The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-08 00:00:00

THB BURGLARY IN LOMBARD-STREET.

The robbery of bullion, bank notes, bills of ex-
change, and other valuable securities, on the promisee of
Mears. Beam, in Lombard-street, ix still es much a mys-
tery es it was at first. None of the stolen treasure has
been traced, and the thieves are still at large. Some of the
more experienced of the tXty detective potice have been
engaged in the matter daring the bat three days, but with
little or no result. Filet of all, there is nothing to show
conclusively bow the thieves got into the premises ; there
were no marks of violence found on the outside
of either the window shutters or street door, and
the irresistible conclusion is that the thieves were
inside the house before it was closed for the
night either on the evening of Saturday or Sunday. Mr.
Baum. the senior partner in the firm, a gentleman of
advanced age,was seen by • polioenonstable on duty to leave
the premises on Saturday evening, in a cab, about 7 o'clock,
and one of his two sons who assist him in the busineiedid not
leave for the night until two hours afterwards. It is said the
niece of the housekeeper end her husband, a working man,
went to the theatre on Saturday evening and retained at
halt-pest 11. The housekeeper, who with them lives in the
top story, did not leave the house during their shames. and
on their return nothing occurred as they passed upstairs to
attract their attention except that the dog barked, which
was unusual. The dog, though belonging to Messrs.
Baum, was not @het up in their promisee at night,
but had the run of the lobbies end 'ninnies of the
whole house, which is five stories in height. The strong
room which inclosed the iron safe is a plea about 8 feet
by 6, under-ground, with an arched roof, and the hole
which wee cut in the brick wall, and by which the thieves
effected an entrance to the room, was immediately over
the iron safe, 'hewing that they well knew its exact
position in the room. Had the hole been out six or eight
inches lower down in the wall than it was, the time spent
in cutting it would have been lost, for in that case the iron
safe would have bees immediately behind, and the aper-
ture would not have been large mynah to admit a
person to enter the room by that way. Locksmiths,
who have carefully examined the safe since the robbery,
are of opinion that eceess was had to it either by unlock-
ing the door, or by its haring been left unlocked inadver-
tent, before the thieves entered the strong-room. Hav-
ing surcesded in opening the door of the wife, it remains to
be enplaned why the lock on the inner side of it wee
broken to pieces, and why, supposing the thieves got into
the strong room by the bole in the wall, and returned that
way with their booty, the two locks on the inner door of
the room itself should have been wrenched off. On • search
being made in the room b 7 the police, some lueifer
matches, two vessels containing oil, one being an eau-
de-Cologne and the other • tin bottle, • small an-
vas keg, and some iron wedges were found, besides the four
crowbars and two morticing chisels mentioned in pre-
vious reports of the burglary. The bag is said to be similar
to some in which Lebo ' men carry victuals. In Lom.
bard-street and also in a place called George-yard, running
from thence to Cornhill, and hard by the scene of the rob-
bery, extensive building operations are now, and have been
for some time, in progress. The two morticing chisels,
when found is the strong room, were both broken at the
points, and they had, probably, been used in making the
hole in the wall. At all events, the crowbars present no
appearanoe of having been used for such a purpose, and
their points are so thick and blunt as to forbid the idea that
they could have beset employed in prising open the door of
the eds. It is said that when Mr. Banns, the senior partner,
ecoompanied by • lad who acts as porter, first made the dis-
covery of the robbery on Monday morning, he was so
affected that he swooned and fell to the ground, and he had
hardly recovered when the polio, arrived.lt is understood
that Messrs. Baum have intimated their intention to in-
creme the reward offered by them for the discovery of the
stolen property from XI/. to 7001.—Tina.

THE HEALTH OF MR. W. WILLIAMS, M.P.—
We are glad to be able to contradict the report, which wee
current In the untropolis this morning, of the death of Mr.
W. Williams, the senior member for Lambeth.

