The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mettheen fimgman, the dyer, charged with fraudulently
obtaining N. from a person named Jennings, under pretence
of teaching him bin trade, wascommitted for trial. It was
proved that the prisoner had been before convicted fur • similar
offence, sad that afterwards ho had the Impudence to spit in
the face of one of his dupes, .lying, " I live by each fool, u
you." lie plan to to advertise. professing to have a find-rate
businree, and to exhibit to applicants a pretended order book
welt filled. Ills vhtima, however, die over too late that le
has no legitimate business, nor goods and chattel., and that
their premium. aro his prey. Isingman is to be brought up
again on Monday to rive an opportunity to those who have
further charges against him.

ANTIQVITIEO FOR THE BRITIAII :%llNEt:f.—The
Gorgoe, steamoilonp, Commander Towsey, wa yesterday
removal into hoin at Woolwich. She has on boned • large
collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, which will be
forwanted to the British Mu...um. Auronpat these the most
important are two immense atone statues obtained from the
tomb of King MA116011.18. These statues are a lion weighing
about sic tons, and a horse of immense proportion?, which
is mid to be a fine *edema of art. The latter statue is
broken bat this three detached portions compriee the whole of
the animal. no weight is about thirteen tons, and the entire
length of the statue, if eonneeted, la thirteen feet. The re-
mainder of the cargo comprises mimic astute, fragment. of
the architecture of Halioarnaaus, and amen] capes of beau-
tifully -carved frieze work, exhibiting figures of amazons on
horseback, ike
STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT ON WINDERMERE LAKE.
—An accident of on alarming character occurred to the
Fire Fiv, one of the Windermere iron Steam Yacht Coin-
peny's boots on Tuesday last, the day on which the regatta
was held. It appeare that the Fire Fly which left Newby-
bridge at 3 p.m., struck upon some rocks near the antra of
the lake, opposite StoraLall. The fore part of the host was
much damaged, and she soon began to MI with water In the
fare cabin. The forts of the concussion caused ths funnel
of the. boat to fall, bat we are glad to slate without Injury to
any of the passengers. Fortunately the machinery was not
damaged. and Is • few minutes the vessel was ran aground
eloss to the Ferry Hotel, shire the paawagers wets safely
landed.—Awsitriesuf Psego.d.

IRON AND COAL JIASTEIW ASSOCIATION Fen
TILE DIPFUBIOII OP IDUCATIOS.

An interesting ceremony took place at 'Nona&
in Monmouthshire, on Tura-day, when the bebop of
diocese distributed money prizes to the amount of Into.,
801. and 901., and varying from 21. downward,,
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with a number of beautifully bound church iervicep,thiroo.
and prayer-books, to more than 1011 out of 219 children, who
were last week examined by the Rev. H. H. Lawn
and J. Bowstead, Evi., two of her Majesty's
specters of schools, and who were selected fro,
various schools en the mining dietricts of the mach
The Iron sad Coal Mater,' Aoeoeiation is compsod
of the iron mannfacturers end colliery proprietor,, sla,
actuated by a praiseworthy desire to induce permt, to keep
their children at school longer than at present is UMW, owes
to the early age at which children beanie I roarer of polite
their trendies. The scheme upon which the Monmouthchoo
Association is hosed him been received with much boon io
Staffordshire, Cheshire, Birmingham, and checker,. hi
Monmouthshire, although eetablisbed less than a nein.
month, the association has met with large imprint ,4
I sympathy from all classes, and the subscriptions nee
been very liberal. The course of examination comprised ty
' four simple and compound rules of arithmetic,
writing, grammar, geography, and needlework, to raycl
were added exercises in the Scripture and Catechism. Too
ages of the children ranged from eight to fourteen, The
qualifications which entitle a child of either nex In compete
are, the production of certificate I nen a teacher that a 6001
has been attended 176 days during the preceding yen—tut
the candidate is of good character, end Ms parent/employed&
the works of a member of the &phonation. The expenin of
the children and masters attending from their several
triers were paid by the asnicialica.