The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

BABY SHOW AT If7THIRNSEA.

(Trees the Bastern Csosties Herald.)
On Monday, a baby show took place at Withern-
sea. Sony are we to record the fact, that it was the si-eond
held in Ragland, the first having been at Bono°, Lincoln-
shire, two or three weeks ago. So= after it was announced
that such an exhibition war about to be held in this neigh-
bourhood, a large cumber of " babies " were entered as
competitors for the prizes offered by the promoters, end
by Monday there were shout 160 on the lists. The parents
looked forward to the affair with a good deal of seek ty,
and the curiosity of others was excited in no orciiitory
degree. No one, however, we should imagine, viewed
it in a serious light, for, though such ixbibitii me
may gratify the Americans, it cannot be supposed
that they afford real satisfaction to any in this
country. The show on Monday was open to all England,
and it was etated is the placards that it was held under
ttellatioguished patronage ;" but we were left iu the
dark both MI to who were the patrons cod the promoters.
We have limed, however, and believe it to be correct, that
the chief originator" were two or theirs esterPrisioge or
" fast" llegeeti Ines Sc. of resides in London and the
net I. Hull—ante so doubt the f ble result at the
Boston speculation led them thereto. We have little
sympathy with them and their file; end though a
vast concourse of people were drawn to With , We
'Ware to make the assertion that the great bulk of the
people hereabouts will not countenance a repetition of
the experiment. The " exhibition " took place in the
oleos of the Queen's Hotel, a most unsuitable place for
the purpose. It is • dimly-lighted wooden building at the
moth side of the grounds, and was not likely to afford
such a large concourse of visitors a very good opportunity
of seeing the children, even it they were a fir lug atomise*
for the sepias erowd, or the contemplated arrangeniesta
had bees well carried out. It was, we believe, intended
that the public should be admitted at one end of the leaild-
Mg, and, after inspecting the children, pass out at the other ;
but this arrangement was broken through, and the result
was nothing but confusion. The numbers who visited
Withernsea in the course of the day by Susie and
other conveniences reached nearly 6,000 ; four or
five special trains were put on in addition to the
ordinary trains. By 3 o'clock, the hoar at which the show
was announced to take place, the grounds were thronged,
and crowds gathered and gaped round the saloon. In the
midst of this masa of sightseers, of both sexes, were to be
seen " babies " of almost every shade of beauty and shape,
and some with no very proportioning outward charms about
them at all—some " muting and puking io their nurse's
arms," others slumbering in comfortable and unconscious
obesity. A good deal of humour played upon the man-
manes' of many of larger growth, who bad gone thither
out of mere curiosity, and who caused much merriment
with their stale witticisms. About half past three o'clock
the judges entered the building, and the fact having been
made knows, the previously quiet appearance of the
saloon was soca changed into bustle and excitement, mad
there could be no mistake about the presence of the com-
petitors, who, on the laps of their mothers and nurses,
were at once armored all round and in the centre of the
building. But it must not be supposed that this part of
the exhibition was gone throueb without difficulty ; those
who know what it is 'o earn a child through a crowd
may appreciate the scene. Nunes whet (for the occa-
sion) with the " glass " of fashion—mothers who claimed
to be the moulds of form "—fought their way valiantly
through hostile elbows, and blushed not beneath the
firs of jokes. Here did sweating maternity guard its
dainty offspring from the pressure, there muscular paternity
bore aloft its progeny, the rallying point and admiration of
a bevy of anxious relatives. How all were safely settled
without accident we know not. Somehow or other the
twine escaped ruthless separation; lisping cherubs had been
got into the saloon without accident; and the happy inno-
cence of babyhood, set off with all mouser of smart apparel,
oozed vacantly round, as well they might, or kept up their
individual and peculiar vocaNsation, or slumbered quietly
under the soothing Mffueneta of Oodfrey's cordial.
Five prizes were offered, the fist of which was of the
value of five pounds, to be given to the prettiest baby under
twelve months old ' • the slimed, four guineas, for the
heaviest infant under twelve months; the third, three
guineas, for the strongest and most perfectly developed
child under six to eighteen months old ; the fourth, two
guineas, to the prettiest girl from two to four years of age:
and the fifth, one guinea, to the bands( meat boy from :WO
to tour years of age. In the announcement issued by the
promoters of the show, it was stated that if any objection
should be made to the decision of the judges, it should be
decided by a jury voted by the whole of the visitors ; and
Mr Bannister, Mr. Ca Utley, surgeon, Hedon, and Mr. J.
Wilder+, were named as the judges. However, only one
of those gentlemen (Mr. Bannister) was in attendance, and
Dr. ; Mr. Hodgson, surgeon; Mr. J. Young; and Mr.
Towed, dreggist, all of Hull, accepted the office' Sr took
part in the duties thereof. The number entered up to
Saturday night for the first prize was 44, second 38 third
SO, fourth 17. and for the fifth there were about half a
dozen. Besides there were many entered on Monday. The
examination for the first prize (the prettiest baby, twelve
swaths old) occupied about half an hour.
The judges, alter going round the room, 'elected a few
from the number for further examination, and ultimately
the prize (a timepiece)
_was awarded to Wm. Tindall (8 or
II months old), son of Mr. Tindall, farmer, Roos.
The children entered for the second prize (heaviest infant
ander 12 months) were then weighed. amid the most intense
witty on the part of the parents and guard's:it, as the
ease might he. George Henry Whitelam (4 months old),
who weighed 241b5., and whose father is a cordwainer, re-
siding at Heade, was the heaviest child. The third prise
(the strongest and most perfectly developed child from 6 to
18 months old) was given to John George Greavm, son of a
labourer, of Gateshead. Both the last prizes were silver
watches. The fourth prize (prettiest girl) was ' d off by
Mary Ann Starkey, whose father is a labourer, residing in
Church street, Hull; and the fifth (handsomest boyl by
James Wbitton, goo of a sailor, residing in Copan street.
Them two prises consisted of money. Daring the whole of
the time the judges were engaged discharging the duties of
their office, great noise and uproar prevailed without the
building, and mere than one attempt was made to force
open the front door. The windows at the west end went
almost completely blocked up with faces, exhibiting signs
of impatience, and at the bock twitted' the other end a
pugilistic encounter took place. About 6 o'clock, when
for the door was forced open, the impatient crowd
anxiousmT were
thendu • Pipe duties of
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rernwh
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ottnehdley, ab jot il
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rushed in and completely filled the plisse, while
indescribable eenfusion prevailed. Indeed, all order was at
an end. But who shall describe the scour, when the
decision of the prices WWI made from the orobastra by oats
of the promoters of the eii•play Ovid newer told of a
metamorphosis so complete. Tender mothers mewed tress.
formed into ,brews—patientmothen eapanded into viragos.
The time for sweet simpering to the judges was past sad
blandishments were felt to be apropra nom er. Frantic
some
mo
at
een
soot
the
o shwea
gutn arose
sre
few, made their &pommies—and a crescendo of uniarstake-
othafeuallenell sidMdderespa; a"ssejlts—iatirYb:e:ledome:amrsartagaredootu—pa
a
able rage asd disappointment was the orb reward of those
gentlemen who had each respectisely teased a Pavia for the
nonee, and whose judgment was not one whit zoom sue-
emend than that of their awaits prototype. Well, after this
uproar bad continued for from& time, the individual above
alluded o, finding that it wee utterly impossible to mollify
the tempers of the excited anouctessfal, or to restore any-
thing like tranquillity tett'', irate beings below him, judi-
ciously dinppeared; and after beading over the prizes to
the parents or nurses of the successful competitors at the
station refresbeseut-rootn, left for Hull without delay—
fearing that a larger stay was sot necessary, and might,
perchance, be p a:tonally disagreeable. However much the
anger might breve subsided as the cooling air of • September
evening vented on Withernses and its visitors, still it is
quits certain that there were many vinegar countenances in
the returni'ig trains which had not been taken down to the
seaside on that day. Thus ended the first, and we hope the
list,' lw.op show" in this neighbourhood.

