The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-03 00:00:00

GENERAL GRANT AND MR. COLFAX.

At Washington, on the 22nd ult., General Grant
was serenaded. ' In reply to an address from
Representative Routwell, of Massachusetts,
Central Cfrant sad :

Gentlemen,—Being entirely unaccustomed to public
speaking, and without the desire to cultivate that power—
(laughter)—it is impossible for me to find appropriate lan-
guage to thank Son for this demonstration. All that I
can suy is, that to whatever position I may be called by
your will, I shall endeavour to discharge its duties with
fidelity and honesty of purpose. Of my rectitude in the
performance of public duties you will have to judge for
yourselves by my record before you.
Hundreds of the crowd entered the house and
congratulated the general.
The procession then moved to the residence of
Spetiker Colfax. Calls having been made for him,
he appeared at the door of his residence and said :
My Friends: I thank you with all the emotions of a
grateful heart for this Nattering manifestation of your
confidence and regards. I congratulate you on the aus-
picious opening of the eventful campaign on which we are
entering. In the Chicago Convention, representing the entire
continental area of the republic, every state, every terri-
tory, every district, and every delegate, from ocean to
ocean, declared that their first and only choice for presi-
dent was Ulysses S. Grant. (Great applause.) Brave,
and yet unassuming; reticent, and yet, when necessary,
firm as the eternal hills— (apel dree)—with every
thought and hope and aspiration for Li. country,
with modesty only equalled by his merits, it is not
eztraagant for me to say that he is to-day, of all
other men in the land, " first in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his countrymen." (Great applause.)
His name is the very synonym of victory, and he will lead
the Union hosts to triumph at the pulls, as he led the
Union armies to triumph in the field. But greater
even than the conqueror of Vicksburg and the
destroyer of the rebellion, is the glorious inspira-
tion of our noble principles animated by the sublime
truths of the Declaration of Independence. Our banner
bears an inscription more magnetic than the names cf its
standard bearers, which the whole world can see as it
floats to the breeze, "Liberty and loyslts, justice and
public. safety." Defying all prejudices, we are for uplifting
the lowly and protecting the oppressed. (Applause.) His-
tory records, to the immortal honour of our organiastion,
that it saved the nation and emancipated a race. We struck
the fetter from the limb of the slave, and lifted millions
into the glorious sunlight of liberty. We placed the
emancipated deer on his feet as a men, and put into his
right hand the ballot to protect his manhood
and his rights. We staked our political existence 011 the
reconstruction of the revolted states on the erne and
eternal corner-stone of liberty, and we shall
triumph. I know there is no holiday contest before
us, but with energy and zeal, with principles that
humanity will approve, anal that 1 belies o God will
bless, we shall go through the contest conquering and to
conquer ; and on the 4th day of March nest the people's
champion wall be borne by the people's votes to yonder
White House, that I regret to say is now dishonoured by
its unworthy occupant. Then with peace and confidence
we may expect our beloved country to enter upon a career
of prosperity which shall eclipse the most brilliant annals
of our past. I bid you God speed in this work ; and now,
good night.

(RFAITER.IS TF:LEC R.% 17.
THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE
AUSTRIAN ARMY.
VIENNA, JUNE
. _

The es, Free Prey of to-day publishes the
scheme for the re-organisation of the army
which has been definitively agreed upon
by the government, and will very shortly be
laid before the Reichsrath and the Hungarian
Diet. The chief features of this scheme
have been already publicly stated. The most
important new item has reference to the future
strength of the army which the government
proposes to fix for the ensuing ten years at 800,000
soldiers, and the entire Landwehr to number
200,000 men. By the adoption of this scheme, the
constitutional rights of the Reichsrath and the
Hungarian Diet to modify those numbers every year
is not prejudiced. The Government Bill proposes
also that so farm' relates to administrative questims.
the Landwehr is to be placed under
the control of the Minister for the defence
of the country, but the Commander-in-
Chief of the Landwehr will decide all military
questions. In times of war, however, the coin-
minder-in-chief of the army will command the
Lands-dlr. The Minister of War for the empire is
to be informed at all times of the general state,
the equipment, and changes of station of the
Landwehr.

