The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-18 00:00:00

CRICKET.

KENT e. ENGLAND.
Thi. match was rommed at Canterbury yesterday mons,
kur by P.m and Gay, whose batting was muck admired,
'Mat the fieldtog of Kent was anything but skilful or
ibtatik. There was a good array of the country gentry
?t'o'ot, thelothatt /4r. W. Deed's, M.P., Mr. 0. Gipps,
M.P., the lion. li. Johnstone, M.P., Sir Brook W. Brides',
DI P.' Su J. Tylden, tha Hon. 0. F. Smythe, Mr. Foss,
ac. The rank and fashion was also represested by • imam
Umber of elegantly-dressed ladies. At half-past 6 o'clock
the gam stood thus .

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Kent then went ietferthe second inning', and obtained
13' with the loss of as wickets, including Adams, Wilishini
?deb. I I.trord, and Wigaell.
~ Ihe anuiteur theatricals were repeated in the avenilli.
1" '''''n at the present match is finished, I Zingari will
attar kI: :t WI% of the Gentlemen of the Kent. The cricket
ball will take place to-morrow evening.

THE INQI:F.ST AT SIX-MILE-BRIDGE.
This protracted inquiry, which was again resumed
yesterday, has been at length brought to the eve of • con-
clusion, the case for the defence having been finished yes-
terday, sod all that remained being the addressee of emu-
sal and the eossaltation of the jury, for whisk the premed-
tags were further adjourned to this day. Several soldiers
of the 31st Regiment, who formed part of the escort, were
examined yesterday, the first witness being Corporal
George Marshall, the man who had been knocked down
with a stone by the mob before any shot was tired at the
fatal affray.
The witness said—When we came into the narrow lane,
between the two first trees at the potato-field side, below
the Bridewell wall, I was struck. Th• lines of the soldiers
were interfered with by the people rushing in at the voters.
The soldiers endeavoured to keep them back. The people
were atowing stones and trying tot till the voters off. 1 was
struck with a stone on the back of the head, and was thrown
forward senseless. There was no shot fired at that time. I
don't know what happened for some time after the'. (Wit-
ness here produced his musket, the barrel of which was
bent, the stock broken, and the lock damaged ; the gun
was leaded that day, and is still loaded, not having been
discharged. The costes., ercotbelt, knapsack, and bayonet
IMO mit produced.) The coat and belt are besmeared
with blood. These stains were not oa the accoutrements
Wore I was knocked down. The knapsack was bilged in.
I don't know how I got up, but when I recovered payment's
some of my comrades were holding me ; I last loaded that
musket i during the election, and it was not dis-
charged time ; the injuries I received here on the 22nd
July were two cuts on the back of the head, and one on
the seek, with stones. I was also badly hurt in the lower
pert of the abdomen, and have been attending hospital ever
sham I was also hurt in the elbow, and on the hands. I
was is command of the section to which I was attached.
Nothing material was elicited by the cross-ciamination.
Private Robert Dolan, 31st Regt., sworn—When the
escort got off the cars at Simile-bridge, 1 was in the left
sob-division. 1 saw three Roman catholic priests that day ;
Father Bourke was nne of them. 1 saw him first alter we
got ten yards into the lone near the barley field. I heard
him say he would not allow his liberal parishioners to be
marched like convicts, and told the crowd at the same time
to pall them off the can, so that they might be seen. I
saw Father Bourke go up to one of the ears, and pull beck
the screens. I saw Private Crouch in the escort, and saw
Father Bourke catch hold of a tirelock, and say what did
he care about his bit of steel. The people were doing no-
thing at the time but nourishing stones over our heads to
frighten us. The crowd threatened to put our firelocks up
—. (Loud laughter.) I was struck on the knapsack,
mid knocked five or six yards forward.
Crum-examined by Mr. Coffey—l am from Manchester.
I did'at see the three priests together in the lane, but they
were there; no one else but a priest caught hold of the
firelock, and I think that was enough. (Laughter.) I
don't feel inclined to answer you whether I fired a shot
that day. The only talk I had about this business was
what has taken place between you and me. (Laughter.)
We only thought of where we would have a good spree.
(Renewed laughter.) I did'at tell any civilian about this
matter, nor did 1 speak to any of the 31st on the subject. I
spoke to no one whatever about it.
By Mr. Graydon—l bold that gentleman (pointing to Mr.
Murphy), but not this day, what 1 could prove.
The este closed for the defence.
Coroner—lt is now a quarter after five o'clock, and I
will adjourn it until ten to-morrow morning, when 1 will
be happy to hear counsel on both sides address the jury
A Juior—Mr.: Coroner—Are we not to be paid our
expenses; we have been in attendance for more than a fort-
night.
Coroner—Sir Matthew Barrington will tell you that.
Sir Matthew Barrington—l have nothing whatever to
say in the case. lam not at all concerned in it.
The Coroner then adjourned the court totems o'clock next
morning.

