The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-09 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

APOTRECA RI ics'Acr.=CAI.TION TO PARTIES PRACTISING.
A conviction under this act (55 Geo. 111., e. 139), took place
at the Bolton borough serious, on Saturday last, be indict-
ment for misdemeanour. The defendant was Ellis Flitcroft,
a bricklayer, but of late scent for Dr. CotHu, of 5, Faulkner-
street, Maneliestir, for the sale of " Capsicum Lobelia," and
as he stated, " herh., roots, and barks," Mr. Brandt ap-
peared for the proq eution, and Mr. Sowler for the defend-
ant. The indictment charged him with practising as an
apothecary, contrary to the act ; and evident* was called to
shovs that two inquests had been held in Bolton, arising out
of his having administered his " herbs, roots, and barks " to
the parties. Mr. Brandt insisted very strongly upon the
evil% resulting from uncertillcated persons practising, and the
ricks arising from their tampering with human life. Mr.
Sowler argued that Flitcroft had not practised within the
tar going of the statute any more than Mr. Morison, the
hygeist, Cockle, or any other person of the kind, and that he
was merely an agent for Dr. Coffin. The case occupied about
three hours and a half and the jiffy returned a verdict of
Guilty. Flitcroft was then ordered into custody, and sen-
tenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Cor-
rection at Salford.

TRIUMPH OP THE CHURCH AT LEEDS.—ELECTION OP
CH URCHWAIDENA —A correspondent says, "A change seems
to have come over the spirit of the dream of the people of
Leeds. Yesterday was the day appointed for the annual
election of churchwardens for the parish of Leeds, and,
although for the last fifteen or eighteen years, the church.
warder.* of the parish have been either dissenters, commonly
so called, er persons more decidedly opposed to the interests
of the church as an institution connected with the state, the
parishioners have at length elected by an overwhelming
majority the entire body of the churchwardens from the
decided friends of the church. Before the votes were
taken, one of the inhabitants urged very strongly upon
the parishioners a'semblad the propriety of electing as
churchwardens persons who would be opposed to levying
a church-rate, as, according to the late decision of Lord
Denman, a majority of the churchwarden*, and a minority
of the vestry, could lay a church rate, if it were required,
in opposition to the wishes of a majority of the parishioners.
To this it was replied that there would be no more necessity
to lay a church rate now than there had been for the last
dozen years, as the expenses of the church not defrayed
by the congregation, and which the churchwardens were
legally bound to provide for by a rate or otherwise, scarcely
exceeded 201. The proposer of the opposition list demanded
a poll, which the vicar said be would grant if he should re-
ceive a satisfactory guarantee for the expenses before four
o'clock in the afternoon."

RAILWAY AcmnExr.—A lamentable accident occurred
on Wednesday night at Hartford, on the London and North
Western Railway. The engine of the down 5 p.m. expresi
train, when arrived at Hartford, was blown to pieces by a
sudden explosion of the boiler, and the engineer and fireman,
we learn, were both killed on the spot. We have not at
present heard of any other lives having been lost.

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THE EDUCATION MOVEMENT IN BIENINOKAM.—The
clergy of the establishment in Birmingham, at a meeting
held -on Wednesday evening—the Rev. John Garbett, the
rural dean, in the chair —unanimouly adopted the following
meosoriol to Lord John Rowell:
Yes memeghilats consist of the preshiel clergy of the lisesegh of
Birmingham, teed of the clergy reeldlng wet the Boyal Poindstioe
of Ells \award the sixth, and Misr mama le the mil dessere.
That lbw ase thoroughly acqualtind wM re ate et arrehoe In
this large end important locality, eM are pinta; senile that it
is utt bedlqUate to the necessities Of Roe pepilstice ; so that,
whilst mei et what exists is of az uraddrasey kid. there are
arithstred Andrei who are elder manly wilkont
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I question, and do met hesitate to moms their satisfaction with the
I minute., an used in a wine, comprehensive, ini benevolent spirit,
evincing a =nitre desire to reeoneile, u for se piv.iihle, realm*
and conseivntious difference% and presenting the ooly ground on
which se:awls of universal application can be eV... newly mesh-
lobe.!. Tee, believe that. if, their operation, the m!nutes mill ready
aid rulantary efforts, sustain and benefit eid-ting ohm's, clivate the
partition of masters and ml ereass% cite wortmlit leo for the advance-
ment of talent on I virtue ..berg it wonW be otherwise utterly des
pressed, and vault the energies, hominy., and mind titbits of the
community, b- imputing • religious and useful education to Many
thnumnds of our poorer fellow-subjects, as well in the agricultural as
in the commercial deiricht, who would otherwise over attain it.
To tour lonl.hlp. therefore, and her Majesty's goTernrne,,, the me-
morialists dedre tooonscy their thanks Mr the minutes, th.ar willing-
ness to emonerato to varying them into effect, and their s.r.eete trust
that they will be penivel not doubting the they will approve
themselves to the general god sense, benevolent feeling. and moue
cm:ivied...a of the great mass of the community.