The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-08 00:00:00

• CLERICAL,
PBTERAOROOOII.—A new church, to be dedicated to St.
Paul. is about to he erected in this city, and it is understood
that Earl Fitawilliam, the Bishop, the Dean and Chapter,
and Dr. James here promised handsome donations to the
building fund. A district will probably be assigned by the
ecclesiastical commissioners under the 6 & 7 Vic., e. 37.
PRIPSIOIENII3.—Rev. F. Kirton to Kettering C., Notth-
aroptonshire ; dio., Peterborough.—Rey. O. J. M. Paterson
to the consolidated rectories of Broome and Oakley, Suffolk ;
dio., Ely; 5611.; patron, Sir Edward Kerrison.—Res. J
Morton to °mealy St. Michael C., Norfolk ; die., Nerw

NAVAL
PRIZE Mosmv.—Notice is given in last night's Gazette
that the account sales of the proceeds arising from the capture
of the slave vessel, name unknown, by her Majesty's ship
Waterwitch, T. F. Birch, Esq., commander on the Bth of
May, 1846, wil be egister. din the High Cotirt of Admiralty
on or after the 17th instant.
MALTA, Dee. 25.—Distribution of the Mediterranean
fleet 101, Capt. Richards,. bearing the flag of
Vice-Admiral Sir W. l'arker ; Trafalgar, 120, Capt. Hope ;
Rodney, 90, Capt. E. Collier; Superb„ 80, Copt. Corry
Thetis, 36, Capt. Codrington ; Gladiator, st. fr., Capt. Robb •
Bulldog, at. al., Cam. Key; were all lying at Leghorn, on thi
13th inst.—At Athens; Metes:ix it., Coro. Battler; Amason,
6, Capt. I. Stopford.—At Beyrout : Spartan, 26, Capt. Sy-
monds.—At Smyt on : Mutine, 12, Com. Palmer.—At Pate's:
Fantome, 16, Com. L. Hardy ; Spitfire, st., Lieut. J. Mac-
donald ; Locust, at , Lieut. B. R. Power.—At Alexandria:
Sidon, st. fr., Capt. W. B. Henderson.—At Trieste, thence
to take Sir Stratford Canning
.to Constantinople Antelope,
at., Lieut. F. Smyth.—Surveying in the Gulf of &denies :
Research cutter, Lieut. Lord J. Browne.—ln Malta har-
bour : Ceylon, 12, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L.
Curtis; Vanguard, 80, Capt. G. F. Rich; Vengeance, 84,
Capt. S. Lushington ; Volage, 22, Capt. T. Graves; Belle-
isle, 72, Capt. J. Kingonme (will embark the 54th Regt.
on the 27th, for passage to Barbadoes); Harlequin, 16, Com.
Moore (will shortly sail for Rio de Janeiro); Hecate, at, al.,
Corn. R. Moorman; Tartarus, at., Lieut. Sir G. Webster,
Bart. ; Oh, ron, at., Lieut. Gardiner. A fatal accident,
writes a correspondent, occurred on board this vessel, on her
panage front England. From the peculiar construction of her
tines, and some misplacement of her funnel, her deck caught
fire : in attempting to get it under, one man got so dreadfully
burnt that he shortly expired.—Flamer, at., Com. Lavie,
will take the next Indian mail to alarseilles.—Volcano, at.,
Lieut. Crane, lett Malta on the 22nd fir the lonian islands
and Patras with the mails brought by the Pacha.—The Blen.
beim, transport, is lying here preparing to embark the right
wing of the lst bast. 97th Rcgt. for Canada.—The Sidon
arrived on the 24th from Alexandria.—The lit wing of 69th
Regt. is still in quarantine, several cases of small-pox
having occurred.
DEVON PORT, J 6.—Asia, 84, Capt. R. Stopford, with
the flag of Rear-Admiral Hornhy, sailed this morning for
the Pacific. Albion, 90, Capt. Fremantle, was mustered and
inspected this atternoen, by Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, pre-
paratory to her being brought lard harbour to be paid off.
Diligence, tr-pt, Martin, master, and Sinbad navy lighter,
with stokes, sailed yesterday, the former for Chatham, and
the latter far Woolwich and Deptford.

