The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-26 00:00:00

PROFESSOR CHRISTMAS'S LECTURES.

This very interesting coarse of lectures hes now
been brought to a close. The last lecture was dell eeeee
es
Tuesday, the 23rd last., before a num eeeee and fashionable
audience, at the house of the Reyal Society of Literature.
The eneject was the more recent phihtsophieal reunions,
led the lecturer dwelt chiefly on those of Swift and You
WieWid. An analysis of the " Tale of a Tub" led to mush
intsrestiog information on the theologised disputes of that
pe-iod, sad a curs ry survey was taken of Bunyan'.
" Pilgrim's Propels" and " Holy War." The " History
of Jobe Soli" received a share of attention also, but was
treated more brh fly, as the great di, c a of the lecture
were " Gullivev's Travels" and the " Restore of the Abater-
its." These were described ea being the chefrd'esmre of
those great authors, and the best of ell political roosters.
Unlike those whOk had been considered in the last lecture,
sad which were ideal pictures of imaginary steamer, thee;
were brood delineations of things as they are. They were
of a destructive, not of a constructive character, sad dish
with the weapons of satire the most deadly tilbwe at the
anon and follies of all states. Various *streets were mad
from both thews works, especially from the " History of the
Abderites," which perfectly justified the high character that
Prateseor Christens gave to that work.
The lecture eonolodetwith a brief recapitulation of the
objects which had been steadily kept in view throughout
the whole mum. The absolute assessity of rersenal virtue
and holiness, which but bees ass et the objects of the
Alchemical philascphy, sad la ylkis indeed among the
higher adepts all is sbjeets had hoes merged, had been
iceolested Ia the" ems =mon Is the Neo-Plstossio philo-
sophy. The reemeis el time times had beautifully set
fottb the tame imasirm—efalmbry bed mimed It I. the lovely
limbs of Sir Gslatialyelhiegessesese hedessaagei the
nose view to the Wide, aid UMW of a uses earths parish
had been far from useless eves la this rselest, by elsowlog
how espauspuble, ss well as Lew elms, was the want of
public virtue.
The chair was eecopied by Sir Saha Deist. aid after the
!retort, Mr. Tooke, the Stamm of the Royal Society
of Literature warmly thanked the "learned sad encelleut
professor," for Matures which had throws so suit light on
many dame parts of our history.
The next coon* of lemons, the subjest of which was not
; definitely cut, will be dammed during the months
of Marsh sad April. but Professor Christmas stated that he
thought it very probable that the subject would be the
s historical plays of Shakespeare.

