The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-29 00:00:00

CLERICAL

COMISCILATION OF NSW CSOSOSIS —By tic Bishop of
(Oxford, for the Bishop of) Vilashester, Oct. 10. St Teems,
Wootten-hill. Best Woodkay, Hants.—By the Bishop of
Hereford, Oct. 25. Gsaerew (rebuilt), limefordabire.—By
the Bishop d LiebSedd. 130. 8. Onarleswerth, Olomp,
Derbyshke ; Oct. 12, Illeawire, Sallp.—By the Bishop of
Wpm. Holy Their!, iffmamod, Leeds; Oct. 11, Oxen-
rp, St. Huy the TM*, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Catracans FOUSDILD.-04S. S at Prodetieb, lffaasheeker,
• H.B.H. the Umbels of Ciusbeidge.—Oct. 9, at Bast
Horton, Biagley, Yorkshire (dsdicaded to St. Lake), by
'oho Oreear, Big., of CidetCbarek. Oxford, sad limb-
worth HsL Binglity.—Oct. 17, at Mear-Allsmast, Lee* by
the Rev. Jahn Urquhart, iscumbeat of Chapel.Adartm
(dedicated to IX Join the Evangelist).
NAOOLLINS COLLSOS, OXFORD. 13s.
OIIZOT.—Died, September 22, Dadlercigereday, of Biting-
ball park, county of Swased, lift., not sides high sheriff
of Van Diemen'. Land. He became a gemlitusan seuumser
of this college in 1811, and In 1814 was emoted bosomy
muter of arts. He has Sisallosady bequeathed 33,0001. to
this mate, far the purpose of foundiag four fellowships to
be sallei W his name, a preference to be given primarily to
tM donde him, afterwards to natives of S:affordshire. In
ease Slag dales* College Is usable or deeiines to tempt the
Wriest, the execators aro empowered to offer it to the other
colleges to this University la somerion, until seine one shall
seees the same upset the conditions before•mentionsd.
Orford Herold.
THE