CHEAP COALS IN THE COMING WINTER.
Everything at the present moment indicates great
cheapness of coals in the ensuing winter. Nowhere en the
world has fuel been at all times so dear as in London; and
but foe the num eeeee gifts of coals constantly dispensed
during lbe winter months by charitable societies and bene-
volent Imitividuals, in the metropolis, the sufferings of the
pew lbws the want of this article alone would not entre-
quells be attended with fatal results. For the last three
muss* ia Loads* hays been selling on an average at
the sais enema Ife. Is fin par tom, retailed to the poor at
the gdss of hem Is. Id. is Is. Si. per cwt. And these have
be moldered cheap yearn as compared with the two or
them rase immediately ploseding. In the winter of
11147-48, seals were selling by retail in Landon at so high a
rate as Is. 10d. and 2s. per cwt., and even higher prices
than this have been known within a very recent period.
When we look to other towns in the empire
more an situAted with respect to the fad-
lity of obtaining coals at a low price, we cannot
but be of opinion that even although the London
workman earns several shillings more weekly than the pro-
'Medal one ; the latter, if resident in • quarter where coals
are to be bad direct from the pi!, is always nearly equal, in
the winter months, in point of money in pocket, to his
London fellow-workman, and this from the saving alone
effected in the price of coals. A London workman with a
wife and family, must necessarily have always one lire
burning at home, while he himself is out at work ; and, to
keep up this fire, he must consume at least 2 mtg. of coals
per week, which will cast hint, on the chow average, about
2s. Gd., or Is. 3d. per ewt. Now, the workman in the coal
quarters of the kingdom, is Newcastle, Glasgow, and other
Some, pays 3d. for what the London one pays Is. 3d. Thus
if the London workman earns, say 20e. per week, and the
provincial one 18.., the latter is as well off as the former.
The price of coals in London is even more severely felt by
persons in lodgiwi than by any other members of the com-
munity. The ordinary lodging-house charge for a week's
burning is 3". Gil., the lodger being stinted generally to
about 1I ewts. ; in the higher class of lodging-houses,
again, the usual charge is about be. per week, for the
same amount of coals consumed. A reduction in the
enormous existing price of coals, must undoubtedly, from
these facts, be a great boon not only to the poor, 'trickly
so called, but also to the class shore them. The anticipated
cheapness in the ensuing winter arises from the circum-
stance of the rivalry now beginning to be carried out by
the steam-vessels on the Thames sad the railways. Till
a very recent period no coals were brought from New-
castle to London, except in the ordinary old-fashioned coal-
vessels, such as have been trading from time immemorial
as It were between the great coal port of the north, and
the harbour of the metropolis. The enormous rate of freight
charged by these vessels, so long as there was no competition,
had of itself the effect of keeping coals at a very high price
when unloaded at Loudon ; while, in addition, the circum-
stance of the whole ooal traffic being in the hands of com-
paratively a few great brokers, or merchants, the opportu-
nity of monopoly which they enjoyed induced them
to combine together for the purpose of keeping
this necessary of life at en extravagantly high rate of
eat to the immediate dealer, and of assesseity also to the
customer. The influence of railways however, has made
itself evident in beginning to easel • change. Re-
cently a company was formed for the isle purpose 00111-
veying coals from the coal districts to Larks, mei the east
of freight is so much below that charged by tie
oral vessels, that • great difference In the pelesaliVeasoled
world soon become evident to the 00•1111111. 'Me the ope-
rations or business of the company as yet of es extended a
nature as sensibly to affect the competition of the coal ret
ook. But en effect will, without doubt, be immediately
produced by a new competition in the carrying trade
having sprang up in another quarter. A ateam.veesel
company is about to commence operations immediately as
an antagonist to the railway tea earning company ; sad
es their freights are even lower than dime charged by the
railway, the advantage is sure to be gained, to a great de-
gree, by the consumer. The days of 'monopoly in eoele—
like the days of monopoly in most ether necessaries of life—
see happily nearly over in this country.

