The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-20 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL•

Mr. CoBDEN, M.P., ntsiettlsfirst public visit since
his return, yesterday, and as might be expected, it wee to
the chief scene of Ins put labours in the free trade cause—
the League rooms, Newhall's-buildings. A great number
of free traders—it being the principal market day—were
present, and gave the honourable gentleman a most grati•
fyiog reception. Amongst the leading gentlemen pre-
sent were James Pilkington, Esq., the new member for
Blackburn, James Heywood, Esq., the new member for
North Lancuhire, and T. Baxley, Esqq. president of the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Mr., Cobden is looking
well, though not more robust than when he left this
country. Our correspondent says there is no doubt but that
the hon. gentle-nan will elect to sit for the west riding of
Yorkshire, though at present no public announcement may
be made of the fact.

PUBLIC MEETING TO RELIEVE THE DIaTRESSED
OPICILATIVZI.—On Monday a public meeting of the inha-
bitants of Warrington was held at the Music-ball, Market-
place, to take into consideration the present distressed condi-
tion of the operatives, and to devise means for rendering them
assistance. The meeting was called by the mayor, in com-
pliance with a requisition signed by a number of the most
respectable inhabitants of the town. The hall was crowded
to excess. —Mr. J. W. Patten, M.P., observed that it was un-
necessary to go into the question as to tbe existence of the
distress, that being admitted oo all hands, and they were
only re !aired to devise the best means of affording relief.
A preliminary meeting had been held and various means
proposed, and though he was not present at that meeting
he would do all in his power to forward the views of
those who were assembled on the occasion, by supporting the
resolution. which had been drawn up. There were two
modes of reaching the evils which existed; one was by en-
abling the guardians of the poor to exercise a more unlimited
discretion to granting relief, and the other was by private
subscription, among themselves, to assist those who were not
enabled to apply for relief to the guardians, or take advan-
tage of any relief afforded by them. lie concludedby moving
the following resolution :
Tat in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable that relief be given
to the unemployed operatives, and it should, so far as practicable, be
administered by the board of guardiana, under the outdoor labour
test order at {urgent in operation, prurient means can be devised of
grating such labour as the guardians would be authorised ;ay law to
employ the paupers upon.
The resolution was seconded in the most cordial manner
and carried unanimously.—Mr. G. Greeuall, M.P., felt as-
sured that the call which bad been made on the benevolence
of the public would be liberally responded to, and he should
not, therefore, offer any observations as to the necessity which
existed for relieving the present distress, but read the resolu-
tion which had been put into his hands :
That, as it seems there are many destitute persona who will not
apply to the board of guardians for relief, it is desirable that a sub-
scription be opened for extending relief to such persona, either by
finding them employment, giving 104 opening industrial schools, or
otherwise, as might be suggested ; and nun each private subscription
should not be given except in special cams, and at the discretion of
the examinee, to any person in receipt of piruchial relief.

