The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-26 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, MARat 24.

Mr. Baines is expected on a crusade against the
government education scheme. It is announced that
he is to take part in a meeting to be held here on
Thursday, when resolutions, condemnatory of the
plan, are to be proposed. He has been invited to
attend, it is said, by the Central Board of Dissenters.
On Friday he is to attend a meeting at Glasgow,
where similar resolutions are to be proposed. Notice
of his intention to be present, and take part in the
proceedings of this meeting, was given from the
pulpits of all the Voluntary dissenting clergy in
Glasgow, on Sunday last. The fierce Voluntaries
are loud in their protestations that they will keep an
eye on members of parliament, and see how they vote
when the educational item of the estimates is moved.
This movement on the part of the clerical and dissenting
voluntaries is freely canvassed. The voluntary agita-
tion in Scotland was originated by them as purely as
ecclesiastical question—as a step towards emancipat-
ing church discipline from the interference of the
state. In secular questions—and secular education
surely is one—they disclaimed all rigbt of interference
on the part of the church. Yet now we fled them
banded to oppose government in its attempt to extend
education to all without giving any one sect an ad-
vantage over another. I believe they over-estimated
their power. Some of the most efficient of tke lay ad-
vocates of the voluntary principle belong to the
Established and to the Episcopal churches ; some belong
to no sect; and some,though Dissenters, are not disposed
to tolerate any priestly tone in a presbyter. These
men have contributed such of the intellect that has
been developed in the course of the agitation ; and the
present illiberal movement is likely to drive them off.
The sectarian, the mere non-conformist residuum, will
make but a poor show without them. With one or
two exceptions, the really learned and intelligent of
the voluntary clergy appear to have been urged reluc-
tantly into this movement by the elders or managing
committees of their congregations, instigated by the
more narrow-minded of the clew-. It is to be hoped
that the Baines crusade will elicit a counter-demon-
stration from the really educated and liberal portion
of Scotch society. There is reason to believe
that the Bainesites will provoke something of the
kind. One of the Edinburgh town councillors has
given notice of his intention to move, in the council, a
series of resolutions condemnatory of the government
scheme of education. There is no chance of their
being carried; and their rejection may encourage the
friends of education in other quarters to speak oat.

HION COURT OP JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH, M %RCN,
22.—The Court met this day. Present, the Lard Justice
Clerk, Lord Medwyn, and Lord Mackenzie. Peter IP Kay
was placed at the har chard with the crime of murder, in
so far as on the 24th day of January, 1847, in the house
situated in or ism Tanner's-close, West Port, Edinburgh,
occupied by him, he did wickedly and ftioniously attack
and assault the now deceased Isabella M'Doneld or

