The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-22 00:00:00

bream will never do ought but mischief; and it is in
the latter point of view I am dispised ice regard Mr.
Thomas's well meant arrangement fur the disposition
of his lads' pries mosey. It has often occurred to me
pp
that the introduction of some system of arentice.
ship, something like that which prevails in various
ineetiani-al trader, into rural labuur might be made
mefel. For iastasse sispherdoi badman, or plagia-
rises, or any OW upper servauts on arum, who mast
be men of some aka and dexterity, might serge
to teach boys for a certain defined and moderate
portion of their earnings during the apprenticeship,
which should not be for long terms, bet say for two
years. It may be said that boys get in effect swab
iodination by working as sebordinatee on the farm,
bat that is net so; they pink up rather thee are taught
their business; and I have so doubt that there are
may farming men who could and would afford very
maul instmetioa in their several departments to boys
under them for that purpose hail they some in-
t to do ea.
Returning from Udlingtou to this place, I passed
weal other fermi belonging to the Duke of Bedford,
and they seem to be occupied by men of substance,
while the buildings are generally good. The cottages
also upon the estate are such as do credit to the pro-
prietor.
Clams by this plain is an intones of the tort of en-
terprise which as being directed towards apiculture.
Hero there are three fume belonging t a MTN'. R. De-
nison, which he has takes into his own hands and is
farrows with much spirit. Close to his own len-
dente to has a good set of buildings, with a steam 's-
ilos ; and at another farm near the railway ration Mb
now building a new and complete farmstead, ineleding
the comparatively anuses' acesoamodation of a Lap
yard for sheep feeding. This is one of the grostemof
modern improvements in the economy of a farm,
especially on strong arable land, as it will enable the
occupiers dumb farms to keep constantly a flock of
sheep, without which it is difficult to keep the ferti-
lity of arable land up to a high point. And It is one
of the mast cheering signs to all to take a strati
iamb in husbandry, that everywhere you see SOON
wawa stud intelligence directed towards agricultural
beprovebeat. Sometimes it is a landowner impeov-
lag his estate by permanent outlays on "mate' farms,
like the Dario( Bedford; in other plebs proprietors
are improving and farming their own property, as in
Mr. Deism's ems ; bat by far the most (moral and
most horsehd symptom is, that is spits of complaints,
'notwithstanding low priess, occupying tenants are
and cautiously is 'may canto, but decidedly
pu▪
nkin their business. Yost constantly heir the
obesrvatios "It won't do to grow bad crepe with
present prises " and hearing that, you may be certain
yea have met with a farmer who is prepared to
snoods wile. and who will overcome all difficulties,
wore they twice is great as at ppuwnt.
A MIDLAND COUNTIES FARMER.

ALLIORD Duda Off A SUMAS THROUGH Till;
Cacao or Orris.—Testreday, an lepton was Mid
before Yr. Carry, wear fee Liverpool, on the body of
Hem Wartime, a sesamo, IS years of age, whose death: it
was alleged had her soselmted through the 'reeky of •
spent. The ship's same is the Maid of the Mill, and the
party assrod, Captain Abrader Wilson, we. in attendance.
Tke int times* Gall d was Mary Weed's, the mother of the
destiared. She stated that the NOW lied arrived in Liver-
pool on Tuesday last. She Land *lt her son bad
beam ill, and taken to the Nortitsra Hospital She
visited line *ire on Tharedar, when he told that be
bad been both starved and ill-said on hoard. Hs bad
been lo bew, whim the Gaper w, him up.
and es deemed selling hint that he Gould not move as Its
bad scurvy in his feet, be had bon two backer et water
ovo r hiss la hie born. He was so 'hilted that be amid
sourly move, and had to erawl ea his hand. sad knees to
floe windless. He also stated that be was glad to net hold of
bits et bone to pUlt. Oa the mart MOWS, (Friday) the
decried died.—Samael Whitler, a servant at the bespital,
himself formerly a rinser, denim ol to doomed slaking
similar dying eleclarati, eb Wilson, who was mats of
the We Maid of the Mdl, was then sworn. He said tits y
riled from Valparaiso la July last for Liverpool. Toe
dressed was thee gaits well. The stored day after they
bad bees at sea, bo,momplened of rbeinnatie or scurvy
pains. He went bores, and was non troubled by
say is. to some is deck for three or four days. The
septets dm went forward below, and directly altar the
dowser err on desk. He erne to the beim, and menaced
there for ewe or three boon. For the a at tea or twelve
days the dee red did not awe en deck Witness went
dews every two or Shoe days to see him. He complained
erbsoratis pair At the end of that time the crew arm-
parr to him (the sate) that he was skulking. This was
reported to the master, wh o went down, and an order err
up tossed down two buckets of told water. This the cap
talk threw over the deceased as he lay in bad. He
same on deck Aiming with Gold. and went aft to
*a wheel, when he maalood Our or four hears.
Two days atter the captain took him out of the loresstle,
Peril his is the half deck, and pat his on short allowasee.
ft Short allowance" moans tee, toffee, rim sad everything
thigh the an have rapt pork sod beef. Is fast, it was
pustionsion if meat was good tor him ; the men reported to
witness that ha was labouring voider a retarders'. Wit-
MSS conuldered at first that he was ohnikiun. All the sea
thooght to toe, and had signed the log to that effect. Neva
knew the captain illsrest him farther than had h. ea di-
serihed.-11r. Wall, serer to the Northern Hospital,
deposed that the decreed had died from dropsy, and there
was so near to suppoos that it had been set up by other
than mann' cameo —Alter several other witnesses bad been
called, *injury had not retuned their verdict when oar
deretch left.

