The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-26 00:00:00

TILE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Her Majesty and the Royal Family will arrive at
Windsor Coale from Bookingbass Pekoe ca the 9th of
Joe.
His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of
&AZ. Msiaiatien hes arrived in Portland-place, on • • ait to
his Serene Higintem Prince Edward of Sacs Weimar, last
from Goodwood Perk, the sat of the Duke of Richmond.
The Countess D'Apponyi's assembly last evening,
at Chandos Room was say folly and fashionably attended.
Previous to the sisembhy the count sad mane= entertained
at dinner his Excellency the Ansteamior of France, his
Excellency the Raman Minister sad the Catania Choc-
towich, the Marquis and Merohkesees of Ely, Frames AMMO
Morehionees of lAndcaderry, the Berl sad Coultas. of West-
morland sad Lady Roes Ps* the Constar of haver and
Ltdy Clementine Villiers, the Earl of Cardigan, Lord Bur-
gher*, the Right Bon:B. Dias* MP., sad Mrs. Diaselb
Ibid.-General Binger, and Mr. KoSehonbry.
The Duchess Dowager de Orentroont her arrived
in Hyde-park-place, from Nth on a vet to bee relative,
Mr. Madden* M.P.
The Dike of Bimini& and the Earl of Home
left town lad evening for Bothwell Caine, user Glasgow.
The Duchess Dowager of Hamilton bon returned
to bre grace's residence in Portman-mnsre from Easton

Hail, Suffolk.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland en- I
tortaiaed a whet party at dinner UM evening at Northam-
berland Hams.
The Marchioness of Rath and Lady Louisa
Thyme have arrived fa town from Italy, alter a lengthened
dame en the Cartiment.
The Coaster of Jolley received the Earl of Car-
tureen, Carat Essolyi, Lord sad Lady William Towlett,
Lod John Kamera Lord ALL Grebes Lennon Hon.
Hilbert Heathoots, Kr. and the Hon Mrs. Wm. Rose, Kr.
Baring, Kr. Damien and a whet perry at dinner, on Ban-
dar. at the kotily smensko, in Harkelereguare. The Earl
of Jersey is mach tatter.
The Earl of Winehilsea is, we are happy to an-
aemic*, recoverlag from bls moan Miser.
The Earl of Radnor is greatly improved in health.
We are sorry to learn that Lady Londesborough
is suffering from revere Indlipoellka at GrialiDll Perk. His
lordship Is in cconamsaes &Weed in Yorkshire, sad will
not be in tbe south this week.
Lord and Lady Wenlock arrived at Northumber-
land, Hones yesterday, from their seat in Yorkshire, on a
visit to the Duke end Duchess of Northumberland.
Lord Kenyon's ball is fixed far Thursday, the
lath of Jane.
The Ladies Pelham Clinton have arrived at their
reddest* in Cumberisad-strest, from Hanky Hall, near

Bedard.
Lady Harriet Grant Sattie's ball will take place
on Thursday, the 18th of June, at 31, Sidarave-equaris.
Sir Robert and lady Pigot and Min Baum hare
arrived in Braten-sned, for the ere" train Chippenhani
Park.
Sir Wm. and lady Bowyer Satijth aid family
bare kft New Bar a academia taw el sea east

