The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-21 00:00:00

THE BOAT ACCIDENT AT BLACHFRIARS

BRIDGE.

Min imum& on the bodies of Thome Weston,
Anne WINUme, and Zama Bates, the three individuals
vie podded by the running dews of a shallop near Black-
kn Bridge, on Sunday evening, the 11th inst., by the
Dahlia ateemee, was resumed yesterday morning at the
Town Hall, esetherark, before Kr. Pays', the coroner, and
tett. llennalles and Mr. Ratliff*, of the firm of
and *WM, oohs attended on the part of the fjelntatat
Onvoinp ; Mr. Lewis appeared on behalf of the friends
el Ilte deaesend.

Several who witameed the occurrearo were ear
abed, bat their evidence deuisiri alerely of a repotitios
at the details which have append already Is thopatly
New. _ _ _

--he Censer then woraund up, dinettes the attention of
I the kuy W page se the evidence. T
ay were is ant
slier sdior Ste dialog was overturned
dewwe widest
tint mid not he poseentod, sr win the Wish.
aseuenti tieassignee of the paean eon.
&Min doe or Omsk aegligneee of the la&
/Mail vibe oldie had drop of tin- Dahlia stream
Neither lbe Edam nee tbselernaw was Woad weel see
die elle rive; joiridid tie masa dew;
Crtdesdilitioseirba, tbey wise hayed Se ad asonstins. to the
nisi titbit wen laid down for tbe Thames navngation.
If dim party NSA to opposition to these well-known
raise, lbw that party deaths be gailtg of negli-
gsno% end be acesuntahis tor the death of the three lat.
iridWs vibe had unfortunately perished in conasquance of
the

The jury sollusied a verdict of " Amidental Death : at
the nom leemwminannely expressing an opinion that a
Whin! Issimatt was not lept on board the steamer, and
reemigimelligy that in future arrangements be made by the
steam-beat sempany that will secure the public from are--
doom as far as possible, during the present crowded elate of
the river."

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SHREWSBURY
AND CHASTEN RAILWAY.—On Honda an inquest wee
held at Gobomen, before G. M. Hales, ~ coroner, upon
the body of Stanley, the engine-driver, w o was unfortu •
nately killed on Saturday ',moil's, at the Gobomen Station,
on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. From the evi-
dence, which was quite in conformity with the statement et
the ocemmenco, in the Expr us of yesterday, it apwred
that thematortunat• man, after having arrived at Gobonsen
with a haage tmin, got off his engine while the stoker
wee a fresh supply of water, and put his arm
thank ewe of the wheels to ascertain whether a portion of
the madam Lads bad bestow overheated ; at this
Erma wallertinwlely the tanks fro luggage vans wore
shed dews =based pleas, which they descended from
seem nrespleleed asses with great rayffility, and set the
2itis by whiehmeans poor Stanley's arm was torn
ll the tore up and lacerated his body and
Ask In nth adores that incredible u it may almost seem
his Mare was liteselly tarn out and thrown on the road.
The INSIINNISSO 10 have been quite accidental, no
Meow wee bare been attributable to any one ; it
=lnthat It was the general custom to shunt the luggage
down in that maser, and it would seem that Stanley
was not seen or knowe,exoept by the stoker who was on the
engine, to have been engaged with the engine at the time,
and he appears to have been rather incautious in running
his arm through the wheel when he might have expected
the trucks to run down the incline. The jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death," end the body was eaclooed
in an oak coffin and sent up to Shrewsbury, where the poor
man's family reside, and was met by his comrades at the
Shrewsbury terminus. He was much esteemed and re-
spected as a servant of the company.

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ELECTION.

SERIOUS RIOT AT WELLINGBOROUGH-TILE
MILITARY CALLED OUT.

