The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Dratax, Are. 4.
Lord Arundel left Limerick on Friday evening
after his election, and proceeded to Tarvoe, the seat
of Mr. Monsen, M.P. lie leaves for London imme-
diately, for the purpose of taking his seat before the
prorogation. ?dr. Russell, the unsuettssful candi-
date, has proceeded to London, for the purpose of
attending the obsequies of a relative who has be-
queathed to him a large legacy.
The limerick ekr,micie contradicts the statement
that Archdeacon K►eatinge and two other protestant
clergymen had volunteered their support to Lord
Arundel.

A meeting was held in Galway on Wednesday
last, convened by the High Sheriffs of both the.
county and the town of Galway, for the purpose of
expressing disapprobation of the report of the Packet
Station Commissioners. The county High Sheriff
took the chair, and among those who addressed the
meeting were Mr. A. O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. Blake,
M.P., and Sir T. Burke, M.P.

A public dinner is to be given in Galway to-day to
Mr. O'Flaherty, M.P., and Mr. Keogh, M.P.
The Freeman contains the hollowing in reference
to the recent arrangement introduced on the Chester
and Holyhead Railway, for return tickets between
Dublin and London, &e.
The new arrangement of the Chester and Holyhead and
City of Dublin Companies for the conveyance of passengers
appearw to give general satisfaction, and is likely to he very
extensively mule use of. It can hardly lw expected that all
the details could be quite complete : hut we understand it
is probable the plan will be still further brought to bear, so
that a passenger will even be nine to book from London to
Galway (Mr. linger, the secretary to the Holyhead (om-
pany is at present at the latter place), which may then be
reached hi 17 or 1$ hours (or lees) from London.
Charles Maturin, Esq., has been appointed crown
prosecutor for the county and city of Derry. in room
of the late lamented John Sehottles, Esq., Q.C.

' THE SLAVE iltADE.—By the 6, screw
steam sloop, Commander TII.4IIUS 11. Lysaght, arrived at
Spithead yesterday, from the coast of Africa, we leant
that the slave trade was very depressed, no capture
having been made for some time past by the African
squadron. At some of the previously chief haunts of the
trade, such as Paul de Loanda, the slave merchants are
little better than bankrupts, from the inability to run car-
goes undetected by our cruiser.. Very.much of this healthy
state of things is also represented to rinse from the energetic
measures taken at the Brants, by which it is almost im-
possible to hod slaves with safety should they reach that
coast. The wits put in commission for the coast in
July, 1819; she has LIKVII $ slave vessels and 3 boats, but
no slaves on hoard any of them with the exeeption 41)
slave children found in one boat. The Phirnis has bail very
fair health ; she has lost by death 7 men, -I in the Bights,
one at Ascension, and two on the South Coast. Mr.
Templar, a midshipman, had died, and Dr. Roberts, who
was invalided home on board a Greenock ship, died in a
few days alter going on board. Mr. Ball, gunner of the
Pluenix, a petty officer, a sailor, and a Kronen, were lost
tngether, under peculiar and distressing circumstances,
eleven months since. The cutter had hoarded a slave boat
at night up the Congo River, there being some 50 slaves in
the boat, and these four were put on board to bring her
down. They parted company with the cutter, and were
never alter beard of. The people belonging to the
Phenix were subsequently informed that all four
had been thrown overboard. The lffinatix has
brought home invalids bout the squadron, which
have been brought on shore by the Sprightly, the
Phienix
.going round this afternoon to Woolwich to be paid
eT.

