussian constitution, Count Bismarck hates and
distrusts the Chamber of Deputies. With money at his
command, be rightly thinks he can set the deputies at de_
fiance, and hence his anxiety to replenish the state trea-
sury, and thus nieke his master independent of the bene-
volence of his aubj-cts.
The Herold devotes an article to the task of showing
that the numbers present at the Manchester reform meet-
big, and at other similar gatherings, have been greatly
exaggerated. There is nothing, it says, so fallacious as
reformers' figures except their facts. Totnea and Lancas-
ter and Professor Levi's statistics as to the earnings of the
working classes, are the other subjects dealt with by our
contemporary.

Int Cwt.

BALMORAL, SEPT. 26.

The Queen went out, accompanied by Princess
Louise and Prince Arthur, and attended by the Hon.
Miss Cathcart.
Frince and Princess Christian drove out.
Tae Marchioness of Ely bas succeeded Lady Churchill
as L.dy in Writing.
Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon has left the castle.

A deputation, introduced by Mr. W. Kennard, M.P.,
and consisting of Major-General Tremenheere and W. B.
Greenfield, Esq., had an interview with Lord Stanley at
the Foreign-office on Saturday hurt on the subject of the
Turin and Savona railway.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were
ee2t b the Governor-General of Cana& .

The King and Queen of Denmark are expected
to arrive at Marlborough House in the course of the
ensuing week, from Denmark. Their Majesties wi'l re-
main a fortnight in London, after which they :11 go to
Sandringham for pheasant shooting.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their
youthful family are expected to arrive at Marlborough
House, St. James's on Wednesday next, from Scotland.
Mr. Adams, the American minister to this court,
has gone to the continent for a few weeks' relaxation.
Mr. Benj. Moran remains at the legation as chargé
d'affai res.

His Excellency Baron Hochachild, Minister of
Sweden and Norway, Baroness Hochachild, family, and
suite have arrived at the Clarendon HoteL

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor have
been prevented, by the death of a near relation, from join-
ing the party assembled to meet the Prince and Princess of
Wales at Dunrobin Castle.

The Bishop of London and Mrs. Ta:t are stay-
ing at New Berwick for the benefit of the rilht reverend
prelate's health. The bishop and Mrs. Tait are expected
to return to Fulham Palace about the second week in next
month.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and
Mrs. and the Misses Gladstone leave town to-day for Paris,
on their way to Rome, where it is the intention of Mr.
Gladstone to remain till the last week in December.

The Ea--1 and Countesa of Clarendon have left
Poi, for Geneva.

Mdlle. Adelina Patti is stay'ng at the Grand
Hotel, Paris.

The corporation of London are proceeding expe-
ditiously in clearing the ground at the Holborn valley,'
and the viaduct is about to be commenced forthwith.
They are in the market accordingly for half a million to
complete these works. The chamberlain of the City is
isste-g prospectuses offering the debenture bonds at 4i
eer cent. interest for various term of years.

The Prince of Teck gave an ente.:.airitnent on
Satr -day to celebrate the coming of age of the Crown
Prince of Hanover, at the Chateau of Lies!ng, near
Vienna, where he is residing with the Princess Mary of
Cambridge. _ _ _

A correspondent of Gatigami, writing from
Dieppe, mentions the effect produced in that neighbour-
hood by the late shock of an earthquake. At low water,
on the beach, about half an English mile between the
town and Pourville, on the strata of chalk may be seen
deep cracks in straight lines running east and west, which
the movement in question produced. The action of the
water is already beginning to lessen their depth.
A letter from Vienna says :—" As yet, Vienna
is filled with soldiers, seeking their ret,'-nents or p..sses to
their homes. Many of these men have been in Prnssean
prisons, and look in the last degree worn and wretc,--d.
The white uniform does not bear neglect and stains. In-
deed, the Saxons are looking rather shabby about the
elbows, for they, too, have been living in their clothes
since last June, and it is useless getting new uniforms till
they know what the pattern is to be. The Austrians
throng the precincts of the transport department, and sit
for hours under the shade of the trees on the boulevards
for their time to come."

A German journal relates that Count Karolyi, the
Austrian diplomatist, when passing through Baden-Baden,
on his way to Biart:tz, went ;nto the gambling-rooms, and
placed some money at random on a number of the roulette.
Presently he was informed that he had won 70,000 florins.
Filling his own and his friends' pockets with the gold and
notes, ho lit a cigar, left the Kursel, and continued his
jot,s zey.

A movement is on foot at Berlin to establish
an uylum for the cb"dren of soldiers lolled or disabled in
the late war. It is proposed that the institution shall
bear the name of the " B'sroarck Foundat;on."

Last night the extensive biscuit and starch works
of Mews. Reekitt, at Hull, were destroyed by lire, which
burned for several hours. The contents of the premises
consisted of flour, confectionery, butter, sugar, ttc. The
premises were close to the gas-house, which, however, was
fortunately saved. The damages are estimated at many
thousand pounds.

The Isle of Wight Times states that there have
been a greater number of yachts afloat this season than in
any prel:ous year.

The American papers state that unmistakeable
signs of winter have made their appearance, one of which
is that swarms of squirrels are passing through Michigan
towards the south.

DEATH OF HERMANN GOLDSCHMIDT. —A Paris
letter says :—" Our obituary records the death of a very
remarkable man, Heimann Goldschtnidt. He passed many
years of his life in Paris, and gained reputation as a painter
of classic and historic subjects. His picture of " Romeo
and Juliet" was purchased by the state, and at the annual
exhibitions be gained several prizes. Whilst this engaged
he prosecuted astronomical studies, and made a reputation
amongst the men of science by his numerous discoveries
and mathematical calculations. In Isin the Royal Astro-
nomical Society awarded Mr. Hermann Goldschmidt its
gold medal 'or his discovery of eleven minor planets. Lu-
tetia, the first, is estimated at the9-10th magnitude, which
he observed with a telescope of two inches aperture, not
larger than the ordinal/ telescope used at seaports for
lookimg at ship.. This was purchased by the penniless
painter from the proceeds of a picture of the great mathe-
matician Galileo, which be copied at Florence. With these
small means he accomplished wondrous results. With this
little instrument placed in the window of the garret in
which he slept he discovered a class of objects which taxes
to the utmost the astronomers of Greenwich to observe,
when it is found with the great transit circle. Subse-
quently by rigid economy and the exercise of his talent
as a painter, he purchased a telescope of four inches
aperture, and discovered eight other planets. With such
inadequate means did be surmount immense difficulties.
His zeal and industry astonished the great astronomers of
the day. He accepted from monarchs stars (worthy was
he to receive them), and his name deserves to be recorded
in the Matra/ of science."
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NORTHERN
EUROPE AND NEW Yong.—The American, Scandinavian,
and Russian Steamship Line of the American Emigrant
Aid and Homestead Company 'lave just begun practical
operations. The steamer Ottawa arrived at this port on
Thursday, after a passage of 14 days from Copenhagen.
The company have two other vessels—the Witonhage and
the Medway. The European porta at which these vessels
touch, or with which they communicate, are Southampton
in England, Christiana in Norway, Gotteoburg in Sweden,
and Copenhagen in Denmark. The hurt-named is the port
of destination. Other vessels will run between Copenhagen
and Stettin, Dantzic and Konigsberg in Prussia, and Riga
and St. Petersburg in Russia--Nero York paper.