The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-27 00:00:00

TO TWO EDITOR OF TOO EIPILLAM.

Sia,—Aa you have thought proper to break the
Anti-Tobacoo Society upon the wheel, and Hr. Panel& has
not thought 11 beneath his character to stead by with
entree sad gibing words to add something to their last
'spay, perisaps you will allow me, as chairman of the
meet* held last Saturday evening (whisk by the way is
commented en by you apart from any report) to explain
that all who were there present are not summarily to be
set down " reforming ran wild." For my own part I
lam not a member of any seolety for the preveation of
mead. er of owy Aber supposed Nee ; hat ROift Yr.
Reynolds to be a worthy man, beat in the main an a taste!
object. I considered that it valid be cowardly to shrink
from oompliance with his invitation to preside at his open
discussion.

The case in a few words is this. Nearly all mankind an
now striving to stapify themselves in dißerent degrees with
opium, coes, hishewash, betel-out, or tobacco. The extent to
which these stamotissareeoestuned is something marvellous.
These narcotics in different degrees lower the vital power;
and thereby diminish the enjoying and working power of
the world. Tobacco is the keit injurious of ell these
agents. Some physicians of high rank, and many who
opinion is founded on the persons' exporisese of use
and subsequent disuse, believe that table twee in
small quaatities it is injurious to the sight, to the
sense of taste, to the digestion, and io the forces
of life generally. Mr. Reynolds, the idesl anti.
tobotwoist, holds the same doctrine; and be is
welcome to his opinion. But what all are agreed to is
that " excesolve ...rue is eseesdingly Warily. What,
then, is " suembus smoking Pr Theo who think with me
that the smoking of boys, now go mama, is altogether in
tzar, and ought to be etceagly discouraged by their
parole and employers ; that the smoking of many very
young men continuing from morning to night, or at all
available intervals, is exemmeive ; that all smoking is
ozessedve whisk makes a stupid man more stupid, or
hem the mous system of a man not stupid dell and
diminished in energy fen active life, are disposed to second
Mr. Reynolds in his endeavours to being to the knowledge
of the public some of the facts with which long continued
observation and Wiliest inquiry hare made him familiar.
I loos every man to decide, foe hboelf on the question of
the total disuse of Woo, or on the proper dednition of
" moderation " in relation to kb own ormstitutioo. for
constitutions greatly differ ; but there is, I fear, as much
of exceesive w okoglnsoelety,wofezemdvedrinking,and
I do not see why people render themselves more ridiculous
by trying to draw the attendee of " excessive smokers " to
the Ardorl sad moral results of their self-fimhdismes
thee do them who, like Archbishop Maas*: bat
Boday, raesomed their neighbors pular to
avoid jabs:baton by excessive onsemption of
aloha. Tobacco in quantities of half an mum
a day (the working man's usual quantum) depresses as
certainly as alcohol stiesularoa, but the deeees-
sisa from somemive osassoption of tobacco is
more lop and enable le Its Mullosts than the ordinary
sthaalstipa prebend by wino and spirit!. Is is unfortu-
nate that ke Ragland you can seldom operate la quondam
of this ass, exespt in conimetion with them irk* take,
perhaps, a somewhat exaggersied view, and this med.
tobacco beldam may be no ',sceptics to he Mu Meas.
time, notwilleshemileg all drawbacks, I eons*
but wish well, though disables* all purism, to
the only sue In Begisied who sow to set himself
in earned to rodeos war osesemplion of narcotics within
mower beads. Bo hismdf &lob softies of a convert
who is not wholly reformed. I Oink meek of reducing the
man of six pipes a day to Moor one. Therefore, I hope
Mr. Peach will grind his aged teeth in vain at worthy
Yr. Reynolds.-1 am, he.,
EDWARD WHITE.

ROYAL Cows ow WATER &PPM—Meet-
ings ei eftnignim Wife Mid et t Hew I Lora IND
Wednesday sad yeeleraw. Proust, Sir Join Thwailas,
is the sleek • Mind iteisees, C.E., Sir &miss&
I PWIISps, )(& Timms E. .flarrissa, C.E , Mr. Jeseyli
Etestwiek, F.R.E., sad the sonestery, Mr. W. Pd.,
F. 8.8.

150VINTIT Zucrlow.—The following were the
anahers it the deal of the pal yeeterdey .-- Carter (14,
2,414 ; sin (o.), 2,125--may ler Owlet, 289.
Puts-woes.—The third" et a series of ootife-
mess se .odd sad ps tties! weans; etavemed by the
Week* NW. Club tad WOW, Vida", sae held Lel
,la ,1511, Stwead. Mt lleageea Pratt
:tett llnteet Neel epesai at the atirmativePrgtte
aliesaselel " Pisa Lek • u it , seer arida
mallow aid tinliaheae, w mem saki
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(eqadorkek Pommes' I . NM . ), N. amain (airri.wais ton
I =Lur IWireill r4neweetraie4. Nawern
liall, .11.1. of the
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. RIDNCNION IN Nita Tit Dun,. -L-Horninuin'e
OW tees ere Si. per posse *Apts. Thar agents, ben yeas
grapluilaertze egregl smoshiss fresh supplies el lbw
Is Diebels—(AdeeltlismaKl

