The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

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J. Wunen, not out

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POSTAL CONVENTION WITH SWEDEN AND NOR-
WAT.—The preliminaries of a postal convention were
signed yesterday afternoon at the Forsign-ofilee between
Greet Britain on the one hand and Sweder and Norway on
the ether, by which the intercourse between the respective
countries will be greedy facilitated, and all c immercial, as
well as political, relatiens very ranch improved. Hitherto,
the rates of postage between this country end the dominions
of the King of Sweden were on a most expersiva and exag-
gerated scale. By the newly rropeseil arrangements, the
rates et postage will be very eomiierably reduced, and the
facilities of intercommuniestion greatly increased. Such
will be the main results of an arrangement calculated to con-
fer important b:n fits upon the trade between the two
countries. The derails, however, will Lot be made public
until the ralficatioes shell be exchanged. To Lord Cian-
ricarde, the Postmaster General, is due the chief merit of
bringing about this mow de arable reformation. His lord-
ship attended at the Fareien-offiee yesterday afternoon, to
sign, in the presence of Lord P ilmerston, with Baron
Rehausen, the Swedish minister, the preliminaries of the
convention agreed upon.— bserecr.
PENANCE AT WAKEFIELD —Yesterday (Sunday)
the town of Wakefield was the scene of the utmost excite-
ment in consequence of that being the day fixed ny the eccle-
siastical court of Richmond for the performance of penance
in the parish church at %airfield, by Mr. Joseph Horner,
Senior, cern mt•reheut and miller, a bite', esteemed in-
habitant of tint town. Some months since Miss Fernandes,
whose brother is lessee of the Wakefield Sake Mille, was re-
ceiving the addle saes of a respectable merchant of the town,
but the match was rather abruptly broken off, and Miss
Fernandes went to a distance to reside fer a time. Slanderous
reports spi edilyfollowed upon the announcement of the match
being broken off, and &metred others who repeated these
rumours was Mr. Horner. Upon being called upon for his au-
thority he could not, or woo' d not. give it. Conti quently, a suit
was instituted against him in tne Richmond Ideclesiesticel
Court, and the judgment was, that he 'Mould, on Sunday,
August 25th, perform penance in the vestry of Waketinld
pariah church, and there read a ri c natation of the slander,
in terms to be dictated by Mies Fernandes proctor. Mr.
Horner being highly respected in the locality (and the belief
being pretty general that the prosecutor had not taken pains
to discover and punish the worst offender, but one with whom
he was at variance), a very large concourse of persons as-
sembled relied Mr. Horne'', residence yesterday morning,
and, forming a procession, walked to the church, with Mr.
Horner at their head. At the door of the church one of Mr.
Homer's sans begged the symp tthisers, whiner cheerirg,
clapping of hands, and waving of has, had been unbounded,
to retire, oat of respect to the day. Notwithstanding that
rain was falling heavily, thousands who had assembled re-
mained opposite the church until after the penance had been
gone through as r: quired by the court, after which they re-
formed in procession, and returned to Mr.Horner's usidence.
Here a paper wan read from a widow aajcining his house.
detailing the fac's, after which many cheers were given, and
at the earnest request of Mr. Hornet's family the crowd
dispersed. There was a large hody of police in attendance
to keep order, but no disturbance toil place.
EXECUTION OF PATRICK FORBES AT DlltweAsTLE.
—Patritit Forbes, who wit convicted at the last assizes
at Newcastle for the brutal murder of his wile, as
stated in Saturday's Express, was executed en Satur-
day no riling. The drop was evicted outside the north
wall of the gaol, facing Cerlislerereat, as there was a
greater space there than in front of the preen. It was merket-
day, and an immense concourse was assembled. A few
minutes after eight the mournful procession was seen emerg-
ing from the gaol. Forbes seemed to he ruff-ring great
agony, sad as he aseciiitel the drop a thrill of horror ran
through the crowd. Howard, the Yerk hangmen, officiated.
The convict was allowed a taw minutes in prayer. The
authordies then withdrew, and the signal being
gins, the drop kit. After hanging the usual time
the sody was cut down, and will be buried within
the walls of the gaol. The behaviour of the culprit
since his trial end conviction showed a tense of the awful
position in which he stood. Us eves visited daily by a
Roman catholic minister, and since Beasley last he ab-
stained from animal food as • penance for the offence
by which his life hat been forfeit, ed Ile appeared to be quite
reconciled to his fate, hot ruit..,a,,ed to Lemma+ jaiocutce
in the same ambiguous fore-, assumed st his trial, numly.
that if he did cutamit toy eat he did it when in a state of
utter unconscious:mu, produced by the drink he had taken
previously.

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