The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-31 00:00:00

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REFORM Movintrarr IN BT. PeSCRAS.—Some
few days since a committee was appobtled by the St.
Pancras vestry for the purpose of considering the beat
eaten. of lemming to the people of the borough of Maryle-
bane their fair and equitable shwa of representatien in the
Couimona loose of Parliament. the last weekly meeting
the committee presented the following report -—" Your
ennunittee having takeninto consideration the subject referred
to them, woommend the vestry to petition parliament to the
followieg etfeet. That the richt of suffrage in all counties
and homages .Could to estthiled to the resident occupiers
of all house', lands and tencurente, who are rated, and IMO
been in occupation one elver year, prior to the date of regis-
tration, and that the neer, hie of such richt should be free
from the payment of rates and taxes. That to protest the
elector is the free exercise of his vote, and to prevent the
ecermous expense attending the election of mashers of the
House of Commons, the principle of the ballot ought to be
• adopted. That to the present repreeentetion of
the people is founded upon the grossest injustice
and irregularity, it is expedient that an equitable
edjustment of the remeathativea to the constituencies
Lased upon population and property should take place.
That the duration of parliament may be limited to a period
not exceeding three years. That as the parish of at. Pan-
cras is 3,716 Astute Pere, in extent, and already coatains •
population of upwards of 200,000, it Is, as compared with
other cities and Issroughs, feirly entitled to be represented in
puller:Lunt by four members of its own. That the vestry
should tender to John Bright, Esq., M.P. for Berninghwe,
• vote of thenke for his endeavours to promote a full, free,
and fair representation of the people is the Commons Home
of Parliament. And betty, your committee further recom-
mend the vestry to cell a public meeting of the inhabitants of
the parish to take into counderatton the vital Tuition of
parliamentary reform, and to appoint • permanent committee
to sake errinstatents fee nob public meting and to watch
and tehl the progress of the measure until it hoe arrived at a
suceeseful new,- The revert, having been d owed, was
adopted. A mernertel wee reed at the PAM ere.ting from a
number of retepeyere praying the vestry to grant the vestry
hell for • public demoomereelon on the subject of perils-
no:atm reform. The application was granted, and • com-
mittee weei appointed.
FUNERAL OF TIIE LATE MR. HALLVAL—The se-
cluded village church of Clereilon, on the Bristol Channel,
presented en Friday best a memorable and impressive scene.
On that afternoon the remains of the late Henry Hallam, the
hiatarian, were conveyed from Clevedon Court, tl:2 seat of
Sir Arthur Hallam Elton, hI.P., nephew of the demised, to
a grave which, through • mysterious inversion of the com-
mon order of inseceesion, had been already rendered classic
ground by the aches of his two gifted sons. The funeral was
strict By Kenos, but it accomplished that pone wish so touch-
ingly revealed is the epitaph, written by himself over Lis
eider eon—

Vele,
Da'almims, dikcelo.ime, destderetimiue.
HI?, lu:same rater ac Muter,
RNMeemmus Tecum
tsque ad Tabun."

