The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-25 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL MARE MARKETS.

I tv moot, Muni M.--(lreat wealeni 71t I—laitesahlre and
Yorkshire, 1111 { I—Lonlon and North Western, W. 6 {—Man
citester, tulueltield, and Lincolnshire. 471 7 {—Midland, 1274 7.
—North Eastern, Berwick r 'spits! Moth, 101!{--mute Misaarn.
25{ NM—Great Losemtsmre, consult., 7—London and North
We-tem. Chester and Holyhead. 5 per cent. No. 2. 1101—LIver.
pool tool London Eire tool Lde. 10111111=4, 4 p.
—'dosesh and Mersey Marine Company, I p.
MANriir.area, Sim:mitt —The market was quiet, but steady as
t, pry.," ISrkeuhead, NI{—Caledonian, 1161—tasterni.ouldiuu.
ho p. - ',rest Western, lb--Gnat Western of Canada,
ttratel Trim': of Canada, S 7.l6—Lanntshlre and Yorkshire. 111!
bdolott and North Western, 96{—Midland, 1271-911dland,
Neu. I WM p -North Ntatfordshire, 9; IL —Nhefkcid. 47{-lueutit
Etstern, 2.s}—Berwleka Int —Thames 1141.1 Mersey, Ip.—lllinois,
.1

isiamtionami, Maltcll 25.-71 w only business done today in Birmingham Vans! at 91. and *:':eat Newport
weond preference. 115. London and North Werdern were
buyers at 'o'—giver Valley guaranteed at 110—t4rmingham
Bank at 951—Birmingham Waterworks at 11 —and Dement!
Steam at 2..

Stancn 23 —Craven Moor, b. 61. , 311dlan,l, 12711-10 t
North Eaabma, Leeds, 001.

A committee has been formed at Dublin for the
purpose of getting the Botanic Cordons opened to the
people on Sunday. The Council of tho Royal Dublin
!Society, which has the control of the garden., has refit'sd
to lay their application before the members at the next
general meeting.

- It it unulenitooll that local committees in con-
nexion with the International Exhibition are this time to
be &Walled ; hut the experience acquired by the Corn-
miesioners of It il, as regards the jury system and some
routine details, will be readily turned to account. Besides
the novel feature of the introduction of pictures, there
are to be two others that are worthy of being
mentioned. It is understood that wines, beer, and
spirits will be sold in the building. The labelling of arti-
cles with the prices assigned to them is to be permitted.
This was prohibited in but the prohibition was fprac-
tioilly inoperative, and it is now considered that at the
Utmost only temporary inconvenience can arise from na ins•
mesa

The lune of Court Rifle Volunteers will proceed
lio.morrow to Richmond Park, for blank cartridge drill, he.
The royal comiiiisAion on the sanitary state of
the army is India met on Saturday last at the War.odloe,
the Right Hos. Lord Stanley, M.P., io the chair. The
other commissioners present were the Right Hog. Lord
Herbert, Secretary of State for War ; Sir Proby Conakry,
1LC.8., Member of the Council of India; Sir &weld
Mart* C. 11,, F. RS., Physician to the Council of India;
Word Dorsal, C. 8., Member of the Council of India;
Dr. Oilmen, Director-General, Army Medical Department;
Dr. Sritherlaod, and Dr. Farr. Mr. T. Baker, the secretary,
IMO is attendance.

EIFIAJNION AT HOUNSLOW PoWDSII MILLS. —A
working charge explosioo took place at the BOODSIOW
Powder Mills of Room Curtis and Harvey on Saturday
evening, just previously to the cessation of work. The re-
port waa unusually loud, but as the material was in a very
imperfect sate the damage done is unimportant, and what
is far more satisfactory no person was in any way JOIN&
CoNSISCIATION OF THE Holum. OF WORCERTIM.
—(THis DAT.)--Tbie morning the ceremony of ecianscretieg
the Right Rev. Dr. Henry Philpott, who has been noun-
mated by the crows to the bishopric of Worcester, reedited
vacaotby the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Hoary Pap"
took place in the private chapel of Lambeth Palace.
TES Patric or WALES.--Bir John Watson
Oonloa, president of the Royal Scottish Academy, has been
called by royal command to Wiedmr, to have sittings for a
portrait of the Prioce of Wales. Mr. Joke Steel!, her
Ma}caty's sculptor for Scotland, has also received a Commie-
sins to execute a bust of the Priem of Wales, which his
royal highness proultred to primmest to the High School of
Edinburgh, m commemoration of his having presented the
prime at the examisatiosi in July, 1850.