I..tmENTAntE SUICIDE AT BEDMINSTER, NEAR
coroner's inquest was held yesterday at Bed-
minster, near Bristol, to inquire into the rause of death of
Captain Frank Candy, who resided at a villa on the Cum-
berianiaroad, and who lied by his own hand on Saturday
morning. Mr. Candy, who was about 40 years of age, had
animated some property, and hail invested a portion of his
means as a partner in the business of a wholesale cheese-
monger. It is supposed that the excitement consequent
upon the carrying on of a large and pushing trade was too
much for him, as it was observed by his friends that his
nervous system was affected, and a few months since
while taking a walk one day, was wired with a lit.
and fell down in the street. In consequence of the
impaired state of his nerves, lie retinal a short time
side from the cheese trade, his place being sup-
plied by his son. Those who load the acquaintance of Cu(
tarn Cantle, who was very much respected in the neigh-
hourhood ;n which be resided, had noticed a change in his
manners, and one lady from Cornwall, who arrived about a
week since to spend a little tine with Mrs. Candy, was so
struck by, his altered manners, that she could not refrain
from stating to his hinoily her impression that his mind was
affected. ;although this impression was produced by the
conduct of the unfortunate gentleman, it would not appear
that :my violence was apprehended from him, either towards
himself or any one else, nor had anythiug been noticed in
him for the few days prior to his death to warrant the belief
that his malady was greater than heretofore. Ile retired
to rest on Friday night at the usual hour arcompanied by
his lady, and at 7 o'clock on Saturday, which was his usual
time for rising, he got up, and began dressing himself as
usual. Mrs. Candy hollowed, and, having made her morn-
ing toilet, she went down stain, for the purpose of suocriu-
tending the preparations har the family briakeost. Captain
Candy remained in his rom, which was nut unusual for
him to do, and no apprehensions were felt until about half-
past 7 o'clock, when one of the servants, who was engaged
in some domestic offices in a room underneath his bed
chamber, was greatly alarmed by hearing a loud report fol-
lowed by the falling of sonic heavy substance on the
ground. The girl at once called to her mistress, and they
both hastened us rapidly as they could to the bedroom,
where their fears were increased by finding the chamber
tilled with the smoke of gunpowder. They gave an
alarm, and attracted by their cries Mr. Sleemem, a merchant
who resided next dour, and the holy before spoken of as
visiting at the house, and some other neighbours ran to
their assistance. On first entering the room nothing of the
unfortunate gentleman could he seen, but in a minute or
two his legs were seen protruding front under the side of
the bedstead, beneath which his body lay. There were
stains of blood visible upon the floor, and on pulling out
the body it was hound to he quite dead, and covered with
blood from a terrible wound of the head. The skull on the
right side had been shockingly mangled by a pistol bullet,
which had probably been tired through the mouth; and
underneath the body was found the pistol with which the
fatal act had been committed. It was an old-fashioned
pocket pistol, which in his lifetime hail been much valued
by the deceased, it being one which he had carried at sea
with him in some of his earlier voyages. Several witnesses
were called, who deposed to the foregoing facts, and the
coroner having carefully summed up tae evideuce, the jury
returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."
SOUTII DEVON RAILAVAI.—The report of the di-
rectors to be submitted to the shareholders of this company
on the lath inst. states that the bill for the arrangement of
the capital has received the royal assent, and the difficulties
with regard to the debenture debt have been completely
surmounted. The overdue debeutures were renewed or
paid oil immediately after the bill passed the House of
Commons, and the debentures becoming due in the present
month are now in course of renewal at the rate of 41 per
cent. Dependent un the adoption of the scheme for com-
mutation of the guarantee on the preference shares,
the directors intend to recommend the immediate payment
of the first halhyear's dividend e.t the rate of has. 9.1.
per share per annum from the lat:o of September, ISaO,
to the lath of Mundt, Baal. This will require the sum
of 4,01a5a. Tu sanction this arranamiient it will roe
necessary to have the assent of fouraittlis of the holders
of each class of shares represented at the inciting,
and a poll. will consequently be taken to ascertain the
opinions of the shareholders un the subject. The scheme
fur commutation of the guarantee attached to the preference
half-shares is to the effect that mock half--sham of 2-51. shall
he entitled to a fixed dividend in perpetuity, at the rate of
IN. Pd. per half share per annum, to be payable half
yearly, in absolute priority to all over dividends, save only
the dividends on any share or stock to he created in substi-
tution for the existing mortgage and bond debt, which
shares or stock will continue to have the priority now at-
taching to the mortgage and bond debt over all other shares
or stock. That such substituted guarantee shall take effect
from the lath of September, 18;10, and Le pad halt yearly, •
and;; hall be received us a full equivaleut fur all arrears and
future payments of interest originally guaranteed on the
25L shares, and in satisfaction of all further claims thereon
up to the lath of March, ltea7 ; but, in case the surplus net
revenue shall permit a dividend to be made in respect of
the a% shares exceeding six per cent. per annum, the com-
mutatian now effected shall not exclude the holders of the
241 shares from participation in the surplus rateably with
the holder of the 50/. shares. That from and after the
15th of March 184, the holders of the half shares (oil.)
shag, in addition to the fixed dividend of !Us. Jul. per share
per annum, be entitled to the same- rate of disielend per
cent, as that which may be from time to time declared in
respect of the (a 01.) whole shares.
SALMON FIsIIERY IN THE TIIAMES.—This was once
of great importance to the inhabitants of the villages upon
the banks of the Thames, who appear to have had each
their assigned bonds for their fishery. In the Church-
warden's hook of Wandsworth, nutter data 1550, is the
following entry :—" M.D. that this )'ere in comer the &h-
-inge Rome of Wandesworhe was by certen of Putney de-
nyed, and long ante before my L. Mayor of London con-
tinued, and at the last, amen-Wage to Right, restored by
the Lord Mayor and the Councell of London. And in this
earner the tyashers of Wandesworthe coulee betweene alou-
day and Saturday seven score samosa in the 6.11/1e fishmae,
to the gret honor of Owl" I have heard my mother say
that Thames salmon was plentiful when she was a young
woman, and that it was the most esteemed of any. She
died recently, aged eighty-nine—From .Notes and Queries.
VICTORIA-STREET MADE A PUBLIC ROAM—Yes-
terday, contrary to allexpectation, Victoria-street has been
opened for carriages as well as loot passengers, although
it was generally understood the litter would not ba allowed
to pass through until after the public opening by the Earl
of Carlisle, the Earl of Shafteshurv, and the commissioners,
on Wednesday next. During tile whole of Sunday the
street was crowded with foot passengers. This great
thoroughfare so much shortens the distance between West-
minster-abbey and Pimlico, Grosvenor-place, and the parts
adjacent, that several omnibuses h ire already passed through
to and from those places, notwithstanding the roughness of
the carriage-road..

