The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-13 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 12.—Psommozo4 AND Ar-
roirrxiorre.—Eoginoer W. Hardie, confirmed u engineer
in the Fiegard.
Acting Second Clan Assistant-Engineer W. T. Gold* to
be additional to the Cumberland, for service in the Severn.
Mr. A. W. GibbWgs has been nonunatsd toe naval
cadetship.

ARRIVAL OF THE WARRIOR AT PLYMOUTH.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 12.
The Warrior and Revenge arrived here this
diorama from Cork.

Admiralty orders have been received hero delaying the
sailing of the expedition to Mexico for eight days,
cos account of a gale which is expected by the meteor-
ologist&

WOOLWICH, N0v.12.

DEPARTURE or THE GILAND DUMB CONOTANTINZ.
—The Princes. Alias steam vessel is ordered to leave the
harbour, at 6 o'clock to-morrow morning, for the convey-
ance of various officers to Gravesend, to be present at the
embarkation of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke
Conetentioe, the Orsini Ouches's, the Princess Olga, and
suite, on board her Majesty's steam-yin:lit Osborne, Heater
Commander G. R. Bower, for Rotterdam, en route for St.
Petersburg. The embarkation will take place at the Royal
Terrace-pier at an early hour, and the whole of the arrange.
meats will be under the superintendence of Commodore Si,
F. W. E. Nicolsoo, as flag officer of the port. A Russian
steam frigate, of 16 gum, has arrived at Gravesend, and
wrU accompany the ()shame to her destination.
Notwithstanding the statement that the further issue of
the Armstrong guns had been suspended, the utmost
activity prevails iu the several factones, and workman are
employed all usual, by night and day, in the manufacture of
the various descriptions of these weapons, a large number
of which have recently been forwarded fur the coast
defences and to home stations.

WAIL-0171C/ PALL-11•LI" Nov. 12.—The Quern
has been pleased to place the uodermentioned officer of the
Hosourable Artillery Company on the retired hat of that
corps, viz., Certain Peter Morrison.

FIRE AT STOCKPORT.

About two o'clock yesterday monting a large
mates factory at Stockport. called the Mersey Mill, was
discovered to be ou firs. The building is one of the two
(the other, which is more modern and extensive, being called
the India Mill) belonging to Memni. Kershaw, Leese, and
Co., of which firm Mr. Kershaw, M.l'. for Stockport, is a
member. The mill is insured in the Imperial, Manchester,
General, and West of England offices ; and the damage will
amount to several thousand pounds. About 1,000 hands
were employed at the mill, all in full work. It is re-
ported that Messrs. Kershaw and Co. are the only cotton-
spinners in Stockport whose workpeople have not recently
been reduced to abort time.

Mr. Samuel Jellicoe, for many years the actuary
of the Southampton Sevier Bank, died os Monday Las,
after a short illness.
Tin FATAL. ACCIDLNT IN MARYLZHONX-ROAD.—
Aa adjourned inquiry toto the circumstances attending the
death of Henry Green, aged B, and slight injuries sustained
by three others in the employ of Messrs. Foster and Sons,
the bottled ale and beer merchants, of Marylehone-rosd,
occasioned by the felling is of a section of flooring of their
warehouse on Tharedny LA, was renamed yesterday at the
Bank of England, Cambridge•place, Paddington, before Mr.
G. S. Brent, the deputycoroner. After receiving some fur-
ther evidence the jury unanimously returned • verdict
exonerating the Messrs. Foster from sine blame, to the effect
that deceased met with his death accidentally and by min
fortune.
TBS COLLlffalt EXPLOSION NEAR. WIGAN.
Ammon DIATIL—The man Riding, who was so severely
burnt by this expiation at Shevingtoo, on the let instant,
expired on Sunday. The deceased was the men from whose
open lamp the explosion took place, end cowed the fearful
catastrophe which has now proved fatal to 14 pawns
(if we include the woman frightened to death).

