The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1848.

table dry of Monday week; to the alarm endured by multitudes„ to
the anxietexalted throughout the empire, to the deep Interest
awakened to other Eurepeac states, and to the celnantties that might
have been inflicted by a nthgroded multitude, this court Memo
and acknowledge. with peculiar midden:goo the extensive and mai-
*ft precautiouary measures adopted by the Right Hon. He O. Grey,
her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Hoene Department, and the
other members of her Majesty's government, for the prevention of the
threatened di-eaters, for the protestion of property and the pthlie
peace, and for the utter frustration of any ill-judged and unrowful
design. That the active and romprerossive proceedings Virlooß
taken and vigorously pursued have given great satisfaction to an
dames of the community, and are rotatled to acknowledgment end
applause, and whiled the members of this court will individually
ever promote national economy and universal Improvement and
happiness, out watch over and oppose every needlens innovation of
the constitutional rights, to which this country le mainly indebted for
Its greatness and glory, they ensure her bigamy's government that'
all needful and vignrona exertions for the preservation of order awl
fur We public good will ever ell mime from the magistracy of this
county ready co-operation and energetic support.
Mr. CorrEtteu, having seconded the resolution, it was
put to the court in the usual manner, and cairiec unani-
mously.
On the motion of Mr. Jostmf Witeox a vote of thanks
wan pawed to the Marquis of Salisbury, lord lieutenant of
the county, " for the seal and promptitude with which he
aided the justices in rendering effectual the wise and consti-
tutional measures adopted by her Majesty's government fee
the preservation of the peace of the metropolis on the late
oceasion."—A deputation of the magistrates was ordered to
present this resolution to the noble marquis.
THE Hots.. or CORRECTION.—The reports of the
visiting justices of the various prisons were laid before the
court. In Coldbath-fields, it appeared that there were 910
male and 234 female prisoners at present confined, exclusive of
Il children. The report concluded by adverting to the stand-
ing orders in reference to the state of the warders superan-
nuation fund. The extra good conduct pay to the prison
subordinate officers continues to be deposited uniter the pro
visions of the regulations framed by the visiting justices,
and at the present time the general fund amounts to
1,4111. 17s. 9d. The Westminster Rouse of Correction con-
tained, it appeared, 5.53 male and 194 female prisoners. The
House of Detention contained 103 prisoners, of which num-
ber 32 were females.
COMMITTAL!) FOR TRIAL.—Mr. Mitch gave notice that
at the next meeting he should move, that magistrstes who
committed for trial rt the Middlesex Sessions persona
charjjed with assault should be directed to commit them to
be tried on the second day of the session instead of the first,
at at present. The hon. magistrate considered that by that
arrangement the public would find much more convenience
than at present--Adjourned.

THE RESIGNATION OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF
THU Homey or TRADE, the Right Hon. Mr. Milner
Gibson, M.P., was made known in Manchester by
telegraph yesterday morning, and appeared, says our
corresponthut, to give great satisfaction to a large number of
the bon, gentleman's constituents, who contemplate as a re-
sult
of it, that, free from ministerial shackles, his future
votes in parliament wilt be more accurately a reflex of th.ir
own opinions.
111 NEIL? HAL MINING ASSOCIATION.-Yesterday
the tint annual meeting of shareholders was held at the
offices, 1, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. The company was
formed last year, for the purpose of conducting operations in
the Kinsig Valley and the adjacent parts. It is subject to
the mining code of the Grand Dukedom of Baden. Its seat
is at Stuttgart, until permanently fixed in the locality of the
mines.-Mr. J. Masterman, jun., occupied the chair.--The
directors, in their report, stated that the prospectus of the
association having been issued on the 10th of March, 1817,
and distributed, the shares (5,000 in number) were at
once taken, and the deposits on them duly paid.
The statutes were officially arranged on the lath
April, and the directors lost no time in commencing opera-
tions. Being assured that the large extent of the country
over which they had the right of mining abounded in
minerals of great value, and having the right to choose
seventy mines (by which term the Germans mean principal
lodes) to work at one and the same time, they selected a few
mines not far distant from one another. A preliminary
purvey was then made, which occupied until the mouth of
July, when Professor Ansted, of King's College, visited the
property and reported on its condition and prospects. In his re-
porttb at gentleman stated that the prospect of abundant sumer
was sufficiently clear to justify the most sanguine expectations.
