The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-01 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY JAN. 31.—APPOINTMENT4.— Lieu-
tenants—H. T. Stephenson, to be Flag Lieutenant to Vice
Admiral Sir H. Kemal, K.C.8., commander-in-chief on
the China station ; and F. Gaskell, to the Royal Alfred
for disposal.
Acting Second Master—J. M. Ross, supernumerary to
the Victory.
Midshipmen—F. E. Haigh. to the Rodney ; A. B. N.
Bower, to the Liverpool:, T. H. Beresfonl, to the Hector.

Naval Cadeta-6. H. Walley, to the Lord Clyde ;
W. E. Ryan, to the Caledonia ; J. S. Bluggeridge, to
the Bellerophon; end L. T. Hippenley, nominated.

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CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 31.
PROFESSORIAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION.
Examined and approved by the Jacksonian Professor of
Mechanics.—Class 1. Barnes, John's; Neville, Magdalen ;
Warren, Corpus. Class 2. Airy, Trinity ; Davies,John's ;
Giles, Emmanuel ; Warren, Downing. (Signed) It. Willis,
Jacksonian Professor ; J. C. W. Ellis assistant examiner.
CASUISTRY.—The Knightbridge Professor purposes on
February 6 to commence a course of lectures on casuistry,
at one o'clock, in the Law Schools, and to continue them on
Wednesdays for the remainder of the term. Names of gen-
tlemen purposing to attend may be put down at Leighton,
Bell, melee's.
METROPOLITAN DISTRESS COMMITTEE. —The com-
mittee did not meet yesterday, but the total receipts of the
day exceeded 3201. The committee, pursuant to adjourn.
meet, will meet this day for the despatch of business.
THE DENTAL HOSPITAL.—The annual meeting
of the governors of this institution was held yesterday
afternoon, at the hospital, Soho-square, Mr. Edwin
Saunders in the chair. The report of the committee of
management stated that during the past year upwards of
1.1,000 cases bad been treated in this hospital, and the
number of persons seeking assistance was daily inc • .
The committee, h regretted that the funds of
institution were very low. The receipts for the past
year were 6291., and the expenditure was slightly in ex-
, cess of that amount, so that the hospital was in debt. It
, was therefore hoped by the committee of management
that the public would aid them in carrying on an ineti-
t tution productive of such beneficial results, especially to
the poor. The report was adopted.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN IN WORE
At the usual weekly meeting of the guardians of the
Holborn Union on Wednesday evening last, a letter was
' read from Archbishop Manning, requesting that the
, children of Roman catholic parents in the workhouse
should be sent to certified Rowan catholic schools, in ao-
cordance with the provisions of the Poor-law Amendment
Act of 1861.—Mr. Caswell& moved that the application be
granted, and the motion was seconded by Mr. Souther. —An
amendment was proposed by Mr. Hanson to the effect
that the guardians were prepared to do their duty with
eto the Roman catholic children in the workhouse,
respect
sirretted by law, and would eutertain any genuine ap-
plication made by the parents, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the act of parliament.—The amendment was
seconded, and after considerable discussion it was put
from the chair, and carried bye large majority.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S QUARTERLY RETURN.—
The registers of the United Kingdom show that the
of 246,519 children, and the deaths of 157,130 permits of
both sexes, were registered in the three months ending on
December 31. The marriages of Great Britain in the
quarter ending September 30, were 51,286. The return
of marriages in Ireland his not been received. The death-
rate of the United Kingdom is less than that prevailing in
England and Wales. The several facts concerning the
other divisions of the kingdom are set forth in the reports
of the Registrar-General of Scotland and the Registrar-
General of Ireland. The resident population of Eng-
land, Scotland, and Ireland, in the middle of the
year 1866, is estimated at about 29,93.5,404. The or.
rected death-rate of the quarter is 2.163 per cent.
The deaths last quarter were 117,1h7 ; and as the births
were 185,010, the balance was in favour of population, and
the natural increase 67,e23. The emigration of the De-
cember quarter from ports in the United Kingdom, where
emigration officers are stationed, comprised X 2,909 persons;
these being nearly as many as in the same period of 11164,
but much fewer than in that of 1863 or Is&i. Of that
number about 11,351 were of English, 2,676 of Scotch,
14,666 of Irish origin. Giving round numbers, 26,000 out of
the :11,000 were destined to the United States, of whom
7,000 were English, and 13,000 Irish. The main current of
emigration being westward, Liverpool was the chosen port
of embarkation to 21,000. Only 2,9:4 persons left the
Thames. From London and Liverpool emigrants for Aus-
tralia went in uearly equal numbers. 117,187 deaths were
registered in the 92 days ending on the last day of the old
year, and the mortality was at the annual rate of 2.184.
The mortality is thus lower than the average by .021, and
not higher than the mortality of the last summer quarter,
when it was raised by cholera in East London. in Liver-
pool, and in some other towns. The chief charac-
teristic of the season is the diffusion of cholera
ever the remotest parts of the kingdom, and
its restricted ravages everywhere except where the
peon le are living iu the oren violation of the laws of
health. In London 834 deaths by cholera were returned,
and in the districts around a small nuniher ; in Godstone
Dartford 1, Rochester 2, Lewes 6, Brighton 3, and
SOuthampton 2. In the Eastern and South Midland
counties the disease is namely noticed ; in Devonshire,
Exeter and its environs suffered to some extent ; thus, 8
persona died of the disease in St. Leonard, 30 in Kenton,
including 26 in the county lunatic asylum. The S deaths
in St. Leonard occurred close to the river Exe, which re-
ceives all the sewage of Exeter, and is dammed up by •
weir at the fatal point. The deaths in the lunatic asylum
demand explanation. Teiamouth on the roast had 7
deaths from cholera; Brixham, the fishing town at the
entrance of Torbay supplied with had water, 30 ; a email
pariah in the Crediton district called ZealMonachoruni,
on a tributary of the Tay, 15 ; St. George, in Bedminster.
12. These isolated outbreaks were rendered fatal by local
causes. In the midland counties of the north and west a
few deaths are noticed. Tbe returns contain many
examples of the efficacy of hygienic measures, and afford
strong proofs of the doctrine that if England has suffered
less from cholera in the present year than the Continent,
or lees than England herself in former years, it is mainly
due to changes which all Europe can appreciate and adopt.
The mortality in all the country districts of England was
at the rate of 19 ; in the town districts at the r..te of 24,
in 1,000, but in both town and country below the average
in nearly an equal degree. In the divisions the mortality
of the quarter way lowest (18) in the eastern and south-
eastern counties; highest in the northern counties (25),
and in Lancashire and Cheshire (27), where the rate ex-
ceeded that of London (24).

RAILWAY ItOUND ASIR.—The railway round
Paris, on the left bank of the Seine, is now completed. It
has been examined and rawd by the authorities, and
' several esperineutal trams hare traversed it. The exe-
cution of this portion connects the goods stations of all
the great lines out of Paris without ►ny break, The
part just completed is about eight miles in length. z.
tending from Auteuil to Ivry. There arc Stations at
Vaugirard, hlont-rouge, La Glacii:re. and the
Blanche. Aniongst the most relliAl IMMO works is the
viaduct across the Seine between the Pont-du-Jour and
the qual de Gravel. The whole sill be open for public
Mak in a few days.