The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-24 00:00:00

RECEIPTS FROM TAXATION IN INDIA.

This morning was Maned from the Statistical-
ohm, Hem laths Rows, a return, dated the 10th inatant, et
the serene derived annually from atl mama of Mastic& in
India, front 1822.53 to 1855-66. The nett receipts during
186.366 were as tallow —Load, midge, Says and Motarpha
revenues, 16,092,3633. , salt, 2,038,8831.; opiate, 3,961,97613
stamp duties, 619,7311.' customs, 1,982,2761.; mint dation,
130,0471. The rala:allsneoss receipts are 1.369,8921.; sad
the charges, 23,589,0261. The " "in the post-ollim
department exceeded the neelpta by 21,6154 The total ns-
celpte front all soarer daring the year 1856-66 wen
80,817,6281.: and the ahem., 28,372,9011.; shoving a wet
earpiaa et 2,444,6271.

Th. nett eurplas w.ti la 135243, 3,319,8611. ; V 1853-64,
1,259,3811.; and in 185445, 1,391,3294

M. Faye has Jost read a paper to the French Aca-
demy of fkienres, ow ths solar eclipse,' of IlksB. The eclipse
of Bop6waboir, 1868, wW °sly be castes' and total to the la-
habitants of the southern continent of Americo, whore
there are but few astronomers and observatories. M. Pays,
however, proposes to establish Iwo observatories for the ea-
males, one at loam on ths meat of Brazil, and the other
in Peru, at dsgreee south of Cape Blanco. But the drat
eclipse, which la to lake p:aui text Marsh, though not cen-
tral as regards France, will be very newly so; for the egg
when It might to seem is say thirty-two kilometres from
the Oland of Onessimit; and an observer stationed on that
Wand will see the eclipse ..th a deviation of only fourteen
worm& from the centre.

The Bishop of London yesterday again preached
la one of the chinches of the parish of Bethnal-green, that
of St. Peter. He had a large audience of the poorer
etas, to whom he preached from the text, " Bleier an
37 posy, for yours is the kingdom of God."
THE SOCIETY (WAITS' EXAMtwaTlONS.—Notvrith-
grading the memorial to the Society of Arts from several
thomeade of the members of Mechanics' burr& is the
Yorkshire Usion. requesting • continuation of the slander
tions se the mum so &easefully punned la 1866 eel
1667, the Council of that body (es we have already Meer)
rewired to adhere to the ran act forth let the sew pro-
gramme, which has been meently distributed to the several
rearm throughout the country. It only remained, there-
fa& either to adopt the propmed scheme end render it se
mat as poesible, or venially to deprive the members of
imnitutee of that practical stimulus, to improvement which
W proved so material an aid to arra instruetine. For
the power at leant there created to be no alternative.
sal accordingly, at a meeting of the central committee of
the Vorkelure Union to Mechanic.' Institutes, held on
Terday lest, the 6.llotring resolution was unanimously
mined to —" That this committee, mbar retaining Its
SWIM. preference
~far the fy.lein of examinations already
getablehed, including oral examhtmions by examiner. from
the Society of Arts, recommend the institutions in the
Yorkshire Union to conduct the examinations of the to nog
year se the new serene admitted by that society with the
hops that experience well chew which of the two systems le
the more hesible and eflicecione." It now reeisla• for the
rearaciag committees of institutes to take the Writhe by
or &bell& local boards of reamiern, mid we tryst that
as time will be lest, en that the examlnetkies of sat year
✓ay be residared sie efficient we pnesibla— Lewis Aferearjr.
raoroszo REFORM UNION IN BIRMINGRAM.—•
LA/A evening • meeting of time of the old reformers atilt,
lowa was held at tie park office, the object of which waste
wasider whether en effective union of the middle and work-
* des meld be establisted, for the purpose of aiding •
movement for an extresive measure of reform in the Der
✓eeks of parliament. The meeting wee adjourned until
Tneedity, January 6, In order that the necreary prelimi-
nary reps might be taken for the formation of • Reformers'
Unen.—Birmarigkees Ibat of this day,
ftsrino or THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS.—We under-
stand thst Mr. Rees the dittrict auditor hes intimated to
Mr. Churchwarden Woodruff that on his rooting in he &-
lands to tuirbarge the eburchw.rdens and overseer. of this
parish with the sum el about 20,0001. uncollected poor-rare
on the ammement of the Liverpool docks. Should the
auditor carry oat his present intention, there will be nothing
left for the parochial &whorl& but en appeal to the Cowl
of Quote's bench, In order to have it deeklid whether the
dock. are legally liable to be ruled to the relief of the poor.
Should the Man decide that the docks alt, liable, the rate-
payers will he at owe relieved nf • border' to du extent of
at leer 6J. in the prime'. Should it be decided that, ea the
law at were steads, there is so power to net the docks,
there still Females the yeas ion whether it is desirable Is sir
ply to perliamt et for an act for rating the dock grate to the
mitt ot the poor. —.Li swear Alerrery.

