The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-29 00:00:00

LIS= FROM HOOD TO TH2 MAYOR OF ATLANTA.

Headquarters, Army of the Tennessee, Sept. 9.
Hoe. James M. Calhoun, Mayor,--I have the honour to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter touching the re.
moral of the citizens of Atlanta, u ordered by General Sher
man. Please find enclosed my reply to General Sherman's
letter. I shall do all in my rower to mitigate the terrible
hardship and misery that must be brought upon your peo?le
by this extraordinary order of the Federal oommaader
Transportation will be sent to Rough and Ready to carry the
people and their effects further South. You have my
deepest sympathy in this snipe/zed far and unprecedented
efiliction.—l am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient ear.
want, J. B. HOOD, General.
General Sherman's order is thus worded :
Headquarters, Military Division, Miesiserippi.
In the field, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10.
L Pennant to an agreement between; Gene:all. B. Hood,
commanding the Confederate forces in Georgia, and Major.
General W. T. Sherman, commanding this army, a trues is
hereby declared to exist from daylight of Monday, Sept.
12, until daylight of Thursday, Sept. 22—ten (I 0) fall days
—at a point on the Macon Railroad knows as Bough and
Reedy, and the coustry raced about for a circle of two (2)
miles radius, together with the roads leading to and from in
the direction of Atlanta sad Lovejoy station respectively,
for the purpose of affording the people of Atlanta a safe means
of removal tot obits south. 2. The chief quartermaster of
Atlantis, Colonel Franc, will &Harden the citizens Adults
who elect to go south all the facilities he can spare to remove
them comfortably and safely with their effects, to Rough and
Ready station, using cars and ambulances for that purpose ;
and commander, of regiments and brigades may use their
regimental and staff teams to carry out the *Nest of this
order; the whole to OHM after Wednesday, 21st lost. 3.
Major-Ceased Thomas will cause a guard to be established
on the road out beyond the camp ground, with orders to
allow all waggons and vehicles to pass that are used MOW.
tartly for this purpose; and Major-General Howard will
send • guard of one hundred men, with a field officer in
command, to take post at Rough and Ready during the
truce, with orders in concert with a guard from t►e Confe-
derate army of like force, to maintain the most perfect
order in that vicinity during the transfer of these families.
A white flag will be displayed during the truce, and a guard
will cause all wilagoos to leave at four p.m. on Wednesday,
the 214 last., and the guard to withdraw at dark, the
truce to terminate the next morning.—By order of
Major-General W. T. SHERMAN.
L. M. Dayton, Aidede-Camp.

