The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

WALES.

Fi..sx GROWIXO.—The AORICCETCRAL SOCIETY for the
districts of Lleyn and Heryonydd held its annual meeting
last Wednestay. If not remarkable for that high breeding
which aspires to large prices, the stock on the ground was
nevertheless indicative of progress, and ie so far creditable to
a society yet in infancy. A salutary regulation limits com-
petition to persons obtaining their livelihood by agriculture
alone. The yearly colts and foals, with their dams, were
most commendable in this year's exhibition, and among the
contributions, two gigantic bulls, of the Durham breed, were
very conspicuous. A pen of handsome lambs from Llanbe-
drog entered the list as sweepstakes, but found none to
oppose them. At the dinner an interesting subject was
mooted by the chairman, the Rev. J. Owen. lie drew atten-
tion to the growing of flax, for which the soil of Waits is
well adapted. Ile had himself cultivated half an acre this
year, from the produce of which he had obtained 71 bushels
of seed, but as to the further process necessary to convert the
fibre into flax he was entirely ignorant. Re thought it very
desirable that this crop should be encouraged, and
that his neighbours should make themselves ac-
quainted with the best mode of dressing it, which
could only be done effectually, as he understood,
by the introduction of persons familiar with the
practical working and treatment of it. It was desirable on
account of the employment it would give to numbers with-
out employment, especially women. If each landholder
would grow a small complement of flax, extensive employ-
ment would be given. Mr. O. Jones observed that in his
day flax had koen grown in this country ; but so little was
now remembered of its mode of culture that its re-introduc-
tion would render the presence of properly qualified trainers
necessary. Mr. Mathew gave the meeting the benefit of
his recollection of the manner of treating the flax crop many
years ago on his father's property, where from eight to ton
acres were annually laid down. It was probable that a bet-
ter system, however, was now in force. The Chairman
quoted certain returns indicative of the profits derivable from
flax culture, taking three acres as the extent. viz.:-
158 Spanners at 3a. 441. per week £1360 6 9
IS Weavers at 245. do. ............. 400 0 0
40 Needle-women at Is. do 426 0 0

Yl6 2195 0 8
;5 0 0
100 stone or flax r,141b4) at 15s

2270 6 8
When manufactured into handkerchiefs, sheets,
tabhi-cloths, and towel., sold at

Leaving a profit of
Mr. Lloyd Edwards had lately been to visit hiabrothcr•in•
law in the county Armagh, where flax is extensively culti-
vated. lie had seen it largely grown at Lord Gosford's, and
on the property of Sir Wm. Mollineux to an extent of not
less than one hundred acres. In the opition of Mr. Blacker,
one of the best agriculturists in the united kingdom, flax war
the very best crop for clearing the ground, and preparing it
fnr the growth of corn crops. It would give him pleasure to
obtain from his relative every particular connected with the
growth and treatment of flax.

PROVINCIAL.
13ERWICK-ON-TWEED.
THE BANK ROBBERY.—TEE examination of Mrs. Thomp-
son terminated on Satarday, when she was fully committed
for trial at the ensuing quarter sessions, on the 26th of
October. Bail to the amount of 2,000/, was accepted, Mrs.
Thompson's husband being bound over in 1,000/., and the
ltev. Mr. Witham, and Mr. David Macbeath, merchant, in
5001. each. The crime charged is felony. Mr. Short and
Mr. Watson, the two clerks in the bank, and the two servant
girls, have been bound over to appear and give evidence.
The interest excited in the result of the examination was
great, an immense crowd of people having assembled round
the Town-hall, anxiou,ly waiting its announcement.
Throughout the lengthened proceedings Mrs. Thompson,
though of course much agitated, is said to have conducted
herself with calmness and firmness. The Berwick Warder
states "that strong doubts are expressed whether any offence
in law has been committed,even assuming that Mrs. Thomp-
son was the party by whom the money was abstracted from
the safe and secret"

