The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-29 00:00:00

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MIDDLEABOROCIIII-ON-TI:EB.—A new market-house was
opened out fur public accommodation at this new ai.d tlou•
robing port on Saturday last, on which occasion premiums
were awarded to those who exposed for sale the best butcher's
meat, vegetables, fruits, poultry, game, and butter. In 1830
Middlesborough only contained 40 inhabitants Since then
a railway has been brought to the place, wharves anal docks
have been formed, anal manufactories established. The
population now amounts to nearly 8,000; and nearly 4.30,000
tons of coals arc shipped yearly. The place has also a rising
general traffic.
THE TEN Hoots BILL.—At a meeting of delegates of
the Short Time Committee of the West Riding, held et
Brighouse on Monday, Mr..l. Rawson in the chair, various
resolutions were adopted for a series of public meetings to be
held in the manufacturing districts, to permit another ex-
pression of public opinion upon the Ten Hours question,
anal pledging the committee to an agitation of the question
to secure a legislative regulation of the labour of femules and
of the younger portion of factory operatives.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRArn is being extended to ail parts
of the country, Ordinary difficulties arc not allowed to im-
pede its progress. In order that the line now in progress on
the railway from Hull to other parts may not obstruct the
navigation of the Ouse at Selby, it will cross the river at
such an elevation as will allow the largest vessel trading
there to pass below the wires without striking their masts.
This will be effected by a large mast, 75 feet in length, sur-
mounted by a topmast, 68 feet long, secured to the piles in
the river, and by a second mast, 80 feet long, with a 56-feet
topmast, fixed in the masonry on land. On the top of these
twelve wires will pass, protected by suitable lightning con-
ductors, and the whole stayed with patent wire rigging. To
give as nautical a character as practicable to the erections,
the masts and topmasts are fitted with crosstrees and caps
similar to those of an immense schooner.
DEATH OP A "SPORTING CHARACTER."—On Monday,
at New Melton, suddenly, Robert Finch, more commonly
known by the essgoomen of "Old Dog Bob," aged 77. The
deceased was a man of rather eccentric habits, anal known in
almost all parts of England, as well as in some parts of Rus-
sia, in which country he had formerly been huntsman to a
pack of hounds. He had followed the pack in his day for
many a distinguished nobleman in England, as huntsman ;
but fortune had forsaken him, and in his old age he was in a
destitute situation, without friends, and without a home.
The old man was fond of his pipe and glass, and was wont
to recount most wonderful anecdotes of his performances in
bygone days. Fer the l 18 months he had taken up his
abode at the house of Mr. Davison, the George lain, Melton,
in whose kitchen he passed the principal part of his time.

POISON " BY Miterax;F'.7Atgunderland, on Monday,
Liddell, 25 yeseofdage, loseceased t her
iiieouunngewr the followingnand c !Arc.
unwell Ben t the daughter of a neighbour to the shop of one Mel-
drum, a druggist, for some tincture of rhubarb. It was dark
at the time, and the drug was supplied by a yourg man,
about seventeen years of age, Meldrum's apprentice. Imme-
diately after Miss Liddell had swallowed what was brought
she was taken ill, and died on the following morning from
the effects of poison—it being then ascertained that tincture
of opium had by mistake been substituted for tincture of
rhubarb. On Saturday the inquest was held before Mr.
Maynard, and the ju7 returned a verdict of " Accidental
death," at the same tune severely censuring the young man
for the negligence he had manifested.—[Mistakes of this
kind are constantly occurring in various parts of the country,
and from time to time a coroner's jury marks its sense of the
enormity by a few remarks attached to a verdict. UnhappPy,
however, these remarks do not check the mbehicf. Auy
ignorant rrson is allowed to sell drugs in England—any
grocer's apprentice is permitted to dispense poisons without
responsibility, and the consequences are a large number of
so-called " accidental deaths." For the person poisoned
and for the friends of the victim there is unfor-
tunately no redress. Negligence and ignorance are
screened by the want of proper laws upon the sub-
ject. Unhappily the murders so frequently done by
" accident " by ignorant:druggists, and -by their appren-
tices, are as disastrous as those caused by wilful assassination.
In France men are net allowed to sell poisonous drug: until
it has been proved before proper examiners that they
prehend the nature of the materials they make a pro •
selling.]

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