The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-09 00:00:00

REM ARKS.

Since Saturday a southwesterly gale has blown In the south ot
Ireland this morning the winds over the British Isles ars
generally southwesterly hut moderate. The atniospherleal lees.
.ore has increased in the north but decreas,l on the smith cost
The centre of lowest pressure has been in the north and west
for the last three days, during which time the southwestedy
winds have been strong in the south but light in the north.
the weather fs cloudy lout fine in places. The fall of rain he;
been chiefly in the west and north.

It is said that Mr. Childers, M.P., will be
polished to accept the chairmanship of the Great Eudora
itailsnj Comps y.
. .

Mr. W. (). gtan ley, M.P., has written to the
Times to correct Mr. Dillwyn's recent account of the pro.
ceedings of the " tea-room" party respecting the Reform
Bill, and the written pledges given to it by Colonel Taylor.
Ile says: " As chairman of the tea-room meeting, I must
say that there is some confusion in Mr. Dillwyn's mind as
to his having been the mouthpiece of that party. There
was no connexion whatever between the tea-room meeting
and Mr. Dillwyn's communication with Colonel Taylor,
which by his own account was a private and confidential
conversation between them, and on that ground alone he
refused to produce the document signed by Colonel Taylor.
The tea-room meeting was held for the calicoes putpose of
making the leaders of the opposition acquainted with the
opinions of a large number of their constant supporters. I
had with some other members informed Mr. Brand the
day before of our intentions, hoping that Mr. Gladstone
might reconsider his determination, and withdraw Mr.
Coleridge's instructions."
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—TWO shocking cases of
instantaneous death by lightning occurred during the
recent thunderstorm on the Welsh border of Shropshire,
where the storm raged with extraordinary violence. In
the first cams, which happened in the neighbourhood of
Knighton, a farm labourer named Jones was descending a
ladder, reared against • corn rick which he had been cover.
ing, when the electric fluid struck him, and he fell dead
off the ladder at the feet of his little son, who was stand.
tog by watching him. The lad himself was struck by the
lightning, but though it entirely destroyed one side of
his trousers he escaped without the slightest bodily injury.
In the other case the deceased, also a farm labourer, was
standing by the kitchen fire in his master's house at Pens-
goes, near Machynlleth, when the lightning passed down
the chimney and struck him dead on the spot. His wife,
who was sitting down at the table, was struck in the foie
bat not seriously injured. Several articles of furniture in
the room were shattered, and a pig and a duck which were
in the yard were killed.
A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.—A very narrow escape
from drowning has occurred In the River Lyne, near to
Lynehowe. Mr. John Beaty, butcher and cattle dealer,
with a Mr. Irving, from Liverpool, had been upon business
in that locality in his cart, having to cross the ford at
Lynehow on their return. The water during the interval
had risen with that rapidity which characterises the dark
and rugged Lyne, and on entering the supposed ford, Mr.
Irving refused to cross. Beaty entered, but both man and
horse ware immediately swept down by the force of the
current. Although the cart was light, the pony was unable
to make pace with the waters, and in spite of every tien
tion on the part of both man and horse their fate seemed
inevitable. Beaty, who could swim a little, leapt into the
angry flood, and with considerable difficulty reached some
willows which projected into the waters, and held on for •
time until eventually he was able to extricate himself.
The pony was subsequently rescued by a person who saw it
struggling towards the bank. Mr. Beaty lost • pocket-
book, 111., and • plaid.
GALLANT REBens.—On Friday morning a boy
in the service of Mr. Roger Rykyn, at the " Willows, '•
near Windsor, took a horse to water on the bank of the
Thames. While thus employed the horse reared, and the
boy was thrown into the river. Mr. Schlegel, brother-in.
law of Mr. Eykyn, noticing the horse loose, succeeded in
cathing it, and on looking round for the boy was just in
time to see him apparently drowning. Jumping into the
river, Mr. Schlotel seized the boy, and sustained him on
the surface until Mr. Bykyn, who is an excellent swimmer,
ran to the spot, plunged in, and gallantly brought Mr.
Schlotel and the boy, much exhausted, in safety to the
shore.

