The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-05 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, THOILSDAT EVENING.
Although the Moniteur of this morning says
that in the absence of more " authentic and ex-
plicit" accounts of the execution of Maximilian
some hope may yet be entertained that the news is
not true, that hope does not appear to be shared
by those who are most interested in knowing, and
have at the same time the best means of knowing
the truth. The Asenir National publishes a de-
spatch dated from Berlin this day, July 4, affirm-
ing that the captain of the Elisabeth, Austrian
frigate at Vera Cruz, to whom the news is traced,
passes for a madman, and that doubts as to its
authenticity are " redoubled." It is im-
possible, however, to attach any importance
to anonymous suggestions of this kind,
when we find that the Vienna Gazette
of yesterday announced that the Austrian court
had gone into mourning for seven weeks for Maxi-
milian. it was observed to-day that the offi-
cers of the Chasseurs de la Gaeds, on duty at the
Corps Legislatif, who had served in Mexico, wore
crape round their arms and on their sword hilts.
It is already said that the news of yesterday that
all official fetes and all receptions of foreign sove-
reigns were over for this year was too hasty. The
Moniteur itself publishes a telegram from Munich
stating that the Emperor of Austria will certainly
pay his projected visit to Paris, though at a later
period than originally fixed. The King of Portugal
and his brother, who left Lisbon yesterday to meet
the Queen at Geneva, are going to make a tour in
Switzerland and Belgium incognito. But it is
announced that the King and Queen and the King's
brother will come to Paris, not incognito, on July
20, and that they will be lodged in the Pavilion
Marsan, in the Tuileries.
There is contradictory news about the Sultan.
Some evening papers say that the fetes designed
for him being countermanded at his special request,
he will shorten his visit, and go to England to-
morrow. On the other hand, it is asserted that the
ball at the Hotel de Ville will take place on Satur-
day, and that the Sultan will go to it, though the
Emperor and Empress will not.
The France, denying a statement of the Memo-
rial Diplomatique, that the Queen of Spain would
leave Madrid for Paris on Thursday next, says,
positively, she is not coming at all.
The " Fourth of July" was to have been cele-
brated, as last year, by a fete champetre in the
Pre Catelan, subscribed for by American citizens
in Paris. But the committee has this morning
published a notice that all the official fetes in Paris
having been countermanded, they think it fitting
that theirs also should not take place.
Several journals, reacting against the current of
the first impression, and of which government
would gladly avail itself to stifle all restrospective
discussion and inquiry about its conduct in
Mexico, say that the execution of Maximilian
was no more disgraceful to Juarez than
was the murder of the Duke d'Enghein to
Napoleon I. ; the execution of Marshal Ney
to the Chamber of Peers ; or that of Murat,
after he landed at Pizzo to resume the throne
which he considered his own, to the Bourbon King
of Naples. With these historical examples people
should reflect before they dismiss the whole sub-
ject as settled in all its bearings when they call
Juarez a "savage."
The Bourse was slightly better. Bente rose 15c.
for cash and 10c. for account, closing at 68fr. 70c.,
and 68fr. 65c. Mobilier rose 3fr. 75c., and Italian
; and Comptoir d'Escompte recovered from
its late heavy fall to the extent of sfr. Railways
were firmer.

POSTPONEMENT OF THE HYDE-PARK REVIEW.—
We are authorised to state that the intelligence
from New York having confirmed the news of the
death of the Emperor Maximilian, the Queen finds
herself compelled most reluctantly to abandon the
intention which she had maintained up to the last
moment of holding a review in Hyde-park. We
are also authorised to state that the Queen's state
ball will not take place to-night.