SPORTING.
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TATFERSA

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The circle, as well as tut subscription rooin, was thronged
for seseral hours, but PO much tint• was taken up with the
Goodwood settling, that very little bovine—s was transacted
on future events. Apart from paying and receiving,- the
only " feature " was the appearance of a new favourite for
the St. Leger in the pv Nun of ►lothorpe, a mend/el of the
Dancbury lot. The outlay on him was by no means ex-
tensive. Closing
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srm: ES.
9 to 2 apt Colonel Anwe's /Weaklier.
3to Mr. Swoon's Nand/our.
3to Mr. alhittola West*,
7to Mr. rafters Ce, sack (t furl})
9to Lord Widerford'. 1.61,1 Ceorre (t)
to to Lord Strethrodree Ingvtitode
10 to Mr. It 011reea Hr Itme.and Trenchant
Sr. LEGER.
7 to at Lord Fuer( 'a Vernon/11r (take 2 to I)
9to Mr. 11. Itothorpe (t)
10 to —83 r Hawley's Aphrodite
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.
7 to apt Mr. ,n's Nancy
4 to . - Mr. Wilkinson's Neaaham
10 to opt Lord John kat** Hobby Noble (t)
40 to Mr. T. Sootier Tree/niter (t)
BItIGHT()N It.kCES.

