The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-29 00:00:00

PNINWELT INI*DUA AND STANIAR AWL.

Mai Deaut. Dow me. pas
THE NUPTIALS of BARCELONA.
A Tale al Prisally a --- arl Opal* Tram.

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By R. N. liovaas.
" Graceful awl Oman, with here aid there a few strong strokes
of derwripoon that rem. to show the suitor la In can Not with his
Paateet." . 1 aerary Gantt&
" Gatre•ntely pl.astart "—Atha
rtattottera sod Utley, publisher*, Oawdolt.otroat

EWS, NEWS, NEWS.—The Body
MI Lama Sedum", to the world. LLOYD'S ICISV4I=
Vgry :u WoraPER metals OIL of lid very
Stec welhavoce to the moon& of ) Sas an parts of Ur
world, by expend, eleutne telegraph, awl Nast vaors, regardless of
mew. The CeiIIIFILI of the hosY peallolad wog Saturday
sight fa tine toe pod. Pelee only pro from Sind throe
paelop Waldo to Edward Lloyd, 12, +quer% Landon, awl
eleimiess copy as a emplo; wale' of say sow mot

CAMIS or TIM Flat AT THE Naw Hovers OF
rAILIJOINXT.-•-Tifle suspicious suggesting en incendiary
origin to the fir in the clock tower on Monday, propagated
by several jeweils, appear to have had no foundation in
fem. The investigations of the firemen and others connected
with the budding leave no doubt of its purely accidental
character. It is understood that the plumbers made use of •
stove for melting their lead, the pipe of which pared through
the cluck tower, and it is probable that the ignited soot of
this i.e was the immediate cause of ignition in the combus-
tible materials of the apartment. Ilse fire does not appear
to have in any way injured, although it has somewhat
disfigured, the exterior of the lower portion of the clock
tower. The only damage visible le a slight blackening of •
few of the stones, which the men are /ebbing away. Immo
diately close to where the fire secured are several stacks of
planks, and if the tire had bra of the formidable character
reported in some newspapers they must have been consumed,
and the fire perhaps tommanicated to several wooden sheds
adjoining.

PARLLUIINTAIF CIIANGEO. The representative
branch of toe legislature ha. undergone considerable altera-
tions within the lest 12 montlui. From the new edition of
Kr. Dod's " Parliamentary Companion for 1851," it appears
that knee the commencement of beat session 17 places have
elected now representatives, while there are five others in
which vacancies have occurred, though the elections have
not yet taken place. From the same accurate little volume
--In which there is no abatement of the good qualities that
lave distinguished it for the last 19 years—we learn, that of
the 17 members recently returned 14 ere wholly new to the
Hesse of Commons, and that three are persons whir formerly
hod seats in that assembly. The some hsndbock of politics
mord' no less than 19 change. among the small class whom
It designates, at page 274, es Ministers, Officers of State
dtc.' The whole number of these great public funetiooeaiss
is waly between 60 and 70.
Tut F.NIIIIINO SESSION OF PARLIANILIT.—At the

eimuseneensest of the issuing 'redo°, on Tuesday nest, the
statute peeled is June last, entitled, " An Act for shortening I
the Lavaage wed in Acts of Parliament," will take effect.
It is expected that considerable improvements will be made
ia future acts, both in the phraseology, and in the omission
of aliases which have hitherto appeared is such things. Acts
Me to be divided into sectiocs without any introductory
verde. Where any act is referred to, it shall be sufficient to
site the year of the reign, chapter cad section. In future
acts, certain words which now appear in Interpretation
glasses, importing the masculine gaudier are to include
letaalee, sad the plural the siagular, dce idepteled acts are
Mt to be revived in lint, of the repeal of the repaints
*Mate. Repealed provisions of any act are to remain in
hem sari the substituted provisioas come into force. All
Me its 10 be deemed public acts, unless the contrary is
desired. This see (13 Viet., sap. 11) is te esmuseen and
take sleet from sad immediately after the essteasucement of
the next sessies el parhameat. There are eight short
metieas la the sew set.
SHAM POLICS 811ZUR1L—ROBBICRILS or BANK
OTlll.—Alest tea days ago. a is the asthenia ofa
examissmy of police, and follow by six gendarmes, entered
the hankie, holm of M . 'Wert, Pestb, and declared that
he wee tharged to examine the bask-notes he might have,
mhe bad bees messed of baring freonestly issued forged
mtea dl Prated' we Matt, satoniatted, but opened hie
ask bons sad prodmed eleven mites, whisk were all he hap-
pened se lave by hi.. The commissary 'congaed them very
carefully thruagh a elms, and mined throe of 1,000 foil"
(2.600 k) each, which be declared to be forged. la spite of
the protestations of st Pester's. Is fad" aimrap I. saw"
of paper, and sealed them np with his own ems and with
that dart
ed bank. Having deposited the notes ia his pocket,
he dto M. Peutmb that he would anew Ms. M.
Emma complained bitterly of mieh a ' sad at
last the wieniaiwory said bs wadi allow to be at large
reviled he ...mid deposit 1000 fr. is verde Is the beads as
«minty, Lad sign an engagentest to presest himself la the
afternoon before the director of police. Y. Pews* gave
111. was,. wised the
_paper, sad at the how
the
waited os the director. To his profound arteaithussat, that
hurctionary declared to him that an charge had aver bean
aide sgaiost him of ionise forged some, that ao commis
lacy of polies bad bars wet to his loam, tad that the penes.
who bed melted bim were impostors, sad had robbed him.
Tilegrapcie dmpaiehes ware sent cif is all directions to
emelt the U.Sves, bat set the *lightest troth of them could
he *braised.