Prince l'ieire Bonaparte, who, it appears, is
living in close retirement near Paris, hos published in
Belgium a volume of 640 pages, entitled " Hypothi so
d'une Campaign* sur le Rhin." The prince, who, both as
• member of the Legislative Assembly and as a moldier,
was somewhat impatient of discipline, censures sharply the
policy of his cousin's government, strongly advocates
war, and predicts victory to France as a matter of

•
course.
Advices from Rouen state that a grand protec-
tionist dinner is to be given in that city on Thursday
next to IL Bouyer quertier. The number of persons is
butted to 300.
The living of West Ham, Essex, vacant by the
, resignation of the Rev. S. Rani, has been conferred by the
Prime Minister upon the Rev. Thomas Scott, for some
time past chaplain of the London HospitaL "Mr. Scott,'
says the Herald," is a descendent of the well-known
soel-
meatator who was rector of Aston-Sandford, Bucks. Mr.
Smite is an earnest member of the evangelical party in the
church. It is understood that he was a perfect 'Manger
to lir. Disraeli, but was selected for Ms well-known ability
as • preacher and from the testimony received from many
(pouters as to the seal and devotion with which he had
performed Ms hospital duties."

APFUNEBATION Or 01/1/11.1AL LIWUWATORS.- -.1. I wive sleeted metubere of the Royal Institution. -
day bee been appointed by .b.lob the mad liquidate, is 1,,, ial thanks of the members were returned to Sir Howl
6he al""19" Plgialf-',ll fter/raniell "in Chancery' are I Holland, Bart.. the president, for his tenth annual Jose-
to nab APPlieetlac, at the Seib Chamber", for allowance i
under the new eerie, squinted by allidavins of the these' w"l'd itessavelim•
Sion of 401. lar the fund for the Ilvniotion of Expwb
devoted to each Particular cape. The following I • Tula ROVA.L COM.XISINI.ON ON 4"KIMARY Ent'..il lON
will, in future, be acted upon : " if, skiing ea s nci.Aun).—The Roy al Commission on Primary Educ.dion
rt,r
of a liquidation' it elsallrepput to the judge expedient (Ireland) mat yesterday, at the offices of the coon.-iOO,,
to do, he OE autetion papeseuts to the liquidator on 144 UpperSaekviiiestoret, Dublin. There were Premut '--
swami* MMs iemuneratien.- ' For this purpose tie judge The Earl of Powis, the Earl of Dunrasen, the Bishop of
iirM tribute the mind auras remuneration u well
ti I Meath, Lord Olealrock, Judge Morris, Sir It. Kane, Master
efflifitiltaittiosi win admit, wed will pay to the &mild r t llinsoke. Rev. Dr. Wilson, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Stokes, T, of "t
—,- .mlkg=fritela of inpkgellmeSad remuneration or • Sullivan, sad Mr. Waldron. The secretaries, ]Herres MO
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SECOND EDITION.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THLS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
sating. in BOUM —(Before Use Lord Chid Justice, end
Justicee Blackburn, Mellor, end Lush.)

1. • rUE !!MIN O.II‘II44IoNERS Or THE TREA4URT.
in this case a mandamus had been issued cornmiunling
the Loris Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to
,v to Mr. Yee the sum of 1091. 14a. balance of
thi y chimed by him as one of the assis-
t-et clerks of the Court of Exchequer, Ireland.
Jr ...prated that in April, lirstl, the salary of the clerk
of the roles in that court was increased 100/. per
ont= under the 7 and 8 of Victoria; and the
s.,let) of his assistant clerk was also increased
:ot. per annum. Mr. Cooper, the assistant clerk,
subseqt.ently resigned, and Mr. Yeo succeeded him
by seniority, but the Treasury declined to pay bhp more
thorn '5OOl. per annum, having deducted the additional NW.
The Treasury in their answer set out the letters
granting the increase which distinctly stated that
it was to be confined to the then holders
of the office (the additional sums having been
granted fur extra duties) and was not to be allowed to
their successors. _ _

M —.—
r. Raymond appeared fur Mr. Yeo. The Attorney-
Ceneral and Mr..lmhbold for the Treasury.

The Court gave judgment for the crown:

COI7IIT OF COMMON PLEAS.

sittiop in Banco.— (fiefooo the Lord Cbief Justice
Bovill, and Justices ►►'illee and Byles.)
PoTTER

711.4 case arose out of the folio wiug circumstances : About
,Tal of 154•2 the ship Sir William Eyre left the Clyde for
w Zealand, and after herarrivel there she was to promed
t.. Calcutta. from which place she was to bring home a
.-..tee for Mr. De Mates. Thu plaintiff insured for the
..mount of the homeward freight, and the insurance
wa- to continue in force during the outward voyage
and Jar after the arrival at New Zealand. The de-
f. n.lant underwrote this policy. The ship reached New
Zealand on the 2:41 April, and before the expiration
of the r day% she took the pound and continued
in this position for six weeks. When she was got
r.f.. die west to Port Chalmers, wee examined, and after-
ward. went to erleutta for more minute examination
and Nein Whilst in this port she was destroyed by
the cyclone which passed over the Hooghly on the
I:th I The plaintiff sued the defendant upon the
pehey. fa:amid:tor that the ship was so damaged by what
meal t llh,li Harbour, that it would have cost more to
rip.du her than she would have been worth when repaired,
and therefore that there had been during the time of the in-
,.ur.rticc a constnic•-i ve total loss which entitled the plaintiff
tore ever. The .Icfend.int, on the other hand, contended
that the plaintiff had not abandoned the vessel at New
7.e.1.1..1. hut bad elected to continue possession of her,and
therefore could not now charge the underwriters
a total loss. It was further said that
pro•insate cause of the loss of the homeward
..;I.t. wax not the damage ,lone in Bluff Harbour, but
twt that Mr. Ire Mates became insolvent. At the

