The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-14 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC BATES 1,241) WASRIIOI7BIIB AT MAN ORESTIR
were fully opened to the pub/se on Wednesday last, and, if
we may judge hem the amount of the receipts for three dayps,
there is every realm es expect that so desirable an -
ment will meet with the most liberal support in that town.
The establishment We be kept open from six in the wassains
till nine in the eyesight the eemmer, sad iron saves is the
morning till nine in the main Eerie/ the wisely meatbs g
they will also be °pea to the pelt& fir three bears to the
Sunday morning in the summer, and for two bears in the
winter, finally closing for that day at nine &sleek in the
icarsoon. The charge for the reef the privets bath is fid.
sod hr the others2d. In three lap eaeleassimet tad sine
used the baths. The 'barge tor wahine/ is Id. for
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TOILKSHIELY.
ONE or soma AMID/IMM which (says the Halifax
Guardian) too frequently arise from cheer carelessness,
occurred on Thursday last, in Mr. It. Mitchell's worsted
mill, at Saltersley, and which resulted in the death of Joseph
Tempest, a lad of about 14 years of age. It appears that
while at work in the mill one of the straps broke; Akroyd, a
young man who worked in the same room, called upon de-
ceased to hold the strap over the horizontal shaft while he
repaired it. While Akroyd was thus engaged is mending
the strap, deceased became entangled, and was whirled round
the shaft which was then going at the rate of 120 evolutions
per minute. The ecgine was immediately stopped, and the
poor lad was found to have both legs and has left arm broken.
He was taken to the Infirmsry in a horrible state of suffer-
ing, but died soon after. At the inquest upon the body, the
Coroner severely reprimanded Akroyd for his wanton con-
duct.—Verdict, "Accidental death."

Ate Exanrt.E.—On Friday l►st Lord Worley, M.P., was
travelling from London to Lincoln, whon on arriving at the
Rugby station, he quitted the first-class carriage, and took
a second-class ticket, at the same time producing his address
card, and desiring the station-keeper to inform the directors
that he should never travel by first-class on their lines, until
the present exorbitant fares are reduced. His lordship did
the same at Leicester, Nottingham, and Lincoln, so it is to
be hoped the directors will get to hear of it. Several noble-
men and gentlemen see reported to have made similar re-
solves as it regards the Midland lines; a general observance
of such conduct, says the Hull paper, in which the fact is
stated, would briag the directors to the more reasonable
fares of other lines.

TVERI:B FEVER prevails to such an extent at Leicester,
that the magistrates have taken the matter in hand. A meet
ing of the faculty has been held, at which it was agreed that
immediate steps should be taken to alleviate the disease.
With this view the County Bridewell, which has now bees
some time vacant, is to be opened as a receiving-house, which
it is hoped will in some measure prevent the contagion from
spreading further.
DERBYSHIRE.
A sYssclortiON is about to be set on foot for the relief of
the girl Ellen Beresfonl, who was on the point of marriage
with poor Collis when he was murdered. By his untimely
death, says the Derby Reporter, she has lost a husband, and
her infant a

.....
A marrritto of the Liberals and Vreetraders of Newcastle
was held on Thursday evening last, when it was agreed to
commence a subscription to defend the claims of the Liberal
voters in North Northumberland and North Barham, who
had been served with objections.
CAM LIKIDGMIIIRE.
CLMBRIDOE, SEPT. 12.—PitneENT TO THE UNIVERSITY.
—Capt. F. P. Blackwood, who has just returned from a our-
vt7 of Torres Straits, in command of IL M. ships Fly and
Bramble, has offered to present the University with a coin-
plate collection of preserved Aiwa all theknown Australian
Ws, and several of Malacca.

