The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-15 00:00:00

sOsira i:EQtrzerßAilows.

Jamas Mouses and Jong firs;sarr,(ila:g-ow, engineers, August
18. at the Faculty-hall, Glasgow.
B Nr.wau., Glasgow, mattress maker, August 19, at the
Faculty-ball, Glasgow.
110111ElT NTOIIIII, CaißbOtinnlilit dealer, August 17, at Lyon
and Turnbull's Roma burgh.
CHRIPTOPIII.I Nsweos, Edinburgh commission agent, August 19,
at Lycsi and Turnbull's BOMA, Edinburgh.
DUNCAX CUMIOI.II, Phopachy, Inverness-shire, tanner, August
22, at the Caledonian Hertel, Inverness.

MASONIC CEREMONY AT UPTON.—The present
year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of Lord &Rand's rule
over English Freemasons as Grand Master, and the
" silver wedding" of the noble earl to the ancient craft
has been signalized by the granting of charters, on the
• petition of well and truly tried" brethren, for the es.
tabliahment of new lodges. The latest lodge is that of
the Upton, No. 1,227, which was yesterday oonaecrabsd
with all solemnities before a large gathering of officers
and master masons, at the well-known Spotted Dog, at
Upton, in Essex. Earl Zetland was represented, by his
special command, by Brother James Terry.
FREE LABOUR BZOISTRATION SOOLETY.—The
committee of the Free Labour Registration Society during
six months have provided permanent employment for up'
wards of one thousand worlmien in various trades, show-
ing an average of more than 160,0001. a year as the
wages obtained for members. The society, and the prin-
ciples it advocates, are making steady in the
confidence of all classes of operatives. Tile names, ages,
addresses, and references as to character and ability of
upwards of 14,000 non-union workmen have been
up to the present time registered in the books.
Complaint is made that while workmen have not
been slow to avail themselves of the advantages
held out by the society, employers of labour have not
evinced an equal alacrity. The benefit club is making,
on the whole, satisfactory ; and it is hoped that
the time is not far distant when its operations will be very
largely extended. The committee believe that one
example of a sound society like theirs in full operation
will ultimately be of greater use than the exposure of the
fake grounds of any number of other societies. To the
repeat are appended several letters from employer',
speaking in the highest terms of the society's operations,
and praising the good character and efficiency of the men
mat by them.
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The Moniker Beige, of this morning, says:—
" There is no *change in the date of the health
of the Prince Boyd. The King sod Queen are
obliged to abandon their intention of proceeding
to-morrow to Spa."
The action of M. Wolff, the editor of the Figaro,
against the printer of the Inflexible, for libel, took
place to-day. The defendant was condemned in
ddsmlt to pay 10,000 francs damages.te the plain-
tiff. Moreover, the judgment of the oonrt is to be
printed in ten Belgian journals, and to be placarded
in fifty different places. This action was originally
brought against M. Martha], alias De Barmy, for a
libel published in the Inflexible, which at first
appeared in Paris, hut is now printed here. As
M. Marohal does not reside in Belgium, the printer
of the Inflexible was declared solely responsible.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Avoarr la, EvSNISCI.

The letter recently addressed by the Duke and
Duchess de ltontpensier to Queen Isabella not
only proteide against their exile from Spain, but
aecures also that the Spanish government in-
trigued to prevent their royal lughneeses from
taking up. their residence at Lisbon ; and that
these intrigues were the sole cause of their pro-
longed stay on board the frigate, Villa de Madrid.

AMERICA.
QUEENSTOWN, Atrousr 14.
The Royal Mail steamship Australasian, from
New York on the Bth inst., arrived here at 9.45 p.m.,
with 41 cabin passengers, and. 1,000,000 dole. in
specie. She landed 111 sacks of mails, and pro-
ceeded for Liverpool immediately. All well.

NEW YORE, AMIDST 4.
The Democrats have carried the State elections
in Kentucky, by returning Mr. Stevenson as go-
vernor by a majority of 80,000 votes.
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill trans-
ferring the election of the presidential electors
from the people to the legislature.
General Meade has issued an order announcing
the re-establishment of the supremacy of civil law
in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
The leading-Democrats of Virginia are taking
steps le contest tike' +alidity of the presidential
*Action, if the eledtoral vote of Virginia should be
rejected.
NEW YORE, Amon 5, Nom
The Russian Minister, Baron Von Stoeckl, has
presented to Mr. Johnson a letter from the Czar
congratulating him upon his acquittal at the im-
peachment trial.
An international commercial convention, at-
tended by delegates from the United States and
the British provinces, has assembled at Portland.
The majority of the delegates are in favour of a
renewal of the reciprocity treaty.
Intelligence from Hayti announces that the
Caws defeated Salvave at Jacmel on the 24th of
July. According to the latest advices they are
closely besieging Port-au-Prince.

