The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-02 00:00:00

TEXIANIBII.

Two dangers new to our experience, obser►e' the Daily
News, beset her Majesty's lieges : one—the slightest—is
the chance of being mistaken for a Fenian, and the other
is to bear likeness, real or imaginary, to an informer. The
Holborn case is but one of several. We are threatened with
a Fenian reign of terror. It is as dangerous, in some
quarters of London and other large towns, to express
audible disapproval of the Fenian movement, as it would
have been some years ago to denounce slavery in Charleston
or New Orleans. The insurrection threatens to be con-
verted from a war against the English government in
Ireland to a war against English society wherever it is
found. If this animosity should spread and deepen, the
condition of Manchester and Liverpool and London will be
assimilated to that of Belfast. That Ecglishmen may be
secure in the streets and in their houses, it is necessary
that Ireland should be made a country in which Irishmen
can live and thrive.

The Post selects the Irish American as the author of the
mischief which Fenianism has created, and calls for swift
and decided retributive punishment.
The Star urges that the carrying of firearms should be
prevented by the law. The Fenian conspiracy has pro-
bably brought to England an unusual number of Irish-
Americans, and their habits may be spreading ; but fire-
arms are seldom carried without the knowledge of com-
panions end friends, and all 'well-disposed persons are
bound to discourage and put a stop to that most rowdy
practice. It is in this direction—not in that of political
conspiracy—that the real danger lies.
The worst tendency of the Fenian outrages, the Standard
says, is to familiarise our dangerous classes with deeds of
murderous ferocity from which they would otherwise
shrink. It trusts, therefore, that the fellows who h►ve
been spilling English blood in Manchester and London will
speedily be brought to justice, and that no ill-advised ten-
derness will save them from the fate they so richly de-
serve. The Standard also hints that the stipendiary
magistrate at Manchester is wanting in a sense of the
dignity of his office.

)011 TOPICS.

The subjects treated of by the Times are the apparent
anomaly presented by the simultaneous collapse of credit
and the uniform prosperity of trade; the virtual settle-
ment of the controversy respecting the Newton-Chad,.
letters ; the late Dr. Venn, and the experiments with
the American gun at Shoeburyness.
We stated yesterday the facts discovered by Mr. Hurst
relative to the disputed letters. It will be remembered that
three out of the five alleged specimens of Newton's hand-
writing were found at Burlington Honso to be verbatim
copies of isolated passages occurring in the French trans-
lation of three letters originally written by Newton in
English. The fourth document alleged to be in Newton's
handwriting is neither more nor less than • slightly
garbled transcript from • French translation of two sen-
tences in Dr. Samuel Clarke's works. The theory that
the letters were genuine, moreover, involved the incredible
assumption that Newton had written on the " Infini-
tesimal Calculus" and the " Equilibrium of Liquids" at
the age of eleven, besides minor absurdities. The Times
thinks it not • little discreditable to the credulity of
scientific jealousy that, in the absence of any direct evi-
dence to the effect, the genuineness of these pseudo-
Newtonian letters should have boot accepted in France.

WILL OF THE LATE LORD HENRY SEYMOUR.—
The will of Lord Henry Seymour, who spent the greeter
portion of Ida life in Pans, has again come before the
Civil Tribunal of the Seine for further directions an to the
administration of the estate. Lord Henry, it may be
remembered, made • holograph will, dated June 22,
1858, leaving his enormous fortune, amounting to several
millions of francs, to the hoapitelal of Paris and London,
subject to the payment of several legacies, amongst
others, an annuity to Mademoiselle Sophie Chenan,
and to the cost of keeping his favourite horses. Lord
Henry died in Paris on August 16, 18.19. He executed
several codicil.; and reduced Mademoiselle Chenan's
annuity from 10,000fr.ito 2,400 fr., with the condition that
she was not to marry. At slater period, by another codicil,
he revoked all he had done in her favour. With regard to
the horses, Lord Henry, whose greatest pleasures during
life had been derived from them, took especial care that
the dispo'itions of his will in their favour should be
strictly carried out. M. Despret, a notary, charged with
that duty by the tribunal, proceeded to divide the money
left by Lord Henry Seymour between the hospitals of
Paris and London. He was, however, opposed on behalf
of both the French and English hoepitals, on the point as
to whether the legacies left were to be divided in parts
equal to the number of hospitals in each capital, or to be
given in two equal shares to each town. It must be re-
membered that in Paris all the hospitals are under one
central administration, whilst in London each hospital
has • separate and dietinet existence ; and the
alleged number in London of these institutions
was about 200. As regards the proviaice made
for the horses, it was argued that there was no
reason existing to raise a sum of money to pay for these
old favourites, as most of them were dead, and very soon
not one would be alive. The tribunal held, in effect that
the property should be divided into two equal shares, one
half to go to the London, the other half to the Paris
hospitals—these beneficiaries to burden equally the cost
of maintaining the favourite horses, and of the pensions
and legacies to the old servants of Lord Henry and of the
Marithioasas of Hertford.—Gioligitana

