The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-06 00:00:00

THE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.

WINCHESTER, Term sr.
Pending the legal decision as to the rightful
heir to the Tichborne estates, about which so much mys-
tery has unnecessarily been made, and which is still con.
tinued, the public may rest assured that Sir Roger Charles
Tichborne has veritably returned to the home of his
fathers in this country. Letters were received last week
by several persons from Sir Roger, announcing his imme-
diate return to Alresfont, and on Satunlay last be arrived
in Winchester, and subsequently left for AlrcsfonL
Amongst the gentlemen to whom he communicated this
intention was Mr. Edward Hopkins, solicitor, of that
town. This is the family lawyer referred to in
the correspondence with the Liverpool firm respecting the
wreck of the Bella, and who requesti.3l particulars to lay
before Lady Doughty Tichborne Al to the fate of her son.
Mr. Hopkins was requested to call upon Sir Roger at
Alresford, and to dine with him on Sunday, together with
several other friends who were most intimate with the
"long-lost heir" before he left England. Sir Roger was
positively identified both by Mr. Hopkins and other
gentlemen (some of them residents of this cityi, who spent
the day in his company. After this, and the equally
positive declaration of his mother, it is reasonable to
that be is the right man, whatever Mr. Gosfonl or
others might have said. There is not tie least
question that Mr. Hopkins and the Winchester
gentleman referred to were particularly intuits
with the whole family, and therefore mipshle and. I
may say, trustworthy witnesses as to his identification.
In case of a suit in l'hancery being commenced, Sir Men-
dell Palmer and Mr. Chapman-Barber have I.en entail
to defend the interests of tile to e.ent wad and Lady
Alfred Tichborne ; whilst Mr. Coleridge, f4.c., has slso
been retained in the same interests for any snit that may
be brought on the Western Circuit. The tied of this most
extraordinary case will be looked forward to as.ih the
moat intense interest by the elude of the country.
Next Friday is the Tichborne audit day at .tlresf, rd,
when Sir Roger Charles Tichloornv. it is coniideutly ,
Pected, will be present, and put is a formal claim to the
estates. Rumuur states that lie has returned the whole of
the money forwarded to him by his mother, having been
very successful in Australia as an agricAlturiss and oecco.
later. —Morn in Pntt.

PRORtA;ATiiiN DAI.I
The convocation of the prelates, with the deans. arch-
deacons, and proctors of the province of ratite, bery.whieh
usually meets for the desp.itch of business ou the day
after the meeting of the imperial ',Ai:anent. was formally
prorogued this morning until Tuesday, the lull lust.. in
consequence of the episcopal nu vtitv„. which king
held at Lambeth Palace dm inc the present weal.
No agenda paper for the Upper House of I 'onvo, at ion 11l
been issued, and it cannot be known for ,inie time what
topics their lordships will diet the ni-t
to be brought before the Lower House is the ft of
committee on general Anglican councils. the aJoleiou of
which will be moved by the Arehaen..on of Tonto'. It
will be met with an amendment ky th.. W•
Makesley, 8.D., canon of Canterbury. The .11o•t"'n,
of vestments will in all probabilit) be ,h.0."'"1
on a later day of the sittitv,T, the ;,.sent of s..,:se
the bishops having been given t. a motion of which notice
has been given by the Archdeacon Of Salon. iWveril ether
g us t
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down
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for ouulri,*lerition the event of there
being
Socierrons' lIENEvoLnyr iArioN..
Right Hon. the Lord Chief Justice P.ov ill will tvke the
chair this year at the anniversary (esti, ~1 of this assoeie•
Lion, to be held in June next.
ell ANll.lOl•Nit ip ,or Tilt Til
—On Monday niuht there was a Urge the
backers of Henry Kelley, of Putney. and Robert I ha,'
bets, of St. Anthonfs-on.the-Tyne, the two gr,it Beals
for the championship of the sculls on the Tbaul,,, :Ind Tyne
and of the world, which meeting was held at Neaca'lle-
on-Tyne, when a match was made to come otf on Mnday,
the nth of May, to row a right-away 'sullen,' race from the
High Level-bridge, Newcastle-on-Tyne, to Lamington-
point, for 900/. aside ; Kelley to receive LI:V. for eNto.row,
Kelley and Chambers were present at the meek nig. WO
assented to the arrangements.
About 1,500 miners met on Monday at A.111,n-
-under•Lyne. and passed resolutions in favour of an ogb;
hours Mil for owl mines.