The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-15 00:00:00

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VteartAnr.—Gretton 4iithiiiiaington perpetual curacy,
Northamptonshire; diocese, Peterborough; value, 2681.
and residence; patron, Bishop of Peterborough; Rev. M.
Angles, promoted.
Cu nxer.—Claughton, Christ Church; county and dio-
cese Chester; Rev. W. F. Taylor, promoted.

TIIE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.—WO understand that
his Grace the Duke of Newcastle being satisfied that a half-
yearly return of rent is altogether of an unsatisfactory
nature both to the landlord and the tenant, has determined
upon having all hiri farms re-valued, according to the pre-
sent circumstances. For this purpose, and in order to steer

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clear of any imputations, he has appointed Mr. Joseph
Denman, of Markham Clinton, and Mr. John Higgins, to
re-value the same, in order to a settlement of the fair an-
nual value.—Derby Courser.
MR. Fox M.4CLE hoe left Brumour Lodge for the
season, having brought down 42.5 brace of grouse to his own
gun, besides hares and snipes. The right hon. gentleman's
health, we are happy to say, has been mach improves' by
the Highland air and exercise, and he will soon be able to
resume his official duties at the War-office. Mr. Maulo
leaves !brawn Cottage on Monday next on a visit to her
Majesty at Balmoral.—Nortli IS Mail.
DEtTII OF COLONEL MARRIOTT, C.B.—Colonel
Ilarristr, the colonel of the 6th regiment of Bengal Light
Cavalry, died at Cheltenham on the 6th inst., aged 66 years.
In 1816 Colonel Marriott was nominated a Companion of the
Bath.
TIIE VACANT COLONELCV.—In addition to Major-
General Aitchison, Lieut.-General Sir John Banbury has
been reported as likely to succeed to the still vacant colonelcy
of the 15th Infantry Regiment.
BIBLES AND PRAYER-BOONS.—A parliamentary
paper, obtained by Mr. flume, has just been printed, contain-
ing a copy of the letters-patent under which the Queen's print-
ers, Messrs. Eyre and Spottiawoode, exercise their privilege
of printing Bibles and Prayer-books, and Acts of Parlia-
I went, as also an extract from a charter of the 11th Charles 1.,
by. which the University of Oxford claims the right of
printing Bibles and Prayer-books. No return had been re-
ceived from the University of Cambridge. It appears that
George the Fourth granted letters-patent to Andrew ,
Strahun, George Eyre, and Andrew Spottiswoode, and to
their assigns, &c., as royal printers, for and during the term
of thirty years, to commence from the 21st of January,
1830. The University of Oxford claims the right of print-
la Bibles and Prayer-books under several charters, and
more especially under the one mentioned. The right is
stated not to be barred or limited or affected by any. letters-
patent since granted, according to several decisions in Chan-
cery and in the House of Lords, in all of which the right
was distinctly recognised.
COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT ABERDARE.—The COTO-
ner's jury returned the following verdict in the case of this
lamentable occurrence, by which 14 lives were lost: "ACM-
dental death, caused by the breaking of the iron rods which
connected the cross and the bucket. But the jury cannel
separate without expressing their disapproval of the present
system of lettiug workmen go down to their work in the
same way as materials are gut up ; and they recommend
that drifts should be made in all similar work:, so as to
enable their workmen to go to work without any danger."
AN ACCIDENT, fortunately unattended with fatal
consequence., occurred on the London and North Western
Railway, near Stafford, on Friday night. It appears that
there fell, unobserved, from the truck of a luggage train, a
large bale of wool; this formidable impediment lay cum-
pletely across the rails, and upon the next train (also goods)
coming up, the engine and trucks were thrown off the rails
with great violence; such indeed was the force of the con-
cussion that the trucks were doubled on end—their contents
scattered across the line—the rails torn up—and a passenger
by the next train informed our correspondent that the road
for several yards was knee-deep in corn and beans. The
mail train to Birmingham was delayed several hours, and
four passengers by the goods train sustained considerable
injuries.
THE POTATO CROP.—Accounts from the west of
England represent the potato crop, which otherwise would
have been abundant, as being much infeeted by the myste-
rious disease which has prevailed for a few years past.
ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.—The 20th co-'
pany, under the command of Lieutenant Ray, R.E.' Mir
barked at Woolwich Arsenal last week, in the Mary Asa,
Robertson freight-ship, for Swan River, to be there aft-
tioned, under the command of Captain Henderson, R.Z.
The greater number of these men have proceeded to Ass-
train' for the purpose of becoming permanent settlers la
that colony when their period of service shall have expired.
INSPECTOR OF THE WOOLWICH ACADEMY.—COL
W. D. Jones, Royal Artillery, who has been Inspector of
the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich since March,
1840, has resigned the appointment, and been succeeded by
Lieut.-Col. Portlock, ILE.
IST BATTALION 12111 FOOT.—CHATHAM.—The de-
tachment from this battalion stationed for some time at
Harwich has received orders to join the head-quarters at
Chatham.
SEVENTY-SECOND HIGHLANDERS.—This regiment,
which has lately arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, from the
West Indies, has been ordered to proceed to New Brunswick.
NAVAL APPOINTMENT.—NIate J. B. Anderson, to

the Victory.
LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE RAILWAY.—Tho
works on this line are progre-,ing rapidly, and are ex-
pected to be completed about November. It has been ex-
tended this week oeyond the town of Newtownlimavady,
where a station will be erected at a place called Dallyclose,
within a short distanze of the main street of that thriving
town. From thence the route of the line passes through
Idagilligan, and on by Down-hill, along the level of the
strand, close to the sea; and will, when completed, afford
travellers a beautiful and picturesque view, as the entire
line from Derry to Coleraine presents scenery which, for
beaut♦ and variety, could not be surpassed for the
same distance on any railway perhaps in Europe.—Derry
Standard.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERIIAMPTON
RAILWAY.—The directors of the Great Western have, it is
understood, declined to accede to the proposed guarantee of
3 per cent.