The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional.)

THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER AT CALMS.

At the conclusion of the ordinary business at'
the Mansion-house yesterday, a young man asked the
advice of Mr. Goodman, chief clerk, under the following
circuragenees :—He, with a number of other young men,
bad been engaged, as they thought, as seamen on board an
English man-of-war, by a shipping ouster who bad bees
in the habit of frequenting Tower-hill. The rasa they
were to serve in, as they understood, was called the Stills,
and they received their advance note*, and were to pro.
Geed to the Downs, where they were told the vow was
lying, to sign articles. They were, however, taken on to
Orlais and then found that the vessel which they were to
join was a Col:Adult* vessel, and they oorequeutly refused
to join, and were threatened to be kept pinnies oet board
the veiled if they did not. They wan however, allowed
to leave, and had been to the aloe, 28, Closest's-lane, and
received the money for their edemas notes ; but wanted
to know whether they could claim any other composes-
floe. Mr. Goodman referred them to Mr. Oolesnaa, of
the Board of Trade, who, he said, would inquire into the
matter.

CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY.

Yesterday, at 2 p.m., the first train passed over
the Clariasposoes Railway from Loodon-bridge to the new
allalies, sow santlyeempigirk in Ye alisilost
ford-market at Charing-eress. The tale coesielsd of two
of the heaviest new eosins, of the South-Easters Mollway,
sod a large number of carriegcs of differest ohms& Mr.
Hawkshaw, the engineer of the railway, reds as the first
seem, with Mr. Teuton, one of the directors ; Mr. Smiler,
secretary of the oompaoy ; Mr. Ehorall, general manager of
the South-Eastern Railway Company; Mr. Wythes and
Mr. Cochrane, the contractors; Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Knight,
and other South-Eastern °facials. The trip proved adirely
satisfactory ; and alter inspecting the satire at Black.
friars, sod the works at Charing-cross, the kale atoned
to London -bridge. It is expected the lino will be opened
for public traffic in a fortnight.

(nom Lam moires oAzzrzs)

OADKI. or THE 8ATE.....-WAR-OFFICLT, Nov. 28.
—no Qwo has been gramousky pleased to pr oasis for
the appointment of Lieutenant -Colonel William Prawn
Drummond Jamie, of the Royal Engineers, depetydiseptor
at weeks i• the War Department, to be an ordinary mom-
Mr of **civil division of the third class, or oompamone of
the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

FORZION-OFFICE, Nov. 28.—The Qneen has been
tt,to of Mr. Edward Redman as mead in
and Mr. Thomas B. Job as consul at Liverpool,
for the United States of Colombia. The Queen has also been
pleased to approve of Mr. Alfred Baser as vieeeemmil at
Shippers for his Majesty the King of Hanover.
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nOweretu-srazer , Nov. 28.—The Queen has been
to appobtt the Rev. Addingket Robert Peel Vitas-
.A., to be ordained and coeseerated Bishop c the
see of Noma (Behan* laleadth is the room of the Right
Rev. Dr. Charles t]sulAsld, reeeetly deceased.

