The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

A valuable and extensive seam of coal ham been
discovered by Mr. J. S. Pavel-hill, at Motanau, about
40 miltw north of Port Cooper, on the cast roast of
the Southern Island. The seam was about a mile
and a half long, by 114 to 36 inches in thickness.
The revenue of Otago for the third quarter of POO
was 1,1791. The Nelson papers contain the fullow•-
ing requisition:—
In consequence of the announcement by Lord John Rus-
sell, during the debate in the Rouse of Commons, on the
13th of Mar last, on the third reading of the Australian
Col a Government Hill, that it was the intention of her
Majesty's government to introluc• a bill tar the establish-
mint of representative govcrument in New Zealand early
in next session, the inhabitants of this settlement are re-
quested to meet at the Court-house, Nelson, on Friday, the
'7th December, to consider whether it might not be ad
virable to recommend certain provisions suited to the
requirements of New Zealand, to he submitted to her
Majesty's ministers, with a view to their being embodied in
the proposed bill.

Sir George and Lady Grey had proceeded on a
visit to the Falkland

required on Wednesday morning next, at lima jell, fur the
urpetee of carrying into execution the last sentence of the
We believe that during the Lister TCCl‘sa arrange- P
taw upon Maria Clarke, hut en Tuesday morning last a note
menuare intended which will procure the resignation of
was received from that functionary, stating that his
Mr. Curran, one of the insolvent commisaioners in Ireland, prufeasional engagements elsewhere would prevent his
and that the Attornev-Gencrul, Mr Mitchell, will succeed
him. Mr. Heald. will thus be made attorney-generaloind presence at Ipswich on
crams,Wedne as required. Imme-
diately :after the receipt, f l nubs, a me...tiger Wog
either Mr. St rjeant Rowley or Mr. Keogh will have the despatched from Ipswich to London, tbr the purpose of
office of solicitor-general.—(Cora/d. having a perwmal interview with Caliraft, who was in-
TIM OFFICEof VICE-CIIANCELLOR of the COUNTY formed by the messenger that his presence war nerewary
PALATINE of LA NeAtTEli, vacant by the promotion of Mr. at Ipswich on Wednesday next, for the purpose already
Page Wood, will, we have reason to believe, be couferred stet d, when he replied that he was already engaged to
on Mr. Ileadlam of the Chancery bar.—Globe. proceed to Taunton for a like purpose on Wednesday,
' TIIE REV. JAMES GARRETT, the Professor of the day appointed for the vitriol .... at Ips ie h
Poetry at Oxfonl, and rector of Clayton-cum-Kymer, in the l'inding that it was impossible for Calcridt to come clown to
taw
replied,
he was asked if he could find a substitute.
&mare of Chichester, is, we understand, to succeed in the i
Arelideaconry of Chichester Archtleativn allowing, who lac oiled, he could not. This announcement has
as
no deasureable feelings to those who are bound
• has recently been received into the communion .if the c I . . g •
Itomish church. The contest for the Poetry Professorship to me that toe cat-cutout taker place at the hour appointee.
at Oxford has not, we are persuatkd, paased from the recttl- It appears that Cakraft I. at die present time, tk:attily pub-
lic and retsogniaed hangman, and if . no little difficulty may
Rehm of our reader., and we congratulate the Bishop of ~, . • . . ~. , .
Chichester uu his reported intention to give to the public, oe caperteneett in moue, it 111411 it).1Ill such un office.
Unless the day named fur the execut he altered, ,or sby such an appointment art we have mentioned, a guarantee
substitute found in the place of (7aleratl, the high Sheriff;
which cannot, we think, fail to provehighly satisfactory to
all true protertants. Mr. Kennek has, we hear, placed his zliose. at tilt eosin ~,, no one, we think, can envy, will
I ordance to the present' state of file law pe
resigmai,m in the hands td the Ilidup of Chieliette ,r and atre',„lna!" . •
i t iniant to theclings of the:muds 1... f herr
we doubt got that, under the circumstances, it will be se- .!,•;•,T -. , duty 'Z..' '..i- •
cepttsl without delay. We trust that the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, ""`Y s.."' l'e We believe that an application out
mule DO I ueselay last at the atoms- for the day named
of Slitireliant, to whirs.• conduct we alluded in connexion - .
with that of Me. Kenrick, will out be slow to follow the mi. the execution of Maria Clark toi. he altered, in tats,-
which the latter has set. Perhaps, however, hi. (forum of Caleraft's engagement at Taunton ; . but, we. un-
demand that the application was not cidertanted. Lp to
conscieutiour scruples are all one-sided. —lbid.
yesterday no hangman could be procured.
THE NEW ASVI.I'M FOIL INFANT ORPHANS.— EXTENSIVE FIRE. IN I.tvEttroot —On Monday
Yeaterolay the seventh anniversary festival of this inrtitu-
thin our held at the Luellen Tavern, Sir JIIIIIC4 Duke, I aftern.tion a fire broke out in an extensive cotton shed near
