The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL•

An EXTENSION OP OW(RTNOPRIVILEORS TO XANCRIS-
TRIL los just been obtained of considerable importers...
WM& Maachester waa first—now severaleaare ago—made •
beeike perk it was restricted from sending goods are ware-
housed time ander bond, to any other wt, until the cus-
toms had been paid ; and as fhia /es • ,IsSm bee hem fond
to work very injuriously sad vezaliously,atismes hasten
made to obtain its resmeaL Them attsmplshave
at oasmartal, as will be sow by the
mesa ealeMm firwardai by Mk. Mass Gibaira, to the
mg; sziduisentoroad the lowa ..seal parka
el malsesslimelepasalberbeflogleedkekes,
hi erase Si garb warebesen at Membrerer ler=ml tete
remould aim needle Waft sissitheme at Air
apes emillseusearlielew lbay are Is me sew *le sip=
from sweiwombssee. Ma ear is to mama Mom be bane NS-
NsyNsIINNIIMI mew *seer voodooism J. Paws&
wrestle, boomer, b etll Mpg the Weds of the cue-
tom-hew aim emerged to oelleet ensiema without any
control as to the umber of worth, er the Alloent of thew
salaries.
COLLIERY EXPLOSION AND LW OP 141711 AT KIRK.
ciss-HALL.—On Tuesday, about am o'clock, an explosion
of firs-damp, fatal in be emengesenes, took place at the col-
liery, known sometimes es the Milker Patricroft Colliery,
but more properly as the liddmalsall Colliery, about two
miles from Wigan. The musk of the accident, as far as
could be learned up to dm °Week in the afternoon, was
the death of two persona the wary mime injury of eight
or ten others, and the Wiry, mere or lees, of at lest a
dome more. From inhume= hastily celketed an the spot,
wed that the SOUS Si the merles saws from the
up a cmantity deem by as of the sea, obi& sot
it a Ire and. bathe the doe amid be Mesita ay or ma.
tingelsked, the amidhat esertmed. Tho Ifardhador
Giardina Oda, that the Orbs Of esal by the
=lama, whisk b ~.aloespostabad to som Maar
own Labor,
lismOloo rale bid dews by thl=
ef priston the and es Mt seinelsa woe pe
without their sr esamat. Moat 11 in
the morning, ma tithe sma had beta bads. a" v"
art tha coassipsthe be
the sethw ea las the mad la tha
pas aloha with said to be at a Wily bkomdatua and la-
dammabk Mama. Ike thiebraktr, Omega irroaa, ea the
first alarm Waggly's, abated ek hit alas to
the Om sollastsi his best era kr the paoposse=
amend oat agar* kr wkly. The meths in the IWO-
homhood boiled's& as So the amber of psalm
in the pit when • enealreed. it maybe wall to state
that the pak ath statiths, eel& Is =lt
the daft .ad Masithat. la ads Sedan, we
thlrtythth poem mom Os OA eempMmat maployal Sr
seat dews la the work* 01 Om els sr diet atm mat
op, and bad OM la -ibis kme, rad the ramiabig
parties were at the plan dem maths. Alas an Maas-
tad WNW to pat eat the fro, all the Atha ef Moira
appear to have been ahead le the dais or bail% up
t4t pet white the Ihe bendec; sad Ise mainmast
of the mr, mid sersipeuet eltypag et the meal wont Is

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that direction, Is supposed to have ensimi the explosion
bat tie underlooker being severely Witted, and the other
men on the spot knowing little of it, or being incapable of
supplying any information, no positive facts can be at present
atoned. Immediately after the accident the efforts of all we r
directed to the getting out of the injured parties, and, up t
five o'clock, twenty-three had been brought to the top o
the pit; of these, two or three belonged to the other wade
of the mine. It was found, however, impracticable to pram
cute the search with safety until the fire had been effec-
tually blocked up; but at five o'clock one man only wee
said to be missing. The following is, we believe, a correct
list of all those brought up after the explosion, none of
whom, it is said, escaped unhurt: J. Cartwright, dead.
J. Wilkinson, a boy, said to have died on his way home.
R. Wilkinson, father of the above, seriously injured.
J. Berry, very badly burnt, with no hopes of recovery. J.
Rhodes, O. Evans, underlookers, H. 11111•9011, J. Riley,
Ashmore, • boy, and S. Evans, very badly burnt. W.
Dainty, J. Holcroft, J. Bolton, J. Naylor, J. Penman, E.
Monk, W. Jackson, R. Currie, J. Webster, J Belshaw, J.
Mills, T. Laureneon, and S. Sinskin, more or less injured.
R. Southern, the only one said to be missing, and supposed
to be dead.

