The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1881.

There can be no good objection to these ar-
rangements being adopted. The experience we
have had of the working of the water supply of
the metropolis since the Act of 1832 would en-
able Parliament to 6: the charges to be made
with due regard to the interests of all parties.
The Water Companies, indeed, will probably de-
mur to having a question re-opened which at pre-
' sent is adjusted in a manner so favourable to
' themselves. These bodies, which do not allow
their shares to appear in the Stock Exchange
lista, and whose meetings for the declaration of
dividends are held in private, may easily be ap-
posed to have good retains for desiring to maintain
the atuf us quo. In the meantime they have a
I Parliamentary authority to tax the public up to
certain limits, and they do push their taxation to
the furthest point which thole limit* permit. Nor
will there be a wish in any quarter that they
should be deprived of a fair return for the capital
they have invested and risked. But, on the other
hand, the public, which has conferred on them
exclusive privileges and peculiar powers, is entitled
to require that it shall not be charged for an
article so necessary to health and security as
water, either at an exorbitant rate or on a system
which practically renders it less available than it
might be in the moment of our most pressing need.

Ur Court.

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The Queon held a drawing-room yesterday after-
noon in St. Janice' Palace.

The queen and Prince Comport, the Prism of Wales, the
Princess Alice, and Prince Louie of Hesse, arrived from
Buckingham Paler., attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen
in Waiting. The wn Prince and Prince, of Prussia,
with the Ladies and Gentlemen of their suite, preceded the

The Princes Mary of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, Pram Ihedmick of Holstein, sod the Maharajah
Dhuleep Singh, were inesent at the drewing•room.
Her Majesty and the Prince Consort were attended by the
Darien at Wellington, Mistrec of the Robes, the Viacom-
tem Jocelyn (le westing), and the officers of the hoosehold.•
The Pane el Wales was attended by Major-General the
Ben. R. Ikea sad Captain Grey. The Crown Prince end
Primer of Paola went attended by Countess /kohl, Bre
raw wee Debensek, Count Furstaistein, and Lieutenant-
Cabal v.a OhomMe. The Princess Mary of Cambridge
was attended VI lady Orrrakline Somerset and Captain P.
Cast Prises Leah el Hesse was attended by Bane roe
Westorwelar. The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh was attended
by Camel Oliphent.
The Queen were a paean:Atte train trimmed with crape.
The petticoat of tie same material and trimmed to comp
Her Majesty's heed-dress was formed of Meek feMhers
and Meek crape veil.
The (Nowa Primers of Prussia ware a parammta train
trimmed with crape. The petticoat el crape and Mama
to esnespond.
Her Royal Hr 'a head dress was composed of a disc
des of jet, fe these, and crape lappet. The ernemente
were jet.
The Princess Alice won: a train of grenadine over oak
trimmed with palings of crape. The petticoat of black
crepe ear silk.
Her Royal Highness wore as a headdress a tiara of jet,
feathers, and lama
The Priam Mary of Cambridge ware a train of black
silk, trimmed with ruching, of craps. The pasta:at black
silk, covered with amps. Ornaments of jet.
Her Royal Highness wore a circlet of dare in jet, black
feathers, and a crape veil.
The Forage Ambassadors and Ministers were ushered
into the threnseroom. when the following pxwnttioae to
the Quer took plow in the diplomatic c :
By Be.. Atanie—Mra J. Lathrop Motley and Miss Motley, of
By Boron, Mairehtarte.
the Bavarlat Minister—Mr. Hermann de Elehlagintweit
and Mr. Robert de ilableglotwelt
lay_the Greek illeap—Oapiata Parra', tecrogary.oeneral go
av Mae"
Limb W . Lieutenant Boutsoukos and Lettering
of the Cheek Navy.
By the span) *soy--c.pratn Blanco, of the apeaddi loyal
Navy : Captain Bier war. of the Spanish itoyal Navy.
New
My the Navvy of re rutted Slatee—lgr. Jasper 1. Craggily, of
reek.

