The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-16 00:00:00

TEMPERANCE LEAGUE MEETING AT

EXETER HALL.

A meeting of this society was held yesterday
imam to consider the best weans of obtaining legislative
isactioa for the closing of publie.housee oe Bnadays, sad
14r the purpose of oonsideriog a vats of Omaha to the
f!,tal Pelee, Csimpany fur their conduct is prAtibiting
the vle of ititosiesl:ng liquors within their manses or
rodeos et Sydeabsin. Tho asetiag was airy fully
weeded, sad upon the parkas as 116111,91114 several
c,rzywies of venous deasaisadssa Tb Aide woe
Likes by
G sous Carta wb label that the AO* he
ot.sti tay had bra called spew was, is the thet for
awe, to per • and asodomstary of StraZdatruse
petilibeewn and if posss mad oc the
by prows to carry their views late overstate.
Ito Rec. Jaw Bras moved the tint resolatioe, which
tterlanaed tN Asada, traffic in pubho hosiers we one of the
/must world, I hysicsl, and social evila with which this
cowry as "dicta, and recommended • petition to par-
lwarnat, mad • memorial to the Queen, se the best noses
of assay the evil. That rev. speaker hawse/ die an-
aims by drawing an claques% poetess elf the Seth of
dessassess sad the Isciliten which the Beady spats
dyadic Isaias me for the practice el dad Ass.He
Waal tat • petitioa to the legislature. sod a asmatil to
* clam signed by 600,000 of the warm et
sts:d est Gil of palstios W asst wastrel Alas •
Tie Ism Mr. Tour, is easalias tbs sissbalsa,
Pad his belief that the closias at the bans at Ourday
wind he rossival as a bows by die am rupssiabbs skr
baler* At regent noassses ads sew ham tbe
assay pulse ; chains assailed Seedy ssbals
Saab NOMA Mask sad palm= aaplaslai day ~
bie W daak is Ow dabs et Implaties sod vise, the
hadsy +radio( peak Isms. Mr. Talyda esashasa,
natal that he had masa yissant is assallai lbe eear

leeCeatansor said that before the reisolatios was pat,
he wished to meioses' or two observation upon ew Si the
14kletla respecting which they had bees celled together,
mealy, the °peakg of the Crystal Palace oa Sundays, sad
It *Wort of the directors with respect to the sale of
liquors es their premises. They had all heard
tt tee nlitoUon got up by a portion of the clergy agaiset
,wmag of lb. building as fleaday, but he thought that
Wore thasegeatiemes had made themselves so prominent
the I should have looked beak at what their own college Ilk
k" bets. (Hear, hear.) The boys is Cambridge had
tt..+l LOW racist us the river, and christened after their
!erectly,. coiled's, each as " Jesus " and "Trinity," and
3 ass (rhea frightful to bear the blasphemies uttered
Ly Mow friends on the bask is nrgiag them to the goal.
hes the College of the Holy Trinity brewed the "%rosiest
lie. apse which the boys might get drunk in their 'rats
nevi at tea o'clock in the suiraiag. (Hear, bear.) 1 bey
night the have their w or pasties, sad get as drunk as they
heed in their own room., bet if they ventured into the
streets the authorituw honied them with "bulldogs." (A
hamar of horror ran the, ugh the auditory at this terrine
moose° sent, the nesting Wise evidestly asaoquainted
nth L. comparatively harmless character of the Cambridge
variety of this generally ferocious quadruped.) And th-se
"re the sea anus had refused to receive three children of
the " band of Hops" into their Susdoy school os the ground
nett they objected to all !hedges escort that given at baptism.
Moseh...ly in the meeting here called not " time.") Ile
thairmaa) had illating to de with time, he w,uld
tes eh all eight if be liked. (noon of 'slighter.) Ile would
Promd to speak et the Crystal Palace. It had been
Cu,rt that the directors intended to permit the sale of
'lrish out their premise', and he as president of the
l.sperseee League bad I. It at lac Le his duty to write to
them on the subject, to which the seentary„ Mr. Wore,
led retested the toll/m.lw reply.
" The C. ystal Niue Crmpeny, 3, Adelaide. place,
" Lmilon•bridge, Dec 14, 15.2.
have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
P4I favour of the 13th iustaist, in whishi u chlirmaa of a
hill• vim* meeting to Le held to-morrow at Eseter.b.ll,
rob ask sae whether the Crystal Palace Company ever did
w'l.• low contemplate many!) mg the public at their re-
.7rshment rooms with coy intosicatiag liquors or strong
na. whatever at any time or aster any circuraxtenem.
here greet pleasure in Ir ing able to give the most distinct
hely to your que.i in. The directors of the Crystal Palace
wdi "t mid have never intended to allow, the sale
I liatolisitiag liquors or strong drinks at any time or made'
say timan..l.nc,s in their grounds. The directors of the
Cil`tal Palace Company feel that they would have failed is
4'7to the pablie as mill as I. duty to Ustsisalies sad