THE FORTHCOMING NAVAL REVIEW.—We are
requested to state that, owing to the great number
of requests that are being made for tickets to at-
tend the naval review, the difficulty of attending
to personal applications is very great. It is, there-
fore, requested that all applications should be made
by letter addressed to the Secretary to the Admi-
ralty. No applications can be received after Wed-
nesday, the 10th inst. The tickets for peers and
members of the House of Commons will be distri-
buted by the secretaries of the Lord Chancellor
and the Speaker respectively. The Admiralty have
appointed a limited number of tickets for the
officers of the army. These tickets have been for-
warded to the Adjutant-General to be placed at the
disposal of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief.
NORTH LONDON OR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Hos-
PITAL.—The Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and the
Princess Louise honoured this hospital with a visit on
Wednesday. They were conducted through the various
wards, kitchen, and other departments by Dr. Jenner,
Mr. Masan, Dr. Buchanan, the Rev. Dr. Stebbing,
chaplain to the hospital, and the lady superior and sisters
in charge of the nursing. The treasurer, Sir Francis
Goldsmid, Bart., owing to parliamentary engagements,
was unavoidably prevented from attending. Their royal
highnesses, after conversing with several of the patients
and tasting some of their food, were pleased to express
their gratification on the arrangements for the care and
comfort of the poor inmates, and on the cheerful and
homelike appearance of the wards.
MILITIA TRAINING AT ALDERSHOT.—The Field
Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has transmitted to Colonel
Pipon, Inspector General of Militia, for submission to the
Secretary of State for War, • copy of a letter from
Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett,
containing • most satisfactory report on the regiments of
militia quartered at Aldershot during their recent training
period. His royal highness having himself reviewed these
regiments, with the rest of the division, in a storm of
wind and dust, very trying to the steadiness of young
troops, is able to speak most favourably of them. He con-
siders the progress they have made doting the short period
they were out as highly creditable to their officers and
non-commissioned officers : the conduct of the men has
been everything that could be desired : and the result of
the experiment has been in every way such as to justify
him in recommending that the system of sending the
militia to the camps of instruction should, in future years,
be carried out at Shorncliffe as well as at Aldershot. and
also at the Curragh, when the Irish regiments are again as-
sembled for training. The regiments referred to are the
Royal Berks., the Ist Royal Surrey, the ?ad Royal Surrey,
the Oxfordshire, and the Hampshire.
THE THREATENED STRIKE OF WAITERS.— The
Secretaries of the United Waiters' Benevolent Association
(representing the West-end), and of the City Waiters' Pro-
vident Protection Society, both write to state that there
is no foundation for the statement which has obtained
currency that they contemplate " striking" against their
employers for a redress of their
fgrievanoes. Beery hope is
entertained that what they ask or will be conceded with-
out recourse being had to any such step.
DESPATCH OP THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA
I MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 4.—The Peninsular and

Oriental Company's steamship Nyanza sailed hence to-
day, with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean,
Sept, Aden, Ceylon, Calcutta, and China. She took out
r47ngere and a general ca rgo, including gold coin,
.`106.; silver ooin, 75.; gold thread, 1,6811. 4s. 6d.; and
wash's and lewelierr, 838 R as.

Drama.
RLYYARKET.

Mr. Buckstone, whose popularity deservedly
increases every year, took his annual benefit last night,
and revived George Colman the younger's little.imown
comedy, Who wails a Guinea ? This piece was first pro-
duped at Covent Garden Theatre, April 18, 1805, with •
very strong caste, which included Learn, Simmons, Munden,
Emery, Fawcett, two Kemblea, Mn. Gibbs, and Mn.
Mattocks. The comedy is stager and old-fashioned in
construction, the characters are wooden, and Solomon
Gandy, originally represerted by Fawcett, but now per-
formed by Mr. Bucluitone with rich unctuous humour, is
only a Mn. Malaprop in knee-breeches. It will be re-
peated to-night and to-morrow nigh., but no devotion to
the antiquarian drama can give it a long existence. The
Wild Goose is • treasure compared with it.
After the comedy • abort concert was given, dual
supported by Miss Fcebroke and Malik. L. Suvelli, and
after the concert, according to hie usual custom, Mr.
Buckstone came forward and delivered an address, which
was loudly applauded by • crowded and friendly audience,
and Mr. Buckstone, as usual, was smothered in bouquet&

HARROW RPRICH DAY.

What the 4th of June and Election Saturday are
at Eton, that is " Speech day.' at Harrow, only Harrow
generally has that good luck in napes* of its wembee
which Eton too often desideratea in vain. Yesterday
morning looked gloomy, but the few light showers that
fell served only to introduce a glorioue afternoon, and
Harrow never looked there lovely than yesterday, though
the number of its visitors was certainly below the averse,
in point of attendance.
The "speeches" were fixed for 1 o'clock, but owing teem
anpunctuality of the guest of the day, Mr. Gladden*,
they did not commence till nearer 2 than 1 o'clock, when
the heed master (Dr. Butler) took the chair in the metre
of the great schoolroom, supported by the Lord Bishop of
London, the Earl of Vertlam tone of the governors), Kr.
Gladstone, Sir Charles Trevelyan, Sic. and a large
assemblage of visitors, in which the ladies, including the
mothers and sisters of the youthful aspirants for distinc-
tion considerably predominated.
The recitation of Cunning's speech by Mr. Heberden
, was much applauded, as was also the acting of Mr. Mahon
as Sir Fretful in the passage from Sheridan, and the English
poem of Davidson major.. _ _ _ .

The prifes were next distributed by Dr. Butler.lThe lid
ran as follows:

Mitchell

lurTy, mix.

Noeld Medal (or

IWoad Prise for Mathematic*.