—Me liePortagates Ohms. &At/sites—HY Zuelisaey Mr. de
Cud II *s. sa-Maielsr uf Fonda Affairs sod Animus of Ids
Meet Msjsely : Chevalier do Crux Guerretro, attache to
thr legsalea W Ms Moe Metal Majesty at Lars&
The dipiffestie ettede was fatly attended.
Tie ward egrets was attended by most of bar Majesty's

Tlesidleiriart presentations to the Queen took plan, the
11M1111 harms been preriottsly lett at the Lent Chresbee-
llain's office wad submitted fur her btaptety's approval
Mr Hewlett& Harr Adair. by her mother, Almada.

Mi. Mr" by bey mother, Lily radar.
Nan Wey Akienon, by the Hon. !In. Olenpe
Miss Geraldine anent by the Hoe. Nn. Carson.
Mra. Irredotok Austen, by the Counter or Itaceingeld.
Non. Mn. gaitour, oo her marriage, by Lady Gargbas

D oLicly rat. Ili Bannerman, on tier =Mose. by tie Obsatein
kkwarr

Misliaribes„ by Lady (*way.
Mks Josephine Barnes. by lady Otway.
Mrs. Willismiltarnet, by her 'anther. Mrs. D.P. PhMips.
Miss Bateatara, by bet mother, Mrs. Bateman.
Wee thorn Bentley, by Mrs. Hamilton.
Mlas Deny by btn. Spencer Walpole.
Mho Mao, V Weave, by Mrs. spencer Walpole.
Lady LVIiIIIII beetle, by the &dram countess ot AWasina.
Mn. W. Kawdeetty Beak on her taarnsp, by Idttp
bine Blashaaa, by the Mau. Mn. Grdrge Deumaa.
Mrs C. Y !Hackett, on. her marriage, by Lady Louis DAHL
Mims Prances Alice Bolton. by her mother. Mrs &Aka
In.. yr. Matta, by the e.mmtese de blahault, Baroness
Keith and baba._ _

Donator. by Lady Donator.
Mae Alice art 01414013, b bor mother. Mn.a Drarndon.
Ylikeentorta Boyle, on bcr marrte4r. by the Dub= et
astorlreeti.

Thomas Bramey, on her manias', by Lady ammo
rairstchtonese of Carmarthen, by Lady Riven.
MIN Mary Callaader, by the bueham of Argyll.
Min Julia Cavendish, hy her mother, the Hon. Mn. Omni
Carmidtah.

-adlilleownlow yea by the If archionnos of Lister.
Chnbuyari. by Lady Leighton.
ClinMin
n. Lacy Clinton. by bet sober. the 800. Yroiorio
to

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o,3erdBJegier Clair,. -
cloadt.
Lady yldreded Cut, es bet rianiage, by the Dueler et Boa

—llia Castilian, by bee mother, Mra Cadmic,
Ilia Julia Dawkins, by her mother, Ars Francis Dawkins.
The lino. Sytaal Devennia, by her Panther, Vbcountwas Hare.

