The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-13 00:00:00

TEE DREADFUL CALAMITY AT BARNSLEY. I MONEY it

ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.-(THIS DAY).
Off IMACTILIC TIJSONAPII.)

•
BARNSLEY, Tntraswer.
We regret to announce that another frightful
explosion has taken place in the Oaks Colliery, the
scene of the dreadful calamity of yesterday. The
second explosion took place about ten minutes to
9 o'clock this morning, and whilst the parties in
charge were in the act of drawing out the dead
consequent upon the previous explosion. There
are large numbers of volunteers in the mine, who
went down this morning. Among them is the
steward of the colliery, Mr. David Teward, who
was, with Mr. Dymond, the first to descend

yesterday.
Up to 8 o'clock this morning no lees than 80 dead
bodies have been recovered. Several of those got
out alive have since died. There are yet about 250
bodies in the pit. The report was like that of a
cannon ; it shook the whole of the works and the
neighbouring dwellings. The report of the second
disaster spread like lightning, and hundreds of the
friends, relatives, and others instantly approached,
while the poor creatures in the pit were quickly on
the spot. The scene of yesterday was again re-
newed. The women could be met in the road to the
colliery fainting with excessive grief, while others
are seen tearing their hair apparently wild with
excitement. The scene in the neighbourhood of
the colliery is truly heartrending.
LATEST.
Since telegraphing the above we are glad to learn
that the whole of the volunteers have been got out
alive.

MURDER OF A CHILD.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
Thin forenoon, Mr. W. Carter, the coroner for
East Surrey, resumed an inquhy at the Marquis of Granby
tavern, Union-street, Borough, respecting the supposed
murder of a male child, aged 6 weeks, that was allegedcised
to be the offspring of a young woman named Emma
Williams.
On Monday fortnight a labourer named John Perry found
the dead body of the deceased floating in the Thames at
Bankside. The child was dressed in workhouse clothing.
Two witnesses deposed that the clothes were the same as
those that were supplied to the pauper infants at the St.
Saviour's Union Workhouse, Southwark.
Mary Lilley said that she was an inmate of the St.
Saviour's Union. She had been shown the dead body of
the deceased, and she identified the child as that of Emma
Woliams. Witness had nursed the deceased from Satur-
day, the 11th November,
up to Saturday, the Ist instant.
The child was in good halth when witness bort saw hiun
alive. The clothes in which the child was dressed when
found were the same as those worn by him when he was
taken from the workhouse.
Dr. Henry John Thorpe, 3, Bridge-street, Southwark,
deposed that he bad made a post-mortem examination of
the body of the deceased child, and he had ascertained
that the cause of his death was drowning.
A constable said that he bad made inquiries since the last
sitting of the court, but he bad not been able to dis-
cover the whereabouts of Emma Williams. He could say
more, but it would be better not to do so.
Mary Lilley recalled, said that she had never beard
Emma Williams threaten to injure the child while she
was in the workhouse. She was always veil kind to it.
It was stated that Emma Williams was about 26 years
old. When in the workhouse she stated she was a married
woman, and that her husband was in the countij. She
also said that she had several children.
The Coroner recommended the yto return an open
verdict. The case could then be investigated before
the magistrate, when the police apprehended the woman
Williams.
The jury, after a abort deliberation, returned • verdict
of " Wilful murder against some person or persons un-
known," and the jury requested that, as a crime bad been
committed against society, the Coroner should bring the
circumstances of the murder of the deceased under the
notice of the Secretary of State, and that he should be
asked to offer a reward for the apprehension of the party
suspetted of the crime.
The proceedings then terminated.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TECRIDAT. DEMME DER :3. g L.Y.

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Aberdeen 29.22 43 W.O.W. 11 1 2 S. re 0.21 1
Leith •— - - - -
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Liverpool 29.4448 B.S.E. 1 2 6 WSW 1 bloo3 1
Holyhead 29.3450, &S.W. 16 . 6 W.S.W. co 10.424 6
Penzance 2.9. W. 7 6 W.S.W. no , 0.3 6 6
Breit .. 29.1,2 54 S.W. 7, 5 W.N.W. fr '0.12 6
Wriest .- . 29.92 66, S.W. 5: 5 W. o 'o.oB' 5
Rochefort 30.1252' S.W. 3 II S.W. fr '0.04 4
Plymouth 29.6854' R.W. 5 S W.S.W. :or 0.27; 4
Weymouth .. 29.05 54 S.W. 7 6 1 W.N.W. ' ofr 0.07, 5
Portsmouth.. nark 63 W.S.W .N
. 8 61W W.
'c or 0.04! or 0.93 7
Louden
Yarmouth.....W. 4 4 ! B.W ' -
29.5449 W.N.W. 6 8 I 8-S.W. '1 re 0.42: 2
Scarborough. 29.43
29 60 W.S.W. 1 3 W. ob
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Shields 42 44 S.W. 2 2 1 N.W. , o , --- 1 2
Helder — _ - - ; . - 1
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REM.