Carried unanimously. A committee was then appointed to
solicit subscriptions, co-operate with the board of guardians,
in procuring labour, superintending the labour of the persons
to be set to work by them, to visit the persons applying for
relief, and generally to carry out the views which had
been expressed in the resolutions.—Mr. E. West considered
that whatever was done would not be effectual, unless the
operatives could be employed in reproductive labour, and he,
therefore, moved that a committee be appointed for renting
land, and employing the operatives upon it ; and that such
committee have power to borrow money from parties on
the security of the crops to be produced. He considered
that reproductive labour would be more agreeable to the
operatives, while, at the same time, a system of that kind
might be carried out with lea cost to the rate-payers ; in
fact, it was quite possible that a profit might be realised by
employing the labourer as he suggested. Since 1811 the
number of persons employed on land had been considerably
diminished, for at that time there were thirty-five out of every
hundred so ergaged, while in 1841 there were only twenty-
two out of the hundred. Those engaged in trade, commerce,
and manufactures had increased, but not so on the land.
The speaker then proceeded to mention one or two in-
stances where the cultivation of the land by persons pre-
viously unemployed bad been attended with the most
beneficial results, and on some land of his own at Woolston
Milldam, he had produced crops, more especially of tur-
nips, (some of which he exhibited in the room), which
showed that, by proper skill and management, land might
be mode to yield a far greater amount of produce than
at present. Such advantages ought not to be lost sight
of when they were about to expend money for the relief of
the suffering and unemployed poor, and he urged his views
most strongly on the attention of the meeting.—Mr. J. W.
Patten thought the subject one of vast importance, but such
an could not be considered at a meeting like the present. He
thought it would be better to leave the subject in the hands
of the committee already appointed, who would give every
attention to it.—Mr. West said that, after the expression
which had,been made by several gentlemen, that they would
give the mater their best consideration in committee, he
would withdraw tke resolution he had proposed.—The
Chairman then announced that the subscription, as far as it
had goae, reached nearly 5001.
TUE MANCIIESTEB SWINDLING CASE.—Charles
Walter Fitzclarenoe, an account of whose impostures was
given in this paper a short time since, in having obtained goods
from Manchester tradesmen, by falsely representing himself
to be "the Hon. Charles Walter Fitzclarence, captain of the
11th Hussars," was brought up. for trial yesterday, at the
Manchester Borough Sessions, ,on the charge of false pre-
tences, and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 9 months'
imprisonment in Lancaster Castle.
MTBTERIOUS DEATH DURING INTOXICATION.—
The borough coroner of Manchester has held another inquest
on a woman whose death resulted from injuries received in a
state of intoxication, and whose husband was supposed to
have inflicted the injuries. The husband, Thomas Davis, is
a publican, and keeps the Dyers' Arms, Lombard-street. On
Friday morning, his wife, Ann Davis, a little, delicate-look-
ing creature, much addicted to drunkenness, came down
stairs, and had her breakfat. She had been drunk the night
before, according to the statement of the servant girl, and
the effects of the drink bad not been entirely overcome
during sleep. She took more drink, and about three
o'clock in the afternoon went upstairs to join her husband,
who was still in bed. She was then very drunk. About five,
the servant girl went up stairs, and looking into the bed-
room asshe wee passing the open door, saw Mrs. Davis lying
, upon the floor, with her had against the chest of drawers.
' She went to her, found her asleep, lifted her into bed, and
I left her there by the side of her husband. The servant after-
wards took her mistress some tea, and then left the room till
her master had got up and dressed, and she then (at half-
past six o'clock) found her mistress in moth apparent pain,
with her face swelling rapidly. The husband was present,
and said to the servant, " Whatever can this woman have
been *inking, Harriet, that her face is swelling so ?" A
surgeon was sent for at the husband's request; and on the
surgeon arriving the husband pointed out the welling' on his
wife's face, and said she had been accusing him of having
beaten her whilst asleep and drunk. The wife did not re-
peat the accusation to the surgeon, but said to her husband
Get away with you." The surgeon made as examination
of the body of Mrs. Davis, and foundthat, in addition to two
black eyes, much swollen' and a lining on the forehead,
two of her ribs on the left side were broken. On pressure of
the ribs he perceived an escape of air internally, and eon-
eluded that the featured ends of this efts had perforated the
lungs. Mrs. Davis died in a few hone eiterwards. At the
inquest, which did not come to a eseriweita till Monday
evening, the husband was to wriedy, and the surgeon
stated that from a post reorient emailation Ins hand that
the fracture of the ribs in the above dmeribed had

produced suffocation and death. Questions were put to
meertain if the servants in the house during Friday had
heard any quarrelling or blows between the master and mis-
tress. They replied in the negative. The question was
rased, also, as to whether the deceased might not have &ac-
tual her ribs by falling against something In her drunken-
ems. Ultimately the jury found a verdict of "Died from a
baste of the left ribs, but how received there is no eri-
dame to show." The husband has accordingly been set et
liberty.
Revanun OP LIVERPOOL.—The annual stamina
of the accounts of the Liverpool corporation was polibbil
on Friday last. The net income from ordinary loom
amounts this year to 162,2741. 101. 6d., against 147,3171. Su a
the previous year, and the surplus for the present year
is 16,9501. Bs. 3d., against 26,9071. 17s. Id. last year ; bet
this difference is easily accounted for when the extra paella.
mentary expenses attending the Water Bill (near 8,0001.),
the additional upon the Town-hall (near 7,0001.), nona,
ceipt of watch-rates, and the additional expenses at the gag,
are considered. Amongst the extraordinary transactions of
the year it may be noticed that the corporation have sold dm
reversion of land in Great Howard-street and other places.

on which they have realised 59,6731. ; whilst, on the other
hand, the council have purchased the iiewsham-house estate,
at a east of 87,6731.

