The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

WALES.

Ettcrios Removals.—(From a correspondent.)—lt is
announced that the Hon. W. Begot will not again seek the
representation of the county of Denbigh ; but that he will
retire from Parliament at the forthcoming dissolution. Col.
R. M. Biddulph, of Chisk Casale, will most probably come
forward as the candidate on the Liberal interest. Townsend
Mainwaring Esq., will also resign his seat for the Denbigh-
shire boroulis
proposed
and it is said that Charles Wynn, EN., son
of the member for Montgomeryshire, will be in the
stead of the present member. In Flintshire, a change is
considered probable ; it being understood that the lion. Mr.
Mostyn will stand a much better chance, should a contest
occur, than he did at the lot election. A division has taken
place among the Conservative party in Carnarvonshire, ono
side supporting the present member, Wm. Hughes, Esq.,
aad the other espousing the cause of C. Wynn, EN , the
nominee of T. A. Smith, Esq. It is considered probable that
owing to his advanced age, and increasing infirmities, the
Right Hon. C. W. will retire from the represents
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PROVINCIAL
Tan PRERENT CONDITION OP Tan BNOLIEH FARMER
was thus referred to by the Marquis of Llndonderry last
week, in a speech at his tenant-dinner, %Vynyard-hall
" Notwithstanding the repeal of the eorn-laws, times bad
never been more prosperous with the fanners. Up to the
last market-day prices had continued to advance; and the
farmers were generally in a mach better condition than they
were last year. He had himself had a proof of it, which was
very interesting to himself, that day ; for out of his whole
tenantry, both on the Northern and Southern mate., there
were but two had left any arrears, and of these two, one was
about to leave. That must be most gratifying to them, as it
was most satisfactory to him. He was happy to state this,
because it showed, so far from rents being diminished or
lowered by the repeal of the corn-laws, there was no prospect
of it, whilst he knew in many instances they had been in-
creased. In reference to agricultural improvements upon
his property, he proposed to encourage draining where it
was likely to be serviceable, by paying himself for the tiles
and the cutting, and charging the tenant five per cent.apon
the capital expended ; " the tenant to lead the tiles tree of
expense." The drains to be cut 30 inches deep and 20
feet apart.
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Tux MAYOR OF LIVERPCKM...L7—H. Laurence, Esq., was
yesterday elected mayor, for the ensuing year, by the Town
Council.
Darn:sena or Ons-nrrrox.—The Manchester Guardian
says " The simple and inexpensive means by which cotton,
—an article of which any boy in Manchester may get a
handful for &eking—may be converted into a dangerous ex-
plosive substance, has led many young men in this town to
try experiments with it, in ignorance of some of its peculiar
and most perilous qualities; and we are therefore desirous to
caution such persons again st trying experiments with it until
they are more tamale, with its singular. •properties. The
other day we noticed the bursting of a gun with a charge of
eighty-three grain' of gun-cotton, and we mention an experi-
ment tried in this. immediate neighbourhood the other day,
showing that ensdounk of this weight of the gun-cotton
is as ample cdusgeribe an ordinary fowling-piece. Twenty
grains of ins eaten (width is shout «puniest in bulk to
lan ordinary theme of gunpowder) in a gun of the usual
coast:union and avenge bore, drove the ball at a distance
of fifty yard', through three boards each, an inch in thick-
ness, and also through a throe-inch pink—(tbese planks
• being reared up begether)—and the ball was quite flattened
against a brick wall about three inches behind the last
plank. This shows the tremendous projectile force of the
gun-cotton, when properly prepared; and the danger that
must moult from what, though a small quantity and weight
of the cotton, is still an over-charge. Another peril should
be mentioned as a caution to youth. The cotton does not
need actual contact with flame, or even with a spark, to
ignite it, but explodes on reaching a comparatively low tem-
perature, as ma be ascertained by placing a small quantity
on the warm bib of a grate, out of the influence of the
flames. In one instance, an experimenter in this town held
some of the prepared cotton in his hand before the fire, and
it exploded end burned his hand. The same result attends
the holding
.a piece of the cotton at a considerable height
above a gas-light. It explodes when held more than a yard
above the top of the dame. It is said that it may even be
spun into calico, sad yet retsina& explosive power.
ANOTHER FATAL MINI ACCIDENT occurred on Friday,
at the coal-pits of Meows. Kenwortity, at Ashton. William
Charleeworth, aged 40 years, and Francis Cbarlesworth, his
brother, aged 43, met with an almost instantaneous death,
whilst waling in a shaft, which is 240 yards deep. The
unfortunate men, who were both carpenters, and who have
been on the works for some years, were employed in repair-
ing one of the " chain," in which the waggons ascend and
descend the pit, when a link of the chain which supported
the other chair on which the men stood to work broke, and
they were precipitated to the bottom, the rope above, which
was about 1,700 cwt., falling upon them. Several persons at
once descended, and, on arriving at the bottom, found them
lying in a pool of blood. Francis has left a wife and four
small children, and William, his brother, has left a wife and
five children, only one of whom i
urs capable of working.
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THE MATOH OF LEEDS.—At a meeting of the town coun-
cil of the borough of Leeds, held yesterday, Mr. John Darn-
ton Luccock, the retiring mayor, was unanimously re-elected
mayor for the ensuing year, with the thanks of the council
for his past services in that office; but his worship having
declined to serve again, it was proposed, and also carried
unanimously, that Alderman Charles Gascoigns Medea
should he elected. Mr. Maclea was forthwith invested with
the gold chain of office, and male and subscribed the re-
quired declarations.
MR. MAILDY, M.P.—We (Leeds Mercury) are sorry to
hear that the health of the honourable memberfor Bradford,
which has for some time put been in a precarious state,

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