The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-07 00:00:00

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Barometrical preemie on onrs;Otii-east meat is is then it
wee yesterday ; but elsewhere in tinge islands readings are
higher, the difference in Ireland exceeding 01 inch. In
London, pnweuro has Mien quickly num lam night, and
the highest promuns are in the south. The diffe-
ronce between readings at Bierrits and !Cairn is more
than half an inch. Temperature is learrally lower,
the diminution at Nairn is 9. lining routs-westerly win& blew
at the renew* of the English Ctianuel, but us the Irish coast the
wind was north-westerly. The wind ia wow light from the west-
ward un the etainn.4 ..net, but fresh on the woM-..,,,5at of Ins
land. Bain has been general, oral of ounaideeable amount in the
of England. The weather is ulondy. A high sea prevails
on the mein of Ireland.

Sr. NAZAIRE, OCT. 7.—The Transatlantic mail
steamer Washington, which arrived here yesterday even-
ing, brings advices from Mexico to the 10th of September.
There was no news of importance. The state of health
good. At St. Thomas and the other West Indian Ishunts
the clops were generally zonsidered good.

A letter from BrumelB mitya :—" The Marchioness
do Cana, or, as it seems she still prefers to be called,
Adelina Putti, has signed an engagement for three
representations at the Grand Opera here, lobe given in the
middle of November, when the prima donna comes here
en route for St. Petersburg. As she has never sung at
Brussels before, the expectations are as high as the prices
of the planes probably will he, and tha manager, M. Le-
tellier, is much complimented upon his success in these
negotiations."

" Barefoot," writing to the Time., says the
beet remedy for bad socks is none at aIL " I abandoned
the wearing any stockings or socks about four years ago,
and with them bare bid good-bye to the inconveniences
of cold feet, corns, ike., with which I was previously
grievously tormented."
Thu show of sheep at Ballinasloe yesterday was
about equal to last year, but few top lots were sold. The
highest price of wethers was GM., and of ewes 445. The
number of sheep sold yesterday was 56,774 ; the number us
the first day last year, 63,931. The weather we. tine, and
the sheep were hi good condition.
ROYAL 11ORTICITLTVITAL SOCIETY.—At a general
meeting of this society held yesterday, Mr. J. Russell
Beeves, Y.E.S., in the chair, the following candidates
were elected fellows:—Mr. David Dumbreek, D.B. • Mr.
Dummett, Lady Emily Eitzmaunce, and Mr. Macalister,
of Loup. There was a very interesting collection a
flowers and fruit, and ohm two flue collections of fungi,
exhibited by Dr. Bull, of Hereford, and Mr. Worthington
Smith. Dr. Bull delivered a most eloquent and entertain-
ing lecture on the different varieties of fungi, and did
much to promote their more general use as an important
article of food.
OLYMPIC TURATUIL—Thia house will open to-
I night (Weduseday) with Tom Taylor's celebrated drams,
Ito Ticksi-of- Lame Mae, performed by nearly thu siuue
actors as an the first night of its production.
THE HOLYWELL RAILWAY AOClDENT.—Yester-
day, Mr. Edwardes•Wood appeared before the magis-
trates at Holywell to prefer a charge of negligence
against the signalman at Holywell, who, it was alleged,
caused the accident which occurred at that place era
th
e 16th Surtvber. Mr. Eyton, who, it will be ru-
nwinbured, acted as assessor to the coroner in the Aber-
gel° inquiry, was now engaged in defending the prisoner.
After Mr. kilwarden-Wood had concluded his cue, it was
urged for the defence that the accident was the result of
an error in judgment, and not of wilful negligence, as was
intended by the statute. The cdminuan dwelt upon
the importance of Iles duties of simishuse, and, to mark
the armee the magistrates bad of the, heinousness of the
prisoner's offence, they sentenced him to two mouths'
inigsiToit.ment —the longest teem the law permitted them
to