The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-21 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dunits, Irma 20.
The Post of last night enforces the necessity of
transporting the state convicts, and denies the asser-
tion that the convict Martin is an unfit subject for
punishment. The public here is quite weary of read-
ing and bearing of the convicts. Too much has been
said and written about them.

ARtIVAL Op NICSSRd. NIARTIN ANT) O'DCIIIERTT
Corn.—The government steamer Trident arrived In oar
harbour at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. having on beard
Maws. John Martin and Kevin Is td O'Drherty, who were
immediately transferred en board the convict ship h/onntetnart
Elphinatona. It is beiieved that the latter vessel wiU be de-
tained in Cove until the government is in a position, by the
adoption of the special act of parliament at present being
hurried through the house, to send out the other Mate pri-
son•rs without encountering any constitutional objection.—
Cork Examiner of Monday.

NARROW RSCAPE.-IIR. PLI:It PYRE, M.P.—Mr, and
Birk Plumptre have been paying a shut visit to O. Moseley,
of Chancellor-house. On Sunday evening week Mr.
and Mrs. Moseley, and Mr. and Mrs Pluraptre, attended
divine tarsi*, at Southborough Church, sad on their return
borne they row the Mount Bpi mini omnibus turning into
the hotel yard. The drive r of the fly in which they were
seated, erroneously supposing that the buss driver saw them,
kept going on, and the consequence was, that the Mad
wheel of the fly in which they wise seated caught the anal-
bee and threw the fly driver off. Mr. Moseley's sermon,
who was on the box with the driver, inuaroiately jumped
off to elects the horse's reins, hut in doing so he fell, and
before he could regain his feet, the horse, a blind sad very
spirited one, turned Nerd short, and took a leap over the
railings, and down a steep precipice 33 feet below the level
of the road, dragging the fly alter him. The fall broke the
body of the curiae and the fore wheels, which set the horse
at liberty. The carria:• rolled over once, and rimed the
inmates an their heads, happily without doing them any
merinos injury,-11aidelowe Gazette.
FIRE IS NATCLIFY HIOHWAT AND MIRACULOUS
Emma—Yesterday morning, shortly after daybreak, a an
broke oat upon the premises oil Dr. H. Herschtsld, situate
No. ft, Pen reset, St George's rreet (late Ratcliff Highway).
Toe flaws, when ant discovered, were rushing through the
hround-d ter windows, at which time Dr. Hersebfeld, with
is brother, were Mapes, in the upper floor, and a fermis
servant was sleepingin the basement An immediate cry
of " " wee raised but the resident. could not bemade
erosible of tke peat danger to which the y Were ORPsowl,
until the whole of the ground floor, and the greater
opor-
tion of the eta/ease, were enveloped in .
Swo gentlemen in the upper slice sessieue° is
remising the roof of the prosaism when the female
gametic made her antennae* under the iron rang' over
the kitchen, of the bystanders to save pier. It was,
however, imEttlellf r her to pass through the grotind.fioors,
but the nag Lours and police .essered,d in gullies up the
Iron restiug, and eatriestiag the servant. The rattails 0.,
she Leedom Brigade, Aset of Zeeland, end parish qa;ekly
sasaweed; hat lit spite of the utmost exertions a the teat: u,
They were unable to get the tames extinguished until they-
Sad pima through every room in the building, sad des-
troyed the greater portion of the furniture. How the are
assessed is sairecers. The property was insured is she Lm asei sus rumarts.

