The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

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inntitulins hi the Somas of which I .ball 411111. hi Os
warencet I nteart. _

..1 am most happy to take a part in the foundation of this
institution, and I heartily concur with you in committing it
to the Divine care and protection, and in praying that the be-
nevolent objects with whit It it has been designed oily be to
the fullest relent aecoutpli,bed.”
The Archbishop of CAN. Milli' NV having offered up a
suitable praysr, glass tube containing 6mm:inmate of the
current can of the reale, seas dept.ited in an aperture in the
lower stone by her Maesty, together with a eplenrlidly en-
grossed vellum. on which was an appropriate inscription.
The bed for the stone having been duly prepared, her kla-
jmty was haoded the .deer trowel, with wLieh elle gave the
finishing touch to the mortar, and the upper stone was
gradually lowered on to its final mating-plane. Her Majesty
having applied the plumb line and level to the masonry, had
the satisfaction of finding that it was perfectly true, and
g,ving it several rape with the delicately polishod mallet, de-
clared the foundation of the new building to be laid. On a
brass plate let into the front of the clone hi this inscription in
Latin and English :

Oa the 11th July, in the second year of
Peace. Queen Viet. et dedicated this asylum, erected from a
portion of the tme gifts of the United Kingdom, of the
British Colonies and tho Indian Empire, and of teeny not
subjects of the realm, to the nurture and education of the or-
phan daughters of those brave teen who perished in the
Hussite war, and for the tarpetual consolation and en-
couragetnent of those who hereafter may die fur their
cuntry."
The trowel, according to emoted adopted on these care-
monk*, was the penjuisito of the royal luaboa who laid the
atone, and her ea leaving, moot good huinouredly
claimed her privilege in this respect, and took the trowel
with her. In addition to the very elegant scroll work which
ornamented the Implement, it bore the inseriptioa
" This trowel wan presented to Queen Victoria by the royal
commireioners of the Patriotic Fund, on the occasion of her
Majesty laying the found item atone of an asylum fee the
education and trial:deg ..f 300 trplmn daughter" of soldiers,
eeamen, and marine., who puridterl in the Russian war, and
for these who hereafter may require like suceour."
It was a beeutiful cµe io,cu of silverateith's work, worth
upwards of am., an.f had been manufactured with unusual
care by the well known firm of thread's, in the Ileymarket.
It may nut be uniuh•nwting to mention that theme costly ma-
sonic tools, when ones premented to the Queen, boeunie part
of the crown Mote, trod descend as heirlooms to future sove-
reigns. Iler Mejesty's ready benevolence in presiding at
ceremonial. like the pretest will secure fur her summon a
plentiful store of silver trowels.
On the termination of the ceremony, which did not oc-
cupy mere than twenty minutes, the illustrious visitors re-
turned to the pavilion in the sane order le they had left, and
her Mejeety won pleased to express her approval of the In-
scriptions intended to he placed on the frout of the building,
one of which in !min was the fallowing Sequa,. paterni
vonailii. Et tut,ta•orbae. Iteliquit more patrute premature.
Juventute inculta languenmt. Bone to Weir
meritortuad Nene et in perpetuate. Anglo:de provide. Hue
in node perfugium decrorit. Cum coloniis a, aped lades
imperio. Exteris etiam non pare conferentibus Britannia."
On smother part of the edition it in proposed to put thin in-
scription in English •" For the Orphan Daughters of tho
Soldier. Seamen, and Maritsa of the realm, now and hence-
forth, }Aglaia', her Colonies, and Indian Empire, aided by
many, not subjecta of the crown, trout thin asylum from a
part of the patriotic fund, formed in 18.51-5, at the desire of
Queen Victoria."
A royal aalute was given as the royal party left the ground.
The assembled crowd warmly cheered her Majeety and her
august companions. The Queen looked exceedingly well,
more like the eater than the mother of the graceful young
prima see who stood by her side ; and the beauty (date Prin-
cess Charlotte of Belgium made her the " oleerved of all
observer."

