The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-25 00:00:00

which will be done withbAt much farther delay. Oo
the general question of N O: reform Edinburgh is re-
trograding, the county trals:tec having ordered the
erection of a new check bar Pithin the precincts of
the cite.
Public opinion is beginning to deer itself against'
monastic institutions for the young. At last mese-
ing of the Edinburgh town council, Scat gave
notice of a motion that the council take Velairell to
alter the destination of the funds left by Mr. Daniel
Stewart for the erection of an hospital, so far that the
edifice beaus* a morsels for aged men and women
instead et boys and girls.
Nadal intimation has been sent by the COMMIS,
timers of Woods and Forests to the heritors of
&whin, that the claim recently preferred by the
crown for payment of the arrears of bishops'
teinds cannot be departed from, except in so
far as regards the years 1839-40. This business
adds to the misdeeds of the commiamioura as the
length of time that has elapsed since last demand for
wimps was made, was justly calculated to induce
the belief that the collection was to be departed from.
Mr. Lefevre, in declining to receive pare& evidence on
the subject of the Edinburgh Annuity tax, has inti-
mated that a communication relative to the adjustment
of that impost may speedily be expected. from him.
The Brechin arrears have to be paid op in a month,
and it is possible that the two subjects may have some
connexion.

A rumour has recently gone abroad that a new lord I
ordinary is to be added to the outer house of the
Court of Session. The' pressure of business in the 11,
bill chamber is represented as having led to the pro-
pixel, one statement current being that the cases pro- !
pees at the rate of one and a half per week, and that
the 69th on the roll will not, at this proportion, come I
on till 1860. The public will not rndily consent to
new judgeships, especielly as there is nothing in the
Mares Tar 1847 and 1848 to justify such a step, what-
ever temporary difficulty may be experienced just now.
At a !went general meeting of the Highland
Society, some points of public interest were
touched on. The Duke of Buccleuch referred to the
nature of cottages for agricultural labourers in Scot-
land, and explained that one great cause of tnose
erections being inferior to the corresponding class of
buildings in England, arose from their construction
and maintenance being taken charge of by tenant
farmers, the landlords having no more control over
them than they have of the stables or other offices of
their tenantry. The duke explained that in many of
his own properties he had taken these dwellings into
his own hands, and put them on an improved footing,
—a step which it is to be hoped will be ex-
tensively followed in this country. The annual
shows of the society for cattle and implements
bare been attended with an expense that cannot
in future be incurred from the general fund—but in
1860 a show will be held in Glasgow, provided the
requisite local funds are forthcoming. The Scottish
Agricultural Chemistry Association has been diseolved,
and to make up for its loss, chemical inquiry has been
added to the other functions of the society.

WALES.

FAILURE OF Two BANKS IN WREICEAM.—The
North Wales ehronick says:—" The gentry and inhabi-
tants of Wrexham have been quite astounded by the stop-
pegs of the two old banks, those of Mr. K. ndrick and of Mr.
Lloyd. The bank of Mr. Kendrick was first closed, and an
offer was made to his creditors of 14s. in the pound. After
several meetings of the creditors, it was ascertained that
14s. 6d. might be realised, and accordingly the en (Ikon
have generally signified their acceptance of that dirldend.
Mr. Kendrick's Mollifies are under 22,2001. The astonish-
ment of the inhabitants was beyond all bounds on Thursday,
the 10th instant, when they were informed that the bank
of Mr. B. M. Lloyd was closed. Se great was the belief
in his solvency that many pences would not believe there
was a etoppege, until they went to the bank, end ascertained
the fact themselves. The confidence reposed in Mr. Lloyd
was unbounded ; he was treasurer and banker for nearly all
the clubs in the town and neighbourhood. One club
alone had upwards of 5,0001, with him. His liabilities are
upwards of 48,0001 , and his assets are very trifling; it is
estimated that his estate will not realise 2s. 6d. in the
pound. The greatest depression exists in the town and
neighbourhood, as many persons were wholly dependent
upon the money deposited in his bank. Both gentlemen were
magirrates for the county of Denbigh."
THE MORMON IMPOSTURE IN WALES.—OS Dec.
31 and New Year's Day, the " Latter Day Saints" held
their half-yearly association in the hall of the White Lion,
Merthyr. It was non found that the hall, then containieg
1,500 persons, was inadequate for many who were outside
seeking admittance; officers were therefore sent to meet
those who were not able to get in at the Alfred's Arms hall,
George Town. The platform contained from 60 to 100
" officers." The chair was taken by " Capt. Dan Jones,"
when the following particulars relative to the society in'
Wales were stated :-10 conferences; baptised during the
lest six months, 1,001; total baptised in the year, 1,939; '
(very few excluded). 70 branches. 156 elders, 180 priests,
I 147 teachers, 67 deacons—in all 550 officers. The Swansea
Herald, which reports the meeting, adds :—" The thousands
a Mormons in Wales apnea, to have great affection for, and
confidence in, Capt. Dan Jones, who intends returning in
Februsry to the valley of the Salt Lake in California. About
350 saints intend emigrating with him. It slopes's that 300
large ships wield scarcely carry the hosts of satire who are
now anxiously desiring to emigrate fr.m this island to (as
they say) their tunes home."

