The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

TEMPERANZE Iciiisiia:=irse Rev. W. Wight,
M.A., late curate of St. John s, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has
given several lectures on the subject of a plan for the forma-
tion of n " model parish," in which the use of intoxicating
drinks shill be discontinued. The object of the promoters
was at first to purchase some new district, in the vicinity el
a railway, where a church and schools • ould be required,
and thus lay the foundation of their model parish. Sines
then, however, it had been thought that the object might
be attained by purchasing the advowson of a village,
the trustees, on the first vacancy, nominating as
the minister • clergyman who would totally ab-
stain, and teachers and all their officers I eiog ap-
pointid on the same principle, by which means the whole of
the rising generation might be brought up in the print lies
of total ab,tinence. It was intended in the made] parish to
establish a college where a liberal education might be given,
fitting the youths for commerce and the different professions
—the college to be thrown open to all without distinction
of sect or party. Above one thousand persons in dif-
, tempt parts of the county have become collectors for the
establishment of the model pariah, upwards of 600 of whom
are disconnected with the church. Li:muds of 3,0001. has*
been already subscribed towards the object. Several meet-
ings have been held in furtherance of the proposed plan,
and among the towns agitated for the purpose are Leicester
and Reading. In the course of a meeting held at
the last-named place, the Reverend W. Wight
read a letter dated from Honolulu, with a sub-
scription in aid of the plan from a foreign king. He also
read extracts from a communication received from Bishop
Chase, of Illinois, is America, who is attempting to carry
out a similar project in that country. Subscriptions nearly
sufficient to clear the expenses of the works have been re-
ceived, and the design will, it is said, be speedily carried into
effect.
OXFORDSHIRE.
RIOT AND ROBBERY BY RAILWAY LABOURERS.—
Iset week as Mr. H. Whiteman, sub contractor on the
Oxford and Rugby Railway, was paing his men in a house
belonging to the company, near Banbury, and when he
had paid about half of them, he was suddenly and
violently assaulted by a number or navvies, whose
intention was to have swept off the whole of the cash then
lying on the table, amounting to nearly 1201. Mr. W. was
knocked down and kicked in the most brutal manner by four
sf the ringleaders, who, with drawn knives, attempted to
stab him, but from some unexplained circumstance, after
losing about 191., be managed to get away to his own house,
adjoining. Here they followed him, and but for an Irish-
man, who was living in a portion of the house, he would
have been sacrificed. The Irishman seized a loaded gun,
Iwhi:l he presented; this had some effect on the ringleaders,
and gave Mr. Whiteman an opportunity of again escapisi

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to the r3ll. house. The authorities of 13sobury were soon on
the .pot, and bitore twelve o'clock seven of the ringleaders
war in gaol.

4/[br Drama.
LlTElli.—Last night a new comic drama, in two
acts, called "The Tutor's Assistant," wee producedtitle at th
theis
theatre. A German potentate, rejoicing in the of
Grand Duke of Stiffatback Nquedlitz, has a eon, Prince
Ludwig IVtihebn. A neighbouring grand duke of some-
thing elan has a daughter, and a treaty of matrimonial
alliance, through
powers ildren, is
Grandecontrated between these
high and mighty o and the Duke, knowing his
son to be a self-willed youtb,ebarges his tutor, Professor Von
Florieberg, with the task 01 persuading him to agree to the
match, The prince, however, has felen in love with a young
lady at a boardingachool, to whom he has contrived to make
himself so &peristyle that she is quite ready to runaway with
him. The Grand Duke, however, discovering the latiaon,
impriroua his son in his chamber. The prince escapes by
leapieg from the window, and with a young officer, a friend,
obtains were to the school, both of them disguised in female
attire. The professor follows his pupil, also disguis d as an
old lady, and some ridiculous venes take place between these
three and the olds' bearding.schoolmistress and her young
pupil. She recogses her lover, and they find means to
make off together : but they are stopped by the
Grand Duke, whe arrives with a party of soldiers.
The Grand Duke, to prevent the marriage between his son
and the young lady, commands her to marry his ton's friend ;
but it turns out that this damsel is, after all, the dauehter of
the neighbouring grand duke, the very person with whom
the matrimonial alliance had been arranged, though how she
came there was more than we could make out. Indeed, the
whole plot is a tissue of ab.urdities, by no means redeemed
by any remarkable humour in the characters or liveliness
in
the &thistle. Charles Mathews was quite lost ir. the cha-
racter of the Prince, which gave no room for his usual
bustling vivacity ; and the other characters were insipid and
common-place. Mrs. C. Jones, by her admirable acting,
gas e some effect to the part of the ridiculous schoolmistress;
and, indeed, was the chief support of the piece. A great
deal of it went off very heavily ; but there was considerable
alfause at the end, and the principal performers were called
before the curtain. So far, therefore, it must be set down as
successful.

