The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-03 00:00:00

ATTEMPTS TO UPSET lAILWAT TRAINS.

A returned convict, named William Ripley, a
labourer, living at Brightaide, wee charged at the Rotherham
Coors-hones on Monday with attempting to overturn a rail-
way train. On the 13th of October some of the mile near
the junction of the Blackburn Valley Hsu with theßetherhale
line ware taken up for repair. The prisoner was employed on
the lino, and his duty was simply to look out for trains
coming that way and exhibit a green caution signal. At
half-past five o'clock on that day the work was completed,
and the prisoner was therefore no longer required to give the
caution signals. The ganger, who hod the manage-
ment of the plate-layers, sent the prisoner word
that he need act attend at night to give the
signals, but that he must be reedy to resume his
work as • labourer on the following morning. It war
supposed that, in order to provide himself with some more
watching, which was easy work, he had gone up the line sad
laid an iron crowbar across it. The prisoner went to the
pointer:amid box, which was near the junction, Moat 20
minutes post six o'clock on the night of the 13th, sad was
then told that he would not be required to give the
any longer, end that he must resume his ordinary will:
the following morning. He asked his informant (the
pdeta-
wan) who had given that order, and on being told, he mid
he would light his lamp and go to look at the place where
the repairs had been made. He lighted his lamp sad etas
oat immediately towards the place. At 828 a train from
Sheffield to /dashro', and at 8.30 a train from Sheffield
to Rotherham passed over the plies. On a future day
At would be shown that other trains west over the
place without the slightest impediment. Another as*
shortly afterwaids, from Sheffield to °anteater. mot with /
severe impediment. The train was shaken violently, sad on
an examination It was found that a stout iron crow-ter bad
been laid across the line. The bar had been cut in two, end
heat, and • piece of rail half was broken. When he got
beck to the box, the pointaman asked him what he thought of
the plase, and he mid, "Oh, it's worse than It was last
night." it would be proved before the mos was
completed that the driver of one of the trains alluded
to as having gone over the place without impediment
said to bit comrade on passing the place, How nicely
the train runs over this Once." On being told of the affsh
sherwsrds, the prisoner denied having been near the plate,
and subsequently got out of the way to avoid apprehenion.
The one was adjourned.
As the Uttoxeler petty sessions, on Thursday, before Lord
Watespark, Joseph Oapewell, of Prodswell, was charged
with feloniously putting an iron railway chair on the mile of
the North Staffordshire Railway, between Brorasholl sad
Leigh stations, on the 22nd ash., with intent to
the safety of persorm travelling Mario& It was ceoveind=
the driver of the expreas, which arrived at Mamas, at
8 that an obstruction was on the line, and he gave
' bkstrtlen at Bromahall slather, whin caused It to be
mewed before any damage wee deny ellhengh a trek wee
dm due. The piaci* evidemss eta ilmo pebeese wee
' that he was seen weer the line ohs* time Ms ebetraetito
wee discovered, and the boots he WSW !SW* WWWWWISI
with keetonarks on the hill. He dee IWWWW W UMW
Ztwhoa into custody, Ilse be MA le Wiry tbe Z.
taken e
would throw it off, as Is barb htaf nM • fiat Milo
put a gime of trot% on the line, sal the mitre drew 111 Ace ..1
or five yards. He wee committed it mid at the me
seeisse. Bat for the timely and fortunate discovery el the 1„
foreohlable obstacle, the consequences might hem het
fearful. There is an embankment and Midge at this part of
the line several feet high. The hen chair weighs 28lbe.

CdtITION TO RAILWAT PASSE/WEILL—Lad MD.
los is
yeereager by one ot the Salm roash‘
bowls anderbad red Shit tows, isesatiattsly pat hls hued
rot of st wisdom as the Pals wow rpprsrah (user et do
ril=that *ea the line between Pelaw 111 sad the
. The ocemegeoree w that his hoof come Is called
with ose of the buttrewee and received a very sawn frwarik
Oa the arrival of the Iran at the Central floadoo, the
iojared sae wee ontsryei to the Isfirroary. where ha wow
lies without hope of recovery.—lietteestle Ciososiois.

THE LATE ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION IN Tlig
Corer! or Doxioes..—A large and inffneatisi
the kneed proprietors, magistrates, and gestienten
to mad eon noted with the musty of Demirel, was held kik
magistrates' room of the mourt-bounce, Letts:ismer, ea SW-
diziest. The only part of the preosediage widish ter
wits that a reward of 6001. was agreed 'owlet digit/del
ves. and klaglag to justice the sold-blooded rams.
Drs. Brady end Eames sleep is Dattlaski Roam on
altsroste nights, one car other of the medkal MR le.
minks constantly in atteedaitoe, from the fear of
escandisich.cemotrhage. It is, we rejoice to My,
their that Mr. Slim will recover. The &a-
lters to apprehended most are eryelpelaa, extensive sloe&
lag, sr 'gangrene, either of which be would be a bed gaped
kr. es be weighs twenty moan end is very oorpaleat. We
undimmed that revers* individuals have been arrested
on anspleien of having conspired to deprive Mr. Siena of life.
Large as the pokes force already in Gweedore and Cloud-
, Densely was, it has been Jemmied by an edditioe of about
100 men. who have been drafted from different stations.—
lowlaiderry Guardian of yesterday.
SHOOTING MATCH.—As exciting match at pan-
'kip shouting came off between Capt. Alexander snd Capt.
Cerrume, upon General Hall's estate, at Weston Colville, oa
Saturday last. The terms were that Capt. Corinna shoald
stake 761. to Capt. Akaander's 501, to kill the greatest num-
her of partridges, in walking turnip fields, from ten o'clock
US four. It wee egreed that they should walk fitly yards
apart, the one not to kill the bird flying in a direction to the
other, and all birds falling out of the field not to be counted.
The kr& were very wild and difficult to get at. Copt. Cor-
vettes killed 67 in first-rate style; Capt. Alexander killed 39
*sly. We understend that a shriller match is in contempla-
tion between Capt. Cameos and a nobleman, for 6001. 'side.
—Bury Post.
As the care of Saint-Maurice, at Annecy, in Savoy,
was four days ego celebrating maw in the perish ,beach be
fell deed at the altar, having been struck with apoplexy.