The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

LORD AUCKLAND ARITIVED YESTERDAY AT LiYER-
POOL from the Isle of Man. His lordship after visiting the
principal places in the town, embarked on based the tender
" Redwing" for a sail up the river, and would land, it was
understood at Birkenhead, to survey the dock works there.
ROYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL SO-
CIETY .—The first meeting and exhibition of this society,
under the patronage of her Majesty the queen, so Duchess
of Lancaster, and the presidency of Lord Stanley, was held
in Lancaster, on Tuesday last, and attracted an unusual
number of landed gentry and practical agriculturists. The
show of all kinds of stock was excellent, but the urns re-
mark applies not to the implements. The dinner took pace in
the boys' national school, Green-area, about half a mile
from the show-ground. At the upper end of the room the
letters " L R. A. S." (Lancaster Royal Agricultural So-
ciety I, surmounted by an imperial crown, emblematic of the
patronage of her Majesty, were visible on a lugs
scale, and when lighted up with gas presented a
very brilliant appearance. The noble chairman (Lord
Stanley) rose to propose the first toast, "The health of the
Queen," and said : In proposing this tout, I assure you
that it given:me great aatiafisetion to believe that in no part of
her dominions has her Majesty been received with more en-
thusiastic demonstrations of respect and affection than in her

Cigthrough tits county. Ima man that yea will all
grt!at pleasure in drinking, with me, the health of her
Majesty, as patroness of the society, for I have to rumours
done ust
immediate hehonour of air ices.'lll
..
At a subsequent stage of the proceedings. Lord Stanliy prc
tWhel. society thatiety to b here Majesty
esilishhedu
under
her
posed "Success and Prosperity to the Royal Agricultur
North Lancashire Association." lie said, •• Gentle
men, at this time of day, it is useless to rips-
loll
Mate on the importance of the agricultural interests
of this great country. lam aware that this is not the (mea-
l/on or the fitting time at which to express any opinion on
which there may be a difference amongst us with regard
to the position in which the great interest of agriculture is
placed by recent measures. I have my own opinion on this
point; but this is not the time for its expression. But,
gentlemen, whether those meuures have subjected agricul-
ture to unnecessary competition, or whether the difficulties
to which it has been subjected will tend to the advantage of
another great branch of industry, there can be no question
that these difficulties will be no subject of despair, if of ap-
prehension, but mast, and will, act as a stimulus to renewed
and increased exertions. We shall look our difficulties in
the face, with a determination to cope with them. And if
we are hold that for six quarters of corn we shall only re-
ceive, in future, the price we used to receive for four, our
answer must be, that by energy, skill, and science, we wild
make the land produce six quarters of corn where it
formerly produced four. I need not advert to the important
effect which is produced on the interests of agriculture
by agricultural societies generally. All who have watched the
progress of such societies know that although they have ne-
glected much that might have been done, yet within our me-
mories much has been accomplished by combining enterprise,
capital, and science. These societies are of a twofold cha-
racter. In the first place, they bring together panics who
never ought, and never can, be dissociated—the owners and
occupiers of the soil—and teach them their respective duties,
and their respective positions, tending to a mutual interest.
I believe, indeed, that the oftener these meetings take
place the better it will be for thou relations that make good
landlords and thriving tenantry. I cannot bring myself to
look upon the relations between landlords and tenants as
mere bargains of convenience. They are founded in
much higher feelings. I do not hesitate to say, that as •
matter of business and of convenience I would advocate
the granting of leases in preference to tenancies-at-will,
But while making this avowal I remain firmly of opinion
that tenancies-at-will may be conducted with satisfaction to
both parties ; and that leases will never be attended with any
bentht, unless a right understanding exists between the
landlord and tenant." After some further remarks to a simi
lase purpose, his lordship went on to say "Another object of
these meetings is, that farmers may not only have the oppor-
tunity of conspiring notes as to their respective systems of
tilling, which must vary with the nature of the soil and situ-
ation, but that they may see with their own eyes the great
improvement effected in the breeding of stock, and hear with
their own ears what scienoe will enable them to do with regard
to the economical production of both corn and stock. !do not
wish to be understood that what is economical is always cheap.
Neither when I speak of economy do I approve of the system
—and I believe some of the farmer, in this part of the county
are not free from it—ef sending their animals to inferior
melee, for the sake of saving • few shillings, forgetting that
the additional expenditure of these few shillings might re-
turn to them as many totrunds. By
_economy, I mean
that on a given extent of land we shall raise the largest
amount of produce at the least expense, and breed such
stock as shall, in the shortest period, give the best return—in
short, that which will give, in both cases, in the shortest
time, the largest amount of animal food. By animal food I
do not mean those Australian cattle which are only
tit for melting down for the tallow chandlers, but
that which affords the most nutriment for human
subsistence. I think that the more these societies are diffused
throughout the country the better it will be for all
classes . and therefore it was with great pleasure that I
accepted the office of president of this society, which com-
bines within dull three formerly existing societies (Lancas-
ter, Lytham, and Preston). Those three are now merged
into one. I advocated a similar amalgamation in the south
of the county, on the principle of bringing before the fsnaer
models of the best stock and implements that could be pro-
duced ; and I think that more improvement may be effected
in this way
.than from any advantage which a farmer may
f derive by gaining a prize, in a local district, for a very
iaL-
rior animal." lfis lordship concluded with some congratu-
latory observations upon the exhibition of the morning. The
Hon. E. Stanley (Lord Stanley's eldest son), and other
gentlemen, took part in the subsequent proceedings.

