The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-27 00:00:00

LITERARY ASSOCIATION OP PIE FRIENDS

OP POLAND.

The twenty-eighth anniversary of this society
wee held yesterday, et the eiwisx-obsinbsrs, Duke-sweet,
St. James's ; the Marquis rOWNSHIXD, President, in the
chair.

Mr. Buttesce (the fleatetary) reel the report, which
Mated that the amosiedisa bad bees ads to discharge all
expenses with the herb is hand, sad to apply the amount
at the doeshine to the Dem& of refugees, the number of
whom in Kay last VW 719. The docament also referred to
the intrigues of the Prussia police with a revolutionary
committee in kudos, an disclosed in • report ordered by
the late Prussian Minister of the Interior. Thebalanee.sheet
accompanying the report showed that the income for the
iiir ending May 3 was 59V. 5e., the expenditure being
537/. 6.

The Earl of H•nalnoron moved the adoption of the re.
port. He denounced the conspiracy of the Prussian police, and
said it was difficult to understand anything so impious.
Another anniversary bad come round, and Poland was still
under the yoke of a triumvirate of tyrants. The oppressors
felt it to be impossible to govern Pubuid by free in•
statistician, for that must necessarily lead to Poland's omen.
cipation. He bad on farmer occasions entreated them neves
to despair, and he thought they might now take fresh hope
from the recent changes in Europe. They should always
do justice to their enemies, and he thought the Emperor of
Russia deserved credit for having takes a very noble step in
the emancipation of the serfs. He (Lord Harrington) traced
all thedisturbaoces of Europe to the subjugation of Poland.
The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON seconded themotion, which
was pained.
Viscount RATNHAN, M.P., moved that the Duke of
Norfolk, the Duke of Sutherland, LG., the Earl of
Harrowby, K.G., the Earl Porteecue, E.G., the Fail of
Harri the Earl of llcbester, the Earl of Shaftesbury,
and the Eirl of Zetland, be elected vice-priaidenie of
the association for the ensuing year.
The motion, having been 'bivouac' by Mr. Emmen BIA LEA,
was carried unanimously.
Other spokes% inched* Odom! Hamm de Vrierchiski,
and Mr. J. Abel Smith, having addressed the meeting, in
furtherance of the remaining resolutions, a vote of thanks
was
ne to the most noble chairman, and the proceedings

HEALTH OF LONDON.

The weekly return issued by the Registrar-
General states that the deaths in Loudon which were 969
in the Ant week of the current month, and in the second
1,064, again fell in the week that ended last Saturday to
M. Per the weeks coneeponding with last week in the
few yews 18504 the average number of deaths is found atter
enereekles hit ismer population to be 1,098. The
CssalMews le teneetere of a favourable character ; for
swieher el deaths was lees by 133 than that which
sushi lave Iran Munn if the nines wAs of stertedny
ter the third week el June bed prevailed.
The deaths teen emotes Menses in the week were 221,
whilst the eerrestedirsengs ter eorrenonding weeks is 2f2.
dmalLpsz was Mel in If eases ; measles in 47. The letter
diatom, wends Andy in the ernes districts, sad in then
that lie as the mesa of the Thanes. Thin were 3 deaths
twin it in the Cadres nerth-west enb.thitiak 3 In
ton east, 3 is rib Jam. Ifenecedsey. ,stina, from
which there were 3 deaths in lamehaers, and a in Papier,
was fatal alteple 36 even ; le;
esso ia 10 ; in 22 ; dhinhera in 21 • Ilya: tet
at the go otledyears. Pour inhale weeendeseted Imbed.
A labourer 65 years disa by Ask*. The wiled
shoemaker by falling isle Ite flre when is a It. A
woman aged
_66 years was beret when lelesimilei
Wan l
war Maly welded by upended a Ingot. A
sopa 7 years died fro= her althea taking a
*eat • o
A her and yang woman Med thernelvee
with cyanide et potassium.
I Last week the hike of 137 boys end 861 Orb. te ill
1,688 children, were segietered ie London. Is the teei
weeks et UN years 135040 the average Mae-

