The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-13 00:00:00

WAYS 07 A FANATIC.

A perm in respectable circumstances, named
Dodds, residing in a house by himself, near Hamsterley, her
for some time been engaged in agricultural permits in
mike with a farm of which he is sole owner.
1147 it
is said he has led • somewhat questionable life it
appears that he became a few years ago a member the
body of primitive methodists, and a looal preacher. Latterly
a ohsege has occurred in him manner, but nothing until
recently transpired to attract public attention to him. During
the last few tmathe, however, religious matters appear to
hare occupied so large a share of his tolerable that occasion,
ally for days together he might be teen sitting in the &Ode
surrounding his house from morn till night, apparently
engaged in deep reflection, and paying little or no attention
to his worldly affairs. A neighbour on one occasion, inquired
why he did not look atter his grain, when he replied in a
somewhat rambling style, which led the person to believe
that his Intellect was seriously affected, A portion of the
bay in hie fields yet remains meat, and the rest now elands
in the half-finished state in which it was left two menthe
ago. Several fields of excellent wheat and oats have beans*
a mere prey to the army of docks, gum, and mete, which
have been permitted to wander uoreetrained over the domain
of this infittnated man ; in fact, the whole produce of the fano
le tensely worthless, and the damage thus occasioned will be
very considerable. Until Tuesday se'ennigbt things thus
went cc, when, according to his own statement
and that of his neighbours, he went into one of his
fields, and miter being then a short timo he re-
turned home and went to Ind, end there lay moil
the middle of Wednesday. Having been mimed during
the taus, da, inqviries were made, and the suspicions
of the people about being aroused, with the assistance
of a woman who does the housework for him, they broke
laic the house wed fossil the Lenses lying be bed is a deep
sleep, from which be could not be roused, although noise'
were made, and water was thrown over him. A msgeon wee
sent for, who stated that the men was in good health and
breathed regularly, and he could not account for the extra-
ordinary state in which he was then lying. The news of the
man being ins" trance" spread rapidly, and a great many
persons were induced during the whole of Wednesday and
the two following days to visit him, when on Friday night
it le said, some young men, in a spirit of mischief, morel
to poor Knee boiling tea down hie throat, upon wbi he
slowly opened his eyes, and after looking about him, re-
marked, "• Young wee, you had better pray." During the
whole of the three days and nights he wan asleep, it is stated
by persons who were present that he did not partake of any
food, and even up to Sunday refused to eat, saying that his
stay here was only abort, and this might have proved correct
had not a change ems over him on that day. Afar hie re-
emery be prayed incesemily for several hours, and after-
wards related the wonderful "air-drawn visions" he beheld
white In his transient state to his neighbours. Hundreds of
both ernes, young end old, went from great distances to see
hi. ; in hot his house was completely besieged. On being
led out of hie house in a vary weak state, his attention was
! directed to the havoc which had been committed on his crops,
amoral cows, horse., and pigs being in undisputed pimenton
of the fields' and his remarks clearly showed that his Mad
was affected. Be has been induced by some friend. to bestir
himself and look after his farm, and we understand that he
has managed to shake off the torpor which has overhung him
during the last week, and ben commenced reaping the crops
which ere sew steadies to hie gelds.—Derrhorn Advertiser.

FIRE AT THE HULL Tinasz.—A fire occurred
at the Theatre Royal, 8011, bstwesa eleven and twalvetVolock
on Sunday morning. About eleven o'clock she keeper of
the wardrobe west to the limas es nasal to image some 1
few of the dresses that had been woes on the merlons night.
The room bolsi dark she lit a mails and rimed it kr
safety en one of the masks. She than left the soma and west
to soother part of the theatre, where she remained till a
quarier-poet twelve o'elace. She was aocompaatied by ON
of the actress's of the theatre, sad Jut se they mere about to
Imo for the day the latter bad occludes to leek Is gods et
the wardrobe-room, when she found several of the drowse an
fire and the flame rapidly spreading. She Imassilately
Tessa ea alarm, and mailman° hating been premed the
fire was speedily extinguished. The damage done to Mews
is considerable, but we understand Mr. Pritchard is hears&
This was the fourth fire in Hunks the metes oda week.

[TWOPENCE.

=I 872111 AND LOCK OUT L TSB
BUILDING MADE.

hest afght the Cadman of the United Bonding Trolls'
deciersd saothor dividoad to both Trollops's msa sad the
lock-oat. In the ono a( Trollop's ma the divideed was
12e. each to the dad mei, sad Bs. to ths labourers. To the
lock-oats, fsoisdiair society mos sad aoss-soolsty rose
(skilled sad unskilled), sad lobos:reel it mu 4. ma.