The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-09 00:00:00

TROOPSHIPS.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRFSS.
811,—In a paragraph of the Express, of this
rearm 1 peradve you mention the Sir Robert Peel ant
the Marlborough sr about to rooted with detselusedle at
as early date to the Mediterranean. I big to ry the
.eases engaged by the Admiralty for this melee are the
.craw steam ships Sir WAR am Peel, 1,630 toes, and the
Melbourne, 1,490 tor, which vessels will leer Berton% in
a day or so, to embark the troops at Portsmouth toe Cods.
Requesting the insermn of the above la year next lee.
pression, I mu, sir, your obedient servant,
JAMES THOMPSON,
Brotrar for the shove ripe.

25, Birchin-lans, &C.

MEN FOB THE GOVIIILNMINT DOCHT.UtDS AND
vas Nava.—About 3 o'clock yesterday (Friday) if moon.
at whim/ he
wee witnessed at the railway station,
°feedback. The Roglish Crab was about ro depart, twig
smog the passengers 19 navel toenails for Sheerness and
83 ship carpenters for the government dockyards et Wool.
with. The carpenters bad formed themselves into a body.
sad made j,out application for employment at Worlwith,
and had Leon furntebel with the means of travelling south,
the expense to be attetwards refunded cut of their wages.
The small band of retmen marched through the town to the
railway station, with a sailor at their head bearing the Union
last, sad a dresser and fifer, who played "The Camp-
bells are coming." The railway station was crowded by
tin wives, sweethearts, and rebels."' tf the cespen.ert, souls
of them steeping, and all of them bidding farewell. The
mast wen to close carriages, at d their tool-eltrats senors-
peeled them in trucks. They were all in the beet of spirits
end condition, end as the rain moved oft, cheer. were en_
changed oa both sides. There can be no doubt that this
serious draft upon the number ( f thip-oarpenters fa
Greenock will greatly entombs the vela of this department
of skilled labour at the_port.—Glateoto
REFUSING TO LICENSE a CLERGY/JAN.—Oa
Toesday evening a vestry meeting was held in St Chry-
eioatom's Schoolrooms, Millroal, Beaton. The lice. J.
liectteught provided. Kr. Voisin boolog read the vheirch-
wardens' amounts, they were re.e4c.cd, wob ti e exception
that Messrs. Eaton and Unwin wore appointed to fill up
two ransacks. Mr. Baton. the secretary of dm Conger.
eatloaal Committee. reviewed the boshion oft he peat year,
from which it appeared that great disappintosett hod re-
sulted from the -Ilatop of Chester haying declinot to limner
• curate of St. Chryesatorn'e Church. A mew rial wee
seat a fortnight ago, bat the bishop had not gives any
explarotim of his conduct. The c.lisirman dwet warmly
on the hardship be Isboarei tustitr at the hands of
the bishop. He claimed justice, in the thaw either of a fair
emedarenation and punishment, or of an expiate from the
sepsnioa which bed been thrown upon him, pseblic'y and
• nly. for it was well known, he mid, thst • licence bad
bean withheld from his curate. Be bed in every respectful
manner ontrentud the Bishop of Cho star to tall him of his
fault, if it were say fault of his that stood in the way of
having • curate, but his lordship told him of no fault. The
churchwardens intimated their lutes l n not to let the sub-
ject net, and the announcement wag loudly am boded. With
respect to the voluntary donation boxers all espoused their
high approval of the principle; lutes they bat only yielded
M. when 6001. was expected, it +amerced %la., in mos the
congregational committee should newts more than they
yielded, they should have discretbmary power to collect snit-
scsielose.—Ltrerp ad slaws.
Tex Gaouss Busoto.—A correspondent of the
Inrermu Chwriarviii.:—"The broods of prowe ars this
year likely to Le strength, tad plumper, end mime pie ntiful
than for some seasons past for the following tro.',..,—Tb•
mourhwl, which is excludiely a Brenda bird, al. opt matte
its wet in a tn't of heath in the clove vicinity I water.
Sheadd the meson in which they construct tbeir ma's be •
dry one, all warms, wheth.t rousing or Ft itior my, will of
course be tons.dy kw. They are thus freoneally
Ma dto Wild too war the mo-untain streamltt or
moss 'Orig. The coneequesos if that when heavy Milli
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900 stela so a cargo.—Akrefent Herald.