The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-27 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL•

L.A.1,101112164.
Corot.—On Thursday last, Dr. John Udny had an in-
terview with the vice-president and directors of the Man-
chester Chamber of Commerce. The doctor's object was to
direct their attention to biz project to form a company to
promote the cultivation of cotton on the Pacific coast of
Australia, from the 110th parallel of latitude to the tropic of
Capricorn. After a lengthened conference, the chairmen
in the name of kis eallesgurs, declared they would give the
subject their beet consideration but declined to commit
theursilves to any course of proceedings.
INSPECTION or MINES AND COLLIERIZS.—MT. Hall, of
Preston, nrgee the appointment of government inspectors of
mines and collieries, from which he says a saving of fifty per
cent. in life and property would mull. Hemmer, that " one
of the greatest evils practised in the coal districts of the north
L that of extending the workings in all directions two or
three miles without sinking additional shafts. Ninety-nine
out of every hundred of the casualties result from the econo-
mical system of working the pita to a preposterous extent in
connexion with only ea@ shaft for bath up and down caste.
In the St. Hilda, the Jarraw, and other collieries, the enor-
mous distances the men had to travel after the explosion
was the cause of death. Let masters (he continues), only do
justice by instituting a more perfect system of ventilation,
and the carelessness of workout' will no longer be the cause
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of these fearful explosions."
Se eetilliertON. —One of those exceedingly wise men, who
can tell anybody's fortune but their own, was on Friday
brought up at the Salford Borough Court, on a charge of
praetiaing the prohibited art of fortune-telling. The prieem
was a respectably-deemed man, about 44 years of aclii 14
external appearance bearing evidence that there is tu
ignorance and credulity in this wise age for inch iguana
impostors to fasten and feed upon. The superintendent
police, having heard of the doings of the astrologet,nnat
to him on Totality evening a female employed &Mt
the office, in order to test his art. She paid the pee-
phet's fee of Is., and then demanded to know whe-
ther her father, whom she had not seen or heard of
for a long time, was alive or dead, and, if living, where
be was. The morass was that her father was alive,
and in Leicestershire ; bat of the truth of the oracle the
woman could not judge. All she knew was, that she herself
WY a native of Leicester, and she may have fancied that
there was in the answer something betokening more than
ordinary knowledge. A visitor of another character was then
requested to wait upon the wise man. This was Mr. Super-
intendent Taylor, who made a cell on Thir.olsy evening,
and found the star-guer engaged in imparting a portion of
his occult knowledge to a r spee:ably dressed female. The
officer, however, on opening his mouth, dissolved the charm
in which the lady was bound ; she fled from the house, and
the seer was conveyed to the Fek.up. The st,ey of the
astrologer's doings was narrated to the magistrate, and a
copy of his professional circular handed in. It was as
follows
Rhodes Andel, Profewor of Meronossy, Astrology, and Mesmeric
letrenotosry, may be esevalled on the following terms : —Questions on
life, health, marriage, absent (needs, their health, and guesses, or
return, whether successful in business, pronerty,Murneys, 6:e , one
each.—N.B.—Nathitles sec:dated in full, on reasonable terms,
Mr. Alderman Kay thought that • sufficient case bad been
mule out, and sentenced the man to one month's hard
labour. The prisoner thought that it was extremely hard to
be sent to prison for earning an "honest livelihood," for
such he called his trade of lying and cheating. In his house
woo found a slate, a glass bowl, and a number of books on
astrology.
KENT.

MItiTART Oumtoa AT CHAT/LAIC—A most desperate
affray took place on the Idilitary.road, Chatham, on Sunday
evening, between a large party of the 62nd and 10th Rep
meats. The quarrel arose, in the first instance, between a
corporal of the 82nd and a private of the 10th, in conse-
quence, it is supposed, of sumo heart-burning between the
two corps relative to the manner in which the 62nd is said
to have conducted themselves at the battle of Moodkee. It
is said that not less than fri;as SOO to 1,000 men were engaged
in this affray, and on. man, named Allison, a private in the
60th Wiles, whilst on duty at the main guard, was knocked
down by the rush of soldiers from the barracks, and had his
scull so severely fractured that his life is in danger. Several
others wore also severely wounded. The affray was only
supprnised by the timely arrival cf several strong picquets,
aided by the civil

