The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-28 00:00:00

DERBTRIIIRE.

TUE DERBY OPEICAB-(S.IIVSERVATIVE ASSOCIA-
TION held their anniversary dinner on Monday. The occa-
sion excited more than ordinary interest among tbe conser-
vatives in the neighbourhood. from the circumstance of it being
intended to celebrate the position which the conservative party
in Derby assumed at the last borough election, and also to
convey a compliment to their candidate, U. Raikes, Esq.,
who, at almost the last moment, accepted the invitation given
to him to oppose the liberal candidate. About 500 sat down
to dinner.

SUSSEX.
COMM:I-SORT' CHI:CU-RATE IN BRIGIITON.—We
announced that • citation hunt the bishop of the diocese
had been posted at the doors of the church of St. Nickolas,
Brighton, addressed to the churchwardens and parishioners
in general, summoning them to appear before the surrogate
at the church of St. Michael's in Lewes, to show cause why
a monition should not be issued commanding them to make
a church-rate for the pariah of Brighton. On Tuesday,
accordingly, the surrogate held a court in St. Michael's
Church. The holding of such a court is •cry rsre, and as the
proceedings at them, though of a tonnal character, are im-
portant in their consequences, we quote the following re-
port from the Brighton Guardian.

The "court," we mean the place where the basins mu trans-
acted, and not the persons wko transacted it, was a little mouth of the
altar. There sva. a de-k with a green cushion upon it, and there eat
the surrogate; a pew below, in the osatre of which a mall table was
placed, served for the oftleses. At 12 o'clock the proceeding% corn-
meneed, there being at that time present the Rey. J. timben, the our.
.gate, took his seat at the desk aforiniaid ; Mr. Iloper, the cum-
; Mr. FIMICOrIer, his partner; Mr. Curry, a erector from
Doctors' ClIIII•101111 (these were in the pew below the surrogate) ; the
Rey. 11. M. Wagner, vicar of Brighton ; the Rev. T. Cooke, incites-
beet of St- Peter'e, Brighton; Mr. It. Willieme, and Mr. J. Ilaikwele,
churchwarden. 01 Brighton; two reporter, ; Meier, Hopes and Rua-
ooner's clerk, who noted art crier of the court ; the parish clerk of Se Mt.
cheers, and a gentleman who warn peewit from curioeity, making in all
what we have heard super/4111.0. people call the unlucky number
13. The surrogate having taken his seat, the erer wade protiama.
boa b dam form, commending all persons who had berm cited to
draw neer and give their attendance.—Mr. Duper then read the efts.
Cal.—Surrogate limn I suppose in this Retire it rests with Mr.
"Wow. You may appear, Mr. Wagner, either in person ar by a
proctor, wording to you option.—ttev. H. M. Wagner: Then I
appear in person now, but rtherve to myseit dissection to appear by
proctor hereafter. —Surrogate: Then what is your prayer!—Rev. U.
M. Wagner : Nly prayer is that we may have a rate, and that a monk.
lion I i.ay Woe under the Peal of the enure—The Surrogate then
called on Janice Curdy, John Iladcock, and Robert Williams, and the
poirlehioners of the perish el Brighthelmetone, to appear.—Mr. Wit.
hams and Mr. Badoock answered that they appeared.—Surrogate:
Are any of the pariehionere present!—There wan no answer.—Sur.
regale Then a monition lam been prayed for by the Rev. Henry
Michell Wagner; have you any objectiun to offer to it! Have you
anything to state to the court on this matter?—Mr. Williams: We
are here willing and ready to obey the lawful commaeds of the court.—
Surrogate: to there any opposition from any party cited!—No answer
was elven. Surrogate : Then I decree that a monition, as stated In
the citation, do now issue to that drive —Mr. Iluper You mutt fix
on a day fur the erecting.—Mr. Williams Not km than six weeks
hence.—Mr. Hover Very writ.—Mr. Curry Mx weeks appear so
bog Rev. H. IL Wagner: It will revere a month to prepare a
took, and then it would require a fortnight for adverti-emeeta, and
so on. Lest there should be any objection made in the town that ft
won not known, we are in the habit of giving notice of these
bangle—Mr. Corey: Yes, that is desirable. —ltev. IL M. Wagner :
I was going to my, that ...ending to local practice, oars
thing will obtain in one place, and another in another.
We hare been in the habit of putting oat advertisements,
and they me it will require a north for the books.—
Thtuaday the nth of December, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, was then
fixed upon as the day on which the meeting should be held, subject
I. the approval of the odic-al.—Mr. Covey Ido not think It will be
neto have the books prepared before you go to the meeting.
-7—°l;e7g. M. Wagner : We are so advieed In London. lam cleared to
my that Mr. Cordy u concurrent in all that is dime.—Mr. Iloper : We
can only heart the mein of those who arc here.--Mr. Curry I lave
put it in this mop :rending the decree) "the raid Robert Williams
and John Bedeock hiving alleged that foe therinelrot and their col-
-1 Jame, Cordy they are willing to obey the lawful commands
eftree court."—The decree that a monitioe do issue was then read,
and was afterwards signed by Mr. Wagner, Mr. William,, and Mr.
Badcoek.—The Crier (with great gravity) then mid " elyes ! Oyes!
Oyes ! All peewee cited to sewer in this court may from hence
depart, giving their attendance on a &cab citation ;" and as the stage
or this important businwe, pregnant with difheultiee, 11l will, and
heartbureingw, was brought to a clone.
KENT.
THE NEW TRINITY BEACON ON THE GOODWIN
SANDS MU destroyed by the storm on Saturday morning
last.
DORSETSIIIRE.
A FLOOD, caused by the recent hoary rain, did
much mischief on Saturday upon the low lands bordering
the river Parrett, in the neighbourhood of Thornford and
Bradford. Two hawkers travelling in a one-hone waggon "
were drowned in attempting to cross the Long Ford, on their
way to Dorchester fair. Three hundred sheep were de-
stroyed by a flood on the same day, at Wells, in Norfolk.

