The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-11 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

CUIPPENHAM.—IIarveIt operations have commenced In
the neighbouobood of Cleippenham. The wheat crow are
giod, sod several fields are already in sheaf; indeed the
prospect of the crop was never more favourable. Barley and
oats ire fast ripening; but the former will not be an ge,
either in quantity ter quality. The potato crepe are sound,
and apost,ntly in fall growth.— Wilts Independent.
WORCESTERSHIRE AND GLOUCESTER. Reaping has
commenced on many farms between this city and Gloucester,
and the yield of gram is abundant and of excellent quality.
A fine crop of oats was cut and carried last week oa the
farm of Mr. if. Benhow, at hlaive rat Wells. Scv re-
markably fine samples of new wheat were shown in the
Corn Eichange, Angel-street, on Saturday last. The pros-
pect of a gold harvest, in fact, was never betttr, and
although the lice heavy rains have ll'd the corn in a few
parts, yet the damage done is but slight. We have heard
that the disease in potatoes has ma le its annearance in sorer
parts of the county. The fruit crop, mita the eicetetion of
pears, which suffered so severely in the spring, is looking
well, there being an abundance of apples of every deecrip-
-IVmcesler Journal.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—John Oliver Hanson,
Beg., is the gentleman recommended by the Court of Direc-
tors of the Bank of England, to the vacancy in the direc-
tion occasioned by the decease of James Pattleon, Esq.
DEFUTY.CORONERSHIP OF THE CITY.—The Lord
Ch enc. liar hes been pleased to approve the appointment of
Mr. W. J. Pert., of tke Norfolk Circuit, handler &View,
to be Deputy Coroner for the City of London and borough of
Southwark.
NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yee-
trr...4 a meeting of the committee lied suiscribers to this
instituti .n was held at the Ncwseenders'-hell, in Black-
horee-ceurt, Fleet-sty. et, fir the transaction of general busi-
ness. The report for the pest year congratulated the mem-
rs on their present posittcn, Mist at the sane time tt e
committee would earnestly impress upon the trade the ne-
cessity for increased futile to meet the growing claims of the
needy and infirm. There is at present only one pensioner
on the funds. Relief to the emount of 151. has been die-
bureed (being the largest sum the rules allow for temper ary
ease.) soh Ist vs funds were under 1,0001. The stun of
1,0001. has since been raise:, and has been invested. The
financial statement stowed the receipts for the past year to
be 111/. Os. 4d.; the expenditure leaving a balance of
111. 10.. 9i.
THE WILL OF MR. DENisoN, M.P.—The late
Mr. Denison, D.I.P. for West Surrey, and senior partner in
the banking tires of Denison., Heywood, and Ke novel, ha.
died worth more than two millions of money, the print ipal
part of which is settled upon Lord Albert Conyngham and
his heirs. The Yorkshire estates of this wealthy man are
veiled at more than 500,0001., those le Surrey at 100,0001. ;
the remeindei of the property is in the funds and other
eecutities. We are glut to hear thit the Marquis of
Conyngham has net limn forgetten ; his deceased relative
haviog left him a handsome legs: v. The whole nre;;;;;;; ;,
WAG:: at 2 300,000 i., a sum suflicrent to sumer.' any
and a sum which we hope may always be in as safe hands as
the present fortunate poeseesur lees proved himself to bo, or a
shrewd man lake the late Mr. Denison would never have
placed him in his present position.
A CRUMB OF COMFORT FOR THE FRIGHTENED
Berrien SHIPOWNEII...-1 he Swedish brg Duo' lately built
at Gothenburg, arrived here on Saturday last, for the par-
peas of being eoppered, and haying n fit out of British
'ails, anchors, cables, previous to her proceeding on
her voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. Wo cernmebel this
p iregraph to the attention of the croaking protectionists.—
Plymouth Journal
A FATAL TRUNDER,TORM, on Wednesday, is re-
ported by the Newcastle Courant, which state, that a house
in the Dog- bask, in that town, was street by the lightning,
welch shivered a strong jamb in a partition naming a por-
tion of the side of an upataire apartment, occupied by a person
named Young. Deo:ending into a room blow, where it.
eou.se is marked by two ,moll cope logs in the brickwork, one
on each side the fireplace, the mortar being driven out, i
struck the inmate, a Mrs. Stott, who was cleaning the hearth-
stone at the time. For a moment she was stunned, bat
quickly recovered her senses. Both her legs and arms
were burned, an: her wed ing sing so discoletered and
distorted, that it appeared as if it had been thrown is to a
fire. Ole of her children was also severely and another
slightly. burned. All three are now recovering. At the
same time some pictures hanging over the fire plate
were destroyed, and a large piece of alabaster, which
stood upon the mantle.shelf, was hurled to the opposite
side of the room. The roof of Mr. John Mather's house,
in St. Mary's-terrace, was cluck. and so much injured,
that a part of it has had to be removed. The
lightning then entered through the ceiling of the
drawing-room, and struck a mahogany table, at which
Mr. and Mrs. Mather were sitting. They were both
stunned by the suddenness of the occurrence, but sus-
tained no very materiel injury. The premises of Mr.