The following str;il;;;MnMatiUtte 1;r the stakes which
had closed up to Saturiny night.
REDNEsoAY.
PAVILION STAILLA for 2-yr olds. T.Y.C. Sulky, Tho
Carrier, Freedom, Hampton, Lassitude.
IllinaliToN STAKES of 2.i says. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if
declared, with 230 added. Old Course. Cossack, aged,
814 131 h; Lmulgrace, 5 yrs, Sat 41b; Fitsford, t vrs, B.t 31h;
Backbiter (including 711) extra), 6 yr*, $4 Monte.,
6 yrs, 7et 91b ; Montague (including 511) extra), 5 yrs. ist
91h; Officious, 4 yrs, Ist 711,; Weston. (including lib extra),
5 yrs, Tat 71h; Glen Sadden, 6.yrs, ist .01); Champion,
yrs, 7.t Ilb ; Woodlark, 5 yrs, )st ; Dulcet, aged, 7.t; Ab-
dallab, 4 yn, 7st ; Lnrd George, 6 yr*, Est 1311): Valentine,
4 yrs, fist 101 b; Gillyflower, 4 yre, tlst 1016 ; (Edipus, 3 yrs.
Celt 916; The lleriot, 3 yrs, 6.1 9111; Nareisms, 4 yrs, bat
4th; Cnams, 3 yrs, Est 21b; Aristocrat, 4 yr., fist; Sir
Rowland Trenchard, 3 yrs, Erst 12th ; Sunrise, 3 yrs. lot
121 b; Falcn, 4 yrs, 5M 1216; Ringleader, 3 yrs, 34 10th;
Cornelius, 3 yrs, sst 1016 ; Grand Duke, :1 yre, 3st 10th;
Norton, 3 yrs, 3st 71b; N snitch Girl, 3 ync, 3st 416 ; Letter-
press, 3 yr., 41b ; Tilsit, .3 yrs, ; 3 yrs,
dot ; Ingratitude, 3 yr*, 4st 101 b. The rest pay sine.
each.

Tituasi

MAY.

MARINE STAVES of 20 sots. each, h ft. T.Y.C. Tho
Cartier, Dorothea, Ilarhingcr, )Iniflstone, Songster, llir-
Bata Freedom, Chaffinch, Iby Slane out. of Pe(pine,
by Lanercost out of Flash of Lightning, Lord of the Manor.
Bittnitrox Cur of 100 'toes., added to a sweepstake of 10
sots. each. The Uhl Course.—Nuteracker, 4 yr, ; The Ile-
riot, 3 ers ; Ninus, 4 yrs ; Coryphre, 3 yes ; M. Rosalie, 5
yrs ; Manufacturer' 4 yrs ; Lantlgruve, J yea ; t 1 ifimn the
Comtentr, 4 yrs ; Fitsfind, 4 yrs.
°ILAN u STAND PLATG of 100 SOTS, added to a handicap
sweelmake of 10 sore. each ; h ft fur 3 yin old and up-
wards. The New Course.—Uarforth. 4 yrs ; Due and Dur-
ra4, 6 vrs ; Aristocrat, 4 yea ; Retail, 4 yrs ; Cheerful, 4 pw ;
Mrs. Taft, 6 yrs ; Harp, .1 yin ; Ingratitude, 3 yrs ; Land-
grave, 5 yrs , Beebee Ilunnoo, d yrs ; Remunerator, 4 yr, ;
Cumus, 3 yes ' • Ischia, 3 y•rs Westow 4 yea.
11141014 TO.); ieAck:s.
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The undermi mimed stakes closed on Saturday night:
Illtl.:111T..N CM t. ST.lk Es (hau.lkap) uf 10 ',ins each,
h ft, and $0 added. New course.—GartOrth,l. yrs ; Sear-
borough, 4 yrs ' • Mrs. Taft, aged ; Lady Francis, 6 yrs ;
Ilarp, 3 yrs ; Estafette, 4 yrs • Westow, ~ yrs : .tgis, 6 yrs;
Due an Darras, 6 yrs : Cheerful, 5 yes ; liaruntss, yes ;
Remunerator, 4 yrs : Stockbridge Ruck, 4 yrs ; Fuulenuan,
6 yes ; Cogia, yes ; CiltPliS 3 yrs; Aristocrat, 4 yrs.
CLARET Stint% of some (haudicap), anti all added.
Z; yes : The Squaw, 3yrs ; Scarhorough,
4 yrs ° • Scarlet Runner., 3 yes ; Kaught of the Thistle, 3
yes ; Stockbridge Buck, 4 yes ; Due an Darras, 6 yrs ;
Harp, 3 ; Forest Flower, 6 yrs; Shropshire Witch, 6
yes ; Falcon, 4 yrs ; Sagacity, aged ; Rakish's, 3 yrs ; Fo-
gleman, 6 yrs ; Alicia, S yrs.
Up to Monday tuoriong the following horses had ar-
rived :—Lord George, Duc-an-Durras, Catalpa, llcrehe!,
Tilsit, Fifty-one, Sir Rowland Trenehard, Chatterer,
Ethclwolf, I,lda, Falcon, Champion, Gillyflower,
Upton, Freedom, Glen Saddcl. Cniew, backbiter, Verjury
(late Palatka). n 30 and 40 inure are raid to lie on
their way.

