The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WI4:DN.I4:SDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 18!..0.

stout cord. How tht y " board " may be gueesed from
the tact that I sat down at breakfast this morning, at
7 o'clock, with six•y ',gintltmen," and that
within ten minutes of the ringing of the bell, by my
watch, there was not a soul at table but myselt and
two others. All had eaten and gone. There was not
a single clean shirt to be seen amongst the whole
party,andyt every one of them wore a black, shabby
coat' of Parisian cut, and the thinnest and lightest
boots that could possibly be got to hold together. Oar
« parlour" is exactly like a ward in the hospital at Sea.
tars. The furniture consists of deal chairs, except
the rocking chair ' • and its carpet appears to have
been manufactured about the time of the revolution.
All its colours hove disappeared under the influence
of tobacco juice. We arc lighted in it by one candle
of diminutive proportion., which, with the assistance
of the whitewashed walls, joist makes the darkness
visible. The house is just such a one as you would
expect to see tenanted by burly farmers, in top
boots and corduroy; in which one would look for
coarse cloth and thick soles; in which most
Englishmen would think a decent shooting
coat rather out of place. But such is the
passion here for foreign fashions that every one in
and about it, with his threadbare black, his doubtful
linen, his Wished unbrushed Paris boots, wears the
appearance of a strolling actor out of employment.
The ladies of the house come down in the moils!'
attired in all the hues of the rainbow, end sit in the
parlour after dinner, in melancholy grandeur, in the
uncertain light of the solitary luminary of the place.
The men smoke and spit in the tar, and the niggers
lounge in the passage. Everyone seems trying to
avoid everything in the matter of costume which
would be in the least degree suitable to au active life
in a haltsettlefl region in the heart of a forest
covered continent.

MUSIC

MISS DOLBY'S CHAMBER CONCERTS.

This acootoplished sad favourite vocalist gays her
nomad *Orli of the team last everting. As ea Os pre-
vious oessales, ber ►ooms wen crowded by a faohlosable
sesemblage, sung whom were many of our mat anis-
paned musician and smataan. The entertalmasat, as
%nal with her, was highly nand sad elegant, and nveral
of the Ones performed IMO peculiarly haunting. KW
Dolby—astsady partisaa of sheared old Italian soltoel—snag
&nulls's most pathetic air, " Oh, dal main doles arder,"
with 'squat* meatus sad expreseios. Bbs nag alto
lialfe's pretty nag "The reaper and the flowers," sad two
ballads, Irish sad lintel. Amos( other things, Hanes'.
song, Sing, who salaglae with my lays," was awned-
Maly well sang by Mr. Baas. Walter Macturea's
" I saw thee weep," by Madams Weise ; sad Mersalisatee
roman, " 'dooms," by Mr. Millard, a rug stager
as yet little haws, bat of gnat merit. There wets some
Aso pieces of coceerted vocal musk, partials:ly tits great
motet, " Bola, Bois," from DWI Oioeaaal, sad s eharatiag
trio of Basedisee, admirably sass, without say Later
sesta accompaalstest, by Madame Weise, NW lieuesat,
sad Min Dolby. The lastrusestal nude eaasistad et
Husasel's pianoforte trio I. B flat, played by Moan,
blow, fielatua. sad Leer; soles of Helm sad Pater,
played by Mr. Mom ; a violin faataela from the 7boesecrie
by IL rhinos ; sad Thalbug's grand duet on sin hen the
Huguenots, by Mr. therm and M. Banton. Cap's ADM
vocal qaartet, Eon gaol duo sonata," by Madame
Weiss, Mus Dolby, Mr. Millard, sad Mr. Thomas, son-
eluded the bawl.

