The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

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OXFORD, 21.—The Savilian Professor of
Astronomy (William Fishburn Donkin, M.A.) proposs to
begin a course of lectures on Thursday next.
The teachers of German end French, in the Taylor In-
stitution, will beaus their lectures for this term on Tues-
day, the 2.ith, and Wednesday, the 26th inst., respectively.
These lectures are free of admission, and open to all mem-
bers of the °cart rsity.
The members of the College Tutors' A••oeiation. who are
engaged on measures of university reform, will resume
their sittings on Monday next.
CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 21.—0 n Friday, the 28th inst.,
the Professor of Modern History is to hold, at the Pit Press,
an examination of such gentlemen as may be candidates for
his certificate to enable them to take the ordinary degree of
Bachelor of Arts in January next.
The D wising Professor of Law proposes to begin a course
I of lectures on Monday, the 24th of October, at 12 o'clock,
in Downing-street.
'fhe Margaret Professor of Divinity is to deliver a course
of lectures on the Prayer-book, b,ginniog on Wednesday,
Nov. 2, and continuing them on subsequent Wednesdays
and Fridays of term.

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 21. APPOINTMENTS. Cap-
lain : W. H. Stewart (1843) to the Modeste, 13, sloop, on
the Mediterranean station.

Naval lorructor: J. Fitzgerald, to the leaperi.ute, 60,
screw steam-ship, 330 horse-power, at Woolsrissa.
Assistant-surgeon F. L. Leonard (1832) confirmed to the
Ajax, 58, screw steam flag-ship, 430 horse power, at Cork.
Miashipman E. J. Dankl to the Diamond, 23, at neer-
neas ; and T. Wildman to Blenheim, 6O, of 450 horse-
power, screw steam guard-ship at Portansouth.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 21.—me Russian frigate,
Aurora, 4S, came into harbour to be docked this afternoon.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, Arrogant, 4G, sod Am-
phion, 34, screw steam ships nra ordered to come into har-
bour. The Leopard, 12, paddle frigate, Cspt. G. (beard,
sailed lsst night for Cork to embark drafts of regiments for
the Mediterranean. To-day being the anniversary of the
battle of Ttafiegar, the Victory flagship, dressed out with
garlands at her mast heads this morning.

ARTIFICIAL PEARLS.—An oyster, or rather a
water muscle, in which the artificial pearl= arc fivuled by
the Chines., has recently been sent to this cutietry. These
pearls are only obtained near Ning-po, and until luldy very
little was knows of the manner iu which they were formed.
The Ilermes steamer, however, on a late visit to tlgit place,
was able to obtain several rive one., in which, on being
opened, several pearl., as many as eighteen or twenty,
ware Maud in the corms of forniiition. Tht one
sent only contains simple pearls adhering ti the
shell. It appears they are formed by introducing
some pieces of wood, or Laked earth, live the animal while
alive, which, irritating it, causes it to cover the ettrateous
substance with a pearly deposit. Little figures made of
metal are frequently introduced, and, when covered with
the deposit, are valued by the Chinese as charms. These
figures generally represent Buddha in the sitting 17,4:tire,
in which that image is most freq rayed. Several
speeim•sis have, it is said,
and olhen slightly opened, 'Sit la spirits,
The
Society has reason to belie 'tint'
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more detailed statement, a as slimans, I.
reference to this interestin 41, iety of
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Rau) futelligence.
JUDGE'S CHAMBERS.—YEirEADAY.
BR/Oa. Lour Carnat.L.

