The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-01 00:00:00

INTELLIGINCZ FROM ABROAD.

Imam= exenwes afar.)
NORTH GRAMMY.
BERLIN, Nev. 31.
The Federal Oconee was opened at noon=
Herr Von Debra**, Presdeat of the
, in the absence of Count Bismarck, the
Chancellor of the Confederation.
HUNGARY.
METE, Nov. agt
In to-day'e &Gag of the Lower House of the
Diet the WI, relative to mixed and to
reliE
ious equality were adopted. Both boos
have paned the eommon budget.

AMERICA.
NNW TORY, Nov. SO.
The Onion's steampehip Colorado arrived here
on Sunday, and the extra Cunard steamship
Tripoli
01.ia:Bostm, at 1 p.m. to-day.
Prices :--OoM closed at 1331 the highest
quotation during the day was 1361; ; the lowest
1361. Sterling exchange on London, 1001; 6-20
United States Bonds, 1882, 1111; ditto, 1886,
1071; ditto, 1886, 1101; 10-40 Bonds, 1061.
Illinois, 1421 ; Erie. 381. Cotton, Up-
land, 261. Petroleum, standard white, 321. Flour,
extra State, dole. 20e. to 6 dole. 800. Corn,
old mixed, 1 dol. 170.

MELBOURNE.
SYDNEY, Nov. 7.
A aew ministry has been formed, with Mr. Robertson
as
grlateLt advice. from New Zealand state that the re-
bellion is still extending.
The Bishop of Lichfield bad arrived at Wellington.
Lord Barleigh is a passenger by the homewad mail.
MELBOURNE, Nov. 10.
The ralliesl news of the month is devoid of interest.
The • eats of gold lime the last mail tunotint to
about ea, onness.
ADELAIDE, Nov. 10.
A sew
of Mr. B ministry heehaws formed Isere, ender the direction
egot.

INDIA.
BOMBAY, Nov. 27.
711". shirtiags,br. la.; Mlba. d0.,6r. 2a.; 40'8 =go twist,
ilia.; market steady. Cotton quiet: Dhollerek 240 r.
Shipments of the week 11,760 bales. Enshange on Lon-
don, is. 11 11-16 d. Freights to Liverpool, 4... 6d. The
latest London date is last

Tuff SOOrrlan hogPrrAL.—Yesterday being St.
Andrew's-day, the 204th anniveseary of the Scottish
Hospital was celebrated, according to eurdoss, by • dinner
at the Preemaecas' Tavern, with the Marquis of Bute in
the chair. This chanty was isseepeseted by royal
charity is 11166 r for the purpose of esehbag infirm, aged,
and • natives of Scotland, reddest m London, not
in ' ell parochial relief. The deism on the funds of
the ecepsentien during the pest year have, in many respects,
been eseepbenal, and several of the mace of a very press
and urgent nature. Pensions from 6/. to
251. per an= have been granted to nearly 200 respect.
able men and women whose means of support and love of
life have less greatly increased by the timely aid afforded.
Monthly qipbeents exeeeding 210 came lave had sums
1co: to than by the direcWrs, in some instances amount-
-6!. at cos time. Inaddition to these more than
, persons have bad canal assistance at the office of
the corporation. Passages to Scotland have been granted
to upwards of 200 peewee, principally mechanics, who in
consequence of the depressed state of the shipbuilding
trade have been compelled to leave London in the hope of
obtaining more constant and more remunerative em-
ployment in their native land. But for the intervention
of this corporation many would have been thrown upon
the parish, and thereby lost that feeling of independence
which it is the pride of every Scotsman to cherish and
maintain. Upwards of 140 children of Scottish parents,
resident in the metropolis, have during the year been
educated at the expense of the corporation. Soldiers
and sailors, natives of Scotland, to the number of
nearly 400, have been in receipt of pensions from the Kin-
loch bequest, a fund in trust to the Scottish Corporation.
The noble chairman, in proposing the toast of the even-
ing, "Prosperity to the Scottish Hospital," referred to
the achievements of the Scottish Guard and the Scottish
Regiment of Louis XIV. • and contrasted with the popular
idea of a Scotchinan—h; hardness, selfishness, coldness,
and calculation—the good qualities of the "kindly Scot,'
as illustrated by the existence of this institution. The
Scottish Hospital did not exist to encourage thriftlessness
or dependence, but to preserve independence and self-
reliance. The Duke of Roxburgh°, an president of the
Hospital, in acknowledging the toast, referred to the
circumstance that, but for his absence from the country,
the Prince of Wake would
.hare presided upon this
oceasion, and gracefully complimented the noble marquis
upon the efficiency with which he had supplied the place
of his royal highness. When his grace proposed the
health of the chairman there was a general exhibition of
enthusiasm, and the number of glasses that were broken
in the performance of what are called "Highland
honours" was larger than has been witnessed upon any
previous occasion. The amount of the subscriptions
announced during the evening was about 2,000!., but did
not include the usual donation from the chairman.

