The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-11 00:00:00

riebrille sissdisis by- wissieray mum—which had that (ie ems he MOMS from his owe wounds) he may be
a eilbsises Ileisse--mesiesed him that it was far triad at the OSSOSS4 enema
passible M edmate the people, Magi dam& as = mitswiCesaisz.
by therm ef Its sten (
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millet DARI, NO BUaILOLARY %AR BIRkIIINOILt pig atlf.a— Ogi.
et et tram
their we, MS binds having dinged OM Mews hew, sillei_ _ _ E a _apnea silts from Birmingham,
sa sabled, he was Weal to say that le Might ea the egOddlifaiiia. Taa ouillilent of the home sad
ses a time wits there was so mesh sang* of Mama of the ism is Mr. Thema illy, a man of waseirie
rd Ws ereintry is favour of the penstie et state habits, about 78 years of age, his only °mosaics being
I ' as thin was at peanut. It 'WAS take else dire.- Mrs. Mary Shaw, his housekeeper, not • great many years
_.i,•_frrat nano, as nada Mr. Kay Shottleworthi his junior. Timm are the oat Masan of the hoes., none
la all that woe= eland to Irked,ria mm take *one oldie german residing upon the pnunises. The old man Is
ether direction; bat of this be was satisfied, ft' what he ogossdingly simple and frugal in his mode of living, sank&
saw is t len session, and in this country, that a ia his &slime, sad rigid in all his habits, so that he has
„,...[lffeMenw• shall haesteeme time ec ether; and th ,eree amassed some property. He possessed severs' houses is
'Ma.. laaaaaaaa. el a body, Mood aka( frmt alialaa „ Binges/ham sons of which he sold a few months ago to the
sad desired themselves hostile to rice Princliusi Stour Valley Railway Company, for about 7001. Thin sum
le an 4/16ddam..., ~tl•___,•6l4••„._, ld the "Natal maintained he insisted on having in gold. With an antipathy peculiar
[ "'• °•"••" that illwcffild he found in • fel" to some who retain their old habits of thinking, he ma-
that, ia spite et sir hostility, it would be
!adored that notes were dangerous, and banks unsafe, and
=dm bat ft 'night sot be adopted NI Oa broad and lib."' accordingly he was paid in sovereigns, whieb he kept be-
a es It might be with their enoparation. (Cheers.) He
side him in his house. Whether this feet by some
Mara/0 mud, dm*, lest Meat with a dimucion which mesas or other beams known, or whether merely
wee raised ea the Irish eyeless el maths. A division Tess presuming, from Mr. Sly's mode of living, that he
felled_ as that flinchedsuts 060110 the °Peeing Partly' would must be possessed Of MIN =INV. the thieves attempted a
"clue have from kJ' het the rinienlons Sp" they burglary, it is au to say. On Thursday night, however,
eat in that divides, mid tes still more humiliating figure about nine o'clock, the door was lacked, the plan properly
they made is umemest, convinced him that a system of
state 'declaim would be maintained there. If you go
to
secured, and the inmates retired tenet. It would appear that
every one of their movements had been watched. Every-
fkolload, you find the majority of the people there egos ly In
fuller ell a naticaall system of education. It lay is their thing that could conduce to the success of the burglars was
put in requisition, as even the house-dog seems to have been
1 habits dad &iodides', and they had therefore a strong feeling drugged. The night passed on till about half-past two
of stamlement to a system of national education. Hs he- o'clocir when the general quiet and repose of the neigh-
hovel that the dineenters it Scotiand—he meant thorns SO bourho'od gave opportunity foe the burglars to put their
heleegiag to the free or the old kirk—had mhown the demise into execution. They did so with the utmost MMus-
usual meguity of the Scottish people, even Is their eon- don. Opening the barn door, which was looked, they
capacity, and that the united presbyterian brought out a ladder, which they reared against the window
iaish meal
nd declared In favour of Some such a aYa' of the housekeeper's chamber. Doubtless thinking that the
tent m that propounded hi the association. (Chew window was one which lifted up, they broke one of the panes
sad a cry of "It a precisely so.") He should like to see
the peat body of the English dissenters review this question immediately beneath where the fastening in that cm would
have been, but finding that they could not obtain entrance In
dallialbai end takenP the same position as the ecottish that way, they carried the ladder round to the aide of the
diessaten kid done ; for he believed that they would Muse, and placed it under the chamber window of Mr. Sly.