The teed lON railroaded to with, gatheilitnloyalty. -
"The PRIME= Cordiom—Gentiernss, Mee ding toast,
ably OM of the royal family, at ell our riblio dinners, is
Army and limy," end it is never even without
forth proud end feelings. For Englishmen
base tmereiOb thread of these samosa,
Oil Mlle diode limy have addeved, and mom to be
far the benthlirwideth have been secured to them
rtride soldiers and silign, who have been draws from
mho and dames et.weiety, and have devoted their
lives to their country. (Cheers.) We hear sometimes
complaints of the expssas which these services entail, and
must certainly repM ant such ascrlikee should be neces-
sary ; hot on the aids ahe public spirit with which the
nation is deterniined, through good or evil report, to main-
tain the efficiency of these establishments is a most gretifying
proof of Its soundness of heart, and the shrewdness of its
instinct. (Cheers.) It has lately come forward and Owed
at the service of the Queen volunteer corps, to act es an
auxiliary to the regular army and militia, in ow of
danger to our shows, and the rapidity with which this
movement has developed itself has been the subject of
universal end just admiration. We have witnessed this
day a scene which will never fade from the memory of thaw
who had the good fortune to be present —the representation
of the independence, education, and industry di this
country in arms to testify their devotion to their country,
and their rearlineas to lay down their lives in its defence.
(Loud cheers.) The volunteer force exceeds already
130,000 men, and to what extent this country is capable of
exerting itself in real danger is shown by the number of
volunteers which in 1904 reached the extraordinary
figure of 479,000. . We are apt to forget, how-
ever, that in contrast with every country of the
world all our service' are composed exclusively
of volunteers—the navy, coast gnard, coast volunteen,
army, militia, yeomanry, and constabulary. (Hear, hear.)
May the noble and patriotic spirit which such a fact reveals
remain ever unimpaired ! And may. God's blowing, of
which this nation bra seen such unmistakeable evidence,
continue to rest upon these voluntary serves ! (Loud
applause.) I beg to couple the toast with the names of
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Duke of Somerset, and
SiT John Burgoyne. (Cheers.)
The Duke of SOMERSET responded.
Sir JOHN Brnoorrs also responded on behalf of the
Thearm Dirrorr•Mtsrim briefly proposed " The Health of
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort," their muter, and
expressed tho thanks of the corporation for presiding.
The Poises CONAORT, in nitTling SLOW. Ili" feel
proud to have, by the vote of this distinguished in:"Kin"
tion, been reelected its muter, en office of annual tenure,
which does not tax very hard the energies of the holder, as
the real work Is admirably done hy the deputy-master nd
the elder brethren—(hear, hearbut which is of the
highest interest to whoever reeds' upon the im-
portant and useful duties wrai:lie I performed by
the corporation, the proper onnence of which
has so great an Mitten* on the prosperity, not
only of the metre 4L, but of the 1300330ty at large.
canoe reset yea thday without having one recalled to my
memory who used to sit on nay left hand on all former oo-
caaions, and who was honoured and beloved by this corpo-
ration, and justly so, as its deputrmaster. (How, bear.)
Captain Shepherd was we of those unobtrusive but noble
characters whose sterling qualities of head and heart
secured to him the confidence of all who knew him ; and I
can appeal to no greater proof of the estimation in which he
was held than the fact that lie was at once deputy-master
of this corporation, chairman of the East India pany,
and chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company. His sue.
omen (Admiral Gordon), like him, is an Aberdeenshire man,
but unlike him has passed his life in the royal navy, and not
in the merchant service. I can wish him no better emcees
than to possess the approbation of his brethren in an equal
degree with his predeoemor. (Cheers.) I propose to you to
drank his health and Prosperity to the Corporation of
the Trinity-house'. (Cheers.)
The Derovv-MAirrirs acknowledged the compliment.
The PRINCE CONNORT-0011Ue111431 we AM honored by
the presence of her Majesty's ministers. (Hear, hear.) The
corporation is much gratified at their having found it pee.
Bible amidst the many avocations and duties which so pecu-
liarly press upon them daring the parliamentary sieseroo, to
devote an evening to the Trinity House. I propose to you
to drink their health. We can wish them nothing better
than good health, to enable them to withstand the fatigues
