The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-16 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OF BAST CORNWALL.

A meeting of the liberal electors was held at
Liakeard yesterday, at which Sir John Trelawney gave an
exposition of his political views; and the boa baronet's
candidature was unanimously approved. It was also
resolved amidst enthusiasm to invite Mr. Beriges
limns to become the second candidate in the liberal
interest.

At the Havre Exhibition there is an imitation
of a stalactite cave, where there are placed gigantic
aquaria, in which are to be seen large sea fiahen such
u turbos, soles, dog-fish, &c., swimming about. Light
is introduced into the cave, so that visitors can stand
close to the aquaria and see the fishes without being
seen by the latter. Some of the aquaria communicate
with one another.

A billiard-player named Mangin, a rival of
Berger sad Payson, made at Paris on the sth 128 cam ono
without stopping; on the 7th, at Orsay, 120; and on the
9th, at &eau:, 144, all the tables being unknown to him.

In a paper sent to the Paris Academy of Sciences
on the artilcial production of black, colourless, and
coloured diamonds, M. Sal: says if a current of chlorine
be mad► to pass through cast-iron, when in a state of
fusion, per-eldoride of iron is formed, which disappears by
evaporation, leaving the carbon of metal at liberty, in a
crystallised state. M. Baia does not say whether he haa
tried the experiment himself.
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The Mich journals state that the former
federal fortress of Landau is to be trazudormed into'•
simple depot, so that in time of war the town will not be
exposed to capture by assault.
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Bathing Machines have been established at Alum
Bay, one of the most beautiful bays in the Isle of Wight.

§pwrimesa of wheat, barley, and oats, bean
?Jew Park, ale of the Crown farms in the New Forest,
were exhibited in Southampton market on Friday. The
ears Were very fine and forward. The wheat stalk was
6 feet long, and that of the the barley 4 feet long. The
oat stalk was larger than the stem of an ordinary tobacco

. .
A. few days ago an express train on the South
Western Railway, behind which a van was attached, had
left Landon about an hour when the guard discovered the
van oscillating violently. The train ran a mile and a hall
before the engine driver could be oommunicated with and
the train stopped. It was then found that one of the
wheels of the van had broken, and that a great portion of
the vas was torn away in consequence of its having
been dragged along the ground at an immense speed. If
the van had been ltritent of any of the passenger car-
riages it is probable that the latter would bane bean upset,
and a great loss of life would probably hare occurred.
The wheel wee quite new.

The quickest newspaper telegraph despatch from
China was received yesterday. It contained mews of the
wreck of the Peninsular and Oriental Companes steamer
Benares. The telegram came from Shanghai by way of
China and Russia in 19 days. The Bemires was on the
China and Japan line. She was 1,401 tow burden, and
400 horse power.

Tug C'ol'e in St7iskfiX,—Anicither week of truly
magnificent summer weather bum done a vast deal to
forward the crops. The wheats are everywhere not only
in full ear but the "blooming" has set in. Looking to
the general forwardness and character of the wheat crop,
there is every reason to hope that as regards both quan-
tity and quality the cesium harvest will prove all that
could be damned. A little rain, so moon as the blooming
process is fairly completed, will do the wheats no injury,
whilst it would be of great advantage to all other crops.
Beans, peas, and rata are all looking wall, but they begin
to show signs that they would be all the better for re-
trellis/ showers. The peat area stand In the like cate-
gory. Considerable pregame has bean made with the hay
harvest, and the weather has been superb for getting up
the hay in the finest condition. The swathe, however,
falls short, the want of rain is the earlier part of the
spring Lavin checked the growth of all grass, exam* in
very moist sods during the month of May. Prim Ibis hop
districts the reports are all of a favourable charaanw. AU
account' concur m representing the hop=oras
is an unusually forward stale.--earws