Tare Ale nor or LONDON AND X RNAINGTON
On Tuesday the Bishop of Londow presided over
• numerous mewing at Kennington School foe the porpme of
disin hoting the simnel prise.. After the various reports
the enetnieers bad been toed, and @omit plena bad been
✓ecited by the tinys of the whs.', the Bishop prweeded to
diettibute the prime In the eurceniful candidates, making
enrooraging musks to the reeetmre of them. His leadadp
this ie a rely I/opreaelce addri se spike of the varied Maar
of the school, end the aloe° ainneninit of mu branch ef the..
with our Indian empire, for the 'arsine of which a Lege
number of the boy. are detained. Ile spoke of the ewer
leaka wee lopeniog bcL.re tto+o who were looking heaved
to ureic, in India. and bietowid very high praise is the
o.."'ity or &r limeyWilFwk, inborn, 19 enceseelme years
presested for public competition hi the reheat ea yr
=mit to the Past India College at eddlecombe. His
p rimed kW speech 11 row remark.. es' a•
airtime.* interest to tbe welfare al the boys at the
Bfr Heory k and sound other gradens addressed
the meeting, sod spoke of the ism rubber of wham who
bad distinguished themselves In hulk, sod expired the
ralegled pride awl sorrow they felt fur those who had Mee
in that ceitetry. F. ti. Willock and Quintyu Bettye, who
both fell before Delhi, were et the head of this distiogulahed
list. Miriam was also sr& to the soconseei of the scholars
st the univenrltieu std .t Woolwich sad Addiamaibe. •
vets of thetas propemed to the Bishop by Archdetiece He-
itz seeeladed the proceedings of the day.
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Teti TERMIN ea Or TIIE WEST ESD OP LONDON
lamwita.—Tbie ovottiudeam terminus is to be at the Mid
Of the Oilier Sitaprimion Bridge, affording • most mom-
Mud Maim foe Chelsea and Belgravia. TM worirn of Ms
Madam se now being npi ity yrorseded with, sad seam.
Bidder rod Falttio, the einizren, sate that the railway will
=I for public troll, shoot the middle of Match. TM
to within • mile of Ewan sad Bolcom squaws;
ada pew will be attached to the station, at which the
Claim agoessebtois will all. The public will be swabbed
from this atedua to reach the folloo.og plasm. via. :
Drightem, Dover, Portsmouth, Southampton, Richmond,
Windsor, Emeding. the Crystal Palms, tic. It to also W-
horled be apply to parliament during the neat Steetoo for as
set to snow the eatensim of the West End Railway anon
the dyer, along the Grosvenor Canal, to near the wet end
at Vicsoriamoreet, Woottnioster. It M thereon intended to
121parlienniat for power" to make a loop line between
hell Station sod Witt Croydon Station, to amid the
Crystal Palace Station, by which some distance will be ward,
the bossy gradient", sharp emerge, and long human at the
Worn Bad line will be avoided, and thereby enable the
Dow sod Brighton *radio to be worked with witty sad
puirlemifty.