(moll 00111:0W11 CORRISTITALArf.)
PARIS. 'AONDLT BVI3IIIIO.
The Neufchatel Conference, met to-day
at two
o'clock, with Count Walerwti in the chair, and
remained sitting till neAeiy half-past five. The
Patrie says it is thou ":er.t this sitting is the last, but
I am informed that. the business was not concluded
to-day, although iwe swim difficulties in the way of
official 'Miley red are apprehended.
Two pro feta for diminishing the floating debt
' were lalP4y laid before the Corps Legislatif, by one
of whi A it was proposed to make the augmented
capital of the bank available for the purpose, and
by the other to make use of the surplus monies of
%fie army dotation fund. M. Cronin has made a re-'
port in favour of the latter of the two schemes, but
the committee of which he is the organ has, with 1
the concurrence of the Council of State, proposed
some modifications, which are represented to affect
only points of form. Instead of appropriating to
the dotation of the army a certain portion of Realm
belonging to the sinking fund, the committee pro-
puce to create new Restos, annulling, at the same
time, sinking fund Renton toe like amount.
There has been a decided improvement at the
Bourse to-day. It was announced that the com-
mittee of the bill on the bank had adopted two
amendments—one, reducing to 3 per out. the rate
of interest to be paid by the treasury Is Ihs ant
for its advances, and the other authorising the bank
to issue 60fr. bank-notes. The Brute rose 65c. for
cash and 46c. for account, closing at 69fr. 40e. and
69fr. 40c. Mobilier rose 17fr. 50e. The railways
were in considerable demand. Northern, Eastern,
and Lyons rose 156. each; Mediterranean, 30fr. ;
Southern, 17fr. 60c.; Western and Grand Central,
8f1•. 76c. each; and Orleans, 7fr. 60c.
The Opera is closed this evening is consequence
of preparations making for a State visit fees the
Emperor and the King of Bavaria to-morrow. The
Ring, after dining in the apartments prepared for
him in the Pavillon Marian in the Tuileries, went
to the Theatre Vaudeville last night.
The Greed Duke Constantine, in the Reins
Hortense, arrived at the mouth of the Loire
at six o'clock on Saturday morning, and but just in
time to find water enough to enter the river. The
vessel had scarcely cast anchor in the St. Nizaire
Roads when the Prefect of the Loire, M. Chemin,
General de la Motte-Rouge, and several staff affirms,
came on board to pay a visit of ceremony to the
Russian prince. He had suffered considerable fl -
tigue from a rough voyage, and was fast asleep
when they arrived. The officials were kept waiting
a good while, and when at length the Grand Duke
came out to the state cabin to ace them, the first ob-
servation he made was that he did not like so much
ceremony, and would be glad if they would change
their embroidered uniforms for undress. They bad
not, however, the means at hand of doing this, and I
therefore his imperial highness was fain to sit doers I
to breakfast with them in grand tense. After break-
fast he inspected the arsenal on the Isle of Indret.
The Pays, alluding to some observations of this
Union on the attitude assumed by the government
journals with respect to the elections, says this even-
I ing that it has never in any way mixed itself with a
dlecusion in which " nothing but party questions
have hitherto been agitated." I much suspect this
We paragraph to be a "cloud as big as a man's
hand," signifying that government will speedily put,
a short end to anything like organisation for a ballot-
hoxopposition . A little stir has been encouragedj wit to
serve as a pretext for denying the accusation that
political life does not exist in the country, but it is
quite obvious that if the republican newspapers were
to be allowed day after day to write about the elec-
tions even in the most moderate way, to hint at op-
position candidates, and to suggest the possibility of
some political action being exercised in favour of
liberty—a degree of interest would be excited among
the constituencies which, however feeble, might lead
to a movement far more extensive than the policy
of the power of December 2 would tolerate.
The national guard of the town of Avranclies, in
Normandy, has been dissolved by an imperial de-
cree. This is, I rather think, the first time that
such a measure has been taken by the present go-
vernment. The national guard has now nothing la
common with the civic force, which bore that En= I
in Louis Philippe's time. The members are all
chosen by government, and great care was taken to
side* men not likely to be disaffected. I have not
Wiwi in what the national guard of Ay-ranches
has idea-
The ifissiestir publishes the official return of the
sub= receipts for the month of April, which
mmsaated to 16,104,211 fr., being 2,065,0396. morn
lima In the corresponding month of last year. The
semperison of the receipts for the first four months
of 1867 with those of 1866 shows an augmentation
of 6,263,3926. in favour of the former,
the amounts being respectively 67,840,6641 r.
and 62,687,2726. The articles which have
shown the greatest improvement during the last four
months are—foreign sugar, 2,244,086 fr,; French
colonial auger, 805,786 fr. ; coffee, 4,819,3466.; wine
and spirits, 2,397,162 fr. ; cocoa, 106,7416. ; linen
and hempen cloths, 122,397 fr. ; linen and hempen
thread, 24,880 fr.; mahogany, 36,507 fr. ; corn,
31,009 fr.; oleaginous seeds, 70,7096. ; sundries,
607,709 fr. The items which give the greatest falling
off are—raw cotton, 1,336,048 fr.; raw wool,
1,652,3136. ; bar iron and steel, 1,401,9806. ; rough
coatings, 84,5676.; cochineal, 28,9656.; pepper,
24,0846., &c.
The post of Governor of the Bank of France, in-
dependently of the consideration attendant on being
at the head of so great an establishment, is an ex-
cellent one in a pecuniary point of view, as the salary
is 60,0006. ; with payment, besides, for attendance
at the sittings of the board, and a splendid residence ;
on the whole, the value may be set down at
100,000 fr. a-year. The governor, moreover, has the
prospect of obtaining, after his retirement from
office, a scat in the Senate, which is worth 30,000 fr.