of their laborious and hamming life, and, by making the
fullest use of their talents and energies, to pan that public
recognition and confidence upon which so much of their
success end usefulness must depend.. This is not a political
meeting, and we cautiously abstain from alluding to politica.
(Hear.) While, therefore, the ministers maps our criti-
cism, they must also forego our praise—(great laughter)—
hut we can give them what may be more valuable to them
than either—the expression of our esteem and good will.
Lord PALM S/ who, on rising, was greeted with
great cheering, in returning thanks, said—l beg on behalf
of her Majesty's ministers to tender to your royal highness
widths company here assembled our most grateful and
hearty thanks for the kind manner in which you, sir, have
been pleased to propose, and the company have been pleased
to receive, that toast' and lan ensure you, sir, the testi-
mony of your good will must be always of the highest
value to thoes to whom you are pleased to address it. I
(Hear.) We may feel perhaps also that we have been, I
even before your royal Whims gave that toast, indirectly I
included in the compliment which you very Properly paid
to the volunteers of the country-(cheers and laughter)—
for we belong to a corps of volunteers who undertake ar-
duous duties, and, as your royal highness has mentioned,
without any ort of compulsion and with the purest good-
will. (Renewed laughter and cheering.) There is this
peenlbz dramatises°, connected with that corps of volun.
teen, that there is always going on a little sort of internal
war between the members. Flectimur Orgasm, et Re-
surgernue (Laughter end cheers.) But there is this own.
fort for the country, that when the of the detachment goes
off duty, there is always another ready to take his place, se
that the public service is never injured. (Leughter.) What
perhaps we might complain of is, that our period of
service is nut quite so long or so certain as the
period of service in the army aid navy ,• but as your royal
highness has mentioned the fugues which are incident to
the performance of our duties, It is well that we are some-
times relieved hews them before human nature renders us
unequal to the eestinaanee of thew duties. (Renewed
laughter.) We must always feel great interest in the our.
, potation whose lespitaley we are this day enjoying, because
the duty of thin corporation is to erect land-marks, and
beacons, and buoys to guide the voyager, to point out
quicksands, dada. sad rocks ; and no set of people are
more in need of theme warnings to guide them than the
persons who from time to time are included in the mast
which your royal highness has propo-ed. (Shouts of
laughter.) But, sir, we really do most sincerely take the
greatest Mateo in the prosperity of this corporation.
Everybody mast feel that the life of this nation is
almost as much on the waters as it ts on land.
(Cheers.) We do not live, like the Chinese, on stagnant
pools and canals ; but wherever the waves of the ocean
roll, in the most distant parts of the world, there you will
Sind these waver wafting British life, British industry,
British enterpriee—thisp which oonstitute the vital fuse.
lime and powers of the English nation ; and therefore, I
am we you will tordenataod that those who may from time
is time ha Merged with the conduct of the alms of this
peat ounntry mast take a lively and sincere berme is
the welfare std prosperity of this great corparatios.
Lord TAUNTON salt gave " The Maritime and Commer-
cial berme of this Country' " and connected with it the
President al the Board of Trade, Mr. leaser Gibson.
Plovirl!.)
Mr. ra. Gomm having =tamed
The Panics Comm= next ve "Tit ilealth of the Earl
of Heft and the Honoeary
This errt of DaaT, replying. saki—lt beamed my Fist
and easel pismisg defy to rearms ay pAillol titutio to year
wig Jeq emmeeled ray health with the
Uri se and wince hie loot as tie
cased aad Mee best place I a= sere I as the
*Maw and feel*e of every ono who bre the lair isw of
big
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can hate
.ight forth in so short a time 130,000 men, the
prospect of imminent and immediate • danger would
bring forward • force equally active, equally
efficient, and equally energetic, composed of four or live
times that number. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, I am con-
vinced, it in not among the land einhens "done that this
spirit of cordial and active loyalty exists ; for if upon the
suspicion of some remote danger this energetic burst of
public feeling has beta elicited on the part at the land 'ci-
vilians, so, if there wore the slightest chance of any Mune-
dime threat to our supremacy at sea, I am satisfied we should
find the saunas of our commercial marine coming formal
