The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

Vestry is president. Those rejected by the wow
Mates will be sold on the spot by private contract.

A terrible explosion occurred yesterday at a per►
cession cap and cartridge manufactory at Meadow,
near Paris. Half a dozen men were blown to
atoms. The cause of the catastrophe is yet un-
known.

The Bourse was extremely dull during the
greater part of the day, but towards the does there
was a sudden rise, the reason for which is not ex-
plained. Rents rose 20c., both for cash and ac-
count, closing at 65fr. 10c. and 65fr. sc. Cridik
Foncier rose 30fr., and Mobilier 7fr. 50c. In rail-
ways there was little change. The Spanish line
from Seville to Xeres was in great demand, owing
to the Spanish Credit Society having resumed
payments.

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According to several French papers a new club,
to be galled the " Silent Club," is shout to be established
in Paris. The members may sat, drink, read, write, or
smoke, bet they mast not speak, nor wear creakbm boob.
nor play at &miaow, nor " rattle the boom," nor, in short,
make any now whatever. The floors will be covered with
thick carpets, sad the doors twill open and abet without a
gonad.

A Spanish journal dates that Madame Salvi, a
rope-dancer, who has recently hese performing with great
mem at Babas and other towns is Simi; mat with a cad
accident last week at Burgos. After maiden slaw a tight
rope, 30 feet from the ironed, with a cannon-bsil attached
to each leg, she lost her balance when in the sot of turning
to repeat the fist, and fell with rest violence into the
orehesies, her head Mrthiria agsisst a mnsicetand. Though
lee ressived two contusions, she was not seriously hurt, and
will soca mums her performances ; " solely prompted,"
one of the papers arum us, "by her intense amour de
rare."

The Diario of Barcelona states that on the 26th
tae►, three days' solemn repine of expiation were coast-
iniseed in the char& of IA Mem& in that city, "in eon-
eßeener of the insult offered to hie Divine Majesty by the
publication of the Vie de Jesus by Ernest Rama."

The Diamond Steam Navigation Company's
steamship Eastern Provisos, Captain Ediaitee, arrived at
Falmouth yesterday =velar, from Natal, Oct, 10; Aiwa
Bay, Oat. 21; Table Bay, 044. 24 ; St. Helena, Nor. 4; and
Madan, No►. 2D. She Wisp so aim of imprisons.
The Barraeouta, from Bermuda, reports that yel-
ow fever has broken oat afresh at that place, and timber*
a panic prevails among the inhabitants that the dead are left
unburied.

The tower at the bow of the iron-plated frigate
Bellerophon, now under ma/traction at Ohsrem is in-
tended to mount a couple 300-poander glum which will fire
straight ehrd when giving err toe hostile vmssL It is
also intended to pits • rifle tower as the upper deoli, rising
to a height of &beat lift, aed this will be neared shot
proof by • covering of &loch ermarplatee. From this
tower the orders will be wavered below by mans of the
triennia, while it will at its same time afford shelter for
the siommea. From the rime/ prayer now strides there
is little door that the Bellerophon will be completed Gild
oat of hand daring the approaching year.
STOZAOII Or UONPOW DIP.—III accordance with
instreoldre from the War Department, • large virally of
, erecting, it I stated, to about 8,000 barrels,
erl:desbrippoil hem the Artier and other regrisse at
Woolwke, mid forwarded for range to Barahwcod, near
the Isis of Wight. The former system of string large
mias titise ef powder la one magazine is to be modified as
far peedhim