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.
THE COMMERCE or LIVERPOOL.—The greatness of
the commerce of Liverpool was exemplified yeatprday in the
het, teat every dock belong to the port was so full that
several inward-bound vessels had to anchor in the river.
DURHAM.
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday last, an
accident occurred at Peenbertoe's pit, lionkweermouth,
which resulted in the death of Mr. .1. Elliot, overman.
About 6 o'clock, a.m., Mr. Elliot and tr.o deputy cverman,
Mr. J. Henderson, having oectricna to descend the shaft,
entered the " ," or descending iipparatue, for that pur-
pose. The machine is worked up and down by a steam-
engine, which was is charge of a man named Currey. Un-
fer-unately this paean let the parties enter without there
being suMdent steam to welt the engine—indeed, as tran-
spired at the inquest, no: even atoosk to raise the valve and
lever without the weights. In eseseqesses of this, end the
rope being 320 fathoms in Isegth and about dm
tons in weigtt, with a esenter.bahmes wheel end
touters toes of chain (the pit being 1,110 hot deep,
the deepest shaft in the tlistriet), the liege wee draws sp
and down, entirely out of the eepdsemmee 'patrol, and at
lee, going upwards, sprang hem the grerres. Elliot we
thrown upon the edge of the pit and fall theme down the
shag at the bottom of which be was afterwards fang lbw 1
rally dashed limb host limb by the fall. Henderses wee '
woe Imamate, having fallen ea the bank of the pie. He
eeseisam with some Incites. Currey, frightened at what
lead , ran away, bat was apprehended, and is now
is . An inquest was held on deceased cm Monday,
sad adjourned till Thursday (this day).
WARWICKSHIRG
Tits ME QUEOTIOR.—The following petition to
the Hesse of Common Is in the C3UTIMI Wigwams amongst
the membeate aadmaaufaetarers of Bbmkorbon
Ilwarstb—Tint pain sow to wadi wend sok sedan to Its baying
bosake anon. a rolowry to monk anoopl b trait, that It k
~sod tint beam Eve and la odilase Menai ars geld for it
anwoft. That It la assnalastnisi mod sealtait 'skis com-
pote% totem whom Oben is inde er so That it is
oil to Nasomono by Ow Mworml kik bet kone side fret
two meaeond by as Miaowing ailed aor near. Thu pa meters
me lowotbma wordmatoradood stoop mond by tke offispry wtro
=rthe pa Ilia ewe maw we ow pawlmit ~red r
eirommor W proseprof • Itlal.dolialkuntif alawfacr•
Tbat Se kw Immo so prono, elkor goo Ow emir se the Neter,
kr swift sr wintog Insarreet mikin, UK woe lot =Ow waken
We Os noun of wok( lbon, widowirrownft tbootennore are
annreb at Mak Rim, wed bees sot keens- al tads wbonter they
bow ~an mama or not That wit to tbeyesdiar soonnte-
do of po man% key so wry IMO to kitbag loorrottly, awl
than Is brow us Istewnwit d freak am Wier' emu=
whine& Ns Mks
tikr Ike ~woe to detest lba
Taro petteknern bon* pig tbat yew boosiesbia bow
via mut ern law as lowan Sat a maws *at be moldy
koold ea torporrad—dtbar by kiosks thew wader no woo raga.
Winn sod nowlationosweemwannokEY, es to nab Mbar moose
as m yew leesmakis Wow mar poir nut amiloano to tin dr
*ld oaf. ........reeterroemanun_

