The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-04 00:00:00

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tered pone were lin 42; in 1846, 1 in 38; in 1847,
1 in 17.8.

DIATH of TIIOIt TRH PORT.— William Thom, the
Inverary poet, died at Dundee on Monday last, leaving •
widow tuid. three very young children in utter deetitutics.
A subscription for them has been sat on foot.

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.
SECRET REASONS FOR INCREASING THE SO CALLED
NATI°KAI. DBFEXCE.—The Liverpool. Mercury gays :—A
placard, with this heading, and containing the following in-
formation as to the consti:ution of the House of Commons,
has just been posted in thin town, and handbills of a similar
nature are also being freely circulated among the people :
"The number of military and naval men who Lave seats in
the House of Commons, is 143—namely, three admirals,
three lieutenant-generale. three major-generals i 22
the cdoarmy
nels,
28 lieutenant-colonela, 16 majors, 43 captains n
and navy, 21 lieutenants in the army and navy, and four
'cornets—total 143. Besides upwards of 100 military and
naval officers in the Rouse of Lords, and a large proportion
of both honsee of parliament who, though not actually
officers themselves, have members of their familiesnt and
in the
army or navy. ught these men to sit in parliame
vote the money of the people into their own pockets ? Is
not the fact that they do so, a sufficient explanation why
our military expenditure is increased upwards of seven mik
lions in the year 1847 over the year
whole 183.5•—• sum
po grew's.
enlet
than the produce of the income tax, or the
rata of Great Britain ?"
ToRkeTITRE.
THIS FRENCH REVOLUTION.—On Thursday niest,
a meeting, called by an anonymous placard, was held in
large room, called the Bazaar, in Leeds, " to make
their sentiments respecting the French revolution, and what
ought to be done to obtain the rights of Englishmen." The
gathering was net a very numerous one, comprising the melt
of extreme liberal opinions in the town ; who, after express-
lag their sympathy with the French people in their recent
proceedings, reiterated their attachment to the document
known as the People's Charter, and their belief that the
enactment of its provisions would alone secure the rights of
Englishmen.
LINCOLNSHIRE.
ATTEMP'T TO SHOOT A CLKRGYRAN.--Sonte weeka
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the vi
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to Tyson, td .A., Curate of ld-
sinstow,' felt it b his duty to lay an information spinet
Thos. King, a retailer of beer in llag Riba
e, for permitting
drunkenness on his prenii:es on the 16th January : from
drunkenness on this ones ion proceeded, as is usual, dis-
turbance and riot. About 12 o'clock on the Saturday night,
several battles were fought by men who had been drinking
at King's beer-house. The not (for about 20 men took part
to it) disturbed the inhabitants f the village, and roused from
their beds the inhabi vesiding in houses ad- 1
joining the beer house. To suppress frequent evils of this
kind, private caution and admonition having been given in
vain, legal measures were taken by Mr. Tyso J.nNelth. To effect
better order at the place, he applied to Sir orp,
magistrate in the neighbourhood. Accordingly summonses
were taken oat against King end other principals in the riot.
The cue less heard on Feb. 1, and King was fined in a pe-
nalty of 31. and costs. He w.,a reminded also that, as a pre-
vious conviction was recorded again': his house, if he came
again before the bench, he would be fined 51., and his license
would be forfeited. The men convicted of drunkenness were
fined ss. and costs each.—Oa the very day on which the in-
formation was heard before son was
at Brigg, about 10
o'clock at night, as Mr. Tyson was reading in kis room in the
farm-house of Mr. ft. Sharp, some person fired a gun loaded
with shot into the window, every pane of which except one
was smashed to pieces. Providentially Mr. Tyson was not
hurt, although the shut pawed within one foot of his head.
It is only a year since a similar outrage was committed in
Hibaldstow, and ou a similar occasion. At that time, Mr.
Tyson had laid an information against the landlady of the
Wheatsheaf, for permitting drunkenness and rioting. in her
house, and convictions took place before the magistrates
against the landlady and the r.ten who were drunk.
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
JERSEY.—The Reform party here are active, and have
determined to present a petition to the go.vernment and
members of the states of the island for an increase in the
number of their representatives in the assembly. Aco m-
ion
mittee has been appointed to carry the desire of this port
of the population of the island into effen. The object they
have in view is to increase the number of their representa-
tives by 14 members, who are to be elected by the rate-
payers, and they suggest the. the general elections should take
place once in evesy three tears on the same day, the consti-
tuency having the right of choosing from the whole island
the persons whom thi y may think worthy of their suffrages.

