The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-19 00:00:00

ILLUMINATION IN LENDS.

Leeds probably never so generally, so Spontane-
ously, so her rejoiced u it did fat night (Monday).
The invitational the Mayor to the inhabitants to illonsinste
their beam end of balsas in honour of the down-
fall of ishe tsßeft woe responded to with en alacrity sad a
MN little his than muvellons. The rejoic-
ing was osmimmi to no tut, or party, or class, or calling, or
station--mult householder, shopkeeper, millowner, mer-
chant, posdanional man, and banker wound to be
ninetieth,/ eas spirit—the dui'', to do honour to the great
victory rat has crowned the arms of the allies ; and the
only esompletat heard was, net that people had ban called
upon to illoalaste, bat that taws were sot troikas and
materials enough to make that illandestios as brilliant as
the feelings of joy, pride, sad hilarity were earnest sad
overflowing is the assets of all our sitisens.—Leads
Mercury.

MOMS AT WATIRLOO-DIUDOL---Retween one
and two o'clock this morning, a dreadful otteurresae took
plies from the second Middlesex arch of Waterloo-bridge.
A young woman, about 19 years of age, passed the Roney
Icolloster, evidently is great trouble, and Gobbles loudly.
A short time afterwards the watchman on Hnagerford.
bridge heard screams of a female, and also splashing in the
water. The toll men soon hailed the Thames pollee, who
rowed to the spot, and found the poor creature partly
covered with water, the tide being far out at the time. The
unfortunate weenie was instantly brought on shore, and
taken to King's College Hospital, where every attention
was paid to the ease, bat the sufferer expired from the
injuries she had met with from her tremendous leap.
CAPTURE OP A NOTORIOUS THlPP.—Through the
activity of Mr. Reddington, a detective officer on the Mid-
land Railway, a notorious thief, eased William Attey, has
just been captured, after having committed innumerable
depredations throughout Ragland, particularly on the dif-
ferent hose of railway. There are already fifteen eases of
robbery against him, and several other charges are in the
course of investigation. The following am will show the
meaner in which he carried on his proceeding.:-.On the
95th of August, a young woman. named Alice Gough,
booked Lomeli at the Worcester Railway station for Brous.
grove. While waiting for the train a man (Attey), in the
%Wane of the Great Northers Railway Cosapany, came up
to her and irked her if he estild mobs ha, with her box.
She told him whore she wee going, awl he replied,
" Very well, I will pat it in the right van," ad took it away,
as she supposed, for that porpasa. He returned shortly
afterward., end said, " It's all right ; you will fled it in the
van on your arrival." Oa arriving at Bremegrove both
boa mad sea were miming. He was captured at Waiver-
too, whose he had obtained • situation as engine-driver
under the Leaden and North-Western Company. He was
apprehended in bed, and on Mr. Beddingtea tel limithe
o (the Ousts against him. he get possession of a
knife end laid he would not be taken alive, and attempted
t 3 eat his throat. Mr. Heddiagton threw him as the bed,
aad, with the assistance of • aeastahle, took the hales (Fen,
him. Ho has bad use ezamiaation before Mr. eidebottom,
a atagistrate et Warranter, sad stands remanded until Fri.
day sear, to usable Mr. Heddiestan to eemplete the oases
airiest him.
Jurrria.—This, the greatest of the thirty-three
Sammy wield., is presently the most couspicaoss object
a the sesdases huidsphsre, resting a light ea the earth
that mew • deallow behind opaque objects. He is meaty
Us hews shies est beeissa, se he this a litde before six
M the aftsesiss, sod isle Woe disr is the seratag.
Theeesh ea aatualemoisel Whew' of dud Fewer% he
=a =ham GM what are calledhisbars an
7 under • favourable sky. His espeadons
memos pagans their revelatteas resod the planet,
ere else as dohs Is Ilha
Oa Mosier seieWher Winks, which had
slespial uses Ohs Bohm Oessiles Ilse ef railway Newes,
Ilmewell and Tbancen, tees Mated by the down train la
the emus of i e promo se Dr"
eauVEITn Bsear.—Tho hit words of affectionate
& beim= ear Claus sad **Emperor
of the oho
es wdissuades of the Neese !Royal vista were,
C• Wed you mks% end or repair; ' t which the
Zuperes husediately replied, " J. i'..r. hem"

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