The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-11 00:00:00

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COUNT MARTIAL IN INDIA.—This morning was
published a copy of a general order hosed by the Corunuin-
derdn-Chief is India in reference to merle martial in the
ems of Lieutenants Brown, Alexander, and Patton, and
Caplan Cox, charged with insulting Mahommedans while
orgaged in religious warship in Egypt.
TER LIBRARY OF A RCH BISHOP TEN ISO N. —The
utle of this interesting library was concluded oe Saturday
at the house of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson. The
amount of tits six days' wile exceeded 1,410/.
Men VOLUNTRIUDI AND THE METROPOLITAN
Ponca.—Ono of the greatest difficulties with which the
volunteers of the metropolis have to amend is that of ob-
taining adequate space in the perks mid other public resorts
for their evolutioes, in consequence of the pressure of the
crowd. It has been suggested that, in order to remove this
difficulty, permission should be sought to have a moderate
portion of Regent or Hyde Park railed off for sock
purposes ; but, notwithstanding the national interest in the
valuator movement, the public would probably abject to
say sock arrgeniset es a limitatioa of their own parade
=AWiestion has been recently made to Sir
Mayor for • mall body of the metropolitan
feces to assist in keeping the ground at the approaching in.
spsetioe in Regenes•park of a large corps in the north.
western district ; but the request hAs base refused on the
mend, it is believed, that the police cannot be spared for
each • puToss.
TuE WRATH RR AN D THE Coors.•-• 411106 our
last the weather bee been extremely variable. Heavy
rains, with occasional thunder sod hailstorms, have
been more or low prevalent, though we have also bad
some sunshine. The wind for several days was ex•
trentely cold, north and north-easterly ; but it soddenly
veered on Sunday, and the temperature underwent
se immediate and extraordinary change, rising rapidly.
In feet to a cold and biting atmosphere, all at ones • genial
warm summer beat encoseded. A coesiderable amount of
rain has fallen on Use whole, which cansot fail to have done
a vast deal of good. Vegetation has everywhere taken a 1
rapid start, and the recent change in the temperature
will lend still further impetus. The crops are con-
siderably improved, and although on the wet and heavy I
lands the plant is thin and weakly, yet the amounte
from the lighter soda sod those thoroughly drained !
are very promising; there the wheats are good in colour I
and growth. Beane and peat have greatly improved,
and the recent rains must do Rine crops much good.
From the hop districts the account' universally con- !
cur in describing the plant as menaced with a fearful blight. I
Fly sad lice have attacked the blue in numbers perfectly
eountkeit *edit Weald that so severe an attack of the former ,
Weed is almost beyond the memory of the oldest hop-planter. '
to say, the ily•gokien, or lady-bird, regarded as a
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• frieed tothe plaster. because of the war it wages upos
mem* bee riot made its usual appearance. One good ,
symptont is alms reported, namely—that the bine continues '
to pow is spite of the severe ravages of the insects. The
late reins may have done some gold, bat hot suns are
wanted to exterminate the "seamy.' The latest betting
estimates the duty m low a. 70,0001. It is. however, early
as yet to come to isey reliable &Mike cm this point. The i
old adage sap—
" Till St. James day be come and gone, I
We may bare hops or we may have none."
St. James's day is a long way off as yet, and many changes
may occur before then. A• matten now stand, however, .
the prospect is far from satiefactory.—dine: Advertiser.