BY THE SECRETARY OP THE
LIM IMMOMisaY.,-11r. William Beckwith, late secretary
to the Leeds wee oe Saturday last placed upon
hie nisi at dm Levis Borough Sessioes, before Thames
Flower lame
6igit, the recorder. The primer was chapel
with am arbas sum of mosey Oa all upwards of
1,0001) ha the infirmary. This institution is
grameseil basehemes of twisty guineas and
upwards and anaml subscribers of two /Mem and up.
wards bobs the tresses. The prisoner we. appointed secre-
tary as far back as February, 1837, and had eentinsed in that
aloe without Jet wept, on down to the men* elAagust la the
present year. One of his duties was to coiled amid sub-
setAW'end to pay them over to the Musser, Henry Hall,
Esq. Prior to the month of August last the large *mat of
subsaipreas watered by the prisoner es in anew attracted
the attendee of three interested in the welfare of the charity,
and after the sitting of the weekly board on the 17th of
August, be admitted to Mr. Tennant, the chairman, that he
was a defaulter to • larm amount. Oa the same occasion
he produced to Mr. Teeniest • book in which he was
sceastomed to enter sabooriptiose received by him,
and in a separate part of whisk was entered a list
at substriptians received by hies, but which he re-
presented to the treasurer as still in arms'. This list
tionsisted of three page. of entries, and included the names of
Mr John Mame, for 24 2.., paid to him on the 23rd Feb ,
1848; Mr. John Hardwick, for 21. 25., paid to him ea the
Illth Kush, 1849; and Mr. Henry Ludolpb, for 21.2,., also
paid t s the primer on the 14th of Angus., 1848 ; and far
embeediag these same the prisoner was now indicted. Mr.
Blowhard and Mr. nerdy prosecuted, and Mr. Overend and
Mr. Hoed*, defended the *Meter. The appropriation of
the mosey was proved is evidence, end it was even admitted
lathe &Imes that owing to the loose way in which the accounts
were kept, errors to the *teat of his defalcations during so
Mg a period at he had boas seeretary to the institution,
might have eeeaned through inadvertency; but it was
nevertheless eentended that the prisoner's conduct through-
out ; reesedhig showed that his dificiencies did not arise
frowe disheasety of *Madre. The trial occupied several
hours. The primer was found guilty, and sentenced by
the Reeorder to be transported far seven years. The primer
was deeply stared a hew* his sentence.
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN AND THE ARCTIC EXPLDl-
rtow.—Ths Lards of the Admiralty received on Saturday
alternate, commandoes from Dundee, dated Oct. RSA
inst, of the snivel of the whaling ship Melee, Capt. Penny,
from Davies El rails, in the roads off that port the night pre-
vious. Up to the departure of the vessel, eight weeks dace,
Capt. Peony hod been in communleation with the natives,
but could not obtain the slight‘st Information of the Annie
llepeditkm. Another whaler, the St. Andrew, had also
arrived at AberCen, which had had a quick passer from
the Streit. is five weeks. Sae was unable to gain any tidings.
Weekly Chrorsiclit.
Tani LORD MAYOR AND THE OP THE
Paisacis.—A silver cup has just been manufacturod for
Lewis Pailippe, which is Jateaded to he presented to the
lad Mayor (Sir J. Ds*, M.P.) as a roam& in sionme-
nossaffea of him ex-Majesty's late visit to the Wenelomkosse.
The cup Is in highly embossed silver scrolls and Emus,
haviag two handles* the style of Queen Anne, with a shield
be the centre of the body, ea which is engraved the crown
and " L.P." It is mounted m a pedestal, on the fear panels
of wit* are engraved the inscription, the arms end crown
of the late King, the arm of the City of Leedom, *ad the
private ante of the Lord Mayor.
PffittetiMENT OP DEATH.—The following memorial
he the Home Secretary is is the sours of siguaton at York
ea this subject, mew quest upon a leading article whit*
riamiin the Express " That your leamtrieliess
sacity in which public ementions have been esit,
end that *enters they have had many oppeehrm of
obanoing the effect of these exhibitions upon that dem of
misty for whose limemoden and warning they ere modally
trsadThat year meeerialiets believe that at ensentims
igsty.beriee • I the also is kenuhiatly bet is r
M Vet
Abe minded, end Met in sine ewes Wmsies is
the mmeity imperil awe 11l the minds at
Tim pew semeseiliele me deeply ~obis of=l*.pda:
dims of brig is a land is whisk the repro.
meg of law is universally aelmeariedged. and
Me ementim power is adequate to he maintenance.
That hem memerielists believe, nevertheless, that came do
essestmes mar, in which the enaction of the unmitigated
con:ldty emigned by the law to mime, the rigorous demand of
ier bleed. is an outrage ups the common feelings of
humanity, endue the Jest indligastion of all good men, and
the execrations even olthe hakered tends to stir up fa t..•
mind of the Impleand orimini those ferocious and san-
guinary diseesielem whitpals executions are intended to
suppress. Tem mentansiM submit that the ran of Chu-
lose Harris, sow awning emseation in Teuton gaol, Is of
this character. Yew Wsmiallele earnestly entreat you, as
lor Majesty's Chief dameemiy of State, to represent to her
=he elsomestencres ef the ease of Charlotte Harris, in
sae my mein hem her Majority • occenratation
Was. senless• of Moth, by thee prerogative of mercy with
which the misstitadm dour Oy invests her Melody,
and white we are seemed It is Ime relight to exercise."
METROPOLITAN TYPOGRAPHICAL WIDOW AND
Sentare Fono.—A meeting of compositors minuted with
the morales_ paper prase wee held on Saturday mooing, at
the White Hart, Catherine-street, Strand, for the purpose
of considering " proposals fur the establishment of a typo-
graphical widow and orphan fund." The chair was taken
b lay r. Hartwell, of the Daily Naves; Mr. Charles Cooke,
tithe Morning CA, onsets, was in the viesolia Jr. Reed*
dam approving of the principle were carried unsffileeellily.
and a provisional committee appointed (eonsieleg of esm•
podtoss casneeted with the daffy pease) foe the purpose
of drawing up the rules necessary foe conducting the pro-
ceedings of the society, issuing them to the trade, receiving
members' names, end afterwards for calling • meeting of
members to aopeint a treasurer, secretary, and • permanent
committee. Votes of thanks were posed to the ChSlllll42,
visachairman, and to those gentlemen who had so gene-
rously teadered their ,revises by amateur theatrical per-
formances for the benefit of widows sad orphans, left so by
the revues of the late epidemic.
SNUGGLING IN CHINA.—The Overland China Mail
for August mu ;—Tha Chinese authorities at Canton have
been adopting emerged* measures to pat a stop to sesuggliag,
which It is well known is net congaed to one ems el
foreieners or deaription of geode, and embraces alike experts
and lot ,oyts. The system has been in a groat mime
wiok. dat by the inferior mandarins, who mode their ma
arrangements with the foreign merchant ; but threat es
misundestandiog, the subject has now bees t
officially before the higher authorities, who -
mediately proceeded to make seizures of con.
traband Ginseng, the property of Americans ; bat
to show sisal rigour to other offenders, a formal
appliction has doge been made to the British View
Consul by the Chinese, to seise a schooner with smug/1M
silk?, teas, and other goods belzogieg to a British sub set.
Thie the consul was bound to do under tie treaty, an ao-
cording:y the schooorr was seized by the boats of the Phle-
, 'ethos. Them prTeeediap have excited no little interest at
Centan; but hitherto the Chimes di not gem to have gone
bey cod the Wades and law of nations. But it is doubtful
if the will proceed to extremities, since their own officeri are
as mach milicated as the foreigners. At present we merely
advert t.: a subject which may possibly ere bog occupy more
of our attention.