LI. SEP •
THE MORDZIL OP COLLIB. —A PP FLEUR:MO:I OP ANTRONT
L•wr.—Our readers will recollect that at the last Derby
wines, John Platte won condemned, and subsequently exe-
cuted, for the murder of George Collis, of Chesterfield.
Three persons were distinctly proved to have been parties to
the murder : one Morley, a butcher, who is dead ; John
Platte, condemned; and a third person, generally supposed to
be one Anthony Lent, a potman at Brampton. ro his conies-
elan, Platte implicated Lent, but his name was suppressed in
the published confession. It will be recollected that one
witness (Slack) saw a man as if in • drunken state
plashed by two others into Platt's shop, and that
he (Slack) remarked to a woman who was stand-
ing near, but whom he did not know, that the
drunken man would have "a cold nittht's lodging."
This woman turns out to be Mrs. Redfearn, who, since Platte
was hanged, has told all she saw and knows ; and Lunt was
taken into custody, in bed, at 6 o'clock on the morning of
Tuesday last. llis examination took place yesterday, and
he has Leen committed to take his trial at the next anises.
It is stated that there is new and important evidence, and
that circumstances will transpire conclusive of the opinion
expressed, that Platteconfesmon 7ol.l.i.neorrect.

AN IMPRISONMENT OF TWENTY.THRES YEARlT—Jeffery
Harvey, a miller, of Wedmore, in this county, in February,
1805, mortgaged his lands for 3001., and an 1812 further
mortgaged them for 3001., to William Barrow, of Wedmore,
the clear annual value of the property being 801. In 1817
W. Barrow took possession and received the rents, and
Jeffery Harvey has not had a penny from the property since
the death of W. Barrow in 1830. On the 4th of September,
1824, J. Harvey was arrested at the suit of W. Barrow, for
7001.,,f0r principal and interest alleged to be due on the
mortgage, and was lodged in Ilchestir goal. The cause
having been tried at the Lent Assizes in 1825, a verdict was
given against Harvey for 8261. 10s., and he has ever since
been retained a prisoner, although the judgment has never
been revived by any of the representatives of the deceased
plaintiff. In Easter Term last, Mr. Edwards benevoltntly
moved the Queen's Bench Court for Harvey'. discharge,
there being no legal detaining creditor, and on the 25th of
May the rule for his discharge was made absolute. Thus
after 23 years imprisonment, during 10 years of which he
has been a recipient of the gaol allowance, this unfortunate
man is now at liberty ! It is alleged that upon a fair ac-
count, a con,iderable balance would be shown to be due to
Harvey from the representatives of the mortgagee, and pro-
ceedings are to be adopted accordingly. Before his impri-
sonment Harvey was always a miller, occuyying a windmill
at Wedmore. During his imprisonment he acquired the art
of making and mending clothes. Mr. Gene, with that kind
feeling which has ever been his characteristic, allowed the
old man to raise a small *am of money for the purpose of
procuring his discharge from prison, by making county
clothes. Mr. A. Coombe acted gratuitously upon the occa-
sion, and his agent, Mr. John Gilham, of Bartlett's build-
ing', Ilolborn, did the same. The public officers made no
charge for the rules, and it is a remarkable feature in this
case, that the late Mr. Quarntock, when sheriff, imued the
warrant for the detention of the old man in prison, and that
the son (the present sheriff) should have liberated him after
such a very long continued imprisoummt.— Taunton
Courier.

KENT.
Soya-RASTIRN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday, a branch of this
railway, about 9 miles in length, and extending from
Minster to Deal, was opened by the chairman sad directors
of the company, with the usual ceremonies The stations
along the new line were handsomely decorated. The whole
population of the neighbourhood assembled to celebrate the
event ; huge flags were seen fluttering in every direction ;
shops were shut and business suspended ; and, in fact,
it was a complete holiday. At half-past 4 o'clock a public
dinner took place in the Town-hall of Deal, every corner of
which was occupied. In the absence of the mayor, who was
prevented by illness from being present, his deputy filled the
chair, and was supported by Mr. M'Gregor, chairman of the
company, Lord Clinton, Mr. 11. Harding, Capt. Tyndal, Mr.
Mediae, R.A., Mr. C. Dickens, Mr. J. Stuart, Mr. Herbert,
secretary to the company, Mr. C. Emerson, the lion. S. Lush-
ington, Mr. Browne, and Mr. Walter, superintendent of the
company. An excellent dinner was provided on the occasion by
the landlord of the Royal Hotel, and the company having
done ample justice thereto, proceeded by a succession of ap.
propriate toast* to celebrate the event of the day. Many
speeches were made in the course of the evening upon the
benefits likely to accrue to Deal from railway communica-
tion, and all present appeared sanguine in their expectations
that their ancient port was awakening to a new existence.
Mr. M'Gregor, in acknowledging the kind manner in which
he and his colleagues had been received, shortly reviewed the
position in which the company now stands with respect to
its projects before parliament and the question of direct coa-
-1 munintion in Kent. His observations drew forth the
warmest approbation. It wan past eight o'clock before the
directors and their friends left Deal by special train on their
way back to London ; but their departure did not close the
festivities of the evening. The rapidity and mute with which
the new line was passed over, both going and coming, fur-
nished satisfactory evidences of the solidity with which it has
been constructed.

