The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-14 00:00:00

ISTHMUS OF PANAMA CANAL

On Tuesday evening a parr was read "On the
Fscilities for a Skip Cana Comma**Volt between the At-
lantic and Pacific Oceans, through the Isthmus of Panama,"
by L•eutenant-Colonel Lloyd, at the Institution of Civil
ran.
n treating this subject, which, on account of recent events,
bas become oar of greet i oportanee to the political and the
mercantile world, the author brought to bear all the know-
ledge and experience acquired during a lengthened residence
io South America, when "erring in the Colombian Engineers,
under General Bolivar, from whom, after much difficulty, he
obtained permission to make the first survey of the Isthmus,
which he accomplished in the most complete manner, as well
as making resunangs throughout the principal rivers and in
the obis( harbours; compiling, at the same time, a mw of
minute and valuable information relative to the country,
which he transmitted to the Royal Society, in whose archives
they were deposited, Lnd a paper on the subject was published
in the Philosophical Transactions in 1830. Thus may Great
Britain claim not only the projection of one of the greatest
works of modern are, but also for one of her ions the merit
of having, for the pure love of science, been the fint to de-
monstrate the facility of the accomplishment of that which
so many have since descanted upon, and to some extent ap-
propriated without acknowledgment.
The general views of the author incline to the formation
of a ship canal, in preference to a railroad ; he denies that
there are any obstacles to its secomplishment, but, on the
contrary, asserts so many local advantages to exist and to be
concentrated nearly at one point, that in after ages it will be
a matter of wonder why so many generations should have
neglected or refused to render them available towards the
establishment of this long.ed cannutaioatioa between
the two oceans.
Appended to the paper was a Generalof the commission
treated to Lieu
Lloyd, by Bolivar, autho-
rising his examinstioa and survey of the isthmus, and of the
riven, which had previously been most jealously refused to
one.

Fizz AT BovEY TaAczy.--About seven o'&oek on
the sight of Friday last, a fire, znoet destructive in Its
coll-
eagues's, broke out at a cottage on Fullabrook Farm in
**peat* of Savoy Tracey, is the occupation of Mr. wa-
lima Joann. When first discovered, the Ames were ems
from the pound- house, part of which had bees tem.
fitted up as a stable, is which were four homes.
111 these were got out, but the fourth—a fine mare is
lisid--selad not be removed, end fella victim to the fury of
the lames. The pound•house and dwelliarhoum, whir&
were adjelaing, are destroyed. together with the greater
rat of tie hoseelaold farniturs end a quantity of things that
were stowed away in the pound house. Mr. 1 pro.ce
party, it is said, was insured ia the Farmers11111111016 '
Insuran
office, Nsitberldr. nor Mrs. Jerboa were at home what
the ws first discovered, but oa returning homeward saw
the fleetligh which was thrown over the sarrounding country
by die flanies, and before they mached the spot were in-
formed el what had en radassitainly occurred. It should be
ousel tit Mr. Jackson had aims up the estate tPullep
brat), =wady had qaitted the fernoltoose, and, as a
, gone to live in the cottage, whisk wm
is deuitainp with the tarrokome. It was not
kamiabew the fire originated.—Dsmripmf reorsl4.