The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-23 00:00:00

THE REPRESENTATION OF PLYMOUTH.

The 'iodidese for the vacancy created by the
ameada et Mr. Mare for bribery are Mr. CI. T. Brains,
the mat, and deputy-chairman of the Eastern !item
Natation Company, and Mr. Roundel! Pelmet, whit re-
preetalei the borough, in conjunction with Lied Rbeittp•
ton, is the last Parliament. Both candidates have avowed
themselves sapportere of the prevent geetement, Mr.
Boise ss a liberal, and Mr. Palmer as a essmomMve-
Vim& es PesWs. Mr. Brains has met the einem m
emsroliosomilus. Mr. Palmer arrived is Plymouth en
May menkr, owl at two o'clock on that dog he met a
numerous baly of the electors at the Mmdise bastitute.
Ile stated that he am on the mitabitlon of a begs num-
ber et the thetas: that if they Med to elect him, his am
vises were at their dispose! t bat that he should seither
unmet ace again appear is the awn ea the day of &NM&
He was of opinion that the bans of the peasant goverment
was the only one on which gamonmast could now be can
tied is, and that, appombe albs limira sod the assn'
sires they!st* be dasuld she the poommint a
cVsHis reseptisa was very istbeing. It is
dist the &Won vrE take place is Ant a week's
time.

COLLISION ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY

(MINK 011 D. COILILISPOIDINT.)
LTDIIITT, MAT 22. I,
Yesterday morning a fearful accident happened on
the South Wales Railway, within two or three mile of
this place. The circumstances are briefly as follows :—On
Friday night an engine, which bad taken a mineral train
from Beath Wales to Swindon was returniacto Chepstow
and left Gloucester station at ilea o'clock. No other tent;
followed it until the down mail hem Looks to Camas,
then, which left Gloucester station at the usual duo—
tweny minutia to two, a.m.—and preeesillei alt Lets
it mate within three mile, of Lp/soy, when s mil
without any warning, it ems into violent oeilisiets the
pods engine which was standing (Lashio! upon the line.
The dnvee of the mail traina Moors* Hedge, •
steady and a:pulsated servant of the company, wu thrown
violently from the engine upon the coke tender, :where
he was found half belied in the coke, and fearfully injured
about the chest. Stubbs, the guard of the train, received •
severe blow on the heed, and other Injuries, and was sense-
less for about five minutes, but on his recovery he seat for
snrginl aid, and • medical man from Lydney was in at-
tendance as promptly as possible. The lino was cleared,
and at the end of about three hours the train proceeded on
its journey. The driver, Hedge, was left at Chepstow,
where he now lies end is shine danger. The guard
however, having had his wounds dressed, was able to pee! I
Nod on to the end of his joerney--Canaarthen.
The cause of the delay of the *aging on the Lae ism yet
unexplained, but the matter calls for, as no doubt it will
receive, the strictest scrutiny. The engine must have been
at least live hoar. at the spot where the accident happened,
sad yet no notice of the feet seems to have been euenuni-
niested back up the line to the nest station. The dissident
happened in a cutting, just where the Hu dimmest hem the
side of the Severn, upon the edge of which river it runs for
some distance.

THE CANTERBURY BRIBERY COMMISSIOI
CANTERBURY, SATURDAY EVENING.
The commimioners reassembled for the seventh
lime this morning, but held only a short sitting.
In reply to an application from Thomas Friend to have
John Hancock examined in consequence of the desist of
Mr. Alderman Nesse that he had given Friend 101. to
bribe Hancock with,
Mr. Slade, the chief commissioner, said they should as-
mum Friend's statement to be true if Mr. Alderman Name
did set call for Hancock to be examined.
Mr. T. W. Collard, a surveyor, was then examined, and
deposed that he was a member of the committee for pro-
moting the return of Messrs. Johnstone and Gipps at the
het election, and of which committee Dr. Locket was
theutmen. He had 501, placed in his hands for the general
purpmes of else election, and of this he sent 301. to Bligh,
and he had nn doubt it was for bribery. Bligh bad stated
it "'.'. on:i :!: , 'out this was untrue, as he enclosed 301. in '
ti&reience of Ward, :who izwarded it by Ashenden to
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Queen has ap-
--raes Biigh, plasterer,lcre stated 'on mien% to be M•eper of the Frill Se• • for the
that he re- pointed the Berl of Home to be Heeper_of the
_e restl Seal,_
*hived only lit. in the parcel—a 104. and V. t s Loftus, ber Majesty's
Canterbury and Lord Penman.
"nvdont of Scotland. Los .1 Angus u
awe. His wife confirmed his statement.
At this stage of the proceedings the leaned Chief Con;" Le Ligation , t Berlin, in the r oom of Henry
Minister • - 1 Secietary of Legation at Hiuttgardt, is transferred to bc
Secretary_ of Sa •
!pureed for a few dsys to give an opportunity for pr'nting I_.-:'-hgolietedVico Consul at aJexan-
and e; . •. las Mr. . urr,by is a
arks Itowßardi Ewi ~ now her Majesty'', Minister to the
ev,ttne the evidence, when the commission would Bt.' .m. the row, if hft. W. &Neste, appointed Consul
wassemble once more with a. view to the completion of the dial mow
bilviry. at ths . .

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING MAY 23, 1853.