The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

THE smiurr OP' THE wrATHER AT HULL.

It in several yearn since the river Humber, at
' Hull, presented such an appearance as it has done for the
last few days. The entire river is blocked up with large
I masses of ice, and the river traffic is consequently much
impeded. The railway terminus at New Holland of the
Manchester, She Meld, and Lincolnshire Railway, is only
a distance of about three miles from Hull, and the
packet between Hull and that place ordinarily effects the
passage in 20 minutes, but at present it takes two hours
and • half to get through the ice, and after dusk it is im.
possible for steamers to ply across the Humber at all. This,
of course, is a serious drawback to the railway traffic, and
the company have been compelled to cease issuing through
tickets to Hull after dusk. At present, therefore, they only
book passengers to New Holland, and the passengers have
to wait until the next morning . before being able to reach
Hull. Ooe of the steamersaing between Hull and New
Holland has had both her le-wheels smashed by coming
in contact with the ice. The steamers plying between Hull,
Gainsbro, Keedby, Brie, York, Goole, Thorne, Selby,
are entirely suspended, as the rivers Trent and Ouse are
fruseu over. On Wednesday, evening, about 10 o'clock,
her Majesty's ship Cornwallis, lying at Hull, broke away
from her moorings in consequence of the ice, and she drifted
down the Humber. Alarm guns were at once fired, far the
sailors on shore on leave to rome on board to her assistance,
and several made their way on board. Two anchors were
ultimately dropped, and she was brought to a stand. Vaster.
day (Thursday) morning she 11411ksi into the Victoria
Dock, where she will no doubt remain until after the ion
bee left the Humber. The Judith, a vessel of 350 tons,
belonging to Messrs. Fume and Co., of Hull,. has been
bast, it is feared. She left Hell on a voyage to Got
on the !nth November last, and lus not since been htbrds".
She had on board eleven hands, all of whom must have
perished.

LICILTSED Vrertruurme Annum BALL—Yen-
terday even* the annual hall in aid of the funds of the
Linseed Victuallers' Asylum-that e xcellent inetitutiou
which affords • comfortable refuge to, in their old age and
distress, • number of persons connected with the trade—
was held at St. James rhall. Notwithstanding the severity
of the weather, there uppeared to be no falling off in the
patronage of the assembly, which so satisfactorily combines
the amusement and enjoyment and the exercise of the
charitable feelings of those who attend it. At an earl
hour the beautiful hall began to he filled, and by half-
past ten o'clock at leant • thousand persons were
gathered together, all of whom appeared to enter
with past gusto into the spirit of the occludes.
lktscins was kept up with animation, and let it be
said, with a degree of order and good taste which was
remarkable in so large a oincourse, until an advanced hour
of the morning. Host of the official connected with this
inatitution iu particular, and with the other charities for
the establishment and support of which this class of the
tradesmen of the metropolis ere creditably known, were
present, alit it is to be hoped that in the more important
object in view the result was as satisfactory as appeared to
be the came as regarded the ball in its more literal sense.
Messrs. CooteandTinney's nand was engaged for the evening.
FRZEVAMONIe GIRLS' &HUI —I3IPEOV ED EDCCA-
Tios.—Yeaterder the quarterly court of the 'oversees
was held at the °Sas, Great queen-street • Mr.
1..1'11 is the chair. is consequence of a resolution adopted
by a former court, to allow the children to remain in the
'whoa until they attain the age of In yearn, there were
so vacancies to by filled up (the school be* at present full),
although there were tau approved candidates, who will
bare to remain ou the list until Apt il, 1562. It was re-
solved, with • view to improve the education of the
child] cu, to exempt them from scullery drudgery, end to
engage an bead mistress a lady capable of teaching them
French and music in addition to a lust-class English educa-
tion. The number of children at present in the school is
el, of whom 80 are free pupils. The expense of the last
quarter amounted, as reported, to 51181. 2a. 111., or 601.
pore than the previous three months, in consequence of
the high, price of provisions ; the balance atthe tankers, to
1,0661. I ls. 6d., and the stock, to 7,200 f. The proceeding'
terminated in the usual :minuet.

LA 31 DEM SCHOOL Olf AUT.—The 37th Middleton
(Bloomsbury) Rifles have amine! to visit the South Ken-
sington Museum on the occasion of the conrerauione in aid
of the building fund of the Lambeth School of Art (the
foundation stone of which was luid by his Royal Highness
the Prinoe of Wales) to.monow, the 12th inst. The
corps will march dune at 7 o'clock, and their band bas ob-
tained permission to play, as well es that of the Ist Middle-
sex Engineers. . .

In cou.equence of the telegraphic commuuic►tion
acres. the Mersey, tele6rana AA to the &hipping arrivals. in-
eilents. Lc., betwe,it Liretpool and Holyhead, will in
future ho !meted at Woodside fem.. so that the merehaata
who live a that side of the :Ivor can am them before crow
Ma is a tooreing.