The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-24 00:00:00

PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, TNIIRSDAT EVENING.
The ragas hu arrived with the Peninsular Mails.
We learn by her that the Jura had left Gibraltar
for India with the 48th Regiment. and that Prince
George of Saxony had arrived at Lisboa.
Foreign flour and cereals are admitted into the
Portuguese northern porta.
Exchange on London hu slightly declined.

107 AL BUCKS AORICULTUBAL ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday the annual meeting of this association
wee hold at Aylesbury. There was the usual ploughing
match—the usual exhibition of stock sad root crops—the
usual distribution of pecuniary rewards varying from 11. to
10.. to agricultural servants for long and faithful service—
but there was not the usual presence of the right hon. mem-
, bee for the twenty to talk about the claims of agriculture, and
to denial upon liadonaJ and international politics. Down to
the merniaga the meeting there had been a confident expec-
' tidos that the right hot. gentleman would attend—and re-
, premetatives from all the local and metropolitan newspapers
--sad from some of the journals pnbliahed in Man-
chester and Liverpool, were protect to chronicle his word..
Bet a letter received by Mr. }leotard, the secretary, early in
the monstng, announced that that expectation was vain, and
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's official engagements
were et the present moment so mewing, that he was unable
be take part in the yearly gathering of the 13uckintittire
eusserestives. There was of mune considerable '
t-
meat lasenseqessee—bat a private intimatice that the han-
cellar of the Exchequer would certainly take part la the
proceedings of another agricultural association the week after
next, which is also to be held at Aylesbury,
any outward expression of disappointment. At ttild=
which took pLice, acrati to radiancy mar* at the
George•inn, after the wael Winne of the meeting,
about 100 of the landed pespristeee awl Ineasre of tb•
boorhood attended. The froarissary bpi Ind essenalatory
toaeta were given and duly beeseratd, and a Mar was read
by the Secretary from the right lea. patlecart who was to
have been the chief guest, expiable* hie anew= In the
following terms :
" Hoeing= Manor, Sept. 21.
" Dear Sir,—l =de= ea the ealtir nie, a =snit for 101.,
and 1 trust that year eneeni wit be to *wry Nine sa=-
factory. I mock regret that a pawing even prevents my
attending it.—Yours, faithfully, " B. Malaita."

REPPIJAZNTAIIOII OP 01

a meeting of the electors of Greenwich was held at the Leo-
ture-hall in the town, Mr. Jolly in the chair. Mr. Anger-
stein addressed the meeting. He declared himself in favour
of an extended, but not universal, sufftege. He did not
think the ballot would do any harts, but it was un-linglish,
sad he would not pledge himself in favour of It, or of an na-
eonditional abolition of church rates. He was reedy to sup-
port Mr. Locke King's bill for confining the franchise an
101, householders in counties; ha would not support a sys-
tem of equal electoral districts. In reply to a question, Mr.
Awned& said he was in favour of an extension of the suf-
frage to every occupier of premier rated wholly or in part to
the re/id of the poor. Mr. TaMekl, congregational minister,
moved, end Mr. Davey seconded, a resolution, " that Mr.
Angerstein's views were not explicit or liberal enough to
mink him to the confidence of the electors." An amend.
meat In his favour was put and carried by a considerable ma-
jority.
PILL or RAIN AT DUBLIN.—On Wednesday
Dublin yes visited by one of the most remarkable tall. of
rain which has taken place here for some Sham years past.
It commenced at five o'clock, a.m., and the downpour lasted
with scarcely a minute's intenaimian for nearly ix home.
One of the papers thus dearth.' the phenomenca :—" The
rain seemed to have adopted a plea ef easing down in
sheets, instead of showers, sad la shoat ten minutes after
its commencement the streets win flooded la severe! parts,
and not a soul was to be ems in gay dimities, ewe a few
policemen running as head es their Inge could tarry them
to the awes plea' of shelter. Per shoat two hours
nothing abort of a deluge maid sniper the *Awn of
the min, which washed the iamb as dues as the decks
ci a ship fa a gale of wind. Tradesmen and labourers
gdm to work bad to seek railge wham kern they could fled
and hundreds of wane naliMag in reruns, in beck
Seem sod lanes, had to cad !say mitts Sem theft sale-
gammen dwellings. which brass Sealed Is slay inatances
several fist deep. Shoals of eats in tie sewers that had re-
mained is quiet pomeattra of theiritildisgs for
tons were anummerily epeosell, awl were borne deem retT-
e
feral of the currant to the river sad howl:kid. Therein pada-
ally modmmed aped 10 o'clock, when it partially ceased, and
witaisional showers fall dating the day. The sea shone out
about 4 o'slook, sad the evening continued fine. At night-
fall the asamphere became exceedingly sultry and oases-
sive, end Manly after 11 o'clock the raft mall down again
in heavy 'bowers, which made the night onion and pedes-
tries. best • bray retreat. At 3 o'clock this morning the
weather etfli presented a very unsettled appearance ; and
from the swollen state of the Liffey and the limn running
into it the.. is entry reason to fear that much damage has
been done to property not placed above the reach of the

Ms SCOTCH MATOI OF MANCHISTIOL—Iris
Mackie, Esq., having recently purchased the botatifid es-
tittle of ?fireweed on the Bolway Pleth. lwa Mos
with an address of congratulation by the lassata brew
on the lands. la acknowledging dm lwaser, Mr. Malkin
referred to his progress in lift, and W the wag ha aid& ba
intended to forward the p el liis &MR WM wide&
he had become oonnected. W&aw ie bow beim 19
years ago be bed no idea of eels Übe arm of ligrisster.
U. was the first Scotchinan this hd&aM thwauffiwai nested la bad
been in his power to assist, at than she la Mot • ommolder-
able number of young wen who hod riots se ow bitgawdat
position. Even when he earned way ie. a week as as ap-
prentice, be saved mosey. When he had • Wavy at 40L •
year some of his compsaioas sew se nes In trying to save
anything ; but nothing mold be more parnicions thin such
• view. Every man ought to save massy from hie
otherwise ha could not occupy an independent position. It
was ecareity of money in Scotland that son her einis to
England; and it was the habits of thrift, troth, sad right- 1
doing in early Ilfe that enabled some of them to rise to mi.
Deuce. Rig worship then referred to the beneficial influ-
ence of the parochial ecnoole at which poor paresis made
such great efforts of self-denial to keep then children.