The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-31 00:00:00

the news news of the affray emend through the town, the ut-
m.tet excitement prevailed. The shops were closed, great
numbers of people congregated in the streets, and the
• e` artists of the out-townships,. to the extent of several
thousands, marched down in tordies and i traded the 'netts
in military array They, however, after • time, Wind,
and it was stat that this retirement
it
for the purpose el
summoning alt their friends ; and it was observed that
atveral earner pigeons were sent up in the course of the
•woraing, width took flight town& Helifix, Qu. eaa-
head, Bingley, and other towns in
that,
the West Ri
iousding.
This mode of communicatioa, it is qu notor has
barn practised by the West Riding chartists forboa the I,a, 4.
e publicly sted
months or more ; and they hav
within a few hours, they would be ableither to create
simultaneous outbreaks in the places with w communi-
cation was held, or the chartists from threes would arrive
in Bradford t 3 carry on the war in that town. During the
time that the chartists kept out of eight the local B1Rgill•
tratee, with the Earl of IlLarewood, lord lieutenant of the
trict
Wept Riding, and General Thorne, commandant of at) dis-
sat in council at the Bradford Court House, and a larg
addition to the military force arrived in the town. Orderse
were twined to the whole of the special constables to be in at-
tendance at half:past three o'clock in the afternoon, and when
that tit...arrived fully one thousand had saiwinkled. The
whole of the streets in the neighbourhood of the Court
House were nearly impaseahle, and the booting and yellines
at the police and special constables were loud in the extreme.
Tho wlhole of the Bredford police force headed by suer-
' e t
intendeat Briggs, marched from the Court- oust, at our
o'clock, foll,ned by 1,000 enecial constables, 200 infantry
wilt died bayoaete, and too troops of dragoons This
intoostieg force proceeded to Manchester-road, their object
being to apprehend all the ehsrlist leaden living in that
loc.ility, and theyearc fnr arms. They met with no inter- ,
rt:dion until arrived at the corner of Adelaide-street,
the scene of the morning's conflict Hen the chartists had
assembled in great &limbos, completely blocking ap the
thoroughfare ; and when the police attempted to force
them away, a general onslaught commenced. The police
drew their cutlasses, the epeeist mausolea their staves
and
they we met by the chartists with bludgeons, stones,
re
other weapons. Both sides fought desperately for some time,
but at last the police and special constables were driven hack,
many of them dreadfully injured. The soldiers being, in
porear could not act at the onset, and the ranks of the civil
were thrown into confusion and disorder before the
dropout could be brought up. They galloped to the spot
where the severest part of the contest had been, and the
chartists began to retreat. An attempt, however, was
made to unhorse some of the dragoon, by striking at
their horse's fon legs with bludgeoin. One fellow in par
tinder, who had wrested a constable's staff from him,
was conspicuously active, his pommies' of the trun-
cheon inducing the belief in the mind of more
than one dragoon that he was a special constable.
The efforts of the dragoons, however, 'polo caused the
chartire to retreat precipitately, and the police and special
constables then succeeded in capturing eighteen of the most
active and desperate of the riot.rs. One of them was
armed with a dagger, with which be attempted to stab
several special coestables and yolicemen. He, as well as
some others of the prisonen, made a desperate resist-
ance. Subsequently the civil sad military forces
proceeded down Adelaide-street, and other streets
and alleys rn the same neighbourhood, known se the
rendesvour of the Chartistsagain visiticg the houses of
~ Wa' Tyler," and Lightowler, neither of whom, however,
was found at borne, arid the search for arms in their
residences was nice unsuccessful. In one house a pike or
spear, mounted on an eipht.feet shaft, was found ; and or
others pike-shafts and pike-heads, evidently recently sepa-
rated, were X.:covered. Bullet moulds, quite wrench; if
Just and, and leaden models of pike heads, app n-
tended to be used in casting pikrs, were taken from other
houses. Much opposition was offered to the ingress of the
police at some houses, and :n two or three cases it was
necessary f,.. to break open the doors. The lurch
having been completed, and the supremacy of the law
vindicated, the forces returned to the Court- ones, where
precaution' were taken to quell any outbreak that might
be &desired. In the course of the evening, alto, orden
weft issued to all publicans and beersho2-keepers
to close their houses at eight 'clock ; and in order to
empower the military to act instanter, if required,
the Riot Actin as read. When the prtroners had been
safely lodged gaol, one of the ringleaders, a man named
William Sager, was taken before se, y who were
then assemtlea at the court house, by whom evidence was
heard as to the cart he had taken in the disturbance, and he
was fully committed to York Castle to take his trial
on is charge of riot and moult, and also on a charge
of drilling. He was immediately sent ;under
a proper escort. This morning the magistrates
again assembled at the Court-house for the purpose
of
,preprding with the investitrstion. L. W. Wickham,
req resided. The Bark of Thorn,Lord Lieute.