Barometers have again fnlieu.
high on the bonth oetst Engl
are chiefly wuth-weaterly. and
England are very etrong. with s
very general on our Conga.

ARKS.
and temperature continues very
land. The winds this morning
on the west and smith coasts of
a high sea. Rain has again been

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Miss Siddons, great-granddaughter of the cele-
brated Mrs. Siddons, made her Mut in the Theatre Royal,
Dublin, on Tuesday evening, in the character of Rosalind,

in As You Like It.
A second edition of a Japanese-English Dic-
tionary has been published at Hong Kong by a Japanese
gentleman. The whole edition of 1,000 was sold within a
few days of its publication.
FooTBALL. —The match between Eton College
and the Civil Service sill be played to-morrow afternoon,
on the Civil Service Cricket Ground, in Battersea Park,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
WRECK uN THE YORKSHIRE CoAST.—WITHERN-
SEA, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—At dsybreak yesterday (reports
Mr. Champney) a Migwas observed on her broadside,
about three quarters of a mile north of this place, and her
crew in a boat a slum l; distance off. There was a heavy surf
breaking on the shoie at the time, and fears being
entertained that the crew might attempt to land, signals
were made to warn them off, and the lifeboat of the Na-
tional Lifeboat institution was quickly launched to their
assistance. The lifeboat soon reached the shipwrecked
crew of six men and rescued them, and they were safely
landed on the beach. The bGg's boat was swamped in
being towed by the lifeboat through he surf.
The vessel proved to be the brig Gteorge, of
Lowestoft, bound to that port from Shields,
with coals. When she struck at 1.30 a.m.,
the night was dark, rainy. and squally, and the sea imme-
diately washed over her. The forecastle and cabin being
full of water, and her sternpost gone, the master and crew
took to their boat about 4 a.m., and remained by their
vessel until they saw the signals from the shore, towards
which they then pulled, and were reseu,d by the lifeboat.
The brig, it is feared, will become a total wreck. The
villagers were all soon aroused, and rendered every

assistance.
184 LEOOBI.B FAREWELL—Mr. Donaldson, a re-
tired famous Southampton comedian, nearly 80 years old,
has just published his recollections of the stage. Ile
states that Incledon, the celebrated singer, made his de!%t
on the stage at Southampton in 1784, and took leave of
the stage in the same town in 1824. The following was
his farewell address L.,dies and Gentlemen,—l re-
turn my most grateful thanks for this last mark of your
esteem. This glorious assemblage will be dear to my heart
as long as life remains. This is the ground from which
I made the start forty years ago, and the fostering
smiles and cheering plaudits of this refined and
elegant town proved a passport to the metropolis of my
native country. In the proud capital I was hailed with
enthusiasm, and the sovereign pronounced me the British
national singer. Everyone present may not know what a
national singer means. A national singer is a man that
hesin in erery nation. I retire fro üblic life with
consolation to my feelings that I never neglected my
duty to my parents. During my long career I have reared
and educated a large family that are a blessing to me. In
this arduous task I have been assisted by my darling
wives—l have had three ; the first was the sainted Jane ;
the second the angel Mary ; and the third—still living—is
the divine Martha. sow, ladies and gentlemen, the tire
has arrived to bid you farewelL Painful as it is, lam
grieved to say it ; but I pronounce the word—wishing youe-
and yours health, prosperity, and many happy days—far
well."
BETTER THAN rr JARNDYCE AND JARNDYCE."—
A correenor.dent gives the following statement of the ac-
counts, showing the result of a Chancery suit just con-
cluded :

RECEIPTS
the
Proceeds of the sale of real cetate and baTestmenta of
dividends by the Accountant-General In
eery
10

PAYMENT'S.
Plaintiff's ssliciter's costs ............. £449 14 II
Defendant's solicitor's coots .............. 234 8 4

£684 2 6
18 5 0
------ 706 7 6

Feel of taxation of cods .......... .

