The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-08 00:00:00

Mi. amiss Ossiza.--Those Ida az* se-
goolstiml with the Mentors alflertypoire ago will learn with
sewn the &Mk of Mr. Onion the seiginal publisher of ill
taitair. poem, with the sacepdan of Alastor" sad the
postbamons works; of the first volume of Kestis poems ; of
several of the writiags of Leigh Had ; of the collected edi-
tion of Lamle. works ; sad of =brother productions of cat,
betty. Mr. 011ie was the friend of all those celebrated men,
kw whom homed as their busing. agent : and has be.. the
means of introducing to the public many remarkable writer.
of • law day. He was deo, himself, sa author of unuanal
powers, thane' so extreme diffidence la mome measure con-
cealed tiro. Bat his domank tale of "Althea' and his
Wit," was miesgaised by Sir Walter Scott u an incidental
snails Is the pages of the Quarterly Itteiese ; hie romance
of" Mains" received the probes of Shelley, Leigh hunt,
Dr. Cv.ly, dad others; sad kis hoe critical powers in all de-
portment's' art were knave to essay. H. died as Sunday
at the gm of 7L
STATUS TO 751 LATI THOMAS ATTROOD AT
11111111/110SAIL —TM patois of Birmingham were all emits-
' meat yeeneday Ia commentate of the insugoratho of •
star M the well-knows reforms, the late Thomas An-
iseed. The mayor several of Um town couticlllors, end $
nenobsr of the most influential of the townspeople, took part
to the proceedings. The statue, which is nine feet four
'agree in height. is carved is Sicilian tumble. It is the pre-
cludes of Mr. John Thomas, end is very simple, broad, and
effeedas I. treatment. It stands upon a well-proportiosed
EVut;a3 grey granite. which rears upon • isurimive hem of
Deh stow. The total height la twenty-three
keit. The Doming was removed from the statue
amidst the leartian cheers; maroon of approbation
were heard on every side ; and on the part of Mr. Attwood'•
old friends sad relater., without esceptice, the wonderful
gfelity 7trod ex diem* of the likeneas, even to the minutest
details, was acknowledged on every aide. Urea the plat-
form stood Mr. Attwood'a eldest son, and In close rozlguity
his widow and Wier (the latter the wife of Mr. William
Mathews), and than avowed how faithful was the por-
traiture which the sculptor hod produced.

GRAND JCPCIIO; CANALCOMPANT.—Testerdsy,
the ball-yeasly meting of the Grand Junction Cwl Cour-
tesy wee held et tfr officer, 21, Surrey -Area. Strand
Mr. George Ardmore, chairman of the cornputy, preedlng.
The report of the general r remove showed that tks tart
resuipte trots the tolls of the maaufacturses end trad-re
ears the earl had decreased daring thesis months ending
the 3 let Drcernher last 9601. 18r. 2d., as compared with the
saws period of 1867. and the carrying setsblishroeut had
kern," 4;5764 10s. 11 , as compared with thc sane
Ireciods. The set treats realised by the carrrnut esta-
blishment above the idle charged to It bars Men 2231.
la. 9d. Thor ordinary opera of the era proper had
been 1,1401. 17s 4d. more then the coriespondier period of
the preview yore, sotwithemedisi the dearer. The canal
works are rsterted by the serveyer to be I. seed waiting
order end reerlkks. The net palm of the two Asper-
mere. anew poem the send inner se the prebrones
Meek sad wreasey lemmas of the canal, as well r the
owning the son of 1,9101., which had been carried to the
dereelettea enewwied to 23,4211. 17e. 2d. The cens-
niers of a dindied of 21. pee
ehere tr errWert stock which would Isar a
War of *IL NM to be U. carried forward to ths mad
rural. Wert is the leehrease mock to the 38th
of Jar le be rid es the Ist of July.
TRg ORIAT 3913191111.9111 COAL Moworotwo—The
&motors Yet Balmily woe to fps the trade is coil
leceesle te Lewin by ale Mee