Tub: DivisioN oN THE °AVIA BlLL.—There
were rewritten cseupants of the episcopal bench among
those who voted a,PAILIAL the bill. The right rev. prelates
who voted with ministers in favour of the second reading,
were seven in nunber, namely, the llidlops of London,
Carlisle, Monehe,ter, Ike ford,' Bath and Wells, Chester,
and Worcester. No Roman rotholio peer voted against the
government. In the minority (against Lord Ikrhy's motion
still to exclude the Jews) are the names of the Duke of
Norfolk (Earl Marshal). Lord Can.yo, Lord Carew, Lord
Loud, Lod l'itre, Lord Stafford, and Lord Donner. The
Adlowing Roman entholie peers did not vote at all on either
side of the question, either pereonally or by prosy •—Loril
Arundell of Wordour, Lord Clifford of Chudleigh, the FArl
of ringoll, Dortioundown, the Earl of Kenmore,
Lord &Wheel!, Lord Stourton, the Earl of Traquair, end
Lord Tau: of Ilan...den.

TUE lIEV. CANON NIF.LVILL AT TUE. CHAPEL
SU, T t..—Yostenlay it tem the turn of the Ree. Henry Met-
ed!. 11.1)., canon of St. Paul's and principal of liaileybury
Collfcre, In pewit, a. chaplain in 'lnfantry to the Queen, at
the Chapel Royal, St. Juncoes. Amonit the COT ere mition
were the Du. tte. of Caruhridire and the Priiroma Mary, the
Morptio of Wincliroocr, the Earl of timulnieh, the Iliohopa
of St. itavi,fe mud Kiloton% Lltin told Ardoch (Dr.. Thiel.
wall end Bereefordl, Lord Grey de Wilton, and a v.ott 13U111-
ber of members of LIM homer. of pork wont. Mr. Stchill
preached from St. Luke ix.,Sl,6j.fal, on the rebuke tubular,.
tend by our Saviour to the Aponte' James and John for
darning tire to come down from Heaven and consume the
Ranunitunt. The rev. chaplain healed the soakreci u folk
catinK the einfulne• .S religious persecution.

THE SI•NI1 V SERVICES AT EXETER TIALL.—Tho
prrarher last evening was the Rev. Dr M•Neile, of Liver-
pool. The hall was full et en early hour, and to the hun-
dreds who failed to obtain &dial...ion, 0 sasnuon warn deliveved
in the open air, in Exeter-street. Among those who went
on the platform in the Hall were the Counter of Gaines
borough, Lady Fremantle, the Marquis of Warminster, the
Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Kinn iird, the F.arl of Mayo, the
Mellor, of London, the Prebendary of Ely, Archdeacon
Lew, Ailminal Hope, 0. A. Hamilton, Ear ~ M.P.t Ales-
ander Haldane, F:sq., Wilbraham Taylor, Esq., Dr. Living•
I.lon, the celebrated African traveller, and a mat many
clergymen and dissienting ministers. In the body Oche
Hell, among the iiirehanirs end working classes, ware Lord
Famine and Sir Jaime Graham.

MR. SITRi:FON %T THE SURREY 6.IRDENg.—A
WM` number of peraona attended yesterday morning at this
place to hear Mr. Spurgeon. Among other. present Y. 1141
Sir Jame. Graham, Dart., M.P., hlarquis and Mierhionass
of Clanriearde, Lady Stankl of Ablerley. Lady Albmi,
11oaager Counteas and Lord Morley, Lady Courtenay
lnrd Comlarmere, Mr. Locke, M.P., Lord and Lady Nam.,
Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle, Lady Boyne, Lady Hall,
Sir John 111)thr. Mmehionma of Sligo and friends, Hoy.
Mrs. Hamilton Beckett and Mra. Battle, Rev. Dr. Living-
atone,&e. The rev. gentleman took for his test 10th ROIIIIIIIIA,
T. 13.

