The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-14 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

ButmiNcitem, Metter 12.—There has been a fair
oinouet of business dor.c here and shares generally
are in alranee. Old Birminghutn C 61141 !lave en done
at 105.

Lke.fis, MARCIE 12.—We have had hnt li tie thany,o in
the share market this morning. The market wa4, however.
firm, 2tv4 the priers of yesterday were maintained. Eastrna
Counties were done at 131 ; Leeds Northern, at l 6; Mid-
lands at 76:,. ; and York and North Millanda, at 29/.

A LETTER PROM A TURKISH GENTLEMAN. —ln
Layard's new book we find the fellowing characteristic
epistle:—" My illustrious Friend, and Joy of my Liver,—
The thing you esk el' me is beth ditlicult and useleee.
Although I have passed all my nays in this place, I have
neither counted the houses nor have I icquired into the
number of the inhaiiitaws; and as to what cue rerson leads
on his mules and the other stows away in the bottom of his
ship, that is no bu,inese of mine. But, above all, as to the
previous history of this city, God only knows the amount
of dirt and confusion that the infidels may 1 eve eaten hi fee.:
the comirg of the sword of Islam. It were impo.sial • f
us to inquire into it. Oh, my soul ! oh, my littr.h ! reek net
after the things which miter& thee not. Thou cam- it
unto us, and we welcomed thee ; go in peace. Of a truth,
thin hest spoken many words, and there is no harm done,
for the speaker is one and the listener is aucther. Aftc;
the fashion of thy people, thin hest wendercd from one
place to another thou art happy and content in none.
`Pc (praise be to God) a ere horn here, and never desire to
quit it. Is it possible, then, that the idea of a gsio ral in-
tercourss h, t"rein mankind should make any itupeessieu oa
our :trident In ling; ? God forbid. Listen, oh. my sou!
There is no wisdom equal unto the belief in God. He
created the world ; and shall we liken our-elves unto him,
in seeking to penetrate into the mysteries of his erzatien ?
Shall we say, behold this ?tar spinneth round that star, and
this other star with a tail goeth and cameth in so many
years? 1,-.t it go. Ile from whose hand it came will guide
and direct it. But thou wilt say unto me, Stand a-ide,
oh man, kr I am mare learned than thou art, end have
seen more things.' It thou thinkeet that thou art in this
respect ladter than I am, thou set welcome. I praise God
that I seek not that which I require nut. Thou art learned
in the things I care not for ; and as for that. which thou lust
seen, I defile it. Will muck knowledge create thee a doub!e
belly, or wilt thou Reek paradise with thine eyes ? Oh, my
h lend, if thou wilt be happy, soy, There is no God but
God.' Do no evil ; and that wilt thou fear neither man
nor death, for surely thine hear will ceme.—The meek in
spirit (LI Fakir). Immix ALI ZIDI."
A NM TRANSPORTABLE OFFENCE.—Conaidering
the ildtisulty of tarrying sentaves of tiaipport ition into
elf, et, it might bs expected that the bench would nut lightly
sport with the punishment, but that egregious megietrate,
Mr. Serjeant Adams, has actually passed a ientence hf
transportetien for three years on a woman tot calling a
police otlizir a p'g and petrured thief. The woman had
been convicted of a robbery, and Mr. s,•ejeant Adams hex-
ing received an unfavourable account of her general cha-
racter from a constable, senteneed her to seven yeses' tr.:ex-
pertly ion, and 'eider the exasperation of the testimony
against her, which had been followed by en severe a sen-
tence, she applied the terms to the itlicer. which the
learned scrjeaat pnnlshed forthwith by en addition.l three
years to the sentence. Sir De Lacy Evans has cane I the
attention of Lord Palrnenton to the case, and see cannot
doubt what the ?Pettit must be. A marnetrate capable of
an abuse of his authority so gross as this, and evidencioT
in'emperance so i C.ecent and incompatible with the judi-
cial character, should surely be invited to quit the bench,
and betehe himself tc sonic oceapation which may not be so
much disgraced by temple—Examinee.
Cititontn IN WommousEs.—Mr. Rico hag ob-
tained a mitre to parl'ament, wLich was printed en Satur-
day, respecting children in workhouses in Eng:and and
Wales. 'On the Sith March lust the number wits 46.600
sltaisst 49,412 of the preceding year. There were £2117
capable of entering upon service.
PIIOIIATES ON WILLS AND GRANTS Or ADMVIIB•
Ta&TION.—By a bill before parliament (issued on lieturday)
; it is proposed to present the necessity of obtaining window
one probate to a wail.