The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-12 00:00:00

Tandy, and Dattoa west to the r lasses of the primer
Gram, where his mother also lived, and kept the premises
of Mr. Taylor, wise and spirit merchant, Onrry-strest. Ile
(Gimosp) was sawn laws a bedroom, where, at the stair
heed, he hand a =mbar at makable', insieding a welch in
ea araainental mai& Oa breaking open the lock of a box •
number elekelsssnkay with ea/raved pattern cards were
lased, and can of the keys, apparently mow, answered to on.
et the seemed patents. Tksn were aka founds stiletto, a
daek lemony sad nine bottles of wine and spirits. On dad*
throttle's Kan °MVOS esciaithod, " Good God, you ladies
head what will do for kin." A" jenny" and 'diver Toes
were head at the door of the New Library, and had
ati-
dantl brut nerd in broadax
ads drab, oat of which a
wah•box had bees takes, and on the fisor.—kirs. M
Cox, Maeda& at the New Library, identified the silver
spoon as her peverty. The cath-box, the stated, was the
wittily of the subscribe"' of the library .—The male pri
other, Guavas, admitted his gnat, for whtelt be said he was
sorry ; bet d• eland his mother was gaits innocent, and ham
nothing of the robbery. The prisoner Boson rth said it was
the officer Banat who took the eatb-box set of the desk,
saying, " Let as sus if there Is any money gone."—The pri
sthen were committed for trial.

Tux " RasuitawnosisTe."—James Marsh, alias
Shelley, who hid abseoncind, and who was in company with
W. Rayhould oa the 23rd tilt when he went to the cur
gory of Mr. Johnson, of Dudley, and proposed to cell
a live or dead subject " tor:diaaeation to that gentleman,
was on Wednesday last, having been apprehended on the
previous day, brought before the magistrates when Mr.
Shipman, who attended on the prisoner's behalf,
worasd to treat the charge (which he characterised merely
as " a joke" on the pat of his chant) with perfect indif
fermis. The magistrate, however, called upon the defen-
dant to Sad two sureties to be of good behaviour for tit
mouths, and, if , to appear at the sessions to answer
any charge that mad* spiast him. The bail was
received, and UN

A NINIZROUS AND INFLUNNTIAL MEETING was
held in Bristol on Wednesday, for the purpose of adopting
resolutions in favour of Mr. Cobden's motion for the set-
tlement of all international disputes by arbitration. There
could not have been less then 3,000 persons present, the
public room. Broedmead, being crowded, in every parr.. The
chair was taken by Rubor' Cbarltou, Esq., who, in cum-
, ns-icing the preseeedines. spoke at some length in
Smear of the proposed motion. It struck him
that on. isportaat advantage of the plan of arbitra-
tion was this : it get rid of the vicious principle of a party to
a quarrel being an adjudicator upon hi* own ease. finch a
pr nciple would not be for a element tolerated in a court of
justice, where a person interested in the result of a trial
would not he allowed to tit on the jury ; and where, if a
party to a suit was offered as a witness, his testimony would
either be received wills extreme suspicion or he would nst
be examined at all. The reason of this was obvious : such
was the blinding and perverting influence of self-interest, that
without puha& the intention of doing wrong per cons iften
adjudged very unfairly in their own favour. So it was with
nations: when • contest beg 'Nth' whole ground of difference
became at once stilted, the question of right and justice was
lost sight of, and the slid was, which nation was the inset
powerful, or could bring to the war the greatest number of
fighting men. Where, on the contrary, a dispute was taken
out of the hands of the parties immediately interests d, and
was referred to a third and ucintemted power, the claims of
justice on both sides were iirpartially weighed, and the
nations had the bast security that the rights of the parties
would be duly regarded. It had been remarked as a practical
difficulty , that an armed force would be required tt. s atone the
decision of the arbitrators: a little reflection would, hewer: r,
show the fallacy of the objection. No *Testy could be bind-
ing which was not assented to by both parties; end for
either of them to intrust it ssould be a breach of national faith
such as, among civilised nations was of the most rare occur-
rence. The chairman went on to refer to the injury which
• nation suffered in its character and moral influence as the
consequence of any failure to observe a treaty, and refs reed
to the fact of powerful nations like Russia keeping faith
with small and powerless nations, as evidencing
that, practically, nations observed faithfully engage-
ments come to between each other. He argued
at some length against the horrors of war, and re-
ferred to the dehuing and demoralising COllB4 quencee result-
ing from a standing army as being even a more gigantic evil
stun the sacrifice of life on the fit 11 of battle. Mr. Blibu
Burritt moved the first resolution in a very lengthened ad-
dress, in which be reviewed the whole subject, dwelling par-
ticularly on its financial bearings. The meting was further
addressed by the Rev. H. J Roper, Rev. G. H. Davis, and
other g,ntlemen ; and a petition to parliament, in favour of
Mr. Cub len'. intended propoeiti n, was adopted unantinously.

LONLON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS.—Mr. Braham
appeared again at Exeter-hall on Wednesday evening, and
again had the same warm and even enthusiastic reception
which he experienced last week. While we had the utmost
gratification in adding our mite to the genteel tribute of
applause so well merited, and so honourable to the good
taste and good feeling of the public, we could not help en-
tertaining a hope that Mr. Braham, after having retired for
• cohsiderahle time from professional life, does not intend to
return to it. When he sang at last week's concert, it was
understood that he came forward on that eccmion only. His
ueond appearance on Wednesday evening was an-
nounced as his last appearance at these eon-
eerie." Does this qualified expression indicate the
prospect of other appearances at other concerts ?
Frankly and earnestly we say that we bop* not; and we
know that, in this feeling, we are joined by great numbers of
Mr. Braham 's warmest fri. rids and admirers. Of all sounds
:he sweetest to the ear of the public performer is the voice of
popular &opium. When, too, he has lien an old and eats.
bliebed favourite, it tends to mislead his judgment, and to
induce him to remain before the public longer than is consist-
ent with a prudentregard for his own permanent reputation ;
and this injurious effect it is still more likely to produce
when it is followed by thoughtless and indiscriminate
eulogies from the prem. Mr. Wiliam menu but be aware
that the plaudits he now receives are not, as they once were,
the expressions of the admiration and delight excited at the
meat by unrivalled hisplass of vocal power. They are es•
pensive of kindness, esteem, and regard for the man; they are
• Violate to the greatness of hisname—anacknowledgm..nt of
the high services be has done to the music of his country
during his long and splendid career. That they are also
be towed—and justly butooed—upon the fine qualities be
still exhibits, and upon efforts of vocal power which no man
of seventy-five ever made before—is true. But the oompfex
feelings which prompt them are mingled with the pain and
sorrow which every one must experience from witnessing an
over exertion of decaying faculties, and " duty in his mules
perishing." We repeat, therefore, that we hope Mr.
Brehm will not, as so many of his predecessor" have
done, continue a series of " last appearances,"
but will rest satisfied with the laurels hr has woe,
a4l with the possession of a name that will live for
ever in the history of English music. Brahaea's princi-
pal songs on this occasion wore " Mad Tom," erroneously
ascribe* to Purcell, and The Bay of Biscay." M. Schein-
boff. a pang slope of merit, made his first appearance in
England, and sang a German song of Kitchen's, with a pleas
jag voice, and in a cheer*, masimanelike style. There was
nothing remarkable in the rest of the concert. The hall, as
mod, was tall, to overflowine.