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• . ,fore tan Lard thief Justice, at Guildhall, a verdict
c:.tere.l fur the defendant. and the question after.
Is rased wan, whether a rule should be made absolute
• a verdict for the plaintiff or for a new trial.
M;. Mellish, V.C., Mr. Watkin Williams, and Mr.
..h+•n appeared to show cause ; and Sir George llonyman,
I .. %I r. liannen, and Mr. I.•iityon to support the rule.
T • ,u, this morning gave judgment, holding that
lutsin,g been no notice of abandonment at Sew
there was no constrictive total loss of the ship
I ii-i•• to entitle the plaintiff to reca..er for the loss of a
s • ,lit. _ _

.C.lischarged.

i.OURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
N!11.1N r. MAI,‘N ANI, 11E THOREN.

Draw, 41. C., Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Day.
• •! ;or the petitioner ; Dr. Spinks, Q.C., Mr. J. Sharpe,
Mr. Searle fur the respondent. Mr. Iluddleston,
• • • • , M. Day . and Mr. Grantham for the co•respou-
dott.

IsOO, the petitioner; • captain in the 49th
.;anent, inairied the respondent at the Cathedral in
'erara. He cohabited with her in several places,
.o; had two children by her. In 1845 the
i• d t:cs were living at Sandlinrit, where they made
acquaintance of Lieutenant De Tiioren, of the 4:413,
in.tructorin militaryhistoryatthocollege.Thecaseon
th, part of the husband was that in April, IsuT, while lie
had one to London, the co-respondent vil,ite.l3lrs. Madan,
that. soon afterwards she left her home, and that she co-
habited with D., 'fiioren at an hotel in Jermyn•
street. 1:y the earnest interces don of friends the
p. •i wa induced take her back ; but the
reconciliation la- ted only nine days. The respondent
then went away, rind it was contended that she had
,ejoined De Thoren. The co-respondent had since lost his
.ointment at Sandhurst, and was now with the Ahys-
• dami expedition. The petitioner claimed 5,00(W. damages;
I Ow pleas of the respondents were simple denials.
The CAce was proceeding when our report left.]

cOURT OF ARCHES.
!fore the Right Hon. Sir R. Phillimore.)

' • kN1,%1. IN TRE 1:C11.-MOSS r. fIIE REV. T. C.
111)11 MIDS.

ra.e, which wee before the court on Saturday, and

1..rt0 I. sr.t re ,erred to-day. The defendant, rector of
1,;..1•1•tvt.11, Linco!n, was articled against by the see-,
t y ~f the 14iltop of the diocese, for alleged improper
t tow.a-di two young women, named Martin and
Ii) .. • lie t4e charge, and appeared in person
,f hl. circumstances.
Itt • , and It r. Tristram appeared for the

k

i•,

I an adjournment win granted to

.nt to imtruct counsel and to call wit-
. •. was informed by the court that he could ten-
, as a witness to deny the allegations.
i! t M rtin, one of the young women mentioned,
to day by the defendant, and denied that
any-
i.nproper had taken place between her and the de-
-1 by the domestic Betsy

• iias iiroceeding, and will occupy the day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
.I:riare Mr. Hazlitt, Deputy-Commissioner.)
ALL al .1.

I waa a wboleallo jeweller, carrying on

• lio:onladitch. Ilia debt;amounied W betZween
.." ~n.l 4.thlo' , and his ...sets to Ilia discharge
on the wound that he had contracted debts

,et expectit ion of being able to pay theni,
that he had been onjustitiAly a atm% agant in lining.
11.. Honour, in Biting judgment, said, with respect to
r•t aliMetion, it had been laid down as a principla of
thkt, to subject a bankrupt to the penalties of the
.1,. ,ection of the st..ture, it was not sufficient to show
!.,he Ic< I contracted in the aggregate a greater amount
than he could iensonahly expect to pay.
I..inkrupt accounted for his looses partly by
•L. .crap badness of trait and the great depreciation in
• I of the goods in which he dealt ; and also by the
dialionenty of his servants. The bankrupt hail
•t..ted th.it he had sieraineil los, by pledging goods ;
this °illy reflected discredit upon bin character
t,..d. 1' or that and other offences he had been
r ....I and ac.piitted by a jury. ith regard to thesecond
•,I,l4int, his I !anon'. was unable to nay that the offence
.1 lwen strictly made out, and the bankrupt must,
cf.', take lii.oidcr of discharge.

