The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

SHREWSBURY ELicnow.—The polling took place
yesterday, in nine booths erected for the purpose, and at
half-past four o'clock (half-an-hour after the close of the
poll) the idayorannounced that Henry Robertson, E.q., was
duly elected as a burgess to serve in parliament for the
borough of Shrewsbury, the numbers being, for Mr.
Roberteou (liberal), 671; Mr. Oakeley (conservative), 361;
Mr. Atkin (indepsodent), 10 ; majority for Mr. atobertme,
310. Mr. Robertson briefly addreseed the electors in front
of the Town-ball, end Mr. Oakeley met his supporters in
the nisi prize court. Several fights took place in the streets
between the opposite parties, but nothing of a serious nature
marred. _ _

THE ROYAL ACADENT.—Yesterday evening the
Royal Academy was opened for the admission of visitors at
half the usual charge—namely, sixpence each person. The
experiment was a successful one, large numbers of persons
having availed themselves of the privilege. The rooms were
open from half-past seven until ten o'clock.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FUR THE PROMOTION OF
Swat Sclorca.—The proceedings of the association will
commence with a special service at Westminster Abbey on
the morning of Thursday, June sth. On the evening of the
same day the opening meeting will take place at Exeter-
hell, when Lord Brougham, the venerable president of the
association, will take the chair. His lordship will deliver
an inaugural address, and other distinguished speakers will
take part in the proceedings. Meeting* of the departments
will be held at Guildhall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, from
Friday the 6th to Friday the 13th, both days inclusive,
interesting
I when papers will be read on various subjects.
In the education department especially attractive and im-
portant papers are expected to be read, as, "Evening
Schools," by Sir J. P. Kay Shuttleworth ; "Working Men's
Colleges," by the Rev. F. D. Maurice ; " Middle Class Edu-
cation," by Dr. Jacob, Mr. Ernest Noel, Miss Coble, and
others. In the department for the discussion of crime,
its punishment or reformation, Sir Joshua Jebb, Sir
Walter Crofton, Min Carpenter, and others are to read
papers. It is expected that this meeting of the association
will be largely attended by influential persons from abroad,
as well as from all parts of the country, at present visitors
in the metropolis. The governments of Norway end Sweden
have accredited gentlemen to take the opportunity which
the meeting affords of inquiring into the educational and
charitable institutiocis of Great Britain and Ireland. On
Saturday evening next a grand soWei will be held at the
Palace at Westminster, which bas been placed at the dis-
posal of the council by the kindness of the First Commis.
sinner of Public Works and the Commissioners of Woods
and Forests. The Palace at Westminster has never before
been used for any similar purpose.
OPENING OF THE SEVENOAYS RAlLWAY.—Yester-
day morning the Sevenoaks Railway was opened for puMis
traffic, the inauguration ceremony being performed by the
reaping of a special train with a *stoat party over the line.
The train left the Pimlico dation at an early period of the
day. The line over which the train ran commences bye junc-
tion with the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway near
the old London and Maidstone turnpike road, is the parish
of Sutton, at Hove, and thence pass ng in a eolith-easterly
direction under the range of hills near Farniegbam, by •
tunnel 820 yards in length, crosses the valley of the De-
mist at an altitude of 75 feet above the river by a viaduct
consisting of 9 arches, each of 30 feet span, the latter por-
tion of the work forming, from the lightnent of its tapering
piers and general design, • pleasing feature in the valley
After passing over the turnpike road leading from
Farningham to fievenoals (where a station will be
for the accommodation of the village of Epees-
rot:ind the neighbourhood) the hue enters • cutting nearly
• mile in extent and 70 feet deep. There are two flying
bridges over this malting, one • semi-circular arch of 52
feet span of beautiful design. Again, crossing the turn-
pike-road, the railway skirts the valley, passing through the
villages of Shoreham (where there is a station) and Otford,
termiaatiag at fleveacsks. The whole length of the line is
eight miles, the through which the railway passes
is of the most description, and the works have
been carried out most satisfactorily. After • minute in.
armchair of the line the company partook of • cold collation
at the Royal Crown Hotel, Sevenoaks, where Lord Amherst
pr
esided, and in proposing the health of the directors of the
Ohstham, and Dover Company, said he had for
years tried to have this part of the country placed in com-
munalism with the metropolis and the great lines of
railway, and at lag the London, Chatham, and Dover Com-
paq had eashied the directors of the Sevenoake Company
to open this Sae. Several mooches followed, and the com-
plex returned to town early in the evening.
MANCELINFIE, BREFFLEDD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAT.—Ths total expenses of this company's railways,
i reeds, tells, duty, he., from January let to
MAW 86th, lllS, emennted to 122,5521., as spied 131,9 W.
for the earreepeeding period of 1861. The properties of
the South Jnaelhes reesdpes meriting to this company from
January let is May Me amounted to 11,632 f., as against
I 12,4534 for the ccevespendingskeriod of 1861, and the ex-
panne to 5,4224 as avant 5,