The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-27 00:00:00

DECOYLNO GIRLS TO FRANCE.

TO THE IDITOS OP THE MILT WIWI.

Southampton Incorporation, Dee. 26.
8114—Annexed I send you a copy of a letter
received by the mayor of this town. By making the case
known in your widely-circulated journal, it may have the
effect of deterring other young women from being made the
victims of a similar artifice. The poor girls are now in the
workhouse till an answer shall have been received to an
application made to the Vicar of Leeds and their parents.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
THOS. NORCROSS FIRM'S, Clerk.
(Copy.)
British Consulate, Havre, Doe. 22,18 a.
Sir,—Three young girls, named Id averse Flanagar, aged
17 years, Mary Hooey, aged 16 years, and Bridget Haley,
aged 14 years, have been forwarded to me by the vice.
consul at Rouen, to be sent to their homes at Leeds. From
the statements made tome, and which are confirmed by the
af6davits of Margaret }integer and Bridget Haley, they
were decoyed away from Leeds, without the consent of
their parents, about the 24th of November last, part ander
promises of high wages and excellent treatment, by two
agents of the La Foudre Flax Mill, near Rouen. They
have been altogether deceived and ill-treated, and the case
being a very grave one, comprehending l 7 girls in all, of
which number several are now on their •ay to this place,
I shall send copies of the affidavits to her Majesty's govern-
ment and the Mayor of Leeds, and endeavour to put a stop
to so infamous a practice. The games of the agents are
Smith and Clarthwaite, and I hope to be able to have them
punished. I have directed these poor girls to present them-
selves to you on their arrival at Southampton, and now
ask your benevolent aid to forward them by rail to Leeds.
I understand that they are very respectable girls, and have
been exemplary in their conduct, so that I must hops they
will teach home happily. I shall give them a litg's money
for their subsistence, so that you will only have to provide
their travelling expenses.
I have the honour to remain, sir, your obedient
humble servant,
0. W. FIATHIPATOIIIIAUOII, Consul.
The Mayor of Southampton.

RUNAWAY ENGINE. - REMARKABLE ESCAPE.-
Last week a most remarkable occurrence, took place at the
Cwinagon Works. The Cwmavon" locomotive engine
was returning to the works, from Port Talbot, about eight
in the morning, with a train attashed, when about half
way between Aberavon and Cwmavon the hitching bar
(24 inches in diameter) between the engine and tender be-
came divided late two, at the moment when the fireman
and guard were seated on the fore plate of the engine
'endow the rails, and the engineer was standing on the
tender rabbling the fire; the latter made • fruitless
at,empt to jump on the engine, which now started at full
speed, with the two men riding in front. They could do
nothing to save tin mule's unless by risking the dangerous
ezmillent of jumping off, the construction of the engine
being such as to prevent their climbing over to shut off the
steam. After riding some distance the poor fellows deter-
mined upon making the venture of jumping off, and they
fortunately escaped with a few trifling bruises. The engine
now rapidly approached the works, at the eirtrance of
which there are several partings or thoroaghfarea, leading
112 different directions; it is a most singular, and it would
appear providential, circumstance, that all the point* were
arranged in the best poseible manner, so as to lead the
engine to the place where it might most *sail, be stopped.
Had one of these points been in certain positions that would
have led the engine into the locomotive shop, great dam ,ge
must have accrued, but, as fortune would have it, the engine
passed by, and made for the blast fornestes, in a same line
round tie depot ; fortunately, another engine wu here,
she engineer of which stopped his trail., so that the run-
away engine was blocked up by some trams of pig iron,
two of which were mashed, and the engine was stopped.
Had the engine taken any other direction than this, great
&mare and probably loss of life, mast have ensued.—
Soiree; Herald.

LORD FILANNTOST IN THE HOUSE OP CORZEC-
11011.—Sims Ste eornmithal of Lord Frankfort to the House
of Correction, Coldbath-fitelds, in pursnarme of the sontence
of the Coen of Queen's Beach, he has mnformed himself
very willingly to the rules of the prison, and aphan quite
reconciled to his punishmeut. He wears the prit dress,
and in every respect is placed on the same (main as the
other prisoners. His diet condi= of meat three days a
weck.and soup the other days, with oohs for breakfast
and gruel fir supper. U. goes to bed every nista at six
o'clock, and is unlocked at half-past sit In the looming.
By the payment of 6e. a week he is etched from labour,
sad he spends his time principally in nailing. Several
poreonm have made application for sdatipsion to see him,
but these applications have been invariably refused. It is
sarpned that • petition vrili be shortly presented tit the
Home Ilereetary far a mitigation of the awitenrie, as several
permits aro of opinion that he is of unsound mind.
Tnn t lnu TIIAs ItYCESS.—It is understood that
bent houses of parliament will h adjourned to-day until
Thursday, Feb. Id.