The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-30 00:00:00

him
country where ancestry has n4l yet. lb"
grow, and where wealips say .:be
by any one with either hands or
he does not find that mere refinement procures him
worship, or that long descent and riches are ao-
°opted as a substitute for intellectual power and
energy. But he does find that each party is only
• too glad to put its bast men forward as its leaders,
and that if any hang back whose proper place is in
front, the reason lies in some feeling or interest of
their own, which withholds them from political ex-
citement, or turns their whole energies into the
channel of their private affairs. And meantime
they are very glad to find that the country gets on
extremely well without them, sometimes of course
doing foolish things like the very wisest of uncles
or nephews that ever sat on a throne, or the very
sagest and most self-sacrificing aristocracy that ever
ornamented its steps, but, on the whole, acting
sensibly, and, above all, excluding no man's voice
or vote from the fair and equal influence it should
have as that of a man among his fellow-men.

Lwirsr ISTRLIAGANCE.
(11119711101 TELIOIIIIOI.I
AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIAN.
(Vie Greenwietk.)
The following are the heads of the news brought
by the Hibernian :
NEW YORK, MAY 20, Events.
Mears. Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens, j
and others have arrived as prisoners at Fort Mon-
roe, and are confined in the oseemates of the fort.
No positive evidence implicating Davis has yet
been brought forward in the oonspiracy trial.
Mr. Stanton has announced that persona found
in arras east of the Mississippi will be treated as
guerillas, and punished with death.
Magruder has announced his intention of con-
tinuing the war.
The emigration excitement has subsided.
The ram Stonewall remained at Havannah on
the 13th inst.
Gold, 130 f.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.
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THE COMPANIES WORKMEN'S EDUCATION BILL
HOUSE OF WEDS.
Ito the Haase of Lords last night Lord Granville proposed
to substitute for the lint clause in the above bill another
snorting that the obildreo of Dissenters should not be nom-
polled to naive instruotiott in the Char& Catechism as •
rendition of being_ edooated in the soboola to be eetablished
under the bilL His larehip's proposal was rejected by 53
rotes to 38. The division nor as follows :
AGAINST EARL SEAN VILLTB CLAUSE.
Lacinneuori neva stellOre. LORDS.
Yet Derby Bangor Beytesbory
Dublin. Dollealliar Gloucester and laeWrin
Dultrai. Hardwielia Bristol Kinusdoen
Marlborougb Home Oxford Lyttelton
Richmond Pomfret Rochester Moore
Rutland. Powis St. Asaph. Raglan
learaluterg. Rome Lotto& Raveusworth
Bath (teller) Stanhope Bolton Redesdale
Salisbury Wilton. Chelmsford Naltersiord
Westmeath. mourns. Chariton Scarsdale
NARLs. Clammily Colchester Sheffield
Amherst Ilawarden Crofton Sllchester
Bandon (teller) I)elamere Sonde.;
Belmar) Llfford Denman Strathspey
Curtarvon Melville. Dunmore Walaingham
FOR TUB CLAUSE.
LIieIIMICILLOIL EARL. Wenn. LORDS.
Westbury. Saint Germans Anualy Ponsonby,teßer,
Dose& vlSOotliren Wirer Portman
Devonshire Everrley Boyle Roast°
Somerset. Stratford de Crauworth Seaton
'data. Radcliffe Ibury Romerhlll
' Albemarle Sydney Foley (teller) Stanley of Al.
Caithness Torrington. Gaspard derby
Ch cheater 11950111 Mania Taunton
•De Grey Lincoln Houghton Weueleydale
litlugham LlaudaS Ozenfoord Wentworth.
' Granville London
[ Grey Bt. David's.

NEW YORK, MAY 19, Evsinao.
Mr. Jefferson Davis arrived at Macon on Mon
day, and was sent to Augusta under • strong
guard en route for Fort Monroe, vid Savannah.
Governor Brown, of Georgia, has been confined
in the old Capitol prison. It is understood that
the government will use him as a witness to prove
the complicity of Mr. Davis in Mr. Lincoln's assas-
sination.
Halleak ban offered 25,000 dols. for the arrest
of Governor Smith, of Virginia. Cavalry are
pursuing Governor Magrsth in South Carolina.
Further evidence was produced at the con-
spiracy trial on Wednesday and Thursday, impli-
cating the prisoners. The Rev. Mr. Ryder, testi-
fied that he had found in the Capitol at Richmond,
since the Federal occupation, a letter addressed to
Davis, signed " Old Ham," dated February, 1865,
informing him that the Northern shipping towns
were overcome. The letter was endorsed,—
" Secretary of State will see General Harris, and
learn his plan for overcoming difficulties heretofore
experienoed..—J. D., Feb. 17, 1865."
Witnesses familiar with Davis recognised the
handwriting as his.
The New York Tribune say the amnesty procla-
mation will proffer the oath of allegiance to all who
served in the rebel army up to a certain grade ; this
oath, when accepted, to constitute a full exchange

TRH COMPANIES WORKMEN'S EDUCATION
BILL.

