The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-10 00:00:00

BRITISH COLUNMA.

Various papers relative to the affairs of British
Columbia, includieg despatebes which have mused betwom
the Secretary of State for the Colonies end the Govern w,
were issued with the parliamtntary papers this morning.
There is also a map showing the different routes of commit-
imitation with the gold regions on Frame's and Thommon'a
I riven.

To a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury acqueint-
log him of the endowment offered by MI.. Burdw t Cootie
for the foundation of a see in 8ri,611 Columbia, Sir E. B.
Lytton returnet the following reply:

.. ikmnisistreet, Oct. 7, 1858.

" My Lord Arehbiehop—l have the honour t / acknow-
ledge your letter of the 27th in which you (atom me
that Mies Burdett Coatte desires to divide the large gum of
16,0001..t0 the endowment of a bi.hoprio in the new colony
et British Columbia.

" To lop the foundation of a Christian church in ell its
comphasnewe simultaneously with the astablithinent of a
clad ptbr Is • wot thy system of ookiniest ion, in which, as
year grecs rightly apprehends, her Melody's government
will gledly eoo,e'ete to the best of their ability, and will
offer every facility foe the erection of the new ass. For my
own pest, is the minister opt cattily charged with the sayer.
Wisdom' sad edmnittra'rut of the new cockily, I weld
dish% through your grout, to express to MI.. Burdett
Comte the high sod vatcful appreciation which I estersia
of this her latest, but not least matlficent, coat:it:lotion to
the purposes of Christianity and civiliestion.
" Of reoent years, from various ceases, the state hes
ry deputed from the ancient practice of enppleanentJug
ams al land or money the requirements of tee cob-nail
wee. 'that church, fa coasequence, following the analogy
of the km system of velf-government which hoe *Ph happy
eleot 111% Goaded to nosey of our colonies, has thrown
herrn up to the volute?, efforts of her children, bah at
abased sad at home; but the prorision the. made foe her
spir.tgal ingani.rios, if faded leas loge in amount then it
would have been hot it been drawn from the ampler re-
sources of the stet., has been made In • spirit of s if 84CTitke
' and devotion calm' Add to give Permanent life sad flxly t
her ter:hies sad erchelealcal system.
"Ths beat recognition of the prevent munitionst endow-
ment will be found in l's leedieg the odoehre of British
Columbia to 'masts the self-denial "ad sad to which thi it
church will owe her e.riy and effective organlaatioe.
"Siemer her carer and-r episcopal vaidator, and com-
plete In all the part.s of her system, that church will ooze-
mem her missithery work with room than the usuel pro-
mise Glencoe's. Her field of !shoat will undoubtedly be
winos'. There mwt be many diScultiss in the eirller
sieges of a society gathered from all parts of the world, and
redeoUng every variety of the human chancier; bat thus
*instituted ohs will Irate, I cannot doubt, net only a teacher,
but • civiliter• not only a 'Wheal, bat • axial biasing,
lending In the new world, as in the old, her direct sad
powerful aid to law and order, briefing Glaciate In her
elate, and reminding the edventarsre sad colonists of
British Columbia that it it the tight we. Pal not the mere
sopoPition, of wealth which makes communities, es well as
Individuals, truly happy and prosperoas.—l have &c.
(Signet) " E. B. Larrox."

WRECKS AID CA3OALTIIIB it 1838.—This morn-
bag was Weed the return of wrests and committee which
commit en and mar the coasts of the United Kingdom,
Rom the Ist of lannary to the 31st of DseemMr, 1868. TM
rename show an Menem on the whole number of "'van
end 'Wading, tin , 869 against 866 in 1867, end 837 in
1616; bat It is so be observed dist tbe somber of total louse
mass thorn Mods eibiblis a dearam, b-ing 354 in 1868
against 384 In 1837, end XS In 1856. The numb r of
tend loom by collision is 60 against 63 In 1867, and 61 in
VIA while tbe mutter of °armlike, Involving damage by

the ssms came, is 261 against 224 is 1857, Gui26s V 184.
The number of Urge sarwi daring the year 1868 pronsate
much caws ter ovegratulatkm; Is, eat of 1,892 1t,.. is
stied peril frees shipwreck, 340 only were lost, end 1,666
wed. Of times latter 206 were raved by Ultima*. and 210
by the mad ►ed master appends'. The remainder, with
the eaceptisa of 26 lives (sued by malted ms isdiridaal
istmilen) wore reamed by gips, daemon, small craft., and
I ceeinvinsid boats, end amount it 1,118. The Heel lost in
the three last years show a redid and, ht the teat year
espeelally, a satisfectory ekaw► emspared with the whole
ameba al Uwe