The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-17 00:00:00

JAVA.

Accounts received from Batavia to May 24, give fear
ful detailsof;the ravages made by the cholera through-
out the Dutch territories, especially in Celebes. In
the southern districts it had spread through tho
kingdom of Ooa, on the territory of Macassar, from
whence it took the direction of Maros. In Macassar
about 600 persons were attacked, of whom about 40
per cent. died. On April 24 the disease appeared
at Batavia ; from the 7th to the 14th of May, 625
were attacked, of whom 46 died ; in the suburbs and
hospitals the mortality had been severe. Up to May
1.5 the official report notices that no less than
4,851 persons had been attacked, of which number
1,500 died. The disease was in no degree arrested
in its progress, but is spreading throughout the
Dutch territories, sweeping away the inhabitants.

THE CAFE MAIL.—The Sir Robert Peel, Screw
Steam Shipping Company's vessel, Capt. Boxer, sailed front
Plymouth with the July mails for Sierra Leone, the Cape
of Good Hope, &c., on Tuesday, at two o'clock. She has
taken out a full cargo of English manufactures and several
passengers, including Paymaster Timbre', Lieut. Reeve,
Cornet Gabbeths, 19th Lancers, Messrs. E. Moore, P.
Moore, Friedland, Josiah Lewis, Hancock, and Cowper.
THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—Yesterday the receipts
amounted to 2,9101. 45., the numbers of persons who visited
the building being 60,626.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION IN NORTH WALER.
—The communication between Liverpool and Holyhead, by
'means of the electric telegraph is now complete, and in full
operation, rid Chester. There requires now but the laying
'down of the long-projected submarine telegraph between
the island of Anglesey and the sister country, fully to com-
plete the chain of telegraphic communication between Dub-
lin, London, and the great towns of England. It is pro-
posed, on the completion of the South \Vales Railway, to
adopt the system on that line, and finally to ettend it to
the Pembrokeshire coast. By these means both the north
and south of the principality would be brought into imme-
diate intercourse with England.
SCARBOROUGH ELECTION.—The writ arrived in
York on Friday, and the mane evening the sheriff's precept
was served on the returning officer, who has fixed the elec-
tion for Friday next. Lord Mnlggive solicits the continued
confidence of the constituency, and Mr. G. F. Young is to
be nominated in the protectionest and shipping interest.

NATIONAL SCHOOLS for 200 boys and 200 girls,
in the district of Trinity Church, Lambeth.—These schools
were to have been opened on Tuesday by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who bad given a portion of the grounds at-
tached to the Palace as a site ; but information having been
received that his grace was unable to attend in consequence
of an attack of scustsca, application was made to the Bishop
of London, who immediately consented to perform the duty.
STREET ORDERLIES FOR THE TOWER WARD.—
A public meeting of the inhabitants of this ward was
held Oft Tuesday, at the Board Room, Black Raven-
court, Seething-lane, for the purpose of considering
measures whereby the ward may be cleansed by street or-
derlies. Mr. Alderman Finnis was in the chair, but there
not being a sufficient number of gentlemen present to pro-
ceed to business, the meeting, on the motion of Mr. Bar-
kle.y, was adjourned to a future day.
MANSLAISOHTIR AT MANCHESTER.—On Tuesday a
charge of manslaughter committed under circumstances
marked by great brutality, engaged the attention of the
magistrates. The prisoners were two young men, named
Win. Crank, or Grounds, and Thomas Price. A mere boy,
named Moores, was also charged as an accessory. The
name of the man whose death they were charged with was
Wm. Grounds, step-father to Crank. The statement of the
witnesses was to the effect that the prisoners were standing
in Cumberland-street, where they resided, about 12 o'clock
on Saturday night, and were singing and amusing them-
selves, when Grounds (the deceased) who was in a state of
intoxication, and annoyed with their behaviour, attacked
his step-son, and threw him down in the street. Grounds
fell upon his step-son, and they struggled together on the
ground for some time. The step-son was the first to get
upon his feet, and calling the prisoner, Price, to his
assistance, they both kicked the old man severely.
A witness of the disgraceful scene states that he
saw the step-son kick the old man upon the right
temple, after which he groaned, and appeared to
become insensible. Some bystanders interfered. The
wife of the deceased asked them to carry him into the
house, which they did, and he was then found to be lifeless.
The boy, who appeared to be ten or twelve years old only,
also attempted to kick the old assn, but did not succeed..
The magistrates committed the prisoners Crank and Price to
; the assizes for manslaughter, The boy was remanded, and
I ultimately discharged.