SALE OF FREE NEGROMl.—Yesterday morning
Bergamot Thomas Hugh Dudley, of the Richmond Hustings
Court, sold into slavery, in trout of Court Honor entrance,
pursuaot to a decree of the court, the following free
ntgrows sad Jamas Harris, convicted of burglary,
and sentenced to be sold into slavery ; George Drew, con-
victed of oow stealieg, and likewise sentenced to he sold
into alamry. Charles Hania, roulette% brought 3,400 dole.,
and was purchased by Y. I'. Watkins, dealer; James
, Harris, brother to Charles, and mulatto, brought 3,600
THE CIRCASSIANS AT CONSTANTINOPIX—SeveraI dole., and was purchased by Peter Lawson. butcher ; George
Circassian chiefs, of the beet families amongst those gallant Drew, who has a preponderance of white blood in his veins,
mountaioeers, have joined the brilliaut personal body-guard brought only 2,2t10 dols., purchased by Henry H. Jones,
of the Sultan —the Eitel-Cher. Their picturesque national detective. Isaish, • slave, sold to par gaol fees, brought
uniforms have been @applied from his Majesty's pirate 3,210 dole., purchaser unknown.—Richmond Examiner,
puree. We undentand; also, that a crack squadron of Sept. 13,
cavalry ia about to be formed, to consist exclusively of I THE FORTHCOMING PRIZE FIGHT.—AS the day
Circassian of good fanlike and _ ,thak mciawisc, of the groat international enoouatirr between Nam and
additional cavalry regiments MU DO sawn to the strength Coburg draws near, the excitement in this part of the
of this arm of the Turkish service, composed entirely of : kingdom !nemeses. especially as Cohere has declared that
picked men chosen front the rank and file of the Circitedan I he will not light if the original coodition he not adhered
volunteers. Sines our last publication 4,000 Cirosasiass I to, so that the encounter must ton. plow, at nil) in
have arrived at Kusteadje in Russian and Ottoman
cerement recess, and have bees diatributed throughout
0°- Ireland, and within 100 miles of Dublin. la Belfast the
odds are sto 4 lied 6to 4 oa Ham, but further south the
colonies already in course of settlemeet is different parta moo Sr. afloat and places
have
of Bulgaria. On Friday last the steam-frigate. at. been sat dew• as the loses of this great pugilistic eocounter.
rived in port from Prebisond with upwards of 2,000 (Be. I bet 'An are .ll "tray, as is ueose of cowries
cameos, who have be.. distributed between tho ocilosy vestal to tight est homod, the sebeted spot has sot
estahliabed near lamidt, and that is coarse of formation is I
set hem god "ow. but will bo !way settled among the
the vioniity ol Sauna—Lama Magid, Sept. 21. fumy" this day,- and will be kept perfectly secret till
Fifty thousand Canadian acres have been planted Monday wont, and will this only be told to those who
with flex this year against 5,01.10 last year, a vault el the ma be Ispersisd epee, mad who will Pay. down the cash
*Naos (amiss,—Camsediass pour. ' for summymesto the spot.—ZiortAsni insp.

THE AUGISTRATIONS.

MIDDLESEX.

Yesterday Mr. Edmond &alas the Revising
Barrister • ted to TIMIS the &octantl lista of the vw.
rims .
and sus-pareehial pima in the bounty of
wax, held a court at Jack Straw's Castle, Hampstead-
heath, for the revision of the lists of the perishes comprised
in the Hampstead polling district, namely, llnumetead,
Hammy, and Willesden.

Mr. W. Albert Jame', of Parliament-snooty attended sa
neat of the Middlesex Liberal Regietration Arcs:ladies ;
Mr. H. Smith, of Norfolketreet, Strand, am meat for the
National Conservative Registration Society ; Mr. T. Allay
Jones and Mr. Alley Jones, hie son, also attended on be-
half of the IfsidlesenOonservative Registration Committee.

William Denials, of 3, Poedetreet, Hampstead, on the
list for • leasehold house as ooeupier, wan objected to. He
angrily demanded by whom, and of Mr. Smith replying,
" By me," be dammed the whole system of registration
and revision aspotuided on anther equity nor justice, but as
the work of a lot of pettifoggers.

The Harriatec said the practice was both jest and °quit
able. A rule had been laid down that a claimant was not
entitled to the franchise unless he proved his qualification as
well as claimed it. Had he amply seat a letter asserting
his qualification, be need not hays attended.
Mr. &pith now said he was satisfied with the qualifica-
tion, and withdrew the objection.
The claimant demanded his costs.

The Barrister said ousts were never given to a new
claimant.

The claiinant said it was too bad for a voter to be brought
there by a myth, when be had as good a vote as any man
in the county, es the overseen well knew.
The Dorriiter—Yon wino tet bsbbgbl here no a vefier.ltnt
as a olaiment. You have no right to costs until you estab-
lish your right to the franchise. Now you are a voter ; and
if you are objected to next rear, and you come again and
establish your claim, you will be entitled to boor expenses.
The irate claimant left the cowl declaiming against
pseudo solicitors to ideal associations putting votary to the
annoyance of leaving their businesses sod losing their time
in attending to prove qualifications, about which the over-
seers had not a shadow of a doubt.

George Payne Ashby, of High-street, Hampstead, at the
lit for boom as °ocul ist, was objected to by the liberals.
One of the overseers offered to prove the qualification.
Mr. James—Do you know that be powiesses the qualifier
Mon of your own knowledge, became I have a letter from
him stating that the property "has passed over to his eon"!
(Itighterd.