CLERICAL.
ST. PAVIA elleiCß, PRINCE'S-PARR, LITERTOOL, wag
lalanineseed on Thueday last by the Archbishop of Canterbury elect.
LAIR tour's GAZETTE contains two oasis in council
aims of the ecclesiastic-a commissioners. thet con-
= sagarste district for stual purposes out 0 whim
of Mara sad Paul, Cornwall, in the diocese of Exeter. The
lOWA seillmlisee steps to be taken for improving the demesnes ad-
**, tailpiece* boas of residence of the see of Rochester.
Paaranagswre.—Rev. W. Buller, to Holy Trinity
lineehnoler with Prom Oilfield R. annexed di'. Sarnia ; ;
*I by Assili it an. 0. Anode; pat., the bishop of the diocese. the
limas bola Wed to appolnti—liev. A. T.Grenory.lo pairftey
11.. ; llierwieb; 170 I.; on the ventilation of her lleleety
tfix=is.—Nar. T. Mika; to Callao-a Verdian R., Norfolk; die.
; 1101.; pet., Lord Wodehonee.

NAVAL
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 3.—A court-martial Is ordered tO
amemblo at this part as Monday next, to try Commander Brown, the
allase and asw, late of the Snake, fur the lore of that ahip in August
bat, oa a reef at rooks in the MosernOque channeL Commander
Blown is in a wry precarious state health, haring been for the last
eta or eight months =lined to his bed.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 3.—AFTOINTIIEN/B.—Lieutenants:
It. J. L. It'Clure, to Enterprize • J. M. Jackson, to Star ; M. C. 11.
W. Ream and J. J. barnard, to' lnvestigator.—duing Master : W.
Tether, to Inveatigator.—Mart. W. ROW, confirmed to
Carnal*: C. P. William, conarmed to us
; J. A. Corbett, to
Pinto; E. D. Airrergue, to Llanet.--Clerke in Charge. J. D.
to In
N. Gilts, to Pluto; F. 11. C. Gray, to
AM~pppromsee.—Second Matters: J. 11. Allard, to investigator; C.
Smart, to Pluto.—Mate :L. J. Moore, to Inrestimitor.--Clerk :W.
B. Matthews, to Wellesh y.—Naral Wet : G. Tope, to Imam.
J. 11. King, to be Dispensary Assistant, Marine bafinamy, Wool-
wich.

MILITARY.
PORTSMOUTH, Mallen 3.—The 12th (East Suffolk) Regt.,
liaeat..oaL Patten, landed this day from the Resistance in Portemouth
Barbour, and marched into Colewort and Fort Cumberland Barracks.
The Java, tranapcet, at ttpithead, with :6th Rein. on board, Is ordered
to be detained until a medical survey heal:seen held on the regiment.
The warm eamatemeed yeeteeday.

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ARCHES COURT.
Before Sir H. J. Suet.
Wit Jinn e. Wannit—Dironcr.-1n this cue Ma-
rianne Wade commenced a suit against her husband, Mr.
Charles F. Warde, for a divorce on the charge of adultery.
The suit was first commenced in the Consistory Court of
Worcester, and from thence, by letters of riquest, to this
court. The marriage to k place on Oct. 30, 1834, Hee
children being the issue. The adulteries ehargei were of
the most gross description, upon which not leas than 18 wit-
seams were examined.—The C mart considered the proofs
of profligate acts of adultery by the husband se unde-
niable, and it had no hesitatnin in signing the sentence.—
Dr. of
Mr. applied for alimony pendente lite. The real
income of Mr. Wards was agreed at 6,0001. after some dis-
cussion, and the court allotted 8001. per annum pendente
lite, and 1,2001. a year as permanent alimony, the custody
of the children luinug been by the Vice-Chancellor given to
the father.

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