The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-07 00:00:00

THE THIRD DRAGOON GUARDS.

A district coort•martial sat at the Nottingham
Barracks on Monday, for the purpose of trying S venni
Jahn Newman, oho was in ikon* of the guard at the time
rivets Mdf.tt escaped, •.rly on the 28th of October, the
morning of his intended trial for offences cemmiCed during
the recent ineuhordinstiou. Two sentinels ere in custody
for the same culpable ni pligence, bat they will be dimes•sd
ohm seem alight summary unishment. The sentence upon
t Newman is, no doubt, of a more see...nature, but
teZrit be made known until approved by the Commanders
111 Chief. _

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It wee stated about a week ago that the three men yet
remaining to be tried for insubordination—Butterworth,
Ball, and Knox—would cot be brought before Reneral
courte-marnal, for which sppliceion had been made, on
eacoluit of the Duke t.f Wellington not being wil-
ling to impute t 3 them as severe • crime as
trial by a general cour -martial would imply.
Up to two or three days ago thin impression prevailed. but
on Friday Major. Genital Thorn, commander of the north-
eastern district, visited Nottingham, and it wee found that
some mistake had been made in reading the Duke of Wel-
lington's lester,for directly afterwards the genersl hind, were
ordered.
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Whilst in Nottingham, Major• General Thorn mode very
cider Inquiries r 'peeling the threats that had been used
Private Alfred Bra her, to the effect that the 3rd Dregoon
herds had made up their minds, before leaving Nottingham,
to maltreat every polictin tit who fell into their ha Ids, on
account of some few members of the police form having as.
slated in apprehending v viral of the privates woo broke from
barrack.. Finding the üblishetl statement correct, the
Mejar-Gmeeral, aceempa-ied by Lientenant.Celonol amber
sad Major Dyson, visited the town authorities, and gave an
as.uranos that every effort should be made to avert the
threatened collision, and to preserve the peace.

The positive, but unnecessary and somewhat vexatious
injunction, not to publish any portion of the evidence taken
at the five warts martial held last week, still remains in
forgo, and is likely so to continue for a few days longer. Mr.
Bowls; is retained to defend this three men to be tried to-
morrow. Onset them, Butterworth, is the man over wheat
head Bergoantgasjor Davis broke his sword. Re is charged
with seising the sergeant-major, and holding him mita a
mew of men had escaped train the Gate public-house on
Ay night o' the groat outbreak. Davis entered the hors-s
with his sword drawn, and seeing a number of men chore
whom he wanted, he exclaimed, If any man stirs an inch I
will ran him through !" Butterworth, having had rime beer
during the short time hn had boon away from barracks,
and being the strongest man in the regiment,
instantly jumplel up, and seising hold of the naked sword,
mid, " Nay &firma Major, you shall not hurt me, neither
ehall you run any of mcomrade. through." A struggle
ensued, the Sergeant Major struck him, and broke his
sword, and ultimately he was thrown to the ground in
rather en unsoremonmus manner. Butterworth is alleged
to be an extremely well meaning man, though by this indis.
credos he has rendered bisosolt a first clue offender; and
Know and Ball, his accomplices, are similarly implicated.
Three different members of the regiment have made for-
mal charges against Lieutenant Colonel Arthur, which of
wane have been reported to the line Guards ; but what
• be tae malt of any inquiry into hit conduct that may
follow remains to be determined after all the courts-martial
upoo the refractory privates have been disposed of.