visowsr ENFIELD coN THE EDUCATION
MINUTE.
Last evening the annual meeting and exaMiniv
tion of the children of the British School at Brantford took
place; Viscount ENFIELD, ICY., presiding.
The children having peeled through a creditable exami-
nation in various trenches of elementary knowledge, the re.
port was read, and stated that 328 chiktren-160 boys and
ltd girls—attendeff the school. As there wee school room for
450 children the report urged parents to send their children
for instruction. With regard to the finances of the school
• balance of 781. is. 7d. was duc to the treaaarer in
consequence of the expenses connected with the new school.
In conclusion it expressed appreheusiou as to the future of
national education in England in consequence of the educa-
tional minute. for the withdrawal or modification of which a
memorial had been presented.
The CILLIZMAN, iu moving the adoption of the re-
port, mud—He regretted that a little mere timely notice
was not given of the iuteution of the Committee of
Council to promulgate a scheme which affected so many
persona. (Hear, hear.) But as the scheme could not
come into operation till after the month of March,
ample time would be afforded for the legislature to give a
patient attention to the details which it embraced, and he
trusted it would be so modified ea to do Bill justice at the
rme time to vested 'arrests and to the public. (Idenr.).
This question ought not to be treated in • party'*nt, and
the more it was discussed the micro he ventured to think
would the good of the scheme come out, and the fear of
its evil lessened in the public mind. When the grant for
education had increased during the last fifteen years from
30,0001. to 800,0001., the berlisliad a right to demand an
inermaiag equivalent for the Jamey given. The subieet
was s I 'airlifted/1,4 a mid hennaed be might
have wild %Mega !SA "nub tat
sto the ears of
of newt those erborbtardhlia ; was to obtain
the rarest reettlit of good with as lit 'at corresponding
evil as possible from the gust There wee 11111 question to
which he would address Muesli with • Mule iiipaialOnate
sad earnsstynrit of ingaley, and if uposfurtheelavastigatioa
he fouod he bad token an erroneous view, be should sot
hesitate to say so. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that vested
interests would be preserved, that the important details of
the a.heme would be well considered and criticised, and, if
altered. He respectfully invited ha friends
ItieerosNend from him on this subject to render whether
the public mind was not ripe for some reform. The public
feeling was that some change was requisite. He thought
that another year ought not to pass by without arm change
in ate code of education, and he hoped mid believed that
benelleiel results would ensue. (Hear, bear.)
The motion, having been seconded, was adopted, and the
mesteng terminated with • vote of thank, to the chairman.

CITY CODA! OP lialrffiffilik
At the weekly meeting of the Oonimiaeioners of
Sewers, held yesterday at ulna, Mr. Deputy Caatarre
Prrittheby, the medical officer of health, tepgyupoa
the state of 173 home's that bad been daring the
week, and he submitted a list of 42 places: for saiabso, im-
provement. He likewise reported that the muskets aid
slaughter-houses had hem duly impeded during the Windy
aid that the officers bad seized 1,765 lbs. of
_mmt and 77
head of game and poultry as unfit for hufaan food. 714 Me. .
of the meat were diseased, 501 lie-putrid. and 4110 lbs.
were from animals that had died from oath* imam All
of it has been destroyed at the boilers.
58 deaths and 48 births were registered during the
week. The number of deaths ,is exactly the &vamps far
the corresponding period of the last six yeses. 19 of the
damhs were among young children, and nine among old per- •
sons of sixty and upwards.
211.1 e. 4.8 AeITATION Ix ?ea CM.
A report was brought up from the special committee to
whom it was referred to consider (with special reference to
the provable; of the Great Central Una Comment Act
of 1851) the letter dated 2nd September. 1861, and signed
by the chairmen of the three gas companies, giving notice.
Dr. AIteAHAM, in moving the following resolution, viz.,
"That the itemerubranosr be instructed to give the mom
riagr parliamentary notate that applicition will be made
to plothmnt by this commission for leave to introduce, in
the assn *asks:, a toll to amend the Mete:Toils Osa Act, or
exempt the City or Leedom from its operation"—again re-
*Mad the mama objections which be had urged on several
Misirto the new gas Mt, sad the means which be said
ib:m ia abed to pass it. He had never in his life, he
said, read an act of parliament so one-sided, so par-
tial, so completely favourable to the parties to be dean-
Vtby it, namely, the gis companies, as the Metro-
ACSt The chairman of the kitent Central had said
the Secretary of State had the power", annihilate
company if the consumers had much cause of complaint ;
but if they mad the act carefully they would find it was
no
such thing. The Secretary of Suite had merely the
power to set up another company. It appeased by the
last meeting of the Greet Cannel that it was not poverty
which had compelled them to raise the price of gas,
as they had declared a dividend of six per cent.
The company cooteuded that they had not broken faith
with the consumers, that they were only acting up to the
requirements of the act of parliament, and that they were
entitled to 10 per cent. on such a perilous undertaking, but
there were other undertakings equally as perilous that only
paid 5 per cent. The act altogether was a piece of patch-
work rolled together at the fag end of the session ;nand the
act which was at first a model was now a most inkiest one.
He then again expressed his opinion of the conduct of the
Great Central Company towards the consumers, who, he
said, were completely deceived, as they supported the
company with the idea that the maximum charge
should be 4s. per thousand teak and even looked
forward to a reduction to The worthy alderman
had said with regard to the agitation that it was only a
tweeze that bad oauved a ripple on the calm waters of the
City, and that it would soon subside ; hut he could tell him
suck was not the case.
Deputy Joitso seconded the motion.
Mr. Alderman Daum said the sot bad been entirely
forced upon them, they had no part in it whatever. The
company had thought it fair, and parliament thought it fair
that as they were called upon for six per cent. additional
illuminating power they should have au addition of 12
per cent. in the price as an equivalent. He did not see
that they had in any way broken faith with the con-
sumers. _ . _

