The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-28 00:00:00

REMOVAL OF THE SOMERSET ASSIZES TO

BATH.

Those persons 'who have had toughie's at the mixer
for the county of Somerset have icicle been in the habit of
complaining of the grievous Inconvenience of having to
attend the small and incommodious towns of Bridgewater
and Wells, at which the summer assess is alternately held,
and from time to time steps have been taken for the purpose
of getting the business of the county transacted in some more
eligible locality. Hitherto all that has been done hae proved
anauocessful but the subject seems now to have been tat, n
up by the influential inhaaitants of Bath and its neighbour-
hood, in a spirit of determination that augurs well for a
successful termination of this se often partially agitated and
univotsally felt grievance. A memorial, numerously signed
by the nobility, magistrates, freeholders, and ratepayers of
Bath and neighbourhood, having b-en presented to the'
Mayor of Bath, a meeting in compliance therewith was held
at the Gal dball in this city, yesterday (Tuesday), for the
purpose of memorialising her Majesty for the removal of the
Sommer Anise from Bridgewater and Wells to Bath.
F. DOWDING, EN , Mayor of Bath, presided,
and in an able speech treated of the great incoe-
vsaience resulting to the county generally, and to
the Inhabitants of Bath and its neighbourhood in par-
ticular, from the present arrangement (or holding the
county usizes. Whether they looked to the population, the
ciinsinal business, or the number of jurors, they found that
Bath had a predominance which gays them, the citizens of
Bath,:a very forcible claim to have the assizes held once • year
at least In their city. The civil business too, he believed,
though he had no mean of ascertaining exactly, from Both,
amounted on an average from one-third to one-fourth of the
entire business of the 1111i23. His Worship referred to the
great want of accommodation all parties experienced at
Bridgewater and Wells, and advocated the many superior
advantages of Bath as an maize town.
F. T. ALLEN, Esq , of the western circuit, moved the
adoption of a memorial to the Queen, embodying the wishes
expressed by the meeting, namely, that the aUxes should in
future be held alternately at Bath and Taunton. The
memorialists therefore pray that her Majesty would be
pleased, by and with the advice of her Majesty's meet keu-
ourable privy inuccli, to order and direct that, as soon as
intacteat *cart houses should be provided for that parlous ia
Bath, the assizes in and for the county of Somerset should
be held in the city of Bath and Taunton alternately, and at
no other plus or places. The speaker added his testimony
to that of the chairman as to the inconvenience of the pre-
sent arrangement, and supported the memorial.
Mr. GREEN seconded the adoption of the memorial,
which was supported by Mr. Town Counc.llor Archard, T.
W. Saunders, Esq., of tae western circuit, and other gentle-
men, and adopted unanimously by the meeting amidst loud
applause.

SANDWICH ISLANDS.—Accounta have been received
from Honolulu to the 25th June, at which date the harbour
was almost filled with verde, the total number being fifty,
mostly merc►antmen competing for the island produce for
export to California. The number of whaling veuels was
Tory small, owing to the high prices of provisions, arising
from the great demand for the gold country, and the fear of
desertion by the crews.

EXHIBITION OF 1831.—A local committee to col-
lect and forward articles for exhibition has been formed at
Hong-Kong.
THE ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS.—The funds of this
charity his been assisted by a donation of 3001. This society,
seeking ea it does to relieve the most helpless of the neces-
stous" , will, we trust rewire much support.
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FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning an accident
occurred in High-street, Marylebone, by which a young
mao awned Homes, a blind esker, ?Aiding in Butterfield-
striae, Pimlico, lost his life. He was engaged in taking
down an old see blind over the shop front of Mr. Fenn,
cheesesnonger, when his foot slipped, and he fell backwards,
his head owning in contact with the kerbstone, which frac.
tured the top of his skull. His death was instantaneous, and
the body was taken to Marylebons Workflows, where it
awaits an inquest._

