The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-11 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

THE SOUTH LANCASHIREEr.crION is fixed for
Monday the 20th inst., and it will take place at the Horse
and Jockey, Newton-in-Mankerheld.
A MEMBER FOR STALTBRIDOR.-00 Wednesday
a numerous meeting of the rate.payen of fitalybridge was
din the Town-hall, for the purpose of agreeing to a
petition, praying her Majesty's government to introduce a
bill to obtain the privilege of having a member et parliament
for Staiybridge. Hr. liandforth was called to the chair.
Addresses in timer of the object of the meting were
delivered by Main. B. 8. Treanor, J. Andema, I. Howarth,
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tabs hawks descended only to an inconsiderable disuse.
he. the wreath of the shalt, two of the colliers were killed
the spat, one a man named Smith, who has left a large
family, and the other a youth, whose name our correspon-
dent did not ascertain. Another youth, named Turner,
died yesterday morning from the injuries he had sustained.
The other sufferers are: James Ball, who sustained a com-
pound fracture of both legs, and other injuries that render
his life pr carious ; William Collier, iierioudy hurt and in
danger; John Entwistle, seriously hurt ; and Thomas Ball,
not much hurt. Before these men attempted tq descend the
pit several others had been lowered with perfect safety, and
it its at present a matter of some mystery how it was the
rope gave way. It is stated by some that it broke ; whilst
others allege that a person connected with the colliery had
betas making some alteration to the rope on the drum, in
ceder to facilitate its unwinding, and this is thought to have
awed the accident. However, so various ate the statements,
that till after the inquest net the bodies, which is appointed
to be held on Saturday (this dry), it will be impossible to
may with any degree of certainty to what this dreadful
fatality is attributable.
YORKSILIRE.
COERCION FOR IRELAND.—On Thursday night a
piblia meeting woe held in the Court-house at Leeds, by
permission of the Mayor, " to take into consideration the
Coercion Bill recently introduced into the House of Com-
mons, and the propriety of petitioning for measures whisk
will have the tendency to do justice to the Irish people, and
thus make Ireland a land of plenty, and its inhabitants an
abode of peace, where good fee • shall reign among them."
In the anonymous placard by which the meeting was con-
vened the men of Leeds were exhorted to attend and make
known their sentiments at this important crisis, es it WAS for
them to consider, as well u the Irish, whether coercion or
Rutin was to be the motto for the future. The attendance,
however, was scanty, scarcely 300 persons, and those princi-
pally Irishmen. The first resolution, which was carried, states:
That this meeting cannot but Teasel the aerate. of life in certain
pinta of Ireland, and would rejoice In measures beteg brought for-
ward permanently to remove all came for such Mho"a for the
tutors ; that room the experience of a great number of years of the
operation of former coercion ban, the measure now before the Roma
of Commons will not have the etfict of rest clog pesos and good
order for any length of time to those clitricts asap sin
of that
other measures are necessary to ocoomplbOt thin object, Ruch as se-
curity to the tenant against the rapacity of bis I-milord, the coins's-
don of the waste land cat Ireiond for the hearth of the people, and by
the passing of aa measures which will have a tendency to do justice
to a long oppressed and persecuted people.
The second resolution declared that it was the opinion of
the meeting:
That the conduct of the government in bringing forward again •
Cooreion Bill, in opposition to the declaration of lord Jilin Russell
in taking Ales, tbot the time hid arrival what other measures M-
atelot of coercion ought to be tried for and, after the oppor-
tunity which they had Lost session to pass measures and ITMOrt con-
tentment to the starving Irish, merits the censure of all oonentent
Inca.
lastly, It was proposed that a petition, founded on the re-
solutions, and praying for extended literal measures for Ire-
land, be forwarded to Mr. Feargua O'Connor fur presenta-
tion to the House of Commons, with a request to Mr. John
O'i)onnell said Mr. Wokley to support the prayer thereof.
LEEDS BURIAL GROUNDS.—Considerable KRIM.
lion has been excited in Leeds during the last week or ten
days, by the operation of an order receatly made by the
town council of Leeds, with the sanction of the Bishop of
Ripon, under the authority of • local hir iii grounds act,
for preventing any interments in the burial grounds con-
nected with the parish church after the 30th November last.
The order contains no rieereation of the rights of the owners
of vaults and graves in those churchyards to inter their
dead therein, and it is only now that the order bas come
into force that the extent of its operation has been
felt as a great grievance. So strong was this feeling preva-
lent, that before the order had been in force a week a very
numerous meeting of grave owners was held, at which a de-
putation to the Bishop of Ripon was resolved on, with a
view to obtain some modification of the order. An attempt
on the part of the omucil to procure a similar order far
closing the burial ground of the pariah of St. John the Evan-
gelist having been originated, the grave owners in that
parish have taken similar steps to protect their interests ;
and on Thursday last both deputations had an interview
with the bishop, at the palace, Ripon. His lordship listened
is their representations with great attention, during a con-
ference which lasted upwards of an hour, at the close of
which he said, that with regard to St. John's Churchyard,
ha would take care to make the necessary reservations if
any order relating thereto should be made, and that with re-
gard to the general parish burial grounds at Leeds, he
would take the beat legal advice as to how far he could mo-
dify or revoke the recent order, without loss of time.
MAINTENANCE OF GRANDCHILDREN.—Mrs. Ro-
berta, of Kirkgate, whose case had been adjourned for a
week, to enable her solicitor to advise her to comply with
the magistrate's recommendation, to allow 10s. per week
towards the support of her deceased eon's children, was again
called upon, on Monday last, before the magistrates at Wake-
field, when Mr. Ramsdell said he appeared on behalf of the
overseers, and he had seen Mr. Whitham, the solicitor for
Mrs. Roberts, who had told him she would not comply.—
The bench then made an order for the payment of 10s. per
week.

