The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

in experience no interruption on going to work. Several of r
the dismissed men repented of their conduct, and solicited
permission to serve as "specials," and it is thought that in
the course of the week they will nearly all solicit to serve,
and request leave to resume their employment."
BOILER EXPLOSION AT PRESTOS. Yesterday
mon log, while the hands were at work at one of
the mills belonging to Mr. J. Cooper at Lambert Bottoms, a
loud report was heard, and it was soon found that one of the
boilers had exploded and that one life had been lost, with
the great probability that some other parties had been fatally
injured. A btictlayer, named W. Middleton, at work in
one of the flues, was killed upon the spot by the mw of
bricks and other materials thrown upon him ; the engine
tender was most dangerously injured by the steam ; and six
girls at work as reeler, in the room above nre so injured as
to leave little hope of their recovery. It is not more than a
month since a similar accident occurred in this same town, at
Mr. Hollins's, the Sovereign Mill.

WARWICKBIIIIIE.
TILE REFORMATION OF YOUNG CRIMINALS.—By
the 29th report of the Warwick County ill,yluen, we learn
that the institution continues to answer the purposes fur
woich it was originally instituted, and that every year's ex •
perience render. more clear the duty, the expediency, as well
as the economy, of making public provision for the reforma-
tion of juvenile offenders. The reformations have during
the last two years been sixty-live per cent., and would at the
present time have amounted to sixty.seven per cent. bed not
two boys recently absconded, and who not having been heard
of are consequently reported an (Alum. The report con-
tains tables showing the actual cost of relormatione,
the compuative small loss there is upon failures, and the
ereat need there is of some means of restraint upon the boys
during the first year of th. it residence at the Asylum, the
greater number of failures haying absconded wi bin a year
from their salinisdon. The average cost of each reformation,
exclusive oflailures' last tied vibe 241. Ws. id., and the averse,.
coat of eaeNEtilure6l. 7s. Id. The committee remark upon
the miserable policy of pursuing boys to transportation
or to des hat a cost el 031. Ss. per head, when they might be
rester d, and become useful memb rs of society at less than
half taut lannunt. The committee express an earnest hope
I that the public will not allow the institution to fail for
lack of fuads to carry it on, until the reformation and
restoration of criminal boys is adopted as a part of the
national policy of the English people. In a letter appended
to the report, the Rev. IL 'l'. Townsend 1•35: "1 do think
that no man could have gone over the gaol with me hist
week in its crowded state, without coming to the conclusion
that a serious expense must fall on the public from the
nees and contamination to which the juvenile offenders were
subjected in the gaol. Let any one nth et upon the fact that,
when a juvenile offender becomes a confirmed thief, lie lives
fur ever after at other people's expense. It he is prosecuted,
it is at other people's charges ; if he is in gaol, ho is sup-
ported there at the public cost; if he is at large, he
lives upon other people's property ; if he is transported,
he neither pays his own passage, nor the cost of his
maintenance in the penal colony. Lot him reflect upon
this, and ho will sir that the expenses incident to keep.
big up Warwick gaol (in its present crowded sta'c, at
lea,t), so as almost to render it a nursery and school for
crime, cannot be rightly estimated by any calculation of
%pulses incurred MAL/ its walls. Let him nth et upon
the vast expenditure thus attaching to the present system;
let him think upon the heavy responsibility, I should rather
say the curse, of confirming the young in wickedness, sod
he will. I should imagine, become au advocate for the adop.
tion ot some better ey stem, which, in providing for the re-
formation of juvenile offender', will combine the fulfilment
of a religious duty with a measure of political expediency and
of true economy."