STRANOR ATTACIL.—A amp assault wu Com-
mitted on Kr. Jamie Besides, *respectable farmer residing
at Knookholt, near &meek& about five o'clock in the
*venial of Tuesday hat, the Itch lastest. in the turnpike
road leading from Tunbridge to Bevennake, an., the re-
sidence of Mr. Children. the Bask, by a party of Irlehmen,
the ringleader of whose is sow is custody waiting his ex-
aminatice. It appears that Mr. Bookies was travelling
towards fisveasseke with hi vaa at the time referred to,
and when he had arrived nearly opposite the plass men-
tioned, the tallow In custody, without the Mot provseation
from him, jumped into his vas and seising him by the
throat threw bias out into the road, where a etrargle
took platy between them, In the course of which Mr.
Boulden received meant heavy blows with stick. on his
head and face from the fellow and his compulsion, who
then lift his bleeding and nearly senseless under the
wheels of the van. Fortunately for Mr. &alba the
home stood quite still, or he must have been killed on the
spot. On partially recovering himself, he ran back se well
es he was able to the Cork public house for assistance, and
on coming up with the fellew who had in the interim
driving on hie van, was again struck by the one is sun
lady, who, with his companions, succeeded in sashimi
their neaps, and (in the absence of the &unmake eon.
stables at the Maidstone Quarter Seesions) getting to
Ilevenoeks as far as Damen Oreen, o:tors, where, in con-
sequence of intermation which had been eonveyed to
ham, Mr. Agree Jessup, one of tie constables at Orford,
sectored the riog:eader. Having obtained farther as-
&imam, Kr. Jessup would have taken ell into outtody,
bat Mr. Bowl on, who was much hart, was tamable to
identify the other perks. Mr. Boulden states that the
then sppeared to be intoxieated; bat there is little doubt,
area the Bowe et V. emelt committed by them, that
they egetemplated robbery. which, perhaps, Mr. Bit
ialte
resistance er other circamstaaate alone prevented.—Swrrey

MANOPACTI7IIII or SMALL-STILL WIUSIET IN 9E9
liflousanne.—Oe the lielt inst., Ur. Colin Moore, riding.
dies; sad ;arty, discovered, is the woods of lluirtewn of
nualorthy, es Sir Evan alsoketaie's estate, • distilling but,
were Ulises distillation sppeered to have bees carried on
that inning. All the utensils were removed, bat es a
Min marsh being made two of the ease were discovered
sad destroyed. 0a the following day the saw party, mow*
ponied by Mr. Otty, supervisor, mewed the search.
sad ess visiting the bosh; focal that the smegelers had
Ima as operation daring the niskt, sad lied left within,
bellied but the wets-tub, whisk wee dentoyed. Os the
9th fescue, Mr. Feeley Cameros sad p,rty diamond, is
the wears of E-kodsle, twelve bushels of welt Is operatios,
which they wised sad eassiyed to Messily ; sad en the Sol,
lowing day Use same p sty, sesennsaie. by Mr. MOSTO sad
petty, toned la the bills et 11.1 tad , a disiltsry hue, eon-
Wain sesta tabs sad casks, with twelve basks Is at grossed
usalt ready for seeking. ell of wink they effectually de
strayed, ft Wog hoposelbs, on aroma of the day beiog
far advaneed, sad boss west e.f couveyaree, to scare the
eaters. We believe the lest two detections were sad* sea
Lewd Lovat's estate, notwitkoandlog that his lordshi
Wesel wrist *unctions for the prevention of such Illegal
restive oe lie proper y.—lseerweas Courier.
STRAIIISOST COLLISION AT 0:1111L—On Thursday
a (anion took Ow in the aurow sad leeriest. part of the
river epposite the Fishery, between .be Felice& sad Aim
steenteree. The Pollee& wee peveseeding down, while the
Alta was eon*, up the river ; and when they arrived ia
this *arrow and elsweitoes et the simnel a niasek,wikh
wee " teddy'," ha to arose the Ajar whisk le is
te ought caused her is deviate km wrens, sad thereby en.
emelt upon that part of the VIM sapid %Uwe Paw.
Tri• consequence woN that the Pelisse roe to the Ajax,
and earned off a essarshie portion of her halsvarbs; bee
letaosat of dangle sustained, we sadarekal, Is very
trailing. The Pelican rewind ao Injury, but the bowsprit of
the meek wee serried away. Notwitheteadiap the her
Ranter of peas-elves on hosed both vessels, owing to the
ezerthes of the septa., who perceived a collision was In-
evitable, so peeemsal Wary was icfliceed. Tito me: has
bees rapaired, sad peesseda this day (9sta:day) to sees—
ter*
las Inman? Norms Woana.—la Whim
Is what has already treeepinel with mud to this satelle-
gip ispeasr, titre is a Aerie of his proteins& to wake
the dash speak. Hs 11/Allaf v. 604 himself with • leek,
Read wawa lamb bey, sal sasiswd his ems with salt mad
spiitbi sksit gibe cause/ profess summery,
be mid de gridirons ram (had' &Vs. of
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