WILLINOROUOVOII, JULY 20.
Within the last twenty-four hours the inhabitants
of this town have been alarmed by one of the most serious
riots that has occurred here since that which nearly termi-
nated in the Earl of Cardigan's death in 11132. At the pre-
sent moment all violence is suspended ; but a superinten-
dent of police lies, it is feared, at the point of death, the
excitement of the people is extreme, and nothing but the
presence of a strong military force, which arrived this
morning from Weedon by special train, guarantees the pre-
servation of the public peace.
In accounting fur the origin of this outbreak, I must say
one word on the relation in which the great bulk of the po-
pulation stand to the proceedings of the present election.
Wellingborough is a thriving little town, situated in an
agricultural district, but itself subsists almost entirely by
the shoe trade. This is pretty nearly the condition of all
the surrounding villages ; the men who reap the harveets
derive the greater portion of their income from
labour performed on the Feat. After this I need
not say that the population is most deeply in-
terested in tho maintenance of free trade. This
has increased the amount of their employment es well as
enhanced the value of their remeneratiun, and they know
it. To a man they are supporters of the policy of Cobden
and Sir Hobert l'eel. On Wednesday last the nomination
of eandidutes took place at Kettering, and it was expected
of the great whig families, in which the county abounds,
that they would sanction, and even initiate, the caudidature
of some one who might rally roun•l him all the supporters
of free-trade and liberal government, and so oust Mr.
whose boast it is :o have gained no new idea
during the last twenty years. The excitement was great,
as it was learned that the Spencers and Faze illiune were
unprepared to take any share in such a battle,
and two independent freeleiders imminent' on their own
responsibility the Hon. George Wentworth I. itewilliam,
already returned for Peterborough. A poll was demanded,
to take place on Monday, and it was thought that at least
the electors would have an opportunity of n cording their
protests against the principles of protection, which had
been so openly avowed by the old members. As the day of
poll arrived it was announced that Mr. Fitzwilliarn refused
to stand, would not even sit if elected, and that thus two
protectionists must be returned. As, however, there were
legal difßculties in the way of withdrawal, the form of poll-
ing voters for the tory was gone through, and yesterdays
accordingly, the pull opened, at Kettering, Clipston , Thrai -
stone, Peterborough, and in this town. The tones came up
in high feather. The farmers, booted and well horsed,
were loud in their triumph, nod early in their
cups. A large crowd of artisans and others stood round the
Wellingborough polling-booth, every now and then ex-
pressing their mortification at acting big, burley, well-to-do
men abusing their privileges as electors to vote to themselves
a tax on their (the spectators') bread. Instead of con-
ciliating the unenfranchieed, the protectionist voters aggra-
vated them by word and gesture, taunted them with their
desertiou by the Fitawilliam family, and by this means
increased the excitement of the bystanders. At length one
of the voters, a young farmer of Finedon, came up, and
Iprofessed to fraternise with the crowd, praised the " big
oaf system," and said he was going to plump for ',Resell-
IMm. Arrived at the polling-booth, he bawled out, with need-
less ostentation, " Stafford (I)erbyite) only," and then turning
round to the crowd greeted them with a horse-laugh. The
patience of the bystanders was now fairly gone, and a pebble
struck the farmer's head. He immediately turned round
and brandishing a stick threatened to knock the brains out
of the first man that came near him. The stones now came
flying •0941.
• 'e booth in a ',effect shower, the poll clerks
•••• r.
-•
fled with the magi.-2.. ;"" people ewer! the tempo-
racy erection away in an instant. A few harm..
came to the rescue of their injured fellow, and the
mob consolidated its force, and bore down upon
them. The county police, only six in number, under
Superintendent Knight, advanced to restore quiet and
the agriculturists withdrew. The police, unable to cope with
a mob of newly a thousand, were sorely mauled, the mob
using stones, sticks, the fragments of the poll booth, or
whatever came to band. In this rrteMe, by what hand or
instrument has not yet been ascertained, Superintendent
Knight received a wound in the head which rendered him
insensible, and he was carried off the field for dead, The
magistrates had in the meanwhile transferred the poll books
to the Hind Hotel, the head quarters of the conserve-
five party, there intending to keep open the poll. The
mob proceeded to the Hind, and in less time than
I can record they destroyed the entire front of the
house. For want of opposition, the police being limited to
defensive measures, the anger of the crowd abatod and an
armistice took place. It was then found that, beseisn the
policemen, about AO others on both sides bad received in-
juries of more than common severity. One man, it is be-
lieved, hashis skull fractured, another two rib; ; brokm
heads are exceedingly numerous, and contusions are thought
nothing of.
In the midst of the fray, about I. p.m., a telegraphic
despatch was sent to Weedon for troops, and at four this
morning BO of the 93rd Highlanders arrived by special
train, and are now quartered at the White Hart Inn. This
day the excitement is still great. The polling house is sur-
rounded with a large crowd, bat only pacific demonstra-
tions occur. Special constables are sworn in to the number
of 40, sad now occupy the yard of the Hind Hotel.

