The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-14 00:00:00

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MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE o'CLoet.
In the mining market to-day there is very little
business, apart from that connected with the set-
tlement, v loch will be completed to-morrow.
Prices, the ref• re, are nominally yucted the same
as on Saturday.

EIGHT MINERS DROWNED.—PLYMOUTH, SAM.-
DAL—Eight miners were drowned to-day in a mine near
Tavistock, through breaking into some old workings that
were flooded with water.
SHoegi No DEATH AT BOLTON.—A fatal occur-
rence, the particulars of which are of a melancholy
character, took place at Bolton on Saturday. Charles
Clarkson, a greener, ocer, of Blackburn, returned from
the market about 9 o'clock in the morning with his
cart laden with vegetables. After unloading he took
the horse out of the cart, and was leading it to the
stable, when child
his little boy, a nine years of age,
begged to ride the animal. At first the father re-
fused, hut the lad becoming urgent, placed his child
on the hors hack. After he had one a fees yards
something startled the horse, and it made a sudden
spring, in conarnuence of which the little fellow lost hiss
balance, end fill down. He screamed out, and this joined
to the shouts and cries of spectators, frightened the
horse, which bolted at full gallop, with the boy suspended
from its side. In slipping down the animal's ride, the
, child's leg became entangled in the horse's traces, and as
it galloppe'l off the body continuously banged on the pave-
ment in a manner fearful to contemplate. The scene at
this tims wog of a most agonisin,7 deseiption. The
unhappy father, and a number of other men ran,
as quickly as possible, after the animal. but the body
dangling about it seems to have increased its tcrmr, and it
galloped on nt a fearful rate. By the violent motion of
the horse the breeching was thrown off, but instead of the
boy being extri,mted by that, his leg was more securely
fastened to the strap by becoming twisted round it.
In this way the body was filing backwards and
forwards. alternately bounding against the animal or
being dashed against the pavement. One of the men,
a butcher, 'merely saddled his horse and rushed after the
runaway, but did not overtake it until be reached a stable
door of the Harrieroft farm, Sharpies, belonging to
SmithelLs Hall. Here the horse had storied, the dead
body of the boy gill attached to it by the breeching. Mr.
Naylor had mild the animal to Clarkson only a week ago,
and it bad thus gone back to its old quarters. Death must
have occurred within the first hundred yards. The boy's
mother witnessed the first part of the scene, and was seized
with convulsions—Leeds Aferviey,
WHITEHALL, MAY 10.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint James Cell, Keg. to be her Majesty's
Attorney-General in the Isle of 'Man, in the room at
Cherie" Richard Ogden, Esq., deceased.—Gazdfe.
ST. NAZAIRE, MAY 12. —The mail steamer lan-
peratrioe Eugenie arrived here this evening from Mexico
with 1,900 passengers, including 600 soldiers. She also
brings 9,000.000 francs, of which three millions are for
the French treasury.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
lezree7o6, N.—Number of patients for the week ending
May 12,1,041 of which 275 wets asw oases.
RoyaI.FREE Hoarrrai, Gsay's-rns-ioaD.—
The number of patients retieved at this hospital during the
week ending May 12, yea 3,786, of which 1,21 were new
COMM
METROPOLITAN FREI HOSPITAL, DETONRHIRE-
SQUARE, Crn.—The aggregate number of patients relieved
during the week ending May 12, was medical. 070
surgical, 404 ; total, 1,474. of which 623 were new cases.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALT-A-01:INEA DAY,--SA-
!GROAT, MAT 12.—AdMieelehe on payment. 3,207 ; ditto
by seism tickets, 11,066 ; total whiten, 14,275.