Draxtir. Oer '2l.
A c•ateinent was made incidentally at the me c•ing
cot tho• South Dublin Hoard of Guardians yesterday,
which will be heard with regret by all who take an
interest in the fate of the Great Industrial Ex-
hibition of 1833, and its munificent originator,
William Deegan. Mr. Lentaigne, a guardian. and
one of the most active members of the Great
Exhibition committee, said, in the course of a con-
versation on the admission of the ..corkhouse children
to the Exhibition, that no doubt could now be en-
tertained that the loss to Mr. Dargan by the
Exhibition would amount to upwards of 20,000/.
It has been for a long time suspected that Mr.
Dargan would find himself in a deficit on balancing
the net proceeds against his enormous outlay; I
but I believe No one supposed that the loss would be
fIJ wnsid .•rable as has barn stated by Mr. Lentaigne,
whose authority the subject there is unfortunately
do reiesan to doubt nor does there appear to be thu
least hope of daminisliincr the loss by the receipts of
the Exhibition durin4 the remaiodnr of the time it
will remain open; its with the price of admission
redoes. ol to sixpence, the d Lily number of visitors does
not now much exceed nine thousand.
The winter. camp:lf:pi in the locumbered Estates
Court commenced yesterday. The Chief Commis-
sioner took hi, seat on the bench, looking rather thin
after his sojourn in the south of France, but withal
in better health than he appeared in at the close of
his butt year's labours. Au insignificant estate in
the city of Dublin was disposed of, and a motion was
that heard in the matter of the estate of W. H.
lklagan, M.P., an application being made to accept
the coffer of Mrs. and Nils Nlagan to purchase six
lots of the estate, of the yearly value of 2,67.51., for
iII,(X)4IL Mr. Migan's affidavit stated that the
annual rental of the remaining lots amounted to
3.11161., subject to a jointure to Mrs. 3lagan of 1,107/.
a year, and to an annuity of 1234.; that the whole
amount of incumbrances was 90,000 t. • that if Mrs.
Mope d otter of GUAM/. was accepted, the residue,
subject to the jointure and annuities, would cer-
tainly predate more than 30,0001., the amount re-
quired to pay off all creditors, and that he (Mr.
Hagan) hinisclt was willing to give that amount, and
his personal undertaking to the court to do so.
the motion was opposed on the part of Mr. Kirby,
an English creditor of the estate ; but the Chief
Commissioner seemed to think the offer ought to be
accepted, and said ha should give judgment on
Saturday.
1 regret to state that slight hopes are now enter-
tained of the recovery of Mrs. Latham Blacker, one
of the ladies injured by the late fatal railway colli-
sion. She still remains at Straffan, without a possi-
bility of removing her. The other surviving sufferers
are going on favourably.
The Merry Standard says that the progrue.of
emigration from the north has been partially sus-
pended ; bat that this is only for the winter season,
and that preparations are being made by great
numbers to start for Canada, the United States, or
Australia, early in spring.
At the Tuam great October fair, held on Thursday,
the quantity of stock far exceeded last year, and, as
a corwequeace, all former years. Good stock were in
great request.

Tim CI: BEN V. NATTK %Pi -ell %:.4.E OF SHOOTING WITH

INTENT TO PILL.,

This was an application to miont the defendant to bail
lathes a magistrate, under peculiar circumstances. He was
at present in custody at Kirkdale Gaol, Liverpool, where
he had brew committed on a charge of shooting with a
pistol a person named George Wake, at Bahia, ne►r Rio
Linux).i Tr.° defendant was the master of the barque
31intazes. and Wake was one of his crew. It was alleged
that he fired at Wake with intent to murder him, and he
was committed to take his trial at the neat Liverpool as-
sizes. An application had been made fur a writ of certiorari
to remove the indictment to London, and the application
on the present occasion was that the defendant might be
di.charged on bail.
Mr. Maynard, instructed by Mews. I:eightley, appeared
in support of the application; and Mr. Bodkin for the
crown.

The ease was mentioned to his lordship, and it was pro-
posed that an adjournment should be granted to obtain
some further in(ormatijn.

Lord Campbell acceded to the request, and the applica-
tion was adjourned.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YESTERDAL
DEPOIDC Comini.d."si Gonvcas.
D114P1:711) ADJUDICATION.