NEW YORK. Arrouar 14.
Closing Prices :—Gold, 147. Sterling exchange
on London, dull at 1094. 5-20 United Stites
Bonds, 1882, 1143 ; ditto, 1885, 112 ; 10-40,
ditto, 109 ; Illinois, 149 ; Erie, 52 ; Cotton,
middling Upland, 293 ; Petroleum, standard
white, 33 ; Flour, extra State, 8 dole. 95c. to 9
dole. 54c. ; Corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 21c.

THE FRENCH LN COCHIN CILINA. The
Monitenr of yesterday says :—" Several papers have re-
produced information from the lifesaver dm 147 which is
not at all authentic, respecting the events said to have
followed the surprise of the poet of Bach-Gila, in Cochin
China. The documents which have reached the Ministry
of Marine in no way confirm the details given by the
Neese:ger do Midi. It appears certain, on the contrary,
that all the victims of the surprise perished while
fighting."
A STRANGE CRAIT.—Most of our readers will
remember • strange-looking craft—a cross between a
green lizard and a ut—which remained in this
port during the months of May and June. She was so
long and so narrow, and so low in the water, that it
seemed as if she bad arrived here only by miracle, and as
if her further voyage was quite a matter of uncertainty.
This was the Gironde, a French steamer under the com-
mand of Captain Girel. She had come from employment
on the Rhone, and was on her way to the Gironde to be
again used as a river passage boat. While here she under-
went a searching repair with a view to making her
thoroughly seaworthy. ft seemed at the time almost impos-
sible to make this a certainty. In length she was 283 feet,
while in breadth of beam she was barely 16 feet, and she
drew 3 feet in. of water. It was predicted here that she
would never get to her destination—an unfortunate pro-
phecy which has only proved too true. The Gironde left
Gibraltar on the lltli Jam, and put into Cadiz on the fol-
lowmg day. She remained at that port some four days and
then started for Lisbon, which she reached without acci-
dent beyond a slight one to her machinery. At Lisbon
she stayed some eight or ten days, and ha vin4 repaired,
again proceeded, with fine weather, to IT4o. But shortly
after leaving the Tagus she encountered a fresh S.W.
breeze, which caused her to strain excessively. All at once
she broke amidships. The forepart roes, the afterpart sank
immediately, below water the captain and eight of
the crew. They wo inevitably have been lost had not a
Spanish fishing-beat, which was fortunately in sight at
the time, rendered asidanoe. By the endeavours of the
crew of the boat the whole of the castaways were fished
up and their lives saved. There were, in ail, on board the
Gironde, a crew of 14, including the captain, but not a
man was lost. As soon as they had been put on shore
every man made od as best he could, and all eventually
reached Lisbon in eafsity The company at Agri have
three other steamer/ in dimensions much longer than the
Gironde. The Gironde was to have been the
.pialieer,
b6tVigwing to the great difficulties experienced is navi-
them on the high seas, the owners have determined
have them taken to pieces and sent to Bordeaux by
rail, where they will be again put together.—Gibraltar
Chronicle, August 6.
SHOCKING AOCLDENT.—On Thursday evening an
inquest was held at Culhant, Berkshire, on the body of
John Hebert Donn, aged 24, assistaut to Mr. Byes, tar-
theot Dorchester. Mr. Byas drove deceased over to
Gtirlham station on Wednesday night, he being about
to take his simmer holidays. He went to the station
Inn, and at the requested the landlord shot a oat in a
tree with a pistol. He afterwards went to the booking-
office, into which be was followed by a porter named
Lynes, who entered into conversation with him as to how
be destroyed the cat. He said that he shot it with a
pistol, which he took out and showed to the potter. The
latter not knowing that the weapon was capped or k
handled it rather carelessly ; wont off, and the
entered the right side of deceased, who was sitting
opposite Death awned in a few hours afterwards.
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ABINODON.—Two candidates are in the field for
the representation of this borough—namely, the Han.
C. L. Lindsay, the sitting member, who offers himself for
re-election on conservative principles, and Mr. Godfrey
Lushington, an advanced liberal. Both parties are car-
rying on an active canvass, and a severe contest is ex-
pected.
ATITLOXX.—There are no less than twelve candi-
data for the representation of this borough.
BURY.—Mr. Peter Shelton, an accountant, has
issued a placard addressed to the electors of the borough
of Bury, stating that a requisition, signed by 1,400 mem-
bers of {he Constitutional Amociation, lied been presented
to him, asking him to become a candidate at the forth-
coming election, and that be had consented.
BrintiNoliAli.- -At a meet. of the " General
Onstitatienal Iffirailen ' id was
announced that Dr„ Seamtian Evans would comitigo=
asworking man's candidate to contest the borough in con-
junction with Mr. BiliflOOD S. Lloyd.