LINCOLNSHIRE.
ARCHJEOLOGICAL INsTlTlJTE.—Yesterday the ge-
neral alerting tick place, the Earl Brownlow in the chair.—
Edward Hawkins, Esq., keeper of the antiquities in the
British Museum, read a paper upon the Miut in Lincoln,
a Roman twilling, only a wall of which now remains.
After which the Dean of Hereford offered some observa-
tions upon an ancient cross of copper found in the church-
yard of Ail Sainte, West Fairleen, Kent, in 18;i2; the croft.'
itself was produced.—Lord Monson then read • paper upon
the genes'• gy of the Dyinocke and other ancient Lincoln-
shire families.—J. G. Nicholls. Esq., read a paper upon the
earldoms of Lincoln, from Gilbert, the first earl, and
narrated several historical events relative to the siege of
Lincoln Castle, when Ranulph Earl of Chester defeated his
cousin, took Louis of Franc., prisoner in the cathedral, and
required him to quit the kingdom, and proclaimed young
King Henry from the altar; this was in 1218, and put an
and to the French interest in England.—E. Willson, E.q.,
next made • statement respecing the crosses which
were erected to rls note the progress of the corpse
of Queen Eleanor, wife of Edward 1., from Herby.
near Linc3lii, where she died, to Westminster. Crosses
were erected at St. Catherine's Priory, near Lin-
coln, at Grantham, Geddinglon, Northampton, Stony
mratford, Woburn, Dunstable, Waltham, Westeheap, and
Charing:cross. Mr. Willson also offered a few remarks upon
the conduit in Iligh.street, Lincoln (a view of wWch adorns
the cards of the members), and it had been, ho stated,
erected in 1011, from the fragments of a monastery of
White Friars, which formerly existed on the site of the present
Midland Railway station. Mr. Willson next made some ob-
servations upon Lincoln Castle, of which he has been sur-
veyor for 16 years; described the discovery of the old
Roman west gate of the city (which woe found in 1835,
having been buried up in the mound of the castle wall since
the time of the Coequeror), and the remains of the old south
and the cast Roman gates. The northern Roman gate still
remains, awl • view may be seen in the " Pictorial History
of England ;" it is called the Newport arch. The institute
closed th, it meeting yesterday. Salisbury will be the place
visited next year, and Mr. Sidney Herbert is to be the pre-
sident.

LANCASHIRE.
ILLROAL CLUBS AT LIVERCoOL.—Our correspond-
ent, who writes under date, Liverpool, July 31, says;—
" The authorities here are, I believe, in possession of very im-
portant information. On Friday last the police, in searching
for arms, discovered documents of an authentic and very
al. rating character, which left no doubt that the confederate
conspiracy in Ireland had extended to Liverpool aid Man-
ch:Ater. The organisation here, I understand, commenced
as early as April 1847, but it was not until early in the pre-
sent year that the disaffected contemplated a speedy ap-
peal to physical force. Within the last few months
the communication with the disaffected in Dublin has be-
crne intiniate, and the comequersee has been that clubs
Lye been numerously catablialied .or the purpose of pro-
curing arms and raising subscriptions for the felons in
Ireland. I hare reason to know that the organisation had
th en tolerably matured, and that tho danger to Liverpool was
imminent. he town had been divided into districts, the clubs
wero.all armed, and to a whole corps of rebels was allotted the
atrocione task of setting fire to the shipping and cotton ware-
houses. This intelligence, I understand, only confirmed the
information previously possessed by the magistrate.; hut as
the seizure of all their papers compromising the leaders might
precipitate matters the mayor and Mr. Rushton promp'ly
adopted the most adequate measures of precaution, and both
of these gentlemen remained the whole of Friday night at
the Town-hall, is readiness to aid iii the event of any emer-
gency. On Saturday the magistrates met, and,
as the town has the utmost confidence in the
arrangements adopted for the preservation of the
peace, there is very little apprehension entertained.
On Saturday about 300 men employed at the new docks
yarn discharged f'y the dock committee, in consequence of
g to act as special constables, and there spa
they would give some trouble this morning,
ta ace that the men who had been sworn