toss* eta tradesman of Wee Bromwich, named
John Hawithch wise has far several years aarried on. the
business of a ma mem mill maker in Oliver street,
on the • bill to obtain some Money
tam a :Ira sannitzirmi:Vai the Catholic chapel. It was
found that be had abarcaded, and as *MI were good
for myosin that had gone to Liverpool, Cat
Cita' be
lion of taking a pomace to Asaerlca, sub•inepactor
Barter was entrusted will the warrant, and proceeded to
that port moat with anothar seastable. Bauer Mew the
ship in which it was *united that Hawkins would sail, but
nothing was heard of him ea* Monday
as as the yawl was
about to when he came on bcard.druesd a Sailor,
dttand In various ways. He was recegobed;how.
ever, taken into custody, and it was found that he had
effected all his arrangamaata by MUM of an agent, who had
engaged his berth and made the necessary provision for the
voyage. He was brought to West Bromwich on the follow.
in day. It is understood that his de akatioos *amount to a
ooncidaable mum

KIDDIFARYNISTRII GRAMMAR SCHOOL.--We have
already Leaded to the abuses alleged to chat in this (rah-
lishisent. The following is the &minks of the Lord Bishop
of Womserger (as visitor of the Hiddennimter school) in the
matter:
To the Wel the Melee_ of ILbMirmarster.—At the tennina.
tins etre of re koffass ind heedermater of the Mader.
Warr Meek Of mink haollimMs cellibleanarster. who had
• mgmerigl berm 'Mantra/ Meg metro Musk, altered
Clehry : d
na= gms m the memegssot of the odd rhea, beta before
gm, at Thedaiary Clad* ea Friday. the Mk ef Jarrow,. 1549, I ea.
premed wey dsterminetien to take the rail deeps into my when
eyeadentrea. and le Ireneadt my asides to the woresipful the
wmat Kidderminster : I now pressed,therefore, to .tote my
epee whet dee charges, serieffee as tore were brought
Wrenn by Mr. Grill* co the part of the mane tillage. With re.
geed le thedret alleacimievance, Mares to the quarterage of one
pond pargerarter upon tbe boys signed on the foundation,
&hone% Wswas wn at my seedgittula.le comequence of its
lonerg part of the Weir ernideeed ay the art of Chan ery and,
thmelbre, sot within say )eriedletios as visitor, us desirous of not
=it my asiffeetri miss,, as mush miscomeption appears to
Wt
this ambler among the lababitants uf enlace mina' der,
whisk his bid to sr Me blelemers el Mean, which I 'Meld be
mg troy to be benemeelel h ninevieg. Gramosteenools,
swam thet misheard se IlliddlenehrOgr, never were %tended for
the petrel ass of de inhabitants of • town : they were
embreely reditided fm the Wpm ce sardine opportunities
to a good cesedeal edmetra le sash sore of merchants, trades.
am% sad ethics, se mired emmtisrable talents be
aptitude
for leerukag, and who without soh an advantage would be deprived
of the shame whir wealth allbeds to tbe rob of Meg in the learned
proireirme to the first ogler In the state. This privilege le, by the
maw oressaire mended to the Inhabitants of Kidderminster, en pay.
meet of ow pound ppeeerr quarter, which is little more then eighteen
mem per weak, it would have ken more adebabk that
sueh education shear have been &abided proultowa to the inhabit.
tants of libildwalastor is not a point fur me, as visitor, to decide,
sines it loom pert of • scheme sencdorted by the Court of Cbanoery;
but I canna thlek that the inhabitants have mach reason to complain
of so trifling a sharp for each an education of their eons as may
qualify them for the highest honors and &nineties' in the ic ate.
With regard to the seared matter brought forward by Hr. Griffith
on de of the wismorialien, that, whereas Sue per mum is
by the orgebe to be expended la books e d prince, no
suck gum On beset laid oat for thin purpose, it arm proved to
me that the fender the wrote are not at present adequate to such
=plat; and I mast, therefore, oontent sett with direetteg, as I
do, that whenever such a earplue remains, after paying the
salads+ of the musters end other school expenses, it shall be applied
to the procuring of educational books and prim Woke m directed by
