The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

FRACAS AT A THEATRE.

NORWICH. WitnitheDOT.
&coo extraordinary proceedings alentrod Wore
the Nortek* magistrates yesterday. Mr. Odeon., the tem-
porary Immo of the theatre, eggeorieg Mhos flie booth to
prefer a charge of meek maims eapbea Amis. 1111111 Cl the
ectors of the Meal pulse; end Sir W. taster, a geode-
ma. of great isihroses is the tows, to made • motor
draw W assault oldest Mr. Oelenorn.
It fowl Mr. OelelnedVe eledement that he had
he doors to Norwieb Mr. elesdas Mathews god an
espenefee company foe Moo WOO Oily, sad that in hie
ansegement with the roomier manager so rogation was
made of any privileged prows hales the entree to the
theatre. On the previous 'vetting nearly all the profs is
the deem circle, which wen numbered sad emerged, hod
ben token by parties who bed paid far their tickets, but a
souther of proms presented theureelwe as the doors with
silver tickets, which they aid sodded them to edroission.
lie (Mr. Colognes) told Assn politely end oseportfally that
all tb. places Is the dress rode were taken by mews who
had paid their mousy, bet he would see what he could do
for thous fa the upper chile. One of the parties, Sir W.
Foster, insisted oe his right as a proprietor in the
theatre, possosias • silver ticket, to enter every part of the
boast, ups which he (Mr. Coleman) told his that his
slain out be argued before a legal ribusal. The puha
were soot fora eaow both sides, and Sir W. Poeta, womaanded
Antis to fares an estrum for him. lie (Mr. Coleman) was
thea pushed violoody oa we side, aae Sir W. Peeler ow-
corded in going ia. He sow felt it his duty, upon public
grounds, to protest spina the unwathattable conduit of
the °Meer.

isi7spli to quietism,
Mr. CsWm= mid be would have admitted Sir W. Foster
to any vaceat but not us seats which had bees paid
for and re Be seesidered that the came had used
isanseeseuy Wshaw towards his. even it he wee jwillSed in
removing
Arnie sea he bad .sly stepped between Sir W. Foster as&
Mr. Coleus% is order to peeves, a breash of the peace, sad
denied thee ha had acted with violence. H. should have
tabus Mr. Oolsmen into natedy.ll Sir W. Fester had given
his la
lie Slb..CAse wid, m a proprietor in the Maitre, be bad
'Wined edmilasece of Mr. Collins ; sad ou kis application
..iced, he had sent for Anis, who he thought had
t with temper and moderation. He had
bees =glumly sesaulted by Mr. Coleman, his waive
met ham hinu. and his shboat disarrange walk in fact,
he was Is wash hart Mat he was not able to home
after thefiwou. Unless Mr. Coleman roads an apology, be
should prefer • charged arault against his.
Mr. Coleman said be wee eerry:Bir William should hove
been injured. but =that he should make no apology.
The big to eater upon the questiou
•
whether ,thee in the theatre had a right to free
admission, diambeed the complaint agaiast Amis.
Rir W. Foster, without proceeding with his minter
charge, said he should again proceed to the theatre ia the
evesteg, fee the nurpese of enforcing his right to few
sdeeision, sod requested the Mayor to allow his the
assistance and protection of a sulkiest body of police.
The Mayor seceded to the application, end the patties leg
the court.

61; evening the hon. baronet, attended by ten
policeman, proceeded to the theatre, and amended in
obtaining tree admission, without ommeition.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WEBTEEN RAILWAY.—
An snidest, fortunately laaattesded with ices of life, m-
ewed es Teeeday, mar to the Prieethelde Junction, to
the neldrday through train from Chaster, ite. needy
helm the train (is which there was a large number of
pemengen) reached the Priestfields station, the engine,
Mader, guard's van, and a first-class tentage jumped
'lithe railway, inflicting some change to the es-
gin the carriages, bat happily without hurting any*, tbe
lA=lt is not customary for a vela to pass the
Junction at a grtahr speed than eight miles an
hour, and cm the present occasion, when the mediae oe
caned, the steam had been Mat of It is supposed that the
rise of the accident wee the breaking of &lin en a self-
acting switeb, situate about fifty yards on the Wolverhamp-
ton side of the Priesidelds station. The engine after leaving
the rails, was Impelled over the sleepers and ballast of the
line fir about thirty-five yards, when it becalm partly embedded in the embankment ander the bridge which earried
• trammel to the Pneetlleld fanureee, the principal batten
of which it tom down before stopping.—Wokerhempais
CArowiele.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT OLDHAM.—On Toads,
night ea accident ocennad as the Lancashire tad York-
slurs Railway, close to the Mumps station. Although one
carriage was overtaraed, sad soother thrown ofi the rails,
it was most fortunately attended with no minis results.
The accident occurred to the tubs from Meneheeter, due at
Nampo at twenty minutes past sues. There were seven
carriages ia the train, the lest three .carriage clue, tad
the remaiader being fint and mead e s. About
160 yards trout the statioa there is a pair of palate as the
, line leading into • goods yard, sad it appears that dues
were properly placed for the approaching train, fee the
earths* and the first two (third glass) carriages west ma the
right line, bat from some cause, as yet uneaplelood, the'
third carriage gave • sudden jerk, the ooaplieg dais
mapped, and it tell over ea the goods liae. Being am a •
station the steam had boss that off, sad the train wall MAW
ing so slowly that the masualon was as slight as Gadd well
be; and IbeUb there wee • great essay people in the
carriage no as. sustained any injury more seriaas than a
slight shakiag. They all got oat safely, and walked cep to
the stories. aid the only farther inconsoolatee agarkinad
was the arteewary delay of the following return train to
Manitheeler, and the care required during the night to
N~~trains arriving as ebetreetion es the line.—
thumniime.
RAILWAY COLLISION AT TODMORDILN.--tht Sun-
day morning last, slant 1 o'clock, especial train, assisting
of fifty or more carriages, drawn by only one engine, which
lett Blackpool. at 6 o'clock on Saturday sassing. an its way
towards Todraordes, do., catered Summit TanneL It was
there, however, brought to • stead by want of water, and
whilst the ursine war getting a supply, a goods train us
into ft and broke two carriages to pines and injured others
Several of the *stank), pagosaism were wish braked.
Few escaped witboet • serious shock; some were thieve
wan the line. and a men residing at ilepionsta/1 bad his
thigh fraenued.—Jlenedester Examiner.

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