The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-11 00:00:00

ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.

The tifty-ninth anniversary dinner of the mem-
bers of this fund took place on Saturday evening at the
Freemasons' Tavern, Sir F. GRANT, President of the Royal
Academy, in the chair. Ameegst those present were
Viscount Hardinge, Sir Thomas Gabriel, Mr. H. W.
Phillips, secretary to the Artiste' General Benevolent
Fund; Mr. H. O'Neil, R.A. ; Mr. Foley, B.A. • Captain
Deighton, Mr. Samuel Cousins, Mr. B. Ferrere.kr. M.
Barry, Dr. O'Connor, ac. A subscription of 600 f.
was announosd during the wane of the proceedings.

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CLERKENWELL. cipated.
•ERIOL's (MARGIE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING. PLYMOUTH, MAT 11.—The Royal Mail Steam- One of the oldest clergymen in England is the
~ • lox Spitler, of Baldwin's-gardens, was charged before chi TSManisa with the West India and Pacific =al, Rev. Mr. Beadoo, the rector of North Stoneham, near
.• I 'ooke with cutting and wounding James Blackburn, - has just arrived
in the Sound. Southampton, and canon of Wells Cathedral. This
~inpositor.
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..• parties have cohabited together for the past ten BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL, GIBRALTAR, MAY 10. venerable clergyman is 91 years of age, and enjoys ex-
i.. On Saturday, the defendant had been drinking, The Ripon left at 1. p.m. to-day for Southampton, where °silent health.
i was sent for some supper by the complainant, who she may be looked for about the 15th inst. OUTWARD BIRD-MURDER ON SOUTHAMPTON-00ITMON.—For
'.• is bed, reading. She returned unnofiftd by biro, some days past two or three persons have bean stalking
MAIL of APRIL 25-- MAY I.—Scat, May 9.—The Sumatra -• ". without any warning, committed a violent assault the common with guns, intent on shooting cuckoos and
. ,i. him with a atone jug. The injuries received by the sailed at midnight for Bombay. Clears off all misgo, other migratory birds. These offenders deserve to be well
• 1•: unant were so serious that it was necessary to re- A New CLERK or Assns.—lt is said that Chief punished. The gun nuisance is bad enough in winter .• in
- ~. tool to the Royal Free Hospital in the Gray's-inn- Justice &mill has appointed his son. Mr. William Bevil], the spring and summer months is is intolerable. The
Clerk of Andre on the Western Circuit. The salary is nightingale trappers are again at their unwelcome despoil-
;u said that what she had done was in self- about 1,0001. a year, and the duties of the office are cor- lug Practices, and before the birds are any of them in full
song the probability is that most of them now in this
~. i.. it. the complainant first assaulted her, but this respondingly important. There is, of course, no reason ided by the complainant. ' why a judge should not appoint his own son to any office neighbourhood will find their way to the London market. •'• • rook.: said that this was • case fora jury, but to is his gift, assuming him to the necessary qualifi. Hanle Advertiser.
.' ~. d the defendant.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
.% corsatatoca SERVANT GIRL. cations. Chief Justice Bowifl7=iy a few months ago, ex-1 FIBB IN THE VICTORIA DOUR ROAD.—During
pressed the most lively indignation against one of our con- ; last night and this (Monday) morning several fires hag--
temporaries who ventured to impute to him the fault of . paned in the metropolitan brigade district. One which
, , - . ,/i••otz, a rough-looking young man, who re- nepotism t and be hie probably satisfied himself that no was attended with a serious lose of property oceumed in
- ins .01.1 m., was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with such charge can be successfully made against him in the the premises belonging to Mr. J. Book, wholesale sad re-
-1,1...:. 4 No. 91, Newman-street, Oxford-street, a black present instance. But it must be admitted that the tail stationer, sites* 5, Victoria Dock-road, and it Wee not
."''' •r lug containing valuable papers, he. the property appointment which he has just made to this lucrative extinguished until the building, the stock.in.tcade, he.,
4.btitnoll lodging in the house, and also with I once requires exPlauadea• last _Par. according wee entirely 54141'00d-
•.•-ztly 46.vuilting Elizabeth M'Farlan, a young woman, to to Hart's Army List, the new Clerk of Assize, INCENDIARISH IN Bucas.—There were last week
-:,..0,i t" 51n. -Jane Allen, landlady of the house. '1 Mr. William Channel! Bovill, was junior lien. 1 two more incendiary fires on farms In the vicinity of kyilso;
1....1, dwdl• 11*r:whin said, on Saturday nht, about 11 I tenant in her Majesty's 16th Lancers. This bury. The first was on • farm of Mr. CL•ries Pickering's,
• ...A. Oh osturning from getting the beer, in yew he no longer figures in the regiment. But se yet the ,at Reath and Reach, and two large stacks of straw were
itowc ,ii..,
i•- .. Allen, called me into the parlour, and young gentleman has neither been called to the bar, nor I destroyed. A farm labourer named William Spay gave
..nO that a black bag belonging to a gen. Las he enrolled himself amongst solicitors or 'Luanne*. I himself up, saying he had fired the property In order s 0
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the parlous, but who was At least hie name appear in no law net 1110 which we ibe transported se be bad neither work nor food. He was
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where of towo had been removed from the have had "cue. If, in the opinion of the Chief , taken before the Rev. G. E. Wbyley and committed for
~ , late it wit 'alwees hem,. Directly of Justice of the Common Pleas, a young cava. officer , trial. The other Si. was on the promises of Mr. Joh*
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euistroi., kicked spinet the bag, which was on in fit to be clerk of maize, the salary is evously 1 nommen, a fanner, at Little Heropdeu, snd she=
.i4.,;:zr, and on looking about the room we found the i
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extravagant, and ought at once to be Ted. lnter waa kft,le boy of 13, who, in company of
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t:role the table. The prisoner then got up and' If, on the other hand, this ox-lieutenant of rivalry Is'. gratin, went to • heap of de, fume, lighted his pit and
..,,,'Whi :ode the street door, and struck me with the beer unfit to discharge the duties of the important legal a&ce then threw the burning lueifer-matoh upon it. the ex.
f ~,,, C 4 I bad placed on the table, and as he was which he now holds, the Chief Justice has not only oacri- tending to, and totally consuming, two of the farm-sheds.
• unit towards me to strike me again I knocked ked Public to Private interest, but hie committed an sot The young miseresat, John Rabbles, inked his mato to
y, de_
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__,7 mil fell on him, and then bed him down.
ey' euidest the passage, and struggled hard together,
• • ag an the lime. My mistress want up-
uk aim of nepotism happily in these days without preosdent. We "keep unfit," but he at once went and told. The Aylee-
trust that the case will attract the attention of some bury magistrate', who beard the case en Bauder, think.
member of the House of Commons, and call forth such ins corporal punishment preferable to a term of imprison-
,r, screamed " Murder !" out el the window. =Planation as the Chief Justice has to offer.—J)4l4 went, ordered that he should be oorreoted by his father by
Miulued struggling together for some time, Pert* mew of a birch red.