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

LATER PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.)

At daylight this morning the work of destruction was
fully reali-ed ; and from the Grand Junction Wharf,
Barraud's Wharf, Whitefriars Dock, and other points the
lash rortgii WllB Witneaseet by hundreds of persons. Im-
mediately in !Toni, of the Grand Junction lirliarf the whole
Of the huge piles, staging!, &e., have been washed
completely away, and in all directions were
Boating piles, fragments of timber, &c. Not a ve-tige of
the tramway bru belonging to the Commissioners of
twere remains, and the damaging effects of the un-
looked-for calamity were apparent in all parts of the con-
tract. Considering the great power employed in
the construction of the works the accident is sur-
prising to the contractors and other officials; and tho
delay that must necessarily take place during the repairs
is estimated at between three and four weeks. At the
time of the occurrence the wind was blowing violently,
and the force of the water—the tide being three feet above
Trinity high water mark—was such as to make an inroad
to the coke cellars belonging to the City Gas Works, and
causing the nnu employed there to make ahasty retreat.

The late Lord Chancellor, before goiug out of
office, issued an order closing ell the county court offices
on Saturday, the day after Christmas Day, and on the
following Monday, thus giving the officials four clear days
vacation. A movement is on foot to get the principal
City houses to close the same days. That nobody can lose
Libeta arrangement ought to be a sufficient reason for its
on wherever practicable.—South Loudon Press.
R. Mlle= • CONVERT TO &MUSH JUSTICE.
—At a dinner given in Balling to commemorate the unop-
posed return of Mr. G. H. Moore for the county of Mayo,
Archbishop WHAM observed that since 1852, when
the party of " Independent opposition " was founded,
there has been no " uprising of the people " to
compare with that of the recent elections. "To what
strange conjunction of the stars of Ireland's destiny
added Dr. " astrologers might tram this
vigorous uprising, I leave entirely to tho adepts in
thut curious and occult science. But for us catholic'
- being utterly unskilled in the black art and
its kindred branches of necromancy—we should
he disposed rather to trace these recent wonders to
the collision of rival and powerful bodies, which never
occurs without • disturbing influence on the political
atmosphere." Whether they were yet come to the
eventful period predicted by the ancient seers under the
same of " Cogiia da Gall," or the War of the Two
Hostile Strangers, he (Dr. M'Hale) did not know, but
for their triumphs, •43 far, they were " greatly indebted
to the growing intelligence of the English people, who
bed broken the dark lantern by which they had been
groping, and were now [beginning to milk in the broad
effiilgence of the sun of Heaven."
MIreICAL AND DRAMATIC aossio.—Mr. Barney
Williarne, an American actor, who played for Wine time
in England low comedy Irishmen, has bought from Mr.
John Brougham a drama, entitled TA* Emerald Eiog,
which is now in rehearsal at the Broadway Theatre,
New Yolk. The sum paid for this drama, 2,000 dollars,
is 'Rid to be the largest hitherto given in Aineric, fur
any American drama. Signor Verdi is said to be
at moth on a " Romeo and Juliet." It is to be given at
14$. Petersburg in the season of 1569-70, with Mad ime
Patti. The monument to the memory of Ponsard has
been designed by M. Viollet-Leduc. It is to consist of a
brows statue to be erected in front of the Hotel de Vino,
in the drarrmt.ses birthplace. Vienne (Isi,re). More than
its estimated cost, 26A0fr., has already been contributed.
Um parrot minces in honour of Masud at the Thilitre
Francais, augmented the feud by more than 7,000 fr. The
funeral expenses of M. Felicien M 411441116 have been paid
by the Minister of the Manon de l'Sinpereur, who granted
to the widow of the decried dramatist a pension of 1,200
frame. A monument to Lauibort Thiboug has been in-
augurated at the cemetery of Montmartre, in the presence
of over 800 spectators, of whom a large proportion were
dramatists or actors. The customary dimourse was
Llby M. do Saint Overige% la the moms of the Paris
Z of Dramatic Autbors.—Athronsis.