The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-23 00:00:00

Tar. Ent'exittoN QI'ESTION.-A number of gentle-
we
a...M.00t with the Congregational Board of Education,
stn. hold views opposites' to government interference with
education, applied in the course of last week to Lord John
ir an interview, in consequence of the noble lord
tive.e previously received two deputations on the subject.
TtrappteatMn was made, wean. told, ." in concert with car-
n.pnl. at. in 31anchester, who deem it doe to themselves sad
th. ere. they allocate to offer such statements as they think
Ail. W. oryi..lllOn to those which have been made to your
in promotion of the local scheme, and in behalf of
die 1.4i1,11.1i a cedar system." On Monday, however, the
setesing letter way rewind from Downing-street, which,
it •111 le tern, announces the determination of the govern-
orat set to introduce into parliament any measure with
roped to educates 1/owning.street, January 19,
perj. Sir,-In reply to your letter, am desired
try Loci John Russell to state, ust as the go-
verment do not intend to introduce any measure
egh referrer.: to education in the ensuing session of
par easiest. his lordship does not think it would forward
de objects to which you advert if he were to receive the
depot vein for which you have requested an audience; and
indeed, owing to the great preaeure of business upon has
tub teem at the present period, it would now be difacult for
km to fit any time for the purpose. A similar communi-
raton ha. been made to the Rev. A. E. Pearce, who had
nletest dan interview for a deputation front Manchester
on thl..at,ject.-I ens, air, your-obedient servant, \Yuma.
Low. S. Morley, Esq "
Retie OF THE AMAZON.-The Fenny, pilot (litter,
of Ihinmovith, while ernsing off the Start, at Dartmouth,
on 31.aolay hut, fell in with a large black substance, 804E-
-IW. w .ith proses' to be an immense burnt mast. It is now
don the custom-house quay. The iron bolts are pro-
pene a many parts more than siz inches, the wood being
hied trim them. The iron hoops, or binders, which still
1,11111 it. measure about three feet in diameter, the
lutist part al the moat not being more than 2 feet 3 inches,
act the simdlat,which runs the same size foe about 20 feet,
not more than 12 inches in diameter. From all this
%velar; with it. appearance from end to end, it might be
eenc:arial that it was in one mass of fire from the heel up-
wan, i...Hnt on until the weight aloft mused the part
use burred underneath to break off just above the deck,
tad by the fall to snap again close to the top, or cross-tree
-tin eked.. knob cat thin part heiag S 2 feet Entangled
in the iris bolts was a portion of a ladies turn-over, sad a
Chile `sore veil, embroidered around the edges, both more
cr us, banged. Oa the following day (Tueedny) much of
h. wreck was teen tuning off the harbour. The Fanny,
on her cruise, fell in with portions of the deck and ship's
b,ara, and took one of the latter in tow.
FAIAL ACCIDENT UN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
•.% .-This morning, shortly after 8 o'clock, an onfortu.
tate feculent, terminating in the almost instantaneous
death in a gentleman, *how name is at present unknown,
reverent at the Wand.worth station of the London and
hoseloWestern liedvray The deceased gentleman was
eel: known by sight to the officiate of the station as being a
.as. Alder. This morning he rushed open the plat-
/gaped m the train was emerging from the station. Ile
les told that he was too late, but, being anzteas ant to
t' e train he ran after it, and as it was passing the plat-
Lai hr emcee/sled is laying hold of one of the beadles of a
rarreorr. and then spree:: on the toot-board for the porpoise
of .r. ppiai into the train. His foot slipped, and after
leeioae wired attempts to gain his former position he lost
and falling upon the hilt, was se frightfully
meted the. he died in the course of a few minutes. The
pi... mien who were travelliag by the same train,
oral who witnessed the melancholy scene, were thrown into
a nen panda: state of ezietentest
1111thtT AND Nunn listitorouTsie ILutwse.
