The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-28 00:00:00

TO TEN ZDITOR OP TE EL PROWL

Sus, —Allow us to oorrect an error in your Orticis
on the International Hahibition in your paper of this eve*,
in which collate that 100 cases are delivered from Hat
land, 395 • the number, while nearly 300 more will Is
delivered in e course of to-morrow (Friday).—We in,
P. BICKER OAARTEN and Co.,
Agoutis to the International Exhibition
for the Netherlands.
15, 81. Daustarewhill, SO., March 27, 1862.

Mr. Lindsay, on Friday next, will move an ad.
dress for return of the names of all gentlemen in tin
Foreign-office who are employed as agents for the dipir
matic or consular service, or for Queen's messengers ;tY
number of agencies held by each of those gentlemen ; tie
dates of their fret employment ; and the nature of thir
duties : copy of the regulations or authority of the Sea*
tiny of State, if any, under which the agents act : dst►
ment of the amount of commission annually noshed by
each agent, from 1850 to 1880, inclusive : and sesont d
the sums annually received by the chief clerk of the Fcmip-
office, during the last ten years, on the appointments in the
diplomatic and consular services, specifying the natured
the charge on each appointment or removal.
. .

In committee upon education Mr. Walter is
stove the following resolution :—" That to require lie sr
ployment of certificated masters and pupil teachers by win
gen of schools, as an iredispenseble oondition of their pl.
ticipation in the parliamentary grant, is inexpedient, esi
inoonsistrat with the principle of payment for milts whin
forms the basis of the revised code."

- - ---
Professor Owen will contribute a note to a semi
edition of "The Replies to &says sod Reviews," whet
Nears. Parker will publish in • few dep.—Critic
Tax MaraorouraN PoLice..—The accounts re.
lating to the metropolitan police, issued this morning, shoe
that the total nuns paid during the year 1861 enioastall
533,622/. 4s. 6d., leaving balances ou the 31st Deem*
amounting to 59,5911,135. 10d.
AI:aTRALIAN GOLD.—A return issued yesterday
*hoes the vitality of gold exported from the several pat
in Australis dunes the years 1859, 1860, and the first
of 1861. The total quantity exported from New Sun
Wales during the year 1859, was 21,178 ounces, mutt
81,5041. Next year the quantity had risen to 31,830 moo*
worth 115,2904 ; and in the &Whaled 1861 the easstitl
exported was no km then 35,441 ounces. The return
relating to Victoria show that the total quantity en'
ported in 1859 was 2,280,525 ounces ; in I*
2,128,466 ; and tin the first half of 1861, 331396. The
estimated net quantity of gold exported from bill
colonies In the period between May, 1851, and June, htl,
is 25,081,468 ousels, and its value 86,399,8444
81810178 ACCIDICIT AT SPITREAD.—YeSterd3y
serious accident occurred at the works on the Horse Snell
neer Spitheed. A body of workmen are sugar& in tee'
!grunting the foundation of the fort to be ereeted there. To
ouable them to oarry ou the neeneary operations the Mod
on which the foundation is to he formed is surrounded by
piles driven into the shoal, which supported • papaws!
scaffoldiug. Yesterday morning 11 men were at work 01
the northern part of the erection, on which two most
stood; the water was perfectly still and everything as
going on in the usual manner, when the whole (amen*
gave way, and fell, with the men upon it, 3
OW confused heap into the water below.
mile off two watermeu, named Robert Martin aDd
William Butcher, with • wherry, were proceeding towed'
Portsmouth. They heard the crash of the falling timber,
and saw the whole scaffolding collapse. They pulled towink
the spot as quickly as possible, and Bodies the men ga
clinging to the floating Umber luckily rescued the libels
of them. Several of the men were found to have twelve('
serious injiuies. One with • fractured thigh, and soothe
with his leg broken, were seat to the Royal Potties:wit
and Portsea Hompitals. Had the easterly winds of the rr,-
ceding days been then prevailing not a life would is,"
been saved. The two watermen deserve every prune
far
the energetic manner in which they acted. Their 650 rt'
calved considerable damsels from the ends of tkil WI"
and spars.
A WOMAN or MAN'sOLOTNING TOR Six Yeses,--
Yesterday, a woman dressed an a man wen chatged
beer
the Manoisester eity asegiserstes with annoying the Wiled!
of • lodging-hown in that eity, by creating • disturboor
end threstesing to beat another woman aimed Sarah Jove,
with whom the ' had been living a. husband. Pi
• mem
AnnWOW, alias Ann Hughes, 6"‘‘
rornaleonea It appeared that she had dressed es • men'
and passed as one for the lent six years, in order ° tart
2s. Id. a day at man's work, indeed of lr. • day at w?'"1"
On one messioa •
the ' had slept four nights with tto
lodging•lseass s son, owing to shortness of room 11). the
" establishment, without the sex being discovered. t s
time also she had worked as banksman in • collier!, 14°
own account was that she came originally fuse (Alin,
and that she had no clothes but those she stood in. ',•e
was diharged en prnsisiong
to not to ret the *W
sum toest he landlady, bet had be kept iupea the dock oSh
to protect her frees being mobbed attends the court.