TOE RAGE YOU PUBLICITY.—The sort or pub-
lirity which at wear. trials, ia as nothing when compared
with tbat whirl *ovum to await us 11 the future, when, by
some toysterloue pears+ every event of our lives may be
pholog-apttel Piths, lite;allyrw metaphorically) and perpetu-
ated, sf not actually publiahod. Tniuk of the rage for bio-
graphical incident*, awl pommel detaile, and private diode.,
which has been dined 'pet, of late yearn—think of all the
biographical dictionathot and portrait galleries that have been
sold—and observe Low vigorou-ly the photograph and
the etching have ministered to this craving or per-
sonal acqua'stance, how the cheapness of travelling has
brought a login of unknown but curious visitors to
the door of every celebrity, how the facilities of post-
age have given a spur to tho collecion of auto-
graphs; why, ell this is but the beginning—it is the
mere bud—it es the egg of the swan which contains in it the
war of 'fey. Whem Is all this to end, even if we retain
the snonyruous? mid if we abolish the anonymous—if we
'WWI tbs only towel check upon personality that we pop-
seam—who shall answer for the tionseqwdoca oad's
Magazine, her Felomary.
SWEET PtivstetAss.—lf a man is in grief, who
etw.rs bite ; in tomtit., who consoles bin; in wrath, who
soothe. him; in Inn who makes him doubly happy ; in
pearprrity, who rejoices; in disgrace, who hocks him against
the world, and situ.:,* wlth gentle noguonte and warm pool-
tiros the rankling wounds made by the Mines and arrow* of
outrageous baton..? Who but WM43O, 11 you please? You
wbn are ill and woo from the bullets 11 fate, Love you one
or two of these sweet physicians? Return thsuks to the
got: that they have left yr uso touch or consolation. What
gentleman is not wont or leas a Protnethoe ? Who has
sot his rock (al, ai) his chain (ea, ea), and hls lives in a
deuco of a condiion ? But the eat-nymphs ceme—the
gentle, the syLipatkiiiing; tray kiss our writhing feet;
they moieties' our pitched lips with their team ; they do their
best to e _unale us Titan*: they don't turn their backs
upon us after our overthrow.—The Vioininas, No. 16.
LECTEREd AT ITALY-FART SEVEN, A.M.--What
an ag!regate 44 misery is tho moult of that Inveterate usage
iLA libir,mity of Glwrow, that the early lectures begin
at 7.30 mot. toms November till May I How utterly miser-
able the dark, dirty streets look, as the unhappy stu lent
splashes through mud sad smoke to the black archway that
mitres to those groves of Academe! And what a blear-
eyed, unmeshed, uneheven, blinking, illuetured, wretched
sot it la Coat ails the benches of the lecture-room ! The

design of the autheritlea in mrintainsur that early Lour hoe
been much misnotiendond. Phtlosephere have taught that
flit professors, in bringing out their unhappy students et
that period, Lad it in view to torn to use en hour of the day
which othererim would hove been wasted In bed, and thee
so free an boor at a better mean of the day. Another
,drool of nietapbyeiciane, among whom may be
rtn :toned the eminent author., Brown, 30001., and
Robinson, have msinialted with oonsiderable force of
'argument that the authorities of the university,
eager to advanoe those under their charge in heotth,
tomtit), and ',jerboa, have resorted to an oliaervance which
hoe for roomy ores been regarded as conducive to thst ead.
Others, again, the most eminent sang whom Is Smith. have
taken up the ground that the professore have axed nu the
early tenor lie no reason to pewit an; but that, as the closure
most meet at some hour of tech day, they might just as well
west at that h tor se at any other. All there theorira are
erronentot. There is more In the system than meets the rye.
It originated in Roman catholic days ; and something of the
philmophy of the stoic and of the faith of the anchorite is
Medved in ft. Orim lemons of endurance; deck hints of
penance; extensive disgust at matters Is general, and a di,-
position to pooch the bed of humanity ,• are mystically con-
neeted with the lectures at 730 La n winter.—Freere'v
Mrtgazior, for Februery.
TENACITY or Lira rer A D00..--On the 27th of
December last a bull terrier dog was accidentally buried and
Ind in • rabbit-hole near Aston-hall. It was in good condi-
tion at the these. It was otly discovered end dug out on the
18th 'trident, by the keeper, who heard the poor creature
howling undernesth. When restored to its waster at the
hall it was a core skeleton, bating been entombed 21 days
without me it or drink. The dog is now quite recanired, and
.gale iv good oonditios.—Werrirgke Monks.

MUSIC.

OPERA COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S.

- -
Remusat's company, after having somewhat
damaged their credit by the injudicious and tinsuccoraful pro-
duction of • trifling piece by an obae•re composer, have now
redeemed It by bringing forward a easffrcritrre of the French
musical stage—llerold's comic opera Le .Pri aux Ohm,
which they performed on Saturday evening. This opera,
being not only • work of intrinsic excellence but
well suited to the means of the company, having a
well-constructed and interesting plot, animated dialogue
and charming music, had a titaness equal to that of the
Dimwit.. de is Coironne. It was u wall acted, and pro-
bably still better sung; for lierold's music makes smaller de-
mands than Auber's on the vocal powers of ladividuals,
while it is equally happy in the combined effect of its rich
and masterly concerted pieces, in which the most animated
scenes of the drama are carried on.

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.

(From i. Mkt.)