PARLIAMMITARY REFORlL—Tonight a meeting,
to consider the important subject of earbernentary reform,
will be held in St. George's Hall, Bradfin 1; W. E. Fors-
ter, Fag., ILP., in the chair. Sir Francis Crossley, Bart.,
Edward Ba'oes, Peg., ILP., James Staiiafeld, Esq.,
and E. A. Lotion, Esq., ILP., are amongst those
ansoarced to take part in the proceedings.
THACKERAY AND to said that the
family of Mr. 7'hackeray have expressed a wish that the
contemplated tribute to the memory of their relative and
John Leech, in the Charterhouse, should take the form of a
double instead of a single memorial, and that this will be
the first point to be settled at the meeting of Old Oman-
slaw on the 13th inst.—Guardian.

A NEW CM:RCS. —The ceremony of laying the
foundation stone of a new church in Surrey usre was
performed yesterday, in the presence of the Bishop of
London and a large number of the metropolitan clergy. The
building is from the designs of Mr. Robert Parris. It le
calculated for the accommodation of 800 people, half the
sittings being free. The architecture is that known as
the demisted style. It will be 130 feet in length, 60
feet in width, with an open timber roof, without
galleries, and cost 5,0001. The Rev. Oliver Mitchell,
M.A.. Camb., .will be the minister. The Rev.
J. C. Clark, 8.D., gives the site and 1.0001.
towards the building fund. The rev. donor performed the
ceremony of laying the foundation-stone. The service
took place under a marquee decorated with gags, in the
presence of an umumally large carmine of spectators. The
choir of St. Peal's Oathedral took part in the service. After
the 100th Psalm, " With one consent let all the Earth,"
had been sting, the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair said the
collects appointed for the consion. The fun lesson, tan
from the 3rd chapter of Ezra, use reed by the Rev. Canon
Jennings. Between the first and Nord lemon, which was
read by the Rev. F. F. Statham from 1 Oor., chap. iii., the
chant, " Te Deuce Laudanum," was sung ; the chant. "Dens
mimereatur," followed the second lesson, and then the
ceremony of laying the foundation-done took place.
RAtTRIC[IO:ss IN LIVERPOOL CORPORATION LEASES.
—Mr. Piero, a member of the Liverpool Corporation, at
the meeting of the local council yesterday, drew attention
to an inconsistency between the course adopted by the
, borough magistrates as to licensee, and the regulations of
the Finance Committee of the Corporation as to leases, so far
as the interests of the licensed victuallers are concerned.
The Liverpool magistrres have now practically thrown
open the licensing system, no restrictions being imposed r
to the requirements of the town, or the position of the
houses for which licenses are wanted. When the renewal
of corporation laws, however, la applied for, severalrestrle-
tire conditions are imposed by the Finance Committee, one
of these being that public.hoases shall not be opined upon
the premises for which the leans are granted, and another
—affecting very large and important quarters of the town—
that the premises shall not be converted into shops. Mr.
Pictoa wished to know what right the corporation had to
dictate to the town where shops should be op ened. This
was • matter in which the tows was the best Judge.
Where, he asked, would the present trade of Liverpool have
been if this system had been adopted 50 years ago? During
the further discussion of this subject it was intimated that
the Fiancee Committee were about to reconsider the whole
question of the system of granting lessee under the Cott mrs-
tioa. So far, it was stated, the accounts which they had
taken had been confirmed by the whole conned.

THE DIY•TRLSB IN LANCASHIRE. —Mr. Maclure,
hon. secretary to the Coated Executive Committee, issued
the monthly report yesterday, which mays :—" There was
a partial revival of employment in the mills in the month of
November, which I am able to isform you has beam still
further increased during the past week. I find that during
the recent crisis in the trade of the district, viz., in the
mouths of September, October, and Noeember, no less than
120 marinfacturers sod spinners, chiefly the former, have
anspeeded payment, their liabilities being estimated at about
750,0001. and nearly 24,000 operative. hare in asseequenee
for a time last their ordinary employment. The fel=
extract from Mr. Justice Blackburn's charge to the
jury at the Manchester Assizes yesterday affords a most
important confirmation of the remarks made last mouth re-
'poetise the satisfactory conduct of the operative population
during this moat trying period :—• The charges which
would be brought before the grand jury were certainly
lighter in number and quality than he expected they would
be. There was one other circumstance he might mention,
as it had given him very great pleasure, mad he was sure it
would be a matter that the grand jury would be glad to hear.
The factory operatives of this district had for a considerable
time been placed under circumstances of great distress and
privation. So far es be had observed the caleedar, he bad
not seen a single charge coenected with any of the dis-
tressed factory operatives. Though that clam had been bag
suffering, so far as could be remand by the calendar, so
crime had bees committed Sy them. a airetiMitaool which
led him to thick highly al their respectability. He was pre-
pared beforehand to find them a respectable clam ; bat be
nevertheless expected to disoover that they had committed
a few crimes ; he, however, found that they bad committed
wee.' "

