The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

FORSIGN 6E41P128.

A short time back the Paris Constitutionrsel gave
a fall detail of the system pursued by s number of foreign
sharpers, who take offices in London, end, styling themselves
a Lion, the titled which is generally compounded of familiar
morosatile names, send orders to continental manufacturers,
=II wee time references to some other tiotirlous
t in Landon which purports to cony on the Wei-
ner of beakers. U further testimony is demanded, they
usually send bills for the amount of the required goods,drevis
on some leading London bank, which are, of inures, die-
honoured oa preeeatation ; but which, meanwhile, often put
the manufeeturrr off hie guard, eepecially in small provincial
districts. In this manner all kinds of articles are obtained,
mooed them of the mootltulicrous description when viewed
ea
subjects of importation into this country, and cooseknally
Whom have occurred where the parties have felt so
Battered at finding a demand for their goods spring-
lag up on the part of peat meresatile ens-
Wekmants in Undue that they bare actually transmitted
mere than the qmslib, ordered, in the hope that their new
eastenters weal hinter them by pushing tea coasumpios.
Notwithstaading Ws exposure, it is said they ore ewively
continuing their epsilons and with the amount of core-
Issonme sad fithermesh prewdller It !ram impmelbis to pro-
siest than Isidkri Irtelfmm The vireos Preen a few weeks
balk omtehed the felfewhig, which appears to be one of their
newest lathlecam, however(remarks the Yuen),
oar selskt, pitiep do semething. Lettere are re-
tie Msidatemail to Its Continental Tee Compay,
pie=tiens.
lib tbrommem Jobs 31111.. No Mr. John Slue
memerfortlak deetelpliM Is to be found in the Directory,
and if emit Were were telidmil until the applialat oseeed
lahredlie be isthibly identified, not only weld the
Warne be reedend difficult, but metal weld be Owed of
melitlag the roan in cue of future inquiries:
"The Condseatal Trade Compony, Imdue, bop to In-
form the public that It is authotitied by some aerthadely to
extend the advance of 200,0001. to be made to well esta-
blished merchant. and others, either by open credit or per
eadorsemeot, to the amount of 1,000,00 W. sterling, at the
rale of 6 per rent. interest (besides our commiestoa). For
the greater facility of the public also good foreign bills, their
own aoceptances, Matinees policies, delivery matrons, and
other valuable decuments, as well se other pummel meori-
dim will be accepted es isereatem
" The compeay, es hitherto, undertakes the sleety of
patents horn an tiowstrim sad miaow ammo, to cub on
patents in order to awry them oat.
"The further Industrial pursuits of the oompany will be
publialsed in our advertisements is the Vienna Fran, as
well aa in all other continental newspapers of Importance.
" Letters please address, prepaid, to the Continental Trade
Company, London. The manager, John BIlle."

Ultramontane Evening News of Dublin,
gine the following extraordinary piece of intelligence
mks the highly appropriate head of " Important Revolu-
tions:'—" It is rumoured this afternoon on authority that
we believe to be beyond question, that the formal reply of
Mr. Cardwell to the address of the bishops was re-
embed by their lordships this months'. It announces
or proposes the temoval of Mr. MoDaael, Chief
Commissioner of the Edamtion Beard, to be replaced
by Mr. John Olin= ; the removal of several of the
protestant and foreign professors medial& officials Is sketched
for their lordships' acceptance and approval, the enecemore to
the vacant offices to be catholic*. The rumour has created a
profound sensation all over the city, and of mums inters
moltement penile in Marlborough-street. It is needless
for us to say, assuming the facts to be as stated, that the
government has quite mistaken the demands of the catholic'
of Ireland if it thinks such steps likely to appease the just
objection of Irish catholic.' to a pernicious system."
A VESSEL SUNK IN THE VICTORIA DOCKS.—The
iron ship Bowden 1,363 tons, Captain Verdi, of Liverpool,
capsised end sunk in the Victoria Docks on Sunday after-
noon last, having recently discharged, and she continues in
the same state, lying on her beam-ends, in the centre of the east
end of the dock, in 22 feet of water, with her starboard side
about 12 feet above the surface, and her lOW, partly nib-
merged. The Howden,which was last from Bombay, we. in
the early pert of last week placed on the pontoon of the
Thames Graving Docks (Masers. Winn, 11.0011, and Crowder),
in the south-east extremity of the Victoria Dock, where she
had her bottom overhauled end repainted.. Thieves completed
on Saturday, and in the coarse of the day she was heated cf
into the centre of the dock basin front the entrance of
the graving dock, when Captain Venn moored ber,
making fast her stern to a buoy In the centre of the dock,
and her bow to a dolphin, neer to the quay, where he left
her in apparent security in charge of a ahiplooper and two
or three of the crew. She had 70 tons of gravel ballast, end
18 tons of coal in her, which was considered ample ballast,
oho having weathered several months at Bombay with
a Ism quantity—namely, 60 tone. On Sunday forenoon,
when a way few ninon' were about, a sudden south-
westerly squall caught the ship and threw her completely
over on her larboard aide on her beam ends • her ballast port
and deed lights being open, the water poured into her hold,
and everything being carried to leeward, kept her in that
position. The men shouted for help, bet it was some time
N&.• any boats came off to their rescue. Captain Cameron,
the dock master, on bearing of the disaster, obtained all the
available assistance, and hurried to the spot, bat it was then
Impossible to avert the consequence that must inevitably
follow, as the ship was fast Biting and settling down. Mr.
Capper, the manager of the docks, was telegraphed for, and
moan reached the dock. It was nearly seven hours cefore the
ship sunk. During yesterday her yards and topmasts were
cat away, and active measures IMO taken by the dock
official* for the purpose of raisin bee. Prom the position in
which she lies, however, it will be • matter of great difficulty,
The Dock Company have engaged the derrick and a large
number of powerful lighten for the
A Qui= PASSAGE.—By arPteZ received from
Calcutta yesterday it appeen that the ship City of Benares,
Capt. which left the Clyde on 6th June last, was at
the pilot Motion, Calcutta, on 27th August, thus being oily
83 days on the passege.—Nortla Brit' e 8 Daily Masi.
RAILWAY COMBINATION TERBI/8 COkIPETITION.—
The Lancaster sad Preston and the Lancaster and Carlisle
Railway Clcopanies have meented to the combination pro-
posed by the London end North Western Railway interest ;
and now the two routes out of London to Scotland, VA the
north west, will be In the combined managemect of the
North Western, the Great Northern, and the Menchestv
and Sheffield Companies. This giraffe combination has
llbed the effect of stopping the cheap emend:to trains" to
the north, and depriving the twolerg eat town* of those benefits
1111 of cheap trains which the southern Hues find tote s° profitable.
The proposed "traffic arrangements" embrace or affect the
Loudon and North Western, with its capital of 40 millions
and mileage of 910 mike ; the Greet Northern within% 16
millions 100 283 miles; the Manchester and Sheffield within
10 millions and 173 ogles (as regards the North West end
Liverpool traffic) ; mad alto the Midland, with its capital of
22 toillimes sad inthette of 614 tolln; and aa regards Liver-
' pool and Kereebeater the Great Western, with 28 millions
sad 4N Whs. Am remade the Scottish route with Landon,
it als.meibreese the Celedoeden, with in 9 millions sad 200
mho, end It, competitor, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, with
ts 41 milli= and 142 wiles.—Nasks