The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-08 00:00:00

ACCIDENT AT THE WEST INDIA DOC'S.

On Tuesday night a seriatim maddest, attended,
however, with loss (Wary to life and property than might
have been *elected, occurred at the City ClOlll, a cutting,
of nearly a mile is 'meth, executed to avoid the dottier of
the Thanes way from Llmeheem to Blackwell, but now
formiag speedos of the West Baia Dacha. At the filmset
the middens the dock audir optics mauled about sixty
vaseels,of a large size, lades priasipally with timber, and
several burs, with miscellaneous argots From the tee-
, 'barmy of several panne who were on board the canal ships
at half-past 9, ou the night is question, it @peters that a
sadden rash of water was felt, meompanied by a violent oa-
, ward motion of the week, which, however, was happily
checked by their moortags. Oa following the course of
the waste to the Limehouse head, it was fogad
that the loser lock gates, placed to resist the
pressure of the easel water had been swept away, while
the miter pies, which at high water resist the 'Thames
premiere, were forced *pee, and allowed the isapetsyns
current full 'greet. A few light coast laden for departure,
with a canal boat, said to costae swains& and two children,
but widish, his behaved, were fortunately uotensaled, were
swept away. It appears, however, that the only actual
damage yet eertified is the swamping of a ulliot laden with
can, and the loss of a ep r or bowsprit by a few of the
vseselt, the malt. of the oollisions. Though the acaideot
(es appease (rem the weakliest's of the works now exposed)
has been for some time lamiaeat, it has bee, pm pasted
by the 'shamed as unusually high tide, whim, at its extreme
ebb ea Tuesday night, left the dock-level (always upward, of
40 feet above low water) nearly three feet higher than usual.
To avoid again being stranded, ma,,y of the ships were at
high tide yesterday removed into the river, as at low water
the easel will again, la the events of the Limehouse-gate,
he nearly drained.
The ocearreeee haa gives rise to some exciting narratives,
but the foregoing are the simple feats, aseertalaed ea the
Ito:. We have received the following sommusicatioa on
the subject: _ . _

SLEEPING STATUTES.—The whim, a large
number of acts of peal eau at, 1•68 slw "Weep," is about
to be semasuily satiagnist ed by ea set of the legia'atate,
ia•ndased by Mr. Lo:ke Kieg, Mr. Watson, 31r. J. 0.
Phillimare, sad Mr. Ewart. Those obsolete instates Ante
so far beck ea the reign of Edward I. Ti,. 26th Eiwerl 111.,
ship. 22, assets that be who paused' • noisies bilious;
for sa abbey shall be oat of the Kiares protest's. The
act tf 7th ReSard 11., chap. 13, prohibits asp saw
from " risings in kern.. bin the realm, or with lawn*
gape.'" The 13th Richard 11. tampers with the wogs. of
labourers sad the gains of vietaellers. Dr. Hamill, ea the
other hoed, will sot disapprove • statate of the same reign,
which safeties the oleasselag from " deal" of malt sent to
Lladoe, nor iss: sanitary r formers as set for the punish.
went of those who cause corruption or sorrapt the
air sear cities and large towns. The 20th Richard 11.•
ship. 2, destines who only may weer moonier's
livery." Other statutes vegans sad provide for the
legal weeipte of ostlers for oats,—the wisese of
the realm,- tile gilding of eilver,—the " sort of Mases"
that may (nly) coma sad dwell in Esuland.—tbe wind's(
and peeking of wt—the penalty for dwells, in lb.
" stews" of flouthwark.—tle boy's, of borne growing is
L ads—the Imelda, of tilos—the stales of bolsters,
teemed', and pllkere,—the making of cables,—tes
sweeties et mew sad r aks—this number of sheep that •
man may hosp..-4ho brood of hwses,—the abstinence but
flesh is luslibe rata away of images cad divers
bloke—the rodeses ef corrals abuses sad do °sits preetised EMIGRATION TO CANADA.—LITIRTOOL, WEDNINI.
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of metals articles of we seise apparel,—tho leagth of km- Ms this form". for giostmei, with a yell osepossas
she,
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Von Kr. Oliveira 131. P., to as act of the rege et moment of no dandier es feeight.
Edward 'iii &et" the ele"iT3 "WI .1
Will"."
ne Emigration Commilaiosen have taken up the
while stay of °nested visitor. may feel boned to
El del 673 tors s•unloa to °moos,. unlaoults to
gamalso aa old sot of Beery VIII. " emooreimm rat .1" ia
Aatailida. la &prised to tU on the 9th of Imo
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D ck 011ie, May 7, 2 p.m.
"Th. suretuy of the Beat and West fedi' Dock Cosa-
puny bap to state, with reference to the Resident at one of
the doek ustruness, that the eagiaur r.porte be does aot
dheover say injury beyoad the gates; that there is ao de-
straetioa of property, and no loss of life, lulus mu few
puma say bus beta on board two mall boa's, w►ich are
not yet toned. The .pincer excects to have • pair of
Rats dud kirthwith, so that the business of that dosk may
be ciatianed without interiuotian. all Qs other estrum
biting now available as sisal."