be lm • safe position until they had adopted some such Singular enough the housekeeper wennot awakened by the
emcee. (Hoar.) He thought that the association had done noise. At this time the old man wu sound asleep, when the crash
right in drawing up something like a draft of a of glass and casement startled him from his slumber. The
hill he ant, because, when be heard any vague cry in ickly succeeding fall of a heavy body made him start up
Wm soustry in favour of one particular project—whether it In bed. By the dim moonlight he caught the glimpse of a
MSS on that much-vexed question the currency, or any other man standing by the window ; in a moment a hand was
—the test he always liked comet was this—frame a bill for,pan placed en his throat, he was thrown backwards and, nearly
Ilknosed. New, the essocietion had so far given to the counlrY strangled, was unable to utter a cry for aid. Once or twice
a galr sppereenity of damming their principle ; they had
he e
thaws Wore it all the details for an act of parliament to essayed to do so, but the tighter compression of his throat,
the sharp click of a pistol lock, the touch of the cold muzzle
give education to the people, and in so doing had conferred against his ear, and the muttered threat that a word from
a Val benefit on their countrymen. Al regarded the loads- his lips would and him to eternity, checked hie half-formed
meet ils of that bill—he meant local rating, local manage- cries, and he lay passive within the ruffian's grasp. Two
meat, under an act of pailtunent fixing general pun- others leaped in rapid succession through the casement, the
ciples, unsectarian schools free to all, and free without ex-
penae7-on all thou great fundamentals he had no hesitation first of whom bore a dark lantern, the slide of which he
raised and showed that each of them was clad in white smock-
in giving his complete adhesion to their plan. Whether the frock,' and wore black masks, which covered their faces
plan of nonsectanan education which they had adopted was with the exception of the eyes. Voices underneath the
the hest which could be devised—whether it laid dam open window showed that the gang was a formidable one, and
to the objection that they were exclusively advocates of a that all resistance would be in vain. o Blow his brains
secular system of education—whether it could be devised out if ha stirs," whispered one of them, with a ho-rid
that they should give to religious teachers an opportunity, at imprecation. " Bind the old fellow fast first," suggested
Meted "al and places, of Must religious instruction, with the other ; and forthwith Its produced a rope, and with little
oat being paid teachers, he would not say ; Of whether they gentienees bound the old man band and foot ; but still the
burglar who had seized him did not relax his gra., upon his
should don
miactuanosas wastedontheeatuMniononrawq, wwhiseremmevezl.4younlisegk y
to Meanwhile one of the fellows with the utmost de-
brusg a certificate from his pastor, bearing testimony that liberation lit a candle which stood by the bed, and pr needed
be belonged to some cos Vegan= or religious body, Mahe- to force open a box which lay on the floor of the room. Its
Nunn, Christian, Roman catholic, or Jewish—though he
would not say that this latter plan would do hers ; but, contents, linen and other things, were not the objects he
coveted. Another box, of common slender deal, stood by
whatever plan was adopted, it must be unmated's in sawn, the bedside, at the top, in the corner. Its slim lock we.