LANCASHIRE.
REPRESENTATION OF RANCRESTER.—We RATS previously
alluded to some difficulties which have arisen respecting the
nomination of a successor to Mr. Mark Phillips in the repre-
sentation of Manchester. Some further particulars are fur-
nished by the Manchester Guardian. The difficulties alluded
to have arisen from a desire expressed by Mr. Cobden to
retire from the onerous duties imposed by the private bud-
nese of so large and important a borough, which he feared
he should be unable to perform with satisfaction to himself
and his constituents, and with a due maid to his
ors health. At the same time he expressed an earnest
wish to be succeeded br Mr. Bright, whose assistance in ob-
taining a repeal of the Corn-laws fully entitled hint to that
honour. It was then put to Mr. Cobden whether, if elected
without his own interference, he would sit; he replied
that in such an event he should not consider himself at
liberty to refuse the honour of representing Manchester.
Under these circumstances, the Committee of the Reform
Association had a difficult task before them. A portion of
the members were desirous of complying with the expressed

wishes of Mr. Cobden, and at once putting Mr. Bright in
nomination; but • majority of the committee were con-
vinced that, by taking such a course, they would inevitably
plunge the borough into all the trouble and expense of
a fiercely-contested election ; for, although Mr. Cobden,
as a candidate, would command the acquiescence of
all parties in the borough, it was perfectly certain that Mr.
Bright would not du so ; and whatever respect many might
entertain for that gentleman, they felt that their first duty
I belongs to the electors of the borough, who were peculiarly
entitled to have. Mr. Cobden for their representative, as he
was peculiarly entitled to r, present them. It was thought,
alsot that the electors ought, if possible, to be protected (rein
the inconveniences of a contested election, after the many
and great sacrifices of time and money which they have been
called upon to make during the list sixteen years.
The members of the committee referred to thought
that, notwithstanding Mr. Coliden's disinclination to
offer himself as a candidate,and his desire that Mr. Bright
should be elected, he ought to be put in nomination and re-
turned, in the full confidence that the inhabitants of Man-
chester would be disposed to extend every possible indulgence
to him in respect to the private business of the borough, and
to require from him no services not strictly compatible with
Es own health. Thus the matter rests at present ; and the
committee hare adjourned .for three weeks, at the instance
of Mr. Bright's friends, to allow time for some further coin
munications with Mr. Cobden.

FEVER APPEARS TO DE 6TILL TERI' PREVALENT IN LIVER..
POOL, for the papers of that town announce by ads ertise-
ment the startling fact that the fever hospitals are no longer
able to accommodate additional patients. Disease has over-
stepped the bounds for which charity has preeided. To
meet this painful state of things it has been suggeresl, that
although there is no room in fever hospitals, there are houses
which may be converted into fever hospitals. " The neigh-
bourhood of Soho-street and St. Anne-street (Liverpool)
would furnish many buildings lit for the purpose; ana we
do not see how a few hundred pounds could be better be-
stowed than in hiring a house Imitable, in whatever neigh.
bourhood discs'se may be prevalent. The rich will not com-
plain of the cost; the poor will be grateful."
THE SEAdON AND TEE CEOPS.—Another week cf beau-
tifully tine weather has enabled even idle and unskilful
farmers to secure their grain crops in raid condition, and the
core harvest may now be considered quite at an end in this
district. The-thrashing of wheat has oornraenced on a few
farms in South Lancashire, chiefly those on which the steam
engine is used for that purpose,. and the yield is found to be
a good average. The disease in the potato, though found
everywhere in South Lancashire, is not equally deetructive
in all soils. In some cases one-half or even two-thirds of the
tubtrs are diseased ; in others not more than one is six or
eight; and in a few the smallness of the tubers is the only
proof of the existence of the disease. In a few eases there
will he half a crop, and we arc not aware of anv instance in
which more than that is expected.— Liverpool Pinter.
NOTTINGIIAIINTIIRK

