The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL DEATH AT SHEFFIELD

Y ESTERDA r.

Shortly before II o'clock yesterday morning a
Mewled occident occurred at the silver-plating works of
Messrs. Wm. Batten and Sous, High-street, Shall ld. The
unfortunate victim of the c .saalty is a uirl nant.cl Emma
Hemwott, aged 13, who wee employed to assist in the
various occupations of the works. A few moments before
11 o'clock she was engaged at • lathe making up tome
finished articles when • shaft which rues underneath the
lett e caught her dress. Tee place where we was caught
was at the coupling point, and so arm was t►e bold
which had been taken tbst ►er efforts to
tangle herself were fruitless. She metered aloud to • maw
I named Birks, at work does by, who ran to her assis-
tance. A stroog bon bar, which had been placed in front of
the laths, bad enabled her to withstaad the drawing of the
shalt, and Birks, who took hold of her, feeling that
she was being dragged from his grasp, called Itasca, for
assistance, and for the engine to be stopped. lo impair
moment, however, the poor girl was dragged from his arms,
the strong iron bar bent, and the body literally twisted
round the shaft, which was revolvieg at the rate of 300
times a minute. It wee about a minute before the engine
was stopped, and then the mangled cone was shocking to
look upon. Though it was well known that the girl
was dead, yet the men who extricated her from the shaft
berried her to the infirmary, but the attention of the slut.
geon was fruitless.

VICISSITUDES OF A CHARTIST LEADER'S FAMILY.-
1),. P. M. ht.Dowell, on. of the Cbartiat leaders, was la
1839 sentroced to twelve months' imprisoomenr, in Chester
Castle, and whsle there 8. fell in love with the gaoler's
dasifhter. O. his liberation he and she proceeded to Gls*-
, N.M. nod were married areording t, the law of Scotland.
Thy then jnurneyed anont item place to plat spending
two pare in France; end after a life of vicissitude in this
' cosotry he pr weeded V. Australis in 1854. wises he died
shcortly after hie arrival, leaving • widow and four chtldten
in • destitute condition. With the montane. of some chari-
table p retorted to England, sod became charge-
aloe to the pariah of Ecerton, Liv, rpool, by the ay....Hasa
which they wire aelacivad to Tottingtoo, near Bury, on the
groped tits% through her husband, she had obtained • set-
tlement •coon that peri-h Avian this removal to• ova-
seers of Trttinpton appealed. The appal was sustained,
and the original order quashed.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR HUDDERSFIELD STA.
TIM —Au seesdent occurred on &motley n orotag at the
Hallways elegies shed, lieddera6.ld. Th. 6 2.5 cm. 'mien-
,e4:2l had jest paved tne engine shed when a bl,nchet-
ter, Sheffield, and Lltc 4n engine stetted from th. shed NC
ran Into the stat,on to be attached to a train for Sheffield.

At th- same aroma • laptop traio (±bish had balli

tamed lato • sidleg till the gamin of the 626 ttain) was
driven tower& thee** tally snouted, and the consequence
Ives that • buffer of each engine came inn Os*
of the buffers wen hurled a distanco of tveen•y yards, the
loggai.e engine had its wheel tires knocked oft and the aide
.nsoi.rably injured. The Manehi.vtor Sheffield. and Lin.
eolnvhire engine had the whole of its side torn away and ilg
trader turned upside den Seyerel weaves w, re eye
fevered, and the traffic was step ed for ,heve hours Tho-
was Hoene's, the fireman, and J .he Tiaiier, the driver of
the Mane's**. She* Id, and Liocoloe,•ire engine wets
removed to the infirmary.the latter being much *taken, and
the former it, eat. David Nichols, the poin'arowv, woe
oleo much hart bye p ece of wood striking him while faU-
ing from one ol the tepees wis g nip. A ~gnat was hoisted
for the luggage train to M elekt rd, bet al. driver was pre•
vented by the tbicknets of the etmosphera from seeing it.—
Mancherf er Gwantion

FATAL ACCIDENT AT STITTENDAM —An iequellt
was held at the shove utilises on M• it d .y, relative to the
death of Andrew Homey, a farmer, 67 yetirs asp. Oa
the Wednsday previous he arm at wok h sing, and notic-
ing • thistle, he got over the lied.. for the purpose of cat-
tine it up. While doing an, he leant upon the handle of the
bort (the top of which bed previously been 5: lint. r. A), and,
noising Vat hi. hold nem the iD.tllllll.Bt, the top of the
htedle entered the lower portion of hie ;mann, on the eight
aide of the nctuns. causing a frightful wooed, some Ili. or
seven inches in length. The hemorrhage, no might be sup-
reed, era. excessive. and the no ‘ir fellow, notwitbstandlng
that he wee removed as soon as passible, became greatly
"'hanged. On Friday asoritiletten t in, sad on Sunday
evening. noterithstandine the most skilful medical treat-
ment, the decAssed expired. A verrbct Accidental
death " was returned by the jury.--/Mtkehtrernon.
SUICIDE AT WOOLWICH —On &Ind tr afternoon
Mts. Rowlestone the wife of ea old-eatah.ished builder,
resident in Wood-street, Woolwich, committed stile de.
Mr.. Howled tne's simmbed been staying silo her during
the illnees of dents/id, and had up to the Nivel' t er com-
mitting the sad act been iethe ro tm with her. Deceased

sensed the opportunity of h. r temporary absen•e, and,
taking a rasor, severed the jugular vein, inflicting a mortal
woubd. Dereased bad far rey.ritl days past bean suffering
from bronchitis, bet wee improving rapidly, and at noon On
Banday .as vary cheerful. Sine has left six children to
mourn her loos.

bINGULAR PHENOMENON IN SKYE.—A eOITIF
spender.% is Bkyo iofo,ros as of a *Wester phetioseuce
*Welt tcok plus o• the rartn of Monhstedt, in the parish of
Hi'noir, Skye. ea this sight of Wulauday lut No ono,
ee for as we eau leers, a sritne.a cf the sees*, but WHIG
moraine a rest was dOe yawl to have been roads is tbo
leartb about 400 yenta lone by about 160 traed. Thie
latrines circumstance is attributed to the *fleets either of all
learthquake or of ligbtaing.—lncerrseas Courier.

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