sent of the Riding, and Major-General the military
naurnander, of
the district, were also on the bench. Mr.
gaer, scliritor, speared for the accused. The deposi-
tions were taken &garnet the prisoners singly, in order to
avoid confusioa, and the proceedings were somewhat pro-
tracted thereby. Up to the time of the transmission of our
despatch yesterday afternoon the examinations had resulted
in the committal of William Connor, William Smith, George
011(1, ud James Downes, and the inquiry was going on
with regard to other parties. Those several persons wen
ordered to be committed to York Castle for riot and assault,
but intimation was given that they would be allowed
teas e
at large ea bail (themselves in SOL each, with two sureties ol
261 each), 24 tours' notice being required. The town re-
mains in a very unsettled state, and business is in conse-
quence couiderably interrupted. Within the lest 10 days
there has been a large accession to the military force usually
in the towo, embracing both the regular cavalry, the yeo-
manry cooky, infantry and artillery.
LANCASHIRE.
Cllall amtun r iato Pi ttaCl.—At the Liver-
pool poli on Monday six seamen who had formed
the greater pert of the crew of the barque Cora on a recent
voyage to the coast of Africa, from that port, stood charged
by the owners of the retail, Moan. Harrison and Co., with
cert sin sea of mutiny and piracy. The prisoners' names were
J. Farrell (mate), J. Rigby, T. Coults, J. Bathe, R. Good-
child, and A. Berenice (or Bavasico), seamen, coopers,
and carpenter of the ship. The prisoners were charged with
running away with the Cora, and breaking into the cargo.
The principal witness called for the complainants was Mr.
Blundell, the surgeon of the vessel. He said the COTS left
Liverpool for Benin, Aug. 19, 1847, and arrived out Sept.
29. Capt. Gillespie was in command of the ship out, bat died
on board after his arrival. Witness left the vessel for three
weeks, buts ccompanied the agent, Mr. Henry, to Vernon
:tor., and was absent three weeks. Ile was on board of
her again on the 10th of November, and Mr. Henry, who
was oleo there, said before him and others, " I leave the
vessel in charge of the mate, Mr. Farrell (one of the pri-
se ers), and Capt. Dawson will come on board to-morrow,
and take her over the bar." When Mn. Henry left Farrell, ,
be said that Capt. Oidespie had told him before his death
that he had been poisoned by Capt. 111W11011. The mate
then said be would go •
is search of a man-of-war, in order to
obtain a redress of grievances. Henry told Henry Jones,
one of the crew, that if Farrell did not go up the river with
the ship, and take charge of the Marts Louisa (a tender
used by the agents), he would tie him. The SOTS went
to sea on the 9tn, in the evening. Witness remonstrated
with the mate for doing so—alludiug to the insurance
but the mate mid that he had looked into the in-
surance, and that he (witness) hail better not inter-
fere, as there were parties on beard who would do him
Woo if he did. The ship did not proceed far. Next
meriting Capt. Dawson came within hail in a boat
to take the vessel over the bar, but the mate told the coo-
boys to tell him to keep away. Dawson did not get on
board, and they went to sea. Dawson went beck, and re-
turned in a cutter, anti fired nine guns. The barque else
fired, but, as witness heard, to leeward. On the morning
of the 12th, the Maria Louisa schooner came in sight, and
pursued the barque three or four days, but could not come
up with her. Ou the morning of the 16th, H.M. steamer
Grappler came up, and after communicating with the
'chooser, boarded the Cora. The lieutenant in command
called the mate, the second mate, and witness, to the quarter-
deck, and read the articles over to the crew, telling them to
return to their duty: Some of theme refused. The mats
did not refuse, but wished them to rturn, saying he was
in search of a man-of.war to obtain a rress of
coingrevances. The lieutenant reasoned with them. The
then stated they had been ueed very badly on the
rives be Cmt. Dawson. A chest containing twenty guns,
row tithe cargo, was opened, and the men loaded them ;
the mate and carpenter loaded them with coopers' rinds and
powder from a barrel that wss broached, and wes part of the
cargo. li. swivel was loaded in the same way. Some ma-
chettee (a kind of sword knife) were also taken—flue or six.
When the schooner came up, Carpentee mid he would set
fire to the magazine end ti
the s
ame
up before they should be
taken. The mate said the same thing- On the previous
day, themswenter said when in sight of the man-of-war that
this who mould sot assist to defend the barque must die.
