The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

THE, MURES% MONDAY EVENING.; AUGUST 24, 1863.

ADELPHI.

Mrs. Stirling, who has been for so long a time
missed upon the London stage, will make her reappearance
this evening at the above theatre in a new arctic drama
in two acts, entitled The Hen and Manse, or a Sign of
/flat on.

THI BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—NEWCASTLE, SATUR-
DAY NIGHT.—In point of numbers and finance the meeting
of the British Ameociation, which commences in this town
next Wednesday, is likely to be amongst the mast suc-
cessful it has bed. Down to eleven o'clock to-day the
names of 1,500 salOetates bad been enrolled, their sob.
'empties being a pound each, end by this evening the
number hag swelled to nearly 2,000. The excursiocs pro.
mine to be • very attractive feature of this meeting, and
large mines will be entertained by the Duke of Northum-
berland and Mr. W. B. and Lady Beaumont in the wilds
of Northumberland. The geological exeursions will be of
Areal interest, especially that to the Cleveland iron district,
where the Middlesborough iron masters promise a very
kindly reception.
CrranoN or BIREOP COLF.IOIO. —The Bishop of
Cape Towo, as Metropolitan of South Africa, bag cited
Dr. Colenso, Bishop of Natal, to appear before him on the
17th of November, is his court at Cape Town, to answer
certain charges preferred against him connected with his
recent volumes on " The Peotatench and the Book of
Joshua." The usual preliminary notices have been served
upon Bishop Colenso m Londont but it is understood that
in consequence of the recent decision of the Judicial Com-
mittee of Privy Council in the case of "The Bishop of Cape
Town v. Long, the Bishop of Natal will deny the authority
of the Bishop of Cape Town as metropolitan, and that thus
in all probability the whole proceedings will fall to the
ground upon technical points. Bishop Colas° is still in
Ragland, and hes given no intimation of any period at
which it is likely he will return to his African diocese. He
hes appointed a eommirary during his abeam —ossertvr.
SHOCKING SUICIDE OF DR. NARNL—Between
three and four o'clock on Saturday enormous last, Dr.
Narni, the proprietor of the horrible instruments of torture
which have been exhibited and lectured upon by Madame
Seyton•Sicerd. at St. James's Hall, committed suicide by
blowing out his brains at his lodgings, 19, Sherwood-street,
Golden-square. It apposes that for the past three or four
days the deceased, who wan an Italian gentleman, was
observed to be very despondent, owing, it was preinmed,
to the nonsuccess of his exhibition and lactates, and the
dread of his being usable to meet hie monetary engage-
ments. At the above-mentioned time a loud report
wee heard, when deceased's landlord, also an Italian,
rushed up the stain, and on opening the door of deeeesed'a
apartment be found it filled with smoke, and the skull of
the unfortunate gentleman literally blown to atoms, raid
the brains scattered about tho room. The landlord left
the apartment in • terrible state of excitement, and went
in search of • policeman, leaving the street-door open ; and
in the meantime Madame Seytee-Sieard arrived, and unsus-
pectingly saw the mangled dead body of her unfortunate
employer. A pistol and three or four bullets were found in
the room, which deceased had purchased in Oxford-street
about 1 o'clock on the lame day. Deceased had sent •
letter to his wife in Italy also on the Saturday. On a
minute search of the room being made, only 15s. in money
were found. The body was removed to the workhouse to
await en inquest.
SHIELDS, SATURDAY NIGHT.—An accident M-
ooned in Shields harbour this evening, about five o'clock,
which is likely to invoke the lose of some thousands of
pounds. About the time mentoned au immense iron
dredger, No. 4, belonging to the River Tyne commissioners,
which cost them 17,0001. two yearn ago, was tow-
ing down the harbour at the time that •
large iron screw steamer belonging to the General Steam
Navigation Company, tamed the Germany, was coming
in from sea. While about twenty or thirty yards from the
the Germany dropped anchor, and the tide, which
flowing, caught heron the quarter and swung her round.
The tide brought the steamer with bar stern under the bow
of the dredger. While io this position the Mesmer turned
ahead aad drove one of her fans through one of the
dredger's iron plates. The latter immediately began to
sink, and was towed towards the shore. She was, un-
fortunately put into • most awkward place, her stern being
in five feet water at low tide, and her bow in twenty feet.
It is thought that she will elide into deep water as the tide
makes, and as she is of enormous weight there will be great
difficulty in lifting her.
SUPPOSED FOUL. PLAY AT NEWTON.-00 Friday,
as • number of gentlemen were otter hunting with the
harriers belonging to Mr. Josiah Harris, of Eas.bill, at the
Seudford Orleigh Marshes, the body of • man, between 50
mid 60 years of age, was seen floating in the water. Infor-
mation having been given to the police, tbebody wearemoved
by Police -constable Al 'Terrain to the Union Inn, at Taiga.
rms. The appearance of the body is stated to warrant the
belief that the deceased waseeverely beaten and afterwards
thrown into the water. There are various rumours afloat
am to how the man came by hie death ; but up to 10 p.m.
last evening the body had not been identified.—Westerns
Morning News.
EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT.--011 Thursday, as
the groom of a Leith merchant was airing • spirited young
mare on the mods at Leith she stumbled in • hole, threw
the rider, and ran off. This happened to the east soda the
targets. The mare immediately took to the sea, and waded
eastward for nearly a mile, evading the numerous people
who attempted to catch her. When she came near the
shore she again turned and went into deep water, and swam
for a considerable distance, and nothing but her ears were
visible above the water. It was swaged by the speet•toes
that she would have been drowsed; and bad it not been
for the exertions of • young man in the employment of Mr.
Coekbarn, dairyman, Leith, who was passing on the read
with • ceirtload of bricks from Portobello, who unyoked his
horse and rode down to the sands, went Into the me, and
succeeded in catching the mare, there is no donbt that the
soimal would have perisbed.—Seotantals.
Pnatrron Bates.—Two gentlemen strolling upon
Three
large on the 20th of June witeessed • rare sk
itt.
Three large ships, with all sails bent, appesred to rise
were from the water between Rocky Point and Race
Rocks, and with their white canvas glistening in the sun,
and the spray dashing from their prows, heeded directly
for Victoria harbour. The spectators, knowing the den-
prom locality in which the vessels were, and alarmed but
they should be dashed to pieces on the rocks, sprung to
thee feet, when suddenly the ships disappeared, seemed to
melt from view, and nothing was seen but the rocks
and the breakers dashing over them. A moment or
two afterwards, instead of the watery space between
the lighthouse and Itoelry Point. appeared a wall of solid
rock, as clearly defined as the Olympian range of mountaine
on the American shore. The rocks shortly disappeared, end
, the three ships were again seen, this time nearer the Ame•
rican side, and apparently bound pp the Sound. They re-
mainedstationary for a few momenta then faded aMwly
away, and returned no mere. The illusion was armed by
mirage. which arises from a peculiar ratified state of the
atmosphere. It is no uncommon occurrence to see appari.
time of dense forests and mountains in the vicinity of Race
Rocks, and large lakes open suddenly in the bosom of some
mountain on the opposite shore; but objects such as ships
wider full men have been rarely seen hers as wings.—
Victories (Vancouver's Island) Chronicle.