The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-12 00:00:00

POLAND.

A oommuniestion from Warsaw, of the 4th, in
the Side, says :
It appoint that the state of siege is not likely to cease
for some time yet. Instructions have recently been sent to
the governors and commandants of districts to guide them
Lithe ►pplication °ltalia exuptional system, informing them
as to the nature and limit of the attributions it confers=
them. Hitherto everything has been left to the arbitrary
decision sod seal of the generals and officers in command.
In the government of Ralow—to cite ► fresh instanoe—the
governor has enjoined the authorities of the district, to
proceed with the utmost rigour against all priests,
organists, and sextons of the churches in which
any national emblems are preserved, and in which
there still exist crucifixes and banuers bearing the arms of
Poland—the white eagle or the Lithuanian horseman. The
order extends to cemeteries as well as churches. Tomb-
stones ere to be carefully examined, and defaced or removed
if necessary. The aroma ended In honour of the victims
of February at Warsaw are to be taken away. The amen.
lion of thee, orders is sometimes resisted, but if the clergy
do not voluntarily carry them into execution, the pdests
are to be arrested and sent to the citadel of War-
saw ; the sextons sod organists to be enrolled
as oommon soldiers, if fit for the service, co
if not, placed in companies of discipline. Sue.
ral eoelesiutics have been arrested in virtue of
these instructions, which doubtless are not those of the
government. In the incorporated provinces, the Governor-
General bas just lamed orders to deprive the catholic popu-
lation of all sorts of arms, old or new, whether fit for use or
merely kept as curiosities. What renders these orders
more singular is that the schismatics and protestant. are
allowed to totals theirs. To avoid piling for them, the
executive officio to Like than temporarily only, some of
them being very valuable, and promises to resters them.
hut past experience has taught us the value of such pro-
mises. Similar measure, wan adopted in 1818 and 1854,
and the arms then taloa were never returned to their
owners.

BISHOPRIC Or tar. 11321-lA.—The bishopric of
St. Helem, which has become vacant by the translation of
the Hight H Dr. Piers (Wesley Cla4l4mi to the Help
opric of Colombo, hoe been conferred by the Duke of
Newcastle upon the Venerable T. E. Welby, M.A., Arch-
deacon of George Town, to the Cape of Good Hope. The
new bishop was formerly rector of Newton. war Folking.
ham, Linculesbire, to which benefice be was resented
in 1641 by he relative, Sir G. E. Weller. On' reigning
that hying he eigaged in missionary west coder the
Society for the Propagation of the tel I. Foreign Par*
and was three or four years since rested to the erobdeaconry
of George Town. He is now in Englend, bed will proceed
to St. Helena early in the new year.
CATILZ BROM.—Visitors from the country wish-
ing to take home some pre ruts to their friends are mum.
ineisled to call at one of Simmers leteblisbne au, SS, Strami.
24. trouhlll. or C Palace, where they sill find the largest
and most elegant aseerument et Maey novelties for Christmas
Presents and Now Years gifts, at proms varying from 6.1. to
le. Christmas trees besettfally lilted UP. al Is.
perfume vaporiser for balls mid parties, from as.—(Ad% artist,-
mut ]