HANDSOME BEQUESTS. —The late Mias Duncan,
of Edengrove, whose d. ath took place at her residence on
the 24th ult., has left the following handsome bequests,
viz. :—For the erection and endowment of a museum,
library, and mechanics' institute in the town of Cupsr, to
the benefits of which the working classes in the parishes
of Dairsie and Kilconquhar are to have free access, the mu-
nificent sun, of 6,000/. ; to endow two bursaries in the
University of St. Andrew's, a principalsum of 800/. ; to
the kirk session of the perish of Dairen for educational
and charitable purposes, 6001. ; ditto of parish of }Ulan-
(lobar, 6001. •, ditto of pariah of Cupar, 6001. ; to the six
schemes of the Church, 6001. • Edinburgh Royal Infirmary,
5001. ; Scripture Readers' Siciety in Old Town, parish of
Edinburgh, 1001.; Magdalen Branch of ditto, 1001. ; Edin-
burgh Magdalen Aaylum, 100/. •, Blind Asylum 100/. •
Indigent Gentlewomen's Fund, 1001. ; Deaf and Dumb
Institution, 1001. ; for distribution among the poor of
Dairsie, 201.; ditto of Kilconquhar, 20/. Miss Duncan was
a native of Kiloonqubar parish, and bad long rended in
that of Dairsie, which accounts for the circumstance that
the working classes in these two parishes are to have free
access to the museum, library, and mechanics' institute
to be erected in the town of Cupar.— Dundee Adrertiser.

OMNIBUS " CHECKERS."—The case affecting the
rights of omnibus passengers, referred to • few days ago,
came before the Liverpool police court on Saturday. Mr.
Worship, • Liverpool solicitor, summoned the conductor of
an omnibus running between Liverpool and Wavertres
for refusing to find him • seat, the 'hoe being licensed to
carry fourteen outside pasaengera. Before the 'bus started
Mr. Worship tendered the ordinary fare, 3d., for a seat,
but the conductor refused to take him, alleging as • reams
that there was no room. There were fourteen
outside, but one of them was • " checker" in ttleirm7l4
of the omnibus proprietors, and not, as Mr. Worship con-
tended, a passenger within the meaning of the act of par.
Bement. The magistrates decided iu favour of Mr. Won.
ship, and said that a checker bad no right to occupy a seat
claimed by a passenger who had tendered the fare. Mr.
Worship not preening for damages, a fine of Is. and coats
was imposed. Notice of appeal was given.
HY.ALTH OP THE Asan.—Tho entire strength of
the army in 1865 was 208,590, of which 4,412 officers and
79,974 non•commissioned officers and men were at home,
and 6,155 officers and 118,049 non-commissioned officers
and men Mimed. The deaths of 134 officers and 3,403 non-
commissioned officers and men are recorded, and are thus
epitomised :-34 deaths of officers in Great Britain, three
in Ireland, and 97 abroad; 713 deaths of non-eommis-
sioned and men in Greet Britain, 209 in Ireland, and 2,481
abroad. The rate of mortality in the army abroad during
the year 1865 was, in the case of officers 1'576 per cent.,
and in the case of non-commissioned Akers and men.
2'102 per cent. ; whereas the mortality in Great Britain
was, with officers, 1.007 per cent.. and with non•commis.
ginned officers and men 1'1133 per cent.
Harrissisa.—A correspondent to Notes and
Queries says—" In ' Hallartuditre' the district of which
Sheffield is the capital, and Indeed in Yorkshire generally,
by the common people' rat is pronounced rat'n, and
hence the secret mischief done by one workman to another
in trade disputes was called rattening. That is, doing en
• larger scale what the 'varmint' does on • smaller—
such as blending the smiles and springs' of the cutlert
cutting the ' wheel-bands' of the grinder, or the bellows of
the blade-forger, and other like injuries. These wrong@
were generally perpetrated during the night, and when
in the morning the sufferer asked who had
done the mischief, the reply was, ' The rats
bed been ? ' I believe this is the origin of •
phrase with which I have been familiar for more than
half • century, and which recent painful circumstances
have made sadly familiar wherever an English news.
paper is read. Of course, it has happened, in this as
in other cases, that an expression used at first in a
limited meaning has come to be used as signifying
trade outrages of whatever kind. I will not any it would
be impossible to split • grinding-stone in the way de-
scribed b 7 Dr. Vaughan, but I never beard of such a case.
I close with a literal illustration of my etymology. AI
amateur in fancy engine-turning said to me the other ila!,
I have been rattened, I had just pot a new catgut toad
upon my laths, and last night the rats have carried it off,
and I suppose eaten it.' "
THE HARVEST YIELD.—Mr. H. J. Turner, who
is generally considered a good authority, in a letter to lb*
Tim's, dated Sept. 5, gives the following summary of his
impressions with regard to this year'. harvest :—"Takiel
into account the splendid crops on our hest and most
' highly cultivated land, and giving due weight to the distil-
lvantages to which I have adverted, my opinion is that the
wheat crop is an average one in bulk, but, owing to the
quantity of what I call secondary samples, I think the
quality must be taken as under the avenge of what we
have in good year.. Oats are a greet crop, and of good
quality. Barley is more than an average crop, but will be
found to vary more than usual in quality. Beans are •
I full average crop. l'ess are a moderate crop. Swedes
promise well in the midland and southern counties, while
in the north they are likely to be the heaviest crop we have
had for many years. Marigolds are an average crop. Po-
I tatoes area full crop, varying much as to disease ; in scone
districts greatly affected by it, while in other plum,
warmly a bad potato can be found."

