The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

South Cone on Sunday all round.

Earthern=Scotland. Western= Inland. VlMle=Wales,
oPPohile and adjacent. Pontbent =English Heligoland.) and Biscay
hay. EseternmEastward England and Heligoland.
B.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 3?.° at hall tide Ireel.
Each tea feet, of vertleal elevation, cantina about one hundredth
of an Inch Dutnrrnor : and each ten degrees, above 324. CAOI.
log nearly three hundredths DICREASK, E.—Krpostd thermo-
meter in shade. D.—Difference of wet bulb (for evaporation and
dew point). W.—Wind, direction of 7ruca--two points Leer of
Wt
Iforce (I to It —estimated). X.—lliwsi, a force
slates last report Q.—Quarter whence XXTILZKII force ,N NE=l.
to h4=ll),l.—lnitials h—blue sky; c.—clouds :detached.)
f.—fog; ; I—lightning; m.—misty (hazy' ; o.—overaist
dull); r.—rain s.—snow: t. —thuauler. Italn-tall, snow w
liailZeltiid), since last report. B.—Sea disturbance it to 91.
I—' la.

COMMERCIAL. TRAVELLER!? BENEVOLENT 'Marin"-
TION.—The half-yearly general court of the governors of
this institution was held at the London Tavern ou Saturday
to receive the report of the board of management, to ap-
point the usual officers, to elect two annuitsote upon the
fends, and for the transaction of general business : also to
consider a motion of Mr. H. J. Cherer as to Rule 3:t, by
which it was proposed to add, after the words " several
donations," " sad also to become a vies-president of the
institution." It was also announced that en alteration in
Rule 44 would be suggested by Mr. Cherer. Mr. H.
J. Cherer was called to the chair. The chair
man, in opening the proceedings, said he thanked the meet-
ing for their mark of coufideuee in placing him in the
chair. It was a mark of confideoce which be would not
my he did not deserve, but which certainly he tried to dre
serve ; for from being placed in the chair he presumed they
had confidence in him. (Hear, hear.) He was pleased end
gratified with the number of gentlemen be saw in the room
as it augured so well for the prosperiv of the institution.
and he believed it arose from the fact that it was an insti-
tution that really deserved their support, and that it was
continually progressing. Mr. Kahle', the secretary, mad
the report for the present half-veer, which stated the total
receipts for the year to hare been 1,535/. 10s. Gd., which,
ss
compared with those of last year, show an Mere's* of
215/. 2s. The board of mtuagement had made an addition
of 4901. to the revestanent fund—this makes the funded
property of the institution 4,150/. The report was adopted,
as were also the amendments proposed in the tides. A
baud of management for the ensuing year having bees
elected, the business terminated, and the election of
annuitants was proceeded with.
NEw COUNTY COURT Rrlzn.—Ou Friday next a
number of new rule' to regulate the practice of comity
courts. both in bankruptcy eases and on general answers.
will Wine into force. The rules bare been sanctioned by
the Lard Chancellor, and his lordship is empowered by them
to make special rules fur the offices. There is to be a
county court office in every place where a county court is
holden, and where there is a market day no Saturday half-
holiday is to be taken. Some forms and a list of fees
appear in the orders. Oa a judgmeut summons the defer!-
dent can pay the money at any time " before his body is
delivered to the gaoler."
SHOCKIN.; SUICIDE.—Ou Saturday, about 12
o'clock, as some men were in the carpet ground field., adjs.
°eat to the embankment of the North London sod Hants.
stead Junction Reilway, they observed • well-dressed matt
walking along the line. Of this no particular
persons ere
top of the embankment. The driver of a passenger tram
which was approaching the Kentish-town station saw the
person alluded to in close proximity to the metals, red
blew his whistle to caution him. Instead of going to • di'
tacos from the line, however, he deliberately placed his
heed upon the rails. The driver need every effort to SW
and reveres hi engine, hot before be could do so the serer,
or iron guard in front of the engine, had struck the erode
and thrown him to some dietence. When picked up it sae
found that the back pert of his heed was dreadfully inntrei
The men who were in the field were called, sod convqsa
the wounded man to the Univezeity Hospital. Me died
there about 6 o'clock in the evening. The deceased was
ascertained to be a Mr. Thorns Young, of 32, Graltarrouh
Kentish-town.