The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-10 00:00:00

XEIY MAYORS.

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MANCIIESTEIL—At a meeting of the Manchester
Town Council, held yesterday, Mr. Benjamin Nicholls was
unanimously elected mayor for the ensuing year.
SAISOID.—At a meeting of the corporation yesterday
Mr. Wm. Ross, of Pendleton, was unanimously elected
mayor for the ensuing year. Mr. Run will be the first
mayor of the extended borough, which now includes
Pendleton and Broughton, and is co-extensive with the
parliamentary borough.
litanixouax.—Mr. Alderman Baldwin, paper maker,
was yesterday unanimously elected mayor of Birmingham.
In politics Mr. Baldwin is a radical. He contested with
Mr. Benbow the representation of Dudley at the last election.
Of eight aldermen who retired by rotation, two only were
re-elected ; but so highly woe the distinction coveted, that
several of the aspirants for the honour voted for them.
selves, a circumstance affording so abundance of jokes for
the spec:a:ors who crowded the council chamber.
Leans.—At the meeting of the Town Council of Leeds
yesterday (Wednesday), John Wilsoa, Esq., a highly re-
spectable member of the Society of Friends, and an ex-
tensive leather merchant, was unanimously elected Mayor
for the ensuing year. Eight aldermen were else elected in
the place of that number whose term of office expired on
that day. Seven of them were re-electcd, and Mr. Hutchin-
son Gresham was chosen in the place of the eighth, Joseph
Pease, Esq., who has left the locality. The new Mayor and
all the aldermen are liberals.

LIVERPOOL —Yesterday the first meeting of the New
Town Council was held in the Town Hall, when John
Buck Lloyd, Esq., solicitor, was appointed as Mayor for
the cnsuicg year. The hon. gentleman was nominated by
Charles Turner, Esq., as-111.P. for Liverpool, and seconded
by Mr. Hugh Hornby. He is a conservative, as was his
prcdessor in office, Mr. Samuel Holme. The latter gentle-
man retires from office with the respect and esteem of all
dames of his fellow-townsmen ; the impartial manner in

which he executed his duties and the hospitality he displayed
during his occupancy of the civic chair, called forth general
approbation. Gls last act was giving a grand soiree to nearly
1,100 persons, ou the eve of his retirement from office. The
aldermen appointed were Messrs. Holm* (es-Mayor), Bold,
Gardner, Toulmin, Brantley-Moore, Cooper, Parker, and
ilolyneaux. The proceeding* excited little general in-
terest.

OXFORD.—The election of Mayor of this city took place
yesterday, when Mr. Alderman Richard James Spier.,
stationer and china merchant, was elected. Mr. Spites
being a conservative, was opposed by the liberal party, who
nominated Mr. James Pike, hop merchant; but on taking
the votes, there were for Mr. Spier', 19; for Mr. Pike, 16;
consequently Mr. Bpiers was elected. For the office of
sheriff, Mr. Pike was than nominated, but he was opposed by
the ultra-radical party, who put forward Mr. C. A. Green,
auctioneer. On a division, there were for Mr. Green, 20;
for Mr. Pike, 13; consequently Mr. Green was elected.
The election of live aldermen, whose term of office had ex-
pired, then took place. The conservative party nominated
four of the retiring aldermen—Alderman Sadler,
Aldermen Butler, Alderman W. Thorp, Alderman
Ward, and Mr. James Pike. The ultra-liberal party
put in nomination five others—Mr. Grubb, Mr.
Towle, Mr. Green, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wickens.
On a division the numbers were—for Mr. Sadler, 18; Mr.
Bailer, 17; Mr. Thorp, 17; Mr. Grubb, 17; Mr. Towle,
17; Mr. Green, 16; Mr. Ward, 16; Mr. Wickens, 16;
Mr. Wise, 14; Mr. Pike, 13; consequently three on the
conservative list, Mr. Sadler, Mr. Butler, and Mr. W.
Thorp were re-elected; and two of the ultra liberals, Mr.
Grubb and Mr. Towle. The election has canoed great ea-
, eitement, and is undoubtedly a great triumph to the ultra
liberal party.

BatsTot..—At the Bristol town council yesterday, Mr.
J. G. Shaw wu unanimously elected mayor. and Mr. P.W.
Miles, son of the member for East Somenet, high sheriff.
Mr. Show is a large soap manufacturer and oil merchant,
and in politics a moderate conservative of the free trade
school. His election is likely to girl muck satisfaction.
SOUTUAMI•TOY.—Mr. John Taffies Tucker, an alder.
man and oue of the principal auctioneers of the town, has
been elected Mayor of Southampton.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT TILE NEW COAL
EICUANG. —Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, a fright-
ful accident happened to a man named James Bright, and
his little daughter, at the New Coal Exchange, opposite
Billingsgate Market. After the Lord Mayor's Show had
gone through the Ward, and his lordship had embarked on
board the City barges from the market, the public were
allowed to go over the Exchange, and inspect the interest •
ing paintings which adorn the galleries. The unfortunate
man and his child wire amongst the number, and upon
reaching the uppermost gallery, he by some means got out-
side upon the glexi.d roof, nearest to St. Mary Hill, while
in the act of walking over a long slsb of glass, more than
half an inch thick, it broke, and botn he and his child fell,
with a fearful crash upon the ornamental pavement, more
than seventy feet beneath. The unfortunate man was
killed on the spot ; but the little girl, though she had sus.
tamed a fracture of the thigh, was taken up alive. She
was conveyed, with the body of her father, to St. Thomas's
Hospital, where she now lies. The deceased was a porter
at Billingsgate, and was about thirty years of age. Ano-
ther accident occurred during the day, attended with seri.
ous consequences. Whilst the procession was passing the
open space between the 3lansi,,,n (louse and the Globe In-
surance Office, a stand, which had been erected by some
costermonger, broke down, and a gentlemanly dressed man,
who was upou it, sustained a double compound fracture of
the leg, ►esides other injuries. lie was also removed to
St. Thorns:a Hospital.

SALISIWItT AND WARMI:“TER RAILWAY.--A
number of hands are engaged on the work, of this line
at the Warminster euu, With a ViVW W it, completion by
Midsummer.