The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-24 00:00:00

Cl RRL.XCY REFORM.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.

The seventeenth ananal meeting of this society was
held at Exeter-hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. HARRISON,
the president, In the chair.
From the report and accounts it appeared there had been
19 consorts during the
_pot year, a number only once
equalled, via., la 1844. The subscription list had consists r•
ably Merges. d, la proof of which it was stated that while the
sagest seeded La had been the lace' st of any prece-
des year, and had exceeded that of 1847 by 1001., the past
year's subscription h‘cl exceeded that of 1848 by onwards of
Th's might be ma.idered as partly proceedieg from
the satisfaction felt by the enbteribere at tim introdnetien,
to the first time this season, of numbered sittings in the
centre of the area 'teeing/I the entire evening, similar to the
stalls at the Pailharmanie Society and the Opera.
The gross mars for 1849 had been 5,222. lOs. Id., and
the payouts 8,1831. es 7d , allowing for the purchase of
mimic he the ass of the orchestra (which is new bought,
instead of, al formerly, being only hued), it was stated
that the past 3tar's operations had realised a considerable
profit.
The assets of the society consisted of 1,0001. consols; in
addition to other property, of the value of at least 1,0001. ;
hellfire the ca‘li balance in the hands of the treasurer ; every
claim impost the :des, having been paid.
Tr, retinue members of the committee having been re
fleeted, the watt companion:ivy resolutions in reference U
the labours of the csasimittee sod officers of the put year
were unanico,usly parsed, and Mr. Costa's indcf.tigable
exertions in behalf of the institution were particularly
noticed. It w.a aanouiced that Mendelsa iha's " St.
Paul," which was produced with a much effect on the
11th last., is to be again performed on Friday gaga-
tag .est.

ADMISSION OP SOLICITORS.—The Muter of the
Rolts ku bpi anted Monday, Jan. 28, at the Rona' Cent,
Chaneerrlane, at 3 o'clek Is the afternoon, ter swear*
sot:Store. Every perm desirous of. being sworn on the
above day mast leave his common law admiasion or Ms en-
titled, of ppita ice for the curtest year at the Secretary's-
office' Itolloyud, Chasseerylans, os or betora Someday,
Jan. 26.
MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.—
The brig Richard Dart (Potter), from London, fir Auck-
land, New Zealand, was wrecked on one of the Prince Ed-
ward Islands, oft the 19th of July last, and, out of a
numerous new and mural pneengen, only the muter,
mete, fort waste, an appertain:le, and four sappers and
miners were saved The vessel tailed from Gravesend on
the 31i Anil, hating OR board, as passeagers, Lieutenant
Liddell, R.E IS uppers and minus, tour women, and else
children, Dr. sad Mrs. Fitton and child, Dr. Ode, aced Mr,
Kelly. It app-am by the statement of the commander that
at half-pest 3 p.m ,on June 19, land was reported right
shad, about a mite cistant, which turned out to be the
zar.h aide of Prince Edward's Island. The vessel was
immediately Weaght to the wind, and an attempt made to
pet h r about, bet having missed stays, they endeavoured to
Wear short need. Jest as she was before the wind she
struck heavily at a snakes r:ck, and beat over it, the roller
haring stove I.a the stern wirdows, filled all the boats, and,
at the same moment, swept 47 persons overboard. The
serrivon new to the sun rigging (inapt the mate, who
saved himself from the bowsprit end), when a second roller
broke over the vessel, and swept away Lieut. Lid ell and
Ers. Piro*. The brig was driven broadside to the shore,
tad the gunman falling shoreward, the survivors esits.Ed
cm it. The racks being precipitous, they had 'great diE-
colty in reaching the side, several sew breaking over them
b fore they rescind a place of safety. The ant morning
they found a few blankets on the rocks and some clothier,
but no provisions, except a single piece of beef. They this
construired a hut with pieces of the wreck, and allayed their
hunger by eating the raw flesh of young Whammies, which
they fouad la their mew After seven days' rest thee
explored the Land, undergoing the meet dreadful
suffering from cold and snow-storms, sad se the 42nd
day after the wreck they fell in with a party of men in the
employment of Me hurry, of Ceps Town, who generously
shared their stock of food equally with the eaten for al
days,when the schoooer, Courier, of Cape Town, touched et
toe ead with a supply of provision', and the wrecked
piety embarked ie her' tad arrived at Table Bay to the
10th of November. The cams of the survivors are es
follows Samuel Potter, mater; John Mull, chief mate;
Edward Picnic, Richard Collins, John Campbell, Theseus
Jenkins, and Willi .m hones, seamen; lames Bead Thomas
Thomas
I ug:is, sad 0 ten Deviney, sappers and miners. For fire ex
six days previous to the wreck no observations had been ohs
tained - by died reckoning she was supposed to be in lat. 44,
30 Eli tong 36 40 E.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF AN ARTLSY—Yedarday
en mini," was aue into before Er. Carter, at the Duke of
Suffolk, Brandon-street, Welwortb, nepsetang the death et
William Kerrie aged 73 years, an artist, who died under
very painful circumstances, in a caravan, is which be had
resided for 30 years. The Jury proceeded to an old arms,
situated in the corner of a filmy plass, celled Davy's Cow-
yard, Upper Breeden-sued, where they found the body of
the deceased in a very emaciated state. The interior of the
vehicle was gait* unfit fur the residence of a housablia
Martha Hurio stated that the deceased was her hya
lie will an setist, and they had been married 47 years. De.
ceased, formerly, was in • large house at the west end of
London; but Wier reduced in circumstances, the dammed
completed s coliseum of oil painting. which he exhibited in
the caravan at the various fairs tout:d the country. They
had lived in the same vehicle far the lest thirty pan; bet
the deceased for a eoesiderishie period had been enable to
get about, and, therefore, their means of obtaining a liveli-
hood had hen stopped. The oily money they got was by
the demand rennin siga-boards, window-blinds, or any
thing he mad gel to do. He oreseionally executed the
*wins that were exhibited outride the shows, but the re-
muneraties was very bad. On Sunday morning Mat the
deceased was is the act of lighting the fire in the caravan,
durum her sheens., sad when she returned the deeeued
yea lying ea the Sam of the whale. Witness obtained
usleteems, tut the tiesemod died la • Sew hours afterwards.
TbltUogena she atteaded tiesuesd was of opinion that he
bad died from an attack of 'replay, The Coroner—Do yon
mesa to say that you have IFNI Ii the caravan thirty years?
Winos (with tears In her eyes)—Yea, sir, we hove. Kr,
Ceske, the nummoulag officer, sold that when he visited the
tie Sunday morning. the M oniladmoney the poor woman iewol opeimßEY. The alien that he fully believed
I,ltasrl
of "mend Natural at
micas. Th., jury maned a
data."