FATAL COLLISION IN THE VICTORIA TUN-
NEL ON TIM LONDON AND NORM-WESTERN
RAILWAY.

I On Friday, an is Ma held before Mr. ikelham.
the deputy moan, ea an body of a ma mend Willem
+loner, who died oh Tbunday neoesing last, from the effects
of the Werke be remind through Meng bees in a train of
waggon ma Tuoiday maim emits dawn the Maeda
aim Miele ems late rilea with imam goods bids,
ossoilog et the math el the Sum&
Mr. Bran barrister. attended ea behalf of the relatives
of tffielseessid, and Mr. Illeakban was eras* ee want'
the preseediage of the Landes mad Merth-Weiten Railway.
Thu eireemenaces of the ease will be best gathered '
hem the endease et Jena Webers. the breekmaa in
the traia ee which the stesiden happened. He said
that ea Tuesday, last he left the Mee]lll statics of the
Victoria tonsil in charge of a trek of ashes waggons,
lodes with goods. He used as brakeman to the train.
BOOM the train was pat to nabs the deeemeed, who wee
employed as a gee fitter arm the Lae, got tato the break
wawa, widen was plumed Were mil the other waggon. and
be a few moments afterwards the train was pat n motion
After having gem some Mimes down the tumid, wither
Met the tnia was going at a greater speed thee and,
MI. Winn by the demand, he put the the breaks on, but
err ire train melatened a higher rate of speed them useaL
On aniving about a quarter of • smile from Hodpountreet,
where it wee his ( ..iteeee's) duty to stop the train, trm
which place it was the prestige to take I: to Waterloo.reed by
the engine, he desevered the signal amp at the mouth of the
teasel at liedgmetrest, yam, hie lamp, but although
he still endeavoured to sheen the speed of the teen, it
was in a few moments et the mouth of the tonsil, and
a crash took plan between it aad the waggeas stead
cu the liae. Re (abuses) saw the danger, mod jumped eft
the min. bet denesed remised on the break waggon. In
a sheet time atm the collision took plan, he (witness) went
up
to the wan. and found that the wage is whisk
I ate demon was bad hem apses by the eoWebcsm, aced the
demised wee jammed between the *agree and the wall.
Oa eammiang ii bis thigh was found te be broken, mad
be had uM maned ether severe injuries. He was eon
veyed the dispeememy as rem as possible. Wham could
not asemat fer the trek goiag so rapidly down the teasel,
wept it was mend by the rails being so wet in onsequase
of the rain. He was aware that it was a rule date °omen,
sot to allow anybody to ride upon the carriages down the
goods tunnel, but dimmed bad often gem down the Wsp-
piag tunnel b•fore and manor did not like to reties him La
theme"' iestenie.
TIN mans was erem-ezeinined at onsiderabk length by
Mr. Brown, with the view of showing that Won pliable
the breaks upon the woman after the bola started, maseru-1
lag to the regulations of the company, he had allowed the
sena to Mae such a velocity as to be usable to stop it
before arriving at the foot of the tunnel in Hedgsonetrest,
and that the accideat was thus the consequence of his
alerlia‘eral other witnesses were examined, iseladiag Mr.
Wilma, surgeon to the infirmary, who naiad that deemed
wee brought to the iadneary ea Tuesday. Be found that
he had eartneed a hectare of the right thigh, end serious
imitariee on the chest. He died on Thursday moraine.
Wham had mince made a poet 'torten examiaaties of the
body, and found that death Ind been nand by a raptures of
the left lung, from external violence.
The Comer then bendy addressed the jury, observing,
that perhaps the object of Mr. Brown in Weeding the in-
quest was as ulterior ea* with the view of aseertsking
weedier the London and North W. stem Railway Company
were not liable, under a recent net of parliament, to make
soma empeasation to the relatives of the deceased. After
obeereiner that if anyone was to blame it was perhaps the
witness Walton, but that there was nothing in the evidence
to make him erintiaally responsible for the death of the de-
ceased, he said it did appear that the regulations at the
tunnel were somewhat of • negligent chanter.
Mr. Brown—Would you not put it to the jury that
there messes to be general neglect on the part of the com-
pany ?
Mr. Blenkimp—Oh, no. I think if Idr. Brown has
any ulterior object, it a is not fair on Lb part to make such
Y applimation.
TM Grater—l do not see how I can so put it to the
iTtejiary then, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned
a mad al raddeatal death