The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

THE STATE or THE CHOPB.—The local parrs continue
to report the condition of the crops. From WORCESTER-
setae we learn that the wheat plant has not been injured,
nor has any cereal suffered from the cold weather, except
some precocious barley. The promise of blossom in the
orchards is groat, with every likelihood of being fulfilled.
Sown( Haas.—At last, we ( Western Flying Post) may
speak of the winter as past. We have had some fine April
weather in the put week. The apple trees still promise a
Vezo. p. Barley_ sowing is now nearly, if not quite
--Boons Flovituomatesitteis —Spring seed-time
is emended, with the exception of • few rolitary patches
of taralp pound, which are about being cleared. The moot
Ssonsises soils have worked down to a beautiful mould,
is shirt, we (Nottingham Guardian), mar say of the
Mitesed-ties of 1847, that it stands without a pared.
the present century. We hare been fearful that
the revere frosty nights, so prevalent of late, would prove de-
trimental to the early sown oats and barley, particularly on
the low mooty soils ; but probably the dry state of the land
may have prevented much injury being done. Generally
the wheat is very backward, and a good deal seems to
have lost plant during the last four or five weeks ; but we do
not take alarm at this, for we have frequently seen thin
wheat in April make rapid pronese in May and June, and
come out better crops than neighbouring fields whit', were
more promieinq in early spring. Beans are coming up, and
look strong. A good breadth of land has and is being planted
with potatoes ' • quick lime is used as a preventive against the
disease in this esculent. Essex —The extraordinary se-
verity of the winter which we (Mart Lone Express) trust
is now about to terminate, has produced • lateness of
all descriptions of growing corn greater than has been
known for some time, and the severe frosts of the 16th
and 17th gave a still further check to vegetation. At the
mesa dear should a fine and mild temperature succeed, there
to ha army encouragement to hope that a large and
ehaadmt seep will follow. The appearance of all the spring.
mown mops is good, a finer seed time throughout never having
beam known- but wheat in many places has marred in plant
from the severity of the winter, though we do not report it
to be so injured as materially to rata the general crop as
warm rains and temperature combined would remedy much
that now appears unpromising. We have very much im-
proved wind-blown wheat by early hoeing, and cannot too
strongly recommend the plan. Medlin rowing of wheat which
has been recommended by .any !triter., and economically

adopted in the seed-time b 7 manol Carmen, will this year be
attended with great defideney plant, and coesseqsent loss.
The breadth of wheat sown has been by no means excessive,
the price at which barley has been sering affording quite as
much inducement to grow that grain as wheat, if not more
so. There has been a great quantity of barley sown, to the
exclusion of oats. Of beans and peas a great breadth has
also been planted, and these are good in plant. All have •
most healthy appearance, and promise most abundantly.
Turnip-lands are in a vi ry forward state, and menet- wurst I
has been already planted to some extent. Potato...have not
been sown so extensively as in many seasons, either by the
farmer or his cottager, both tearing a recurrence of the dis-
ease so destructive to that hitherto useful pIasm—LANCS.
arras.—The Liverpool Standard of yesterday, says:—Yield
operations in the neighbourhood have gone on bristly, and
nearly all the spring seed is in the ground. The first crop
of early potatoes in gardens, and sheltered bits of fields, are
fa some " early " localities in these districts, and particularly
where covered with litter by night, in a remarkably forward
state, considering the long draught and cold easterly winds.
We have seen some upwards of two inches above the ground,
and in full and large leaf—apparently quite heathy. The
wheats srenerally look well. The glass, which had stood at
o Fair," and even above it for many days, began to waver
at the latter end of last week. On Sunday it perceptibly
declined,aad on that day a very alight rain partially fel
Monday morning, the wind, after a previous threatening
from clouds, shifted to the W.N.W., or thereabouts, and
blew fresh, with a heavy downfall of rain, bat in the first
instance of hail. This wet has dew mach gond already.
The day was alb rwanle Ilea, bat esethas the force of the
breeze. Soft showess sot& anshirs weal& arar much for-
ward all crops and roan the felled hem of the husband.
man.

