The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-10 00:00:00

ELECTION AT TAMWORTIL

NOMINATION,—(THIS DAY.)
DIY surnic TNIZOBAINL)
(MON OCR OWN CORRESPONDEVT. )
At the nomination to-day the show of hauds
wee in favour of Mr. Peel (Conservative). The contest will
be very severe.

EXTRAORDINARY DHICOTHRY IN • ROMAN CA-
THOLIC CHURCH.—(Tats DAY.)—Some excitement has been
occasioned within the last day or two in Bermondsey and
the neighbourhood by a rumour that a quantity of human
remains had been discovered in the roof of the Webb-street
Roman Catholic Chapel, Bermondsey. Upon ioqulry it was
ascertained that on Wednesday last, as some workmen were
engaged in removing the tixtures of the chapel preliminary to
its demolition for the enlargement of the premixes of the sta-
tion of the London. Brighton, sad South Coast Railway, they
discovered between the ceiling sod the roof a quantity of
human bones, apparently those of as adult female. The
surprise occasioned by this unexpected event may easily be
understood, end the most exaggseated and ridiculous stories
immediately got into circulation. Information of the fact
was forthwith forwarded to Mr. Payne, the coroner for
Southwark, and he directed that a careful examination of the
remains should be made. This Eno/slag they were acoordingly
minutely inspected, when upon me of them was found to be
written the name . ' Mr. Phillips." Who Mr. Phillips was—
whether he was a murderer or not—was • mystery which
was only dispelled by en inscription which was found on
another bone—" Four gnus the courts of lectures." As it
could not be supposed that a murderer would have given lec-
tures with reepeot to his trims, it was inferred that Mr. Phillips
was a medical student who had deposited the remains of his
subject in the roof of the building as the readiest means of
getting rid of them. It is stated that many years ego, the
building, before it wee coaverted into a Owe of worship,
was sometimes used in • theatre of anatomy. It is needless
to add that it has bees decided that no impend will be held
two the remains, which will be buried forthwith.
SQUARING Tim Disci& —Professor De Morgan
narrates the following io the dike/sacra :—" Au agricultu-
ral labourer squared the circle, and brought the proceeds so
London. He left his papers with me, one of which was the
copy of aletter to the Lord Chaacellor, desiring his lordship to
hand over forthwith one hundred thousand pounds, the
amount of the alleged offer of reward. I returned his
papers, with • note, stating that he hail not the knowledge
requisite to see is what the problem consisted. I got for an-
swer • letter in which I was told that • person who could not
eas that he had done the thing should • change his bad-
men, and appropriate his time and attention to a Sunday
school, to learn what he could, and keep the Title children
from darting their close.' I also received • letter from a
friend of the quadrstor, informing me that I knew his friend
had suomodo& sad had been hoard to my so."
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DEATH OF Ilia. R. HAnatriti.—The inhabi-
tant' of Hertfordshire have heard with the deepest sorrow
of the death of Mrs. Hanbeu7, the wife of Robert Hanbary,
Ree, M.P. Only a few weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hasbaxy went with their family to the beautiful
watenng. plaos of Eastbourne, unaware that the prevail-
ing malady of this sickly serve—the scarlet fever—was
raging there. The fever spread far and wide, and soon
made its appears**, in the family of Mr. Hanbury.
His second son, Female William, aged 11 yearn and six
meaths, died ea the 18th ult., and his fourth son, Herbert,
aged six awes sadism mouth, on the 29th. Worn with grief
and y, Mrs. Hanbury fell ill. though sot with scarlet
fever, saddled ea Sunday lad, the 4th inst. Two estimable
families in thiscantaly hereby thisealamity beenoverwhelmed
witheereow. Mn. Haabury maths eidestdaughter of theta,
Abel Smith, Req., and either of Abel Smith, EN., Y.P.
Her sealable chancier bed endeared her to a large circle of
friends ; ad her active benevolence had woo for her the
love of may a poor outcast We well remember, on the or
cadet al the last visit of the boys of the Whitechapel
Maim to Poles, during the summer, how their eyes
lighted up with as expressicm of pleasure and grail.
tads to which they were evidently not strangers,
se they approached the luxuriantly foliaged trees under
which she stood, to receive from her bands the prizes
which had been awarded to them for good conduct. We
remember also, whim the boys, in acknowledgment of the
kindless" they had received from her in the Refuge, pre-
muted bar with en address of thanks, sad a photograph of
them of their number who composed the band ; with whet
modest grace and winning badness she went round the
and thanked them or by or. Mrs. Menially has
left her Method and six children to moue their irreparable
loss.—lisrt/ord Mercury.
Loss or DUNDRR, ABERDEEN, AND HULL
WHAERES.—We regret to learn that intelligence bas been
reosived of the Ices of three whalers—the Jumoa, of Dm.
des ; the Pacific, of Aberdeen ; and the Lady Sale, of Hull.
Teemed; were eiR screw steamer; the Jamie, which was
commuted by Captain Deitthars, having been converted
from a salt* navel Maas screw skamsEtp last your. The
intelligeses was received yesterday by the owners of the
Pacific in a telegram sent by the captain of that vessel,
from Copembegen. No particulars are given of the wrecks,
further then that they occurred on the 29th Jane, and that
the mews are all safe, which will be so far satidectory to
the friends of those on board. It II supposed, however,
that the vessels mast have been lost on the east side of
Melville Bay, otherwise Oaptaia Patter= could not have
found hie way to a Danish settlement, to await a Danish
ship for Oopenhagea. If Melville Bay has been impassable
for the heavier and more powerful "mews, this augurs ill
for the others getting through in time foe the west side
dishing. which begins about the sth of July. The prospect
of BOOMS foe thin season's adventure appears, therefore, •
very unfavourable one ; and all those interested, both
011114/11 of ship and 000somen of oil, will await with anxiety
the met reports. —Dundee Courier.
Focal. COAST-GUARDSMEN DROWNED. —A fatal
boat accident happened on Wednesday afternoon near King-
ston coastguard station, a short distance east of Little-
Mimi*" by which four men lost their lime. It appears
that four imeetwiardosse, three. from. Elfaer!tatioe, said

