The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-11 00:00:00

TO TAB IMMO' OF TNT 11,1118.

TITHE COMMUTATION.

Brit,—As many of your readers may feel anxious
to know the rook of the corn averages for the seven panto
Christmas lest, published by authority in the Loudon Osiette
al Bth inst., viz.:

,in. t, 7.. gr. pre imperial bushel.
Bewley, V. d. do.
Oats, 2s. 11 do.
I beg to state for their information that each 1001. of
VIM rent charge will, for the year 18.58, amount to 1061.
les. nd., which is a little more than 6 per cent. above the
value.
1644:4PfollowIng statement, from my forthcoming " Annual
Tithe Commutation Tables," will show the worth of 1001.
of tithe rent charge for each year since the passing of the
Tithe Commutation Act, viz. :
For the year
1183838
11
Of
t 9
1839

1840
99
91 1841
1842
$, 1843
t. 1844
1845
90 1846
847
10i
8%
9 1
9
tt 1848
sr 18490
10098 16 3
10 71
I. 183
19 1861
99 1852
PI 1863
99 1854
v. 1856
1866
ts 1857
1858

-22)2,178 2 6i

—I am, &c., CHARLES M. WILIAM
Actuary, University Lib Assurance Society.
25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Jen. 9.

A Tim's Woluc.--a A Lancashire Incumbent "
semis le the Moor a same of his labours daring the
year 1667. He writes I em still the incumbent of •
mew with in a large town, and attached to my own church,
which is one et 48 within the borough Waits, there is a pope-
hden el MOO. I have the aid of curate, and three lay as-
shreds, seriphs, readers," sad I gladly bear testi-
mony to the hearty seeopeatioa of ell the fear. I aside a
mile and a wets from my church end selsools. During the
year I wee absent as beldame amarced with public objects
18 days, wee anwellTSln= fortnight's detention from
an accident) 26, wee doors by weather 4, and
took 29 holydaye. Maws 288 to be azoonaked for of
which I was in the parish cc duty on 169 separate days
249 times. There are, however, duties of the study as
well as of the street, end the man whose own mind
becomes a stagnant pool cannot supply his people with
refreshing enema I lave made 1,066 visite to the
people in their he independent ef calls on the sick and
Slues of an incldeniel Mail. I have preached 121 sermons,
of which 21 were) in 'other ehurchee—viz , 9 for schools and
oar 8 far religions sodedee, and 15 in exchange or aid.
teried thesaril yew I bays been honorarye
terminate
afthiptler
;Vita two thae duties wan baas anterelyanamtnal in the others
the, reastred greet attendee. lem chairman of one perma-
nent emernittes, and treasurer of two, and during the year
I attended 221 meetings. As I studiously avoided these In
which I had as immediate inertia; I now know by inhumes
and competes that I attended more than 300 during each
of several preceding years. The avoidance of mestings,
especially in the evening, has increased my time
for intellectual puesnits. I have read about 90
volumes on various subjects, exclusive of pamphlets, re-
views, &c. I have also written 5 magazine articles,
3 short papers for learned societies, 12 articles of a more
&gide, character on Mestere, science, and education, and
en
eisherses piper )f fastenctions for my teachers on school
crpaiestion sad discipline. I have made 21 speeches and de-
!leered 9 public lectures, besides editing a pamphlet of
about 90 pagrs in extent, and (with some emblem* an lm
went volume of 300 pages. Hot the most tedious Wel.
lectual operation was the ocestruetion of two ethnological
maps of a kind wholly new, and from materials which ere
common and accessible in army county of the kingdom.
Each of them required a minute analysis of about 20,000
facts, yet any of the numerous details indicated may be
tested in an indent. My correspondence has extended to
1,200 letters. I have visited Wales three time, Ireland
twice, the Isle of Man one, and London and Oxford once.
I have shared the hospitality of Mends on 185 sepa-
rate days; and I have occupied myself at intervals with
moshanioal duties, which may be dasmibed as amateur book-
hinding."
TEE LFSIATHAN.—The launching was continued
as anal throughout Saturday, sad resulted In a farther
vanes of 10 feet 6,re and aft. The fore pet of the Mid
seldom moved until all the forward hydraulic promo
were worked up to the full power which they are new
allowed to stein, namely 30 cwt. on the *cedar
tub. The aftermoat cradle, on the contrary, was, as
send, much inclined to slip, and generdly started when the
prime of the rues at thee end reached 20 owl. or 28 cwt.
an the inch. The fore part on Saturday theredare ladled
etedderably on the stern, for, the competition of the wood
Seward being very great under the heavy strain, when the
weetator did alip its expansion naturally forced her down a
pair disiseal In the ways than at the after put, where the
awe if die was Ice in the movement of an inch or
eon The rsfsaee yet Who accomplished is between 60 sad 60
=lead. tektite every reasonable allowance for the fur
dist am now come, there is no doubt that the whole
will le sensisied by Saturday next at latest. There will
nee
11 beremer, be sufficient water to lost the Lerrietbaa tell
the Isl et Illaistb.

Tii Paswca iLAY'S MADE. A latter tram
Ceram et Dee. le the Mere le hi Lir% ewe W.
have te labrea you that the Odra, of Nolo. vile wee &-
spices. by Capt. Ohipariler tom the woken met et Able&
es Oct. 11 with 261 roe bleastre w based. wind ia this
port ea Nev. 10. She lest but Gee darks the ;
they diall et dpenieti. iverybody wee delighted with the
ditexce af the mea, sad the pet lahaiguata of
the an proverb(' Fake le Ow Praia gererseeest,
smog way one Ma MO le Mai to
ri• LIN •
awe Degrees wad alt he le ripply
arnme.