Sr. MAST'S HOSPITAL, PADDINOTON.—& large
and Milliont ! meeting of the inhabitants of Paddington
and the surrounding districts was held yesterday in the
vestry-hall, Paddlngton-green, for the wpm of taking into
consideration Umpteenth financial oththtiOn of St. Mary's
Hortatailiad to devise MOM for maintaining it in a state
of . The Lord Bishop of Loaders took the chair,
and said object of the meeting was • most important sad
interesting one. The question wan whether the inhabitants
of that wealthy sad populous district should allow a noble
charity to lose its ellisismey for want of peonathry aid. He
understood them was a dohs of 3,0001. weiglaiog on the
managers of the hospital, independent of 5001.
requited to meet the butcher's bill at Christmas.
I That sum, though large to the charity, was nothing
Ito the Inhabitants of the neighbourhood. It would be a
disgraos to allow so noble a charity as tit. Mary's Hospital
to languish on with this dead weight pressing upon it.
They were ell to blame, and let every man who felt for the
tam parel as well as the epiritual wants of the poor leod a help.
tag head according to his mimes. He thoeght the clergy of
W parish bad not throe all they could and ought to do
in this matter. There were 150 beds in the wards of the
hospital, all occupied, nearly 700 inpatients were attended
to annually, and 13,000 out-patiente received its benefits.
This large amount of relief could not be given to the
suffering poor unless liberal feeds were placed at the dis-
pond of the mothers, and be trusted the appeal now made
would not be made in vain. It had been maid the manage-
ment of the hospital was defective ; that might be so, and
if so, let the wealthy inhabitants take more interest in its
welfare, and by becoming subscribers have a share in the
management, and remedy any little defects that might exist.
Mr. Wade defended the management, and said the debt
Lad mainly arisen from the great falling off in the amount
of donations daring the past year. The Rev. Canon Boyd
moved a moieties pledging the meeting to provide the
means to pay off the debt of 3,11001., and to maintain the
hospital in a state of efficiency, which was seconded by Mr.
Capel, who handed in his cheque for 100 f. This example
MU immediately followed by Mr. Bunting handing in
er anoth 100/. 'Me resolution was curried. It waa also
resolved to recommend the clergy of the district to set apart
a couvenisat day for preaching sermons in their respective
churches and chapels on behalf of the hospital. Mr. Shaw,
Sir R. Carden, Mr. Harwood, and other gentlemen, ad-
dressed the meeting.
THE LATt PROPICREOE Q 1711117, F.R.B.—The
most extensive series of micruecopes from the earliest date
of the invention down to the present time, and formed by
the above gentleman, were sold yesterday by Mr. Bullock,
at his rooms, in High Holboru, nod drew a large and distin-
guished circle of scisotine men, among whom were observed
Sir Jame, South, Professor Sharpey, Charles Brooke,
F.R.&, and tatives of the Royal College of Ser-
pens, the Crop Chemistry, the Microscopic, cud other
learned societies. The first lot to excite attention was the
royal microscope, an expensive and unique instrument, made
by command of Geo. 111. for the of the royal dukes by the
celebrated Benjamin Martin, which fetched only 151. lbs.
whereas a modern one, b the well-known Ross, realised
Eli. Lot 533, a Newtoniani telescope, described as the in-
strument made end used by the celebrated Sir William
Herschel aid by the aid of which most of his discoveries
woes made, was knocked down for 111. the following
lot--a modern the—fetching 161. 16s. The loedstone oath
the property of Benjamin Franklin, and mounted in orna-
mental brasswork, with inscription ; this interesting lot
was purchased by Mr. Balfour, of Grove House, Putney,
for lf. la. with a view, it was stated, for presentation to
the British Museum. This gentleman was one of the
largest purchasers of scientific instruments. Mr. Stone, of
the Royal College of Surgeons, was also a imp purchaser,
one of the iota being an elaborate model in glass, 'hewing
the circulation of the blood. The ancient arm, and armour
will be sold toanerrow, to be followed by the pictures, in-
cluding also a separate collection of pictures of the Italian,
Flemish French, English, and other schools, the property
of • distingoshed fore*, gentleman.
EAST INDIA COMPANY. —The quarterly general
melting of the proprietors in this company was held yester-
day, at No. 3, Lothbery; Colossi Sykes, M.P., in the
chair. The amounts having been read, the chairman de.
elated the ordinary dividend provided be the rut of path
meet, and stated that the warrants were made out, and
would be payable ou the 6th Jan. next. A long converse-
We took place on the position of the company, after which
the omegas broke up.

At the meeting of the Corporation of Dublin on
Tuesday, a letter from the Chief Secretary was read as the
subject of the distress in Coonaught, in reference to a in.
merit.] from the corporation, which stated that the Irish
executive has been for mouths in communication with
various load bodies, and with persons most capable of ob-
taining reliable iuformatias as to the districts referred to
in the proposed memorial; and the government is perfectly
satieflrit that the operation of the poor law is adequate to
meet every previous which may reasonably be expected to
hill upon the unions.

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Last week we_ reported that the New York
merchant ship lady Franklin was os fire in Plymouth Sound;
to-day we have to reseed the same thing of the Illiphat (Heel),
of Portland. Maine, at Brixhata. The Eliphat finely is a
ship of 4000 tone, and owing to the war hawse& the
feathers sad Northern States of America she was being
sailed as the Woman, of &unhurt, from which port she
was bound in ballast for Akyab. Her master's name is Yr.
A. J. Cutter, of Portland, Maine. Thu vessel arrived in
Torbay on Wednesday morning, at three o'clock, on film AS
soon as she came within sight of Brixbarn the alarm of fire
was raised. Two fishing smacks, the Sophia and Charles, went
to her meistance, and with their help she was run into Mary
Com, whither the coast guardsmen repaired under the dine-
Woo of Mr. Milton, the chid officer of the station. Brtliog
to extinguish the fire, they deemed it prudent to bring
her to Brixham harbour, and on her being rmored abreast
the Breakwater, the towu fire engine was brought to
her assistance, and under the superintendence of Mr.
William Brown, the town engineer, the engine was spstaoadali
aad effectively worked. The ensine was placed on
the harbour cosionissioners' barge, knows MI the Lowey,
and with a promptitude which reflects great credit upon all
enpgsd, was brought to bear epos the fire. It eau ex-
tremely difficult to get at the Are, which was confined to the
after pact of the IMMO, the cabin stores, sails, ropes, ha.
all of which were unfortunately dcst,oyed. It was aot
until S o'clock in the afternoon that the Are was subdued.
The muse of the Are is unknown ; of course various rumours
are afloat, the most mu rent one being that it was wilfully
does. The ship was first discovered to be on Are on Monday
night, at half past 7 o'clock, Just a the Bolt Head, when
the master bore up and arrived is Torbay as bdore stated.
Mr. Cutter's wile r with him.— Weems Morning New.