Mi. Smith complained of the course taken by Mr. James.
Being the liberal agent, he had sent circulars to conservative
electors, and Mr. Aahby, in the simplicity of his heart,
having furnished him with materials for correcting the re-
gister, innocently added that he had parted with the pro-
pertyh,
ter.)whereupon Mr. James objected to the vote.
(Laug
Mr. James retorted, that whatever reprobation the prac-
tice deserved he was bound to my that he only resorted to
it as a humble imitator of Mr. Smith, who bad sent similar
circulars to liberal electors, and originated the system.
The name was expunged.
The Barrister, this morning, modified his rule with regard
Ito the proof of qualification by the overseers. He now ad-
mits this evidence where the claimant has sent in his own
claim ; but cot where the claim is the work of an agent,
and the claimant is not shown to have expressed any desire
for the franchise.

Edward Minh, of WeHeed llotiee Forest-hill, oe the IM
fora rent elude ia fee imuieg out dfreabold hand, Spenser.
road, Albert-town, Homey, C. Haswell, owner, was ob-
jected to by the conservatives. Mr. Mull said be had re.
cawed the rent-charge of 221. minus Is. M. for income-tax.
In croes.etaminstion by Mr. Swab, be said he did not know
the value of the property, nor how many more, if any, rent.
charges bad been granted on it. Mr.. Tames, thereupon, re-
' marked that no other charge appeared on the list ; and
The Barrister allowed the vote.

William Farris, of 257. Grayc-inn-road, on the list for
treshoid land. plot 110, Alma-road, Muswell-hill, was ob.
jected to by the cooservativea.
. .

Claimant said he bought the plot for 201. three yeas back,
of the East-end Teetotal Freehold Benefit Society, aed b
could get upwards 4 21. a year for it on a building lam.
. .

317. Potter, the overseer, said he would give U. • yew
for it.

..,
The Barrister thought the evident* of vain sufEcieet, sad
retained As Dame.

Frederick Huck', of 2, Manor-terrace, Kilburn, at the
Wdleedeu list for boogie.. occupier, wee objected to by the
ooneereatiree. He did not appear.
Overseer—He is a broker, tad gas elixirs and tablet.

Mr. James—A broker is not a franchise. (Laughter.)
Name exponged.
William Leonard, of Hawthorne Cottage. Kilburn.
claimed to the third cola= am " a timber merchant.*
without stating in the fourth what wu the locality el hie
qualifieatioo. (Much laaahter.)
The claimant did not appear.

Mr. Junee—lf "broker" is mot a franchise, Mr. Leceserd
evidently thinks that " timber merchant" is. (Mon
laughter.)
Name expunged.
Jobs Henry Weitzel, of 1, Manor•terrna, at the list for
house as occupier, was objected to by the conservatives.
The Overseer said Mr. Weitzel bad claimed exemption
from serving on juries, on the ground that be was an alien.
Claimant did not appear, and his name was expunged.
The Barrister site again to-morrow, at the Black Do-,
Bedfont.

PRIMARY VISITATION OF THE BISHOP OP
GLOUCESTER AND BRISTOL.

Dr. Ellicott, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol,
commenced the primary visitation of his diocese Oa Tar.
day. There was a vier numerous attendance of clergy and
laity. The Bishop read only a portion of his charge, inti-
mating that he @braid read other portions in other despairs,
and that hereafter the charge would be printed in fall : as
it was, however, he racks for more tlan two hours sad •
half. After some introductory remarks, he said it wee hie
intention to divide his discoune tete three parta-4he find,,
the local church, or subject* connected with the drowse;
secondly, the church of the present • thirdly, the church of
the future. With reference to our focal church he said the
diocese embraced a population of 570,000, the proportion of
males to females being twenty-two to twenty-five. To meet
the spiritual orads of this population they had 451 bam-
boos ; 337 of the irraimbents hod terideirees, 306 incumbents
were resident in their glebe hooves, and 31 curate, resided in
the glebe harass of those who were non-resident. About 90
other incumbents lived le or Dear their parte/sow ; thee
there went not maritime 20 parishes which were deprived
of the blessing of a resident incumbent, lie hoped, if he
were permitted to address them again on a similar occasion
to the prearat, that wee this number would have de.
creased. With regard to the increase of church accommo-