The following is a copy of the bill u amended
as report in the House of Lord', entitled "As Act to
enable Companies and Corporatioes to provide for the
F.clocation and Religions Instruction of the Families of
their Workmen
" Whereas the number of joint-stock companies and
corporations, requiring large quantities of land for their
operations, is great and increasing, sad lands and hones
are thus passing from the hands of private owners into the
hands of such companies and corporations ; and whereas
such companies and corporations employ great numbers
of workmen, who dwell with their familiee upon the lands
belonging to such companies ; and whereas such companies
sad corporations have no legal power to make provision for
the means of duration and worship: Be it enacted by the
Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons,
in this present parliament assembled, and by authority of
the same, as follows :
"1. A majority of not leas than threrfourthe of the
shareholders of any joint stock company or corporation,
present or voting by proxy, at any special meeting lawfully
convened, such shareholders being entitled to vote thereat
sad the votes being reckoned asocuding to the Gaieties pro!
visions for that purpose, may resolve that any into of money
not exceeding that of which notice shall have been duly given
in oonvenios such meeting, shall be applied either in gross,
or annually for such period as they may resolve, in provid-
ing for the edacatioa, worship, or religious instruction of the
families of persons employed by them; and they may also
resolve that any land not ezomdios an acre in any oos vote
snail be granted or appropriated in perpetuity or otherwise
for any of the purposes aforesaid ; and thereupon the dire°•
tore or other persona authorised to manage the affairs of the
company or corporation shall carry each vote into effect.
"2. The expression 'Company' shall include besides
corporations, the commissioners, conservators, trustees, and
undertaken of say navisstioa, and persoas entitled by
virtue of any act of parliament to the receipt of tolls for
navigating thereon."

and pardon.
The New York Herald states that the amnesty
will extend to all below the rank of lieutenant-
general.
Mr. Stanton has issued an order stating that all
the enemy's troops east of the Mississippi river Lav-
ing surrendered, persons found in arms iu any por-
tion of that district on the let Juue will be regarded
as guerillas and punished with death.
The Secretary of War has also announced that
a review of the armies round Washington
will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday next.
Grant's troops will be reviewed on Tuesday, and
Sherman'e on Wednesday. Sherman has established
his headquarters at Alexandria, and will not visit
Washington.
Magruslor made a speech at Houston, Texas, on
the 25th ult., in whieli he expressed his determine-
tbn to continue the war. They bad a neighbour
at hand, he said, and might receive aid from an
unexpected source at any time.
Washington despatches assert that the Em-
peror Maximilian and Kirby Smith had been
recently seen in negotiation. It is no longer ex-
pected that the South will surrender without
fighting.
Guerillas' and paroled soldiers from Lee and
Johnston's armies are plundering East Tennessee.
President Johnson has commuted the sentence
upon Hersey, condemned to be hung in Indiana, to
imprisonment for life. He has also respited Bowles
and Milligan until the 2nd June.
A reconstruction meeting has been held at Ra-
leigh, North Carolina. Union speeches were male
in which the Confederate leaders were denounced.
The negroes in North Carolina have sent a peti-
tion to President Johnson asking for the right of
suffrage.
The emigration excitement is subsiding. The
promoters are said to have no considerable
amount of funds, and propose to negotiate a loan.
The formation of emigrant companies still continues.
Mr. M'Culloch has rescinded the order requiring
Treasury permits for the shipment of goods to
Southern ports east of the Mississippi coastwise or
inland.
Since the Ist May fifty-two vessels, exclusive of
government transports have cleared from New
York for Southern ports.
The Confederateram Stonewall arrived at Havana
on the 11th, and was still there on the 13th. It
was rumoured that she was receiving men and
ammunition from the steamer Owl and other
blockade runners. Moffatt would command her.
Several Spanish racial, bad visited her. It was
reported that the American consul had requested
the captain-general to surrender her as a pirate.
The captain-general had refused to comply with
the consul's request. Several gunboats had arrived
at Havana from Key West to watch her.
The British brig Kate Carlton, ostensibly from
Matamoraa for New York, with 100 bales of cotton
and, it is also stated, 300,000 dole. in specie, has
been captured.
Dr. Blackburn, who is stated to have shipped in-
fected clothing from Bermuda, has been arrested
for a breach of the neutrality laws.
I The Herald announces that the government of
Columbia has renewed the charter of the Panama
Railroad Company. The charter grants to the
United States government, in perpetuity, the ex-
clusive privilege of transporting military and
naval stores over the road. The Federal
government guarantees the sovereignty of the
Columbian government over the isthmus, and the
security for the transit over the route against
foreign powers.
The steamer Sacramento left San Francisco on
the 18th with 1,300,000 dollars, of which half a
million is for New York.
NEW YORK, NAT 20, Nostrum
It is reported that Davis paid the troops nearly
all the specie be bad in his possession. He parted
company with Breckenridge at Vienna Valley,
Sa h River, on the 9th inst. It is supposed
the latter has reached the West Bank of
the Mississippi.
No further evidence was given at the conspiracy
trial implicating Davis. A witness has identified
Paine as the person having attempted Mr. Se-
ward's life.
It is rumoured that letters were found on Booth
implicating Davis.
The Tribune states that the government is deter-
mined to arraign and try Davis before a civil tai-
-1 buns], probably before a Baltimore jury, Mr. Chase
presiding.
Mr. Seward visited the State Department yes-
terday.

