The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-14 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Accounts from Madrid of the Bth inst. state tl.at
the departure from Barcelona of tit- second expedi-
tion for Italy took place on the Id. h was beliesed
that the Cortes would be prortnued immediattly
alter the passing of the Tariff BM in the Senate, that
1-, towards the end of the week.
It being Sunday there was so Bolos.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN BiGH Ll?E.—The
preliminaries of a enatrintinial ailiance have b. en settled bo-
races the Use, Was. Cavendish, only son of the 111 a.
Charles C. Cavendish, M.P , and Lady Catherine Cavern ish,
and Miss Georgians. Caro‘ine Liseelles, eldest daughter of
the Right Hon. Wm.S. and lady Caroline Lascelles.
ROYAL COLLEGE 01 SURGEONi.—The
Rend-mem, having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma, were admitted memo is of the College at the
wining of the Court of Examiners on the 13th instant :
Mears. Henry J Ph Hip, Kensington ; Thomas Elks, Bal-
briggan, county Dahlia; William Frederick Bassett, Lin-
den; George Ktng, Mrisham, Wiltshire; Said Andel,
Syria ; Charles Junes Morris, Glomeister-terrace,
Hide-
perk; George Brown Turner, Hinton, G:oue stershire ;
William Squire, Li's Je, Bedfordshire; G ,orge Hodson, Ctrs.
tar; William Hargreaves Manitoid, Liverpool; G orge An-
thony IC( reopp Like, Trigner.mh, Devon; Charles Henry
Sinnock, H tstbourne, Sussex; aced Henry William Hughes,
Gawehmai, Anglaise.
EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT. —On Wcdoeaday
evening, the dress of a lady named Webb, passing along the
New-road, was observed by a pitman to be on lire. lie
gave an alarm, and by an immediate appEettina of his
leathern apron extinguished the Names, but not before the
dress and shawl of Miss Webb were seriously injured. It is
supposed that ignition was the consequence of her treading
upon a eirar fusee.
SUICIDE OF A BRIDE AT HOLBECK, NEAR LEED;.
—We gave some par iculais of this ewe in the Express
of Wednesday, in which it was stated that Mrs. Walley had
destroyed hetes% The jury summoned to inquire es to the
cause of death sat, by aoit nem:flint, on Thursday, and con-
tinued in deliberation till evening, when they cares to the
decision that death hag been caused by the deceased's own
hand.

EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BY TRAVELLERS.—
Yesterday it was discovered that Richard Anderson Clarke,
traveller to biesses.Chne, Bnurow, and Co., et S:oekton•upon-
Tees, NVlaolesale Grocer•, had gone off with 9001., and Walter
Telbod, traveller to blesses. Watson and Wood, Drapers,
of the rime town, with 7501 , and that Edward John Law.
u smeller to Pease and Co., Druggists, of Dirlingtoo, had
absconded with 3701. They have all been seen together in
the metropolis, sad are supposed to be trying to get out to
America. 1301. is offered fur their apprehension.

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STABBING AT BIRKENGEAD.—Lent evening, an
altercation arose between two butchers, named Knott and
Pennington, whilst they were together in the slaughter-
houses. The affair turned to blows, and Knott drew forth
his knife and stabbed his autegomst in the face, severing his
upper lip, and entering the jaw to a conaideradle extent. He
af.erwards knock, d him down, and hft him in a lif, lett
state. AS yet Knott has not been apprehended.—Lirerpool
Alcrewy.
SEWAGE POISON.—CAUTION TO SANITARY IN-
erEctroze.—Yesterday, at an inquest bed before Mr. Baker
on a man who died of Asiatic cholera, the following state-
ment was made of the poisonous nature of sewage matter.
A few days lig', Mr. Stephen Whittaker, an inspector of the
parish ot St. Leonard, Shoreditch, under the Health of
Towns Act, put his stick down a gully-hole in a street in his
district for the purpose of showing the state of the drain.
Upon tek:ng the stick eat, some of the matter fell upon
his right thumb which had an incision in it. The following
day the part became much inflamed, and spread up his arm.
He obtained medical assistance wi hout being able to reduce
the inflamer. ',inn. Mortifl-a'isn of the thumb subtequently
came on, and it is expected that to save his life the arm must
be amputated.
FIRE AND ROBBERY AT ISLINGTON.—Last night,
between the Lours of ton and eleven, a tire broke out in the
linendrapery warehouse of . Bent, or Byrnes and Co., No.
3, Upper-street, nearly facing Islington Church. It eons
tanned in the front ober and was discovered by • person
pawing by. Hamer- us maim eof the London Brigade, and
that of the West of England Company soon arrived. There
being plenty of water immediately procured, the engines
were worked with full vigour, and owing to the exertions of all
pre-eat the flames were confined to that p-rtion of the two
hems,' where they originated, but not until a ctmsiderable
amount of damage was done. Tee origin of the disaster is
unknown. Whilst the fire was raging, a person was seen to
eater the counting-house, and was taken into custody upon
suspicion of robbing the cub box. He was taken to the
eta:Lin-home, where, upon examination, several pounds,
supposed to be the proceeds of the robbery at the fire, were
found upon his person.
ATTI,MPT AT ASSASSINATION.—Yesterday morning
information was received by the Metropolitan Police, that
as C. Greenhorn, Esq., of Sydney, Gloucestenhire, was
pas-ing a lonely part ot the forest of Dean, on the old Tonna
road, near Blackpool Bridge, several men with fire arms,
bludgeons, end their faces masked, rushed at him from be-
hind a hedge, where they had been concealed. One threw •
bludgeon at him, which passed near his head, two of the
guns being discharged at the same moment, and Mr. 0. felt
the balls whiz past him. He immedirtely put spurs to his
horse and succeeded in reaching Conderford, the villains
pu-suing as for as Bleckley Hill. .501. is offered for their
discovery.
CHOLERA IN HULL —The Hull Adeertiser states
that between Sunday and Thursday last 49 eases of chols ra
had appeared in the lower parts of that town, of which 20
had roved fatal