The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-02 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN HAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY I.—The Hamburt and
American Company's steamer Hammonia, from New York,
has arrived here with 199 passengers for this port Havre,
and Hamburg. She brings 45 sacks of mails, 162,550 dole.
for England, 118,200 dole. for France, and 900 tons of cargo
for Hamburg. On the 28th the Hammonia spoke the
French steamer Ville de Paris and a barque-rigged steamer
bound East, the latter having lost her maintopmast.
INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.—MARSEILLES, MAY 1.
--The Pooneh arrived at 1.45 p.m. to-day. The mails
leave for London at 5 p.m. by special train.
QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 30.—The National Steam-
ship Company's steamer Helvetia arrived here from Liver-
peol this evening. She embarked passengers and pro-
ceeded for Now York. All well.
THE BRAZIL AND RIVER. PLATE MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 2.—The Royal Mail Company's
steamer Seine, with the above mails, has arrived off the
Needles.

DOWNING STREET, MAY 1. —The Queen has been
pleased to appoint the Honourable and Venerable Charles
Amyand Harris, M.A., Arehdeaeonof Wilts, to be ordained
and consecrated Bishop of the See of Gibraltar.—Ga:.(tte.

The Record, referring to a statement to the
effect that Dean Stanley was to preside at the next anni-
versary dinner at Cheslannt College—the college founded
by the pious and evangelical Countess of Huntingdon—
says that it appears from the congregationalist organs that
the chairman will be Dean Alford, not Stanley. In the
Contemporary Reriew, of which the Dean of Canterbury
is the avowed editor, the first article is from the pen of an
eminent congregationalist mtniater and a strong voluntary,
the Rev. Mr. Dale, of Birmingham.

EroN Cox.Lsoa.—Yesterday the reassembling of
the school was completed by the arrival of the sixth form.
and Eton accordingly now presents the busy aspect usual
when the boys are in residence at the College.

CRYSTAL Psisoa.—To-day being the opening
day of the season, there will be a grand festival perform-
ance of Mendelasohn's Reformation Symphony, the music
to CEdipus at Colones, and a miscellaneous operatic Fele*.
Bon, In which Mdlle. Kellogg and other artistes of Her
Majesty's Opera will take part. The orchestra will con-
sist of nearly fifteen hundred performers, including a
chorus of nearly twelve hundred male voices. The weal
promenade will take place after the concert.
ROYAL SURREY Tugarna.—The management of
this establishment have entered into an engagement with
the Oriental Troupe from the Crystal Palace to give
series of their extraordinary feats and original perform-
anus at the above theatre, commencing this evening,'
Saturday.
SINGULAR SUBSIDENCE or LAND.—The neigh-
bourhood of Wolverhampton, and indeed the whole of the
" black country," is undermined in all directions by coal
and stone pita, either abandoned or still worked. "Crown-
ing in " of the subsidences of the earth in consequence of
the giving way of the roofs of old mines is not uncommon.
One of these, on a somewhat larger scale than usual, took
place at Cinder-hill a mils and a halt from Wolverhamp-
ton, on the Duke of Sutherland's property. The 'tuba-
deuce was in progress for several hours, and resulted in a
cavity of some fio yards wide and 20 deep. A great tree, a
hedge, a hundred tons of manure, &pathway 50 yardslong,
and a quantity of brick-makers' clay disappeared in the
cavity. The sides of the cavity are very precipitous, and
one child venturing too near had a narrow escape from
falling in.
WINE. —The market still rules quiet, but a slight
improvement in general business begins to show limit.
Home deliveries continue on the increase, a large propor-
tion of which are red wines from France the consumption
for these wines having increased much lately. There has
, been an active demand for Tarragona's, quotations for
' which have advanced 21. to 31. per pipe, and as the stock in
the hands of growers is somewhat limited, we must ex-
pact still higher prices. Brandy: This market is mach
limier, and several large contracts for parcels to arrive
have been pawed, the general opinion being that the neat
vintage will turn out a complete failure. Quotatimia con-
tains to advance. Rum : But little speculation is taking
pleas in this spirit, the demand beginning to fal)
Prices ritudn the same.—Lkensed Victuallers' Guardian.
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