CHESHIRE.
THE STOCKPORT ELECTION will take place on
Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Cobden has issued the follow-
ing address to the electors of West Yorkshire :
Oentlemen,—Hanng been anxious to prevent Le inconvenience of
a protracted struggle for the election of my enotessor at Stockport, I
have postponed, until the moment when a new writ could be untied,
this public expression of my gratitude (or the signal honour you have
done me he choosing me In my absence one of tour reprenntatives In
puliametiL To have been thu+ returned when a thousand miles
distant, without solicitation, by the most numerous and in..
auential constituency of the empire, is probably the highest
electoral distinction ever conferred upon a tublic man. Whilst
fully appreciating the honour you have one me, I will not
conceal tt this double
return to parliament b.. imposed upon me a
painful task In the eelection of my seat. Although in the unexpected
situation in which I found myself on my return from the continent
I did not hesitate to recognise your paramount claim to my bumble
en-vices, yet in justice to my views of the obligations which sowtitu-
eneies and their repreeentatives owe to each other I will frankly de.
clue that if I had been in England at the time of the nomination of
the candidates for the Went hiding I should not have felt juitiled in
consenting to sever my connexion with a borough from
which I hare received repeated proofs of confidence mad
kindness. Tau who have possessed and known how to appreciate
faithful representatives will forgive me if !cannot lightly break the
bee winch have united me to my termer constituents. I have only to
express the hope that at the close of the present parliament LT/.
find that in our political views generally we are as much In
sone as we are upon those commercial principles on which you mors,
especially pronounced judgment at the late election, and reopening
which there is now little difference of opinion amoog.t men of
intelligent and unpreju minds.—l have the honour to he, gentle.
men, your obedient faithfel servant, RICII.I, COWIN . —London,
Dec. 9, 1947.
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SUNDERLAND ELECTIDN.-1A correspondent says:
" The contest for the expected vacancy in the representation
of Sunderland ie likely to be a very severe one, as the liberal
party supporting Mr. Wilkinson are found, on the result of
the general canvass, to be much stronger than was expected;
and the opinion is all but general that he will succeed. Since
Monday Mr. Wilkinson has been engaged in calling on the
electors, and in every part of the borough his success has
been uniform in obtaining promises of support ; and many
tories, it is said, will vote for him in preference to his oppo-
nent, who is locally unpopular, in consequence of his hosti-
lity some years ago to the formation of docks on the south
side of the Wear, mid also from the hostlity he always be-
fore evinced to the tories in returning one mem-
ber in their interest. Every effort is tasking to
unite the tories against Mr. Wilkinson, but great Rumbas
will either remain neutral or vote for that gentleman. The
shipowners arc only induced to support Sir Iledworth
Williamson very reluctantly on the ground of the naviga-
tion laws, and even rrith their strong prejudices on this sub-
ject many of them declare they will nut vote unless it be ne-
cessary to defeat his opponent. With such cold support Sir
Hedworth Williamson has to contend, that even his most
devoted followers admit that his election con only be won by
the general aid of the tories, and it is expected that this
party will at the last not be found to give the extent of sup-
port which will be requisite to gain the election."
DISEASE IN SUNDERLAND.—The Sunderland He-
rald of yesterday says: " Fever, influenza, and antall-pox
still have their victims—the latter happily few. Almost
one-third of tne entire community suffer from inSueresa.
The disease has assumed a much milder feature in general
than it bad on previous viaitations, although its effects are
thrown off with difficulty. In each of these lanes which
abound iu thii town, where filth finds an undisturbed resting-
place, fever prevails ; and even in more favoured localities
cams are reported. We believe, on the whole, that the dis-
ease has abated ; but until stringent measures are taken to
produce and promote cleanliness there can be no hope of its
eradication."

TEE LINCOLN PETITION.—The news of the actual
presentation of a petition against Mr. Seely's return arrived
it Lincoln on Wednesday morning. The prevalent im-
pression," says the Stamford Mercury, " still is that the
authors of the affair calculate upon frightening him into a
resignation of his seat ; but it is declared that, if they choose
to go before a committee, there the affair sill be fought out
to the last, without costing Mr. Seely one single farthing;
the means, to the content of 5,0001., were on Wednesday
morning furnished by one gentleman, before Mr. S. had had
the opportunity of communicating on the subject with any
one."

