The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-14 00:00:00

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MADRID. MAY 13.
Tlu• marriage of the Princess Eliz 'heti' 'Salt the
Coons 41i Girgenti will take place this :,ft..rhoen. c.
cording to Ow marriage contract the ilJwty is fixed at
3.; ['onion realm.

(PEN/NJ uF THE TERS VALLEY R lILIV Y.

This event took place on 'I uejdav amidst great
rejoienom In the early part of the day, Colonel Hutchin.
amt. It E., the Governm,..nt Inspector, male his final inspec-
tion, rind at one o'clock a train started from Darlington
for the purpose of opening the line. The train contained
the di,ctors, railway ,itlicills, and several others. The
country through which the line passes is not less remark •
oblr f•d the charm Me loveliness of its scenery of wood
Mid dab. and rounded neights of blue-capped hills, Ciao
for its mines of mineral wealth; and nut to the agricul-
turist, the manufacturer. end commercial speculator
Alma. will the new line prove blghly advantageous, but
to the tourist also, to whom it will atf.rril an eve... Rent
oppoi Nita), of exploring the dale, and viewing at his
I(.liii rt. the many and picturesque charms of land...spa
boAuty with which it is so profusely studded.
The coat of the Nue is about $,OO/, per mile, and reflects
credit both on the engineers and contractors, for the mode
in which the line is laid out and constructed. The via-
ducts have coat fi.ikalf. each. The demonstration at Mid-
dleton consisted of sports. a gala, several tea meetings, a
ball, and a public dinner at the Cruet; Keys Inn. The town
was g iily decorated with banners. trittaiplial irenes,
The directors and friends dined at the K•ng's Head Hot, I,
where a sumptuous banquet was provided by Mr. John
tvinitli. The chair was occupied by the It •v. Witham.
of Lartington.hall, chairman of the company. The limo
will be worked by the Darlington section id the North
Eastern Railway Company. —Newcastle Chronicle.

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.---Last night the
anniversary dinner of thin hospital took place at the Lon-
don Tavern, Dishopsgate-meet, Mr. N. De Rothschild,
p1.1'.. occupied the chair, and there were a Lug,: ikttend-
mace. This hospital. which is sitaate in Devonaliiie-
square, 11islio;sgatestreet, was irptititted in ls::kk, having
for its object the immediate gratuitous re.ief of the nick
poor of every nation and creed. without the delay of a
lettk r of recommendation. The number of attendances
from duly, Ivl, to January, 1564, was 1.117,1473, while
th.. eeicool ;.ttem!ance of oat-patients during 1867 has
hero 7.4,9,7. The very painful crisis througl whieu the
c puitry has lately pas-sed has not been without its in-
fluence upon charities generally, and upon this hospital
in particular. The densely populated district in which is
situate at all tiflici furnishes a large number of
applicants, but the knowledge that its doors are op en
to all without any le ter of recommendation occasions
en overwhelming tiool of applications from the destitute
sick, not of the metropolis alone, but of the suburbs also ;
the claim of persons chiefly seeking its benefits being un-
able, by rea.sou of their e treme povcrtyand friendlessneas,
to obi iin the ucce.....kry introduction to other more conve-
ni..ntiy situate I hospitals. This institution, therefore,
po4iaesses peculiar chit ma upon the wealthy of every cieed,
because, by its promptitude of action, its medical officers
are enabled to grapple with disease in it: earlier stages,
and thus check the des elopinent of those dire maladies
which, haring their nriaia amongst the very poor, are not
slew in occasioning suffering and death in the homes of
the affikient. The Chairman, in proposing the toast of the
tomnieg, stated th'd last year upwards of -1,0001. was spent
in conues.ion with the hospital. At the commencement
of this year there h',.l been incurred liabilities of 1,6001.,
the balance against the hospital being on Jan. 1, 1868,
:',66/. I Is. !1/41., and therefore lie urged the necessity for
an immediate and considerable augmentation of the
funds, in order to enable the hospital to maintain its use.
fulness. ArAbishop M.inning proposed the health of the
chairman. After tot, ring to the graceful ace which her
St ajesty 1u4.41 that day performed in laying the
foundation scene of a great hospital, lie pro-
ceeded to return thanks ti those associated with
the business of tho City of London for having
rendered the poor people under his charge such
material ne+istanee in tones of distress. 'lle toast was
eirittA with ohm honours, and the chairman returned
thanks i•k terms. The amount of subscriptions
sun-, ',wed daring the evening was 2.:44.10!.