SWEDEN.

"The Xing of Sweden," ways a letter from Stock-
holm of the 17th, " has addressed a message to the
Diet relative to an offer made by a banker of Ham-
burgh, M. Solomon Heine, to charge himself with
the loan of twenty millions of rixdollsas for the con-
struction of railways. The royal message has been
referred by the Diet to the Committee of State."

The Burner Zeitting states very decidedly that the
Prince of Wales will spond the months of July sad August
at Kostipwinter, and that the Rotel de l'Europe has been
token for him end his suite, which, together with the sa-
vants, amounts to twenty-seven person,. The mat to be
paid for these two months I. mid to be 1,8001. The same
journal informs us that the Prisms Royal will ales per •
month or two as the Rhine, and that the spot them' for her
royal highissia temporary madams is Remscren, • little
way further op the Rhine, above Bonn.
In the early port of next month the King of
Promeia will repair again to Marienbad, the waters of which
he fond so benelicial to him last year. At the woe time
the Queen will repeat her visit to the ',flap at Toptita, In
Sammy. Their Majesties will, howe►er, both d the re-
turn to Potsdam in the early part of July, ae in the middle
of that math the Empress-(other of Muria is squad
lbws as a visit.

By the ship Sutlej, Capt. Janus, which arrived
terday from Calcutta, we bare Cape Town ippon to the
219th of March. The posture el adman es the Libra fron-
tier bad not bees °banged. The gems,: lel thought it
better to prolong y
eMisla in thatqvasto,
_coaeworad the m-
ould state al disks nd the &Wag el the
Kaffir.; be bekthodere, ag,sad the PaidheSent
to April the 7th. Ms I vie
into the interior Haas eon eil=
or of prowling is the colony wlthentesibiesso
wise growers in the 41011111Uare. fall ad sod ;no.
The trait is very -fie Is a peat sigh:- The
boss manure is very pepialor. The vast et blessisbary
wash felt. A wise eilawalvarilme la the QV AVMS*
30 wan, to whoa he willighe ablelo d OA, sol 1114.-In
mime. Wine 110.11411. Ad leis ergot be obM
Ihsvanty aglisisaretved hots at. Haim.
Mrs nye that they were eagerly aright ke end obtained
logo, hew labourers from W. Is 241. a year, with
gosh drian, sad and lade at from 14 to 17 years
of op eerily oboshiad *hasihans at 121. • yeas, with lodging
and board. A bartoir hoed of
been whahel. 84 at Shod s
Town, end the hogoomeal of the Whew le receiving
attention, A eimpay how lowned hand a dock is
which ships cry
March grosOr Mahe& Os the 13th of
March • waterspout bast ateWoa's Tamed did such
damage. The paasengen of the barque J Scenes, which
was burnt off the Wand of Tristan tr A on the 29th of
February, had arrived at Cape Town, and, with the
bad been treated kindly. An account of the disaster will
be found in another column.

ARRIVAL OF THE ROBERT LOWE.
Ole amicevac TELEGRAPH.)
(71011 001 OWX COIII.IIITONDINTI
DARTMOUTH, TVEIMAT.
The mail ship Robert Lowe arrived at Dartmouth
lest evening. Her dates are—Calcutta, February 17, sad
Cape, April 6. She brings a heavy mail and forty pas-
sengers. Confidence is restored on the Cape frontier. The
troop ship Simoom pat into Simon's Bey on the 2nd of
April with the 83rd Regiment for Mauritian.

tEAL BONDS.