PUBLIC FOOTTATIIB.—PARIRII OP HORNSBY.—
Ewer since 18.50, when certain ancient footpaths in the
parish of Horne's, were obstructed by the Great Northern
Railway Company, considerable excitement prevailed
malign the parishioners, and • committee was appointed
in that year for the purpose of taking steps to vindicate tLe
common right of the parish in respect to these footpaths.
After a long struggle, the parish at length succeeded, and
the two footpaths which had been obstructed were re-
opened. The final report of the committee was presented
to the vestry yesterday after which the parish officers and
the others plaint setts' vestry walked over the restored
paths. Their restoration was also celebrated by a parish
&anal at the Gate House Tavern, Highgate, over which
Mr. Palmer' the senior churchwarden, presided. On the
occasion, a handsome silver inkstand and a gold pen, the
latter from the ladies of the parish, were presented to Mr.
Touhnin Smith, as a testimony from the parishioners of
the zeal and ability displayed by him in asserting
the rights of the parish. Mr. Ashurat propued
the health of Mr. T. Smith in very flattering
terms, and it was cordially drank by the coni:*".7.--Tir.
Smith, in returning thaniv said that be felt- higito v
ho-
n ty %Iv Mad and eonti;cnanner in which his health
I was preposed sad received. He felt that the value of the
eft which had been presented to him was greatly en-
hanced, because it wee the result of the spontaneous sug-
gestion of several of the parishioners, because of the delicacy
with which he was kept ignorant of the circumstance till a
few days ago and, above all, because it wu associated with
the great principle of local government. He trusted that
other parishes would follow the parish of HOTDSSY in vindi-
cating that principle which was associated with the liberties
of England.—The health of the chairman, of the surveyors.
of the overseers, and of the footpath committee were men
drunk, and after spending a very pleasant eveaing, the com-
pany retired.
Passarroms' BAGGAGE.—The Board of Customs
have issued the following new regulations relative to the
admission of small quantities of cigars brought to this
country in baggage of parties from abroad for private um,
it appearing that cigars are now frequently imported in
baggage unaccompanied by the owner, viz.: " That when
cigars are accompanied by the proprietor 3lbe. be allowed to
peassogsrs arriving from the Continent or other short
voyages, and Wm. to passengers from the East or West
Indies or other distant voyages without fine or special ap-
plication made to the board in each case, provided they
shell appear to be unconsumed stores ; but, should the
quentftise exceed these stated, application must be made to
dm board for their directions as to the amount of fine to be
levied ; that when the cigars are not accompanied by the
any portion of the voyage, a fine to be levied on
CPewholet°7 quantity on application to the board in the usual
stammer, sad when a passenger proceeds overland from
India, seetimpanying has baggage and effects as far as
Malta, and then forwards the same to this country in
another vessel, the board will decide as to the remission of
the fine or otherwise, according to the circumstances of
sash ease." These regulations are to be made general and
Mine
sated upon at all the ports in the United Kingdom for the
REGISTERED Ltrrnits.—The Postmaster-General

has ordered a relaxation of the stringent rules now in force
respecting the delivery of registered letters. At present a
registered letter can only be delivered to the party to whom
it is addressed, and whose receipt alone is taken for it. For
the future, when this is impracticable, a receipt will be
taken for a registered letter from the husband, wife, or,
failing this, from a member of the same family residing
under the same roof of the party to whom such letter is ad-
dressed. This will be a very great convenience to the
public.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday evening, an
accident occurred to Mr. Benjamin Watts, landlord of the
Admiral Koppel Tavern, in the Fulham-road, at whose
house • committee sit in the interest of the Marquis of
Blandford, and to Mr. liewit, an active supporter of the
noble candidate. Mr. Watts, it appears, was out with his
horse and chaise, canvassing the Chelsea publicans, and in
turning the corner of Jubilee.place, King's road, in too fine
a style, the vehicle-turned over, and pitched Mr. Watts ana
Mr. Ilewit out. Both of the unfortunate committeemen
were picked up insensible, and upon medical aid arriving,
it was thought advisable to remove Mr. liewit to St.
George's Hospital, the house surgeon pronouncing the. suf-
ferer not only to have his leg frightfully broken, but also
to have sustained other serious injuries. Mr. Watts was
taken home to the Admiral Keppel, and was found to have
three of his ribs fractured, and besides revere internal in-
juries. The vehicle in which they were riding was smashed
to atoms. The horse, • valuable piebald, fortunately
es, any injury.
ELECTION.—We can state from autho-
rity, that one of the first election petitions to bo presented
to the new parliament will be that against the return of
Messrs. Peacock end Waddington for this borough. Conn-
' sel of the greatest eminence love been retained for the
' petitioners.—lpswicA Ezprru.
DEATH OP SIR J. L. LORRAINE, BART. This
gentleman died at St. Helices, in the island of Jersey, on
the 11th instant. The hon. baronet was 67 years of age,
and third son of the lat.. Sir Wm. Lorraine, Bert , of Kirk-
harle. In this ancient family no leas than five baroneta
have died within the last four years. The late lamented
' baronet has lett a numerous family, the title devolving on
his eldest son, now Sir Lanham Lorraine, Bart., who is in
the 14th year of hi age, and is a midshipman 14 the royal
agcy.—Newcastle Journal.