The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-04 00:00:00

TO TIT IDITOR OF TIM =PAW.

Sts,—You have entitled yourself to the gratitude
of thoussads, by your remarks this day relative to the neglect
of the railway company in not making suitable arrangements
fee the conveyance of the 3,000 children, and the many thou-
sand persona who travelled with them to the Crystal Palace
yesterday. The terror and confusion of them, who having
ben carried by the dreadful pressure too far into the lobbies
of the station to make their retreat, was most fearful. To
say notbtog of the regard due to the public at large, the com-
pany prevfooaly knowing that the safety of 3,000 children of
both sexes was that day to be dent upon their
ought wanly behave beenfor the emergency ;
mans,
of which, the children, eat of proper re-
gulations, were violently jammed in amongst the affrightal
masers of people, becoming entirely separated from one
another and thar teacher., not knowing what fate awaited
them. Having passed through the crushing ordeal of being
driven about through the lobbies, they next found them-
selves upon the platform of the terminus. Here the utmost
eneonoern for their safety.prevailed, ae before. Nut a mingle
carriage was specially provided for them, they had therefore,
'a common with the other pamengers, to look out for them-
selves in the beet way they could, runnise from side to side
and from end to end of the platform, without suocesa, until
after a considerable delay ; end, ss if to make the cruelty of
the occasion Mill more striking, on some of the children
reaching carriages that were quite empty, and attempting to
emter them,! they were ordered off by the railway guard, on
the plea that those (though thiclam) were re-
served for " the road.c;?"ll= no very carious accident has
taken pace (if such happily be the case) is owing to nothing
short of a special interpeation of Providence —1 am. he.,
Sept. 3. ONE OF THE PARTY.

PIEURVATION OP RIPE MOM SHIPWRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of tho Royal National Life-
boat Inatitation wits held at Its hours, John•streed, Adalphi
Captain LA T Pzasorr la the chair.

The minutes cities previous meeting having been read,
The sliverneudal end 21 were voted respectively to Wm.
Wedge end Jogs T commissioned boatmen of the
Comet-grad at laless Devon, and to David Thymus
Weeder, lesluen, eifireowledgeinent of their gallant con-
duct in peaks •ff In • Ina boat, at the imminent risk of
their &afore gemming two out of three men who were cap-
sized trees Mir lbhing-boat, on Bentham Bar, in a heavy
sea, on the might of the 27th ult.
A reward of 61. wee also granted to three Coast-guard
semi for putting off In a small boat and rescuing, at the risk
af their lives, four out of five persona who had been in •
heavy sea cerieed from their boat off Port Rush, as the
coast of Antrim, on the 22nd July. It appeared that while
attempting to come over the Ur, a beery sea struck the boat
on her broadside and capsized her. The little boat wee 1m
medistely launched, and put off to the assistance of the cap-
reed boat's crew, four of whom she took on board, but a
fifth man who wee not seen by the salvors unfortunately
perished in attempting to swim ashore. Owing to the small-
ness of the boat, and the heavy sea that wee running at the
time, cessiderable risk of life was incurred in saving the
men. After they were rescued, the little boat put off again
and succeeded inbringiog in the capsized boat.
A reward of 61. wee likewise granted to six fishermen for
r
, at the peril of their livee,two out of four mune
rre.ii bees capeised during a sudden and heavy squall of
wind off Ilamnaroe, Shetland, • few weeks gem. It appeared
that while the boat wee fishing the wind suddenly rose to a
strong gale, accompanied by a sudden squall off the land,
which cauued the boat before her crew of four men were
able to take to her mail. They were plunged into the sea;
two of them were happily saved by clinging to their boat,
although twice washed from it ; two others sank to rise no
more. Much risk was incurred in the rescue of the two men,
inasmuch eie they could onl be approached after the sea broke,
and then quickly um their very dangerous
eltnation.