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COVET Or BANKRUPTCY.—Mer, J. H. Martha&
of 86, Hatton-rucks, requests no to state that he
Is not the solicitor referred to in the report of the case of
Dusk' Grecaaway, porter, which was beard In the Comet
of Bankruptcy on the 18th sad 22nd last.
OAROTTING BY A TICKET-Or-LEAVE MAN.--OR
Christmas-eves daring garotte robbery was attempted sear
Shahid by two sooundrela, owe of whom has • ticket-of-
lean, and was captured se the spot. Sequoia Hackies-
hue fityrisg, a eelmer-grladerdivisg is Orehard•stre et, was
gelag hems betimes stems sad twelve Valook, and just as
be tuned up an archway Media' to his boom soma seised by
these* by • ease who was lellowlag Wm le the anal
wawa of garotters. • mooed maa feamediabely went op
sad soneememed ails( his pockets. Styria' straggled and
pushed at the men with all his might, sod sumuded in
tuning mead and skein with the man who bad mired
him by the West. Being au adept at wrestling, he threw
the fellow down, sad alled out for assistanos. His house
was within a distance of twenty yards, and hie wife, best-
ing the op, ran cut aad mind the man with whom her
Inshaad was struggUig oa the ironed. The other robber
swore at the imam sad used oonsiderable violas*, to
name kle tempest's:hat before be meld effect hie release
a ameba of neighbours and pumas passing along Orel-
street, which is a very hasp tborumbfare, flocked to the or
/Wanes of the Styria's. Oes of the robbers ran cilia they
'wreaked, leaving hie oompaafes—the one who had seised
hiring by the threat—to his fate. The captured mesa and.
gled violently, aid severely e. 'earthed" mendref MOO.
ton,who, however, steak manfully to him males snivel at
• poll/mass. On belag takes to the politer UMW the robber
was reeopuised as a ticket-of-leave man, aimed Jobe 811-
cater. The fellow, though sly twenty-eirtlicare of gm
has base twigs seatimeed to be traseported. Are ids Ude
was about taa you, ago, whets he was treeepeetei he a
term of seven yeas% hot was released, sad retamed to
Itheheld, after the lapse of attest des peen. Four years
ago he was maim as tanood to be inneported for ten years
for a till robbery, hat retuned to Sheaeld with a ticket O-
lathe elm mouths age, aloes which time be has had to ab.
sued la reasetweees of rebblag his Maar, sad ally • very
@boredom age reappeared la the tows.
HIGHWAY ROBBIRY AND MURDIE. A told-
blooded murder, perpetrated sly for the purpose of gratify-
ing the rapidity of the mud****, was committed on the
highway near Wiveliseombh 8: menet, about • Ames miles
from Taunton, about 10 ethait ea Tuesday eight We. The
murder was drat diamond chest 11 o'clock, W a as
called Hopes, who, while wades bone oa the nedbetwoes
Langley sad Ford, obesevel • base sad oat r bbe reed
without an attesdaatt is wow ageressi be sew 'be feet
of a person haggis, ems the free* elf the each mad timber
ezaaileation tended la ladle, the body of Themes Alain,
a yoga; sea 22 years of age, employed se an egricali
tarsi labourer by Mr. Corner, of Klugaesmptea, Neu,.
eons* the over et the vehicle. He was Idle kis
thrust havlag been eat so as to sourly sever the had
the body. • carpet-hag was Dead is the cart eadleterbed,
bet deceemd's potthets had bees tuned out, sad his messy
retried away. It was ems aseertateed that dasenend
kid that day been at Wisolimenthend Christmas =
where he gat amigo for a flve-pou isle. mid
hie mosey before an mountaineers named Thaw
Nation, and other eammay, at the White Beet. where
demoted dtaak freely, sad treated Nation and ethers with
liquor. Aphis, the dreamed, left to go hose sleet alas
o'clock, when be was very tipsy, sad Nodes went
away with him. Their way beau was the same he surly
a mile, bat before they had travelled so far the hoses's heed
woe tinned is mother dinetMo, where it wee hood m
above stated. The yogis sae Nation, who lodged with as
father, a small fatal? at Upton, was takes into esstedy
shoot seveno'clock ea' Wednectley morniag, ea he was pro-
midtpit hose so foot, and hie clothes were bloody; be bed
in his packets a clue knife stained with biota!, fear son.
nisi!, and eons coyote; and footprints seer the spot,
when the cart was fund corresponded with hie boots. Gal
Whig charged with the murder he exclaimed, " Tou dos%
mesa it ' and the charge bona repeated he made so re.
ply. The same albinos the prisoner was privately es.
aeakmd before the magistrates, and committed to the county
viol at Taunt. o, to await • nether examiaatioa as
Wednesday rest
SUDDIN DEATH Or MR. HUGH MILLER.-0a
Weds/shy foreaoun the people of Edinburgh were startled
by a rumour of the sadden death of Mr. High Miller, the
well-kaown writer out geology and editor of the Mhos
newspaper. Mr. Miller had bees found lying dead ea the
Boor of his bedroom, shot through the ha at with • Out
bullet. That be died by his own hand there mew to be so
doubt, bat the almost's:was nada which the melancholy
event happeneddo eat lead to the lopped** that hie death
was as set of lateatioasi suicide. For some time past Mr.
Miller had bowie in a somewhat ladiffenat state of health,
brought is, we believe, by over.stody in the preparation of
a aew work is geology. He suffered sosaideraWy from
a 000000 ezeitemest, and, though at all times • man of
eccentric marturs, an austoul 'Magnum was remarked by
his asenaiatasees. The insane before his death ha waste
have delivered a Mohan on "The Mosel° Centioa" to ea
audience at Pottobello, a bathing place in the neighbour-
hood of Edinburgh, when he resided. He had prepared
the lecture, but the state of his Leath lamented hie deliver-
log and it was read in his absence by a friend. Is the
MOM of ths day Mr. Miller saw hie medical adviser, to
wham he canplained of headache, brought on by the want
of refreshing eisep. Following the dirtetioes he received,
he took a want bath and retired to rest at an early hour.
He had f,r site time been in the habit of hays' • loaded
r•VATer le bit bedroom. raving, it is aid, a strong says
hensioa of danger from housebreakers, for which, in reality,
then was pea reason, as an attempt was made sot very
long ago to break into his valuable asserom. No @splodge
was beard by the admits doting the night, and It was rot
till the sioraleg that the body was found lying noir the
bath -rum. Tome oiteametanass seem to trove that the
melancholy event vas purely *scion:oat. Oahe the stets of
Mr. Miller's mod as well as his Neural character sad poet-
Non pre•lode the tin of premeditated or isteutiocal self-
destrectlne
STATIONERY FOB PUBLIC DECARTHENTIL—DI the
year tithed tip. 31st Match last, the nausea for etatioeup
la phial departments ,mounted to as sack ea 284,6161.