the third article ef the scheme. I crime now to the tiara charge
serest the boffins, relatiag to the eleventh article of the scheme. In
that snide power is given to the feigns and visitor to limit the num-
ber at boarders to be admitted into the buses of the two mestere,
and the complaint made is that each power hes hot been eterekel.
Here it in to be observed that this matter is left entirely to the fill.
erotica of the &offset, and they, conmiving that much wirrantege
is desired to • school from the competition necereolly crested
by numbers. have not thought the time yet arrived for filing
• limit to the number of boarders. It is sat secereary for
me to offer any opinion upon this ashject, since, as visitors,
I should net feel justified in interfering with a theereticn which ia
clearly reserved to the buffers by the terms of the .3netne. It is •
neuter upon wbich difference of opinion may lie will; entertained by
different individuals, and upon which, perhaps, much rutted be said
on both sides of the question. The wheelie, however, Teets the dis-
cretion with the feeffees, and with that discretion i shall not feel juad.
fied, as Tinto, in interfering. Connected with the above complain was
the fourth charge against the reoffue, that, whereas a quarterage of
one pound per qr. was charged on the toys elected on the iountiation,
no such charge was 'teemed upon the boarders. epee iuquiry, how.
ever it appeared that 301. per annum was charted upon all
bearilsrs, which covered all charges for educe, on well
board. It la obvious, itinerate, that the cimumage, though
eat spectAndlr charged, was included within the annual
payment of MI. To prevent, however mleentepti ~,,, I have
requested that the bead master will I:creamer charge only MI.
for bored, Re.,
.and make a separate chargeof be tient/rage, which
will plsee die bootlegs exactly on • par with the boys en the fiends.
lion in this re-pect The last charge against the feelers was 'Omitted
by those who bought it forward nut to be ter) am enal ; namely,
that the direction contained in the scheme, that a li-t of the rehear*
should be published halt-yearly, had not been complied with. Notch a
direction is certainly contained in the scheme ; anti I hurt by direct that
far the future it shall be observed. No other choice woe brought be.
fore me by the mernoriellata, and I cannot combo.,
with gut ea-
pieeaing my satisfaction, that as.. so mush 1116.1.1011 in I eertepers
and pamphlet., nothing more mateillal thould have be al brought
'Omani *piing the (coffees of the abool. Cenaueted as It now is,
I am Battened tie.t it Is capable of coeferrine the grea. of benefits
upon the inhabitants of Kidderminster, by summing to teem the op.
portunity of giving their sous a liberal t amnion, which nice be the
means of enabling them to rise to the highest butiouir anti diatiuctioes
im the elate. But these advantages will probably be Merited if the
ezertione of the Morrow and head master be cued duly the fled by
hut spirit of party which is always rearm to Asia mallet f=r Warne
rather than commendation, and wuich substime s A,gry f.'llllnKS and
an unfavourable construction of the motives and neither of others for
the mutual goon will and impartiality which ought to prevail among
the inhabitant,' of the same town.—(liven at Harlin bury a wake this
thirteenth day of January, 1049. -H. Weaceerall.
NORFOLK.
JENNY LIND went to Norwich Saturday, With
the kind intention of singing at two concerts ~r the benefit
of the churches of the city. She was timpani). y r rtained
at the bishop's palace, and a number of gentlemen waited
upon her to beg her acceptance of a sheet ahd r. one other
' articles of Norwich manufacture.
LINLOLNeIIIRE.
FINANCIAL ILEFORM.-114r. C. F. liar b r brie entered
a notice calling the attention of the town C-111.1.111/' Boston
to Mr. Cobden's measure fur Hein ial rtournt
A FIRE, believed to have been CatUard lit an in-
cendiary, occurred on Sunday la.t Mr J 1.. 'dale's,
Frampton-fen, which destroyed nearly 1,0001 war hof pro-

