The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-24 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL

THE FOUNDATION STONE OP A ISiEWEIIAPEL, tO
be dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, at Cronksz-Noddy,
in the parish of German, was laid on Thursday, 1, th mast.,
by Mrs. Frances Amelia Hall, relict of the Yen. John
Cecil Hall, 8.C.L., formerly archdeacon of the diocese, in
presence of the Lord Bishop, several of the clergy of Sailor
and Man, and a numerous assembly of the laity of the
island.

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Rev. Jenkins, to Michaelstone-le-Vedw Rectory,
Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire; value 4001., with
residence; patron, Colonel Tynte.
Rev. J. W. Knott, to St. Saviour Vicarage, Leeds;
patrons, Rev. Dr. fuser, and other truitees.
Rev. E. S. Phelps, to be Chaplain to the dockyard at
Portsmouth.

Rev. E. Thomas, to Llandowror Curacy, Carmarthen-
shire.
Rev. V. Blake, to be domestic chaplain to the Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands.
Rev. H. J. Burfleld to St. Thomas Curacy, Birmingham.
Rev. T. 11. Bushnell, to be chaplain to the Earl of
Romney.
Rev. J. Comilla, to Ashburton Curacy, Devon.
lkv. 11. A Dixon, to St. Anne Vicarage, Wandsworth,
Surrey; value 7001. and residence ; patron, Bishop of Win-
chester.

Rev. J. Ford, to the Chaplaincy of Maidstone gaol.
lter. J. P. Hardy, to St. Thomas Curacy, Stockport,
Cheshire.

Rev. W. Harley, to Sterenton Vicsrage, Berkshire ;
value 2601. with residence; patrons, Dean and Chapter of
Weatminater. _ _

Rev. W. A. Hill, to St. Barnabas Curacy, and Afternoon
Lectureship, South Kennington, I..tmheth.
Hey. H. W. Hodgson, Perpetual Curate of Irton and
Drigg, Cumberland, to be a surrogate, diocese of Chester.
Rev. E. Mansfield, to Holy Innocents Perpetual Curacy,
Ilighnam, Gloucestershire; patron, T. Gambier Parry Esq.
Rev. It. A. H. Norman, to St. l'aul Curacy, Derby.
Rev. W. S. Pari,ll' to Cherry-Ilinton warage, Cam-
bridgeshire; value 1614 and residence; patrons, St. Peter's
College, Cambridge.
Rev. F. Thorp, to Smalley and Morley Curacies, Derby-
shire.
Rev. J. Vallee, to Cowley Curacy, Staffordshire.
Her. J. Blanchard, to Rolleston Curacy, Staffordshire.
Rev. W. Brookes, to Itiddings Curacy, Derbyshire.
lion. and Rev. A. Byron, to Clown Gurnee' Derbyshire.
Rev. D. Cutlner, to St. John Curacy, Wolliug, Surrey.
Rev. C. S. A. Dickenson, to Atulley Curacy, Stafford-
shire.
11ev. W. A. Dixon, to Lee•Drockhuret Curacy, S.dop.
VACS NC I ES.

Worthy Martyr Rectory, Rants, diocese of Winchester ;
value, 3131. with residence; patron, Bishop of Winchester;
Rev. Sir IL Rivers, Bart., deceased.
Thornton Perpetual Curacy, Yorkshire, diocese of Ripon;
value, 1601. ; patron, the 'Vicar of Bradford ; Rev.
Thomas, promoted.
Chaplaincy of her Majesty's ship Britannia; Rev. E. S.
Phelps, promoted.
Chaplaincy of Norwich Castle; patrons, the ma3istrates
of Norfolk; Rev. 3. Brown, resigned.