FRICTION Or A Nsw FORT AT STOREHOUSE.
In addition to the fortifications lately completed at 11Jvisand,
Ptellecombe-point, and Drake's Island, as defenses for this
harbour, • new fort bashes* erected Ist above the site of the
obi Long Room Bermeks, at the Victualing-yard Point,
which will render complete %hidden°, of the &nal sad the
entrance to Ramon 1. The new building is called The
Prince of Wales's Redoubt," and the high ironed upon
which it is si• it gad gives it the entire sowintsai of the her.
bour. Within the barrier gates is • diced 20 feet wide,
which is flanked by two caponieres, ant so commanded
by loop-hates in the cumin. sad the Gat itself, that I.
the event of as assault, the smalleass would ba exposed
to a heavy be of mu,ketry„ while the besieged would
Is effseinally protected. The external walls, on the
sib Isms& the laud. an *even feet thick, and awl's*,
gessls end, InMend of Wag built up perrailitularly
ilism the ditch, they an so maned as to brine the greatest
number of the attackipg party within the line of
ice The fort itself is shut up by two pain of mantis.
getse—the first of wood, lined with wrought i -on plates, and
as reamed musket-proof ; the ethers of heavy insight icon
bars. Oa the rignt-hand side of the estrange is "the heap,"
in which are the officals: Spartan, the military storehouse,
and the magasine, the whole being "unwonted by " a
platform," protected by anaket-proof walls, which are loop-
hooted on the two sides which look towards the laid, so as
to afford the means of deism* in the event of an attack
hoes that direction. All the windows of " the keep" are fitted
with suasive wrought iron shutters, also 100p-pooled and
musket-proof, each shutter weighing from two to three cwt.
Unclog round the outside of the keep," Sat within the
fen itself, is a satiety, supported upon messive east iron
columns, sad lending cm to the " terrapins's" on which are
eight 66-pounders, meowed upon traversing plationse, sad
commanding the whole sea line from the Lambda, Point
to Devil's Pint. In easematei, under the terrapleae are
two leek howitzers, spa, es data aide of thou; the
a Is her the aoldlasu who will be iinextedla the foit.
These spartaw to will afford aceounsodatios for a emptily
of artillery. They its fitted up is the weal atyla lot bar-
, la& roam, with east iron fitment.; the asillags are initial
sad six lisp thick; sad the floors as well as the tarn-
s: sad the platform over the keep are laid With the
M
l asphalte. The llbop }rted. aro 'plight feet
and coasidered to be boaalshe tort WI beta
just two years is loans of aroollos, a;trdintlgocal end wall
be about 15,0001. It is ossatruoted 7 of &used
rased from the gauzy Ishii pap under the
het. This *Mb Si the rvanwes, the pies of this es-
debtaositegiatia ether pasta Mina -sutra strove% was
OM of Armed posits. A wow read is is
amuses of hestaides, up to tho salsa of the feet, sad ample
provialas ivy boa nada for **Wiwi as shindy% 'apply of
waft&

Captain Sir James Ilan arrived at the Admiralty
on Monday, and had intro view with the board. The gal-
lant akar appeared mbar ti's ROM for his perilous relate,
but was r.aesed with his characteristic energy. We
undentand that it is his coalldlyi'f G.Pialas that neither Sir
John Weeklin nor any of his bra ye eon i°"6 Sr.
„eat'
ward of any navigable point ia the Mims. sod if
there be any chance of their *estrus .4t i.la the supposition
that he proceeded in a westerly directig s and in such case
we can only expect to hear frem the mime's' adventurers by
the Mackenzie detachment, or by her Maje ny's ship Plover,
Commander Moore, by way of Russia.
Sir James traversed at least 230 miles oa the' ice, the bergs
of which were frightful, much more so than any' of the eve-
rinieed Arctic voyagers had seen before., Sir lanes and his
party penetrated as far as the wreck of the Fury, when he
found the old tent standing, and everything abot't it is a
rate of the best preservation. At this point Sir Incites de-
peaked a large quantity of provisions, and also the swim
launch of the Enterprise. The tau& of Sir James anon
the boundless reeions of ice is truly stated as a most vesperal-
leled feat in exploration. We us sorry is find, however,
that it was is no way euromful.
The sepias, °Seen, and ship's company, have worked
together meet baresoniouely—a spirit of emulation having
ao every one is the great philanthropic task or
endeavourers/ to carry help and succour to their
loag-loat friends. In the whole course of big re-
searches, it le said Sir James Et .as never met with a single
Signings:.
Sir lanes speaks meet highly of all those who have been
cosucted and assosiated with him. Re is fully satisfied
that all has been duo teat could be done by the Admi-
ralty in the appropriates of the venal, the selection of the
new and tae extensive equipment of sack vessel, in stores,
provisions, ike. _ _

The Admiralty have ordered a couple of steamers from
Woolwich, to to up the Enterprise end Inyteigator to
Woolwich, to be paid off; and their lordships hare also
caused up from Kirkcaldy the matter of the whaler Advice,
about which so much has bean said.

