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71IE EiIIPEROR OF THE FRENCH AND
THE BISHOP OF ORLEANS.

The following is the text of the address of the
Bishop of Orleans on the occasion of the Empe-
ror's visit to the cathedral of that city :

" SIRE,-At the moment your Majesty places
your foot on the threshold of this ancient Basilica,
rich in grand reminiscences, I have the honour to
.present to you the good wishes and homage of the
clergy of the city and diocese of Orleans.

" I make bold to say that throughout the whole
of France your Majesty has not met with a nobler,
more Christian, and more French city.
" Orleans has, twice at least, had the special
happiness and honour of being the last and the
victorious bulwark of our country against foreign
invasion.

"Paris, which I name with respect, has more
than once allowed its gates -to fie forced by the
has always proved an
str,a,nogue Orleans
"Our river
riverL neaver.
Loire
impassable barrier.
" It was only yesterday that we celebrated
the 439th anniversary of that memorable day
when a young girl of seventeen years of age, sent
by God, delivered Orleans and saved France.
"Already in the age of barbarism one of our
greatest bishops, Saint Aignan, drove hence, cross
in hand, him who in his fierce pride styled himself
the scourge of God.
"In those two great moments of trial Orleans
was not the only rampart, but the heart of France,
where the fast pulse of national emotions might be
heard to beat. But, thanks to God, the heart was
strong, and soon that independence which was
threatened, liberty, and the future were all re-
conquered.
" As your Majesty has deigned to visit us, place
your hand upon that heart, for it still beats the
same. The citizems of Orleans have not changed,
and your Majesty will understand that amidst the
confusion of men and things there are always two
pulses of indomitable strength—the patriotism
which surrounds you, and religion. You will here,
perhaps, more than in any other part of the Em-
pire, feel that France, when her soul is carefully
interrogated, is, and wishes ever to be, the most
Christian nation,*and that in this double flame of
patriotism and faith she has always found her
honour and her fortune since the days of Charle-
magne.
" We ask from God, sire, that the inspirations
of that immortal monarch who did so much for
Christian and French civilization may be those
of your Majesty, and may ever live blessed and
faithful in the heart of the eldest son of the
Church. _ _ _

"We cannot raise our wishes higher, or form
others more worthy of you, of France, of religion,
and more decisive for the future, which God always
holds in His powerful hands.
" You have desired, sire, a happy rapprochement
between the festivities in honour of Joan of Arc
and the festival of agriculture. This mixture of
the riches of our fields, despite their momentary
sad condiion, and of the conquest of labour of the
present with the imperishable reminiscences of the
past, elevates our souls to a broader and more
touching love for our country, her history, and her
destini s. The festival of Joan of Arc is, more-
over, truly an agricultural fete ; the virgin of
Domremy was a daughter of the cottage, the issue
of those generous-hearted peasants whose strong
hand knows how to conquer, till, and defend the
soil.

" The festival of _ Joan of Arc is also that of all
Christian women and French women, and you
have thus interpreted it, madam, by deigning to
take part in it. Joan of Arc not only saved France,
—it is France herself that she represents ; that
sensitive and proud, tender and valorous nation.
We like to gaze at her ; and that image cannot dis-
please your sight under the features of Joan of Arc,
with the inspired heart of a young girl under a
warrior's armour.

‘, You have deigned, madam, to take part in our
solemnities, and this idea also moves me the
morrow of a day on which religion has granted you
the purest joy allowed here below to the heart of a
mother.

" Your Majesty has just beheld your son kneel-
ing and taking for the first time the nourishment
of the bread of life at the altar of that God who
loves and blesses that age. That sight brought
pious tears from your eyes. May your Majesty
never shed others than such ; may you behold the
young Prince, your love and your hope, grow up
in that strong piety which is, as Bossuet said of
the son of Louis XIV., everything for man ani
prince.' May his first sacrament rema'n in the
deep and indelible remembrance of his life. That
is what the venerated head of our Church asked
from God for himself when from the height of the
apostolic throne, always so valiantly supported by
our arms, Pius IX. blessed him at the very moment
that he received for the first time the visit of his
God !"

