The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

LIVES LOST.

[The bodies of those to whose names an asterisk (*) is pre-
fixed, have been found and identified.]

ABe.
*Ashen, J.
*Ashen, Mrs. Margaret 3O
Adult, Jane
*Booth, James
*Booth, Mrs. Nancy
*Bailey, Mrs. Anna
Bailey, (female)
Bailee, —(female)
Brooke, Joseph
*Brooke, Mrs 3O
*Brooke, Anna
•Brooke, Betty
*Crosland, Jonathan
*Crosland, Charles l4
*Crosland, Joshua 2l
Crosland, Mary
*Crosland, Anna l7
Crosland, Martha
Crosland, Foster 9
'Charlesworth, Rose 45
Charleswortb, Joseph
Charleswortb, Hamer
Charlesworth, John
Charleswortb, James l2
*Charlesworth, Joshua l4
•Charlesworth, J.
Dodd, James
*Dodd, Mrs. Hannah
*Dodd, Sarah Hannah . 2
*Dodd, Elisabeth
•Earnshaw, Joshua
*Earnshaw, Charles 30
•Earnsbaw, Abel
Ann Beaumont
*Exley, William
Fearnes, Matthew
Fearnes, Mrs.
Fumes (child)
*Fumes, Amelia
Greenwood, Samuel
*Greenwood, Mrs. Mary 4O
*Greenwood, Ann l2
•Healey, William
3 women, not identified.
14 children, not identified.
The above list gives the names of 86 pervious who have
perished by this terrible catastrophe, but it is feared these
are by no means all. It will be seen by the list that of
these .50 bodies have been found and identified ; 21 others/
of whom four were taken out of the Humber at Hull, hays
been found, but not identified. This makes a total of 67
bodies found in the neighbourhood ; and taking into consi-
deration the four bodies found at Hull, there remain to be
accounted fur at least 15 bodies.

Age.

•Healey, Betty
*HeHawaii, George
*Hanavel], Sarah 8
*Heilawell, Elisabeth
•Helawell, Mary
*Heflawell, John
*Hellman, Ann I
glartley, Sydney
3r, Ml*
...artley, Mary Ann —
Illartley, Martha
*Hartley, James
Hartley,
Hartley.
•Hinthclilfe, Martha —
Kaye, (married man)
Kaye, Amelia (female) —
*Lee, James
•Marsden, Nancy
•Marsden, Eliza 46
Marsden, Joseph lB
•Marsden, loans l6
•Metterick, James 6O
•Metterick, Jane
Metterick, Mary 36
•Metterick, William
Metteriek, Betty 3O
Metterick, Samuel 2l
Metterick, Alfred
Metterick, Abel S
Metterick, Joseph
Sandford, Jonathan
Sandford, Milo
•Sandford, Sarah Jane l3
•Sandford's housemaid —
*Shackleton, Richard
*Shackleton, Tamar
Shackleton
Shackleton —
Shackleton
*Thorpe, Charles —
Woodcraft, Alfred l3
Woodcraft, Sarah

Hartley,
*Hartley.
.17

A meeting of about 60 influential gentlemen of Hudders-
field, presided over by Jno. Brooke, Esq , was held in that
town on Saturday afternoon, at which it was unanimously
resolved that a public meeting of the inhabitants should be
held on Monday next, in the Philosophical Hall, to sympa-
thise with the surviving sufferers by the recent calamity at
Holmfirth,end to consider what measures can be taken for
the relief of their distress. A committee was appointed to wait
upon the inhabitants of the town, to solicit subscriptions in aid
of this benevolent object. A subscription was then opened by
the gentlemen present at the meeting Messrs. John
Brooks and Sons subscribing 6001.; C. 1.. Schwann, Esq.,
2001. ; and Win. Willem, Esq., 1001. Other subscriptions
of smaller sums followed, and altogether 1,6001. was raised
before the meeting terminated.
A meeting was held at the Crown Inn, Holmfirth, on
Saturday evening, to take into consideration the propriety
of raising a subscription for the benefit of the surviving
sufferers by the recent heart-rending calamity in the neigh-
bourhood. Amongst those present were J. Charlesworth,
Esq., J.P. ; Wm. Leigh Brooke, Esq., J.P. ; Joshua Moor-
home, Esq., J.P. ; Rev. It. E. Leech, Bev. T. G. Vearon,
Sidney Moorhome, Esq ; J. Littlewood, Esq. ; Martin
Kidd, Esq. ; George Tinker, Esq. ; S. Tinker, Esq.; J.
Firth, Esq. ; Jolla Milne, Esq. ; Charles Brooke, jun.,
Esq.• T.L%arissweeth, Eft.; F. Littlewood, Esq. ; Henry
Boo*;
Esq. ,• end Joseph Turner, Esq. It had been under-
stood that J. Charionmetb, Esq , J.P., would preside at
the seeetleg ; but at the menmencement of the proceedings
it wee =bounced that thetgentleman would be prevented,
by indisposition, from dein so. The chair was accordingly
taken by W. L. Brea*, Req.
The Chairman said be :considered that this was one
of the most important meetings ever held in Ifolrnarth. lie
treated they came there that eight prepared to subecribe libe-
rally, and show that the inbehitaata of the district were desir-
ous of doing all in "'mitigate the distress which
had befallen their ; otherwise, how could they
expect that feeling to eased throughout the length and
breadth of the land