dation in the eigem months that had elapsed aims he
case into this diocese, be had consecrated three sew
churches, bed recoosecrated three churches which had bola
so enlarged aa to need that solemnity, and several others
had been restored and enlarged. The bishop next, quoted
statistics showing the member of churchcs a which
daily service was held, and in which three, two, and only
one full service was performed on Sunday ; also statistics
showier the frequency or °thrown* with which the Holy
Oommuntae is administered, likewise the number a pergola
emfirrued. After urging the advantage of daily service,
even in rural districts, and of frequent administratim of
the Holy Communion, the bishop proceeded to comment
os the decline in the subscriptions and parochial collec-
tions for the Dimmers Society. The deanery of Olou-
meter stood highest in the number of collection for the
Diocesan Society, and this his lordship attributed to
the collectiose being made simultaneously. He urged
a vernal collection throughout the diocese for the
Diocesan Society, and as autumnal collection for some
other of the greet church societies. With regard to other
matters be warmly recunamodisd diocesan school inspection
as preparatory to the founding of a diocesan alneatioe
board, mid the divisice of large rural deaneries, with a
view to in ruri-deauial action, preparatory perhaps
to diocesan synods. After further rermiks with reference
to the diocese, his lordship primed on to treat of the state
of the church at large. On this subject he said there
was much that was hopeful in the spread of church
accommodation and of schools, the increase of the colo-
nial episcopate, ; but there were many dark shadows
observable in the spread of scepticism. Dividing the
scepticism which presented itself into various classes, the
bishop suggested diff methods of treating it ; and
then, speaking of the church of the future, he expressed his
opinion that the scepticism which now questioned the in-
spiration of all Holy So iptore and the eternity of punish-
ment would doubtless ere long be levelled at other branches
of sacred truth. All them signs appeared to be significant
of the approach of the second coining of tho Lord, cud he
urged the clergy to maks the Scriptures, and the life and
actions of the Saviour, nearer and dearer to themselves and
to their eongregatiooa lie concluded what, so tar se we
could hear, for ii is impassible to hear perfectly in Glouome
ter Cathedral, wan a most able sod eloquent charge by
urging the clergy to live always as in their Master's pre-
sence, and ever to be doing His work.— Wearers Morning
Neut.

THE EilL or YAIBOSOUG H.—We are informed
that the reports which bare been circulated with reforms*
to the affairs of the Lord Yarborough are entirely without
foundation, sad that the miormeeptions hare Croon free
the necessity which the earl saw, cc visiting Brocklseby,
of a radical thane le the household, owing to the as.
trebled stale i width be found it. The rumour which
has bees etroularsid to the affect that the earl we. a great
loam at the Leger is also dooied.—Easter,, Horning News.
CS YETAL PALACE. this 8111LLINS DAY.
WEDNESDAY, SIM 28.—Admissions es lorresee% 3,7:5
ditto by sares tisksie. 4282; total, 5,018.

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rzutcsars.

Taw EVINEN. BORN TO GOOD LOLL Mr. D. Murray.
And THIS snarls OF LONDON. Wars. Vining, J. W. Bay,
D. Planer. D. Murray. J. Nelson. D. Forrester, sad R. Mellon;
Mn.R. Marston. lawnton. Barnett and Owynns.

BRITANNIA.

TIM MITE/. THE THREE LIVES. Mesdames Yarnold,
Cranford, and Scott. Singing by Yawn G. limier and Louis
Lindsay Madame Pleon.—And THE BAY OV BISCAY.
Yours. Cranford, Drummond. Nina d Was d. Mika.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON:BRIDOE.

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LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.

