The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-08 00:00:00

LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S DESPATCH.

(Prom the Cologne Gamete.)
The language of the British minister is of a
frankness which will cause loins alarm on the Continent
at least in governmental regions. The constantly growing
party which has adopted Canning's motto, " Civil and reli-
gicms liberty all over the world!'—the liberal petty, in
short, of all shades of opinion—will approve the sense, if
not the form, of Lord J. Russell's note. The hbe#al party
does not overlook ligadvaatages of legitimate succession ;
it condemns revolutidias no rasa than coups d' tat, but it
does not shut its eyes to realities ; it does not deny that
there may be certain extreme caws in which the welfare of
• nation overrides every other consideration. An extremecase
of that kind exists in Italy, since all efforts have been
vain to defend by the mast violent means the existing state
of things against the national spirit which has been in a state
of incessant revolution against it, and has in its turn made
use of violent measures. This is what the liberal party
ought to say if it deserves its name ' • this is the public opi-
nion of Europe, and the wholacivilised world.
(From the &per° of Turin.)
We publish in full Lord John Russell's note, of which we
have previously given • telegraphic summary. In it our
readers will perceive the lively sympathy and the strong
p
portwhich England offers to Italy in her stormiest, most
scuritical, and moat terrible moments. t,

THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE TONNING
STEAMER.-ANOTHER DEATH.

GREAT YARMOUTH, Nov. 7.

Another name has been added to the already
lengthy list of the victims of the explosion on board the
Tonning steamer, James Wasp, thief mate, having sue-
cumbel to the injuries which he received. The poor fellow
was a Yorkshireman, and Ins left four or five helpless
children. He seems to have been impressed with a condo.
Con of his approaching end, for when he was brought
ashore he alluded frequently to his "poor bairns.., Saba-
guently be beam, delirious, and in the course of yesterday
be was mercifully released from his dreadful sufferings.
Yunker Anita, or Aints Yunker—for there seems to
be some doubt as to the exact nomenclature—
the cattleman continues alive, but up to a late
hour today lie was in a comatose state, and
there is little or no hope of his recovery. The other
Dutchman, Pieter Peters, is doing well, as are Edward
Peah, Timothy Read, and Francis Kay, the other men
lying at the Yarmouth Hospital.
The borough corner (Mr. C. H. Chamberlin) has received
to-day an official intimation from the Board of Trade that
Captain Robertson, R.N., their Surveyor-General, accom-
panied by one of their engineer officers, has been deputed to
make a close examination of the steamer, which is still lying
at Lowestoft. It appears that the patch to which the cap.
fain referred in hie evidence was put into the boiler on the
port side. Possibly this patch may have had something to
do with the disaster.

A BISHOP PREACHING IN A MINE.—On Friday
evening last a most earnest and impressive sermon was de-
liveredin St. James'. Church, Wednesbury, to the working
classes, by Bishop Spenoer (late of Madras). A fortnight
before, while staying with the Rev. R. Twigg, the incum-
bent of the church, the bishop expressed a wish to see one
of the mines, sod upon being asked to address the miners,
most readily consented. At noon the descent was made
into a limestone pit, six hundred feet deep, belonging to
Messrs. Lloyd and Co. After having explored the pit, and
seen the men engaged in their laborious occupation, the
bishop and his party adjourned to what has been called (and
may now very appropriately be called) "the chapel," and
waited for the congregation to assemble. It was a most
striking sight. Each miner approached the place of meet-
Mg @lowly and silently, with a candle in his hand, be the
dim light of which he had been working. He sat lowu
upon the ground, and stuck hie candle upon some point of the
limestone ; while on every side was heard the blasting of the
rocks, which one or two had been left behind to superintend.
Although there were nearly a hundred men present, scarcely
a word was uttered during the whole meal. When it was
finished, at the bishop's request, prayer was offered by the
Rev. R. Twigg, and then his lordship addressed them from
a platform of rock, whilst the miners were entity, standing,
mut lying around him on the parable of the gdigal Son.
After the bishop had left the miners they said that it was
time now they began to think of their souls and of another
world ; and they agreed together to read a chapter of the
Bible every day at dinner-time, and to offer op prayer.
Some of them also promised for the time to come to attend
church regularly.—Grarefiers.