TINANT RlONT.—Petitions in favour of Mr. Piney's biU
are being extensively prepared and signed in vapour rural
districts. The following places have " prosownced " in
favour of the pregame' law :—Plympton, Devon : Reigate,
Surrey ; Rowe, Devon : Baldock, Harts ; Lie of Ely, Cam-
bridgeshire ; Devises, Wilts; Newberry. Barka; Norton,
near Sheffield ; Isle of Thant, Kent Chelmsford, Bases;
Peterstirld, Huts; Richmond, Yorkshire; Waltham, Lei.
cestenthire ; Peterboro', Northamptonshire; Oreenford,
Middlesex; ales, Suffolk; and Sandridge, Berta. The
petition from Devizes and the neighbourhood ha.
had the signatures of farmer' occupying upwards of
sixty-font thousand scree of laud attaohad W it in one
day. A petition front Rutlandaltire ebteisel eiguatarea
by the holden of upwards of 14,000 amulet hod is lars
than three hours. An address from the North Pothertas
Fanners' Club, signed by 73 farmers, maiedmea of the club
and other', has been forwarded to kir. Pessysad Mr. Asked,
expressing approval of tenant right, sad giving it as them
opinion " that it will tend to preemie infrooneent of the
land, and to Mamas the domed far aphe)toga) labser."
At an edfaarsed earget of the Oaehheetorreat Pons'
Club, on the 17th bet., it the eiesikeetko of the lemma
right bill, it mos uasedmmily teesked:
The the smile d kola weelllmpart tie apes et emedme
(at went est eel=l,=% hese heaseley oft isuet iemms
rooreihr Os mew el as wield meow sum ere*
eamt Weir et kr week tet the
kisedlue.

Arrzwrlnso Hargrorzoi or WAG WI, ADD Drama or
rat We awes/ma W Ithia the last few days the work-
people •uplja by main. I. Wilkinson and Co., and
by Mears. .B. Meitiwrortk sad Co., both of Hanalei,
near Leeds. Hen giros g sag by Megan. Boyle, Gill,
and Co., of Leeths, Sea syhtemw ; Imre had natio, of the
Intention of their twirbeyess to reduce waive from the com-
mencement a the resift week. As three ate the only
firma of the many Is he lows sad usighboirbeed eepped
in that branch of beim@ winks,* elempied redbeenoo,
and as the workmen dasima ahmealeee voila to me the
that=for welt a preessieleepadally Weft award to
price of peemaiese. here iselheed ts Ito
the melodies, sad lave week. Several
hands are thus oat of =Ea the tax task
SSIMIAL
CONNIASTON IT TIN Loan LiNOTINANT—E. P. Maha-
-1 warm' s, Eaq , to be eaplaia of Kiars Own Staffordshire
Militia.

OXPORDMIUM.
COKIIISSIONS DT THE LO/LD idIDITTNANT.—Capt. the
Hon. H. G. Spencer to be
J.W.ier Fame, promoted.
Oxfordshire Militia—Lieut . W 8. Churchill, Marquis of
Blaadford, to be *via* Tice Lord Normys, promoted ;
Cornet Lord A. 8. Churchill to be lientessent, vies the Mar-
quis of }Handfeed, promoted ; B. 8. Abbott, gent., to be
cornet, vice Lord A. Clusraill, promoted. let or Queen's
Own Yeomanry Cavalry.

