The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-18 00:00:00

537 ) LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1848. (THREEPENCE.

The Milan Gazette of the 12th, says:
We have ro news of importance mom the camp of his
Majesty. A letter from Captain Gonsalis, attachei b. the
watt of General Ferrari, announces that they were fighting, at
Cnrnada and Onieo, that the firing had commences at eta
o'cloc',, and had nut finished at eleven, when he was writing.
Nothing more wan known.

MADRID, MAY lt.
AU the city is astir with preparations fur the burial
of the late Captain-Oeneral Fultado. The military funeral
pomp is stretehing now, at thr. e p m windowe
..c ..e mi,erm,au win take place at St.
Nicolas, outsido the Puerta de Mocha.
The police visit to the Danish and Belgian embassies has
made some noes Tho Danish admitted the civil force with-
out scruple; the Belgian protested ; but agreed to admit
Count Vestaheriumta, who brought an energetic note in reply
from the council of ministers, without more attendants. The
count, who performs his difficult duties with the manners of
a gentliman, walked through the resort, and received an
equivocal assurance of Count Ramat that if Salamanca were
concealed in his house he must have leapt over the walls, as
a dietinet disavowal °fair:mime an asylum to that individual.
Nevertheless, the back and front doors were still watched
night and day by the rondo de cap& The government has pro-
ceeded thus perhaps partly to decline the ridicule of being
mocked by a dating int.iguer, who was skipping about
from one embassy to another, agile as a cat, by roofs.
garden walls and back doors, under the nose of offended
authority ; and partly with a view to feeling its way and
the extent of its authority in this delic ite kind of jurisdic-
tion, inching, as it were, sue experiment in the earpore rill of
the Daniel' and Belgian legations, to extend by and by, if
occasion call, their principles to more important embassies.
It is also in ',lulu that Sthunanca is suspected of being the
banker of the ouuspiratore of 1848 as he was of the-junta
of 1843.
The sergenots of Eepagna, who have been taken, are
sentenced to serve as common soldiers in the colenios.
At a moment when the government has no money. and
does not know where to get any, a new and expensive police
corps hes been organised, by a decree inserted in tinday's
Gazelle. Don Curi.tohnl Campos y Navarro IA appointed
director of this terce, with a salary of 4001. it thief ofeecre-
teriee, officersomuliaries end oilier dependents, follows, with
salaries from 2001. to 1001. The new police is deviant for
the service of the province of Madrid, and under the chief
command of the Jere Politico, which indicates how the wind
ie to b., rah, d to pay these extraordinary expenses.
Anothi r decree announces the rescission of the quicksilver
contrive of the government with the Ida .k of Foment°, a.:.1
milers 33,000 quintals of quicksilver to be delivered to the
B ark art San Fernando, which is to proceed to the sale of
the sone, both 01 Lunn, and foreign ni ,rkets, with all pee
Bible expedition. No premium will be allowed to the bank
for effecting this sale on account of the Treasury, nor will
the adjuilic.olollll, total or partial, made by the back be con-
sidered duel without being first approved by the government.
The names act to the address of congratulation and de vo-
don to the government continue to oe penlisheil daily in the
official organ. The most revolting pressure is used to squeeze
toese signatures tram ail 'arts and conditions of pi opts over
whom lot the 'overman nt can exercise soy influence. Of
course alt the emplayis are obliged to sign ur turn out. Yes-
terday the whir sa was brought to the National Library to
reeeive the minus of the entpluyess t..cre. These having liten
summioe,l by the head limarian, were thu aodn seed
" The Minister art Instruction di sin s that you will put your
names to this address; the act is quite voluntary, but those
who offer any objection are required to state the same in
writing." Many, upon this, resigned their places, although
possessing no other ostensible me-.us of support.
A fresh outbreak is expected before the end of the week.

