The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-07 00:00:00

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CHATHAM, Oor. 6.
The screw steamers Parana, Venetia, Empress, Bolivar,
and Commonndonris, which have been fitted up to (Jamey
about 800 mules from the ports in the Mediterranean to
Egypt, to be employed with the Abyerinian expedition,
have left the Thames for Devonport, where they will be
inspected to-morrow by Brigade-Major W. W. Lynch,
attached to the staff at this garrison, under whose super
Intemdence the Teasels have been fitted up for the service
for which they are intended. The vessels are to proceed,
in the first instanoe, to Gibraltar, where they will take
the mules on board.

1 MULZA FOIL THE ABYSSINIAN EXTEDMON.—
In Malta, by the last amounts, 260 miles and • few light
Maltese carts had been purchased by government for the
Abyssinian expedition. In Gibraltar the supply of mules
from the neighbouring district has been abundant in pro-
portion as their owners have become acquainted with
the requirements of the British government through the
public notification of Deputy-Commisoary-General Watt,
who has been appointed War-office inspector of mule
purchase estaNnhments in Spain. Up to yesterday
I evening, the sum of 10,3491. 3a. 4d. bad been paid
by the Dnuty-Commissary General for 392 males,
being an overage of 261. AIL mak and 99 ethen were in
the stables under observation. The animals are for the
most part remarkably fine ones. They are the pick from
Andalucia, well trained and fit for either draught or pack.
Many of them am worth upwards of 301., but the high
price of barley in Spain at present makes their owners
willing to part with them on lower terms than they would
otherwise have accepted. Pack mules are now being pre-
ferred, and as they are of • lighter description the average
price of future purchases will be greatly reduced. By the
last &dykes 386 mules had been received at the
establishment of Alicante, and 200 at that of
Valencia. The mules collected here are in stables
or picketed at the North Front, • Comedies-
riat officer with • small detachment of soldiers and
the necessary muleteers being in charge of the animals.
The Commissariat Department having& transport "stab-
Raiment in Gibraltar, has, we understand, been entrusted
by his Excellency the Governor, with the entire charge of
the mules purchased, and from forty to fifty of them are
reglamalsownorked every day in the transport service of
the . A saving of hired transport is thus effected
wh • the nudes are at the same trained for their work in
Abyssinia. The Deputy Commissary Genensl, we believe,
expects to have 700 mules' ready for shipment by the end
of the month.— Gibraltar Chronicle, Sept. 25.
Voturrraaa Riviaw AT Livearoot.—There was
little, if any, business done in Liverpool an Saturday,
owing to the grand volunteer review at Sefton Park.
The cotton marks" was closed, and the transactions on the
Stock Exchange were of too limited • character to re-
quire notice. Over 9,000 volunteers assembled in Sefton
Park, and went through • number of evolutions in the
presence of the Duke of Cambridge and • distinguished
party. The spectacle was of a brilliant character, and the
operations of the troops included • sham fight. Stands
were erected for the accommodation of visitors, and the
'muniments throughout were of the most complete
character. The weather was fine ; and the afar was
altogether • success. Nearly the whole of Liverpool
turned out to witness the review, and the number of
spectators has never perhaps been equalled on any similar
occasion in the north. The Duke of Cambridge was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm. The appearance of the
troops was the theme of eulogistic commendation, and
their steadiness and soldierly bearing were warmly praised
by the military authorities present.
On Saturday afternoon the presentation of the
Enfield and Irish volunteer trophies (won by Scotland at
Wimbledon this year) to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh,
foe safe custody during the ensuing twelve months, took
plain with grand ceremonial in the Muse= of Scheme
and Art in that town.

Tns WEATHXII.—On Saturday morning the open
=round London were covered with frost, and ice,
to a slight extent, had formed on the widen in the
parks. The weather on Friday was more like that of
December than the autumn month of October, and at
night it wee excessively cold. During the greater part of
yesterday a very heavy fog hung over the metropolis, and
in the afternoon there was a slight fall of rain. Towards
evening the fog partially cleared away and the tempera.
ture became many degrees warmer. rte received by
Mr. Olaisher state that a rem change in the
weather had set in all over the country, and that snow and
hall bad faller. in the north. At Birmingham the thermo-
meter indicated 29 dig., or three degrees below the freezing
point. On the 4th October, 1859, the thermometer
at 79 dog. is the shade.

tate intelligence.
METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.
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BLOOUSIIOIT, Portlaad-road.—Wedneeday, Oct. 9; Tbilrldat,
10 Friday, 11.
Biourroit, Wbitebead'airrove.—Toreiday, Oct. 9 Wednes-
day, U.
WANTS% °RIM. sniatb-street.—Tuesday, Oet. 8.
91funt0ITC11, tdd-straet-road.—Tuesday, Oct. 8 Thursday 10.
Bow-31onday, Oct. 7; Friday, 11.
wwmerwArßL. Greet Present-street.—Therday, Oct. :
Wednesday, U ; Thtueday, lu Friday, 11.
isuunswasK, Swau.street. —Wednesday, Oct. 9: Thundsy, 10:
Friday 11.
Laitarrs, Camberwell New-toad.—Tuesday, Oct. 8; Wednes-
day, 9; Thursday, 10.