Arn
Mr. Pl;Percher
Filcher Prise for Arithmetic.
Lord Arthur Butler
gents (Gement).
1. Prior, stash l. Prises for Proficiency in Natural
2. Leal
Filcher 1 Mr Matthew Rldley's Prizes for
iindee°ma' isL la" ler°ol Oreek and Lathi Grammar.
Lake loweini=el)
kaillie-
1. Heberdea
2. Pelham
Lord Monks& 11Flommeout Prises for Knowledge of
Willis (fifth form) the Holy Scriptures.
leaf (lower ached) )
1. Abbot
L Persons
Modern History and Logimb
inachip la" fars!l. '' " _ Literature.

Thomson slower school)
Heberden Prize for general Troth:toner.
Abbot.... Speech on Roman Catholic Relief 1510, MU (tinning).
At the conclusion of the speeches, the distinguished
visiton were loudly cheered as they descended the steps of
the school ; among them, of course, were Mr. Gladstone
and the Bishop of London, Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A., the
Bishop of Dunedin, Sir Charles Trevelyan, Sir William
Codrington, Professor Huxley, the Rem. Mr. Drury (a
former master), and Mr. Beresford Hops.
The visitors—in all, so far es we could ascertain, between
400 and 500 in number—were afterwards entertained at
luncheon by the various masters, the most distinguished
portion of the guests finding their way to Dr. Butler's,
where, at the conclusion of the repast, Dr. Butler briefly
proposed the health of " The Queen " and " The Lloyd
Family," " The Houses of Loads and Commons" (coupling
with the latter the name of Mr. Gladstone), " The Gover-
nors of the School and the Earl of Verdian," "The
Bishop of London," and " The Visitors." Mr. Gladstone
made as eloquent and genial speech, to which he urged
those who were interested in public schools to seize the
opportunity of influencing the age in which they lived,
and not to rest on their oars ; and the Bishop of London
added that of all public schools few seemed to to be in
advance of Harrow in keeping up with the spirit of the
times.
The company broke up at about 5 o'clock, and returned,
for the most part, to London ; and by evening Harrow had
resumed its ordinary look of quiet and repose.
Besides the guests above mentioned we noticed among
the company present—Lord Hylton, Mr. M. Grant-Dull,
M.P., W. R. Browning, Mrs. Tait, Mr. Campbell. the
Hon. Mrs. Smith, Lord Monteegle, Mr. Elliot, Lord A.
Butler, the Hon. Mr. Vereker, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Hepworth
Dixon, the Rev. Dr. Haig Brown, Heed-Master of the
Charterhoime, ate.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—MdIIe. Titiens and Mr.
Bentley, with other members of the company of Her
Majesty's Theatre, are the artistes announced for to-
morrow's opera concert, which is the last but one of the
swim. The overtures to Beethoven's k'idelio and to
Auber's Marto Spada are the instrumental pieces. The
usual promenade will take place after the concert.
THE REPRESENTATION OF Bnisrot..— There in no
longer any reason, we believe, for concealing the fact that
Sir Morton Petro is about to resign his seat for Bristol.
We shall not dwell upon the causes which have led to this
event—they are familiar to those who know anything of
the monetary crisis of 1866. So long as there was a pro-
! sped of adjusting the affairs of the great firm with which
the hon. baronet stands connected, his friends desired his
continuance in the seat he has so ably and consistently
filled. It is now his own wish to retire. In a few days
his resignation will be in the hands of the constituency.
We are sure it will be received with regret by all classes.
Several gentlemen have been negotiating, we hear, with
Mr. Edgar Bowring (second eon of Sir John), and that
gentleman is ready to come forward. The strong feeling—
we might say unanimous feeling—of the liberal party
points, however, to the Mayor (Mr. E. S. Robinson) as the
probable candidate. A conservative candidate is, as usual
on such occasions, talked of, and the names mentioned
are Mr. W. H. Miles (high sheriff) and Mr. Alderman '
Hare. Western Daily Press.
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—Yes-
terday a meeting of this institution was held at its house,
Johu-street, Adelphi, Mr. Thomas Chapman, F.R.S.,
V.P., in the chair. A number of grants towards payment
of expenses of the society's lifeboats and also rewards for
saving life were granted. It was announced that pay-
ments amounting to nearly 6,0001. had been made during
the last two months on various lifeboat establishments.
Mr. Lewis, the secretary, reported that he had on the mace-
*ion of the great ceremony on Monday last, in the Palais de
l'lndustrie, Paris, received from the hands of the Emperor
of the French the Grand Prize of Honour awarded to the
National Lifeboat Institution, in acknowledgment of its
great services to sailors of all nations when shipwrecked
on our shores. The medal is a magnificent work of art
and weighs about twelve ounces. His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales, who sat neat the Sultan, who was on the
right of the Emperor, appeared much pleased at this great
tribute to the English Lifeboat Institution, he heving
only recently presided over its annual meeting at the Man-
sion-hones.
THE BELFAST PETITION FOR THE OPENING OF
TRINITY COLLEGZ.—The local petition for the opening—
or, we should rather say, the re-opening—of Trinity Col-
lege, which was prepared as a reply to, end protest against
the intolerant petition for maintaining the existing denorni-
n-tional disabilities, has been already signed by such
nun her of our leading citizens as to present a most
significant evidence of the preponderance of liberal
sentiment on this question. It has been freely signed
by members of, we believe, every Church which has
members in this town ; by magistrates, banker', and
merchants ; by radar tee of Trinity College, the Queen's
University, and Oxford ; by leading men in all the
dissenting churches and by numbers of professional
men. Considering the very short time that has passed
since this counter-petition was got up, the alacrity with
which it has been supported, the social status and in-
fluential position of those who have signed it, and the
conspicuous absence of everything approaching to sec-
tarianism, constitute one of the most gratifying evidences
of wholesome liberality, and one of the moat emphatic
and significant rebukes to intolerance and narrow-minded
exclusiveness, that has been seen in Belfast for many
• day. We would like nothing better than to see these
two petitions, with the names signed to each, publicly
exposed side by side, that the contrast might be fairly
seen.—Northern Whig.
FIRE AT THE ALEXANDRA HOTEL. —At an early
hour yesterday morning great alarm and confusion pre-
vailed amongst the numerous residents of the Alexandra
Hotel, Hyde-parkoorner, owing to • fire breaking out in
that establishment. The fire escapes from Knightsbridge-
green and Pimlico were soon on the spot, as well as a
number of land, steam, and manual power engines by
Shand, Mason, and Co. The fire was happily confined to
two rooms, but considerable damage was done to the
building and its contents. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
ADMIRALTY, JULY 4.—APPOINTMINT.—Nawi-
gating-Liestenant G. Gilpin, to the Dauntless.