Foaeran-ornes SEPT. 26.—The Queen has
been graciously pleasedi to appoint William Lowther,
Bag., now secretary to her Majesty's embassy at Berlin,
to be her Majesty's minister plenipotentiary to the Argen.
tine Republic.—Ocuette.

lioarrui nal nazis= or nu Cairr, Vzorozu-
PAM —Th• number of patients relieved it this iaffititutica
during list week was 1,106, of which 278 were sow sum

Efts friaurt.

BALMOB.AL, Bar. 28.

The Queea went out in the morning, accompanied
by Princess Christian, and in the afternoon drove out
with Princess Christian, Princess Louise, and Princess
Beatrice.

The Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northoote arrived at the
Castle, as the Minister In attendanoe on her Majesty.

SEPT. 29.

The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess
Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, attended
Divine service in the morning at the pariah church of
Crathie. The Rev. M. Taylor, Minister of Craithie, offi.
Mated.

The Hon. Hrs. Gordon, Sir Stafford Northeote, and the
Rev. M. Taylor, had the honour of dining with the Queen
and the royal family.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor-General of Can►da.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of the West
India Islands, British Columbia, and Bermuda.

DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN Or HOLLAND.—
SOUTHAEPTON, TUESDAY NIGHT.—The Queen of Hol-
land arrived here at half-peat *even this evening
from Liverpool. Her Majesty was in • royal car-
riage, which was drawn into the docks. As soon as
the Queen arrived alongside the Dutch royal yacht
torches were lit upon the dock quay by Dutch sailors,
and the drums began slowly to beat on board the yacht.
The dock, custom-house, Aand dmiralty authorities, and
Chevalier Vandenberg, the Dutch consul, were present in
the dock to receive her Majesty. Baron Hyland, a mem-
ber of the Dutch royal suite, escorted her on board the
yacht, where a guard of honour presented arms. The
yacht will leave here at about midnight for Cherbourg,
where her Majesty will land, and proceed to Paris. Mr.
Beach, the Southampton station-master, received the
Queen at the station, and he was thanked for his atten-
tion. A number of persons were present to see the
Queen embark. As soon as she went on board a letter
was placed in her hand, which she opened and read by the
light of the torches.

Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Crown Princess of Prussia, who are expected to mite in
this country within the next few days, will, it is under.
stood, take up their residence at Buckingham Palace,
where they will probably remain till the return of the
Queen from Scotland.
His Excellency the Prussian ambassador and
Connie= Bernstorff do not return to the Prussian embassy
before the end of the month.

The Duke and Duchess of Montrose have been
entertaining during the last week, at Buchanan Castle,
near Glasgow, the Marquis of Graham, Viscount and
Viscountess Ingestre, Mr. and Lady Georgians Balfour,
Lord Somerville, Captain S. Muirhead, MMus Balfour,
Mr. Clements, Mr. Stirling Cranford, Mr. T. Price, Ire.
The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans have left
Bestwood Park on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Cleveland at Itchy Castle, Durham.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
have left town for Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
The Earl of Bective has arrived at the Hotel
Bristol, Paris, from Geneva. Sir Robert Peel is at the
same hotel.

A telegram from Stockholm says that on Mon-
day the King of Sweden underwent suomesfully an opera-
tion for fistula. His Majesty's condition la satisfactory.
THIS LORD-LIZUTIMANT Or IRELAND AT BELFAST.
—The Lord•Lientenant, yesterday, received an enthu-
siastic reception at Belfast, where his visit will be
marked by a round of festivities. The streets were
dressed with flags, and the people cheered his excel-
lency enthusiastically. Placarda were posted in the
town yesterday morning, stating that Earl Bunn would
arrive, as was expected, atthe same time as the Lord-Lien-
tenant, denouncing him as the enemy of protestantism,
and calling on the people not to cheer him. He did arrive
with his excellency, but waited in the railway station until
the vice-regal cortige had left, and then proceeded quietly.
to his hotel.