Wars u., Nov. 30.—The Queen has been
Oilseed to prepaid the Rev. Jobs Boyd to the church sod
perils of Ilurores, in the presbytery of Dudes, sad county
of Prof.,, vomit by the death of the Rev. Job. Irvine
Curie.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH REVOLUTION.
The 28th of November last, being the 33rd anniversary of
the Polish War of Independence of 1830.31, and haviag
fallen this year on a Sunday, • high mass was cislebrid4
yesterday in the Polish chapel, Hatton-prdee, by the Bev.
Chwalinewski, for the repose of those who perished in
that memorable struggle. The serviee was attended by the
Polish refugees, among whom wan several Polish ladies
attired in very deep mourning.
LIVERPOOL A FINANCIAL CENTEIL—The Liver-
pool Chamber of Commerce are agitating in favour of
oonstitutieg Liverpool a financial metre, owing to the la-
convenience experienced in going to London. Various
events, though small in themselves, yet In the swept' of
oosaiderable importance to the movement, have taken
place. The bankers are discussing the advisability of
establishing • clearing-house, which would not only radii*,
labour and secure safety, but give at least an additional
half-million sterling for circulation, as less cash reserve*
would be required by the bank. Then there is the assimila-
tion in part to the London banking system, and the open-
ing of branches in various partsof the town, by which °op-
siderable suns hitherto locked up in safes and ouh-
holm will be made available to the bankers, and
the system of banking introduced to the trading clause as
it is in Scotland. The purchase and isle of exchange, and
foreign banking generally, has been commenced, by which
the negotiation of bills abroad on Liverpool direct will be
isocour.ged and facilitated, and some of the leading Inns
have offered their correspondents advantages if they will
make their bills payable in Liverpool. The ineureace mom-
racial, too, are willing to malts their agents mod remit-
tances on Liverpool instead of London, and thus a ground-
work for the project is already provided. There ere vast
commercial ieterests, independent of Wee alluded to, also
r t in play, and the scheme meets with the approval
brought
to
whole trading community, inasmuch as it is calcu-
lated to increase the value of their property and to Weems
thurosperity of the town.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW, —Yeirber-
day the vicinity as well as the interior of the Agi icultund-
hall at Islington was • scene of great activity and excite-
ment, in consequence of the repeated arrival of the larger
class of agricultural implements to be exhibited at the an-
nual show of the Smithfield Club, which is to be opened
on Monday next The facilities now afforded for the re-
ception of them ponderous machines are a vast improve.
meet upon those of last year. It is expected that all the
implements will be in their pierce by the specified time-
-4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Many of the larger close of
implement., will be put in motion, and there will be • dis-
' play of hydraulics, dic. In reference to the cattle and other
animal classes the lairs and pens are already prepared, and
the edges of the principal avenues in which the former will
be viewed have been nicely marked out by ridges of plaited
straw, whilst a great many improvementa have also been
effected in the ventilation, under the direction of Mr. Gib-
let, the eminent salesman, one of the managers of the
and Mr. Sidney, the secetary. The
Prince of Wales, taking the place of his late royal father,
will be an exhibitor of several specimens, and there is rea-
son to believe his royal bighorns, if not the ?tisane, will
honour the show with his presence some time during Ilion-
day morning next, prior to the opening for private *ism,
which takes places at 2 o'clock. Amoopt the specimens for
exhibition will be some of those which have carried off the
principalws prizes at Birmingham, but the Smithfield show
open "all England,* somesevere competition with
Übe tof those animals is anticipated, thus rendering the
duties of the judges no eineaure..

RAILWAiIiVANTS.—At the Oxford City Court
yesterday, before Mr. J. R.. Csrr and a full beech of magis-
trates, Philip Tnttey, an engine-driver, and Elijah Wen-
ley, • ereman,in the employ of the Great Western Railway
Company, were brought up in custody. charged, on the in-
formation of Mr. Wright, the superintendent of the loons°.
tire department between Oxford sod Reading, with being
drunk while on duty. The evidence showed that early yes-
terday morning the defendants were in chain of an empty
luggage train proceeding from Paddington to Oxford. When
they arrived at the Oulhato station they were detained four
hours, in coosequeoce of a pointsman having neglected hie
duty and caused two trucks to be thrown off the line. The
defendaots partook somewhat freely of ale and ram la the
interim, and on their arrival at Oxford, at about ball-past
5 a.m., Westin was found lying drunk oa the foot-plate
of the engine. Tuttey was too much intoxicated to render
it prudent for him to be allowed to take further charge of
the tram. Toney had been in the conmeny's service lb
years, and until this happened his conduct had been
proacbable. Wadley bad only acted as fireman for • fort-
night. Roth defendants alleged that during the past week
they had been so hardly worked u to be only able to obtain
boors' repose, which so exhausted them that the drink
they bad taken produced the effect above alluded to. In
answer to the beech, they said that the average working
home of the engine-drivers and firemen on the line were 14
been daily. Than statemests, which were noccetradicted,
drew forth stress observation from some of the magistrates.
The defeadants were Seed 155., including costa, with the
alternative of 14 days' imprisonment.
Hezoax top Kroo.—The international mutest,
as the great fight between Rine and HOODSZ is styled, is. I
ea enured, likely to be brought of with perfect comfort
aad expedition—the saptaie of the fleet powering all the
requisites for so important a command. The prism of
the tickets will shut out the " roughs," sod. u ao
moon will be taken at the starting place, one great name
of temptation will be removed, sod there will ba no
chase" of • repetition of three disgraceful week. es
parties in cabs in the open streets which occurred
the lest peat tight took place Dear Swindon. A body d
what may be styled the A. division of the ring hays bon
engaged to protect the aristocratic patron of nsienim
christianity ; sod as both the newspapers who deice,
themselves to a record of the doings of the prize rim have
unanimously come to the determination to alleminn the
sport altogether eaten order is maintained, then Is every
probability of the above foros doing their duty. In my
next I hope to be supplied with what the lawyers term
"fuller and better particulars," and I atone help clinging
to the habit, from what I sew at the battle of Farnborough,
that Heenan will prove the better man of the pain—
t " Argo" of the Post.

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