The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-07 00:00:00

NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

TO THR EDITOR OF THE REPRESS.

SlB,—The composition, ecclesiastical, of the depu-
tation trom this association which waited upon Lord John
ltussell to-day, at Downing•utreet, is an evidence that the
scheme of the National Public School Association is not an-
tagonistic to the feelings and opinions of the religious
Nunes generally. The deputation included influential
ministers and laymen belonging to each of the following
religious bodies; namely, church of England, the eongre-
gangue.% body, the free church of Scotland, the baptists, the
united presbyterian church, unitarians, quakers, and
Jews.—Yours, ite. A FRIEND OF EDUCATION.

TILE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH IN DANOEIL—Dor-
ing the heavy gale from the north on Saturday night and
Sunday morning, a large Russian schooner, called the
Robert, M. Lange master, bound to Cadiz, from Shields, in
endeavuuring to best down Channel, was obliged to bring
up. The gale increased in severity, and eventually the
vessel drifted, when her anchor gut hold of what the cap-
tain believes to hare been the submarine telegraph. She
then held on for some time, but her chain not having the
strength of the electric cable, a fortunate circumstance, per-
haps she lost her anchor and mooring, and went again
drifting. The master macceaded in getting her into the
Downs, and receiving assistance from the !matins's she was
brought to a secure anchorage. There does not appear to
' have been any interruption in working the telegraph, as a
=image was received through on Monday morning at eight
o'clock. A few days, however, will suffice to show whether
the outer casing has been so far damaged as to admit the
water to the wires, which would seriously influence them.
EXPLOSION Ok FIRE•DAMP.—RECOYERY OP TWO
Bouire.-04 Saturday en inquest was held at Great Lever,
near Bolton, on the bodies of two men who were killed by
an explosion in a coal mine not less than two months ago,
but which were net found until Wednesday last, owing to
the accumulation of inflammable gas in the workings,
which set the coal on fire, and until then prevented any ctlec-
tual search for them. Mr. Dickenson, the government inspec-
tor of coal-mines for the district, wes present at the inquest.
GROW SURREY TIDAL DOCK.—Amongst other
measures proposed for the improvement end accommoda-
tion of the Thames navigation, a new plan is announced
for the construction of a large tidal duck on the Surrey side
of the river.
A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT occurred on Hog-
many night, at Echo Bank, Dalkcith road, from the in-
cautious handling of firearms. In the house of Mr. John
Smith, • publican there, a party were assembled—foremost
among whom in mirth and diversion was Smith himself.
Observing a son of his loading a gun, preparatory to some
&bootleg match on the following day,Smith hurriedly polled
it out cif his hand,wbcn the percusaion cap, from some cause
or other,e ploded, although the head was down on the nipple.
The charge lodged in Smith's head, blowing a large portion
of it completely away, and death was the immediate result.
—Cakdonian Mercury.
TIIE FORTIFICATIONS AT SHEERNESS. Orders
have been given by the Colosiel•Commandeut, according to
instructions from the Hots. Guards, to offs the sights and
locks on ell the sea battery guns ; also to all the guns form-
ing the inner fortifications of the arsenal, citadel, &c. ; and
an to sleek with shell, shot, end ammunition all the
any Eriprims to the battenes. The Royal Artillery
gegemmea es lisaday. mat a battery of about SO guns of
logo Gs swivel carriages, which could, if necessary,
Is ArosOmll seaward, and concentrated on one hull—Ship-
•PiefrassageAKWlCKSlllßE REGIMENT OF MILITIA.—The
Lord Lieutenant has cancelled the commission of Philip
Treater, gent., to be surgeon. Commission dated the 25th
St April, 1841.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—ADMIRALTY, JAN. IL—
Kate 3. A Cary, to Rapid. Assistant-Engineer F. G. De
Teas, to Fury.
MuVEMENTs.—At Constantinople: The Growler,
on the 19th ult. At Malta: The Queen, Trafalgar, Albion,
Superb, Vengeance, Bellerophon, Hercules, and Indefati-
dugable ; Steamers Terrible, Spiteful, Spitfire, Carwhic, Me-
sa, Ardent, Oberon, Merlin, and Medina, on the 26th ult.
At Gibraltar : The steam frigate Dragon and steam-sloop
Janus, in Gibraltar Say, on the 31st ult.
EASTERN UNION RAI:A...Alt.—The executive com-
mittee appointed to settle this company's utfiirs have just
galled on the simple contract creditors to seed in their ac-
counts, end at the time time to signify their assent or dis-
sent relative to the proposed deed of arrangement furls
settlement.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—Gmss traffic receipts
fur the week ending Fen. 3, ltsi2 : 12,4/44/. lis. 9d. ; ditto
Jan. 4, Mil 12,2461. Il3s. 3d. Increase in
4081.45. Cd.