The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-13 00:00:00

TO TML IDTTOR TML OF IMPRESS.

THE LATE MR. THOMAS BELSHAW.

F address you on behalf of the widow and five
fatherless children of the late Mr. Thom.. Beishaw, whew,
deetbbed I was .ant fur to visit on the 2lst ultimo. I found
him suffering westerly from hemorrhage, quite delirious. and
fast sinking. He died at half-past nit pm. on Thursday,
the 23rd of December, aged 44. I was deeply grieved to
kern that for many montha past they had often been without
the common necersarks of life. Ought this to have been eo °
Does not the cmuttry and world at large owes deep debt of
gratinstle to him ? For was it not Thome. &Maw who first
originated, and practically carried out, szlibitioes of arts and
manufactures, first .t Manchester, then at Liverpool, Derby,
Sheflirld, Macclesfield, Devonport, Hull, and other places ?
Was it not he who so sncceyfully orgaabied the first greet
induatriel exhibition at Bingky-house, Birmingham P—and
NMI prubsbly it was that which Sr* suggested the idea of
the gletous Exhibition of 1831. Be that as it may, no one
will deny but that Belshatie admirable arrangements in
placing the goods, &c., were largely instrumental to its bril-
liant results. Than followed the exhibitions of Cork and
Dublin, when him energy and talent .o greatly contributed to
their MIMI'S. Lsatly, Has Crystal Police at Sydenham ; from
whence he was appointsd Deputy Storekeeper to the Army
Works Corps ; sad it wee whilst going out to the Crimea in
charge of the 3rd Divielon, with which he sailed in the Der-
wixk teen-port, Dec. 2,1853, that he met with the fearful in-
jury wbirb, combined with anxiety. disappointments, and
neglect, has clamed his untimely death. Having Meted the
above tacts se briefly as possible, I one do nothing mere but
leave thin painful care in the betide of the public, who having
besseted eo much by the work of hie bead and hands, I can-
not but believe will nobly come forward and administer to
the want. of has bereaved widow sad flee fatherly* children.
—I am, &n., JOSEPH WHITE.
22, itichroond-sheet, St. Georgewroad,
Southwark, S.E.
Sobscriptioas will be thankfully received st the Unity
Beak, Cannon-street, City; Mr. Alderman Mechi's eata•
bliahtesat, Leadanhall-anent; bre Mewirs.Elkington and Co.,
22, Reavat-.crest, So. Jseasses; W. Donald, k.lsq , St J times's-
hill, Itegent-.tree; Mere. Bradbury sad Zeus, 11, Sou-
veriestrvet ; Charge Grove, Beq., Merstary to the Crystal
?slew Company ; sett Mr. Joseph Whit., 22, Richmond-
street, Si Ottergesersed, Sauthwark, 8.1.

ROTAL COLLEGE OP PIECZTTORS.—The following
gentlemen hare been elected messbere of this college It'', A.
O. Notify, M.A., bead master of Fattoombsege Grammar
&hail, Bernie*; J. N. Langky, Esg., M.A., W,11••••
beeepton ; Lengham Dela, Seg., B. A., Oxon, Ceps Colony
R. N. lge, Esq., Atccoter, Warwick; J. S. Stone,
Erg., Ye rd.
STIt ‘!il .1! SCENE IN LIIVRCII.—The commit tee of
St. There o;•• Church, Stogrbridge, considering that, se
there were so marriage* nor I:lariats, the office of clerk wee
nosecerwary, gave Mr. Dunn notice at Michaelmas, and at
Christmas paid him his halt-year's salary end diepeened
with hie venter. The new incumbent, the Rev. Beak
Itherreed, hod never recognised Mr. Duns as hie clerk,
etsd therefore that furiction•ary had not given out any
hymns, hie duties being congaed to pitting In the dealt
sod salting the moose's. The °nominee 'miring reams
to telicre that the clerk doubted their power to dismies Oita,
bad take. the procautionary measures of 'thieving the
sot and miaowing up the door of the desk. Oa the morning
of Sunday week, when Mr. Dunn solved and saw the state
of ibises. be obtained a Oral, end, thus exalted, got over
Ow. hie 014 eras. The Wee bottom haring been removed,
he was obliged to get something to stand upon, and thus
make himself visible to the congregation. The coo,e pro-
owe of admiring ter resorted to in the evening, to the
seMwithmest emi seethereett of a fall coninegating. To •
pest the ._emu of much scenes, the committee have
thee hod Meant removed entire. and the ewe filled up
with w free seste."—lfeth
CUTTING TI11101:011 711 E (tr.—Mears. C. N.
Norwood and Co.'s steamer Bolder,. netted nt Aen cm
the 10th, from St. Pcterabarg and Rigs, having loaded at the
latter port a complete cargo of sod, heath. end Am. This
voted oiled from this port for St. Petersburg. with •
general cargo, on the 4th November, or five days biter than
esy other roost the pest ermon, and though she managed
to enter Cronstadt on the 15th, the frost wee en revere the
next day that she wee froaen within the Mote before her
cargo mild be discherted. After au nuouncreaful attempt
to escape, the weather became lees revere, and on the 11th
Dem.etar a final attempt WY ' decided upon, in rvethaeting
eta, the %Trek,' arid Sllubrn tided
up
cut through the
Iry to ores water, and a joint eontract reeds with Mr.
Roiinhoff. hie a mum of 3,000 rouble* silver. After the
°mutant la
of 1,000 men for four days a pomace was
acremoiieb"d —a circumitsoco that has occurred hot ones
the ovi uhley years at ro late a date. Doting the stn y of lb*
11,1olveria in Croartedt, the frost varied fist 6 to IS degrelen
,
and she passed through pecked ice abol2 teat thick. rein
Inallng bar wimps, two fans of her screw were broken with
lotto* piece* of ice, and the Madero wee towed by the
Billubro' to Baltic' Pert. when' the spare anew was elulpped,
eud after wood days' delay, the proceeded to Riga, where
the arrived en Ch.istmeri•day. Captain Moor repirte having
queegeed very heavy weather on the homeward pewee,
with westerly odes.--/lerteres Cocottes Herald.
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