The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-29 00:00:00

ICIDAT.

N. Br 11•131.17170 N.N.W.,
• gale.
Ireland.-9 W. to N.N.W. or
N.E. • dross pls.
Central.—W. to N. or N.L,

MONDAY.
N.E. to N. W., stew*.

N.NLto S. W.,atrong to freak

N.E. to N.W., strong to fresh.

LN.L to N. and N.W., strong.

- strong.
Coarl—E.N.ll. to N. and
N. W., 'trona to a gala
N. Engtand.—W.W.W. to N.N.W. N.N.E. to W.N.W., strong to
or N.E., strong to a pia trait.

LIPLANATION.
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nearly threabeadrolthe inereme. a—Exposed thermometer
le shade. M. —llloisteaed • ler evaporation and der
puha,. D.—Direetlon al triad (take-two points kft of map.
mac. I.—Pere (1 to If—operated). C..—Cland (1 top). I.—
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I. thunder. whin. or ea ew. or bah. Mire last report. la
Maim cad deahaall. 6.—liewilidarileam (1 to S. L—Calm.

W. (A ffienmunt) learn, with much regret, that
the Portland Gallery Exhibition of Pictures, after struggling
kr many years with great difficulties, his et Latour:embed,
sad will not be open this year.

From some private communications we have
received, w ( dna! sad Nary Gextee)regret to learn that
all does sot go as well as could be wished at the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwich, even under the new rules
and manaterriest.

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The Lord Mayor was yesterday examined by the
Commas committee on the subject of extinguishing Ms
in the metropolis. ilia lordship stated his opinion that
the present fire-brigade should be increased four-fold; that
it should be a body independent of the police, under the
control of we officer, and the whole governed by a ooni-
missioo, of which the fire insurance offices should appoint
some of the members, in return for their oostributioa of
25,000/. ► year to the fire brigade, which his lordship would
insist on their continuing to pay. He suggested that •
portion of the fire insurance duty should also be appro-
priated to the support of the brigade ; cad, further, that
all housed saved from a fire which was raging in their sigh-
bourhood should be asesesed to some extent as salvage
120110,7.

The Hog. sad Very Rev. the Dean of Lichfield
has Lasky made aa additional donation of 250/. towards the
resteradise anisilield Cathedral, makiag the masifweat
sum al VAIL whisk imam cootributad towards that obLeet.
BOAILD or Toogs. WaITmUALL, MARCH 28.—The
Right Re.. the Lank of the Conamtlee el Privy Commit
for Twig Iwo lesived Lew Ns dearelars of State
far Taslip Maks, a copy et a homing mei order per-
=eisseses el womb conveying gees which may be
W be speediest is their ships meaffests, to deposit
-.am either the goods themselves or an

" a .1 meney.—Gesette.-
wirltl amm
OWATI LIGATIIIIB.—A lady who recently
died hi this tows baa left to her spiritual adviser and her
physician Legacies of from 4,0001. to 3,0001. earl. The Der.
Dr. Drown amid Dr. Abenrosibie are the fortunate legatees.
—Wins Afaiderd.

