The Express.
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THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY

dock walls rendered necessary by this extension are built
in a remarkably substantial manner, and faced with granite.
On the eastern side of the new dock there is a "slip" for the
purpose of allowin; carts to approach vessels lying in that
portion of the harbour. A beaching place is si.so provided in
the new dock. The next principal feature in the improve-
ments is a new entrance to the "peat," or inner harbour.
This entrance opens f.ocu the new xcarations, and is ',early
double the width of the old northern gates, measuring nearly
rutty feet wide, and having three feet more water, thus ad-
mitting vessels of a much larger burden than heretofore.
It is provided with lock-gates formed of massive cast iron
ribs, with planks on each side to render them buoyant.
Across this entrance a awing bridge is thrown. This work
is a very beautiful specimen of mechanical ingenuity, having
a span of 60 feet, and a roadway 16 feet wide. The other
works, in brief, consist of a stone apron (technically so
called), which has been thrown ,up between Cheeseman's
Head and the south pier, for the purpose of protecting that
port:on of the harbour. The excavation of the " pent," or
inner harbour, t i make it avoilahle for larger vessels, the
removal of the pilothouse further wet, and the erection
of a sea wall from the terminus of the railway to the har-
bour, th • latter work having been undertaken by the direc-
tors of the South Eastern Railway Company, who are about
to erect a new hotel immediately adjoining the pier head.

SUSSEX.
THE SALE OF POISONOUS DICI:OIA—Sir,—A case ißustra-
fire of dreadful effects of permitting the sale of poisonous drugs
by general shopkeepers, or by any but the qualified medical prac-
titioner, tame under my own observation so late as last week.
Basin se having led me down to the as all village of Heatbfield, news
comet° the inn where I sat lost a lad, only twelve rears of age, of the
name of Hepham, and living close by, hadpoisoned himself; on
further inquiry it appeared he had, the day lure the sth inst.),
fraudulently obtained from a neighbour Ste sum of Ss., under pre-
tence that his mottler had sent him to borrow it, but really for the
purpose of expending it on fireworks. On his mother discovering his
delinquency, and threatenini; him with punishment, he contrived to
get away from her, and having a few halfpence remaining, purchased
two pennyworth of arsenic, and ate half of it dry. Now this is only
one of the meg instances that occur in the country from the want of
proper restriction• re-ruling the sale of these dangerous drugs ; not
long since another shopkeeper in the same village acknowledged to
me he had unfortuindely sold to a girl of sixteen three pennyworth
of laudanum, which she took, and died from the effects of. The
simple fact, indeed, of a boy twelve yearn of age deliberately pur-
chasing poison, goes fur to show how commonly this mode of suit ite
is resorted to in wane country places. Is it not dreadful that this
should he al:owed tugs on, that Poi in :luny east's, low, illainformid,
and frequently very needy persons should Hills have the lives of their
fellow-creatures place tin their hand., to sell or to withhold? I think
you solos agree wits me that scarcely any one, and especially in the
country, would endeavour to obtain poison from the pi-truth doctor, or
from any respectable medical man; for di i they make tile attempt, the
probability is he would know enough of them, and wined exercise
sufficient shrewdness to ascertain, beyond a doubt, for what purposes
they required it.
SUFFOLK.
THE St:lmolai. STAG-HOUNDS, which have regularly
hunted SuffGlk far the last five sears under the very able
management of Thcobald Thenbak, Esq., are about to leave
for Cambridge,hire, to be located at Drayton-lodge, near the
town of Cambridge.
DEVONSHIRE.
REPRESENTATION or ETETER.—" The Protestants " of
Exeter have had a correepGndenee, through the Rev. W.
liockin, with Mr. Divert. They state that they are deter-
mined henceforth to vote only for those candidates in whom
they can place reliance as defenders of the Protestant faith.
They add that " at present they have some reason to fear,
that whatever party may be in power, some further conces-
sion to popery, in the endowment of its priesthood, will he
proposed, and they therefore beg to ask of you, as one of the
representatives of this city, whether you are prepared to give
such proposal, or any simi.ar one, your earnest oppo•ition—
from whatever source it may be proposed to provide the
necessary funds?" To this letter Mr. Dived replies by
stating that the question is one which appears to him in-
tended to fetter the independent excrciu of his judgment in
parliament; and he therefore re-peetfully, but in the most
distinct and emphatic manner, declines to give any pledge en
the subject. Several letters follow on the subject, but the
secretary is unable to move the hon. member from his
position.
A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN MADE TO ESTABLISH A CEME-
TERY AT BARNbTAPLE.—The Bishop has been asked, in a
memorial from the Town Council, not to consecrate any ad-
ditional ground in the town for purposes of sepulture.
To this he declines to accede, and gives the councillors ten
objurgatory rebuke fur allowing their churchyard to get over
crowded when they had the means of taking in neighbour-
ing fields at a small expense. The Bishop expresses him-
self as strongly opposed to the formation of cemeteries gene-

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rally.
GLOUCESTER•iIIIRE.
BRISTOL FREE PORT ASSOCIATION.—A public meeting
of operatives of t%e city of Bristol, to the number of upwards
of 3,000, was held on Thursday evening iu the large public
room, Broadmead, for the purpose of aiding the above 'Asso-
ciation in its efforts to reduce the excessive port charges.
The speakers dwelt upon the manner in Which the pressure
of the dock dues had reduced the trade of the city, and ex
pressed the general belief that a resluction of clines to the
extent of a nearly free port would restore the ancient pros-
perity of the city. One of the speakers promulgated a plan
by which the operatives might contribute over 3,0001. a year
to the object; and it was unanimously. resolved to lend all
possible aid, as well pecuniary as otherwise.
HEREFORDSHIRE.
REPRESENTATION OP REKEFORD,,HIRE.—Nothing defi-
nitive has transpired on this subje‘ t, though meetings were
held several weeks ago on the matter. We (Hereford Jour-
nal) have heard a doubt expressed whether, atter all, Mr.
Hoskins will retire.
SHROPSHIRE.

THE EDITOR of the " SALOPIAN JOURNAL haS pub-
lished a circular marked "Private and confidential," from one
of the recent lecturers of the Anti-corn-law League in which
he explains the cbjeety of the " Liberal Registration Offices."
After a somewhat inflated thurish about " the exhaustion
of th.• septenni.d cycle " which will render a general election
necessary. this document continues,
" It becomes essential to the interests of the liberal party that they
should be able ve form same estimate of their actual position in the
various counties and boroughs at the date of the commencement of
the present rev ision of the register, and of the results of that revision
with reference tii the state of parties. I shall feel much obliged tiler:-
fore by the ititi rposition of your kind offices to procure tar me stivh
information you powess or can obtain on this subject, in reference
to the berougb of Bridgnorth."

LITERATURE.

The Anatomy of the Arteriet of the Human Hotly. By
RicHtliD QI IN, F.R.S. ; the Draertngs, from Nature.
By JOSEPH 51AuLtam. Taylor and Walton.
The daily press is not expected to give its opinion
on works written striqly for professional readers, and
embracing the technical details of an art ; but we
think an exception occurs when a book is got up with
an expense and labour which constitutes it a national
work, and when its extent and importance is such as
to form an era in the branch of science to which it is
devoted. Such we regard the great work of Pro-
fessor Quain, and as such we devote a few lines
to a notice of it. An accurate knowledge of the
positions and relations of the various arteries
of the body is as necessary to the success of the
operations of the surgeon as a knowledge of latitude
and longitude is to the success of the voyages of the
mariner. If a man ignorantly plunges his knife into
an artery, the chances are that death will ensue.
Hence the earnestness with which modern surgeons
have pursued the course of these vessels, which all of
them, unlike the veins, run deep down amongst the
other parts of the body. The great Huller was one
of the first who devoted himself to au exclusive ex-
amination of the arteries, with a view to the assistance
of the surgeon, and his work is, at the present day, un-
paralleled for the accuracy of his descriptions, but his
drawings are in many respects very deficient. He was
followed by the Italian Searpa, who, in a great work
on Aneurisms, described and figured with much care
and accuracy many of the arteries of the human body.
The last great attempt, previous to the present one,
was that of Professor 'fiedemann, of Heidelberg, who,
in 11422, published a series of diagrams of the arteries,
more accurate and systematic than the precedin r, but
wanting in the great essential for practical purposes,
the relative anatomy of each artery. Under these
circumstances, it appeared that another work of the
same magnitude as these was yet wanted, and
which should embrace the relative anatomy of
these organs. Having secured the services of
Mr. Joseph .Maclise, the brother of the celebrated
artist, Professor Quain commenced a series of dissec-
tions with the view of accurately representing every
artery that could be of any consequence in surgery,
and the veins, nerves, and muscles by which it was
surrounded. The drawings thus obtained constitute
the present work, which consists of eighty-seven
plates in imperial folio. The whole is accompanied
by an explanatory octavo volume, in which not only
are the drawings described, but the result of Profes-
sor Quain's observations on the distributions of the
arteries of 1,040 human bodies are given. This part
of the work constitutes one its most valuable
and distinguishing features, as by this means
the frequency of the occurrence of a particular
variety in the distribution of an artery is tested by
numbers. It frequently happens that arteries vary,
sometimes in their number, sometimes in the relative
position of particular branches ; and the consequence
is, that unless the surgeon is alive to this fact, or on
the look-out for these abnomal occurrences, he may
commit the very injury he is most anxious to avoid.
On this point, Professor Quain s work contains an
immense mass of original matter, the results of which
are given in a tabular form. These tables look simple
and unpretending enough, but they are the result of
laborious investigation and incessant labour for many
years in the dissecting-room.
That such a work as this should bring a heavy loss
on its talented author and spirited publishers, would
be a national disgrace, a disgrace by far the largest
' share of which must be borne by the medical profes- 1
sion, to enable whom to perform their duties with
more efficiency to the public, this work was most
especially produced. It has not, however, up to the
present moment, although published at an unusually
low price for so splendid a work, obtained a sale that
would pay for anything like the cost of its produc-

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tloo. setting aside the labour of the author and the
artist. The consequence is, that Messrs. Taylor and
Walton have opened a subscription list, which, when
it amounts to five hundred, they propose to strike off
the requisite number of copies, and destroy the stones
from which the plates have been lithographed. The
terms of the subscription are very low, and we hope
for the sake of humanity that those medical gentle-
men who are engaged in operative surgery will not
lose the opportunity of obtaining this truly valuable
and magnificent Work.

ilbt 'Drama.
THE FRENCH PLAYS.—The St. James's Theatre
opened last evening for the' performances of French plays,
uader the management of Mr. Mitchell. The season pro-
mines to be a brilliant one. The programme of engagements ,
put forth by the spirited lessee, contains the names of many
of the brightest stars of the Parisian stage, who are to visit
us in uninterrupted succession. Among them are Paint,
Mlle. Broken, Frederic Lemaltre, Mlle. Rose Cheri,
Bouffe, and—last and greatest—the illustrious Rachel.
Me regular company for the season is numerous,
and most of its members are already established in the fa-
vour of the English public. The " stars" provided for the
opening of the season were Perlet and Munk. Brohan. The
celebrated comedian's arrival has been retarded by indispo-
sition, but is expected next week. hfadlle. Brohan, who is
the prcrnii•re soubrette of the Theatre Francais, appeared its
two of her favourite parts. The first was in Re-
gnard's comedy, " Les Folic.' Amoureuses," in which she
performed the part of Lisette. Bkgnard belongs to
the school of Mollify, of whom, indeed, he is a
close imitator, with the usual difference which we find
between an original and a copy. This play is made up of the
ordinary materials of the older French comedy. An amorous
dotard; a damsel whom he wishes to marry, but who prefers
a younger lover ; the gentleman's valet and the lady's
chambermaid, an intriguing pair, who mystify the poor old
soul by a variety of tricks, till they best him off the field,
and of course bring about the union of the lovers. The inci-
dents in this play are excessively farcical,—too much so for
comedy: but their absurdities are redeemed by the wit and
spirit of the dialogue. Lisette, the soubrette, is the most
prominent character, and was acted as a Frenchwoman
only can art; with a mixture of exuberant vivacity and
saucy archness, tempered by a natural grace and polish
which removes it from the slightest approach to vulgarity.
She has the further atraction of a very pretty face and
figure ; and, it is almost needless to say, was received with
the warmest applause. Crispin, the intriguing valet, was
cleverly played by M. Lucien. Cartigny, a most sterling
comedian, was admirable in the old man ; and Mademoiselle
Vallee, who was the young lady, promises to be an acquisi-
tion in such characters. This comedy was preceded by "La
Jeunesse de Henri V.", a piece which has been brought on
our stage in a somewhat altered form, Henry being substi-
tuted for Charles. It has little merit, and is chiefly
remarkable for the ridiculous blunders made by the drama-
tist in the English characters. He actually introduces
Rochester as contemporary of Henry V. After the second
piece, " God save the Queen" was well sung ; and the even-
ing concluded with a one-act farce called " Les Rivaux
d'Eux-mimes," in which Mdlle. Brohan again appeared.
There was a very good house; and the boxes had a much
more brilliant aspect than might have been expected in the
month of. November.

elnibtrottp anD Clerical Acton.
New Cm•acires.—There are of present thirty-three churches in
course of construction throughout England and Wales, under the
auspices or the commissioners fur building new churches, calculated
to afford accommodation to 27,8. th persons, of which 19,270 are to hie
free eittinge. Of these there are in Criswell diocese, 8 churches,
0,421 sittings, of which 4,327 are free, vu.: at Ashton-under-Lyne
((iotnic with tower); Bury. Itamebottain (Gothic), Manchester, Fads-
worth (Gothic) ; Manchester, Heaton Norris (Gothic with ti wer) ;
Manchester, St. Simon's district, Salford (Gothic with tower and spire);
Oldham, Fet Compton (Gothic with tower) ; Oldham, Waterbead
Mill (early English with bell turret). In the diocese of Lupine there
are tux, with accormnodutien for 7,024,4,801 being free, :at Wool-
with (early English) ; Hackney, Homerton, (Gothic with tower);
Hackney South ((iothic with tower and spire) • SL.rylebone,
te ton-rrace, Christ Church district (decorated Gothic with tower and
spire); Marylebone, Well's-street, All Soule district, (perpendicular
Gothic with tower and Petrel ; Whitechapel, (early English and Gothic
with tower at south west angle). In ]tiros diocese, six, aeximmo-
dating 3,94.5, of which 2 412 are to be free, s ix.: at Binge, Wykh
(Gothic with tower and spire) ; Bradford, Denham Gate, (Gothic wit;
tower and spire) ; Bradford, Eocleshill, (Gothic with tower and spire),
Halifax, Kings Clues, (Gothic with tower and spire); Keighley,
Oakwurth, illothie with belfry); Leeds, Saint Philip's Ile.ui,
Ing, (early English decorated with tower and spire). In the dimescof
LICHFIELD there are four, with 3,898 sittings, 2,898 being free,
vies. Glossop Howard's Town ((Gothic, with tow r and spire); Rowley
Regis, Ik:than-hill (Gothic); Kingawinford Perisnett (pointed Gothic,
with Tower); Kingewinford Quarry-bank (Gothic, with cupola).—
Diocese of Heenan: 3 churches; 2,118 sittings-1,510 free: viz.,
Gatesheaditenham (Norman, with tower); Monkweannouth 'Gothic,
with bell turret); Morpeth (Norman, with centre tower).-11susroi
and Gioreseran diocese: 1 church; 703 sittings-195 free: viz., St.
Philip and at. Jacob, St. Simon's district, Brietot (early English,, with
tower and spire).--Cuieusierku diocese: I church; 1,200 sittings
701 free: All Sainte, Brighton (early decorated, with tower).—Sr.
Asada diocese : 1 church; 322 sittings—all free; Llangollen Point-
(adoir :early English, with tower).—Noinnem diocese: I church; 807
sittingia • ell free: Et. Margaret's, Lynn (Gothic, with tower).—
TAANIMEI : 1 church; 1,200 sittings-600 free: Merthyr 'llOll
!Gothic, with bell tarret).—Es rent diocese: I church ; 802 sittings—
:ill free: Barnstaple (Gothic, with tower).
Cameo INNOVATIONS ix Eesex. -Statements have recently been
published, relative to certain alleged innovation!, in the church service
at %%Inge, Ease:. The following letter upon the subject appears in
the Chelmsford Lioronicle of yesterday: Sir,—A paragraph appeared
in the riser, on Saturday last, iopied frum•your paper, with the
heading, "Church Innovations In lemex," on which I beg hare to
make a tew remarks. It is simply satire that a " difference of feel-
ing hoe existed for a considerable pe :lad " between myself and the
parishioner~ of Venge, on account of what am termed " alteration
in the performance of divine worship" in the church. It is true that
a few sndirolunts in the parish, of loose religious habits, have ab-
sented themselves from public worship for some time poet; but this
WAY no matter of surprise to any one. Ttuse persons took the opportu-
nity of the Bishop of Itscluster'e visit to Venire, to present a
"memorial" to his lordship, stating that the services on Sun-
der were not performed according to their taste, and that they
could not join in the chanting of the psalm., tee. ISO lordship, under
the impression that this was the generd feeling of the parishioners,
diree.ed the psalms in future to be read. There have been DO altera-
tions in the church services, except the use of low desk, at the en-
trams of the chancel, for saying, the litany, and the antiphonal chant-
ing of the psalms to the Gregorian tones, iroteed of reading them, as
formerly. These alterations can warmly be simpered to have given
offence to any right-thinking persons. In Pet, they have been ac-
quiesced in for nearly two years, and have fally now been made nutter
of complaint by the individuals above itEuded to. Neither is it true
that there sus anything on the altar when the arch-deacon visited the
church, except the cross,whichnanallystood on the altar-ledge. under'
painted window. On this ledge were also placed the candlesticks,
to which our late diocese!, In his charge of Is 12, said he saw "no
objection ;" an alms-dish in the centre: and, on festivals, soars con-
taming natural flowers. Now, so far is it from being true that the
Bishop of Rochester ordered the removal of these ornaments, his
lordship, on his Reels-al at the church, actually reproved the church.
warden for his rashness and impiety, and desired him to brim/ them
hock; the Bishop then reeled the cross on the cover of the font
(which bad alsi been removed) with his own hands, and ordered the
almsdish to he replacer! on the aitsr-ledge. To the candlesticks end
vases Ills lordship said he saw no objection whatever; but, so they
appeared to give offence to the people, aml were not essential,
he recommended that the use of them should be discontinued.
Them, sir, are the pets of the ease. The Archdeacon Jones
was, of course, entirely justified in expressing his opinion,
but it was (hr Winner in which he expremed that opinion that has
been attended with such distressing results. Your correspondent con-
cludes by expressing a ron,fident hope that the visit of the bishop to
Vow will notonly restore unanimity and peace, but effect that which
has never yet been effected by any human instrument, via., "enable
ALL to pin fervently and heartily in the public worship of God !" I
am very reluctant td bring these matters before the public, but, as the
obvious tendency of the paragraph in question is to place me in an un-
desirable position in the eyes of the church, I rely on your liberality
and sense of justice, to give insertion to this letter in your next Chrs.
aide and Hera/4.-1 remain, Sir, Ike. True RECTOR OF VANI•E.
The Lon! Bishop of Salisbury intermits we hear, to confer the vacant
prebend or canonry of NetberaYou, anciently founded in the cathedral
church of Sarum, on the Rev. John Watts, M.A., rector of Tarrant
(boodle, and rural dean of the deanery of Pimperne.
A renew., It is said, will be presented to both Houses of Parlia-
ment from the Rev. Dr. Thorpe, minister of Belgrave Chapel, on the
subject of licensing curates, occasioned by the refusal of the Bishop of
London to receive a clergyman into his diocese on the ground of his
being an Trish clergyman. The Bishop has laid down the following
rule :—" Not to admit any Irish clergyman into the diooeseof London,
unless he has been previously received into some other English dio-
, caw" It is obvious that if the other English bishops acted on the
rime principle, the frith clergy would be excluded from the church
If this country, while Englishmen hold archbishopric and bishoprics
MEd some of the most valuable benefices in Ireland. Not only is this
not doing justice to Ireland, but it is a direct infraction of the Act of
Delon, which made the two churches one, under the title of the
.Cuited Church of England and Ireland." It remains to be seen
whether the legielature wilt sanction is.
On Suaday last the Rev. V. I. Eyre,th Perpetual Curate of Winter-
' borne Danusey, duly installed at the Carthedril Church os Sub-l Wan
of Sarum. The °Moe hail been vacant since the decease of the late
Chancellor Marsh.
l'azvERNENT..—The Rm.. J. Williams, M.A.' to Trinity Church,
Yeovil, in the diocese of Bath and Wells; the Rev. J. &what to the
chaplaincy of Chichester Gaol ler the coming year.
VACANClFlL—Winterslow, IL, Wilts, duo. Salists, value 7841., with
residence; patron, the Rev. 11. E. Fryer, who recently resigned the
benefice.—Bartan-on-the-Ileath, lt.,Warwickeh. dio. Wonwst., value
3641. with resident's ; patrons Trin. Coll- Oxf., vacant by the death of
the Rev. J. Seholefield.