id'Hay, his wife, oral did seize hold of her and knock
her down upon the floor, and strike her head avian the
floor and walls, and kick her with his feet, mid did
with a burning stick or piece of wood, or other burning
subat.snoe burn her severely on or near her hips or other
parts of her person. Lod slid otherwise greatty abuse and
maltreat her, by which she was mortally injured, and in
consequence thereof died on or about the Ist day of Feb-
ruary, 1817.—The Lord Justice Clerk: Peter .?,1' K iv, what
do you say to this indictment? Do you plead gssilty, or net
guilty ? Prisoner : I am guilty of eulpahle Isrmicide, my
!owls—lnd Chi,f Justice Clerk : There is no culpable ho-
micide 'libelled. If that is your pies, you inset plead guilty
to the facts as libelled. A'e you guilty, or not guilty ?
Prisoner Guilty of culpable homicide, my lord.—
The counsel fur the crown here withdrew the charge of
murder from the indictment.—The Lord Jul ice Clerk
then said that the jury who bad been 6111111210:10d were now
at liberty to retoe, the counsel fur the crown having con-
sidered the ends of just:ss, would he moved lidepart'rig from
the charge ef murd, r cad accepting ti•e plea of the prisor.er,
namely, culpable homicide.—Lord Mackenzie said that
they were bound to say that the death of one
tallow-creature had been caused by the ronitreat-
meat of anod.er, by a gross amount ef recklessness and
cruelty. He then proposed that the prisoner be e. n'enced
to transportzrinn for the full term of his natural
life.—Lord Medwyn enucurred.—Tho Lord Justine Clerk :
Pete M•Kay, the sentence of the court is, that you he trans-
heye..d the seas for the term of your natural :ire. The
crimes of Isla. h you have been guilty, by your own confes-
sion, can never be atoned far by any act of your own. I
advise you to humble yourself before Ood, and plead forgive-
nem throu,,h the merits of his blessed lion.—fhe prisoner
thin received the se,:eare of the court, bowed respattully
to the judges, and wes n moved from the desk.
MAI:CU 23.—Jet.des Falsruir, shoemaker, ftni Anyus
Davidson, cooper, liurgheasi ; Sutherland, Jun..
John Young, and John Main, fishermen, llopeinan, were
placed at the bar, charred with the crime ef mohhing and
rioting, and of assault, in so far as on the 25th Jan. last they
formed ;-,art of a mob ; and were present at, aiding, and abet-
ting, and exciting, and ',cries ly engaged with e.c said mob,
which riohnoly and tumultuously ASK niblei for the purl ass
of eh:deadly preventing or o striscting the tit:pre:et of meal
belonging •to Jolla Allan, corn-merchant, Eight, and John
Inner, cornsagent, Barghead, on board of the James and
Jessie, and Ceres, and with conducting "thanselv, in a
riotous and outrageous manner, and with wick illy and
tclenictudy attacking end as-culling Mr. Ths!rick Cameron
sheriff substitute of I,lll.;:naltire, Mr. Alex. Drown, p •nintrato;
fiscal, Mr. William Hay, superintendent of polio., and
Mr. John Allan, to the injury of their persons, asal in the
MC of Mr. Hay, to the of of his blood ; and with hav-
ing, after the meal was shipped, carried it away 'rem the
vessels on the 27th January; and with basing assaulted
C. In: s' the sheriff of the county, and the civil form -
is Met; had been raised for the purpose of realistic t him in
preserving the public peace, end with having dr f reed the
authorsti s, and rescued a pr., (nee in their eust aly, and
with having severely jejune' :several of them, and tor:Tidied
them to take shelter in the inu at Burghead, the wiudowa
of wh:ch wen, broken by missiles thrown, and 21,., with at-
tacking the can iagcs ii. which the authoritio, aft, r Ldving
the inn.-; proceeded to Elgin. James Falconer plod guilty
to she first charge as lib, lied, and the other panels to both
charges as lil•gded. The public prosecutor passed 'tom the
secoul charge against Falconer. Exculi :story evidence
ea to character was then (ifs:red on the part of th.• panels.
After the addresses of the counsel for the prisullTS and
fur the crows, whirl we are obliged to omit fur want of
• time and room, their lordships retired for cousultation.
Upon their return Lord Monerieff proposed the se acme of
treusportation which crested a marked 2,211132i011 thessourt.
The Lard Justice Clerk then adjudged Falconer to eighteen
months' imprisonment, sod Davidson, Sutherland, Y01..r0
• and caeli to seven year: transpoi:ation.—'lhe Lord
Justice Cloak intimated that in the ease of Frarser, who wee
placed ou Friday last at the bar, charged wi.h an indecent
L assault, &e., ft was poetpaned till 111,mday, the 24th May, as
it was considered that the objections as to the relevancy of
the indictment should be brought before a full bench.

PROVINCIAL.
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FtEn NEAR Er.BDP.N.ItIttOUS.—On Monday ir.nrnirg a
tiro broke out in the luras woollen mill of M. ors. A•h-
worths, of Charlestown. Atter two hours' ein..tio i the Sr.
was completely got under. The damage is esti -ated at
4,000!. to 5,0001. It was paltry insured in the West of
England.
WPATMORELAND.
KENDAL Etrcrtow.—A requisition has lien sent to Mr.
Warburton from the liberal electors, calling upon Lim to re•
tain L:s seat fur this borough. A correspondent tins "Mr.
Warburton has been badgered into retireu.ent ay one or
two influential railway speculators of the censtitu.,:cy, who
want a r:ilway man. The Tory party speak of bri.iging for
ward :Ale. Glyn, the banker, wbo is n Whig. Al t', y can-
not get their own man, they will find one for us."