Ilardcastle, thor-cloth msnof'acturer, Bigg Market, ens-
tomcod some damage ; and pert of one of the domes at the
Cm ral Exchange was struck, and a portion of it thrown
against the window of Mr. Wilson, draper. About half-
past two ,'clock the electric fluid entered the e.et chicacey
of the house of Mrs. Hall, pu liens, Long Benton, and caused
the instantaneous death of Mary, her daughter, and severely
injure l the servant girl. The deceased and servant were
together in the passage, and were thrown down. The de-
ceased was much burnt. She wore a steel busk, which ape'
peered to have attracted the lightning. A picture frame in
the upper room was shattered to pieces, and a quantity of
bricks and plastering thrown down the chimney. The elm-
irk fluid also entered the roofs of two cottages on Mr. Wil-
son's estate at Forest-hall, and broke and injured various
articles of furniture; fortunately the occupants were
from home at the time. At Shankhouee Colliery,
near Cramlington, six men had gone into the
bottom of a large chimney for shelter, when the lightning
came down the chimney and struck them. One man was in
the act of pointing a gun at a wl: duck, and he wee killed
on the spot The others are expected to recover. At a
shrubbery, near Benwell, by the second mile atone, a tree
was struck, sad the truck split down.
THE CROMWELL FAMILY.—Our obituary records
the death of Mrs. Russell, the daughter of the late Oliver
Cromwell. E q., the biographer of his illustrious ancestor
and namesake. Mr. Cromwell was lineally emended from
Henry Cromwell. He had ao male heir ,• and it is said to
have been his wish that his son-in-law should take the name
of Cromwell, but George IV. had the meanness to withhold
his permission. The line of Richard Cromwell terminated
THE HtSBAND OF LOLA MONTEZ.—We understand in a female descendant, Mrs. Mary Cromwell, who died
unmarried, at an advanced age, honoured for her exemplary
from undoubted euthority that immediately on the marria.r worth end unoffected piety.—The Patriot.
of Lieutenant Heald with tie Countess of Landsfelt (Lo a PORTSMOUTH REGATTA,—TitIe RegsCa came off
Mentes), the Marquis of Londonderry, Colonel of the 2nd Thursday end Friday. In consequence, we .uprose, cf
Life Guards, took the meet decisive steps to recommend to this affair following so close upon the Harbour 'Legatee, it
her Majesty that this offic r's resignation oh )old be insisted
was rather a slow concern, and the attendance not so num"-
on, and that he should leave the regiment, which this un- one as usual. The starting vessel was moored off the hot-
fortunate and extraordinary act might possibly prejudice. baths, on Southasa beach. A good many yachts were erns.
ACCIDENT AT THE FLORA GARDENS.—LeIt night log about, including the Portsmouth, with Rear Admiral
en accident of a &MOUS character took piece at the Flora Prescott with a large distinguished party on board. There
Gardens, Wyndham road. Camberwell. Amongst the en. was scarcely any wind on Thursday, so that the
sai
tortaiaments was the exhibition of the Messrs. de Witte, the matches between the pilot boats and wherries were not
Flying Brothers, the 0114 as Mercury, the Flying Wonder, any interest. There was a ball (well attended) at Mr.
and Plumb" the God of Day, who were to take a flight Hollingeworth's rooms on Thursday night, and fire-works
across the garden, at an immense height, on a slack wire, from the starting vessel on both nights.
and surrounded with fireworks. At ten o'clock the youths RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—The Ai%
commenced their perilous task, when, suddenly, to the great William R. Townsend, rector of Agbada, Whitegate, near
terror and alarm of the spectators, when the elder brother Chloe, C aunty Cork, requests the editor of the Espress
had reached the centre of the wire, it snapped and he will acknowledge for him, with many thanks, anonymous
descended to the ground wiih fearful violence. He was (post mark Ipswich), "May the ver smell sum enclosed
speedily extricated, hut not until he was severely burnt prove a blessing to tne suffering poor In the south (11.)."
shout the body end lege, but in other respects he escaped ROYAL WELSH EISTEDDFOD.-0a Tuesday the
without injury. His erratedinary preservation is attribn• 14th inst., and two following days, a Royal Bisteddf id will
table to his having been caught by the branches
in annd
esofateree: ise held at Abetffraw, in Wales. Some of the mat infiuen-
mi Mr. King, a l/ebb iuring surgeon,was speedily
ante, and restored the p fellow to emecionsoese. Mr. tpi I r
e TWall tPeI in
, and the
principalitypreparatons appear on theonamost..p last
is of vice-
s
oe ,r,iri'
Henning, the proprietor, ausemeing foul play, caused as progress to accommodate the vest eel-course expected tite
immediate examination of the wire, when it was found to pi :seat on the occasion. Thirty...we prises will be awarded
have been bent or twired so as to break on the slightest ee the succeasfal competitors • and, at a Gorsedd to be h Id
strain. Mr. Henning at once offered a reward of £5O for on the 16th inst., degrees Ilso will be conferred on those
the apprehension of the delinquents. who have distinguished themselves for their bareic skill. A
THE CHARTIST CONVICTS.—The chartist prisoners, grand procession will take place, enusivieg of the Arch
Cuffy, Lacy, and the others, c'• witted at a late (melon of Druid, Druids, Bards, Harpers, &c., to the marquee la
the Central Criminal Court, were put en board the Adelaide which the meetieg will be heel. C "test. of Peniilion shig-
trensport, on Tuesday evening, at the Royal Arsenal, her, and other essays of minstrelsy, will be interspersed in
Woolwich. the proceedings of each day.