CHICHRSTRIL—The electoral contest at Chichester
•prom•ses to be very severe. The city loses by the Reform.
Act one of the two members who have j_ointly represented
it for many years. These are Lord H. G. Lennox, the
Secretary of the Affiniraty, and Mr. I. A. Smith, libaaL
Both are seeking re-election.
NORTH LARCASHIRII.—On Wednesday morning
the Right Hon. Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., and the
Hon. F. A. Stanley, M.P., addressed the electors of the
Kirkham district in the Market-square. There Wow about
2,000 persons present. The chair was asaatta by Yr.
Edmund Birley. Colonel Patten referred to question.
of the Irish church, stating that he had given his opposi-
tion to its dbestaNishment and disendowment He amid
not see why 700,000 of their fellow-subjects, limply be-
cause they lived sates the water, Lti Ireland, shot al
deprived of the p
unter— belonging to lb*
church of this contryprovided for ite ea •
and maintenance, without offence or injury to those who
differed from it. There were defects m that henna .cat
the established church Ica Ireland which were injaftg the
church, and he was prepared to do his u bnost toredress'
them. There were also a number of anomalies aiding
in the church, and he was prepared to redress that
anomalies, but not to destroy the church
He felt that those who were a Seeking the oka=irrara,.
making a great mistke. They were inflicting a blow upon
it which in a short time would be a serious blow not only
to the church of England, but to the protestazit religion
of this country. The present government cane ratepayer
—Lord Derby being arm mended by her Majesty to Senn,
one—balsas the liberals could not unite thmselves On
any public question of the day ; and he did so with that
pluck and courage which distinguished him, and formed'
a government out of the minority of the House of Com-
mons, which bad been carried on by his lordship and,
his 11000011.01., Mr. Disraeli, and which had not been
discreditable to them. The t bad now got
to the end of two pant though in a minority'
and thosemold judge for themselves whether
what they presente
*as to their benefit or not. Advert-
on to foreign affairs. , he said that Lord Staaley had
conducted thew agars in an able, judicious, and prudent
manner—more so than those who preceded him. When
Lord Stanley took charge of the
.foreign affairs of this
country they were in a meet state ; but be had
now changed the avast of • =charade ens erteented
and regarded by all the nations of the world. With
respect to the Home-office, they could. judge for them-
selves whether the ititernal affairs of this country were not
in an improved state. He next alluded to the charge
made by the liberals against the government of being ex-
travagent with public money, which he denied. The
duty of the government had been to practise economy
consistent with the efficiency of the services required for
the defame of the country. He contended that the gd..
raiment hejii ladeson constitutional principles, and if a
majority was found against them when parliament assem-
bled, they would not huh these ill 4"P i!Wth 194".
OXFORD CITY.—Mr. seat. broom Ids retiring
addressyesterday_. He glances at his appal of Mr.
Gladstone throne' the reform struggles, aid also on the
Irish churchzasT2 that, if the church in England is
in any way son establishment, byany change
in the position endowments of the church in Ireland
—and some great change we all know to be inevitable—
she will owe it to those, her seeming friends, who, for
purposes of their own, and in order to bring odium upon
their opponents, have not scrupled to maintain that the
church in either country rests upon the same foundation,
and ought to share the same fate. Both Mr. Harcourt
and Dr. Deane have been canvassing, and on each Ode
there is an expression of confidence in the result.
WESTIONSTZIL—The conservative papers an-
nounce that Lord Hamilton, youngest son of the Duke of
Aberoom, will contest Westminster in conjunction with
Mr. W. H. Smith. The youngestson of • duke or a
marquis is invariably distinguished by his Christian name,
but in the present instance the public are left in ignorance
as to who whether Lord Claud John Hamilton is about to
leave Londonderry for Westminster, or whether Mr.
Smith's colleague is to be Lord George Francis, who is
now twenty-three years of age.
Woourrocx.—This little borough, hitherto a
mere appanage of the Duke of Marlborough's estates, is
again showing signs of an intention to throw off the
" Blenheim' yoke. Mr. Barnett, " the duke's man,"
who was unsuccessfully opposed by Mr. Mitchell Henry
at the last general election, is already in the field ; but
the liberals have some reason to hope that, under the
operation of the new Reform Act, a contest next Decem-
ber might result in • liberal victory.. They have as a
preliminary step called a public meeting in the Town-
for Tuesday evening next, " to consider the scone
to be taken at the impending election." Sir Henry Dash-
wood, Bart., is to preside, and Mr. Goldwin Smith is also
to be present.