- LH 16 4

Leaving a balance of ............
—Maischeskr Exastincr.

OMB o'Owc&.
The stock markets opened this morning with a
dull appearance, and have since shown no signs of
recovery. A few purchases were effected at one
period, partly in the expectation of a reduction in
the Bank rate, bte. these transactions have since
been closed, upon the announcement that the direc-
tors have made no change. It is dated, however, that
the weekly return, made up to last night, will
exhibit an important improvement. The delibera-
tions of the court were unusually prolonged, the
result not being announced till a quarter to
1 o'clock. Consols are unaltered, but English
railway stocks and foreign bonds have given way
in several cases. Banking, financial, and miscel-
laneous shares are likewise offered. The dealers
are still engaged in the settlement of the fort.
nightly account.
The applications for discount to-day are upon a
very moderate scale, while the supply of money is
large. The rate is 31 to per cent. The charge
for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 24 per
cent.
Consols are now quoted esi to 4, ex div., for
money, and 88i to , ex div., for the account
(January 10).
In the foreign stock market Turkish Bonds of
1865 are flat, and have declined 1 per cent. Greek,
Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certificates, and
Italian of 1861 have also receded to 4, but Turk-
ish of 1862 have improved 4, being quoted 58 to
59. Turkish of 1865 are called 321 to 33 ; Greek,
131- to 14; ; Spanish Passive, 19 to 1g ; ditto
I Certificates, 134 to ; Italian of 1861, 15.5 t to t ;
I Mexican, 18i to
American securities are without change of im-
portance. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 70i. to
Erie Railway shares, 471 to ; and Illinois Cen-
tral, 774 to 1.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are called 154
to ;and Atlantic Telegraph, 3i to a, being about
IL the same as yesterday.
International Financial shares are quoted 2 9-16
to 7-16 din. ; London Financial, 194 to 184 die. ;
General Credit, 2i to 2 die. ; Credit Foncier,
og -. •to I
;National Discount, 9i to 1 prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 164 to 1.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank
yesterday. The amount sent in since the date of
the last return is 197,000/., while only 10,0001. has
been withdrawn during the week for exportation.
The amount of government bills on India, for
which tenders will be received at the Bank of
England on the 19th inst., will be rupees 35,00,000
(350,000/.)
The failure has recently been announced of
Messrs. Mitchell and Aspinall, tea brokers, id
Great Tower-street. Their liabilities are stated to
be considerable.
Messrs. Edward Hollins and Francis James
Bligh, cotton manufacturers, of Preston and Man-
chester, have executed a deed of assignment, which
was registered in the Court of Bankruptcy on the
Bth inst. to trustees, fur the benefit of the creditors,
as in bankruptcy.
With reference to the petition for winding up
the Anglo-Italian Bank (Limited), already referred
to as to be heard before Vice-Chaneellor Hahne
to-morrow, it appears that the petitioner's soli-
citors have intimated that they are instructed to
withdraw the petition, and to pay the costs to
which the bank has been put in the matter.
Although it is not believed that the bank can have
sustained any detriment through the presentation
of this unfounded petition, it seems a great pity,
especially considering how sensitive is sometimes
the credit of a bank or other public company, that
proceedings of this sort can be taken, and placarded
publicly, upon grounds that may possibly prove
utterly inadequate to sustain them.
The liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co.
(Limited) have determined to divide the amount
rcalised from the assets, reserving the amount re-
ceived in respect of the call until the decision of
the court has been obtained in the cases now under
consideration. The present distribution will be at
the rate of 2s. 6d. in the pound. But for the
pending litigation the dividend would have been
rive shillings.
The London and North Western traffic return
shows this week a decrease of 151/. compared with
the corresponding period cf 1865, and the Midland
a decrease of 1,315/.
A meeting of the bondholders of the South
Eastern of Portugal Railway Company is invited
for the 14th inst. by the committee which was ap-
pointed on the 2nd of August.
It is notified that the holders of Illinois State
Sterling Canal Bonds (Registered), on which 5 per
cent. of the principal is payable in New York on
i January 2, may present their bonds to Messrs.
Baring Brothers and Co., that the payment may be
stamped thereon and a certificate granted, which
will enable the parties to receive their money in
New York.
Creditors of the Marlborough Club Company
(Limited) are required to send the particulars of
their claims to Mr. Frederick Parker, the provi-
sional official liquidator, by the 11th January. the
30th January having been appointed to adjudicate
up ,n them.
In preparation for Friday's settlement the rates
charged yesterday for carrying over British railway
stocks were generally light, and the same remark
applies to most other secnrities, euniey being
abundant. The following shows the terms gene-
rally current:

