The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-08 00:00:00

YORKSIIIRE.
Galin Sotur.r. AT lin surortu.—The session e the
Bradford Mechanics' Institute was commenced on Tuesday
evening by a grand soiree in the theatre o! the institute,
which was honoured by the pre.ence of Viscount Nlorpeth,
who undertook the office of chairman for the evening, and
made a locg and interesting oration. Several gentlemen
and clergymen connected with the neighbourhood also at-
tended, and addressed a crowded and delighted audience.
The proceedings were at interval. enlivernd by music.
EccLesitita. PABAONAOE.—On Tuesday last, a bazaar,
for the purpose of rai►ing the requisite funds fur building and
completing • parsonage house at Eccieshill, near Bradford,
was opened in the Exchange-buildings at Bradford, which
wad very tastefully decorated f.r the occasion. Four exten-
sive:stalls, well stored with rancy articled of almost every de-
scription that ingenuity could suggest, were ranged on two
aides of the room. The sales of the day were extensive, and
it was expected that nearly the whole sum required will be
raised.

FEVER is STILL PREVALENT IN and iron NOTTING-
HAM. The numbers of cases at Lenton, Radford, and other
county districts have slightly decreased during the week,
but those in the town we (Nutting/wins/lire Guardian) are
sorry to say are rapidly on the increase. "At the General
Hospital, since our last, 2 in-p dhotis have been admitted
from Lenton, and 9 out-patients have been entered upon
the books; from Radford, 5 in-patients and 11 out-patients;
from other county districts 3 in-patients; awl from Notting-
ham 3 in-patients and 20 out-patients! This is an enormous
increase fur the town, and shows the desirableness of the
authorities bestirring themselves. The Lentou pimple are
all alive to the importance of doing something, but what
that is to be nobody can tell. Wu have neared many
letters on the subject.
ISUCKLXGRASISIIIRE.
ROYAL &Writ BUCKS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.—
SA LTII I LL, WEDNEADAY.—The anniversary meeting of the
Royal South Bucks Agricultural Asoxiation, which has fur
its patrons her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, was held here this day. Tho association was esta-
blished in December, 1833. There was a ploughing match, a
show of stuck, and a dinner to upwards of one hundred persons.
The chair was taken by 0. J. Penn,Esq.,of Penn Park,Vice-
Fresh!, nt of the asaochltion, who was supported by his Grace
the Doke of Buckingham, Mr. Du Prii, M.P., Mr. Clayton,
M.P., Colonel Hall, M.P., Mr. Tower, M.l'., Maj. Bent, &c.
The Duke of Buckingham, in returning thanks fur his health,
said : The chairman had been plea,ed to allude to by-gone
days—to the period when he had served the county as one of
its representatives. It was, he assured them, excetslingly
gratifying to him to hear them advert to those days, and to
think that they should look hack to that epoch in his life.
Without flattering himself, he could say tint he bad done
the best he could for his constituents, and, without alluding
to politics, which were better omitted on an occasion like the
present, he could also declare that as long as he had bad the
honour of serving the county of Buckingham in parliament,
he had adopted that particular course whic:i he considered
was the be,t calculated to promote the interests of the agri-
cultural community, and to benefit all classes generally.
(Hear, hear.) It was gratifying to him that, in retiring
from public life, he hail carried with him the approbation
and esteem of those whom he had represented in parliament.
Ho only bitterly lamented that he was not now their public
servant. Ile never could forget the many happy days he
had spent in the county of Buckingham, and the pleasure he
had derived from the society of its inhabitaris, many of whom
he saw around him ; and they might rest assured all through
life, on this side of the grave, that the kindness he had re-
ceived never vaild be erased from his memory. The re-
mainder of the proceedings were of the usual festive charac-
ter, and only of local interest.

A GALE AT WEYMOUTII.; Sunday seriously injured the
Esplanade. For a short time the turnpike-road VW ine-
pausable. The apron of stune work opposite Norton's
Folly is greatly injured, and upwards of 20 men are now at
work by order of the turnpike commissioners to make good
the repairs. No gale of equal viol, nre (with the wind as it
was) has occurred since the memorable storm of 1821, when
nearly the whole of our esplanade fell a prey to the fury of
the waves and storm. The present damage cannot he much
less than 1,000/. The stone pier, used for the shipment of
Portland blocks, as well as great numbers of large stones,
working R. ar, and tools, situated between the Bill of l'ort-
land and Caves Hole, has also been completely washed away.
Fortunately, all the men had left the quarries.