A MILLION OF CHURCH MONEY ENJOYED BY ONE
FAMILY.—It is calculated that the late Bishop North, of
Manchester, the father of the present Bari of Guildford, ob-
tained for himself and family, during his lifetime, nearly •
million of money out of the established church. He lived to
a great age himself, and be made all his sons and sons
in-law prebsadP, besides giving them the richest church
gifts in his diocese. Ms fayoutite son, the present Berl of
Otaildfcad, was loaded with wealthy prderments, for he was

at one time Prebend of Wincbestai Cetbedral, rector of St.

Mary, Southampton, and of Alreaford, and master of Sr.

Cross Hespital. Bishop North lived =any years abroad.
One of his sons, Brownlow North, refused to enter the

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church, bat his father made him hold same situation u lay-
man, by which be derived a large income from ecclesiastical
sources. Brownlow North resembled George the
Fourth in being a man of captivating address and
insinuating winners. He was very feud, however,
of the pugilistic tut, and about 20 years ago he fought
a pitched battle in Southampton with a prize-fighting ostler
of that town, and " licked his man," within eight of his
brother's rectorial residence and church.

THE BIBHOFEICE OF VICTOIMa, HONO-BONO.—
Yesterday the Bishop of Victoria and his wife, with a petty
of seven clergy and candidates for holy orders, embarked at
Portsmouth in one of Messrs. Phillips, Shaw, and Lowther's
maids, the Sir George Pollock, Captain Withers, for the
distant field of their evangelical labours in Chios. They
wen aceumpanisd on board by • party of clergy and other
friends, who paid them this farewell token of respect and
interest id their mission. The China minion of the Church
of Englanu, which at present nunthert two mis-aionsries
at each of the northern cities of Bhanghae and Ningpo
(exclusive of chaplains), will be now strengthened on
the bishop's arrival by the following additions:
Rev. F. F. Gough, WA., scholar of St. John's Cam.
bridge, for Ningpo; Rev. W. Welton, 8.A., Caine
C Cambridge; and Mr. R. D. arkson, Church
Mitsionary Collette, Islington, to commence a minion at
Foochow.Foo ; Rev. B. T. R. Mouttrieff, M.A , and Mr. M.
C. (dell, BA., of Trinity College, Dublin, tutors in the pro-
posed inisaithary college at Kong-Koeg. Tire spiritual
wants of our merchant seamen in China have also not been
overlooked. Mr. James Holderne as, brother of the indc
fatigable clergyman at the Thames Church mission, accom-
panies the bishop, with a special view to the religious in-
struction of European sailors visiting Hong-Kong end
Wnampos. An interesting member of the party is an intel-
ligent Chinese convert, under course of preparation for the
Christian minisiry, and a probationer for holy orders,
with • visw to fence east ulness amongst his fellow
countrymeut at Hiszapng. The bishop's engage-
ments in visiting this' • various friends and supporters
of the mission since the period of his consecra-
tion have not been without sumac In addition to 3,0004,
given anonymously by a "Brother and Sister," some months
ago, and 20001. granted in July and October. by the
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (both which
sums are fur building the college), the bishop has himself
milleeted nearly 3,0001. towards the various objects of his
mission. From his lordship's various public addresses It
appears that next to the duties of ministering to the epiritnal
wants of British subjects at Hong-Kong, and occaebseal
visitations to the five consular ports, his attention will
be directed to training a bad, of Chinese thnthe to b--
come missionaries in their own country. For this punt
pose he has succeeded in obtaining the services of two
able tutors, who will carry on the work of tuition, under
his superictendence, as ex-officio warden of the college.
Considering the number of tne party under his charge, the
bishop has determined to proceed with them by the longer
route viii the Cape, V preference to taking himself the more
expeditious journey overland, and leaving them to proceed
by themselves.
A PIRATED COPY OF BYRON'S WORKS WITH
Nora.—A navel alter had recently taken from his bog-
giest by the authorities of the remise a copy of the whole