THE PATENT LAWI3.—MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM.
—An influential meeting for the purpose of considering
Lord Granville's bill on the subject of the patent laws was
held in the Town Hall at Birmingham, on Friday evening,
the Mayor in the chair, The meeting was specially of au
interesting character, as containing a very large proportion
of the most skilful artisans of the town. The chairman was
supported by Mr. ()each, M.P., Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., and
other gentlemen interested in such matters. Mr. Hill de-
livered an address explanatory of Lord Granville's bill, and
of the reforms it would effect in the present law.
Ho didered in opinion (he said) altogether with Lord
Granville and those who thought that no patent law was
necessary, and he would have preferred a measure that
would have enabled the inventor to obtain a patent at even
a less cost than under the new hill, and which, after a cer-
tain period, should have made the patent unimpeachable ;
the new measure was, however, a great instalment of a
debt long due, and won therefore worthy of acceptance.—
Mr. Oeueh, said that there were plenty of people
who would be glad to take advantage of any opposition to
Lord Granville's bill that proceeded from Birmingham, and
to make it the pretext fur an attempt to throw it out of the
Commons. Such a proceeding would be most mischievous,
because by rejecting this bill they would be throwing
away a chance of an instalment in the shape of reform that
might not again occur.—After Mr. George Edmonds, the
clerk of the peace, and other gentlemen Lad addressed the
meeting, a resolution was unanimously passed, generally
approving Lord Granville's bill as a step us the right direc-
tion, although it does not altogether supply defects in the
existing law. By a subsequent resolution the borough and
county members and Mr. Geach, M.P. for Coventry, were
requested to watch the bill and give to it their support.
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lIEROIC CONDUCT OP A MINER.—On Saturday
week, as a miner named William Lester was engaged
" putting in a shot " in a pit at the Willingsworth colliers.,
a quantity of coal fell upon him from the roof, whiCh
knocked him elf the ladder, and he fell to the ground in-
sensible. The match was burning but a few feet above
him, and an explosion instantly expected. Two men who
had been working close to the spot declined to render
any assistance. At this critical juncture the "doggy,"
William Turner, who had been engaged in another part of
the workings, hearing of the accident, ran to the spot. A
single glance was sufficient to show the danger, and without
further hesitation he rushed into the gate road and brought
the poor fellow out. lie had not gone more than four
yards when the shot went off, and upwards of thirty tons
of coal fell upon the very ground where the injured man
lay but a few seconds before. We are happy to state that
Lester's injuries were but trifling. Turner, who acted so
nobly on this occasion, is the man who stands commited to
the next assizes on a charge of manslaughter, a boy having
been killed iu the same pit in March last, through some
alleged neglect —Birmingham Mercury.
POLICE, INDUSTRIAL, AND °TITER STATISTICS OP
MaNcriEsTEß.—The annual report of Captain Willis, the
Chief Constable of Manchester, has Just been published
containing, as usual, some elaborate and useful tables,
which, besides showing the activity of the police, give a
good idea of the progress of the borough in population, in
material wealth and resources. By this return it appears
that the population has risen tram 235,507 in 1811 to
303,358 in 1851; and the gross number of habit-
able houses has increased from 44,462 to 53,697.
One happy feature of this part of the return
is that the inhabitants living in cellars have diminished
from 22,921 in 1841 to 20,399 in 1851. The total annual
value of the property has increased in the same period from
811,6641. to 1,201,2411. The gross number of all buildings
is now 58,384, of which 103 are cotton mills, 7 silk mills,
3 wonted mills, 18 smallware mills, 7 print works, 3.5 dye
works, 15 hat manufactories, 49 machinists, 38 foundries,
4 lead works, 3 paper works, 27 saw mills, 11 corn
mills, 77.5 workshops, 1,619 warehouses, 6,262 shops,
109 places of worship, 413 public and private
schools, 12 banks, 10 markets, 2 theatres, 7 rail-
way stations, 3 public waslahouses, 8 infirmaries and
hospitals, 14 public institutions, 33 public buildings, 53
livery stables, 176 breweries, 121 slaughter-houses, and 511
buildingsused as offices. The total new buildings within
the last year were I,ss6—comprising 2 cotton mills, 4 saw
mills, 21 workshops, 11 warehouses, 1,338 dwellings, 118
shops, 8 churches and chapels, 1 bath and washhonft, 3
breweries, and 2 schools. The total number of reputed
thieves residing in the borough within the knowledge of
the police is 30), and 267 persons known occasionally to
steal. Houses where thieves resort 231; houses for the re-
ception of stolen property, 141.
TUE STEAM-SAID ATLANTIC LEFT TILE MERSEY
yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, under the command
of Captain West, having on board 145 passengers and a fine
freight. The new screw steam-ship City of Manchester,
belonging to the Liverpool and Philadelphia Company, will
sail on Friday for Philadelphia ; her berths, we are informed,
are already nearly all engaged.
DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.—YentST-
, day a special meeting of this society was held at its house,
175, Newman-street, Oxford-street, Alderman Farebrother
in the chair, to consider the position of the body in relation
te the secretary, Yr. Roper. The meeting lasted four hours,
! and at its close it was resolved to dismiss that officer, and
Ito attempt to ft-establish the society, which has lapsed into
a state of languor and inefficiency.
I A NUMBER OP POLES engaged in the Hungarian
revolution, and who have recently arrived in this country
from Turkey, left Southampton for Havre on Tuesday
night. The expense to the English government of those
Iluugarians and Poles who have been recently released
from captivity in Turkey through the interference of Sir
Stratford Canning is about 2,0001. This expense has been
iacurred in preserving the refugees from starvation while ,
, in this country and in shipping them to America. Many of
the refuge officers hare not been under the necessity of
' receiving assistance from the British government. Two
' more hatches of Hungarian refugees are shortly expected
from Constantinople. Amongst the but party will probably
be Kossuth and his family.