Mr. Turner said he had been deputed by the meeting
held at Huddersfield, in the afternoon, to announce that •
public meeting would be held in that town at seven o'clock
on Monday evening, and that 1,6001. had already been
subscribed for the benefit of the unfortunate sufferers.
(Applause.) Ono individual, who wee intimately connected
with that neighbourhood, • man whose generosity on all
occasions was universally admired, had in the most princely
manner subscribed (Applause.) Mr. Schwalm, an-
other gentleman well known for his liberality, had given
2001. • and Mr. Winans, 10W. ; besides which many gentle-
men lied subscribed smaller sums. (Applause.)
The Rev. T. O. Vearon said he felt that on an occa-
sion like the present there was little need to invoke tho
sympathies of the meeting. To use many words would be
rather to reduce the impression produced, he hoped, by the
noble example set them by lluddersfield. (Hear, hear.)
lie felt that it was a time for deeds and not for words.

Mr. Joshua Moorhouse moved That • subcription be
entered into to-night."
The motion was carried unanimously, and a committee
zb:Auently appointed to carry into afoot the resolution
to.

The following subscriptions were announced in the room
—Meows. W. and C. Brooke, 2001. ; Mr. Joshua Charles-
worth, 1001. • Mr. Joshua hfoorhouse, 1001. • a trend, per
Jos. Firth, AU • Mr. Joe. Firth, 751. • sad Mr. Joshua
Charlesworth, ; ; besides numerous :mailer sums of 251.
and under. The total amount raised at the totting was
1,0101.
We stated on Saturday that great fears had been enter.
Wised that the Holm Styes reservoir, another of the im-
mense bodies of water belonging to the commissioners, im-
pounded in the valley above Holmfirth, was in an ursafe
state; and that measures had been taken to prevent acci-
dent by drawing otf the water to a considerable eat. at of its
height. A scene which took place during the meeting
above reported, shows the pertinacity with which people
can be found to disregard such terrible lesson. as that
just experienced at Ilulmfirth. It was stated at the
meeting that two out of a committee of three of
the commissioners of the Holm° reservoirs had on
Thursday given a written order to the drawer, or
person in charge of the reservoir, to lower the w.ter from
, its extreme height of 7I feet to 40 feet. It was now stieed,
that notwithstanding this order, the water had only been
reduced to 4G feet, which did not bring it ',Mew the point
at which danger might exist; and it was alleged that the
third member of the committee, who had oppos• d the pro-
position for lowering the water, and refused to tho
order, had used his authority with the drawer to prevent
the order being carried into effect. Upon th;a, Joseph
Beaumont, the drawer, was sent for by the meeting end
examined as to the truth of the allegation. On his admit-
Caig the facts stated, two policemen were despatched by the
magistrates present, with enders to have the water itnme-
thately drawn off, even should any of the CUIMIIitAiUIIII2
interpose their authority. The deepest indignation was
expressed by the meeting at the conduct of the individual
alluded to.