A lAD ACCIDENT HAPPENED TESTERDAT in the
Southampton docks. The monster steamer Orissa.* was
is the middle of the docks, and about lb workmen on board
of her got on a raft or Bat to so sabers to dinner. The raft
spiel and the whole were precipitated into the water.
Most of them were rescued—some of whom, however, were
terribly bruised. It is feared that one or two were drowsed,
but it was impos•ihle to ascertain. Persons were dragging
the docks the whole of the afternoon yesterday.

It war natural to expect from M. Jullien a bruyant style
of music; but in this opera he has carried the strepituo
to a height we certainly did not anticipate • for
we thought that in writing for the opera stage be
would have avoided anything like the "Army Quadrilles"
or the "Quadrille of all Nations," it his promenade con-
certs. But it was not so; he gave full swing to his pro-
pensity for noise, and sometimes produced such a conglome-
ration of deafening sounds as we
cept from himself. This was the more to be regretted as
there were many good designs spoiled by being thus over-
charged. He was constantly endeavouring to imitate
Meyerbeer's gr metier orchestral and eho.-al effects; but he
copied Meyerbeer's faults and exonerated his exaggera-
tions. We thought the author of the " lluguenota and
the " l'rophete " had carried the power of physical sound
in music as far as it could well go; but he roars
" like any sucking dove " compared to the author
of "Pietro it Grande." Jullien, moreover, has not
merely borrowed Mayerbeer's general manner, but
has directly imitsted many particular passages. Rouomak's
war-song, sung by Formes in the second act, is taken from
Mareei's famous " Pitpar in the " Huguenots." The
chorus of conspirators in the same act is a reminiscence of
the " benediction of poniards" in the above opera; and in
the third act there is a passage, also in a chorus of conspira-
tors, which strongly rails the duet between frakirtre and
Marcel. There are constant traces, too, of Mozart, Hos.
mini, and Weber, and a large proportion of M. Jullien's
phrases have, by frequent previous usc, become common
property. He is most successful in his choruses, several
of which are most spirited and effective; and least
successful in his sirs, every one of which is a
decided failure. His choruses, generally in some familiar
dancing measure, are rendered pleasing by their clear and
strongly-marked rhythm ; his songs, on the contrary, have
no rhythmical melody, but are an unsatisfactory compound
of air and recitative, without being either the one or the
other. The first act is decidedly the best, and the best
received. The opening chorus of workmen is plain, cheer-
ful, and exceedingly agreeable. An unaccompanied chorus,
denominated a madrigal, "In sear dell' amiste, ' had like-
wise an excellent effect; but, beyond its being without
instruments, it had nothing of the character of the madri-
gal. Mush of the pleasure it gave was derived from
the temporary relief to the ear caused by the silence
of the orchestra ; for the unvarying loudness of
the accompaniment not only fatigued the ear, but, in the
concerted ernes, so overpowered the dialogue that it was
often impossible to follow the singers even with the libretto.
The gem of the opera is the national Russian hymn, " Di
Moscuvia cletti figh," sang in the first act as a solo and
chorus; afterwards as the finale to the first act; and lastly
as the finale to the opera. The melody has much simple
grandeur; and it is harmonised and arranged with great
skill and the happiest effect.
The second act is little mare than a military show, cer-
tainly of extraordinary spleadaar;—troops marching, the
Emperor and his suite on tioneheek, military bands, drums
sad tea cannons boaseleg, wiles et musketry, the whole
aeseemperied with the sew at human voices and the
e of Wawa leeenresate—derwed a hurly-burly
wtirsedesed the iliewade action to insignificance. The
whole of this eel use oddly received, and audible expres-
sions of direggeehedea owe from many quarters. The
third set we aad better; though the ballet in the
ha set News evidently wearied the audience. The splen-
did by.., however which formed the finale, re-
stead geedble
debt leaser. eat brought the opera to a close with
eeasidera. _ _

The eharuter Of Peter was performed by Tmsberlik,
Catherine by Anna Zen, mad Mumma by Formes ; and
it is impossible to speak too highly of that strenuous and
powerful exertions to do justice to the piece. High praise
is RIP due to the orchestra, to the chorus, and to the admi-
rable taste and magnificence of the spectacle.
The house was emery full; M. Jollies, along with the
principal performers, was called for at the cad of the first
act, and again at the end of the opera.