The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-10 00:00:00

MR. DISBAND! AND MR. TRUMP=

The agriculturist, whose criticisms upon Mr.
DimaslN farming theories wens replied to by the right
boo. gentleman at the late Salt-hill dieser, writes to the

" ln justice not only to myself, but also to the whole
agricultural community, may I beg you to insert a few
buss in your next publication. In explanation of the
remarks I made at the Salt-hill dinner in mimeos to
Mr. Disraeli's speech at Aylesbury, and which yen have
made the subject of a boding article. Not a word
of complaint had bees uttered by fanners previously
to that speech • we had not been paradiog our woo's,
real or fancied. before the public eye ; but when I
read his statements I certainly felt that be bad depicted
our supposed prosperity in too glowing colours, and as I
subsequently found that they had produced the same im-
promo° on the minds of others, my only object wee to give
them a certain amount of qualification. I could not help
thinking that it was perfectly gratuitous ors Mr. Dieraeli's
put to exhume from its ashes the long buried " proleoties,"
and to speak of not being able to planate, prices, as if
anybody expected he could. With regard to Mr. Disraeli's
speech hiving a tendency to depress the market, I may in
self justification say that it was introduced more as fee than
as grave argument, as I did not seriously believe that
any words of his would produce each an effect.
I may also add that the meetiog wee a perfectly harmo-
nious one, and that what I said was more for the purpose of
drawing oat Mr. Disraeli than with any other object, amt,
hewing succeeded so far as to obtain the thanks of the com-
pany present for having elicited his speech. I am rather
surprised at the serious character which has bseo given to
my suggestive oommeote. To show is what a (timidly
spirit they were made, I may mention that Mr. Disraeli had
previously in the plongbiog field asked my opinion of hie
Aylesbury speech, and I jocularly told him that, as it
would fall to my lot to propose " The Health of the Mem.
hem of the County, I meant to take that opportunity of
modifying some of him ezeggeratioos.—l am, sir, your
obedient servant, Joaxra Thous&
Lakeend, Burnham, Oct. 8."

MCRDIROCB ASSAULT AND ROBBKIIIN—OD Thurs-
day night last a Mr. Sheffell, residing at No. 3, Marrow.
street, Camberwell-gate. was attacked by two men, who,
after robbing him of • sum of mooed in gold and silver, left
him in • state of ineerisibilitY. From inquiries yesterday
made of the polio. it appears that Mr. Sheffell had,
oo the afternoon of Thursday last, goes to one of the
banks in the City in order to cash a cheque, sod bad
afterwards returoed to the vicinity of his own horns at
Camberwell, and there can be but little doubt that his
footsteps were dogged for rimy bouts by the
who assaulted him. In the course of the evening r' "
wen
seen in the Queen Elizabeth publichouse, Morrow-street,
which publichouse is newly opposite his own door, and it
seems that he stayed there rather late with some friends,
mod did not leave till shortly before 12, when he was fol-
lowed by the parties who had probably been watching him
at the evening. However that may be, he had not pro-
needed above 30 or 40 yards towards his own reindeer:,
when be was set upon by the two men. He was knocked
down sod beaten fearfully about the head with some blunt
instrument, besides bias horribly kicked shout the face and
temples. Alter hie pockets bad been hastily ransacked and
eight or ten sovereigns abstracted, and while the thieves
were endeavouring to secure his watch some persons were
descried coming down the street. His assailants st once made
off. On coming up, the former timed Mr. Sheffell quite loses-
si ble,idood was fio wing oopiously from all parts of his head. He
was at once cooveyed into his own house, sod Dr. Crisp was
seat for, who pronooneed him to be in • highly dangerous
state, and at first held out no hope. of reeovery. For two
days the wounded man lay between life and death, but no
Saturday he took a fasonnible turn, and recovered his
meson, when he stated that he should be in a position to
identify one, at least, of his assailants, if brought before
him. 'He also stated that when he left the Queen Elisabeth
he had eight sovereigns and some silver in his poseessioo, as
well se a cerving.knife and fork, which he had that after-
noon purchased, and a silk umbrella. He further
stated that, although be bad partaken of several glamor of
wise, he was not intoxicated. On making inquiries it was
discovered that the earring-knife and fork had berm picked
up shortly after the assault and had been taken into the
public-house. and they were afterwards given up to Mrs.
Sheffell by the The umbrella and several other
articles were, however missies, but the watch aid chain
were, as was before stated, not taken, the thieves heirs( die-
tubed in their work. The potmen at the Ones Elisabeth
states that he should be able to ideutify • man of kw ap-
penman whom be bad seem follow Mr. Medoff from the
house,

DEATH FROM AS OVU.DOIIII Or LAUDANUM.—On
Saturday an inquest was bold by Xr. Richards. at the
Adam and Eve Tavern, Homan, on Sank Ann Reynolds,
aged 49, wbo died from the effeete el laudanum. The de-
classed was a eempstreas, and was aufferiag eeverely fro. tie
indoors's:. She bad takes mime laudanum to relieve the
Hie, sad we footed dead in her Mal ea Wedsowley Isom-
Verdict, " Accidestal death."

Othello will be played three times this week, on Monday,
Tuesday, sad Friday, and on Wednesday and Thursday the
first part of Fleury the Fourth will be given. The produc-
tion of Cruetline bee been postponed, and the second part
of Henry Me Fourth will, therefore, be repeated on &tar
day. On Monday, the trill of October, Mr. Falconer will
make his first appearance on the Mese for two years in a
sew Irish farce celled The 07ideertis.