Maitxrr Totts.—The Court of the DnehLifthLaa-
easter has directed that the market-tolls for 'tan • upon
the Castle-hill at Lincoln shall be abandoned. e re-
linquishment of the claim has been obtained through the
instrumentality of the steward of the Bail, upon the re-
presentation to the court that the enforcement of the pay-
ment of tolls would have the effect of destroying the market,
which is a great convenience to the residents in the upper
part of the city.
CAMBRIDOEBILIRE.
APPLICATION OP CHLOROFORM TO A KICII:Dra
Howe.—The value of chloroform is now folly established
as an anwsthetic agent. Many extraordinary applications
of it have been recorded, but none more remarkable than
the following: On Sunday eight, as Mr. Garner, veteri-
nary surgeon, was returning through Cambridge with his
hone and gig, he had occasion to alter his harness, for which
purpose he stopped; he had scarcely got out of the gig
when the horse began to kick in a most terrific manner, to
the imminent danger of a lady who remained in the gig, as
well as that of Mr. Garner himeelf, who was holding turn by
the head. A crowd of persons had assembled, but such was
the fury of the animal that no one could render any assis-
tance. At last the brute threw himself fairly down, Kr.
Garner still holding him by the head, and affairs were in
this disci:state, when Mr Cox, chemist, apprehensive
of the that might) ensue, poured about a drachm of
chloroform hie handkerchief and applied it to the animal's
Louth and amnia The furious patient readily inhaled it,
and in one labiate became gait* insensible, and to all
appearance deed. This allowed the gig and barmen to be
moseyed with girdled security, and in shout firs inmates the
effeet of the chloroform passed off, the horse got up, shook
hiseelf, sad Talked quietly into the stable.

LEICGSI
MELTON MotrenAT.—This sporting metropolis is
now fWing very fast, and the Bisect hitherto has boss first-
rate. As • proof of the inertased amount of trade since the
opening of the railroad, it stay bs mentioned that the Mid-
land Railway Company have for some time put been de-
livering about seventy tons weight of goods par week to she
tradesmen in Melton Mowbray, while beforetinie one 'soli-
tary waggon a day to Leicester carried all the goods.

ttbe "cams.
FRENCH PLATS, Sr. JASIES'S THEATRE.—Three
new pieces were produced here yesterday evening,
"Le Premier Malade," " In Chef.d'cruvre Ineonnu,"
and "Le Rived du Lion." The first is the merest
possible trifle, redeemed, indeed, from utter insipidity
solely by the occasional amusement derived from the
acting of M. Josue, an extremely clever itaysWw,
imper-
sonating a fresh.made doctor, whose vehement desire for
practice involves him is the humiliating dessgre,nsent
of obtaining a first patient in the shape of a great house-
dog. The two ladies in the vaudeville, Mademoiselle Elise
Grange and Mademoiselle Marot affected us with a sincere
desire for such an accession of fortune on their part as
would permanently remove them from the stage. The
second novelty sets forth the story of a young
sculptor, who, proscribed from the city of Genoa
for a political conspiracy, has occupied a twelve months'
secret retirement at Florence, in the production of a
St. Cecilia, which his genius has rendered a masterpiece.
Two or three touches around the arms are alone wanting to
make the statue perfect. These touches, in the tempo-
rary absence of the young aspirant, ore supplied by the
hand of MicAel Angelo, and the St. Cecilia then becomes,
what it had been designed to be, the all but breathing por-
trait of Le'oner, the sculptor's mistress, the daughter of an-
other proscribed Genoese, who, unknown to her, has
premised her hand to the Duke's favoarite, the
Marquis Appiani, as the, price of his restoration,
by the Duke's influence, to his country. A triumphal crown
has been decreed for the noblest St. Cecilia, offered in com-
petition Sy artists of Florence. The young Rolla, from a
patriotic hatred of the Duke, and a personal animosity to his
favourite, withholds his St. Cecilia from competition ; but,
on the report of Michel Angelo, the crown is adjudged to
him; and by the same influence he is secured the hand of
his beloved Lionor. The double triumph, however, comes
too late ; irritated to frenzy by the appearance in his studio
of his hated rival, who demands the St. Cecilia, he destreys
the statue. The excitement proves too much for his
enfeebled frame, an.l when Michel Angelo reappears,
with Lionor, bearing the golden crown, the young sculptor
is dying. The part of the hero is most admirably imper-
sonated by M. Fechter, ao actor powerful fur the representa-
tion of lofty sentiment and impassioned tenderness. The
third piece. " Le Riven du Lion," we need not describe,
since it is the play a translation of which is now acting at the
BaymarketThaatte, under the name of " The Roused Lion."