The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-21 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, MAT 31
DEORII DAVI. --Congreßations will be hidden
for the purpose a/ misting moo and conferring degrees on
the following days is the ending term, viz May, Wed-
nesday, 22 ; 'Thuds', 20: June, Thursday, 1; : Thursday,
13; Friday, 21 ; July, fist ti rtl.4y, 6. Candidates for de.
grees are required to enter their names in a book kept for
that purpose at tbe Vice-Chancellor's home, on or before
the day preceding the day of congregatioo.

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
AMINALII. —Yesterday the 3fith annual meeting of this
society tiheld at St. James's
-ball, Piccadilly ; the Bishop
of Bath and Wells (Lord Auckland, in the chair. The right
rev. and noble chairman, in opening the proceedings, pointed
out bow intimately religion and kindness to the brute crea-
tion are allied to each other, and took credit to the society
for the abolition of Smithfield and all its attendant horrors,
the improvement in the treatment of .sib bones, cal the
suppression of the dog-eart nuisance throughout the king-
dom. Leaving brutal cruelty, be neat spoke of physical
cruelty, especially vivisection, which he denounced, not
only because of the pain it imitated upon the poor
creatures subjected to it, but also because it was in
reality no help to science. The report stated that
representatives of the society attended a general anti-
cruelty congress held at Dresden in July last ; that two
deputations had waited upon the Emperor of the French in
reference to vivisection as practised at the %octet-
marry schools in France, and were well received ;
that the Italian parliament was about to pass
• law similar to Martini Ant ; and that the
society had secured cioovictions during the year in.. 54 moos of
cruelty which they brought under magisterial notice. The
meeting was +Addressed by Mr. Mackioooo, Sir John Scott
Lillie, Sir John Buller cast, Rev. Mr. North, sod other
gentlemen. Resolutions were adopted in the spirit of
the report. The proceedings terminated in the usual
manner.

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THE WHITSIIN HOLIDAY.

Burnt' MrsevM.—A holiday period like the I
present has never pawed by without witnessing a great
accession of visitors to the great national receptacle of what-
ever is curious, time-honoured, instructive, and interesting.
The scene yesterday formed no exception to the rule. Before
5 o'clock about 20,000 persons had already passed under the
massive pediment, on their way to inspect the varied con-
tents of the Museum, and every one appeared observant and
happy. The King's Library and the Grenville Library were
especial objects of attraction, and applications for tickets to
view the new healing-room, to which alone access can be
obtained by that portion of the public who aro not admitted
for the purpose of study, were exceedingly numerous during
the day.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—Upwards of 3.1,000 persons
visited the Palace yesterday. In addition to the usual
attractions, the directors bad provided extra amusements
for the holiday visitors. At half-past ono the Swiss Min.
steels appeared in the orchestra, and sang several of their
favourite melodies ; them were succeeded by the well-
known Christy Minstrels, who delighted the audience (at
least, those who were fortunate enough to bear them) with
some of their choicest nigger ballads and burlesque opera
performances. In the grounds a variety of amusements
were afforded, including a balloon ascent by Mr. Coxwell ;
the prmentstion of colours to the Finsbury and Clerkenwell
Volunteer corps PAL Middlesex) also took place on the
terrace, and attracted the attention of a large portion of the
resembled thousands.

Cr.Emoltwe GAZDINI4. —From the opening of the
doors until a late hour in the evening these gardens were
thronged by a large concourse of visite", although nothing
but the usual amusements had been announced. Judging,
however, from the good•humour and hilarity that prevailed
amung4 the crowds, these proved sufficiently attractive.
The stereurama, • beautiful work of art, was crowded
throughout the day, while the circus was • great source of
attraction to the juveniles. Dancing on the circular plat•
form was kept up with unflagging spirit, and must have
severely taxed the powers of the orchestra.

SCluti GARDgNM.—These garden were well
patronised by the holiday folks, and a continued round of
amusements were provided for their entertainment. A
talented equestrian troupe, under the direction of Messrs.
Hutchinson, gave throe performances during the afternoon
and evening, the intervals being tilled up by the Coloured
Court Minstrels, dancing by the corm tie singing,
and instrumental performances. At dusk the large plat.
form end the music hall were thrown open for dancing,
which wee entered into with great spirit and prolonged
until a late hour.

()groan Mewl' HALL,—Menem. Morton and
Stanley have made a aucceseful venture in the west, as they
have already done in the south-west of London—we mean
in the CanterhuryhalL All the general arrangements at
the Oxford last evening were in excellent working order,
and the overflowing audience were, se Pepys would say,
pleased "mightily."

