The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-16 00:00:00

THE BEITGEES IN LONDON.

On Monday last the burial of the late NI. Stasis.
lea Women, a Polish exile, long resident in this country, and
well known in literary and political circles, took place at
Highgate Cemetery, a great number of refugees following the
hearse from the residence in procession, and assembling
round the grave. An address was delivered in the presence
of 400 or 500 persons by M. Ledru Rollin, his auditors
including M. Menial and various eminent refuges from
Italy, Germany, Poland, and France.
M. Rollin, in the course of his address, said .—" The life
of Stanislaa Worrell was" indeed, so simple, so prudent, 90
modest, so utterly devoid of all ostentation—in a word, so
truly republican—that I, who have known him twenty years.
' only yesterday knew the full ruemure of his devotedness,
the whole extent of his meritkes. While so many in those
time. dishonour themselves for riches and for rank—when
gold is god and avarice virtue—when society, in its delirious
whirl, waken ono think of the chapter whkh Machievel

entitles 'Of those who have made themislves

princes by their crimes,' it suffietd that Worce should
be been to show us one of the ecirth'e truly great men,
Of en ancient and noble lineage, the porecesor of immense
wealth, several times a millionaire, allied to princely families,
he cast honours, rank, and fortune' into the abyss wherein
lies buried his beloved Poland. A ruler of the old world, ha
made himself, without pretence, a simple citizen of a new
world. There is yet more; he, so tender, so good, so losing,
broke, in the holy interest of his muse the tenderest
Use; comrades and children, haring reuse,
by rea-
son of their rank, protected by the hangman of his
country, and lauded with favours, he repudiated them
as polluted by the foul contact. He brokessunder the bonds
of kindred to enter unrestrained the great family of mankind.
Honoured bo this antique virtue I (Cries of 'Hoarser 4
lei P) This agony of soul and body he endured for seven-
teen years without flinching—without once falsifying his rte.
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solve. A sign, a word, world have sufficed to have repo.
messed him of all; he scorned to yield. Soventeen yam;
glorious struggle I His pilgrimage was measured literally
day by day, hour by hour, by suffering ; always calm, always
serene, shays self-posseseed, he never ceased to smile at al.
varsity ea others semlo at good fortune. Poland, mankind,
you have lost in Worceil one of your noblest children. Thrice
be he honoured t"

The above) dontonetration has given mat offence in official
quarters acmes the Channel. The Paris Coosetitutliceintl of

thin day ham a viakat article by N. Granite de Caseagnser
protesting against the proceedings. "Never before "be
exclaims, ‘. has the world seen such a profanation a funeral
procession conducted by murderers!" He admits that there
was a time when political refugees had some title to the pity
and respect of mankind, hut that was when they had at
their head such men as Lally Toloudal, Monies, Count
Morella, sad Prince Ceartorysky. But now when they hen
for their leaders a Ledru Hollin and a Itaskini, the great
gun of the French goyertunent press solemnly cella upon
honest men of all civilised nations to say whether the spec-
tacle which the city of London has juot witnessed, and whiob
the English laws protect—the Rag of murder displayed in*
grand city, and funeral honours publicly rendered to MU-
sins ris liberty or license

DECREASE OP PACPERIsM IN ENGLAND AND
WALZII.—It appears from a return issued this morning to
parliament, that the total number of persons of all climes
(including children) in receipt of relief on the let of Jane
hat in 624 unions and parishes in England and Wales, wail
843,430, being a &creme of 33,223 on the numbers at the
date of Jan. 1, 1856. 139,130 adult ablebodied persons,
male and female, exclusive of vagrmita, were in receipt 01
relief on the tat of last month, being a decrease of 13,044 on
the numbers at the corresponding date in 1856. 50,362 of the
persons relieved last month were widows.
The sixth annual public meeting of the Associa-
tion for promoting the Repeal of Taxes on Knowledge will
take plat* at St. Martin's Jlall on the 25th,SirJeeeph Panto%
M.P., in the chair. The meeting will be addressed by T.
Milner Gibson, Ilerbeit Ingram, M.P., Berjeant
Parry, &e.
It is said that General Tom Thumb received 567
valentines on Saturday loft.

In the Surrey -Gardens Hall, yesterday, Mr.
Spurron2ras obliged, from indisposition, to abruptly termi-

11;i0 La. dim:on:sr.-
The appeal of Mn.t Itaydon to the friends of
literature on behalf of her on has proved successful, and
ho was returned on Saturday at the head of the nine access.
ful candidates for dm fission into the St. Amen Society
Schools. _ _

c (Salisbury Journal) are informed that the
Lord Chancellor has presented the lion. and Rev. S. Welds•
grave, rector of Barford St. Martin, to the canonry in Sella.
bury Cathedral, vacant by tho appointment of the Rev. B.

