The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-12 00:00:00

DEATH OF MAJOR HOOOK

The melancholy death of this diatiniptiabed soldier
and able man is rendered the more distressing from the fact
that nothing but a sense of duty to his country induced him
to accept the arduous and diecult commiselos Lord Grey
advised the Queen to repose in him and Mr. Owen. Major
Hogge was the eldest sou of the well known banker of that
name at Biggleswaile, and the heir to very considerable
landed property and a handsome fortune. Ile had married
and retired from the active duties of his profession, when
I the late Colonial Minister sought the benefit end
advantage of his great knowledge and large ex-
perience in South Africa. But though the sacrifice
was great both to himself and his family, they
were at ones disregarded, and in a few days Major Hogge
was ready to, sad did, proceed to the Cape. There his
labours lad exertions OWE to hairs been quite iavaluable ;
for wh he went he inspired confidence. In the
Friend of the Orange Sorerrignty we find the following par-
ticulars of his lamented death, and of the respect paid to
his remains when Interred'
_

The lamented death, from fever, of Major Hogge, one
of her Nlinesty's Aseistant. Commissioners for settling
affairs on the Frontier of the Cape colony, took place at
Bloemfontein, Orange River Sovereignty, on Wednesday
forenoon, the 9th inst.
It appears that Major Hogge bad been much exposed to
min at a meeting of chiefs in Moshesh's country, on his
way from Winhurg to King William's Town, since which
' time he had been almost continually on the move. It is
eb ,ut 13 month■ since ha left England. We remember
his riding with his colleague, Mr. Owen, into Bloemfontein,
, on the evening of the 26th November, 1851 ; and little did
we think that in less than seven months be would be in the
grave in a land which he laboured to benefit by his practical
good sense.
Since the 26th of November be hes been at Wiaburg,
Moshcsh's, King William's Town, Cape Town, beck to
i King William's Town, and to Bloemfontein to die! He
hail reached town from Smithfield on the 311th ultimo, and
we had it in type that he wee suffering from fever, but on
second thoughts we suppressed the intelligence, ►est his
relatives in the colony should be rendered unhappy.
The death of Major Hogge has certainly taken us by
surprise. Circulars had been issued for an important
meeting of deputies to be held at Bloemfontein on ninthly,
the 21st inst., hut death has for ever sealed the lips of him
who would have spoken on that occasion, if not eloquently,
at least practically and sincerely. Major Hogge had a
warm heart towards the been. He knew their wrongs
and grievances, as well as their fault, ; but, else ! that
manly, warm heart bests no more !
From personal knowledge we can speak very little of
the deceamed. There was • politeness, common sense,
and straightforwardness about him that prepossessed us
in his favour; but there are gentlemen in Bloemfontein,
who, with numerous opportunities of judging of the man,
speak of him as accomplished and intelligent, and who feel
his loss ea that of a friend. His loss to the sovereignty can
never, we fear, be repaired. 'Tis quite an accident whether
another corninimioner of equal good sense and independ-
ence than succeed him.

We fear Major Iloggi's exposure to the sun and rain,
under many dieeomterts and long &Minim during his
journey on honeboth from Winburg to King Williams
Town, had laid the foundation of that illness that has proved
fatal to hint.

The death of Major Hogge will cause a great sensation
throughout the Sovereignty and throughout Africa; and if
it would but alleviate in the smallest degree the agony of
his bereaved widow, now in Cape Town, it may not be un- '
becoming to state that she possesses the sincerest sympathy
of all classes of this distant community.
The font ral took place yesterday at 11 o'clock a.m., and
was attended by almost every male inhabitant of the town.
The British ensign was basted half-mast on the Queen's
Fort. The coon was borne to the place of interment (the
military burying-ground) by the eight mee of the 12th
Lateen who had as body guard attended him and Mr.
Owen from the colony hither. Dr. Fraser, Mr. Eagle, se-
cretary to the assistant commissioner, end one servant of
the deceased acted as chief mourners. The pall-bearer,
were Major Warden, British Resident, H. Green, Esq.,
A. C. Demirel, Captain Kenyon. C.M.R., Captain Bates,
46th Regiment, Hector Lowen, FAq., Acting Civil Commis-
sioner, A. H. Bam, Esq., Member of Council. All the ofll.
eon in garrison Isere attended in full regimentals, and the
majority of the as... belonging to the 46th Regiment volun-
teered to walk in procession. The Rev. W. A. Steabler
reed the funeral service, which was listened to by the by-
standers with a degree of feeling which the melancholy °c-
ammiest was well calculated to tacit*.