Ara or Ki-Jonas PIRRIN. —The Right Hon.
Louis Perrin, retired Judge of the Court of Queue. Beech,
died this morning. at as Winne«, age, at his mildews,
Knochdroniin, near Rosh, county of Dublin. He we
called to the bar in 1806: appointed by the Marquis of
Nannanby Attorsey-Gesesel, 27th of April, 1835, whieh
adios be Med until he suceseded. in August of the same
year as one of the Judges of the Court of Queen's Bench.
Jodie Perrin retired on a pension in Petwarr„ll36o and
ti succeeded by the present Mr. Juirlies
Preniog Moil.

A CRIMINAL Aeons FOR BRISTOL—The follow-
ing is • copy of a letter received from the Seer Wary of State
by the Right Wonhipfn/ the Mayor (Mr. W. Neigh), ou
the subject of • criminal assize being held at Bristol :
** Whitehall, god December, 1864.—5ir,-1 have kid yew
letter of the 22nd alt. before Secrels Sir George Grey
and I am to Inform yen in reply that a oneemissiess le;
holding • crimioal Lesion at Bristol will be issued at the
ensuing spring assize. —I am, sir, your obedient esenat,
Wanninnton.—Tint Mayor of Bristol"

SMITHFIELD CATTLE SHOW.-(THIS DAY.)

Notwithstanding the incessant and pouring mil;
the Agricultural Hall was exceedingly full during the
of the morning. Nearly 40,000 persons passed the tuft.
stiles and paid for admission during yesterday ; and j
ing from the appearance of the show this morning, there
but small doubt that some other days will equal that t&
turn. The Agricultural Hall directors and shareholder;
must be proud of their investment.
The sales effected during the morning were more lie
than in either of the two priories days. In clue :'
Robert Farthing's wooed prize of 33/. was sold to 11r. If.
Hatch, of Croydon ; and Mr. Perkins'. third prize of
the rme elms sold to Mr. Lennell, purveyor to the Yr.:
of Wales, Windsor. In clams 13, No. 107. the Earl
borough's short-korned steer, has found purcha,a‘
Messrs. Hedges and Wilkins, of Oxford.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—(THIS b.l

The annual meeting of this society took I ' •
soon, in Hanover-equare ; Sir E. KERRISON,
siding. Among those present were Lord Faversham, (
Challoner, Mr. Hollartd, M.P., Mr. Thompson, M.l'.,
Heron Maxwell, Mr. H. Corbet, Professor Volcker, Mt,
Baldwin, Mr. Fiore, Mr. C. Stokes, Mr. T. Stearn, Mt,
Jacob Nikon, &a

The Sicuraay (Mr. Hill Dare) read the to:i.e.:;
report :