THE ORDER OF THE BATH.—The Queen has
been graciously pleased to give orders for the following
appointments to the Most Honourable Order at the Bath:
—To be ordinary members of the military division of the
second class, or knights commanders of the said most
honourable order viz.:—Major-General George Malcolm,
C. 8., Bombay Army; Captain Leopold George Heats,
R.N., C.B. To be ordinary members of the military
division of the third class, or companions of the said
most honourable order, viz.:--Colonel John Edward
Collings 33rd Regiment; Captain Joseph
Colonel the Hon. Frederick Augustus Menge!,
_96th
Regiment; Colonel Donald Martin Stewart, Bengal
Army ; Colonel William Wilby, 4th Regiment ; Colonel
Charles Crawford Fraser, V.C. lth Hussars • Colonel
John Gordon Petrie, Royal Aitalle.Captaill George
Tryon, R.F. ; Wand Jolm William Schneider,
Bombay Army ; Colonel John Field, Bombay Army ;
Colonel John Crosbie Graves, Bombay Army ;
Colonel Robert rhayre, Bombs_ y Army ; Colonel Martin
Dillon, Rifle Brigade ; Colonel William Gordon Ca
4th Regiment; Colonel Thomas Walter Milward,lailter4t
Artillery • Lieutenant-Colonel Conyers Tower, 3rd Dra-
goon Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel Hill Wallace, Royal
Artillery ; Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis William P Royal
Affil Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Woodbine
46th t ;
•Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Mom
Cooper, Rent ; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles
Francis Falcon Chamberlain, Bombay Angiotliohrr
Hugh Henry Gough, V.C.i Bengal Army;
Thomas HOWIIIOOI Butler Fellows% R.N.,. NIMor Wil-
loughby Lake Briggs, Bombay Army; 3MajorWest Goodfellow, Royal eers ; -al* "'a-
ward Mahaffy, Bombay AnnyB.l.llVhe asthma
members of the civil division of the third chum,
panions of the said most honourable order, viz. :
;1417ti
James Reed, Esq., Chid Constructor of the N ;Omega
Gregoloat.ry
—G Bardin, Roq., R.N., Inapsotor of
afareetr. _

DEATH of OSCAR Itinatit.—.on the lea Inllky
there died in the E Hospital, Anzessisla,
Oscar Becker. It will be remembered that outtia__l6th
July, 1861, an attempt was made on the life cff Ais Wag
of Pemui. *. at Baden by • rte semi sehob=
been subsequently arrested, wee nrunentifeldlat
mind, and placed in the prison of Brachial, whemithrit
mained for Eve years. Thh student we. Omer
In 1666 he received • perden on condition ref kit hissekti
Prussian territory, m November of whicht wed to
Americo. In January 1868, he arrived par En
and worked for a 'time as a tailor, wheal& vemianilly
became more appellant. He imagined Alit he bed been
called to regenerate the Arabs, and ounmenued his week
by •anonnomg in a very needy printed nimbi; that he
propord them the pain, at the me se time an-
nouncing that he powered no knowledge of Anuic.
was often to be Net droned as a beggar. After his &-
Sous then was found in his house Y aim of MN. In Ame-
n.* money, of which he appeared to have beep fishing
collection.
Bur rOCATION, OF Two BROMIEB.--.erest=ey,
morning twe_s, earned Abraham and Brawn
won fOund 4W as tile top of a brick Itilikeeer Cellaller•
64-med. LivErFool4, .0n the previous nit thiur laid
down theme to sleep along with a third whitoneus4was
found in a state of insensibility dal !eked to
and were suffocated by the fumes from the kiln.