UNIVERSITY ANN) CLERICAL.
Onroßß, JULY 3.—The Vice-Chancellor notified this day
that U. M. BeDAOII was elected to the Kennicot Hewt. elebrew rebod
tolsrshithe
p,
also that 11. J. Marten, bible sleekof Wodbam,
of
Posey and lillerton Hebrew Scholarship.
CAM SEIOO a, JULY 3 —At congregation holden this morn-
Ins the following degrees were conferred :—D.I). Rey. R. Okes,
King's CoL-11.1). T. BLachall, Gone. and Caius Col.; IT. Davies,
Queens' CoL—M.A ci! St. Peter'sAshwell, 11. Dickinson,
S. Go'dlng, E. Parker ; of Clan Hall, G. B. Ash's, T. S. Nelw u,
M. P. Sparrow ; of Pentb. CoL, F. Grote,Phillip.; 04 Trio. 11.11,
W. Cooke; of Corpus Ctui.ll CM., M. M. Lamb, J. J. S. Perowne ; of
King's Col., 1`..1. Brine • of Queens' Col., B. Brander. L Durrant,
A. Serstehlsy, J. H. Tilf!drip.oo • of Sr.Csith. HalL J. Nell, F. U. Daub!,
W. Thornhill ; aI Jesus CoL, J. F. Ogle, It. L. N. Roberta, S. Stock-
dire; of Christ's CuL, D. M. Coat, F. H. Elliott, W. P. Goode,
W. C. fiord, W. 11. Leicester, A. F. Pallier; of St. John's Col..
C. It. W. ►Count, W. Ager, Y. W. Burnett, C. W. Clubbe, J. C. Col.
hiss, E. Days, W. Fellows., W. Gilder, 3. Gorham, F. Lsyng, J.
mistan, W. Read, 11. Russell, A. Slight, J. Tailor, S. Thompson, J.ll. C.
Wriglit, C. A. Yale; of St. Mary Magd. Col , C. J. Lorna., S. Neville;
of Trin. Col., IL St. C. Aytoun, I. ISCIUI7OOII4 W. IRAs, T. E. W.
Bloinelield, W. Boyce, IL B. Brobaron' It. C. Cure,, R. Y. Dewing, J.
G. Edwanis, N. V. Fenn, C. C. Ferard, R. W. Fiske, H. Ford, J. 0.
C. Fussell, U. T. Gibbins, J. L. Hall, G. Head, L J. Jermy, G. N.
Lai.bley, W. B. Lightfoot, C. Lauri, E. 11. Lerinfr, 0. Mather, F. 0.
Moyne. A. bleggison. J. J. Miller, T. Mitchell,Nicholls, A. B.
Pollock, A. B. Preston, T. W. Prickett, T. ILtwlirison, F. Kendall, .1.
Richardson, C.
.Rel, 11.3mi/tint, E. Ssyres, J. J. A. Shakeerour,
E. C. Taylour, TW. Tindal, J. N. Townsend, V. K. Vole, Wigles.
worth, C. R. Yeoman; of Emm. Col., C. J. Iletham, E. A. Is aby, W.
Dawes, J. J. Jacob, W. F. Pierron, J. W. St. Quintin; of Std. 800.
Edl., E. W. Brorniiy, It. 11. Cooke, A. W. halt; of Down. CoL, I. U.
Wilkinson; LLB., N. Joseph. Trin.

