The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-02 00:00:00

A BRAVE WOMAN.

TO TEI 101101 OP THE =PREM.
SlH,—Your paragraph headed a " brave woman,',
in Monday's edition of the Express in correct in every par-
ticular, a alight mistake occurs only in the name, which
perhaps you will kindly alter. Instead of " Sally Chiggios,"
the name is "Se ly Stnggens." But for this brave act, the
child would h►ve perished. I think it only right that the
person to whom praise and reward are certainly due should
be put before the public.
Apologising for trespsasieg on your space, I am, At.,
AN IN lIABITANT OF TEIONMOUTII.
Exeter-road, Teigumouth, South Devon,
Sept. 1.

A letter from Vienna, dated Monday last,
says :—" At 7 o'clock this morning the thermometer
before my window stood at 50, and the commit, of
the mountains in the neighbourhood of Salzburg and
Ischl are already covered with mow. It may be observed
that this summer has been the wettest and coldest that has
been known in Austria eiuoe the year 1829.*
The Nerd announces that the bill at the hotel at
Gantein, where the Mug of Prussia remained for three
weeks, anionoted to 22,000 florid (55,00010 His Majesty's
suite was composed of 20 gentlemen and a, mazy servants.
The Emperor of Russia paid for a residence of about the
Name length of time at Rissingen 75,000 florins (187,000[0,
but then his suite and attendants were nearly three timid
numerous.

Ba-ww or BRITISH COLUMBIA.—(THIS DAY.)—An
extraordinary meeting of the shueboldin was held at 1
o'clock at the London Tavern, Mr. Kay in the chair, for the
purpose of considering and confirming the resolutions pawed
at a meeting on the 17th instant, authorising the directors
to accept a nipplemental charter. On the motion of the
chairman the resolutions were confirmed, and the meeting
then separated. . . _

Caistar, PALACL—Negotiations are already in
progress between the directors of the Crystal Palace tom-
pony and the committee of the Sacred Harmonic Society for
holding another great Triennial Handal Festival in the
summer of 1865. Several important bemoan:tante and
modificatiosa of the errangenienta are in contemplatioo
which are likely to result in still further extending the
prestige and Mums of these greet musical gatherings.
THE CHAIR OF LOGIC IN GLASGOW lINIVIRSITY.
—We understand that the Queen in Council hoe now coo-
firmed the resignation of the Chair of Logic in Glasgow
University by Professor Robert Buchanan, who retires into
private life titer an honourable and useful public comer of
forty years. The eleetioo of his successor by the University
Cast is expected to take place about the meddle of Septem
ber.—Scotnnan.

Taal EMBEZZLEMENT AT laysßPool.—With refo-
rma to the paregraph which appeared under this heading
in yesterday's paper, we are authorised to state that,
although it is true that an embezzlement ton comiderable
extent hue taken place, the amount mentioned is much ex-
aggerated ; neither, se far as the police, who are in active
pursuit of the culprit, are iafaemd, is there any mum to
suppose that he has escaped to America. —Liverpool
Mercury.