TYROLINE Mitorrarts.—A party of Tyrolese
singers, under the auspices of Mr. Mitchell, appeared yester
day afternoon at St. James's Hall, and are to sing there daily
during the Whitstin holidays. They appear to be the same
persons who sang several years ago at the St. James's
Theatre—at Insist we recognised Mane. Margreiter, whose
homely but not uncomcly aspect, tunable voice, and inarti-
ficial but pleasing manner of " warbling her native wood
notes wild" attracted considerable attention. The present
party (who are stated to be from the Ziller-Thal) consist of
five men and two women. They have all good voices.
which blend well together, and the simple harmony
of their part-singing is sufficiently pure. But
the great defect of their singing—and it is no fault of
theirs, but of their music—is its excessive monotony.
Tyrolese music has • peculiar character, but is so very
limited that when you have heard • few specimens you have
beard the whole. It has but one rhythm, an all Its melody
consists at • few phraaes, on which endless changes are
rung ; while the harmony seldom goes beyond the tonic and
the dominant. Add the variety given by the " Jodeln," or
bell-like voice, a kind of falsetto calculated to be beard at a
distance among the mountains, and you have the whole of
the T)rulese music. Such us it is, however, a little of it
occasionally is very agreeable, and so it seemed to their
audience yesterday, for their performances were heartily
applauded. They sang both solos and choruses, and (as
appeared from the programme) on subjects both sentimental
and comic ; but, as there were no books of the words, it was
impossible to make out what their ditties were about.
ZOOLOCICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S-PARK. The
gardens of the Zoological Society of London were crowded
with visitors during the whole of yesterday. Nearly 26,000
persons paid for their admission, and many of the fellows
and their friends were likewise present. On no former oc-
casion since the establishment of the society has the number
of entrance* in one day been so large. It is gratifying to
learn that, under such extraordinary circumstances, no
accident of any kind took place, and that the animals seemed
but little disconcerted by the unusual number of spectators.
It may be added, as an interesting incident of the day, that
a fine female giraffe was born during the forenoon, and, in
spite of its first appearance at such au inconvenient moment,
seems likely to do well.

CHEENWICH.—AIthough the ancient institution
of Greenwich fair and the glories of "gingerbread alley "
have departed for ever, yesterday the park and Black-
heath were crowded by thousands of visitors, and the ca-
terers for U. amusement of the public reaped a rich har-
vest. The steamboats throughout the day were thronged
with parengersoind train, every ten minutes from London
poured suminsire streams of pleasurc-aeekers into Um
already crowded streets.
—An immense multitude visited
Woolwich yesterday, and the entire fleet of the steamboat
company was busily employed in the passenger traffic to and
from the various stations from Hungerford to the Nore.
ROYAL PAVILION GAR URNS, NORTH WOOL-
WICH.—This popular place of amusement was opened for
the season last evening, under the meet favourable auspices.
The gardens were crowded with thousands of visitors,
the majority of whom arrived by the Eastern Counties
Branch Railway, and the amusements provided gave uni-
versal satisfaction. The illuminations, under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Duffell, included " lime lights, " and were
splendid. The musical arrangements, under the direction
of Mr. T. Herman, included a grand vocal and instrumental
concert, the band consisting of forty performers, and a
novel " shadow entertainment," invented by Mr. Nelson
Lee; and a host of other amusements terminated by an
excellent display of fireworks.

LiveaPoOC-7estA3rday the great holiday week
commenced in Liverpool. Thousands of people from the
manufacturing districts arrived by cheap trains on Satunlsy
and yesterday, and as usual dispersed through the town and
suburbs, chiefly, however, congregating near the docks and
various ferries. The weather was beautifully tine, and pro-
mises to be au during the week.

NEW HORTICULTURAL GARDENS AT KENSINCTON
—The Council of the Horticultural Society Lave just issued
their rules for admission to the gardens during the present
year, but they are rather long anal complicated with the
many privileges of fellows, &c. What the public at large
are interested in knowing is what briefly are the means of
getting access to these gardens. They are these :—On
every day during the present year, including Sunday after-
noons, an annual payment of four guineas will admit six
persons, all of whom, except the proprietor, may be di!.
fereut on each day. On the show days two persons are ad-
missible, one of whom may be different on each occasion.
An annual payment of two guineas admits three persons
every day except show days, when one (the proprietor) only
is admitted. On show days the public are admitted at the
first, on the sth of June, for 10s.. and at the others at
varying rates from ss. to Is. On Saturdays the public
obtain admission by payment of 2a. 6d. each person.
Promenades, with military bands, will take place every
Wednesday and Saturday dozing the month' of Jane and
July.
TRU LATI Duna OF BXDFORD.—The funeral of
the late esteemed Duke of Bedford is fixed for to-morrow.
We have roman to believe, in accordance with the wishes et
the late peer, that those who attend on the mournful wee-
elm will be confined to the immediate members of the
family.

