The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-04 00:00:00

THIS HAY.

Nothing bas been attempted this morning, but
somesthlng is promised this afternoon. Mr. Brunel. accom-
panied by Mr. Robert Stephenson, was early upon
the spot, apparently superintending the preparations.
The remarkable fineness of the weather, and the confident
announcement that this really would be the great day,
brought down crowds of spectators.

ILLNLAa Or THE EARL Of ILCIIESTER.-011 Mon-
day evallag, the Right Hon. the Earl of Behest= was tam
seriously ill at hie seat Me'bury House, near Evershot, end
coat Mead very ill throughout the greater part of Tuesday,
until evening, when he exhibited some slight symptoms of
amendment. early express train from Dorchester an
Wednesday reortlig, was specially stopped at Eyeshot ht
order to enable Dr. Cowdell, of Dorchester, and a London
medical gentleman, by whom he wee accompanied, to get
out for the purport of attending on his lordship. The pro-
fessional gentlemen found his lordship, we believe, still in •
rather precarious nate, but on the whole somewhat better.—
Dere= (beefy CArttsele.

THE EXETER HALL SERVICES.—Laat evening the
drat of the new aerie@ of nonconformist services at Ryser
Hall, designed for the benefit of the working classes, took
place in the opecione building, the sermon being preached by
the Rev. Dr. Spence, minister of the Independent chapel in
the Poultry. The congregation was as large m it ever was
during the old aeries.
CONVICTION OF BLACK BILL," THE BURGLAR.
—lt will be resolleoted by our reader. that about three weeks
ago • man, having is his possession a quantity of skeleton
keys, and • alx-barrelled revolver,was arrested at Tower-hill,
and taken before the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-hoe m.
From • description of him which appeared in the ,
the chief constable at Bhr...bury felt matimffed that hews
one of two men who had perpetrated a burglary in that town
searly two years ago. Hs accordingly proceeded to town,
accompanied by • witness, who swore to the prisoner's iden-
tity, when the latter, who had assumed the name of "John
Palmerston," was given into the constable's custody, by
whom he was safely conveyed to Shrewsbury, and there com-
mitted for trial at the borough session.. On Friday lest he..@
accordingly indicted for being concerned firths burglary refer-
red to. the circumstances of which are ei follows —On • Sun-
day evening, in March, 1818, the shop of • Mr. Evans, prowl-
ai,o-dealer, was broken into, and • quantity of plate sad
other snicks abstracted. Two men were seen coming out
of the premiere, and one of them, named Craddock, was ap-
prehended, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude for
the offence. The other maw for the time being. The
yritesmees who appeared cm the fernier trial now gave evi-
dence of 's Pelmerstot.'-. " (who is better known by his sobri-
quet of "Black NV) identity, and be wee sentenced to four
years' penal servitude. He cross-examined the witnesses
with great skill, and defended himself in • speech which the
Recorder 2hararterimed se evincieg great ability.
TIRE LUNIMILL COLLIERT.—The damage caused
by the terrible explosion at the Lundbill Colliery on the 19th
of July last, by which 189 lives were lost, has now been
theresibly repaired. A greet imprematent has bees made
sla workings by the introduction of • dumb-drtft, which
hes ben executed under the superintendence of Mr. Bum-
mei The effects of this will be to carry the foul air away
WOW It baring to pass over the cupola furnace, as prs•
Agody. The proprietors, baring repaired all the damage,
hem now main folly comm uced operation.—Leedsittr-
"ln DEFALCATION IN THE AMERICAN SUNDAY
SCRoOL Ustow.—Since the defalcation in the Amerke•
Senday dedisol Union by the corresponding mastery,
Geese, W. Porter, every effort has been made to pleas
dig is a itemise in which its loins ma be
retrieved. An arrangement, it is undsrstood, has beau

dieted with its creditors, by which tire years and sir
months will be allowed for the discharge of its pecuniary
liabilities, in annul or senal-annual instalments. A lenge
number of ministers of the googol in Philadelphia, New
York, sod ether cities, have subscribed their armee
to a borzois! which le an earnest appeal to the
to mat the union in its hour of gest
Fun idep ers haecrint by the ministers is that the dilliorst
salting in the effort, agree to orolol-
bat* Ilea et loot one hundred dollars annually ter the
wearing In years. Than or wool thoneand school, int
almond with do churches of the country, wig
the annual rand by their aid would be amply
ondlniont to soot the rioring wants of tits 'Dilatation. The
flootday of Ito fa obi rad gray year a total to be the
mak swilides be the Unice the duatione
them woos* hermal.