EARL RUSSELL AND THE IRISH REFORM LEAGUE.
—ln pursuance of • resolution passed by the council of
the Irish Reform League, a request was sent to Earl '
Burnell that previous to his leaving Ireland be would
receive • deputation from that body. In reply, his lord- 1
ship writes to the secretary :—" Carton, Maynooth, Sept.
26, 1867.—Sir,—I am sorry that my time in Ireland will
not permit of my conferring with a deputation of the Irish
Reform League. I should have liked to have heard their
views respecting the extension of the franchise oonsistent
with the privileges of the constitution. With regard to
the other point you mention —namely, equality—l consider
that equality of franchise between England and Ireland
sal be contended for by all liberals. An Irishman ought
to be admitted to the franchise on the same qualification
and with the same oonditions as an Englishman.—l remain,
your obedient servant, RuasiLt."
THE DEATH OF SIR FREDERICK BRUCE.—A
despatch, dated Boston, Sept. 19, published in the New
York papers of the 20th, gives the following particulars
of the death of Sir Frederick Bruce :—" Sir Frederick
Bruce, the British Minister at Washington, died early
this morning at the Tremont•housa, in this city. He had
been ill for several days with • throat complaint, at
Narragansett beach, where he was staying. He left that
place yesterday noon fox Boston, accompanied by a friend
and his servant. He arrived at the Tremont-house soon
after nine in the evening, in an exhausted and apparently
moribund condition. Medical aid was immediately
called, and he was attended by Doctors J. and H. J.
Bigelow and Doctor Hodges. He remained in • state of
collapse, without being able to speak, and died at two
o'clock a.m. Senator Charles Sumner and some other
friends continued with him until the time of his decease.
' From the time of the senator's arrival, at 11 o'clock, until
the death of Sir Frederick, he was able to utter but a
single articulate sentence, and that was in recognition of
Mr. Sumner an hour and • half after his arrival. He was
able to get up, but the nature of the disease prevented
him from speaking. Semler Sumner made every possible
exertion to understand the utterance of the dying man,
and to get his last messages for the British Legation at
Washington, and for his family ; but in vain. The voice
refused to discharge its wonted office, and nothing
could be gleaned of the last thoughts that crowded upon
his mind. He was only able tr give monosyllabic answers
to questions in regard to his condition, and to utter, with
a great effort, • brief greetin7 when he recognisedd Mr.
Sumner. Information of his death was at once telegraphed
to the British Legation at Washington and to Secretary
Seward, by Mr. Sumner, and a retura,treerram from 'secre-
tary Seward announces that Mr. Ho , of the British
Legation, would at once leave Washington for Boston tote-
oeife the remains. Immediately after the death of Sir
Frederick the remains were packed in ice, and, under the
charge of his servant, remained in room No. 14 of the Tro-
mont-house, until 8 o'clock this evening, when they were
taken in charge by an undertaker and embalmed. A
representative of the British Legation will arrive here
from Washington to-morrow afternoon, and arrange for
the forwarding home of the remains by the first steamer."

•
THE COURT AT DALMORAL.-011 Sunday morning
her Majesty attended Divine service in the perish church
of Crathie. She was accompanied by the Prince and
Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and
Prince Leopold. In her Majesty'. suite present were the
Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote, Bert., bee Majesty's
minister in attendance, Sir Thomas Biddulph, Lady
Churchill, General Hood, Mrs. General Gordon, Mia.•
Madame Mr. Bahl, &c. From Abergeldie, there were
c Van de Weyer and family. The day was fine, but
there as strong wind blowing. As usual, there was a
pretty large influx of visitor, to the church from Braemar
and Balloter. The Rev. Malcolm C. Taylor, minister of
the pariah, officiated.
SRRIOUS AOCIDZNT TO THE MAYOR Or DONCASTER.
—A fatal accident occurred to the Mayor of Doncaster
(Mr. Henry Woodmansey) early on the morning of yester-
day. A bazaar had been given during the preceding week
in aid of the new infirmary in that town, and the very
handsome sum of 1,2501. had been realised. As a termi-
nation of the proceedings an evening party was given at
the Mansion House on Monday evening to the ladies
and their friends who bad assisted at the stalls during the
previous week. All had passed off well until between 1
and 2 o'clock, and the party was about to be brought to a
close when the Mayor, on peeing down the grand staircase
to his own parlour, slipped, and fell heavily to the bottom
of the flight of stone steps. Mr. Cmwshaw had hold of the
Mayor's arm at the time and was dragged along with him,
but unstained comparatively little injury. Not so, how-
ever, the Mayor, who was taken up insensible, having sus-
tained a severe scalp wound on the side of the head and
injured some blood vessel, as he bled very profusely. He
was immediately removed to his own room in the Mansion-
house, and had the best medical advice the town could
afford, but never nailed. He died at 5 o'clock. The sad
event has east a deep gloom over the inhabitants, among
whom the Mayor was universally respected.