A SUPPLEMENT to the GAzarrs was issued yesterday, con-
taining a great number or Orders in Council ratifying various schemes
of the Facletamtical Commissioners. These fiIICUMPIUN authorise :
The sale of the property formerly belonging to the prebend of
liatherton, in the collegiate church ot Wolverhampton.
The sale of certain property, formerly belonging to the office of
sacrist of the collegiate church of Wolverhampton.
The sae of cot tamproperty formerly belonging to the deanery of
Welt.
The sate of certain property formerly belonging to the prebend of
Langford Ecclesia, in the eathtdral of Lincoln.
A scheme for curvet:o2unit the incumbent of St.. Jana, Sutton, in
the co. and dio. of York, for diminished emoluments.
A scheme for making better provision for the cure of souls in the
ps.ish of Redruth, Cornwall, dio. Exeter.
A scheme for constituting a separate district for spiritual purposes
out of the parish of Torn:wham, Devon, dlo. Esther.
A plan for uniting certain portions of the parishes of Wookey and
Mare, Sornerretshire, io. bath and Welts, into one consolidated
chapelry, and assigning them to the corPecrated church called Chtiat
Church, Renton.
Plans aoslgning districts to the new churches of Christ Church,
Dor.aiMer ; of Stunt Martin Zeats, Willa ; to the new chapel at Pen-
weer* Cornwall ; St. Thomas, Monmouth ;to Christ Church,
Rhea-y-Cae, Flintshire : and to St. Deorge, St. Jam, 1., St.
Mary, St. Paul, and St. Philip, ail in Sheffield.
The sal
of certain property turmeric belonging to; the prebend of
pylon tiecunda, in the collegiate church of southwell.
The sale of certain property formerly belonging to the prebend of
Ampleforth, in the cathedral of York.
The elle of certain property formerly belonging to the prebend of
Welton Weethall, in the cathedral of Lincoln.
The rale of certain property formerly belonging to the prebend of
Haydor-cum-Walton, in the cathedral of Lincoln.
The sale of certain property formerly belonging to the prebend of
Bewley, in the cathedral of Lichfield.
scheme for determining the spiritual j nets:kat:et in and over the
parish and church of Abbot's Leigh, Somersetebire.
Cossecaarton.—& new church, just erected in the dis-
trict of oodside Horsforth, near Lee.* for a new district formed
e Sir Robert, Peel's act, was consecrated on Friday, June 39, by
the Bishop of Ripon.

NAVAL.
DIVONTORT JULY I.—Ranger, 8, Com. Newland, sailed
thir 'venlig for the coast of Africa, with the malls for Idadeiri, the
Coat, and Aseensio ..—P•otaloun, 8, was commissioned this morainic
by Com. L. De Tessier Prevost. It in expected she will proceed to the
coast of Africa with the August She is manned ulthady.—Bel.
leraphon, 78, CapL Boyne', railed list evening for Portsmouth.—
Tweed, 16, Com. Lord F. Russell; and Pilot, 12, Corn. E. M. LYOII4
are out of the lands of the dockyard. The Admiralty ha dockyard,
• return to be made of all mechanic* and others in this
aboveiilty years of age, with a view to the reductios of the establish-

MILITARY.
THE 79Ta AND 93RD.—The Ittaikanee troop-ship, having
on board the 79th Highlander., sailed in the middle of June from
Gibraltar for Quebec : disembarking there the 79th this ship will
convey home the 93rd Highland Hee., and the arrival of the 93rd
may therefore be expected in August neat.
iiOU3EIIOLD CAVALRY.--The annual movement of the
household cavalry, of which we gave notice on the 24th ult., took
plat* on Saturday the In inst., era., let Life Guard. from Regen'.
park to Hyde-park, 2nd Life Guards from Hde-park to Windsor,
sad Royal liorse Guards from Windsor to gegenyt's-parS.