I The Worshipful Company of Groom have Net
ea additional dosation of BM. to the National Lifeboat
lastitutiun. After a thanksgiving sermon, preached by the
Bev. J. Bead, M.A., at Blyth, Northumberland, fur the
late abundant harvest, a collection amounting to 101, was
made and remitted to the isetitution, which has incurred a
large expense in the establishment and maintenance of its
many life-beet stations ca the Northumberland Coast.
A watch took place yesterday at Wormwood-
scrubs between eight men of the St. JAmeiS (12th) Corn-
Noy, and the same number of the St. Martin's (13th)
Company of the Queen's (Westminster) Volunteers. The
prize wee a ride. The mega were lilt), 1110, and 11108 yards.
The St. James's Company won by 8 pointe. Pnvatte Carrick
and Griffiths, of this company, made the highest snores,
anti tied, but in shooting off private Carsick was the winner
of the prize. The Bt. James's Company has challenged say
other company of the Queen's.
HONOURABLZ ARTILLIRY COMPANY.—The mem-
: bets of this regiment gave a dramatic entertainment last
evening at their head-quarters in Finsbury. The pieces
selected wove—Secret 'same, A Rryular Fix, and the
Itarkdor of Ares. The principal characters were under-
taseu by Captain Fuld, Sergeant Bkey, and Ikons. Collard.
Spicer, Burt, Tingle, Chaplin, Everitt, Tepees, ar.c. The
h.dl was crowded to excess, and the performance gave the
utmost satisfaction to all present.
CITY Or LONDON COLLILOR, Brslorr-arar..—This
evening, the Rev. J. B. Owen, KA., of St. Judea, Chelsea,
will lecture at the above college on " Dominoes ; or, Seep-
ing up Appearances ." The chair will be taken at 8 p.m. by
Mr. John übbock, F.L.S.,
THE METROPOLITAN GAOL DRLIVERIML—The
seven! registrars of the Court of Bankruptcy are about to
visit the gaols in the metropolitan district, for the purpose
of disehingiug the prisoners returned in the moodily lists
furnish ed by the keepers on the Ist of the present month.
Messrs. Miller and Abrahall will attend at the gaol is
Whiteercerstmet, Messrs. Winslow and Biggins at the
Queen's Prison, and Mr. Hatlitt at Horseruungerdane gaol
'the labour. of the learned visitant on this occasion will be
materially lees than thee* which occupied so much of
their time last n-outli, and it is highly expedient that such
should be the case, if for no other reason than that their
duties at the Court of Bankruptcy it.elf are becoming so
heavy as to demand their closed application. The gaol
delivery at the Queen's Prison this month would have
fallen altogether upon Mr. Registrar Winslow, bad
not his colleague in that visitation, Mr. Higgins, very libe-
rally given up the remainder of his vacation in order to
facilitate the business of the court. One circumstance
which last month continued several of the prisoners within
their respective gaols was a cocatruction by some of the
registrars, that the language of the 101st section," every pri-
soner included in such return, who shall have been in
prison, being a trader for 14 days, or not being a trader for
two calendar months," meant, that the trader must have
been iu prison 14 days, and the non-trader two mouths, at
the time of the registrar's visit, and not at the date of the
return by the gaoler. It might seem, however, a safer
reading that as the jraolor's return is of a band and oertein
date, while tke visit of the registrar is uncertain, the former
point should be that to determine the requisite period of
previous inearcetation.—Balikrepecg Guzate.
POACHING EXTRAORDINARY.—.I. gentleman who
rents& moor on the line of a recently projected railway on
the west of Scotland was a few days are taking a quiet
moons atter ha diurnal toil, when his slumbers Ince inter-
rupted by the entrance of an excited assistant-keeper, who
informed hint that a party of poacher. were in the glen
pureeing their felonious avocations with a braes-cannon
atouated on a rest, and requested his help to capture them.
Muttering au anathema on all poaChers, &c., he set out
with the keeper fur the spot, and on reaching it, found
that the auspeated game desiroyen were a party of sae-
' nears taking the railway level with a theodolite.—Greenock
Ad:v*64;er.

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