The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

THE LANOIAINIRS lINLIZIP FUND.

The following additional donations were re-
ceived yesterday in aid al the Leseamhire Reba Fund
Messrs. John V. Gilliot and Co., 1001. ; Messrs. Joseph and
Remy Wilson, Westbrook Sheffield, ; Lady
Blunt, 101. ; Sir Frederiok Rogers, Bart., 104 ; Mr. John
Jones, 51. • Mr. William Mercer, Si. se. ; Miss Elisabeth S.
Gore, Si. ; ; X. X., 15a ;J. 8., 15a. ; Clerks in the Audit-
Mike ot the Great Nerthilli Railway, 10s. ; Rev. S. G.
Gamed, 11. le. ; Mr. T. P. Haiti, 11. la. ; Collected in
Ilisholdsur School. per Rey. Thomas Gwynne, 2/. lls. ;
J. B. T., 16a ; W. C., HAL

The Side, after paying a just tribute to the
effort. =de by tab Lancashire manufactories to alleviate
the position of the distreseed workmen in that county,
makes the following observations ..—•• We will terminate by
• realistic§ lospired by the resolution taken by the Lanca-
shire manufacturers. It has for • long time been, aad still
is, the fashion among the French ultra catholic writers and
prohibitionist., to represent the English manufacturer aa •
man devoid of all watiment of justice and humanity, look-
ing upon his workmen only se machines, sad always
ready to set the world on ire if reek a catastrophe
would cause him to sell an extra bal. of muslin.
Now, however, they are imposing immense sacrifices oa
themselves to assert their workmen, and sot a voice in their
make is raised to solicit the government to intervene in
America to cause cotton to arrive at Liverpool! That
respect for the rights and liberties of Minis s one of the
most distinctive characteristics of our period, and we cannot
too much admire the point to which it is carried in French
manufacturing matzos as is those of England. Suffering ia
preferred to violating in others a right which we desire to
see respected among ourselves. The world has never
before seen so striking an example of the forge of eenvic-
tions and of the depth of the feeling which as the .resent
time lead. us to love only that which is just, and to desire
only that which is honourable."

Tas Ggsks Esarsaig.—The following is a copy
of • letter d by all the of tide meg aad
hauled to bar wormier, Cartels am kyr arrival at
New York :—" We, tits pr emien ea bard the Groat
Fasters ateatoabi , desire is the most oatmeal manor bit
express ear mtWactiw with the geseral irraasaiseata and
coma:aims aestfoollattosa of the eliipois ale? !if the eon-

slant efforts of the osptais sad every of his staff to
promote, in the largest degree, the comfort of each indiyi-
duel pasmager. We feel most emphatically that Captain
W. Atom sad the caws he bee pasted emend him are
the right men sad in the right phase, sad we wish the ship
the snout tie really deserves."
The Import Dory ox Fosixor Oxeix.—At the
meeting of the enatill of the Urerpool Chamber of Cont-'
merce held yesterday, • motion was brought forward by
Mr. Rawlins for petitioning parliament for the abolition of
the L. per mauler duty on foreign grain. Upon this an
ameolmeot was prop end that the la. duty had very little
practical effect upon the question of imports end that it
wen inexpedient for the chamber to revive itiosl matters
of this nature. The votes for the motion and the amend-
ment being equal the cueing vote of the chairman was given
against the amendment, and consequently the motion was
carried. Mr. Rawlins was requested co prepare • draft
petition.
THILIATIGNING Liffilla nr IBICLAND.—The Cork
Zxaminer gives a lengthy report of the extuniostioe of the
O'Connell, charged with having written threatening letters
to Mr. D. L. Leahy and Mr. W. Oalxey, before the magis-
trates at the Cork Poliorodice. After • six hours' iovesti-
gallon the magistrates decided on taking informatiou
trsix the prisoners, returnable to the next sashes.
emolo of
primmer sad two of the melee were allowed out
on ball, but Mr. J. O'Connell and his son, M. O'Connell,
were detained in ecatady awaiting directions from Dublin
Castle. Mr. J. Women, Miltown-cottage' was relented
from custody, the magistrates stating he did not
appear implicated in any way. The Irish papers report that
various other threatening letters have been received in diffe-
rent puts of the countiy.

M2AN THYPERATURZ or ma Ara.—The Aca-
demy of Brimless has received a communicatioe from M.
Becquerel, showing that there exists a vast difference be-
tween the temperature of the atmosphere close to the
ground and that measured at au altitude of from 60 to 70
feet above it. The soil, its nature, colour, and the objects
which cover it, Ili inflames the temperature within the
above lanita. jibed long been observed that vegetation
eerie@ according to height; and that certain pleats which
ceanot be cultivated in the valleys will thrive very well on
the kips el the adjoiefeg bilk. Often also frost will injure
the Sower of the vine, mid respect that of the almond-tree
close by, which grows at a greater altitude. it. Martina,
Director of tlis Botanical Garden at Montpellier,
has observed that laurel. is, and olive bees di:,
away in the lower pees of his prdein, but are
spared • few metres higher up, though in both cams pro-
tested by the emus coateivances. M. Becquerel states
that the WWI Mosperultare of the air at the Garden of
Plants, doting the year 1861, increased regularly from 1
metre to 33 melees above the soil, end this circumstance hen
prompted hint to endeavour to fix the altitude at which the
temperature gmoressets the real average at • given spot.
He has rmerlied the curious fact that et 6 a.m. all the year
round the temperature is the same at any altitude not ex-
ceeding 31 metres. Six o'clock a.iu. is therefore a critical
period of the day, the temperature of which must stand in a
certain radios to that St the month or year, and this re-
lation he expresses by certain co-allicierne rhich vary ac-
cording to the different 1/01111100% and reach their maximum
in summer, and their minimum in whiter. These co-
efficients, end the mean temperateite at 6 a.m. will deter-
mine the temperature at the air at a germ hour sad
altitude.
Upward. of two hundred and fifty hams, weighing
5,111011 m, weatesimed inLiverpool on Saturday, on the pre-
mier of a provieica merchaat. The hems were fast ap-
proaching rottenness, notwithstanding which they were
being prepared ter taste.