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NEOLTOBNT BLAPTING OF ROCCD.--COMNIPTAL OP A
MAP POD MANALAI:OUTIIIL —At the Bristol tedioe-court.
on Monday, John Millard, a quarry man, in the employ of
Messrs. Bevan and Compton. builder, of Brieto4 In"
charm d with feloniously killing and slaying a little girl, nine
years old, named Mary. Casey, under the following eircuirt-
stamen.* :—M.sisrs. Bevan and Compton were en:aged in
building some villas upon a piece of ground adjoiiiiiig Meri-
dian-place, Clifton, and the prisoner was einp:oyed to blast
aurae rocks for the purpose cf making dreins. The
inhabitants of the neighbourhood, which is thickly
populated, had born for some time past alarmed at the
danger to which they were exposed, and en Tuesday last,
Mr. Trip;i, au ar. lii•ect residing in Meridiao•plaer, went to
the men and told them did they moat not use pq.c,lef there.
They gave him a distinct assurance that they would not lire
any more, and the accused man. Millard, promised that.no
more powder should be permitted to he used there. On
Wednesday morning. however, he blew up another piece of
the rock. The stoics were scattered in every direction—
many large pieces slighted on the roofs of the neigh-
bouring houses, breaking holes in the tiles, and others
were thrown to a greater distance, and fell in public
thoroughfares. The deceased, Mary Casey, was the
daughter of a poor widow woman, 111X1 (as reported
in this paper) was sitting sewing on some steps,
when a large stone fell upon her head and occasioned
her death. The prisoner, in his defence, urge. that he
bad been employed in quarrying all his lifetime, sad
had never had an accident before. lie further said that
he bad represented to one of his employers, Mr. Bevan,
all which Mr. Tripp had said to him, and had told him that
he would not blow any more rock. On Wednesday morn-
ing, however, Mr. Bevan came to him soon after breakfast
and ordered him to bore a hole in the mck, put in a little
powder and blow it, and what he did he did upon his
master's order. The magistrates, after a short consideration,
said it was clear that he had occasioned the di ath of de-
ceased, and he was committed to take his trial fur man-
slaughter. . -

PirITIONS TO BOTH HOUSE/ OF PARLIAMENT itlfaTOOF
of the government measure fur improving the health of
towns are in course of signature in Bristol. and have already
been subterihed by many of toe prir.cipal inhabitants.

COMMIFSION By THE LOLDLIBUTEN•NT.-R. C. Jenkins,
Esq., to be eaputin, vice Tasirc 11, resigned. Royal 0 low:ester-
skits Hussar Yeomanry Cavalry.
DORSM•11111.E.
.

COMMISSION By THE LOUD LIEUTENANT.—Cornet J. C.
Mengel to be lieutenant, rice Start, resigned. Queen's Own
Yeomanry Cavalry.

LITERATURE.
Prevention hater Man Cure ; or, The Moral Went. of the
World we Igoe in. By Mae. ELLIs.
It is now recognised as one of the great iesthetical
truths which the progress of modern society has
evolved end disseminated, that the primary evils
which afflict society are not constitutional or political,
but, on the contrary, the result of social organisations
or moral conditions. The people of this country, and
indeed of Europe generally, were long haunted with the
hallucination that governments were the great, if not
the only, generative powers of good and ill in society.
It was thought that by improvement in the legislative
and administrative machinery, men might he made
wise and good, intelligent, industrious, and happy.
The machinery of the state was expected to do
everything. Bad citizens were to be put
into the mechanical apparatus, as the pulp
'is put into the paper machine, and to
conic out at the other end beautifully clean, and
morally smooth and hot-pressed--without soil or
stain, and cut down to the moat approved and normal
condition of respectable Bath post. Hence, edicts,
forms of law, and orders in council were the aims
of social reformers. Nothing was attempted except
through the aid of government But somehow or
other these edicts almost invariably failed of pro-.
during the results anticipated. There wire invariably
found to be disturbing elements, rot taken into the
calculation, which neutralised the expected result
One of the great misfortunes of the last half .can-.
tory has been the want of a clear and logical percep- •
tion of the true province of politics, and the real end'
and object of political effort. The reforming spirit
has been potently evoked. Its energies have been
grandly and violently taxed. It has been as age of
change, of revolution, and of progression ; but much
of that valuable labour has been loot Great things,
however, have been accomplished—and perhaps the
greatest gain of all is the conviction, now nearly
universal, that politics is not the only science of life;
that there are evils in oar social systems which go-
vernments cannot reach ; that the most primary and
important of all reform' must not be sought for, but
be self-originated. No reformation can be radical
and permanent that does not commence at home.
The amendments most needed are social ones. They
must germinate in the individual and take place in the
family. All other sort of effort at improvement must
be futile, wanting these.
Moral science, although a far less fashionable study,
is a far more important one than that of polities. ' It
wants, however, the eclat, the bustle, and the bril-
liancy of the latter. It has not, and cannot have, the
same charms for the multitude. It lays no bait for
ambition—no prospect of gain for the, avaricious. It
stimulates no powerful instinct. It appeals mere to
great principles than to great passions; and the mul-
titude is ruled almost invariably by the latter. Still
the great work to be done, the true reformation to be
effected, is a moral one. By every process d educa-
tion some result is realised, good or bad; yet too• sel-
dom is the moral end distinctly perceived, the moral
purpose vigorously worked out. In tie slow
progress from barbirism to civilisation.; infinite
effort has been wasted. Men have fancied they
were engaged in mortal conflict with the demons
of ignorance and crime when they have' been only
beating the air. The great work of the world has
often been retarded by its being unnecessarily ember-
dinated to ministerial arrangements. Government is
not, and never can be, a generative ware*, so Sir as
morals are concerned. It may educate, diwzipline,
and nurture, but cannot originate them. 'Political
machinery is not competent to produce moral senti-
ments. We have acted too long on the supposition
that it could.

