The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-25 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH AND THE LORD

MAYOR.

The Lord Mayor yesterday received the following
oosunnsticatian from Canada:
" Ottawa, Sent. 0, 18.58.
" Sir,—l am instructed by Die Worship the Mayor of this
City to forward to you the enclosed copy of ao address millet
waa adopted by the CIOIAIIA Of Ottawa on Wedeesiday, the
let day of Septewber, at the celebration holt in honour of
the suoosseful laying of the Atlantic Telegraph cable.
" The enclosed communication was pent by telegraph,
with the expectation that ft would reach you on the 2nd
and lest any delay may have occurred in its treneruirtion, I
have been instructed to Rod it bv have, &r.
W. P. Larr, City Clark.
" To the Right Hon. Sir R. W. Carden,
Lord Mayor of London."
"Ottawa, Sept. 1, 1858.
" The citlaras of Ottawa—the eapitel of Canada, by choice
of our beloved sovereign, whom may Heaven defend—in
celebrating the great ertnt which hoe annihilated tlms and
spare, end Oared this continent in onmexion with your non,
dears we to offer to your inedsbip, as the civil ruler of the
greet commercial metropolis of the world, cud csoltal of OW
.glorions mother country, their felicitation* that Providence
vouchsafed It. blowing on the magnifloent undertaking which
has bean oarried to ouch a awittersful mink.
(Signed) "EDWARD Ml‘Giuttvnitr,
Mayor of Ottawa.
"To the Right Hon. Sir It. W. Canton,
Lord Mayor of London." •

FATAL ACCIDENT TO PRINCE GIIIKA AT PARIS.
—On Wednesday evening the Wallecithin Prises Gbika,
who has bees sayieg at Petrie lately, was thrown oat of hie
phaeton at the Rend Point. in theCbatopti Etyma., the harem
havicg surfed off in a (right, and fell upon his band. Me
was carried into =apothecary's shop, and promptly attended
to, but be died almost immediately.
A TRAIN ON EIRIL—On Saturday kat about two
o'clock, the populntion of Sprattlecd, a rapidly {messing
mrattb of Cardiff, were thrown into a meet item of excite-
ment, by seeing in luggage train on the &nth Wake Railway ,
approaching from Newport, in Eames, which almended a
considerable height. The train was brought to • stand still
between &plot' and Adamstown; all wee done by the people
who were attracted to it that amid be doer, and the Ere
was confined to use van oily. From ieforrcatbm we hem,
received, it appwra that this Yen writhe last in the train, and
in it were tweeted some tight or teu rams of a very valuable
breed, worth tea or fifteen pounds each. How the van
caught fire has nut been sati4ao-orily ascu.tsined, but it is
strongly suspected that the man in charge had been smoking,
and that ignition originated either through, u spark tern
the pipe or a luoifer timuk dropped etti the door of the van.
The poor Wombs were rested alive l Their tot ran out of
the van blazing on the at, opera it the line, and it was only
through the activity of those who ',caravel aesistance tbst
the sleepers were prevented from talus fire. As sane as the
elgontofi carnage could be detached from the train It wee
puehsd slowly along by meads of loon bara whilst It was beteg
extiaguirbed, In eider that the falling fire might be put out
sail fell on the sleepers, which wee done It, roil being thrown
upon it. The whole of the weed work cf the vaa ...con-
sumed, and the iron crock was en healed that it could not
be touched. The fat of the entomb,. it yea upon the line
quickly congealed In largo mire, and their remains when
pulled out of rho, burning van preomted a horrible sight.—
Cardiff Guardia..
FAST IN A Qvicalvacrt—On Tnepday last Mrs.
Baron, wife of Mr. Heron, merebent, Kendal,
who is staying at Mlluthorpe 6,iedskie for the benefit of her
health, whilst walking out in e amenity with enother
lady, got feet in quicksand. An old woman Mined
)(argent Thempses, craserving the po,dtton she
wax in, immediately west to her eseixtence. but
before she bad got within twenty yerda of her,
she also got feat end sank to above the waist. Rad it
not been for the prompt and timely interference of Mews.
Frederick and Jobs Barrow. Captain Stark. and William
Whittle, their limo would undoubtedly have been in immt.
nett danger. As it was, nearly two hours elepend befhte
they were released from their pertlons position. The shock
Mrs. Rayner received on the Oeaelon canard her to keep
her bed for come days bat the old ledy was stirring about
the following day, although in a rather week state.—Kendal
Mercury.
CHINESE ATTACK ON AN ENGLISH CREW.—The
owner of the ship Crarinnottp., of Sunderland (lobe Ray,
Dm.), has this week received a letter from Ceptidel Seller*.
who, writing train Hong Kong, says Another pod
tragedy hum-ramrod on tenird a verse, that nailed from Hong
Kong ..bout then 11th of July Net. She tees hotrod to Macao
and Manilla, and oiliest the Bellatearite with a crew et
thirty-three, and twenty-one Chinese pLatengest. When
gloat ten miles below Macao, the Chinese portion rose on the
others, rushed Into the rebuts, seized the arms. and com-
menced a downright elanenter among than. The espesin
wee severely emended in three platen—the chief Moto was
also wounded. The spina mats and fire of the crew were
killed, and seven were wounded. They then sat the ship on
tire, and left her, taking with then. ehrrnometwo, oistbet,
and other valweder. The remaining part of the er..,
amoral to get the Alp heck to Macao. The Chimes all
secaped."—Bwtehrktd Herald.