PERVYRRION. The Derry Sentinel announces
that the llev Afoot° O'Connor. rector of Cuklad, ha. written
a biter to the Lord Iliehop of Derry, to the effect that he
has become a convert to Romanian], and therefore resigns the
living to the patron, the Msoluis 14 Donegal. The Derry
paper retuarke " The time chosen by Mr. O'Connor to de-
eert the protesbmt faith is rather inopportune. The bishop
had concludisi his profs in the suit instituted by his lordship
to degrade lino of hie statue as a ekvitynien of the church of
England and deprive him of his hn, to .e, to which, tho
ludgment given in the Court of Onren'a Bench ho had no
egal claim. The 111/.IJ wax almord ripe for hearing;; but, in-
stead 14 meeting the gravest accusations against hie character,
he has nhinilone,l the licrle.iastimd Court. end taken refuge
in the church of Rome. This ix the last strange phase in a
carter 11+1 chequered and eventful as many that have already
armrest their respertive biographers." An Armegh paper,
noti 'inc the accession, 11•y11 that the suit will be continued
until Mr. O'Connor is legally degraded.

WE4I.V.VA N ETIIOIn,T CONFF.IIENCE.—The 114th
annual sitting of this body will commence. in Brunswick
Chapel, Liverpool, on Thursday next, the 16th inatant, and
will extend probably over twenty davit. The great day, or
Conference Sunday, as it is tenuiA, falls en the 2nd 'A
Auzust. _ -

•
TOO MANY Vinous.—ln the Court of Common
in.., on Saturday, the plaintiff in a case having been ex-
amined by Mr. Denman, who appeared for him, Mr. Bovill, •
who bet just come into court, promeded to croso•exantino
hint, and asked, " What are you :" Mr. Justice Creswell
Mr. Bovill, if you had been here before you would have
heard what he was.—Mr. Burin It is really very difficult
to know what to do. Here cm xis courts sitting, and it is
impartible to he in all of them.—Mr. Justice Cretairell
' There is neither hardship nor difficulty in the matter. The '
course to be pursued i.e very simple. I have observed a very
unaatisfactory slate of things mum I have ad here. and I
regret it.—Mr. Tiocill I pally do not know what is to be
done; it is nnaysidable.—Mr. Justice Creaswell When I
was at the bar. I never took • brief which I could not attend
to.—Mr. Boyd!: Neither do I, my lord.—Mr. 'warm Creme-
well : Well, the roam before courted is very simple. We
won't disclaim the matter. Go on.—lt appears that for some
day. prat many earn have been erxidurted throughout by
junior. in the absence of their leaden, and many briefs have
ward into hand. for which they were notoriginally intended,
the fees remainieg, of course, with the original holders of the
briefs. This state of things is not advantage°us to the client,
for obvin. reasons. The remedy, es Mr. Justice Cresswell
soya, is simple.
LoNiroN AND SOUTII-WESTY RN lIAILWAT.—A
apecial general meeting of the sluireholdersof thiscompriny was
held on Saturday, at the company's °Hires Waterloo Matta&
for the purpose of taking into consideration and opprosing or
disapproving of a bill to empower the Staines, Wokingttam,
and Woking Railway Company to m►ke a reilway to con-
nect the Resting, Guildford, and Reigate Railway with the
Greet Western Railway. Mr. J. W. Chaplin, the chairman
theeompenv, presided. The heads of the bill having been
read over by the solicitor, he Chaimoin proposed a resolution
approving of the bill, which was unanimously agreed to, and
flea meeting then separated.
Mr. Dundas, late chief officer in the Peninsular
and Oriental Company's service, his been raised to the rank
of commander, and appointed to the mama: Ripon.

OXFORD RLECTION-RETIVIMENT OP LORD

IiONCK.

OXFORD, SATURDAY EYRNINO.