The leis of life amongst the Shetland flehcrmen tide year
hes been unusually great. No doubt many of these acci-
dents, which have caused the greatest micery anong the
families of these poor but deserving men, have been mused
from the defective construction of their Salting boats, and the
unskilful manner with which we fear they are frequently
handled in the boor of peril. Piabermen's boats are often of
the most primitive construction, and are probably now the
same in character as they were one or two hundred years ago.
Captain WARD, R.N., the inspector of life-boats to the in-
stilettos, read a report of his recent visit of inaptotlon to the
life-boats of the society on the Lantatabire, and on the north
and eouth coasts of It ales. On three oocsuione he is in the
habit of taking the beets afloat in order to thoroughly te-
ar:nine them and teat their rapacity for servioe in the hoer of
need. The boats are Akio regularly exercised once a quarter
thcougbont the year. He reported highly of the qualities of
the new class of life-boats of the 'institution, and euggeeted
that some of its older boats, built 20 or 30 years ago, should
be replaced.
A coeuannioatice was reed from the Boulogne Shipwreck
and Humane Society, in the management of which some of
the English residents take an active part, inviting the in-
spector of life-boats to visit their retablistrtent. Their re-
lent was complied with. Captain Ward, R.N., and her.Peake, the inventor of the life-boat of the institution, were
deputed to visit the Boulogne life-boat station accordingly.
The proceedings then closed.

MESSRS. JONES LOYD AND CO'S. NEW .B.d.NK
LOTHBCRY.

This building ie an admirable example of sound
and substantial construction, and combines every conveni-
ence for a large banking estebliehnient, besides a residence
for the managing ,director. The ground floor cemprises a
coma! area of 82 feet to length, by a breadth of 38 feet 6
which inch*, the public banking-office, a =lmre'
room 21 feet by 14 feet, and an entrance vestibule in the
Tokenhouse-yerd end of the building, 45 feet in length by a
width of 10 feet 6 lushes. This entrance is in immediate
communication with the principal counter of the bank, and,
together with the general office, is 22 feet in height. It is
to be paved with Parkspriug stone, but the floor of the bank
is of oak. The partners' room is 15 feet high in the clear.
In addition to the side windows, the bank is well lighted
at the rear by three skylights, which are each 12 feet
long and 8 feet wide. In the basement, in connexion
with the bank, there are two clerks' rooms, end fur
strong rooms, fitted up on the most approved principle, being
oonstracted of siegmental brick arches, and their walls lined
with galvanised Iron a quarter of an inch in thickness. The
largest of these strong rooms is 14 feet 6 inches long and
6 feet 8 inches wide, and It divided into compartments by
strong galvanised iron railing.. The floors =a door Jambe
of these rooms are of stone, the doers themselves being of
iron. The whole of the haeements of the building through-
out are plutered with cement, to insure perfect dryness.
Over the partners' room, end connected with it by a smell
staircase, there is a book-room, fitted with counters and
shelves, adjoining to which there is a dressing-room, water-
cloact, and other conveniences; and in connexion with the
hank and strong rooms in the basement a "lift" will be
fitted, for the purpose of raising and lowering the book.,
deed., ike., with the gveatmt facility. The bank, and rooms
appertaining to it, will be warmed on the bot-water principle
by Mesers.Bailey, of Gracechturb-inetat ; and the vanotst gas-
fitting. are being executed by Mr. Stroode, of St. Inertia's-le-
Orand. The steps end landinge,both of the hank and dwellieg-
bowie, are of done, and the =linters are to be of ornamental
iron, and the handrails of mahogany, of which latter mate-
rial the whole of the counter., desks, and other fittings of the
bank, will be composed, together with the outer doom. The
=wager's residence attached to the bank contains five bed
and dressing rooms, together with a waterslowt in the attic..
On the second floor then, we four bedrooms, with suitable
coeveniencte. On the first floor there is a dining-room,
drawing-room. Bleary, retiring.rnons, and one bedroom. In
the teeement there le a kitchen, actillery, wine end beer cellar,
furnace-room, limitary, five =Version= and five urinals,
together with flee vaults under the roadway for varkom par-
poses. These vaults are constructed of embed brickwork,
the haunches of which are filled in with concrete, and the
whole covered with mineral rock aephalte, supplied by the
Aephalte Company, 60, Winchester-Wrest, St. George.-
road, Pimlico. The curb over the vaulting will be ear-
, mounted by strong rue-iron veiling. P. C. Hardwick, Esq.,
is the art bitmt of the stricture ; Mr. John Kelk, Pimlico, is
' the general coal:rector for the works; and Mr. Itichsrd Lowry
Is the clerk of weeks en the part of the architect sad pro.
peiskes.—Brelding Nimes.

THE EvaorsAw AND AmassAx COMPANY.—
ligterreAngtoet, TZUBSDAT.—The stem alp Indiana,
CWain Bilker, will leave this evening for New York, with
retnewsgern fall orgy, and arca of the vales of
It