NOTTINGHAM AYD LlYcan.x ItAILWAT.—ACCIDENT.—
On Monday a fatal 'evident occurred on the Nottingham
and Lincoln Railway, at Gonalstme, eight or nine miles
from Nottingham. At twelve o'clock the train left the
station at Nottingham for Lincoln, and proceeded as usual
till reaching the portion of the line nenr the village of Gonal-
stone, when a spring underneath the fore part of the engine
snapped, and caused the engine to oscillate, and Pimp up
and down in a tearful manner ; the engine driver shut off
the steam, and the next instant was precipitated head fore-
mast to the ground. The stoker, a young man of the name
of Henry Glover, unable to keep his feet tell, and men caught
tween the tender end the engine, upon the uprer part of
both his thigh*. Here lie wag transfixed, anal could not ex-
tricate himself, the engine and tender at the same time being
whirled off the rails, and as it were actually doubled up; but
owing to the chain attaching them to the engine suddenly
breaking, and there being two or three trucks and a luggage
van between the engine and the passenger carriages, the mis-
chief did not extend to the passengers, and the train came to
a stand without any other individual sustaining damage.
The alarm was aimed unprecedented; the shrieks and cries
of the passengers rent the air, and were heard many hundred
yards distant; directly afterwards, numbers were seen run-
ning in all directions across the fields fur safety, and they
could not be induced to go near the train again. The poor
unfortunate stoker could not be removed from his awful
situation by human strength, and horses were obtained front
Gonalstone to separate the engine and tender to set him at
liberty; he remained in this deplorable condition for more
than a quarter of an hour ; some of the passengers think half
an hour must have elapsed from the first moment of the
accident to the time when ho was removed. Many of the
passengers returned to Nottingham on foot, and would not
venture again in the train. The stoker was conveyed to the
General flagella', with his thigh bones protnuline, and with
the flesh smashed to atoms. On leaving hie driver, the
dying man shook hands and bade him furewell. lie only
survived a few hours. lie was 26 years of age, and has kit
a wife, but no family.
DEVONSHIRE.
MURDER lay A POACH Eit.—Tlie neighbourhood of New-
ton Abbott, a town sixteen miles from Exeter, on the lev-
mouth road, was on Saturday night the scene of one of theists
fatal conflicts which have tee often resulted from armed men
being detected in an illegal act. On the night of Saturday
last, Fa due Harris, the gamekeeper, Red )antes Norman,
the gardener of Sir W. P. Carew, of liaccombe House (the
high sheriff ), were on the watch, and aseertainiag
that poachers were in the grounds, they called to their
assistance Fix other persona, amongst whom were Mr. Ito-
bert Rendell, of Neteerton, and William Setter, of Coombe
inteignhead. These parties met in a field, called Ifiendffelal ,
between 11 and 12 at night anal surrounded the place wha re.
the poachers were. Mr. Mendell and Setter went to the
rete,of Kiln Field, anal whilst there heard the rest call out
"gate "—a signal previously arranged. They perceived some
one running towards them, with a gun in his hand, and on
approaching within a few paces, discovered it was on" Henry
Warren. They ran into the field and Warren raised lain gain
as if to fire. Mr. 'tendril called out " you'd better not
fire"; but immediately Warren fired at Setter, and with-
out taking the gun from his shoulder discharged the other
barrel at Mr. Rendell. The shot passed by the side of Mr.
Rendell's head, but the aim at Setter was more deadly ;
ho received the whole contents in his body, causing
a wound two inches in length from which the bowels pro-
truded, and from the effects of which the unfortunate man
lingered until a quarter past two on Sunday afternoon, when
he expired. fen a pest mortem examination a number of
small size shot were found in the liver. The surgeon also
found a piece of deteasued's watch-chain, which hail been
carried into the wound. The prieener was alter a
scuffle et-cured by Mr. Rendell, and the next day
taken Imeme If. Cartwright, Ecq. who (with the
Resistance of Mr. Flamank), having taken the deposi-
tions of the various witneiews and that of the dying
man, conrnitted him to take his trial at the next kuizee for
wilful murder, rind also for sheeting at Mr. Rendell. He
said to Mr. Heade'', when in custody, he was very sorry he
had done it, and he wished his gun had broken in pieces
when first he took it in his hand. The prisoner's mate, who
