The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

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wet to. To deprive thLo of that would be to introduce • new etc,-
which would be atsoluuty unjust
bil"gitseinif,toanadlrrobhardsti.ultimwiately injurious loth. e public also. The. Semt.
may
to the public is competition. and it is anu must DC, the
may legitimate protection for all such undertakings, whether large or
small, their Mae making no difference whatever in principte, but only
infecting the length of time b fore competition is lassie
soy to commence;
ad whenever the profits of a railway have large as SO in.
die the formation of another, not only will another be undertdom
with every prcspect of sumess, but ,
probably the original one el
y have outgrown its means o sore and rapid ereteryanoe.
I believe with the set ;ter that " the interest of the prcorietors of rail-
ways is much more nearly to accordance with the; of the public than is
commonly supposed;' that is. I believe the true policy for them is to
oonveysthe largest number of =tors at ns near a minimum charge
u patellae, and this will the I gradually, and no other wise
man gradually, bemuse in.rease of travellers by railways is
gradual though rapid, and the minimum of one series of ream win
not bo the mum of future aeries of years. But it this is
die Igoe policy, It will be meat assuredly discovered to be
sa and self interest will Induce its practice, and legislation
will be unnecessary and lethrions ; but I disagree almgether from the
dictum of the committee, ' that in return far the monopoly, the com-
panies ought to solimit to a control over their charges." because what-
ever approximation to a monopoly they possess is only a natural
protection from the enormous risk they incurred, and became the
equivalent from the monopoly, or rather natural approximations to a
monopoly, was given, and their part of the bargain fulfilled, when
they subscribed their money and executed the undertaldng, and it is
glaringly unjust to call upon them to pay It again, by giving up a
share of the profits—P. Z.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.—We See from the last num-
ber of the Londonderry Sentinel, that Captain Coppin, of
that city, intends to offer his services to the proprietors of the
Great Britain and the underwriters, to rescue that fine ship
from her present position. The Londonderry &Wine/ says:
o We have had some cuivereation on this subject with our enter-
prising and ingenious fellow-citizen, Captain Coppin, whose mecha-
nical ski 1 is well known, as it was proved in cases more any:gently
boreks.s than this, ouch as raising the engines and boilers
from the wreck of the Rambler, and in getting eff the hull of
the Robert Napier from the shore at itallyeastle. Mr. Coppin
intends to oShr his services to the underwriters of the Great
Bra.an, and he is quite sanguine of being able to get her once
more afloat, and that in a couple or three weeks (if his proposal is
accepted), and that at a comparatively mead met. His tlan la, to
construct a machine by which he expects to be able to raise her out
oilier present bed, and the time he would prefer for pitying it into
renew, is that of ne..p tidea, and not spring tides, as the dif-
ference of tides along the moat does not exceed two Pct and
sthalf, and the highest tides are usually accompanied by strong
sales blowing upon the shore. The experiment is worthy of trial.
From the success which boa attended Captain Coppin's efforts
heretofore, and the confidence he entertains himself on the
subject, we arc persuaded that this attempt will not tail. The con.
',ruction of the requisite machinery will, of course, Involve an ex-
penditure. of a couple of thousand pounds; but what is that compared
with the value of the vessel, which was limited for Itio,ooof. 1 She
has not set been very seriously injured. but if she is allowed to re-
main in her present position till the spring. as appears to be contem-
plated, she will not only be useless in the %mein% but be liable to far
more serious damage."
It is said that Capt. Hosken is a proprietor to the extent
of 30,0001., end therefore the underwriters, under the idea
that he will leave no means untried to save the vessel, will
not inter:ere with his managemen+.
INDUCTION OF THE NEW VICAR OF ST. BRIDE'S.
—The ancient and interesting ceremony of induction, or as
Coke terms it, the giving persona impersonate, cr investi-
ture of the temporal part of a benefice, well performed yester-
day afternoon in the case of the Rev. Charles Marshall, the
new incumbent of the vicarage of St. Bride's, Fleet-street.
At two o'clock the Elev. Thomas Dale, the late incumbent,
who has been present° I to the living of St. Pancras, the Rev.
