The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-04 00:00:00

NILITI.d RIOT AT BURNLEY.

Between eight and nine o'clock on New Year's-
eve, a number of men belonging to the Dublin Militia, now
lying in the Burnley barracks, commenced a disturbance in
the town. We understand that it had been bounty day and
they had spent a good deal of time in the beer-houses. Most
of them were in a state of intoxication, and when they turned
into the streets they became violent, attacking indiscrimi-
nately all who came within their reach. The picket, with the
assistance of the police, got • number of them to the bar-
racks. Shortly after, the picket returned, and, dividing, vi-
sited several parts of the town. The more serious part of the
disturbance then began. The conduct of the several divisions
of the picket was of a much more violent character than that
of the men who had been taken to the barracks. One of the
windows in front of the Thorn Inn was completely smashed ;
several penes in the wiadows of the market and smoking
moms of the Bull Inn were broken. These windows front
Market-street, and exhibited lights, and in many parts of
the front streets where this was the case the windows were
broken. One gentleman, who was sitting in the smoking
room of the 801 l Inn, very narrowly escaped a thrust from
the bayonet with which the window pane was broken. In
Yorkshire-street, • young man, named Nutter Barritt, who
was returning home with his father, about half-peat ten
o'clock, was stabbed in the shoulder and hip. Another
young man, a collier, in the employ of the Cliviger Coal
Company, was wounded in several places in the heed, and
between the thigh and body. During the disturbance in
Yorkahire- street, Mr. John Berry, butcher, whose shop faces
the entrance of the street, bad his front window completely
smaahed. One of the inhabitants had taken refuge in his
shop, and was followed by the militia, who drove their bayo-
nets into the door, and then broke the window. A man,
whose name we could not learn, further than that be goes
by the aliaa of " Toathree," was stabbed at the top of New
Market-street. A considerable quantity of blood on the
pavement marks the place. We have heard of several others
having been wounded ; we do not lesru, however, that any
of the wounds are dangerous. The picket returned to the
barracks about eleven o'clock, but we understand that •
considerable force turned out armed, about one o'clock in the
morning, to fetch in stragglers. The town was much excited
yesterday morning.
The magistrates met at the Court-house, at eleven o'clock,
on Friday forenoon, to deliberate upon the means to be
adopted to prevent a recurrence of the disgraceful scenes of
Thursday night. Captain Macdonald, the officer in com-
mand of the militia, was present. The reporter was not
admitted, but we learn from good authority that the officer
acknowledged that the men were mod unruly, end nearly
unmanageable. Had it not been for the aseietance of Mr.
Carsewell, the superintendent of police (whore conduct under
the circumstances the captain highly extolled), and the force
under him, it is highly probable that much more serious con-
sequences would have ensued. After the diegreoeful
conduct of the militia in the town, from one to
two hundred of the inhabitants, armed with bludgeons
and other weapons, proceeded up Westgate, in the
direction of the barrack', apparently bent cm attacking
the militia. They were met by Mr. 0. Hansfeld, magis-
trate, Mr. Caramel!, and ethers, and dissuaded from their
purpose. The bayonetting and stoashiogof windows wu much
more extensive than wee at first supposed. Fifteen or sixteen
persons appeared at the court-house, while the magistrates
were sitting, who had boa more or less injured by the
bayonet. One man was stabbed in the head and hand in
Westgate ; after making his escape they pursued him, and
when not able to come up with him they threw their bayo-
nets after him, one of which he secured. The conduct of the
militia is described as perfectly wild ; they howled, struck
their bayonets in the causeway, and one of them sharpened
his bayonet on a door step, ceiling to his comrades to do the
same, and give it to the English. A number of the
militia have been injured, and, it is stated, will be handed
over to • court-martial as soon as they are recovered. The
men are to be °Wined to barracks.—Manchester Guardian.

TEE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COM-
PANY'S MAIL BMX-PACKETS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company have pub-
lished their table of the movements of their packets for 1858.
The table comprises seven mail packet lines, viz., the South-
ampton and Alexandrian, the Marseilles and Alexandrian,
the Suez and Bombay, the Saes and Calcutta, the Bombay
and China, the Hong Hong and Shanghai, and the Hong
Kong and Manila lines. nit first mail from India under
them arrangements will reach Suez on the Bth Met., Malta
on the 14th inst., and London on the 19th inn. This mail
will bring letters from Bombay to the 24th nit., and from
Calcutta to the 16th ult. The next marl after this will be
a Calcutta one, with news from that plan up to the
24th ult. It will be due at Suez on the 17th inst., at Malta
on the 22nd inst., and in London on the 27th Inst.
The mail to and from Calcutta rid Bombay is conveyed over-
land la eight days. A letter, therefore, for Calcutta ries
Marseilles and Bombay, posted for instance on the 2nd Inst.,
would reach its destination on the 4th of February ; whereas
If it were posted on the 4th inst., it would not be delivered
before the 13th of February. The first mail under the new
arrangements will reach Southampton on the 3rd proximo.
Under the old arrangements, a mall from Calcutta is due at
Suez to-morrow, and next Saturday a telegram may reach
England from Malta with further news from India.
The next mail will bring details of Sir Colin Camp-
bell's battles to relieve Lucknow. The Indus, with
the heavy portion of the last India mail, is expected at South-
ampton on Wednesday. It ie understood that the Peninsular
and Oriental Company have resolved upon establishing a
weekly communication between Alexandria and South-
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smpton very shortly. According to the new ar-
rangements of the Peninsular and Oriental Company,
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this; is a fortnightly

between Bombiy aid

Hong Kong, end between Hong Kong end Shanghai ; but
the packets only ran once a month on those lines under mail
contract. The communication between Hong Kong and

Manilla im s fortnightly me, and is performed niTider contract
with the Spanish government.

A DucTrr.—A few days previous to Christmas
the owner of a splendid mansion, in a tillage in Gloucester-
shire, was awakened in the night from hie peaceful slumber
by hearing some notes in the house. and, naturally assuming
that robbers were at work, and feeling very valiant, deter-
mined to catch the thieves and recompense them for their
nefarious doings ; he got up big with valour and partly
dressed, arming himself with • sword and gun; he softly
proceeded to that part of the mansion from which the sounds
appeared to arise, and throwing open the door of the room,
found to his dismay that there appeared little doubt of robbers
being busily at work. In the room was • man, which the
gallant squire felt certain was not one of his domestics;
besides, he bad blackened his face. The gentleman
brought hie gun to • level, determined to retch
or lame the burglar but he poor fellow, dropped
on his knees, and In pathetic accent!, begged for
mercy, 'eying he was no thief, but an honest
workman about his employment. It appeared on inquiry,
that in anticipation of Christmas it had- been determined so
have the smoke-jack cleaned, and also that it should be dew
after the family had retired to rest ; the poor fellow was in
the act of cleaning it when fumed by the master, who was
not aware of the arrangement that had been made. The
poor man wee fearfully startled, and has not, we are hammed,
quite recovered the fright—Bristol Onette.
SERIOUS COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL, AND Lou
or Two LIIIIII.—LIVIRPOOL, BATURDAY.—Tbs schooner
Foam, which sailed for the *soros on the 30th nit., has
returned to this port, having been in collisioa with a brig
when about Mena mass west of Holyhead, in which else was
ed cat down to the weeds ge, had her mainmast sanded
away, and two of law crew idled upon the spot