In the Schapsbach Valley there were large quantities of
copper and lead ; in the Tiepenbach Valley, silver, bismuth,
end antimony ; in the upper part of the Whittichen Valley,
silver, cobalt, bismuth, nickel, and other metals, whilst in
the lower Whittichen district he anticipated still greater re-
suite. There were a few other districts where, in the short
distance of two miles, at many as five distinctly marked and
promising lodes of the precious metals occurred. The com-
mittee proceeded to state that a surveyor had been appointed,
and after the plans and surveys had been prepared, Pro-
fessor Ansted again visited the mines, and submitted
his plans of working, which bad been adopted.
In the mouth of November last the directors
were successful in obtaining, for the sum of
6011. 3e. 4.1., the whole remaining interest of the Alpois-
bach Mining Company, which had been working on a most
limited scale in the lb hittichen district, but had obtained
rich silver ores, some specimens of which, when assayed,
yielded 6,870 ounces to the ton. To this mine (which out
of respect to the late chairman they called the Wheal Cop-
' per mine) the board directed their operations, and shortly
came upon a small pocket of very rich silver ore, some of
which was smelted together with what remained in the
hands of the Alpoiabacb company, and was included in the
price paid aa purchase money for their interest. The die.
turbed state of Europe had recently induced the directors to
concentrate their operations to three mines. A vacancy in
the board of directors bad been caused by the death of Mr.
Capper, which the directors bad tilled up by the election of
Mr. Ashvrell ; the directors had also added to their number
by the election of Sir W. biagnay to their board ; both
appointments were left for the meeting to confirm. The
report was adopted, and the new directors duly confirmed in
their appointments, which concluded the proceedings.
A FRIGATE FOR THE USE OF THE MARINE SO-
aurr.-Yesterclay a quarterly general meeting of the above
society was held at the office of the institution in Bishops-
gate-street, Lord H. Cbolmondeley in the chair. The report
for the past quarter was read, which stated the receipts to
hive been 3,1441. 16.5. 3d.; expenses, 2,9631. 7s. 6d. ; leaving
a balance of 1811.8 a. 9d. During the last three months the
society has received under the will of the late R. Lowrey,
Em., 2,1311. 13s. 9d., end 1,0001. under the will of the late
A. Macklew, Esq., of Twickenham. The addition made to
the funded property of the society was 4,2211. 12s. 3d. At
the anniversary dinner, presided over by the First Lord of
the Admiralty, it was intimated that government would pro-
vide the society with a new ship, since which orders have
been given to fit up the Venus, a 42 frigate, for the use of
the society.
THE AGED PILGRIMS' SOCIETY.- Yesterday a
meeting of the friends and supporters of this society was held
at the London Tavern, to receive the report of the past y.ar,
ending the 31st of March ; the Hon. A. Kinnaird in the
chair. The secretary read the report, which stated that the
amount of relief afforded to the recipients was greater than
on any former occasion since the institution of the charity,
in the year 1807. The number of recipients amounted to
366. The total admitted since the establishment of the
society was 1,168, among whom had been distributed
32,9011. 101. 2d. The receipts for the year amounted to
1,8861. 6s. 10d., including 944/. 2s. 4d. annual and 1261.
life subecrietions. The expenditure reached 1,8101. le. 53.,
of which 1,2661. lls. 9d. was received by pensioners, leaving
a balance of 761. ss. W. in favour of the society. The re-
port was agreed to neat. eon.
BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.-Yester-
day, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the above insti-
tution was held at the committee rooms, in Paterneeter-
raw. The report was highly satisfactory, the funds rapidly
increasing. During the past year, real has been bestowed
upon six retail, and twelve booksellers' assistants, and three
widows of each of those classes to the amount of 2621. 151. 4d.
live persons included in the above statement being perma-
nent annuitants, making a total, einee 1837, of nearly
1,3001. thus distributed. The whole expense of the institu-
tion during that period has not averaged more than 801. per
annum. There are now on the books 476 members. VA-
wards of 1,0001. has been added to the permanent fund
during the year, which renehes shove 17,0001. In connexion
with this institution, it will be remembered that a " retreat,"
situate at Abbots Langley, for the reception of old and I
decayed members of the trade, was opened in 1846.