iliDagvP'S 111' ar 10202FOOLLEOE.—Tint
FOOTIALL Mows =VW nee amnesia um Orr:-
noirs.—YesterdaSefete day of EL Askew, was cele-
brated at Eton with eoneidershis Mat, the grand
annual football between the Collsgers and Oppi-
dans emir* of "at the wall," in the presume of a large
concourse of spectators, including past and present
Moises The Rev. J. J. Hornby,
air the head mar
te
Mar, and
p
the pdaelal masters of the shook; J. Cowell, ster
of the -Royal Household; Mr. D. Engleheart, Colonel
Richardson-Gardner, and others, were also upon the gro3nd.
Opposite the wall, but at some little distance from it, a
line of posts and Tors kept a vas, clear for Oe
players, and within this, at half-part 12 o'clock, the fwo
;I=attended by their umpires, Maws. A. H.
and Carter, formed their IM "bully at the
centre of the well. The Collagen' team coed of
Mess Wodehonee, W. Browse, and H. Pulsan (walls
R. Radcliffe and F. Dowding (.secede), H. Freeth third ,
F. Churchill (fourth), C. Y. °noway (line),
9yia6 man), W. 11. °
Carter (ion beldnincloU Hems. ril T. H.
be gcals. Twidens sheen
Alexander( Pryo)r and Feirstielsb), llnnbery and Doles
Enda), 'Hon. A. Parker LEVI (follith4 SR&
e), J. E. Edwards- er3noikeenspeessan
ong behind), and Farm (goals). The kilted
and the Oppidane towards college for the first half
hour. The familiars& the first advantage, last till
lequal. o'clock,Bat when wee calledme, the
dplayecid was about
elm the Oiln edly the her
of the rise. They &eve 'behalf Yebad the oils
Oppidese, and re a three seated leads four ides roe Misr
mother in rapid sasendea, to arts of the dray opposi-
tion at the At half-past 1 o'clock the gene
wyeefour a eakkeks, the Collatorstheir baying wow
bto Mike ea the that ot adversaries.
The victors elisl*cated their t ph by earrYbqk Mr.
Tindal, the septets of the Mogen (who was make to
Vigra host bin fest), mid the shoots of the
to lie drwelisthat the adieu*.
Tax "Sassy " nr Nos= 811ROPSHI8E.—It is a
feet—a feet of whisk there ken* mot—that a amber
of cottager, ROA& a Wk., ea the othibizts el Shrews-
week• sad Pith asthma.* dividoe, seestved last
a letter heath* leatheed "thierieg" thee to vote
foe Mr. i Ogre semi Lord Newporidt.wet and thithisately
threshwit them that if they d they his siesdate
wadi have in gob their cottages forthwith. The
trate we amid add. tea well-Mows county ekes-
. Ass
0116TNIX, Pa
iO.—A party of Royal
from lead qoastoss, Bromptca-bartheith hays
bees te Mold* up the wroth of the selsother
theekth • sink some line shoe en the Chat leads.
The mid% whisk wee soak by being
run lett; It= Mr, at the 80% is eke to be
blows up by the Royal Illagiweera

