The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

WAttRYD Fosin.—Wanstead is six wiles from
Whnechapel—hepead the emn►e, yet within an easy drive in
e gig or cart. ♦ good-tined patch of forest has hitherto lain
there, surreiseadiedeed, with fields and bowie., but itself
wholly wild end lien—the only trace of mm's hand being
the beautiful avenues of lime-trees and obeenuta which cross
iimat of the ground hither and thi, bee. To this forest of
Weinstead every fine summer's evening, but most ofalt on the
4, which 0.4 meant for refreehreeet, them came thrm•ande
awn thousands of worn mechanics, and poly teeth *men—
the& very class for whom every one is most &krona to pm-
vide harmless am•aemnent, and fresh air, and • sight of the
pets 5r.... No more pleasing eight has ever met our eye,
limn the scenes of heariklt but innocent enjoyment which
we have Parked at entniner after summer in those old
seesaw. Family groups without number might be men
equa!ted on the ground. eating the meal they bad brought
with them, or wandering among the trees, listening to the
cuckoo., nightingale., and other bird, which abound th-re;
while hundreds of children made the air ring with their
Arrive, In glee at their escape from the fteid air and weary
walls of SpiWfield■ and Whitechspel. The roads were alive
with every kind of conveyence, end the trains to Forest
Go', were crowded with paviengire. It seems almost isms-
darts that, in die year of grace 1838, this official whence, on
behalf of the nation ea to all matters which concern Its real
p. open; —namely, Mr. Howard, the Commieelouee, Woods
and Forests—should have dared to put a et, to all that
healthy happiness. Tut so it le. Mr. Havant bee sold, and
sold for • trifle, to Lord Horologic's, all the crown tights
over Wanateed Forest, and it will ere long be enclosed and
sold fur building ground. Mr. Haelrory anent a
question on the subject the other eight in the
llowie of Common., but, the reply being of • somewhat
ovine* kind, public attention wee not called to the matter.
We have ascertained, however, test no other exec, can be
offered for this reckless dereliction of duty than that parlia-
ment had often grumbled at the extravengant expenditure
end small receipts of the Woods and Forests; and so, Piing
pour in other men, it was thought a fin* Wog te
be penny-wise here and there. Unhappily, we have not
nee the red of the matter. A Me beyond Wrineteed la •
hill celled High Beech, covered with noble teem, sad cone-
mending a prospect from Harrow to Shooteee-hill. This,
ton, hes been • fevourite resort of the eaat-and Cockneys,
Pmt inks. Mr. Howard's new seal for petty s cringe be over-
ruled by somebody's common 11111611,, High Beech also will be
gold for • nem not • hundredth pert of the coat of the new
park at B.itterera. Buds is red tope in the nineteenth
century.—Boterdew i.e.....

AUDACIOUS 110811E11Y ON A RAILWAT.—A rob-
bery of mussel audacity has just heat committed oft tb•
tansy front Bathe to Bewley.. When the exprew trela
from tbs latter Oros stopped at one of the intermadieta
statist's, as individual, wearing the uniform of a post-Aloe
impestar, entered the mail carriage, and told the chiles them
that he had bean charged to inspect the service, and sated-
ingly, daring his journey to Ikelin, ho occupied Matadi
with looklag thrrugh Use eltif.eent b.ga. He put and.
atter* which appeared to vitamin mosey or securitica, sag
mying that they were irregular sad in contraventios to the
Pest-oillos tagnlations, pleas' them in • serismrsi ba g.
Os maim Berlin he took this bag with him fa a
baokney oomph, .syieg that he should moiety it to ths post.
oaks, and told the clerks to meat him thereat • certain hour.
The chart were punctual to the appointment., but, as
inquiry, °paid hear nothing tither of the pretended ilupsotat
or of the letters. The vile of the Later is estimated by
soma at 18,000 *arra, and by ashen at 100,000. The Nis-
i graph woo sat to work in all directions, and the third was
wasted at Kolas.