AGAIt-TOWN RAGGED SCROOLB.-Yeetertlay, an
annual meeting of the friends of this institution was held at
the new vestry-rooms, St. Pancras-road. Lord Ashley pre-
sided, and in opening the proceedings observed that the.
ragged schaols were peculiarly adapted to the times in
which we live, when the class for which they were instituted
have increased to so considerable an amount. The children
of that class were of so peculiar a character-so wanting in
education and moral culture-that if ten years were allowed
to go by without the introduction of some check upon their
wild and lawless habits it would be found very difficult to
curb them-more difficult, indeed, than to deal with a
legion a North American savages. Recent events had
shown the necessity of attending to the education in
early youth of cleesealwho otherwise might eventually
prove dangerous to society, and he hoped to in-
duce a conviction of that fact in mother place. It was essen-
tial that the schools should be multiplied as much as possible,
' and he enjoined all present to aid, to the best of their ability,
in the promotion of that object.-The Secretary read the re-
port of the committee, who described the origin of the school,
which owed its establishment to the suggestion of Mr. Gent,
the assistant secretary to the ragged school union. The
school was first opened in a shed only ten feet wide by thirty
long, on the 7th of December, 1845, for the accommodation
of 60 children. In the course of 1846 and 1817, the number
of children attending greatly increased, and it was found ne-
cessary to erect a new building, the first stone of which was
laid nu the Bth of August, 1847. The total number
of children admitted since the school was first opened vete-685;
being 370 boys and 315 girls. About one hundred now at-
tended on Sunday mornings • in the afternoon the average
attendance was2o6 ; and in the evening, 50. The commit-
tee considered that if a few more regular teachers could be
obtained there was little doubt that, at least, twice the num-
ber of children might be instructed. The children are cha
rscterised by both poverty and ignorance. Several on being
absent have been found to be in prison ; and many are well-
known to the
.police, of whose services the teachers had
during the past winter been obliged to avail themselves seve-
ral times to preserve order outside during the time of teach-
ing. The children had generally expressed a desire for Christian
instruction, and had in many cases subscribed small sums for
bibles, which were sold at sixpence each, and by this means
about 60 bibles and 20 testaments had been circulated in the
' neighbourhood. The total cost of the new building was
2481. 13s. 7d., towards which sum 22.5/. 12s. 8.1. had been
received, leaving 231. Os. lid. doe to the treasurer; which
sum they trusted to the liberality of the meeting to supply.
Siace the first January last, when the new room was tint
opened, 118 children had been admitted, the greatest num-
ber present at arty one time being 86. The teacher who
conduct& the school duly qualified herself by train' ing in the

normal school of the Home and Colonial Infant &hool So-
ciety, Oray's-inn-road. The committee were anxious to pro-
ceed with the industrial branches of instruction, but for that
purpose separate funds were necessary. The report was
adopted, and the committee appointed for the ensuing year.
The Iter. Mr. Clark, Mr. Joseph Payne, and 'several other
gentlemen spoke in behalf of the institution, and resolutions
a furtherance of its objects were adopted by the meeting.
CHEVALIER CARL JOHAN SCHONHERR, the cele-
brate , entomologist, died at his estate, Sparresiter, in
Sweden, en the 28th ult., from a fit of apoplexy, to the 76th
year of hie age. Re was a Royal Councillor of Commerce,
Knight Commander of the Royal Swedish Order of Wan,
Knight of the Polar Star, Member of the Royal Society of
Stockholm, of the Entomological Society of London, and of
numerous °dur learned societies at home and abroad.

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION wail on
Wednesday evening opened fora private view of the scientific
wonders collected for the amusement of the public.
During the recess the whole interior has been reno-
vated, and a most important addition made in the
shape of a large and well-proportioned theatre, to be dedi-
cated to scientific recreations. The assembled visitors were
amused by • lecture on the structure and functions of in-
sects by Mr. Goadby, illustrated by • powerful oxy-hydrogen
microscope ; whilst in the smaller theatre Dr. Ryan dilated
en the philosophic mysteries of the breakfast table. Another
attraction was a seri, s of dissolving views illustrative of
scenes in the Hely Land. Various curiosities were scat-
tered in profusion over the various departments, and the
Polytechnic Institution may be fairly recommended to the
notice of the sight-seekers who are likely to be scattered over
the metropolis during the approaching holidays.