SPORTING.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1818.
ICF.WMARKET HANDICAP of 25 son. each, 10 ft, and only
5 if declared before the 2 4th January.—War Eagle, 9st 41b ;
Mendicant, Sit 131 h ; Miss Sarah, BA 12Ib Lady Wildair,
Sit Illb ; Dulcet. Sot Sib ; Rsttrap, Rot 61b ; Saddle, gat Glb;
Reminiscence, Sit. 6th ; The Willow, Sat 616 ; Magnet,
Bst Glb ; The Prior of St. Margaret's, Sot Glb ; Antler,
Sot filh; The Conjuror, Sat Gib; Sutlej, Sat Glb; Prussic Acid,
Bat Sib ; Clarendon, Sot slb ; Mogador, Bst 41b; Clumsy,
Bst 4lb ; Clermont, Sit 310; Vanish, Sat 21b ; Vesta, Sat 21b ;
Mathematician, Sot llb ; King of Merven, Set Ilb ; Min
Burns. list 1 lb ; Walmgate.bar-without,Rst ; Projectile, Set;
Crozier, 84 ; itlontpeasier, 84 ; Epirote, 7st 131 b; Picnic,
Tat 13th ; The Questionable, 7st 1216 ; Clementine, ist 12Ib ;
The Liberator, 7st 11lb ; Chemisette, 7st 111 b; Fergus,
7st 1 1lb; Christopher, 7st 111 b; Trouncer, 7st 11Ib ; Black
Dwarf, Tat 111 h ; Tufthunter, 7st 10Ib ; Ennui, Tot 101 b ;
Administrator. ist 91b; St. Demetri, Tat 716; Hydrangea,
7st 71h; Duc.an-duress, 74 7lb : Alboni, 7st 61b , Watchdog,
Tat 611) Rufus, let Sib ; Bingham, ist Sib
Marietta,
lit 51b ; Vampyre, 74 51h ; Sagacity, Tit Slb Pantomime,
7st 41b: Couchis, 7st 316 ; Pillage, ist 31b ; Queen Mary,
lit 3lb ; Lady Lift, Tat 2lb ; Pottinger, Tat 21b ; Prospect,
Tat 2lb ; West India Flintier. 7st 21b ; lonia, 74 2lb ; Mar-
pessue, 7st ; Deriades, 7st ; Doctrine, 74 ; Millwood, Gst 13Ib ;
Circassian Maid, Get 13Ib ; Sir Martin, Est 121 b ;
Get 121 b ; Palms, Got 1016 ; Lady Lurewell, fist 101 b ; Kim-
blesworth, fist 9th ; Marquis of Conynehatn, fist gib ; Pas-
sionate, Get 91h ; Sir l'etet Laurie, Gat 81b ; Milliner, Gat 7th;
Widred, 64 51b; Tuscan, Est bib; Rainbow (late Old
Brompton), fist 51b ; Taffrail, Est 31b ; filly by the Provost,
out of Miss Whip, Get; Paladin, Gat; Cracow, fist; MMte,
sst 13Ib : Bacchanalian, .54 131 b; Sylvan, sst 13th; St. An-
tonio (late St. Antonio di Padua), sst I lib ; Good Boy,
bat 101 b ; The Prince, sst 101 b; Reflection, sst Sib ; Sam
Hood, Sot 716 ; Miss Margrave, sst 716; Embrace, sst 716 ;
Black Doe, sst slb ; Duplicity, Sat Sib ; Practice, sst 21b;
Remembrance, 54 21b.
SECOND SPRING MEETING.
SNTEEPSTAKE,‘ of 10 son. each, with 50 added, for two-
yr-olds.—Ch f h e Onodwood (late his Grace), h c
Retail, eh f Kiesiway. br c Guizot, ch f Peerage, br f The
Racketty Girl, b c Weetow, ch c by Cotherstone out of Di-
ploma. ch I by Harkaway out of Min Twickenham, Rodney,
c by Epirus dam by D'Egville, br f by Venison out of Fac-
tory Girl, b (Jane Eyre, b c bro to Eldon, b f Charm, br c
by olvinvivi, a.," h Willisaham . eh f by
Harkaway—Agnes, Francium, hr f Nina.
FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
GRANBY STAKES of 30 *ors. each, 20 ft, for two-year-
olds.-13 c Belmont, Borneo, fby Cothentone out of Cow-
slip, Sobraon, b c Swivel, br f Harkaway out of Spangle,
Wet Nune, b c Canadian, h c by Hercules out of Empress,
b c by Venison out of Odessa, Farthingale, br e by Roches-
ter—Chatham.
HOUGHTON MEETING.—MONDAY.
CRITERION STAKES of 30 SATs each, 20 ft, for two-year
olds.—B c Hidallan, hr f The Racketty Girl, br c Egglestone,
b c Canadian, b c Andros, br f Ortez, b f by Harkaway out
of Spangle, b c Elthiron, br c Solon, c be Voltaire
out of Mecca, c by Voltaire out of Silistria, f by
Beiram—Elegance, b f Leer rdemain, br I Nina, b f
by Venison out of Margellina, b c by Sir Hercules
out of Empress, h e by Venison—Odessa, ch c by Slane—
Partiality, b f Raillery, br c Garrick, b c Routh, br c Abbot
of Means, br c by Touchstone out of Castateel, br c by
Touchstone out of Garland, Captain Parry, Crucible, Eddy-
stone, Damson, f by Touchstone out of Mickleton Maid, Fe-
rozepore. Philippa, b or br c Curriga Cue, Sobraon, Sautiv-la-
coupe, Ravensbone, Broadway Swell, Decrepit, Croagh
Patrick. Bright Buck.
EPSOM SUMMER MEETING.
WoonCOTE STAKES of 10 toes each, with 100 added, for
two-yr olds.—Ch c Cashier, Lepidue, br c British Consul, ch
e Sir Henry Hardinge, b c Cmsaria, ch f Kiss-a-way, hr f The
White Lady, Westow, Abbot of Meant, ch c by Slane out
of Partiality, b f by Ciesar out of Emily.
GOOD WOOD.
RICHMOND STAKES of 25 son each, 10 ft, three-yr olds.—
The Sheriff, Sotterley, Deerstalker, h f Archery, b f Shrop-
shire Witch, b e The King of Kildare, Blue, Dimanche,
Lancaster, Regicide, Springy Jack, hr f Hornpipe, br f Re-
flection, b e Surplice, b e Loadstone, b c Fallow Deer, Glen-
dower, Cervus.