was out with him, has been alto committed to gaol, on the
charge of poaching. There was some fear of a rosette by the
navvies, but Mr. Plain:ink, the magistrate's clerk, very
wisely kept the men at Newton until Monday maiming,
when they ware sent off to Exeter, and there safely lodged
in the county gaol.
LETTER OF"IHEDUICE,"—On Saturday, the mayor of Ply-
mouth, It. Parham, EA., summoned a meeting of the Town
Council, who unanimously resolved to present an address to
the Duke, provided it were agreeable to his Grace. Two
members of the corporation waitedon hiegracetoascertain his
wishes, but ware courteously informed that he must decline
the proposed compliment, although the reception of an
address would have been highly gratifying to his Grace, if
his time had permitted. Subsequently, the following letter
was received by the mayor :
" Plymouth, Aumed 29th, 1846 (at night).—Field Marshal the
Doke of Wellington prewntA his compliments to the mayor of Ply-
mouth. lie has been much flattered by the relocation of the ma or
and corporation to present him en address. Haring been out on
horseback all the morning, he was changing his clothes wan the d
putation reached the Royal Dote' to annowice that his worship in-
tended thus to honour the Duke, and he regrets that bring utakr the
necessity of returning to London to-morrow morning, he cannot hose
the satisfaction of receiving in person the record intended for him.—
The Worshipful the Mayer of Plymouth."
GLOCCESTEIMIHRE.
A GOLD COIN of VEsI.ASIAN, of about the circumkrence
of half a sovereign but double the thickness, was found
about 10 days ago, in dredging the Gloucester anal lkrkel •
Canal, and not a great distance from Llanthony Bridge, i
excellent preservation, as fresh as the day it was reined. lie
was the 10th Emperor, and reigned from A.H. GJ to 79. This
coin dates the 2nd year of his reign, A.D., 70, therekre 1776
years ago. It is thus described.
"Obverse: IMP (EFAIt VESPARIANTS Ave- numerator QM!' Yr,
paganu.s Auleustua Vespasian Lintelarc Meer Augustus. race
looking towards the right hand, the beaid shaven, features round,
massive, and aged, hair short and curly, head encircled with Laurel.
Reverse: Cos. I. ea_ Tn. Pm.. Consul iterum tribunitli potestatr.
Onisul for the second time, with the power of Tribune. A tamale,
being a personification of Few, advancing towards the left hand,
with her right stretching forth an slice branch, with her left hal:ding
a cadtmeus which rests against her shoulder."
ESSEX.
How TO MALE GUANO.—A gentleman walking on the
beach in the vicinity of Harwich (soya the Bury Pest) ob-
served a man busily engaged with a pickaxe, raising a mate-
rial from the lower part of the cliff, and on asking the man
his employment was told, "he was raising stones far
manure." This rather puzzled our friend, who became more
minute in his inquiries. The man observed, " Them, which
looked like stones, are crystallized fish; and, although very
hard now, will, when put through a mill, crumble to powder.
My master ships a great quantity of it to London, !here to
be ground, and then mixed with guano to give it weight."
103SSES.
DEATH FROM INSUFFICIENT FOOD IN Memos.—An
inquest was on Monday held at Brighton, on the body of J.
Allen, a labourer, who bud died, as it was tillage& from the
effects cif insufficiency of food in the Lewes Howe of Cor-
rection, where he had undergone an imprisonment of right
months with occasional solitary confinement. The father of
the de ceased stated that he was 22 years of age, and that up
to the time of imprisonment he had never had a day's illness.
He saw him in prison when he bad been there six months.
He appeared very ill and complained of being very weak.
He said the food allowed was not enough for him, anal
several times when he was ill, although he hat complained
W the doctor, he was sent [obis work. On one occasion, when
be ,was too ill to go upon the wheel, he was sent to
chop wood, and the flesh peeled off his hands. _ Martha
Elizabeth Stimpson, the wife of a b,
the deceased, stated that he had
he was in solitary confinement his
from him from four in the morning I
when he could not lie on the side of
was obliged to lie on the cold stones of
and that he thought be should bay
surgeon, deposed that after the prise,
plained to him of the bowel compleini
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would be likely to cause diarrhcea.
lungs was • not a fit subject for hard 1
finement. Mr. Sanders, the governor
that the deceased never complained '

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