the objects they profess, had they aft Mom the outset acted ,
upon this determination. It lot Wm hold us a reuroaeh
that the people of England are leeepolie of employing their
leisure hours without having 1,1111•1111 to that beak. The
directors are of oriel& that thixareepie have
been subjected to t • reproach NMI boss WHIM to have;
furwished them with a higher ael men esesehhes resew
lino. The slams have invariably thaws that Hogplan
the hiihest enjoymeots to the hewed, led what the ghee-
tors bad estahi ished their plans few eseerleg the homer at
the Crystal l'alatie, thu y took OM eitiltamlly to minds
the latter by asking the Prime MAW whim he panted •
charter to inure a clause hohllYaf he Mr the sale of sti-
mulatiag drinks within the peek foj bedlam of the Crystal
Palace Company. That clause bee been duly burned, sod
ruts as follows And we do hereby declare that this our
royal charter is granted on the condition Col:owing, that is
to say, that no spirituAte or other fermented or intoxicating
liquors shall be furnished to the persons visiting the said
buildings or ground of the said company.'
' I am, sir, your obedient servant,
' °woos 0110T1, Secretary.
George Cruikehaok, Esq., 48, Mornington-place."
the reading of this letter was received with loud and
ram] cheering.
The CHAIRMAN proceeded. lie thought this such noble
conduct on the part of the directors that he would propose
to give them three eke, is. (Loud cheers.) One object of
the present meeting haul been to move a resolution calling
on the directors to prohibit the sale of strong drinks, but,
as the meeting would see by the letter he had mad, the
intention was funnelled, and all they now had to do wu
to thank the directors for their praiseworthy and spire-
taseous action. (Cheers.)
The resolution was then put tad agreed to.
Mr. J. S. BuctlNOKAlit proposed a vote of thanks to
the directors of the Crystal Palate for their prohibition of
strong drinks.
That tee. W. Doer seconded the resolution.
The notion was supported by the Rev. Mr. TVIINDOLL
and carried unanintoudy ; after which thanks were voted
to the Chairman and the meeting separated.

MUSIC.
MISS RANSFORD'S MUSICAL SOIREES.
Miss Ilansford, a young s•nger of great talent and
rinse reputation, has coma • series of serifs at her
residence I. Welbeek-street, one of which was given oa
Tuesday evening. The eatertaiament, with the eactption
of one instrumental piece, sea entirely vocal, and was ea-
coodiegly elegant and agreeable; and—what, to out feeling,
mach increased its attractioa—it was essentially English in
Its character. Tho performance began with Calleott's glee,
" When time was entwining," sang by Lim Ransford, her
father, sod brother, a pleasant family trio, whose style of
glee-singing is admirable. A new ballad, " Song should
breathe of scents and Sowers," by Mr. J. L. Hatton, and
one of the finest specimens of 'imposers genius, was
beautifully sung by Mr. Beams, Wiese performaass
of it wall undoubtedly make it ens of the most
popular things of the seems. Bishop's bravura
sang, " Peace Malting," an ezeellent compendia
etroagly markt/ with the peralier manner of tla
composer,. served to display the Jae qualities of Mies Rear
fonds eons sad 'militant cascades. She snag it with
remarkable salinities sad elect. Tenayson's pathetic
poem Orient," in the ferns of a mutate by Mr. Duggan,
wee sung by Miss Berens This composition, which does
high honour to the yeses ociapseer, received justice from
the vocalist, who was very ammeasfal ia prespernag thu int-
ed character of the poetry and lanais. Baraett's
I'M
. trio, "The magi° wave searf," from " The Moun-
tain Sylph," executed by Mir Raadsed, Mr. Beaman, and
Mr. Rumford, was an cleanest spoeimea of pare and deb-
-1 earn concerted singing ; and the more remark may be made
es the performance of Costa's four-part carton, " Rico gee'
fins Slant'," by Miss Raoskird, Mies Baran, Mr. Benson,
and Mr. Burdisi. Of the other 'meal pieces, especial
notice ia due to Miss Raneford's gaging of the Scottish
ballad "Logic o' Buchan," a perfect gess of simplicity and
tenderness; and to Duggan's song, The Merman;' •
highly imaginative composition, snag with great spirit by
Mr. Rumford. _ _

Tha abilsbreremmatel Mace et tbe meals. wu Pin-
ola's% pirmedrele Imatris ea • Name ban " Loos di
Latawanant," alud by Xadesmiselie;Crieloe, who threw
away iamb admirable eeseades 4U very we:thins auic.
The comsat am eamilmeed by labaNAl Soper,
who accompanied the meal am* Ea hie meal saseterly
maaner.

