The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

have to record the higher triumph that it has met
with the approval of the commissioners of supply
of his own county. County boards are proverbially
conservative, and when they declare in favour of any
reform, the day of deliverance cannot be far off. The
toll-bar system of Britain is about as vexatious as the
passport system of the continent, and more expensive.
At the High Court of Justiciary, a country post-
master has been sentenced to two years' impnaon-
mcnt for abstracting 201. from a letter. The notes
were of the Bank of England, and were sent by the
culprit to Glasgow to be exchanged for Scotch notes.
On the stolen notes reaching the Bank of England
they were cancelled, and the only recourse the owner
has is on the postmaster. Three poachers, charged
with assault, were sentenced to seven years' tran-
sportation; and a pseudo-medical practitioner, who
had forged a surgical diploma, was condemned to
sine months imprisonment.
The statement about a cathedral in I'erth, which,
after going the round, was contradicted, turns out to
be quite correct. A letter has appeared from Dr.
Terry, bishop of Dunblane, &c., addressed to Lord
Forbes, and thanking his lordship for the proposal,
which, according to the bishop, is to erect a cathedral
in Perth, to be designated the Cathedral Church of
the Apostie St. John, and a collegiate residence for
the bishop of the diocese, and a stuff of four or flee
clergy, to conduct daily and Sunday service; and to
provide an endowment for the bishop and priests.
A statement that 140,000 trees had been planted at
Applecroes for 581. having excited some surprise,
another " forester bold " has come forward with a
still greater feat in plantin,g. Mr. Murdo Campbell
says to the Inverness Courier .
I planted, this year, Saint Patrick's Hill. on the estate of
C. Lyon Mackenzie, Esq., of Bt. Martin's, 260,000 trees for
36/. lac 1001., the price of the trees and labour included in
this sum. From this statement, you will see that I have
planted 120,000 trees more than 31r. Aimee, at a less ex-
pense of 221. Is. lid. I send you herewith an account of*,
various items paid for the trees, ard a copy of the pay-sheet,
which make up this sum of 351. 18s. 10;d.

A NEW LINE OP EVIAN COMMCNICAT:O/1. The
Glasgow Cilizers states that • company has been formed at
Copenhagen for establishing steam communication between
Denmark, the Faro Islands, Iceland, and Scotland. The
communications, which will take place every fortnight, are
to be commenced on the Ist of April. The government has
accented a reduction of port and anchorage duties to the
steamers which may undertake them.
THE HON. J. E. ELLIOT AND HIS CONBTITUEST6.
Some supporters of Mr. Elliot, Ml'. for Hoxburphshire,
had an interview with that gentlemen at Hanick, en tha
Ist instant, for the puroose of stating to him their opinion
that, in consequence of the depressed state of trade, the ports
should still continue open for the free admission of foreign
grain ; also, that in their opinion the restrictive
act of 1845, relative to Scottish banks, should ho
suspended, as they believe it to be both unnecessary and in-
jurious. They likewise expressed opposition to the proposed
scheme fur national defences, which would tend to increase
taxation at a time when revision and retrenchment are
necessary. The hon. gentleman expressed himself strongly
in favour of complete free trade in cora, and thought that
the re-imposition of the duty would do much evil and no
good. He supposed, however, that the governineut would
consider itself bound, in honour to the protectionists, to carry
out the act, and unless the protectionists agreed to suspen-
sion for the remaining eleven months, the government
might not be disp. sed to do it. Regarding the Scotch bank
restriction, he said that he considered it uncalled for,
as it had been so clearly proved to have wrought well for the
country. He thought that the late government ought to
have let well alone. Without agreeing entirely as to there
being no ne,:essity for additionat fortifications, dec., he ex-
premed anxiety to have most rigid economy observed in all
the expenditure of the country. The iLtetnii.w seemed
satisfactory to all present.