The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

THE FENIAN TRIALS IN DUBLIN.

DUBLIN, THUISDAT NIGHT.
Martin Carey waa convicted to-day, and sentenced
to five years' penal servitude. Michael Cleary
pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred.

DRAMA.

ADELPHI.

A piece of (endue absurdity, just what a farce ought to
be, was produced at this house last night, under the title
of Pipki u Rustic Betrcat. The author is Mr. J. T.
Williams, and the chief character, Mr. Pipkins, is repre-
sented by Mr. J. L. Toole with a degree of dramatic fora
that would hays given a permanent value to a far less neatly
constructed and amusingly written trifle. Though some-
what long for en ietroductory farce, it win received with
loud laughter and applause, and will doubtless long re-
main popular at a house which has always been favourable
to farcical longevity.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, JAN. 18.

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TROOPS FOR CHINA.—An order was received at
this garrison this morning, directing a detachment of 51
non-oonimissioned officers and map, together with two
officers, of the 2nd battalion, 20th Bast., to be bald in
readiness to embark for Chios, there to join the larynx,
companies of the regiment. The officers who embark with
the draft are Captain Allen N. Adana mid Essign John
H. Ford. _ . . .

About 7 o'clock yesterday evening a fire broke out at the
new block of buildings erecting at the Royal Marine Bar-
racks as quarters for the officers of the division, which at
One time threatened their destruction. The flames were
first discovered at the top of the building, near the scaffold-
log, aided by a high wiaJ, spread with great rapidity.
A body of metropolitan police were soon on the spot, and
by their exertions the fire, after tome time, was completely
extinguished, and all cause of apprehension for the safety
of the building at an end. The origin of the fire does not
appear to be known, and a searching inquiry to-day has
failed to elicit anything satisfactory as to the cause of the
outbreak, which at one time threatened very serious cons.
quenore.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-Tuu RSD AY.

Scarcely a dozen members were present this afternoon,
►od the subjoined two beta on the Derby were the only
transactions that came under our notice. It will be seen
from the return that Student is io better favour, and that
Janitor is treading upon the heels of Ratan.
DERBY.
1000 to 90 aget (t)
000 to kothschild'sJanitor (t)

A RECENT PRIZE FIGHT.

The rector of Godstoue has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the directors of the Swath Estero Railway :
" Goddess. Jul. IL

"Gentlemen, as clergyman of the parish of lioilstotse, I
tender to you my raspectful but earnest remoostrance
against the millstones rendered by you in the matter of the
prize fight which took place in this neighbourhood yester-
day. I protest in the name of social order against a public
body facilitating the commission of such a breach of the law.
I protest in the name of humanity against your debasing
the influence which you possess for advancing civilisation
into a means of retarding it, by lending your help to those
brutal exhibitions which disgrace our country in the eyes
of the civilised world. I protest in the name of my out-
raged parishioners, whose quiet hamlet was invaded by that
crowd of ruffians whom you conveyed hither to gloat over
the cruel spectacle which was yesterday, for the woad
time within the last few years, enacted among than. Gen-
tlemen, 1 would respectfully submit to you whether you
can hope collectively to escape the guilt which would attach
to each of you as individuals for promoting such a defiance
of all human and divine as took place here yesterday
with your sanction and eisistioce. If you knew the, per-
manent damage done by encl• exhibitions to the eau. of
order and morality I must think that as men and Christians
yon would withhold that aid without which in the present
age such crimes would be impossible.—l am, gentlemen,
yopg porraut. G. T. kloatz, rector of Godirtone.".