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Pat:- 1101dERSET8Illitb.
A CHARGE Or ATTEMPTINO TO POISON A WIFE was
heard paternal, before the magistrates st Bristol. The
accused, Henry Evans, is s carpenter by trade, but with his
wife and a polies man and his wile had bern latterly taking
charge of the new poor-house in Clifton Wood Annul six
weeks agn the wife was confined, 'ices which rim', "he has
bees repeatedly seized with violent attacks of roe& mg and
purging. She was confined to her bed, and It. r Imisblud
usually took her her food. On Sunday cut her
some slices of rout pork, but on lo king at them
she perceived that they were sprinkle', oesr with a
white powder. Upon tasting the meat, st•e ti•: hot like
the flavour, and left it, and afterwards hsaring from • little
girl that the husband had taken the meat to a c•i••beard,
where he appeared to be sprinkling something over it, she
mentioned the feet to the policeman's wite, who informed
her husband, and the remains of the slices were canon for
examination to Kr. Ilerapath, the analyneal chemi•t, who,
on applying the proper taste, found that the white powder
was a corrosive salt of mercury, coo:mealy told as elide pre-
cipitate. On searching the prisoner's room a •mt .zgar of
lead was found, and he has been remanded tor 'nether ezami-
nation.

0111UStL.
Tug WEDNESDAY CONEEETS.—Having air. Ady, in
several previous notices, given our musical TON. ere as idea of
the nature and management of these concerts, we mention
the performance of last evening chiefly On see,unt of the
selection from Madurren's opera ,of " Don Quixote," which
formed the commencement of the programme Such, at
present, is the deplorable condition or tie EitgloM musical
stage, that the art of dramatic compositi m io nil. country
seems in danger of perishing from the want ot tilmtre in
which the worked car native musicians rim he properly
brought before the public, every attempt to stabil&
such • theatre having signally Mil. d Whatever
may have been the causes of these tsi ur s, want
of public encouragement and suppot has emmioly not
been one. On the contrary, in more than one r. cm,t instance,
the public have shown themselves well di.p tow,,rds the
undertaking—have been " very kind" to its 'ratites .ind not
" a little blind" to its faults, and have best-woo on it o larger
share of favour than it deserved. his bide. d pussisir orange
that, while France has, and has had fora hutsirsil vs era and
more, two national opera houses, the Otund Ou6ra" and
the " Opttra Comique both splendidly app 104,1
w:d libe-
rally supported, England should not hose our. but to it
is; and pm are coming to that pus that me ...mks of
our best dramatic composers will be preserved from
oblivion only by having snatches tool irmtments
of them employed now and then to Sll up t'.. progrAmme
of
a concert. liadarretes " Don Quixote," osowitustanding
faults in the drams, and the disadvantee ot u very in-
different performance, had considerable 'octets n pro-
duced several MOODS ago, and is deservedly fonitnii n as one
of the best works of our magical stage. Tits stlettp.a from
it last evening was judiciously made, and O eses Jingly
effective. The pieces most warmly n
appl susle., wt re the
ballad, " Calm those frowning looks," au. g by Him M.
Williams ; the duettino, " Cornet thou tor. go ". rung by
the Misses Williams; the charming lilt!. .1110!? Ah,
why do we love," sung by Mire A Wilburn., and
the air," Sweat were the hours," sung by Mr. Sims Reeves.
There were, besides, several very good thinve at this oneert.
Beethoven's" Ah, perfido," was admirably sung by Mir Lu-
cembe, who also sang the praty billed, The Mu, su." from
Auber's " Haydee.' Thalberg made his lust app...ranee at
these concerts. He played his fantasia from •• Semiremide,"
and was received with the usual furore Item were, as
usual, a number of English ballads, among which Sims
!Levees " Blaek-ey'd BUSY" was promo:oust from the
beauty and expreenon with which he sang it The hall was
crowded.

CLERICAL.
PREVIIIMENTL—Rey. T. F. Barker, to Th•enton-ia.41111-
Wore R., Chew., dio. Meet. ; 506 L, with res. ; pat , Hulme'. Troitassi
~• Rev. art Melt Non. lied Beterick den.—Bet IL ( . Weston, to
Bewdki C., Worearteralure.—Ray. J. Dawson, to Mt., ( imettC.,
Over Darwen.
VACANCT.—Chelideld, R., Heat, ea. Farut.,ruukb., dio.
to Coat.; ST6I., with nee.

NAVAL
Pills MONIT.—TaIt 1117711221.—Tawlay night a Gamete
gives notice that an mount is about to be &Wetted to the nrnrtZ7 cl
the Admiralty, showing the amount 01 beagles resifts kw
01l the •
'teasel (name and nation unknown) captured by the Sitt e
11th Am., 1147. __.
ADMIRLITT, JAn. 24. APPOlarrnzteTs
P.. J. B. Malabar% to Itslodyla—Matellmt-hwym
al .D., and J. Forbes (d) to Basins
VALSIOPSTIWt ix Witsi.UM.—Betraet et a truer: AMA
os board ler Majesty's steameiceo lellasible, Prawralnsiaaa Dec pi
lug. Oor captain Owed to omega 'stirs rearmost, by Wm( 41,
Imam board the ldle.g.Wd tow st the mom ume any img• Mell,
dant chip with the r , Mirk wrwel meld at tbe ram time
take all their baggage sad testae ho tar Gold. T" elks was

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