The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-26 00:00:00

Nowlin 471110.

Now that the maid Y rasoveriog from the shook
it repaired oaWay, people ant narionety sating who can
have coo/mired am is. the lost ama In the world to be made
the victim of a plot, against the Amphion of his age—the
benignant, the joyous, the snowy-breasted J When 1
" Through emus combutation which he Lae not been able
to react"—such are the Haster's own myeterionfwords—ke
bee not been able to obtain Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, or
Her Majetty'o Theatre, for Lis annual winter manta.
What leek, inviable agency, what subtle, serial power can
have bola buoy to truants the combinations and mar the
bardsmat daps of Monsieur t le room to dignant in-
forms Nally at work, or is Jabot kept nut of the pest
theater simply because somebody elm has been first to
get in P

Bettie! and repelled, the genius of the Monsieur fore mo-
ment tun.. its eye inward, mad finds there that which can
suffice for the delectation of the whole haulms race. From a
tenaprery introspection he returns to ponder the condition
of mankind. That luatrou eye which erewhile looked
down pelf- powered on the raging tumults in the pit of Old
Drury, or calmly directed the movements of a thousand per-
formers, now ranges over the map of the world. What •
&now field for the Apostle of harmony What tribes
end nations, ant peoples and tongues to be gathered in I
Yee, he is resolved ; be may not stay it is hie mission—so
with the new year he departs on a " Universal Musical
Tone through the capitals and cities of Europe, America,
Australia, the Colonies, and the civilised towna of Asia and
Africa."

Napoleon took men of science and ern lition with Dim to
Egypt. Julien will make his greet tour with a yet more
glorious train. He will be accompanied not only by the
musicians, but by "other artists, seventy, and hommes de
lettres, forming the nucleus of • society already constituted
under the title of ' Boeiitd de I'Harmonie Unirerselle,'
with the object not only of diffusing the divine and civilising
art of music, but of promoting, through harmony's powerful
eloquence, • noble and philanthropic cause." A new era
dawn!, on the human race. Ilia Impossible to set bounds to
the new movement. May we not hope that when the wants
of Monaco and Belgrade and Tiflis and Astrachan have
been &kneeled something will still be left for Theihnotoo, and
that the baton which is about to wave before the laths* of
the Bolden's seraglio may ere long !astonish the hundred
wives of the King of Ashantas P We bow that there are no
limits to Jullien's vast desires, and that if by the time he re-
turns to tbsoo chorea the marvellous progress of science shall
have made It possible to reach the planets, we shall Mar of •
grand eerie* of Costatoal Concerts, beginning poembly in the
Comet of that day.
In the meantime Mons. Jolliest is too grateful to us who
Inhabit "this great country of order, liberty, justice, and
proems," to leave us altogether unprovided for. The rem
theatres are engaged and forestalled—what then P He will
take • little one. He has secured the Lyceum. Bat here le
• difilcolty—how to enter, and entering, how to find room.
T►is obstacle, which threatened to prove fatal to the enter-
prise, has been shaded by • happy but not original thought
The theatre cannot be enlarged; but the other alternative is
not without precedent among immortals. He boldly em-
braces it. His tuneful throng, which now "swarms and is
straitened," will straightway,

"to smallest ferns
Reduce its shape nuaatuas,"
and thus enter the narrowed bounds of its new home. Ouly
the ilae of M. Jallien a orchestra will be allowed to perform :
their number is precisely sixty. "Sixty performere"—it was
the cheriehed dreem of Beethoven. " Mon rAre du bean
pour reatmatton de mss symphonies e'en un orchestra de
60." It shall bee dream no longer the flat has gone funk,
and all London shall bless the fate which, robbmg M.
Jolliest of his accustomed too-ample some, compelled him
at length to give the works of genius just as their composers
conceived them. There is only one drawback to all this
felicity—we have got to welt ten days for it : ten days, and
that we shall 1110 the Monsieur--and " in his own dimes-
aka. likes himself "—triumyhant over conepiracy, manfully
bearing up against the overpowering gratitude of the people,
and leading " La Grande March des Nations, et Progtea
due Civillettions, descriptive of the convocation and as-
sembly of the tiniveraul Congreta, elected by every reigning
monarch, every established government, and every nation of
the world, united In one peaceful confederation by the
powers of harmony."

REGENT CIRCUS, PICC4DILLI.-RAIL AND

WATER.

