The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-13 00:00:00

TEE EMPEROR OP AUSTRIA versus LOUIS
KOSSUTH.

A cage is now pending in the Court of Chancery,
in which the Emperor of Austria has obtained en injunction
to restrain Louis Kcssuth from publishing certain notes,
which he has been advised, on high legal authority, that he
can publish without the slightest infraction of &Wall law.
Several gentlemen, including Messrs. White, COlllOgilam.
Weinfeld, M.P.s, and, Professor F. W. Newman, feeling
that the resources of the noble exile, who has sacrificed his
all in support of constitutional liberty, must be unequal to
cope with thee' of Imperial Austria, and desirous of securing
a full and fair hearing of the case, have resolved (without
prejudging the question between the parties) to endeavour
to provide a fund for the purpose of having the issue raised
fairly tried out.
They are prepared to act as a provisional committee to
receive subscriptions and see to their due appropriation.
For the present any sum may be remitted to Mr. J. F.
Montane, 14, Moaegato-street, liC., the hon. secretary.

THE SOUTH KENSINGTON HORTICULTUKLL

GARDENS.

Judging from what we have seen of the works as they
now stand, and what we have heard they will be when in
their finished state, we have no doubt that the South Ken.
sington Horticultural Gardens will speedily take rank es the
most attractive place of ►musement and healthful and
instructive recreation in London, especially in the summer.
Her Majesty, who has been more than once of late over
the ground, examining the progress of the works, in which
we are informed she takes great interest, will
open the gardens early in June, by which time
all the arrangements am expected to be corn.
plead. In addition to the royal patronage the institution
will have the advantage of close proximity to the Greet
Industrial Exhibition of 1862, the aite of which is also upon
the Royal Commissioners' grounds, and only separated from
the Horticultural Gardens by that part of the arcade where
the refreshment department will stand, and from which
creature-comforts will be dispensed to the visitors of as
Exhibition.

Tae Caoacu Rea Buz vow stands fora third
reading on Wednesday, June 5, that being the earliest
available day on which the measure can be further dia.
cussed. The 220 of May was first named, but as that will
be the day on which the House of Commons re-assembles
after the Whitsun holiday; there would have been no pro.
bability of securing a good house, and the occurrence of the
Derby Day in the following week necessitated the delay of
another week. Although the prolong►tion of the contro-
versy is not without its disadvantages, it will afford to the
abolitionists an opportunity of making fresh efforts to carry
the bill through the house by a good majority, and, more
especially, the rural parishes will be able, at the approach.
jag Easter vestries, to show, in a practical manner, their
determination not to have the impost perpetuated in the
country while it is given up in our large towns

Mr. Jackson, to-morrow, will ask the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, whether it is the inter,.
Con of the government to introduce, at an early date, a
bill to remedy the defects of existing legislation in regard
to the measures used in the sale of gas.
To-morrow Sir Morton Peto will ask the First
Commissioner of Works, what proceedings have been taken,
in the purchase of land or otherwise, for the purpose of
forming the Finsbury Park, pursuant to the Act 20 and 21
Vic. c. 150 ; and, if no steps have been taken, whether they
will be taken, so as to carry out the provisions of the act,
viz, five years from its passing in 1857, or whether it is in-
tended to apply for powers to extend the time for carryisi
out the mne.

Mr. William Ewart, on Friday, will aak the
Secretary of State for India, what information it is in his
power to give respecting the administration of relief to the
sufferers by the famine in India ; and whether works of
irrigation will be vigorously promoted, as the beet means
of preventing such ea/amities in future.

Colonel Sykes has given notice that on Friday he
will ask the Secretary of State for India, whether in future
all the services in India will be open to all the natives of
India without distinction of caste or creed.

We learn from a return to parliament that the
amount of duty received in the year ending 31st of Decem-
ber Let, for stamps on foreign bills of exchange, under the
Act 17 and 18 Victoria, cap. 83, as extended by the 23rd
Victoria, cap. 15, where above 4,0001., was 245,6011. 14a. 9d•

Cr :Formes Acre DILITUDS.—A parliamentary return
issued this morning @bows that the dues of Id. on goods in
packager or parcels; on goods in bulk, by weight, by
measure, and by number ; and on animals, from the date of
coming into operation (May 16, 1860) to the 31st of Decem•
ber last, amounted in all to 82,8681. 3e. Id. The due of
ls. Gd. on shipping bills and bills of lading produced in the
lame period 30,2541.5 e. The total amount of duty received
for dock warrant stamps sold at 3d. each, from the 3rd
April to the 31st Dec., was 8,695/. Bs. 94.

