The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-19 00:00:00

other medical attendance. Mr. %%nen, a surgeon, attended
immediately, and everything that was possible was done for
the deceuedi but without PROMS, and the exPir.'l. tr. :are
course of a few minutes, from die effects of prussic acid.
The deceared was in the habit of taking ginger-beer and
soda powders, and to flavour them, she used to add a little
essence of lemon, which was kept in a bottle in a drawer, in
which also was a bottle containing the oil of bitter almonds.
It was the opinion of the father and several other witnesses,
that the deceased had never contemplated self-destruction,
but that, having mixed sonic ginger.beer powders in a glare of
water, she went to the drawer for the purpose of getting the
lemon essence, and had mistaken the bottle containing the
oil of almonds for the other one. Thir was strengthened
by the fact of the sediment of ginger-beer powder&
having been found at the bottom of the glare which had con-
tained the prusa:c acid. Verdict, " Accidental Death."—
San REVERSE OP Foiticrer.—By Mr. W. Payne, at the
Sportsman, Sonthwark-bridgcroad, on the body of Timothy
Beaver, aged 71. The deceased had formerly had an exten-
sive practice as a solicitor, but lately had been greatly re-
duced in circunutaneee, and although suffering a martyrdom
from gout. be had not so much as a bed to lie down on, but
wan forced to sleep on a heap of rags. On Tuesday morning
at an early hour the deceased died rather suddenly. Mr.
Childecott, surgeon, said that he was called in on the morn-
ing in question, and found deceased dead. There seemed a
great want of comfort, but he saw nothing to lead him to
conclude that the death was not natural. He had attended
the wife of deceased three years ago, and then they were all
•in want of food. The daughter mid that they had all
suffered great privations lately, but the deceased bad
not died from want.—Verdict, " Natural death."—
AN IRISH Row AND IRISH EVIDENCE.—FATAL FIGHT.
Before Mr. Mills, resumed in the board-room of the Middle-
sex Hospital, on the body of Daniel Collins, aged 32, who
lost his life in an Irish raw, in Crown-street, St. Oiler's.
From the evidence of the witnesses, who were Irish, and
whose testimony was of the most conflicting character, it wan
gathered that the deceased's brother had a stand up fight ,
with another Irishman named Donovan, who was getting
the batter of him, when deceased interfered, and attacked
Donovan, and while so doing received a wound on the head
close to the parietal bone, which in a few days proved fatal.
One witness stated that Donovan took up deceased in his
arms and flung him head-foremost to the ground, whereby
be sustained the fatal injury. Another said that Danotran's
mother struck him on the head with a pot, and a third
swore that he fell accidentally with hie head on a bed
screw, while a fourth as positively swore that such could not
have occurred, as no such screw was near the spot. One set
of witnesses swore that the fatal occurrence took place on
Thursday, and others swore to Monday being the day. The
coroner and jury found it impossible to ascertain accurately
the real facts of the cue. Mr. Dixon, house surgeon, said,
thee when the deceased was brought to the hospital he had
only a slight scalp wound. Delirium tremens and erysipelas,
however, set in, which proved fatal. The jury, after half an
Lour's deliberation, returned a verdict to the effect, tt The
deceased was accidentally killed in a fight."