WOLVERTON WHITSUNTIDE FESTIVAL.

A very pleasant and interesting festival came off
yesterday at Wolverton, can of the new railway town.
whose rapid growth in population will be one of the features
of the forthcoming census. Not many years since a few
cottages furnished the excuse for giving the place a name,
and now there are several long said regular-built streets, •
neat church, and soon will be added a mechanics institu-
tion, to lay the first stone of which formed the great feature
of yesterday's ceremonial. In the morning the station
church was crowded to hear the Lord Bishop of Oxford
preach an appropriate sermon, and amongst the congrega-
tion were his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl and
Countess of Caithness, Earl Ducie, Sir Harry Verney, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Chaudos, the directors of the
London and North Western Railway, several clergymen of
the neighbourhood, Mr. M'Connell, Mr. Scott Russell, Lc.
The remainder of the church was densely filled with work-
men and their families. The congregation came to church
in procession, headed by two courts of Foresters and their
hands from the neighbouring district. The right rev.
prelate took his text from 1 Corinthians xii. 12, and
preached en eloquent discourse on the unity of the church
of Christ, the necessity and beauty of which he illustrated
by comparisons such as were likely to produce the most
striking impression on the minds of his special audience.
The deportment of the workmen and their families was
most decorous and attentive, and all present seemed deeply
moved by the earnest eloquence of the distinguished prelate.
At the termination of the service another procession was
formed, headed as before by the Foresters' band, and the
company repaired to the site of the new mechanics' institu-
tion, where the usual arrangements had been made for the
inaugural masonic formality. The "laying" of the atone
was performed by his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, who
said upon taking the trowel in hand, "I am not going
to detain you here with a long speech respecting the bene-
fit. of mechanics' institutions. If it were necessary there is
one near me (the Bishop of Oxford) who is much more com-
petent to dilate on each • subject. I have only
to congratulate you on the spirited exertions you have all
ready made to promote the mimosas of that one with which
we are now about to make a beginning. The workmen have
themselves subscribed 500/., the railway company has
given the site, and with such an auspicious commeucement
there is little doubt hut that the institution will soon be
in a prosperous condition. (Cheers.) Considering the short
time that the project has been in contemplation, such pro.
gross is wonderful, and it is a great credit to the working
men of Wolverton soil its neighbourhood. (Cheers.) In-
stitutions like that which we are about to raise are • benefit
anywhere, but in Wolverton it will be peculiarly valuable,
in the absence of all other means of amusement. (Hear,
hear.) All work and no play, it is said, makes Jack • dull
boy ; and it is in order to assist 'Jack' in getting some
play that I have come down here to-day. (Loud cheers).
I shall not detain you any longer, being curious to see you
engaged in these strong and manly exercises which most
contribute to make Englishmen able to defend their country
against all comers." (Loud cheers.)
The done was then deposited in its bed with the usual
formalities, the Bishop of Oxforddelivered a prayerenda pro-
120U0Cellbleming, and the whole assembled multitude struck
up the Old Hundredth Psalm in solemn chorus. Immediately
afterwards an adjournment was moved to the field where
the sports were to come off, sod a couple of hours were de-
lightfully spent by the workmen in athletic games and ex-
ercises, and by the general company in admiring and mi.
planding their prowess.
The proceedings terminated with a monster tea party in
the new engine shed, which had been fatefully laid nut and
decorated for the occasion. Tables were laid the whole
length of the apartment, and an abundant supply of tea,
cakes, and other refreshments were dispensed to the
working men and their families. A raised platform was
devoted to the Bishop of Oxford, the Duke of Sutherland,
and the other distinguished guests, and from it the right
rev. prelate delivered a few parting observations.
His Lordship said he should not be so unreasonable as to
detain them with any lengthened observations at a time
when a much more pleasant amusement awaited them than
listening to long speeches. The tea was growing cold, and
the cakes were speed in tempting ahundauee on every
side, and besides their directors had already set them the
bad example of falling ou the bread and butter before the
regulation time. (Laughter.) What he wanted to do was
first to congratulate them and himself on his being able to
redeem in the dry weather the promise he had made in the
wet, and to participate in their festivities. (Hear,
hear.) He should say but a single word—it must not be
more—respecting the building, the first stone of which they
had laid that .lay. That building was intended for a two-fold