NORFOLK.
LUCIFER MATOHEP KINDLED BY THE SUN.—A fire of a
singular description occurred last week in Norwich, occa-
sioned by a quantity of Weiler matches lying in the sun in
the window of Mr. Twaites, on the Castle Meadow. The
person who waits in the shop, which is fronting the south,
was below at the time, taking his dinner, when the heat of
the sun upon the matches caused them to ignite. The fire
speedily communicated with some cigar boxes, and several of
them were consumed, and the cigars burnt and spoiled. The
Saa returned just in time to sive the shop, which sus-
tained no injury except in the paint, which was burnt off in
places. A few minutes longer, and the whole premises must
have been on lire. This tact may, perhaps, help to solve the
mystery of some of the fires which have lately occurred.
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1141.1101/1l•cd.
A MEETINO of the inhabitants of Romsey, in addition to
thew at Southampton and Andover, which took place last
week, in favour of the Manchester and Southampton line of
railway, rejected by the Lords' Committee. A strong feeling
of disappoiorment was elpressed, and resolutions were
adopted in favour of proceeding again before parliament.
REPRESENTATION Ole LYDINOTON AND ANDOVER.—
Lymington is now represented by two Tories ; one, Mr.
Stuart, it is all but certain will again be one of the mem-
bers for the borough, Colonel Keppell, a liberal, will be the
candidate on that aide; and it is said the struggle will be
between him and Mr. Mackinnon. AtAndover, Mr. Etwall is
considered quite safe; the other member has not even the
chance of being put in nomination. Mr. Coles is mentioned
as the Tory candidate, but his chance is very doubtful if a
good colleague be found for Mr. Etwall.
DERKSIIIKE.
Mute AoE.—The Reading town council have just resolved
to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for a bill fur an
effectual and comprehensive sewerage and drainage of the
borougb, as well as to obtain powers to widen and improve
close and crowded courts and streets, to promote the ventila-
tion of the dwellings of the poor, and to effect the removal of
offensive buildings and annoyances from situations where
they are found to be prejudicial to general health.
THE RATING OP THE ROYAL PROPERTY AT WINDSOR.
—The whole of the arrears of poor's rates and municipal
dues, from 1841 (when the Prince took powession of Flemish
farm), up to March haat, were paid by General Wemyw, on
Friday last, by command of his royal highness, as a " dona-
tion" to the respective perishes ; the liability of the property
in question to be rated is net admitted.
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111,16.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE ,I.IRIM
OXYOMD RAILWAY STATION.
—A dreadful accident occurred at the Oxford station of the
Great Western Railway, on the evening of Saturday, about
seven o'clock, whereby two men, of the names of Batts and
Gardiner, employed as porters at the station, lost their lives.
With several others, they were employed in removing large
blocks of deal from a boat on the Isis to a truck, fur the pur-
poseof conveying it by rail, when suddenly the crane, from
the great weight attached to it, broke, fell on the two men,
and killed them instantly. The head of Batts was com-
pletely smashed, and the other poor fellow had his neck and
arm broken ; the test of the mea escaped uninjured.
BCBSE X.
Tur PAVILION AT BILIGHTON.—Various reports are
abroad (says the Brighton Herald) as to the fate of this
building. ' Some say that Mr. Cubitt, the great builder,
has contracted for it ; others, that the Duke of Sutherland
will be its purchaser. We do not attach much credit to any
of these rumours. No steps will be taken in disposing of the
Palace until the sanction of parliament has been obtained,
and then the claims of the town will have to be considered.
The most plausible idea yet broached, in the event of the
sale of the Pavilion being resolved on, is, that it should be
bought by a public company which would obtain an Act
for the purpose (a matter of not much difficulty, if sane-
, tioned by the town), and in which Act a clause might be in-
troduced giving the commissioners power to purchase it for
th town if they thought proper." The Pavilion was visited
bye great numbers on Saturday se'nnight, after which it was
closed to the public.

BRUTAL. ASSAULT BY A POLICII-CONSTABLE.—EXTILAOR-
DINAILY Csur..—At the Ilford Petty Sessions, on Saturday,
John Francis, police-constable, was placed at the bar,
charged by. William Serjeant, a respectable tradesman,
residing at Loughton, with assaulting him under the follow-
ing moat extraordinary circumstances. The accused was in
Pis
clothes. and Mr. Pelham, the solicitor, appeared on
his behalf. The complainant, whose left eye and cheek bore
marks of severe punishment, said that on Monday night last
about eleven o'clock, he was sitting outside the King's Head
public-house, at Loughton, when he saw his wife walking
along the road with police-constable Francis, whom he had
previously warned not to have any thing to do with her, as
reports were current in the neighbourhood that an improper
intimacy existed between them. lie went up to them for
the purpose of getting his wife away to go home, when
Francis struck him a siolent blow and knocked him down.
On getting up he again knocked him down, and then went
away with his wife, and from what he (complainant) after-
wards heard, passed the night with her. lie afterwards
went to Francis's house and demanded his wife, upon which
Francis said he would sooner lose his life than she (Mrs.
Serjeant) should come out. On cross-examination by
Mr. Pelham, the complainant said that Francis was
on duty at the time, but he had not seen him be-
fore that evening. His wife was walking close to him,
and the complainant rushed at her and knocked her down,
but did not touch Francis, who knocked him down directly
without saying a word. On his wife getting up, she said to
Francis, " Well, come Jack, knock him down again," and
Francis did so. The complainant did not fight with Francis,
but with his wife, to get her home. Lydia Briggs, who was
with Mrs. Francis at the time, corroborated every particular
of complainant's statement. M. Pelham made an Ingenious
defence for the accused, admitting that the assault was un-
justifiable, but contending that there were some mitigatory
circumstances, the accused letting his feelings get the better
of him, when be taw the woman kn, eked down by his side.
The chairman, W. Cotton, Esq., said that he and his brother
magistrates were of opinion that it was a gross assault, but as
there was another charge against the accused, they would
hear that before they came to any decision, The prisoner
was then specially charged, by order of the Commiwioners of
Police, "with neglect of duty as a police constable." Ser-
jeant Edwards, K 10 said that he marched Francis on duty
at eight o'clock on Monday night last, and he ought to have
remained on duty until live o'clock the next morning.
He had to meet witness at a certain spot at eleven o'clock,
but did not. About a quarter-p William ast eleven o'clock he saw
Serjeant, who said he had been assaulted by
Francis, who was at home at his own house. He went
there and saw Francis, who was out of his uniform. He
(Francis) gave witneu his clothes, and said "be should
not do any more duty." Serjeant said he had his wife there,
upon which Francis said she should not come out. In
answer to Mr. Pelham, the witness said, that when a police-
man wished to resign, he was bound to give a month's
notice of his intention, and the accused was well aware of
this. After hearing an address from Mr. Pelham on behalf
of the prisoner, the magistrates retired, and after being some
time absent., the chairman, on their return, said, they had
given their beat attention to the case, and although they
were at all times anxious to proteetthe police in the perform-
ance of thir duties, they were determined to unish to the
utmost ofe their power any neglect of duty. Fopr the assault,
without at all taking into consideration the immorality, they
should inflict a fine of 31., with the expenses, or two
months' imprisonment ; but with respect to the neglect