The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-05 00:00:00

OLDHAM ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.)

(BY Burma LID nuaz meowenc nulozars.)

OLDHAM, MoirDiy.

The election of a representative in the room of
Mr. W. J. Fox, who has retired, took pima this morning,
whew Yr. J. T. Hibbert, an &demos& liberal, was retuned
without opposition.

ILLNESS OF THE ARCHBISHOP OP

CANTERBURY.

MONDAY Mosynto.

We regret to state that yesterday the Arehbiehop
of Canterbury was seriously indisposed ; but from accounts
remived this nsorniog between 11 and 12 o'clock, we learn
that his grace is decidedly better.—Times, Second Edition

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIN./LIT, MAT 3.—APPOINTNINT6--LieUtto
ant G. 8. Graves to the Colossus.
&upon H. Wes (additional) to the A
Assistant Paymaster G. A. Rowe to th=rd.
Naval Oast E. W. F. Crawford to the Defence.

WOOLWICH, MAY 4.
The whole of the troops in garrison, comprising
four batteries of Royal Horse Artillery. several field batte-
ries, and the Woolwich division of Royal Marine Light
lefantry, assembled on the Common at eleveao'dock pater-
day looming, in accordanoe with a regimental order Wog
on the promo' evening, thiet a review would take place in
the presence of the Duke of Cambridge. A telegraphic
memo was, however, subsequently received postposing
the vidt of his royal highness, but directing that the whole
force 'honk' aasemble for inspection by several dietinganhed
foreign Tinton. Colonel Bingham, deputy adjutant-greed
of Royal Artillery, accompanied by three field officers in the
Prussian service, arrived at Woolwich at ten o'clock, and
immediately proceeded to the Royal Arsenal, where abort
two hours were occupied in au inspection of the *levered MY
nufacturing and other departments, the whole of the work-
men being at the time employed. The party then proceeded
to the Common and briefly inspected the whole of the
troops, accompanied by Major-General Sir R. J. Decree,
commandant, and a staff of officers, but no field-day oda-
time were carried out.
In accordance with orders the troops will again assemble
to-morrow morning, when it is expected that • review and
Seld.day will take place in the presence of the Dake dCambridge and distinguished foreign visitors.

Commander Horatio Nelson, R.N., has been ap-
pointed naval mail agent on the Southampton stance.
The sprin j season may be said to have corn•
mewed in Paris ; the military bands have received onkel
to play in the various places of public regal ; the mars
UM are brought from their wintry abodes, and are placed
the gardens of the Tuileries and the Luxembourg. On Sur
day eat the waterworks of Versailles will be put into Tv
nutrition for the benefit of the large maims of visitor rho
leave Paris on that day. Masud Ms quitted his old soot
of harmony in the Champs Elysian for the Pre Catalioi
which he opens on the same day.
The enormous pieces of cannon which were used
' at the siege of Candle in the year 1669, mid which had rr
rosined there Mies the death of the Duke of Beaufort, who
was killed in a sortie, are expected shortly in Paris. Them
cannon are of bronze, and bear the cipher of Louis XIV.
and the arms of Frame. They are a present from the
Sultan to the Balmier Napoleon, and were brought to
Toulon by the steam corvette Roland.
DINAR OF MR. THOMAS THORNLLT.—We regret
to =DOWNS the death of the venerable Mr. Thomas Thorteli
of this tows. He expired at his resident*, in Mount-ureet,
at the ripe age of eighty-me. Mr. Tbornely represented
Wolverhampton for many years in Parliament, and retirel,
to the regret of his emiutuesti, only when age hid im•
paired his rigour. Though quiet and uocetentationi.
ba
was well known and greatly respected by all with tine
during his lengthened career be came in oontact. —Lircrpsi
LIVIDDAT 81HFICRIL —GREAT YARNOCTH, Srs.
DAT NIGHT.—This afternoon a schooner was seen is a serf
heavy sea, and with a strong wind from the east, to bon
horrid on the Barber Sand as a signal of distress. The
Chinks lifeboat, belonging to the National Lifeboat In
etitntice, woo immediately launched, end, after very Ines
risk, the crew, seven in number, were rescued. The lit'
boat while alongside the wreck broke her keel, tore off 60020
of her cork fittings, and otherwise damaged herself. The
vessel • name was the Trial, of Poole, (eonsartle
pool to Poole with coals ; she struck oe the
wreck of the John and Ann, and is within twenty rod°
of tie wreck of the brig Sisters, of Whitby, and it I/ A
=hods the lifeboat escaped, as had she struck her boo
crew of about 24 men must have all perished Tbs
'Mooney it sow on her beam ends. Last night the sr.
mouth sew lifeboat, belongieg to the same inmututioe,
launched to the assistance of a fine brig, which was sees. .50
strike on the Crow Sand, otl this place, in a heavy sawlb
dram wind. It afterwards came on very dark. Very!'
Way, however, the mewl, which proved to be the Ho%
of Plymouth, get off the sands and the Wiliest Mantle
to the shots.
SIMMS AMAMI TO THII GRAND TRCNIE
.or
CANADA Itam,war.—By the Royal Mail steamer Hibernia,
wild' arrived is Liverpool on Saturday, from Porthiii
we hem that the heavy freshets in Upper Canada. moo
the sodden imittiaa of large quantities of WOW, hal
carried away the astir* track of the Greed Trunk Rag'
way fie army The neeth 01
oa an the
penises mimed limy ecteede, it hi said, to abt twelve
nem The mak and pamingers had to be tarried woos
the Wake ia mama.