HENLEY-ON-TRAM= a _GA.TA.

6100 TD DAT.

The regatta W yesterday brought toe close, wltsi the Mead
vantage of ves7 wet weather, which materially thinned the
seeemblage of ipsdatan.
Al before, Mr. IL Lewis Uoyd, of Cambridge, was umpire. sal
Mew. ralrrie and Moriand, of the same university, the jade's.
The sport commenced M a Mile after one Lie 104.14
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This ma of coarse the great nos of - the regitta. The Etas
College Boat Club were MAIM I. row In the heat, sad were
epos lbe regalia ask but did act some to the station, • mares
which was commendable for ewe teams than ens, and which
rolght Oats sagedled, The Amides lowing Club were
slightly the favourites, their style et rewind having bees Name
admired. It closely reamehled that of Cambridge In the palmy
days of Tom Idea. The feat that they were the favourites was
viewed with empties when the list of the Seal Seer was lashed
at, for It coat/Med ao lets theta dm of Me
mew et abbesses aidemetemil Orr
tmittli.pl=7ent, a hat in himself. The knowledge at tide
dewy and powercaused plenty of takers, sad therefore •
sum depended upon the smelt. The Oxford Madill werS
holders of the prise from last year.
It rained heavily as they west to their slatting. The Oso- •
Mans were on the Berka mid best side, the laathemrs la the
centre. The Londoners west away at • treeleatios yam aed
were Immediately half a length Mead : bet the metiers were
level with them at Remenhein, ansd4u by little to leave
their opponents. It was a gallant The Oxonians were
perfect in their rowing and style, nor Ihe Londoners =
part from their distinct form of roofed, save that they
a little short towards the finbh. Both maws rowed- se adreir=
ably that It seemed as though bat one pair of oars were at work
in each boat. Prom ftemenhant the montane held the race
throughout, bat gab and again their adversaries sported up to
thee, and at the white house the ozonises, with their Ade
powerful work, began to leave them, and won by at least •
length and • half. Time, 7 Wu. Si sec., egalwst wind and stream,
which London had the worst of.
TOW N CHALLENGE CUP.
Eton Tacebilor Bost Club
Henley Bost Club

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MIMICS GOBLET&
Kiwi. Prickett and Plowman rowed over.
ISILVSA GOBLWII4.
Final Heat.
Eton and Radley—Corrla and Wow.
'Ladlelan—Ream and Woodgate 0
Londoo—Wells and Graham
The last-named pair only wad down to the station to mind
a start at the specified time, and pulled but a short distance,
Woodside and partner came away with the lead, hut only bold
it to amenham, where the 11/tuners passed, and the race was no
longer conketed.

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