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TigS4 /44,y01008, 'G, MAY 30, 1866.

The Governor of Mississippi has convened the
Legislature jovleliberate upon measures of reson-
structios.
Senor Arrays, the commissioner from the ER.
peror imilian, has arrived at New York. He
denies that negotiations have taken place between
Maximilian and Kirby Smith, and the reported
cession of territory to France.
The Emperor Maximilian will preserve neutrality
in American affairs.
The subscription to the seven-thirties during the
last three days amounts to 3,500,000 dole.
Etna, America, Erin, and City of Dublin, take
out over 2,000,000 dole. in specie.
NEW YORE. Mar 20, Evsxmo•
Mr. Davis and his wife, his son, and two daugh-
ters, with Alexander Stephens, C. 0. Clay, General
Wheeler, and 16 others, arrived at Fort Monroe
yesterday. The prisoners were conveyed in the
steamer Clyde, escorted by the gunboat Tuscarora.
Mr. Davis was landed secretly under a guard
and confined in the casemates of the Fort. Every
precaution was taken to prevent his escape.
Sheridan has left for Texas to extinguish the
rebellion in that State.
The Assistant Secretary of War, Mr. Dana, has
identified that the machine key to the cypher found
in the office of the Confederate Secretary Benjamin,
corresponds to one found in Booth's trunk.
Major Eckert has identified the translation of a de-
spatch sent from Canada to Richmond in cypher.
COMMEROLLL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Mar Ro, Evcarno.

Money abundant. Gold, 1301. Exchange on
London, 143 ;on Park, 3.91 f. Stocks dull. New
York Central, 89 ; Illinois, 1151 ; Erie, 701;
5-20 United States Bonds, 1031. Cotton steady ;
middling upland, 55c. Flour heavy. Wheat
quiet. Corn heavy. Provisions declining. Coffee
good inquiry. Sugar quiet. Molasses dull.
Petroleum quiet : crude, 341; refined, 49.

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. 1
ALEXANDRIA, MAT 28.
The Delta and Pera, with the above mails, left
here at 10 a.m. to-day. The former may be ex-
pected at Marseilles on the 3rd, and the latter at
Southampton about the 10th June.

OUTWARD MAIL OF 12-18 MAY.
The Orissa left' Suez for Bombay on the 27th
instant.

SEAM DENT AT THE THAMES
EMBANKNENT.-(THIS DAT.)

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This morning, about 9 o'clock, a serious accident
took place at Mr. Furnesee No. 1 Conked for the Thames
Embankment Works. The some of the asekhertis close be
the wood pier ow the eastern ekle of Waterloo-kid"
where, at the time of the afar, a prig of 11 labourers
where,
were at work on a narrow wooden dogs. There were We
etebePeegieel upon this sad one of them wee of shout
eight.horee power. About the hour mentioned a parties
of the wooden laming gave way beneath the weight of one
of the engines, that nearest the bridge, and fell with a
terrifies mesh upon the iron oilstone beneath. Several o
the men who were upon the staging at the time were either
thrown down or carried away by the poaderona machine
and were precipitated on to the ins caissons and into the
river. As soon as possible these were extricated, and four
of them, who were found to be severely injared, were re-
moved to the Otiariagrxoes Hospital and attended to by
Mr. H. Hancock, one of the surgeons The fallowing ie a
list of the MINIMS by the accident :
John Tanners aged 30, of No. 2, Noah's Ark-place, Stan-
Pte, suffering from bruises.
Robert Gerderser, labourer, aged 40, of 2, Efidwell-plaos,
Broadwall, Lambeth, suffering from coocumion of the brain.
The above remain in the accident ward under medical