Deputy FEY supported the motion, and said the consumen
were quite content with the gas they had for 45., and
thought that, considering the con.ruct made between the
company and the commissioners when first the company
was formed, the aldermen ought never to hero allowed such
an act to have passed without giving notice to the com-
missioners.
Deputy ELLIOT opposed the motion, and said he thought
the Metropolis Gas Act was the moat impartial, honest,
and fair•dealing act that ever came from the legislature.
Mr. Deputy FaltlAtt supported the motion, which was
then put and carried.

THE OAS QUESTION IN FARRINODON WARD.

Last evening, in pursuance of a requisition ex-
tensively signed, Sir James Duke, alderman of the ward of
Yarrineion Without, convened a meeting of the ratepayers
and inliebitanta, to take into considenetion the Merease in the
price of gsa. Long before the hour appointed for the chair
to be taken, the place of meeting, the iesaioua House, Old
Bailey, was densely crowded. Immediately ou the chairman
taking his seat,
Mr. HARVEY rose, and said the meeting was evidently a
packed one, for while several inhebetents were tumble to
obtain admittance, the hall was tilled with gentlemen be-
longing to the various gas companies, es cite ks, collectors,
&c., and therefore any expression of *Mote by the meeting
would not be that of the inhabitants of the ward. Sir James
Duke then requested those who were inhabitauta of the ward
to bold up their hands, and this being done, it appearedaboat
one third of the meeting only were belonging to the word.
The alderman then requested those persous not inhabitants
to retire, but no notice leaving been taken of this request,
again repeated, the ward booties were ordered to remove
from the hall all peewees not entitled to be present. This
was attempted, but, owing to the crowded state of the hall,
could not be accomplished, and the beadles declared their
inability to comply with the order. A scene of much ex-
citement ensued, hisses, groans, and cheers resounding
through the building. It wan at last proposed by Mr.
Harvey, and seconded by Mr. Potter, that the meeting be
dissolved ; which notion, after much confusion, was put to
the meeting, and carried amidst loud cheer* from the
ioha-
bitanta. The conduct of the gas companies in thus attempt-
ing to swamp the meeting was loudly condemned.

The promoters of the Reform Conference at Leeds
on Monday, having invited the Northern Reform Union to
send delegates, a meeting of the last namod body was held
in Newcastle on Monday evening to consider the invitation.
Although the basis of the Leeds Reform Association is not
so broad as that of the more northern society, a general
desire to cc•operate was evinced at the meeting, and Mr.
Jos. Cowen, jun., was appointed to represent the Union at
the conference.

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