The Rev. Richard Hibbs, M.A., some time
*choler of St. John's College, Cambridge, has been lionised
by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol to the curacy
of Beventone-cumliitigscote. (Sole charge Rectory for re-
sidence.)
Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yet-
terday to the Governor of Make.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.—At the monthly
session of the council for January the council expressed
their gratification at the information that her Majesty bad
accorded her especial patronage to the performance, in aid
of the funds of the College Hospital, of " Tobias," the
new sacred drama of M. Charles Gouood. To Mr.
Benedict, who, the council were informed, had made the
proposal that the proceeds of this performance should be
bestowed on the hospital, and who bad offered the gratui-
tous services of himself and his Choral Society in its
execution, • vote of thanks, for the interest taken by him
in the charity and for his generous conduct. was passed. A.
communication was received from Dr. W. B. Carpenter,
secretary to the trustees of the Gilchrist Educational Fund,
that the trustees proposed to found scholarships, one
annually of 100/. per 'mown, tenable for three years by a
native of India, whilst prosecuting a course of academical
study in University College, in either of the faculties of
arts and laws, science, or medicine; the scholarship
to be competitive by examination of candidates of One
of the three universities of Calcutta, Madras, and
Bombay. The trustees, contemplating with anxiety
the position of natives of India left entirely
to themselves in this metropolis, deem it essential to the
success of the scheme that there should he an arrangement
by which these scholars should be placed under the care of
some gentleman who would charge himself with the supers
vision of them and with the due application of the foods.
The trustees are Dr. Charles Holland, Sir John Bowring,
LL.D., F.R.S., Dr. Robert Verity, Mr. Burnley Home,
and Mr. George Grote, D.C.L., F.R S. Dr. Gilchrist was
an original proprietor of the University of London, now
University College ; be offered to form classes for instruc-
tion in Oriental languages, and accepted the appointment
of professor of Hinduitenee. At the same mission Mr.
Henry J. Roby, M.A., fellow and classic.' lecturer of St.
Johns College, Cambridge, was appointed Professor of
Jurisprudence in the college. An application from the Lord"
Commissioners of the Committee of Council on Education
for the loan cf biirevelt's portrait of Harvey, for the
National Portrait Exhibition, projected by the Earl of
Derby, was readily acceded to.
THE SKELETON FOUND IN THE TFlAMlll.—Yeater-
day afternoon Mr. W. J. Payne, as coroner for the Duchy
of Lancaster, held an inquest at the Essex Head, Ease-
street, Strand, on the skeleton foiled in the river mom
days since, in one of the caisson' being used for the Thames
Embankment works. Evidence es to the finding of the
remains having been given, Mr. Bell, the coroner's officer.
produced a double set of teeth mounted in gold, the upper
row being perfect, mid room left in the lower jaw for eight
teeth ; a double tortoiseshell eyeglass with gold junction ;
a patent key marked "Chubb, Sr. Paul's-churthyud, No.
;" and • silver pencil-ease with letter weight, marked
"John Sheldon, 118-1, April 8, 1812." Mr. John Chubb
stated that 30 keys had been supplied with five locks, and
be believed that they were for one of the government
offices; and if so, they would be able to trace the key,
as the numbered keys were recorded, and inquiry would
settle who was the possessor of No. 29. William Watts,
the pierman at Waterlooibridge, and Inspector Dell, of
the Themes Police, gave evidence as to the dredging of the
river in the immediate vicinity where the deceased was
found, and the body, it is supposed, became "sand bound"
some years ago. The part of the boots mod clothing found
show the wearer to have been iu • superior position in life.
The inquest was adjourned for inquiry as to the key.
THE FALL OF THE MYTHOL3I BRIDGE VIADUCT.—
A curious and oertainlylrather startling state of facts, ahem-
dsntly proving the necessity for more careful inspection of
new works upon railways, was disclosed during the progress
of en investigation held a day or two ego, respecting the
cause of the fall of the Mytbolm Bridge viaduct, on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, near Holmfirth. This
viaduct, which was intended to supersede a wooden
structure, consisted of thirteen arches ; and on the
morning of the 3rd of December, shortly before the first
train was due, several of the arches fell, rendering the
line useless. There were suspicions that negligence and
the use of inferior materials bad caused the accident;
and, io response to • memorial from the Holmfirth
Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade instructed
Captain Tyler to inquire into the matter. The evidence
given before the inspector was, to say the least, remarkable.
The viaduct, it was proved, had been erected under the
superintendence of a man who had also the charge of
platelayers engaged upon liftmen miles of railway ; very
shortly after the work was begun inferior materials were
introduced ; erects were soon observed in the stonework'
and, added to this, the foundatioos of the arches rested
partly on gravel and partl on rock. With all these els-
meats of dagger the fall of the viaduct can excite no surprise,
but it affords soother illustratim of the unsatisfactory sod
anode principle epos which, we filer, too many public
works me earned me.—Leeds Mercury.