The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13. 1449

stopping sad preventing 1314 Irma moving for the attairmeut,
and, matha contrary, warning me of • criminal proceeding
by Se Attersey•Oeneral on my affidavit, he reversed the
order of intim enacted by the above acts and which is
the pktioe and of muse in, right; for it s my affidavit
which is to be premised to be true still (as yet), and not
the ream, and I me die promenter and not the culprit.—l
am. fie.—Wx. Connor.—Queen's Priam, 12th Jan., 1849.
INQUEST, YEITEROAT. - A WOMAN BURNT TO
Disant.—Befove Mr. Bedford, at the Plough, Carry.street,
I,taalu'rinn flews, on the body of Isabella Frances Turner.
Mrs. Ann Green deposed that ceased was her servant, and
that on Dec 24. about eight o'clock in the morning, de-
mand ems into witumis bedroom, while she was in bed,
with her clothes in flames. Witness, fearing that the cur-
tains might also catch firs, suosseded, after much difficulty,
in pushing the doomed out of the room, and gave the alarm.
The Sums were not extinguished until the unfortunate
was dreadfully burnt. Deceased told witness, before her
death, that she was in the act of removing a terkettle from
the Ire when her clothes ignited.—Mr. S. Salter, house
surgeon to King's College hospital, stated that the deorased
was dreadfully burnt, her whole body being charred.
Verdict —"Accidental death."

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, J•N. 12.

In former times the first day of term was a sort
of gala day at the four courts. 'the young
hamsters were then paraded through the courts on
taking the oaths, and the Court of Chancery was
always full of other silk gowns besides those of the
Queen's counsel, for the lady friends of the half-
& dged young ravens made a point of attendine to
see them spread their wings into professional life.
But "we have changed all that." The young bar-
risters are not sworn in now until a week after the
beginning of term, in order that the benches
may institute a strict inquiry into their ante-
cedents, and so the first day of term has lost its
eel4t, and the courts are not now so much visited by
the fair sex air under the old rule.
There is a large arrear of misheard causes in Chan-
cery, and the profesiron is speculating as to what
mode must be adopted of dealing with the arrear,
which is becoming a very serious evil. All the judges
sat yeste:day, with the exception of Baron Penne-
father and Mr. Justice Torreon.
There is a lengthy letter in this morning's Free-
man's Immo!, from Mr. John O'Connell, in which
be intimates hii intention of supportin4 Mr. Fagan,
M.P. for Cork, in that gentleman's interded opposi-
tion to the plan for limiting the area of taxation. Mr.
John O'Connell has addressed his letter to Mr. Henry
Grattan. Scarcely the slightest attention is paid here
to any suggestion coming from the member for Kil-
kenny. He has no influence whatever over the public
mind.

Immediately after the first drawing-room here, the
Lord-Lieutenant intends to give a hal orsturne on the
most splendid scale.
The weather continues severe. Up to this hour
there are three London mails dee, namely, two trom
Holyhead and one from Liverpool.
It is said that one of the members for the King's
County is going to resign his seat.

THE SRERIFFa.—One of the greatest abuses in the pre-
sent system of appointing eherifls is the tar, that in loins
counties of Ireland the same sub-sheriff has for • Wog
series of yearn monopolised the office of ui.der sheriff So
that the whold jury system is thereby placed under the con-
trol of one self.elected person. For the last twenty y an
and upwards the sub shriev-Ity of the great county of Cork
has been porsessiA by one family, which has amassed a
fortune in the office, having bad sufllcient influence
with the landed aristocracy to secure its posamion of the
shrievalty. Such a system is doubtless unci,natitutiooal. It
has been broken ti rough in the present yr tr by Viscount
Kilwnrth, who has nomMsted his priory solicitor, Mr.
Burke, of Fennoy, as his nth-sheriff for the current year.
This departure from the old system in so importmit a county
as Cork, has caused a good deal of n mark id our 1. gal ...ales
hire. Mr. Burke is a conservative solicitor oft rest intim: p,
being land agent to the Karl of Mountc 'shell, Sir Ileibert
Abercrtinhy and various other extenstv pr...niewrs 11.
Munster. His appointment to the aub-shriesslty has. in
spite of his p-litic., deservriely given mn&' ast:ithietion, as he
is a gentleman of the highest personal ch.use..r, and is most
respectably c "nneeted.