ose from Bows; took airvate boat, 18 feet lour, and of
t e i
narrow beam, end is coarse of the morning pro-
ceeded! to Worthiag, when they palled the boat up and
boded mese potatoes. About half-past 2 they !munched
their boat and pat to sea, with • mainsail that should
have bees double-reefed sad a foreiail hoisted. There
be
ing a Aron, breeze blowing, on reaching the Black
sear Kingston coamt-guard station, the boat sud-
denly remelted, owing, it is supposed, to her semi*
so amok mans, and the four men who were in her
perished. The station gall was immediately manned and
pulled off to the spot. The boat was picked up, but
oath* coul4 be seen of its occupants. It is conjectured
that owing to the sea that was on the unfortunate men
were unable to swim to the shore, and were borne down
by the weight of their clothes. Or of the bodies, that
of James White, has been recovered. The other sufferers
are William Wool's*, and WillianiWalker, of Elmer station,
and Richard Iterldeigh, of &gem—Doerr Chronicle.
RAILWAY TIJITIC Race' rrs.--The traffic receipts
of railways I. the Gaited Kingdom amounted, for the week
the 3rd of October, on 10,882 miles, to 638,616/.,
sad or the eorrespoodiag week of last year,. on 10,428
miles, t0615,4341.,5h0m0g an increase of 454 miles, and o'
23,182./. is the receipts. The gross receipts ea the following
15 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 7,663 miles, to
508,0061., and for the correspoudiag week of 1662. on
7,397 miles, to 496,602/.. showing an 'of 266 miler,
and 9,4061. in the receipts. The increase ori the Caledonian
amounted to 6161. ; oo the Great Northern to 2,1443/. ;
on the Gnat Southern and Western to 4481. • on the
Lanomhin end Yorkshire to 2,0961. on the London and
North•Weetern to 4,1341. ; on the Maachreter. Sheffield,
sad Liseolnehire to 1.5931. ; on the Midland to 3 7971.: on
the North British to 899/. ; on the North Eastern to
4.4271. ; total, 20,1581. But from this must be deducted
3,1441., the &areas* oa the Great Kasten ; 8121. oa the
Gnat Western; 3.3321. on the London, Brighton, and
Booth Clout; 2.5711. oc the London and South-Western;
and 8931. on the South Eastern ; together, 10,7521.,
limeleg the Morro r above, 9,4661. The goods
need mural trio on thane lime amounted to 2'9,06)f. ;
sad for the errespeedieg week of 18119 to 245,0541.,
showing an Menem of 24.015/. The receipts for pas.
meows. weds, ere ninoseteel to 243,143 W., against
163,1461. arming • dueler of 14,6091, the comparison
being with en leternatioaal F.shibition week of last year.
The kale emeelpte en 63 other lines amounted, on 3,219
miles, to 130,6061.. and for the correspooding week of lest
year, ea 3,031 miles. to 116,3421., showing an increase of
188 miles, and 13,7764. in the receipts. The total
receipt* of the pent week show an increase of 3,6771. as
sempred wish time of the preceding week, ending the
fNh et September.