Evox Cou.eoa 131.sciros.L'iFesterday the election
speeches were delivered in the upper school. A large and
distinguished company aseembled, the extensive raised gal-
lery being completely crowded with the members of the prin-
cipal families residing within a circuit of twenty miles of the
college. Shortly after eleven o'clockthe Rev. Mr. Hodgson,
the provost of Eton, entered the school, accompanied by the
Rev. Dr. Thackeray, the provost of Kieg's College, Cam-
bridge, when the spogiges commenced, and were proceeded
with in the following elder :
Tyler, Valerian Pgb. al tam" Linos. Smith, KA., Ilarecilas
ad Militee,
_LtvMs; Omt, saa. Oa the Em'ployment of Indians In
Asogras, Lard Mira TelEyar.:, Phillip If.. Cicero: Headtam,
RA, daricols, Talent Catilina ad Minus, &attunes;
Kr. Bragri,___llighalli.. re; Deacon, Minns, Sophoelre;
Edda sa, It, tagged 11., Harlow; Gordon, Ajax —Antes,
=am% Odtgs; Tame, Coriolamus—Stanbroogh,
non,
Audi% Ilielapgre • Mare, Achilkeoleridge, (man.) Agamem,
Hang= ; Paggods, ma. On the Ravages In the Camille,
latete; teste. IL. la Ora: de Corona, Dcourthence; Whymper,
Casigg. me.,
The cempeoy, ea retiring from the upper school, proceeded
to the grounds emiliected with the college, afterwards pro-
menading in tha Quadrangle and Cloisters.

Sint ens.
ART-UNION SCOTLAND.—The Association for
the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, the parent of
all the art-unions in the United Kingdom, recently held its
annual meeting in the Muziohall, Edinburgh. The works
of art purchased by the committee, including a series of
beautiful designs in outline, illustrative of Scottish history,
by Mr. H. C. Scions, were exhibited. Among the other
competition designs was a series which appeared to the
committee to display so much talent and promise' that they
awarded to the youthful artist, Mr. T. E. Millais, Bedford-
square. London, the sem of 601. ; and it has been given, u
one of the prizes of the association, to F. D. Benton, Esq.,
Ingram-street, Glasgow. The income of this year is calcu-
lated to equal that of last ; and, during the thirteen years
the association has been established, 55,000 impressions of
beautiful engravings have been distributed over the world.
Upwards of 100,000 printed reports, bearing upon art and
the promotion of the fine arts in their native land, have also
been circulated. Fifty-six prizes, consisting of modern
paintings, fell by lot to as many subscribers for the past
year.—Lody's Newapoper.

Itltt B3rama.
LYCErM.—A new farce, in one act, called "Gun
Cotton," was produced at this theatre last evening. It is a
triA rag production, In which extravagance and absurdity of
incident and character are carried to the utmost verge of the
license allowed to this species of composition. But the dia-
logue is lively, and seasoned with smart allusions to the
follies of the day; and being cleverly acted went trip-
pingly off, and was very well received. Mr. Turner, as Mr.
'bygone, a wholesale hosier retiring from basinest, and Mr.
Oxberry, as Sane Skipper, a coxcombical linendraper, 'r-
aked much laughter • and Miss Arden represented a lively,
rattling girl very agreeably. The piece, however, is rather
too long, considering its very slight materials, and might be
abridged with advantage. There are two very excellent
Spanish dancers at this theatre—Senor Camprubi and Senora
Dolores Serval. Their performance of a pas Styrien was ex-
osedingly spirited sad graceful.
Anr.LPIEL—One of the moat amusing farces which
have been produced at this theatre for many months was
played for the first time last evening. The title—" How to
nettle Accounts with your Laundress "—promises the solu-
tion of a problem which has been punting to many, the
mode of settling adopted being no less than marriage. A
compact to this affect is made by Wright—who realises a
" Weet-end " tailor is his usual happy manner—with a
young laundries, permeated by Mum Woolgar, en the
strength of a endless number of washing bills which re-
main unsettled. Ms. IVidgeUe (the tailor) writes the agree-
ment in the (Ara of • promiatary note, thus becoming
"due," as she tembile him, on the following Monday.
Having, however. an "affair" with an opera dancer, who is
coating to sup milk lit on the night in question, he declares
that "be will etatbiablaseeLf up, ' and wilt" suffer himself to
be protested," dm. The laundress discovering, by accident,
hisperfidy, receives to frighten him into a reformation. She
esssediegly mike a note, announcing that she cannot sur-
vival his vaibillestesse, and intends immediately to drown
hoed( k his waleriesti. The water-butt is accordingly
" " urea the eke, and a ridiculous effect pro-
duced by the eery seheiseksi indications of a young lady
bum Ofigure m top—the being, in reality, a
Tu=l" area the shop, dressed for the occasion. The
injured lady.. meantime, increases her lover's confusion, by
the assumption el all kinds of disguises (which Miss Wool-
gar menages easy sisverly ), and ultimately, upon the ar-
rival et the epees dirrer, by taking his place at the supper
tells, while SO lostored master of the house, fearful of
helms impeded et tweelleds, hie betrothed, is fain to make
yy Ihr *sasses es s teener, and to attend upon them. The
Aamsawset whisk knows—when, of course, everything is
settled amicably—is managed with no less skill than are the
various situations. The dialogue is pointed, and if it con-
tains some bad jokes, has plenty of good ones to make up
for them. Wright was the principal rapport of the piece.
It will, doubtless, have a large share of popularity.