Dam uf, Jaw. 23.
The aggregate meeting cf the citizens of Dublin,
to sustain the principles of hie trade has been defi-
nitely filed to be held at the Rotundo, on Monday
next. Ir is convened as an " open meeting to war-
tain the true feelings of the public on the all impor-
tant subject of free trade," in contradistinction to the
privatu meting of the landed gentry," am the recent
protectionist demonstration is termed.
The protectionist aristocracy and gentry of Ireland
have in tenth taken the position of the Young Ire-
lenders of 1848: witness eeveral pawges in their
recent Rotundo meeting, hinting, in no o nee terms,
at physical force and separation.
Mr.N.Maher, M.P., has replied to the address calling
upon himself and his colleague, Mr.F.Scully, to resign
their scats for Tipperary, unless they consented to
oppose free trade. Mr. Maher very properly sap s
" I deny the right of a small fractional portion of this
county—and you are a small fractional pori ion, a nal
very influential one (the ladies of course excepted)--ts
gall upon me to state what course I meant to purses
lin my place in parliament. But I think lam bound
to tell you that I am fully convinced that neither the
present administration, nor any other administration
that can be formed, could restore a protective di.ty on
corn."
The Freeman's Journal announces that the presi-
dency of the Irish College at Rome, vacated by the
appointment of the Rev. Dr. Cullen to the Boman
catholic primacy, has been conferred on the It2v. Dr.
Kirby, who has fil.d the office of vice-pres.dent in
the college for many years ; and that the Very Arm
Dr. Miley, of Dublin, a gentleman distinguished is
the literary world, has just been appointed presidewt
of the Irish College at Paris, in the rcom of Dr.
31'Sweeny, retired i:n a pension. Both of therem
ficeimaZinents are of great importance in the h
catholic church.
A Dublin correspondent of the Belfast News Letter
gives the following information :
The formation of toe new convict or government prisms
department, by the L*rd Lieutenant, will be the beginning
of a new age in the history of prison government in this
country. R. K. Hitchicr, E*q , of the Chief Secretary's
office, has been plated at hs head, with the title of Inapector.
General of Government Prisons in Ireland, and a salary of
5001. per annum. Re is placed on the same footing in this'
country as the Diremor ot Pile ins in England, and Inspector
of Paeans in Scotland, and is charged with the sole controul
and superintendence of the convict service in Ireland. There I
are at present six convict or government prisons in this
country, viz., five at Dublin, end one at Spike Island, Queens
town—the latter being efficient for the maintenance of 1,500
convict*, which number has been increased, from the Ist of
January last, to 2,000. In addition to these, a new prison
has just been anstrucred on the North Circular-road,
Dublin, to accommodate 500 convicts. It is to be a sort of
Pentonville, with solitary confinement and metal training
for the reclamation of the prisoners. The bendieis one et
great taste and elegance, and will be called Muuntjoy
Ouverament Prison. It will not, however, be ready to re-
ceive convicts for a few weeks. The Vied Lieutenant has
just made the following appointments: P. Netterville, Esq.,
nephew of the Earl of Gleneall, to be Governor, at a salary
ot 3.501. per annum. R. Spread, Esq., to be Deputy Gover-
nor, at a salary of 1801. per annum. George X. Curios, Esq.,
to be Registrar, at a salary of 1201 per annum. Dr. Ryud,
to be medical officer, at a salary of 2501. The prisoners will
hays the advantage of school and trades fawners. The ex-
pease of this breech of the civil service for the ensuing year
will be about 50,0001.

Tim Coax

Fane do Salle, of

Brackagh Cotta e, Tan e, writes thus to the editor of
the Newry Telegraph—" I to confirm what appeared in
your paper of Thum's, relative to the presence of the corn
crake (Hallos vex). I shot two of these birds this month,
and Um days ago my dogs put up another nem a torn
stick, when no doubt the bird retorted for shelter. Another
remarkable bird was also seen in the Bann, the stiebe (Podi-
a p.), wticb only leaves the hices in the coldest weather, end
which I have observed in Ireland before."