DESTRUCTION Or FARM PRODUCE BY FIRR.—
On Tuesday afternoon a diametral, fire was discovered in
the stockyard of Mr. Jackson, farmer, of Sowersby,
in the neighbourhood of Think, North Riding. There
were several new stacks of corn in the yard, along with an
oat 'trim stack of great length, the produce of thrashing
which had been going on up to the dinner bout by
mesas of a eteam-eogine and machine. When the
men broke off everything was right, and it is quite
certain that the diameter was not caused by the steam-mew
as some have supposed. There is more reason to believe that
during the dinner-boar some of the men bad been smoking
behind the stacks, and the fire is strongly suspected to be
another of those too frequently caused by the reprehensible
practice of smoking tobacoo Amon straw. Everything was
entirely consumed. In the yard was the steam-thrashing
machinery belonging to Mr. Walker, of Kilsiogton, and this
also was completely burnt. The fire-eogine from Think
was sent for, and was made the means of saving the farm
premises, and fortunately the wind was blowing in the
right direction to prevent the fire spreading to the stacks on
the neighbouring farm, on which, however, little damage is
done. The thrashing apparatus was not insured, and the
owner, ft is said, will lose 4001. Mr. Jackson was fully in-
sured in the Liverpool and London aloe. The damage is
variously estimated. but most peruse lay it near 1,0001._
INCENDIARY FIRE IN airoitneninn.—Yesterday
morning a fire occurred in the fields of Mr. W. Caber, of
Middle Astoo, completely dear°, in, three eorn ricks, two
bay ricks, lied one straw rick. The fire was caused by
two tramps, who, when taken into custody, said they did
it on purpose to get tranported, and one of them said a
sheet time ago he was disappointed, as he killed a sheep
and only got 18 months for it. The fire was first discovered
about half-past 2 o'clock a.m., but from the want of water
not a vestige was saved. A fire occurred on the same farm
lam than 12 months ago, caused in the same manner by
tramps, who were fully committed. Similar fires have boon
frequent in the neighbourhood.
PLYMOUTH, Snrr. 1, 10 A.Y.—Last night the
seeped officer et the Spanish schooner Siena, Captain
Attend*, arrived here trots Tor Point He reports that the
schooner was of end from Tarragona, in ballast, bound for
Norway. On Monday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, she
was ran down and sunk by a etaamship, name unknown.
Three of the crew got on board the steamer. The other
four escaped in the long boat, landed in Whitened Bay, and
walked to Tor Point. _ _

MR. ?SIMKINS, M.P., AND HIS PARROT. —At
Coventry, on Wedueday night, Mr. Trehenie addrewd his
oonstituenta from the balcony of the King's Head Hotel.
There was a very hmited audience. The principal burden
of his speech was the accomplishments of his parrot. He
said be had been " accused before of teaching his parrot bias-
phemy. Now, his parrot bad not the strong feelings which
be had, but he was an uncommon strong hand at biting,
which he was not, but he could hit pretty hard, too, when
he was put to the proof. (Laughter.) He was happy to my
that that unfortunate parrot, which was brought up in
blasphemy, now most distinctly repeated ' God save the
Queen' —a sentiment which be was sure they would all re-
echo. He (Yr. Treherne) was a great admirer of Garibaldi,
and his parrot said ' Viva Garibaldi.' (Chem.) Bat he
was happy to say that among his new accomplishments he
had not -forgone' that which nature taught him, • Dunn
the Whip.' " (Great laughter.)
AMONGST THE MONSILTS. —About a year ago a
person at Barton had a monkey, and fearing the cold
weather would kill it he sent it to the Zoological Gardens
at London. A short time ago he wee in London and called
to see his old friend, whom he found caged with
about 30 others of the same tribe. "Jocks" knew
his old master instantly, and tried to get to him. The
keeper gave the visitor permission to eater the cage,
which he fearlessly did, when the animal showed every sign
of affection. On the production of biscuit. and other edi-
bles the intruder was fairly besieged by the other 30, who
jumped on his back, shoulders, hat, in fact wherever a foot.
mg was to be gained ; nor did they offer to molest him in
the least.-BrsetfordiNerreiry.
BANK BROKER& —This is another class of brai-
ning, These men are the intermediaries between the banks
and the various other institutions, companies, or indivi-
duals who flourish in this monetary prudent. It is the duty
of these bank-brokers—whose position is moat onerous, and
who are few in number—to employ the sums at their
E7lin loans at all, or for a week, or a single
Their view:toe mast be unceasing. They have
to keep their eye on the expiry of each of those brief
loans, and find a new investment for it ; and when
change in the rate of discount takes piths, they are
on the trot the whole day, altering their toresi and
making new bargains on the footing of the change. To load
money for a single day, when the rate of interest is at (say)
four per cent. per annum, may seem to an outrider a very
infinitesimal operation—one which would not, repay the oast
and trouble coonseted with it. Bat sometimes these bank-
brokers have three or four millions stadia( to dispose of : and
the interest oo that sum for a single day amount. to 3301, or
4001. By neglecting theft daily loans—by letting the
amount which can be said employed in this miaow (the
surplus on the day's • p) lie inactive in their coffers,
the Loudon banks would low 100,0001. or 150,0001. a year !
The bask-brokers of sown get a commission on their work
—a small perces tap ; and as one of these broken has been
known to have had 2,000.0001. peas through his bands In a
single day. their business le as lucrative as it is onerous.
Blackwood s if agazise for September.