The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-07 00:00:00

WALES.

EDCCATIONT IN WALES.—The official instructions have
been issued to the commissioners appointed to inquire intothe
state of education in the principality, The following extract
will give an idea of the character of the intended investiga-
tion :
" The object of vour commission is to ascertain, as accurately as
circumstances wilt permit, the existing number of retools of all de-
scriptions for the education of the children of the labousing classes,
or of adults—the amount of attendance--the ages of the scholars
and the character of the instruction given in the schools, in order that
her Majesty's government and parliament may be enabled, by baring
these facts before them, In connexion with the wants and circum-
stances of the population of the principality, to consider what mea-
-1 tyres ought to be taken for the improvement of the existing means of
education in Wales. The schools for the instruction of the poorer
dames in Wales have chiefly been erected by private torneflcence, and
some have been endowed from the same ssurce ; such of them as have
an permanent endowment, are supported by the small payments of the
poor, by collectors in religious congregations, and by voluntary
subscriptions. You will be furnished with a list of those schools
which have of late years been erected with aid from parliamentary
grants, and the report of the charity commissioners will give you use-
ful information as to the endowed schools You will be able to ascer-
tain, by local inquiry, the existence of other schools not comprised in
either of these classes. Their lordships cannot confer on you any
absolute authority to enter Into and examine schools, nor to require
from any i ersons Information respecting them, which they may be
unwilling to communicate. Your success will, therefore. in a great
degree depend on your own courtesy and discretion in the
prosecution of your inquiries, and on that sense of the importance of
your commission which their lordships trust may pervade all classes;
and on a disposition -0 co-operate with her Majesty's government in
the adoption of means for the removal of popular ignorance. Their
lordships confidently anticipate that this disposition will he generally
evinced, and will greatly facilitate your labours. You will explain to
the trustees and managers of the schools coming within the scope of
your inquiries, what is the object of your commission ; and that your
visit to them will be limited to an attempt to forma just general esti-
mate of the means of education available for the poor in Wales."
A MAN CONVICTED BY MISTAKE.—At the recent Car-
marthenshire Sessions, a msn named Thos. Phillips was con-
victed by mistake, the jury, with one exception, being almost
entirely ignorant of the English language. The foreman
was understood to say guilty, when the jury (all Welsh)
meant not -- !

guilty

PROVINCIAL.
LANCASHIRE.
LOAN SocieTies.—At Liverpool, on Thursday, a number
of poor people appeared in answer to summonses which had
been issued against them as defaulters to the Friendly Me-
chanic: and Franklin Loan Societies. The cases were of the
ordinary character, and the defendants were ordered to pay
the several amounts, or, in default of so doing, subject them-
selves to be proceeded against by distress warrants. Mr.
Rushton, as he had so frequently done on previous occasions,
advised the defendants to have nothing more to do with
such societies, adding, " You put yourselves in the hands of
these money brokers, and they squeeze you."
PUBLIC BATHS AND WASll.lloU9E.9.—Therehm been no
diminution, says the Manchester Guardian, in the number
of bathers at this institution, notwithstanding the rather un-
favourable state of the weather. One shower bath has been
fully completed, and others are so far advanced that they will
speedily be brought into use, both in the male and female
departments of the establishment. Since the opening of the
institution, a period not exceeding two months, during a por-
tion of which there was a deficiency in the supply of water,
and many parties left without taking baths, there have
been no fewer than 3,176 persons who have made use of the
puhlic, and 286 of the private baths, whilst 869 women have
availed themselves of the opportunities offered for washing.
The supply of water is now adequate to meet every emer-
gency, and the increased accommodation now preparing will
tend much to the convenience of all parties who may fre-
quent the institution.
YORKSHIRE.
IT IS STATED that the Leeds Workhouse has been robbed
to a considerable extent.
ROBBERY OF RELIEVING OFFICERS.-111 the night of
Wednesday last, some expert thief or thieves effected an
entrance into the applicatlon offices occupied by the relieving
officers of the guardians of the poor of Leeds, and broke open
the cash drawers of each of the four officers. In one of
them was a sum of about 1.501., nearly one-half of it silver,
which had been provided for paying the poor on the follow-
ing day, and the whole was carried off ; together with about
201. from the drawer of another relieving officer, the bulk of
it being in sixpences, and the remainder in half-crowns and
crown pieces.
DCRII
NEW MONET OFFICE ORDER. —Yesterday, by com-
mand of the Postmaster-General, instructions were for-
warded to all the postmasters, sub-postmasters, and letter-
receivers, that Fence-houses, in the county of Durham, having
been constituted a post town, that office would be opened on
and after the 6th inst. (yesterday) for the issue and payment
of money orders.
CHESHIRE.
Two MEN WERE RILLED at the works of the Conway
Tubular Bridge on Thursday. An extensive scaffolding had
been erected for the purpose of adjusting the machinery in
erecting the stupendous structure, which is under the super-
intendence of Mr. R. Stephenson. On the summit of the
scaffolding were four men working a travelling crane, in
hoisting a stone between six and seven tons in weight, when
an iron rod, which fastened two of the principal beam sup-
porters, snapped asunder, and the beams giving way, the
whole mass fell to the ground with a fearful crash. Two
of the men in their descent fortunately seized a rope, and by
that means saved themselves from instant death. The other
two poor fellows, however, wereprecipitated to the bottom,
and were killed on the spot.i Their names were, Henry Jones,
who has left a widow and one child, and William Owen.