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The will of the Hon. Sir William Shea Heti
late ate id She junkies of the Court of Queen's Binh, M
Thonankiwn, Kilkenny, and 5, fiumex.plaos, Hyde-per, 1.
—who died at the latter residence Fe 19 lon, et Qs •
age of 64—was administered to in her Ma 's Court et '
Probate on the 14th inst. by his sea, George Shee4
The irearilay in this country was sworn under 10
Sir Maims died a widower, without altering his 1
while Is In his eon haadwridsig, in the following words :
—" I give and bequeath all the property of which I may
boxponeesed to my wife Mary Shoe, and I appoint bee to
be the executrix of Min my will. Wm. Shee. August
30, 1854. Witnesses—W. Wood, W. Leary."
The will of John Herapath, Esq., of Catford Bridge,
Lewisham, was proved in London ea the 14th inn:, and •
the personalty sworn under 16,0001., the executor.
appointed being his eons Alfred, Spencer, Edwin, and
John. The testator was soaker of " TIIB Mathematical
Pc=s'• La His will bean dale No. 6, 1867, and a
Feb. 7, 1868. end he died an the 24th ult., at
the age fseventy-eight. He has left his wife a life
intermit in his property, and after hat decease be saves
a legacy of IBM to his niece, Elio Jane, sad the interest
of 2,0001. to his granddaughter Labelle, tad then to her
husband, end the peissiped to their 'Mideast The residue •
of his estate to be divided aptsmosthis (testator's) SS" and
daughters in various His eon Alfred has the
freehold house. mat andpeemiese at Hamiircok,
Whitarbourne Glouesetershin, by the testa-
' tor's Rte father' . The rigid and intense the testator's Latex
son Gilbert was IMMO& to in the essidiney
weal estate estate of tension!, late breihnsidarlaw, Mr. N.
Moore cl. flotithport, wta yen to the tanager's daughter
Ham& To his on Spencer Horvath the testator leaves
all his books, saleatiat manuscript., instruments, and
=t, neept the copyright of the Railway sad Cost-
Janne, which he leans to his son John, be pay-
ing to Janes Thomas Harden 2601.
The will of Walter Powell, Bag., at 79, Lancaster-gate,Hyde-perk, formerly a merchant of some eminence in
Australia, and of Broad-etrestelmildings, London, who
died on January 21 last, was proved is the London Court
ma the 14th inst. by his relict, Ann Elisabeth Powell ; his
brother-in-law, Mardn Curlier. solicitor • and Georg*
Middleton Klett, of Stanlergeedens, Notting-hill, the
joint acting execution and trustees. Mr. Powell was pew-
sewed of considerable property in Australia, which is SOS
bonded in the moult of effects sworn to in thils
country. The personalty in England alone was estimated
for probate duty as under 25,0061. The testator executed
his will February 27, 1364, and a codicil January 8 1863.
lie leaves to his executor Mr. Curlier 2001. a year for two
year., and after that 1001. a year ; and to his executor Mr.
Axel, 1001. a year for two years, and afterwards 101. a yen,
for their trouble as executors. To his wife he leaves 4,000/.,
to be paid to her as required within two yore,
end has appointed her residuary kyle.. He has Mao
left her a life interest in hie freeliold premises and
warehouses in Swanston-atreet, Melbourne, in the
to iti:g
of Australia, and after decease his daughter,
Jane. His other estates in Victoria and New Zealand
are to be held in trust, his wife to none a life interest
Moreton, and his daughter 5001. a year, and, en MS
daughter attaining 21, to take a share of one-third et
residue, and the remainder to his wife. He leaves a legacy
of 2,0001. to his sister, Mrs. Cartier, the wife of his ext-
erior. In the event of hie daughter not obtaining a vested
interest in the property, there are legacies left to &ea-
table institutions.

The villof William Reid, Req., of Node, Harts (firm of
W. Reid and Co., London, the eminent brewer.), WU
proved in the principal registry ender 120,000'. personalty.
—lllostrated Lowdois Nem