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Respecting the non-payment of the first issue hf a
wrier of Montreal Bonds, which became due the let of
March last, the Montreal Herald gives the explanation fol.
lowing
"It is true these unpaid due bonds bear the image and
superscription' of the city of Montreal, but are, in truth.
the bonds of the Grand Trunk Company. What is their
history •? They were originallyy issued es a loan is dit to
the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Itaiirad Company, that com-
pany binding itself to pay the interest annually, and repay
the capital when due, and giving the city, in security for its
so doing, a lien over their mad. W•l4 sa all the world
knows., the Grand Trunk Railway Company ' bought out'
the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Company, of comae assuming
all their obligations. They did pi without oonadting our city
authorities, and in accordance with their bargain they have
regularly paid the annual interest on the bond*. When, how.
ever, the capital of those bonds fell due, on the lat of
March lag, the Grand Trunk Company—no doubt as
an ergtootottor ed miserieordiom to the Canadian
tore, from whom they were about to beg for moan=
or two—while admitting their obligation to pay. the=rox
Need to do mon the grounds of poverty. Our city
ties were notified of the bet, and called open toEnthae debt
of the Grand Trunk Company. They wars however,
that so soon as the arms Trunk Cowpony their
expected aid from the Canadian lAgithatere, 'all would be
right.' At the mime time, we understand, some dark in.
sinuatione were thrown oat on the subject of the validity of
of
the city's lien over the road. Under these th•Meneas,
the reaperstated at the public meeting last week, the hoe.
of the bonds having received all the interest due ou than.
and having taken no legal steps giblet the city far the psi-
ment of the principal, It was coluddered best to allow the
matter to lie over for a short time, and await the decision of
the Legislature upon the demands of the Grand Trunk Cm-
pony. That decision having been given in favour of the
Grand Trunk Company, doubtlam them bonda
wil
be forthwith paid ; whereas, had the city paid them in the
first instance, the Grand Trunk Company might have con.
stilted their own convenience in reimbursing her for an outlay
which law and not equity had induced her to incur. As we
have mkt, although the bonds are in the name of the City of
Montmel, and, so tar, she appears to be the original
tderlir
the whole of their prooeeds were received by the
Trunk =any—they are the debtor*, and the City of *cm.
heel is a guarantee for the payment of their debt.
Should the drand-Trunk Company fill to pay the holders of
these bonds, within a reeemable delay, they may rest assured
the City of Montreal will pay their prinidpel sail interest, In
full ; and we trust this explanation of the character of the
alleged default will satisfy the Doily Neter and ON
friends in England, that there is nothing in the iranseetkm
which ought iniutiottO yto effect the credit of the Cikr el
Montreal, other Cwa cities, or Canadian securitise
gauntly."

SOLICITORS' AND GENERAL LOW ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.

The eleventh annual general meeting of the pro.
priciets of this office was held yesterday, at the Gray'e-Inn
Cogee-house Mr. S. B. Dec* x presided. The report el the
directors stated that during the year endinth.st day "The
=has issued 236 policies, assuring 123, 0301., the stand
urns on which &mord to 3,7861., end granted Mire
annuities *mounting to 361. 130. Td. per annum. The dere
which have risen in the same period amount, with the
bonuses, to 11,870/., which sum is reduced to 10,870! it els
emanates in 1,0001. having been effected another dike on
one of the lives assured. From the commencement 4 the
society to the present time the premiums received in
of Lapsed and diaeontinuad policies hare &nand (after
trig the rens paid ss ..14thrainon for the eurrenber of
ll
des) to pay upwards of 65 per cent. of the total bores apse
rimmed. The income of the society derivable front premiums
is now 26,2401., and from investments 4,4581., mald aft
annual Monne of 29,6964 The number of policies Mime
(exclusive of 32 anzuthiesamorutting to 1,346(. per anew)
1,577, aseming the sum of 783,3361., and producing, as Mibre
stated, an annual revenue of 25,2401." The
same conversation, was adopted. Baron Wetars,rertg=
Esq., M.P., and Sir F. Kelly, M.P., wet* elected =
trustees of the society, and the directors retiring by
were severally re-elected ; Mr. Bruce was elected a tllmelow.
A motion was made that 6001. be paid to the directors ter
their past services, but an amendment was proposed to extend
that awn to 7001., which, after a brief disdains, was ceded
by a large majority. The retiring auditors ware re-elected,
and thanks having been voted to the ecrutiesers sad- the
chairmen, the mooing @sparred.
At • preliminary meeting convened foe the purpose a res
, solution was come to recommending that haniefolkh the
valuation and 'division of profit* Mould be made (pinnate-
, nially instead of triennially.

