The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-30 00:00:00

THAMES.

Ann Andrews, a wretched sod half-starved looking
women, aged 23 years, and described u a needlewomait, of
No. 6, Liwebotweweseway, Limehouse, was brought before
Yr. Partridge, charged with attempting to commit suicide by
throwieg herself into the City Canal, at ifillwall, Poplar,
at one o'clock that morning.
John Summers, a policeconetalle, No. 372 /1, stated
that the prisoner walked over the bridge at llillwall, went
down the aids of the lock, ud before he could stop her
she plunged into the water. The lock wee 25 feet io depth,
and she west have been drowned if a bargeman had not
answered his cries for help and brought a large sad long
staff, wish a stout iron hook at the end of it, with which
he got the woman out of the water. She was quite uncoe-
serious, end five minutes elapsed before she exhibited say
algae of life. She had been very ill all night.
The prisoner said she was very sorry for what she had
boss.

Partridge remanded the prisoner to the Clerkenwell
Houma/ Detention for • week. and said the cbapLun would
give her good advice while there.
Mary Ann Durk, a woman of the town who bad been
in custody • week, was brought up oo remind, before Mr.
Partridge, charged with attempting to commit suicide by
swallowing • pennyworth of oxalic acid, which she pur-
chased at the shop of Mr. George Preacher, a chemist and
druggist, No. 220, Highetrest, ShadwelL
Mr. Partridge said he had received • letter, of which
the followings • copy, from the chaplain of the Howe
of Detention, in relation to this case :—" House of Deten-
tion, Oct. 29. Deer Sir,—Allow me to eager that it
might be advisable to recommend the poor girl Mary Ann
Duck for admirioe into the workhouse fora time in the
event of her discharge. I had thought of • reformatory
institution, but she is sot at present in a state of health to
allow of her admittance. She seems to be in a rather better
state of mind, and promises to make no further attempt on
her own life.—Believe me, yours wary truly Geoms Jar-
▪ Oh•plain. To Willie Partridge, Pau., Thames Police-
man, Stepney."
Mr. Partridge hoped the unfortunate woman would asks
so more attempts on her life, sod directed tico- t
Dillon, No. 19 K, to convey the prisoner to workhoses
of St. George-in-the-Fast.

Minium ix ONANCIAL —Yesterday, on the ter-
mination of the Chancery reeaticie, biasses was resumed at
the several oaks., sad cosies *aired for bearing. Oa the
opening of the ofßoss it wee aseeeisteed there were aim
appeal mottoes before the Lords Jaatioes, sad 29 appeals.
of which latter amber 14 ere to be beard before the Lord
Obeieellor. Bakes Vioe•Cheamillor Biodrn/er there en
22 omen ; before ViaaChancellor Stuart, 143 ; sad before
Vice-Cheseellor Wood. 111. The Miter of the Bells boa s
lit of Kt

EMIGRATION TO QIIRENBLAND.-Mr. the
Queensland Emigratioe Commissionw. hes, during the hat
• maths, been espied in delivering hie leotards "Oa
Emigratka and the Cotton Soly," in the principal cities
end lowa. in SoothunL The largest halls and churches
have her crowded to eases. As many ea 4,C00 person,
it said, were present at Grease* the large hell, with Se
two tiers of galleries, being &rely 1r01.41€1, sad • pull
many bong usable to °baba admirals. At Mamma,
the lecturer himself was unable for a oonsideralik tires to gee
into the ball, from the dense crowds! the doors. II is said that
the hall might have been filled WIN over with those seek-
ing admission. The rah for naninkis Edinburgh was em
Mardian ; and had there been a Wtable plea twice or
three tuna the she of the lbsorhall, it might have been
fined. Is the unavoidable abuses of the Lord-Provest at
Holyreed-pahre, Mr. Jordan's first later" wee
over * Sir Wm. Johaeleoci. Dr. Candlish cm the
mooed occeelow. At both the lectures the wee crowded,
sal MIMI could not Yalta admirals. The mason ear
sated chiefly of the vas beet elms, Melodies a groat many
ladies. Many of the east diatinguiabed of the "Wane,
professore, and Maw, area were precept Dr. Almada
propead a vote of basks to the isotonic on the first ma-
nia in terms of wane ailegy. The Prof.., of Greek of
Edinburgh Umivaisity, Preform Maelde, proposed a vote
of thank, lea mailer way at the sewed asters, which we.
imearied by the Professor of Hebrew, Professor DIMON&
The aseptic' of the lecturer le Edinburgh ham Ism aria
eathedastic. At the conalusion of the lea hit.., Dr.
spi
Oandlealaraid that they about be very glad tease 14.Jorden
n Edinburgh.

