The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-09 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

The GOVERNMENT iM1011ATIO;: AGENT at Liverpool has
written to the local papers to call attention to the case of a
number of people now on board a ship in the docks of that
town. lie says:
In order to save the community of Liverpool the painful reection
of allowing the remaining passengers of the Columbian reflection
within their docks from cold and wet, I beg once more to call public
attention to their very distressed condition. hey have been embarked
upwards of seven weeks, and have returned to this port in conse-
quence of having got on shore on the cast of Ireland. Their supply
of food is consumed, and they are now lingering out a miserable ex-
istence in the No. —, Graving Dock, in an empty ship, without fire or
light, sub.isting on ships' allowance—namely, lib, of biscua and
water. In the late severe weather, their position needs no comment.
There are no means foe transit rring these unfortunate people to other
vessels, so they have the wretched prospect of remaining in this con.
dition for three weeks or a month longer (if they east so long) before
the vessel can proceed on her voyage, and then with no other provi.
sions than biscuit and water.
YORKSHIRE.
COMMISSION BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.—E. Blayds,
Gent., to be Cornet of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry.
LINCOLNSHIRE.
New WRIT FOR NORTH LINCOLN.—Last night's
Gazette contains a notice that a new writ is about to be
issued for electing a member of parliament for the northern
division of the county of Lincolnshire, in the room of Lord
Worley, who has succeeded to the peerage by the demise of
his father, the late Lord Yarborough.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.-111 the second number of a
new paper, called the Lincolnshire Advertiser, we find the
following independent announcement :—" We desire it to be
understo.d that we arc not committed to the particular form
or sire of the newspaper, or to the day of publication. It
may be found convenient to publish a larger or a smaller
sheet—to issue it once a week or twice a week, or seldomer
than once a week ; or, if weekly, on any other day in the
week."

NORTHUMBERLAND.
SUFFOCATION OF A FRENCH SHIPMASTER AND MATE.
—Yestentay week Jacques Meuri, aged 32, muter of the
brig Marie Angilique, of St. Mato, and his brother and mate,
Frangois Meun, aged 29, were found dead in latud from suffo-
cation, after passing the night in a close cabin, in which a fire
had been burning for several hours. The calamity having
occurred within toe jurisdiction of the coroner of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, that gentleman held an inquest on Wednesday
last in the dead-house, where the bodies were then lying.
The cabin-boy, Pierre Jannin, stated the circumstances of
the catastrophe. On Friday, the 20th ult., the brig arrived in
the Tync from Dunkirk, and on Monday, the 30th ult.,
she was lying at Pelaw Main. The night being very
cold, a fire was made in a pot which had been used for
boiling pitch, and placed in the cabin. The fire was made
of hot cinders, with Dunkirk coals on the top. The master
went to bed at eight, and the mate at a quarter before ten.
They both slept in the cabin, which contained two sleeping
places. It was on deck, and had two doors, but no chimney.
There was no aperture through which the smoke could es-
cape, with the exception of a small hole in a broken pane.
The cabin was about fifteen feet long by twelve broad. In
the morning the mate did not, as was his custom, call the
crew ; and at eight, when he (Pierre JaNnin) went to the
cabin, he found him dead. The next witness, Themistoele
Mataranza, an Italian, gave corroborative evidence, and
added that when the alarm was given he and others went to
the cabin, and found the master dead as well as the mate.
The deceased brothers, he said, were always on friendly
terms, and were esteemed by the crew. The master was an
equal-tempered happy man, whom every one loved. The
ry returned a verdict of " Accidental death."—Mr. Dillon,
French consul at Newcastle, then said that he had himself
made an official inquiry into this mournful event, that he
might make, as in duty bound, a report to the Minister of
Marine, but he had thought it right to delay his commu-
nication until this inquest had been held. The conclusion
to which he had come was in accordance with the verdict of
the jury.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
MURDER OF A DAUGHTER MY HER FATHER.—BRISTOL,
Dac. B.—This morning, at about two o'clock, a man, named
John Cann, a butcher, carrying on business at a place called
Camden Terrace, Baptist Mills, a mile or two from this city,
committed a murder by beating the brains out of his own
daughter, a child in arms. The man said he was drunk when
he committed the crime. The coroner's inquest was adjourned
in consequence of the prisoner having been seized with a fit
when under examination.

WOKCESTERSUIRE.
THE LATE COAL MINE EXPLOSION AT OLDBURY. A
meeting was held at Oldbury yesterday, for the purpose of
raising a fund for the widows and orphans of the men who
lost their lives by this calamity. Several sums were sub-
scribed. A memorial to the Home Secretary was adopted,
calling upon government to appoint an inspector of mines.
It was stated that Sir George Grey, in reply to a similar
memorial from Dudley, had stated that he was in com-
munication with the Coroner on the subject.
ESSEX.
THE POOR-LAW REMOVAL ACT.—ET • circular sent
round to most of the unions in this county, it would appear
that the guardians of the Walsingham Union have taken
up the opinion which has heretofore been occasional:y
broached, that the support and maintenance of the poor ought
to be a national charge ; and they are endeavouring to prevail
on other districts to press this question on the attention of par-
liament.
The circular gives a series of resolutions on the
Poor Removal Act, in which they set forth their belief that
it is likely to be attended with great hardship both to rate-
payers and paupers ; that it will create litigation and expense,
and produce unfriendly feelings between neighbouring
parishes and unions; and they then add their opinion
That it has become essentially necessary that the Law of Settlement
should be done away with altogether, and that the inaintentmee of
the poor should be national and not parochial, and that as labour is
the source of all value, and every description of property is made and
supported by labour, decry description of property should be rated for
the maintenance of the poor.
KENT.
Yesterday a meeting of the agriculturists of the western
division of the county of Kent," desirous of aidin the efforts
now making for obtaining a repeal of the malt.g tax," took
place at the Star Hotel, Maidstone. A resolution that the
agriculturists of West Kent consider it desirable that every
sup port be iven to the Metropotan Anti-Malt-tax t
d.
KENT for obtaining a repeal of the duty on malt, was adopted.
KENT AND MAIDSTONE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY held
heir annual*, meeting and dinner at Maidstone, yesterday;
T. Law Hodges, Esq., presided, and was supported by
Lords De Lisle, Torrington, Romney, Abergravenny, and
Bexley, Hope, Esq., M. l'., C. G. Wbittiker, Esq., Twia-
den Ilodges, Esq., Colonel Stratford, &c. &c. ; but all agreed
that it is a waste of money and time to fatten up
which, when killed, are almost entirely unfit for food. animals

LITERATURE.
Turning and Mechanical Manipulation. Two Vols. By
CHARLES HULTZAPPFEL.
A work of this kind has long been a desideratum
in the mechanical world. Some few hooks on mechanical
suliji..ct.. have appeared from time totime, but they wen. either