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Bickersteth to the Bishopric of Ripon.
The Rev. F. W. Parry has been licensed to the
perpetual curacy of Bickerton, in the county of Chester.
- The Rev. Drummond Anderson has been nomi-
nated to the petpetusd curacy of St. Mark's Church, Liver-
pool, void by cession of 11ev. William Pollock; patrons,
trustees—value 3801.
THE lIVNTEHIAN ORATION.—The forty-third an-
nivereary of the Huntorian Oration, to perpetuate the me-
mory and fame of John Hunter, the founder of the Museum
of the Royal College of Surgeons, was celebrated on Saturday
last, in the theatre of thin Meditation, Mr. Wormald, one of
the council of the college, being the orator on the '
There was a very large attendance of fellows and mmben of
the college present. Among the visitors we noticed the Lord
Chief Baron, Lord Talbot de Malahide, Mr. Justice Erie,
Sir Charles Barry, the Chairman of the East India Com-
pany, the Direetur-General of the Medical Department of tits
Army, Sir Henry Ellis, &c. Mr. Wormald spoke in high
terms of the great talents end prodigious labour evinced by
Hunter in anatomical and physiological discovery. lie also
paid a graceful tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Guthi*
the distinguished military and civil surgeon, and concluded
his oration amid great applause.
SCOTTISH lATERARY INSTITCTE.—This institution.
which has for its main object the relief of literary person" in
circumstances of indigence, and which holds ita meetings
alternately in Edinburgh and. Glasgow, met on the
in the Religious Institution Rooms, Glasgow ; Robert
Bald, F.R.S.E.,in the chair. Dr. Smith read a paper entitled
"Hints on the Cultivation of Literature," and Dr. Adam, of
Dumfries, submitted a statement respecting an extension of
the usefulness of the institution. The meeting appointed a
committee to consider the proposed of receiving dnurki me-
chanics' institutes and achtobi of art, as auxiliary branches,
on a small annual payment, with a view towards securing
the smite/ of distinguished lecturers on behalf of that
societies.

THE REPORTED MINERAL DISCOVERY IN LIN•
LITROORHUIRE.—Iroastone of the fined quality has just
been obtainod close to the village of Blackburn, Linlithgow-
shire, hence the very favourable report by the eminent min-
ing engineers, Robert Bald, Esq., and 'William lit Vreath,
Esq., in 1846, is about being fully corroborated. Some of the
lands, like 13atligatc and Torbanchill in its vicinity, are found
replete with the best kinds of ironstone, coal, lime, clay land„
with a variety of other minerals, which, when fully wrought,
will be productive of great wealth to those who may be so
fortunate as to procure tomes of the minerals which
they contain. So rich in minerals is this vicinity,
we are surprised the exploration so long escaped the
i notice of romunsters of Scotland and England. In
property near Blackburn, coal of a very fine quality tam been
got even in the operation of draining for agricultural pur-
poses. .0 near is the mineral to tlie surface, and it is deemed
that the famous gas coal is also imbedded thore.—EditilwrgA
Courant.
STRIKE OF SHOEMAKERS.—The boot and shoe.
makers of Wishaw and surrounding districts have struck
work, on account of the emploi ors proposing to reduce the
wages to nearly what they were in September last.—Glarymo
Daily Med.
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GOVERNMENT ATPOINTMENTS.—The Lord Chan-
cellor has appointed the Hon. end Rev. S. Widdegrave to
the stall at Salisbury, vatetui by the Bishop of Ripon.
Henry Js use Rost, Rack, has been appointed Chief Justice
of St. Christopher and h CAS. Hugh Ilenwood, Alexander
Bain, and Charles Alexander, Bets. are appointed member)
al the legislative council of Grenade: J. Grunted, Esq., has
been appointed Registrar-General of Population and Pro-
ter7 Of the Colony of British Guiana ; and J. T. Vaughan.
igloe, C. A. neroing, R. S. Turton, W'. S. Johnstone
and W. J. Jeffry, Esqnt., are appointed district registerswtl
the lame colony.—Obserrer.
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THE ELM OF HAREWOOO.—WC have great pleas
sure in stating that this esteemed nobleman has so fax re•
coveredtrom his Lite serious accident that no further
will be issued. The following is the last announeement we
have received : "The Earl of Harewood is improving. NO
further bulletins will be issued, unless there should be sown
material
_change in his lordship's cundition.—Harewooi
House, Saturday morning, Feb. 14."
ROYAL BRITIsti 11ASK.—We learn that within
the last few days it has been determined to appeal to the
House of Lords the adjudication of bankrupteym this
corpor Mt. Marcus, the original petitioner.
has instructed Mews. Barrie= and Lewis, of New Bova'
meet, his present selialtees, to take the naceasary nor_ Is
C meal bawd Oda session. The point raised M
tithe ad Of bankruptcy.
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