The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

REPORTED STOPPAO6 07;17. liftue.—The
utmost consurnation was caused in Rochdale on Saturday
last, by the announcement that the great anti-corn-law
Bright's mills were closed ; and on inquiry, it was found the
hands had been told the mill, would be closed for a time--
some say a month or six weeks—and no time fixed for open-
ing 'gam --Menthe:ter Conner.

WEST RIDING MOVEMENT AGAINST THE GOTERNMENT
MCASURE or EDUCATION.—The Leeds Mercury of Satur-
day says: "The agitation against the measure of government
gains in strength and activity every uccessive day. During
the week, meetings have been held in this town, and in
Huddersfield, Bradford, and Wakefield, at which resolutions
strongly condemning the measure have been passed, and
petitions founded on the same agreed tn. Meetings are
arranged neat week for Halite:, Rawdeu, Airfield, Farsley,
and Bradford (a teird meeting); an active and well-orga-
nised committee having also been formed in Sheffield, lto-
therham, Otley, Settle, and other towns, which will take
under their charge the surrounding townships in their re-
spective Is calities, there is the prospect of a string resistance
being manifested by this part of the country, before the
proposed grant of money can reach the House of Commons."
DEATH FROM THESEASSING ON A RAILWAY.-011
Thursday nieht a fatal accident occurred on the Hull and
Bridlington ltailway. The usual train, which leaves Hull
at 6.30 p m., left a few minutes past its tune for Bridlington.
When it arrived near the Cottenhain station, the driver
thought he saw something fiy off to the roadside from the
front of the engine. He immediately shut off the steam and
reversed the engine, and as SOON as the train could be stopped
an examination was made, when the body of a man was
found jerked into a ditch by the side of the line, quite dead,
sad between the rails another sufferer was lying, also dead.
The man who was first found had his bark broken by the
buffer. The skull of the other man wu completely cut in
two, the wheels of the engine having pasoed over him, and
his legs and arms were cut off. The sea& rat is supposed to
have been caused in the following manner: The deceased
were trespassing upon the line, and at the time a luggage-
train coming from Bridlington, which the men knew to fie
coming towards them, and which it is supposed drowned the
noise of the passe-ger-train which was behind them, and the
men, to avoid being run over by the luggage-train, stepped
on the ethi r line of rails, ant were almost immediately
knocked down by the passenger train.

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REPRESENTATION 01' WALLINOPORD.—A meeting of the
electors of Walltuglord is about to be held to decide on
what steps are best to be taken for securing a repreeentative
in the event of the retirement of W. J. 13Iackidone, Esq.,
the present M.P. for that borough.

REPRESENTATION OP EAST CiILOCCRSTMLAIIIRE —The
Mira Journal animunces that there is a rumour that the
Hon. F. Charteris will again come forward for the eastern
division of Gloucestershire, and will receive the support of
the free trade Couverrativas as well as of the liberal party.

KENT.
Toe CANTERBURY ELECTION.—Mr. Twirien Hodges, it
is understood, will come forward as a candidate for the re-
presentation of uanterburv, in the room of Mr. Bradshaw,
who died on Thursday. Mr. Wilkinson, chairman of the
London and Croydon Railway Company. aed Mr. Nnnn,
ere also spoken of The contest at the last election wan a
very severe one, Mr. !lodges being defeated by a majority
of seven votes only. The constituency comprises about
1,800 voters. Lord Albert 1). Conyngbam, brother to the
Marquis of Conyn •ham, has issued an address to the electors
of the city, declaring himse:f a candidate. His lordship was •
returned by that constituency at the general electioei in
18.33, and again in 1837, but vacated his seat early in the •
year IE4I, m eons, queues of ill health. Throughout his
parliamentary career he was a supporter of the liberal'
muse, and an ndvocate for the principles of free trade. We
append cis addrss:
tacntle en,—The demise of your late respected member having
made a vacancy in the representation of your city, permit me who
am an old friend, to solicit the high honour of again representing you
in parliamcut. My political opinions, which formerly met with your
approbation, are quite unchanged. I am still a tacitly supporter of
those measures tending to the advancement of civil and religious
liberty. Should I again become your representative, you will find me
closely attending to my parliamentary duties, end always snivel,'
einployed In promoting, to the utmost of my ability, the general and
individual interests of my fellow-et/Mena. I trust that within two or
three dam I shall arrive In Cmterbury, slid personally solicit the
honour of your auffrages.—l remain, &a., &DWI' D. CONVN(111411.
A correspondent at Canterbury says :—" I do not know
anything certain respecting the Conserrative movement at
present. It is said that a high church partisan, named Nunn,
to to be their man; and it is has also been reported that
Sir Brook W. 13ridat s, Bart., would become their candidate.
We were to have had T. T. kludges, Esq., but some arrange-
ment, which I cannot explain at present to you, has taken
place, and Lord Albert is deemed the best candidate to con-
test the seat. Canterbury is a clear place. We have so
much of the " old.leaven "—freemen, who will vote as
Swiss soldiers used to fight. The cathedral influence is also
considerable."