The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-15 00:00:00

the English and the (lemons. , •
greatest triumphs, for although in p
had is large stud at Maisons Lab
rude ~a many in, 3no
seldom won any FINN. of
high, with long thin legs, h, was
for a jockey. Ili, hod the v. .q ht W.,tt 4•11
of any man I ever saw whit I t. 011141
believe no luau ever got so mangy
To see him craning forwor,l
head between his horse's ears, audit... 4.
light between him and the Nail-. it .
miraculous that he could stick on at +.ll
believe he never wine off except a 11.11 !,..
fell, only he was so badly bolanc...l
that his horses wire t', 4:
nmeniber five years ago seeing him z. •
purl at the Irish wall :it
carried off the ground
gents dr rifle, and most of tl,
Le was seriously injiii,••l
much shaken,
half an hour afterwards. lli. „ .
table. While maintaining his .
in thy:limy, he scariely ever
after the Crimean war, tl,••
big detached him for the
Imperial 'lavas. lie eons, wt :.•
judge at bt (41)1(1,11; vies, both in i..•
the provinces. He was first cotisin •
Beauveau Craon, who met with hi. .1.-
shocking manner that I rpport,..l
Speaking English almost like a mit
English society, the viscount had /t Lag,.
ance among English sportsmen. Ile %.„. ;•:.
years of age.
The Bourse has not recovered (row
the last few days. Sales for cash
money price of the Rente down to 7nir,
it recovered, for the close, to yesterday*,
tians, 70fr. 25c. For account, there w.., ,I.
21e, the last price being 70fr. 23e.

PRESENTATION OF A mi.
WINDOW TO THE CORPOR .1
LONDOI‘.-(THIS LA E)

shireacomThuneniciiltan:rila:thyvheancoldtdtotonwlin
faitioithuiltske.dhauoaThpetotwihiuirnLotan.::fif
siding, for the special purpose of receiving e "
.1' 'L.
to commemorate the feeling of gratitude enter
by the working classes of the cotton distneis tears
the citizens of London for the munificent
them in their distress during the cotton 0n0,... T.,
sum raised by the exertions of the Ste:, ai.i „
Committee was upwards of half a million. 'p.
raised for the commemoration window W4l t
1,00 W., and as the subscription 1144 4
more than 240,000 operatives must •
tributed to the fund. Lord Derby
have acted as the spokesman of the opee,i
but sa the health of the noble lord did not allow hiel;
fulfil that duty, it was performed by Colonel
Patten, who, besides being Chancellor of the !ludo ;
Lancaster, took a very active part in the relief st
tress in the north. Amongst those preesmt set.. es:
Wilson Patten, M.P., Lord Egerton of 'Litton,
Howard, M.P., Mr. Barley, M.P., the Msloi ••I Me.
cheater, Colonel Gray, M.P., Mr. Barnes, M.l'.
Jacob Bright, M.P., Mr. Greenall, M.l'., Mr. The:.
Chambers, M.P., about a dozen of the aldermen ot
don, and a great number of the common councilmen.
The Loan Mane having introduced the Miser ;
from Lancashire,
Colonel W. Parries expressed his regret at the •1•-• .
of Lord Derby, who devoted so much of hi. ton,
labour to the relief of the distress in the eott.ei i..to ••.
The deputation which he represented consisted •4
the municipal officers of the towns on which the preo.••
of distress was most severe. Their object in pre—iitaia....•
memorial window was to exprese the sense or :a• se
entertained by the operatives of Lancashire fur t
did efforts of the Mansion-house Committee to
the pressure of the cotton famine. The right I.
gentleman then gave a brief history of the famine AO •••
intensity of the distress which existed in the N-rt:.
England. After which he presented in their name:
memorial window to the corporation of the City.
The curtain by which the window was covered xi.
lowered, and the gift was exposed to view amide ;
cheers. The window is erected at the eastern end •
Guildhall. The following official description of it ss
circulated :
The stonework of the window is of 15th e•it• -
chancier, of which style it represents an extrenieij• :•• •
and bold type. It is divided vertically by twee n •
mullions or piers into three sections, the central
being sub-divided into five lights, the sides into tws • a a.
The middle portion of the window is divided by a trill-c
into two Inas, and above the springing-line in all the,
groups of lights are the traceried openings characbr.c.:
of third pointed style. In the treatment of the II,•1C
glass, the middle division of the window in both
devoted to representations of historical subjects in
with the history of the City of London. The couplet
/don on the north side contains figures of Lanieetri:
worthies. In the similar division on the sow!, •:.•
are introduced worthies of the City. The •
of the lower tier of the central portion ..i
window is illustrative of the re-building of the ei!y
Alfred the Great, that of the upper tier being d0v0t...: •
the subject of the grant of the charter to lb.! 1::ty
London by William I. In both cases the figure. ,a
Kings occupy the central light, the figure ui
queror being shown in the act of presenting the ehir•••
which has been reproduced in the glass from the..,r,41,..!
in possession of the Corporation. The two tigui•cs ••.
side division on the north ride are full-length 1..:tr.••
of Sir Richard Whittington and Sir Thomas tiredica,
those on the south being of John of I.
Duke of Lancaster, and Sir Thomas Slab.
In the tracery openings above the., portraits are in'. •
duced, together with the Lanc.i,ttian roe and the t
crest, the heralds' bearings proper to Cavil figure;
iuthetraceryopenings of the main Te in of the Win.l.4
are t.. scented the shields of the twelve City • aupsh •
At the base of the window runs the
inscription :—` The grateful memorial of the ise••
tires of Lancashire and the cotton manut...t..r.:.:
districts to the Mansion-house Relief Committee. who. .••
almoners of a world's benevolence, distributed to
more than 600,0001. during the cotton famine lu,:.
namely, William Cubitt, Lord Mayor William J tree
Richmond Cotton, Charles Barber, Morley.l-t1
Armitage, Groom Howes, Francis Lycett. and stae: •
Dilberoglue ; with Lord Mayors William Auderem the,
William Lawrence, Warren Stormes Hale, and Js-i'•
Gibbs, secretary.
Messrs. Clayton and Bell have executed the work.
Lord Tzrrox of Eoxxrox then delivered an address
The gift having been accepted, the deputation present::
in an adjoining room, a handsome piece of plate to 11.
Gibbs, the secretary of the Mansion House Committee.::
acknowledgment of the valuable services which he ma:
dered in connexion with the collection and distribution '•
the relief fund.