The movement in favour of metropolitan street
---• is evidently on the point of being ser-
a Undeterred by the ignominious
merit commenced so
,oe between : . aid
eccentric G. . Trunk an
have given nodes of
parliamentary powers
contract tramways, or, more
In several of the principal
• metropolis. The first of
say Company, pro-
lines, namely, from
fotting-hill to Us-
ow, Willesden to
CWOOng
re
Barnet, New-
Lambnh to
Richmond. Mr(.3r.
. prematu
omnibus trafile.little
7thae contrary, purpose
one or two mon-
de of the main omnibus
the omnibuses so many
a. The second company
ion of tramways between
Tata =and Steat-
ite opera-
,
to the connecting thereenblams between
• , Peckham, and Gresnwisk. Tin lines are
be worked su%ed to the supervision of the
of Trade and the ninnies of the highways,
• cedar to preclude all poesibility
.of . annoy-
or danger to other desonptions of
• traffic. The rails, or trams, are to be
en a level with the general surface of the
of which they will form part, thus present-
no abide to ordinary vehicles.
omnibuses
of adapted to that of the existing ,
p: of which can have the wheels altered and a
Mange provided at a oomparativeles=il
The expense of oonstructaon is
than 1,8001. The designs have been_pee-
by We. Page, C.R., the architect of West-
-bridge, and appear to be both simAl end
ent, every contingency being proviM tor.
e promoters of the various lines are estrtnidy
sanguine of success, and triumphantly point to
the satisfactory results of the street-railways in
Cisnada and the United States in justification of
their plans.
Should the new companies be successful in their
attempts to procure permission to construct the
various railways proposed by them, the intro-
duction of railway oars, on the model of that now
Ie
hibiting at the Crystal Palace, will inevitably
f llow. When introduced by Mr. Train they
re the source of much chaffing and merriment
the part of interested omnibus drivers and con- I
doctors' who nick-named them " Noah's Arks ;"
but the adoption of great public improvements is
not to be retarded by mere ridicule, and those who
used the new cars were loud in their praise of
the comfort and ease afforded by. the new
vehicles. They generally contain accom-
modation for 24 inside passengers and
at 20 outside re. The doors are large,
there is plenty of room between the opposite rows
of seats, and the modes of ingress and egress are
much easier than those of the ordinary omnibus,
between which and the street-railway car there
elearoely exists any parallel. In New York, be-
tween six and seven in the morning, and about
the same time in the evening, the cars are filled
with mechanics, labourers, clerks, factory girls,
operatives, and others, while towards the nuddlO
of the day they are used chiefly by tradesmen and
ladiesengagedin visiting or shopping.
The menacing amount of traffic in oonnexion with
the American street railways is illustrated by the
fact that, during 1863, in New York and Brook-
lyn, six of these railways, extending over 66!
nines, carried 42,400,000 esestingFs, the
conveying plant consisting of 4o 2 carriages and
3,806 horses. In Philadelphia, during the same
year, nine street railways, extending over a dis-
tance of 69 miles, carried 30,841,000 passengers, in
309 carriages, with 1,939 horses. In London the
carriages of the General Omnibus Company during
the first six months of 186.5 carried, according to
the company's report, at the rate of 42,700,000
passengers per annum, the carrying plant consist-
ing of 592 carriages and 6,790 horses. According
to these figures, each carriage in New York con-
veyed 89,831 passengers ; in Philadelphia, 99,173;
and in London, 72,260. Again, the number of
passengers per annum drawn by each horse was—
in New York, 11,137 ; in Philadelphia, 15,658 ;
and in London, 6,081. It must also be borne in
mind that the accidents occasioned by horses fall-
ing down, both in Salford and in the American
States, areuttcrly insignificant in number compared
with those of daily occurrence in the metropolis.
The English ratepayers' interest in thequestion may
be inferred from the circumstance that while, in
1863, the carriages of the London General Omnibus
Company passed over 13,039,000 miles of street,
built and kept in repair at the expense of the me-
tropolitan parishes, the carriages of the New York
and Brooklyn street railways passed over 10,736,000
miles of street, built and kept in repair by the
railway companies at their own expense—that is,
the parts used by them. It is understood that in
the case of the proposed metropolitan railways the
carriages will at first be drawn by horses, but that
the introduction of steam will ultimately be found
practicable. Should this be the case, it will
probably lead to the commencement of the
new era of railway enterprise indicated by Mr.
W. Bridges Adams, who some few months alms
recommended the use of railways on ordbaery
roads between the various railway stations and
minor towns, where the traffic was not snillaiently
large to warrant the construction of a regales
road. There is plenty of room for enterprise
in this direction, and it is the opinion of many
experienced men that the development of On
street railway system—whether worked by bone
or steam power—will tend largely to develop the
prdinary traffic of the regular railways.

