The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-08 00:00:00

TEI LEVLiTHAY.

The work at the launch was rammed early yerter•
day morning, end with great didicnity • Mort of a few inches
was made. Defortinntely, the pressure required after this
woe so meat that the simply-pip= of two of the hydronlio
roots were hung or broken In wash a manner that a consider
raids delay wee ommioned before they were aufSciently re
paired to be St for men end it was two o'clock before further
efforts wen made. Between that hour and half-past four
o'clock, when work was disocatkomd, several small slips
wise mode, the bow showing at every time a much Increased
tendency to dented fester than the stem. During Satur-
day this tendency showed itself in a gain of 16 inches en the
stern, but at the ChM of the day's labours yesterday the
bow had descended 10 fast 7 Mabee, while the stern had only
moved 3 fast 4 inches ; and tale Mows in progress had so
turned the etas cradle en the ways es to induce an inereseed
amotmt of friction, which dednetsd oonsiderably from thu
amount of program It is, however, confidently expected
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that the monk et to-day's iTnestlayi work will pat the
mead in such a position as that she may to safely left to the
mamas of the nest owing Wm.

INDIAN MOINT 2BLIBP POND.

We have mesh pleasure in stating that the mm
of 4191. 6e. bas been forwarded to this committee, being the
resides of a fond which wee collected by British subjects in
Rork dating the late war, for the relief of their fellow
countrymen who were prisoners of war in that country, and
It is to be hoped that the lona rouse will be adopted with
regard to the morphia of other funds. Pleuy persona US
labotuing under the erroneous hapreasion that the applicants
for relief are few fa number, and that the distress is much
exaggerated ; the Mewing extract from a letter from Cal.
cutta, of 22nd October, will tend to correct this impression:
—" I have been favoured with yours of the 10th ultimo, and
em happy to observe the degree of moms that has attended
your kind exertions in the good cause of the sufferers by the
Sepoy revolt. The full extant of the dieter will not be
known or felt for some time, ea many who have been deprived
of their all have not yet reached any place of refuge, and
doubtless when they are enabled to leave the stations in
which they are located—inch so Agra, Luelmow, Lands=
de—a terse smarten to the number of applicant, for relit
will present themselves."

MUSIC.

CONGREGATIONAL PSALMODY.

The Rev. Mr. Waite, of Hereford, has cent-
mooed a course of Lectures and Exercises in Congrega-
timed Psalmody at Bbomsbury Chapel. The proceed-
ings last evening wee not as much • lecture sa
general rehearsal. There was a large ammoblage
el pupils of the carious London mho* ar-
matted aewrding to their various voicee ; and they rang a
number of prima, under the direction of Mr.
who carefully and felkitonaly pointed out to them the way to
give peeper sopmwdosi and ales to the music. The Mimed
parts were Arm takes leprately ; than all the voices were
combined, but without secompaniment ; and lastly, several
were of • hymn were swag to the tuns, accompanied by the
organ. The Wagers midway took From delight in their
occupation ; they rag not only with purity, but Ira
energzadanieelinfird iweduced vary impressive and beauti-
ful tease wire all selected hem Mr.
Waite's Col recelon ealided the . Hallelajah," which appears
to be a pubacatlea et mash week The melodies (those
at least that were mug ha night) were more flowing and
rhydimieel that peaU tunas usually an • but they wee
swiletrody marked with raiiglous character:and accompanied
with grave sad simple herasoake.

THE EANTIZN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—A gentle.
men, who has tendefrel no with his mends the follow-
ing sanstive ots }army on this line .—"On Saturday after-
noon I left London by the 2.30 train ; the engine could hardly
draw It into the Lerybridgm station, which is only 21 miles
tram the compeny's wain at inatfred. We started again.
Mt can te • dead step bane reaching Tottenham. In
three a bee Eska= • asses eagles was men coming be-
hind m; tbs guard wt to resat tt, sad got the driver to
pea ea into Tatinksam. Hs en us going spin, and then
left sa. It took 24 lanais to get has Paden End is
Waltham (3 nefles), sad then only by the asittain of ea
Madly driver of $ goods train, who pasha m from as
Oidnanos Feaewy station. We reached Waltham 43 minutes
late, the whole travelled being under 16 mike."
8011771 KENSINGTON Muar.ox.—During the week
Dee. the eaters have been as foUows —Os
111=Y. Tussley_ wad Saturday (tree days), 2.027 ; sa
Nada and Tmeity (tree evenings), 4,323 ; a the then
sada& days (eltaission to the public. 64.),636 ; as
Masa mob' (Wednesday), 162 ; total, 7,728.