RD:MARMON, THE Cleutnneelai
Tuners-Pura.—We have to assesses the death of lir.
Joseph Riebardsos, the mimed flautist, who sapired, after
• bag Ohm; I. Landea. an iranday Wt. His first -
awe in pstiiii wee mods many years ago at
Yorkshire. whits he was • same youth, and be displayed,
eves at that age, nos • mad over the flute, that the late
Fail Pitewilliun booms brapatres, and enoouraged him to
mike mode his profeeden. He vapidly made his way to the
gm nor lostrumentelielik end at all the Leaden and
r=eseserra, espesially those of the late IL Jellies,
wore in combat requisition. A few years since
be einsised se appointment in the Quota's Fifteens band,
white ill-bealth. • short time ago, compile, d him to resign.
If. wee a man of kradly disposition, at deserved eminence
in his art, sad his death will he widely reprinted among his
brethren, and his own nearer circle of sorrow-
nes.—Zes.
GMAT OITORD AND CARIMIDoIt BOAT
Sect —The isforseaties we have received on thin interest-
ing west piste otiosely in favour of Oxford. It Is said
that they are rowing in good time, and with much power,
while report does not chronicle the efforts of the Cambridge
men eis favourably. It is said that there is a lack of
se lleisat power in the boat, and the time can hardly be
expected to be perfect with the changes in the rape est
have been deemed necessary. There is yet nearly a fortnight
left, bet tint ie rather • short time to compensate for etyma&
debeienoi. The Oxford mew is precisely the sante se wWn we
gave the list a fortnight ago, bet in tM Cambridge Messrs.
Readied and Chamblee have been superseded by Memo.
Caret and Comton, not in their praise places in both
mesa, but with slpit* Cerst, however, talc* No. 1 in lien
ai Maneford. The crews are expected to take up their
quarters at Putney on Saturday next and the following Mos-
day, and will then practise over the water Intended for the
meted, the course, as usual, being thence to the Ship at
Mortlake. We need not say to those who wish to get
mosey on with any prospect of MOONS that they most be
up with the lark, sod see the doings in the trials, although
trial; be it observed, are not undeniable teats of what may
absolutely occur in a race ; still ritty of action, style
of rowittlieil
4many little things tly observed, may
lead • brad man to • tolerably just conclusion.
The race be elected about half-past 12 on Saturday
week neat, the 12th of April. —Era.
Tar IRON-PLATE Comarrres. —The report of
this committee Is now in print, but not made public, and
from the few words which its chairman, Captain Sir J.
Dalrymple Hay, Bart, M.P., let fall at the meeting al
naval architects as Thursday, we are enabled to coofirm the
statement which we made on the occann • of the trials
spinet Mr. Fairtnir' n's target at Sliciehiu7nese on Shrove
Tuesday, that in reality then is no perceptible difference
between the value as a misting median of the rolled and
hammered plate. The tree secret of • good plate by either
pacer is • careful manufacture and the employment of
pod nee. Let our manufacturers bear this in mind, and
there will be no fear of any failure on their part The
opens thus propounded by the committee is the malt
most patient and lengthened labours.—Array and Nary
Gaalte.
Tess LATE FALL OF HOESEA AT HACKNEY. —The
Metropolitan Board of Works having instituted an inquiry
into the causes which led to the late fail of houses in
Hackney, by which it will be remembered several lives
were lost, Mr. Vulliamy. the superintending architect, yes-
terday presented to that board a report, in which be
states : I have made inquiries into the circumstances
of the case, and a personal survey of the build-
ings themeelvea After giving careful attention to
the several points for consideration, in order to deter-
mine, if possible, the cause of the failure in the stability
of the buildings in question, I considered the effect to
have been produced by several causes, viz., inmates-
tire supervision on the part of the builder's fore-
men, and undue haste in executior works in such • critical
situation. From the majority of the bricks used being of •
very inferior description and quite unit for the purposes
tar which they were applied, the mortar also being of • very
' inferior sand and imperfectly mixed, from the incomplete
state of the roofs at the time of the accident, and the
want of a proper tie between the front and back walls at
the level of the several floor. and in the roof—the above-
stated causes, oombined with the vibration of the trains
, peeing so constantly day and night, and acting upon hardly
easeated works, the brick work being no doubt affected b,y
' the sadden changes of the temperature, and the 'scaffolds
and roof being over-weighted with men and materials—
' all mooted a movement, and caused the front wall to bulge
ard felL"
VULGAR LIKING TOR NArI4LOI3B NITRIC. —The
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shoe of people who form the balk of the hospital papule.-
lies have as almost Oriental reoeration for " physic Cr
" and really seem to be grstilieal in exact propoetios
to Nos mooslatiable flavour. Pill% as a rule. they despise ;
= Goy detest, these articles not coming under the
tires of " physic" '• stuff ." but the
trosansot tires
they have the greats ;t respect
is • plod draught, dark-coloured to look strong, plenty et
it, sod horridly nasty. They like to feel that Justice is
done to ilex, and they are not put off with weak sad
losisins nobodies. As an example of this feeling may be
and tabs IMO of one of the large gaols, when the poi.
lowwfts tbas4fectir well, had got into as increasing
themselves ill and wanting medicine.
MNat the number on the via-list was daily mug-
sad knowing perfectly well that the men were
bale, but wished to shirk their daily teaks,
Nos enessee—at that time new to this line of business—
women./ to disgust the feigned sufferers by mixing the
ma* solosous &sights that the druggist's shelves
lOW 11111114. Bat, to Ids astonishment, the remedy had
inastly iii opposite elect. TN men were charmed with
the raollsiro—sed end Moog lance's stuff, and no sham
shoot 11, Old& tee mold loin for a fortnight. At last
the hodisiestit lamed( of changing hie tactics, and,
yslesi al doantlia, put the patients on a course of pills
and Ism The effect was magical ; the sick list was
y sroosdsd ; all the men M the sick room recovered,
sod no *thin woe into it.—CornhiU Magazine for April.

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