The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

NOlin iLli.

THE NOIiEOLIL ARCHACOI.O;;CAL SOCIETY held their
annual int taut on Thursday last at the Museum, Norwich.
The report congratulated the members on the prosperous
state of the • 'rimy, it now numbered 300 members; a num-
b. r never before attained by any similar led ssciety in the
nine length of time. This was a most satisfactnry proof that
the objects for which the society had been funded, weft
very widely appreciated, and that their endeaeouis to inves-
tigate and d'avontte, :mud as far a. may le, to rescue relics of
" ancient praisc aud art," from übscurity and destruction
had awakened an interest. attend, d with highly beneficial
results. This interest had not shown it.elf mess ly in the
increase of subscribers, but also in the increased attendant.*
at the meeting., and the value of the contributions. Several
papers were read.
BEttIOITTRE.

ACCII/CYT AT TER CAVALRY BARRACX., WINDAML—
Whilc Mr. 'rani rew, the sodimint-surgenn to the Ist Regi.
ment of Lit- Gitiirdo, was tryiog s using horse over the leap-
ing bar in the riding-school at the barracks, the animal fell,
throwing it. tiiler with great firer to the ground. Mr.
Tardrew, wl.o fell upon hi. head, woo renderedtetally insea-
sihle, and for some time it was feared death Mid emitted.
Howe%nr, sfter the lapse of upwards of two hours, the suf-
ferer wan restored to a date of consciousness. Nleanwhile
Mr. Teed:colt servant mounted the bore which hadthrown
Ina mast. r, ■nd proc edc.l, at full speed, into Windsor, for
medical assistance. The horse rill away with the *errant in
the Spiral-sad, and, being perfectly utimansateable. rushed
into the Ctiu non lieer.shop, at the corner of Peescodatrest
(throwing the man), and made put of the wsy up stairs to
the first II on. The servant (who again set off upon the
animal fir a doctor) and the hoarse both ea-aped uninjured.
Only some slight damage was done to the bar of the beer-
shop, through which the horse rushed to the staircase.

PORTPYoUTH. J.tx. 10.—Theas towns, for some months
past, have been kept in perpetual earm by Hume rows bur-
glaries. On Tuesday last, upon the evidence of an accom-
plice, Thorns's Ueorge Holder, a son of Mr. 8. Holder, a col-
lector of ass, cocci taxes, two brothers of the prt,vecutor, Mr.
8. Holder, were committed for trial for breaking into, and
robbing monies from, the house of the lam-named. The pri-
soners, on Friday last, were tried, eons ;cud, and sentenced
to fifteen years' transportation each. The evidence of the
son proved that there exists in this vicinity a large number
of organised depredatory, and that the fear of the law or
police have little elf. et; for, on the Thursday evening pre-
vious to the trial, no law tic .0 four burglaries and attempts
were again male, and partly successful. This morning,
about three o'clock, two men and a woman attempted a rob-
bery on the premise. of Mr. Pomeroy, St. Jams.'wroad,
Southern, but being disturbed by the appearance of Mr. Po-
meroy, the thieves fl• d, followed by a discharge of swan-shot,
trot of which, it is Iwlieved, wound, d one of the men, as
expressions of pain were immediately heard to follow the
report. The police are useless.