The Express. — 1867-07-29 (London, England)

BENCH.—In consequence of its being intimated at the Lambeth police-court on Saturday that the Hon. G. C. Norton, for upwards of thirty-seven yearn a magistrate, would sit for the last time upon the bench, there was • very large attendance, 'orchid* legal and parochial persons, police, officers of the court, ho., who wished to bid him • farewell on his retirement. In replying to en address on behalf of the legal profession by Mr. Wontner, sen., Mr. Norton said he felt quite overwhelmed at the kindly feeling shown towards him. He then alluded to his first appointment in Aprii, 1831, to Lambeth-street, Wbiteohapel, and from thence in 1844 be came to this court, where be bad ever since remained, and concluded by expressing his deep thanks for the manner in which he had been addressed. Mr. Ralph Augusto@ Benson, of the Oxford circuit, will be the successor of the Hon. G. C. Norton, umagistrate of the Lambeth Police-court. Mr. Benson formerly contested Beading in the conservative interest.  Raerrra or • Monnzaza.—We learn from the Oicerrer that the case of James Scott, who was sentenced to death at the last Warwick anises for the wilful murder of Mr. John Pryse, of Birmingham, and in whose behalf • memorial bad been prepared in Birmingham, praying fur • commutation of the capital sentence, has been under the consideration of Mr. G. Hardy. the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and Baron Pigott, who tried the ease, having recommended the prisoner to favourable consideration, the Secrete of State has felt warranted in recommending her Majesty to commute the capital sentence. A special messenger was accordingly despatched on Saturday to the prison at Warwick with a respite for staying the prisoner's execution, which was to take place this morning.  NEWPORT MARKET REFUGE AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL —The third annual report of this charity contains one very interesting feature, namely, the establishment of an industrial school for destitute London boys. Upwards of 40 boy., either orphans, or the children of vicious or destitute parents have been received into this school since its opening in February last, and are clothed, boarded, lodged, educated, and instructed in tafloring, shoemaking, and instruwental music. There is, moreover, accommodation for 20 more boys if sufficient funds we re forthcoming. One of the earliest promoters of the school, who has succeeded in raising 600 f., offers, in addition, 100 guineas, provided nine similar sums are raised by the end of this year. This offer has been responded to by Mrs. Gladstone, W. Jones Loyd, Esq., the Rev. E. Douglas Tinling, and J. A. Shaw Stewart, Esq., but does not appear altogether to have met with the amount of oneness it deserves. The school is in the immediate vicinity of Pall.roall,andalreadv does much, and is likely to do more, to clear the streets of those wretched little objects which almost every night meet the eye in that neighbourhood—miserable squalid children, apparently but half alive, crouched under the porticoes of the clubs or shivering on door-steps. The school, which is at the end of Gerard-street, Soho, will well repay a visit. The cost of supporting the school and the refuge is estimated by the committee at viooe., but last year the refuge was open from the Ist of January to the Ist of June, and again from the let of October to the 31st of December, and during that period 16,275 nights' lodgings were given, 40.748 rations booed, and 11,520 relieved from the soup kitchen, which has proved • useful adjunct to the refuge. During the past year, too, 300 persons have eceived permanent benefit through the agency of the charity. A. large outlay has, however, been Incurred this year in purchasing and fitting up the school premises, which requires to be met. [Advertisement.}—HOLLOWAY'S Orrrararrr AND Pn.t.s.—The family medicine chest that is furnished with these powerful remedies needs nothing more. Indigestion, general debility, liver complaint, eruptions, sores, wounds, ulcers, tumours, Ac , are %fallibly cured by their use. They purify the blood, and give tone and vigour to the whole system. This ohstwent, when well rubbed into the parts ad eaten the 1160.1 just as salt enters meat, and if the pills are taken as an amiliary the cure is speedy, thorough, and permanent. Mete medics. ments are composed of rare Whams, wtthoot the admltture of a grain of mercury, or any Injurious sstatanee. They are panEarly mild and gentle In their action, and ae We le they are efficacious.