Dior ad Jones were since dead ; both dissented fromthe
Witness made memoranda of them tons-
actione=.—Crowezamined for prisoners ...I heerdthat
Dawsou had gagged • man, who afterwards died. From the
011 Nov. to lbh Dee. I was absent with the whoopee,
Daring the Captain Gillespie and two mon
died, and no aeon was on board, no fresh meat on
hoer,Nearly the whole of the crew were afflicted with
the Deem. No lio juice tit to we left. When we left
ter part of the wow were knocked up, nine down ill
assme. and not twee than three well at a ,awe
mate laces than anythisg else was the cause. I one
snaa cob ,"and the shooed was flogged by Uanry hisesell.
Had bobs • polo boils on the captain's bead. The
offrobe had 11 Ids! with a rope before the bottle wee
um& Mon Weellsee the crew w'hat he would do with
tiro ibmi hs .1 into the river. He told them once or twice
he weal isse their back bonee.—BA examined : I know
theologies ; they were cutting rivets to put into the guns.
Bobs tw Whitby (—law only Brine raping the rivet heeds
4. Whitby wee in a low, weak state, from :debility, and
vold not lave bean so if they had had goad and freO pea
liar's. One Thome also died. A.ntonio hes been flogged
by the *gest co boil the Cora, in the river, after the ira
wooed. He or *KA with &mu He is in a very bed
state. I neves mega WON of an agent degradim Word
bv ring en beeetertilleMPlLthemi2. Ban." soil"
ess rho boo. who he
ad
might have boo id by
memo s& el the mil, who had command of the Nu
flovesel ethos
at were witeined, and it
who was fll at the.
.hospital, could notalrinahM
ffs2=2l. wo be eneseeen against. The whose
n kiut Is be Ohm as • wiener hosoftee, he
inu„, to de with the War, as the &War oil he ems '
lit Of loon *abed all the doe. The essurloallei e she
to behests& up, if he oen be Mod; es • miasma Peloniel
strong mile souse :emote es the areal essaset of threats
pusenea tomb tea men by Holy, the erit, and Doembe
end watowied that Owe was no me
i el limay WOO
sit ea
of the wood They had been lel the Az weeks ft

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ill, without proper provisions, Ilse Juice, or Intre!treht at-
oll
tendanee-10.11.ohton adjourned the further h g.
We learn that soon after the transactions stated transpired,
Cept, Dawson himself died on the coast.
MITCIIEL ST3IPATIII6ERS IN MANCIIESTEE.--
There was a large meeting of sympathieers with Mr. Mitchel
in Stevenson-sguare, Blanchette', on Tuesday night, when
Mr. Arohdeacon, secretary to the confederates, was the only
oror ; but he (rave notice of a more important meeting in
thetase placer, in the open air, this day, which the mayor
thought proper to notice, end to anemones th it it would not
be allowed to take place. There was to be a meeting of
onElstrates last night, and it is expected that the special
mestablee will be
eelltderMilC'EMllllE.
TEE BZCOItDEASTIIP OF WARWICK".—Mr. Mellor,
of the Midland Circuit, has beet n.aninated orderR of
Warwick, in the room of Mr. Waddington, wh e
appointed Under.Socretary of State fur the Dome Depart-
ment. LINCOLNSILIII.E.
COMMIdSIOES UT TUE LORD LIEUTENANT.—A. E.
Graydon, gent., to be ensign in Royal North Lincoln Militia
—W. W. Mat, gent., to be ensign in Royal South Li
Militia. lIUNTINGDONSUIRE.
DOUBLE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICiDE--
Early on Sunday morning a cry of " murder" attracted the
neighbours to the house of one CI arks Burton, a huckster,
at Stilton. It was soon found that a double murder had
been committed, and that the delinquent bad also attempted
his own life. A correspondent thus reports the statements
current on the spot : —On Saturday night last, after shaving
himself, Burton took a razor to be sharpened. With this
instrument on Sunday morning he cut the throat of his
child, a little girl two years of age, it is supposed while she
lay asleep. lie next out the throat of his wife, who feeling
herself wounded leaped out of bed and ran to the window to
alarm the occupier of the adjoining house. Burton, it would
seem, followed her, took hold of her hair. and inflicted ano-
ther wound, nearly severing her head from her body. She
fell a corpse at his feet. lie then attempted hie own de-
struction by cutting his throat, intlictiug a wound about
three inches in length, but not sufficiently deep to produce
death. The client child lived with his wits's father, only a
few doors distant, or no doubt he would have shared th e fate of
his mother and sister. Burton always appeared to be par-
ticularly fond of his children. Ile
lETsIIIRE. is believed to be inane.
