The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-10 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Barometers have risen rapldy with a conidderable deenne of
temperature, and the winds are I=jht and variable over the
greeter portion of the Bt Utah Isles. A renewal of unsettled
'either Is, however, probable, fur the alternations of baro-
metric pressure have been very sudden, on our western cc _a
the winds hare returned towards the southward, and in the
west of Ireland temperature baa increased 14 legs. with far,ng
bermetas.

LONDON, Nov. 9.—The Secretary of State for
War has appointed William Stuart, Esq., 3LD., to be
Visiting Surgeon for Woolwich and the London Lock
Hospital, under the Contagious Diseases Act, Milk

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LITERARY AND SCINNTIPIC MEETINGS FOR THE
MEMO WEEK.—Monday—Royal Academy, at 8, "Ana-
tomy," Mr. Partridge. Geographical, at rio, " Mr. John-
son's Recent Journey to Khotan, Chinese Tartary," Sir
H. C. Rawlinson. Tuesday—Engineers, at 8, ' Steam
Power on Gloucester and Berkeley Canal," Mr. Clegram ;
"Steam Power on Grand Canal, Ireland," Mr. Healey.
Wednesday—Microscopical, at 8. Thursday Numis-
matic, at 7. Syro-Egyptian, at 7i, " Bilingual Tablet of
Tanis," Dr. Birch. Linnean, at 8. Chemical, at 8,
"Ozone," Dr. Daubeny ; "A Chloro-Sulphide of Carbon,"
Mr. Hartley. Royal, at Bi, " A Crystalline Fatty Acid
from Human Urine," Mr. Schunck ; " Structure of Optic
Lobes of Cuttle Fish," Mr. Lockhart Clarke. Antiquaries,
atN.—.4 therm um.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDos.—The members of
the medical profession who have been educated at Univer-
sity College had their annual dinner last evening at
Willis's Rouen. Dr. Jenner, physician to the Queen,
formerly a student and now a Professor of the College,
presided,and there were present Dr. Mouatt, C. B. , Professors
Sharpey, Sankey, and Reynolds ; Dr. Hare, Dr. W. Wood,
Mr. John Marshall, F.R.S., Dr. Sieveking, Mr. Howell
Morrie, Mr. Henry Thompson, Dr. Hillier, Mr. Cadge,
Dr. Tapson, Mr. Can, Mr. Mill, Mr. Adams, and about 121)
ether gentlemen, many of whom had come from distant
parts of the country. The toast of the evening, " Pro-
sperity to University College," was received with the
greatest acclamations. _ _ _

Tut OXFORD INTELLtcr. —The subject for dis-
mission at the University Union on Thursday was, "That,
in the opinion of this house, Mr. Bright is a reproach to
the country which gave him birth." An amendment was
moved, " That while admiring Mr. Bright's talent this
house regrets that it should be given to the support of a
mischievous party." This was negatived, and. another
=nutmeat moved, " That Mr. Bright's political career
for many years past has been such as to render hint a most
serious nuisance to this country." This was also nega-
tived, and the original motion was then carried, 63 voting
far it and :hi against—majority, 37.
Mat. Sewsno.—A DOMESTIC AFFLICTION.
Secretary Seward has sustained another bereavement, in
addition to the personal sorrows which have fallen upon
him so thickly of late, iu the death of his daughter and
youngest child, Fannie, which took place yesterday morn-
ing, as stated in the following despatch from the Secre-
tary of War:—" Washington, Monday, Oct. 29. I
deeply regret to inform you that Miss Fannie Seward died
at 6.30 this morning. We thought, until last evening, that
the was improving, as she certainly was for the last three
days. But her strength suddenly failed after the fever
went down. There will be a funeral ceremony here on
Wednesday, and then her remains will be taken to
auburn.—EnwiN B. STANTON." Since the death of
his wife Mr. Seward's affections have clung most
doily and fondly to his daughter, whose charac-
ter, resembling her mother's, was well calculated
is win love and tender reganl from all who knew her.
She was eminently quiet and unobtrusive in her man-
ws, shrinking always from public notice, seeking
happiness in the pursuits, duties, and enjoyments of do-
mestic life, and ministering with constant and solicitous
assiduity to the wants and welfare of those around
ker. Yet she had a strength of character far
beyond what any casual ouserver would detect,
sad was equal to any emergency, no matter how
tning and terrible it might be. The fearless
courage with which she threw herself between her
father's breast and the uplifted knife of the assassin Payne,
sad the tenacity with which she clung to his arm, and
'night to divert his deadly aim, attest this trait in her
character. Payne afterwards said that if he could have
lude up his mind to strike her out of his way he could
have accomplished his purpose upon the secretary, but
Out her face, between his weapon and hor father, disarmed
him; he had not the heart to take her life 'also. Mr.
Seward's attachment to her was always most warm and
devoted. While travelling in Europe he never retired
at sight without writing to her full descriptions of
all he had seeu and heard during the day ; she was always
hr his thoughts when absent, and always closely watchful
of his comfort and happiness at home. That home, already
lo 'bedewed with gloom, will be darker than ever now
that she who gave it so much of its light has left it for
"tr. —New York Times, Oct. 30.
CALIFORNIA STATE F I It. —The 13th annual
State Fair of California ended Friday, September 14. The
weather was beautiful and the attendance very large.
Among the entries we notice a variety of domestic manu-
factures by the ladies, good to hear of in that far off land,
lid including all the variety of articles our mothers have
been in the habit of making. One exhibitor showed 265
varieties of apples, 80 of peaches, 12 of quinces, 240 of
Daiwa, 5 of kis, 13 of plums. 40 of dried fruits, 2of
"loins, and II of native wine. Then there were samples
of ores from various mines, wool of imported sheep, horns,
brushes, ke. One lady had a quilt which was made
.7 Bra. Martha Washington. One gentleman showed 110
varieties of California seeds, in bottles, which are to be
taken to the Paris fair.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC REVE IPTS. —The traffic re-
ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom amounted fop
the week ending November 3, on 12711 miles
J 0724,238., and for the corresponding week of last year,
12,4452 mils, to 679,4101., showing an increase of
U' miles, and of 45,820/. The gross receipts on the fol.
hiring fourteen railways [unrelated, in the aggregate,
ea 9,173 miles to 609,7941. and for the correspond-
jo,g week of 1865 on 9.034 miles, to 570,Z61.,
mowipg an increase of 139 miles, and of 38,558/.
The increase on the Caledonian amounted to 616/. ;
vow the Great Eastern to 3,779/. ; on the Great
to ; on the Great Southern and
"tern, to 477/.; on the Great Western, to 3,6281.;
as the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to 4,114/.• London
Isedon and North Western, to 6,8661. • on the
Brighton, to I,e i4l. ; on the London'
and South
Western, to sO4/.; on the Blanchester Sheffield. and Lin-
miwohire. to 1,1061. ; on the Midland, to 4,9001. ; on the
North Britian, to 2,279/.; on the North-Eastern, to 4,4661.;
the South Eastern, to I,7:l'2.—total, 38,558/. The goods
sad mineral traffic on those lines amounted to 356,9941.,
std for the corresponding week of 1865 to 323,2451.,
111"'"--s an increase of 22,7491. The receipts for pas-
parcels, amounted to 252,8001., mound
11., showing an increase of 15,8091. The trifle
receipts on 52 other lines amounted, On 3,547 miles,
10115,4361., and for the corresponding week of last year• ,
3606 miles to 108,1741., showing as increase of 81
and of 7,262/. The total receipts of the past weak
Ma, an increase of 1,9961., as compared with those of the
Silding week, ending the 27th of October.