The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

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tot the fACOPPOVRENSt ofeduemicin, or the im generally, '
of the mend and Nadal ermilden lithe meat af the people. To
the tate exisseive eheopse ha ear : ,aster already
received the senteima of the legisißlits. allude,
this: by ebibembld my beim mid lilt dilhaides of
*elan mar ham misted eaneennag sags that IF tis
lewd' thi imd, be eseelol in an sietymt-the pert ef al • Idli•
seta to tom them to the best mount. jilr..s wen 1 dmm
tt my 60, is whateverpedlimi Item,
in seari them out la me) a manner =y s mast mit
feet teMose to the wirlooe interests thirstiest.
Lotto Itmorettusarn or GrAsoow Mery eitairv.—lt is
understood that Wordsworth, the poet, is to be nominated as
a candidate at the approaching election.
GREAT INCREASE OF SHIPPING AT LEITH.--Since SOS.
day last one hundred vessels, chiefly from foreign ports, have
arrived; nearly one half of these are with grain. The
docks, round and round, are lined with shipping five and six
deep. The Swede, the Dane, and the Russian, are lying in
friendly unity with the Dutchman', German, and Prussian.
One American, with 500 casks tobacco unloads ; while wine
weasels from Portugal and France, with fruit from Spain and
Italy, are busy discharging. The consequence of all this in-
flux is a rut demand for -hand and horse labour. Many of
the custom-house officers are doing double duty, and a great
number of extra men are employed.
Lotto FIFE.—It is currently reported that the Earl of
Fife is about to become the purchaser of that part of the
1 Earl of Seafield's estates situated in and near the town of
Banff, including the Castle, and approximating Duff-house.
The noble earl has now been passing some years in retire-
ment, and has quite redeemed the incumbrances on his estate,
and now enjoy*, a clear income of 7,0001. per annum.—
/menaces Courier.
WICE.—EIGHT MEN DROWNEII.—We are indebted to
the JnAts o'Groat Journal for the following :--On the morn-
ing ef Friday last, our white fishing-boats proceeded to sea,
the weather being at that time highly favourable for the
prosecution of the fishing. As the day began to break,
however, symptoms of a breeze, accompanies' by rain,
began to develop themselves, and a strong gale of wind
from the south made a heavy swell along the coast. Our
hardy fishermen immediately made the hest of their way
towards the shore. One boat, with eight men on hoard,
never reached the land, nod all on board have met with •
watery grave. Immediately on the report becoming known
that fears were entertained for the safety of the missing boat,
several individuals manned a boat and proceeded to the
Cuckoo steamer, then lying in the bay ; and having informed
Lieut. Park, the commander of that vessel, of the circum-
stance, he, in the moat prompt and humane manner, lost
not a moment in proceeding to sea, in order, if possible, to
discover some traces of the boat. That, however, was
unavailing. By this dreadful and sudden occurrence,
upwards of thirty individuals have been plunged
into want, and many of them thrown upon the charity of
the world. J. Dunnet, left a widow and eight children • A.
Davidson, left a widow and seven children - D. Alexander,
left a widow and fire children ; S. Banks, left a widow ; M.
Swanson, left a widow—family grown up ; D. Sinclair, left a
grown-up daughter; J. Calder, the only support of his
Whet., mother, and a large family of young children ; A.
Davidson, the principal support of:two aged aunts.
THE MONTROSE BCREHS.--J Hume, Esq., M.P., having
been called to Montrose, in consequence of the death of a
sister who resided there, took the opportunity of meeting
with the town council on Monday evening week, when he
entered on a cursory review of his conduct as their repre-
sentative. He said it was not without pride that he now
looked upon the realisation of the principles which he ad-
vocated thirty years ago, when he first came before them.
When he was first elected fur Montrose, he was the only
Scotch member who stood forward to condemn monopolies.
The next parliament was destined to effect great and salu-
tary changes in our social system ; and he thought that,
if his health
.permitted, his experience would be use-
ful in maturing these change*. For a considerable
time he had been turning his attention to the
expediency and necessity of relieving the shipping interest
from all port and light charges whatsoever • and from the
circumstance that Lord Palmerston, Admiral Dundee, and
others, took the same views with himself in the committee
on Light Dues, he augured the happiest result. At present
the shipping of Britain is taxed 365,0001. per annum for
lights, whereas he bed shown that 75,0001. would be amply
sufficient to maintain the liglpts efficiently. He had suc-
ceeded in getting an important reform effected in the un-
wieldy composition of committees of the House. Nineteen
years ago, convinced of the corruption that prevailed in these
committee*, be was hooted when he proposed to change their
character and to limittheir number; he had lived to see them
reduced to five; so that no one ought to despair of &emai-
l. plishing good. Henceforward no private evidence would be
received in support of any local bill ; as government
must now be satisfied, by the report of a commissioner
specially appoicted to make the necessary inquiry as to all
the facts and circumstances set forth in said bill. Educe-
: teen, he believed, would be the great measure of the next
i parliament; and he thought a system of instruction similar
i to that which obtains in Holland ought to be introduced.
1 There all go to the same school ; and no sectarian religious
differences were introduced.
[ THE HIOH COURT OP JUSTICIARY was occupied, during
two days last week, with the trial of Janet Campbell, or
i M'Lellan, for the murder of her husband by poison. She
, was acquitted.