FIRE AND LOSS OF Two LIVES NEAR WOLVERTON.
—Early on Sunday morning the neighbourhood of Old
Wolverton, situated about one mile from the Wolverton
station on the London and North Western Railway, as well
as the surrounding country for many miles, was the scene
of the greatest excitement, in consequence of a fire having
broken out in a farm building belonging to Mr. G. B. Wil-
kinson, and which has not only caused the destruction of
much property, but also the loss of two men's lives. It
appeared that the damaged had been employed during the
harvest, and bad been allowed to sleep in a loft over a cow
shed, which they continued to do until the morning of the
disaster which led to their untimely deaths. The Sze was
discovered by a gentleman from Cosgrove, who was going
to meet the up express London train, and who gave the
alarm. The Stoney Stratford engine was the first to arrive,
but was found to be useless from its being out of repair.
Another, however, from Newport Pagnel rendered good
service. At a rough estimate the loss must be over 1,000 f„
in farm buildings, live stuck, and upwards of 100 tons of
hay, all of which have been destroyed. The poor fellows'
heads and legs were entirely burnt, and nothing but the
tranks remain.

The BRADFORD MIIRDF:RB AND SUICIDE.—The
edjoureed inquest on the bodies of the murdered children
of Margaret Button was held at the Boar's Head Hotel,
Bradford, on 'Tuesday. The only evidence received was that
of Ills. W. Parkissou, who had made a port.mortem exami-
nation of the deceased Elizabeth Jane (lowland. He stated
that externally there was • wound acme the throat, four
inches in length, dividing the windpipe, the gullet, and the
large vessels. Ho was of opinion that the child died of
hamonliuge, caused by the wound mthe throat.—The jury
immediately returned • verdict that "The deceased wee
killed or murdered by her mother, .Margaret Sutton, while
suffering from temporary derangement of mind."—A similar
verdict was returned in the ease of the second child. Gow-
land was in au adjoining room, having come there to re-
ceive his allowance for two days u a vitae's. On leaving
the hotel he was surrounded by a group of women who bad
gathered there. Some of them hustled him about and used
him rather roughly. He took to his heels, and was pursued
by the crowd through several streets. He took refuge in a
cab at Sun-bridge, and thus got away from his assailants.

SHOCKING DEATH or A CITY MERCHANT. —Ye*.
terdsy morning, as Thomas Devas, Esq., City merchant
and county magistrate, was riding to town on horseback
(attended by his groom) from his residence at Dulisich, his
death was occasioned by one of those terribly sudden visits.
Mons which it sometimes falls to our lot to record!, The
deceased gentleman, it appears, left his residenoe about ten
o'clock, and bad arrived to within about 200 yards of Cara.
berwellgate, when he was observed to be unsteady on his
saddle, sad suddenly to fall to the ground. Tim groom
was instantly by the side of his master, who appeared to
be insensible, and was thereupon removed by assistance into
the shop of Mr. Waters, the nearest surgeon. A tele.
graphic message was instantly despatched to a son ut des
ceased at Bromley, in Kent ; and the groom mounted
horse and rapidly returned home to acquaint the family
with the melancholy occurrence and on his Teton' he was
accompanied by Dr. Ray, of Thilwich, the family medical
attendant. That gentleman's presence was, however, un-
smiling, for the uufortunate deceased had expired within a
few minutes after his conveyance to the surgery. The
body remained at Mr, Nater's during the day, and in the
evening was removed to Dulwich. Tbe deceased was stated
to be 57 years of age, and was an extremely kind and bene-
volent man.

