The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

LANC.ASIIIRZ.

ANOTHIM CHEAP NRWSPATEtt Is about to be added to
our list. The Liverpool Times of yesterdsy contains an
aunouncement that in future its price will be lid. ; and the
editor, atter speaking of other contemplated improvement.,
says, " The sue which we have decided to adogt for our
paver is that of the London Daily News."
Infest DOIN08" Sc Ganarano —The Lancaster Guar-
dian says : " Ou Saturday night last, a troop fr on the sister
island, which had been.persimbulating the neighbourhood I
during The week, applied for their billets to the overseer,
and were duly provided with lodgings and provisions. After
making a hearty Fa, per they retired to their apartment,
where, their conversation being carries! on is rather a shrill
key, they were overheard to be engaged it. the interesting
occupation of muting up their week:y accounts, the object
of which, it appeared, was to ascertain if they bad sufficient
" small change" to make up a soyereiga, wtuelt was to he
sewed up in the leader's clothes, so that they might truly
tura out empty pockets. This coming to the knowledge of
the police, a bill for " bard and lodgings" was politely ten-
dered to them the following morning, which, after a good
deal of noisy leai•titac., they were compelled to pay.
Tea DUOVGIIION ACIRICULTURAL SoCIETV. is CORM-
quence of the failure of the potato crop, and in order to pro-
mote the growth of other vegetables, offers the following
preatiunts to the neighbouring townships:—To the eottager. ,
who shall bare the hest selection of eat. and other vests..
tables planted in their gzrdeint, and the tame beicg in ;owl
and neat order, the first prize is to be U. 55., the secuud
1/. 2s. 6.1., third fourth 17s. id., filth 16s.- moth, 10s.
and the following roots and plants are recurameadeel. as far
as their means are able to ohtMu, as the most nutritious
vegetables suitable for a cottager's garden—the rod and
white or sugar beets, carrots, parsnips, Jeri., tlem arti-
chokes, peas and beans, cabbages, and curled brocoli and
turnips.
Norr MILL FAIR, the largest annual pleasure fair in the
north of England, is holding at Manchester these Easter
holidays, and notwithstanding the deptesaian of trade, vast
nusnbera of people from the town :tad neighbourho d for
shout a dozen miles round have been attracted to it. A boy,
while gazing at the !waste in Batty's menagerie, on Monday
evening, ventured tn., near the hare of the tiger's den and
the animal struck him in the flea with one of i's claws,
inflicting some frightful scratches, but the poor fellow, it is
believes!, will recover from the rffee•is of the wounds. The t
authorities of the borough have interfered, and Mr. Batty is
io put up a fence in front of the dens, p ting all approach
nearer than within two flit of the reuinals.

THE LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION QUES-
TION.—On Monday the adjourned meeting of the Leeds
town coancil was held to discus; the proposal of Mr. Alder-
man Stanfield, that a petition should be presented to parlia-
ment in favour of the government scheme of education.—
After a debate of nearly sin hi,urs, in addition to the four or
five hours on the preceding Wednesday. the mayor ((kernel
Goodman, Egg.) presiding, the council divided :—For the
petition. 23; against it 27; majority against the adoption of
the petition, 4. The following is a copy of the petition pro-
posed by Mr. Alderman Stansfild
The huMbie Petition of the Mater Aldermen, end Bareemee of the