sad calling/it energetic meemine to resist masa ina.lle had
not the least idea of disparaging the whit. of-leavit system
as • mode of °Nolan's' the iadlictioa of punishment with the
hope of Mona, though the ticket-of leave system was sop,
posed to be seanected with this vest spread of crime. But
it might be suggested whether toe system wes rot capable
of improvement. It had been stated that all kinds of
criminals were treated in the same manner, although in
reality there were two &Serest classes—the clue of casual
offeaders, overtime by • transient temptation, who
might possess moms remone, sad in wittiest of whom there
might be some tope, and the *smarmed camisole who bad
sham he path of crime deliberately for their own &dean-
eese. and with respect to whom it might be considered dan-
ohm ge misty to allow them to be at lam ; so that if
mtimismYeemhi be divided into two alums, sad permanent
sesleske provided for these who were permanently den-
germ, a clearable result would be attained. All he could
sluas, that the law gave very imperfect means of mair-
tg_ whether • whaled should be put into that class or
sot. The oily means they had of jadeite go that plat
was by the 'Odense whieh was adduced el previous envie-
thins, cud if it were of importance that permanent seclu-
sion should be provided for toe permanently dangerous, it
might be worth consideration to provide the test by which
that clusitleation could be made. lie had now neither
time lot -ability to dimes the question further—a goes-
tioa which be knew was engaging the attention of the
most motive and profosad miada is the nation.

RAILWAY COLLIIION AND MASON OP DIANILAUOIITIL
George Spivey, 24, was indtotod for the stanalaughtar of
John Coapland, at Chum!' Pontos, on the 26th of July last.
Mr. Slanshud and Mr. Mauls oradasod the prosecution ;
Mr. Digt,, &moat deluded the prisoner.
This cue arose out of • collision on the North Eastern
Railway, at the Church Fontoastatbas. Oaths 26th of
July an incursion train left Market Wsightoa, where there
had bees aa agricultural show, for Selby, sad Wetherby.
Ravin pasted Selby, the tutu reached Church Fenton a
little after twelve o'clock, where it had to be drawn up for
theprpess of amebas a hone-bor. This occupied were
ton or sflMea missals ; sad while pert of the a:main
trela wasetesidar ts as oblique directiou screw tho main
Liao a heavy luggage train of 40 or 60 truck...me up,
at a speed of Most 30 stiles as hoar, and ran
fate the essandos teals with sack faros as to
break several of the passenger oarriagte to splinters, and to
threw the engine of *shaggy, tests of the line, sad upset
it. Oss If pastispak &is , was killed.
The passeIns sight prise and a isdat the station,
and it was hi duty to tutu as the wilastiliore signal, and
also lb. dlstrime signal, whomever a with arrived. The
sharp was that by culpable ageism@ he hod sot doss so.
There was sa Isportaat disarepaasy is the evidesee of the
drivers et the respoothe tralas.
Hle LorditMg remelted that the Meer of the luggage
I Us* AM he had started Woe hit thee, sac that
he was tars bored his proper spool. had sa interest
is showing that the dips& were set es.
The jury feud the pitseaer Nos Oreg. He was farther
insipid for the mrsiseghtst Gettirey Bala*, who
I was killed at the one deep bet the peeseteilles eared no
evielseee, sad be woe Menges dieltaeged eat of woody.

From the evidence of three police coostables it appeared
that both parties were derirous of charging each other with
'molts, and that Clayton, whom two of them heist red to be
fetes ieated, pushed defendant about in their preseese, while
two other witnelasis, strangers to both petite, teat•fied to
the Bnt aseau.t by Clayton on the defendant. Evidence
having been adduced to the respectable character borne by
Pairman and to his fillies a situation of trust end responsi-
bility, Mr. Poynter decided in the midst of inch confliing
testimony to dismiss both complaints, and the defendant wee
dieehargsd &wordlessly.

MARLi3OROUGH-STREZT.
Alfred Holten was brought before Mr. Bradon, charged
with having Won found under suspicious Isireuntatancre on
the premises of the Hon. Mn. Lindsay, of No. 22, Berke-
ley-square.
About Ms reelcck last evening the butler had oetasion to
go into the front area, and in one of the eutbaildings he
found the Wm.'sr crouched op, pretending to be asleep.
There was a quantity of looters and candlewicks in his
profession.
The prisoner, in defence, said be only went there to
sleep.
Mr. &radon connaltted him to hard labour for 14 days.