and not made the pretext for excluding anybody from its broken at a blow, and there the burglar found, on lifting up
benefits. The gnat objection raised in this country, a handkerchief, tie booty he desired. The old man's five
and, no doubt, often very honestly urged, was, that they hundred sovereigns, lying loose in a bag, were taken out
did not propose to give a religious education. Now, any one before his face, and some title-deeds and other writings, of
at a distance reading or hearing this objection would fancy little value to them, but of much importune to him, were
that it we. made against a body of men who proposed, whilst brought out along with them. The old man struggled and
they gave secular education, to withdraw existing opportu- attempted to call out, but his efforts were met by a brutal
shies for religious instruction ; but then objectors ought to threat, emphatically repeated,. that they would blow his
remember that in this country there was a larger provision brains oat. The noise of this proceeding alarmed the
made fur the religious teaching of the people than in any housekeeper, who hes:dike fearful tbreat, and comprehended
other country in the world. There we., he thought, no in an Meant the mention is which her muter was placed.
country with the same population where half the amount of Terrified beyond measure, ahe screamed out, " Oh, for
money was devoted to purposes of religions training as in God's sake, spars his life." The fellows heard her voice, ono
Ragland. The associatioa did not propose to touch or ins- of them bunt open her door, which was thrown completely
pair that fond; but it contended in addition foe ills "cuter off its hinges by the violence of the shock, and, entering her
education of the whole of our ehildren,including a knowledge room, he presented a pistol at her breast, and swore that he
of those laws which should regulate our **admit towards our would pat an end to her existence if she uttered a word.
fellow-men and our Creator—those laws, be meant, which Too much alarmed to offer any resistance, even had it been
were recognised by all religions. There woe enough practicable, she submitted to have her hands tied, upon
within that broad pale to occupy the time of which the fellow broke open a chest in her room; bat find-
the teacher and of the pupil, without touching lug nothing of value, he left its contents untouched. It is
on sectarian or doctrinal points at all. (Cheers.) somewhat remarkable that, with the exception of these
We had hitherto stood our ground in competition wi three boxes, not a tingle article of furniture, ant a desk or
other countries, and this was partly owing to the peculiar drawer, was attempted to be forced. By thin time the other
characteristics of the English people ; for we wore, by a sort two had packed up the money, and desiring Mr. Sly to
of isstinct, a self-governing and orderly people ; habits "f remain quiet till six o'clock, under pain of death, they do-
arniadal were almost indiffewne to US. These theme* parted, curying also with them Mr. Sly's watch and same
'Mita:a had enabled this country to make thu progress silver spoons. They then proceeded through the
which it had done in competition with other countries ; but,
housekeeper's chamber, down stairs, dropping in
if we did not adopt some provision for the state education of their way the slide of their lantern. On getting to
the people, the next generation in this country was likely to tin lower apartments, they unlocked the door, first deposit-
he the most ignorant of any civilised community. Seeing lug the watch and the spoons on a table, as if they felt satin
how much, in the rivalry of nations, depended on the educe- fled with the money, and left the house, locking the door
lies of the people, and hearing what they had heard of Solt- after them, and carrying away the key. For about half-an-
meland and America, which he could 'corroborate, he said him Mr. Sly lay still, until ha heard by the sound of their
that we were not safe to leave the people of this country in footsteps that the robbers were gone, wizen he applied his
the same state they had been in. It had been °binged to him teeth to the knotted rope which bound his hands, and with
that he did not La" ednoetiene Ile trade, l° be free- He mush difficulty and considerable exertion succeeded in get-
had answered that objection by @eying, oWe do not at ell tiny them free. To release his feet was comparatively an
times Ism trade free ;" and he quoted, se an example, easy tank. He immediately unbound the housekeeper, who
ear peut.mse. Here was the question of the delivery of our was almost speechless and insensible from terror, and con-
isttessesedelY, expeditiously, end as cheaply as Pcosilde ; and tried to get out into the yard. He ran u speedily as he
lis older to mean this, 11l was lined that the bat way Wal could to the house of Mr. T. Hitchman, his nearest neigh-
to pleas the wo. kln the hands of government. Here was a hour, knocked him uip, and told him as well as he was able all
state provision for the delivery of letters all over the -count that had occurred. Mr. Hitchman immediately got up, and
try ; and he wanted men, who were agreed that it was de- information was given to the police at Solihull and also at
enable that children should be well educated, to Sprig mat gimumhsm. pow men, who hove been taken into non-
the state should be the organiser of the system of education. tody on suspicion, underwent an examination before the ma-
lls did not mean that the government, whether whig or wistrates at Soliliull on Saturday, and were remanded until
tory, should be allowed to control oducatice, nor that the „aiy (this (joy).
