The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-24 00:00:00

road having been made round by the beech, whilst two new
drawbridges, with bastions and other defences, are being
constructed.

ROBING AGRICULTURAL SOCIETT.—The annual
meeting of the members and friends of this society snug held
yesterday at the King William, High Roding, which is
situated about sixteen miles from Bishop's Stanford. There
were present T. N. Abdy, Esq., M.P. for Lyme Regis
(President), Sir E. N. Burton, Bart., M.P., Vice-President,
the Rev. W. Shepperd, M.A., rector of Boding, and a large
number of the gentry of the county. Letters ofapology were
read from Major Beresford, M.P. and Mr. W. Brampton.
The proceedings of the day commenced by the distribution
of prises,. after which a grand banquet was served in a large
marquee erected in a field behind the King William. 'About
100 persons sat down to dinner, amongst whom were, besides
the gentlemen above mentioned, several members of the
Royal Agricultural Society. The whole of the proceedings
went off with spirit, and to the satisfaction of all present.
GLOUCESTERSUIRE.

WEST GLOUCESTERSIIIItE
West Gloucestershire correspondent, before be took the office
of correcting another, should have obtained better informa-
tion himself. The name of the Earl of Ducie is alone a
sufficient guarantee to every honest reformer that his con-
duct has been, and shall be, in perfect consistency with his
truly honourable character. Your informant says the
activity of Mr. Morton, his lordship's steward, was very
remarkable. He ought to have known that this gentleman
has ceased to be Lord Ducle's steward for some years, and
the oily thing which many persons deemed remarkable
about his conduct in the late election was his inactivity.
But the majority in favour of the sitting member was great-
est, says his friend, where the property was divided ; while Mr.
Grenville Berkeley's majority was upon estates of great land-
holders, and composed of unfortunatee, who, not daring to
express an opinion of their own, were driven to the polling
booths. " Save me from my friends, as well as from myself,"
the hon. member for West Gloucestenhire mly well say,
for on looking to the register of voters, you, air, or any other
person, will find that, taking the three polling places
where the successful candidate polled the greatest numbers,
the voters on the register are in round numbers 2,600, of
whom 470 are leaseholders and occupying tenants, chiefly
under conservative landlords, while in the three places when
the unsuccessful candidate polled the greatest numbers the
voters are 2,660, and the leaseholders and cccupying tenants
not 330, showing that the properties were more divided in
the districts where Mr. Grenville Berkeley s supporters were
most numerous.—A GLOCCESTEREFIIRE REFORMER.

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NEW LUNATIC ASYLUM.—The county of Hereford
is to unite with the counties of Monmouth, Brecon, and
Radnor, to establish a joint pauper lunatic asylum.
HAMPSHIRE.

EMBARKATION OF SIR irgil I TIT. —PO RT SMO ['TN,
SEPT. 23.—Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry and Lady Smith (with
his staff and attendants) embarked from the Victoria pier
this day, at 12 o'clock, in the Lightning steamer, for convey-
ance to the Vernon (Indiaman), Capt. Voss, at Spitbead, to
assume the command at the Cape of Gond Hope. The
general was accompanied by Col. Lewis, R.E., and the field-
officers of the garrison, to the place of embarkation, where
the hands of the 43rd Royal Marines, and Und lteg. re.
wired the gallant general, by playing " See, the conquering
hero comes." The pier (which was handsomely decorated
with Sags) and the platform were crowded with people, who
heartily and repeatedly cheered the gallant general on leasing
the shores of England. -

VCIITSHIBY..

ITIORwAY ROBBERY.—At the Cirencester Petty
Sessions, a few days since, Richard Newport and Ann Baker,
two of the parties concerned in the recent robbery of Mr.
Church, of Burbege, were placed before the magistrates.
On the let inst., Mr. Church, who is a butcher and inn.
keeper, of Burbage, was at Swindon on business, and pro-
needed in the evening from the Old to the New Town, when
he was attacked and knocked down by three men and two
women, who robbed him of his purse containing 371. 10s. IA
notes and coin.—Mr. Church, having been sworn, deposed
that the prisoner, Newport, w► the same man who knocked
him down and held bis head; that the prisoner, Ann Baker,
was the person who held his legs, and that the shawl pro-
duced was the same as worn by her at the robbery.—After
Rome corroborative evidence, the prisoners were committed
for trial.

