The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

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The heavy rent on Sunday flooded many palls of
Yaks/. We sad Laucee're. At Todmorden, the " fall "
was remarkably heavy. sad conaidarable damage has been
done. • The water courses were broken by the I.olant sof
the • wenn of water, w. reboesse and milli were flooded,
and swat quantities of cot• sr goods were destroyed. A
short dkrtanos from Todroordeit, the water rota down the
turnpike road a yard deep. The re"way was much da-
maged at red neer Wrieden Station, and the trains wars
delayed for 'wee time. At Mmes. Ormarod's unit 5001.
worth of cotton weeps were more or less injured, and con-
siderable damage was &neat Yawn Finder's. The lose
at Kr. Priestley's, provision dealer, wee nearly 2001.

CORIOII6 ORNITHOLOGICAL FACT.—An entirely
reliable ooneepondiat has forwarded rt the following 'twist
erassesent :—‘. the the 214 of hoe • poen./ ard at Hall-
am" was visited by • fox, which in that one
night 28 bead of bens, chickens, and ducks. The followiter
night he destroyed several more,and about • w:ek afterwards
(baring baths reantialo visited nvighbaurs) hear= again And
took two sittl-rg ducks, rnd destroyed rll their egrejort about
t behatith I, to the numbrr of 30, $ r nether flue favourite
hen. His fourth visit, the next night, proved his last, es be was
shot prowling round the roost, limiting his mischief to 40
head of bird, and 30 eggs. On his int visit he had taken
the head off a bon, and kill I six of her brood, the seventh
,seeping. The poor motherless chick ran axone fir • few
days, bat within • week we, stopted by • cock I and taught
to roost with him 4E414 in a tree, running with him by day
and provided for by Hetry by a hen, rod the two may still
tra ems eonstantly together as If they were hen sod chick.
It in believed tb's is s norm/4 en attention on the part of
the domestic cock, as to be worthy of record amongst nate-
rrilete.—fftssam Anomie.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT A FUNERAL.—As ac-
Went of a distressing character, eacompenied with couvider-
able loss, took place at the funeral of an old man named
James Andrew, of Waterhouse, mere Ashton, on Sunday
lest. The relatives and Meads of the deceased were bringing
the body to be interred at Ashton Church, in a hearse be-
longing to Mr. Samuel Miller, of Hurst Brooke, sear
Ashton, and when at the top of the hill, coiti-ig from
Waterhouse the hearse was heeled towards the moths
leading to the brook, down which it was precipitated with
tremendous forte, having, before ft reached the brook, trued
over three those. The hearse was /beat dashed to pieces,
sad t►e damages altogether are estimated at about 701. The
end of the ooffin was also broken open, and the fast of the
corpse thrown into the brook, to "as grist distrait of all pro-
samt.—Mericherter Ounrdiars.

TEL LEDPURY MURDER. The Worcester
Herald haa beea informed that at the reosat trial of Jones at
lisniord. taa of the jury pare originally for finding him
guilty, and only two in his favour. The pains mar says
that J 01116.11 prostration vu feigned to some oor utterable
attest. Es has lett Hertford for BILotoL

FATAL FIGHT NEAR WZTARAII.—Mr. Bevis H.
The Swell, commer, held an inquest on Friday on the body
of Job Roberta, who met with his death under the following
circumstances :—He was drinking on tbe previous day at •
pobitc-house In Brymbo, where he quarrelied with a com-
panion, named Denied Williams. They adjourned to finish
it out by fight*, and, after being so engaged for about half
an hour, Williams struck Roberta • blow on the back of the
neck near the sees. The man fell, and In about ten minutes
he was deed. The inquest was adjourned for the purpose of
allowing spost•mortem PlStasiaatioll to be made, Williams
woe taken before the magistrates on Thursday, and re-
mended.—Manchreter Cheardiens.
Tad UN FORTIINATII POMONA. The Wm of
raising this unfortunate vessel, which the underwriters
some time back were thisking of, bas beep abandtmod by
them, and we understand that she is to be sold by motion,
on Tuesday next, in Liveroool, the purchaser, whoever be
may be, taking all risk'. Some of the bodies which went
down in b continue to be surged up from time to time.
On Friday last two were cut on shore at Iduurice Castle,
both lundlese—ons •. nude end the other a /amide.

Froin the neck of the I.ttarwesStvpSWed a moss:
On Monday, off Ballyoonaiger, the body of a fame's,
in a very decomposed stem, was picked oF —but no
trace of identification of any of there could be mad* one.
Towed on the 16th ult., drifting near the Arklow lightship,
the body of a woman frightfully mutilated, legs aid areas
both teen or broken off. Al out the neck waa found a little bag
eoa2List two Aguas Dot, and Zs. 80. in mossy, with a
s ticket, of whisk this is a espy Ship Poulos',
Urtotis resister, for New York, of the 26th of A mil,
1839; this ticket belongs to Ismael Gainett, also Mary
Gantt." Oa the :ragineate of another ticket appeared the
name of " lames Thornton..." The ass of the lightship
seek the body. The money is in tbs hands of the Bee. 1.
Redmond, P.P.—Ms/ord Irdepers&vd.

Tut W 01711160 CollYANT.—The tenth
animal asestleg of the shareholders was bald yesterday, at
the dices, Ht. Helea's-place , Mr. Rich& Hallett is the
chair. A detentes' of account. was exhibited,which *bowed
a Wages at the bank of 1,11,61. 4s. 6d. The repast and
arooante were uoanimonsly adopted, aid favourable reports
were reed from Xi. Alfred Hallett, the maws, and Captsla
&rimy.

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