WALES.
FATAL ArCIDENT ON TIM MEtvAt STRAIT,. —On
Tuesday last, on the Menai Straits, near the town ~1
Cnnear-
van, one of the ferrymen had gone to letco a bow widen had
been undergoing repair, and, h tying obtain n 1 it, 1.. pro-
ceeded to the fern house on the Carnarvon sig'C, in order to
take in passengers prior to crossing thf. water. On Lin arrival
at the ferrykonse, ho found three men wtsitinv fore p.s,sge;
these were taken on board, and at about ten at night the
boat started en her voyage to the Anglesey snore. li.mrtly
after another, a target and more cotnniod4ms e. awl, lett the
ferrybouse to cross the Straits. This bon suecee,ted in
reaching the opposite shore in ssfety; hut, tet their arrival,
it was found that the first vessel bed not reached her deed-
nati..n. As it blew a henry gale, it wan at once conjectured
that an accident had occurred, and immediat.. steps were
taken to uldnin some tidings of the miming beet. All effOrta,
however, proved ineffectual ; and, as time %to., on, it be-
came but too apparent that the boat, with all on board, had
been lost. The neat day the boat was S,uad on the sand-
banks, much shattered. One of the bodit s o•dt has b. en re-
covered.
Nrw Carmarthenfthire,
is completed. The bridge, which is the third largest in the
kingdom, being nearly 150 feet span, is buid principally of
Idatk marble, at an expense of about 18,0001. Olouctbter-
bridge cost 60,0001., and Chester 441.0001.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
CAMIILIDOI, JAN 12.—Cintior'aCoLLP.ot.—BLECTIONOT
Alsortia.—Bov.J. Shaw, tienior Fellow, and formerly tutor of
Christ's College, am this morning, at a amuse 01 the eociety, sleeted
Baster, la the room of the Lord Bishop of Chester, resigmd.
Qt lOM'S COLIZOIL—G. C. Pollard. WA. (17th Wrangler, 1147), was
this morning elected a Foundation Fell•nr of the abore-named society.

THE BlattOr Or CUEIITER, on Thursday Lot, consecrated
the newly erected pariah church of ItunoorlL The old church, hay-
ing browns ruinous and incapable of repair was taken down, and the
viewed church has been ereetel upon the site of it, at a curt of about
10,0001. The old church contained 782 witting., the new one contains
938, of which 370 are free, in addition to 138 for the us. of the chit-
dren of the pariah. The amount ham been rained partly by sublexip-
, non and partly by motley_ borrowed on the rate,
CIAIIOMTUN CUM LIKANOE knellllEA U.—This church,
built under a special ant of parliament, has been 'amused for divMst
sereica.
YhEYERMENT.—Rev. E. Eliot, to ?h.: Prebend ot Ca-
nonry of Durnford, in the cathedral church of Sarum, Wilts.
VACANCI VL—Easton Grey R.,Wilta, ino. G. and B.; 3001.
with residence; pat., Rev. W. S. Mich.—South Lambeth Chapel, (Ho.
Win.; pats, proprietors with rector.