purpose—amusement and instruction ; nail be knew he was
addieseing an audience amongst whom there were many who
wished to see such a place not only in order that they might
flied amusement after their hard work, but also in order
that they might educate themselves more highly, so as to
fit themselves fur intellectual enjoynseet, and for any other
position in life which the providence of God might open
to them. (Cheers.) After all, the only real, sound, profit-
able education which man or woman got was that which
they got for themselves, for it was done with • will, and
was therefore done in a very different manner from that
which was done without it. (Hear, hear.) He ob-
served to-clay that they had all watehedv as he had done,
attentively the men who were leaping over the pole. Had
they not known the man who was going to clear the bar by
the peculiar expression of will which they saw in that man's
countenance as he ran to hound over it, (Loud cheers.) In
their pump through life they would meet with many •
has, and, oh ! how great was the pleasure of getting over it.
The pleasure 10110 when they cleared it one day to put it an
Inch higher the next, and so go over that, until they
reached the reassoaable maximum of their human powers.
(Hear, bear.) Such was the way in which people
should set about training themselves; it was to do it
with • will, making the conquest of to-day the groundwork
from which they would spring to the enterprise of to-
morrow, and never tiring in the race until they felt that an
honest life's work had been achieved. (Li.u.l cheers.) They
proposed to have in the institution a reading-room fur-
nished with good books, and in which lectures would he
given. They also proposed to have facilities fur the study
of astronomy for those who wished to make themselves
more than ordinarily familiar with the wonderful works of
Ood. He could hardly see or thick of anything better
than such institutions. The real rest for the working man
was not idleness but change of work. In the labour of the
morning his muscles and sinews were called into play, hut
in the evening, when he was resting them, be could call out
his intellectual powers, and raise himself to a position in
which he could enjoy God's gifts with • perfect relish and
appreciation. (Cheerio.) Such were the uses to which they
hoped to put that room, which he bored would also serve
as a goodly rallying point for social intercourse between
man and man. He hoped that they would meet there
again and again; and as they worked together,
so they might learn together, enjoy rational amusement■
together, and be ready always to exchange the hand of
friendship with each other. (Cheers.) Be was not going
to detain them any longer. He maw signs—ant of impa.
tience—nothing of the kind, but signs which showed him
it was time the feast should begin. The tea was waiting
in the cups, and the cakes were asking to be eaten. He was
not, therefore, going to detain them any longer than to tell
them how heartily he wished them God speed, and to me-
miee them that if it should please God to prolong his life,
it should be his greatest pleasure to assist at the opening of
their institution, and to preside at their festivities. (Cheers.)
His lordship left immediately afterwards, being followed
to the platform by crowds, who cheered vociferously until
he took his seat in the railway carriage. The remainder
of the evening was spent in the open air amusements,
which had been interrupted by the tea party.
A noticeable incident in the day's ineceedinge was the
arrival from Buckingham of a newly invented locomotive
calculated for common reads, and intended for Switzerland,
to which country, we were told, the inventor, Mr. Ricketta,
had already sent many of his carriages, all of which were
working with success. The locomotive, which steamed into
Wolverton yesterday, came at the rate of nine or ten miles
an hour, and carried • large number of passengers, ieclud-
, hag the Earl and Countess of Caithness, and several scien-
tific persons who took an interest in the invention. The
whole festivity terminated at an early hour, having given un-
mixed satisfaction to all the participators.

Soma Kixemaros Musaux.—lrving the week
ending May 18, the visitors have been as follows :—On
Monday, Tuesday. and Saturday, free days, 5,530 ; on
Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, 4,034. On the three
students' days (admission to the public 6d.), 1,806; one
students' evening, Wednesday, 155; total, 11,525. From
the opening ef the museum. 2,037,077.
FREI EMDARATION TO THE CAPS OF GOOD HOPE.
—The Sedgemore, of 920 tons, being the twenty-eighth free
emigrant ship despatched at the colonial expense, sailed
from Southampton on Saturday last for Table Say. with •
selection made from the artisan and •gricultunal classes, by
the acting eniimation agent. Mr. A. C. Saunders. They
number 258 souk, e9ual to 223 statute adults, and are under
the charge of superintending surgeon S. P. Cheneell. Mr.
Saunders appointed from among them John .M'Kay to be
schoolmaster, Jane M'Connell to be matron, and Alice Wright
enb.matron. The emigration to the colony nodes the local
act of 1857 has now reached a total of B,2oosoak•