The effect produced by this speech, to the elo-
quence of which, I must observe, this imperfect
translation does but scanty justice, was, I am in-
formed, says the Paris correspondent of the Stan-
dard, extremely great. The sight in itself was
very impressive. Bishop Dupanloup, with his
towering stature, in his sacerdotal robes, looking
every inch a worthy successor of the old Bishop of
Orleans who overthrew Attila, the grim old cathe-
dral, the surrounding clergy, all grouped round
their pastor, formed a tableau which few could
view without feeling deeply stirred. The address
itself, every word of which was clearly heard,
greatly affected the Empress, and even the impas-
sive features of Napoleon exhibited some signs of
emotion.

In reply the Emperor said :
" I am much touched by the noble words which
you have just addressed to me. It is on this spot
that we can dwell with happiness upon how much
religious faith and true patriotism can effect for the
safety and grandeur of a country. In this city was
produced one of the most wonderful facts of
history. The river which flows beneath your walls
has been one of the ramparts of our independence,
in the same manner as it protected in less distant
times the heroic remnants of the grand army. The
Empress and myself, in coming to share in the
popular festivities of Orleans, were desirous first to
kneel within that ancient Basilica, and, surrounded
by the grand remembrances of the past, to ask from
the Almighty his protection for the future."
The cortege then proceeded towards the choir,
and, immediately 300 voices, accompanied by the
organ, chanted the psalm of Lmtatus Sum, which
was followed by the Te Deum and Domine Saloum.
The ceremony terminated by a solemn benediction
from the bishop. Their Majesties were afterwards
present at the distribution of prizes at the agricul-
tural show, and while examining some of the most
remarkable proiuctions addressed to the exhibitors
words of congratulation and encouragement. The
Emperor himself handed to M. Thibault, farmer,
of Villameslain, the prize of honour awarded to
him, and also decorated several of the successful
competitors with the Cross of the Legion of
Honour.

A number of the religious) judicial, eiTil, and

milAary authorities were then presented, after
whi'ch their Majesties set out for the railway
statiov, amid loud cries of " Vive l'gmpereur !
Vive Tlmperatrice ! Vive le Prince Imperial !?'
and set off for Paris, where they arrived iu time
for dinner.

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VALETTA, s.—Since the last mail Tteft for
England there have been two departures :'or the
squadron the despatch-vessel Psyche, Lieut.-
Com. Sir Francis Blackwood, on Wednesday night,
the 29th ult., and the Trinculo, gunboat, 14ieut.-
Com. F. de V. Sanders, to-day. The Psyche took
with her several officers of the garrison, who intend
visiting Jerusalem and other places in th e Holy
Land. She had orders to call at Syracuse to land
there a telegraph clerk, with some 200 despatches,
to be telegraphed thence to England and the Con-
tinent, the cable between Malta and Si(ily having
stopped working that day, owing to Vac singular
and unnsud fault of the fracture of the conducting
wire, while its insulating envelope wits left unin-
jured. On the following morning the cable was
underrun by the steamer llawk, aud everything
made ready for repairing the line, but, owing to
unfavourable weather, this could not be attempted
until the next day, when the faulty 'part was picked
up on the Dragut Shoal, about a mile outside Malta
harbour. About 1 p.m. on the Ist inst. the litle
Nine re-opened to-ate-public—LT:he squadron, under
the command of Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., has
arrived at Jaffa. Her Majesty's screw steam sloop
Racer, 11, Coin. L. Brine, which had been assisting
in the repair of the Malta and Alexandria telegraph I
cable, returned to Malta on the bat inst., ten days
from Alexandria. This vessel was taken into the 1
Royal Naval Dock on the 2d instant, when it was
found that she had sustained serious damage, having
lost ber false keel, and considerably injured her
main keel. During the time she was on the rocks,
and when the lives of all on board were iu great
danger, the conduct of the crew was most exem-
plary, and the order to furl sail was as coolly and
promptly executed as if she were at her moorings
in Malta harbour. The Egyptian Government
yacht Mabroussa arrived here on the 28th ult. from
Alexandria, for docking and cleaning purposes.
Her Majesty's despatch vessel Caradoc, Lieut.-
Corn. the Hon. Henry H. A'Court, will be inspected
on Friday next, previous to her departure on the
following day for the Dardanelles, to resume her
post on that station. Com. Elphinstone, formerly
of this vessel, left Malta by the last Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamer for England on
promotion.

