The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-24 00:00:00

NAVAL.

We have to announce the death of Admiral Sir
E. !lanaillan, Bart., the hero of the celebrated "cutting
tout" espeditiun of tit• Ilermione.

1,0111) ST %NUN WILL BE ENTERTAINED AT DIN-
NER at M.rehant Tailors' 11011 on the 2nd of April. For
such a ft stival the time is appropriate—for such a festival
the country is prepared. It is somewhat strange —the co-
incidence is singular—that when the nation was rick of'.
whiggtrv, some years ago, and was determined upon a re-
action, the late Sir Robert l'ss 1 was entertained at Mel,
chant Tailor: Hall; that he there delivered his memorable
speech Register! register! register "." which gave him
in the next parliament, chosen within a few months, a ma-
jority. of Ninety; and there was sealed the compact between
the right bun. ',armlet and the nation which was destroyed
by himself—a compact which i. Row in the hands of a no-
bleman of unblemished character and undaunted chivalry.
The dinner of the 2nel April, we doubt not, will be worthy
of the occasion and the man.—Moraiely Herald.
THE SDEIETY OE NIERCIIANTS AT BRISTOL invited
W. S. Miles, Fest., M.P. for that city, to a grand ban-
quet at their hall, on Saturday, upon which Occa,ioll they
presented him with the freedom of their guild, in considers.
' lion of the services rendered by him to the commerce of the
port. Cover were lank for abLut forty, and the thinner was
of the most ra ashen /i.• character. The teompliment thus 'sad
to Mr. Miler is a re ry high one, such a distinction having
seldom been conferred upon any but members of the royal
family, military commanders, &c.
WILLIAM TIIOSI, " THE BARD OF INTERARY."—
A meeting of the poet's friends was held in the Guildhall,
Dundee, last week, Lord l'rovust pre-itling, fur
the purpose of taking immediate steps, `• by subscription
and otherwise, for east:ling a suitable headstone over the
grave of William Thom, the llard of Inverary, in the
Western Cemetery, Dundee." The preliminary business
of nominating a cominittee, se., Was gone through.
TIIE SAthote: S nal:L.—About sixty seamen he-
hanging to 'lull have, dining the past week, paraded
through most of the principal Pqreets of the town, uccompa-
Hied by music and flag*, the latter of which bore upon
them inscriptions of various kinds. Thoir object in doing
this is to obtain as much money as possible, so that they
may be better enabled to carry on the agitation Oh the ler-
cantile Marine Bill. We noticed amongst them few of
those who took an active part in the previous proe.'edings
connected with the strike.-1101
lIERGLART I>7 M.:we..wets.. —Early on
Thursday morning, one of the more daring burglaries cern
heard of in Newcastle was committed at Mr. Walter's, No.
5, Strawberry-place, at the foot of St. James-street. At
one o'clock in the morning, his housekeeper, who slept in
front of the house. heard the smashing of the window
below, and she aroused her master. They procured a light
and went down stairs, but as the parlour dour was locked
and doubly bolted outside, the thieves had an opportunity
of escaping by the window before they could eater. The
old gentleman rushed into the street, and sprung a rattle
which fortunately lie kept by hint in the house. Several of
the neighboun came to hi. ak+lStance, and on examining
the room it was discovered that the chetfonni;:re had been
burst open. and a box containing about 41. taken away.
The thieves had effected an entrance by breaking the panel
of the shutter with a crowbar, and then removing a pane
of glass, but finding that they could not then, in conse-
quence of the fastenings, get the window open, the crowbar
was put in at the bottom, and the window wrenched up.
FRENCH RMILWAY TRAFtic.—The following are the last
reams of the gross ra triple of the ovincipal railways, :
Bremner.—Prim Hatch 12 to March 16: Protegers, 169,614.;
rasdo, 336,734 L; total, 3,16,' 4164.
Itotost.—Yror March 9to Much 15: yam nom 611,4641. ; goods,
16,130 f.; totals 154,5041.
/1••••11.—Pfella March 9to March 1s: Perreastra 21,6311 11004
111.230.: total,
b2,l^bt
Ostaarra —Prm March 10 lo Korth 16: Partogers,63,os2l.; goods,
117,Mh1t.: total. 152 0141.
lissowars.—Prom Match tO 1llarela16: Parlagera 93,243 f.; goods,
Nrtotal, 68,1661.
soart. ar.—From March 10 to March 16: Porragert,94,o6lL; goods,
4!,7144. total. .6,7731
tra—Pror March 10 to Marehle. Peamostors,l2,366L; goals,
17.0631.•• total, :9,474t.
Doom—Pea Marrs 9 to March 13 : Portugal.; 3,1321.; gosh%
9,2 QC ; total. 12,3-61.
Sswens.—Frona March 6to March 14 Parasens, 17,9134; gm%
10,8771: total. 34,200 E
Orarstaa.Froa Mar. 12 to Mara/ : Prarster463,ll6oL ; gook
61,3171. ; total. 163,3671.
11,th.—Feat March to Mar. 9 : Parstager, 17,6471. ; paid.
111.7074; total, 55.43tfi
lioßllll.4o.—rruat Marsh 3 to Ilsr.ll :Trissaagars, 9,7941.; graft
14,17 K ; toca4 25.364
Mssammasw— From Mirth 3to 11 : Protagers,32,37l/.; goods,
13,21314 toga 93.3931.
IXORll.tel Maar to March Passaagas, 97,7441: goods,
94.0011.: total. 131.3131.
Carassr—Proos Muth 3V. tisz. rasompu, U 745 L; goods,
11.9071.; toad, 116,6103.