The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-25 00:00:00

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At a special meet ing of the eomm i ttee and put officers
of this society, held at the office, 90. Farringdon-street, kit
(Friday) evening, Mr. G. ADAMS in the chair, the following
reeoluton moved by Mr. Homily seconded by Mr. T.
BATON, and carried unanimously :
" That the proposal of the ChanceUor of the Exchequer in
reference to the creation of an entirely new class of retail
wine dealers on the Beer Ac' principle is opposed to public,
feeling ; a gratuitous attack on our . vested interests; and
would, if Famed into a law, very greatly diminish the Tahiti
of our proporty, and ultimately led to • free trade in spirit..'
" That the proposed change in the 'licensing system'
wooli be of no advantage to the public, inasmuch as the
69,255 licensed victuallers to England, the free vintners,
sad the small wholesale wine merchants, who sell reputed
pint and quart bottles of wine, era amply sufficient to
eo•nre competition, and to supply the pubic, with all the
wines which shall be imported late this country, without
opening up new °teasels for much purpose.
"Ten meeting is ther-f .re of opinion that the licensed
victuallers should, by combined action, oppose a proposi.
ties tat fraught with mischief to society, and donee to the
interest' of the trade generally."

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA,. COVENT-GARDEN.--ThO
now opera liteloss, and the randomise% ems honoured last
evening by the presence of heir most gracious Majesty, hie
Royal Highaoss tha Prince Consort, her Royal Higoness the
Princess Alias attended by the Countess of Desert, the Hon.
Hies Cavendlih. Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lord de Tabley, and
Colonel Dudley Da Rom.
THE BISHOP OP CARLISLE AND THE REVISION OE
TM, LITI7IOT.-11111 Bannon of Canals has returned a full
and remised reply to an address on the subject of a moist=
of the Liturgy of the church by the Rev. L. Jefferson, rural
dean, and the clergy of the rural deanery of Kirkby
Brokhen. The bishop's tone is moderate, and far from the
spirit of party. He is alive to all the &Hirohito of revision.
but on a review of the wets of the na-
tional church at largo, the departure from ethe
calm end sensible awhods of carrying on divine worship to
which we were accustomed in the days of our youth, and the
irritation of the people caused by the introduction of obsolete
customs, he comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to do
something. And far from thinking the present time un-
favourable for revlrion be is "more afraid of delay than of
avion." Be thinks that if any temperate proposition were
made, it would be unwise to refuse to entertain it. But he
would resist to the utmoet, changes proposed in the spirit of
wry, or to any narrowing of the beta of the church of
England. We trust to Lind room for the Bishop's letter on
Monday.
ST. OffOlteillt-IN-THE-EAST.—The Rev. Thomas
Richardson, the newly-cloyed lecturer of this parish (in
the room of the Kew. Hugh Allen, resigned), will coin-
memos hie duties to-morrow.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY kVENING.—EUDDEN DEATH
OF run Rev. WILLIAM C•reetreo.—With feelings of deep
regret we have to einmaitios the sudden death of the Rev.
William Centring, one of the canons of Windsor, the parti-
culars of which are as follows:—The reverend gentleman
attended divine service this morning in the Chapel Royal of
St. George, and read the Litany and Communion Service Ice
his accustomed clear and impressive manner. A short tines
after lassies thee:cape! he amompenied his two nieces, the
Hon. Misses Canning, in • walk below the slopes to the garden
belonging to the dean and canons, sod was then in his yang
health and spirits, when soddenly he fell into the arms of
one of the young ladies, and expired almoet instantaneously.
Ttcir disireesing situation was observed by Mr. Csnon
Frederick Anson' from • window of his residence, who
hastened to their assistance, bet arrived only in time to see
him breathe his lest. The bed ergs immediately conveyed
to the residence of the dammed la this Cloisters, and upon
the arrival of Dr. Drown, he pronounced that death was
caused from en affection of the heart.
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DlttralllMlNG Btnetnn.-00 Wednesday last an
inquest wee held at Bray, near Windsor, on the body of
Captain Fooderlok Paul Harked, late of the Soots readier
Guards, wises the following particulars relative to this
milaerholy affair were adduced. At ten o'clock the previous
morning the captain lett his house, apparently in his usual
health, and at four o'clock in the afternoon he was discovered
' lying is a pool of blood by *soot the gardeners, fa a secluded
walk In his grounds, at Dow a placeeituated on the banks
of hi Thames, near Moak'. Island, about three miles distant
from Windsor. The body, win n found, was "Wand mid, and
death suit ham Men instsitianeous, for it appeared that Ina
sitting posture be must have diacharged a loaded pistol by
the kit ear, sea portion of his scull on that side of the head
wee blown away. Ilia bat was picked up abo..t sixteen yards
from the body. Mr. Barked on previous occasions had
shown symptoms of weeknese of intedect, and a verdict was
returned that hs tbsuoyed himself in aat of temporary
spirted

insanity. Tim unfortunate gentleman was much respo.-
in the neighbourhood, end has left • widow and family to
deplore his melancholy ad. He was in the 67th sear of hu
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SALE OF HORNBT CASTLE AND KANOII.—It
annonnoed that Mr. John Foster, of near Halifax,
has become the purchaser of the Hereby Castle estate.
in North Laiscashice, the property of the late Mr. Fades,.
Dawson. Tbe purchase money is stated to have been
206,0.01. The estate consists of the honour and manor of
Hanby, the borough of Hanby, the manor of Tatham,
sad about 3,100 scree of land; the living. of Hornby.
Tatham, and Lowe!, the right of sporting over upwards of
24,000 acres of land, and of il.bing over raven miles or more
of ths river Lane, and the whole length of its tributary
streams-the Weaning, Hindburn, and Roeburn. The
mists was the subject ot much litigation upwards of thirty
yams ev, and, after being five times tried, was finally
maid by the Home of Lords in May. 1838, when posses-
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Poem, Dawson, who was related to the Admiral by mar-
riage, and at hi. death last year demanded to Kr. H. P.
Daw
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ALLANCE V. THE CORPORATION RLITTAI/RANT
COM PANY.—An injoactioa wait obtained from VicreChes-
tenor Wood yesterday, oa the part of Messrs. Vellums earl
Valiance, solicitors, of Emax-streer, Strand, restraining ths
Corporation Restaurant Company (limited) from advertising
their names as seliciters of this company.
COTTON AT BRA.—Acoording to the Welt
advioss from New Orients, there are no less than 60
vessels at am, bound from that port to Liverpool, laden
principally with °otos.
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