" The (toucan have to report that during the p—t .
year the society has lost by deaths and resignations
its members, while 478 new members have, during
same period, been enrolled on its lists, which is now %0L,..
toted as follows :-7'l lire governors ; annul
vernors ; 1,373 rd. members ; 4,463 annual
17 honorary members ; making a total of
A new list of the governors sod members of
society having been published in the last number
the journal, the council submit to the members on Lir
occasion the following schedule showiug the districts
which they belong :—England—Beds : Number of memh.,,
41; amount of representation in the council, I ; Ber,,, •
2 ; Bucks, 73, 3 ; Cambridge, 56, 1 ; Chester. 121, 1 •
wall, 48 ; Cumberland, 60 ; Derby, 113, 1 ; Devon, I'2l. • •
Dorset, 88, 2 ; Durham, 176 ; Emu, 147, 4 ; Gloucester, •
4 ; Hants, 164. 2; Hereford, 15i, 2; Herta, 100, 1 ; H .
37 • Kest, 220, 1 ; Leacester, 177. 1 ; Leicester,
Lincoln, 199. 4 ; Middleux 360, 2 ; Monmouth, n,
Nerlfolk,ls2, 4 ; Northampton. 103, 1; Northumbe:....:„;,
419, 1 ; Notts, 137, 3 ; Oxoa 1.22., 3 ; Rutland, 13 ;
166, 1; Somerset, 149, 2 ; iteffs., 131, 1 ; Saffolk,
Surrey, 188, 1 ; Sussex, 153. 4 ; Warwick, 1'...
Westmoreland. 22 ; Was, 133, 1 ;
ter, 170. 1 • York, 233, 6 ; total,
Wales : AngliMM, 8 ; Beeson, 11 ; Oardigia, 11;
then, 24 ; OMIIINIVOIS, 12; Denbigh, 27, 1 ;
Glamorgan, 38 ; Merioneth, 7 ; Montgomery, 17, 1 ;
broke, 32 ;Radnor, 9. Totals—England, 225, 74. s
86. Ireland, 79. Channel Islands and Isle of Mu,
Foreign countries, f 1 ;—general total, 6013, 74,
This schedule will enable those friends of the society a:,.!
of agricultural improvement generally, who reside is cr
bias where the number of members is below the averk:e,
to remedy the evil by recommending to the conned to:
election the names of candidates who will no doubt
ready to avail themselves of the numerous adrietager
, offered by the society, and by their personal inflame' .
' in the dissemination of the valuable information afforll
in the pages of the Journal, in the lectures delirerd :4
the members, and in the show yard at the country mestinzi.
The council have elected Mr. Wm. Bargees, of the Era.
Burger and Key, to fill the vacancy caused by translata
of Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood to the list of no.
presidents of the society. The half.yearly statement of a:.
counts to the 30th of June, 1864, Ms been examined nol
approved by the auditors and accountants of the society.
The finances were never in a more satisfactory condmoi
than at present, the sum of 2,0001. having been lately ailed
to the funded capital of the moiety, which now anionnts
18,7681. ls. 10d., stock in the New Three per Cents. The
council have appointed • committee to consider the seL:eet
of the Improvement of the Education of those who &toil
upon the Oaltivatioa of the Soil for their rapport,' and
order to obtain information on this important stkert
the Council have offered • prize of 501. for ix
Fray on Agricultural Education, and they tore
authorised their Educational Committee to invite
examining bodies such u the Universities of Oxford el
Cambridge, the Royal College of Preceptors, the Society Li
Arts, &c. to appoint one of their members to confer ad
the committee. The meeting at Neweastle.upoe•Tree vw
highly successful in the amount and character of the !in
stock and implements. The MOMS for tellies tae
power given off by agricultural machinery have the
year been perfected in • striking and satisfactory
manner, by the consulting engineer, Mr. Amos (of the um
of Etle.oll and Amos), who invented • Dynamic Ber
a description of which will appear is the joureaL The
council deemed it right to appropriate a large aniout
money to the trials of steam cultivators, and feel °evince.
that the members generally have every reason to be setriel
that this was • judicious appropriation of the kindle of the
society, and a thorough test of the advance of this toe
important branch of agricultural machinery. The
general meeting of the society held in the slic"
yard conveyed to the mayor and corporation of
Newcastle and to the local committee who bed u
zealously co-operated with the council on the wan=
their cordial thank/ for the kind attention they
paid to the wishes of the Society and the admirable
manner in which they had made every arnangexert
required for promoting the success of the meeting. Tie
society are indebted to some railway companies for tle
arrangements they have made at their annual shoe,
regret to say that in some instances facilities hare not
been afforded to exhibitors for the conveyance of got"
at • reasonable rate. The Council have decided that the
Plymouth meeting shall be held in the week commeecin;
Meedev, the 17th of July. and the prise sheets will shortly
be ready for distribution. Land for the trial of drill, ter
nuns distributors, mowing, haymaking and reaping I.r
chines, and horse-rakes, bee already been placed ander Its
owasesery cultivation, and prizes 'meantime to 48..
will be offered among these classes of implemeots, ssd
2,8151. for stook. The council have from time to time tees
favoured with various communication from Earl Eassell,
her Majesty's Secretary of brace for Foreign Minus, the
1 substance of which have been public in the published pre
eeedings of the meetings at which they were real.
Professor Simonds has delivered • Lecture befits
the members of the Society on the small pox
' sheep, which will appear in the Journal of the Bmatl.
'The governors of the Royal Veterinary College have pre
Dented their annual report, by which it appears that mote
'animals have been admitted into the hospital of the college
for treatment ; also that there have been more roncilte.
tines ; and that other arrangement' have been made tend";
to the farther development of the veterinary art in respect
of the pathology of cattle. sheep, and Alga.—By onto of
the Commit, H. HALL Dmm, Secretary.
Mr. J. C. Momma, is moving the adoptioe of the report
made some lengthened remarks on agricultural educanoe.
and urged on the roan it the neoessity of taking steps fora
general improvement,
A discussion on the subject ensued.
Mr. THOXPSON, M. P., in reply said the subject bad hem
and still was under the consideration of the couneiL
After some disemeion the report was adopted.