logongh of Leeds, in the connty of Tort, In conned a smiled,
liwitstr linesmen —That the notorious and deplorable def.-
eieney of MOM* for the good. and efficient education of lime
numbers among the poorer elasom in thLs country, cameo tke
existence of a great amount of lir:mance and crime, is an evil of
alarming magnitude-, and calla for prompt and energetic remedial
measures on the part of at chows of the emnennnity. That in
the opinion of your petitioners It Is the bounden duty of the State
to facilitate and encourage the education of the whole body of the
people, but that in endeavouring to porno', general edu,nion the
policy of the government shoidd be to stimulate, not to supenank the
voluntary efforts of the people, and to m the its aid equally so essib:c
to all, by avoiding an upon the religious convictions of the re-
ceiverr. That the position enA prospects of the masters, as well as the
quality and character of the inatruction giren in many of the elemen-
tary schools in this country, are equally tuwatisfectory, and that it Is
of the highest importance to Improve the one and to elerate the con-
dPion of the other. That roue petitioners conceive the plan recently
Mid before parliament combines many provisions calculated mate-
rially to improve the existing means of education, especially
—Ely offering aid to all partial engaged in promoting ednealion, while
it secures to each full liberty of conscience as to religions tearing to
he combined with the 'miller instruction. Second—fly the manner in
whkh it calls forth and su, elm voluntary c intributtom for the edu-
cation of the people, and at the name time renders them effective.
Third —By the encouragement wlmc.h it holds out to young per-
ems to devote themselyee to the profession of teachers, and by
the judicious regulation' which it contans for ascertaining and recur.
big their progreosive advancement in knowledge. Fourth—sty the
moms which it offers for elevating the masters' standing in 'moiety.
Fifth--By providing. constant stimulus both to, masters and wholors
through the medium of inspection, while the discipline and manage.
men.. of the school., the control cf the muter and the religious in-
stro:tion of the pupils am left exelusively to the local eupperters.
That though 'oar petitioners are divested tom...mime in the necowity
of leaving the control of the rysteut In the bands of • committee of
privy council, subject to annual revision by the legislature during the
time the measure is in the moire ot trial and gradual im-
provement, your petitioner. Dwell.* that powers and patronage
so extensive es thaw which it will create when m full
operation, cannot without risk of injury to tho public and the
schools themselves be left in the hands of such a committee,
buttlint as noon aa the system has been sufficiently tried and mantra*
it should be rely regulated by an act of parliament for that pur-
pose, and the control and patronage incident to it be either divided
amongst local boar!, properly constituted, or, if that be found merle-
ticabie, entrusted to some central authority, whclly independent of
the administration for the time being. Tour petitioners therefore
humbly pear that your hon. house will be pl,aseu to adopt such tree-
meta,. you :nay consider best calculated to promote the success of the
plan for the extension nal improvement of education recently laid
before parliament by the commdta e of Counsil of Education, as a tem-
porary measure, following it up at a proper time by an act of paid.,
meat for the permanent es ihlishment of an educational system, aide 1
by the emu- bat piano' Inter the control of authoritim independent
of the administration for the time bring.
DIATILLATION T 110,4 Go tin.—On Monday evening, G.
000,1131113, Esq., the Mayor of Leeds, presided over a meet-
ing of the inhabitants of Leeds, convened by his worship, at
the instance of the temperance and total abstinence societies
in the town, to consider the propriety of petitioning parlia-
ment "to prohibit the distillation of spirit from grain, co as
to preserve to the people the kindly fruits of the earth."
Several of the temperance orators addressed the meeting,
and a petition was adopted.
AT LTEDA.—On Monday night. about ten o'clock, a
lire broke out in the saw-mill of Mr. Joha Townsend,
situate in Aire-street, near Wellington-street, Leeds, which
was burnt down to the ground before the tire-engines could
be brou3ht to boar upon the devouring clement, though
they were promprly in attendance. The engine-house was
loved, but the damage will amount to several hundred
pounds, and la not eoeci eel by insurance.
ROYAL AORTCULTUHAL SOCIITY.—The sum of 5201. has
been already subscribed by the town and neighbourhood of
Doncaster,for the purpose of obtaining the meeting of the
Royal A3ricultural Society in IW. Several of the neigh-
bonring gentry have not yet sent in their answers to the ap-
plications of the committee ; there can be no doubt, there-
fore, that the required KUM of 1,000/. will be exceeded. A
deputation. consistiag of the mayor, the ex-mayor, the town-
clerk, Sir W. Cooke, and Mr. Dyson, will wait upon th,
council of the Royal Society, at Northampton, in May next.
Tne prospect of Doncaster obtaining the meeting is there-
fore to retry way meat gratifying and satisfaatory.—Don-
easter Chronicle.

SUNDERLAND DOCR'r.:---;;;-if&iinR oboerved in your
paper, that a violent gale on Friday n;elit destroyed two of
the groynis of the Sunderland.docks, I Leg to inform you
that I happened to be in Sunderland at the time, and yester-
day (Monday) afternoon I left that plauts after an inspection
of the damage. I deem it so trivial as not to require my
superintendence—the work being in the Lands of the con-
tractors, who are answerable. Both gruynis can be repaired
in eight or ten days, ►t a cost of 607. or 701. By this gale
they have been subjected to a severe trial, u they were not
backed up with this manly limestone from the site of the
dock, and it is surprising that they have stood the test so
I well. This dock directors have instructed me to take the
necessary steps Mr letting the excavation and other portions
of the works.—Joni MA:nevi', Engineer to the Sunderland,
Dock Co.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OP UNION-HALL, BARNARD CARTLE,
-I was originabycret:Ll for the arciples of Father
Mathew, and hare .ince undergone u many metamorphoee3
as Mr. C. Mattbens. The brethren of the fountain—the

