The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-09 00:00:00

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THE WEATHER.—Tho intensely cold weather,
forth' period of the year, which has been experienced
in the metropolis and the country generslly since Wed-
nesday last, brought with it ymW,fty morning the first
snow which has Wen in London this season. During
Saturday night—as indeed during the two nights pre-
viously—there was • bard frost, and the thermometer fen
several degrees below freezing point. All the ponds in
the open spaces round London were yesterday morning
covered with a moderately thick coating of ice, and on
the ornamental waters in the various royal parks there
was a thin sheet also, which, however, gnickly
melted on the appearance of the sun, which for
a few hours in the morning shone brightly.
At Birmingham and in the neighbourhood a snow-storm
occurred on Friday night, of a character such as is rarely
experienced at this time of the year. It commenced at
ten o'clock, and continued for more than two hours, and
by midnight snow lay in the open country from three to
four inches deep. The frost was extremely ,sharp at the
time, FO that horses were unable to stand, and the roads
became almost impassable with vehicles.
TIM BT. MARYLEB' ONE PAROCHIAL 8(.1100L8
BAN-D.—The military band of the Marylebone parochial
schools for pauper children at Southall will play several
pieces to-day in the orchestra of the Crystal Palace, at 3.
Twenq-three lads partially trained as musicians at
Southall have joined the various regimental bands during
the present year. It is desirable that colonels of regi-
ments and presidents of regimental band committees should
know that in our pauper
.industrial schools special atten-
tion is now given to qualifying orphan and other boys as
musicians to enter the army and the navy.
A NEW RAILWAY TO BRICHITON.—It is under-
stood that among the schemes to be applied for in the
coming parliament will be one for a new line of railway
between London and Brighton. Rumours to this effect
have been in circulation for some time, but we are in-
formed that the surveys have been nearly completed, and
that the notices will be immediately served, preparatory
to the deposit of the plans on the 34.nh inst. The engineer
is a gentleman of considerable standing in his profession,
and one remarkable for the economy with which he has
carried out several great works both at home sad abroad.
the capital of the new company will not be more than
one million, with the usual borrowing powers. There will
not be a hundred yards of tunnel on the wile!' line,
and that at its point of junction with as existing metropo-
litan railway, over a portion of which the promoters will
ask for runic powers. Responsible parties havepori-
sionally to construct and equip the line, pur-
chase the within the limite of the capital. There are
various features of novelty connected with the construc-
tion and working of the railway, and notably so in con-
nexion with the scale of fares, which is to be fixed very
much below the existing rates. Unfortunately, the sagor
competition of the South Eastern and the Chntham, in
jointly promoting the Brighton line abandoned last
session, provided an enormous amount of evidence in
favour of a new line, which will, no doubt, have due
weight with a parliament in which, if we are to believe all
that is predicted of it, the interests of railway shareholders
and investors will count for little when weighed in the
balance against the demand for popular measures.—ltail-
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ROUMANIA.
BUGHAILENT, Nov. O.
The Mods de 1' Orierst publishes a memorial
signed by a number of the chief Roumanian in-
habitanbr of Transylvania, which is destined to be
forwared to the protecting powers. The memo-
rial complains of oppression and violation of the
law by the Austrian government, and demands
the annexation of the Roumanian districts of
Transylvania to the Danubian Principalities.

EGYPT.
ALEXANDRLi, Nov. 7.
Messrs. Oppenheim and Co., contractors of the
new loan, published a circular yesterday inviting
the public to discount the government bonds
against cash upon the same conditions as on the
conversion of the last loan. The discount of
government paper dropped accordingly.