VALUABLE LIFEBOAT 1311:6PICES.—OBIIK'S HEIN
WEDNESDAY NIOHT.—A signal of &dew was observed
this morning (reports Mr. ohs Williams, of Llaydoso!
from • reseal near the Little Orme. lied. The Saga
Memorial lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution. Mr
tioned here, wee immediately launched, and reaclud firs
vessel in about three quarters of so hour. On amines
alongside they found the vessel at anchor with her mist cat
away, and the water and two men on board. The, roiled
not have been saved without the aasistenee of the lifehosl•
It blew very hard from S.S.W. The crew of the lii,seat
ultimately brought the reseal and her crew safely so Liar
dudso. the was found to be the fiat M..rning Star. of CI
servo., with coals, from Liverpool to that place. The MI
of this lifeboat was presented to the Institution br to
sisters in memory of a deceased sister.
PRIMIDINT LINCOLN'S FIEST POLITicAL Sr, " • E.
—Abraham Lincoln made his first political speech in
when he was a candidate for the Illinois Legislature. Hw
opponent bad wearied the audience by a long speech. W-
itte Mr. L. but a short time in which to present his neva
He 000deseed all he bad to say into • few words as follow:
—"
Gentlemen, Fellow-citissaa,—l presume you all know
who I am. lem humble Abraham Lincoln. I hare bah
solicited by many friends to become • madidate for the 1.!••
gislaturs. My politics are short sad sweet, like at 04
woman's dance. lam in favour of a national bask.
in favour of she internal improvement system. and t t4ll
protective tariff. These are my sentiments and p".,t,11
oriacipies. If elected. I shall be thankful. If not,
be all the sums."—.Yew York Anli•Slarrru Sinn&
DEATH OF PROFESSOR SILLIIIAN.—ProfeaSor 1341'
Jamie Sillimaa, eon.. expired at his residence, New Harm
on the 21th. Mr. Sillimsu was the non of Gee. Gold ,el4!'k
Mimeo, who rendered his Country important service dorsi
the revolutionary war. He graduated at Yale is
afterwards studied law, and was admitted to the lst
1802. He afterwards &merited the chair of chimillr;
Yale College, and visited Europe to prosecute his sec'
in a askew which was at that time almost unknoset
America. He returned after an abeam.* of too .
mouths, sad published an interesting account of ha
travels. In 1907 he made a chemical anal 32",.
a susteeriee of great sits and brilliancy w°,
had bunt in the town of Western. Coloseta"ts
afterwards assisted Dr. Woe ia his experiments with
ozyhydrope blowpipe, to which he gave the more
"ceenpound blowpipe." by which it is conamosly koo
In 1818 Professor Millman founded the Aneeriorn
of Bekaa and Arts, better known both is Earolw.
America se Salina'''. Journal, of which be rermirw..
senior editor till 181 ti. He was one of the earliest Yes: is
ease to give popular lectures on eniestifir subjvcte.
18301 as visited Europe a second time. He resigned
professorship is 11133, but continued to give lectures f.'e
Ma! Whin. He was a man of simple tastes and 5,7..
babies, sad his old age was remarkably free from r.'r
or bodily Infirmiti, said to the very last he took s
interest in the progress of science. humanity, and treed
all over the world.—New York Times.