A HINT TO MOTTIERS.—Sirt—By the insertion of
the following notice I think people may be put on their
guard against leaving their infants in • defenseless and on.
protected state where such ferocious animals as ferrets are
kept:

A poor woman, who tiro at To'Middle, near lliandford, left an in.
fant, eta months old, in the cradle, while she went a short distance.
[hiring her at.ence a ferret got into the cradle and picked out the
child's eyes, end bit the tongue off. The consequence was the death
of the child within an hour.—Thinft .Idrertim,r, Oct. 13.
I remember an almost parallel case happening a few years
ago, at Kingstoa•upon-Thames, and which is related in Mr.
Jesse's " Gleanings," as an instan ie of the savage ferocity of
the ferret. In this second case, tne animtl not only deprived
the infant of one of its eyes, with great injury to other
parts of its frame, but, from the lose of blood, was nearly
occasioning its death ; and such was the daring ferocity of
the ferret, that whilst Dr. Roots of Kingston waa rendering
assistance to the infant the creature actually came out from
its place of concealment, and seized upon his leg. The
daring animal was crushed by a stamp of the foot, and a
stop thus put to his sanguinary propensities. These cases
show how careful nurses and mothers ought to be in leaving
heir helplesti offspring where such dangers may possibly be
met with.—R.

JENNY LIND has re-appeared at Berlin, and has
been received with an enthusiasm enhanced, no doubt, by
the of her London mason.

MADEMOISELLE ALBONI.—Our late Covent- en
favourite has excited a prodigious sensation in Paris ; ugh,
as she has only sung at concerts, her dramatic talent has
not been displayed. The Parisian journalists are in raptures,
to which they give expression ti Ia Franeoise ; and their
high flown (but certainly not undeserved eulogies are min-
gled with many idle stories about the " life and conversa-
tion" of the fair vocalist. We are told, for example, that
(as has been said of George Sand, abut Madame Dudevant)
ate is in the habit of going about in male attire ; that she
sometimes amuses herself by calling upon a theatrical
manager, in masculine costume, with a cigar in her
mouth, and announcing herself as the brother of the
young singer with whom he is in treaty; that in Ger-
many she used to frequent beerhouses drinking and
smoking with the university students, and so forth. ; for
all which the poor girl if no doubt entirely indebtt d to her
tall and stout figure and deep-toned voice, her ease and
spirit in the representation of male characters on the stage,
and her frank and lively temper. There is a talk of her
appearing at the Academic Royale, but this seems unlikely,
especially as she is positively engaged for next season at
Covent.garden.
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ENGLISII SINGERS ABROAD.—Mies Birch is pre-
paring to make her debut, at the Grand Opera in Paris, it
the charactar of Maths[de, in " Guillaume Tell." Madams
Parepa, who is creating a furore in the principal Italian
theatres, iv the sister of our excellent singers, Mr. E. Seguin
and Mr. W. H. Seguin. Madame Leerti (late Miss Susan
Hobbs) and Miss Eliu Birch, are pursuing their studies at
Paris under Signor Emanuel Garcia, the favourite vocal
teacher of the day, who was the instructor of Iddlle. Lind.

AND CLERICAL.

OXFORD, Ocr. 27.—1 n the convocation to be holden on
the 29th Set., it will he fops'sd to wrut out of the tunverrity cheat,
to the library a to the Inentution for Dirt Lity Students,
established a
tticwysposam, in the province of Tinrevelly, Ma-
dras, under euperinens of the lord bishop of that thow-se,
thee mss of to be upended in books printed at the university
mow.
A convocation will be holden on the 9th of Nov., for the
Creat a scholar on the found/Son of Chu Vies, Seq.,
rxen of T. IL Haddan, B.C.L, of Meter Oath, lately elected
fellow.

CAMBIUMS, OCT. 27. —At the Congregation on the 29th
Inst.:the hilowing gram will be sewed In the senate :—I. To soorpt
the repo' et the Tenessidearehlema Darenee Ilenedstion of
• " Panes Isholeedelp," rawer Nodding eopeowei la she =lke
of the Ile bil. 2. In re.espiet dr qwhente er we rwr . 777..."•
at tha Tlea•Cbeenedior and tbe sem Inpoeloof Ow r/
Ur Mistiar of AWN CIL, the ISailier of If tin% . 3.8. llll
Mans ef Cdr. and Mr. C. C. follogen et w. .si
vimnewt=l.ll4 bear: reporting: Solbioni•ePirws =liald •
the ad diem sem, late. &>e. estadkvas Se ma it
weeds the sown at as cepa for the elm& et IBM= peehar_
the resamendsodels of the Woodwardiall Onwlooe—la awl&
Olio kw SIMI ef the Weedwantlen Feed, end the .iti
poem Melly deigned as of It. b
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rant eassiflseilL. for painti In imiletilen
the eendege W the eon of the Rhoolipos Mlle wflit . 8.,
lately presented to the minuet: br the dinselsee et the
India Ossepasy.
Tanarr Cou.eoa.—The Rev. J. P. Lee, who was on
Tneedar.gssetted is the first Bishop of blanehrefar, wee broody a