The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-08 00:00:00

TO TUB =ROI OP TIM UP/12116.

Bin,—ln your impression of this evening, under
the head of the "Rival Omnibus Companies," se a
report of the proceedings at the Westminster prior
°Dort, I lad • statement In which my name
is iavolved in • manner ealoalated to do an
injury, and that very unjustly. len mentkeed to a bet et
persona summoned on • charge of conspiracy, awl
se • portion of the evidence follows, the edhet
upon the minds of than wbo know my same
will be to oonneet ma with the particular charge of
conepiracy on which such evidence was given. But it is not
stated in your report that the counsel for the prosecution,
Mr. Eilwaeds, so far from being prepared to ivivence any
charge against me bad no better answer to the inquiry of
my solicitor, Mr. Henry Davies, why I had been summoned
than this—that it had been intended to summon we es a
witness, and that I had been accidentally made • deandent
by the substitution of one form of summons for the other.
Tte summons against me was instantly withdraws in the
manner I have stated. I therefore ask you, as an nit of
justice, to insert this letter, that there may remain ea the
minds of the madam of your widely circulated sod influen-
tial journal no prejudice against your obedient reevard,
Saturday, Nov. 8. JOHN W. ROSS.

Lieutenant Wood, R.N., who has for many years
fillni the important pout of Lloyd's surveyor at the port of
Bristol, died on Friday, after a few days' illness, from en
attack of low fever.

Mr. Backatone and Mi9s Reynolds have proceeded
to Liverpool, to fall a *ix nights' engagement at the Theatre
Royal•

The Adelphi melodrama, Janet Pride, has been
produced with great success at Melbourne.

One Muter Pole, aged 14, encouraged by the
naothroas plaudits which had greeted his recitations of Mao-
bath, sad Hamlet, at some of the theatres on the gold•tlelde
at Amaral* west lately to Melbourne, relying upon the
sew emonat ei approbation at the Theatre Royal. His
hopes, heweverorare disappointed. The noble Thane rod the
phileeephie rime were thought ridiculous when presented
hs little." The young gentleman afterwards apparent at
the Prisons's, at Melbourne, as Claude Yeatotte old
Richard 111., with a sousswhtt dada, result.

A pet manent corps has been formed at Melbootae
for the purpose of producing a as les of operas, mud on the 13th
of September the fiat (Maritime) was given wish muott suc-
cor. The coteray oonalate of Mesdames Carendirt, Hrr-
ismd, Hancock, Hamilton, and Mears Farquhroon, Cou-
lon, nerwie, Hancock, end others, with • chorus end en
ersheetra conducted by Mr. Littley Norman and Mons.
Upon. " The taste of the Melbourne people," says the
dress " is so aadtabtedly moeioal, that it la ooeitiently
expected that this operatic rdertaking will not only be im-
mediately successful on ita awn account, but that it will be
the forerunner of lyric entertainments of a more pretentious
and permanent chantctor."

A letter in the Nord states that the Rows in
Doss Monde, has received an Made warning In commune
.1 as sada@ In the last sambas by M. Foreads.

I)ivoicz AND MATRINO;IAL COURT.—The
tinge of the full Court for Divorce and Metriroonial CUMIN
will commence on the 28th lament, end not on the 20th, es
previously immune/A.
'NE REPRESENTATION OF GREENwicg.--Soine

of Mr. Montagu Chamters's supporters having misunder-
stood his lotenti,na as to the lest .lour to be emoted, he
ham *Heise a letter to the constituency, ha which he my.:
"The object of my letter wee in distinct items to make
known my solution not to offer myself or to COMO forward
In the character of a candidate in the event of an election
taking place, in consequence of the secession of one of your
present member.; but I had no wish to withdrew from the
constituency the privilege of nominating and mends( me
so parlisment even on that contingency by their own free
and independent choice and unsolicited suffrages." Mr.
Cbaabssw, however, engem* that perhaps a gametal election
would be the best ume for etykl a movement on toe part
the liberal electors of the borough.
REPRESENTATION OF BANBURY.—Mr. Serjeasit
Pigott, of the Oxford circuit, and Mr. Bernhard Samuelson,
of the Banbury Britannia Iron Worka, are candidate, as the
liberal interest, end Mr. John Hardy, of Dunstan Ifni%
Banos-on-Trent, on the conenrestive interest. The Hon.
J. F. T. neon's, sou of Lord taps end ffele, had abandoned
his intention of offering himself. It is .xpected that Mr.
Yates, who stood a contest at the hist general election, will
mein ate himself.
THE New MEDICAL COUNCIL AND THE MEDICAL
COirORATIONIL —lt IM now anslly arranged that the own-
hens of the New Medical Council will meet on the 15th of
title mosith, at the Royal College of Physicians of London,
and heady the election of representatives from the various
bodies is nearly complete.
CLERICAL APPOINTEE :M.—Ms Rev. 7. Ed-

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icareire
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ward% of St. JoWe C..tlege, Camber's*, to the ret
Ninety. Wdtabire ; patron, the Arcbd.scno of Wilts. Tim
Rev. V.P. R.llott, to be minister of Rot Dulwich Chapel,
&rm. The Rev. W. C. Lake, to the rectory of Hunts-
PO. Somerset. The Rev. W. E. Remetorse, to the iamtm-
mmey el Penworthass, Lanmehlre.