-Crate of IRS tiIteRRTART, MR. HI:M.—THIS DAT.-
la this ce.e, before Master Tingley, the parties could not
le teed, swing to some informality. Mr. Hind's solicitor
etrd to the ease being heard, on the growad of want of
odic. at antis., to which the Muter concurred, and there-
/Re the nee 'mild net he heard.
heir T WEST-END AND CROYDON RAILWAY.-
11-:•ids...l r ~Titt. Dee.-In this CMS MI application
wt. shout to be made to Master Meaty to strike a name aft
de los. when. his enamel having stated that he had several
Ai/teens in law to make, which would occupy sea time,
sot they w. re all bet • quarter of ea hour, he mall
ra r. en the Master said he could not devote more than
tot •diel of «sell week to mach ewe as these, injuries to
the nth., looniess of the eace, end therefor, it could ant
anw M pr weeded with.
PuRT AND ABEROATF-NNT RAILWAT.-Pre-
lot ....on. are being made for the commencement of the
semis en this line.
!get t.--The Moaitenr Parisian publishes the
err from Beyond, 3rd inst.: " Althooglaather
Hamlin was art • Fresokmaa. bet a Piedinnalso% 18. de
es. the French wrest et 1111. hos eat Wen the
abut of his amassination the Ire Me %mt. Ho has ands •
perm, to Antincb, end seeleher to Coesielltsjek en lha
se leeet ; in sect, he has spend satin the duties
or Pottering. According to triodes betvroon nand, I. end
anal which have been mica essilinsed bkyy treaties
with keen XIV. and Louis X V., the King a Mast, se
Ohm use of the church, was charged with the peoloctit.
_of nil erlielnus sects, establishments, and caveats la
Tiro,. Esther Beeilio, who was assassinated the Whir
of Ihtt.re Itfeneli. chief of the Migelis of Aaliseh, was
IL c.f.... ender French protection. M. de luau, after
...wine every necemsey proof of this fact, set (a(ja Ca•-
"wv.s.ple. All the European population of &post
escorted him to the Neonate, and testified their salisthetion
at the ardour he displayed in the affair. M. de Lessepi
kro a powerful 'dame, to contend with. The Ilentskie
of Ssi.n.. V. hemet puns. has espoused the cause of Omer
lib at., and hes even node • journey to Constantinople to
.10.54 Si. prutioi. Mensoligaror Vallerga leas returned
nosh.= from kin journey is the Libasne. The Holy
bepolan win hencellerth have an inapeaitsg ecclesiastical
sinfority. fee the Terns sad the Greeks paid hut little at-
tains to the late guardian of the holy *cos."
Tnr. BATONS OF TIIX MAMMALS or FRANCI,
whirl% are so much envied, am /pruned of a round piece
of d. al, :to es 'Abetters ia length and from 4 to 5 eta-
film tees in diameter, covered with velvet, with gold gars,
with a geld ornament at each end, on which are engraved
tkr wont.. "Terror helli, Deena peen." According to the
nelnmer of August 10, 1836, the marshals carry no other
arms hat this baton as a wen of their superior command, •
sword, and a brace of pistols.
Cole) ITS OCIANA.-We read in the ennatileitionnel :
- of Alhatdi relent has recently hien addressed to the government
Ey H. Spend. Iwich, an engineer. giving
an arrinint of the discovery of aunkrous lands at the
mutt.. rn Ito laity of the province of Paramaribo. • ear
not's, ws• immedietely formed to *Ramis, into the re:Liz
andandimperi nice of this discovery. If the fact be cosar e
it wi:o 'wt.' the attention of France and England, whore
eel then pert of America are contiguous to Mare
1111.r,1 It ie will known that the geological and mi-
n.rel.-viral iroistitution of all the region comprised between
th.
At 1,1“,,, the Amason, the Itio Negro, the Cassiquiare,
i and the Otenoen, known under the general DIM of Cluisaa,
s eatirely smiler."