The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1861.

'soil, and thus to increased returns, but, as Sir L
PALK reminded his hearers, to diminished outlay
in the shape of poor rates. But it is in the
family of the labourer that the benefit of an im-
proved house would be most fully realised. In a
wretched cabin, amidst the recklessness which filth
and indigence ptoduce, the children are uncared
for, allowed to run wild, or sent to the fields as
soon as they r.re old enough to work at all. Hut
provided with a decent home, the humblest
labourer would be likely to take a pride in doing
his utmost for his family. He would endeavour
to secure some kind of education for his children.
And here again it is the obvious duty of the land-
holder to step in to his assistance, by con-
tributing liberally towards securing the means of
elementary instruction for the children of the
labourers on his estate.

Sir LAWRENCE PALK is perfectly right in deno-
initiating these necessary works, which he assigns
to the landowners, duties. They are so in the
strictest sense of the term. Those who possess
the land and enjoy its proceeds are virtually
pledged to contribute in every available way to-
wards its improvement. This is in fact, as we have
said, the tenure or implied condition on which in
the last resort they are permitted to hold it as a
permanent possession. Nor in England at largo
has this condition ever been wholly lost sight
of or ignored. The institution of landed property
has been in the main practically vindicated by the
progressive improvement of the soil. If there has
been any special failing in this respect, it is in the
southern and western counties that it is most con-
apiclious. There the land being naturally rich the
landowners have been slow to recognise their
duties. To the late Duke of Beuriiati belongs the
credit of having first attempted to bring about a
reform in this respect. He strenuously la-
boured to fulfil his own duties as a
landowner, and to impress his brother pro-
prietors with a due sense of their importance.
Sir I.‘waeNee PALK paid a well-merited tribute
to his memory in celebrating him as the first
" who told the landlords that it was their duty
" to improve the cottages of the labourers as well
"as to drain their lands." But the Duke of
lA.nr•"mu made no new discovery in pronouncing
the improvement of lands and dwellings to be the
business and interest of the landlord. He was •
man of clear understanding and right feeling, and
simply called attention to a duty that had been
too much and too long neglected ; and landed pro-
prietors who are wise will not neglect the exhor-
tation.

It is stated that Prince Leopold is about to leave
Englaod to pus the winter in the Routh of France. He
will be accompanied by Gemini' Sir Edward Bovrater. The
delicate state of hie royal highness's health is the came of
his proceeding at this season abroad.

Their Royal Highnesaoa the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Nary, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset and Captain Cust, arrived in London from Dover
yesterday by the 3 o'clock train, and departed at once for
Cambridge-cottage, Kew.

The libirrini; of Lansdowne is at Bowood,
serrouinle.l by a select party. We are sorry to learn the
venerable marquis does not as yet dispense with hie
crutches. The Earl of Shelburne leaves town to-day to
join the family circle.

Viscount Palmerston is expected to arrive at
his 111E02110a in Piccadilly on Tuesday neat.

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Him Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the
Italian minister, has taken a mansion in Lower Brook-street
for the ensuing season.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey left his seat,
Faßecton, Northumberland. yesterday, for Balmoral.
His Excellency the Turkish Ambaasmlor has
arrived at Brussels from Holland. Madame Mumma and
family are passing the season at Mt. Leonard's-on-Bea.

The Duke of Wellington has Arrived at Apsley
House from his shooting quArtera in Norfolk.
The Countess of Guilford left Grosvenor-street
yesterday for Bournemouth.

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Lend and Lady Rukeby cotne to Montagu Houae
today from Halewood, Herta, and will shortly leave town
ow a tour on the Continent.

The Hon. Mrs. Francis Stnnor was safely de-
livered of a daughter, yentertLiy, at her reeideuce m Hert-
fordstreet.

Mr. Lting leaves nights.' by the present India
mail rid Marseilles, and is expected to remain at Calcutta
till May next.
Karl Russell is on a visit to his brother-in-law
at Mint°. "A Queen's messenger from London," says the
North British Lailp Mail," arrives every day, and the
rural population are quite astonished at the enormous bulk
al the despatches brought, weighing several stones, which
it emirs, quite impossible for his lordship to penis',
and these, too, seven days a week."

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The Plymouth Jourovil says :—" The office of
Lord Lieutenant for the cmiaty of Devonshire has not yet
born tilled up. Rumour gives it to his Grace the Duke of
Somerset, and in the event of his declining, or not being
williog to uadertake the important office, the Earl of
Portsmouth ie spoken of no being the probable recipient of
the honour."