C. Marshall, the new incumbent, the churchwanlens, and
other parochial officers, assembled in the vestry-room.—The
Rev. Mr. Dale having briefly stated the nature of the very
ancient tempero-eeclesiastical ceremony, the rev. gentleman,
accompanied by the new incumbent and the ponshionera,
proceeded to the ,outside of the church. Hating taken up
his place in front of the principal entrance, he addressed the
assembled parishioners. They had met together, he said, in
consequence of a mandate issued by the Bishop of London to
the Archdeacon, and by a further precept addressed to him
(Mr. Dale), commanding hint to induct and give corporal
possession of the church of St. Bride's, otherwise St. Bridget s,
to the Rey. Charles Marshall, to the end that all the parish-
ioners may have due notice and sufficient certainty of their
new minister—Mr. Cooke, the senior churchwarden, here
banded the keys of the church to Mr. Dale, who having
opened the door, led the new incumbent by the right band
into the church, placed the keys in his hands, and formally
delivered to him corporal possession of the church and
parish of St. Bride's, with all the right* and privileges
then-to belonging. Mr. Dale then retired to the outside
of the church, and the newly-invested incumbent
having closed and locked the door, the formal cere-
monial of induction was concluded by Mr. Marshall toll-
ing the bell of the church, in token of his possession of the
church and vicarage. The rev. gentleman having concluded
this duty, the parishioners were again admitted to the
church, and proceeded to the vestry-room. Mr. Dale having
taken the chair, said, the lam official duty he had to perform
in connexion with the pariah of St. Bride's was to sign a for-
mal memorandum as evidence of the induction of his 11114.CCS-
nor. The document war accordingly signed by Mr. Dole, by
the churchwardens, by Mr. Wood, ' the Father of the
parish," and by several of the principal parishioners. Mr.
Dale then vacated the chair, and formally introduced the
Rev. C. Marshall, who, after thanking his parishioners for
their attendance on the occasion, exprcs,ed au earnest hope
that his exertions amongst them might tend to the honour of
God, and to their eternal welfare lie would say nothing as
to what he purposed to do among them; but he trusted that
by God's blessing, his labours would not be in vain. The
churchwardens then invited the company to partake of a
slight refection, whi'h was laid out in the vestry-room, with
which the ceremony ended.
PRIVILEGES OF THE COOKS' COMPANY.—At an
in held last night by Mr. Bedford, Mr. Scrivener, butcher,
of Clare-market, who bad been summoned, claimed an exemp-
tion under the Act of the Cooks' Company, of which he was a
liveryman, which was paned in the 2nd of William and Mary,
a clause in which enacts " That any and all of the inistery
and commonality of Cooks shall not be summoned to serve
on any affair, inquiry, jury, or inquest."—Mr. Bedford having
been handed the Act and read the clause, remarked that he
was not previously aware of such an exemption, and it only
showed persons who were not exempt the necessity of punc-
tuality.—Mr. Scrivener then retired.
TREATMENT OF PAUPER LUNATICS.—An abridged
report, which appears in another part of our paper, of an inquest
on a pauper lunatic who died in Ilaverhill or Risbridge Union
Workhouse, and whose case was thought by the jury to jus-
tify a severe censure on the guardians, seems an appropriate
occasion to call the public attention, and particularly that
of guardians and other parish officers, to the following
plunge in an address of Dr. Conolly to his students:—
" I entreat you to rams ::ber that the honour of your profession,
and your own duty to God and man, will be best consulted by sour
becoming the steady adrocite of these patients, and of all the wretched
lunatics about to be kept attached to workhouses. Remember that
the avowed motive for removing them from the county asylums is
economy—a motive always to be suspected, and generally a mere
mask of avarice and selfishness. Examine before von discon-
tinue your visits to Hanwell, the food, the bedding, the
clothing of the patients ; look at their day-rooms and sleeping
rooms. Everywhere you will find comfort, but nowhere will you and
extravagance. You will see the poor paralysed patient sitting in an
easy chair, out of which he cannot well fall ; in the summer, in the
&mot air of a garden, and in winter, by a cheerfid fire. You will
find that his clothes are warm and dry, and clean ; that he has a
safficient quantity of wholesome food, carefully cut up for him, if he
require It; that as long as he out walk, he is led about by careful
attendants, and that when he can no longer walk, he is attended to
like a ehlkl. Ile lies in a decent bed, or, if his state requires it, in a
padded room ; as the infirmities of his malady accumulate upon him,
every needful restorative Is administered, and evene variety of simple
aid sick Met. He is protected from accidents, and screened from all
roughness and violence, and though utterly helplem, be Is safe and
even happy. .4/1//14 roots the parish less thanlOs. a week."