T RE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HIDE-PARK.—Last
eve new a meeting was held at the Three Colts Tavern.
melon wallVity, pursuant to public advertisement, for
tie purpose of taking into consideration the state of the
public subscription for the sufferers in the Byde park
demonstration on Jelly 1, 1855. From a eat. meet made by
the Chairman (Mr. C. Smith, tobacconist, of Londen.well),
it appeared that the amount received did not reach the
ezpeuditure for printing, advertising, Ac., but there were
•averse hundred luta not in. Several persons present cffered
a few remarks eondemostory of the condeot of the police in
Hyde-park, and complaining of the lakewarmness of the
public in support of the subscription lists. Ultimately an
adjournment for a month was resolved upon.
The national schools for Kimmel', very tastefully
built, and standing just on the rise, a abort distance fecm
the asylum, were opened on Thursday last. In honour of
the da
ytm,
shops were closed, and Asp and banners flying.
There was divine service at the church, commencing at two
o'c►ock, when an ensiles' and appropriate sermon was very
impressively preached by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop
of Lichfield. At the conclusion a procesaien wee formed to
the new schools, headed by the Uebridge Yeomanry band,
where an excellent dinner and tea were provided, after which
thee!, wee en entertainment of vocal and instrumental

os-Wois.
AUSTRALIAN UOLD DIGGERS.—Seventeen gold-
cnggers from Kilbourne, Australia, were landed from the
slip ffortbunberland at Torquay a few days agolo,
dbating
I with that, it is stated, spirants of 400 nail' of g.

