The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-04 00:00:00

M'ANDOWORTH.

THE PROPOSED REFORM MEETING IN HYDE-PREP.-PREPA-
RATION FOR THE SWEARING IN OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES.
Mr. Greville, thevestry clerkof Wandsworth, oamebefore
Mr. Dayman with &draft of a notice to the effect that in con-
sequence of a communication from Mr. Secretary Walpole
the churchwardens, Messrs. Brown and Dormay, require
all well disposed and respectable inhabitants of Wands-
worth to attend at the police-court on Monday morning
neat for the purpose of being sworn in as special con-
stables, and to act as such in the parish of Wandsworth
for that day.
Mr. Dayman. having read the form, suggested that the
applicant should obtain the assistance of a county justice,
for he thought the public business of that court ought not
to be suspended for the purpose of swearing in special con-
stables. It was the duty of the county justices to swear
them in.

Mr. Greville said there was novestry ball inWandsworth
where special constables could he sworn in. There was
not sufficient time to engage a place, as the notice had to
be printed and put on the church doors to-morrow. He
asked the magistrate to allow him the use of one of the
rooms on the gronwi floor of the court.
Mr. Dayman said he could have the use of the two
rooms below. He supposed the object of swearing the
special constables was to relieve the police from their duty
for the time.

Mr. Greville said it was to enable gentlemen to protect
their own property.
Mr. layman recommended the placing of the special
constables under the orders of the superintendent of the
police for the day.
Mr. Butt, the superintendent of the V division at
Wandsworth, who was present, said in all probability he
should be in Hyde-park with his men on Monday. Ac-
cording to the accounts that morning 5,000 constables
would be required in the park on Monday. On the last
occasion when special constables were called out they ap-
pointed their own officers.
Mr. Grevillo thanked the magistrate for the use of the
rooms, and said be should not be required to alter the
form of the notice.

Mr. Butt said there would not be any inconvenience by
parties attending to be sworn in u they could enter by the
front door.

Mr. Greville then withdrew, with the intention of apply-
big to • county justice to appear on Monday morning and
swear in many persons who are denizens of being special
constables.

THIS FRENCH PRESS AND ENGLISH MINISTERS.
—ln the " Bulletin du Jour," in the Pads Temps of to-day,
there are a few curious mistakes apropos of some members
of the present cabinet. In referring to the late defeat of
the government on Mr. Ayrton's amendment, the Temps
remarks that its London correspondent (M. Louis Blanc)
has sketched a brilliant and animated picture of the muses
of the success which has hitherto been obtained by " Lord"
Disraeli. Further on it speaks of the Minister of the
Interior, "Sir Horace" Walpole, having prohibited the
Hyde•park meeting by proclamation. We need not add
that DL Louis Blanc is nut responsible for these ludicrous
blunders.

A fellow introduced himself to the landlord of a
public-house near Shepton Mallet, in Somersetehire, a few
days ago, as a seller of spectacles. While offering his
wares he whispered to the landlord that be was in reality
a smuggler, and had some choice foreign eau de vie. The
landlord tasted a sample, and found it to be methylated
spirit. He gave the smuggler into custody, who was fined
by the magistrates 100 f., and being unable to pay, was
sentenced to be imprisoned three months in Shepton Mallet
Gaol.

Mr. Charles Jellicoe has (states tho Reporter)
retired from the presidentship of the Institute of Actua-
ries, which distinguished post he has filled for several
years.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES' MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WEER.—Monday—Royal Institution, at 2,
General Monthly Meeting; Entomological, at 7, "Mr.
Bell's Butterflies, Maninham ;" Architects, at 8, Special
General Meeting ; Society of Arts, at 8, " Music and
Musical Instruments," Mr. Balkh (Cantor Lecture).
Tuesday—Royal Institution, at 3, " Plato," Professor
Blackie ; Engineers, at 8, " Lighthouse Optical Apparatus,"
Mr. Chance; Ethnological, at 8, "First Icelandic Colo.
nista," Mr. Hjaltelin ; "Ethnology of Chinese," Dr.
Lamrey. Wednesday—Geological, at 8, " New Specimens
of Eoroon," Dr. Dawson • " Subaerial Denudation, Re.,
Mr. Whitaker ; Microsoopieal, at 8, " Nutrition," " Ger-
minal Visicle of Ovarian Ova of Stickleback," Dr. Beals •
" Irk Diaphragm," Mr. Browne ; Literature, at 86,
" ehmeiform Tablets, Brit. Mus.," Mr. Nash.
Thuraday—Royal Institution, at 3, "Ethnology," Profes-
sor Huxley ; Zoological, at 86, " New Cassowary, North
Queensland," Mr. Krefft ; " Anatomy of Globiocephalus,"
Dr. Mac Alister ; " Kangaroos," Mr. Hill ; Royal, at 86 ;
Antiquaries, at N. Frid—Ryal Institution, at 8.
" Correlation of Force and Mind," Professor Bain. Satur-
day—Royal Institution, at 3, " Ethnology," Professor
Husley.—.4thentrum.