The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Pressures this morning are remarkably uniform and are high.
though a diminution of about a neuter of an inch has taken
place during the last 24 hours at stations on the east and south-
east coasts. The highest readings reported are in the west of
Ireland. Temperature has increased In the south of England.
Winds yesterday were light and continue so to-day. A little rain
fell In Scotland, where the sky Is now clear. At other stations
weather Is cloudy.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. -MAR-
sinus/4, MAY 16.—The Delta arrived at 5 a.m. to-day.
The mail leave by the 11.30 train.

SouraamProx, MAY 16.—The Hamburg and
American Company's steamer Germania, from New York,
arrived off the Needles at 9.35 a.m. to-day.

DIOCESE OF LONDON. —ln pursuance of the
pastoral letter from the diocesan, which was read last
Sunday in every church of the diocese, collections will be
made to-morrow in aid of " The Bishop of London's
Fund." The bishop himself will preach at the Chapel
Royal, Sc, James's. At her Majesty's Chapel Royal,
Whitehall, the Bishop of Killaloe will preach at the morn-
ing service, and at the 3 o'clock afternoon service the Rev.
Professor Loathes will continue his course of Boyle lec-
tures. The lectures are regularly attended by eminent
scholar,, clerical and lay, of the metropolis.
THE BISHOPRIC OF HEREFORD. WHITEHALL,
MAY 13.—The Queen has been pleased to order a magi:
d'elire to pass the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, empowering the Dean and
Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Hereford to elect a
bishop of that see, the same being void by the death of
Doctor Rene Dickson Hampden, late bishop thereof ; and
her Majesty has also been pleased to recommend the
Reverend James Ailey, Doctor in Divinity, to be elected
by the said dean and chapter, bishop of the said see of
Eterefonl.—Ga:eitf
WESTMINSTER A BBEY. —The preacher at the spe-
cial evening service on Sunday, May 17, is the Venerable
Christopher Wordsworth, Archdeacon of Westminster.
There will be a collection afterwards for the Bishop of
London's Fund.

The Bishop of London will preach a sermon at
St. James's Church, Piccadilly, at 3 o'clock service
to-morrow afternoon, in aid of the Biahop of London's
Fund.

RAILWAY REFORM.—DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD
of TRADE.—A deputation yesterday waited on the
Duke of Richmond at the offices of the Board of Trade,
to press upon the notice of the board the resolu-
tions which were agreed upon at the recent railway
conference, held at Manchester. The deputation was in-
troduced by Mr. Barley, M.P. The Duke of Richmond,
in reply, said the matter should have the earnest con-
sideration of the Board of Trade, and the government
would be very glad to receive the details of the sugges-
tions that had been made by the various speakers.
"13fau FALUTIN."—A grand state ball was given
last night at Buckingham Palace, at which the invitations
were confined chiefly tothe highest and most distinguished
ranks of society. " The fairest women and the bravest
men " of whom old England can boast assembled beneath
the palace roof of the Sovereign to tread a stately mea-
sure, and to display that union of graceful repose and
dignified cheerfulness which, despite traducers, render the
higher classes of England distinguished throughout the
civilised world.—Standard.

THE Hoe PLANTATIONB.—ROCHESTEE, MAY 15.
—Under the influence of the reoent warm days and nights
the hop-bine has made rapid growth, while at no former
period have the young plants looked so forward at this
, season of the year. Throughout the district polling and
I tying are completed, while in many of the gardens the bine
is more than half-way up the poles. The plants generally
look clean and healthy, although in some of the gardens
the By has made its appearanre. The first heavy showers
—which are now much noeded—will, however, clear the
plant' of the vermin. It is calculated that upwards of
50,000 acres are under hop cultivation this season.
TRAFFIC Riiiintrrs.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the Unitod Kingdom for the week ending Ma)
9, amounted on 13,233 miles, to 744,614/., and for the
corresponding week of 1867 on 12,955 miles, to 731,9901.
showing an increase of 278 miles and of 12,2641. The
sorreceipts on 14 of the principal railways in the
ted Kingdom amounted for the week on 9,573 miles
to 620,551!., and for the corresponding week of last
year, on 9,348 miles, to 611,8651., showing an increase
of 225 miles and of 8,6861. The increase on the Cale-
donian and North British amounted to 1,720/. ;
on the Great Eastern to 1,226/. ; on the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire to 3,059/. ; on the London and
North Western to 5,150/, on the London, Brighton, and
South Coast to 137/. ; on the Midland to 1,2027 ; and on
the South Eastern to 1,3231.—t0ta1, 13,8171.; but from
this must be deducted 1,969 E. the decrease on the Great
Northern ; on the Great Southern and Western ; 1601.
on the Great Western ; 9141. on the London and
South Western ; 1,472/. on the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire and 521/. on the North Eastern— together,
5,1311., leaving the increase, as above, 8,686/. The goods
and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to 345,5711.,
and for the corresponding week of 1867 to 344,8681., show-
ing an increase of 703/. The receipts for passengers, par.
ales, &0., amounted to 274,9801., against 986,997/, showing
an increase of 7,9831. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on :1,660 wiled, to 124,0631., and for the corres-
ponding week of last year, on 3,607 miles, to 120,125/.,
showing an increase of 53 miles and of 3,938/. The total
receipts of the past week show a decrease of 1,372/., as
compared with those at the preceding west, ending the
tad inst.

A great variety of durable and decorative floor
coverings, consisting of Kampf:a/loon, Cocoa-nut Matting, Lino-
leum, China Wattage, Floor Cloths, gc.. may be seen and their
cooperate* merits sacertaned at Totem's Warehouse, IT,
Ludgate-6UL—f Advertisement.