The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-03 00:00:00

TO TBII IDITOII OP TIM EXPIIIIBO.

Sta,—To correct erroneous impreseTonsarrived at
le the last few months from Liverpool BOUTCIII, I Phan feel
obliged by your publication of the following letter, addreeeed
to the editor of the /Moped Day loaf.—l ern, fec.,:
R. J. R. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
Great Ship Company (Limited), Nov. 2.

Tet. 7M spopPpa ON !SS VVWO4:OI. SAULT POST,
Dear Sir,—ln punks to Mr. Thos. Bold, aca for the In-
formation of all thee, interested in the Great &stem, it

my duty to laform you that there is no foundation in the
statement contained in your paper, that 40,0001. has beau
placed at his disposal for the completion of that vesael, or
that any sum has been so placed, or any such duty assigned
to that gentleman.
Mr. Bold'a position at the board is that of director ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy, and subject to the oonfirmanou of
a general meeting, and acting managing-director for Mr.
Jackson.

The 'entrant of the company for the completion of the
Great Eastern and the work performed have in due course
been subjected to the most careful examination of three ex-
perienced surveyors, whore report will furnish Mr. Hawkshaw,
as umpire, and Meese. Fowler and M'Clsan, as arbitrators,
with material on whith to deliberate in making the award. Until
this is done the company are not aware to what extent, if at all
they can be called upon to disburse any funds except for ex-
tras specially ordered. In the completion of the work the
supervbion of a competent surveyor will supersede the neces-
sity of assigning to any director that duty. The reports
circulated as to the reasons leading to the adoption of South-
ampton as the port of completion are equally without founda-
tion; all the energies of the board from April to August were
devoted to the completion of the ship in time for the Ameri-
ca season, and but for the unfortunate accident (over which
the directors had no possible control), the ship would have
been in America in September, leering for after completion
that which could have been temporarily dispensed with. The
delay consequent on making good the damage done by the
accident deranged our plans, and two courses remained open
for our adoption. The first was, to go to America, realise
little by the voyage out, and find when we arrived there that
di appointment to the people of America and ourselves could
have been the only result of visiting them at a time when
they could not visit us. The next course wee, to turn to
account, this time, the finishing of the vessel, and utilise
in a central position the time so occupied by gratifying the
interest taken in the vessel by our countrymen.
This done, an early opportunity would be afforded the direc-
tors of further testing the vessel's era qualities by a trip to
the warm climate of the Mediterranean, which would. ensure

passengers, and prepare the public, mind for that complete
confidence neoessary to obtain all the passengers and goods
oreatlal to her complete success on whatever voyage she
might be mint; preparing her Liao, at the same time, for
government employ, if so desired, and leaving the American
trip to the more seasonable period of . the year, for the moat
complete realisation et their and our wishes.
The determination of a final and fixed port of departure
will entirely depend upon the respective merits of the ports
in this country, adapted, by position and safety, Natural ad-
vantages and trade facilities, for the vessel; but this much
you may depend upon, that so leng as I have anything to
do with the management of the affairs of the Company, no
port will be adopted but that wig= secures to the ship the
brat of the most favoured ports.—Yours, obediently,
IL J. R. CAM-TWILL, Chairmen.

Loudon, Gemt Ship Compaq (Umbel),
November 2, 1862.

RECTORSHIP OP EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY.—Wg
undwotand that to addition to the two mum previously
mentioned, that ot Mr. Gladstone has bees brought forward
for this °Mos, and that oommlttee is In course of formation for
securing his election. Thera us of Lord Macaulay, Lord I
RusaelL and Mr. Stuart Mill have been brought uo. as have
dues aths Lord Advocate and the Lord Justice Clerk, but

these latter are commissioners, and it is understood that the
members of the Universities Commission have expressed
themselves to the edict that they deoline being proposed as
members of any of the University Courts during the exist-
ence of the commission, which will continue for other two or,
It may be, three years. The commissioners are the Duke of
Argyll, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Haddington, the
Rail of Mansfield, the Lord President of the Court of
Session, air William GibmeCritig, the Lord JestisteClerk
Inglis, Lord Ardtaillen, William Stirling, Erg., of Kok,
Lord Advocate Moscreilf, Alexander Hestia, Eq., sad
Alexander Murne_y Danlop, Req...-effootemen.
THE LATE FUEGOS O'CONNOR'S LAND SCHEME.
—A meeting of the members of this ocuoyeary was held in
Nottingham, a few days ago, for the purpose of receiving in-
utile-mos as to the sale of the estates of the National Lend
Company. Mr. Clarke oompled the chair. It appeared
from the oorrespondenee read that the rent charges of the
estate of the above company had been sold to Mr. Roberts, of
Manchester, for 18,0201. It wee also shown that, after the
paying off the mortgages onithe:pioperty, there would not be
sufficient funds in hand:to defray the winding-up__costs.
SERIOUS SHELL EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH
Aneravax.—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, a
very .moos accident occurred at Woolwich Arsenal, by the
unexpected explosion of an 8-inch shell, which had been re-
turned with a number of similar shells as old stores from the
Channel Island,. It appears that a gang of labourers were
employed on the wharf in breaking up these missiles, which
had previously been tested to ascertain if they
_were empty,
when, on applying the hammer, one of the shells exploded
with a loud report, and the men standing near were thrown
about in all directions. The utmost consternation prevailed,
and hundreds rushed to the spot from all perm of the estab-
Bahama, when It was found that three men, named Daniel
Braemar, Morris Caeo, and William Norgrove, had sue-
tamped extensive Werke, bat fatal results were not an-
ticipated.
MELANCHOLY OCCUEHENCE.—On Tuesday morn-
ing. between *even end eight o'clock, the dead body of a
women named Margaret Gilroy, a pauper residing at Loan-
head, near Edinburgh, was found lying in a held at the road-
side near Mayshade-gate, in the pariah of Laeswade. It
appears that on the previous evening the deceased had been
at Liberton, and in travelling to Losnbesd it is 'opposed she
had fallen over a steep ansbankcoent at the part of the road
where she was found, sad that her clothes having got en•
tangled in the hedge she had bees nimble to rise again,
and had lain there the whole night exposed to the storm.
FATAL OCCURRENCE.—A few evening.' ago, as the
manager at the works of the Deeside Exteneion
neer Aberdeen, was proceeding horoewerla from a walk, ac-
companied by his wife, they were met on the road by a navvy,
who went rudely up against the lady and toot hold of her.
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much alarmed,
when the gentleman pre her assailant a chop blow with
hie list on the olds of the heed. The navvy fell, and it is
}resumed must have Mitered his head in felling, as be was
taken up insensible, and died two days afterwards. The ma-
nager. so peon es be learned the fatal result of the unfortu-
nate occurrence, reported himself to the Fiscal, and tendered
bail to appear when called upon: Nora Bribefi Deify Zeit.
CAPTION TO SMOKERS IN RAILWAY CARRIAGES:.
In consequence of several complaints having been made to
the directors of the Birkenhead end Chester Railway of pee-
wee smoking in the ouriagea, the company last week ea:,
gaged the servioets of a police-officer to travel on the line
between Birkenhead end Chester, end to take the names of
persons thus offending. In consequence of this proceeding,
two young gentlemen, named Same and Gibson, have been
brought up before the Birkenhead magistrate*, and on the
evidence of the police-officer Hodgson, who proved the
charges of smoking in first-class carriages against the
parties, they were each feed 40a. and ems. A Mr. Hooey
French, the son of a magistrate in Chester, was charged with
having moulted Hodgeon, white in the discharge of his
• duties in looking stew the smokers, and lewd 40s. end coots.

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