church should have a controlling power. What he meant
was, that the whole people should themselves organics a sys-
tem, which should be general and universal, and that could
not se done withoot the instrumentellty of parliament. Uwe
gave to parliament that duty of organisation, and laid dowse
retrain tin meat should belocal, and that all our mu-
nicipal and parochial powers should be preserved, and applied
to the purposes of education, he thought that no one had the
least ground or mum to object that they (the association)
were going to invest any powes in the state with a tyranny
over the great body of the people. On these grounds, he
(Mr. Cobden) came there to eve his complete adhesion to
the main principies of the plan of the isseocUtion ; to thank
them for the interest they bad excited and were exciting on
tlifietzuestion • and to exhort them not to be daunted by
a dos. ill public efforts had been met with difficulties
which were trivial in comparison with thou which they (the
umociaticaltwould have to encounter ; bat, at:the suns time,
all other o sots obtained by politicians sank into insignia
eau* in comparison with that which they sought to moan
pilelt.
YORKSHIRE.
AN INQUEST ON THE PERSONS DROWNED at Hall,
by the upsetting of a ferryboat, was held on Frida). One of
the whammies, when doesffiling the accident, said—After I
had got into the been a peel many parties Game to ens over
11 after me. I ass the 111 M hi the boat. The boat before we
[ started was quite hi. Mere so than the boatman wanted.
The boatman Geld he could not carry any more,
sad desired se ewe des he pt in. Al who were in the boat
wished at the. Rimer Batton Mills. I Mari tea fig two
Whit, set go by that beat trzegaid losethe
M. Qetalk
Hay ".1.1.1 Is°
re. es.)e TVs bestow* gf°ll:4l7the
bade( es sesa es he meld. There was 26 or 27 passes in,
as weer la Isr SA. flare was no rope used in intim the
beet asses es this amiss. The water was muds(
dolt •0' Mil& I 414 not ow a shop amt the
quay. Ths paean la the 'host wan very gemerelsome
when they get has MO beat, sad the boatman esil them ire-
qus="46.l'isk I &a% think as is to blues et aIL He
p kw ___ sad whim wh we - into the middle of the
. .

A MURDER has been committed near Perahore.
The victim is a young woman named Btaight, who wee re-
turning home, when some person killed her, it is suppose
by blows on the head. ♦ man of bad eharaeter, who hal
been heard to threaten dimmed, has been taken into cur
Cody. An inquest will be held to-morrow

EigitEFORDSILIRIL
LEOMLNSTER ELECtION.—AII is bustle and activity
in this borough, and all three candidates have issued ad-
dresses. Mr. Frederick Peel declares himself an advocate
for every retrenchment compatible with the public safety,
the protection of our widely extended commercial interests,
and with the drat maintenance of the national credit. He
adds—" The neousitp et a wise economy is the more urgent,
in my opinion, because I feel it incumbent upon me to red*
every attempt (if such be made) to reimpose taxation upon
those articles of foreign import which constitute the mate-
rials on which outtnitanfeetairing industry is employed, or
which enters into the subsistence or administers to the com-
forts of the gnat mass of the community; tinker it should
be deemed prudent, on more extensive experience of the
effects of freertrade matrons to adopt a different line of
policy—a tumult, however, Which Ido not anticipate."