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IRISH PAUPER IMMIGRATION. The Lirerpool
Standard says •. The stream of Irish immigration into
Liverpool has again set in at a fearful rate ; and makes
something is done to arrest it, we are quite at a lose to know
how its pressure can be borne. Last month, we learn, from
the record kept by the high•constable' the total number of
arrivals was 10,30! persons. Within the last fortnight they
have been on the increase; the numbers arrived being 8,639
persons landed up to the 17th inst., or 611 per day against
345 in the previous month. We learn, es en aggravetion of
the fact of there being such en Mariam, that the parties now
arriving are of the worst class--confirmed pamper and men-
dicants, the Hon inquiry of moat of wham earWng foot
upon our quays is, Which is the way to the parish-o ?'

THE CHELTENHAM STAG-110UNDS.—Our sporting
friends will be much gratified to learn that the " Queen
of Watering Places" is again furnished with a superb stag-
hunt. The withdrawal of Earl Fitzhardinge's pack from
the country has brought Mr. Theobald into the field, and
that gentleman has undertaken to bunt the country
on certain conditions, one of which is that the town shall
subscribe 7001. in aid of the expenses. The inhabitants
have already furnished 6001., and the necessary arrange-
ment; having been made, it was announced last week that
Mr. Theobald and his pack would reach Cheltenham, from
his residence in Hampshire, on Wednesday morning last.
On that morning, accordingly, the new establishment arrived
from Northleack, where master, dogs, horses, and all had
rested the previous night, and was welcomed by a large
concourse of sporting men and others, who had assembled
at the Plough Hotel to inspect the " turn-out. The " know-
ing ones" were to be observed scrutinising the shape, stamp,
breed, and other qualities of the stud, 16 in number, and of
the 25 couple of dogs which Mr. Theobald had brought with
him. It was the mop fair-day on Thursday, and Mr. Theo.
bald took advantage of the circumstance to make friends with
a large number of the Cotswold farmers, who were assembled
on the occasion. He was most cordially greeted, and he
soon created, by his frankness and urbanity, a general opinion
that in him are combined the thorough sportsman and perfect
gentleman. The first meet took place on 1' ridgy at the Plough.
Precisely at eleven o'clock Mr. Theobald appeared, mounted
on a favourite hunter, and attended by a huntsman and
two whippers-in and grooms, capitally mounted and dressed
in smart scarlet liveries. He was met by one of the largest
fields we ever saw at Cheltenham : amongst them were two
masters of the stag hunt in past years; and we also gladly
recognised the faces of many old and well-known sportsmen,
who have of late made themselves " scarce " in the Chel-
tenham hunt, as well as an equestrian bevy of beauties. The
pack, on passing the Queen's Hotel, was followed by at least
200 horsemen, a long string of earl iages, and a large con-
course
of pedestrians. A fine stag had been seat in advance
to Shurdington, the locality appointed for the first throw off,
and on being uncarted the animal went away to the Leek-
hampton hills, and was finally taken at Cubberley farm,
atter a long and splendid ran.
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AN ALARMING FIRE broke out, yesterday morning,
on the premises of Mr. Parry, cabinet-maker, Chester-walk,
Cheltenham, which wu not subdued until much damage
had been done. It is said the premises are not insured.

BRisTot.—The magistrates were engaged teeter-
' day in hearing a charge of highway robbery and attempted
murder against a man named James Venn, a returned con-
vict, who on Monday evening gave himself up to a police-
man, self-accused of the crime. The proseentris, Miss Ann
Loosemore, who appeared very ill, stated that on Monday
last, at between 5 and 6 o'clock, she was creasing the rota
leading from Knowle to Bedminster, known as " Dog " or
" Old John's-lane," when the: prisoner, whom she had ob-
served for some distance walking behind her, jumped sud-
denly serum a small brook which at one part divided the
road, and with a large stick, which she had observed in his
hand when walking, struck her a beery blow across the
head, which felled her. He then swore he would have her
money, and said he did not know whether or not he would
spare her life. She begged him to let her get
p • and, upon his doing so, gave him ls. 6d.,
'
all that she had about her. He said he would
have more money, and upon her saying she had no more,
struck her another blow which rendered her nearly insen-
sible. She lay upon the ground with the blood flowing from
her, but too weak and terrified to help herself, while the
prisoner pulled up her clothes, and tore off a pocket in which
she had a vinaigrette bottle, a necklace, and some small
matters. Having searched her minutely, he made off, first
of all threatening her if she dared to get up. Upon recover-
ing herself a little, she succeeded with some difficulty in
reaching a house at a short distance off, the inhabitants of
which, alarmed at her state, sent her to the New General
Hospital in Gunner-street for medical aid. The prisoner,
having heard that she was dead, surrendered himself to
polies easstable 206, to whom he confessed that he it WY
1/11111 hot robbed her and maltreated her, and that he gave
her the mooed blow to " make her quiet," and hoped he
should be " tucked up for it." The magistrates committed
him for trial, and upon his being told that the offence waa a
capital one, for which he was liable to be hanged, he said
that was what he wanted.