. ------
A QUESTION OF SOME IMPORTANCE TO MERCHANTS
AND Sitirowerees was decided a few days ago before the
magistrates at Hull.—Mr. Thompson, the town-clerk, stated
the case for the complaisant. John Edmundson a sailor on
board the Burnt Hair, is the plaintiff ; and Mr. Robert Col-
linson, the owner, is the defendant. The plaintiff seeks to
recover the sum of 121. lla. bd. as a balance of wages. The
first item sought to be recovered is 3!. 128. for oil money,
being at the rate of es. a ton for IS tons; 19.. for skin
money, or Is. per 100 for 1,900 skins ; and 1.55. for fish mosey.
Mr. Collinson, the owner, sent this vessel on a voyage to
Greenland, with the intention of delivering whatever was
caught at Hamburg. Previous to the vessel starting Mr.
Collinson read over the articles to the crew, as follows ; —" Te
proceed from Hull to Greenland or Davis' Straits, and there
to catch whales or seals, to take the produce to Hamburg,
and to return from Hamburg to Hull." This agreement
was signed by the whole of the crew. The voyage has ter-
minated at Hamburg, owing to the former owners petting
in a claim for her, whereupon the crew were discharged at
Hamburg on the 31st of August, and the plaintiff arrived
in Hull in the Helen BPGregor, on the sth of September,
and claimed payment up to that date. He went to Mr. Col-
lision's office, but Mr. Collision was at Hamburg, and he
could net be paid. Mr. Collision arrived at home on the
14th inst., and was applied to for the wages due up to the
sth of September. Mr. Collinson said, "You will find by
reference to the articles that the voyage was to end at Ham-
bars; therefore, I have discharged you at Hamburg, and
you are not entitled to anything more. Moreover, I have
paid 10s. each for your passage money from Hamburg to
Hell, and I shall deduct that sum from wkat would other-
wise be due to you up to the 31st of August." The crew, how-
ever, are not satisfied with that, and considsr that they are
entitled to be paid according to what was atated in the
articles; for if it is not stated in the articles thht they
were to return to Hull, Mr. Collinson read them so.
Mr. Thompson then proceeded to cite portions of the Mer-
chant Seamen's Act in support of the complainant's ease.
He was proceeding, when the magistrates having retired for
a few minutes to arrange some business out of court, Mr.
Thompson said . I am happy to say that during your abeam
I and Mr. Wells, the solicitor for Mr. Collieson, have coma
to the conclusion that there is a balance due to these menet
5!. 711. 10d., without any dispute whatever, and there NM
three items subject to a dispute, which I say ought to be
added. The first item is fish money upon ijie ...
and then we say that being illegallydoeb ell* ~
on the 31st of August, we are totaled to d . -;, NI
period we were so discharged until the date 4
which Is September 14, at the rate of is. r
ee' N
....4: j •••:. ....1
ril
i
*IP
~.it ..,....:e V
N. t)