earw
John Winked, labourer. of 6, Broad-atreet, Cornwall-
road, has a severs 'alp wound.
WaMar Oook, labonnir, of 11, Hopkln's•etreet, suffering
from the shock caused by the accident.
The t►o latter, after readying every medical attention,
were sent to their Doane.
The staging at the place where the accident occurred is
all but a wreck, the valuable engine is much broken,
and lies upon its side on the iron caissons next the
bridge, while the " monkey" ladder up which the heavy
iron hammers used in pile driving are drawn and ,then
allowed to drop, is torn away, having toppled over elan to
the steamboat pier.

EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT.-BURSTING OP
A WATERSPOUT OVER BRASTED PARK.

(From the South taster* Gazette of this day.)
About 5 o'clock yesterday (Monday) morning
weak • very heavy storm burst over the neighbourhood of
Brasted, and although it was not of long coationanom
its
effects have been most serious to the residence of W.
Tipping, FAq., Brasted Park, one of the county magistretes.
The mansion is situated within • short distance of the
mum rued between Pomona' and Wasterham, and behind
it, on the south side, the land rises for nearly three miles,
the most elevated part being knows as "The Chart." The
house is surrounded by pleasure grounds most tastefa Hy
laid out, and the meadows at the south front are separated
from these armada by a ha-ha, the wall being about
five feet high and of coosiderable length. The basement of
the house is poisoned of the servants soutane* ko., and
Mime is a considerable slope from the ground above to the
windows, for the purpose of freely admitting light and air.
On this basement there are three levels, and the butler's
pantry and plate closet ; two of the female servaita' sleep-
ing-rooms Wag on the second level. Altar the storm had
raged for about halt an hour Mr. Pries, the butler, left his
pantry to go to the servants' hall, which was on the lowest
level, to me if the rain had prostrated M. LB kad bull the me
about a fortnight previously. Os his return to the pantry, as
be was sitting on the side of his bed, an immense volume of
water pond into the room, *talkies him at the
side of the bead, it having effected an entrance into the
house by pouring down the slops to the window adjoining
the pastry, whisk it broke, and tensed the door *ming
into the pantry, which ft began rapidly to fill, and Mr.
Price was Mite deep I. water in a few seconds. Fasting
for the safety of one ci his fellowasmants, who was in •
room on the same level, he hastened thither, but before
he oould arouse her the water had found another entrance,
it haring 'Meade& to the south-west aide of the house,
where it fell like a cataract into • small yard, and with
asiklens power to break glass in the back deer nearly
half an inch in thiamin, aid at length the doer itself
was forced open and broken. By this time the basement
was rapidly filling with water, and the servante had to wade
through it destitute of all but their night clothing, to effect
their swami
The family wee in London, but Mr. Tipping was theme-
distely apprised of the sad affair, and on his reaching
Brasted the sortie which presented itself was of • eery
desolate character. The beautiful grounds, on which
so much labour sod expense had been lavished,
were covered with • thick dimwit of mud; flowers
and shrubs were uprooted, and the lower part of the
mansion ',misdated. On the first level there was about three
feet of water, and here the copper in the scullery had bees
lifted by the water from the brick work which surrounded it,
end laid on the floor, acd a dour bin continuing about two and
shelf sacks of dour was floating about. Oa the woad level •
quantity of plate, the cheat containing which bad
been broken by the fall of • large cupboard,
was found in the deposit of mud, which was
at least one foot thick throughout the basement.
On the level the water rose to about four feet and a half.
On the lowest level were the servants' hall, footinan's sleep-
ing-room, store-room. &c., and in all of these roams the
water rose to over seven feet, sad here the destruction of
property was the greatest, in coosequenos of the abundance
of perishable stores. fortunately there was no one is this
part of the house at the time, as escape would have been
r.etibleolvrom
the
the greet
ater rash
ff the
water.ine Weeterhmt
was obtained, and after some boars pumping it was
sufficiently lowered for the workmen to get at the
drams, which, after being °pelted, were able to carry off
the remainder of the water. It was evident that the
Immense body of water which found its way to the
house could sot be the result of rain, sed it ie most
probable that a waterspout buret in the high grated, as for
• distance of more than two miles the course of the water
is distinctly visible, its width being from forty to fifty feet,
and the cope along the route are consideirely injured or de-
stroyed. The water having rapidly filled the ha-ha at the
south side must then have swept across the lawn, sad burst
the windows, through which it obtained tigress. It would
also appear as If the original body of water had been sepa.
rated shortly al terleaving the warm, °newt taking the route
to Mr. Tipping's, and the other going towards Hever wood,
the lodge gate of which it carried away, and thence down into
Brasted-Areat. The road from that plain to Suodridge was
completely noder water, some of which found in way into
the cottages, and the traffic WY interrupted for some tints.
We understand that the damage sustained by Mr. Tipping
exceeds 5001.
We understand that W. Tipping, Fag., of Braeted.park, is
• madidate for the repreeentatios of Stockport, Lemmatize,
u liberal.ommervative.