It is now stated that, notwithstanding the e*rta
of the principal creditors of M. Chase Mumma MP
certain the limit of his defalcations, se positive
has yet been arrived at, but that the sessisat is net all
be leas then 600,0001. It is mention. be Men abeam
that when Id. Thurneyeern left, on the Mat, be let&
with some relatives in Gormasay instead of
directly to New Tort. Probably, however, a
statements have bon circulated on this point te beat
suit. One communication from a halm agildhil
that the Wait Mobilier is undeceived hod
eo,opromiaed to the extent of 73,011111., got from *Old
losses sustained by several of its adnisinsetare. The pin
copal foreign losers are at Amsterdam and Antwerp.
On Sunday the King of Sardinia, the Empresi d
Ruda, and the King of Saxony were present at a Oen&
COISCiII in the theatre of Turin. The Empress of Ramie set
off yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, for Switzerland,
taking the route by Mount Canis.
M. de nemusat has just published a life of Lord
Bacon.
In the course of the debate in the Spanish Senate,
on the 20th, some strange expressions were made use of;
thus the Marquis de Miraflurce declared that the principle of
national sovereignty wan a "nocuous" one, and
Lusa/into spoke of the necessity of "easing the throes I
be supported on conititutionsi 'booklets."
A Iit:MEAN CANARD.—A St. Petersburg letter, in
the ans of Comer, gives the following extraordinary nary,
which, we conceive, must come under the category of conare:
A traeol drama has just taken place here. The gest
of Count Sch—, who had been to the bank to receive a ma
of 15,000 silver roubles, lost the packet of notes on his ell
home. The money was picked up by a clerk, who, MOO
of giving the property at once to the owner, followed him be
his house end inquired the name of the person who lived
there. The finder of the money then returned home,
hesitating labia own mind how he should act. When be
arrived doe, a violent quarrel took place between him sable
Ole, the hitter wishing to keep the money. The cink,
however, on the following morning, went to the hours of Oa
canal to deliver the sum, but the latter would not receive
ft, saying that his agent had committed suicide in the Pso*
in emmequesee of the lose. Overcome with remorse, tbil
clerk rebutted home, where he found that during his Ammo
his wife had hanged herself from vexation at not having
kept the money. Ile immediately cut down the body, Int
bs himself with the same rope I "
AND FRIED.—The Toronto Globe state/
that great excitement prevail, smog the ul
lumbermen of the
Ottawa, in consequence of a manifesto against the wastef
practice of frying pork which the employers who pima an
their labourers hews homed. The employees sib
desire to fool& to those in our employ an abundance of
good food suitable for their nourishment sad mainteianoe lot
good health and strength, but being convinced that tried
pork administers no more to those ends than boiled pork lad
in view of the greet leas sustained by the practice of=
it, and the unumuilly high price of this artic nth
time, do most emphatically protest iLgtil.llt rr condor:
our foremen that
awed the practice, and have instructed
it be wholly abolished."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
outiogs Baneo.—Before Lord Campbell sad hurtles.
Coleridge, &le, and Cromptoo.)