days, amounting to 11. as. 4d. And further we say that
airing the Paid 14 days nut being provided with the victuals
by the master, we are entitled to Is. per day for victualling
money, which is 14a., making 21. 12s. 4d., the sum in dia.
pate. We also dispute the right of deducting 10.., which
was paid for our passage money.—Mr. Wells There is
llt. 101. to be deducted, which was paid for liberating some
of the crew out of the police-station at Hamburg.—Mr.
Thompson then read over the articles signed by the crew,
bat there was nothing stated in them respecting the ship
returning to Hull.—Several of the crew were tben called as
witnesses, ell of whom proved that Mr.Collinson, in reading
aver the articles, said, "and back again to Hull of course."
—Mr. Wells, in reply, contended that the msgistrates bed
10 jurisdiction in the matter, and that Mr. Collinson was
not the owner of this vessel, inasmuch as no English subject
scald be the owner of any foreign ship. This vessel was
disposed of, and was now the registered property of Mr.
Ton Roy, of Hamburg, therefore Mr. Collision disputed
lb right to pay. A Bntish subject had no power to buy a
foreign vessel and sail her backwards and forwards to a
British port without making her liable to be seised.—After
moats further discussion, the magistrates then retired, and on
returning into court, after an absence of about ten minutes,
Mr. Cookman said the bench bad determined that the
claimant was to be ytaid 71. Ss. 4d., but I Is. 10d. to be de-
ducted for the police expenses paid in Hamburg. They
were also of opinion that the Sall money hr tools must be
allowed.
ACCIDENT TO THE ARCHBISHOP OP YORK.—A
few days since an accident of a singular character occurred
to the Venerable the Archbishop of York, who is now in his
92nd year. His grace, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Dixon,
his chaplain, was walking in the grounds attached to the
episcopal palace at Bishopstborpe, when they bad occasion
to cross a wcoden bridge thrown over some ornamental
waters. On reaching the middle, the bridge fell, end the
most rev. prelate, with his friend, found themselves up to
their necks in the water. In a few moments the archbishop
reached the shore, and while his reverend friend was battling
with the waters, jocularly exclaimed, " Well, Dixon, I think
we're frightened the frogs."
CHESHIRE.
THE BIRKENHEAD Docxs.—lt is now certain that
the Liverpool Dock Committee are in treaty for the purchase
of the:Birkenhead docks. The subject was discussed yester-
day, at a meeting of the committee ; but it was not deemed
expedient that the sum for which they are offered should yet
publicly transpire.
WARWICKSHIRE.
FATAL FIGHT.—COMMITTAL FOR NIANSLAUGHTER.
—An inquest was held on Tuesday last, at the Grand Turk,
Ledgettehill, Birmingham, on the body of a young man,
aimed Joseph Hollyoake, about 21 years of age, who was
killed in a prize Eight, in which he was engaged with a young
man named William Grinnell, on the previous Saturday
morning, in a field called the Nine Fields, near the
Garrison lane, in the parish of Aston. The brother of
the deceased was examined, and from his evidence it
appeared that he saw eight or nine rounds fought, his
brother evidently being the weaker man. Witness
remonstrated with Hollyoake's seconds (the one known
as " Trotter," and the other the pugilist Bill Stevens),
the former of whom, however, declined to let the poor
fellow give in, contending that be could yet win the
battle. In the following round Hollyoake was knocked out
of time, but was ultimately carried before his opponent in-
sensible, who, more humane than deceased's own seconds,
merely pushed him down again. Hollyoake remained quite
insensible, and was carried into a field, from whence he
was conveyed to a druggist's, who immediately ordered
him to the General Hospital, where he was conveyed in a
car. Witness, in answer to questions by the jury, said be
heard deceased say, " Please take me away ; I'm weak,
and am going very bad. I can't fight any longer."
" Trotter" said " No, go on ; you'll win it ; you can fight
another half hour yet." Urennell, deceased's opponent,
also desired deceased to be taken away. A young man
named John Andrews, deposed that a quarrel arose out of
same misunderstanding about • girl, and ultimately a stake of
It, aside was agreed to be fought for by the parties. This
witness also stated that a young man named Martin, had in
common with " Trotter," seconded deceased in the early
part of the fight; but, considering that the deceased had
' had enough," declined further assistance, upon which
"Trotter" stuck pins underneath deceased's huger nails'
and bit his ear, but all that time the deceased remained
insensible; the whole of the witnesses agreeing in the
brutal and even savage conduct of " Trotter,' in oppo.
sition to the entreaties of the young man Grenaell, of the
other seconds, and of the bystanders. Mir. Freer, house.
surgeon of the General Hospital, who node a pod mordetes
examination of the body, considered that death had been
caused by a flow of blood to the head, la earequence,
doubtless, of the blows or falls received by the deceased.—
The jury, after a few minutes' consultaties, tyleased a ver-
dict of " Manslaughter" against J. Ortmodk 18=Pal.
and " Trotter," W. Stevens, and a man aced , as
abettors. Grennell surrendered on Moeda, and a warrant
has been issued for the apprehension of 'Se other parties.
Notwithstanding the fatal termination of this disgraceful
fray, a second battle took place on the same spot immediately
afterwards, and was described by some of the parties es com-
pensating for the want of sport in the previous contest !
_ GLOUCESTERSHIRE. .

MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT.—An inquest wan held on
Wednesday, at the Cheltenham General Hospital, on the
body of "a child unknown," which was discovered on
the previous Monday night, at the door of a man
named White, living in Cleveland-street, Cheltenham.
Suspicion at first fell upon his daughter, but it was proved
that she was of a very steady dispooition and unblemished
character. As it appeared that the infant bad been born
&firs, it was at length decided that a post mortars examina-
tion of the body should be made. The police were conse-
quently ordered to institute further inquiries, with the view
to detect the parties implicated in the transaction ; and the
inquest was adjourned until Tuesday evening next.

iAINISLAVOEITERBY A Box.--On Wednesday even-
ing Mr. A. H. English. coroner for Bath, resumed, at
the Horse and Jockey Inn, Bean-street, the adjourned
inquiry touching the death of a boy named Robert Beyer,
aged about eleven years, who was stabbed by another lad
named Francis Neil, at present in custody. It appeared
from the evidence of Imo Crayley, that on the forenoon
of Saturday lest the deceased and the prisoner were
talking together, when, from something that fell from
the lips of the former, the latter gave him a slap in the foss
with his hand. The prisoner had at that time what ie
termed a taper bit or gouge, and, after being struck, be put
out his hand, end thrust the instrument into the bowels of
the deceased. The witness was of opinion that the gouge
was not pushed with any very great violence, and he was
uncertain whether the prisoner had any intention of killing
the deceased. Almost immediately after the injury was
inflicted, the unfortunate boy fell down, and appeared to be
in the greatest agony. Some parties instantly went to his
assistance, and he was removed to the hospital, where
everything was done for him that the nature of his ease re-
quired, but without producing any beneficial effect, and on
useday forenoon last death terminated his sufferings. The
medial evidence proved that the injuries inflicted by the
gouge were the cause of death, and the jury returned a
verdict " Manslaughter against Francis Neil."

---.--
INcluarrupp..—On Monday a poor Bailor appeared
before the authorities at Salisbury, to make a complaint
against another sailor named John Hay, a man before the
mast, a deserter (since discovered) from the St. Vincent,
tying at Portsmouth. The complainant's name is William
Hopper, who was paid off from a colonial ship named the
Thomas Fielder, on the 7th of September lut, when he
(Hopper) received 91. in money, which sum he put into his
beg with a good assortment of clothing, worth at least 201.
Hopper meeting Hay in Ratcliff-highway, London, in great
distress, before he was paid, gave him mono rigged him
out in decent clothing, taking him to his lodgings, and
giving him 10s. to keep for him for a week, till he
could get another ship. On the day Hopper took
his wages, the ungrateful man, Hay, offered to carry his bag
containing all he possessed, which Hopper, without the last
suspicion, allowed; when they arrived at the boarding
house where Hopper had been staying, Hay, in the tem-
absence of Hopper, absconded, taking with him
CPler's bag, with the whole of the money and clothes.
The thief was traced as having taken the train for Ooeport,
and there Hopper followed, and traced the miscreant to the
Isle of Wight, Southampton, Winchester, and, lastly, to
Salisbury, on Saturday last, from whence he took the road
to Bristol. On the same day poor Hopper arrived, worn out
and penniless. The police of the city were requested by
the magistrates to relieve the poor man and to pay his con-
veyance on to Bristol, but, it is feared, the thief having so
great an advance, he will escape.

CARRIER PlGEONS.—Thekent Herald states that
a few days ago a beautiful carrier pigeon, of rather a deve
colour, toot shelter in a barn at New Ramsey. On the left
leg was entwined a piece of silk paper, with the following
words: " 24 Sep. very fiat 74.40"—sad " 114.50—Northern
fifteen" " Rouen three Lyons"—" Seventy-live Or-
leans"—" fifty-two." It is supposed to relate to railway
affairs. There appears to be much correspondence in this
way going on, as several birds of this description have been
seen near the sea coast, ifte.
THE CASE OF' THE CONVICT HUTCItISO, under
sentence of death for poisoning his wife at Deptford, has
sensed great excitement at Maidstone' a memorial to the
Home Secretary for a commutation of the sentence having
been, on Saturday, signed by nearly 400 persons in a few
boon, which number had increased on Sunday night to
nearly 800. This movement is not wholly attributable to
the repugnance to death punishments, bat is mainly attri-
buted° to the belief that notching has been wrongfully
convicted.
THE LATE DARING ROBBERY AT DOVER.—It may
be recollected that, about six weeks ago, a woman, named
Caroline Johnson, and two men, named Lane and Brown,
were committed to Maidstone gaol, for robbing Mr.
Colyer, watchmaker, at Union-bridge, on the night of the
16th of August, of 1451. The money, which was abstracted
from bly. Colyer's pocket, consisted of a 501., a 301., and •
101. note, two 51. notes, and the rest in gold. At the time of
the committal of the prisoners, none of the notes, sad vary
little hard cash, were found in their POIIetWOO ; but intidL
pence has this week been received by Mr. Kennett, Junior'
Clerk, from Mr. Bone, governor of Maidstonegaolt that a 501.,
301, and 61. notes have been found on one of theposoners who
now lie in the county gaol awaiting their trial. The Corm-
spoudence. however, does not specify the numbers on dismiss
found, although it states that the writer " has every r mon
to believe they are Mr. Colycr's property ;" and Inds to
the inference that they had been secreted about thu mown
Johnson's dress. Some few days prior to the discovery of
the notes, a sovereign was also found, by one of the turn-
ken concealed In the lining of the man Lane's coat.
DIOR TIDE AT DOVER.—Last Sunday, at noon,
the tide was higher at Dover harbour than it has been for
sfreenl years. At the mouth the depth of water measured
twisty feet, whilst several of the piers and jetties were coo-