PARIS UNIVERSAL ElitismOte, 1867.—Her Ma-
jesty's Cominimionen for this exhibition held their first
meeting in the Lecture Theatre of the South Kerteingion
Museum on Saturday last. His Royal Rightism the Prima
of Wales presided as chairman ; there were an present the
Berl Granville, K. 0., Lord Preeident of the Council ; Ike
Duke of Buckingham and Chaados, the Duke of Suther-
land, K. 0., the Marquis of Salisbury, LG., the Reel of
Derby, K. 0., the Earl of Roan, K.P.. Lord Steak,. M.P.,
Lord Elan, M.P., Lord Portman, Lord Gemstone, Lord
Teuntou, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell. M.P., the Bight
Hoe. Sir Charles Wood, Bark. G. 0.8., ILP., the Bight
Hon. William F. Cowper, XP., ke. The oaannistioases
decided to divide themselves into twelve or mote sub-isom-
mittees to take charge of the earitne groups into which the
exhibition will be charified.
A church in Melton, Yorkshire, was atruck by
lightning on Sunday, during the minks, though happily
little damage was done beyond the fright which the negro-
gatioa received. On examination, it wee nee that the
lightning left the 000duetiog rod near the bon of the spire,
from whence it struck across the lead with which the roof is
covered, and, entering above the organ, as explains fol-
lowed, like the crack of a pistol.
ClJeforre Eccususwrics.x. CZILSNONT.—On Sun-
day last the Rev. W. Jaynes, vicar of Chalk, sear Gnus-
end, who wee instituted to the eisentee living of Mentos,
adjoining Shores, about midway beeline Grayseved sad
Rochester. ie December lank performed the eerenney of
reeding himself ie. Menton forms part of the panda of
Shoros is its civil juriadietios, and as sseh bas bees emend
to the maintenance of the poor from the time of Quin
Elisabeth. In its eoalssialtioal state it still reamies a ems-
rate parish. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, has Lon
Rime untruly dreamland, and thin have hese se inhabit-
tante in the parish sines 1455. The present rester was for-
molly Worded to the living on Fridey WA, mid bee sue-
' seeded the Rev. B. Bray, We of Becouley. Keen, donned,
witelield the living tee teen. Services wen held as Sweaty
In a Geld sear the site of the cid cherish. A test was formed
of a AA-cloth, supported by scaffold miler, sad a bemporary
laden was erected La a waggon at the sad of the teat,
whisk better nerved as a reeding pew sad a pulpit A nape-
wigs d damn au persons saimblsil be hear
ed.
sod take pen
Ea tie beratitel li of the Alla St Sesfe
eieekod per of the tany
movie' was esemiteled by a doublehe
'ir fro= Shams sad Chalk elatrebee, wader the able
iewleeehlp of Mr. P. 1111/11406. illaisisL The teat wee
inimetwided by mikes of omts Welk wed the interior
wee filed by a Imp sad attentive esegregatase. The
weather wee remarkably fee, although a reran sews•
westerly wind inept meow the Geld and shook the_emge
the tent 'Jointly duties the SOMICIOI. The, will
rile tits ally minim performed by the present reeber"i7a
merieb. there being, as above elated, no chard sad so it
iltablkats; is fast the rev. seetkieue blend se musk
hi meima, relearkbet ibsi the hat lim=selefil
sesseshie would he as the Great Der of
T
Inn( of Realm palm the Urea Ohereiler, of the 4
need vales al 754, lied fumes &Meg Walden blithe&
Chalk, held by the same restet,ifilek geedueen 131 S. per
annum.-6Tfmes. • - •