The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-04 00:00:00

lasing the appointment of a chairman, and being biased, left
in disgust. The anti-incorporabaeapp tinted Mr. S wires chair-
men, and after listening impatiently to Mr. Halliday, who
Mate t that the grounds on welch the chat ter had been contem-
plated were the avoidance of having rural police appointed to
the town by the magistracy, which incorporation alone would
protect them from., Mr. Richard Cooper urged that the es-
tablishment of a corporation would enormously Masse* their
expenses, and moved that they should apply for a new police
ant —Mr. Alex. Taylor secon,'ed the motion, and pointed
to Manchester, as showing the evils of incorporation, by the
appointment there of officers, such as the town clerk and
treasurer, at enormous salaries.—An amendment was pro-
posed in favour of incorporation, but the original motion was
tarried bt a great majority.
Tai MILER EXPLOSION AT PRESTON.-011 Mon-
day,. as already stated, tour of the parties injured by the ea-
plosion of the boiler at Mr. J. Cooper's mill died in the
House of Recovery, and o s the following morning two more,
making, with the person found dead in the boiler-house,
seven lives sacrificed by this unfortunate occurrence. There
are three ether sufferers in • moat precarious state. An
inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, when the jury
returned a verdict of accidental death, accompanying it with
the expreesion of their opinion that blame was attributable
to the manager and the engine tenter. This latter (R. Wil-
kinson) was killed by the expiration.
YOltastllßE.
DEATH OF MIL BAINES, SEN., OF LEEDS. —lt
aral reported that Mr. M. T. Baines, M.?., bad bun released
from his attendance on the Dublin election committee, in
consequence of the severe indi,poeitiou of his father, Mr.
Edward Baines, of Leeds. The illness of this gentleman
was of • more eerioua character than was generally supposed.
Mr. Baines expired early on Monday morning. The de-
ceased wee about 73 years of age. The Manchester Lao
gainer nye "He was the architect of hia own for-
tune, having by industry, energy, thrift, and ability,
wrought up his way in the world from the position
of a journeyman printer, until he became one of
the most prominent men in Leeds, and the representative
of that town in three successive, parliaments. At the com-
mencement of the present century he obtained possession of
the Leeds Mercury, which, in his hands, gradually increased
in popularity, until it became one of the most widely.cireu-
lated and profitable of provincial journals. Under the
editorship and control of hie sons the paper still retains its
high position. Mr. Baines was the author of several works,
one of which, "The History of the French War," rapidly
became very popular, and obtained • great sale. The de-
ceased was highly respectedby •,l1 who knew him."

EXECUTION OF A CONVICT.—William Atter, Con-
victed at the last assizes fur the murder of O'Connor at
Portsmouth Dockyard, was executed on Mt ednesday at Win-
chester. A few minutes before nine o'clock he was led to
the plus of execution am,dat a large eoncoune of people.
He continued or ,ying whilst the executioner prepared him
for the fatal moment, and when the drop fell seemed to die
Instantly. The wretched man was born of decent parents at
Grett Gonerby, in Lincolnshire. Although apprenticed to a
good muter as a blacksmith, he fell into dissolute company,
and was sentenced to be transported for seven yews for
housebreaking. Being released at the expiration of halt his
time, for good conduct, he enlisted as a soldier; and having
deserted, and become deotitute, ke then committed a high-
way r. b' for which he was sentenced to be traasported
for life, and was placed on board the York hulk, in Ports-
mouth harbour, where, by his own account, from being very
bad in dispositien, he became much worse, and eventually
resolved on murdering the man for whose death his own hte
was taken by the law.
OLOLTESTERAHRE.
MHEDEB. AT TUE CHELTENHAM ELECTION.—rhe
adjourned inquest on the body of John Mulcock, was re-
sumed oa Wednesday, at Cheltenham. No further evidence
of any importance was adduced. The jury, after an how's
deliberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against
some person or person unknown." The jurors presented
their Les to the widow of the deceased.