THE END OF A MARKET DAY.—The body of Mr.
James Blanchford, farmer, of Tedburn Bt. Mary, was re-
covered on Saturday last, having lain seven days in the river
Ere. The circumstances are detailed in the following evi-
dence, given on Monday before the coroner, who held an
inquisition at the Moreton Inn, St. Thomas's. John South-
tett stated that he was the landlord of the Moreton Inn.
The doomed bad been in the habit of coining to his hones
far mire than 13 years past—generally on Fridays. He saw
hint from 7 o'clock until 10 on the evening of the Bth inst.,
sci=istrith Mr. William Parr, a neighbour, in the
room. They were on their horses at the time
the 'grew train, at 5 minutes before 10, liaised, and
they thea tole away in the direction of their homes.
Deemed was sot very tipsy; he was capable of riding
ant karats. what he was about ; he had been drinking
bow. Theme Otegary, landlord of the Turk's Head Ins,
had knows deemessrminy years. About ten o'clock in the
evening of Friday, the Bth inst., he came to his house, in
company with Mr. Parr. They sat down in the taproom
and had two or three pints of beer. At his request they I
came into the tradesmen's room, when Mr. Pan tamed with

some of utaaa,_ __ told, azow the way tolerably well with- • young man, named Braley, for three gluten of gia and
autaaajambaaj;;;;;;;Tuabeeuwe, and having had a passage water. Mr. Blanehford did not drink half his grog, but
at the expeesa 74 the parish to ttuir own Country. There Mr. Parr and young 13railey drank the ire. Mr. Parr wanted
is too mach reason to eieljey, that
,the bulk of them have not • to tole again, but witness thought they had had quite suffi-
found their way here now entire:a at their own expense. civet, and a."...ind them to go home. They then got upon
That a tenth part of these people eons. amongst us with any their horses and ria..
e up the street comfortably and steadily
prospect or intention of supporting thei.Marlem by
honest la- together. That was elso!it 11 o'clock. In about ten minutes
boar is impossible. Since the 15 • 15th of an.:3,7, when Mr. or a quarter of an hour they 7.tuzLerl, and deceased said he
Dowling, the high constable, first kept • Ir. of the daily had been robbed in his house. He stewed one or two' e-. i
he then apologised, and ordered a gallon of
arrivals, 262,675 immigrants have arrive:: id Liverpool, of
to
bofiehbaavnidngibtaiebkeenbeliebeistppioiersebeeworitbhist6ese..leu
bite,
fbettb,doebn
ep'uputti4
whom, with the exception of thou who helm
America, and the few who have returned at our expense to and his money;
their own country, the bulk are scattered &bon,. the country beer, but witness would not bring it in. Deceased and Parr
as clamorous beggars. How we are to find room for more it mounted and went away together, just after twelve o'clock.
bispnpoebtkeeasbrbgtowseeibter. lelisfibeldearellipaktyleesbhealful
enoetleueb:
~ `tie
in the —William Parr, farmer of Tedbura St. Mary, met deceased
people. at the Moreton Inn about 'ix o'clock in the evening of the
devise a plan for difficult quite
Bth instant. It misfit be half past eight, or nine, or ten
Its as to stopping the in"'
aiaa, ii. the Irish laadiaria and boards of woordiooo perm. tin o'clock when they left \%'hen be got home it might be two
forcing it upon us. The authorities of the parish ough ', in the morning. (This witness was evidently is •!want of all
however, to bring the subject at once before the govern- time. He corroborated the statement of the two preceding
meet. We lave borne our heavy infliction thus far with ',itemises, as much as his recollection would permit.) He
tolerable patience ; but the most patient will be driven to insi:.•tecl upon it that neither himself or deceased were very
kick at last." drum, . He found him wanting when he got to the
al gate, but he continued on the road, think-
THE CAREER OF (lIlliON, THE SCCLPTOR.—We Plundb'minute Mr. Blanch:end would overtake him.
have just reared, as one of the permanent ornaments of our dig eves.
—James .Lyddon, surgeon of St. Thomas, had seen
town (says the Lpool Times) statue executed by one of
the body of deceased, which he helped to strip. The clothes
the most distinguished sculptors of the day, whose fame we
regard as belonging to us,. It may be intervening to our wire saturate '1 with water, excepting part of the shirt collar
readers to learn a few particulars of his early life and pro- and part of ale 'lse collar buttoned to it, which were partially
dry, the neck-tie being so tight round the neck as to keep
fanciful career. John Gibson was born in 1790, at Gytryn,
