The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-28 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OP PRESTON.

On Wednesday night a monster demonstration
of the liberal party, in favour el Mr. George Melly, of
Liverpool, took plus at the Theatre Royal, Preston. livery
available part of the building wee dessely crowded. Mr.
Alderman Samuel Smith presided. and beiefly introduced
the liberal oradidate, who was received With • perfect
ovation, hats, sticks, and handkenshiets being enthusias-
tically waved in his favour. He delivered a long speech
h,,
the course at which he gave as expodtion of his
creed, which met with the approval of the merlin& which
was upressed by • resolution to use every effort to secant
his !eters. An influential deputation from the Prestos
Artillery of the United Kingdom Mara had inter-
views yesterday with the eadidaia at the Sal Hotel. Mr
Thome G. Hedge* in reply to the depeistioa, said that
the Pensions 11111 in his opinion would be incemeidest
with the general sonstituties of the country, which was
es the Wield* Oi ellowiag the utmost firedog' to
the subject se low to so injury was inflicted on his renew-
subject; asd that it would be ieadvieable and unjust to par
a law to permit two-thirds of any one district to trunk*
our the minority. He deplored the evils of &subclass',
but thoegbt the Ismpsrenes and other Integra morereents
were the lost remedy. Mr. Melly informed the depuration
that be bed gives his best attention to the subject ; and
whilst he would supper all ameliorative movements cognate
with that of temperance, yet he would nut vote for the in-
tro/motion of the Permissive Bill during this pension. Hs
admired the eareertsees of the teetotal community, but
woad make so senile preadoe to them in order to gala •
few votes. He bed not yet come to the coodugoa that
tweddrds of population d ratepayers had a right to veto
the liquor teals
depenaties then hold a ocessultative meeting, at
which it was unsaimously resolved, after • lengthy discus.
sloe ea the suirderit, that that essigiag strooslyrecommended
to the temperanse diatom to we their influence and
mooed their votes is fuser el Mr. G. Melly as the most
Sting peon to bosom the representative of Preston.
A public mediae to receive the report of the deputation
and to submit that resolution was to be held last (Monday )
night. The town is In a state of great excitement, and
there will be no doubt a very sharp contest.

ACCIDILNT TO Ma. GEORGE RITSSEKL—We are
sorry to hear that Mr. George Rowell, sea of the Amount- I
ant-General, and assistant private reentary to Earl
Rummell, met with a serious accident on Wednesday after- 4
noon while riding in Hyde-park. It appears Yr. RuseWs 4
hares took fright in Rotten-row, and bolted, tearing the ,
rails which divide the ride from the roadway. In so doh* ',
the spirited beast fell, throwing Mr. Russell on his heed, .
and afterwards rolled upon him. The unfortunate geetle-
man was taken immediately to his father's residence.
Medical aid was soon obtained, when it was ascertained Mr.
Ramon bad irestained considerable injuries. He continued
is a very precarious condition until yesterday evening, when
the medical report was that there was a sligbt improvement,
bat that he could nut be pronounced out of dancer.
110NottRABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY.—The second
annual dramatic performance by the members of the
Honourable Artillery Compare_y took
_place on Wednesday
evening last, at the Armoury Houle. Finsbury. The Pisces
selected were all farces—To Paris and back for Pine
Pounds, Not a Bad Dodge, and A Thumping Leon-p.
After the performance, a ball in the "Albert Room"
brought the proceedings of the evening to a close.
TR' PROPOSED MEAT MARKET AT —Mr. H. L. Taylor, the chairman of the Markets Improve-
ment Committee, brought up are at the meeting of the
Court of Common Council y 7, on the reference to
carry into execution the Metropolitan Meet and Poultry
Markets Act, 1860, stating that several conferences bed
taken place between the committee and the Great Western
and Metropolitan Railway Companies, and that an agreement
had been settled between those companies and the commit-
tee for carrying into effect the arrangements reported at the
last court, for leasing to the companies the underground
=Hue of the Meat and Poultry Market for the purpose d
a railway goods station. The City Solicitor had reported
to the committee that he approved of this agreement on the
part of the corporation, and it only remained for the City
seal to be affixed to the agreement to be exchanged with
those under the seal of the railway commode% Mr. Lowman
Taylor said that he should merely remark that the difficul-
ties which had presented themselves from time to had
been entirely overcome, and the committee recommended
with confidence that the City seal should be affixed, and he
moved that the report should be agreed to, and that the
seal should be affixed accordingly, which was agreed to.
DAY MAIL To FRARCZ.—It in stated that from
the Ist of April out, the South Eastern Railway Com-
pany, in conjuoation with the Northern of France Railway
Company, will resume the daily special tidal train and
steamboat service between London and Paris, rid Folke-
stone and Boulogne, commencing a month earlier than
usual, preparatory to the opening of the International Ex-
hibition. The entire journey, by the new arrangements,
will be performed in ten hours, which is lees than has ever
hitherto been occupied by that route, er by the express
mail train service rid Dover and Calais, by which latter
route tee hours and a half are required. The saving of
time effected by the new service is mainly attributable ,
to the additions made by the South Enders Railway
Company to their fleet of steamers among which they
number one of the fastest vessels afloat, sod also to
an acceleration in the speed of the trains. The issue of
the cootisental through tickets, as well as the system of
wof baggage, which relievesthe passenger of all
ent trouble and expense with his luggage, will be in
operation under the usual regulations. There is also or- ;
poised by the same companies a Light through service ,
by the same route in wane:ion with their regular
trains, by which accommodation is afforded to pas-
stagers; sod packages of merchandise and paresis
of any weight are conveyed between London sad
Paris at through rates, including all charges for
landing, shipping, kn., exempt Customs' duty, not 601,
and transit charges, when goods are sent "in transit." A
package seat from London to Paris, or rice reran, under
this arrangement, can be delivered at Paris or London. as
the ease may be, the day following that on which it has
boon despatched. The wail trains will, on and after the
let of April, be expedited between London and Paris, the
Northern of France Railway having shortened the route
between Calais and Paris by some miles, from the owing
of a new line between Arras and Harebrouk. The day
mail, which now leaves Loodoe-bridge at 656 s.m., will
. leave at 7'26 a.m., &Trivia( in Paris at 6 p.m.