Major-General Joseph Oates Travers, C. 8.,
Inspector-General of the Royal Naval Forces, com-
menced his annual inspection for the present year
of the Royal Marines at Portsmouth, with an in-
spection of the Royal Marine Light Infantry at
Gosport, on Monday. Yesterday the entire force
of artillery and infantry was brigaded on Soutbsea-
common.

The trial of her Majesty's ship Bullfinch under
steam was made yesterday, at the measured mile of
Maplin Sands. The Bullfinch has been built and
fitted for sea at Sheerness from designs furnished
by the Controller's Dapartmeut, Whitehall. The
vessel is of 663 tons, 170 ft. in length, and 29ft.
beam. Captain the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., of
the Sheerness Steam Reserve, was in charge of the
ship. Messrs. W. W. Williamson, chief inspector
of machinery afloat, and J. Ward, R.N., chief of
the steam factory at Sheerness, were in attendance
on behalf of the Government. The engines are of
the combined power of 160 horses, working two
screw propellers of the Mangin description ; diameter
7ft. 3in., pitch 11ft. 43-in., and immersion of the
upper edge 12in. Tile draft of water during the
trial was Bft. 10in. forward, and 10ft. 2in. aft. The
mean speed of the vessel was 11.011 knots ; the re-
volutions 132 per minute ; pressure of steam in
boilers 281 b. ; vacuum 241, and approximate indi-
cated horse power 917. The engines of the Ball-
finch are constructed by Messrs. T. and G. Rennie,
and are similar to those of the Lapwing, Swallow,
and Curlew. The trial of the Balltinch was most
satisfactory, there being no stoppages through
priming, hot bearingi, or other casualty. The
engines were under the charge of Messrs. J. and G.
Rennie during the trial.
Advices from the West India and Pacific naval
station., received by a Southampton correspon-
dent, report the following movements of her Ma-
jesty's ships of war :—The Favourite left Jamaica
for Bermuda on the 22d of April ; the Fawn was
under orders to leave for Portsmouth on the 26th ;
the Jason and Barracouta, at Jamaica, were ordered
to Halifax and expected to leave at the end of the
mouth, and the Phoebe was ordered to Hayti and
St. Domingo for a cruise. The Aboukir was at
Port Royal, Jamaica ; the Royalist was daily ex-
pected at Jamaica from Bermuda, and the Mullet
from the West Coast of Africa ; the Gannet was at
Trinidad ; the Doris was to proceed to Bermuda,
calling at Barbadoes; the Niger was expected at
Barbadoes from Halifax and Jamaica ; the Cor-
delia, in the Gulf of Mexico, had been ordered home
to England to be paid off ; the flagship Topaze,
Commodore Powell, arrived at Panama on the 20th
of April from Valparaiso ; the Scout, Capt. Price,
was to leave Panama -for Vancouver oa the 22d ;
the corvette Reindeer, Commander Nares, arrived
at Vancouver on the 2d of March from Panama, all
well ; the Malacca was at Tobago.
Yesterday the whole of the Ist Division Depot
Brigade Royal Artillery, stationed at Sheerness,
were inspected on the garrison parade by Major-
General Freeman Murray, commandant of Chat-
ham garrison and the south-eastern district. The
gallant General arrived on the parade at 10 o'clock,
and was received with the usual general salute, of ter
which the line was minutely inspected. The bri-
gade, which numbered eight batteries, then marched
past in open and quarter distance column in quick
time. The men were then put through the manual
and pl ttoon exercise by Colonel R. H. Crof ton, the
commandant of Sheerness garrison, after which
various field day evolutions were gone through,
ending with the whole line advancing and giving
the general salute, under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel N uttall, second in command at Sheerness.
The drill, which had occupied all the morning,
ended with an inspection of the kits and clothing
lately issued. After visiting the married sol-
diers' quarters, the schoolrooms, and the new fort
at the Garrison Point, General Murray lunched
with the officers in the new mess-room. Afterwards
several detachments were told off to the Armstrong
guns on each centre bastion and the field-pieces
stationed on the beach, from which some fine shot
practice was made at targets moored out at sea.
Examinations were made of the garrison books,
which were found highly satisfactory. The num-
ber of men on parade was about 400, and, con-
sidering that the principal part of them were re-
cruits, the manoeuvres were executed in a highly
creditable manner.

