The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN MAILS.

OUrWAID Cara Itialta.—The Union Company's
Caps Royal Hail steamship Norseman, Caplan W. Ladds,
arrived in Plymouth Sound on Thursday from Southamp-
ton. On Friday she embarked the month's mails for A
s.
amnion, St. Helens, the Cape of Goaope, Mauritiu,
and Point de Gallo, under the superines of Kr. may,
postmaster, Davenport, and shortly after was despatched
by the company's agents at that poet, Kam. H. J. War-
lag and Co., for her destination. She takes out also
passengers and a full general cargo. Her mails °theist of
18 tacks letters, 87 sacks newspapers, and 19 meths books.
The Union Company have resolved upon sending out a
regular bimonthly mail to the Cape, beginning with a
steamer to leave ita the 25th inst. The homeward mails,'
beginning with the Norseman, wealth to leave Table Bay
on the 4th of each month, in order to give time in England
to reply to letters by the mails of the 10th inst.
OUTWARD AMINICAN MAIL.—SOUTHAMPTON,
Jen. 10.—The Hamburg and American C,ompeny's steamer
Germania sailed hence this afternoon for New York with
the mails, a fulloomplement of passengers, arsleargo. This
is the first departure of this line under the new mail con-
trast with her Majesty's government.

METROPOLITAN BOARD or WORKS. —The weekly
meeting of the board was held yesterday at the board-
room, Spring-gardens; Sir J. Timeline in the chair. Mr.
Shaw said that he had • communication to band In re-
a resolution paned unanimously on Thursday by
Lill rg yiebone Teeny, requesting that the board would
in all future investigations respecting the case of Mr. Fur-
seas go to the public. There was a very strong opinion in
favour of this proposition. The chairman requested that
the communication might be handed in. The Anancie
committee reported that the balance of the debt due to the
board from the hank of London, together with the sum al
2,0361. due for interest, had been paid._ la answer to a
question, it was stated that the board bad incurred DO lose
by the hank. From • statement of the sums proposed so
promsby the board for the year 1•68, as ap-
the Guano. committee, it appears that
the sum required for sewerage and main drainage
was 76,9601., of which 42,9501. was for worts, and
34,0001. for working expenses of the pumping stations
of the board. For general purpose', 13,20 W • expenses
under male of gas acts, 4601. • illlder Metropolitan Rousting
Poor Act (eseted bastion to Michaelmas, 18•0), 5.000/.
Mortgage debts of the board—Sepaymest and interest:
14th instalment and intend on belanoe of Icon of 140,0001.
from the Clew Mutual Assurance Society, 9,2061. repay-
ment of loan of 300,0001. from the Bank of England (2 m
cent. raised manually), 8,200/.; interest en loan of 300,0 M.
from the Bask of Inglatid (ism 5,0001., receivable for rests
of propertl),B.sooL ; sth inetahnent and interest en Wanes
of loan of 34,0001. from the Clergy Mutual Assaranse
Society, 4,2161.; 4th instalment and interest on balance of
loin of 50,0001. from the Clergy Mutual Assinsee Society,
3,6641.3 e. 4d.; instalmeste and interest on balms, of lees
of 616,0001. from the Bank of England, 47,11 W. la M.
interest on and repayment of loan of 150,0001. hem the
Beak at England, 9,750 i. ; together, 88,4441. 10s. Oerapen•
attic* and retired allowances to late officas,l,2s6l. a.. 3d.
Mortgage debts, he., of lam Metropolitan Omendmiewees ef
Severe—Repayment of loos of 1' 0001. (4th inetalmmit).
with interest upon and annuities,lB,loll. 4s. 841., mal=
grand total of 207,1191. W. Ild.; to this may be
'awes of expenditure beyond amount raised for 1967,
14,6471. Pia. 3d., and, after deducting the amount in hand
for contributions to keel improvements (32,4621. 13e. 4d.),
the animate stands at 189,3041.8 e. After the transeaties
of some formal business the board adjourned.
Snowmen 00CURRINCI IN FINSRIIRT. —A little
boy named James Straupways was found dead in a how
in Oliftenesteeet, Finsbury, on Thursday evening, ender
mysterious circumstance& The deemed, who was only 13
years old, was the son of • vellum binder, living at No. 66, ,
iLliften-strest. On Thursday afternoon his mother gave
him permission to invite another boy, seined James
Loader, about the ease age, to play sad hare tee with
him. Re come according to the invite/bra, sod Ws.
Strangeways left them playing amicably together. After
some two or three hours' absence she returned
a* about ball-pad Fix bat weld set get in by
the nasal way. when an entrains was gained
boy Loader was fossil sot to be In the
htbaome, and JIM*. SUROVIWIWe body was in the back
quite dead. There of frightful knife wound
Cittrgreia, end • quantity of blood was splashed about.
The Wags,
_and a hammer, mid a tamp knife lay about, se
if there had bees • light in the ream. Dr. Chandler was
sent for, but od mune he could do nothing for the de
ceased. Re proommoed death to be the result of the
wend in the pole, and said that theapielt been dead
an hoar or two. James Leader was id cm the
cheep of murdering the &messed. I appeared that be
had returned home 00100 two boars before the discovery
of the body, sad had merely said that be had WS playing
with Inningeways, but tbst be bad not had his tea. He Mil
it with his parents. and still said nothing of any crass_
Afterwards, hewers& what spokes to about Wm
of Steengewspe, be
sald thee while they were bath globes
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sad out inte the mirage to use what wee the reelos
The biassed by some awkwardness Minsk the boodle el
his bola against the wall, and drove the blade into his
steasselt. Rs (Leader) then took him late the parlour•
sell lewd hie ea the shah and hat hie r, simingibigthe
wire rad is
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'bey Lawler positively &eke baying Waned tin deemed
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asses* et the sulks sympluse el the diessas.—Chelse,
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