Ate ALARMINO ACCIDENT, Bays a local paper,
occurred last week to Mr. Sturrock, the resident engineer of
the Great Western Railway Company, at Swindon. Whilst
seated at his desk, in the office, the flooring of the room above
suddenly gave way, and between two and three tons weight
of metal was precipitated into the room below. Fortunately
Mr. Sturrock's attention was attracted by a portion of the
ceiling first felling, and he had barely time to remove from
hie desk when the whole weight fell and completely demo.
lisped it. Mr. Sturrock received sonic severe cuts and
bruises. The accident was owing to some of the workmen
having carelessly left the metal in the room above the office,
the floor not being capable nor intended to bear the weight.

THE POISONING AT TTCERTON.—On Wednesday
Ann Fisher, who stands charged with the administration of
arsenic to her husband, was again placed before the local
examination. The evidence -^

masestrates for ex.— of the witnesses
examined before the coroner having been taken—John
Dunn deposed that be was apprentice to Mr. Rosseter,
druggist, of Tiverton. About the latter end of July last he
recollected a woman lilts the prisoner coming into the shop
and uking Mr. Rosscter for some arsenic. Ile thought she
asked for it for the purpose of killing rats and mice, and Mr.
Rometer replied, that he kept an article, called " Butler's
Vermin and Insect Killer," for that purpose, but not
muftis. She then went away. Was almost positive that
the prisoner was the person to whom he alluded.—
Ann Fisher rose and exclaimed firmly, " Now look at me—
don't go to swear unless you are certain."—The witness said
he should not like to swear positively.—John Coble y exa-
mined: Was a labourer, and resided at Washford Fyne.
Raeolleeted Fisher's marriage with the prisoner. A week or
a fertni,ght after was at the Black Dog, and saw Leach, an
aeguaintance of Mrs. Fisher, there. Joked him about the
marriage—Fisher being an old man, and he (Leach) ayoung
one—and he said, " The old man will not live long." Wit-
ness then said, " Oh, you are thinking of having the
woman yet, and the property too ,• " and Leach
answered, " Yes you are right." Could not say that he
thought that meant that Richard Fisher would come to an
untimely end. Had heard Mrs. Rattenbury say that Leach
and the prisoner were seen walking from a certain chapel to-
gether only the Sunday before her marriage.—After a con-
sultation amongst the magistrates, the prisoner was again re-
manded.

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SCULPTURE IN IRELAND.—An exhibition of eculp-
tare was opened on Tuesday last, in the hall of the Royal
Dublin Society's buildings. The works are the production
of Irish artists, none other being admitted, and is at once
uni9ue. His Excellency Lord Clarendon, wbo opened the
exhibition, arrived at the hall at three o'clock, p.m., and was
received by deputation§ from the Royal Dublin Society, and
of the Royal Irish Art-Union, by which body the exhibition
was projected. His excellency, who appeared not less sur-
prised than delighted at the beautyy, of the collection, was
shortly after his entrance presented with an address from the
Art-Union, which in brief and unexaggerated terms referred
to what had been done by that body- fier the promotion of
art, and soliciting his excellency to beim* a patron of the
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Lead Clarendon, having exposed swish to see the Schools
of Design of the Royal Dublin Society, was conducted
thither -by the officers of that body, of which he was pleased
to approve.—Sir Robert Kane? while his excellency was in-
specting some ornamental designs executed by the pupils,
took the opportunity of stating a remarkable fact, that the
present act of parliament for the protection of the copyright
of designs was first set on foot, and obtained, through the
instrumentality of Sir Emerson Tennent, by an Irish house,
Mears. Henry, of laland-bridge,to protect Irish designs from
being pirated and adopted as French by the Manchester
houses. The act was made, of course, imperial, but its
original object wax, as stated, to protect the designs produced
in these schools and elsewhere in Ireland. It was nearly RP*
o'clock p.m. when bin excellency withdrew.
'Husk.
GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. GLOUCESTER,
evening the concert at the Shire-hall was
well and fashionably attended. An aria from " Semiramide,"
" In el barbara eciagura," introduced Mdlle. Alboni to the
andienee ; and long bofore the air was finished the audience
had greeted the signora with an unrestrained bunt of ap-
plause, and when it was concluded an encore was insisted
upon. A recitative and air by Fucks, by Standigl, followed.
A duet by Miss Dolby and Mr. Locke? , •' The tailor sighs as
sinks his native shore, •' was distinguished by the well-known
characteristics of these charming vocalists. A song from
the "Crusaders," by Mrs. Weiss, followed. At the last festival
' enunciation le- ipronounsed .