The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-28 00:00:00

TESTIMONIAL TO SIZE REV. SYDNEY TERMER.•

Yesterday, -•
meeting of the Mends of the Philanthro-
pic Society took plains at the residence of Mr. Monektou
Mdnnw, M.P., 16, Upper Brook-strut, for the purpose of
preecntine to the Rev. Sydney Turner, her Majesty In-
spector of Reformatories, an acknowledgment of his eminent
cervices in the reformatory cause, and of his unwearied zeal
in the eetablishment of the society's form school at Rod-hill.
The treasurer, Mr. W. Gladstone, reed to Mr. Turner •
feeling address, which Do accompanied with many kind ex-
preesions of respect and regent un the part of himself and
tie rest of the committee. After this Mr. Milne* rose, and
in uttering to the acceptance of Mr. Turner a beautiful salver
and cup, which formed part of the testimonial. alluded in
term. of pathetic and graceful eloquence to the anxieties
which Mr. Turner had experienced during the last sixteen
yeere, and to the suedes, of the labour, for which Ito had
peon so providentially raised up. This tribute of sympathy
came with peculiar force from Mr. Minos, who, both in and
out of perliament, has been the earliest end one of the ablest
advocates of the reformatory movement. Among the perrions
who antecriled to the testimonial were Mr. M. Milne., M.P.,
Mr. W. Gladstone, Sir W. Jolliffe, M.P., Mr. Adderley,
M.P., the Marini.% of Westminster. Mr. Mile., M.P., Sir J.
Pakington, M.P., the Bishop of Winchester, Mr. R. Ban-
bury, M.P., Mr. Alcock, M.P., Lord Leigh, Mr. Braces
bridge, Sc A somewhat similar testimonial had previously
been presented to Mr. Turner by tho ollkers, workmen, end
buys of the eel. ty'ot fain' school at Redhill, over which, as
is well known, Mr. Turner hue presided with so much &Wean-
lege not only to the society but also to the make at large.
It consisiod of a besunfully-bound Bible, and a portrait of
Mr. Turner, which the carers and buys offered to Mn.
Turner as • small return for the interest which that lady Ito.
always taken in their welfare.
MCNIFICENT GIFT TO THE INHABITANTS OP
KALIF'S% RV FRANK CROSSLEY, ESQ., M.P.—ln the liberal
spirit iu inifestod by Mr. William Brown, of Liverpool, in his
noble gift for the intellectual improvement of the people .if
that town, Mr. Frank Crossley, the reepoidcal member for
Halifax, has presented to that borough the splendid park at
Bello Vue, which has been laid out with hie accustomed
taste by Sir Joseph Paxton. At the last meeting of the
town coonell of Braila, a letter was read from Mr.

•Croseley, in which ho otter d to *Amy to the corporation,
fur the use of the inhabitants for ever, the before-namtal
park, on the condition that that body should expend three
hundred guinea, per annum in maintaining the budding.,
Whip* stature, trete, shrub, walks, rests, and fountains,
end in providing also an adequate staff of gardeners and
keeper* The town council unanimously accepted the
munificent offer; and the general purpose* committee were
directed to make suitable arrangements for the public open •
ing oldie. park on the 14th August next. when a popular
demonstration will mark the eamsons. Although Halifax Is
situated in a delightful district, and much beautiful scenery
surrounds it, the Belle Vue Palk will be is greet acquisition
to the town, and be the mean; as in other crowded manu-
facturing places where public poi. aro 101 l out, of adding to
the retinal enjoyments of the people and the improvement of
their taste.
LORD IlaouGirsm has consented to distribute the
prises to the successful students in the Faculty of Medicine
of University College, Landon, to-morrow (Wednesday).

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

BELGIUM.