THE CHANCERY NAST= VACATlON.—Saturday
nest is the last day of attendees.' el the Chief Clerks at
the Chancery Chambers, acd the vacation ends on the Bth
April.
AMALGAMATED SOc I ETY OP CARPENTERS AND
JOINEZIL —Lost night the members and friends of this so-
ciety, to the number of over six hundred, give their Bret
'air& sad ball at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Quire-
'street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Professor E. 8. Reedy, who
took the chair immediately after the company had par-
taken Oa sabetlatisl tea, explained that the Awn 4 the
gathering was two-fold. First, they hid met for amuse-
ment, and secondly, to enable their wives, daughters, had
[ sisters to become more practically &unstated with the
nature of the society to which their relatives belonged,.
li and, 111100 the tint meeting promised to be attended with
complete success. it was not Improbable that the !SUM*
would now be mods an annual affair. Whatever Inigiti_ba
mid cloths trade sauciati:7otiteas at least was entitled
to every aleph* aid he r• to say that, foaming
[ its example, the paints' resolved so form tlamestven
Into an amalgamated isehrty of house decoratas and
pointers. The pokey of this society was concalicitoi and.
moderation both in its roles and practice. Mr. R. Arop!o-
garth, the secretary, related the history of the seemly.
1 he great lockutt of 1859-80 proved the insufficiency of
the local societies, and in June of the latter year the
, audgantation ass formed with eleven branches end
AO twarclus, but very limited mune. There are now RES •
breaches and 8,000 members, while the fonds have risen
from • mere nothigt to 15,000/, During the period el its
.slate..-it has distributed 30,0001. among Its member
gave ;
last year it &any 5,2711. to 3,800 members who had
become temporarily impoverished by the sleek-
sass of traddee. Nor was this aIL It had lei to
the sborteitinc of the hours of labour in many parts of the -
eountry, and la Cornwall this bun bad been aooompaided
by an &dream in missed 7s. per week. He cutoluded by
presenting the chairmanwith an 4 thenhelreat
the amincil of the society, in which they assured „him
that. Humph misinterpreted by a patio! of the press, his -
>eettor speech bad been read in Its correct sum by
members of trade encistiesieserally.
THIS METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE.— The steam
*ate( the lfetropollhut Fire Brigade hasjust been increased
by three sow steam firs engines, el RUM Merryweather
sad lieu lug stroke, single cylinder pattern. The,sueeess
of these makers at the Paris Exhibition canoed the Iffttre-
petits Board of Works to shame these mimeo ; one el
them is the engine " Is. Prises Imperial," whisk gained
the gold medal at Paris ; they have steam cylinders, ea Iselin in diameter and double acting pumps, each 04
Soho is diameter, with 18 inches Molts of initims.
RAILWAY AND OTHER RILLS WAYORZ PAILLIAI4247.
—Yesterday in the Haas of Leeds' committee the fol.
lowing business was trumeted. In Lord Pdethuenff sm.
mines, in Room C, the Oman's sad Lienberis Hsi say
Bill was passed and ordered to be reported. The Wes
Bltais
and Arun Junction Canal was also ordered to be re tad
1 With amendments. The opposition to the and.
SouthKinseingtou New Reed having been wi wg, the
bill was ordered to be committed. In the •of
commons, in Mr. Dodson's mautr.ittee, the ,
Gas. tb• Welborenek Local Board, sod the ifaviep.
ford wan Borough Bills were passed through with
amendment,.The cessideration of the Dartford
Wane we. adjourned mill the 21st of ApriL In
Group 1 the St. Psacres Eceleanstical Revelation
was proceeded with and adjourned untilthis day (Friday).
There Wag so oppotities to the SI, Luke' (Elm'straii)
District Bill it was referred beak to the "Minima el noes-
mitts* of Ways and Mesas. The Boathouse Qns, ths
Faraworth sat Heasley Gas, the Hartlepool Pert' and
Barber, sod the Portsmouth Camber Quays nun emoted
I. be ansidered next week ; the Ant Om MI NAMltlay.
sad the latter on the following day. In Sir Jahn Ham.
emeni ismireittee, in Group 2, the South Bantry sad Lou
dam, Brigiten, and South Coast Railway Oomplay'S Bin
Vwas 'pia proceeded with, mid adjourned until this day
ie .
i. The Chichester and idhurst Rallies Bin
now unopposed was refined bask to the
el ties of Ways and Means. In the mum group
the Lesbos and South Western Railway, the London,
=and South Oust Railway. sod the South
ad London, Chatham. and Dever (lastlon,
Lewis, and Brighton) Railway (Abandument) Bills were
ham pestpeued.
AOGIDINT ow THZ GMAT RAMAN Pancras.=
Yelleiedir marainc abut 10 Veleta, an
war to tit* Park4ase statics mad that at
=thresh set attested withal iry to
a esseiderahle mama 4 rrriesse asediamy
with sews dietraelies ad the prepere if she emasser.
The pardeshirs, se far se meld he &maid by our reporter,
=e le he eshataatlally se fellow :—Frost semi mass sr
4 gemeat unexplahreA, but either, ie is
from the slipping of the wheels of a passing train
slily or some sudden shook to the train on it taw.
Am the. metals, the rails were literally` tom
with
froM
tics sent way. and several tracks ladui with sods
sat overthrown and the content spilled over •
length of the lins, blocking it op aid (of toms
that impeding the traffic. Mr. Land, the station-muter at
Ask-leme, lest not a moment after the es In tales
to bead quarters and cornmeal with w
=ls Ow Um, informing the elbow set doe el the
saddest, whereupon Mr. a. won char* therms&
' antra with about 50 men, wire were imatedlately ei
fa swaiwrists the overturned Ita, and
the liag, the trans beingonhia narbilisa
between /oriel-road and to vent alif
nab
the dart sesible nadir liweirstimsilmeM. ' two
hems iamb ineenessisies viler milhalesticdas
ep and down were
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swims se tie Blaskadmmeisilles. , Pima mace
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