The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-31 00:00:00

prices a the month. The &mite will
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lity of its 'sing issued inuneclately.

SCIENCE AND ART IN coNNIII:TIOy
WITH IWPCI,AR EDUCATIo.v. .

-•
This morning a blue-book was publielnli cob_
taining the fifteenth report of the Science and Art
meat of the Committee of Council on Education.
From this document it appears that the total number of
persons who last year received direct instruction as sti.
dents, or by means of lectures, in connection with the
Science and Art Department, is about 123,500, being oi
increase of over 10,000, or nearly 9 per cent. on DIX. Ty
attendanoe at the museums and collections under the sup:,
intendence of the department in London, Dublin, 00l
Edinburgh, has been 1,305,374, which was an incrva.,
162,374 on the number of the previous year. The expert.
dituro of the department during the financial year lei 4.
exclusive of tho cost of the geological survey, w:u
It.. Id., while in 196741 it was 179,9501. Os. Id., ~v,;
an increase of 27,093 i. Bs.

committee say that at no p•rioit ninee the estlViiti.
meet of the department has its influence in pro:n do.;
knowhilge of science and art, especially mem:
the indindifid classes, been au widely eitmi led
or its benolicialresulta so marked a, during the pad. ye.:
Illey add : "The increased grants for which parlianc.:
has made provision in the vote for seienc and art for il.
current year, supplemented as they were by prink rn
ficenee, will, we trust, enable us to effuct an spent-able
Ulnae.) towards affording to all classes of her Majesty.
subjects oppurtunities for acquiring in druction tlis
'Mono°s and arts which are appli.mils/c to je.iiiscliri
industry."

The ieporl is signal by the Duke of Msrlburough sal
Lord Robert Montagu, and the earns '• I frnry Cols
secretary," is also attached.

TILE UNITED LAND COMPANY (LIMITED)
(TBIB DAY.)

The first general meeting of the iihareliolderi
took place this afternoon, at the offices, 33, Norfolk.
street, Strand ; Viscount BANKLIOR in the chair.
The Shourrsse (Mr. liruneisen) having read the aileny.
taement convening the meeting, the annexed report of the
directors was read:—" The articles of association spent yine
that the first general meeting of the United Land Company
(Limited) shall be held within four calendar months after
a mem-trend uni of association is registered, the direetor,
have the ph to,ure to submit the first report to the Misr..
holders, although the business is necessarily only forms!.
The short pet iud which has elapsed since the formation Af
the company has been fully occupied in the organhet-
tion of the offices for public business, and th-
directors have the eatisfectiun of stating that
everything is in working order. The directors
have elected as first auditors el the cimi_lvolT.
in accordance with articles of association, Biltvers.
Johnstone, Cooper, Whale, and Evans, accountants and
public auditors, of 3, Coleman-street-buildings, City, E.tt
The attention of the directors has been unces,inglya,,..t.
to the acquisition of eligible propertic;, and they have h.. .
already fortunate enough to secure two highly digit:
estates in East Surrey and Middlesex. Due ,
be given when these two estates can be offered for
Otherpropertiei in various counties a re under con:iderat
At Michaehnas the agreement entered into with the con.
servative Land Society for the purchase of the unsal
tions of its estates iu twenty-six counties will bo carn..t
out, and the land operations of the old society will thm
be exclusively transacted by the United Land Comploy
(Limited), whilst the society's business will be mottos'
the share and advance department under its eertiti..l
rules. The directors of the United Lana Compaq
(Limited) are deeply indebted to the members of the Cele
'creative Land Society for the readiness with whit
they have taken up the shares of the new company
the first allotment of which has been satisfactory. Is
directors in due course will make the second allotment.
the shareholders of the Conservative Land Society
having the preference as before, the liability in teen
cases being limited to the amount of the shares taken.
The directors of the United Land Company (Limned)
will use their beet exertions to carry out the new connasy
with energy and economy in the management, and they
look forward to the combined action of the parent
society and the newly-formed company as tending to
advance the prospects and position of both 3+3oCli-
WWI.

(Signed) " Rimmtoß, Chairman.
(Countersigned)
gued) " CHAR. Lewis GRUM/WIEN. Sc

Tux BUSMAN IMPERIAL TRAVELLERS.—TL.•
Emperor of Russia has arrived at Kissingen. The Em-
press with her chi4hen went as far as Hopenhaufen to
meet him. Constantinople letters announce that the
Grand Duke Alexis of Itwisia has been officially received
and has dined with the Sultan. Tmtimonies of Irsu•.:
and friendship were exchanged on the occasion. The
Prince is to visit the court of Athena, and his journey wtil
extend to the United States.

The piercing of the tunnel through Mont-Ceni:
continues to advance satisfactorily. On the IstJune S,;IM
metres had been completed. During that month 60 metre.
additional have been finished on the southern aide, awl
on the northern, making a total of 8,498 out of the whole
length of 12,220, leaving 3,722 metres yet to be executed.
The session just closed has been the longest A.. -
aim of the French Legislative Body since its establishment
in 18.52. It has held 141 public sittings, whereas last year
there were but 89, beginning on the 14th of February and
terminating on the 24th of July. 77 sittings have been
occupied with the debates on the prow, and 26 given to
the budgets and the loan of 440 millions. List year the
budget occupied 21 days. The army and navy bilk took
up 17 sittings ; the right of meeting bill eight ; and nine
were given to divers interpellatiorui on the economic situa-
tion of France. For the first time since 1852 all the minis-
ters have successively presented themsslti,s in the Legisla-
tive Chamber.

