The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-18 00:00:00

TEE POREIGN .11.11L8.

DISFATCH OF WAN' INDIA AND PACIFIC 1111111.-800TNAIIPTON,
Jose 17.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship Douro Captain
Woolward, sailed this afternoon with mails for the Britishand
Faragn West Indies, the Psalde California, Central America,
Ac., took out 38 and a general cargo of marchan-
dire, including Lbgliali jewellery, 21,250, and French jewellery,
2,600.
Qeseturrown, Jura 11.—The Sidon steamer Manhettan arrived
here from Liverpool at 5 p.m. to-day, embarked passergers, and
proceeded for New York.
aeaterrovni Jura 17.—The National Steamship Company's
steamship Fraz:ce, from New York, arrived of here at 11 a.m. to-
day, with 6h.002.015. specie. She landed passengae, and pro-
ceeded for
Tr a Bor-17.;;- 'Mt 18.—The Syria, with the
above mail, passed Messina at 8.30 p.m. to-day, es route for Mar-
seille*. June 17.—The Nyasa, with the heavy pation of
the mail, leaves at 8 a.m. to-day for Southampton, whereas may
be looked for about the 20th indent.

THE BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION.—The general
committee of elections met yesterday, when, neither party
objecting to the constitution of the commit tee,—vir., Mr.
Edward Howes (chairman), Mr. Thomas Bailey, Mr.
Gabriel Goldney, Lord George Manners, and Mr. R.
Jasper More—the committee appointedto try this petition
will be sworn at the table this afternoon, and will meet
to-morrow at eleven o'clock, whoa the case will be gone
into.
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS' EXAMINATION IN Mimic.
—The list of prizes and certificates awarded by Mr.
Hullah to those who have successfully pissed this exami-
nation is just published. Last ear the only two prises,
as well as ten out of the twelve certificates, were
taken by Tonic Solfaists. This year again the two prize-
mem come from the same ranks, and with them fifteen out
of the twenty first-class certificates. We understand that
the Solfaists are now asking the council of the SoaAy of
Arts to institute a higher examination, conducted in their
own notation, grounding their appeal on the fact, that for
two years they have formed a majority of those who have
received certificates.
REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—There is at present in
the Oreat Yarmouth workhouse a pauper whose father
was twice mayor of that borough, and whose grandfather
was one of the principal landowners and proprietors of
rin the locality.
la proMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
—The following candidates passed the major examina-
tion as pharmaceutical chemists yesterday :—William
Foster, Bridlington; Walter Griffiths lEbbert, Reath;
John William Stratford-on-Avon; Frank Har-
wood Leacher, London ; John Moe, Oldham ; Samuel
Pearce Yates, Wellington.
ADMIRALTY, JUNE 17.—Appourricerrrs.—Sub-
; lAeuteasat. John H., Martin. to the Penelope. Midship-
man Fiends J. S. Blackwood, to the Penelope. Havel
: Cadet Harry C. Mifflin," to the 'Penelope. Assistant
Paymasters George B. Weetcott "in charge," to the
Vixen; Roth J. Gormully, to the Trafalgar ; Alfred G.
Montagu, to the Royal Alfred, additional for deposal;
and Henry Marsh, to the Cumberland. Surgeon William
T. O'Brien, to the Penelope ; and Acting Assistant
Burgeon George B. Bothwell, to the Penelope.