The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-08 00:00:00

Saturday. The accident that happened to thCgates had
been repaired during the week, by means of machinery,
and without the necessity of coffer-dame. The new dock is

intended for the

of colliers, and all kinds of

sailing vessels, coasters and foreign, in enter that the tidal
dock may be devoted exclusively to the accommodation of
the mail steam packets, the increase of steam and other
shipping to the port of Southampton having rendered ad-
ditional dock room necessary. The new dock, being
a closed one, and not subjected to the ebb and
flow of the tide, will save a vast amount of
labour in loading and unloading cargoes, because
the vessels will be always on one level with the
quay. Only the northern and eastern sides of the new
dock have been walled, partly because it will be necessary
some time hence to form another dock at the southern or
western side of the present new one for the large mail
steamers, and which dock will have a communication with
the present new one, and a separate entrance from
Southampton water. The length of walled quay room at
the dock just opened is 1,200 feet ; the depth of water is 25
feet. Immense warehouses and sheds are building on the
new quay, and tramways go right round them. The en-
trance of the new dock is crossed by a running bridge. A
portion of the quay of the old dock lies just been cut away,
to make room for the gigantic new West India steamers,
one of which, the Amazon, is expected at Southampton in
a few days.
ABSCONDING OP A COLLECTOR OF POOR-RATES
AT NEWrOBT.—The ratepayers of Newport, Monmouth-
shire, have had a serious addition to the money panic, occa-
sioned by the failure of the Monmouthshire and Glamorgan-
shire Bank, in consequence of the flight from the town,
largely in arrears of his collection, of Mr. Wm. Jenkins,
esinstant-overseer of the parish of St. Wooloe, and the non-
appearance, under circumstances which are at least of a sus-
picious nature, of Mr. Dumayne, another collector of rates.
As regards Mr. Jenkins, there news to be no doubt that he
has gone off to South Australia, having, according to his
own account of himself, got into embarrassments, as the
result of an acquaintance he had formed with a young
woman from the city of Bath. At the police court on Fri-
day the four overseers of the borough, Messrs. H. Shep-
herd, John Allen, Job Evans, and Wm. Reed, were sum-
moned in regard to the rate, but as it was stated by Du-
mayne's wife, that he would be home on Saturday, the
matter was adjourned. Anew rate will have to be made,
but it is stated that the overseers have in both instances
undoubtedly solvent sureties to amounts which will cover
the default.

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EXPLOSION AT A PAPER MANUFACTORY.—On Fri-
day evening a serious accident occurred at the paper-mills,
Footscray, Kent, the property of Mr. Henry Woodfull,
from the bursting of the principal boiler, carrying away up-
wards of twenty feet of the frontage of the mill, and
damaging considerably the outbuildings, situated partly in
front, knocking awaszit4el,:himney of Mr. Woodfull's dwell-
ing-house, and sina in a quantity of window glass of
the adjoining houses. e boiler was:fixed below the level
of the ground, and although large iron girders of great
strength were affixed in front, the force of the explosion
was such that they were torn from their hold, and driven
through several tons of coal which were lying in front of
the river, and a double tube, weighing three tons, blown
more than 100 feet up the stream ; a piece of timber, ex-
ceeding one cwt., was blown 600 feet. About 100 persona
were in the mill at the time, and the whole of them
personal injury. The boiler is said to have been thoroughly
repaired only about ten days since. The damage exceeds
1,0001.
HAINADLT FOREST CommlssioN.—On Saturday,
Messrs. G. W. Cooke and N. Wetherell, the commissioners
appointed under the act of last session, entitled " An Act
for disalroxesting the Forest of Hainault, in the county of
Essex," issued their award, ascertaining and fixing the
boundaries of the forest. The award, a long document
sim_ply defines the precise sites and bounds of the localities.
LEICESTER AND NOTTINGRA3L—On Thursday
evening last a public nieeUng fee promoting a curtailment
of the hour of business in Leinansr was held in the new
hall of that town, under the of the mayor—Geo. I
Toiler Esq. ; and on the evening • meeting for
thaju;therance of the saleobject in Nottingham was held
/Mlle Exchange Hall of that town. William Felkin, Esq.,
mayor of Nottingham, presided on the latter occasion.
The above meetings (both of which were crowded by re-
spectable audiences) were addressed by ministers and
tradesmen of the respective towns ; also by Mr. Lilwall,
who attended as a deputation from the Parent Society. It
was unanimously resolved at both meetings the shops
should be dosed at seven &dock.

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SUICIDE PROM BAD TEMPEIL—On Saturday after-
noon an inquest was held before Mr. Bedford, on the body
of M. W. Weymar, in the board-room of St. Pancras work-
house. The decreed, who was a bronze cutter, lodged at
13, Bear-street, Leicester-square. On Saturday week a dis-
pute arose between him and his employer respecfing 9d.,
which deceased claimed for one hour and a half overtime.
He was told that would be settled on Monday. He, how-
ever, put himself in a great passion, took away his tools, and
refused too to work. He continued in this state of irrita-
tion till Wednesday night, when he retired to his apart-
ment. Not appearing all next day the door was forced,
when he was found suspended by a handkerchief to the
bed-post, deed and cold. He had 41. in money and a gold
watch in his pocket. Mr. Sinclair, his employer, said he
had not discharged him; and would ILLY. paid Mil the 9d.
Madame Ledrean, the landlady, expressed her belief that
the deceased had worried himself about the 9d. till he lost
his senses ; he was a man of most irritable temper. Verdict,
"That the deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring
under temporary insanity, produced by excessive irrita-
bility."

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PROTECTIONIST ANIMOSITY.—Sit Robert Peel
announces that his entire stud is to be sold by auction, by
Messrs. Tattersall and Son, at Hyde Park Corner, on Mon-
day, the 15th inst. In the advertisement announcing the
ale, it is stated that Sir Robert "is declining hunting
with the Atherstone hounds in consequence of the unsports-
manlike conduct and political animosity, even in the hunt-
ing field, of certain protectionist farmers."—Btrtninghass
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