Thu adjourned inquest will be commenced on Wednes-
-4.7, 17th February.
t he Coroner suited that he should write to the Secretary
of State, to know if it was thought desirab!e to send down
a government agent to inspect the reurvoirs and watch the
proceedings.

linittorutc IN Bolo:sm.—A large and influential
meeting of members of the Cuivereity of Oxford, and seve-
ral of the leading citizens, has been held in time hall of
Exeter College, on the invitation of the rector, to meet Sir
James Brooke, for the purpose of bearing a statement
from him respecting the mission to Sarawak, and time pro-
priety of at once founding a bishopric in Borneo, with an
income of not less than 500/. per annum. The rector (Dr.
Hawkins) occupied the chair, and. after some excellent ad-
' dresses from the ltev. Thomas Stork, of Trinity College,
Cambridge, one of the honorary secretaries of the Borneo
Church Missionary Institution, Sir James Brooke, the Rev.
Ernest Hawkins, fellow of Exeter College and secretary to
the Venerable Society for Piopagating the Goalie!, and Dr.
Macbride, principal of Magdalen Hall, the following,
among other resolution*, was unanimously carried :—"
fund having been raised on the ()emotion of Sir James
Brooke's visit to Oxford, in the year 1817, for the purpose
of promoting the endowment of a bishopric in Borneo, and
it appearing from the statement made by Sir James Brooke
at the meeting holden 4.n Jan. 2'J that the time was arrived
for carrying this object into elfect, that a committee be
formed fur the above purpose, with power to co-operate
with similar committees to be formed in Cambridge and
London." A subscription was at once commenced.
MUNICIPAL. CORPORATIONS ACTS AMENDMENT.—
On Saturday a bill brought forward by Lord Cranworth
was printed by order of the House of Lords, further to ex-
plain and amend the Acts for the regulation of Municipal
Corporations in England and \Vales and in Ireland. ho
object of this bill, which was not explained on it. introduc-
tion, is with respect to advertisements. Proprietors of news-
paper* are to be deemed contractors by reason of advertise-
ments relating to the affairs of municipal boroughs, and
suits commenced ngainet there for penalties in such matters
are to be stayed in the payment of costs out of pocket. By
the last section, proprietors of newspapers are not to be dis-
qualified from being elected to municipal offices by reason
of advertisements relating to corporations in their papers.
TIIE PRESS AND TILE FRENCH PRESIDENT.—
There remains to deal with one base, argument which an
English nobleman ought to have blushed even to havo
conceived in his official bosom, and which an English par-
liament ought to have drowned in indignant reclamations :
Lord John Russell did not blush to urge that the pees.
should have been silent lest the usurper should be enraged
and turn and rend us. Why, had nut truth and justice and
political sentiment bidden us speak out, the mere conscious-
neva of the effete government with which England is bur-
dened, as Sinbad with the Old Man of the Sea, would have
compelled the journals to give vent to their distrust, and so
stimulate the ministry to take those precautions which
official hypocrisy allows to be prudent, though it disclaims
any feeling of their increased necessity. Does any one
believe that,had the press been silent,the otticlale would have
stirred ? Does any one believe that even now, unless they
are vigilantly watched, they will do an) thing beyond ask-
ing for increased estimates ? The very utterance of such a
sentiment by the Prime Minister proves the necessity for
the plain speaking of the press; for it proves that the savage
resentment of an irritated usurper fills the Prime Minister
with more apprehension than the resolute and prepared
alacrity of his own nation inspires him with hope. It is to
be feared that the tone taken by the leading etwesmen of
England in Tuesday's debate well do more to excite the
contempt of M. Bonaparte than the English journalists can
have done to excite his hatred.—Spectator.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCRGEONS.—Tho following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations
were admitted members of the college, on the fith Met:—
Messrs. R. Elliott, Tyrone; W. F. Armstrong, Adore;
R. Pery, Dublin ; J. 11. Hewer, Chobham ; J. G.
French, Jewin-street, Alderegate • H. Ellis, Bangor; C.
Sconce, Bath ; P. N. Jackson, Beverley ; H. Gramehaw„
Gravesend; It. Porter, 13ishopsgate-street ; and D. Tiven-
ing, Winslow. At the same meeting of the court, Mr. D.
V. Stephens, passed his examination for naval surgeon.
THE WEATHER IN TILE ENGLISH CHANNEL
during the last few days has been terrific. The Channel
Islands mail packet Courier, which left Southampton on
Wednesday night, was obliged on her passage to Guernsey
and Jersey to take refuge at Alderney for 16 hours, a cir-
cumstance which never happened before. She was due at
Southampton on Friday evening, but did not reach that
port until Saturday morning. The Transit reamer, also
due at Southampton from Jersey and Guernsey on Friday
night, did not reach her destination until noon on Satur-
day. The Grand Turk steamer, due at Southampton from
Havre on Friday forenoon, with the French mail for the
United States and 60 toms of cargo for the Brazilian mail
steamer, did not reach her destination until Saturday,
PRINCE ALBERT'S Society for Providing Better
Domestic Accommodation for the Working Classes of Wind-
sor has been fairly launched in the shape of a joint-stock
building company, and has been provisionally registered.
The amount of donations already received is very conside-
rable, including 501. from Lieut.-General Weinyss, SO/.SO/.from the Riglit lion. 11. Labouchere, M.P., 26/. from Ma-
jew-Geseral Reid, M.P., a handsome sum from the Dean
sad Noma of St. George's Chapel, and the same from tho
Provost sad Fellows of Eton College. By a resolution of
the provisional committee it has been decided that the do-
nations are to be applied towards paying the expenses of
incorporation, and the balance to go towards a fund for
erecting public baths and waahhouses. The interest pay-
able on the share capital is to be limited to m's per cent., and
the surplus carried to the baths and washhouse fund.

