The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-08 00:00:00

TNT METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF TRADE.

Upon the death of the late Admiral ,
correspondence took place between the Bard
and the Royal Society with respect to the 0.
went, and the result was the appointment of k
consisting of time gentlemen, Mr. F. Gates,
senting the Royal Society, Staff Commander
representing the Admiralty, and Mr. T.
acting for the Board of Trade, to whom
tions were referred ; and this morning their ,
issued in a blue book of 37 pages. The cosnetlise
numerous recommendations regarding the w, '
cussions of observations now in progress. '
of their report they state that the
which the department acts in foretelling
have not been reduced into any clear or systematic
and that the daily forecasts ought to be disconti'
storm warnings have, however, been in a
suocassful, and are highly prized as indicating
coming gales, but as regards the indication of
of those gales they have not been sufficientll
of use. Above all, the committee think steps
taken for establishing a full, constant,
system of observing changes of weather i
Isles ; and that the system of telegraphing
from distant stations should be continued.
contains numerous suggestions interesting
men.

The Duke and Duchess of Bead(
yesterday for Badminton, where they will
tinguished circle of friends during the Lath
race meeting.
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel,
and Lady Emily Peel entertained at dinner
at their residence in Whitehall-gardens—'
Canmont de la Force, the Marchioness of El
Countess Russell, the Earl Cowper, Cot
Lord and lady Stanley of Alderley, Lord sr
house, Lord Dunkellin, Hon. Francis and Mrs.
Mr. Courtenay.
His Excellency the Prussian Anil
the Countess Bernstorff entertained at dims.
ing at Prussia House, the Russian AMINLYSidOf
Baroness Brunnow, the Hanoverian Minister
Baroness Biome, the Duke and Duchess
the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the
the Countess of Wilton, Lord and L vly
Hf
and Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild, Lor
Baron lee, Baron Beck Frus, Lady Augustus
►nd Lady Susan Milbank, &c. Later in the
countess had an assembly, which was rust
and fashionably attended.

Advices from Venice state that
Chambord was to leave that city this
Frobsdorff with his family.
The Empress of the French complL
year on Saturday.
The death is announced of the Marchi(
Camerazza, daughter of the Marchioness
drinking a glass of iced water.
The Abb4 Liszt has returned to P'
excursion to Amsterdam.

The most curious work at present
in Parise the levelling the hill of the Tr
right bank of the Seine, opposite the 1
One-fourth of the work is already coniplet
is mined, and four mines are tired siou
means of en electric battery. A surfs
two acres is raised by each explosion,
ready on a temporary railway to carry
thus loosened.

A Chinese mission, having at ti
Mandarin Director• General of the Inq
have arrived at Marscillu. The mission,
persons, are coming to Paris. They have
sensation at Marseilles, as they are very .
Chinese hitherto seen there. They are ham
attache of the British Embassy at Pekin,
the French Embassy. They visited the
Ciotat, and were much pleased at all the?,
The church of St. Bride's, DM
opened on Sunday, when the Rev. 31r. Ca
that he had resolved to comply fully wit
the congregation. The innovations
quiahed, and the service WAS conducted
which seemed to give much satisfaction.
more intoning, and the worshippers repeat
as they had been accustomed to do bete
Not so in Grange Gorman Church.
One of the pieces of plate to be ni
ensuing Stockbridge r►ces is to be a st
Palmerston on horseback.

Among the parliamentary return:
containing a list of all places in England
inhabitants of which are exempt from men.;
by any prescription, charter, grant, or w•ii
THE REDISTRIBUTION OF SEAT'
return printed for the information of pat
to the redistribution of seats was published
It consists of seven pages. The chief det
in our parliamentary report. In the case
with two members which are to return
future, the population is given, and the ne'
and other electors, and the same kind of
plied as to the boroughs proposed to be
boroughs which are to have additional nit
pulation is given, too, of the boroughs wl
franchised.

THE WHIPPING OF JUVENILE
THE POLICZ.—This morning a correspondei
in which Major Penrhyn, chairman of tt
division of Richmond, complains to Sir George
sergeant of the metropolitan police declined to _
sentenced by the bench to twelve stroke+ of a ble
birch M.
for stealing wood, without imprisonment, the consta
stating that it was contrary to the order of the Connie'
sinner of Police. Sir George Grey replies that hi bbe
wb4ping may be inflicted out of prison, and that
politan police constable cannot refuse
ve. to obey the ordatel
which the justices are empowered to gi In the
OWet
time the Richmond bench should provide WNW IW*
place where punishments may be indicted.