with no leas energy and activity in support of the royal
navy than we find in the land civilians coming forward in
support of the army. (Cheers.) Indeed, the interests of
those two great branches of the service, the oornmercial and
the military marine, are inseparably and closely connected
together. It is to our commerce and our commercial ma-
rine that we owe all oar greatness as a nation. Our
navy are the protectors, the guardians, and the
supporters of the oommembil *arise ; but on the other
hand we must not forget that that commercial marine is, In
its turn, the feeder of the royal nary, and supplies from *
own body • large portion of them very forces which, in the
service of the state, goes to protect that commerce out of
which they have thew earnings. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I
rejoice to think that day by day there is a greater met-
munity of intereste, a closer proximity to each other be-'
tween the two great branches Of that service, that
day by day there is • higher appreciation on each side of the
importance of the support of the other to the public service,
and I am quite sure that on any occasion on which the exi-
gencies of this country may require it, we shall see the
royal navy and the commercial marine of this country
joining heart and hand and vieieg with each other which
can best prove their loyalty to their country, and which is
of the greatest service to the public interest. (Cheers.)
But although the later/at of the military view of the gum
tion is at the present moment preponderating, I do not see
that the public are by any means indifferent to the other
breach which is more immediately connected with, and
analogous to, the duties which devolve on this torponition,
and I am not sure that her Majesty's =uteri,
would not be disposed, looking to a recent vote, rather
to give to the House of CoDIMODI the adv'ee which • gallant
friend of mine has given with regard to the volunteers, not
to have so much zeal but some little moderation in the exu-
berance of the activity with which they approach interests
very closely connected with this corporation. I will not efty
whether greater efforts than are row DakiD• t" set iraciima
• Vos,/
b::4eCt. of that 14?!..".. ...ii; ode Properly with regard to the
exigeheise star tho other public service, bat of this I am quite
siere, that the safety of our coasts, the protection of
the lives of our seamen, whether of the commercial ma-
rine or of the royal navy, can never be an object of in-
difference to any government ; and the present govern-
ment, aa every other, must have their attention se-
riously bent on that question, and must be determined
to neglect no means they can use with safety and prudence
to promeadman so deftly affecting the vital Warmth
of tee country. Hear,( bear.) I will not pretend to enter
on any dismission as to the peculiar relation which this cot-
poratioa should have towards any branch of her Majesty's
government, I will not venture to settle the little points
of difference which may have arisen between the deputy-
master and the President of the Board of Trude--
ilaughteri—but this I will venture to say, that there will
be no government that will nut feel it to be its duty, its
pleasure, and its interest, in all matters connected with the
mercantile marine of this country, to take advice and
counsel from this corporation, and to act with it in a mutual
spirit of confidence, harmony, and good will, and to co-
operate together for the attainment of objects which,
as they must stand in the first rank in the views of this cor-
poration, must also have a high place in the opinions of
any government deserving the name of the government of
this country, (Hear, hear.) Sir, I beg to return to your
royal highness and the company, on the part a! the hono-
rary members of this body sod myself, our cordial thanks
for the honour you have conferred upon us, and to express
the deep gratifintion we feel in having on this occasion the
honour of meeting the more legitimate members of the
corporation. (Loud cheers.)
Sr CHARLDR WOOD next gave " The prosperity of Bri-
tish seamen sad Britian shipping." (Cheer's.)
Dr. LOSHINOTON, in responding, referred to the great
increase which had been attained in the possessions of the
British crown since he had heard the same toast given at •
dinner in the presence of William Pitt, and said our shippiag
had doubled, our commerce had more than quedninlee%
and it was impossible to impute to the people of this
country a dame to acquire more. All that was wanted
now was security and freedom.
The Perm Comore thanked the guests for their pre-
sence that day, and Melted them health and h
coupling with the toast the name of the Duke ajPilD' en'terr-
casue.