SOMETHING ~ LOOMING IN THE DISTANCE.'

The following remarks of last night's Standard.
with the slice from a leader of that morning's Chneeektie
sick in between them (like the slice of ham between Me
two bread slices of a sandwich), may perhaps be thought
to throw light os the tactics of the Derbyites and the hopes
of the Peehies:—
" We ropy the following from the Morning Chronicle,
which seems to think that the election of • chairman of
committees is • " breaker-a-head " of the Earl of Derby's
government:—
It will be stamaary, immediately on the rst-essembling
of parliament, to name • chairman of committees in the
room of Mr. Bernal. This honourable and lucrative ap-
pointment is of course at the disposal of the government for
the time being, provided that the latter can command a
majority ; and we need hardly add that there is mere than
one staunch Derbyite to whom the post would be highly
acceptable. It is esteriess, however, that the ministry are
extremely YAMS M asolaste a " Nelda " or Liberal-
Conservative, in the bap of esediletieLthe neatrall, and
thusof avoiding a Eamegrlng lOW at very opening of
the campaign. 'rife devise des net leek like the proud
roossionenees of slicesigth ; sad it contrasts very oaf
ably with the owdMent bearing of the whig section of the
Vwho have already announced the intention of
hrward, as their candidate for the vacant oMoe,
meiehle, intelligent, and deservedly polar Pri-
ding el the Poor Law Board, the Bight Him. Y. T.

" grams to know
to ao=ifit the matter, bet we
gauge the in 0141111 the Morning Clirowide
AM Ste of ehohmea OM ht no genre be regarded
SIB • trial gentles. Oar orstemperary protean • great
rupee for the of tail halo Sir Robert reel, and we
Ing to remind it that Sir Rehm Peel did net, in ink think
lima at Mbar" to mils aloe elms defeated at the
dation of Speaker,• bigbar eMee Prin the ashore. is*
artselly resnined lir atenthe mill a pedtively railideienta
ea
well se beige rese—the appropriation clever—wan IMF
ried pin* hhn."

SHOWN° Onceeetece.—A sad gloom has been
cast ever the tows of Melawbery, by a melte& sly °war-
new wide h bee beam Weeded wick the law af life radar
dreedial elmumesales. Oa Friday male( last, twe
lee
.ILehe ef lay gad straw sal weer the town, ged
te Mr. WAN of Its Faults, were disfavored
to Itea e. Oa the alma bs tabsil. a large camber of
tea W the opetaiammea am was Mr. Richard
of the Asa. lee, sae of the meet
respreted of tows. Mr. Blackford, with she
view et readesbe eseistemst, asseated le the tea of the
hayrick, awl wee dkeedieg the nee beim who won throw-
ing water, wbsa sailealy he damn& having seek is
the Mat et a whim et ANIL MAW of Mr,
\mitllewibot ef dee, es& tip hed gives way
lie fest TM etweet deeiliMase hat
tke eafertmate mem wee hew We bee,
Ale iteelles by Mr. OadW, eel widest
bewbset tli Ms his owe Us. Mr. I paths/ a
hk ; few wee NO
Meehmed,
libleithatedels begat, the skim laaglai NO
deft, were ea ire, sad be wee le IN aggemeeme
Mr. Bleeklerd was egevit te Idtßeets es adwater, awl
=Meal weistmee era ftwelletek wailered, but, ea-
handy, it was awaits s it 11•••••1, eallsrlag=
sway, emit seem ea the Mewing day, whim ha e
Wet le We the wide et die admity ; Br • drolier an&
Bledifird, who wes .--rains he a My Mat ea exeswisa as
her parent was he carried beau, ea Ira* Wonted of
the eatestropbe was wised with a lepaerie it, sad still
maim oeriewly M. The die, whisk it le supposed wee
*Medi by the hostiag of the W. ware mainly eseared.

