The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

DERBY.

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ALGERIA.—WhiIst great inundations have taken
pima in France, Afr ca bee been saffericg from drought.
At Constantine the n,t yes last week had mune to what
they consider an iefill.hla ruins of ohtainirg rain—the
ceremony of ducking, err h reiigioue form., in the neareit
liver the half-witted creatures cshed marabou's. Five or
six of the is men were conveyed in procession to the Roamed,
end tiers plunged several times in succession itt) the
water, the persons cusp ulnae the procession at the efint•
time singing sad shouting. Ons of them, who was no-
willing to bedecked, was thrown into the liver by force,
and when be tune oat be de: Jared in • passion that no r .in
should lilt for a year. The cnt day, herrever, is the pest
delight of the natives, elude c:vered the sky, and alter
a while abundant rain fell. Of e tune the y ascribed the
rest& to the ducking of the marabouts.
NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT
INOTTTOTION.—Lot evening the seventeenth annual meet-
ing of the institution was held at the Freems.ons Tavern.
In the absence of Herbert ferrate, Esq., M.P., ebe chair
waeocatipied by Mr. L. Wild, who, after stating the objects
of the charity, made an earnest appeal in its behalf. There
was a marked improvement in the Scandal state of
their affairs; and he was certain, bf the aid of
his brother newsmen, morn brilliant result@ might
be realised. Messrs. Terry, Walter, Oravatt, and Wright
also addressed the meeting ; and several regolutices having
be- n curried, the company adjourned to a public sapper, in
aid of the institution, at which Mr. H Ingram presided, and
who was received with load sheen. He was proud in being
Preens' on such an oecasion ; he bad been • newevender
himself, end by dint of exertions he had arrived et his pre-
seat position. His place of belie's' was in the c;.untry
when in the " news Line." At that time the order of con-
veyance wee not BO ter it as at present ; and the oft repeated
applieatioes for Loed,n news, suggested to him the title of
his now largely eatabliahed paper—the " Illustrated Lcsadosi
News." Several toads were then drank—among the rest
that of Mr. Charles 1) diens, president of the it stitution,
given by Mark lemon, Esq. The mw.icel arrangements
were carefully mate, and the whole entertsinme-t passed
off sereeably. A handaome eoliection was raised.
THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH —Yoder-
day an inquest was opened by Mr. Car er, coroner for West
Kent, on the body of Thomas Powell, who !net his life on
Friday last at the Wm lwioh Arsenal, under cireunistantex
already published: The evidence showed that at the time
of the raplosirm the deceased was in the act of drilling a
uurbillon rocket when It exploded, and a shower of tire in-
stantly communicated with 2.000 squibs and other tires
works, but no light was thrown on the cause of the accident,
which it was stated could not be amounted for ester t sport
the supro,ition that the deceased had used t much face,
or lad neglected to c-ol the Grid. Cap ale Evan, 8.A..
Superintendent of its Hopi Laboratories, described th•
process of guiltiest the toorbillon rocket and drilling the
holes. He considered that steel was the be-t metal to a
drill, any other metal would *toner become bleat, and re-
quire mere L•ree, end cossolnently t roduce nacre friction.
The process of making the Tristane is question was not set
delirious es that of making the war rockets sad faun.
in the latter case, the dill had to pass through motel
instead of through paper. The inquiry was this ad-
journed.
TIIE SUNDAY MUSIC QUESTION IN LEEDS.-Bwa
viral gentlemen at Leeds, last week organised themselves
into a committee to provide Snndoy music (or the people en
Woodhouse Meor, and the expense having bees speedily
aaaaa teed by private sularcriptios, • phenol wan fraud on
Saturday ansionneigg that a band would pay on the
minor on Sunday efiernow, and continue to do so on
easseediag Sanders until farther cede MaarActier
OWlrdiell —Tee Leeds Mercier" of y. sterday contains •
bag article from Mr. Edward Baines assigning fourteen
mamas la large type against the proposed performance, and
eatreatlag the promoter to "relinquish an tummies which
app...s to have origin, tad in a resew fel feeling, and which
would muse 90 sub grief to_ great ambers of their fellow-
townamee."—[Wsiodtionse Moor to a large piece of open
ground, known as the "lunge of Leeds," situated about
two mile' frost the tows, and • (marks placscf resort
among all Muses of the ishablMats.]
UNITED Bianca INSTITUTION. The Imperial
Raritan 9,109, its rest i.e.', Wien from over the gates of the
anneal at Sottish, in Ciecasia, have been sent to the United
Service Institution by Capt. Spiel, B. N., Isle of her Ma-
jesty's ship, Spifire.

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