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.) 4

CLERK EN WELL.
Ks or COsTEIDO Eits. - sELLING OLD WALNUTS
l'olt SEW.

,i/i/ccbe • costermonger, giving his address at
Pancras. was charged before Mr. Cooke
I ing Mr. E.lward :oollson, of li, Alhiumgrove,
•,m. la, occupation, under the following singular
.• s :
pL.in
..it stated that yesterday afternoon the
• ,ht De. out new walnuts for sale, and be
..1 bile ,dx•pentiywottli. lln op,iiing many
• • fund them all rotten awl Dl.l. He
tio• defendant, and told him what he
.•:n, wuemelrou the defendant became very
ly I, said h.. wouldgive the emu-
.• dc. new nuts, but added with an oath that he
le hi hituself. The complainant declined to
t.. have hi, woney returned, but this was
th. pi the defendant became very violent, and
, ...,p'einant in the mouth, cut his lip, and in-
..f I. teeth ISO flinch so that he felt inconvenience
•
• . ti::. ...suing.
• 1 :d .1 that ho witnessed the whole of
. • .so.: It 41. The eomplaivant hit the defendant, but
elf•dcfence.
fewleni said thst he had purchased the walnuts,
• , lia.l a I ight to sell them.l He ilia not hit
.ant until he was first assaulted by him.
it w plain that the defendant haul coin-
as,ault, and ordered him to pay a fine of
• LO t. no of imprisonment was mentioned he
at o'clork if the tine is nut paid,
WoRSHIP•STREET.
CHARITY,
y si ..rt time since much sympathy was practically
, a 6.r a painter named Wright, with a large faintly,
eI 1... t me children is one week from croup, conse-
en au amid: of measles. Wright has received
tisough the hands of the magistrates,forwarded
•)wicithibing with his distress, tine half of
! .11110111 a Ira ken expended in the defrayal of
.•v debt at.d putehase of material for work that
:dashed, while the other half has been placed by
.n a impit. Wright has expressed himself
i... 4 grateful fur the kindness shown to him.

ANt.riif CA.EOF DEEP AFrucrinx.

',lr. Newton. the sitting magistrate, acknowledges the
• 911110 received by hint for the help of Thomas
ly of the T and N divisions of police:—
11-, lie.,theote. per Mr. Newton, lf. ; E. S. M.,
E. s.. ; C..ptain W. F'. Portleak Dad-
,„. ; E. 1.41. ; an officer's wife, 20s. ;
Post.oflice order, 208. ; Miss Huff,
. 1.. ; Mr. Coventry Nice, 20s. ; Mrs. Barthe
Mrs. Home, I/. lUn. ; C. 8., 10s. ; H. Bartress,
tliappois Reflector Factory, 10a. ; Lady Camper-
; and Mr. Inspector Thompson, of the detective
T-lice. V. Is., front a friend in Cheshire, with an intim-
:Ai that a larger sum should be aent if required, and
r‘pi,..inL; a hope that the fond might be kept open.
it may be mentioned, was frightfully in-
indeed mutilated, in an attack made on him by
..entiudrels two or three years ago at Stamford-hill.
1... hi, hest medical authority gave his life over, one of his
Leming been broken, and a lung penetrated. Mr.
Inc. then magistrate at this court, attended in the
of the night and received his dying deposition. He,
am-nit es as before stated, and received the extra-
,rdir.,rily small pension of 2tif. a year, a sum totally in-

GREENIVICIL
A COURAGEOUS BERVANT.

