The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-30 00:00:00

Sir I. V. Shelley

Westmoreland Hon.Col.Lowther
Aid. Thompson
Wexford (Town) J. T. Drumm
Wexford (County) P. WM Own J. George
Weymouth Colonel Freestun 0. Butt
Whitby
Whitehaven
Wick, &c.
Wicklow Viscount Milton W. F. W. Hums
Wigan
White=
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H. a'Court
Wiltshire, North
T. H. Sotheron
Wiltshire, South
Winchester J. B. Carter Sir J. B. Zest
Windsor P. Orenfell Lord C. Wellesley
Wolverhampton Hon. C. P. Villien
T. Theenely
WiNebtock
Minster
A. Lulett
Ifiesiolonl. Bast J. H. Foley Hn.Capt. Rushout
WIMISSIMe&&, W. General Lygon
F. W. Knight
Tooth C. E. Rumbold Sir E. Laoon.
Yea
Yorkshire,E.Riding Lordliotham
Yorkshire,N.Riding

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0. Duncombe

E. 8. Cayleg
Yorksh., W. Riding R. Cobden R. B. Denim
Yonghal

FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIREI OP WORCESTER,
HIRIFOILD, AND OLOVOISTER.—It has been fined to held
the neat festival of the three choir: at Hereford, in the week
commencing Monday, Sept. 13, and the arrangements are
now in a forward state.

FATAL STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday
evening • shocking aceideut happened on the Thames off
lkinarriny. A few minutes before 6 o'clock the Herne
Deg Oseepany's steam packet, Father Thames, from Mar-
gate sod Herne Bay, was coming up the pool at full speed
enher way to Fresh Wharf, when she came up with a boat
containing flee ballast getters and • lighterman who were
crossing the stream front the south to the north side of the
river. Captain Greenland, the muter of the Father
Thames, immediately stopped his engines and called to the PREROGATIVE COURT.—YESTERDAIN
um to pull over, but being seised with a sudden panic llamas Si. J. Doom..
ewe them in the 'tern of the boat jumped up caught Tay £81) CHANT V. Tim.
bid of the oars rowed by two others and pulled The arguments in this testamentary suit were fully
last astern. This brought them right athwart reported in our journal of the 23rd instant.
Ha Mowther's how and they were swamped in an The learned judge gave his decision this moraine. He
legitene. Several wherries manned by watertnen said this was • question as to the validity of the last will,
Sag • Thames police galley put, off to the assistance dated the 2nd of November, 1848, of Mr. 11. Try, late of
of the boat's crew, and four of them were almost Mme- Stockwell, in the county of Surrey, who died on the 26th
dfately taken out of the water. A fifth wu carried down July, 1849, leaving Mary Ann Try, his widow, and Mr.
by the tide. and sank before any aid could reach him. It Edward Try, • nepbew, and three nieces, one of them
was also found that the sixth had got entangled in one of being a married woman. Ills property consisted of free-
the paddle-wheels of the steamer, and when he was rescued hold estate, copyhold, leasehold, and other persouulty, which
he was quite insensible. He was immediately conveyed to might be taken at 14,0001. or 14,0001., and under the will
the Thames Police station, and after restorative means had it was given to his wile far life, to enable her to
left applied for about two hours' he began to exhibit some maintain her illegitimate daughter, who had been adopted
signs of life. The exertions of Mr. Ross, the divisional by the testator, and at her death it was left to the dauchter.
surgeon, and the Thames police were then redoubled, and The instrument was propounded by Mrs. Try and Mr.
at a late hour the poor man had so far recovered as to allow Chant, the executors named therein, and was opposed by
of his being removed to the workhouse adjoining Wapping Mr. Edward Try, the nephew, on the ground of utfillb
Church. Yesterday he was going on favourably, but was and undue influence and control. It appeared the d '1 1-•:/N
ant entirely out of danger. His name is John Mangin. The hint habitually indulged in the free use of spirituo Alta- e ^•
sisinotof the person drowned is John Sullivan. His body and beer down to the latter part of the year 18 wbe
has not yet been found. It appears, from inquiries made under the influence of Mrs. Try, then Mary An
by the Thames police that the occurrence was purely acci- piastre and a 'man! his employ, he gave - •ta ' •i • , ,
dental, and that both parties were doing their best to avoid temperate habits, and from that time down to ' . death . •"' le'
it when it took place. continued to be a sober man. Her influence to

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