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Lux
The Qum sod as Prises, eipmeariabri Ito;
Prisms anal sod Prism ?redone 'Mien of P
dry/on:et yedemisy aderysraselabri
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sad the Prime. the Duarte of lest. He Priaaella
Prises Frederic William of Prussia. the Dachas of Wel-
; Lady Aaiu' Mir* The Hon. Mary Seymour.
Beetriee Spec. Maier-Oeseral the lies. C. Grey,
die Hos. 0. Phipps, NOM& de Heise, sad Dr.
liribmmes.
ifir-O•orge sad Lady Cooper. Mr. is ire. Fartrithar-
MC' the Mime Farqsltarerm, Master H. Farquearsoo.
Copula Dawns, 93rd ilighleadass, end Essicas liackessle
sad Rehouses. 79th Hishlanden. were Melted to join the
party is the evernag.
The bead oldie Boyd Aberdeen Militia wore is Mtn&
_ .

Sam do Moltke, aids da-m>•p to Priam Prederh Wil-
liam of Pius* anima lam sight mom a Malt to her
Majesty.

Sir Georp Grey haslet' tows for Belmont.
Despatelus were received at the Coloalsl-owes yesterday
from the °overawe of Canada, Labelle, Ceylon, sad the
Fa&lead Idea& Despatches were seat yesterday to the
Governors of the West ladle Islands.

A new weekly •ewspepr in seeders Gash, and
entitled " Hiceela," Ma me appeared ►t Trieste.
Letters treat Bt. Petersham of the 16th remark
tbst to that date the fababitaats et *et eapttal bad set beta
Infecund of the fate of the fleet after the garrison bad
evacuated flebreepoL

INAUGURAL BANQUET OF THS SHERIFFS
OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX.

Yesterday evening, according to ancient custom,
the advent to owes of Maus. Kennedy and Rose, as
theriffe of London and Middlesex, was celebrated by a
wragaiileent banquet at the London Tavern, at which
nearly 200 gentlemen, friends of the sheriffs, sat down to
dieser. The banquet was served in the grand bell-room,
which had been newly Sued up foe the creoulon, and which
was tastefully decorated with banners, amongst which that
of the Clan Kennedy we. partieslarly conscience's. The
bead of the Artillery company, swim the direction of Mr.
Smithies, was in atteadesse, sad played a selection of
popular cassia in the course of the evening; and • vocal
compaay, under the direction of Mr. Rumford, sad con.
prising the talents of Kisses lithaford sad Ryles, sag the
National Anthem, " Partial poor la Syria," and other
occasional and popular music. The Asir was taken by Mr.
Alderman and Sheriff Emma: Hnsothrov, supported by
the following guests:
Sir R. Ryan. Mr. Alderman Farebrother, Sir James Duke,
Sir John Musgrove, Mr. Alderman Finais, Sir Healy,
Moggeridge, Major•Gansral Regnold, the Geese's Renew
bream, Mr. Tigg, Mr. F. Joys, Malcolaon, Beg.,
Capt. Hood, Capt. Bostwick, The Chisholm, Mr. Alderman
and Sheriff 8e.., Lord Wm. Lennox, J. Mastersaan, Rig ,
Mr. Alderman Hampliery, Mr. Alderman Farnsomb, Mr.
Alderman Challis, the Lord Mayor Elect, Sir Charles Fox,
Mr. Alderman Carter, Mr. Alderman Csbitt, Mr. Alderman
Bagletoo, Sir C. Da Creeley, R. W. Hennaed, Req., fijr
W. D. Riddell, Sir C. P. Roney, George Sewell, E.q , M.
Serbire, the Town Clerk, &o.