War EIV
COMMISSIONS BY TUE LORD LIEUTENANT.—Lieut.
J. Randolph to be captain; Comet S. Lucas to be lieutenant
in the West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
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et: Drama.
Patticass's.—The musical strength of this theatre I
has been much increased by the accession of Mr. Allen.
List evening Auber's favourite comic opera, " The Crown
Diamondsr was performed, with Madame Anna Thillon
and Allen in the principal characters • and, thanks to their
exertioas, it went canith considerable spirit and applause.
It was followed by interlude, entitled " A Night of Sus-
pense ;" a
sort of monodrama, in which Mrs. Sterling was
the only performer. She personated a lady, sitting in her
chamber waiting the return of her bui.band, who ha-
gone to a ball. Weary with %catching she falls asleep,
and dreams that she has d followedi her husbandting to
the ball, that she secs him ancng and flir
with a rival, and discovers other proofs of his infi-
delity. The piece is a representation of her condition
under the influence ofthis dream ; and the denouement is
that she is wakened out of a state of anguish and despair by
her husband's knock at the door. The nit* was good, but
' not well worked out, and the pas ee was but
led coldly
Mon recoraeivedils,
There was, lastly, a new petite ballet, cal "
' or the Water. lily." It might as well have been called sil-
-1 thing else, for it had no eubjeet or plot whatever; but there
i was some pretty dancitue byl`nle*".iiel._

NAVAL.
POBTAXOUTH, MAT 30.—Tbe Blenheim tr., Capt. Niel-
Epson, arrived thla morning from Halam, with the principal portico%
of the hind Regt. on board. Soiled term Halifax the
ash inst. Spokh
e
the Egyptian frigate Charkeis, fromlLdts for Portamtli, Ulf the Nt
Wit. The Scourge at. sailed yeeterday, at 1 a.m., for Irelmd, in 00n-
...quince of a special on:er received here on Sunday- night. The Rolla
brig went out of harbour yeeterday, and tenured in the evening, hat.
Mg been out to inertia.% the boa on board. The Soya at. tailed yes.
taday for Woolwich to be paid on.
I)EVONTORT, MAT ..9 —Melleiele, trp.-abip, arrived last
evening from shames, to rest,
but she will not mute into harbour.
—Cnopus, ht, Capt. Moresby, i• to be paid off to.cuurrow, and the
Plato at., Lieut. Goer. Richardeon, paid advance of wager, on the 31M.
PIA
MI MAT 30.—ArPOINTMEtTa. Piaster and
Com . J. T. Rmen, to SerinimpatmL—Lecut.: C. Brionlev, to Belle-
motion.- -Hamter'e Awe.: 11. D. Co
to San Josef.—Midahipmen :
W. B. Grant, to victory • U. P. Woolcombe and .1. Wing, to Power-
ful : W. Davaitoun., to Iliese.--Clerka : It.
J. Roved» to llacelkut ;
T. Emma, to Howe ; IL Hone, to Postrful.—Nav4l Cadet : X. 11.
Lilleerap, to Orean.—Boatawainar R. Cooley (acting'. to Ceylon; U.
Paul footing), to llluatenivid to Welltsicy.

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SPORTIIV(i.
TATTERSALL 'S—Tee/Mar.
SETTLING FOR TILE DEIIIIT AND OAKS.
It rarely happens that the Derby settling it good when
the favourite wins, and no am, we believe, was held enough to antici-
pate that it would ►! so yestenlay. Large sutra were lost by te. cal
of the meet cautious immolators, some from having drawn erroneous
eionelusione from the large outlay oo Loaristove, which made it lock
like "coining mosey " to bet spawn Surplice, and others from not
having been able to resist the tempung suit of the market for the
three or WO, days preceding the race. de%at of the two (Mks
favourites brought Dart some at the moselost on the Derby, atilt the
losing Wends on • great nujority of the amount. were heavy,
making the amount to be provided to meet the dolma of the
Goodwood party something like Goo Ota. A mach larger sum
than this hes been named, but we believe the actual total
does not aimed the sum mentioned. It will be inferred that
we were not prepared for a good eettling ; and our apprehoo-
does on this were ittereseed by rumours that two or three
patios were not an • inure to meet their linbUities. These rumours
turned out to be cornet, and thus the grore sum won was reduced
to the extent of at least twelve or fourteen thousand pounds; the
settling, nevertheless was very much hotter than might have been
expected under the circumstances, and we bear there are strong
hopes that a considerable parboil at the outamaildi
sing that
will ul-
timately be forthcoming. It is fortunate for the sing that Springy
"—lc was sot the tint to catch the judge's eye.
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