NAVAL.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 12.—Tha Rapid, 8, Com. R. Dixon.
arrived to-day from the coast of Africa, having left Asoension on the
sth ult. The shipe on the station were disposed as follows : —ln the
Bight: Amphitrite, Firefly, Dolphin, and titer. Southern station:
raveboite, Widest, Philomel, (.y-elope, Britomart, Wanderer, and
Vert.Northern elation; Scalark, Wsterwitcli, itonetts, and Adelaide
(tender). The Amphitrite, Dart, and Brimmed were about to leave
tg Mouth AtOWiCA , Spy was on her way to the southward to relieve
the Dart; Dolphin was at Prinaese Island with 300 slaves on her way
to Sierra Leone, having z few days before take', a slaver with MOO slaves.
500 of whom were sent an in tbe prize. The Sheen is the neat vessel
leave, end may be expected at this port in about ten dant.—Pecie-
to
kips was et Ascension.( lope Railed from Ascension for the south
on the sth Dec., and the Snap for the north ,tation.—Lieut R. M.
Richardson, late commander of the Pluto, et., invalided, died oft
Whydah.—Repid is expected to come into harbour to-morrow, and
prepare tor paying oft.—Arrogent, at..f , came into harbour yesterday.
DEYONPuIte, JAN. 11. —Crane, 6, Came Lieut- anons,
arrived from Falmouth last Matt. end has since come info rbour ua
refit—The Virago, followed by the Spiteful, may be expected at this
poi tin a day or two as part of the reserve steam squadron, They ere
to be manned by riggers from Clisthiuneod She Do.lyertes and
stokers from the Ooeun.—Celhope, 2a, lies been paid off.
WOOLWICH, JAN. 12.—hityrmidoo, st.- v., W 32 tAkOll into
dock this afternoon to be prepared for conimissi.n. -Bieck Eagle and
Torch, et..v., were taken out of the beain this efternooe, having been
seder the binds of the engineers.—Nookey, st..tug, has returned
from attending the Arrogant, 5t.4., and resumed her duties at
this port.
Susumu*, JAN. 11.—The Quay: a, sloop of war, broke
adrift from Maoris* the Minotaur to-day at noon during a beiiwy gale
from the N.W. to N, and drove alongside our ph r, doing considerable
d—After same time she was got in alongside the pier and
moored to thedoekyard
ADMINALTI, J •x. 12.—APPOINTMENTS.
W. J. Lake, Payinmder and Purser W. L. Inch, Naval Cadets, G. C.
Sinelair and R. C. Gilbert, to Centaur.

tab) Enid(tuna.
EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAY.
811101* the L:ed Chimenor.
His lordship disposed of vend lunatic petitions, in which
nothing occurred deserving a report. An appeal, which wen
opeed on Thursday, was further Yield, but not much
vancned at 2 o'clock, when the Lord Chancellor roll. ad-

Before the Mmter of the Bolls.
Haßoasys v. 11ARGRATE.-By the decree ma de oa
was
the
hearing of this cause on the 23rd of July, 1, an issue
directed to be tried at law, as to whether Robert Hargrave,
the infest plaintiff, was legitim motherot. The present &p-
-iplication was a motion by the of the infant as his
nest friend for a new and third trial ; the verdict in the first
of such trials was given for the plaintiff, and in favour of his
legitimacy, but in the second the verdict was for the defen-
dant.—Couesel having been beard, the Muter of the Rolls,
alter stating the circumstances of the case at some length,
and commenting upon the evidence and the credibilitlepf
some of the witnesses, expressed his Opinion that the cmis
bad not been sufficiently investigat* and directed a new

Before the ctoextteneollor of inched.
RENNIE O. RINNII.—INSUNCTION TO I.IBTNAIN A lira.
BAND 111011 BILLING NIS Woe's FtrINITURS.—Mr• Kan
moved for an injunction on behalf of Mrs. Rennie, and the
truitees of her marnage settlement, for an en parte injunction
to restrain Mr. Rennie, the husband of the plaintiff, from
rebuts or disposing of certain household furniture end other
goods, and from preventing Mrs. Rennie from having the
separate 1110 01 such furniture, Be., during her life. It
appeared that olio* the marriage.of Mr. and lin. Rennie the
household finnitura and other ags were settled span lbs.