VAIN Erdalttsztittl.
PALACE COURT.
Beton:, w. Cottle, Em.
DISCOVNTING BILLS.—RAYWAILD O. DAuroN.—Thiewas
an action to recover 151. on a bill of exchange, brought by
the holder asaisst the endorsee. The bill in question was
an accommodation one, and bad been drawn by a person
named Palmer upon the brother of the defendant and dis-
counted by the plaintiff. When it became due neither the
drawer nor the accepter being in a position to take it up,
Palmer called upon Hayward and gave him a sovereign to
let it stand over another week, oud 10s. more was given for
a similar extension of time. Hayward not being able to
obtain asettlement for the bill brought his action against the
defendant, who had endorsed it, he being the best able to
pay it. Por the defence it was contended that as the law
did not render any sub+equent parties to a bill liable, where
an extension of time had been granted, without their being
made a party to i., the present action must fail. It having
been proved that the arrangement in question had been
made without the defendant's knowledge the jury gave
their verdict against the plaintiff,

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
Before Mr. Commissioner Harris.
IN Rs R. W. P. PARLEY. RAISING MONEY VPON
POST-OFFICE SvAssvi.--This insolvent wall opposed by Mr.
Cooke for Meson. Evans and Payne. The trade debts
amounted to 1,7001. It appeared that the insolvent had kept
a toy-shop, and was appointed letter receiver by the post-
office authorities, for which he was paid 601. a year. On the
p‘ost-office eing removed from his house, be was found
wanting" in the sum of 3311. 17s. 4d.—Mr. Cooke put
several questions to the insolvent, and from his re-
plies, it transpire,' that he had been in the habit
of pawning po6tage stamps, and that he hat dis-
posed of as many as twenty-five to thirty pounds' worth
at a time in the way. Altogether he hat raised about
3001. upon his " government security." The rate at which
the money was lent him was 10 per cent., receiving from
the pawnbroker 181. for every 20/. worth of stamps.—Mr.
Cooke submitted that the pawnbroker who had sanctioned
this dishonest traffic must be Entered as a creditor, and must
also be examined--The Commissioner said there was no
doubt whatever that the insolvent had wilfully left all men-
tion of these transactions out of his schedule, for the purpose
of screening himself and the pawnbroker. A traffic
in government stamps—which the insolvent bad re-
ceived from the crown to sell in his official capacity—
would never be sanctioned. The matter must be totted to
the bottom, and the whole particulars set forth. The case
would therefore stand adjourned for a week.—Adjourned
accordingly.
Mr. Commissioner Harris sat, for the first time, to-day in
the court built expressly for him, and which in many respects
is very convenient and commodious. But our reporter
states that he left the court suffering from Dr. Reid's in-
terference in the ventilation thereof, the ventilating box
being within the slip set apart for the gentlemen of the prose.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—Before Mr. Justice Patteeon, end Mr. Justine Munk.
STALBBINO.—John Itolnnson, 61, labourer, was indicted
for feloniously cutting and wounding Edward Hodges, with
intent to do him grievous bodily hum. The prosecutor is