The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

(Stamped id. AdditioaaL) [TWOPENCE.

TILE PTEATBEE.

With the exception of the lut three days of
October, 1836, yesterday, in London, wu the coldest day In
the month of October for upwards of forty years. On Sunday
the minimum temperature was 23.6 deg., end yesterday
morning it fell to 27.4 deg.; previously 241 deg. was the
greatest cold that bad been registered. It is scarcely three
weeks since the meteorologists announced a degree of heat
greater then had before been known to have recurred in
October, viz.. 27.6 deg. . . . .

The singular occurrence of thunder and lightning during
a fall of snow was observed at Nisocleefield on Saturday last.
Snow fall more or lees heavily all day, and about 3 p.m. a
flash of lightning was seen followed by a smart peal of
thunder. The appearance of the sky was very threatening
at the tires, and the snow was falling fast. In the evening
the sky being clear and the thermometer below the freezing
point, lightning was observed daellar to that seen on sum-
mar evening.
In North and Bast 'rabble* • very heavy fall of snow
set in on Friday afternoon, whisk interfered with the
progress of the wheat sowing. Severerthaata have damaged
she crops of marigold muted not housed. On the welds and
moors the mow fell very thick. Os Friday evening a heavy
thunder-storm occurred, and until late on Saturday morning
most brilliant discharges of lightning were
prevalent la tbe
north and east. The severity of the weather caused • great
advance in the pros of all turnips (which are said to be very
greatly dimmed and other rust mope.
In Ashton and the neighbourhood there was a considerable
fall of snow during Saturday morning and Sunday, and the
cold was very severs.
In Liverpool the temperature, which bad been very
modem* for some time pest, took • sudden change on
Frday, when it became excessively cold for the season, and it
teemed as Omagh winter had commenced. The morning waa
ushered in by • frost, which continued throughout the day.
Snow and hail-fell inconsiderable quantities during the night
and at intervals on Saturday, followed by a thunderstorm at
nigh, accompanied by vivid flashes of behinds.
The liistnanghant !oat says ;—" After • continuation of
almost unprecedented fine weather, the face of nature has
suddenly undergone an alteration, and the season of oat-doteßowers is pear. Up to Wednesday, the 19th, we had genial
sunshine, and it was difficalt to imsgiue, looking at the still
rich and beaatifol fimet display our gardens presented, and
tillii.V.:semerald luxuriance of the fields, that we were
• so near to gloomy November. The morning of
ursday was thick and hazy, end soon after noon • cold
miestable &ban rain come on, which, as the day waned,
lamed to • continuous heavy fall ttll midnight, when the
sky cleared, and • keen frost set in, and on the morning of
Friday Ice was found, we believe, for the first tans on the
ponds
,and waterbeds. The magnificent dahlia hung their
end the gardener looked in vain for the loveliness his
gay parterre bad presented the day before. Sunday was
dry, but intensely cold, and early In the afternoon • fall of
wow, which covered the ground, took place in the neigh-
bourhood of Coleskill."
A valued correspondent in the Lake district writes to us:—
After two or three weeks of fine seasonable weather la the
Lake District, end before any change was perceptible, the
barometer began to fall on Tuesday, the 16th, and fell for 60
hours, without say other sign of led weather being per-
ceptible. Friday was • brilliant day ; and at night the sky
was cloudless, but quivering with lightnings in various
quarters. At suedes next morning, the landscape was
sheeted in mow. Sash • depth of snow so early ea the 25nd
of October is • very rare circumatance ; and the pendiarity
of the spectacle will cause it to be long remembered. No ouch
thing as a dm tree was to be seen ; and the massy foliage of
the sycamores sustained • dome of snow ; while even the ash
trees remained In leaf amidst • January landscape. The gay
foliage of autumn coming into view as the noon sunshine ra-
ided the woods from their burden, formed • singular con-
treat with the mow carpet spread beneath. On Saturday night
again the frost was revere, end more snow fell ; and there
must be some anxiety till it is doertained how the root crops
in the ground have sustained the extraordinary visitation of
frost and snow immediately succeeding a period of weather
as warm as summer. The floods and drought of the early
part of the year bad already made it abundantly difficult
to feed farm stock. By has for some time been 71. a ton,
turnips prospectively wry dear, and carrots le. a done by
' wholesale. If the potatoes and marigold are injured by this
frost, the disasters of the tanners' year will be complete.

