The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-15 00:00:00

Leiters left ea the Pastrycook's. Edited by HORACE
MATRZW. Illustrated by Pair. Ingram, Cooke, -
Co.
Mr. Horace Mayhew has hit upon the pleasant
notion of applying the old machinery of intercepting
post-bags and seizing dropped letters to the descrip-
tion, by school girls, of " Young Ladies' School "
life; and in a series of letters from Kitty Clover, the
spoiled d sughter of a stockbroker, to her bosom
friend, Nell, in town—these letters having been left
at a pastrycook's during " a whole half" and never
called for—a " college," where female education is
carried on upon strictly modern high-pressure prin-
ciples, is sketched in an amusingly clever way. The
"Principals" are quizzed; the governesses cari-
catured ; the masters barlesqued ; the system
damn up ; and the wit and the, fun are
tendered perfectly reconcilable to the style adopted
—which is very accurately that of an inno-
cent school-girl to whom everything is new. We
cannot fancy a " book of the season "—though it
be only a corrected reprint—better calculated to
produce the permissive indecorum of the season
among ladies—a hearty laugh ; and if people,
most likely of the other sex, should find, under all
Mr. tlayhew's merriment, a good moral and practi-
salpathos (in sketching the governesses and the
Principal's drunken husband and the girl " who
sever.goes house in tha holidays "), why it will be
all the better.

METAI,S.—Mr. Moate's circular states that the
Scotch pig iron market has been rather easier this week,
sad sales have beta made' s. to 3s. under our last quota-
liou. Our market is qaiet at 711. to 71s. 9d. cash. Rails
and bars continue firm, without alteration in price. Spelter
been in mere request and several hundred tons have
been sold, principally to consumer% at 201. to 201. 6s. per
be on the spot ; the price is now firm at 201.95. to 201. 10s.
with a limited quantity fur sale. Copper : No sellers at the
lately advanced rates ; another advance is expeeted. Lead
eectinuis wares and in very large demand. Tin steady,
without altiratiou. Tin plates: Col, e a shade ewier. Char-
Opal continues firm and in wood tli wind.
FIbELITY 01' A DoG.—The Braemar carrier, Alex-
Mader Grant, was overtaken by a violent snow storm on the
Cairnwell, t.nd finding it impossible to proceed, from the
driftii,! snow, he locked up his van and took his horse
the e .:riage, and retraced his steps to the Spital Inn.
This he Cala It au much difficulty ; he called his dog to fol-
low, and did not miss him until he arrived at the inn.
Atter a diligent search, no deg was to be found ; but on
Os Monday following Mr. Grant went with assistance to
get his Cart dug out of the snow, when to his astonishment
Ise found his faithfui deg, alive, and in charge of the
via, having watched it two days and two nights.—Perth
*Mier.

•
VIE RECENT MURDER IN LIVERPOOL—Art in-
tuit wm held yesterday Wire P. F. Corry. E q., coroner
Lieerpocl, upon the body of M. de Cost.), who vcas
Murdered by an Amerkan named C:lristie, on board the
Gay Skimming, yin in the Mersey, bound for New
Twit. The inquest was proecedinawhen our despatch
MIL

THE REV. JAMES lIENEY, ll.C.C.—This gentle-
pas, in a moment of unaccountable infatuation, or swayed
by ilbadvi,crs, appealed from the decision of the bench of
lailistratcq in Achill, to th. judgment of the assistant bu-
lbar. in Castlebsr. This si.,.eal was tried in tt.at town,
*a tbiturday last, before a court densely crowded, and to-
Mardi the cosclwkion so turbulent, that the learned gentle
Man v.ho previded was under mc necessity of having the
rC. cleared. The decision of the magistrates was affirmed
the assistant barrister—thst is, the Rev. James Henry,
C., was fined :it for an assault on a Scripture reader.—
ilkyo Constitution.