The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-12 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

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LANCASHIRE.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF MURDER AT LIVER-
POOL.- -On Tbursilay last Charin Galhightr, en Irbh la-
bourer at the &Ales, was married toe young woman, a air •
rant in a sai:on* lodging house. Oa Saturday morning the
bride was found dead iu bed, lyiag between the bridegroom
and his friend, another young Irishmsn. On examinati,,n,
it was tound that the young worn n had been strangled.
Both the men are in Custody.
LEICESTERSHIRE.
IHSTRAIN T 8 FOR NON-PAYMENT OF CIICIICTI RATES.
churchwardens of the parish of St. Martin's, Leices-
ter, a few days since, caused distraint& to be made on the
good• of eight or nice of the dissenting tradesmen of that
parish, who jsct to compulsory pa}menta, for the support
of wonhip at pieces they never attend, and the goods so &s-
-trained were offered tor sale by public auction, in the Town-
ball, on Monday afternoon. The company at the sale was
not b 0 numerous as on some previous OCCibi.)ll4, and it passed
off very quivly. Only five or if lots were bid for; the re-
mainder are to be sold by private cnn'ract. The auctioneer
occupied the chair Cl the chief raag.strate while the lots
were tiffer,d.

"Rusk.
110 T kt IT.Ir.IAY OPY.ltt.—The gorgeous but ex-
cessively long and somewhat fatiguing opera of " Semi-
ramide* was followed last night by a new ballet, taped
" Gorilla, or tie in which Lucile Grahn made her
appearance. As it did not login till past midnight, by
which t me a large portion of the audience had departed, it
waa presented under some disadvantage ; neverthelem it was,
on tue whole, well received and will go off still better
when performed earlier :n the night. The principal
incident is the r aitiog of a will. A young spend-
thrift, who Las dis,,hased his father by felling in
love with a Cancer, is disinherited, the lather
bequeathing his e,tate tu his brother, the young man's uncle.
The lovers set about practising a variety of devices to get the
old gentleman to part with the property. The lady appears
to him us a ghost, and frightens him to death ; and both of
them play upon him under several disguises, the objects of
some of which were not very clear. At length he gives up
the property to the blandishments of the strange lady,
when Coe luvers discover themselves and ask his fur.
giv..ness, which of course is granted. This framework
introduced some admirable dancing by Mdlle. Grahn. In
her aretral dance she skimmed along the ground with a
most phantom like Lightner' ; and a tarantella, danced by
her in the guise of a country girl, was most graceful and cap-
tivating. She was loudly applauded, and greeted with
'bowers of bouquets. Coati, as the lover, was exceedingly
clever; and the part of the old gentleman was acted by
Signor Appiani with a good deal of Italian humour. The
piece c-incluiled wi h a dance by the female corps de ballet, in
which there was some very beautiful grouping.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
CltrliCH EXTENSION.—At the last meeting of the Lich-
fieFl Diocevan Church Extension Society, he d at Wolverhampton, the
todowing grants were ma.... —Towards building a new church at
Leon Head, Wiaenhall, WM.; increasing the ammo:arta:ion at
Boron Church, by re-pewing, 201.; rebuilding, with enlargement,
the pariah church at Cobalt, 1501.; boilding a parsonage-Louse at
Wetley Rodeo, 2001.; ditto at little Eaton, 1501. ; ditto at Wood-
ville, SOL ; and ditto at Menton!, 2001.
Tim SoVIEVY FOR TILE RELIEF OF THE WIDOWS AND
Oarna, v Or TIM CLF.IWY of the Arehleaconry of Stafford held their
annual meeting on Thuvday last, Archdeacon Ilodeon in the chair.
The sum of 4601. was voted to la applicants, but in (+cruel cases the
usual giants were obliged to be in tame degree reduced, owing to the
death and removal of many of the autucrib,ra.
VACANCIRS.—The S t the Pagation of the
Gomel in Foreign Parts haveocie bety enur Propagation
requested to recommend to her
Majaity'a government a well qualified clergyman for a vacant chap-
laincy in Van Dicinen's Lend, and also one tur the aettiemeat on the
Gold Coast.-- Additional un+-ionaries are afro wanted fur stations in
Cando, AnsWidia, and the Caper,' Good Hope.
I'ILLFERMENT.—IS J. W. Willets, to Green's Norton
C., Northamptonature, din Peterborough,