The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

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FRIDAY. On Proarsimi
N.M. to Y.G.fresh to COMMA
moderate, some mom
in ?Mow
As above.
Owe, settled.

W 111115.1.
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SATURDAY.
WIG, moderate, Ana

As above.
N.Y. to as, soden*,
Ass.
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Z.N.E. to SAIL, mode-
rate, fine.
Nonberne-Iketland. Western= Ireland, Wales, sod ad-
jareadea gontaernasHogilah Owned sad Dhow Bp. Lotus
mlimaward ifogland and Heligoland.

Professor Torn Taylor contradicts a report that
he had boom* the manager of the Olympic Theatre.

_ .
Mr. Somerset Beaumont, to-morrow, will ask
the Undee-Sseretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if any
communications have been addressed, during the reams, to
her Majesty's government with the view to a recognition of
as empire in liezioo ; sod, if so, Mother he will lay them
epos the table of the house.
Sorra Easrzus RaiLwat.—We understand that
the directors of the South &Meru Railway bare resolved to
recommend the preprieton, at their half-yearly meeting on
the 25th instant, to declare a dirideod of 17s. 6d. en each
301. stock being at the rate of si. 16s. Sd. per cent. per
sant=

Gzamix Hoserna, DAwrow.—Yesterday even-
lag the 19th aanivemary festival of this charity was bold at
the Landon Tavern, when a large party of pathos= ea-
gambled to do honour to the occasion. The Bad of Car-
eer.= presided, and them were also present hi Exoefleecy
Coast Vitithum, Baron Blow. Baron von Katie, Mr. E.
von Busses. Mr. Meinertahages, Mr. T. Andrea, Dr.
Salm Dr. Weber, Dr. De Menu, and other sapportere of
the institution. Dunes the past year the number of
patients relieved was so less thee 17,470, of which
number nearly 1,000 were in-patient.. Of these latter 141
were English, and among the in-patieste generally an im-
mew proportion were discharged cored, the deaths tieing
only 7 per oust or the whole number. Owing to the
numerous building operations going on in the neigh-
bourhood, the member of Baldish patients suffering from
casualties increased, so less then 910 having received relief
during the past year. The number of English out-pationte
had been very large, averaging nearly 100 daily. The
report alluded to the muoidoeot legacy of 2,500/. left is aid
of the budding fund by the late Mr. F. Huth, w►ich,
with other sobecriptioes, enabled the oomisittee to sign a
contract for the erection of a new wing to the hospital,
with accommodation for 100 additional patients. Thom
additions will oust over 15.000.'., of which only 10,0001. bas
been as yet collected. It is proposed that the foundation
atone of the new baildiage should be laid is May seat by
the president of the ►ospital, his Royal Highness the Duke
oftlarabridge. The secretary them read a long list of sub-
scriptions, amountimg to upwards of 3.0001. NABS 8001. ie
excess of last year), headed by the Prises of Wales, w►o we
a donor of 261. he.

EIFPPORED DIACOVICRY OF A MURDIR CONNIF-
F= Tatartme Yung Aco.—The village of Ringeteed,
agar Thnpeton, in Northamptonshire, is at present In •
state of great excitement, owing to the supposed discovery
of • murder which took pleas in that neighbourhood about
thirteen years sines. On the afternoon of Thursday, the
4th instant, while a labourer, named Wanes, was 's-
peed in cleaning out a dyke, at the side of • road or
lime lead's( from Denford to Keystone, his marls mare
in contact with a complete skeleton. The remains are
those of a full-grown female, of middle height, and it is
the opinion cd the villagers that they are those of Lydia
Aatley, who mysteriously disappeared some thirteen years
wince. and who bed bees in the habit of cohabiting with •
married man named Weekly Ball, upon whom suspialoa
fell at the time; but, though a reward of 2001. was
offered, nothing could be discovered. and Ball, who bad
been apprehended, was discharged. At the time the girl
was missed a letter was received by one of the local nes-
&trate* to the effect that the writer had wee the deceased
in company with • strange man in Gold-street, North-
ampton ; but this statement was not generally credited, in
enewinence of the condition In which the girl was. A
witness has now voluntarily come forward for the purpose
of declaring that this letter was writhes by him at the die.
tattoo of Weekly Ball himself. At the time of th:Zl
disappearing cries of " /larder " were heard in en
at the bask of BaYY beam, sad there was abundant proofs
of his le arise bees ap all the night. Oa Meads., • ornetesg
ad magiehretes took piece, when • warrant was isseed for
the arrest of Ball. who was apprehended at Benmay, where
he has been Krieg since the occurrence, and brought to
Thrapaton yesterday.