The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-02 00:00:00

LOCAL lIMAJtI mAarsra

Lmoreoc. Winos 31.—The market woo tern steeteLt
kestne
ell day.Birkenhaad, 701 711—Calsdesks Sleek. MI
Counties. 10 1540 11—ffirest Northern Neck, 11l 1111—Oreat
Westerns.67l 671—loncsehire and Yorbarne. 101111•111-1‘rnhol
and North Westing, 141 90—Ditto 4 shores, 1 7.16 d.
cheater, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 411 411—Yiffisnd Stock. uth
116 North !RUM Meek, 00 601 ad—North Staff
24 d —North Riwtant, Berwick Capital Stock, Ne Illwdar—kteg
Capitol Stock, 764 77—Leeds Stook. 47—Oviard. Wasess6W,
sod Wolverhampton, Of al—Death YaMern,
Rhenish. 51 bk ci --Groat Luzemboiuffi +ann.
of Canada, $4 64—Orsot Western of °mods,l2l—ffilffie
New Shares, 71 d.—Rank and lake Rusk 14—lowbardes
venetian, 11 n v.—Great /kip, N. Id., 10s. 6d.

Ins Caireral. Psi-tcs.—At length we are enabled
to congratulate the directors of the Crystal Palace on their
having adopted • resolution to render their unrivalled in-
stitution directly available for educational purposes. In the
Est instance, the Sydenham Palen was professedly intended
to be • great national school of art-teaching, as well as
• universal museum and a place of popular resort. Circum-
stance., however, for a while have very considenddy modified
the original plans of the projectors of the Crystal Pil
and year after year has passed away, while the courteaan
collections of the Palace have taken no put in the great
educational and intellectual movements et ow times. It
is with sincere gratification we record the near approach
of bettor things, and that we may now expect the Crystal
Palace to realise its owe proper results. The new
project originated with • gentleman, who has loos
been deeply immersed with the peculiar capabilities oT
the palace to advance the cause of popular education. The
details of this project will appear with the forthcoming
programme for 1M0•186.1 ; but meanwhile we may state
hali plas will thee be shown to have been moat care-
fully considered, es well as to be most comprehensive in
their range. A systematic course of class study will be
found to oonstitute thegeseral plan ; and the utmodefforia
will r to have hem directed to the working of the pro-
posed —Art AM' OWL
STARVATION AND CANNI/ILLIBIL—The wreck was
anaouneed et Lloyd's on Saturday of the ship Osnelmst,
(rose Sydney for Manilla, on • sunken reef, in lat. &Mt N.,
long. 166.58 E. The ship appears to have broken up aimed
immediately afterwards, the crew escaping in the boats, but
with scarcely any pryrisiona or water. For days and days,
exposed to a scorching sun, they suffered fearfully, and the
horrors they subsequent) y endured were of • character
almost unheard of. They left the wreck in the boa 4 on the
17th of July. From that time till the let September they
visited several islands in the hope of obtaining food and
succour, but failed. They then resolved to draw lots as to
which of them should @aerial:* his life for their benefit, and
after live days' deliberation they killed one of the narrow,
and his body was quickly devoured. Some days afterwards
they resolved to murder another negro for the same purpose.
The era wee asleep at the time, but, waking up and hearing
of their intention' attempted to escape by jumping over-
board. • slut fired by one of the crew killed bile on the
spot, and his body was eaten. In this horrible MOMS? the
instal* men subsisted till the 29th of September, when
they were picked up and landed at Sounder% most of then
being in a shocking state.
&LAN SNIPPING.—Although business has not
been very active since the commencement of lad nee*
Meant @hippies affairs have et Mead some tendency to
improvement. We continue to experience a good Armed
fur the employment of steam oroperty i and, were it not
fur the circumstance of the fial.icpor.• beingetiU kw=
the orders for securing trans,. bv Cam vowels
doubtless be s.i II more numerous. The peospeetd beeressed ,
consump.iou of coals in France his p
inquiry for straincolliers, for which hi ;her rateaftna:Pui!
but the extent of actual engagements had only bus
Charters for time are also to be met wi.h for hendy-einsd
steamen, and several have been tit .d doling Mani cm
fairly remunerative terms. Sales of Leveret screw and
padffle wheel 'learners have takes plans sines our last, and
generally the prima realioed have been se isfac.ory. The
number o: loud second-bend 6.41G8111111' NA is the market is
so much diminished that wive • rutty toi.able ship is met
with • fair price se attairialble. 0: yew s-zam ships the
ales have not been itnpor,aet. Cuilden are pt.ing !
rally lute contract orders, so this. ;ewer vessels are 5
built en speculation. Toe general of the
et, whether es regards employmen. or value, more
cheerful, and full confirms the views we have from time
to time ex ; although :he aspect of political affairs
gill impedes the 11/14111/11(41 of consukam.- -From the Wr-
eak, of Me se Albeit Breit and Co.