reetotallers—soon forsook rue ; and from a temperance ha•l
I was transmogrified into • theatre. One season settled
the business of the unhappy marmot'. : he did not venture on
a second. Mr. 3. Barker's followers, however, had the
' courage to take me in hand ; but they, too, very soon gave
me up. Neat—presto !—I became a theatre once more !
Mr. Thorne took me; and I was never so well attended
before. He made a pretty panty by me, if ene-half that I
base heard be true. After kis departure, I underwent a
series of rap changes. I was a concert-room—a lecturo-
room—a bazaar. I mu distracted by trombones and bored to
death by twaddle; and every now and thin I was puzzled
by ejaculations of "going! going! gone !" followed by the
tap of a hammer. At lut, however, I have the prospect of
peace. The Catholics have taken a lease of me; I have been
converted into a chapel; and a bishop has preached within
my walls.
WESTMORELAND. .

.AN INSTINCR Of CATIINE CLIVERNE43 is recorded
by the IVestmoreland Gazette. That paper says: a short
time ago Mr. Bell, of Beathwalte-green, sent his man to
bring home a pony which ho had purchased of Mr. Holme,
of Sizergh Fellside. When the man was bringing the animal
away from his former owner, he found that a large dog, of
the bloodhound breed, had accompanied him from the
Sizergh Arms. The man stopped ou the way for a short
time at the Duke of York pubic-house, but on attempting to
resume his journey the dog catered a very significant growl-
ing protest which, upon the mane persisting in the attempt,
deepened into rather alarming demonstrations of hostility.
Apparently, the animal, though he had no objection to his
equine companion taking a short journey under his safe-
guard, had conceived in hip doggish mind • suspicion that
things were now going rather too far, and that he was really
about to lose him. He became at last so furious that nothing
would pacify him, until the man turned the pony's head the
other way, and took him to his
Mfarmer owner.
MII.,

COII3IIIMION BY THL LOAD:giVTEXANT.—Lieut.-Col.
C. 0. Bowtee. to be Col., ♦ice 0. Langton, deceased, of the
Oxfordshire Militia.

Dtecovitates tY IPswlcH.—A few days sine', some
workmen were digging for a cellar in the premises of Mr.
Meadows, Tavern.street, when they discovered a considerable
number of Duman bones heaped together. Upon examina-
tion, it appears that a place about ten feet deep and two feet
wide had been made for the deposit, at the bottom of which
a fire had apparently been made with wood, and the bodies
placed over it and burnt, those in the lower part showing
evident marks of the fire. Upon making further search, the
remains of an urn, apparently of Roman er early British
workmanship, was found, containing ashes, charred wood,
and some brass instrument (the latter so oxydited that its
use could not be made out), and some bone pin., with plaited
work twisted over them. From the bones collected, many
of which are very large, it is cntain that the remains of at
least thirteen bodies were here deposited. Several of the acts
of teeth are very perfect. Over the narrow chamber con-
taining these remains, and at about six feet from the surface,
was laid a round atone containing a Large aperture in the
I centre ; it was, however, unfortunately broken into fire
pieces.—lpstaicA Expross.

THE CONDEMNED NOIMARESS AT ITIWICII.--Catherill•
Falter, sentenced to deathlast week for poisoning her ho, band,
and who, up to the time of her conviction, sectord utterly
unmoved by the nature of bcr positions or the heinous cha-
racter of her crime, appears now to realise her *dual posi-
tion. Six is very penitent, and attends strictly to her reli-
gious duties, the chaplain attending Inn. frequently. We
(Ipswicls Erprerr) oncierstaud a petition in bar behalf is
about to be gut up in Bury, to be presented to the Secretary
of State, it Ming hoped that the extreme youth of the pri-
soner (18), anal some other circumstances attending the ease,
iy operate in her favour. We fear, however (continues the
same journal), from the ferriMe manner in which the judge
expressed his concurrence in the v.yslict, and the abominable
' nature of the crime, that there must be same strung fact
urged in her behalf to lead to the mitigation of her sentence.
It to a elngular (act connected with the prisoner that her
incllather was executed for the crime of murder, having,
alter committing toe alert, hanged the man up by a rope to
a finger-post, to induce the supposiiinn that he bad committed
suicide. The prisoner scot on Fri !ay far the lice. Mr.
Ottity, of Sudbury, wham she had previously known. to
whom she made a confession of 11.1. gu It, and of has having
bought the poicon et Sudbury. In this interview she fully
uckaowledged the justice of her sentence. Iler execution is
fixed for SA:inlay, April 17."