The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

Tug COBDEN TBSTIMUNIAL FeN D.—The committee
at Manchester have published " Au account current of the
Co den National Tribute Fund, to April 29, 1848," which
lb :.dditien to the resolutions passed at a meeting on that
das, and other business reported in the Express at the
time, contains Mr. Cubi.en's letter of ackuowledgusent, and
a hetet the towns from whence contributioos have been re-
ceived, with the amount terms each. The towns contributing
over a thousand poande are Mani hence, 23,3151. ; London.
11.7a31.; Liverpool, 8,1701.; Ashton, 4,1191.; Bolton,
1,3Q21.; Oee Cross, 1,2961. ; and Birmingham, 1,2171.—The
following is Mr. Cobden 's letter :
Tonna isseuatamas TO /MI tiesCo TernmeNlALlfelty Friends,
—Menstruate,. having placed y dispoaal the amount of tbe Cobden
Testimonial Fund, particulars of which are given In the accompanying
pager, the wreath':o duty now devolves upon me of offering you my
ateful mirnowiedgments far your munificent contribution.. At the
fame a/thiamin:un- in of the Anti-Corn-Law League, circumstances lied
desermisidme to withdraw from public life, and devote coysatt, fir some
dinse,te Me outnare owe of nay pri ate affairs, :when the prop -al,
which was umameratal made, to raise a fund for rile by pubic subecrip-
Iron, sad Ibeenmiews swore which It was met from .11 parts
of tnektandse, leadeciame to abandon say determination. Since my
retries hem the Olittlatig I have, by the soviet of my friends, with-
drawn aletialthey from the risks and anxieties of haaMm-se.9y this
raa- I have Warred some heavy merifices, but, through
+our 1111 W. lam left In possession of as ample competence.
Whilst egifaiefisbliplisi that it u by your bounty alone that I am
placed la a piths to be able to devote myself to public bushier; I
Oink it hie to gaud you nom being held responsible for my future
poiitical streer. I accept the testimonial at your hand., with the
ut....erstaadlng that it commits the donors to an approval of
my free-trade principle. only, and that it leaves me at liberty
to take an uefettered course on all other public questions. Having
secured my independence, you have a right to expect, that to
matters offnang the public interests. I shall net up to the
dictates of a conacientioue conviction—that I shall not become the
slam of a party, the parasite of the great, or the flatterer of the
people • and iu them eapecations you shall not be diaappointed.
Mas:,.trtteed, sh
your .all findittatvemLopinioend uns gen
pon erally have
itihone
solely to prevent say utteniiit hereafter to place you in a false pad-
for want of a frank understanding upon our future political (ClD-
ton.bip. Let it not be thought :or a moment that this candour to in-
compatible with the most profound and grateful sense d your gone-
roily. I feel an inexpressible pride in owing my fortune to the
spentanemis contributions of my countrymen. To be this exalted by
yca. as a successful labourer itt the peaceful cause of free trade, is a
disunetion which I would sot relinquish for all the -.Grow, or re-
p.o.d. which hare ever been beetewed upon successful novo von.—
.
Vol. the eincereet good wishes for y. or happiness, I remain, my
trends, your obliged and faithful servant, HICIUIRD CUbDS...l.—Landon,
Kay 23, ISIS.
MILITARY DISPLAY.—The troops in garrison at
Manchester and in other parts of the north-western division
were ordered oat for reriew by Lieat..oeneral Sir Thomas
Arbuthnot, on Saturday, on the Manchester race-ground..
The trays present were the 11th Hussar., under the eons-
ene,d of the lion. Capt. Charles Douglas ' • the 63rd Hat.
of infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Pule ;
and detachments of artillery and of the second battalion of
the 60:Is Rifles, with a company of the 52nd infantry, and
about 800 pensionere. The review took pi-tee in the after-
mum, to acocmmodate the leisure of the nall.holiday people,
and the ev.lutions of the troops and sham fight were wit-
zie.sed by many thousands of working people, in addition to
in immense concourse of persons is their own eqrrilges and
OD the grand stand. The day was exceedi• gly fine, and all
Went Off as satisfactorily as could be desired, the lieutenant
general declaring the troops to be in a high state of discipline.
YOKICSHIKE.
DEATH BY DROWNISCL—EarIy on Sunday mora-
llna a party. of yours men, eight in number, who had been
taking their potations throughout the night, determined
upon an excursion by water, and fit that purpose engaged
two boats at a terry-house on the river Aire, known as the
Spring Gardens Inn. Taking some ale with them, they
started down the river ; but before they had proceeded far,ihe
party in the leading boat commenced rocking it, which
caused it to dip, fill with water, and sink. The crew, after
being immersed in the water, eagerly grasped at the second
boat es it was paving, and caused it to capsize, thus plunging
the whol of the party into the water. One of them, named
kl.anpshira, beiog a good swimmer, succeeded in rescuing six
to his companions from drowning, lan ling them on terra
firma, but the et venth, named Joseph Briggs, 22 years of
age was lost, though Hampshire dived fur him several times,
WA he himself sea* so much exhausted that immediate sur-
gical aid was fount' neer is.ary.
FATAL TIIIINDERSTOKSL—On Sunday afternoon
the town and neighbourhood of Leeds were visited by 'heavy
stem of rain (ahnost the fort that has ,lien there for a
worth poet), accompanied with loud thunder and lightning.
Several buildings were slightly damaged by the lightning,
but the inmates generally escape' without intury. One mao
Who killed by the electric fluid at Far.ley, about five miles
from the town.

