The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-10 00:00:00

PIOBAHLL,
CO NOITIIII/1/1

SCIDAY.

strong, squally, soma
rain.

NONDIT.

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N.E. to N. W.. fresh,
squalls, unsettled.

W. to N. and bark, Vranizz. N. to W., fresh to mo-
unsettled. stroog to dente.
moderato.
9.8. W. to N.N.W, SO UMW. N.N.E. to W.N.W.,
and to N.N.F.., fresh fresh.
to moderate.
ha wit above.

larehh. N. to W. sod S.W.,
fresh.

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=Eastward England and North Sea

CAMBERWELL WoaKuorsz.—Ou Thursday nearly
200 of the inmates of Camberwell Workhouse, including
about forty imbecile patients, were conveyed in vans to
Purby Downs, near Croydon, under the care of Mr. and
Mrs. Smithey', the muter ind matron. On their arrival
they sat down to • substantial dinner of rout beef and
porter ; later in the day to a good tea, with cake, tic.
Thom of the aged inmates who ware too ill to bear the
fatigue of the journey were supplied with a good dinner and
tea, and with • glass of punch and cake at bed-time.

AN ACCIDENT THHOUGH LIGHTNING.-011 Monday
• singular accident aed • narrow escape occurred to some
men in the employ of Mr. Monday, of Wrawby. Then
men were employed in working • large fixed thrashing-
machine, driven by six hones, when an unusually vivid
flash of lightning, accompanied by • loud thunder-clap,
frightened the hones, so that they planed and broke the
engine to pieces, the large wheel and cylinder being smashed
to atoms, and the bits sent flying in all directions. The
horns galloped away with fragments of the machinery
behind them. The men engaged on the engine fortunately
escaped without injury, and the horns were again brought
under control, without injury to either of them.—Extter
Morning News.

ELECTRICAL PRP-NOM/PIA. —OU Saturday last, be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock, • thunderstorm of unusual violence
passed over Cheadle and the district, creating considerable
alarm. In one instance the electric finid struck the resi-
dence of Joseph Alconk, Esq., Esp., of The Croft, near the
town, passing through the roof into a room used se • lumber
room, where it set on fire some bags containing feathers,
and also some loose strips of wood. The housemaid,
Some Bailey, who was in her bedroom on the oppo-
site side of the passage, received • shock which nearly
threw her down. On recovering she went into the lumber-
room, and with great presence of mind took some water
and put out the fire there. From the latter room the elec-
tricity paced through • wood partition along • bell wire
leading to the drawing-room below, where it shivered to
pieces the glass in • picture frame, while several panes in
the window were blown out by the shock. Mr. and Mrs.
Alcoa, who were sitting in the dining-room, received a
shock, the latter severely, the former but slightly. In a
bedroom over the dining-room the paper was torn up in
one corner, but no other marks were to be seen to indicate
the passage of the subtle visitor. Eliza Hartley, the
cook, who was in the kitchen, received a shock which for a
time rendered her seamiest. She states that two balls of
fire posed within a short diatom of ber and rushed out at
the door, which fortunately happened to be open at the
time. The excitement and alarm caused to the family by
this awful visitation will be readily_ imagined ; and their
escapee appear almost miraculous. Mad it happened in the
night the ueooes might have been fearful to oontem-
plat!. —Slciffo .r
-e Advertiser.

HER IiiIJESTICS GOVERNMENT AND TIM AMERICAN
Wait—Last night's Gazette contains a notification from the
Foreign-office, dated last Thursday, "that her Majesty has
been pleased to order that for the future no ship of war be-
longing to either of the belligerent powers of North Ame•
ries shall be allowed to eater, or to remain, or be, in any of
her Majesty's ports for the purpose of being dismantled or
sold ; and that her Majesty bas been pleased to give direc-
tions to the Commissioners of her Majeety's Customs, and
to the Governors of her Majesty's colonies and foreign pee•
sessions, to see that this order is properly carried into
effect."

COLONY.—Last night's Gazette states that
the Queen has bean pleased to appoint Mr. George Forst:
M'Kenzie to he a member of the Legislative Council of the
Island of Trinidad ; and Mr. John Ferguson to be a mem-
ber of the Legielative Council of the province of New
Brunswick.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed the Rev.
S. M. limes, minister of the Episcopal Zion Chapel, South-
ampton. to the vicarage of St. Michael's, in that town.
Nathaniel Thayer of Boston, and the family of
the late Thomas Tileston of New York, have each presented
25,000 dollars to the Washington University of St. Louie.
In eoneequeoce of these munificent gifts the Professorship
of Mechanics and Civil Engineers is to be called the Thayer
Professorship, and that of Political Economy the Tilsit.=
Professorship.—New York Tribune. _

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week ending
the 3rd of September, os 11,605 miles, to 710,445/., and for
the earrespondiog week of last year, oe 11,142 miles, to
649,7301., showing an Manage of 463 miles, and of 60.6951.
in the receipts. The gross receipts on the following 14 rail-
ways amounted in the aggregate co 8,187 miles, to 574,577!.,
and for the corresponding week of 1863, on 7,977 miles,
to 528,!;99/., showing an menses of 210 miles and 45,9784
in the receipt*. The increase on the Caledonia* amounted to
333/. ; on the Great Seaters to 1.8341. • cm the Great
Northern to 2,419(. ; on the Great Western to 8,3531.;
on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 4,0314 ; on the
London and North-Western to 8,3011. • on the London
and Brightoo to 1,86'0!.; on the London and South-Western
to 3,4711. ; on the Maachester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
to 1,2361. ; on the Midland to 3,7441.; on the North British
to 2,583/. • on the North Eastern to 7,0211. • and on the
South-Eastern to 1,1561.—total, 46,3421.; but gam this most
be deducted 364/., the decrease oo the Great Southern and
Western, leaving the increase, as above, 45,9781. The goods
and mineral traffic on these lines amounted to 269.6 W.,
and for the corresponding week of 1863 to 246,0611., show-
ing an increase of 23,590/. The receipts for passengers,
parcels, he., amounted to 304,926!. satinet 282,538!., show-
leg as increase of 22,3881. The traffic receipts cc 62 other
lines amounted, on 3,418 miles, to 135,86 N., and for the
oorrespoodieg week of last year, oe 3,165 miles, to 121,1511.,
showing an increase of 253 miles and of 147171. In the
receipts. The total receipts of the past week show as in-
crease of 6,1569!. as compared with those of the preceding
week ending the 27th August, and, as compared with the
corresponding week of last year, a vary considerable increase
in the traffic of the country.