CONTANGOR.
Opening. Closing.
Anglo-AmerlcanTelegraph la.Od to 6.1 Al.to 3.1
..
back lack
Atlantic 8 per mat. Preq 3d. to 141. .. Id. to 4.1
Great Eastern l-82 to 3-32 .. 1-32 to 3-32
Great Western -16 to 2.16 .. even to 1-16
Great Northern A 3-11 to 5-16 .. i
to 1
to
London and North-Western ito I .. ir
London. chat., and Dover even to 1-16 .. 1-32 to 3.:::1
Lanva.shire and Yorkshire., even to &.. even to I
lianch, Shett„ and Lincoln. 1-16 to i.. 1-16 to i
Metropolitan it to 1.. Ito
111.11 and
Dovers
I itil 641. to Pd. .. 41. to 9.1.
Lure
Illinois tour;
9d. to lc 3.1. .. :AL to ls. 3.1.
United States 5.20 Itotuls . .1. to 3-16 .. ito 3-16
Grand Trunk of Canada Is.3d. to Is 9d. ..Is. 3d. to 15.9.1.
Great Western of Canada.. 6d. tu WI. .. Ga. to .A.
The subjoined report on the market for Ame-
rican securities is from the circular of 3lessr3.
Satterthwaite and Co. :
During the past week the market for American securi-
ties has partaken of the general inactivity prevailing in
the Stock Exchange. United States 5-20 Donde have been
steady throughout the week at from 70,'.. to 71, at which
they close firm. Erie shares have be
ut for Illinois there
en dull at 47 to ,
and show a decline of per cent., b
fhas been a good demand for shipment to America, and
1 they arc last quoted 77' to 714. Transactions are officially
I recorded daily in Atlantic and Gn-at Western Comb-
I dated Bonds, which remain steady at 41 to 42.

WEDYESDAY EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 881 to
ex div., for the 10th January, opened this morn-
ing at the same quotation, and closed at 881 to L.
For money the last price was 881 to 1. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 881, ; ditto, for account,
88;, 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 87i, 1 ; New
Three per Cents., 871, 1 ; Bank Stock, 249; ;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1061, 6, 1 ; ditto
Four per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 84; ditto
Five per Cent., 101.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was again in-
quired for, and experienced a fresh rise of about 1
per cent., being last marked 1061 ex div.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 2s. to Os. prem.
There was a better demand fur foreign stocks,
and prices improved in many cases. Chili= Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. rose 11 per cent. ; New Gre-
nadian Three per Cents., 1 ; Snish Passive, ;
New Grenadian "ex all," Brazilian of 1863,
Spanish Three per Cents. and Deferred, and Vene-
zuelan Three per Cents., ; the Spanish Com-
mittee's Certificates, ; and Italian of 1861, New
Grenadian Deferred, Portuguese, Mexican, and
Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 1. On the other

'HIS PAY.) T hand, Turlisll Six per Cents. of 1865, ditto of 1864,
and Russian of 1862 fell 1 per ant. ; sad Turkish
of 1862 and Moorish, u.
The scrip of the new Russian Loan wu more
in ;aired for, and recovered I. per cent., closing at
to II prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

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Oins o'CLocra.
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In the minim; market to-day Prince of Wales, •
North Cruity. kideper United, Marke Valley, and
West Cal•ad..n ,hares are in demand, but .
the amount of irm,iness generally is limited_
Some of t1..3 present quotations are as
follows : Prince of Wales, 24e. to 255. ;
North Crafty.:: to 1 ; Prosper United, 2to2} ;
Marke Valley. 3.: to 4 : East Caradon, 44 to b;
1 West Caradon. 11 t ) 14 ; North Treskerby, 21 to
4 ; and East Pr.v:tience, 15s. to 20s.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
BLECTRIC ARO INTRRNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)
(PROW OUR OWN CORRIBPONIMIT.)
The market stead) axles probably about 12,000 bales.