of the works of Byron in one volume, which had been printed
and published in Paris, and being • foreign reprint of a wor!
which was the enpyrioht of en eminent English publisher,
was a pirated edition, and illusion prohibited to be imported
into this country under the provisions of the act for the pro
tection of English copyright at present in force. This
pirated copy of the works of the noble poet was of more than
common interest and value, es it contain* d an actual manu-
script letter of some length from Byron to the editor of a
celebrated Parisian punt, from Venice, dated in the
year 1819, disclaiming in a very witty and humorous
manlier the authorship of a work which had been airmibed
to his pen by the journal in question, and commented upon
as such in a critical notice. In another part of this cop was
interleaved some of the manuscript writini of his "Child.
Harold," with the corrections of the noble author in their
original state. How these interesting mementoes of thia
gifted writer became incorporated with this foreign copy of
his works it Is difficult to conjecture, but, as may be sup-
posed, it add d greatly to its intrinsic value, and the owner
of the copyright kindly gave his necessary permission toe
the book to be restored to the owner by the authorities,
ander the circumstances of its having been in his on
for some time, and in order to prevent so valuable a book
being destroyed.
CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM PACKET COMPANY.-1
halt yearly meeting of this company was hold at their offices,
Eden-quay, on Saturday, the and lust., when a satisfactory
report was read to the proprietors and the usual diaidend of
3 per cent. for the half-year wee declared.
CONFLICT WITH hunt Tithlfrft.—On Turslay lest
a large quantity of potato. s, of • chaise sort, belonging to T.
Rider, ~ were stolen frets • field at Cozhestn. On the
seat day toucher, the gastekeeper, was in Darneliwood,
whet he saw two men and two women approaching. He bid
himself to observe them, and saw them turn Into the wood and
on enema bags front a neap of smaugaled MAIM. Oa their
departure, he went to the spot and found a large quantity of
the stolen potatoes, cleverly covered with leaves and rubbish.
He immediately gave information to Mr. Rider, who, with
the constable and Ilr. Prue, went with him fa pursuit.
They nerd the party to But-green, Lintels, when they found
them cooking the potatxs, and likewise some onions and
• apples. Oa attaapting to arrest them they made a moat
savage resistance, pelting Mr. Rider and his party with stones
aid oulisne, aecompaute with no little abase. Ultimately
they were overpowered, and taken to Boughton-place, when
Mr. Rider kindly forgoes the women. and desired them to
be set at liberty, ordering the =auto be taken to Maidstone
for examination. The women no stoner found themselves
rebutted than they commenced a meet determined attack
with stones on Mr: Rider's hothouse, breaking about twenty
squares of glees. They were consequently again captured,
not without difficulty and danger, for they fought despe-
rately, and the whole party placed in durance. Next day
they were sommitted to gaol for a month's berg labour.—
Maidebsse Journal.
THE AIRMAN SLAVE ThaDff.--02 Mondaylfat an
address wee pressated to Mr. W. Hutt, M.P., In the eat.
hal Newmetle-catTrad, by the Mayor of Oresheed, on
behalf of admirals of the MA. cokathrle 's Wittman-
tarp anartikas to abolish the slave on the coast of
Aisles. The address, which hunted on the.inutilitl,
isapolky, and extravagance of tha omila BradreNi SS fir is
any substantial mitigation of the horrors of slavery was
cenehrsed, having been read, Mr. Hatt, te the bores of a
hot 1,317. Yee
those views *blab' he had so often on.
fined in hisphee in parliament ; .and. having &Plana the
ill SNOW of his meat sloths to isoprene them on govern-
ment. and the Massey which wee so plainly viable to'
uthistain and segment the mildren, piomised the theethig
that he would et eta wily patios next seedlit, whet the ex-
piration of the Preach slave treaty men bring the whole.
gnostical 'beim pediment, eatmlit Inaba to elicit their
deliberate opinion upon it. Tha meeting, which was highly
IreC=. seperatedorith the *seal vote .of.thattllfs
to

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