The history of Regent-circus in closely mixed op
with the changes of mourn times. When the brick and
sonar fit it hie Majesty King George IV. ltd to the
levelling of whole streets, to melte nee grand thorougbfare
from Carlton-perk to Regent's-park, vested interests caused
the new line to make a diner fun Vigo-stfeet. Rare the
Quadrant commenced, sod sheltered the pedestrian from the
pelting rain oe the noon day heat by us long colonnade,
supported by Corinthian pillars. The covered way wee
found too chilly and dolerna for this damp and dark climate,
so Regest-steen, the pride of the Bret gentleman in Europe,
wan, ' few years beck, impeded of the long row of columns
white adorned that end of the street calked the Quadrant.
At the latter point this peat aristocratic road of the west
takes a sudden bend. It, linnet .re became necetwary to
create a wide opening where Regent-street crosses Piccadilly.
•elnue was formed, and the bonne were no sooner run up
than the large arch proprietors fixed upon the site se • spot
well adapted for starting their well equipped four-hurso
vehicles. Benjamin Worthy Hone seized one side, Sherman
the other, and Chtplin opened an ntablkhroent opposite to
the later. The old " Ball and Mouth," the" Swan with
Two Neck.," the " Spread Eagle," and the " Golden Crows,"
all first clue coaching inns, had their ME me in the Circus.
The round of the bon may be said never to have ceased la
the Circus, and the starting of those well-horsed mails to
Oxford, Cambridge, Dover, and Brighton, was a sight
worth travelling acme distance to witness. All the "crack
whips " drove from the Circa.% and it was nothing unusual
to witness as many se twenty coaches, drawn by some of the
finest heed horses in the kingdom, starting at one time.
Every evening at 8 o'clock there wee a stirring scene in the
Circa.. Mobs assembled at thet hour to seethe mails start,
end the snivel of the one hone cane from the chief office
added to the melee and bustle of this free out-door nubile
exhibition, mike could always be Mai gratis. Those days
ss gespozery (and we do not cry alas !). The steam hone has
the tow hone team, yet the busier@ of the
Cheese beelnareeteed ten thousandfold. The stage coach
proprietors adapted their calling to ciecumatenoes, pve up
their mails, end joined ie the railway enterprise. Mr.
Chaplin with Me Spread Eagle," and We Horne with hie
" Golden Crow," en still located in the Circus, bet they me
now the monster enviers of the day. They are the railway
feeders. They collect and deliver. Their waggons end
own take up sod discharge many hundred of load. in the
twenty-four hours. This gins to the Circe' the character
of a railway depot. In fact nearly the whole of the boons
ere occupied by smut oompanies' or railway confers' offices.
At Nu. 43, the Crystal Palace, Brighton Railway, and Tele-
graph Company are represented. The South Ewen, Rail-
way officio ia at No. 40, Messrs. Chaplin at 34, the Great
Northern and Eastern Counties Railway. at 32, Mews.
Horns at 33, and the General Stearn Navigation Company
at 37. Chaplin gad Herne jointly represent the London and
North Western Railway, the South Western. and other
how Then is no anti of similar extent in the world
where so much railway and chipping business is trartmoted.
All the ranee to Paris and every °thee pert of the Continent
have here their representative. In fact the globe may be said
to radiate figuratively from the Regent•circua. In thews days
of advancing intelligence and puiilie competition, the intend-
ingtravellar, whether by land or water, looks to have his
enereenience and comforts consulted, and the leading railway
cempeates bare responded to this demand by opening offiore
in the Circa. to aecomulotee their west end customer*.
Every steam company in the United Kingdom, except those
haring a monopoly, is directly regimented there, and they
find it to their advantage to have depots west of Temple
Bar. Been the monopolists en keg may discover tbot their
true interests and bey policy Ito is conciliating the good will
of their patrons by 4i:dying their requirements.

UNITAISITT or Loeum—The annual examina-
tion for the degree of Decimate at Arts in this University
took place yesterday at Biedlngton Hogue, Piccadilly, the
students who presented themselves being examined
in classics, history, logic, cooml philosophy, mathe-
matics, and natural philosophy. The examination was
oondecied by the Rev. Dr. Donaldeon, of Touity Col-
lege, Cambridge, late Headmaster of Bury Lit. Edmund's
Otthemewashool ; the Rev. Predawn Heaviside. Dr. Jar-
rard, end other prefesson. The examination will terminate
es Thuredity afternoon, and the examination for honours in
sonneeden with the Beetelor's degree will cowmen°, as
Tonally, Nev. 2, end ruminate on Friday, Nov. 19. The
ozonised= for the degree dßachelor of Medicine will com-
mas* on Howley next. and that for the three of Doctor of
Medicine as Monday, Nov. 22.

ADMISSION Or ATTORNETS.—As many u one
haadred sad thirty-Pair articled clerks hare given notios et
d their intend= to Iss admitted attorneys nut term, in &WM=
k a numbs from Barter and Trinity terms.

present.
Other addresses followed, including one from Mr. ItLeenlh
' a
Payne and the proceedings terminated with a vote of
to the chairmen.

