The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-04 00:00:00

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Thorpe, tts. 9d. ; Wharneliffe, L7s. GL ; West 'Hartley,
17s. 6d. ; Bobo& Hartley, 17s. 6d. ; Davidson's Hartley.
17s. 641. ; Lambert's Hartley, 17s. 3d.-11 ships at market.

NARROW &CAPE NEAR WITHASC—As the Rev.
G. P. Bennett and hie lady, accompanied by a friend,
were returning to Kelvedon from Rivenhall Rectory,
on Tuesday evening. owing to the darkness of the night
and the flooding of the road near Rivenball Fox. the
carriage was driven into deep water, and their lives were
placed in great danger. Happily their cries of distress were
heard by some men, who promptly came to their rescue,
and conveyed them on their backs to land. Had the car-
riage progressed a yard further, the party, in all prolbabi-
lity, would have met with • watery grave. —Chelassford
Chronicle.
DEATH of SOUTH AFRICAN MIRAIONARIEB.--••
A letter from the intrepid missionary, Robert Moffat, to the
London Missionary Society, communicates some mournful
intelligenoe. It is dated from Kunimure November 12,
1860 It is only four days since I forwarded a letter to
you, which contained all the information which had then
reached us respecting the Makololo brethren. It was
favourable ; but, alas ! Helmore, the amiable, the un-
wearied, and apostolic Helmore, and his devoted wife, are
now no more inhabitants of this lower world. This distress-
ing intelligence has just reached us by one of our people, who
had been on au elephant bunt as far es the Victoria Falls on
the Eambeze. He there met with some people from Linyanti,
who, when naked respecting the welfare of the missionaries,
replied, in the phraseology of the country, that they were
all dead with the fever; and, commencing with the name
of the first victim, said Melmore died, then his wife, next
two of bit children; then the suckling of Mrs. Prise ; the
next was Malatsi, a man of this station, Mr. P.'s waggon-
driver ; the next Tat*, of Lekatlong, who had accompanied
Mr. Helmore to render him what assistauce he could ' • and
the last that seems to have died was a servant of the Bak-
hstla tribe. The son of Tabs was in a dying state, and not
affording the slightest hope of recovery. Just ten dayss
after the relation of these events to Joseph Aaron (our in-
formant), Dr. Livingstone arrived at the Victoria Falls, ac-
companed by his brother and Dr. Kirk. Dr. Livingstone
was, as well might be expected, deeply affected with the
news of the death of so many of the mission party, and
regretted moth that he had not been able to come at ea
earlier period, as he possessed a very elation' remedy for
the fever.'
GRESHAM Couzcs Lzerunrs. —According to
the will of Sir Thomas Gresham, the Corporation was to
pay 601. per annum to the four professors of divinity, astro-
nomy, geometry, and music, while the Mercers' Company
were to pay unnually MN. each to the professors of law,
Etna, and rhetoric. The lecturers, expelled from the;
must have found their stipends very inadequate ; but,
in ITIIB, • lecture hall was given to them within the Ex-
change, and their salaries were increased to 1001. a year
each, the addition being made in lieu of the apartments pm.
sided at the college. They were also 'Mowed to marry. The
lectweships have now dwindled into mere sinecures, and are
of little use in promoting the diffusion of sound knowledge.
The public are invited to attend, and as the professors are
talented men, this seems a boon, but it commonly happens
that no visitor is ever induced to go a second time. The
lecture. are often spiritless sad formal, evidently treated as
mere teak work, and not at all likely now to endanger the
proleiity of Oxford or Cambrhige. The discourses are
only read in term time, firstly in Latin at 12 o'clock at
noon and, secondly, at 1 o'clock, in English. The reading
occupies from 40 minute. to an hour. The doors open se
the clock strikes, and, should there not he three persons
waiting for admission, the doors are instantly shut again,
and no lecture is given on that day. Even previous to the
final ejectment from Gresham% Mansion the college bad
fallen Into disrlpitte.—Cire Peers.
A CHAPEL BURNT DOWN AT DURTos-os-TRENT,
Oa Monday last, an alarming fire broke out in Salem Chapel,
Static's-street, which has completely destroyed the interior
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get ac the
removal necessary'. The :Lapel is insured for 1001., but
this amount will.not nearly cover the injury %attained. An
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