The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

LANCASHIRE.
" FINDING " TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS. —On
Tuesday a gentleman in Manchester lost a roll of bank notes
amounting to 1,2001. He had dined at the Star Hotel, at
what is called the bleachers' dinner. He proclaimed his loss
in the room, and went to step payment at the bank, return.
ing with a policeman. One of the nersons who had dined
with the party, and who at first answered only by dishonest,
hesitating exclamations, at length confessed he had "found"
them, and the notes were banded over to the loser. The
" gentleman" was not placed in custody, but his character
has, of tonne, been much canvassed sines the occurrence.
INTIMIDATION BY COLLIERS.—On Wednesday a
band of miners visited several coal pits in Pemberton, and,
by threats or intimidation, induced the whole of the men
engaged at those works to leave their employment without
a moment's notice. They announced, also, that they should
continue their calls at the other pits in Pemberton and in
Winstanley on Thursday, for the um purpose. Mott of
the hands of the Earl of Balcones, at Haigh Colliery, have
left off work ; and at Mears. Lancaster's pit, in Ince, a
similar attempt hu been made to quit their employment
illegally.
NORTHUMBERLAND. .

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nionreturancraLs.......
SYMPATHY WITH THE FRENCIL-011 Thursday
night, a public meeting, convened by handbill, was held at
Newcastle, to take into consideration the stale of affairs in
France, and petition against interference with the people of
that couSeventr in the establishment of • new form of govern-
ment. y ral speeches were made, and it was unanimouely
resolved:
That the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne resolve that the noble
conduct of the people of France, in reatating the tyranny of Louis
Philippe and his bane ministry at the risk and sacrifice of their liven,
and maintaining their just and inalienable rights, deserves the
warmest approbation, and the moderation displayed in the hour of
trial the highest suraimtion. That the people of France, in changiag
the form and constitution of their government, had only done that
which was right, just, and proper, the people being the only real
source of all power, and had an undoubted and natural right to
change their 0.11 governors, laws, and institutions, and that any in-
terference by the government of this country, or any other country,
in the internal aMdra of France, either directly or indirectly, would
merit as it would meet with the universal execration of mankind ;
and any such interference by the government of this country would
meet with a oonatitutional but determined resistance from the inhabi-
tants of this town.
Resolutions were also adopted condemnatory of the conduct
of Louis Philippe, and a petition to parliament was adopted.
The meeting was crowded.
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ocorcEarritsuraz.
INTOLERANCE REBUKED.—Under this title the
CheUenham Free Press says : " The Rev. Mr. Wilkinson,
late theological tutor of the Cheltenham Proprietary Col-
lege, who was compelled to resign his appointment in that
school in consequence of an intolerant rens'ution passed by
the directors, has just been offered by the Lord Chancellor
the living of St. Werburgh's, Derby. It will be remem-
bered that at the public meeting held in December last, a
resolution was adopted, on the motion of Mr. Harper, se-
conded by Dr. Robinson, that a statement of the proceed-
ings which had taken place should be transmitted to the
Premier, with a request that he would bestow the first
church living in his power on Mr. Wilkinson. We are glad
to find the government thus testifying their disapprobation
of the intolerance which has been manifested towards a
gentleman so worthy of esteem as the Rev. Mr. Wilkinson."

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, DIABCK 6.—The examiners appointed by the
trustees of the Lusby scholarships bare given notice that an examina-
tion will be holden in liantialsn cedararch 30, end the knowing
days, tor the ponces al slating on that fundatko.