The marriage of Princess Charlotte of Belgium
with the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian was cele-
brated yesterday at Brussels. At the termination of
the civil part of the ceremony the matrimonial deeds
were signed by the august couple, followed by the
King of the Belgians, the Queen Marie Amelia, his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Prince Consort of
England; the reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha,
Archduke Charles Louis, governor of the Tyrol, and
the Archduchess Marguerite ; the Duke Augusta
de Saxe Cobourg and the Duchess Clemen-
tine d'Orleans; the Duke and Duchess de
Brabant, the Count of Flanders, Prince de
Linange, and the eight following witnesses:—
For Princess Charlotte—Prince de Ligne, president
of the Belgian Senate ; M. Delthaye, president of the
Chamber of Representatives; M. Dedeeker, minister
of the Interior, and M. Nothomb, minister of Justice;
for the Archduke, Count d'Archinto, Prince Clary,
Baron de Vrients de Truenfteld and Count do
Pery-Zichy..
. .

Immediately after the civil marriage the Court
proceeded to the chapel where the religious part of
the ceremony was performed. The spectacle that
here presented itself was magnificent, and the
chapel was crowded to excess with royal and dia•
tinguished personages.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert landed at
Antwerp at a very early hour yesterday mom•
ing, and was recceised by the Duke de
Brabant, and the Count of Flanders, and
their suite, all of whom had left Laeken before six
o'clock. His Royal Highness reached Brussels at
nine o'clock. Ile was received by the groups at the
station with loud cries of " Vive le Prince Albert!'
Brussels is very gay with a series of fetes in come
memoration of the marriage.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PRONE OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, MONDAY EVEIING.

It is announced that the Emperor will Ince Placa-
bikres at noon to-morrow. His Majesty will sleep
at Chalons, and on Wednesday morning will visit
the camp, which is now nearly completed. He will
leave Chklons at three o'clock and arrive in Paris at
six.

The Eastern Railway Company has been re-
quired to make a branch line of fifteen kilometres
from Chalons to the camp, the coat of which will be
about three millions of francs. This camp is situated

on the vast plain which was occupied by the hordes
of Attila King of the Runs.
The Bourse has been very dull, in the hourly ex-
pectation of the Indian news. The Rentz. fell 20e.,
both for cult and account, closing in each case at
66fr. 70c. No cause was assigned for the fall be-
yond the almost complete stagnation of business.
Rumours were indeed circulated that, according to
news received by way of Trieste, the three presiden-
cies were in a state of insurrection; but the firmness
of the Consols is considered to be a sufficient contra.
diction to this statement. Credit Mobilier fell lOfr.
The railways were without any important variation.
I alluded about a month ago to an almost incre-
dible report that the Courrier de Paris, a young
paper, edited with great ability, had been ordered
to transform itself into a government journal within
a given time, the authorities being of opinion that
the Press, and the &earl contrived to do quite
as much opposition as could be conveniently
tolerated. It seems, however, that the rumour was

substantially true. The journal not having chosen
to comply with the offered conditions of its exist.
ence has this day received notice that its authorisa-
tion to be sold in the streets is withdrawn. The
intention of government to adopt this rigorous
measure was communicated to a Belgian journal
several days ago, but the editor of the Courrier
knew nothing about it till this morning, when the
order was served upon him.
The weather in I'arie is now magnificent. We
have seen nothing like it since 1846. The cheering
thing is that if the learned JI. Babinet, of the Insti-
tute, is to be believed, this is only the first of a series
of " old-fashioned". French summers. The heat
is indeed intense, and, inasmuch as people
have no appetite for meat, and are per-
spiring all day, the average weight of the
population must have diminished immensely. But
the evenings arc delightful for those who will take
the trouble to go but a little way out of town to
enjoy them. The Boulevards, indeed, where the
Parisians from old associations fancy they are tak-
ing the air, are now rendered more stifling than the
pit of a theatre by the hot breath of the multitudes
who sit outside the cafés. The Champs Elysees, up
to ten or eleven o'clock, are not much better. But
the Bois de Boulogne is now in all its glory. The
Pre Catclun and the lake arc the central points of
attraction fur moonlight promenades. The Empress
was present last night at a concert given on the
Island.
General Ahmet-Menekli-Pacha, who commanded
the Egyptian contingent in the Crimea, is now stay-
ing in Bordeaux with his son, whom he is about to
place at school in I'aris.
A man in a blouse threw himself off the column
of the Bastille at one o'clock this afternoon, and ass
of course killed instantaneously.