W. Day, aged 46, John Loire, 29, and John Etsbury,
.1, were charged with attempting to enter by the drawing-
window the house of Mr. Francis Marshall, 1,
Inso:Kmd-terrace, Hyde-vale, Greenwich, with intent to
coor:.it a felony.
1-.lwaheth Pickup, servant to the prosecutor, said that
it 12 o'clock yeaterilay (Sunday), during theabsence of her
.n.am r and family at church she heard the ringing of the
iou-e 1011, and on looking up from the area she saw
!he two first-named prisoners, who asked her
'or money to obtain a lodging and food. She told
:hem she had nothing to give away, and then left. Shortly
‘fnrwanis, as she was going upstairs with • tray of
glasses, she heard • noise, and putting the tray down,
she went into the drawing-room, and there saw Day,
Ind she believed, Lowe, at the window, attempting
to open the fastening. She immediately ran and took
up a ride and presented it at them, when one dropped and
the other fell down and ran away. At 1 o'clock, on the
return of her master from church, she told him what had
meted, and at his suggestion she accompanied him on to
I,lackheatli, and there saw the prisoners lying on the grass.
'dined Day and Lowe, and afterwards went to the
station, and gave information to the police.
l'olice.constable 141 It said he was sent to Blackheath
at the request of the prosecutor to take the men into
rudody, but on arriving there the prisoners could not be
fund. At 6 o'clock in the evening they passed the
police station, and, acting upon the description given of
the men who had called at the house, he took them into
custody.. . .

The inisoners &mini the charge, and
Maude remanded them uutil Friday next.
WANDSWORTH.
ALLEGED lle RDER TN CLAPHAM.

Patrick M0T,9411, labourer, was placed in the dock before
Mr. Layman on a charge of Nabbing Benjamin Groves, a
pleramith, living in Hand's-court, Clapham-road.
Mr. Mayo said ho watched the case for the prisoner.
Police-constable Sired, SS, W division, informed the
magistrate that the injured man was in the hospital. A
mutable had gone to the hospital, it having been reported
that the man was dead, but he had not returned.
Mr. Layman—Yon can give some evidence.
sired—Yes, air. At 2 o'clock on Sunday morning I was
;.,,1 to Dorset-stmt, Clapham-road, and in a house in
• ant's-court I found that a man Darned Groves had been
italled in the lower part of his abdomen, his bowels pro-
truding. Two doctors were with hint. He was taken to
Thomas's Hospital. I and Police-constable Blackburn
sect to the prisoner's house, four doors off. We broke open
he door and took him into custody. He was in bed, his
.Ace and hands being covered with blood. There was blood
a the door near the table. Blackburn told him he was
&aged with stabbing Groves. He said be must prove it.
also said " It would be a good job if he was dead."
bets was a small penknife on the table. I pointed it
act to Blackburn, when the prisoner said "that's not"—
e said no more but stopped suddenly. On search-
; the table drawer I found • table knife which
sticky on both sides of the blade at the point.
o the table I found an apron which was very much stained
ith blood. The blood was wet. When I found the knife
1: was two hours after the occurrence.
Mr. Layman—Was anyone in the room when you broke

iteees—l only saw his wife and one child.
issuer—l had two children.
r. Wyman—Did he say anything farther
anem—No, air, nothing further respecting the case.
'wed in the house until Blackburn returned with a
on who gave a description of a knife which corro-
ded with the one I now produce.
r. Mayo—Was he drunk ? had he been drinking ?
Uneas—He was not drunk. His wife said a brick had
I thrown and smashed his fingers. (To Mr. Mayo.)
will find that his fingers are clean cut. This knife
Ty sharp on both sides.
r• 'human then said the prisoner must be remanded,
me that day.
therefore it would not be necessary to take any further
r, holly, the physician, then entered, and stated that
man was deal. He died this morning.
r. Nyman told him that he should require his eel.
:e on the next examination.
:was stated that there was a quarrel between a number
nehmen who were in the court, and the deceased, who
the only Englishman there, went to make peace be-
ta them and was stabbed by the prisoner.