ti• ,1. r.--Duriv:t; a .lark and stormy night
the m dimmer IVilil/11» ISatker, of Whitby, whileatternpting
some tone ago to enter the harbour of that port, struck the
east poi. causing her t ilriie heavily on the rocks behind
the pier, ',oath of the h irbour. linntediately the perilous
position of the vesxel was ern the rocket apparatus was
brought into use. -.s neither lifeboat at Whitby could, in
cons, jumice of the heavy sem then running, approach the
Lock. ; but just as the hawser was being gut on board the
vessel a he:" y Pf,l struck her, which drove her round a pro-
jecting point of rock nut of sight, thus tendering it hopes.
ailde to fire for the ~,'vend time a rocket on board. At this
junctaae it was found that the only weans left to save
the unhappy crew was by descending a cliff on to
narrow ledge of rock nearly :410 feet above the sea. This
was . accomplished with much difficulty and risk by
Mr. Won T. goigh•y, chief officer of the c noitguard, .f.
Dixon, and eight other turn, who had a hawser attached
to tli, •ii. and which was o c.I in turn as a lowering line.
At length, and after considerable difficulty, owing to the
darkness of the night and the precipitous cliff, the crew
of thiee men were I. oiled ep ill a very exhausted state,
the master h ivh.g Inol his leg briken. The vessel
shot tly afterward. went to pieces, and there is no doubt
that in the absence of the prompt and courageous services
of the otticer and men above refereed to. the shipwrecked
crew must have perished. The National Lifeboat lean.
tution bias presented to Mr. thigley its silver medal, ac-
companied by a copy of its vote inscribed un vellum ; and
* handsome reward has been given by the institution, the
residetito of the locality, and others, to the nine men who
saxis,4l him.

A r. I Nit --At the Liverpool
polic:.court yesterday, ICilii,ur Walter 'Laps, 1i years of
age, a very little buy for his age, was put into the dock
charged with having stolen 751. lrelubgitaft to Messrs.
Bowden and Co.. ale and porter merchants, in whose
office he Wil3 a junior clerk lin the 210th ult. Heaps was
sent t, pay the sum nano d into the Adelphi Bank. In-
ste el of doing so. however, he went to an outfitter's,
bou,,ht a new suit of clothes, thou proceeded to the rail-
way station, and took a " through ticket- for Paris.
Thure he arrived nest day. and at once set about viewing
the sights of the city, having invited sonic French
lads to acccmpany him, " standing the expenses,"
and itlarmlly treating them with wine. .'c. he fell
in with 11 Parislan named Ferret, who undertook to he his
guide, hut having robbed the young adventurer of LW. he
was soddenly niissing. An acquaintance of Heaps, liviug
in Liverpool. having discovered that the police were
making inquiries concerning him, kept his friend in Paris
informed of their movements by means of telegraphic mes-
sages. These induced Heaps to shift from place to place
until he arrived at Southport, where baying enjoyed him-
self for a few days, he ass appreheolled by a detective on
Tuesday night. and taken to Liverpool. He had spent
and other wise got rid of of the stolen money. He was
remanded.

FATAL FALL FROM A RAcKHOltsilL—A shocking
accident occurred on the Compton Downs last Monday.
The homes from the training stables of Mr. E. Jones were
being exercised, and a two-year-old filly was ridden by a
stable lad named John Wiggins. The filly went at a fair
canter, but made away from his companions, and Wiggins
was thrown. Assistance was at hand, and the lad was
removed in an insensible condition to a building close by,
where a medical man promptly attended, but be found
life had departed, and there is no doubt but that the poor
fellow's neck was broken. Wiggins, who was a good ruler,
had been accustomed to mount the filly, and he was, ac-
cording to his employer's testimony, a well-conducted lad.
Mr. Cowper, one of the deputy- •oroners for the county,
held an inquest on the body on Tuesday, when the facts
given above were deposed to by several witnemea, and •
verdict of " Accidental death " was returned.

EXPLOSION IN A WELSH COLLIERY. —A serious
explosion occurred yesterday morning at the Techon col-
liery, near Uanelly. All the men engaged in the pit at
the time escaped except four, who were overcoats with
the afterdamp. The dead body of one of these has been
recovered, but the other three men remain in the pit, sad
no hope is entertained of their being rescued alive.
OILTIWAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT.—.
WEDNESDAY, MAT 13.—Admieslons by season tickets,
1.460; ditto on payment, 2,140: total visitors, 3,600.
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