-
Ona o'CLooa.
The transact in British railway securities still
show a prepoluivi :Lace of sales, and the general
..encleney of pra.;es is unfavourable. Caledonian
stuck remains ic:avy, and has experienced afresh
reduction of 1 lc: cent. Great Western has also
declined I.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 120/ to 121/t ;
Great Western, 49 to i ; London and North
Western, 11574 n 1164 ; Midland, 120 to } ;
Lancashire and Y. irkshire, 123 i to 124; Caledonian.
116 to 118; South Eastern, 62} to i ; Great
Eastern, 251 to :si ; Great Northern, 113 to 114;
ditto A, 123,} t. i ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 15: to li; : and North British, 34} to A.
Foreign and colonial railway shares have been
very little dealt in, and prices are unchanged.
(For to-,1.1)'s 'lmre. Lists 114.3: page 4.]

MINCINn -LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Scu.on—The tr.continues active. Prices now show
au advance of C.d. per cwt. on last week's currency.
British West liciia sold at 30s. to 315.; Porto Itioo,
lls. lid. ; cloyed Manilla, 2Ss. 9d. • common J
Madras, 245. ; gtainy ditto, 258. Railed is firm, Tra
previous prices.
C.IFFEC.—TiIe market continues steady for all current
qualities. Planta:: in 4 'rylon sold, low to good middling
colory, 775. Gd. to !S ls.: tine ordinary to low middling,
as. to 755. GI ; native. tlls.to Il3s.
TEA.—The mari:ct continues quiet.
Cocos shows a .ut t:.er decline of 2s. to sa. per cwt. ;
grey to good led, 7.55. to Sic GtL ; Granada, 7141. to 775. ;
Gus) aquil, 70s.
FRCIT.—The ct:mon.l. for currants and muscatel rainhol
continues limited. Other articles sold araisins, t steady price..
' Currants, common to good, 21s. to 30s. ; VRlencia
, low to fair, 214. to 24.. : selected, 375. to 57,... ; muscatais,
layers, 03s. to 1104.: bunch, 3a. to 41s. ; Sultanas, 445. to
ri4s. Turkey tigs, 3a. to 725. ; Natural, Va. to Vs. ;
..—. . —.

Seville, :le. to ......,.
SPlCES.—repp r a .14 at steady prices ; good heavy Malls.
bar, 4gd. ; Cochin. 3..1. to 30. • renang,:hl. to :tiol. ; Sin-
gapore, 3id. to 311. ; white, .iid. to Nil. Cloves—Zanzibar,
3d. to aid. l'imer.:., •.s dull of sale ; ordinary to middling
sold at 2il. to 2i.i. Ginger—Bengal at Is. decline, at 2.55.
I to 'Ss. 61.
RICE.—The ni.11.:,..t. continues quiet.
SA(IO.—A luire.,:i of t dddling large pearl sold at 16s.
to We. 6d.
Corroa.—There continues to be a fair demand, at
fully previous pri,eA.
.lerr. ba. sold ateadily, at full prices; common to tae.
121.:n. to V?. ; rejection, 11/. to 111. 3e.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market qtraly. Town billow is .motel 43e. 3d.,
net cuh ; Peters',urg Y.C. on the spot. 445. ; Jsasary
to March, 445. lA. 31. ; March, 44•.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The number of ii.asti is rather larger than on Thurr
day last, yet for ti.i., time of year it is small, and the de-
mand is good. Prices for all kinds have advanced. The
supply of sheep continues small, but quite equal to the
deuiand. Monday's quotations are well maintained, but
we cannot note at.v .idvance. Calvet are not selg
quite so dear as Monday. Our foreign supply consists d
:A/3 beasts, I,oso sbeyp, O 7 calves, and 70 pigs.
Per atone of ,113,.. a. 4. d. Per atone of slim d. s
."Nat Scots, .; 510 Beat Drum lif-llds.9h 0 0 •
Nat Short-horas 5 Beat Loug-w0015.... 54 6 S
6cond goal. Wadi 4) 4 Do. do. Shorn.. 0 0 •
(elves 4 0 4S 2 Ewes & second qua. 4 4 6 II
2u 4 e Do. do. Flboru.... 00 0 0
be
Dnx&11.,0,14 5 1.) t; 2 Lambs
beasts atll mark3t. sheep and latubs, 3„:60 , cAlces, 113;
PP. 12u.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—{THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at thw
following prim.* : Prime clover, from 100 s. to 115 e.
inferior ditto, 90,. :n 97. a. ; prime second cut clover,
'Ai*. to : inf ,ri ditto, 36a. to 70i.: pine meadow
hay, 7hs. to Sos. ; inerior ditto, 5.n. to 70s. ; straw, 364
to 441.