Lady Donaldson. by Lady Alike! Spencer ChurobilL
Mrs. Daniell, by the Hon. Mrs Thomas GUrady.
Mlia Jamie de Mowteat DaraelL ber mother, Mn,. DarnalL
Ron Caroline Lisrardst by Laity Henniker.
Tits Mow itra Henry MIMS by Leib John RamelL
Mrs. Howard Werourton Elphihstorte, nu her montage, by hr
mother, Mrs. Joint Alexander Mulkey.
Mile Eleanor Inner by Lady 'Micky.
Lady Everest, by Lnly Pollock.
Mn Alesander Prager. by Mrs. George St. Jobs.
Mn Frushani. by Mn. George nt. Jobs.
Mir Prater by lira Reid.
Moo. Mrs Jones Pitsamarlee, a her IlliffinC, by her sitter-
mbiw. Lary Isabella Schuster.
Lady Gooch. oo bee marriage, by her Mar, the biarcliesses
4 Ely.
Ulu Charlotte GeLmeles, by Mn. Edward Grimaton.
Wen Gooch. by her nadir, Lady Hooch.
Mir MAIM t nh, by her trotrer. Lady Gooch.
isormant..r Vert, on tar masetage, by the lion. Mn. White.
Mn Harris Grsathed, on her marriage, by Viscountess no-
nerton.
MiesDneot, by her mother. Lady Charlotte Nekrelber.
Mn Sllll,lOl thorny, by the Roa. Mn. Spring Ri.e.
Miss Headings, by her mother, Mra Henry Hamilton.
Miss Hamilton, by bet molten., Mn. Hamilton.
Mir Isabella Harkey, by Ler mother, Mn John Alexander
lackey.
Mae Hamilton. by the Countess of Llehtleld.
Mos Robert Hordlngs, by Lady liardiate.
!Ins Louisa Harvey, by liaCy Arbutboolt.
Hon. Laity Dalrymple Hay, by the Countess of Gallows .
Mir limpid& Haltom, by hie mother, the Hun. Mrs,
Mn William froth by Viteuat7st Palmerston.
Mn. Clarke .1 edge. at her marriage, by the Coastal* of Gal.
boy.
Mn Jsrlitos, by Mra 1411/1.
IllsaJacasois by Lady Clarence Pawl.
Mn M I Imo Jaeger% by Lady Clarence Paget.
Mn. remise, by Mrs. Scott.
Miss Jereutse, by bin :tether, Mrs yervolie.
Mat Men L Hope Johnston., by her mother, Mn William
Hope Johnstone
the Calvert Jos's. by Mrs. DilleYir
Mks rt ream Kerr, by the Duchess of Byes touch.
Mitts Knight, by lady braise.
Ilro Lennox. b
M g
ot Litenslet Mrs Bralu"""
Mai 1....witt1e",, by her mot, Mrs Ilore Molynenx.
Ml.. Nplle booth,. by Lady Angustus Plucloreoce.
Mim Ls di, by her seam. Mra Loeb.
tire tort, by Lady Tim nacho, Lento.
‘1... Meech:mall, by Logy hiscslonald.
Mine Ida klarryst. y the 800. Mn Robert Little,.
VIM. John Wam Melior. by Mn ileln.r.
Dlr. Hinnies. yummy, eh ter esarrsage, by Mn Hampluey
bt,. Juba 1. dristoy
Mrs ts Mitce:ll. on her mairlage. by her mother, Mn
Rickard t:ll.linsu.
•os I. by Pr...nceo. Countess of Waldetmare.
NW i.d. Pewees, coontes. of olreorave.
Mrs `;',"a..r° omit, by the Hon. Lady cops
Mfr r-trr 341nent. by the Moo. Littly
Mir brass by the Has Lady Cure.
Miss NI dime I.) her tflOther.4ll.. John 14..diaon.
Mn N. bar. h.. 1. Counties .4 &heeler
Ha. Velph Ninth, on ice marriage, by the Catuttess of
t.hergemetty.
Mn. ii lara, on change of came from "Cooper,- by the lime.
Mn. Leßoy.
Lady 1' di, on succeeding to the titto. by tody Relit
Miss iddanut Pringle, by her mother, Mrs. Pringle.
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her ...ciao, by Ins Counties De lit Warr.
irte ;La 4ete„. Rice, by her mother, the Hoe. Mrs. boring

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Mb. by Ler n-sthet, Mrs. Gulflith ILlchsasis.
Mrs. liulgsr. by Lady BarginSe.