ReCIDnIT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—
An accident of an alarming character, but fortunately
without nuy injury to life or limb, occurred on Tuesday
evening net the Southgate Station on the Great Northern
line. It appeared that the 5.5 p.m. train at Southgate,
consisting of about ten carriages, had just left that station,
when the eogine-driver perceived something cn the line.
He at once put. on the whistle and shut off the steam, but
shortly afterwards the engine came in contact with some-
thing which had the effect of jerking the tmin and causing
two of the carriages about the middle of the train to leave
the rails. The passengers were much alarmed by tee concus-
sion but received no injury further than a shake and
jostle,
and were removed from Use carriages while the ex,
tent of the damage was seen to. A telegraph 11“, forwarded
to the terminus at Binds-cross, when an engine mine down
with a crane and necessary appendus for replacing the
carriages on the rails. In the meantime the foremast part
of the train wee detached, and those of the passengers who
had not taken their departure by cabs were conveyed to the
terminus after a delay of about an hour sad a half.

A TRAIN OX FIZZ ON THE EASTERN COUNTINA
RAILWAT.—Mr. J. B. Owen, the secretary of the Eastern
Counties Railway, forwards us the following notice of au
alarming accident which oocurred on that line ou Tuesday :
—" An occurrence of an oho-ming descripti• n, though
happily uuattended with personal injury, took place on this
railway yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. A composite car-
riage in the 10.51 a.m. London via Ounbridee down train
ought fire on the roof, when within about Pia miles of the
Brandon station. Something unusual was observed by the
Istkeuheath station-master as the train passed Cud station,
and he at owe teleeggrraphed to Brandon, where, on arrival
of the train, • to usistance was afforded mid the Me
extinguished. Several of the puseugers in .the carriage
were much alarmed, but all were, I am happy to say, able
to prosecute their journey by the same tram, titer an in-
Jamul of about a quarter of an hour. An inve‘tig,tiou Of
the circumstance has been made, from which then: seeniK to
be no doubt that the tire • fed in th• sputittinoonscom-
bastion of some of the • in the ryreog.r. ,u4age no
the roof of the rename : • mall .1 lamp, PAce oott.o
shirts, and a fusee-box about four itiefeeeleng, being moat
the damaged articles found in the WWI.
LONDON OEN/MAL 01INIDOR CoNTANY (L:MITTD).
—Traffic receipts for week ending Nov. 4, MO N!. he. 111.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(rail pAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN% BENCH.
sittings la BaNco.--Hisfore Um Lord OM Justice, Nr.
JNNre Wigitams, Mr. Justice Hill, and Mr. Jontior
Blartbus.)

Tin 11•7011 IIItRIMPOSAIL
The stilicitortienural OW A. Atherton) moved tai rule
..thee swots the justices .4 the peace for the borough ed
mingham tu shoo came why a imadamos thould not issue
u.ninsiodiag Miens to unman the mayor of the borough for the
tinie brag to mks precedince sad mends us each mayor at all
sad other sisetiasts of the Juane' of the said
I..tuugh to be hold witkie the mid borough et which he
AA; b. premat, where a chairsam shall be required or
• tull weed& The question tamed upoe the ooe •
.trwtam of the 57th section al the S sad 6 We. 4, cap. li-
lt old appear that &nag the mayoralty of Sir John
Ratte; Ida, the hoe mayor, the pmtks. refused for the ant time
.tar the paring of the Municipal Corporaticia Act to allow
the 'aqui*o mei& at their abortly altar lua
ind in the meth el Jam the present mayor.
N.Nre Thomas Lloyd. head a ezemloa enforced
wait him ; and it hod thunder, teem* siscessary, in
rile. to somonda the realm aihrilsolie of the mayor's
Ake. to ark* the prurted
%her Mario( the learesi="4lmanl at some length,
Their Lonlaliip. decidesl. tag mossilkag to the terms of
the nth section. the madam to be adkodged the mayor
er merely social, sad out megidertal.
Kale therefore refused.