The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-20 00:00:00

"HE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS 1,17 ND.

During yesterday the Lord Mayor received the
following additional sums in sid of the above fund :
The grass receipts of a benefit performance at the Lyceum
Theatre, per E. Falconer, Faq., 101/. 19s. fid. ; and also
the following sums from the members of the same theatre—
Mrs. D. P. Bowers, 2/. 2s. ; Mr. P. B. Chatterton, 21.25. ;
WWI Anus Whitty, 11. Is. Miss Lydia Thompson, 11. Is. ;
Miss C. Weston, 191. ; Mr. Jobn Ferille 10s. ; Mr. G. War
low, 10a. ; Mr. G. Weston. ss. ; Mies laidkw, ss. ; Mr.
Bradwell, ss. ; sundry sukocriptiona, 17$. ; Mr. Cox, 5a
Mr. dames Stride, 10s. ; =long a total of 101. 3s. Id. A
gentleman of Kent, 201. ; Mr. Taylor, 21. 2s. ; Mr. Isaac
Jolly Lester, 21. 2s. ; Mr. Thos. Jaoomb, 51.65. ; W. A. L.,
11.10 s.

Alto-rain ILLITAZY SCANDAL. —We underst
that another court-martial is about to be held, for the
purpose of investigating the circumstances of • fracas
which recently occurred in • distioguished regiment of
Hawn.—Deblio Evening Mail.
An important despatch front the Duke of New-
castle to the governor of the North American colonies has
just been published. It relates to the construction of •
railway from Halifax, in Nova Soot* to Quebec, • distance
of 950 miles, and the estimated cost is 3,000,00 W. Canada,
Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick offered to raise the inte-
rest on this sum to the extent of 2 per cent. if the mother
country would contribute 2 per cent more, thus guaran-
teeing to the lenders 4 per cent. in all. The Duke of New.
castle sass that the government object to burden England
with this expense, but they are willing, if the colonies will
lane the money, to give the Imperial guarantee for the pay-
ment of the intend, thus enabling the colonies to raise the
loan on lower terms than they otherwise would do; and
there the matter rests for the present.
Dr. E. Bishop, of Moreton Hampstead, says
that the remedy for the bite of an adder, and indeed all
poisonous soaks, is simple. "It has been proved by ex-
perience over and over again, that poisons of this character
are harmless when applied to a mucous surface, and quanti-
ties have been swallowed without producing any ill-effect.
The bite, nine time. out of ten, is in some part of the
hand, and immediately it is felt the wounded part should
be well sucked by the mouth, and • piece of string tied tight
round the finger or the wrist (according to the seat of the
bite) to prevent the poison from being absorbed into the
system. If this simple plan was generally known and
acted upon, deaths or injury from the bite of an adder
would be rare indeed."
THE Asn.trw FOR Imars.—The annual report
for 1862 of the board of management of this important
institution has just been published. There are at the pee• I
sent time WO pupils at Ferlswood. The institution is gain
ing new as well as preserving old friends. In the eased
report of 1860 there was a statement that 1,000 &sem boa
teen raised in consequence of the challenge of one gentle.
man, who offered to give 100 guineas if nine others wawa
do the same. Mr. Bennitt, of Ashford-house, near Dadhp
has generously volunteered to repeat the challenge, mod
kindly expressing his willingness to be the first d tea pa.
testes or ladies to give 100 ohms each &fig the next
twelve mantle. The board to hope that this
challenge will be taken up in Name spirit sad with the
' same remit as the former. The intellectual progress et the
• pupils is very satisfactory. The methods el tiethig new
of course very different from those which are avAslde
where the teacher can address the fully sowpiale
The charity has lest during the pat year two et He bee.
friends, in the late Prince Consort, who twice villa, it, mad
the Rey. Andrew Reed, D.D., its seaereue lowerier mil ma-
wearied supporter.