Iu the matter of Frederick P. H. Webb, merchant, of
Nicholas-lane, trading under the firm of Webb, Brothers,
and Co., in London, and under that of Dick and Co., in the
Mauritius, who had disputed the adjudication in
ruptey against him, his Honour now gate judgment, con-
firming the adjudication. The only question in dispute was
whether an act of bankruptcy had been committed. It ap-
peared that the trader hating obtained the consent of a
certain portion of his creditors to a composition or arrange-
ment, and inspectors having been appointed, bad closed his
plias of business, and thus, in effect, denied himself to the
dissenting creditors.
His Houour said he could not doubt that the trader had
committed abundant acts of bankruptcy by keeping out of
the way of a creditor for the purpose of delqing bun, and
he felt himself bound to affirm the aljudioation.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURINJ THE PAST WEEK.
Mom flnepatra lta(ray Jour'../.)
Moe apses&

Misnomer. lime et litahwey. i lieempta.
UM . 1863. 1862. , 1863.
.-- - Hamm. 1
72 72 Aberd"en
Belfast37l 3Belfastand Ballymena
17 17 Belfast Ind County Down . I 231, 246
33 33 Birkci.hrad, Lane., It Chesl;l;;T 2,050! 2,210
18. 11111
,ti 11..! 1:24 Estaedter 861 16,0791 6,881
te2 894 ;Edinburgh and Glasgow .. i i 14'262115'614
94 041 (Chester and Holyhead 1 4,0301 4,694
64 64 Cork, Blackrock, and Passage! 1721 166
10 20 Cork and Bandon ! 152! 212
66 66 Dublin and Belfast Junction ! 964' 1,121
63 I OA Dublin and Drogheda 1,1631 1,467
• 6 Dublin and Kingdoms
161 161 Dundee and Arbroath
31 31 Dundee,Perth,AberdeenJune 796. -
19 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen ~ I 166 -
IS 118 East Anglian
79 6.1 East Lancashire , 4,667 5,284
332 383 Eastern Counties and Norfolk' 18,143 19,438
96 96 Eastern Union 2,502 2,951
78 76 Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee 2,672 2,708
• 6 Exeter and Crediton
19 19 Furness
1711 1711 Glasgow and South Western 4,267 4,713
2231 283 Great Northern& E Lincolnsb 14,940, 19,013
188 188 Groat Southern II Western(lr) 6,3281 6,169
177 3191 Grist Western 20,036. 23,145
14 261 Irish South Eastern
103 Kendal and Windermere
41 _ Killarney Junction - 192
99 90 Lancaster and Carlisle
EN NO Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,22 18,228
1111 161 Lienrpool,Croeby, & Southport 366 395
- 18 Londonderry and Coleraine - 215
13 Laden and North Wieners
6 Leman and Blackwell
17 Landon, Brighton, and S. Coast 12,627 13,624
2631 Lembo mid South Western
34 41 LosatalaTy and Enniskillen 431 486
1614 1171 Maembeatar, Shell., & Lincoln 7,1711 8,116
94 Musbadrsand Soutlatuiction 667 636
M 26 =et and Carlisle 6321 729
4961 4981
las 126 MlMand Great Western (Ire ) 2,427 2,817
37 37 Mosklands 798 941
SO 784 Newcastle and Carlisle
149 149 North British
47 47 North Western 786 1,169
36 99 Oxf.,Wore.,& Wolverhampton 826 2,461
77 82 Scottish Central and
- - Scottish Midland ) 3,026 3,481
291 291 Shrewsbury and Birminghamr 855 870
47 47 shscwsbury and Chester ....I 1,870 1,967
29 29 Shropshire Union
69 56 South Devon 2,029 2,234
Si2BBl South Eastern ;18,531 19,012 ,
131 South Wales 1 2,736 3,977
77 77 SouthYork.,Doacaster& Goole. 1,390 1,549
40 40 Taff Vale
36 M Ulster 1,124 1,246
39 39 West Hartlepool & Co.'s Doc 2,114 2,234
13 29 Waterford and Kilkenny I 69 186
60 68 Waterford and Limerick
26 25 West Cornwall 666 622
12 13 Whitehaven Junction 232 -
660 682 York. New.&Berwick, &York
& N. Ilia. & Leeds Northern 26,278 30,389
!Oman.
671 6741 Dutch Baena&
183 Lyons and Mediterranean
21121 Maria Antonia 221 241
49 63 Moistness and Troyes
63 63 Namur and Liege
sig 4431 Northern of France
4 677 Orleans ad Central* 23,592138,243
140 Paris and Lynne
64 a Paris sad Rears 8,360! 10,447
Hi 391 Paris and Mrasburgh 16,7661 23,475
49 a asses awl Sam
24e 274 Bemire sad Mouse
SG ga Western of Frames 4,973: 6,328
• Ile metre triode tile WY on the Orleans 'sad 01=4 Or
41U:1r:A Deriggisoad Icon sad Nantes res.