of. An intimation was made that the Norwich Assurance
Company, who, as mortgagees, were selling under powers of
sale, were willing to allow purchasers to have two-thirds of
the purchaeomoney on their respective purchases. Upwards
of 8,000 acres of land, with form-hoes, s, buildings, Re.,
were put up in 31 lots, and it appeared that 4 lots only were
really sold, and that not one of the Buckinghamshire por-
tions was disposed of. For some of the lots there did not
appear to be a bona ,fide bidder. The tumor of Finmere,
and the Warren Farm of 469 acres, with farm house, rot-
tes, &c., now producing 4461. per year, were bought by
W. M. Warner, Esq., of Oxford, at 9,0001. The King's
Head, at Finmere, now producing 181. per year. was per-
chimed by the tenant at 3701. Twenty acres of land, with
house, &c., at Finmere, now producing 381. per war, were
purehated by the Rev. W J. Palmer at 1,0001. The manor
of Fidcott, with Falcott Hell Farm of 328 acme of land, with
farm-house, &c., producing 4211. per year, was sold to J.
Wrighion,Esq , of Kelr
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NARROW ESCAPF. OF DEYONPoRT DOCKYARD FROM
Futz.—On Saturday morning her Majesty's dockyard at
this port most narrowly escaped a serious conflagration. As
an inspector was going his rounds. at one o'clock, ho saw
some smoke issuing irom the Old Horn engine house, dowdy
abutting on the roof of No. 4 dock, in which the Cambridge,
78, is repairing, and on opening the door discovered that the
workmen's &ease., wt.ich were deposited there, were in
a blaze, aid a polb•eman's lantern burning i 3 the midst of
the fire. With the assistance of the sergeant and the police-
man on the beat he turned on the ready prepared hone to
the water-pipe, and very soon extinguished it. On subse-
quent examination by the admiral superintendent and the ,
Queen's solicitor, of the policeman stationed on tie beat, the
man stated that he lost a key in the engine-hou e, and
lighted his lantern from the corporal of the eumn'e
lantern, by the aid of which he endeavoured to find it ;
when, hearing the innpest r of police coming the rounds, to
avoid being detected wish his lantern lighted, he placed it on
the floor of the building, and threw some of the work:nen',
clothes over it ; and thus the fire originated. The man wan
remanded. It was most fortunate that the smoke WO dis-
covered so promptly, for the building was full of WI lin-
mable mi terials; and if the fire had acquired any strength,
the roof of the dock and the line of battle ships might have
been destroyed,

