The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

THE WM4771611.

Up to Saturday night the weather exhibited no
gigue of ralealling is Norfolk end the surrounding district.
The ensile es Saturday were io a tembly disorganised condi-
tion, the sight snail from London due at Norwich at 2 a.m.
sot reacbiag that city before CIO a.m., and the bags car-
ried by carts acmes the country being equally overdue. The
delay of the mad train was caused by the drifting of the
snow in owe of the cuttiers near &clot, between Ely and
Norwich ; but hr great exertions the rails were cleared and
the trail was resumed. There were fresh accumulations

of thew, however, at intervals during S;tl;sia' y, sad the
Wm width *hap down the morning papen was two beaus
behind its time. Between Ipswich and Norwich, sad as all
the bomb hues, the train were aho much delayed in
fast, since Friday morning wareely a train has kept its tints.
The luweat point to which the teniperituie has fallen has
bees V, or 10 degree-. below the freezing point. This it
not an eicriative degree of cold, hat the quantity of snow
which has accumulated is very oonviderable
A cow: amble quantity of snow hail fallen iu Exeter
during the week, sad the cold has been intense. On Friday
asuraing the River Zit' was froaen over, and should the
frost cooties, we shall see some skating thereon in a day ur
two. Thom who eft feed of skating have hen abU to
gratify thenuelres alnwly, as the ponds water sear the
South Devon Railway are frosts to. con.o.lerahle thickness,
sad many here bees the advestaren on them.

TIM WRATH= AND Tin PARRS —Ytatertlay the
ormusestal waters of the various parks of the matrupclia,
aotwithstandiug the dangerously uid:ure °undid° off the
ice, which was fivatiag aid hrckel round the shores
In little hillocks, weft the resort of turn) thousands of
nervosa. On Satarday the theinoodu, fell to 2L At 9
o'clock o'clock yesterday morning it at 24. At 12 it
row 30. .ad at sit ea. 29. The barometer ea Saturday
was 29.143, and yeateday evening it n..?J.:7, and gradually
falling, indicating a change. In the course of yesterday
1,000 persons were on the Round Pond at owe. In St.
Janus-apart there was oleo a very large number, princi-
rally sliders, and more isnmersavie took place there than
elsewhere, mid to the extent of fire sad biz at a time. The
ornamental water in Begent'sperk was perhaps mote
crowded Ida that of the other parka, sad several slight
aceidesta °warred. Amasses the away inunersiose that
happened during the day three mem were eta swipe. nature.
The severe frost, however, of hist sighs and to-day has
made the ice pretty sawn.

ST. &Igraine*, WaLlatoolL—lg a a 'somewhat
remarkable fact that the Rectory of St. Stephen's, W.l.
bawd', has ben filled for Ita years by three clergymea
ouly, vis., Rev. Mr. Wilma, 50 yews ; Rev. Mr. Towyley,
51 pars; aad the late Dr. ("rely 25 years Ammg the ma-
tra for the moans rectory are the Rev. Profaner
(lunsunna, W.A., 4'. R.&, Tharaley hfornin4 Lecturer at
W. Peter's, Catskill; the Rev. Henry Duties., LLD. : aad
the Rev. 'heehaw D. Urea, by whom the funeral mangos
on Sunday 'warping last wee winched. A nniusaition from
the inhabitants of the netted parishes of St Stephen, Wal-
brook, mad M. Benet Sbershog, hes been presented to the
Droners' Company, with whore the preeentatioe lien, oa be-
half of the Roy. Ibraeseur Cltrietsam—Cote Press.

RERIO NATION or Tag REY. DR. R A PILVA. —The
religious public of Liverpool, cell a very large portion of the
Chratian inhabitants of England, will learn with much
regret that the waterside and venerated Dr. Rallies,
yielding to the imperative behests of enernmebieg years,
and of faille( health, has intimated his intentiim of resign•
ieg the pastoral charge of that large and deeply attached
coecremation among whom be has sii long, so easiluously,
and au seconmfally Laboured. The happy dis!asitioa,
widely extended scrapathiss, sad geeerousty applied Intel-
Meese. of Dr. &Ass made him • welconie -indeed, •
coveted— coadjutor in all good worb,by his fel low.lahourers,
as well as 17 the aiernhen of all denomination, of Christian
worshipper,. ; and his removal from an active partic;pation
in those deeds of charity cad benevolence in which
be bas so largely Phlarf•l will be deeply revelled.
For some time last. in consequence of attacks of
illness, the reverend doctor has been compelled occasion-
ally to desist from the more active duties of his carefully
attended avocations. end within the hut three weeks lie
has Lensed to minister from ho pulpit ; the injunctions of
his medical attendant to avoid excitement and exertion
Laving induced him to ad-pt the resolution of retiring.
The ministration., of this pi,us sod devoted servant of his
'heat N13.t..r euniinenced in this town so long ago an
February, V. 12, very nearly halfasaintary since, and his
resignatn •0 a 110 t to take effect till next lebruerv. so that
he will Fame enteral upon his jubilee year as a Liverpool
l'Ln.t tan nitilottcr )adore hie came iR that capacity
cl—d L• • •
1111 ler...Lim 1 that Margaret Hannah, the young
Valium r... eotly ,giterweil 4. ileAth at Edinburgh, for the
sinister of her 'bluff.. will not t o execoted, cell that her
Majesty ba lama plowed to commute the seetenoe to penal
•es Oa" for 1-fo. N.. fen-de 1... 1..• n exiaatetl for au 4-
fallow of thiadescriptioe for several years.