The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-09 00:00:00

VENETIA.

VENICE, JAN. 8.

The Central Congregation of Venice has elected
a committee for the purpose of examining the
reforms necessary for the development of the auto-
nomy of Venetia.
Several ordinances of the Governor of Venice
have been published, suppressing the district com-
missaries and creating 22 vice-delegates. The com-
munes are in future to correspond directly with the
Provincial Congregation. Venice is placed directly
under the Governor, and the Central Congregation
of the provinces is suppressed.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT HULL.

FIVE PERSONS KILLED.

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An accident of an appalling character occurred
yesterday morning at Hull. For some time past there has
been in counts of erection, upon ground adjoining the
Paragon-street Railway Station, • large cioachbuilding
manufactory for Mr. Collinson, of Hull. In the rear of
this building—which at the time of the accident was in an
advanced stage of erection—is Temperance-street. which runs
into South-street. The manufactory already towered high
above the houses in Temperanocestreet, which are two
storeys high ; and during the last week or two, when
gales and storms have been so very prevalent, remarks are
said to have been made on the apparently dangerous con-
dition of the building. Yesterday morning there was •
strong gale of wind from the south-west. The wind at times
blew in violent gusts, which threatened to test the strength
of such buildings as the one we are referring to. About
9 o'clock, or shortlyaf ter, a violent gust made the huge walls
of the manufactory shake, and in a momentdown came &great
portion of it. A few cries were heard, and then it was seen
that two of the houses in Temperanoe.street—those next to
.the new building--and several of the houses in a square
' in the same street, were absolutely buried beneath the
debris. As soon as possible a number of navvies were
set to work to clear away the rubbish, and to
• extricate those who were buried in the ruins. A strong
staff of polioemen were also sent down to the spot, most
of whom were employed in keeping back the crowd who
thronged into the street. The wane of desolation which
I was presented can hardly be described. Those who had
been fortunate enough to effect their escape were seen
weeping and wringing their bands, or vigorously assisting
to clear away the debris, in search of their missing
relatives. Presently the bodies of three children were
brought oat. These were recognised as the bodies of
John Scott (12 years old) and a younger sister and
brother. The body of a man named Robert Brown,
porter to Mr. Newbent, corn factor, was nest extricated.
Mr. Henry Gibson, surgeon, and chairman of the Hull
Infirmary Board, who was early on the spot, found that
life was not extinct, and be ordered Brown to be taken
to the infirmary, but the man died on the road. Several
other persons were recovered :—Sermh Bielby (34), wife
of Brian Rigby, labourer, who had received a scalp
wound; Mary A. Blake (45), wife of William Blake,
cabinet maker, contused ; Sarah Scott (36), wife of John
Scott, boiler maker, contused—this person is mother of
the children of the same name already mentioned ; John
Nary, injured; Sarah Scott (14), daughter of Mrs. Sarah
Scott, contused ankle ; John Newmarch (55), tailor, con-
tused knee ; Mrs. E. Newmarch is missing. The girl
Sarah Scott escaped death most marvellously. When
the house was crushed in, she put her arms and her
feet round a falling beam, and slipped under it. One end
of the beam rested against a wall, just leaving room for
ber body underneath, and she was only injured from the
weight of the th'beis upon her feet. Oa being roomed she
cried out, " Where's mother ? don't mind me ; look for
mother." In another case, two children, who were sitting
by the fireside, were wonderfully protected by two beams
falling against each other, and forming • cavity, in which
the children remained uninjured until the navvies cams
to their assistance. A still more marvellous escape was
that of a whole family in one of the two treat houses
which have been destroyed. A man and hie wife sad seven
children were getting breakfast together is one room, and
that room was the only one in the house left standing.
Five bodies, extricated from the ruins, wen removed to
the Infirmary to await the coroner's inquest, and seven
persons, who had beat injured by the accident, were also
conveyed there and received proper attrotion.

The excessive price demanded for oysters appears
to have had the effect of greatly diminishing the 000sump-
slow of those molluscs in Paris. The drenir National
states that no lees than 880 baskets of oysters, filling seven-
teen vans, sent to Paris by the Western Railway for the fetes
of the New Year, remained unsold at the end of last week,
owing to the newillingnese of retailers to pay the whole.
sale dealers' prime._

. ST. PANCRAS CHURCH. The trustees of St.
Pancras Church have secured the services of Henry Smart,
the eminent composer, ea organist of their church. This
appointment has been made upon the nomination of the
Bey. Canon Chompneys, the vicar. Although the formal
election has only just taken place Mr. Smart has been play-
jog at St. Pancras for some weeks past, and hie ecoompani-
ment of a congregation of 2,500 singing in simple unison
is wonderfully solemn and effective.
NARROW ESCAPE OF A PASSENGER TRAIL
Daring the whole of Sunday night and yesterday, the
South Yorkshire district was visited by a pie of wind
accompanied by heavy showers of rein and sleet, exceed-
ing in violence that of the previous week. At Peoistone,
the first plumager train from Manchester lied • very
narrow escape of being dragged down the embankment
at that place. It appeared that several wawa; which
were standing at the siding neer the station, went blow.
on to the main line, just as the paseengio train, with
slackened speed. was coming up. A collision occurred.
The waggons were thrown down the embankment,
and
the some wu forced off the line 01 to its side. The
driver and fireman jumped off when it was apparent that
a collision weld not be averted, and the peeetopre
nicaped uninjured, with the exeeption of one or two, who
were but slightly leart. On the Lenceshire and Yorlmhire
Railway, the first train out from Barnsley was delayed for
some time after proceeding about three miles osi its jour-
ney, is coesequence of • 'lumber of the telegraph ports
heneg been blown acme the line. In other pins of the
district considerable dump bee been dons, but no maim
mooed injury has so tar bola repotted.