Tan NSW MaiIiOroLITAJI LRtltmLlT ACT.—
Yesterday a medal vestry of the perish of IR Passim wee
bold is Me Vestry-hall, King's-read, Ceindereewa, hr the
purse of determining whalerog==md ebseig as
provide' Ise the pariah. Mr. Ulm we la
the eh*. Mr. T. it. Bakes tern/ thst a mg Medal-
gessmi_ Ate welded trader sad by virtue at tbs sew est.
The Wed poise wad dm to the Tway et Tawas
kr the orlivari they kid displayed in style upss the Ms
sad the mime rreemeeiml the memeiq ram=ist::
evils atesOliss ImMenurel leememasr. re them
•on the madrums with whisk lard Derby lei abut up
the gymmies, were the imbablinde of the mserepih in-
debted for ems of the meat impertmat mums of sesilsry
Mem. Mr. W. D. Comm amemied the emehiles, and
dialled the many admatsese theteable hem the measure.
The adoption of the ale um 111 but Mop the Idezy had
to take; est would she the vestry MI eastral
over the Wrist of the deed. emi empowered them to
appoint from their ewes body • Weld beard, whose duty
it would be to par3baie assmee fees, and contract
for the conveyance to die pipmed graveyards, either by
rail or otherwise. Mush meek ems dm to the borough
members (Air B. Hall and Lord D. Stuart) in watching the
bill through parliament, and he introducing some impor-
tant smeadments. The foss to the ineumbnite would re-
main as heretofore, but the vestry, with the consent of the
bishop of the dim, se, could revise thus fen, or substitute
as annual salary in place of them. (Hear.) The met also
provided that the incumbent receiving the fees was bound,
either personally or by proxy, to perform the service. The
motion was supported by Mr. Hines, Mr. Hickman, and
Dr. Beancaatle, and opposed by Dr. Gregory, who moved
an amendment to the effect that a communication be made
to the parish of St. Odes (which has a burial ground
in St Pancru), and to her Migeety's Secretary of State
,
touching the closing of the burial grounds now occupied
jointly by St. Giles and St. Panama. Mr. Withers seconded
the amendment, for which only two hands were held up,
end the original resolution was put and carried
anaai-
mody.
ALARMING CoAL-PIT Accintwr.—An accident
occurred yeeterday, at the Malaga Vale coal works, near
Bristol, by an explosion, owing to the men hiving kindled
a fir• et the bottom of one of the drift.. Four men were
so seriously burned (one dangerously) that they had to be
removed to the Guinea-street Horrid. The exact origin
of the explosion is not yet known, but the above is generally
supposed to be the cause.