Mrs. Alexander Koss, by her sisterein.law, Mrs. Whatanan.
Hon. Manor Lorelei St. John, by Mr seam. Lady St. Jetta.
Hem Len Ilt..'ohn, by her mother, Play SI, John.
MOS ablialls. by her mother, Mrs. George Sanders.
Miss Sanderson, by her mother, the Hos. Mrs. liefahlereoo.
Mbia Dues Scott. by. her mother, Mrs. Scott, of kotherfielei.
Mu Seale, by Lady Seale.
MU. Lacy Seek, by Lady Seale.
Si.' Fanny Pucklington Senhottee, by her mother, Mrs. Pock-
Becton Henhouse.
Miss Ker Se, mer, by her mother, Mrs. Ker Seym.r.
Mee Tel P. Shaffner, of Kentucky. by Kra Adams, wife of Use
Vatted Metes Minister.
Mrs. Marcus Kole, by the Marchioness of Ely.
Mrs. J. W. Smith, by the Hon. Lady Fiore.
Miss Smith, by the Doe. Lady Gera
Miss Agues Smith, by the lion. Lady Oore.
Mrs. John Stapleton, uu her marriage, by the Viscountess
Monntgarret.
Miss Steiner, by Lady Theresa Lewis.
Miss Stewart, by her aunt, the Canaan of Galloway.
MIL John Lore Stokes, by Sirs. Lark Phillips.
Miss Fanny Stokes, by Mrs. John Led Stokes.
Lady Kamm Talbot, on her marriage, by the Dowager Mar.
sidemen of Lothian.
Miss Jessie Talbot, by the Marchioness Dowager of Lothian.
Kiss Thereby, by the Countess of Absegasipsny.
Mies Theresa Townley, by her mother, MR. John Towneley.
Miss Turnbull, by her mother, Mrs. V. G. Turnbull.
lady Margaret lisoent. on her menlenn by Lady Harding..
Lady Walpole. by Mrs. Spencer Walpole.
Bun. Mn. Edward Wm. tiackville West, on her marriage, by
the Countess De La Warr.
Miss Marta Lucia Wilson, by her mother, Mrs. Wilson.
Hon. Wee Bouts Wilbraham, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Bootle Wilbraham.
After the Drawing-room the Queen, with the Crows
Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal), the Primes, Alias, end
Prince Arthnr, drove out in a carriage and four, attended
byy l'oloncl the lion. A. N. Hood and lieutenant-Colonel
Kingscote
The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales,
the Crown Prince of Prussia, and Prince Louis of Hesse,
rode out on horseback, attended by Major Du Plat and
Captain Grey.
Prinoe Arthur and Priam Leopold, attended by Major
Elphinstone, arrived from the White Lodge, Richmond-
park, in the forenoon.
In the evening the Earl Granville, the Prussian Moister
and Countess Bernstorff, and Viscount Sydney, bad the
honour of dining with her Majeity.

The Hon. John Randolph Clay, late United States
minister at Peru, and his family, have arrived at Liverpool
in the American steamer from the United States.
_ .

—The Judicial Committee of the Ploy co;;;I:it plater-
flay. An appeal from Bowl. " Assindrooye Donee v.
Del.nry Gibes," woe oonnismed.
tun were received yesterday at the Colonial.
oSc7rQ the Governors of Malts and Labunn. Despatches
were sent to the Governor of Canada.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will
leave town to-morrow for the Camp. at the Commix,
Ireland, to take a round of military duty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary honoured the performances
at the Royal Italian Opera with their pressmen lent evening,
occupying the Queen's box.

The Snarl Cowley left town yeetenlay for Paris.
The Count and Countess de Persigny have arrived
Y Loudon from Park

The Lady Octavia Shaw Stewart wee confined of
aeon yesterday at her residence in Belgeureequare.
Mn.s W. Giedetone'a dance, at Carlton House-
berme, is postpone' from Tuesday, the tad, till Wednes-
day, the 3rd of July.

-Mrs. Wykehani Martin's ball will take plat* on
Thursday, July 4, instead of tits 3rd, as previously aa-
arauseed.

Mrs. Farquharson of InvercauM's dance is fixed
far Moodayoort.