Numerous instances of the rigour uilli which
the Russian officials punish the circulation of WA', in-
favourable to the government are report. .1 from
The other day a student at the university .4 rh. t town w-
ceived a letter from a friend of his in 'rarloy.
refugee. As this letter contained many intvrodiug
and comments on current affairs, the stud, at 4s.W. i •
several of his colleagues. This having ..a.ns• r t'.. t' •
the university authorities, a strict imp., ..
stituted into the matter, and all the
were convicted of having read the letter, about tb-.

number, in

IMPERIA,
Tionibiree
graciously
civil shootim
park. His
several of
Farina, Frew
M. Bloch,
address or I
which was
moment after
his Majesty
to the et
Marshal Bazain
Lepic fired in r
imperial party
when the
of the bathes
naders and sat
sequentlywalki
The next day •
Garen:bier,
at half-pent
the Marquis
in/ the Beg'
oadre ; wi
along the
siasza. His
skirts the Lake

Bartsaaati,_
valley of NI
front of that
the Black For
entered Month'
Exiuelv
St. Petersburg,
" What caw
some time past
bons that take I
letter of an alar
have 'apposed
narratives of
and in which wa
Ramis covering
nication stated
stretching as
kilometres
plantations •.
every oue here
story as absurd
exaggeration.
are increareug
probably arse
received from
the woods are
vonia; as, for
in the
and or3idice
ablaze, aerad
seeing of Übe
caved ea tle
bask d She

irsity authorities, a strict jibe', s L., ,t.-
;,,
nto the matter, and all the -4 ~,b-1,1., NO, , ,1,,14,,1,
icted of having read the letter, about Ile,' ' ' jurio
rere expelled from the university. bubl
lAL HOLIDAY-MAKINO.-A letter ii .1,1 tent
s has the following :—" The Emperor a - a hie
pleased to open two evening:, back lb-
t wi
ling-lists at the extremity of the imis ,-, LI
1 Majesty went in au open carriage e ,tI, -rer
his officers, and was received by N.
1111
'resident of the Riflemen's Association, an!
h, the Vice-President. There was 1,.,
' formality. The Emperor fired the first slal.
a saluted by a flourish of music; and the 2
ter a vivandiere came forward and present'!
1 with a glass of beer, in which he drank TI
mecess of the franca-tireurs. Afterwards ate
Swain., General de Seville, and General ,rat
l in succession, and after a short delay, the I d
party returned to the town. la the evening, en
i
a band was playing for the gratirkstiou .sui
hers, the Emperor came amongst the prome- len,
l sat down, smoking a cigarette. Maleatl"6" LOU
walked upend downier sometime before retiring. the i
r, and the ad' ' mountain,. The party lett and
'll2, X Simms, General de Seville, and
is de Fleury, Prefect of the Vosges,soretnaaar heel
error ;in • second carriage were the orderly Wel
whilst a foargon followed with provisions. All thM
wa the populas displayed great Who- e
1° Xaly, estJ wltaed sip a part of the ascent which for '
Lake of iletournemer and leads to the Parihou 'Wei
~ whence can be seen the whole of the beautiful . TI
[ureter. Dinner was served on Cobol grass In
1[
at magnificent view, with the Rhine ow and
Forest in the far distance. The Emirror ra- TI
ornbiaree at a quarter-past ten at night.
SIVE FIRES of Rusete.—A letter from . a
ui
.4
Sorg, in the &hit Athlie of Lyons, his : ) u
n I speak of except the infliction which has for
past desolated Russ•
el I mean the millers-
;aka place. Recently the Paris Monde printed s 1
1 alarming character, and which one wadi
posed to have been borrowed from the
of early travellers in the New World. it
ch was reported an account of prairie tires in r.
ering an extent of several leagues. The comme-
nted that, from the frontiers of Prussia, and
tui far as St. Petersburg, over an extent ofd ~ m
(each live-eighths of a mile), the forests ,, er
, were burning forseveral dr. At thianarration in
pre smiled, and the German ournals treated the
mid ; but, unfortunately, there la ill it 001 Y 'ma 11
MY The Joursurl of the 20th says: ' Fires :' ,;.?
rig in the f onion with an alarmingrapidity. They en
rise from the long-continued drougbi- Xs" In
ore the interior of the countryannounoes that .
ere ex
examolamestiminifireple: invaritEthentigra.rtamihbGoteaufurEbibboedo7iaßassrtd ataFegi34l4-
locsfliiee. Near Bits many formes WI SIB
I the sky is darkened with the smoke. 0* the
the 19th extensive reasetisms et ars in» rr_ ,
he lotion from the upper part 11111 OM inilig
'et SUS
Dane: