The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-19 00:00:00

A DREADFUL REVENGE.

The Boulogne Gazette publiehes the followir t nar-
rative :—On the afternoon of Saturday last, a .. ser-
vant of from 50 to 55 years of age, in the service A' an
English perfumer of the Rue de l'Ecu, No. 22,1 using
received warning to leave the place she was in, on ai
of her being addicted to inebriety, went out with the . hill
other employers, a little girl of two or three years of ago,
to seek, as she said, another place. Evening came at. 1 eho
did Rot return ; eight u'elock, nine o'clock, and et. was
still absent. It may easily be conceived that the nr. her's
uneasiness was increasing every moment. The serves.: and
child were sought everywhere, but in vain : the polie% Were
applied to, but their researches were equally unsuce—ful;
and that night was one of anguish and unit ..inty
for the parents, for they remembered that the s. ?rant
had threatened to be revenged on them for dis-
missing her without a good character ; and dark
forebodings haunted their minds, alas, to be r, :Hoed
with the dawning Sabbath. Early on Sunday mi taing,
something was perceived floating in the watt r of the „Ant,
near M. Julien's brick-kiln, by some persons who were
passing along the Capecure bank, and the inanimate ,ssdiea
of the missing servant and child were soon drawn teem the
river. This double crime of suicide and murder—fa the
act must have been intentional, as the child was has ad to
' the servant that it might not escape the fate she dentin, it—
has created the greatest honor and sensation, am'. deep
sympathy is felt for the parents who are thus bereavis: of a
dear, end, we are told, only child. The second ...thin-
choly event is en accident, suicide, or murder, but wh.gh of
the three is not yet ascertained. On Sunday mornteg the
corpse of an old beadle, named Isaac Dicuset, was found
drowned in a pool in the mote of the Chateau. Lu:,iy he
has been employed as a night-guard, and on yen-
ing left his home to perform his accustomed watch. The
police are investigating the affair.

DARING BURGLARY IN WAR IVICKSIII:/ L.

BIRMINGUANI, WEDNESI, t

Information has been received here of a most
daring burglary perpetrated last Saturday nip c by
three or four men on the premises of a person .mcd
Perkins, an elderly man who, with his wife, occupy •tuaU
farm house, situate about a mile from Coleslaid ... the
Birmingham and Derby railway, and eleven wife, from
this town. . .

It appears that Perkins and his wife retired to tied at
the usual hour, and towards midnight Mrs. Perkin, was
disturbed by a noise in the yard ; site arose from I r bed
and looking out of the window she saw three or fine men
standing may the door. In reply to her inquiry, th. y said
they wanted water. She directed them to the and
told them t go away immediately. One of the men r tlied
that they wanted to come into the house, and come it, they
would. Mrs. Perkins rejoined that her husband had guns
in the honer, and that ho would certainly fire if any attempt
I was made to enter the premises. By this time the old Pen-
Semen was awake and up, the burglars having :n tho
meantime manifested their determination t . do
mischief, by throwing stones in at the chamber-
window, and by a furious wank nn the front
door, The old couple instantly put oat their
light and in the dark proceeded down stairs and deli-
berately prepared to meet their assailants ; the burglars
continued to batter at the door, but whilst the, old
man was making ready his guns, his brave old wifo
busied herself in barricading it ; she collected a quabt ty of
furniture agaiest it, and a piece of timber, wine, she
scotched against a quarry of the floor, with this help the
force outside could make no impression on that part of the
garrison. In the dark, the old man was some time in find-
ing his gun-cape, fortunately be succeeded in doing so at a
very critical moment, for the burglars had given up the
assault on the door and commenced battering in the window
shutters ; here their efforts were successful—they effected
an entrance, escaping in one by one, either three or four of
them ; the old couple instantly retreated up stairs, and from
thence warned the burglars that they would be abot if they
attempted to follow them; the scoundrels probably tbuught
it was an idle threat that bad been held out to them, for they
ascended the narrow stairs one by one ; when half way up,
Mr. Perkins again warned them, that if they set
one other foot in that direction he would fire ; the foremost
burglar raised his arm to protect his face, and at the same
moment he ascended another step; the old man instantly
fired, and he hit his mark ; the man uttered a cry and fell
backwards, severely wounded, upon his companions, and is
a few minutes they bore him away from the house ; the
inmates meanwhile remaining up stairs. On the burglars
taking their departure, Mrs. Perkins urged her husband to
fire again, but with a forbearance and humanity somewhat
out of place he refused to do so, believing (as he said) that
the party had had enough of it. The burglars made a clear
escape for the time, but after their departure the staircase
was examined, and the quantity of blood there revealed the
effective character of the shot; there was picked up, ton, a
round patch of the material of a smock-frock, proving be-
yond a doubt that it had been shot out of the garment
worn by the burglar who had been wounded. On Sun-
day the affair was a good deal talked *bent in the neigh-
bourhood; the constable was on the alert, and on Monday
morning information was received to the Effect that
on the previous day a man had been admitted to the General
Hospital at Birmingham, suffering from a recent and
severe gunshot wound in the arm. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins
came over and saw the man in the hospital on Monday
evening, but it being dark all the time the burglars were
in the house they were of course unable to identify his
features ; but Mrs. Perkins speaks positively as to Ids
voice—that he is one of the men who spoke ; and there is
other very strong presumptive evidence of this man's guilt.
He had on a smock frock at the time he went to the hospi-
tal ; the sleeve of the arm through which the shot passed
had been cut off, but the texture of the material of the
other part of the garment exactly corresponds with the
piece found on the staircase, as already described ; and the
fellow gives a very improbable and entirely uncorrobo-
rated account of the circumstances under which the acci-
dent (alleged) occurred by which his arm was ebot. lie
says that he had been shooting sparrows, or something of
that sort. The woundlis frightfully severe, and though
still at the hospital he is in the custody of the police; and
to-day a rumour reached us to the effect that one or tvv,)
other men, supposed tobe concerned in the burglary, had
been taken up on suspicion.

LONDONDURRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILw
Traffic receipts for the week ending May 14, 15.53 :—Pas-
scums, 2161. 17s. 6d. ; goods and mails, 2131. 3.. t; 1.
Total, 4591. ls. Od. (31 miles open.) Corr pun.iind
wee:. W 2, 3041. Ss. Od. (24k miles open.)
MARIA ANTONIA RAILWAY —Traffic for week cod-
ing May 5,18,53, 2351.; 1652, 2181.

IRELAND.

11IE DUBLIN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

(fROX OUR SPECIAL COURZSPONDENT.)
DI:MEIN, MAY 18.
TILE MANUFACTURES OF JAPAN.

The unique collection of manufactures, works o.
art, and curiosities from Japan, contributed to the
Exhibition by the King of Rolland, demands notice,
independently of its intrinsic merits, from the cir-
cumstance that it is the first time similar productions
have been seen in Europe beyond the walls of the
Museum at the Vague; and an early notice is well
deserved, also, because, with Dutch punctuality and
business-like management, this collection was ready
for inspection at the opening of the Exhibition when
all around was confusion and packing cases.
That branch of manufacture which, from the place
of its origin, has in this country obtained the name
of "Japanning," is not so largely represented as
might have been anticipated, but the comparatively
few spximens arc sufficient to show that the Bir-
mingasm manufacturers have not yet attained so I
hi4ll a degree of finish in this art as the Japanese.
It is not that the polish of the varnish is brighter,
but there is a perfect evenness of surface that reflects
the light equally. as from a surface of ground and
polished glees, without any of the irregularities so
generally observable in English goods of a similar
kind. It would appear that the varnish of the
Japanese must be of superior quality to that of the
Eugliah, for, judging from a set of tea cups made of
papier mache, that material is accustomed to be
used in contact with hot water, without much in-
jury to the surface, and without imparting a
disagreeable taste to the beverage. (here is
a specimen also of a bowl for holding
liquids, made of straw japanned, which feels
lighter than papier maciW, and equally strong.
It is evident, indeed, even from the small variety of
specimens of this branch of manufacture in the col-
lection, that the Japanese apply the process of ja-
panning to many other uses than we are accustomed
to. Among the warlike accoutrements, for instance,
there is a highly finished japanned shield, entirely
black, without ornament, which projects in the
centre, in the approved form of ancient shields.
Whether a ball would glance from the curvature may
be very questionable, but it is at all events well
adapted to ward off any missile projected by hand.
The specimens of silks and velvets very clearly
show that the Japanese makers of such fabrics can
rival the European manufacturer in the quality of
the article, however rude may be the machinery they
employ fur the purpose. Some silken cords of various
degrees of thickness will also bear comparison with
any that can be produced by the improved machinery
of England. The wax candles, of which there are
several specimens, deserves notice from the peculi-
arity of their shape and the mode of manufacture.
They are made of the hardest wax, and are evi-
dently formed by the process of successive dipping.,
like the wax candles in this country; the unevenness
of the surface being in like manner subsequently re-
moved by mechanical means. The peculiarity in
their shape consists in their being conical instead of
cylindrical, the broader end being placed uppermost.
To give additional finish to the exterior, the can-
dles are painted.
The accoutrements of war do not present a very
formidable appearance, nor is a figure of a warrior
armed cap-a-pie, with a visor over the lower part of
his face resembling a demoniacal mask, calculated to
excite much alarm in any but little children. The
fire-arms are long and heavy, and are not adapted to
be fired from the shouller; the swords are short
with daggers attached, and they are enclosed in
clumsy cylindrical sheaths. The armour of mail
with which the model warrior is clad is composed of
a woren fabric sufficiently thick to resist an
arrow or the thrust of a spear. There is
nothing in this display of weapons sad
ar-
mour to deter the Americans from making
their inroad into Japan, and the only seemingly ra-
tional cause of making it a death penalty to take any
arms from the island must be to prevent exposure of
the defenceless condition of the people. The martial
music consists of drums of various kinds, and with
them are placed several lutes and guitars, curiously
shaped, but there are no wind instruments.
The articles of luxury do not exhibit so much
refinement and finished workmanship as those of the
Chinese. There are several cabinets, but not one of
them is elaborately decorated; the fans are common;
and the articles of a lady's toilet, though they
indicate the great variety of things requisite in the
dressing of a Japanese belle, are rather coarsely ma- I
nufactured. Ono cabinet is expressly adapted for
smokers. There is a censer at the top to hold fire
for lighting the pipe, with drawers underneath to
contain the pipes and tobacco. The Japanese fumeur
is very choice in his tobacco, and remarkably delicate
in its use; for the specimens of pipes exhibited—one
gold, the other silver—will not hold half of a small
thimble full of the plant. A parasol is perhaps
more an article of necessity than of luxury in Japan,
and the specimens of them are certainly not
externally ornamental. though they deserve notice
from the materials of which they are constructed.
The part that is silk in our parasols is made of paper
creased into many folds, the ribs of thin spliced bam-
boo, and they open and close with great ease. The
outer covering is of a dark colour, the interior white,
which is the reverse of what theory would declare to
be the proper colours for repelling heat; but these
paper parasols must nevertheless form much better
shades than semi-translucent silk.

A collection of Japanese coins, from the largest
gold to the smallest silver, forms an interesting part
of the collection. The gold coins are oblong, with
rounded corners, and the value of the largest is
about4of. The smaller of the silver coins are ob-
long, with sharp corners. Next to the coins aro placed
specimens of Japanese printing types. They are
made of wood, the body of the type being cylindrical,
with the letter at one end, and they must conse-
quently be used separately, and not set up in " form"
like our printing types.
Those who are not experienced naturalists may be
somewhat startled at the stuffed monsters from
Japan. What the unexplored parts of that island
may not ooatain it would be presumptuous to assert,
but it requires a considerable stretch of credulity to
believe in the existence of flying monkeys, and of
serpents with monkeys heads ; yet such objects are
presented with indubitable skin, hair, and bones ;
and it is difficult to detect where the skin of one
animal has been joined to that of another To artists
so skilled in the manufacture of monsters the crea-
tion of a mermaid would present little difficulty ;
and, though there is not the bodily presentment of
one. there is a pictorial representation, which, in-
stead of realising the poetical idea of such a being,
seems to boa literal copy of a mermaid, manufac-
tured by the junction of the bojy of an ape to the
tail of a fish. There are several other specimens
which indicate a prevalent taste for monstrosities.

Groups of busy workmen still meet the eye in
almost every part of the Great Exhibition building,
actively engaged in putting up panelling', opening
pecking-eases, and arranging goods and some days
must yet elapse before the whole will have put on an
aspect of completeness. Great numbers are of course
waiting to see tho Exhibition in its finished state;
and, with the exception of the holders of lesson
tickets, the visitors for a few days will be compara-
tively few ; but the appearance of the several halls
yesterday was nevertheless extremely brilliant,
crowds of fashionably dressed people thronging every
wt of them during the afternoon ; while in the
Fine Arts court especially it was with difficulty that
one could make their way. The number of visitors
yesterday were—Season ticket holders, 5,315 ; num-
ber of persons admitted at ss. each, 319; excursion
tickets, 140: total, 5,804.

The arrivals by the several steamers from Holy
head aro increasing in number, and among them are
several foreigners from various parts of tho Conti-
rent and from America. _ _

A deputation from the Presbyterian Synod of
Dublin had an interview with the Lord Lieutenant
yesterday at the viceregal lodge, and presented the
rullowing address
May A please your Excellency,—We, the Synod of Dub-
lin, being assembled in Dublin at our annual meeting, em-
brace the opportunity of approaching your euelleny to
tender our congratulations on your appointment u chief
governor of Ireland, and the assurance of our loyalty to her
most gracious Majesty, whom you represent. Your excel-
lency is awaro that Ireland has recently passed through
trials of no ordinary kind. A brighter and better day
mars to dawn upon her ; and we fervently pray that your
Excellency's administration, so auspiciously commenced,
way be made instrumental, by a wise and benignant Pro-

♦idenee, in realising that prosperity which is so generally
anticipated. Your Excellency's former official connexion
with this country hu given you an opportunity of judging
of the habits of that portion of tllO people committed to
our care, and it is, therefore, unnecessary to assure your
Excellency that you may at all times confidently reckon on
their aid and ours in preserving peace and order, in deve-
loping the industrial resources of the country, and in pro-
moting the interests of general education and gospel truth.
Signed in our name, and on behalf of the Synod of Dublin,
at Dublin, on this 11th day of May, 1853.
WILLIAM M.Axt.texlit, Moderator.
Joetx KING Clerk.

Ills Excellency made the following reply :
Genticmen,—l thank you for the congratulations that
you offer me on my appointment to the office of Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, and I acknowledge with satisfaction the
assurances that you give me of your loyalty to our most
gracious Sovereign. Ireland has indeed gone through
trials of no ordinary kind, but the season of adversity is
now passed, and the country is already in a sounder and
more healthy state than it was before that calamitous
period. I trust that Providence will permit me to be in-
strumental in furthering and in accelerating the progress
of improvement. The religions body which you represent
has ever been, and will, I am persuaded, ever be, conspi-
cuous for its love of peace and of order, and for its desire to
promote industrial education and religious knowledge.

Earl Granville visited the National Model Schools,
Marlborough•street, yesterday, after which his lord-
ship, accompanied by the Right lion. Alexander
Macdonald, and Robert Andrews, Esq., Q.C., visited
the model farm, Glasnevin, belonging to the Com-
missioners of National Education. His lordship next
visited the spacious farm buildings lately erected.
A class of between forty and fifty healthy and intel-
ligent resident pupils were subsequently examined
by. Mr. Donaghy on agriculture and the elemeutary
principles of its collateral sciences. The answering
was practical, satisfactory, and to the purpose . His
lordship expressed himself highly gratified with his
visit.
The apparatus for working the electric telegraph
between Cork and Mallow was to have been put up
yesterday, and in a short period the lino of electric
communication between Dublin, Cork, and Killarney
will be complete.