OXFORDSHIRE.
SwINDLISD AT ogitiltp.—The Orford herald of
Saturday gives an account of an ingenious swindle prac-
tised by a recent visitor to that city. On the 220 d of hist
month an elderly gentlemen, who appeared to be nearly
blind, together with • young gentleman, his son of course,
of about 18 years of age, called at the house of a Mr
Parker, baker, of Motley, who had some halving' to let. Ile
was a gentleman of easy and pleasant manners : he said he
had come to Oxford to consult Mr. Cleot.urey, the oculist,
who had declined to overate upon his eyes for six months.
He wished, this rehire, to take halving. in the neighbourhood
tor that time. Mr. and Mrs. l'arker soon struck • bargain
with the pleasant old gentleman, and were highle pleased
with their new lodge r. lle seemed to have {sleety of money,
moreover lived well and so birth. and even offered to lead
l.is landlord a hundred pounds on moderate Intense,
if ho wished. The landlord, however, sail he had
no occasion for this accommodation, but thanked
blt. Rowan (as the old gentleman was called)
for his kind offers. Mr. Rowan then went to the
bank and deposited • hundred pounds, aid quickly Mimic. d
all suspicion, if any arose, with his cheque-book. His next
step was to go to the shop of Mr. Ilobdell, silversmith, sod
there make purchase of a watch and a silver mustard-pot.
The latter he left to have his name engraved on, and the
former he took away with him. lie would pay for them
both when the mustard pot was sent home. Or Mr. Hub.
dell lie Inquired the address of some respectable soicitor.
Mr. Hobdell referred him to a Mr. Matthews, aed accord-
ingly Mr Rowan waited on that gentleman, and directed
him to write to Mr. James Curtis, of Abingdon, for All. his.
due to him for rent, and to threaten legal pro. eedings if he
did not pay immediately. Accordingly Mr. Matthews wrote
for the amount, including his charge of 50. for the applicas '
tien. To this 1 tier the promptest attention WAS paid, for
by the return of post Mr. Matthews received two 101.
notes, accompanied with en angry epistle from Mr. Curtis,
who remarked in it that Mr. Rowan ought to here first
pressed others who owed him larger sums for rent, and for
a longer period. When Mr. Rowan called on Mr. Matthews
he expressed himself satisfied with the way in which this
business Lad been tone, aud Mr. Matthews hand. il been his
cheque on Messrs. Wootten and Co. for 191. 15s Mr. Mat-
thews was then instructed to apply to a Mr. lisoleon, of
Wailiegford, fur 851., being the amount which Mr. Rowan
r, presented he had advanced on some deeds. This ap-
plication was equally successful, and as promptly ate
tended to, for immediately after its receipt a person
representing himself to be the veritable Mr. Hudson
waited on Mr. Matthews, and, pulling his money out,
said he came to pay the debt, and asked for the deeds to
be given up to him, but, as they were nut in
the se.licitor's possession, he could not do so, and accord-
inaly it was agreed to put the matter off till the follow-
ing Monday morning. Here, then, was another point
gained, that of having a respectable solicitor, to a hum there
was an opportunity of referring, ; and that this was of some
use wen soon seen, for Mr. Rowan fevoured as veral other
tradesmen with orders. Clothes and jewellery were sent to
him in abundance. Meat and poultry, and fish and wine',
and spirits and perfumery, and all that he desired, poured in
upon him, adding at once to his comfort and the " paned-
ability "in which he lived. Feeling indisposed, Mr. Rowan
sent fur Mr. Symonds, a medical man of some reputation,
who prescriheu for him with his usual care. Mr. Rowan
was so much pleased with the care his doctor took of him
that he invited him to dinner for the following Sunlay,
end gave hint a draft (due the following Monday) for
his medical services. The amount of he draft ex-
ceeded by 121. that of the debt, and Mr. Symonds, of course,
paid down the difference in cash. What could there be
amiss in a gentleman for whom a respectable solicitor was
collecting rents ? Mr. Rowan's banker. were so satisfied of
his respectability that they allowed him on the following
Saturday to draw out 1081. from their bank, being Kt more
than he had put in. The next day, while dinner was bring
got ready, Mr. Rowan took an airing in a fly. He was late
coming home, however, for dinner was ready before he had
returned. His guests also arrived, and were somewhat dis-
appointed at their host's lateness, and at last, as he did not
, conic home at all, the truth Beetled out. An unavailing pur-
suit was immediately made. Mr. Rowan was traced to
London, and there was an end of him. Nett day
hit obsequious tradesmen called in vain Inc their
money. His landlord had received no rent, and nail
spent 14/. upon his lodger, while h• landlady had made him
a set of shirts, which he took with him ass krepsdee. The
'bill due on Monday was dishonoured, as a matter of course.
The account that had been overdrawn remains d unsettled,
and Mr. Hudson never called on Mr. Matthews for the
I deeds. Some gentleman, however, who seemed to bear a
strong resemblance to Mr. Hudson, was Muni to hove 'tone
Ito London by the same train as Mr. Rowan, and some ler-
son thought that this gentleman was Mr. Curtis. In the
meantime, as these gentlemen seem to understand their
trade so well, Mr. Rowan will doubtless favour many more
persons, if they are not on their guard, with his urbane
manners and his numerous orders.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
THE SALE OF Tlld DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM'S
ESTATSB, situated in Northamptonshire, Oxeirdshire. and
Buckinghamehire' commenced at the Cobham Arms, Buck-
ingham, on Saturday last, by Alderman Farehrother. The
attendance wa, less numerous than might her, been ex-
pected, and but a small portion of the property was disposed

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1848.

