The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-29 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

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LORD CAMPBELL AND MR. T. B. ADDRION.—On
the sth of Jan. we reported, under the heading " A Scene at
the Preston Beesions," some very strange conduct on the
part of a *aunty magistrate, lit. T. B. Addison. &Me
Tidally the facts were published and made the subject of
comment in other journals, and the publicity thus given to
the affair induced the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
to write to Mr. Addison, requiring a statement of the facts,
and an ezplanation of his conduct. It will be recollected
that on a verdict of acquittal being given in the ease of Mary
Richardson, charged with robbery, Mr Addison was stated I
to have denounced the jury as a "set of empiric," and to
have asked them how they could think of giving such a ver-
dict on their oaths ? also with saying to a juror who at-
tempted to remonstrate, " Well, don't argue, you're not
fit," "the jury cannot have a doubt in the case' " and then
addreming the prisoner ironically, " You have had a wire
juisizalten you are wand spin, you may hope for such
I" On the 19th Mr. Addis= replied to Lord
Clampba. In his reply that gentleman tom lains of the
asisensg given to the report of the gs in the
as but admits that he is unable to give a verbatim
elellq=lerhat be seamily said, and contents himself with
eibming to fib slispeitisas made in the case respecting the
valid an whisk lie ebeiresiews were made, and with rely-
ing as his own memory as to the points differing from the
printed associate. The learnairilientleman then complains
that the newspapers endued to hive what he considered a
pemisent part of the speech by him to the jury after
the waist, vitt., that in which he adverted to the deep-
rested *mien It many men " not all of them vulgar," that
women et tbe pdsenWs dam are not aiminally emesable
Orr *A ben the person, an opinion enensoes, though
emeelbiet obelieately acted on, aad this *bough one or two
of the jury might have entertained the eeraneous opinion,
he strongly =premed his censure against those who were
brought to coneur in a verdict et whist their consciences
=it—Mr. Addison adrift that be did address the
terms strongly sualsamine the verdict of the
jury. He admits that a WOW* meginvele publicly ex-
ani4 at his Mr. AAmdish) observations,
truradesiesdbmErt°Ririsptike yle*a =e who incer-
rupted him, his remarks be to perms
assembled in the evert. The sitTgentisma then abeits
the main point of the charge mode evilest him, of having
severely "rated" the jury be their "tweak of duty" in the
verdict returned. He exposes his regret at the occurrence,
but pleads that his " feelings were bent by a painful colli-
sion ." but although he feel lii pride weeded at having
his name coupled with eireinernases other than he could
wish, he still, " after searching his heart," finds no
cause for self reproach. He urges, in mitigation of the een-
Mee littered by him against the verdict, that " juries like all
porsellt appearing before a tomb an sada Its operTision,

sad oubjeot to its thasere ;" and that "a peelers*
verdict is a saisbebevkwr, committed in the lath of the
court, apt to involve the theft in the discredit whisk Mends
it, sad property the anliset of epergne repeal." I[r.
Adams-8841We' by engin thee it was themsea for
hint that be met enmities hem the Week sad that at least
he limit have been With* made aware that he had ant
hie bather thagistrate's eeseurrethe, as whatever be might
have said seam would have been melt fitly corrected by him-
self. Lord Campbell in his reply, dated the 22nd inst., ex-
presses his satisfaction at finding that it will sot be necessary
or him to native Mr. Addison a name from the cenunission
of the pesos for the county of Lancaster, as he appease to
have been actuated by so improper motive, bat hue:premed
his regret for the intemperate expressions used. His lordship
at the same time "orations" Mr. Addison Against the
danger of his doctrine that he has a right to treat what
he calls a " perverse verdict," as a " misbehaviour cam-
Flitted In the face of the court," and seys, "although
Judges in former these lined and imprisoued juries, everinnee
the revolution of 1688 the greatest judges that have adorned
Westminster Hall have respected the decorum of ju ticisl
procedure by quietly acquieedug in verdicts which they out-
, fiend erroneous." His lordship concludes by saying that he
has received the spontaneous testimony of gentlemen of all
political penes to the learning, abilities, and nespetted in-
tegrity of Mr. Addison, end expresses his earnest wish that
t' • county palatine may keg enjoy hie service' as a ma-
ghtrate.