' Tom Lan Bourn Davos BLECTION.—Tho
Western Wen,* lines states that during the election for
South Devon, on Friday, Lord Courtenay, 11f.P., heir to
the Earl of Devon, took up his position in the podia(
booth at Kiner where his father's tenants came to
vote. His lordshipwas, however sompelha
_hrthe
_ander-
sheriff to leave, and was afterirards-hooter the
streets. An extraordinary circumstance em-acted with
the election is mmted from deleembe. Two
who were supposed to be liberals Wile tithe
lingsbridge committee to look after OS velem in
the town of Wombs, and it was Ingpossd by the agent
in Kingsbridge that they were doing their best and
using their induence to obtain votes for Lord Ambarley.
But strange to say on the day of deaden those two gentle-
men voted for tM conservative candidates! Facts con-
tinue to transpire showing
esa how Iraq was the prewar°
put upon voters daring the lleati espeolollY
the rest fertnigM. ram irdirmair and
rrardrinduril
Lord Amberley's baAl eonmilieseloweerneintined fowls
for the oceserestives, and in Plymouth well4eAs
tades-
men who have for years voted be the tamale, end dH 80
at the borough election, have hem Whited to demi their
colours. In mine sea mat paddies especially her the
landlord's influence made itself lilt, and even where the
landlord is believed to ham abstained from inlissedeg,
his agent has been active.
ANIIMICA.-111W YORX. Nov. 30.—The Inman
Royal Mail steamer City of Boston arrived here this
morning. All well.
Quzsintrown, Nov. 30.—Tho Canard (extrn)
steamer Ifierala. front New York, arrived here at 9 pm.
to-day, Irilk 114 passengers, 30 of whom she landed with
her despatches, and proceeded for Wimp& All well.
OUTWARD INDIA AND et INA XAUA 0? 14-20
Nov.— Nov. it—The Priedawalwr and Oriental
Coe downer hedged sold ft= We, sad
the toe Casette et this
The irregularity ia the quality of tee as usually
nilerti,LaniretaZdella rgrarlds"""hal4
UM" dbailib. ft. la emir imiu