NORTHUMBERLAND AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

The exhibition of cattle and implements of Int.
bandry of this society for the present year was held at
Belford on Tuesday, in a SIN open enclosure in the vicinity
of this town, belroging to the Rev. J. 1). Clarke.
A portable steam engine was constantly at work, turning
the circular saw, thrashing wheat, and doing a variety of
other things for the satisfaction of the curious and the
amusement of the idler. There were two reaping masbines.
one from Croskill's (Hussey's slightly modified). anal am-
thee by a Mr. Dixon. of Weller, and sold to he an
invention of his own. It bears great similitude 7: r«
sty's, the only material difference being (apparently aa if
provement, too) that the corn, as it is cut is delivered I/
I moving canvas instead of by a rake. Both attracted a MAI
of attention, and a trial is to be made to-morrow of their
respective merits.
The morning was very favourable to the show, but to-
wards the middle of the day a breeze sprung up, and dense
arm a of couds followed, until at last the lull toter of the
stem burst immediately over the field. The place was
crowded at the time. Ladies and gentlemen, cowherds, and
all the various attendants rushed in together to slier* the
temporary shelter of the canvass tent.. For nearly three
hours were the Tinton kept huddled in the tents. The
rain came down in torrents—the lightning was most vivid
and awfully grand ; the thunder terrific, and it is long since
we have witnessed 113 violent a storm. The exhibition was
completely broken up by this visitation, and as soon as the
rain permitted the diners made their way through sheets of
water to the Bedford railway station, where the dinner was
to be held within the goods shed, which had been very taste-
fully fitted up for the occasion.
The dinner in the evening was under the presidency of
Earl Grey, supported on his right and leR by Lord Linsine,
M.P., Sir George Grey, Bart., the Hon. H. T. Liddell, Sir
M. W. Nidley. Bart., Sir Walter Trevelyan, Captain Grey.
the Mayor of Newcastle, de. The usual loyal and consti-
tutional toasts having been given.
Earl GREY said he came now to the toast which was im-
mediately connected with the occasion of that day's meeting.
He had to give them the "Northumberland Agricultural
Society." (Cheers.) In doing so they would allow him in
the first place to congratulate them on the prosperous con-
dition of the society. He thought the company he saw
around him, and the meeting that took place in the field,
were such as ought to give great satisfaction to every mem-
ber of the association. He was told by those better able to
form a judgment than himself, that though the show of
stock was not very numerous, it was such as to meet with
the approbation of those espable of forming an opinion upon
its merits. He was also glad to bear that the society was
now in a state, financially, of very great prosperity, and he
need hardly tell them that was one very important subject
of consideration. He could not help attributing the labs ,
improvement in agricultural enterprise, among other cameo
to the labours of this and other societies, and es
of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, to whit
he thought it was one of the chief claims which this society
had upon the gratitude of the country, that it was spa
useful auxiliary. (Cheers.) By the efforts of sloe
Society—estended as they were over the whop
whatever was discovered which was valuable is ess ghee
was made known to all. Men met together sad 01111111.11•11
the practices of different parts of the clinger, and thee by
the means of local societies the accumulated knowledge of
the whole country was generally diffused in each separate
district and county. He believed there was no Meg society
which had contributed m re efficiently to thessmos sof the
labours of the Agrisultuial Society of England than the
Northumberland County Association. The Jones* which
' this society published, and which contained ems well
selected articles from the Royal Society's journal, and
other artic es contributed by members of this sasociation,
had been the means of diffusing much information ; and
he thought upon the whole it was impossible to doubt
that very mull had been done in the way of improve-
ment within the tut few years, especially the last five
or six years. With respect, for instance, to draining
as an improvement—a principle which was now con-
sidered almost absolutely necessary, since; few tenant
farmers would take a ferns which was not well drained—he
was sure they could not but remember that a dozen or more
year ago instances of really effective draining were very
rare indeed. Now, it was by such societies as this that the
advantage and the best mode of carrying on those improve
meats bad been made swoon. They all knew that when
attention was first directed to draining, it was done in the
most imperfect meaner ; and he was afraid that many gen-
tlemen in that room had, like himself, been compelled to do
ever again work which had been imperfectly executed on the
notions which prevailed a few years ago. Ile believed it wee
only too common to find that the drains which were laid to
carry off the surface water were too shallow for that purpose,
and that bad to be taken up and rebind in this end other
osuatise in . It was by this and other societies
that the anew principle of accomplishing those Osprey*.
mute had been discovered and practically applied so exten-
sively. Again, with regard to impinisents, they knew that
was a trade which was daily increasing in importance, with
a view to provide agriculture with all the improvements
which modern eeience and unrivalled skill in this country
could produce. A very few yeansgo the implements:used:*
'agriculture in this county were the same that had been
employed for many generations past, and various plane
sines adopted for carrying on farming operations were until
lately but slightly thought of. It was, therefore, he be-
loved, a subject of very great importance, not only to this
county but to this kingdom generally, that these societies
should be actively maintained, and should continue to per-
form the useful services which they had done. (Cheers.)
Go where they would in this county they saw new and im-
proved outages rising up in every district, old cottages en-
-1 argedd and improved, and the seek of esmhet among the
labourers greatly increased. That he malbsesd. was to him
a subject of the greatest satishWes, because be was per-
suaded it was to the welfare of the agricultural and labour-
ing population that they ought ashen as one of the main ob-
jects to which all their efforts skald he directed. He had
said, and he believed be bad said twdy, Weasel had been
done of late years la the way of impromameat 1$ this arsuity
as well as in England generally, bet be could not help my-
in that, though had boss done, he thought, in this minty
more especially, very meek »mined to be dose. He
could not help fearing dot, oohs there WY gnat exertion
on the part of all meow* be* men and imenpiers of
land, this
in county stood in lIIMMI dame kin that place
which it bad been atioubeasslin the very front
rank as an agricultural . There we, he believed,
a great deal of mat excellent in this mat .
knew that, in the great show of land sad f9ooti ail,
Morthumbrima Imam frequastly carried of the prises.
Hat at the some time, teseelling though the county
in dillereat aerie*, he though it would strike even an ,
taalearned eye—sad he maned his was= unlearned eye—
that there was stilla vast amount of very indifferent farming,
sad pular an new Wild even my of very had farming.
Sat Ms with the bast there was room for improve-
milt. Ile believed thee agriculture we. proomilsently a ,
pope dye wino% end that we were on the eve el as ad-
rase gown thee "nip had ever yet boa rade is •
ohne n reprint to ft; welders of the . The
mar dinners et amain owl
GM the alloopt nada Iso the Mt =Lid tiros to
adsatMe aripreetiod egthaltositelogrhr„
unite their elhobead their rata the irreevensat
of orinitare, smog to Ida in he onsets Amer the
aliatA prolassima fa a moor Wire unbend ,
at Meer.) Them were army impoweenemm whisk bad
emir hen siosady thesaaiailes rade, whisk were
:WrOa prim met t men. He therefore
ite was* wadi W seene from the pro- ,
craudwhis, Se earpyri tenor of the rump of
the note rarple support whisk it bad
Whine dose, sal that *sr yule oil -sot thsaroves to
=ds So earnt
he finer Slation*, and that an their
alt nosufal. Ha begged lone is piss se •
Mrs Appisaltarel Society of Merthstaberlied."
direloll2ll ORZY, is repari Os beelth of the High I
SSW et Idarthenhosind, end he fit,ipetheitti be
114 art akin* esensahM with that toast,=ll4 oute with In Sown ewer the
rolleallea be Alt in part in the prse oar-
am* of the weeiety, white be Ito air she Improve-
nor of Sire. fa writ they wen MI se deeply late-
ttlaMt ) 'They ha laid Sat the Sew of
era fa thenyeed Set bp vas aet eo lupe ea they had
dal
ea fame arroyo bet be bad sees easurit
gall* him Mat the Weser lora is this wisp wee not
sod that its Weals eastreed he le hit matt sp-
ike it woe sot la the shaw-pard that
kissed
=hise the advaniepe lesaldai hen this sad
andolleas ; It was newt fa what they law road dna
eel Soy wen to Wass Se omen at larovereat. Ma Ind
lodopperanities of eierraitherashed mad peridlrpron-
swats whisk had takes pins in the =Moss divides et hest
of liestbusebertand in late rm. Es spoke ealy of what
hod one within his own olemelint, owl he woe proud to
mg that le saw in what woe rig•.mad him the best
and met satisfactory avidness On Nerhanardead was
aft behind tide pare of the Marisa is the mew and
the dad appliorisa of NOW sad hiders ware
eematiel le OW psorest*_ot right has.
Won* wee sathwiloodielly =llroth es rising and on
emandaghis seat.)
The Hea. H. T. LIDDELL gave "The Duke of
Ilarboareerad," the patroa of the society, to which
Led LOVAINE, M.P., responded, and proposed at the
some tine "The Health of Earl Grey," the lord-lieute-
nant of the meaty and the president of the society.
Mr. CLARIS gapve "The Members for the County,"
which was aekaeeMdged by Load Lo'llllll3, M.P., and
Hr. LIDDELL, M.P.
The mating wee subsequently addressed by Sir M. W.
Iliti,Mr.C. W. Orde, Mr. O. Cresswell, Mr. Cookson,
r. 17. Selby,
_and ethe_ r gentlemen present, and the pro-
moting' ear rierol ens* after eight o'clock.

