The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-16 00:00:00

REMARKS.

The rapid decrease In barometrical pressure which was reported
on Saturday continued at all stations yesterday. This morning 04
the coasts of the Channel and on oar south eaat coast an Memose
is shown. Low pressures said in the north at Nairn the reading
Is nearly 940th, of an lath lees than that at Brest. Temperatures
continue high and uniformly se. Yesterday very high wimp,
from the westward blew on the wed coast of Ireland, and on our
south coed. Wong westerly winds are reported this morning
from the west of Ireland, bat on our other coast* winds are
moderated. Rain since Saturday bas been general, mid hu
fallen in considerable amount on our u.rth and east coasts.
Snow and hall fell at Nairn yesterday.

On Saturday afternoon the distribution of medals
and prizes to the successful students of the Female School
of Art wok place at Burlington-house, Piccadilly. Not.
withstanding tho wetness of the afternoon there was a
good attendance of visitors, the larger portion of whom
were ladles. The chair was taken by Sir FRANci, GRANT,
president of the Royal Academy, and among the occupants
of the platform were Lady Grant, Professor Donaldson,
the Rev. J. Bach, and Marrs. R. Westraacott, R.A.,
R. Redgreve, R.A., O'Neill, R.A., Pocock,Godwiti,Valpy,
Henderson, H. A. Bowler, J. IL Fordhana, and G. Hard.
init. Mils Gann, the superintendent of the school, sat at
the table on the right of the chairman.
THE MANSION-HOUSE HURRICANE RELIEF FEND.
—The subscriptions in aid of the sufferers consequent on
the hurricanes in the West Indies have fallen off consider.
ably during the past week as compared with the contribe.
atone received in the first few days after the fund was
originated, the total amount paid in to the Lord Mayor at
the Mansion-house up to Saturday afternoon being mly
8,7001. Among the more recent contributions are Imr.
from the Fishmongers' Company; LW. from Mmes.
Anthony Gibbs and Co. ,• 501. from Messrs. Lad, Come
and Co.' from the Hon. Miss Arden ; and 211. from
Messrs. Day and Muth).
Hee MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —We learn that it is
extremely improbable that Her Majesty's Theatre sill be
rebuilt. It is known that, some time Mom, the geom.
meet wished to obtain permission of the site, with the
view of erecting a West-end Post-office there ' • and it u
understood that advantage will be taken of the preset
opportunity, in order to determine the lease, and cane
out this plan.—/isperial Review.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEACE AND LIBERTY.
—A meeting was held on Friday evening at IS, louvers.
street, for the purpose of founding a branch of the above
organisation, which has its headluarters at Berne, is this
country. Mr. Beales presided, and letters approiing the
object of the meeting were read from Mr. Taylor, ILE,
Mr. Slack, and others. After a long discussion, in which
M. Amend Goegg (vice-president of the central coal.
mittee), Karl Blind, Professor Casual, and Mr. Wales took
part, it was resolved to establish the branch on the ban+
of the resolutions pained at the Geneva Congress. Mr.
Beales was elected president, and Mr. Joseph Guedallssnd
Professor Casual were elected joint hon. secretaries.
ANOTHER CHURCH PRONECUTION.—AIT•DgeMeDII
are being made for a prosecution in the &desisted
Courts of another clergyman of the church of Enelsed—
this time a gentleman who holds what are celled broil
church views, and who adopts many of the theori, s atho
rated by Dr. Colenso, Bishop of Natal. The clergyman
against whom the prosecution as about being commenced is
the Rev. Charles Voysey, M.A., of St. Edmund Hall,
Oxford, rector of Hmhugh, in the archdiocese of York.
The prosecution is to be undertaken by the English Chant
Union, of which the Hon. Colin Lindsay is the presidest,
the body which is conducting the defence of Mr. Mathew
chic in the well-known St. Alban's case now before the
Arches Court. Mr. Voysey was for some years en active
London clergymen, having been curate of St. Nut's,
Whitechapel, and St. Mark's, Victoria Docks, known
connexion with " Londoners over the Border."
ORDINATION OF • MISSIONARY AT ICING. 4 COL*
LEGE—Yesterday morning the ceremony of ordainM; a
missionary of the church of England, who is to proceed to
the distant island of Borneo, in the Eastern Archipelago,
' was held in the chapel of King's College, strand, the
officiating prelate being the Right Rev. Dr. Francis
Thomas McDougall, Bishop of Labuan, who was educated
for the medical profession at King's College, where be
obtained the gold medal in 1837, subsequently broom*
denionstrator of anatomy in the college, anal a member of
the Royal College of Surgeons. After the ordinary morn-
ing service, which was of the simplest possible character,
the bishop delivered a brief address. The Rev. Prebends,/
Plumptre, R.D., professor of divinity in King's C
then presented to his lordship Mr. John ParbaniaetjofC
ordained deacon. The ordination service was then pea
ceeded er'th, the bishop being assisted by the Rev. Dr;
Jelf, the principal of the college, Professor ritimplTer, end
other clergymen. Mr. Parham will accompany the bislim,
who will leave England for Borneo in the coursed a few
weeks.

COLLEGE or PRECEPTORS. —A meeting of the
council of the corporation was held on Saturday. The role
lowing persons were elected members of the college :—)111
C. H. Andrews, 22, Richmond-place, Brighton ;
Baker, Wood-green Grammar School, N. ; Mr. R. Kirby,
19, New Walk, Leicester ; Mrs. B Perrot, Burton-bow,
Brixton, 8. ; Mr. G. H. Shipley, Lindern-house, Lincoln:
Mr. J. Smith, Marlborough-house, Kennington-road ; 3/4.
W. F. Spray, Congregational School, Attercliffe; Mr. P.
Stewart, Palmer-house, Holloway ; Mr. J. St. flub
School and Choir Master, East-street, Chichester ; Mr. IL
Browne, Sevenoaks.
COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND NORTH
WVITERN RAILWAT.—On Saturday evening about half-
past 8 o'clock • railway oollision of a lesions character, la
which caused considerable injury to neatly a score 51
persons, occurred at the goods station of tho London and
North Western Railway, at Wigan, is few hundred yarif
south of the passenger station. At 7.41P.M. • train
Manchester (via Eccles and Tyldesley) for Wigan. where"
is duo at 8,30. On Saturday it proceeded safely as far al
the spot where the line from the Wigan goods statue
joins the main line, which it reached after an ascent frox
a very considerable gradient. At the station an engine ,wo
employed collecting waggons for several train furl 1111
to leave during the night, and just before the time of
the accident it had been moved to a fi"(4
70 yards from the junction and stood theta
tender foremost, with • lot of heavily laden lu‘spl
trucks behind. When the Manchester train reached, no
junction the points were all wrong, and the engine tat
at nearly full speed, dashed down the incline into de
luggage station with most disastrous consequences.
sit,
of course, came into collision with the stationary mole"
which was lifted off the line, and the end stand in. l?,0
luckily the fireman and stoker had noticed the impendue
accident just in time to escape. The front portion of 11l
passenger engine was also • complete wreck, but 'wider
driver nor stoker was killed, though the first
severely injured, and the second was foiled 174
insensible on the step of the engine. The . tit
carriage, a third clue, was a perfect wreck.
was also the second, a composite first and second else.
and it is wonderful how the occupants escaped
death. Nearly • score were more or less injured, „...0"
many had to be removed to the surgeon's in CAM
accident occurring on • siding caused but little inten'4'
tion of the traffic.