The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-31 00:00:00

CASUALTIES.

MILIPO&D, OCT. 30.—Thriew /Minima= for lionthamptm,
with loss of topmast, jibboom, and noising gear.
Doves, lkv. 30.—Clorinda, from Newcastle for Eleville,with loss
of mainmast, having been rya into.
11•7411•ATIt OCT. 310.—Arrived: Hissßergen, for Hong Kong,
lose of ;ails, ironwork of rodderhead loose, and some of the
crew disabled.
OltillaaT Orr. 30.—Arrived : Sir John Newport, from Calais,
for Blyth, ;waisted in with low of mainmast, bulwarks, and other
damage, having been in collision with the with (brig, of Whit-
stable), with loan of jibboom and bowsprit , and other
damage. Slater, Fortmadoc for Myth, sawsred In with bowsprit
gone and War damage, having been in collision.
GREEN.... a, 0. T. 30.—The Mary, wired here from St. John's,
Newfoundlad, experienced heart, weather, and had bowsprit
and foretopgallant carried away. The Clarihel arrived here from
Demerara reports that on the 13th October in lat. SS N, lon. 44
W., she pared • vowel d from 200 to 500 tons, bottom up; she
*visored to be newly coppertd, part of false keel was gone, and
her Dame could not be made out, us the sea was making • clean
breath over her.
1.1 v altrOol.' GT. 31.—The Theodorus, hence to Edina, has pot
into Lythamdismuted, and making a little water after bang
ashore on &Ebonite Bank.

CAUTION TO MARWEBB.
Doom; Oa T. 3L—The folio= beenTMeiVed from
Maranhao; dated Oct. 3 :—The lighthouse at the en-
tranoe to this port was burnt down 113th dept., and it is imposeible
to say when it will be relighted.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

SATURDAY, OCT. Si, 8 LAI.
The change in bazoinstrioal pressure 1,11C3 last evening het
been very sbeht on all aorta, except in the west, where there
hies been a diminution; at Valenti* the reading is 01 in. lower.
At southern stations measure continue.; very high ; the differ-
ence in readings between Rochefort and Nairn hi nearly 8-tenths.
Temperature is generally higher; the rim has been most on the
out coast. In the south off deothind a strong north-west wind
prevailed yesterday; but winds genially were westerly and
moderate. On the high coast a fresh south-westerly breeze is
blowing and on the other toasts the wind is from west to witith-
wee. 'Weather is generally overcast, with fog and mist —especi-
ally in the south of Ireland.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.—Mr. Labouchoro will
address the electors on Monday evening, at the Town-hall,
Brentford, at 7 o'clock, p.m., and at the Railway Hotel,
Ealing, at 8.30 p.m. Lord Enfield will address the elec-
tors, at the Hampstead Heath Hotel, on Monday evening.
KENT (E.tst).—Laat night (Friday) Mr. Tufton
and Sir John Croft, the liberal candidates for East Kent,
addressed the elector, of the Sittingbourne district in the
Corn Exchange. This was the largest and most enthu-
siastic meeting ever held in the town. Both candidates
declared themselves supporters of Kr. Gladstone's Irish
policy. The show of hands was between 600 and 700 for,
and only three against.
The death of Miss Walters, who, under a well-
known sobriquet, attained some notoriety as an eques-
trian both in the hunting field and in Rotten-row, is an-
nounced. She died at Paris last week.

The meetings of Scientific Societies for the
ensuing week are:—Monday, Royal Institution, 2, gene-
ral monthly meeting; Entomological, 7, " New Species
of lieteromera," Mr. Bates; " South-African Butterflies,
in Catalogue of Satyridse, British Museum," Mr. Trimen ;
Architects, 8. Tuesday, Anthropological, 8, " Anthro-
pology at Norwich," Sir Duncan Clibb ; " Anthropo-
genesis," Mr. Dendy. Thursday, Linnean, 8.
The Fine Art Exhibition at Leeds closes to-
day.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RICZIPTS.—The traffic re-
ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom for the week
ending Oct. 24, amounted on 13,966 miles, to 786,9901.,
and for the correspondingweek in 1887, on 13,039 miles, to
766,6841., showing an increase of 318 miles, and of
19,4261. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week on
9,677 mile., to 680,8161., and for the corresponding week of
last year, on 9,426 miles, to 842,1321.. showing an
increase of 262 miles, and of 18,4841. The imams on the
Caledonian and North British amounted to 3,1421. ; on
the Great Pastern to 1,8138!. ; on the Great Southern
and Western to 286/. ; on the Great Western to
1,4441. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 2,8291. ;
on the London and North Western to 1,265!. ; on
the London and South Western to 1,0031.• on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 1,8321. ; on the
Midland to 6,1611.; on the North Eastern to 2,233/.—
total, 20,682/. ; but from this must he deducted 1,7621.,
the decrease on the Great Northern, 2671. on the London
and Brighton, 1491. on the South Eastern, together
2,1781., leaving the increase as above 18.4841. The
receipts for the goods traffic on the above 14 companies
lines amounted for the week to 390,818/, and for the
corresponding week last year to 377,3611., showing an in-
crease of 13,2571. The posvingere, Parcels, &c., traffic
on those lines amounted to 289,998 L, and for the
conesponding week of 1887 to 261,771/., showing an
increase of 6,2271. The receipts on the 52 other hues in
the fruited Kingdom umount'sl, on 3,878 miles, to
125,3741., and for the corresponding week last year, on
3,614 miles, to 124,432/., showing an increase of 84 miles
and of 9421. The total receipts for the diet week show
a decrease of 23,6861. as compared with those of the pre-
ceding week, exiling the 17th inst.