The anniversary of the establishment of the
Seamen's Hospital Society (Dreadnought), was celebrated
last evening by a festival at the London T►vern ; Admiral
William Bowles, C. 8., presided, supported, amongst
others, by his Excellency the Swedish Ambassador, the
Secretary to the Swedish Embassy, Colonel Cerra, Cap.
taro the Hon. F. Maude, Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert,
Captain Egerton, R.N., and Messrs. Octavius Ommanney,
G. Scenes, R. Green, A. It. Bristow, M.P., and F. Le
Breton. The subscriptions during the evening amounted
to 1,0151. 2s.

WHITEHALL, MARCH 9.—The Queen baa been
pleased to present the Reverend Donald Murray Simpson to
the church and parish of Aharele, in the presbytery of Mull
and county of Atoll, vacant by the transportation of the
reverend Donald M'Fadyen to the parish of Ardnamurchan,
in the presbytery of MulL —Gazette.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 9.—The Queen ban been
Pleased to give and grant unto Major•Geneml Benjamin
Orlando Junes, colonel of her Majesty's 73rd Regiment, her
royal license and authority that he may accept and wear the
insignia of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order of the
Third Class, which the late King of Hanover was pleased to
confer upon him in approbation of his distinguished serviced
in Hanover, and in connection with Hanoveriau troops og
the German Legion employed against the enemy during the
Peninsular war.--Gazette.

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GMAtiote•L &cirri( OF LoNl,oN.—The next
meeting of the society will be held at Burlington House
on the 20th inst., when the following papers will be read :-
1. " Notes on a Collection of Fossil Plants from the Sand•
stones near Nagpur, Central India," by Sir C. Bunbury,
Bart. F.R.S., F.G.S. 2. "On the Age of the Fomiliferous
thin-bedded Sandstone and the Coal-bads of the Province of
Nagpur, India," by the Rev. S. Hialop. 3. "On the Re-
lative Position of certain Plante in the Coal-bearing beds of
Australia," by the Rev. W. B. Clarke, F.O.S.
Perlman' PINSION SOCISTY. —The annual meet.
hog of this society was held on Monday at the London
Tavern, Mr. Robt. Forbes in the chair. Mr. Hodson, jun.
reed the report,which stated that the proceedings of the pas;
year had been of more than usual importance in connexion
with the welfare of the society. The longtalked-of Cax-
ton pension has at length been realised. The foundation
of this pension was laid by the Very Rev. Dr. Millman
Dean of St. Paul's, who, as treasurer of a fund commence&
in 1847, for the purpose of erecting a monument to William
Caxton, the first English pnuter, hut which effort was not
successful, held in his bands the sour of 172/. 25., and this
amount. with the consent of the subscribers, he presented
to the Printers' Pension Society, on condition thnt it should
be applied to the formation of the Caxton pension, and this
original gift has since been increased to the sum required
for the purpose. The Biggs pension, created from the in-
terest of the legacy left by the late Mr. Biggs, commenced
that day. Two additional pensions, of 251. and IX • year
respectively. have thus been established. To the 62 pen-
sioners on the funds 8 were to be added that day. The
amount of stock invested is 10,32.-4. 14s. ; the income from
annual subscriptions has been 62W. 13a., being 111. re.
in advance of Wit year ; while the payments in pensions
have been 8141. 145., being 531. 15s. in advance of last 'var.
Since the establishment of this society upwards of 200
persons have experienced relief from its funds. The report
wiui received and adopted, and the officers elected for the
year ensuing. The result of the poll for the election of
eight pensioners from a list of 33 candidates was then
declared, and the following were elected :—The Caxton
Pension, Richard Pulman ; the Biggs Pension, Harriet
Greig ; the Franklin Pension, Joseph %Vat•on ; the Whit-
tingham Pension, Mary Ann Beckett ; the Fley Pension,
Alexander Anderson • Margaret Muirhesd, Hanuah
and Sarah Long. The proceedings terminated with • rid
of thanks to the chairman.

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RELIGIOUS CENSUS IN WORICHOUSES.—A return
has been made by the Poor-law Board, moved for by Mr.
Joseph Ewart, showing that on the let of January last
there were in receipt of in-door relief iu England sod
Wales 80,632 adults -belonging to the Church of EinZivedi
5,752 Roman catholic', and 6,UX3 persons of other religions
denominations. Leicester returns that it hos pernoneof "so
religion " in the workhouse-50 adults and :12 children. for
the returns classify the children also. It appears to be a
rule fairly observed that the Roman catholic inmates have
liberty of worship. The returns from Manchester and
Salford mention that a room is set apart for Raman catholic
worship, and at Salford it is described as furnished by the
priests with images end pictures. From the immense parish
of at. Panama there is no return at all, as " it is ant the
custom of the directors to inquire sod remora the relig.nate
damisalises pork= admitted into the makhouse. '