ONE rus ZAGGED 80110/M4 ZEE lie ANNIrLIB4Ii DIENER. •
Erin:WESTER.
Yesterday evening witnessed the opening of sem; Lest night 101 gentlemen, under the presidency
w„. Ragtag Schools, in retain..-rent., near virrarin.anvec . of Mr. Joseph Perklens, dined at the London Tavern, to
Weernitneter, under the auspices of the Lord Mayor. , celebrate the foundation et Christ's Hospital, London, by
• 11Z:rem that lone ttiocitis ago the connuittese of the King Edward VL The anniversary of the birthday of their.
Schools at Simon's-buildings being much cramped founder is chosen by the alumni of Christ's Hospital, who
for nom for their various overawes, decided on turning the "Id
ODD Tali public-house, Perkith-rents, which had been for 200 are not ashamed to thin the school which fed, clothed, end
aa,n, , educated them, to meet in fellowship, and cement in posturer
years a pubiicehotheof a low deuriptiem—the locality
noioriuuely a very bed one—into more convenient premises ! Yee,'" the friendships of their boyish days. Judging by the
for their rigged schools, and this object they were, throsgh i specimens of floe old English gectlemen, some of whom had
the swooned made to their Appeal for assistance, enablee to j rank of mei 'triteness's and ndonas in the army,
carry eat. The coos of the building, including the incideet.el • °th.is mstirdniehed positionsths savy, and many to
expenties, is about 4001., which was raised. within Mt. fn-
I etations of trei.t. and eminence in the City of London, who
elites to the opening. The Marquis of Westminster easeMbled ander the presidency of Mr. Perkins, no man
bated 601, anti atoug the donors of 51. were the Archbishop I weed fag "Unto& is own himself a Bina The
of the , idiots and stunted humanities of Christ's Hospital
of Canterbury, the Earl of Shaftesbury, patron-
must be of very recant growth, for no specimens
institution ; the Lord Mayor, Sir Eardiry, and Boron
L. de Rothschild. I were diecoverede amid the 101. endemism who were collected
The conversion of a well-known public-houseill'to a masa together Isla night. The old toasts were enlivened by • few
school bra excited coneitieuble interest among the inhabit- I allusions to Londinetiais," which it would have done that
ante of the district, aa wee evinced yesterday evening ty modern Junius good to have listened to. The stentorian
the crowding of numbers of theca round the doors, ape to voice of Me. Harker, who, as an old Blue, officiated to his old
gain admission. Tea, with is accompaniments, woo "inn school-fallow as • tout mama, and the hearty cheers of the
at 6 o'clock, in the presence of the Lord Mayor end round ''ct"gtowtriens: seugenerians, and their juniere who
other visitors, to about 200 children, who afterwards smog rwPmded thhis sentiment, " PnwPsrii7 to Christ's HosPital.'
one of two hymns appropetiate to the occasion. At half-gees may thou privieer who love it, and mar fled Increase their
six • meeting wee held in • long room formed otr, of the tar norther," is a sufficient proof that Chnat'e Hospital hes not
sod the skittle-ground of the publio-house. Toe attendimee rwir-wS the bodily growth of her children- Mr. Webetee's
wee Y large
as the ems of the roanwould Permit it to he, amount of the diringuished scholars who had obtainedobtainedand in addition to many friends of the school included • honours and places of high trust daring the gem year
lne number of the pertain of the children in the sehs, afforded softest evidence that the intellectual and morel
and Olt the children themselvm. , miters of the Blues is not neglected. All the boys pro--
The Loan MATOR, is wining the proceedinp, ex ceedins &omit; large a school cannot be equally speressepl to
the greoresthrtestios obi ft frefele In preetdiag on ed aßrTi'wwwft Ww^f"", way "PW's the °WI •illide
dwelt in feeling ...re, on the bent fn. which Freestone brethren. The old Blues, therein% bailee
celebrating the memory of their founder, brie thansehes
which the school must water on the district, and said he
should be happy to me many other public-honsee like that together, as the Benevolent Blues, to help every Ourowter
which was dose away with converted into ragged schools. old schoolfellow who may need their aid.
The Rev. J. T. BROWN, chairman of the committee, after It is needless to say that ell the snutememmts he OMNI
giving a history of the schools front their establishment, 12 harmony and promote good feeling which could be raw*
years ago, stated that there were at that time in the day and proved eminently successful under the admirable egemesgee
evening schools 170 children under a muter and a mistress. Malt of the stewards and their energetic honorary swesimy.
It had, he said, been thought desirable to follow children
into the world after they lett echeol, and accordingly the coin-
mate* had alreidy distributed prizes to four girls and three
boys. Every Monday evening there was smothers' meeting,
which was le nerally attended by Gum 50 to 60 mothers of
children connected with the schools ; and he wee informed
that the addreseee delivered by the 1 !Aim on such occasions
would not do discredit to any pulpit in London. A. an
itineration of the owl of the ladies on !whit( of the school,
Mr. Brown stated that the secretary, Mlee Cooper, had
written, in connexion with the opening of the new schools,
no lees than 1,200 letters with her own hand. Theme. gen-
tleman concluded by contrasting the 'scenes which had here-
tofore taken place in the building with the blasting. which
the retools were certain to digits.° among numbers of the
children and parents in the locality.
The Rev, H. J. Evatee then delivered an appropriate ad-
dress to the parents of children in the schools who were

