The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

LARGE COLLECTION., IN ONE DAY FOR THE DIS-
MISSED IltlSß.—Yester lay three charity sermons were
preached at St. John's C upel, B.dfoni-r r.; two of them
by the Hun. and Rev. B plist Nod. The collection at the
m -truing and afternoon services amounted to 8001. The:pre-
cise amount gathered in C evening could not bo learnt, but
it was thought to exceed '2lOl ; making the total receipts of
the day upwards of 1,0001.
COLLEGE FOII THE S')NS OF MERCANTILE CLERKS.
—The Metropolitan Clercs Association hove commenced
the formation of a college 1 the board and olunttion of the
sons of clerks. Amongst the patrons of the institution (after
a canvass of two days mile) are the Bishop of London, W.
Cotton, Esq.' Governor of the Bank of England, Sir J. W.
Lubbock, and G. F. Mathieson, Esq., each of shorn have
made the substantial addition of 1001. to their patronit4e.
THE POWER OF THE VAPOUR OF ETHER TO INDUCE
INSENSIBILITY DURING SURGICAL OPERATIONS has been
totted in several hospitals during the put reek. Mr. ler-
/rumen, at King's Colle-re, and Mr. Macinurdo, at the
London Hospital, have both operated eucseasfully upon
patients, who being placed under the influence of the vapour,
deelsred, upon the return of sensibility, that tho surgeon's
knife had caused them no pain.
" RESERVE MY BED."—on Saturday morning an
impudent robbery was effeeted on the premisioi of Mr. J.
Shipman, Sun Coffee-houo 13:i, St. John-street. On the
previous night a gentlemai ly man called on Mr. Shipman,
and after partaking of supper, engaged a bed and retired
to rest. He waited on the following morning until the
other inmates of the house had gone down-strain, and then
he broke into Mr. Shipman's sleeping, room, from which he
stole a dark suit of clothes, consisting of a dresscoat, a
double-breasted wai tcoat, and block troarsers ; also &mourn-
ing ring, a breast pin, and other property, the whole of
which he concealed about him. When he 'came down-main
he threw the attendants the house completely al their
guard, be praising the accommodation he had received, and
requested that they wonli: reserve the binl for him, at the
same time handing over the price of the same. He then
walked away. He is about twenty-two years of age, 5 feet
G inches high, and was dre:sed in • Taglioni cost.
SUICIDE FROM LONDON-ERIDOE.—The man men-
tioned in the Express or Friday as having thrown him-
self over London-bridge, -.as found on Saunday afternoon
near Waterloo-bridge, an his body deposited in the Water-
loo church vaults

INQU EST.—.NIANSLAUGHTER.—On Friday evening,
by adjournment, before Mr. Carter, at the Roebuck tavern,
Great Union-street, Southwark, respecting the death of Mrs.
Sarah Phillips, aged 68 years. Elisabeth Smith, of No. 56,
Ewer.strei t, Gravel-lane, Southwark, depswed that she re
sided in the same house as the deceased, who, with her
husband, occupied the en am on the ground-floor. On the
night of the 26th Dec. witness heard tne deceased and her
hu.band quarrelling. Sous afterwards witness was alarmed
by hearing a cry of" mur ler," which was cortanly the voice
of the deceased. Witnt came out of her ow n room and
stood on the landing-place, when she heard the deceased say,
" You murdering villain, you have been trying a long while,
and you have done it at last." Witness came down stairs,
and found that the man Phillips had pushed her into the
street and fastened the door. Mary Ann Steadwell, of No.
58, Ewer-street, stated that on the night in question the de•
ceased came to her mother's house and asked permission to
remain there for the night, as she had been and
turned into the Street by her husband. The deceased was
taken in very ill, from some violence, end the inclement
weather, as she was chilled acid shivering wit) cold. She
was put to bed, where she remained until the morning,
when she appeared so much w ,rue that Mr. Wood, a surgeon,
was called in, but she continued to get worse, and died on
the Tuesday morning. A verdict of " Manslaughter" was
returned rigaiast the husband.