The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-23 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

THE latex POOIL.—The apprehension of comoshory re-
moval to Ireland has continued to operate very extenmvely
in clearing Liverpool of those of the Irish poor who were
chargeable to the rates. About one hundred per day apply
to be shipped hark to Ireland, but the greater number have
spread themselves over the interior of the country. The
number of mull poor relieved on Saturday was reduced to
2,508, of whom 1,291 were children. The Mil of fever are
slightly diminished.
EMTLOYMENT IN COTTON 3111.41.—Froen a return just
obtained by Captain Willis, superintendent of polio', of the
number of mills running, and the hands to whom they give
employment, It would appear that the state of trade contrasts
very favourably with the return obtained at the commence-
ment of teat month. On the 3rd June, of 175 mill*, 104
were working full time, 39 short time, and 32 were stopped.
At the present time 132 are working full time, 21 short tame,
and 22 are yet standing. On the 3rd June, 22.655 hands
wen working full time, 6.730 short time, and 11,25.5 were
idle ; at the present time, 29,238 are working full time,
2,877 short time, and 8.795 sre out of work entirely. The
average of hours worked at the former period was 6f, and at
present 7f. Some of the millowners are going to the ten
hours system. It may be mentioned that though the above
return
only shows the state of the mills in Manchester, yet
that there is reason to believe a proportionate change for the
better has also taken place throughout the district.
WARWIC/CBIIII2Y-

THE BRITISH ARCM.T.OLOOICAL ASSOCIATION continued
its evening meeting on the night of Tuesday. A paper was
read by Sir William Betimes, upon some curious articles of
war, recently discovered in Ireland. The mirk was well
attended, and some antiquities of much interest were exhi-
bited. On Wednesday the congress made an excursion to
Guy's Cliff, the seat of the Hon. C. B. Percy ; from thence
they proceeded to Stoneleigh Abbey, where they were re-
ceived by Lord Leigh. The meeting having continued its
course as far as the ruins of Kenilworth, returned to War-
wick, where some few papers were read by the secretary.
Mr. Wright made remarks relating to architecture
and building, as gleaned from medieval MSS. On
Thursday morning an interesting paper was read
upon the Coventry Mysteries, by Mr. Wight. He referred
to the singular entries in old corporate books for certain
characters performed in their pieces, and which were pecu-
liarly rin,ve. In 1573, among tho payments of actors'
wages, are to be found—" Payde to 1, awston, for hanging
Judas, 4d. ; payde to Fawaton, for coc-croying, 4d." Again .
" Item, for mendynge the deville's cote.' From a few stage
directions scattered through the MSS. now extant, it would
appear that the stage machinery must have been elaborate;
and the entries convey some idea of the form and manner
in which this machinery was worked. Many are droll
enough : for instance, " Payde for mendynge the wynde,
ijd." Again, "Item, payde for mending hellmowthe, 2d.;"
" payde for making hellmowthe new, 21d. ;" " payde for
keepyng of fyer at hellmowthe, 4d." And, in 1558, "Payde
for settyng the worlde on fyer, 5d." The paper was re-
ceived with applause.—The meeting then proceeded to
Chmicote and Stratford-upon-Avon.
KENT.
A HEROINE IN HUMBLE Lirz.—A young orphan girl,
named Sarah Rogers, recently rescued the infant child of
her master, Lieutenant Tucker, from the bottom of a well.
The girl missing the Infant, which was only ten months old,
ran I. the well end saw it at the bottom, a depth of sixty-
three feet. Without a moment's hesitation she gently let
down the bucket and then descended by the rope, which was
very old and only fit to draw up three or four gallons of
water, lacerating her hands in a dreadful manner. Having
rescued the child from the water she placed it in the bucket,
and some neighbours having arrived they pulled it up ; but
the girl would not be persuaded to leave the bottom of the
well, where she wee standing in three feet of water, until
assured that the child was alive. The promptitude and
presence of mind she displayed, says the Alaidstone Journal,
combined with her ignorance of the depth of water, the inse-
cure date of the rope, and the small circumference of the
well, sender this an act of true heroism.
ESSEX.

