The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-28 00:00:00

THE MIMI AND THE STArION-NASTER.

At one of the chief stations on the Great Western
Railway (says the Wagers Morning Neva) is a station-
master soled for selfrioneeit sad dankeyisin. His reverence
tar a pence with a beadle to his name is equalled only by
the esteem in whisk he holds Mara One day he descried
• steetlentaa peeing the platform with • cigar to his
mouth. Mr. —at once accosted the audacious offender
sad requested him forthwith to stop smoking. The gentle-
man took no notice of thi., command, but continued his
walk, emitting • silvery cloud. Irritated by this dLiobe•
&mice, Mr. repeated his lasheste more pererup•
tartly this before; but still the owner of the
amen& eraistaised a provoking disregard. A
third tine the order was repeated, accompanied with
the thrust that V the obstinate sinner did not obey, he
woad he heeded emir kith, tender mercies of the porters.
The strangoe took no sieve heed than before ; and so at
tad, Mr. —pulled the cigar out of the smoker's
mow& and Awes it away. This vtolent act produced no
mow effect than eammeeds and threats, sod the piffles-
tells philosephsr confined his walk quite ierenely.
Presently • carriage sad tour drove rip—en equipage well
known to Mr. —as that of the Dela at Bsaafort. To
hie isiecuceivalde horror the re: meeker mitered the
add chariot, sad drove off la style to toe. Yr.
asked in tresendoes taw who the etrasisrwas, sad he
felt ready to ink into the earth when he that it we
Viscount Paheeretos, LO., First Lord of the Teem
He did sot Imitate loag, however ; he at on
chaise sad pair sad drove off to ihrlaistos. Arrived
there, hi sent in has card, and urpetty regulated • pri-
vate interview with Lord Palmerston. His lordship soca
appeared. when Yes. began a most atoJect apology for
haviag "es mealy loathed his louleike. Had he known
who his lordship was he would not hove as treated hie
leeigip for the world." The homier beard the station-
master out, thee looking down upon him sternly, sad with
his beide is kis pickets, said, ":Sir, I reapected you became
I thought yea wore doing your duty like a Briton ; but
now I see yest are soaking het • snob." And the ended
the deliowerater's interview with the Prissily.

We have great plasma in announcing that the
Laid Bishop of Norwich baa just pretested the valuable
and Impartial' liaise at Eitradbrooke to the Rev. Joha C.
Itylo, the arellhaoa a tract whar and champion et
Imogalkail Math. The appointment atm which will
le hailed with great amidaotiou by a large and Indust.
tail portion of the clergy and laity throwshoat the reuntr7.
The Ckrpy List dads that the annual calm of Stradbrooke
Is 712 i. ; population, I,B22.—flecomi.

The Oxford lone" examinatioste Mee now been
held fee the fourth time on the eythsse aris:nally established
by the University. The certificate, pasted were 599 in ell,
er stove 100 seem then in 1860, and early 120 more then
la UK The perportionate increase, taking into considerr
Iles the witsebeed mindidetai, is per amt. on the numbers
of ISA Ned 10 per mut. es those of 1959.

Piumcs Awszo.—Anhoog other we dies afloat re-
=Mr prime's arse* rip le Liverpool ea board the
ems to the fallieleg its —Bic regal highares
r 1 Iselthain sod direr to the pressgen
esr 117 ireelf Wire She ether W M deak ,
sad esjeglig $ In tha rest out-r-theway retrials,
Mir a Yorke, seed Me* Cowell the mama of such ear
awl B. was tatermed that " the price was
&slim Oder opera tut radium from the British Ember,
Wistorgian.. Buhisquestly Major Cowell inquired of
Vs Yankee teschiag American matters, but wu Warred
trr bra, 4. mix, that he mast .:ease him saying 'ag-
ars, as " the tiered States' government had particu-
larly requested him to be reserved es such topics." Major
Omen scull sot but appreciate the tis quoyme.—Lircrpool
Sirs..

Tta
BRITISH Mffenffn. —During the autumn re-
emeorhink will adend from Sasurda ,v the 314 teat, to
W Me pienalme. behave, several Important alterations is
the smaapemenie of the objects is the various
el the national collection will be carried into efftairto
the
elhaabgbal department an improved arraisamowit, and to
seem extent a sew clemilicetien, has hese madertaken
leolessor Owes sod hie smisemess, is order to belle the
abbots...l speeismas comprissd is b. lla Chailln's Atrial
collection sad the contributims of other recent dimmers
a the steady of Natural history which have found places
ja Ike piimipa The unmans from Cerebella, which have
kilberte hese 'sly partially displayed in use of the boor
mini re m% are to be exhibited to the public : and further
abendinee will be effected in the dispontioes of the cams
and motplars• is the Atheeiaa galleries. laaeesed facility
bto he peevided is the readietroom for reference to the
whim el the eM ealebsse whisk have Dot hitherto beep
Mead and ananged is derbies% sad additiosal copies of
the prided eablegue an to be supplied for the use of
maim The proposed drape will be carried out to the
Elea* entail the shirt
rumbas will admit. period allotted for the autumn

Por.Trardatc bronTurzoir. —Mr. Pepper re-
tard to the dkeetioa ti the Polytechnic Institution on
Mneslay evening, seder es moat favourable auspices. The
lowitutine wee ereuded, mod Wen Mt. Pepper came fur.
wird tu ilidiver his tides epee the pelaraplei of erir.ila•
boo, he we greeted with a beerty oscine. He stated
that althottA three yews had iatereened Mous be last ep-
=ree that platform, the warmth d his welcome made
eel that the separation white bed lakes plum between
his sad the Pelyteaboie -dicta woe bet then of yeller-
' day. It imsde him feel that be vise mom Meads, sod be
would to Nam to aid him Y the oedema duties he
bed 11. mid ardor:me duties, because, whoa
ownwessewt. in Idle meet attractive s
ithove hot teldly devoid
of lustrusilen, was offered is her pines le tbe
phi., M rogeked se amen degree d mew te seamy as
edisintiewel 1111116Mlment is such a momr as to eoriatereet
the we Weems el the estobnebiminble wbicb he alluded.

He weld apnea te them te aid bits, et they had
aided his IL Mai. W maw nerhe set sad
ta the lassitatiaa ter a.hYMiw, end so
lowere fie &temente It would se doubt he interesting
to the public to burr tint the Rev. J. K Gum was chair-
man et the beard of direction, and that the Rev. Charles
Idaelseesis had Igen charge of the educational elutes.
Alter this address Kr. Pepper pee as estertaining and
beirsettve beam upon the priori* of veatilatioo, illus-
trated by wartdaig models
SOUTH FoRELAND LION/HOUK& —By order of
the Trinity Hoard, the lime light was substituted for the
ordiury Freese! oil light at this lighthouse on the
364 h fastest.

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