THERE is nothing better suited to teach us that
we were made for one another than a contem-
plation of the increasing commerce which binds us
to the rest of the world. We have enjoyed for
the last few years the benefits of an enormous
and profitable foreign trade, under circumstances

which seemed least favourable to such a result.
The monthly returns of the Board of Trade
exhibit the growth of imports and exports for
the guidance of the producer and the merchant.
It is not easy, however, to represent to the mind
by figures the proportions which our commerce is
assuming. The imaginative faculty is limited ; a
point is soon reached beyond which quantities
escape its grasp, and the precisest statements
produce no definite impressions. Perhaps
we may get as good a notion of our
vast commerce by considering the machinery for
transporting it as in any other way. We learn
from the Return of the Registrar-General of Sea-
men, that our exports and imports last year gave
occupation to 413,9;2 vessels, which entered
inwards or cleared outwards from British ports.
The tonnage of these vessels was nearly
62,000,000, and the estimated value of the goods
on board 400,000,0001. sterling. Such is the mag-
nitude of the instrumentality by which the inequa-
lities of Nature are redressed, and the works of skill
are diffused in barbarous lands, and the wealth of
new territories made to enrich the busy labourers
in crowded towns. When, in the depth of winter,
we pray that Heaven will preserve the kindly
fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may
enjoy them, and returning home find on the table
scarcely any product of the ground that is not
part of a harvest long since completed, we may
remember that there is no season of the year in
which the earth is not somewhere bringing forth
fruits forour use, and that commerce has made the
Tropics the garden of the Temperate Zone.
But there is a shade in the picture, and the
risks at which this vast commerce is carried on
are forced upon our attention. A return of the
Board of Trade informs us year by year of the
disasters which befall the vessels which visit these
shores, and from that which has recently been
issued we learn that the number of wrecks and
casualties, including collisions, which took place
last year was 2,001. This number is in excess
by 174 of the wrecks reported in 1862,
although that was a bad year. The number of
wrecks in the five years 1839-1863 was respec-
tively 1,41 G, 1,379, 1,494, 1,827, and 2,000.
The fearful increase in 1863 was owing to
the great number of casualties in the gales of
October, November, and December of that year ;
and the marked increase in 1862 is owing mainly
to the 542 wrecks and casualties which happened
in the gales of January, October, and December,
The storm of October 30, 1863, was one of great
severity, the force of the wind at 3.30 p.m. of that
day being equal to a pressure of 29ilbs. to the
square foot.

Of the 2,001 wrecks and casualties in 1863,
882 are reported to have been owing to stress of
weather, and 214 to causes unknown ; GI,
however, were ascribable to defects in the ships
or their gear or equipments, and 176 to inatten-
tion. If these facts are sufficiently ascertained for
the purpose of a statistical departmental return, it
would seem that the means of making the culpa-
ble parties amenable to correction and retributive
justice must be at hand. At any rate, it is dis-
graceful to us all that so large a number of pre-
ventible accidents should take place year after
year on our coasts. Of the total number of ships
to which casualties happened in 1863, 1,649
were British ships, 272 foreign ships, and the
country and employment of 80 were unknown.
As usual, the greatest number of casualties hap-
pened to ships laden with coals, mai, bricks, and
the like—or, in other words, to ships of the collier
class—as will be seen from the accompanying
list, viz. :

Colliers laden
Colliers light
Iron and copper ore, /cm
Stone, &c ll5
Timber
Fishing smacks and other laden needs 6BO
Vessels in ballast (sot colliers)
Passengers and general cargo

Total ships 2,001

The number of persons who perished in 1863
from wrecks was 620, while in 1862 it was 600.
It is satisfactory to know that notwithstanding the
larger number of casualties in 1863, there is •
great falling off in the number of lives lost, and
that it it is 1G I below the annual average of the
last twelve years. The total number of lives lost
from 1854 to 1863 was not less than 7,786.
This is • terrible loss, whether regarded as a
drain upon our resources as a maritime
power or as an affliction to humanity.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has
as usual rendered excellent service in these wrecks.
The Board of Trade, the Coast Guard, and our'