out all wet. The re was a layer of clay covering the whole
near Conway, in North Wales; and his baptismal certificate,
which we hays before in, runs—" Baptised John, son of of the face and goiog bark to each ear and into each ear.
William Gibson, of the parish of Gyffyn, by Jane Roberts, There was also clay of the same description in his hands,
which were neither dumbed nor quite extended. There
his wife, June 19." His father occupied the situation
of • gardener upon the estate of R. Griffiths, Eaq , by were no marks of blows or scratches. The countenance was
whom, upon his growing up to boyhood, it is presumed unnaturally fall and congested. The lips were closed, and
from some manifestation of superior talent, considerable no soil was in the mouth. The eyelids were shut ; the
interest was shown in the young Gibson; fur we learn °lm very much gorged wkk blood, sad, altogether,
furor's of the vessels of the brain was quite sutti-
that it was by his advice that he was brought to the furor's
Liverpool, only, however, to be bound apprentice to the dent to account fur death. Sias idea vies that the face
went at once into a bed of clay, and so he was- mothered.
comparatively humble trade of a cabinet maker and
in wood, his masters being Messrs. Southwerl and It was plastered "as an apple nude into a duespling,-to the
Wilson, of this town. Here he very early manifested • turn
extent of two eighths of an inch, and there was great daft-
for the sculptor's art, excelling in carving and the modelling ditty in removing the clay, so firmly did it adhere. There
of smaU wooden figures. The first work which attracted was an absence of the usual symptoms of drowning. The
notice beyond the immediate sphere of his emplo er's shop inference was, that he was smothered first with the clay, and
and his own friends, wasa email model is wax ory "Tim," came subsequently is the water. The fielding of the body,
executed in the year 1808, when the artist would be in his which was seen to go over Trew's Weir about mid-day oa
Saturday, and the finding the deceased's horse at the bottom
eighteenth year. This attracted the domination of Messrs.
of Quay-hill at half-past two on she morning of the 9th
T. and 8. F raneeys, sculptors, of Brownlow-hill, who at that
ins[ ,was then proved.—William Ratcliffe, constable, of St.
time occupied the premises, at present those of Mr. Spence,
Thomas's, found upon deceased, in his right-hand breeches
who was a fellow-apprentice with Gibson, and has in his
pocket, one sovereign and 17s. in silver (the pocket was bat-
possession the model referred to . The Messrs. Franceys
toned up, and the money was in a leather purse), 31d. in his
appear to have fully appreciated the ability of the youth ;for
waistcoat pocket, spectacles and case in his breast coat
we learn that they immediately purchased his indentures.giv.
ing the sum of 70/. for them, and employed him in the higher pocket, and two receipts for money paid.—The jury re-
branches of their own business. Whilst with them he turned an open verdict, "That deceased was fout.d dead,
but as to how he came in the water there was no evideuce
executed (in 1810) a model representing the Seasons, and
a figure of Cupid, both of which were for John Gladstone, t° eb°w."
Esq., and are no doubt in the possession of, and highly el'efee:e.
prized by, that gentleman. The Cupid is considered one PREVENTION OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—The jury
lately empannelled at Wentbourne to inquire into the cause
of his finest productions. After having served six years—
the remainder of his term of apprenticeship—to the satis-
of the death of Samuel Gregory, late an engine-driver on the
faction of these gentlemen, lie was noticed by the late Wil- London and South Coast Railway, have addressed a memo-
rial to the Home Secretary, in which they state—
recommendedliam Roscoe, Esq., no mean judge of talent, by whom he was
Your memori dints, from the evidence ailducc.4 before them, are de.
eldedly of opinion tent the lives of her klaji.ty's subjecs are er.dan.
to the patronage of Michael Angelo Taylor,
instifti„e:.„l:f rtionthbeeing„giv,:n to
Esq., M. P. at the time for the city of Durham ; and he am
m
cordiegly arrived in London in 1818. He was immediately ittestatienianillwaysuta.etillomngoffrthe
nee
set to work in the execution of a number of models of that of the driver., • that it appears to coot au;ariorialisto that mr.
•P'encirtr nes
are used about the safety of which a great difßeence of optmon
*erdsts, a.d that men are nee:L.l°mile suffered to drive the
gentleman's family. An introdunion to Lord Castlereagh