The Duke of Devonshire gave a grand ball last
mein at Devonshire Home, which wm mart numerously
iggandsd, there being at meat 700 persons present. The
company began to arrive shortly before 11 o'clock, and the
saloons were crowded by 12 o'clock.

The Weekly Register of to-day says :—" The Rev.
J. T. White, RA., Magdalene Gasp, Cambridge, and late
editor of the Union newspaper, wee received Into the church
on Sunday last, at the Church of the Immalabe Concep-
tion, Farm-street, Berkeley-square."
Mr. W. Longman, Vice-President of the Alpine
Club, has received an interesting letter, irdaming him of
the recent eruption of the Om& and Skapta Jelnills in the
Iceland, which ous hardly fail to interest three explorers
who intend going to Iceland by the Arcturus next month.
The letter iv written by Mr. Hogarth, of Aberdeen, a
gentleman well acquainted with Iceland, who is now build.
log a boas. Names Thinpalla and Eyrerbowki, where he
will be happy to welcome any members of the Alpine Club
who may visit Iceland on an exploring expedition. The
Amara, will leave Grangemouth between July lb and
20, and will return from Reykjavik on August 1.1. This
will allow a journey in Iceland of 17 or 18 days, which
would be sufficient to sits the Geysers sod visit the some of
the recent eruption.

We have not come to the end of the popular
volumes of sermons by the late Rev. F. W. Robertson, of
Brighton. MOWS. Smith, Elder, sod Co. announce another
on " Some Chapters in Genesis and other Books in the Old
Testament."

A memoir of the !ate Rev. Baden Powell is said
to be la prepsratioa.

We (Critic) regret to hear that the disinterested
Whelp of the wastear actors of the Savage Club have not
beds rewarded by the achievement of the expected results
In favour of thaw whom they desired to waist. The receipts,
Is fact, barely pay the expsuses, and the balance, if any,
will be moat trifling.

Mr. Martin Farquhar Tupper has been ap-
pearing in Manchester in the character et a
drereatist. The Manchester Guardian says :—" It will be
observed that, at this theatre to-night, a play from
the pas of Mr. Martin Tupper, the author of
'Proverbial Philosophy,' is to be represented for the
Int time. Mr. Tupper, at present on a visit to
this city, has ancient claims upon such a theme as ' Alfred,'
seeing that he was the original promoter of King Alfred's
theamedth year, at Wantege, his birthplace, in 1844.
Finding, therefore, that his friend, Mr. Walter Mont-
gomery, is engaged for a time at the Queen's Theatre, Mr.
Tupper has bad this play (written some time ego, but
hitherto unpublished), Banned for his representation."
Mr. Adair has reported from the committee on
Group 23 of railway bills, that in the cam of the Edgware
Higbgate, and London Railway Bill they had examined th;
allegations contained in the preamble of the bill, but the
name had not been proved to their satisfaction.

" Many of your readers," says a Paris correspond-
ent, " will be interested in Leming that a lady ask and
justly admired as Tegliont's only rival twenty-Ave years
ago, since then the wife and now the widow of Xr. Lys,
elephons, is to be promoted to the rank of duchess. TM
in.. briniest Virginia Duvernay i about to give her head to
the Duo de Richelieu."

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

TEE POPE'S HEALTH.

"The latest news of the Pope's health," writes
our Paris correspondent, "is alarming. He has
an abscess in the right leg which infects his whole
body."

Insisting on U neeeleity for economical and finan-
cial reforms.

The same iwaegram states that a modification of
the ministry is probable. Rim }Niche, the Minister
of War, will, it is said, be replaced.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Juxs 27.
It is asserted that Marshal Niel is about to m-
ooed to Turin to notify officially to the Italian
government the recognition of the kingdom of
Italy by France.
The Ccrps Legislatif was prorogued to-day.
Count Moray, the president, in his cloeing speech,
congratulated the Corps Legislatif on having fully
appreciated the new vileges granted to them.
The deputies dispersed, shouting Lung live the
Emperor !"