The forthcoming election for the city of Oxford
will be sharply contested, as the supporters of the Right
lion. Edward Cardwell have re..lverl to bring that gentle-
man forward again. A meeting of Mr. Cardwell'a friends
was held at the Star Hotel this evening, loam Piar.,
in the chair, when a resolution woo moved that "the electors
pnwent pledge themselves to vote for Mr. Cardwell, and to
11.14.1 their utneol endeavours to secure his return." There
waft, about 200 present, and the rewilition was adopted with-
out it dissentient. Lista were Pent in with eignaturra front
different parishes in favour of Mr. Cardwell, and a determi-
nation win expressed to carry out the elation without Mr.
Cardwell's pr Bence. The agent for Lord Mundt attended
the moiling, and communicated the remit to his lord-
ship, who iinnniliately went to the Town Hall
(where he WIN announced to address the elsrAors), and made
known his intention of withdrawn from the contest in cones-
Cuctica of tie resolution ideated at the meeting of Mr.
ardwell's friends. Ills lordship paid a high compliment to
Mr. Tharkeray, whose talents and character he fully appre-
ciated. A meetingot Mr. Thackerny'a friends was alterwerila
held at the Mitre Hotel, when the talented author in a brief
sneer.h expressed the great satisfaction he felt at the result
.of two ilayie canrasa, Lich bud far surpassed his most
sanguine est,. tt•iou., and intimated that he was fully me-
wed to go to the poll. It is an important fart, that Mr.
Tbackeray has the support of Mr. Neste'. party, while the
majority of the 225 electors who voted for Serjesnt Gametes
at the recent election have also expressed themselves in his
favour.

e,ONVEYANCB OF MAILS BY RAILWAYS.

IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE RAILWAY

INTEREST.
On Saturday afternoon an important meeting of
directors ant others cononcted with the railway interest was
held at the King's Anne !Intel, l'alaue-yard, for the purlieue
of taking worsen.s fur an energetic opposition to 11m bill
now before parliament, introduced by Dlr. Wilson rind the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to make further provision for
the eonvr:yance of .nails by rsils?ys.

The klirquls of Cl:land:is, eheirinan of the North Western
Railway Compiny, presided, and was supported by the
Marquis of Stafford and Captain finish, as representing that
company • Mr. J. B. Ihuiion, M.l'., chairman of the
Deed Northern Company; the Marquis of Stafford and
Mr. %Catkin, H.P., represented the nueleeter, Sheffield,
and Lincoluabire Itailway ; Mr. Denison, Mr. I'scke, and
Mr. Seymour Choice' GNorthern
the Great Company ; Mr.
Eborall, secretary, and Mr. Toulon, the South Eastern
Company;, chairman, Mr, Simpson, and

Mr. r GOViliton, the Favistern Conntioa Comp. r
Scutt, the Brighton Company; Mr. Hurry Pease, the Stock-
ton and Darlington Company. Mr. Jeffers attended on the
part of the Great Southern and Western Railway Company,
aad PeVl.2l alto r fri,h railway companies; and Mr. Stirling
reproanted the fantail railway intemst. Mr. Saunders, the
meretary, end Mr. Alieklethwaite Mho& d on the pert of the
Greet Western Railway Conip.uly, and clout d the other
Important lines in the kina^dom were represented by depu-
tations.

Mr. COATED, who acted /101 hen. sec ~ read communications
from the directors of the London and ti.uth Western, the
Lancashire and Cheshire, the South Devon, the Monmouth-
shire, North Briti-la, and other railersy companies, express-
ing their mneurrenee in the til.jmts of the meeting.
After some dismission as to the ground of opposition to the
bill upon which it was moot desirable to go to parliament,
Mr. Swim moved the following resolution That the
bill is so fraught with danger and ineonvi uience to the pub-
lic, end is so unjust and unreasonable towards the railway
companies, that it is the dear duty of those interested in that
property to offer the most unconipromi,ing opposition to it,
and that the government be reqx‘tfully urged to withdraw
the hill," which was curried untininiously. and it was agreed
that a deputation should wait upon Lord Palmerston and the
Chseeellor of the Exchequer to urge the withdrawal of
the MIL