SUFFOLK.
•The paper of inquiries to church-
wardens, issued by the archdeacon, always contains the
question, "Is there any ivy growing on the walls, &c ?"
A rural dean has appealed to the Archdeacon Ormerod, on
his primary visitation, to consider before he issues his flat
for the removal of this ornament of many of our churches.
Ile contends that, so far from the ivy rendering the struc•
ture damp. and so hastening its decay, on the contrary, no-
thing so effectually keeps the building dry, as may be seen
by examining beneath the ivy after rain, when it will be
found that the walls are dry, though everything around is
deluged with wet. And, further, he contends that " its
exuberant and web-like roots, inswing, as they do, from every
portion of the branches, and running all over the surface on
which it grows, bind everything together that comes within
their reach with such a firm and intricate lace-work, that
not a single stone can be removed from its position without
first tearing away its protecting safeguard." In proof of
this, he refers to ruins of our ancient castles and abbeys;
" for while in those parts of the structure that have not had
the advantage of this protection, all has gone to utter decay,
where the ivy has thrown its preserving mantle everything
is comparatively perfect and fresh. and oftentimes the very
angles of the sculptured stone are found to be almost as
sharp and entire as whea first they came from the mason's
yard."—Bury Post.

ttEllTrtallJsll/11.E.
AN INNOCENT Cot vtce.—A highway robbery was
committed in the early part of 1846 by four persons, near
Hertford, and three were taken into custody and tried at the
February assizes held there, and being ell found "guilty,"
were sentenced each to 16 years' transportation. William
Beware, one of the persons convicted, declared his innocence
c;asfasita participation is the crime after sentence had been
upon them ; but the testimony of his fellow-convicts
was of a doubtful nature, owing to their silence on the sub-
ject previous to conviction. Another of the guilty parties
having teen recently taken, confessed to the chaplain of the
Hertford gaol that William Bowers was innocent of being
a participator in the crime of which he was convicted, and
named the other person still at large ; and it now having
been satisfactorily established that Bowers was really inno-
cent, a free pardon for him was received from Sir George
Grey, Secretary of State, by Mr. Masterman, governor of
the Warrior convict hulk, at Woolwich, yesterday, and the
prisoner was immediately liberated. The poor man ap-
peared greatly delighted with the prospect of his immediate
return to his wife and three children, from whom he has
been separated during the last eighteen months, and his
ere is one deserving the consideration of the authorities at
Hertford to enable him to become again a useful member
of society when his innocence has been proved.

_Musa.
THE ANCIENT CONCERTE.—The concert of yester-
day evenina was the eighth and last of the present season.
It was under the direction of the Duke of Wellington, for
the Bul or Westmoreland, who is now at Berlin. Its pro-
gramme exhibited little research, consisting chiefly of things
which have long been stock pieces at the Ancient Concerts.
Some of them derived interest from the novelty of the per-
former. The pretty romance from hiehurs "Joseph," so
often sung by Miss Hawes, " A peine au sortir de Penfance,"
was gang by M. Roger with great sweetness and feeling; ha
deo sang the beautiful air, "PHs the apuoti," in Ciasarosa's
" Matrimonio Segreto." The duet from " Joseph," between
Jacob and &walnut, was sung in German by Madams
Caradori Allan and Herr Pisehek, very beautifully by both
performers. When Pisehek has a tender subject, sad sub-
dues his gigantic voice, nothing can be more charming Ora
his performence. The well-known air, "Vo
fromVinere.Arliamens," received eery great justice from blim
Bitch ; bar kiss was beautiful, and her (motile's& rassark,
ably smooth aid masked. Miss Dolby was not paklislarly
happy k be okeuttou of Chssublvi's "O 'pintails lustis,"
wthavelt a fias air, Ms got a good deal hminsytid.
Oses *a Mat kberimtbsi haters of the outwit kw
Mr. elkisiais &mkt gasiswsu with ankistral sisku-
paaismis, of a wavutussi kiss Ishossis Bask% amort•
to D mike, whisk he yhemewlet a lbw ••••111211
dekkay and pessibies. 1., in our humble
toe mask vas kak ed words et than saftlise
ornowas at prassut, especiall by Maw Push. We bays
no =4 of kw. to weir. elm thew en
the weds to whisk the sairk.wis _-.geed: be
we dew see why • sera Iva °kW.
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rierlearsigaehleeeph," too, ars at els=y;
and, wane dims al, we hays
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eerts by Mr. Pile& in CiarISSU. Ts vs dire eleere
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