We record to-day the death of Major-General
Edward Rowland Maiuwaring. Ile served through-
out the whole of the Affghau campaigns in 1839-
40-41-42, including the assault and capture of
Ghuznee. In the subsequent year he was engaged
at the night attack at Bab3o, Kooshgoh, and the
destruction of Khoodawah. He was one of the
garrison of Jellalabad, and served iu the general
action and defeat of Akbar Khan, and the subse-
quent operations leading to the reoccupation of
Cabul ; was attached to the left wing of the army of
Gwalior, and present on the Staff at the battle of
Punniar. He was present with the army of the
Satlej, including the battle of Sobraon, and was
engaged with the army of the Punjaub and at the
action of Ramnugger, Sadoolpore, Chilianwalla,
and Goojerat. His decorations were five medals,
two clasps, and a broaza star.

The present defective local government of London has
caused Messrs. Mill and Hughes to take up the subject.
They have come forward with two bills, named respectively
" The Municipal Corporations Metropolis Bill," and
" The Corporation of London Bill."
The first-mentioned seeks to divide London into nine,
municipal boroughs, with mayor, aldermen, and cOm:
mon council foreach, with a common seal, and all the usual
rights appertaining to a municipal borough. Justices of
the peace for the borough may be appointed by the Queen,
and in each case a stipendiary police magistrate, to
be also a justice of the peace, is to be appointed. The
existing vestries, of course, would be thus abolished, and
any property vested in them is to be transferred to the
councils of the new boroughs. The bill, however, does not
affect either the City of London proper or the Present
Board of Works.

With regard to these, the Corporation of London Bill
is brought forward. Simply it seeks abolish the
present Board of Works, and to extend the jurisdiction of
the Corporation of London to the whole of London county,
Said corporation is to consist of the Lord Mayor, the
aldermen at present existing, 42 persons of the present
Common Council. 44 members of the Metropolitan Board
of Works, and 136 others to be elected by the boroughs
created by the bill first described. The number of the
corporation will afterwards be very materially reduced.
The corporation thus comprised will have the management
of the City and a'so the levying of the rates, and, in fact,
very much the same power as the present Metropolitan
Board of Works.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

The following is the weekly return by the Registrar.
General of births and deaths in London and thirteen other
large towns of the United Kingdom :
In the week that ended on Saturday, May 9, 4,805
births •and 2,903 deaths were registered in London and in
thirteen other large towns of the United Kingdom. The
annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living.
9-- 3 annual r mortality last week was 22 per 1.9 Q
_ 22 in linburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; 6hi •
Bristol, 20 in Birmingham, 25 in Liverpool, 28 in lkfan. 7: -
chester, 24 in Salford, 23 in Sheffield, 25 in Bradford. 22
in Leeds, 19 in Hull, 20 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and ZO
in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 34 per 1,000 during
the week ending the 2nd inst., when the mean tempera.
ture was 0.4 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week
in London, where the rate was 23.

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In London the births of 1,154 boys and 1,102 girls, in 8.14
2,256 children, were registered in the week. In the corre.
sponding weeks of ten years, 1858-67, the average number,
corrected for increase of population, is 2,100. The deaths
registered in London during the week were 1,340. It
was the nineteenth week of the year, and the aver.
age number of deaths for that week is, with a correct•
tion for increase of population, 1,377. The deaths in the
present return are less by 37 than the estimated number.
The annual rate of mortality was 21 per 1,000 in West
London, 21 in North London, 23 in Central London, 27 in.
East London, and 21 in South London.

During the month of April 94,800,016 gallons, or
430,720 cubic metres of water (equal to about as many
tuns by measure, tons by weight), were supplied daily by
the water companies in the metropolis, or 957 litres,
rather less than a. ton by weight, to each house, and 138
litres (=30.3 gallons) to each person. It may be estimated
that about 77,910,600 gallons were probably used for
domestic purposes, or about 24.9 gallons per day for each
inhabitant. 48,652,645 gallons of the water supplied
daily were taken from the Thames, and 46,147,371 gallons
from the Lea and other sources. The return for April as
compared with that for March chews an increase of 425
houses, and an increase of 1,702,025 gallons of water BUD..
plied daily.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.816 in. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 53'3 deg., which
is I'9 deg. above the average of the same week in fifty
years (as determined by Mr. Glaishei). The highest day
temperature was 82'3 deg., on Sunday, the 3rd of May.
The lowest night temperature was 33'9 deg., on Thursday,
the 7th of May. The entire range of temperature in the
week was, therefore, 45•4 deg.