AFFIWiff.
MLLE. LIND'B CHARITY CONCERT.—It is already
known to the public that Jenny Lind, learning that it is pro
posed to make a large addition to the building* of the Hos-
pital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest in Brornp-
ton (in the neighbourho)d, we believe, of her residence),
with the active benevolence which has Iways been a feature
of her character, made a spontaneous offer to give a concert
in aid of the funds required for that purpose. This concert
took place yesterday morning in the concert room of lire
Majesty's Theatre, which (notwithstanding the high prices
of admission) was crowded by a most fashionable audience.
Millie. Lind, in the same spirit which prompted her to give the
entertainment, played the part of a " most kind hostess," and
made the utmost exertions to render it agreeable. She wing
a great deal, and made a moat brilliant display of her
transcendent vocal powers. The concert began *i.h the
duet " Per placer ells Signcra," front 1i,114/111.5 " TU/CO in
Italia," sung by Mellle. Lind and Lablache' with much hu-
mour and elegant vivacity. Miille. Lind then sang the arid
di bravura" Non paventar," from the " ',Mute o.
Mozart. This air, written for the purpose of displaying the
voice said execution of the compote-es sister-M.4w, Mdlle.
Weber, is a tissue of passages of the moat extreme difficulty,
containing rapid flights to the very highest ri giona
of the scale, which have always been thought to
demand immense effort, even from the moat ac-
complished vocalist. ?Mille. Lind surmounted them with
the utmost apparent facility, and in a manner which made
us, for the first time, comps bend the spirit and character of
thug splendid composition. Mdlle. Lind's next performance
was a piece of a very singular descriptian • a trio for a
soprano voice and two Hetes, from Meyerbeer's last opera,
" The Camp of Silesia." We do not know (being urine-
quaffited with the opera) what is the dramatic intention of
this piece. It has scarcely any words, but is a series of iiii‘•
sages for the three instruments—the voice bring one—in
which they seem to contend with each ether fur the
palm of victory. The different parts are involved
in a perfect maze of complexity,. mingling with
and pursuing each other, with the rapidity of lightnir.e,
through the utmost extent of the mole, and by intervals the
most chromatic and unusual. In this contest Jenny Lind
never seemed to feel a moment's embarrassment. Her tone
was as liquid, her volage as rapid, her execution as certain,
her intonation u true. an that of the instruments which ac-
companied her, while she asserted the superiority of the
human voice over every instrument. All the while she
acted as a conductor, marking the measure with her h ,n.I in
a very graceful manner. As a display of vocal execution
this perform ,ace surpassed anything we have heard
from Catalani. The flute parrs were admiral, y played
by M. Itemusat and Mr. King. Next, the
beautiful terzetto, " Giovioetto Cavalier," from Meyerber r's
t' Crociitto " was charmingly sung by Mlle. Lind, Mlle.
Cruvelli, and Mile. -era; and Mlle. Lind concluded the
concert with the *• Costa Diva" from "Norma "—Her per-
formances were intermixed with airs by o.rdoni, Belletti,
Coletti, and Mlle. Cruvelli; a solo ou the violin, selmirably
played by Mr. C -open, an, a solo on tie piaeoforte by M.
Otto Goldsmidt.—l is almost unnecessary to add that Mlle.
Lind was applauded to the echo during the concert ; and
that, at its close, the audience remed to feel that they could
not sufficiently mark their adm.ration of her talents and
character.
THE CHAIR OF Music IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
EDIN ucsoff —We have fmm time to time noticed the lauda-
ble attempts of the " senates" of the above University to
reduce the musical chair to a mere sinecure, thus defeating
the express and primary object of the late General Reid in
his magniticen• bequest of above fA,OOOI. to the University.
We are clad to learn from a well-informed Edinburgh car-
respondent that Professor Donaldson, notwithstanding the
pertinacious hostility of his colleagues twe cannot call them
his brethren). has ruceetaled in giving efficiency and useful-
ness to his office. Lectures are now delivered by him in the
' University. The first branch el the course embraces
musical notation and the construction of the scales,
together with the ordinary rules of harmony, and
the principle of composition in the different counter.
points; the second branch includes the phi!osophy
and history of music, arid a critical analysis of compositions
of the highest class, enc.-rat and modern. Blaring the reci-
sion of last winter, Pr 4essor Iffinaldson's classes, four in
number, comprised an agg.egate of upwards of 240 students.
We learn r, that, in consequence of the conduct of the
Senatus Academicus, the Town Council ut Edinburg., as
patrons of the University, have found it accessary to insti-
tute an Wiwi of " decimator " in the Court of Session,
for the purpose of ascertaining and precisely delinffig the
objects of General Reid's trust deed. Its result, we hope,
will prevent the misappropriation of the fund and the fres-
; tration of the views of the testator.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
CAMNRIDOE —KINO.eI COLL.--C. Booth has been ad-
mitted to a achitLindop.
Tiderry —Rev.'. S. 110111 MM. M.A., bag been elected prin-
cipal of the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, vice Rev. W. J. Cony.
beare; resigned.

