The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-24 00:00:00

Several Efinhu .gh publishers have reci iced large
orders for school books, to be granted by the Privy
Council Comeattets on Education to such schools as
(amply vi.it'a the recent regulations. Instead, how-
ever, of b,..ing distributed from Edinburgh, the books
are first to be sent to London, and from thenoe re-
transeaitted to Scotland. This quarter of the country
is already well enough provided with school books,
and the movement education party would have been
better pleased if government had taken up the subject
of rchool and university tests.
Dr. Ewing, the new Bishop of Argyll and the
Isles, has signalised his visitation to the south-western
portion of hie diocese by celebrating divine service
at lons, attended by a staff cf presbyters. The na-
tives are represented as having attended in large
numbers and behaving with becoming solemnity.
Farther north their brother islanders, the Hebrideans,
are to be favoured with the return of poetal commu-
nication, the Home-office having ordered interim sup-
plies till the dissensions of the non-oontributing
chiefs be inquired into.
The free church is to resume the contest for sites at
the very commencement of next session of parlia-
ment. EverT time that the question is discussed in
parliament Sir J. Graham and his friends urge pro-
prietors to yield, bat as the latter appear unwilling to
do so some curiosity is felt hero as to how long Sir
James's patience sill last. A popular decision of the
Glen Tilt controversy would go fat to settle the site
question, as tourists and free churchmen are resisted
on common grounds of ultra-proprietorship.

PROVINCIAL.
WARNS iCKSHIEL
ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTII WESTERN
ILAlLwAy.—Yesterday morning an axle-tree of one of the
vans of a luggage train broke as the train was proceeding
from Birmingham to izindon. The seen:era occurred near
the Marnon-green station, a few miles from Birmingham.
Two or three of the vans were broken, and the train was
thrown off the lime, thereby causing some delay to the pas-
senger train which next came up. These were the only ill
consequences of the occurrenceME.
I
STATUE TO THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE TINDAL.—
On Saturday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Chelms-
ford was held at the Shire ball, for the purpose of taking
measures for carrying out the project of erecting a statue to
the late Lord CluefJustice Tindal, in that his native town;
nearly 1001. was subscribed in a few minutes by about 20
individuals. The idea of the statue was first started by the
bar, as an appropriate tnbuts ; and Mr. Sally, as is already
known, has produced a design for a statue of the deceased,
which, if the object now in hand be accomplished, will pro-
bably be adopted and placed on the space in front of the
Shire-ball. The meeting was attended by many of the lead-
ing inhabitants and tradesmen of the town.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.—WiIIiAM Spicer, jun.,
Esq., of Courdands, Witbeconth Raleigh, who died on the
Bth inst., has left by will I,ooor. to the poor of two parishes
in Ireland. 1,0001. to St. George's Hospital, London, 1,0001.
to the Asylum for Distressed Seamen, 1,0001. to the Society
far the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of decayed Clergy-
men, 1,0001. to the Exeter Hospital, 5001. to the Exeter
Dcaf and Dumb Institution, 6001. to the poor of the parish
of lierritree, 5001. to the poor of Topsham, 5001. to the poor
of Lympstone, and 6001. to the poor of Withecombe. The
residue of his property, with the exception of a legacy of
,0001., is lett to St. George's Hospital.

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, ADO. 23.—APPOINTli RIM —Surgeons: J.
Moody, to be -npenntendent of the lord Auckland eondet ship; W.
Graham, to - ChapLun Rev. D. Carr" to Howe.—Mal-
thipman B. 0. W. NicholaN to San Joorf.—DOCIITAILY ArPoL4I.-
XENT : C. P. Bellamy, to be Master Atterutoot at Woolwich.

MI LLTA.H.Y.
LIEUT.-GENERAL VIIIITRANOIL Col. of the 61st Foot,
died very suddenly is Yorkshire as the 21st bun. ibe general
mitered the army as Fads in the year 1793, end bad thus completed
tapers' revise. He Nereid in the Pezinsul ir war in 1608 and 11309,
was alio pram& e&lianso, the siege of Olivenes. the first siege of
Hee*" the battle of elbohera, and at the sedan of Arroyo de
H.S.ar Lases.4la. Vialease vas appointal Color the 95th Regt.
ibe lith Juan 114 S, EEII. ea the Seth March, 1848, was removed to
H... eeleasky of the elet Met. ea the death of tar J. Dickson.

SPORTING.
701 K AUGUST MlETlNG—Wshosmar.
DONNAS STAINS of 15 so& each, 10 ft, and 30 added ; for
S.yr olds, Gat Plb ; four, Sat 21b; Eye, Pot 91b; sa and aged, Mt;
mares and ovidings allowed 31b. One mile and a quarter. (S aut.)
Mr. Mellham's laberitress
Yr. Parse nd BlUMember
HER MAJESTY'S PLATS of 100 guineas, for 3-yr olds,
ipt
m four, ant 121 b; Am, 41b ; Mx, 7lb ; and aged, gat 91b.
Two
Mr. Pedley's Coatroom& .
Mr. Woffergion's addhorge— 2
PILINGS OF WLLIN'S BrAzas of 10 MM. MM. sad 60
aided, for 2.yr old oohs Set 71b, sad fillies SIR Mb; oft ems Mb extra.
7.7. C. (24 subs.).
Mr. Payee's Bmbinple 1
Lord Wand's Wks Middleton
Nine rum. Won ekeerly.
COLT SAPLING STASIS of 60 SOTS. each, 20 ft, for 2-yr
aids, Mt 71b melt. One mile. (10 subu).
Mr. Bell's %Wax 1
Mr. J. Mowe's Old DOI& Gahm= 2
ENOS ST. LIOS/15TAILES of 25 sows. each, with 100 Wet
for the sewed, and SO Ow the third; oohs, Om rib ; fillies, Mt Sib ;
winners extra. Two seam (GI whs.).
Lore Stanley's Canaria
Mr. B. Greeas Flatatcher 2
lord Cbestearld's hidings . 3

Bean ran. Won by • length.
, Minn, 100 son., 26 it. ; ban a snag.
Mr. Holmes'a Mystical 1
Mr. W. el. Dewson's Snacks
LOTTERY PLASH of 251., added to a Sweepstakes a
5 sow. mob ; f. r 3-yr.olda, Sat lib; lour, Set Illb ; dre, lOst Mb ;
Ca and aged, lest 'db. Mares, he., allowed 3114. I mile.
Mr. Bowes's Mon in the Moon
Mr. Meiklanec Otterburn
Mr. Pediers Lady Mary
Woo may.
IC.NAVIDIM 82.4.nna.—N0 race.
ST. LEorR 11/111111110.-5 to 1 agst Canezou, 8 to 1 agst
Inucateber.