The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-17 00:00:00

IMPORTATION
_OF CATTLE INTO FRANCE

AM) ENGLAND.

(From the Echo Agricola.)
During the first seven months of the years 1863,
185 i, and 1855, the importation of cattle into France was as
follows :

1855. 1864. 1853.
Oxen
Cows
Calves
Bbrep
It may be carless to compare them figures with thole of
the importation talmliNgland during the first mesa months
of 1856 sad 1864 :

1856. 1854.
Own 20.420 .. 20 273
Cow 2,466 .. 9,192
Calms
Sheep and lambs
The first fact resultiog from thin:comparison *that the
imnortation of cattle has much diminished in England during
1856, while in France it Dal considerably increased. The
second fact is, that our (the French) importation bat been
much larger than that of England. This difference is
easily ezplalaed by the difference of geographical position,
since we can easily get cattle by land, tends for England
they must be embarked: hence, Holland end Jutland are
about the only countries that continually export to England.
However, we ales import there, end that is another differ-
ence to be remarked between the two countries. Thus, the
official trade returns of England do not mention any
exportation of cattle for slaughter ; We, on the contrary,
constantly capon a gnat number of cattle to England,
Belgium, Switzerland, end Spain. Oar esports were, in
1854:—Olen and bulls, 14.262; cows, 9,626; cows and
betters, 6,456; sheep and lamb., 61,455. So that oar
manual exports very nearly equal the importations of
England. What are we to infer tram these figures? They
appear to us of the utmost importance in an economical
point of view. France is the country of Europe best ',dil-
ated for trading in cattle as well as in corn. It is washed by
both mu, and has the English market, the largest consumer
in the world, at its disposal. Were our corn laws so framed
as constantly to admit of the importation and exportation of
porn without any fear of exceptional measures, a Ism° trade
would instantly spring up in our ports, and aided by large
capital, we should, ins great osmium, be the providers of
England. What is true for corn Is not less evident as re-
gards estile.

BettleiGLlNO.—On Friday midnight a French ves-
sel entered Southampton Water. The revenue cflieers
stationed at Rook, at the entrance of the water, bearded
her, end found her in ballast. Soon after leaving Cer
they heard a firing from the Custom•bouse patrol, on duty
on the shore, and they immediately went in the direction of
the alarm, and picked up three bales of tobacco in the
water close to the Hamblaspit, niter the It Steams.
It appears that the patrol saw a boat approaching the shore,
and, suspecting smuggling, he mounded the alarm, when
the men in tae boat threw a cargo of tobacco, is boles,
overboard. Three of the boles were picked up u above
described. The neat of the tobacco drifted away with th•
tide, and upwards of 100 balm were picked up by the pre-
ventive men on the Calshnt Station, at the opposite side of
Southampton Water. The boat is supposed to have gone
in the direction of Southampton. There is so doubt that
the tobacco was broupht in Os French vessel, and that the
boat with the smuggled cargo left her before the reveals'
Gutter's men boarded her. The bales contained about 40ibe.
of tobacco cash. Tao Custom house authorities are actively
engaged la the pursuit of the smugglers.

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EITit•ORDINAST ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last a
poor old woman, sawed Asa Lianiker, was gritherieg •
few bits of coal int the High Peak Railway, at Croratord,
and happimiag to remove • plea which it seems bad been
plead as • scotch or stay to a luggage waggon then sta-
tioned on the incline, the mangos commenced demendiag
with some velocity. At this instant • heavy train or goods
was being drawn op the plans by the stationary eagise, and
Mrs. Linniker, who is nearly 80 years of ego, and 110111111-
what deaf, bees Confused, and was knocked down sad ran
over by either the ascending train or descending waggon.
Oa* of her arm was so dreadfully crushed and shattered,
that Mr. Brews, mersees, of Matlock, Bath, described the
commuted boom ea protruding in many places, and feeling
within the integuments and lacerated sisaides likes bag of
gravel. The poor woman t hetes. walked hone, a
distance of a mile, without &mistime?, a relinquishing
her lump of coal, sod carrying her mangled limb in her
other hand. Bhe was met by several persons, to none of
whom she made any eowslaist. Amputation was per
formed a few hours afterwards near to the shoulder joint,
and although other injuries were sustained on the back of
the head and almighty., there is no appearance of Mama-
diets danger.—Derbyshire Coveter.
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ALLEGED MAIMLAUGHTER.—A coroner's jury at
Wigs. have returned a verdict of manslaughter against
Jams Kenyon, a publican, for haring accelerated his wit.'.
death by violence. Mary Carlton, a woman who had been 10
months a Dement in the house, raid her muter was in the
habit of beating his wife with a ginger•beer bottle, and of
throwing it at her, so that she was seldom without a black.
eye or diseoluired flesh. While attendiog the funeral
people hooted him, but he had treated the matter lightly,
placing his fingers to his nee. Oa the return of the stove
verdict, the prisoner was committed to Liverpool for trial at
the neat mins.
SHOCKING OCatitattncr..—A few days ago at
Dewsbury, whilst a father and son, named Thornton, were
quarrelling, Hannah Thornton, the wife and mother of the
parties, interfered to prevent them coming to blows, and
we. struck during the disagreement. The woman was
taken ill immediately afterwards, and died the same after.
noon. Bhe had been subject to paralytic attacks. A
coroner's inquest bas been held, and a verdict of "Died from
paralysis caused by excitement" was returned.— Waltejleld
Herald.
THE ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE AT BATH.-0o
Friday the examination of the primer Thomas Tattoo, on
the charge of administering poison to his falser, was ny
ammod and eoaeloded, Mr. Herspath, the celebrated ana-
l/1W chemist, Mr. Totten, sea., and his four daughters
beimeamengst the witnesses. At the close of the evidence
Mr. Norman informed the primer that he we. fully com
mitted to Shops= gsol to take his trial at the next mists
fur the county of Somerset, to be held at Taunton, on the
sharp of having attempted to murder his faster by the
wilful administration of arsenic to him. Mr. Wilton made
an application that the prisoner might be admitted to bail.
which MY at once refused, Mr. Norman observing that in a
ease of so anions a character a jadge only bad power to
grant such an application.
THE LATE MURDER AT THE HOTWELLE.—We
regret to stets that up to the time at which we Write the
perpetrator of this diabolical crime missing undiscovered.
Twice or thrice circumstances have turned up which have
Muer' the pollee to believe that they were at length oa
the right Meek, but an investigation of them has dissipated
the hopes they inspired, and left the matter involved M as
deep mystery as ever. The question respecting the returned
maim Paling has net, we wink, been thoroughly Wend-
gated, but we holism we are right in stating that the autho-
rities have pretty mach satisfied themselves that the sup-
posed lunatic brought up from Neath, under the circum-
stances detailed in ear last, coda not have been ohs um-
darer.—Brgisk Mwcw'y.
THE HEYHAY TUNNEL—The works us progress-
ing with all possible despatob. About 270 mos are em•
ployed, the brickwork at the north end le Wing laid In, and
the 'meadow are being made at nine didereat points of
the liar.
CRYSTAL PALACI.—FIVE SHILLING DAY.—SEPT.
• 16.—Adntisebras as payment, 317; dine by meets tickets,
1,3411; weal, I,96s.—Conseloadiag day Ira yew, 1,93bv