Bart., Nat.., in the ,hair. It will be remembered that this I the Nelson Dark, known as Hughes' Sheds. At the time
estahlialiment, aititated on Stantford-bill. is 111 l
he 1 a slumber of men were at work within the shed. Tho
front the 01.1 itistituti tttt , the amine and °Meet of till' two I Ham's "“A'n gained ascendancy, and before any effective
la•mg • La; unit it 1.11115.11 ft t.11,1t,
h k • 11 1 1 tto tlwir fury,little short of .10' ,0001. worth
disi..mn of inters,' thins createil, the new infant within' it e• 110101.'Y was L''''''''3l•:—
rooming a CIO career of ri‘silr) with its p trent. 'l,) this. ('RISIF: IN ESSEX.—SiT,-111C Lord Chief Sus-
r.s.t the doorman here test v. in propositor, after the tire declared at the last Chelmsford assize that he was
ettstomui y toasts hail 15,11 thstaisetl ot, .• l'iosperity to the ' boror struck at the state of the calendar pm:witted to him,
New asal ." tn, r 0 ling the company of the which, I must coition, justified his observation. It is. how-
peculiar el. ttttt 4 . hid i the 'date of orphanage had upon' ever, some alleviation to know that in one district of Essex,
the stemmata 1 getteiosity of the piddle, the hon. gentle- the Liberty of Havering-atte-liower, comprising a popuht-
WWI Mad.' that tllO 111•111elgef, 1..1.1 then ter their care lion of 11,000 Mule, ut our last Quarter Sessions, on Friday
..".,l,
a.• 1.1 I .1..,1.t.t ~,,, and stinger to 0111 r of comfort and ' who ignored the bill, leaving not one care to try. In justice
1.1• out v . Ind 1... 10.1•10•1 that the manager., tar front Ming to our district, including the town of Romtbrd, with its
i out. mist w ilk what hail 10,11 11..111., were uhaitous to pro- extensive weekly market, the case should not go unnoticed,
tote a., tali h.r not 1., than two 'lumina orphans. which is gratifying to the authorities who have charge of so
Ales 111. t.ftg,i 1.1 1...11.1g,1y n..l.iniled to, the eltildreti in large a district of the county.---I um, sir, your obedient
Ow, asi I ., ov stanniu...l into the room, tool sang an servant, Jolts LAURIE, Magistrate.-1, Hyde Park-place,
appiowiale It . lit the 1.0111INI• Of the evening, subserip- and .Mataholls, Essex. April 15.
Boor wen' ,d, simissintiiig to upwards ut $OOl. I CLAINIANTS FOR TIIE I)UNMOW FLITCM—It it
111 A 11l IN A SANS CAA ERN.—tht the summit of understood that in this year there is a bona fide claim for
ilie hill at Bickerton, in the 'whit of Matteis, there is a • the ancient guerdon of the gammon of bacon. It is no
tatioal ere.% ation, whicli liar been wrought for the purpose secret that the applicants, who have now been blessed in the
' 6.1 04 ilillg I.llt Wlllit. 01.11101, In retail in the neighbourhood^ bonds of matrimony about 14 month., are resident at Ecl-
at, the ...fk 1.,.1.1.• ethane.. in the opening, they support eted, the husband being a small fanner of his own there,
the soot by rude pillars or at and sand; but many of and a man of some property. It is somewhat remarkable
liOln 1.... i. insulin., mill regardless of consequences to that it is just now a century ago since the bacon was ob-
dom. 'AI,. may 11.1111, after -.frequently dig at the base of the . taiued by John Shakeohaft and hie wife, in 17.11, and the
.4.i...rig, and till their barrows therefrom. Accidents hare ' only real aspimnta to the honour since were a couple from
111,1stontly ...cornyl from such reckless practices, and the . Reading, Berks, about 17 years ago, when they took up
litml within II few years took place on Wednesday last, : their residence for that purpose at the Saracen's Head Inn,
when Aim Lydiatt, wile of a blacksmith at Buckley, while ' Duomow, for three weeks, but from some cause not very
rugagsyl in collecting sand, was overwhelmed by a sudden ! well known, their object was rather suddenly abandoned.—
WI of st ..... s and sand to the weight of several tons. She Bury Post.
w.. 4.11,11 on the spot, and it took considerable time to ex- AN EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL ACCIDF.NT 00.
tricots. her body Dom the ruins.—Cheater Courant. Crone]) IN OnEENOCK on Tuesday, in Bank-street, in
LIVERPOOL STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE. Yes- , the family of Mr. Duncan Brown, cloth merchant. lie
tt:rilay a meeting of magistrates took place in the Liverpool ! hail gone into his own bath-room to take a tepid bath, and
Town hall, to adopt measures for securing a successor to ' had remained beyond the usual time. The servant of the
the late Edward Rushton, Esq. A communication had family in the flat below observed water coming through tho
been received from the Home Secretary on the subject; and plaster, and went up stairs to Mrs. Brown to ascertain the
a committee of magistrates was appointed to report ou the cause. Ott Mrs. Brown entering the room she found her
most eligible candidates to a future meeting. husband drowned in the bath, and the water overflowing.