The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-20 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additioad.) [TWOPENCE:—

Witness—No, I was a pot 'a ans," and worked an my
own hook.
_amid
William Williams was sent maid. He sold hr voted
for Leathern and received 144 for doing so. Previous to that
Jos Brew had left 161. on lee table to induce Dim to vote for
Charionvorth.
Charles Brady—l received tot. for my vote from Bruer.
Shaw, the pawnbroker, offered me 301. on the other side.
Ali:ander Brady—l also received 301. from Brear, and had
a similar oiliw from Shaw.

Wm. Qua—Brear paid me 261. for Toting for Cheese-
worth. lb. Shaw carrel me 301., but I dtd not lOW it.
A tuber of other Mimeos gave similar widens..
Thomas Perkin said ha receive! 301. to vote far Charles-
worth ; Jr. Stead, 201. ; Wm. Wartime, 361.; Wm. Wells,
4W_.; Rebut Beaumont, 261.; and John 101.
Yin Sarah Ilegg said she tarred Wm. Coekir, sae of Mr.
Leathein's voters, from 201. to 601. for hie vote If he would
support Charkeworth, but the offers were minty made In
joke.
Elemy Tyke rid he received 151. for voting for Latham,
sad waa oleo tempted by " the unknown" with an offer of
601. or 001., but resisted it.
Some further evidence of a similar nature having been
Elvin, the oommiaidost adjourned.

TSB PROPOSED ABOLITION OP ABINGDON
GAOL.

At the Quarter Seeder in Berkshire, whit& ware
brelit to a close co Tuesday, the question was seised
Whether the gaol at Abingdon, which hes existed for mere
than 60 yews, should he abolished, sad all the prisoners
hundred to the model gaol et Beading.
The Merl of ABLIPDON moved that the resolution for
',harlot Abingdon Gaol should be worded.
fer B. Thaocusoaros escoadid the more,
The Morn. B. Beurrs, M,P., moved that • committee
should be appointed for the purpose of considering Oh Whole
queers as to the peppery of idling dbingthie Gobi, bed
that they sherd report thereon so the neat serous.
Mr. W•vrna, ILP., said he did not come prepared for
the morn whirl Mr. Bonverie had proposed, as he came
into err with Os lelsetion of voting arra Lord Abier
doe; but, as he Amour it was desirable to avoid any divi-
sion of °pinks if ittp held prevent it, and es his own pri-
vets rhdea ht • reserar of this sort was that it sheuld be
outdid by wren area; rather than that one end of the
county seeuM be pitted against the other, he would with
phrare sue` otion of Mr. Hoover for the appoint-
ment el a
_ _

buttCOURT Mid than amendment of Mr. Boman me
pan the pound that the voosedngs hitherto taken
far lice ebeinead Ile gaol were illegal. TM was a stned
Cyou winds le rest an smiadment, mid be ambeened
ir; bat dm mei the question, wes the hamfeetetkes lid
the eat ef pitlimeg given by Mr. Hosiliele the correct
me f Hs hid read the act with soma degree of attention,
end be mid net salve at the conchsolan ends Kr. Bouverle
(4%.
bid. He amid lie cent bed ihe to resolve that
be gad Medd be demi atOM It to be sold,
and that Ine nun tendon te to a to sill the
gad did net al:Ercthe for It end db.-
ahrithe
ommus said the octet perimesed, Its Chirp IV.,
tap. 18, required the court first Y bares that the gaol had
biome snammerr; that done, Neer the noon would order
a notice to be mains& In the Mils Menke, that
the court wanK cembler the plopeiy of nab. noes gaol,
and that sinks agreed toeesli slip were se be mhos is
miry oat the immiation. That me the only way In whin
the gaol mid be eland.
Alley aims sod animated dleceeitia the BM of Abingdon
withdrew bM maim and the imminent of Mr. Restate
was mitle a siabitiathe motion, and carried see. con.
The memehtee me arranged to consist of the Mama
of ink Helios of pe to/ sessions m the county, a that each
dienlet night Mir be regmeanted.

FATAL IlAcrizawr ACCIDINT.

A frightful accident occurred at Wriunplingham
mill about seven miles from Norwich, on the morning of th,.
7th inst. The bueineee wee about to be transferred from the
tenant to the landlord, and on that morning Mr. W. Clue,
millwright, of Norwich, and his um, visited the mill for the
purpose of making • valaiseien, Le. They ware engaged in
impeding the machinery in what is technkally called
the " nog-pit;" when Mr. Gem that he might the mon.
easily ruinsmute pentads, point, cu biena on
a beam celled the ,r bridge-tree," between which end •
temporary floor beneath(and within a few Inches of
each) there revolved, when that part of the works was iu
motion, • heavy iron wheel in • Decimated position,
known as the connecting or utterniediate wheel. As he
sat, his lege were through the arms of the wheel, resting
on the floor, which, es we haw meld, wee but a few
Inches below. Just at this moment the works began to move,
and the unkortnnate neon wee drawn Into the mtetow space,
between*, wheel and the bona at whkdt he Asa bent
sitting--a spice mainly net more than three Inches wide—
sad WINS meshed to death on the spot. The lower parte of
hie perms wen completely broken to atoms, end bed he not
been hall tap by his ea he Inlaid have MOM MMPther
oompleesly mangled es to laws se puenhOfty of Idewilirs-
Son. An inquest was held ca lobes =ward
Prase, Seq., when it appeared that at nse reds& on the
morning of the accident dui machinery wee all Awed and
the Are taken ont of the fumes. After ranniming Ike engine
Mr. Owe gave leave to gee the sham npood ens of
the millets, named Otieway, win . Mr. am am
his son afterwards in dangerone positions imenent
the machinery, told them elm- engine was likely
to "draw off " as the steam Lot up. Yr. Gaza Melded
his son to come out, sad directly lie had done so the =schi-
sm:7 Wpm to end the weident occueved before Otto-
way coon lift the velvets lei the eteme off.
A Norwich engineer, mom! Meek. skied that the sorMa
lad no starting valve, es every engine ought to have, to alit
off the apiemewiseelan 04 the elegise and the better, the
throttle Valve being sea he that peepoes. The throttle
valve also appeared to be dellestimn—eo teach so, that when
stem wee gainsaid in the bailor, rod the
_Mimi bed beta
left way way pen her maims, She *mid be Ml* to drew on
or start. A vury light poseur, of steam would stet her V
the stones were lightened off, es they were at this time. The
engine having been worked all night the steam was boon got
up again.
Verdict, "Accidentally killed," Mr. Gaze end. Mr. Slack
both being of opinion that no blame attached to any one.—
Bury Aut.