The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

(Signed) 'WILLIAM I
Statistical Office of the Cattl

CLODE, Superintendent.
le Plague Department,

Privy Council Office, May M.

This return shows that 1,932 attacks were reported to have
occurred during the week ended May 19, being an Increase of 20
on the previous week. A considerable, but varying, number of
•" back cases" are reported every week. These cases, however,
do not necessarily relate to the previous week only ; they gene-
ra; comprehend arrears of from six to eight weeks, and Mamie
instances a longer period.

THE CATTLE PLAGEE IN IRELAND.—Saunders
News of yesterday says no fresh case of rinderpest has
made its appearance. The official report from the Govern-
ment Veterinary Department states that a great number
of alleged cases of cattle plague have been reported from
different parts of Ireland, but the symptoms described
bear no resemblance to any of those of that disease.

WHITEHALL, MAY 25.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Most Noble Charles Henry, Duke
of Richmond ; the Right Hon. Edward Henry Smith
Stanley (commonly called Lord Stanley) ; the Right Hon.
Richard Sonthwell Bourke (commonly called Lord Naas) ;
the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford ; the Right
Hon. Robert Vernon ; Baron Lyveden ; the Right Hon.
Edward Pleydell Bouverie ; the Right Hon. Spencer
Horatio Walpole ; the Right Hon. Robert Lowe ; Sir
William Shee, Not., one of the Justices of her Majesty's
Court of Queen's Bench ; Sir William Stirling Maxwell,
Bart. ,• Alexander Murray Dunlop, Esq. • Myles William
O'Reilly, Esq.; and theVeryßev. Henry H. Mdman, D.D.,
Dean of her hf ajesty'scathedral church of St. Paul, in London,
to be her Majesty's commissioners to inquire what oaths,
affirmations, and declarations are required to be taken or
made by any of her Majesty's subjects in the United
Kingdom, other than those required to be taken or made
by members of either house of parliament, or by prelates
or clergy of the established church, or by any person ex-
amined as a witness in any court, of justice, or in any cri-
minal or other proceeding before justices, or otherwise of
a judicial nature ; and to report their opinion whether any
and which of such oaths, affirmations, and declarations
may be dispensed with, and whether any or what alteration
may be made in the terms of such as it may be necessary to
retain.—Gazette.

DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH.—On the 24th inst.,
at Northampton, the Lord Bishop of Peterborough ca-
fated the Rev. John Downes, M.A., formerly incumbent
of Horton, in the county of Northampton, to the rectory
of Hannhigton ; patron, the bishop of the diocese. His
lordship instituted, also, the Rev. John Day, M.A., to the
vicarage of Noseby ; patron, George Ashby Ashby, Esq.
Also his lordship licensed the Rev. A. H. Carey to the
perpetual curacy of Owston, Leicestershire ; patron,
Frederick Palmer, Esq., of Withcote-hall. Also his lord-
ship instituted the Rev. Thomas Murray Cookesley, M.A.,
to the rectory of Draughton.
DWELLINGS FOR THE LABOCRING CLASSES.—

The act to enable the Public Loan Commissioners to make
advances towards the erection of dwellings for the labour.
ing classes has been issued. It recites that it is desirable
that further provision should be made for facilitating and
encouraging the erection of dwellings for the labouring
classes in populolaila6es. The act is incorporated
n with
" The Common • -houses Act, 1851." may be
made to councils, rds, commissioners, to companies
established to carry out the purposes of this act, ea also to
railway, dock, and harbour companies, and to private
individuals, to provide proper dwellings for the labouring
classes. The interest for the advances is to be agreed upon,
but not to be less than 4 per cent., and 40 years may be
fixed for the repayment of the money. Advances may be
made on the mortgage of rates, and every facility is now
afforded for the erection of convenient dwellings for the
working population. Ireland is exempted from the opera-
tion of the new law.