WARNVICIOIIIIIIE.
SYMPATHY ?OR Tile CONVICT M tun EL.—The Irish
and phpic.l.force chartists at BirminAem atturpti d to get
up an oa•-d:wr meeting yesterday, with the view to frame a
rr monstrance on the •uhject of Mr. Mitchel'. conviction.
lit,ts interest was, however, taken in the affair, that at half-
past five o'clock in the eternoon (half an hour after the
time sprinted for the gathering) there were not a hundred
persoo.. present, an these were, in a few minutts, dispersed
by a shower Of rain which came very opportunely to cool the
Orators.

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RECENT PICTURE SALEs.—A Bond specimen of
)tliltoc, " A Nymph Playing with Cupid, the nymph only
a half-length, was sold a few days slice at Cnridie and ,
Marion's, for two hundred and Shy guineas. This in many
revers WAS a better example of the master than soy one of
the specimen, in the Vernon Oallerv. Oa the same day,
and by the same auctioneers, was
Li sol
ed Chcollection of
shend.
water-
colour drawings, the property it rles Town
Tho collection, though email, contained two or three good
hinders, selling from twenty to five and twenty guineas a
pi. ce ; also an excellent Copley Firldine, " View from the
Sands of Rauth which brought thirty-three guineas
and a half. The let lot, " A Jewish Nurse and Child,"
by Sir David Wilkie, and engraved in the " Wilkie
Sketches,' realised thirty guineas. The same auctioneers
on Tuesday hot &spotted ot the Pepys portraits, the pro-
perty of Mr. Pepys Cockerell. They were little under- '
stood, and sold for little or nothing. Pepyes own h.ad,
by Keener (the same engrav d by It White), brought ten
•c sod a bell ; • portrait described as " A Musician,"
own portrait by John Hale., brought
nephew, John Jackson, by Koeller, sold
is; his servant and friend, Will Hewer (to
in the " Wary"), for five guineas and a hall ;
_trait which Jame, II was sitting to Kneller
gritted of the landing of the Pnnce of Orange,
h he continued to sit because he "would not
good friend Mi. Perm," brought may nine
original drawing for tia large picture at
was sold for 211. It was a careful [raw-
the property of Pew. Ogod %Mose are
through sheer ignorance on all sid. e.
ART ON VIEW.—In addition to the
ibitiora of the Lotion /mason %ricersl work' o' art
• are now on view. At what was Coliaghe,
vratrert, may be teen Mr. Het M re's finished
Acquittal of the Seto n litahops,"—u care-
/4,01re, full of fine thonght•ul heads, and
time a d the oc. 2.410.1. It WWI painted and
parte more than lour 'oar.. ego, hut has only
oy S hat thin in ct e work of a thoughtful
inspreawd upon you through the whole composition.
um. Grimes, in Pall mall, may be seen Mr. Lucas's
gth portrait sat George, ti'rpho noon, the cat-heated
'tending or. " Clint Moss," and with n. mind mule
urgencies. It in very like, and in many respects
est portrait Mr. Lucas ras ever painted. Mr.
group of " Into aid 13acchtic'' is on view at
ison'a, in New Hond.ctreet. Inn, recurnhint.
.h of grapes full in the face of the youthful
rusts like one or Nicholas Ptmain's children

tuiams and a halt ;
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I. 101.; Pemba r
for seven guioess;
often mentioned in
awl the very porira
for when ha heard
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poiness. VI trio's
Christ's Hoeph al
lag, and was once
of Len sold cheap, t
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shop. in Cockspur
picture of The
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completed In par
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artist is impressed
At Mews. Gray.
wholeleogtli firm
engineer. staudiel
up for all emerge
- by far the best
Voley's inarbh• gi
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ho:cts a bunch
ILcchos, who cat
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