THE DEATHS IN LONDON during tae week ending
April 15, numbered 1,047, being 104 above the average. This
excessive mortality appears to be chiefly caused by the preva-
lence of scarlatina, hooping-cough, measles, and diarrhoea. The
number of births during the week was 1,240. The mean
temperature 44 deg. 4 min. A note is appended to the
Registrar's report stating that in the wet k eudicg March 18
a girl of 12 weeks was registered as basing died suddenly
" from fright caused to her mother by a mob," aceording to
the verdict of a coroner's jury. Further information is sup-
plied by the registrar, Hackney-road sub-district. The shock
wail received by the child at the breast, and was stated by the
mother to have been caused by the " turn or change of the
milk," the consequenceof having been frightened by • mob,
who were passing by her house to hold a public meeting on
a vacant piece of ground lately known as " Nova Scotia
Garden," she being aware that her husband and sou formed
a part of the tumultuous assemblage
ELECTORAL Ittowrs.—bir,—l am no chartist, no
communist, no revolutionist. I inhabit a house of 401. per
annum ; 1 pay 121. direct tale', besides the indirect twice on
all articles consumed in my house ; yet I am debarred the
privileges of citizenship. Our city returns no member', and I
have no vote for the county—no voice in the control of those
taxes of which I certainly pay my full proportion. Mine is
no isolated case ; there are many thousands of us scattered
through the country, who, in rank, income, intelligence, and
influence leave the little farmer and petty freeholder with
their votes like so many loggers behind. Would it not be
justice to us to give every man paying tax on income • vote
for the county, in case we are not otherwise qualified to vote ?
Could not the House of Lords be returned as members for
counties (independently of present members), and the quali-
fications for electors and members be so high as to ensure it
representing the large landowners and capitalists of the
kingdom ?—Yours, J. B.
INTERCOURSE WITH THE CONTINENT.—The weekly
return of passengers between the Channel ports for the
week ending April 16, shows the following numbers:
Through Boulogne, 1,645; through Calais, 314. The cor-
responding period of 1847, gave : through Boulogne, 1,537;
through Calais, 355. The 1,645 passengers through Bou-
logne may be subdivided as follows : from Folkestone, 354 ;
Dover, 83 ; Loudon, 90 •, total, 527: for Folkestone, 733 ;
Dover, 145 ; London, '240; total, 1,118.
INQUESTS, YESTERDAY. --SUICIDE Or A SPECIAL
CONSTABLE IN BOW-STREET POLICE STATION.—By Mr.
Bedford, at Evans's Hotel, Covent-garden, touching the
death of George Charles Thomas Barrier, who committed
suicide on Monday last in one of the cells attached to Bow-
street police-station. The father of the deceased described
his son to have been of a very irritable temper and subject
to violent pains in the head. When excited his mind fre-
quently wandered, and he would sometimes fall down in a
fit and remain insensible for • considerable period after the
exhibition of any passionate feeling. During the late ex-
citement he had been sworn in as a special constable, and
having through his activity apprehended two or three bad
characters he had become known to the police. Mr. C.
J. Smith, police surgeon, who had been called to see de-
ceased on Monday evening, said he found pulsation had
ceased though the body was quite warm. The usual meats
of restoring suepended animation were resorted to, but with-
out effect. There was the mark of a ligature round the throat,
and witness had no hesitation in secri bin his death to hanging.
