The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-02 00:00:00

REMARKS..

Since yesterday morning th7re has been a steady Increase of
atmospherical pressure over the British Isles. In the Channel
the winds this morning are easterly, moderate: on the other
coasts they vary from southeast to south-west, moderate to
light. Temperature has Increased In Scotland, but has altered
little elsewhere. The weather Is floe generally.

We (Kendal Mercury) are glad to learn that our
borough member, Mr. Glyn, who for some time past has
been in a very poor state of health, is now much better,
and expects 'barfly to be again able to attend to his par-
liamentary duties.

The King and Queen of Portugal are expected in
Paris towards the middle of April. They will take up
their residence at the Bristol Hotel.

BOARD OP TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEE. 28.—Tbs
Hight Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her
Majesty's Consul at Havre, inclosing a prospectus of the
International Maritime Exhibition, which it is proposed
to hold at Havre. The Exhibition is at present being
orga&sed at Havre by the Exhibition Society, and under
the patronse of the town. It will take place in 1868.
It will open the let day of June, and will close the 30th
day of September. The programme of this Exhibition,
embracing ten classes of objects. and supplemental class re-
lating to experiments and naval fetes, is published in the
Havre Gazette& CErpoeition, of let December, 1866.
REPRESENTATION OF WORCESTER CITY.—WOR-
CESTEK, FRIDAT.—The walls of the city are placarded with
an address from Mr. Lycett, of Highbury-grove, Middlesex,
one of the Sheriffs of London, who offers hiuiself as a can-
didate for the representation of his native city, in the anti-
cipation of an early dissolution of parliament and the
retirement of one of the sitting members, Mr. Padmore.
It may be remembered that Mr. Lycett's name was men-
tioneu in connexion with the representation of Worcester
at the last general election, but that he withdrew his
pretensions on that occasion in order that he
might not create a division in the liberal interest,
there being a liberal candidate already in the field. Mr.
Lycett's profession of political principles is brief and in-
telligible. He says:—' I advocate • wide extension of
the suffrage, the vote by ballot, the abolition of church
rates, the improvement of the dwellings of the working
classes, and national education on a larger scale than hu
yet been attempted." No public movement has yet been
made by the conservative party, but it is quite understood
that Mr. Levick, who unsuccessfully contested Worcester at
the last election, will again offer himself ; and another
liberal, Mr. Alderman Hill, a gentleman of local in.
fluent*, it is supposed will also be in the field when an
opportunity offers.
THE OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATION.—The Oxford
Local Examination will be holden this year at Oxford, and
also at the following places :—London, Bath, Birmingham,
Brighton, Exeter, Faversham, Finchley, Gloucester, Leeds,
Lincoln, Liverpool, Manchester, Northampton, Notting-
ham, Southampton, Taunton, Truro, Wart Auckland,
Windermere. The examination will commence in each
place on Tuesday, the 11th of June, at 9 o'clock a.m. The
printed forme which candidates are to fill up are now
ready. Candidates wishing to be examined at Oxford may
obtain them from the Rev. J. Griffiths, 63, St. Giles's,
Oxford. Candidates wishing to be examined at any of the
other places above-mentioned may obtain them from the
local secretary for the place. These forms, duly filled up,
must he returned to the respective secretaries on or before
Saturday, the 27th of April. No candidate's name will be
received at any place after that day. The fees—namely,
1/. 10s. for each senior candidate, 1/. for each junior, must
be paid on or before Saturday the 27th of April. The fees,
if sent by post, must be paid by check or by Post-office
order, and not in coin or stamps. No fees can be returned
under any circumstances. The following are the local
secretaries, through whom the subjects of examination
and other necessary information may be obtained :
London—Mr. E. E. Pinches. 31, Finsbury-square, E.C. ;
Bath—Mr. W. Long and Mr. J. H. Cotterell, Guildhall,
Bath ; Birmingham—Mr. C. T. Saunders, 41, Cherry-
street, Birmingham ; Brighton—Mr. Barclay Phillips, 75,
lAnsdowne-place, Brighton ; Exeter—Mr. W. Roberts,
Brosalgate, Exeter ; Faversham—Mr. F. W. Monck, Insti-
tute, Faversham ; Finchley—Rev. T. C. Whitehead,
Christ's College, Finchley, N. • Gloucester—Rev. H.
Fowler, College Gardens, Gloucester; Leeds—Mr.
H. H. Sales, Mechanics' Institute, West Riding
Educational Board, Leeds ; Lincoln—Rev. H. W.
Hutton, Vicars' Court, Lincoln; Liverpool—Mr. N.
Waterhouse, 5, Rake-lane, Liverpool; Manchester—Mr.
H. J. Marcus, 20, Upper Brook-street, Manchester ;
Northampton—Rev. R. P. Lightfoot, Preston Deanery,
Northampton • Nottingham—Mr. W. T. Robertson, M.D.,
and Mr. W. Enfield, Nottingham ; Southampton—Rev.
Alfred Sells, Polygon House, Southampton ; Taunton—
Mr. F. Clarke, Fore-street, Taunton ; Truro—Rev. G. L.
Church, Chacewater, Truro; West Auckland— Mr. J. H.
Thompson, \Vest Buckland, Southmolton ; Windermere—
Mr. G. Hale Puokle, The College, Windermere.
OCR WORN-OUT SEAMEN. —The committee of the
Belvedere Institution for worn-out and disabled merchant
seamen are making an appeal for hundreds of poor old
friendless British sailors who are applying for this home.
Their applications for admission are pouring in daily, thus
testifying to its great need. There are as yet only 2S re-
ceiving its blessings and its benefits. The committee
therefore appeal most earnestly and urgently to every
well-wisher of England's seamen to aid them in extending
this noble and truly national charity. The offices of the
society are at Hibernia-chambers, London-bridge ; and the
secretary is Mr. Thomas Tribe.
THE ECLIPSE OF 'WEDNESDAY NEXT.--The solar
eclipse which will occur on Wednesday next, the 6th inst.,
will be annular, and will be visible at 8.17 a.m. Greenwich
time, when the first contact will take pbioe. The greatest
obscuration (about 7-11ths of the solar disc) will be at 28
minutes before 10, and the eclipse will end at 52 minutes
peat 10. The planet Jupiter will probably be visible to
the naked eye about the time of the greatest obscuration,
a little below the inn.