The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-10 00:00:00

escape, and, therefore, become enemy prey to their assailants.
Oa Sunday afternoon two of the navvies were walking
down the street, when, in consequence, it is supposed,
of some provoking words, ens of them was struck
at by en Irishman with a sickle. The blow wait
aimed at the man's head, and in attempting to wend
it off, he received it on his arm with such force as to break
the sickle in two ; the man receiving, 51 the mom elm., a
etep wound on the left arm, eight inches in length. We im-
mediately pursued the Irishman, but having gone scout a
hundred yards he fell down exhausted from loss of blood.
The Irishman was won afterwarts taken into custody, as
well as sops of his companions, who were examined and
liberated. This gave rise to renewed disturbances in the
evening, and not an Irishman won permitted to enter the
lowa without being knocked down and severely beaten ;
their wily protection from further violence being the inter-
position of the polies. During Monday and Tuesday the
proceedings,vvaeraged and emboldened by success, extended their
and went in large bodies to the houses of sevitsl
of the principal farmers in the neigtbourhood, armed with
*tisk* and bludgeons, and drove away all the Irish whom
they found employed, at the same time beating and ill-treat-
ing all who ventured to come forward in their defence. In
some instances, so bitter is the feeling aeainst the Irish, that
the navvies have been joined b 7 the agricultural sal Queers,
who consider that they are entitled to that which the Irish
receive for their exertion. during tho harvest. So audacious
have bees the proceedings of the navigators, that it has been
deemed necessary by the magistrates of this division of the
West Riding to send for a troop of military, and to order out
some of the cavalry. A number of special constables have
also been sworn in, and other proceedings taken, which it is
hoped will put a stop to further disturbances.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
THE NORTHUMBERLAND AGRICULTURAL SO2.IETT
held their ennuis. meeting at ilexham on Tuesday last, and
the show was considered to be the best that the society has
had since Its first opening in 1836. The Duke of Northum-
berland is president, and honoured the meeting with his
presume. lie was supported by most of the leading landed
proprietary of the enmities of Northumberland and Durham.
The show of pure short-horned bulls and cows was of first-
rate description, and included those which gained the first
premiums at the Royal Agricultural Society's show at York,
and at the Highland Agricultural Show at Edinburgh. The
sheep were very numerous and varied, and included some
very fine pens of the pure Cheviot breed, as well as several of
the highland or blarkfaced breed. The ins,,lements were, on
this occasion, of greater variety, and of a more improved de-
scription than on former occasions ; and, the show of horses
was not only numerous but excellent in quality. The Mari
gins of Londonderry culled off the first prix • for the best
abort-horned bull, aged ; and the first prize for the yearling
bull wee given to Mr. Chrisp, a well-known breeder in
Northumberland. The first cow was the property of
Mr. Hopper, of Stockton on-Tees, and was the same
which received the principal agricultural prizes in
Itogiand and Scotland. After the show a dinner took
• pbc.. in a large bzoth erected for the occasion, at which near
500 sat down, the Duke of Nordiumh• deed presiding. This
is the first oc.asion that his grace has attended an agricul-
tural meeting since be became possessed of the large lacdsd
estates in the county, and his rseettion was very enthusiastic.
SOMERSEISHIRE.
BoT CHARGEO Bain SHOOTING A CHILD.—
Yesterday, at the Guildhall, at "lath, H. Irilliams, 12
years of age, and belonging to a respectable family, was
charged bi tore the mayor with killing C. T. NV eats, aged
I year and 7 months, by discharging the contents of a uistol
through his brain. The deceased child woe the son of a
coachman is a gentleman's family. On Monday evening,
about 7 o'clock, the child was seen sitting on a stone step in
the Lanmlown-road, and near him was the prisoner, who
had a pistol in his hand. He was in the company of two
other boss. Suddenly Williams presented the pistol at
the head of the child he fired, and the bullet entered the
little fellow's head just above the eye, and passing through
the brain, made its exit at the owed.: side of the skull. It
is almost ni eclus to say that dcat.t was instantaneous. The
boys said that ;hey had got the pistol from their father's garret
about a month ago. They had frequently snapped the trig-
ger, and, although they could see the bullet, they did not
think die pistol contained any powder. The Aid was re-
manded en bail.