The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-04 00:00:00

'rho house divided on a motion for adjourning the
debate. - •

For the motion.
Against it -46
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Mr. Ja.0(111 moved the adjournment of the debate.
Mr. ADDEILLEY promixed to consider Mr. AirdEy's
proposed amendments in the bill previous to the com-
mittee.

Mr. ANSTEY objected to the second readin; on such
conditions.

After some remarks from Mr. WALPOLE and the Anon-
NILY-GENEnAL, who disputed the position taken by the
hon. and It anted member for Ynughal, that the Queen had
no right to appoint bishops of the established church in the
colony ; and an observation from Mr. CAMTEU, who ob.
jetted to the payment of colonial bishops out of the reve-
nues of the country, the debate was further adjourned till
to-day.
The Trustees Act Eztension Bill passed through cop-
roittcc._

The Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill was read a se-
cond time.

SAVINGS BANKS (IRELAND).
Mr. 0. A. HAMILTON moved for leave to bring in a
bill to continue an act of the 12th year of her present Ma-
jesty, for intending the Isms relating to savings banks in
Ireland.

The motion was agreed to and the bill ordered to be
brought in.

FLOGGING PitISONFILS IN GAOLS.
Mr. CARTER moved an address for a return of all the
prisoner, sentenced to be whipped, during the hut thrte
years, in this kingdom, at the various courts of quarter +es•
.ion, dyer and terintuer, and gnat delivery„ and by sum.
mart' jurisdiction, the date of the sentence, and the offence
for which awarded, with the age of each prisoner so
punished.—Agreed to.
Tho house adjourned at 2 o'clock.

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT TILE STARCEALL
PIT, KlNGSWGOD.—latelligence was received in Bristol of
the occurrence of an accident, unhappily attended with
fatal consequences, at the Starve&ll Colliery, one of the
numerous coal works which abound in the Kingswood coal
field, on the north-east side of Bristol. It was at first ru-
moured that the accident was one of more serious magni-
tude, baton inquiry on the spot our correspondent aster-
twined that the personal injury was confined to one man,
whose life, unhappily, fell a sacrifice. The man in question
was named Bryant. He was about 5k years of age, with a
family, most of whom were grownup. lie was in the act
of ascending the shaft in a bucket, to which from some
cause or other the bonnet or iron shield, which is usually
placed over the top to guard its inmates against accident
from any falling substance, hail, from some cause or other,
been omitted to be attached. Poor Bryant had got some
way up towards the top of the shaft when a piece of stuff
fell out from one of its sides, and in its descent fell upon
the bucket. The force must have been very considerable,
as, upon the bucket being pulled up, the unfortunate man
was found to be quite dead. Information of the occur-
rence has been communicated to the coroner of the district,
by whom an inquiry will, doubtless, be made into the cir-
cumstances. The deceased, who was a sober, industrious
man, was much reap 'cud in the neighbourhood where he
resided, andthe occurrence hasproduced quite a melancholy
sensation.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—Yesterday
the monthly general meeting of this wmiety was held at
the society's house, in Hauover-square ; Edward J. nudge,
Esq., in the chair. Colonel Carpenter, W. Beckett,
M.l'., and ,Messrs. A. Arcedeckne, 11. Mout, W. IL
Beaumont, A. F. J. Claudet, and W. P. Lewis were
elected fellows ; and Charles Leslie, Esq., M.P., and
Messrs. J. Cross, W. Ileathcote, T. Marshall, and
Miss Guthrie, were proposed as candidates for the fellow-
. ship. The report of the council stated that the number of
visitors to the gardens on Whit-Monday and 'lucidly
amounted to nearly 20,000, greatly exceeding the corres-
ponding days in 1!111, or any previous year. The improve.
ments in the gardens are rapidly approaching a state of
completeness; and the births, donations, and purchases in
the menagerie, have raised the extent of the collection to a
higher numerical standard than has ever been attained
before. The most important births noticed in the report
are a giraffe and a lencoryx antelope. The latter is the
first instance of this beautiful animal having been produced
in Europe.
ACCIDENT TO COLONEL WOOD.—OR Mohday. at
the inspection of Household Cavalry, which took place at
Wormwood-scrubs, in presence of Prince Albert and the
Dukes of Wellington and Cambridge, the horse of Colonel
Thomas Wood, son of the ex-member for Middlesex, reared
and threw its rider, afterwards falling upon him. Colonel
Wood was taken up insensible. When the accident became
known to the distinguished personages on the field, the
duke immediately terminated the inspection, acd ordered
the regiments home. Prince Albert having more particle
larly informed himself of the state of the sufferer, gave
orders that his carriage might be placed at the disposal of
the surgeon in attendance for the conveyance of the patient
to his home, and himself returned to town on horseback.
Upon being placed in the carriage, Colonel Wood recovered
his consciousness, and complained of pains in his head. Be
is staid suffering severely from the injury received, but it is
hoped his life us not in danger,
BALLOONING AT FRANKFORT.—Mr. Green, jun.,
made a balloon ascent from Frankfort on the :lath uit.
After rising a considerable height, and remaining some
time over the town, he saw a storm approaching, and re•
solved to descend in a field. When the cords which he
threw out reached the earth a number of peasants Kited
them, and pulled at them violently. They then seised the
hoops and lower part of the balloon. This rendered it im-
possible for Mr. Green to open the valves, and the conse-
quence was that the balloon burst with a loud explosion.
The peasants immediately tore the balloon to pieces. and
divided the pieces amongst themselves. Five ot the
ante were arrested, but Mr. Green demands au noleinuity
of 7,000 florins (about 17,000 f.).
NARROW ESCAPE.—On Friday
minutes before ten, when the down London etre, on
the Caledonian Railway was near Clarnkirk, on war
to
Glsegen, the engine driver observed a women walking 05
the line. He 'instantly sounded the whistle, hut the
woman h;conting confused by the perilou+ position al
which she found herself, attempted to crow the down•
instead of taking refuge on the tip-rail. The to WAS
upon her, however, betore she could get clear, who, .'hr
was struck down by one of the buffers of the engine;
and thrown down the embankment. The driver shut
ed
tho steam, and stopped the train with all possible speed,
laid, about twenty
and upon the guard and driver going buck in search of
woman, they found her lying at the foot of the embita.
ment, stunned, but not dangerously injured. The tru6
.
was reversed to the spot, from whence the patient wasp
moved to Glasgow, where medical aid was procured-
North British
FOREIGN SPIRITS' IN TRANSITII.—The Lords of dr
Treasury have directed the Commissioner. of Customs •.0
authorise brandy, entered for immediate transhipawitto:
foreign port, to be sampled under the following einditieno
vit., that duty is to rte paid thereon when it exceeds
shilling, and that the taking of samples be limited to
casks or packages selected for examination by the other,' °'
the revenue.