(WICKET.

ETON WINCHESTER.

This match wa, reamed yesterday. At the elo-e of the
dry the seure etuod as follows:
Woo-rearra.

Mr. E. Llparomew, b Tel Mi.:U
Ilwo. W. Ft. nib., bll 3V! ... ...... S ibw, b Keay
Mr. G. Fuller, Ibw, b hoar,
Mr. t. FiAber, b Ilnarc
Mr. I:. Bennett, b Mare l4 b llture
Mr. E. Tres:llan, b Tniu!ett ...... 7 b Brown
Mr. P. Ilrodle, b Ma,.
Mr. E. Grant, b Ilware
Mr. T. rode, but not
Mr. T. Stonhouw, b 11‘mte . ... 4 awl out
M r.J. thll.tl, It Iteq
Lb, 1 ; w,7

n (I.lftt.

Mr. T. Tretaktt, L rst lawn ...
Mr. IL U uc, a Worwtt, b

b Ft.l:er
Mr. A. Wigrata, ki..totte.

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Mr. J. B. Storey, b 100010 e
Mr. T. Keay, b Fuller
Mr. C. Ma .ckeray, b StnuroAve 10
Mr. A. C.Aleridgc, c 111, tlte. b

Mr. G. Duluspi, b lu.nnr.
Mr. D. 11x_ ur, not out 9
Mr. A. 11. Younger, run oat 9
17, 7 ; 1 4, I ; w,3

Y 9
The match was re,,ttnittl th

THE GIMAT EXIIIBITION.—The number of SCaN3II
tickets disposed of yesterday realised 221. The money talon
at the doors from the other visitor. amounted to :3,irsit.
making a total receipt of 3,0'181. ltis. The police return
makes the number of visitors 62,631.

THE BARON DE WRENNOw lea Ashburnham-houqo
yesterday kir St. Pt tersburgh, atter having repremented
itusvia at this court during twelve years. He is exineteil
to return in October next.

CHARGEABLE LETIERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
—The estimated number of letters, as appear+ from an nth-
, eial return yesterday printed, &livered as " chargeable "
was last year, 347,1;09,071.
DIE MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT OF TUE POWP-
OFFICE.—YeSICIday was printed a return to the House of
Commons, from which it appears that in the year ended the
31st of December last there were 4,43'J,713 money orders
i,sued in the United Kingdom, and the amount was
8,191,190/. 10s. 7d. The number paid wa, 1,131,234, and
the amount paid was 8,,183,0441. Is. M., leucit.; a large
sum unpaid of the handier issued. The expenws of the
department were last year 70,577/., and the euiniois.sien was
73,8131. on the orders. .