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TeszaCilwilratborarlrdiP EanonDdllFueadilithlCATlOni,ltts.rosiPrOßol:
in that town. A vote of thanks having been given to the
right hon. baronet for his susport of the institution, he, in
returning thanks, said :—" He provost' to extend the benefit
of education to a greater number of mesons in Tansworth
by making some modification in the school endowed by his
father. The endowment left by his father amounted to
1701 a year, and was, he conceived, specially applicable to
the education of the poor; though ample power was left
to modify the school or even discontinue it altogether, still
the original intention was to afford the advantage of edu-
mtion to the poorer classes, and the modification he . pro.
posed was such as would increase the means of iving
them a moral and religious education. It had always,
appeared to him, however, that while I/1 much ARUM.
non was paid to the poorer clause, the class above them
was neglected, and it would cost a tradesman 201. or
301. to give an education to his son at a boarding. echo I,
while an equal education was supplied elm At gratuitously to
the poor. A foundation was thus being I.id for the co.tver,
sion of the order of society ,• they were educating those wh '
had to depend upon their labour for subsistence above the
e tucatlon which the ad idle classes were e nailed to Rive
their children. If he could .o modify the school e.idowed by
Lis f ober as to make it more conducive to tee interests of
the poorer classes, end at the same tine tire (wild a for th-
education of the middle classes, he thoueht Le should tooter
a great benefit upon the town. He would now tell them
whit he had done. Of course the first Inducement to a
respectede man to send hie children would be to be pre
fmtly assured of the moral character and qualifications of
the =steer of that school. He had accordingly written
to Mr. Moseley, one olds- inspectors of the Privy Council, and
t)ld him that he was ready to apply • pro p.rtion of the endo -
mot towards the income of a muter el:tinted in one of the
training schools, according to the best system of instruction,
and that he hoped he would feel a suflich it Lderest in his
duties here as not to seek to be employed elsewhere. Hr
had also had an interview, when he was last in town, with
Mr. Chester, Mr. Massey, and with the heads of the train-
ing echoes. They all knew how deceitful certificates were,
so he told Mr. Moseley that he had confidence in him, and
asked him to seed the best mister he could find. Mr. Mose-
ley informed him that, from the manner in which the mas-
ters were trained, the system being s- perfect, they were in
great demand by merchants and manufacturers, and above
all, from the impetus given to the cause of education. He
also said that he wished to place the school in connexion with
the Privy Council. The school being under the inspection if
the Privy Council, and the muter being appointed by the
Council, the master would be entitled to rece.ve an additional
salary from the Council. There were three classes
of certificated muten in connexion with the training schools.
The first clue masters wen allowed a salary of 101. or 151. •
year ; the second class, a salary varying from 151. to 201. ;
and the third class, a salary of from 251. to 301. The masters
were also entitled to have pupils in course of training for
schoolmasters, and the third class certificated master, in ad-
dition to a salary of 251 or 301., was allowed 101. a year for
one pupil teacher, 161. for two pupil teachers, and '2Ol. for
three pupil teachers. Altogether, the muter would receive
about 471. a year from the Privy Council, and in addition to
that he proposed to give a salary of 701 , with 101. for house
rent, till • house was provided—he had allotted 801. a Tear
as a salary, including house rent. Thursday's post brought
him the intelligence that Mr. Mos 1. had found him • '
master of the dsscription he required ; he was at present at
Macclesfield, and he believed, with the other inducements,
he preened coming to a place where his labour
would be less, and in the neighbourhood of a rural pomtla-
tm, than living amidst • manufacturing populatice.
lie should write and engage with that muter, and he hoped
he would commence his labours on the Ist of March. He
had made provision for the present muter by giving his
some retiring allowance. (Hear and cheers.) He proposed
to have two chums of scholars in the school, the children of
the poor and the middle classes ; and in order to prevent en
objection that might otherwise be raised egging the children
of the middle miming with the poorer class, on account of
their untidy appearance or want of cleanliness, he proposed
that each child of the poor should be provided with a peeper
and suitable dress; and in making the selection of children
to be put on the foundation, care would be taken to promote
morality among the peer—the selection to the foundation
would he a kind of reward for good behaviour on the part of
the parent or child. He did not mean, however, that the
child of the drunkard or profligate should be excluded
from the school, for it would be a mercy to the child to
remove him from such influence, but as a rule the selection
would be as a reward of merit either on the part of the
parents or child. The whole parish of Tamworth would be
included, and farrnota,shopkeepers, and retail dealers of
every description, would have the opportunity of giving to
their eons what he would venture to call a first-rate educe-
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lion in all branches of useful knowledge. They would not
be taught the classics, bat they would receive a useful edu.