Lake sold that the polies would not let him alone' and
oplsraidoil Mon with being a ticket-of-leave man, and a
Assosiablio hod told Mr. Robinson that he had a ticket-of-
lean.

A constable said he had only io a quiet manner told the
landlord what sort of characters he lied in his house.

Sergeant Burrougb, E division, said that Lake's
oonduct was most refractory. On one occasion he
had threatend to stab a lioeneed victualler, and to
break his glasses and on another he had also threatened to
stab a licensed victualler, and even when coming to the
station to report himself he had been under the influence
of drink. He (Sergeant Barrough) had cautioned Lake as
to his conduct, and told him what it would tome to.
Mr. Knox said that if Lake—holding a ticket-of-leave—
thought he could be guilty of such acts as had been
proved, he was mistaken, and though ho (Mr. Knot) was
sorry to have to be compelled to do it, rain he could pur-
sue no other course, and the defendants would be com-
mitted for a month each.

Lake will now have to finish his original sentence of im-
prisonment.

AFRICAN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY-r THISDAV.)

The annual meeting of the proprietors was held
at 1 o'clock, at the offices of the company, 14, Leaden-
hall-street, Mr. P. D. liAiioW in the chant.
The liscerram (Mr. Duncan Campbells. read the re-
port. It said, " The directors have much pleasure in con-
gratulating the proprietors on the satisfactory manner in
which the mail service has been performed during the
peat half-year. The steamer. engaged in the ad-
ditional service have also met the expectations
of your directors as regards the regular performance
of their voyages. Both the services have been accom-
plished with an entire absence from casualties. The result
of the working of this additional service, however, shows
that it will be very difficult to make an unsubsidised line
of steamer, to the West Coast of Africa directly profitable,
but there are several indirect advantages gamed by the
company by this additional service, which induce your
directors to continue it for the present. The contractors,
Messrs. Randolph, Elder, and Co., are making good pro-
gress wish the construction of the Biafra, and your directors
expect she will be rcadytotakeherstation early in August.
After discharging all the expenses of navigating and keep-
ing the ships in an efficient state, and making the neces-
sary reserves for depreciation ar.d general maintenan e,
the accounts show a balance of 10991. se. Ml. to the credit
of revenue account. Out of this balance your directors
recommend the payment of the usual dividend of 8.. per
share for the half-year ending :10th April last, free of in-
come tax, and from the surplus they further recommend
an additional payment of 2e. per share. The adoption of
there recommendations will abseil> 5,:e1-1,., and leave
1.495/. is. lid. to be carried to the credit of the next half•
year. accounts."
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said it comprised everything that was at all interest-
ing. The proprietors must be glad to find that the opera-
lions of the half-year had been carried on with regularity
as regarded the postal service, and an entire ab-
sence of easualtits ; and he felt great pleasure
in acknowledging the admirable manner in which
the several commanders had performed their duties.
Trade showed neither increase nor decrease ; but there was
a small reduction in the disbursements. The only loss
arose from the employment of au old vessel, and it would
entirely cease when the Biafra was at work, this new
vessel being one that could be worked with greater economy
than a smaller one, while there was no lack of homeward
cargo. The vessels all stood at such a low figure in the
books, that in the event of its becoming necessary to dis-
pose of them, there could not be any loss. He congratu-
lated the company on its present prosperity, but warned
it against undue confidence in the future, adding that
the great object at which the board aimed was the pay-
ment of as good a dividend as was paid now.
Mr. T. Homes (director), seconded the motion, which
was put and carried without any previous discuuion.
A dividend of fie. per share, free of income tax, was
declared, as was also a further payment of 2s. per share
out of the surplus.
The retiring directors were then re-elected and the
proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

THE INDIA MUSEUM.

TO THE EDITOR OY THE EXPREFIR,

—With reference to the implication con-
taMed in a paragraph of your issue of the Ist instant that
the library of the India.ofiice was once a part of the India
Museum, and is about to be reunited with it, I beg leave
to say that the museum was formerly considered an ad-
j nct to the library, awl Lail one head—first, Sir Charles
Wilkins, and afterwards the late Professor Wilson. The
libraiy and museum have, for some yearo, been separate,
and have different principals. Nor are they about to be
amalgamated or in any way brought into connection
further than in being, as formerly, under one roof.—l
&e., WILLIAM MILLER.

lielia•uflice, June 2.

Assistant Librarian.

WRATHKR RZPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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