The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-31 00:00:00

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The couductors a "qsure Hour, and of the
mane canal the Sum. -Re, lase commenced
the lulus wild each of the me • of a imp coloured
illustration. The subject this m be Snit named pe-
riodical is the Exhibition building of a, ' that in the
Sunday at Home is Westminster Abbey.

HARTLEY COLLIERY RELIEF FUND.—.....aillg the
whole of yesterday, ae on the three previous days, thw
contributions in aid of the fund for the relief of the sufferers
by the accident at the Hartley Colliery continued to poor
in, and the amount received during the day, including 2041.
from Messrs. Roberts, Lubbock, and Co. was 1,1971. 7s. 4d.,
making a total of 4,2671. in four days. The subscriptions
were so numerous that it is utterly impossible to give them
In detail.

MR. SPURODON AND THE HAWELZE COLLIERY
CALAMITY. —The announcement made a few days ago that
the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon would last evening preach a wince
to behalf of the families who have been bereaved by the
terrible calamity at the New Hartley Colliery, bad the
effect of bringing out a large audience at the Metropolitan
Tabernacle, !notwithstanding the bad state of the weather.
Though not crowded to the extent it is on Sunday
the large and spacious building was comfortably flrlvealed.bt.
Spurgeon concluded an interesting and touching discourse
by callieg on those whom he addressed to think of the state
of the 400 widows and orphans who bad been left destitute
by the sad calamity. After the sermon a liberal collection
was made on behalf of the sufferers.

SCOTCH LEGAL .APPOINTMENTS.—Her Majesty's
pleasure having now been taken, Mr. Robert Macfarlane
will take his seat on the hooch as soon u the usual form-
alisers completed. Mr. Macf►rlane was called to the bar
in 1838, but bad practised as e W.S. since 1827. He has
thus, and by the venous character of his practice as an
advocate, base made conversant with almost all the de-
partments of law. The Sheriffship of Reufrewshire,
Wed by Mr. Madsclane's elevation, will be filled by Mr.
Patrick Fraser, sad Mr. Frasei's office of standing comma
for the Exchequer by Mr. Andrew Rutherf urd Clark.—
Scot@man.

IMiTllANceorrEtt CHAMBER OF COMMERCE...
This body held their annual meeting yesterday. In the
conversation which followed the report, the main subject
of discussion was the American war, and a univalve.' opinion
was expressed against the breaking of the Southern block.
ade. It was argued that raking the blockade would cooly 's.
volve the necessity of a war, without removing the diffi•
malty under which the working population of this country
laboured; but it was urged that an equivalent for the
failure of the supply of cotton from America might be found
in the adoption of bold, gonad, and economical measures
with respect to India. One suggestioo was made that a de-
putation should represent to the New York Chamber of
Commerce the disastrous effects of the civil war in America
on European commerce ; but it was only a suggestion, and
the main point insisted on was the encouragement of Indian
productioe, and the reduction of the import duties in that
country. It was mentioned as a strong anomaly that, whilst
Canada was soliciting imperial aid for the construction of •
railway, the colony was taxing British goods at • rate of
from 25 to 30 per cent.

ACCIDENT TO THE ETNA STEAMSHIP.—OD Wed-
nesday night, about 9 o'clock, the screw steamer Etna, Cap-
tern Kennedy, put into Holyhead, haying been in collision
with the ship Cheviot, Captain Orkney, from Bombay,
laden with cotton. The Etna, which had sailed from Liver-
pool at 1 p.m. the same day, for New York, with the United
State, mails, at the time of the collision, was making her
way to Cork against • south-westerly gale, while the Cheviot
was inward bound, with the wind in her favour. The
fore compartment of the Etna filled with water, but she
being fully supplied with water-tight bulkheads, the captain
bas telegraphed to Liverpool that there is no damage to
cargo. She left Holyhead yesterday morning for Liverpool,
but bad to return to the smoother water of Holyhead bar.
boar, till she can be lightened of some portion of her cargo.
As soon as the occident was made known the company'.
screw steamer Edinburgh, then in port, commenced coaling?
and will proceed with the mails, cargo, and passengers of
the Etna as soon as the transshipment can be completed.
The Cheviot, concerning which some fears were at first en-
tertained, arrived in Liverpool yesterday morning. Her
starboard bow was stove, her bowsprit was sprung, and
she had lost her ontwater, figurehead, &c.
COLLIBION AT SEA, OFF ScAHEOROUGH.-011
Thursday morning between seven sod eight o'clock, the
screw steamer Hinton, Captain Craig, belonging to the
Henan Company, came into collision with a Warkworth
barque, when off Scarborough, owing, it is said, to a bad
lookout on board both vessels. The steamer, • large vessel,
Pow lies sunk near the mouth of Scarborough Itarboor. It
very fortunately happened that the Ryhope. another steam
yard belonging to the same company. was near at the
thee, and seeing the Hetton was in a dangerous condition,
at mos towed her to the ground where she now lies partly
filled with water. The barque has lost her bowsprit in
the collision, and is otherwise damaged. She was also
taken in tow by the Ryhope, and brought to an anchorage
in the roadstead. Had the accident occurred during the
night, the rossemseates would have been undoubtedly very
serious. How the eollisioo has happened in the daylight
will have to be ascertained by official inquiry,