The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-27 00:00:00

THE NEW ISLAND IN THE BAY OP SANTOBIN.

The Greece, an Athenian journal, describes the
stated the new island in the Bay of Santorin, under .date
of Jan. 27, as follows :
" The rising of the isle, which has been called the George
the First, continued during the whole of the 24th. It is
booming • promontory of New Sameni, which looks as if
it were somewhat shaken. Its surface is covered with
little Saps of flame, which evidently proceed from infilitn-
nub's gases, which are escaping, and which probably
produced the conical dames, like those of • pyre,
which were seen before the elevation of the We.
The redness of the flame is due to the fetroginons mole-
cules which exist in the babbling water. The inhabitants
of the neighbouring islands having seen the smoke and
perceived the smell of sulphur, 'apposed that • volcano had
broken out on the side of Saotxin. The inhabitant' of the
island of Anal* mat at a boat is consequence for the pur-
ples of saving their fellowoonetrymen in Santorie. On the
27th of January the agitation of the water on the thrface of
the see, accompanied by vapours which in the nighttime
presented the aspect of a comet's tail, was
greater than yesterday, from which it is ',append that
is will continue for some time. Where will it stop'
Should it reach the island of &interim will Be destroying
force act upon the soil of that island ? No oat, can tell.
Meanwhile the waters of the golf, which in the morning
were deer, became agitated and muddy in the evening.
It is not impossible that the island of Santorin may one
day, in consequence of the action of this volcanic electric
battery, entirely disappear from the geographical map.
The subsidence of the contiguous soil proceeds lets slowly.
The rising continues to gn on with the same rapidity as
yesterday, bat the smoke, or rather the vapour is whiter,
so that from • distance the promontory of George the
Find looks like a mountain covered with snow."

THE Two Pores.—The Siicle of this day says : 7
The Pope of Rome and the Pope of St. Petersburg have 81
been for some time somewhat at variance. If we may credit IN
the journals his Infallibility of Rome . has been
treated with too little consideration by the ambasralor tt
of his Infallibility of Muscovy at Rome. It was hcped
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that the pontiff on the banks of the Neva would disavow 31
his agent, and express hie regret to the pontiff BI
on the banks of the Tiber. But h. merely 81
withdrew his ambassador, and the rupture bi- Di
tween the tf Pa Rely Sees is now complete. Mean- 11,
while Id. de lifeyerdovf remains at Rome in a private u
capacity! The Monde thinks that the Roman government S
will not.tolerale such an Jonah, and that the Pontiff-King
will not hesitate to do what his personal dignity and the
dignity of catholicism demand of him. which means no 9
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doubt the ezpnlaiou of the ex-rspresen'ative of the Pontiff
Czar. florets another weighty matter which Rome hi: on
its hands."

EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS IN
TEI Navr.—A parliamentary rants iseued this morning
gives some particulars as to the education and religious
denominations in the navy. Of 29,321 petty officers, sea-
men, marines, and boys whose attainments are as-
certained (1,060 are not racertalned), 18,896 read
well, 7,364 indifferently, and 3,071 not at aIL As to
writing acquirements 16,111 writs well, 9,379 iodifferently,
and 3,830 not ►t all. !The religious denomination of 26,128
is reported. It is not thought advisable to call upon boys to
join this particular, but to wait until they have reached
a more mature age. The returns of the others are ss fol-
low : 18,900 church of Ragland, 1,003 presbyterial), 2,037
other protestant dissenter', including one Jew, and six who
belong to no particular denomination, an 1 4,188 Roman
catholic 1.

COLONIAL GOVZILNORS.—A. parliamentary retain
has been issued today of the Colonial governors to whom
pensions have been granted under dot 28 and 29 Victoria,
o. 113, showing the salary on retirement and the allowance
granted. The statement is as follows :—Mr. Ker Itaillie
Hamilton, salary, 3,0001. allowance, 5001. ; Mr. C. J.
La Probe, salary, 2,0001. ; allowance, 3331. 6s. 81. ; Sir
W. X. G. Colebroobs, salary, 4,0301.; allowance, 2321. 15.3.1.;
Elk B. W. Head, Bart., salary 7,00)1., allowanca 1,0001- ;
Sir Hr. Light, K.C.8., salary 5,0001., allowance 6661.
13e. 4d. ; Mr. Shortland Willoughby, salary 1,2901., allow-
'awe 1861. 131. 4d. ; Sir E. Drummoni Hay, salary 2,0301.,
allowance 500/.

Earl Grey will move in the House of Lords, on
March 9, " That the house do resolve itself into • onui.
mitteeof the whole house to consid-r the state of Ireland.',
The select committee of the Lords to which Earl
Granville to-night will move Mr. Rant's cattle bill be re-
fined, consiets of the Prince of Wales, the Lord President,
Lord Privy Seal, Dukes of Richmond, Marlborough, and
Buckingham ; the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl. Donaaster,
, Airlis, Cowper, Spencer, Carnarron, and Grey ; Lord Bee_
nem Lord Stanley of Alderley, and Lord Lyvedes.
On Saturday upwards of 80 members of the
Stephen's•green Club, Dublin, entertained the Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland at • banquet. This entertainment was in-
tended as • marked compliment to Mr. Forteseue prior to
his departure from Ireland for his official duties in London,
Tne following prayer, according to the Monde,
was composed by the Pope himself. The original is in
Latin : " Protect this city, 0 Lord, and let Thy angels

guard its walls ; is Thy mercy hear Thy people ; tarn easy
Thy wrath from Thy people, for we are threatened by the
league ef our enemies, who glory in their strength. Bat
crush their power and scatter theen,l that they may learn
that none but Thou, 0 Lord. art fighting on our ride."
The Levant Herald of the 7th says that the past
%welcome* has witnessed the starting of five new local
publications at Coastaetieople, and now yet another is an-
nounoml—the Taktisai Tidjaret or Moniker du Commerce,
• semi-official sheet to be published weekly in Tartish sad
French.
ILINMM OF Da. CRAM OF BELFAST. The
Northers Whig states that on Friday about 12 o'clock
Dr. G. L. omits. professor of English litera-
ture in the Queen's College, Belfast, was seized
with paralysis while deliveries • lecture trade claw Oa
Saturday erring be wss coaveyed home from the house of
Dr. Andres", and be is now perfectly conscious. His many
friends will be glad to know that there is every prospect of
his recovery.