1863.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADNIRALTY, OCT. 29.—ArPOLNTawas.—Lieute-
mat E. B. P. Kelso, to the Royalist
Master Vernon Jana to the Royalist.
Master's Amistants Win. E. Filmer, to the Royalist ; Wil.
liam Waterman (supernumerary) to the Nlie.
Paymaster Henry J. Harvey, to the Royalist
Clerk Hannigan S. Dobson, to the Royalist.
Naval Cadets A. B. Hamilton and F. Maitland, to the
Royals

WOOLWICH, OCT. 29.
A battalion of the Military Train Corps stationed
at Woolwich will embark for New Zsalaod on bawd • yawl
sow fitting out in the Victoria Docks about the 6th Novem-
ber next. Two officers of the battalion have left for Now
Zedand by the overland route, to provide bones for the
service of the forte on its arrival io the oolooy.
An immune target has bees coostrocted at the Millwall
Iron Works, to be forwarded to Shoeburyncas, for a series of
experiments with Arinstroog and Whitworth guns.
The Ranger screw stem vessel. from the west coma of
Africa, is ordered to be dismantled and paid off at this yard.

ROYAL NAVAL RISIIIVIL—The following appoint-
meek base been made :—To be lieutenants : Joseph Lee-
man, Charles Henry Swell. To be sub-lieutenants Georp
Nelson Hector, Joseph Charles Gilbert.

PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THE PRESS.

The following despatch has been published in the
Jamaica journals :

TUE DUKE OP NEWCASTLE TO LlZurcermn-aovituroa ZTRL

Do weing4triet, Ant* 20,1863,

Sir,—My attention ham been called to the course taken
by public servants in certain colonies, in connecting them.
Delves with newspapers, either by editing or oontnbuting
articles to them, and I have to coerce to you the following
instrectdons for your guidance, which are founded upon
rules and principles laid down by some of my predecessors,
In came ocourriag in former years :
t is plainly inconsistent with the retention of his plant, '
by any paid °Meer under the government of a colony,
to be the editor of a newspaper, or to take any active part
in the manasemect of it. While lam glad that the coining
should pesos such means of diffturing information, I
newt but feel at the same time that it is in:pomade for
a public servant to take any part in conducting a newspaper
in which political subjects, and the measures of the local
government are discussed, without being placed in a pod•
Lion, towards than under whom he serves, quite incompati-
ble with the proper discharge of his duties.
Ido not object to pubis, servente furnishing articles,
signed with their name% upon subjects of general interest,
provided they abstain from any further connexion with the
newspaper that what is implied by contributing such ar•
tides, and especially from writing onquestices which m
properly be called political, or dectiming the sensual of
the government, or the official proceedings of
I should also consider it ~'mpeoper far a public meet to
continue to furnish any articJr whatever to a newspaper,
which, in commenting on the 10011•1111111 of the governmeat.
should habitually exceed the bounds of fair and temperate
deciesion. In such a can I should expect all public in-
vents to abstain from contributing any articles whatever to
its columns. _ _

I consider the role, that all articles whatever written by
public servaote should be sired by them—the best security
against abuse of the privilogsd It mask therefore be
distinctly understood, that if the authorship of
say anonymous articles should be brought home to one
of them, or if, in articles bearing their signature,
they should discuss any political subject, or the Pleastngs
of the government, or the official proceedings of its 0810831,
I should consider it my duty to direct the removal of the
poison so offending ; since, if the writing of such articles
were permitted, it would clearly destroy that harmony and
material cosfidgeos among Aces who an employed by the
local government, which are absolutely necessary for the
due administration of lie affairs.—l have, he..
(Elfilisd) Nswcanns.
Lieutenant-Governor Eyre, Isc.