The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-13 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

Bxxxix, Stn. 9.—Vohntary Loan, 1031. New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1850),104a ; ditto
(1852), 1011 ; National Debt, 951. Commercial
Marine Society's Premium, Bank Shares, 1071.
VIENNA, SEPT. 10.—Five per Cent. Metalliques.
941; New Loan (Series A), —; ditto (Series B),
112; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., —. Bank Shares,
1,388. Exchange on London, 11.34.

TUE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR BOLTON.-
The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the three unfortu-
nate persons who were killed by this event terminated on
Friday, in a verdict of " Accidental death," the jury
adding that there was no evidence to show what was tho
cause of the explosion.

DESTRUCTION OF A WOOLLEN FACTORT.—One of
the most calamitous and destructive fires that ever occurred
in this town took place on Sunday morning last, by which
the extensive and valuable woollen factory, at Weensland,
near Howiek, belonging to Mr. George Wilson, was totally
destroyed. The fire, which originated in the fourth flat of
the sulk was first olrierved, about six a.m., by a person who
was paring along the road at that time on his way to Jed-
burgh. Ihe met determined and persevering efforts were
mad* by the firemen and spectator', but so rapid and de-
structive was the progress of the flames, that within two
hours nothing remained but the bare and blackened walls
and the iron portions of the machinery, which lay on the
ground in confused and smouldering heaps. The mill eon-
Mined, at the time of the fire, • most complete and valuable
assortment of machinery, all recent construction, and of
the most improved principle; the loss, therefore, sustained
by Mr. Wilson is very considerable, being estimated at
about 20,0001. sterling, and of this not above a fourth part
is covered by insurance. The cause of the fire is as yet
involved in mystery. It is thought to have originated by
some waste or wool taking fire spontaneously, but of the
there is no clear evidence, the whole mill having been care-
fully inspected by Mr. Wilson and his fireman the pre-
vious afternoon, and every part found to be in a most satis-
factory state. A lugs number of hands are thrown out of
employment, but i u hoped that, from the present brisk
state of trade here, the greater part of them will not long
remain idle.—Border Adiaer.

NATIONAL TINE.-It would have been more satis-
factory, sines we are to have uniform time, could the stan-
dard have been calculated from the suite lull meridian in
the heart of the island, midland between its eastern and
western coasts, rather than from a point so much nearer
the eastern than the western. All discrepancies might thus
at least have been reduced to their minimum, instead of,
as will be the case, rendering such absurdities possible as
the sun coming lagging up every day to his meridian at
Motel, Liverpool, or Manchester, some quarter of an hour
or so behind the time called noon in such localities. This
is indeed a go-a-head British generation, since the sun be-
comes, in its estimation of time, a laggard throughout the
greater Earl of the whole country !-77is Builaer.
SIR JAIIEEI GRAHAM AND THE GAME LAWS.—
The following circular has been addressed to the tenantry
on the Netherby estate Sir James Graham, unsolicited,
has pleasure in notifying to his tenantry that they have his
permission to hunt and kill harm and rabbits on their seve-
ral and respective farms, between the hours of sunrise and
sunset—the time for killing hares being limited to the
usual period, from 27th September to 27th February.
Neither guns nor snares to be need. This permission will
be continued from the present date until further notice.
During its continuance Sir James Graham confidently
expects and trusts that such a concession on his part will
induce all his tenants, by themselves and their servants, to
preserve the winged game on their respective farms to the
utmost of their power, for the amusement of himself, his
family, and friends. He hopes that they will cordially co-
operate with him in putting down the baneful practice of
poaching ; and would suggest that every tenant, acting up
to the spirit of the obligation contained in his agreement,
should, when engaging his servants, make it a condition
that any unfaithfulness discovered on their part, in respect
to the preservation of game, will be considered sufficient
ground for immediate dismissal."
THE EARL OF CARLISLE AT MORPETH.-011 Fri-
day evening Lord Carlisle read before the members of the
Morpeth Mechanics' Institute, the lecture upon the poetry
of Pope, which his lordship delivered in the winter of 1844
to the memlwrs of the Mechanics' Institute of Leeds. In
replying to a vote of thanks to the noble earl observed
that the audiences which he had always wished to draw
around him were thine connected with mechanics' institu-
tions, the working and laborious portion of the community,
because be wished to express his sense of the real dignity, of
labour, and of the important part which it played, both in
advancing our national progress and the general ameliora-
tion of mankind. He wished to evince his respect for those
who contributed, either by the strength of their sinews or
by their iugenuity,to the comfort and well-being of society;
and by coming amongst them, to show how much be felt
that they were all members of the same community, and
that they had the same great end before them—that of con-
tributing, as far as they could in their day and generation,
to the prosperity of their common country, and the great
work of human progress. The noble earl was loudly clvered.