The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-14 00:00:00

It was under this eh ennutanion the serest@ of the corn.
pasha were e Reefed in something like hostile array, sad
that the polio, were felled in. The East Lanoaahir• Com- .
psay pv041(.44110) ran their coming's up towards the hoist,
end to Mock up the sp?roaches and it was necessary for the
lieriambire and Tor ire Coinpany's mennts to remove
this obstruastiose belbre they could incased with their owl
work. Fora tins the latter suspended operations, but a
little before six o'clock they set to work, at the minsmand of
Capt. Laws, maeaging dirmtor of the Isneashis and York- -
shire Railway, to clear away the obstrestioe. In dela. so -
they were naiad by the East Lancashire Mosey's santivies.
A. route of great excitemeat followed, ash party slog their
now-ban a levers to move or smote the moving of the
=MThe tam, and. r the direction of Chief Con-
eal, looked on until they feared that blows were
likely to ensue, isoe of the Rant Lancashire men having
wielded his weapon or implement round hi head, so that
it same rather roughly in mewl with the superintendent of
police'. arm (though, it is believed, accidentally, and more
dust* extutemst than Stem ion ), and then be gave or-
ders for Ante of the East Lascaahire men to be taken into
custody. This were locked up, and here for a time
elided the contest. An amusing though dangerous scene,
however, subsequently scarred en the railway above the
hoist. Tile But Latumahire Company's servants, whilst the
above proceedings were going forward, had brought as
engine and goods' train and backed it against the top dila
hoist, leaving it there with brakes on aid engine reversed.
The other party a little before ten o'clock brought three en-
gines and hooked them to, with a view of removing the ab-
stracting train. This was a work of no slight difficulty. The
other party, besides having the engine reversed aid the
brakes on, had coupled all the wheels of the wawa, com-
posing the train. The first effort to move the engine and
train therefore tailed ; the connecting chain broke from
the Lancashire and Yorkshire's engine, and the damage had
to be made good. The next attempt included a little of
strategy swell as force. Instead of at once attempting to
fore* away the whole East Lancashire train, the three en-
gines of the other company were forced against it so as to
enable the East Lancashire ' Company's engine to
be diesennected Irons the waggons. At a signal
and before the connexion could be mode good
again by the other ponies, the whole force of the
three stem was applied in the contrary direction, and the
Est Lansibire's engine wu borne away shrieking and
screeching most hernbly with the friction of the brakes and
coupled wheels on the rails, and emitting immense volumes
of speaks from its chimney, owing to its handles being re-
versed and its steam powers bring tr sttad to the utmost by the
engineer in charge of it. Neer was the scene of excitement
lessened by the conduct of the driven of the three Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire ; for these men immediately to
proclaim their triumph, plied thelr steam whistles in unison,
producing a noise resembling the crowing of a cock, but a
thousand times more shrill. The lour navvies were brought
before Mr. Trafford and the Mayor of Safford yesterday
morning, when Mr. Trafford commented in strong language
on the conduct of the parties who, he mid, ought to have
been brought before him (tke managers under whose instruc-
tions they acted) ; but said he must make those who suffered
themselves to be made their tools, top +nrible it they pro-
ceeded to a broach of the peas. He discharged three ut the
men, however, binding only one or them, Taylor, over to
keep the pose for three mouths.