The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-02 00:00:00

TAN L 471 1101 Y 3LICTION JUOTOUS
PIOO2IDINOB.

On Wednesday, at the county court held at Bury,
a ram wee heard which incited great attention. Jamas Lurd,
overlooks, eta factory, preferred a claim of 101. against John
Hamer, James Hamer, John Townley, and John Cookam, for
injuries ha received at Saturday morning, the 30th of April
last, bag the day of election for the representation of the
borough. It appeared that Lord was an militant waiter at
the Church Ina, Elton, and that about two o'clock In the
morning, about forty or fifty persona having white
dice fastened in their buttonholes, to Indicate that they
were engaged in theinterone of Mr. Peel, mine of whom were
armed with bludgeons, forcibly entered the Church Inn, end
begat' to turn every person out of the holes with greet vio-
lence. The plaintiff requested them not to go upstairs, and
they Immediately fell upon him, dragged him out of the
house, kicked him, and left him in • state of inesnability.
He afterwards somewhat recovered, remised to his work,
and in oonetquenoe of not being able to foul all his Make
he had to obtain assistance. He gradually get warm, and
wee ultimately obliged to give op his work, and the lees
which he sustained in money smounMd to 71. It., 6d. The
remainder of the amount be claimed for what he rufbmtd.
On the coocimion of the cats the judge gam a verdict for
the fall amount with cone, and admonished the defendant.
not to On guilty of such an offence again, for if the ram had
termiaated fatally they would have been liable to have
Mee tried foe murder, and even before this time they
is oceesquence, have suffered the punishment of death.
As. the deitadaate wen poor torn they ware ealy required
to pay the smut at the rate of 11. pa neat

A Linea/MUM SIMS A PARLIAMEN-
T...1Y CoX lIITTZLDWiIIig the furry into ths charges of
bribery at P,ertun, • Ism named Jams Shaw, wag remised
r : lam a mashreraker. naive tasted to-day.
(Laughter.) I wanted a sup of whisky. (Laughter.) I've
bad roe coffee. (Laughter.) Mr. Pkian—Have you
ay but coffee? Witness, afire lasi I've sera
you chaps before. (Laughter.) Mr. P —Whet have
you had I. Witare—What's that to you? lb.
How arch have you had ? Witness—You or go where I
am stopping, and re. Mr. Phinn—Will you tell that
geatloniaa (the chairman) what you've had ? Wirth—
l've paid for all I've had, and I'll pay. for you
a ear, if you like. (longhter.) Mr. Prit—What
have you had? Wlrnese—l foal mesa to tell. Mr.
Phian—What have you bed ; I mean what hart you had to
drink? Worse—Well, I had • bottle of pop, and it waa
tuppence; it'. nobbut • penny in Preston. (Laughter.)
Mr. Pratt—Had you any ? Witnem—No (.rphan.
tally). Mr. Phsti—Had you say whir'? Witness (after
• eassiderable pause)—Well. I MI tworrerth o' whisky.
(Iseghter.) Mr. Phinn—What else? Where (esephau-
eally)—Nowt. (Laughter.) /Ir. Plidass—Ay beer? Wit-
mer—Well, I had • gill o' peeler. (Laughter.) Mr.
Phial' (addressing the chairmen)—l way ask these Toe-
d= to show what these men have had bake. they come to
T~ their evidence. The sitar left the room enthusing,
r. a Loassahlos led, and I've got my slogs on.* The
esamiaatke of this witness, who was rather ref, produced
ore el lataglaar, from the earnest and emphatic wanner in
which he gar Wearers, combined with the fact of their
Min la the broadest Law:militia daslect."

ALARMING BRIANAGE IN THE 131111111INGIIAM
CANAL.-0a Tuesday evades • bretkam, what, might
bays bean atteadal with Hwy eadons conesquenose, occurred
in as above canal, between Daly Port•bridge and Mame.
Lenesbridge, afar Dudley Port. For soon time past the
limestone workings of Mr. F. 013 es hove caused some little
apprehensioa to ilea spats of the Canal Cowpony, and they
secerdiagly mad every primantion to prevent on wades'.
About eight o'clock on the .venlug In question one of the
workmen in the employ of the company perosiving the anal
basks gradually oinkiag, sumotised molasses, sad oom-
mowed as fest as possible puttied to the stop plonks et the
two ledger, 1 order to shut re the main body of the renal
at each of those point.. &don this could be door, however.
the basks sank oix cc eight feet, with • fearful wadi, and
the water from about 400 yards of mod dispersed itself, some
Into the brook, some into a lower level of the canal, the rest
remaining is die hollows clam by. As there are other route.
open, the traffic of the clitoral will not be roach isectam-
sawed. Fortusatele, the damage does to property is incon-
eiderable; Mat had the above taken place in the night blocks
of buddiaste would hsys beensatied away and Brest mischief
does.—Birstispiess Only Feet.

Tin DlerCitunClt AT WILE.—A correspondent
of the 6es4tiew, venlig on Wednesday, pays • —A t ter seeding
off yeetarday's letter there was considerable commotion in
the town, bet nothing very serious occurred. Several un-
offending person. were, however, knocked down and injared,
bat towards the afternoon affairs assumed a mere peaceable
appearance. The preoence of the enrolled pensioner, had •
good effect, sad in the evening about 'linty 01 the inhabitants
were sworn I.ter stocial coastal:des, and remelted la the
Town-hall till a late hour. To.dq ell Is gales end orderly
up to post boar. linfo. tonstely the weather Is so rough as
to prevent the boats horn going to issued tote eirannetanth
leads to the collecdon of crowds. Altogether about 60 pee-
wee have has 'rimed during the dleturbenow.
SINGOLIII CHARGE ARISING OUT OF Alt ELOPE-
; ment.—Yesterday at the Liverpool_pulierearet a young and
well-dreased men, earned Penland' Woods, wee charred with
waisted Mrs. Heeds= (the wife at • Mr. J. liendszo,
• WI Lhaerareee, Liverpool) In coolies se • large
quantity of furniture and plate, veined et attest dud., the
popery of her husband. It appeared during the Wyo..-
dm that Wm Bendaeo was on terms of very elope Intimesy
wok mr. Woods, and that the gentleman bed sethelly
law • Mom at No. 8, Ocemen-terrace, Birkettheed, le
Wish • peed= of the miming property wee found ; it eseld
• however, ho that he lied any celmisal knowledge
of the irlib's M.
the susgbantse Uwe re-
seeded the are far welt, Kr. Woods being allowed to ge
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