The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-31 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE HIMEJI!.

Stit,—lt is with rt-nrriA I have to inform you
that au arvi.kut occurred here at 1i.40 this evening to a re.
torn excursion train (rem the Lancashire district, which,
mein:: to its sleed not having been sufficiently checked,
row into collision with, and .lts;.laced the "stop" at the
en.l of the arrival line; the tr;itte passing over the stop
for a abort distance, into the road in treat of the station.
Several peaseugers wee bruisesl by the contusion, hut
20.141, 1 ani happy to say, are reported to be seriously hurt.
A peel' nary inquiry Into the c.iuse of the accident has
bon made, and it hes been deemed right to prefer a charge
nsinst cue of the guards of the train, who is now in
as, Le.,

HENRY OAKLEY, Secretary.
Secretary's Offire, Ring's-cruel Statics,
Loralun, Hay 1.), 10 p.st,

During last week the Tines war seized no fewer
Mtn three times by the Vienna police. The numbers con-
-2-.4,4 were Moos of the 214, 21th, end h inst.

SINoTTAN. Ag'i'll.ENT To SHET.P.—On
rt..niekg while a large flock of sheep belonging to Mr. 1 koirge
roddire:ii, rd Nethi ritreet, near Devizes, was being rinven
the shepherd from one part of the farm to another, it
appear. that he ono., menu one of them stumbled in pimp-
in.; a ditch. As iv always the ease with thewe animals the'
rthen rushed bluntly on, one falling over the other
those benenth being smothensl by the weight oi
those alone them, or crushed by the trampling
of those wide!, went safely over, until when the last
of the dock had pained it was diaeovervil that
...:htv of the untidier went in a dead or deist( state, viz.,
shoot silty CWOI awl twenty lamb.. Much an accident u
this awl attended with such a Feat for is, we believe, na-
hi d ve...Aide in this district. • understand that the shep-
erd woo himself knocked down by nine of the falling
latt fortunately munaged to extricate himself in time.
-.M A. dorms lourowel.

Foar.tosx-iVoacuLt. —The versatility of our
Fr is h rivals is all handicraft ocetipations has often made
it. -If isesepictioue, to the ilimpar.u.reinent in some WWWWIIe of
owu pai*, in the face of all the other and nobler
which these parses. The resources of the French
saber la rookinT. finding quarter, and comfort for himself,
imprierieing substitutes for the proper munitioas of an
rase. when them, are not at hand in the legitimate shape,
gem-rally to overeoruing mechanics' didlcultics, were
noose' aortal the Crimean war. Inc rivals
mridereif how unripe au traarcendest in their purely WM.-
.Itaipline, and so brilliant in battle, could be so
luiptene in all the small, but, hi the aggrexate.,
.imporbiint
& Lob .4 • ...Idler's duty ; and our lieu coin cu Urs ad•
mitt.' the defect. ants gr4.pell als.ut rather hopelessly for
a otcsly. Th.. Cabers 44 the sante Fresibmen, whets they
•• rr ...if slams., 111111 ti11..l our prienns of war, scattered
us•r the .bole ...untry the touchinz testimoefea of
their orzeorste itelictry in toys and light moireeblee.
They were thirvi not of an enduring attars t
Its'st of Ishii+ More probably disappeared; hut maay
p•ide will remember bow often, when their boy.
islsorsiios WAS eseited by some little article,
r etrprenotai at the. .an time for the simplicity of the
nuteri.ds sal the prettier.. of the construction, there was
the raw invariable sneerer Arita the makers -".th, yea, the
iwisosters, pr.r fellire." le those dire panelemo-
.... the consul IsKtie.. iicre thoweands or the most
re •.n.pliahed rulltans is Friare were chained to the pave-
',ant.. their natural ingennits awl aetivity still developed
it.-If, and .alt 14 their pollute.' manufactory has came many
a pretty toy us decoration. such as the mind astaridly aims
rides with youth sad innocence. Blarkaroods ifegaz.ne
1.. r -Inn, •

The n•port of the Parliamentary committee on
feel ...towts h.fs tweed. It recomesends
th.ot is (Inure all such ceatrActa shall be transferral
from the Met...tate 4. the A•lmtnity, and then
heeled um•kr the coasiderate.ft of Parliament. With
regard 1,, the I;aler.y cuntrvi, the committee
auto tl.t it i• • quest...a whether the Camel
e.e.1.1 ever haws called at Qeeertetnea lout for
that ...trot beimg enteirid tato, and Mato that, as that
e.ntr..• t .• auhject to MI manual reeiai..a by )%tr-
by's.n., ot Appear to be eneepetent Ir..e the leg... Loire
.maul •but tbc)' do mot fliCulailielid that such a ~..urse
YbyUbi I.c ptltalkotb