' BEIZURE'OF ENGLISH FISHING SMACKS BY THE
Fueston.—Four more English fishing-smacks, the Naverin,
the Five Brothers, the St. Croix, and the Oyster, have been
seized and sent into Havre for violating the fishery laws.
CROSSING THE ATLANTlC.—Captitin Emmons, the
veteran chief steward of the Royal Mail steam-ships, came
from Boston in the Asia, on his one hundred and sixty-eighth
voyage across the Atlantic Ocean within the twelve years
last peat. Allowint the distance across to be 3,000 miles, be
has sailed within the period named over 500,000 miles,
averaging one trip each 25 days.—Liverpool Standard.
DISCOVERY OF A WRECA.—About nine years ago,
as the Mary Scott, a Liverpool brig, laden with copper ore
and a general cup, and having on board a large quantity of
specie, was returning hem Valparaiso, she was ran into,
about five miles east of Point Lynu, by an American ship
called the Brooklyn, and the result was, that the Mary Scott
sank to deep water, and six or seven persons on board pe-
rished. Some time afterwards the brig Parana outward
bound for Montreal, was nut down by the Iron Duke, and
sunk between Ormshead and Point Lynes. No traces of
either vemel were discoverable until about three weeks ago,
when a Liverpool fisherman, aimed Richard Price, whilst
near to Point Lynes, foiled that his net had become
*Mang to something beneathi the surface of the water,
and, on examination, disoovered that it had caught in the
wreck of a vessel. It is not known with which of the brigs
the net became =WOW ; bat it is supposed that it is the
Mary Scott. The Liverpool Steam Tug Company has seat
out a number of divers to the place where the ship was
discovered; but, in consequence of the rough state of the
weather, have not yet been able to oommenoe operations.

DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES OF THE Two BOYS
DROWNID AT BASTHAIL—The two heathen, John and
Thomas Gerard, who were drowned on Sunday week, near
Statham, by the upsetting of a pleasure boat, particulars of
which accident appeared in our columns at the time, have
been found at last. A man named Parr, chief mate of the
Meal, Liverpool and Ransom twaft, discovered a body float-
ing off Reek Ferry, while on beard his nese), on Saturday.
The body, which proved to be that of one of the unfortunate
lads Gerard, wee token on board, and ultimately deposited
is the deadhosse. O• the following day (Sunday) the lams
man picked up the body of the other brother appetite the
'oaf mills, Clanton. An inquest was held on the bodies on
Monday, at which William Cooper, a seaman, who was on
board the boat when the aspen* was present. It appeared
that he had not the sienageseest of the boat, sad, farther,
that he was not hind, but had sasharkod, as all on board
sees to have done, purely fur pleasure, coneequently there
was no ground for investigating the question of the compe-
tence elate men to act as boatman. A verdict of " Acciden-
tally drowned " wee reooeded.
SUPPOSED DEATH OF A MISER PION STARVATION.
—Yesterday aftorsoon, Mr. W. Baker, jun., held an inquest
at the Swan Tavern, Upper Clapton, an the body of Been-
min Augments Wallis, aged 60, a min
dependent
property, of
property, residing at Stamked-grove, Upper Clapton, who
was nppond to bawl died from starvation. The deceased,
who was a single rmtlaman, sad of very emostrie habits,
had raids& by ktuasU at No. 4, ikansawd-gron, for up-
wards OS yam. and although le was peaseastd of ample
be kept so servant, and never allowed any one to
ester tlahome, whisk wee splendidly twidled. lie was
reseaskstio for ble parabaesisas habits, sad moats than
eye • Mrvise kw hid. be has bees known so without
any Mt igs
weak tepsther. B. had sot bass ems al shoe
lad Fri*, NA sz:a. adjoining bona
begonias earned at net ti et mho ssyttikig of Wu
faa of a week, as mike lotus tetresoe
was Jested into the house, by as upper window.
Oa entering, they discovered the disused on Se bed, quite
deed. The only food found in the hoses was a araell quan-
tity of ridding sad a dried crust, tied up la • hen/kerchief.
The Jury tetatarl a Tatiliat of "Naomi isaib."