The brat ball in connexion with the nteotings of
the Royal Caledonian Hunt took place on Wednesday
evening in the Assemblyvuoms, Klinburgh. Among the
cunpany were the following :—The Duke and Duchess of
Roxburibe, the Manful. of Bowmoot, the Earl and
Connie.. of lkelkeith. the Countess of Hopetoun, Lord rid
Lady Chelmsford. Lord Charles Ker, Sir Arthur and Lady
Milked, Bart., and Miss Halket ; Sir Archibald Hope,
Bart., and the Misses Hope; Sir William Dick Conyers.
home, Lady Charlotte lane. Her. Lady Mary Nisbet Hamil-
ton, Mr. Hamilton. and Mire Hamilton ; the Hon. W.
Thesiger and the Mon. Mies Thesiger ; Lady Elisabeth
Douglas. Lady and Miss Faiths of Pulkemmet, Lady and
Misses Macdonald Lockhart, &cc.
A rural fete was held last week at Little Heath,
near Woolwich, by permission of Colonel Sir Thomas IL
Wilson, in order to obtain some pecuniary relief for the
widow of Private Bradshaw. accidentally shot some time
ago in Plumstead marshes while marking for the volunteers.
The committee state that the sum received, after defraying
all expenses, is 75/. Ss. 3d. ; they express their regret that.
owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, the amount
realised by the (Ste did not approach their expectations.
Captain Watson, Paymaster of the Royal Marine. at Wool.
with, ►as consented to receive any donations which may be
forwarded for their disposal.

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The Lord Mayor has appointed the Rev. Michael
Gibbs, M.A., sitar of Christchurch, Newpte•street, to be
his chaplain for the ensuing year. The rev. gentleman is a
sou of Alderman) Gibbs. Mr. Cockerel', recently elected
one of the sheriffs of Loodoo, soil who is a noocoofonnist,
has appointed the Rev. Thomas Biopsy, the eminent dis-
seating minister, to be hie chaplain during his year of office.
The Rev. Dr. Spence, the indepeodeut minister in the
Poultry, held a similar office to Alderman Abbiss last year
when that gentleman was sheriff. In the coming year Lady
011iffe will be succeeded as Lady Mayoress by her sister, the
wife of Mr. William Humphery, a member of the bar, and
• son of Alderman Humphery. Mrs. William Ilumphery
is the youngest daughter of the Land Mayor.

Oa Thuntlay last the Rev. Samuel Mule Turner,
8.A., sans instituted to the rectory and perish church of
St. Nicholas, with All &iota unnozod, in Southelmharn,
is the county of Suffolk. on theymemotatiou of Sir Robert
Studio Adair. of Fliztow Hall. in the said county, Bart.

The extent to which anpplies of cotton will be
strews from new soureas by the advance in prico has been
further illustrated by the statement of the increased impar
Intim of that article into Russia from Khiva and Bothers.
Although the quantity just announced to have been brought
theme to the fair of Novogorod ii only 18,000 cwt., or less
thus 2 per coat. of the annual consumption In Russia, It is
sufficiently largo to indicate that a field of supply exists is
those quarters capable of rapid development, especially ea
it appears that an additional quantity of 30i,000 cwt. is to
arrive within the next two or three months. Hitherto the
aggregate annual value of the Ituasian trade with Bukhara
and Khios in all kinds of goods has been estimated at only
►bout 210,0001., but cotton ahem is now likely to figure for
at Wet 150,000/.

was a captain of the royal guard of Naples. There
cannot be any doubt that he was an emissary of the
miserable ghost of a sovereign who still calls himself
Francis 11., King of Naples. Some letters found
upon Ricci prove clearly that Count Trapani, the
King's uncle, was a party to his expedition.

(azurzz's nuctAus.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, Ocr. IL

The Motieteur of to-day publishes a decree,
according to which all cargous of grain, flour, rico,
potatoes, and dry vegetable's are exempted until
September, 1862, from interior navigation dues
collected for the Ptak, on rivets or canals not con-
ceded to public companies. By the same decree
foreign vowels will enjoy the same privileges as
'rench ships.
The ,uii&ar also publishes a decree appointing
Rear-Admiral Jurien Lagraviere to the command
of the naval division which France will send to
Mexico, and nominating the commanders of five
ships of the expedition.