Prince Charles of Roumania has shewn himself open to
conviction. In consequence of the strong representations
made to him by Austria and some other Powers, he has
been induced to examine for himself into the reported cases
of persecution of the Jews. They had been officially
denied by his Ministers, but he finds that they were true,
and he has severely punished the authors of these atroci.
ties. It is to be hoped that the drastic treatment which
he has adopted may purge out the leaven of intolerance.

A shocking and fatal accident has occurred to an
v..
artilleryman named George Rowley, a private in the B
battery o' '_he 4th brigade. The battery was on the march
from Mansfield to Nottingham, and having ridden on
one of the waggons for two or three miles, Rowley at-
tempted to get off for the purpose of walking. In doing
this his spur caught the drag chain and threw him on the
ground, and the wheel passed over his chest. The poor
fellow survived the accident only an hour and a half.
Mr. G. F. Train has delivered a lecture in the
long room of the Rotundo to a larger audience than
attended any of his Previous lectures in Dublin. He
declared his intention of lecturing in Manchester for the
benefit of the families of the men executed for the murder
of Sergeant Brett. An elderly lady stood up from amongst
the audience and dramatically presented him with 10s. for
the same purpose. At the conclusion of the lecture the
audience, who left the Rotundo in a turbulent mob,
cheer, I through a portion of Sackville•street, but a force
of police making their appearance the crowd separated.
without any further disturbance.

We have to announce the death of Lady Annaly,
which took place on Tuesday afternoon at the family resi-
dence in Grosvenor-place, after a short and severe illness.
This greatly respected and lamented lady was a daughter
of Mr. W. S. Dempster, of Skibo Castle, county Suther-
land ; and married, in 1329, Colonel Henry White, of
Woodlands, county Dublin, by whom she leaves a family.
The youngest is Captain the Hon. Charles White, M.P.
for county Tipperary, and a daughter is nitt. rried to Cap-
tain the Hon. Robert W. Grosvenor, M.P. for West-
minster.

THE LATE LORD BROUGHAM.—Tho information
respecting the burial of the late Lord Brougham was pre-
mature, in so far as it was stated that his remains would
be placed in the same grave as his mother, near Brougham
Hall, Westmoreland. We are informed on the best autho-
rity that Lord Brougham was buried on Sunday afternoon
at the Protestant church at West Cannes, only a short dis-
tance from the noble lord's villa. The funeral was, we
understand, at the request of the local authorities, a
public one.—Post.

VISIT OF PRINCE ARTHUR TO SOUTHEND.—This
pretty watering-place is to have the advantage of the pre-
sence of royalty this week in the person of Prince Arthur,
who, it appears, is coming down to Shoeburyness for pro-
fessional purposes, and will make a stay of a week. The
prince has come down with the cadets, sic, that he will go
to Shoeburyness every day. The suite of rooms occupied
by his Royal Highness in the Royal Hotel are delightfully
situated, overlooking the shrubbery and the pier, Sheer-
ness, the Nore, &c.—Essex Herald.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IN HULL. —On Tues-
day afternoon a boiler explosion took place on the pre-
mises of Mr. Hall, builder, Dansom-lane, which has
resulted in the immediate death of the son of that gentle-
man, whilst another man named Cherry and two boys
have received injuries which, in the case of the former,
must prove fatal. It appears that the boiler had just been
fixed, and steam was got up for the purpose of trying it,
when the boiler burst with a dreadful noise, shattering the
building in which it was erected, and shaking the adjoin.
ing houses to a frightful extent. No cause is assigned foi
the explosion.—Eastern Morning News.

SCIENCE AND ART IN IRELAND.—Her Majesty's
Government, with a view of constituting a separate de-
partment of science and art for Ireland, analogous in its
constitution to the existing science and art department
in London, and of amalgamating as far as possible all
existing institutions in Ireland receiving State grants for
science or art, have appointed a commission to report
on the best means of carrying out this object. The com-
mission will be composed of the following gentlemen :
The Marquis of Kildare, the Rev. Dr. Hangton, Fellow
of Trinity College, Dublin ; the Very Rev. Dr. Russell,
President of Maynooth ; Colonel Laffan, Royal Engineers ;
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