DRAMA.
LYCZU M.
A new " comic drams," or, to all it by its
name, farce—for it is a tam Milts moat extravagant=
emßed " Little Teddiskins," was performed at this theatre
last night. Though latterly absurd, it is laughable ; and.
with the help of Mr. Charles Mathews's vivacity and
bead% it weal tvipplalar was well roadvad. Bs
suashod a Mr. Aram Alreemaseitlebase auto-
bleguephy he gays at do berilategLettia la a sea.
disadsl aossastadmisa ho I. tbs
styla ad Jobs Was mart ledge vit.:mite; at Ow
ettsZ. firoarsoila told as dot ha vase widower
y, with a duegbter lam hersty yaws dew Maw
hiossit—that is to aq, that he had marviset a dab siker.
who booogbt No a sod lolt Wm a
oldstoosi bo blo toothat, who wad bin 'l=llll%
tit of Millet owl bad hit 1100 bull Moo :AZ
Imam loa the eloomoy the bo woo
tritTat• ostooloosso—lbot Imo we to Is souvied
cow sad woo tottbo, he what his b.
semipro Mwolagtomadspoomoot Mgr weft so tows
lodbodi sot Ids Hay*: told his
wiry with rueful bashear, bar= to Mart is, the
famrez station. whoa his brick sad her father, a imp-
staid Demaritine squire, asks *dr appeasers*.
They bate beard et bla bowleg; a delights., sad lolly
pailiblinialredly, M hi llMMesaliag the aleememftwae, sop-
yule, her to be a baby, sad stptssaag groat
{.mss
» sse •' dear little Toddisibm" Oat of We l=
nessuto mow of ma hosial ougoolos. The bawd.
of the lady owl ha pips at ladlog a Tad-
ashi's or Ms. lOotommitro anion to
bosp Mss ism Oho of alb othor—ido domoyoso
ottiompot to pt bar 'Ohio by hooking aa
Lsualiffwr by bin
ow, ae
in waking up a smith=
her wad hie owa biber4mlaw that le to be--41 Mae
things, though tee prepmemeas even for fame, were nay
Wier's", sad kept the anthems is roars of laughter. Mr.
C. Mathews was well supported by Mr. Baker sad Mrs.
natal' Matthews in the parts of lbw Dermatitis squire and
" Ll,tle Tuddlekine." At the and; when the author was
ealkd for, Mr. C. Mathews taw forward sad Jo United
that the pleat was his own.

IRELAND

Dieu*. Doc. 16.
There was a sale of some small properties yester-
day in the Incumbered Estates Court, one in the
county of Wexford, yielding a net annual rent of
1141. 134., wee sold for 9704; a lot of land in Cork,
yielding a clear annual rent of 3441., wsa disposed
of for 3,7701.; part of an estate in the county of
Sligo, near the borders of Mayo, producing • clear
annual rent of 831., was sold fur 1,3004, the valur
lion of the lot being only 341., accordieg to the Ord-
nance valuation; and another lot of the same pro-
peny, in the county of Mayo, yielding a net rent of
SOL per annum, brought 8301. ; these two last lots
being held by lease for ever, subject to reserved
head rents.

AND CLERICAL

CAIIBRIDGE.-CORPVII CHII9II COLLFAZ LOWS,
Lac. 10.—congregatiows will be held at eleven o'clock as
Tuesday, Wediowday, Thursday, and Friday, Feb. 16, 16,
17, and IS, 1803, at which mare will be offered to the
Seams embodying the alterations which an is be effected
by the minket of the statutes.

Rey. &moil Bee], to be chaplais to ber Majesty's
ship Queen.
Rev. John Peter Hardy, to Bedminster curacy, Somme.
John Lnjg, to be chaplain and saval manatee to
her Majesty's ship &don.
Bev. Plot, to Harwich perpetual curacy, Lancashire,
vales tai.

VACANCII/1.
Racroataa.—Wsipole lit. Peter, with St. Bilataad's
eareey, Norfidk; diocese Norwich, value VW., sad re&
dram ; petroa, the Crown ; Rev. A. Moore, deceased.
Whitebait's, wish Clansecw rectory, toasty sad diocese
Hereford, Tahoe 3d9(; patron, Joseph Pyrite, Esq.; Bev.
Pyrke, deceased.
CH•PLAINCY.—.TO Viseciai t Melbourne; Bev. A. MOON,
deceased.

