The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-25 00:00:00

TO 181 IDITOH OP THZ ZXPHISH.

13m —I hear with surprise and regret that I am
supposed to have had authority for some words which, in the
excitement of 'perking, I inadvertently let fall on Monday,
at the meeting of Bt. .Marrle Strand I now, thereto,.,
with explicitly to lay, that I referred in that speech to the
anecdote in question as only a resent, and, further, that I
had no authority fur the etatemcnt.—l recall°, sir, your
obedient servant, It. W. Jsta, D.D.
Ring's College, London, Nov. 2s.

THZ POPISH CHAPEL IN ST. GEORGE'S FIELDS .-•
fa spite of the unfavourable state of the weather yesterday,
it was evident from the crowds of eager persons who sought
admission to the chapel that the interest f.-alt in everything
connected with the recent aggression of the Pope of Rome
has In no degree diminished since the first promulgation of
the Pepsi ball. The curious, however, were doomed to
disappointment. Cardinal Wist man had that morning left
town; and Dr. Doyle, after a stormy passage, had only
reached London from ',limn but a short time previous to
the envies ammeneing, and though the rev. gentleman tad
intended to Preach, be wee too much fatigued to undertake
the duty. His place was eeeupied by the Hey. Mr. Cotter,
who preached from the gospel of the day, and avoided con-
troversial topics, exapt to exhort his hearers net to allow
their Christian charity to be impaired by the insults that had
been heaped upon the church by the emissaries of the devil,
by the servants of that anti-Christ whose coming bad been
foretold, and who were actuated by a desire to advent*
their own selfish worldly interests, and not by any wish to

glorify God.
"Naomi DID CARDINAL BRING GOOD TO ENO-
LAND."—We read in Dr. Lingard's History (vol. iv., p. 627),
on the authority of Cavendish, that when the Cardinals Cam-
peg& and Wo!toy adjourned the inquiry into the legality of
Henry VIII.'s marriage with Catharine of Arragon, " the
Duke of Son olk, striking the table, exclaimed with *he-
menet, that the old saw ' was now verified—' Never did
Cardinal bring good to England.' "—Notes and Queries.
TUE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NATIOA-
Tung COMPANY are now contract log to build two piddle-box
steamers, each of 2,600 tons burden and 800 horse
power, to cone/ the lodian mail between S ruthamp-
ton and Alexan ria. Toe* `beT will be as swift as
the mail packets that run tween Liverpool and
America, and the pummel between Southampton to
Alexandria will be reduoed from 16 to 10 or 11 days,
including it ippages at Malta and Gibraltar. A communi-
cation will then be effected with Gibraltar in 44 days, and
with Malta in 8 days. Letters from India which now reach
Southampton about the 26th and 26th of the month, will
then arrive in time to be answered by the Indian mail that
leaves Loudon by way of Marseilles on the 24th of the
month. The company are also about to build twe meow
steamers, each of 1,100 tons burden, sad 260 horse power
for the Levant trade. The two new paddle box steamers
belonging. to the company, named the Singapore and
Gauges, past now completed, will make their first tripe to
Constantinople in December and January next. Bich will
take in her first outward cargo at Liverpool lade td of at
Southampton. The statement in the limes a short time
since that the Peninsular sad Oriental Company contem-
plate running stamen between Singapore and Sydney solely
for mercantile porpoise without wai'ing ft r a government
mail contrast, is, we understand, incorrect.
THE ASIA, Commodore Judkins, sailed from Liver-
pool on Saturday for New York.
SOUTHAMPTON EMIGRATION AND SHIPPING COM.
PANT.—On Saturday, his Hon. Master Richards, proceeded
with the settlement of this company's effeirs.
THE LINEN TRADE.—If we except a reduction of
fully 3d. per bundle on tow-yarns front 26's to 40's, we have
darningge pest either in the businesse goods markets
the week. In both has been a little
brisker than in mane time post, and in printed 26 end 30.
inch Linea peed winter is expected, the competition in
*NM gash r* high with the printed muslin dresses of
Odelpiet tieaser. Biwa our last report we have
aileims Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. In each, Dulness
sea esdnassiy dull. The contraband trade continued to be
imply enetied on, particularly et Brownsville, and the cir-
eurimes *at government had taken no active steps to re-
=awed great dissatisfaction among the fair traders.—
K Miser.
Am EXPLOSION oP GAB, by which two persons
wen enelendy *lured, iseeurred on Saturday, in the-house of
Mr. Peaks, boot-maker, 16, Forastreet, Cripplegate. Mr.
Peaks had a gas chandelier lately put up in his drawing-
room, sad ems of the bonen was sesidentelly left turned on.
The pe escaped into the room, and a servant maid =alias
the gas Informed her muter; he went in with a light, and
an immediate implodes took plea, which shook the whole
house, drove out the windows, forced the door from the
hinges, blew down part of tea Maim" and shattered the
plate pies. la the shop windows. Mr. Peens and the
eel-
Teat wars mash Darned sad citheswim Wand, end is.
q =sisal eitlaWars.