PREFEHMENTS.—Rev. J. Akrord, to Grioxton V., York.
shire; dio. Ripon 2:04, with re..itlente ; put., Lord Chancellor.—
lb v. J. IL Gumbo, U E.gtoo Newland P.C., Lincaelt.; dm. Cheater :
921.; pat., J. P. Mitchell, Kul., vice Rev. J. llwrhell, rmigned.—
Rev. E. G. I.ltlwatle, to be ettipttin of the union, Chippenhon, Mee
Rev. tt. Ktlvert. rtetan.4l.- Rev. J. J. Evan., to be chaplain of the
Training cchoola, —lto, W. Taylor, to Newton
Itroinsuuld It., Northamp onah.; die. Peterborough: 1191., with re-
'Whet ; pat., All mile Cull., Oxon.
CUNACIIin VACANT—Lone End, Bucks; dio. Oxford:
Rev. J. Alineyd, pr. nt.—Monapham Great, Kent; co. oral arthdiu.
Canterbury: •v. J. U. Matlitta, rtuidncd.—Preston-Patrick,
mort•land: Closter: Rev. J. 11. Coombe,proo.—Thley ; co. and
dio. Hereford : Itev. W. •Taylor, prom. -Wareham, Lker.et ;
naliablary : Rev. J. J. Mann, reeiguttl.—Wartington; LanCaiN.; dio.
Chaster: Rec. t 1•. .1. Ripley, dec.

be saki for 100 lova., allowsd Mb ; U foe SO Irma., 101 b. Heath li
m (5 Mac)
Mr. l'almer's Ferry-bill ..... ..............-......(g. Neff* 0 1 I
?dr. Chroright's l'it.bit ........ 1 2 dr
Mr. Hughes a Chippewa, . —.. 0 4 2
Mr. Walter's Cavendish (k li) 0 3 dr
Mr. Stewart'. !Armors, 0 dr
A.
104; STAMM Of each, with 20 added ; 3-yr
old.. 104; four, Ilst Owe, list ells; six and aged. 124; winners in
1818, 41b extra; anal thorough-bred bones, 510 extra. Mows be.
longing to gentlemen wiillin twelve wile. of Newport allowed 51b;
and home. having been hunted in 1817 and 1848 allowed Mb. Mats,
twice round. (5 subs)
Mr. Shirley's Novelist (h b) (Edwards) 1 1
air. I)svenport's Vindictive
Mr. Phillips's Agriculturist
FAMMItItn' Peking Of 15 sere , added to a sweepstakes of
2 ;saes. ...eh; 3.yr 01.-a, let; four, Ad 31b; One. 9st 101 h; ail and
~grd, 104; Move a.'d geldings ailowcil 31b, and boll-bred horses 31h;
hones that have run at this meeting and nut won allowed3lb..
The winner to be sold fur 100 men. if dismatled, but If entered to be
sold for 80 aiva. allowed alb; U for GO ours. Alb' if for 40 *ova. 121 b;
and tf for 30 sore. 141 b. Heats, Mme midi. (it ~g 6,.)
M r.WalteesCaventlish (It b),to be sold for la (Scott) 0 0 1 1
Mr. Palmer's Perry-hill,lBof.
Mr. Ilargreave'a I Onch, &if 3 3 0 2
Mr. Coberl's Cambric 2 1 2 3
CAVALRY PLATE for beaten hone f r the cup, one mile,
was won in two heats by Mr. A. Phillips., Tallg.lati. beating Mr. A.
'Jaynes's Gaxight and Mr. R. Ilaynes'a Newport.

their refusing t 4
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