The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas we hare thought fit, by and with the advice of our
Privy Council, and in pursuance and exercise of the power in
us in that behalf vested by the constitutional chart of the
United States of the looiau Islands, t °dissolve the present par-
liameut of the mid islands—we do for that sad publish this
our royal proclamstiou, and do hereby dissolve the mid par-
liament accordingly. Given at our court at Windsor, the
11th day of June, 1863, in the 2711 year of our reign. God
save the Queen.

The Lord High Commissioner publishes for general in.
formatioo the following instructions addressed to the re.
indents of hie Excellency. Given at the Palace of St.
Michael and St. George, Corfu, the 6th day of August,
1863. —By his Excellency's command,

•
H. DRUMMOND WOLFF,
Secretary to the Lord High Ccounimeioner.

Palace, Corfu, August 6, 1863.

Sir,—You will receive by this mail a copy of the ;neck-
matron, publishing so order by her Majesty in Council, dis-
solving the twelfth parliament.
The Lord High Commissioner desires me, on this occasion,
to call your earnest attention to the instructions contained
in my circular letter of the 7th December, 1861.
Yon are carefully to abstain from any interference, direct
or indirect, in favour of, or spinet any candidates, either
before or during the forthcoming general election, and you
will also give strict orders in the same sense to the
employee in the different departments placed by the consti-
tution under the special control of the Lord High Com-
missioner, further informing them that any infringement of
his excellency's injunctions on thin point will be attended
with instant dismimal from the public service.
The foregoinA instructions are not intended to restrict any
public employe from the free exercise of the elective fran.
chile ; but the Lord High Commissioner on this occasion is
determined to uphold the principle on which he has hitherto
acted, of securing the choice of the people from all coercion
on the part of the executive—l have the honour to be, sir,
your most obedient humble servant,

H. DEL SIMOND WOLFF.
Secretary to the Lord High Commieicnaer.

THE PUBLIC WORKS Arr.—At meeting of the
Wigan Town Council on Wobseellay, it was resolved to
make application to the Poor-law Board for 50 0004. to be
expuded in public improutneote under the Poblio Works
Act. E 17,800 of this to be employed us improving the
streets of the tow., and 32,20 W. in the extension of the
waterworks. The land for this exteoeion has all been pur-
chased, and the local board will be reedy to commence ope-
rations u soon es the first instalment of the money is
granted. Application for this should, it wan resolved,be
made immediately.
DIMOLIT lON 07 BLACKFRIARS PIKR.—YreLBOIy
morning a large body of workmen commenced the demo-
lition of the steam-boat pier at Blukfriars—ore of the
moat convenient on the Middlesex side of Coe river—ha
order to make room for the bridge which the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Compan! are making over
the Thomas, and the road which they intend to 000tinue
across Ludgate-hill. At the time the MOO left off work in
the evening near!) half the pier was gone, and by the time
the present week closes it will have disappeared altogether.
Prior to next spring • new pier will base been erected Deer
the same spot to meet the convenience of steers-boat pas-
sengers, and to afford a direct communication with the Far-
singdon 'Wien at the Metropolitaa Railway.