CORONERS' INQUEST.—YESTERDST.
ASIATIC CHOLERA IN HAPPING.—Before Mr, Baker,
at the Town of Ramage', public houae, High -streei,Wapping,
en the bodies of Margaret Gording, aged 68 Tears, and her
claughter, J. Hay, aged 46, who died from Asiatic cholera.—
Mrs. Hey was the wife of a shipwright, sod resided in High.
street, Wapping. Her mother lived with her in the same
house, sad they both enjoyed moot excellent health. On
Monday morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, Mrs. Hay, who
had retired to rest, was soddenly attacked with violent pains
in her stomach and severe vomitiag. Her husband imme-
diately seat one of his appentiers to Mr. Malcomb, a surgeon
in the same street. The apprentice rang the bell
several Limes, and at last Mr. Malcomb opened
the window, and was told that his presence was
required at Mr Hay's house. He asked if the
ease was an accident, and being answered in the negative, he
Waned to attend. The apprentice then retuned home, and
Mr. Hay, eliding his wife getting worse, sent to his family
physician, Dr. Blundell, who 'Wendy attended, but a lame
of four hours had interver ed since she was first attacked. Mn.
(lording sat up with her daughter all night, and about
eight o'clock in the morning she was suddenly attacked is
a similar was A lodger in the house, named Mary Robert-
son, who had lately eyrie ed from Scotland with her husband,
sanded upon the unfortunate deceased, and about one o'clock
is the afternoon of the same der, *hail alter her dinner,
she also was attacked with symptoms of eh Dr. Blundell,
who entered the iaquest-r.inm while the above evidence
was being given, said Mrs. Robertson had that moment ex-
pired. He was then sworn, and stated, that when he was
called in, he found Mrs. Hay in the aline state of malig-
nant cholera, with cold extremities, seven vomiting, purging,
cramp, and all the usual symptoms. He applied brandy and
opium, but without success ; she eeeee rallied, and died
about five o'clock is the afternoon of Monday. Alter he
had been attending on Mn. Hay for upwards of two
hours, aad as he was about leaving the house for a
short time, Mrs. (lording, who had been essistiag him
in applying mustard p saltine, was suddenly attacked
with the same symptoms which her eaughter was
then suffering from. He applied all the remedies directed
by the Board of Health, but .he died on the full miag morn-
ing about three o'clock. lie also attended and prescribed for
Mrs. Robertsoa.—The Coroner: Can ou account for the
sudden attack t—Witness : No; I cannot, unless it was pro-
duced by the stets of the atmosphere. The house imperfectly
healthy and is close to the river. I ascribe the deaths to
Asiatic cholera.—The jury Improved themselves in very
strong terse on the conduct of Mr. Malcomb, and said that
he had been guilty of neglect.—Dr. Blundell said It was to
he regretted that Mn. Hay did not receive medical rid sooner,
but he did not think she would have recovered. There were
no premonitory sjnoroms, and she appeared to have been
struck with cholera instantsneously.—The Coroner said Mr.
Malcomb was no' compelled to attend, as he was not a
parish surgeon, and he considered he would receive sufficient
punishment for his neglect, as his neighbours would he made
acquainted with the facts. Verdict, " Death from Asiatic
cholera" in Toth cease.

MUSIC.

ST. JAMES'S-OPERA COMIQUE.

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Mr. Mitchell's benefit last evening attracted one of
the fullest and most fashionable audiences we have
ever seen in this theatre. The Queen and Prince
Albert were present, with several other members of
the royal family, and many persons of distinction.
Mr. Mitchell is a anczeseful manager, and deserves to
be so, for his theatre is conducted with judgment,
liberality, and good taste, and is justly regarded
as one of the most elegant places of public
amusement in London. His introduction of the
French Opera Cimique has been a happy extension
of his original plan, and has made the public ac-
quainted with various chefsqleenvre of the French
musical stage, hitherto either unknown among no, or
known only through the me hum of mutilated and
imperfectly performed English versions or imitations.
The selection of his r(pert,,ire might have been im-
proved in some few instances, which we have had oc-
casion to point out ; but for the most part the piexs
brought forward have been of acknowledged merit,
pleasing, interesting, and udmirab:y performed.
The opera of last night was " Le Comte Ory," by
Rossini, an object of curiosity, certainly, as being the
only work of the author, written after he had
achieved celebrity, which has remained unknown to
this country. But beyond this, it has little claim to
attention.

After the opera, Madame Cinti Damoreau, who is
in London at present, but, it seems, not professionally,
made (as was announced) her only public appearance
this season, by singing a scene or cao'ata called La
Debutante, composed by M. Demoreau-Cinti, her scn,
a production of much meat. In this she was accom-
panied by Mr. Benedict, but she afterwards sang a
romance, accompanying herself most elegantly. Her
voice, of course, had not all its former fulness and
power; but she displayed all the exquisite flail,
amen, and grace, for whioh oho hog always been
pre eminent. She was most warmly applauded.
The entertainments concluded with the vaudeville
" Les Extremes se touchent," in which Lefont and
Madame Ibehe made their appearance. This, we
ngret to observe, was Latent's only appearance this
season.