At tke eanehadow of di....,
Tb. Caminito, pve " The Chseea," wick ea elocaoat
oalogimm ea ber Najeety's %moonlike cod inatromlike
the. This meet, having be.. duly hoomired, was followed
by "Prism Albert sad the rest of the Royal Family."
After whisk the Charism gave "T\. Army and Navy,"
*hick was rewired with great mithissiesm.
Captain HOOD, R.N., is return's' thaeks, reeallod at
sees least\ his szperkmeu of the last war, and stated that,
having then had ma eppertwoity of examialog Coomatadts
be bad forwarded fell sod esempleto pass of t►. kowtows to

the Mee existing Admiralty.
'Msjer•tlenerd Emitters', of the Company's MOM, 11/.
tamed Masks far Ul• may, sad ia the sows* of his speech
mistimed that he had meetly teseived letters from the
Crimea, epee/deg i• the warmest meaner of the valour
tam British Wasps fa the seesserable assault of the eth of
September. sell Wenn that if they had hems properly sep-
ported they would at sect ham taken the Bedas (Tide
observation disked the loudest and most smirked Moen
hem t►e employ.)
The CIAIIIKAJI thou RIM the health. of "710 Lord
Mayer, the Lard Mayor *bet. sad the Corporitiom"'
Bevies pared on emphatic relegiam cm the prosiest Lord

Mayer, ear his yablis modest ;Wiles his mayoralty, the
chairs's* briefly relied atimetiga to the ressatknbk novelty
bivalved fa the elestioa of Alderman lialemoes to the
mayoralty, sad prodirted for him a brilliaat sad vestal
rarest. darter hie amirosehieg term of aim
r.kidenasallainmove, la Marais. 'beaks, first bore his
testimony to Mammon is which the mascot Lard Mayer.
had felilled the duties of his Alm, sad thea proemial to
say, that fee himself he hardly knew how to eddies the
ememay. Them were some eireamstames to whisk he

mewl aid mere particularly allude which pie more than
*Wheezy interest to Ids eleetles to fill the distiagalthed
ogre of Lord Mayor of Leaden. (gear, hear.) go *wild
anon the cosepeay *et be wee mot losiosible of these dr-
suesstazoss, bat was, es the smarm, fully aware that he
owed his 'heti= tot to sag merit of his owls, bat to the
zeal of the altlesze of Lead's la the assertion of a prizeiple

—which pried* was the right of private iskarat sad
liberty of asesiesee. (Load Keen.) The efieet of the
Otiose. et Leaden was to show that emery tern ahwM
be permitted to worship God auerthel 'ICUs 11110.1
neat—that' befog the greatest privilege that oath
be tokleyed by the takabiteate of a free greasy.
IA had glue le hie feleueitiseas a pledge, ma
pledge he would redden, sad that was that is
gunk" el his eau he maul net know asy diffetuthe
Utiles thee ea ustarlea greuads, use would he hold the
tie sweat if it ievelved say restraint ea the right al
jarigwoat. He was awes* that the suierity it
eases I. this "matey were held by umbel* elf the
eR Zeglsad, sad there 'eight be eireawstaassa Y
wbii be would have to appeal to raeseben of that body be
UMW • spirit of terbsarases ; bet to whatever pow*
the ease of Lord Mayor of Ludas they wield
Oil bile u forward as say was, gad as sailer
to perform Its dative agelessly sad ethdeatly.
lie Mt read of his elution to the ease, sad
itheald dada, the year of his mayoralty eadeavear M im-
prove the peonies whisk he treated be held ia the good
opthioa of his fellowithiesas. (Hear, sad sheen.)
The Co•thout seat gave " The Health of oar glorious
&there whisk was Utak with the atuselthetheelues, after
OaktXhi Reasfeed nag "Partait peer /a !eyrie," the
umpsay eluding sad felateg beadily is the elem.
. Baausa, olotilt sod sildta Mbriol7_
Mused Meeks is the
ttotrpsay for the elowdbilrdithlMir
lasterds kis auks, amid
awd hues were way of the asZiteridlitt
ether. Thus sou sr world law teeth
which was to any the givithratiga the suet
thethat cuatries. Sr baps. threthet• Meath,
milieus sew ezietiag beluga the We smateles might he
Pastrether toils eb the altairthates list wen disposed of,'
and the sampan separated.

')liirrzsu °swum Lac:mi.—Last 815 day, befog
dey Sued for the pablie theologists, to tb. Almighty
ate the Irrilllaat esseiss et the allied anama is tea Esse, the
temp .1 the Gensea Legion Maw, at Stiontelilk mama-
beg W Ghost UN use, paraded for that purpose, Bodes the
Esegarla el Oiled Wooldridge. The &threat minuets
=Me Maim ewe. The pempribed prayer was mei,
Dam was that;. mad a most impreeslve sonata was'
delivered by the ebeglak. letmedlately afterward' the
vaster pestles et the elan of the lone sesompesied tlko
sliest ememehior ha tbe established .barb
ltt