The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

EXHIBITION BUILDINGS.

Lord PALMERSTON gave notice that he would post-
pone the motion for the purchase of the exhibition build-
ings from Monday until Thursday week.
The house adjonmed at 20 minutes to 2 o'clock.

Ma. Somas's SUNDAY Btu.—A meeting was held
at Manchester yesterday, " for the purpoee of considering
the bill now before parliament for closing public- houses on
Sundays." The meeting was held in the Town-hall, the
Mayor presiding, sad from 400 to 500 persons attended, is-
eluding about 50 or 60 ladies. A resolution in favour of
Mr. Somea's bill, and also • petition to parliament in favour
of the measure, were agreed to without opposition.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PILOOREM IN LONDON.—Cardi-
nal Wiseman yesterday inaugurated, aeoording to the cere-
monies of the Roman catholic ritual, • new convent end
girl.' school, in Albert-place, Sphenoid", adjoining the
Roman catholic church of that locality. There was • large
attendance of clergymen and of the laity from different
parts of London. After the religions ceremonial a
dejeuner took place, at which the Hon. Charles Langdale
presided, The usual toasts having been given, Cardinal
Wiesmau spoke at some length on the progress the Roman
catholic religion was making in London, as evidenced by the
rapid increase of buildings devoted to worship and education.
i Be also referred to the kindness sod good feeling which had
been shown in many localities by liberal-minded protestanta
towards catholic clergymen engaged in the effort to provide
education for the poor.
DRATH Or MR. JOHN SIDEBOTTOM.—Mr. John
Sidebottom, cotton spinner and manufacturer, at BFOSab
bottom, near Mancbroter, and at one time residing at
Aston-hall, near Sheffield, was reported yesterday at Man-
chaster to have been found dead in his bath-room. Mr.
Sidebottom started life with a fortune of about 300,0004,
and was at one time well known in the Leicestershire, Not-
tinghamshire, and Lincolnshire hunting.fialds. Some years
ago his name was brought rather prominently before the
public in COODeIIOCI with legal proceedings against him in
London for the recovery of large sums on Ioll's for
gambling transactioos. The cause of his death has not yet
transpired.
LOBB OF LIFE BY BATHING IN VICTORIA-PARK.
—A lamentable accident betel • youth yesterday morning,
while bathing in the eastern ornamental lake in Victona.
park. He was seen struggling in the water, but the alarm
appears not to have been given until the poor fellow had
sunk for the third time. An assistant of Mr. Woodbridge,
who has charge of the lake, dived after him, and brought the
body ashore, but life was extinct. This, we believe, is the
first instance of • life being lost by bathing is Victoria-park.
There are no lass than 20,000 bathers in these lakes annually.

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THE BOILER EXPLORION AT BILETON.—There are
now five men deed u the result of the explosion on Satur-
day morning. at the ironworks at Banton, in South Stafford-
shire, of Messrs. W. and J. 8. Sparrow. An Inquest upon
the bodies was opened yesterday, but stands adjourned for
mu examination of the boiler by a man of scieutific know-
ledge as to the nature and onostructioe of Wien.

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