The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

14ST NOBPOLIT JUNCTION.

East Norfolk is now fairly plunged in all the
turmoils of a contested election,eimottlertiot boring com-
mittees sitting daily, and being in the most active
exertions to secure the return of 'r favourite. On Satur-
day afternoon the candidates, Sir Henry Bracey and Major
the lion. Wenman Coke, met face to face in the Corn Ex-
change at Norwich, at the " time when merchants most do
" and a setae of the greatest confusion ensued.
rir.igirte' rucey, the conservative candidate, was the first to
arrive, and on being recognised was cheered by his supporters.
Taking up a position on one of the stands, he proceeded to
address the crowd of fanners and merchants collected in the
course of business, but from the acoustic defects of
the g and the uproar which prevailed, the hon. ba-
ronet's observations were only audible to those immediately
around him. Sir Henry having expressed his confidence
that he should be returned, sell his object in coming
forward was to uphold and advocate the measures
of the government of Lord Derby, who he be-
' lined had greater administrative abilities than any other
statesman. Former governments bad dangled reform bills
before the people to occupy their attention and catch their
votes; but Lord Derby had promised a reform bill, and who
ever heard of Lord Derby's promising anything both in
public and private life which he did not perform? Sir
Henry then proceeded to speak in terms of warm praise of
the leading members of the administration, and referred in-
dignantly to the course pursued by the opposition in reference
to the Ellenborough despatch and the Cardwell motion.
During the earlier portion of his observations, which were
delivered with much spirit, the hon. baronet, who has •
commanding presence and good voice, had it pretty nearly
all his own way; hot before he closed his address, Major
Coke, his opponent, entered the ball and was warmly
Pitby his friends. Shortly afterwards, the hon. and
alor appeared on ••stand et • little distance from
ir H. Straoey and began also to speak to the knot of per-
sons who clustered round him. Our correspondent was in-
formed by some of the bystanders, who Wen fortunate
enough to catch something of the purport of his observations
—which were generally MaWible—that be declared' him-
self in favour of church-rate reform and ea sitanaion
of the franchise, although he declined to pledge himself as to
the exact qualification he should be prepared to support.
The gallant officer also declared that he wags comprehensive
reformer, and a son albs Mr. Coke whose portrait wagat the
other end of the hall, and who had done great things for the
agriculture of the county. Major Coke aely spoke briefly.
Sir William Foster, one of his supporters, afterwards essayed
to make some observations, but was quite inaudible for the
loud interruptions with which be was smelled, one cry per-
sistently uttered by r the coniervativee being, Where's
Windham's roe The whole scene was of the moat
tumultuous an exciting character, the orderly business
aspect which the hall usually presents being exchanged for a
wild uproar. As both parties found it impoesible to procure
• heating for their champions, and became exhausted by the
noise, the, at length abandoned the positions they had taken
up, and allowed the merchants to proceed with their ordinary
Uniumotions.

ILINCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND Lutcomr:
SHIRR RAILWAY COMPANY.
The twice-adjourned special meeting wan resumed
at Manchester on Saturday, . Gasteuipresiding.
The Camino/at said the company's lbi l for an sahnsion
from Canton to Liverpool had been rejected by the Roes/sof
Commons' Committee, on the unusual ground that thiwhole
of the capital had not been au ; but than was as
undoubted expression of opinion by the committee Sod till{
proposed new communiandon between Liverpool end Man-
chaster was desirable, and the scheme would therefore be
proceeded with next session. In the meantime existing sr-
, rangernenta would be perfected as far as possible to retain
what was becoming an important traffic. Henceforth this
company would also canvass for the local *raffia between
Liverpool and the whole district, which included Manchester
and its neighbouring towns. To avoid unnecessary expendi-
ture of money, he still hoped the London and North Western
directors would accept proposals which had boon made by the
board of this company to determine on some mutually satis-
factory till to regulate their joint government of the South
Junction line at Manchester. Some time ago the directors
had declined to assist the Gent Western Company into
Manchester, but hearing recently that the London
and North Western were negotiating for the admission
of this new competitor, they proposed at the jr•int beard of
' the South Junction to benefit that line by inducing the
Greet Western to make it their means of access, and the re-
sult of this motion was the discovery that arrengemente
nem all but completed between the North Western and the
Great Western for the latter to carry traffic to Manchester,
without limitation on to whether it wee derived from London
re elanthere, bat not to peas over the South Junction. It
was to come by a more circuitous route, the goods being
brought Into the Liverpool-road station at Manchester, and
the psieengers into the Victorts station ; the only assignable
mien being to injure this company by keeping the traffic off
the South .Tunction. The Important bill for arrangements
with the Greet Northern would be read a second time is the
Rowe of Leeds on Thursday next, when the utmost vigi-
lance would be exercised todefeet any oppoeitioo. (Applause.)
Resolutions were unanimously adopted approving of the
bill he transferring the Warriogron and Stockport Moe, and
again sdjourning this sorties till the Tod July, in muse any
alteration ehonM yet take
_place during the passage of that
billthrough the House of Commons.

ASCOT Racra.—The reotipte for the four days'
rem at the Grand Bend sabouated to 3,4171 to., and
!although 4001. abort of that of the previous year, which wee
a greet year_, this amount is above the average of the last
90 years. The prospects for the 1159 and future meetings are
most cheering, as the Grand Stand debt has now terminated.
and the prooseds will be banded over yearly by the trustees
of the stand to the stewards of thoraces._

MELANCIIOLT DIATIIS 07 A FARMER AND HIS
Box.—Two deaths have occurred at Bosley, des miles frets
Maccleadold, under singular and very melancholy thrum-
Manama On Tuesday John Lockett, eldest eon of a reopen-
able farmer at Bailey, was ploa►hlne a field, having a pair of
horses drawing the plough. About Ire o'clock In the after-
noon a rather severs thunderstorm period over the neigh-
bourhood, and it is supposed that the homes being trigh,ened
Weans unmanageable. No perms KW what occurred ; but
soca after the storm bad ceased it was found tbet both animals
Wen in a pit or pond at one tide of the field, the young mm
not being visible. One horse wee got oat alive, but the other
bed been drowned, and his carcase was removed with diffi-
culty. It was thee found that underneath lay tbe body of
young Locket; end when it wee got out of the water life wee
quite extinct. The body was carried to the farmhouse. It
is supposed that the dammed tried to master the frightened
bores or horse* ; that he Womb entangled in the
which was broken from the plough, and that ere I=l
exteicate himself the hones bad dashed into the water, one
of then rolling over upon the unfortunate young man. Mr.
Lockett, ma., wan at work in another end at the time ti the
storm, sad was is his usual good health. But the mews of
tee sudden death of hie mewed to prostrate all his powers,
end late on Wednesday ha died—aa the medical men who
sure nUsd is believe, solely from the effects of the shook to
hie meters.—Nimanals Cbroside.
CltrrfAL rums. -- HALT-A-CROWN DAT.
Ilarosuat, Jame 19.—A4odinkme on minim; 9,437;
ditto by nom Wm% 1,747; WWI 'likes, 4,184.