ENOT.TSIi i ed.. —What they saw was a girl
of about twenty years of age—it would he prettier to say
a girl who Lad seen twenty summers. hut Magdalen bad
seen twenty winters too, or she would not has e h
at
that
healthy tint wis.ch is due to the bracing atmosphere
the rougher mont...=. Fair, save in the poet's s use, you
would scarcely call her, for her complexion was of that
hue
which sometimes warms into a richness foreign to N"11111136.
tioal fairness. elagialen was not entiticd to tie
pround honours ofY
tht e 3
brunette. Hers were. the English
cheek and brew. Ler:4 was the wealth of cher...amt. Lab',
just now in fit hixiiriance, and easily turned to any
fadlion o wide: tile soft white pliant llaa chose to
mould it.int
What we call the Saxon chftracts m r
was most
distinctively that of 31agdalen's beauty, and the light
morning dress s'..e wore did not conceal the svell..b.veloped
form, or alb gather d?ny proof that the arm: were rounded
aiol It i• not less for the future th..is for the
prewnt,white. that a ti4ere like this should have the a,ivans
of height, an'. .7'.ln-plalen Conway was
forte .1.. someal
luit tall,
though tie' en•ini•it.- pm portion of her not at
first impress; on w.... 11 the fact. The charm of features
would have b.:eti p.Averitil, even had they lacked much al
the expression which they possessed, but 1,1..4.1.‘1en had
two very strong points of exprewnon, and the poseession
of either, by a qtr., justifies a hesitating ade.iser in an
instant ~tfer. sae eta a smile which lighted up over the
entire face in a moment. and disappeared with the occa-
sion, not lingerinl like a clown's grin that does bot (sadly
know how to t:....! itself out of the way any more than
the clown knows hoe to take himself out of it I, osa. The
other was an even more charming little frown which had
nothing to with tee:i.er, hut rather ex rre,sed surprise
and or' f-r a second, until. like n ,lis,•ord in
music, it should be delightfully resolved, and inske way for
the mile that was weiting at the lips. Look for either ot
these signs. my single young brother. find you find
either—awl still more, if you find both -shop on your
manly knees and mention your income
2. and ail, ration.—
Sooncr L an}
Shirley Bmoks, No.
Tut DEAT3I ,)E CHAE.LES JAMES Fox . —Lord
Holland read to 'it uncle, during this lest
Some
a mann-
Dcript, of the " Parish Register" of Crabbe. parts
Fox made him read twice. He remarked .everal pumps
as exquisitely beautiful, and objected to some few, which
Crabbe. on I.,..ixing his objections, altered before publica-
tion. that more than or.ce that it was a improved
pretty .
poem ; Crahhe's condition in the world had improved
since he wrote " The Village," and his view of life and
mankind had improved likewise. Be was pa. ticularly
poff
struck with the description of the substantial liappMess
the farmer's wife. It is singular that Crabber poetry should
have been corrected by Johnson, praised by Burke. and have
occupied the minis of Fox and Walter Scott when they wets
dying. After the conversation with Lord Holland which I
have related a page or two back, the terniie.tion ap-
proached rapidly. Mrs. Fox, who had a strong ',llse of
religion, wished to have prayers read at his bedrble. At
her desire. Mr. Eouverie, a sensible and friendly clergy-
man, stood behin 1 the curtain, and in an isuithle voice
read the prayers of the church. Fox remained uhustially
quiet. Towards the end of the prayer,. Mrs. boa knelt
on the bed, ar.d joined his hands, which he seen
Chisd fa
i
nt y
to close with a smile of ineffable goodness. " \ate
betokened,- sacs Lord Holland, "it was a RUA', of
se-
renity and go,yelness such as would have proceeded at that
moment on.y from a disinterested and benevolent heart—
from a being loved and beloved by all that approached
him." Dung the whole of the 13tlast word's
of Septsmber his
state was ri
insnifertly hopeleas. The d's which be
uttered with any distinctuesr were, " I die happy," and
" Liz" (the name by which he always called his wife).
About 6 o'clock iu the evening of the 13th of September
he expired eithout a groan, and with a serene and plea
countenance, " which seemed," says Lord Holland, even
after death to represent the benevolent spirit which had
animated it." •• If," coctinues Lord Holland, " a con-
sciousness of being beloved and almost adored by all who
approached hint could administer consolation in the hour
of death, no man could with more reason or propriety Iwo
closed his career with the exclamation of ' I die happy,'
for no man ever des'rved or obtained that consolation
more certainly than Mr. Fox."—Life of Charles Jot.tel Fox,
by Earl Rumiell, YoL 3.