The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

INCENDIA/11811 AT I';;;YtOitl7e:47-During the nights of
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, of
last week, the plantations of J. Taylor, Esq., Todmorden
Hill, were set on fire, notwithstanding the example set forth
by the magistrates in the committal of those previously
taken. The police had been on the watch every night
during the week until a late hour. The fire on each of the
above nights commenced immediately after the constables
had left the premises. Oa Friday, a police-serjeant deter-
mined on a stratagem, with a view to entrap the rascal, if
possible, which wee put in operation the same evening, and
the constable succeeded by thin manccurre :In catching the
young fox in the very act. His name is James Lord, aged
17, a tailor's apprentice. Immediately atter being collared,
be wan searched, and a box of lucifer-matches was found in
his pocket, with which he acknowledged to having set fire
to the wood, sad that he had watched the police go off the
ground, and had fired the plantation every n;ght,—adding,
that he did not care if he wan transported. He was com-
mitted for trial.

REPRPARNTATION OP WARRINOTOM.—A meeting of the
liberal electors took place on Monday evening, for the pur-
se of selecting a suitable candidate to represent the
borough in parliament. It was re,olved that William All-
card, E,q., s..ould be requested to offer himself, and a com-
mittee was appointed to acquaint him with the wishes of the
electors. The meeting then adjourned to a future day, that
a reply might be received.

Ten EIRCUTION OY PLLTti, THR MURDERER, is
ordered to take place this day, at the county gaol, Derby.
DEILTITSHIRE Diazzer.—An honest labourer of Chester-
field, when being examined on the recent trial of Platte
for murder, puzzled both judge and counsel by his pro-
vincialisms. When describing the emptying of the cess-
pool and finding the remains, he said " something came in
the gate ; " " the gate " exclaimed the judge ; " the gate,"
eehocd the counsel ; buth wearing a greatly puzzled aspect,
until it was explained that the gate was synonymous with
the way; the jury, however, who were chiefly selected
from the Peak, well knew what the witness me .nt. Sub-
sequently, the same witness deposed to finding " a stale,"
which led to a repetition of questioning and wonderment,
which was satisfied by the explanation that a straight piece
of turned wood was meant.

A OREAT REDUCTIO7WTII7i'IIICE OP POTATOES has
taken place at Oxford. On Saturday last (market day), the
dealers caked in the morning, 16a. 6d. per rack, but before
the market was closed, they were glad to sell them for Ih.
per sack. A similar reduction has also taken place at
Witney, Abingdon, and several other places in the neigh-
bourheod, and it is quite expected that another reduction ,
will immediately follow. In the corn markets, wheat was
something like 4s. per quarter cheaper, and the contract for
meat for the Oxford workhouse (commencing on the Ist of
April) is Id. per lb. less than the preceding quarter.
NORFOLK.
CARES OF SUPPOSED POMNINO.—AII DAUNT was com-
menced on Tuesday last, upon the bodies of Mn. Pearson
and Mrs. Everett, two farmers' wives, who died on Sunday
last, at Tibbenham, under very mysterious circumstances, as
mentioned in our paper of yesterday. Evidence having been
given of the fact of the deaths, but without throwing the
least light upon the cause of the fatal result, the inquiry
was adjourned to give time for a post mor tens examination of
the bodies.

ESSEX.
ANOTHER CASE OP SUSPECTED POISOSINO is now in
course of investigation in this county. An inquest was com-
menced on Friday at Earl's Comae, near Coggeshsll, upon
the body of the illegitimatechild of a young woman named
Porter. Evidence was given of the sudden and suspicious
death of the infant, and of some arsenic having been pur-
chased some time before, but without immediately criminet-
ing any one. The coroner adjourned the investigation, that
the contents of the stomach of deceased might be analysed.