THE CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY.
Yesterday having been appointed for the convoca-
tion of the clergy of the province of Canterbury, the mem-
bers of the upper house assembled at the Chipter•house of
St. Paul's at 11 o'clock, and the members of the lower
house (consisting of the representative* from the various dio-
ceses, archdracunries, and cathedrals, together with the
mauler hotly) met at the same hour in the vestry-room.
The Archbi,h,p et Canterbury, accompanied by fits chap
lain*, having :mind at the Chapter.house, was met by the
Bishops ot Winchester, Hereford, Bangor, Salisbury, Llan-
daff, and other right rev. prelates, and the business of con-
vocation was formally opened. The Very Rev. William
Rowe Lyull, 11.8., who had been elected prolocutor, pro.
sided at the meeting of the lows r house.
The AILCIIIINHOP efeASTILHISURT having taken his seat
as president of the upper house of convocation, stated that
they had assembled, in accurdanee with ancient usage, for
the purpose of adopting an address to h. r Majesty. The
coneoca. ion had met in November, but in consequence of
that meeting having been prorogued, the address had not
been preseuted, and it had become necessary for her Majesty
to issue to tim (the Archbishop) another writ, commanding
the re assembling of convocation. The members of convoca- I
tion were aware that their meeting took place in compliance
with the usual custom, immediately subsequent to the as-
sembling of perliament, and that an address to her Majesty
was a-reed upon. The sittings of connection continued
some 'days. Owing, however, to the illness of his late
lamented predecessor, those sittings were unavoidably post-
poned, and the address was nut presented to her Majesty.
The late Archbishop was shortly afterwards called from his
earthly labour*, a eircuutstariee which had caused ,till fur-
ther delay. The present was the earliest period at which
convocation could be assembled, and the business would not
come formally before both houses.
The lower house convocation was then summoned, and a
procession was formed in the cathedral, which moved to the
chapter-house.
Atter the visual forms had been gone through, the Arch-
bishop again rose and said: I am sorry that I am not
enabled to etate to you the precise day on which the addrem,
which was unanimously agreed to by presented to her Ma-
jesty,cen be received. It cannot, however, be presented
before Thur-day, the With inst. I think that will he th..,
day fined. The convection most, therefore, stand prorogued
until Thursday. the 25th of May inn. is grace tidied,
: that although the convocation stood adjourned to the 2:ith
inst., it w.is by no means certain that the address would be
presented on that day. Oa receiving a commtunicatioii from
tier M sty, h- would give due notice to the clergy. The
members of the convection then separated.

DISTURBANCES IN LEICESTER.
Leicester was the Keno of rather serious tliatarb-
anees on Monde.), and Tuesday. The board of guardians of
the poor 44 the Leicester union issued a notice en Saturday
to the effset that on end alter Monday, the 15th inst., the
hours 44 labour in the workhouse fur stone-breakers,
would I.e hicreased by two hours and a hal per clay. the
men relast.i to accede to these terms, and weut through the
tow. in b .dy to ask alms At a late hour at night several
hundreds of men aid a great number of women and chil-
dren assembled oppsaite the relieving-office in Rutland.
street, and become vary riotous. They broke down a quen.
tottLetawnideerliz.phtsta, and demolished the windows of the
The uniy, J. pips, Esq., read the Riot Act, and the
borough police Wee, Ailed by
.about 1.50 pension,ra, who
were called out about midnight, and a numb,r of special
sliest-ebbe, wen. to disperse the mob, and a col'aion ensued.
One polieerems, Sergeant Smith, was very a. rioualy injured.
On the c..th.r mile, many h.-ads were broken, and u m
tumid Shipman, a needle-maitre, WAS co much butt, that it
was thought for several hours he could not recover. lle was
still martinis very arversly from the injuries he received on
Wednesday 0.. e womau was woun.:ed in the back by a
Icneiener'a bayonet.
Oa Tuesday the men seal refused to ace.-de to the new re-
gulations, ind went round agiiintoask alms. About 11 o'clock
in the moraine, they asked for relies at a grocer's shop,
kept by a late collector of poor rates, and were refused,
upon which several women became abusive and broke the
sleep windows. The mistress of the chop restored several
bruises in the affray. all the arti, lea in the window,
c .usisting of s..napl s saftros sod sugar, Hie, cigars, &e., being
carried away. At about half-pest 10 lock on Tuesel..y
night the ninh bad begun to collect in largo numbers, end
wiico the police went to disperse them they filed off to va-
rious parts of' the town, in groats, of 10 sor 12. Many
windows, and the glass •in every lamp in many
of •he atirets were destroyed. A temporary reshot eg
. aiteate in Craven-street, was attacked, the %trim. win-
dow aed window Basile,' demolish cl, the door foreird open,
and the beading Isclon,.ing to an iiesistaut partly torn into
shreds.
It was nearly three n'eloek on Wednesday morning before
quit w..e restored. Oa Wednesday many of the men went
to the stele yards, but it woo thought prudent ta withhold'
their tools from them until :he peace of the town shoal be
considered more severe ; they wets told, however, that if
thee }topprd at the yurds during the proper hours they
would be paid the same sum as it they were at week. Oa
Weeneedey aiteriwym the town was quiet, but great discen-
. tent prevailed amongst the atone breakers, and the autbori
ties were taking pretuutionarLmeasures to prevent or put
• I down any disturbance at night.

