The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

REMARK..

The winds are fresh from north Avon tl
barometer, the low pressure exisUng yesi
leg apparently passed off in an eastern.
gale on a portion of the western coasts
variations of barometric pressure during
probably be followed by further unsettle

this morning with rising
sterdsky in the north hay.
ly direction. It blew n
last night. The rapid
g the lest two days will
ed weather.

THE IRISH LORD JUSTICE OF APPEAL.—The
Right Hon. Abraham Brewster was yesterday sworn in to
the office of Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal in
Chancery. The oaths were administered by the Clerk of
the Crown and Hanaper, in presence of the Lord Chan-
cellor. _ .

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SIR. GILBERT EAST.—The Herald says there is
good reason for believing that the paragraph which we
copied from a contemporary a day or two ago, describing
the sudden disappearance of Sir Gilbert East at Ryde,
and indicating his probable death by drowning, is untrue,
and that Sir Gilbert is yet alive. It adds that it hears
upon authority on which it puts trust that the hon.
baronet is at this moment to be found in the neighbour-
hood of Ryde.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE AND THE CHOLERA-
-A meeting, convened by the committee of the Evangelical
Alliance, was held last evening at the Freemasons' Hall,
Great Queen-street, for the purpose of united prayer on be-
half of the sufferers by the cholera, and of supplication for
the removal of the visitation. The hall was crowded. Mr.
R. Baxter presided, and prayer was offered up by various
ministers and laymen of different denominations, including
the Rev. William Matthews, of Bethnal-green ; Rev. Dr.
Fry, fey. J. Davis, Rev. Mr. Jenkins, Captain Fishbourne,
Captain Trotter, Mr. R. C. L. Bevan, &c. Hymns appro-
priate to the occasion were sung at intervals, and several
passages of Scripture were read, the p.'oceedings Lasting
about two hours, and being characterised by much earnest-
ness and solemnity. A cumber of persons resident in the
infected districts were present.
MERSEY STEEL IRON COMPANY.—At the second
ordinary meeting of this company, held in Liverpool yes-
terday, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.I. (the chairman) stated
that the result of the last year's working had been unsatia-

factory. The first seven months were iinremunemtive in
consequence of the iron trade not having recovered from
the depression induced by the American wax, and during
the last quarter the strike among the workmen had
seriously impeded the execution of orders. Now, however,
the strike was over, and there was a prospect of improving
business. There was no reason why in the future the con-
cern should not be, as it bad been in the past, highly
profitable. No dividend was declared for the year, as the
balance, after paying current expenses, did not exceed
275/. This it was proposed to add to the reserve fund,
which would then amount to 3,220!. The report was
adopted, the retiring directors, Messrs. T. B. Honfall,
M.P., J. C. Evart, and G. H. }lonian, re-elected, and
Messrs. H. Banner and Son appointed auditors for the

enzningfear at • salary of 150/.
A GUNNER KILLED WHILE SALUTING HER
MAJEATT.—An inquest was held on board her Majesty's
ship Irresistible, lying in Southampton Water, yesterday
morning on the body of Richard Harley, a seaman gunner
on board. It appeared that on the day previous the vessel
was returning from a six weeks' cruise to her moorings at
Southampton, and when in Stokes Bay, off Osborne, direc-
tions were given to fire a salute in honour of her Majesty,
wbo is at present staying at her marine residence in the
Isle of Wight. Deceased was appointed to sponge out
one of the guns, as it was discharged, and after it
had been fired he sponged it once as usual ; but
another man seeing some fire on the sponge
told deceased to sponge it out again. He replied
that it did not require it, and took • charge of
powder and placed it in the muzzle. He proceeded to
ram it home, but it almost immediately exploded, throw-
ing Harley overboard and injuring the thumb of a man
named Hay, who was earring the vent. When taken up
Harley was quite dead ; both his arms were blown off at
the elbow joint, several of his ribs were broken, and he
was otherwise severely injured in the face and other parts
of his body. At the inquest held on board yesterday,
the evidence of Captain Boris+e and others went to show
that Harley was well acquainted with the working det ails
of gunnery, and that the accident in all probability was
owing to his not having sponrd the gen • second time
when required to do so. A verdict of accidental death was
returned. Deceased was 37 years of age, and leaves a
widow an 1 two young children.