The unsettled state of the weather daring the lest
month makes it difficult to give a very decided opinion as
to any change in Whims. Fog or mud ere either of them
very unlikely incentives for the display of elegant toilettes.
We look ex:lonely for the bright annoy days when the fair
wearers nity with safety throw off some of their wraps,
whieh, although comfortable, are certainly not so graceful
and becoming as 'fuller or closer-fitting mantles.
The prevailing colours for visits of ceremony and dinner
dreg:tare bright blue and silver grey; blue of a deeper shade,
bright brown, violet, end green of different shades for walk-
ing dregs.
Three skirts are sometimes worn, even in heavy materials ; '
but the greatest novelty is the double skirt—one of satin, the
other of velvet the some colour, but not the same shade, the
lower one being rather deeper. This combination is at pre-
bent too great a novelty for us to speak very decidedly u to
Its SI1C031111; but we should not be surprised to see It very
morally adopted, as they ere materials which relieve each
ithr. The upper skirt being of satin, the body should of
dowse be of the same, and trimmed with velvet.
Velvet drones are almost invariably made with plain full
skirts, mach longer behind then in front. The bodies are
much trimmed; emnsiimes the chenille fringe or lace is
pieced so as to form a round pelerine. Though the pointed
fiche is still in favour, it is seldom that the body is now left
quite plain.
Morning dresses are now very generally mule with plain
tight Gleam ; the skirts are very full, short in front, and
quite long at the back.
For ball dresses white tulle reigns at present. The upper
skirt raised with bouquets or bows of ribbon, is the fashion
most generally adopted; however, another style for tulle
dreesee,newer sad not less elegant, is to make the tulle skirt
very full and long behind. This is worn over a satin *kin
still longer, trimmed round with a bouillon of tulle, in the
midst of which are placid mall bunches of flowers without
leaves, or bows of ribbon without ends. Satin body, trimmed
with a crossed berths of tulle bouillonne, inteespenisd with
flowers or ribbon. Tulle sleeve, rather long at the back of
the arm.
The dress worn by the Emprom on a recent occasion was
drab moire, with flounces trimmed with a band of violet
velvet. Over this dress was a very large black lace mantle.
Her Majesty wore a quilted silk end velvet bonnet of the same
colours as the dress.
Among the handsomest burnoue, or sorties de bat, are
those composed of light-coloured plush and retie, others of
purple or white velvet, satin, or =bemire striped with gold.
The bonnets meet worn just now ere Made either of terry
velvet, with trimmings of plain velvet, or plain velvet
trimmed with feathers; but thane( quilted white satin are
exceedingly elegant, trimmed, for instaaoe with a scarf of
groeeille velvet embroidered in silk, the ends of which form
' en elegant plait across the forehead, or simply edged with a
hints told of the same velvet, trimmed with a bow of black
lace on the front, and another small bow in the cep, with
small bouquets of grusellle Fiancees. Not less Elegant I
bonnet of white satin, trimmed with a bow of green velvet
at the side and a black feather.
At the establishment of the .ante distinguished modiste we
salt another White seen bonnet trimmed with diamonds of
Chinese blue velvet, edged with black lace ; eepuebon crown
trimmed with black lace—bunches of black grapes at the
rides and in the esp. Also another of white terry velvet,
edged with relive velvet, and trimmed with a reopens of black
lace, and c-1 leather Lang at the side.
The Stevens wore lately a bonnet of black velvet, the
whole of the tiimminge of pink satin, with the exception of
the striates which were of black satin.
We have also seen • charming bonnet made of violet satin
and white plash. The crows, which was soft, was of plush,
as well as the edge of the get. A bow of violet satin
ribbon fell over the crown and the curtain, and a plait of
violet satin was plared round the edge of the plush that
Joined the satin. Violet satin strings.
The evening coiffures are more than usually beautiful this
winter. A lovely wreath may be formed with pink roses,
white liter, end long grass sparkling with dewdrops felling
ever the shoulders. The mixture of black velvet, gold
beads, and small blue feathers, la likewise very elegant, as is
also a wreath composed entirely of email pink ibers
spotted with white.
At another house we find charming wreaths, formed of
rues and reside, buds of the pomegranate cactus of various
tints, bindweed in all its varieties, primroses, white and
lilac, and puppies mixed with core Mlll4 whim and long
gram.
llead-dremes are beginning to be worn smaller than they
have been. Those that we have observed lately have feathers
and bends, but smaller bows of velvet. The mixture of
mauve (either, with an aigrette of diamonds, bunches of
eider•flowtrs and coral ; geld beads with plaits of black
velvet, on which were plaoed small cameo, surrounded with
disioAnds ; three plaits, placed one at the top of the fore-
head, the second across the middle of the head, and the third
emus the plaits of the Weir hair; two long butes end ends
fastened with cameos falling on the neck.
Large dowers are as much used as small in head-dresses ;
thee magnollae, earn-flege, and rises aro as elegantly used
as myoretis or jasmine. Flowers in long branches are the
most lawful In forming the Clarissa Harlewe brad-dross:
this style is particularly graceful for ball dress.