INQUEST, YENTaItDAY.—FATAL RAILWAY ACCl-
ozwv.—Ely Mr. Wsklet, in the Uoiven.i7 College Rini-
ail, ow William Bry.co, a labourer on the Wrmingham rail
way.—Mr. Croft, hue surgeon, elated that on Saturday
wick deceased wee brought to the hoanitat Re had a eon,-
pound Ir,cture of the ,Ilsrer and several weere injuries of the
aim. N0t419,6.811,1ing the utmost care and atteetion, he
gradually sank until Sunday evening, when he died. 11 is
cane was bropeleen train the Imo. lli, leg was ale° much ie.
jured. II r. re his death he wan sufficiently sensible to speak I
of the accident, which he attriSuttd to his own fault and
WAllt of presence ot mind. James Dracula, tellew-lahourer
of dee, need, dr pried twit they and others were engaged
working at the Wolverton stati,m, at a quarter-past iia on
the tiny in question. Deceased was aroistang to push w ,g-
-gong elf the biding telrOk/1 the main line, when an engine ap-
oroaehed on the sine hue unobserved unti. it came within
20 yards of the w,wkonn, when the eociue-driver blew his
whistle, and all the men ewap, d except deccas,d. ark) en-
pear,d per arca and enable to move. The cogiae struck
and knocked five waggons off the line. Deceased was alno
knock d,wn. The 11011 e had gone up the line for water,
awl was returoioir when the aceiaent occurred. Accidents
could be preveuted men, before they watt to work, in
quire t ot the poletwaa whether 41 was safe. Verdict—
.' Accidawtal death."

IRISH STATE 1 RIALS.

(By the Rettric Teterreph Cow/.yes Erpreu.)