The Duke of NinimaarrA reepooded. He rid—l may
say that the colonies whisk I represent feat, and per-
haps more than ever at this moment, a interest in all
things that appertain to the duties, the ledge, the
science, and the functions of this groat corporation. At
the same time, it is impossible to have sat at this table this
evening without remarking how men's minds are turned at
this moment (I Dope only for a short time) from the peace.
tel duties which are attended to by this corporation, to
duties and considerations of a very different character. We
have not heard much this evening with respect to buoys,
and lights, and harbours of refuge—those have been only
incidentally spoken of. We have been speaking of armed
bettaliOns. lam not sure whether we have touched on im-
Cs%artillery, but I am quite sure that our thoughts have
that direction, and in dockyard fortifica-
time Sir, these things are natural, and I am con-
Admit those feelings are participated in by all the
lainbitants of this meet country—end when I my this
osantly 1 include our colonial possessions, and that every
emceed subject of the Sovereign is at this moment eastern-
Cthat duty which has been so frequently referred to
erronhig, and by none with greater eloquence and
thin the distinguished individual who last ad
pe% and winos duties, trained in peace, awl trained in the
deeMel=ewhtlili have
Wrnehd the his
spsosia• I as slant, by her Majesty's and year royal
Mahone, cosamemil, to attend the illustrious prinos
who is about Justly to visit one of the most
important colonial possessions of her Majesty. I am
confident that limn illaultions mime, if by the blesilog of
Hod he returns he, will bring back to hie illustrious
u other and to impel Mow= the information that
that spirit ohlsi has lain eyelash! in Hydapert today, sail
which is shown threnglaseen Abe whole el thia country, is
equally strong ea Ma Ohm side of the water. He will me
no doubt, in tin mine efforts which have been
made in Leaden Me Gill convey to this country
the information MO lila the sits el pros, of which this
corporation lc pies leawroso in the arts at war, for the pot-
pies of sellselljslieeelisish far the pawpaws self-defenee
theiLe isturilly mad: to ocean forwent, and to
mintein ink Inkgnity that great empire which is reigned
emir What ty, and I hope by God's providence will
tend ta Ipisilises the greatest bleedings of peace and happiness
to the 11091nenthtl of the whole world. (Cheers.)
The ~.,peep then separated.

GANTBALDI AND ICOININU.—Two distinguished
Hungarian officers of high rank have offered their went"
through ex-Governor Kosamb, to Garibaldi, and, with the
assistance of friends of the canes fa °Lwow, leave twee-
agilely for the seat of war—Olorpose Herold.
Smanmrsaart.—An illustrated copy of the works
el mare, bared upon the text of Heyde ffelition
sad* Se addition of engravings and drawings astemled
to 44 Ur volume, was •011 by 'maim by M. Pwitine
and l:kassod.of Leicseter.essiss, as Saturday irk It mas
formed late Thomas Twain, Eni., of GleamsUer—
the et many year: enthusiastic pima end careful
arnmpeasalo—end said for 496 i. A goblet made from the
Mrlare mulberry tree also ia the same oollgetigg said
The meeting at Henley was reglerdwarogibt to
a dew. The sport wadi very Sam libe
sad the unman, sumetholkkalle,==a4=
the leading nobility and gentry of tie