The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-15 00:00:00

NottTIIAMFIONsIIIRE
THE CAME OF POI-ONINO AT A PUBLIC DINNER,
at Northampton, has alrrady been reputed in this paper
The inquest upon the bode of Mr. William Cornfield, one of
the sufferers, was concluded on Tuesday night, when the
airy returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Edmund
ranklin and Edward Randall." It will be remembered
that Fiat kiln is the pastrycook who furakthed tits dinner,
at which the party were poisoml, and Randall is the pastry-
cook's assistant.
STAFFORDSHIRE.
THREATENED DESTRUCTION OF THE " LINDON
PFATIL "—The ancicr.t well, known as the "Lyndon Pearl,"
in Westbromwiih, had a narrow escape from the hands of
the spoiler on Wednesday, when the spring was attempted
to he stopped up. The ii,babitants, however. cn hearing of
the threatened .poliation, rose en masse for the protection of
the far-fault(' well, whichpommies,i
in additinn to the n•
hercnt virturs of its waters, nu small historical celebrity as
the spot where Olivet Cromwell and his troopers halted to
refresh themselves during one of their marches. Dy
timely
interference the well was saved from destruction.
. sa•ill I at.

LElcEsmitsittn,
A CHARTIST PROCESSION PREVENTED.—The pro-
powd demonstration in honour of Mr. O'Coneor'e visit to
Loughborough on Wednesday was not allowed to take
place. The chartists attempted to set the megistrates' pro
clamation at defiance, but by 9 ii'clock in the morning several
hundreds of special constables were on duty. A troop of
dragoons were stationed in the market-place to !receipt the
amemblag of persons, as was intended, preparatory to the
proc.ssion, and by 10 o'clock, the hour the nwembhige was
to have taken place, a troop of yeomanry cavalry: com-
mended by Capt. arnha, M.P , were stationed in the
Ward's end-gluey', F
wherem the open air nu eting was to
be field, procession was allowed to b,.? formed, but up-
wards of 1,000 persona went to the railway station to meet
the resin, by which Mr. O'Connor arrived from Shi ftle Id.
The troop of il,goons were then staiiined at a chart the-
trines from the station, to prevent any procession going into
the town, and tt eir ; reviews place was occupied by another
troop of yeomanry, under the command of Capt. Storey.
On the arrival of Mr. O'Connor a band struck up " See the
conquering hi ro corms." Mr. O'Connor was met at the
station by rev, ral magistrates, who hail a private mtereiew
with hint, att. r which he mounted a ta‘,le and read a copy
of the proclamation prohibiting the procession. Un 1. r
these circumstances he considered it would be bin for him to
proceed to bootee' by the neat train, which he did, and the
people dispersed.
Ors9EN.
MIITINT fY I'ETWORTH GAOL—The water wheel
of the Petwor.h Prison being out of repair, the prisoners
have been employed in distributing water about the prison
in pails, i• Nteini of pumping it as lu retofore. Circumstances
of a smpii Mu< character having come to V c knowledge of
Mr. ?dance, the governor, the male prisoners were ques-
tioned, alien it appeared from the confession of one of them,
that while engaged in carrying the water about the building,
slips of piper were exchanged by the prisoners, the result of
which was .n rsrecment tnat w hile the govt roar was absent
from the prison attending the forthcoming quarter sessions
at Horsham, they would murder the turnkeys and escape.
These slips of paper, by which the prisoners communicated
with each otter, were on examination found to have been
torn from the bibles and prayer-boalut. A gipsy, named
Downer, who was undergoing an imprisonment of two
years, for burglary, was the ringleader ; and on the disco-
very of the plat, he was soundly whipped, by order of the
visiting jut'.lC a, in the presence of the remainder of the pri
soners,the tarnkoys and o.ker officers of the prison being
armed, in the tvent of the prisoners attempting violence.

$ Bramo.
DRURY LANE.—The second representation of " Monte
Cristo" met with a still more boisterous reception, if that
be possible, than the first. The pit, indeed, was to a limited
extent occupied with friends to the Frenchmen, but the
main portion ot that arena, as well as many benches of the
boxes—well nigh the whole of the upper tier—were filled
with a most determined opposition party, among whom, as
on the previous ocoas!on. we rocsanised num, roue minor
actors and singing men, several of whom involved themselves
in forcible estrieotiii at the bands of the po.ice, by the
extra violence of their demonstrations. We heard no more
of the play than we heard on Monday, that is to say,
not a sing, as liable at it reached our ears, tor the perturba-
tors, although, with an ie. nical obedience to the law as laid
down by the magistrate on Tuesday morning, they used no
whistle, pinny trumpet, catcall, or other miselemeanorial
medium, exercised their lungs with most surpritiipg rigour,
in the explosive expression of shouting, yelling, hoot ng,
national anthems, and convivial churuees. We have no
ayrepathy with the undertaking against which all this
v;olence was directed—and the lees, th►t we un-
thrstand M. Dumas to have distinctly denied any
participation in it, and to have conveyed to Mr. Mit-
chell an in•lignant intimation that the usa of his
name by the el.rectors of the scheme was wholly unauthorised
by him, and therefore an imposition on the Entedi.li public.
But we repeat our ctinian, that the mannor in which the
opposition to the enterprise has 6,in CUES lucted is wholly
unworthy of Englishmen. The thing, from the inherent
defect ot the whole plan—in our insular estimation at least
—would have fallen flat to the ground after the first, or, at
the utmost, the second night. As it is, there is really almost
a question whether tee ferocity of the pseudo Shalsperians
will not arouse a reaction favourable to the Trunne Illsto
rique. It is a grand characteristic tf the Er glish to re-
sent and to resist oppress' in upon whomsoever sten-
ciled, and the conduct pursued on these two occasions
towards the French company at Drury Lanesavonravery
much indeed of this ill quality. The tympany, it is true,
was out needed, but thee came, like other speculators, to
see what they could make of their talents, such as there
are, and they took a theatre which they found unoccupied by
native talent. if let alone, and legitimately criticised, their
representations, as we have observed, would have terminated
almost as soon as entered upon. As it is, the mere money
received from their a.w.lants, and the interest occasioned by
the contest, may give them a chance which they would
never otherwise have attained.