—Bir Edward Hilwer Lytton, in his address, alter alluding
to general matters of legislation, comes to the endowment
question, and declares that he shall offer his mast strenuous
oppodtan spinet the endowment of the Irish Roman
catholic clergy.—Mr. Philliniore, in his address, declares
himself an ultra-liberal. He is a supporter of marching
reforms in the law, the church, and the national expendi-
ture. He would exclude bishops from the House of Lords
and require. them to reside on their diocese nine months
every year. He Is also an advocate for vote by. ballot, an
extension of the suffrage, and for a compret suave and im-
partial scheme of national edneation.—Mr. Peel has sus-
maded his maven for the present to attend the marriage of

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THE CATHEDRAL SERVICE AT BRISTOL will, it
reported, be changed. The Bristol Mercury says, it is pro-
posed that the whole of the &aunts shall be omitted, and
the Litany, 80., be merely read.
ALLEGED MURDER.—Some persons were drinking
on Tuesday night at Badminton, when a quarrel arose, end
some time afterwards one of the party, named J. Watts, was
found dead and eovered with blood in the tavern yard. An-
other of the drinkers, named HAW, was taken into custody,
and a verdict of wilful Murder has since been returned by a
jury. Hobbs is now in gaol awaiting trial on the capital
charge.

ANTI-SLAVE-TRADE MEETING AT ROCHESTER.—
public sheeting of the inhabitants of the above city and Ito
vanity was held to Friday evening, to take into considera-
tion the long toseased and fruitless expenditure of public
mosey is annoying to supprem thellare trade, and with a
view to the *dopiest of a cheap and effective substitute. The
meeting wee Wein the New Corn Exchange, and was the
first ever, asanabiled then—a kind of consecration of the
building, as it esessed, to benevolent and metal purposes.
—J. Basey, Esq., having taken the chair, the proceedings
were opened by &r. F. Wheeler, who remarked that this
was &question entirely dinned of political considerations
—a field affording the widest scope for the exertions of cram
friend of humanity. The object of the meeting was to de-
mand the liberation of the slaves now retained by Spain and
Brasil ; and Englishmen were called on to see that the dig-
nity. of' the British empire should no longer be set at nought
by the infringement of the treaties those powers had made
with Great Britain. accordingly moped the first
gligitidisa Mediae leans with Bellew of
coats2l=atment author.
the sowoireaga:nrs=se of BB and of he thas=gita el
AfYr slave e. lnd It min tem to be on to
wammeamowsis nth seder eireantstanam el surayMed Itlwelf7
sad berm !het eabibis stated thaw is thistly attributable
*the eamban et the Spins b and Braaten goventments, wbo (al. •
Maud by peknalatiatise irith Oral Britain to suppress the
trs&s)etill miler in lentheienee matter, le the stipulations oldies*
trade sal** grorlkss of eh* owe laws. That es the only re..
Seed e
hspe et lerwandag this Miesione ememaresal mol hes in tke
kidlik Ms ilrelistfee in Astir, Klee biome utely neceseary
that the .lldak
alb
shealit forthwith demand the Menden
tram dawn ef al Atrium Imparted fak, the Opal& miceles dose
=IN Ys. Ms Ikea& IWO 1811, and that they therefore bear. •
le tabs the neemenn stept for Was..
ems ell=l preemenetien ea the part al the germisemala.
he Wag la atilt lbe the Who atelmks of lisle frees Use
=le.tlet until dowry Ilmifehall be aballshed •
souse`esrectlve
And that We omegas de peak% the o Come
mansassuldbely.
This resolutka was esoraded by Mr. H. Everest, end
supported by Mr. J. Socible, who, in a speech of
soma 'length, showed that, although an expenditure of
about 660,0001., or, perhaps, with incidental and nib-
oellanenen =Deans, 1,000,0001. per annum, had been in.
caned by Great Britain for =any years past in the guppies. •
dos of slavery, this infamous trifle is still carried on with
aggravated honors, and to as great an extent as ever, sta,