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

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Coat: COLNTY.—The day for holdin--- g the election has not
yet been named by the Sheriff, and in the mean time no pre
palmier. whatever seems to be made for a contest—at least
on rho side of the liberals. A Mr. Copinger, a Cork solicitor,
writing in one of the local papers, says, that Mr. Serjeant
Shee, of the English bar, would he has reason to believe, be
glad to represent the county. The local paper says that Mr.
Leader would be preferred. Mr. Leader to a conservative
and a tesident. The learned Serjeaat's chances are small
indeed,
ENSts.—A Limerick paper announces that Mr. O'Gorman
Mahon, formerly well known in Irish agitation, is about to
offer himself for this borough.
LEED3.—The friends of Mr. Beckett have now taken the
initiative to secure his re-election, and a public meeting of
his supporters is to he held on Tuesday next in furtherance
of that object. The claims of Mr. Sturge, Mr. J. G.
Marshall, and Mr. Beckett, are now before the electors, end
*sir respective supporters are sanguine of success ; but the
committecof Mr. Stumps have deemed it necessary to issue a
placard, cautioning hie supportersageinst signing the noptial-
tion to the other whig candidate, Mr. J. G. Marshall.
NEWRY —The Newry tories are so completely divided,
that if Lord Marcus Hill, or any member of the Downshire
family was to offer, be would succeed.
Tireiaaar.—Mr. R. Pennefather will offer himself for
Tipperary—he will bea supporter of Sir Robert Peel's policy
to a con sderable meant, eald he be elected, but this sp•
pears to be doubtful. ILL godlier, a protestant gentleman,
will, it is said, cottket tltie meaty on the repeal interest.
Mr. Sallier bag largo sou inns in the County r his family
had been bankers iiaara far assay years. There are rumours
of s Roman ceded"' repealer offering also. Meantime,
Mr. Bagwell, forsaking Clotunell, has:addressed the county
electors.
WAft&INOTON.—A 1111140111111W1 and highly respectable
meeting, convened by ltr. Alibied's committee, was held en
Wednesday evening UM. Lwag before the hear appointed
Ise mean was co Met and the meeting was ad.
learned to the et dm hotel. J. Allen, Esq., who
,seenpied the chair, armed the prossedinge, by introdusdag
Mr. Alkard, whealkini his opinion, a most at and suitable
mto esa represses parliament. Mr. Allcard then
taus breed . had cheering, which continued for
801111•614. Impish to the late seuelcipel elletion he
alagienalated hitgiemis ea Ike very gnat rooms they. had
met Wets, in haviaabees able to elute se large a majority of
tsthe teena
img, Zrki
ki which fact he heft as ed a straw
, • U II• K Lt Wart. Be bad
madew'*Web the borough, the
result al veil* . been Wei eatishetnry, and,
with the emir Sieeiroi• big kiwi, combined with the
defalcation of hie, be felt confident of
success. He ins Ipss the noomaity of using
every legitimate tete* they pessamed to Wee* parties to
keep their matins, end tbe. reek et the elembewm
all question. Iniiumg dem kithillilidillibilMi=
perty, he had, .hisermase,artmlikeseimi limikasse
where the Elite, Wed maimillklbeldberne, meld
willingly bays given hie vote to bin_ ilk Allard)' ray but . ,
he dared not, he was under Mr. Bbd*.. erne and he must
vote according to orders. His impresses& was,.that the man
who took a farm and paid hL rent was totally intl.-
pendent of his landlord, and ought sot to be driven tot
the poll against his will. After a few further remark,
he ant down amid loud applause.—Mr. John Rylands
next addressed the meeting, and in alluding to Mr.
Blackburn's conduct in parliament, he said that upon all
occasions be, along with his party, had legislated for a certain
dam, and also for the corn-lawe and had made a scoff of
free-trade. On the contrary, he 'mild say that Mr. Allard
was a man of buuaw, and had a direct interest in the trade
of Warrington._ .—Mr. .blinnies said he felt sure there were
many of Mr. Blackburne's supporters who would disappoint
bins at the coming election. Mr. Blackburn. voted that
free-trade was right inMay, and wrong in July. He con-
cluded by saying be was quite convinced they bad strength
on the register to win the election and called upon the
electors to enable them to do it.—Tbe meeting concluded
shortly before 10 o'clock, and three hearty cheers were given
for Mr. Alkali._

WARWICK.—Tbree candidates are already in the field.
Thine are —W. Collins, Esq., one of the present members, 1
who solicits a renewal of this confidence of the constituency
Arthur Mills, Eq., a gentleman locally connected with the
borough, but garnering little influence ; and E. Bolton King,
Big., a hhail and a peotectiondat, who some yes= ago eat

A[etio

THE POTATO CELOP.—Our Manchester correspondent says,
the rumours so industriously circulated of the re-appearance
of the potato blight this year have led to extensive inquiries
being made as to the state of the crops in Lancashire. It is
well known that the consumption of this esculent in Man-
chester and the surrounding towns is very great, and that
they are mainly dependent for • supply on the extensive
tracts of land under cultivation by market gardeners in the
western and north-western portions of what are called the
northern and southern divisions of Leneashire, and in
Cheshire. The inquiries in these districts have been answered
by assurances of the most perfect freedom from blight. The
townehips of Rnfford and Tarleon, in North Lancashire,
and of Burstough and Scarisbrick, in South Lancashire. are
known to have been long eminent for the quantities of
potatoes they have supplied to the Manchester market, and
Leyland is another township in the same neighbourhood
which may be clamed with them; and the market gardeners
there scout the notion of any blight having attacked the
crops. They have large quantities under eu:tivation this
3 ear, and they are unanimous in stating that there never
was a year when the crops were so free from any disease,
er when the yield of early potatoes was so great. In
Cheshire the same accounts prevail, and the yield of green
erwo generally has been most abundant, A gentle man who
has been within the last few days through Timperley, Hale,
Bowden, Dunham, Halton, Lymm, Daresbury, Dutton,
Sutton, Runcorn, and Frodshatn, containing the finest
potato land in South Cheshire, says that not only are the
potatoes free from blight, but that he never knew a finer
prospect of a most abundant crop. ♦ haw" she bad
superintended the washing of two remise& of early
potatoes for the Manchester market this week, ear there
were not a dozen bad ptatees is the lot. Our
correspondent at Manchester has spoken to many of
the large dealer', who are in the habit of making exteusive
circuits into these districts for the purpose of purchasing and
ensuring the successive delivery of large quantities of vege-
tables in the Manchester market—the great deptit for all the
large manufacturing towns within a range of ten miles—and
they state that the common answer to their inquiries is, that
" the potato blight exists nowhere but in the newspapers."
The retail price of new potatoes during the past week has
ranged from 4d. per lb. to 2411., but there is every prospect,
from the abundant supplies coming to hand, that they will
very shortly be very cheap. The large supplies of green
stuffs in the markets is eery sensibly oetreasing the demand
for high-priced bread and high-priced flesh-meat among the
working classes, who are content to make many of their
meelaentirely of vegetables and fruit, rather than pay the
high price. demanded for other food.
COMMISSION CT THE LOUD LIEUTENANT. —Lieut. Rich.
Phibbe to be rapt., vice Stancliffe, resigned, of and Reg. of
the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.