cation—peography, natural phdoe ph history, history, and science
in ita different branches would be taught by the muter. lie
proposed that this education should be given at a very
moderate sum. The education would be equal to that im-
parted in a boarding school ; yet he proposed, in order that
education might be promoted, that W. a year, or 10s. a
quarter, to be paid In advance, should only be required tr
each pupil, and the sum which might be received from
such • source he intended to apply for the benefit
of the poor. For instance, should there be 60 paying pupils
lin the school, the sum of 1001 received from those pupils
would be applied for the further benefit of the poor by en-
larging the school, and making it accommodate double the
present number. The objection entertained to the two
Chases of children mixing together was giving way, and by
provi 'ing • decent dress for the poor, he did not expect much
objection to exist in this case In • parish in Hampshire
p. similar school wee established, and no evils had resulted
from the two claws minim, with each other, and in order
that their eons might have the advantage of the shoed,
three families had removed into the parish from en ad-
joiniag neighbourhood. By the means of this school,
a tradesman with five sons would be able to give them
the beet education that could be afforded, at a coat of
101. • year only. That wee the plan he proposed to adopt,
and he trusted that every encouragement would be given
to it. The school, be would further add, would continue
in oonnezion with the Established Church, but no objec-
tion would be made to the reception of the children of
those who dissented from the church. In addition to the
inspection of the government inspector, be should request,
as he should be frequently absent from the neighbourhood,
four or five gentlemen, connexion with the vicar and
minister, to Inspect the school, in order that justice might be
dons alike to the paying scholars and the poorer clue. A
treasurer would aloe be appointed; and the master having
no interact in the payments, he would have no inducement
to neglect the education of the poor in order to attend to the
richer.—The Rev. Mr. Taylor asked whether, in the event
of the school net being filled by the children of Tantworth,
there would be any objection to receive the children of the
adjoining parishes.—lir R. Peel said that if • school-room
was built, and he did not meet with encouragement in Tam-
worth, he saw no reason why the advantage of the school
should not be extended to the neighbourhood, especially as
the additional income derived from pupils coming in such
meaner would be expended for the benefit of the town of
Tamworth.

NORFOLK.

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JENNY LIND'S CONCERTS AT Noawica have pro-
shoed a profit of more than 1,20 W., which sum is, by litr
generosity, to be devoted to the charitable institatioos of
the eity.
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A VILLAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE.—OR Thursday
evening, a fire broke out in the picturesque village of Omen-
end, near /henry, which destrojed nearly forty houses,
nearly one half of the place. About half-past seven o'clock,
flames were observed hissing from the premises in the occu-
pation of Mr. Flanders, end were supposed to hive orioinated
by a spark falling from the chimney on the thatched roof.
A furious storm existing at the time, scattered the flames to
the houses adjacent, which, on account of being thatched,
ignited rapidly, and in an incredibly short space of time, no
fewer than twelve houses were in a blare. The bulk of them
being tenanted by poor farming labourers, it was most dis-
unsung to witness the poor people rueh.ng about in a state
of almost distraction ; most of them, the flames extending
with such velocity from house to house, were unable to save
any portion of their furniture or property. Two engines
were brought into play, but were of no avail against the
strong wind. The conflagration was not checked till nearly
twelve o'clock at night. Every exertion was made by the
rector and principal inhabitants to provide temporary shelter
for the unfortunate people who had been burnt out of their
houses. A subscription has been set on foot for them. The
wind amount of property destroyed is not known.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
ALLEGED POISONING.—A further examination of
the man Brans, who has been apprehended at Bristol upon
a charge of administering poison to his wife with intent to
murder, took place at the Council-hove, in that city, on
Baturday.—The first whims examined was • girl named
Marshall, who had lived u servant with the prisoner for a
few weeks previous to his arrest, and alms confirmed the
statement of the wife as to the prisoner, on Sunday teat,
giving her a dinner of rout pork, covered with a white pow-