pletely oveitlowed. The hotel which the South• Eastern
Company ere erecting at the terminus, had several feet et
water in the kitchens and cellars.

pa era.
DEATH OF HENRY HOWARD, RA.—Me. Howard,
the royal academician, the secretary to the academy, ailed
the professor of painting in that institution, died on the bth
instant at Oxford. in the 78th year of his age. Mr. Howard
began to exhibit for the first time at the Royal Academy in
the year 1794. He was then at Rome, end sent for exhibi.
lion "The Dream of Cain," from Ciesner's " Death of Abel."
In 1793 we find him living in the Strand, and exhibiting at
Somerset-house, " Puck from Midsummer Night's Dream,"
" Arid from the Tempest," and " Satan awakening in the
burning Lake." In VOL he was elected an associate of the
Royal Academy, and in 1808, at the same time with the late
Mr. Phillips, an R A. In 1811, on the death of Mr. Richards,
he was made secretary to the Royal Academy ; and in
1833, on the naignauon of Mr. Phillips, selected to fill
the important office of professor of painting in that
institution. He had, throughout a long life, devoted him-
self to the poetic portion of his art ; and endeavoured to
work in a writ something between the styles of his two best
friends—Plaxman and Stothard. His early works were hi.
best ; nor is it too much to say that the " Una" of Mr. Frost
(in the last exhibition) owes several of its excellencies to 'care-
ful recollection of Mr. Howard's manner. His latter works
were his dotage,. The Academicians, however, recollecting
his earlier achievements, hung them in capital places, to the
exclusion of better works ; and critics and the younger race,
who knew little or nothing of his earlier works, sneered—
not unjustly, in some respects, but too sarcastically—at the
last labours of the lagging and exhausted veteran. His leo-
tures were n printed entire ; but the bulk, and from
what we remember, the better !portions of them, may
be found in the columns of the Athenceuns. There
is little that is novel or etrikiog about them.
They wander over a beaten track, and we have little more
than old thoughts in different words—like a course of yester-
day's dishes, new-heated for another dinner. He was not
particularly troubled with purchasers and patrons, and for
some years may he said to have subsisted on what ho had
already gained and the salary he received from his situation
in the academy. One of his best friends was Sir John
Soane, and perhaps be may be seen to as great advantage in
the Scans Museum as in any collection we can at this mo-
ment name. Mr. Howard was the third senior royal acade-
mician ; the father of the academy is the estimable president,
and the next in succession Mr. J. M. W. Turner. The new
secretary will, of course, be Mr. Knight, who has acted as
deputy to Mr. Howard for some time past.
Stir Drama.
ME LATE MR. B. R. PRANK—The death of this
popular dramatic author leave, a numerous Emily in very
difficult circumstances. Mr Peaks bad amaesed from the
produce of his earlier dramatic writings a competency which
he embarked in the old English Opera-house in its most
flourishing days. The destruction of that theatre by fire in
1830 bereft him of his savings, and from that time he was
solely dependent on his pen. Misfortune, therefore, and
'no want of prudence, caused Mr. Peake to leave his
family without means. A subscription will, it is ex-
pected, be immediately set on foot, and a benefit arranged
for the assistance of those who have been dependent
on his talent and his exertions. Mr. Peak. was as much
respected by the whole body of persons connected with thea-
tres for his excellent private qualities, as he was esteemed by
the public for the unceasing amusement he afforded during
many years.