The world's active intellect has been largely applied
to legislation, yet vice and ignorance continue to -
exist-nay, to flourish more and more abundantly
on every side of us, in the very heart -of our social
system. A civil war, compared to which all open,
outward, armed conflict is utterly insignificant, exists
and rages unceasingly in the centre of society between
law and crime. All our efforts barely serve-to keep
the latter from gaining the ascendancy. A short re-
laxation
would give it the vantage-grosnd. The
well-springs of public immorality never cease to over-
flow. As society advances in wealth and refinement,
the sources of corruption multiply. The most vital .
problem of our generation is to find the remedy fur
this. The politician talks of an improved edition of '
the constitution ; the lawyer would devise a better
penal code; the economist would make commercial
treaties; all in turn would trust to organisation--to
external machinery; all lean for safety upee the mere •
abstraction—law .
A conviction that all these remedies meat some sort
empirical, unsuited to the disease, and wholly inef-
fectual as curative agents, is rapidly spreading in
society. Something more radical is required. A
people that has learned to rely upon its
mete institutions for support hes already ac-
quired one of the great elements of decay. It
is a matter of secondary importance to a virtuous
people what is the precise form of its government.
Sparta was a monarchy : Venice a reptibrie ! A per-
fect law is no salvation to an imperfect people.
During the oorruptest reign in our stutals, the °multi-
tutional law of England was at the height of perfec-
tion. Good legislation is of no value without that
national morality which alone can give it vitality.
It is mere idleness to ask from government that
elevation which every man can and ought to achieve
for himself ; political insignificance is impossible Lo-
an intelligent and virtuous people. Could the os4inal
and motive elements in men, the primary moral in-
stincts, be augmented, all rational and visible im-
pent must follow. He who can induce men to
more industrious, temperate, intelligent, and
domestic, will effect the great reform which lies at
the root of all others, and which leads most infallibly
to the higher kind of political rights, and social rank.
We have little to say of the 'minims at the head of •
this article, and which furnished us with a point of
departure in these observations ; like all the same
writer's works, it is marked by unexceptionable see- •
timent and a healthy moral tone, but it never rises
to the height of the great argument with whinkit
professes to deal.

Sine Inns. •
HER MAnery's Fmaux PtcrusEa—Tickets to
view the two royal pictures by Winterbalter, In the banquet.
ting-room, in St. James'a-pslace, will be issued from the Lord,
Chamberlain's °Moe, from 12 to 4 o'clock. Each ticket will
admit the lady or gentleman whose name will be inaerted in
it, and fire other persons. All applications must be made
personally, or through a responsible agent, as it will be int-
possible to send tickets or to answer written
Ladies and gentlemen receiving tickets will be requocd to
leave their names and addresses on their cards, at the Lord
Chamberlain's office.