WIGAN, NOXIIAT Arriattocut.
This mmng the inquest on the bodies of the
sixty-one persessiddeit_V the estplodea of In damp at
Oakley,
didrist ale
milaii7Cttds Wel to
jury was— nro7r,lllr. Nkposet th&atisputy-
the matter wm a very me, sad
se • pest mem ei evidesee would be in
to die seats el Wage befere the la
Wet be had tailed I. the amistases of his eellsemme,
Nr. Disimpos, The meld be celled if any further We-
peedeat endow was wasted.
Oaroner said this was a monks for the jury to
say, after obtaiMsm all the widows se to work-
ing; as to engineering, and sash other inform-
doss as could 'hi gabbed .
cm the spot,
co what
MMa
widows they readied He did notr:
any but forma 'Memo that day. t
afterwards would be flit of the wanness sea-
Wis this dlstaid of the allay. end the metAon
afts* bow seam the/ woad le At to aqua The
adjoerameat would be **sly in the beads of the
renewrisitimd, Im=
swearing the that witness he
whiled to make • sheet armour ea. He had bees In-
=limies arriving time that. great deal of feedag bad
lexadol as to his not waktig the
etierf=a4larrtatiayWANties_
light, es the reather,;, was
whirs oa his Jeeiney. He left hones Wore day-
light, sad real hie Mere as the light aimed. le
took the 'earliest egwerlimilg of seadlag his Leestaingat,
of emus, it wadi- met Week the pines Mil
=
surmise. Afterwards be *as requited %give
er the USW to be Irem tbe Meet =dr-
Ile *sot haw the readies were memo that
the bodies Mend be buried; bat that they should be m-
=ile MI, under the peealier rirraminses al the
at tied iambi to he eimassedheserste Mometo the
impeder of police to say that the belies slight be re-
reeved to • reesonakis distance—Ord sot beyond the
next towsibipi No quokka was mind es to the inter-
ment, Lod, thumb:es, there was aside( kir bias
to answer sad he bad no idea meth • mow
tics could, miss When be received She MIIOIIIMS.
ties as Fry wetg le had arranged his week both
for the Friday and the Saftrday—twe impede as ass day,
and three as the other. On Saturday sight he wee at
Preiest fe easequeme of his brother's imams', and be
was takes by semis* by a gentleman from the °ciliary,
sad Sergeant Sativem, taming up to ask if it were
potable to allow the bediss to be interred Ned day. That
was the find be bad heard of it. He theeld only bare
been too etttoonalemow it if it soak! ham boon bat it
was this
seVii •
to this sleet bad ditto wield haviVel:
attended to, ter there had bees in bisasemmade
during the week which woad bare his ignition
with reeirenee to that accident. No doubt greet pain
had bees roused to the relatives, but the facts were that
be was est only heirless bat be was without informa-
tion. Ns did net know of say ouch wish, aad if he had
he could not have etatlewith it at the tiros be heard.
The whole of the with the exception of three or
four, were identified by book-keeper at the colliery,
Amin Eirkpatriek, and the relatives of the deceased gave
laid midmost as to the ymainder.

It was arranged that the court should be adjourned to
Thursday next at half-past 9 o'clock.
The inquest was held in a large club-room in the hack
part of the inn, and several OEM during the
there were sounds of a diet:whence in the Isic)="l7.
The, it appeared, was ceased by a number of the relatives
of the deceased, who were clamouring for their certifi-
cates from the amour, which were thoomery before
burial. The der present tried to pacify the
crowd, but cos ete sumer was not achieved until
the miners'
ages Yr. W. Pickard, agreed to lay the
setter before the coroser, who at aim sent Importer
Dickinson out with the certificates, which were delivered
at one to three in attendance.

The funerals are to take place this afternoon. When
our parcel left hearses were rolling along the lanes in
all directions, and troops of mourners, whose number was
smelt augmented bye trein,movekhastily along to Hindley
Churchyard or to • Cemetery. Fourteen interments
are to take plats, at and thirty-seven in Hindley
Church yank where now graves yawn in startling pro-
fusion. Thevicar has arranged to conduct hourly services
all the afternoon.

r±Lry; is evidently on the point
y revived. Undeterred by
KiiirTof the erperiment oomma
Coady a few years since betweer
the Marble Arch by the ementrie
lest than three companies have
ther intention to Apply for perils
trotr)ly, railways, on several o
Eble them to construct tran
pleading out of the metropol
these associations the Tramway
anTr:re
to form eight distinct lino
siugton to ounalow, Hotta
ge, Paddington to Harrow,
, Islington to Chipping
• to Chariton, Lambeth
Kennington to Richmond
gig mistake ocemistad in his pre
::with the regular mini
way Company, on the ooc
their lines, with one
at the terminal points of thA
=thus rendering the arm
of their system. The s
r= the coast:action of teal
and }Solloway, Whitoobi
ford,; while the thir4 Wise etal
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