SR VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE.—The independent'
of Manchester have 'reeled another place et worship. with
school rooms, at a cost of s,oool.,which will rank amongst the
best specimens of architecture in the neighbourhood. The
designed by IlleseniTravis and Manurial, is of stone,
is the early English style of architecture, having a lofty
arcade it (rout, in three arches, flanked on each aide
by a pinnacle seventpfire feet high. The interior
is an arcade of six arches, supporting a clerestory,
sad there are transepts. The whole is 50 feet long by 60
feet 6 inches wide. The edifice 11 lighted by four three-
light windows on sash aide, indepeadeat of the transept
and other windows. There is • gallery over the front
mamma. and an organ loft at the other end. The school
affords six lop claw rooms for day latent pupils, and
a meeting room 51 feet by 24 feet. The chapel will give
aocommodatioa to nearly • thousand people, and the school
to 500 children. The °peeing services commenced on
Wednesday, with a serums Ls the enorLiog, by the Rev.
Dr. RaMis. of Livtrpoil, when 170/. was collected towards
the huiiditg fund. In the evening, the Inv. J. A. James
preeiched, when 2SOI was evllected, making • total of 40111.
Last arming there was a tea party, and to-morrow, the
Rev. J. Baldwin Brown, of London, preaches two senses&
With the collections et to-morrow, added to Chow of Wee
'today, and upwards of 4,0001. pregiou.ly raised within a
short apses of time, the whole 'sperm of the building II
ezpected to be eh sr. d off. The site of the chapel is Ml*
opposite the eastern t nuance of Victoria-park, lAwselohe.
LETTERS TOR Tile PAPAL STATES.—It is or
flounced by the Post-onfice authorities that in consecrates
of a coneeotion waich has been concluded between Franco
and the l'apal States, letters from the United Kingdom ad-
dressed to the l'apal States, or gice erne, may in future be
scat eithvr stupid nr paid to their destination, at the option
of*, sender, whether such letters be forwarded by way of
Sardinia, through Switzerland and Lombardy, or by the
gen* Mediterranean packets. The postage upon letters
for the Papal States, when transmitted through France, by
either of the shove routes, will be as bilnwe, viz...—Under
ounge—Britieh 5d., foreign ltd.; 1 ounce and not stored-
sag / oases—Bri.i.h 5d., foreign Is. 1011. ; trending
mime sae wader / ounce—British 10d., forties 2.1. 9d.; I
eases sad wet eacemling l oases—Beithh 10d.,
3e. U.; eseeedicg 1 mines and wader OMNI=
M. &L, for. ire is U.

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1853.

2.. per quarter more money. Our quotations for American
whit* wisest are, to-day, 10s. 6d. to 10s. Bd. per, 70163 , as .d
for flour from 311 s. per barrel for Western Canal. up t
375. to 371.6 d. per barrel fur Baltimore and Philtdelpluia.

WAIETIELD, Orr. 21.—Tkie continued unfavourable
season for gathering the outstanding crops ofgrain, in the
late and northern districts (and for preparing the Lind for
wheat seed, which creates apprehension for the prorpect of
the ensuing harvest; bar produced great activity in all
markets of consumption, at a smart advance in prices.
There are only moderate arrivals of grain to this day's mar-
ket. Wheat in fair demand at an improvement of 3s. to Is.
per qr.; the stocks of fl nit with dealers are only trifling,
and millers are generally bare of wheat. Barley meets
ready sale at 2s. to 3s. per qr. advance. Beaus very scarce,
and sell at 52r. for new, up to 58a. for fine old. Oats and
shelling fully as dear. Other articles without alteration.
Imports during the week:—Wheat, 8,792 qrs. ; barley,
3,691; oats, 904 ; beans, 541 ; pet!, 59 ; hawed, 200 ; shell-
ing, 677 loads; malt, 150 loads.

