The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-20 00:00:00

TO THI EDITOR OP THU DAILY NEWS.

Srlt,—l beg to state, for the information of the
public, who have so generously supplied the Central Asso-
ciation with funds for the relief of the soldier's wife and
child, that the weekly sum distributed during the week
ending the 3rd February was 2,1491.6 x. 3d.
This relief is carefully distributed, with the gratuitous
assistance of 83 local committees, to the wives sad families,
motherless children, and dependent relatives of upwards of
live thousand soldiers at the meat of war.
During the inclemency of the weather the amount cannot
I be reduced. Yours, die.,
H. L. POWYS, Major 60th Royal Riles.
Brampton.

No. 6,

The following preferments have taken -place in
the diocese of Peterboro' :—Rev. Charles Porter, to the
vicarage of &ands, Northamptonshire; Rev. John Archi-
bald Legh Campbell, 11. A to the vicarage of Relpstone,
Northamptonshire; Rev. R. S. Carew Blather, to the net.
petual curacy of Longthorpe,Northamptonahire.
Pm AT Bausrot..—On Sunday evening lust a
firs broke oat in the Thrissell-street Independent Chapel,
Bristol. Divine service had beet celebrated in the morn-
ing and afternoon as usual on Sabbath days, and it was in-
tended to hold an evening service at six o'clock, but at
about half en hoar before that time flames were discovered
issai front the singing gallery. An immediate alarm
was Ten, but the firs spread with great rapidity, specdily
igniting the organ and singing desks, and presently extend.
ing to the benches and wooden partitions of the seat!.
Engines were quickly brought up, but in spite cf all exer-
tions the fire raged until only the walls of the building re-
mained. The chapel was insured, butnot to the full extent
of the lees sustained.

Tun DECEMBER AUSTRALIAN MAILB.—By the
arrival of ,the Eleanor Dixon at Liverpool from Islay, we
learn that her commander, Captain Quay, peassil the
"Black Ball " clipper James Baines, Captain M'Donnell,
on the 29th Dec., in lat. 3 N., long. 28 W. She was at that
time only 19 days out, and, considering the very unfavour-
able wookher prevalent at the time of her stating, must be
eassidorod as making capital way. She was likely to crow
the Equator en the neat day (the 20th Dec.). Oa the fastest
passage to Australia yet made the veuel crossed tat the 25th
dos y tram Liverpool.
11111111111111 AT LIVERPOOL.—Oor Liverpool corre-
spondent imaribes the destitution caused at that port by the
leek eemlimineDes of the easterly winds, keeping back the
large Sod of vessels inward-bound, for the arrival of which
thousands of willing labourers at the Liverpool Docks
are anxiously waiting—together with the intense frost
blockimle malls and docks with ice, and throwing
out of t thousands of lumpen, porter., stone-
masons, ere, and other classes of artisans. Haud-
imme suns have been subscribed by the Brokers' Associa-
tion for the relief of the naemploysd, and upon the whole
the et the season has been borne with pulsars.Yee however, some parties wishing to maks the most
of Ileassuisa traversed the streets and solicited charity in
aWm appowiiiag that of menace. Many penes closed
theft shape, awl la maw instances the Ashes of the bakers
wove aismil wind the will of the ovine,- Them, how- ,
ever, vas amplismal cases, and it would :w very wrong to
godsend lie 910•11lators of these outrages with the Indus-
tsiaas pair.

iLatn Intelitaence.
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY
COUNCIL.-Fn. 19.

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