SAD ACCIDENT.—Lot Monday, the lady of A.
Elphioston Esq.. of Cbewton, went with her children,
their tutor, Mr. Kett, and ahem, to the ees-shore beneath
the Barton cliffs to search for fossils. lhe wit had been, and
was still very rough, very high waves occasionally rolling on
to the chore. It appears that Mrs. Elphineton, on her passing
slung the shore came to a spot where at times thu waves
dashed completely up to the foot of the cliff. She attempted,
with her little daughter and Mr. Kett, to pass along this
spotwhile the sea lett it uncovered. Unfortunately, however,
before they reached the spot they were making for, a huge
wove came dashing In, mused Mre. Elphinston to lore her
footing, and before she could !sufficiently recover herself,
drew her with its powerful back current Into the water,
dashed her against the multi so as at once to take away any
strength or power she might have bad to prevent herself from
being draws beneath the water ; and the result wee that
three-quartets of an hour afterward', when with great diffi-
culty she was taken from the water life was quite exticct.
By the same wave the child was also partly drawn into the
water, bat she was saved by the powerful arm of Mr. Kett,
who tried in vain to render 'mistime to the mother. The
, body w.s taken from the water and removed to the Previa-
, tire station by tbo men of the Preventive form there, end
every available mans used to restore life, bet without sue-
COM. Mr. Gott& d, the family surgeon, was speedily upon
the spot, and pronounced all efforts useless, end Mr. Ste-
Vette, surgeon, who happened to 1.4 at the station, COLfitlned
that opinion. This event, as may to supposed, has caused
much painful excitement and gloom in the neighbonthood.—
Salisbury Aimal.
phtesTßOus CONFLAGRATION AT SHEFFIELD.—

About 10 o'olock but night • tire broke out on the premises
of Mr. Charles Untrin timber merchant and furniture
broker,
broker, Whit-bar, Shefflad. The premises were extremely
extemivt, harlug • considerable frontage to Weet-bar, and
extending thence to Spring-street. They comprised large
furniture shop and More", with extensive timber-yard and
workshops behind. The stock was immense. The centrum-
lion extended over the whole premises, and threw up a blase
many yard. above the loftiest surrounding buildings. The
whole of the buildings are completely gutted ; large porticos
of walls are dons; nothing ravirt. The fire only extended
to a shop and • few cottages adjoining Cowin's. There was
a tremendous crowd, and the military were called out to deer
the street.. The twine premises have been previously on Sr..
The surrounding property has fortunately been protected by
high walla. The building la insured in the Sheffield Fire-
c ffire, Stock not insured ; estimated damns* over 10,0001.
BIRTII IN A RAILWAY CARRIACIL—On the ar-
rival of the Loudon and Brighton Company's up train from
Heating* at Forest-hill station last evening, some excite-
ment was occasioned among the passengers by an intimation
that a tidy in one of the carriage' hal been taken in labour.
Inquiries were made in all directions for • undies!
man, and most fortunately for the patient it happened
that • doctor, who holds an honorary position under the
company, wag • passenger in tba train. He at once gave his
aid, and between Foreet-hlll and London actompliehed all
that wee necessary for the comfort of the lady. It transpired
that the birth was premature and the infant dead. A wort
of praise la due to the OffitiPTl of the company, who, in an
unexpected and hying position, behaved with singular
jodialeat sad kammaity.