ACCIDENT TO MR. DAVEY, M.P.—Mr. Richard
Davey, M.P. for West Cornwall, met with an accident on
Wednesday evening, whilst underground at Fowey Consols
Mine. In company with Mr. Kendall, M.P. for East
Cornwall, he had been underground at Polharmon Mine,
and was returning vii the 60-fathom level, and whilst
they and the agent were explaining to a young gentleman
in company with them the nature of the working of the
man engine, Mr. Davey was observed to suddenly
disappear from the collar of the shaft through
the man-hole in the ladder way, by the aide of the man
engine rod. He fell a distance of 12 feet, which brought
him to the man-hole of the next sollar, and which he lay
across. The agent, Captain Philip Rich, who observed
the fall, descended with extraordinary rapidity by the
ladder to his assistance, and happily removed him from
his very perilous situation, otherwise Mr. Davey's legs
would have been crushed within ten seconds, by the
descending step of the man engine rod. The unfortunate
gentleman was with difficulty drawn to the surface, and
taken to Fowey Consols counting-house, where he now
lies with an injury in the back, under the medical treat-
ment of Dr. Row and Mr. Pace. His friends, Mr. Kendall,
and Mr. Richard Foster, of Castle, with the Fowey
Console agents are rendering him all possible assistance.—
Western Morning News.

THE NEW THEATRE, SOUTH SHIELDS.-011 Whit-
Monday the new theatre recently erected at South Shields
was opened. It is noticeable chiefly on account of
the improved plan which has been adopted by the
architect. Of the 1,560 sittings in this new edifice all
have a good view of the stage. The old and very doubtful
horse-shoe arrangement has given place to a plan in which
the auditorium is made a semi-circle of 28 feet, opening
before the axis of its diameter by curves of contrary flexure
to a width of 34 feet at the first column of the proscenium.
The stage, which is 25 feet wide at the opening, lies three
and a half feet above the level of the pit. AU the floors
have a considerable inclination. The ceiling is circular, 34
feet in diameter, with a slight rise towards the centre.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ADVANCE OP WAGES
Mornmrsr.—A public meeting of the merchant seamen
trading to the port of London was held last evening, at
the Lord Palmerston public-house, Spring-garden-place,
Mile-end-road, to take steps towards obtaining an advance
in the present rate of wages. It was unanimously resolved
that no seaman should sign articles unless according to the
following scale of wages :-5/. per month for the and
North America, 41. per month for the Mediterranean and
ports southward of New Orleans ; ss. per day daily wages ;
Bd. per hour for over time in sailing ships, 31. 10s. per
month round either of the Capes ; 4/. 10s. per month, with
or without advance, for all western voyages ; 3/. 10s. per
month for the West Indies, Mediterranean, and south of
the Line.

THE METROPOLITAN HORSE SHOW.—Yesterday
was the closing. day of the Great Metropolitan Horse
Show, and in point of number the visitors were almost
equal to those of any other day. Mr. John Bannister, one
of the directors, had the management of the arena, and
whether regarded as a means for exhibiting the improve-
ment in horses, or viewed in a financial sense, the show has
been altogether the most successful horse show ever held.
At the conclusion of the show last evening the exhibitors
in a body waited upon the secretary, and expressed their
high satisfaction at the general arrangements. The show
closed shortly after 7 o'cbck, and it is computed that very
nearly 100,000 persons have visited it.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.— A singular occurrence
happened at a poultry show on Thursday at Woodbridge,
in Suffolk. A strong gust of east wind blew down the
marquee, breaking the pens and releasing a considerable
number of the birds, which dispersed themselves about the
grounds, and betook themselves to the neighbouring shrub-
beries. The birds, which were sent by famous exhibitors
from all parts of England, and were very valuable, were
fortunately all recovered, bat in the absence of the owners
it was found impossible to identify them all and restore
them to their proper pens.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—At the Opera Concert this
afternoon, Mdlle. Titiens, Madame Demeric-Lablache,
Signor Scales., Signor Verger, Signor Mongini, and Herr
Alfred Jaell will be the artistes. The principal feature in
the programme is the finale to Mendelssohn's Loreley, for
which the orchestra and chorus have been increased. The
usual promenade will take place after the concert ; the
gardens of Rockhills will be open, and the band of the
Coldstream Guards (conductor, Mr. F. Godfrey) will play
on the lawn during the afternoon.
OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN
MAILS.—ChsaaLTE,R, MAY 24.—The China, from South-
ampton on the 20th inst., arrived to-day at 6 p.m., and
leaves at 9 p.m. for Alexandria ; all well.
Famiourn, MAY 26.—The New York and
Havre Company's United States steamship Arago, from
New York on the 12th, arrived here this evening with a
general cargo, 164 passengers, 54 sacks of mails, and
453,495 dollars in specie. After disembarking the mails
40 Nissen ers, and 147,500 dols. in specie, for London, she
proceeded for Havre at 9.30 p.m. News anticipated.