The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-24 00:00:00

LORD RAGLAN AND THE ORDNANCE.

TO THZ IDITOI OF TIM /L/LFIOIII.
Sts,—As the Times, with what fairness the world
must jedge, has refused to insert the enclosed letter, I treat
yon will liars the goodness to allow it • place in your
columns—l am, &c., Gt. B.

Sept. 21.
Sir,—You state ins leading article en Saturday last, that
the late Lord Roglon " insisted" on keeping the Master-
Generalship of the Ordnance when he was appointed Com-
mander in-Chief of the Army in the East. Now, air, as you
cannot wish to bring an untrue charge egaiast him, 1 beg to
inform you that instead of " ir 'listing" on retaining that
dace, he then resigned it, and that be only resumed it at
the mined of the highest Personage in the realm and the
Duke of Newcastle ; stipulating that above one-third of its
emoluments should be made over to the Lieutenant General
of the Ordnance, who would preside over the department in
his abosace.-1 am, &c.,

A Couttaxiow op LoID RAGLAN.
P.S.—I trust you will be so good as to publish this letter.
Sept. 18.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A LADY.—On Thurs-
day Mrs. Woolley, the highly esteemed els of Mr. Woolley
(who hes taken a lease of Toubridge Castle for a number of
years), left the mansion about eleven o'clock, with the ex-
pressed iatention of walking to the River Medway, which
ruse past the castle grounds. When the lanch-bsli rang, at
1 o'clock, Mrs. Woolley did not make her appearance, and
inquiry was made after her. No one was able to give any
account of the missing lady, and it wee surmised that she
eaten have fallen into the river, and the hat of the unfor-
tunate lady having been discovered, an alarm was imam-
Matey given. A boat put off from the Cu le Inn, with
" George," the boots, who has constantly is readiness a set
of efficient desire, and in about ten minutes he succeeded is
finding the body. Mr. Joseph Delves, Burgeon, was fano-
diately in attendance, but life wee quits extinct, she having
evidently been in the water for upwards of an hour.—
Maidstone Journal.
SCHOOL PRIZES, LONGEVITY, AND MATRIMONY.—
In Mr. Tennant's very carious statistical paper tie a Glasgow
High School Clue, of sizty_yeen ago, there are very sin.
gular results brought out. The class consisted of 115 boys
originally, cvd of these only 26 are now alive, being about
one-fourth of the original number. Out of the 115, GO bad
got prises, or about one. half ; bat of these 60, co less than
20 are among the survivors, constituting within six of the
entire number. This is very remarkable, and would go to
show that there is a more intimate relation between good,
clever boys at school, and longevity, with success in after
life, than is generaty believed. But it is really shocking
to find that twelve out of the 26 survivors are bachelors •
and we are almost afraid to follow out the inference which
may be deduced by some 'malicious, crabbed ftection of
humanity from these figures. I,e t us, therefore, hope that
the High School Class is an exceptional case, and that the
&sea musty old bachelors who still live, do so la spite of
their having been unmarried, contrary to all general rale
and common sense —North British Moil.
'MG'S COLLEGE CHAPEL, CANBEIDGE.—For the
first time in the course of many years,the Sunday services In
this magaificent chapel have bean thrown open to the reti-
tle during the Long Vacation. As might be expected, im-
mense numbers have attended them. "'pea-lolly the after-
noon cue ; and whoa the doors are opened. • setae of
pushing, jostling, and crushing takes plane that might be all
very well at nthestre,
wbut whisk is extremely skis
at apiece of religious orship.