SPORTING.
BETTING AT MANCHESTEIL—TUUDAT.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
600 to 30 no the isl.l
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.

49 to 1 apt the Alkali colt
Sally Warfoot colt
40 to 1 L•
60 to I Joe Miller
40 to 1 Mitchell
CIIIISISIt CUP.
&O to I apt Nancy
50 to 1 Valour
66 to 1 Muscovite
66 to 1 Costossor
66 to 1 Lord namable'

Ihmiiiiita !rem+. Wtounnto.
Amelia Eliashit Bust, 30, was indicted for the wilful
murder of her INC Annie Philadelphia Bast.
Mr. Ryland eneuhteted the prosecution; Mr. Bodkin was
counsel for ate rimer.
The eireurstemens of the cue were of a very melancholy
character. The phooey was the wife of agar fitter living
at Greenwich, and it would seem that, in consequence
of the state of her health, it was deemed advisable that she
should leave her husband's house and go to reside with her
motkee-ia•law in the Oeniwall•road, Lambeth, taking with
her the Want in qualm, which was ten months old, and
obi& she prisoner eneMied. 0* the 16th November the
pletlMf went wish latlaby M the hers of her mother is
OcWf stmt, ad dm was ow with tho child
Oar tea o'elosit et as eso aggferd for the Mures
Of rotawateg to theeira's mother. Nothing
our sees of herd owever, until the follows
he when latter was: hood la the
deer orees aftetwartisomett
seat was weedhere abhatthe streets of
ediswity is a state d iloiasttyVpoo kw beteg gene -.
Ihre do said thst-the rd. the arid
Ilessolerd sespensisa bridge, Oat she had der se
borer sheasai4 not keep it saMit. jlsseMance fee the
rhea vast to show that he a earldrable pried
the Irmo had appeared to be is a very low,
Ob of mind, that she illiatrlaistal of
her (iPIIM
sad that she would Moose y sit for
al hours in the dark with the baby is key lap without
speaking a word ; and it also appeared that two other mem-
bers of th•primaties family had been afflicted with insanity,
and that re of tier had died raving mad, and the other
was still endued is a lunatic asylum.
The prey, without troubling Mr. Bodkin to address them
on behalf of the prisoner, returned a verdict of acquittal
en the ground of insanity, aid she was to be detained dar-
ing her Majesty's pleasure.

THE DERBY ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIB DAY.)

The committee assembled this morning at half-
past eleven o'clock, for the purpose of gulag over the evi-
dence laid before them relative to the Mlegations in the pe-
tition imp the part taken by the Right Hon. Mr.
&regard, and up their report for presentation to
the Houma Cemmons. _ .

Several pine= ielseested is the matter at neve preseated
themselves, bat ee elfin WON the orders given by the chair.
I man. the Lght Hes. Kr. Genlbern, that the deliberations
of the obseid not be allowed to transpire, that
not even eseeselerts, or members of the House of
Commas set segaged in the inquiry, were al-
leered le Mei rem% er gemasualeate with any member
of the SWISSMSISO. either ally o
by triter, subsequent
to the sommittee baying takes its seat.
The door wee striedy guarded by two special officers of
this foss, whet peremptorily refused to convey any nee-
se=ambles la any pretence whatever.
seemis whisk mew and then reached the ears of
persons standing le the corridor, it WAS evident that a spi-
rited debate was Wig es amongst the members of the coo-
mi tee. The soeteetkm was loud and apparently animated,
which naturally gars rise to many evajectures amongst
those who were awaiting with anxiety the result of the
deliberation.
It is not expected that the committee will have agreed to
a report safileissitly early to enable them to present it to
the !ogee before to-morrow evening.

MINES.
--..-.T.V_ lIDWINDAT EVIKING.

The mining share market is not quite Do active
as of late. At this period of the year a lull is fre-
quently observed. Prima generally remain steady,
so that the appearance of this department of business
may. be pronounced generally favourable. The
=are chiefly for West Providence, Clive,
Kilbrieken, Wheal Golden, West Carrion.
Bales have taken place in Clive, 41; West Ding
Doog, 101; Trebarvah, 71; Mendip Hills, 71;
Devon Great Consols, 400; Tamar Consols, 4i;
Meru n, 4; Wheal Golden, 41, 3 ; Alfred Consols,
131, 3 ; Trelawney, 60; Gonanena, 40.
The gold mining shares were generally firmer to-
day. Aga* Fria rose to 13 prem. After the regular
business hours there were extensive purchases in
several stocks, the closing pries of which were as
follows, viz. :—Colonial Oold 37 to 1 prem. ; Port
Philip, 13 to 2 prem.; Australasian, 51 to 3 prem.;
Yuba River are firm.