The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

—Amon certaii low states Hooded by the Comma
le the Bert* IS me gglepriWn about •We* of the endow- et
mutt al the lady Newest eetublp to the Nornelea
Proheeorehtp, to ones Ws errata= et the net meaty et
the former. et

VACANCIES, APPOINTNKNI, AND PROMOTIONS TN I se
rpm Civic Essvics.—Custses.—Tbm 111 ebeklidp most

to the stanisto'a elks. 'lles we two vetteseie; la the

receiver ere office, vice Walsh, who retiree on super-
animation eller a long and meritorious reek', and vice ll"
Stewart, transferred to the exassine's olive. Them is a bb
mcancy la the secretary's office, vice Mr. Charles Claridge, m
who Min( much respected, upon superannuation, after •
long serritude. Mr. Edward radniore has been sppointed a
clerk in the office of the hispector-general of imports and ex.
ports, Loudon. Mr. James Habbijam has been promoted
Irma clerk lint clams to be chin clerk in the London Docks; N.
Mr. Philip Chewy has been promoted from second to first el
elms clerk in the London Docks; Mr. William C. Jelley has
been promoted from third to second class clerk in the London
Docks. Inland Revenue Department (Excise Branch) . ".
Mr. William Bamford, officer of Whicantou division, es
Taunton colic ction, hae been promoted to the rank of N
examiner. Mr. Creswell, sarveying-geoeral examiner. is at
present performing the duties of collector at Sligo, Mr. Malley, N.
the proper collector, being about to retire epos auperannitation.
Ireland.—The reardeehip of Waterford has become recant bb
by the death of Mr. William Henry Hateard, Q.C. Soot-
land.—Mr. Taylor, sheriff-substitute at Tams, has been ep•
pointed sheriff substitute at Cow-Fife, in the room of Mr.
Want, deceased. Mr. Smith, advocate, has been appointed se
sheriff-substitute at Tain, in the room of Mr. Taylor. East is
Indies.—Ca I. Campbell, deputy commissioner of the IL
third class, Bengal, has teen appointed to act as amity N
commiedoser of the second dais, vice Major Baltnain. Lien-
tenant 11 N. Taylor, moisten' commissioner of the Bret thee,
W berm appobrted to set es deputy commiarimer of the
third class, vice Captain Campbell. Mr. W. A. Montriott be
has been appointed professor of law and jorieprudence In the N
Bengal residency College._ Mr. O.N. Taylor. Mediae, has I
been appointed to act es collector and magistrate of South gla
Aron. Mr. W. M. Selman, Bombay Presidency, has been
appointed to act as third assiriant to the collector and magia •
-
trate of Sant. —arif Sonia Gaartts. ■

LORD JOHN RUSSELL IN Noarom.—Lord John
Ronal boo been an . visit, during the last few dam to
Sir John Boileau, Beat, of Yettreinghem Hell, Noilt.
Lord John en.d hie host nutirlid rise—two of the &wh-
ims of the Earl of Mato. _ _

THE .CANT MOUND NUR ST. Petes.—At a
melting of the Metropolitan Bond of Works yesterday, Mr.
J. Thweitee the chair, • reeolatka wee carried bye me
jonty of 18 to 14 against the hoard's osstribettion any portka
of the purchame-mosey kr the vacant Ind at the south-oset
comer of St. PanVe-charellysed.

Do. LIvItGuTON AT BlRMlNG9.Ml.—Yesterclay
the Rev. Dr. Livingetos mat the Birmingham Chamber of
Commerce, and me than an hstenating Amount of his Me-
corneae in the interior of Attica. Mr. J. D. Goodman pre-
sided, and, after having Weed with Internet to the addrem
the chamber pawed a memintionom the mofton of Alderman
Lloyd, seconded by Mr. Spooner, M.P., recommending go-
verment to adopt IDOS•IM for opening up the trade of the
river Zambesi. discovered by Dr. Livingston.
CAPE OF GOOD llol.E.—The Postmaster-General
noticeppvves
. yenterduy that a mail It all be made at the
in
Poet-Mike Ponied for the Cape of Gond Hopp to
be flarentrded by her Majesty's memo vassal Cyclops, which
is to he dsspat&sd hem Porternouth.
COLLISION A? SEA.—SOUTTIAMPTON, FRIDAY.—
The twig Gera, Captain Beaten, hound front Santis to Al-
tana, with a cargo of coffee, came into CollifilYo at eleven
o'clock on Wedelns:tar night last, with the brig linwlev,
Captain Elliott, of Shields, bound to Algiers, with mei..
The collision took place off the Owen, and the brig Rowley
Jima immedistaiy sank. The captain and crew were taken
an board the 04:1011, end this afternoon were brought into
Wm port.
A SCHOONER SUNK IN lin TaAmes.—Yestet-
day afternoon es a small whoopee, named the Stork, and
belonging to /dr. U. Collins, wee being towed
-out of Fresh
Wharf, just below Landon-bridge, tho ''swell" front a
pawing mesas caused her to heel over, end almost in-
stantly she entwined sad sank. All on limed were stay got
out. The venal. which WY a competitively new one, was
going to take la tart et the London Dols.
THE WATEALOO4IIIDGII TlAGEDT.—Nothing
hes tnswegased "lie Gobble the_ polkas to oaF
&Ede with say eseblewee wpsa fielleg any solu-
ble el lbs Wadeeles-bridge mystery. All the circumstances
epee grade they bard their suspicauns hare gradually en:L=-
1M tt and they we now literally at a stand still. They
bale tory sespeeted pasts gametes sad its salearbe;
prey beam hove Isis werebel, ohms siowdy webbed,
sad sway lave bees ass with a elm to identifica-
tion, bets Nos we& There appears to be s pretty genera
Istletewesigt the MN intelligent portion et lite polite force
eat r amen alresserrery are at an end, exempt that which
=eletesss eseleeise of an accompike who may be
by IMnewel sewed by the government
19-10DSAN INCANTATIoN."—hens Henderson,
alias Bailey, was yesterday committed by the Liverpool
magistrates to gaol for three months, charged with fortune-
tolling. Among his papers was found the following " in-
centation" I do conjure. conatrain, adjure, and cora-
amid yon spirits Asalaya Anal's, Anwar, in the name of the
Tether, eel at the Son, and of the Holy Goat by Alpha
and Omega the Beginning and the End, by the general
imisseetion. and by Him who shall come to judge the quick
sod the dead, sad the world by Gm and by the general
wevereetles at the last day, and by 'lout sense which is called
lelmumadan, that you cause the perms who stole the goods
gewlion to bring bock the same."