Cmarr.t. ROYAL, WHlTlNALL—Yesterday morn-
* • wows was preached in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall,
*tbeßer. William ince, one of her Miiiestv's preachers
A whitebait, when some most touching allusions were
made to the death of her Royal Highness the Duchess
Kent.

TIM LATE DITIIEsS or KENT. —At a special
immpting of the Aberdeen Town Council, held on Friday
',bo's'n, Lord Provost Anderson, in a few graceful intro-
ductory sentences, proposed an address of condolence to the
Queen. The Dean of Guild, in seconding, referred in feel-
ing tonne to the unostentatious charities which the bite
Duels= bad so liberally dispensed in Aberdeenshire daring
her summer residence at Abeegeldie Castle, charities which
had endeared her to the whole of the dwellers on Desside.
TM address was unanimously adopted, and ordered to be
transmitted to the Secretary of State.
On Saturday evening but "8.0.0." (the Rev.
Lent f3idmv Godolphin Osborne) attended a meeting of the
Bisolioni Farmers Club, sod delivered an address on "The
respective Duties of Landlord, Tenant, and Labourer."
There was a very numerous attendance of members of the
slab, and some of the leading agneulturista of both Haute
sad Wilts were also present. Mr. Fowler presided. During
the address, which was of some length, his lordship wee
frequently applauded, and at the conclusion a disc-maims
issued. The only point of difference had reference to the
control of cottages, which several members of the club en-
reseal an opinion should be vested in the tenant and not
In the 'monad. _

Dr.~David Dees, C. 8., Inspector-General of
Hospitals. has been appointed to succeed Dr. Nisbet in
mediesl charge of Healer Hospital.
Mit. Roasurx mem ITALY.—Mr. Roebuck's re-
cent speech ce Behan affairs has naturally excited much
unfavourable comment at Shedlekh as well as in other
places. In the early part of lest week a meeting of "the
friends of !Salim liberty" was convened by advertisement
"for the purpose of inviting Mr. Roebuck to meet his ono-
stituents at an early date." About 20 perfume attended,
sod resolved—" That in "onsiderition of the widespread
surprise and regret with whirls Mr. Roebuck', recent speech
on Italian alters has been received, this meeting deems it
an imperative duty respectfully. hut urgently, to regnant that
gentleman to Irma visit to his ermetimmoste for tharz..
poet, of folly ex 'sing the view, enunciated in the be
meatioued span ." The resolution having been duly for-
warded by Mr. Booth, the chairman of the meeting, Mr.
Roebuck replied by return of poet :—" Msreh 19, 185 L
Mir. - 1 am quite ready to give my constitustite every ex-
planation in my power. I should be obliged, however, by
your 'coding roe the number of the persons who passed
the resolution transmitted by you. I as. sir, your obe-
dient servant, J. A. ROILBUCC.—Mr. A. Booth." Mr.
Both replied on Welnewley evening, ruserlog Mr.
Roebuck that his Italian speech had excited "deep and
beam Mioreet in ShellSeld," and sibling that. thong\ there
were sot more than twenty persons present at the uneeting
which passed the resolution, there were among that number
"Mee of the most active and energetic politicians,* and
that, but for the interference of his friends, s meeting of a
Mare public nature would have been at once celled. No
further reply has log been received from Mr. Roebuck, as
edjonnied merlins was held on Friday evening, and •p-
panted a sebeemmittes to promote • requisition to the
mayor to convene a public meeting is cam no letter wee re-
esised from Mr. Roebuck by this (Monday) morning an-',
'bouncing hie iatention to appear helms his conotitoenta.
DInit'INDANTS or D*rtim. Ds roc —lO the mouth
of May, 1857, James De Fos, the gnat grandson of the
=Oise of " Robinson Cruses." died, barite derived support
anti tie last years of his lie part from • suheriptioo set
Ge with the assistance of the rinses, for bin benefit,
but ly from the loamy, and eelfcleoel of two
immerrisd daughters. Protracted dekeess, sod much es
avoidable distress consequent upon if, occurred to these
daughters after the death of their father ; whereupon, at
the mammonist of the present year, • few persons to
whom the het was known appealed to Lord Palmerton
for the pest cif • serslieum mit of tbeQueee's Bounty. This
appeal wee at mum responded to by the Prime !finial*,
sewl the sum of 1001. was 'minted to the poor dee:enlists
I of one of the most remarkable writers of England.