The gaoler at Bow-street Police Court said he took charge of
the deceased. He was about to lock him up in • cell with
two or three other prisoners, but the deceased begged to be
placed in a cell by himself, and this was done. Before the
door was locked deceased coked for a messenger to send to
his father in Great Queen street. Witness sent • man to
him who received his instructions and brought au answer
back in about a quarter of an hour. On going to deliver the
message the deceased was found hanging by his black silk
handkerchief from a wire guard put up in front of the iron
bars in the window of the cell. This guard was put up ex-
pressly to prevent prisoners attempting to hang themselves
from the iron bars, and it had hitherto been considered im-
possible to insert anything between its interstices. The de-
ceased had effected it by rolling up one end of his
handkerchief into a very small compass, and then
clipping it into a knot. Verdict—" Temporary insanity.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BCC/LIM/11AM PALACE: By Mr. Be-
dford, at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Richard
Waterton. The deceased was a potman at a public-house in
Pimlico, and had been supplying the workmen employed at
Buckingham Palace with beer. Tuts lay afternoon last he
bad been supplying the workmen employed at the top of the
new front wing of the building with beer ; he hail descended
to the first story, when, instead of descending to the bottom
by the ordinary staircase, he went to the end of the building,
and was in the act of going down an unfinished well stair-
case, when he slipped, and there being no banisters he fell
to the bottom, a depth of forty feet. He was picked up in a
senseless state, and conveyed to the above insthution ; but
the injuries he had received were so extensive that he died
early on the following morning. The immediate cause of
death was an extensive fracture of the skull and lacera-
tion of the brain. Verdict, " Accidental Death."

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, APRIL 18.
In your leading article of Tuesday, you pass a de-
served panegyric on the very Rev. Dr. M'Enery, and
hope that his example will he followed by the catholic
clergy in diverting the minds of their flocks from ab-
stract phantoms to measutes of practical usefulness.
By a singular coincidence, on the day your article
appeared, another address of Dr. M'Enery was pub-
lished in the Kerry Examiner. It is addressed to
" the poorer classes of the Roman catholics of the
parish of Tralee;" but the true and elevated senti-
ments it contains are universally applicable, and the
circulation of such a document throughout the land
must be beneficial. Never were the groundless
hopes of insurrectionary violence more elo-
quently and unsparingly exposed. He lays the
case fairly and fully betore the abettors of rebellion,
and shows the fearful odds against wl.ich they
would have to combat. On one side the absence of
organisation, discipline, arms, and the munitions of
war ; on the other, all the experience, strength, and
military resources of a powerful empire. As for re-
liance on the defection of the army, " I believe, and
fervently hope," says the rev. gentleman, " that few
Roman catholics in her Majesty's service would be
found so base or so wicked ae to sell theit names to
shame, their religion to contempt, and their immortal
souls to God's enduring anger, by committing the
hideous crime of perjury. There is no power
on earth capable of dispensing or absolving the
soldier from his sworn allegiance, or to exempt him
from falling into a damnable sin by deserting from
the cause which he has solemnly sworn to defend."
He tells the people of the disastrous consequences
of revolt—carnage, orphanage, famine and pesti-
lence, the rain of property and credit, immora-
lity, selfishness, cruelty, and violence. He warns
them against the consequences of civil war—
which must necessarily assume a religious aspect, and
thus aggravate its horrors a hundredfold. He puts
them on their guard against the " vain and restless
individuals " who would give over their country to
anarchy and themselves to slaughter. But while
strenuously and eloquently counselling order and
peace, the rev. gentleman is not averse to a steady
agitation for such measures as the legislature ran
grant. He requires comprehensive laws to teach the
landlords of Ireland that their duties and rights are
correlative, an enlarged franchise, an increase of re-
presentatives, and the general development of the
resources of the country—subjects of " real and
honest legislation," which would truly bring prosperity
to Ireland. If all the catholic clergy were animated
with the same lofty and independent spirit as the
parish priest of Tralee there would be no fear for the
violation of public order.
The members of the Repeal Association who at-
tended the some have, on more mature reflection,
withdrawn the hand of fraternity. Better sense re-
turned with the cooling of their enthusiasm. At s
meeting of the repeal committee yesterday a resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted in which the soiree
section declare that they attended at Music Hall
merely to compliment Smith O'Brien, and not to es-
pouse the principles of the confederation.
The accounts from Mayo are as usual very painful.
Several deaths from destitution are recorded in the
local journals, and one unhappy man was found dead
with the masticated, or hali-Masticated, grass in 'oils
mouth. An attack, partially successful, had been
made by some of the peasantry on a large nurilber of
carts proceeding between Castle and Wcattrat, laden
with meal and flour.