• 0112111 (ON THE SOIOBICOTION OP JOSIPII STRING-
FIELD) O. FAXES DAI/I.—CHIMINAL INIPOILMOTTON.
Mr. B. James applied for • rule, calling upon Mr. James
Dare, the printer and publisher of the Waster, Mercury and
Liwtrel Alimerast Strati, to show cause why • criminal
Information should not be filed ageism him for publishing
• libel in that Paned upon Mr. Joseph Stringteld,
• forgets, practising at Weston-super-Mare, where he
bid some °aces It •pp.arod that the question of supply-
fog the town with mule became a subject of debate among
the inhabitants. Two beads were proposed, but they
ustlortunetely led to anything but harmony. Mr.
thringfield took an active part with a large section
of the kernueople in procuring what was called a German
band, and Mr. Dare, who- seemed to hero had no benevolent
bangs towards Mr. Stringteld, in consequence of his
having sued hiss for • bill for medical attendance, joined
with another portion of the inhabitants in east),
&MBA "the town band." Thia state of things led
to a good deal of warm discussion in the town,
and on the 19th of May last Mr. Dare thought proper
to insert what he was sure their lordship. would think wee a
most scandalous libel, .Maks the private character of Mr.
fitebufield. It imputed to him most inbeimen conduct
towards his father. The article containing tho libel, after
giving the eanase of several of the inhabitants, mid .-
4 In giving the foregoing lists we have no idea that the pub-
lication will deter Mr. Joseph Stringfield from pursuing his
suicidal aurae—we believe him lost to all the feelings which
should animate • good cabin, but we have hopes that
the few whom he might have deceived into sup-
porting his anti-social and pernicious proceedings
will seriously ask themselves whether the prosperity
of Weston is more likely to be advanced by the steady
facetious of the gentlemen whose names appear above, or by
the wild follies of Mr. Joseph Stringfield." This
was followed by an allegory beginning "It was ,
a cold day of November, 1864, when an
old man, hed evidently seen better days, was ob-
served to be anroachkg the door et a prettily situated houseln the town of Weetwater, which Bee upon the coast in one
elate western counties The wary travelier had trudged on
that sad the preceding day upwards of 30 miles item thechat
city of the county, where be had formerly carried on a
repectable business, but was now greatly reduced in circum-
stances—even to destitution. With tottering steps the old
man reached the door and with a trembling hand lilted the
bucker." The narrative then went on to say that the old
man had an interview with the owner of the house,
end the " came forth, with teen Let flowing down
hie wrinkled cheeks, whilst the of the two in •
towering peseion was harshly bid at once to leave
the rimless and never spin dare
attempt.
hie
The old man made two or three attem to weak, bat
Tasks sobs checked his nascence ; lsegth he mid ha half
Woken accents, Then your poor old father mast perish of
want,' Starve and be —,'wee the auk= response, and the
nut moment the door of the younger roan's hum of plenty
had reached its fastenings. But God tenure& the cirW for
the shorn lamb.' As the old man wandered the streets of
Weetwebrr, he wee recognised by an sogusintence7ono
who had known him ere adversity had est m—
end who now guts him that much needed as-
sistance which his own flesh and blood deeded him
In • day or two the old man again reached the city, from
whines he had wandered with a father's hope, and where
he is now isainfortably lodged in one of thou
asylum which the benevolent of times gone by had
• linoded flog dewed citing. The SOO'S curse,
however, still dugs in the old man's ears, and never
does he retire to 1k humble pallet before on his
knees kerns-beg_ We Maker to change the heart of his
annaturalson." The affidavits showed that this picture of the
eon's °ended wee Intended to amply to Mr. Stringfield
and the learned curd &mantled the article am one of
the most wicked libek which had ember nnbyaked, The
whole story was entirely fictitious, and ha had the s®-
dub of the hiker, who stated that he had never
been at Weeten-super-Mate, which wee evidently the plebe
dearibed in the libel as Weetwater. Mr. Stringfield oho
shawl that he contributed to the support of both his father
and mother; and it seemed that hishishu, who had been a
traders at Bath, had seen better days, but was now
en Womb of • charity in that town, when, however, he
only received a portion of what wee necessary for his =in-
tensive.
Lad Campbell—The father denies positively that such an
Interview with his eon ever took place P
Mr. H. Jaime—Moat distinctly.
Lard Camp—Take a rule.
nisi.