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TEE Tele Horne 13111..—0 n Wednesday a public meet-
ing was held in the Temperance hall, Bradford, for the pur-
pose; of congratulation and rejoicing on the priming of the
Ten Hours Bill. Previous to the meeting a procession,
headed by a band of music, marched through the town, and
the bells of the perish church rung merrily in honour of the
event. Mr. Squire Auty took the chair. Resolutions ex-
pressive of the meetiog's gratitude to the various advocates
(Mr. R. O.utler in particular) of this measure for their en
ertions, were passed by acclamation. The speeches delivered
in their support were full of expressions of thackfulneas and
congratulation, and urged the factory workers to turn the
boon to account by calling upon all, ministers and employers,
to assist them in the work of self-eduestion and self-improve-
ment. It w.a urged that the workpeople should seek the
formation of night schools.
AK ANTI-STATE CECIICM ASSOCIATION it in course 01
formation at Bradford, a number of gentlemen having been
appointed, a few nights since, to draw up a constitution for
that purpose.
FRIENDS or DIRT AND DISSASI.—At a meeting of the
town council at Chester lad week, the committee appointed
to consider an application fur two sites of land, for the pur-
pose of public baths, reported against the application, but
recommended the council to mike an offer of a piece of
waste land on the south of the city walls, near the Groves,
which the committee thought would be suitable for the pier-
Pose. Against this proposition a Mr. Potts declared his
opinion that " it was perfect nonsense to have baths at all,
es they had done very well without them so tar." dad '
Capt. French denounced the baths scheme as " one of the
most perfect humbug. that was ever presented to the muse-
Am the members seemed to sympathise wPh the
objections of these wise and liberal gentlemen, the matter
was referred back to the comini.tee.
WARWICKSIIIRE.
A ITINT TO TRADESMIIN.—Sir,—We deem it to be a duty
we owe the public is make known a scandaloes attempt at
fraud. On Monday last a person, assuming the airs of a
gentleman, with Jewish caste of countenance, closely cropped
strong black hair and whiskers, incited to curl, about 5 ft.
6 in. in height, and between 30 and 40 years of age, showily
dressed. with massive gold guard-chain, &c. (and, withal,
atetbidexter), arrived here, and, in the usual way, engaged a
bedroom. After which, he deposited with us, for are, 130
sovereigns, remarking, " I always leave it with the muter of
the hotel when I stay." lib manners, coupled with the
circuinstancedif his not oecupriej, during the two nights of
his sojourn, the nom he had engaged here. awakened our

--es of hiedert.•re, in Niiial;Wiigiiiniiiiir,
.„ .inentived. beak bio• bag of sovereigns, he pretended
..eadenly to remember that he had • remittance to make—
" Would we be so kind es to lot him have a cheque for 81.,
in lieu of eight sovereigns 1" This request was complied
with ; but, in obedience to our opinion of him, we
immediately apprised our bankers that we had drawn
• cheque, payable " to change," for 81.. which we were
apprehensive would be presented for 801. Within •
quarter of an hour, a clerk from the bank waited upon On
SO state that the cheque had been presented with 2 sole:
reigns, and 2 five-pound notes were demanded sad .011113
That, on scrutinising the cheque, it was evident that Q had
been written after the 80ure 8 (making it 80), hut alinesterds
rubbed over with the finger, and that there also appeared,
between the tof the word " eight" sod the p of " pounds,".
a mark of a pen, ahowieg that the addition of the letter "y"'
had been purposed, but the two wt rds were conjoined in a
running hand, and the alteratfon could not be neatly
effected. Thus hie object was Ann:rated. And, as there
wen not sufficient grounds to warrant his detention by the
bankers, he left the town by train. fie aka essayed to
commit a like fraud on • worthy end respected clergyman in
this place, to whom he introduced himself by a specious
representation that he was a Jew desirous of embracing
christianity, and entreated the rev. doctor's instruction and
advise. At the ooeclusion of the conference, he begged the
favour of a cheque for 8/., for which he would hand over
8 sovereigns, as the bank was closed, "to enable him to
make a remittance to his wife." The rev. gentleman had
the presence of mind to direct him to the post-office, " where
he could obtain a money order." in the hops that this
communication may serve to put others on their guard
WE.►A ll'Hsimanitliarizartteezmar,s,Rewgene t subscribe
"'lave% Itpcs"
June 17.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
A RISSIDINCII TOIL TWO Decease or Heirr.---It being
intended at tome future period, and at no very &hat date,
to convert Program Home, the 'widow of the Nelms of