EglGE3,l4olAxiltitt. SOCIETY.—Last evening the
ordinary monthly meeting of the members of this society
took place at the offices of the Royal Medical and
Chirur-
gicul Society, in Demers-street, Oxford-street, fir. Raking-
tun, president of the institution, in the chair. Some routine
business having been gone through, the secretary delivered
a lecture, by Mr. Grove, upon the subject of epidemics.
It commenced with a quotation from the works of the
Rev. Sydney Smith, that words are an innasing barrier to
the reception of truth." This observation the lecturer ap-
plied to miasmata, mephitic vapours., morbid 'miaow;' and
their synonyms; and lie remarked that they were words in
common use, hut that they conveyed no definite meaning
to the mind. The object of his communication was to chow
that the pawns inducing epidemic, endemic, and in-
fectious diseases must be ranked among the things en-
dossed with life. lie argued this the faculty of reprialue-
' thin was a distinctive mark between animation and me-
elninisul, or between living and inanimate mutter ; that it
Was during the reproductive period of existence that the
' most energetic operations of the vital force were lanais
febtel, and that it was during the reproduction of the poison
germs within the body that the three of diseased action called
for particular notice. Ile then drew attention to the tact
that whether we examine an epidemic or infectious disease
of plants, of animals, or of man, it would be found that the
essence of the disease is a something which has the power
of reproducing its species. Taking, then, this faculty of
reproduction as indicative of the existence of a germ, the
author elassed the agents of disease among hying thinsoi,
and regarded reproduction as the primary low. lie then
argued that, if this were a correct interpretation of nature,
the germs of disease ought to acknowledge obedience MOM
same subsidiary laws, which regulate or influence animate
existences. Me divided these laws into the objective and
subjective, the former referring to faculties or properties
inherent in the germs, the latter referring to the action of
external agents and influences upon them. The application
of these laws to the agents of disease was demonstrated.
and their analogies traced in the vegetable and animal
kingdom. The lecturer further showed that, upon
this mode of explaining the phenomena of infectious
diseases little else was required to wire some of the
most difficult problems connacted with them, Mr.
Grove then pointed out the impossibility of accounting
fur epidemics and infection upon the chemical basis,
seeing that in no pun ly chemical process was there any
4 multiplication of the agents, and that, us far as the physical
• forces were concerned, one always increase,: at the expense
of the other, as heat increased by the chemical change
taxing Mace in combustible bodies. The lecturer concluded
by drawing attention to the Registrar-General's Return of
Deaths for the year Ina, by which it appeared that as
97,924 deaths were due to epidemic, endemic' and infectious
diseases, nearly one-fourth of the total mortality was attri-
butable to came" especially demanding the attention of this
society; but, if they were allowed to include the deaths
from consumption, one-third of the total mortality would
be fouud to arise from tho causes under consideration, as the
Panthers would then stand at 1a,241, the total being
453,723. A short diwunfion ensued, in which Dr. nilvester,
Mr. Charles Cochrane, Dr. M'Willium, and Mr. Tucker,
. took part; and a vote of thanks was limped to Mr. Grove.
The meeting then separated.
doerneetiA.ottrtdD,-Isnirr.u.eoertit,
.11.g,iusrpahtuillp..e.trW..i.litr-t_ett,Fla.iistt.:N G;—...,Ap..coirrecng
,dpounns-
ablnutro9uon'deloc.
Kk,elll
and on inquiry I found
that Cardinal Wiseman was preaclaiug from a platform in
the open air. The court (through which there is a thorough-
wll.l4:lllZirltlilliSedif
ay)
i fare into Duke-street) was illuminated mid filled with Irish.
Alter waiting t :2. see a( greatM ond
scowl vac, assem-
bled
street, to a carriage which was waiting for hint, attended by
boys andmen wearing white surplices and bearing lighted
some little while, the Cardinal came into the
candles, banners, and also an immense crogifix, There wcxgi
" . •
a great many politic standing around, but. .
. none attempted
to interfere with this illegal procession.
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