followed, from whom he received letters of introduction
wt ithoutr having sufficient knowledge of their construction, or
to Canova, the scut tor ; and in 1820 he started for Rome, `!""--
where he devoted himself to the study of the old masters. Virt:elutrille7 That In weeder proper "‘"de
of
managing
"'"'
'''"l7
gourd offainst the accidents like to
It was here that he first met the Duke of Devonshire, a arise front these causes it appears to your memorialists that no engine,
nobleman ever anxious and munificent in encouraging native either new, altered, on repored, should be ..uffenn to be used on y
English talen', from whom he received an order for &he railmed, linkess previously inspected and approved by a scientific
responsible public officer, to he appointed by government, and that
execution of the celebrated piece of statuary, Mars and
Venus. The admiration attracted by. this work gained him mwlthPi:urr: 4"'peteid rt linpermitted
~ actto s a drirs.e,rutoottlioaresger trains
the patronage of the King of Bavaria, one of the greatest nor unless he shoukl have acquired practical experienhe
ce of
supporters of the arts and sciences in Italy since the time of his business, by haviag driven • I gstage-tnOn, on • line of
Leo the Tenth, for whom he chiselled several groups, which road calculated to try and call into action his skill and atten.
t_._,ion, for at least eight months, for which purpose he should be li-
yethut he has thus acquired
were approved by the most eminent connoisseurs. Since
when he first applies to drive, and that Ye should produce a
then his fame has become a patent fact, and many of the tensed
Italian and English nobility, with some of our own merchant cerl'
competent knowledgons eec end 'nmituabilcitylohroritth safe pm lice of his roes.
prince!, have employed him, and prize his productions. tine. That your memorialists beg to submit this their opinion to
GLOUCESTERSHIRE. your consith•ration, considering that if to guard the public safety it
PENANCE.—It having been reported that in come- m'ideeirm. "in 17,7'r
,fortolteg, oriel critical sclutdo, rats to ttergoean em.
twang
sequence of a decision of the ecclesiastical court, a young or the atjlities"'Of Olken In hnegr rfares"ty's navy, ;elm' engineer., nlt and ae.
man named Laurence would do penance in Cheltenham tinery, also the Itoyal Marines, and naval engineers is required, the
Finish church, at ten o'clock on Saturday morning, lot same security ought to be afforded to the name roue postwar re who
haring defamed the character of • Mrs. Lucas, the venerable now, from 'he witildrawmemt of other carriage. from the roads where
railways are In use, ore obliged to commit thonseltm to this mode of
edifice was filled by several hundred persons at the hour
specified. Half an hour elapsed before the penitent ap- c°l".Y.'"ev.
peered, and then he immediately disappeared into the emery-
room. There, it is stated, a proctor read atone wade nom •
paper—an acknowledgment, we suppose, of the elllmme—
which the penitent declared to be true, Mrs. Luca at the
tame time facing him. This was the commencement mid
conclusion of the ceremony, much to the disappointment ei
the person, present, who fully expected to see the men ene '
veloped in a white sheet, with taper in band, standing up la
the church to do penance.
THE BERKELEY TROOP OF YEOMANRY.—We un-
derstand an application was made on Monday se'nnight, by
the lion. Oranticy Berkeley, to the magistrates of Dursley,
for a summons against J. N. Belau, Esq , his sergeant, fur
penalties incurred by Mr. Balme in disobeying the order of
the hon. captain to midge his situation in the yeomanry.
The bench, thinking the order should have emanated from
the colonel, as commanding officer, and not from the captain,
declined to issue the summons as applied for.—Gloucester
Journal.

'lnc arts.
GIBSON'S STATUE OF lIUSEISSON.—Gibson's second
statue of Huskisson, recently erected in Canning-place,
Liverpool, is of bronze, and stands nine feet high. The left
hand, with the fingers partially extended, is raised towards
the head, while the right holds a document rolled up, and
resting on the thigh. Critics compare it with Chantrey's
Canning, Flaxman's Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Roubinae's
Sir Isaac Newton. It is certainly a fine work. Gibson's
liel statue of lluskisson, in the St. James's Cemetery, is of
marble.

A lIINT FOR THE ROYAL ACADFNIY.—The council
of the Royal Manchester Institution ha'e announced their
intention of opening an evening exhibition of the works of
modern artists, the charge foe admission to which is fixed at
twopence.