RIFLE CORPS AT SOCTIIAMPTON.—The civilians
belonging to the Ordnance Survey establishment at South,
ampton, and who number between 200 and 300 perrins,
have resolved upon immediately forming themselves into •
rifle corps. A meeting has been called by the town clerk of
Southampton, of the principal tradesmen in that town, for
the purpose of forming also a rifle corps.
FIRE AT VIE BELL TAVERN, LEICESTER-SQUARE.
—On Saturday morning a firo broke out in the newly
erected premises known as the Bell Tavern, the property
of Mr Boultcr, No. 5, Leicester-street, Leicester-square. The
flames, when first discovered, were raging in the bar
amongst the spirits, and travelling furiously up the stair-
case. The inmates, finding the flames extending so rapidly,
effected their escape through the back windows, without
sustaining any injury. Three of the brigade engines were
set to work, but, notwithstandiug the firemen exerted
themselves to the utmost, the lire was not got under until
the bar and bar parlour were gutted, and the remainder of
the premises greatly damaged. Mr. anther is insured in
the Sun-office. The tavern was buret in March last,
and had been re-opened only a kw weeks by the same
proprietor.
FIRE IN KINGSLAND-ROAD.—Testerday morning,
about eight o'clock, • fire broke out in the premises of
Messrs. Froen and Co,' cement and plaster of Paris mer-
chants, situate No. 3 Wharf, Regent's-canal, Kingaland-
road. The property in question was divided into sundry
compartment.., and was stored with • very heavy stock of
goods used in the trade. The fire, when first discovered,
was raging in that portion of the factory nearest the oven-
houses, in which the gypsum is baked, and in the course of
a few minutes after the discovery, the engines belonging to
Shoreditch parish arrived, and were followed by several
other machines belonging to the London brigade and that
of the West of England Insurance Company, front the
Waterloo-road. The whole of the factory was, however,
destroyed, and part of the roof burnt off the oven-houses,
before the tire could be extinguished. The loss, at a mode-
rate calculation, will reach some thousand rounds, fur, in-
dependent of the destruction of the factory and the stock in
trade therein, the steam machinery has been rendered com-
paratively worthless by tho action of the flames. The
origin of the misfortune is enveloped in mystery. Fenn-
, nately the suffirers were partially insured.
SEIZURE AT BRISTOL OF AN ILLICIT STILL.—At
the Bristol police court on Saturday a men named Henry
Chaunon was charged with keeping an illicit still, and was
convicted in a penalty of 301., and committed in default.
It appeared that in consequence of information communi-
cated to the Excise, an officer named Evans went to the
house occupied by the prisoner in Canon-street, Portwall-
lane, where he found in a room, the windows of which had
been blocked up, a large still and a small one, several gal-
lon, of wash, colouring matter, and some newly made spi-
rite. It is believed that Chaunon had carried on a some-
what extensive trade, and had interfered to a serious ex-
tent with the interests of the fair dealer.

I,IIgLIiIOV of TIIE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF
BANKRUPTS.—The Lord Chancellor has laid on ble
of the House of Lords, which was printed on 8 • ' ..4
bill to abolish the office of Secretary of Bankr
regulate the office of Chief It.egietrar of the C. • 'J.. -
ruptcy. A declaration of insolvency by a t • be
filed with the Chief Registrar. Compensati4, vas
to the party holding the office to be abolish
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