The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

WARD OF ALDERSOATE.

Yesterday a meeting of the inhabitants of this
ward, convened by Sir Peter Laurie in compliance with the
request of a deputation to the worthy baronet, was held at
the City of London Literary and Scientific Institution, Al-
dersgate-street. A spirited appeal had been circulated
throughout the ward, declaring it to be the duty of the
public, now that the revenue will allow it, without danger
to the efficiency of our institutions, or without risk to the
public creditor, to insist on luring the tax on windows re-
moved, even should its abolition be attended with the re-
moval of the most peddling Chancellor of the Exchequer
England ever knew. The meeting was exceedingly well
attended, and unanimously passed resolutions condematory
of the window tax.

Ma. Beremerr A Sooren Hisnoe.—it is rumoured
that as soon as the Rev. W. J. E. Bennett has completed
his arrangements for resigning the incumbency of St. Paul
and St. Barnahas, Pimlico, he will be elected bishop of the
united dioceses of St. Andrew's, Duakeld, and Dunblane,
in the episcopal church of Scotland. The Right nee. Dr.
Torry, who has held the bishopric during the last forty-
three years, intends resigning active duty in the church,
and the whole of the presbyters (with whom in Scotland
the election of bishops rests) are said to be in favour of Mr.
Bennett. The diocese of St. Andrew's may be said to be
one of the principal into which the Scottish episcopal church
is divided, inasmuch as it is the only one that can boast of a
regularly endowed cathedral, with dean, canons, and other
ecclesiastical officers. The cathedral, which is situate at
Perth, and which was recently opened with much ceremony
and solemnity, is dedicated to St. Ninian, and choral service
is fully carried eat. The right MIT. prelate who is about re-
tiring has been in holy orders seventy years. It is probable
that the Rev. R. Eden, who has recently been elected
bishop of Moray and Ross, and Mr. Bennett, will be conse-
crated at the same time. The new bishop of Moray and
Roes does not intend resigning his ecclesiastical preferment
in England, at all events for the present, as the Pluralities
Bill does not affect dissenters in Scotland, of which class the
Scottish episcopalians are of course considered.
A SERIES OF FATALITIES. —Yesterday morning
the three following accidents occurred almost simulta-
neously in various parts of London : Thomas Ryan, med
46 years, a labourer employed at the New London Gas-
works, Vauxhall, was engaged in the upper part of a
newly-erected building, when he missed his footing and
fell with great violence to the ground, sustaining extensive
fractures of the spine. He was removed to Goya Hospital,
where he expired in great agony shortly after has admission.
—Richard Balm, aged 21, a porter in the service of the
South Western Railway Company, was at work at the
Waterloo terminus, and while crossing from one side of the
line to the other was crushed between two carriages which
were caused to meet by the unexpected advance of an
engine. The poor man's body was squeezed Hat between
the buffers. He was immediately extricated and removed
to St. Thomas's Hospital, but no hopes whatever were en-
tertained of his recovery —At the London Docks it was
discovered, at an early hour, that one of the night watchmen
was missing. After diligent march with drags his body
was discovered in the Wapping basin, near the swing
bridge.
Tl 6 METROPOLIS BUILDINGS BlLL.—Yesterday
the bill brought into the House of Commons by Sir George
Grey to amend the Metnepolitan Buildings Act was printed.
It contains no fewer than lt6eleusea.