The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-20 00:00:00

ENTRY FOR SELLING STEEPLECHASE. About two

Nam
Finney, WanelL, Frier of Apshall, Reporter, Acre,
sod Orkouitra. All are here.

EN'THY POE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Two

Miles:

Light of other Dem fist 71b ;• lifutioeer, 1 Ist 91b ;
Leiceiter, llst ; San/lower, 31b ; Reporter, lOsti
All are here.

EXPLOSION AT THE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH OF,icg.
At a late hour last night an explosion of ma took place in
the splendid pile otbauldings belonging to the Magnetic Tele-
graph Company, No. 58, Tluesdneedle.street. It appears
that the housekeeper had lighted one of the gasburnere
in a back room on the second floor for the purpose of seeing
to clean the room and shortly afterwards the gas
must have escaped from some of the other
burners, probably by not being properly turned off.
for suddenly the vapour from the pipes ignited
and exploded with great violence, blowing out the window.
of three or four ori. , and setting the back room on the
second floor in flames. The various persons employed on
the premiere instantly rendered assistance, and by turning off
the gas at the main prevented say further escape. Mr.
Foreman Bridges quickly attended with his engines, but the
inmates bad sunsided in getting the fire extinguished during
the intervaL The damage dose is thus officially returned to
the fire insurance offices :—" Back rooms on second door,
used as offices, and contents severely damaged by fire and
explosion, ceilings under damaged by water, and a great
quantity of windows broken." Insurance unknown.
RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR BRADFORD. —thiWed-
eeeday night, as the 8.10 pawner train from Leeds to
Manchester was nearing the Bowling Station of the Leeds,
Bradfonl, and Halifax Junction Railway, it came into col-
lision with an engine which was employed in shunting some
trucks on to a aiding. The driver of the engine perceived
the train approaching, and reversed his engine in order to
get out of the way, but before he could do so the train
came up end caught the buffer of hie engine, throwing it off
the rails and seriously damaging it. The passengers in the
tilde were more or leas severely shaken, but no lives were
lost or bones broken.

CONVICTED FOR FORGERY.—At
the Lancaster assizes, oil Wednesday, the Rev. Joseph
Wood, incumbent of Clayton-le-Noon, Pear lilackbnra,
was charged with feloniously forging and uttering • certain
acquittenoe and receipt for 4001. ti the Commissioners
for the Redaction of the National Debt. The prisoner,
who is bi years of age, was the president of the Clayton-
le-Ifoors Friendly Society, established in cosine:ion with
his church. The society was formed in 1840, and was
under Me management of • committee, whom rights were
vested in trantme, of whom the prisoner wee one. Not
bag ago the committee decided that OW. of their surplus
funds should be invested with the Commis ioners for the
Reduction of the National Debt. The teessurer was
secordiegly directed to transfer the money to the proper
quarter. But instead of doing this, he agreed
that the primers should mud the money, on behalf d
the society, and therefore the sum named wan placed in
his hands. A few days subsequently the prisoner sub-
mitted to the committee • receipt, which he said bad come
from the commissioners, for the sum of 4001. The receipt
De-
cember lash
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Timms Stuart. to whom he stated that he had not seat
4001. to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt ; that he had only transferred 2001. ; and
that he had kept the remainder for his own use. Stuart
told this to the committee. Afterward@ the prisoner hod
an Interview with than. Re stated, during the °Dimwits-
Vow which ensued, that he bad only met WI the wow
sway, and that the receipt be had submitted to them ewe
a &nary. After evidence to this effect bad bees gives
the jury found the prisoner gdlty, and be wee westesseed
tea years' penal servitude.