.d COUNTRY BAKKABS' CLEARING ROUSE.

With reference to the proposed establishment of
a Country Bankers' Clearing House, the "Sub-
Committee " appointed on the 29th ult. have issued
the following circular :
28, Cockspnr-street, London, S.W., October 14.
_

Gentleman—Having been appointed se a sub-oonuaittee
by • naming of bankers (held on the 29th September), to
take steps for establishing • Country Bankers' Clearing
House, we have considered • plan, of which the annexed le
an outline, and as we find there is no legal obetecle to its
adoption the ed casteges it would muter hes Induced us to
resolve on carrying it out. We will therefore thank you to
inform us, on or before the 10th of November, whether, on
the opening of the office, you will unite in clearing country
cheques through this medium. Any bank having several
branches may if it thinks 8t make use of the clearing-home
form few of them only at-Best. A meeting of the bankers
consenriug to dear will be called won after the 10th of
November, to appoint a managing committee and for general
buainess.—We are, gentlemen, yours obediently—Signed,
William Birkbeck, of Gerney's and Co., Norwich; S. S.
Lloyd, of Lloyds and Co., Birmingham; W. C. Tanetall,
General Manager of the Gloucestershire Banking Company ;
Theodora Harris, of Bassett, Son, and Harris, Leighton
Buzzard ; T. B. Cobb, of Backe end Oxon Union Bank
Alfred Gillett, of J. C. and A. Gillett, Banbury.-
Committee.

.-s4e:

As regards management, the following resolutions
have been pa.seed by the sub-committee:
1. That the bankers consenting to clear, meet and appoint
out of their number two London and six country beakers.
who studl undertake the sole superintendence of the country
°leerier house.
2. That the managing committee meet as often se may be
requisite. and be paid such a rum cc may be agreed upon for
each day's attendscee, resides actual travelling expenses.
3. That Owes of the c9nsudttee form a quorum at any of
their meetings. .

4. lhat a new c mmlttee be appointed annually at a gene-
ral meeting of the cleeriag banks, but that each member of
the retiring committee be eligible for re-election.
5. That in case of the death or resignation of any member
of the committee, the remaining enetubere shall appoint a
substitute until the sext annul meeting.
8. That the msnager, secretary, and other officisli employed
be appointen by toe man.iging committee. and that security
be taken from each according to the poellion occupied; the
respective amounts of security to be decided upon by the
committee.

7. That any possible fraud be tally provided against in the
securities taken in each case, and that the managing secre-
tary, and other officials, he farther held reeponsible, to an
client to be lined by the committee, for any 101111 through
err.rs or negligence on their part, and should any We ever
arise for which the said aecurities are inauldricat the re-
mainder of such loss shall be paid out of the guarantee
fund.

8. mit the rote of commission charged to the clearing
banks be fixed by the managing committee, such commission
being in all owes uniform, and sufficient to meet the ex-
pense, of the clearing house.
9. That any surplus arising amt of the above 001IIIIIIMOC
be planed to a guarantee fund, which shall accumulate until
it reaches 20,0)01., any amount beyond that.= to be applied
to reduce the rate of commission charged to the clearing
bank, or for other purposes at the direction of the annual
meeting.
10. That an entrance fee of ten guineas be paid by every
bank, with two oldness additional for each branch, and :hat
each entrance few be credited to the guarantee fund.
11. That all clearing banks have an equal property in
the guarantee fund, and that any beak stopping payment, or
for any ohm raison ceasing to clear, at once forfeit Its share
therein, rd cease to he a member of the clearing home.
12. Tba the banking account for current expenditure be
kept at the Bent of England, all cheques upon this account
to he tinned by three members of the managing committee.
Any alteration in throe resolutions which may appear
desiratle will he made at the meeting of bankers consenting
to dear.