The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

TO TEE EDITOR Or THE =I%MS.

FIR,—I have just read your articlo on the
October meteor. in which you find fault with the want of
accuracy and the vaguenens which mark m many of the
notices the meteor of the ith iunt. May Ihe allowed
to Fay that I wasstandingat my telescope and fortunately
!coking at the exact spot where it appeared; this, was
It A 111 h. N 1) 10 deg.. close to the two stare Xi
and Omicron in Taurus: it disappeared just to the
right of Rigel, falling therefore nearly perpendicularly.
This would make the place of its fall about 35 deg. south
of east, as seen from this town.--1 remain, &c.,
Brighton, October 16. H. C. MALDEN.

The Attorney-General for Ireland has placed
200/. in the bands of the Regius Professor of Divinity in
the University of Dublin, in order to found an annual
prize of 10!. to be given to the author of the best essay, or
to the best answerer at an examination, on the trans
and Articles of the Church.

A letter from Biarritz says that the Emperor
and Empress make frequ,nt excursions, the weather being
most delightful. A number of Spaniards are at Biarritz.
The Queen of Spain communicates frequently with the
Empress.
WI ITffiALL. OCr. 14.—The Queen has been
pleased to order a range to pass the Great Seal.
empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral
Church of Peterborough to elect a bishop of that see, the
mine be ing void by the death of Dr. Francis Jeune, late
bishop thereof ; and her Majesty has also been pleased to
recommend to the said Dean and Chapter the Very Her.
William Connor Magee, D.D., Dean of the Cathedral
Church of Cork, to be by them elected bishop of the said
see of Peterborough. The Queen has also been pleased to
grant the place of one of the Lords of Session in Scotland
to George Dundee, Esq., advocate, in the room of John
Marshall. Esq., resigned.—Oesette.
ThE MARQUIS OP Bum AND TUE CARDIFF
Emereate.—Scarcely a month has passed sines the people
of Cardiff, but more mpeciallthe liberal electors, were
delighted by the frank and honourable manner in which
Lord Bute came forward to declare that his influence
should not be brought to bear upon those in his employ
and others indirectly connected with him in the forth-
coming election ; and they put the most let:icit faith in
that declaration, believing that after so emphatic a state-
ment the agents of Lord Bute would have decency to
withdraw from any active interference in the election. In
this, however, they have been greatly mistaken,
and one consequence is that a reactionary feeling
towards the noble lord is rapidly setting in. His
agents have been most indefatigable in the registration
court, working for the castle nominee, Mr. (Weird, and
arc now doing their utmost in his behalf, whilst other
officials connected with the Bute estate are using
their greatest exertions to promote the succors of
the conservative candidate. The electors are naturally
asking whether it is possible, after Lord Bute's public de-
claration, that be is direetly,sanetioning these proceedings,
or whether his agents are acting without his consent !.
The general belief is that his lordship is not aware of
what is going on.
Limp 3LAVon'S DAY BANQUET.—The following
are the names of the gentlemen selected by the Lord
Mayor-elect and the sheriffs to have charge of the enter-
tainment to be given on Lord Mayor's-day at the Guild-
hall. Chosen by the Lord Mayor-elect—Mr. Deputy
Fry, Mr. If. E. Murrell, Mr. It. Pallett, Mr. T. Lintott,
Mr. J. A. Cotton, Mr. J. Land, Mr. A. F. Lawrence, Mr.
W. F. hock. Chown by Mr. Alderman and Sheriff
Cotton—Mr. Deputy Simpson, Mr. C. White. jun.. Mr.
J. Cox, Mr. T. Symonds. Choscu by Mr. Sheriff Hutton
—Mr. C. W. Stec, Mr. Deputy Heed, Mr. J. Coates, Mr.
T. O. Hutton. At a preliminary meeting. Mr. Deputy
Fry was unanimously chosen chairman, and Mr. Murrell
hon. sec. On Tuesday the members met for the despatch
of business, when it was decided that the entertainment
shall be of a sumptuous character. The number of tickets
to be issued is t 472, tun, the company, it is expected. will
include a more than usually large number of distinguished
pervnegra.—City Nees.
II Elt MAJESTY'S STAOIIIOCNDS.—In order to meet
the wish and convenience of the farmers who hunt with
these hounds, many of whom are in the habit of attending
at Mark-lane on Mondays, Lord Colville has arranged
that for the future the meets shall be held on Tuesday and
Friday in each week, insteud of on alternate Mondays awl
TuTdays.

FOOTBALL. AT ETON COLLEGE. Yesterday an
exciting match wax played "in the field" at Eton be-
tween the College eleven and • Cambridge team. The
following are the names of the gentlemen who took part
in the game. Eton College:—H. H. Benson, H. Freeth,
A. O. Tindal, J. Maude, J. E. Edwards Mew W.
Courthope, H. J. Hope, It. H. Murr, O. G. Greenwood,
C. J. Ottaway, and J. Johnstone. Cambridge:—Hon. F.
O. Pelham, A. Kinnaird, Rev. G. R. Dupuis, E. C.
Austen-Leigh, E. Hammond, W. D. Rawlins, A. Thomp-
son, W. Hoare, It. A. H. Mitchell, 3. U. Courthope, and
C. Parry. The Cambridge eleven worked bard, and
made two rouges within about the first 30 minutes.
After the change Etou made • rouge, but failed to re-
trieve the fortune of the day. Cambridge, therefore, won
the game by two rouges to one.
TEE ORFORD AND CANTERBURY MUSIC-HALL
CONPANY.—Yestarday an application was made at the
Rolls Chambers in the wing-up matter of the Oxford
and Canterbury Music-hall Company (Limited), in Chan-
cery, with regard to the Canterbury-hall. The music
license was about to expire, and Mr. Capes, the official
liquidator, for the benefit of the estate craved permission
from the Court of Chancery to apply for a renewal of the
music license. It appeared that a similar application had
been made to Vice-Chancellor tliffard's Court as to tho
Oxford Music-hall. The Chief Clerk (Mr. Church) granted
the application, on tho course being followed as in the
Oxford Music-hall application for a license. Order sc:
conlingly.
NATIONAL. ExItIBITIoN OF WORKS OF ART AT
TAMAN 11468. Return of admissions: Friday. October
16, by season tickets, 1469, by payment of 2a. lid. each,
1,667; total, 2,616.