der. She dated that she saw lairs cot off the pork from the
joint on the table, and go with it to • cupboard, where be re-
mained about a minute. He then brought it to the table,
carried it to the cupboard again, and on hie return the second
time brought with him the rpper-box sprinkled
it with pepper, and gave it to his ;rife, who,
on tasting it complained ef ita being very salt,
and *Mt perCsiving the powder upon it, called the

prisoner's attention to it, and sebeequently refuted
to eat it. Oa the Sunday she saw Evans pram the rebind
plat* of meat on the bottom shelf et the cupboard, and, cm
Monday morning, when by the wife's request eke went to
look fork, she found it on the top shelf.—ldary Ann Winter,
the wife of a police-constable;who lived, with her husband
and the prisoner and his wife, is the joint charge of the
Clifton Old Poor-house, deposed that Mrs. Beans had
several times, in confidence, expressed to her suspicen ; that
her husband wished to poison her ; but witness endeavonred
to dissuade her from such opinions. About two ne.nats be-
fore she wee confined she mentioned to her her auspreion of
some liquor which he brought home in a tin can. She said
that she insisted upon his tasting it, as.d that, upon his gip-
ping it twice or thrice, it made him sick. She only took one
sip and it made her sick also. On the 11th of
December Mrs. Evans was cm, tined, and at 11
o'clock on the night of the 12th witness kft her
quite comfortable and in excellent spirits. At le.otween
one and two o'cffick in the morning she was called up by the
husband and found her then in a most olanning state, with
violent retching and purging. Advised that Mr. Parker,
surgeon, should be sent for, and he arrived and gave Lee •
draught, which relieved her. He asked to see the contents
of the stomach which had been vomited by her, but they
could not be shown nim, as they had been thrown away. The
prisoner threw them away. Every Sunday (but one) since
her confinement Mrs. Evans had been seised with violent
sickness, always atter her dinner or her tea. She w.a also
dreadfuly sick on Christenaday. She was never sice in
the week days. On week days witness usually glee her her
food and prepared it for her, but her husband was at home
on Send zys, and he did it then. Boors her confinement
Mrs. Evens was an healthy, active woman, but tut as
she was about to get up she complained of numbness
of her hands and feet, and now he has lost the use of her
limbs. On the Monday she called wanes, in and chewed
her the remains of the dinner. Witntm took them et Mr.
Parker to look at, and subsequently gave them to 1. r bus-
hand to take to Mr. Herspath fir chemical examination.
Upon crossexaminstion, the witness sold she had heard Mrs.
Evans before bee marriage complain of being subject to
bilious attacis, which produced sickness.—George \V inter.
police constable 71. and husband of the lest weneee,
deposed to having delivered the plate, die, to Mr. He-
rapath.in the state in which he received it. Ou Wedt oulay
apprehended the prisoner at his workshop in St. Phtilipo.
Not wishing at first to tell him what it was for, he sml to
him, " I want you, for there is something the matter." The
prisoner said, What is the matter; is Hannah worse I"
Afterwards when at the station, told him that he was to k n one
charge of administering poison to his wile. He me..dy said,
" That's very funny," and male light of and Sc. fir ol at it.
Witness afterwards searched his house and workshop, and at
the latter, placed under an obi saddle in a loft a'..vore the
ceiling, but wh.ch could be easily reached from t.te pri-
soner's workbench, he found a picket of sugar of lead.
Afterwards told the prisoner he had found it, and he said he
knew nothing about it.—Mr. Herapath, the enemist, de-
posed to having analysed the white powder on the 'nest.
which he found to be a corrosive salt of mercury, stolidly
sold as white precipitate. It was an irritant poison, though
one rarely resorted to for the purposas of secret pots .ring.
It was calculated to injure extensively, and if etioticient
quantity was given it would destroy file. Sugar of lead
had a strong tenth ncy, by La action upon the
n , to produce palsy or paralysis. Whit, pre-
cipitate would be likely to cause retching arid re-
laxation of the bowels.—Francis Blakewnde, aim loppren-
lice to Mr. Burge, druggist, of St. Apenstine';- prude,
proved that on Saturday, tile 20th inst., the prison. r came to
his master's shop and purehued a penny worth of white pre-
cipitate. lie was asked what he wasted it for, and lie said,
" For children's heads." It was given to him in a piper
parcel, to which wee affixed a label marked with the word
Poison." The quantity supplied to him was one nor/opts.
Some further evidence of a less materiel nature was rec..tved,
and the prisoner was then remanded till Monday (taut day)
for final examination.