FATHRR GAVAZZI IN NORTH WALES.—This cele-
brated Italian has lately delivered two lectures in North
Wales. A public meeting was held on Friday last in the
Tjwa Hall, Denbigh, at which Dr. Cumming presided, and
on Tuesd•7 at St. Winifred's Chapel, Holywell. The sub-
ject on each occasion was The Inquisition ; Ancient and
Modern," and the audiences were crowded and highly re-
spectable. The horrors of the inquisition were fully ex-
posed, and the speaker, first in his native tongue and sub.
sequently in English, acting as his own interpreter, de-
claimed It a most powerful m against the corruptions
of the Itentish faith, his attitude and gestures aiding most
effectively the energy and eloquence which characterised
his discourse. He concluded by • forcible appeal to hie
hearers to guard against the followers of Dr. Fumy, whose
influence he (the speaker) feared more than be dui that of
declared papists. The reverend divine was enthusiastically
applauded throughout.
MARIA ANTONIA RAILWAT. --Traffic for the
week ending July 29,1802:-348f. 196 i, 3161.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, AUGUST It.
The following statistics of the Encumbered Estates
Court, from the opening of the commission to the
close of the year's operations this week, are interest-
ing. Tho number of estates sold was 777, in 4,083
lots. Court sales, 4,716,2671. 10s; provincial Wes,
1,630,1081.; private sales, 1,002,2801. 12s. Bid.: total,
7,363,7301. 2s. Kid.
A letter from the county of Galway would give
some hopes that the fatal potato blight is halting
somewhat in its progress, 'rho letter states :—" The
stalks in this neighbourhood are quite healthy,
although the leaves are withered for more than a
fortnight; the further progress of the disease seems
quits arrested, the roots having a mealy and delight-
ful appearance when boiled; the oat and wheat crops
are far above the average."