DUBLIN, MAT 17.
This mnrning the jury in Mr. Meagher's cue were
dim:barged, being i.Lable to agree upon a verdict.
Eleven were fur a eeliviction. On reaehirg the Con-
ft deratiou ro one, Mr. Meigher addressed the crowd .
end said it we, evident, from 'he recent &Melon in the
Court of Qu. cies Beneh,th•t wu triumphant,
nd ehould alone rule Ireland.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—THIS DAY.
CRN I RAL CRIMINAL COURT.
Beiore Mr. Baron Alden...
THZ WZATHINNTEH MUHIH.H.-IVilliaM TO/HAW/3 will
indicted fir the wi:ful murder to Miirl4 Eaton, on the IGth
of Aprd.—About twelve months since the prisoner and the
deceits. d lived together as than and wife. On the Friday
niiht Keyhole to the murder, the prisoner end deceased
went to a public house, and while there Eaton spoke to a
soldier by the mane ut Brown. The prisoner begged of her
not uo @peak to Bairn.; when else cud that she should ac-
company the rio:olier until he (the prisoner) should marry
her. The di ceeeol aid the soldier then left the house toge-
ther, and aft r they hod ho en Orient about three-quarters of
an hour, the prisoner went out end looked fur her. Having
forted her thry went tonne tut. thee, and appeared to
have pas+ d the night happily together. On the Saturday
morning err words took place between them. In the
meteoric thy tooth went ts the Star pu:olie-house, at nine
o'clock, wht re the retie, r and the deceased riensaieed until
12 o'clock. During that time they creek a good deal of
beer and some teem.. Both the prisoner and t►e deemed
left the house apparently en good terms, and m they passed
.ours of police, the prisoner bade themgo..i. night. Anour
hoillnast 12 a% loc.:, a gentleman ref the name of Keene, on
pas-irog toward. his house, saw the deceased la;•icg on the
toot-path in Vi .rent equnre, Regent-street. lie immediately
alarmed the police, and a eoreatable of the name of Wright
Relit up arid found the deceived dead. She was instantly
come. yeti to the cure, ry of Mr. Pearce, of No. 6, Regent
wild, who foun t a deep wound in theneek, and which no
donde produced iastantaneous di eth The p dice pr•.ceedrd
to the lorlgi g• of the prisoner, whom they hound in his b d
This was ab.ut '2 0.61, k in the morning ; the prisoner was
ado en. Upon bring awoke the prisoner said, " What do you
want• Harry ?" Wngt.t r piled, •• You have murdered
Maria." 'lift• prisomr '• He hail nut." He we.
then desired t. get mo ediet he did, and dr. used himself
The primmer then .lt I, Jh, is she dead ? you do not say
ics" He was than r nformed that she was dead, when he
said, "Oh, God! I did it." The prix leer became so excited,
and expressed his roger t so deeply. that the police were afraid
he %mild do himself some bodily injury. When at the
.tation-huree, the prisoner exhihit••d the d.epest contrition,
and repeatedly ezpretard his deep love and sincere attach-
ment to the deceesed.—Mr. Serjeant Wilkie., in a very able
speed., adorn teed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and con-
tended that, although he had been guilty of the death of Lie
woman to whom he was so ardtntly attached, still, it did net
amount to murder. From the witnesses which he should
call, he should show that he Irma w ild and mos• humane per-
son. The learned serjeant concluded by calling on the jury to
find the prisoner guilty of the minor offence tot manslaughter.
'Three wanes:ie. gave the prisoner an excellent character
fur mildness and humanity. 111 r. Heron Alderson summed
up the evidence, which he went through with great minute-
ness. The jury retired, mid, after an absence of twenty
minutes, re-raped a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Baron Alderson
passed sentence of death moon tke prisoner
KEW COURT.- Setae the Recorder.
24 ARQUIs or CH AN DO/J.—The grand jury came into court,
amt among the hills presented was one ter misdemeanour
against Richard Plantagenet Campbell Nugent Cheerios
Grenville Temple, commonly called the Merquis of Chandos.
The misdemeanour alleged against the defendant is, having
committed wiltul and corrupt perjury.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SIIRIVENHANI.-
ADJ 0 ULLN ED INQUEST.
SWINDON, V. EDNempAY.—The adjourned inquiry
into the death of Mr. Arihar Augustus Lea, was resumed
lae.e this m suing in one of the large rooms at the station.
The policeman Pargetter, who lied been placed iu custody
at the close of the previous sitting of the jury, was produced
by the superints ndent of the company's police. The jury
having answered to their names,
Mr. H. W. Hooper, of Ex. ter, solicitor, informed the
coroner that he atteuded on behalf of Pargetter, and begged
to ask on what charge and by whom that individual had
been placed in custody.—A gentleman, who sat near to the
coroner, replied to the question. He said Fargetter bad
been given into custody by a magistrate on suspicion of hav-
ing been concerned in causing the death of deceased.—Mr.
Royer begged to ask who was the magistrate, and whether
any warrant had been isaued for the prisoner's apprehension.
—To this question the coroner replied that he had, by re-
quest of the jury, ordered Pargetter into custody himself.
The coroner was about to read over the evidence of theseve-
ral whams' examined on Saturday, when Mr. Hooper ob-
iected—if the depositions quoted were to be used against his
ieut he should &mind that the witnesses be re-examined
viva Twee. The judges had decided this point and he should
insist on his right to bear the evidence taken.—The coroner
appeared embarrassed by Mr. Hooper's application; but the
jury pretested that they would not sit to hear the same evi-
dence from the lips of witnesses called a second time. The
evidence of the first witness, Stephen Carter, was therefore
read at length by the clerk, alter which the coroner asked
Mr. Weeper if he would like to ask the mimesis any questions.
Mr. Hooper declared himself quite unable to catch the points
of the evidence owing to the hurried manner in which it had
been read over. Ile should not ask any questions, but enter
his protest against the whole proceedings.
The evidence of the ether witnesses was proceeded with,
and no in ire witnesses having been called, the Coroner ad-
dressed the jury upon the case. What the learned gentle-
man said, however, our reporter is quite unable to set down,
icasmuch as hefor.. the charge was commenced, that worthy
functionary took the precaution of ordering the court to be
cleared.
The jury having remained in deliberation about two hours
and a halt, at length agreed to the following verdict, viz. :
" Manslaughter egainst James Weybury, William Wil-
loughby, and George Forgetter."
The last named prison• r it will be recollected was not in-
cluded is the ver..ict returned by the Shrivenham jury.