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SUSPECTBD MURDER.—We reported last week that Staff-
Serjeant Brooks had been missing from his home at Lei-
cester, and that he was supposed to have been murdered. His
body has since been found in the river Soar. An inquest was
held on Thursday. The firet witness examined was Adjt.
Jackson, of the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, who iden-
tified the body of Staff-Sent. T. Brooks, of the above regi-
ment. He stated that the deceased was a pensioner from the
6th Dragoon Guards, in which regiment he had served far
upwards of thirty years, and was about fifty-six years of age.
Witness saw him alive the last time on the morning of Wed-
nesday, the 21st ult., while he was waiting for the arrival of
three troops of the 6th Dragoon Guards, who passed through
the town on that day.—W. Raiford, of the White Lion Inn,
knew the deceased, and on the 214 ult. he came to his house
about seven o'clock in the evening with a sergeant-major of
the 6th. Dragoon Guards, and remained there till about
eleven o'clock. The sergeant-major and five privates of that
regiment were quartered at his house. He was quite sober
when he came in, and appeared upon the most intimate
terms with the sergeant-major. The sergeant-major left
witness's house about twenty minutes before the deceased
did, and went to the Bull's-head, in the Market-place. When
the deceased left, he wished witness good night, and said
that he would go home. Deceased had drank about four
six-penny glasses of gin and water, and had part of a Welch
rabbit for his supper. He did not drink any ale. He ap-
peared to walk steady, and with a firm step, across the
yard when be left. He dosed a little before he left the
house. Witness did not consider him perfectly sober, but
market merry. Deceased was in excellent spirits during
the whole of the evening.—A Juryman: Do you know if the
deceased showed any money on that day ?—Mr. Raiford : I
have heard that he was showing about 30 sovereigns in the
Bell-yard. I never saw him do it.—Mr. Moore, surgeon,
stated that he saw the body of the deceased in Mr. Compton's
stable, and in the evening examined the deceased. There
were no marks of bruises, or any injury about the body. The
face was swollen, and decomposition had then taken place.
The abdomen was swollen ; his hands were wrinkled and
white, uif he had been in the water for some time, and a
froth in the mouth, such as was usually found on persons who
had been drowned.—Verdict " Found drowned, but how
the deceased got into the water there was no evidence to
show."
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ANOTHER ILLOBTRATIOS OT THE GAME LOVS.—A
POACILLR Snot—During Friday night last, as the game-
keeper at Fillingham, near Lincoln, was going his rounds,
he encountered four poachers, and the issue was a struggle,
in which the life of one of them was sacrificed. At the inquest,
which was held on Saturday, the gamekeeper. S. Moore,
stated that shortly after eleven o'clock, while on his
rounds, he heard footsteps coming down the field, and
some persons talking. He got to the hedge and concealed
himself till they came near, when he went to them. He
walked by them, and looked at them narrowly, as the moon
was shining, that he might know them spin. Two of the
four had guns, or something like it, in their hands.
raisin One of
them told him to stand back, at the same time g his
gull, which witness seized. The deceased, W. Fisher, came
behind and struck at him, but the gun immediately exploded,