The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-06 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Since yestenlay morning the prausur
decreased uniformly over the British 1
over Scotland. The winds continue n
and temperatures hare altered but litth
ou the east coast. The sky 4 cloudy or

of the aG

?here has

Isles, and Is sail greatest
liorth -easterly, moderate
le. Some rain has fallen
c overcast.

The .1 ugsburg Gautte relates that anti-Austrian
demonstrations continue in Southern Tyrol notwithstand-
ing the proclamation of martial law. Arrests also still
continue, especially at Trent and Roveredo. At LII7211111&
some young men carried off the Austrian eagle and burnt
it whilst chaunting a requiem.

A CURIOUtILY-SPELT PETITION.—It may not be
known to some of our readers that the committee on pub-
lic petitions, in printing those petitions which they select
for their appendix, scrupulously follow both the spelling
and the punctuation of the original document. When errors
occur an asterisk is used, and at the foot of the column are
the explanatory wonla." sic in orig." A peculiarly unfor-
tunate specimen of defective orthography occurs in the
report issued to-day. The petition referred to prays for
the opening of the British Museum three evenings in the
week, and it proceeds from a public meeting held at the
Lambeth Baths on the 27th ult. The document starts
with a mistake, to which the first remorseless asterisk is
added. " Sheweth " is spelt " shewith." Then we have
the following slips :—" Intellectund ; " " their " for
there ; " organised " spelt "laced ; " " where "
for " were ; " " centure " for " centre ; " prey_
ing spelt with an "e " before " ing ;" " dought "
for " doubt ; " " givened " for " given ; " " trea-
surers" for " treasures ;" " wether" (twice) " facilties ;"
" buldings ;" "sufficent ;" " inooured theirby ;" " desire-
ability •," and " reelect." The petition was signed on behalf
of the meeting by the Earl of Shaftesbury, chairman ; but
it need not be inferred that his lordship was either its
author or its reviser.

THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.--(THIS DAY.)—Very few
persons maw much or indeed anything of the solar eclipse
which took place this morning, and which had been the
subject of conversation in scientific circles for many weeks
lost. It was, to use the technical phrase, visible at
Greenwich, and if astronomers he correct in their calcula.
I lions, which there is not the slightest reason to doubt, it
was visible also throughout Europe. At Greenwich
the eclipse began at 8.17, at which time large numbers of
persons had assembled with telescopes and glames, but the
atmosphere was dull and heavy. and scarcely any suu was
to be seen. In the London parks people took their stand
in the best positions, but their patience was not rewarded.
Perhaps the most distinct view of it was obtained at about
twenty minutes to 9, when rather more than one-eighth
of the obscuration was distinctly seen for two or
three minutes. The (lark segment was then very
marked, and the fact of au eclipseplaced beyond the doubt
of the moat sceptical. About 9 It became darker than
it had been during the previous two hours. At 9.32
about three-fourtbe of the sun's diameter was covered.
The magnitude of the eclipse then gradually diminished
until 10.52 a.m., when the dark body of the moon left the
sun on the left hand in a position nearly corresponding to
that of the first contact on the opposite limb. Almost to
the annoyance of disappointed gazers, immediately after
the eclipse terminated the sun shone out for some minutes
almost brilliantly.
DR. Puser IN LONDON. —This morning there
was, perhaps, the large.t congregation which ever assem-
bled at a London parish church, to hear Dr. Pusey, who
wax announced to prtach the first Lent sermon, :it All
Saints' Church, Margaret-street. The buihling itself was
densely packed half an hour before the time appointed for
the commencement, and hundreds of persons were
patient enough to stand out iu the passages and
street, in the vain hope of obtaining admission. There
WWI litany with the comminution service (peculiar to
Ash Wednesday). After which the rev. doctor, habited in
a surplice and purple stole, ascended the pulpit and
preached from the words of St. Paul's Epistle to the Co-
rinthians, " Other foundations can no man lay." His
leading topic was the judgment to come, on which he spoke
with much earnestness for nearly en hour.
LIVERPOOL AND THE REFORM QUESTION.—The
Liverpool Liberal Aasociation yesterday decided to hold
• public demonstration shortly, and to propose resolu-
tions in favour of household suffrage in boroughs, and a
10/. county suffrage, a comprehensive redistribution of
seats, and to urge a stringent enactment against bribery.
Confidence was e: reseed in Mr. Gladstone as the liberal
leader. Mr. J. C. Ewart is to be invited to preside at the
meeting.