We can state on authority that there is no forma-
tion for the narrow that cholera has broken out at Bel-
• The town, on the contrary, is quite healthy at the
at time.
Tice it-questa vrera held on Saturday night on
hitt e bodies of boys drowned in the Thames while playing
bar:es. One was a drummer boy in the Grenadier
Vulds. who was drowned on Wednesday at Tower.wharf ;
"'other, the son of an army clothing inspector, who was
ed on Thursday near Pimlico-pier.
Futs..—The most destructive fire that
''''."'lrred in the n.ighbourbood for many years was dia-
. ,nt..l in Hanley, Staffordshire, early on Saturday morn-
'
o•
iThe juju manufactory of Mr. Elijah Hodgkinson
f t
lON of three large and some small buildings. In one
these were located the packing shop, painting shop,
the workshops, and the office, and among the straw in
fird•xamed shop the firs; is supposed to have
-.Dated. When the discovery was made the fire bad
'tObed firm hold of the buiMing and contents, and the '
hostr of wind-inmelleil sparks had set fire to another
building, containing the gagger makers' shop, and
I.e kilos half an hour later ; and before the engines
rd these two buildings had become raging furnaces,
Se some horning embers had fallen through the skylight
warehouse. The suppression of the consequent an-
1,-
nt fire in the latter was an easy task
skto the brigade ,ithe fire in the other two buildings was allowed to
out. The loss by the fire is roughly estimated at
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LITTLEBOBOUGH STATION.—
litunlay evening a distressing accident occurred at
t!Ploirough station. It appears that a young man,
Itenjsmin Butterworth, but bettor known se Ben
was on the line to warn people out of the warp( a
which was being backed into the etatioo. 'When
• trlin approached Butterworth stepped on to the down
at the moment the 7.20 Yorkshire train entered the
was knocked down by the engin., and the
of the train passed over him, cutting off both his
ft•-.
mid one arm. The poor fellow is not expected to
?.4,1- th
1111. e dreadful injuries he basreceived.—Mandsedur
4

Arrival to the week ending September WA year. 8,483
tasks. and delivery, 1,66! casks. The arrival last week com-
prised 800 casks Petersburg and 65 Australia; total, 855 casks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)

There are not quite so many beasts as on Monday last ;
the prices of that day are well maintained. The average
quality is rather inferior, and consequently a few choicest
qualities realise rather over our quotations. The number of
sheep and lambs is about the same as last week. Trade Is
active, but prices are not higher. Choice calves are scarce, and
are sold rather dearer. From Germany and Holland there
are 2,460 beasts, 9,0010 sheep, 63 calves. and 70 pigs. From
Ireland there were 110 beasts, and 2,340 from the northern
and midland counties.

Per stops nt sib. ad. a d.' P dose of 131ba ad. s.
Beet Soots, Remade 6 6 2 i Best Das& lif-bdaSh 0 0 0 0
Best Short-horns 4 5 0, Best Leog-w0015.... 4 4 4 8
Second qual. beasts 2 310 1 Do. do. Sherd.... 00 0 0
Calves
Mora 1 . 0
Ewes & wood qual. 3 4 0
PUP
Beet Des& Mthrede 5 6 4 , lambs
Beads at market, 4,91 ; sheep and lambs, =,830; calves, 78;
AR 920.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mears. Pettenden and Smith report anything but a
brisk demand for the first arrivals of the new growth,
samples of which are for the most part very inferior and
unripe. Prices are merely nominal at present.

The absolute dearth of work in the chip-building
yards on the banks of the Thames still continues. There
are not at the present time four vessels on the slips be-
tween the steamboat pier at Miliwall and the Victoria
Docks.

,
LONDON AT NIGHT PROM A BALLOON..—LOnGOD
in its mess and magnitude, in the whole of ita metropolitan I
grandeur, is to be seen only from the air. I have floated
slowly over it as the evening closed in, and watched, for
instance, the lighting of the lamps. " Nothing romantic
in that?" No: nothing particularly striking if you only
survey your individual lamplighter from your window.
Bat it is a different thing when the subtle flame hurries
along, visible in its glittering coils for miles of streets, and
clearing the whole city in Its folds like a gement of lire.
In the parks and on the bridges, on square and street, out
in the building wildernesses that circle London, you see
the lights awaking. Lazily, I remember, we floated that
night over the city, with scarcely a breath of air to move
the balloon ; and than, tiring of the dead calm, we tried
for a breeze by going up through the clouds. It was long,
even then, before we moved very Miskly ; but when we
dropped a little to reconnoitre behold, London ! We
were obviously a few miles away from it ; but there it was ;
and sa, earlier, we had seen the swift gas running as it
seemed from street to street, so now, all united in one
mighty glare, the whole light of the wonderful city burst
upon eyes that bad been peering a moment before through
the gray folds of its cloutt.canopy.—Timiley's /legacies tar
tieptember.