THE LOSS OP THE STEAMER EXPRESS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Moximy,

The Board of Trade inquiry into the loos of the
above 'teenier, which was wreaked oe the Carbides Rocks of
the coast of lenity, has this day come to • termination
without any malt. It will be nuelisoted that the lamely
took place before Mr. Bernard and Capin' lingledue (magis-
trates). and Captain Suds, nautical assessor for the Board
of Trade. The inquiry occupied three dayr, viz., the 12th,
13th, end lath of the propeot swath; and • number of wit-
nesses were examined, comprising the captain and officers of
the ship, and several of the passengers who were on hosed
at the time the ship wee ran ashore. The course selected
by the captain (Mabb) of the Repents, at the
tune she snuck on the rocks, was a narrow
channel known as the St Jefleter's wave, by which fifteen
minutes were saved, and the evidence relative thereto was of a
most contradictory character, one set of witnesses affirming
that the Express passed on the port side, and others
stated she pared on the starboard bide of • rock named
the Brengel'. Under these circumstances the magistrates
could not decide npon the case, and the court was adjourned
until this day In order that the evidence might be laid before
the Board of Trade for their decision.

On the re-soembline of the court,
The chairman (Kr. Bernard) said—l was in lives' that the
Board of Trade would have pointed out some course whisk
we might have taken to enable us to come to an agreement.
but this they have not done, and the magistrates
are still of different opinions. Under tht se circumstances It
is difficult to know what to do; but I have drawnout a re-
port which I shall acid to the board. I cannot do otherwise
then return Captain blabb his certificate without expressing
any opinion upon the case. I have no power to retain it.
Mr. Cumberland (solicitor to the Board of Trade)—he re-
gards any ultimate decision the Board of Trade will
exercise abate own discretion, according to the power vested in
them.
The Chairmen—l feel somewhat delicate in sanding a re-
port to the board under the circumstances, but I feel myself
is Puttee bound I. do so.
Mr. Cumberland—l do sot think you could have adopted
say other course.
Captain Heeled= (to Mr. Cumberland)—l do net think
you have anything to do with It. Captain Harris repre.ente
the Board of Trade here.
The certificate was then returned to the captain, and the
%gaily terminated.

c°fibecarmmtermh;iii;°
CAPTAIN M'CLINTOCK,
com-
posed of the moat distingulehed noblemen and gentlemen,
m Dub-
iprocin.,pfeFitnibonil.c.usini:dt.kottoh,erwilrisi,tllo.iin.dcouystilaps:otifp.,
promptly
enlisted themselves in this most praiseworthy undertaking.
The Lord Ilayor has given the nee of the Mansion-house
for the purpose of the coonnittse, and a genera meeting
will shortly becoomesed to awry out this excellent intention.
POSTAL CONNUNICATION.-1111LAND AND MU.
RICA.—We have learned, to unquestionable authority, that
preliminary arrangements lave been concluded between the
Post-office authorities end the directors, of the Great Southern
and Western Railway Company for the conveyance of the
mails from Dublin to Quesatown, which are to be trans-
mitted by the Cunard etausers that see to call fortnightly at
the port of Cork. The forma vote of the board fa alone
es (Waits to complete the arrangement, which is, we believe, to
include • special express teals, to leave Dublin the day after
the Cunard boat may sail from Liverpool. We sincerely
congratulate the molls of Cock on this event. It la the most
distinct assertion of the 2 nose of Ireland for the transatlantio
packet station, and shows the short-sightedume of those who
decried ths Galway movement, to whtch Cork owes her pre-
. mot ochisvement.—Frremers's Jeered.
THE TRADE AND SHIPPING OF THE POET OP
Hoix..—The tonnage of the shipping of the port of Hull
will this year exceed that of lest by loom 100,000 to 150,000
tons. The consequence of this enema of tonnage is that
freights have been end are zurrsuatnerative. The timber
hones complain of the heavy imports; awl we learn that
groin, seed, end other staple articles yield little or DO profit.
TG irlllllollllo quantity of imports bar. however, the advan-
tage of supplying the labour market, and en increased num-
ber of persons are employed in the seed-crusbiog trade. The
deal carriers sod labourers generally are else in full work.
With this Increase of labour the peke of food hes been ma-
somble. end the working classes in the main have but little
to complain of.
BRITISH COAL EXPORTS.—MarTS. W. ands H.
Laird, of Liverpool, In their cdranlar just issued, ata
that during deptember the exports from the northern
ports were 363,941 toes; Yorkshire, 32,884; Liverpool,
61,288; Severn ports, 131,032; Scotch ports, 47.349; total,
825,401 tons, being a decease compered with September,
1858, of 24,232 tons; but an Mclean on the period front
January to September se compared with IMB of 246,400 tons.
ROYAL FILES HOSPITAL, ORAT'S-INN-ROAD.—IhO
somber of ratiente relieved at this hospital during the week
oaths( Satorday,Got. 22, wee 2,430, ot which 670 were new
On Saturday morning, about six o'clock, an ex-
plosion of tinorlaine took pleas at Weehisietoe Colliery,
situated a few miss to the math of this tows, by which three
solo end a boy bare lost their lives. It supeare that the
colliery Is beteg vested is whew se ms, and that la the seam
la which the explodes has takes place the only persona at
work were the unfortunate damaged.