The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

Barometrical pressure is lam In the south than It was on Sitar-
day, and is now deereneg on the south and east coasts. Winds
are Light and variable, and weather Ls One with Increased tem-
perature.

PREPARATIONS IN PRESTON FOR THE VISIT OF
THE DURK OF CAMBRIDGE.—The Preston Town-ball will
be opened on Thursday, the 3rd of October, by the Duke
of Cambridge, who will be accompanied by the Earl of
Derby and • number of other distinguished personages.
It is probable that the parks will be inaugurated on the
same day, and that in the evening there will be an enter-
tainment in the Town-hall. On the Friday it is not un-
likely that there will be a fashionable ball, and on the
Saturday afternoon there is to be a grand review
of the volunteers of Lancashire on Moor-park. It
is understood that the Mayor of Preston, with
the concurrence of the Lord-Lieutenant, is making extra-
ordinary efforts to have a large muster of volunteers,
but we are ander the impression that he will be unsuccess-
ful. Some months past it was arranged to have a review
on the ground of our new Sefton Park, two miles and •
half from the Liverpool Exchange, as soon as the crops
were off the ground, and the hedges and ditches levelled.
This ground will be ready by Saturday, the 7th Septem-
ber, and as it comprises 400 acres of picturesque hill and
dale, and farmhouses, which may represent in the in-
tended sham fight Hougomont or La Haye Sainte, and
railway facilities are unequalled, there is every prospect
of • muster of 20,000 or 30,000 men from Lancashire,
Cheshire, Staffordshire, and perhaps Derbyshire, York-
shire, and Wales. —Liverpool Albion.
SHOCKING DEATH OF A RAILWAY GUARD.—A
shocking accident took place yesterday morning on the
Metropolitan branch of the Ismidon, Chatham and Dover
Railway. The 12.15 night train started on Saturday night
from Ludgate-hill for the Victoria station. At Brixton
one of the officials of the station saw streams of blood
trickling down the panels of a second class carriage. In-
formation was given to the station-master, and upon a
search being made one of the guards, named Maason, was
found lying dead on the roof of the carriage, with his head
partly torn away. For some time past the company have
metered to a great extent by persons maliciously cutting
the linings of the carriages, and it seems that the unfortu-
nate guard entertained suspicion of a person who entered •
fist class compartment. It is thought that as Manson was
crawling along the top of the carriage to detect the offender
his head came against one of the uprights at the side of the
line, and he received the injuries which immediately proved
fatal.

CRUELTY TO SHEEP.—The Rev. H. N. Barton,
of St. Ervan, Cornwall, was on Thursday charged before a
bench of magistrates at St. Columb, with cruelty to 20
sheep. A local solicitor appeared on his behalf. Superin-
tendent Barnes deposed that on the lit inst. he went to
St. Ervan, and there saw in a field about two acres in
extent nearly 180 sheep, the property of the defendant.
Rather over half anscrewas enclosed, and within that space
were 20 sheep, all very poor, and apparently in a very
weak condition ; there was no grass for them, and there
were no signs of any kind of food. The leg of one of the
sheep was broken. Mr. Barton on being called to the field
said it was an error in judgment in his having more sheep
than he had food for. Mr. Arnold, veterinary surgeon,
deposed that he opened one of the sheep, which had died,
in his opinion of starvation ; no marks of disease were
found. After a long consultation the defendant was fined
U. and costa.

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