The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-06 00:00:00

DEATH OP LOLA MONTEZ

Lola Montez is dead--aud the New York
Inning Poat given the following account of her death :
" The lust momenta of Lola Monte: offered a singular con-
tract to her earlier career. For some time she has been very
ill ut Astoria, and professed the heartiest penitence for the
manner in which her life had been spent. About four weeks
ago the Rev. Dr. Hawks was requested to call on her, and
did so. H. found her with her Bible open to the story of the
Magdaleo,and she expressed to her visitor her sincere anxiety
in regard to her future welfare. At the same time she was
hopeful. • I can forget my French, my German, my every-
thing,' she said but 1 cannot forgot Christ.' Before
she died she purchased the little plot in Greenwood where
she is now buried. On her wain was a plate with the
simple inscription :
Mae. Etas Gicniarr,
Died January 17, 1861.
14eld 42 years.
Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Heald, Countess Lndafeldt, Lola
Monte:—by whatever of her numerous names she may
be known -did not die in • state of utter dependence
on friendly hospitality, as many suppused. She had
some money, throe hundred dollars of which she left
to the Magdalen Society ; the remainder, after pay-
ing off her just debts, is to go to charitable objects,
The peculiar circumstances in which Lola, Monte: was
plao.d must be considered in viewing her career. She was
an illegitimate child, and early deserted by her mother. She
had talents, and decided to make use of them to get on in
the world. She was a Becky Sharp on a grand scale, only
not quite as hairlines as
itl:itei‘ i: el re
inary character. Her
most eccentric actions were speedily ported, but her
many acts of generosity, es y to poor litenuy people—
and there are several of this cisme in New York who can bear
testimony to this—were known only to the recipients of her
careless bounty."

•
THE Law or ftErrtEMENT.—A deputation of
poor-law guardiau and other gentlemen specially interested
in the administration of the poor-law, had an interview
with Sir tornewall Lewis yeitenlay, for the purpose of re-
commerding the abolition of the law of settlement and the
equalisatioe of poor rates over an extruded area. This de-
putation originated out of the oinference of poor-law guar-
dians, which was recently held at the London Coffee-
house. Sir Cornwall Lewis concurred with the de-
putation in the opinion that the laws of settle-
ment and removal might, with great advantage to
the ratepnyen and the poor, be abolished ; but he
said that if they made rateability coextensive with
counties, they must have a system of administration co-
extensive with counties," and he did not en how this
could be easily carried out. He, however, did not say that
the difficulties were insuporable, or exhibit a disposition
to uphold the present unfair system. The whole queetion
will be dealt with 17 a select committee of the House of
COMMOON Mr. Villiers having already given notice of his
intention to move for the appointment of such a com-
mittee.

taICRCH MISSIONARY PEN'IETY.—.YEBEenIiIIy after-
noon the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the
commodious building for the new Church Missionary-beam
in Salisbury-square, Fleet-street, was performed by the
Right Hon. the Earl of Chichester, in the presence of a large
assemblage of influential gentlemen, including Viscount
Midleton, the Hon. Captain F. Maude, R.N., the lion. L.
R. Canon, the Hon. R. Forbes, General Alexander, Col.
'Jewel, Colonel Hughes, and a large number of clergymen
and others. The sits of the new building is adjoining that
of the old house in Nelishury-sluare, and it is propneed to
raise a structure, some 70ft, high, with a frontage of 51ft.,
and a depth of 100 ft. The style will 100 the Italian ; the
front, to the first floor, will be built of the Portland stone
taken from old Westminster-bridge, and the dressings of
the upper portion will be of similar material. The arrange-
meats inside will be most complete and extensive ; the
board-room, on the first Moor, reached by a handsome stair-
case, covering an area of 20 feet by 15, will be one of the
most commodious in the metronolia. Mr. Breeebridge is
the sedate...tend Messrs. Lucas Brothers the builders. The
contract is for 13,0001.
THR CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CORPS AND THE
PRINCE or WALIs. A meeting of this amps was held on
Tuesday at the Lion Hotel, Cambridge. The notice con-
'ening it stated that business of importance would be this
cussed, and the *Mendel:we was therefore numerous, several
hundreds of the corps being prearnt. Colonel Commandant
Baker (Magdalene College) presided. Reporters were not
admitted, it being courteously intimated to them that the
meeting was a private one. We believe we may state how-
ever, without danger of giving offence, that the first busi-
ness of importance related to a proposal to offer the honorary
ooloneley to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, sod
that the same was agreed to. The second was the discussion
of the means to be taken for the separation of the Uoiver.ity
corps from all connexion, es regards funds and regulations,
with the Cambridge Rifle Club, of which body both the
university and town corps are offshoots. A general meeting
of the club itself is called for Thursday, the propoeesl with•
dramal of the university body affecting its vitality most
materially.