AN OLD TRICK NEWLY REVlVED.—Yesterday two
policemen, while on duty in the Blackfriars-road, has their
attention drawn to a female apparently in a strong fit and
foaming at the mouth. The men obtained some water and
sprinkled her face, but she seemed to get worse ; so much so
that it was deemed absolutely necessary to remove her to the
nearest surgeon's, which was accordingly done, when the
mediall man, after a brief examination, found a large piece
of mottled soap in her mouth ; and when they searched her
pocket they discovered a large quantity of coppers, The
officers, at the advice of the surgeon, placed her on a truck
and dragged her to the station-house, where she was instantly
recognised as an old hand at similar tricks, and was locked up.
A DIsGUSTING TRlCK.—Yesterday we were in-
formed by the superintendent of the Eastern Union line,
that some fellow had amused himself by writing with a
diamond obscene language upon the windows of several
let class carriages travelling between Ipswich and London.
It has been found necessary to remove several of the panes
of glass, which are very expensive. The company have
offered a reward of 201. to any person who will give infor-
mation of the party or parties implicated. We earnestly
trust that we may have the opportunity of publishing the
name of the unmanly scoundrel that could be guilty of eta
disgraceful an act.—lpswicA Express.
IIiQUESTS.-I)EATHS IN THE MILLBANK PRISON.—
By Mr. Bedford, two inquaata at the Millbank Prison, on
the bodies of Frederick Joao and William Radiant, etch
aged 19 years. Jones, a factory labonrer, was received into
the prison in March, 1845, from Salford gaol, having been
convicted at the Saltbrd sessions of the previous month of
larceny, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. On
his admission he appeared in health, and so continued till
the 24th ultimo, when he complained of shivering and pains
in his head. He was wen by Dr. Bailey, the medical officer,
who prescribed, but made no change in his diet ; and being
no better on the 26th, he was removed into the infirmary,
where he received such nourishment as jellies, beef-tea, wine,
dm He, however, got no better, but, rapidly declining,
died on Saturday last, his death being found, on a port-
IrOftem examination taking place, to have resulted from dia.
ease of the peritoneum and ulc:-ration of the bowels. Ver-
dict, " Natural Death."— Hallam, described as a groom
was received into the prison on the 10th of March last,
having been tried and convicted at the February amnions of
the Central Criminal Court for highway robbery and lar-
ceny, and ~enteneed to 10 years' transportation. On the 28th
ultime, complaining of slight fever and looseness of the
bowels, ha wee removed into the infirmary, where ho died on
Monday last from inflammation of the lungs, consequent on
fever. In answer to a juror, Dr. Bailey said there were
several cases of fever, though not infectious, but merely such
PR were caused by damp weether following a hot summer.
Verdict, " Natural Death." —A CIIILD KILLED By AN
Ox.-13v Ur. W. Payne, at Bridewell Prison, on the body
of Martha Kelly, aged nine years, the (laughter of a poor
widow, now a patient in Bartholomew's Hospital, living in
Duke-street, Stamford-street, an account of whose death
appeared in our paper yesterday. The jury returned the
speck. verdict, " Accidental Death; but it it tho unanimous
recommendmion of the jury to the proper authorities that
the dangerous practice of drivin; horned cattle through the
gublic thoroughfares to and from Smithfield Market be
j'e^"tin"M•' M17111)7,11. tri SPITA LVET.DS. —By
Mr. W. Baker, at the Grave Maurice public-house, in the
Whit-casts:a-read, concerning the death of Daniel Crawley,
caused by Nancy Ruffs, in custody charged with the wilful
murder of the deemed. The partienber's ei!' this ease have
be, stated in Our r. port of the proceedings a* Worship-
street, awl after the inquiry was opened by the coroner, And
two
ard, the inquiry was adjourned until Thurs-