The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-13 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGESIIIRF-

IT IS PROPOSEDIOEs7AIILISII AN INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL AT CAIIBUIDOII, the main purpo'e of which is to
find employment for, and to instruct in useful arts or trades,
boys or young men who may be unemployed or untaught,
and at the same time to afford such persons an opportunity of
intellectual and moral improvement. Besides a grant
towards the first expense of building, the government pro-
mise aid in hiring land for cultivation and in paying the
schoolmaster, and moreover propose rewards to be received
by the master for every boy who, in consequence of the
skill acquired in the workshop of the institutions, shall have
become a workman or assistant in an, craft or trade whereby
he is earning a livelihood. The cost of building, Inc., is
estimated at 6.50/., of which government will contribute
250/. ; and the annu,l expenses at 2SO/., towards which
government will grant 301. It is said that donations to about
1701. have Men received, and annual subscriptions to more
than 501. promised.

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DISCHARGE OF RAILWAY LAnOCRERs. —About
500 of the labourers employed on the Great Northern rail-
way, in the neighbourhood of Iluntingdon, have been dis-
charged for the winter months. A large number gal remain
employed on the heavier portions of the line ; and the opera-
tion of brick-making will continue to be carried on as
rapidly as possible, that the works may be commenced in the
spring with increased energy.
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REPRESENTATION-0-17P00ITE.The Dorset Chro-
nicle says—" A rumour has been very prevalent during the
past week, that it is the intention of Mr. l'hillips, M.P. for
this town, en the meeting of parliament, to accept the Chil-
tern Hundreds. Certain it is, that within these few days
Mr. Hutekins, nephew of Sir John Guest, and one of the
unsuccessful candidates for the representation of the borough
at the late election, accompanied by his agent, has been pay.
nag his respects to those of the electors who supported him at
that contest."

TRANSPORTATION TO ENGLAND.—The Jersey Mfrs
says George Bevies, of Chumouth, Donet, wu convicted
before the Guernsey Court, on S►turday last, of having,
from the 13th of Aupst to the 13th of September, stolen a
bag and apples from a house at the Cotils, and a watt ring-
pot, apples, pars, and grapes, from a garden end green-
house, Well-road, belonging to lirriland Carey, EN. The
court condemned him to two months's imprisonment, and at
the expired ma thereof to be transported to England (!) for
the term of three years.

SALISBURY FEMALE TRAINING SCHOOL.—A gen-
tleman, named Cook, has been sent down by government to
inspect the pupils under the instruction of Mrs. Duncan, in
the Close, Salisbury, to qualify them for situations as gorse-
names for such schools as may be in their power to appoint.
Re arrived on Monday last. In addition to the 20 pupils
under Mrs. Duncan, 12 were sent from other training
schools. The examination was conducted by the pupils
being required to give written answers to printed questions
sent by the said committee. The inspector has nothing
to do whatever with the appointments, nor can he decide ;
he lies to give in the written answers, which have to be
submitted to the committee, and by them compared with
other written answers which may have been forwarded to
them by pupils from other training schools, and then the
appointments are decided upon.

FlRE.—On Thursday, an alarming fire, which
destroyed a considerable amount of property, broke out in
the malt-houses, brewery, and premises belonging to Mr.
William Green, maltster and brewer, of East Choldertoo,
four miles from Andover, At the time of the outbreak, and
during the conflagration, the wind blew from the south east
very steadily, or the destruction of property would have
been immense. As it is, about 50 quarters of malt, several
pockets of hope, and a large quantity of malt in preparation,
was destroyed, as well as barrels, butts, and brewing uten-
sils, eke. The property, all of which belongs to Mr. Green,
is insured is the Sun Fire-office. The outbreak is said to
have originated through the overheating of a flue in the
drying kiln.
ESSEX.

ATTEM PT ED Mrttrinst:Lieaterda3- a lengthened in-
vestigation took place before Thomas Gibson, Eaq., at the
vestry.hall of the Old Church, Walthamnow, teaching a
charge upon which a man named David Adams has been
some days in custody.—Mary Cressey, who was in a very
weakly state from a wound which she had received in her
throat and the loss of blood, stated that for upwards of 20
years she had lived with a man named Henry Challis,
who died about 18 month. ago, and soon after the prisoner
came to live in her house, but so a lodger only. For some
time past he had evinced considerable jealousy, and on the
afternoon of that day fortnight the prisoner charged her
with having en improper intimacy with a young man. He
made use of such violent threats that she spoke to a police-
man and asked his advice as to what she should do for pro-
tection against his violence, and his advice was to lock him
out of her hou.e, which she did. Or. the following morning
the prisoner called and took away some food belonging
to her which wu in her house, but did not re-
turn to sleep there. On the Sunday night witness,
her mother, and three of Ler children retired to rest. On
the following morning between the houn of 5 and 6, she
awoke by the filling of what she thought was the foot-