Tax CONDMINPID CONVICT Wit.smoxa, now awaiting
execution in Chelmsford gaol for the murder of an old men
at Roehford, has excited the pity of some inhabitants of the
town, who are preparing • petition, preying that his life
may be spared.
servennA•
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A MOUNTAIN ADVNNTUIIII.—On Friday half-a-dozen
friends left Arrbleside about noon, to take a pedestrian ex-
cureion to Langdale, and, if posiible, to nand the well.
known Pikes. When they came to the foot of this precipi-
tons mountain, they partook of some refreshment at a farm.
house there; and three of them, thinking they were unequal
to the task, returned homeward, while the other three, after
taking directions from the people at the farm-house, wended
their way up the lesser Pike. From a misapprehension of
the length of the proposed journey, they had left Ambleside
without dining, taking only a few sandwiches, and
these, with milk and bread at the farm, was all
they had. The three continued their ascent for about
three-quarten of an hour, when one of them (about
thirty years of age) beginning to feel fatigued, thought he
would stop to rest himself, and await the return of his
friend,. He eat down, and after continuing to enjoy the
scene for some time, bethought himself that they might pos-
sibly have miscalculated their return, and that if the clouds
which he saw touching the tops alone of the higher ridges
(Sea Fell and Bow Fell) should come towards him he
might have a difficulty in finding kis way, there being
no road or footpath, and he had treated to hie friends
for guidance, he being a foreigner, and not understand-
ing or heeding the directions given at the farm. He
therefore began to retrace his steps, and after half an
hour's walk in what he thought the right direction he
found he was in error. In the hope of reaching the dale
at the foot, he still continued his comae; it became steeper
and steeper, and apparently it would be more difficult to
retrace his steps than proceed. He came suddenly to the
brink of a precipice, which, as near as he could judge,
seemed to be about thirty or forty yards high. lie still
thought it might be possible to descend gradually by the
help ota tree growing out of the rock, and, to aid in hie
descent, he stripped, took off his shirt, cut it up into Ands,
which he tied together, fastened to the tree, and, after
weighing the chances of danger as to going down or up, he
deliberately chose the former, as the safer of the two
courses, and lowered himself down to a ledge a good number
of fest below the edge. But when there he saw the int-
posaihility of further progress either way. It was now about
seven o'clock, the clouds were descending the mountains,
and tils situation became most alarming. He endeavoured
to attract attention by shouting and waving his vest end
handkerchief, though neither house nor person was in
sight. His strength gradually gave way under the exer-
tion and long-continued excitement. His footing was as
nothing, and he was, from his situation, incapable of
moving. Fortunately his shouts had been heard in the
vale below, and his signs observed. After a long interval
of dreadful suspense, he had the unspeakable pleasure of
observing, at a great distance below him, six figures wend-
ing their way up a distant shoulder of the hill. Their
steps seemed directed towards him ; and soon he became sure
of this, as he observed they carried a something which he
could not at first make out : this turned out to be a large coll
of rope. One of the six was let down by his fellows, with
the rope round his body. He fastened an end round the
almost sinking wanderer, and he was immediately hoisted
up in safety, and conducted by his deliverers to the farm-
house, where great attention was paid him by the good people
there. The melancholy fate of Mr. Starr, the cue now nar-
rated, as well as the experience of many other parties, shoe
the gnat danger of attempting these difficult 'scents without
a guide.

Axetatty REMAtige.--Sitp—Oblierring is your paper an
amount of some remains found near Caerleoo, I take the
liberty of sending you the following :—The line on which
the remains were found is the Monmouth branch of the
South Wales Railway. The stone coffins are of a good
shape, and about 6 feet 9 inches to 8 feet long. When dis-
covered, they were quite full of clay, which appears to have
found its way in a 'lig** mass into every aperture of the
bones sad teeth. The kettle found is a large lachrymatory
of sn elegant antique form. sad of good clear gleam. It was
partly Bled with clay, bat bad no liquid in it. The odour
from it well as from thebenee and clay, was, when they
were first opened, vary abusive. The remains are un-
doubtedly Rowe, sail canal be from 1,600 to 1,800 yens
old, idatead of 600, as Six atone coffins were foes&
some years ago near the saw spat, in excavating for the
turnpike road.—l nasi. La, F. Fes, amistant-engineer,
South Wales Railway.