CATTLE.-SOUTUALL, OCT. 19.-Trade was very heavy
to-day, and prices were generally lower. Beef made from
2s to 4s. Mutton, 3s. 104 to ss. Veal, 3s. Ga. to 43. 64.
Park, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. per stone of 811”.; sinking the offal.
COALS.-Lohnom. OCT. 21.-Ships at market, 177; sold,
158.-Bate'. West Hartley, 215.; Buddls'a West Hartley,
. 21s. 6d. • Cookson's Hartley, 21. ; Davison's West Hart-
ley, 211.91.; Ilasting's Small, 16s. 6d. ; Hating'. Hart-
ley, 21s. 9d. ; well, 225. ; Longridge's West Hartley,
215. 9d.; Berth Percy Hanley, 215; Ravensworth Hart-
ley, 21s. 6d.; South Peareth, 195.; Tantield Moor, 19s. 6d.;
Tanfield Moor Bates, 193.64. ; Walker Primrose, 19s. 6d. ;
West Hartley, 21.. 6d.; Wilgus, 21s. 9d.; Walls End
Ridley, 225. 3d.; Walls End Killingworth East, 215.;
Walls End Lawson, 21s. 6d. •' Walls End Northumberland,
21s. 34. ; Walls End Northumberland East, 21s. ; Walla
End Riddell, 225.; Bell's Primrose, 194. ; Walls End Bel-
mont, 235.; Walls End Fremwellgate, 223.9 d.; Walls End
Hetton, 235. ad.; Walls Pnd Kepler Grange, 235. ; Walls
End Lsmbton, 235. 6d., Walls End Pensher, 225. 6.1.;
Walls End Russell's Hetton, 233.3 d. ; Walls End Stewart's,
23a. 6d.; Walla End Whitwell, 225. Id.; Walls End Cassop,
235.; Walls End Caradoc, 23e. • Walls End Denison,
225. 3d. ; Walls End lleugh Hall, ; Walls End lelloe,
235. Gd.; Walls End South Hartlepool, 235. 9.1.; Walls
End South Kelloc, 235. ; Walls End Ten, 235. Gd.; Walls
End Woodhouse Close, 21s. 34.; Derwentwater West Hart-
ley, 21s. 9d. ' • Myer's Milford Stone, 36e. ; Watney's An-
thracite, 32..

LEATHER.-Luns, Our. 20.-We had a short supply
of leather et this fair, with only • moderate demand, buyer.
holding back for • reduction in prices, which, however,
did nut take place, with the exception of shaved hides,
which were fd. to Id. per lb. lower. Crop hides, 30 lbs.
to 35 lb., 121. to 130. per lb ; crop bide., 35 lbs. to 60 1b..,
141. to 16d. per lb.; English butts, 15 lbs. to 18 lbs., 15d. to
1615. per lb. ; ditto, 18 lbs. to 24 lbs., 165. to 185. per lb. ;
Foreign butta, 16 lb. to 28 lbs., 14d. to 16d. per lb.; ditto,
28 lbs. to 401 be., 16d. to 19d. per lb. ; common hides, 120.
to 141 per lb. ; shoulders, 10d. to 14d. per lb. , neck, Bd. to
10d. per lb. ; bellies, 9d. to Ild. per lb. ; English horse
hides, 911. to llfd. per lb.; Spanish ditto, without butts,
led. to 215. per lb. ; calf skins, 30 lbs. to 35 lbs., 158. to
17d. per lb. ; ditto, 35 lbs. to 501135., 17d. to 215. per lb. ;
Petersburg kip., best, 17d. to 20d. per lb. ; ditto, seconds,
Isd. to 171. per lb. ; East India kips, best, 16d. to 19d. per
lb. ; ditto, seconds, 141. to 161. per lb. ; ditto, thirds, 121.
to 145. per lb.